The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The advices received from most of the manufac turing districts are of a rather satisfactory character, although there has been no important increase in the amount of business transacted. In South Staffordshire the iron trade shows a gradual im provement, as stocks are extremely light compared with those at the same period of the previous year. At Birmingham most of the trades of the town and districts were moderately employed. At Leeds the reports continue to be very satisfactory from the various warehouses. The manufacturers throughout the district are in full work. Business at Manchester has been rather quiet, notwithstand ing the favourable advices from the Indian and China markets. Rather more business has been done in sheetings for home use, and yarns continue to support full values. At Leicester a fair amount of business was transacted in the hosiery trade, and business generally was in a very healthy state. At Bradford piece goods have been rather quiet, but prices were firm. Yarns and lvools fully supported former quotations. At Sheffield and Wolverhampton the various hard ware trades of the district have been gradually improving, and commercial matters generally look better than they have done for some weeks past. • Owing to the improvement of business through out the country the quantity of commercial bills brought is larger, but the additional 81 The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed steadily, and 7,000 bales were disposed of at about former quotations. In Railway Shares very little business was done, and prices tended downwards. Attention is still directed to the increasing strin gency of the German money-markets, several of the principal banks having raised their rates of dis count to 5 per cent., which, considering the quietude of trade and the absence of speculation, is certainly a very high point. As this sudden and unexpected change, however, is the result of finan cial movements in Austria, the effect of which may be. merely temporary, it is scarcely viewed as an indication of a permanent alteration in the state of monetary affairs. It nevertheless attracts con siderable notice among capitalists and speculators, because no reliable opinion can be formed of its probable extent and influence in other directions. The increased demand for specie may lead to some *withdrawals from this country, which would, no doubt, create anxiety among the operators for a rise in public securities, although it might only absorb a small proportion of the Australian, Ame rican, and Russian remittances, which promise to continue on a large scale during the next few Months. There is no appreciable variation in the general appearance of the money market. It still remains unusually easy, and the supply is excessive, owing to the improvement of business throughout the coun try, and the quantity of commercial bills brought forward, but the - additional inquiry is not sufficient to create the'ilightest impression upon the terms of discount. ' One instalment of 25 per cent. is due to-day on the Indian Loan, amounting to £797,125, but it is stated that a large proportion was paid in advance some time ago. The steamer Niagara, from New . York, has brought £20,400 in specie. deThe English Stock Market is rather heavy, and a cline of k per cent. has taken place, several. small speculative sales having been effected. This de pression is attiibUted to the less favourable appear ance of monetary affairs on the Continent, and the impression that the minimum rate of dis count here will not be reduced, below 3 Per cent. Coniols have been 981 1 for money, and 981 I for. account. The New Threes are about 9 71 .7„ and the Reduced 971 a. The June Ex chequer Bills are to 30s. premium; and India Bonds, 14s. premium. India Debent ures are 991 I for the first issue, and 991 for the second. Bank Stock is 220 to 2211. In the Foreign Market a moderate amount of b usiness has been done, but the quotations in several instances rather tended downwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. Eire 941 ; ditto New Scrip, NO:1, 11 ! prem. • ditto No. 2, 2171-, prem. ; the 4 per Cents. Guaranteed are 105 t-; Portuguese 3 per Cents. are 44 ; Dutch 4 per Cents., 1007, ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., $7,1 ; Equador, 151 and Brazilian 41 per C ents. (1858), 971 - - In the Railway Share Market busineSs has been dull, and a downward tendency has prevailed in prices. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, and North Stafford, have receded ss. ; Great Wes NOrthWe s t ern , 10 s. ; South Western, 15s. ; and Soh Eastern, £l. G reat Northerns show an improveut- Ment of about 10s. The foreign lines - have also been rather depressed. Paris and Lyons and Northern of France have receded about 10s.; and Lombardo- Venetian, ss. to 108. In the Colonial Market East Indian are steady, as _also Grand Trunk and Great Western of Canada. Joint Stock-Bank and Miscellaneous shares are at slightly reduced quotations. Ottothan Bank, however, have improved about ss. ; Australian 4,?;ricultural declined 10s., and Peninsular and o.riental Steam, £l. tItITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 2201 11 ~ Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9711 1i i * i .). per Cent. Consols Annuities - Dittou- 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 l5-16 I.4diasot3oooYears, ek sth April, 1885 lB 3-16 t 6 tto bi. Debenture s 991 I I ..,tto flat?, 2d Issue Ditto un Serl d :, 2d Issue Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO £l,OOO Consol s for Accounl3 9Bl 1 xe March: June. l l 1Y e quer Bills, £l,OOO, 241. said... -- i itto £5OO, • PRICE, OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Li razilian, 5 per Cent. ~Ditto 1 858, 41 per Cent. 971 i -uanish, 1 825, 3 per Cent. ! Dr t t tr r ttv ig no o a r le ...itto _per Cent. : eNc4cetwifitr c Consolidated 3ente.rcent. l5l 084 Ditto Account' P 16 6 1 . I„ian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent S Ditto 1852, 41 per Cent. lOll phPaiiisit Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 6l Aurkish, 6 per Cent. Ditto New Loan Scrip 1 p Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in Lon on. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. Consols, M TWO O'CLOCK. oney Ditto Account RAILWAY CALLS. oubjoined is a statement of railway calls falling due at various periods : Call' Making Paid. tirkenhead, Lancashire, and Ch es hi re , Intiction, Per. 4 per cent. Debenture - Stock (N ov . 1, 1 & 58 ) £2s 0 0 Dittoditto ditto Feb.( 1, 1859) 2.5 0 0 C afe' Town Railway and Dock (Oct 23, 1858) Ditto ditto ditto Jan. 1, 1859) Ditt o ditto ditto April 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto J u l y 1, 1859) ..... Ditto ditto ditto J an . 1 , 1860) ..... / Grand Trunk of Can a d a 7 per cent. 'Debenture, 1862, issued at 20 dig. • (Nov. Nov. 20, 1858) 2O 0 0 to ditto ditto Jan. 20, 1858) D itto ditto ditto Mar. 31, 18591 b Gyeat W es t ern o f C a nada New Share s , ."--illarney Junction (Nov. 1, 1858) ... 1 0 0 Lancaster and Carlisle, £163 (Aug. 1, 0 13 4 1 860) Lancasterand Preston,£ll l (Oct. 31, 0 10 0 18) Lbardo-Venetian (N ov . Ito 15, 1858) 2 0 0 mndon j and North-Western Eighths Ditto 1, Ibitto ditto ditto (July 1, 1860) Ditto 'ditto ditto (July 1, 1860) Ditto ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1861) 3tanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln , li Aire, £lO, 4 pe r cen t. (J an. 1, 1859) Ditto ditto ditto (J u ly 1, 1859) tto So ditto ditto (J an . 1, 186 0) :(Declith Devon, a dditi ona l shares, £lO „.aterfo. 1, 1858) W rd and Kilkenny Debenture TN, Bll areA, £lO (Jan. 1, 1859) ...... . . -- qtto 'ditto ditto (Jan. 1, 1860) ...... ....-- A 1 18 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 2 10 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 1 15 0 1 5 0 0 15 0 1 0 0 10 10 0 2 10 0 3 IliraiGt OF RETIREMENT IN THE DOCKYARDS.--It is oured that the time of retirement in our dockyards will Izade 65 and upwards, and that the circular of the Ist of ;11011,-.e.ember 'flaking it 70 vill be cancelled, it having been ~ d not to reach the evil it was intended to remedy. This w~h'4 Place these establishments in an efficient condition, Ls' imperatively called for,—Civii Service Gazette. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co.'s. Price. Done. ) - ' Bedford and Bletchley 100 a Ln 11 Ln ,t N & N.Ww 00- Buckinghamshire lOO Clydealale Junction 100 Caledonia 103 10 5 Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E C 16 18 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c 100 Gt. North. 143 146. E Union,liarwicliShs all E.Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge lOO - Gls.Barr.&Nells,Drct 100 Caledonin Do. New lOO Do. — Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Delc.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby Do. 1 Shares all Do. — Do. 1 Shares all Do. — London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. 95 97 Do. Barking Shares. all Do. — Lowestoft, gua. 4p. e t. 100 Norfolk .. Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk, all LW W&M 24 2f X N 3 D I c oo t x d r : : : di i n: on : :. r &611:tp: d e , Mid.liradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland . 97 99 cent all DLioo: guaranteed sp. el 5. 5. 6. E.Counts 1 4 P 57 59 Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do — 1 Shares . :it 1 11111 l 100 Do. ~- „„. w Preston and Wyre. f tall -, ."," j ___ _ Do. .A. Tall &—' IL ShElloth.&Gol.s.c. 18 11 , 21 Roystn,Hitch. North. 140 142 Barcalcer,try:n.E.6:e. all Stk.& D ar .... Shrewsbry& He refo rd all T Irr . a 4 Yk South Staffordshire .. a ll ij.cf i s eY 9 9 4 Wear Valley, g. 6p. C. all stk.& Day. . 10 101 Do. do. _i_ .. Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. west - . 90 92 Wi m bledon& Croydn all L.&B rgta 8 9 CliS. ming, )any's , bweelt xuild le, it n the m the The 'arlia- - ion of Teded ghton with ndent com- F . also joint panics hough ought esters .ange mei* n in nout4 mder- rig the vay to >affrea vay on farcle, Lion of away, with tunnel he end 3ishop ,pened • place n for coal, !s in new_ I :will lishop r, il l : [Tiara- nding nd for 6,926, since int to ;pond ►rking f Sep mt. of 30th The ipon a B fort diture rming , nheadl eshire. e ; and n were a 3 seri om the SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Share Railways. Paid. 12.10 Arnhem., Notting . . Bost and Eastern Junction 50 Belfast and Ballymen a 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Stock Birk., Lanc., and Chesh Junction 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tne Stock;Bristol and Exeter StocklCaledonian StockiChester and liolyhead . !Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A " A roves, no div • • Do until6p.e.per an. ' 8111 ha sbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern : Union A Stock Do. do. 11 Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding - Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.r £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn. Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L't:eiTy & Coleraine L'clerry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. I Shares Newft. stle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Roe Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div u”tll6p.e.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. Peebles ... Rhymne Portsmouth y Scottish Central South. N. 8., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Slitingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales , SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok.. Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Ilartlepool Taff Vale 'Do. Preference, No. 1 IThamesHavenDk&Rail :Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West .London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class Stock Stock Stock! Stock) Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock 93 95 66 67 271 28 91 93 10 10 101 105 83 S 5 129 131 103 105 55} 66 55 57 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 87 90 161 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 141 16 100 6 6] 12i Stock, Stockl Stock' Stock stock Stock! Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stockl Stock Stock Stekl Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock) Stock all 100 3 100 100 Stock! Stock 100 100 100 1613 4 £3 le, 174 all all 100 all all all 7 161 100 100 100 100 all all all 9 11 63 65 3d 54 59 94i 951 1 i d 73 II 101 103 5 41 d 10 10i 74 8 28 30 110 112 274 28 81 82 44 46 3 2d 34 35 75 754 76 78 13 14 7 5d 9 11 34 35 93 95 6 64 all all all all all 3 3f 6k GI ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ei it 66 68 104 11, 31 33 . 92 91 86-1 87i 37 39 41 5 17 1 8 18 62 63 46 48 31 33 86} 62 I 1 9 1 6 1 124 p 11 1244' 96 1 0 d tll 113 Dlf 92i 11 d Hi 9 5} 'loli 54 130 104 1; 351 361 di 98 1 98 i 69 71 27 8 911444 934 98 a 94 1 i d 481 74! I Closing Business Price. Lone. PREFERENCE SHARES. Share) Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per; c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares took Caledon 210, 44 per cent; 12.10 Do. Quar. Shar es , N o . 2.' Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. 65 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc• • . • Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. Stock East Lane. 6 per of 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. Bilks Stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin.l'erth,& Dun. 4 pc. StocktFur-ness, 5 per cent' StockGlas. &S West. g a. spc Stock'Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm pc Stock Do. 45 p. c. do. do. 100 , Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Stock j Gt.Stk.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock 50 reat West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 45 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do I 0.5 p. 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.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 L on. & N. W. Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 35 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Stock' Stock Stock Stock 264 134 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' 12 12 Stock Stock 12j 12 Stock Stec& Stocks Stocki 10€ 10 10 NOr:olk Deb. 4 p.c. sh area Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Stock Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co. Stock N-East. freed. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 124 Do. do. Quarters, 18-16 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire StockPx.Wr. & Wol. 6pc. Ist g Sto?,kiDo. do. do., 2d gua Stock Do. 44 p.e. Db. stk. in peril 84 Scottish Central, new pi St3.lk Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Stock Do.Aberdcen.g - ua.6pc. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. ICj. South Devon, Ann. 108. 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny 6 per cent. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 2511 2551 Stock all 1 100 6 100 100 100 100 all 100 Pald. i Price. 49 M 94 96 1101 103 4 6 112 115 105 110 114 116 112 114 128 130 81 83 71 73 191 93 120 122 ,111 113 'lO4 106 64 66 11} 111 93 95 84 E 6 85 87 97 99 91 10 16 17 94 10 73 74 18 19 9 9f 134 14 141 143 1158 163 120 122 iP 68 70 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 140 142 101 103 93 * 95 iP 9 1 9 1 llf si llf 9i 1108 110 99 100 i dis p i dls p 23 24 120 122 99 101 72 74 120 122 'l2l 12.3 10 lot 24 241 102 104 101 103 28 29 32i 33} 38 43 Share Docks. Stock Commercial lOO Stcck Do 4 perCent.Pref.Min lOO ! Stock east and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria lOO I 101 103 20 DO NOW wilatsitussaa lB i 4 4PI i Paid I Closing Buelneea Price. Dockei. 10 12,1 10 10 Share Railways. IPaid. C i to z .l4 c i e ng I Business 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 61 5 2 . 20 Ardennes all p 20 Bali.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.e 3 i 21 , 5 Belgian East. Junction all 11 1* 20 Beziers to Graissessac all 91 10. 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 24 2 20 Dutch Rhenish 6 • Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. -- P 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs all 81 8 3 10 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 44 5 p 12 1 20 Lucca & Pistoja, sp.c.pf all 20 Lyons and Geneva 334 Maria Antonia all 20 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 9 • 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 21 21 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New S'is,res 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 84 91 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 5 3 l el 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 3.5 351 341 20 Paris and Orleans 20 j Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) ) 9 1 d 1 p gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) ... 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 10 Rome and Frascati .... all 20 Royal Danish , all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref all 20 Sambre and Meuse all 8 8 20 10 s D o o a . t . 51 11 per e ra 0 c e f nt. P r c . a a e a f .. .. .. al a Il 23 91 23 91 81 West Flanders all 5. 5 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference 20 W. & N.W. of France all 24 25 20 Western of Austria .. 20 Western of Switzerland all -1 r , 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Sharol Railways. 'p aid. Closing Business Prioe. Dona. 100 'Atlantic &St Lawrence., ] all I Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda& Cent Ind 1 i 9 1 2P st gu. 5 percent 18 Do 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 ipar I P 18 Do. Do. B 44 par p 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 71 8 201 Do. New - l6l 13 121 d 100 f Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 1 100 83 88• ( 6 p. do. IJu ly, ct. Aug., 1872 j 100 Do. 1873 100 77 8 2 • 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 'lOO 75 80 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. —p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrin 2s. Pm 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 11 liP 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 1 P Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 171 1081 1071 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO 11 11p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D0.41p.c. Eds. pay.'s9 all - 20 Geelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 161 17 4 r Geelong Corporation 6 / 100 _ St °' per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada, 100 "37 39 371 1 8 100 Do. 6p.c. Deben.,pay:'7B all 74 76 75 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref 6O 10 5d 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c all 21i . 211 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 1 I P p 20 Do. do 20 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip cent 2s. 1 4 p pm x 4 guaranteed 5 per 201 Gt.W. or Canada Shares all 18 181 18 xII 201 Do. New 100 r Do. Bonds pay. '76,with all 105 108 i ept. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 105 108 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 105 108 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 1 181 cent 20 Do. do. 5 per nt all 20 24 81 20 • Do. 44 p. c. Extension l5 I Id 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c 5 p 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20 f NewErunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 14d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do llO 4 3 d .. Do. do. Land do i — 20 f Northof India Tramroad 2s. Limited, Scrip — 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde ~,43 )15 i 1 p 20 Do. all 20 Do. New 20 Do: Punjaub I P 54 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. :::" 5 P 20 St. And-ews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 • par ip • Stock this day.. Price of Y.C. .. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY -EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1854, London Liverpool Bristol Germany France America 1858. lug :,--Sychief, 12,668 ; Tort Philip, 5,820 ; Tasmania, 262 Adelaide, 1,322; Cape, 15,727 ; and New Zealand, 4,928 bales. For English wool there is scarcely any demand, and prices are rather droop Eng. In foreign and colonial qualities next to nothing is doing, on former terms. Last week's imports were 5,139 bales from Algoa Bay ; 196 from East London; 172 from Cape Town, 470 from New Zea land, and 60 from Buenos A.yres. • TALLOW. A fair average business is doing in our market, and prices are well supported. P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling at 50s 6d per cwt. Town tallow 5s nett cash. Rough fat 2s 91d per 8 lbs. 1855. 1056. 1 1857. I 1858. —— C 0,079. 24,863 1 14,550 20,534 10,152 67s Od to 62s Gd to 55s Od to ,56s 6d to 50s 6d 67s 6d —s Od — s d to! 66s 9d —s Od 2,669 3,264 4,616 4,278 2,637 27,923 48,711 49,3z4 37,301 37,157 2,375 1,610 4,474 3,421 974 22,002 25,931 46,904 44,711 35,742 68s 64 64s Od 55s Gd 59s 6d 53s Gd STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG. Tallow despatbed from Cronstadt 1858. 1857. 1856. to Sept. 15, 0. S. (estimated at 25 Casks. Casks. Casks. oods to the cask) 53,215 55,193 76,005 In.ships loading and lighters 14,186 9,166 10,177 - - Total loaded off from St. Petersburg, Sept. 13, 0. S 67,431 64,364 89,182 Do. after this date Total at the close of the navigation 33,832 1,833 ",337 103,761 112,095 Other English ports Ireland 590 Scotland 4,867 1,546 31,559 34,250 1,788 7,978 592 3,367 6,066 6,339 1,132 529 11 2,119 8,127' 13,497 5,893 7,926 Total 53,245 55,198 76,005 THE CONFESSIONAL IN TILE CHURCH OF ENGLAND. PUBLIC /41EETING(THIS DAY) A great meeting of the Vestrymen of the metropolis and others was held this morning at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, to protest against the system of am:cular confession, and other innovations in the Church of England. At twelve o'clock, the hour appointed for commencing the proceedings, the body of the hall and galleries were well filled, and a number of clergymen were observable amongst the persons on the platform. On the motion of Mr. BEAL, Alderman ana Sheriff HALE took the chair. The CHAIRMAN said, without occupying the time of the meeting, he should call upon a gentleman connected with St. George's, Henover-square, to move the first resolution. Mr. VEREKER said the attendance that day in so noble a cause was really a cheet:ng sight. The cause, however, was good, and he felt they would all agree that the time had now come when every true friend of the Church of England should exert himself to rid the Establishment of its professing friends, the Puseyites, who, while they were called upon to administer the gospel, clearly showed that they were the emmisaries of Rome. (Cheers.) The feel ing was great in the country that there should be a firm stand made against the aggressions of Puseyism, and that a thorough church reform should be insisted on by the people at large. (Cheers.) But he felt that if anything was done it could be done by the middle classes of the metropolis. (Cheers.) If the course he recommended was :adopted, a movement would be commenced which would end in good to the Church of England, and would show to those who fancied they were secure in the position they were then temporarily holding—(cheers)—that the people were determined that the gigantic revenues of our Church should not be the handed over to these traitors to be used against ourselves for, our own destruction. • (Loud cheers.) But what was the remedy for the great ex it of which he. complained ? He knew but one, and that was a revision of the Book of Common Prayer. Of course he was aware of the extreme difficulty of procuring such an object, but the rabic was but the work of man, and therefore no insuper able objection existed to such a proceeding. (Cheers.) If that alteration was made, then these profe,ssing—merely professing—clergymen of the Church of England would be defeated in the great object they had in view—the Roman ising of that great establishment. (Cheers.) He implored the meeting to fully consider the importance of firmly bind ing themselves together, as by union such a demand could be made as would compel those who now .received the stipends of the Church of Endland to administer its doc trines in all their purity. He concluded -by moving the following resolution : • "That priestly confession, and absolution, and other false doctrine and innovation, have been recently taught and practised by many of the clergy of the Church of England, and encouraged by some of its dignitaries and bishops. This meeting, believing such doctrine and innovations to be at variance with the spirit and teaching of the Reformed Church of England, but especially having no warrant or foundation for the same in the holy Scripture, the only basis on which all true Christian doctrine and practice should be raised. That such teaching and practices having excited the alarm and fired the indignation of the great bulk of the members of the ChurCh of England, and of all true Protest , ants throughout the empire - ' this meeting hereby raises its solemn p'otest against such teaching and such innovations in the Church of England, and declarcl its allegiance to the -doctrines or the Liospel, to preserve winch for our use and guidance the martyrs of the Reformation suffered. This meeting, therefore, declares that, if the Church of England is to be truly the Church of the nation, she must not be permitted to go back to the darkness and serfdom of the priest-ridden middle ages, but adapt her institutions to the growing wants of the people, and take the great and simple truths of the gospel only as the foundation of her teaching." Mr. BE AI, in rising to second the resolution, was received with loud cheers. He said the meeting no doubt expected to see Mr. Westerton amongst them, but that gentleman's absence, he regretted to say, was occasioned by a. great domestic calamity—the death of his wife—but although Mr. Westerton was not then in- that room, he assured the meeting that no man was more 2ally convinced of the'ne,ces sity of immediate action to counteract the baneful effects of auricular confession than he was. (Immense cheer ing.) Having referred to the steps that had been taken since the last meeting in that hall to consider the subject of auricular confession in the Church of England, he said that Mr. Westerton had received no less than 2,800 letters, the writers of which all assured him that they looked on and accepted him as their champion in his endeavours to throw down the barrier of am icular confession, which was sought permanently to be set up in the Church of England. (Immense chews.) He called upon the meeting to protest in the strongest manner possible against a doctrine so opposed to the sp ,- :t of the Church to act so vigorously that Parliament would be compelled to interfere —to condemn the practice of it, or to eject the professors of it f ern their livings. (Immense cheering, accompanied by waving of hats.) The dark room which they had heard of was not the only dark room in. Belgravia. The system of confession was carried on to an extent that was, he thought, scarcely known. The Jesuit confessOr entered the private home under the garb of friend.. ship, and there he wrung from the unfortunate victims by threats and denunciations what he called a confession of their sins. He strongly advised all those then present in a parochial capacity, on their return! to their respective parishes to call meetings, and submit the resolution, which he had no doubt would be agreed to enthusiastically that day for consideration, and then embody the sentiments into a petition to Parliament, condemning, the practice of auricular confession in the Church of England. (Cheers.) If such a course were adopted success was certain, but there must be no depending upon others—each man pre sent must exert himself most strenuously. Each mrst sign the petition to Parliament—must urge his neigh bour to do likewise ; and every person who once joins the movement must not rest in his endeavours until the manhood of England was aroused. (Immense cheering.) The resolution moved by Mr. Vercker clearly showed the spirit by which its author was animated. (Cheers.) The author of it was Mr. Westerton. (Immense cheering.) He expected that there would b) no mistaking the meaning of that iday's,proceedings, but that results would follow which would restore the Established Church to its pure simple, and beautiful character, and thorougl'y to, defca the Romanising doctrines that were now being forced upon the public by men who were its greatest enemies. (Immense cheering.) Mr. Beal then concluded by very forcibly urg ing the meeting to adopt the resolution unanimously. Mr. BROWNING, a vestryman of St. Georges's-in-the - East, said he wished . to read a passage from the Book of Common Prayer, relating to confession, but the meeting refused to hear him. For some timehe persisted in his object, but the feeling of the meeting being decidedly against him he resumed his seat. Mr. SimpKINS then addressed the meeting in support of the resolution. He assured the meeting that if merely the ordinary means were taken to put an end to a system fraught with so much evil it would be a long time before mretehn who eiro knew full well thebjeetwasattained bestforand surest they had for means of carrying out their objects. AmidTsAtvgrEneastEcnhmeeorinvedgresolutionionwfaosunthdeedn augrpoeendtthoe. Mr. e that a pe t petition foregoing resolution, be drawn up and presented to Parlia ment. (Cheers.) The resolution having been seconded was carried unanimously. Thanks having been voted to the Chairman the proceed ings terminated. =---------- THUNDERSTORM AND &Nov.—A thunderstorm and fall of snow occurred at Kilham and Langtoft, on the Yorkshire Wolds, on Monday last. The eico:•ic fl. l id killed 10 sheep in a field belonging to Mr. S. Lampleugh, and also struck an unoccupied house belonging' to the same PasingNo person, and one or two other houses in the neighbourhood. Every window was broken in one of the houses, and other damage done. What is rather singular, two wood pigeons as they weie flying were killed by the lightning. COLLISION. --Some little consternation was caused among-the passengers of the last up train on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway, on urpose was Chip ping Norton junction on Tuesday evening last. At .ploPe a branch line runs off to the town of Chippingthis ton, and the engine which is used for th s a a tl illstment of ran on to the t s h h e im p t o i i n n g ts t , o ins a s t i e d a i d ng of , when,passin passing into a so s i i i d ie ing lin it main line, and dashing-against one of the carriages of the passenger train knocked it off tho rails, occasioning some excitement among the passengers. No one, however, was journey, v an . ,d lh af e t p er tsz a te li h tt it l a e be de e llt/le , train proceeded on it VI %Wing the day. - ' BRITISH MINES, IPaid. 1 C . p r s i c e i n . g I - B to o l n n e. e 8 • 2.11.10 I Si St 3 50 60 455 465 ' 95 100 • 11 14 3 1 1 7 8 1 9 10 4 5 164 174 17s 11.14.11, n 18s 6d 81 7.9.4 nil. 1 400 410 34 .4 183 195 . •I 1 4 65 75 1 21 22 100 no 20 220 180 200 3 31 8 9 :15 47 25 27 18.18.9{ 9 40 12s 6d 14 7.1 MINE'S P 11 11 10 it 11 Share Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Mogan). Great South Tolg►us G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (llop - ,an) Par Consols (St. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) South C. Brea (Illogan). S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co . Tin Croft UnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Caren.) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (I.iskeard) Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller ( edruth) Wheal Edward (Cats.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) Wh'l Mary Ann (Mcnhe) Wh'Urelawney (Lick.) FCREIG Australian Bois AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is, at 45 p.) Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. Do. Land and Mimngeo. Clarendon Consols Min- ing Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mari vita New Granada Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba E United Mexican 35 37 11 13 21 214 11 1 ) d i 4 6 l i 1 3 3 Business Done. 30 28.2.8 t, COLONIAL GOVERNMENT . SECURITIES. Share Securities. •„. "I , i. Closing Business " Prices. Done. Can D . c. G . ov. 6 6 p p :c c : . F Ta b ..& &A Ju u l g y 1 1 00 00 • 1 1 1 1 15 3 1 1 1 15 6 116 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 111 112 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1001 101 101 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1101 1111 1114 ' VS.lActu-Gs.oGvt..66pP.ccjaannEuulyY 1 1 0 °° 0 1 11 1 2 0 1 11 2 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing I Business Sharel Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. p r i ce , Done. 100 AgTa&UnitedServiceßk 50 40 Australasia all 86 87 25 Bank of Egypt all 241 251 251 100 Bank of London 6O 45 47 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all 57 69 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 3 2/1 100 City 5O 58 60 100 Colonial 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 19 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 16/ 17 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all . 20. Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 20! 21 20} 50 London and County 20 27, 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 4St 49 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40 20 Ottoman Bank all 191 20 211 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia 25 Do. New l7l 25 Union of Australia all 56 57 25 Do. New 2O 55 56 50 Union of London lO 231 21/ 100 Unity Mutual 100, , Western Bk of London' 50 19 17 d MISCELLANEOUS. d.\ ClO sing Share Miscella n eous , 10 Anglo-Mexican Mi n t .. all 14 16 Business done Price. ( W L o im rk i s ted ) . . 340 all 2438304 o g y ri a c l ult i r l it 3 a l9 35 1000 211050 Atlantic ARex uurssittirrnaaanWa l un ' t Tel. (Limited), all 1 1 7 1 34 5 10 Do New, issued at .C 5 dis 3 50 British American Land 40 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 40 42 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 Canada 321 115 120 1161 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 10 10/ Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smlt,g all 24 28 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 25 27 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam all 2 52 Stock' Electric Telegraph lOO 112 114 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 14 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel los. 9 F.urop.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) all 21 21 20 Gl. Iron ScrewCol.(Lim ) all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation l4 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d 4 'Loud. G en. Omnibus Co all 2 2 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 7 71 25 National Diseount Co 5 1 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 1 2 100 5 N D . o t B r p sz .c N .P o r v e a f. s ,i co ss t . j a a t L ld an is d 80 all 15 1 i l s l 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) all I 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. 1 dis par 5 Peel River Land & Min all 21 21 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 88 90 8 7 50 Do. New lO 13 15 i) 23r/ 20 Red , Sea & Ind. Telegr 2 4 1 p 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 6 7 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 63 65 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) all 1/ 11 25 South Australian Land all 38 39 - 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip all 1 1 Do. do Registered all 1 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.Can 5 ' PG .van Diemen's Land:., 111 12 THIS DAY'S MARKET4S. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were fairly supplied with wheat, in which about an average business was transacted, on former terms. There was a slight improvement in the demand for barley, oats, beans and peas, at full quotations. Throughout the Continent nearly all kinds of produce have been much less active, yet very few changes have taken place in prices. In the United States wheat and flour continue to move off slowly. Moderate supplies of home-grown produce were received up to our market last week. From abroad, the imports were limited, viz., 4,060 qrs. of wheat, 9,100 barley, 5,660 oats, 930 rye, 3,331 beans, 215 peas, 15,562 linseed, 14,005 rapeseed, 35 mustardseed, 255 sundry seeds, 683 sacks and 1,490 barrels of flour. Both from Essex and. Kent the arrivals of wheat fresh up to-day, coastwise and by land carriage, were very mode rate, and the show of samples of both red and white was small. Factors generally - were very firm in their demands, and in some instances prices were a shade higher than on Monday last. The general quality of the samples were tolerably good. Since out last the imports of foreign wheat have been very moderate. To-day we had a full average show of granaried samples, in which about an average business was transacted at full prices. Floating cargoes of grain realised fully late currencies. Both English and foreign barley was in fair request, at Last week's prices. Malt, however, sold slowly, on former terms. Oats, the supply of which was much less extensive than of late, moved off steadily, at full prices. Beans were firm, but not dearer. We had a fair demand for peas, at fully late rates. The flour trade was tolerably firm, at last week's cur rency. Canary seed was fully 6d per quarter cheaper, with heavy demand. • CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 18s to 45s Ditto, old -3 —s Ditto, white, new . , Ditto, old - 8 —_ 8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 3Bs 45s Ditto, new 3Bs 468 Rye—Old - .. •—8 —s New Barley—Grinding...., 2ss 31s Malting 37s - 8 Chevalier , 178 418 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk. 563 59s Brown Kingston and Ware • 568 53s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Line°lush., Feeding 3 23 £Bs Potato 27s to 35s Youghal and Cork, black ... 228 25s Cork, white 2 ,"1 318 Scotch, Feeding 258 27s Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey • Maple 42s 46s White 4os 44s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk . ........... 30s 35s Stockton and Norfolk .. .. ... 303 343 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign - stock into London last week were 7,949 head. In the corresponding week iu 1857 we received 8,712 ; in 1856, 6,848 ; in 1855, 10,605 ; in 1854, 3,209; in 1853, 8,787; in 1852, 10,068; and in 1851.) head. • IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs, Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Hamburgh .. 4.. 1,143 Medemblik Dordt Harlingen. 123 .. 518 •• 69 Taming T onn ingen Frederickstadt 262 .. 20 8 Bremen Varil 93 .. Antwerp Ostend 2 Calais Total 1,430 6,164 --- .. 9 • . ---- 69 .. 66 .---. • • '-"' • • .- - .---- • • 1. "--* • • 28 57 .. - The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : B eas t s . Sheep. - Lambs. Calves. Pigs. ,857 1,515 .. 6,192. .. 90 .. 556 .. 359 856 2,342 .. 4,123 • . .. 248 .. 135 .855 2,383 .. 7, 248 • • '-- .. 556 .. 478 854 1,020 .. 2,046 .. .. 174 .. 49 853 2,150 .. 6,556 .. .. 374 .. 407 852 1,917 .. 7,382 . • -- • • 381 .. 388 Letters from France state that some severe losses have been sustained by the grazing and flock-masters, arising from disease. In most parts of the continent food continues very scarce. For the time of year, we were again extensively supplied with foreign stock, but its general quality was very in ferior. Sales were with difficulty effected on any terms. The receipts of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were moderate, and there was a slight improve ment in their condition. Owing to the large supplies of meat in Newgate and Leadenhall, the beef trade was heavy in the extreme, at a decline in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of from 2d. to 4d. per 81bs., and a clear ante was not - effected. The general top quotation for` beef was 4s. Gd. per Blbs. From Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and Northamptonshire, we received 2,650 shorthorns ; from other parts of England, 100 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 17 Bcots ; and from Ireland, 900 oxen, &c. Notwithstanding that the show of English sheep was but moderate, the mutton trade ruled heavy, and the quotations gave way 2d. to 4d. per 81bs, The general top price for Downs was 4s. Bd. About . 500 sheep came to hand from Ireland. Calves were in short supply and moderate request, at last Monday's currency. _ _ _ In pigs, next to nothing was doing, and prices further receded 2d. to 4d. per Blbs. Per 81bs. to - sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 2 62 10 Primecrs-wool d 0.3 8 4 2 Second quality do. 3 0 3 4 Pzne. S'thdown do. 4 4 4 8 Prime large oxen 3 6 4 2 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 2 6 2 10 Large hogs 2 8 3 4 Second quality do. 3 0.3 6 Small porkers Suckling calves, 17. to 225; and quarter-old store pigs, 188 to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 6,015 Sheep 23,830 Calves lO4 Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 1,480 Sheep Calves ; 95 _ , Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Oct. 19, 1857, and this day, Monday, Oct. 18, 1858. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Oct. 19, 1857.0 ct. 18, 1858. . s d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto Prime large oxen 4 0 4 4 3 6 4 2 Prime Scots &c. Coarse and inferior sheep . . Second quality ditto . . Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . Prime Southdown ditto . . Lambs . . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ... . . Large coarse calves . 3 8 Prime small ditto . . ; 4 6 Large hogs 4 0 4 4 4 8 4 6 3 8 4 • 6 2 8 4 . 4 4 10 3 4 . . Neal small porkers • • 4 8 5 2 3 6 4 0 • Beasts . ... 5,883 6,015 Sheep and lamb s . . 23,110 23,830 Calves Pigs . . . . . SUPPLIES ON SALE , Oct. • 20, 1856.---Beasts, 5,407; sheep and lambs, 21,150 .; calves, 169 ; pigs, 620. Oct. 22, 1855.—Beasts; 5,670; sheep and lambs, 24,960 ; calves, 265 ; pigs, 562. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Rather large supplies of both town and country-killed meat are on sale here, in very middling condition. Gene rally speaking, the trade rules heavy, at our quotations. Per Blbs.'hy the Carcass. s. d. s. d., Inferior Beef 2 Bto 3 2 Mid. do 3 4to 3 6 Pm.large do 3 Bto 3 10 Do. small do 4 oto . 4 2 Large pork 2 Bto 3 6 s. d. s. d. infr. Mutton. 2 10 to 3 2 Mid. do 3 4to 3 8 Prime do. .. 3 10 to 4 4 Veal 3 4to 4 4 Small pork 3 Bto 4 4 BOROUGH HOP. We continue to have a steady demand for good and fine new hops, at full quotations. All other kinds move off slowly, and late rates aro barely supported. No change in the duty. Mid and East Kent pockets 7OB to 112 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do. 645 to 68s „ Sussex do 48s to 60s ~ • SEEDS. Linseed is a slow sale, and prices are in favour of buyers. Rapeseed is in fair request for export at very fall pikes, but for home consumption very little is doing. -Tares and mustard seed are firm in price. Clover seed and trefoi command very little attention. Cakes move off slowly, al about last week's quotations. Turnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown Ss 12s White, new l2s 15s Tares,Winter,new 12s0d 13s Od Old —B —s Canary, per quarter 80s .90s Rye mass, tun - 9 2s 26s Ciuver, Red Eng., et. 50s 58s White Foreign Red 4Bs bds White 56s 08s T:efoil, new. 2os 6 Carraway 4os to 43s Coriander l2s 14s Mini:weed, per qr 40s 44s Linseed.Eng-.sowing €Bs 70s Crushing Baltic —s —s Odesaa Linseed Cake, p. ten— English 10 lOs 11 2s fid Foreign, p. tonlo Os 11 Ss Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 lOs 6 5s Rapeseed, p. qr . his Cgs BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since Monday last the arrivals of potatoes coastwise and by land carnage haVe been on a liberal scale. Althouagh steady business is doing in all kinds, prices continue to rule very low. York Regents are selling at 75s to 90s ; Kent and Essex do., 75s to 80s ; Shaws, 55s to 75s ; and inferior 40s to 50s per ton, Foreign qualities are worth only from 40s to 50s. Last wee k' s imports were 680 bags from Rotter dam, 40 from Hamburg, 58 from Boulogne, 250 tons from Calais, 55 tons from Antwerp, and 4 bags from Harlingen. WOOL MARKET. The next public sales of colonial wool will commence on the 4th proximo. The imports since the last sales, together With the ate* then remahihig unsold, conga of the follow- THE GREAT FIRE AT AUCKLAND. (Abridged from the New Zealander, July 10.) :This calamity occurred early on Wednesdav morning the 7th of July, and more than One cir cumstance has transpired - to give rise fO the sus picion that the origin of the fire, if not an act of positive incendiarism, is attributable to careless ness almost as criminal. From careful inquiry amongst those who were first on the spot, and from personal observation, w e may confidently state that the fire originated very shortly before two o'clock in the mornintr, in the back premises of the Osprey Inn, Mr. J. H. Ki ng , High -street. It thence extended to the theatre or music-room of the Osprey, and immediately caught the building, workshop, and timber of Mr. Finlay's (carpenter) establishment. The north-east gale was blowing furiously, and the flames soon swept before the wind towards the Mecha nics Institute, and, with an eddy, round towards Shortland-street, to the rear of the Bee Hive, Mr. Keesing's store. The bugles of the 58th Regiment were sounding the call as soon as the flames appeared above . the roof, and the fi re b e ll s rang ou t s i mu lt aneous ly. A large force of the 58th Regiment, under the per sonal orders of Colonel Wynyard, were soon on the spot with • the military engine ' • and the several companies of th e vo l un t eer fire brigades, with their engines, were quickly working. But such was the intensity of the fire that, driven as it was before the storm amongst the low and crowded buildings Of O'Connell -street and Iligh-stieet, all attempts to arrest its course were for a time futile. The occupants of the houses around the fire — most of them hard-working people of moderate means—were now seen leaving, for the last time, their homes. Men half-dressed, and women and children in their night clothing, were seen creeping from burning hous:s, carrying nothing away with them but the scant clothing in which they had barely time to rush into th e s t reet. In these close th . orou7ltrarcs, suloke and heat were alinost un endurable, but the officers-of the regiment organised their men in Working parties—well disciplined and effective-and attacked thel flames 'W - Iferever there appeared a chance of doing so successfully. The fire was now burning furiously around the Police • Barracks, and : consuming them and Mr. (4orrie's old schoolhouse.. The Mechanics' Institute new hall appeared for a time exactly in the drift of the fire, and it was thought that nothing could save it ; but the exertions. of Mr. Dalby and'others, who deluged the front and roof with water, aided by a slight shift of wind, saved this handsome building. • In a more westerly direction, about Mr. M'Caul's, in High•street, the fire was now storming along — house after house falling before it, occasional brick walls, though strongly built, forming no barrier to its fui7. The street was here too narrow for the opposite houses even to be saved, and all the build ings from Mr. M'Ewan's yard to Vulcan-lane were ignited, and 'although many of the townspeople here made the most strenuous exertions to save pro perty, very little could be .secured ere the fearful heat rendered all approach to the burning houses impossible. While the buildings from Mr. Marks' to Mr. Dunning's were burning on the north side of High street, the buildings across Vulcan-lane caught, and Messrs. Marston and George's law offices and the Auckland. Dispensary--only,just established—were enveloped in the flames. Phis thoroughfare was now a street of fire. A woman whom Dr. Philson, the coroner, was attending, was conveyed from a burning house to the fine new brick building, the Auckland Hotel (Mr. B. Newell's), where it was thought she would be secure. In a"short time she gave birth to a child, but this, the house of refuge in which she was lying, was almost directly after in the midst of the flames, and she had again to be carried away with her new born infant to the Wesleyan chapel, which afforded her safety. The fire was now at its heighth ! It had curled round to. the Shortland-street houses, and the whole block between Chancery-street, High-street, Short land-street, and O'Connell-street, was a heaving mass of fire. The crash of f a lli ng buildings, tle. roar of the fire, and the storm—which had become more furious still—was awfully grand and fearful. The fire from the Police-Barracks' block (old Post office) now extended across High-street, and caught the woodwork of Newell's Inn, which was soon entirely in a blaze; the fire thence spreading to the houses occupied by Mr. Thompson and Mr. Leech, carver and gilder, which fell before it. The newly-erected stables of the Auckland Hotel were soon burning. A valuable horse just imported from England in the Bride, however, was led out in time. Shortland-crescent was now burning from the Bee-hive (Keesing's), to the inn at the corner of High-street. The most strenuous effors were made to cut down Keesing's inn, so as to stop the firy roa.hins- m-Ewan's and Messrs. Nathan and Co.'s. A large ladder was with difficultyat length raised against M'Ewan's, and hose of one of the fire brigade engines led up to it to the roof, another engine played on Keesing's house, the upper part of which at last was hauled down into Shortland-st. ; all made safe towards Nathan's. Meanwhile the fire having extended across Vulcan-lane, the houses of Somerville, shoemaker, Clements, Robertson, and - Low, were endangered. Here Mr. Forsaith and others worked hard and well ; Mr. Keily mounted on the roof of a building, which was already al most cut away below, and with an axe cut holes under the ridge to affix ropes for hauling down the mass. The wind favoured their exertions, and the fire was got under in the direction of Messrs. Petschler and Low's. The only way to stop the progress of the fire up Shortland-street now appeared to be by the de struction of some of the houses in the line of the fire, and the Beehive, (Keesing's) was selected, Capt. King, R.A., placed a charge of powder against this house, which was ignited, partly destroying the house in its explosion—heard even to Onehunga. A hose was got into the upper floor of Gibson and Mitchell's store, and though the window frames facing the Beehive and even the roof were at times on fire, the place was saved, and the conflagration arrested in the direction of Upper Shortland-street. Mr. George, the baker's house was of brick, and still stood amidst the fire, but at length the heated roof caught, and the place burnt fiercely, notwith standing a copious supply of water poured upon it. It burnt until daylight, «hen the back wall alone remained. At the end of High-street, between Keesing's Inn and M'Ewan's store, the heat was so great that the men who held the hose had to be enveloped in blankets, and water kept thrown over them to withstand the scorching of the flames behind them. A bale of blankets from Nathan's stores was brought out by Messrs. Jervis and Stitchbury, sa turated for this purpose, some being pulled over M'Ewan's side window, and others thrown over some burning kauri gum in the yard, thus removing one great cause for further apprehension. The fire was now arrested at all points ; the space where it had raged still burnt fiercely, but the fire was low in the cellars, and among fallen ruins, and not likely to extend. Crashing chimneys, however, and the occasional bursting up of the fire as it reached the woodwork of foundation stories still maintained the fearful and exciting spectacle, and when day fairly broke, a clear space existed from Shortland-street to the Wesleyan chapel, and from Fielding's to Brown Campbell's stone store. About 50 houses had been destroyed. Around the fire, and especially in •Shortland street, there must have been collected about 3,000 persons ; but from want of due organisation, their presence was in a great measure useless. Assist ance was given in many cases nobly and most affcc tively ; :but either from selfish apathy or indecision, there was much hanging back from exertion on the part of many stalwart civilians. We heard D r. Pollen, Mr. Merriman, and others, themselves working hard, appealing to a large number of men to assist in a bucket chain-gang, but nearly all de clined, some even asking for remuneration. Mr. Heaphy, one of the most active , m ade similar ap peals to induce these lookers-on to reinforce a fire engine that was in a hot position, but with very little avail. While noticing, as is our duty, this unhappy want want of organisation and zeal on the par many content to remain mere spectators, w ty- e must give our meed of praise to some who distinguished themselves ; Mr. Asher and the wh o l e of the fire brigade. Mr. J. Derrom was seen 'workin g every where "where the fire was thi c k es t , and always use - fully. Mr. Young, of H.M.' s C ustoms, Mr. Ely, Mr. Cadman, Mr. Henderson, Air. Coolahan, Mr. Hansard, &e., were conspicuous, working effec tively at the most threatened points. Mr. Daldy and Air. Smart saved the premises of Gibson and Mitchell, ands_topped_the progress of the fire in that direction. Messrs. U. Graham, senior and junior, e ; and Mr. M'Ewan, whose house for . a long tim e was i n most imminent danger, worked hard in other directions to arrest the fire. Mr. Heaphy was hauling the hose up the high ladder against M'Ewan's store, and afterwards removing the burning spirit casks from Keesing's public house. Air. J. Graham worked manfully; and the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, as at W. S. Grahame 's fire, was conspicuous at the most threatened point. We also noticed Messrs. Moorhouse, 011ivicr, Blakiston, Hall, Domctt, and other southern members, co-ope rating with great' energy with Mr. Dignan, Mr. Whitaker (Attorney-General), Mr. Dc B. Adams, Griffin, Mr. Brennan, Mr. Bain, &c. The aF sistanee of the military and fire brigade was abo , e all praise. Capt. King, R.A., whose services w ei e employed to' blow up r. Keesing's house, it, as to be seen walking coolly in the driving smoke ar,cl sparks, with a powder bag under his arm to place it in the most effective position for the explosion. Mr. Perkins was very conspicuous and cool in the most dangerous When the whole of the lower part of Mr. Kees ing's public-house had been cut away, and the upper floor hanging only by its attachment to the next house and by the roof which was burning, Lance-corporal Warren, of the 58th, climbed into the bed-room and affixed a chain in such a manner - as enabled a rope-gang to pull down the burning house which was threatening the opposite build ing.. When Warren was in the upper part of this house there was literally nothing under the roof on whi c h h e was stan di ng to support i t, and the house w as expected to crash each moment, Colonel Wynyard, the superintendent (Mr. Wil liamson), Mr. Merriman, and Dr. Pollen were at the fire from first to last, advising, directing, and animating the working parties ; and Major Thomp son, Capt. Reynolds, and other officers were among the most active in working the bucket gangs. At four o'clock p.m. (Wednesday) a public meet ing was held at the Odd Fellows'-hall, for the pur pose of taking measures for affording to the suf ferers by the late calamitous fire such aid as might be needful. The hall was densely crowded. Among the earliest to arrive were—his Excellency Colonel Brown, Captdin Stewart, Mr. Holt, the Superin tendent, Dr. Pollen, Mr. Merriman, and Mr. ireaphy ; and soon after the Southern members of the Assembly, headed by the Speaker (Mr. Clif ford), together with a large concourse of merchants and other respectable colonists. Resolutions were adopted, calling on the public for subscriptions to relieve the sufferers, and also thanking those who had taken an active 'part in preserving life and property during the time of the conflagration. The subscription list was headed by the Governor and superintendent, and in a few minutes the sum of £537 16s. was subscribed, and afterwards reached £899 19s. The following is aiist orthe sufferers and pro perty- destroyed:— Shortland-street—Messrs. A. and R. Keesing, shop and dwelling; Mr. James George, shop and dwelling; Messrs. A. Keesing, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Scott, painter's shop ; Mr. Brighton, shop ; Mr. Iknry Keesing, Commercial Hotel. East Side of High-street—Mr. Godwater, shop and dwelling ; Kelly's baker 3 -, Messrs. Collins and Ripley, cabinetmaker's shop ; Mr. Lorigan, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Leathern, baker, shop and. dwelling ; Mr. 11. King, Osprey Tavern ; Mr. Mac donald, blacksmith's shop ; Mr. Hanlan, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Walter 3l‘Caul, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Thinning, shop and dwelling (brick), the Old Post-office and Police-station. West Side of High-street—Messrs. Nathan and Co., stables ; Mr. Rawson, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Moore, shop and dwelling ; Mr. Gourley, lodging house; Mrs. Harkins, dwelling; Mr. Macguire, dwelling ; Messrs. Marston and George, offipe3 ; Mr. Overston, shop and dwelling; Mr. 111‘Del*t,. shop and dwelling ; mi.. Cromwell, dwelliii_g,;Tr. Shiell, Auckland Dispensary ; Mr. B. ITeN4II, Auckland Hotel (brick) ; Mrs. Thompson, shop and dwelling ; Police-corporal Forster, dwelling ; Mr. Leach, shop and dwelling. Vulcan-lane. Mrs. Welsh, dwelling •, Grace, blacksmith's shop ; Mr. J. Robertson, dwelling ; Mackie, coachniaker's shop ; Harkins, cooperage. Chancery-lane and O'Connell-street—Mr. ltobt. Pollock, dwelling and . stables ; Mr. John Finlay, carpenter's shop; the 'Old Theatre ' • Keesing s stores ; Mr. Hodge, blacksmith's shop ; Mr. Samuel Campbell, dwelling house; Mr. John M'Leod, dwelling horise ; Brown and Campbell, wooden store arid stables. ELOPEMENT OF A LADY. Within . the last few -days a great sensation kits: been created in :the East - Riding of Yorkshire, iri consequence of the reported, elopement 'of a you'n'g' lady, the'clanghter of a gentleman of great affluence, and a deputy-lieutenant of the county. • From the information which 'has been furnished to our cor respondent, it appears that the young lady, who is 23 or 24 years of age, and said to be the daughter of a banker, and to be worth, in her own right, the sum of .ElO,OOO, fixed her affections upon a man in a- much inferior position in life, and a few years her senior. She, according to - rumour, had been disappointed of her " first love, a person of equal position in society with her-. self,- through theinterposition ofr*r considerate parents, who, as is very - . often tliCfose, determined that she should spend the remainder her days " for better, for worse," with - the'int‘n r of ,their choice a widower with a small family. Two or three years ago her father hired a • groom, who, in addi tion to nib aurfortaking care of the horses, had also to attend to the young lady in her equestrian excur sions in the neighbouring district. At length an attachment sprang up between the young lady and the groom, which so far progressed that a secret marriage was resolved upon ; but apparently so dim was the" flame which Cupid had lighted up in the breasts of the respective parties, that it seems no suspicion was entertained of their intentions. Wed nesday last was fixed upon for the flight, and on the morning of that day the young lady left her home, as usual, on horseback. She was only a few miles from Beverley, and she at once proceeded thither. Leaving her faithful Rosinante in the care of " mine host," she, aided by her lover, who was, of course, the principal actor in this matrimo nial plot, procured a post-chaise, in which the in tended bride and bridegroom proceeded to York, a dis tance of 30 miles, and they arrived in that city at four or five -o'clock in the afternoon. Their final destination, however, was the south, and the " happy pair," thinking it unsafe to remain more than a few hours, took their departure between nine and ten o'clock the same night by the mail train for Lon don, it being arranged that the Gordian knot should be tied early the following morning in or near the metropolis. In the meantime the prolonged absence of Miss and the groom created con siderable uneasiness at home ; and such information haVing been furnished to the disconsolate parents as rendered it clear what had happened, an imme diate pursuit was resolved upon, and we understand the mother and brother of the Toung lady arrived at York about four o'clock on the following morn ing. At that time, though unknown to them, the " birds had flown," and, consequently, the diligent search that was made, and in which the police took part, was completely fruitless. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Oct. 18.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; thick and hazy weather. RAMSGATE, Oct. 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Sham rock, froM Bathurst, PORTSMOUTII, Oct. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Daphne, from London for Sydney, and sailed for South ampton. 1 onBAY, Oct. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Ware, from St. John's, Newfoundland, and sailed for London. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Planet, for Melbourne. CARDIFF, Oct. 16.—Wind W.—Sailed —Georgia, for Monte Video. FALMOUTH, Oct. 16.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Maze, for Sierm'Leone. BRISTOL, Oct. 17.—Wind E.—Arrived—Carmen, from Havannah. . • OFF FALMOUTH, Oct. 17.—Arrived.—Kitty Cordes, from Moulmein. MILFORD, Oct. 17.—Arrived- , --Lady Douglas, from Moulmein. CLYDE, Oct. 16.—Wind for Demerara. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind E Arrived, Oct. 17—Glory, from Monte Video ; Way barset, from Cuba. Arrived, Oct. 18—Tiber, screw steamer, from Palermo. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind, N.; tide, high water; weather, moderate, and cloudy. Arrived, Oct. 17—Emma, from Archangel ; Victory, from Madras. Arrived, Oct. 18—Spring, from Dunkirk ; Anne, from Elsnigborg. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind E. by N., moderate. Passed—lgnus Fatuus, from London, for Mogadore; Maria Johanna, from London for - Liverpool ; Anne, from Shields for Almeira.i Sailed—The whole of the outward bould. THE LATE STORM.—Our Shetland correspondent, writing on Monday, says :—"The weather continues very rough, and in some districts a good deal of corn is still un secured, while the greater part of the potatoes are in the ground yet, •and in wet soils they are spoiling fast Bail S.E., y. On the 7th inst. it began to blow very strong from E. and soon after veered round to N., when it blew a strong gale. Throughout the whole of the day and the following night the rain fell without intermission, and but for that much of the corn would have been damage d by the wind, and also roofs of thatched houses. - Very great damage has been sus tained by the owners of fishing vessels and boats that were lying in the harbour, a nd also along the co ast. Abo ut £1,500 worth of proper ty-has 7 been lost at Lerwick alone, £l,OOO of which has been sustained by Hay and Co. hadA number of boats have been wrecked along the coast, but we are happy to say th at no lives have been lost, so far as w e have heard, with t he exce p tion of one y oun g man, who been hire at the doctor for a friend, and when returning home (a distance of - 12 miles); perished frem fatigue and the weather. The quantity of water that fell w as very great, and it is said the bridge Of Valls ha f i an been much injured. Yesterday there was another hea vy is every appearance of its being sort of weather continue of rain, and the: e asl3ad to-day. Should this much longer, the whols 0; the potatoes in the ground will be lost,—,NorthertkEnsieter ight, Stock. Stock! 1113 i 115 114 7P!IM