The Sun. — London, England, 1869-09-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram the French Rentes to-day were 70f. 30c. The fall which took place in stocks generally yes terday, owing to the unfavourable reports from Paris, has to a great extent been recovered to-day, and altogether there seomed to be a prospect of a continued upward tendency in prices. The French Rentes have also recovered, awl this circumstance gives holders confidence to go on with business. The rate of discount in the opn is still 21 to 21 per cent. Consols has improved, at 921 to 923 for money ; ditto, for Ac count, —; Three per Cent. Re duced, 913 1 ; New . Tkree per Cents, 911 1 ; Exchequer Bills £l,OOO, March, prem. ; June, 8 prem. ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, March, Prem. ; June, 10 prem. ; Bank of England Stock, 4 per Cent., 245. ditto 5 India Stock, 103 per Cent., April, 1874, —; per Cent., July, 1880, 1134 11 a ; ditto 4 Per Cent., Oct., 1888, 99:1 ; ditto Eufaccd Paper, 5 per Cent., 1872, 1053; ditto Debentures, 104 ; Bonds £l,OOO, 30 prem. In the Foreign Market, Italians has recovered to to 521. Turkish Five per Cents. have im- Proved, and are now 41 to 411; Mexican, 11 to 12 ; and Peruvian, 781 to 791 ; Russian and Spanish Stocks are flat. Among the former, the 1866 Go vernment Loan is 3 lower, at 931, and there is a decline of 1 in Orel, at 841, and Charkof, at 81. Spanish are now 273 lower. The 1864 Egyptian Loan is flat, at 901, and the 1868 is 54. Viceroy's Seven per Cents. are 80, and the Nine per Cents., 97 3. Argentine are no better than 79. Lombardo-Venetian stock has improved, and is now quoted 19/. In Railway Shares Great Northern are 1 better, Great Eastern, 4 ; and Chatham, London and N orth-Western, Metropolitan and South-Eastern, each. Midland, Great Western, and Caledo nian are 3 lower, and London and South-Western, 1 . The following are the prices :—Caledonian, 81 to . Bll z Great Eastern, 373 to 373 ex div. ; Great Northern, 1031 to 1041 ex div.; ditto (A), 101 to 101 exdiv. ; Great Western, 531 to 531 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1241 to 125 ex div. ; London and Brighton, 443 to 443 ; London, Chatham, and Lover, 16 to 161 ; London and North-Western, 11 6 to 1161 ex div. ; London and South-Western, 8 ,9 to 90 ex d i v. ; Metropo li tan , 873 t o 881 ex di v. ; Midland, 1164 to 1171 ; North-Eastern (Berwick), 114 to 1141 ex div. ; and South Eastern, 75 to 753 ex div. la Bank Shares Agra A Shares are quoted at 1 1 to 11i ; Alliance, 124 to 13k ; Anglo-Austrian, 1 2 to 15 preen. ; Chartered Mercantile, 32k to 33i ; ,Consolid a t e d , 4k to 4 1 ; I mper i a l B an k , 1 6 to 17 ; imperial Ottoman, 12 to 2 prem. ; London and County, 49 to 50 ; London and Westminster, 55-i t ° s6 i ; Orient a l, 42k t o 44 ; London Joint-Stock, to 3 1 ; and Union of London, 35 to 36. American Five-Twenty Bonds are 82 to 82k ; the Ten -Forties 75 4 1 - to 75:1 ; and Erie Shares, 23. French Cable Shares are k better, being quoted 16 1 to 164. There is also a slight improvement 1.11 Construction and M a i n t e na n ce, at 29 to 294; 411140 -American are 201 to 20} ; and Atlantic Eight per Cents., 22 to 2k. There were no gold operations at the Bank yesterday. A meeting of the policy-holders of the Albert '4ife Ass urance C ompany, convene d b y t h e provi sional official liquidators, will be held on the 9th 681 ., " for the purpose of considering the best mode of arranging the affairs of the company, and the plan proposed by the provisional oiliJial liqui dators with reference thereto." The Brighton Railway traffic return shows this week a decrease of £747 compared with the corre sponding period of last year. The traffic return of the Great Western Rail- Vay of Canada, for the week ending the 3d inst., shows a decrease of £2,958 compared with the cor responding period of last year. The ordinary meeting of the Commercial Gas Company is called for the Ist of October, when a dividend will be declared to the 30th of June last. The " LAnd and SJa Telegraph Construction Company (Limited)" is announced with a lro- Posed capital of £500,000, in 100,000 shares of £5 each, of which £3 103. are to be paid on application and allotment, and the remainder in Itoietics at intervals of not less than three months. It has been suggested that the failure of the Albert Life Office should induce the Government to increase the amount at which they will grant indi vidual policies from /50 to £5OO. Although nothing can be more inconsistent with sound theory than for t he Government to meddle with trading concerns of a nY kind, whether for the sake of keeping the poor in 6 strings or any other purpose, it would be much less hurtful for them to take this course th an to f rame a system lik e t h at i n vogue i n t he United States, where the despotic will of a State Controller may confine the business to o ne dull groove and mode of management. Let the Government go fairly into competition with ether offices, leaving those offices untrammelled by the results, if there is anything in old experience, : 7111 soon show the superiority of private enter 'r'se• It i s on l y i n the case o f monopo li es t h a t G everu ment control can be of any advantage. Where there is monopoly the question is simply Whether it is b e t ter f or t h e pu bli c t o b e i n th e bower of an individual animated by no feeling th -e ePt the desire to extort as much as possible from ~ e n 't for his own gain, or in that of the Govern e-41ellt) which, though its management may be t4 , 1141 , 8 Y, acts only in their name, and is responsible - I , tnei r illdgment. r i i: itir ing the speculation in telegraphs which is ely to characterise the next few years the public aY exPect to be served by the electricians after rai fashion pursued by the engineers during the C lwa y mania. Th e y w ill b e invited from e e le to time t o construc t some spec ifi c li ne at a -e477 cost, on glowing representations from the 180 Per ts in these matters as to probable results, and Peedl3 ee llaS the r equ i re d su b scr i pt i ons s h a ll h ave b een th eY will find some rival line projected by the p? sa me parties, who will then in the " rapid h - p r ess of electrical science" have discovered that em e eW one can be laid in a much more speedy and the manner a t oor : - 10 per cent. less expense. c Partisan s i n this) game will then, with an air of t o ll t d i , °llr, admit that th e position of the subscribers ti t —e first company is hard, but will at the same own they k n ne Point out that these su b scr ib ers mus t h ave were liable to contingencies from the p ce r t ch of improvement, a n d that they must not ex for i t , thi s march t o b e arres t e d ou t o f con sideration " eir individ ua l i n t erests. I n a ll cases , e xcepting those in which a company shall have o b ta i ne d some ki t s the of exclusive concession, investors must hold tmselves prepared for this fate. th„, ( ~ Y t he last advices from Brazil it appears that th e 7tejerument, under an Imperial decree dated e f August, have sanctioned the plans sub- Lane- b Y the engineers, Messrs. Brunlees and raiiw , for the itio commercial wharves, and a branch Av he a Y to connect them with the Don Pedro line. a nd t il b these comprehensive works are carried out, Pro n 2, 1)011 Pedro Railway is connected with the 4 "u the constant complaints as to wa nt cif , ce ase, sli 'PPlng accommodation will, it is stated, i nr , and the great cost of transhipping and cart 6. goods through the city is expected to be much ,tisenea. EIZITISII I' elillS—'l'WO O'CLOCK. ~,,,,q(YrtitxmlixT ruND3.- or Cent Cons°l 3 8 0 8 ' ,.!' t o ° for A. , ;courit, St pt, 8 Isl - ' 'ent. tloduerti 9l INZ 3 Per tient A 4 1 ) Do, 1 I V° . 1 2 i ( :1 tort'll t , : ( 1 .4. o i l e s ) ° F FE: S ' , 3., Juanx° ) 1 : 1 :. • ie. rl:sBt 57:t31: Aprilja ll 1 81 h ' 58 .1 : : 91-11013 -6 1 tx,, - ,d k4ort'Pele6rapli), Aug., 19"••• ,hekilizr Bills, 4:I, I JUU, 2i r. Ct. March Do 14, • 3 do. Juue 41 00 , 4200 & Xsoo.ifis• 10 pm Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent 245 Ds. opening — Canal' 4 per Cent. Bonds — Inter-Culenial Omnium .. — INDIAN UOVEANItIENT SECURITIES. India W Lock, 104 per Cent., April 1874... Do. Opening, for Account — Do. 5 per Gent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per. Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Pape/ 4 per Cent... . .„ — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 „,.. lO5l Do. 51 per Cent. May 1879 Da 5 pet Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do do 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D... Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 4 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under n.OOO FOREIGN FUNDS— TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent - 1u itrian Bonds 5 per cent .. — Do. 1859 — Br‘tilian 5 per Cent — 13. ti per Cent. 1852 — Do. do 1858 — Do. cc 186 ' — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account — Bienos Ayres 6 per Cent. .. -- Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Oxen, 6 per Cent. — 'Milan 6 per Cent — 'in. 41 per Cent.... Do. 3 per Cent~ Po. 7 per Cent., tr 66 ! o. 6 per co t. 1867 25 ) In :ibi.e, 6 per Cent. Dan:sn 3 por Cent. 1825.. ....... — Dan , lian Principalities, 7 1 er Cent — Do S per Cent., 1867 .............. quadr New Consolidated, 1 per Gent Egyptian, 7 per Cent... Do Second Issue — Do. £SOL Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds •••.• Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. £5OO Bonds Do. Ain Bonds Do. 7 per Cont., Is6B . .. Government Itailvrav Debentures . 97i i GreeK 5 per Cent., 1824 5, ex Coups - Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account stomata 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov Rail. Los n., 10 p.,Ct., all pd [titian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Jo. Account .. — Do Bliremniaita Railway — dexicaL 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-Fronela 400tovidVD.111 G por Oent. liecrish imperial 5 por Cent New Granada Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account .. 79 81 Do 41 per Cent. (Ut:')arron) Do 4f por Cent., 1862 •. — Do Account — Portaguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, 7,'9,'60,'2,'5 314 Do. do. 1867 — Do. do. Scrip, £2O paid — Itassian 5 ~er Cent., 1822, £St ... Do 4i per Cent 1850 Do 11 per Colt., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1839 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 . 866 71 Do :do, Sciil — Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds , Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 94 Do. do £B4 15s. do Do Nicolas Railway 6B 1 Sardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Con . — Do. AccGunt — Do. 1867 Do. Account Do. New Deferred — Do. Account — Do. Passive Do. Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do. Account Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan Do Government, 1864 Do do, 1868 Turkish 6 pc r Cont., Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1658 Do Account Do LlOO Bonds Do 6 por Cent., 1862 Do. Account 651 41 Do £lOO Bonds s. 651 6fr Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed -- Do Laud Warrants (Ilectures) Venozucla 3 per Cent.. Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. 4 por Cont. Certificate h k'rench Mantes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 2M. !Wiwi 5 por Cent. 1851, E:. - .Z5f. Do Account 521 I TWO O'CLOCK. .3011:-Vs money' Do. A: •• O cconut, Sept 8 DESTRUCIIVE FIRE. Last night a fire, which was of rather a serious character, and at one time was feared would have been attended with a loss of life, took place in the premises belonging to Mr. A. Allen, paraffin lamp manufacturer, carrying on business at 47, Lower road, near the back of Islington Church. The fire was caused by the upsetting of a paraffin lamp, and the flames instantaneously communicated with the oil kept in store, and the consequence was that in the course of a few minutes the building was on fire from the base to the roof. The persons who were in the upper room bad just enough time to rush out of the blazing premises. The only injury they received was from the heated smoke, which nearly stifled them. The Volunteer Fire Brigade from Holloway quickly attended, under the com mand of Mr. Baddeley, and a number of steam and manual power engines of the Metropolitan Brigade followed, and plenty of water having been procured the firemen went to work in their usual intrepid manner, but in spite of their indefatigable exertions the premises of Mr. Allen, were speedily destroyed, the whole of the stock in trade, furniture, &c., consumed, and un fortunately the sufferer was not insured. The side shop, belonging to Mr. Bradalen, milliner, is also seriously damaged, but the proprietor was insured in the Royal office. No. 45, Mr. Altree, furniture broker, Mr. Layton (private), 51, Mr. E. Rees, rag merchant, and 53, Mr. W. Banbury, hair-dresser, have had their premises and contents also more or less damaged by fire, water, and hasty removal. 711 E LAST CONVANT MYS7ERY. In another part of our paper it will be seen that M'Alester, an inmate of St. Pancras Workhouse, complained to Mr. Cooke, at Clerkenwell Police court, of the conduct of the Superioress of the Roman Catholic Convent, Clarendon-square, in sending his daughter away to America without his consent. Willingate, 43 Y, to-day reported that he had called at the convent, and had had an interview with the superioress. lie was informed that the applicant's daughter, who is 18 years of age, was entitled to an annuity which is paid to her by her uncle. She had left the convent about a fort night since, and had gone to America, having sailed in the City of Antwerp from Liverpool. Her brother, mho resided at Boston, had arranged to meet her at New York. She had, since she had left the convent, written to the superioress, and, stating that she had started for America, gave as a reason for doing so that she was certain that she could not keep a situaiion in London, owing to her father's bad habits; therefore, she should try and get one where he could not interfere with her. She also said that it was by the advice of her brother that she had sailed for America. The applicant was about to make a rambling statement, when Mr. Cooke told him to stand down; he could do nothing for him. COUI:SE OF Jex CHAS GT E. Amsterdam Short ... 11 191 ... 12 Do Rotterdam — ... 12 11 ... 12 21 Autwerp — ... 25 421 ... 25 471 Brussels Iltimburgh — ... 13 111 ... 13 11.1- Paris Ditt o . Margeil les Frankfurt-on-the-Main ... 121 ... 121; Vienna — ••• 12 471 ... 12 521 Trieste — ... 12 45 ... 12 521 Petersburg G , ;porthagen. — ~ 9 24 ... 9 27 Berlin Madrid.. Cadiz ... 49 ... 491 Leghorn Milan . 26 371 ... 26 414 Genoa Naples Alesgilaa MIIIIII4III ro :::: 2 22 6 66 3 7 77 4- 44 •:I : i 222 616; Palermo :it 11.11 THE SUN, LONDON, TUES DA Y E VENI NG, SEPTE 11BER 7, L:69. SHARP: LIST. ORDINARY tillAtiJgb AND STOCKS. Share Railways. p aid. Cl i pa rio l e n Business dens. st Bristol and Exeter 100 st Caledonian ••••..........••• • 100 8V: 81} 811 at Cambrian 20 Cornwall..... ... . ... all 71 8 at Dublin & Belfast Juno lOO 74 76 st Dun„Perth,& Ab. Juno lOO 70 72 20 Bast London all 7 8 YO -Do — 15 - - ✓ Do 10 - - st Glasgow .2 S. Western 100 102 104 et Great Eastern .._ *OO 871 38 371 et Do. E. Angl. No. 2 100 ... ... et West North of Scotland 100 16 Id it Great Northern lOO 1(31 1041 1041 st Do. A 5t00k."... lOO 103 104 1011 it Do. B stock lOO •• ••• et GtS, and W. of Ireland lOO 14 : 6 st Gt. Western -Original lOO 511 5. 531 1 i et Do. South Wales lOO 56 58 st Do. W. Mid,-Oxford lOO sl 'i3 et Do. Newport lOO 30 32 st Lancashire& Yorkshire lOO 1251 4,51 125 et Lon., Brigh.,& S.Coast lOO 45 151 441 00 Do Scrip - - et I-on., Chat., and Dover lOO 16 17 st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 10 12 at Lun. & North Western lOO 1 7 1171 116 at Lou. & South Western lOO $8 Su 110 1 Man., Slim, & Lincoln llO 44 511 Sze et Metropolitan ..... st Do Exten.si.ni .. 5 Do. New rd .. st Metropolitan District all 11 33 10 Metrop. St. John's 11 ood 6 - - at Mui,and at Do, Birmin. & pki by st N.)rth British ... 100 36 .0 et Do. Ed., l'th., & Dun-. 102 - - st 7 or. East ern-Berwick.. 110 115 13 1111 1 25 Do. G. N. 16 purchase .. MIL, - - st Do Leeds. ...... ....... 10u 71 73 731 st Do York leo 10 11 1.0:1 st Do Carlisle .... - - at Do Stock. & Darling lOO 141 143 at North Lon lon 10 Do New 18 1 .8 . 4 1 kip et North Staffordshire st Northanil b.-W. Junction 100 101 103 10 'Do New 1:10 shares 7 ..• •• at RI ,- J mney . lOO 5 3 5 5 st :ihropshire Union 1(0 554 . 5 I st South Devon'. at South Eastern lOO 77 7.1 75 1 at Staines, Wok'hainot Wok all lz IS at 'tan V ale lea, 153 156 -- Do. C - - - Waterford & Kilkenny 1(0 -- - 10 Waterloo & Whitehail 6 - - RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SIIARN.S AND STOCKS. st Bristol and Exeter 4 p.cent. 100 86 88 st Caledonian Qrs., No. 2 lOO ... ... st Do. Scot. N.E., 44 per cent lOO st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c lOO st Do. do. 7 per cent lOO at D. do. Ordinary lOO 76 82 st Do. Midland st Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gua all 84 Dundee, Perth, and Aber deen Junction lOO 105 107 st Do. LA Class preference 100 st Glas. &S. \V. gua.s per ct 100 ... st Gt. Eastern, E.G Ex. No.l 100 17 101 at Do do N 0.2 100 98 1/2 07; 1.1 st Do do 6 per cent 100 107 110 st Do East Anglian A 5 p. • c. 100 st Do do B 6 do. 100 •... st Do do O 7 do. 103 „• st Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 103 st Do E. Union 4p. c. gua. 100 63 72 st Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.1316 100 „, st Do do 5 p.c."Way.Va1. 1347 100 „, Et Great Northern, 5 per cent 190 ,„ st Do 5 p.c., rd at 1.0 p• c. pm. Do 4 1 do do du 100 ,„ ,): st Du 5 do at 4p. c. pm. 100 st Do Leeds, Bradford, cud Halifax,.. 6 . per cent lOO ,„ st Gt. Nrth cif SCutland, Ist pf 100 • ••• st (Irma South. and Westeru (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 97 99 _ st; Gi.West.--.Ori.g.&Jut.-11ent chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 104 IG6 st Do. Orig. (B.& lean t ). 5 p.c lOO 95 100 st Do do 4) per 1850 lOO 87 6J lit Do do 4 do do st Do do 5 per cent. rodeos lOO 94 *6 at Do do Birmingham buts lOO 66 70 st Do do do prof lOO ..., .. st Do do Chester gin, lOO bo 9i at Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... ... st Do do do 5 do 100 25 106 st Do South Wales, gun. 4 p.c. 100 ... ... st Du do 4/ p.c lOO „. ... st Do do 4i 1850 lOO ••• ••• st Do do 5 at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g IOJ 110 112 at Do do 2d gun. 100 1(17 11l at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. lot) 00 92 st Do do 21 do 100 07 Rh) st Do gun. 51 per cent. 186.3 100 m ." 00 Lancaster & Carlisle It p.c. all ... st Laucash. & iorksh. 6 p.c. 100 1 3 135 131 st Du Barnsley, .65 8s 105 p.c. 100 * at Do 6 p.c. (East Lanc ashir e) 100 1:;k; . 1"14 . st Do 41 (Blackburn purch). 100 25 100 Bt.. London & Brighton, 5 P.C. guarautead, No 1 lOO ..• st( Do 5 per cent. guts. No. 2. 100 ... st Do 6 du do lOO ..* st Do 5 do Ni. 4 lOO *** st Do 7 per cent l9O *** ... st Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P ) 100 " st Do 4 do 1850 lOO ••• ••• at London, Chatham, & Donor 5 per cent lOO st; London and 1;. W., C. and N unettuu b per cent lOO 110 112 st Do Bedford &Cambridge._ 10,1 ••• at Do Shrewsb'y & Wolelip'l ... so, st London and S W. 7 p,c. ... late s Do( r . shares, Us sm peepau s 2565) " all "0 150 3t . l t sha s Man., Shef.,&Linclu. 6 p.c. 1 00 Do Xi.: ••• •• all par 1 pus s Do 31 per cent lOl 60 65 1 Do redeem. G percent. 5 st blid s Consolidated., 6p. c 100 131 145 s Do Bristol& Birni., 6p. c 100 1 2 141 s Do 41 per cent. redeem , 106 Vll 101 s Do 41 per cent. irreileent 100 99 11 • Do.Leieester& Irchn, 1 p.c. 100 so ri et North llritish, I p.c. No.l 100 ..., st Do E. .0 0. 4p.e.S. d D 100 st Do N. 13., Nu. 2, 5 per cen.t 100 nt Du Border Union, 31 p.c 110 st N.-Ea,teru—(2eus. 4 p.c 1.0 S 7 st Du 41 per cent. redeem__ 100 97 99 st Du U 4 per cent., 11) ••• 17 Du Berwick capitol Do York, 11.& S. pureaase lO lo LO Do Stcktn & Drling. A 3 p.c lOO 107 100 st Do W, llartlepovl U. and ll IUO 87 82 'lO North Staffordshire 10s a. Devon Annuities, 1 all 9 10 lOs Do Tavistoek Anna., 10s all 81 pi 10s Do Fixed 44 per cent all 8 84 1.0.6. S. Last. (Read. Arms., 1.0.6) all 22 2,1 dt Do 44 percent lOO st Do Fixed 41 per cent lOO st Tuft Vale No.l lOO lot) 151 st Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 100 41 45 RAILWAYS.-PREFERENOE SHARES AND STOOKS. With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. at Caledonian 41 p c gua. at Do Scot. Cen. min. 7 p c lOO ... at Do 48 p irredeetn all st Do 4p c eon. issued at 80 65 ... at Groat Eastern 41 per cent. 100 77 84 et Do 5 do, 1862 lOO 86 r 8 at Do New 5 do, 1363 lOO 81 83 at Do dc 5 do, 1861 lOO 84 86 at Great Northern, .5 p c irred. 100 ... at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... et Do Boston &Sleafd, 44 pc 100 at Great West., W. 51id1., 5p c 100 ... at Do Joint Lupe. 5p c, 1865 100 88 9 st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 106 108 23 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 2. at Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B lOO ... 1,5 Lane. and York New 41 per cent till July, 1871 2 ip at Loud., Brig &c., 48 pc, 1858 100 ... et DJ do 4 do, 1860 100 at Do do 41 do, 1861 1M st Do do 41 do, 1863 100 ... at Do do 5 do, 1865 100 at Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 ... et Do No. 7 5 do at Lond , Chat., &e., 25, 6 p.c at Do Metrop. Ex., B G p.c Do do C 6 p.c et London& N. Western, 5p c 100 110 112 et Loudon &S. Western, 41 p e 100 t 3 95 048 10 Man. blief. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 84 81 at Metropolitan 5 per cent lOO lot) 102 et Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 107 1.09 at Do B 5 do • 100 107 1011 18 Do 5p c opt. to cony. to Ord. Stk., Sept. 1, 1863 all 201 214 18 Do Lawny. New Snares all 19 114 22 Do 5p c con. into Old Stk., Aug. 31, 187' Bl 11 24g at North British, E. and No. 1, 5 per cent et Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 ... Do E ,P.,&Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 ... st Do E. & , N 0.2, 5 p.c 100 at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 100 ... at Do E. & G., No. 3, 5 p.c at Do E. & G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 at North Eastern, 41 per cent 100 97 99 at Do Stock. & Darl., D at North London, 41, per cent (Max. 5 per cent) at North Staffordshire 5p c lOO at South Eastern, 41 pc, 1859 100 at Do 5 do 1861 100 at Do 5 do (Ch. Cross) 1863 100 at Do 5 do, 186-1 at Victoria St. &Pimlico, 41 pc 100 DOCKS. st East and India lOO 113 121 Loudon and St. Katherine lOO 98 60 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all Dlillwell Freehold Land et lkeli lOO 27 32 st Southampton lOO 68 7u st !Surrey UomuieTcila 100 10t31 100 JOINT-STOCK BA NKS. Closing Business Share NAME. PAK Price. . don. 10 Agra Limited, A all 11 111 111 11 Do B lO 31 41 30 Albion l5 9 7 00 Alliance, Limited 20 Anglo Austrian 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 221 21 p 20 Anglo-Hungarian 20 Anglo-Italian 1800, limited 10 5 4 40 Australasian 20 Bank of British Columbia all 11 13 • 20 Do issued at 2pm ~.. 5 6 4 25 Bank of Egypt 20 Bank of Otago, liin. 25 Bank of South Australia all 30 32 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 39 10 Bank of New Zealand all 151 161 50 British North American 20 Chartered of India, Austra lia, end China all 18 19 25 Chartered Mere. of India Loudon, and China 20 City lO 11 1 - 2 100 Colonial 25 35 40 10 Consolidated, Hem. 50 Delhi and Loudon, Rut 50 East London, lira 5 2 ; I: 20 English and Amo•ican, limn 10 ... •• • 20 Euglish Bank of Rio de Ja.- neiro. lim lO pr 1p 20 English, z coltish, and Asia Milian Chartered . all 6 1 281 Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank Corporation all 3G IS 281 Do now ii 4 5 100 Imperial, lim 2O 15 let 20 Imperial Ottoman lo 21 2/ 1412 I z 5 lonian all 19 22 25 Do new 5 6 3 Lud Mortgage of lu , lia ' lila 4 35 31 100 Do 5 p. e. Dcbs.l3Gl, 30 all 76 /6 t 0 100 Loudon 13ank 1 of Mexico and South America, line. 20 7 6 100 London and Brazilian, Rm. 45 30 27 20 Do new 71 4 41 100 London &River Plate, lim. 40 6 8 25 Do new 10 11 2 p 114 20 London Chart. of Australia, all 231 211 20 London and County 2O 494 501 50 Do new iss at 20 p.m, 1G pd ll ... • • London Joint Stock 3ll 311 London and South African al 8 9 100 London &S.-Westeru, lim, 21) 13 11 50 London & Venezuela, lim l2l ••• ••• 100 London and Westmi ns t er , 2 0 371 s'l 56 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pin 100 Merchant, lint 25 61 51 10 Metropolitan, limn 74 00 Midland, 1im...... 5 National of Austral ia 25 National of Liverpool, limn a 12 1 501 8 1 :1 44 47 1: 00 National Provine. of Euz,-'d 42 ..• ••• 14 °1 10 Do 30 National.. t 3O ... • • 20 New South Wales all 41 43 20 North-Western 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 41 42 43 50 I'rovinc. Bank. Corpo.; limn lO 61 31 30 Provincial of Ireland 25 90 92 10 Do new. all ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim . 25 11 l 1 100 Do issued at Gpm lO 8 6 25 Union of Australia all 46 41 46 100 Union of Ireland, lint 50 Union of London l5 35 36 TELEG RAP II COMPAN IES. 10 7114F,0Aftierican Tel : , line, all •Auf 204 201 10 Anglo Plediter T01.,1im.... 10 in 17 , at Atlantic Telegraph lO 17 13 st Do. S per cent. st B. and I. 31agnetic Tel., lira lOO 163 164 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 25 257 10 Do. New 8 12 13p 25 Indo-European Tel., Inn . . 5 Loud. Provincial Tel. hut all 31 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent all I up 10 Moditerra . Exten. all 61 74 ej 25 Router'a Telegram all 7S 7, 20 Societe Transatlaat., Inn all 161 1(14 144 at b'uhmarineTelegit.ph 1 Do. Scrip all 11 II 14 5 11. Kingdom Tel. Co., lim all 7 71 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 41 5 p MISCELLANEOUS, 10 Anilo-Mexican Mint all lit 15; 25 Australian Agricultural 25 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Inn. 10 Baugarah Tea Estates, Urn 3 bit 10 Berlin Water Works, lint all 141 Is 10 Do. Net" all Ili is 100 Bolckow Vaughan, lint. 5 Bombay Gas, bin. 5 Do. New 4 11 id 5I British American Land 44 IS 17 20 British Indian Tea, Lint all 21 31 20 British Ship Owners 29 Canada Company all 63 t 6 10 Canadian Loan and Direst- meet, Um 2l .. ... 20 Ceylon Company, lhn . lO 4 21,1 20 Do. A shares 10 City Discount, lim 25 City of London Real Pro perty, lint 9 51 41,1 30 City of Milan Impror. lim: all 5 6 25 City of Moscow Ga s, lint— all 50 City Offices, lint 25 23 22 al 121 50 Colonial, lint. . 20 2d pr Do. 50 Commercial Union (Asear) 6 pr • i p 10 Company of African Mer chants, lint. 3 2 1 d 20 Continental Union Gas, lint all 23 21 25 Copper Miners of England, prof 71 per cent. 100 Corporation of Lou;lon Bends, 1877, 41 per cent. all 1034 1014 100 Do. 1879, 4; per cent. all 1011 1051 100 Do. 1882,14 per cent. all 103 lo t 10 Credit Fon. of England, lint. all 21 21 50 CreditFon.of Mauritius lint lO 34 21d st Crystal Palace lOO 20 22 st Do. Preference lOO 92 97 st Do. Gp. c Perpetual Deb lO3 105 110 20 Darjeeling, lint. 10 Eastern Assam, lint. 60 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, lint. :.•. 8 51 11.1 20 East India Irriga. & Canal all .. .. 32 Ebbvi'Vale Steel, Iron, and Coal, lint. 100 Egyptian 9 per cent. V'roy. Gum. by Egypt. Gov all 904 971 98 20 Egyptian Own. & Tra.l. lint C .. . 3 Eng.& Aust rail. Copper, lint 24 4 4 15 English and Foreign Cre,lit. 71 44 3;41 100 Eug. and Scot. tl urine, lien. 8 ... ....1 10 Fairbairn Engineering 5 3 2‘l 20 Forc-stroot WArehouso,illll l2 1 2 p 100 For. ..t Cul. (.14, - . Trust atti,l Loan Scrip, issued ut ZS,: all 90 21 50 Gellivara, lint. 2O ... ... 10 General Credit & D:s., lint 71 11- I t 15 General Steam Navigation 11 27 22 50 Hume &Col Marine la. lint. 5 21 4,1 lo Bong Kong and China Gas all ... ... 20 Iludsou's Bay all 121 13 20 Imperial Land Co. of Mar soilles, lint. 20 Interim. Financial Soc. am 5 2 14 3 20 lntorna. Land Credit, lint 6 6 444 50 Italian Laud 5 10 p 20 'ltalian Irri. (Canal Cavour) all 3 3 1 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 20 all 61 4'3 50 Land Securities, Hat 2l 141 25 London African Trading lO 7 bd 2:5 Lon. & Caled. Marine, lim 6 ... ... 11 10 London County Land and Building, lim. 50 Lond. Financial Asso., lim 30 '22 21 8 4 Lond.Gen.Omnibus.Ce.lim. all 2 21 2 4 1 so Lond. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint 25 21 180 20 Loral. & Provincial Marino '2 id Pr at Madras Irriga. &Canl.Gua. sp. c. by India Gov. lOO 104 108 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency,lim...... ll 11 Id 50 Merchant Shipping, lint all 32 37 SO Millwall Iron Works, lim. 121 ... ••• 10 Natal Land and Colonisa tion Co., lim. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 11 114 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 ... ..,, 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 91 Of 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lim. 6 34 34 10 'New Consolidated Dis. Km 3 14 11 ,1 5 New Quebrada, lint 4.8.0 41 41 25 New Zealand Loan & Met'. candle Agency,lim :11 1 1P 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, lint 5 11 1 1 10 Northern Assam Tea, hat 5 7 5 10 Do. B st North Brit. Austral , lint— 100 33 51 . n , fi , 50 North Brit. & Mercan. . Tn., 6l 9 " 3 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 13 14 SO Oriental Financial, lint ll 5 Oriental Gas, lim. 5 Do. New 1 1 IP 10 Otago and Southland In. vestment, lint ld ip 5 Ottoman Gas, lint ll 21 10 Panama, Now Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lint ..... 5 Do do. at Peel R. Land & Minorl, lim 100 31 31 50 Peninsu. & Oriental Steam all 46 13 50 Do. Now 1807 lO 2d 50 Rhymney Iron 1 Do. New 2 Rio de Janeiro City Im., lint. all 1 8 19 17 1 Do. Gas, lint all 25: 25} 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 43 45 Scottish Aust. Invest., lim lOO ;8 83 Do. 6p. c. Guar. Pref. 100 ... ... , Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint. 10 7 8,1 Societe Clen.de l'Eanpire Ot. 8 21 34 50 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint. 6 ... ... 25 South Australian Land 20 Telegraph Cod. &Main.,lhn. all 271 281 29 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint 2 24 3 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl .. ... 10 Trust & Agency of Aus.,lim. 1 I 1p 10 Do do. do. all .... ... 20 Trust &Loom Co., U. Canada 5 i • IP 50 Union Marine L'pool, 11111 5 41 6 p 12 11 10d 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 21 15 United Discount Corp., lint 6 11 IA 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 1i 2 30 Van Diemax's Land 2Bl a 7 100 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per 20 Universal Marina(ln; a l n i m 4 5 11 eill 81} i i — ip Steam, 1int........ 20 5 3 20 WestLontion Wharves and Warehouses ... 50 60 Warr a nt \ar e c e s n t t cen t . I n Fl linratagnaaegnel)l i mn Pacific COLOMAL UOVERNMENT SICCURITIke. 1:00(705 10090 100 --- - Brittlb Columbia, 6 per 0eut.,157 2 .... - Do. 1895........... - Cau.Gov.6p.c.Jam'zJ uly 1877-bi .......... . - Do. 6p. 0 'Yet), & Aug lot) 105 )0 - Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept, * 1 00 102 lot - Do. p. c. Jan. & du , Y•. 100 921 (1 - Do. S P . c. Inecribed ak lOO 90 su - Capu Di. Hope. 6 P.c." 73 .• 100 102 101 - Do.Apl.scool 1590-1900. , 100 lii 113 - Do. do - Do. JandkJuly, 1691 - Do. 5 per o.7nt. 15 April and IS Oct., 190 0 •• 100 93 100 - Ce 3 ion, Nov 18;5, 6p. c , . 100 108 110 - Do. 1872, d 0.... 100 105 10 , - Mauritins, 6 p. 0, 12375,.. - Jan. and July - Do. 188?, May Mal NO. .. 00 1_ 1 0 0 ; 1 14 101 130 Ic2 103 - Do. 1:+714 .• •.. 1 . 8 . 9 . 9 ... 9.91 I ll) - Do. 1895, Feb. ..z An g,... 19 106 1 9d .7 - 7 1: 11N) 1 .,0 1 Li i : ib.iiio;p.ne67crys.:,}3.:lciiptC:.y):Aa. rc r jui tc ts.,: r ‘ov,, a ,i t )a u .o y , ........: 111:00900 1, G 1:0 100 - N. S. W. 5 p . c., ' ll t o '7s_ 1)0 vu I, 1 -- Do. 6 p.O. 1885 to 18:41... 103 99 - rd.' '75.. - N.Zealand, 6p. et- 1891 .. 1(0 - -- - Do. 5 per cent.... ..... 1(0 - DoJan, Aprl,July, 0 t... 100 91 92 i 3.1 - Do 0p c. Mark 8 vpt '91.. 100 108 110 p„ J un e ,s, Deo ,1 01 ..., 100 109 ,ii - iDo l'rov.. I Anc . ald. 1 11 Inl 107; 0 - - - ( I , ric , 1 ,t .', 1: 16 •• 1 •-- Nova Snotia rip c../ an... •- and Jnly. 1 876 ..... ~. 120 30 034 - Do 1886.. .. ... y . ,. IJO 102 104 - Qtrenalnd. 6p• 0 .' 8 "• x•• 100 107 1(81 - Do 1891 .....- •• -••.. 100 107 I tBl -- Ta D s o man ts ir s , 0 0 p . e ... 3 . ..1 . 89 5 . ... 1 .. 1 )31 1(7 - Victoria 6 rer cent. 1691.. 100 115 1 '.. 6 -..! Do. April2.udQ o tb?,!6l 40ti 1112 113 j • PMUS CORRESPONDENCE. MONDAY. The conclusion of the labours of the Senate, which is confidently looked for to-day, deprives us of the excite ment of the debate, and leaves a vacuum in political circles. Prince Napoleon, I learn, was present at to-day's sitting. His absence from the Senate since his speech has been noticed in several quarters, and has been attributed to the express wish of the Emperor, who is said to have requested his cousin to let his Liberalism go no further. Whatever the reason, it is certain that the Prince took no part in the exciting discussions that ensued, and only re-appeared in the Senate to vote for M. Bonjean's amendment, which ho has always advocated. The Senate having closed its session, the next thing to be looked for is the meeting of the Corps Ldgislatif, for which the public is manifesting some impatience. It is rumoured in political circles that the question is to be settled a'; the next meeting of the Privy Council, at which the Empress will be present. As you may suppose, MM. Magne, De la Tour d'Auvergne, and Chasseloup Laubat, are the Minis ters believed to be favourable to a speedy convocation of the Chamber. The real wishes and sentiments of the Ministers are constantly discussed, and form the theme of endless conjectures. Many of them, it is said, dissent altogether from the Principles of the work they are publicly supporting. The story is told that nn eminent senator, who has since appended his official signature to the Senatus-Consultum, declared, when it was first talked of, that, in signing it, the Emperor would sign his own passport. The fact that such anecdotes, whether true or false, gain credence proves that the Cabinet has not succeeded in convincing the Parisians of the sincerity of their Consti tutional Liberalism. As soon as the senators have evacuated the palace of the Luxembourg M. Constant Duteax, the architect of the Senate, will take possession of it, in order to superintend the re-erection of the galleries. Of these there are to be eight; those of the Emperor, the Grand Referendary, the Corps Diplomatique, the Council of State, the deputies, the public, and the Press. The arrangements for the latter are, I am told, to be -"most liberal." Nevertheless, the whole of the eight galleries will supply only 200 seats. The Conseil-General of the Seine-et-Oise has furnished a notable exception to the apathy and indifference of most of the provincial assemblies. Instead of finding a week almost too long for its labours, as did most of its fellows, it has prolonged its session for a fortnight, the maximum time allowed by the decree, and will break up only to-day. Its members have also, with one exception, passed a resolution in favour of the extension of municipal liberty, expressing a hope that the Government will submit to the Corps L6gislatif such measures as satisfy the legitimate aspirations of the public, while they preserve social order. Notwithstanding that the accounts of the health of the Emperor are favourable, the Bourse has again been affected by evil reports. These are strongly contradicted. The Patric declares that the Emperor is able to transact business to a great extent, and that since Saturday ho has given more than three hundred signatures. When BT. Duvergier, the Keeper of the Seals, arrived at St. Cloud with the decree for closing the extraordinary session of the Senate, he found the Emperor walking in the Park. The Figaro affirms that the Emperor and the Empress would have driven through Paris yesterday in an open carriage bad the weather been favourable, and that they will do so at the earliest opportunity. That the condition of the Emperor is not altogether satisfactory may be inferred from the fact that the visit to Chttlons bas been abandoned, in spite of all that was said about it in official quarters. The Empress's journey to the East is very uncertain, and in all probability we shall soon hear that the project has been given up. It has been rumoured that the Minister of War con templates the suppression of the Imperial Guard. The Patrie declares that the statement is most incorrect ; the question will be brought before the Corps IZgislatif and subjected to discussion, but the Minister has taken no steps in the matter. It is said that Prince Metternich will shortly leave the Austrian Embassy, but he has declared his intention of taking a house in Paris, and passing every winter there. I hear that a movement is on foot at Ostend for the purpose of opening an international rifle meeting there next year. The English volunteers, the 'Drench National uards, and the riflemen of all nations would be invited. The Duke d'Aumale is said to be engaged on a work that will treat of the new order of things in France. The Count of Paris is continuing the series of works he began some time ago in his book of working men's associations. The Prince is now studying the serious subject of insur ranee in all its branches. PRINCE ARTHUR AT 'I lie Nova SeAians are • giving Prince .Arthur a very loyal reception. An immtnse crowd assembled in the Halifax dockyard to Fee him land, and he was received with salvoes of artiEery. The COVernor-Gencral. Lien :enant-Governor, the corporation authorities, and French Ind English naval officers, were present:. The Recorder )t* the city read a loyal address, am? a suitable answer was 7eturned by the Prince, who was simply dressed, and is considered by the Canadians to have pleasing, unassuming tnanners. A procession of militia, firemen, and various societies was formed to conduct the Prince to the Government House. The city was illuminated in the tveding. THE CAPE MAIL. PLYMOUTH, Sept. G. The Union Company's steamer Roman, from the Cape on the 4th August, with GI paisengers, 55 sacks of mails, and a cargo, including 1,400 bags of copper ore and 1,300 bales of wool, has arrived here. Her dates are—St. llelena, August 13th ; Ascension, 16th ; and Madeira, 31st. Heavy north west gales prevailed off the Cape, and a large number of vessels were damaged. The Dutch barque Nereus, from Saigon, for Falmouth, put into simon's Bay, with spars and bulwarks lost, and bad thrown 700 bags of rice overboard. The North German barque Teutonia, from Ran goon for Bremen, put into Algoa Bay in a very leaky condition ; a large portion of her cargo of rice had been thrown overboard, and the rest was much damaged. The barque Meg Nerrilies, from Mauritius, with - sugar, for Cork, put into Algoa Bay, also in a leaky state, and was placed under quarantine, having Mauri tius fever on board. Several more vessels were off the coast in a disabled condition, making for ports. Long-continuel rains, very favourable to the crops, had fallen in the Western district and along the coast; but parts of the Eastern province were still suffering from severe drought. The Tatin gold fields were reported to prove satisfactory to Sir John Swinbourne, who was about to return to England to develop his company. The diamond discoveries continued. The Griquas were successfully searching their streams for gems. Sir Walter Currie had driven the Korhannes, who lost heavily in killed and wounded, out of their island strongholds in Orange River. The Cape Parliament had refused to pass the proposed income tax, and asked the Governor for a scheme of further retrenchment to equalise the expenditure with the income. Governor iVodehouse, in reply, proposed to reduce the two existing Houses of Parliament to one Legislative Chamber; the members of Parliament to fifteen, twslve elective for five years ; to abolish fourteen fiscal divisions ; to reduce salaries in governmental departments by £7,000, and withdraw i.4',000 annual grants to agricultural societies, libraries, MU3ell[ll; and bo tanical gardens. A warrant had been issued against Dr. Twells, Bishop of Orange Free State, charged with com mitting au undiscussable offence. I'hc bishop was absent on a visitation tour to the Transvaal, and his friends asked the public to suspend their judg ment until the case had been heard. His chaplain, who has been closely associated with his daily life for years, speaks with the utmost confidence of the bishop's perfect innocence. The Northam arrived out on July 27. The barque Selim, of Lei:h, bad been burnt, and the crew were were landed at St. Helena by the Dutch barque Nederland. The ship General Wyndham, of London, had foundered, and the crew were landed at St. Helena by the ship St. James. Her Majesty's troopship Orontes, with the 99th Regiment on board, bound from the Cape for Eng land, had her screw disabled just after leaving St. Helena, and is coming home under sail. She left the women and children at Ascension, scarlatina having broken out among the latter. REGATTAS AND mATcuEs TO COME. SEPTEMBER. B—Orion Rowing Club: Senior Pairs, River Lea 10— Manchester Nomesis Rowing Club : Pour- oared 110.4 t, LL—West London Rowing Club: Eights 11—Lurline Boating Club : Vice-President Pairs 11—London Rowing Club : Tub Fours 21—.1.1exandra Rowing Club: Scratch Fours, River Lea 25 —West Loudon Rowing Club: Lights 25 —Ve'sper Rowing Club : Club Fours, River Lea 2 _1 49j2 d 94 lowing.Qlo TiVelp-eared Rage POLICE iNTELLIGENCE.-7his Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BILKING CABMEN.-Mr. John Laurie Rickards, gentle man, of Duke-street, St. James's, was brought before Mr. Knox, on a warrant, having refused to appear to a sum mons for non-payment of his cab fare. James Tooley, a cab driver, proved that the defendant hired him on the Gth August, and kept him for six hours, and the following day for five hours, and paid him 55., but left 17s. due. Martin Dwyer, another cab driver, proved that the de fendant hired his cab and kept him engaged five hours, and never paid him• In answer to the defendant, the witness said that while waiting at one place for the defendant he saw a gentleman knock the defendant down. A constable proved taking the prisoner into custody at the office of Messrs. Lewis, Ely-place. The defendant said that- be was at Messrs. Lewis's office respecting an action for the injury done to his arm. Dwyer said that he took the defendant, after driving hint to other places, to the Zoological Gardens, and after waiting for the defendant. till every ono had left the Gar dens, ho found that the defendant had got away by going through one of the private get'•s. Sergeant Malt, 12 D, said that the defendant was charged at the Marylebono Police-court a few weeks ago with a similar offence, and ho had been bilking cabmen all over London. Mr. Knox ordered the defendant to pay 265. or 21 days in the lirbt case, and Ns. or 7 (lays in the second case. WESTMINSTER.. UNTRADE 'MANLIKE PROCEEDING.— Joseph EMUIRIIUOI, watchmaker, 14, Grove-ruad, Fulham, was brought up on a warrant, charged with unlawfully keeping a watch frum its owner. Mr. Mortimer, baker, 20, Church-street, Chelsea, said ho left the watch ten weeks ago to repair. lie had applied for it repeatedly, and could get nothing but shuffling excuses. Defendant said be could not help it. Ile was unable to work when the watch was brought to him, and sent it to a man in Clerkenwell to repair, and had not yet had it back. Mr. Arnold—Did he say anything to you, Mr. Mortimer, about a man in Clerkenwell having your watch ? Complainant—Not a word. Mr. Arnold—Where is the watch at Clerkenwell ? Defendant—lie is a member of our society; it is not necessary to know his number. Mr. Arnold—Do you mean to say you gave a watch to a man whose address you can't give ? Defendant—l hav'nt got it here. I could get it if I was at home. Complainant—The defendant said that ho can keep the watch for 12 months. Defendant-1 never said so. I know that I can't do that. Mr. Arnold—This man's watch must be forthcoming. Defendant was ordered to find bail for his reappearance on Thursday. BAIL WAYS.-LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS st Birkenlead l OO 91 94 00 Do. 41 per cent. Prefer all itei 100 st Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO at Do. 51 per cent. st Do. 5 do. at Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO s t Colchester Stour Valley 100 '" ". st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 1372 131 20 Gloster and Dean Forest all a Gt. Ease., Newm., &c., 5 p.c 100 •-• a Do. E. U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 st Do.do. Woodbrg.Ex., do 100 at Gt. West ,W. Mid., Herat 100 96 50 Hull and Selby all 110 112 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 212 2,G st London and Blackwall lOO 0.; 95 st Do. 41 per cent lOO ••• ••• at London, Chat., &c., p c l9O st Do. Cons. Fund, 5 do 100 et London and Greenwich st Do. do Preference lOO „. at London, Tilbury, d South lou 83 bs ' at Lowcst.oft,gua 4 per Mit IOJ 81 at Do. du. 6 do. ....... ___. 51 Munch., Buxton, Lt Matlk all „ ... st AI idland, Bradford, Prof 100 JS ut 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 00 Nortnern!:: Ea st., 5 per cent all .53 56 1,0 Do. .10. 6 do. all ... ... at N. Eastura— Hartlep00l st N. West. A peep. prof, 5p e lOO 107 109 st Du 11 111.i1100U111.1.1 p.e lOO _ ~„ st Notting. & urauth. R.& C lOO It l 93 25 Preston and VV yre. all 41 48 ... Royston, Hitch. ' and Situp. 100 132 13 4 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 1:12 101 10 Do ' do 8 2 21p st S. Torksh. and River D un 1 00 97 99 t De 4 per cent gua loi 78 80 st Do 5 du hit Viet. Station and Pimlico lOO - at West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do 11 all ... 20 1)0 do 0 all •• at Weymouth and Portland lOO st Wilts and Somerset ........ BOW-STREET. A NEFARIOUS TRADE BETWEEN FATHER AND SON.— George Hammacott, miller, living at 2, Compton-cottages, Islewortb, was charged with receiving a gold watch, part of a gold chain, and a brooch, altogether valued at £9 10s. (well knowing them to have been stolen) from his son William Hammacott, who now stands on remand for steal ing a large quantity of jewellery, the property of,his mas ter, Mr. Samuel, jeweller, of 49, Strand. The chief evidence against the prisoner was that of his second son, George Hammacott, a lad of 13 years of age, who stated his brother William (now on remand) declared that the watch Lad been given to him as a present from his master because he found a diamond ring value £BO in a dust bin. The father consequently essayed to "take care" of the watch, although he was aware his son William had been previously sentenced to seven days on a charge of stealing some flowers. A silver watch had been given to the witness by his brother William, whose injunctions were that witness should not tell his father; but the lad, on hearing that his brother was in custody, told his father of this, but he declined to inform the police concerning the matter. William Rudd, F 6J, searched the prisoner's house, and found the property mentioned; and Gecrgo Littlefield, division detective, apprehended the prisoner at Isleworth, who, on being charged,'said ho "expected some one down soon to see him." Mr. Flowers remanded the prisoner until tho same day fixed for the hearing of the further examination of William Ilammacett. THAMES. THE Two DISPUTANTS.—IIeury Ward, a sawyer, aged 35 years, was charged with assaulting William Thurston, a mason, whose face was marked. The complainant said a debate was going on in a public house when ho was having his pint of beer, and the de fendant struck him several times and knocked him down. The Prisoner—Now, 1 will tell you how all this oc curred, your worship. That min asked me if I know what a sagor was. I said, yes, a matt who assists in navigat ing a ship, a mariner who goes to sea. Now, sus he , you know nothing about it ; I mean a sailer, not a sailor. Well, says I, a sailer is a man who makes and repairs th.) sails of a windmill, or a. good sailor, a bad sailor, or a ILNt sailer, which we apply to ships. Yon know a goc 1 , loal bays he, but you dJu't know thii—What is th, right end of a ship ? VVhy, says I, there this bows, thtt's of the ship, and the stern, tirit tho right on lof a ship any way. No, says lie, v o :t a all wrous, right cud of a ship is when she sinks in deep water, for tit .re is an end of her. Wan, your worship, I did not Pk., to be caught up in that manner, and all the chaps laughing at me, so I gives him a back bander. Mr. Benson—Your kick handers must be seven*, for his face is contused and his eyes are blackened. Yon aro fined 10s., and in default of payment 10 days imprison ment. The priscner—Very well, sir, I submit to your decision, but I think when a ship sinks it is the wrong end of her, most decidedly; not the right end. ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—EIIen Tyumen, aged 26 years, was brought up on remand before Mr. Benson charged with attempted self destruction in the River Thames. The defendant threw herself off the Tower-wharf into the stream a few days ago, and she would have been drowned if a boatman had not exerted himself, and saved her. She bad conducted herself well in the Clerkenwell House of Detention during the week she had been under remand. _ . - _ The sister of the prisoner now offered to take charge of her, and said her sister was not very drunk when she threw herself into of the water• Mr. Benson said a groat many females had been brought before him and his colleague for attempting to drown ox hang themselves when intoxicated, and ho had occasion to commit one woman named San Bunter for at tempted suicide in a police cell. He did not think ho ought to discharge the prisoner. On the first examination ho was told she lived with a man to whom she was not married, and now it was urged on her behalf she was not very drunk when she attempted to commit a very serious crime, self-murder. The sister—She was out of her mind when she made the attempt. Mr. Benson—Yes; out of her mind through the abo minable habit of drunkenness. The prisoner was ultimately discharged, after a sever() admonitory lecture from the magistrate. HARVEY'S MOVING 7ORPEDO. ...-__ -T On the principle that, when the means of de struction are rendered so complete as to make the annihilation of the majority of any given number of combatants a matter of certainty, war may cease altogether, we may perhaps be permitted to welcome the appearance of another invention de signed to supersede the old slow process of riddling a ship of war with shot and shell and cutting up her crew in detail, by the wholesale plan of blowing ship and crew into " smithereens" altogether. Many years ago, when the now almost forgotten Capt.. Warner so mysteriously destroyed an old brig off Brighton, to the admiration and astonishment of innumerable spectators, a young officer of the Navy, now Captain John Harvey, R.N., took up the idea of making naval warfare sudden death by means of torpedoes. For the last quarter of a century he has associated with him in his labours his nephew, Commander Harvey, R.N., and after many experiments, and looking at the matter from all points of view, they have reduced their ideas to a practical variety of torpedo. These villainous contrivances have come to occupy a prominent place in the defensive armoury of nations in the form of mines sunk to the bottom of navigable channels or rivers, and the best and most efficient of them are it.tended to be fired by electricity. In this form it is an arm of merely nega tive value, because the chances are wry much against its producing any ill-effect upon a hos tile vessel. The torpedo has to be exploded at the very moment the ship is over them, or no damage is done. The smalletterror in determining the bearings of the approaching ship, or in the com munications between the distant stations necessary for that purpcs), and the explosion is harmless. The object of Captain Harvey has been to make the torpedo as controllable a weapon of offence as a gun or a rocket, and to exert over it a continuous power of direction until the very moment when its destructive effects are to be produced. Twenty specimens of the new weapon, manufactured by Mr. Nunn, of St. George's-street, London Docks, the maker of Colomb and Bolton's floating signals, are now about to be shipped to St. Petersburg for _the Russian Govepwent , Instead of sinking ' the torpedo, Captain Harvey tows it boldly against the craft that is to be destroyed, the ex plosion taking place by the act of contact. When wanted for use, the fulminating appliance can ba fitted in a moment, the torpedo be thrown over board, and towed against the enemy. Any one who has towed a boat along a river or canal knows that, if the tow-rope was made fast to the stem of the boat, she would soon stick her nose in the bank ; but by fastening the tow rope nearly amidships she shoots out into the stream, and travels in a straight line parallel to the towing path, at a greater or less distance out, accord ing to the length of the tow rope. This prin ciple is adopted in the " otter," an instrument used by poachers to catch fish. It is nothing more than a piece of plank loaded with lead ou one edge, so as to make it float that edge downwards, and the upper edge just level with the surface of the water. One side carries a number of baited lines, awl on the other is a side span of rope, to which the towed rope is fastened iu the middle. When the poacher walks along the bank, the " otter" shoots into mid-stream and drags the baited hooks along the bottom. This is the prin ciple adopted by Capt. Harvey for towing his tc,r pedo, which is a long, narrow box, weighted at the lower edge, and with a towing span on one side. The bottom is not so long as the top, so that the szetion is something c,f a punt form, which makes it more easy to tow. The box contains au inner metal case to hold the powder, or other more power ful explosive agent, which is ignited by means of a metal bolt inserted into a chamber on the top of the torpedo. This bolt is hollow, and is loaded with a fulminate, which explodes when the bolt is pressed downwards on to a sharp pin or anvil in the bottom of the chamber. The pressure which forces the bolt downwards'is exerted by two ingi.niously contrived levers, on their coming into contact with the bottom or side of a ship. Ono lever projects upwards from the top of the torpedo, and the other from the side, so that no matter what the angle of contact may be, the explosion is sur: to follow. Even when the exploding bolt is placed in its chamber, means are taken to prevent accidental discharge by putting in a pin at right angles through the bolt and across the top of the chamber. This safety pin is attached to a piece of log line, which is run off a reel, as in heaving the log, when the torpedo is being towed. The pin has a slight lashing of twine to prevent accidental dis placement, but when the torpedo is to be fired, a smart tug on the log line breaks the twine and pulls out the pin. The torpedo i 3 then ready to explode the moment the contact takes place. With a tow rope of 60 or 70 fathoms the torpedo floats off the quarter of the towing vessel at an angle from 30- to 40 deg., according to the speed. The torpedo is so weighted that it sinks of itself, so that there is a cork buoy attached by a buoy rope. When, being towed the torpedo gradually rises to the surface, the buoy trailing along astern. By varying the speed of the towing vessel the depth at which the torpedo shall strike an enemy's ship can be very nicely regulated. Of course the vessel towing these torpedoes would be liable to be hit by the enemy's guns while approaching ; but that is not a risk which would prevent sucr sailors as aura oar fleets from undertaking the task. The invention was last year subtnitted to offi cial trial by the Floating Obstruction Committee, at Milford Haven, when the apparatus was fouu to act properly, and a vessel was blown to piece on that occasion by Commander Harvey, R.N., with a torpedo charged with Horsley's powder. The committee reported, that "the results obtained were sufficiently satisfactory to warrant the committee in recommending that further opportunity should ha afforded Commander Harvey of experimenting with this system in open water under conditions identical with those which would occur in prac tice." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day -0 , ----- - CIFY BETTING.--Tics DAY. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 100 to 30 agst Vagabond (otfored —4 to 1 taken) sto 1 agst Cock of the Walk (tAkcn and offered) sto 1 ngst Kiddorminster (t;i ken) 10 to 1 agst War (tilteu) 1U io 1 agst Cap-a-Pie (taken and offered) '...atliA V YORKBLIIRE HANDICAP. 7 to 1 agst Geant des liattailks (off —take 8 to 1) 10 to 1 agNt Wildbad (offered) 12 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 100 to 8 agst Cap-a-Pie (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst War (taken) 10 , 1 to 7 agst Formosa (taken and wanted) lee to 6 agst Taraban (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lady Zetland (offered) 20 to 1 agst The Laird (taken) ST. LEGER. 75 to 40 agst Pretender (offered) 85 to 20 agst Pero Gomez (taken and wanted) S to 1 agst Drummer (offered) 9 to 1 agst Martyrdom (offered) 15 to 1 agst Ityshworth (offered) CESAREWITCH. 40 to 1 on the field (offered) 50 to 1 agst Starter (takon) 50 to 1 agst Cecil (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Tramp (taken) 50 to 1 agst Make Haste (taken) 50 to 1 agst Rasselag (taken) 50 to .1 agst Conjutor (taken); 66 to I agst Our Mary Ann (taken) TATTEIiSALL'zi Evening. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Geant des Battailles (offered) 9 to 1 apt Wildbad (offered—take 10 to 1) 10 to 1 agst Formosa (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Rasselas (taken) 100 to 6 agst War (taken) ST. LEGER. 75 to 40 agst Pretender (taken) 100 to 30 apt Pero Gomez (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Drummer (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Martyrdom (offered) 100 to 6 agst Royal Oak (offered) 20 to 1 agst Rysworth (offered) 20 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort (offered) 20 to 1 agst Duke of Beaufort and Arlington coupled (taken and offered) 1000 to 60 agst Duke of Beaufort (with a start, off) 40 to 1 agst Typhon. (with a start, taken) 50 to 1 agst George Osbaideston (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Thorwaldsen (taken and offered) 1000 to 15 agst Starter (taken and offered) 1000 to 15 agst Lord Hawthorn (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Brennus (offered) CESARE WITCH. 1000 to 15 agst Royal Head (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Lord Hawthorn (offered) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Sunshine (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Kingcraft (taken and offered) 15 to 1 apt llawthornden (taken) 20 to 1 agbt Astalfo (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Sunlight (offered) 1000 to 20 agst Coutts (wanted) RACING FIXTURES. SEPTEMBER. Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Hampton 21, 22 Richmond ~,..21, 22 Lichfield Western (Ayr)........22, 2:i Hendon 23 21 Monmouth... - 23, 2 Nowmarket Ist Ont 2N, Jzu• Lanark... 2tl 31, OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d Uct,..11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 NOVI harrow ...2, 3 Worcest or t. Albans 5, ,3 iBER. Kelso 19 20 Ch e ltenham l9, 20 Onrragh ............ 19, 20, 21 West Drayton 2O, 21 NelVMArk.t li'ton ...2 5, etc. 11BEIt. Eglinton Mut G f Liverpool 6hreivsliury ... . l5, 16 STEEPLECHASE OBE FIXTURES, OCT ....... 7 I West Drayton ' l, 22 Bromley .................. NOVEMBER. • Worcester ............... Shrewsbury Ilarrow .....................2, 3 Leaulingtor. Runt 23 I,verpool 9 10, It, 12 COURSING FIXTURES. OCTOBER. Ancastcr and Willoughby, Lincolnshire 5, 6 Ormesby 19, o Huntingdon Club.. 26, 21 111.1111cE7 S-2 lIIS D.! i • LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Sept. 7.—Sales probably 5,090 bgles ! T 4!) market dull► l ight Lune. 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