The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-21 00:00:00

AIIONEI MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Increased easiness has been experienced in the discount market during the last few days, tit( terms charged for accommodation having receded to 2 per cent. on choice descriptions of commercial paper. Business being dull, and profits compara rativelY small, the trading classes limit their dis count operations to immediate requirements. Notwithstanding the reviving tendency of trade, the demand is still too contracted to create any perceptible impression upon the accumu lated supplies now available for mercantile enterprise. Neither have the calls on account of railways, loan, and other undertakings, which must have absorbed several millions sterling, initiated the faintest symptoms of a permanent reaction in the course of monetary affairs. The employment of capital for commercial and joint-stock pur poses will, of course, gradually increase ; but unless some new and unexpected drain should set in, a sudden change from excessive easiness to pressure and stringency seems wholly improbable. The experience gained by former crises leads to the conclusion, in the present instance, that some time must elapse before these features again become up- parent in the market for discount facilities. The directors of the Bank of England have sepa rated, after their weekly board meeting, without announcing any modification in the terms of dis count. The minimum is thus kept up at 3 per cent., while accommodation is offered in Lombard-street at 21, and in some instances at 2 per cent. Stock Exchange advances on Government securi ties can be negotiated at 1 per cent., but there are few borrowers even at that quotation. The pre vailing abundance, seems, therefore, to increase, rather than diminish, . but in spite of the unusual facilities now obtainable, speculation is still re stricted both on the Stock Exchange and in Mincing -lane. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, a very moderate business was transacted, 7,000 bales having been disposed of, at a slight decline in values. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices were without alteration. In the absence of fresh arrivals, the bullion movement in the Bank has been temporarily checked. Several large consignments, however, are expected shortly, which will no doubt tend to a renewed accumulation, notwithstanding a slight increase in the exports may soon take place. A very limited business has been transacted to day in the English Stock Market, and in the other departments also there is a similar degree of apathy amongst the speculators and investing public. When it became known that the Bank rate of in terest had :not been reduced, no immediate effect was experienced, showing that an alteration was not generally anticipated. During the early part of the week the subject had given rise to much dif ference of opinion, especially among the operators, and it might therefore have been imagined that the Policy of the authorities, which, to the gene ral public, appear to be rather inexplicable, Would have led to adverse transactions. An extreme degree of caution, however, is observed by the Bears as well as the Bulls, and the market consequently is exceedingly quiet, and the quota tions show no decided tendency either way. Consols have been 981 1 for money, and 981 for account. They are now, however, rather weaker - -viz., 981 1 for transfer, as well as for the 10th prox. Bank Stock is steady at 222, and the New 21 per Cents, at 82. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities are marked 971 ; Long Annuities, 181 ; India Stock is rather flatter at 2231, but the Debentures were firmer, viz., 991 for the Ist issue, and 99: for the second. The Bonds were dealt in at 12s. to 13s. premium. In the Foreign Stock Market business is active, and quotations are tolerably well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 931 941 ; ditto New Scrip, Ist issue, 11 8 prem. ; ditto 2d, 21 prem. ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. (1858), 971 ; Equador New Consolidated, 16 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 207 ; Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 76 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 4617 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 1124 ; Sardi nian 5 per Cents., 938; Spanish 3 per Cents., 46i ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 661 ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 1001. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1858. 1857. Great Weste rn £32,784 £33,097 N orth-Western So uth -Western Brighton 35,313 32,706 o ontb.-Eastern Great Northern 26,510 23,696 Lancashire and Yorkshire: Bristol and Exeter 6,947 6,293 East Lancashire 6,200 6,492 Manchester Sheffield, and Li nco l n 10171 11,392 North-Eastern Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampt on . 4,658 4,714 West Hartlepool 3,575 3,537 Edinburgh and Glasgow 3,164 3,190 Glasgow and South-We s t ern Northern of France Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada Lomb ardo -Venetian 11,251 9,082 In the Railway Share Market business has been of a rather limited'eharacter and a slight downward te ndency, the aggregate decline being about h to 2 per cent. Caledonians, Brighton, Midland, North British, North Eastern (Berwick), South Eastern, and Stockton and Darlington have each declined about ss. ; and North Western and South Western, 10s. ; and South Devon improved ss. ; Eastern Counties, 10s. ; and Great Northern, II- The Foreign and Colonial lines have not been very active, but prices were ste ady. Lombardo-Venetian have impro ve d a b ou t 1133 . ; Grand Trunk of Canada, ss. ; and Great Wes tern of Canada, ss. East Indian and Great Indian Peninsula were at previous rates. Joint-Stock Bank shares are quiet but steady. Oriental Bank have improved 55., and Union of London ss. In the Miscellaneous Market there is little alte aation to report. 'Australian Agricultural are 34;3- ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, New Shares, 231 ; and London General Omnibus Company, 1 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. ConsoLs Annuiti es New 3 p er Cent. Annuiti es Ne w 21 per Cent. Annuities Leng,Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 1 3-16 I Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l Bl .. India Stock 9 2`4 11 , Ditto Debentures Ditto ditto, 2d Issue Ditto Scrip, 2d Issue Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account 9B 1 March June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &1' d... 40 I 35 1 Ditto Small, lid. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian, 5 per Cent — Ditto 18.58, 4f per Cent 97/ Danish, 1825, 3 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. Equador New Consolidated Guatemala, 5 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Portugues e , 1853, 3 per C ent. Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto Account . ll2k Ditto 41 per Cent Sardinian, 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account ..... . Swedish, 4 per Cent.. Turkish, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip ll P Ditto 2d Issue Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 661 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s 76 TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, Money Ditto Account 9Bl THE SNOW.—The hills east and west of Penrith were on Friday morning last, covered with snow , the wind blowing from the north. . THE HEAVY INDIA MAIL.—Lue Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-packet Indus, Capt. J. Weeks, Admiralty agent Lieutenant Percival, R.N., arrived at S outhainpton yesterday with the heavy portion of the India h iaila• Her, dates were, Alexandria, Oct. 7; Malta, 10 ; Gibraltar, 15. She brought 56 first-class passengers, amongst whom were Lieut.-Col. Walsh, R.M., Capt. RorrY, Lieut. Egan, Lieut. Blunt, Li eu t. H o ll agan , Li eu t . id Surgeon Powell, Mr. and M rs . M'Cl eo d, C ap t . Young, and Lieut. Carey.—At Gibr a lt ar was h er M a j es t y ' s , Curlew at Malta were the Hibernia, Osprey, and "u 11; and at Altgßadritif t h e Mediae' SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. Paid. Closing I Busine ss Price. Done. 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 10 50 Relfast ;n I Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Wol., and tr. Val all 71 71 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesil Junction lOO 66 68 25 Blackburn 25 myth and Tvne all 31 33 Stock Bristol and Rxeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passa,g•e all 20 Cornwall all 45 5 10 Do. A A revel. no div all until6p.c.per an nll 10 Do. B I hasbeep pd.toß - • 50 Dublin andllelfast June all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.June all 7 4 8 Stock East Anglian lOO 17 18 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 62 63 6 2 1 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 46 48 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 85 25 East Kent all Stock East Lancashire lOO 93 95 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 66 67 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 27 28 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn IOU 91 93 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 104 105 1041 5 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 84 56 86 4 5 4 6 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 129 131 1305 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 103 105 103 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.ltail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 86 89 16/ Do. Thirds 513 Do. New Thirds l6 11 121 p itock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95' 94 16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 Old 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 1 d 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 Do. Southport all 1.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 6/ 6 1.6.3 Do.Newias.at £slosp.sh 45 tock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 1104 1 9 1/ tock London & North Westn. 100 91 915 91 90 1 125 Do. Eighths tock London& South-Westn lOO 935 945 93 1 4 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen: all tock Man., She, & Lincoln lOO 35 4 36 4 10 Metropolitan 3 d took Midland lOO 974 98/ 981 171 lock Do. Rirmin,g. & Derby lOO 68 • 70 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) -.all 2.5 Do. 1 Shares *all • 00 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 10 11 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros. all Lock Norfolk lOO 63 65 64 4 50 North. Counties Union 3l 34 3 d bock North British lOO 575 58 58 Lock Nor.Dev.llail.&Dk. Stk lOO bock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 ;ock Do. B Stock lOO „,„ ock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 9 4 4 941 °lt /,-; Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 4 d ock Do. Leeds lOO 471 481 ock Do. York lOO 77 775 77 4 7 1 ock North London lOO 101 103 10 N. &S. Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 Is. !0 North Staffordshire l7l 5 41 d 124 !O North-Western 0 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 71 8. ock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 27 29 O Peebles all !0 Portsmouth l9 7 5 d O Rhymney lO ock Scottish Central lOO 110 112 ock Scoth.N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27/ 28 ock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 8 1 82 ock Shropshire Union lOO 44 46 44 O Sittingbourne & Sheer all 3 2 d ock South Devon lOO 341 1154 ock South-Eastern lOO 74 74 1 7414 ock' South wales SouthYorks.&:liv.Dun all 13 14 O Do. do O Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 11 5 Stockton & Darlington all 34 35 341 4 5 Do. do. 1854 221 -- 5 Do. do. 1855 7 Stockton & Hartlepool 161 cki Taff Vale lOO )ck Do. Preference, No. 1 5 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 )ck Vale of Neath lOO 92 94 ick Waterford & Kilkenny 100 0 Waterford & Limerick all 0 West Cornwall D W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 35 5 Do. B all 6} 62 D West London all D Do. Ist Class all D Do. 2d Class all PREFERENCE SHARES. Shirel Railways. Paid, 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares took Caledon £lO, 41 per cult t 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. .61 k Cork & Bandon, 51 p. C 6 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc ... - Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct.No.l Stock Do. do. N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S West. g a. spe StocklGreat Northern, 5 p. ct Stock Do. 5 peßedm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.e.Redm.,spc. pm 10 Gt. h. of Scotld, Ist pf Stock Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 41 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do.. Do. sp . et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.e.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester g - ,uar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. e. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W.Cov. &Nun - eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.et stock, late 3d shares Londondy k Cole, Londondy.& Ennis 5 sh. Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et. 'Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.et. Do. 43 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 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Stock Do. 54 p. e. Pref. do. 1847 Stock Do. War.Val.Ex.SklB47 Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua. .5 per cent Stock , Nth. Dev. natl.& Dck.Co. Stock, N-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, 11. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire . Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol.6pc.lst g Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua. Stock , Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp 84 'Scottish Central, new pf Stock'Seottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. , Do. Fixed 41 per cent. South Eastern (Reading • Ann., 1 0 6 ) Do .14 per cent Do. Fixed 44 P.C. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South wales, gun. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. pm Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent !Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock! Stock Stock Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock! VI 12i Stock 6 Stock 12} 120 Stock Stock Stock 6 Stock 101 10 1.0. G. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 251 I 25 Stock all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all Closing Price. 112 115 105 110 114 116 112 114 128 130 81 83 71 73 109 111 120 122 111 113 101 106 64 66 11} 111 93 95 84 E 6 85 97 g 91 10 16 17 9i 10 72 74 18 19 9 91 131 14 141 143 1158 1163 119 121 68 - 76 49 51 95 97 lioi 103 52 6 140 142 101 103 93 i 951 91 91 111 81 94 1108 110 99 100 i diR p i d 1p 23 24 119 121 99 101 72 74 120 122 121 123 loi 10 24 24i 102 104 101 103 28 29 3214 3.3 i 38 43 Businees Done. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Leasing Closing Business Paid. C o. 's. Price. Done. , . Bedford and Bletchley I all I Ln k N.W - - MISCELLANEOUS. Buckinghamshire.... 100 Ln& N.W 99 100 Clydesdale Junction. 100 Caledonia 103 105 Share Miscellaneous.: I Paid. Closing linsiness dons Colchester, Stour Val. ' all E.U.&E C 16 18 Price. - E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 140 142 EUnion,HarwichShs. all E.Counts. 4 41 100 Caledonia - - Do. Woodbridge . 100 - - 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 15 16 Gla.Barr.&Neils,Drci. 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited), all 320 350 Do. New lOO Do. - .... - - 25 Australian Agricultur a l 19 341 35 1341 Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. - - 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 1 Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br - - 10 Berlin Water Works _ . all 21 3 Hull and Selby - - Do. 1 Shares all Do. - - . 50 British American L an d 40 - - Do. 1 Shares all Do. - - 50 - Brit. & Irish Mar - ,.TeI.A. all 40 42 London&Greenwich - a ll 19 21 20 Do. C Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co. 95 97 10 Chandslands Tel. 321 115 120 (Lim.) all. 10 101 Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. - - St Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 24 28 ' Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 Norfolk .. - - Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. - - 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 26 5 Crystal Palace 3fanc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all LN W&MS Do. Preference 21 2: all 11 1 all 4 5 Midsb.& Redcr, g.6p.c. all Stk.& Dar - - 20 Eastern Steam all 221 Mid.l3radfordPrt. Stk. 100 Midland . 97 99 Stack Electric Telegraph lOO 112 114 Newmarict BuryEx " 556. E Counts. 4 4 p guaranteed sp. c. • " 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all 11 11 10 Europ. &Ind.Junct.Tel. 10s. - _ Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent. . . all Do. - - 9 Europ.&Am.Stm. ( L i m . ) all 21 - .- 31 20 GLlron ScrewCoL(Lim.) all ._ Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. - - 15 Gen. Steam. Navigation. 14 - - Preston and Wyre. I all 1-A NW i - - & L.l 7k. 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d Do- i Shares S Rl°ll‘ '. ' llo n in te G h ol & .g. S sp hAe c ri. . 1 1 8 aM 1 11 1 6 D La o n . - - 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 16 11 Gt.North. yk 11 . 0 142_ shruwsbrv& Hereford all T Bras 9 -1 10 Meditei-. Electric Teleg. 'all - _ South St a ffordshire . . all Ilt`Clea s n eY . 10 1 0t 10 Med. Ext,en. Tel. (Lim.) all 71 7 Wear Valley, g. 6 25 National Discount Co.. . if d p. c. all Stk.& Dar - 10 Netherlands Land 6— Wilts and Somerset.. laoolllo Do do ............ . Do. do Gt. po. West. 90 - Wimbledon& Croy-dn. all 92 L.&Brgin 8 9 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all i 4 100 5 N D . o r B r p . i c N . P o r y c a f s , i c s o s t . j a a t L l= 8 %11 15 1 1 1 8 1 1 ---- 20 North of Europe Steam all - DOCKS. - 1 Or ie n tal Oas .......... all 1 1 1 Do. New Shares dis . ... ... 1.58. 4 par Share rocks. I P a i d Closing Business 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 21 21 21 88 Price. Docks, 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. 3 all 86 10 1 14 p23i24 31 50 Do. New Stock commercial lOO 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 2 4 11 3 50 Rhymney Iron Stock 0 0 4perCent.Pref.Min. 100 _ • 15. Do. New all 64 7 Stock East and West Ind ia... 100 - 1264 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 64 66 i, Stock London 100 - 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) all 11 11 Liz's Stock it. Katharine.......... 100 - 25 South Australian Land all 38 39 --1 Submarine Tele e ,m. Scrip, all 1. 1 Stock 4outhampton .......... 100 Stock I Victoria ........... .... . 100 101 103 ' 1 Do. do Registered all 1 1 " iDO New .............. 18 id ip i 20 Tr.& 14.C0.0f Vpr. Can 5 - -- 10go Vim Dlemeali Land;: Pi. la IS 4 Sharel 13.14 Stock - - Stock Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16f 1613 Stock, 11.6.3' 11.6.3 Stock Stock 124 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock; Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.4I Sharel Railways. I Paid Closin g I Business Price. Done. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) THE JOINT STOCK COMPANIES' ACT.--STORE v. TILE Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessat Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish 58 51 P par ip 11 91 10i 21- 4 3id 284 29 SEVERAL PERSONS TRADING UNDER THE TITLII OF 44 THE VITRIOL ENAMEL COMPANY (LIMITED)" A solicitor who attended for the defendants said he should be able to save the time of the Court bycalling his Honour's attention to the fact that a number of persons had been summoned by the plaintiff as trading under the title of " The Patent Vitriol Enamel Company." Now this com pany was a "limited" one, and as such was duly incorpo rated under the Joint Stock Company's Act—and under that act, the company, being an incorporated body, should be sued as " The Patent Vitriol Enamel Company (Limited)." Plaintiff insisted that the Company had admitted the debt. -- - P 88 81 - 41 4 - g pl The Solicitor—Yes, and you must sue the company in the person of its registered officer. His Honour said that would be so in cases of incorporated bodies. A person could not sue Sir R. W. Carden for the Corporation of the City of London. A question then arose as to the necessity of the word " limited " being affixed to all orders, receipts, &c., in fact all documents signed by the officers or members of the com pany. It appeared that aMr Bransden had signed a re ceipt without the word " limited," and his Honour said Mr. Bransden had clearly made himself liable. He would, however, adjourn the case till a future day, and hoped the case would then be settled. In all these cases the company should be sued ; but the officers of the company should remember that they were liable in penalties for not putting the word " limited." SINGULAR AND IMPORTANT APPLICATION FOR COSTS.- IN THE MATTER OF TYLER AND DANIELS. Mr. Humphreys, jun., said he had to apply for costs under the following peculiar circumstances. Daniels, who had been a workman in the employ of Mr. Tyler, sum moned that person for £2 Os. 10d., wages and 'notice. Tyler paid 9s. 10d. into court, and Daniels accepted that sum in full. NOW, under these circumstances, it was Daniels' duty to give Tyler notice that he had accepted the sum paid into court three clear days before the trial of the cause. That notice never came to Mr, Tyler's hands, and he (Mr. ' Humphreys) with counsel attended on his behalf on the day of trial. Plaintiff did not then appear, and his honour granted costs upon application. Those costs were paid in by Mr. Daniels under protest, and ho (Mr. Humphreys) now applied to have those costs paid out. He would admit that Daniels had written to Mr. Tyler at his place of abode two days before the day of hearing—but the summons was issued for the place of business, and the cause of action then arose; and he con tended that the notice sent to the private residence was in formal and void. Mr. Tyler was out of town, and did not receive the notice (if notice it could be called), until after the hearing of the cause. Ignoramus Ducrow MONDAY. His Honour said Mr. Humphreys was under a mistake as to notices served at the abode of the defendant, but the notice not being served in time his Honour was kind enough to make an order that the costs should be paid 'over to Mr. Tyler. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( Day). BOW-STREET. QUEER LODGERS.—A woman, named Elizabeth Holland, was charged with setting fire to a room in a house in the neighbourhood of Drury-lane. Mrs. Jones said—l keeps lodging-house in Charles-street, Drury-lane. The prisoner occupied a room in the house. Early this morning some of the other lodgers came to ray room door, and said the house was on fire. I got up and went to the prisoner's apartment, and there I found the place in flames. The bed and bedclothes were consumed, and a round table, which was at the other end of the room, was burning. Assistance arrived, and the fire was extinguished. Mr. Henry—Was the prisoner at home when the fire occurred ? st lb Flitch Layton 8 4 Mrs. Stowe Madame Moet 8 2 Romsey Clemanthe Indifference 8 0 The Speaker Maxwell Rosina 8 0 Christmas Pie 8 0 Broadbrim Hassock Gaylass Chaucer Pan Fusee Lancaster 7 9 Marmalade Shamrock so Green 7 8 Helia 7 7 Rose of England Complainant—l can't say. Some of the other lodgers said they heard a voice which they believed to be hers. There were three people in her room during the night. Mr. Henry—Then, you can't say for certain whether she was one of the party. Complainant—No, your worship. Mr. Henry—Then, I don't see how you can say she set fire to the place. Complainant—But she had possession of the room. Mr. Henry—That may be ; but you cannot indict her for setting fire to the room, unless you are sure she was the person that did so. Conplainant—Some of the lodgers said they heard her voice. Mr. Henry—That is no proof she was in the room. They may have thought it was her voice, but that's all. What have you to say to the charge Prisoner—l never set fire to the place. I left the room last evening at 6 o'clock, and never returned until this morning, when I found the place had been on fire. I left it safe enough. - - THURSDAY. Complainant—Who were the people in your room ? Prisoner—How should I know. I was out all night, and had the key of the door with me. . . Complainant—There were some women singing to an accordion played by a man. Prisoner—l know nothing about it. I was away from the place all night. _ _ _ Mr. Henry—l don't see how you can feel surprised at anything which takes place when you let out your apart ments to such people as the prisoner. Of course she has acquaintances, and they knowing she was not in the habit of returning home after she had once left her room till the next morning, it was not improbable that they, by means of a false key, entered the place. The lock on the door I sup pose was a very common one. Or the fire might have oc curred through pure accident. Complainant—That could not be. The bedstead and bedclothing were burning at one end of the room, and the table, which was covered with a lot of loose paper, was on fire at the other end. Mr. Henry—There is no proof that the prisoner was at home when the occurrence took place. I must discharge her. Prisoner—l was not at home at all during the night. The prisoner was then ordered to be discharged. VIOLENT ASSAULT.—John Bryson, a journeyman baker, was charged with violently assaulting an elderly man and a police-constable. Police-constable A 310 said—Last night I saw the pri soner and his wife in New Oxford-street. They were quarrelling. After they had proceeded a short distance I saw the woman raise an umbrella and strike the prisoner. He turned round, and, using a violent expression, struck a gentleman, who was near at the time, a tremendous blow on the temple, which felled him to the ground. I in stantly ran up, and asked the prisoner why he had struck the gentleman, when he called me a disgusting name, and said he would serve me the same. He then struck me on the side of the head. He also tried to kick me in the abdomen. In warding off the kick my thumb was dislocated. Finding he had disabled me he continued ill-treating me, until I got my rattle from my pocket, the noise from which procured me assistance. It took four constables to convey the prisoner to the station. The gentleman first struck by the man having given his evidence, Mr. Henry asked the prisoner what he had to say to the charge? Prisoner-1 was drunk, and I don't recollect anything. Mr. Henry—The old excuse. I cannot take drunkenness as any excuse for so violent an outrage. I fine you £5, or in default commit you to prison for a month. rllE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY , EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1858. SPORTING INI'ELLIGE NCE. Only these ran. Won easy. £5O Plate. Half-a-mile. stealing a silver watch, value £4, firm the person of John Anderson, a - . Seaman, lodging at 41, Ratcliff-highway. The complainant said that last night, soon after seven o'clock, he was standing on the footpath in front of his lodging-house when the prisoner came up and stood along side of him, and in a minute he snatched his watch from his left-hand waistcoat pocket, detached it from the chain and handed it to another man, who ran away with it. He seized the prisoner, and after a severe struggle with him dragged him into his lodging-house, and detained him there until a police-constable arrived. Wiliam Roebuck, a police-constable, 446 It, stated that he found the prisoner in the house, 41, Ratcliff-highway, and at once recognised him as an active and daring thief, who had been twice convicted in the police court of petty offences. On the first occasion the prisoner was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment, and, upon the second occasion, to one month's imprisonment. A great many sailors had been robbed in Ratcliff-highway. Mr. Yardley —I know it. Does the prisoner plead now or does he wish to be sent for trial ? The prisoner —I will plead now. Mr. Yardley—What do you plead ?—guilty, or nu guilty. The prisoner —I am guilty, sir. Mr. Yardley—There is no doubt of your guilt. You have committed a most impudent robbery. I convict you of larceny, and sentence you to b 3 imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months. KELSO RACES.—WEDNESDAY. Sweepstakes for Two and Three-year-olds. Three quarters of a mile. Archduchess 1 Malachite 2 Gift. Ellerdale's dam filly The Roxburgh Handicap. One mile and a-half. Mr. Sykes Pretty Boy 2 Twelve ran. Her Majesty's Plate. Four miles. _ Griselle Mimosa Five ran, THE FREE HANDICAPS AT NEWMARKET. Acceptances for a Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, h ft. T.Y.C. The highest weight accepting being 7st 91b, it has been raised to Sst 121 b, and the rest in pro portion. Age st lb Age st lb Peter Flat Lord of Lorn 3 8 1 Pavilion 3 6 5 Orianda WEDNESDAY. Acceptances for a Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 50 sows each, h ft, for three-year-olds ; the winner of the Cesare witch or Cambridgeshire to carry 91b extra ; the second horse in those races to carry 41b extra; and all other winners of handicaps after the weights are published (October 6, at 6 p.m.), to carry—once, 51b; twice, 71b extra ; penalties of extra weights accumulative. R.M. The highest weight accepting being Bst, it has been raised to-Bst 121 b, and the rest in proportion. st lb st lb Blanche of Middlebie .. 8 12 Lifeboat Farmer's Son • 8 10 Julia 8 0 East Langton - 8 5 Satinstone.. 7 12 'Vona Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sows each, 15 ft, for tato year-olds ; the winner of a handicap after the weights are declared to carry 51b extra. Last half of R.M. Ac ceptances to be declared by 12 o'clock at noon on Monday next. If the highest weight accepting is under Bst 71b, it will be raised to that weight, and the others in propor tion. at lb Nell Gwynne Attraction Strafford Ambush Syria 7 2 Head Knowledge .... 7 2 Genna Dane 7 2 Hibernian , Farmer's Daughter f 7 2 Artless Widgeon Fearless O' Ryan Minster Grace Darling 6 10 Greek .. 6 10 La Traviata 6 10 Hermitage Felicitas Otterbourne 6 4 Queen of Scots Acceptances for a Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 50 sovs, hft ; the winner of the Cesarewitch or Cambridgeshire Stakes to carry 91b, the second horse in those races to carry 41b, and all other' winners of handicaps after the weights are published (Oct. 6, at 6 p.m.), once, slb ; twice, 71b ex tra ; penalties of extra weights accumulative. Audley End Course. The highest weight . accepting being Bst 61b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the rest in proportion. Age st lb Age st lb Saunterer Ignoramus 4 8 4 Vulcan Zuyder Zee Barbarity 'Eastern of France. Euphrates Valley Great Central of - France Gt. Lnxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & I'istoja, 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 Recife& S. Fran. (Fern ) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunabur 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. Prcforence W. & S.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand 24 25 91 91 21i 22 38 i 34 —P 81 94 3 1d 313 341 52i 534 .1 d par( 8 81 9 912 22 23 5 51 9' 9 2.31 24. 9k i i3RITISII POSSESSIONS. Sharo I Railways. paid. Closing Businoss Price. Dona. 210. 100 100 100 , 'Atlantic & St Lawrence' Leased at 6 per cent 1 Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd gu. 5 per cent Do Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. B Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New all 9 all 41 all 161 100 103 100 1. 3.0. 174 20 Stock, Sto. Stock 100 100 201 201 20i 100 1 Buffato,l3rant.&Godrich 6 p. et._ bds. 1 Aug., 1:7/2 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, IC7'.: Clcutta.liS.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Ilengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do.' E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore D 0.44 p.c. lids. pay.'s9 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt. India Pen in . gua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do ... 28. Ed, 2 all 5 100 all all all 1 100 1 00 all par I p par ip p ar 74 8 13 120 83 88 77 82 75 80 —p 11 ipl 1071 1011) 81 Gt.S.of Ind. Li m. —Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O all all all all all all Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 41 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)7,.6pl Class ACapitl.Sharc Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do ,Northof India Tramroad li lipl 17 18 limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. Do. New g . 4 .0 Do. Punjaub .o Do. Indus. St. Flo. b-0,1; St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 37 38 74 76 10 5d 21 211 1 IPP iP 18 18} 2} d 105 108 105 108 104 106 99 100 18 2C 181 20 Id d 17 t gl i 211 } 4i Pm 181 0 I 2 11d, 4 3d I IiPI 181 141 1 par p par p par p par ip BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. Paid , Closing Business Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 9 20 Walsh Iron Condurrov (Camborne) 2O 50 60 10 Devon G. Cons. (TavitA.) 1 450 460 East Bassett (Mogan). 30 95 100 Great South Tolgus l7s 134 14f G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack.) 11.14.11 3 :34 —G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 8a 11 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 6} North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 Si N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 4 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 161 171 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortrldge Cons. Min. Co. 6s I 1 SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 21 395 405 • South C. Brea (Illogan). 2 24 3; S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 185 195 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 10 Tin Croft 9 3f UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 65 75 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d I 1 West Basset (Illogan) ll 21 22 W. Caradon (Liskezrd) 2O 100 110 105 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 200 220 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 180 200 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 5l 24 31 —_ Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 Wh'.l Ma ryAnn (Meahe) 8 45 47 Wiel,Trelawney (Lisk.) 41 25 27 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 7l 4 1 Boa AccordCopper,Lim. 108 p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 1 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 9 101 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 21 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica ... 4 d 40 Cobre Copper all 35 37 Copiapo. 1 Dun Moun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna - 20 General all 20 211 3 Linares all 8 9 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 4 6 5 Port Philip 1 # 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Sh a re Securities. Paid . Closing Business Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c..Ta. & July 100 1151 116 116/ 16 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.SrAug. 100 113 115 Do. 6p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 1134 N.B.CA'ov.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 1111 1121 112 1 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.IY. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 100 1001 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan &July 100 112 114 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jandauly 100 111 113 1121 13 INT-STOCK BANKS. Share] Joint-Stock Banks. Pa,,, Closing I Business Paid Price. Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England po. new National Bank IVew South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of. Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual IWestern Bk of London leo I :10011 86 87 241 251 46 48 58 CO 21 24d 58 60 294 304 19 21 14 17 2Q 211 28 29 4 3 8 1 1 419 47 49 39 40 19i 20 64 66 31 33 55 57 54 56 24 241 . _ 19 17 d 100 1® 20.11 100 25} MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL OP A SOLDIER FOR BEGGING.--A SCENE IN COURT.—Thomas Spencer, a private of the Ist Batta lion of the Fusilier Guards, was charged with begging, and assaulting Morris; 173 0, an officer of very good character. Morris said that on the - previous night, while doing spe cial duty at the Duchess of Somerset's, the prisoner was complained of to him by a gentleman, he having told the gentleman he was absent from his barracks at the Tower, and wanted something to drink. The gentleman said he had given, him some drink, to which he was welcome, and asked him to let him go. About half-past one that morning the prisoner came down the lane again following a gentle man, and he heard him say, " I want sixpence of you." He (Morris) then went up to him and told him that it would not do. He (prisoner) said he would make cat's-meat of me, as he had done others in the Crimea. He then went away, but 'returned again shortly after, following and accosting two gentlemen and three females. He (Morris) then took him into custody, upon which he gave him a violent blow on the chest, and had it not been for the assistance of three others, would no doubt, being a more powerful man than he was, have done him serious injury. He had been drinking at the time. The prisoner said he had never asked for money and never struck the constable. - A person in the court here exclaimed—Why, the officer was himself drunk at the time. Mr. Bingham—lf you have got anything to say, sir, come and be sworn. John Evans, of William-street, decorator, was then sworn, and said—l saw the prisoner talking to a gentleman, who did not seem annoyed. I did not see the gentleman give him anything. At the time the constable was in Bryanstone-street, and I don't see what business he had there. Mr. Bingham—Attend to decorating houses, sir, and don't take upon yourself the duties of an inspector. Stand down, sir. Witness—With all due submission--, Mr. Bingham (with much warmth)—Put that man out, officer. Mr. Bingham—l cannot understand how a person who has deserved well of his country should disgrace himself by begging. Indeed it was more than that ; it more nearly resembled highway robbery, *demanding a sixpence. The example was a most dangerous one, and he should commit him for 14 days. THAMES, DARING STREET ROBBERY.—Michael Marnes, alias DiVileY l brought infpre Yardley, charged 'With FRIDAY. Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 sow each, 15 ft, for 3-yr-olds and upwards ; the winner of a handicap after the weights are published to carry 51b extra. Last half of R.M. Acceptances to be declared by 12 o'clock at noon on Monday next. If the highest weight accepting is under Bst 121 b, it will be raised to that, and the others in pro portion. _ Age st lb Age st lb New Brighton .... a 9 0 Giant Little Gerard 5 8 11 Delusion Fractious Old Tom 4 8 7 Magnolia Augury 4 8 7; Grand Duchess 3 7 4 Salonica 4 8 5 Maggie Lauder.... 3 7 3 Alfred Yaller Gal 3 8 3 Woodnymph 3 7 0 Lord of Lorn 3 8 1 Humming Bird.... 3 6 0 Supple Jack Flying Duke 3 8 0 Lord Berkeley .... 4 6 6 Heroine My Niece Mainstay Lizzie 3 7 9 Jack Horner 3 6 3 Orson a 7 9 Dejanira 3 6 2 Simpleton Amaryllis Inder Free Handicap Sweepstakes of 25 goys each, 15 ft, for 3-yr olds and upwards; T.Y.C. ; the winner of a handicap after the publication of the weights to carry 51b extra. Acceptances to be declared by 12 o'clock at noon on Mon day next. If the highest weight accepting is under Bst 121 b, it will be raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. Age st lb Lord Nelson 4 8 12 Mcntmore 3 8 10 lJzclla • • 5 8 9 Peter Flat 5 8 6 Farmer's Son Babylon 4 8 3 Kestrel Abron 3 8 1 Bourgeois Ancient Briton 3 8 0 Physician Queen of the South 5 7 12 Blackthorn Sedbury Sichmus 4 7 7 Nereus Tricolor All's Lost Gilliver Age st lb Indulgence Orianda Laird o' the Dale 4 7 1 Mimosa Brown Middleton 3 7 0 Subterfuge c 3 7 0 Harry Stanley Forerunner Princess Royal 3 6 6 Trabuco 3 6 6 Tiara • Soothsayer 3 6 4 Convict Goua rd Janet Courier Schoolfellow 3 6 7 Bradley 3 6 2 WORCESTER AUTUN N MEETING, N•v. 2, 3. FIRST DAY, The Worcester Autumn Handicap, a Sweepstakes of 10 SON'S each, h ft, and 3 only if declared on or before Tues . day, Oct. 26, with 100 added. A wiener of 100 sovs clear, after the weights are out (Oct. 19, at 9 a.m.), to carry 51b, of 200 sovs; 81b extra. The winner to give 20 sovs towards expenses. Two miles. If the highest weight accepting be under Bst 121 b it will be raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. Age st lb Tournament 4 8 12 Commotion The Roman Candle 4 8 10 Maid of Derwent Ducrow 4 8 1 Age st lb Grillade Zigzag The Band Boy (late Crown Pigeon) Mitraille 4 6 10 Tame Deer 5 7 li 1 Orson a 6 10 Master Bagot .... 4 7 12 Claudius Blue Jacket All's Lost Romeo Villikens Bel Esperanza .... 4 7 3 Hydromel 3 6 1 Laodamia The Tattler Knight of the Shire a 7 1 c. by Flying Dutch- Westminster 6 7 0 man, out of Gala 3 5 12 Satinstone 3 7 0 Target' Apollo g. by Epirus, out of Fatty Elcot's dam .... 4 6 12 How d'ye Do 3 4 12 THE FATAL FIRE AT GREENWICH ADJOURNED INQUEST:, Yesterday 'afternoon at 1 o'clock, Mr. J. V. Cart tar, coroner for west Kent, resumed the inkrairv, at the Rose and Crown Tavern, Greenwia; o the origin of the late fatal fire at Greenwich. Mr. F. Scudamore, solicitor, and Mr. B. London, secretary to the Kent Fire Insurance Company, at tended to watch the proceedings on behalf of the company; and Mr. Ingle, solicitor, appeared on behalf of Mr. Roper. The court was, as on previous occasions, occupied by large numbers_of respectable inhabitants of the district, and the coroner commenced the proceedings by observing that on the last occasion the inquiry was adjourned at his own request in order to secure the attendance of a most important witness. He had seen this witness, but from circustance s w hi c h had transpired he believed it would be necessary to have other persons in attendance, and he should, therefore, be compelled to adjourn the inquiry until 5 o'clock. The coroner and jury reassembled at the hour named, when the following witnesses were exa mined : Mr. B. Savage deposed—l am landlord of the Saracen's Head Inn, St. John's-street, Bedford. On the evening of Friday, Oct. 1, about half-past 6 o'clock, a man w h om I did no t k now came t o m y J, house and asked for a bed. He was told he could be accommodated, and he then asked for a sheet of note paper and an envelope, with which he was supplied ; and he then sat down and wrote a letter, which he went out and posted before he went to bed. He slept at my house on that night, and on the following morning he came down stairs about 8 o'clock and called for a .glass of ale, which he drank off, and then left the house. The man was attired in a suit of dark clothes, was about 5 ft. 10 inches in height, had sandy whiskers, and from his general appearance I thought he was a traveller. By the Coroner—l know a person at Bedford named Layton. Ire is about-builder, but was not at my house on that night. Iliad no conversation with the man. At the time I took him the sheet of note paper I also took him a newspaper. It was either the News of the World or the Devonshire Indepen dent, as these are the only two papers I take. My house is the first from the railway station in which beds are let. I have seen several persons who havet been pointed out to me at Greenwich this day, but have not identified the man who slept at my house. This man used the tap-room, and as he did not answer quickly when spoken to, I considered that he was deaf. By Mr. Ingle—l rem r iber your coming to my house. You read a lett - ivhich you said had been received from George Layton, Saracen's Head, Bed ford. You also said that you had seen the chief officer of the police. Since I saw you at Bedford, this officer has 'called twice at my house, but had received no information about such a person as " George Layton." Elizabeth Waterfall, servant, in the employ of Mr. Roper, was now recalled, and deposed that four gas burners were on her master's premises, viz., two in the shop, one in the parlour, and one in a back room. She remembered that one of the glass bells over a burner in the shop was broken by the shopboy. This took place on Friday evening, eight days before the fire. It was the glass belonging to the burner over the counter. By the Jury—When aroused from my bed by the fire I opened the door and saw a mass of flames at the bottom of the bed. After I went upstairs to bed I did not return to fetch anything. The door of my room was blistered with the heat inside. My arm was burnt by opening the door, but I scarcely know how it was done. Robert Morris, shopboy, in the service of Mr. Roper, was re-examined, and deposed that a glass bell belonging to a gas burner over the counter in his master's shop was broken about a month before the fire. No other glass was purchased for this burner. By Mr. Ingle—l was in the habit of cleaning the glass bells, and after doing so they were placed in a bin. On one occasion when I took the glasses from the bin for use I found that one was broken. This was about -a month before the fire. By the Coroner—l do not think that I had cleaned the glasses during a fortnight before the fire. At this stage of the proceedings Mr. Inspector Barry was sent to the residence of Mr. Allwright, appraiser, Lewisham-road, to request his attend ance for the purpose of explaining a portion of his former evidence. On his return Inspector Barry stated that he was unahl^ to find Mr. Allwright. T.!it; CJlcnez---it is too bad that he gives us so much trouble, and apparently keeps out of the way. We went to him three times yesterday, but he was not to be found. This being the whole of the evidence, the coroner proceeded to sum up the ease to the jury. He must first direct attention to the fact that the fire took place on the 12th Sept. The inquest on the bodies of the two children who were burnt to death took place on the next day, and the jury would remem ber that at that time no suspicion whatever attached to Mr. Roper, but, on the contrary, the sympathy of the public was generally expressed for him on account of the bereavement he had sustained. The inque4t was then adjourned for a week, and during that period he (the coroner) received such informa tion as had subsequently led to repeated adjourn ments, and grave suspicions against Mr. Roper. The evidence given by the witnesses Cowell, sen., and Abbott, was most contradictory, and it was per fectly clear that they had endeavoured to keepback the truth. When Mr. Roper was first examined, he stated. most distinctly that the whole of his fur niture had been consumed, but it was soon found that a very large amount of property had been re moved daily before the fire to the house of Cowell, and that other valuable property had been pawned. The very day after the fire took place a most com plete inventory of goods alleged to have been con sumed was made out by Mr. Allwright, at Mr. Roper's dictation, and this document was actually concocted at the house of Cowell; and the property remaining at Cowell's house, in addition to that pawned, was included in the . inventory as having been consumed at the fire. After referring to the large amount of stock claimed for, as compared to that consumed, the coroner alluded to many incidents of the case which were certainly suspicious. The jury would remember that a writing:desk had been removed from Roper's house. This- desk remained at the house of Mrs. Cook, Roper's sister. It had been sealed by Police-Inspector - Wilson, and yet Roper had thought proper to open the desk and remove its contents without the presence of any competent witness. 'With regard to the statement made by Roper that a few dayS before the fire a stranger had called and paid him £2 on account of the business, it certainly did appear strange that a man who knew nothing of a business should agree to pay £l3O for it. The letter sent from Bedford, and purporting to be from the man who paid this money, has thrown no light upon the subject ; and if such a man was in existence, why did he not come for ward and prove a matter of so much importance It was near midnight before the coroner , coin= pleted his review of the evidence. • • . SECOND D.Y. The Autumn Flying Stakes, a Handicap of 5 soya each, with 40 added; for all ages; the second horse to save his stake, and the winner to pay 5 soya to the fund. Rather more than half a mile. Age st lb New Brighton .. a 9 0 Little Gerard a 8 6 Villildns 4 8 0 Anciant Briton 3 8 0 Bel Esperanza Cumberland Satinstone 3 7 9 Grillade Tiara 3 7 8 My Niece Misty Morn Target Orson a 6 13 Turret f. by Stockwell, out of Terrona 2 6 6 Darling Weights publishci Age st lb Flitch 2 6 2 Bonndaway Nelly,byMelbourne 3 6 0 Brandy Ball Clara Webster Broadbrint 2 5 9 Bridget Macguire.. 2 5 0 Cynthia 2 5 0 2 4 13 Ti m andra Lady Abbes 4 f. by Orlando, out of Gaze Windfall Rosedale Eltham Beauty 2 4 10 Tapioca Oct. 19, at 9 a.m. MURDER OF A RECEIVER. OF TAXES IN BEL nium.—On the night of the 14th inst. M. Stuckers, collec lecior of the communal taxes of Diest, near Louvain, was murdered in his own house by some villains un k nown, who carried off a 'Arse comt of public znoney, THE 'VERDICT. Shortly before four o'clock this morning, after an hour and three-quarters' deliberation, the jury re turned the following verdict : " That the said Isabella Caroline Roper, on the 12th day of September, 1358, was burnt to death in the house No. 8, Royal I ii , Greenwich, which house was then burnt dOWn by fire,' btit how or by what means the said fire originated there is not suffkient before the jury to prove. " The jury cannot return their verdict without expressing their decided conviction that the origin of the fire is in volved in great doubt and mystery, and grave suspicion exists in their minds that the fire did not result from acci dental circumstances, and it is only from want of strict legal evidence and proof that the jury feel compelled to come to an open verdict. " The jury are of opinion that the police-constable Frederick llayeraft, 381 R, and Thomas Smart, the parish fireman, were not prompt in the execution of their duty ; and that Thomas Smart's conduct ought to be investigated by the parochial authorities." While the jury were in deliberation as to their verdict, it came to the knowledge of the coroner that Elizabeth Waterfall, the female servantin Mr. Ropers's family, had not communicated all she knew respecting the proceedings they had been en quiring into. After the verdict had been returned the coroner (Mr. Carttar) told the jury of the cir cumstance, when the girl was recalled, and, in answer to certain questions put to her by the coroner, admitted that she purchased some turpentine, on the night the fire took pl ace . She purchased half a pint. She bought that quan tity because she thought the furniture she had to clean would require the whole of it. Her master did not tell her how much to bring. The Coroner gave directions that, as the charge against Mr. R o p er was to be further heard at the police court that day, the girl should attend and there state the facts she had just told the jury. GREENWICH POLICE COURT. Mr. RoPer was this day, in accordance . with the last remand, placed at the bar. Mr. Scudmore, solicitor, and Mr. Lendon, score tary, were present on the part of the Kent Tire Insurance Company. Mr. Ingle appeared for Mr. Roper. The most important witness examined was the girl Elizabeth Waterfall. - She deposed that on the night of the fr.) she went out and bought some turpentiue. Her mister gave her sixpence to pay for it. She brought half a-pint. He did not tell her to bring that quantity. She brought half-a-pint because she thought the furniture she had to clean would take that quan tity, When ahe went out to buy the turpentine it was about 11 o'clock, as the shops were shutting up' The magistrate said, as it was impossible that the charge of fraud, upon which the prisoner had been committed, -could be taken at the ensuing sessions, it would, therefore, be as well to keep the present charge of arson open. He should remand the priwner again until Friday week. The greatest interest- was manifested throughout the proceedings. The court was densely crowded. BANQUET TO THE MA FOR OF MELBOURNE. Sir John Ratcliff, Mayor of Birmingham, enter tained Mr. Smith, the Mayor of Melbourne, Aus tralia, at a grand banquet at the Royal Hotel, Birmingham, on Tuesday evening. About two hundred and twenty gentlemen were present, these including nearly all the members of the Town Council, many of the magistracy, most of the merchants and manufacturers connected with the Australian trade, and in other respects the mercantile community of Birmingham was well re presented. " Prosperity to the British Colonies," coupled with " The health of the Mayor of Melbourne," was toasted b y Si r J. RATCLIFF, and very warmly received. knOwleclo-mr , the toast Li' The Mayor of MELBOURNE d-I haverepli replied, and honour i n t 7 0 be a native of Australia. You have R.lititced at what the Australian colonies should be F-IM - t in saying what they ought to be, you have said i-hat they really are. For what are they ? They are simply the offspring of the British people. (1L ar.) I claim to be a British subject, and I claim Eng land as my country. (Cheers.) In malting this claim I believe that I only echo the sentiments of my Australian fellow-colonists. (Hear.) I am, as mcst of you are aware, a native of that country. My mother was a native before me ; and therefore I may say lam almost thoroughbred. (Laughter.) Be this as it may, we look at ourselves as part and parcel of England, as living under the English con stitution; and though Ns e are now only little bent lings, yet we ask you to treat us as dutiful and loving children. We have not yet given you any men to fight your battles ; you have not yet asked us for them ; but I beg to say that if England was in danger to-morrow there are more than a hundred 'thousand British hearts in Australia who Weuld rush'to your assistance. (Much applause.) I will say nothing of her gold, but I believe that if you required half her wealth to support your war, and maintain the character and honour of England, you would have it readily sent you. (Hear.) No man has been in a better position than myself for knowing the feeling of my fellow colonists_ Some years ago, when difficulties arose with regard to matters at the diggings, and the peace of my city was threat ened—for I was then mayor, as I am now—the simple mention of the matter in the newspapers made more than two thousand gentlemen come for ward voluntarily and enrol themselves as special constables. I believe you misunderstood us, or you would have known us better long since ; and I would direct the attention of the British commer cial world to one matter which has done much to deteriorate your interests. For the last four or five years, notwithstanding the large subsidy given by our colonial parliament to support a mail commu nication, a rapid, certain, and direct means of com munication is still among the things of the future. The carelessness of England in this respect is felt keenly by your own flesh and blood in the Austra lian colonies. I could tell you of numberless in stances where mercantile men have had their cha racter blasted as the result of the indifference mani fested on this important matter. (Hear.) Having had one or two interviews with gentlemen in office, I believe I may say that the present government are alive to this, and that we ma expect a better state of things ere long. (Chem's. As to the pro gress of the colony of Victoria, a ew statistics will show you better than any words of mine. As you are aware our colony is a very young one. When I first went to Melbourne from Sydney, 20 years ago, bricks and stone were not known, there being only a few wattle and daub houses ; but in 1851 The revenue of the corporation of the city had reached £85,000. The imports were in that year £3,000,000; in 1856 they were within £l,OOO of £15,000,000. Their exports were in 1852, £6,000,000 ; in 1857 they . were £11,000,000. The revenue of the colony was in 1851, £400,000; in 1857 it was £2,900,000. Their expenditure in 1851 was £410,000, and in 1857 it had reached £3,250,000. (Cheers.) We have in Melbourne a full-fledged corporation— mayor, aldermen, and councillors. In 1343, when it was established, the revenue of that body was £1,500 ; in 1851 it was £75,000. They have now streets a mile long, paved with stone brought all the way from Scotland ,and some of these will bear com parison with anything I have as yet seen in London. Why, indeed, should Engl'shmen degenerate mill ever they went? I believe that Britain, in establishing the: e colonies, is simply obeying the behest given to the first man, " Go forth and mul tiply and replenish the earth." Her rule is the most free cf any ; it is, in fact, the essence of liberty ; and I believe that if ever there is a uni versal tonges., the English will be that tongue. (Cheers.) In Australia the Sabbath day is well ob:-creed ; indeed we are quite Scotch in this par ticular. (Laughter.) As regards education I may mention that our Legislature, of which I have the honour to be one, as member for Melbourne, last year, devoted £2,000 to that purpose. (Cheers.) On this point Mr. Smith enlarged, and in conclu sion went on to say that when he got back to his own dear city he would not fail to let the people of Melbourne know what a reception he had met with in Birmingham. He had been obliged to decline . many pressing invitations, but the kind, and hand some manner in which, on his landing, Sir John Rateliff asked him to pass a shcrt time in Birming ham was such that he felt it would have been un grateful for him to refuse his hospitality. Ile should do what he could for the trade of Birmingham in Melbourne ; but he playfully cautioned the mer chants and manufacturers present that Australian folk knew the difference between good creditable Birmingham stuff and that which in bygone days went by the name of Brummagem. (Cheers.) " The health of Sir John Ratcliff" was toasted by the Mayor of Melbourne, and drunk with that cor diality so deserving of the munificence and public spirit which has marked Sir J. Ratchff s dual mayoralty. THIS D..II'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Oct. 21.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; moderate breeze and fine. SWANSEA, Oct. 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Pere, from Coquimbo. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 29.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—lndrs (steamer), from Alexandria. Sailed—Ceylon (steamer), for Alexandria. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 20.—Wind prom London for Melbourne ; Anne, from London for Car la and Buenos Ayres, with damage to stern through hay 'mg. been in contact. CARDIFF, Oct. 20.—W:n1 N.E.—Sailed—Cax a-, for Monte Video. COWES, Oct. 20.—Wind N.E. Arrived Fulton (steamer), from Havre, and left for New York. • PILL, Oct. 20.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Maria, for Deme rara. NEWPORT, Oct. 20.—Wind N.B.—Sailed—Frances Miller, for Pernambuco. (ET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH-) SouTuAltproN, Thursday Morning• Wind E. Arrived—Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey ; liavre,steamer, from Havre; Indus, steatiicr, from Alexandria; Griffin, Bartley, and Lady Constance, ,from Sunderland ; Courier, steamer, from Jersey ; Georges, from Cherbourg . . Sailed—Alliance, steamer, for Havre,. Ceylon, steamer, for Alexandria; Dispatch, steamer, Thursday LIVERPOOL, Morning. Wind E.S.E. Arrived—Ralbec, screw steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Princess Royal, for New Orleans; Crimean, screw steamer, for Genoa; Palestine, screw steamer, for Constantinople; Duero, screw steamer, for Barcelona. MILFORD, Oct. 20. The schooner Prpvidence, f rom Liverpool , for Neath, s t ru ck on rocks inside the harbour's mouth, and hay be come a total wreck. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH) GRAVESEND, Thursday ITATililig• Wind, calm; tide, first hour's ebb ; weather firr&,- Arrived, Oct. 20—Balder from Elsingborg;Aydia : and Mary, and Ada g i o , from Rostock ; Jacob Bissoman, fT•om Groningen; John Ellis, from Dantzic ; Nicord, from Dro bak ; Sir Charles Forbes, from Callao ; Five de Broders, from St. Petersburg ; Cito, f, om Holbeck. Arrived, Oct. 21—Baron Osy, from Antwerp. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind, E.N.E., moderate. Passed.-L-Britannia, for Mauritius • Warren Hastings, for Madras ; City of Edinburgh, for Glasgow ; Lansdowne, for. Sydney; Julia, for Corfu; Martin Luther, for New Orkans ; Fantome, for Grenada—all from London. ,• • THE GREAT EASTERN SIIIP.—OR Tuesday it was finally agreed, with the consent of four-fifths of the share holders of the Great Eastern Steamship Company, there being only three dissentients, that the original company should be dissolved and a new company f pinned, it being also agreed that the cost of building and launching the Leviathan (£ ;40,000) should in the new company be reduced one-half. RAISING OF _THE WESTMINSTER BELL.—Yester day morning the great bell was raised to an upright posi • Lion, and placed on timbers in the clock room, the cradle having been entirely . removed, and it is hoped that this morning it will be raised by means of compound crabs and jibs and timbers to the upper part of the chamber where it is finally to rest. It will then be " packed," as it is techni cally termed, with massive timbers, and as soon as that is done, Mr. Quorn, under whose careful direction the whole of the works have been so carefully carried out, will name the great bell, not by the name of Big Ben or Victoria, as stated, but by tLe mere appropriate name of St. Stephen. We understand that Mr. Bates, .the convict banker, has been released after an imprisonment of three years. "~ 105} 104 1091