The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-01 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Active .preparations }king in progress for the Commercial bills of the 4th inst. and other monthly engagements, the demand for money, - which a few days since had abated, has again increased, and the broke rs are disposed to ask a slight advance on previous rates for discount accommodation. The movement, however, is unimportant. First-class Paper is still negotiated at 21 per cent., and although 21 per cent. may be nearer the average quotation, the market has not varied to any ma terial extent, and at tho Bank of England the applications are still very limited. On the Stock Exchange also the inquiry has subsided, after the liquidation of the account in foreign stocks and railway shares. On the 7th the Consol settlement may create a temporary influence, but the supply of capital is largely in excess of the current requirements, owing to the limited specu lation now in progress. The continental exchanges continue steady, but gold is still rather dearer in Paris than in London, and further remittances anticipated. The Government broker has - effected another purchase of £lO,OOO Reduced Annuities to-day en behalf of the Savings' Banks Commissioners. 'Subjoined are the days appointed for the closing, and re-opening. the Transfer Books at the Bank : Shut. Open. 3 per Cent. Consols Bth Dec. 18th Jan ,1859. 3 .1 per Cents. ' 10th „ 14th 71 24 per Cents. New 5 per Cents. Annuities, Jan., 1860 loth „ 14th „ Do. . Jan., 1880-- 10th ~ 18th ~India India Stock The Glasgow Herald states that up to the closing of the Western Bank of Scotland on Saturday, the sum of £885,000 had been paid in liquidation of the £lOO call. The public sales of colonial wools, which com menced on the 4th ult., will terminate to-day. Throughout the sale there has been a good attend ance of buyers. At the commencement prices ruled lid. to 2d. per lb. higher than those realised at the previous sales in August. These rates have been Well maintained for all descriptions. Cape wools, of which there has been a large proportion, sold steadily, the condition being generally good. .In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a fair amount of business was transacted, and 4,000 bales were disposed of, at former quotations. The Railway Share Market closed steadily, and prices tended upwards. The number and tonnage of vessels now on the berth in the port of London for the Australian colonies is shown in the following table prepared by Mr. Miller, of the Jerusalem Coffee House : For vessels. Tonnage. Launceston 3 1,024 Hobart Town Sydney Melbourne, Geelong, and Portland Bay Adelaide Swan River 3 1,703 New Zealand Total 49 32,501 At the half-yearly meeting of the African Steam Packet Company to-day a report was read, • showing an available balance of £7,201, from Which the directors recommended a dividend of lOs. per share, equal to 5 per cent. per annum. The report was adopted. The Agincourt having arrived in the Downs, her specie, viz., £283,100 is expected in town to-morrow. There has been a very depressed market for Public Securities, a fall of nearly 1 per cent. having Occurred in spite of the operations of the Bank broker. It appears that some of the speculators for a rise have closed their account in anticipation of settling day. These transactions seem to have created a very heavy tone, and the market at pre sent exhibits a downward tendency. Consols are now about 97/. to 98 for money and the 7th instant, and 981 a for the January account. The New 3 per Cents, are 96/ I, and the Reduced 96,1 I. India stock is flat at 2261, and ditto Debentures at,991 for, the 2d issue. The June Exchequer Bills are marked .345. prem., and ditto Bouds 1001. In the Foreign Stock Market business is not very active, and prices are steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 921- ; ditto Scrip, Ist issue, 4 e dis. ; ditto 2d issue, par to 1 prem., being unaltered. Brazilian 5 per Cents. are 1021 ; ditto 41- per Cents. (1858), 95 8 s ex div. ; Buenos Ayres New Deferred, 181 ; quador Bonds, 17 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 48 ; Spanish New Deferred, 31; Venezuela 5 per Cent s ., 41/ 42 ; and Dutch 2,1- per Cents., 66/. Chilian Loan is par to prem., which is a further decline. In the Railway Share Market this morning business has been rather active, and prices in host instances have shown an upward tendency, - the advance being about to -. 1 - per cent. on some of the principal lines. Bristol and Exeter, Caledo nian, Great Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln advanced 55., and South Western, 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire and Brighton declined 55., and Midland and North-Eastern (York), 10s. ; Great Northern, North Western, and South Easterns brought former rates. In the Foreign Market scarcely any business was done, and prices were almost nominal. Great Luxembourg, Pernambuco, and Bahia and San Francisco were at former quotations. The Colonial lines were inactive. Grand Trunk of Canada improved ss. ; Great Western of Canada and East Indian brought previous rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, but firm. London Joint Stock improved 55.; `Oriental Bank, ss. ; and Ottoman Bank, ss. il BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. i' a blc Stock —.. .. 2251 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 961 I 3 ' • Per Cent. Consols Annuities 9B 71 811 71 '"Qw 3 per Cent. Annuities ...... .. 9 6 4_ a I Ong Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 21261 3-16 clio Stock Jiitto Debentures — Ditto 2d Issue Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO "Consols for Account 9B i 7i March June. lE xt., , hequer , Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &lid—. 37 I 34 xchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent 95 i 1x d 3 3uenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Ditto Deferred * — 18/ -qua.dor New Consolidated i'eruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account SPanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 3l Turkish 6 per Cent 921 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip — Ditto Account Ditto 2d Issue .Ditto Account Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent.— 661 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account, December.... THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was almost wholly composed of Monday's unsold samples. For all kinds we experienced a slow inquiry, at previous cur- rancies. • There was a large supply of Foreign wheat on offer. :Even the finest qualities were very dull, and the quotations were nominally unaltered. Fine barley was scarce, and in fair request, at full Prices ; but other kinds wore a dull inquiry. Malt changed hands to a fair extent on former terms. Oats were held with more firmness, but the business de ins in them was only moderate. The supply on offer WI Is less extensive. :i3eans and peas were dull, but not cheaper. The flour trade was very quiet. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley Malt. ZARlish 1,460 ( 1,520 ; 1,200 Iri„h PArei gn 5,310 I 9,580 Oats. Flour 4,50 i 670 1,190 , 1,710 ; 00 skti 1 4 8 80 bls WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally is in a depressed state, as follows . ,:teef, from 2s 4d to 4s 44.; mutton, 2s 8d to 4s 4d; lamb, (Ids O p d er to Bl o b s . Od ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; and pork, 2s 4d to 4s ~~ aired ping ge of and. atro- Dting ;e of o him, many . thus 1r any a says r Ohio Jnion. in the btedly :e was er ex -en to out. I to the k dis writer yours ,EY. Dt was re been tanceu d with e most camp Tather violent npness in that it look e than edin gs pe.Aed ors, in ;her in before Le four rnenced in full haver ?din arY giment e day's fight on rst bri- Paulet, ammu- Le 36th, Rifles. as cora ., West 'Eatery, The 3d F a field. tirling .d a de ry Bri m, but y, with The 3ener4 Farn ong the 3onot o lA f nu. an s a I norib Lo wil ier-Lyrdo ey; Eeq•► igham• Sharej 1 .lu 13.14 S took Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3 Stock Stock 121 Stock Stock Stock, Stock] Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock] Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 'Stock Stock Stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Share] f Railways. Blythe and Tyne it per c. pref. (issued at ; £5O) Brie. & 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. et . 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 p ct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. East Lane. 6 per et E 4 W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. spc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent . Glas. &S West..; a. spc. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pt f Gt. Sn.& w (Ireland) 9 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. sp. ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Briz.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 : Do. New gua., 6 p. et : Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W. coy. &Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 pct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 she. Londoudy.& Ennis 4 sh. & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. liaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Stock! 12.10 Stock Stock G} 6i Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock' Stock 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 261 13i 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock, Do. - Aid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 4 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. Sr Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s 1 p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Nbrfolk Deb. 4 p. c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock, lBl6 Do. 5,1 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent ' Do. New, zua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Eail.& Dsk.Co. N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters 1846 170. York, H. & S:Purch North Stafibrdshirs Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Isl ' Do. do. do., 2d gun Do. 41p.c. Db.stk in per p Scottish Central , pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 31 pert. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. e. pref. stock. S ou th Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6 cent Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 1 4 p.c. Ist is . Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.o. gun St oc kton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Paid.l Closing Business Prime. Done. 100 100 100 100 all Xll4} 131 6.5 i 4 Share! Mines. Stock Stock Stock Stock 49 51 96 98 1103 105 100 103 gi 112 115 109 113 114 116 112 114 129 131 82 84 71i 721 110 112 121 123 113 115 105 107 64 66 101 14 95 97 86 Et 3 87 89 99 101 94 10 16i 174 'lO 104 72 74 18 19 9 94 134 144 142 144 19 121 AO 1(5 [2O 122 3 _ i, 68 72 5 30 28.2.81\ L4l 143 LO3 105 1P 95 97 91 9; 114 11/ 9 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock .08 110 99 100 i dis p Stock Stock Stock 8} Stock Stock Stock Stock 108. 10 1.0.6. id Ip 23i 24 L2O 122 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 20 251 25 Stock 09 101 1 100 10 2411 25 ,102 104 102 104 284 29 32 33 40 45 142 104 3s Ob 51 Sliftre Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c. Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. a Deb. NovaScotirGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July Viet •Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 100 100 100 100 100 115& 1171 113 115 113 115 un 114 i 1015 1025 1125 1135 113 115 112 114 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 1161 1 1021 1131 114 134 Share' Joint-Stock Banks. Paid . C P lo ri B ce. ing Bahl no e . se Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt ank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London. Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster. Nat. Prov. of England. Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia 12q 100 100 20.11 100 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid., Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co.'s. Price. Done. 261 261 3 2NI 62 C 4 1O 17 92 271 I Do. New 1 Union of London Unity Mutual Western Ilk of London 171 27 a2l 31 3 49 r 55 $5O 22 ' 221 361 2O 191 191 241 1 20 18 & M nt i i s c ee T l e la l. n c e L o i u m s i . t d.).. 1 I . Bedford and Bletchley all I Ln Buckinghamshire ... . 100 Ln & N.W 99 100 MISCELLANEOUS, Clydesdale Junction .. 100 Caledonia 102 104 Shari ' Closing isu 0 Colchester, Stour V al. all E.U.&E Cl 7 19 E.Lincolnahire,g.6p.e. 100 Gt. North. 142 143 Price. sines& ..one E Union,HarwichShs. all E.Counts. 4 44 1000 Atlantic Do. Woodbridge . 100 . - 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint alli 14 15 Gla.Barr.&Neils,Dra . . 100 Caledonia Paid. 111 Do. New lOO Do. — 25 Australian Agricultural Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. 10 Australian Ro- I M * al 19 344 354 33 J a ail a ll 4 1 Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br 10 Berlin Water Works . . ' 2 & 3 - A Hull and Selby - ' Do. 4 Shares all Do. — 50 British American Land 40 1 - Do. 1 Shares all Do. — 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. • all all 40 42 London&Greenwich . 100 S. East... 65 674 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. l9 21 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co. 91 94 92 100 Canada 324 108 114 110 Do. Barking Shares. all Do. — 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(l.im ) all 95 10 Lowestoft, gua. 4p . et. 100 Norfolk .. Stock Cop.Min.ofEne;.&Smlt,g all ._2 l • Do. 6 pert, cent lOO Do. — 1. 25 Do. Preference 74 per et all 24 26 Manc..Buxtn. & Matk all LN vr&M 24 21 5 crystal Palace Mid ab.& Iledcr, g.6p.c. all Stk.& Dar .- 5 Do. Preference all 4 51 Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland .98 100 2) Eastern Steam all 2 25 Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1.. Steck Electric Telegraph lOO 113 115 1134 15 guaranteed sp.c. I a. 5.6. E.Connts. 5 4 p 5 Eng. & Amt. Cop.St.Co all 1 14 North n.& & Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Do. — 9 Europ.&A n i.Stm.(Lim.) all li 25 Do. Fixed 5 per cet. all Do. — 20 Gl.frou ScrewCol.( Lim.) all _ PrOtoll and Wyre. 1 all L&N W I 15 Gen. Steam Na vi g ation. 14 & L.Yk. 20 London Discount 5 15 14 d 4 Do. 4 Shares A all Do — 4 Lon d.G en. Omnibus Co. all 114 Roystn,liitell.,& Shep 100 Gt. North l4l 143 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all Shf.Roth. &G 01.g. 5 f p.c. 1811 6 Lan.& Yk 10 Med. Eaten. Tel. (Lim.; a l l 7 1 8 5 8 5 1 S h rows bry& Here ord all T Brassey 01 91 25 National Di:401111t C 0... 5 5 4 d Sou th Staffordshire .. all M'Clcan . 105 10. 10 10 Netherlands Laud ..... 6 _ Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar 10 Do do .. . ... . ........... all 1 2 Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 92 93 100 N.llr.&Nova ScotiaL and 80 15 is Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn 8 9 I 1 20 Nor N.B.Au stEurope ralasia Steam all n (Lim.) all 5 i •__----------_---____ th of _ _ _ DOCKS. 1 Oriental Gas .......... all 1 1 _ 1 Do. New Shares ... . ... 15 s. 5 dis par f Share Docks. I Paid Closing Rosiness • Price. Docks. 5 Peel River Land & Mi n . all 24 33 24 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 85 87 865 5 • 50 Do. New lO 12 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 4 134 244 4 Stock Commercial ............ 100 --5 5 f 50 Rhymney Iron Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref.Min. 100 15 Do. New all 75 75 Stock East and West India... 100 _ , 100 Royal Mail Steam OO 59 61 Stock London—. r........... 100 1 1 Scot. Austrin.Tnv.(Lim ) all 15 it Stock St. Katharine.......... 100 93 25 south Australian Land. all 38 39 Stock Southampton .......... 100 _ 1 submarine Teleg. Scrip. all Ilf Stock Victoria ............... 100 101 103 1 Do. do Registered all f i _o I DO New lB 4.d 4P ; 20 Tr.& Ln. Co. of Upr. Can. 5 -- `Van Diemen's Land .. 28 4. 10 12 HARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. Closing Price. Amberg., N °twig. Bost. and Eastern Junction. Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and Str.Val Birk., Lanc., and Chesh Junction Blackburn myth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead 61 Gi ICork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall - Do. A A rcves. no div. B until6p.c.per an. hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßellast 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 Do Edinburg. and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundce Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lrelk Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds • Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F 216 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. Sr Derby. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. 4 Shares Newcastle 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.— Arec.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.... INorth-Western . No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Sooth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales South Yorks.& Riv. Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wqk Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rait 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 lass - 6 - : 2d G all 100 34 100 100 100 100 100 1613 4 a la. 171 all all 100, all all all 22i , 7 16 100 100 100 100 all all all 7i 7; all all all all all 66 68 104 111 29 31 924 931 864 87 37 39 4} 41 7 8 154 16) 614 62 44 46 29 31 111 121 93 94 65 66 264 27 90 92 10 10. 108 108 24 96 131- 133 1034 101 53i 53: 55 57 5G i 924 2 6 6i 4 Business 924 3 86-i 7* 7 62 11 2 108} 71 8 94i 53 1 i I 27} 95 i i I 111 93 2k Si 3 931 3 mut 971 81 40 74i 4 1 Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd gu. 5 percent Do Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. B Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant.&Godrick p. ct. bdB. 1 Aug., 1872 1 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta. &S. E astrn. Li m. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central. Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c., East Indian, gu. 5 p. Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore _ Do.4i p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt. IndiaPenin. gua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 3ladras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension.• Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Alelb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl. niare Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Nor thof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip 0 ude (Limited) icinde • 43 Do. Do. New ti Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. te;,` it. Andrews & Quebeo A . I'rinidad(Limited) Scrip 83_ 87 101 llt p 10 11 p 95 96. 1 00 I d 5 1 61 Lll 112 9/ 931 11 d 92 931 37 38 - 98 981 69 71 11 12 63 65 3l t 3d 56 561 92 92/ 1 d 46 46/ 74 75 ,02 103 11 12 7 27 29 ' 7 5d [lO 112 261 271 83 85 44 16 4 2 d 35} 364 74i 75 73 75 12 14 9 11 321 33i 88 92 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1858. FOREIGN. LA TY INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DAY.) Paid]Closing I Businosr.: Price. Done. COURT OF ERROR. APPEAL.-3e3IANIJS V. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. Cozen el for the plaintiff is now being heard. The argu ments will occupy the whole of the day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prins before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) SKAIFE, CLERK, V. DAIIKES. Lord Campbell strongly recommended the parties in this case to refer the matter to the arbitration of some legal or professional gentleman, to save time and expense in the trial of the cause by a jury ; but, after, csonsulting together the counsel for both parties declined to do so. Mr. Atherton opened the case for the plaintiff, who is Clerk to the Justices of the county of Middlesex and the Committee under the Act of Parliament fur the erection of a lunatic asylum at Colney-hatch. This is an action of damages against the defendant, who was the architect and surveyor of the buildings, involving a claim of several thousand pounds for a breach of duty as an architect and surveyor—a breach of contract under seal, by the builder, Mr. Myers, in building the asylum, and want of professional skill as an architect. The expense of the erection of the asylum was £113,586, paid to Mr. Myers, builder. The sum paid to the defendant for his professional services as architect and surveyor was £3,000. Plaintiff relies on the reports of Messrs. Harris, Lewis, Cubitt, and Trymen, as showing the deficiency of the building and departure from the specification and contract under seal. Mr. Atherton then proceeded to examine witnesses to prove his case. It is probable that the trial of the cause will occupy the whole of this day. BRUFF V. TILE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY THIRD EDITION. Share) Railways. Antwerp 47 Rotterdam Ardennes b..ItS.S. Ft I m.7p.c Belgian East. Junctior Beziers to Graissessaa Carmeaux Mina & Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. Ed's Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Luca& Pistoja, sp.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Rif_ra and Dunaburg RQMC and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 5i per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand .all 5 51 = - .1)! d 1 8 9 21 2i 270 281 - -p 7f _7l 4 4} p - - 241 251 91 91 21. 22 39 39i7 8i 9i 3 1 4 35 351 55 56 d n 8 9 9 23 231 5f 5 9f cP 23& 24 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid. Closing Price.; 8118111098 DOHe. all all }lOO !par II it tu par 7 74 14 13 d 80 85 77 80 74 77 —p liFt par fp 107 1071 1 iipl 17 18 37 39 77 79 91 93 ?If 21} PP par ip 171 18f 21 d 106 109 106 109 105 107 C 1 100 18 181 2 ti 201 id Id par 1p par fp 2 lidl 4 3cll 1 llp 211 211 7i P par 1 . p i par pl par iPi BRITISH MINES Alfred Consols (Philack) 13ritish Iron Coudurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) North Wheal Crotty N.Wlfl. Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St.. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Clecr) South C. Brea( Mogan). S. W heal Fran. (Mogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft UnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towev (Carm.) Wefst Basset (illogan) W. Car. don (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) WWI MaryAnu (Meithe) Wh'l Trelawney (Lick.) FOREIG: Australian Boa AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. Do.L and and Mining• Co. Clarendon Consols Min- ing Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.3ling.Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitaniau Mariquita New Granada N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican COLONIAL GOVER Secueties. 2.11.10 17s 11.14.11 83 188 6d 18.18. 40 12s C li MD MEN' Paid. Paid \ Closing 1 Business * Price. Done. 7 8 2 / 1 . 50 60 150 460 [2O 130 131 141 2 21 1 11 1i 7 81 3. 41 7 8 IC4 17i # # 405 415 21 3 236 250 3 3 70 1 80 1 22* f 2L 110 120 210 220 105 180 2i 3 8 9 46 47 26 28 4 I par p lt 9 10 36 37 10 12 11 14 20 21 8 St 1 1d 1 P 41 1 1 21 3 SECUR: ClosingPricei. 'TIES. Business Done. -VERDICT. The jury yesterday returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £1,750. POLICE INTELLIGENCE-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BRUTALITY TO A WIFE.—John Scott, a tall, determined looking man, was charged with assaulting his wife in a very violent manner. Jane Scott, the wife of the prisoner, said that she resided in Denmark-place, Soho, and that on the previous after noon the prisoner came home in a state of intoxication and called her a most disgusting name, and seized hold of her to turn her out of the house, all the time making use of the vilest language. After some persuasiOn she got him to bed and made some tea for him, but shortly after he got up and again became very violent, and in consequence the landlord of the house gave him notice to leave. This seemed to increase his violence, and on his coming up stairs he said she must sell the furniture. This she refused to do. He then demanded some money of her, and she gave it to him. He then became very furious and knocked her down, striking her several times about the body, where he also struck her so that the marks should not be seen. He formerly used to strike her in the face, and had given her black eyes. The sister of the wife said she saw him strike the prose cutrix twice, and saw her fall from the effects of the blow. On Saturday week she saw her standingon the stairs in her nightdress, the prisoner at the time threatening to have her life. The wife said he was now under recognisances, having been bound over two months ago for a similar thing. A constable of the F division said he followed the wife into the house, and as soon as she got on the landing, going up before him (witness), prisoner struck her several times. He then rushed up and took him into custody. Mr. Beadon said, that notwithstanding he was already under recognisances he had assaulted his wife in a savage manner, and that just in front of a constable. He was a perfect ruffian. Committed for four months with hard labour. THAMES, How SLOP-WOKS IS PAID FOR.—Elizabeth Hall, a young woman with a squalid infant in her arms, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with illegally pawning eight shirts entrusted to her to slake up. Sarah Amy, of 21, London-street, Ratcliff, stated that she gave the prisoner the materials for making eight shirts in August last, and she pawned them. Witness gave more work afterwards, but she never redeemed the eight shirts, and yesterday the prisoner 'gave her the duplicates relating to them. She originally gave the prisoner nine shirts to make ; one had been returned, and two were given up by a pawnbroker last night. Mr. Selfe—What do you pay her for making the shirts ? Witness-2d. each. Mr. Selfe—How many shirts can she make per day ? Witness—l dsn't know. I know how many I can make. I can make four per day by working hard, and I have 21d. for making each shirt. I pay the prisoner 2d. per shirt. Mr. Selfe—A very wretched remuneration indeed; 10d. per day for shirt making. Who finds needles and thread? Witness—We have to find both. The prisoner said that she pawned the shirts one at a time when she wanted bread, and the proseeutiix always knew it. She intended to' redeem the shirts, but was unable to do so. Mr. Selfe expressed his regret that women were only paid 2d. and 20. eaoh for making shirts. The prosecutrix had kept this charge hanging over the prisoner's head four months, and she knew the shirts were in pawn. He strongly condemned the practice of pawnbrokers advancing money on slop work to needlewornen. It was an encou ragement to crime and produced wide-spread m:s2ry. He ordered the pawnbrokers in attendance to give up the shirts to prosecutrix, and discharged the prisoner. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-TUESDAY. CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Ravenstondale (offered) 50 to 1 agst Wrestler (taken) 50 to 1 agst Longrango (taken) 100 to 1 agst Shuffle (taken) 100 to 1 agst Uralian (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Promised Land (offered) 15 to 1 agst Marionette (taken) 100 to 6 agst Electric (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Old Warrior (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Old Robert (taken) 1000 to 1 Oagst Phantasm (taken) THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. I.—Wind this day - at noon, S.W. ; strong breeze, and fine. OFF MARGATE, Nov. 30.—Arrived—Omi, from Singa pore. __ _ POOLE, Nov. 30.—Wind IV.N.W.—Arrived—Janet, not Emily, from Newfoundland. DARTMOUTH, Nov. 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Lot tery, from Labrador. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ros— lind Castle, from Quebec; H.MS. Curlew, from Ports mouth. COWES, Nov. 30.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Fortune, from Rio Janeiro. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 30.—Arrived—North Briton, from Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.N.W. Arrived—North Britain, from Quebec ; Foyle, ateamer r from Dublin. Sailed—Foyle, steamer, for London. LmitPool, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.N.W. Arrived, Nov. 30—Mpitery, from Fayal, and not from Rouen ; Lincluden, from San Felipe ; Louisa, from Mon tevideo; Dorothea, Nuevitas, Assyria, Windermere, Crimea, Wocahontas, and C. S. Pennell, from Now Orleans ; John Bright, and Dreadnought, from New York ; Martha,froui St. John's, N.B. ; Morning Star, from Miramicha ; In trinsic, from Quebec ; Luisi, from Marselles . ; Pactolus, fro m Alexandria. Arrived, Dec. I—Philip Laing, from Singapore ; Tagus,,, from Buenos Ayres ; Utopia, from Magadore ; Annie , Lindsey, from Quebec ; Star of the Sea, from Bathurst Maese, from Alexandria ; Laurel, from Cadiz ; J. 11.. Cunard, from Cronstadt ; J. T. C. Rogers, from Key West ; Emily, from. Ceara. The captain and passengers were landed this morning • from the steamer Genoa hence for London having been in . contact with the Good Speed from Mobile, and was run . aground near the Rock Light, covered at high water. The Good Speed is aground at Tranmere. The Susan, of Chester with sulphur ore, is on shore on. Brazil Bank ; crew saved. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.S.W. ; tide, high water; weather fine.' Arrived, Nov. 30.—Ann Elizabeth, from Lanscrons Forsyth, from Odessa; Princess Royal, from Smyrna • ; Watchful, from Madras; Eidstala, from Havannah; Annai from Quebec; Peri, from Catania; Alarm, from Callao ; Jane Justino, from St. Gilles ; Red Riding Hood, from Nel York ; Anneitta, Confidence, and Marengo, from Coatza •-• coallo ; Eagle, from Odessa ; Harrond, from Venice ; Crispin, from Guernsey ; Providence, from Gravelines Vid, from Denia ; Hotspur, from Monscolta ; Mary, fron t Denia ; Wigrams, from Theste ; Prometheus, from Sierra l Leone ; Traveller, front Colombo ; Janet Mitchell, front Madras; Leonidas, from Alpe, Bay. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. ; fresh. Anchered.—S. L. Thilley, froM Quebec ; Highland Light, from Quebec, for London ; Thomson Hankey, inn, from the Mauritius, for London ; Ocean Star, front "Nemo . Orleans, for London. Passed.—Reliance, from London, for Port Natal. Sailed.—Omar Pasha with several other outward bowl' 1, PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Par is about 1 per mile discount, the short exchange on Lond. is 25-10 pbr £1: On comparing these rates with the En; lish Mint price of £3 1 7s. 1 0i-d per ounce for standard gol it appears that gold is 2-10tlis per cent. dearer in Paris tin in London. By advises from Hamburg the price of gold 424 k per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13- per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint pri, is therefore about '2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York ( London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 109 per cen which when compared with the Mint par between the to countries, shows that the exchange is slightly in favour England ; .and, after making allowance for charges of tran port and difference of interest, the present rate leav no profit on the importation of gold from the Unit. States. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND. The negotiations between France and Switzei land for the purchase by the former of the Dapper-thal or Vallee des Dappes are still pending. It appears from advices from Berne that objections arc now made to the sale on strategic grounds. Similar objections are made on the part of Austria. The Austrian Military Gazette has the following on the subject : "If France succeeds in becoming the owner of the said valley it will be a standing menace to our Italian provinces, and this military line, which di minishes or increases the road across Switzerland. to Austria's possessions in Italy, deserves the atten tion of all Germany. As long as Switzerland is mistress of the valley of the Dappes and its heights she can close the road of St. Cergus and of the Pays du Vaud, as also the road from France to Geneva and Gex; whilst, on the contrary, if France holds the passage of the Dappes, she will have no military obstacle from Salins to Nyon and to the shores of the Lake of Geneva, without taking into account that the valley of the Dappes unites the district of Gex to the heart of France. In the 75th article of the final Act of the Congress of Vienna (con- , eludes the article) it is said—'The valley of the Dappes, which formerly formed part of the Canton de Vaud, is restored to it.' Thus stands the mat ter, and the canton of Vaud cannot, without the consent of Switzerland, nor the latter without the consent of the great Powers, cede the valley to France." NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. =The !following promotions and appointment were made this afternoon at the Admiralty:— Mr. 'To. C. Webb, Mr. Edwa4d Mourilyan, and Mr. John Palmer, have been promoted to the rank of Master. Mr. James H. Lawrence, second master, has been ap pointed to the Avon. IRELAND. DUBLIN, TUESDAY. THE CANNONADING AT QUEENSTOWN. A court-martial was held at Queenstown on Mon day, on board her Majesty's ship Nile, on Lieut. Edward Alfred Luckraft, second lieutenant of her Majesty's ship Hawke, on a charge of having acted in an improper and unofficer-like manner on the might of the 31st October. The alarm caused to a large portion of the residents of Queenstownon the might of Sunday, the 31st of October, by a loud and !prolonged cannonading from the Hawke, must be _ _ ;still fresh in the minds of the public, and the pro- 'ceedings to-day were an investigation of the charge against the officer who had ordered the cannon ading, Lieutenant Luckraft. The officers composing 'the court were Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Chads, :K.C.8., port admiral, president; Captain Forbes, Captain Pmmanney, Captain Chads, Captain E'Eyncourt, and Captain Rice. Captain Crispen - was also nominated, but having been objected to by the prisoner, his name was struck out. Mr. C. E. Pritchard, secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle, acted as judge-advocate; Lieut. Pickatd, her Majesty's ship Hawke, was the pro- Egecuting officer ; and Mr. K. Sutherland, pay- znaster of the Royal Albert, appeared on behalf of the prisoner. The following charge was read, to which the prisoner pleaded not guilty:— " For that he, Lieutenant Edward Henry Luck raft, being in actual service and in full pay in her Majesty's fleet, and a Lieutenant belonging to her Majesty's ship Hawke, did, on Sunday, the 31st of October, 1858, without orders from his superior officer, beat to general night quarters, and. in an imp - roper and unofficer-like manner, did cause fire •to be opened from the great guns of her Majesty's ship Hawke, the said Lieutenant Luckcraft being at the time drunk.' . " The charge refers to a cannonading which took - place on the night in question from the Hawke, while lying in Queenstown harbour, by the orders .of Lieutenant Luckraft, who happened to be the senior officer on board. _ " Lieutenant Pickard, First Lieutenant of the Hawke, was sworn, and deposed to having pro ceeded on board the Hawke on the night of the .31st of October, on hearing the firing iii Queens town, and to having been informed by the gunner that it had taken place by the orders of Lieutenant _Luckraft. The gunner also informed him that Lieutenant Luckraft was drunk, and he then placed the latter officer under arrest. " Thomas Andrews, gunner of the Hawke, de posed that about eight e clock on the night of the 31st of October, he was directed by one of the men to go down to Lieutenant Luckraft, and on going down he found him in the wardroom with a decan ter of gin on the table, and a number of officers there He asked witness would he take some gin, and wit ness said he would rather not. He then told witness that he wished the men to beat to night quarters, to which witness replied, Very well, Sir.' Wit ness then asked him if Lieutenant Pickard knew of it, as it was usual when the men were beat to _night quarters to know it some time before, and Lieutenant Luckraft said it was all right. He (the prisoner) added afterwards, that he had got a letter directing him to do so. Witness then re marked that a number of the men were ashore, and that it was impossible to man all the guns, and the prisoner told him to fire four rounds from both sides. ;Witness went to execute the order, and took out 48 rounds. Had no suspicion at this time that the prisoner was intoxicated. In a quarter ()fan hour after witness was sent for again, and asked by the prisoner was everything going on, to which witness replied in the affirmative, and the other then desired him to proceed and to report when all I was ready, as he (prisoner) wanted to have every thing over by 10 o'clock. Everything being ready at a quarter past 9 the prisoner came on deck, and gave orders to the men to fire three rounds on both sides. As soon as 48 rounds of powder were handed from the magazine, witness told the gunner's mate not to let out any more until further orders. The prisoner then sent for him, and asked what right he had to interfere, and told him he had better mind what he was about, or he (the prisoner) would order him down to his cabin. Witness apologised, saying he was very sorry, and asked would he go back to the magazine, and go on. The other replied, You can go where you like, for I do not want you.' Witness then ob served the prisoner staggered while walking, and he desired the ship's corporal to observe him, and take notice of him, as he was drunk. Went on the main-deck then, and the prisoner ordered the men to fire four rounds quick, and, turning round to give the order, he staggered and fell against the after-g,tin tackle on the main-deck. Witness asked the chaplain to speak to Lieutenant Luckraft, and persuade him to cease firing, which the chaplain did, but he .did not order the firing to cease until he (witness) .gave the orders himself. At this moment Lieutenant Pickard came on board in a boat, and witness stated to him that the men had beat to quarters by Lieutenant Luckraft's orders, and that he was drunk, and that Lieutenant Pickard then ordered the prisoner to his cabin. " John Streeting, sailmaker's mate, deposed to the facts of the firing similarly to the last witness, and said the prisoner appeared at the time to have been drinking. Was led to suppose so from his having given a wrong word of command. Observed that after the first three rounds. Did not consider that the prisoner was exactly drunk, but he had been drinking, to the best of witness's belief. Saw him reel against the foremost side tackle of the after gun ; but he did not exactly fall. The wrong order he gave was, Inboard secure the guns,' instead of Outboard secure the guns.' lhat was the only reason witness had for supposing the prisoner to have been drinking. "Are the main-deck guns of the Hls \ wke ever secured inboard in the, harbour after firings_lor the purpose of being cleaned ?—Not secured, but run in. " Examined by the prisoner—Might not a sober man, in turning round suddenly have staggered as you state me to have done?—He might. " The President—Did you consider it was from drinking that he staggered and fell against the gun He might have done it from turning quickly. I have done the same thing myself. I do not think it was from drinking. The Rev. George G. W. Clemenger, chaplain of the Hawke, stated that he saw the prisoner during the firing, and he was staggering and , ap parently unable to take care of hi.monsieelfo:nfursliioant partly arose from drin k, and partly fi and excidtetihneenfiti..inßg e h l a ie d vd t eexciltioadt himthe working in nacit o o f the he t o g uns an the drink he had taken. Saw him about 10 minutes before beating to quarters and considered him then to be sober. " James Hyde, corporal of the llawl:e, stated that he was desired by the gunner to observe Lieut. Luckraft during the firing, and notice if he was drunk, but witness did not observe him to be so. " This closed the case for the prosecution, and the prisoner having asked for time until next morn ing to prepare his defence, it was granted, and the Court adjourned to 10 o'clock-" all all 8 all all 371 99 . 84 21j MAIN DRAINAGE OF LONDON.-THE NORTHERN 111011-LEVEL SEWER. (From the Builder.) The drawings and specification of the first portion of the work of the metropolitan main drainage are in the hands of surveyors, who are taking out the quantities, in order that tenders may be r ece i ve d on the 16th of next month; and, considering the great importance structurally of the works which will be in progress in all parts of London during the next 3-ear, and that the details of their execu tion may deserve to be referred to as precedents, our readers will perhaps be glad to have such par ticulars as we have been able to gather. The work now specified comprises construction of the Northern. High-level Sewer, from the point of tem porary outfall on the River Lea, at Old Ford, to Southampton-road, near Hampstead; of a shorter sewer, branching from the main line, northward, at a point near the outfall, and extending thence, partly along the course of the present Hackney brook sewer, to High-street, Honierton ; and of a sewer in the Lower Olapton-road, besides the river wall at the outlet, tumbling-bay and storm outlets, overflow, and penstock chambers and buildings, side-entrances, ventilators, and other matters of detail, as well as the removal of surplus earth to the ground eastward of the Lea on the line of the main out fall sewer—of which the works in chief will be the subject of a future contract. The Metropolitan Board have given notice, by advertisement, of their intention to proceed with these latter works ; and the draw ings and specification are expected to be ready in March next. The whole of the works of the metro politan drainage, it will be recollected, were to be divided into eleven contracts, seven of the number being for as many sewers within the populous dis trict, and the other contracts being for the reser voirs and the outfall sewers. The Northern High-level Sewer Works, the sub ject of present attention, were roughly estimated to cost, with land and compensation, £150,000, and they will extend over 8 miles 4,295 feet, or there abouts, of ground ; the main line being somewhat more than seven miles, and the shorter line, called the Wicklane Branch, rather more than one mile. The outlet will be close to that, at present, of the Hackney-brook, which discharges itself into the Lea at a bend of the stream near to Old Ford-road. The two branches nearly entircle the Victoria-park; with other ground; and the Wicklane branch, at its upper end, will touch the North London Rail way at a point little over 1,600 feet distant east ward from the Hackney station, where the main line of sewer will cross under that railway. Nearer to the point of outfall the railway inter sects each branch; Sir George Duckett's canal also intersects ; and a portion of one branch being carried above the level of the ground in an embankment, and at the railway so that the sleepers supporting the rails will be about on a level with the crown of the arch of the sewer (the brickwork to be brought up to support the ends of iron girders upon which the sleepers are to rest, whilst the traffic of the railway is not to be interrupted), we may well suppose that some of the anticipated difficulties of metropolitan drainage will be exemplified. Gene rally speaking, the lines are made to coincide with those of existing streets and roads, and there ap pear to be but four or five houses which will require to be taken down and rebuilt. On the completion of the outfall to Barking Creek the sewage will pass the River Lea by means of an aqueduct. At the point which, in the interim, will be that of outfall, and where there will be always provision for the escape of storm waters, or at Old Ford Ford Coal-wharf, there will be constructed, on and adjoining the bed of the river, a pa - ved channel, ex tending 30 feet outwards, and about 30 ft. wide. It will be protected by a permanent dam of guide piles, sheet piles, and walings, whilst beyond and in front of it, for about 30 feet, the bed of the river is to be dredged, and filled in again level with con crete and stone pitching. Also a retaining wall and return walls, with counterforts, are to be con- strutted ; the former to be 56 feet in extreme length, 15 ft. 9 in. in height, and from 3ft. 9in. to lft. Gin. in thickness, built with picked " stocks " in Roman cement, on a piled foundation, and also pro tected by sheet piling ; and the return walls to be of similar construction, extending 15 feet from the bank, or backwards into the land. Concrete in the foundations and as backing and " puddle" behind the wall, will be employed. For these works a coffer-dam will be required. From the retaining-wall above described a double " storm outlet" channel is to be formed for present use and eventual use, as may be ' required - This outlet channel is to be 180 feet in length, and in construction of the work the foundations are to be got in, the walls brought up, and the arches turned, to form part of the future outfall-sewer over the river Lca. At the end of this length of outlet channel, the two double lines of sewer, upper and lower, will commence (we shall follow the line upstream), and they are to be built in conjunction with each other for a length of 1,070 feet. In each of the lower sewers, and abont 670 feet from the outlet-channel, a tumbling bay is to be formed. The lines of sewers are to be constructed across and under the North London Railway, as just men tioned. Under the railway, and in a field adjoin ing, a double overflow chamber is to be built, 138 feet in length, 70 feet of which at the upper end is to be 40 feet 6 inches wide ; and within that space walls are to be brought up at the sides and in the centre to form weirs, over which the water will flow and relieve the high and middle level sewers when overcharged. York-stone landings, in a double course, with rubbed joints, set with Portland cement, breaking•joint and made as nearly water-tight as possible, are to be used for the floor of the chamber and the bottom of the out let-channels. At the end of, and in conjunction, with, this chamber, three penstock chambers are to be constructed. A false bottom or floor is to be formed to two of these chambers, with open iron gratings, on a level with the inverts of the sewers, and between which and the floor of the outfall channel two flights of steps are to be constructed. In conjunction with the southernmost penstock chamber and high-level sewer, a length of 26 feet of the middle-level sewer is to be constructed—ter- minated by a head-wall westward, and haling an opening to communictte with the high-level sewer, in which a penstock ivto be fixed. Five cast-iron penstocks are to be fixed in the overflow chamber ; two of them 9 feet 6 inches in height by 12 feet in width, are to be fixed at the junction of the high and middle-level sewers with the overflow cham ber ; and one of the same dimensions in the wall dividing the two sewers ; and the other two, to be each 6 feet in height by 12 feet in width, are to be fixed in the lower chamber. These penstocks are to be worked by chains and counter-balance weights. The Wick-lane branch sewer, it appears, will join the storm outlet sewer, or lower down, near the river—furnished with a flap and small penstock. The main line of sewer from the chamber above described will continue westwards, along and under a field, and bearing slightly north, through Victoria park, for a length of 2,740 feet. In this distance, the dimensions of the sewer, in the clear, will be 9 feet 6 inches in height, and 12 feet in width ; the invert will be two bricks in thickness, built with blocks in cement ; the side walls will be two and a half bricks with footings ; and the arch will be two bricks thick—both the last built in Barrow lime mortar. A portion of sewer which will form part of the new line, under Sir George Duaett's canal, is already constructed. The line continues along and under Hackney-common, crosses Cass land-road, and under No. 3, Cassland-terrace, thence along West-street and the Darnley-road, and under Nos. 1 and 2, Paradise-row ; crosses Albion-road to the northern end of Fox's-lane, and, turning more westward, passes under No. 1, Church-street, by the railway station, crossing Church-street, just where the railway also inter sects. For the distance last described, or 4,540 feet, the sewer will be in the clear 10 feet in height, and 10 feet 9 inches in width, and will have 18-inch invert and arch, and 2 brick side walls. Where it crosses Church-street it will be in cement, with footings running through, and counterforts— the wall being surrounded with concrete. From Church-street , Hackney, the sewer continue along and under a line of road to a point opposite Dalston-lane, for a length of 1,440 feet. It is here a barrel sew er of 18-inch brickwork, and 9 feet 3 inches in th e clear. From Dalston-lane it will continue along and under Amherst-road, the Rectory-road (there nearly northerly), the Road ay, Newington - commo n, and Hi g h-s treet , Stoke Road way, to the present open brook at the foot of Stamford-hill, a length of about 6,460 feet, as a 9 feet barrel sewer, inl4-inch brickwork. From near St a mford -hill-bridge the sewer will pass through pasture and garden-groundto a point in the Manor road ; the length is about 1,210 feet, and the size 8 feet 9 inches, with 14-inch brickwork. Thence turn ing westerly, and somewhat south, the sewer will follow the Manor-road, cross Lordship's-lane, and pass through meadow land to the Green-lanes for 4,050 feet, with 8 feet 6 inches diameter in 14-inch brickwork ; thence south-westerly, under the New River, to the centre of Blackstock-lane, length about 1,810 feet, diameter S fcet 3 inches, and brickwork 14-in c h ; th ence a l ong a new roa d ca ll e d King's-road, to a point eastward of the embank• meet of the Great Northern Railway, length about 1,790 feet, diameter 8 feet, and to the centre of the Hornsey-road, distance 1,520 feet, diameter 7 feet 6 inches, next along Tellington-road, to a point near the Holloway-road for 1,130 feet, the size 7 feet 3 inches. From the Tollington-road the line turns sharply round, and continues in a north-westerly direction along the Holloway-road—the sewer being, for the distance of 830 feet, up to the Seven Sisters-road, intended to be of 7 feet diameter, in 14-inch brickwork , and for 220 feet, beyond, reach ing to the Tufnell-park-road, of 6 ft. Gin. diameter, in 9-inch brickwork. At the Tufnell-park-road the line again turns sharply round, and the sewer will continue in a due westerly direction along that road and across meadow-ground. to the Highgate road. near St. J.Aufs-park Academy, Ken tish-town ; the length, 1,230 feet, being of 6 feet 3 inches diameter, and 9-inch brickwork ; and the lengths of 1,470 feet, 1.500 feet, up to the intersection of Maiden-lane and the Junction- road, and thence 1,730 feet to the Highgate•rond, being of 6 feet, 5 feet 9 inches, and 5 feet respec tively. Then ce cross i ng th e Hampstead Junction Railway, to the arch of the Fleet sewer in Mans field-road, Gospel Oak-fields, the length of 1,220 feet has a diameter of 4 feet 6 inches ; and the far thest portion at present proposed, passing along and under the Mansfield-road, to join the sewer already constructed opposite the end of Southamp ton-road, and in the line leading to South End green. Hampstead, a length of 1,800 feet, is to be 4 feet in diameter, and, as in the other cases, of 9- inch brickwork. The Wick-lane branch, or low-level line (so called in the specification), it will have been understood, is to branch from the llne of the storm water out let. It will then pass across meadow land, and take the line of the brook, passing the canal at the existing culvert ; it will continue to White Post lane, and thence along Wick-lane and Park -street to a point where Homerton-lane and the Cass land-road intersect, The length is about 4.510 feet, and the sevrer is to be a 6-inch barrel sewer, in 9 inch work. Thence due westward along Wick-road, and lastly, turning north, it will join the existing sewer of Bridge-street, Homerton, at a point on the line of railway before mentioned, the ' length being about 3,290 feet, and the dimensions of the sewer 4 feet in the clear height, and 2 feet 8 inches in the width, with 9-inch brickwork. From a point near the junction of this sewer with the storm outlet channel, the " low-level" lines to be continued " with a drop under the invert" of that channel, 2 feet 6 inches by 3 feet in the clear, in 14-inch work, resting on footings and concrete ; and at the same time two chambers are to be constructed, one for a penstock, and the other for a flap. The works, besides what we have named, include alterations to branch sewers ; the required provi sion for watercourses; 100 ventilating shafts, and other matters. I n some cases , w h ere t h e brickwork of the arch of the Sewer would be above the surface of the ground, 6 inches of concrete is to be added over the brickwork, and 6 inches of suitable mate rial from the trenches to be placed on that. Of the materials to be used, the bricks are to bo the best description of picked " stocks," and those for the upper ring of the invert are to be the best description of Staffordshire blue bricks, to be built in Portland cement. Both are to be equal to samples at the office of the board, and no broken bricks are to be allowed on the works. The bricks are to be well wetted before being used. The joints are not to exceed 3-16ths of an inch in thickness next the interior surface. For the lime, Barrow lime is specifies', unless other blue Has lime should be sanctioned. The Portland cement is to be of not less weight than 1061 b. to the bushel, and the Roman of not less than 761 b. to the bushel ; and the former is to be mixed two of cement to three of sand, and the latter two of cement to one of sand. In certain cases, however, the cement will be used neat. Besides surplus earth to be deposited in the line of the present brook, portions will be required on the main line near the Lea, and on the opposite side of the river. The earth in such cases is to be deposited in layers not exceeding s.ix inches in thickness, mixed with water, and to be !punned and levelled down. The foundation for the con struction of the outfall sewer to Barking-creek will be so formed. The conditions bind the contractor to finish the whole of these works within fifteen months after the receipt of the engineer's order to commence, or to pay £5O as liquidating damages for every day over the time. £lO,OOO is to be allotted for pos sible extra works. The specification includes a schedule of prices, wherein digging with every expense of shoring, carting, &c., is set down at 2s. Gd. per yard cube ; and concrete (six of ballast to one of ground blue lias lime) at 6s. Gd., unless the ballast be got from the trenches, when the price would be 3s. 6d. Brickwork, of the blocks of " stocks" and Portland cement is put at 13 guineas a rod (half-brick being 15 guineas, whilst in Roman cement it is put at £l5. The work with Stafford shire blue bricks is put at £2O (that is, with Port land cement), and in Roman cement it is 'at £l9. Ordinary brickwork in Barrow lime mortar is put at £ll per rod, and in blue Has lime at 10 guineas. " Fir timber, left in trenches," is set down at 2s. 7d. per foot cube, whilst Memel or Riga, provided and driven in piles, &c., is 4s. 6d. The " articles of agreement," wherein the specification and general conditions are embodied, occupy 35 printed pages, and refer to 22, or 23, sheets of drawings. THE MISSING SHIP BOMBAY. DESPATCH OF TWO GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. Unfortunately we have no news of this ship which is at all calculated to relieve the anxious fears for her safety which are now felt in all quar ters. The Bombay, our readers may recollect., was recently taken up by Government as a transport for the conveyance of troops to India, and in the early part of last month embarked at Gravesend some 300 officers and men of various corps—viz., Ensign Charles H. Atkinson and 11 men of the 61st Regiment, 43 men of the 94th Regiment, 1 subaltern and 34 men of the 7th Dragoon Guards, 64 men of the Bth Hussars, Captain Charles Steel and 32 men of the 17th Lancers, Ensign Arthur S. Gilbert and 13 men of the 70th Regiment, Ensign Walter S. Brown and 12 men of the Ist battalion 4th, 2 MCR of the 33d, 16 men of the 71st High land Light Infantry, 10 men of the 72d High landers, and 57 gunners of the Royal Artillery. The vessel was provisioned for the convoy of 500 men, with all their baggage, to Kurrachee, and in addition to this we believe she had also 500 tons of railway metals, with 300 tons of kentledge, or iron ballast, and 200 tons, or thereabouts, of water— nearly 1,100 tons dead weight in all. This was not an overload for a ship which is registered at 1,279 tons, but it was certainly enough, as the vessel, though teak built, is 50 years old, having been launched at Bombay in 1809. However, had the Bombay quitted England in this trim, and gone direct for her destination, nothing more could have been said. But in addition to the 300 troops on board, she had also to take detachments amounting to 190 men from Cork. Of cours e , any one wou ld imagine that some vessels among our steam squadron that seem perpetually in reserve in all our dockyards would have been employed to bring round these mei to a slow and heavily laden sail ing ship, or that, failing this, they would, at least, have been forwarded by one of the Cork steamers, which would have brought them all at something like £1 a-head. But the " How Not To Do It" system seems to have been rampant in the case of this unfortunate vessel, and the Bombay, after taking in her troops here, was ordered to sail round from Gravesend to look for the rest of her men. She sailed from England on the 9th ult., and up to within the last few days nothing was heard of her, and, unhappily, the news that has last arrived is by no means calculated to lessen the alarm which is now felt concerning her, and those she has on board. Lloyd's list of last evening gives us the following intelligence up to the 18th ult.:— " The schooner Emma, Nankivell, of Plymouth, from Seville for Hull, was boarded on the 24th idst. off Dingle. Captain Nankivell stated that on the 18th inst., in lat. 49 18 N., long. 15 23 W., he passed a large ship called the Bombay, steering \V . S.W. before the sea, main and mizenmasts gone by the board, foretopsailyard gone in the slings, sails blowing about in shreds, flyi ng jibb oom hang ing to the bowsprit, ship rolling very heavily, and a gre at n n o u t m i c b e e of bey eyo d e people l a e o observeddoubt b t gives. o a n d ino e s e t k. '' sad pic ture of her condition at that time. The distance here spoken of is about 440 miles from Cape Clear, and though 12 days have elapsed since that date nothing has yet been seen or heard of her. The ship is a very strong one, and Captain Flanlank, her command er , i s an accomplished and well-tried sailor, on whose experience and judgment the utthost reliance, fortunately, is placed ; but, from the crippled and unmanageable state in which the vessel was seen, as well as from the heavy weather that has since prevailed, there is no disguising the apprehensions that are now spreading respecting her. On the perilous situation of the ship being communicated to the Admiralty, the Lords of the Admiralty immediately forNitarded a telegraph di.- patch 'to the naval authorities of Plymouth, direct ing the sailing of t*o steamers without delay in search of the disabled ship. Most earnestly do we hope that the result of these combined eilbrts may lead to a quick and happy solution of the doubts and friars abroad, and as earnestly do we trust that the disastrous voyage of the Bombay may be the last of the kind undertaken by sailing transports 'for India to pick up a handful of men at Cork. NEW WORK BY MB. TUPPER,.-Among the an nouncements of forthcoming works which are likely to excite considerable interest, we olrF,erve that of a m ew wo; k by Mr. Martin F. Tupper, th author of " Tr ov e r bia Philosophy." It is entitled "St Jphan Langton," and is to appear in a few days, in two volumes, illustrated with steel engravings. In these volumes Mr. Tupper, it is said, has devoted his pen to a romantic biography (If the celebrated archbishop to Whom England is mainly indebted for the great charter of her liberties. Such awe ,rk cannot fail to be acceptable to the numerous admirers of Mr. Tuppees popular productions. tots ,en- bile 1) this ) of yet - of igle r of ;sed aver ) be sion the 'rom vote Con- t : this . you the New cum- Sharo 201 204 100 100 100 Stock Sto. 1 Stock 20 100 100 il - 5 all U all 161 1 100 100 100 1. 3.0. 25:641 2 all 5 100 all i 2s. all all all all all all all 103 7 1l I I 91 I