The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-16 00:00:00

~~ MONEY MARKET AND C TTY NE JVS, CITY, Two o'CLocK, About £216,000 in Australian gold was taken into the Bank vaults yesterday, being the largest parcel received there for some time past. This un interrupted flow of the precious metal, sustained by extensive remittances from the Colonies and smaller consignments from Russia and America, is causing a rapid accumulation, upwards of three quarters of a million sterling having been sent in since the date of the last weekly balance-sheet. Unless the metallic circulation has largely increased during that interval, the stock of bullion must now ap proach 181 millions sterling, and further additions will be made from week to week by the supplies from Victoria which arc known to be coming forward. Two or three vessels are overdue, with moderate quantities of gold, and as the export demand has almost ceased, it is presumed that the whole will be disposed of to the Bank authorities. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed very firmly, and values were fully supported. The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales. In the Rail- way Share Market a moderate business was done, and prices continued to improve. The report issued by the directors of the General Discount Company shows a gross profit of £2,310 12s. 11d. upon the 10 months' operations, -which, after deducting working and preliminary expenses, will leave sufficient for a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. At the meeting of Messrs. Montgomery's credi tors, held yesterday, the liabilities were stated at £Bl,OOO, including £lB,OOO accommodatien bills accepted for Messrs. Carmichael and Co., and the assets at £40,372. A dividend of about 10s. in the pound is expected, and it was agreed that the estate should be wound up under inspection. There was a meeting to-day of the creditors of Messrs. Portelli, Schembri, and Co., when a state ment of their affairs was submitted, showing the liabilities to be £42,060 15s. 5d., and the assets £9,357 2s. 9d. If appeared that the books were badly kept, and much difficulty had been expe rienced in ascertaining whether there was one or two houses connected with the firm, Mr. Schembri having been said to be associated with both. Mr. Schembri was represented as absent in Paris from illness, otherwise he might have been here to give explanations. The Malta house was said to be still solvent and respectable, so that if the identity existed, the claims of the creditors of Portelli, Schembri, and Co. would be more likely to be satisfied. It was eventually agreed to adjourn the meeting, to get more information from Malta on the subject. The market for English Securities has again pre sented a quiet, yet buoyant appearance. There is nothing to create the least excitement, and the dealings are too limited to promote fluctuation. The daily movement seldom exceeds 1 per cent., but the tendency is strongly in the ascend ant, owing to the numerous influences created by the favourable progress of political, mercantile, and financial affairs. Consols have been 97-; 1 for money, and 971 for the account. The market at the present moment, however, is rather flatter, the quotations being 971 ; and 97;1 respectively. The New Threes have been specially transferred at 971, India Stock is rather flatter, viz., 216 ; ditto Scrip, 2d issue, 981 ; ditto Bonds, 13s. to 15s. The March Exchequer Bills, 365. ; June ditto, 275. prem. ; and the Bonds, 1011. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is mode rately active, and prices are not quite so well main tained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 951 96 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1111 4 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 93 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 451 ; and ditto Certificates are flat, at 61 ; Mexican 3 per Cents. are 211 ; Peru vian 3 per Cents., 711 72 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. (1858), 96; ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 78 ; ditto Deferred, 16; ; Chilian 6 per Cents., 106 ; Peruvian Dona/ Bonds, 761; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 1011. Turkish New Scrip is now par to 1 premium. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under : 1858. Great Western £33,729 North-Western South-Western Brighton 19,206 Midland South-Eastern Great Northern , - Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 1857. £32,809 68,136 16,772 18,171 33,856 24,508 23,235 Chester and Holyhead East Lancashire 7,185 Lancaster and Carlisle Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln North-Eastern Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,809 West Hartlepool 3,630 Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,197 Glasgow and South-Western 6,950 Lombardo-Venetian Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada Northern of France 27,745 7,277 7;534 7,370 7,937 11,672 41,664 4,777 3,562 6,407 7,563 8,565 9,699 8,597 46,159 It will be perceived by the above particulars that the income of most of the principal lines con tinues to improve. There can be no doubt that increased commercial operations, in the manufac turing districts especially, are developing the traffic, and a further movement in this respect may be expected before the end of the year. A rather large amount of business has been done in the Railway Share Market, and owing to the favourable character of the traffic returns, most of the principal lines show an improvement of 1 to 1 per cent. on yesterday's closing quotations. Lan cashire and Yorkshire, South-Western, and North- Eastern (Berwick) have improved ss. ; Eastern Counties, Great Western, North-Western, Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South-Eastern, 10s. ; and Caledonian and North-Eastern (Berwick), £l. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in moderate demand, and rather advanced rates are current. Northern of France have advanced 10s. ; Dutch Rhenish, ss. East Indian have improved 10s. ; and Great Indian Peninsula, ss. Great Wes tern of Canada declined about ss. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little variation. Bank of Egypt have improved 55.; and London and Westminster, ss. Atlantic Tele graph shares have declined to 455 and 460, and South Australian Land are 381, BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Scrip, 2nd issue 9Bk Ditto Bonds, £l,000 . _ Consols for Account March J une. 36 j 27 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, Ditto 000, Ditto Small, 1.0 Ditto Bonds, 185 g, 3i per Cent. Ditto, 1859 look FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. — Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent 7B Ditto Deferr ed l6l 171 Chinon., 6 per Cent. lO6 Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian, 41 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. 4 Sardinian, 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account . 93 Spanish 3 per Cent. 45/ Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 6} Turkish, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 4 per Cent. — Ditto Account Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 21 per Cent., Ex. 25f • 57 Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2f per Cent. Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s 761 THREE O'CLOCK Consols, Money 9 71 1 Ditto Account 97 DESTRUCTION OF THE GRAIN CROPS IN THE BLACK SEA AND SEA OF Azov.—Advices from Nicholaief, of the 19th of August, announce the destruction by locusts and hot winds of the grain crops in the Russian territory of the Black Sea. Over Kherson a cloud of locusts recently passed, full 25 miles in length, but without alight ing thereat. Much distress prevails, and pHces are almost at famine rates. A great deal of wheat iniul.ed by rain at harvest time, had been shipped from Taganrog for Malta and other Mediterranean ports. • If we are rightly informed, the Mexican govern ment are now engaged in a negotiation which is likely to be attentively watched by the bondholders. The sale of another slice of the territory Of the republic k J wo are Wad, is coateavistigla. 7S DAY), ORDINARY SIIAR - ES AND STOCKS. Share i Railways. 12.10 Aniberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast andliallymena ' Bir., Wol., and Gtr. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn [Myth and Tyne :Bristol and Rxeter : , Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A E A roves. no div. Do. B untthip.c.per an. • hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast June. Dun.,Pertli,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg. and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stockl Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock I Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock G t. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern..l Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds 16 1613 4 Stock Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £145 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn. Do. Eighths Lon don& South- Wes tn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry &Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming . . & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares NewTastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Iferefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros INorfolk 'North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock 11.6.3' 11.6.3 Stock Stock 12i Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock] Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 . Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock , 10 Stock Stock! Stock; North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E. Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Ifampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western . • • • No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union iSittinp.:bourne & Sheer , South Devon ISouth-Eastern ,South Wales SouthYorks.dz Riv. Dun ,Do. do _ _ _ Staines,. W0k.,.& Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 do. 'W.—. Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 . ThamesHavenbk&Rail Vale of Neatli 'Waterford & Kilkenny !Waterford ez Limerick !West Cornwall ITV-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. IDo.A.—Are3y.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London . Do. Ist Class. Do. 2d Class . Paid. I Closing Business ." Price. Done. 10 all all 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 7} 7 64 11 31 90 85i 34 66 12 33 92 MI ,36 4 5 I °l sl 12 61 6 . 21 45 47 30 32 all' all 44 100 100 100 100 100 [6134 90 92 85 414 61f 21 46 31} 102} 821 51f 1 i 501 951 i 4 f 1 109 911. 901 If 1 94 3 36 54 6 54 97 64 f 6i 6 93 I 461 7 71- 1 i I 4 83 ls. 174 all all 27 82} 77711 I i 4 gl g 61 63 64 27 27i 89 91 10 101 [O2 103 80 84 127 129 102 103 504 M 54 56 86 89 111 12f p 11 12f p. 94 95f 1 Ofd Id 51 6} 1041 1104 90 91 1 11 d 93 9i 3'4 36 964 97 08 70 9 11 62 64 3i 3d 55i 564 1 92+ 93 1f 1 d _ __ 46 I 47 73} 74 [OO 102 54 54 d 8 9 71 8i 26 28 113 115 27 28 82 83 43 45 3 2 d 34 35 71 72 76.1 774 13 14 7 5 d 9 11 35 35 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. Paid. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares - Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A!7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc....! Do. do. Class C 7 pc .... E. Coun. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lanc. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin. &Glas. 5 pc shares Edin.Pertle& Dun. 4 pc. ;Furness, 5 per cent 'Glas. &S West. g a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. et Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 41 p. e. do. do. 1)0.5p.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock !Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 41 p ct. !Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et: Do. Irredeemable, do I Do. sp. ct. 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 1,0 n.& Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref , 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p. ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 1 sbs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent. Do. Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 1 Do.Con.Bri 5.&.111r.6 p.ct Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Ilit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.:; p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.R alt.& Dck.Co. N -East. irrecl. 4 p.c. Deb Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters,lB46 Do. York, 11. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua. Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock ) Do. A berdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do. 41 per cent Do. Fixed 41 - p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c - Do. 41 per cent !S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gas !Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c Do. 6 per cent !Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Closing Price. 'Agra&UnitedServiceßk 10 Australasia • 25 Bank of Egypt )0 Bank of London 10 Brit. Col. Bk. & LcianCo 50 British North American 10 Chtd. Bank ofindia, &c )0 City )0 Colonial 1.11 Com. Bank of Canada )0 Commercial of LondOn tO En, Scot., Aus. Ch ; 10 Gen. g. Bk. of Switzerland 10 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. 50 London and• County 50 London Joint Stock )0 London & Westminster 10 Nat. Prov. of England /0 Do. new 50 National Bank .... 10 New South Wales 15 Orient. Bk. Corporation 10 Ottoman Bank... )0 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New 15 South Australia :5 Do. New 15 Union of Australia 15 Do. New i 0 Union of London 10 Unity Mutual 10 Western Bk of London MISCELLAN/4;o' Shard - Miscellaneous. 1.0 'Anglo-Mexican Mint )0 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural LO Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works LO Do New, issued at 25 dis 50 British American Land 50 Brit. & Irish Max.Tel.A. 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 186.2 20 Do. C DO Canada l 0 Chan.lslands Tel.(Llm ) ock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg 25 Do. Preference 7i per ct 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam ;eck Electric Telegraph 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 9.. Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) 20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim.) 15 Gen. Steam Navigation o London Discount 4 Lond.G en. Omnibus Co 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) t 5 National Discount Co 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do 5 Do Bp. c. Pref ,iss. at ldis. DO N.lir.&NovaScotiaLand 1 N. B. Au stralasian (Lim ) 20 North of Europe Steam 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 5 Peel River Land & Min SO Pen. & Oriental Steam 10 Do. New 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr i 0 Rhymney Iron • • [5 Do. New 10 Royal Mail Steam 1.. Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim 1 5 South• Australian Land 1 Submarine Teleg. Strip 1 Do. do Registered * Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 10 Vat Diaavals Lad all all all 158. all all ill all all all Closing I Business Price. Done. 90 92 234 24xd 45 - 47 57 59 3} 2:1 30 31 20 21 16i 17xd 201 211 27 28 31 32 45 4 37 38 104 20 63 65 55 51- 48 50 24 26 : 1 4 i 22} 2 19 17 d Miq 6 48 4244 314 I r a id . Closing Business dons Price. 13} 14i 420 460 34 36 1 1 1 2 1 4 141 400 40 SS 41 43 19 21 14 16 117 120 io 2.if 16 i 2 84} 49 51 94 96 f Stk 20 Stock 12.10 Stock .Stock 1102 104 Stockl• Stock Stock' Stocks Stock Stock; Stockl Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 6f 6 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock)Stock Stock Stock ] Stock] Stock Stock Stack Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock] Stock' Stock' Stock' Stock' Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock all 1 100 100 100 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 110 114 100 103 1144 116 1124 114 129 131 80 82 68 70 119 121 111 113 RA 106 63 6.5 111 11, 191 93 182 84 83 85 96 98 9 94 14 17 9f 1 68 7001 18 19 9 134 144 , 39 141 1158 163 :117 119 65 70 '139 141 1101 103 02 * 911 P LINES LEASED AT.FIXED RENTALS. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire ... Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val E.Lincoinshire,g.Cp.e E Union,HarwichShs Do. Woodbridge Gls:Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New ' Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rall Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon:, T i I by. &Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,llux tn. & Matk Midsb.& R edcr, g.fip.c M id. BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx ) guaranteed 5 p. c. 5 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shfßoth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Woar Valley, 'g. 6 p. c. Do. do Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn 11 8 4 111 4 oi 11 os 108 NI 93 f dis i die par 23 24 117 119 98 100 74 76 122 124 125 128 10 Icq 23} 24} 100 102 99 101 28 29 324 334 38 43 rlO2l Share Ln N.W Ln & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonia Do. 98 100 102. 104 16 18 143 145 31 4 Gt. West. YILNABr Yk.N.Md. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N IV) & L.Yk. j Do Gt. North Lan.& Yk T Brassey M'Clean Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. Weet L.&Brgtn Docks. DOCKS. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 per Cent Prof . Min . Stock East and West India... Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton atock Victoria :0 00110 W eee o • ipa.tio.*: 1109 111 13 14 234 24 91 93 21 99 98 iP 57 59 st 10 1% 96? 90 92 8 9 Cloning Bneines raid Price. Docks. 100 100 100 100 100 - 100 100 10) 1 02 10 id pa: Railways. I Paid. Leasing-osCo.'s. I P ri ce ! I Donßusineeee. SHARE Business Done. 1139 141 LAW INT., (This Day.) I Paid. Closing rice. Business • Share Railways. Done. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) TIIE LYCEUM THEATRE.--IN RE C. I. DILLON. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes J} 5 Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.:' ICarmeaux Mine & Rail. 'Dutch Rhenish . . .... par l i p 2 2 30 3} 2i 114 To-day was appointed for the last examination of Mr. Dillon, late lessee of the Lyceum Theatre. Thy account put in by Messrs. Booths and Canning shows debts to the amount of £4,632, besides £485 duo to creditors under an insolvency in July, 1854, when bank rupt owed £755, but had since paid £270. To creditors holding life policy, £557. To salaries received between September, 1855, and April, 1856, £195. Cr. Cash— £4 6s. Ild. life policy valued at £23; excepted articles, per sonal and theatrical wardrobe, £2O; law costs, £B4O ; in terest, £541; travelling and other business expenses, 4421; domestic, September,. 1856, to April, 1858, £l,BlO ; loss on 254 performances at Lyceum and Drury-lane Theatres, £214; ditto on subletting Lyceum Theatre from 14th April to:23d December, 1857, £326; ditto upon surrender of lease of Lyceum Theatre, being deposit money forfeited, £1,260; other losses, £663. Total- losses, £2,461; deficiency Sep tembar. 1856, £Bl9. The bankrupt passed with opposition. Eastern of Frnce . Euph rates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. sits ItalianJunetion 8 ei Lake Constance & Palo Lierre and Turnhout... Lombardo Venetian.... Lucca & Pistoja, sp.c.pl Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New 5 5} - - 254 264 Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. I'ref Northern of France Do. New Shares 9 91 211 21 39 40 P 9 10 3 I d 34 341 56 58 P Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons,And Nedit. Paris and Orleans ...... !Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) ... Rig . a and Dunaburg.... Rome and Frascati .... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. I'ref. Sambre and Meuse SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) THIS DAYS MARKETS. Do. 54 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders 8 8 23 24 5 . 5 • 9 9 25 2 IMPORTANT TO PUBLICANS-THE TIPPLIt& ACT SAPLAND V. REAT. This was an action for £1 65., goods sold and delivered. and £1 10s. for a silver watch entrusted to defendant, but never returned to plaintiff. CORN EXCHANGE. Do. 54 p. c. I'reference . W. & .W. of France.. Weßtern of Austria.:.. Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per. cent. Pref Zealand A person who acted asagent for plaintiff, who is a pub lican, of Leadenhall-street, produced a number of tickets, and stated that they were orders sent by the defendant, who is the foreman at a portmanteau manufactory. The tickets were handed to his honour, who, upon pro ceeding to examine them, found that upon some was written "Old Tom" and upon others "Gin." His Honour—Well, defendant does not appear, and you are the only witness against your principal. You have thrust these tickets into my hands, and I am bound to strike the amount out of the summons. You cannot re cover for old Tom and gin.' Plaintiff—What ! not upon a written order ? His Honour—Certainly not. Old Tom is a shocking old fellow, and a curse to the country; and if people will have it, you should get the money at the time. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. Plaintiff—Well I, never heard that we couldn't recover upon a written ordar. At the Southwark County Court we have recovered upon these orders. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 4 Second qualitydo. 3 6 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 Second qualitydo. 3 6 3 10 Suckling calves, 18s to 23s 18s to 255. ' His Honour—Well, you cannot recover here, and the amount must be struck out. This was done, and a verdict given for the amount claimed less 76. 6d. gin and "old tom" supplied. SCHUEMANN T. SCHLINOER - EXTRAORDINARY TRAFFIC TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 1,149 Sheep and lambs Calves 3BO Pigs 4OO IN LOTTERY TICKETS. In this case plaintiff sought to recover a sum of £1 ss, for goods sold and-delivered. Defendant admitted that he had had the goods, but pleaded a set off of 15s. for 'a lottery ticket supplied to plaintiff. He said that he had bought the ticket in question and had sold it to plaintiff at that person's request. Plaintiff—Oh, he generally' has 40 or 50 of these tickets about him, which he thrusts upon people. His Honour—Well, this is a dangerous thing, and I am inclined to think illegal.. Plaintiff—lt is only worth 7s. 6d. Defendan.—l'll take that. MEAT MARKETS: His Honour—Then I will deduct it, but it is not a very safe trade. SMITHIV. HERRING. Plaintiff, the proprietor of the Sunday Times newspaper, claimed £3 10s. for inserting sundry advertisements in the Sunday Times, and £3 3s, for insertions of advertisement in the Almanac. Defendant alleged that his advertisement was not inserted in the Sunday Times Almanac in a proper place. Accord to agreement, it was to be.placed on the last page of the Almanac but one. He agreed to pay £3 3s. for the use of that leaf. The advertisement was not put there, but amongst the " puffs." Mr. Potter, collector of the Sunday Times, proved the order and insertion of the advertisements. The defendant had previously paid the advertisements in the Sunday Times, £3 10s., into court. The defendant was also examined, and proved that there was an express agreement to insert his advertisement in the last leaf but one of the Almanac. His son, a boy 14 years of age, corroborated his father's evidence. Mr. Prior, advertising agent, said that he countermanded the defendant's advertisement in December, and said that the defendant stated to him, and he stated to the plaintiff, that unless the defendant's advertisement was inserted in the last page but one of the Almanac, he would not have it inserted at all. His Honour gave a verdict for the defendant, with costs, POLICE INTELLIGEWCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DTSGRACEFUL CONDUCT.TO FEMALVIS AT THE GUARDS' CLUB.—Thomas Cotchin, described as the housekeeper of chambers, 50, Pall-Mall, was charged with disgraceful and indecent conduct to the female servants at the Guards' Club. From the evidence of Mary Wilks, still-room maid at the club, and which was confirmed, by Harriet Bradbury, one of the housemaids, it appeared that, for some time past, the prisoner had been in the constant practice of exhibiting himself at the window of the house where he lived in a state of complete nudity, .and making use of disgusting gesticulations, evidently : with -the intention of insulting them. Ho had been cautioned several times, but as he persisted in doing it, yeste ' rda'y' afternoon, on his again re peating it, Carter, a young man employed at the club, was sent over to him, and he was given into custody. A solicitor, who appeared for theprisoner, cross-examined the witnesses, but their evidence, which was given in a very creditable manner, was not in the least shaken. _ _ _ Henry Frank Carter, billiard marker at the club, proved being called up and seeing the conduct of the prisoner. He then went over and caused him to be taken into custody. Mr. Bingham said it was clearly a case under the Vagrant Act. The conduct of the females in every respect reflected great credit on them. It was very hard that they could not go to their window for a mouthful of fresh air without being insulted by a person with such a nasty taste. Committed for three months. SAVAGE ASSAULTS ON FEMALES.--A RUFFIAN.—A tall, ruffianly fellow, named Daniel Lynch, was charged with assaulting his wife, Ellen Lynch, and also a young female, named Ellen Casey. The wife, on getting into the witness-box, refused to be sworn, but the magistrate insisting, she reluctantly con sented; but it was evident she gave her evidence with fear, saying she did not wish to hurt her husband. The whole of her evidence was, that she was brutally treated by the prisoner on all occasions, and that on the previous day he had given her several violent blows on the face. Mary Casey said she heard the man and his wife quarrel ling. She told the prisoner he ought to bo ashamed of himself to strike his wife in the way he had done, when he gave her (witness) a violent blow in the face. Having afterwards, by accident, met the prisoner, without a word on either side he gave her a violent blow in the back, causing her great pain. A constable said the priFfone r bore a very bad character in the neighbourhood. On the previous. day he seized a saucepan which was on the fire, containing a few things the woman had to wash,-and threw,the contents all over the room. He had been- twice before - convicted ; once for an assault on a female, when he had three months, and on the other occasion.for -assalting-his wife, when he had six months. • •- Casey said that she only know the female owing to her (Casey's). mother .having-eeployed her, as she was a poor, hardworking woman, and. the prisoner was an idle fellow, never doing a day's wbrk,to.atinport his four children. The magistrate having animadverted in strong terms on the prisoner's brutality and cowardice in striking the woman who worked hard to keep him and his family, while he spent a life of idleness, sent him to hard labour for six months. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16„, 1858. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 45s Id barley, 35s 2d ; oats, 25s 7d ; rye, 33s 8d; beans 45s 9d and peas, 44s id. , s. d. s. d. Prime ers-wool do. 4 0 4 6 Pme. S'thdown do. 4 8 4 10 Large erne. calves 3 8 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Large hogs 3 2 4 0 Small porkers and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 298 Sheep and lambs 900 Calves 270 Pigs NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL:-The trade generally ruled nactive to-day, as follows : —Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 5d to 4s 4d; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Sept. 15.—The supplies - of fat stock on sale to-day were tolerably good, and the trade generally ruled heavy, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, Oa Oci to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 4d per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Sept. 15.—Each kind of stock was in but moderate request, at our quotations, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s Od ; lamb, Os Od to 5s Od ; veal, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 4d per 81bs. Suckling calves, 12s to 21s; and mulch cows, £l3 to £lB each. Lemon into custody, and the other j misoners made an attempt to rescue him, and he took them into custody. The prisoners in defence, said they 'were taking a friend home, and the police-constable &Edo `ltaly interfered with them, and on remonstrating with hint he used his fists and struck them. Alder—l deny using my fists. Mr. Selfe—l have had occasion of late. to find fault with the police on many occasions for being too officious. These young men have been taken into custody most improperly and detained for several hours. There bras been too much of this, and I intend to keep a book in mi. deli I shall record the names of police-constables who act so. impropuly. The prisoner was discharged. BENEVOLENCE.-Mr. Seifs handed 'co our reporter a letter, of which the following is a copy , and said the en closure mentioned had safely arrived, a'.icl he should dispose of them according to the wishes of the. benevolent donor : " Mr. S. presents his complimens to Mr. Selfe, and requests the favour of his directing the within draft to be appropriated as follows—£s for the poor. blindlboy Rogan, and £5 for the poor box of the office. If acknowledged in the newspapers, Mr. S. will be obliged by the employment of his initials.—J. S., Lloyd's Room, Royal Exchange, 15th September, 18,58." THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES.—Wheat, 448 8d ; barley, 33s 3d ; oats, 27s 4d ; rye, 34s 2d ; beans, 46s 6d ; peas, 4 , !s 2d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEx.--Wheat, 119,213; barley, 8,366; oats, 9,067; rye, 802; beans, 2,872; peas, 387 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To•day's market was fairly supplied with beasts, and the demand for all breeds ruled inactive, at Monday's currency. We had a slow inquiry for sheep—the supply of which was moderate—yet late rates were well supported —a few prime old Downs having sold at 5s per 81bs. Lambs are now out of season. Prime small calves were in fair request, at full quotations ; but inferior veal was very dull. Pigs were firm in price ; but milch cows commanded very little at tention. 81} 14 f 4 40 39/ 9} BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing I Businass Sharei Railways. I Paid.l p rice. Done. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent all 18 Bom.,l3aroda&Centlnd. j 9 4 dis 4p gi . 5 per cent 18 DO all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 4 dis p 18 Do. Do. B 41 dis p all Buffalo and Lake Huron all 61 7 204 Do. Ne w l6l 131 12 d 100 f Buffalo,llrant&Godrich 1i nn 83 8 8 6p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 " 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 78 82 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100. 75 80 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 - 1 11p 31 174 Demerara 29 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 4 }p Stock East Indian, gu . sp . c lOO 1 06 f 1061 13 , 011 t 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO. / lfp 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. 13ds. pay,'s9 all 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.sp. e. all 151 161 IGeelong Corporation 6 1 100 per cent. Bonds i Sto. Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 37 35 1 4 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 73 74 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.... . 60 10 bd 20 Gtlndiarenin.gua.sp.c. all 21 211 211 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. . 2 4 5. • p 20 Do. do 2 i 21 f 20 1 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip Par I i P P 4 P guaranteed.s per cent. 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 171 181 184 18 zoi Do. New I 13 21 24 d t opt till '6O 100 c Do. Bonds pay. '76,with all 105 108 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 104 105 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c all 181 191 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 244 20f 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 1 0 d 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 5 I p5 l 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 Newßrunswick&Canda. . 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 114 Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. 13. Capital do lO 4 3 d .. Do. do. Land do _ 20 f Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip 2s. 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde 20 De. 20 Do. New r. ... • 5 par I p 5-1 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo tr,ft 5 par p 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par ip BRITISH MINES. 2.11.10 17s 11.14.11 18s 6d 84 7.9.4 nil. 1400_ 410 31 4; 190 200 _I _p aid. Closing Price. 9 10 - 24 45 55 34 455 465 90 95 14 15 6 - 7 - 94 104 4 5, 164 lti th 80 100 3 f 1 21t 22i 90 100 [75 190 [BO 200 3} 9 31 41 43 24 26 Share( Mines. Alfred Consols (Phi lack British Iron - Condurrow (Camborne). [0 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) - East Bassett (Illogan). - Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillitck) - G. Wheal Vor(Hetston) - Lady Bertha - North Frances (Illogan) - North Wheal Crofty - Basset (Illogan) - Par Consols (St. Blaxy) - l'orkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sort ridge Cons. Min. Co. - SoutliCaradon (St.Cleer) - South C. Brea (Mogan): - S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co l 0 Tin Croft UnitedMines(Gwennap) - Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan) - W. Caradon (Liskeard) - Wheal Basset (Mogan): - Wheal Buller (Redruth) - W heal Edward (Cals.) - Wheal Kitty (U.-Lelant) - Wh'l Mar nn (Menke) - Trelawney (Lisk.)i !O Australian 1 Bon AccordC9pper,Lim, 15 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) :0 Do. St.Johndellley,Lim. 5 Do. Land and Mining-Co. 1 Clarendon Consols Min- ing Co. of Jamaica .. 10 Cob Fe Copper Copiapo 1 Dun3loun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna !I) General 3 Linares 5 ILusitanian 1 Mariquita 1 New Granada !O Poutgibaud Silier, Lead Mining' and Smelt..... 5 Port Philip 10 Santiagro de Cuba 2.4.:United Mexican FOREIGN MINE COLONIAL GOVER iarel Securities. Can.Goy.6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6 p.e.Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c. Mr. & Sep. N.11.G0v.0 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Goy.. sp. c. Deb. NovaScotiaGor.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aue.Gt.6pc.Jan&July Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July Business Done. THAMES. AN AWKWARD DILEMMA.—A poor woman came before Mr. Self. and stated that a man, who was a widower, had sent his child to her to be lodged and maintained, and for some time past had not contributed anything towards its support. She had applied to the parish officers of Stepney, and they refused to take the child into the workhouse, or to give her any out• door relief. Mr. Selfe said the applicant had taken the child to benefit herself, and to realise a profit out of the money allowed weekly for its maintenance, and she must put up with the loss. _ _ The woman said she could not afford to maintain the child any longer. Mr. Selfe—Then, summon the father for the cost of its maintenance. The applicant—l don't know where to find him. Mr. Selfe—You must seek him. The applicant—He has left London. Mr. Selfe said he could not interfere in the matter, or compel the parish of Whitechapel to maintain the child. He was of opinion the applicant had acted very indiscreetly in adopting the child of a man without taking any security whatever. The child was adopted on speculation as a profitable investment, and it was rather too bad to call upon the parish to maintain it after the father had stopped the supplies. POLICE Orriciousiass.—Georgo Hutt, George Lemon, and William Smither were brought before Mr. Selfe on a charge of being drunk and disorderly, an d ma ki ng a dis turbance in the Horsferry-road , Ratcliff. The evidence Of a police constable named Alder, 28 K, was to the effect that he heard a good deal of noise and shouting in the Horsferry-road this morning, between the hours of three and four o'clock. He found the prisoners with a-drunken man, who was very noisy, and instead of undertaking to take him home, as they ought to hive done, they had a lark with him. He told the prisoners to wove ou) oa wig* lan told ilia not to be too foot. Ile took HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 N. to £4 10s. ; clover do., £4 Os. to £5 10s.; and straw, £1 Bs. to £1 13s. per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.—MeadOW hay, £3 Os. to £4 10s. ; clover do., £4 O. to a Bs. ; and straw, 41 lOs. to £1 14s. per lead. Trade dull. - WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os. to £4 10s.; clover do., £4 Os. to £5105.; and straw, £lBs. to £1 13s. per load. A fair demand. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, . Sept. 16.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; light breeze, and fine. OFF THE START, Sept. 14.—Arrived—General Wind ham, from Sydney. FALMOUTH, Sept. 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Leopold, from Ibrail. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Russia, from Onega ; her Majesty's ship Lapwring, from Cuba; Dora, from Newfoundland ; Sybelle, from Middlesborough; Emma, from Seville. WEYMOUTH, Sept. 15 .—Arrived—Seaforth, from Dantzic. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived-- Temps, from Taganrog ; Favourite, from Liverpool for Buenos Ayres, making water in her bow ports ; Pindera, from Liverpool, short of coals. . (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived, Sept. 15—South Carolina, from Bombay; Jessie Munn, from Bassein ; Paragon, from Rio Bento ; Dalemain, from Callao • Minho, screw steamer, from P aras . Arrived, Sept. 16—Aurora, from New York ; Ariel from St. Übe's. , Sailed, Sept. 15—Atalanta, for New Orleans ; Colombo, for Constantinople. Sailed, Sept. 16—Jasper, for Cardenas.. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISR TELE G RAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind E. ; two-and-a-half-hours' ebb ; weather fine. Arrived, Sept. 16—Alma, from Stettin • Egeritia, from Smyrna ; Shanghai, f rom Q ue b ec ; Caroline, from Patras. Sailed, Sept. I.s—Hertha, for Dantzic ; Johanna; for Hamburg; Huntingdon, for Rio Janeiro. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.E., Passed—Lidskiffe, from Canada for London; Advance, for Mobile ; Lady Jocelyn, and Calcutta, for Calcutta ; Silistria, for Simons Bay; H. M. Mitchell, for Glasgow; Samuel, for Deme rara; Ly me R eg i s, f or t h e Cape of Goo Hope—all from London. Sailed—Richard, for Grimsby. ACCIDENT AT A BREWERY.—Yesterday morn ing a dreadful accident happened to William Briser, aged 48 years, who resides at Milton-place, Old Kent-road. The unfortunate sufferer was engaged at a brew-house at Hors leydown, and was going to empty the hops out of the cop per. Supposing the liquor.to be all drawn off he jumped in, and sunk in the scalding liquor. His screams brought assistance, when he was extricated and at once conveyed to St. Thomas's Hospital, but very mu9h scalded. THE STANFIELD-HALL MURDERS.—In reference to a statement which has appeared to the effect that a person at Gibraltar has been apprehended on his own confession that he alone fired the fatal shots which resulted in the death of the Messrs. Jermy, at Stanfield-Hall, in Nov., 1848, it is right to state that nothing whatever appears to be known in Norfolk on the subject. This is important, as it is only fair to suppose that if a person had really been apprehended as stated, some communication on the subject would have been made to the local Authorities. The state ment has naturally excited some interest in Norfolk, but among those conversant with the circumstances of the murders little attention is paid to the narrative, as the uni versal testimony of every one about Stanfield-Hall was that the murderer was a man of exactly the figure of James Blomfield Rush, who was found guilty and executed in April, 1849. The evidence upon this point was most em phatic, and was supported by many collateral circumstances. DEATH FROM STRYCHNIA.—On Tuesday after noon Mr. William Baker, the coroner, and a jury, assem bled for the third time at the Duke of York Tavern, York street, Ratcliff, respecting the-death-of Miss Lavinia Ann Francis, aged 16 years, the daughter of a medical practi tioner, and surgeon 'to the hamlet of 'Ratcliff, who died under very sudden and mysterious circumstances from strychnine. It appeared from the evidence adduced on the two previous occasions that the - deceased was the daughter of Mi. William Lyndon Francis,- one-of the medical officers of the Stepney Umon. Thkleath- was- quite sudden, and with all the usual symptoms of strychnia. The stomach and contents were placed in a bottle and sealed up, and sent to Dr. Lethoby for analysis. Dr. Letheby, the lecturer on ehemi4ry at the London Hospital, was called, and said that he received the stomach of a human person and its contents in a bottle, carefully sealed up. Witness examined the stomach, which was perfectly healthy in its appearance, and contained two ounces of liquid like tea, which witness analysed, and found to contain strychnia. He had no doubt that the deceased died from the effects of strychnia. The quantity found in the stomach was very small. Mr. Robinson, the assistant-surgeon to the Stepney Union, said strychnia was kept in the surgery The deceased had access to the room, and could get to the cupboard where the strych nia was kept by elevating herself. Henry Russell Davis said that the deceased occasionally came into the surgery to speak to her father. She could get through the waiting room at any time in the morning unobserved. She always seemed to live happily with her parents. Laura E. Francis said the deceased was her sister, and that she was with her on the morning when sh e wa s taken ill. She did not' find in the drawing-room or the kitchen any cup or phial which the deceased could have used. Other witnesses were exa mined at length, when the coroner remarked on the extra ordinary and mysterious nature of the case, after which the jury consulted for a short time, when the foreman said his brother jurors were not satisfied with the evidence adduced, and wished for another adjournment for additional testi mony, as the case was involved in such mystery. At a late hour the inquiry was adjourned. THE SEPOYS.—A letter from Calcutta, received yesterday, says :—" The rebellion seems to be gradually dying out. The inactivity of the rebels is in part, perhaps, owing to the rains, which impede their movements even more than ours, but its principal cause is obviously want of heart. The last hope of success died away with the second capture of Lucknow, and now even the hope of escape seems to be vanishing away. The sepoys, relieved from immediate pursuit, hope to find guns and allies in Oodey pore, where the household troops of the Rana six months ago showed symptoms of discontent. Theymight succeed but for their plunder. Every sepoy is loaded with gold mohurs. His waist-cloth, his knapsack, and his hair are all alike weighed down with these coins, an irresistible temptation, not only from their value, but from the ease with which they can be concealed. Every man's hand, therefore, is against these moving treasuries. The is watch for stragglers as patiently as dogs. The Thep l an troops watch eagerly for the chance of a skirmish, in which every man killed is a fortune to the victors. The budmashes, among whom they hoped to find allies, find it more profitable to cut their throats, and the wretched Sepoys, hunted by the Europeans, hunted by the Rajahs, and hunted.bv the pee ilia santry, dare neither fight, nor sto , nor disperse. 'The spies report their misery as etightful. Boondee they ha 4 food only once in two days, a 4 evia t *us tio sroza to villsgero by form" - : 6 31 1/ 'T SECU Closing Prices. 115 116 113 115 113 115 1091 1101 991 100& 1091 noi 109 111 109 111 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. I Paid. 24 28 25 27 4it 1 44 2 2 108 111 • 1 14 - - 2i 3 d 21- 7i 8 1 Ofd 1 2 1 1 1i 15 16 21 3 ; 1 ; 21 2 • P l itr 83 85 71 p 2t co. 62 1* ii 38_ go -- 4 - - pl 18.18.91 12s 6cl 1.7.2 11 10f 'MEN' Paid, 100 100 100 100 100 100 ITIES. Business Dons. 115# # I # 1491 100 f THIRD EDITION. SUX OFFICE, Seven o'clock. DONCASTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) SCARBOROUGH STAKES. Orchehill beat The Peer. JUVENILE STAKES. He'd Knowledge .................. . .......... Aponey ..................... Eleven ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. The Dane Solomon Broadbrim Thirteen ran. ZETLAND STAKES. Cherry Chap beat Conipromise. The match between Mutineer and Barbatus is off. CLEVELAND HANDICAP. Argosy 0 1 Hernandez colt Broadlands Six ran. EGLINTOUN STAKES. _ _ Pandora Shafto Mentmore Nine ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Ellerdale filly Uralian • Flitch Seven ran. LATEST BETTING. CLOSE OF ROOMS.--WEDNESDAY NIGHT. DONCASTER CUP. Even on Vedette (offered) 9to 2 agst Saunterer (taken) CESAREWITCH STARES. 14 to 1 agst Roman Candle (taken) 100 to 6 agst Prioress (taken) 30 to 1 agst Warlock (taken) 100 to 3 agst Fearful (taken freely) 100 to 3 agst Happy Land (taken freely) 100 to 3 agst Fadladeen (taken) • 100 to 3 agst Underhand (taken) 100 to 3 agst Ancient Briton (taken) 100 to 3 agst Turned Loose (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Blanche of Middlebie (taken) 1000 to 50 agst Ancient Briton (taken) LITERATURE. Trust and Trial: a Story from the Danish. By Mary Howitt. Hurst and Blackett. This is a simple little sketch of hone life, written in a natur a l man ner, totally devoid of affectation, and well calculated to pass away an hour in an agreeable way. There is not much incident re corded in the tale, but the characters are strongly marked out, and an individuality seems stamped on each person met with. Thorbjorn, the hero, is not of a very pleasing disposition ; he seems always to incline to adverse courses ; but it is to be remem bered that his father had brought him up after a very; absurd fashion. Synnove, the heroine, is a graceful and charming maiden, and forms the chief attraction of the tale. It is amusing to notice the stiff and stern demeanour of her parents—her mother especially, who was bent on throwing obstacles in the way of her daughter's union with Thorbjorn, but eventually she was compelled to give way. Ask is a peculiar character, who is very well described ; the mischief he caused to Thorbjorn was incalculable. It is interesting to peruse the accounts of the style of the people in the village ; there is a quaintness about their lives and customs that strikes the reader as unusual and re markable. On the whole, there is a great deal in this simple tale that may better deserve notice than many more elaborate and pretentious ones, and a debt of gratitud e i s d ue to the lady who, by her translation, has rendered it available to the English reader. FALKIRK TRYST. TUESDAY, Sept. 14.—The second day of this market commenced with the sale of cattle. The weather being favourable, the cattle had a fair ap pearance. The show was composed of Highland cows, 2-yr-old West Highland stots, and a fews lots of 3-yr-olds of the same breed. North country stots and stirks were a pretty large show. The Angus, Galloway, Fife, and other polled cattle were, collec tively,a tolerable show. The short-horned cattle were tolerably fair in point of quality, but rather short in numbers. The Irish cattle were a short supply,but in m any instances the qua litywas good. The buyers were not, so many as has been seen at this market in previous years, arising partly from the absence of the feeding portion of the East Lothian farmers, and also from fewer Englishmen being on the ground. The market in the early part of the morn ing was somewhat stiff for . all kinds. The demand for real West Highland stots and stirks was fair, but for northern cattle the market was ex ceedingly stiff, particularly for stots, the inferior kinds of which were difficult to cash ; and of this description of stock a good number remained un sold at five o'clock. Kyloes were little in demand in the morning, but a few lots towards the fore noon slipped off the ground. The Highland cows, a number of which were on the ground (some of them left since last market), met very little en couragement. - At the close of the market a con siderable number of all kinds were left unsold. The six-quarter Argyleshire stirks ran from £2 10s. to £4 10s., and the best quality about £6 a piece ; two-year-olds, from £6 to £9; small northerns, .om -- 325. 6d. to 40s. ; and ._heifers of the same kind, from £6 to £9. Upon the general Highland stock a reduction of at least 7f per cent. was experienced below last month, and at least 15 per cent. below the corresponding market of last year. THE FRENCH CORN LAWS.—WC find the follow ing in the Echo Agricole :—" The question which excites general attention at the present moment is what measure the Government will adopt on the subject of the corn laws, the provisional decrees which regulate the question expiring on the 30th inst. We are asked what, in the event of the sliding-scale being again brought into activity, will be the position of persons who have purchased corn abroad, and which shall not have arrived in a French port by the 30th. The first decree of 1853, establishing the minimum of the duties fixed by the law of April 15, 1832, or 25c per hecto litre, without distinction of place of growth or flag, replies to the question. Art. 3of that decree says The enact ments of the preceding articles fixing at 2 , 5 c. per hectolitre the entrance duty on corn and flour, and at 25c. per 100 kilos. Cott on rice and dried vegetables, shall be applicable to all French or foreign vessels, which shall prove that their cargoes, composed of the above mentioned articles, shall hove been completed, and their departure effected from any foreign port before Dec. 31, 1853.' As the enactments of the decree of 1853 were successively extended to the 30th inst., it follows that any vessel which shall have left any foreign port before Sept. 30, will only pay the low duty of 2.5 c. The silence of Government as to its intentions on the subject of the corn laws naturally g ives rise to different sur mises. It is said "that other very i mportant affairs having' absorbed the time of Ministefs and the Council of State, they have not been able to establish'a new law on any other basis than that of the sliding scale, and that it may possibly occur that the provisional decrees May.. be again extended to the 31st Dec. next. It is said by ofhersihat these decrees will be allowed to expire. on' the 31Sf Sept . ., and that the sliding-scale will come into operation litit only provisionally, the intention of the Government being to present a new law to the Council of State immediately after the close of its vacation. The sliding-scale establishes such high duties on importation that they are tantamount to prohibition. In that case we should remain with only our own resources to supply the consumption of the country and the probable de mand of our neighbours. Would such resources be suffi cient ?" DESPATCH OF AMERICAN LETTERS.—The screw steamer City of Washington, with 115 passengers, a good cargo and mail, sailed yesterday for New York. On Saturday next the Arabia, Cunard vessel, takes her de parture for New York with mails and passengers. Letters for her must be posted on Saturday at one p.m., and with late fees until two, on the landing stage at three. EXPLOSION or GAS AT ALBERT -GATE, KNIGHTS BRIDGE.—On Tuesday night, shortly before 12 o'clock, the inhabitants of Knightsbridge were greatly alarmed by a tremendous report, resembling that of a heavy piece of ordnance, which was soon ascertained to have proceeded from an explosion of gas at the residence of Colonel Fulke S. Grenville, Esq., M.P., Albert-gate, Knightsbridge, by which three of the female servants were so severely injured that faint hopes are entertained of their recovery. The hon. member and family left town the day before yesterday for Ireland, and some repairs of the gas pipes were found necessary. Dining the night the servants were awakened by a strong smell of gas; they proceeded down stairs, when on entering the back parlour with a light a terrific explosion took place, knocking down and scorching them in a dreadful manner. On the smoke clearing off it was found that Elizabeth Foot, Margaret Scales, and Eliza beth Blamfield were severely injured. They were at once conveyed to St. George's Hospital, where Mr.lTomlinson, house surgeon, rendered every aid that medi ca l skill could suggest, but the yoor girls remain in a dangerous state. * PERILS OF PILGRIMAGE.—An incident has just taken place, says the Par, which shows what a state of disorganisation jarevails in Arabia at present. It is known that a son &14.' No nephews of the Emperor of Morocco, to fulfil a vow witde by the head of their family, left in May last on a pil -Sage to the holy cities. After visiting Mecca, they proceiejad to Medina, which contains the tomb of Ma hornet, as ilia as those of the two first caliphs, Aboubekir and Omar, On leaving this latter city, the princes, who were ac companied by a numerous suite, were attacked by one of the tribes of the district of Assyr, which pillaged the caravan and insisted on receiving a large sum as the ransom of the Moorish party. One of the young men having attempted to offer reststanco was nearly filled. The princes, seeing that - 11 °thing, ei6a.was to be clone, were obliged to send one of th!tir officers to Yambo, a town under the rule of the Turkish authorities, for the sum required ; and it was 'only when the awourt was handed over to the assailants that the caravan •014 - coatinue ibis:m=o7. TflE AV Y. Commander S. H,Derriman, of her Majesty's ship Harrier, has been promoted to be Captain. The screw steam gunvessel Lapwing, 4, Comman der M. F. O'Reilly, arrived in Plymouth Sound on Tuesday evening, from the West Indies, with invalids. The despatch vessel Caradoc left for the Darda nelles on the 2d inst., to receive on board there, from her Majesty's steam frigate Curacoa, from Marseilles, and convey to Constantinople, on a visit to his Majesty the Sultan, Lord Stratford de Red cliffe, late her Majesty's Ambassador at the Sublime Porte, since, under existing treaties, no large class ship of war carrying guns can pass the Dardanelles. A Prussian squadron, consisting of the Thetia,,, the Gefion, and the Grille, with Prince Adalbert, Lord High Admiral of - Prussia, on board s passed the Wight during the night of Monday from Dantsic ' last from Yarmo u th, b oun d t o B res t. The following appointments have been made at. the Admiralty :—Commander Sir Malcolm Mac Gregor to th e H arr i er, v i ce Derriman, promoted ; the Rev. S. Beal, chaplain, to the Royal Albert; and W. aI.L I Thompson, as s i s t an t paymaster, to the Hannib THE AR.311: The Council of Military Education, composed of Major-General D. A. Cameron, vice-president, Major-General J. E. Portlock, Lieut.-Colonel J. E. Addison, Colonel T. Elwyn, Royal Artillery, and the Rev. T. Moseley, resume their examinations for direct commissions on the 21st inst., and they will continue for the three following days. The 99th and 67th Regiments are under orders to leave the Camp at Aldershott for Portsmouth en route for India, on Saturday night. The order alluded to in The Sun of yesterday, relative to the barrack accommodation provided for the use of the staff sergeants of the Royal Artillery and their families, was yesterday put into opera tion. The new arrangements are said to have been adopted by General Peel on the plea of a desire of reducing the expenditure of the army, irrespective not only of the health and comfort of the soldier, but of his social and moral condition. The quar ters hitherto allotted to staff sergeants in garrison have been a couple of rooms each, the more spacious of the two being about an average of 8 or 10 feet square. The apartments contain one fire-place and one outer entrance only. By the re gu l a ti ons put in force yeste r d a y a double number of the same class of non-commissioned officers, including their wives and families, were told off and directed to enter into a joint occupation of the one room, and what is termed a closet, so that this limited space is considered sufficient by the authorities of the War Department to maintain the sanitary condi tion of eight, ten, or twelve persons huddled toge ther, without consideration of sex and age. Those who prefer remaining out of garrison will be quar tered at their own expense. The artillery s o ldi er , who is not ordinarily a dissatisfied man, has thus been goaded to a state of exasperation never wit nessed on any other occasion. Since the recent visit of inspection of the Lords of the Admiralty to Chatham Dockyard the greatest activity ha s p reva il e d i n that establishment in order to complete those vessels which are ordered to be launched during the present and succeeding year, and also to push forward those ships which have recently been laid down. Among the latter class -is the line-of-battle-ship Atlas, 91 guns, one of the large screw steamers which the late Board of Ad miralty ordered to be laid down at the various dockyards. This screw steamer, although onlycom menced in the present year, is already in a very forward state. She is one of the largest vessels ever built at Chatham 'dockyard, and is sister ship to the Renown, 91 ; her engines will be of 1,000- horse power. Another 91-gun line-of-battle screw steamer, to be called the Bulwark, is ordered to bo laid down at Chatham dockyard. The Hood, 90, is nearly completed, and will be fit to be launched during the present year: This vessel was formerly designed for an 80-gun sailing ship, but during her construction she was twice lengthened in order to be fitted with screw machinery, and altered into a '9O-gun steamer ; she has been on the stocks several years. The Charybdis, 21, one of the class of screw corvettes designed by Sir B. Walker, Surveyor o the Navy, is completed, but no day is yet fixed for the launch to take place. The Irresistible, 80, screw steamer, has been several years on the building slip and is now only about three parts completed, tho shipwrights being employed in pushing forward those ships which the Admiralty have decided on having completed forthwith. The Orpheus, 22 screw corvette, building on No. 2 slip, has been re cently commenced, and great efforts are being made to have her completed early in the ensuing year. Among the vessels in dock is the line-of-battle. ship Trafalgar, 120, which is being partially taken ,to pieces for the purpose of being converted into a 91 gun screw steamer. There are still two building slips vacant at Chatham, but these are expected to be shortly occupied by the new ships ordered by the present Board of Admiralty to be laid down. The aggregate of the vessels now in course of con struction at Chatham dockyard is nearly 20,000 tons. Col. Tulloch, superintendent of the Royal Car riage Department of Woolwich Arsenal, has returne from leave of absence, and resumed the direction of his department. Capt. Gordon, appointed princi pal military storekeeper, to succeed the late Mr. F. Pellat, was yesterday ordered to take up his ap pointment. COURT-MARTIAL ON A GARRISON CHAPLAIN. WOOLWICH, Sept. 15.—A court of inquiry, com posed of officers of the Royal Artillery, has been sitting at the Comma n d an t's-office in this garrison, to investigate serious charges affecting the Rev. William M. Wright, A.M., who has for many years officiated for the Regiment of Royal Artil lery, at head-quart ers , Woolwich, as garrison chaplain. The president of. the court was Colonel Buchanan, commanding the 3d Bat talion of Royal Artillery ; and the specific charges against the defendant were that he had been seen in a state of intoxication on various occasions. In support of the prosecution a number of witnesses were called, both soldiers and civilians. The most material evidence was given by a sergeant of Royal Artillery, who for merly officiated at 'Woolwich as clerk at the garri son church, and who took an active part, under the superintendence of the rev. defendant, in the educa tion of the children of soldiers. The rev. gentle man positively denied all these charges, and alleged that the non-commissioned officer referred to had himself been guilty of certain malpractices, and had falsified entries with regard to monies entrusted to him for the purchase of rewards for school children, &c. The reverend gentleman produced as witnesses for his defence upwards of 30 military officers and highly influential civilians residing in this district, and it appeared from that and other evidence, that not only had the defendant for many years maintained his posi tion without reproach, but that the statement s o f several material witnesses for the prosecution could not be true. The court considered that there was sufficient proof of the high character which. de fendant had previously maintained, and of his zeal and activity as a clergyman, as well as in the work of education. After a recapitulation of the evidence in the usual way the court was cleared, and a de liberation took place, the result of which is favour. able to the defendant. The specific terms of the " finding" of the court will not be made known (in accordance with military usage)until such decision is confirmed by his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief, to whom it has been for warded. THE MILITIA. The Northumberland Artillery Militia, in com mand of Col. Clemeutson, met at Clifford's Fort, North Shields, the head-quarters of the regiment, on Friday morning last. In the afternoon they marched to the North Shields Railway station, and, with their heavy guns and baggage, proceeded by special train to Hexham, where they will undergo the usual 28 days' drill. The Royal Elthorne, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Murray Prior, now stationed at the Curragh Camp, has just given 81 volunteers to the Line, and a few months before, while at Cork, it gave 45, - which, with 579 given previously, .makes a total of 805 volunteers from this regiment. The North Downshire 11Iilitia, consisting of 20 officers and 650 men, arrived at Aldershot yester day from Shorncliffe. The Fermanagh Militia have been removed from Great Yarmouth, having left that town on Monday evening. A disturbance which took place recently between some of the townspeople and militiamen was notified at the time of its occurrence in. The Sun, and a second minor collision having taken place, it was deemed advisable to remove the regi ment, part of which is to be stationed at Bradford, and the remainder at Burnley, Lancashire. The Ist Somerset Militia will assemble for 21 days' training and exercise, under Lt.-Col. Phipps; on Tuesday ; Oct.. 5, at the Taunton barracks. • DEATH OF DEPUTY JOHNSON. -011 Tuekday information was received in town of the death of John Johnson, Esq., deputy of the ward of Cripplegato Without. The deceased was a liveryman of the Coopers' Company for many years, and was- a ntember of the corporation 1t years, Laving - been chosen:for the -ward of Cripplegate Without in 1842. - He was one of thp Commissioners of bowers for tho City of London, a governor of the Royal 1:10,001 Beth lehem, and ,a member of wyera of tho *Wow committees of tilooo4lo/0911. 00 vents o f shed' Se? the/ , Ara ~er of ither )rise 3 lid bled iii $ pro- don e ;out- on Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock!