The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The accounts received from the various manu facturing districts are of a satisfactory character. The iron trade of South Staffordshire has not been active, but stocks in the hands of dealers are light, and there is every prospect of a speedy revival of business. In Birmingham the hardware trade has shown symptoms of improvement, and in most of the fancy trades of the district there has been more activity than for some time past. The woollen cloth trade at Leeds had exhibited increased , activity, and large dealings have been entered into in both heavy and light fabrics. The demand for cloths suitable for China has been exceedingly active. Prices were firm, and owing to the upward tendency of the raw material there was every prospect of an advance in values. At Bradford wools of all descriptions were at full values, and a fair amount of business has been done in piece goods. Most of the mills in the neighbourhood were working full time, and the operatives were well employed. Worsted yarns were in increased demand, and at rather higher rates. Business at Manchester continued very active, and the advance noticed in our last report has been fully maintained. The demand for cloths suitable to the Indian and Chinese mar kets has been active, and a considerable amount of business has been done in goods suitable to the American markets. The hosiery business at Lei cester continues active. Stocks are generally very low, and the demand for home consumption shows a satisfactory increase. At Nottingham more acti vity has prevailed, the lace trade indicating an improvement. The hardware and cutlery trades at Wolverhampton and Sheffield continue mode rate, the demand being chiefly for the American and German markets. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, on Saturday, a moderate business was transacted, at previous rates. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed firmly, and prices tended upwards. Beyond an occasional change of a or 1 per cent. in the terms of accommodation, and a little increase or diminution in the demand, the general position of the Money Market is perfectly undisturbed. The periodical instalments on account of loans, and the monthly commercial payments, combine to stimulate the inquiry for discount whenever they hive to be completed, but the effect is transi tory, and monetary affairs quickly settle down into their previously quiet condition. It is not supposed that the engagements having to be provided for during the remainder of the Year, although numerous and extensive, requiring in the aggregate several millions sterling, will Create the slightest degree of stringency, and indeed the balance of opinion is on the contrary, or rather in favour of continued easiness and abundance. Some go as far as to contemplate a reduction, owing to the rapid accumulation of specie, and the improbability of any sudden return of pressure that would necessitate the reversal of that measure if adopted. The impression, moreover, is strengthened by the fact that the position of the establishment is nearly, if not quite equal to, what it has been on former occasions, when the minimum has been adjusted at 21 per cent. The specie arrivals announced to-day comprise £20,250 by the Canada, and £17,500 by the City of Baltimore, both from the United States. There is still an absence of activity in Stock Ex change circles, and the, business of the week has commenced with a very dull appearance. The settlement in the New Turkish scrip to-morrow, find the payment of the Indian Loan instalment, are chief objects of attention to-day. With regard to the latter, however, it is supposed that the nume rous subscriptions made in anticipation when the last payment was made, will render the present operation of comparatively little importance. The market tor Public Securities opened with dull appearance, and prices were a shade flatter, but increased firmness is now visible, and the ten dency is upwards. There can be no doubt that the Vresent position of monetary affairs, especially as regards the specie movement, will force vallies still higher, unless some unfavourable contingency should occur to create uneasiness. Consols have been 971 4 for money, and 971 1, for account. They are now 971 I and 97. I respectively. The New 21 per Cents. are 81 82 ; India Deben tures, 981 ti ; the June Exchequer Bills, 245. to 25 8 . prem r - and the March ditto, 355. to 375. prem. ; India Stock is 216 to 2161. _ _ A fair amount of business has been recorded in the Foreign Market. Turkish Scrip dropped to dis. to par ; the Old 6 per Cents. are 961 97 ; and the 4 per Cents., 1041 ; Venezuelan Bonds have risen to 403 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., Deferred, 29H ; Russian 43- per Cents., 1004 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 911 92 ; and Buenos Ayres, 78. 'Business in the Railway Share Market this morn ing has been moderately active, but prices have been flat, a decline of about 1 to 2 per cent. haxing taken place in most of the principal lines. Caredo nians, Eastern Counties, Great Northerns, Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, North British and North Eastern (Berwick), declined 55.. Great Western and Midland, 10s., and north-Western and South-Eastern, 10s. to 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been rather firmer. Paris and Lyons improved 10s. ; and Grand Trunk of Canada, ss. ; Great Western of Canada and East Indian have been at about previous values. Joint Stock Bank Shares have shown a further depression. Bank of Australasia have receded 10s., London and Westminster, 55., Ottoman Bank, 10s., Union of Australia, 10s., and Union of London about ss. In the Miscellaneous Market the transactions have been unimportant, and prices are almost ho BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 4 ,yer Cent. Consols Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Jan., 1880 l4 India Stock Ditto Scrip, 2nd issue 9B Consols for Account March? J line. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & 1 1d Ditto tioo, Ditt o Small, lid. Ditto Bonds, 1 8 58, 31 per Cent uitto, 1859 lOOl ?RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. , Ditto Account eeruvia.n, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent . Ditto Account Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account It. issian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 41 per Cent. kmnish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — Ditto An3ount • • - 291 i t I Tarideh, 6 per Cent. - Ditto New Loan Scrip par / d Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. 37 5 Consols, Money ' Ditto Account 97i ± CAPTAIN HUDSON OF THE UNITED STATES PILIGATE NIAGARA.-At a reception given to Captain Icludson in New York, he spoke as follows:—" I arise here to make an apology, as best I may, in behalf of myself and officers of the Niagara. We claim to have done nothing but our duty, and we are not alone in this ; names you sec around you on the wall, known so well in the English navy. having taken their share in the great work ; and the Queen You have just toasted has been the foremost of the Atlantic officers. The very best feeling prevail.; in England ;in fact, more favourable towards Americans than we imagine. Yes, I'll assure you thao there is no distinction in this great enterprise, save that we have all done our duty. There may, gentlemen, be a little jealousy of America, which is lik e the same Jealousy of the 'widow woman toward her daughter., All did their duty ; and in justice to Great -uritain we are in a measure indebted to her in laying the cable ; and I would say here that thessuccess of accomplish log the great work is not altogether confined to man, but to the Ruler of the Universe. of which we have evidence in and around us. Unto Him, and not to us, be all the Praise." CITY OF LONDON REGISTRATION.—This morn ing, Thomas M. Christie, .Esq., the revising bar • hater for the City of London, opened his court for the urpose of revising the lists of the livery and householders. the former there was one claim and 176 object ions. The Preliminary business was to receive the lists of the parishes . 4 ,,nd livery from the secondary, who w as represented by °lr. Pine. Mr. Sidney Smith and Mr. Hedges appeared 2 11 the par of the Liberals - the Conservatives not being celkesentel, The revision Will commence to-mot Tow. y. Sc SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid. 12.10 Arnhem., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 50 Belfast and Ballymena 13.14 Bin, Wol., and Str. Val Stock Birk., Lanc., and Chesh Junction 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead' 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Blicrock,&Passag,e 20 Cornwall A rcves. no div 10 Do. A 10 Do. untiltip.c.per an B hasbeen pd.toß Dublin and Belfast Juno Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East 'Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk 10 6i 63 71 7f 64 66 11 12 31 33 90 92 851 851 34 36 914 84 5 4 5 6 1 7 4 16 17 61 62 .45 47 30 32 90 92 Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,l'erth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness 'Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stcck Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do. Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern; Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F £l6 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh LoA.,Brighton & S. Coast London & North Westn. Do. Eighths LolidontSz South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. We3t. (Ireland) Do. 4 Shares Netteastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor. Dev. ail. &Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwiek 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 Portsniouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union... Sittingbourne 'AC Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales South Yorks.& Riv. Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 Do. do. 18.55 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 T ham esHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class C 4 65 27 28 89 91 10 101 102 10.3 81 83 127 129 102 103 50/ 51 54 56 86 89 111 12 i p 11 12. p %I. 95 1 Oid I I d 51 fik losi noi 90 91 1 a d N N 35 36 96i 97 68 70 9 11 62 64 34 3 d 55/ 561 , 92 S i d 731 74} 7 100 102 5 5 9 d 7i 84 26 28 7 sal Ll 3 115 23 281 82 83 44 46 3 2d 34 35 71 72 7611 771 13 14 7 5d 9 11 34 56i all all all all all 3 4 Closing Business Price. Done. !Atlantic & St Lawrence; Leased at 6 per cent..l Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd; g :5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital AI Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. I\June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Ea stn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. Demerara _ Eastern Bengal.g - u.5p.e., East. Indian, gu. 5 p. Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Bds. pay:TA) G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. I'ref Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New, gua.s per cent Do. do Gt. S. of Ind. !Am. —Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bon4s . pay. '76,with opt. till '6O - Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without 'opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4/ p. c. Extension Do. Tnird Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. WM. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&L and(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl. Share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. Do. New c Do. Punjaub p Do. Indus. St. Flo. ct,,, St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. I Paid. Tri°tn.g par par i p par i 6f 74 13i 124 d 81 88 78 82 75 80 lip 106* 1061P1 • 11p1 Share! 611 4 16 • 17 100 loa 100 16 13 4 Stock! Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock £3 ls, 174 all all 100 all all all 22i 7 161 100 100 92 1 31 100 100 all all all Sto. 1 Stock 20 201 1 4 no no 100 Stockl 35 37 73 74 10 bd 21 t i IP par 1 21 2 / 21 2 / 8 } d 105 108 105 108 104 105 99 100 5 t 17; 10i 18 181 201 1 3* 2 lid 4 3d, i iP par Ipi par p par p par IP 20 I Do. 2d Class all i I PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. Share' Railways. Mines. raid. Closin Business Dona rice. Done. Price. Don I p a i d. I price. BllbilleSS Share Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock] Stock Stock Stock Stock Stor,k Stock' Blythe and Tyne 10 per C. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet:4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 5.f pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun. E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc... • Do. do. Class C 7 pc • • • • E. Conn. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Edin. &Glas. spc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent Glas. &S West. g a. spc Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm,,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Se3tld, Ist Df Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Slmek • • • reat West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemrble, do Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. Stock 12 12 Stock 6 Stock share 3 Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do.Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester gua r. shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock L0n.&11r1 ,, ,.5p1. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New 6 p. ct. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W.Cov. &Nun- 121 120 Stock Stock Stock 6 Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 8} Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. ez-ton, 5 p. ct. T.,(211 : ,5z5 : h , 7 p.ct. stock, 1.0.6. late 3cl sharez Londondy & Cole, 4 sits Londondy.& Ennis 4 011 Man., Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6... Do. al per cent. Mary port & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till IS6O Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c.pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. I'erpet, 6 p. c. with all 100 6 100 1C) 100 100 all Alfred Consols (Philaclo, l British Iron I option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 51p. c.. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.VAi.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, G p. C. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 18 , 16 . Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Condurrow (Camborne). Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan). Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Mogan) North Wheal Crony N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) Par Concols (St. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradou (St.Cleer) South C. Erea (Illogan). S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co. Tin Croft UnitedMines(G wennap) Vale of Towey (farm.) West Basset (lllogan): - . W. Caradon-(Liskeard). Wheal Basset (Mogan). Wheal Buller (kledruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.). . Wheal liitty (U. Lelant) Wh'l Mary Ann (Menhe) Trelawney (Lisk.) FOREIGI Australian Bon AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. £5 p.) Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. Do. Land and Mining - Co. Clarendon Consols Min- 2.11.10 ing Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co, Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian - Mariquita New Granada all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 1713 11.14.11 6:- 18s 6d 7.9:4 nil. 18.18.91 40 12s Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 9 10 24 34 45 55 455 465 90 95 14 15 4 41 2i 2 6 94 10; 4 5 161 17i 261 25 Stock 1400 410 3 4 190 200 1 80 1® 1 214 22! 90 100 175 190 180 200 - 4 3 ! O_ 9 41 43 24 26 P 11 21 Pont,giband Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt.... Port Philip - Santiago de Cub:' ,United Mexican d 28 12 2 20 1d all all all all all 4 6 Ox. r. & Wol. 6 pc. isig Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db. st k.in perp Scottish Centrrl, new pr Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 4} per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. lit is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wale:, g - ua. 4 p.c Do: 44 per cent i.-Ycirkshire, 4 p.c. gna Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 11 11 2, ; 3 Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 .'Stock 'Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, 161 1613 4, Stock' 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock, Stock 12i Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock 49 51 94 96 1102 lot 51 6 110 114 100 103 114/ 11 1124 11 129 131 80 82 68 70 119 .121 110 112 104 106 63 66 11} 111 91 93 82. 84 83 85 96 98 9 94 16 17 91 104 68 70 1 18 19 9 9 113} 144 1139 141 1158 163 117 119 I in 65 70 139 141 101 103 I IP _ . 92 9f 111 111 8i 91 1O( 108 96i 974 die i die par 23 24 117 119 98 100 74 76 122 124 125 128 101 101 24 244 100 102 99 101 28 29 34 34 38 43 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways.' Paid. Leasing I Closing Btulinen Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley l rll Ln & N.W - Buckinghamshire ... lOO Ln & N.W 98 100 Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledonin 103 105 i'lolchzster, Stour Val all E.I.L&E C 16 18 v.Lincolnshire,g.Gp.c 143 Gt. North. 143 145 Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. 4 44 Do. Woodbridge . 100 - qls.Barr.&Neils,Dra . . 100 Caledonin Do. New lOO Do. — Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. rtlpool.Dek.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Run and Selby Do. Shares all Do. — Do. Shares all Do. London&Greenwich . all S. Ea it l3 14 Do. Preference Lon..Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Co 93 95 Do. Barking-Shares.. all Do — Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk all I.N W&M 24 2 Midsb.&ll.edcr,g.6p.c all Stk.& Dar C. E.Counts. p Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Midland . 96 98 . all Do. Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 57 59 N o guaranteed st s n p . 5 . c. p. l Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do &N W Preston and Wyre. I all & Lsk. 1 Do. 4 Shares ...... A. all Do. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep 100 Gt. North. 139 141 Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 18 11 6 Lan.& Yk shrewsbry& Hereford all T Brassey 8f gi South Staffordshire .. all 111‘Clean . 91 104 Wear Valley, g. 6 p.c. all Stk.& Dar Do. do all Do. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 9O 92 Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn 8 9 DOCKS. Share. Docks. Closing Busine I 1 "... Price. Dock,. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. r Bu si Share Securities. nu "' Price Closity s. Done. ness Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. &July 100 115 116 1151 1 Do. Op.c.Fb.&Aw . r. 100 413 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 113 115 .;.„1 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 1091 110/ -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 991 1001 :10011 NovaScdtiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 109/ 1104 S.Aus.Gt.6pc..lan&July 100 • 110 112 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 109 111 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share' Joint-Stock Banks. 'Paid. Closing 8118111106 Price. Done. 100= Agra&UnitedServicellk 50 40 - Australasia all 91 93 911 25 Bank of Egypt all 234 24xd 100 Bank of London 5O 45 47 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LosnCo all 50 British No . ..th American all 57 59 20 C:itd. Bank of India, &c •10 3} 2fid 100 City ICO Colonial 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 161 17 xd 20 Gen . Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.llk.ofAustral. all 201 21z 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 451 46 5 461 4 6 100 Nat. Prov. of England 35 • 20 Do. new 10 50 National Bak-- 25 20 New Sont4 Wales - 47 49 48 25 lrient. Bk. Corporation all 37 38 20 .)ttoman Bank all 181 19 181 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all -- 25 ioutii Australia 25 Do. New l7l 221 1 25 Union of Australia all 55 56 564 7 25 Do. New' 2O 49 51 50 Union of London lO 24 25 24 100 Unity Mutual 55 100 Western Bk of London 50 19 17 d Stock Commerzial Stock Do 4 per Cent . Pref. Min Stock East and West India Stock London..., Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victori a 20 1 1)9 NOW s.mi IS uu 100 • -. 100 100 100 .. 100 100 100 100. 102 16 14 a P ~ ~~ .~{~"_ .• •- ~- all 100 3i 100 100 ~~; s . THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBEA t 2O, 1858. ]'i)REI.GN THIS DAY'S 111A_R,KETS. Paid. C i to rtee in . g 1 Btsoinneess CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, yet all kinds sold slowly, and, in some instances, prices had a drooping tendency. There was less activity in the demand for spring corn and flour, at about previous quotations. _ _ _ Throughout the continent wheat has met a slow inquiry, yet very little change has taken place in its value. Barley and other produce have realised very fall currencies. In the United States the market generally have shown less firm ness. About average supplies of home-grown produce were re ceived up to our market last week. From abroad the imports were very moderate, viz. -6,120 qrs. of wheat, 9,834 barley, 28,931 oats, oats, 2,132 beans, 500 peas, 5 tares 4 linseed, 636 rapeseed, 4 mustard seed, 50 sundry seeds, and 134 sacks and 2,106 brls. of flour. Fresh up, to-day, from Essex and Kent coastwise and by land carriage, only a moderate supply of wheat came to hand. Notwithstanding that, the show of samples, both red and white was rather- for the time of year, millers purchased cautiously, and the demands for all kinds ruled very inactive, at a decline in the quotations realised on this day se'nnight of from 18. to 2s. per quarter, and at which some difficulty was experienced in effecting sales. We were well supplied with. nearly all kinds of foreign wheat. Even the finest samples met a very dull inquiry, and the quotations were almost nominal. Inferior samples were offering at fully Is. per quarter less money. Floating cargoes of grain, off .Falmouth, wore a dull inquiry. _ _ _ _ _ English barley, the show of which was limited, sold at full prices; but foreign ;qualities were dull, at barely late rates. There was a moderate business doing in malt, at last week's currency. There was a moderate inquiry for most kinds of oats, at last week's quotations. Beans sold to a moderate extent, at late currencies. Maple and grey peas supported former terms; but white parcels were rather cheaper. For flour, the demand ruled heavy, and prices were a shade lower than last week. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 308 to 468 Ditto, old Ditto, white, new 4os 51s Ditto, old _ _ -s -s Nod(ilk and Lincoln, red, old 3Bs 45s Ditto, new 4os 468 Rye—Old New . ... .... . ..... 3?s 368 Barley—Grinding...., /Milting 37s - s Chevalier 3Bs 41s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 568 59s Brown Kingston and Ware s6s 58s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 23s 28s Potato 27s to 35s Yonghal and Cork, black 22a 25s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 8 -..-8 Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey Maple White 403 458 Boilers Flour--Town-made Suffolk 3os 358 Stockton and Norfolk.... •• - 3os 30 - reach us, coastwise and 134 land carriage, in goc d con di t i on. - Although a steady businek. ' s is doing in them prices ru l e very low. Regents 'g at 65s to 90s ; Sh aws , 60 s to are selru. s 70s ; and inferior qualities, 3, to 45s per ton. L as t week's imports were 200 ba cgs fr. nu Harlingen, 312 do. f rom Hambro', 141 do. from Calais,. and . 2 baskets from Rotterdam. Share Railways., Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah. & S. F ran.,Lim.7~~.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish . Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. sits Italian Junction Lake Constance '& Rale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoj a, .5 p.c. pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans . Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. ct. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish • Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 51. p. c. Preference W..& N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand 5 1 5 4 - - p par 81 9 2k 2 4 291 30 - --p 8 1 81 ( 4 5 4 PI 24 264 211 27.1 39 39 9 0 1) 3 1d :34f 341 56 57 11 a 24 24 51 51 91 A • 251 26 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreignlitock into London last week were 8,207 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 8,558 ;in 1856, 9,399 i -in 1855, 10,888 ;in 1854, 8,791 n in 1853, 13,238 ; in 1852, 12,0C,9 ; and in 1851, bed. IMPORTS INTO. LONDON LAST 'WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Amsterdam 6, . 894 .. —..— l3 Hamburgh Harlingen. Dordt Bromershaven -- „ 9 .. .. Bremen Frederickstadt 18.5 .. 24 .'. 69 ~ Tonning - .. Antwerp Medemblik Varil ll4 .. -- •• -- 11 .. --- 7.. 50 .--- • • Total 1,329 5,632 526 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 1,868 .. 5,758 • . 22 503 .. 407 1856 2,339 .. 6,942 ~. 730 388 1855 1,747 • • 6,828 • . 112 625 578 1864 2,096 .. 5,837 .. 'l7l .. 285 .. 402 1853 1,835 . • 10,196 .. 169 .. 552 .. 496 1852 1,797 . • 9,024 .. 130 709 .. 383 Numerous complaints continue to reach us from the north of Europe respecting the shortness of cattle food, and it is stated that large supplies of beasts and sheep have yet to be forwarded to our market in less than a half-fat state. In the midland counties, too, food is scarce. Compared with Monday last the show of foreign stock in to-day's market was only moderate, but its general quality was very inferior. From our own grazing districts about an average time of-year supply of beasts came to hand in middling condition. Although there was no life in the trade a fair amount of business was transacted in most breeds at full prices—the primest Scots having realised 4s 10d per 81bs. The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire amounted to about 1,800 short horns; from other parts of England, 400 of various kinds ; from Scotland, 35 Scots ; and from Ireland, 720 oxen, &c. We were again but moderately supplied with English sheep. Prime Downs sold steadily at 4s lnd to 6s per Sibs, and the value of half-breds was well supported. Other breeds moved off slowly on former terms. About 1,200 Irish sheep were on show, and some of these realised 54s to 56s each. The show of calves was limited, and the veal trade ruled firm. In some instances "pricegAvere the turn higher—the top quotation being 4s 10d per 81bs. For pigs—the supply of which was tolerably good—there was a steady inquiry, at full prices. • Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 4 Second quality de. 3 6 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 Second quality do. •3 6 3 10 Suckling calves, 18s to 23s 19s to 265. a. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool do. 4 0 4 6 Palo. S'thdowndo. 4 8 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 10 Large hogs 3 2 4 0 Small porkers and quarter-old store pigs, FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 1,250 Sheep and lambs Calves l2O Pigs TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts ^5,002 Shep and lambs ....24,460 Calves l6O Pigs 9OO A statement and comparison, of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold - in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Sept. 21, 18.57, and this day, Monday, Sept. 20, 1858. Per 81bg, to sink the Olds. 'Sept. 21, 1857. Sept. 20, 1858 • , Coarse and inferior beasts s d. s. d. s, d. s. d. . . : 3 . 4to 3 613 oto 3 4 Second quality ditto Prime lae oxen 4 0 4 4 1 4 0 4 6 prime Scots, &T. Coarse and inferior sheep . . Second quality ditto . . . Prime coarse-woolled ditto . —4 4 5 0 4 0 4 6 Prime Southdown ditto . • ..5 2 5 6 4 8 5 0 Lambs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves . . . Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers . . . Beasts 4,956 5,002 Sheep and lambs . . Calves - 160 Pigs ••..• • • • 355 900 S U PPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 22 , , 1 85 6.---Beasts, 5,517; sheep and lambs, 29 , 9 39; calves, 210; pigs, COO. Sept. 24, 1855.—Beasts, 5,008; sheep and lambs, 23,330; calves, 202 ; pigs, 407. NEWGATE AND . LEADENHALL. Although the supplies of both 'town and country killed meat have not increased, the.ixado.generally rules very in active, at our quotatious.... Per Blbs. by..tho Carcase. s. d. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 10 to 3 4 Mid. d 0..... 3 6to 3 8 Pm.largedo. 3 10 to 4 0 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 Large pork.. 3 oto 3 8 R. d. s. d. Infr: Mutton. 3 oto 3 4 Mid. do .... 3 6to 4 0 Prime do. 4 2to 4 6 Veal 3 6to 4 4 Small pork .. 3 10 to 4 8 TALLOW.' About an average business is doing in our market, and prices are fairly supported. P.Y.C., on the spot, is selling to-day at 48s. 6d. to 48s. 9d. per cwt. Town tallow ss. nett cash ; rough fat, 2s. 9d. per 81b. 1854. 1855. 1856. 1857. 1858. Stock this day.... 31,391 29,344 9.165 16,723 11,041 Price of Y.C. 63s 9d to 57s Od to 51 s 3 d to 59s 6d to 49 s 6d to 64s 3d 57s 3d 51s 6d —s Od 9s 9d Delivery last week 1,€90 2,792 3,571 1,8')2 2,293 Ditto from June 1 20,275 35,472 31,3f8 25,:•f32 26,423 Arrivals last week 2,171 IR2 1,711 6,614 3,122 Ditto from June 1 7 15,666 17,101 26,823 28,981 25,897 Price of Town .... 61s 9d 59s 6(1 54s 3d 64s 6 d 52s d 9 STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT . ST. Tallow despatched from Cronstadt 1858. to Aug. 25, 0. S. (estimated at 25 Casks. ponds to the cask) 26,500 In ships loading and lighters l2. 8O PETERSBURG. 1857. 1856. Casks. Casks. 20,100 35 , 013 I',llll 28,545 Total loaded off from St. Petersburg, Aug. 27, 0. S 39,68a 33,619 6.3,588 Do. after this date Total at the close of the navigation 103,761 112,095 .. 17,383 London Liverpool Bristol Other English ports Ireland 403 Scotland Germany 1,990 France America 2,519 149 Total 2 0 , 800 20,500 35,043 BOROUGH HOP. There is little or no change in the state of our market. New hops continue to reach us freely, and about an average business is doing in them, as follows :---: Mid . and East Kent pockets B5B to 100 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do. 6ss to 758 Sussex do. 60s to 65s If In yearling and old hopS so little is doing that prices are almost nominal. Duty, £260.000 to 1.270,000. BOROUGH AND sPITALFIELDS. Very large supplies Of home-growa potaton continue tO 16,932 3,605 2,668 4,310 - 323 9119 4,654 1,582 .WOOL M'Altli ET. English wool continues in stea ly request, and a further slight advance has taken place ix t the value of most kinds. In foreign and colonial qualities. Liore business is doing, at extreme rates. Last week's imports were only 876 bales from Algoa Bay, and 667 from ..Port Philip. SEIMS. • Linseed has been in steady re ls ruest at fully last week's quotations.' • Rape and oil-seeds &Ave sold to a fair extent, at very full prices. Tares are in il'emand at the extreme rates of last week. New mustard is a slow sale, on former terms. In the value of clover seed -.and trefoil we have no change to report. Cakes are quiet, b ut without alteration in price. Turnip,White, p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede Mustard, Brown l4s 16s White, new l4s 15s Tares,Winter,new 12s0d 13s Od Old --s —s Canary, per quarter 768 80s Rye grass, new 22s 26s Clover, Red Eng., et. 50s 588 White Foreign Red 4Bs 56s White 56s CBs Trefoil, new. 2os 24s Carra way Coriander Hemp seed, IF qr Linseeti,Eng.sowing 68s 70s Crushing Baltic ... Odessa Rs 58s Linseed C ake, p. ton— English lolos 11 Os Foreign ,p. tonlo Os 11 5s Rape Cak es,p. ton 510 a 6 5s Rapeseed,, p. qr 6ls 68s POLICE INTELLIGENCE. - -(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STS EET. CHARGE OF FORGERY.-SINGUL 4R CASE. John Rayner, of 11, Swan-place, Newingt on, office boy, and T heophulus Cooper, of 11, Hampton-street, Walworth► advertising agent, were placed at the bar before Mr. Bea don, charged with forging a cheque for £25 on the Western Bank of London, Hanover-square. Mr. H. W. Herbert, cashier of t lie Western Bank of London, said—l produce a cheque purporting to be drawn by F. J. Montgomery, in favour of the _Military Spectator or bearer, dated the 10th of September, for £25. It was presented that day week by a lad named Samuel Barry Barnard, now present, but there being no one of the name the cheque was not cashed. It was one of the printed forms. The regiment to which Captain Montgomery be longed did not bank with the Western Bank of London. Samuel Henry Barnard, 4, John-street, Camberwell, in the employ of Mr. Wilmot, manager of the Military Spec tator, 11, Wellington-street, Strand, said—l received the cheque from Mr. Wilmot to present it at the bank, when Payment was refused. I know the prisoner Rayner, who is employed at the office. He once showed me a blank cheque, torn from a book. Cross-examined by a solicitor—He said he had found the cheque with some letters in the editor's box. There was no writing on it. Mr. Cleveland Wilmot said—l reside in Camberwell, and am manager of the Military Spectator. The prisoner Cooper was formerlra clerk in the office, and discharged in February last. I received the cheque produced between five and six on Saturday afternoon week through the post. I found the envelope which had contained the cheque where letters were usually put. The envelope contained besides a printed order for the supply of the journal, three names for £25, entitling the persons to the paper so long as they lived, or the paper existed. The name of " Montgomery " was one of the names. I sent my lad to the bank, and he told me payment was refused. _ _ The solicitor on behalf of the prisoners addressed the magistrate at some length, contending the whole affair was nothing more than a ridiculous hoax, as the prisoners would not have derived the slightest benefit from what they had done—the only person who could possibly have benefited being Mr. Wilmot. There was no intention to defraud the bank, and his clients were very respectable. Mr. Wilmot recalled, said he believed now that it was done to hoax him. Mr. Beadon said it was a most outrageous act for the prisoners to have been guilty of, especially in a commercial country like this. Had the bank wished to have pressed the case, he should certainly have sent them fo- trial. He considered they had disgraced themselves for life.—Dis charged. . THAMES. SCANDALOUS ANNOYANCE.—THE :DANGER OF PROSE CUTING OFFENDERS.—SUSRD. Morrell, a common prosti tute, and George Sapsworth, a boy about 14 years of age, were brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with creating a dis turbance and throwing stones in a street called St. Thomas road, Stepney. The prosecutor in this case is Mr. Billbrow, a builder, of 20, St. Thomas-road, who prosecuted five boys for robbing him a few weeks ago, and who were sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. Since then he has been most unjustly persecuted and 6ontinually annoyed by disorderly people who sympathise with crime and plunder. Yesterday afternoon the prisoners began throwing stones at his house and into his passage, and when he made his appearance they threw stones at him. The prisoner Morrell was running about the streets in a state of great excitement and very drunk, urging the people to stone Mr. Billbrow, and drag him out of his house. The woman, in her defence, said ,that the prosecutor set dogs at the boys and girls passing along the street, and that many were bitten. People had applied to his Worship that morning for summonses against Billbrow. Mr. Selfe—l have granted one summons against th e prosecutor for setting a dog at a boy. Ho is not, howev er , to be hunted down for prosecuting thieves. He did his duty in that respect and must be protected. Mr. Billbrow denied that he had set a dog at any one, and that he was annoyed and persecuted because ae brought thieves to justice. ➢ir. Selfe—You are a very unfortunate man ; you are very often here. Mr. Billbrow—This is the only place I can come to for redress. I was never annoyed until I prosecuted five boys for robbery. A police constable, No. 475 K, stated that a mob of 200 persons were collected in and near the prosecutor's house shouting, hallooing, and using bad language. The woman Morrell, who was one of the most infamous and disorderly women in the district, was bawling- loudly and Turning about the streets. Mr. Selfe—She has been here before ? Witness—She has, sir ; she has been committed to prison several times. Mr. Selfe—And the boy has been here before ? Sapsworth (crying)—Only for a few sweets. Mr. Selfe—Yes ; for stealing sweetmeats. Go about your,business, and don't get into trouble again. The woman is sentenced to fourteen days' imprisonment and hard labour. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Sept. 20.—Wind this day at noon, N. thick and hazy weather. OFF DOVER, Sept. 18.—Arrived—Hydaspes, from Cal cutta. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 18.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Ren shaw, from Table Bay, with loss of sails. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—At 'antic, from Rotterdam for New York. Sailed—Calcutta (s), for Calcutta. NEWPORT, Sept. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Annette Smith, from the Clyde for St. Thomas. LAMLASH, Sept. 17.—Wind W.—Sailed—Gives Cause way, for Melbourne. PETERHEAD, Sept. 17.—The John Croach, of Alloa, from Newcastle to Inverness, was stranded on Rattray Head this morning, during thick weather; crew saved. FOWEY, Sespt. 18.—The Exhibition (smack), from-Fal mouth to Plymouth, sprung a leak about a quarter of a mile from the entrance of the harbour, yesterday ; crew saved. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPtOH, Monday Morair g. By telegraph from Hamburg we learnt] at the steamship Hammonia left Cuxhaven at. three o'clo( k ye aerday after noon. She is expected here on Tuesdaymorning, and will have immediate despatch for Neli.Voiit. • Arrived—Mermaid, Gertrude, and Harriet, from New port ; Ondine, steamer, from Dublin ; Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Le Coq, from Cherbourg. Saled.—Europe, for Newcastle ; Ondine, steamer, for London; Margaret, for Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind E.S.E. Arrived, Sept. 19—Margaretha and Louisa, from Monte video ; Romulus, from Laguna ; Vittoria, from Alexan dria ; Swallow, from Havre ; Caroline, from Dunkirk ; Nyverheia, from Ostend. Arrived, Sept. 20—Vixen, from Leghorn ; Respigader, from Valparaiso, at this port dismasted, having been in con tact with the IV. H. Prescott, hence for New Orleans. Paragon, for Bahia, has put back with loss of sails and leay, _ 54 4! Shan 90 4 90 4 4 Wig g 100 i 100 100 17 20 Stock 30 218.2.1 Share MISCELLIkNEO - UF. 13 144 320 360 34 36 1 11 24 34 41 43 19 21 14 16 117 120 24 28 25 27 4 1 1 41 2 2 108 111 1 11 2* 2! 11 1 2 1 d 21 1 71 8 1 01 1 2 11 1i 15 18 t 2 3 ;• 1 d i par 84 86 21 8 9 r 21 23 6 7 60 62 11 11 38 40 1 It 10 12 p aid ] Crlorsicein Business done ki Miscellaneous.: Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural tustrallan Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at 25 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do o. . C B, 7 p. c. till 1862 D - !anada Tcl.(Lim ) - ;op.Min.ofEng.&Smi tg Do. Preference 7i per et !rystal Palace. Preference •:astern Steam. 3lectric . TGlegTapil ;Ing. & Au:t2Coli.St.Co. .;urop: & Ind.Junct.Tel. urop.&..km.Stm.(Lim.) H. Iron Screw Col. (Lim ) ;en. Steam Navigation f,ondon Discount ,ond.Gen. Omnibus Co fediter. Electric Teleg led. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) ational Discount Co ;etherlands Land )0 do )o 8 p.c. Pref. ,i ss. at ldis 1. Rr.&NovaScotiaLand i.B.Australasian (Lim ) forth of Europe Steam Mental Gas Jo. New Shares 'eel River Land & MM 'en. & Oriental Steam )o. New Sea & Ind. Telegr 'thymncy• Iron >O. New loyal Mail Steam cot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim' •outh Australian Land. Submarine Teleg. Scrip. )o. do Registered rr.& Ln.CO.of Upr. Can Diemen'a Land 100 10 Stock Stec k 1 all :all 9 44 all 161 100 100 1. 3. 0. 2a:6d. 2 all 5 100 all all all 1100 100 all 134 f 35 41 9 1 I Business Done. 10 i I i 4i211 I all all all 158. all all • 11,638 1,788 '592 3,561 253 ,~ .._ n w~~ ,, ..5......-. ~jr LAW INTELLIGENCE--(This Day.) SHERIFFS' COURT. THE TIPPLING ACT. In reference to a case bearing this head, reported in this journal on Friday, a morning paper having passed some severe strictures upon the judge for his decision, our re porter has been requested to point out that his honour had no alternative, but was bound by the act to strike out the items prohibited, as represented in our report. Now the writer of the article has displayed a lamentable ignorance of the law; for the Act 24 Geo. 2nd, chap. 40, sec. 12, dis tinctly and imperatively lays down that " that no person shall sue or recover a debt due for spirituous liquors sup plied in less quantities than 20s. at one time." Nay, the act even goes further, and says that "a bill of exchange given for spirits, or a portion of which relates to spirits supplied in less quantities than 205., shall be void, or such portions deducted." Our reporter has been requested to state this as the condemnatory article is calculated to lead publicans and others astray. CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. The September sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor (Sir R. W. Carden), Aldermen Gabriel, Lawrence, and Salomons, and the Sheriffs. The calender contains the names of about 160 persons, and the offences with which they are charged are of the ordinary description. During the swearing of the grand jury a gentleman of the Hebrew religion rose and took up the Bible, next to him stood a gentleman of the Protestant faith, and upon the chief usher repeating the words of the oath he, at its conclusion, altered the termination only in the usual man ner by saying "So help you Jehovah," upon which the Jewish gentleman kissed the book. The Lord Mayor—l think that a very improper way to administer the oath, it is disrespectful to both parties. The oath ought to be repeated separately. The Usher—lt is the way it has always been done, my lord. The Lord Mayor—That does not alter the matter. I think the whole of the words ought to be repeated, and not merely the last sentence, " So help you Jehovah." Alderman Salomons—The oath as it stands needs no alteration. It is equally binding one way as the other. The Lord Mayor, addressing the juror—Do you consider the usual form of the oath as binding as the alteration just made ? The juror —Yes, certainly, my lord. The Lord Mayor—Then, for the future, I see no reason why the form of the oath should be altered. The remainder of the jurors having been sworn, The Recorder then addressed the grand jury. He said, that although a great many cases appeared in the calendar, trey were not calculated to call for any special remark on his part, or to occasion any great trouble to them in the discharge of their duty. It was, however, a very serious circumstance to find that above one-fourth of the persons mentioned were charged with uttering counterfeit coin, and he noticed this circumstance in order that public attention might be drawn to the fact. It was a curious thing that persons to whom the counterfeit coin was tendered never tested the spurious money in the presence of the' customer, but immediately after the person had left the shop and got into the street the coin was tested and discovered to be bad, and great difficulty was after wards occasioned in securing the offender. If, when there was a doubt about the genuinenesss of any money it was submitted to a test in the presence of the party great loss amongst the poorer shopkeepers, who were generally those upon whom the fraud was perpetrated, would be prevented, and this course would, he felt assured, put down, or to a.l certain extent greatly mitigate, the evil which had no arrived at so great a height. The only case to whicl.‘ he need call attention was one of manslaughter. Henry %Jamb stood charged with that offence, and the grand jur— would have to ascertain whether death had bee- a caused by his negligence. It appeared that the prisoner was a pointsman on a railway, and it was hi s duty to see that the points were properl - s arrange d, so that two different sets of engines might 'Ass on their re spective journeys in safety. On the occasion of the acci dent it appeared that the points w, oe open instead of locked, and the consequence was t'nat the train ran on a wrong line of rails, and the carria des came into collision with some luggage vans, and the ' - .teath of the engine -driver of the train was thereby occasi med. The only duty that devolved upon the grand jurY, was to ascertain whether the death of the man was oe'zasioned by the collision, and whether that collision w'.ts caused through the prisoner's negligence. It appeared. that there was a white mark upon certain of the engines, to indicate to which line of rails the trains were to be transferred, and this mark, it was said, could be seen by the pointsman 400 yards off; but as there was some differen.ce about the state of the weather, which, it was said, rendered the mark very indistinct, the jury_ could return a true bill if they thought there was sufficient evidence, and thereby give the prisoner an opportunity of showing that the death of the man was not owing to his neglect. There was one charge of murder, but it appeared that the depositions had not been returned, and therefore it called for no remark. If any unforeseen difficulty should arise to any gentleman on the jury the presiding judge would give them every assistance. The grand jury then retired to their room. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. A waterman, named Cole, aged 28, was indicted for high way robbery. Mr. Best appeared for the prosecution. The prisoner was undefended. Richard Bannam said on the 13th of July he met the pri soner and some other parties, at the Admiral Kepple pub lic-house, and having entered into conversation with the parties, he (witness) took out his porte-monnaie, contain ing a sovereign and some silver, to pay for some beer. After the liquor had been drunk he left the house, but was followed by the prisoner and four other persons. When he got to Battersea-park the whole of the party surrounded him, and Cole seized him in front, while a man named Brown and two women secured him behind. They tore the whole of the front part of his dress open, and turned his pockets in‘idc out, but d:a not succeed in getting posses sion of the purse, as ho (witness) held it in his hand. On this being discovered the attempt to gain possession of it was redoubled ; but on assistance arriving, Brown and the women were secured, but the prisoner escaped. Brown had been already convicted, but the prisoner had not been dis covered until a few days ago. Henry Ward, one of the keepers of Battersea-park, said that on the 13th of July last he recollected going to the as sistance of the prosecutor. He saw Brown and Colo trying to overpower another man, who was lying on his back. He went up to render assistance, and succeeded in taking Brown to the station, but Cole escaped. The prosecutor had been drinking, but he knew well what he was doing. The prisoner asked the wAness if he was sure he was the person he saw in Battersea Park on the evening of the rob bery, and he said he was certain he was the same party. Sergeant Huddy, of the Metropolitan police, said he took•the prisoner into custody on the 31st of August last at Sheerness. He was working in the Dockyard. On being told that he was charged with having committed a highway robbery, he said, "It's all right, I have been drawn into it by bad company. lam sorry for it." In answer to the charge the prisoner put in a written defence, in which he stated he never intended to rob the prosecutor—that the whole of the thing was a lark which the prosecutor well knew. The jury . found the prisoner guilty, and tho learned Recorder sentenced him to two years' imprisonment with hard labour. WAREHOUSE ROBBERY.—Thomas Jones, a respectably dressed man, was indicted with stealing a bale of goods, the property of Messrs. Tweedale, of Wood Street, Cheap side. Mr. Cooper appeared for the prosecutor, and Mr. Met calf defended the prisoner. _ Thomas Huddle (City police) said n few days ago he saw the prisoner carrying a bale of goods. He asked where he had got it from. He said from Wood Street, and that a man had given him the parcel to carry. Not being satis fied with the account ,given, he took the prisoner to the station, and there, on being _opened, it was found to con tain the articles mentioned in the indictment. William Leonard, porter to Messrs. Tweedale, of Wood street, said the bale of goods was safe in their yard on the 10th inst. It had been received but a short time before it was stolen. It was marked was the name of the firm. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and he Was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment, with hard labour, NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) • WATCH ROBBERY. Francis Duffy, a sharp-looking lad, about 16 years of age was indicted for stealing a watch from Robert Smith, a labouring man. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM) The prosecutor said on the 11th of Angst last, he having GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. some clothes to sell went into the City to do so.' Not Wind W. • tide 21 hours' flood; weather fine. having succeeded in disposing of them, he entered a public Arrived, Sept. 19.—Providenzia, from Havannah ; Elbe, from Quebec ; Mathilda, Harvest Queen, and Panopa, from house in Houndsditch, when the prisoner and some other Cronstadt; Eliza Ann, from Havannah; Joshua Wadding- men entered and beg an t o t a lk a b out sk i ttle - p l ay i ng. It ton, from Akyab; Almaria, from Callao ; Hannah, fr , m was arranged to play some games, and the prosecutor was asked to go and' see fair." He did, so. After being in Guernsey; Anna, from St. Petersburg; Walhalla, from Bjorneborg ; Pantazia, from Dram ; Grecian, from Jamaica ; the skittle ground a short time he lost his bundle of Triton, from Wismar; Hercules, from Riga ; Idala, from Buenos Ayres ; E. Sherman, from New York ; clothes. He began to make a noise about his Catherina, Island Queen, Diana, Hartford, Blockness, loss, when some one gave him some beer, and Olive Branch, Geertie, Danube, Caroline Syra, Weardale, immediately afterwards he became quite stupefied. and Lebanon, all from Cronstadt; 2Eolus, from Wismar; After remaining a short time longer in the beershop he Swan, from Dantzic ; Nereus, from Sundswall ; E. Cornet, from Helsingborg ; Haabet, and Bertha, from St. Peters- quitted the place with the intention of going home, but burg ; Katherina, from Helsingborg ; Active, from Geelle ; after getting a short distance he suddenly felt some- Sea Serpent, from Archangel; Incantine, and Sagueney, from body put his hand round him from behind, Riga' Hartfleld, from St. Petessburg; Flora, from Sanvern • and snatch away his watch. He looked round, Sarah, from Guernsey' Pie:ma, from Svartick ; Eli se : from Stockholm . Maria, from St. Petersburg; Emm a A gnes, and saw the prisoner running away. He was certain he was t from Oriefswald; Hertha, from Memel ; Quarryman, from the boy, as he had a good opportunity of becoming ac- Malmo ; Mecca, from D. ntsie ; Angelina, from Riga ; quainted with him when they were in the skittle-ground. Augusta, from Constantinople ; Fear Not, from Guernsey; A constable named Watkins said that from the descrip- Andrews, from Riga ; Robert, from Terra Nova; C ar l tion given to him by the prosecutor he took the prisoner Gustav ,Havannah •, Seven, `Vyborg ; Areth usa, M emel ; I da Wylie, 'Havannah ; Osprey, Memel ; August e , G rave li nes ; into custody. On searching him at the station, a thimble- Dorotl- ea, Aarhuus. rig apparatus was found in his pocket: Arrive', Sept. 20.—Rainbow. from Havre. The prisoner, in his defence, strongly denied the charge, DEAL, Monday Morning. and said the man had roxio a mistake. Wind W. by N., moderate. Ihe jury returned a vovile . t of and the prisoner Passed, Sept. 19.---,Lunnag nda, and Sa-ah Klasina, f r om - • g uilty, A ms terdam, for Batavia; New Felton, sc ew steamer, from was sentenced to p 4 months' imprisonment, with lard London, for Carfu; Yocalier, from Antwerp, for London, ! Oar. Stifled, Sept. 19.—Rita, screw steamer, for Bilboa ; Miovo Silfide, for 1 tieste Annawan, for Havannah ; Dyson, for Aspinwall ; Macedonia, for Alexandria ; Christiana, for Swinemunde. DEEP SEA TELEGRAPIL The last failure of the Atlantic Telegraph has naturally given rise to a variety of controversies as to the cause of the break down in the undertaking. Several confident opinions have been broached upon the subject as well by nautical as scientific men, but it yet remains to be ascertained where the real fault lies. Mr. William Rowett of Leadenhall street, a gentleman of considerable nautical experi ence, has all along predicted that • ,an iron cable would be found inapplicable to deep sea telegraphs, and he now insists that some portion of the Atlan tic cable has been destroyed by its own weight, or by the action of the sea. lle suggests a number of objections to the use of a,metal covering in laying down deep sea telegraphs ; the most potent of theta all is that when it gets overstrained the tension , extends to the electric wire, and he believes that to some such mishap must be attributed the recent- stoppage in the electric currents between Valentia and Newfoundland. The cable he would apply to the purpose should be composed of hemp, and he has invented a cable made of that material which he contends is free from the objections that an iron cable is open to. In the first place a hemp cable could be payed out with the utmost ease, and would not be liable to accident from straining ; because the hemp would give with the strain, while the strain would be confined to the cable itself, and would not extend to the electric wire which it con tained. Moreover, when the strain or pressure ceased, a hemp cable would compress or-contract itself, whereas when once an iron cable is twisted, or bent, or expanded, it never returns to Its, former condition. Besides iron is far more liable to cor rupting influences than hemp, while submerged ; , indeed experience proves that sea water preserv , es roping where it corrodes or destroys metal, and that circumstance affords another strong reason for pre ferring hemp to iron in laying down deep sea:tele graphs. On Saturday a number of scienti:eic and naval gentlemen met at Mr. Rowett's offices, to in spect a specimen of this hemp cable, ane4 hear its advantages explained. The sample prod - aced weighs about half a ton to the mile, and in pr.tying out the strain upon it would be at the rate ( - if 251bs. to the mile ; but Mr. Rowett explainefl that both the weight and the specific gravity could be increased to any extent—another advanta'e which hemp has over iron. It could be so made, eks to require a day or a week to sink it, and emin'at scientific authori ties are of opinion that the,Atlantic telegraph can only succeed with the aid of a' cable so light and flexible that it will reqr ire some considerable time to elapse before it fl' ads- itNlevel. An objection was raised that a h kr" cable would be liable to perish from the in 'fluence of the water ; but Mr. Rowlett anticipate A that eventually, by submittii ig his cable to a mi'aeral preparation that enters into chemical combi•xation with the fibres of the hemp and renders it permanently impervious to the actions of at It has, iimalcules or other perishable influences. mrreover, the strong recommendation of economT It could be laid down for £B6 per mile, and fall t weather would not impede its progress. It has he' :.n offered to the Atlantic Telegraph Com- PanY ;, but, unfortunately, supposing they approved of it, they can only answer, We have spent all our money." 'IKE DEFALCATIONS OF AN INCOME TAX COLLECTOR. On Saturday an application was made to the magistrates at Richmond, Surrey, sitting in Petty Sessions, in the interest of Mr. Henry Burbridge, lately a collector of income tax for the parish of Richmond, who has been confined in Horsemonger lane Gaol the greater part of a year awaiting his trial on a charge of obtaining various sums of money in the shape of property tax, with intent to cheat and defraud. The prisoner, it appears, was arrested early in December at the instance of the Board of Inland Revenue on an affidavit of Mr. J. C. Sells, the Surveyor of Taxes for the Kingston District, which includes Richmond, in respect of defalcations amounting, as alleged, to £713 6s. The . prisoner was collector of income tax for Rich mond for the years 1856 and 1857, and had received large sums for the following year without being appointed the collector, and Which parties had to pay over again. The £713 6s. which he is charged with appropriating to his own use, includes £438 Bs. 5d., admitted by himself to be the amount of his defalcations for 1856-7, and £356 which he is alleged to have received in 1857-8, under the pretence of being the collector , when he was not so in fact, making together 79.1 Bs. 5d., from which he claimed to deduct £Bl odd, stated by him to have been paid to the credit of assessed taxes for 1856-7 for persons who after wards became defaulters to that amount. It seemed that the Commissioners of Inland Revenue in the first instance treated the prisoner simply as a debtor, and on that view of the case his furniture was sold in part satisfaction of the claim against him by' the Crown. Subsequently a different con struction was put upon his conduct, and he is now awaiting his _trial on the criminal charge. lie ac tually ceased to be the collector in March, 1857, but, the collectors being annually appointed towards the end of December, he continued collecting until the 10th of that month, expecting, as a matter of course, to be re-appointed. He admitted having received the £356, in respect of 1857-8, irregularly, in that he was not actually sworn in as the col lector; but contended that the commissioners having allowed him to continue collecting, and afterwards sold his goods in part payment of his deficiencies, the offence of collecting in that year was condoned. The contention of the prisoner also was, with re spect to his remaining defalcations, after excluding the £356, that he had been originally treated as a debtor by the Crown. This is a short summary of the facts as elicited at previous hearings before the magistrates, which ended in th e prisoner being committed for trial, and, at the Petty Sessions at Richmond on Saturday, held before Mr. Penrhyn (chairman), Sir T. Reeve, Mr. W. Gilpin, and Mr. H. C. Lacy, his professional adviser, Mr. Hall, com plained that the copy of the deposition taken be fore the magistrates, which had been supplied to the prisoner at his request to assist him in prepar ing for his defence was imperfect in several im portant respects, and etecially that it did not con tain facts favourable to the prisoner, elicited on the cross-examination of Mr. Sells, on whose affidavit the prisoner was arrested on the 16th of December. He contended, in fact, that the depositions had been falsified. He also complained that the soli citor to the office of Inland Revenue persisted in refusing to furnish papers which he had received notice to produce on the prisoner's trial, and which were calculated to place the matter in a light favourable to the prisoner. Mr. Smith, the clerk to the magistrates, emphatically denied the impu tation that he had falsified any part of the deposi tions. A great part of the statements given in evidence were irrelevant; and these he said he had excluded on that ground from the depositions. The bench told Mr. Hall that whatever omissions might have been made in the depositions taken on the preliminary hearings would not prejuduce Mr. Burbridge on his trial, inasmuch as he could produce what evidence he pleased in his defence ; and Sir Thomas Reeve, one of the magistrates, added that Mr. Jacobs, of the Inland Revenue office, had repeatedly stated that Mr. Hall had asked him to produce papers on the prisoner's trial which had, in fact, no existence. A letter from Athens of the sth, in the Union,_ says:—" The laying of the first stone of the Cham ber of the Legislative Body took place on the 27th ult., and -as the Queen was to preside in the cere mony, an immense crowd assembled. The archi tect is a Frenchman, M. Boulanger, formerly a pupil of the school of Rome. -He is also charged with the construction of a new theatre, and of several other very important works. Athens already owes to him one of its finest edifices, the cathe dral, as well as the place surrounding it, orna mented with porticos in keeping with the Byzan tine style of the church. The old church, built on the model of Pagan temples, will serve as a chapel of ease to the new one, and be used for christenings and funerals. The buildings of the naval school, orphan asylum, civil hospital, the mairie and the hotel which is to accommodate all the Ministries, are advancing rapidly towards completion. Athens is being every day embellished. _ The Queen has had a road made at her own expense round the Acropolis, and gives an impulse to everything that can contribute to the physical and moral develop nient of Greece. She is actively -,econde3 by M. Christopoulos, the Minister of public Instruction who superintends all the archaeological excava tions." CRYSTAL PALACE.—Saturday ,was a very popu lar fete day at Norwood, the Early Closing Association having its final gathering and holiday-making with all the eclat and success which could be wished. An ample pro gramme was provided; all tastes, in fact, were suited, from those who loved wrestling and boisterous sports in the grounds to those of the large majority that thronged the centre transept to listen to C 1 as Novello's rich, clear notes. The day, fortunately, was a very fine one, so that on this occasion at least no hindrance took place from the weather, and the out-door sports, such as they were, came off well. Messrs. Denistoun, who suspended in November last, ineonsequence of the American failures, with liabili ties of £2,143,000, and •sk ha subsequently arranged to pay in full by six instalmehts ferafinating on the 30th of June; 1860, of which they have alr.3ady anticipated, h ave given notice that they will be p:e )arcd on Tueslay next to dis charo.e that which Would fall 'due on the 30th Of June, 1859.. There will consequently remain to -be met only two instalments of 4s. each. Of the liabilities in connection with their Australian house only one instalment of ss. in the pound remained unpaid, and this Messrs. Denistounare now prepared to discharge, f II