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a year from the signing of the treaty, and three other ports on the Yang-tze-kiang as far as Hankow to be opened, on the evacuation of its shores by the rebels. " Art. 11. The ports of Niu-chwang (Man churia), Tang-chow (Gulf of Pecheli), Tai-wan (Formosa), Swatow, and Kiung-chow (Hainan), to be opened in addition to present ports. "A'rt. 26. Tariff to be revised by an Anglo- Chinese Commission appointed for the purpose. " Art. 27. Revision of tariff to be decennial. " Art. 28. An official declaration of the amount of transit duties leviable at inland custom-houses to be published in English and Chinese. The British merchant, however, to be allowed if he chooses to Commute the transmit dues at an ad valorem rate. " Art. 29. Reduction of tonnage dues, and a four months' certificate to vessels engaged in coasting trade. " Art. 50. Official correspondence to be for the future conducted in English on the part of English officials-L-to be " accompanied by a Chinese ver- Sion for the present—and to be considered the text. " Art. 51. The character I (barbarian) to be sup pressed in Chinese official documents. " Art. 52. British ships of war to visit any port in the empire. The commanders to be treated on terms of equality by Chinese officials. " Art. 53. Measures to be concerted for the sup pression of piiacy. " Art. 54. Favoured nation clause. "Art. 55. Conditions affecting the Canton in demnity question, to be placed in a separate article. " Art. 56. Ratifications to be exchanged within a year." FRANCE. PARIS, WEDNESDAY. The Moniteur of this day publishes a decree which approves of opening up further roads of communi cation to Paris. • A decree which substitutes Le Credit Foneier, for loans for making drain age: Decree on _negotiations respecting merchan dise deposited in the general magazines. Decree relative to public sales of merchandise by whole sale: Nominations in the Legion of Honour. M. Lamatiniere appointed to the Court of Accounts. • PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING. "'We are' assured," says the Union, " that the French GoVeinrnent intends to leave in the waters of China all „'the gunboats now collected there, together with a corps of marines, until the treaty concluded at Tien-Tsing shall be completely exe cuted." Count and Countess de Morny have arrived at Bitirritz. The Gazette de France has made a notable dis covery, which it gravely expounds in an ill-natured artice against England. Being strongly in favour of peace, and feeling convinced that the best mode to induce England to avoid a rupture with Prance is - t - prove she would infallibly be worsted in any naval encounter. The Gazette proceeds !to , : -demonstrate its assertion ; and, in doing so, lights on the original idea of getting Zouaves and Chasseurs de Vincennes to take the English-line-of-battle ships by boarding ! As to the feasibility of the plan, our contemporary does not seem to entertain the slightest doubt, as will be seen froni the following extract Whenever the French have been able to attempt the boarding of an English Man-of-war they have taken it. In consequence, in the construction of vessels, English builders have endeavoured to render boarding More difficult; by making them larger below than above, so as that there may be a considerable distance between the gunwales of the rival vessels. If a. maritime war were to break out, the military superiority of France would necessarily give her the advantage over England, who has no soldiers, and who cannot even find enough to re conquer India; the empire which has become neces sary, not only to her commerce but to the mainte nance of her constitution. We would make war on sea as on land. We would take her liners in double quick time, as ,we do redoubts and entrenched camps. A battalion of Zouaves or of Chasseurs de Vincennes, throwt on to' a three•decker, would soon be masters of her, and at the end of the war we could reckon up the number of line-of-battle-ships Which each country would possess. Boarding is What would decide the question of preponder ance between the two nations ; and that is so much the French way of making War, that, at .the very beginning of the conflict, England 'herself might easily be taken by the boarding of our heroic soldiers. We examine these hypotheses, not to embitter our neighbourly rela tions with England, or to menace or humiliate our to show them that a rupture on their part:Would be sheer madness ; to prove also that it is an established fact in politics that the best means of Consolidating peace is to demonstrate to those who may be tempted to trouble it the impossibility of sustaining a conflict with an equality of chances, which is the least that can be hoped for in war. Our readers will therefore find in the considerations which precede an additional reason for entertaining confidence in the duration of peace." BOURSE, Sept. 14.—The market has recovered its buoyancy, and a good business has been doing. Threes i after having been done at 72f. 80c., im proved to 73f. 10c. ; Mobilier varied from 927 f. 50c. to 943 f. ; Austrian, 687 f. 50c. to 690 f. ; Orleans, 1,410 f. to 1,4251. ; Lyons, 847 f. 50c. to 852 f. 50c. ; NorthOrn, 980 f. to 990 f. ; Eastern, 752 f. 50c. to 7551. ; 'and Southern, 597 f. 50c. to 602 f. 50c. The market was well maintained to the close, when the following were the last quotations :- 44 per Cents. 96 Credit Fonder 665 Do. end Month .. 96 25 Belgian 44 3 per Cents. 73 Piedmontese (5) Do. end month.... 73 20 Roman 92 50 Bank Shares 3150 Austrian Credit Mobilier 950 Spanish Threes Account 952 50 Home Debt 4O RAILWAYS. Cash. Account. Orleans Northern New ditto. B3O .. 831:25 _Lyons and Mediterranean 855 .. 856 25 New ditto . -...- ' Geaeva ...,, 650 --. • . Midi ' ' 600 —• .. . Western,...,. 650 .. . Eastern' . 755 50 .. Grand Cential . Sardinian . _ _.. ... 46.5 .. Austrian 690 .. 6,50 -- 605 647 50 762 50 467 50 695 - THE PENINSULAR MAILS. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Alhambra steamer, Captain Stewart, has arrived, with the Peninsular mails, 84 passengers, £1,273 in specie, and general cargo, including 1,133 boxes of grapes, 454 ditto raisins, 221 ditto almonds, 111 cases lemons, &c. She left Gibraltar on the 4th ; Cadiz, sth ; Lis bon, 9th ; Oporto and Vigo, 10th. Gibraltar exchanges on the 4th were quoted— London, 501 ; Paris, 528 ; Marseilles, 530 ; Genoa, 531. The Lisbon Commercial Association had reported to the Government in favour of free trade in grain throughout Portugal and with all the countries. The Government was expected to decree the tem porary admission by virtue of the authorisation voted last session, and introduce a general measure to the Cortes in November. Lisbon exchanges on London 53$ and 531, and money over ; Amsterdam, 42; Hamburg, 47 ; Genoa, 530. DEATH. OF MONS. G. J. SURENNE.—This vene rable and respected citizen, knowii and loved by more than one generation of friends and pupils, died on Sunday at the 'advanced age of 80. Gabriel Jacques Surenne was born in 1778, at Compiegne, and was educated in the Ecclesiastical College a St. Cornell there, where he remained until the outbreak of the revolution of 1793. He then entered the army of Napoleon, and served through the Italian cam- Pains. In 1816 he became a teacher of the French lan guage iu Edinburgh, which profession he successfully practised among us almost to the last. Hie contributions to professional literature were numerous and highly esteemed. He was a corresponding member of the French Urarainatical Society, and a member of the French and of the geottish Antiquarian Society, to both of which he con tributed many papers ofinterest. M. Surstme, among other qualities, was possessed of a peculiarly kind and gentle dis position ; and this annp6ncernent will awaken among his old pupils in all parts of the world sincere regret and many old . aad dear but now . ;Wood TovoilgatiO4s,--AYMeman. MONEY MARKET AN]) CITY NEWS, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The continuous accumulation of bullion at the Bank of England, and the quietude of the money market, encourage the speculators at the Stock Exchange to engage in operations for a rise, and also tend to impart confidence among the commer cial community. Judging from the present re quirements of trade, and the state of the specie movement, it is not imagined that there will be any immediate alteration in the terms for accommo dation. While, however, it is not supposed that the Bank authorities will, under any circum stances, make a further reduction, owing to the impulse that might be given to speculative adventure, and the very moderate benefit that would accrue to themselves by such a change, it is quite certain, on the other hand,- that with their rapidly-augmenting resources, they will not be compelled to resort to measures of a restrictive character, at least for a period of several weeks. Yesterday a further addition of £160,000 was made to the stock of bullion in the Bank of England, and as the £414,000 brought by the Avon has now been delivered, a further considerable increase may be expected both in the returns that will appear next Friday, and also in the succeeding balance sheet. The 3 per Cent. Rentes on the Paris Bourse, yesterday, closed at 73f. for money, and 73f. 20c. for the account, being an improvement of nearly per cent. No change of importance took place yesterday in the rates of continental exchange. The price of gold is now 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris, and in Hamburg it is about 3-10ths per cent. cheaper than it is here. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices tended upwards, and the sales were estimated at 12,000 bales. In Railway Shares a rather extensive busi ness was transacted at very full values. A meeting took place yesterday of the creditors of Messrs. J. Carmichael and Co., who lately sus pended at Liverpool, and it was resolved to wind up under inspection. The liabilities were stated at £324,000 and the assets at about £220,000. The Alhambra, from Gibraltar, has brought £1,272 in specie. Further consignments are daily expected from Australia, and the exchange at New York has advanced ; moderate imports from that quarter are not considered improbable. There is very little alteration in the general posi tion of the Stock Exchange markets, and the transactions are still confined within narrow limits. Notwithstanding this inactivity, however, the quotations are maintained, and renewed buoy ancy is apparent whenever purchases are effected. The speculators who seldom operate extensively for a rise, when the public are investing freely, con tinue to observe the utmost caution in their transactions. Consols are about 971 1 for money, and 971 1 for account. The expecta tion of a further important increase of bullion, and the rise on the Paris Bourse are in favour of the market. The New 3 per Cents. are quoted, ex interest, for the opening, 961. The March Exche quer Bills, 335. to 365. prem. ; and June ditto, 245. to 275. prem. The Bonds have been dealt in at 1001. India Stock is firm, at 2171; ditto Deben tures 981 to ditto Scrip, 2d issue, 981 ; and ditto Bonds, 1 ls. to 15s. Activity is apparent in the Foreign Stock Mar ket, and prices are buoyant. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 96 1; ditto 4 per Cents., 1041 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. (1858), 961 1 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 78 ; Grenada New Deferred, 51; Mexican 3 per Cents., 211 8 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 92 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 71 1; Russian 5 per Cents., 1108 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 921 8 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 461 ; ditto Certificates, 61 d ; Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 77; and Dutch 21 per Cents., 661. Turkish Scrip is I 1 premium. The Railway Share Market has been modem tively active, and a further slight advance may be reported in most of the principal undertakings. Eastern Counties, Great Western, and Brighton have improved ss. ; South-Western, and Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 108. ; North-Western, and North-Eastern (York), 155.; and North-Eastern (Berwick), £l. The Foreign and Colonial under takings are at , improved quotations. Paris and Lyons have advanced ss. to 10s. ; Northern of France, £1; East Indian, 15s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 15s. ; and Great Western of Canada, ss. Mining Shares are at almost nominal values. For Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares there has been a very limited inquiry. Bank of Egypt and New South Wales brought former prices. Atlantic Telegraph Shares realise 505 to 510 ; Australian Agricultural, 341 to 341 ; Anglo- Mexican about 144-; and Crystal Palace, If. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Ditto for Opening India Stock Ditto Debentures, Ist issue. Ditto Scrip, 2nd issue 9Bl Ditto Bonds, £l,000 Consols for Account March June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. 33 6 I 24 7 Ditto £5OO, i 24 7 Ditto Small, 11d. Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent. ____ _ Ditto, 1859 — - 1001 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian, 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent.. 9 61 i I Ditto Scrip 7B Grenada New Active, 21 per Cent. Ditto Deferred si Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Peruvian, 41 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent llOl x d Sardinian, 5 per Cent. 921 1 Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Spanish Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded 6/ 1 Turkish, 6 per Cent. 961 Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 66/ Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 77 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money. 971 Ditto Account 971 THIS .DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Sept. 15.i—Wind this day at noon, N ; light breeze, and fine. CARDIFF, Sept. 14.—Wind W.—:-Sailed—Elvira, for Val paraiso. QUEENsTowI4r, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived-- Shakespeare, from Galatz ; Asia, from Ibrail. Sailed — Mary J. Cox, for the Clyde; Lauriston, for Dublin; On ward, for London. SWANSEA, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cambria, from Messina. SHIELDS, Sept. 14.—Wind N.—Sailed—Mystery, for Carthagena. HULL, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—St. Lawrence, from Quebec. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Nep tune, from Guayaquil. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Griffin, Edward, and Nancy, from Sunder land. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. ; three hours' ebb ; fine. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E. by S., moderate and cloudy. RESTORATION OF TURKISH FINANCE.—The great drawback to commerce in Turkey has been the unsatisfac tory nature of its currency, which has acted very prejudici ally as respects the capital and resources of that empire. And the reason is obvious, because, assuming that a profit has been realised on invested capital, the adverse course of the exchanges in Turkey has prevented such profits from being transmitted to England except at an enormous sacrifice. The operations of the Ottoman Bank are au evidence of this. The soundness of the principle on which this important bank is established and the ability of its manager is universally , admitted. Before the currency assumed its present posi tion, the bank was enabled to pay a dividend; b u t dur ing the last 12 months, although the actual business at Constantinople has been attended with groat profit, the state of the exchanges has prevented the manager from making remittances for purposes of dividend. On the whole, it is impossible that any establishment can enjoy a more secure positionthan the Ottoman Bank—the favourite scheme of its chairman, Mr. Layard, and go verne d b y some of the leading London bankers. A new Loan is now proposed, and its declared object is to restore to a healthy condition the disordered finances of the Turki s h am . Aire by absorption of the depreciated currency. That it will have this effect there can be no question ; and of course it will not merely affect favourably the interests of shareholders in the Ottoman Bank, - but must tend, and largely too, to encourage farther investments of Britiali capital, ('l&e question, therefore, is ace of national Importance ; and It is impossible to exaggerate the benefits which would be derived in a commercial point - of view by the opening of this unde veloped field to British enterprise.—Nortiini Chronicle. 12.10 13.14 Stock StoCk Stock Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 12/ Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock 224 7 16/ 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all PREFERENCE SHARES, Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares Stock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. StotCork & Bandon, 54 p. Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun. 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 No.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. spc shares Stock Edin.l'erth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S Welt g a. spc Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock Do. 5 peltedm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do. 100 Dodip.c. Itedm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pi • Stock I Gt• Sn & W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock 50 Great west (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. . . Do. Redeemable, 44 p et. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. Do. Irredeemable, do. . Do. 5 p. et. Redeem.Pra Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do.Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. e. ...No. 2 Do. New glt., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. 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. 44p. e. pref. stock Do, with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&o. pref.s _p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. I'erpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares Do. sp. c. Ext.Stclk,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co, N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. a. rref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 . Do. York, 11. & S, North Stafibrdshire Ox. & Wol. po. 1 stg Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db.stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pe, Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. los. Do. Fixed 44 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do. 44 per cent Do.Fixecl44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.o. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gait Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' 261 13i 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12i 25 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. all 1100 6 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 25 $ Stock 100 100 100 100 all all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. p aid. I Closing Price. 49 51 94 96 1103 105 5 1 6 112 116 103 108 114} 1164 1124 1144 129 131 80 82 674 684 119 121 111 113 104 106 63 65 11* 111 91 93 82 84 83 85 96 98 9 91 18 17 91 101 68 70 18 19 9 94 134 144 139 141 1158 163 117 119 I JP 65 70. 139 141 101 10:1 .4 JP 92 - 94 18}194 i 106 108 WI 91 I die i die par 23 24 117 119 98 100 74 76 122 124 125 128 10l 1(o 23 24j 100 102 99 101 28 29 324 334 38 43 69 I 81 Share' LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. I Paid. Leasing Co.'s. Closing! Business Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley l Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction.. Cololitster, Stour Val. E Do. Woodbridge... Gls.liarr.ArNeile,Dret. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Delc.&Rall Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shared Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et Do. 6 per cent Mane., Mix tn. & Ma tk, Midsb. & B odor, g. Op.o. Mid.BradfordPrf, Newmarkt.,BuryEx ) guaranteed 5 p. c. j Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixcal 5 per cent Preston and Wyrc. Do. 4 Shares A,I Roystn,Hit6ll,,& Shep Shf,Tioth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrewsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire ..' Wear Valley, V. 6 p. c.' Do. do. ,, Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn Sbare Docks. Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 per Cent .Pref. Min Stack East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria 20 DO NM I Paid Closing 1 Business Price. Docks. ILn& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonto Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. no A. East Do. Peto &Co Do, Do. W&M 1 T 13 E.Counts. Do. ...... &N w as L.Yk. j Do. Gt. North. Lan.dr Yk T Brassey M'Cloan Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. L.&Brgtn DOCKS. 98 100 102 104 16 18 143 145 31 4} 100 111 13 14 24 t 4, 91 93 95 97 i IP 57 59 11 - 39 1-4-1 4 91 10 1 90 92 8 9 100 - 100 -.. ' 100 - 100 --• 106 100 100 - 100 100 102 1011. 16 id par 16 THE SIM LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1& MS. ' -V ~jGI~. Share Railways. P a id . Closing I Business Price. I Done. EDITION; fiT.4l';!'t WiliVt-E9:l=•wr THIS ;JA . ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. I Closing I Business Price. Done. Ambcrg., Notting - . Bost. and Eastern Junction Belfast and Ballymena Bir., 01., and Str. Val Birk., Lanc., and Cheat Junction Blackburn IBlyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter ,Caledonian (Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, 131krock,&1'assage Cornwall Do. ACA r P ves ' 116 4iv ' Do• B until6p.c.per au. hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin mnißelfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc Fast Anglian Eastern r ourties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire ~ t) 'East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South %resin Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do: 11 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.ltail Gua.Stk, Irish South Eastern.... Lancaster and Carlisle. Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F 216 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn. Do. Eighths London& South- Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def)l Newry, Warpt., & Roe Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeetipdi Do. B Stock North-1 4 ]astn.---Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London. N. itS.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 Sr Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South W ales Soutlitorks.dr Riv. Dun ' Do. do _ Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preferenee,No. 1 IThamesHavenDk&ltail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. Do.A.--Areev.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London . ist Class... ID°. 2d Class . cvi 71 71 64 66 11 12 31 33 90 92 85 i 85 i 34 36 4 5 1 9 16 71 61 621 44 46 29 31 90 92 63 64 264 271 91 93 101 1015 102 83 .85 127 129 101} 1024 51 511 54 56 86 89 111 124 p 11 12i p 94 of 1 Old d 5 1 611 101 1104 91 1 d 93 94 35 36 961 97 68 70 9 11 61 5 1 634 3 3d 554 921 931 14 1 d 45 46 734 74 99 103 54 54 (U 8 9 84 26 28 [l2 114 24 274 83 6 85 43 45 3 2d 34 35 71/ 72 76/ 77/ 13 14 7 b d 9 11 35 35 3 34 6 1 61 84 5 f 34 5 Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. sirs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pi gtoj a, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liecre • • Do. do. 6 p. c. I re f ... Northern of France.. Do. New Shares .... Norwegian Trunk Prof. Ottoman, gem. 6 per cent Paris, Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Vern.) gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) ... Itrra and Dunaburg.... Rome and Frascati .... Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and 3leuse. Do. 54 per cent. Pref. : Southern of France West FlanderA Do. 5i p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand 5i 51 par 1 1 8 2 0 1 2 2 3 3 30. 7} 8} 5 5} p - - 25,1 24 9 91 211 211 391 40 9 T O P 3 Id 331 31i 55 57 par i pi 9 9 23 24 5 51 9 9} 25 2$ BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. . ! Paid. Business ' Closing Price. I Done. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda& Centlnd 9 5 dis 1p 9 gu. 5 per cent 18 Do all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 dis p 6 18 Do. Do. B 45 1 dis p 411 205 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 65 7 205 Do. New l6l 135 12 d 100 , Buffalo Brant&Godrich 1 100 83 88 I 6 p. et. Ms. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 78 82 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 76 80 20 Cleutta.&S.Eastrn.Lira. 1. 3. 0. —p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) !2s. .= 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s, 6d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 5 14p 175 Demerara 20' Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 par Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 106 1061 fp lO6 5 20 Do. C Shares all 20 Do. E, Shares Ext 10 1 1p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 6 100 D 0.45 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all 20 G telong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 155 165 Sto * 1 Geelong Corporation 6 ) 100 _ per cent. Bonds Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35' 37 36 1 1 100 Do. 6 p.c. Debeu.,pay.'7B all 73 74 74 34 100 Do. 6 per cent. Fret 6O 10 bd 20 GtlndiaPenin.g,ua.sp.c all 211 211 211 5 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 par fp 1 20 Do. do 20 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 2 , par IP guaranteed 5 per cent. ) i 205 Do. New Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 171 181 181 18 1 13 10 2 5 1 108 21 d 205 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all / opt till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 105 108 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 101 105 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 45 p. c all 185 195 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 20} 201 205 1 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 1 05d 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.e 5 I 1p 4 P a 20 Do. Fourth ' do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20 /Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)r.,•6Pc 10 2 15d Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 2 2 . : 1 Do. ND oo r. t h od d fo o i . n B di .i . aa Ci dr p a i n t d al , roo d . a d. o _ 4 3 d 2s. Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde 20 Do. 20 Do. New as os.ar i p 20 Do. Punjaub - ,v 5 par P 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. ot;.: 5 par p 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 -par 1p Sharel Mines, BRITISH MINES. i Paid. 2.11.10 17s 11.14.11 18s 6d 81 7.9.4 nil. Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron C,ondurrow (Camborne). Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) East Bassett (Illogan). Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crotty N.1%11'1 Basset (Mogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SoutliCaradon (St.Cleer) South. C. Brea (Illogan). S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining CO Tin Croft United Mines(G wennap) Vale of Towey (Cann.) West Basset (Illogan).. W. Caradon (Liskeard). Mien' Basset (Mogan). Wheal Buller (Itedruci) Wheal Edward (Cals.).. Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) WWI Mary Ann (Menhe) Wh'l Trelawney (Link.) Closing Price. Business Done. 457 60 SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Clock. DONCASTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) ST. LEGEB. Sunbeam The Hadji Blanche of Middlebie Eighteen ran CORPORATION PLATE Lord Nelson Eurydice. Fourteen ran THE STAND PLATE. Blackthorn Scribbler . Kestrel . Eight ran. LATEST BETTING AT DONCASTER, UP TO 2 O'CLOCK THIS DAY. ST. LEVER. 2to 1 agst Toxophilite Bto 1 agst The Hadji (taken) 9to 1 agst Blanche of Middlebie (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Knight of Kars (taken) 10 to 1 agst East Langton (taken) 100 to 8 agst Eclipse (taken) NAVAL APPOINTMENTS-(THIS DAY.) Commander L. H. Derriman, to be Captain. Commander—Sir Malcolm M'Gregor,Bart., to the Harrier, vice Derriman. Chaplain—Rev. Samuel Beal, to the Royal Albert. LA TV INTELLIGENCE—( This Day.) SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) INSOLVENCY AND COUNTY COURT JURISDICTION. SENLON V. RAW DON. Mr. Gay appeared for the plaintiff. This was a judg ment summons, but defendant pleaded his discharge from the Insolvent Court. The facts of the case are rather peculiar. It appears that when the first summons was taken out defendant was in course of passing through the court, and he did not obtain his final discharge until the present summons was taken out. Defendant now produced his discharge. Mr. Gay called upon his Honour to commit the man. His Honour did not know what to do. If I commit this man he will be discharged from prison by. the Insolvent Commissioners. Besides, can I commit him ? Mr. Buchanan, of Basinghall-street—The County Courts cannot. An Act of Parliament of 1856 deprived them of the power, but was not extended to this court. There is no doubt that your Honour has the power to commit, but there is also no doubt that he will be discharged from prison. His Honour—Let the plaintiff follow out the case. Will he promise to bring an action against the officer of the prison for discharging his prisoner, and then the matter will be settled. I don't like to send persons to prison, and then have them discharged by the Commissioner. I don't wish to clesh with the other court. Mr. Buchanan—You can send him, but upon application he will be discharged. I myself have obtained the release of two or three persons, as your Honour knows. His Honour (to plaintiff)—Cannot you manage to settle with complainant ? Plaintiff—lt is for money lent, £1 17s. 2d., and I will take it at 3d. per week. Defendant—l will pay nothing ; I have my discharge, and I don't see why I should be called upon to pay. His Honour—Well, shall I make a fresh order for ls. per month ? Mr. Buchanan—But you cannot enforce it. Plaintiff—He ought to pay me. His Honour—Under all the circumstances, I do not know whether the Commissioner would discharge the de fendant. lam in doubt whether I am not compelled by the act to commit. If I have the power I ought to do so. At all events I'll commit defendant for seven days, and let the order lie in the office one month. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--{This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. " THE SETTLING DAY."—Sophia Cox, a stout female of middle stature, was charged with stealing a purse contain ing money from the person of John Tupping, a servant out of place, and who had previously been charged with being drunk. Robert Hodgson, 39, Marshall-street, Soho, said that on the previous afternoon he saw the prosecutor, who was in a state of intoxication, in company with the prisoner and two men, one of whom was demanding a sovereign of him, and as he refused the man knocked him (prosecutor) down. He saw the woman thrust her hand into the prosecutor's pocket, and then saw that she had two purses in her hand. The men who had walked off then got hold of the prosecutor again, and in his (witness's) endeavours to prevent the prosecutor being robbed he received a violent kick in the chest. He felt certain, if ho had not interfered, he would have been ill treated by them. He spoke to Sergeant Jeats, and the prosecutor was taken to the station for protection, and the female in consequence of what he had seen her do. Inspector Parke said when the prosecutor was brought to the station-house he was very drunk, and 131 was taken from him for safety. Prosecutor said the woman was a little known to him. The money found on him was the produce of a bet. He had taken 25 to 5 about Melissa, and yesterday was the " settling day." He could not have been robbed of a purse, for he had none. Ho carried his sovereigns loose in his pocket. _ Mr. Beadon—As soon as you got your money you went about all day getting drunk. Prosecutor—Yes ; I did not know what I was about. It was settling day. Mr. Beadon said the evidence being very unsatisfactory she must be discharged. THAMES. APPLICATION FOR SEAMENS' WAGES.—Yesterday MOM, ing, Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, and his clerk, Mr. Davis, applied at this court to Mr. Selfe for summonses against Capt. Pavey, the master of the ship Baruttojum, which had made a voyage to Rangoon. Mr. Smith said there was a pending bankruptcy, and the summonses were re quired by the men to obtain payment of their wages, amounting in the aggregate to £5OO. Mr. Selfe, in granting the summonses, said he hoped the men would be paid, and that there would be no occasion to hear the summonses. It was announced this morning that the whole of the wages had been paid at Capt. Dunlop's shipping-office, in the West India-road, Limehouse. The seamen had been paid every farthing due to them. Mr. Selfe e was very glad to hear of this termination of the case. TIIE DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ACT.—Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, applied to Mr. Selfe for an order to protect the property, goods, chattels, and effects of Mrs. Jane Brazer, a highly respectable lady, residing at No. 30, Moira-place, Railway-street, Poplar New Town, where she carried on a successful business as a milliner and dress maker. Mr. Young stated that Mrs. Brazer was married to her husband on the 22d of May, 1853 ; that her husband sub sequently deserted her for about four months, and that on the 22d of July, 18.56, he abandoned his home, and she had not seenhim since. She believed he was at the present time in North Wales, cohabiting with a female. Mrs. Brazerhad ac quired some property by her own industry and integrity, and wished to be protected from any claim which her husband might hereafter make upon her. The fruits of her industry and perseverance ought to be protected. Mrs. Brazer, having been sworn, and deposed to the facts stated by Mr. Young, and the certificate of marriage put in, the magistrate granted the order prayed for. THIS DA Y'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The arrivals of English wheat fresh up to-day were very moderate, and the show of samples of both red and white was limited. For all kinds, however, we experienced a slow inquiry, but without leading to any change in the quota tions compared with Monday. The fresh imports of foreign wheat are only 2,250 qrs ; but the show of granaried parcels was extensive. Even the finest qualities moved off slowly. lu prices, however, no change took place. Floating cargoes of grain, off Fal mouth, were a slow inquiry. Very little English barley was on offer, but the show of ~reign was tolerably good. The trade ruled steady, at extreme rates, very fine English parcels having realised 44s per qr. Malt, the supply of which was only moderate, sold at full quotations, but the demand was by no means active. Oats, beans, and peas changed hands to a fair extent, at extreme rales. In flour only a limited business was passing. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley Englist 1,260 120 Irish Foreign 3,250 5,710 Malt. 2,620 Oats. , Flour 410 1,980 200 7,320 30 skH, 400 bls. WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally ruled very inactive, as follows : Beet; from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; lamb, 3s 10d to 4s 6d'; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 4d per 81b. BOROUGH HOP. The supply of new hops continues to increase rapidly, and the demand has somewhat improved. sales have been effected at from 60s to 100 s per cwt. Duty, £265,000. all 100 100 100 100 100 100 1613 4 £3 le. 174 all all 100 all 102 1 2 83 127 1 102 511 1 1 1 951 41 nal 901 1 I 931 i 3 1 3511 96 ii 7 69 1 55 iIf 92 ! i 3 1 44 6 731 4 34 100 i Buenes Done. 18.18.91 1 11 400 410 4 1 190 200 12564 2 1 3 45 55 155 465 90 95 14 15 4 41 1 2 6 7 4} 101 5 164 174 80 100 1 211 2.24 90 100 175 190 180 200 38 9 43 45 24 26 FOREIGN MINES. lAustralian . Bon AceordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at p.) Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. Do. Land and Mimeo. Clarendon Consols Min- 5 30 28.2.81 ing Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming*.Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mari quita New Granada Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip ....... Santiago de Cuba ...... United Mexican ..... COLONIAL GOVER/i Share Securities. -- Can. G 0v.6 p.c.Ja. & July _ Do. 6p. c. Fb. & Aug. Do. 6 p.c. Mr. & sep, N. 8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c. Ap.s.: oci. N. S.W. Gov. sp. C. Deb. NovaScotiaG 0v.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S. Au s.G t. 6 pc.Jan &July Vict•G ov.6p.c.Jandauly 100 100 100 100 100 100 MEN' Paid. 1 1 01 1 11 1 1 d 57 40 11 9 1 121 1 2 1 9 1 1d 4 6 1- 21 1 3 T SECURITIES, Closing Prices. 114/ 115 k 113 115 113 115 1091 1101 99i 1004 1094 1101 109 111 109 111 Business Done. 115} 15 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Joint-Stock Banks. P aid. I Closing I Business Price. Done. 90 9'2 2 . 33 214xd1 45 47 57 59 31 21d 30 31 20 21 164 1734 20i 211 274 28 31 32 45i 464 37 38 194 20 63 65 53 55 47 ' 49 21 26 19 17 d Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia......,,,, Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col, Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Cont. Bank of Canada Commercial of London ' 'Eng. ' Scot., & Aus. Ch ' Gen. Ilk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.olAnstral. London and County Loudon Joint Stock London & Westminster. Nat. Prot% of England. Do. new...: National Bank . : : New South wales - - Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland .• Do. New I So New uthAustralia Do. Union of Australia Do. New on Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London MISCELLANEOUS. Paid.' Closing P r i ce. Basins done. 48034 13 i 144 510 36 1 11 24 31 41 43 19 1 14 16 2 117 120 24 28 25 27 4 1 2 Lo 111 . 1 li It 4 li d I It 10 la 141 505 510 500 :341 i Share Angio-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works , Do New, issued at .e 5 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mar,.Tel.A. Do. B, 7,p. c. till 1862 Do. C Canada Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) • Cop.Min.ofEng&Smltg Do. Preference 74 per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam : Electric Telegraph Eng. Jr Aust. Cop.St.Co Europ. 8c Ind.Junct.Tel Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Litu ) Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at I dis N.Br.kNOvaScotiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) North of. Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal. Mail Steam Scot.Austrin.ltiv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Seep Do. do Registered `Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can Fan Diemen's Land 20 ii THE LATE THOS. B. CROMPTON, ESQ. (From the Morning Post) The memoir sof men who have successfully men pied positions of extensive responsibility and influ ence—who Lave had great opportunities and been equal to them, and who have possessed the rare art of making the worthy discharge of their ordinary duties the means of doing good in their day and generation—are among the most valuable of the lessons of life. To sketch the career of such men is to extend the beneficial range of their ex ample, and prolong its salutary influence after the visible exhibition of it has been withdrawn by death. But besides this, departed worth has a claim on the memory of society, which there is pleasure, though a pensive one, in acknowledging. Goodness is moral greatness, though it may not be heroism, and has its triumphs, though they may not lead to fame. Those who, by natural genius, or force of character, or perseverance, or by gifts of Provi dence, acquire a position from which they are able to influence and energise large circles of men, and their innumerable interests, social, commercial, and domestic, have a very important part to perform in the progress of human improvement, and, where they perform it well, are to be classed with the benefactors of mankind. Amongst such, who, we may ask, have a better title to public esteem than those whose industrial talent feeds the active strength of the country, and is continually, aug menting the sources of its material prosperity? It would be a great mistake to underrate the im portance of the manufacturing interest as an ele ment in the greatness of Britain, or to assign it a place antagonistic to the interests of land. Manu factures are the correlative of civilisation. The progress of the one marches side by side with the refinement of the other. They are a department of the arts—they are the application of the sciences. They combine the craft of the hand with the dis coveries of the brain. They take in its raw state what the land produces, and they return it to the producer and the public in a form fit for use and enjoyment. In doing so they stimulate industry, encourage talent, and offer scope to competition, enterprise, and discovery. They develop the fertility of human resources, both intellectual and physical ; and in the industry they stimulate, in the rewards they offer to capacity and integrity, and in the sta bility they give to the national independence, they constitute a power which is experienced—we may fearlessly say beneficially—through all grades of English society, and through every phase of the national life. In nothing is the influence of the manufacturing element more felt than in the wealth it creates, and the assistance thence de rived to the country in times of monetary pres sure. The impetus it gives to foreign trade, and the large stake which, in consequence of it, the rest of the world has in the maintenance of unrestricted commerce England supply a strong motive in ali to the cultivation and perpetuation of amicable relations ; while, as regards ourselves, the ag gregate strength which it places at our command enables us, when peace is impossible, to go to war with a confidence that, in the power of turning to effective account every possible resource, we stand pre-eminent, and have means at our command which no other nation can pretend to claim. Under these circumstances, the master manufacturers of England have become a class of persons whose social and even political importance is universally admitted. Pos sessing, in many instances, almost boundless wealth, employing hundreds of thousands of hands, they sway the minds of many large cities and Parlia mentary boroughs, and exercise considerable weight in Parliament and with the public. It will not be disputed that the country should honour well those who discharge with conscience and success these great responsibilities. The deceased gentle man who is the subject of this memoir occupied for many years a foremost place amongst these power ful men ; and it will illustrate the truth of these considerations, and render a just tribute to the memory of a good man, if we subjoin a brief sum mary of his life and work. Thomas Bonsor Crompton was well known in commercial circles by the great extent of his trans actions as a paper manufacturer and cotton spinner, as Well as by his vast engagements in other depart ments of business, by the ability and success with which he conducted his numerous and complicated undertakings, and the large fortune he so acquired. He was born May 20, 1792, at Farnworth, a place which owes its rise from the obscurity of a rural hamlet to its present populous and prosperous con dition in great part to the enterprise of Mr. Crompton's family. His grandfather had a paper mill and bleach-works at Great Lever, about half a-mile distant from the existing Farnworth Mills. Perceiving what an eligible site Farnworth pre sented for manufacturing purposes he obtained a lease of the property from the late Duke of Bridge water, and built a paper-mill and bleach-works upon it. His son John, the father of the subject of the present memoir, succeeded to these works, and built Rock Hall as a residence. He was not, how ever, permitted to occupy it, having died at the very period of its completion, leaving three sons, John, Robert, and Thomas Bonsor. The eldest and youngest became partners in the Farnworth Mills. John, the elder brother, died in 1834, leaving a Widow, without issue. From that period to the time of his own death, last week, Mr. T. B. Cromp ton was the sale proprietor of that extensive con cern. The Farnworth Mills are thus mentioned in Lewis's " Topographical Dictionary":— " FARNWORTIL—There are extensive coal mines, belonging to the Earl of Ellesmere, and W. Hut ton, Esq. ; large spinning and power-loom mills ; and one of the best paper-mills in the kingdom, belonging to John and Thomas B. Crompton, whose premises, called Farnworth Mills, are of great' extent," &c. The second brother, Robert, carried on extensive paper-mills at Worthington, near Wigan. This gentleman (who lived unmarried, and died in 1855) retired from business in 1840, and Mr. T. B. Cromp ton became the sole proprietor of the Worthington Mills also. Here he greatly enlarged the business, and almost entirely rebuilt the extensive premises. In the conduct of these two large establishments he exhibited great inventive skill and knowledge of business, and great fertility of mechanical appli cation. Owing to the superiority of his manufac ture of printing and packing papers, he supplied the principal newspapers and merchants both in London and the provinces. Soon after the " Four drinier machine," for making the paper web in continuous length, was introduced, the quick per ception of Mr. Crompton foresaw that unless a better mode of drying could be discovered, that machine would be comparatively valueless. He therefore invented the continuous-drying apparatus now in general operation. For this invention he took out a patent ; but such was the then imperfect state of the law of patents, that, after several days' trial at Lancaster, he was deprived of the exclusive benefit of this valuable dis covery, upon a mere technical point in the specification. Lord Brougham afterwards com and, in e on - mented upon this state of the law, sequence of this decision, introduced a clause giving patentees power to amend a specification and to disclaim. Perhaps on these subjects we shall best do justice to Mr. Crompton by quoting here from the report of the juries appointed by the Commis sioners of the Exhibition of 18M : " At the end of the last century (1799) the first trial was made at Essonnes, in France, in the paper mill of M. Francois Didot, of a machine for making continuous paper. It was the invention of M. Robert, a workman in that e stablishment, who ob tained a patent for 15 years, and a sum of B,ooofr. from the French Government. Some sheets of paper in continuous lengths were then made ; but the troubles in which France was involved at the time caused delay in the necessary experiments, which were both ted ious and expensive. As soon as the Peace of Amiens restored intercourse, M. Didot, jun., convinced of the great utility of the in. vention, came over with it to seek in England what was then wanting in France—capital, engineers, and enterprising paper manufacturers ; he was ac companied by Mr. John Gamble, his brother-in law, who had resided several years in Paris. Having obtained patents in England—one in 1801 and the other in 1803—they were assigned to Messrs. Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, in 1804. . . " In 1826 M. Canson, of Annonay, first applied suction pumps to the Didot and Fourdrinier ma chines. "In April, 1839, Mr. T. B. Crompton took out letters patent for producing a partial and continual • vacuum under the wire, by means of a fan ; and a uniform rarefaction is obtained by this arrange ment. " Notwithstanding the great benefits derived by the perfection of the Didot and - Fourdinier paper , machinN,.and the immense quantities of paper pro duced by them, it was not till 1821 that the advan tages Of this invention were fully developed. This was effected by Mr. T. B. Crompton, who took out a patent on the Ist of November, 1820, for ‘dryin,,, ,, and finishing paper by means of a cloth .or cloths against heated cylinders, and the application of a pair of shears to cut the paper off into suitable lengths, as it comes from the machine or rollers.' The old, tedious, and expensive process of drying in lofts was no longer necessary. The paper was much better finished and cut than had been found possib'e until this improvement. Through the im perfection of the patent laws of that period a num ber of persons eventually succeeded in setting aside Mr. Crompton's patent. " In 1828 Mr. T. B. Crompton, in conjunction with :'4r. Enoch Ta - vor, obtained patent for cut ting paper longitudinally by means - of revolving circular blades.' ; "Iu 1826 Mi.. Firmin I)idot introduced into his mill at Mesnil Mr. Crompton's drying process. This was the first time that it was put into opera tion in France. . . . . The paper used in England for newspapers is required to be von' strong and firm ; to obtain these qualities it is sized with gelatine. To Mr. T. B. Crompton is due this mode of continuous sizing with rollers. The amount of excise duty on paper made by him has been no less than £15,000 per annum, taking an average of 10 years, and now exceeds £20,000, giving the enormous weight per annum of 1,400 tons."—Re port, p. 938. We may here add what the jurors have omitted to mention, that Mr. Crompton wag amongst the first to turn the waste of cotton-mills to account in he manufacture of paper, and was certainly one of he foremost who applied fibrous material in its raw condition to that purpose. He was always searching for new materials, and conceived several mechanical appliances for utilising fibres hitherto considered unsuitable for being made into paper. Mr. Crompton was one of those influential manu facturers who induced Government to abandon the classification of paper for excise duty. Indeed, he lost no opportunity of impressing upon public men the impolicy of the paper duty altogether, whether differential or uniform—not as a political question, or "as a tax upon knowledge," but as opening a door to fraud, and an injury to the honest trader. Great loss and inconvenience had been felt by the conductors of newspapers published in the north of England from the obligation to send all their paper to Somerset-house, London, to be impressed with the penny stamp then required by law. Upon the urgent representations of Mr. Crompton, who largely supplied the provincial journals with paper, the Government was induced to establish an office in Manchester for the impression of the obnoxious stamp, without transmission to London, to the great relief of the press in all that part of the country. Some years since Mr. Crompton became pro prietor of the Morning Post, which shared in the benefits of his great experience, and became under his protection, the flourishing property that, it now is. But the extensive transactions of Mr. Crompton were not confined to paper-making ; he was also a large manufacturer of cotton. About 25 years ago he erected at Frestolee, about two miles from Farn- worth, a very extensive cotton-mill, giving employ ment to upwards of 800 hands. This mill is well. known in the neighbourhood for the completeness of its machinery and arrangements, and the enter prising scale on which it has always been eos- ducted. It forms a conspicuous object of interest on the Yorkshire line of railway between Manches- ter and Bolton. Besides the manufacture of cotton and paper, Mr. Crompton was connected with many other markets for capital, and was known through out the commercial world for the untiring perse verance and enviable skill by which lie won the position which he occupied at the time of his de cease, with so much credit to himself and usefulness to his fellow-creatures. It remains to trace the personal qualities of the man who engaged in all this work and discharged these arduous responsibilities. It will readily be . understood that only a man with a strong decision of character, persistency of purpose, self-reliance, and ability to command could successfully hold the reins where the transactions were so extensive and the interests so complicated. The mental and moral qualities of Mr. Crompton were essentially masculine, strong in their development, and vigo rous in their exercise. Hence he would reprove, with an unflinching sternness where he had good reason to complain. But the capability of exercis ing the severer virtues when occasionally required did not hinder the more general prevalence •of kindly and generous feelings. He despised in dolence, and pitied incapacity ; but he respected industry and persevering effort wherever he found them, and was ever ready to help forward with capital and advice those in whom he discovered these admirable qualities. Many now wealthy con cerns can bear testimony to his past kindness to them in this way. Mr. Crompton was ever ready to help those who strove to help themselves, while towards those who were unable to strive--especially the widow and the orphan—his charity was bounti ful and openhanded. It was hardly possible that a man conducting such vast and varied concerns should altogether escape being misunderstood by those who were not capable, either from their own deficiency or insufficient knowledge of him, to appreciate his commanding powers and thorough ness of character ; but no man was ever more above the reach of malevolence or accidental misrepre sentation. What merely occasioned annoyance he was too much occupied not to forget ; what really pained him he had greatness to forgive. He was not insensible to the responsibilities of wealth,,eslit the claims of his workmen upon his liberality. Having created by his mills the populations of Fars, worth and Prestolee, he did not leave them without the means of moral and religious impression. !re his munificence Farnworth and Prestolee owe the erection of their churches, their schools, anethe benefits of additional pastoral superintendence. He took great interest in the cleanliness and sanitary condition of his workpeople, who in return regarded him with a respectful and grateful loyalty. He had a high opinion of the advantages to society of pro viding a sufficiency of employment for the working classes. Plentiful work and full wages entered largely into his theory of social improvement. If he worked hard to the close of his life, long after he had amassed princely wealth, it was not from the vulgar vanity of being known as a millionaire, but because he felt of how large a circle he was the centre, how many interests must be broken up, and how many thousands of hands be, temporarily at least, deprived of employment by his retirement from the arduous toils of business to the calm delights of a country life. Yet he was not indif ferent to rural pleasures. He was an ardent sportsman ' • he held extensive moors in the High lands, and was one of the best shots of the day. His hospitality was bountiful, without ostentation, and he never was seen to more advantage than when living at home in the very heart of his extensive concerns, receiving his friends, and presiding over the plentiful- board that gave them welcome to his hearth. In politics he was a Conservative, but he had a thorough respect for honest convic tions, and 'lumbered many warm friends amongst those opposed to him in political sentiments. As Ch urc hman, he was a staunch upholde r of - the principles of the Reformation, and took great in terest, as we have said, in providing for the reli gious wants of his people.' Hence, those in hilt employ were sincerely attached to him, and served him with fidelity. ; and, in return, their ser vices have b een b oun tif u ly acknowledged by lega cies. Thus lived, and on the Bth inst., after half a century of work, died, one of the most industrious, influential, and useful of our merchant princes, whose name will long be pleasurably associated with the many vast concerns of which he was : the head. Few men have worked as hard and achieved as much ; and few can, in our humble judgment, give a more faithful account of the dis charge, often under very trying circumstances,_ of an unusually extensive and arduous s eWllrdshi p, He leaves a widow , but no children. The male branch of the family is now extinct, and the founder of Farnworth, the creator of Prestolee, the reno vator of Worthington, and the informing soul o f many a great commercial undertaking, which e in of its operation conduced to the material W the country, rests from his busy labours, in peaet t , as we trust, with God and all mankind, and:wea, followed to the grave on Monday last amiditg the silent tears and outspoken grief of the thousatids of hands amongst whom he had gone in and out as a father and a friend. Share Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock 6 ir 614 I 71} 21 76 96 1 6 671 7 241 4 102 2i 2 Share 100 100 20.11 100 1000 100 10 Stock Steal 54 1.7.2 all all all 15a. all all 1091 991 g 1 0/d pia par P 2l P 3} i 91 301 .0 21 1