The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The money market continues rather active, owing to the necessary arrangements for to-morrow, the 4th inst. Notwithstanding the recent contraction of trade, the engagements now arrived at maturity represent a heavy aggregate amount, and the de mand for accommodation has been temporarily aug mented in consequence. Owing to the large avail able supplies, however, the best description of trade bills are negotiable as low as 3t- per cent,, and the inquiries at the Bank are, therefore, very mode rate. The foreign exchanges yesterday exhibited a slight decline in the rates on Vienna and Trieste. Nearly the whole of the Mexican dollars by the Tasmanian have been disposed of at ss. 1 lid. per oz., showing a decline of about :d. compared with the price obtained for the previous supply. The Magdalena has been announced from the Brazils with £1,836 in specie. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Peter Brown, carpet warehouseman, yesterday, a compo sition of 12s. 6cl. in the pound was agreed to. The liabilities are £27,762, and the assets £21,408. The creditors of Messrs. J. J. Tilley and Co., warehousemen, also met yesterday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of accepting 4s. in the pound, or whether the estate should be adju dicated in the Court of Bankruptcy. After some discussion only a small majority were in favour of the former course, The steamer Pera, which leaves to-morrow for India and China, will take out only £89,629, viz., £3,067 in gold, and £86,562 in silver. A fair amount of business was recorded in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and the pre vious advance was fully maintained. The sales were about 10,000 bales. Increased firmness has been exhibited in the market for Public Securities to-day, owing to speculative purchases, and an advance of fully per cent. has taken place, Consols being 93i f for money, and 931 3 for account. The receipt of higher prices from the Paris Bourse has produced a favourable effect. India 5 per Cent. Loan is steady at 103 i ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper has improved to 961 ; ditto 5 per Cent. to 1021; and the Debentures are firm at 96: ; Exchequer Bills remain at par to 3s. prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is rather more active, and prices generally show a further improvement. ;Turkish 6 per Cents. are 74 to 741; ditto New, 561 to 57; and the 4 per Cents. remain at 101.1 ; Grenada Active, have advanced to 171 18 ; ditto Deferred to 61 7; Peruvian 3 per Cents. to 754 ; Russian 41 per Cents. are steady at 93; ; ditto 3 per Cents. at 634; but Spanish are flat et 48:. Th• Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2i prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, a prem. ; and the Universal, 7 1- prem. There has been rather more buoyancy in the Railway Share Market, and prices generally have shown an upward tendency. North-Western, South-Western, Alanchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln, and Great Western have improved ss. ; Brighton and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; Midland, 15s. ; South-Eastern, £1 ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, £1 ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in mo derate request. South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian are firm at 111 11k, and Dutch Rhenish have improved to 13i. Grand Trunk of Canada have improved to 274- and Great Western of Canada realise 131 1. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have remained steady at previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock .. • Ditto I per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. 96i 6 Ditto 5i per Cent lo2± Ditto Debentures, 1858 — Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,OOO Coasols for Account, 11th Oct 93) i i I Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent .. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 ... 87a k 7 Mexican 3 per Cent .— Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 3i per Cent. Ditto Deferred Peruvian 4± per Cent Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. • Ditto Account Russian I per Cent. 1822, £ St .. —1 Ditto 4) per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred 39a Ditto l'assive .. 23 Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 6 Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto New Loan Ditto Account .. 0r .... 56) 1 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account 93f 93} AQUATICS. SCULLERS' RACE FOR £5O. One of the finest races ever seen was rowed yesterday between two novices, and goes further to establish the fact that the unknowns who row for small sums row the best rues. The competitors were Edward Eagers, waterman, of Chelsea ; and John Tagg, water man ' s apprent i ce, o f Moulsey, the former being six er seven years his opponent's senior ; but a very much smaller man. The stake was £25 a side, and the distance to be pulled over was Putney to Mortlake. The Lalla Rookh accompanied the race, and Mr. Newnham having been appointed referee, and other preliminaries settled, the men got to their posts, Eagers with the best place. Eagers dashed away with the lead, but was immediately caught, and then commenced a splen did race. They were level for 100 yards, and then Tagg began to lead, and had soon got almost clear, but Eagers kept him there, and so they rowed to beyond the Crabtree, where Eagers repeatedly came over his opponent's stern only to be left astern again, and they passed under Ham mersmith-bridge with Tagg just clear. Eagers here kept spurting up, and 200 yards further so came up that he was going by, when they fouled. Tagg pulled himself clear, but Eagers again drew up, and on Tagg rowing across him a second foul was the result. This went on without any change right up to the winning post, Tagg, as often as Eagers attempted to pass him, rowed right across him, and Tagg came in first with Eagers on to his scull. An appeal was made by Eagers's umpire to the referee that the race should be his, as Tagg had caused the fouls, and the referee at once and very properly decided that Eagers had won. Their Royal and Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Wurtemburg have left Claridge's Hotel for Belgium. The Earl and Countess of Bective have left Bray, county of Wicklow, to join Mrs. Thompson at Underly Hall, Kirkby-Lonsdale, Westmoreland. We are happy to learn her ladyship has quite recoved from her late severe illness. The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe has arrived at Farrance's Hotel from a cruise in his steam yacht off .Cowes. The Count and Countess Bobrinsky have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Paris. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—A marriage is ar ranged shortly to take place between Alfred Joseph Tich. borne, Esq., son of Sir Jame s Francis Doughty Tichborne, of Tichborne Park, near Alresford, Hants, and the Hon. Miss Arundell, daughter of Baron Arundell, of Wardour Castle, Salisbury. DEATH OF THE REV. DR. ALEXANDER FLET cHER.—We regret to . announce the death of the Rev. Alex. Fletcher, of Finsbury Chapel, East-street, Finsbury- tleman circus, at the advanced age of 84 years. Th e reverend gen expired at his country seat in Essex, o n Sunday. afternoon, after a long and painful illness. The dis ease which was the immediate cause of death was dropsy. THE PRINCE OF WALES IN CANADA. —A telegram from Chicago says—The Prince of Wales has arrived via Detroit. He has been received with the most gratify ing and cordial enthusiasm. All the Royal party are in excellent health, and go from here for three days shooting on the prairies. THE WEATHER IN THE NORTH.—The weather on the coast of Northumberland, which was extremely stormy on Sunday and the two previous days, greatly im proved on Monday, and yesterday was extremely fine. About 200 vessels have sailed from the Tyne since Monday at noon for nearly all parts of the world. NOTTINGHAM GREAT OCTOBER CATTLE AND CREESE FAlR.—This great annual business and pleasure fair commenced on Tuesday, the 2d instant, and was pro claimed for nine days. There was a tolerable supply of horses, most of which were of inferior quality, and sold at irregular prices, while anything good and useful made very high rates. The best animals were disposed of on the pre vious over 100 (Monday) at the stables, and many of them moved off a 100 guineas. The demand, however, was decidedly flat, and secondary qualities hang heavily on hand. Good cart horses made £5O • secondary, £3O to £45 each - colts, £l6 to £lB ; nags, £4O to £5O; rough Irish colts, £l4. SEARS 111ARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. 1 Closing i Business Price. Done. Belfast and Ballymiaa Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Boet. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon ('ork, tPassage Cornwall Do A (A gets no div ' until (i pi c )eran : Do B hasbeen' d. toB Dublin & Belfast, -June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. :Tune East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do NW A. late EU3ds East Suffolk Do Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland ,Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Do eighths Lond. k Sth. Western I L'derry & Coleraine 'L'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shef. & Lin , •oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan !Vlldland Do Itirming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and C irlisle Newry k Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros N'hn. Counties Union North British . ... Nor.Dev.Raii&Dics to,* I) , A stk ; A recs no d. until (3pch as beenpd.B Do B stock ......... Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do , G.N.E. purchase 1)o Leeds .......... •••• Do York North London ........ North Staffordshire.... N. and S. W. Junction.. Not. & Grantham Rail.. Peebles...... • • • • Portsmouth Rhvmney Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union . Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Stockton & Hartlepool ,Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1. ThamesHavenDk&Rail Ulster .. • • .. Do . 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stcoc stock -stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock -19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all all 100 all all 100 100 all all all all all all 100 3i 100 100 8 8i 78 80 111 12i 6i 7 98 100 91! 921 6 6, 76 8 16 17 526 63 40 42 28 30 81 82 291 30i 108 110 [l6 117 120 122 [3O 132 110 112 74} 74} 60 65 stock Do Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford ‘95 Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class .. Do 2d class .. West Midland—Oxford no. Newport Do. Hereford 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 171 all 11 100 all 117 117' 65 87 110 111 54 56 tooi 101 91i 92 10 11 474 48 1611 53 i all all all all all 74} t Ll6} 1 11 1101 55 41 4 5 92 ; 471 8 3 2d [291 130} 102 104 1201 i 30 i 103 4 7 6d 54 56 34 34 d 61f 62} Ell 2 1021 103 id 4p 584 59 884 594 102 104 31 34 d 94 10 ' 64 61 112 114 33/ 34} 86 88 49 61 6 7 41 13 84 84} 62 64 78 80 6 8 381 394 8 4 0 4 I) 1021 I I i d 54 i 88 1 t 9 14 I 6 1 II 51 d 3 581 1 2 p' 58 58 llf Ili 6i 7 81/ i 4: 4 1 62i 4? 4 104 11 2 21 47 8 PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. Paid. Closing Business Share' Railways. Price. Done. Share' Mines. Paid: Closing I Business l• Price. Done 25 rlythe and Tyne 10 per ) c. pref. (issued at £5Ol RR tic I Rris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 1 00 9 5 97 /20 Do. do. do. Shares 14 stock Caledon £10,4/ per cent 100 100 102 stock Do. Guar. Shares, No. 2. all 61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. C. all 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. all 201 211 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun.. all 51 6 stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c._ 100 110 111 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... 100 108 108 'stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No. l 100 110 112 1104 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 108 stock Do. New 6 per et. stock. 100 123 125 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 81 83 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar._ 100 stock Edin.kGlas. sp.e. shares 100 111 113 stock Do. 4p. c. gun. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 76 78 764 stock Furness, 5 per cent 100 103 105 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 120 122 stock Great Northern, sp. ct, 100 115 117 stock Do.sp.e.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 110 112 stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do. sp.e. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 84 86 10 Gt. Nb. of Scotld. Ist pf. all stock Gt. Sn. k W (Ireland)4 100 97 99 p. et. pref. stock I 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. sp. et. . 6 tock Co. Retteemable,4l p.ci. 100 99 101 stock Do. Redeemable. 4p. ct. 100 89 91 stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 90 92 01 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref lOO 00 102 101 1001 14 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 9 104 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsb all 17 Itl 10 Do dcs p. ct. pref all 10 104 stock Do Birmg..guar. stock lOO 76 78 264 Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 134 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. stock Lan.kYork 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock Do.Barnsl.st£s 3s 10d pc 100 stock Do. 6 per e. (E. Lan.) • • 100 . 5 pc.gu stock Lon. & Brig. No.l No. 2 stock Do. sp. c. 100 115 117 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p.c No. 4 100 115 117 stock Do. do. 44 per cent-. 100 [O2 104 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. 5 stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock. 100 152 156 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 130 134 stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) 100 68 70 stock Lon. Chat. and Dover.. 100 91 93 88 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. ct lOO 117 119 stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 150 155 stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. Od. 124 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all 121 Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh, f all 124 13 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et.; 100 126 128 6 Do. £6 stock Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 4 I P 124 Nfarynort & Car., 4p. c all 124 Do. 44 per cent all stock Nfld. Con. 6p. c, stock lOO stock o.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6p.c lOO 137 169 stock o. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 101 103 101 4 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. 100 92 94 stock Norilk sp. C. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. c. 100 110 112 stock Do. New, gun. 3p. c lOO 108 110 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 1 1 4 p 10 t Do. do. • do. all stock Nth.Dev.Rall. & Dck.Co. 100 stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 03 stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 109 102 1004 17 Do. do. do 8.13.4. 4d 4p par 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 12 4 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 p 4 p 2 0 North Staffordshire all 224 234 1 0 Rhyinney Guaranteed. all 8 Scottish Central new pf all etock Scottish North-Eastern 3 4 P. c. pref. stock.... 100 stock Do.Aberdeen,zua.6p.e. 100 120 123 stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 130 133 lOs. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 104 . 11 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 102 104 stock Do. Fixed 14 p.c. Ist is lOO 102 104 stock 4 outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c lOO 89 91 stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 10Q 102 stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 82 85 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 274 284 25 Do. B 6 per cent all 324 324 25 Do. C 6 percent all 324 334 stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 46 50 stock W.3lid -Oxf Ist Gua stk 100 126 128 127 Do. 2d do 121 123 10 o.Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. all 91- 10 10 o.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1865 all 121 12, 12 4 Do. till 1869, Ist is. all 14 14 5 121 Do. do. 2d is. 5 Do. Hereford 41 p.c. pf. all Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron _ LINES LEASED__ AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid.; co ' , a. 1 price. Done. B Be H d ck fo in rd gb an al d n ß sil le ir tc e hl , e . Y . l a oo Ln 1 NN : —WW 52i gii Chester Az Holyhead.. 100 Do. 125 127 Do. do. 54 per cent. 100 Do. Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 ICaledo n Do. 1 , 1 . 1 113 115 Colchester, Stour Val. all IE.U.&E C, 151 161 Clydesdale Junction.. ) 100102 104 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 'lilt:North:l3B 14_0 E.l7nion,liarwich Shs all E.Counts. 4 . 44 Do. Woodbridge .. • 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 ICaledonin Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all IYk.N.&Br null and Selby .. all IYk.N. Md. 110 112 Do. 4 Shares ....... all IDo. — Do. Shares ....... all iDo. . .... Lane. & Carl. gua.s p. c . 100 ILn.,tr INT . .W 207 210 289 LD D O o O n . . .P 6, T London & Greenwich 100 IS. East. .. 61 63 Lowestoft, e l e l f r b e yre Preference ;S e a. o . u 4: ti p el ul c di .t . : 111 1 000 0 000 0 ,Do. N P D e o o t r . ° folk C . ° : — 92 92 - 03 21 Manc.,Buxtn.& Ma tk. all LNW &M 3 3/ Mid. Bradford P re f er - I ence Stock. .• • • 100 Midland 95 97j 95i I Newmarkt.,BuryEx ) guaranteed sp,c, i 5. 5.6 E.Counts 4 4 P , Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent .. . . a ll D o 1)o. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do North Western ...... all Midland 141 15 Preston and Wyre. 1 all L& NW & LAIL I Do. i Stares A. all Do. R o ystn.llitch.,& Shep 100 Gt. A ._.. ,: 0 . ..... 136 13ii S hrewsbry& Hereford 100 T. Bragsey 102 101 Do. Do. 1 . ...... pr pli Sou th Staffordshire .. all M'Clean.. 0i 1111 , Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West,. 92 1 94 Wim bledon a roydn„ all L.& Brgtn 74 84 . DOCXS -- - -- --- 4! 9 Sh arc !Clifford . Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.)! !East Bassett (Illogan) ! East Caradon • •.! Docks. Paid. Closing Price. !E. WI Russel (Tavistli.) iGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) !Great South Tolg - us G.Wheal Alfd. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Holston) Grenville .. Iferod's- Foot 'Hingston Downs Lady Bertha t Margaret (Uny Lelant) !North Downs North Frances (Mogan), IN.Wh'I Basset (1110 an)' 'North Wheal Crofty ,Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim ;S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Crott !Vale of Towey (Carm ) ,West Bdsset (lllogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) iWhetil Edward (Cals.) l Wheal. Kitty M (U.Lelantii Wheal aryAnn (Men. IWheal Trelawney (Lis.) Business Done. stoc k Commercial 1 100 stock , Do. 4 per Cent.Prol.lliu ! 100 stock !East and West Indies ' l'.o _ stcck Londonl ............... . ' 100 stock St. Katharine.. , 1 100 _ stock !Southampton 1 100 stock Victoria . .......... t•• • 1 100 99 101 20 Do New ..........4.-- 2 Id i p THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1860, BRITISH POSSMISIONS. lo Share Railways. Paid. C BueSs done Fr sino• sin ioe. . __.. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence — lir - -80 81 83 stk 1 Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 100 94 95 Gu. 5 per cent.. 18 Do, Do. B 16 15 1 d 20f Buffalo and Late Huron all 4f 55d : 201 Do. New 10 Do. Preference .... . all 65 61 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godrici 100 7 8 82 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 73 78 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 70 75 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 1. 30. 5 d fp 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 35. :14 1 d 31 I 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 71 14 1 d 171 Demerara . , all 20 Eastn. Bengakgu. sp. c 71 14 14d 57 stock East Indian,tru. sp. c. 100 100 I€o4 1005 20 Do: F Shares Ext l5 5 d pr 20 Do. Jubbulpore l5 5 d pr 100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs all 98 99 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 101 102 • 20 Geelong & Melbourne — Geelong Corporation 6 sto. 100 per cent. Bonds stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 :27 28 275 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 85 57 116 100 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr all 50 53 514 54 1 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 100 Do. do. 1867 100 Do. do. 1872 all 48 52 tock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 96 97 961 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 111 I.d 7 20 Gt. South.of India (Lim) 13 2 lid guaranteed 5 per cent. 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 131 14 131 i 1 205 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 97 100 opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 98 100 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 98 100 98 9 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do all 90 92 90 stock Madras, guar., 41 p. c l lOO 83 85 845 4 stock Do. do. 5 per cent lOO 931 941 944 stock Do. 41 p. c. Extension 100 86 88 SO Do. Fourth do lO 1/ 11 d 20 Do. d 0..... stock Melb.Corp. 6p. 0. Bnds lOO Newßrunswie,k & Canda I 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share " ▪ Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B Capital do all 5 7 • Do. do. Land do. 20 Oude (Limited) stock Strode ... 20 Do. Punjaub . .... v g 7 li d 111 20 IDo. Do. ..... .. F , i 9 all . 185 1 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. ,Q. r,, 100 93 941 { 20 , St. A ndrews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 1 1 d ] FOREIGN RATLWAYS. 7 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 6 65 51 65 6 f ] 20 ;Ardennes —. ......... all ---—p 20 Iltili.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 81 101 d 71 3 5 IBellian East. Junction all 1 1 20 - I'leziers to Graissessac.. all -- 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all I 21 21 ] 100 Copiabo — &...... all 10 Ditto Extension all I 21 2 d t 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 3 2id 134 13 1 20 Eastern of France .... all 25 26 20 ;Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c. 6 20 I Do. do. all 3 20 Great Central of France all 3 20 IGt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 61 75 7 20 'ltalian Junction .. ... all 20 Lake Constance & Bale. all 20 ILierre & Turnhout . • all 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all I 335 Maria Antonia ..... all ... 10 i Do. New ... ........ all 5 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 71 85 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 191 205 20 5 b 16 Northern of France.... all 38 39 F 20 Do. New Shares . . 15 —— p 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 74 85 'I 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 36 36 20 Paris & Orleans.. .... all 55 57 20 r Recife &S. Fran. (Peru.) j gua. 7p. ct. Rm.-- 13 31 24d 10 5 Ik 20 :Riga & Dunaburw...... 14 ' 3r 10 'Rome & Frascati' ...... all 20 jßoyal Dani5h.......... all 13 15 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre & Meuse .. 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 85 A/ 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c 2 4 Ad b. 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin 12 1 f d 115 5 f T 20 Southern of France all 191 204 8t West Flanders 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference.. all 91 91 20 IW. & N.W. of France .. all 225 231 23 'Western of Austria.... 6 N 20 IWestern of Switzerland all N 6 rWiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all 20 'Zealand .2.14.0 7.4.0 17; 12.13.9 9i 5.14.6 8.12 4.8.6 1.8.6 9.18.9 li 10.6.7 i t 3 all 18.1R.9, '22.18.01 6 . (.1 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Lirn l5B 4 d 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at .E 5 p ) 274 14 If 14 20 Do.St.Johndel Rey,Lim 15 274 284 5 Do. Lan d and MlningCo. all 1 Clarendon Con s.MinCo. I dis. 40 Cobre Copper all 43 45 Copiapo . 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 2 Fortuna. all 14 24 20 General all 22 23 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 i d pr 14 Kapunda (Limited) 3 Linares all 10 11 5 Lusitanian 2 Id fp 1 ,Mariquita all 1 IN.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 128.6d. 4 d ' 20 IPontglbaud Silver,Lead Minin and Smelt all 5 6 5 'Port Philip 1 4 1 'Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. I ' 28'2'84 United Mexican . all 14 2 4 a 1 Worthing (Limited) all I 1 Do l9s. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. —an. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & Jul 100 113 116 Do. 6p. cent. 188 100 - Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 113 Do. 6p. cent. 1883 100 —— - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 P lll 113 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 111 113 C Do. 5 per cent lOO 1024 103 Do. Scrip 5O I - N.B.G ov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 106 107 106 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct.i 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 I 100 101 Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 99 100 91111 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds 100 99 100 !VI Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. sterling, 1875.. lOO 1074 1084 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up. 100 108 110 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 I - I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 196 107 1064 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 78 80 73 40 Australasia all 684 25 Bank of Egypt all 194 204 • 100 Bank of London 5O 50 82 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 21 20 f 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 100 City ... 50 67 69 100 Colonial ...... ... 21 37 39 20•11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London . 20 20 21 20 ;Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 15 154 15 20 ,Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lou. , , Char.Bkof Austral all 234 24 50 London and County .. 20 50 (London Joint Stock .. 10 S • 100 I London & Westminster 20 100 ;Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 iDo. new l2 50 INational Bank ..... 25 20 New South Wa1e5...... all 20 Do. new 25 Orient. 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LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] CONSOLATION STAKES. Lady Bird Rattlesnake Foretop Four ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Southport 1 Conundrum 2 Dira Five ran. MALTON RACES.—(This Day.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] NURSERY PLATE. Caller oui Lady Bird Lioness colt 3 Eleven ran. MEMBERS' PLATE. Hegira Caaabondo ~ Donner and Blitz Six ran. ARRIVALS AT CARDIFF. Frederick, Timandra, Emblem, La Belle, Noisette, Wanderer, Dreadnought, Brine, Watersprite, Norma, Mid night, Tonio, Wortham, Barege, Nimrod, Oliver Twist, Sunbury, Lord Milton, and speaker. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MALTON RACES.-TUESDAY. The Two-year-old Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 31b. Straight half a mile. Mr. T. Valentine's Scrubbing Brush v (Charlton) 1 Mr. I'Anson's Caller Oui Mr. G. Forster's Stanton (6lb extra) (Hibbard) 3 The following also ran :—Authoress, Bookaloom, and Miss Dunstable. Betting-6 to 4 agst Caller Oui, 7to 2 agst Scrubbing Brush, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Won by a neck ; half a length between the second and third. The Two-year-old Selling Handicap Plate of 50 sovs given by the fund. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. I'Anson's Creel, Bst 41b (Withington) 1 Mr. Winteringham's Edendale, 7st 91b (Challoner) 2 Mr. Gibb's Morella, Bst.. The following also ran Bucephalus, and Lady Elizabeth. _ _ _ Betting-2 to 1 agst Edendale, sto 2 agst Morella, and sto 1 agst Bucephalus. Won by half a length ; a head between second and third. The winner was sold to Mr. Peck for 51 guineas. The Malton Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and only 2 if declared, with 100 added. One mil© and a half. Mr. W. Scott na Prologue , 3 yrs, 6st.. (M e t ca lf e ) 1 Mr. I'Anson's Hegira, 6 yrs. 7st (R o bi nson ) 2 Mr. Wbitehead's Greta, 3 yrs, Est 61b (Hibbard) 3 The following also ran :—Prince of Denmark, Aristoda mus, Walkington, Secret Treasure, and Cambondo. Betting-3 to 1 agst Greta, 4to 1 each agst Prince of Denmark and Prologue, and 7 to 1 agst any other. Won by six lengths. Greta was a bad third. The Fitzwilliam Plate of 50 sovs in specie; two-yr-olds, 78t ; three, Bst 101 b ; four, 9st 41b ; five and up , A ards, 9st 61b ; in and g allowed 41b. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. J. Scotts The Bushman, 2 yrs (Madden) 1 Mr. E. Gill's Lioness colt, 2 yrs (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Eastwood's Ruby, 2 yrs (J. Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—Balnamoon, Crusade, Dutch man, and Hawise. Betting-5 to 2 agst Bushman, 3to 1 agst Lioness colt, and 4to 1 agst Balnamoon. Won by a neck ; and a head separated the second and third. The Union Hunt Cup, value 100 sous for half-bred horses only : four-yr-olds, list ; five, list 101 b ; six and aged, 12st ; gentlemen riders. Two miles. Mr. Rowlay's Tarquin filly, 4 yrs (Hopper) 1 Mr. R. Bower na Contention, 5 yrs (Mr. Bower) 2 Mr. Reynard's h b by Ferihill, 5 yrs .. (Mr. Leighton) 3 —• • The following also ran :—Pirate, Peep o' Day, Screw • driver, Sir Harry, Sunrise, Tom Brown, Maroon gelding, and Raby. Betting-5 to 4on Peep o' Day, 4to 1 agst Tom Brown, 6to 1 each agst Pirate and Tarquin filly, and 7 to 1 agst Raby.- - Won by a length. The Fernhill half-bred was a bad third. For this race Mr. Cass'a Pirate came in first, a length in advance of Tarquin filly, but, on coming to the scales, he was found to be half a pound short of his proper weight, and the race was awarded to the filly by Tarquin. The Norcliffe Handicap of 50 sous for all ages. Three A VISIT TO THE TAI-PINGS: We have so little authenticated information con cerning the Chinese rebels, that the following narJ rative by the Rev. Joseph Edkins will be read with interest. Mr. Edkins is by far the most learned and intelligent of our missionaries in China, but even he cannot quite govern his desire to see a nascent Christianity in the blasphemous pretensions put forward by these rebels : " The approach of the Chinese insurgents to the neigh bourhood of the foreign settlement at Shanghai has revived the interest formerly felt in their movements. For some years they have been declining, rather than advancing, in power, but 1860 has proved to be the epoch of a remarkable improvement in their prospects. Reduced to great straits in Nankin early in this year, they made a strong attack on the Imperialist forces at Tanyang, a place which lies on the Shanghai side of the ancient capital, and has been oc cupied with a large army by the Imperialist generals for a considerable time past. Fortunately for the rebels, the two commanders, Chans Kwoh Liang and Ho. chun,'were at variance. A victory was won. Ho-chun died, and his colleague committed suicide in the approved Chinese method, by swallowing geld. Such was the end of the man who, by turns common pirate, rebel, and Imperialist com mander, has for several years been the main stay of the reigning dynasty in this part of the empire. " After Chang-kwoh-Tiang's death his troops, to the number of 20,000 or 30,000, deserted to the rebel cause, and added their strength to the devastating torrent that now swept down the banks of the Grand Canal to overwhelm the uahappy inhabitants of Chang-chow, Souchow, and other cities. " When the intelligence reached Shanghai that the semi- Christian rebels were become our neighbours there great curiosity was felt to learn from pers nal intercourse what are their present opinions and feelings in regard to foreigners and Christianity. It was also thought to be highly de sirable that special information should be given them touching those points of doctrine and practice whet a they differ from ourselves. "A party of five, consisting principally of English mia sionaries, proceeded, at the end of June, to Soochow, and obtained the information embodied in this brief narrative. "At the outset much difficulty occurred from the fears of the boatmen and their refractory conduct. At last, after the promise of double pay, they consented to start, but they never ceased throughout the journey to give trouble in a way to which we have not been accustomed before. To visit the rebels requires in the Chinese considerable nerve, and we partly excused the troublesome behaviour of the boatmen by the consideration that if they had been obe dient and quiet they would most likely have been too timid for our purpose. " We proceeded up the Shanghai river, first to the south 20 miles, and then to the west 20 more, till we passed the pagodas of Sungkong, and made our way to Luchu, 50 miles from Shanghai. Here we met several boats owned by Eng. lish menhants, waiting for an opportunity to pass the rebel territory into the silk district. The new silk is just ready for the English market, and the arrival of the rebels at this time at Kiahing and Nantsin, the two centres of the Taisaam and Tsatlee silk respectively, is very inopportune. " At a few miles past this place we noticed the people looking eagerly at a procession in the distance, which we found to be a body of rebels, horse and foot, on their way from Kiahing to Bingbong. Their route lay on the west bank of the Grand Canal. Leaving the viljagers, who feared to venture nearer, we landed and walked towards them. The canal, 80 or 100 feet wide, now inteii;eii7Fad we had therefore to return to our boats and proceed in them to the opposite side, where they had halted at a wayside harbour. The chiefs in the rear of the cavalcade entered our boats, as we invited them to do, and engaged cheer fully in conversation. " One of these chiefs, Ho-sin-i, was extremely frank and obliging. He had left the Imperialist side in April and joined the insurgents. He is a Cantonese, and has often visited Hongkong and Shanghai. When questioned respect ing the religion of the party to which he belongs he excused himself from entering into particulars by stating that being a late adherent, and not having devoted his time to any thing but military operations, he could not do more than repeat the elementary formula of the Tai-ping creed. He also informed us that the head of the revolutionary move - ment is, beyond doubt, still living. One of the other chiefs, a native of K wangsi, saw him twice at the beginning of this year, when he came out in public to worship the Heavenly Father. He makes these 'appearances once or twice a month. "In answer to a question respecting a relative of Tien wang, who went early in 1858 to Nanking to join the re bellion, we were told that he is now second in command, with the title of Kan-wang (Shield King). About five years ago he spent several months in Shanghai, and wrote out a commentary on the entire New Testament from the instruc- tions of the late Dr. Medhurst. It was not then considered safe to allow him to proceed to Nanking, but ho subse quently arrived there in 1858 by the interior route from Canton. He was baptised by the Rev. Theodore Ramberg, a German missionary, in 1853, who was supplied by him with the information embodied in the pamphlet called The Visions of Sung-•sin-tehuen. Tho curious and authentic statements made in this book are our best lights on the early, history of the rebellion. They vindicate satisfactorily its religious origin, and show that, while the founder has erred in regarding himself as the subject of immediate Divine revelations, he is a sincere believer in Christianity. The advent of his relative after several years of instruction under the Protestant missionaries may produce a painful influence upon his mind in leading him back to correct views of Scripture truth. " The Tai .ping chiefs left our boats and remounted their horses, while we followed them by the Grand Canal to Bing bong or Ping-wang. Great resistance was made at the taking of this place, which happened eight days before our visit. It now presents a painful spectacle. Those parts of the town which it is inconvenient to defend have been burnt or were still burning, when we were there, while the bodies of those killed, to the number of 60 or 70, had floated down the canal, and were met by us on our approach. The posh tion of this town is important, because the water-route from Soochow by the Grand Canal to the great cities Hangcheu and Hucheu separates here, proceeding southward by Kia hing to the one, and westward by Nantsin to the other. It was, therefore, stoutly defended by the Imperialists, and is now strongly fortified by the Revolutionists. Several thou sand ' long-haired men' were holding it, and they had con structed very secure defences. The town is not walled, and a complete circuit of earthworks, tberefore, has been formed on the land side, the ditch and the space in front of it being made impassable by an infinity of small bamboo stakes in serted in the soft soil. The houses fronting the canals have been pierced with loopholes, and every preparation has been made for protection against assault. We saw only one or two cannon, and noticed few muskets in the hands of the defenders. The greater part of the rebels appear to have no weapons but swords and pikes. We discovered the residence of our friend of the morn- ing after some search, prosecuted through ruined streets and crowds of Tai-ping soldiery flaunting in red and yellow attire. The doors and shop shutters had all been removed to help in fortification, and the common copper money of the country was strewn along the pavements. The inhabi tants who would have cared for it had been scared away by the terror of war, and the rebels, who many of them wear gold and silver bracelets, and precious stones in their caps, look with contempt on copper. Our friend Ho shared the residence of Siau-san-fa, one of the two chiefs in command at Bingbong. His former acquaintance with foreigners and foreign affairs led him to understand us much more readily than he could otherwise have done, and everything passed off smoothly both with the higher chief Siau and himself Siau; an old Tai-ping adherent, possessed consider able knowledge of his religious system, at least compared with those around him. While remarks were made on the object of the death of Christ, several of the Kwang-si and Hunan men, who have been for several years in the move ment, pressed round the table, listening with interest when they learnt that the books of Tien-wang, their instructor and leader, teach the same things that foreigners believe. " Our sleep that night was to be amid the incessant beat ing of the watchmen upon their gongs and bamboo clappers. The moon shone with unbroken serenity on that scene of destruction that surrounded us as we lay in our boats be tween the entrenched town on one side and the burning houses on the other. Mounting a high bridge close by the spectacle was striking. There was light enough from the moon and the red glare of fire combined to make every object distinct. A multitude of rebel banners, inscribed with the name of this and that leader, waved from the temple roofs and the tops of the principal houses, pointing out the quarters of the various divisions of the garrison. Some suspicious noises were heard in the burning suburb, and a party of the garrison was then seen to pass across the canal to reconnoitre, in case enemies were meditating mis chief under cover of the houses. The next sun saw us already on our way to Wukiang and Souchow. A little girl of six stood weeping among fallen bricks and rafters. The rebels knew nothing about her, having seen her for the first time that morning, and gave us ready permission to bring , her away; but the child was so angry and unwilling when we endeavoured to carry the proposition into effect that we desisted. A foraging party went out of the town at the same time ; 40 men com posed it, having with them a boat to puss creeks, a good supply of hand-pikes, and o no or two matchlocks. Their errand was to the houses of the villagers to bring home vegetables, they said, a nd also fowls, goats, and pi gs , wrested by farce from their owners without payment, but this they did not say. w n o e a ra l k u e e d h along y t e h d e b . i o t a d consistsand g r grassy y a Leaving ourbieohatiss, towing-path, continuous embankment, with a wall of large granite stones facing the water. It used to bear annually the heavy tramp of the grain-junk sailors, as they towed the Imperial grain northwards to Pekin. Now it looks comparatively deserted and retired, and has ceased to be the pride of the Govern ment an d people. At a mile or two's distance from Bing bong we noticed the villagers at work in the fields, and glad we were to know that the civil war does not prevent agri cultural labours beyond a short remove from the rebel sta tions. " At Pah-chih we entered a temple, AU its idols, 40 er more in number, had been mutilated or destroyed except one —the representation of the ' laughing Buddha,' made of hard wood.‘The natives on the opposite side of the canal appeared at their doors when they saw us, and informed us that they had not been disturbed. Nothing there but the temple had been interfered with. We stopped to read a proclamation on the wall, intended to calm the minds of the people. It urged them to forsake wicked superstitions, and return to the true religion. Soochow had now, it said, been recovered, and all the towns of the province must render allegiance to the new dynasty. Tribute must be brought, and if any opposition to the newly-established order were encountered sure and speedy vengeance would be taken. "Here and beyond, as we progressed on our journey, the fields were the scene of busy activity. It was the time for planting out the young rice in rows in the irrigated fields. The wheat had been gathered, and the ground was being prepared by a layer of water artificially introduced for the autumn crop of rice, and the ground has also to be previ ously ploughed and harrowed, So busy were the labourers at these employments that many of ihemseemed to take no note of boats passing with the unusual appendage of an English flag at their stern. " The canal here lies in a direction parallel with the eastern shore of the Tai-hu Lake, the islands in which are visible. A conspicuous pagoda marks the walled city, Wukiang, at which place, after a few hours' tracking, the boats arrived. The city gate is entered from a long bridge of lb arches, constructed across a lake. After a long walk we reached the resid2nce of the officer in command, in the heart of the city. We noticed many of the rebels to be new adherents, pressed into the service reluctantly, or deserted soldiers. There was a brilliant display of yellow banners outside the quarters of the chief. In fact, he was on the point of making some tour of inspection, and a large body of men were ready to fall into procession as soon as he should appear. Such an abundance of red and yellow as we there saw gave us the impression that this chief was fond of pomp, and tender of his dignity. " We found him to be very cold and dignified, but polite. Volunteering no information, he answered our ques tions, and assured us that we might see the Chung Wang at Soochow without kneeling. He was anoriginal adherent of the Tai-ping movement, and said that the Chinese and foreigners should be in harmony, seeing that they worship the same Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother (Jesus) and professed the same religion. We left him after a short interview, declining with thanks the provi sions which he offered to send us. Towards evening we passed the 53-arch bridge through which lies the route to the Tai-hu lake, and soon arrived at the extensive but deserted fortifications vainly provided a few months ago for the defence of Soochow against the rebels. Reaching the south-east corner of the city wall we steered north for the gate known as the Fung-men. The moat here was half choked up with the ruins of fallen houses and the unburied dead. It was a short but inexpressibly painful interval of time which passed before we mine to the gate. These suburbs, once so flourishing and populous, were smoking in vast heaps on each side of us. A crowd of their once gay and active inhabitants were lying in the embrace of death on the waters round us. How could we but sym pathise deeply with the countless victims, most of them suicides seized with despair, of this terrible civil war? Se veral weeks before the insurgents arrived the mandarins of Soochow had ordered the destruction of all houses between the moat and the wall, and also the suburbs beyond. This measure was held to be necessary for the effectual de , - fence of the city. It involved the burning down of num- berless houses and streets where extensive trade was conducted, and proved in the end to be of no benefit to any but the rel)ol chiefs who conquered the city. What was left undone the new occupants soon completed, and no houses now remain without the city, except those used as quarters for small parties of rebels placed on guard. " After waiting some minutes we were admitted within the gate. The walls are at this point perhaps 40 feet high. All along the top of the battlements round the whole ex tent of the walls wooden frames have been placed, armed with a multitude of small spikes. Besides this there are sharp splints of bamboo thickly planted in the ground be tween the wall and the moat. These precautions against surprises are well known in China, whero the military art is well and minutely discussed in books, though in prac tice it is found to Dail through want of courage and decision. " The old Kwang.si porter, tall and stalwart, who opened the gate to us, did not decide that it was right to do so till after a very careful inspection of the envelope in which our possport was contained. We then found our way to the nearest officer, and were by hire furnished with a guide to the palace of the Chung Wang. A walk of three miles brought us there, wearied with the way, and saddened by what we had seen. The busy hum of commerce, was re placed in the streets by the noise of gongs, the tramp of horses, and all the appearance of an armed camp. Rough looking men decked out in incongruous finery trod the pave ment, instead of the comfortable cititens formerly met here, whose rich attire suited well their condition of easy affluence. Every convenient family house was made of the lodging* place of some yellow-robed and turbaned chief. Here and there on a bridge the head of a deserter, suspended as a warning, presented a grim spectacle. The original inhabi tants, of whom a few remained, looked hungry and wretched. Little respect is paid to such persons by the rebels; they are expected to carry burdens, in return for which they receive a scanty subsistence. This harshness becomes insupportable ,to respectable man accustomed to An easy life, and such are constantly on the watch to make their escape. "An immense private house had been chosen for the quarters of the Chung Wang 'Faithful King.' Oil arriving here we were politely received ; but our introduc tion to the chief was delayed by a visit soon afterwards from the ' Flourishing King' Ying Wang. When he came and left we heard the deafening sound of a saluto of nine fired with Chinese petards, accompanied by gongs and music. He had come to Soochow only two days before, and was till recently at the head of an army in Ngan-hwei pro vince. While we waited several chiefs high in position came to converse with us. " Ono inquired if we knew anything respecting the for mer friend of Tien Wang at Canton, Rev. I. J. Roberts. They had been directed on leaving Nankin to ask for his welfare when they came into communication with the ' western brethren.' "They told us that they perform baptism by rubbing water on the chest, and the rite is called entrance to the holy ;' also that there are now about 50 publications autho rized by the central Government at Nankin, including the entire New Testament. A new brother is taught to repeat a few sentences of praise to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and is then received. "At about 8 p.m., after waiting perhaps an hour and a half, we were conducted to the entrance-hall, and stood on the right for sonic minutes, at the end of the long train of officers and servants, 40 or 50 in number, who stood facing each other in two rows. In the far interior was the chief himself whom we had come to see. After a salute of six, with the accompaniment of music and gong beating, we were marshalled up the long and gorgeous vista through which we had been stealing a few glances of curiosity. While in the waiting-room we had stated our objection to kneeling, and were permitted to appear with simply a bow and uncovered. After bowing and standing before the Chung-wang for a minuto we were placed on his right, opposite his principal Ministers. " The hall of audience was carpeted with red. Largo lanterns of horn held between the two dicers who stood on each side added to the brilliance of the scene. They all wore robes and caps of red and yellow silk. The only person seated was the chief himself, who was habited in a rich yellow satin robe embroidered with dragons. His hat was of gold, and let fall on his shoulders four trefoil kayos, from each of which hung a large pearl. " The ' Faithful King' is a man of small, keen features; is 37 years old, wears spectacles with large cirTlaNrvf.e.n.esebse, and appears anxious to maintain a suitable di . gn o i s irt .o f He is evidently goodnatured and benevolenttinTdanis)p gt: - I T and the is the conqueror of Chang-kweh-liangnad _.ahing. In ad subjugator of Changchow, Soocheow, bears s the character of a dition to his military good man, opposing eople from injury and in strecoexsisceessshes of tho troops under his would behave in a command, and protecting P sult. It was to be manexpectedttihsatvtihsiitsors. friendly manner to his English The conversation then N or a n ra g e s n i commenced accent, t his whence a in gNaiiyd in good . 0 00 d u Mandarin dialect, with a AlnySeWceonin F f a ro it ra hfu s l h K an in g g lia ; i m v e and for what obj ect ? live a thousand y ears. long to the g reat E ng lish nation. We h ave h eard that your religioniT iea'tsenClhyristian, like our own. W e Worship like Heavenly you , the Father. We have th ere f ore come to make i nqu iry respecting this.' tut it appear s, then, that your honourable country also pro fesses, like us, to believe in Jesus, the Saviour of the World. We are of the same religion and are brethren. At present Hien Fung's empire is approaching its end ; we have one half of the mountains and rivers' for the celestial dynasty. Having now only recently taken Soochow, we have not erected a church, otherwise you might enter it with us and join in worship,' " The:most of mankind worship images of wood and clay. The disciples of Jesus know that it is right only to worship God.' " It is this wicked idolatry that we found prevailing here and in other cities. God as sent his Son Jesus to save the world from these their sins, and the younger brother of Jesus is our chief.' " desire nothing so much as that idolatry may be uprooted from among men. We know the Kan-wang. Ho resided with us for several months at Shanghai. Aftcr • wards he proceeded to Hong. kong, where he remained still under the protection of our missionary friends there, till ho decided to go on to Nankin. He is well acquainted with our religion.' " Nie aro under great obligations to you,' said the Chong Wang, for giving protection to the relative of our chief, and thank you accordingly. " ' We also know Lo-hiau-tsiuen, one, as we have heard, of the earliest acquaintances of the chief of your dynasty at Nankin. He has lately returned from the United States, and resides now at Canton.' " Hew old is he ?' " About 45.' " He must be much less.' "'We do not in our country ask the q uestion of ou friends 'What is your honourable age ? and I may be ide.. taken. " ' Yes, we understand. Your customs are different. But I think that Lo-hiau-tsiuen must be younger than 46. a How long have you been on your journey ?' " ' Four days. We passed on the way through 40 miles of the territory of the new dynasty.' " hat day do you keep as a day of worship; and what four stars in the cycle of 28 denote the day ?, " Fang, Hii, Mau, Sing:are the four days on which the worship day occurs.' "Aid what day in the week is this, then?' " ' The second after the day of worship.' " ' The day, then, is the same in your nation as in oUre. Have you any other matter on which you wish to speak ?' " Our nation carries on trade with China; our ouuntrYs men are now desirous to obtain the new silk just ready for the market, from Kiahing, Nantsin, and other places. The forces of the new Celestial Dynasty are now there. It would be highly satisfactory if, in these circumstances, com • itra erce should not be interrupted. If by some arrangem ent could continue both natives and foreigners would find it beneficial.' " ' The Celestial Dynasty also desires that there be no obstruction will levy customs upo . n goods lt it continue , the pass.'th Celestial King h n av t e broughttrade book `Faithful upon our religion which we wish to present to the w, W af e te h r a y v o e ur them jour in . our boats.' ', `That you may do to-morrow. eY r ' e you mustdaps in h b weary.the e ey. I h cit Youacvae (r n i f ordered p Brother p lease remain two Thanks,edLieu to north provide supper for you and a lodging " After this conversation we le ft the Palace withththanks.' the 514321 e salute as on entrance, and we r e escorted on hor sesp vided by the direction of the K in g , to t he residence of r°- Lie ' a high officer of amiable disposition , who entertained Lie n, hospitably enough for the rest of the evening. o n our expressing a wish to return at once to Shanghai, horses were brought, and we proceeded along the silent streets long after midnight had tolled, to the ponderous city_ gate, just outside of which we had left our boats. All was still, except the noises of the watch, under the bright moon which illuminated our long ride. The drumming and clapping of the watchmen was only varied by the word of the night now and then passed from one to another On that occasion it was ' Hoh yih' tombination in one.' Reaching our boats at 1 a.m. we sent Bibles and other books to the ' faithful king' and then lay down to rest. " It would have been extremely interesting to have staid for some days' as we had been invited to do, but it was ne cessary for us to return to Shanghai without delay, and the boatmen therefore lifted their anchors in the dead of night, and the dawn saw us already at a distance from the city, ploughinc , our way again along the Grand Canal. In the course of conversation with the Cantonese Lieu we inquired why the city had been so easily taken. He stated that it was for no reason but that several tens of thousands of Imperialist troops (be said 80,000) deserted to them and gave the city inl o their hands. " However easy it may have been to take it, it does not appear likely that it will be easily recovered. The force in possession is very large. At least 40,000 or 50,000 must hold it. " We asked why, if the city was taken with little blood shed, the number of the dead was so great. He replied that the far greater part were suicides. With this statement agrees the too common fact that on the approach of danger the Chinese, in a multitude of instances, lose all hope, and throw themselves into the nearest well or stream of water. " We further inquired if they did not fear disease being caused by thq unburied corpses, and recommended that active measures should be taken to prevent this danger, also reminding him that many of the 'younger brethren' had time for the performance of this necessary act. He replied that the brethren' were extremely reluctant to undertake so disagreeable a duty, and that 10 days would not be suffi cient for the task. " Tho Mandarins in the city had all escaped before its capture. Reports have reached Shanghai of the governor of the province having been killed, also of his having been baptized and proceeding with a rebel army to capture Hangchow. But these reports are not in accordance with the informati'jn we obtained from Lieu and other rebel officers. They say that he escaped like the rest, while this others, however, found their way to Shanghai, he alone is missing. The rebels have established six titles t after that of 1 Most of them are new and unusual in China. They are partly capricious, and partly according to very ancient precedents. If they should ultimately achieve the conquest of the empire, which at present they have not power enough to accomplish, they would probably alter almost the whole of the nomenclature of administration, civil and military. " On our way to Shanghai the towns and villages we passed were in a state of great excitement. Bands of xnen carrying lanterns, and armed with pikes, and one in twenty having a matchlock or musket, march in proces sion at night round their own districts. One of these large bodies of villagers came by us as we lay anchored in a snug creek one evening. They felt suspicious of us that we were not really what we professed to be, Eng lishmen from Shanghai. Our presence in their village seemed to them to omen mischief, and we saw by the pale light of their lanterns, as they stood close by us on the bank, glances of patriotic indignation gleaming from their countenances upon ourselves. Their anger was moderated when some of our party went among them, and explained to the head man that we were, beyond question, foreign preachers of Christianity. We then had permission to re- main there for the night, while this picturesque procession of pikemen proceeded on their way. " Visitors to scenes such as those now described cannot rail to have witnessed much that shocks the sensibilites and grieves the heart—burning suburbs, deserted streets, fields of corn left to perish uncut, hundreds of unburied dead, hero and there an abandoned infant. These are sad sights. Such are the accompaniments of war. It touches the heart to see the misery to which those not engaged in the great revolutionary struggle aro exposed. In all this Providence is at work, and we believe that God will cause tho result of the war to further His wise designs, and in the end to promote the real happiness of the Chinese people." * Here the insurgent King must have been wrong. I find on inquiry from those well acquainted with Mr. Roberts that ho is on the other side of fifty. t 1, Wang, king ; 2, i, right , 3, ngan, rest ; 4, fuh, happiness ; 5, yen, swallow ; 6, yii, preparation; 7, heu, marquis. quarters of a mile. Mr. Thompson's Eidolon, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Mr. Thompson) 1 Mr. P. Bell's Hirunda, 2 yrs, 6st 51b (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. I'Anson's Bab at the Bowater, (Robertson) 3 The following also ran :—Tommy Noble, Edmund Kean, Erica, Atropia, and Village Maid. Batting-2 to 1 agst Eidolon, 3 to 1 agst Bab at the Bow star, and 5 to 1 agst any other.—Won by a neck ; a head between the second and third, CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. CESAREWITCK. 12 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken) 14 to 1 agst Barabbas (taken) 16 to 1 agst Golden Pippin (taken) 16 to 1 agst Comforter (taken) 20 to 1 agst Newcastle (taken) 33 to 1 agst Alderman (taken) 33 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAIRS. 25 to 1 apt Prelude (offered, take 30) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—YEs TERDIT. Great changes may very naturally be expected in th• Cesarewitch betting the nearer we approach the time of running. Yesterday there was a great rush on Barabbas, Optimist, and Conscript ; to day, they were not in such great force, and their places were taken by Golden Pippin and Killigrew ; the former advanced to 15 to 1, and the latter to 16 to 1 (taken). The business transacted on these two horses comprise nearly all that was done on any future event during the day. Closing prices:— CESIREWITCIFI STAMM. 15 to 1 agst Golden Pippin (taken) 16 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken) 16 to 1 agst Barabbas (offered) 20 to 1 apt Optimist (taken) 20 to 1 agst Conscript (offered) 20 to 1 agst Comforter (offered) 20 to 1 agst Newcastle (offered) 25 to 1 aget Bevis (taken and offered) 30 to 1 aget Mavourneen (Offered) 33 to 1 agst Glendinning (offers to take 40) 33 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (offered) 50 to 1 agst Anoient Briton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sandy M'Pherson (taken) 50 to 1 agst Viatka (taken) EXTRAORDINARY RACE —CESAREIVITCH STARES.— YOUATT WILLIAM GRAY'S advice on this race reveals all the mysteries connected with this extraordinary event. No previous contest for this or any other great event ever mys tified the racing public more than the betting on the present Cesarewitch Stakes. 20 to lon the field nine days before the race is to many a puzzler. A horse now at 30 to 1 ought, but will be at 8 to 1 before the word " go " is sure to win. Ho has kept an eye on every move while at New market, but in spite of all dodging is not to be cheated. Pitman has already tried one, Tamo Deer has gone to try another, Master Bagot a third, and the fourth, aid very likely the winner. Remember, nothing could stall me off St. Albans for the St. Leger, and come what may I shall remain staunch to the helm, with the confidence of bringing my friend's investments to a profitable and victo rious issue. Cambridgeshire Stakes, a horse at 100 to lis sure to win by half a distance. Terms, to the end of the season, 7s. 6d. ; all races up to and including the Cam ' bridgeshire Stakes, ss. ; the two great events, 2s. 6d. Ad dress, 15, Charing-cross. N.B.—A liberal per centage is expected on the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire. Take the double event, £l,OOO to £1 can be obtained. The bulk of the large amount of dollars brought by the Mexican packet has been disposed of at 611 d. per oz. being a decline of d. on the rate realised for those by the last mail, and of id. upon the price obtained for late arri vals. Considering the magnitude of the amount arrived, this is thought to be a fair price. The dollars will not be deliverable at the Bank for nearly a week. THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.— A number of large shareholders in the Great Ship Com pany met the directors yesterday by invitation, to consider and determine on future operations, and a statement of their decision with the report of the Board of Trade will be published in the papers by the directors. The decision, in brief, was to detain the ship at Milford Haven during the winter, to lay a new deck, introduce a warming appa ratus, and make a thorough and proper completion of the main screw shaft bearings. The Board of Trade reported the hull of the ship as perfect. No additional capital is believed to be required. WRECK OF THE ROBERT H. DIXEY.—LOSS OF ALL HANDS.—We regret to chronicle the meek of the magnificent Liverpool and New York packet ship Robert H. Dixey, with the loss of all on board. The melancholy intelligence is embod'ed in the following brief telegram, re ceived at Liverpool yesterday, from New Orleans:—" The Robert H. Dixey, bound from Liverpool to New York, and thence to Mobile, was blown ashore at the latter place, and became a total wreck, All on board perished." The date of the sad catastrophe is not given ; but no doubt the next mail from the United States will give full particulars. THE LATE DEATH FROM CHLOROFORM.—In re ference to the recent death at the Northampton Infirmary from chloroform, a physician states that there is a remedy now in practice to prevent such occurrences, but which is not generally known. It consists in making the patient swallow a quantity of ammonia at th e time of inhalation.— Northampton Free Press. A somewhat strange incident is at the present moment serving as the subject of discussion in the Prus sian journals. It is stated that Count Perpoucher, the Prussian Minister to the King of Naples, placed at the disposal of King Francis, at Gaeta, the Prussian vessel Loreley, to carry secret despatches to the Commandant of the fortress of Messina. The National Gazette, and all the Liberal press, comment very severely on this act of the Prussian diplomatist. 2.11.10 1 16 THIS DAY', SHIPPING. LONDON, Oct. 3.—Wind this day at noon, North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and very fine weather. DEAL, Oct. 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—City o f Dublin, from Calcutta ; Orient, from the C a p e of Good Hope ; Briton, from Miramichi for Sunderland; Himalaya' from Montreal. SUNDERLAND, Oct. 2.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Mariners, for New York. CLYDE, Oct. 2.—Wind N.W.—sAaririedive_cl f P or . Jamieson, from St. John's, N.B. New York. ~ wi n d N.—Arrived—NeW Xra, WATERFORD , Oct. ~. , O a ct. E 2 L — A A r rri . v e e d d: D la ft g ia d , al fr en om a, from Now York. OFF HURST CASTLE , steamer, from Brasil& ___. t 2.—wm- . nv GRIMSBY, OC . Quebec. (gT ELECTRIC TELEGRAIa X.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. A d , -d• Oct. 2.—Asia, from Johannes, from r rive Zelant© from Odessa ; Alli s ance, steamer, from H am burg; O Ef a vre. Sailed.—La Plata, steamer, for St. Thomas's ; Coulee, steamer, for Jersey ; Ally, Griffin, and Laura, for Sunder land; Mechanic's Own, for Newport. Arrived, Oct. 3.--Magdalena, steamer, from Brazils. BY 131 113MAIIINII AND DIACRITIC TELIGRAPE.) GRATILIEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. ;• cloudy. Arrived, Oct. 2.—Hazard, from Medemblik ; Gerhard, from Mtn el ; Anna, from Dantsic. Arrived, Oct. 3.—Alice and Theodora, from Dantsic ; Tartar, from Guernsey. Sailed. —Lord John Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk Sir E. Bank s , s t eamer, for Calais; Odessa, steamer, for Od essa; John Bull, steamer, for Hamburg ; Dona Aneta, for Nelson. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. by S., strong. Passed—Orion, brig, from Smyrna ; Alice, brig, Witch,. and Zodiac, from Algoa Bay. WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. TUISDA O CT. 2. Inverness, S.E. ; fine Aberdeen, N. ; fine Dundee, N.W. ; fine Edinburgh, W. ; fine Berwick, W. ; fine Newcastle-on-Tyne, N.W. ; Brighton, W. ; fins Southampton, W. ; tine Weymouth, W. ; fine Plymouth. N.E. ; foggy Falmouth, N.W. ; cloudy Bristol, W. • cloudy Cardiff, S.W. ; foggy_ 1 Milford Haven, N.W. '• rain Holyhead, N.N.E. ; "fresh breeze, clear cloudy Liverpool, ; Whitehaven, N•Bh; a_ Glasgow, N. . Jersey, N.W.; flue fine Hartlepool, N.W. ; tine York, W. ; cloudy Hull, N.W. ; fine Derby, IV. fine Peterborough, S.W. ; fine Yarmouth, N.W. ' • fine Harwich, N.W. ; fine London, W. ; fine S AV. ; Br',sto • - • Falrou'u , tine c ;a rdiff, N.W. ; calm; fin,i! llo l y boad, f re a t fbreeze and closely Liverpool, N.W.,_• tine Whitehaven, N.W. ; m i st Gl as gow, calm ; fine Jersey, W. ; fine Manchester, W. ; fine Wakefield, W. ; fine Leeds, W . ; fine Cambridge, S.E. ; fine Ipswich, N.V. • fine: Norwich, N.W.'; cicyudy- Stamford, W ; fine. Bath, ; fine Inverness, N.E. ; fine Aberdeen, W. ; fine Dundee, N W. ; fine Edinburgh, W. ; tine Berwick, W. ; fine Newcastle-on -Tyne, N.; ' . .tull York, W. ; cold N.E. ; fine Derby, S. ; fine _ Peterborough, N•N% • tille ; Yarmouth, N•«'.; hazy Harwich, W.IV. fine London, W.N. ,N W. ; very fine w.S.W.; Brighton,fine Southampton, calm; very fin e Weymouth, calm ; very fi ne Plymouth, N.W. ; fine COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT, Oct. 2.—After. a long wet and unpropitious season, we have, at last, i change for the better—a little treat of sunshine ; and tb.e farmers are all at work carryi ng th e i r corn—no' ;e aCqi ally all iv more or less d amage d state. IV, 7