The Sun. — London, England, 1858-12-01 00:00:00

nts ti le CCUIT LU- Ile p re ct, ti)ok parcels , ee p.m. ballot; ;t men - fired in t, whil e ,tion." in this use of be) yet iety of L single rnor of passed Ls never d to be ent co am in arvision om the Dr from is vote of Con- ieetings assure i put in, leteetei 1 An 3 r written'. merely er what )led and nont : L to this iich you •ing the in New circtun td hired keeping 'ledge of ants and is patro f voting State of country, is not a ntertain , oce mode that the as, taken )position regarded neces so if he vs to the of settled with a ies along t a secret d to him, the many and thus for any hate says 1 by Ohio ie Union. ter in the loubtedly fence was Lrther ex given to set out. I ties to the a ark dis or writer sir, yours ELEY. OT. s hot Was we been )1 ;ecl with t he most iii camp weather ! violent minutes four. The and the (anchester 'al Nigh- undress he side of ttendanee ,zroy and Master of rew up at tely after the troops Ls, in fact, Rallied by men being at in long nsiderable T Majesty As the back to h brought th camp. iven foal ned then?' passed 1 0 rtege then aartook of dsor. The ole course ~-LymE.-- --- aider-lyio° raloy, ES CO niAghouls Mal\EY MARK) T AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocii. Active preparation s being in progress for the commercial bills of th e 4th inst. and other monthly engagements, the de' _nand for money, which a few days since had abate 1, has again increased, and the brokers are disposc d to ask a slight advance on previous rates for discount accommodation. The movement, howevc r, is unimportant. First-class paper is still neg ociated at 21 per cent., and although 24. per CE 'nt. may be nearer the average quotation, the ma rket has not varied to any ma terial extent, and at the Bank of England the applications are still very limited. On the Stock Exchange also the inquiry has subsided, after the liquida - Lion of the account in foreign Stocks and railwa y shares. 0 n the ith the Consol settlement may c Teate a temporary influence, but the supply of er Lpital is largely in excess of the current requirem ents, owing to the limited specu lation now in pr ogress. The continent al exchanges continue steady, but gold is still rather dear er in Paris than in London, and further remittance: 3 anticipated. The Governlnent broker has effected another purchase of £lO,OOO Reduced Annuities to-day on behalf of the Sa vings' Banks Commissioners. Subjoined are the da, ys appointed for the closing, and re-opening the T ransfcr Books at the Bank : Shut. Open. 3 per Cent. Consols.... Bth Dec. 18th Jan , 1859. 31 per Cents 2 per Cents New 5 per Cents. .... 10th „ 14th ~ Annuities, Jan., 1860... 10th „ 14th „ Do. Jan., 1880 loth „ 14 th 7) India Stock The Glasgow Her ald states that up to the closing of the Western Ban: k of Scotland on Saturday, the sum of £885,000 ha .d been paid in liquidation of the £lOO call. The public sale - of colonial wools, which com menced on .the 4t h ult., will terminate to-day. Throughout the sale there has been a good attend ance of buyers. A. t the commencement prices ruled lid. to 2d. per lb. higher than those realised at the previous sales in A .ugust. These rates have been well maintained fc r all descriptions. Cape wools, of which there has been a large proportion, sold steadily, the condi lion being generally good. In the Liverpot .1 Cotton Market yesterday a fair amount of but bet s was transacted, and 4,000 bales were disposed of, at former quotations. The Railway Share Ma xket closed steadily, and prices tended upwards. - The number anC l tonnage of vessels now on the berth in the port of London for the Australian colonies is shown in the following table prepared by Mr. Miller, of the Jerusalem Coffee House For Vessels. Tonnage. Launceston . Hobart Town _ Sidney Melbourne, Geelong, and Portland Bay l7 Adelaide Swan River.... 3 New Zealand. 6,172 13,516 3,221 1,703 4,901 T0ta1.,.... . 49 32,501 At the half-yearly meeting of the African steam Packet Company to-day a report was read, Showing an available balance of £7,201, from - which the directors recommended a dividend of 10s. per share, equal to 5 per cent. per annum. The report was adopted. The Agincourt having arrived in the Downs, er specie, viz., £283,100 is expected in town te -morrow. There has been a very depressed market for ? iblie Securities, a fall of nearly 1 per cent. having oc curred in spite of the operations of the Bank br, )ker. It appears that some of the speculators for a i ise have closed their account in anticipation of set tling day. These transactions seem to have created a very heavy tone, and the market at pre sen t exhibits -a downward tendency. Consols are no v about 97* to 98 for money and the 7th instant, md. 9E4 I for the January account. The New 3 per men ts. are 96/ n, and the Reduced 968 /. India itock is flat at 2261, and ditto Debentures at 991 fog• the 2d issue. The June Exchequer Bills are Larked 345. prem., and ditto Bonds 1001. In the Foreign Stock Market business is not ry active, and prices are steady. Turkish 6 per ?nth. are 921 ; ditto Scrip, Ist issue, a f,- dis. ; ditto 2 i I issue, par to 1 prem., being unaltered. Brazilian 5 1 )er Cents. are 1021 ; ditto 41 per Cents. (1858), 1 ex div. ; Buenos Ayres New Deferred, 181 ; P. 4( luador Bonds, 17; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 48; St )apish New Deferred, 31 ; Venezuela 5 per C( nts., 41.1 42 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents., 667,-. Chilian Loan is par to prem., which is a fu -ther decline. In the Railway Share Market this morning bu siness has been rather active, and prices in nl c st instances havo shown an upward tendency, thi advance being about a to 2 per cent. on some of 1 he principal lines. Bristol and Exeter, Caledo nia; 1, Great Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln advanced 55., and South Western, 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire and Brighton declined 55., and Midland and North-Eastern (Yolk), 10s. ; Great Northern, North Western, ana south Easterns brought former rates. In the Foreign Market scarcely any business WP.s done, and prices were almost nominal. Great I.rLxembourg, Pernambuco, and Bahia and San Pr ancisco were at former quotations. The Colonial lines were inactive. Grand Trunk of Canada improved as. ; Great Western of Canada and East Indian brought previous rates. jioint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dul 1, but firm. London Joint Stock improved as.; On ental Bank, ss. ; and Ottoman Bank, as. B RITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 96a a Per Cent. Reduced Annuities ~„Per Cent. Consols Annuities ' I T "V .3 per Cent. Annuities Ditto Stock •uitto Debentures — Ditto 2d Issue Consols for Account March J Mme. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. &11d... I 34 Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 4/ per Cent 95 1/ /ad Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. - Ditto Deferred lB/ quador New Consolidated Portu , piese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Spari;sh 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 3l Turkish 6 per Cent 92/ Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip Ditto Account Ditto 2d Issue Ditto Account Venezuela, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent l5/ Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 661 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account, January 9B/ / THIS - DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat in to-day's market was almost wholly composed of Monday's unsold samples. For all kinds we expetienced a slow inquiry, at previous cur rancies. There was a lgrge supply of Foreign wheat on offer. Even the finest qpalities were very dull, and the quotations ;were nominally irnaltered. Fine barley *as scarce, and in fair request, at full Prices ; but other kinds wore a dull inquiry. Malt changed hands to a fair extent on former terms. Oats were held with more firmness, but the business doing in them was only moderate. The supply on offer was less extensive. Beans and peas were dull, but not cheaper. The flour trade was very quiet. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley Malt. Oats. InZnglish 1,460 f 1,520 ; 1,200 4,50 i 1,190 , /'oreign 5,310 i 9,580 i 1,710 Flour 070 800 sks 480 bls WHITECHAPEL. The trade generally is in a depressed state, as follows . O s n "f7 from 28 4dmutton, 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 4d to 4s t 2d• 2d ; and pork, 28 4d to 4s °ll Per 81b. For all km' oi BOROUGH HOP. hops the demand rules heavy, at Mon - a. 7 8 ourreney, . PREFERENCE SHARES, Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne IC per c. pref. (issued at £5O) all Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock' 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares 9 Steck Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 7. 10 Steak Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc 100 Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c all 61 Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun all Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO Stork Do. do. Class C 7 pc lOl Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 pet. No.l, - Sto3k Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct _ 5 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Ste:* Stock 100 E.& W. York:Jen. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. s a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. et, Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm' Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. 12edm.,5 pc. pm Gt. Nll. of Seotld, Ist pf S Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 net. Do. Redeemable, 44 p et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeerr able, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon. &Brifr.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun eaton, 5 p. et. Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late :Id shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do. Con. Brie. &Bir.6 p. et. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth. Dev. hail. & D sk. Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 0 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Ro. York, H. & S. Purch. North Stallbrd.shire Ox. ter. & %Vol. 6p c . Ist g. Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db.stk.inperp Scottish Central, new pa Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 pore. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen . gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. o. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) S South .D PDP . OO.F- r4 N4 ;W I xe s p p h w a e e e i d l rr e rd4 e s c oc e . 4 g u' P n n. ptte s 2d issue. a a c .c. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent Stock s Stock Stock) Steck Steck Stock 261 13} 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stc Stock Stock 81; Stock Stock Stock Stock 1.0.6. 100 100 100 100 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 20 251 25 Stock 100 100 100 100 60 all 1100 100 100 100 100 all 103 Paid I Closing . Price. Share LINES LEASED AT FIX: Railways. ! Paid. , ' eaSiD ' co.s. ID RENTALS. Closing Busbies' Price. , Done. Bedford and Bletchley ) all Ln & N.W - Buckinghamshire ... lOO ll,n diT, N.W 99 100 Clydesdale Junction lOO Caledon in 102 104 Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E C 17 19 E.Lincolnshire,g6p.c 100 C i.North. 142 143 E Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbridge . lOO - Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct 100 Caledonin Do. New lOO Do. — Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&ltall. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby Do. 4 Shares all Do. — Do. i Shares all Do. London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co 9l 94 Do. Barking . Shares. all Do. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ci. 100 Norfolk Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. Mane.,Buxtn. & Matk all LW W&M 24 2' Midsh.& Redcr,g.6p.c all Stk.&Dar Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk lOO Midland . 98 100 Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 5 5. 6 E.Counts. 1 4 p tlii aranteed sp. c. " Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Do. • Do. Fixed 5 per cent. t. all Do. Preston and Wyre. t all L&N WI ___ & L.Yk. ) Do. 4 Shares A. all Do. — Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep 100 IGt.North. 141 143 SI& Both.&Gol.g.sp.e. 1811 0L f n.& Yk 11rawsbrv& Hereford all T Prassey 91 91 South Staffordshire .. all lit'Clean . 101 104 10 Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Stk.& Dar Do. do all Do. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 92 93 Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn 8 9 DOCKS. Share Docks. I Paid Closing 1 Rusiness 111 Price. Docks. Stock Coinmercial lOO Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref.Min lOO . • Stock East and West India.... 100 Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine 7 100 ...- 93 stock Southampton Stock Victoria lOO • . 100 101 103 a Do New ... ..... ....... 18 } t d ip SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY. SHARES AND STOCKS. P aid. Closing I Business Price. I Done. Share) Railways. .to 13.14 S tofk Stock Stock Stock Stoct Stock Stock Stock, Stock; Stock Stock Stock] Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock; Stock .161 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 14 Stock Stock 10 Stock Stoc k Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stockl Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Ani berg., lr ottin sr. Bost. and Eastern Jiinction Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and St. Val Birk., Lane., and (hasii Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and llolyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A A 'roves. no div Do. B until6p.c.per an. hasbeen pd. toil. Dublin andl3elfastJunc.' Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Ancrlian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock .Do. do. B Stock Do.Nvr.A.(lte.E.U;ds), 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.(lre`t;) IGreat Western 'Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall 'Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine 1 L'derry & Enniskillen ' Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby. Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def.) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London 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 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do • Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford -& Kilkenny. Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do. A.—Arecv.nocliv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class. Do. 2d Class . all 100 100 IC3 'lOO 100 100 16 13 4 ls. 17} all all 100 all 100 100 all all all all all all all all 6f fa 66 88 10 11 29 31 924 93, 1 86/ 871 37 39 41 41 7 8 163 16 61f C 24 44 46 29 31 114 12, 93 91 65 66 261 27 90 92 10 10? LOB 10,8 24 96 t3l 133 tO3 i 1044 63. 631 55 67 83 87 101 lli p 10 11 p 95 96. 1I f Oad 4 61 111 112 92 931 11d 92 93i 37 38 - - 98 98} 09 71 11 12 63 65 n 3 (11 56i 561 92 92 1} d 411 461 74 75 tO2 103 41 44 oil 11 12 7 84 27 29 [lO 112 261 271 83 85 44 46 4 2d 3.4 364 79f 75 73 75 12 14 9 11 321 33i 88 92 6 61 4 4 111 93 4 4 108 1 4 94 63 1 II Business Done. 49 51 96 98 1103 105 51 6 1 100 103 112 115 109 113 114. 116 112 114 129 131 82 84 71i 721 1110 112 a2l 123 -113 - 115 105 107 164 66 101 111 95 97 86 E 8 87 89 99 101 91 10 IEII7 10 101 72 74 18 19 9 91 131 141 142 144 1119 121 1160 165 120 122 ZPI 68 72 141 143 103_ 105 95 9 7 P 9 1 91 11 llf 9 10 108 110 99 100 dis p id IP 233 244 120 122 99 101 101 lof 241 25 102 104 102 104 284 29 32i 334 40 45 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 1858. FOREIGN. Paid. Closing I Businoss: Share Railways. 'I P-- Price. Done. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes 1," 51 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.e. Belgian East. Junction, Beziers to Graissessag Carmeaux Aline & Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France —P' 1 1 d 8 9 21 24 41. 314 270 281 Euphrates Valle . • ••• • • Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs.. Italian Junction ....... LAce Constance & Dale Lierre and Turnhout... Lombardo Venetian.... Luca & Pi stoj a, 5 p.c.pf. Lyons and Geneva .... all all 8 all all 71 71 4 41 pi 24} 25i Maria Antonia Do. do. New .. Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref 0: toman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) gma. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunabur; Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per tent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5 1 per cent. Pref. Southern of France 21 22 39 39c." —P 8i 94 3 Id 35 351 55 56 d n 8i 9 9 23 23- 91 9 - 231 241 Wdit Flanders Do. p. c. Preference w. & N.W. of France '. Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand Sham 204 2 °l 100 100 105 17f 20 Stock Sto. i Stock 20 20 i 20 1001 100 100 8 1 I LAW INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DAY.) COURT OF ERROR. APPEAL.-M'MANUS V. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. Counsel for the plaintiff is now being heard. The argu ments will occupy the whole of the day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) SKAIPE, CLERK, V. DAUKES. Lord Campbell strongly recommended the parties in this case to refer the matter to the arbitration of some legal or professional gentleman, to save time and expense in the trial of the cause by a jury ; but, after consulting together the counsel for both parties declined to do so. Mr. Atherton opened the case for the plaintiff, who is Clerk to the Justices of the county of Middlesex and the Committee under the Act of Parliament for the erection of a lunatic asylum at Colney-hatch. This is an action of damages against the defendant, who was the architect and surveyor of the buildings, involving a claim of several thousand pounds for a breach of duty as an architect and surveyor—a breach of contract under seal, by the builder, Mr. Myers, in building the asylum, and want of professional skill as an architect. The expense of the erection of the asylum was £113,586, paid to Mr. Myers, builder. The sum paid to the defendant for his professional services as architect and surveyor was £3,000. Plaintiff relies on the reports of Messrs. Harris, Lewis, Cubitt, and Trymen, as showing the deficiency of the building and departure from the specification and contract under seal. Mr. Atherton then proceeded to examine witnesses to prove his case. It is probable that the trial of the cause will occupy the whole of this day. BRUFF V. THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY COMPANY, - -.VERDICT. The jury yesterday returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £1,750• POLICE INTELLIGENCE-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BRUTALITY TO A WIFE.—John Scott, a tall, determined looking man, was charged with assaulting his wife in a very violent manner. Jane' Scott, the wife of the prisoner, said that ,she resided in Denmark-place, Soho, and that on the previous after noon the prisoner came home in a state of intoxication and .called her a most disgusting name, and seized hold of her to turn her out of the house, all the time making use of the vilest language. After some persuasion she got him to bed and made some tea for him, but shortly after he got up and again became very violent, and in consequence the landlord of the house gave him notice to leave. This seemed to increase his violence, and on his coming up stairs he said she must sell the furniture. This she refused to do. He then demanded some money of her, and she gave it to him. He then became very furious and knocked her down, striking her several times about the body, where he also struck her so that the marks should not be seen. He formerly used to strike her in the face, snd had given her black eyes. ' The sister of the wife said she saw him strike the prose cutrix twice, and saw her fall from the effects of the blow. On Saturday week she saw her standing on the stairs in her nightdress, the prisoner at the time threatening to have her life. The wife said he was now under recognisances, having been bound over two months ago for a similar thing. A constable of the F division said he followed the wife into the house, and as soon as she got on the landing, going up before him (witness), prisoner struck her several times. He then rushed up and took him into custody. Mr. Beadon said, that notwithstanding he was already under recognisances he had assaulted his wife in a savage manner, and that just in front of a constable. He was a perfect ruffian. Committed for four months with hard labour. IRELAND. DUBLIN, TUESDAY. THE CANNONADING AT QUEENSTOWN. A court-martial was held at Queenstown on Mon day, on board her Majesty's ship Nile, on Lieut. Edward Alfred Luckraft, second lieutenant of her Majesty's ship Hawke, on a charge of having acted in an improper and unofficer-like manner on the night of the 31st October. The alarm caused to a large portion of the residents of Queenstown on the night of Sunday, the 31st of October, by a loud and prolonged cannonading from the Hawke, must be still fresh in the minds of the public, and the pro ceedings to-day were an investigation of the charge against the officer who had ordered the cannon ading, Lieutenant Luckraft. The officers composing the court were Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Chads, K.C.8., port admiral, president ; Captain Forbes, Captain Ommanney, Captain Chads, Captain E'Eyncourt, and Captain Rice. Captain Crispen was also nominated, but having been objected to by the prisoner, his name was struck out. Mr. C. E. Pritchard, secretary to Rear-Admiral Sir C. Fremantle, acted as judge-advocate; Lieut. Pickard, her Majesty's ship Hawke, was the pro secuting officer ; and Mr. K. Sutherland, pay master of the Royal Albert, appeared on behalf of the prisoner. The following charge was read, to which the prisoner pleaded not guilty : " For that he, Lieutenant Edward Henry Luck- , raft, being in actual service and in full pay in her Majesty's fleet, and a Lieutenant belonging to her Majesty's ship Hawke, did, on Sunday, the 31st of ' October, 1858, without orders from his superior officer, beat to general night quarters, and, in an improper and unofficer-like manner, did cause fire to be opened from the great guns of her Majesty's ship Hawke, the said Lieutenant Luckcraft being at the time drunk.' " The charge refers to a cannonading which took place on the night in question from the Hawke, while lying in Queenstown harbour, by the orders ' of Lieutenant Luckraft, who happened to be the senior officer on board. " Lieutenant Pickard, First Lieutenant of the Hawke, was sworn, and deposed to having pro ceeded on board thd-Hawke on the night of the 31st of October, on hearing the firing in Queens town, and to having been informed by the gunner that it had taken place by the orders of Lieutenant Luckraft. The gunner also informed him • that Lieutenant Luckraft was drunk, and he then placed the latter officer under arrest. " Thomas Andrews, gunner of the Hawke, de posed that about eight e'clock on the night of the 31st of October, he was directed by one of the men to go down to Lieutenant Luckraft, and on going down he found him in the wardroom with a decan ter of gin on the table, and a number of officers there He asked witness would he take some gin, and wit ness said he would rather not. He then told witness that he wished the men to beat - to night quarters, to which witness replied, Very well, Sir.' Wit ness.then asked him if Lieutenant Pickard knew of it, as it was usual when the men were beat to night quarters to know it some time b e f o re, a n d Lieutenant Luckraft said it was all right. He (the prisoner) added afterwards, that he had got a letter directing him to do so. Witness then re marked that a number of the men were ashore; and that it was impossible to man all the guns, and the prisoner told him to fire four rounds from both sides.:.Witness went to execute the order, and took out 48 rounds. Had no suspicion at this time that the prisoner was intoxicated. In a quarter of an hour after witness was sent for again, and asked by the prisoner was everything going on, to which witness replied in the affirmative, and the other then desired him to proceed and to report when all was ready, as he (prisoner) wanted to have every thing over by 10 o'clock. Everything being ready at a quarter past 9 the prisoner came on deck, and gave orders to the men to fire three rounds on both sides. As soon as 48 rounds of powder were handed from the magazine, witness told the gunner's mate not to let out any more until further orders. The prisoner then sent for him, and asked what right he had to interfere, and told him he had better mind what he was about, or lie (the prisoner) would order him down to his cabin. Witness apologised, saying he was very sorry, and asked would he go back to the magazine, and go on. The other replied, You can go where you like, for I do not want you.' Witness then ob served the prisoner staggered while walking, and he desired the ship's corporal to observe him, and take notice of him, as he was drunk. Went on the main-deck then, and the prisoner ordered the men to . fire four rounds quick, and, turning round to give the order, he staggered and fell against the after-gun tackle on the main-deck. Witness asked the chaplain to speak to Lieutenant Luckraft, and persuade him to cease firing, which the chaplain did, but he did not order the firing to cease until he (witness) gave the orders himself. this moment Lieutenant Pickard came on board" in a boat, and witness stated to him that the men had beat to quarters by Lieutenant Luckraft's orders, and that he was drunk, and that Lieutenant Pickard then ordered the prisoner to his cabin. " John Streeting, sailmaker's mate, deposed to the facts of the firing similarly to the last witness, and said the prisoner appeared at the time to have been drinking. Was led to suppose so . from his having given a wrong word of command. Observed that after the first three rounds. Did not consider that the prisoner was exactly drunk, but he had been drinking, to the best of witness's belief. Saw him reel against the foremost side tackle of the after gun ; but he did not exactly fall. The wrong order he gave was, ' Inboard secure the guns,' instead of ' Outboard secure the guns.' That was the only reason witness had for supposing the prisoner.to have been drinking. " Arc the main-deck guns of the Hawke ever secured inboard in the harbour after firing, -for the purpose of being cleaned ?—Not secured, but run in. " Examined by the prisoner—Might not a sober man, in turning round suddenly have staggered as you state me to have done P—He might. " The President—Did you consider it was from drinking that he staggered and fell against the gun ? He might have done it from turning quickly. I have done the same thing myself. I do not think it was from drinking. " Assistant-Surgeon Conway, of the . Hawke, de- posed to a conversation which took place between him and Lieut. Pickard after the firing, in which he (witness) stated that he was satisfied the pH soner was drunk. Saw him about three quarters of an hour before the beating to quarters, and he was not then drunk. _ . The Rev. George G. W. Clemenger, chaplain of the Hawke, stated that he saw the prisoner during the firing, and he was staggering and ap parently unable to take care of himself. That partly arose from drink, and partly from confusion and excitement. Believed that the working of the guns and the firing had excited him in addition to the drink he had taken. Saw him about 10 minutes befere.beating to quarters and considered him then to be sober. - " James Hyde, corporal of the Hawke, stated that he was desired by the gunner to observe Lieut. Luckraft during the firing, and notice if he was drunk, but witness did not observe him to be so. " This closed the case for the prosecution, and the prisoner having asked for time until next morn ing to prepare his defence, it was granted, and the Court adjourned to 10 o'clock-" BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. [Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent Dom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd gu. 5 per cent Do Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. 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Sarah Amy, of 21, London-street, Rateliff, stated that she gave the prisoner the materials for making eight shirts in August last, and she pawned them. Witness gave more work afterwards, but she never redeemed the eight shirts, and yesterday the prisoner gave her the duplicates relating to them. She originally gave the prisoner nine shirts to make ; one had been returned, and two were given up by a pawnbroker last night. Mr. Selfe—Whai do you pay her for making the shirts ? Witness-2d. each. Mr. Selfe—How many shirts can she make per day ? Witness—l don't know. I know how many I can make. I can make four per day by working hard, and I have ltd. for making each shirt. I pay the prisoner 2d. per shirt. Mr. Selfe—A very wretched remuneration indeed; 10d. per day for shirt making. Who finds needles and thread? Witness—We have to find both. The prisoner said that she pawned the shirts one at a time when she wanted bread, and the prosecutrix always knew it. She intended to aedaem the 'shirts, but WAS unable to do so. Mr. Selfe expressed his regret that women wore only paid 2d. and 2d. each for making shirts. The prosecutrix had kept this charge hanging over the prisoner's head four months, and she knew the shirts were in pawn. He strongly condemned the practice of pawnbrokers advancing money on slop work to needlewomen. It was an encou ragement to crime and produced wide-spread misery. He ordered the pawnbrokers in attendance to give up the shirts to prosecutrix, and discharged the prisoner. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TtrEspay. CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Ravenstondale (offered) 50 to 1 agst Wrestler (taken) 50 to 1 agst Longrange (taken) 100 to 1 agst Shuffle (taken) 100 to 1 agst liralian (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Promised Land (offered) 15 to 1 agst Marionette (taken) 100 to 6 agst Electric (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Old Warrior (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Old Robert (taken) 1000 to 1 Oagst Phantasm (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1859. FEBRUARY. Lincoln 16 MAncir. Liverpool Spring 1 Derby - Spring Coventry Nottingham Spring 8 Northampton 29 Croxton Park 1 Epsom Spi ing 15 IL. Newmarket Craven 25 THIS D.4l'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Dec. I.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; strong breeze, and fine. OFF MARGATE, Nov. 30.—Arrived—Omi, from Singa pore. POOLF, Nov. 3 0.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Janet, not Emily, from Newfoundland. DARTMOUTH, Nov. N.W.--Arrived—Lot• tery, from Labrador. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 30.—Wind N.W.—Arrived--Ros lind Castle, from Quebec; H.MS. Curlew, from Ports mouth. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 30.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Fiery Cross, from London, for Hong Kong ; Suffolk, do,, for Melbourne. COWES, Nov. 30.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Fortune, *rom Rio Janeiro. SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 30.—Arriveti—North Britoil, from Quebec. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.N.W. Arrived—North Britain, from Quebec ; Foyle, steamer, from Dublin. Sailed—Foyle, steamer, for London. LivEßrooL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.N.W. Arrived, Nov. 30—Mystery, from Fayal, and not from Rouen ; Linclu,den, from San Felipe • Louisa, from Mon tevideo; Dorothea, Nuevitas, Assyria, Windermere, Crimea, Wocahontas, and C. S. Pennell, from New Orleans ; John Bright, and Dreadnought, , from New York ; Martha,from St. John's,, N. 8.• Morning Star, from Miramicha ; In trinsic, from Quebec; Luisi, from Marselles ; Paetolus, from Alexandria. Arrived, Dec. I—Philip Laing, from Singapore ; Tagus, from Buenos Ayres •, Utopia, from Magadore ; Annie Lindsey, from Quebec ; Star of the Sea, from Bathurst , Maese, from Alexandria ; Laurel, from Cadiz ; J. H. Cunard ) from Cronstadt ; J: T. C. Rogers, from Key West ; Emily, from Ceara. The captain and passengers were landed this morning from the steamer Genoa hence for London, having been in contact with the Good Speed from Mobile, and was run aground near the Rock Light, covered at high water. The Good Speed is aground at Traninere. The Susan, of Chester, with sulphur ore, is on shore on Brazil Bank ; crew saved. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind W.S.W. ; tide, high water; weather fine. Arrived, Nov. 30.—Ann „Elizabeth, from Lanscrona ; Forsyth, from Odessa ; Princess Royal, from Smyrna ; Watchful, from Madras ; Ei dstal a, from Ha.vannah ; Annan, from Quebec; Peri, from Catania; Alarm, from Callao; Jane Justino, from St. Gilles ; Red Riding Hood, from New York ; Anneitta,. Confidence, and Marengo, from Coatza coallo ; Eagle, from Odessa ; Harrond, from Venice ; Crispin, from 'Guernsey ; Providence, ft.( Gravelines ; Vid, from Denia; Hotspur, from Monscol - A ; Mary, from Denia; Wigrams, from Trieste; Prometheus, from Sierra Leone ; Traveller, from Colombo .; Janet Mitchell, from Madras ; Leonidas, from Algoa, Bay. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind N.W. ; fresh. Anchered.-8. L. Thilley, from Quebec; Highland Light, from Quebec, for London ; Thomso n Hankey, jun., from the Mauritius, for London; Ocean Star, from New Orleans, for London. Passed.—Reliance, from London, for Port Natal. Sailed,--Omar Pasha with several (Oa sputward bound. STATE OF TRADE. LEEDS, Nov. 30.—There has been a tolerale mar ket for the season of the year, but there is so much business done directly between the manufacturer and the merchant that the stooks of suitable cloths brought into the cloth•halls are comparatively small, and hence the sales there are of a like cha racter. The trade in its general aspects continues cheerful. MANCHESTRB, Nov. 30.—We have a market without much apparent animation, but prices are fully equal to those of last week, and quiet as the market appears, there is in reality a very con siderable business in cloths. This report applies to all fabrics suitable to India, such as shirtings, jaconets, and madapollams. There is also a good demand still for long and T cloths. The home trade continues quiet, and domestics are not quite so firm as they were. In printing cloths a fair amount of business is reported at full prices. A good part of the business in long-cloths and T cloths is for the Mediterranean. In yarns there has been a moderate business, at full rates for anything like early deli veries. For China there have been some extensive orders given out, including orders that will occupy till January in completion. For Germany, Hol land, and other parts of the continent there is hardly so much business as last week. Blackburn yarn are quiet, and prices are mostly steady, though in some cases orders have been taken on easier terms. Not much doing for India. PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of.gold at Paris is about 1 per mille discount, the short exchange on London is 25-10 per £l. On comparing these rates with the Eng lish Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4241 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13-51 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price ts therefore about 2-10thspercent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for hills at 60 days' sight is about 109 per cent., which when compared with the Mint par bet w een the two countries, shows that the exchange is slightly in favour of England ; and, after making allowance for charges of trans port and difference of interest, the present rate leaves no pro fit on the importation of gold from the United States. Q~i MAIN DRAINAGE OF LONDON.-THE NORTHERN HIGH-LEVEL SEWER. (From the Builder.) The drawings and specification of the first portion of the work of the metropolitan main drainage are in the hands of surveyors, who are taking out the quantities, in, order that tenders may b e rece i ve d on the 16th of next month ; and, considering the great importance structurally of the works which will be in progress in all parts of London during the next year, and that the details of their execu tion may deserve to be referred to as precedents, our readers will perhaps be glad to have such par ticulars as we have been able to gather. The work now specified comprises construction of the Northern High-level Sewer, from the point of tem porary outfall on the River Lea, at Old Ford, to Southampton-road, near Hampstead; of a shorter sewer, branching from the main line,northward, at a point near the outfall, and extending thence, partly along the course of the present Hackney brook sewer, to High-street, Homerton ; and of a sewer in the Lowe r elapton-road, besides the river wall at the outlet, tumbling-bay and storm outlets, overflow, and penstock chambers and buildings, side-entrances, ventilators, and other matters of detail, as well as the removal of surplus earth to the ground eastward of the Lea on the line of the main out fall sewer—of which the works in chief will be the subject of a future contract. Th e M etropo li tan B oar d h ave gi▪ ven notice, by advertisem en t, o f th e i r i n t en ti o n to proceed with these latt er wor k s ; an d th e draw ings and specification are expected to be ready in March next. The whole of the works of the metro politan drainage, it will b e reco ll ected, were to b e di▪ vided into eleven contracts, seven of the number being for as many sew ers w i t hi n the populous dis trict, and the other contracts being for the reser voirs and the outfall sewers. The Northern High-level Sewer Works, the sub ject of present attention, were roughly estimated to cost, with land and compensation, £150,000, and they will extend over 8 miles 4,295 feet, or there abouts, of ground; the main line being somewhat more than seven miles, and the shorter line, called the Wicklane Branch, rather more than one mile. The outlet will, be close to that, at present, of the Hackney-brook, which discharges itself into the, Lea at a bend of the stream near to Old Ford-road. The two branches nearly entircle the Victoria-park, with other ground; and the Wicklane branch, at its upper end, will touch the North London Rail way at a point little over 1,600 feet distant east ward from the Hackney station, where the main line of sewer will cross under that railway. Nearer to the point of outfall the railway inter sects each branch; Sir George Duckett's canal also intersects ; and a portion of one branch being carried above the level of the ground in an embankment, and at the railway so that the sleepers supporting the rails will be about on a level with the crown of the arch of the sewer (the brickwork to be brought up to support the ends of iron girders upon which the sleepers are to rest, whilst the traffic of the railway is not to be interrupted), we may well suppose that some of the anticipated difficulties of metropolitan drainage will be exemplified. Gene rally speaking, the lines are made to coincide with those of existing streets and roads, and there ap pear to be but four or five houses which will require to be taken down and rebuilt. On the completion of the outfall to Barking Creek the sewage will pass the River Lea by means of an aqueduct. At the point which, in the interim, will be that of outfall, and where there will be always provision for the escape of storm waters, or at Old Ford Coal-wharf, there will be constructed, on and adjoining the bed of the river, a paved channel, ex tending 30 feet outwards, and about 30 ft. wide. It will be protected by a permanent dam of guide piles, sheet piles, and walings, whilst beyond and in front of it, for about 30 feet, the bed of the river is to be dredged, and filled in again level with con crete and stone pitching. Also a retaining wall and return walls, with counterfoils, are to be con structed; the former to be 56 feet in extreme length, 15 ft. 9 in. in height, and from 3ft. 9in. to lft. Gin. in thickness, built with picked " stocks " in Roman cement, on a piled foundation, and also pro tected by sheet piling ; and the return walls to be of similar construction, extending 15 feet from the bank, or backwards into the land. Concrete in the foundations and as backing and " puddle" behind the wall, will be employed. For these works a coffer-dam will be required. From the retaining wall above described a double " storm outlet" channel is to be formed for present use and eventual use, as may be required This outlet channel is to be 180 feet in length, and in construction of the work the foundations are to be got in, the walls brought up, and the arches turned, to form part of the future outfall-sewer over the river Lea. At the end of this length of outlet channel, the two double lines of sewer, upper and lower, will commence (we shall follow the line upstream), and they are to be built in conjunction with each other for a length of 1,070 feet. In each of the lower sewers, and abont 670, feet from the outlet-channel, a tumbling bay is to be formed. The lines of sewers are to be constructed across and under the North London Railway, as just men tioned. Under the railway, and in a field adjoin ing, a double overflow chamber is to be built, 138 feet in length, 70 feet of which at the upper end is to be 40 feet 6 inches wide; and within that space walls are to be brought up at the sides and in the centre to form weirs, over which the water will flow and relieve the high and middle level sewers when overcharged. York-stone landings, in a double course, with rubbed joints, set with Portland cement, breakingjoint and made as nearly water-tight as possible, are to be used for the floor of the chamber and the bottom of the out let-channels. At the end of, and in conjunction, with, this chamber, three penstock chambers are to be constructed. A false bottom or floor is to be formed to two of these chambers, with open iron gratings, on a level with the inverts of the sewers, and between which and the floor of the outfall channel two flights of steps are to be constructed. In conjunction with the southernmost penstock chamber and high-level sewer; a length of 26 feet of the middle-level sewer is to be constructed—ter minated by a head-wall westward, and haring an opening to communictte with the high-level sewer, in which a penstock is to be fixed. Five cast-iron penstocks are to be fixed in the overflow chamber; two of them 9 feet 6 inches in height by 12 feet in width, are to be fixed at the junction of the high and middle-level sewers with the overflow cham ber ; and one of the same dimensions in the wall dividing the two sewers ; and the other two, to be each 6 feet in height by 12 feet in width, are to be fixed in the lower chamber. These penstocks are to be worked by chains and counter-balance weights. The Wick-lane branch sewer, it appears, will join the storm outlet sewer, or lower down, near the river—furnished with a flap and small penstock. The main line of sewer from the chamber above described will continue westwards, along and under a field, and bearing slightly north, through Victoria park, for a length of 2,740 feet. In this distance, the dimensions of the sewer, in the clear, will be 9 feet 6 inches in height, and 12 feet in width ; the invert will be two bricks in thickness, built with blocks in cement ; the side walls will be two and a half bricks with footings ; and the arch will be ,wo bricks thick—both - the last built in Barrow lime mortar. A portion of sewer which will form part of the new line, under Sir George Duckett's canal, is already constructed. .The line continues along and under Hackney-common, crosses Cass land-road, and under No. 3, Cassland-terrace, thence along West-street and the Darnley-road, and under Nos. 1 and 2, Paradise-row ; crosses Albion-road to the northern end of Fox's-lane, and, turning more westward, passes under No. 1, Church-street, by the railway station, crossing Church-street, just where the railway also inter sects. For the distance last described, or 4,540 feet, the sewer will be in the clear 10 feet in height, and 10 feet 9 inches in width, and will have 18-inch invert and arch, and 21 brick side walls. Where it crosses Church-street it will be in cement, with footings running through, and countcrforts— the wall being surrounded with concrete. From Church-street, Hackney, the sewer will continue along and under a line of road to a point opiosite Dalston-lane, for a length of 1,440 feet. It is here a barrel sew er of 18-inch brickwork, and 9 feet 3 inches in the clear. From Dalston-lane it will continue along and under Amherst-road, the Rectory-road (there nearly northerly), the Road way; Newington-common, and High-street, Stoke Newington, to the present open brook at the foot of Stamford-hill, a length of about 6,460 feet, as a 9 feet barrel sewer, inl4-inch brickwork. From near Stamford-hill -bridge the sewer will pass through pasture and garden-ground to a point in the Manor road ; the length is about 1,210 feet, and the size 8 feet 9 inches, with 14-inch brickwork. Thence turn ing westerly, and somewhat south, the sewer will follow the Manor-road, cross Lordship's-lane ' and Pass through meadow land t o th e Gr ee n-lanes for 1,050 feet, with 8 feet 6 inches diameter in 14-inch brickwork ; thence south-westerly, under the New River, to the centre of Blackstock-lane, length about 1,810 fe e t, di ame t er 8 f ee t 3 inches, and brickwork 14-inch ; thence along a new road called King's-road, to a point eastward of the embank• meet of the Great Northern Railway, length about 1,790 feet, diameter 8 feet, and to the centre of the Hornsey-road, distance 1,520 feet, diameter 7 feet 6 inches, next. along Tellington-road, to a point near the Holloway-road for 1,130 feet, the size 7 feet 3 inches. From the Tollington-road the line turns sharply round, and continues in a north-westerly direction along the Holloway-road—the sewer being, for the distance of 830 feet, up to the Seven Sisters-road, intended to be of 7 feet diameter, in 14-inch brickwork , and for 220 feet, beyond, reach ing to the Tufnell-park-road, of 6 ft. 6 in. diameter, in 9-inch brickwork. At the Tufnell-park-road the line again turns sharply round, and the sewer will continue in a due westerly direction along that road and across meadow-ground to the Highgate road. near St. John's-park Academy, Ken tish-town ; the length, 1,230 feet, being of 6 feet 3 inches diameter, and s-inch brickwork ; and the lengths of 1,470 feet, 1.500 feet, up to the intersection of Maiden-lane and the Junction road, and thence 1,730 feet to the Highgate-road, being of 6 feet, 5 feet 9 inches, and 5 feet respec tively. Th ence cross i ng the Hampstead Junction Itailivay, to the arch of the Fleet sewer in Mans field-road, Gospel Oak-fields, the length of 1,220 feet has a diameter of 4 feet 6 inches ; and the far thest portion at present proposed, passing along and under the Mansfield-road, to join the sewer already constructed opposite the end of Southamp ton-road, and in the line leading to South End green. Hampstead, a length of 1,800 feet, is to be 4 feet in diameter, and, as in the other cases, of 9- inch brickwork. The Wick-lane branch, or low-level line (so called in the specification), it will have been understood, is to branch from the line of the storm water out let. It will then pass across meadow land, and take the line of the brook, passing the canal at the existing culvert ; it will continue to White Post lane, and thence along Wick-lane and Park-street to a point where Homerton-lane and the Cass land-road intersect, The length is about 4.510 feet, and the sewer is to be a 6-inch barrel sewer, in 9 inch work. Thence due westward along Wick-road, and lastly, turning north, it will join the existing sewer of Bridge-street, Homerton, at a point on the line of railway before mentioned, the length being about 3,290 feet, and the dimensions of th• sewer 4 feet in the clear height, and 2 feet 8 inches in the width, with 9-inch brickwork. From a point near the junction of this sewer with the storm outlet channel, the "low-level" line is to be continued " with a drop under the invert" of that channel, 2 feet 6 inches by 3 feet in the clear, in 14-inch work, resting on footings and concrete; and at the same time two chambers are to be constructed, one for a penstock, and the other for a flap. The works, besides what we have named, include alterations to branch sewers; the required provi sion for Watercourses ; 100 ventilating shafts, and other matters. In some cases, where the brickwork of the arch of the sewer would be above the surface of the ground, 6 inches of concrete is to be added over the brickwork, and 6 inch e s o f su it a bl e mate rial from the trenches to be placed on that. Of the materials to be used, the bricks are to be the best description of picked "stocks," and those for the upper ring of the invert are to be the best description of Staffordshire blue bricks, to be built in Portland cement. Both are to be equal to samples at the office of the board, and no broken bricks are to be allowed on the works. The bricks are to be well wetted before being used. The joints are not to exceed 3-16ths of an inch in thicknem; next the interior surface. For the lime, Barrow lime is specified, unless other blue lias lime should be sanctioned. The Portland cement is to be of not less weight than 1061 b. to the bushel, and the Roman of not less than 761 b. to the bushel ; and the former is to be mixed two of cement to three of sand, and the latter two of cement to one of sand. In certain cases, however, the cement will be used neat. Besides surplus earth to be deposited in the line of the present brook, portions will be required on the main line near the Lea, and on the opposite side of the river. The earth in such cases is to be deposited in layers not exceeding six inches in thickness, mixed with water, and to be :punned and levelled down. The foundation for the con struction of the outfall sewer to Barking-creek will be so formed. The conditions bind the contractor to finish the whole of these works within fifteen months after the receipt of the engineer's order to commence, or to pay £5O as liquidating damages for every day over the time. £lO,OOO is to be allotted for pos sible extra works. The specification includes a schedule of prices, wherein digging with every expense of shoring, carting, &c., is set down at 2s. 6d. per yard cube; and concrete (six of ballast to one of ground blue has lime) at Gs. 6d., unless the ballast be got from the trenches, when the price would be 3s. 6d. Brickwork, of the blocks of " stocks" and Portland cement is put at 13 guineas a rod (half-brick being 15 guineas, whilst in Roman cement it is put at £l5. The work with Stafford shire blue bricks is put at £2O (that is, with Port land cement), and in Roman cement it is at £l9. Ordinary brickwork in Barrow lime mortar is put at £ll per rod, and in blue Has lime at 10 guineas. " Fir timber, left in trenches," is set down at 2s. 7d. per foot cube, whilst Memel or Riga, provided and driven in piles, &c., is 4s. 6d. The " articles of agreement," wherein the specification and general conditions are embodied, occupy 35 printed pages, and refer to 22, or 23, sheets of drawings. THE MISSING SHIP BOMBAY: DESPATCH OF TWO GOVERNMENT STEAMERS. Unfortunately we have no news of this ship which is at all calculated to relieve the anxious fears for her safety which arc now felt in all quar ters. The Bombay, our readers may recollect, was recently taken up by Government as a transport for the conveyance of troops to India, and in the early part of last month embarked at Gravesend some 300 officers and men of various corps—viz., Ensign Charles H. Atkinson and 11 men of the 61st Regiment, 43 men of the 94th Regiment, 1 subaltern and 34 men of the 7th Dragoon Guards, 64 men of the Bth Hussars, Captain Charles Steel and 32 men of the 17th Lancers, Ensign Arthiir S. Gilbert and 13 men of the 70th Regiment, Ensign Walter S. Brown and 12 men of the Ist battalion 4th, 2 men of the 33d, 16 men of the 71st High land Light Infantry, 10 men of the 72d High landers, and 57 gunners of the Royal Artillery. The vessel was provisioned for the convoy of 500 men, wi th all their baggage, to Kurrachee, and in addition to this we believe she had also 500 tons of railway metals, with 300 tons of kentledge, or iron ballast, and 200 tons, or thereabouts, of water— nearly 1,100 tons dead weight in all. This was not an overload for a ship which is registered at 1,279 tons, but it was certainly enough, as the vessel, though teak built, is 50 years old, having been launched at Bombay in 1809. However, had the Bombay quitted England in this trim, and gone direct for her destination, nothing more could have been said. But in addition to the 300 troop. cn board, she had also to take detachments amounting to 190 men from Cork. Of course, any one would imagine that some vessels among our steam squadron that seem perpetually in reserve in all our dockyards would have been employed to bring round these men to a slow and her oily laden sail ing ship, or that, failing this, they would, at least, have been forwarded by one of the Cork steamers, which would have brought them all at something like £1 a-head. But the " How Not To Do It" system seems to have been rampant in the case of this unfortunate vessel, and the Bombay, after taking in her troops here, was ordered to sail round from Gravesend to look for the rest of her men. She sailed from England on the 9th ult., and up to within the last few days nothing was heard of her, and, unhappily, the news that has last arrived is by no means calculated to lessen the alarm which is now felt concerning her, and those she has on board. Lloyd's list of last evening gives us the following intelligence up to the 18th ult. The schooner Emma, Nankivell, of Plymouth, from Seville for Hull, was boarded cn the 24th id s t. off Dingle. Captain Nankivell stated that on the 18th inst., in lat. 49 18 N., long. 15 23 W., he passed a large ship called the Bombay, steering W.S.W. before the sea, main and mizenmasts gone by the board, foretopsailyard gone in the slings, sails blowing about in shreds, flying jibboom hang ing to the bowsprit, ship rolling very heavily, and a g rr i je i i a s t n n c u t nbr i c i e eo t . people beyond a doubt os observed gives oanindoesetk." sad pic ture of her condition at that time. The distance here spoken of is about 440 miles from Cape Clear, and though 12 days have elapsed since that date nothing has yet been seen or heard of her. The ship is a very strong one, and Captain Flamank. her commander, is an accomplished and well-tried sailor, on whose experience and judgment the utmost reliance, fortunately, is placed; but, from the crippled and unmanageable state in which the vessel was seen, as well 4s from the heavy weather that has since prevailed, there is no disguising the apprehensions that arc now spreading respecting her. On the perilous situation of the ship being communicated to the Admiralty, the Lords of the Admiralty immediately forwarded a telegraph dis patch to the naval authorities of Plymouth, direct ing the sailing of two steamers without delay in search of the disabled ship. Most earnestly do we hope that the result of these combined efforts may lead to a quick and happy solution of the doubts and fears abroad, and as earnestly do we trust that the disastrous voyage of the Bombay may be the last of the kind undertaken by sailing transports for India to pick up a handful of men at Cork. NEW WORK BY MR. TUPPER.—Among the an nouncements of forthcoming works which are likely to excite considerable interest, we observe that of a new work by Mr. Martin F. Tupper, the author of "Proverbial Philosophy." It is entitled " Stephan Langton," and i s t o appear in a few days, in two volumes, illustrated with steel engravings. In these volumes Mr. Tupper, it is said, has devoted his pen to a romantic biography of the celebrated archbishop to whom England is mainly indebted for the great charter of her liberties. 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