The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-19 00:00:00

imir MONEY MA 'ITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Increased activity has been apparent during the last few days in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Tea has been very firm, and some of the better qualities of congou have improved id. per lb. In sugar the inquiry for exportation has been active, and for home consumption the demand has been steady, good qualities showing an upward tendency. Coffee has been in rather less demand, but superior qualities of Plantation Ceylon maintain their pre vious value. Rice has been dull, but rum and fruit have shown an improvement ; new currants being in good demand, and at advanced rates. Saltpetre continues firm. The public sales of indigo have proceeded with very little animation, and a large quantity has been withdrawn, previous prices in several instances not being realised. Tallow continues steady, owing to the limited arrivals. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed with a flat appearance, but prices remained un altered. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, 500 of which were taken on speculation. A fair amount of business was transacted in the Railway Share Market, but quotations slighly receded. Notwithstanding the reported increase in. the demand for silver on Eastern account, and the ex pectation that the next two or three steamers for India and China would take out larger con signments than of late, it appears that the Ceylon, which is appointed to leave on the 25th, will only convey £90,020. If the exports thither are kept down to this low average, and the efflux to the Continent is not materially aug mented, a further accumulation of bullion at the Bank is almost certain. At the correspond ing Period of last year, the steamer for the East left with over three-quarters of a million ster ling, the diversion of specie in that direction alone then being a million and a quarter to a million and a half sterling per month. There is now some prospect of a partial reflux from China, through the payment of the English and French in demnit—y, and it is questioned whether our commercial operations with the various ports of the Celestial Empire now opened in conformity with the new treaty, will leave henceforth so large a balance against this country, to be paid for in silver, as has been the case, until recently, for the last five or six years. The pro motion of t ra d e an d t h e i ncreased facilities to be afforded for the interchange of mer elut4. dise will, it is thought, obviate this inconvenience, for although the demand on our part for tea and silk may not largely increase, there is e very probability of our being enabled to find an extended market for our various manufactures. Should this prove the case, the general balanc e of payments would of course be reduced to °mailer. proportions than have been witnessed in late years.. There seems . no:immediate prospect of any 'new outlet for the absorptiou of specie, but on the 'other hand it is not improbable that British Columbia will shortly vie with Australia and California in the production of the precious metal, the accounts received up to this time justifying the most-sanguine opinions as to the extent and accessi bility of the auriferous deposits of the Fraser River. There has not been much animation at the Stock ze lylnge. • to-day, but, upon 'the whole, values have been tolerably well maintained. The speculators se e nt to be waiting for some great event in connec tion with the favourable course of monteary affairs 11 Pon whi c h th e y may enlarge their - transactions. jlf' for example, the minimum should be ad ,tsted at 21 per cent , an impulse would, no doubt, be given to the market ; but, on the Ot her- hand, although the operators at present are not inclined for Bear transactions, there can be no doubt th a t a s further decline in th e exc h anges, if i followed by increased. shipments of specie, would gl %t iolulate speculative s a l es . C onso l s h ave been 914, t for' transfer, and 9812 for the account. They are Ovr k per cen t. l o W er , viz.,. 984. I and 981 , 1 4 - respec- , , I e IY• The New Threes and the Reduced are 971 I-, ; E$ 8' Annuities, 11 i ; India Bonds, 14 s . p rem i um; dittel equer Bills (March) 37 5 . t o 40 s . prem i um ; 0 (June) 295. to 325. premium Bds, 149 , 1 • India (24 i Loan Debentures 991- ; and ditto ditto S on crip, T ! s ue), 991 ,211 ( 1 4 dit to, 221. . 4 Bank Stock i s 2201 t o 222;7.4:al I / I 'th° P ore i gn Si a nd pric es Market b us i ness i s rat h er quiet s are well maintained: Turkish 6 per i , IC‘,lcoats. are 94; ditto Scrip,No. 1,1 to 11 prem. ; ditto S ZI, • 2, 21 1, prem., being lower ; ditto 4 per Cents., 3 ; . Brazilian(lBsB ) 97 i , iper Cents., 102 k ; ditto 41 per E Russian 41 per Cents. , P f!liguese 3 per Cents., 46. 1 . 4, l ui i ; Sardinian 5 per Cents., i 94.1 ; Spanish .., 3 4; ditto e s e u rt leTtr, Cents., 461 ;. ditto Deferred, es, -a • and ditto Passive, 1 . 11. eveThb transactions in the ''' Railway Share Market ' been rather circumscribed, several of the capal Aria • lines showing a decline of about i to 1 per lieent• Caledonia riti,„, have' receded Eastern. Counties, and North h, s uni tave receded ss. North-Western, and oat h - East Fo reign a d ° " ern, 1 s and Brighton. £l. In the 4 slight _. n Col onial:Markets there has also been Gra d pression. Paris and Lyons declined 55., . 04-Trunk of os, t o, los. Canada, 155., and East Indian; Joi nt Stock Bank . a 140,1,, shares have been dealt .in to r atech a Z extent, and prices are steady. London (P est B r e d of Australia improved ss. ; London and d on _ ul ster, Ottoman Bank, and Union of Lon. were at previ o us 14 the rates. 0,,,, Miscellaneous Market, Peninsular and ''Qntal P al - Steam improved about 10s. Crystal 4 and I - , 'We re . ondon General Ainuibus Company . .4 at previous values. t. - S. 4 BR- .4,,,,,k Stock isx FUNDS--cLosiNG PRICES. 2211 20 2 'Per 0 'ent..lialeed Annuities 974 1 1 Ise Q ; :Fent. Consols Annuities Deiti4ild„.lt-t;13:301. Cent. Annuities es, expire sth Jan. 1860... ._, otocjears, expire sth APril, 1885 lBl 221 24 Ditto De 221 994 D itto Scrip, 2d Issue bcr Bonds, Ll,ooloe t o l " 'ande r Acct. k r tsols for ejlecluer Bills, Zl,OOO, 2d. &lid... 41 0 t5OO, . ... . .............. 37 40 29 32 1 32 1) 1 , 4 ° Small, 11d. ............ 1 32 11: 40 130 ds 1 - 858 • 3 1 per Cent -- -itt, , ,whi , 7 2 7 1 9 1004 lir ?OREIGN„ FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. 1021 i't)ittolaiiiissBpe, 4ri.Cent . 974 i per Cent. ttclor New Consolidated th 4 B l l t ,_ ese, 1853, 3 per Cent. I til yo Account 461 4 13i8111, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — 8 4 , 1 .,• :', 18 52, 4±lper Cent. B ;7 l att, 5 per Cent. 11 811 3 per Cent. .. . : ........ :. . ,gto Ilelv Deferred, .. per Cent 3Ol Sph. to Account3o ....o.t t , -- a ,. 0 -rassive ... . ....... .. 1,41.'10.411 Coin. Cert . . oiCoup. not funded— 6 4 i bf 4 1 ,4 1) 6 per Cent. ipuo Account l ily . isTo.,,, Loan .k. -uit v . - Scrip, b„uo Account ip,, Zi Issue .. ... .... ... . bILto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Itte A.ecount ... .. , ........ .. • Dividends on ;he above payable in London. • Consols, Money _, ... . ..... .... 981 Ditto "Account Nov. ... ........ 981 Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stoc Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Siockl with B.s 9 T he Fiery Cross . has arrived from China ~ 290 1 b. of tea, cargo of the new crop. being the first. i t'd Peninsular and Oriental steamer Ceylon, to kr . £90,020, of which £51,300 is .tizlti the 20th, w ill t a k e out rti to is and £38,720 for China, all silver except 22.5 sove ).,,,Rlks for M a d ras. At the corresponding period o f l ast ict i le shipment was £77 8 ) 768 . OF SCOTLAND.--The .teti.,',E WESTERN BANK tt Reckoning the average Dri " i *rgh Daily Express says: — were bought by the jZ at Which Western Bank share £125 for the calls, tli, ra in Dundee at £6O, and adding_ ~...,, __. 000 The loss of Fosse to Dundee alone is uwards of 1 , - , ?, is upwards of I.fa Arbroath, Montrose , and Brechm 4 00.4 At -t Saturday, ( 1,,, he Croydon petty sessions, on 0 . _ i _ . tot!,,a_td Alcorn, formerly a groom in the service . fo t re D . IlyrZußY, surgeon, of Croydon, was charged .b e time Nu - - a ild a bench of magistrates with breaking into and Nitirls belonging to the Brighton Railway Company,, the , c lg, certain moneys and railway tickets, the property 0 ' the 4in,',P,any. From . the evidence taken it appeared that on 'to at" et the 23d ult. some persons effected an entrance stol e v i r offfee of the West Croydon railway station, and tile rh_"'erfrom £4 ss. 4d. ou Thursday, the 7th inst., te"-Fee Bridges station was broken into in a similar can e r , ,,,.._.alul a small amount of money left by the collector the East off, and on the night of Saturday, the 9th inst., thu g Croydon station was also entered by means of a square of glass, when, in addition to clearing tk e - 2 i4 4 of the money, some first and second class return k ore 's for um_ Brighton were 18 Years of age, was stolen. Tho prisone r , w h o i s not -"4-fully.committed_for trial, CIS DA Y.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. Amber;;., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 50 Belfast and Ballymena 13.14 Bin, Wol., and Str. Val Stoek Birk., Lane., and Cl eth Junction 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne Stock Bristol and Meter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage 20 Cornwall '0 Do. A(A roves. no div ;) Do. B until6p.c.per an ha sbeen . pd.toß Dublin andßelfast June Dun.,Pertli,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. tO 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. Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union, North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North - Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn.,Hampstd and City Junction North Staffordshire North-Western . No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney .. ..... ..... . . Scottish Central . South. N. E., Aber.. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales . South Yorks.& Riv. Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 c) do. 18.55 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 IThantesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A. — Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. t o B , IDo. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class .. 12.10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stockl Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16/ 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3 Stock Stock, Stcal Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock all - 14 16 100 6 7 £3 Is, 174 all all all all 2211 7 161 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all Paid, Closing Business Price. Rene. 6 1 6 i 7} 71 66 68 19 Ili 31 33 92 94 85 86 37 39 44 5 100 100 100 100 100 100 7} . 8 17 18 62 63 46 48 31 33 93 95 66 67 27 28 91 93 10 10J 104 105 83 85 129 131 103 105 5.5 551 55 57 86 89 111 12i p 11 124 p 95 96 1 Old I Id 6 N !9 111 91 911 1 14d 93 91 36 - - 97i 98 68• ,70 10 11 G 3 65 31 3 d 571 58 Z 1 8 7i 621 2 ; 7 7 14 1 4 9 7 4 ! 4 , d, 01 103 5 41d 10 11 8 4 27 29 110 112 274 28 81 82 44 46 3 2d 341 35/ 74 741 76 78 13 14 7 5d 9 11 34 35 1031 57 95 1; 61 92 91 6 6 MI II I" 93-1 3 1 98 ini 3 3} ot 64 4 671 Ri 47} 77 102 [2l 1% 341 51 74f 4 1 34} 61 *4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' • Railways. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares ,ck Caledon £lO, 41 per cent .10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. ,ock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc ock Do. do. 5 p. et. 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun stock E.Ang - n. Class A 7& spc stock Do. do. Class B 6 po Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct.No - .1 Stock Do. do Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Stock Edin.&Glas. spc shares Stock Edin. Pertlt,& Dun: 4 pa Stock Furness, 5 per. cent Stock Glam. &S West., a. 5 Pc• Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct. ',took Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.prn took Do. 41 p. c. do. do. )0 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, latpf too k (Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. took Do. Redeemable, 4/ pet. took Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et. took Do. Irredeemable, do took Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares 10 Do do. sp. et. pref ;took Do Birming. guar. stock 261 Do. Chester guar.shares 131 Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Stock Lon.&BriT.spc. gn. No.l Stock Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Stock Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Stock Do. do. 5 p. c No. 4 Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares • 121 Londondy & Cole, 1 shs 121 Londondy.& Ennis Ish Stock Wan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et 6 Do. 26 Stock Do. 31 per cent. 121 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. l2l Do. 4 per cent... . ;took Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock ;took Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct ' ' , took Do. 4/ p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 tock Do. Lebo. & Hitpref. at. 10 (Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at sp.c. pm j 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with option till 1866 0 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares 'took Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Stock Do. 51p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock Do..Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 ' Stock North British, 5 per cent ' Stock Do. New, xua. 5 per cent Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dek.Co. ' Stock N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stoc • Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. ' 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. - Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox. V r. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Stock Do. do, do., 2d is Stock Do. 45 p.c. Db.stk.in perp 85 Scottish Central, new pt Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Stock Do.Aherdeen.gua.6pc. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Stock Do .41 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is. Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. ' Stock South wales, gua. 4 p.c. ' Stock Do. 41 per cent • 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua 25 1 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e 25 Do. 6 per cent Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. all 1 100 6 100 100 100 100 all Paid. closing Price. 112 115 105, 110 114 116 112 114 128 130 81 83 71 73 109 111 120 122 111 113 104 106 64 66 111 111 93 95 84 E 0 85 87 97 99 94 10 16 17 9} 10 72 74 18 19 9 9 134 14 141 143 1158 163 119 121 140 142 101 103 I 93 } 951 P 91 91 11,1 1108 no 99 100 4Ms p i dig p 23 24 119 121 99 101 72 74 119 121 121 123 101 101 24 244 102 104 101 103 28 29 32i 33i 3 8 43 49 51 95 97 1101 103 5} 6 331 I 1; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire .... ClydesdaleJunctlon.. Colchester, Stour VaL E.Lincoinshire,g.6p.c. E Union,llarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge ... Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. Ln& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U.& E C Gt North. E.Counts. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dek.&Rall Bull and Selby Caledonln Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. W&M Stk.ALDar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. et Do. 6 per cent Mane.,Buxtn. & Matk Midgb.& Reder, g.6p.e Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,Buryr.x guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Prestoh and Wyre. Do. 4 Shares ......A. Roystn,lfitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.o. re7, o rd Hereford shre. SB_9_huth7Sbt D 0....... L&N W & L. Yk. Do. .. Gt.N 'AIL& Yk T Brassey Welean Stk.& Dail Do. ... Gt. . L.&Brgtn, Woar Valley, g. 6p. e. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset:. Wimbledon& Croydn. DOCKS: P a id . Leas ing Clbsingl Business Co.'s. Price. Done. 89 100 103 105 16 18 140 142 4 4i 1109 111 95 97 2 97 99 1/ 1 57 59 140 142 - 9 94, 10 10111 90 92 8 9 Paid Closing Business Price. Docks. 12e} IVi 94 Li 101 103 id - I P Share Docks• Stock Commercial Stock Do 4 per Cent . Pref . Min Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria 20 - IDo New ;,," I is SHARE A 100, 613 4 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, Share' • Railways. I Paid I Closing 1 Business Price. Done. HOUSE OF LORDS.-(THIS DAY, Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. sits Italian Junc tion Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucas & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia - Do. do. New Parliament was to-day again further prorogued by Itoya Commission. 9 10 2 2 4 3 8/ d 288 2 The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at two o'clock, and the Royal Commission having been read, his lordship directed the Usher of the Black Rod to sum mon the Commons to the bar of their lordships' house. In a few minutes the Clerk of the Commons appeared, and the Royal document haying again been read, The LORD'CHANCELLOR declared the Parliament to stand prorogued until Thursday, the 18th of November. The Royal Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, and the Earl of Hardwicke. 81 81 4f 4! pi The proceedings, which were purely formal, only occu pied a few minutes. Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. I'ref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyous, and Medit. Paris and Orleans LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) Recife& gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) Riga and DuniburT Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 51 per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref... Zealand CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant Tones.) THE FRIENDS OF LABOUR.-IMPORTANT QUESTION OF JURISDICTION,-SMITH V. TEAL. Mr. Jay appeared for the plaintiff, secretary to the No. 2 branch of the Friends of Labour, and Mr. Hockley Wood for the defendant, proprietor of that well-known place of entertainment yclejA The Rye House. An objection was taken by Mr. Wood on the question of jurisdiction, but his Honour decided that it was necessary for plaintiff to state his case before . the objections could be /taken into consideration. Mr. Jay then stated that the amount sought to be recovered was £4 9s. Bd. for printing and other expenses, incurred byplaintiff under the . following circumstances. On • April 2 plaintiff called upon defendant at the Rye House (which. is in Hertfordshire), and engaged the grounds exclusively for the 19th July. This was done in order to avoid/ a collision with another branch of the body under the direction of a Mr. Parker. There was a feud between the two branches. His Honour—Oh I they were friends of labour but not friends amongst themselves. (Laughter.) Mr. Jay—Well, Mr. Teal agreed to let them his grounds exclusively' for the day above named, and accordingly plaintiff issued tickets and had printed bills posted announcing the excursion to the public. But, tot upon a certain day he discovered to his amazement that defendant had let the grounds to thi obnoiieus Parker and his party on the very 19th of July, the exclusive day. As a man of peace plaintiff could not-go ; and aa, he, through.defen dant's own breach of faith, expended and lost £4 9s. Bd., he thought he was entitled to recover that sum. Mr. Smith was called, and stated that the printing and other work was done in the Bagnigge-welly-road. He also confirmed the statement made by Mr. Jay, -and added that defendant knew of the quarrel that existed between his (de fendant's) and Mr. Parker's branches. In his cross-exa mination plaintiff said he believed the grounds would ac commodate 4,000 or 5,000 persons. On the excursion they (No. 2 branch) proposed, there would probably have been 2,000. Mr. Wood—Then there would have been room for Parker's body. Plaintiff—Not comfortably. His Honour—Oh ! Mr. Wood does not consider the quantity of space required for combustible bodies. Mr. Wood then objected to the jurisdiction, on the ground that the contract was made in Hertfordshi re . Mr. Jay contended that the work was done in London. His Honour said—From letters that had been handed up to him he could clearly see that defendant had made a con tract and broken it. An objection had been made which was fatal, as the cause of action arose in Hertfordshire. He (his Honour) thought it unwise to insist on the objection. If defendant insisted, it was fatal. If he was so fond of litigation as to make it, the cause must be struck out. Mr. Wood—l do insist, and now ask for costs. His Honour—Certainly not: I have no jurisdiction. (Laughter.) There is a clear, Ireach of contract in black and white. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day) MANSION-HOUSE. ILLEGAL DETENTION OF A SHIP'S REGISTER.—The plaintiff, Mr. Anthony Hall, -master-of the ship Emery, of Stockton,' lying at North Woolwich, applied for and ob tained a summons against Mr. Thomas George Gibson, solicitor, Gresham-street, under the statute 17 and 18 Vic., cap. 304, sec. 50, for the illegal detention of the certificate of the ship's register, under a claim of debt. It appeared from the evidence that the ship had been mortgaged, and the mortgagee had put a man in possession. Mr. Edwin Fox, auetionevi, was appointed captain. The complainant - said ha was still captain of the ship, that no new captain was appointed, that he was entitled to the ship's certificate of register as captain of the ship, and that the certificate was surreptitiously obtained from him ; but he was willing to give it up on payment of £35 due to him. The Lord Mayor recommended the parties to settle i amongst themselves, but, as they, could not do so, his lord. ship ordered the certificate to be given up to the com. plainant. • Mr. Buchanan, solicitor, appeared for the complainant. 130 W-STREET. ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—A young man, who gave the name of South, was placed at the bar, charged with being drunk and assaulting the police. Police-constable 161 - said—l was on duty last night in Holborn, when my attention was attracted to the prisoner, who, in company with.two other men, was creating a dis turbance. I went up to them and told them to be quiet and go home. The prisoner said he should be quiet and go home when he chose, without being dictated to by a police man. I turned round to speak to the other man, when the prisoner came behind me and struck me a violent blow on the left side of the head. I immediately seized him, and a struggle ensued, during which my hat was lost for some time. I succeeded in obtaining assistance, and after a great deal of trouble I got the prisoner to the station-house. He was very drunk. Mr. Hen"y—What have you to say to striking the policeman ? Prisoner—l was drunk, and I don't recollect anything about it. Mr. Henry—l :cannot take that as any excuse. I fine you 108., or, in default of payment, commit you to prison for five days. The fi ne was pa id . MARKET ROBBERY. --Ellen Costello, a woman of more than ordinary plainness, was charged with stealing a bundle of horseradish from the stall of Mr. Black, a sales man in Covent-garden-market. A sharp lad, named Butler,said—l am in the employ of Mr. Black, and in consequence of directions given to me by my uncle, who is also in the same service, I was directed to watch the things about the stall, as two bundles of horseradish had been stolen from a - parcel of six, which had been placed aside to be sent into the country. After I had been watching some time, I saw two " ladies," the prisoner and another, come up to the stall, when one said, " All right," and the "lady" there (the prisoner at the bar) took up the bundle of horseradish, put it under her shawl with her right hand, and walked away. I immediately told my uncle, when he followed the lady, and getting in front of her, put his hand on her shoulder to bring her back to the stall, when I saw her throw away the bundle of horse radish I now hold in my h an d . _ _ _ _ _ The boy's evidence having been strengthened by that of other witnesses, Mr. Henry asked the prisoner NOutt she had to say to the charge I) Prisoner—Oh, your worship, I never took the stuff. I've three small babies at home, and -it's not to be supposed I'd steal horseradish. What's to become of the three babies ? Mr. lienry—Where do -you -live, and how do you get your living? . Prisoner—l live in - -Wild-street, and I lodge at a green grocer's shop, but they sells' nothing but coals and taters. I sell anything I can get, when it's in season. The boy must be mistaken. I wouldn't go for to do anything of the sort. I'm a 'onest woman. Mr. Henry—The boy says he saw you throw the stolen property from you. Prisoner—Oh, no, he didn't, your worship. What's to become of my three babies? Mr. Henry—Well, as you have said you are an honest woman, and have given your address, I shall remand you till to-morrow, in order that the police may mak e a f ew in quiries about you and your mode of living. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY7EVENING, OCTOBER 1% 1858. nothing to eat. I had no it leans of getting anything for her. Mr. Yardley—And you robbed this poor man? The Prisoner—Yes, I did, sir. I tool: the money out oi his box and locked it again. Mr. Yardley—You robbed this poor h and working man of his all, his hard earned savings, which I lie intended for his wife I know how hard letter-carriers earn their money, and he must have been frugal and careful to have saved so much. His wife and family must suffer by this cruel rob bery. You (prisoner), a worthless fellow, presume to marry at 18 years of age, and not having the courage or reso lution to work to support your wife, rob this poor man. It is a very sad case indeed. I sentence you (the prisoner) to be imprisoned and kept to l lard labour in the House of Correction for six calendar 11103 iths. The magistrate then addressed the pmsecutor, and said there was a sovereign at his disposal from the poor-box fund if he would accept it. The prosecutor, much agitated, said, " Thank your Honour ; I will accept it, and send it over to Ireland to my wife and family." 24 25 .2 3 11 21 , 381 94 3 1 d 34f 34 52i 53 } d par' 8 21 22 5 5 9 9 23 24 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Paid. C i coli ce in . g Business all .9 all i ipi 161 1100. 100 100 1. 3.0. 2s. 2s. Gd. 2 all 5 100 all par }pi par bi 7i 8 13 124 d 83 88 77 82 75 80 —p all all 1100 100 all 1 111) 1 all all all all all all par p 1071 10 7 1 lf lip 361 374 74 . 76 10 5d 214 21 4 IP iP 17 i 21 18-i -2i di 105 108 105 108 105 108 ,99 100 ' 181 181 20/ a 2 tIP 107* I 2 lid 37} 6f 4 3d pm x .8 x I 1p ipa i r I 1 ) ) par p par Sharo Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence( Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Barodalteent.lnd Do 5 per cent Do Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant. &Godiich 6 p. et bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta. & S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.g - u.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore . Bds. 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 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. j Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 5 p. c. do. '77 do Madras ' guar., 4} p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. if p. c.*Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds l Newßrunswick&Canda. By.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land. do : Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. Do. New .... Do. Punjaub n Do. Indus. St. Flo St. Andrews & Quebec Ai Trinidad(Limited) Scrip BRITISH MINES. Cp r s ice in . g 2.11.10 8 9 3 4 455 0 46 6 5 0 95 10( 131 14 3 I 1. 17s 11.11.11 8I 18s (14 8-1 7.9.4 nil. • 9 10 4 5 16 17 f 1 400 410 31 lB5 19531 18.18.91 4, 1 - • • 9 40 12s 6d 54 1.7.2 8 41 3 e 31 65 75 1 21 22, 100 110 209 220 1 180 200 2 41 8 9 45 47 25 27 Share] Mines. Alfred Consols (I'Mlack: pritish Iron ondurrow (Camborne). 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan). Great South Tolgus G.WhealAlfd.(Phillaek) G. 'Wheal Voi(llelston) Lady Bertha • North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blast') Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. Sou thCaradon (St.Cleer) - • South C. Brea (Mogan). S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co [0 Tin Croft UnitcdMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Illogan) • Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Call.) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) - Wh '1 31a ryAnn (Men h Whl;Trelawney- (Lisk.)j FOREIG 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 35 Brazil. Imp. (Is. at t 5 p.) 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 5 Do. Land and Minute°. 1 Clarendon Consols Min _ I N Ca of Jamaica .. 40 Cobie Copper Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna !O General 3 Linares. 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita 1 New Granada Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip )0 Santiago de Cuba 28.2.8 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVER: La re Securities. 2} d 37 13 2 214 4 6 1 , 4 21- SECUR Closing Prices. Can. Gov.G p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. N. 13.6 0v.6 p. c. Ja. &July Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c Deb. NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July Vict.Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 1151 116 113 115 113 115 111 112 1001 101 1101 111 i 112 114 110 112 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. 1 Closing )0 • Agra&UnitedServiceßk 10 Australasia 15 Bank of Egypt )0 Bank of London 10 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo 10 British North American! 10 Chtd. Bank of India, &c )0 City • )0 Colonial 1.11 Com. Bank of Canada. )0 Commercial of London. 10 Eng., Scot., & Aug. Ch. 10 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland 10 Lon.Char.Bk.olAustral. 50 Loudon and County 10 London Joint Stock )0 London & Westminster )0 Nat. Prov. of England 10 Do. new 10 National Bank 10 New South Wales 15 Orient. Bk. Corporation 10 Ottoman Bank 10 Provincial of Ireland LO Do. New 15 • South Australia :5 Do. New 15 Union of Australia :5 Do. New WlO UneisttyernMußtukaorl i 0 Union of London London 86 87 24! 251 48 48 58 60 21 2d 58 00 29 1 Pi 19 21 16 17 201 21} 28 29 314 3`21 484 494 47 49 39 40 19 1 20 1 64 66 31 33 55 57 54 56 24 24i 19 17 d, MISCELLANEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint. )00 Atlantic Tel. (Limit e d ) : 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mail . 10 Berlin Water Works 10 Do New, issued at Z 5 die 50 British American Land 50 Brit.& Irish3lag.Tcl.A. 20 Do. B, 7,p. c. till 1862 20 Do. C . DO Canada 10 Ch an. Islan d s Tel.(Lim ) melt Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smiltg 2,5 Do. Preference 74 per ct 5 Crystal Palace 5 Do. Preference 10 Eastern Steam ,ock Electric Telegraph 5 En g. & Aust. Ccp.St.Co 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) 10 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim ) 15 Gen. Steam Navigation 10 London Discount 4 Lon d. G en. Omnibus Co 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) Z 5 National Discount Co 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do 5 Do 8 p.c. Pref. ,ss.at I db )0 N. Er. &Nova Scoti aL an d 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) ZO North of Europe Steam 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares 5 Peel River Land &MM i 0 Pen. & Oriental Steam 10 Do. New :0 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron 5 Do. New 1 0 Royal Mail Steam 1 Scot. Aust rin. Inv. (Lim ) :5 South Australian-Land 1 Submarine Teleg. Serip tDo. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can O VIM Dienien'a Land 144 all all all 15s. all all all all all all 5 •--ate--- Paid.` C P r i g ee in . g 'elites. dons 15 16 3300} 330 1 24 40 42 19 21 13 15 115 120 10 10} 24 28 24 26 21 21 112 114 14 14 2f :3} 11 d 21- 19 d i li 15 18 I i 1 dis par 21 86 88 2 f 13 14 p 21 . • 21 P 6i 7 64 66 M 39 131 37Z 30 15 20 I 1 li i i 11 J.; 87 24 8i 21 THAMES. CRUEL ROBBERY AND CONVICTION OF THE THIEF.— Fitzgerald Doyle, aged 19 , a dirt y, r oug h , and dissipated looking blackguard, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing five sovereigns, the monies of Ber nard Timothy. The complainant, a middle-aged, respectable, well-con ducted man, said h 9 was a letter-carrier and was now liv ing at No. 10, Addington-terrace, Kirby-street, Poplar. He formerly dwelt at the house of the prisoner's mother, No. 15, Ellerthorp-street, Poplar. He had saved up five sove reigns, which he intended to forward to his wife and family in Ireland, and the sovereigns were deposited in a box in his room, and that box was always locked. On Sunday, the 2nd instant, he opened the box and missed his gold. The prisoner had then left his mother's house. Mr. Yardley—Was the box locked the day you missed your money ? Witness—lt was, sir. The money had been removed, and the box was carefully locked. The prisoner must have obtained a key to open it. The five sovereigns were the savings of many months, to enable me to comfort my wife and children in my native land. Joseph Lockhart, 177 K, stated that he apprehended the prisoner yesterday, and he said he took his countryman's money and spent it on his wife. Mr. Yardley —A wife ! Is that boy niarried ? Witness--Yes, sir. He was married a year ago, and he is only 19 years of age. Mr. Yardley—l don't think he_can be so old. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing the money, and said his mother prevented him living with his wife ; who was in a destitute state, and one day said Aho had M ARLBOROUGH -STREET. A 8008-STALL THIEF. —John Brown, a respectable looking man, was charged with stealing a book from the shop of Mr. Young, bookseller, 351, Oxford-street. From the evidence, which was only slightly gone into on a former occasion, it appeared that while Kelly, 319 A, was on duty at the Princess's Theatre, he saw the prisoner hastily run across the road, as if coming from the prosecu tor's shop. He, suspecting. something was wrong, pur sued him, and while doing so a gentleman came up and said he had stolen a . book. Continuing the pursuit, and coming up with him, he took the book from under his coat. Mr. young identified the book as his property, the value being 6s. Kelly said the prisoner, whose real name was Lemen„ had been previously convicted. City-police Constable Edwards, 343, proved that at the Old Bailey, on 15th August, 1853, the prisoner was com mitted for six months for - stealing a silver spoon from a hotel in St. Paul's churchyard; and at the Old Bailey in 1856, in the name of Miller, was sentenced, for 12 months for stealing a book from Mesas. Seeley, of Fleet-street. Committed for trial. WILFUL SMASHING A PANE OF GLASS.—Joseph Gil lespie was charged with wilfully smashing a pane of glass at the house of Mr. Appleton, licensed victualler, of Hicks' Coffee-houte, King-street, Soho. The prisoner entered the house in a state of intoxication, and on his being refused to be served, he dashed his hand through the pane of glass in question. The prisoner was ordered to pay the damage, 305., or a month. The prosecutor said he was insured in the Plate Glass Insurance Company, and he came forward to protect them. THIS _DAYS MARKETS. HAY MARKETS. --------- - SMITHFIELD.. Meadow hay, £3 Os. to £4 Os. ; clover, do., £3 10s. to £5 :68.; and straw, £1 4s. to £1 7s. per load. A moderate supply, and a heavy demand, at our quotations. CUMBERLAND.—Afeadow hay,. £3 Os to £4 Os; clover do., £3 10s. to £.5 ss. ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 8s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, on former terms. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 Os ; clover, do., £3los to £5 Os. ; and straw, 41 6s to- 41 9s per load. Supplies moderate. and trade rather dull. COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been rather more activity in the market, and good common congou has shown an upward tendency in values, being quoted lld per lb. cash. SUGAR.—The transactions in the common qualities suit able for exportation have bem extensive, and at slightly improved rates. For home consumption there has been a fair inquiry, and full values have been realised. In the refined market prices are steady, but the business done has not been extensive. COFFEE. —The market continues very Tiiet for all de scriptions, but prices of the bette r qua liti es con ti nue to be supported. RICE.—No business of any importance has been reported, and quotations continue flat. SALTPETRE.—There has been a rather limited inquiry, but late rates have been fully supported. INDIGO.—The public sales of indigo had proceeded with little animation, and a large quantity has been withdrawn, previous quotations being barely supported. TALLow.—The tallow market is steady, and prices are well supported, more particularly for present delivery. P. Y.C. on the spot 50s 3d to 508 6d ; all the year, 49s 9d; and January to March, 50s to 50s 3d per cwt. DRY Fnurr.---Messrs. Houghton and Levy z of Liverpool, state as follows:—Currants—We are still without further arrivals, but the " Danube " is daily due. Our market for new fruit presents no alteration ; fine qualities, which are wanted, bring full rates, but medium move slowly, at 42s to 445. There are buyers of last year's fruit, at 23s to 24s for low descriptions, but the firmness of holders has pre vented business. The deliveries for home consumption continue most satisfactory, for the week they reach 212 tons. The exports are only trifling. ,Raisine—Holders of Valencias have been pressing sales, and our market is irregular. To arrive there werelellers •fts low as 345, but this price has since been refuseTfor a cargo, and on the spot good parcels are held for 36s to 375. Sultanas Are in fair demand, at late rates. Muscatelles of good quality being scarce, command full prices, but medium and common Layers are -8 slow sale, at 60s to 655. The duty paid clearances are increasing, and for the week reach 42 tons. Almonds—Jordan maintain their value. Sicily no altera tion. French shell held for 508, prices abroad having ad vanced considerably. Figs . —There has been a good de mand for Turkey, and our market is again nearly clear. Drums worth 50s, boxes Us to 578 according to quality. Malaga are coining in more freely, but sales are Nuts—The transactions in Barcelona have been most limited. Brazils arc saleable at 13s to 13s 6d. In. other descriptions no alteration. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Oct. 19.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; strong breeze and showery. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 18.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Parana (steamer), for the West Indies; Borussia (steamer) for New York. STARCROSS, Oct. 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Melampe, from Rio Grande. FALMOUTH Oct. 18.—Wind S.E.—A rr i ve d —Tempe• ranee, from Rio Grande. CARDIFF, Oct. 18.—Wind N.—Sailed—lndustrious, for Gibraltar. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 11.—Wind E.—Sailed--Planet; for Melbourne ; Ellen Olivia, for Savannah ; Marant, for Suez. NEWPORT, Oct. 18.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Orator, from St. John's, N. 8.; Brassey, from Liverpool for Bombay. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind E Arrived, Oct. 18—Catherine Duckwitz, from Valpa , ra. iso. Sailed, Oct. 18—Peter Marcy, for New Orleans ; Nicol Angelo, and Felix Ventura, for Leghorn ; Petite Marie, for Bordeaux ; Vittoria, for Trieste ; Cynosure, for Mes sina; Nancy, fo r Gibraltar. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND Tuesday Morning. Wind, E. ; tid e , f our h ours ' flood% weather strong, and cloudy. _ An:ived, Oct. 18—Clio, from Gijon. Arrived, Oct. 19—Victoria, from Archangel; Petrel, from Harlingen; Dahlia, from Antwerp ; Bellona, from Frederickstadt. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Wind E. by strong. Passed—Julia, from Hamburg for Vera Cruz; George Hornett, from Bremen for New Orleans; Fiery Cross, from Foo-chow-Foo for London (in tow) ; Amicitia, from Amsterdam for Melbourne ; Ernst Merigz Arndt, from Bremen for New Orleans ; Andrias, from Hamburg for Monte Video ; Hollandia, from eastward for Batavia. HER MAJESTY'S RETURN FROM SCOTLAND. Her Majesty's journey from Edinburgh will be regulated as follows : The Queen, Prince Consort, Prince and Prin cesses, and Royal suite, will leave Edinburgh at 8.20 a.m a.m. on Wednesday, arriving at Dunbar at 8.56; Berwick (North-Eastern Railway), 9.45; Bilton, 10.36 ; Newcastle, 11.27 ; Darlington, 12.34 ; York (on the Great Northern line), 1.45 p.m. ; Doncaster, 3.11 ; Newark, 4.10, where her Majesty will be received by the Duke of Newcastle, the Earl of Lincoln, and other digni taries. Here her Majesty will remain while the engine is replenished with water and fuel, some 10 minutes. Thence proceeding on its course the royal train will arrive at Peterborough at 5.9. It will next stop at Biggleswade, 358 miles from Edinburgh, at 6.10, when the engine and carriage will be again inspected. No stoppage will afterwards take place until the train arrives at King's-cross, at 7.20. Up to this point the train will be under the manage ment of Mr. Seymour Clarke and the directors of the Great Northern Railway. The secretary of the North London Railway, Mr. H. Chubb, will here take charge of the train, with the directors of this section of the journey. Pass ing the Camden goods station, Kilburn, Wil lesden, Acton, Kew, it will arrive at Kew junc tion at 7.49, when the train on the South-Western system will be under the direction of Mr. Archibald Scott, the traffic manager, Mr. Beattie, the locomotive superintendent, on the engine, and the directors of the South-Western Railway, passing thence the various intermediate sta tions, and arriving at Windsor at 8.15, the jour ney being thus performed in twelve hours. On arriving at Windsor her Majesty will be received by Colonel Seymour, Equerry to the Queen ; the mayor and magistrates of Windsor, Mr. Madigan, the district superintendent and station -master at .Windsor. A guard of honour, under the command of Col. Wynyard, Grenadier Guards, will receive her Majesty at the exit porch of the station, where the royal carriages will be in attendaiccratoncchoensveoyf the royal party to the Castle. On Tuesday (this day) the junicir b the royal family will arrive 'at thg Castle from oAboine, 100 100 100 fitoek St°. I Stock' 20{ gt 100 f .__ ( Stockl Business Done. 15 14 14 la MIN: MEN' Paid. 100 100 100 100 100 100 all all 174 all - p 1 81 1 Bueineoi Done. ITIES. Businese Done. 116 Lit Sl3 1111 Business Done. 86} 49 81 391 2q 20 24 i THIhI) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. KELSO RACES THIS DAY. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES. Adventurer Mauchline Leukothia CALEDONIAN HANDICAP. Ducrow . Prince of Denmark. Broadlands Four ran. STEWARDS' CUP. Bourgeois. . .. Simpleton Maid of Derwent THE KELSO PLATE. Maggie Ketheline Logie Ten ran. AQUATICS. SCULLERS' RACE FOR £2O. To-day a very spirited scullers' contest took place between W. Wallenger, of St. Paul's-wharf, and D. Gilham, of Blackfriars, for £2O. The course selected was that now ren dered so celebrated amongst scullers,viz., from Putney to the Railway Bridge at Barnes. The usual preliminaries having been completed, the men took their respective stations. Wallenger on the Middlesex, and Gilham on the Surrey side of the river. A beautiful start was effected, and for nearly three-quarters of a mile both men rowed scull and scull. At Craven-point, however, Wallenger seemed to have the race entirely in his own hand ; and here Gilham, who seemed thoroughly exhausted, pushed strongly with his right hand, and rowed deliberately upon his opponent's quarter. Wallenger in. an instant saw the manoeuvre, and in the cleverest manner imaginable succeeded in defeat ing the unfair proceeding by instantly droppittg astern. The referee immediately gave his deciston in favour of Wallen ger, but notwithstanding this, the whole of the distance was rowed, and Wallenger came in an easy winner by some fifty lengths. Wallenger, who was the favourite at starting, was coached up by Robert Bain, of Lambeth. LONDON GAZETTE-(THIS EVENING.) DOWNING-STREET, OCT. 16. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Captain James Robert Mann, R.E., to be Surveyor-. General for the Island of Mauritius, and C. Wing, Esq., to be Collector of Cus toms for the said Island. Her Majesty has also been pleased to appoint John Scott Tucker, Esq., to be - Civil Engineer for the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 18. The Right Hon. the Lords 'of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, inclosing a copy of a French Imperial Decree prolonging, until the 30th September, 1859, the exemption from shipping dues on cargoes of grain, meal, rice, potatoes, and dried vege tables. *BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Our. 18. The Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received informa tion, through her Majesty's C onsu l-G enera l at Algiers, that the restrictions hitherto existing at the ports of Algeria, as to the tonnage of vessels allowed to carry goods upon which an import duty of 10 per cent. is levied, are hereafter to apply eiciusivaly tr) engaged in re-exportation. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 18. PO Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through. the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a de spatch from her Majesty's Vice-Consul at Tangiers, report ing that the prohibition to export Slippers and Haicks (woollen sashes) from Morocco has been withdrawn. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 18. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, In closing copy of a French Imperial Decree prolonging, until the 30th September, 1859, the privilege allowed to foreign vessels to carry grain, meal, rice, potatoes, and dried veget ables, between France and Algeria. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Our. 19. MEMORANDUM.—The next competitive examination o: candidates for admission to the Royal Military Academy a Woolwich, will be held in London on the 3d January 1859. The qualifications remain as heretofore ; and all gentle men who desire to obtain commissions in the Royal Artil lery or Royal Engineers, are required to pass through the course of instruction at the Royal Military Academy. For a prospectus and further information, the parents or guardians of the candidates should apply to the Military Secretary; at the Horse Guards. •r COMMISSION BY THE QUEEN. Ist West York Regiment of Militia—John Simpson, Esq., to be Paymaster. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS LIEUTENANT. County. of Stafford—George Briscoe, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. 2d Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia—En sign Frederick Clement Sneyd to be Lieutenant, vice Brzndley, deceased. King's Own Light Infantry Regiment of Militia—Robt. Augustus Warren, Esq., late Captain in th e County Dublin Militia, to be Captain, vice Kitson, promoted. Ist Regiment of teyal Cheshire Militia—Lieutenant Edward Jeffcock to be Captain, vice Bromwich resigned ; Lieutenant John Colbourn e t o b e C apta i n, vice Frank Corbett, resigned. Ist Soinerset Regiment of Militia—Henry Stanhope May, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Owen, promoted. Royal Glamorgan Light Infantry Militia—Ensign R. Fisher Evans to be Lieutenant; Ensign Henry Hammond Spencer to be Lieutenant. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 30. e Right Hon. Sir Alexander Edmund Cockburn, gart., Lord Chief Justice of her Majesty's Court of Com mon Pleas, at Westminster, has appointed John Richard Wood, of Woodbridge, in the county of Suffolk, Gentleman, to be one of the Perpetual Commissioners for taking the acknowledgments of deeds to be executed by married wo men, under the Act passed for the abolition of fines and re coveries, and for the substitution of more simple modes of assurance, in and for the county of Suffolk. NOTICES TO MARINERS. AUSTRALIA—SOUTH COAST. Various alterations having been made from time to time in the lights on the southern coast of Australia, the follow ing information respecting them has lately been published by the Department of Trade and Customs at Melbourne. Fixed Light on Gabo Island, Cape Howe. The fixed white light, shown from the lantern supported by a skeleton timber frame near the middle of Gabo Island, at 51- miles to the S.W.-of Cape Howe, is eclipsed from S. by E. i t E. to S. it W. for about 2 miles seaward, by a small range of sand hills ; the light may be seen at a distance of 17 . miles. A stone tower, to bear a fixed light of greater power than the above, is to be built on the south-east point of the island, due notice of which will be given. Revolving Light on Cape Otway. The revolving light, exhibited from the white stone tower on the extreme south-west of Cape Otway, shows a bright flash every minute, visible in clear weather at 21 miles. Mariners are reminded that a dangerous reef lies three quarters of a mile to the of the light tower. Revolving Light on Cape Willoughby. The revolving light at Cape Willoughby, the south-east extreme of Kangaroo Island, exhibits its greatest brilliancy every one and a half minutes, and illuminates an arc of the horizon, to the distance of 24 miles, from N. by W., W., round easterly, to S.W. i W. Revolving Light on Cape Bordtt. Also, that the lighthouse erecting on Cape Borda, the north-west extreme of Kangaroo Island, would probably be completed i n J u ly, 1858, and would then exhibit a re volving lig,ht, showing a bright and red face alternately every half -minute. The tower is about 60 feet above the Cape, or about 510 feet above the sea level, and the light will be visible in clear weather at 30 miles. [The bearings are magnetic. Variation 51, deg. E. in 1858.1 By command of their lordships, JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrographer. Hydrographic-office, Admiralty, London, Ist October, 1858. This notice 'affects the following Admiralty Charts : Australia, General Chart, No. 1,042; Bass Strait, No. 1,695 ; Australia, South Coast,, Sheet 3, No. 1,001; and Gulfs of Saint Vincent and Spencer, No. 2,389. Also Aus tralia Light Lists, published in September, 1858, Nos. 89 and 101. AUSTRALIA —SOUTH COAST ; PORT Runup. The following information respecting the alterations made from time to time in the lights at Port Philip, has lately been published 'by the Department of Trade and Customs at Melbourne. Light Ships in West Channel. The upper light ship, at the north end of the west channel into Port Philip, is painted red, and has . three masts ; the fore and main mastsare each surmo unte d with a red ball. A bell is tolled during foggy wea ther. The light ship lying at the south-west en d of Sw an S p i t is to be removed in a few months , tynd a light of the same character will then be exhibited from a lighthouse now being constructed on piles, near her present positi on. Lights in Geelong Harbour. The light ship in Geelong Harbour lies near the Bird Rock, at the eastern entran ce of Ship Ch annel, and exhi bits a fixed white light, vis ible at seven miles. The vessel has one mast, surmounted with a ball, and is painted red A bell is tolled during fo ggy weather. Tidal signals are . exhibited on board, showing the height of water on the bar. Lights in Hobson Bay, Melbourne. The fixed light exhibited from Gellibrand Point shows red seaward from S.W. to S.E., and white the remainder of the circle. A fixed red light is exhibited from the end of Sandridge jetty; a fixed green light from the end of Sandridge rail way pier ; and a fixed red light from the end of the old jetty at Williams Town. All three lights are visible sea ward at a distance of three miles. [All bearings are magnetic. Variation 5f deg. E. in 1858.] By command of their Lordships, JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrographer. Hydrographic Office, Admiralty, London, Oct. 1, 1858. • This notice affects the Admiralty* Plan of Port Phillip, No. 1,171; and Australia Lights List, published in Sept., 1858, Nos. 94, 95, 96, and 97. MEDITE,RRANEAN SEA—ISLAND OF XALTA, Fixed Lights, Valletta Harbour. The Superialendent of Ports at the island of Malta has given notice, that on and after the Ist day of Xoy. : 1858, By command of their Lordships. JOHN WASHINGTON, Hydrographer. Hydrographic-offic, Admiralty London, Oct. 4, 1858. This notice affeCts the following Admiralty Charts : iNfeditcrranea n Sea, General Chart, No. 2158 ; Maltese Islauds, No. 194; and Valletta Harbours, No. 195. Parties claiming to be creditors in the Maresfield Gun powder Company (Limited) are to attend and prove their debts on Tuesday, 2d Nov. next, at twelve o'clock at noon precisely, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Robert Palmer sen., and Robert Palmer, jun., scriveners, Stoliesley, Yorkshire, Nov. 1 and 29, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. George Montagu Evans, money scrivener, Farnham, Surrey, Nov. 1 at eleven, and Dec. 6 at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Richard Jeffreys Muckleston, leather merchant, Borrow stounness. George Murray Kaye, manufacturer, Glasgow. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuts DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17f 11 17 Antwerp Brussels - 2.5 30 2.5 3.5 Hamburgh Paris 1: Ditto Marseilles — 25 321 25 37} Frankfort on Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Genoa Naples Palermo — Messina' — Lisbon ' — Oporto Rio Janeiro New York . Calcutta, Co.'s rupee Bombay ditto Madras ditto 118 a 10 10 7 34- 49 49 29 25 50 41 1221 123 52} 521 119 10 12 10 12 34 49. 2 4 9 9 25 55 41 123 1231 52k 52 Co's bls. House bis. 60d 26 2. 26i 26 234 WORKING EXPENSES OF ENGLISH RAILWAYS. (From Captain Galton's Report to the Board of Trade.) It wOuld appear that the average working ex penses of railway companies, per mile of railway open, have increased in England and Wales from £1,352 . per mile in 1854 to £1,564 in 1857 ; but they- have decreased in Scotland from £961 in 1854 to £941 in 1857 ; and in Ireland from £465 in 1854 to £464 in 1857. The proportion which the working expenses have borne to the receipts_has been 48 per cent. in England and Wales as compared with the 49 per cent. in 1856 ; 44 per cent. in Scotland, as com pared with 47 percent. in 1856; and' 38 per cent. in Ireland, as compared with 39 per cent, in 1856 ; the general average having been 47 per cent. upon the gross receipts both in 1856 and 1857. The expenditure appears to be divided as fol lows, viz.:—Maintenance of way, 15 per cent. ; locomotive expenses, including repairs of rolling stock, 38 per cent. • traffic charges, 26 per cent. ; miscellaneous, including police and watchmen, compensation, &c., 13 per cent. ; rates and govern ment duty, 7.per_cent. In appendix No. 5 is given a table showing the proportion which the expenditure bears to the receipts per mile, and per train per mile, on each railway separately, for the years 1855, 1856, and 1857. In coniidering this talde it must be borne in mind that the, capacity of each railway f or t ra ffi c is affected by local circumstances, both as regards the physical features of the line, and the descrip tion of traffic upon it. It is impossible to estimate these circumstances in any satisfactory manner, becauSe the returns forwarded to this department by the railway com panies include as a rule groups of lines and branches varying in engineering features, and occupying a diversity of districts. The cost of maintenance of way is to a great extent dependent on the traffic, but it also depends on the care with which the road has been originally constructed, both as regards the joints of the rails, and the construction of the road in respect of bal lasting, drainage, &c. The following instances of lines.; which have been open a few years, and are unencumbered with branches, show the effect of traffic on railways : - - The maintenance of way of the Morayshire Railway, upon which the train mileage is 3,017 miles, per mile of railway open costs £43. The maintenance of way of the Port Carlisle Railway, upon which the train mileage is 3,004 miles, per mile of railway opcn costs £43. The maintenance of way of the Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway, upon which the train mileage is 14,973 miles, per mile of railway open costs £440. The maintenance of way of the London and Blackwall Railway, upon which the train mileage is 33,624 miles, per mile of railway open costs £595. The maintenance of way of the North London Railway, upon which the train mileage is 83,964 miles, per mile of railway open costs £791. Although the fished joints and other improved modes of laying the joints have been introduced largely on railways, the returns do not admit of its being clearly shown what. saving has been effected thereby, upon the wear and tear of rolling 'stock, the maintenance of the road and the diminished cost of fuel consequent upon the diminished resist ances of the joints. The cost of coal and coke appears from a return from the railway companies to have averaged 2.9 d. per mile run by the engines in England, 2.58 d. in Scotland. and 3.94 d. in Ireland. The general ave rage being 2.67 d. per mile. A very important improvement for cheapening the working of railways is being effected by the introduction of coal burning cingines which consume their own smoke. The London and South-Western, Great Western, Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton, East Lanclisbire, London and North- Western, South-Eastern, and other railway com panies,ines h o a n v t e ll me Londonade experimentsexits _ti w t the t s e i r t j l c a t IN T a l i y e introduced by Mr. Beattie appear to have been successful. These en gines are stated to average with passenger trains about 181bs. of coal per mile; and it is worthy of notice that the average cost .of fuel on that railway has been 2.69 d. per mile, and 104 miles have been run per ton of coal and coke, when on other railways similarly s ro th eB cost has been 3d. and peen improvement d. run p e r pe m r i o e n , and i from otoo 92 miles coke. There tli non-paying weight i n tra i ns in proportion to i g le l s e o r net havero room for amountto theof weight of the loads. In passenger trains the large amount of non-p ay i ng weight is- • especially notice able. Thus, an erdinary first-class carriage gives, if full, an average, probably of 700 lbs. dead weight per passenger, and an ordinary third-class carriage gives nearly 300 lbs., dead weight per passenger. Carriages have been constructed in which much of this dead weight has been saved, and in which other improvements, such as the power of applying a larger number of breaks to a train, and the abolition of the practice of placing luggage on the tops of the carriages, which has occasioned more than one acci dent by fire, and is still in use on some lines, have been introduced. Improvements of this nature cannot be expected to be perfected at once, but must depend upon repeated experiments. They are however, Well deserving of the attention of railway managers. From a return to an order of the House of Com mons, the following would appear to be the amount of the burden on the dividends of the companies. Per-Centage on the dividend of ordinary share capital : Rates and Taxes. rassenzer Duty. Total. England 7.72 .. 5.09 .. 13.71 Scotland 5.97 . , 4.14 • . 10.12 Ireland 5.29 .. — • • 5.29 Per-tentage on the dividend on total share capital: Rates and Taxes. Passenger Duty. T ota l . ~ .. , 4.10 . .... 4 9..6 27 1,. '7' I . England n t , i l; however, Scotland 4 .05 ~ , . 4 51 . - ...; - - 2. 81 .. 6 . 87-. Ireland. largest rate ' • The most oppressive part o e f o t m he pa b n n i r e d s e . is the litigation to which the parish rates.giverise. , if thie;)7:ininthtbe parishes,ali re: idincs maltyan which d, c a t es eho consequently, s t r eh a q i eu l n way tly theme yes cause they have to contribute towards . thC Fre;s ir e of the contest by an inerm.led rate, two_fixod.red vertical-lights will be exhibited; at an eleva tion of 55 and 80 feet respectively above the level of the sea, from the white circular tower, 41feet high, standing SS.E. I E. 23 yards within the north , west angle of Fort lticasolf, as the entrance of,Valletta great harbour. The lights will be 6isible Ali clear weather at li:distance of 4 miles, and will ;illuniin*Tseaward from E. N. round northerly. and up thehaibOur,rto S.W. by W. W., or in the direction of the - mark - bnily ( iiff .: Senglea Point, when bearing-S. iE. they Will leadju r st clear of the mark buoy off St. Elmo point ; .and, by •keeping them in sight when when proceeding up the:harbour, they will lead clear of St, Angelo and Senglea points. [All the bearings are magnftic. Variation 13-1 deg. W. in 1858.3 • J ames Williams,rnANKßUPTS. , grocer, Montain Ash Llanwonno# Gl aorganshire, t o sur render, Nov 2 and 00, , at eleven, et the Bristol District Court. John Metcalf and John Lilly, hosiers, Birmingham, Nov. 1 and 24, at ten, at the Birmi ng h am Di str i ct C ourt. - William Brown, builder, Whitehaven, Nov. 1, and Dec. .• 16, at twelve, at the N ewcastle-upon-Ty ne District Corn t. Stephen James Field, wine merchant, Railway-place, Fenchnreh-street, Oct. 28, at eleven, and Nov. 25, at one, at the "Court of Bankruptcy. - Charles Lewis Wrenshall, musical teacher, Birkenhead; ' - Oct. 28 and Nov. 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. William Wolf, baker, Eaton-terrace, Rotherhite, Oct. 30, at twelve, and Dec. - 3, at one, a t th e Court of Bank-. Robert Wright and George Elliott Wright, wharfingers, Leeds; Nov. tand 30, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. -------a t e in gi ffi- trg XVI are , of lest arc Ad ired the lon aar- 1 12 nail for roni Ling a of so nest imi tter one ton t own rate, and Le to v of had. Car , not :me at I for she cer- tfter !link .ates sum uth- 931 4 861 108 101 3