The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-04 00:00:00

MIMn SHARE MONEY MA 7TY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The accounts received from most of the manu facturing districts state that business during the past week has not been very active, the demand for autumn and spring having in a great measure fallen off, owing to the completion of the orders on hand. The iron trade of South Staffordshire continues dull, although stocks are low. The export orders for the American markets are small and prices, it is expected, will recede. At Birmingham the various fancy trades of the district have been moderately active, and prices have undergone no alteration. At Leeds the demand for woollen cloth continues steady, and a full average business has been done chiefly in light descriptions. The export houses have also been well employed, and the mills in the neighbourhood are working full time. Most of the manufacturers and spinners at Bradford are busy upon contract orders, and prices for both wools and yarns continue steady. In piece goods the dealings have been limited, at about pre vious rates. Business at Manchester has exhibited little change. The home demand for domestic and printing cloths is satisfactory for the time of year For the India and China markets there has been a moderate inquiry, but the high range of prices precludes the idea of any large transactions being entered into at present. At Leicester the hosiery trade in most branches continues active, although the high price of yarns checks orders for exporta tion. Both wools and yarns fully maintained their value. At Northampton the lace trade continues dull. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market on Saturday closed firmly, and prices were without alteration. The sales amounted to 8,000 bales. In Railway Shares a moderate business was transacted, and previous rates were fully sup . ported. There is still a good demand for money, and even at the Bank of England the applications have in creased. The engagements due to-day, the 4th, are not supposed to represent a very large amount, and in a few days the inquiry will probably sub side. Next week, however, there may again be an augmented supply of bills for negotia tion, as the Turkish Loan instalment and the Consol settlement will temporarily create an absorption from the general resources of the market. The large influx of specie, and the release of the October dividends, however, will assist in keeping the money market in an easy state. The terms still range Ito 4- per cent. below the Bank minimum, and the supply of capital is still superabundant, but the discount firms avail themselves of every opportunity for charging a slight increase in their terms of accommodation. It is expected that during the present week some important additions will be made to the stock of bullion in the Bank of England, as more than a million and a quarter sterling, received during the past week, may be available for that purpose. The export demand, both on continental and eastern account, is very limited ; indeed, the drain to India and China is almost suspended. While the general exports have thus diminished, it is noticed as rather a singular circumstance that the imports from the various sources of supply have been on an enlarged scale. Share 12.10 13.14 Stock stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock) Stock; Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16 1 1613 4; Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 121 Stock Stock) Stock Stock] Stockl Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock! Rail Ways. The advices from New York state that money continued easy, loans on United States and the beit State Securities having been made at 3 and 33 per cent. Foreign exchanges were firm, and a good business had been done on London at 110. With regard to trade a New York correspondent States, " It is gratifying to perceive that our imports are kept below the standard of last year. There Blythe and Tyne 10 per could be no better guarantee of the solid basis on C. pref. (issued at £5O) f Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Which our trade will rest when it does revive, i2O Do. do. do. Shares than this curtailment of our wants from abroad ; 72010 IstetQlounartnalef4,el;.ceo.T nor can there be any reason for doubting the Stock Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc Do. do. 5 ct. prospect of an ear l y rev i val, when it is seen Cork & Ban p. don, 51 p. c. that at thins port alone our importations for the Stock Rti Pert C h fa & ss A l. 3e 7 r t I pc ll. past nine months fall short of those of the corre- greet Do. o do.o Ba as e s s 81):::: . ; spending period last year by 74,000,000 dols." Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Do. stock N 0.2 When the English Sto c k M ar k e t o p ene d this moaning the quotations again appeared rather flat, r c / L u s t t e i n an U c ni 6 oi p i, er 4 per ct. but although the transactions have been limited s E.& W. York. Jen. fifths there has since been increased firmness, and if it Stock r d ll n nl e G r l t ts , . & s l3 c shares were not for the influence of operations connected Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... with the approaching settlement renewed buoyancy stock Great critTfretg 4 5 . c w t: would, no doubt, be exhibited. Consols are about Stock Jo. it: 5 4n.it.e.dcro."Z"m 98t Z. for money, and the 12th inst. at 98t -2- for 123 Ett ii e. jie g lin ii p f .. i pn ;. . the November account ; they are now about 98 3 Gt.S;l.& 4 4) (Irt;la s nit 4 Stock and 981 I respectively. The June Exchequer Bills 50 Pi c t . Han are 255. t o 28 s . prem ., an d I n di a B on di 12s. prem. tl) Ext. 5 p.ct.. India Stock is 219 to 222. East India Debentures Stock B o o : t e r ee ni m a a trap p . i are 99;1 . -4 for the Ist issue, and 991 for the 2d. Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0.., Stock Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref. A moderate business has been recorded in the 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Foreign Market. Mexican stock is flat at 21 4 ; 10 Gt s . h W ar e: s t. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. Venezuelan Bonds are steady, the 5 per Cents. Sak 80 0 icl3?rm. S. ct. parrefstock being 41, and the Deferred, 151 ?,-. Turkish Bonds 264 Do. ChesteTguar.shares are also tolerably well maintained, the 6 per Cents. L3l- F,00: goo: goo. being 971 98; the 4 per Cents., 1044 1051 ; and the Stockoc L'Onn.lnYr-pc6Pgum..sit'oco stock Seri -1- i per cent. prem. Peruvian 3 per Cents. Stock Do. pref., 5 p. ' c. ...No. 2 are marked 701 ; and Brazilian 4} per Cents. Stock t: doe :iv, rca" 6 p t.. 4 ( 1 858), 961. Stock Lon. t !N.W.C c o t v.&Nun- A mode ra t e amoun t o f b us i ness has be e n done in Stock Lon.&S: W, 7 p.ct. stock, the Railway Share Market, but the variations in 14 shares Lo la ntiotly , 1 shs. prices have not been important. Eastern' Counties 12 Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh. S 6 & have i mprove d ss. ; North-Western, Manchester, Sto 6 ck ?1 0 a . n. e 11., Lin., 6p. a Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. ; North-Eastern (Ber- stgik Do. 34 ce nt. t s,,, a r ., 4 p.c. 'wick), 10s. to 15s. ; and Bristol and Exeter, £l. ; 124 { Do. 4 per cent .. ...... Great Western, Midland, South-Eastern, and Great Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock Northern declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial Stock oc Eo o. .C 4 o i n p .B e r . is p . r & e l f l . i s r. t 6z ic c . t . . lines have also shown some slight variation. 6 Do. with option till 1860 Eastern of France and Paris and Lyons improved Stock 1 T ) e o. Lei r ea l Ar c ) . r p ef r . e7.. t i 10 I p. c. redeem, at sp.c. pm about ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s. ;and East 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with Indian, 15s. option till 1866 Joint-Stock Bank Shares are flat. London Joint- s l oc o k i lo o lolk e D ga ioc c.t i tuf 6 ; Stock declined 55., and Ottoman Bank, £l. Stock Do. 51 -) p. c. Pref. do. 1847 i i 4 s l ii E , c p .S e k r ce lBl n 7 t In the Miscellaneous Share Market, Peninsular Stock I Nio o iti i i)li?; and Oriental Steam have improved to 87, and the Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent New Sh ares t o 1 82 - 1, Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& D c k.Co. Stock v-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purcli 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6pc. Ist g Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua Stock Do. 4/ p.c. Db. stk. in perp 84 Scottish Central, new pt Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. W i per c. pref. stock Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. Stock Do. 7p. a pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 percent. 1.0.6: South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Stock Do .44 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist I Stock Do. New do., 2d 1744ne ;took South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Mock Do. 41 per cent 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p. e 25 i Do. 6 per cent `OCk Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures 991 3 Ditto ditto, 2d Issue Ditto Scrip, 2d Issue Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Consols for Account March June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &ltd... 25 8 I Ditto f. , 500, .. ................... 25 8 Ditt o Small, 13d. .............. 2:5 8 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian, 5 per Ceut. lO2 8 xd Ditto 1852, 41 per Cent. 9B I Ditto 1858, 41 per Cont. 9 Mexican 3 per Cent 2l Ditto Account Peruvian, 43 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent...... — Ditto Account P ortuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. ._ Ditto, 1857, 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per C en t Ditto 43 per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent. 94 Swedish, 4 per Cent. Turkish 6 Accountent. Ditto Ditto New Loan S cr i p Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent 153 - Dividends on the ab ove p aya bl e in London. ; Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 24 per Cent 663 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. Consols, Money. TWO O'CLOCK. . Ditto Acco un t ... 981 ............... 983 i Bedford and Bletehley Buckinahamshire Clydesd'aleJuncttOn.. Colchnter, Stour Val. E.Uncolia shire,g.6p.e. E Union,HarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge ... Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret. nnw. all ) 100 100 ICO 100 100 all Gloster& Dean Forest Ha rtlpool.Dekskßall Hull and Selby Po. i Shareti'.... Do. I Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference T HE NEW ADELPHI THEATRE. ---On Saturday the building was so far advanced that the roofing-in of the new theatre commenced, and in the course of the week the erection of the internal fittings will begin, and it is now confidently anticipated that the performances will be re sumed in this popular place if public entertainment early in December. Tin BISHOP OF NORWICH.—The reports tnade from. Tunbridge-wells, in reference to the health of the Bishop of Norwich, are of a favourable character. The right rev. pr e l a t e i s still, however, advised to abstain from allY active exertion. The indisposition of his lordship has elicited on all sides deep expressions of regret. ASSESSED TAXE5.—.E1,062,564 was the total amount of assessed taxes charged in the year 1856 for all the counties of England and Wales, and f,97,720 for those of Scotland. In the boroughs of England and Wales the a mount charged was £803,986, an d in th ose o f S cot l an d 456 ,762. This makes a grand total of £2,021,032 for the counties and boroughs of Great Britain. dDEATH OF A COUNTY COURT JUDGE.—Mr. Jas. , the jud ge o f th e N ort h um b erland County Courts, dieon Friday, at his residence in Newcastle-on-Tyne. The learned gentleman was attacked with paralysis in the e arly part of August last, and remained completely pros trated until his death. During his illness the office has been pled by Mr. S. Grey. Mr. Losh was a member of an old Newcastle family. He was called to the bar in 1829, and went the N or th ern Ci rcu i t unt i l h i s appointment as County Vol.Ul Judge, He was 65 Mril of age At his death, Lon.,Tilby.&Sontend. Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent ..Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.&Redcr,g.6p.c Mid. BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares ......A. Roystn,Hit c h ., & She) Shilßoth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shmwsbrv& 'Hereford South Staffordshire Wuar Valley, . g . G p Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn 1.4-N W 1 & L.Yk. Do. Gt. West. LALBrgtn DOCKS Docks. FITS Dpi Y.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. I Closing Businesi Price. Done. Amberg., Notting. Boat and Eastern Junction Relfast and Ballymena Bir., WoL, and Str. VaL Birk., Lane., and Chesil Junction (Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A A roves ' no div Do. B until6p.c.per an hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßelfast Juno Dun.,Perth o t Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness !Glasgow & South Wesin 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 Loa.,Brighton &S.Coaat London & North Westn. Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Nemtastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales South Yorks.& Riv. Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek.. Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenn Waterford & Limeric West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till Do 7 p.c. has been pd. to B . B West London Do. Ist Class.... Do. 2d Class .. 100 100 100 100 100 100 1613 41 ls, 17i all all all all 22i 7 16f 100 100 100 100 all , all all 6 1 6i 7} 7; G% 67 10 11 i 31 33 91 93 87 87 36 38 41 5 7 7. 17 18 . 621 63i 47 49 32 34 all all all all all 92 94 661 67j 27s 28, 91 93 10 14 104 103 83 .85 127 128 103 105 532 541 54 56 110 114 103 107 114 116 112 114 128 130 80 82 69 71 [l9 121 110 112 [O4 106 CI 66 111 llf 91 93 82 E 4 83 85 96 98 9,1 10 16 17 91 10 70 72 18 19 9 91 14* .39 141 158 163 119 121 IP 65 70 139 141 102 104 92-k J P 9 91 11 3 11# 4 91 1108 110 98 99 i dim } 621 3 1- die 23 24 119 121 99 101 72 74 119 121 121 123 lat 10 24 241 101 103 100 102 28 29 321 331 38 43 11 - 01 921- 1; 2i 1041 4 84 i 4 96g 36 5i 9 Si 1 7 4 i i Business Done. 120 100 7 1003 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. L g s , i s n g ICing Business trice. Dose. Ln k N.W Ln & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. ICaledonin Do. Gt. west. Yk.N.& lit Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.k Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. 99 100 102 104 10 18 143 145 4 4i 1109 111 13 14 24 25 95 97 2i 2; 96 98 4p 57 59 Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassey M'Clcan . Stk.& Dar Do. 1 1 40 - 1-42 9 101 94 . 90 92 t 8 9 I Paid Clocing Business Price. Docks. Stock Conune-cial .. ... , 100 Stock Do 1 per Cent. Pref. Min 100 .... Stock East anrl West India 100 , Stock London lOO Stock St. Kat ha) ine lOO Stock Southampton i 100 Stock Vi tozi i 1 100 i 100 102 20 . I ' 9 NeW 4.5.1%.0 1.,- , M . 16 I lt* 4 * P Lew is 87 90 11 124 p 11 11 9 1 0 f ad tel 110 111 92 921 !3 11 , 11 954 964 35.1 36 98 4 98 1 69 71 9 11 63 65 3} 3 d 57 57} 94 95 • 11 49 501 d 77. 78 , [OO 102 41 4/(11 s 0 1 7 i 8 1 28 30 7 5d 110 112 274 28 EO 82 44 46 34 3 35 2 d 73 74 77 78 13 14 7 5d 9 11 344 354 92 94 6 6i 3 ei PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. !r a i d. I Closing Price. 49 51 94 96 1100 102 61 6 Share THIS ETS. Railways. ' Paid. ' C r lo ri s c i e n s I Business Done. CORN EXCHANGE. ! Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes 51 5i A very limited business was transacted in wheat in the leading country markets held on Saturday, and the value of all kindk; had a drooping tendency. Barley was dull and rather easier. In all other produce, including flour, very few transactions took place, and prices were not supported. Throughout the continent wheat has been offered on easier terms, and spring corn has favoured buyers. In'the Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c., Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenitih 11ii 10 21 , - 2 31 3. ,29i 30 Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shy Italian Junction 81 st United States wheat, flour, and maize have sold heavily. About average supplies of English produce were on. sale here last week. The imports from abroad were large--viz., 17,708 qua rters of wheat, 14,770 of barley, 71,828 of oats, 500 rye, 2,789 beans, 2,245 peas, 5,539 linseed, 6,480 rape seed, 117 mustard seed, 433 sundry seeds, and 190 sacks of flour. Lake Constance & DalyLierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, sp.c.pf Lyons and Geneva , Maria Antonia Do. do. New 5 1 25 26 Namur and Liege.... Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref... Northern of France .. Do. New Shares 91 21 211 39 39 9 ._ Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans ...... - 9 1 - 0 P 3 1d 35} 35i 56} 57} P; 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. 54 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 51 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria •1 23. 24 a 94 25 26 Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share) Railways. pri sin ce. Donees. I raid. Clog L Buins 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all Leased at 6 per cent. 1 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnal 9 4 1 p °•u. 5 percent 18 too. all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 4 p 18 ' Po. Do. B 4/ i P 2q Buffalo and Lake Huron all 71 8 1 7 2 201 Do. New 164 13 124 d 100IBufalo,Brant.&Godrich 1 100 83 88 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 75 80 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 78 : 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3..0. p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Li m .) 2i. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. I pm 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 11 11p 174 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 1 hii,. Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1074 1081 ip WS 7 2 4 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO 14 lfp 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 4 20 GeelongGeelong& je gu orpo tel. Corporation e 6 100 D0.44p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - - all l _ l7 _ per cent. Bonds oo 18 S S t tOc . k Grand Trunk of Canada 100 39 41 39 4 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 75 76 100 Do. 6 per cent. P re f 6O 10 5d , 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c all 21 22 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 2 4 p 44 1 , 20 00. do p 4 20 I Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 f 2 .. _ p 1 . pm guaranteed 5 per cent. j " f 2q Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 18 184 14 201 Do. New 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 105 108 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 104 106 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 44 p. c all 1 19 cent 2O Do. do. 5 per all 2 . 20 4 21 204 20 Do. 4, p. c. Extension l5 l fd 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c 5 IP 20 Do. Fourth do. ' 5 IP 54 Stock Mclb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 Newßrunswick&Canda. : 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 14d ] Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. ] ] 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 1 12 4 3 d .. Do. do. Land do j " _ _ 2 0 f Northof India Tramroad 1 ] 2s. , i Limited, Scrip ._____ - r . ~ 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde ..4 15 4 1 p 16115/ 20 Do. 4 .4 x all -- 20 Do. New Lg, 0 5 par 4 p 20 Do. Punjaub ... . 1 12 t. 5,.. 5 4 i p 4 t 20 • Do: Indus. St. Flo. ,:;" 5 par p 20:, St: Andrews & Quebec A 18 110 Trinidada.imited) Scrip 1 par 4p , THE R SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1858. BRITISH MINES. Share( Mines. I Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. dlOP••• • Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 9 10 20 British Iron L'ondurrow (Camborne) 2O 50 60 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 455 465 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 90 95 Great South Tolgus l7a 14 15 144 - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.14.11 3 4 G. Wheal Vor(Hclston) 82 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 9 10 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 4 5 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 14 164 174 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 61 1 14 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 24 400 410 • South C. Brea (Illogan). 2 34 4 S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.13.9185 195 5 • Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 44 10 Tin Croft 9 34 34 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 65 75 Vale of Towev (Carm.) 12s 6d 4 1 West Basset (Illogan) l4 21 22 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 85 "95 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 200 200 Wheal Buller (iledruth) 5 180 200 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 54 24 31 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 MaryAnn(Mexhe) 8 43 45 Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 24 26 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOs It 4p I 1 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 14 14 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 10 11 5 Do.L and and Minincfeo. all 14 .24 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobre Copper all 36 38 Copiapo l6 11 13 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 2 3 Linares all 81 9 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all 28 Pontg - ibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 4 6 5 Port Philip 30 Santiago de Cub a l4 11 li I 28.2.84 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Securities. paid , Share Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1154 1164 1154 164 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 • Do. 6p.e.311% & Sep. 100 113 115 N.8.G0v.6p.e. Ja. &July 100 110 111 1104 -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. lip. c. Deb. 100 100 101 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 110 112 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan &July 100 1114 1124 Viet•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 110 112 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing I Du Share Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. Price. Done. sines§ 100 : Agra&linitedServiceßk 50 40 Australasia all 86 88 i 864 25 Bank of Egypt all 24/ 251 100 Bank of London 5O 45 47 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all 57 59 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 31 2/d 100 City 5O 60 8 4 100 Colonial 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 164 17 xd 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustraL all 201 211 21 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 46 47 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 2.5 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40 20 Ottoman Bank all 181 18/ 184 100 Provincial of Ireland . 25 63 65 10 Do. New all - • 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 174 25 Union of Australia all 55 57 564 25 Do. New 2O 54 56 50 Union of London lO 24 25 100 Unity Mutual 55 • - :100 Western Bk of London 50 19 17 d 32 • MISCELLANEOUS. Share - Miscellaneous: I Paid. Cl os i n g'Business done Price. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint :all 144 154 100 0 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 400 430 25 Australian Agricultural 19 34 36 • 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 11 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at t 5 dip 3 50 British American Land 40 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A, all 40 42 20 Do. B, 7,p. c. till 1862 all 19 21 20 Do. C . all 13 15 100 Canada 324 117 120 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim,) all Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smlt,g all 24 28 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct sli 25 27 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam a ll 2 2 Steck Electric Telegraph lOO 110 113 5 Eng. & Auot. Cop.St.Co all 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel los. 14 14 9 EuropArAm.Stm.(Lim.,) all 21 2/ 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim.) all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 11 1 d 4 Lon d.Gen. Omnibus Co all 2/ 24 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 74 71 25 National Discount Co 5 0 d 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 1 2 5 Do 8 p.e.Pref.,iss.at idle all 11 14 114 . 1 100 N.T.r.&NovaScotiaLand 80 15 18 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) all 20 North of Europe Steam all 2 1 Oriental Gas I Do. New Shares lss. 4 is par 5 Peel River Land 4 Min all 24 21 24 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 84 86 87 6 50 Do. New lO 8 9 p IF4 20 Red Sea Sr, Ind. Telegr 2 4 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all • 6 7 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 60 62 1 Scot. Anstrin.lnv.(Lim ) all 11 14 25 South Australian Land all 37 39 1 Submarine Teleg. Serip.. all I 14 1 Do. do Registered all I 11 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 5 .- 100 Vim DiellAyxt'p .;1 , _ • - A A Fresh up to-day, from Essex, the arrival of wheat, coast wise and by land carriage, was limited ; and the supply from Kent was very moderate. Notwithstanding that the show of samples was limited, the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled heavy. In prices, however, com pared with Monday last, no quotable change took place. The general quality of the samples was by no means first rate. Millers generally show no disposition to increase their stocks. There was rather a large show of most descriptions of foreign wheat. Even the finest samples were much neglected ; indeed, so little business was transacted that prices ruled almost nominal. Floating cargoes of grain were very dull. Fine malting barley sold at full prices, but other kinds-- which' formed the bulk of the supply—moved off slowly at irregular quotations. There was a fair business doing in malt at full prices. The supply of English oats was small, of foreign large. Sales progressed slowly, at prices barely equal to last week. Beans were in moderate supply and sluggish request, at about stationary prices. - - Thera was a slow inquiry for peas, at late rates. Blue qualities, however, were scarce, and realised high quotations: The flour trade was heavy, at about last week's currency. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Rent, red, new 3Bs to 45s Ditto, old ? —s —s Ditto, white, new 4os 50s Ditto, old —s —8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 388 458 Ditto, new 3Bs 464 Bye—Old —8 —..s New A. - '328 866 Barley—Grinding...., ' 253 31s Malting Chevalier 37s 418 Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 506 69s Brown 526 56s Kingston and Ware • 56s 58s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 23s 28s Potato 27s to 35s Youghal and Cork, black .. 228 25s Cork, white 243 31s Scotch, Feeding 2ss 27s Beans—Tick ''p' 34s 43s Pigeons Peas—Grey Male White ' 40s 413 Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 303 ' 35s Stezkton and Norfolk .. 303 31*- . i METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 6,503 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 6,329; in 1856, 6,534; in 1855, 7,764; in 1854, 6,097; in 1853, 12,452; in 1852, 8,860; and in 1851) head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON . LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Amsterdam — ~ 9,052 .. . . .. .. _ Medemblik Harlingen .... Dordt Hamburgh ll .. 151 .. .. Frederiekstadt.. . Tonning Bremen Antwerp - • • -- • • 4 - • • - .. 15 Total BB5 5,123 509 The yearly comparison of weekly imports ; RS follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 1,514 .. 4,025 .. 68 ▪ 362 .. 360 1856 2,019 .. 3,570 .. 395 370 1855 1,930 .. 5,761 .. 75 • 2 33 3 4 5 1854 1,497 .. 4,095 .. 40 .. 214 .. 251 1853 1,873 .. 9,565 .. 87 .. 526 .. 401 1852 1,707 .. 6,252 362 .. 339 The foreign stock at hand since our last report has been in very' Poo* and middling condition, and it is presumed that, owing to the want of food on the continent, future arrivals will show very little, if any, improvement in weight. The supply of foreign stock in to-day's market was season ably good as to number, but its general condition was in ferior. From our own grazing districts, the receipts of beasts fresh up this morning were deficient in quality ; nevertheless, they were moderately extensive in number. Generally speaking, the beef trade ruled heavy, at last Thursday's decline in the quotations of 2d. per 81bs. A few very prime lots realised 4s. 10d., but the general top figure for beef was 4s. Bd. per 81bs. The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire amounted to 2,290 shorthorns; from other parts of Eng land, 400 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 70 Scots ; and from Ireland, 1,000 oxen, &c.—thqlatterin prime condition. The supply of all breeds of sheep was only moderate. Generally speaking, the mutton trade ruled steady, and late rates were well supported. The best Downs sold. at ss. per 81bs. The general condition of the sheep was but middling. Nearly 1,000 had reached us from Ireland. English calves sold steadily ; foreign slowly, at Thursday's currencies. We had rather a large supply of pigs, which moved off slowly, at late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d.. s -d. Crse. & inf. beasts 2 10 3 2 Second quality do. 3 4 3 8 Prime large oxen ,3 10 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 2 10 3 2 Second quality do. 3 4 3 10 Suckling calves, 19s to 23s 20s to 255. s. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool do. 4 0 4 6 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 8 6 0 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 4 4 0 Small porkers and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 5,686 1 Sheep and lambs 23,500 Calves 157 Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts. 1,587 Sheep snd lambs • 4,400 Calves. lOO 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. 5, 1657, and this day, Monday, Oct. 4, 1858. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Oct. 5, 1857. Oct. 4, 1858. a d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto Prime large oxen 4 0 4 44 10 4 4 • Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep . . . Second quality ditto . . . Prime coarse-woolled ditto . Prime Southdown ditto . 5 2 5 6 4 8 5 0 Lambs Large coarse calves .. . 4 0 4 83 10 4 6 Prime small ditto Large hogs . ... 4 0 4 6 3 4 4 0 Neat small porker . . 4 8 5 2 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Oct. 6, 1856.---Beasts, 5,410 ; sheep and lambs, 20,100 ; calves, 215 ; pigs, 630. Oct. 8, 1855.—Beasts, 5,847; sheep and lambs, 23,960; calves, 204 ; pigs, 469 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Since our last report only moderate supplies of meat have appeared on sale. Prime qualities are in fair request, at full prices. Otherwise, the trade is in a sluggish state, at barely previous currencies. Per Blbs. by the Carcass. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 10 to 3 4 I Mid. do 3 6to 3 8 Pm. large do 3 IQ to 4 . 0 Do. small do 4 2to 4 4 Large pork _ s. d. s. d. Infr. Mutton. 3 oto 3 4 Mid. do 3 6to 4 0 Prime do. 4 2to 4 6 Veal 3 6to 4 6 Small pork 4 oto 4 8 BOROUGH HOP. Good and fine hops are in steady request, at very full prices ; but other kinds are slow inquiry. Yearlings and inferior hops are very dull. The duty is called £270,000. The imports, last week, v. ere 100 bales from Hombro. Mid and East Kent pockets 7os to 112 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do. s4s to 68s „ Sussex do. 48s to 60s „ TALLOW. Sine our last report a fair average business has been transacted in tallow, at mostly full quotations. To-day, P.Y.C., on the spot, is selliig at 49s 6d to 498 9d per cwt. Rough fat is 2s 9d per 8 lbs. .1 1856. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 518 Od to! 31,368 26,476 6380 d to 618 Od to 618 Od d 1,450 2,746 23,358 41,134 1,093 793 18,736 19,895 618 9d 648 Od 548 3d 1 18,318 56s 6d to —s Od 2,423 30,143 4,071 35,337 52s 6d 10,299 49s lid to 49s 8d 31,122 3 3,854 STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG. Tallow despathed from Cronstadt 1858. 1857. 18.56. to Sept. 8, 0. S. (estimated at 2.5 Casks. Casks. Casks. poods to the cask) 44,524 33,812 59,390 Tn ships loading and lighters 11,701 10,544 19,012 56,U8 53,356 78,402 50,405 33,603 Total loaded off from St. Petersburg, Sept. 10, 0. S Do. after this date Total at the close of to navigation 103,761 112,095 London . 28,495 21,617 28,511 Liverpool 1,484 1,783 6,902 Bristol Other English ports Ireland 506 514 529 Scotland Germany France 580 5 969 2,577 4,831 10,209 1,533 604 3,302 America 2,625 Total 44,524 33,812 59,390 WOOL MARKET. English Wool is in steady request, at fully last week's quotations. In foreigu And colonial pitaitio a full average Stock Share) 8 4 131 f business is doing, at very full prices. The imports, last week, were 49 bales from Smyrna, 178 from Alexandria and 78 from -Cape Town. SEEDS. Linseed, on the spot, is scarce, and quite as dear as last week, but the large number of vessels off coast have been cleared at reduced rates. Rape and oil seeds have been in moderate request, at former prices. Tares and mustard seed command the extreme rates of last week. In clover seed and trefoil very little is doing. Cakes arc a slow sale, at our quotations. TurniP,White, p.bus.l2B to 14s • - Swede " l6B 18s Mustard, Brown Bs 12s White, new 'l2s 15s Tares,Winter,new 1280 d 13s Od " Old -8 -s Canary, per quarter 72s 80s Rye grass, new 22s 268 Clover, Red Eng., et sos 588 White Foreign Red 4Bs 56s White 50s 688 Trefoil, new 2os 22s Carraway ' 40s to 43s Coriander l2s 14s Hempseed, ?qr.. • Lin seed,Eng,sowing CBs 70s Crushing Baltic —s —s - Odessa . Ills 58s Linseed Cake, p. tea— English 1010 s 11 2s 6d Foreign, p. tonlo Os .11 5s Rape Cakes,p. ton 5 10s 6 5s Rapeseed, p. qr..... 64s 688 1 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Very large supplies of potatoes continue to reach us, coastwise and by land carriage. Although a good business is doing in them prices are barely supported. York Regents are selling at 75s to 90s ; Shaws, 60s to 75s ; and infefior, 35s to 55s per ton. Last week's imports were 274 bat* from Rotterdam; 2 from Harlingen; 3 from Antwerp, 4 Hambro' ; 215 from Calais, and 810 tons from Boulogne. THIS RAI'S SHIPPING. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning, LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning, Wind W.N.W. %BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind S.W., tide three hours' flood, weather cloudy. Arrived, Oct. 3:—Sir E. Banks, steamer, from Calais ; Harriett, fro m C rons t a dt ; Elfin, Ulna, Maria, Colombia, Krelgin, Shall •Burn, Canto, Mercator—all from Odessa ; Freya, from Galatz ; Dover, from Gran; Brothers, ; - from Archafigel; Sapphire, from Berdianski ; Belinda, and Marnhul, from Guernsey ; Robert M. Sloman, from New Orleans Petrel, from Caen ; J. Russell, steamer, from Dunkirk ; Clara Maria, from Lucon ; Magdalene frotur Licata : Holden, from Jamaica ; Stadt Dordrech, steamer, from Dore ; Lewis, from Galatz. M Arrived Oct. 4—Rose d e angles, from Patras ; City of Nantes, steamer, from St. NAzaire. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind W.S.W., moderate. Passed—Osbert, from Dominica, for London; Favourite, from Odessa, for London ; Julia, from London , for Swan sea ; William Stoven, from Sierr a L eone , for London; John and Robert, from Liverpool, for Ipswich. Anchored—Hendrika, from London for Odessa; Pru dentin, from London, for Bordeaux; John Romilly, front* London, for Jamaica; Celestia, ship, from the north, for the west. 348 The Osbert spoke the American ship Alexandria on the 29th Sept. in lat. 47.59, long. 15.35. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, we are in formed, will address his constituents at Aylesbury on Wednessday next. Mr. Thomas Baring., M.P., left town on Saturday to visit the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Hughenden manor, Bucks. • Prince Alfred reached Balmoral on Tuesday morning from his tour. The young Prince, according to the Court Journal, is much browned by his continental trip, and is looking remarkably well. He shows no signs of taking that upward start and growth which is natural with youths of his age. The Prince of Wales and the Princess Alice both promise" to be tall, but Prince Alfred inclines to take after the figure of his sister, the Princess Royal—at least he does so at present. ROYALTY IN A COTTAGE.—The Queen and the Prince Consort visited their romantic. hut at Alt na Gusach on Thursday, and passed the night there. This hut or lodge is situated among the hills, and commands most beautiful views of the surrounding scenery. Its accom modations are very limited, and her Majesty is, on these occasions, attended by the smallest possible suite consistent with her personal comfort. It is rather more than an hour's ride or drive from the castle, and is generally visited t w i ce or thrice during the st a y of the Court at Balmoral.--Court Journal. ALARMING ILLNESS OF LORD ADOLPHUS VANE TEMPEST, M.P.—We deeply regret to learn that Lord Adol phus Vane Tempest, M.P. for North Durham, was attacked a few days since by alarming symptoms of nervous excite ment, of so serious a character as to occasion the deepest anxisty to his nearest relatives. The Marchioness (Frances Anne) of Londonderry has come from Garron Tower, her seat in Ireland, owing to the dangerous illness of her son. The Earl Vane arrived in London on Friday morning, from his shooting box in Inverness-shire, in consequence of a telegraphic message urging his early presence in town. The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough have also come to town from Blenheim, in consequence of the illness of his lordship. Yesterday morning the medical bulletin stated his lordship to have passed a good night, and to be some what better. At an advanced hour in the evening we were informed that his lordship continued tranquil, and was much the same. Dr. Henry C. Johnson is in attendance. The condition of Lord Adolphus is one of danger, but the medical gentlemen hold out hopes to the family. THE WEEDON INQUIRY.—The evidence in this inquiry, taken at Weedon on Saturday, resulted in a reso lution on the p ar t o f t h e committee, influenced by the fact of the intricate involvement of the accounts, to adjourn the investigation from Weedon again to London, to be reopened after certain statements of accounts shall have been duly prepared for their inspection and inquiry. The full report Is of necessity postponed, in consequence of unusual pres sure on our space. THE HARROW RACE MEETING.—A new race meeting established under the auspices of Mr. E. W. Top ham, th e Cl er k of the Course at Chester, is to be inaugu rated on the beautiful grounds of Mr. Elmore, at Harrow, on Tuesday and Wednesday next. Great preparations have been made to make this meeting very attractive to the sporting conununity, and it is expected that the 'Harrow road will, on the occasion, present quite the appearance of an autumn Derby-day. The lessee gives /600 to be competed for, and the stewards are Viscount Clifden, the Earl of Sefton, and Mr. Alderman C o p e l an d. Th e new course is situated about a mile from the Sudbury station of the London and North-Western Railway, and is about eight miles from town. The programme of sport is well filled, and we observe that there are fourteen races to be run • COLLIERS REFUSING TO WORK WITH UNLOCKED LAMPS.—At the Wakefield Petty Sessions, before Colonel Smyth, M.P., William Fearnly and James Metcalf were charged with having violated a contract entered into with Messrs. Milnes, Stansfield, and Co., Flockton, by leaving their employment without giving a month's notice. The reason given by the defendants for leaving was that they had been supplied with unlocked lamps contrary to the , rules of the colliery, whereby their lives had been endan gered. The magistrates held this to be sufficient ground for refusing to work, and dismissed the case. Mr. Vandenhoff intimates. that the curtain will fall upon him, on the boards of the Theatre Royal, Liver pool, in the character of Cardinal Wolsey. He will give six farewell Performances, commencing xrith Julius Cwsar, on Monday, the 19th inst. Mr. Vandenhoff made his fiist appearance on the stage at this theatre about fifty years ago. The Illustrated Times says :—" Our readers ma y be curious to know the terms of Mr. Sims Reeves's engage ment at the National Standard Theatre. Well, then, Mr. Douglass pays him,£6oo for twelve nights, and £3OO addi tional for another week. Who will now complain that bishops are overpaid ?" Mr. Keeley and Miss Louisa Keeley will join Mr. Falconer's company at the Lyceum, at Christmas. During the month of November, when the theatre will be occupied by M. Jidlien and his promenade concerts, the Lyceum artistes will perform in Liverpool and Manchester. CITY OF LONDON HOSPITAL FOR DISEASES OF THE CREST, VICTORIA-PARK.—The number of patients relieved at this institution during the last week was 963, of which 148 were new cases. .• _____ . ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INN-ROAD.- The number of patients relieved at this hospital during the week ending October 2, is 2,076, of which 755 were new cases. THE COAST GUARD.-MILFORD HAVEN, OCT. 1. —The Argils steamer arrived here this morning, having on. board Commodore Eden, on r, tour of inspection. The com modore's flag was saluted by the Eagle, coast qn Ird at nine o'clock, but without acknowledgment. The establish ment throughout the district is in a most efficient state. The coast volunteers on board the Eagle were exercised at ball practice, both from the guns of that vessel and the small arms, in presence of Commodore Eden, and made excellent work of it. We regret to announce that during the match of cricket at Waldershare Park last Tuesday, Lord North, immediately after quitting the bat, was seized with an apoplectic At. Mr. Chalk, surgeon, of Ex-theme, promptly attended, and a messenger was despatched for Mr. Sankey, of Dover, the medidal attendant of the family. His lord ship is gradually recoverin g f rom th e attack.—Kent Herald. A NEW MATERIAL FOR ROAD-MAKING.—The everlasting noise which is occasioned by the rrgged mate rial of our English roads and the frequency of their being under repair gives especial value to a fact which we find in the French papers. A new system of road-making has just been substituted for the ordinary roadway on a part of the Place du Palais Royal. A quantity of concrete, about five inches in thickness, is first spread out, and on that is applied a layer of bitumen reduced to powder and in a boiling state. On this latter, which is also about 5 inches in thickness, a quantity of river sand is sifted, and then the surface is pressed down by a heavy cast-iron roller, weigh ing about two tons. In a few hours after the road thus made may be passed over by the heaviest waggons without the slightest impression being left by the wheels. The same system is now being applied to part of the Rue St. Honore comprised between the Palais Royal and the Rue do Richelieu,. and in the latter stre e t as f ar as the end of tlle.Theatre Fraucaio. LONDON, Oct. 4.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; strong breeze, and cloudy. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Clio, from Quebec. Oct. 3—Sailed—Ellen, for Newfoundland ; H.M. S. Cumberland, for Rio. FALMOUTH, Oct. 3.—Wind W.S.W., fresh—Arrived— Oliver Cromwell, from Akyab ; Eliza Mallory, Havanna ; Herniine, ditto. - rrcrirrsuourn, Oct. 3.—Wind W. to W. S.W.—Arrived— Sir G. F. Seymour, from Bermuda, and sailed the same- day for London. Wind W. Arrived, Oct. 2.—Christopher Columbus, from New York ; Cockormouth Castle, from Vulonia ; Valetta, steamer, from Gibraltar; Alice, * from Jersey ; Tam ar , steamer, from Brazil ; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey ; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; La Poule, from Cher bourg; Havre, steamer, from Havre; Mary Jane, from Waterford ' Fanny, from Cardiff. Arrived, Oct. 3.—Tiber, from Newport. Arrived, Oct, 4.—Saxonia, steamer , from Hamburg. Sailed.—Magd a l ena , s t eamer, for est Indies ;La Poule for Cherbourg. Arrived, Oct. 3.-Belmont, from St. J o h n ' s , New Brims wick ; Celuta, from. Quebec ; Clara, from Odessa ; Mystery, from Smyrna ; New ...Mary, fram Mazagan ; Maja, from Bremen ; Arab, from' Huelva. Arrived, Oct. 4--Leocida, from Radon. Off—Rajagopaul Chasedcoin, from Maja. - Sailed—British Queen, screw steamer, for Havre ; Rob Roy, for Bombay; Humber, for Mobile. ...MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—(This Day.) The general quarterly October sessions commenced this morning at the Sessions House, Clerkenwell, before Mr. Creasy, the deputy assistant judge. The calendar contained the names ( f 40 prison(rs for trial. Dennis Donovan was indicted for stealing a pair of boots, the property of Mr. Barnes, of St. George-street in the East. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. • The assistant to Mr. Barnes stated that on Saturday last week he heard a jerk at the shop door, and on proceed ing to the street he saw the prisoner running away. He pursued him, and finally came up with him when he found him in custody of constable 53 K. The boots were taken from under his jacket. The jury without hesittation found him guilty. Two former convictions having been proved against him, sentence was postponed. Three boys, named Godwin, Roberts, and Tucker, were indicted for stealing a pair of boots, the property of Janes Carrell, of Chelsea, shoemaker. The two former pleaded not guilty. Tucker pleaded guilty. The offence was clearly proved against Godwin, but there was a doubt -with respect to Roberts. The jury found the prisoner Godwin guilty, but acquitted Roberts. Sentence deferred. Thomas Sullivan, labourer, pleaded guilty to an indict ment; charging him with stealing 791bs oft lead, the pro perty of her Majesty. Sentenced deferred. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day), BOW-STREET. WATCH ROEDERY.—Two flashly-dressed girls, named Selina Berry and Eliza Clerk, were placed before Mr. Jardine charged with stealing a gold watch, the property of a gentleman named Longman. Mr. Longman said, on Saturday night, about half-past eleven, I was passing along Adam-street, Adelphi, when botn the prisoners came up to me and asked me to stand something to drink. I refused to comply, and told them immediately to leave me. This polite request they declined to comply with, but kept on importuning me for drink, and finally they began to push against me. In an instant after this I heard a kind of click, and then I saw my Albert chain fall loosely from my waistcoat pocket. I immediately ac cused them of stealing my watch, which they stoutly denied, and were about to walk on when I seized hold of the hand of each of them and called loudly for a constable. For some time I could get no assistance, and while I was trying to obtain aid to convey the girls to the station house, I saw the shorter one (Clerk) pass something to her companion. At this point a police-constable arrived, and then I handed over one of the girls to him, and the other I kept in hold until another officer arrived, when I gave Berry over to him, and charged them both with robbing me.' of my watch, a small but very valuable one. Having proceeded to the station house the charge was entered in the police-sheet, and both prisoners searched, but the missing watch was not found on either of them, although they had had no oppor tunity of getting rid of it excepting throwing it away. I was advised at the station-house, as I felt so sure that the prisoners were the persons who had robbed me, to return to the spot where the affair took place, in 'order to ascertain whether the watch was lying about ; but after a very rigid search of the place, I could discover nothing. Police-constable 3 F said, about the hour mentioned by the prosecutor, I arrived in Adam-street, Adelphi, and found him holding both prisoners by the hand. - He - eharged both of them with having robbed him of his watch, and I accordingly conveyed them to th e - station. They were searched, but nothing was found upon them. Hearing from the prosecutor that he had searched the spot where fir robbery wa.s committed; but that he had not been suc cessful in finding his property, I visited the place the next morning and picked up the ring of a gold watch. Mr. Jardine, to theprosecutor—YOu are sure you had ..your watch when the prisoners first spoke to _you P -Prosecutor—Yes, your worship, certain. I saw the shorter one pass something, which I presume must have been my watch, to the other. Prisoner—Oh how can you say so ? _ _ . . - Mr. Jardine—lt is rather a curious thing that the Watch has not been discovered. I shall, in order to afford further time to the police to endeavour to do so, remand both pri soners for a week. STEALING Arri.Es.—A boy, named White, VAR charged with stealing 18 apples, the property of Mr. Belasco, a salesman in Covent-garden market, Mr. Belasco said on Saturday night, after he had covered up his goods in the masket, he happened to be repassing them, when he observed a largo hole had been cut in the cloth, and about half a bushel of apples stolen. HO went in search of the constable to inform him of the cir cumstance, and on returning to the spot to secure the opening, le_ saw the prisoner picking up some apples close by it. It was not so much the value of the apples that had induced him to proceed against the boy, as the damage which had been done to the cover-cloth, which had been rendered nearly vahieless. Mr. Jardine—l suppose you lose property very often ? Complainant—Your worship can form no idea of the great quantity of fruit that is nightly stolen from the market. In answer fo the charge, the boy said he saw the apples lying about, and he did not think there was any harm in putting them in his pocket. He was sent to prison for a week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FELONY. - James Nicholls, 14, Clement's-lane, Strand, a clerk, was charged before Mr. Beadon, with stealing at 11, Moor-street, Soho, three show-cases containing 1 opera-glass, 1 telescope, 2 thermometers, 30 pairs of spectacles, and a quantity of other property, of the value of £3O. From the evidence of James Jones, optician, of No. 11, Moor-street, Soho, it appeared that while absent on the afternoon of Thursday last from his shop it was broken into, and on his return he missed the articles above-named. The prisoner had been in the habit for some years of visiting him as a friend, and did so on the evening of the robbery, soon after it took place, and expressed his sympathy at his loss, and assisted in making out the list of the lost property. It was only from what he was told that he suspected the prisoner. Lombard, 14 C, said he was informed of the robbery on Thursday last, and had since been making inquiries, and yesterday (Sunday) he was informed that a boy had left a case with some articles answering the description of those stolen at the Bow-street station, and on going there he saw the articles now produced. He then went to the prosecu tor's, and sent another constable for the boy, and on his being brought he at once identified the prisoner, who had called to see prosecutor, as the person who had given him the things on Thursday afternoon. The prisoner was then given in charge, but denied having taken the things, and said he should be able to prove that he was not near the place at the time. He was once convicted of embezzlement, and suffered three months' imprisonment. John Symes, a butcher, living in the service of Mr. Moses, said that, on Thursday afternoon last, the prisoner, who was running at the time near the prosecutor's house, with the case in his hand, made a stumble, and upset some glasses from the case. He 'picked them up for him, and asked if he should carry the things for him. He said "yes," and after he had done so for some time the prisoner gave them to him. He told his master, and he advised him to take them to Bow-street, which he did, and gave informa tion to the police. The prisoner said he was not the person, and called a witness who swore distinctly that she was present with the prisoner at his house at the time sworn to by the last witness. Symes said he had no doubt of the prisoner whatever. The prisoner said he had other witnesses, but they were not present. Remanded. THAMES• THE MAYOR OF MELBOURNE BESIEGED BY WOULD-BE NEEDY RELATIVES.—This morning, on Mr. Selfe taking his seat upon the bench, for the first time since the adjourn ment of the inquiry upon which he was engaged at Weedon, he put into the hands of our reporter two letters he had received—one from Mr. John Thomas Smith, the Mayor of Melbourne, now staying at Morley's Hotel, and the other from Mr. Horn, his secretary—in relation to the application of a woman named Marga re t Hall. Mrs. Hall, who is . the wife of a mechanic, and the mother of a fam ily, is the daughter of an aged woman named Smith, tyan appren tice m a t s e c ha and an inmate of Captain Cook's Almshouses in Shadwell, and she stated that her brother, John Thomas Smith, who was educated in a Sunday ti ol in ee th t e oh ioneighbourhoodasc.s and:,f Stratford, übo u b 7 u a e sf t o i rrae y chief captain of a ship; but he left England about 16 years ago and settled in Australia, and that she heard no mo re o f him until about three weeks age, when th e mayor of Mel bourne, who announced h i mself as John Thomas S m ith, waited upon her, announced himself as her long lost brother, kissed his niece, her daughter, and invited her to Morley's Hotel, to which place she proceeded next day, with her eldest daughter, - son, and mother. She saw the mayor and his secretary, and her' mother was asked if she could recognise the features of the mayor as her son. The old Toman replied that she could not recognise a single feature, and he then dismissed them with a contribution of two guineas for the Merchant Seamen's Orphan Asylum, and a sovereign for the boy who is being educated in that institution. Mrs. Hall expressed a belief that the Mayor of Melbourne was her brother, and that, finding her and her mother very needy, had repudiated them. If he was not her brother he had no right to kiss her youngest daughter and attempt to kiss her eldest daughter in Morley's Hotel. Mr. Selfe thought there was no great harm in a gentle man kissing a pretty girl if she was willing, and said he would write to the Mayor of Melbourne, and let Mrs. Hall know the result of his inquiries. Mr. Selfe (addressing our reporter) said it appeared to Lim that Mrs. Hall was labouring under some delusion, as would appearirom..the lettere to Which, he called :the re- ",11, Baker-street, Portman-square, Sept. 30, 1858. " Worshipful Sir,—By direction of the Mayor of Mel bourne, I this morning called at the Thames Police -court, and finding that you had left town, I have the honour to enclose a Communication in reference to Mrs. Hall. I will again call at the Thames Police-court on your return to London.--I am; worshipful sir, your obedient servant, " H. Selfe, Esq." " JAMES Ilona, Sec. The enclosure was as follows " John Thomas Smith, Mayor of Melbourne, and Mem ber of the Legislative` Assembly of Victoria, hereby most solemnly and sincerely declares that he was born in Sydney, New South Wales, in the year 1816; that his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, was alsoiborn in the same colony; that his father, John Smith, is now a resident living in the said colony, and that he, the said John Thomas Smith, arrived in England, for the first time, on the Bth day o f September last, and, therefore, that he is not, nor did h e ever say that h e was , th e brother of a Mrs. Hall. I make this solemn declaration, knowing the same to b e t rue , and by virtue of an ac t of the Governor and C ounc il of 'New South Wales, substituting declaratio ns f or oat h s, t hi s 29 t h day of September, 1858.—J. I'. Smrrn, Mayor of Mel bourne, J. P., and M. L. A." ECONOMY IN 711 E WORKING OF RAILWAYS. Some very interesting experiments have been made on the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton Railway, in order to testify the efficacy of Mr. Edward Wilson's smoke-consuming appa ratus. Mr. Wilson, it may be well to state, is engi neer of the above company, and has devoted much of his time to the perfection of an invention which, from ocular demonstration, we feel no hesitation in affirming is most successful, and by railway com panies must be received as a boon of no ordinary magnitude. By virtue of an. Act of Parliament smoke is strictly prohibited on all our railways, and, conse quently, railway companies generally are compelled to use coke instead of coal. The former, as is well known, costs considerably more than the latter, while in SQMC districts, especially that through which the Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway runs, coal can even be obtained at one fifth the cost of coke. It is needless to point out the formidable items;under the head of fuel, that appear in the various balance-sheets of the different railway companies; and the great saving that would be effected if coal could be generally used in lieu of coke is apparent. Scientific men have di rected their attention to this fact ; and from tin• to time various inventions for consuming smoke have been brought before the public; but either on the ground of expense or the rapidity with which the apparatus has fallen out of repair, none previous to this now introduced by Mr. Wilson has met with any general approbation and coke has continued to he used. Tai test by experiments the advantages of the iliveirtion, we started from Worcester on an engine to which it had been applied about twelve months ago, at the small cost of £4 17s. ; and since that time the locomotive has travelled upwards of 25,000 miles without any repairs to the apparatus being rendered necessary. To the engine - were attached 13 waggons heavily laden with coal, one first-class carriage, and a heavy goods break van. The'distance ran was 58 miles, being from Worcester to More ton and back, and the coal used was what in the neighbourhood is known WS South Staffordshire common black coal, and is obtained at the small cost of 6s. Bd. per ton ; while the price of coke at the present time is 245. per ton. Besides the dif- ference in price, it is worthy of remark-, that until used in engines with the sniole-eon,uming appara tus attached, this description of coal was considered useless, and was thrown aside at the pit's mouth. The quantity used iu the experiment was 15ewt. 2qrs., being at the rate of 301 b. per mile; and during the whole journey there was a total ab sence of that unpleasant smell of sulphur. (emitted from coke) with which all railway travellers are familiar. In the distance passed over there are several sharp curves and heavy gradients, one of which is lin 100 for 6 miles. The steam was blow ing off at the safety valves at 1201 b. pressure the whole way, and the speed averaged 251 miles per hour ; at no time; even on the heavy banks, was it less than about 20 miles per hour. With respect to the effect of the smoke-burner, we have no hesita tion in saying it was as perfect as it is possible to conceive any Inunan appliance to be. There hardly ever appeared the smallest trace of smoke with the 'Cam issuing froth the chimney, and the combustion in the fire-box was the most perfect we ever saw, the front portion of the fire-box above the fuel being filled with one mass of intense white flame. That we might have the opportunity of judging of what was due to the smoke-burner, Mr. Wilson had it put out of action, when we were immediately enveloped in such a volume of smoke that all with one accord gasped forth entreaties that the kindly offices of the apparatus should be again enlisted to deliver us from our misery, and when our supplications were heard the effect was almost magical. - M once the hideous cloud passed away, and the snowy wreaths of steam again floated through the pure air. This experiment was re peated several times with the same result, tending much more to our conviction than to our comfort. Having found at length the desideratum of a real smoke-burner, we cannot refrain offering a few re marks upon its importance ; for, putting out of sight the question of comfort and cleanliness, we do not think we are over-estimating its valne when we say that it must be a great national benefit, as well as affording an immense pecuniary advantage to those who employ the giant power—steam. It takes, we believe, about two tons of coal to produce one ton of coke, which is the fuel used for locomotive engines, when the smoke of coal cannot be consumed ; and it takes about the :aim weight t o l l ; e p r o e k f oe to i t v h e a i• t k a by the use n s; ;f coal. saved. Now, we may assume that' there are in the consumed for locomotive engines United Kingdom about 5,000 engines working, say 300 days in the year, and that each would consume about 21 tons of coal a day, which will give an aggre gate for a year of 3,700,000 tons consumed, which would at 10s. a ton, equal £1,875,000,and of course the same quantity or amount saved. This would afford about 3- per cent. on the capital of the railways of the kingdom —no despicable profit as dividends go —and at the same time it would leave 3,750,000 tons of ," black diamonds" unconsumed of that di minishing but valuable commodity of the nation's wealth. Viewing the subject in so broad a light, we thing that it is but public justice to Mr. 'Wil son to show that he is justly entitled to, at least, the merit of being the first to introduce a cheap and efficient means for consuming smoke in loco motive engines. HORRID DEATH.—On Friday morning Mr. F. S. Langham, the deputy coroner for Westminster, received information of the dent! Gof Charles rinham, aged 23 years, who resided in Arundel-court, Haymarket. It appears tho deceased was cleaning windows, when he slipped and fell ou the spikes below which entered his body. H o was extri cated from his frightful position and conveyed in most ex cruciating pain to. Charing-cross Hospital, where Mr. S. Keggs, house surgeo n , ren d ere d every assistance till death terminated his sufferings. MURDEROUS AFFRAY ON - BOARD SHIP.—CALT , A O , August 25.—The ship Oceanica, Captain Robertson,.on the 13th inst., in getting under weigh, the vessel' being in charge of Captain Todd, the pilot, the second officer, Mr. Crisp, refused duty, at the same time using abusive and in sulting language. V Upon this thepilot immediately informel Mr. Crisp he would not take such language from any one with impunity, and enforced his statement with a blow, which Mr. Crisp got across the face. " This appeared to be a signal to the whole of the crew, who came aft and com menced an indiscriminate fight, finail y wh s c u r c e c k ee n d h e - d es in an ci d u lla:i : pins were pretty freely used, which lasted a considerable time, until Captain Robertson, Mr. Campbell, chief officer, and several other captains, Upon quiet being restored it was found that, quite a number had broken heads and faces ; also nr. Campbell, the mate, had his throat cut with a sheath knife. Medical__ assistance' was promptly obtained from H.B.M.'s ship Ganges ; the doctor reports the wound a very bad one, but not dangerous. Tho whole affair has since been i nvest i gated by H.B cons ul and Admiral Baines. M r. Crisp has been discharged, and the ship finally sailed on the evening of the 16th hist ; for-Q4etaktown, being detained three days. • porter's attention. The letter from Mr. Smith NV,IS as follows: " " Morley's Hot e l, O c t. 2, 18,58. Sir,—As my secretary, Mr. Horn, was with me on the occasion of m y v i s it t o M rs. Hall, I have' requested him to communicate with you on the subject of your note of this day's date, to remove the impression you ap pear to entertain that there may be some foundation for the statement of Mrs. Hall, that lam her brother. I called on Mrs. Hall, in consequence of her letter forwarded )to sue in Melbourne, in order to remove the impression she appeared to have entertained, and. I most distinctly informed her that I was not her brother, and upon a second occ as i on w h en she:call e d upo n me with her mother, I also assured both of their mistake. I stated then, as I do . now, that I was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and that my mother (who died some three years since) was alio a native of that colony, and that this is my first visit to This part of the world. I was born on the 27th of April, 181 0 ; in Phillips street, Sydney, New South Wale s , an d have been for the last 20 years a resident in "Victoria. I distinctly informed Mrs. Hall of the object of my visit to her; .which was to assist her in'every way possible, on my rOttrrn in November next tOMelbourne, to find her brother, Ad I informed her o f my k now i ng a person in that colony of the same name. gave her my card, so that she might find my address in London, and give me all the information in h er power with regard to her brother, in order to aid me in the search, and bnt a few days since Mrs. Hall's mother wrote to me again on the subject if I was her son, when I in structed my secret ary to wr i te her back that, I was not, that I had assured her before I was not, and that she must not write to me again. I can only account for this annoy ance from the fact of my having given the old lady's son a sovereign on the day he called with his mother, to buy him books, and givi ng t h e mother £2 towards the Sailors' Orphan's Home, to which she begged a donation. Mrs. Hall's claim t...) relationship is but one of four that has reached me since my arrival, and, singular, all the claimants are in needy circumstances. Mr. H. will furnish you with any other information you may desire.—Yours obediently, " J. 'l'. SMITH, Mayor of Melbourne. " To 11. S. Selfe, Esq., Thames Police -court." With the letter of the Mayor the following document with its enclosure came to hand ti .o- - to ,' ~: