The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-13 00:00:00

Business in the Liverpool cotton market yester day continued rather active ; 12,000 bales were dis posed of at fully previous rates. The demand for discount accommodation is fairly maintained and previous rates are generally improved. The meeting of the creditors of Mr. Alexander Allan, flour factor and miller, who suspended on the 29th September, has been held to-day. The balance sheet presented by Mr. Coleman, the ac countant, showed liabilities at £16,785, and assets at £9,191 ; and after some discussion it was re solved to accept a composition of 10s. in the pound. The Atrato has been announce& from the West Indies with £92,321, chiefly in silver, Since Monday last the imports of specie has amounted to £285,929, and the exports to £839,290. The market for Public Securities to-day has ex hibited further symptoms of depression, although a very small amount of business has been nego tiated. Consols are 921 I for money, and 92-1 93 for the account. Foreign politics and the tendency of the specie movement create a very heavy feeling. The New 3 per Cents. are flat, at 91/ Q ; the Re duced, at 911 1. India Loan is slteady, at 103 - ; ditto 4 per Cent. Rupee Paper is marked 80k and the 5 per Cent. ditto remains at 961. Exchequer Bills are firm at 3s. prem. The transactions in the Foreign Market have been on a very limited scale, and pr ices show little variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 to 70t, ditto New, 551 to 551, and the 4 per Cents. are firm at 102, Sardinian at 86, Portuguese are steady at 431 44, Mexican are fiat at 221 e, but Brazilian 5 per Cents. have improved to 98. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 17 2 prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, 2 a prem. ; and : 1 , the Universal, a prem. si The dealings in the Railway Share Market h ave s s i been very limited, and prices have shown increased :1 heaviness. Great Westerns have receded ss. st Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, North Eastern s s ; (York), and South Eastern, 10s. ; Great Northern, Pt 15s. ; and South Western and North Eastern st (Berwick), £l. st The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have undergone no change of importance. South Aus- 8 trian and Lombardo-Venetian realise 111; ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 261, 274 ; and East Indian, 991 I-. 8 ; Joint Stock Ba n k an d Mi sce ll aneous Sh ares con- si tinne very inactive. London and Westminster s ' have declined 55., and Crystal Palace stock 10s. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9l/ 1 . 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock. . Ditto 6 per Cent . Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. BO Ditto 5 per Cent... 96 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, Nov. 8 93 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto £5OO 3 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4} per Cont. 1860 B7i Mexican 3 per Cent 22 i Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 434 4 Sardinian 5 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto New Loan • 55t Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK , . Consols, Money 92! 92 1 1- Ditto, Accou n t - 93 THE WEST INDIA MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY. The Royal Mail steamship Atrato, Captain ati Woolley, with the above mails, has arrived. Sti 8 t She brings 59 passengers and 461,609 dols. in Specie, chiefly silver, and a general cargo. She left St. Thomas on the 30th ult. On the 10th inst. she exchanged colours with the English ships Martaban, from Bombay to et, Liverpool, and Hamilton, Campbell, Kidston, of 8 ,, Liverpool, steering east. sti The Spanish steamer Pajara de Ocean was on shore in the harbour of St. John's, Porto Rico. 1 Hopes were entertained of saving her. st4d( Yellow fever was prevalent at Honduras. The st 4 news from the West India Islands is generally un- B s t t 4 , important. WINTER--The hills in the High Peak were tipped with their first snow this year on Tuesday !morning last.--Derby Reporter. On Mondaymorning the Grampian range of hills appeared with a thick coating of snow, which was succeeded by severe frost and a cold biting north wind. On Tuesday mornin now began to fall about 8 o'clock, and continued for threes hours without intermission. The snow was followed by rain or sleet izi the valley or low grounds, but in the upland districts snow fell heavily the whole day, and the mountain time ppear now as thickly covered as they did at any time last Winter. In the 1 - e, iB matters have assumed a serious aspect. Large quar g of uncut grain and stooks covered W i th snowridse:pile rather to the depth of several inchos e gave the 1 uncommon appearance. T_h s snow of last season disappeared exactly three month with ago--on the 10th of July - --Edinburgh and we are already visited all the severities of winter. —Zfinburgh Courant. THE CLERICAL PERSECUTION IN Nonp oui. are happy to a nnounce, on . behalf of one of our readers, a donation of a for the Primitive Methodists wh o have re_ cently been convicted of the _h er einou s s n o , ff a e t n theoin f pehir interim hymn against the will of the . e apractical reply of the °- an unbaptised child. This 18 f Norfo.-3/ right anchester sort to the sapient magistrates o Examiner. PLANTED BY NA m . i-,12E • —Other seeds when ri pe u.. are tprovided with hooks made to catch hold of passing mats, which, after a time, get rid of them by rolling on the gl'ound. Those seeds, which are surrounded by a succulent :ene_ pulp, and are swallowed by birds and quadrupeds, are rally favourably consigned to the earth. Most seeds pass nninjured through the stomach and intestinesof t a s l e l e an d 4m atle als r , with the exception o f g a lli na ceous fowls. Can having been eaten by man , c an germinate. urr poxes, berries. sow the seeds of th ecran b ezTy (V acc i num ) reati Apple and pear trees a re o ft en found in ngits rod in ditches and under hedges, proceeding, it is said, from fruit which has been de voured by peasants. Farmers are often astonished when, after having, as they think, perfectly prepared their fields, and sown excellent corn, on reap i ng t h ey fi n d som e places_ s covered only with usel ess oats. mother cases, mammifere and birds de vour on l y a port i on of seeds, while t h e rest fall and become productive. When the squirrel shakes the cone of the pine -tree to obtain the seeds, a great number fall to the ground and are lost to him. The inhabitants of Iceland call a particular sort of nut "rats' nut," from the circumstance that the rats gath er th em in great numbers, and hide them in the ground. Bat as the rats are very often killed by one or other of their numerous enemies, the nuts are left to germinate. Seeds falling into worm-holes are sure to germinate, as well as seeds which drop into the snbterraneous passages made by the moles to ensnare worms and insects. The hog, by tearing up the earth as With a ploughshare, prepares it for the reception of seeds ; the hedgehog passes his life in doing the same service.— •Dickin" " 44 the Year Awl. 1110YEr MARKET AND CITY NEWS, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank of England return, completed to the 10th October, shows several rather important, and in some respects unfavourable, features. The large efflux of gold to the continent has caused a diminu . tion of nearly half a million in the stock of the precious metals. The reserve of notes, however, shows a slight augmentation. The public deposits have been decreased by nearly a quarter of a million ; but the private deposits, influenced no doubt by the payment of the Bank dividends, have been increased to the extent of three quarters of a million. The rest shows a diminution to nearly a like amount. The other securities have been largely diminished. In the other items of the balance-sheet there is no change of importance. They will be seen in the subjoined table Active Circulation .. ▪ .. Z 21,353,305 Decrease .. . • • • • • 599,630 Bullion .. • .. 15,425,613 Decrease .. .. • • 3,0 4 8 4 3 3 :0 47 17 5 Rest .. • • • • Decrease .. • • • • • • 721,571 Public Deposits • • .. 6,583,944 Decrease .. • • • • .. 248,081 Other Deposits .. 12,813,771 Increase . • • • • • • • 807,222 Seven Day and other Bills .. 759,631 Decrease .. • • • • 44,041 Government Securities • 9,663,460 No alteration. Other Securities .. .. 19,582,595 Decrease .. •• 362,626 • • Notes Unemployed .. • 7 ,808,950 Increase 119,480 • • • At the Bank of England yesterday there were no bullion operations of importance. The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited a slight advance in the Austrian rates. Notice has been given that 6,900 Russian 3 per Cent. Bonds, of 1859, making together a sum of £690,000, have been cancelled; and that the half yearly dividend will be paid on and after the Ist proximo. Share) 13.14 si ock stock stock Belfast and Ballymena Bir., IVol , and Str. Val. Birk., La, and Ch June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleat: and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock., &Passage Cornwall .... Do A (A gets no div. Do B ras t be l6 en ii. i '• ler t a o% Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. June 'East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Do Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern no do A stock Do do 11 do &W. of Ireland I Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock I Irish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire I London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast I Lond., Chat., and Dover I Lond. & Nth. Western 1 Do eighths Lond. & Sth. Western l, L'derry & Coleraine & Ennisclien Man. Shef. & Linr'oln Maryport and Carlisle Dei 1 (10 shares Metropolitan 'Midland . Do , firming. Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Mid Kent.. Do, Cray Line Newcastle and C irlisle Newry k Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros N.hn. Counties Union North 8riti5h.......,., Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock 13 , A stk A rees no d. until 6pchas heenpd.B Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do , G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds • • • • Do York North London .. North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. .& Grantham Rail Peebles .......... Portsmouth Rhymney.....- Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittin 2:bourne & Sheer. South Devon . . Smith Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Stockton & Hartlepool Taff' Vale ........ Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Ulster • • Do . D 0... • . . Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cnrnwall West London Do Ist class .. T)o 2d class .. West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford 61- n 2 47 49 106 11 2i 11 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share ) Closing Business Railways. Paid Price. Done. 'lythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O, k Rrie. & Exet.4 p.etstockl 9 IDo. do. do. Shares . ek ICaledon £lO,ll per cent. ck Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 61 (Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. 9 Cornwall. 5 per cent... Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun.. [ek E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. ick Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... elc Do. do. Class C 7 p.c ek E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. 1 ek Do. do. No. 2 ck Do. New 6 per et. stock. ck Eastern Union, 4 per et. ck Do. 5 per cent. zuar... ek Eclin.&Glas. sp.e. shares etc Do. 4p. e. gua. S. &D. ck Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. ck Furness, 5 per cent .... lc Glam.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. lc Great Northern, 5 p. et. Dck D o .sp.e.Redm., 10 p.e.pm Dck i)o. 41 p. c. do. do. DO I Do. s p.e. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 10 IGt. Nh. of Seotld. let pf. Dck Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 pref. stock So Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p. et ick Po. Redeemable, 41 p.et ick Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct )ck Do. Irredeemable, do ick Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Rirm. Pref. Shares [0 Qt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pt.sh .0 no dos p. ct. pref )ek Do Birme.guar. stock [O 9 , Do. Chester gua. shares 33 Do. do. do. Do. do. do. 'etc Lan.&York lip. c. stock 1 , ck Do.Barnsl.st£s3s 10d pe , ek Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) ek Lon., Brig. 5 pe.gii. No.l ek Do. 5 p. c No. 2 ek Do. qua. 6 p. c. ck Do. do. 5 P.C. No. 4 ick Do. do. 44 per cen'[. 5 [Do. do. 44 p. c. shares ick Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock [ek Do. sp.c. dn. (W.E.&C.P ) lek Do. 4 p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) ,ck Lon. Chat, and Dover rek Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct ick Lon. & S.W, 7p. et. stock [ck Do. 41 per cent 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus. of 25. 6d . 21 Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. 21 Londonv. & Ennis. sh ,ek Man. Sh". &Lin. 6 per ct. 6 Do. .£6 Do. 34 per cent 0 Do. redeem. 6 percent 24 Maryrort & Car., 4p. c 21 Do. 41 per cent [ek Mid. Con. 6p. stock.. ek Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. Dck Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. 6 Do. with option till 18601 , ek Do. T.eic. & Hit. pref. st..l ck Norflk sp. C. Ex. st 1846, ck Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 18471 ek Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47l ck North British, 5 p. c. ck Do. New, pia. sp. 10 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she tO Do. do. do. )ck th.Dev.R ail. Dck.Co. )ck N - East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. ick Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do 10 Do. Leeds, 6p. a. No. 1 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 15 Do. York, TI. k S. Purch !n North Staffordshire 10 Rhney Guaranteed 84 Scottish Central, new pfl lek Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. e. pref. stock Dck Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e Silk 'Do. 7p. e. pref. stock 108 South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent 0.6 Smith Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) ) ek Do. 44 per cent )ck Do. Pixed 1 4134, Ist is [)ek [Qoutli Wales, Grua, 4 P.C - ick Do. 44 per cent )ek S. - Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua n Stock. & Dar. Asp. c ?,5 Do. B 6 Per cent t 5 Do. C 6 percent _ Dck Watrfd & Kilknv, 6 - p c. ,ck W.Mid -Oxf lst . Ctua stk Do. 'al do 10 I Do.Nevrport 5 p.c.pf.red. 10 Do.Pcxpet. 6p. c. pt 1866 12 3 "i)o. till 1869, Ist is. 124 D o . do. 2d is. 50. Hereford 44 p.c. pf. LINES LEASED AT FIXE 94 96 100 102 201 21, 51 6 99 101 111 113 106 108 109 111 108 110 123 125 82 84 lit 113 90 P 2 77 78 [O3 105 120 122 [l6 118 [lO 112 [O3 105 85 87 98 100 99 101 89 91 90 92 100 102 91 10 17f 18 10} 10f 76 78 20 21 10 10f 15 14 136 138 [l6 116 116 118 [35 140 116 118 LO2 104 [52 156 [3O 134 88 70 92 93 100 100 100 all all iTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire Chester & Holyhead Do. do. 5 per cent. Do. do. 5 per cent. Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val E.Lincolnshire,p.;.6 p.c E.Union,Harwich Shs Do. Woodbridge Gls.Bart&Neils,Drct Do. New . Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.& Rail. Hull and Selby Do. Shares . Do. Shares Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. London & Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn & Matk. Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock..... Newmarkt,BuryEx ) g uar anteed sp. c. ' Northn.& Eastn. 5 p c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent: North Western Preston and W yre. Do. Stares ....... A, Roystn.Hitcb., & Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford Do. Do. South Staffordshire .. Somerset.. w W im ilts bi a ed nd oncroyit d Share' Docks• all all all all all 1.17 119 150 155 12 13 [27 129 68 70 P P [37 139 101 103 92 94 11 113 ,09 111 91 93 03 105 P iP P iP 224 234 120 123 130 133 loi 11 23 1 244 101 103 101 103 89 91 99 101 83 86 271 284 32 334 32 336 45 48 126 128 122 124 9 10 121 12 14 144 ID RE Leasing Closing Business ram l Co.'s. price. Done. Ln&lsr.W Ln&N.W 95 98 Do. ' 52f 53f Do. 125 127 Do. 113 115 Caledonin 102 104 E.U.&E C 15f 16f Gt.North.l3B 140 E.Counta.l 4 41 Caledonin Do. •• Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N. Md. Do. LI.n.&N.W I . East... eto St Co. Norfolk Do. IL NW&MI Midland E.Counta l Do. (Do. ...... (Midland (LSE Nw) L.Yk. D 0.... rGt.North.. T.Brassey 711:666. Gt. West. L.& Bro,f, Paid, lioo in '205 208 61 63 115 120 92 94 3} 95 97 13 55 571 15 15 136 138 104 106 1 0, 1 9 2 9 4 7i 84 @losing Price. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Prefillin lOO "- stock East and West Indies if,* stock London lOO _ stock ISt. Katharine loo _ stock outhampton lOO , _.._ stock !Victoria . 30 IDOI NOW ~.s.ssasele 8 id ip SHARE 31ARKE71-(TEIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. ' Closing ; Bostneg Price. I Done. 8 81 78 80 111 121 6i 7 95 97 911 021, 6 6: 7i $ 16 17 53 54 38 40 27 29 81 82 30 30 109 11 114 115 116 118 131 133 112 114 741 741 60 65 ma 119 65 67 !12 11:1 53 55 Loot uni 95 96 10 11 47 48 3 2d 131 k 132) 105 107 7 6dl 54 56 34 21 d 62} 62f [Oft 1041 P IP 591 80 891 90} 102 104 2; 1 I 6 7 113 115 341 341 86 88 49 51 6 7 42 44 831 84} 62 64 77 79 8 8 39 40 8 4 9 i P 551 5(34 2 d 3p' 61 66 ip llf 11; stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock 19.16.41 stock stock stock stock 10 Mock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock 13 stocK stock a; a a] ,15a 16 74} 4 118 k 18 654 114 13 100 f 95} 5 178 S [32 i 2 100 ,16 13 4 100 100 100 174 all 104 i i 617 83 4 163 10P 106 1 100 Business Done. I I 50 oV THE SUN, LONDON', SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 13, 1860. Share 100 stk 20i 20 10 100 1 Railways. Atlantic & St Law — nce Bom.,BarodadD.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent Do, Do. Buffalo and Lime Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&G odric 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187 Do. do. July 1, 187' Do. do. June 1, 187 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim Cape,Eastn. Prov. (Lim., Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara. . Eastn. Bengajogu. 5 p. c East Indian, u. sp. c. Do. F Shares Ext..... Do: Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Geelong ,t Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 GtlndiaPvnin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O .. Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 5i P.C. do. '77 do. .. Madras, guar., 4i p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 44 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth do Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds.' Newßrunswick & Canda Ry.lcLan d(Lim.)g.6po Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ 130.3. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ llScinde .... ••• • • • c Et i ;I )o. Punjaub .... „ Do. Do. ........ ed c• 1 Do. Indus. St. Flo. ,P 4 s t. Andrews & Quebec 4 A Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. Paid. all 100 100 100 1. 3 0. all all all all 100 100 100 7 all 00 1 ,ATL . FOREIGN 10 20 20 5 20 Antwerp Sc Rotterdam' Ardenne5........... 'Bali. &S. Fran..Li m. 7 p. 43. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Rai Copiabo ........&..... Ditto Extension [Dutch Rhenish . :astern of France Grand Pus. Guar. 6 p. e. _ Do. do. Great Central of ranee Gt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction Lake Constance da Bale. Lierre 4,7 Turnhout Lyons Geneva llaria Antonia .... Do. New . . . . 10 20 20 20 81 Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref......... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ...... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ ' Recife t S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7 p. ct. lirn ..... !Riga & Dunaburg...... !Rome & Frascati ...... (Royal Dani5h.......... !Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 51 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, r. 7 p. c. S.Aust.ctLomb Venetin Southern of France.... West Flanders . !Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... 20 !Western of Switzerland ) 6 'Wiesbaden ...... 6 8 per cent. Pref...., 20 iZealand POLICE INTELLIGENCE-, .(71118 11,11%) Mr. Willis Clare proved the posting of the letter at the Head-office, and giving directions to Swain, the inspector, relative to it. He also said ho saw the prisoner leave the office with the letter in his possession. Swain said he took the letter from the box, and placed it amongst the letters prisoner had for delivery. The prisoner, who did not deny the charge, was fully committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. USEFUL CAUTION TO LADIES SHOPPING.—Mary Ann Ward, a female of about twenty, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with attempting to pick pockets at Montanare's was-doll shop, Charles-street, Soho-square. Charles Cole, sergeant, 23 C, said that on the previous afternoon, about half-past three, he saw the prisoner in Oxford-street, wearing at the time a black fall over her face, and knowing her as a thief, he followed her into Charles street, Soho, where he saw her thrust herself between two ladies, who were looking in the window of Montanare's wax-doll shop. Having watched her for a few minutes, he saw her place her left hand in the pocket of one of the ladies. He then stepped` by and spoke to the lady, and finding she had not lost anything he walked into the shop, and watching the prisoner saw her try at least half a dozen pockets, some. times by putting her hand in, and sometimes by rubbing her hand down the outside of the ladies' dresses. An old lady and a young one then came up, and he distinctly saw her put her hand under the old lady's shawl. He spoke to the lady (ef the name of Litford, residing at Clapham), but as she stated that she had lost nothing, he followed the pri soner, who was in front of Mr. Flint's linen drapery ware house, in Soho-square. On afterwards taking her into custody, she exclaimed, " Oh, Mr. Cole, don't be hard, I'll square you with half-a-crown. I've done nothing for the last three months." There had been two ladies robbed that morning at the same place ; one of £6, and the other of £4, The prisoner had been twice before convicted of robbery, once with a man named Coe, who severely assaulted Sergeant White, who took him into custody. The. conviction on a former occasion having been proved by Welsh, the gaoler, Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should commit her for three months. She was a regular thief, but had not this time the luck to get anything. THAMES. A CASE FOR THE BENEVOLENT.—A poor widow, named Mary Fielding, and dwelling at 28, Londoa-street, Rat. cliff, came before Mr. Yardley to make known her destitu tion and bereavement, in the hope that the magistrate would render a little assistance from the poor box fund. Her late husband was a coal porter, and while employed upon a wharf in Ratcliff, about a month since, he was sud denly attacked with illness, was carried home, and died a few hours afterwards. The poor woman, thus suddenly deprived of her husband and the support of her house, and only previously living " from hand to mouth," was in serious difficulties. She had five young children to main tain, and was far advanced in pregnancy. It was represented that the whole family were in the most destitute condition, and that the woman, whose aecouchement was hourly expected, had no means of procuring a meal. A gentleman in the court represented to the magistrate that the applicant was a deserving woman, and that her late husband was an industrious and sober man. Mr. usher, fund; night, Yardley kindly directed Mr. Livingston, the chief to give the woman a sovereign from the poor-bOx and said that, if she called upon him again in a fort some further assistance would be rendered. 2'H_IS DAY'S SIIIPPINCi. LONDON, Oct. 13.---Wind this day at noon—South. Westerly ; rather fresh breeze, and dull cloudy weather, with rain. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 11.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Jacob A. Stamber, for New York. DEAL, Oct 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Dolores Nor beta, from Havanna ; Bracet, from Quebec for Hartlepool; Cataban, from the River for Sydaey ; Hastings, ditto, for Swan River. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 11.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— City of Washington, screw steamer, from Liverpool, and sailed for New York. Sailed—John Smith, for St. John's, Newfoundland. FLEETWOOD, Oct. 12.—Wind carry, from Quebec. OFF HURST CASTLE, Oct. 13.—Wind N.—Arrived— Atrato, steamer, from the West Indies. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Panama, from Honduras ; Eliza, from Quebec ; Eliza Jane, from London for Algoa Bay. CILYDE, Oct. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ocean Fa vourite, from New York. Sailed—Revenue, for San Francisco. PILL, Oct. 12.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—La Grande, for Cuba. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived, Oct. 12—Speedwell; from Jersey; Heber, from Shields ; Hero, and Lamplighter, from Seaham; Tagus, steamer, from Lisbon; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Con stantia, "Wear, Alma, and Euroclydon, from Sunderland. Sailed—Eilora, steamer, for Alexandria; Speedwell, for Jersey; Alliance, steamer, for Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) G I ; AVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind. W.S.W. ; weather fine. Arrived, Oct. 12.—Renzi, from Riga ; Queen of Shaba, from Archangel. Arrived, Oct. 13.—Lebra, from Archangel; Tiger, from Riga ; Talisman, from Stettin. Sailed—Bilboa for Bilboa. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind strong, and thick, with rain. Passed—H.M.S. Rhadamanthus, from Portsmouth, for Woolwich. CHILD MURDER.—Yesterday morning Mr. Wm. Payne, the coroner for the City of London, held an inquiry in the board-rsom of the West London Union respecting the death of a female child, whose body was discovered on the ruins in New Victoria-street, Holborn, exhibiting such dreadful marks of violence upon it as to leave no doubt of its having been brutally murdered. It appeared from the evidence, that a man named Gunn discovered a bundle on the ruins, and on opening it the body of the deceased was exposed to view. The body, which was wrapped in four pieces of stuff, was conveyed to the union. Mr. Burt, sur geon, of Farringdon-street, said he had examined the body, which was that of a very fine female child of full growth. On examining the neck, he discovered a dark mark, about half an inch wide and three inches long, caused by the pressure of a piece of tape, producing strangulation, which had been effected with great violence, and it had doubtless been mur dered. Verdict—Wilful Murdtg against some person or persons unknown. We are informed that the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor Elect has written to Mr, Thwaites, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, and has placed his seat at the Board again in the hands of the Common Council. He has taken this step in consequence of the many onerous du ties which will devolve upon him as chief magistrate of the Cit;. ALLEGED PIRACY BY GARIBALDIANS.—It will be remembered that considerable stir was made a few weeks ago about an alleged seizure of an English vessel by some Garibaldians, and upon the allegations of the complaining party a steamer of the Mediterranean squadron was sent to capture the "pirates." The Malta Times has the follow.. ing on the subject :—" Captain Paul Pilotti, Signor Settem brini, and others who were sent here as prisoners on board the Caesar, charged with seizing and running away with the English steamer Orwell, have been set at liberty, the home authorities having confirmed the opinion of the local Go vernment, that no lawful ground existed for their arrest and detention." ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTItERN RAIL WAY.—An accident, fortunately not one of a serious nature, occurred at Peterborough on Tuesday to the up Edinburgh express due at King's Cross 935 p.m. The accident oc curred through the mistake of the pointsman whose duty it was to allow the train in question to pass out of the yard to the main line, but having turned the train into the goods siding a collision instantly. took place, the express running into some trucks of grain standing there. The train just starting was fortunately going slowly, so that, with the exception of a few trifling hurts, we are glad to hear no one was injured. The station-master, Mt. Smith, was immediately on the spot, seeing that every attention was rendered to the passengers, and the traffic, after about 30 minutes delay, was again proceeded with, BOW •STREET. POST-OFFICE ROBBERY. - /Martin Denzaher, letter. carrier, 712 G.P.0., was charged before Mr. Henry with stealing a letter the property of the Postmaster-• General. Mr. John Gardner, a senior clerk in the Post-office, said the prisoner was a letter-carrier. He delivered letters in Rosomond-street-walk, Clerkenwell. There have been a great many applications for morning letters addressed to persons in that district. I received directions to test the honesty of the prisoner, and accordingly yesterday I made up a letter containing a half sovereign, an American half dollar, a silver coin called a dime, and six penny postage stamps, all of which I had previously marked. The coins were fixed to adhesive gum paper, and the whole having been marked, the letter was fastened up and directed to " Mrs. Green, 13, Lloyd's-row, Clerken well." The letter was _given to Willis Clare to post, and it would come into the prisoner's hands for delivery at 12 of the same day. From certain information I received I called the prisoner into my room and asked if Lloyd's-row was in his delivery ; he replied yes, and then I told him a money letter which ought to have been • delivered to Mrs. Green was missing. The prisoner said he knew nothing about it. The police-officer was in the room, and I directed him to search the prisoner, and he took from his pocket Bs. 6d. in silver and some copper money. Mr. Clare afterwards showed me half a sovereign, which was the same that I had enclosed in the letter. I asked the prisoner if he had changed any gold money that day, and he said he had not. I asked him if he knew the Hope and Anchor, in Lloyd's-row, to which he replied, yes ; and said he recollected that he had changed a half sovereign there. I told him that half sovereign was the one that had been in the marked letter, and asked him how he got it. He said not out of the letter. I told him I should bo able to prove that the coin was in the letter he had to deliver, when he remained silent for a few minutes, and then tossed up his head, and said " four years." Ho was then locked up. SALE OF ;'S STUD. The theatrical and circus world were on the qui vive on Tues., in consequence of the announce ment that far-famed American equestrian establishment belonging to the renowned Jem Myers would be brought to the hammer at the Barbican Horse Repository, by Mr. Gower. The stock consisted of 172 lots, and comprised the whole of the theatrical properties, the unrivalled stud of horses and ponies, the performing stag and bull, dogs, and monkeys, the carriages, baggage vans, trappings, tent—in fact, the whole of the para phernalia pertaining to a travelling equestrian circus; and the reason publicly given for the sale was that the - renowned Jem was about to give up the profession and retire into private life. The sale was announced to commence at twelve o'clock ; but long before that time the stables and yard were crowded by persons anxious to have a look at this celebrated stock, and intending purchasers ; and among the professionals present were Mr. Batty, the lessee of Astley's ; Madame Macarte, M. Jeannett, Messrs. Sangers Brothers, of Birmingham ; Messrs. Howes and Cushing of the Alhambra, and several other well-known theatrical celebrities, among whom were some gentlemen con nected with the Paris Hippodrome. A number of foreigners were also present, and among them was Captain Lomnowsky, an officer in the Russian ser vice, who had come expressly to England for the purpose of making purchases. Soon after the hour appointed Mr. Gower mounted the rostrum, and after observing upon the well-merited popularity of the renowned Jem Myers, he said that having for certain reasons made up his mind to dispose of the whole of his stock, the public, and those connected with the equestrian profession particularly, had an opportunity of obtaining pos session of some very valuable animals, whose extraordinary performances and sagacity had ac quired for them a world-wide renown ; and he at the same time announced that the whole stock would be sold to the best bidders and without the least reserve. The sale then commenced, the first lots being as usual some old stagers, which did not realise any large amount. Lot 4 was a very pretty cream coloured mare named Emma, which was described as an extraordinary trick mare. The first bid was 20 guineas, but there was afterwards a spirited ciampe tition for her, and she was at length knocked down, at 53 guineas, to Madame Macarte. The few follow ing lots realised from 15 to 25 guineas each, but for lot 14 there was a strong competition. This animal was described as Miss Haswell, a dun mare, a well known bare-back or pad mare. She was very quickly run up from 35 guineas to 85 guineas, and after a short dwell, competition again went on until the auctioneer's hammer fell at the price of 100 gs., the successful competitor being the purchaser of the former lot, Madame Macarte. Lola Montez, a bay mare, described as clever in the ring, fetched 43 guineas; and Jem, described as clever in single and double acts, was knocked down to Mr. Batty at 80 guineas. Lady Mary, a skewbald trick mare, fetched 55 guineas; she was bought by M. Jean - nett, Washington. A spotted gelding, a well-known ring -horse, was also bought by the same gentle man for 65 guineas. Beaumont, a skewbald gelding, a good ring horse, was bought by Captain Lornnowsky, to be taken to Russia, for 57 guineas. Tommy, described as a wonderful performing and trick pony, was purchased by M. Jeannett, for 81 guineas. There were several other ponies that fetched from 20 to 25 guineas each. After the sale of the horses had concluded, Don Juan, the wonderful performing bull, was placed in front of the rostrum, and he was "knocked down," not, of course, literally, at 21 guineas. The performing stag was then submitted to competition, and he was purchased by Mr. Batty for 71 guineas. Tom and Magilta, his performing monkeys, and Nero, described as an extraordinarily clever dog, was then put up, but it was understood that they were bought in. The theatrical properties and dresses were then put up, but of course they did not realise a very large amount. The band carriage fetched 22 guineas, and the large travelling tent, all complete, was knocked down at 95 guineas. The total amount realised by the sale was about £1,200 THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. Fair average supplies of produce continue on sale here, which move off steadily, as follows : FRUIT. a. d. s. d. Pine apples, perlb 3 oto 5 0 Colonial do., each 1 oto 1 6 Grapes, per lb 2 oto 5 0 Foreign do 1 oto 1 6 Melons, each Peaches, per doz e oto 6 0 Nectarines, per dz 2 oto 6 0 Apples, per hf. sv. 1 6to 2 6 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 15 oto2o 0 Lemons, per 100 19 oto 15 0 Apricots, per doz 2 oto 4 0 s. d. s. d Cherries, per lb 0 4to 1 6 Filberts, per lb 0 Bto 1 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnats, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Figs, per doz 1 Ito 4 0 Strawberries potl 0 4to 0 6 Gooseberries hf sv 2 6to 3 0 Currants, per do. 3 oto 3 6 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 5 oto 5 6 Raspberries,prptlo 3to 0 4 vEGETAistizs. Greens, dz bunch 3 6to 4 6 J Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9to 1 3i Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0 Savoy do., pr do. 0 eto 0 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 2 oto 4 0 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Brocoli, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 9 Potatoes, per ton 100 to 150 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 0 Peas, per i sieve 1 6to 1 9 Mushrooms,p pun 2 oto 2 6 Turnips, dz bunch 4 6to 6 6 Artichokes, pr dz 4 oto 6 0 Carrots, pr do 5 6to 7 6 Cabbage lett,score 1 oto 2 0 Cucumbers 0 6to 1 0 Endive, per score 1 oto 2 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 9 0 Tomatoes, hf sve 2 oto 3 0 Spinazh, hf.-sv 0 6to 0 8 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 $ Old onions, hf. sv. 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 I New do., dz bun 1 II to 2 0 j Rhubarb, per bun 0 4to 0 0 French beans, 100 1 9to 2 0 I Asparagus, pr do. 2 6to 4 • Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0 I Seakale, per pun. 0 oto 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 7s Od; poults, 5s Od to 7s Od each; geese, 5s Od to 9s Od ; goslings, 5s Od to 9s Od ; ducklings, is 9d to 2s 9d; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each; wild do., 8d to is 2d ; pigeons, 4d to Os 8d each ; large Surrey fowls, 7s Od to 14s Od ; chickens, 4s 6d to Gs 6d; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 5s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 3s Od to 4s Od ; grouse, 2s 6d to 3s 6d each ; pheasants, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; ptarmigan, Os toOs Od ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; snipes, is Od to is 6d; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, is Gd to 2s Od; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os 9d to is Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 8s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, Os lld to is ld ; English, is Od to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 9s 6d to 10s Od ; French do., 8s Gd to Os Od per 120 ; leverets, 2s 6d to 3s 6d each. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 2s 4d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 10d to 48 2d ; lamb Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s ,Od to 4s 4d ; pork, 4s 2d to 5s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 4d to 4s Od ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 4s 2d to 5s 4d per 81bs. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 2s 6d to is 6d ; trout, is 6d to Os ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 480 d to 08; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 208 ; cod, 2s 6d to 15s Od ; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od 4o 100 Od ; mullets, Os 6d to 2s 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 4d to 2s 6d per pair; common oysters, lOs to 16s ; natives, 48s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 4s Od to lOs Od ; haddocks, 5s to 15s Od ; smelts, 2s Od ; flounders, is 6d to 2s 6d per dozen ; mackerel, 60s ; fresh herrings, 8s ; bloaters, 12s to Os per 100; carp and tench, Is Od to 3s per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Eld to 9d, of household do., 6d to 8d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 31d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3ld to 31c1 ; 721 b to 801 b, 31d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, Rd to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 44d; 961 b to 1041 b, 4fd to 4fd. Horse hides, 8s Od to lOs Od; calf skins, light 2s 6d to 4s Od; do. full, 9s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 5s 6d to 7s Od ; half-breds, 4s 9d to 5s 9d; Downs, 4s Od to 4s 6d; lambs, 3s 6d to 5s 6d; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2los to £s lss Od ; clever do., £3 10s to £6 Os ; and straw, £1 105 to £1 16s per load. Trade firm. CUMBERLAND...—. MeadOW hay, £2 108 to £5 15s ; clover, £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 104 to £1 18s per load. A steady demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £5 12s Od ; clove', £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. Both hay and straw realised fully previous quotations. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto - 3 Months. 11 161 11 16 Rotterdam — 11 161 11 16 Antwerp ETussels ... gaioburgh .... Parie . Short. 25 121 25 20 Ditto . Marseilles , 25 371 2511 42 1 Frankfort on Maine — 117 4 1 13 70 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 344 35 Berlin —' Madrid III , Cadiz Leghorn Milan _ Genoa Naples Palermo Messina 49a 49a 25 55 491 494- 25 60 25 45 25 45 401 122 122 25 37i 25 4n 40f 121 k 121 k 63 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro - New York — • • • . 9 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 • 9 Mexican Dollars ................. 1, ° 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standar.d) .......... ~ 0 5 1 South American Doublons ........ „ 0 0 0 ...... The Turin correspondent of the Monde announc es that the chaplains of the Royal Sardinian Chapel in London o have "discon tinued saying the usual prayers for th e King." We are t o confirm this fact. The d isgraced name o f is not now heard within the w a ll s o f a S. A.nselm's, we are glad to ray, is no longer building irice9z tor Em w hich owes so much to the piety of hi s cat h ol i c athneels,toarosiia Sardinian" chapel._ Tro 641 y jaegizter. Closing Frice. Ea 83 93} 947 1 d 5 501 78 82 73 78 70 75 k d in la la d , d' I#dl 99 Ito d pr d pr 93 99 [Ol 102 24 27} 85 87 51 53 54 62 48 52 48 52 96 97 lid d 21 lid 13i 131 7 61d 1 100 102 100 102 100 102 92 94 83 85 93 94 86 88 lj d 5 7 5 7 99 100 d 111 - —d 93 94i di WAYS. 52 6 21 2$ 23 2d 3i 3 25 26 17 8/ 39/ 20 38 39 71 81 36 37 53 55 3 2d 13 15 8i 84 1 Id D ; i 2O 51 6 9! fi 22 23 BRITISH MINES. Larel Mines. A.) [red Consols (Philack) 2.1 1 ..10 41 51 6 20 British Iron Clifford — - IDevon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 425 435 'East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 1121 1174 East Caradon 2.14.6 9 101 jE. W'l Russel (Tavistk )1 7.4.0 11 12 ;Gam.tzSt.Aubyn(G wen ) 541 27 29 Great South Tolgus l7s 104 11 jG.Wheal Alfd. (Phi1ack),12.13.9 14 14 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 9} 1 11 !Grenville 5.14.6 21 31 Inerod's- Foot ... ~, - (Lady Downs 4.8.5 35 4 Bertha ~ 'Margaret (Uny Lelant)l 9/ 42 44 INorth Downs ! 2i 4 45 INorth Frances (Illogan)i 11 25 35 IN.Wli'l Basset (111o4an) 5s 4 5 INorth Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) ! 15 11 12 20 'Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 46 48 Sortridze Cons. Min. Co. 12s 15 12 'South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 295 305 S. earn Brea (Illogan) 35 3 35 1 ,S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim all 4 4 IS.Wheal Fran, (Illogan) 18.18.9 i 125 135 IStray Park 22.18.0 54 56 5 ;Tamar Silv.dz Lead Min 45 2- 24 10 'Tin Crott 9 5 5 6 !Vale of Towey (Gum.) 12s (id 6 'West Basset (Illozan) l5 17 184 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 71 73 West Seton Wheal Basset ((Illogan 5} 125 130 heal Buller (Redruth 5 78 82 i heal Edward (Cals. 61 2 2} 'Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant 1.7.2 155 165 'Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 24 26 Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 54 22 24 FOREIGTK 20 Australian 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at .Z 5 p)' 271 15 11 20 Do.St.Johndel Key,Lim 15 28 29 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. I dis. 40 Cobre Copper ! all 43 45 Copiapo - 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Col ail 1 1 2 Fortuna. 20 General I all 2 23 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr i 1 id pr 1} Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 1} 15 p 3 Linares all 10 11 10 4 4 5 Lusitanian 2 id ip 1 Mariquita all 4 4 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L ,128.6 d. A / d 20 Pontg - ibaud Silver,Leadl Mining and Smelt 1 all 5 6 5 , Port Philip 1 4 1 1 'Scottish A ustrin. (L.) los. / 5 281 . 81 United Mexican . 1 'Worthing 1 (Limited) all 1 I Do 1 19s. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July .100 113 116 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent 1883 100 Do. 6p. C. Feb. & Aug. 100 111 113 ' Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 111 113 Do. 5 per cent lOO 103 1031 1031 j Do. Scrip 5O N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1.06 107 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 100 101 Do. sp. 0., 1871 to 1876 1 100 99 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds, 100 99 100 --Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. 0 1 sterling, 1875 lOO 1071 1081 S.Aus.Gt 6 p.c.1878 &up ' 100 108 110 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 I - - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 166 1061. 1061 a; JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 78 80 40 Australasia... all 25 Bank of Egypt all 19 20 100 Bank of London 5O 50 62 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 201 201 25 Chiller. of In. Lo n .& . Ch. all 33 35 , 100 City 100 Colonial a 37 39 2011 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 15 151 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland' all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 231 24 231 50 London and County .. 20 341 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 100 London & Westminster 20 011 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 Do. new . ... ......... 12 50 National Bank ........ 25 20 I New South Wales.. all 20 Do. new 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank .. . 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do. new all 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union 01 London l2 100 Unity Mutual .. 6O MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 27 29 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 64 50 British American Land 40 30 32 50 B.&LMag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 35 37 20 Do. 8,7p.e.ti111852 (Lim.) all 13 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 'l2 14 stock De C r o isrre i i o ra fE eitiace n e 321 Canada Land .. .. . all 114 117 10 Clhanislands Tel. (Lbiis all stock kk p.lli ta n i . re 11 2 0000 1 l 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent .: all 25 26 e stock Do. 6 p.c. Pei Deben. 100 1 92 06 05 10810302 291 stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New 5 English &Atm Copper all 21 21 2411 15 Gen. Steam Navigati nt 14 1 Great Ship I .linited) all 1 Do. 11'4 pet Preference 6 Lon. District Tel. (Lim) g _ 20 London Discount (Lim.) 5 11 lid 34 1 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1 1 20 Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 11 2 10 Mediter. Electric T.eleg. all 10 Med. Eaten. Tel (Lim.) an g 4 25 National Dis, Co: Lint) 5 11 ' 1116 d Sf 20 Nerbu.Voalilllton Lim.) 5 2 1 10 Netherlands Lan ..... all 6 Do.B p.c.Pref_iss.atl dis, all 100 N.BrANoViiScotiaLarld 83 1 N.B.Australasiatt(Lim.) all 1 Oriental 09. S (Limited). all 1 1 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 15s. pr 10 OrintLln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 31 4 10 Ditto B. 6 31 4 10 Ditto C 2s• par stock peelll..tnd.&llitn.(Litn ) 100 if 50 50 Pe n. & Oriental, steam 50 Do. New . . ..... . t 15 Do, New all 5 1 6 10 0 Royal Mail Steam 50 2° R R h ed y S m e n a e l Pr d o :T n e ........ stook iBeot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 123 126 25 South Australian Land all 33 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 1. Do. do. Registered Do. 0... 2 .• all 20 *Pr. & Ln. Co.olipr.Uan. 9 9 JO Van DiemeiVo 1i 10 raid 1 Closing Business • Price. Done IBueiness done 261 7i (From the Times) Annexed are c mmunications in relation to the fact of certain insurance offices having demurred to the demand of Mr. Goodhart to keep his fire poli cies in force by the payment of the premiums within the 15 days' grace purported to be given in the notices issued. One writer asks for the names of the offices in question, but these will necessarily transpire in regular course:— " " 16, C orn hill , Oct. 12. Sir,—The paragraph in th e City Article of the Times of to-day (suggested by the late fire at Limehluse) opening the question of the liability of Fire Insurance Companies in the event of the premiums being paid subsequently to their becoming due and within the 15 days universally allowed, demands most serious attention. " Having the management of some of the largest lease hold estates in Belgravia, involving, of course, attention to that most important covenant of keeping up insurance, we are naturally much interested in the result of the inquiry that must be raised from the course adopted by certain in surance companies in relation to the Limehouse fire. " We have now before us a notice from a company stating the day of a certain premium falling due, and ending in these words :—' And for your security it is requisite that the amount should be paid within 15 days from that date.' " This is plain enough, one would think, and either means what the writers state or is a clear deception. The argu ments used by the companies in question would, we pre sume, be applied by them equally to the 30 days' grace al lowed for payment of life insurance premiums. We cannot but think that such an important question is capable of ready solution, and trust that your notice of it will hasten a decision.—We are, sir, your obedient servants, "MANSELL and ELLIOTT." "23, Philpot-lane, Oct. 12. " announcement about fire premiums has startled every one, and the question is so important, the fire-offices should be called upon to say what they really mean. "I insure for parties at home and abroad, and, together with, I believe, the public at large, considered the policy valid if the premium was paid within the 15 days. So universal was the belief, that all diaries, pocketbooks, &c., give ' Fire Insurance Due' on the 15th day after quarter days.—Yours sincerely, I "J. W. lir." " The Northern Assurance Company, 1, Moorgate-street, Oct. 12. "Sir,—As bearing upon the question of days of grace on fire policies, it naayinterest you to know that in a case which occurred in this office some 18 months ago it was held by the directors not only that the company was bound to accept payment of the premium at any time within the 15 days allowed for the renewal of the policy, but that in reckoning the date of the last advices from the place where the insured property was situated the days of grace ought to be in cluded. "In the case referred to the policy (which was on pro perty at Bahia) expired on the Ist of January, the fire oc curred on the evening of the 12th, shortly before the depar ture of the mail which brought instructions to renew the insurance, but the Board held that the premium must be accepted, and the loss, amounting to £14,000, was duly paid. " I may add that an office with which a portion of our policy was reinsured disputed its liability on the ground that we had paid a claim for which we were not liable, but on the case going to arbitration it was decided by the re ferees, without having recourse to their umpire, in favour of this company.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, "A. P. FLETCHER, Secy." "Manchester Fire-office, 96, Cheapside, Oct. 12. " Sir,—Observing in your City Article of this day the following statement, viz., On the premium being tendered this morning the offices interested, with the exception of the Liverpool and London, refused to receive it, I have to inform you that a cheque for the renewal of Messrs. Good hart's insurance in this office was yesterday morning (the day subsequent to the fire) presented, and without hesitation accepted by me, and the usual official receipt handed in ex change. " May I request, in justice to this office, that the above facts be made equally public am sir, your obedient servant, " GEO. RITHERDON, Secy. to the London Board." "Scottish Provincial Assurance Company, 20, Cannon-street, London, Oct. 12. " Sir,—Alluding to the paragraph in the City Article of the Times of this day with reference to Messrs. Goodhart's fire, allow me to suggest, in justice to other companies, that you give the names of the offices who declined accept ing the premium. The practice of this company you will find in the accompanying copy of an advertisement, which has been to-day sent to the Times.-1 am, sir, your obe dient servant, " J. G. WARDROP, Secretai THE LATE SIR _HARRY SMITH. We have to record this day the decease of one of the most gallant officers of the present century, and one of the few surviving companions in arms of Lords Harding° and Gough and the rest of the heroes of Moodkee and Fcrozeshah, in the person of General Sir Harry George Wakelyn Smith, Bart., G.C.8., at the age of 72. Born in 1788 at Whittlesea, in the Isle of Ely, where his father was a local surgeon, of fair, but not more than fair prac tice, the deceased general showed in his own per son a standing proof that a really able officer will, some how or other, eventually rise to the top of the professional tree, if he is only true to himself and makes good use of his opportunities. Having re ceived the elements of such an education as could be picked up by a lad at the grammar school of a second or third-rate country town towards the close of the last century, the future general entered the army in 1805 as Second Lieutenant in the Rifle Brigade, and took part in the siege, storming, and capture of Montevideo under the late General Sir Samuel Auchmuty, and in the attack on Buenos Ayres under Brigadier-General Crawford. He was also present at the capture of Copenhagen, under the late Earl Cathcart. Being afterwards em ployed with the troops in Spain under Sir John Moore, he took an active part in the leading en gagements of the Peninsular war, from the battle of Vimiera down to the embarkation of the troops at Corunna. Returning to the Penin sula again in 1809, he took an active part in the action on the bridge of the Coa, near Almeida, where he was severely wounded, and commanded a company in pursuit of Massena, from the lines of Lisbon, and in one or two subsequent engagements of lesser importance. Having been appointed to the command of a brigade of the Light Division, he was present at the battle of Fuentes d'Onor, and at the sieges and storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz, the battles of Salamanca, Vit toria, Orthes, and Toulouse, and in several lesser engagements, and, in fact, in every important battle throughout the war with the exception of Talavera. We next find him present at the capture of Wash ington, under General Ross, where he was Assist ant Adjutant-General, and was honoured for his gallant conduct on that occasion by being appointed to bear the d es p a t c h es t o England. His next battle field was New Orleans, whether he proceeded as military secretary under the brave Sir Edward Pakenham, who fell in his arms mortally wounded. He was soon afterwards appointed military secre tary to Sir John Lambert, under whom he took part in the siege and capture of Fort Bowyer. Return ing to England i n ti me t o b ear hi s par t i n the last as las decisive battle of th e E uro p ean war , h e Assistant Quartermaster Gen era l t o the sixth acteddivi sion of the army at Wat er l oo . W e nexttnaii serving as Deputy Adjutant-General, West Indies, l, successively at Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in whence he was transferred in 18 Good Hope, and commanded the 7hto the Cape of a divisio n under the late Sir B. D'Urban, throughout l an d the following the operations against the Caffre tribes in year. In 1839-40 he was General to the forces in that capacity at the try in which action he was nominated a K.C. g allantry a battlesnindi f a ppointed Adjutant- General Gwalior and Maha rajapore, for his India, and was present in Military Division. Subse quentlyleading part in the Wars against the ho to&R hs ain the Punjab • he wa s i n S division at Moodkee, and o f th e reserve command of at the battle of F erozepore, nobly supported the late Sir John Littler h e h e upon the guns of the ohn Littler in his c larg e f enemy. later the orces, as will be • emem- A f ew days . S tl • bared, crossed the river u ej, near Loodianah, and took up their position at Aliwal. L ord Gough i mm ediately dispatched Sir Harry Smith, with 7,000 men and 24 guns, to relieve Loodianah, and this object he succeeded in effecting. On the 28th of January, 1846, Sir Harry Smith led the main charge in the battle of Aliwal, carrying that village at the point of the bayonet, and capturing all the enemy's guns, to the number of 67—a success which enabled him to come to the assistance of the Commander in -Chief, and to join in the final and crowning vic tory of Sobraon (February the 10th), which crushed the last hopes of the Sikh leaders and their troops, and secured the possession of the fertile region of the Punjab to the British forces. For his conduct on these occasions Sir Harry Smith Was highly commended in the despatches of Lord Gough, who does not scruple to attribute the victory of Aliwal mainly to his valour and judg ment. The same statement was endorsed by the late Earl of Ripon in his place in the House of Lords, when he proposed the formal thanks of that housr ,e to Sir Hairy Smith for his distinguished ser vices in India, and it was fully borne out by the testimony of the Duke of Wellington. At the same time he was presented with the freedom of the city of London and the thanks of the Hon. East India Company, and not long afterwards was created a Baronet, and further rewarded by being advanced to the dignity of a G.C.B. He hail not long returned to England when he INSURANCE PREMIUMS WITRIA THE FIFTEEN DAIS' GRACE. was appointed to the Colonelcy of the Rifle Bri Bade, and in September, 1847, he was nominated to the Governorship of the Cape of Good Hope, together with the command of the forces in that colony. There he conducted with great ability all the ope rations of the Caffre war of 1851-2, and brought them by force of arms to such a successful issue that Kreili was compelled to sue for peace, pledg ing himself henceforth to keep within the Indwe and Kei rivers, while Sandilli acknowledged his cause to be hopeless, submitted to the Governor's terms, and withdrew from Caffraria. In 1854 Sir Harry Smith was promoted to the rank of Lientenant-General, and in the same year was appointed to the military command of the northern and midland districts, The late Baronet married, in 1814, a Spanish lady, the Donna Juana Maria de los Dolores de , Leon, by whom, however, he had no issue ; and accordingly the baronetcy becomes extinct by his death. THE PRUSSIAN ALLIANCE. One of the most pointed arguments we have heard in favou r of the Prussian alliance—a favourite idea in certain dynastic and diplomatic circles—as that Prussia and England can never under any circum stances andco isme between saidtao dtblows,oogbe and A war betw een P russ i a an d iciE fight hg as iaunlikelyi, h a e r ß o r c i e tis d h i pens n g at a i n a , it should seem, being the big fish in this apologue, and our German cousin the noble domesticated mem ber of the brute creation. Whether the improba bility of any hostile contact between the dog and the fish be a sufficient reason for an attempt to establish intimate relations between the two, is a point we leave to diplomatic fishmongers to de termine ; the big fish can at all events suffice for its own preservation in its native element ; th e hook and the net have still to be invent e d which are to catch and land it on German soil. Nor is England in a condition to be dragged about like a blind impostor by any whining dog with a plate round his neck. Great efforts, however, ' appear to be in progress among certain recognis able influences in this country and at Berlin to convert a family bond into a political compact, and a domestic connection into a political alliance. The Foreign Minister of England, it seems, as sisted at a grand pigsticking solemnity in the neighbourhood of Coburg the other day, and has since been heard of at Coblentz in close confabula tion with Baron Schleinia. From these two inci dents, diverie in character yet tending to a common object, it is gravely concluded that the policy of England is becoming more and more German, and that the Fish is biting in Rhenish waters at an Austrian hook ingeniously suspended, after the fashion of the most approved cadger, from the collar of the Prussian Dog. For that the British Fish has got into Rhenish waters—to its cost—is only too notorious. The misadven tures of her Majesty's tender Fairy, between Emmerich and Mayence abundantly bear witness to the auspicious inauguration of the precious German alliance which is destined to supersede the French, and to the conveniences and advan tages of a new and promising connection. Three weeks ago the public in this country were some what startled by the account of a savage outrage perpetrated on an inoffensive English gentleman and his family at Bonn, by some officials of the Rhenish Railway Company. This outrage was i?receded and provoked by an act of flagrant and brutal violence on the part of a Prussian medical man, and followed by a still more savage outrage on the part of the police and law authorities at Bonn. An English gentleman was actually dragged off to gaol, refused bail, denied access to his friends, lodged in a dark cell on a straw pallet, and after six days of imprisonment befitting a com mon malefactor, or a political malcontent in Aus tria, browbeaten and insulted by a public prose cutor in a court of justice, and fined, for the offence of having sulered the grossest indig nity and violence without resistance or redress. Not only were all these outrages and indignities heaped upon an English gentleman at a German town in which thousands of pounds sterling are annually spent by English residents and tourists, but a Prussian court of justice was profaned by deliberate insults to the English nation, uttered by the public prosecutor, a law officer of the Prussian Crown. This agreeable incident may be noted as a sort of prelude to the solemn overtures performed at Coburg and Coblentz. The grand symphony of an Anglo-Prussian alliance com mences with a few simple prison bars for a mere English traveller at Bonn. But these most desirable Prussian allies of ours are not content with treating English gentlemen as their Austrian brethren treat Italian Liberals. They must needs improve the occasion of the Queen of England's visit to the home of hey . Con sort, and of the British Foreign Minister's inter view with Baron Schleinitz, by a ridiculous and offensive attempt to waylay and search one of her Majesty's yachts, and to prevent British naval officers from landing at Cologne. The moral con sciousness of German officials is, we dare say, some what obtuse, and it is conceivable that by some metaphysical process not understood out of Germany, the Prussian mind is persuaded that by imprisoning English travellers and insulting officers of her Majesty's service it will impress the English mind with the useful and ornamental qualities of a Prussian alliance. Toryism in all its forms and dis guises is working might and main to put the British fleet and treasury at the disposal of the Prussian Government whenever the Court of Berlin shall in vite aggression from France by taking up arms for Austria in Italy. Monarchical interests, as they are understood in Central Europe, look hopefully to the future junction of the Dog and the Fish. It is the pet device of the diplomatic guild—this Anglo- German combination. The conduct of Prussia and of Austria during the Russian war was so bold, straightforward, honourable, and consistent, that the security of Austria is held to be more than ever necessary, and the alliance of Prussia more than ever indispensable to Great Britain. This respect able superstition still obtains, we believe, in Down ing -street. Of course it is ardently cherished at Vienna, and Berlin, and especially among Liberals of the Gotha persuasion. Recent occurrences at Bonn, and Cologne, on the commonest thorough fare of British travel, arrive most opportunely for the purpose of giving the English public a t n a d s f the the quality of the laws, the manners,_ The civilisation of our intended allies. Austrian Th Court of England, it is true, receives coarsely ople is at the same time the British pe an Crown in a com pliments and Prussian cordialities at Coburg, but libelled by a law officer of th e d Prussi an e s E si ritish navy is court of justice at Bonn, u a s n tom. house officers at people m ay be tempted to ' insulted by Prussian C Cologne. The British appen in the empire of interests ; ask, would such things Italiann Kingdom ? Inter nationalnewnowadays to be sought in an alliances are France, or in the mutual a principles and of not in royal courtesiesi compacts. We Prussian laws and manners recognise an affinity of andfamily willingly i and Bavarian the force of Austrian affinities, but as Englishmen we must t frankly confess that we Daily d es i re better company.— ivetis. TR-E A LIEBGTOTETCE y e 1 NITE4III.DU.RDER AT On Thursday an adjourned inquest was held at Stoketeignhead, Devonshire, on the body of a newly born child, found dead under circumstances already described in our paper. The child's mother was servant to a farmer named Bond. M rs , B on d gave evidence as theto hil girl's conf ess i ng th a t s h e h a d given bi r th to a William Bond;far d nier, corroborated his wife as to the girl's confession, and added—l was satisfied with her statement, and went to church. Being Sacra ment Sunday we came home earlier; things in the back kitchen appeared to be in great dis order, and I fancied I smelt something very dis agreeable. I asked what she had in the fire; she said nothing more than what came from the coal-box. I lifted the cover of the fireplace, and there I saw the head of a child. I said, " What for God's sake have you hero ?" and taking the poker drew it out on the hob ' • the servant declared it was nothing more that what was in the box, and this she persisted in saying. My father came im mediately after, and then she said—" For God's sake say nothing about it for I shall be hung, and if you say nothing no one will know anything about it." I said, "I suppose you want me to be hung in' stead of you." I then sent for the d oc t o r, a police man, and the girl's parents. Aft er s ome time the girl was taken up stairs, and M r . Brooks came son afterwards. Mr. Thomas Brooks, surgeon, said—L When I to see Elizabeth Hooper on Sunday . jas the charred arrived I had produced for inspfctionof cinder at was called head of a child, with a large piecebrain r i on it. I then tached, with a portion went up stairs, and proceeded-de of the bed. She at first She was sitting on the had to lift her on the bed, oftie to examine Hooper: refused to lie down. weight over my arm, which, lie inside of the petticoat, o a and dbeing doing rem s o o v e l d fe fr l t o m a l t child, b ' ut had not been n that ttruurnukedoofuatcthoubde. an a pron .n c r o d nt h a e i r nin a g nd th f e ou he d adless A Brooks then ly confined.. ...i.r. gate some proper she had g i ven birthl examined 1 further medical evidence, and deposed to the • un portant fact that the lungs had been infl ate d , and that therefore the child must have been born alive. The Coroner having summed IT! the jury deli berated,and after a few min u t es returned the fol lowing verdict :—" We b elieve the c hild t o h ave been born alive, but how or by what means it came by its death we have not sufficient evidence to show." stock sto. stock 100 100 100 100 100 tock 100 stock stock stock atock Eto3k all all all all all all li ; t 1 61 7 991 I 51 8 3 / 4 lb ilf 't"_l ;:. ~''