The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-15 00:00:00

a year from the signing of the treaty, and three other ports on the Yang-tze-kiang as far as Hankow to be opened, on the evacuation of its shores by the rebels. " Art. 11. The ports of Niu-chwang (Man churia), Tang-chow (Gulf of Pecheli), Tai-wan (Formosa), Swatow, and Kiung-chow (Hainan), to be opened in addition to present ports. " Art. 26. Tariff to be revised by an Anglo. Chinese Commission appointed for the purpose. "Art. 27. Revision of• tariff to be decennial. " Art. 28. An official declaration of the amount of transit- duties leviable at inland custom-houses to be published in English and Chinese. The British merchant; however, to be allowed if he chooses to commute the transmit dues at an ad valorem rate. " Art. 29. Reduction of tonnage dues, and a four months' certificate to vessels engaged in_ coasting trade. " Art. 50. Official correspondence to be for the future conducted in English on the part of English officials—to be accompanied by a Chinese ver sion for the present—and to be considered the text. "Art. 51.• The character I (barbarian) to be sup pressed in Chinese official documents. " Art. 52. British ships of war to visit any port in the empire. The commanders to be treated on terms of equality by Chinese officials. " Art. 53. Measures to be concerted for the sup pression - of piracy. "-Art. 54. Favoured nation clause. " Art. 55. Conditions affecting the Canton in demnity question, to be placed in a separate article. " Art. 56. Ratifications to be exchanged within a year." FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Moniteur of this day publishes a decree which approves of opening up further roads of communi cation to Paris. A decree which substitutes Le Credit Fonder, for loans for making drain age. Decree on negotiations respecting merchan dise deposited in the general magazines. Decree relative to public sales of merchandise by whole sale. Nominations in the Legion of Honour. M. Lamatiniere appointed to the Court of Accounts. PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. "We are assured," says the Union, " that the French Government intends to leave in the waters of China all the gunboats now collected there, together with a corps of marines, until the treaty concluded at Tien-Tsing shall be completely exe cuted." Count and Countess de Morny have arrived at Biarritz. The Gazette de France has made a notable dis ,povery, which it gravely expounds in an ill-natured artice egainst England. Being strongly in favour of peace, and feeling convinced that the best mode to induce England to avoid a rupture with France is to prove she would infallibly be worsted in any naval encounter. The Gazette proceeds to demonstrate its assertion ; and, in doing so, lights on the original idea of getting Zouaves and Chasseurs de Vincennes to take the English line-of-battle ships by boarding ! As to the feasibility of the plan, our contemporary does not seem to entertain the slightest doubt, as will be seen from the following extract :—" Whenever the French have been able to attempt the boarding of an English man-of-war they have taken it. In consequence, in the construction of vessels, English builders have endeavoured to render boarding more difficUlt, by making them larger below than above, .so as that there may be a considerable distance between the gunwales of the rival vessels. If' a maritime war were to break out, the Military superiority of France would necessarily give her the advantage over England, who has no soldiers; and .who cannot even find enough to re conquer India, the empire which has become neces sary, not only to her commerce but to the mainte nance of her constitution. We would make war on sea as on land.' We• would take her liners in double quick time, as we do redoubts and entrenched camps. A battalion of Zouaves or of Chasseurs de Vineennes,thrown on to a three•decker, would soon be masters of her, and at the end of the war we could. reckon up-the number of line-of-battle-ships which each , country would possess. Boarding is what would decide the question of preponder ance between the two nations ; and that is so much the French way of making war, that, at. the very beginning of the conflict, England herself might easily be taken by the , boarding of our heroic soldiers. We examine these hypotheses, not to embitter our neighbourly rela tions with England, or to menace or humiliate our allies, but to show them that a rupture on their part-would , be sheer madness ; 'to prove also that it is an established fact in politics that the best means.of consolidating peace is to demonstrate to those who may be tempted to trouble it the impossibility of sustaining a conflict with an equality of chances, which is the least that can be hoped for in war. Our readers will therefore find in the considerations which precede an additional reason for entertaining confidence in the duration of peace." BOURSE, Sept. 14.—The market has recovered its buoyancy, and a good business has been doing. Threes, after having been done at '72f. 800., im proved to 73f. 10c. ; Mobilier varied from 927 f. 50c. to 943 f. ; Austrian, 687 f. 50c. to 690 f. ; Orleans, 1,410 f. to 1,425 f. ; Lyons, 847 f. 50c. to 852 f. 50c. ; Northern, 980 f. to' 990 f. ; Eastern, 752 f. 50c. to 755 f. ; and Southern, 597 f. 50c. to . 602 f. 50c. The market was well maintained to the close, when the following were the last quotations:- 4} per Cents. .... 96 Credit Fonder..., 665 Do. oad month .. 96 25 Belgian 4f 3 per Cents. 73 Piedmontese (5) Do. end month - .... 73 20 Roman 92 50 Bank Shares 3150 -- Austrian .... . . 90 Credit Mobilier 950 Spanish Threes .. Do. Account 952 50 Home Debt 4O RAILWAYS. Cash. ' Account. Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean 855 .. 856 25 New ditto — • . Geneva 650 .. Midi . 6OO .. Western 650 .. Eastern Grand Central Sardinian . Austrian . 650 -- 605 -- 647 50 762 50 - - 46.5 - 690 - .. 467 50 .. 695 -- THE -PENINSULAR MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Alhambra steamer, Captain Stewart, has arrived, with the Peninsular mails, 84 passengers, £1,273 in specie, and general cargo, including 1,133 boxes of grapes, 4M ditto raisins, 221 ditto almonds, 111 cases lemons, &c. She'left Gibraltar on the 4th ; Cadiz, sth ; Lis bon, 9th ; Oporto and Vigo, 10th. Gibraltar exchanges on the 4th were quoted— London, 501 ; Paris, 528 ; Marseilles, 530 ; Genoa, 531. , The Lisbon Commercial Association had reported to the Government in favour of free trade in grain throughout Portugal and with all the countries. The Government was expected to decree the tem porary admission by virtue of the authorisation vOted'last session, and introduce a general measure to the Cortes in November. Lisbon exchanges on London 53a and 531, and Money over ; Amsterdam, 42 ; Hamburg, 47 ; Genoa, 530. DEATH OF., MONS. G. J. SURENNE.—This vene rable and respected citizen, known and loved by more th an one generation of friends and pupils, died on Sunday at the advanced age of 80. Gabriel Jacques Surenne was born in 1 778, at Compiegne, and was educated in the Ecclesiastical College of St. Cornell there, where he remained until the outbreak of the revolution of 1793. He then entered the army of Napoleon, and served through the Italian cam- Paigns; In 1816 he became a teacher of the French lan guage in Edinburgh, which profession he successfully Practised among us almost to the last. His contributions to professional literature were numerous and highly esteemed. He was a corresponding member of the French Grammatical Society, and a member of the French and of the Scottish Antiquarian. Society, to both of which he con tributed many papers of interest. M. Surenne, among other qualities, was possessed of a peculiarly kind and gentle dis position ; and this announcement will awaken among his °ld, pupils in all parts of the world sincere regret and many oul and dear but now saddened recollections,—Scotsman, MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLoCK. The continuous accumulation of bullion at the Bank of England, and the quietude of the money market, encourage the speculators at the Stock Exchange to engage in- operations for a rise, and also tend to impart confidence among the commer cial community. Judging from the present re quirements of trade, and the state of the specie movement, it is not imagined that there will be any immediate alteration in the terms for accommo dation. While, however, it is not supposed that the Bank authorities will, under any circum stances, make a further reduction, owing to the impulse that might be given to speculative adventure, and the very moderate benefit that would accrue to themselves by such a change, it is quite certain, on the other hand, that with their rapidly-augmenting resources, they will n o t b e compelled to resort to measures of a restrictive character, at least for a period of several weeks. Yesterday a further addition of £160,000 was made to the stock of bullion in the Bank of England, and as the £414,000 brought by the Avon has now been delivered, a further considerable increase may be expected both in the returns that will appear next Friday, and also in the succeeding balance sheet. The 3 per Cent. Rentes on the .Paris Bourse, yesterday, closed at 73f. for money, and 73f. 20c. for the account, being an improvement of nearly per cent. No change of importance took place yesterday in the rates of continental exchange. The price of gold is now 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris, and in Hamburg it is about 3-10ths per cent. cheaper than; it is here. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices tended upwards, and the sales were estimated at 12,000 balk In Railway Shares a rather extensive busi ness 'vas transacted at very full values. A meeting took place yesterday of the creditors of Messrs. J. Carmichael and Co., who lately sus pended at Liverpool, and it was resolved to wind up under inspection. The liabilities were stated at £324,000 and the assets at about £220,000. The Alhambra, from Gibraltar, has brought £1,272 in specie. Further consignments are daily expected from Australia, and the exchange at New York has advanced ; moderate imports from that quarter are not considered improbable. There is very little alteration in the general posi tion of the Stock Exchange markets, and the transactions are still confined within narrow limits. Notwithstanding this inactivity, however, the quotations are maintained, and renewed buoy ancy is apparent whenever purchases are effected. The speculators who seldom operate extensively for a rise, when the public :are investing freely, con- inue to observe the utmost caution in their transactions. Consols are about 971 for money, and 971 1 for account. The expecta tion of a further important increase of bullion, and the rise on the Paris Bourse are in favour of the market. The New 3 per Cents. are quoted, ex interest, for the opening, 96:. The March Exche quer Bills, 335. to 365. prem. ; and June ditto, 245. to 275. prem. The Bonds have been dealt in at 1001. India Stock is firm, at 2171; ditto Deben tures 981 e ; ditto Scrip, 2d issue, 981; and ditto Bonds, 1 ls. to 15s. Activity is apparent in the Foreign Stock Mar ket, and prices are buoyant. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 96 1 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 10411 Brazilian 41 per Cents. (1858), 961 4 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 78 ; Grenada New Deferred, 51; Mexican 3 per Cents., 211 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 92 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 71 1 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1101; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 9211 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 461 ; ditto Certificates, 61 d ; Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 77; and Dutch 21 per Cents., 661. Turkish Scrip is 4 1 premium. The Railway Share Market has been modera tively active, and a further slight advance may be reported in most of the principal undertakings. Eastern Counties, Great Western, and Brighton have improved ss. ; South-Western, and Manches- ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. ; North-Western, andNorth-Eastern (York), Ms.:. and North-Eastern (Berwick), £l. The Foreign and Colonial under takings are at improved quotations. Paris and Lyons have advanced ss. to 10s. ; Northern of France, £1; East Indian, 15s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 15s. ; and Great Western of Canada, ss. Mining Shares are at almoSt nominal values. For Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has been a very limited inquiry. Bank of Egypt and New South Wales brought former prices. Atlantic Telegraph Shares realise 505 to 510 ; Australian Agricultural, 34k to 341 ; Anglo- Mexican about 148 ; and Crystal Palace, 11. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities NOW 3 per Cent. Annuities Ditto for Opening India Stock Ditto Debentures, Ist issue. Ditto Scrip, 2nd issue 9Bk Ditto Bonds, £l,000 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21d 33 6 I 24 7 Ditto £5OO, . , — I 24 7 Ditto Small, 141 . - 1 24 7 Ditto Bonds, 1858; 31 per Cent. Ditto, 1859 lOOl PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian, 5 per Cent Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent Ditto Scrip '7B Grenada New Active, 2 per Cent. ..... ' Ditto Deferred 5l Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian, 41 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent llOl Sardinian, 5 per Cent 921 1 Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Spanish Corn, Cert. of Coup. not funded 6l 1 Turkish, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Gun. 21 per Cent 66i Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 . per Ct. Ex. 4s. 77 TWO O'CLOCK. - - - Consols, Money 7l Ditto Account 97 THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Sept. 15.—Wind this day at noon, N; light breeze, and fine. CARDIFF, Sept. 14.—Wind W.—Sailed—Elvira, for Val paraiso. QUEENSTOI7, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.— Shakespeare, frtim Gi'datz ; Asia, ' from . Ibrail. Sailed— Mary J. Cox, for the Clyde; Lauriston, for Dublin; On ward, for London. SWANSEA, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cambria, from Messina. SHIELDS, Sept. 14.—Wind N.—Sailed —Mystery, for Carthagena. HULL, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—St. Lawrence, from Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Nep tune, from Guayaquil. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON ; Wednesday Morning. Wind N. Arrived—Griffin, Edward, and Nancy, from Sunder and. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind S. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. ; three hours' ebb ; fine. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. by S., moderate and cloudy. BRITISH ARCIL2EOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.--CON GRESS FOR 1859.—Dr. Palmer, of Newbury, has just re ceived a communication from F. G. Pettigrew, Esq., F. R. 8., stating that at the last meeting of the Council of the British Archaeological Association it was decided that the Congress for 1859 should be held at Newbury, and that the Earl of Camarvon had accepted the office of i president for that occa sion. The abundance of materials n the above neighbour hood for historical and antiquarian research, hitherto com paratively unexplored, will, no doubt, afford a rich treat to the arch teologist. IMMIGRATION OF PAUPER LUNATICS FROM NEW YORK.-At the meeting of the select vestry o f Li verpool, yesterday, Mr. Denton stated that the Resolute had arrived from Boston with 35 paupers on board, many of them lunatics, and that ex Cultivator, from New York, a more had arrived, making altogether 69. Most o f th ese would be residents in the workhouse all the days of their lives, and Mr. Denton suggested that a strong remonstrance should be made to the Foreign Secretary, with a view to prevent the exportation of all lunatics and paupers from New York, as it had a tendency to increase local rates. - ZADKIEL'S ALMANAC has come out early this year, and is enlarged to 84 pages. The contents are various and interesting as usual; the hieroglyphic very curious. Antwerp & Rotterdam, Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac. . Carmeaux Mine & Rail. Dutch Rhenish • 'Eastern of France: Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Jun ction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout..:: Lombardo Venetian Lucca& Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Genova Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege .... Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref... Northern of France .. Do. New Shares .... Norwegian Trunk Fret Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) ' gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 5i per cent. Pref. _ _ Soutlijrn of France. West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share! Mines. i raid. JOINT-STOCK BANKS, Share Joint-Stock Banks. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1858. Paid. Closing 1 Business Price. I Done. Share' Railways. !Paid. Closingl Business Price. • Done. 100 I Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent all 18 Bom.,Baroda&Centlnd 9 4 die 1p ,gu. 5 percent. ... . .. 18 Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 i dis p 18 _Do. Do. B 4 . 4 4 diS P 4 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all - 6 1 7 204 Do. New l6l 13 12 d 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 Ra y 83 88 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 78 82 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. -- p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 4 14p 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 par 4p Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1054 106 106 4 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO 1 Ip 20 Do. Jubbulpore • 5 100 D 0.44 p.c. Bds. pay.'s all 20 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c a4 - 7 c Geelong Corporation 6 1 ...... 100 __ 8— t per cent. Bonds Stock Grand . Trunk of Canada 100 35 37 36 i 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 73 74 74 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref 6O 10 fid 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c all 21 214 _ 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 par ip 20 Do do 2 4 ip 24 , 20 l Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip /1 . p 8a guaranteed 5 per cent. r 1 p i 204 Gt,.W. of Canada Shares 'all 171 18 Di 204 Do. New 100 t c Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ) all 105 108 opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O - - all 105 108 100 Do. do. '73 without °P . t. all• 101 105 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all gt 194 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 2(1 204 4 20 20 Do.D Do. T4fhpir.d Ex . c. Extension gu ten ap s.ton.c 6 15 1 0 d par p 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 . I Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)l4.6Pc 10 2 10 Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do ••• 28 Do. do. B. Capital do lO 4 3 d .. Do. do. Land do - 20 c NorthoflndiaTramroad 2s . t Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde ...; 15 par 4 p 154 20 Da. 20 Do. New a .• ... ~, . 20 Do. Punjaub 20_ Do. Indus. St. Flo .., 5 d par 20 T St r . Andrews Vedu)esbeccriAp 1 18 10 in par ip BRITISH MINES. Closing] Business Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack)' 2.11.10 9+ 101 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 45 55 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 455 465 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 90 95 Great South Tolgus l7e 144 1 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 11.14.11 4 —G. Wheal Vor(lielston) 81 2t 2 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 6 7 North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 94 104 N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 4 5 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 164 174 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 • Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 • SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) •24 400 410 South C. Brea (Mogan). 2 34 4 S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 190 200 6 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4i . I • /0 Tin Croft - 9 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 80 100 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 West Basset (illogan) l4 21$ 224 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 90 100 %Vhe'J Basset (Illogan) 54 175 190 Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 ISO 900 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 54 a 4 4 Wheal Kitty-(J. Lelaat) 1.7.2 8 9 Wh'l Mary Ann (31enhe)i 8 43 45 Trerawaey (Lisk.)t 44 24 26 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 7l I I 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 108 P 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 1 20 Do.St.Joltndelßey,Lim. 15 104 114 5 Do. Land and Miaingeo. all if 24 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1 d 40 Cobre Copper all 37 40 Copiapo l6 111 12} 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming - .Co all. 2 Fortuna 20 General 3 Linares all 91 91 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all 20 Pon tgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt..., a ll 4 6 5 Port Philip ... 1 30 Santiago de Cuba .... . . 16i 28.2.8tUnited Mexican ... ... alt 21 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid.' Prices. Dons. Closing Business Can.Gov.6 p.e.Ja. & July 100 1144 1154 1154 15 Do. 6 p.c.Fb itAu g . 100 .. 113 115 Do. 6 p.c.3lr & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6p.e. Ja &July 100 109 110 Do. 61).0.AP & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 994 1004 NovaScotiaGov.6 St . Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1094 1104 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jandauly 100 109 111 Vict*Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 109 111 Paid. Closing Bns'nese Price. Done. 100 Agra &UnitedServiceßk so 40 Australasia all 29:4 24xd 92 231 25 Bank of Egypt • 100 Bank of-London I 45 47 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & Loanuo all 50 British North American all 57 —59 20 Chtd. Bank of India, am 100 City 5O 10 34 2(1 100 Colonial 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada 25 . _ 100 Commercial of London: 20 20 21 20 Eug., Scot., & Aus. Ch al l . 14 17 xd 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. a ll 201 —214 50 London and County 20 10 3 27 1 4 32 28 50 London Joint Stock „ 100 London & Westminster. 20 454 464 100 Nat. Prov. of ,England. 35 20 Do. new lO • 50 National Bank 23 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 37 38 20 Ottoman Bank all 194 20 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New - • >all 25 South Australia , 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia all 53 55 25 Do. New . ... 50 Union of London lO 24 26 100 Unity Mutual 65 • 100 Western Ilk of London 50 19 17 d MISCELLANEOUS. Share( Moines done. ll Miscellaneous. Paid' T r 2; 1 10 ,Ang,lo-3lexican Mint 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 490 510 506 610 25 lAustralian Agricultural 10 33 35 34 , 1 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 14 10 Berlin Water Works .• • all 21 3 21 10 •Do New, issued at £5 die 3 50 British American Land 40 _ 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 41 43 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do. C... • 100 Canada ... . 3 11 7 120 10 Chan.lslands Tel.LLim ) al _ Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.& 'rnltg all 24 28 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 25 27 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam all 2 2 Stock Electric Telegrapit 4OO 108 111 5 Eng. & Aunt. Cop.St.Co all 1 14 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel los. 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) all 24 3 20 Gl.fronScrewCol.(Llin ) all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation l4 20 London Discount 5 1 1 14 d • 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 2 2 10 Mediter. Electric Toles' all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 71 25 National DiEcount Co 5 1 oi d 10 Netherlands Land 6 _ • 10 Do do all 1 2 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis all 14 14 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand ,80 1 N.B.Aust ralasian (Lim ) all 20 North of Europe Steam all 2 3 1 ` 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lsa• is par 5 Peel River Lamt& Min all • 21 21 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 83 85' SO Do. New . lO 71 1 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 2 50 Rhymney Iron ........ all 2 1 2 p 15 Do. New all 6 7 100. Royal Mail Steam 6O 60 62 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) all 11 11 25 South Australian Land , all 38 40 1 "Submarine Teleg. Serip ; all 14 1 Do. do Registered all 14 20Tr.& Ln.Co.ofUpr. Can 5 I Va Dieznea'§ Lad 2 , 51. .33 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. Blythe and Tyne 10 per C. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares , Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... Do. do. Class C 7 pc.... E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lam. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth.& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. 2,- a. spc ' Great Northern, 5 p. ct , Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. R edm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, let pf Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock .. rent West. (Berkffind Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do.Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares 1)o. 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 Do. do. 5 p. c. Ne. 4 Lon. & N. W. Cov.&Nun eaton. 5 p.-ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. £6 Do. 35 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent... Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do. Con. Bris. & Bir.6 p.ct. Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 10 Norfolk Dcb. 4 p.e.shares Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stack,lB46 Stock Do. 54 p. c. Prof. do. 1847 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Stock Ntli.Dev.Rail.& D ek.Co. Stock N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 125 Do. do. Quarters, IC- 4 .6 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purcli. 20 North Stairordshire Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6pc. Ist g Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua Stock Do. 4i p.c. Db. st k.in perp 84 Scottish Central, new In Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Stock Do. A berdeen. gua.6 pc. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. ' 0.6. South Eastern (heading Ann., .0.6.) Do. 4f per cent Do. Fixed 441 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gas Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stock! Stock Stock. Stock Stock StOck 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock stock Stock Stock Stock all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all 25t 25 $ Stock I p aid. I Closing Business Price. Done. 671 7 49 51 Pi 96 100 106 5 I 6 1112 116 103 108 1141 1101 114 111 i 129 131, .80 82 674 684 119 121 111 113 101 106 63 65 11} 111 91 93 82 84 83 85 96 98 9 94 16 17" 68 70 1 lot 18 19 1 9 31 14 139 141 158 163 117 119 IP 65 70 139 141 101 103 _ J IP 92 9f 11 111 8i 9i tOB 110 964 974 die i dip par 23 24 117 119 96 100 74 76 122 124 125 128 101 it 241 241 100 102 99 101 28 29 324 334 38 43 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinv,hamshire . Clydesdale Junction. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshireg.6p.c. E Uniou,ltarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge... Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&R Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lotr.,Tilby.&SOntend ' Do. Barking Shares 1 Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.,ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.&Redcr,g.6p.c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, *g. 6 p.c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn . _ Paid.)LeasingC i to i li ce inkl Business Ln& N.W, Ln& Caledonin C Gt. North. E.Counts.l 198100 ,102 104 16 18 143 145 3f 44 Caledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. .. . S. East Do. 1109 111 Peto &Co. Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E. Counts. Do. Do. all all all all all 100 18 11 6 L&N W) & L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Bratimey MTlcan . Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. L.&Brgtn DOCKS. 13 14 234 24i 91 93 2i 95 97 t 4P 57 59 139 141 81 9i 91 101 90 92 8 9 Share Docks. 1 Paid Closing I Business Price. Docks. Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do 4 per Cent . Pref. Min Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO 106 Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria 2 0 Do New : 16 id par ! io Share! Railways. bi 51 par 1 1 2 I d 4 3' 30 30 - -Pl 7f 8 5 5 &pi 244 251 9 9? 211 21;t 34 38i- - —p 9 10 3 1d 33$ 33; 55 57 * Pi 23 2k 5 5 9 911 25 26 3} i DONCASTEII , RACES, (THIS DAY.) THE STAND PLATE. Blackthorn Scribbler • • . 2 Kestrel • 3 SHARE IVARKET.--(THIS DAY). Share! ' Railways , Amber;;., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian • Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passagel Cornwall Do A A roves. no div until6p.c.per an Do. B hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßelfast June Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock, Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk ... J Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern... Lancaster and Carlisle.' Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire, Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares. Do. West Riding Uniot Do. Southport London and Blackwall. Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh • Lon.,Brighton &S.Coasl London & North Westn, Do. Eighths ....... London& South-Westn. L'derry & Coleraine ... L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby.. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newtastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— A rec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York • North London N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central South. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dtm Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale ....« Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class. Do. 2d Class . 12.10 1114 Stock Stock Stock' Stock! Stock Stock, Stock Stock 71 7 4 5 6 4 , 15 16 60 61 44 46 29 31 90 92 Stock 644 6.5 26 27 16/ 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 124 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock ant all 4 100 Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 74 100 air all 100 Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock 613 41 5 i ei 9 11 S - Is. 174 all all all all 22i 7 161 100 61 , 63i 3 3d 5C 661 914 92 lf lid 45 46 724 73 99 103 Si 61d 8 9 7i 8i 26 28 112 114 264 274 83 85 43 45 3 2d 34 35 73 74 781 77i 13 14 7 5d 9 11 35 35 all all all all all 4 4 ORDINARY SHARF7S AND STOCKS. 6 1 61 ert 66 11 12 31 33 90 92 86 86i 34 36 91 93 10 10} 1014 1021 83 86 126 128 • 101 f 102 50f 51f 54 56 84 i S 34 5 6/ 6141 102} 83 127 51f 4 1 87 90 12 13p 12 13 94 1 1 9 41 • I d 109 110 891 901 d 11 11 93 91 9 4 41 1101 90 i 190 i 93} 3 344 35 - -a 96 4 9 e4 .68 70 35 69961 I 7 551 f 924 3 100 4 31 paid.lClosing Busine ss rrice. Done. Eight rte n. LATEST BETTING AT, DO/ TCASTER, UP TO 2 O'CLOCK THIS DAY. ST. LEGER. 2to 1 agst Toxophitite Bto 1 agst The Hadji (taken) 9to 1 agst Blanche of Middlebie (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Knight or Kars (taken) 10 to 1 agst East Lar.gton (taken) 100 to 8 agst Eclipse (taken) LA TV INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) INSOLVENCY AND COUNTY COURT JURISDICTION. SENLON V. RAWDON. Mr. Gay appeared for the plaintiff. This was a judg ment summons, but defendant pleaded his discharge from the Insolvent Court. The facts of the case are rather peculiar. It appears that when the first summons was taken out defendant was in course of passing through the court, and he did not obtain his final discharge until the present summons was taken out. Defendant now produced his discharge. Mr. Gay called upon his Honour to commit the man. His Honour did not know what to do. If I commit this man he will be discharged from prison by the Insolvent Commissioners. Besides, can I commit him ? Mr. Buchanan, of Basinghall-street—The County Courts cannot. An Act of Parliament of 18.56. deprived them of the power, but was not extended to this court. There is no doubt that your Honoui has the power to commit, but there is also no doubt that he will be discharged from prison. His Honour—Let the plaintiff follow out the case. Will he promise to bring an action against the officer of the prison for discharging hiM prisoner, and then the matter will be settled. I don't like to send persons to prison, and then have them discharged by the Commissioner. I don't wish to clash with the other court. Mr. Buchanan—You can send him, but upon application he will be discharged. I myself have obtained the release of two or three persons, as your Honour knows. His Honour (to plaintiff).--Cannot you manage to settle with complainant ? Plaintiff—lt is for money lent, 178. 2d., and I will take it at 3d. per week. Defendant—l will pay nothing ; I have my discharge, and I don't see why I should be called upon to pay. His Honour—Well, shall I make a fresh order for la. per month ? Mr. Buchanan—But you cannot enforce it. Plaintiff—He ought to pay me. His Honour—Under all the circumstances, I do not know whether the Commissioner would discharge the de fendant. lam in doubt whether I am not compelled by the act to commit. If I have the power I ought to do so. At all events I'll commit defendant for seven days, and let the order lie in the office one month. THE CLOTHMAKERS' COMPANY Y. NORVEL AND ANOTHER .-MISAPPLICATION OF TRUST-MONEY. This was an action to recover the sum of £5O due upon a bond to that amount, given by the defendant to a person named Payne. Defendant stated that he borrowed the money for his son-in-law, who was in difficulties. His Honour—Then I say it is a gross misapplication of the money. This money is trust -money, and was intended to be lent out to respectable young tradesmen to set them up in business. It was never intended to be applied in this way. It is a very awkward affair. (To plaintiffs' attorney)—You would not have lent the money had yon known this ? Attorney—Certainly not. His Honour—Well, the money was lent and must be paid. Verdict for the plaintiffs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.(77iis Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. " TIIE SETTLING DAY."—Sophia Cox, a stout female of middle stature, was charged with stealing a purse contain ing money from the person of John Tupping, a servant out of place, and who had previously been charged with being drunk. Robert Hodgson, 39, Marshall-street, Soho, said that on the previous afternoon he saw the prosecutor, who was in a state of intoxication, in company with the prisoner and two men, one of whom was demanding a sovereign of him, and as he refused the man knocked him (prosecutor) down. He saw the woman thrust her hand into the prosecutor's pocket, and then saw that she had two purses in her hand. The men who had walked off then got hold of the prosecutor again, and in his (witness's) endeavours to prevent the prosecutor being robbed he received a violent kick in the chest. He felt certain, if he had not interfered, he would have been ill treated by them. He spoke to Sergeant Jeats, and the prosecutor was taken to the station for protection, and the female in consequence of what he had seen her do. Inspector Parke said when the prosecutor was brought to the station-house he was very drunk, and £3l was taken from him for safety. Prosecutor said the woman was a little known to him. The money found on him was the produce of a bet. He had taken 25 to 5 about Melissa, and yesterday was the " settling day." He could not have been robbed of a purse, for he had none. He carried hiE sovereigns loose in his pocket. Mr. Beadon—As soon as you got your money you went about all day getting drunk. Prosecutor—Yes; I did not know what I was about. It was settling day. Mr. Beadon said the evidence being very unsatisfactory she must be discharged. THAMES. APPLICATION FOR SEAMENS' WAGES.—Yesterday morn ing, Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, and his clerk, Mr. Davis, applied at this court to Mr. Selfe for summonses against Capt. Pavey, the master of the ship Baruttojum, which had made a voyage to Rangoon. Mr. Smith said there was a pending bankruptcy, and the summonses were re quired by the men to obtain payment of their wages, amounting in the aggregate to £5OO. Mr. Selfe, in granting the summonses, said he hoped the men would be paid, and that there would be no occasion to hear the summonses. It was announced this morning that the whole of the wages had been paid at Capt. Dunlop's shipping-office, in the West India-road, Limehouse. The seamen had been paid every farthing due to thorn. Mr. Selfe was very glad to hear of this termination of Le case. TEE DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL C.Arsr•.s ACT.—Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, applied to Mr. &lie for an order to protect the property, goods, chattels, and effects of Mrs. Jane Brazer, a highly respectable lady, residing at No. 30, Moira-place, Railway-street, Poplar New Town, where she carried on a successful business as a milliner and dress maker. Mr. Young stated that Mrs. Brazer was married to her husband on the 22d of May, 1853 ; that her husband sub sequently deserted her for about four months, and that on the 22d of July, 1856, he abandoned his home, and she had not seenhim since. She believed he was at the present time in North Wales, cohabiting with a female. Mrs. Brazerhad ac quired some property by her own industry and integrity, and wished to be protected from any claim which her husband might hereafter make upon her. The fruits of her industry and perseverance ought to be protected. Mrs. Brazer, having been sworn, and deposed to the facts stated by Mr. Young, and the certificate of marriage put in, the magistrate granted the order prayed for. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day were very moderate, and the show of samples of both red and white was limited.? For all kinds, however, we experienced a slow inquiry, but without leading to any change .in the quota tions compared with Monday. The fresh imports of foreign wheat are only 2250 qrs ; but the show of granaried parcels was extensive. Even the finest qualities moved off slowly. In prices, however, no change took place. Floating cargoes of grain, off Fal mouth, were a slow inquiry. Very little English barley was on offer, but the show of foreign was tolerably good. The trade ruled steady, at extreme rates, very fine English parcels having realised 44s per qr. Malt, the supply of which was only moderate, sold at full quotations, but the demand was by no means active. Oats, beans, and peas changed hands to a fair extent, at extreme rales. In flour only a limited business was passing. ARRIVALS TUTS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Englisl 1,260 120 2,620 410 Irish Foreign 3,250 5,710 7,320 Flour 1,980 30 sks. 400 ble. WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally ruled very inactive, as follows : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 44 ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; lamb, 3s 10d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 8d to 415 4d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 45 4d per 81b. BOROUGH HOP. The supply of new hops continues to increase rapidly, mid the demand has somewhat improved. Sales have been effected at from 60s to 100 s per cwt. Duty, £265,000. ACCIDENT TO A GUNNER.—A few ds since, as the G battery of horse artillery was leavi ng ]omford, one of the horses became very restive and kicked one of the gunners in his side, breaking his ribs, and inflicting very serious internal injuries. The poor man was conveyed to th union-house in an almost dying state, where he still Un -era. The horse, a most vicious animal, has been wend ta be dearoyed.---Essex Gerald. THE LATE THOS. B. CROMPTON, ESQ. (From the Horning Post.) The memoirs of men who have successfully occu pied positions of extensive respongibility and influ ence —who have had great opportunities and been equal to them, and who have possessed the rare art of making the worthy discharge of their ordinary duties the means of doing good in their day and generation —are among the most valuable of the lessons of life. To sketch the career of such men is to extend the beneficial range of their ex ample, and prolong its salutary influence after the visible exhibition of it has been withdrawn by death. But besides this, departed worth has a claim on the memory of society, which there is pleasure, though a pensive one, in acknowledging. Goodness is moral greatness, though it may.not be heroism, and has its triumphs, though they may not 'lead to fame. Those who, by natural genius, or force of character, or perseverance, or by gifts of Provi dence, acquire a position from which they are able to influence and energise large circles of men, and their innumerable interests, social, commercial, and domestic, have a very important part to perform in the progress of human improvement, and, where they perform it well, are to be classed with the benefactors of mankind. Amongst such, who, we may ask, have a better title to public esteem than those whose industrial talent feeds the active strength of the country, and is continually aug menting the sources of its material prosperity? Ii would be a great mistake to underrate the im portance of the manufacturing interest as an ele- ment in the greatness of Britain, or to assign it a place antagonistic to the interests of land. Manu factures are the correlative of civilisation. The progress of the one marches side by side with the refinement of the other. They are a department of the arts—they are the application of the sciences. They combine the craft of the hand with the tlis : coveries of the brain. They take in its raw state what the land produces, and they return it to the producer and the public in a form fit for use and enjoyment. In doing so they stimulate industry, encourage talent, and offer scope to competition, enterprise, and discovery. They develop the fertility of human resources, both intellectual and physical ; and in the industry they stimulate, in the rewards they offer to capacity and integrity, and in the sta bility they give to the national independence, they constitute a power which is experienced —we may fearlessly say beneficially—through all grades of English society, and through every phase of the national life. In nothing is the influence of the manufacturing element more felt than in the wealth it creates, and the assistance thence de rived to the country in times of monetary pres sure. The impetus it gives to foreign trade, and the large stake which, in consequence of it, the rest of the world has in the maintena,nce of unrestricted commerce with England supply a strong motive in all to the cultivation and perpetuation of amicable relations ; while, as regards ourselves, the ag gregate strength which it places at our command enables us, when peace is impossible, to go to war with a confidence that, in the power of turning to effective account every possible resource, we stand pre-eminent, and have means at our command which no other nation can pretend to claim. Under these circumstances, the master manufacturers of England have . becom e a c l ass of persons whose soc i al and even political importance is universally admitted. Pos sessing, in many instances, almost boundless wealth, employing hundreds of thousands of hands, they sway the minds of many large cities and Parlia mentary boroughs, and exercise considerable weight in Parliament and with the public. It will not be disputed that the country should honour well those who discharge with conscience and success these great responsibilities. The deceased gentle man who is the subject of this memoir occupied for many years a foremost place amongst these power ful men ; and it will illustrate the truth of these considerations, and render a just tribute to the memory of a good man, if we subjoin a brief sum mary of his life and work. Thomas Bonsor Crompton was well known in commercial circles by the great extent of his trans actions as a paper manufacturer and cotton spinner, as well as by his vast engagements in other depart ments of business, by the ability and success with which he conducted his numerous and complicated undertakings, and the large fortune he so acquired. He was born May 20, 1792, at Farnworth, a place which owes its rise from the obscurity of a rural hamlet to its present populous and prosperous con. dition in great part to the enterprise of Mr. Crompton's family. His grandfather had a paper mill and bleach-works at Great Lever, about half a-mile distant from the existing Farnworth Mills. Perceiving what an eligible site Farnworth pre sented for manufacturing purposes he obtained a lease of the property from the late Duke of Bridge water, and built a paper-mill and bleach-works upon it. His son John, the father of the subject of the present memoir, succeeded to these works, and built Rock Hall as a residence. He was not, how ever, permitted to occupy it, having died at the very period of its completion, leaving three sons, 'ohn, Robert, and Thomas Bonsor. The eldest and youngest became partners in the Farnworth Mills. John, the elder brother, died in 1834, leaving a widow, - without issue. _From that period to the time of his own death, last week, Mr. T. B. Cromp ton was the sole proprietor of that extensive con cern. The Farnworth Mills are thus mentioned in Lewis's " Topographical Dictionary":— " FARNWORTH.—There arc extensive coal mines, belonging to the Earl of Ellesmere, and W. Hut ton, Esq. ; large spinning and power-loom mills ; and one of the best paper-mills in the kin g d om , belonging to John and Thomas B. Crompton, whose premises, called Farnworth Mills, are o f great extent," &c. The second brother, Robert, carried on extensive paper-mills at Worthington, near Wigan. This gentleman (who lived unmarried, and died in 1855) retired from business in 1840, and Mr. T. B. Cromp ton became the sole proprietor of the Worthington Mills also. Here he greatly enlarged the business, and almost entirely rebuilt the extensive premises. In the conduct of these two large establishments he exhibited great inventive skill and knowledge of business, and great fertility of mechanical appli cation. Owing to the superiority of his manufac ture of printing and packing papers, he supplied the principal newspapers and merchants both in London and the provinces. Soon after the " Four drinier machine," for making the paper web in continuous length, was introduced, the quick per ception of Mr. Crompton foresaw that unless a better mode of drying could be discovered, that machine would be comparatively valueless. He therefore invented the continuous-drying apparatus now in general operation. For this invention he took out a patent ; but such was the then imperfect state of the law of patents, that, after several days' trial at Lancaster, he was deprived of the exclusive benefit of this valuable dis covery, upon a mere technical point in the specification. Lord Brougham afterwards com mented upon this state of the law, and, in con sequence of this decision, introduced a clause giving patentees power to amend a specification and to disclaim. Perhaps on these subjects we shall best do justice to Mr. Crompton by quoting here from the report of the juries appointed by the Commis sioners of the Exhibition of 1851 "At the end of the last century (1799) the first trial was made at Essonnes, in France, in the paper mill of M. Francois Didot, of a machine for making continuous paper. It was the invention of M. Robert, a workman in that establishment, who ob tained a patent for 15 years, and a sum of B,ooofr. from the French Government. Some sheets of paper in continuous lengths Were then made ; but the troubles in which France was involved at the time caused delay in the necessary experiments, which were both tedious and expensive. As soon as the Peace of Amiens restored intercourse, M. Didot, jun., convinced of the great utility of the in• vention, came over with it to seek in England what was then wanting in France—capital, engineers, and enterprisiig paper manufacturers ; he was ac companied by John Gamble, his brother-in law, who had resided several years in Paris. Having obtained patents in England —one in 1801 and the other in 1803—they were assigned to Messrs. Henry and Sealy Fom'drinier, in 1804. . " In 1826 M. Canson, of Annonay, first applied suction pumps t) the Didot and Pourdrinicr ma chines. " In April, 1839, Mr. T. B. Crompton took cut Letters patent for producing apadial„and continual ' vacuum under the wire, by means of a fan ; and a uniform rarefaction is obtained by this arrange ment. "Notwithstanding the great benefits derived by the perfection of the Didot and Fourdinier paper machines, and the immense quantities of paper pro duced by them, it was not till 1821 that the advan tages of this invention were fully developed. This was effected by Mr. T. B. Crompton, who took out a patent on the Ist of November, 1820, for drying and finishing paper by means of a cloth or cloths against heated cylinders, and the application of a pair of shears to cut the paper off into suitable lengths, as it comes from the machine or rollers.' The old, tedious, and expensive process of dryi ng in lofts was no longer necessary. The _paper was much better finished and cut than had been found possible until this improvement. Through the im- , perfection of the patent laws of that period a mum her of persons eventually succeeded in setting aside Mr. Crompton's patent. " In 1828 Mr. T. B. Crompton, in conjunction' with Mr. Enoch Tayor, obtained a patent for cut ting paper longitudinally by means of revolving circular blades.' "In 1826 Mr. Firmin Didot introduced into his mill - at Mesnil Mr. Crompton's drying process., This was the first time that it was put into opera tion in France. . • . . The paper used in England fo r newspapers is required to be very strong and firm ; to obtain these qualities it is sized with gelatine. To Mr. T. B. Crompton is due this mode of continuous sizing with rollers. The amount of excise duty on paper made by him has been no less than £15,000 per annum, taking an average of 10 years, and now exceeds £20,000, giving the enormous weight per annum of 1,400 tons."--R e . port, p. 938. We may here add what the jurors have omitted to mention, that Mr. Crompton was amongst the first to turn the waste of cotton-mills to account in the manufacture of paper, and was certainly one of the foremost who applied fibrous material in its raw condition to that purpose. He was always searching for new materials, and conceived several mechanical appliances for utilising fibres hitherto considered unsuitable for being made into paper. -- Mr. Crompton was one of th ose influential menu- facturers who induced Government to abandon the classification of paper for excise duty. Indeed, he lost no opportunity of impressing upon public men the impolicy of the paper duty altogether, whether differential or uniform—not as a political question, or "as a tax upon knowledge," but as opening a door to fraud, and an injury to the honest trader. Great loss and inconvenience had been felt by the conductors of newspapers published in the north of England from the obligation to send all their paper to Somerset-house, London, to be impressed with the penny stamp then required by law. Upon the urgent representations of Mr. Crompton, who largely supplied the provincial journals with papei, the Government was induced to establish an office in Manchester for the impression of the obnoxious stamp, without transmission to London, to the great relief of the press in all that. part of the country. Some years since Mr. Crompton became pro prietor of the Morning Post, which shared in the benefits of his great experience, and became under his protection, the flourishing property that it now is. But the extensive transactions of Mr. Crompton were not confined to paper-making ; he was also a large manufacturer of cotton. About 25 years ago he erected at Prestolee, about two miles from Farn worth, a very extensive cotton-mill, giving employ ment to upwards of 800 hands. This mill is well known in the neighbourhood for the completeness of its machinery and arrangements, and the enter prising scale nn which it has always been con ducted. It forms a conspicuous object of interest on the Yorkshire line of railway between Manches ter and Bolton. Besides the manufacture of cotton and paper, Mr. Crompton was connected with many other markets for capital, and was known through out the commercial world for the untiring perse verance and enviable skill by which he won the position which he occupied at the time of his de cease, with so much credit to himself and usefulness to his fellow-creatures. It remains to trace the personal qualities of the man who engaged in all this work and discharged these arduous responsibilities. It will readily be understood that only a man with a strong decision of character, persistency of purpose, self-reliance, and ability to command could successfully hold the reins where the transactions were so extensive and the interests so complicated. The mental and moral qualities of Mr. Crompton were essentially masculine, strong in their development, and rigo rous in their exercise. Hence he would reprove with an unflinching sternness where he had good reason to complain. But the capability of exercis ing the severer virtues when occasionally required did not hinder the more general prevalence of kindly and generous feelings. lie despised in dolence, and pitied incapacity ; but he respected industry and persevering effort wherever he found them, and was ever ready to help forward with capital and advice those in whom he discovered these admirable qualities. Many now wealthy con cerns can bear testimony to his past kindness to them in this way. Mr. Crompton was ever ready to help those who strove to help themselves, while towards those who were unable to strive—especially the widow and the orphan—his charity was bounti ful and openhanded. It was hardly possible that a man conducting such vast and varied concerns should altogether escape being misunderstood by those who were not capable, either from their own deficiency or insufficient knowledge of him, to appreciate his commanding powers and thorough ness of character ; but no man was ever more above the reach of malevolence or accidental misrepre sentation. What merely occasioned annoyance he was too much occupied not to forget ; what really pained him he had greatness to forgive. lie was not insensible to the responsibilities of wealth and the claims of his workmen upon his liberality. Having created by his mills the populations of Farn worth and Prestelce, he did not leave them without the means of moral and religious impression. To his munificence Farnworth and Prestolee owe the erection of their churches, their schools, and the benefits of additional pastoral superintendence, lie took great interest in the - Cleanliness and sanitary condition of his workpeople, who in return regarded him with a respectful and grateful loyalty. He had a high opinion of the advantages to society of pro viding a sufficiency of employment for the working classes. Plentiful work and full wages entered largely into his theory of social improvement. If he worked hard to the close of his life, long after he had amassed princely wealth, it was not from the vulgar vanity of being known as a millionaire, but because he felt of hoW large a circle he was the centre, how many interests must be broken up, and how many thousands of hands be, temporarily at least, deprived of employment by his retirement from the arduous toils of business to the calm delights of a country life. Yet he was not indif ferent to rural pleasures. He was an ardent sportsman ; he held extensive moors in the High lands, and was one of the best shots of the day. His hospitality was bountiful, without ostentation, and he never was seen to more advantage than when living at h ome i n th e very h eart o f his extensive concerns, receiving his friends, and presiding over the plentiful board that gave them welcome to his hearth. In politics he was a Conservative, but he had a thorough respect for honest convic tions, and numbered many warm friends amongst those opposed to him in political sentiments. As a Churchman, he was a staunch upholder of the principles of the Reformation, dud took great in terest, as we have said, in providing for the reli gious wants of his people. Hence, those in his employ were sincerely attached to him, and served him with fidelity ; and, in return, their ser vices have been bountifully acknowledged by lega cies. Thus lived, and on the Bth inst., after half a century of work, died, one of the most industrious, influential, and useful of our merchant princes, whose name will long be pleasurably associated with the many vast concerns of which he was the head. Few men have worked as hard and achieved as much ; and few can, in our humble judgment, give a more faithful account of the dis charge, often under very trying circumstances, of an unusually extensive and arduous stewardship. He leaves a widow, but no ehildKen. The male branch of the family is now extinrand the founder of Farnworth, the creator of Prestolee, the reno vator of Worthington, and the informing soul of many a great commercial undertaking, which in its operation conduced to the material welfare of the country, rests from his busy labours, in peace, as we trust, with God and all mankind, and was followed to the grave on Monday last amidst the silent tears and outspoken grief of the thousands of hands amongst whom he had gone in and out as a father and a friend. * - -