The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-13 00:00:00

- ONEY MA. 'ITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The improvement lately noticed in the various manufacturing districts, with one or two exceptions, has been well sustained. At Manchester the tone of b isiness continues firm, and an extensive demand was experienced last week for home consumption ar d for exporttaion. Cloths of all descriptions are at higher values, and goods suitable for the India and China markets are inquired for at improved quota tions. At Leeds the demand is steady, although the regular course of business has been somewhat inter fered with by the festivities connected with the Queen's visit. The general condition of the woollen trade is prosperous, and there are excel lent prospects for the operatives throughout the ensuing winter. The worsted trade at Bradford continues tolerably active. Yarns are in good demand and prices are firm. A fair amount of business has been done in light fancy goods, and some large transactions have also taken place in heavy descriptions chiefly for home consumption. The working classes of the district were well employed. There was an active demand at Halifax for piece goods, and carpets were at slightly improved rates. At Leicester the hosiery trade continues active. In the lace trade at Nottingham slightly improved values are in request. The iron trade of South Staffordshire has exhibited little change of im portance. A few South American orders had been given out, and there is a prospect of a speedy improvement. In the various fancy trades of the district there has been little alteration. The jewellery trade was exceedingly dull ; but in tin-plate and lacquered ware there had been a slight improvement. At Sheffield and Wol verhampton there arc symptoms of gradual im provement, but the orders for exportation are very limited. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday, a moderate amount of business was transacted, and ,values of all . descriptions were supported. The sales amounted- to 'lO 7 OOO bales. The Railway Share Market closed firmly, at former quotations. The amount of gold taken into the Bank on Saturday was £40,000. The only arrival of importance announced to-day is the Arabia, from New York, with £57,036 in specie. The general prospects of the Money Market are in favour of the continuance of easiness and abun dance for several months. Perhaps occasional va .,riations may take place bath in the demand for and value of accommodation, according as the engage ments, financial as well as mercantile, may be more or less extensive ; but these fitful fluctuations do not always give a reliable clue to the tendency of the market ; nor must it be supposed, whenever there is the slightest adverse movement, that a permanent reaction has commenced. It is quite probable that alterations of this nature will be experienced. Already, within the last few weeks, symptoms of increased activity have appeared ; but renewed plethora, with a diminished inquiry, has timedi ately followed. It is not an exaggeration to say that at least half-a-million sterling will have to be provided before the end of the year, for loans and public companies, besides what may be required for other and more ordinary purposes. But the sup plies still available are immense, and it will also be observed, as a circumstance which must have the effect of neutralising a partial return of pressure, that might otherwise result from these disbursements, that the imports of the precious metals still continue exceedingly large, while the efflux is likely to remain much under the average of the last few years. A rapid uninterrupted accumulation of specie seems to be insured by the position of trade, the Foreign Exchanges and the state of the Continental money markets ; even the loans lately negotiated will, for the most part, be expended in this country. Under these circumstances, and-with the knowledge that the growth of trade must be very gradual, and that reckless speculation is eschewed, confidence may be felt in the maintenance of the present easy rates, although a temporary rise of I or 3 per cent. may be occasionally reported. There was a meeting of the Brazilian Land and Mining Company to-day, when it was stated that the reports of Captain Trelowe were awaited as to the real value of the property of the National Bra zilian Mining Association, which this company is desirous of purchasing after liquidating its liabili ties. Several encouraging statements were made as to persevering in this object, and after a vote of thanks to Mr. Shepherd, the chairman, the meeting adjourned. The English Funds opened buoyantly, but busi ness is still very dull, and the settlement in Foreign Stocks and Railway Shares occupies the chief at tention of the members. It requires a very little pressure of stock to create a fractional decline, and the non-appearance at the usual hour of the Bank broker as a buyer was again made . the pretext for speculative sales. A decline of -} per cent. conse quently ensued ; but the tone of the market is still very strong, and there has since been a reaction. Consols have been 971 4 for, money, and 971 tl for account. The New Throes have been specially transferred at 97a, and the Reduced at 97,-1. A purchase of the New 21 per Cents. has been effected at 811. The March Exchequer Bills are 325. to 355. prem., and India Stock is 217. The East India Debentures are well maintained at their late improvement, the first issue being 98N g, and the second ditto 981. The Foreign Market is active, owing to the half monthly liquidation. Most of the transactions are connected with the settlement, but prices are firm. Spanish Passive have risen to 12 k ; the Certifi cates are firm at 51 ; the Threes are 46 ; and the Deferred 291 1, being also an improvement. Sard:n'an 5 per Cents. have been:dealt in at 92-1 4 ; Venezuela 5 per Cents. have recovered to 39f ; and Peruvian 41 per Cents. are 901 911 ; Grenada Deferred, 6k ; and Brazilian 41 per Cents., 96. Turkish 6 per Cents. are firm, at 951 96. The Turkish Scrip is I s 4 premium, being firm. The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been of a very limited character. The usual arrangement for the liquidation of the half-monthly account being now in progress, prices have shown a downward tendency, but the vi rations have not been important. Caledonian and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln have declined ss. ; Edin burgh, Perth, and Dundee, North-Western, South- Western, and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; Eastern Counties, North British, and North-Eastern (York), improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial uniertakings shew very little activity, and prices are steady. Paris and Lyons have improved ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s.; Lombardo-Venetian declined 55., and East Indian ss. Joint-Stock Bank Shares are at rather reduced quotations. Bank of Egypt have declined 55.; London Joint-Stock, ss. ; Ottoman Bank advanced ss. In the Miscellaneous Share Market prices are unaltered. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities Shut 97J 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2f per Cent. Annuities India Stock ___ _ ----- Ditto Debentures, Ist issue Ditto Serip, 2nd issue 9Bk Consols for Account March Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21d Ditto 1;500, Ditto Small, lid. June. 32 5 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian, 5 per:Cent. — Ditto 1848, 41 per Cent. • 96 Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Peruvian, 4/ per Cent. Ditto Account Sardinian, 5 per Cent. 921 f 1 Spanish per Cent. 461 1 1 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent 29a 1 A. Ditto Passive Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 5l- Turkish, 6 per Cent. Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 211 er Cent 391 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. 97k I 97i i Consols, Money Ditto Account.. DEFECTIONS FROM THE MILITIA.—The West Essex Militia,. which has assembled at Chelmsford for tra and exercise, is 321 men short of the nominal 0: the ander-roll (662), strength Le elee precise is cur ,y Mr. ripanyt amag'e but at sily be r cable This is toes ies the sons it scien- ILLD of the ed by ies in also 3 f the which pre"O" 1011 tO hop e SO tjuned e coin ine3o4 y e tis anent , ay re" SHARE 78 DAY). THIS ( IT All I%P ETCCRS. Share Railways. I Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. CORN EXCHANGE. Closing 1 Business Share Railways. Paid. Price. Done. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 51 lif 20 Ardennes all 12. 10 Milberg., Notting. Bost, 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 far 1 and Eastern Junction 10 61 fra 6/ 5 Belgian East. Junction all 1* 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all 20 Healers to Graissessac. all 9 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 71 71 5 C armeaux Mi ne & Rail. all 2 2 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh. 20 Dutch Rhenish Junction lOO f 4 eta 6 Eastern of France ...... all 29 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 33 20 Great Central of France all Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Lierre and Turnhout .. all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Lombardo Venetian... . 6 41 5 p 11* 20, Cornwall all 4 5 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all CA rev el . no dlr 10 Do. A ) 20 Lyons and Geneva .... alt 241 251 . I all „ , ( untll6p.c.per an. 334 Maria Antonia all -- 10 Do. " hasbeen pd.toll. . a" „ so Dublin andllelfastJunc. all —.— 20 Do. do. New 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 20 Natnur and Liege all 8.; 9 84 of 7 / 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 21- 21 Stock East Anglian lOO 15 16 16 Northern of France .... all 38z 38 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 60 61 601 60 20 Do. New Shares Sto c k Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 10 Norweg i an Trunk Pref all 9 10 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 28 30 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 5 3 1 d 25 Do•Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 331 331 331 25 East Kent all 90 92 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 54 56 Stock East Lancashire lOO 90 20 East Suffolk Do gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) ... ) " • 10 — Sto c k Edinburg and Glasgow 100 64 65 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 26 27 26 tock 20 Royal Danish all 10 Rome and Frascati S 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all 5 Royal Swedish stock Furness st oc kplasgow & South Westn lOO 91 93 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 7. 8 10 IGreat North of Scotland all 10 101 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref .... all 9 91 Sto c k Great Northern lOO 981 99/ 20 Southern of France .... all 23 23 St oc k Do. do. A Stock lOO 77 79 79 84 West Flanders all 5 5 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 127 129 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference . all • 9 9 Stock Gt. South.St Wstn.(lreld) 100 102 103 1031 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 2 25 Stock Great Western st oc k'Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 54 56 20 Western of Switzerland all 12 Irish South Eastern all 6 Wiesbaden 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 87 90 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 161 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 93 94 931 4 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 01d BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 d . 1 3 Do. West Riding Union / -,-- . Closing Business Share) Railways. Paid. Price. Done. 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 51 4 51 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp,sh 4l t Stock Lon don &S. oast 100 109 110 all Stock London & North Westn. 100 871 88 8 7i 1 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence l i Leased at 6 per cent.. I 121 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Weetn lOO 91 92} 92 4 gu. a percent 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all 18 Do all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 dis 1p Stock Man., Sher ok Lincoln.. 100 331 34 34 18 Do. Do. B 41 1 dis 1p 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland lOO 951 96 951 201 Do. New 162 13 12 d Stock Do. Birming. & Derby.. 100 65 GS n o f Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 1 100 83 88 50 Mid. Gt. W est. (Ireland) all t 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) • 25 Do. 1 Shares all 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 78 g 2 too Nentastle and -Carlisle all - ' 100 •Do. do. 1 Junerls74 100 75 80 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 9 11 .20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn,Lim. 1. 3. 0. p 10 Newry & Armap - ,h (def.) 9 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. --, 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe. all 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 4- Stock Norfolk lOO 611 634 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 50 2 2 00 Eastern Ceylon Guarantee dße fi g a i .glo 6 p p . . :. 5 2 pp2l7ol2aai l rrd 2571d4. 1 .414 1 ppp p 54 North. Counties Union 3/ 3 3 d Stock North British lOO 54 551 54 5 171 Demerara Stock Nor.Der•Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 . Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO lO4 105 i 105 41 54 Stock Do•A Stk.— Arec.no dir. until Sp.c.hasbeenpdß 100 20 Do. C Shares all 1 Stock Do. B Stock lOO 20 Do. E Shares Ext. 10. 1 1P Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 901 91 90 1 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 51 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 11 dll 100 D 0.41 .lids. pay.'s9 all Stock Do. Leeds lOO 45 45 20 Geelong& Megua.s p. c. all Stock Do. York .. . 100 71i 71 71/ Ste. r Geelong Corporation 6 Stock llooo(: l GD j ....r er N66n Grandpdepc cent. i e T ea nt oe M en ß i tb eki cent.o. n 5 o n n. ipg.fd.iurCspreaaai. cent n d p a . : Canada . 1 aa260 00 1 411 1 0 11. 35 ; 351 sxop t n , Stock North London lOO 991 99 10 N. &S . Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 23 Is. 20 North Staffordshire l7l 5 51 d 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 4 20 Do • do Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 26 27 10 Peebles all „„ c GtS.of Ind•Lim:—Scri I " t guaranteed .5 per cent. } 20 Portsmouth l9 7 5 d 10 Rhymney lO 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 171 171 174 Stock Scottish Central lOO 111 113 201 Do. New • 13 31 3d 10 itock South. N.E. Aber. Stock 100 26 27 100 f t Do. Bonds pay. '76il vith }-all 105 108 ;lock Do. Scottish Slid. Stock 100 83 8 5 opt. till '6O itock Shropshire Union lOO 43 45 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 105 108 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 3 2 d 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 104 105 'itock South Devon lOO 34 35 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 99 100 ;took South-Eastern lOO 71 72 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 181 19 Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 13 14 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 11 d 20 Do. do lB 7 5 d 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 5 par p 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 11 20 Do. Fourth do. 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 3 4 4 35 1 354 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds DO 25 Do. do. 1854 221 -- Newßrunswick&Canda. 25 Do. do. 1855 7 20 .Ry.&Land(LlM.)g•6lV 10 2 11d Stockton & Hartlepool 161 Class ACapitl•Share.. - ;took Taff Vale lOO .. Do.• do. Land d 0... •• dock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 .. Do. do. Land d 0... , ' dock Vale of Neath lOO Northof India Tramroad 28. lock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 20 I Limited, Scrip _ _ 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 Oude (Limited) - ss. 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all 20 De. 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. New '2 5 Id l 1 p 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 31 20 Do. Punjaub 5 Do. B all 64 61 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. tt,,t; 5 part 20 West Leaden all 20' St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 i 10 Do. Ist Class all 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par ip 20 Do. 2d Class all THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1858. LETS. The leading country markets held on Saturda7 were but moderately supplid with wheat. Fine samples sold steadily, and prices were well supported, but inferior qualities ruled very inactive. Barley and other kinds of spring corn were in good request, at extreme rates, but flour sold slowly. Throughout the Contiuent wheat has commanded less attention, and the quotations have shown a tendency to give way, but other articles have commanded full prices. In the United States produce has become less active, although the supplies have not increased. 1854. 1&15. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... Up to our market, last week,' the arrivals of English grain were very moderate. From abroad we received 10,521 qrs wheat, 6,511 barley, 23,759 oats, 1,050 rye, 2,514 beans, 185 peas, 20 tares, 11,0.50 linseed, 13,190 rapeseed, 98 mus tard seed, 4,485 sundry seeds, 1,233 sacks and 2,608 barrels of flour. Fresh up to-day from Essex the receipts of English wheat were on a very moderate scale, whilst from Kent the supply was somewhat on the increase. Although the show of samples of both red and white was by no means exten sive, the demand for both kinds ruled somewhat inactive. In prices, however, compared with Monday last, no quotable change took place. The general quality of the samples was by no means first-rate. 14,282 We were extensively supplied with nearly all descrip tions of foreign wheat. Even the finest qualities were a slow inquiry. In prices, however, no change took place. Floating cargoes of grain, off Falmouth, realised former currencies. LAW INTELLIGENCE -all - IS DA E) Good and fine barley was scarce, and quite as dear as last week. Inferior qualities moved off slowly at late rates. The business doing in malt was only moderato ; never theless, prices were firmly supported. The few home-grown oats on offer sold steadily at full quotations. Most other kinds were on slow sale, at late rates. Beans were in fair request at very full prices. The few peas on offer were quickly disposed of at late rates. We had only a moderate inquiry for flour. Prices, how. ever, were supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 3Bs to 47s Ditto, old Ditto, white, new 4ls 51s Ditto, old Norfolk andLinpold,Ted, old 39s 468 Ditto,-new. 4os 47s Rye—Old -8 -8 New Barley—Grinding...., 2ss 31s Malting. 37s - s Chevalier 3Bs 418 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk. s6s 59s Brown 528 58s Kingston and Ware 56s 588 • Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincalnsh., Feeding 23s 288 Potato 278 to 358 Youghal and Cork, black 22s 258 Cork, white 24s 32s Scotch, Feeding 3 ---8 Beans—Tick Pigeons 378 39s Peas—Grey Male White - 4os 458 • Boilers . 43s 4Gs Flour—Town-made Suffolk - 308 33s Stockton and Norfolk transacted in our market, an . d prices have been well sup ported. P. Y.C., on the spot : , is selling at 50s. (3d. per cwt. Rough fat is 2s. 9Ld. per 81b s. 1858. , 1857. I 1858. r 30,813 1 31,947 1 11,0.5 I 11 911 10,21 0 64s Od 1 - ,1 57s Od to 008 od to 62s 64 to 506 6d to 6.1 8 G. i—s Od I—s Od —a Od —s Od 1,506 3,341 1,580 2,125 1,855 18,675 32,680 31,067 23,580 24,130 1,498 1,135 3,724 2,770 1,780 13,488 16,912 ,25,112 22,367 22,775 &'s Od 60s 3d 154 s :14 61s 94 53s 64 STATEMENT OF TALV.OW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG. Tallow despatched from Cronstadt 1858. 1857. 1856. to Aug. 11, 0. S. (estimated at 25 Casks. Casks. Casks. poods to the cask).. 21,512 15,066 26,514 In ships loading and lighters 12,717 11,155 2.5,283 Total loaded off from St. Petersburg, Aug. 20, 0. S Do. after this date Total at the close of the navigation N,?? , .) tr)3.731 112,99: London Liverpool 1,788 3,244 Bristol Other English ports . 3,521 3,832 3,799 Ireland . - 253 201 Scotland Germany 1,392 1,886 3,152 France America Total 21,512 15,066 26,514 COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN lIE J. C. WILSON. The bankrupt was described as of Reading, grocer, &c., and to-day came up to pass his last examination, but the bankrupt asked for an adjournment, in consequence of not having been able to complete his accounts, which were in course of preparation by Messrs. Hart Brothers. His Honour asked what had occasioned the delay, and was informed that the bankrupt had been occupied a con siderable time in attending the sales of the stock and the lease of the premises, and his conduct was generally ap proved. Mr. Pack, from the office of Mr. Riches, Coleman-street, appeared for the assignees, and confirmed this statement, and his Honour granted an adjournment, with renewed protection. PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref.. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock E 20 Do. do. do. Shares tuck Caledon £lO, 44 per cent ) 12.10 iDo. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 1 Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc. „ , Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc .. Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per et. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lanc. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,&, Dun. 4 pc. Stock , Furness, 4 per cent Stock p las. &S West. gua. spe Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock' Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.e. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. NIL of Scotld, let pf Stock A Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock 50 rest West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.et. Stock Do. Redeemable, 44 p et Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et Stock Do. Irredeemable, do Stock Do. sp. ct. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 0 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do.Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig,.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct po. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct . Lon.&S. Pr, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh llan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Stock 264 20 Stock Stock Stock Stcck Stcck Stock, Stock' 121 12 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock! 10/ 10 Stock Stcck Stcck Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Steck Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. Stock Stcck Stock S`cck Stcck 25 25 took Do. Do. 31 per cent. 3faryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent. Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till RICO Do. Leic. & Hit.pre. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at sp. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1865 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.sh arcs Do. sp. c. Ext.Stock,lB4C Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Niortli British, 5 per cent Do. New, vita. 5 per cent S - th. Dev. Bail. & Dck. Co. sT-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, H. & S. Pluck 4;:mtli Staffordshire )x. Wr. & Wol. C pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 45 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi :sottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 3 per c. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen. gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. south Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4i per cent. South Eastern (Reading, Ann., 1 0 6 ) Do. 45 per cent Do. Fixed 45 p.c. Ist is Do. New do , 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 45 per c 3.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gun. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. To. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny 61 er cent. all ) 100 6 100 100 100 100 all Paid I Closing Business Price. Done. 49 51 01 96 1104 106 51 6 112 116 103 108 1144 1164 1124 1144 129 131 80 E 2 63 684 119 121 111 113 101 106 63 65. 111 111 91 93 82 84 83 8.5 96 98 9 91 16 17 631 1 70 18 19 9 9 134 14 139 141 58 163 17 119 IP 65 70 139 141 101 103 92 91 ni 111 108 110 WI 97i tilt; die par 23 24 117 119 98 100 74 76 122 124 125 128 lai 1( 241 241 100 102 99 101 28 29 32! 33} 38 43 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. I paid. l Leasing Closingi Business Co. s. Price. Done. , Bedford and Bletchleyl Buckinohamshire Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val E. Lincoln shire,g.6p.c E Union,HarwichShs Do. Woodbridge G 1 s. Barr. &Neifs,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool. Dck. &12 ail 111111 and Selby Do. 4 Shares Do. Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon..Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gea. 4 p. ct 111. 6 per cent M tne.,Buxtn. & Matk NI idsb. &Roder, g.On.e Mid. Bradford Prf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. 4 Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Sht.Roth.,&GoLgAP•c• Sh r ewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, tg. 6 P.C. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croycln , Share) Docks. Ln& N.R . iLn Br, N.W Caledonin C Gt. North. E.Countf. Cale I( nil , Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do Norfolk Do. W&3l Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. TAN W & L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Br tsaey M'C can Stk.( Dar 'Doe . .. ,Gt. L.&Brgtn DOCKS. 98 100 102 104 16 18 143 145 31 41 109 111 13 14 231 243 91 93 95 97 I 57 59 139 141 - 9 la DO 92 8 9 I Paid I Closing Buai netts Price. Docks. • Stock l Commerial lOO Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref.Min lOO Stock East, alai West India lOO Stock London lOO 1 Stoek,St. Kat marine lOO Stock South& np' on • 100 Otoek,Vietorl 1 ;,... • 100 91 1)1 , P ,Do 11017 vaPflititill...; + 9 li rtr, • - -• BRITISH MINES. raid. Closing I Business Price. Done. Sharel Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 94 104 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborr e) 2O 45 55 10 Devon G. Cons. (TaviLL) 1 465 465 East Bassett (Illoga-). 30 924 97 Great South Tolgus 175 144 1 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.14.11 4 4 G. Wheal Vor (lIelston) 81 2 3 Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) 84 7 4 North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 9 1 N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 4 5 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 164 174 ▪ Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 65 1 14 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 24 400 410 South C. Irea1 rea (Illogan). 2 34 4 S. Wheal ran. (Illogan) 18.18:9 200 210 5 Tamar SiWer and Lead Mining Co. 44 10 Tin Croft 9 34 at UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 80 100 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 125 6d I West Basset (Illogan) l4 214 224 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 90 100 Vheal Basset (Mogan) 54 175 190 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 180 200 Wheal Edward (Cals.) B4 34 4 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 74 84 Wh 'I Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 43 45 Wli'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 24 26 FOREIGN : MIgES. 20 Australian 1 Bon AccardCopper,Lim 101; I p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 11 20 Do.St.Johndeißey,Lim l5 11 12 5 Do.I. and and MimngCo all 11 21 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobre Copper all 37 40 Copiapo l6 111 12 1 Dunikloun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 19 20 3 Linares all 91 91 5 Lusitanian • • 11 1 1 d 1 !kfariquita all 1 ' 1 New Granada all 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt..., all 4 6 • 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 1 64 28.2.81 United Mexican -1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share) Securities. Paid. Closing .Business Prices. Dons. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1144 1154 115 141 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 Do. 6p.e.Mr. & Sep. 100 112 114 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 109 110 11094 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 100 101 1001 100 NovaSeotiaGov.6 p.c. St. I)eb. redeemable, 1875 100 1094 1104 1104_ S.Aus.G t. 6 pc..Tan &July 100 109 111 Vict•Gov.6p.e.Jan&July 100 109 111 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Done. Closing . Business Air.,ra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. &LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank.of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk.' of Switzerland Lon. Char. Bk. ofAustral. London and County London Joint Steck London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England Do. new National Bank • • New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation 'Ottoman Bank 88 9O 234 24xc1l 45 47 100 20.11 57 59 31 22d 20 21 164 17 id Provincial of Ireland . Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do - . New Union of London 20} 27. 1 . 311 32 45, 46 'Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 37, 38 19 19 63 65 DJ M 47 49 234 244 Stare' 432 i 2. 19 17 d ISCELLANEOUS. ?Miscellaneous. NMI Closing ßoobies done. Anglo-Mexican Mint lAtlantic Tel. (Limited). Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at £5 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Ma p.",. Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C Stock : All all Stock Canada Chan. Islands Tel.(Lim ) Cop.3lin.ofEng.&Smlt,9; ►)o. Preference 7i per ct ?rystal Palace. 00. Preference Eastern Steam ;i:lectric Telegraph & Aut. Cop.St.Co urop. & Ind.Junct.Tel &A m. S tm.(Lim ) Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim ) en. Steam Navigation London Discount 1. 40nd.G en. Omnibus Co %leditcr. Electric Teleg. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) national Discount Co etherlands Land )o do )oBp.c.l'rcf.,iss.at ldis .1. Br. &Nova Scot la Land , LB.Australasian (Lim ) forth of Europe Steam )riental Gas )o. New Shares 'eel River Land & Min "en. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 'thymney Iron )o. New loyal Mail Steam cot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ' south Australian Land iubmarine Teleg• Strip• I )o. do Registered Cr.&_Ln.Co.pf Up=. C aD• onu DIVIINA'IS Land a 13 115 180 510 33 3.5 1 11 231 41 43 19 21 15 16 117 120 all all all 15s. all all 241 28 25 27 3 1 1 1 14 2 108 110 1 11 2i 3 4 I d 7 74 1} 01 d it ii 21 3 1 1 14 par 84 86 7/ 84 1 i I p 21 23 8 4 i 1$ 6 4 9_ 62 38 go 1* 10 33 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 12,028 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 9,309 ; in 1856, 7,578 ; m 1855, 10,370 ; in 1854, 10,088 ; in 1853, 10,517 ; in 1852, 12,167 ; and in 1851, head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Amsterdam Harlingen. 451 .. 1,338 .. 110 .. 431 .. 744 Medemblik Hamburgh l2 .. 1,178 .. .._ .. Tonning ' 299 .. 100 • . 39 .. Dordt .. 280 .. 64 • , Frederickstadt 175 .. 43 .. 48 .. VaHl 94 .. 23 .. ...._ .. Bremen Antwerp Total 1,695 8,380 • • .-- •• 10 .. • • 1 .. -• • .-"' • • --- • • • . - • . 13 • . The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 2,057 6,150 • . .. 442 .. 660 1856 1,325 5,468 .. • . 550 . , 233 1855 1,838 7,052 .. 208 .. 427 .. 754 1854 1,711 7,218 .. 248 313 .. 518 1853 2,064 7,263 .. 52 .. 703 .. 422 The accounts from the stock-producing countries on the continent state that the supply of food is unusually scarce, and that consequently the graziers are obliged to ship both beasts and sheep in very poor condition. About 100 tons of hay are now being purchased in London weekly for ship ment to Holland and elsewhere. We were again extensively supplied with foreign beasts and sheep, but the show of foreign calves was very mode rate. The quality of the stock was miserably deficient, and many of the beasts, so called, sold as low as £3 and £4 each. From our own grazing districts a moderate supply of beasts came to hand, and the arrival from Ireland was ex tensive. Notwithstanding that the beef trade was in a sluggish state, no quotable change took place in prices, but we may observe that last Monday's currency was barely supported. The extreme value of the best Scots was 4s 10d per 81bs. _ _ _ The arrivals- from Lincolnshire ' Leicestershire, anti Northamptonshire amounted to 2,7 50 short-horns ; from other parts of England, 350 of various breeds ' • from Scot land, 60 Scots ; and from Ireland, 960 oxen, & c.c. Compared with Monday last, there was a material falling off in English sheep. Some Downs and half-breeds were in fair request, at full quotations, some few of the latter having realised 5s per 81bs. ; but inferior breeds sold slowly at late rates. About 600 sheep came to hand from Ireland. Lambs are now out of season; consequently, they real ised mutton prices only. The few prime calves in the market sold without difficulty at last week's quotations ; but inferior veal was very dull, at barely late rates. We had a steady, though not to say active, demand for pigs, at full quotations. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. 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 quality do. .3 6 3 10 • Suckling calves, 18s to 23s 20s to 26'3. s. d. s. d. Prime - erg -wool do. 4 0 4 6 Pme. S'thdown do. 4 8 4 10 Large crse. 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, TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 6,624 Beasts 1,784 Shcap and lambs ....23,960 Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 4OO Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Sept. 14, 1857, and this day, Monday, Sept. 13, 1858. Per Blbs, to sink tho offals. Sept. 14, 1857. Sept. 13, 1858 d. s. d. Coarse and inferior b eas t s . - . 3 2t03 d. 4 3 d. a. 0 to 3 4 Second quality ditto . . . . 3 6 31C 3 6 310 Prime large oxen ...... 4 0 4 2 1 0 4 6 prime Scots, &e, .... 4 4 4 F 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep . .3 4 3C 3 2 3 4 Second quality ditto 3 8 4 C 3 6 310 Prime coarse-woolled ditto .4 2 410 4 0 4 6 Prime Southdown ditto ..5 0 .5 4 4 8 410 Lambs •••••.. . . 0 0 00 0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves 3 6 4 0 3 8 4 2 Prime small ditto ..... 4 2 4 8 4 4 4 8 Large hogs •• • • . .3 10 44 3 2 4 0 Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 2 4 4 Beasts . 5,760 6,520 Sheep and lambs 22,630 26,900 Calves ....... 220 280 Pigs ...... 325 740 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 15, 1856.---Beasts, 5,320; s heep and lambs, 29,780 ; calves, 254; pigs, 290. Sept. 17, 1865.—Beasts, 5,680; sheep and lambs, 27,620; calves, 187 ; pigs, 317. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are reasonably well supplied with each kind of meat, in very middling quality. Prime beef and mutton sell readily, at full quotations.. Otherwise the trade is heavy. Per Blbs. by the Carcase. s. d. s, d. Inferior Beef 2 10 to •3= 2 Mid. d 0..... 3 4to 3 8 Pm.largedo. 3 10 to 4 0 Do. small do. :4 2to 4 4 Large pork.. _3O to 3 8 s. d. s. d.' Irfr. Mutton. 3 oto 3 4 Mid. do .... 3 6to 3 10 Prime do. 4 2to 4 6 Veal Small pork BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Although the accounts, respecting the potatoo disease, are somewhat unfavourable, these markets continue to be very extensively supplied with potatoes in prime condition. A full average business is doing in most kinds, as follows : —York Regents, 60s to 90s ; Shaws, Ms to 658 ; and in ferior, 3.5 s to 50s per ton. Last week' s imports were 10 bags from Rotterdam. BOROUGH HOP. The supply of new hops continues to increase rapidly, and the general quality of the samples is very fine. The demand, however, rules heavy, as f ollows Mid and East Kent pockets 9os to 1008 per cwt. Weald of Kent do. 6ss to 75, ~ Sussex do. 60s to 6ös Yearling and old hops are very dull, at unusually low cur rencies. The duty is still called £260,000 to £270,000. WOOL MARKET, We have no newleature to notice in this market. Al kinds of foreign and colonial woolsrowing to the large stocks now held by the m anufacturers, are a slow inquiry ; never theless, prices are well supported. English qualities are in steady request, at extreme rates. Last week's imports were 3,048 bales from Sydney, and 1,811 from Algoa Bay. SEEDS. 'Linseed has been in steady request, and last week's prices have been well supported. Rapeseed is somewhat firmer at late rates. The few tares in the market realised very high prices. New mustard seed is dull, at the late decline in value. Cloverseed and trefoil remain as last quoted. Cakes are in fair demand, at fully last week's quotations. Turnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Carraway 44s to 46s Swede Mustard. 8r0wn.... 145 16s R emPseed, 11 1 qr White, new.... 14s lha Liuseed,E.izso w i ng 68s 70s Tares,Winter,new 12s 0 d 13s Od Cin shi n , Old ---8 ---8 Balre Canary, per quarter 85s 955 Odessa Eye grass, new 226 26s Linseed Cake, p. ton— Clover, Red Eng., et. 50s 588 English lO los 11 Os White Foreign Red 4Ss 508 Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 10s 6 bs White 56s 68s Rapeseed, p. qr 64s 6Ss Trefoil, new. 205 24s aramp... • TALLOW. Sinoo Monday kat about an sumo buigaele hem heti SHERIFFS' COURT. In reference to the case of Hollingsworth v. Baker-- reported in The Sun of Friday last—the plaintiff mentioned to our reporter this morning that, although the defendant's wife had stated the "child she bore in her arms was born in the workhouse," he had " ascertained that during h e r confinement she was only attended by a parish doctor at her own house, and had a box of linen from the authorities.'' At his request our reporter mentions this matter, though it does not appear material to the case. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) LAW FOR TILE DOCTORS.-THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, WELCH V. THOMPSON. In this case plaintiff sued for £5 4s. 6d., medicines sup plied to defendant, who averred that h e did not owe plain tiff any money. A Mr. Langley had supplied defendant with medicines, but they had been paid for. Plaintiff said that defendant very well knew the account now sued for was due to Mr. Langley, who, being dead, was now represented by plaintiff as executor. His Honour—Then that fact should have been notified on the summons. As the defendant is present we can amend the summons. Defendant—l paid Mr. Langley. His Honour—l see by the bill that defendant could plead the statute of limitations as to D. Plaintiff—l think not. You see he paid £1 on the 22d August, 1852. His Honour—Well, and as you did not take out the summons till the 24th August, 18,58, it is very clear that he can plead. Plaintiff—That's very hard upon medical men. Some times we let a bill stand five, six, or seven years. His Honour—l confess I don't see the hardship. One law must do for all classes, both doctors and executors included. Defendant—He's put down just twice as much as I had. His Honour—Oh, no I You've taken the physic and forgotten it—(laughter)—though, by-the-bye, that's not very likely. (Roars of laughter). I think some reduction should be made. It's very evident that the must come out. I will give plaintiff a verdict for £3 10s. THE SAME V. FIELDES. In this case, defendant not appearing, his Honour non suited plaintiff, and stated that in all cases where executors sued, the fact must be notified on the summons. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.); MARLBOROUGH -STREET. AGGRAVATED CASE op DESERTING A FAMILY.—Peter Brine, 49, a tailor, was charged by Mr. Beaumont, relieving officer of the parish of St. Martin's, with deserting his family. Mr. Beaumont said that a short time ago he appeared at -the court, charging the prisoner with creating a disturb ance, and his wife (a very violent woman) with assaulting him ; the woman being committed, in default of finding sureties, for six months, and the man being discharged. Thinking he might enable the prisoner to keep his family if he had work, he took a good deal of trouble in the mat ter ; went to a friend of his own and got the prisoner a seat of work, relieving him and his family meanwhile. He told the prisoner to go to the person who would give him work ; but, instead of doing so, a morning or two afterwards he got up earlier than usual and left -his family, who were ultimately brought to . the workhouse by a lodger in the same house. The man had given him a great deal of trouble at different times. The prisoner said the reason why he went away was be cause he had been robbed of three coats entrusted to him to make. Mr. Beadon said when the prisoner was there before he said he had the coats at home, and that he wanted to finish them. The - prisoner said if he said so he made a mistake for they were then gone. The owner of the coats said a lodger had told him that on the morning when he went away, which was after he had been at the court, he took a large bundle away with him. A person here stepped forward an 4 said he had entrusted the prisoner with three shell jackets to make and could not get them for him. Mr. Beadon said it was an aggravated case of desertion and committed the prisoner for three months. The parties who had lost their goods could give him into custody when he came from prison. THAMES. KILLING A CAT.—A poor and neatly clad Irishwoman came before Mr. Selfe to complain of a neighbour, who had killed her cat under circumstances of atrocious cruelty. Her cat happened to jump out of the window on one of her neighbour's children, and the mother of the child laid wait for the cat and broke its back. She then continued beat ing it at intervals during the whole of yesterday. The animal was lingering all day, and was dreadfully mutilated. It died in the evening. Mr. Selfe—You can have a summons against the party for cruelty to an animal. The applicant—And my neighbour struck me. Mr. Selfe--Then you may take out a summons against your neighbour for assaulting you. PLAYING AT BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK WITH THE POOR Ey PARISHES.—An aged and somewhat garru lous little woman came before Mr. Selfe and made a long and somewhat rambling statement relating to her family, and her husband, who had been a householder in Lime house 11 years ; and, as far as could be understood, at last was adthitted into Ratcliff Workhouse. At last Mr. Selfe desired the poor woman to state What grieviinee she com plained of, and she -stated that- she "fell into poverty and became chargeable to the Poplar Union, and was passed to her husband's native parish in Devonshire. Mr Selfe—When were you passed ? The applicant—About seven weeks ago. Mr. Selfe—What is the name of.the parish ? The old woman replied Kingsber or Kingsbury ; on which a gentleman in court said the applicant no doubt meant Kingsbridge, near Plymouth. The applicant—lt is a few miles from Plymouth. Mr. Selfe—How did you get back to London ? The applicant—The gentleman at Kingsbury, or what ever the name of the place is, sent me back Aid said it was not my parish. Mr. Selfe—And what do you want me to do in the matter ? The applicant—l want you to find out my parish. Mr. Selfe said he could not do that, but he had only this to say, if the Devonshire parish officers had sent the woman back from Kingsbridge, if that was the name of the place, without appealing to the Quarter Sessions, and quashing the order of removal signed by a Middlesex magi strate they had done that which was illegal, and were liable, on conviction, to a severe penalty. He had hoped that the system of playing at battledore and shuttlecock with the poor of England had long since been discontinued. If the Devonshire parish officers had dared to send the woman back to London before the order of removal was quashed, they ought to be punished. He could not interfere in the matter, and he would advise the poor woman to wait upon the clerk or relieving officers of the Poplar Union without delay. The poor woman then leffihe court. M R . J. TOWNSEND, M.P., ON THE STAGE.— Mr. Townsend, M.P. for Greenwich, made his first appear ance as an actor at Rochester Theatre, on Thursday night last, in the character of the Duke of Gloster, in "Richard the Third." The theatre, long before therising of the cur tain, was crowded in every part, and - -among the audience were a number of the hon. gentleman's constituents. On Mr. Townsend making his appearanci on the singe he was vociferously cheeredby theaudience, which he acknsieedged by repeated. bows. At the close of the, performance Mr. Townsend was called before gar etutam, when it was expected that he would have addreso.l this audience, who appeared desirous that he should lip so ; he, however, merely bowed his acknovvledgmentr and retired. Mr. Townsend is announced to appear at- Nocheeter, on Tues day, it the character of " . Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. It appears that Captain Huish is about to retire from the posit ion which he has so long occupied in this comp any , an d t h at t h e Board of Directors, on receiving his resignation, unanimously passed a.re !;olution recording, " their sense of his great ability, integrity, unwearied industry, and steady devotion to the interests of thi s company during tyre length ened period of 18 years, as well as the expression of their personal regard and esteem." EDINBURGH AND GLASGOW. The report of the directors of this company states that there has been a decrease in the traffic receipts for the half-year ending the 31st July last of £4,436 as compared with the corresponding period of 1857. The w ki:ig after deduction of the sum due for working the Helensburgh Railway, amount to £52,227, or 38 per cent. The charge for inte rest was £2,714 in excess, arising in some degree from the heavy payments made for temporary a d. vances in the beginning of the year. The net ba lance, after payment of all charges and providing £12,000 on the Stirling and Dunfermline Railway account up to the date of the transfer of that line to the company, amounts to £39,842, which, with a balance of t 1,287 from last half-year, makes a total of £41,129, from which the directors recommend payment of the 5 per cent. preference dividend, amounting to £6,875, and of a dividend on the or dinary stock at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, or £33,350, carrying forward £905. With respect to the capital account the sum of £3,654 has been expended on works in hand, estimated in last re port to cost £16,500. The directors see no reason to doubt that the balance of £12,846 will complete these works. In like manner £3,894 has been paid towards the £12,000 then estimated as necessary for new plant wanted on account of the opening of the Helensburgh Railway. There was also a charge of £1,333 against that railway, the interest on the amount paid for the company s share of the line up to the Ist June last, the date of its being opened for traffic. The total cost of the company's share, or one-third of the Glasgow, Dumbarton, and Helensburgh Railway, amounts to £89,058 ; and although the two months for which the line has been open form too short a period to warrant an absolute conclusion on what the net annual revenue will be, the directors are of opinion that there will be a fair interest earned for the capital invested. That company's accounts not being finally adjusted, an estimated dividend at the rate of 4 per cent. only on' the company's share has been taken credit for. The act for the transfer of the Stirling and Dun fermline Railway to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Company was passed in the last session. The stock (£450,000, at 4 per cent.) has been created and issued to the company, and £130,000 of debenture debt has been assumed. The expenses of the act have yet to be paid, and there will be some adjust ment of balances with the Stirling and Dunfermline Company, but this long-debated matter may now be considered as virtually closed. The agreement be tween the Caledonian, Scottish Central, and this company continues to work very satisfactorily. The previous agreement with the Scottish Central Com pany, referred to in the report of March, 1855, has been renewed for a further period of six years. The capital account to 31st of July last showed that £254,513 had been received, and £4,228,972 ex pended, leaving a balance of £25,540. The revenue account for the half-year ending 31st of July showed that £144,371 had been received, and £56,841 expended in working, £25,811 interest on debentures, and £21,875 dividends and rent payable to other companies, leaving £39,842. LONDONDERRY AND ENNISKILLEN. The directors of this company state in their re port that the traffic receipts for the half-year end ing 30th June last amounted to £17,991, against £17,744 for the corresponding period of 1857, show ing an increase of £247. The expenditure shows a saving in the locomotive department of £429, an increase in the coaching department of £B9, in the permanent way of £6B, and in the general expenses of £l5. The interest on loans and debentures amounts to £4,319 against, for the same period of 1857, £4,026, being an excess of £293, arising from the renewal of a large number of debentures, and paying all existing interest on borrowed capital to 30th June. The accounts for some years past have shown an excess of expenditure over the authorised capi tal, but it does not much, if at all, exceed £17,000. Owing to the constant claims for land conveyances, which have since 1854 amounted to upwards of £5,000, and are a charge entirely beyond the con trol of the directors, and being unwilling to in crease the capital beyond the present amount, it is their intention to pay all future claims from revenue. With the above exceptions, the debts of the company are arranged, and with some few exceptions paid. Neither do they calcultite on any further amount being expended beyond giving increased accommo dation to the Dundalk line at Enniskillen, and the Dungannon line at Omagh, when their junctions with the company's railway are effected ; and no other important works are in contemplation, or will be undertaken without the tnnetion of the proprie tors. The Dundalk line now conveys passengers to Lisbellaw, within four miles of Enniskillen, and that portion is shortly expected to be completed, giving a through route from Londonderry to Dub lin. The company's rolling stock and permanent way continue to be maintained in an efficient state. The mode in which the working of the line has been conducted for the past six months is very satisfactory, and continues to reflect much credit on the manager and other officers. After payment of interest on the Government loan and ordinary debentures and providing interest on temporary loans and liabilities there remains a disposable balance of £3,494. This sum is sufficient, after payment of dividend on the 6 per cent. £lO shares, to give a dividend of 2s. 6d. each on the £l2 10s. preference shares. These dividends the directors recommend to be paid on the 30th inst., leaving a balance of £lB for the next account. Were it not for the high law charges and extra cost of interest, both of which are considered exceptional, the divi dend on the £l2 10s. shares, after paying all pre ceding claims, would have been 3s. Bd. per share, against 3s. 3d. at corresponding period last year. The capital account shows that £696,123 had been received and £698,473 expended, leaving a balance against the account of £2,350. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 30th of June last showed that £17,991 had been received and £10,303 expended, including £950 for law expenses, leaving a balance of £7,688. I?ETURN OF A DISTINGUISHED FUGITIVE. Last night a tall man, with rather a stooping gait, and about 60 years of age, entered a public newsroom at the Il r est-end of the metropolis. He was dressed from head to foot in a suit of shep herd's plaid, and carried a small carpetbag. From long exposure to wind and weather •his features were well bronzed, and his appearance, which in such a place was rather calculated to attract notice, suggested the notion of a Highland sheep-farmer. To every person in the room, save one perhaps, he was an utter stranger, and yet he had a reputation which of its kind may be said to have been at one time, if not now, world-wide. For full th ree months of the present year his exploits and those of his confederates were a theme of conversation through all Europe, and his presence was so much in de mand in this metropolis that the Government offered a reward of £2OO for his capture, and the Whichers, Williamsons, and Fields, with the rest of the detectives here, on the continent, and in America, were upon his trail night and day. He contrived, however, to baffle all attempts at appre hension, and now—the storm over, the prosecution against him abandoned and the reward withdrawn, the fugitive free from justice returns to his native country a free man, and, one would hope, a sadder and a wiser one. By this the reader will have anticipated the denouement of our story, and will be saying to himself, "It must be Allsop." Exactly so. " The man with the carpet-bag" is no other than the veritable Thomas Allsop. He it was, as we all recollect, who one day in December last wrote and despatched the little mis sive from Ginger's Hotel, Westminster, to a Mr. Taylor in Birmingham, ordering the manufac ture of certain small articles, wiiialf were subse quently used with such disastrous effects on the memorable night of the 14th of January in the Rue Lepellctier. He it was also who began the new year of 1857 by indicting another epistle, now matter of history, to his quondam friend Dr. Ber nard, applying sundry complimentary epithets to the Emperor of the French ; who again, in the autumn of last year, raised £4,500 by mortgage upon his property in Surrey, which in considerable part furniShed the sinews of war to Orsini and his confederates; and who furnished the passport given to himself in 1851 by Lord Palmerston, to Orsini, by which he was enabled to travel from this country to Brussels and thence to Paris on the murderous enterprise which inflicted death on se veral innocent persons, cruel injuries on many more, and the forfeiture of his own troubled exist ence by an ignominious death. There is no doubt that Mr. Allsop has been in London for a week or two, though he has escaped observation until now by all save his own immediate relatives, and a few others. It is said that on quitting this country he went first to the United States, and after remaining there some time proceeded to Mexico, and thence again to California. So soon as he found it was safe for him to do so, he returned direct to England. Mr. Allsop was at one time a member of the Stock Exchange, and resided at Nutfield-house, near Reigate, his own property. He formerly lived at Redhill, in the vicinity of Lincoln. In 1847, when Feargus O'Connor propounded his allotment scheme, he adopted the views of the Chartist leader in that respect, and joined in submitting the pro— ject to a p rac ti ca l trial on the estate at Red-hill, but it failed, as it did everywhere else. It is under stood that Allsop censures the negligence of Dr. Bernard in not destroying the famous letter which he addressed to hi'm on the Ist of January, 1857, and which, it will be remembered, was used in evidence against both parties on the trial of Dr. Bernard at the Old Bailey. EXTRAORDINARY PROCEEDINGS IN A PASSENGER SHIP. A correspondent of the Northern Whig makes the following singular statements :—Having just arrived here from America, I consider it right to mention a circumstance which, I think, merits some attention from the British public. On the 10th of August last I took my passage on board the Ame rican ship —, New York, Captain —, master, bound for Liverpool. When a short time on board, I discovered, no little to my surprise, and, indeed, much to the terror of several nervous passengers, that I was in company with a party of lunatics. This may astonish your readers, but it is quite true. As they entered the ship their ghastly visages, staring eyes, and unmeaning looks, unmis takeably- indicated that the intellect was gone. There were about sixteen of them. It will naturally be asked if some Yankee asylum had disgorged its unhappy inmates. This, I understand, was literally the fact. These poor creatures, who, perhaps, long since emigrated to the blessed country of the stars and stripes, and had. spent the vigour and strength of their days in enriching the bloated republic, have been at length sent home to remain a tax upon this country, or an insupportable burthen on their unhappy relatives, although they contracted their frightful malady upon American soil. The passengers suffered much uneasiness and an noyance during the whole voyage, as these maniacs had no person to look after them, but were allowed to range through the ship both day and night, rum maging through the berths of passengers, as I sup pose in quest of food, and screaming and yelling in a most hideous manner. Of course, having no per son to take charge of them, their persons were foul and filthy, and their actions disgusting in the extreme. It is a crying shame that these mad men and madwomen were suffered to wander unguarded among the other passengers. If the United States is to return its lunatics to this country, it should charter a vessel specially for that purpose, and not mix them unprotected among sane people. It was a woful sight to see these miserable wretches conveyed from the ship in a cart up the streets of Liverpool. My history of them ends here. During the passage acts too odious even to con template were committed among themselves and some of the seamen. Surely some inquiry ought to be made into this strange affair ; for I can posi tively say a more horrible and a more disgraceful occurrence has seldom happened. The captain denied all knowledge of their being lunatics. Let this be so or not, he can, at all events, give some explanation of this mysterious business. RAILWAY CALLS. Subjoined is a statement of railway calls falling lue at various periods : Making Call. Paid. Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, Per. 4 per cent. Debenture Stock (Nov. 1, 1858) £2s 0 0 Ditto ditto ditto (Feb. 1,18.59) 25 0 0 Ca 23 pe 1858 Town Railway and Dock (Oct 1 18 0 , Danube and Black Sea (Oct. 1, 1858). 5 0 0 Dublin and Drogheda 5 per cent. Pre ference, 1857 (Oct. 1, 1858) Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (April 1, 1859) 2 10 0 Ditto ditto ditto (July 1, 18.59) Ditto ditto ditto (Oct. 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1860) • 2 10. 0 Exeter and Exmouth (Oct. 1, 1859) 2 0 0 Grand Trunk of Canada 7 per cult Debenture, 1862, issued at 20 dis (Nov. 20, 1858) 2O 0 0 Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 20, 1858) Ditto ditto ditto (Mar. 31, 1859) Great Western of Canada New Shares, optional prepayment (Oct. 1, 1858) 2 1') 0 Pali )1, Jar,.'';_ - . (CC. Iti 20, 1851) 2 0 0 Killarney Junction (Nov. 1, 1858) Lancaster and Carlisle, £l6l (Aug. 1, 1860) Lancaster and Preston, £lll (Oct. 31, 1859) Lombardo-Venetian (Nov. Ito 15,1858) 2 0 0 London and Blackwall, New (Oct. 1, 1859) London and North-Western Eighths (July . 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (July 1, 1860) Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire, £lO, 4 per cent. (Jan. 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (July 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1860 Ditto ditto ditto (July 1, 1860 . Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1861 New Brunswick and - Canada (Oct. 1 18.58) 9 Newry and Armagh EXten,sion (Oct. 1, 1859) Seinde (2d issue (Oct. 10, 1858) ' . • • • South Devon, additional shares, £lO (Dec. 1, 1858) Waterford and Kilkenny Debenture Shares, £lO (Jan. 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1860) Whitehavcn and Furness Junction, New Pref., £lO (Oct. 1, 1858) Whitehaven Junction, £2O Pref., 5 per cent. (Feb. 1, 18.59) Ditto ditto ditto (June 1, 1859) 5 0 0 Ditto ditto ditto (Oct. 1, 1859) 1 0 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 1 15 0 1 5 0 0 15 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 121 15 171 20 22t 2,5 HARBOURS OF REFUGE COMMISSION.—We are sorry to hear that Mr. E. K. Calver, who was appointed secretary to the Royal Commission on Harbours of Refuge, has been compelled by ill:health to resign the arduous post. This is to be much regretted, as few officers of the navy have had so much experience of harbours as Mr. Calver, who has devoted many years to this particular branch of hydrography. He is, however, succeeded in the office by Mr. F. J. Evans, master, R.N.. of the compass depart ment, who is fully competent to fulfil the important task. The commissioners now on the survey are Rear-Admiral Hope, Captains Washington, R.N., and Vetch, R.E., Mr. Lindsay, M.P., and Mr. Coode, MP. They will proceed from Greenock to Belfast, Dublin, .Douglas (Isle of Man), glaCl fr o ul thence to LiYerPool. Dad §'errico Gazette, 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 THIS IJAI 'S SHIPPING. at noon, S.E. ; light breeze, and fine clear salty weather. from LONDON, Sept. 13.—Windit this CowEs, Sept. 10.—Wind W Callao.hiesat day at the we stward ; Jenne Hiloase, for Phil a - Valorous, for PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 1 2 . — Wind S.E. — Sailed — ll.M.S. delphia. o.—Wind S.W.—Arrived-- St SWANSEA, . S ept. . Castle, float CU*. PLYMOUTH, 15 Castle, for Melbourne. PILL, Sept. 12.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Melina, for Newfoundland. RAMSGATE, Sept. 10.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—lially brook, for St. John's, Newfoundland. SCILLY, Sept. 10.—A piece of the broadside of a ship, built of soft wood, v er y muc h b urnt, has been washed ashore on the island of Samson; it has been sometime in the water, but the vessel must have been comparatively new. 12.—Wind E.S.E.—Roxburgh WATERFORD, Sept. 11.—The Neptunus (steamer), of and from Laurrig, grounded on the bar in Tramore Bay ; ex pected to be a wreck. WYnonG, Sept. 13.—The American Union, from Cron stadt to London, is stranded near Aspol. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived, Sept 11—Bartley, Silence, Alma, and Miriam, from Sunderland ; Dnke of Cornwall, steamer, from Dub lin ; Europe, troni Plymouth ; Caroline, from Peros ;"Indian Empire, steamer, from Cowes ; Rainbow, from Seaham; Alliance, steamer, from Havre; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan. Arrived, Sept. 12—Minerva, Queen, William Skinner Light and Sign, and Vectis, from Sunderland ; Glory and Alice, from Jersy ; Le Coq and La Poule, from Cherbourg. Sailed, Sept. 11.—Duke of Cornwall, steamer, for Lon don ; Caroline, for Perros ; Sverre, for Sweden; Rising Sun, ; for Swanage ; T w o Friends, for SunderlandDanusso and Tiber, for Newport. Sailed, Sept. 12. —Royal Eagle and Mystery, for Dover ; Cambria, steamer, for Alex- Maidstone, for Melbourne; andria. LivEnroot, Monday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 12.—Hydaspes, from Calcutta; Seaforth, from Akyab ; Minerva, tkom Bassien ; Eliza, from Altata ; Abana, from Buenos Ayres ; Arena, from Paraiba ; Chap mans, from Porto Rico • Success, from St. John' s , N e w B ru nswick ; Michens, from Galatz ; Nicolangelo, from Alexandria ; Borland, from Leghorn ; Bosphorus, from Anwerp. - Arrived, Sept. 13.—Hattoh *indoor, from Nora Scotia; Devon, from Quebec ; Felix Ventura, from Pera. Sailed, Sept. 12.—El ena, f or Trieste ; nah ; Fred. D. Grosse, for Cronstadt ; Abeona and. Nor for Corfu ; Catharina, for -Christiana; Golrart.!sirt,}: Kalos, for Sa o r i an- Cal cutta ; Tromsoe, for Tromsoe; Arms, f ar Don Francisco, for Habana Ava, for Ir ita. , Marshall, Zougle, for Monte Video; Holger, for Havre ; G. Knuth, for VandOlinfeor; Johanna, freland for Faroe; • (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GnAVEsEND, Monday Morning . rom Trinidad ; Di va , Arrived, Sept. 12— M e n tor, from Woreum ; Anna a nd f ß ru o i s l e t t o ta, des f s r l o t p G B le rti nc ss o e e l , s fm ; Roseau Cronstadt. Arrived, Sept. 13—Vonshakerry, from Archangel ; Li berty, from Antwerp. Sailed, Sept. 12—Neptune, steamer, for Havre ;* B e ll e of the Sea, fur Port Phillip ; Falcon, for Lima; Cornelius. Grinnel, for New York. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, Sept. 13—Horatio, from Blyth, for Havre ; Vabria, from Nova, for Honfieur ; Blanche of ltouen, from the westward for the north. Passed, Sept. 12—Roseau, from Trinidad; Solid, from Boston (and not from Singapore)—both for London. Anchored—Florence Nightingale, from Table Bay ; Sesostris, from Canada—both for Loudon. The William Singer came off on the flowing tide and cleared the mailx fox J Bston, aid procevdti for Mobile* cog' 358. .ectioa A pos: an d It til the ,t been n tion, , an d in tht3 ,f the sir, tO gre at 4' Etv scribe incere LunitY cted °ghat her of years 3 pro' rvant itiona vent or to cases nged, wea oil -may to vdl nes 6 501 id 2 2ii 9tt 9