The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The advices received from most of the manufac turing districts are of a rather satisfactory character, although there has been no important increase in the amount of business transacted. In South Staffordshire the iron trade shows a gradual im provement, as stocks are extremely light compared with those at the same period of the previous year. At Birmingham most of the trades of the town and districts were moderately employed. At Leeds the reports continue to be very satisfactory from the various warehouses. The manufacturers throughout the district are in full work. Business at Manchester has been rather quiet, notwithstand ing the favourable advices from the Indian and China markets. Rather more business has been done in sheetings for home use, and yarns continue to support full values. At Leicester a fair amount of business was transacted in the hosiery trade, and business generally was in a very healthy state. At Bradford piece goods have been rather quiet, but prices were firm. Yarns and wools fully supported former quotations. At Sheffield and Wolverhampton the various hard ware trades of the district have been gradually improving, and commercial matters generally look better than they have done for some weeks past. Owing to the improvement of business through out the country the quantity of commercial bills brought is larger, but the additional 81 The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday elosed steadily, and 7,000 bales were disposed of at about former quotations. In Railway Shares very little business was done, and prices tended downwards. Attention is still directed to the increasing strin gency of the German money-markets, several of the Principal banks having raised their rates of dis count to 5 per cent., which, considering the quietude of trade and the absence of speculation, is certainly a very high point. As this sudden and unexpected change, however, is the result of finan cial movements in Austria, the effect of which flay be merely temporary, it is scarcely viewed as an indication of a permanent alteration in the state of monetary affairs. It nevertheless attracts con siderable notice among capitalists and speculators, because no reliable opinion can be formed of its probable extent and influence in other directions. The increased demand for specie may lead to some Withdrawals from this country, which would, no doubt, create anxiety among the operators for a rise in public securities, although it might only absorb a small proportion of the Australian, Ame rican, and Russian remittances, which promise to C ontinue on a large scale during the next few Months. There is no appreciable variation in the general appearance of the money market. It still remains unusually easy, and the supply is excessive, owing to the improvement of business throughout the coun try, and the quantity of commercial bills brought forward, but the additional inquiry is not sufficient to create the slightest impression upon the terms of discount. One instalment of 25 per cent. is due to-day on the Indian Loan, amounting to £797,125, but it is stated that a large proportion was paid in advance some time ago. The steamer Niagara, from New York, has brought £20,400 in specie. The English Stock Market is rather heavy, and a decline of per cent. has taken place, several small s peculative sales having been effected. This de pression is attributed to the less favourable appear ance of monetary affairs on the Continent, and the impression that the minimum rate of dis count here will not be reduced below 3 Per cent. Consols have been 988 for money, and 981 I for account. The New Threes are about 9 7i -7,-, and the Reduced 971 d. The June Ex chequer Bills are 295. to 30s. premium; and India 14s. premium. India Debentures are 991 I for the first issue, and 991 for the second. Bank Stock is 220 to 221*. In the Foreign Market a moderate amount of business has been done, but the quotations in several instanem rather tended downwards. Turkish 6 Per Cents. are 94 4 ; ditto New Scrip, No. 1,12 il -11'eln-; ditto 1\14). 2, 211 prem. ; the 4 per Cents. G uaranteed are 105! N ; Portuguese 3 per Cents. are 46 1 ; Dutch 4 per Cents., 1001 ; Peruvian 41 Per Cents., 871; Equador, 151 K, and Brazilian 41 Per Cents. (1858), 971 1. In the Railway Share Market business has been and a downward tendency has prevailed in Prices. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, and North Stafford, have receded ss. ; Great Western and North Western, 10s. ; South Western, 15s. ; and South Eastern, £l. Great Northerns show an improve- Merit of about 10s. The foreign lines have also been rather depressed. Paris and Lyons and Northern Of France have receded about 10s.; and Lombardo venetian ss. to 10s. In the Colonial Market East adian are steady, as also Grand Trunk and Great Western of Canada. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are at Slightly re d uce d quotations. Ott oman B an k, however have improved about ss. ; Australian A gricult ura l d ec li ne d 10s., and Peninsula r and uriental Steam, £l. so BRITISH ock FUNDS—CLOSING PRI 22Of CES. -.ank St lf NPer Cent. Reduced Annuities eer Cent. Consols Annuities L,, 3 per Cent. Annuities Lo w Annuities, expire sth D'tt() 30 Years, expire 10th Oct, 1859 l5-16 , Di tto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 3-16 „. s .u l) " i i t tt t O ' ll dia Stock 99 I I ditto,pebl2tud Debentures Issue Ditto Jo Scrip, 2d Issue ,:tto Bonds £l,000 t4. 14 ° under 'ZI,OOO ' o ttsolis for Account Morelli June. Ite liequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &ltd... 4 0 30 Ditto 5.. 5 00, 30 29 Ditto Small, ltd. , FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . °r azilian, 5 per Cent IO 2T ' Ditto 1858, 4t p er C en t . 971 il Danish, 1825, 3 per Cent. — , Ditto 5 per C en t. -ti quador New C onso lid ated . 15i I Ale/dean. 3 per Cent. — Ditto Ac- -:t . - Peruvian Account reruvian, 41 per Cent...,,.,,.,....... Ditto Account '°rtligutese, 1853, 3 per Cent. , Ditto Account '''' .ll !sian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent ll Ditto 1852, 41 per Cent. Sardhllan, 5 pei: Cent. — D itto Account lan sh 3 per Cent 46 Di tto Account Ditto New D e f erre d , 3 per C en t . Ditto Account rn panigh Co. Cert. of Coup. not fundpd,. 6/ urk:Wl, 6 per Cent. Ditto New Loan Scrip Ditto Account Ditto 2d i Issue D itto Guaranteed, 4 p er C en t . Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. , 13e lgiat_i, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f -u utelb Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account; Nov. 10 I 9B/ t RAILWAY CALLS. Subjoined is a statement of railway calls falling due at various periols Call. Makin Paid. B irkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, Per. 4 per cent. Debenture £25 0 0 Stock (Nov. 1,18o8) D itto ditto ditto (Feb. 1, 185'9) 25 0 0 Cape Town Railway and Dock (Oct 23, 1858) Di tto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 185. °) D itto ditto ditt o (April 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (July 1, 1859) .. Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1860) G rand. Trunk of Canada 7 per cent tlefie n t ure, 1862, issued at 20 d i s. SNov. 20, 1858) 20 0 "Io ditto ditt o (J an. 20, 1858) 2 bit to ditto ditto (Mar. 31, 1859) 0 0 tGreat - Western of Can a d a N ew Sh ares , illainey Junction (Nov. 1, 18:58(Aug. ancaster and Carlisle, £l6l gl, 1860) . La ncaster and Preston, £lll (Oct. 31, 1 859) 0 10 0 Lo 859 (Nov. Ito 15,1858) 2 0 0 -London. and North-Western Eighths t,9 11 Y 1, 18.59) bltto ditto ditto (July 1, 1860) D itto ditto ditto (July 1, 1860) i',ittn ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1861) zanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln trhire, £lO, 4 per cent. (Jan. 1, 1859) Ditto , di ditto (July 1, 1859) urtto , ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1860) £75 100 1 18 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 1 0 0 0 13 4 2 10 0 2 10 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 15 0 1 5 0 0 1.5 0 FOREIGN. Share) Railways. Pad . 1 Closing I Business Price. Done. Closing Business Share Railways. Paid. Price. Dlone. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam' all 54 51 5} 12.10 Arnberg., Notting. Bost. 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bah. & S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 4 i and Eastern Junction 10 61 61 5 B e l g i an E as t . J unction a ll 1 1 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all 20 Be zi ers to G ra i ssessac a ll 9 1 13.14 I Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 71 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 2 Stock Birk., Lanc., and Chesh. 20 Dutch Rhenish Junction lOO 66 68 6 Eastern of France ...... all 218 29 291 25 !Blackburn 25 ißlyth and Tyne all 31 3.3 20 Great Central of France all Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead: lOO 37 39 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Lierre and Turnhout.. all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 41 g p 121 20 Cornwall all 4/ 5 20 L ucca & Pi s t o j a, 5 p.c. 's:: . all l* EA rcves. no div all 20 Lyons ar d Geneva .... all 24 25 10 Do. A until6p.c.per an {all 33 4 Maria Antonia all 10 Do. B hasbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all 20 Namur and Liege all 9 9 9} 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 71 8 20 Do. do. 6 c. Pref. p. Stock East Anglian Stock Eastern Counties lOO 62 63 621 1 20 Do. New Shares Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 46 48 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 20 Ottoman gua. G per cent 5 3 1 d 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 341 341 341 25 East Kent all 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 53 54 Stock East Lancashire lOO 93 95 20 East Suffolk all 20 c Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) 1 0 4 d 4 p 9 ( gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) ... 10 Do - Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 66 67 10 Rome and Frascati .... all Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 27 28 271 20 Royal Danish all 10 I Forth & Clyde Junction all 5 Royal Swedish, all Stock Furness toc SkGlasgow South Westn. 103 10 91 93 94 20 Sambre and Meuse.. ... a ll 8 a 84 10 Great North of S cotland all 101 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. ... all Stock Great Northern lOO 104 105 1041 4 20 Southern of France .... all 22 23 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 83 85 84 West Flanders all 5 5 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 129 131 130 - 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference . all 9 9 Stockstoe Great W estern Stock Gt. South& stn. 4 . (Ireld) 100 103 105 104 3 20 W. & I.W. Of France.. all 23 2 4 100 55 554 554 41 20 Western of Austria .. . 6 W St oc k Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk. 100 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all 12 Irish South Eastern all 6 Wiesbaden 5o Lancaster and Carlisle. all 86 89 88 71 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 161 Do. Thirds - 121 p 20 Zealand all ... 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11; 12 p 271 8 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95E 9&1 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 01d BRITISH POSSESSIONS. g Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 1 d 3 Do. West Riding Union 1— Sharei Railways. 'Paid. Closing I Business 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 61 100 'Atlantic &St Lawrence' i 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. 44 Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 111 113 all Stock London & North Westn. 100 911 911 91 1 k 4 1 4 Leased at 6 per cent.. 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 1 124 Do. Eighths gu. 5 percent 9 4 1p 9 4 Stock London& South-Westn. 100 94 95 4 93 4 4 4 18 Do all 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 par 1p l Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 35 1 361 18 Do. Do. B 41 par p 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 97 4. 98 98 74 20 Do. New l6l 13 121 d Stock Do. Binning. & Derby.. 100 C 8 70 100 1 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 83 88 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all ( 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 25 Do. Shares all 100 Do. do. , 1 J u ly, 1873 100 77 82 100 Newtastle and Carlisle all 100 Do. do. 1 J une , 1874 100 75 80 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 10 11 101 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. — p 10 Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. pm Stock Norfolk lOO 63 65 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. - 50 North. Counties Union 34 31 3 d 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 1 4 liP Stock North British lOO 5 8 581 68 4 174 Demerara Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 I i Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c IC3 171 1071 1071 8 until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 944 95 'tit g 20 Do. Jubbulpo re 5 d 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 1 d 100 D 0.44 p.c. Eds. pay.'s9 all Geelong Corporation 6 1 Stock Do. Leeds lOO 48 481 481 8 20 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 161 171 per cent. Bonds .... .. i 100 Stock Do. York no 774 78 '„._ Stock North London lOO 101 103 - Sto.Stck Grand Trunk of Canada 100 37 38 371 1 8 10 N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd and City Junction £3 ls. 103 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 74 76 75 1 20 North Staffordshire l7l 5 41 d 121 1 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref. .... 60 10 5d 511 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Juncti on a ll 74 8 4 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 ip 41 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& W o l ver. 10 0 27 29 20 Do. do 2 fp 2 • 10 Peebles all Gt Sof Ind.Lim.—Scrip I 2s. f 4p pm x d 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney — 201 Gt.W. of`Canada Shares all 171 181 18 x d Stock Scottish Central lO OlO llO 112 204 Do. New Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 274 28 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 105 108 106 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 81 82 ept. till 60 Stock'Shropshire Union lOO 44 46 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 10 ISittingbourne & Sheer. all 3 2 d 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 105 108 Stock' South Devon lOO 34 35 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 99 100 Stock South-Eastern lOO 741 741 741 1 4 20 Madras, guar., 4 1 p. c. all 18 18 18 Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 13 14 20 Do. 4 1 p. c. Extension.. 15 r id 20 Do. do lB 7 5 d 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 5 I ! p 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 11 20 Do. Fourth do. 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 34 35 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 25 Do. do. 1854 224 -- Newßrunswick&Canda. 25 Do. do. 1555 7 20 { R y .&Land(Lim.) g .6 p c 10 2 11d Stockton & Hartlepool 161 Class ACapitl.Share.. Stock Taff Vale lOO .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 .. Do. do. Land d 0... i _ _ Stock Vale of Neath lOO 93 95 20 c Northof India Tramroad 1 2s. Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 ( Limited, Scrip 50 Waterford & Limerick a ll 20 Oude (Limited) 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all 20 Do. 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. New Z.." ',.. 5 iP _, 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 31 20 Do. Punjaub 5 Do. B all &I 62 q 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. tsi,;" 5 i P 20 West London all 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 Do. let Class all 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par 4p 20 Do. 2d Class BRITISH MINES. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1858. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. ing_:--Sydney, 12,668 ; Port -Philip,-5,820 ;Tasmania, 262 Adelaide, 1,322; Cape, 16,727.; and New Zealand, 4,928 bales. For English wool there is scarcely any demand, and prices are rather drooping. In foreign and colonial qualities next to nothing is doing, on former terms. Last week's imports were 6,139 bales from Algoa Bay ; 196 from East London ; 172 from Cape Town, 470 from New Zea land, and 60 from Buenos Ayres. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were fairly supplied with wheat, in which about an average business was transacted, on former terms. There was a slight improvement in the demand for barley, oats, beans and peas, at full quotations. _ _ Throughout the Continent nearly all kinds of produce have been much less active, yet very few changes have taken place in prices. In the United States wheat and flour continue to move off slowly. Moderate supplies of hone-grown produce were received up to our market last week. From abroad, the imports were limited, viz., 4,060 qrs. of wheat, 9,100 barley, 5,660 oats, 930 rye, 3,331 beans, 215 peas, 15,562 linseed, 14,005 rapeseed, 35 mustardseed, 255 sundry seeds, 683 sacks and 1,490 barrels of flour. Both from Essex and Kent the arrivals of wheat fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, were very mode rate, and the show of samples of both red and white was small. Factors generally were very firm in their demands, and in some instances prices were a shade higher than on Monday last. The general quality of the samples were tolerably good. Since out last the imports of foreign wheat have been very moderate. To-day we had a full average show of granaried samples, in which about an average business was transacted at full prices. Floating cargoes of grain realised fully late currencies. Both English and foreign barley was in fair request, at last week's prices. Malt, however, sold slowly, on former , terms. Oats, the supply of which was much less extensive than of late, moved off steadily, at full prices. Beans were firm, but not dearer. We had a fair demand for peas, at fully late rates. The flour trade was tolerably firm, at last week's cur rency. Canary seed was fully 6d per quarter cheaper, with a heavy demand. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 3Bs to 455 Ditto, old —s ---B Ditto, white, new 4ls 50w Ditto, old —s —II , -..- NodOlk and Lincoln, red, old 38s 45s Ditto, new 3BB 468 Rye—Old —s —8 New Barley—Grinding....,. 2ss 31s Malting 379 —s Chevalier 37s 418 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 568 59s Brown s2s 58s Kingston and Ware s6s 58s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 233 ::39. Potato 27s to 35s You,ghal and Cork, black .. 229 25s Cork, white 243 31s Scotch, Feeding 2ss 27s Beans —Tick Pigeons 378 3:l's Peas—Grey Maple White 4os 44s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk Stockton and Norfolk.... • ... METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last veek were 7,949 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 8,712 ; in 1856, 6,848 ; in 1855, 10,605 ; in 1854, 3,209; in 1853, 8,787; in 1852, 10,068; and in 1851' head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .. 131 .. Hamburgh .. Medemblik .. Dordt .. Harlingen. • • Tonning Tonningen .. Frederickstadt 262 .. 20 .. 8.. Bremen Varil 93 .. -- . • 9 .. - •. -- 69 .. 66 ''''' • • "". • • '--. • • Antwerp - . • Ostend 2 .. Calais - • • *--"' • • •-• • • 1 . . '''' • • ..__ • • 57 • • .. ---• • Total 1,430 6,164 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pitt ;•s. 1857 1,515 .. 6,192 .. 90 .. 556 .. 3.59 .. 248 ; .. .. ,v 7 7 35 8 1856 2,342 .. 4,123 .. ___ ... 1855 1854 -- .. 174 .. 49 1853 1852 1,917 .. 7,38 2 . • .. 381 .. .1:188 Letters from France state that some severe losses ha ye 2 2 1 , ,0 3 15 8 2 0 0 3 .: ... 7,248 :05 ..... .. 374 .. 4 07 been sustained by the grazing and flock-masters, ari sing from disease. In most parts of the continent food contii n tes very scarce. For the time of year, we were again extensively sup Tied with foreign stock, but its general quality was very . in ferior. Sales were with difficulty effected on any terinEv. The receipts of beasts fresh up from our own gra zing districts were moderate, and there was a slight improve ment in their condition. Owing to the large supplitio of meat in Newgate and Leadenhall, the beef trade was h es ivy in the extreme, at a decline in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of from 2d. to 4cl. per 81bs., and a clear ance was not effected. The general top quotation for beef was 4s. 6d. per 81bs. From Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and Northamptonsl Ure, we received 2,650 shorthorns ; from other parts of Engl and, 400 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 17 Scots ; and Ivom Ireland, 900 oxen, &c. Notwithstanding that the show of English sheep was; but moderate, the mutton trade ruled heavy, and the quota bons gave way 2d. to 4d. per Blbs. The general top pric. e for Downs was 4s. Bd. About 500 sheep came to hand from Ireland. Calves were in short supply and moderate request, a t last Monday's currency. _ In pigs, next to nothing was doing, and prices further receded 2d. to 4d. per Sibs. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 2 6 2 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.3 8 4 2 Second quality do. 3 0 3 4 Pme. S'thdown do. 4 4 4 8 Prime large oxen 3 6 4 2 Large erse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 2 6 2 10 Large hogs 2 8 :3 4 Second quality do. 30 3 6 Small porkers Suckling calves, 17s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 18s to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 6,015 Sheep 23,830 Calves Pigs FOREIGN surrLY:. 1,480 Beasts „ 6,080 Sheep , 95 Calves Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and pi ices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Oct. 19, 1857, and this ; day, Monday, Oct. 18, 1858. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Oct. 19, 1857.0 ct. 113, 1858. a d. o. d. a. d . a. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto 3 6 310 3 0 3 4 Prime large oxen 4 0 .4 4 3 6 4 2 Prime Scots &c. ' 4 6 4 10 4 4 4 6 Coarse and inferior sheep . . Second quality ditto . . . Prime coarse-woolled ditto . Prime Southdown ditto .5 0 5 4 4 4: 4 8 • Lambs , Large coarse calves . 3 8 4 4 3 8- 4 4 • • Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers . . • • 4 8 5 2 3 6 4 0 Beasts Sheep and lamb s . . 2 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE , Oct. 20, 1856.---Beasts,, 5 , 40 7 ; sheep and lambs, 21,150 ; calves, 169 ; pigs, 620. Oct. 22, 1855.—Beasts, 5,670 ; sheep and 1amb5,,24,96 0 ; calves, 265 ; pigs, 562. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Rather large supplies of both town and coun lay-killed meat are on sale here, in very middling condition Gene rally speaking, the trade rules heavy, at our quota eons. Per Blbs. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 Bto 3 2 Mid. d 0... . 3 4to 3 6 Pm.largedo. 3 Bto 3 10 Do.sraalldo. 4 oto 4 2 Large pork.. 2 Bto 3 6 s. d. s. d. Infr. Mutton. 2 10 to 3 2 Mid. do 3 4 -to 3 8 Prime do. 3 10 to 4 4 Veal 3 4 to 4 4 Small pork 3 Bto 4 4 BOROUGH HOP. We continue to have a steady demand for good and fine• new hops, at full quotations.. All other kinds move off slowly, and late rates are barely supported. No oh ange in the duty. Mid and East Kent pockets —Ms to 112 s per t+wt. Weald of Kent do. 645 to 68s ~ Sussex do 48s to 60s ~ SEEDS. Li n seed is a slow sale, and prices are in favour cif buyers. Rapeseed is in fair request for export at very fill prices, but for home consumption very little is doing. Tares and mustard seed are firm in price. Clover seed and trefoil command very little attention. Cakes move off e lowly, al about last week's quotations. Turnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede l6B 18s Mustard, Brown.., 8s 12s White, new 12s 15s Tares,Winter,newl2Bod 139 Od Old -8 -8 Canary, per quarter 80s 90s Rye grass, uew 228 26s Clover, Red Eng., et. 50s 58s White .. ... 565 70s Foreign 4Bs 56s White 569 68s Trefoil, new.2os 22s Carraway ... 400 to 43s Coriander .. 12s 14s Rernpseed, per qr 40s 44s Linseed,Eng. sowing 68s 'Os Crushing .... —52 s Baltic ~. —s —s Odessa ..54s 58s Linseed Cake, p. to 1010 s 11 2s 6d Foreign, p. tonlo Os 11 5s Rape Cakes,p. ton ii lOs 6 5s Rapeseed, p. qr........ 64s 68s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDSS. Since Monday last the arrivals of potatoes coastwise and by land carriage have been on a liberal scale. Althouagh steady business is doing in all kinds, prices continue to rule very low. York Regents are selling at 75s to 90s ; Kent and Essex do., 75s to 8 08 ; Shaws, 55s to 75s ; and inferior . 40s to 50s per ton. Foreign qualities are worth only from 40s to 50s. Last week's imports were 680 bags from Rotter dam, 40 from Hamburg, 58 from Boulogne, 250 tons from Calais, 55 tons from Antwerp, and 4 bags from Harlingen. WOOL MARKET. The next public sales of colonial wool will commence on the 4th proximo. The imports since the last sales, together with the stock then remaining unsold, consist of tic follow. Share/ Mines. Paid . I Closing Business Price. Done. - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 84 94 20 pritish Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 50 60 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst.) 1 455 465 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 95 100 Great South Tolgtis l7s 13 14 - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.14.11 3 3 G. Wheal Vor (11elston) 84 1 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 7 8 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9 10 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 4 5 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 164 17?, - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s # 1 SoutliCaradon (St.Cleer) 24 400 410 —• South C. Brea (Illogan). 2 34 4 S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 185 195 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 I 4 - 10 Tin Croft 9 34 34 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 65 75 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 West Basset (Illogan) l4 21 22 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 103 110 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 54 20 220. - heal Buller (Redruth) 5 180 200 W heal Edward (Cal s.) 5l 21 31 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 W h'l Mary Ann (1 4 .1enhe) 8 45 47 Wh'Urelawney (Lisk.) 44 25 27 FORIIIGN MINES 20 Australian 74 i 1 800 AccordCopper,Lim. 10s 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 9 p 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 14 24 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... d 40 Cobre Copper all 35 37 36 Copiapo l6 11 13 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Forttins. 20 General all 214 3 Linares all 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all 29 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt. all 4 6 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6: 1 1 28.2.841 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 1154 116 116 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 1134 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 111 112 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. a. Deb. 100 1004 101 101 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1104 1114 1114 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 112 114 VictGov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 110 112 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share\ Joint-Stock Banks. Closing I Business Paid. p rice. Done. 100 A nTa &U n it e dS e rviceßk 50 ,-, 40 Australasia all 86 87 25 Bank of Egypt all 241 ?..54 251 100 Bank of London 5O 45 47 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all . 57 59 60 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 3 21d 100 City 100 Colonial 20.11 Coin. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London. 20 19 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aug. Ch. all 161 17 1 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 -20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 2 0 u 4 . 1 50 London and C minty 50 London Joint Steck 100 London & Westminster 2O 48 49 481 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40 48.1 20 Ottoman Bank all 191 20 20 4 19/ 20 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia all 55 57 166 25 Do. New 2O 55 -56 50 Union of London lO 231 241 100 Unity Mutual 55 . 100: i Western Bk of London 50 19 17 d MISCELLANEOUS. Share _ Miscellaneous. I Paid. Closin g Zusiness done Price. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 14 16 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 300 340 33.5 25 Australian Agricultural 19 35 37 351 5 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 11 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 21 3 10 Do New, issued at 25 die 3 50 British American L an d 40 50 Brit. & Irish MaK.TeI.A. a ll 40 42 20 Do. B, 7 1 p. C. till 1862.. all 19 21 20 Do. C. 100 Canada 321 115 120 1161 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 10 104 St oc k Cop.Min.ofEng.&S:nitg all 24 28 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 25 27 5 Crystal Palace 5 Do. Preference l a a aaoo l l ll l l ll 20 Eastern Steam all 2 2 Steck Electric Telegrapl* 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. 10s. _ 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all , ' viga.ion. 14 20 London Discount 5 13 13 d 2 1 9 0 5 G G E l e l . nrlG.rPositSAacu Steam I\ l . v S a C t n :1 . . ( ( i' L t l i m m )) 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 7 74 104 LioetdidiieGre. lE L l O ec in tr u ic ib T u e s i C eg o: a ll _2 _23 25 i. . National DiS4ollllt Co 5 1 f 6 10 Netherlands Land 6 all 1 2 10 Do do 5 Do 8 p.c. Pref. ,iss.at ldis. all 4 14 100 N.llr.&NovaScotiaLand 80 15 18 1 N 11. Australasian (Lim.) all I I 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental gas 1 Do. New Shares l5B. 3 iis par 87 60 5 P P e e n el . hirer Oriental Land Steam.. a a il ll 8 :4 00 24 50 Do. New lO 13 15 p 2314 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 2 1 I P 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 7 100 Royal rail Steam OO 63 65 1 cot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim all 14 11 25 South Australian Land. all 38 39 1 Submarine Teleg. Serip. all 3 1 1 Do. do Registered 12_114112! 114 ___ls, 55 all 4 1 20 ' fr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 5 10p '.ran Diemeu's Land,. 284. 11 12 TALLOW. A fair average business is doing in our market, and prices are well supported. P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 50s ed per cwt. Town tallow 5s nett cash. Rough fat 2s 9id per 8 lbs. THE GREAT FIRE AT AUCKLAND. (Abridged from the New Zealander, July 10.) This calamity occurred early on Wednesday morning the ith of July, and more t h an one cir cumstance has transpired to gi ve r i se to the sus picion that the origin of the fire, if not an ac t o f positive incendiarism, is attributable to careless ness almost as criminal. From careful inquiry amongst those who were first on the spot, and from personal observation, we may confidently state that the fire originated very shortly before two o'clock in the morning, in the back premises of the Osprey Inn, Mr. J. H. Ki ng, High-street. It thence extended to the theatre or music-room of the Osprey, and immediately caught the building, workshop, and timber of Mr. Finlay's (carpenter) establishment. The north-east gale was blowing furiously, and the flames soon swept before the wind towards the Mecha nics Institute, and, with an eddy, round towards Shortland-street, to the rear of the Bee Hive, Mr. Keesing's store. The bugles of the 58th Regiment were sounding the call as soon as the flames appeared above the roof, and the fire bells rang out simultaneously. A large force of the 58th Regiment, under the per sonal orders of Colonel Wynyard, were soon on the spot with the military engine ' • and the several companies of th e vo l un t eer fi re brigades, with their engines, were quickly working. But such was the intensity of the fire that, driven as it was before the storm amongst the low and crowded buildings of O'Connell -street and High-street, all attempts to arrest its course were for a time futile. The occupants of the houses around the fire — most of them hard-working people of moderate means—were now seen leaving, for the last time, their homes. Men half-dressed, and women and children in their night clothing, were seen creeping from burning houses, carrying nothing away with them but the scant clothing in which they had barely time to rush into the street. In these close thoroughfares, the smoke and heat were almost un endurable, but the officers of the regiment organised their men in working parties—well disciplined and effective—and attacked the flames wherever there appeared a chance of doing so successfully-. The fire was now burning furiously around the Police Barracks, and consuming them and Mr. Gorrie's old schoolhouse. The Mechanics' Institute new hall appeared for a time exactly in the drift of the fire, and it was thought that nothing could save it ; but the exertions of Mr. Dalby and others, who deluged the front and roof with water, aided by a slight shift of wind, saved this handsome building. In a more westerly direction, about Mr. M'Caul's, in High•street, the fire was now storming along— house after house falling before it, occasional brick walls, though strongly built, forming no barrier to its fury. The street was here too narrow for the opposite houses even to be saved, and all the build ings from Mr. MTwan's yard to Vulcan-lane were ignited, and although many of the townspeople here made the most strenuous exertions to save pro perty, very little could be secured ere the fearful heat rendered all approach to the burning houses impossible. While the buildings from Mr. Marks' to Mr. Dunning's were burning on the north side of High street, the buildings across Vulcan-lane caught, and Messrs. Marston and George's law offices and the Auckland Dispensary—only just established—were enveloped in the flames. This thoroughfare was now a street of fire. A woman whom Dr. Philson, the coroner, was attending, was conveyed from a burning house to the fine new brick building, the Auckland Hotel (Mr. B. Newell's), where it was thought she would be secure. Ix a"short time she gave birth to a child, but this, the house of refuge in which she was lying, was almost directly after in the midst of the flames, and she had again to be carried away with her new born infant to the Wesleyan chapel, which afforded her safety. The fire was now at its heighth ! It had curled round to the Shortland-street houses, and the whole block between Chancery-street, High-street, Short land-street, and O'Connell-street, was a heaving mass of fire. The crash of falling buildings, the roar of the fire, and the storm—which had become more furious still—was awfully grand and fearful. The fire from the Police-Barracks' block (old Post office) now extended across High-street, and caught the woodwork of Newell's Inn, which was soon entirely in a blaze ; the fire thence spreading to the houses occupied by Mr. Thompson and Mr. Leech, carver and gilder, which fell before it. The newly-erected stables of the Auckland Hotel were soon burning. A valuable horse just imported from England in the Bride, however, was led out in 1854. 1855. 1856. I 1857. 1858. Stock this day.... 30,079 24,863 14,550 20,534 10,152 price of Y.C. f 67s Od to 628 6d to 55s Od to 568 6d to 50s 6d C 67s 6d —8 Od —s dto 56s 9d —s Od Delivery last week 2,669 3,264 4,616 4,278 2,637 Ditto from June 1 27,923 48,711 49,334 37,391 37,157 Arrivals last week 2.375 1,610 4,474 3,421 974 Ditto from June 1 22,002 25,931 46,901 44,711 35,742 Price of Town .... 684 6d 64s Od 55s 6d 59s 6d 53s 6d STATEMENT OP TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG. Tallow despathed from Cronstadt 1858. 1857. 1856. to Sept. 15, 0. S. (estimated at 25 Casks. Casks. Casks. poods to the cask) 53,245 55,198 76,005 In:ships loading and lighters 14,186 9,166 10,177 Total loaded off from St. Petersburg, Sept. 13, 0. S 67,431 64,364 89,182 Do. after this date Total at the close of the navigation 103,761 112,095 London Liverpool 1,833 1,788 7,978 Bristol Other English ports Ireland 590 1,132 529 Scotland Germany 4,867 8,127 . 13,497 France America Total 53,245 55,198 76,005 THE CONFESSIONAL IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. PUBLIC MEETING-(THIS DAY). A great meeting of the Vestrymen of the metropolis and others was held this morning at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, to protest against the system of auricular confession, and other innovations in the Church of England. At twelve o'clock, the hour appointed for 'commencing the proceedings, the body of the hall and galleries were well filled, and a number of clergymen were observable amongst the persons on the . platform. On the motion of Mr. BEAL, Alderman and Sheriff HALE took the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, without occupying the time of the meeting, he should call upon a gentleman connected. with St. George's, Hanover-square, to move the first resolution. Mr. VEREKER said the attendance that day in so noble a cause was really a cheering sight. The cause, however, was good, and he felt they would all agree that the time had now come when every true friend of the Church of England should exert himself to rid the Establishment of its professing friends, the Puseyites, who, while they were called upon to administer the gospel, dearly showed that they were the emmisaries of Rome. (Cheers.) The feel ing was great in the country that there should be a firm stand made against the aggressions of Puseyism, and that a thorough church reform should be insisted on by the people at large. (Cheers.) But he felt that if anything was done it could be done by the middle classes of the metropolis. (Cheers.) If the course he recommended was :adopted, a movement would be commenced which would end in good to the Church of England, and would show to those who fancied they were secure in the position they were then temporarily holding—(cheers)—that the people were determined that the gigantic revenues of our Church should not be the handed over to these traitors to be used against ourselves for our own destruction. (Loud cheers.) But what was the remedy for the great evil of which he complained ? He knew but one, and that was a revision of the Book of Common Prayer. Of course he was aware of the extreme difficulty of procuring such an object, but the rubric was but the work of man, and therefore no insuper able objection existed to such a proceeding. (Cheers.) If that alteration was made, then these professing—merely professing—clergymen of the Church of England would be defeated in the great object they had in view—the Roman ising of that great establishment. (Cheers.) He implored the meeting to fully consider the importance of firmly bind ing themselves together, as by union such a demand could be made as would compel those who now received the stipends of the Church of Endland to administer its doc trines in all their purity. He concluded by moving the following resolution : "That priestly confession, and absolution, and other false doctrine and innovation, have been recently taught and practised by many of the clergy of the Church of England, and encouraged by some of its dignitaries and bishops. This meeting, believing such doctrine and innovations to be at variance with the spirit and teaching of the Reformed Church of England, but especially having no warrant or foundation for the same in the holy Scripture, the only basis on which all true Christian doctrine and practice should be raised. That such teaching and practices having excites the alarm and fired the indignation of the great bulk of the members of the Church of England, and of all true Protest ants throughout the empire, this meeting hereby raises its I solemn protest against such teaching and such innovations in the Church of England, and declares its allegiance to the doctrines of the Gospel, to preserve which for our use and guidance the martyrs of the Reformation suffered. This meeting, therefore, declares that, if the Church of England is to be truly the Church of the nation, she must not be permitted to go back to the darkness and serfdom of the I priest-ridden middle ages, but adapt her institutions to the growing wants of the people, and take the great and simple truths of thegovel only as the foundation of her teaching." Mr. BEAx., in rising to second the resolution, was received with loud cheers. He said the meeting no doubt expected to see Mr. Westerton amongst them, but that gentleman's absence, he regretted to say, was occasioned by a great domestic calamity—the death of his wife—but although Mr. Westerton was not then in that room, he assured the meeting that no man was more fully convinced of the neces sity of immediate action to counteract the baneful effects of auricular confession than he was. (Immense cheer ing.) Having referred to the steps that had been taken since the last meeting in that hall to consider the subject of auricular confession in the Church of England, he said that Mr. Westerton had received no less than 2,800 letters, the writers of which all assured him that they looked on and accepted him as their champion in his endeavours to throw down the barrier of auricular confession, which was sought permanently to be set up in the Church of England. (Immense cheers.) He called upon the meeting to protest in the strongest manner possible against a doctrine so opposed to the spirit of the Church to act so vigorously that Parliament would be compelled to interfere —to condemn the practice of it, or to eject the professors of it from their livings. (Immense cheering, accompanied by waving of hats.) The dark room which they had heard of was not the only dark room in Belgravia. The system of confession was carried on to an extent that was, he thought, scarcely known. The Jesuit confessor entered the private home under the garb of friend ship, and there he wrung from the unfortunate victims by threats and denunciations what he called a confession of their sins. He strongly advised all those then present in a parocllial capacity, on their returns to their respective parishes to call meetings, and submit the resolution, which he had no doubt would be agreed to enthusiastically that day for consideration, and then embody the sentiments into a petition to Parliament, condemning the practice of auricular confession in the Church of England. (Cheers.) If such a course were adopted success was certain, but there must be no depending upon others each man pre sent must exert himself most strenuously. Each must sign the petition to Parliament—must urge his neigh bour to do likewise; and every person who once joins the movement must not rest in his endeavours until the manhood .of England was aroused. (Immense cheering.) The resolution moved by Mr. Vereker clearly showed the spirit by which its author was animated. (Cheers.) The author of it was Mr. Westerton. (Immense cheering.) He expected that there would be no mistaking the meaning of that day's proceedings, but that results would follow which would restore the Established Church to its pure simple, and beautiful character, and thoroughly to defea the Romanising doctrines that were now being forced upon the public by men who were its greatest enemies. (Immense cheering.) Mr. Beal then concluded by very forcibly urg ing the meeting to adopt the resolution unanimously. Mr. BROWNING, a vestryman of St. Georges's-in-the- East, said he wished to read a passage from the Book of Common Prayer, relating to confession, but the meeting refused to hear him. For some timehe persisted in his object, but the feeling of the meeting being decidedly against him he resumed his seat. Mr. SIMPKINS then addressed the meeting in support of the resolution. He assured the meeting that if merely the ordinary means were taken to put an end to a system fraught with so much evil it would be a long time before their object was attained, for they had for opponents men who knew full well the best and surest means of carrying out their objects. Amidst great cheering the resolution was then agreed to. Mr. TAVERNER moved, that a petition founded upon the foregoing resolution, be drawn up and presented to Parlia ment. (Cheers.) The resolution having been seconded was carried unanimously. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman the proceed ings terminated. THUNDERSTORM AND SNOW.—A thunderstorm and fall of snow occurred at Xilharn and Langtoft, .on the Yorkshire Wolds, on Monday . last. The electric fluid killed 10 sheep in a field belonging to Mr. S. Lampleugh, and also struck an unoccupied house belonging to the same person, and one or two other houses in'the neighbourhood. Every window was broken in one of the houses, and other damage done. What is rather singular, two wood pigeons as they were flying were killed by the lightning. COLLISION.—Some little consternation was caused am ong the passengers of the last up train on the Oxford ' Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway , on passing Chip. ping Norton junction on Tuesday evening last. At this b place a branch line runs off to the town of Chipping Nor ton, and the engine which is used for that of t purpose wa s id shunting to a siding, when, from. some mi the points, instead of passing into a siding it ran on t o th e main line, and dashing against one of the carriages , of th e 'one oc ,hot ilill eve g r, some excitement among the passengers. No was passenger train knocked it off the rails hurt, and after a little delay the train proceeded oni's Wen use d during the day. journey. The points had Shortland-crescent was now burning from the Bee-hive (Keesing's), to the inn at the corner of High-street. The most strenuous effors were made to cut down Keesing's inn, so as to stop the fire reaching Mr. M'Ewan's and Messrs. Nathan and Co.'s. A large ladder was with difficulty at length raised against M'Ewan's, and hose of one of the fire brigade engines led up to it to the roof, another engine played on Keesing's house, the upper part of which at last was hauled down into Shortland-st. ; all made safe towards Nathan's. Meanwhile the fire having extended across Vulcan-lane, the houses of Somerville, shoemaker, Clements, Robertson, and Low, were endangered. Here Mr. Forsaith and _ _ others worked hard and well ; Mr. Keily mounted on the roof of a building, which was already al most cut away below, and with an axe cut holes under the ridge to affix ropes for hauling down the mass. The wind favoured their exertions, and the fire was got under in the direction of Messrs. Petschler and Low's. The only way to stop the progress of the fire up Shortland-street now appeared to be by the de struction of some of the hbuses in the line of the fire, and the Beehive, (Keesing's) was selected, Capt. King, R.A., placed a charge of powder against this house, which was ignited, partly destroying the house in its explosion—heard even to Onehunga. A hose was got into the upper floor of Gibson and Mitchell's store, and though the window frames facing the Beehive and even the roof were at times on fire, the place was saved, and the conflagration arrested in the direction of Upper Shortland-street. Mr. George, the baker's house was of brick, and still stood amidst the fire, but at length the heated roof caught, and the place burnt fiercely, notwith standing a copious supply of water poured upon it. It burnt until daylight, when the back wall alone remained. _ _ At the end of High-street, between Keesing's Inn and M'Ewan's store, the heat was so great that the men who held the hose had to be enveloped in blankets, and water kept thrown over them to withstand the scorching of the flames behind them. A bale of blankets from Nathan's stores was brought out by Messrs. Jervis and Stitchbury, sa turated for this purpose, some being pulled over M'Ewan's side window, and others thrown over some burning kauri gum in the yard, thus removing one great cause for further apprehension. The fire was now arrested at all points ; the space where it had raged still burnt fiercely, but the fire was low in the cellars, and among fallen ruins, and not likely to extend. Crashing chimneys, however, and the occasional bursting up of the fire as it reached the woodwork of foundation stones still maintained the fearful and exciting spectacle, and when day fairly broke, a clear space existed. from Shortland-street to the Wesleyan chapel, and from Fielding's to Brown Campbell's stone store. About 50 houses had been destroyed. Around the fire, and especially in Shortland street, there must have been collected about 3,000 persons ; but from want of due organisation, their presence was in a great measure useless. Assist ance was givini in many cases nobly and most affec tively ; but c:ither from selfish apathy or indecision, there was much hanging back from exertion on the part of in any stalwart civilians. We heard Dr. Pollen, Mr. Merriman, and others, themselv es working hard, a pp e aling to a large number of m e n e_ to assist in a b uc ket chain-gang, but near ly all A el ir. clined,- some. eve n asking for remunera ti on. e.Heaphy, one of the most active, ma de simi lar ap peals to ind-a e these lookers-on to reinforee, a fire engine that b in a hot position, b u t with very little avail. While no ti Icing, as is our duty, this unhappy want of organ u •sati on and zeal on the party of so many content:, to rema in mere spe_ctators : we must give our mesa of praise to some who distinguished themselves jr. Asher and the whole of the fire • brigade. Mr. J. Derrom was seen working every where where I he fire was thickest, and always use fully. Mr. IC( ning, of H.M.'s Customs, Mr. Ely, Mr. Cadman, : Mr. Henderson, Mr. Coolahan, Afr. H ansar d, , were conspicuous, working effec tively at the a lost threatened points. Mr. Daldy and Mr. Smar t, saved the premises of Gibson and Mitchell, anal totkped the progress of, the fire in that direction. M 4 G. Grah am , senior and junior, were most tied ye; and Mr. M`Ewan, whose house for a long time wt .s in most imminent danger, worked hard in other directions to west the fire. Mr. Heaphy was h auling the hose up the high ladder against M'Ewl an's store, and afterwards removing the burning' s pirit casks from Keesing's public house. Mr. J. Graham worked manfully ; and the Rev. Mr. Lloy a, as at W. S. Grahame's fire, was conspicuous at the most threatened point. We also noticed Messi, s. Moorhouse, 011ivier, Blakiston, Hall, Domett, and other southern members, co-ope rating with gi Seat energy with Mr. Dignan, Mr. Whitaker (Ag orney-General), Mr. De B. Adams, , Mr. Gri ffi n, M r. Brennan, Mr. Bain, &c. - The as sistance of the military and fire brigade was above all praise. CF apt. King, ILA., whose services were employed tf )I(frw up Mr. Keesing's house: Wa, to be seen walking coolly in the driving smoke and sparks, with a powder bag under his arm to pl . aos it in the most effective position for the explosion. Mr. Perkins was very conspicuous and cool in the most dangerous plaCes. When the whole of the lower part of Mr. Bees. ing's public-house had been cut away, and the upper floor hanging only by its attachment to the next house and by the roof which was burning, into the Warren, of the 58th, climbed the bed-room and affixed a chain in such a manner as enabled a rope-gang to pull down the burning house which was threatening the opposite build. ing. When Warren was in the upper part of this house there was literally nothing under the roof on which he was standing to support it, and. the house was expected to crash each. mament, Colonel Wynyard, the superintendent (Mr. Wil liamson), M r . Merriman, and Dr. Pollen were at the fire from first to last, advising, directing, and animating the working parties ; and Major Thomp son, Capt. Reynolds, and other officers were among the most active in working the bucket gangs. At four o'clock p.m. (Wednesday) a public meet ing was held at the Odd Fellows'-hall, for the pur pose of taking measures for affording to the suf ferers by the late calamitous fire such aid as might be needful. The hall was densely crowded. Among the earliest to arrive were --his Excellency Colonel Brown, Captain Stewart, Mr. Bolt; the Superin tendent, Dr. Pollen, Mr. Merriman, and Mr. Heaphy ; and soon after the Southern- members of the Assembly, headed by the Speaker (Mr. Clif ford), together with a large concourse of merchants and other respectable colonists. Resolutions were adopted, calling on the public for subscriptions to relieve the sufferers, and also thanking those who had taken an active part in preserving life and property during the time of the conflagration. The subscription list was headed by the Governor and superintendent, and in a few minutes the sum of £537 16s. was subscribed, and afterwards reached £869 19s. The following is a list of the sufferers and pro perty destroyed : Shortland-street--Messrs. A. and R. Keesing, shop and dwelling ; Mr. James George, shop and dwelling ; Messrs. A. Keesing, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Scott, painter's shop; Mr. Brighton, shop; Mr. HenryKeesing, Commercial Hotel. East Side of High-street—Mr. Godwater, shop and dwelling ; Kelly' s b a k er y, M essrs. Collins and Ripley, cabinetmaker's shop ; Mr. Lorigan, shop and dwelling; Mr. Leathem, baker, shop and dwelling ; Mr. H. King, Osprey Tavern ; Mr. Mac donald, blacksmith's shop ; Mr. Hanlan, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Walter M'Caul, shop and dwelling; Mr. Banning, shop and dwelli ng (b r i c k) , the Old Post-office and Police-station. West Side of High -street—Messrs. Natlitin" and Co., stables ; Mr. Rawson, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Moore, shop and dwelling, ; M - r. Gourley, lodging house; Mrs, Harkins, dwelling; Mr. Macguire, dwelling ; Messrs. Marston and George, offices ; Mr. Overston, shop and dwelling ; Mr. M'Dermot, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Cromwell, dwelling ; Dr. Shiell, Auckland Dispensary •, Mr. B. Newell, Auckland Hotel (brick) ; Mrs. Thompson, shop and dwelling ; Police-corporal Forster, dwelling ; Mr. Leach, shop and dwelling. Vulcan-lane. Mrs. Welsh, dwelling •, Grace, blacksmith's shop ; Mr. J. Robertson, dwelling ; Mackie, coachmaker's shop ; Harkins, cooperage. Chancery-lane and O'Connell-street—Mr. Robt. Pollock, dwelling and stables ; Mr. John Finlay-, carpenter's shop ; the Old Theatre ' • Keesing's stores ; Mr. Hodge, blacksmith's s h o p ; Mr. Samuel Campbell, dwelling house; Mr. John M'Leod, dwelling house ; Brown and Campbell, wooden store and stables. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. TATTERSALLS'-(THIS EVENXYG.) The Cesarewitch settling progressed most satisfactorily. No great winners are reported beyond the immediate " party" of Rocket. The Cambridgeshire betting took rather an extensive range ; the animals most in request being Blanche of Middlebie, Zouave, and Ignoramus. CLOSING PRICES. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 9to 1 agst Blanche of Middlebie 12 to 1 agst Lecntes 14 to 1 agst Zouave 14 to 1 agst Ignoramus 25 to 1 agst The Brewer 20 to 1 agst Prioress 25 to 1 agst Gorlette 30 to 1 agst Rocket 100 to 3 agst Satinstone 1000 to 30 agst Physalis colt 40 to 1 agst Eclipse 40 to 1 agst Farmer's Son 40 to 1 agst Nelly 40 to 1 agst Tricolor 50 to 1 agst Lambourn 50 to 1 agst Kelpie 1000 to 10 agst Barbarity DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Promised Land 25 to 1 apt Cavendish 30 to 1 agst Viking 40 to 1 agst Gamester ARRIVALS AT KELSO. Mr. Sykes, Simpleton, Cora Linne, Pretty Boy, Captain Wedderburn, Leukothea, Duneany, Mimosa, Phoenix, Peg Taft, Logie o' Buchan, Gift, Maid of Derwent, and Mauchline. Stock' Stock 25 Stock Stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct. Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares tockCaledon £lO , 44 per cent 12.10 IDo. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock:Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c 64 [Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc , Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.li Stock Do. do. N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. Stock'East Lane. 6 per et 5 'E.& W. York. Jen. fifths StocklEdin.&Glas. spc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Fu”ness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West. g a. spc Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock IDo. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 [Do.sp.e. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. I\h. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt. Su. & W (Ireland) 4 Stc'ck , I p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. . Do. Redeemable, 41 pct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do. Irredeerr able, do.. . Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock L on. &Brig,.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. C. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 L on. & N. W. Cov. &Nun - eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 she Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh & Lin., 6p. ct Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent. Stock! Stock Stock Stock Stock 2Gi 14 I 20 Stock, Stock Stock) Steck' Stock Stock, Stock) 12i 12 Stock 6 Stock 12i 12 Stock Stock Stock 6 Stock 101 Stock! Stock) Stock, Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock! Stock; Stock) Stock 81 Stock Stock Stock Stock Ica. 10 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 25 StOCkl Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do. Con. Brie & Bir. 6 p.ct Do. 4} p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p. c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 54p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way. Val. Ex. Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co. N-East. irzed. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g I Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db stk. in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen . gua. 6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 108 . Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .4* per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is. Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. glut. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, I 6 per cent. 100 100 100 100 all Paid. i Closing Price. 49 M 94 96 1101 103 51 6 112 115 105 110 114 116 112 114 128 130 81 83 71 73 109 111 120 122 111 113 101 106 164 66 1 111 111 93 95 84 86 85 87 97 99 9i 10 16 17 94 10 72 74 18 19 9 91 134 144 [4l 143 L5B 163 120 122 68 70 140 142 LOI 103 93 95 11)1 1 9f 91 11 8 f 9lf 1108 110 99 100 dis p i die p 23 24 119 121 99 101 72 74 119 121 119 120 101 10} 24 24i 102 104 101 103 28 29 324 334 38 43 71 70} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley Buckin.c,rhamshire Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. E Union,Harwiehns. Do. Woodbridge ... GI s.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 'Ln N.W iLn & N.W ICaledonin E.U.&E Ci Gt. forth. E.Counts., Caledonin Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E. Counts. Do. Do. Do. L& N W j & L.Yk. Do. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dek.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. I Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& Redcr, g,6p.c. Mid. Brad fordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx Nor Fixed 5 per cent guaranteed 5 p. c. j t dFoi lin.& East% 5 p.c. Do. D o . e ci r cent n y r t . 6 e Preston and Do. 4 Shares . Roy s tn,Hitch.,,s c '''''e ' '' Slif.Roth.&Gol.g.6p. c . - Shrawsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6 /3 . c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset. W i m bl e don& Croydn. IGt.North. Lan.Sc Yk T Brassey 111‘Clean . Stk.& Dar Do, Gt. West L.&Brgto DOCKS. Leasing I Closing Huffiness Paid. Co.'s. Price. Done. 99 100 103 105 I 16 11' 140 142 4 4} 109 111 95 97 2i 2 97 99 * iP 57 59 140 142 C 9 7_, i 10 10} 90 92 8 9 i Paid Closing Business Price. Docks. Share Docks. St: Stsge l c Commercial St oelci Do 4 per Cent Min Stocksast and West India.: Stock London StockiSt. Katharine........ StocklSoutizampton StocklVictorfa 20 aDo Nevr 101 103 18 SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Business Done. 1116 115 114 12 ~~ r -r+ ame. ELOPEMENT OF A LADY. Within - the last few days a great sensation has been created in the East Riding of Yorkshire, in consequence of the reported elopement of a young lady, the daughter of a gentleman of great affluence, and a deputy-lieutenant of the county. From the information which has been furnished to our cor respondent, it appears that the young lady, who is 23 or 24 years of age, and said to be the daughter of a banker, and to be worth, in her own right, the sum of £lO,OOO, fixed her affections upon a man in a much inferior position in life, and a few years her senior. She, according to rumour, had been disappointed of her " first love, a person of equal position in society with her self, through the interposition of her considerate parents, who, as is very often the case, determined that she should spend the remainder of her days " for better, for worse," with the man of their choice —a widower with a small family. Two or three years ago her father hired a groom, who, -in addi tion.to the duty of taking care of the horses, had also to attend to the young lady in her equestrian excur sions in the neighbouring district. At length en attachment sprang up between the young lady and the groom, which so far progressed that a sec ret _ marriage was resolved upon ; but apparently 0 . 0 dim was the flame which Cupid had lighted up in the breasts of the respective parties, that it seems no suspicion was entertained of their intention and on. s. Wed nesday last was fixed upon for the fig ht, the morning of that da y the young she left asw ladoynlyafew her home, as usual, on hors eback. miles from Beverley, and she at once proceeded. thither. Leaving her faithful Rosinante in the care as, o m ine host," she, aided by he r lover, who was, o f course, the principal actor in this matrimo nial f " nial plot, procured a post-ch a i se, i n which the in tended bride and bridegroom proceeded to York, a dis ftoaurnceoroffi3voe mi ee l l e o s e , k an in d theythe tt afternoon. arrived in that ei city at destination, however, was the south, 'and 010 "happy pair," thinking it unsafe to remain more theil a few hours, took ththr departure between nine and ten o, letlobeeg k in the same night by the mail train for Lon arranged that the Gordian knot should be tied early the following morning in or near the metropolis. In the meantime the prolonged absence or Miss and the groom created con siderable uneasiness at home • and such information. having been furnished to t he disconsolate parents as rendered it clear what had happened, an imme diate pursuit was resolved upon, and we understand the mother and brother of the 'young lady arrived at York about four o'clock on the following monk% ing. At that time, though unknown to them, the " birds had flown," and, consequently, the diligent search that was made, and in which the police took part, was completely fruitless. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Oct. 18.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; thick and hay weather. RA3l.liGlsgt, Oct. 17.—Wind N.W.--Arrived—Sham. rock, from Bathurst. (EY SURNIARINE AND DtITISH TELEGRAPH GnAVESRND, Monday Morning. Wind, N. ; tide, higl water ; weather, moderate, and cloudy. Arrived, Oct. I;7—Emma, from Archangel ; Victory, from Madras. Arrived, Oct. 18—SFing, from Dunkirk ; Anne, from ELsnigbors. DEAL, Monday Morning. VP.nd E. by N., moderate. Passed—lgnus Fatuus, from London, for Mpgaclore ; "ilriaria Johanna, from London for Liverpool ; Anne; from Shields for Almeira. - , . Sailed—The Whole of the outward bound. - ' ' _~ fta , - !S Ling ised nigh Li ght tern nge. vers, the ,y , to [iron y on rcle, al of way, anel end Shop 3110 1 &Lee for aoait in new' will hop in ard- L i ntLeaa, [lire. and iVere ;eri- L tho ing ions at IL `4 t