The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-02 00:00:00

MONEY MAIKE7' AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Only a small amount of gold was taken into the nola: ye,terda;), but the movement will no doubt be actively resumed as soon as fresh supplies arc announced from Australia and other parts. The £103,780 brought by the Eagle will be available in a fe w days, and in the meanwhile further imports are likely to take place, as one or two vessels, also f rom Victoria, may now be considered overdue: The °llll ° o3 , from the West Indies, has conveyed £162,000--viz £96,000 in gold, and the remainder in silver. Notwithstanding the departure of a t amer to th e E as t o n Saturday, the market for t,e e l atiet metal continued quiet, the intelligence from India not being of a character to stimulate the ! fill ut in that direction. Altogether, the operations 14 Specie are most favourable, and, in the present position of the exchanges, a further large accumu lation seems inevitable. An increased demand for accommodation is now ex Perienced th ro ughout the discount market, but 4, aPPlications are now of a pressing character, and the alteration in the rates is unimportant. At the Bank also a large business is now transacted "g to the loan instalments and the liquidation °f commercial engagements. The di v id en d pro p ose d by the Edinburgh and 0 la senvf Railway Company is at the rate of 3 per cent. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are, in round figures, as under 1858. 1857. 21'50 W estern 33,089 32,121 North-W estern s 63,241 70,131 ,outh-W es t ern M idland 19,331 19,101 " I ;dland 35,470 34,835 sou th -Eastern ,Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter ,Chester and Holyhead 7,138 6,986 E ast Lan cas hi re 7,422 7,805 ~Lancaster and Carlisle 8,086 7,938 Na nchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln No rth-Eastern °l fOrd, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,503 4,985 Zli G I r iburgh and Glasgow 6,289 6,462 ugow and Sonth-Western Scottish North-Eastern N orthern of France . _ Although the above returns do not exhibit much alteration, it is evident that the tendency is favourable. The accounts from all parts of the Country report an extension of commercial enter- Prise, and this must speedily develop the traffic 11 13 on the principal lines of railway. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily, and prices were r, l- 3' supported. The sales amounted to 7,000 es- The Railway Share Market present ed a ave ry quiet appearance, and values were unaltered. The subjoined memorandum is from the Spanish A merican Bondholders' Committee Advices have been received from Mr. Mocatta, dated , the 9th August, stating that the differences between 1 ' 4l glish and French Ministers and the Venezuelan °Nrertunent remained unsettled." The Committee of Mexican Bondholders have r eceived advices from Mr. Whitehead, dated ee, the 2d ult. Colonel Facio has b y this Packet been instructed to distribute the balanc e t he Bank of England (amounting to about 1 p er ' ce m nt). After the close of this operation he go es as irge d'Affaires to the Hanse Tow ns, and Messrs. _ ns ar r ing Brothers, jointly with himself , have bee n nered the financial agency of Mexico in London. T he Government have also agreed to confer the v ght on the bondholders to appoint interventors in " Custom-house to act as receivers of the duties as signed for the payment of interest on the debt. T he Ports, however, still repudiate the government 13 f the capital, and the packet consequently comes rhout a rem ittance for the dividend fund. Politics Jellied to remain in statu quo. Both parties claim victory in the battle fought near Guadalajara , b ut Guanajuato had been re-occupied by the o ( Werument troops. M. Castello y Lanzis f h ad bee n named Minister of Foreign Af airs ; and Senor Dr. Pedro Jarren Minis ter of Finance. To their goodwill and honour able f ee li ng, as we ll as t o the exertions of her Majesty's Minister in Mexico, Mr. Otway, the b ondholders are indebted for what there is en= e ollraging in the above advices. The principal subject of discussion in the Stock Exchange to - day is the probable success of t he Turkish loan. The majority of the members seem 1 , _ O 7 adverse to this financial operation, and many l uallential capitalists are doing their utmost to t hwart the efforts of the contractors. These, how ever, will no doubt completely fail, for there is r eason to believe that applications have alread y b een- b received for nearly the whole of t h e amount. E xtensive sales of scrip have been effected by spe culators, and at one time as low as 4 to per cent. Premium ; since then, however, they have rallied t ° about t premium. t- Vey heavy tone is manifest in -the various flarkets of the Stock Exchange to-day. The ab 11Teue of speculation, and the introduction of the . „urkish l oa n, seem to have produced a very preju - Z•eial influence ; the near approach of the settling maY has also contributed towards the gloomy feel 118' now temporarily exhibited. Th e fluctuations ho wever, are not very important, and Consols, after el Periencing a decline of about 4- per cent., are n ow steady at the previous quotations, namely, 96a , for m one y and account, and 961, for the Octo ber settlement. The New 3 per Cents. are 971 t, and also the Reduced Annuities ; the New 21 per Cents., 80 to 81 ; Long Annuities, 18 11-16. In dia Stock has been dealt in at 214 to 215 ; ditto Loan Debentures, 981. The March Exchequer 345. prom ; June, 225. to 255. ; and ditto bonds, 1001 A rather active business has been done in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices continue firm. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95 8 ; ditto, 4 per Cents., ,„ 03 i ; Spanish New Deferred , 28 a ; Russian 5 p er Cents. 1101 1111 ; ditto, 41 per Cents., 1001 1 ; exican 3 per Cents. 211 ; Peruvian 48 per Cents., 90 ; ditto Uribarren Bonds, 791 80 ; ditto Dollar Bonds, 771; Portuguese 3 pe r Cents., 451 46 ; b ""razili an 5 per Cents. 103 ; and ditto 41 per Cents. (1858 ), 961. About an average amount of business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market, and for several of the principal lines prices have shown a d ownward tendency. North-Western and Midland declined ss. ; Great Western and South-Eastern, ; and South-Western, 15s. Eastern Counties afid North-Eastern (Berwick) improved ss. ; and Caledonian, 10s. East Lancashire, Brighton, and ianchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln were at previous ( Notations. In the Foreign Market the dealings w ere exceedingly limited. Italian Junction b rought 10, and Southern of Fra nce, 22 k . T he Colonial lines were dull. Grand Trunk of 'C anada declined 10s., and East Indian ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at almost nominal rates. London Joint Stock are at 28 1. Peninsular and Oriental Steam 82 to 821, a nd Royal Mail Steam 61 to 611. a BRITISH FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. !I Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 7 61 1 1 f ' 1 ; 1 11er Cent. Consols Annuities 9 ,e,Yr 3 per Cent. Annuities i; l 'W 24 per Cent. Annuities I , II F Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 1 11-16 I tto 30 Years, expire 6th Jan., 1860 ~. - vitto 30 Years, expire s th A p ril, 1885 lB 11-16 i lldia Stock 215 14 motto ... ° Debentures 0 - 0 ditto, 2d Issue ................... 971 1180 1 s for Account ................ M arc h. June ach e 34 1 22 5 aner Bills, £l,OOO, 21d t r "") Bond s , 1368, 31 per Cent. ........ itto, 1859 looj 11,, FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES , V"ian, 5 per Cent. Ile ittu 1858 41 per Cent. 961 1 Ile per Cent I, e - '-'itto Account I.01)1iall' 41 per Cent. Ditto go Account 4 80 (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. /t l Vlgliesu. 1853, 3 per Cent. 351:::011, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent. Sr, Ditt o 4i per,. Cent. ' alli sh 3 per Cent Account hs -"iiloitt°to r New assi D ve eferred, 44! . 3 per Cent. — Ditto Acc ount T urkish, 6 per Cent. 10 9i- Ditto Account Dittoix G Account anteed, 4 per Cent. 104 Ditto lO4l D ividends on the above payable in London. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 77* - ;.THREE O'CLOCK Gongola (M oney ) - - •94 931 Ditto 4ecoimt, Sept. 7 SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Railways. Closing \ Business Price. Done. Amberg., Notting. Boat. and astern Junction Belfast and Ballymena.. Bir., Vol., and Str. Val. Birk., Lane., and Chesh. Gi CA 7i 8 Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon 65 67 11 12 29 31 90 92 83 831 33. 35 II Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall 4 5 A rcves. no div. Do. A until6p.c.per an. Do. B hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andßelfast Juno. IDun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do. Nw. A.(lte. E. 1.13d5) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk 7 8 15 154 59 60 44 16 29 31 90 92 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.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. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. 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 61 65 24i 25i 91 93 10 101 98 99 78 80 128 130 102 103 491 501 54 56 88 92 12 13 p 12 13 9211 91 51 6 1 LOB 4 1094 880 li d 91 924 321 32} - -d 941 951 66 68 9 11 C 11 631 3 d 52 534 90 91 44 14 3.1 d 46 71 72 994 99} N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Sooth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock ..hropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales South Yorks. &Riv. Dun. Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale : Do. Preference, No. 1 Th ames HavenDk&R ail : Vale of Neath : Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall 51 d 7 84 7 84 27 28 7 5d .11 113 27 28 84 86 44 46 3 2 d 34 36 70 704 76 78 13 14 7 5 9 11 d 344 354 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 'Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 3 34 6 4 7 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways, Blythe and Tyne 10 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, 5} pc Do. do. 5 p. ct Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per et. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin.&Glas. spc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. gua. spc. Great Northern, -5 p. ct. Do. sRedm.,lop.c.pin pc Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Great ) West. (Berko and Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock Hants) Exf. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4i p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do.. Do. 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 Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Stock' Stock 'Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12i 12i Stock late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et Stock' Do. X 6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent. 124 1241 Stock Stock Stock 6 Stock 10[ Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do. Con. Bris.& Bir.6 p.ct Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. C. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Do. § p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 0i p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way. Val. Ex. Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth. Dev. Rail. & IDck. 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 Do. York, IL & S. Parch. North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perP Scottish Central, new pf Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is . Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 0 per cent. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 8 * Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock tock Stock Atockl I Paid. I Closing Business Price. Done. 49 51 94 90 LO4 106 51 6 115 120 103 108 aq 110 i Ll2i 114 i 129 131 80 82 66 68 19 121 11 113 LO4 106 63 85 11 kli 100 100 100 100 all 91 93 82 84 83 8.5 96 98 9} 91 16 17 91 101 69 71 18 19 1 9 34 14 9 1 138 140 58 163 124 1 lioo all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 03 2 197 1 83 4 4i all 100 100 100 100 100 18 120 I in 68 70 [3B 140 101 103 IJP 92 - SW 111 1 8i 9 LOS 110 ; 6 1.1 die par 23 24• 118 120 98 100 74 7; 122 124 125 128 101 lot 24 244 100 102 99 101 28 29 324 334 40 45 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c. Fb. &Aug. Do. 6 p.c.3lr. & Sep. N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c. Ap. & Oct N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. NovaSootiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July VictGov.6p.c.Jan&July LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. I Leasing Closing Business Price. Done. Co.'s. soi Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W MISCELLANEOUS. Buckinghamshire .... 100 Ln &N W 97 99 Clydesdale Junction. 100 Caledonin 104 106 S hare 3Bscellaneous. 1 Paid.l Price r Cl Closin g ßusines done Colchester, Stour Val . . all E.U.&E C 16 18 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 143 145 1444 E Union,Harwichghs. all E.Counts. 31 4* Do. Woodbridge . 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra . . 100 Caledonin 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all . 0 860 Do. New lOO Do. — 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 34 Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 14 Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br 10 Berlin water Works . . all 3 4 Hull and Selby all Yk.N.Md. 109 111 10 Do New, iss ued at 25 die 3 Do. Shares all Do. — 50 British American L and 40 i Do. 4 Shares all Do. London&Greenwich . all S. East l3 14 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1802.. all 14 20/ Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co. 9 2 94 100 Canada 324 117 122 119 : Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. — 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk .. Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 26 30 Do. 6 per cent lOO Do — 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 25 27 Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LN W &3I 2/ 4 5 Crystal Palace. Midsb.& Redcr, g. 6 c. all Stk & Dar 5 Do. Preference all . 4 Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland . 95 97 97 6 20 Eastern Steam all 2 2 Newmarkt.,BuryEx 5. 5. 6. E.Counts. I/ p Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 107 110 guaranteed 5 p. C. D o . s dt Fixedo o n .6 a p ensdr perc ew : 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all 1/ 11 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 2 24 t r . e cent. . .. i . all. aalll D D&L o i. . N. y ki v. 1 _ __ _ _ 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim.) all Do. Pre 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 1 1 d Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. — 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 2 2 , Rovstn,Hitch.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 138 141 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 18 11 6 Lan. &Yk 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 74 74. Sh r ewsbry& Hereford all T B rasse y 910 25 National Discount C 0... 5 1 * 0/ d S ou th Staffordshire .. all' 31‘Clean .94 104 1 0 Netherlands Land 6 Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar 10 Do do all 1 2 Do. do all Do. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 9O 92 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaL and 80 Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn 8 9 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all / 20 North of Europe Steam all 2 3 DOCKS. 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. 4 s p Share Docks . I pal I Closing 1 Business Price. Docks. 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 2 1 2 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 81 83 82/ 2 50 Do. New lO 74 BplB , 1150 Rhymuey Iron Stock Commercial.. .. . ... 100 _ 15 Do. New all 6 7 Stock Do 4 pereent .P.ref..iin. 100 100 Royal Mail Steam Stock East and West India... 100 , 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) all 14 11 Stock London lOO 25 South Australian Laud. all 38 40 Stock St. Katharine lOO 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all / 11 Stock Southampton lOO '1' — 1 Do. do Registered all I 1 Stock Victoria 120. , Do New _ _lO /d7par 100 Vau.Diemen's Lan4 ... 284 11 11 100 100 100 ,613 41 £3 la, 171 all all 100 all all all 224 7 161 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 2, 1858. are Railways. FOREIGN. lAntwerp S Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France . Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.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 p aid. I Closing Busiuess Price. Done. THIRD DITION. all all SUN OY I T 'Y Svoren o' Clock. DEBBY RACES.-(THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) INNKEEPERS PLATE. Sly Fellow Captain Wedderburn Four ran JUVENILE STAKES, Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref. 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 Vigo . • • Contract. Indifference *• • • • Seven ran , CHATSWORTH STAKES. .. 2 Fisherman Misty Morn Sly Fellow Eight ran. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. JOINT-ST , par 7 2f 4 4 d 29 29 , 1 — P 71 71 4 4} p! 24 25 9 4I :1 9 10 3 1d 33 331 53 55 par 1 p 7, 8 9 • 9 22- 22 5- 9 • 9 25 26 IC BANKS. Sharet Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 40 Australasia all 87 89 25 Bank of Et all 23/ 241xd 24 100 Bank of London 5O 45 47 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all 57 59 58 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 3 21d 100 City 100 Colonial 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 21 201 1 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 16/ 17 xd 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 20 21 60 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 51 100 London & Westminster 2O 4 4 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 211 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 37 38 20 Ottoman Bank all 16 181 181 1 1 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all 25 South Australia 25 Do. New l7l 25 Union of Australia all 5.5 57 25 Do. New 2O 49 51 50 Union of London lO 241 251 251 5 100 Unity Mutual 5.5 100 Western Bk of London 50 18 17 d BRITISH POSSESSIONS. ''' pa ,,, Closing Business Share Railways. Price. Done. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence II i all Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd 9 i di , ir , gu. 5 percent 18 'Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 *dig ip 18 Do. Do. B 41 *dis ip 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 8 201 Do. New l6l 13 12 d 100 Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich 1 100 83 88 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 j 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 78 82 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0, p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 1 lip 31 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 par ip Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 101/ 105 i 105 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO 1 1p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D0.41p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 20 G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all Sto.Geelong Corporation 6 ) 100 I t per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 37 351 ex option 100 Do. 6p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 73 75 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref 6O 10 5d 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c all 21 211 21 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 par 1p 20 Do. do 20 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 2s. par 1 P guaranteed 5 per cent. 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 171 171 204 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 105 108 t opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 105 108 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 104 105 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madray, :guar., 41 p. c all 18/ 191 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 20 201 202 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 11 0 d 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c 5 par p 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 c. Bonds 100 20 {Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 lid Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO 4 3 d Do. do. Land do " ___ ___ 20 ( Northof India Tramroad 2s. t Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde 20 Do. 20 Do. New g , z ). 5 par ip P2O Do. unjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo bk, A 5 par 4 p 20 St. Andrews & Quebec 18 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par 1p BRITISH MINES. 2.11.10 17s 11.14.111 84 18s od 84 7.9.4 nil. _ 18.18.91 2t 31 45 - 55 155 465 971 1021 15 16 4 9 10 4 5 16 17 11 1; 400 410 3 3i 200 210 4i 9 40 12s 6d 11 S3} 83 1 uu 1 21 22), 90 100 175 190 180 200 Paid. 1 Closing I Business Price. Done. 3 4 44 - 46 23 25 Alfred Consols (Philack)l British Iron Condurrow (Camborne). Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Mogan). Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Basset (Illogan) 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 (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard). Wheal Basset (Mogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) Trelawney (Lisk.) CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 42s 6d ; barley, 34s 6d; oats, 27s 10d ; rye, 345; beans, 47s 8d; and peas, 43s Bd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES.—Wheat, 44s Ild ; barley, 31s 9d ; oats, 27s Ild ; rye, 33s lld ; beans, 46s ; peas, 4.45. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 84,399 barley, 2,192; oats, 4,307; rye, 373; beans, 1,279; peas' 459 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was moderately: supplied with beasts, but their general quality was very inferior. Prime breeds sold readily, at fully Monday's currency, the best Scots pro ducing quite 4s 10d per Blbs, otherwise the beef trade ruled heavy, at barely stationary prices. We had a good demand for prime sheep, at extreme rates, the best Downs being worth 4s 10d to 5s per 81bs. Other kinds of sheep were slow inquiry, but not cheaper. Lambs were in moderate supply and heavy request, at from 4s 8d to 5s 6d per 81bs. There was a full trade for calves, the supply of which was limited, at an improvement in value of 4d per 81bs. Pigs and milch cows sold readily, at full quotations. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. &inf. sheep 3 4 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 s. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool do. 4 2 4 4 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 8 5 0 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 4 4 0 Small porkers Lambs, 4s 8d to 5s Bd. Suckling calves, 19s to 210; and quarter-old store pigs, 1.9 s to 265. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts - 1,164 Sheep and lambs 9,000 Calves 340 Pigs 3Ol FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts 229 Sheep and lambs .. „ 1,200 Calves 3OO Pigs NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat here to-day were moderate, and the trade ruled steady, at very full prices : Beef, from 3s. to 4s. 4d. ; mutton., 3s. 2d. to 4s. 6d. ; lamb, 4s. to ss. 2d.; veal, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 4d.; pork, 3s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. per 81bs. by the carcase. MEAT MARKETS. SOUTHALL, Sept. I.—The supplies of fat stock here to day were extensive, and the trade generally ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; lamb, 48 6d to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s to 4s 6d ; and pork, 38 8d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Sept. I.—Prime stock sold steadily, other kinds slowly, at our quotations. Beef, from 3s 6d to 48 6d; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 4d per Blbs. Suckling calves, 7s to 22s ; and milch cows, £l2 to £l4 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Bs. to £4 10s. ; clover do., £4 ss. to £5 10s.; and straw, £1 10s. to£l 13s. per load. A fair demand. CUMBEULAND.—Meadow hay, £3 10s. to £4 10s.; clover do., £4 4s. to £5 Bs.; and straw, £1 10s. to £1 15s. per load. Supply very moderate, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 lOs to £4 10s.; clover do., £4 4s. to £5 10s.; and straw, £ 1 10 s. to £ 1 15 s. per load. Trade steady. SHIPPLVG INTI;LLIGENC.E. LONDON, Sept. 2.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W. ; moderate breeze, and fine. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. I.—Sailed—Vanderbelt (s), for New York. PLYMOUTH, Sept. I.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ships Orion, Renown, Caesar, Racoon, and Bruns wick, from a cruise. COWES, Sept. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—King Phillip, from Callao. CARDIFF, Sept. I.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Julia, for Monte Video ; Frederick, for Havannah ; Myrtle, for Holland. LERwIeK, Aug. 30.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Sir Frances Scott, from Iceland ; Favourite, from ditto ; Queen, from Greenland. Sumps Sept. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived — Raleigh , from Rio janeiro. GRIMSBY, Aug. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Wenscales, from Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. I.—Wind S.W. to N.W.—Arrived —H.M.S. Mersey, from Sheerness, in tow of H.M.S. Valarous. _ _ TORBAY, Sept. I.—Arrived—Jacobus, from Hamburg for Monte Video. SWANSEA, Sept. I.—Wind W.S.W.—Sailed—Pearl, for Cuba. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived.—Despatch, (s.), from Jersey; Orinoco, (s.), West Indies ; Le Coq and La Poule, Cherbourg ; Clara, Newport ; Ceres, (s.), Dublin ,• Alliance, (s.), Havre. Sailed.—Ceres, (s.), for London ; Argyll, (s.), and L'Etoile, Carenton ; Atala n t a , ( s. ), J erse y ; Havre, (s.), Havre ; Courier, (s.), Jersey. A telegram from Hurst announces that the City of Man chester, with troops, from Algoa Bay, passed that station, at 9.5 a.m. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived, Sept. l.—Geo rge , from New York ; J. A. Jarvis, Galveston ; ebe, Queb ec Ondar, Montreal ; Union, Morage. Arrived, Sept. 2—Garland, from Valparaiso; Cultivator, H and Harvest Queen, New York ; Star, and Scotland, Que bec; Mary Stuart, Cardenas ; Bona Ventura, Kooria Mooria ; • Great Northern, Mirimichi ; Juverna, Gabooa ; British Queen (s.s.), Havre ; Montmorency, New Orleans ; vanguard, Mobile ; and York, Humber. DEAL, Thursday Morning, Wind W. by N., moderate. Passed—Thitannia, (Ls), from Corunna, for London; Ell en borough, St. John's, London (in tow) ; Wm. France, (s.s), London, Corfu. Anchored—lndemnity, from London, for Port Phillip. Coming down—Comet, from London, for Madeira. Sailed—H. M. S. Archer, for westward. THE BROOKMOOR MU.RDER. DUDLEY, WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Our readers, doubtless, will remember that in the month of June last a man named William Collier was discovered in a field between Brockmoor and Hartshill, in such a condition as left no doubt that he had been brutally murdered. His head was c ompletely battered in, and his brains protruded. Jt was proved that he had, on the night before, been seen in the company of a man named Jabez Onions, who has not been seen since, although the greatest exertions to find him have been used by Colonel Hogg, the chief constable of Staffordshire, and the men acting under his orders. Yesterday the adjourned inquest upon the body was resumed by Mr. T. M. Phillips, the coroner, at statedß r o ckm th o a o t r Hthoensweh bo;eraenadinutrs of reply to questions it was Onions could not be discovered. _. The jury returned a verdict of - wilful murder against some person or persons unknown, and The coroner said he should take steps to induce the Government to offer a reward for the appre hension of Onions. THE AMERICAN MAILS.—The Vigo (s.s) sailed from Liverpool yesterday for Now York with 105 passen gers and a full cargo. The steamship Persia sails on Saturday next for New York with United States and Ca nadian mails. Letters for the Persia will be received at the Post-office till one p.m., and, with a late fee, till two p.m. The box on the lauding will remain open for the reception of late letters till within a few minutes before the departure of the steamer. NEW NASMYTH HAMMER AT PORTSMOUTH.- We have been much interested by the inspection of a model of a fifty cwt. Nasmyth hammer, executed by Henry Padbury, belonging to the smiths' department of her Majesty's dockyard at Portsmouth. This beautiful piece of workmanship is on an inch scale, and represents the Nasmyth of which Padbury has charge. It is made entirely of wrought iron, and does great credit to the skill of its manufacturer. We understand that it is to be exhi bited at the Sailor's Home.--Ifechanics' Magazine. FORTIFICATIONS AT GOSPORT.—Three more large forts are be forthwith commenced in the neighbourhood of Gosport, which will complete the cordon of batteries in tended to surround this important' port. Large cavalry and infantry barracks are also to be built near the Gomer Fort, which, with the extensive barracks just completed at Gosport, and the numerous other military establishments already existing, will form this promontory into an im mense place d'arnics for the South of Eng laxl.—.Jfeoltanics' THE REPORT OF THE BANK COMMITTEE TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR, Will you allow me to concentrate my objections to the Report of the Bank Committee into the space of a column. The subject not being sufficiently interesting to your readers to warrant the insertion of a series of letters, I will confine myself to an endeavour to show that in drawing up that report the public have not been fairly dealt with, and to expose the fallacies of only one of its paragraphs, though I am prepared to show that nearly all those expressive of opinion are equally objectionable and opposed to the facts given in evidence. I will now call attention to the fallacious statement in paragraph No. 60. Instead of " the supply of gold in the coffers of the Bank being (as stated in the paragraph) beyond dispute greater under the Act of 1844 than ever was maintained under circumstances of pressure in former times," the reverse was positively the case, and had the Act been in force during the former crises men tioned, of 1825, 1837-1839, the Bank must then, as in 1847 and 1857, have stopped payment, or the Act been suspended. The fallacy here is in con founding the two departments of issue and banking together, and treating them as one and the same ; whereas the banking department represents only and actually the Bank, and has no more to do with the issue department than any private banker or individual who holds notes, and can claim gold for them at the office of that department. In reference to this state of things (see Lords' Report, page 14) the following important evidence was given by the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England : " You had only £1,600,000 in the banking de partment for the payment of your liabilities ? Yes. " If anybody had called upon you for anything beyond that million and a half you must have stopped payment ? Yes, we must. " At that time, if there had been no separation between the two departments, and the Bank of England had been conducted on its old principle, instead of being within one million and a half of qjBpping, there would have been nearly eight mil lions and a half in your vaults ? We should have had eight millions and a half in our vaults." The increase of gold in the Issue Department in 1847 and in 1857 may be attributed to the Act of 1844, for, although the great increase of trade which had taken place was the primary cause, by calling for more legal tender money to carry it on, yet as Bank of England note legal tender could not be had under the Act of 1844 without depositing gold, that Act was undoubtedly the cause of that in crease in the Issue Department. But this was ob tained at the expense of increasing the danger of the Bank stopping payment, to depositors and to fundholders, of their dividends, in order to ensure the convertibility of the notes of the Bank of Eng land which had never been doubted, and for the greater part of which the whole nation, through its debt to the Bank, was a guarantee. The following table, compiled from the Appen dix No. 10, and from page 10 of the Report of the Committee of the House of Commons, exemplifies these views : .n 1825 the Bullion fell to £1,261,000. This was previous to the . Act of 1844, when the Bank was one and undi vided in its departments, and had entire control over all the bullion. £3,831,000 Ditto. £2,406,000 Ditto. £448,000 Being subsequent to the Act of 1844, which sepa rated the Bank Depart ment from the Issue De partment, and deprived the Bank of any greater control over the gold in the Issue Department than was possessed by any other private bank orindividual who held notes which they could present for gold. In 1856 Ditto £615,000 Ditto In 1857 Ditto £581,000 Ditto Had the Act of 1844 been passed before the crises of 1825, 1837-1839, it must also have been sus pended during those periods, as the notes in circu lation exceeded what would have been permitted by that Act by £4,739,000 in 1825 £704,750 in 1837 £765,500 in 1839 In 1837 In 1839 In 1847 Ditto Ditto Ditto Thus, the lowest amount of bullion __ __ ____ in 1825. 1837. 1839. was— £1.201,000 .. £3,831,000 .. 42,400,000 Notes allowed to be issued by Act of fBl4 £14,000,000 .. £14,000,000 .. £14,000,000 £15,261,000 .. £17,837,000 .. £16,406,000 Notes in circulation at the period of the lowest amount of bullion reserve ,C 20,000,000 £18,535,752 .. £17,177,000 Excess beyond what the Act of 18-14 would have allowed £4,739,000 .. £701,750 .. £765,500 The Committee say " that the opinion of the pre sent Bank directors is strongly in favour of main , tanning the Act of 1844, but as the Committee were appointed to take into consideration the evidence also given before the Committee of 1847, why did not they in fairness state in their report that Mr. Horsley Palmer, who had been twice Governor of the Bank, and thirty-seven years a bank director, was of a directly contrary opinion, and said (877), " I feel the objection to the Act to be so consider able, that if it were possible I would get rid of it altogether, and. leave the matter as it stood before the Act was enacted. It is not unnatural that the present directors should be in favour of maintaining an act and a monopoly which give them in a panic a greater dividend than in ordinary and steady times ? In 1857, the year of the last panic, they declared a dividend. of 11 per cent. in the last half of the year, being 4 per cent. more than in the last half year of 1852—the rate of discount ranging then from 2to 2 per cent., and from 52 to 10 per cent. in 1857. " They say that the assistance which they gave to the public would not have been ventured on by them except for the Treasury letter," which means, except for the suspension of the Act of 1844. Surely this admission was sufficient at once to con demn the act ; but to counteract this obvious de duction, the Report goes on to say, " Nor would they have ventured to act on that letter if the bul lion had been much lower than it was, for they must have begun to think of the convertibility of the note." The fact, however, was that little discretion was left to them as to venturing tO act on the letter, for it is notorious that three of the largest houses in London had determined on the day preceding the issue of the letter, that if some such letter were not issued, and of course acted upon,' they would call for deposits sufficient to stop the bank. With a reserve of only £581,000 for both London and the country branches together, the directors and the Bank were at the mercy of any firm or firms that could demand more than probably half that amount of deposits in Threadneedle-street. " The directors further state that for these rea sons it appears that the adoption of the policy which the Act now in force required, placed the Bank of England in such a position that it was en abled at the time of severest pressure to afford a larger aid to the commercial public than would otherwise have been in their power." Was it fair . here to suppress the very contrary opinion of Mr. Horsley Palmer, supported by the fact that in the crisis of 1837 the Bank did advance L. 6,000,000 to America, thereby saving our best trade and customers, which could not have been done under the Act of 1844. " That was the means of saving the American houses. There were three of the principal Ameri can houses that failed, but the aid afforded by the Bank rendered essential service to others engaged in that trade. Almost every house connected with America was in a state of discredit, and. unless the Bank had come forward at that period I do not believe that there would have been more than one or two houses that could have sustained them selves. " And the Bank could. not have done so, if the Act of 1844 had been in existence ? Certainly not." May it not be presumed that if the Bank had not been trammelled last year with the Act of 1844, they could have prevented the failure of Messrs. Denistoun and Co.; Messrs, Naylor, Vickers,. and Co., and of the smaller houses dependent upon them, and, what is of still more importance, the dis employment of all their workpeople—the firms named retaining an enormous surplus after having paid their creditors in full. The Report is by no means creditable to the ability and intelligence of the House of Commons, and. when contrasted with the justly celebrawd Report of the House of Lords, in 1048, I feel con strained, although a Radical in politics, to join heartily in the exclamation, " Thank God we have a House of Lords," and as a consistent Reformer shall feel it a duty to give my humble support to those Ministers, be they of what party they may, who will promote monetary reform, as being the vantage ground. for the people on which to obtain all other reforms. I am, Sir, yours, s incerely, HAMER STAN SFELD. The Grange, Burley, near Oticy-, 16th August. P.S. I am glad. to find in the City Article of this day's Times some remarks which are in accord ance with the principles I have long advocated of the Legislature taking care of the quality of the currency, by ensuring the convertibility of the Bank note, but leaving the quantity to take care of itself, with this difference, that the Times would sanction free trade in the issue of notes without security, in which they have the support of Adam Smith, so far as relates to notes of £5 and upwards. THE COLLISION ON THE OXFORD, TVORCHESTER, AND WOL VERHAMP TON RAILWAY. The inquest on the bodies of the 12 persons who were killed by the collision of two excursion'trains on the above line of railway on Monday week was resumed yesterday, at Brettel-lane, before Mr. Phillips, the district coroner. Another of the sufferers named Clarke having died yesterday, the inquiry also had reference to his death. Mr. Fenton, chairman ; Mr. Sherriff, manager ; Mr. Adcock, secretary ; Mr. Wilson, engineer ; and Mr. King, of Stourbridge, so li c it or , a tt en d e d on behalf of the railway company. Two attorneys attended on behalf of sufferers by the collision. Mr. King, on behalf of the railway company, expressed their sympathy with the sufferers and apologised for the absence of the chairman at the previous sitting, that gentleman having been in Scotland when the jury first met. The witnesses were then examined. Eli Newton deposed that at about a quarter past 8 o'clock on Monday evening week he heard an ex plosion, and went down to the railway, where he found the trains in collision. Saw Francis Mills lying against the rails with a cut across his fore head. He was sensible and asked for some water. - Witness removed him from the line. He appeared in a dying state, and expired in 10 minutes or a quarter of an hour. William J. Humphries, station master at the joint station of the Great Western and Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton Railways at Wolver hampton, stated that his duty was to take charge of the station generally, but not to inspect the car riages. Superintended the starting of the excur sion train from Wolverhampton on Monday week. It was advertised as an excursion for Sunday-school teachers and children. Believed there were 24 carriages and two break vans used in the the train that started from Wolverhampton. It was a single train. It left at 9.18, and was advertised for 9.15 There was one engine employed, but witness did not know what was its power, and an engine-driver and fireman accom panied it. Ninety-nine persons left -Wolverhamp ton in the train, chiefly children. The engine was in front of the train, and as far as he knew every thing was in perfect working order. Examined the train himself before it left. No complaints were made by the guard or other person as to the chains. When the train left the station witness had done with it. By a Juror—There were printed rules for the management of trains. Examined the train itself before it left, and could say positively that there was no visible defect in the chains or fastenings, nor was any complaint made by any person. The printed rules were here put in, and the " duties of station masters" read from tiem. Did not examine the inside of the guards' vans, and therefore could not say that any passengers were in them. It was contrary to rules, and did not think any one would have got in. Any . of the agents on the line could have given permission. The regulations to be observed by guards were then referred to, and the following directions read: " The train will be under the control of the guard ; the passengers and their property under his charge ; he must take care, previously to start ing, that there are a sufficient number of carriages attached to the train ; that they are properly coupled ; that an adequate number of covers for luggage are provided ; and the signal and roof lamps are attached." Witness continued—He had been 11 years sta tion master and six years in another capacity attached to a railway. Examined all the coupling chains before the train left Wolverhampton. The inspector of carriages was the officer who started the trains, and who had to see that the couplings were secure. Mr. Drinkwater was the inspector of carriages, and witness believed he was at the station at the time the train left 'Wolverhampton. By Mr. King.—Had seen a Great Western excursion train of 50 carriages. That was on the broad guage, and the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway was on the narrow guage. By the Coroner.—There were two guards to the train. It was customary for all guards and other officers of the company to be supplied with copies of the rules. The rules were again referred to, and the follow ing were quoted as referring to the inquiry :-- " 16. No person shall be permitted to ride in the guard's break without an order in writing from one of the officers of the company. " 20. Guards must immediately report at the first station at which they ” stop any defect they have observed in the works." Witness further stated, in answer to the Coroner, that he had no complaint made to him after the train had left of the insufficiency of the locomotive power provided for it. Mr. Phillips, station agent at the Round Oak station, who was examined on the first inquiry, added some particulars to the evidence then given. He had picked up a broken shackle on the line, a short distance from - his station. This had fallen from an excursion train from Wolverhampton about a month since. The train arrived safely at the station, but on leaving the chain broke. Was not aware if the breakage of that shackle was ever re ported to any superior authority. By a Juror.—Was well acquainted with the rules. Was at Dudley at the time of the collision, and left the station in charge of his deputy. Did not leave word how long he would be away. The general understanding was, that when he was absent his deputy should superintend the station instead of him. Witness had charge of the goods as well as the passengers at Round Oak station. Was likewise goods station master at Primrose-hill, distant a mile and three-quarters from Round Oak. His aggre gate salary was £9O per annum, 'with allowance for a horse, and a prospect of an increase. The office was not thrust upon him. He solicited it. I:liere were two persons on duty at the Round Oak, station at the time of the collision. There were competent persons at the Round Oak station and the goods station during his absence. [lt was here stated that Milson was the driver of the train from Wolverhampton to Worcester. Cook was guard to - Worcester. Cook and Cording were the guards of the return excursion train, and Prickett and Pest ridge of the second. Cording went on to Dudley, he being in the foremost part of the train.] Witness did not inquire for Cook when he went to the scene of the disaster. Knew it would be Cook's duty to put on the break when the train was running down the incline, and believed he did so, or a greater speed would have been attained. Did not inquire of Cook the cause of the accident ; it was patent to him that it had been caused by a coupling-chain breaking.. Did not examine the break-van after the accident ; it was too much broken. Did not examine the broken van next morning, as his su- perior officer Mr. Adcock, the secretary and super. intendent, was present, and also Mr. Sherriff, the manager. Had been two years in the company's service. CoOk was a properly constituted guard, and witness never knew him in any other capacity. Knew nothing of Cording. Never saw him till the morning of the accident. Could not say who was the chief guard—Cook or. Cording. The Rev. Mr. Perry, who was previously exa mined, again appeared to tender in evidence some calculations which he had made in reference to the strength of the couplings. Objection was taken to the reception of such testimony, in answer to which the rev. gentleman stated that he had been for many years engaged practically as a civil engineer. The jury having ultimately decided that he should be heard, The Rev. Mr. Perry then deposed—The train consisted of 45 carriages, weighing five tons each, and two engines and tenders of 30 tons each, which would require a force of 101 b. a ton upon the whole weight to drive it along a level and straight road at a rate of 20 miles an hour, a very third-class ' rate. An additional force of 21b. per ton would be required to drive a train of equal weight roma t curve that -was not inclined, therefore the force needed under the most favourable circumstances to drive a train towards Worcester would. be equal to 2,8501b5. The chains connecting the carriages to. gether would, therefore, at the starting of the 'trai n , have a strain upo n them of not less than 2,8501 b., or 1 ton 5 cwt. 1 qr. and 221 b., which. is only 1-12 - th the tension of good iron an inch, square. If, therefore, the iron of which the chains were made had been of good quality it would have stood 12 t i me s the strain. It is, however, quite possible to bring to bear on the connecting chains 10 times the tension by putting on an excess of stear.i L It therefore follows—all things being favoural,le to the train—thA the iron in question was, - either of bad. quality or that an excess of steam was applied. The train from. Worcester consisted al 29 carriages, weighing 5 tons each, and two engir's;s and. tenders 30 tons each, ascending au incliar, 9 the gradient of which was 1 in 75, a force of 4 :01b. per ton on the whole train, would be required to maintain a speed of 20 miles per hour, oYe",:coming, of course, the usual resistance. The carriageeiolt of each and , its passengers being ;et at five tons, the detached 13 carriages wnzid. weigh 65 tons. This weight having to descend an incline 1,520 yards in length, with a gradient of 1 in 75, the distance due to gravity, or thro agh which it fell, would be 61 feet, and by the tim e it came into collision with the other train wou a strike with a force equal to 3,965 tons, supposing the break was not applied. ; and, assuming; that the application of the break nullified that force by one-half, it would then strike with a fog me of not less than 1,982 tons and a-half, and the : velocity at this point would be 60 feet per second.. The force of 401 b. per ton being required to take : a train up an incline of 1 in 75, which on 205 tt Ms would be equal to 2,8001 b., or '3 tons - 16 cwt.; )which will be the :Alain 1.11.1G31 the connecting chain. This, of course, would be the lowest pressure, and if the iron be of good quality it is capable of sustaining with perfect safety four times the amount of pressure, showing that had everything been favourable, therefore the chain must either have been of bad quality or, as was the case in going to Worcester, too great a power put on, which power was what is technically termed " back laslC." By Mr. King—The thickness of the coupling or side chains is about an inch round. The thickness of the shackle is an inch and a quarter before the thread is placed upon it, and an inch and an eighth at the bottom. Mr. William Thomson Adcock examined—l am secretary and superintendent of the Oxford, Wor cester, and Wolverhampton Railway, and reside at Worcester. I was at the Worcester station when the excursion train arrived on Monday, the '22d of August, at half-past 12. Frederick Cook was the chief guard of that train ; the under guard being John Cording. My assistant, Charles Harris, who had travelled by the train, explained to me that a coupling-chain had broken. The Coroner—Had he any charge over the train ? Witness—He had, and the guard would act under him. On hearing that a coupling-chain had broken I directed him to send away the train in the evening in two parts, and to send only one engine with each train. In accordance with these instructions the train was _so divided. I was very much surprised when the train arrived at Wor cester to find so many passengers besides the school children. No tickets should have been used to any but the school children and their friends, and those who did so acted contrary to their duty. I believe that tickets were issued at every station. Each station master had the instructions before him, and in granting tickets they exceeded their duty. By Mr.King—William and Co., of London, are the builders of the Great Northern Railway Com pany's carriages, and they are considered the best in the kingdom. Ours are the same build, and I believe are made as models for the Great Northern. By Mr. Ebsworth—We do not keep our best carriages Pin stock ; they are used indiscrimately. The best carriages are used in the ordinary traffic, and the carriages used in the excursion trains are the same as would be used in the ordinary traffic if required. The carriages used in this excursion train were built by Messrs. Williams in 1853 and 1854. Some of them might be built in 1852, but a very small minority—none prior to that date. The coupling and side chains were supplied by Messrs. Williams. When we buy any carriages they are all thoroughly examined by Mr. G. B. Gooch, late engineer on the Eastern Counties Railway. When Harris told me of the breaking of the coupling chains in the morning they were referred to Robt. Gransmore, who has charge of that matter at Wor cester. I was not present when they were referred to Gransmore, nor do I know whether he applied any test. Harris did not accompany the train back. Cook has been in the company's service six years. He was not under notice to leave _at the time of the accident. By the Jury—The second guard in charge of tho train is frequently raised from among the best con ducted porters—a man in whom we have confi dence. Cook has been a guard for two years. Cording, who assisted him, was only a porter. Coroner—Have any of the station-masters been rebuked for issuing tickets indiscriminately on the day of the excursion ? - Witness—No steps have yet been taken in that matter. By Mr. Burbary—lt was the duty of Cook to have fog signals and extra coupling-irons in his break-van. It was his duty also to have examined his break, and if out of order to have reported it to Brown or Meyrick, the superintendents at Wor cester. Edwin Walter Hart, station-master at Brettel-* lane station, sworn—l remember the excursion train coming down on Monday, the 23d, and spoke to Cook, the chief guard. When the train started from Brettel-lane station one of the coupling-irons broke ; one of the side chains was broken and the other torn out. When I saw the train part I held up my hands to the driver, who at once brought his engine to a stand, and the train then ran to gether with a slight shock. We got another coupling-iron from the guard's van and re-attached the carriages. The side chains were not fastened. The only link of the shackle-chain was hung down, and went on with the carriage. I saw the train pass the Brettel-lane station, and the first I heard of the accident was the signal-man's whistle, and hearing a loud noise ; and I ran up the line, having ordered the signal-man to put up the signals and block both lines. By the Coroner—After the train passed my station—that is, the second train—l heard the crash, and the first thing I saw was the guard Cook running towards me with a lamp, and he said, "We have had a dreadful smash." I told him to go on to the Round Oak station, and stop all that might be coming on the line. On arriving at the spot I saw a heap of carriages smashed up, and heard the groans of the dying and shrieks of the mutilated passengers. I sent both my men off for medical aid. The guard, Cook, told me the train had broken loose, and it was, I concluded, from that cause the accident had happened. I have been seven months station-master at Brettel-lane. I do not remember any coupling chains breaking before. By the Jury—l believe there were passengers in the break-van. It is contrary to regulations, but rather than allow passengers to remain behind they are sometimes allowed to ride in the break-van with the guard. I did not refuse any one who ap plied for a ticket, as I thought they were friends of the children. By Mr. Ebsworth—There is no person appointed to examine the carriages at Brettel-lane. Ido not consider it to be my duty to examine the carriages. I made no report as to the breaking of the coup lings in the morning. Nor on the return journey did I look to see if the couplings which had been broken in the morning were properly perfected. By Mr. Burbary—l have no doubt if the wheels were examined by a competent party he could tell whether the break had been properly applied. By Mr. King—lt would be almost impossible for a station-master to examine the couplings of every carriage when a train arrives at a station. The couplings put on at Brettel-lane station in lieu of,those broken in the morni4. were extra strong chains. It was a goods coupling, and equal to the strength of an ordinary shackle and side chains. It being now 6 o'clock the inquiry was again adjourned for a week. DR. LIVINGSTONE IN AFRICA. Mr. Aspinall Turner, M.P., has communicated the following (private) letter to the Manchester Guardian : " Screw Steamer Pearl, June l&. "My dear Sir,--I am happy to be Ale to inforro yes that we have had a prosperous voyage ever since w•eit!l",Xii: v ___ pool, and that, after a good deal of what nojy. called exploration, we are now threading our wv k i:tip , she Zambese. "We went first of all to the most:4.4n nerly branch, as that was reported, to be proferabl f , t main stream ; but -9..und that the connect i ng 'agwer kind of grass or rus h w hi ch h a large body o f floatafters m.oans going t e ut is chokedt w surface, bao withcu e t 70 a wT r a_ h i I u fresh water was ;ugh, the vessel s cou ld not proceed. The 1u was h andn tl isa r r are both good, and for 70 miles a navigable river flows, through ex t ens i ve plains, where Sea Isand cotton 'eould be culti va t e d , and would be invaluable were it ''.;he Cape Colony. We then went to the Luaho, or TA-l'arker's branch, but found, though the river is very large, and the water fresh outside, a double bar rendered it dan gerous. Returning seven miles south, we found a very fine bar and harbour called Kong-one. This communicates by . two branches with the main stream, and as one of these is only five miles long, we entered by that, and having the little steamer Ma Robert acting as a pilot to the larger, we are wing our way as cautiously as we can. We tried another large mouth from the inside, but the bar was bad There arc many fine branches, but the Portuguese have kept them secret. " Near the mouth of the branch Kongone, my brother stumbled on cotton growing in a deserted native garden, Which does not adhere to the seed as that I saw up the river, and the pile or staple is longer than the Angola cot• ton, I enclose a specimen. " When at Sierra Leone, I left there a small cask of seed for Mr. Gabriel, of Loanda, and would fain have gone and tried to stir up sonic of the people of that country (de cidedly the best in Western Africa) to bring their produce to market. _ _ " I am distributing Sea Island seed to different persons on the Delta, and they express perfect willingness to culti vate it for sale. " We come, however, in what seems a most unfortunate position of affairs, yet it may come out ultimately to be for the best. The first news we gOt was that the Portu g uese were all obliged, to flee to the coast, and we foun d that such was actually the case—the half-castes had rebelled, and all had fled to Quilimanc. Fortunately we were not in the country at the time, .or we should have been accused of stirring up the natives. • • " I will let you know how we get on higher up. We have, had no sickness yet. Quinine every day for all hands. . . . . .. 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