The Sun. — London, England, 1862-10-30 00:00:00

urn . w id3l4 MONEY MARKET. CITY NEWS, YESTERDAY. S•iturday next, Nov. 1, is the day for the half yearly balance at the Bank of England, and, as the transfer offices will be closed, a holyday will most likely be kept at the Stock-Exchange. The half-yearly meeting of the Demerara Rail way Company is called for the 30th instant in London. The amount of gold withdrawn from the Bank to-day for exportation was £48,000 ; making an ascertained total of £350,000 since the date of the last return, when the aggregate of coin and bullion held was £15,912,699. The steamers City of Washington and Saxonia, from New York, have brought a total of £274,000 in, specie, which will be sent to the Continent, to pay for silver. CITY NEWS-THIS DAY. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The discount market is in a state of suspense, owing to the general expectation of an advance in the minimum of the Bank of England. The West India steamer, La - Plata, has been announced with £390,500, chiefly silver, and the Saxonia, from New York, has brought £136,000 in specie. By the advices from Peru it appears that £700,000 of the loan negotiated in England had arrived, but remained deposited in the hands of the consignees, Congre , s still declining to accept the loan. An extraordinary meeting of the Bahia Steam Navigrition Company has been called for the 7th proximo, to confirm the resolution passed in August last relative to the proposed addition to the articles of association. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures us under : • 1862. 1861. Great Western treat Northern Great Eastern orth- Western South- Western Brighton aneashire and Yorkshire.. Midland 40,518 40,563 Bristol and Exeter 6,128 6,077 North- Kasten]. 43.694 42,306 outh-Eastern .. .. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 14,397 15,734 Edinburgh rind Glasgow . Great South and Western of Ireland 9,318 8,915 These returns are generally of a satisfactory cha racter. On the Great Western there is an increase of £3,707, and the Great Northern of £1,387 ; on the Great Eastern, of £313 ; on the Nortn Western, o f £2,592 ; on the South Western, of 11,881 ; on the Brighton, of £2,013 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire, of £1,483; on the North Eastern, of £1,383; on the South Eastern, of £1,579; and on the Great Southern and Western of Ireland, of £403. Two o'CLocK. ADVANCE IN THE BANK MINIMUM. 'The recent tendency of monetary affairs prepared the public fur an early change in the condition of the money market, and the weekly Court of the Bank Directors, today, was awaited with more anxiety than on similar occasions for a long time past. After a brief deliberation the executive have just announced an pdvance in the quotation from 2 to 3 par cent., and some commotion has been pro duced in monetary circles because it was generally presumed that the alteration would only amount to per cent. The pressure for accommodation yesterday, however, was exceedingly heavy, resulting, of course, from a natural desire on the part of trades to obtain all the accom modation they could before the alteration occurred, and an important augmentation in the other secu rities, together with a continuous reduction in the metallic reserve through withdrawals for exporta- tion, will no doubt be exhibited in the balance sheet to appear this afternoon, fully justifying the directors in the course they have pursued. The movement may be expected to exercise a beneficial rather than an adverse influence, for while it can not lead to a restriction of commercial enterprise— the value of money being still exceedingly mode rate— will probably check the speculative tendency recently manifested in the promotion of new joint stock schemes, and the extraordinary demand, coupled with inflAtior, which ham latterly ariaen for certain securities dealt in at the Stock Ex change. Until the decision of the Bank Court became known, business in the Discount Market was en tirely suspended, and in the interval which has since elapsed very few transactions have taken place, nor is it likely that the demand will revive during the next few days, owing to the extent to which the mercantile classes have supplied their immediate requirements. _ The joist-stock banks have put up their rate of interest on deposits to 2 per cent., and the private discount firms will now allow 2 per cent. for money at call, and 21 per cent. on seven days' notice of withdrawal. Very little business took place in the English Funds this morning, the decision of the Bank Court being awaited by the speculators who, however, as soon as it transpired that the minimum had been advanced to 3 per cent. became purchasers to a small extent. Their transactions occasioned a little more firmness in Consols, which improved to 398 I both for money and the 6tb prox., at which prices they still continue firm. The December quotation is 931 The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced are are 911 8 ; Exchequer Bills, June, are firmer at 21s. prem. ; ditto March, 16s. to 19s. prem. ; India .5 per Cent. Loan is 1094 1, being steady. The dealings in the Foreign Market have been limited, but prices are firm. Greek Bonds con tinued in favour, and have risen to 131. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are firm at 83 ; ditto, 1858, 692 ; the 37l New Sc r ip, ‘7,- -} prem. ; and the Consolides are g. Mexican Stock is 32i 338 ; Spanish Passive, 221 ; and Peruvian Scrip, 11 1 dis. Business in the Railway Share Market has been inactive, but prices, in some i i n d s l t a an d ces, are a shade firmer. Great Westerns, m Easterns have improved 58.,and Grneast and Northernin have values. re mained oultohB-. Tire Foreign and Colonial undertakings dull,without any material change ; Dutch Rhenish, n. Great Luxemburg reali se 14 s h 171 ; East Indian, 1061 d ; Groat India Penin sula, 1041 1051. Joint-Stock Bank Shares were a shade firmer. Alliance of London and Liverpool realise 198 20i; Bank of Alexaniria, 70 to 701 ; Colonial Bank are quoted 11 prem. ; Bank of Canada, g dis. to par ; Union of England and France, d 11 prem. In the Miscellaneous Market there is no change of importance to record. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, Bank Stock , 3 per Cent. R e d uce d A nn uities 3 Per C en t. C onsols Annu i t i es New 3 per Cent. Annuities 914 Itinuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 188 5 loh 15 Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2 li India St oc k Ditto 4 per Cent. ... 4 1092 !m Et. nlaced Paper, .C nt Ditto 5 pel C en t. P c lO4l 5i Ditto Bonds 41,000 'onsols f or Account, Nov. i 93i Jun March 21 16 19 21 16 19 21 16 19 Excheiner Bills L1, L 00 50 0 0 , 3 per Ct. . Ditto 7 Ditto Small -. ................... FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Evader New Consolidated .......... Greek .................. .. 18 171 ....... M. xieflTl, 3 per Cent.......,........ : 1 3P i 13 i Di: - to Account ................. 3 New Grenada, 2 per Cent ......... . .... l a 2 i Ditto ex over-due Coups. and Hectares ioi 10 Ditto Deferred Ditto Deferred, Ex Hectare 5.......... 11 l'ernvion 41 per Cent .. Ditto 41 New, 1862, A Scrip, £53 paid.. 11 a Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853.. — Ditto 3 pet Cent., 1862 Ditto Scrip, £l5 pd .... 2 a t,issiar, 5 per Cent 1822 £ St O3 Ditto 41 per Cent Spanish 3 Der Cent — Ditto Passive., Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .. I)itto Account Ditto 6 per Cent 1862 (Scrip), L5O paid R 1 , Ditto Paid-up Scrip TWO O'CLOOF Consols, Money Dito Account Ditto December S htA RE M ARKET-THIS DAY. 013Dr.CARY SHAlitt AND STOvKS. Closing BusineB , l Price. done. 8 84 ci 6 86 88 110 i 111 61 6 :"Share 41 43 11 14 82 84 101 106 45 46 41 43 22i 221 122 123 1244 125 134 136 104 106 65! f6i 54 56 1071 1071 65 67 122 124 40 41 92 a2i 991 1004 376 38 127 1 9 1274 1i '4.) 96 98 554 564 2 4 ii 984 99 561 66t 871 t 8; 126 128 105 107 P if nm 4; 3; 0 10; 11 117 119 47;48 103 105 45 46 33 35 ssi 68 69 97 99 7 11 386 396 9 10 6 /16 p 147 149 46 5 26 3 p 556 566 24 36 p if:l3 p 87 89 141 143 42 43 35 37 95 26 84 5 127 1 1} * Ka'.lwaye. Bir., "%Vol., and Str. Val It ytlie and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,and Mid.k2o Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A ( A nets no div Do. B till6pc.pan.hae been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perthot Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. IGlasg. and S. Western., Great Eastern, Ord. stk I Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock st I Do it do st ,Gt. S. an W. of Ireland St !Great Western st t Do Str Val zua. stock st !Lancashire & Yorkshire st !London. and BlackwaTh st `Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast) st Lon., Chat., aad Dover st Lon. & North Western St Lon. & South Western st M an., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 IMaryport and Carlisle. 124 I Do I shares • 1 0 Metropolitan st Midland 6.4.0 Do New & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. h shares Mid Kent _ _ Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiet , I Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds -Do York Do Carlisle... North London Do New North Staffordshire and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot IN. E., Aber. stock Do Scnt. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpool Shropshire Union South Devon S. Durham & Lanc.Un South Eastern ,South Wales York. and River Dun taines, Wok., an d Wok IStockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim IWaterford & Kilkenny 'West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har,,lift i West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford PREFERENCE SHARES. 95 97 20 21 ti el 111 113 91 93 ill 113 tlO 112 [2B 130 LO5 108 20 111 147 150 [l7 119 [ll 113 [O4 106 [OB 110 98 100 98 100 88 90 89 91 101 103 76 78 169 172 103 105 138 140 Eris. & Exet. 4 p. c. st.. l Do. shares oaledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per ant.— Do. 4.'s p. c. gua. perpet. Dun. Perth, & Abei.Jun. Do. Ist Class Pref.. Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & u.. Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. Gt.Eastn, E.Coun. Ex. 1 Do No. • Do 6 p. c. pref Do. E. Angn A st 5 p.c. Do ....7 p.c. Do, E. Agn. 136 p. c. pl. Do. do. C 7 do . Do. E. Union, 4 p.c. gua Do 5 p.c. gua Do.Norf'k 5 ft.c. Ex. 1846 Do. do. 54 p c. pref. 154% Do. p. c. Wavy. Val. '47 Great Northern, 5 p. c.. D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm. Do. 44 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redir.atsp.c.ort Do. Hertford purchase Do. do. 4. p. c. pref Do. Luton do Do. do. do. 5 p. c. pref Gt. Nh. of Scot. ist prel. 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. pref Do. Birm. guar. stock 70. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. sh, Do. Cheaters p.c. pf. shs Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. prel Lan. & York. 6 p.c. 9toct Do.Barnsl.st£s Is 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 44 P. c. (Black?). pur on.&Brig.sp.e.gt. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Do. I per cent. d 0... Do. 5 per cent, do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk DM p.c. do(W.E.&C.P. Do. 4 p c. st. (diy. def .1 il' Lon. Chat. &Dov. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. .6 102 104 116 118 116 118 136 140 116 118 155 16 1 31 135 78 82 99 100 Nuneaton, 5 per cent Lon. ct ~.West . 7p. cent Ft, late 3d shares Do. (Pnrtsm'th perpeti anns. of zs. sd.) Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct Do. L 8 .... Do. 31 pe rcent. Do. redeem. 6 percent aryport & Carl. 4 pr. e Do. 4i per cent Midland Con. 6 p. C. stk Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. Do. 4i p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 4i p.c. irredeemable Do. 4i per cent. . 21 123 125 67 69 I IPIn 09 141 103 105 - • • Do.Leic. and Hit4per ct Nort British. 5 per cent. Do. New zua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 4i pr. ct redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, H. & S. Purch. Do. Carlisle 4a p. c..... Do. do. 4 p. c. N. London 44 p. c. £2O pf North Staffordshire.... Scottish North-Eastern 91 96 109 111 108 110 93 7 35 101 103 98 100 id i p 22i 23i 34 p. 0. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.(ip.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent South Eastern(Reading Ann., 1.0.6) 10 10i Do. 4W per cent Do, Fixed 4i per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. I Do. ti per cent Do. do 1859 Do. 5 per cent S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Do. 6 p. c. gua Stock. & Dar. A :5 p. c Do. B 6 p. c Do. C 6 p. c Taff Vale No. 1 Pref. Watrtd & Kilkny, 6 p. c. W. Mid.-Oxf Ist g - ua stk Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. , Do. lerpet.6 p. C. t pl. 1866 Do. ill 186 c 24 244 102 104 102 104 87 8 , 5 21 tli 28 29 33 34 33 34 43 15 126 128 120 124 100 102 120 123 117 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railwas. raiA. Leasing Closing Business y ' Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all c L ii),l n i.oeu .. d & .o N anG ..\ .. : ) ------ - CC B lh u ye c d k rillet i e n ild.. l2, - aa h lei na i ; i a; ii re e . a . d .... 1 10 0 0 0 ID D o o .. Birkenhead 95 97 961 1 1 1 2 5 0614 5 3 6 7 1 11 2 0 :8: 09 s .sj i u p n e c r ii ce o n n t 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 Do. Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E. Lincolnah. gapr c. 100 Gt Nerth. 136 138 G l s.liarrAiNeils.Drct. 100 Cledon . . Gloster & Dean Pores all Gt. West. Gt.Ea tn. Newmarket 100 IGt.Eastn. 41 , 1.1 Harw h. 4 p.c 100 ;Do.-- u and b z ar . ii . si Do. i e .?: s . pe r percent . p.c all 1 . all IYk.N. Nlid iT - 0 11 - 2 L D L n o o n . St . a N c . :V I Do.Wodbrg. Ex. Lancaster ,si N p ß e er r woms cent hleiyB.6l6, 47; . cc.. 19 1 8 1; 20 12 1 i Lon. and Chat. Ext. L 1® D 1N 3 ) .1 . . pe P t. , o a a, s t eru 64 66 112 17 alla l Do. •--• • • Do. Wo. Ext. A, 44 p a a ll [3 3 •• "-• • • ii 24 London & Greenwio 100 S. ' L s' ' '"• • 8 1' ii Do. Preferen L , n.,Tilb./€ S_ -tiend 100 Lnd'dr. &Ennis. orig.l 100 Co. 67 do • Do. .k 100 Irish N.- --- Do. 131 100 Western. Do. C' 100 _ ___ Lowestoft gua. 4 pc.. 100 Norfolk .. Do 6 per cent ...... 100 Do. Itinc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 31 . 4 •4 1 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock ........ 100 Midland 96 98 Nor.Dev.Rail & Dock. 100 1,.&5.W. Do A stock ........ 100 from Ist Do B stock ........ 00 Jan.,1863. Nortlin.&Eastn. sp. c. all Gt. Eastn 66 58 Do. 6 per cent. .... all Do. N. Eastn--Hartlepoolll 0 N. E. Ber • . • • N or th Western Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. 100 L&Gt. oh. 95i 966 1 N.W 1 44 4 fi P r eston and Wyre. I all &L.Yk. j Do. i shares ...... N. all Do. ••• • • • • • .. Roystn.Hitch.&Shep. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 L.&N.W.. 136 137 Do. Do 5 , i. W., &c. 21 3ap S ou th Staffordshire W es t London, Cis A all W.Ln.Ex D o do 13 all iLn&N.W. D o doC all I,tl3t.Wst. Wilts and S o merset. 1 100 Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn & Cro3don . l all L. &Brg;tn di Clii FREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS nivianmic mnttiffent on the Profits of each separate Year. Do. D 0......... South Staffordshire .. West London, Cis A Do do B Do do C Wilts and Somerwt.. Wimbledn & Cro3don FREFERENk Dividends contiwen 100 all all all 100 all E S t on th OCKS , parate Year. *Caledon. £lO Gtia 7 St f Gt Eastern 5 p. c . 100 re ItentCoa3t, 0 P.a. Pt. B 2} . 00 Loo.s, I•lovall,4i P. '.s K. 100 Do. de. 4ido. sharesi all ic Lond'n, Brig•qn, &c,.441 per cent.... . 3858 100 O. do. 4 per c t 1860' 100 DdooDo. 44 per ct. 1861 1 100 C. " 100 o. d 44 per et. 18611 31 L.Cht in, &e. 6p.c.2d pf 100 Do, 3 lcrop. Ext 13,6 p,c. all Lon. &i.Wester n 4i p.c. 100 North British .£lO Gua.l Sham, 1861.... I. all Do Ed,Prth, &D'dee,4 - p e 100 *ScottishCentral 44 p.c. irrec. pref... ... .... S.-Eastern 4i p.c.. 1859., 100 .. Do. 5 r.,c. June 1861 41-all (rd.) all , Do. 5 i.e. U 8.1.8131 ) all Vale d Neath . . , .,,i ali allure of full dividends in any; good out of the profit s of any 102 104 106 10S 107 61 101 102 6i 103 105 92 96 103 105 83 85 10 10f 103 105 83 85 9 10 # b IP II 201 21} pi; given half.: aubeequeul f 9.16.4 2s. 6d.1 10s. 10 1, O. 8. • F 1 made 1221 125 41 66¢ 1071 # f 100 100 100 all all rear not to be halt year, --~.,- THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 4'1862. BRITISH POSSESSIONS Share Railways ( Gu. 5 per cent . 20 Do. New .... 1 00 kl:antie & Lawr,n, al 56 68 571 s tk Bom.,Baroda&.Cent hi,-Price. lAnninets don 1024 1036 103 k 2 - 401 Buffalo and Lake Hurot 41 47,- 10 Do. Preference all 8 86 10 0 Ruffalo,BrantokGodric.l-, 10 , 78 82 ( 6 P. ct. bdu. Aug. 1, 187„' 100 Do. do. July 1, 1871 100 76 79 100 Do. do. June 1, lb, ‘i 100 75 78 st Cleatta.sS.Eastn.( l .i ' 100 102 104 st Cape Town Dock Seri' c 100 106 107 atock Eastnßengalgu .sp : stock East Indian, gu. 5 p c. 1 10 0 0 0 1 1 06 04 1 1 0 0 7 5 1 1 0 0 61 5 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 5 I 1p 20 Do. do. H do. • • 2 fP 2 k stoop ock Gra o nd 6 T r f e u r n e k en o t f . Canada rrel.. lo oall 2 6 0 3 1 6 2 6 15 WO Do. 2d Pref. 6 per 0- all 55 67 e l b B e 6 n 2 a al ll l 4 29 1 3 ,3 1 1 1 1 E0 D D D 0 0 0 6 7 P p e e d r r c c . t e . n D t . 100 Do. do. 1872 .. all 29 31 1867 .. all 29 31 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua. 6 p.c 100 1011 1051 1053 41 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 3 P 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 2 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 20 1 Gt. W. ot Canada Share: all 123 124 201 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 100 102 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 89 91 100 Do. 1878. all 89 91 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 3 die stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 1021 1031 1^33 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 97 98 stock Do. 4i do .. " .... 100 92 94 stock Afelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnd , . inn - _ 50 Melb. An Hobson's Ray. all 51 53 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bcl4. al - - 20 Newßrunswick &Canil Class A Capital Shit? , all 3 5 20 Do. do. B Capital do. .. al, 3 5 N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 83 85 stoca Scinde (H)0 1(4 105 a IDo. Delhi Do. do 2 3 20 Do. Punjr ab 115 1 p st Do. Do. .. , l €o 02 3 1 103 stock Do. Endus.St. Flo.) ln , 99 101 1 , 01:Nltro. I, utwerp u Rotterdam. no 75 75 20 Bah.AsS.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 18 15 13 193 1 5 Belgian East. Junction all 13 11 100 Copiapo ................ al , - - 10 Ditto Extension .... all 7 5 20 Dutch Rhenish ....... 13 1 3 p 17 3 20 Do . all - - 20 Eastern of France a i 213 121 20 Grand Rus 'D'ar. 6p. c. al - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she... all 145 143 141 20 Italian Junction ...... al , - - 20 Namur & Liege 20 Do. op. c. fret ........ all 20 21 203 16 Northern of France.... all 401 411 16 Do. New Shares .... 15 - - 10 N.Rail of BuenosAyres Gua. 7 p c., Lim all - - 10 Do. do 10 Norwegian Trunk Frei al 9 lu 20 Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) 19 ,d 20 Paris,Lyons, tz Mediter. all 461 475 2 20 0 ice . wi ) all 41 43 Recife &S. Fran.gua. 7p. ct. - all 18 181 20 Riga it Dunaburg all - - 20 Royal Danish all 17 19 5 Royal Swedish all 1 1 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref all - - 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 Do. 54 per oent. Pref all 93 103 95 10 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 8 15 15pm 20 S.Aust,SzLomb Venetin 18 43 43p 26 S. East Portugal 7 p et. 10 20 'Southern of France all 3 , 15 20 Turin and Savona 4 23 11 d 81 West Ftandern , all 75 71 10 Do. 5p e. Preference al. 103 101 20 W. &N.W. of France cOLONIAL (i( 'VERN M ENI •4 Eel] Rl'l 1 Can.Uov. 6 p.c.J a SiJ uly 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Auu. Do. 6 p. o. Mar. & Sent. Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G.Hope, 6p c,1873 Do.Ap &Oct 18801 Do. 1890 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..t a.&July Do. Bp. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p. c., 1866 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876 Do. d0.,1888 dzupwcisi New Zealand 6 p. cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1675 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C b. Aus G6p.c.1870.& up 1 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July ) Do. to 6p.a. A.D.AL0nt..,.1 IMITIS 100 100 10u 100 100 1 3.0.0 7.16 6 574 17s 8.1 . ' 4. 7.6 2 0.6 4.3.0 12.'3 •?.14 2.4.9 i lo7i 104 'lO6 108 106 108 97 99 97 111 tl2 411 113 112 114 114 116 Ilosi 106 101 102 101 102 1004 1014 , 110 112 r lo6i 1071 08 110 IC9 111 1 107 i 108 :108 100 i f 1071 if • f SPORTING---THIS D.Y. NEWMARKET RACES.—THIS DAY. EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. MATCH —King of the Forest beat Thunderbolt. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES,—First half Ab. M. Peignoir ......... ; ................................ 1 Tisiphone Keane Ten ran. HANDICAP. T.Y.C. Lady Louisa Blackcock Fourteen ran. LAW---Th'lS DAY. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Gibbons.) MASON V. CURTIS.-DEEDS OF COMPOSITION UNDER THE NEW BANKRUPTCY ACT. This was an action to recover for goods sold and delivered, and in the course of the case, Mr. Buchanan, for the de fendant, said he could produce a deed of composition drawn up in full compliance with the requisitions of the act. His Honour—You see, Mr. Buchanan, that there are two cases of this kind now pending—one is before the Court of Error, an-I one before the Court of Queen's Bench. It would be hardly fair to ask one to receive your deed until the court above finally disposes of the matter. Mr. Buchanan, after such an expression from the Court, did not see how he could press the matter, and the case proceeded without the deed, his Honour remarking, although, if yo u as k me my opinion, I think the deed a good one. THE SEIZURE OF THE CIRCASSIAN BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. In reference to the action recently tried in this court, the reporter is informed that there are other cases which will shortly come on for hearing arising out of the seizure of the Circ-issian. In the case decided, as the amount was under £2O, the defendant had no power to appeal, nor could he remove the case by certiorari after it had come on for hear ing. In the next cases some of the seamen claim damages exceeding £2O, and it is understood that this important question will be brought under the notice of the judges in the superior court at Westminster. In the event of the decision at Westminster Hall supporting that of the Sheriffs' Court, the reporter is told that a great many similar lenses will have to be tried as against other :vessels seized in America. CRIMINAL COURT---THIS DAY OLD COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) ALLEGED MURDER. Samuel Gardner and Elizabeth Humbler were jointly indicted for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Gardner, in Northumberland -court, Fenchurch-street. The case was opened by Mr. Poland for the prosecution, who was about to submit to the jury some statements which had been made by the female, when The Chiaf Baron could not allow such a course. Not a shade of guilt had yet been thrown by the learned counsel on the woman, and he suggested that in her case a verdict of Not Guilty should be taken, and that she should be called as a witness, which would expose her to a cross examination. This course was ultimately adopted, and Humbler left the dock, and the case proceeded against Gardner. It will be recollected that the prisoner carried on the business of a sweep in Northumberland -court. Humbler had for some time acted as domestic servant to the prisoner, but it appeared she had been on terms of intimacy with him, which naturally occasioned an ill-feeling between him and his wife. The body of the wife was found with a terrible gash in the throat, and when her death became known Gardner accused Humbler of having murdered his wife, and after wards placed the knife in his wife's hand to make it appear as if she had committed suicide. The principal witness examined was the surgeon, who gave it as his opinion that it was utterly impossible for the deceased to have inflicted the wound which caused her death with her own hand. He also said the position of the knife was strong evidence that she did not do so, because if she cut her throat with it she must have done it with the back of the knife. The knife seemed to have been placed in the hand of the deceased after death with the edge back wards. The witness was subjected to a long and minute cross-exa urination by Mr. Ribton, who defended the accused, with a view to show that it was within the range of possibility that dectased committed suicide; but in this he entirely failed, the surgeon believing that under any circumstances it was im possible for the woman to have inflicted the injury with her own hand. POLICE-THIS 'DAY. Cambrian Cor sol. Gold Ch Hord Amalgamated Devon G. Con, (Taoist East Clogau Gold Ltd 1 East Bassett(lllo;an) l East Caradon East Cam Brea. E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) GamdzSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville .. Herod's- Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Cny Lelant Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (Illoga; v. W h 'I Basset ( 1110 ;an north Wheal Crotty . Par Consols (st. Blazey I'rovidence (Uny Lel nt *;ortridge Cons. Min.Co i South Caradon(StCleer ' S. Cart Brea (Illogan) Fran. (Illogan 'Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Tin Crott West Basset (Illogan) W Oarndon (Liskeard West Soton Wheal 11E5,0. (Illogan l Wheat isuiler(itedruth)l Whual Edward (Cale.; Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant)l WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men ) Wheal Treiawney (Lie ) ZP 230 240 480 500 # AP 570 620 450 46; 13 140 30 3f 12 14 51 5f 6 64 5i 6 4? 44 20- 20 1} 11 44 16 10 100 de pr a at 3 24 6i 7 b 4 41 46 40 il 4 5 2i 3 102 105 40 42 t 1 13 134 13i 144 34 36 240 250 60 65 50 55 1 4 8 9 11 114 15 16 184 174 I i I 2 pr }pm 21 23 7 8 t 3i 31 4 20 2 1 ; d * IP 6i 7i clB t ; 2 2t I d , 1 3 1) 11 Pm iPm 59 61 6 6 if li ANKS. 86 68 71 8 19 69 "1 241 254 95 97 51 53 4d pr 214 22 35 67 94 96 i 1 43 194 20 I Op 1 lip li 2 p 1 Oi 28 ?8i 38 39 35 36 I I P 31 4 p 79 80 3i 4 p 46 t 8 54 55 27 28 A 3.1 p 88 00 47 49 4 d pr 33 31 OUS. TBl 9 2 4 23 '4 54 6f i dis lip 54 57 97 ICO 15 90 84 35 109 112 109 111 Id jp 5 i i d fpm 100 103 21 11 26i 27,t I i 1 OP 4 3 d if ii 2 3 3 4 25 25 p 25 35p 10 12 ip 8 si id 1 p 52 65 73 75 13 15 9 2 d 11 5 6 271 28i 55 57 133 137 32_ 44 4 8 I lid i p d r i 1 p i pr 115 135 The case was proceeding when we went to press, and from the number of witnesses to be examined it is expected it will net conclude to-day. OLD COURT.— YESTERDAY. (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) THE MURDER AT TS LEWO RTIT. Robert Cooper was indicted for the wilful murder of Ann Jane Barcham, on the 7th of August last. The facts of this unfortunate affair have recently appeared in the newspapers. It will be recollected that the prisoner deserted from the army, and afterwards married the de ceased, but in consequence of a quarrel with the mother of the deceased he was compelled to return to his regiment, owing to information respecting him having been given by her, and then the deceased refused to cohabit with him. This incensed the prisoner, and he then hung about the residence of the deceased, anu in a short time after he showed three bullets to some persons, one of which he said was for the deceased, another for her mother, and the other was for the man who should at tempt his capture after he had shot them. A short time after this the prisoner was seen walking with the deceased in a lane, near leleworth, called Brazil-lane, where she met her death from a pistol shot, the weapon, it was alleged, having been discharged by the prisoner. Mr. Clarke, on the part of the Treasury, prosecuted ; and Mr. Best, of the Oxford Circuit, defended. The learned judge having summed up the evidence. The jury, without retiring, found the prisoner guilty of wilful murder. Mr. Baron Martin, in passing sentence on the prisoner, said the evidence brought forward was most conclusive, and the jury could hays found no other verdict than that which they had arrived at. The learned judge then passed sentence of death in the usual form, holding out no hope of mercy. The prisoner was then removed from the bar. MARKETS-THIS DAY. MARK-LANE. !mt. ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Whea t, 4 barley, 34 s od ; oats, 21s 3d ; rye, 34s 5d ; be an s, 39 s 4 9s sd d ; ; and peas, 41s 7d, THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 50s barley, 35s 4d ; oats, 22s 2d ; rye, 34s 10d ; beans, 39s 10d ; peas, 41s 4d. ENGLISH. GRAIN SOLD LAST WEER..—Wheat, 81,900; barley, 5,993 ; oats, 17,784 ; rye , 148 ; beans, 3 , 163 ; peas, 1,563 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Our market to-day was extensively supplied with beasts, and all breeds moved off heavily, at a decline in the quota tions realised on Monday of 2d per 81bs. The top price was 4s 8d per Blbs. Prime Down and half. bred sheep commanded a steady sale, at full prices ; but inferior breeds wei e heavy, and 2d per 81bs cheaper. The supply was mo derately good, and the best Downs sold at 5s 8d per 81bs. We have to report a dull inquiry for calves—the show of which was good, at 4d per Blbs less money. The quotations ranged from 3s 10d to 5s per 81b. There was a fair demand for pigs, at full prices ; but milch cows were very inactive Per Sib, to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 0 3 4 \ Primecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 4 Second quality do. 3 6 .3 8 Pme. S'thdown di:o 6 5 8 Prime large oxen 3 10 4 4 Large crse. calves 4 10 4 6 Prime Scots, ol;c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Small porkers ... , 4 8 5 0 Suckling calves, lOs to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 24s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Cows l3O Sheep and lambs 6,800 Calves , 360 Pigs. 412 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves" Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NENVGATE AND LEADENRALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade rules inactive, as follows: Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d , mutt on, 3 s 8d to ' 4s 6d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ;pork, 48 Od to 5 8 Od per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, October 29.--Prime stock sold steadily, at full prices ; otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Blbs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Oct. '9.—There was a fair average business doing here to-day at full prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 38 8d to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5 8 Od ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Ocl per 81b8 ; suckling calves, 108 to 19s ; quarter-old £lstore Os pigs, 21s to 29s ea c h ; and milch cows, £l4 Os to 8 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £1 16s to £4los Od; clover, load. do., A slow trade. £3 lOs to £5 12s 6d ' and s t raw, £1 12s to £1 16s per CUMBERLAND.--Meaiow hay, £2 Os to £4 12s; clover, £3 10s to £5 10e Od ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 18s per load. Trade heavy. clover WHITECHAPEL.—Mead° 15 4 w t rade dull . w hay, £ll6s to £4 10 s Od ; per load. do., S £3 lOs to a upply good, and stra, £1 12s to £1 168 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, Oct. 29.—The demand to-day is ver) moder a t e, and the market well sup plied at prices showing a declining tendency. Particulars of sales-180 American, 19d to 24d ; 300 Egyptian, 12d to 20Id; 720 Surat, 131 d to 19 speculation and for export. d—total, 1,200 b a l es , 600 on it in his pockA. As he was about to leave the house witness stopped him, and asked him to deliver up the change he had just taken from the counter. On his deny ing all knowledge of it witness called in a constable, and gave him into custody. On being searched, a crown-piece, four half-crowns, and two shillings and a Fenny were found ,on him. He persisted in stating that the money was his, but Mr. Grammar positively identified one of the half crowns as having been received from the banker's on the previous day, and placed at night, with other silver, on the shelf to give change for gold. In answer to the charge the prisoner said he 'was very drunk at the time, and did not know what he did. He, however, knew that the money did not belong to him. Mr. Grammar informed his Worship that the prisoner had nothing to drink in his house. Mr. Burcham discharged the prisoner with a caution to be more careful in future. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPTED ROBBERIES AT JEWELLERS' SHOPS .—A PERSEVERING OFFICER.—John Thomas and Alfred Wal ter, two well-dressed fellows, and on whom were found two gold watches and chains and other articles of jewellery, were charged by Sergeant Cole, 23 C, with visiting jewel lers' shop s , & c., f or the purpose of robbery, were again brought up before Mr. Knox. Sergeant Cole saw the prisoners loitering about Bond street and Conduit -street looking in different windows, and then go into Mr. Martin's, jeweller, of Regent-street. They then left, and the sergeant followed them for some time and into the City, where he followed the prisoners in a cab, and then took them into custody. Mr. Denning, watchmaker, 78, Strand, said that a short time ago Walter came to his shop and looked at some clocks, and at last said that ho saw one that would suit his sister, and he would bring her, and then left, and afterwards he missed two gold watches of above £4O in value. Re was not quite positive, but he believed the other prisoner was the man in Walter's company. In answer to Mr. Knox, the witness said the prisoners had altered their appearance a good deal. Sergeant Cole said the prisoners were part of a similar gang to those he had some time since at this court, who went about with a dogcart robbing tradesmen in all parts of the metropolis, and who were convicted. He had had about 40 different jewellers to see the prisoners. Mr. Knox asked the sergeant whether he had any further evidence to-day. The sergeant said he had not. Ho wished to remind the magistrate that a picklock was found on one of the pri soners. Mr. Knox said he should send the prisoners for the longest term he could—three months with hard labour ; but there was very little doubt that before another twelve month was over the prisoners would be undergoing penal servitude. The prisoners, who evidently were well satisfied with the result, were then removed from the dock. WESTMINSTER. ANOTHER " BLUE" IN DIFFICULTIES.—John White cross, a " Blue," was charged with felony and wounding, with intent, &c. James Chattern, a coffeehouse keeper at Knightsbridge, said that at two this morning the prisoner came to his shop and had something, after which he took a knife out with him into the street. • The knife was now produced. William Higginbottom, 299 H, stated that. he saw the prisoner in Knightsbridge with the knife in his hand. Witness told him that he had taken the knife from some one, but he denied it, and said it was his own. Witness then asked him to go to Mr. Chattern's with him, but he refused. Prisoner was drunk. Mr. Tyrwhit asked if the accused had the knife exposed at the time he saw him. The policeman said yes. _ _ _ The policeman also added that after he asked the pri soner to go back with him to the shop he abused him, and said he would murder him, and made a stab at him with the knife, which just caught his hand slightly. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if it had done any injury. The constable exhibited his hand, which had merely a slight mark as though the skin had been cut .through. Mr, Tyrwhitt inquired what became of the knife. The constable said he got it from the prisoner, who en deavoured to regain it, and in so doing cut his fingers severely. Mr. Tyrwhitt, seeing a corporal of the Blues present, learnt from him that the accused bore an excellent cha- racter. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked him what he had to say ? Prisoner replied, he knew nothing whatever about it— he was intoxicated, and was exceedingly sorry. Mr. Tyrwhitt thought the whole of this arose from the prisoner's intoxication—that he had no intention of com mitting a felony, and that the after part was a mere scuffle for the knife. He fined defendant ss. for drunkenness. SOUTHWARK. SINGULAR ROBBERY IN A TAVERN.—Joseph Spencer, an elderly man, was placed at the bar before Mr. Burcham, charged with stealing 16s. Id. from the bar counter of the Pear Tree Tavern and Wine Vaults, New Cut, opposite the Victoria Theatre. William Hanleys, barman to Mr. Thomas Grammar, the proprietor of the above tavern, said that about half-past six o'clock in the morning while attending to the customers, one of them handed him a sovereign to take 3s. 11d. for goods supplied. He put on the counter four half-crowns, a crown piece, a shilling, and a penny near the person who had given him the sovereign. He then turned to serve another custoccer, and on returning to the counter the latter asked for his change. Witness told him he had just placed it near his elbow, and while they were conversing about it one of the customers came up to witness and informed him that the prisoner had picked up the change and had THE GRAND RACES AT BADEN BADEN. On entering the course the beauty of the scene and the utter absence of noise or crowd cannot fail toimpressth the stands have eEnglishmanm been built, and he ostfavourab,y. The t flat on which course formed, is most beau ifully situated between fine woods of great extent on the one side, and lovely hills crowned with foliage and sloping away gradually into the distant mountains of the Black Forest. Here and there nestling between them lie, partially disclosed, towns or villages overhung by the ruined chateaux of a now civilised aristocracy. The course itself is excellently kept, every new arrangement that can give beauty and effect to the whole has been adopted. No police seemed neces sary to keep the people, who lined either side of the course, from the minutest transgression. As that admirable horseman, Mr. Mackenzie Grieves (who had come from Paris to preside), cantered down the course on a well-bitted chestnut horse, it was evident that the sports would be marred by no unruly jockeys. Even the conventional dog did not put in an appearance. All was as it should be. Here and there rode a body of cavalry officers in uniform. On this side was a Prussian, on that an Austrian, wheeling ti young impatient Arab through the manifold exercises of the manage. On the bank, facing the grand stand, in silent expectation of the coming sport, sat a body of mounted cavalry. Within the enclosure the racehorses were being led about, and the jockeys themselves—English boys, with the well-known English names of Flatman, Pratt, Bottom, and Kitchener —had the air of , simple mortals, like you or me. The stands were filled moderately with well-dressed persons of both sexes; and on the lawn in front, and beneath the flowering shrubs and luxuriant creepers of the ba,cony, in every variety of charming summer toilette, were seated crowds of pretty women. Be tween the races military bands played the exquisite music of Rossini and Mozart. The whole wore an air of enchantment. For the first time in my life I enjoyed a race without a single alloy. The Derby has its host of London pleasure-seekers, a motley crowd of confusion and intemperance; the St. Leger its Yorkshire Tyke, with his broad dialect and narrow prejudices. Baden has neither the one nor the other. It is a small Goodwood, without the necessary disadvantages of every English course. In one thing alone we beat them—in the surpassing loveliness of our English women. We cannot have their climate. The innocence of racing in its in tegrity is gone f rom us for ever ; but the b e auty, the charm, th e unconsc i ous l ove li ness o f an English , t girl I hav e never seen equa ll e d , an d a ny appro ach to a par a ll e l i s a pro bl em hi t h er t o un solv ed. If say that th e arrangements for leaving t h e course part of fetrhe the day'ss orderly p re g a r n a d m convenienthaveas convince my reader that I was cei sta:edn rYsruu m offint yhvher over o rt rs b e ty : nor were neither collared by a policeman man. I thrown a van, nor into by a drun o k b e i n ivi P o on their haunches by an Hansom ca bman, nor pelted was neither chaffed by a with eggs or cocoa-ndo.b.y that hour I was once i + Th e races were to be finished by P 5 - . 112 " agnadeD, where I arrived with more on my road to ousstboy. to assist at those enjoyments out let or hindra nce, fullow a day of such very inno cent amusement -Once Irnportln • g Tea without colour on the l ea f pre the Chinese passing off inferior le aves as in the vent® i kinds. Horniman's Tea is uncoloured, therefore ahow g od gltike. Sold in packets by 2,280 Agents. ' Pork and corn continue to be but slightly affected by the rise, as America produces these commodities in such vast quantities as to have in ordinary sea sons far more than sufficient to supply all ber wants; but almost every manufactured article and exotic that men and women require in a civilised country is rapidly increasing in price. House rent, gas, coal, and wood have gone up from 20 to 40 per cent. Coffee has trebled, and tea almost doubled in value, as represented by paper. Male and female apparel has reached such an alarming price that in a few months none but the ricn will be able to pay tailors' or milliners' bills, unless the profits of trade, the salaries of offi cials, and the wages of labour share in the general inflation. A coat that in London would cost three guineas, or four at the utmost, cost from 40 dols. to 50 dole. in New York; and a silk dress that the most fashionable mercers in Regent -street would be glad to dispose of for six or seven guineas is priced in Broadway at 100 dols. A portion of this rise is consequent upon the quasi-prohibitory tariff, but it is the premium on gold that causes the principal enhancement. If unchecked by a return of public confidence, the premium will shortly reduce trade with foreign countries to a minimum or destroy it altogether. New York and all the North have been in the habit of making merry with what they call the" dilapidated" condition of the wearing apparel of Confederate soldiers ; but the day seems to be approaching when the word " dilapidation" will describe in better English the condition of many a once•crowded mart of industry and emporium of commerce in the Federal States, unless trade can be restored to its ancient channels, and the war brought to a satisfactory termination. Gem M'Clellan has, it appears, received orders from Washington to advance into the Shenandoah Valley and offer battle to General Lee at Winches ter, or at such other place as the Confederate Com mander may think it more advisable to accept. The idea of winter quarters before or in Washington is neither tolerable to the President nor tolerated by the people, though Gem M'Clellan is reported to have declared his unreadiness, for want of men and arms, to re-assume the offensive. The truth is that " Stuart's raid" has alarmed the official and mili tary mind. It is not so much for what was done by the daring invader as for what may be done here after if such is the stuff that Southern captains are made of, that the Administration feels uneasy, and that Wall-street shares in the discomfort. Mr. Lincoln and his Secretaries must have experienced sensations akin to those of Desdemona when Othello recounted his triumphs, and have formed the wish " that Heaven had sent them such a man" as Stuart. But a parallel hero is scarcely to be looked for in the North. It is only when men fight for their homes and the independence of their native land that champions of this calibre can arise to make them selves a niche in that aisle of the Temple of His tory which is reserved for the romance of war. No Wallace, Bruce, or William Tell—no Kossuth or Garibaldi can arise in the Federal ranks. The cause does not admit of such men. The Federals may have their Alva or their Haynau in General Butler, or their Radetzky or their Monk in General M'Clellan ; but the real heroes of the war, the men whose names will live in song and story, are the " Stonewall" Jacksons and the Stuarts. Upon a similar tenure Washington, though so cold and un amiable as a man, holds his lease of fame; and for the reasons that make the memory of George .. a 111. s distasteful to aft er ages o f A mer icans as wel l Englishm en w ill t h a t o f Ab ra h am Lincoln excite but littl e ent h us i asm i n t h e wor ld an d i South n North, a n d go d own to t h e l ates t age s in the his own instrument as that of a man w h o was t h e unhappy of an unhappy di , pute, and wasteda l g e ainst a kin dred p e opl e w h o only des i re d t o he al better em ployed alone the energies th a t wou l d have b een ployed in conso li dat i ng the emprreu of the North over the States and territories that s till yielded it the vast wilde unquestioned all eg i ance , a nd over ness of the West,, which it was its privilege an r- W d duty to subdue and te tru th with regard to replenish. It is difficult to arrive at e t and Tennes,ee. To believe the telegram s the aspect o f the war int Kentucky t hat daily arrive, the South is discomfited in Sta tes. To read these tele grams by the li-ht h f su b s equent letters, the dis comfiture w ould se em to be on the other sid e . and Bragg th e next ; and Bragg an Buell is victoridou Buell —Buell o ne day, and Bragg strut their hour upon t he battle-field, and d o as much mischief to each other, and seem all th e while to be as g reat friend s,as Clown and P antaloon in a Christmas Pantomime. As far as the truth can be ascertained from the conflicti ng and imperfect reports that the War Department sees fit to authorise, or the accommodating newspapers think i t prudent to publish, no decisive actions have occurred in either State. As regards Kentucky, it see ms that if B ue ll and Bragg, who were fellow' students and close friend:, at West Point, would con tinue their ga me f or man months with y the greatest possible p o li teness and good feeling towards each other, and with the least possible results for their respective Governments. The Congressional elections in Pennsylvania, New Je rsey, and some of the Western States have, as far a s t h e details are yet known, resulted in a slight gain to the Democrats. Mr. Nallandigham, one of the most fearless and outspoken of the party, has paid the penalty of his too great courage on behalf of peace by the loss of his seat ; hut the loss has been counterbalanced on the other side by the defeat of Mr. Grow, the Speaker of the House of Representative?. The Republican and Abolition journals are guilty of the dishonesty of classifying all members of their owu party as " Unionists," and all members of the opposite party I General Butler still rules New Orleans with a rod of scorpions. Not content with making every man within his jurisdiction take the oath of allegiance to the United States or forfeit his property, invalidate his whole course of business, and become a political though not a social outlaw, he has just sentenced an unfortunate ex-policeman to six months' imprison ment and hard labour, and to wear an iron chain and a 241 b. shot attached to his leg, for the offence of describing himself in an official document as a supporter of the constitution of the Confederate States. Butler has a perfect mania for rigour. Surely if Fort Lafayette is to be permanently made a Bastille for political prisoners whom it is the present fashion to consign to its gloomy walls by lettres de cachet, he ought to be ap pointed its governor. Bat perhaps he expects a higher destiny, and reserves himself, or is reserved by his present superiors, for the dignified, but not enviable post of Exterminator -General of the South ern people. Extermination is the only logical end of the war if the North is to be victorious, and General Butler is so palpably the man for the work that any other candidate would be a fool who presumed to run against him. The exploits of Capt. Semmes, of the Alabama, whom the Northern journals persist in calling a pirate, though he no more deserves the name than Generals Lee, Stuart, " Stonewall" Jackson, or any other commander of the Northern forces, have ex cited great alarm in commercial circles. The rate of insurance on all American ocean -going vessels has been raised 5 per cent. to-Jay by the published report of the captain's achievements, and the cer tain result will be, unless the Alabama is cut short it. her career, to throw all the European and a large portion of the Asiatic trade of America into British and other European bottoms. This prospect is the 'reverse of agreeable to the shipping interest of this port, and of all the cities of the Federal seaboard, and a loud and rather angry demand is made upon the government to fit out an expedition to seize the Alabama, hang the captain, and convert the ship to Federal uses. Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil Land & Capula Silver Cobre Copper Coptapo DunMoun.Cop.Mine•.(7o East Deg Rey (Limited)] Fortuna 'General Gt N. Cop. ,f S. Austr. liapunda (Limited) Linares Lueitanlan Mariqui ra Mon t. A.B r G old Min \ RhineCopotS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... 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New Quebrada Land,Rall,& Mi n ing (Lim.).... Rhymney Iron Do. Rio Janeiro City Impts Do. do. ......... Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered 1 Do. do Telegraph to Ind ;a (L,) Trust and Agency of Austrlasia (lim)lst is. rr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 1 11 K'dom Tel. Co. (limj Yap Ditmcnio L ,ridw 5.11.6 18.1 .9 28.9. 1 - 3 14 201 ;o f 7HE CIVIL WAI? IN AMERICA. (From [le Tones' Correspondent.) NEW YOAli, OCT. 17. The continued rise i❑ gold that on Wednesday reached a premium of 374 per cent., causing an actual depreciation of the paper dollar from 100 e. to 621 c., has not only alarmed merchants and bankers, but all the noisy class who clamour for the vigorous prosecution of the war and the exter mination of the Southern people. If Gold were a citizen of the United States who had taken the oath of allegiance, and were amenable to civil or martial law, his treasonable sentiments as openly ex pressed in Well-street, and his no less treasonable acts in persisting to rise to a frightful premium, when Mr. Chase commanded him to remain peace ably at par with green hacks and other paper, would subject him to immediate incarceration as a more dangerous rebel than " Stonewall" Jackson. Gold discourages enlistments. Gold condemns the Presi dent's proclamation of freedom to the slaves. Gold repudiates Mr. Chase as a financier. Gold dis trusts the power of the Northern armies to subju gate the South. Gold has no faith in the ability of the Administration. Gold questions whether General M'Clellan will ever take Richmond, or that he can do anything better than go into winter quarters. Gold has serious misgivings about the solvency of the Federal Government. Gold doubts whether the country will pay the taxes. And, to sum up all its treason in one clause, Gold expresses in its own irrefutable way the opinion of impartial and unimpassioned observers in Europe and in Ame rica that an honourable peace on the basis of Southern independence, though it would be a good thing for the South, would be a much better thing for the North, and Gold is a good logician. Sooner or later such a peace must be the result of the war, if the Northern people and Government are not as utterly demented as Alexander the Great, or Charles XII., or Napoleon Bonaparte, or any other fool of empire who did not know when be was well off, and ruined himself by grasping at the unattainable. And if Gold remain obstinate it will make many converts to these ideas before Christmas, though not, perhaps, before ruin has overtaken the incre dulous. One result of the gold panic —for such it really amounts to—rejoices many. The contractors who depend upon Europe for the supply of the articles which they have bound themselves to deliver, are checkmated by the premium. They expected to make profits of 39, 40, 50, and even 100 per cent. out of the needs of the nation; but, with gold vary ing from 35 to 371, with the prospect of a rise to 50, their gains may turn to losses. No one will pity them, come what will. as "Submissionists," or " Democrats," which terms they assert to be convertible. But the Democrats claim to be as good Unionists as the Republicans, if not better, and insist that the ultra-Abolitionists are not Unionists at all for be lieving, as they do, that the old Constitution and the old Union, which the Democratsseek to restore, "was a league with death and a covenant with hell." The timid Democrats, who dread a defeat of their • Iparty in the Stat e o f N ew Y or k, cont i nue to urge the withdrawal of b o th o f th e presen t can did a t es for the office of Governor, and the substitution of Gen. Dix, who, on the ground of his independent support of the Government, would command the support of a majority of both parties. But the old Democratic leaders are not inclined to follow the advice. They admit the possibility of being beaten in the State, but are confident that they will carry the city, and seem quite determined to go to the polls with their whole ticket, and take the consequences. Unfortunately for their chances, they are divided among themselves. Though the " Tammany " and " Mosart " factions have made up their differences, a new schism has arisen. A party, calling itself the " Jeffersonians," has seceded from the old organisation, and claims the rig ht of privat ejudgment. It has adopted no audible or recognised Shibboleth. It appears to distrust the peace party as much as it distrusts the Abolitionists and Exterminators ; to stand on the equilibrium of the juste milieu, and to desire nothing but the estab lishment of the Union—and nothing short of it —on. such terms as time, war, chance, and policy may ultimately determine. This party bids fair to re ceive accretions. Many of its members not only think the President committed a grave error in his emancipation edict, but condemn the arbitrary ar rest of citizens, the suspension of the habeas corpus, the fiscal heresies of Mr. Chase, and the general mis management of every branch of the public service, which has characterised the Administration; so that in some States, if not in New York, a fusion may take place which will elevate to power in the next Congress (if the war last so long) a doctrinaire ma jority that will neither be a match for the Northern. Abolitionists nor for the Southern Secessionists, and that, after a bitter struggle, will be ground to atoms between the upper and the nether millstone of these two extremes. The conscription for the State of New York has at last been fixed for the 10th of November —six days subsequent to the elections, so .that the vote may not be diminished by that of the conscripts. There are 35,000 men still due under the two Presidential calls between the State and the city, the quota of the latter under the last call being estimated at about 8,000. If the lot fall upon many rich bankers and merchants, the price of substitutes will mount like the price of gold, and raw emigrants, if hale and hearty, when arriving at New York either from. Germany or Ireland in the few days following Vile 10th, will find their bone and muscle worth larger sums to them than they aver imagined to be possible in the old countries from which they came. The draught has already commenced in Massachusetts ; but in Boston, where its operation is not palateable to the wealthy citizens, it has been adjourned oaths action 01 the municipality, which has raised, or is about to raise, funds sufficient to offer every Volun teer necessary to fill up the quota 200 dols., in addition to all other bounties. Perhaps great New York may be incited to follow the example of little Boston. Two hundred dollars will not buy a substitute in this city if the conscription be enforced ; and it will be well to avoid the draught, and procure cheap locum tenentes by a voluntary subscription, though it amount to so large a sum as 1,600,000 dole. Large as the amount may be, there are scores of men in New York who would contribute each a tenth of the money rather than shoulder the rifle, or risk their health and lives in the camps of General M'Clellan or any other cum ra ander. 7HE NETS HIGHTVAY ACT. At most of the Quarter Sessions just held in the several counties of England the question of the adoption of the new Highway Act was taken into consideration. At the Gloucester Court, present Earl Ducie, Earl of Ellenborough, Hon. and Rev. G. C. Talbot, Sir NA. Beach, Sir James Campbell, Rev. Sir Lionell Darell, Mr. Rolt, M.P., Colonel Kingscote, M.P., and a full court of magistrates, it was proposed that a number Of districts should be formed in the county, under the Act of 25th and 26th of Victoria, cap. 21 ; on which a very long debate ensued. Eventually it was proposed that the question should be referred to a committee, to consist of the county chairman, Mr. Parnell, and one magistrate from each petty sessional division, who should r e p ort at an adjourned Court of Quarter Sessions. After some opposition this course was egreed to, and the 11th of November was fixed for holding the adjou rne d sess i on. At th e Hereford shire Quarter Sessions, present, Mr. J. Freeman (chairman), Lord Bateman, Lord W. Graham, M.P., Sir Thomas Hastings, K.C.8., and other gentle - men, it was resolved to adopt the new Act at once, and to divide the county into highway districts. Accordingly provisional orders were made for uniting parishes into districts, and for dividing the county into six districts of such united parishes— viz., the Abbey Dore district, the Bromyard dis trict., the Hereford district, the Leominster district, the Whitney district, and the Weobley district. It was also resolved that the number of way wardens for each district should be the same as the number of guardians for each of the parishes and town ships named in each district. The confirmation of the provisional orders into final orders is to be taken into consideration at the next Epiphany Ses sions for the county. THE FIRST DAY OF TERM. —The Lord Chancellor will receive on Monday, the 3d of November, being the K em in p g le ,s . first day of Term, the judges, Queen's counsel, treasurers, and benchers of the three Inns at the Middle Temple Hall. en ter a t IN i r n hit h e f e n a a r r e s a - gbaetfeo,r before Miodle Temple-lane into Fleet- The following arrangements for the . carriages will be ob served : —Carriages te street, and to set down at the Middle Temple Hall, and afterwards to proceed up street. Carriages to fall into line Bench-walk. Carriages, in taking up, to re-enter at White-, f r iars -gate ; to take up at Middle Temple the Temple by Middle 'Temple-lane. Hall, and to leave / 77 . - all 11 By 30 of 5 45 1 I 22i I 921 100 37* & 81 30 6 1 20 21.2.8, 100 100 P. 0•1 I 6 st. 50 50 10 2.016 2.10.8 1 5 3 281 33 i (7 i 521 28, 5 i il 21 i 2.9 i i 64 taliiik6 -