The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET ,7IVD CITY N. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The money market continues rather active, owing to the necessary arrangements for to•rnorrow, the 4th inst. Notwithstanding the recent contraction of trade, the engagements now arrived at maturity represent a heavy aggregate amount, and the de mand for accommodation has been temporarily aug mented in consequence. Owing to the large avail able supplies, however, the best description of trade bills are negotiable as low as 3 per cent., and the inquiries at the Bank are, therefore, very mode rate. The foreign exchanges yesterday exhibited a slight decline in the rates on Vienna and Trieste. ?Nearly the whole of the Mexican dollars by the Tasmanian have been disposed of at ss. lld. per oz., showing a decline of about 2d. compared with the price obtained for the previous supply. The Magdalena has been announced from the Brazils with £1,836 in specie. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Peter Brown, carpet warehouseman, yesterday, a compo sition of 12s. 6d. in the pound was agreed to. The liabilities are £27,762, and the assets £21,408. The creditors of Messrs. J. J. Tilley and Co., warehousemen, also met yesterday, for the purpose of considering the propriety of accepting 4s. in the pound, or whether the estate should be adju dicated in the Court of Bankruptcy. After some discussion only a small majority were in favour of the former course. The steamer Pera, which leaves to-morrow for India and China, will take out only £89,629, viz., £3,067 in gold, and £86,562 in silver. A fair amount of business was recorded in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and the pre vious advance was fully maintained. The sales were about 10,000 bales. Increased firmness has been exhibited in the market for Public Securities to-day, owing to speculative purchases, and an advance of fully 4 per cent. has taken place, Consols being 931, Z. for money, and 931 1 for account. The receipt of higher prices from the Paris Bourse has produced a favourable effect. India 5 per Cent. Loan is steady at 1031 1; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper has improved to 961 ; ditto 51- per Cent. to 1021 ; and the Debentures are firm at 96: ; Exchequer Bills remain at par to 3s. prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is rather more active, and prices generally show a further improvement.` Turkish 6 per Cents. are 74 to 741 ; ditto New, 561 to 57; and the 4 per Cents. remain at 1011 ; Grenada Active, have advanced to 17-1- 18 ; ditto Deferred to 61 7; Peruvian 3 per Cents. to 731 ; Russian 41 per Cents. are steady at 931 ; ditto 3 per Cents. at 631 ; but Spanish are flat at The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2k prem. ; the Thames and Mersey, t I prem. ; and the Universal, -1 y prem. There has been rather more buoyancy in the Railway Share Market, and prices generally have shown an upward tendency. North-Western, South-Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln, and Great Western have improved ss. ; Brighton and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; Midland, 15s. ; South-Eastern, £1 ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, £1 ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in mo derate request. South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian are firm at 111 111, and Dutch Rhenish have improved to 131. Grand Trunk of Canada have improved to 271 and Great Western of Canada realise 131 Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have remained steady at previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities India Stock .. Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent ... 102 f Ditto Debentures, 1858 — Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO .. Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Accoimt, 11th Oct .. 93a i i Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto (Uribarron), 41-per Cent. Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • • Ditto 41 per Cent 931 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Spanish 3 per Cent... - Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred 'Al Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931 93a Ditto Account 93a 93/ Their Royal and Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Wurtembur,g have left Claridge's Hotel for Belgium. His Highness Prince Menschikoff has arrived at Claridge's Hotel frOm Paris. The Earl and Countess of Bective have left Bray, county of Wicklow, to join Mrs. Thompson at Underly Hall, Kirkby-Lonsdale, Westmoreland. We are happy to learn her ladyship has quite recoved from her late severe illness. The Earl of Mount Edgecumbe has arrived at Penance's Hotel from a cruise in his steam yacht off Cowes. The Count and Countess Bobrinsky have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Paris. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—A marriage is ar ranged shortly to take place between Alfred Joseph Tich borne, Esq., son of Sir James Francis Doughty Tichborne, of Tichborne Park, near Alresford, Hants, and the Hon. Miss Arundell, daughter of Baron Arundell, of Wardour Castle, Salisbury. DEATH OF THE REV. DR. ALEXANDER FLET enEa.—We regret to announce the death of the Rev. Alex. Fletcher, of Finsbury Chapel, East-street, Finsbury-circus, at the advanced age of 84 years. The reverend gentleman expired at his country seat in Essex, on Sunday afternoon, after a long and painful illness. The disease which was the immediate cause of death was dropsy. THE PRINCE GF WALES IN CANADA. —A telegram from Chicago says—The Prince of Wales has arrived here, via Detroit. He has been received with the most gratify ing and cordial enthusiasm. All the Royal party are in excellent health, and go from here for three days shooting on the prairies. THE WEATHER IN THE NORTIL—The weather on the coast of Northumberland, which was extremely , stormy on Sunday and the two previous days, greatly im proved on Monday, and yesterday was extremely fine. About 200 vessels have sailed from the Tyne since Monday at noon for nearly all parts of the world. NOTTINGHAM GREAT OCTOBER CATTLE AND Cu asn FAlR.—This great annual business and pleasure fair commenced on Tuesday, the 2d instant, and was pro claimed for nine days. There was a tolerable supply of horses, most of which were of inferior quality, and sold at irregular prices, while anything good and useful made very high rates. The best animals were disposed of on the pre vious day (Monday) at the stables, and many of them moved off at over 100 guineas. The demand, however, was decidedly flat, and secondary qualities hang heavily on hand. Good cart horses made X,•50 • secondary, £3O to £45 each ; colts, £l6 to £lB ; nags, £4O to £5O ; rough Irish colts, £ l2 to £l4. P R ICE OF GOLD. —The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mille die., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears th at _ gold i s at about the same price in Par i s an d London. By advic es f rom t h e c i ty o f Hamburg the p rice of gold is 4241 per mark, and the short exc h a nge on London is 13.4 p er £ 1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is rather mor e th an 3-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of ex change at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 100! per cent., which, when compared with. the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the exchange is slightly in favour of England ; :and, after making allow ance for charges of interest and difference of interest, the present rate leaves a small profit on the importation of gold from the United States. MR. SPURGEON AT HIS DEVOTIONS. —The Hon. G. J. R. Gordon, her Majesty's Minister at Stuttgardt, it appears, was at the English chapel at Baden-Baden on the Hetlws describes same Sunday that Mr. Spurgeon was. " Mr. Spurgeon's conduct in a letter to the Union :—_ Mr. Spurgeon, accompanied by a lady, entered the church soon after I did, and they occupied places as near the pulpit as possible, and in front of the congregation. They bot h of them maintained their seats during the whole service, nei ther standing nor kneeling at any part of it, an d my att en- Von being attracted by their demeanour, I observed them whispering and smiling, and on one occasion even obliged to cover their faces with their handkerchiefs to conceal their laughter. They were seated close and at right angles to me, so that I could not avoid observing and being scan dalised by their unseemly conduct, which lasted during the whole service. At one moment Mr. Spurgeon made a movement as if to leave the church, but was unfortunately restrained by his companion. Mr. Flower's sermon made reference to baptismal regeneration, and Mr. Spurgeon be came so much excited by the clear and positive enunciation of catholic doctrine made upon this point by the preacher, that he once certainly expressed audibly his dissent, as judged by his tone of voice and gesture, though I did not o etch his exact words ; and throughout the sermon he con tinued to show his disapprobation or ridicule of what wts said. 1 will only add *hat during the sermon Mr. Spur geon's manner became so excited and unseemly that I ex pected at any moment he might get up and answer the preacher, or commit some other gross act of impropriety; and that I and a friend near me were fully prepared, had he done so, to hays removed him from the chapel." TIM SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 3, 1880. BRITISII POSSESSIONS. !Belfast and Ballymena Wrol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blackburn IBlyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter ! Caledonian Cn:teflon J.; Cart Volt), a Cork 'l and Brt,.(lon (,'ork, IflroCk,, c l'as3age Cornwall A ( r_rMs no div r)4) 11111E16p: - . ljeran Do B hasbeen d. Dublin ,t Belfast June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. •lunc 'East Anolian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late FlU3ds East Suffolk Do I Edinburgh (tr Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth Lt Clyde Junction 'Furness .... ;lash. and S.Western Great Nthn. of Scotland' Great Northern Do do A stock Po do ft do Gt. S. W. of Ireland IGreat Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshir , London end Blackwalt Lon., llrig.ht.. &S Coast Lend., Chat., and Dover l Lond. &Nth. Western Do eighths ILond. k ~ t h. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & EnnisKlllen Man. Shef. &Lincoln 10 11 47 48 ..... Maryport and Carlisle Do do 4 shares Metropolitan Midland . Do Pirminz. & Derby 3 2d 129 120: 1 102 101 Gt. W. of Ireland Doi shares Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and C Newry & Armavh, def Newri , Warnpt. Ros NorfoNthn. Counties Union North British . .. Nor.Dey.Rail&Dk.stul , D • stk ; A recs no d. until (pchas beenpd.B, Do TI stock 7 6d 54 56 3i 3} d 61i 62 Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , G.N.E. purchase no Leeds ..... . . Do York . North London North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & G rantli am Rail Peebles ...... • • • • Portsmouth lthymney.... • • • • • •• • • Scottish Central Scot N. E.. Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittin °bourne & Sheer. South Devon .... • • • • • • South Eastern ...... South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington 1101 a 1021 571 M 4 88 68} 102 104 3f 31d 91 10 63 CI 112 114 331 346 86 88 49 51 6 7 41 43 83 tni 62 64 78 60 6 381 396 8 5 94p Da do Stockton & fTartlepool Taff Vale . . Do Pref. No 1 ThamesiTavenDk&Rall Ulster ... •• D 0.......... ...... .. 451 50 2 34p d 56 58 11f 11; Do: ....... . Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford R., Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West C. - Irnwall West London. Do Ist class 6j 7 ' Do 2(1 class West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford 44 46 10 11 24 2.1 PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. 1 I !P a id . 1 Closing Business Railways. Share' I Price. Done. Stare ],lines. 1 Mines. p aid. l Closing Business Price. Done _ • 25 Dllythe and Tyne 10 per ) c. pref. (issued at £so alt— f ytk Rris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 95 97 20 Do. do. do. Shares 14 stock Caledon £10,41 per cent 100 100 102 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent... all 201 211 Dun.Perth&Aber Tun. . all 5 4 6 stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c. 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... 100 110 113 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c._ 100 10 108 stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 110 112 110} stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 stock Do. New 6 pet et. stock. 100 123 125 stock Eastern TJnion,4 per ct. 106 81 83 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar._ 100 stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 111 113 stock Do. 4p. c. Ana. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 76 78 stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 103 105 stock IGlas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 120 122 stock Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 115 117 stock Do.sp.c.ltedm., 10 p.c.pm 100 110 112 stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 i Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 81 86 10 ,Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. all stock Gt. Sn. & (Ireland)4 1 100 97 09 / p. ct. prefl stock 50 ,Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. sp. ct. . 6 lock ; Co. Redeemable, 41 p.et'l 100 99 101 stock ;Do. lledeemable, 4p. et 100 89 91 stock IDo. Irredeemable, do lOO 90 92 01 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 101 1001 8 ; Do. Tlirm. Pref. Shares, all 9 4 10 10 li3t. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sli. all 171 181 10 'Do dcs p. ct. pref all lei 104 stock Do Ilirm.e.onar. stock lOO 76 78 263 Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 131 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s3s 10d pc 100 stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) 100 stock Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gn. No.l 100 115 117 stock Do. sp. c No. 2 100 115 117 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 115 117 stock Do. do. 40 per cell'. 100 102 10.4 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares 5 stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock lOO 52 156 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) 100 130 134 stock Do.4p.e.S.(diy.defltil '65) 100 68 70 stock Lon. Chat. and Dover lOO 91 93 92 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et... 100 117 119 stock Lon. &S.W, 7 p. et. stock 100 150 155 stock Do. 40 per cent lOO 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2s. 6d. ..... all 120 Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh. all 121 Londony. & Ennis. Ish all 124 13 stock Van. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 100 126 128 6 Do. .£6 , stock Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent ; 5 I II) 120 liaryr,ort & Car., 4p. c ' all 121 Do. 41 per cent. all stock Slid. Con. 6p. c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6p.c. 100 1 38 140 stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 01 103 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Lek!. & Hit. pref. st. 100 92 91 stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 50 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. e lOO 110 112 stock Do. New, gna. Sp. c lOO 108 1111 101 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she 1 ; 11 p 10 ' Do. do. do. all stock Nth.Dev.ltail. &Dck.Co. 100 stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 93 stock Do. flerwicic, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 101 103 1001 17 Do. do. do 13.4. id ip 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848. 9 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 p 1 p 20 North Staffordshire.... all 221 231 10 lihymney Guaranteed. all ' 8* Scottish Central. new pf all stock Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock.... 100. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. 100 120 123 stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 130 133 lOs South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 11 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent.l all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading, Ann., 1.0.6) • all 24 241 stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 102 104 stock Do. Fixed 11 p.c. Ist is. 100 102 104 stock south "iVales, gua. 4p. c. 100 89 91 stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 100 102 stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 82 85 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 27. 281 25 Do. B 6 Der cent all 32 321 25 Do. C 6 percent all 32 331 stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. e. 100 46 50 stock W.Mid -Oxi Ist Gila stk 100 126 128 127 Do. 2d do 121 123 10 Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. all 04 10*, 10 Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf HOC all 124 rza 121 Do. till 1869, let is. all 14 141 120 Do. do. 2d is. 5 Do. Hereford 41 p.c. pf. all Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 41 51 20 British Iron Clifford , 220 210 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ), 1 435 (45 East. Bassett (Illogan) ! 30 1171 1221 East Caradon 2.14.6 91 101 ,E. Russel (Tavistk )' 7.4.0 111 12 ;Gam.&S t. Aubyn(G wen ) 54/ 28 30 ;Great South Tolgus... 17s 11 111 IG.Wheal Alfd. (Philack . ) 12.13.9 14 G. Wheal Vor (lielston) 0/ 1 15 ;Grenville ~ 5.14.6 3 31 Herod's- F00t.......... 8.12 30 32 (Lady Downs 4.8.6 31 4 - ILady Bertha ..- Margaret (Uny Lelant) 91 42 44 North Downs 2i 51 51 'North Frances (Illogan) 11 25 31 N.Wh'l Basset (1110 , an) 5s 5 6 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 111 121 20 !Providence (Uny Lelnl)' 10.6.7 46 48 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 12s 15 11 'South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 295 315 ,S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 3l 21 21 1 ;S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim all 5 5 ,S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.1 -.9 125 135 !Stray Park 22.15.0 57 59 5 :Tamil' Silv.& Lead Min 45 25 21 10 Tin Croit 9 47, 51 'Vale of Towey (Carm ) .'Zs 6d 4 ,West Basset (Illogan) ll • 175 181 ,W. Caradon (Lskeard) 5 76 80 !West Seton !Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 130 135 IWheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 80 85 !Wheal Edward (Cals.) 61 11- ?4 ;Wheal Kitty (11.Lelant) 1.7.2 151 161 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 25 27 ,Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 51 . 24 26 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Au etre ian 1 BonAccordCopper,Lim lss d 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at p ) 271 11 1/ 20 Do.St.Johndel Itey,Lim, 15 275 285 5 Do. Land and Mining,Co.l all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. 1 die. 40 Cobre Copper Copiapo .l 16 9 11 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming Co, ail / 1 2 ;Fortuna. 20 ;General all 12 23 2 !Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 5 d pr 11 IKapunda (Limited) 3 IL , rares all 1 10 11 5 iLusitanirn 2 1d 1p 1 ;31ariquira all 1 k 1 I N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L l2s.6d. I 1 d 20 'Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 5 6 5 Port Philip 1 1 jScottish Austrin. (L.) los. 1 281-81 United Mexican . ail , 1 21 1 Worthing (Limited) all i 1 I Do COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July' 100 113 116 Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 ' Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 113 Do. 6p. cent. 1883 160 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 111 113 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 111 113 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1025 103 I Do. Scrip 5O 1 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 106 107 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 100 101 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwda! 100 99 100 1191 !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up. 100 108 110 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1 - ! Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 106 107 1061 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. • 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 78 60 40 Australasia all 78 25 Bank of Egypt. all 191 204 100 Bank of London 5O 50 62 20 Bank of Turkey 3 11 11 50 British North American all 20 ' Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 21 20 25 Ch. Mer. of In. L on.& Ch. all 100 City 100 Colonial . 21 37 39 20q1 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 14 151 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20, Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 231 24 50 London and County .. 20 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 100 London & Westminster 20 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 Do. new l2 50 National Bank ........ 25 20 New South Wa1e5...... all 20 Do. new 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank all 16 17 100 Provincial of Ireland • 10 Do. new sll 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union of London l2 100 Unity Mutual 6O MISCELLANEOUS. 10 'Anglo-Mexican Mint all 14 141 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 27 29 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 51 50 British American Land 40 30 32 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lint) all 35 37 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 16 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 12 14 321 Canada Land all 114 117 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all stock Cop.hlin.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 7i per cent. stock Crystal Pa ace stock Do. Preference stock Do. 6p : c. Pei set. Deben lOO 106 1(8 stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 ld pr 5 English &Aus. Copper all 21 24 15 Gen. Steam Navigate xi 14 1 Great Ship L imited) all 1 Do. 171 pct Preference i * 5 Lon. District TeL (Lim.) 2 20 London Discount (Lim.) 5 11 14d 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 11 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2 21 n 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 hied. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 2 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 14 11 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 lid 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all 100 N. BrAlsrovaSeotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all / 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.) . 15s. pr 10 Orintl.ln.Steam(Lim.)A 6 21 10 Ditto B. 10 Ditto C. 2s• par stock Peelß.Lnd.&3lin.(Lirn.) 100 '7 50 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam . all 72 74 50 Do. New 25 111 12} 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4lp.c all 17418 p 50 Rh coney Iron 15 Do. New all 51 64 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 124 321 31 stock Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 123 126 25 South Australian Land all 33 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all k• 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do all 5 7 20 Tr. & La. Co.olUpr.Can. 5 100 Van Dieunu'l Laud ' 9 10 Share Railways. Paid. S l ,l i ce n . g . Btlginess done 100 Atlantic &St Lawreuct all 80 84 $3 { !Born. Baroda&.Cent Ind stk 100 94 95 , Gu. 5 per cent.. 18 Do, Do. E 16 1/ 1 d 201 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 91 54d 20/ Do. New 10 Do. Preference .... . all 61 (34 Buffa lo,Brant,&GodriA 100 78 82 100 f 5 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187:', 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: , . 100 73 78 100 Do. do. June 1, 1871 100 70 75 5 Cleutta., , ,,S•Eastn. (Lim L3O. 1 d ip 20 t !rti, ,, , Eas tn. Prov. (Lim.' 2s. 20 Cape Town & 1 , 0 , :k Scrip 3s. 11 1d 31 20 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 7 1 1 4 1 d 171 betnerara. 20 Ea,tn. Benmij i ,u. 5p c 71 II 14 d stock East Indian,igu. sp. c. 100 991 Itoj 20 Do. 1' Shares Ext..... 15 4 d pr 20 Do. Jubbulpore l5 I d pr 100 Do. 41 pc. Debentrs all 93 99 100 Do: sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 101 102 20 Geelong & Melbourne ' Geelong Corporation 6 sto. 100 per cent. Bonds stock Grand Trunk of'Canada 100 261 271 271 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all 85 1.7 80 100 Do. 6 per et. Debentr all GO 53 511 1 t 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 - 100 Do. do. 1867 all 100 Do. do. 1872 tock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 96 97 954 20 D . o C N USI ‘ . ‘ o . Vl i n a dia( ) L 51. Tin ) 6 Idf d 7 20 (It.S guaranteed 5 per cent. 13 2 lid 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 134 14 13 1 4 201 Do. New 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with all 97 100 opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 98 100 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 98 100 98 100 Do. 5/ p. c. do. '77 do all 90 92 9 0 stock Madras, guar., 91 p. 0 lOO 83 85 84 4 4 stock Do. do. 5 per cent stock Do. 44 p. c. Extension 100 86 88 20 Do. Fourth do lO 14 If d 20 Do. do all stock Melb.Corp. 6p. 0. Bilis lOO Newßrunswick & Canda 20 RyskLan d(Lim.)g.6Pc all 5 7 Class A Capital Share .. Do. do. Land do , 20 Do. do. B Capital do all 5 7 Do. do. Land do. - - • • 20 Oude (Limited) stock Scinde .......... . 4 .: 100 99 100 20 Do. Punjaub .... ea g 7 li d If i 1 20 Do. Do. ..... .. 9 all . sto'ik IDo. Indus. St. ilo. r,+; ., 100 93 941 f i 20 iSt•Andrews &Quebec A 18 10 !Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 4 1 d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 ,Antwerp & Rotterdam all , 51 6 54 64 i l 20 ;Ardennes all — —p l 20 Bah.&S.Fran Lim.7 p.c. 81 101 d 74 1 5 Belgian East Junction all 1 1 20 Beziers to Graissessac.. all 6 learmeaux Mine & Rail all 24 21 100 Ccrpiabo Jr all o 10 I Ditto Extension .... all 21 2 d 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 15 31 31d 134 20 'Eastern of France .... all 291 251 6 20 ;Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. c. 6 I 20 I Do. do. all . b 20 IGreat Central of France all 20 IGt. Luxem., Con. shs... all 61 71 a 20 , Italian Junction 20 'Lake Constance & Bale all 20 ILierre & Turnhout 20 !Lyons & Geneva. 334 Maria Antonia .... 10 IDo. New . .... 20 ;Namur & Liege - 11 20 IDo. 6p. c. Pref. 16Northern of France.— all 38 39 I% 120 Do. New Shares .—.. 15 —— p 10 'Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 9 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 36 36 E 20 Paris & Orleans all 55 57 „„ I Recife & S. Fran. (Pere.) glut. 7p. ct. lirn l3 31 24d 10 st 20 'Riga & Dunaburg l4 10 Rome & Frascati 20 ;Royal Danish all 13 15 5 ;Royal Swedish 4 IDo. 7 per cent. Pref all 20 Sambre & Meuse 10 ;Do. 5/ per cent. Pref.._ all 81 81 20 'San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. c. 2 1 4 d 20 S. A.ust. &Lomb Venetin 12 11 04 d 111 4 20 Southern of France.— all 19 20 81 West Flanders ........ all 51 51 10 Do. s}p. c. Preference.. all 91 9 20 W. & N.W. of France .. all 22i 231 23 ;Western of Austria.... 6 20 I Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire ...• Chester it Holyhead.. Do. do. 5 per cent. Do. do. 5 per cent. Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshireg.6 p.c. E.Union,Harwich Shs Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. Do. New ........ Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.& Bull and Selby Do. Shares . Do. Shares Lanc.& Carl. gua.s p.c. London & Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. 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Closing Price. stock Commercial lOO s t oc k Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.2lln lOO s t oc k East and West Indies lOO s t oc k London lOO ~ s tock St. Katharine... lOO — stoc k Southampton lOO — stock Viethria . ali• • • 100 Si d 101 10 DO NOW ~ .m.osiditZtos * id 1 1 p , d. l Leasing \Closing Business '"' Co.'s. Price. Done. 95. Business Done. SP ORTIN G INTBLLIG EN CE. M ALTON RACES.-TUESDAY. The Two-year-old Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 31b. Straight half a mile. Mr. T. Valentine's Scrubbing Brush (Charlton ) Mr. I'Anson's Caller Oui Mr. G. Forster's Stanton (51b extra) The following also ran :—Authoress, Bookaloom, and Miss Dunstable. Betting -6 to 4 agst Caller Oni, 7to 2 agst Scrubbing Brush, and 6to 1 agst any other. • l% ou. by a neck ; half a length between the second and third. The Two-year -old Selling Handicap Plate of 50 sovs given by the fund. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. l' Anson's Creel, Rst 41b (Withington) 1 Mr. Winteringham's Edendale, 7st 9th (Challoner) 2 Mr. Gibb's Morella, Bst (Grimshaw) 3 The following also ran :—Suckling, Bucephalus, and Lady Elizabeth. Betting-- - -2 to 1 agst Edendale, sto 2 agst 31orella, and sto 1 agst Bucephalus. Won by half a length ; a head between second and third. The winner was sold to Mr. Peck for 51 guineas. The Malton Handicap of 10 sous each, 6 ft, and only 2 if declared, with 100 added. One mile and a half. Mr. W. Scat na Prologue, 3 yrs, Gst (Metcalfe) 1 Mr. PAnson's Hegira, 6 yrs. Ist (Robins on ) 2 Mr. Wbitchead's G re t a , 3 yrs, Gst Glb (Hibberd) 3 The following also ran :—Priuce of Denmark, Aristode mus, Walkington, Secret Treasure, and Cambondo. Betting-3 to 1 agst Greta, 4to 1 each agst Prince of Denmark and Prologue, and 7 to 1 agst any other. Won by six lengths. Greta was a bad third. The Fitzwilliam Plate of 50 sovs in specie; two-yr-olds, 7st ; three, Bst 101 b ; four, 9st 41b ; five and up wards, 9st 61b ; m and g allowed 41b. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. J. Scott's The Bushman, 2 yrs (Madden) 1 Mr. E. Gill's Lioness colt, 2 yrs (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Eastwood's Ruby, 2 yrs (J. Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—Balnamoon, Crusade, Dutch man, and Hawise. Betting-5 to 2 agst Bushman, 3to 1 agst Lioness colt, and 4to 1 agst Balnamoon. Won by a neck; and a head separated the second and third. The Union Hunt Cup, value 100 sovs for half-bred horses only : four-yr-olds, llst ; five, llst 101 b ; six and aged, 12st ; gentlemen riders. Two miles. Mr. Rewlay's Tarquin filly, 4 yrs (Hopper) 1 Mr. R. Bower na Contention, 5 yrs (Mr. Bower) 2 Mr. Reynard'e h b by Ferzhill, 5 yrs .. (Mr. Leighton) 3 The following also ran :—Pirate, Peep o' Day, Screw • driver, Sir Harry, Sunrise, Tom Brown, Maroon gelding, and Raby. Betting-5 to 4on Peep o' Day, 4to 1 agst Tom Brown, 6 to 1 each agst Pirate and Tarquin filly, and 7 to 1 agst Raby.—Won by a length. The Fernhill half-bred was a bad third. For this race Mr. Cass's Pirate came in first, a length in advance of Tarquin filly, but, on coming to the scales, he was found to be half a pound short of his proper weight, and the race was awarded to the filly by Tarquin. The Norcliffe Handicap of 50 sous for all ages. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Thompson's Eidolon, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (Mr. Thompson) 1 Mr. F. Bell's Hirunda, 2 yrs, 6st 51b (Grimshaw) 2 Mr. I'Anson's Bab at the Bowster, (Robertson) 3 The following also ran :—Tommy Noble, Edmund Kean, Erica, Atropia, and Village Maid. Betting-2 to 1 agst Eidolon, 3to 1 agst Bab at the Bow star, and sto 1 agst any other.—Won by a neck ; a head between the second and third, CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. CESAREWITCH. 12 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken) 14 to 1 agst Barabbas (taken) 16 to 1 agst Golden Pippin (taken) 16 to 1 agst Comforter (taken) 20 to 1 agst Newcastle (taken) 33 to 1 agst Alderman (taken) 33 to 1 agst Moorcock (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 25 to 1 agst Prelude (offered, take 30) BETTING AT MANCHESTER-YESTERDAY. Great changes may very naturally be expected in the Cesarewitch betting the nearer we approach the time of running. Yesterday there was a great rush on Barabbas, Optimist, and Conscript ; to day, they were not in such great force, and their places were taken by Golden Pippin and Killigrew ; the former advanced to 15 to 1, and the latter to 16 to 1 (taken). The business transacted on these two horses comprise nearly all that was done on any future event during the day. Closing prices:— CESAREWITCH STAKES. 15 to 1 agst Golden Pippin (taken) 16 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken) 16 to 1 agst Barabbas (offered) 20 to 1 agst Optimist (taken) 20 to 1 agst Conscript (offered) 20 to 1 agst Comforter (offered) 20 to 1 agst Newcastle (offered) 25 to 1 agst Bevis (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Mavourneen (offered) 33 to 1 agst Glendinning (offers to take 40) 33 to 1 agst Cape Flyaway (offered) 50 to 1 agst Ancient Briton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sandy M'Pherson (taken) 50 to 1 agst Viatka (taken) EXTRAORDINARY RACE CESAREWITCII STAKES.— YOUATT WILLIAM GRAY'S advice on this race reveals all the mysteries connected with this extraordinary event. No previous contest for this or any other great event ever mys tified the racing public more than the betting on the present Cesarewitch Stakes. 20 to lon the field nine days before the race is to many a puzzler. A horse now at 3►to 1 ought, but will be at 8 to 1 before tho word " go," is sure to win. He has kept an eye on every move while at New market, but in spite of all dodging is not to be cheated. Pitman has already tried one, Tame Deer has gone to try another, Master Bagot a third, and the fourth, and very likely the winner. Remember, nothing could stall me off St. Albans for the St. Leger, and come what may I shall remain staunch to the helm, with the confidence of bringing my friend's investments to a profitable and victo rious issue. Cambridgeshire Stakes, a horse at 100 to lis sure to win by half a distance. Terms, to the end of the season, 7s. 6d ; all races up to and including the Cam bridgeshire Stakes, ss. ; the two great events, 2s. 6d. Ad dress, 15, Charing-cross. N.B.—A liberal per centage is expected on the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire. Take the double event, £l,OOO to £1 can be obtained. ' A Q VATIC& SCULLERS' RACE FOR £5O. One of the finest races ever seen was rowed yesterday between two novices, and goes further to establish the fact that the unknowns who row for small sums row the best races. Ths competitors were Edward Eagers, waterman, of Chelsea ; and John Tagg, waterman's apprentice, of I Moulsey, the former being six or seven years his opponent's senior; but a very much smaller man. The stake was £25 a side, and the distance to be pulled over was Putney to Mortlake. The Lalla Rookh accompanied the race, and Mr. Newnham having been appointed referee, and other preliminaries settled, the men get to their posts, Eagers with the best place. Eagers dashed away with the lead, but was immediately caught, and then commenced a splen did race. They were level for 100 yards, and then Tagg began to lead, and had soon got almost clear, but Eagers kept him there, and so they rowed to beyond the Crabtree, where Eagers repeatedly came over his opponent's stern only to be left astern again, and they passed under Ham mersmith-bridge with Tagg just clear. Eagers here kept spurting up, and 200 yards further ao came up that he was going by, when they fouled. Tagg pulled himself clear, but Eagers again drew up, and on Tagg rowing across him a second foul was the result. This went on without any change right up to the winning post, Tagg, as often as Eagers attempted to pass him, rowed right across him, and Tagg came in first with Eagers on to his scull. An appeal was made by Eagors's umpire to the referee that the race should be his, as Tagg had caused the fouls, and the referee at once and very properly declied that Eagers had won. The bulk of the large amount of dollars brought by the Mexican packet has been disposed of at 610. per oz. being a decline of id. on the rate realised for those by the last mail, and of id. upon the price obtained for late arri vals. Considering the magnitude of the amount arrived, this is thought to be a fair price. The dollars will not be deliverable at the Bank for nearly a week. THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.— A number of large shareholders in the Great Ship Com pany met the directors yesterday by invitation, to consider and determine on future operations, and a statement of their decision with the report of tho Board of Trade will be published in the papers by the directors. The decision, in brief, was to detain the ship at Milford Haven during the winter, to lay a new deck, introduce a warming appa ratus, and make a thorough and proper completion of the main screw shaft bearings. The Board of Trade reported the hull of the ship as perfect. No additional capital is believed to be required. WRECK OF THE ROBERT IL DIXEY.—LOSS OF ALL HANDS.—We regret to chronicle the wreck of the magnificent Liverpool and New York packet ship Robert H. Dixey, with the loss of all on board. The melancholy intelligence is embodied in the following brief telegram, re ceived at Liverpool yesterday, from Now Orleans :—" The Robert H. Dixey, bound from Liverpool to New York, and thence to Mobile, was blown ashore at the latter place, and became a total wreck, All on board perished." The date of the sad catastrophe is not given ; but no doubt the next mail from the United States will give full particulars. THE LATE DEATH FROM CHLOROFORM.—In re ference to the recent death at the Northampton Infirmary from chloroform, a physician sta'es that there is a remedy now in practice to prevent such occurrences, but which is not generally known. It consists in making the patient swallow a quantity of ammonia at the time of inhalation.— Northampton Free Press. A somewhat stzange incident is at the present moment serving as the subject of discussion in the Prus sian journals. It is stated that Count Perpoucher ' the Prussian Minister to the King of Naples, placed at the disposal of King Francis, at Gaeta, the Prussian vessel Loreley, to carry secret despatches to the Commandant of the fortress of Messina. The National Gazette, and aft the Liberal press, comment very severely on this act of the Prussian diplomatist. THE AFFRAY AT DERRYMACASIL—LITRGAN, Monday.—The adjourned inquest on the body of Thomas Murphy, who died from the effects of a gunshot wound re ceived at Derrymacash on the 12th of July, was resumed and concluded this day. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased died of a gunshot wound inflicted by some persons unknown. They also added that the peace of the country would be much promoted by the discontinuance of party displays of every kind, A VISIT 2'o THE TAI-P.INGS: We have so little authenticated information con. cerning the Chinese rebels, that the following nar rative by the Rev. Joseph Edkins will be read with interest. Mr. Edkins is by far the most learned and intelligent of our missionaries in China, but even he cannot quite govern his desire to see a nascent Christianity in the blasphemous pretensions put forward by these rebels:— "me approach of the Chinese insurgents to the neigh bourhood of the foreign settlement at Shanghai has revived the interest formerly felt in their movements. For some years they have beon declining., rather than advancing, in power, but 1860 has proved to be the epoch of a remarkable improvement in their prospects. Reduced to great straits in Nankin early in this year, they made a strong attack on the Imperialist forces at Tanyaug, a place which lies on the Shanghai side of the ancient capital, and has been oc cupied with a large army by the Imperialist generals for a considerable time past. Fortunately for the rebels, the two commanders, Chans Kwoh Liang and Ho. chun, were at variance. A victory was won. Ho-chun died, and his colleague committed suicide in the approved Chinese method, by swallowing gold. Such was the end of the matt who, by turns common pirate, rebel, and Imperialist com mander, has for several years been the main stay of the reigning dynasty in this part of the empire. " After Chang-kwoh-'Tang's death his troops, to the number of 20,000 or 30,000, deserted to the rebel cause, and added their strength to the devastating torrent that now swept down tho banks of the Grand Canal to overwhelm the unhappy inhabitants of Chang-chow, Souchow, and other cities. " When the intelligence reached Shanghai that the semi- Christian rebels were become our neighbours there great curiosity was felt to learn from pers: nal intercourse what are their present opinions and feelings hr regard to foreigners and Christianity. It was also thought to be highly de sirable that special information should be given them touching those points of doctrine and practice where they differ from ourselves. " A party of five, consisting principally of English mis sionaries, proceeded, at the end of June, to Soochow, and obtained the information embodied in this brief narrative. " At the outset much difficulty occurred from the fears of the boatmen and their refractory conduct. At last, after the promise of double pay, they consented to start, but they never ceased throughout the journey to give trouble in a way to which we have not been accustomed before. To visit the rebels requires in the Chinese considerable nerve, and we partly excused the troublesome behaviour of the boatmen by the consideration that if they had been obe dient and quiet they would most likely have been too timid for our purpose. " We proceeded up the Shanghai river, first to the south 20 miles, and then to the west 20 more, till we passed the pagodas of Sungkong, and made our way to Luchu, 50 miles from Shanghai. Here we met several boats owned by Eng lish merchants, waiting for an opportunity to pass the rebel territory into the silk district. The new silk is just ready for the English market, and the arrival of the rebels at this time at Kiahing and Nantsin, the two centres of the Taisaam and Tsatleo silk respectively, is very inopportune. "At a few miles past this place we noticed the people looking eagerly at a procession in the distance, which we found to be a body of rebels, horse and foot, on their way from Kiahing to Bingbong. Their route lay on the west bank of the Grand Canal. Leaving the villagers, who feared to venture nearer, we landed and walked towards them. The canal, 80 or 100 feet wide, now intervened,and we had therefore to return to our boats and proceed in them to the opposite side, where they had halted at a wayside harbour. The chiefs in the rear of the cavalcade entered our boats, as we invited them to do, and engaged cheer fully in conversation. " One of these chiefs, Ho. was extremely frank and obliging. He had left the Imperialist side in April and joined the insurgents. Ho is a Cantonese, and has often visited Hongkong and Shanghai. When questioned respect ing the religion of the party to which he belongs be excused himself from entering into particulars by stating that being a late adherent, and not having devoted his time to any thing but military operations, he could not do more than repeat the elementary formula of the Tai-ping creed. He also informed us that the head of the revolutionary move ment is, beyond doubt, still living. One of the other chiefs, a native of K wangsi, saw him twice at the beginning of this year, when he came out in public to worship the Heavenly Father. He makes these appearances once or twice a month. " In answer to a question respecting a relative of Tien wang, who went early in 1858 to Nanking to join the re bellion, we were told that he is now second in command, with the title of Kan-wang (Shield King). About five years ago he spent several months in Shanghai, and wrote out a commentary on the entire New Testament from the instruc tions of the late Dr. Medhurst. It was not then considered safe to allow him to proceed to Nanking, but he subse quently arrived there in 18;8 by the interior route from Canton. He was baptised by the Rev. Theodore Hamberg, a German missionary, in 1853, who was supplied by him with the information embodied in the pamphlet called The Visions of Hung. sin-Ishuen. The curious and authentic statements made in this book are our best lights on the early history of the rebellion. They vindicate satisfactorily its religious origin, and show that, while the founder has erred in regarding himself as the subject of immediate Divine revelations, he is a sincere believer in Christianity. The advent of his relative after several years of instruction under the Protestant missionaries may produce a painful influence upon his mind in leading him back to correct views of Scripture truth. "The Tai .ping chiefs loft our boats and remounted their horses, while we followed them by the Grand. Canal to Bing bong or Ping-wang. Great resistance was made at the taking of this place, which happened eight days before our visit. It now presents a painful spectacle. Those parts of the town which it is inconvenient to defend have been burnt or were still burning, when we were there, while the bodies of those killed, to the number of 60 or 70, had floated down the canal, and were met by us on our approach. The posi tion of this town is important, because the water-route from Soochow by the Grand Canal to the great cities Hangcheu and Hucheu separates here, proceeding southward by Kia hing to the one, and westward by Nantsin to the other. It was, therefore, stoutly defended by the Imperialists, and is now strongly fortified by the Revolutionists. Several thou sand long-haired men' were holding it, and they had con structed very secure defences. Tho town is not walled, and a complete circuit of earthworks, therefore, has been formed on the land side, the ditch and the space in front of it being made impassable by an infinity of small bamboo stakes in serted in the soft soil. The houses fronting the canals have been pierced with loopholes, and every preparation has been made for protection against assault. We saw only one or two cannon, and noticed few muskets in the hands of the defenders. The greater part of the rebels appear to have no weapons but swords and pikes. " We discovered the residence of our friend of the morn- ing after some search, prosecuted through ruined streets and crowds of Tai-ping soldiery flaunting in red and yellow attire. The doors and shop shutters had all been removed to help in fortification, and the common copper money of the country was strewn along the pavements. The inhabi tants who would have cared for it had been scared away by the terror of war, and the rebels, who many of them wear gold and silver bracelets, and precious stones in their caps, look with contempt on copper. Our friend Ho shared the residence of Siau -Ban-fa, one of the two chiefs in command at Bingbong. His former acquaintance with foreigners and foreign affairs led him to understand us much more readily than he could otherwise have done, and everything passed off smoothly both with the higher chief Siau and himself Siau; an old Tai-ping adherent, possessed consider able knowledge of his religious system, at least compared with those around him. While remarks were mado on the object of the death of Christ, several of the Kwang-si and Hunan men, who have been for several years in the move- ment, pressed round the table, listening with interest when they learnt that the books of Tien-wang, their instructor and leader, teach the same things that foreigners believe. " Our sleep that night was to be amid the incessant beat ing of the watchmen upon their gongs and bamboo clappers. The moon shone with unbroken serenity on that scene of destruction that surrounded us as we lay in our boats be tween the entrenched town on one side and the burning houses on the other. Mounting a high bridge close by the spectacle was striking. There was light enough from the moon and the red glare of fire combined to make every object distinct. A multitude of rebel banners, inscribed with the name of this and that leader, waved from the temple roofs and the tops of the principal houses, pointing out the quarters of the various divisions of the garrison. Some suspicious noises were heard in the burning suburb, and a party of the garrison was then seen to pass across the canal to reconnoitre, in case enemies were meditating mis chief under cover of the houses. "The next sun saw us already on our way to Wukiang and Souchow. A little girl of six stood weeping among fallen bricks and rafters. The rebels knew nothing about her, having seen her for the first time that morning, and gave us ready permission to bring her away; but th e child was so angry and unwilling when we endeavoured to carry the proposition into effect that we desisted. A foraging party went out of the town at the same time ; 40 men com posed it, having with them a boat to pass creeks, a good supply of hand-pikes, and one or two matchlocks. Their errand was to the houses of the villag ers to bring home vegetables, they said, and also fo wls, g oats, and pigs, wrested by furce from their owners without payment, but this they did not say. "Leaving our boats,we walked along the broad and grassy towing-path, which is now much decayed. It consists of a continuous embankment, with a wall of large granite stones facing the water. It used to bear annually the heavy tramp of the grain junk sailors, as they towed the Imperial grain northwards to Pekin. Now it looks comparatively deserted and retired, and has ceased to be the pride of the Govern ment and people. At a mile or two's distan ce f rom Bing • bong we noticed the villagers at work in th e fi e ld s, and glad we were to know that the civil war does not prevent agri cultural labours beyond a short remove from thg rebel sta tions. o At PAla-chill we entered a temple, Au i ts i dols , t o or more in number, had been mutilated or destroyed except one—the representation of the ' laughing Buddha,' made of hard wood. The natives on the opposite side of the canal appeared at their doors when they saw us, and informed us that they had rot been disturbed. Nothing there but the temple 11.1c1 been interfered with. We stopped to read a proeh , mation on the wall, intended to calm the minds of the people. It urged them to forsake wicked superstitions, and return to the true religion. Soochow had now, it said, been recovered, and all tho towns of the province must render allegiance to the new dynasty. Ttibuto must be brought, and if any opposition to the newly-established order were encsuntered sure and speedy vengeance would be taken. " Here and beyond, as we progressed on our journey, the fields were the scene of busy acti v it y . It was the time for planting out the young rice in rows in the irrigated fields. The wheat had been gathered, and the ground was being prepared by a layer of water artificially introd uce d for th e autumn crop of rice, and the ground has also to be previ ously ploughed and harrowed. So busy were the labourers at these employments that many of themseerned to take no note of boats passing with the unusual appendage of an English flag at their stern. " The canal here lips in a direction parallel with the eastern shore of the Tai-hu Lake, the islands in which are visible. A conspicuous pagoda marks the walled city, Wukiang, at which place, after a few hours' tracking, the boats arrived. The city gate is entered from a long bridge of lb arches, constructed across a lake. After a long walk we reached the residence of the officer in command, in the heart of the city. We noticed many of the rebels to be new adherents, pressed into the service reluctantly, or deserted soldiers. There was a brilliant display of yellow banners outside the quarters of the chief. In fact, he was on the point of making some tour of inspection, and a large body of men were ready to fall into procession as soon as he should appear. Such an abundance of red and yellow as we there saw gave us the impression that this chief was fond of pomp, and tender of his dignity. " We found him to be very cold and dignified, but polite. Volunteering no information, he answered our ques tions, and assured us that we might see the Chung Wang at Soochow without kneeling. He was an original adherent of the Tai-ping movement, and said that the Chinese and foreigners should be in harmony, seeing that they worship the same Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother (Jesus) and professed the same religion. We left him after a short interview, declining with thanks the provi sions which he offered to send us. " Towards evening we passed the 53-arch bridge through which lies the route to the Tai-hu lake, and soon arrived at the extensive but deserted fortifications vainly provided a few months ago for the defence of Soochow against the rebels. Reaching the south-east corner of the city wall we steered north for the gate known as the rung -men. The moat here was half choked up with the ruins of fallen houses and the unburied dead. It was a short but inexpressibly painful interval of time which passed before we came to the gate. These suburbs, once so flourishing and populous, were smoking in vast heaps on each side of us. A crowd of their once gay and active inhabitants were lying in the embrace of death on the waters round us. How could we but sym pathise deeply with the countless victims, most of them suicides seized with despair, of this terrible civil war f Se veral weeks before the insurgents arrived the mandarins of Soochow had ordered the destruction of all houses between the moat and the wall, and also the suburbs beyond. This measure was held to be necessary for the effectual de fence of the city. It invoked the burning down of num berless houses and streets where extensive trade was conducted, and preyed in the end to be of no benefit to any but the rebel chiefs who conquered the city. What was left undone the new occupants soon completed, and no houses now remain without the city, except those used as quarters for small parties of rebels placed on guard. " After waiting some minutes we were admitted within the gate. The walls are at this point perhaps 40 feet high. All along the top of the battlements round the whole ex tent of the walls wooden frames have been placed, armed with a multitude of small spikes. Besides this thero are sharp splints of bamboo thickly planted in the ground be- ;wean the wall and the moat. These precautions against surprises are well known in China, where the military art is well and minutely discussed in books, though in prac tice it is found to fail through want of courage and decision. " The old Kwang-si porter, tall and stalwart, who opened the gate to us, did not decide that it was right to do so till after a very careful inspection of the envelope in which our poseport was contained. We then found our way to the nearest officer, and were by him furnished with a guide to the palace of the Chung Wang. A walk of three miles brought us there, wearied with the way, and saddened by what we had seen. The busy hum of commerce, was re placed in the streets by the noise of gongs, the tramp of horses, and all the appearance of an armed camp. Rough looking men decked out in incongruous finery trod the pave- ment, iastead of the comfortable citizens formerly met here, whose rich attire suited wolftheir condition of easy affluence. Every convenient family house was made of the lodging- place of some yellow-robed and turbaned chief. Here and there on a bridge the head of a deserter, suspended as a warning, presented a grim spectacle. The original inhabi tants, of whom a few remained, looked hungry and wretched. Little respect is paid to such persons by the rebels; they are expected to carry burdens, in return fur which they receive a scanty subsistence. This harshness becomes insupportable to respectable icon accustomed to an easy life, and such are constantly on the watch to make their escape. "An immense private house had been chosen for the quarters of the Chung Wang ' Faithful King.' O.i arriving hero we were politely received ; but our introduc tion to the chief was delayed by a visit soon afterwards from the ' Flourishing King' Ying Wang. When he came and left we heard the deafening sound of a salute of nine fited with Chinese petards, accompanied by gongs and music. He had come to Soochow only two days before, and was till recently at the head of an army in Ngan-hwei pro- wince. 'While we waited several chiefs high in position caul° to converse with. us. " One inquired if we knew anything respecting the for mer friend of Tien Wang at Canton, Rev. I. J. Roberts. They had been directed on leaving Nankin to ask for his welfare when they came into communication with the western brethren.' "They told us that they perform baptism by rubbing water on the chest, and the rite is called entrance to the holy;' also that there are now about 50 publications autho rized by the central Government at Nankin, including the entire New Testament. A new brother is taught to repeat a few sentences of praise to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and is then received. "At about 8 p.m., after waiting perhaps an hour and a half, we were conducted to the entrance-hall, and stood on the rig'at for some minutes, at the end of the long train of officers and servants, 40 or 50 in number, who at ood facing each other in two rows. In the far interior was the chief himself whom we had come to see. After a salute of six, with the accompaniment of music and gong beating, we were marshalled up the long and gorgeous vista through which we had been stealing a few glances of curiosity. While in the waiting-room we had stated our objection to kneeling, and were permitted to appear with simply a bow and uncovered. After bowing and standing before the Chung-wang for a minute we were placed on his right, opposite his principal Ministers. "The hall of audience was carpeted with red. Large lanterns of horn held between the two officers who stood on each side added to the brilliance of the scene. They all wore robes and caps of red and yellow silk. The only person seated was the chief himself, who was habited in a rich yellow satin robe embroidered with dragons. His hat was of gold, and let fall on his shoulders four trefoil leaves, froiU each of which hung a large pearl. " The ' Faithful King' is a man of small, keen features; is 37 years old, wears spectacles with large circular lenses, and appears anxious to maintain a suitable dignity, while he is evidently goodnaturod and benevolent in disposition. llc is the conqueror of Chang-kweh-liang at Tanyrng', and the subjugator of Changchow, Soochow, and Kiahing. In ad dition to his military successes he bears the character of a good man, opposing the excesses of the troops under his command, and protecting the people from injury and in sult. It was to be expected that this man would behave in a friendly manner to his English visitors. "The conversation then commenced by his asking in go o d Mandarin dialect, with a Kwangsi accent, whence we came and for what object? Answer. `Faithful King ; may you live a thousand years. We come from Shanghai and b e _ moors long to the great En g lish nation. We have heard that y our religion is Ch ristian, like our own. We hip like you, the Heavenly Father. We have therefore come to make inquiry respecting this.' It appears, then, that your honourable country also pro fesses, like us, to b elieve in Jesus, the Saviour of the World. We aro of the same religion and are brethren. At present BienF en u ng's empire is approaching it s d , we have one half of the mountains and ri vers ' f or the celestial dynasty. Having now only recently taken Soochow, we have not erected a church, otherwise you might enter it with us and join in worship.' t ,, The:most of mankind worship images of wood and clay. The disciples of Jesus know that it is right only to worship God.' " ' It is this wicked idolatry that we found prevailing here and in other cities. God kas sent his Son Jesus to save the world from these their sins, and the younger brother of Jesus is our chief.' " `We • desire nothing so much as that idolatry may be uprooted from among men. We know the Kan-wang. He resided with us for several months at Shanghai. Afttr • wards he proceeded to Hong- kong, where ho remained st.l' under the protection of our missionary friends there, till he decided to go on to Nankin. He is well acquainted with our religion.' " 'We are under great obligations to you,' said the Chung Wang, for giving protection to the relative of our chief, and thank you accordingly. " We also know Lo-hiau-tsiuen, one, as we have heard, of the earliest acquaintances of the chief of your dynasty at Nankin. He has lately returned from the United States, and resides now at Canton.' " How old is he ?' " ' About 45.' " ' He must be muck less' " We do not in our country ask the question of ou SBA R. E 3141?KET.-(TIIIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHAKES AND STOCKS. Railways. !pallClosing Btudnesti Price. Done. 8 fq 73 8C 11; 12; (4 7 98 100 91.1 el' G. 74 8 16 17 524 63 40 42 28 30 81 82 29j 30; IC7 109 [l5l 116 120 122 30 132 10 112 74 741 60 65 115 115! 85 67 [lO 111 51 56 1001 ICOf 91 92i Sparc 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stcjK stock stock stock stock 50 stock stock stock stock stock 25 stock stock stock 19.16 A stock stock stock stock 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock t ack stock 53 i 74i t 116& f 17J 110} 55 44 1 . 0 1 92 4918 1291 i 30 all 100 3i 100 100 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 17} all 61a 2 [O2 l i i d SSI 88t 6 9 83 f 4: 624 !110 112 '207 210 61 63 115 120 92 94 friends ' What is your honourable age ? and I may he mis taken.' L " Yes, we understand. Your customs are different. But I think that Lo-hiau-tsiuen must be younger than 45.* How long have you been on your journey ?' " Four days. We passed on the way through 40 miles of the territory of the new dynasty.' " 'll hat day do you keep as a day of worship; and what four stars in the cycle of 28 denote the day ?, " Fang, Hii, Mau, Sing are the four days on which tlae worship day occurs.' " And what day in the week is this, then ?' " The second after the day of worship.' " The day, then, is the same in your nation as in ours. Ha% e you,any other matter cn which you wish to speak V " Our nation carries on trade with China; our country men are now desirous to obtain the new silk just ready for the market, from Kiahing, Nantsin, and other places. The forces of the new Celestial Dynasty are now there. It would be highly satisfactory if, in these circumstances, com • coerce should not be interrupted. If by some arrangement it could continue both natives and foreigners would find it beneficial.' " The Celestial Dynasty also desires that there be no obs truction to trade. It it continue, th e C e l est i a l Ki ng will levy customs upon goods which pass.' We have brought books upon our religion which we wish to present to the ' Faithful King.' We have them in our boats.' " ' That you may do to-morrow. Now, after your jour ney,or t h r y e o e u d m a y u s s nb theeNv ecaitryy.. IC l o h u a c v a e n o i r f d y e o r u ed pl ß ea r s o e th r e em r L ai i n eu tw to o provide supper for you and a lod g i ng. T hanks, thanks ' " After this conversation we left the palace with the same salute as on entrance, and were escort e d on h orses, pro vided by the direction of the King, to the residence of Lieu a high officer of amiable disposition, wh o entertained us , hospitably enough for the rest of the evenin g , On our expreFsing a wish to return at once to Shanghai, horses were brought, and we proceeded along the silent streets long after midnight had tolled, to the ponderous c it y _ gate, just outside of which we had left our boats. Au was still, except the noises of the watch, under the bright moon which illuminated our long ride. The drumming and clapping of the watchmen was only varied by the word of the night now and then passed from one to another On that occasion it was Hoh yih' combination in one Reaching our boats at 1 a.m. we sent Bibles and other books to the ' faithful king' and then lay down to rest. "It would have been extremely interesting to have staid for some days' as we had been invited to do, but it was ne cessary for us to return to Shanghai without delay, and the boatmen therefore lifted their anchors in the dead of night, and the dawn saw us already at a distance from the city, ploughing our way again along the Grand Canal. In the course of conversation with the Cantonese Lieu we inquired why the city had been so easily taken. lie stated that it was for no reason but that several tens of thousands of Imperialist troops (he said 80,000) deserted to them and gave the city into their hands. "However easy it may have been to take it, it does not appear likely that it will be easily recovered. The force in possession is very large. At least 40,000 or 50,000 must hold it. " We asked why, if the city was taken with little blood shed, the number of the dead was so great. He replied that the far greater part were suicides. With this statement agrees the too common fact that on the approach of danger the Chinese, in a multitude of instances, lose all hope, and throw themselves into the nearest well or stream of water. " We further inquired if they did not fear disease being caused by thq unburied corpses, and recommended that active measures should be taken to prevent this danger, also reminding him that many of the younger brethren' had time for the performance of this necessary act. He replied that the ' brethren' were extremely reluctant to undertake so disagreeable a duty, and that 10 days would not be suffi cient for the task. " The Mandarins in the city had all escaped before its capture. Reports have reached Shanghai of the governor of the province having been killed, also of his having been baptized ani proceeding with a rebel army to capture Hangehow. But these reports are not in accordance with :he information we obtained from Lieu and other rebel officers. They say that he escaped like the rest, while the others, however, found their way to Shanghai, he alone is missing. " The rebels have establishcd six titles t after that of ' King.' Most of them are new and unusual in China. They are partly capricious, and partly according to very ancient precedents. If they should ultimately achieve the conquest of the empire, which at present they have not power enough to accomplish, they would probably alter almost the whole of the nomenclature of administration, civil and military. " On our way to Shanghai the towns and villages we passed were in a state of great excitement. Bands of men carrying lanterns, and armed with pikes, and one in twenty having a matchlock or musket, march in proces sion at night round their own districts. One of these large bodies of villagers came by us as we lay anchored in a snug creek one evening. They felt suspicious of us that we were not really what we professed to be, Eng lishmen from Shanghai. Our presence in their village seemed to them to omen mischief, and we saw by the pale light of their lanterns, as they stood close by us on the bank, glances of patriotic indignation gleaming from their countenances upon ourselves. Their anger was moderated when some of our party went among them, and explained to the head man that we were, beyond question, foreign preachers of Christianity. We then had permission to re main there for the night, while this picturesque procession of pikemen proceeded on their way. Visitors to scenes such as those now described cannot fail to have witnessed much that shocks the sensibilites and grieves the heart—burning suburbs, deserted streets, fielde of corn left to perish uncut, hundreds of unburied dead, here and there an abandoned infant. These are sad sights. Such are the accompaniments of war. It touches the heart to see the misery to which those not engaged in the groat revolutionary struggle are exposed. " In all this Providence is at work, and we believe that God will cause the result of the war to further His wise designs, and in the end to promote the real happiness of the Chinese people." * Hero the insurgent King must have been wrong. I find on inquiry from those well acquainted with Mr. Roberts that he is on the other side of fifty. t 1, Wang, king ; 2, i, right ; 3, ngan, rest ; 4, fuh, happiness; 5, yen, swallow; 6, y ii, preparation; 7, heu, marquis. THIS DAY'S SIIIPPLVG. LONDON, Oct. 3.—Wind this day at noon, North- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and very fine weather. DEAL, Oct. 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrivcd—City of Dublin, from Calcutta ; Orient, from the Cape of Good Hope ; Briton, from Miramichi fur Sunderland ; Himalaya, from Montreal. SUNDERLAND, Oct. N.W.—Sailed—Mariners, for New York. CLYDE, Oct. 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Sarnuel Jamieson, from St. John's, N.B. Sailed—Cornelia, for New York. WATERFORD, Oct. I.—Wind N.—Arrived—Ncw Era, from New York. Orr 2.—Arrived —Magdalena, HL CASTLE, Oct. steamer, from Brazils. GRIMSBY, Oct. 2.—Wind E.—Arrived—Dinah, from Quebec. (Br ELECTUIC TELEankru.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. Csia from Odessa ; Johannes, from Arrived, Oct. , Z e l a nto, from Odessa; Alli ance, steamer, from Illiurg; ii e d,--La Plata, steamer, f or St . Thomas's ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey ; Ally, Griffin, and Lau ra , f or Sunder land; Mechanic's Own, f or N ewport, A rr ived, Oct. 3.—M ag d a l ena, steamer, from Brazils. aavmrbe. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELIIGRApiI.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind. W. ; cloudy, Arrived, Oct. 2.—Hazard, from Medemblik ; Gerhard, from Memel.; Anna, from Dantsic. Arrived, Oct. 3.—Alice and Theodora, from Dantsic; Tartar, from Guernsey. Sailed. —Lord John Russell, steamer, for Dunkirk • Sir E. banks, steamer, for Calais; Odessa, steamer, for Odessa; John Bull, steamer, for Hamburg ; Dona Aneta, for Nelson. _ _ DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind W. by S., strong. Passod—Orion, brig, from Smyrna ; Alice, brig, 'Witch, and Zodiac, from Algoa Bay. WIND AND WEATHER REPOR T. TUESDA Inverness, S.E. ; fine Aberdeen, N. ; fine Dundee, N.W. ; fine Edinburgh, W. ; fine Berwick, W. ; fine Newcastle-on-Tyne, N.W. ; , OCT. 2. Brighton, W. ; fine Southampton, W. ; fine Weymouth, W. ; line Plymouth, N.E. ; foggy Falmouth, N.W. ; cloudy Bristol, W. ; cloudy Cardiff, S.W.; foggy Milford Haven, N.W. ; rain Holyhead, N.N.E. ; fresh breeze, clear Liverpool, W. ; cloudy Whitehaven, N.E ; fine Glasgow, N.W. ; fine Jersey, N.W. ; lino fine Hartlepool, N.W. ; fine York, W. ; cloudy Hull, N.W. ; fine Derby, W.; fine Peterborough, S. W. ; fine Yarmouth, N.W. ' • fine Harwich, N.W. ; fine London, W. ; fine NIGHT. fine B F iai l s in fo o l u: s h . , wr ot t . l ; in fi ; io C ar diff, N.W. ; fine Holyhead, ; fresh breeze and cloudy Liver Fool, N.W. ; fine Whitehaven, N.W. ; mist Glasgow, calm ; fine Jersey, W. ; fine Manchester, W. ; fi ne Wakefield, W. ; fine Leeds, W . ; fine Camhridge, S.E. ; fi ne Ipswich, N.W.; fine Norwich, N W cloudy Stamford, - W. ' • ' ; fine Bath, W. ; fine Inverness, N.E. ; fine Aberdeen, W. ; fine Dundee, N.W. ; find Edinburgh, W. ; fine Berwick, W. ; fine N ew castle-on-Tyne, N. dull York, W. ; cold Hull, N.E. ' • fine Derby, S. ; fine Peterborough, N.W. ; fine Yarmouth, N.W.; hazy Harwich, W.N.W. ; fine London, W.N.W. ; very fine Brighton, W.S.W.; fine Southampton, calm; very fine Weymouth, calm ; very fine Plymouth, N.W. ; fine COWES, ISLE OF WIGIIT, Oct. 2.—After a long wet and unyropitious season, Nye have at last a change for the better—a little treat of sunshine ; and the farmers are all at work carrying their corn—none actually spoilt, but all iu a mom: or less damaged Mate. T