The Sun. — London, England, 1862-09-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET, CITY NEWS-YESTERDAY. No gold was taken to the Bank to-day. Fifty thousand sovereigns were withdrawn for exporta tion to Lisbon. The Magdalena Brazilian mail steamer takes out £80,183, including the above 50,000 sovereigns for Lisbon. From the uncertainty which prevails as to the rumours about the Great Eastern, and ber safety, the underwriting premiums have gone up to 20 guineas at Liverpool. At a meeting, on Friday, of the creditors of Messrs. Crabtree, Aked, and Co., who suspended at Liverpool in the Brazilian trade, on the 22d ult., the liabilities were stated at £46,287 and the assets at only £5,627, leaving a deficiency of £40,660. The corresponding houses in Brazil, however, are in debted to the Liverpool house to the extent of nearly £50,000, and the results of the liquidation will depend upon the winding up of those accounts. The proximate cause of the stoppage consisted in the failure of Messrs. Rostron and Co. A committee of inspection was appointed. CITY NEWS---THIS DAY. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Rather more activity has prevailed in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Mariets during the last few days. Tea, however, has continued dull. Sugars have been in more request, and good and finede scriptions have slightly advanced. Coffee, rice, and cocoa have fully sustained former prices. For salt petre there has been a better demand, and British refined has been dearer. Tallow, however, has con tinued dull, P.Y.C. on the spot being quoted 48s. 3d., last three months' delivery 495. Gd., and spring ditto 495. 9d. per cwt, Not the slightest variation is perceptible in the condition of the Money Market, or the tendency of the rates of discount. There is no perceptible dimi nution in the available balances, and the mercantile community are thus enabled to provide for all their requirements on terms ranging fully y per cent. below the minimum of the Bank of England. Even with the facilities they now offer, the joint-stock and private establishments are unable to provide employment for more than a portion of the means at their command. The receipts on the Great Western Railway of Canada for the week ending the 29th ult. are £791 18s. Bd. larger than in the corresponding period last year. Two o'CLoCK. There has been very little alteration in the market for Public Securities to-day, a few trans actions having failed to influence prices more than 1-16th per cent. Consols are about 931 t t for money, and 932 for the Bth proximo. Speculation con tinues dull, and there is comparatively little de mand for stock for investments. The New Threes and the Reduced are 921; Long Annuities, 15; and Exchequer Bills, June, 20s. prem.; India 5 per Cents., are 1091 ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 1111; and ditto Debentures, 1002, Abt,ut an average business has been negotiated in the Foreign Stock Market to-day, and the changes, with one or two exceptions, have not been important. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 85 86; ditto, 1858, 67 671 ; and the New Loan, 2 to 11 dis., showing little change. The Consolides are rather flatter, viz., 348 Egyptian are 901 911, and the second issue, 7 prem. ; Mexican have improved 1, viz., to 311 ; the Peruvian Loan is marked a dis. ; and the Portuguese is nominally 21 1 prem.; and the Russian, 1- -a prem. ; Spanish Pas sive are 191; Italian 5 per Cents., 69+ 701. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued moderately active, and prices still tend up wards: Great Northern, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South-Easterns have improved 55.; and Great Easterns and North British, 10s. Caledonian, North-Western, South-Western, and Midlands, sustain about previous rates. In the Foreign Market there is little variation. Bahia and San Francisco realise 20 ; Great Luxem bourg 141; and South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian have receded to 221. The Colonial lines are firm. Madras 5 per Cents. have improved to 104; and Great Indian Penin aula to 103. . 10 1n.tAtos+: Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue dulf i , but without material change in values. Orient'..al Bank have improved to 531 ; and London and County to 361 37; General Steam Navigation realise 2'67.1 BRITISH FUNDS_ONE O'CLOCK, 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities . g 3,4 t New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — -.- Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 Red Sea Telegraph, 1908 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1861 100 k Consols for Account, Oct. 8 931 Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, 3 per Ct. .. March. June. Ditto£soo Ditto Small — 20 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Egyptian, 7 per Cent., Scrip Ditto, Second Issue, £4O pd Ditto Paid-up Scrip Mexican, 3 per Cent 31i Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent Ditto New, 1862, A Scp, £l3 paid Portuguese 3 per Cent., 18b3 46 Ditto Account Itrissian 5 per Cent 1822 £ St — Ditto 41 per Cent 9ll Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862, Scrip, £23 lOs pd 1 i - Ditto, Paid up Scrip 93i i i Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive , Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account _Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 .. Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 (Scrip) Ditto, Paid up Scrip Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 par Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Ditto Account 70 ft Consols, Money TWO O'CLOCK 931 1 Ditto Account . . ARCH,EOLOGTCAL DISCOVERY.—In the beginning of this year the Prussian Government sent a number of archaaolists and artists to Athens, in order to examine the Acropolis, the Pnyx, the Agora, the old walls of the city, and the ports of Cantharus, Misnichia, and Phalerea, They arrived at aome interesting results, but not equal to those obtained by M. Strack, the King's architect, who, without an official mission, had nevertheless joined the Prussian Commission as an amateur. In 1859, the Archre logical Society of Athens had caused excavations to be made at no very great depth on a spot once occupied by the theatre of Bacchus, whereby a few worn-out worn out steps cut in a rock were brought to light. With this slight indi cation for a guide, M. Strack succeeded in making a plan of the probable dimensions of the theatre to guide him in further researches. In March last he discovered another series of steps in excellent preservation, Steps reservation, and six wee k s l ater seven t een rows O f _t ch eps and three s t a i rcases b elonging to the building, dates from the time of Themistocles. Nor is this all. "a t h° th ree lower rows, as well as in front of the lowest, 58 marble teats etieoattis have made their appearance, each bearing Was intstating the dignity of the personage for Atheuesndheds. M. Daveluy, director of the French whom a sc n ho i o n l sic a tr t i the central seast,euthi just sent to Paris a plaster.cast of petumrost remarkable of all by its dimen eions and the with which it is adorned. On the back of the seat th ere i e s are e mutilated figure of a faunus, The legs of the seat curved,The front and end in the shape of lion's paws and claws. esoutioront above the legs is deco rated with a frieze, repr inen and griffins. whose attitudes bear a striking blares rese na to the Assyrian bas parnteisntscorfiption denot reliefs at the Louvre. Below there is rig that this seat was reserved for the THE NEW REGISTRATION OFFICE U N B DE CC It hiI T B II . E LAND TRANSFER AcT.—Yesterday u pwards o f 2 0 ra'n in th e emp l o y o f the Government w ere engaged at r the k late Insol ven t D e bt ors Court, converting a p art of the eets. blishment into a registration office under the recent act on the t ransfer of land. The court o f th e chi e f commissioner of the abolished tribunal has been pulled to pieces, and several Offices are in the course of erection. Two of the courts in Por tugal -street are reserved for law proceedings, but as yet nothing has been determined upon. The entrance of t he new registration office will be in Lincoln's-inn-fields, and it i s expected that under an order of the Lord Chan cellor it Will be open to register estates before the commence eht of Alichaelmas term. sifARE MARKET---THIS DAY. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Bir„ Vol.. and Sty. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,S leaf., and Mid. t_:o Bristol and Exeter .., Caledonian Cork and Eandon Coruwal , Do A (A gets no div Do. B tithipe.pan.has been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. IGlasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st 1 GreatNorthof Scotland . Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an IW. of Ireland, Great Western , Do Str Val gua. stock) Lancashire & orkshirel London and Blackwallj Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Enniskillen. Ilan., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares . Metropolitan Midland Do New . . Do Binning% dr Derby 'Mid, Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line tirorth British Edin., Perth. & Dundee N or. Dey.Rail& Dk. stock Do A stk ; A rens no di till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock INth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York _ Do Carlisle North London Do new North Staffordshire 1 N. and S. W. Junction ' Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool' Shropshire Union South Devon S. Durham Lanc.Un South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton 45z Darlington, Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath iVictmia sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny' West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.Sat West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford PREFERENCE s: 'iris. tt Exet. 4 p. c. et.. Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. Cornwall, 5 per ant.— Do. 44 p. c. gua. perpet. Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun. Do. let Cla'ss Pref p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & D.. Glas..t 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 Do. E. Union, 4 p.c. gua Do 5 p. e. gua Do.Norf'k 5 p.c. Ex. 1846 Do. do. 51 p c. pref. 1847 Do. n p. c. Wavy. Val. '47 Great Northern, 5 p. c.. D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm. Do. 41 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redrc.atsp.c.pm Do. Hertford purchase. Do. do. 44 p. c. pref Do. Luton do Do. do. do. sp. c. pref t. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. G. Sn. & W. (Ireland' 4 per cent Great West. (Berks anc Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 44 p. cr Do. redeem. 4 p. et Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref Do. Birm. guar. stock Do. Birm. pref. stock Do. Chester. g - uar. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Lan. & CarL 4 p.c. pret Lan. & York. 6 p.c. 9tocl• Do.Barnsl.st£s 3s 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 44 p. c. (Blacko._pur Lon.datrig.sp.e,nt.. 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 Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.` Do. 4 p c. st.(div.def. Lon. Chat. &Doy. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. k Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7 p. cent. Pt., late 3d shares Do. (Portsm'th perpetl anns. of 2s. 6d.) t,ondony. & Ennis. 4 sh' Sh. & Lin. 6 per et. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent . Do. redeem. 6 percent..' Itarort & Carl. 4 pr. c. yp Do. 41 per cent ........ Midland Con. 6 p. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.t Bir. 6 p.c Do. 4$ p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 44 p.c. irredeemable Do. 4i per cent ~ Do.Leic. andHit.4per ct wort British, 5 per cent. Do. New frua. 5 per cent ID6. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs Nth.Dvn.P„lii.&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p,c, Do. 4i pr. ct rale - ma - We Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. jiret Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch. Do. Carlisle 4i p. c. Do. do. 4 p. c. N. London 44 p. c. £2O 111 North Staffordshire Scottish North-Eastern p. C. pref. 5t0Ck....1 Do.Aberdeengua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 4i per cent South Eastern(Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4) per cent Do, P axed 4i per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 44 per cent Do. da 1859 Do. 5 per cent S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua Do. 5 p. c. gua Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 p. c Do. C6P.c... Taff Vale No. 1 Pref. ... 'Fated & Kilkny, 6 p. c. W. Mid.-Oxf Ist gua stk Do. 2d do. Do. Newport 5 p.c. pfred. Do. Perpet.6 p. c. pf. 1866 Do. till 1869 1115 1120 100 121 ,115 127 124 102 124 118 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closinq Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. ~. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead., Buckingh ms'aire. Chester & Holyhead lOO Do . 55 57 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 lOO Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Cledon .. Colchester, Stour Val. 100 i'14).U.&E.0 67 69 E. Lincolnsh, g•a_pr c. 100 f Gt. North. 138 140 Gls.llarr.&Neils.Dr c t. 100 Cledon Gloster & Dean F orest a ll Gt. West. Gt.Ea tn. Newmarket &c., 5 per cent .. . ... 100 iGt.Eastn. Do. E.U.Harwch. 4 p.c 100 i D 0... Do.Wodbrg. EX. 4 p.c 10" ;Do ... -- Hull and 6elby .... . . all 2 IYk.N. Mid 109 111 Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 199 201 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c all D 0....... Do. New Sh lB6l, 4.ip.c an D 0........ 22 24 Do.Wo. EXt. A, 41p c all D 0.... •... 81 01 I London & Greenwic 100 S. Eastern 64 66 Do. Preferen ' 1 100 ;Do. . . . . 112 117 Lon.,Tilb.&S,:•t`lend 100 I Norfolk .. .. Peto 8;6. 86 89 ... Lowestoft gua. 4pc• .1 100 ! l a o l o l L D N o. w .. st .. 3 . i . 3 . 1 4 . , mn D e o .,B 6 x p t e n r . c „t en 3 t ia . .. ......... Mid. Bradford Prefer ence 95 97 56 58 Do. 6 per cent. No e r n t c h e n stock la s t . n .. . 5 . p . .. c . .. l a o l o l -- I all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepooll 100 N. E. Ber , .. • . North Western all , , . xd Not. Gran. RI. & Cl. 1 100 IGt.l\orth. 94. 951 911 L&N.W 1 , 44 46 Preston and Wyre. I all & L.Yk. I Do. 1 shares A.', all !Do. •"• • • • • • • Roystn.Hitch.& Shep.l 100 , Gt. North. 134 137 xd Shrewsby & Hereford 100 IT Brasseyl34 136 Do. Do. South Staffordshire lOO ,'Ln.&N.WI .. .. West London, Cls A I all 'W.Ln.Ex, Do do B all ,ILn&N.W. Do do C all i& lit.Wst. Wilts and Somerset lOO IGt. West. 91 93 Wimbledn & Croydon all .L.&l3rgtn, 81 91 PREFERENCE SHARES Dividends contingent on the Profits AND STOCKS of each separate Year. 104 108 st l*Caledon. £lO Gua, Stk st Gt Eastern, E. Ang. B st Do. do. C 7 do 6 p. c. prof st IDo. Gt East. sp. a, prof st jLon.,k, liku - 511,4a p. %sic. 65 I Do. do. 45 do. shares st Lond'n, Brig'tn, &c„ 45 i per cent.... 1858 st Do. do. 4 per ct. 1860 st Do. do. 45 per ct. 1861 5 Do. do. 45 pez ct, 1861 10 , Lon. ,rt Ch., frn, Metrop. i Ext. 13, 6 p.c... - - A ,Lon. &S.Western 44 p.c. 10 .North British £lO Gua. i Shares, 1861 • • st ,DoEd,Prth,&D'dee,4pc St l*S cottishCentral44 p.c. lirred. pref... 10 b o 5 P.C.00 eof Neath .. 10 , S.-Eastern 45 p.c. 1859.. all 94 10 io Do . 5,_ P U June 1861 (rd.) 7i I /Pm Pm 20 iVal -e . Aug. (rd.) 74 * Failure of full dividend in an,7 given half-year not to be made good out of the prollta of any litbsequeut lult year ! ..... , all 204 204 100 100 100 100 all 130 133 145 150 106 109 99 101 G 68 102 101 1071 102 104 10a 10A 103 105 85 87 2s. ed., fo: 6. all 100 100 4i 100 100 100 100 all all 8 ei 6 7 86 88 109 1091 -- 6 61 1 2' 5 6 41 43 9 10 84 86 104 106 46 47 41 43 22 221 135 140 1231 1241 124 125 132 134 105 107 65 f5l 64 f 6 1061 1071 62 E 4 120 121 441 45; 931 Oli 99 10u 40 45 281 39 8 Si 128 4 12£3 97 99 60 el 271 28 96; 07 d 54 54a 85 S 6 124 126 102 104 P 4a 41 d 10} 101 116 118 49 50 104 106 46 48 34i 3.5,1 831 831 674 684 97 99 64 74 371 384 8 9 p 511 145 150 p 4t 4/ 2 21p 554 504 21 34 4d 4 p 85 87 141 143 et 61 43 44 34 36 90 92 HARES. 94 98 20 21 6 6i 111 113 1 9) 92 111 113 110 112 127 129 47 ei 7i 42 651 i xd 107 i 63a 443 911 31 xd 99i 3E 128} i xd p xd xd d 54} xd xd 83; xd xd 117 xd 101 108 x d 98 100 98 100 89 91 90 N 01 103 75 77 76 78 169 172 103 105 37 139 01 103 16 118 16 118 36 140 16 118 52 157 28 132 78 80 102 103 21 2i 122 124 65 67 *MI fpm [2B 140 [O2 104 93 A 5 [l3 115 110 112 1 i liPm 92 91 100 102 ii of a i d ip 22i 23i 10 10& 24 244 [Ol 103 LOl 103 Closing Share' Railways Paid. Price. Business don , 100 !Atlantic &St Lawrence all 56 59 f Bom.,Barodak.Cent Ind 100 102 103 stk ( Gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. New 201 rlufialo and LaKeflurou all 5 4 5 4 10 Do. Preference .... . all 84 83 100 f Buffalo,Brant AGodria 100 78 82 ,6bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 ,Do. do. July 1873 100 76 79 100 ;Do. do. June 1, 1871 100 76 79 st lelcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin') 100 102 104 at Cape Town & Dock Seri' 100 108 109 174 Demerara all stock I Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 103/ 104/ stock East Indian, gu. sp. c. 10K) 103 1051 1051 i 4 20 Do. do. G Ext 5 3 Ip 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 203 21 i 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 64 (8 100 Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct all 64 56 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 30 32 31 301 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 all 30 32 100 Do. do. 1872., all 30 32 stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 1021 103/ 103 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 4 4Pj 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 2 i tP stock Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 102 103 201 Gt. W. of Canada ShareE , all 121 125 201 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with' t opt all 99 101 100 Do. 5/ p. c. do. '77 d 0... all 90 9.2 100 Do. 1878. all 90 02 10 Indian Branch Limited 1 1 dis par stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 102 103 1023 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 951 96/ stock De. 4, d 0...... . 100 92 C 4 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds. 100 20 Newßrunswick at Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc .„ 5 7 Class A Capital S'harc "" ..Do. do. Land d 0........ 20 Do. do. B Capital d 0... all 4 C .. Do. do. Land do. .- .... N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pf bds 100 83 85 stock Scinde .......... 4 4 .: 100 103 105 1031 20 Do. Punjaub .... t 3 g l5 pr 4 p R } 20 ,Do. Do. ........ c:. all 101 102 101/ 2 took Do. Indus. St. Flo. g,g 100 98 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock 204 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock, stock ( Antwerp it. otterd4m. Ardennes.... 7} 7i tiah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. IBe;gian East. Junction Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ....... if 2 p if lf 10 ilf 4; 4 it li p Do . Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Gt. Luxeni., Con. she... Italian Junction ...... Namur & Liege .... Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares _..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn(Smyrna to Aidn) Parfs,Lyons, Mcditer.l Paris 86 0r1ean5........! 21i e 2/ all all all all all Recife & S. Fran. (Pere.) ',ma. 7 p. ct. 1im...... Riga Ar Dnnaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i P per cent. Pref..... San aulo, lira, g. 7p. c. S.Aust, &Lomb Venetin S. East Portugal 7 p et. Turin and Savona .... Southern of France.... West leiandera ..,..... Do. 54 p c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. 14} 14/ 81 81 20 21 101 411 8 10 9 7d 451 (81 ld 18} 16 17 i t 17/ xd POLICE-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OUTRAGrOTTS ATTACK ON A CON - STABLE AND HIS Wire. —David Crowley, James Lyons, and Jane Grady were charged with bursting open a window and assaulting Jas. Davey, 66 C, and his wife, Ann Davey, living at 20, Silver street. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Groat Marlborough-street, ap peared for the defence. James Davey, 66 C, said—At a quarter past two this morning I was in bed, and hearing a great noise of singing in the next room, I opened my door and asked my fellow lodger in the next room to have a little more compassion on his neighbours. The lodger said, " Oh, you're a policeman. What's it to do with you. I shall do as I like. Who cares for a policeman," I then returned to bed, and heard the persons outside say, "Let's have the out, and immediately after the door was burst open, and the female rushed into the room, followed by the two prisoners. The female struck me on the face just as I zot out of bed. The men then used me very roughly to get me into the passage. They got me as far as the door post, and I then got back into my room to get on nay trousers. The two men then seized my wife and dragged her into the passage, and the woman tore her night-dress from the top to the bottom before all the men, there being about eight or ten persons altogether in the prisoners' party. By Mr. Lewis--A young man lodging on the same floor saw it all. I heard several persons come in about twelve. Mr. Tyrwhitt--They began the evening at half-past twelve. In answer to Mr. Lewis, Davey said be had thrown no water on any of the persons, and gave them no provoca tion. Mrs. Ann Davey, wife of the first witness, confirmed her husband, and said—They called my husband a peeler. The woman tore her night dress off before the men, and then struck her in the face. The woman was drunk. James Black, a lodger in the house, confirmed the other witnesses, and said that but for the interposition of the police he believed murder would have been committed. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said the only thing Davey had done was to ask the persons, who made a great noise, to be quiet. Two witnesses were called for the defence. A third also got into the box, but was not examined, being drunk, and the witnesses said there was water thrown on the prisoners, and that one of the prisoners' party, a female, was struck with a staff, but this was denied. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought the 'witnesses for the pro secution more worthy of beliof than those for the defence, as they were in bed and sober while the others were drink ing and drunk. He did not believe that Davey struck any one. It was altogether a brutal thing for the prisoners to do, and the tearing the complainant's wife's clothes off before the men was atrocious. As there was a little doubt about the woman's conduct, whether it was her that pulled out Mrs. Davey or the men, he should discharge her, but the men would be Mad 205., or 14 days each. INDECENT CONDUCT TO A GIRL. — ADSCONDING FROM BAIL.--John Deere, a bootmaker, charged with indecently assaulting a young girl named Jane Weight, and, who was remanded, was again brought up, having absconded from his bail. 10} 101 gt 10 1 lipion 4 4t p 2 1# d , 32} 33# 7t 7# 10 304 22 23 Mr. Edward Lewis attended for the prisoner. Inspector Bowles, of the C division, said the prisoner had absconded from his bail and been taken into custody on a warrant. In the absence of the solicitor from the prosecuting society he wished for a remand. The prisoner, against whom it was said a second charge would be preferred on the next examination, was remanded for a week. THE SUN, LONDON, TUES DAY EVEN IN S EPTE 'VI RE It 9, 186'21. WARWICK RACES.-THIS DAY. [ET ELECTRIC TELEGRIT'II.] TRIAL STAKES. SPORTING---THIS DAY. Libellous Weatherspy 2 Twilight Eight ran. ST. LEGER. 20 to 1 ant Johnny Armstrong (taken freely) FOREIGN RAIL WAYS Share/ Railways. Paid. Closing Business 1 Price. Done. BRITIS. Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cone. (Tavist East Clogau Gold Ltd East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ...... East Carn Brea... 1 E. WI Russel (Tavistli: Gam..tSt.Aubyn(Gwen : Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Holston' Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha 3largaret (Uny Lelant , arke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (Mogan N. WWI Basset (Moran), North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (st. Blazey); Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. blin.Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) F.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.tt Lead Min Tin Croft West Basset (Illozan) W Candon (Liskeard) West Seton • • • Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Whcal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 23 25 455 465 4d ip 47 49 464 474 12 12} 34 4 15 17 34 4 5 6 54 6 41 43 24 2} 40 42 104 11 1 Oids i 3 34 2i 3 41 41 5 6 39 41 1 6 360 370 21 21 100 105 31 36 t 1 1(4 lot 13 14 29 31 240 250 80 85 50 55 1 1} 94 104 10! 13 Is 17 19 1 1 II pr } pm, 21 23 7 8 I 1 1 ) 3 si 21 ?3 fd 6 P 6 7 } de } de 2 I 4 i pm 1 Ipm 56 58 6/ 7} 2} a MENT SECURITIES. 106 107 103 10a 103 105 96 07 95 96 tOS 109 112 114 112 114 ,111 113 1096 1056 - - 100 101 99i 1006 99 100 108 110 WESTMINSTER. STABBING THE " FLYING MAN."—Claucle N. Laurent, a Frenchman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with cuttin g an d wounding Victor Julien, the " Flying Man," with intent to do him grievous bodily harm. Isidore Mayse, having been sworn to act as interpreter for the prosecutor, who does not understand English, and through him Vict r Julien said—l am an artiste sur le trapeze. I live at 13, Wellington-square, Chelsea, where the prisoner is a servant. For four or five months he has been making indecent proposals to me, and I have told him I would de nounce him. I told him so yesterday morning, and at three o'clock yesterday afternoon I was dressed ready to go out, and was going down the staircase, when the prisoner stabbed me in my stomach. I turned round, or else the knife would have gone right through my stomach, and it went into one side above my hip and passed out the other side. I had not said anything to him. I then told him if he did not stab me again I would say nothing, and I went into my room, for 1 was afraid he would stab me again. I went to the Alhambra and performed there, and after I had per formed I told my father, who had previously put inquiries to me. He came home with me, and then gave the pri soner into custody. I never told my father he made inde cent proposals to me. I went to no doctor till I saw Mr. Webb. I went into a chemist's shop soon after I was stabbed and bought some plaster, which I put over the wound and stopped the bleeding. I bled very much, and am very weak. I saw the blade of the knife used in stab bing me. It is like that now produced. (The knife was a weapon nine inches long and jagged, and is described as a French amputating knife.) Mr. Edward Lowe Webb, surgeon, living at 9, St. George's-road, Pimlico, said—At three o'clock this morn ing I was sent for to Cottage-road station to attend Mons. Julien, who had been stabbed. I found a wound on the hip, with a plaister over it, and on removing this I found a wound above the left hip two inches wide. On probing this I found the probe entered laterally two and a-half inches with great ease. The width where the knife had entered was about two inches, and it had passed through to the )ther side, where there was not much more than a scratch. I also probed this, and here again, after slight resistance, the probe entered over two and a-half inches. The wound ran laterally between five and six inches, the track of the knife being distinguishable all the way. Such a wound would be produced by this knife. No vital part was touched, and the wound, from the position in which it was, was not dangerous. Sergeant Perkins, 8 B, was called to the house 13 Wel lington-square this morning at one o'clock, where he found the prisoner in bed. The charge was told to him, and he said he did not mean to do it. Witness found a shirt, pair of trousers, and a coat in the house, all of which had been cut through, as with a knife, on the left side, and all the marks corresponded. The shirt had been washed and also the trousers, the hole made by the knife having been sewn up. _ Prosecutor having been recalled, stated that he had not touched the clothes since he had taken them off, the shirt had been covered with blood. The prisoner, who stated that he did not intend to hurt Victor Julien, but to stab himself, was remanded for a week. SOUTHWARK. ROBBERY AT A. RAILWAY,---A young man, apparently about 16, and respectably dressed, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bircham, charged with stealing a handkerchief and purse from the person of Sarah Oldridge, at the book ing office of the London and Brighton Railway, London bridge. From the evidence, it appeared that the prosecutrix yes terday was about proceeding to Croydon, and was in the to i escape n h her for booking o ffi ce f or th e purpose of getting a ticket. She put her handthe prisoner remov i ng h is hand from her dress, and he endea voured handkerchief and the e purse, found but dropped the latter. She pursued and overtook him in Wellington •street, w h ere he was stopped b by a police-con stable, to whom s h e gave him into custody. William William Bircher, 236 M, stated that he was on duty in High-street, Borough, yesterd a y, and he perceived the de fendant running from the railway station followed by the prosecutrix, who called " Stop thief." He stopped him and she gave him into his charge. He searched him at the station and found the silk handkerchief, which the prose cutrix identified as her property. The defendant had a peculiar description of Scotch cap, which was reversible, one side being a brown colour and the other black, with a white stripe, which effected a considerable alteration in his appearance when it was turned inside out. Dennis Scannell, a detective officer, who was employed ' at the South-Western Railway station, stated that the de fendant was one of a numerous gang of thieves who infest the railway stations in the neighbourhood of London bridge, and he had frequently desired him to leave the station. The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to six months' hard labour. THAMES. THREE ATTEMPTED SUICIDES. — LAMENTABLE CASES. —John Kerry, a labourer, of No. 18, Henry-street, Brom ley, apparently about'4s or 46 years of age, Ellen Santry, a drunken woman, of No. 6, Plough-street, Whitechapel and Arabella Ingram, were severally charged with attempt ing to commit suicide. Mr. D. H. Wyte, surgeon of the London Hospital, said that he had received a letter bearing upon eac h case at tended to give evidence, but Mr. Woolrych, th e mag i s t ra t e , from the chaplain of the prison, in which he set forth that, the three prisoners were penitent and appeared to regret scissorsbla by the rash acts they had made to hurrythemsel ves i nto e t ern ity One of them had a contused wound on th e h ea d, an d a Ihnigsram, it appeared, aide, and he had h a o s a e v v y er h e a g m as m h er in an h d is had gone to six different chemists' shop s an d b oug h t as many pennyworths of laudanum,which she drank, and then squatted herself upon a heap of brick s , w h ere s h e was pair throat. of Arabella found by police-constable 131 encowe, 255 K, and she was removed to the Poplar Union-house. Ellen Santry, it ap peared, attempted to drown herself in the water near the swing bridge of the docks. The magistrate having severely lectured the three pri soners upon their folly, and they having promised never to repeat the same again, they were discharged. L i e A MBE saddle LAMBETH-BRIDGE.--The readj ustment of the c b structure, which recently slipped, and a r l eRI of DG this E. -- is now nearly completed, and the bridge, it is expected, will to opened for traftlo at the 0 9 1 9 104 C. 04 4911t of riczt umath, GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. GENERAL MEETING THIS DAY. The first general meeting of this company—late the Eastern Counties—was held this day, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of electing ten gentlemen to form the new board. of directors to transact the business of th e company, and also two auditors. The chair was occupied by H. Love, Esq. The CHAIRMAN said they were called together that day for the purpose of electing a board of directors from the amalgamated companies, and, in order not to detain them, he would, without further preface, propose the name of the first gentleman, viz., Mr. Samuel Anderson. A PROPRIETOR, asked the amount of stock held by the gentleman. The CHAIRMAN said the amount of stock to qualify for a director had increased by the new act from £5OO stock to £2,000, and all the gentlemen who came before them to-day were duly qualified. A PROPRIETOR asked if the gentleman objected to say in what other company he had an interest. Mr. ANDERSON said he held no shares in any railway company antagonistic to the Great Eastern. He, however, objected to the right of the proprietor to put the question, which he considered was one inquiring into his private affairs. The motion that Mr. Anderson be elected a director was carried unanimously. The CHAIRMAN next proposed the name of Mr. George Parker Bidder. Mr. COBBOLD seconded the motion. Mr. ADAMS looked upon the election of Mr. Bidder to the board of the company as a most fortunate circumstance, because he thought by his aid they would get rid of all those cross-couutry lines which had been the great source of expense to the Eastern Counties. The motion was carried unanimously. Sir Samuel Bignold was elected a director, as also were Capt. White Jarvis, and Mr. James Goodson. Mr. SAMUEL ANDERSON moved the election of Mr. Horatio Love as a director. Mr. BIDpER seconded the motion. The motion was carried unanimously. Mr. LOVE thanked the meeting for the honour. He begged to assure them that his whole endeavour, since his connection with the company, had been to promote its prosperity, and if there had been errors they had been caused by circumstances over which there was no control. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Thomas Norris, Mr. Packe, Mr. John Alexander Smyth, and Er. J. S. Wells were then unanimously elected to a seat in the direction. The meeting then proceeded to the election of two auditors, when Messrs. Soper and Morgan were chosen. A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the pro ceedings. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS"-YESTERDAY. ST. LEGER. 5 to 2 agst The Marquis (take 3to 1) 9to 2 agst Buckstone (taken) 100 to 15 agst Carisbrook (taken) 10 to 1 agst Exchequer (offered) 14 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) 20 to 1 agst Hurricane (taken) 20 to 1 agst Johnny Armstrong (taken) 20 to 1 agst Stockwell colt (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Caractacus (taken) CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Evens on Lord Clifden (taken) THE DERBY. 1000 to 30 agst The Beau (taken) 2000 to 30 agst Gunner (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—MONDAY. The only horse upon which any investment upon the Great Yorkshire Handicap was made was Dulcibella, about whom 11 to 1 was taken. Nothing done upon the War wick events.—For the Doncaster St. Leger, The Marquis and Buckstone made a slight advance. Nothing less than 10 to 1 was taken about Carisbrook. 25 to 1 was taken rather freely about Johnny Armstrong, and towards the finish 100 to 5 was booked. It may be fairly assumed that Caractacus has made his exit for this event, as, after many ups and downs, 50 to 1 was laid. Closing prices : GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 11 to 1 agst Dulcibella (taken) 14 to 1 Bathilde (offered) ST. LEGER. 3to 1 agst Marquis (taken freely) 6to 1 agst Buckstone (taken) 10 to 1 agst Carisbrook (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Exchequer (offered) 15 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) 20 to 1 agst Johnny Armstrong (taken) 20 to 1 agst Stockwell colt (taken) 60 to 1 agst Caractacua (taken) JUDGE JEFEREYS. Of all the historical personages of the seventeenth cen tury, none has acquired so permanent and horrible a repu tation as Jeffreys, and there is no character on which the State Trials throw more light. To most persons he is a mere monster, stained with every possible lorm of infamy, and actuated in all his conduct by none but the most wretched personal motives. The reports of his proceedings contained in the State Trials do not materially alter this view of his character. Probably he was, upon the whole, the worst man whose actions form part of the history of Eng land ; but, bad as he was, he was a man, and not a mere monster. With the exception of a certain indecency of language and demeanour, which were collateral to his chief offences, he did little more than any thoroughly unscrupu lous lawyer might do in the present day ; indeed, any one who has had the honour of knowing the sort of bar. rister who is regarded by the respectable part of his pro fession as a black sheep, and is known to the public as a brazen-faced bully, whose trade it is to badger witnesses, to insult judges, and to bluster and rant before juries, will have no sort of difficulty in forming a clear conception of Judge Jeffreys. In the worst scenes he always conducted himself with plausibility,and had more or less of an excuse for what he said and did. The famous case of Lady Lisle,known to every reader of Lord Macaulay's History, supplies a good illustration of this. She was tried fer harbouring rebels after the battle of Sedgmoor, and the main question was, whether she knew the persons whom she entertained to be rebels. The only witness upon this point was one Dunne, who had guided the persons in question to her house Ho was, of course, a most unwilling witness, and the coun sel for the Crown asked the judge "to examine him a little the more strictly." The scene which followed is well known. Lord Macaulay's genius has made all his innumerable readers familiar with the furious execrations of Jeffreys, the terror of Dunne, the reluctance of the jury to convict, and the violence by which they were forced to do so. There is, however, another side of the question, which is not so well known. It was not merely by cursing, swearing, and ranting that Jeffreys obtained his object. According to the practice of the times, it was beyond all doubt his duty to examine Dunne, and no one accus tomed to the examination of witness can read the report of Dunne's evidence without seeing, that apart from the swearing and raging, the examination of Dunne was most skilful, and extorted the truth from him notwithstanding a long seaies of prevarications and falsehoods. It is quite true that Jeffreys behaved at times like a wild beast, but it is also true that Dunne was a most artful liar, and that he gave the greatest possible provocation. In order to screen the prisoner he wilfully suppressed the very evidence which he was called to give, and Jeffreys screwed the truth out of him, with infinite brutality no doubt, but still with consummate ability. In our own times, if such work had to be done at all, it would be done, not by the judge, but by the counsel, nor would the jury be asked to convict upon the unconfirmed evidence of a man who was obviously perjured; bill the whole course of procedure in the 17th century was different, and if Jeffreys had done in a dignified way what he did with frantic declamation and profane oaths, he would have done his duty rnd dose it well.—Cornhill liagazine. THE OPENING OP BOTANIC GARDENS ON ►SUN DAY.-"-We are informed that the success of the agitation in Dublin last year for the opening of the Glasnevin Gardens has stimulated an effort in Edinburgh for the opening of the Royal Botanic Gardens. A memorial just forwarded to the Lords of the Treasury received in Edinburgh, in the few days it was open for signature, 14,160 names, none but Edinburgh citizens being allowed to sign. Counter memo rials from the Sabbath Alliance and Protestant Association have been sent. Th e Salut Public, of Lyons, states that the late rains have greatly hastened the ripening of the grapes, and that the vintage has already begun in the neighbourhood of St. Foy (Saone et Loire), and likewise in the Beaujolais. It is expe c t e d t h at the wine crop will be abundant, an d of good quality , The number of passengers arriving at Boulogne from Folkestone and London in August last was 14,684. There were 13,253 departing; making a total of 28,2391a5t passengers from and t o E ng l a nd during the month. In the month of August, 1851, which had until now been on e o f th e l arges t passeng er traffic on record, 11,571 pa ssengers arr i ve d , an d 11,151 departed; making a total of 22,722, The past month shows, consequently, an increase of 5,517 passengers on the n umber which until now had marked the most active period in the international intercourse. TITS EASTERN FlailEATES.—Tho reports m a d e with respect to the prospects o f the herring fisher y off the eastern coast present some improvement. Fish are plenti ful, and the quality of those landed at Great Yarmouth has been good. Boat have come in with several last s eac h , and prices have rang ed, accordin g to quality, at I rons 411. 100, to £l7 lOs, per lad (13,200 fish,) FOREIGN Australian BonAccord Copper,Llm. Brazil Land& Min• Co... Capula Silver Cobre Copper Copiapo ... •• DunMoun.Cop.Minz.(7o East Del Bey (Limited) Fortuna. ~ General tN. Cop. S. Austr. l Kapunda (Limited) Linares Luritanian blariquita N .RhineCopofS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... Port Philip. Santaßarbara (11dMine icottish Austrin. (L.) St. John del Itey (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited)._ , YudanamutanaS.A.Ld. 'LONIAL GOVER Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. July 1877-82 Do 6p. cent 1883-4 Do. 8 p. c. Feb. Sc Aug. 1 Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept,. Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock! Cape G. 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Dittpiela' 1...4 Lid ,ANEOUS. 17i ri 2 4 23 24 5i dis i 54 p 50 54 :9 21 100 103 14 18 84 115 109 112 109 111 S 10 i d fpm 99 102 11 2 26 27 k 1 4% 3f (1' 15 If 21 21 3i li 114 1 p' 2 6 1p 10 12 1f If 11 7 8 50 63 m 72 74 . 1 2 14 18 2 0 5 J.,. 271 28i 5 6 6 13,/ 4 136 31 z 3 I I 4 6 I Rd Id pr 1 p 11 d pr I 121 12 I 11} 12} 131 109} i I S 8 xd 121 11; 261 x d INFAMICIDE IN THE METROPOLIS. At an inquest held in Islington yesterday Dr. Lankester, one of the coroners for Middlesex, took occasion to make some remarks on the very large number of cases of infanticide which occur in the metropolis, and on the failure of justice in instances where there is too much reason to suspect that actual murder has been committed. The inquiry at which the Co roner was p res idi ng was one into the circumstances connected with the death of a newly born male child, whose body was found on Thursday last in a mews at the rear of Compton terrace, Islington. Police-constable 270 N deposed that the dead body of the child, wrapped up in some wool, had been found by a little girl_ The constable knew no more about the matter; and, in reply to Dr. Lankester, he stated that he had not made any inquiries on the subject in the neighbour hood of the place in which the child had been dis covered. The Coroner said he supposed the police thought the finding of the dead body of a newly born infant too ordinary an occurrence to call for inquiry. Dr. Stamford, the medical gentleman who had made the post mortenz examination, gave his opinion that the child was born alive, and that it had been three or four days dead when found. The umbilical cord was tied, but not in a skilful manner. The child had been a weak one, and he was not prepared to say that death had not taken place from natural causes. That was all the evidence on the subject. Dr. Lankester said that this was one of a class of cases which were exceedingly numerous at the present day —much more so, he thought, than society generally was aware of. He regretted to state that such cases were constantly occurring in London. He believed he held nearly one inquest a day on the bodies of newly born infants. These children were found under three different classes of circumstances. First, there could be no doubt that premeditated violence had been used—cases in which the child had been born alive and had lived for some short time, but in which the parents, or either of them, had determined to get rid of it by putting it to death. In such instances juries had little difficulty in finding a verdict of wilful murder, but too fre quently that verdict had to be against " a person or persons unknown." Again, there were cases in which there was no evidence of violence, but in which it would appear that the child had died shortly after birth from causes which had occurred during birth, or, as was perhaps the fact in the case under consideration, in which the child had died from natural causes, and in which, because of illegitimacy, the mother, feeling ashamed of her position, took advantage of the death and got rid of the body as best she could. There was another class of cases—that of children who had not been born alive. He could not but think that something might be done to diminish the number of each of these classes, more especially that of actual child murder. It appeared to him that if more vigour were shown in the matter by the police authorities—if there were more activity in en deavouring to find out the guilty parties —more discoveries of the perpetrators would be the result. Punishment would have a salutary effect in the way of prevention. It was a criminal offence to conceal the birth of a child; and, if re wards were offered for the apprehension of those who committed it, much good might be the result. A juror observed that parishes had in some cases offered as large a reward as £6O. Dr. Lankester thought that there ought to be a reward in every case. The English public expressed their horror at infanticide when it was brought under their notice. They were not aware that the finding of the body of a dead child was of so common an oc- currence in London that there were instances of it every day. So common was it that the police seemed to think no more of finding a dead child than they did of finding a dead cat or a dead dog. This was a blot on our civilization, and vigorous measures ought to be adopted with the view of re- moving so great an evil. In the case under consi- deration the jury returned a verdict of "Found Dead." FATAL OMNIBUS ACCIDENT AT BOSTON. A GENPLENIAN KILLED AND SEVERAL INJURED. An alarming accident occurred on Friday even ing last, about nine o'clock, to a pleasure party who were returning to Boston from a picnic at Miningsby. The excursionists, numbering about twenty ladies and gentlemen, veers riding in an omnibus and four, driven by Mr. Mears, of the White Horse Inn, Boston, and had proceeded safely o n their return until within about two miles of Boston. The road on which they travelled at this point runs parallel with a wide drain, and in consequence of the centre of the road being here covered with loose shingle, and the trees on the field side overhanging it, the driver pulled off the road upon the grass on the side nearest the drain, and so proceeded. safely for a few hundred yards, when the conveyance sud denly slipped and fell over the edge of the drain bank, a depth of several feet, into the water, and in its fall it turned two complete somersaults. The gentlemen who were on the outside were precipi tated into the drain, and the driver fell among his affrighted horses. The majority of the gentlemen as well as the driver being only slightly injured instantly went to the rescue of the ladies who oc cupied the inside of the vehicle, a feat they speedily accomplished, and found that they were but slightly injured. /t was next decided to ascertain whether all had been safely extricated, when it was found that Mr. West, draper, was missing, and on a close search the unfortunate gentleman was discovered beneath the vehicle, completely immersed in water. He was speedily conveyed to an adjacent public house, where Mr. Pilcher, surgeon (one of the party), used every possible exertion to restore animation, but without avail. The injuries of the remainder were fortunately discovered to be only of a slight character, and chiefly contusions and cuts. News soon reached Boston, whence cabs and additional medical aid were speedily despatched. An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon on the body of Mr. West, when a verdict of "Acci dental Death" was returned. The jury wished !t to be represented to the trustees of the road that It was in a dan gerous con di t i on, and recommended that the overhanging branches of the trees be cu away. W E NAVY. His Royal Highness Prince Adalbert of Prussia visited Deptford dockyard on Sunday, and in spected the iron-cased ships Favourite and Enter prise. His Royal Highness expressed great grati fication with his visit, and particularly admired the corvette Favourite, which, as announced in :the Sun of last week, is now perfected in her design as a completely protected sea-going ship of war. Mr. Reed left London yesterday for Pembroke dock yard to lay down a new corvette to be constructed after the design of the Enterprise and Favourite. Sixty first-class lads from the flagship Fisgard, at Woolwich, were yesterday despatched to Ports mouth for the service of the fleet, and an equal number will leave shortly by the Fes for Plymouth. The Royal paddle yacht Osborne, Master-Com mander George K. Bower, arrived at Portsmouth yesterday from Ostend, to which port she con veyed his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and suite from - Woolwich on Saturday. The experimental firing at the armour plates on the side of the Alfred target ship at Portsmouth will take pl ace on Thursday, instead of to-day, as originally proposed. The plates comprise one rolled 51 inch, from the Atlas Iron and Steel Works, Sheffield ; two of 51-inch hammered, made from scrap iron, one annealed and the other unan nealed, and two other plates made from Shopshire puddle iron, also hammered, of the same thickness of metal, and one also unannealed, and the other annealed, all four forged in the smithery of Ports mouth yard. The trial of these four will, it is ex pected, set the question at rest as to the merits of annealing armour plates, and also decide the dis- , puted poiat as to the superiority of scrap or puddled iron for hammered plates. Three other plates on the Alfred's side are from Deptford dockyard, 4} inch hammered. The Black Prince, 40, iron frigate, Capt. J. F. B Wainright, will, according to present arrangements, make her trial of speed with the pitch of her screw altered from her trial, to-morrow. Yesterday a number of additional hands were transferred to the iron frigate Achilles, 50. The vacancies by the withdrawal of the large number of mechanics from the dockyard, on strike, have not yet all been filled up, and first-class platers are still required for employment on board the iron ship. Some delay has been occasioned in prosecuting the works connected with the building of the Achilles, in consequence of the amended plans having been for some time under the consideration of the Admi ralty; these, however, have finally been decided upon, and every effort will now be directed to the completion of the iron frigate with the least pos sible delay. The whole of the improvements which the experience of the last six months has taught the Admiralty, will, it is fully expected, have the effect of rendering the Achilles as much superior in sailing capabilities and attacking and defensive powers to the Warrior as the latter vessel is to our Marl boroughs, Renowns, and Merseys. Nearly 100 convicts, in several parties, have ar rived at Chatham during the last few days 'from Pentonville, Millbank, and the other convict esta blishments, for the purpose of being employed on the works in connection with the . , enlargement and extension of Chatham dockyard. At the present time there are upwards of 1,000 convicts at Chatham establishment, nearly the whole of whom are kept constantly employed in the embankment of St. Mary's Island, and in the other works connected with the improvement of the harbour and dock yard. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Sub-Lieut. G. W. Allen, to the Liffey ; James Lewis, paymaster, to the Resist ance ; Henry Rider and W. H. G. West, super eameraries in the Indus, confirmed as second-class assist.-engineers ; Hu.gh London, acting second class assist.-engineer to the Indus, as supernumerary; John F. Hughes, and William Ambler, acting second-class assist-engineers, to the Cumberland, as supernumeraries; and Thomas R. Butters and James Elder, acting second-class assist.-engineers, to the Asia, as supernumeraries. SHIPPING-THIS PA I'• Isabel II , .... oy Morning Tues firg ; Arrived—Borussia,Ss°tuellieArE,l;rllN'hawbo;:t; Plougthboy*, steamer from Cadiz; Tribune, from Newli a. from Llanelly ; Alliance, steamer, from A r rt derlanu ; i onning, Sailed Ann Paterson, for S steamer, for Oprrto. (BY MAGNETIC Tr l LEGRAPH. i GRAvvo ND, Tuesday .. Morning. wow, from Demerara; Arrived, September B—C° lling parta n ie; Irene, frond Caen Vulcan from Jamaica; Leon Pom Cienfugos; Ostrich, t, f nr o i ttanstad; Sparkling Sea, Quebec; Burgomeister D fro o m ugla L s a , gos; Gipsy, frotti Peterson, Sept. frg9-3.FrgenrriokrfkEAL, Rouen ; Promise, and W,,nstrom Guernsey; Albion Marie, from W 3 b Albion, from from Havre; Karl, froni from Akyab; Lady re el ' Tuesday Morning, Arrived, frorn Mem I n ! i ' Abo ; Chebueto, from Jamaica, for org; John Cummi . ngsf Braziliad packer, from e , Heiress, from New Yilok ; Danneborg, frolu tow—Hougomont, sh. Jamaica, p P a a s s s s e e ci d L in. Anne, from Garracha, Shields ; Bougrin- Cbasseur, French corette o s r , from the river for f lp, from An chored—White Rose, from Quebec, for London. y L i o n n e, do a n nd . the westward ; Hanover, from London, for Liverpool. ' TEA T: THE :RADE, Sept. B.—The deliveries in London estimated for the week - were 914,6751 b., which is an increase of 6,1461 b., compared with the previous state- ment. SINGULAR ATTACK.—An attaek of a peculiar nature occurred near Carmarthen on Saturday afternoon. A Yong woman named Gwenllian Williams was proceed ing across the fields homewards from market when she was fiercely attacked by a rook. The bird flew at her face, flapping ins wings and cawing in the most violent manner. The girl was frightened and took to her heels. The enraged bird, however, still kept up the chase, and was only induced to forego the attack still further by a countryman, who, happening to pass at the time, drove it away. On examina tion of the fac 3 of the young woman, who had fallen to the ;round in a fainting state, it was found that her left eye had been pecked completely away. She was conveyed home, and proper surgical attendance procured. Her face was also scarred and marked to a considerable extent, part of her Up being pecked away. 2HE ARMY. Some distinguished members of the Imperial family of Austria, under the incognito of th 3 Count Schoenkirchen and suite, yesterday visited Wool wich Arsenal by special notification from Sir E. Lugard, Under Secretary of State for the Depart ment of War. They were received by Major Young, Major Shaw, Capt. Majendie, R.A., and other officials of the Royal Arsenal, who were in attendance in the Dial-square until half-past two, throughn n w a h d e n n t t h ht e C Ftre rdreag o zLe u ea n arfpa,b t and his pcoaetrnaoadrrtyaoan:fyest friends, le.urewnlldaTerfrdhouset They were t edthhrwryroee,uregec superintendence re rt ohinaegd pueae number, tpeedr o a f nd Ca c P a t r . de partment, &c., and entered the Royal gun factories, where they were received by Mr. John Anderson and the staff of officers belonging to the depart ment, and spent upwards of four hours in the in spection of the Armstrong gun manufactory, which they witnessed in all its details. The range of buildings erected at Sheerness for the wives and families of the married non-commis sioned officers and men of the Royal Artillery, at a cost to the Government of £ll,OOO, is now com pleted, and only awaits the official inspection to be taken formal possession of by the Government. The building is one of the best of the kind yet c erected at either of the large mili tary stations, and may be looked upon as a . modelrrchoe one of it s c h arac t er both as regards its int erior ar rangements and the quartetsmod a t ion form for sid e e s a o c t h a oft square,he ample convenienicnemse ands accommodation and are about 300 ft. in length and three stories in hei g ht, t he whole constructed with it which can b e used as a promenade, and from which the vi ew em b races the Nore and th e distant coast of Essex. Ampl e p rov i s i on i s ma d e for 80 families, a separ a t e a partment b e i ng prov id e d white h a verandah, eran glazedd bricks. On th e two upper stories there is h, , for each. Each room measures 17ft. by 14ft., with a height of 15ft., the upper stories being approachei by three main stone staircases, well lighted at night with gas. The entire building is fireproof, the . whole of the rooms are lighted with gas, and each is pro vided with a stove and cooking range so constructed as to distribute the heat into the rooms. There are also cupboards and other requisites to each apart ment. The outbuilding contains a washing room 30ft. by 20ft., fitted with 22 galvanised iron troughs and Jacques's patent boilers, four of which hold 20 gallons each, and one, which is for bathing pur - poses, 40 gals. There is also a clothes drying room, fitted with patent drying machines, which, includ ing the heating of five boilers, can be effected with the expenditure o f on l y one cwt. coals. Adjoining is an ironi ng room, 25ft. by 20ft., with men and women's bath rooms. Ample prov i s i on i s ma d e f or supplyin g water to the establishment. The building is ventilated according to the most approved princi ples, and is surrounded with Wright's patent bar pavement, sft. wide. The entire erection has been built by Messrs. Nayler and Son, from the plans of Mr. Lacy, C.E. ALARMING FIRES.—Last evening, about half-past five o'clock, the inhabitants of Clapham-road were greatly alarmed owing to the sudden outbreak of a fire in the pred mises belonging to Mr. Silvester, an artist, situated at No. 8, New-terrace, Clapham-road. The fire commenced in the staclio and workshops, a range of buildings 50 feet long and over 20 feet wide. The flames travelled with remark.. able swiftness over the entire buildings, threatening with destruction the front dwelling.house, and also the private residence of Mrs. Jennings, No. 9. in the same terrace. The engines of the distillery belonging to Messrs. Beaufoy, Price's candleworks, and Hodges's distillery, with those of the London brigade, under the command of Mr. Hender son, the chief officer of the D district, and Engineer Met calf, were early in attendance, and the firemen eventually succeeded in extinguishing the flames before the front houso was touched ; but the building in which the misfortune commenced was burned down and the contents destloyed. The origin of the fire is unknown, and it could not emis be as es . certained whether the sufferer was insured. The pr and of Mrs. Jennings also received some damage, windows were broken. This lady was insured in the Stm U2a u a notice Fire-office. ' Steand several OPENING OF THE BRITIgiikiSSE the p the British Museum was re-opened to issued that the Museum would be continued open every Monday, -Wednesday, and Friday, between the hours of ten and five. Q'elock, until the end of October, Share! Railways. ' p a i d. l Closing I Business Price. done. 6.4.0 L 9.16.4 12.10 1231 5 1 1 20 28.2.81 : 100 00.11 ?.14.e 3.0.0 7.126 571 17s 6.15.0 8.12 4.15.0 1.18 91. 4.3.0 2i 12.3 2.9.0 2.4.9 1/ 10.6.7 5.11.6 28.9. 1.72 2.10.8 all all all 1 100 all- 1 5 3 28i 5k 36k 7 33f 126 + 53i I