The Sun. — London, England, 1858-10-16 00:00:00

Tho hig burst even on to c oc e six ; 13 ught, I on: llery, )ltan, fliers, I. that ie to r way The d the ullen ESQ• ).31. halra golto , had vhich of all ng to it ell- EsQ., L'ONrf IBEItt dated ,ndostt as vi'S theme 2d 01 sineSS there re and bee¢ m ane, r Stiff f firnf home L ' • the ear, xA lik wt" ion a• 4 Lictiort 4IONEY .21IARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Thy. Bank of England Return, completed to the 13th inst., although it shows some rather important changes, is of a more satisfactory character than was generally anticipated. The reserve of notes has been trenched upon to a rather large amount, and the bullion has also slightly declined, but this may be accounted for by the payment of the usual half-yearly dividend. One of the most prominent features is the decrease in the other securities, which shows that trade is only slowly recovering from the late depression. In the public deposits there is a diminution of about £3,000,000 sterling, caused by the distribution of the dividends, but this is in a great measure balanced by the increase in the private deposits. The active circulation necessarily exhibits a rather large increase. The Rest, in consequence of the payment of the dividend on Bank Stock, has diminished to the ex tent of about £600,000 sterling ; and in the Govern ment Securities there is a decrease of about a mil lion. In the other items of the balance-sheet there is no alteration to call for special remark, and they will be seen in the subjoined table : Active Circulation .. X 21,201,120 Increase .. • • 378,160 Bullion .. • • .. 19,496,991 Decrease .. 29,484 Rest . • .. .. 3,091512 . Decrease . • • 618 , ,60 Public Deposits • • • • .. 5,35 8 6,897 Decrease .. . • .. 3,084,552 Other Deposits • • • • .. 14,569,366 Increase .. • • .. 2,654,427 Seven Day and other Bills .. 827,272 Increase Government Securities • • .. 10,380922, 14, 4 02 2 6 515 7 Decrease Other Securities , 14,817,7094,572 Decrease 30 Notes Unempl oye d .. 12137,740 Decrease . , . • 364,610 These alterations being attributable to temporary causes, are not likely to diminish the confidence lately expressed in the further accumulation of gold. Large supplies are coming forward from the various sources of supply, which, it is presumed, Will leave an important surplus after the require ments of the exporters are satisfied. In the general discount market the demand has slightly increased, but the terms continue without alteration. First-class bills are still negotiated as low as 21 per cent. Further indicati ons of weakness were apparent in the continental exchanges yesterday afternoon. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and prices were fully maintained. The sales were 'estimated at 7,000 bales. In railway shares the boasiness transacted was moderate, and quotations tended upwards. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £527,430, and the exports £150,000, exclusive of the following shipments direct from London to the Continent during the week ending Thursday last :—Gold coin—Boulogne, 520 ozs. ; bars—Amsterdam, 80,000 ozs. Silver coin—Rot terdarn, 1,200 ozs; Boulogne, 3,600 ozs.; bars— Ilambro', 300 ozs. ; Rotterdam, 65,000 ozs. The market for English Securities has been very quiet :to-clay, but the quotations have remained tolerably steady. Speculation is dull, and there are few operations for investment to enliven the market. Consols are about 98 for money, and 98 1 1, 7 for account. Bank Stock is 2211, being Cady. Th e N ew 3 per Cents, are marked 974 Z, the Reduced 97-7,- 1. The March Exchequer Bills 38s. to 40s. ; June ditto 30s. to 325. premium. India Stock has been dealt in at 221 to 223 ; the Debentures 99! the Scrip, second issue, 991. In. the Foreign Stock Market business is rather restricted, but quotations are well maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 94 ; ditto Scrip, No. 1, h as impro ve d t o 11 2 pm. ; ditto No. 2, t o 21 1- pm. ; ditto 4 per Cents., 105-1, ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. (18 58 ), 971; Buenos Ayres 6 p er C en t s ., 781 ; xicau 3 per Cents., 201 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46; Russian 5 per C e nt s ., 112 ; P eruv i an D o ll ar Bonds, 77 ; and Spanish New Deferred, 30-, 7 7 . The transactions in the Railway Share "Market have bee n o f a very limited character, and slightly r educed rates were current. Caledonian declined £1; Great Western and North British, 10s. ; and North-Western and North-Eastern (Berwick), ss. South -E astern improved about 10s. to 15s. The Foreign lines were flat. Paris and Lyons declined as. In the Colonial market, Grand Trunk of Canada declined ss. ; Great W esters of Canad a , East I n di an and Great Indian Peninsula were at previous rates. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were moderately active, but prices exhibited little alte ration of importance. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 22li 3 per Cent. Reduced Ann " uiti ........ es ........ . 9Bl 97/ 3 per Cent. C onso l s Annuities ......... New 3 per Cent. Annuities 974 India Stock ..................... 221 3 Ditto Debentures ... .. 991- Ditt 991 Ditto Bonds, £l,oooo Scrip, 2d I ssue 15 12 Ditto under .Zl,OOO Consols for Ac coun t lB 98/ chequer Bills March June. , £l,OOO, 2d. &ltd... 38 40 F 30 2 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent. 971 B uenos Ayres, 6 per Cent Ditto Account Danish, 1825, 3 per Cent. Ditto 5 per Cent..... Ilexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account ............ Ditto Account .............. 46 Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent . 46 a Ditto Account Spanish 3 pe r Cent. ............... Ditto New Deferred, • 3 per Cent. . . Turkish, 6 p er C ent. Ditto Account 4 9 Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip 11 1 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 pe r C en t lO5l p Ditto Account 105 Dividends on the abo ve p aya bl e in London. Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 4i per Ct. Ex. 4s. 77 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account 9B DREADFUL LOSS OF LIFE BY FIRE. , PRIDAY. A destructive fi re broke out in the parish of St. Thomas, on Wednesday night, in houses occupied by several labouring men and their families. It is not known how the fire . originated, but in conse quence of the houses being thatched, it spread so rapidly that the fire-engines were unable to subdue the flames until three houses had been nearly con sumed. In the up=stair room of one of the houses the wife of a carpenter, named Joslin, was, as it is be supposed, in the act of putting her four child ren t o d. Before the poor woman could escape with her four children she was enveloped in the flames. No one knew that the poor creatures were in such a dreadful position, as the neighbours thought they had made their escape. On the husband's return lug from work, however, he proceeded to make Dignifies abo t his wife a n d c hild ren , b u t cou ld not discover the . The poor fellow b ecame f ran ti c with grief, a n Made effort s t o rescue hi s f am il y, but they prow unavailing The woman, with her Childre n , on at empting to make their way down stairs, found that the staircase had been consumed, and there was no hope- for them. They therefore perished in the flames, and after the fire was ex tinguished the charred remains of the bodies were found in the ruins. An inquest yesterday was hold before Mr. R. R. Crosse, and a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned. _ Considerable excitement was caused some months since, in the fashionable world, by the elopement of a noble earl, of Crimean celebrity, with a young lady of much per sonal attraction and good connections and. family. Th e destination of the parties was Gibraltar, where they stayed for a short time , and whence they proceeded, in hi s lord dlip's yacht, t o Cadiz. Since the departure of the nobl e e arl from England the death of his countess has taken Phvie, an event which, however melancholy in itself, ha ys . enabled him to repa ir the wrong had inflicted on Miss SiLle it has now transpired that, on receivin g en " of bib marital bereavement, he lost no tune in making her his wife. This is quite in keeping with the past car eer of the n o bl e personage in question ; for it will doubtle ss be remembered that his f ormer un i on t oo k place under pecu liar h circumstances, somewhat analogous to those which have characteri se d' his recent marriaoe. The readers of the Cburt Circular will have no fliffi cu ity i n id en tifying the nobleman above alluded to with tliJi Earl of Cardigan. — Court Circular. MINES. —The Mining Share Mullet has been More active since our last • and, in addition to a fai r am ount of business in dividend mines, a demand has sprung up for several young and p rogress i ve mines, the prospects of which bid fair for good and early results. We find that of dividend St ocks) 54 mines during th® past quarter have paid in the a ggregate £85,688 ; and, owing to the depreciation in prices (luring the last few months, many of the shares can be Purchased to pay, and that, too, with little risk—though this the general public are slow in believing —from 10 to 20 Per cent. per annum. We refer, of course, to the b est Wines, well & and with good reserves of ores.- 41frncf ra ra l L day, • • THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 16, 1858 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS .DAY.) SHOREDITCH COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant Stokes.) SUTTON V. NALETT NELSON, CLAIMANT:- INTERPLEADER. This was an interpleader summons for unlawfully dis training the plaintiff's goods and chattels. Mr. Beard appeared for the claimant. The facts were briefly these :—The defendant in the ori ginal action resided in the same house as Mr. Nelson, his brother-in-law, and on the execution being levied, pro perty in the parlour, alleged to belong to the plaintiff, was seized. Mr. Beard now called the claimant and defendant, when both swore positively that the goods belonged to the for mer. SPAIN. Two furniture brokers also deposed to having sold the goods to Nelson. His Honour said there was no evidence. Mr. Beard submitted that the positive evidence of the defendant, corroborated by the brokers, ought to be deemed conclusive. His Honour said no bills or receipts were produced, and in such cases the strictest evidence was necessary, or the officers would be baffled and continually placed in difficulty. Mr. Beard said that he must respectfully submit that, according to the sworn evidence, there could be no difficulty or doubt ; if in such a case as this officers were allowed to levy, there would be no end to difficulties, and frequently injustice. His Honour said he was not satisfied that the property did not belong to defendant, and he should therefore find for the plaintiff in the action. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day). MANSION-HOUSE. Joseph Carbine, a private in the Scotch Fusilier Guards, was charged with assaulting a police-constable while taking him into custody for upsetting a barrow with fruit, standing at the bottom of the stairs leading from London-bridge to Lower Thames-street, last night at a quarter to 9 o'clock. It appeared from the evidence that soldiers from the Tower are in the habit of upsetting this fruit stall and barrow at the bottom of the London-bridge stairs. A sergeant in the Guards gave the prisoner a good cha racter, and said if the defendant had been sober he would not have been guilty of the offence. The Lord Mayor sentenced him to one month's imprison ment with hard labour, and directed the Inspector of Police to write to the Commanding Officer detailing the whole cir cumstances of the case. Barbara Higgins, an old offender, was charged with entering the premises in Crutched-friars, and stealing a bedroom utensil, the property of Mrs. E. Philips, widow, who missed several other articles. Prisoner was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard labour, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six_o'Clock. The Madrid journals of the llth repeat positively an announcement which is not without import ance—viz., that a revision of the tariffs in a liberal spirit is to take place. The Pope's Nuncio had given a farewell dinner to the Marquis de Turgot. At the electoral meetings which had been held, M. Escosura, the ex-Minister, and chief of the party of the puros (ultra Progressists), had delivered speeches which are stated to have been rather violent. The review of the 10th, in honour of the Queen's 28th birthday, was a very grand affair. The troops were commanded by Gen. O'Donnell, brother to the Premier. The latter was also on the ground, surrounded by a brilliant staff, and accompanied by a great number of general officers, among whom were nearly all the Progressista generals, whose names stand high in the military history of the country, or who figured on the political scene in the time of the regency of Marshal Espartero. During the day distributions of money and provisions were made to the poor in all the districts of Madrid by orders of the Queen, and the inmates of the hospitals and asylums were feasted. By royal decree a certain number of poor students are to receive their diplomas without paying the duties. The reception held by the Queen was numerously and brilliantly attended. At night the Queen gave a ball, which was very magnificent. FOREIGN. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. I Paid. C r lo ri s c i e n . g I Business Done. Share Railways. Paid. I Closing Business Price. DPne. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 5f 5f 20 Ardennes 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. 20 Bali.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 1 3 4 and Eastern Junction 10 61 6f 61 5 Belgian East. Junction all 11 1 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all 20 Beziers to Graissessac all 9 10 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Sir. Val. all 71 71 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 2 2 Stock Birk., Lanc., and Chesil. 20 Dutch RheniCh l5 4 3 Junction lOO 66 68 6 Eastern of France ...... all 29 29 25 Blackburn - 25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 33 20 Great Central of France all Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead' lOO 37 39 .37 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 50 ;Cork and Bandon all 20 Lierre and Turnhout .. all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 4f 5 P 20 Cornwall all 44 5 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.f. all A roves. no div all 25 26 10 Do. I A until6p.c.per an. f all 20 Lyons and Geneva .... 10 Do. B all 33/ Maria Antonia hasbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New 50 Dublin andßelfast June. all 20 Namur and Liege all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 74 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 21 23 StocklEast Anglian lOO 17 18 16 Northern of France .... all . 39 Stock[Eastern Counties lOO 62 63 20 Do. New Shares 12 P Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 46 48 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 25 DosNw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 2100 Ottoman, Norwegian g u T a r . u 6 n p k e r P c r e e a f i all 3 8 1 9 1 4 1 d 25 East Kent all Stock East Lancashire lOO 93 95 2 2 0 0 P P a a r r i i a s, a L n y d oi o is r , l a e n an d a M . ed ... i . t . all 53435 5 3_ 4 5 35 Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) t 9 4 d 4 p 20 East Suffolk all 20 gua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) •• • ) . 10 Do StockEdinburg and Glasgow 100 66 67 10 Rome and Frascati .... all StockEdin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 274 28 20 Royal Danish all 10 !Forth & Clyde Junction all 5 Royal Swedish Stock Furness Stock Glasgow& South Westn, 100 91 93 03 10 !Great North of Scotland all 10 104 10 Do. 5/ per cent. 1 ref. ... 2 4 0 Sambre D. ' all 91 9 2 - Stock Great Northern lOO 104 105 7 per al: id cent. re u l s ' e r e . f.. . : : allall — 8 8i 20 Southern of France .... all 23 23 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 83 85 81 West Flanders all 5 5 Stock. Do. do. B Stock lOO 129 131 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference . all 9 9 Stock,Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 103 105 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 24 25 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all 12 (Irish South Eastern an 6 Wi es baden 50 iLancaster and Carlisle. all 87 90 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 161 'Do. Thirds 1613 4IDO. New Thirds l6 11 121 p Stockl Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 961_ - 16 Do. do. F £lO 6 1 old BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 / i d 3 Do. West Riding,Union 1— Share Railways. I Paid. Price. Closing i BDonsusiness 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 6 4 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 44 100 !Atlantic &St Lawrence[ i all Stock Lon.,Brig,hton &S.Coast 100 111 113 112 I Stock London & North Westn. 100 91 924 911 2 Leased at 6 per cent.. 124 Do. Eighths ' I Stock London& South-Westn. 100 94 95i 944 5 gu. 5 percent 18 Do all 25 IL 'derry & Coleraine ... all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 par 1 p p 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 18 Do. Do. B 44 Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 354 36/ 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all par 1 74 8 10 Metropolitan 1 Stock Midland lOO 984 981 20 Do. New l6l 13 124 d Stock Do. Birming. & Derby.. 100 69 71 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godrinh 1 100 83 8 8 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) a ll t 6 p. ct. bds. 1 A ug ., 1872 ) 25 Do. 1 Shares all stle and Carlisle all 100 Do. do. 1 J u l y, 1873 100 77 82 100 100 Do. do. 1 J une, 1874 100 75 80 Newta 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 9 11 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. P 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 28. 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros. all 20 C entral & Dock Scrip 2s. PM Stock Norfolk lOO 63 6,5 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. 50 North. Counties Union 3l 34 3 d 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 11 liP Stock North British lOO 584 68 58 4 i 174 Demerara Stock Nor.Dev.RaiL&Dk. Stk. 100 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 1 i i P Stock Do.A Stk.— A rec.no di v. Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 1074 10 108 74 8 20 Do. C Share s a ll - -, until 6p.c.hasbeer_Aß 100 Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.—B erw i c k 1 00 941 951 94 20 Do. Jubbulp ore 5 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 4 d d 100 Do.ll p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - Stock Do. Leeds lOO 484 4, Geelong Corporation 6 100 per cent. Bonds 9 20 Geelong& Mel.gu a .sp. c. a ll 1 6 1 17 4 1 10 N. Stock Do. York lOO 77 78t 781 8 Sto. Stock North &S.Westn., Hampstd L ondon lOO 101 103 Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 37 39 38 71 and City Jun c ti on £3 ls. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 74 76 75 11 20 North Staffordshire l7l 544 d 124 100 Do. 6 per cent. Frei' 6O 10 5d 20 North-Western i 10 No. & Sou. W . J unction all 74 4 20 Do. do Stock Oxford, Wo r . , & Wolver. 100 28 30 10 Peebles all 20 2s. 1 fp pm a d 20 Portsmouth guaranteedt . S . of I n d. L ism. per — S cri cent.p 204 GOV. of Canada Shares all 18 181 I d 10 Rhymney lO 204 Do. New itock Scottish Central lOO 110 112 itock Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 271 28 ( Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 105 108 itockDo. Scottish Mid. St oc k 100 81 82 ;took Shropshire Union lOO 44 46 1 1 0 00 0 t Do e . P d t. o. ti ' l 7 l 3 'b t o ill '6O 10 ISittingbourne & Sh eer, all 3 2 d 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 105 108 1041 51 tock South Devon lOO 34 35 35 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 99 100 991 rtock South-Eastern lOO 75 751 76f 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 11 181 tock, South Wales , lOO 76 7 8 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 20 20f 20 Do. 11 p. c. Extension.. 15 Id 20 i SouthYorks.&Riv.Dim. all 13 14 20 Do. do p 7 5 d 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 5 IP ID Staines, Wok., & Wok.. all 20 Do. Fourth do. p. 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 34 35 25 Do. do. 1854 - Newßrunswick&Canda. 25 Do. do. 1855 i 7 . 20 / Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc ~(.) 2 14d ACa Stockton & Hartlepool 161 Class took Taff Val e lOO .. Do. do. pitl.Share.. ' Land d 0... .. thck Do. Preference, No. 1 .. Do. do. Land d 0... 5 " 25 IThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 _ ..... took; Vale of Neath lOO 03 95 94 • 20 c Northof India Tramroad 1 2s. t Limited, Scrip took Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 'Waterford & Li mer i c k all 20 Oude (Limited) 20 West Cornwall all 21 +5 15 i 1p 16 61 20 Do. (g 10 1V -end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all 20 Do. New r., 5 1 P 5 Do. A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. Punjaub . . `tg, 5 1 I p 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 n 3 20 ,Do. Indus. St Flo. a, 5 I P 5 Do. B all 61 of Do. let Class all 20 West London 20 [St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 15) 10 ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par ip , 20 IDo. 2d Class 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 12i Stock, Stocks 10 Stock Stock Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock! Stock! Stock! Stock! 10 Stock! Stock' Stock; Stock Stock: 25 Stock; Stock PREFERENCE SHARES. Share' Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock' 20 Do. do. do. Shares tock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock,Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct 6 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun StocklE.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock,Do. do. Class B 6 pc Ste - ik Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Fastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 lE.& W. York. Jcn. fifths, StocklEdin.&Glas. 5 pc sharesl Stock lEdin.Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock; Furners, t, per cent Stock,Glas. &S West. g a. 5 pc. Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Stock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Steck , Do. 41 p. c. do. do. '.OO 1D0.5p.c. Redm.,s pc. pm '0 jGt. Nh. of Scptld, Ist pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et, pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 41 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeetr thle, do Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. prof Do. Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. g,u. No.l Do. prof , 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. et. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon. &S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 1 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct I Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. I Maryport & Car., 4 p.c IDo. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6 Do. 4/ p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 10 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. shares StocklDo. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 StocklDo. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock,Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Stock'Ntli.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co. Stock ,N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1 12 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 2.5 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 20 ,North Staffordshire Stock Ox. Wr. & Wok 6pc. Ist g Stock , Do. do. do., 2d gua Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db.stk.in perp 84 ;Scottish Central, new pi Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb' Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 44 percent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is. Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. *la. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stocki 50 Stock! Stock] Stock; Stock Stock; 264 13 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock' 12i 12, Stock Stock 124 1241 Stock Stock Stock Stock} Stock stock Stock ;Stock Stock 25 ) 25 Stock, all }lOO 6 100 100 100 100 all IP a m . I Closing Business Paid. Price. Done. 101.1 114 1131 all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. ini 4 94 106 24i BRITISH MINES. IPaid. 1 Closing I Business Price. Done. 2.11.10 gi 3 4 50 60 455 465 95 10( 131 14 3 3 1 1 7 8 9 10 4 5 14 171 17s 11.14.11 8f 18s 6d 8i 7.9.4 nil. 400 410 3i 4 185 195 40 12s8 li i 65_ 75 1 21 22 100 110 2C3 220 180 200 3 3i 8 9 45 47 25 27 I 1 4 ii P 10 11 n 21 35 37 11 13 1 21 2 21i 9 1 1d 1 i 1 1 1 3 3 Share/ Mines. Mining Co Tin Croft UnitedMines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Illogan).. Caradon (Liskeard). Wheal Basset (Mogan). Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.).. Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) Wh'l Ma ryAnn (Meahel WhlTrelawney (Lisk.) Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan). Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty N.W 11'1 Br s set (Mogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxv) Porkellis Unit. (Wont.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Cara don (St.Cleer) South C. Brea (Illogan). S. 11 neal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silver and Lead FORT:IG: Australian Bon AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at Z 5 p.) Do. St.J olmdelney, Lim. Do. L and and Mining Co. Clarendon Consols Min- ing Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining . and Smelt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba (United Mexican COLONIAL GOVER Securities. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug - . Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c. Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. C. Deb. NovaScotiaGov. 6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S. Aus.Gt.6 pc.Jan&July Vict'Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 1151 116 113 115 113 115 111 112 116 151 1111 I 1001 101 1007 liooi 101 114 1111 112 114 110 112 J-OINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing I Business Share) Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Done. Agra&UnitedScryiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, ac City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. I'rov. of England Do. new National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank 86 87 241 25} 45 47 24 5 57 59 3 2id 58 60 29i 301 19 21 16 17 Zoo 24 i l M 4 44 47 49 39 40 19i 20 61 66 Provincial of Ireland . Do. New South Australia . 31 33 IDo. New . Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 56 57 55 56 MI 24i 19 17 d MISCELLANEOUS. Miscellaneous. Paid. Closing Business dons Price. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at £5 die British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C_ Canada Chan. Islands Tel. (Lim ) Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smlt,7 Do. Preference 7& per et Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric) Telegraph Eng. & Aust. 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ROBBING A JEWELLEn.--The lad Alfred Clothier, lately in the employ of Mr. Peacock, a jeweller, carrying on busi ness in New Oxford-street, was placed at the bar, on re mand, charged with plundering his master. From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner was en gaged as errand-boy, and from certain circumstances trans piring, the [police apprehended him on the present charge. The articles produced on the first examination merely con sisted of a few metal rings and brooches, but the property produced to-day was of a more valuable description. Among the articles of which the prosecutor had been robbed were three sets of gold studs and some silver brooches, amount ing altogether in value to about £3. The police-constable, who had charge of the case, said, since the last examination he had discovered that several boys had been in the habit of buying things of or pawning articles obtained from Clothier. He had been to the resi dence of one of the boys, and had received some pawn broker's tickets, which he discovered related to articles stolen from Mr. Peacock. Upon informing the pawn broker the property had been stolen, he at once gave up the' articles, and the prosecutor had identified them as having formed part of his stock. Mr. Jardine—Why did you take the property. There is no use in investigating a case where the property is given up The Constable—There are other things the prosecutor identifies, your worship. Mr. Jardine —They may be, but we are inquiring at one part :of the case, and you are speaking of another. Can you, Mr. Peacock, identify the whole of, the property pro duced as being yours ? Mr. Peacock—l can't swear to the wedding ring, but I know I had some shirt studs of the same pattern as those with which the prisoner is charged with stealing.. I can speak positively to some of the brooches. As the wedding ring is pawned with the studs I should think it belonged to me. Mr. Jardine—The only clear case we have against the prisoner is that made out on the former examination—the stealing five metal rings. Do you wish the case sent to the sessions ? Mr. Peacock—No, your worship. I have no vindictive feeling towards the boy ; ho has been in my service two years, and I never had occasion to complain of him. I should never have found out I had been robbed if it had not been that the police informed me of the circumstance. ,;.•. - Mr. Jardine—As the prisoner has been two piars with you, you don't know for certain the e.teut of yourlosses t Mr. Peacock—No, sir. All I want is to get as much of my property back as possible. I should wish the case dealt with summarily, but the police tell me there is something about a gold chain and pencil-case. I should like to know something about that. Mr. Jardine—Then there had better be another remand, to enable the police to make inquiry about the things you have mentioned. (To the prisoner)—What have you, to say to the charge of robbing your employer ? Prisoner (crying)—l should never have thought of it if I had not been frightened into it. After I first took one of the things the boys used to come to me and say that unless I got them some more things—some studs, or things like them—they would tell my master of me. I used to get them the things to keep them from doing so. I was afraid of them. • Mr. Jardine—l dare say that is the truth. I shall remand you for a week, for the police to make further inquiry. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY BY A SHOPMAN.—Edwin Porter, A young man in the employ of Mr. Joseph Michael Rose, grocer, of 352, Oxford-street, was charged before Mr. Bingham with stealing money from the till of his employer. The prosecutor said that, having reason to suspect the prisoner's honesty, he marked four shillings and three six pences and gave them to a constable named Joy. The two shillings now produced were two of the coin so marked. Joy, 338 A, a detective, said he gave the marked money he received from the last witness to a female named Law rence, and saw her go into Mr. Rose's shop and come out again. A few minutes afterwards he went in and told the prisoner he should take him into custody for robbing his master's till. He denied having done so, but, on searching him, two marked shillings were found. The female Lawrence having proved receiving the marked money from the last witness and going to the shop and purchasing some articles and paying the prisoner with the money, The prisoner said he would plead guilty, and was com mitted for two months. THAMES. PREPARATIONS FOR THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER. — Christian Tilford, a foreigner, apppeared before Mr. Yard ley, after the night charges were disposed of, to answer a summons which charged him with unlawfully exposing fireworks for sale on Sunday morning last. The case was clearly made out by Inspector Griffin of the K division, who said he had received a letter com plaining that fireworks were manufactured and sold in Church-row, Limehouse, and that it was a nuisance and dangerous to the neighbourhood. The prisoner lived at No. 3, Church-row, and there was a large quantity of fire works exposed for sale in the window. The prisoner also sold apples and sweetmeats for children. The prisoner, in defence, said he covered over the fire works after the Inspector called upon him. Mr. Yardley inflicted a fine Of £5 and costs, and said that penalty would not be enforced if the defendant abandoned the illegal trade, and he must not only not manufacture, but he was not allowed to sell or expose for sale any fireworks. This was preparatory to the annual exhibition. He hoped it would be known to every one that heavy fines would be in flicted if people dared to sell or expose for sale any fireworks. It was a childish, foolish, absurd practice, and he was sorry to say that grown-up fools indulged in the practice of let ting off fireworks as well as children. Charles Norris, of No. 2, Church-row, was fined £5 and costs for a similar offence, with a notification that the fine would not be enforced if the trade was abandoned. If either of the defendants dared to sell a halfpenny squib the fine would be levied, and they would be proceeded against a second time. Two CHILDREN BURIED ALIVE IN A SAND-PIT.— SANDWICH, THURSDAY. The village of Puston-next- Wingham, situate a few miles from this town, has just been the scene of a melancholy occurrence, by which two little children, a girl and a boy, were buried alive in a sand-pit. One of them, John Fagg, was fortunately rescued in time to save the little fellow's life, but the other poor thing was a corpse when its body was taken out. The particulars of this sad event were thus detailed at the inquiry before the county coroner (Mr. T. T. Delasaux) yesterday afternoon, touchmg the death of Ann Johnson, the child whose life less remains were taken from the pit :—Henry Fagg, a labourer, said he went into the marsh for a horse, and on passing Deason sand-pit he observed the deceased and a little boy named John Fagg at play in the pit. On his re turn, in about ten minutes, he noticed that a quantity of sand had fallen in the interval, and he could not then see the children. He almost immediately saw the father of one of the children, and told him what had occurred. George Fagg proved going to the sand-pit, in consequence of what he had been told by the previous witness, and then he heard one of the children, but he could not say which, cry out, " Oh, dear." He procured a shovel, and commenced re moving the sand. Shortly afterwards he found his own child buried about four feet, but alive. Assisted by the father of the deceased and two other persons, he continued to dig, and ultimately found the body of the deceased, about two feet deeper in the sand. She was quite dead. By the jury —He believed the sand had fallen in consequence of the wet weather. Corroborative evidence was adduced, and after the coroner summed up, the jury found a verdict Of AcCide4tal death, THIS DAY'S MARKETS. GARDEN. it and vegetables were on sale was transacted, as follows : s. d. s. d. Cherries, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 0 6to 0 8 Cobnuts, per 1001 b 0 6to 0 8 Almonds, per bus 24 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 10 to 2 0 Figs, per doz 1 oto 2 0 Strawberries, prpto oto 0 0 Gooseberries, 4 sv. 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 10 to 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 oto 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms,p potl 2 oto 2 6 Artichokes, pr dz 2 oto 4 * Cabbage letts,p sc 0 Bto 1 0 Endive, per score 1 oto 1 6 Radishes, dz buds 0 6to 1 0 Tomatoes, pr hsv 3 oto 5 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 1 6to 4 0 Sea kail, per pun. 0 oto 0 0 COVENT Large supplies of both frui to-day, and a steady business s. d. a. d. Pine apples, per lb 4 oto 6 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Grapes, per lb 2 oto 4 0 Foreign do 0 9to 1 3 Melons, each 1 oto 2 0 Peaches, per doz 1 oto 8 0 Nectarines, per dz 2 oto 8 0 Apples, per sive 1 3to 4 0 Pears, per hf-sieve 1 3to 5 0 Oranges, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100 4 oto 8 0 Apricots, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Greens, dz bunch 2 oto 4 0 Cabbages, pr do. 0 10 to 1 3 Savoy do., pr do. 0 2to 0 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 2 oto 5 0 Brocoli, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Oldpotatoes,p ton 2 10 to 4 10 New ditto, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Peas, per # sieve 2 oto 2 6 Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 2 6 Carrots, pr bunch 0 4to 0 5 Cucumbers, each 0 Ito 0 6 Garlic, per Id .... 0 6to 0 8 Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Spinach, per d 0... 1 6to 2 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Old onions, dz bun 1 oto 1 9 New do., per bun 0 oto 0 0 French beans, li.s. 1 6to 1 9 Leeks, per bunch 0 2to 0 3 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 7s Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 6s Od to 8s Od ; goslings, 6s Od to 8s Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s Od ; rabbits, i s Od t o i s 6d eac h ; w ild d o ., 9d to Is 3d ; pigeons, 5d to Os 7d each ; large Surrey fowls, Gs Od to Os Od ; chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 5s Od ; capons, is Od ; hares, 2s Od to 4s Od ; grouse, 2s Od to 3s Od eath ; pheasants, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Od ; woodcocks, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; snipes, is Od to is 9d ; teal, Os Od to Od ; wild ducks, 2s Od to Os Od; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os 4d to Os 8d each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is 2d to is 3d ; Ynglish, is 3d to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 8s Od to 9s O French do., 7s Od to 8s Od per 120 ; leverets, 2s Od to 3s 6d each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s Od to 4s Od ; and pork, 2s 8d to 4s 3d per 81bs WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 38 Od to 48 Od ; and pork, 2s 8d to 4s Od per 81b. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os 10d to is Od ; trout, is 3d to Od ; eels, 8d to Is ; prawns, is Od to 3s; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; cod, 2s Od to 15s Od; brills, 2s Od to 8s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, 6d to 2s 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to Is Od each; soles, 3d to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 12s to 16s ; natives, 40s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to 12s Od ; haddocks, 4s to 16s Od ; smelts, 3s Od ; flounders, is Od to is 6d per dozen; mackerel, 50s; fresh herrings, 8s; bloaters, Gs. per 100; carp and tench, 3s to 4s per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6jd to lid; of household do., 5d to 61d per 41b lodf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 31-d to 4d ; 641 b to 721 b, 4d to 41d ; 721 b to 801 b, 4-fd to 4id ; 801 b to 881 b, 4'd to 5d ; 881 b to 961 b, 5d to sfd ; 961 b to 1041 b, sfd to 6d. Horse hides, 8s 6d to 106 6d ; calf skins, light, 3s to 4s; ditto, full, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; polled sheep,' 5s Od to 6s 6d ; half-breds, 4s Od to 5s 0c1; Downs, 3s Od to 4s Od ; lambs, 2s 10d to 5s Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD. -- Meadow hay, £3 Os. to £4 108. ; clover, do., £3 10s. to £5 55.; and straw, £1 4s. to £1 7s. per load. A short supply, and a steady trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 108 • clover do., £3 lOs. to £5 ss. ; and straw, £1 4s to 8s per load. Both hay and straw were firm, and rather dearer. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs ; clover, do., £3 lOs to £5 ss. ; and straw, £1 Os to £1 9s per load. A fair average supply, and a firm demand. COAL MARKET—Om 15. (Prices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.) Buddle's "West Hartley, 15s. 9d. ; West Tanfield, —s. ; Howard's West Hartley Netherton, 15s. 6d. ; Tanfield Moor, 13s. Od. ; Tanfield Moor Butes, 13s Od.; Wylam, 14s. 6d. ; Earsden Hartley, ; Byass's Bebside West Hartley, 155.9 d.; Walker Primrose, 135.; Holywell, 14s 6d; Birchgrove Graigola, —s. ; Nixon's Merthyr, 21s. Od. ; Davison's West Hartley, 15s. 9d. ; Haswell Gas, —s. Od.; Morpeth West Hartley, —s. Od ; Tyne Main, —s. Od. ; Newcastle Hartley, 14s 6d ; Lambert's "West Hartley, 15s 9d ; Powell's Duffryn Steam, 21s. Od. Walls End—Acorn Close, —s. Od. ; Benson, —s. Od. ; Hunwick, —s. 9d. ; Whitworth, 14s. 6d.; Shincliffe, —s. Od.; Haswell, —s. Od. ; Hetton, —s. Od. ; Cassop, 18s. 3d; Northumberland, —s. Od; Lambton, 18s. 9d.; Wharn - cliffe, —s. Od. ; Kepier Grange, 18s. 3d. ; Bell, 16s. 6d. ; Russell's Hett on , 17 s . 9d. ; Marton, —s. Od. ; Dryburn Grange, —a. Od ; Heugh Hall, 18s. Od. ; Riddell, 16s. 6d. Ships at market, 39—sold, 36. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. SHIELDS, Oct. 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Alexandine, for Martinique. Put back—Emilie, from New York, leaky. WEST HARTLEPOOL, Oct. 15.—Sailed—Gonzalus (s.s.), for Bahia. CLYDE, Oct. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—E. G., from New York. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lady Douglas, from Moulmein ; Woodstock, from Callao ; Ann Best, from Buenos Ayres. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind calm. Arrived—Morning Star, fromainsale; Courier, steamer, from Jersey ; Havre, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Pet, for Port Talbot ; Cautious and Juno, for Seaham ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre ; Charlotte, for Guernsey; Matthew Thompson, for Sunderland; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey ; Mechanics' Own, for Newport. LivEnrooL, Saturday Morning. Wind S. Arrived, Oct. 15—Ophir, from Islay ; Janier, from Bilboa. Arrived, Oct. 16—Rajah of Cochin, from Akyab ; Kirk connell, from Maranham. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind, S.W. ; tide, three hours' ebb ; weather, light and fine. Arrived, Oct. 15-01impio, from Odessa. Arrived, Oct. 16—Success, from Dunkirk; City of Nor wich, steamer, from Tonning. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind W.S.W., moderate. Arrived—Nassarima, from London, for Trinidad. Passed—Spheroid, for St. Vincent; Violet, for St. Michael's; Busy Bee, for Shoreham ; Arve, for Cardiff; Sunshine, for Algoa Bay—all from London. Sailed—Augusta Wattenbach, Midlothian, King Phillip, Thames, City, Gwalior, Havering, Majestic, Golconda, and Advice, with most of the outward bound. The ships that remain are preparing to sail. VACANCIES, APPOINTMENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL SERVlCE.—Colonial Department—A clerk ship in the Colonial-office has become vacant by the ap pointment of Mr. Higgins to a registrarship in bankruptcy. The Board of Trade—Mr. Thomas M. Johnstone, collector of customs, Woodbridge, has been appointed receiver of wrecks, vice Mr. Newson Garrett. Audit-office—A vacancy has been created in the Audit-office, Somerset ls alit m o r n House, by the death of Mr. E. E. Hoffa y, j unior examiner. e T s te b D lishni ocky e a n r t d a s t D —T e h v e o r l e ipo a rt re clerkshipsDtowcokyard. c the uston vac G. Flewker has been promoted from first-class clerk to be a principal clerk in the Long-room, Liverpool ; Mr. Joseph Pyke has been promoted from second to first-class clerk at Liverpool ; Mr. J. M. Williams has been promoted from first-class inspector of patrol to fourth-class tide-surveyor at Hull. Inland Revenue Department—Mr. E. Farneouth has been promoted from second clerk in the storekeeper's o s fti cni ce er tsoetb House; chief clerk ivir fl a the v r e e t g i t h st a r s ar be o e f n M p - a r r o r m an o t t ' e s d assistant warehouse-keeper to be warehouse-keeper:fifirll Mr. D. M'lntyre from storekeeper to be a,ssrsoisintaontte rehousie Hawkins s f chlearkbeinentG warehouse ; Mr. from office eto iben skpeeeepteorr; ol‘fl permits Mr. W. A t . o H b a c H. Garlang has been promoted from the diary superintendent ofbas teen p old books f in ro t in he fir w s a t l r e eh er Ts(L; Mr. J. H. Harvey the store keeper's office to be first de* i the /Seno O t nettc. wexetiouse,—Cial A FLOATING DOCK, BASIN, AND HAR• BOUR OF REFUGE AT GALWAY. A very practical and easily -accomplished plan for the formation of a floating d oc k and b asin, the effect of which will be to convert Galway Bay into a harbour of refuge for merchant ships of all classes, and a starting-point and station westward for her Majesty's navy at all seasons, and under all circum stances, has been placed before the directors of the Royal Atlantic Mail Steam Navigation Company by their engineer. This plan can be carried out efficiently at an expense of less than £lOO,OOO, while a breakwater could not be constructed in less than treble the time, and at an expense certainly of net less than half a million. REPORT. With reference to the improvement of the harbour of Galway for the accommodation of the large steamships of your company, I beg to submit herewith for your consideration certain improve ments, which I have marked on the accompanying chart and ordnance map of the bay and harbour, and which I would propose to be adopted instead of the pier and breakwater proposed to be constructed at Mutton Island, for the following reasons :—ln the first place, I consider the works I propose can be executed at a much less cost ; and in the second place, when completed, the improvement that would be thereby effected, and the accommodation afforded would be far superior to what would be effected and afforded by the pier and breakwater at Mutton Island. The improvement which I propose is to render the great basin (formed by nature) of Lough or Lake Athalia accessible or available for steamships and other vessels of the largest class and greatest draft of water. In order to effect this it would only be necessary to excavate by means of coffer dams a channel from the lake at where it is crossed by the railway to the entrance of the present dock ' • and from thence to the roadstead the channel should be deepened where requisite by steam dredges. According to the soundings marked on the Admiralty charts by Capt. Bedford, it appears that but little dredging will be necessary either in Lough Athalia or from the entrance of the present small dock to the road stead, so as to give a depth at high water of neap tides of 24 feet, which is the greatest draught of the largest ocean going steamer, or even the great Leviathan. The entrance to the lake at where the railway crosses should be similar to the present dock, and having like it a pair of tide gates, whereby the water in the lough could be always kept up at a height of not less than high water of neaps. The average present depth of the lake (according to the soundings marked on the Admiralty charts) at such times of tide is 21 feet, and at high water of ordinary springs 25 feet, and in some places there is a depth of 30 feet, so that very little dredging or excava tion would be required m the lake. The present swivel-bridge should be taken away, and another of a different construction erected in its stead. A wharf should be constructed alongside the railway, at which the steamers could discharge and load all goods, going or coming by the railway, as all such goods could be readily raised from this wharf and loaded on the trucks or other carriages on'the railway, or lowered from these trucks to this wharf by means of cranes or gantries, with winches or by inclined planes constructed for the purpose. Other wharves, with sheds and storehouses, might be erected from time to time as occasion would re quire. Also graving docks and slips could be readily constructed along the west side of this splendid basin. The principal cost of these works would be the construction of the coffer-dams and the excavation of the channel from the entrance of the lake to about the entrance of the present dock, or to a line from it towards Rinmorepoint. All these works could be executed with much less difficulty and cost than the pier, in the most ex posed situation at Mutton Island. When these works would be complete Lough Athalia would be the largest floating basin in the world, comprising an area of 100 statute acres, ca pable of affording accommodation to the entireßri tish fleet and to vessels of the largest class, as they could lie securely sheltered in the greatest storms in still water, in the greatest safety, and also where they could discharge and take in their cargoes and passengers close to the town and railway. I consider that the cost of the works I propose would be much less than those necessary to com plete the breakwater and pier at Mutton Island, but what the exact amount would be I cannot say until I should make the requisite surveys, sections, borings, &c., to enable me to send in an accurate estimate of the cost, which I can have done in three weeks from this date, if it is desirable by your lord ship and gentlemen that I should do so. I may, however, safely state, from a rough calculation, that it would not exceed one-half the amount ne cessary to complete the pier and breakwater, and would not occupy beyond a third of the time to complete, which is very important, not only to your company but to the shipping interest of the kingdom. Although it. is stated that £150,000 will suffice for the pier and breakwater, I beg to state that this sum will not be sufficient by one-half to complete the work. It willtake at least £300,000 to construct the pier and breakwater, and even then it will be incomplete in giving perfect shelter to shipping for either discharging or loading cargo without building an inside smaller harbour or dock, to have smooth water, otherwise ships cannot lie alongside without being torn and chafed to pieces, as well as injuring the pier. The pier would be of no use without the breakwater, and the two toge ther will not give the shelter that is expected. They cannot do so. They would break off the heavy sea rolling in from the open bay, but in bad weather there would ever exist a heavy swell inside the pier. The great floating basin I propose will give a hundred times more accommodation—by far greater security to shipping, as they will lie in perfectly , smooth water, and have a constant and never ceas ing depth of thirty feet of water, accessible at high water to vessels up to the tonnage of the Leviathan, and to the medium sized vessels (from 100 to 1,000 tons) at half tide, at which they can leave the basin and proceed to sea, or enter it and moor safely alongside of the railway quay proposed to be built for their accommodation. Not only would this work of constructing this enormous floating basin be less difficult to execute, and in less than half the time of the pier and breakwater, but would not cost half the amount. The pier and breakwater would occupy from three to five years to complete, and at least three years before they could be of the least service. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. I Paid. t Leasing 1 Closingi Business Co.'s. Prize. Done. Bedford and Bletchley ' all Ln & N.W -- Buckinghamshire ... . 103 Ln &N W 99 100 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C 16 18 Clydesdale Junction .. 100 Calcdonin 103 105 1011 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 Gt. North. 143 146 141 E Union,HarwichShs. all E.Counts. 4 44 Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonia Do. New lOO Do. — Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&Rall. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby Do. }'Shares all Do. — Do. 1 Shares all Do. — London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. 95 97 Do. Barking Shares., all Do. — Lowestoft, gua. 4p. e t. 100 Norfolk .. Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk all LN W&M 24 21 Midsb.&Redcr, g.6p.c all Stk.& Dar Mid.liradfordPrf. Stk lOO Midland . 97 99 1%1 ewin arkt: ,BuryE x I guaranteed sp.e. i 5. 5.6. E.Counts. 1 4 p Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent, . . all Do. — Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. D Pr o e . s i th S u ha a r n e ci a .......... Al. : a a l l l l D L & N W 1 Roystn,liitch. . all a l l - L.Yk. Shf.Roth.&Goe. 6 G L a t . ii N & o r y t h k . 140 142 a le .c P . 18 1°3 11 o. 1 _ Clean . 10 101 South Shnw 8b r Staffordshire Heref o rd Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Do. do. Wilts and Somerset. 100 Gt. .......... nn — 09 Wimbledon& Croydn all L.,sal t — rg n 8 9 ITlStic.r&asEZ _ 9 _____C4 DOCKS. Share Docks. Stock Commercial ......... Stock Do 4 per Cent . Pref . Mtn Stock East and West India Stock London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton Stock Victoria 20 D 9 NeW ..• is ',ow', •••• 49 51 94 96 101 103 51 6 112 115 105 110 114 116 112 114 128 130 81 83 71 73 91 93 120 122 111 113 104 106 64 66 llf 1l 93 95 84 E 6 85 87 97 99 si 10 16 17 94. 10 73 74 18 19 9 9i 13i 14 ,141 143 158 163 120 122 i IR 68 70 1 5 30 28.2.8/1 140 142 101 103 93 1 95 1 P 9} 9i 111 111 1108 110 99 100 i dis p 4 dis 23 24p 120 122 99 101 72 74 120 122 121 123 101 101 24 241 102 104 101 103 28 29 324 334 38 43 100 100; Closing Price. ••••• MM. IM• =MD 101 103 14 i P BusDocksiness 100 100 20.11 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 ITIES. Businen Done. 481 9 391 20,191 88/ 231 41 FATAL AFFRAY WITH A GAME KEEPER AT NEWARK. On Saturday afternoon last, about five o'clock, much excitement was produced in Newark by the report that a labourer, named Charles Braithwaite, had been shot dead >ry George Wesley, an under keeper in the employ of James Thorpe, Esq., of Beaconfield House, near that town. It appears the keeper was walking up Cliffe Nook-lane, when he met the deceased, carrying a gun, which he re quired him to give up. The deceased refused, and a fearful struggle ensued, both falling into a ditch five feet deep. Shortly afterwards the keeper called to a man who was passing, and said, " Poor Braith waite has shot himself;" - after which the keeper went for assistance. The gun stock was broken into several pieces, and the barrel, as well as the clothes of the keeper, was covered with blood. During the evening the keeper gave himself into custody; and, on Monday an inquest was opened before the borough coroner, at the Newark Arms Inn, where the body of the deceased was taken. The above facts were stated by the accused, who added that during the struggle the deceased struck him on the mouth, when the gun went off and s h o t th e deceased ; but h . F co T u he ld not account for its being so much inj ure _ d sur geon, wh o had examined the deceased, stated that the head and body were very m uch bruised ; but that the actual cause of death was the gun-shot wound. After sitting seven hours, the jury ad journed to yesterday (Thursday),when it is expected that further evidence of an important nature will be produced. The excitement in the neighbourhood which such an event is in itself calculated to create, has been increased by , the proceedings of the county magis trates in different game cases which have recently b ee n brought before them. The d eceased was shot through the heart, but he also had a very serious wound on the head, and the latter, in the opinion of many persons who have seen it , is such as would be likely to have cause d death if no other injury had been sustained. It is also very singular that the stock of th e gun shou ld have been broken into pieces, supposin g g the deceased shot himself, and that the various fragments of it and the gun barrel were found at distances of several yards from each other. The spot where the struggle occurred was just within the boundary of the borough of Newark ; so that, much to the satisfac tioxi of the inhabitants, the judicial inquiry will not be held before the county magistrates. We may add, that the lane is a public highway, and that the keeper, therefore, had not the slightest right to demand the gun from the deceased while he was passing along it.—Manchester Guardian. A special general meeting of the London and South Western Railway Company is called for the 27th inst., to consider the expediency of the company taking leases of the Stainks and Wokingham and Portsmouth Artilwayo, LITERATURE. Dives . and Lazarus. Judd and Glass, New Bridge-street. This little work professes to narrate the adven. tures " of an obscure medical man, in a low neigh bourhood." It is a simple and excellent method for telling the sorrows of the sick poor in the crowded courts and narrow alleys of London. The medical man,'in virtue of his profession, is everywhere ad missible, and he sees their sufferings in their most painful aspect. He sees the melancholy cases where the father of a family leaves his widow and children without any provision, often in debt fromhis illness; where diseases or accidents, sufficientl/ terrible to those wh o h ave th e com f or t s o f life, aVe to be borne with an uncertain supply of the barest neces saries, and where the close and crowded neighbour hood, the bad air and bad food, help to produce ill mess, whose victim is unable to quit their evil in fluences. All this is forcibly and simply portrayed in the little volume before us. Of course, the writer does not p re t en d to say that all the s ufferings of the poor are independent of their own conduct; but are there so many of the upper and middle classes who carefully regulate their expenditure within their income, and in times of prosperity lay by enough for a commercial panic and a suitable pro vision for their families, that we should judge harshly those who have to maintain six or eight persons on 12s. or 15s. a-week, without education or example to teach them prudence ? The follow ing passage states forcibly the miseries entailed for want of better lodging-houses—an evil that might be remedied : " As it will greatly assist me in my argument, I will admit nearly all you state of the condition of the working classes to be correct—at least of a large portion of them ; but I maintain they are the victims of an infamous code of laws, and that, bad as their morals may be, those of the higher classes are equally open to reprobation. You taunt them with their love of the public-house, and that "of their wives and children for the minor theatres. You might go still further, and name the penny theatres --though, thanks to the vigilance of the police, very few of them are to be found in; the present day. Let me ask what other amuse ments are openLto them ? ' Home 1' perhaps, you wank' say ? Go into one of their homes—l speak of that of the labourer—and what do you find it ? A foetid small room is, perhaps, all the accommodation they can obtain for four or five individuals. Sometimes I have seen eight in a room not more than ten feet square. It is impossible to stop demoralisation in these crowded dwellings ; and isnot that, may I ask, the fault of the Legislature ? Has any im provement taken place in London j of which one of its ob jects at least, if no t th e on l y one , has been to drive the poor man from his home ? While the population was increas ing rapidly, during the last half-century, was any accom modation made for their reception ? No ; during that time, thousands—ay, tens of thousands—of their dwellings were destroyed by successive acts of the Legislature ; and have one hundred been rebuilt ? Has one act of Parliament bees passed to oblige the wealthy to build fit and proper habita tions for them ? In one parish (Whitechapel), in twenty yews the population had increased by twelve thousand souls ; but, during that time, two thousand houses of the poor had been destroyed, and not twenty of them have been rebuilt. The nobleman, if he turns his dogs from one kennel, sees that another is provided for them. He, by birth, is a legislator ; has he ever shown a like considera tion for the poor of the metropolis ? Trace the amount of demoralisation it has occasioned, and then say whether the blame lies with the Legislature or the poor. Consider the crowded state they must be in, and is it to be wondered that the father leaves the house if he has the opportunity Poverty naturally takes to the gin-shop. There is gaiety, light, and warmth in the tap-room, and temporary happ i .. ness—or, with many of them, its equivalent—oblivion in the gin." There is much interest in some of the sketches, which are written with ability and straightforward ness, and the work is likely to be of effectual ser vice, by bringing forcibly before the rich and thoughtless the sufferings of their poorer fellow countrymen. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's screw steam gunvessel Teazer, Lieut.-Commander Charles Wrey, from the West Coast of Africa, yesterday steamed down the river from Woolwich to try her engines, and was 'subse quently admitted into basin to be stripped and pre pared for being paid off. The steam transport Dee, bringing a number of naval stores for Deptford dockyard, arrived a Woolwich on Thursday from Portsmouth. THE ARMY. Yesterday orders were forwarded to Major Shaw's company, 12th battalion of the Royal Artillery, to proceed to Barbadoes, and Captain Blosse s company, 12th battalion, to Jamaica. The different companies will embark at Woolwich, Portsmouth, and Cork, during the ensuing week, on board the steam transport Melbourne, which 'will bring home Capt. Margesson's company, sth battalion, and Major Barry's company, 4th batta lion, from Barbadoes, and Capt..NrCrea's company, Bth battalion, from amaica. It was yesterday stated at the head-quarters of the Royal Artillery, Woolwich, in reference to the rumoured alterations which have been for some time past under contemplationby Government, that the first four battalions of Royal Artillery are to be formed into a brigade of field batteries, the first and second battalions to be despatched for per manent service in India, the third battalion to re main in garrison at Woolwich, and the fourth bat talion to be stationed in Ireland. The Woolwich and Irish brigades, it is added, will be formed forth with ; the remaining ten battalions to be appro priately equipped and retained as garrison or siege artillery. The cost of the new measure, it is stated, will: entail a demand on the Treasury of £40,000. Major Strange's 7th company, 12th battalion, Royal Artillery, at Woolwich, are ordered to relieve Capt. Barnett's Bth company, 4th battalion, on duty at the Tower. A detachment of 40 gunners -of the Royal Artil lery were yesterday despatched from Woolwich in charge of a non-commissioned officer to do duty at Dover. Yesterday morning Admiralty orders were re ceived at the head-quarters of the Chatham divi• sion of Royal Marines, directing Colonel E. Redo Second Commandant, to hold in readiness 200 nt'ii commissioned officers and marines to proceed td Sheerness at an hour's notice, shoald their services be required, The officer selected to command the force is Lieutenant-Colonel W. H March. A Chelsea board of officers assembled at the in valid establishment, St. Mary's barracks, Chatham, yesterday, for the purpose of inspecting the sick and wounded troops who have recently arrived from India, in order to ascertain the number of men. whose wounds unfit them for further service. The number of non-commissioned officers and men se lected by the Commissioners for discharge was 23, the whole of whom have been awarded pension according to their length of service and the nature of the wounds they have received. 36 convalescent non-commissioned officers and men belonging, to various corps were also medically inspected at Fort Pitt yesterday morning by the medical staff at that establishment, wlitn, with but few exceptions, the whole of that number were declared fit for further service, and received orders to join their respective depots. In accordance with divisional orders issued by Colonel Rea, commanding the Royal Marines at Chatham, the whole of the officers and men now at head-quarters were yesterday morning drawn up in the barrack-square for the purpose of h earin g read the proceedings of two district courts' martial, which were recently held at Chatham for the trial of two privates belonging to t d he De di n v4 3. divis ion , e , nn nam ese e y, d Jesse Card, 25th company , an Ist company, for having: deserted deserted from the corps and afterwards re-enlistedinto another branch of the service, whereby they had. defrauded the Government of the usual. BUMS paid to recruits on joining. The battalion having been formed into square, the prisoners were a y conducted Adjutant fbEa t o ldl i t co h ht ea. character, ac e T n th t e r er e , pe a rn n i ls d i os t nt e h e e dr i r . s e e s n s e t h e n c, c a e r s d h, r e awi Rifles. b is He was sentenced t o b e brand ed wi th wi t for 168 days •, " t e rthe letter fles D," and als o t o be . imprisoned in Fort Clarence Hennesey, who had enlisted into the Royal Artillery, was sentenced to 112 days' impri sonment, and also tobe marked with the letter "D." Both prisoners will be placed under stoppages until the whole sum of which they defrauded the Government is made good. The following medical officers at Fort Pitt, Chatham, have received orders to hold themselves in readiness to proceed to the stations named for medical duty :—Staff Assistant Surgeon L. A. White and Staff Assistant Surgeon W. Holmes, to Ceylon; Staff Assistant Surgeon J. Wilson, to Dub lin ; Staff Assistant Surgeon J. Robinson, to Wool wich ; and Staff Assistant Surgeon W. A. Gardener, to Winchester. Yesterday a great number of volunteers from Militia regiments who have completed their allotted period of training arrived from different parts of the country at the chief recruiting department, Delahay-street, - Westminster, having enlisted fo service in her Majesty's regiments in India. U p wards of 200 were forwarded to th e Provisiona Battalion at Chatham ; a great many were billeted last night, previously to being despatched this day to the depots of the different co r p s which they have joined. oirif anticipa tionthe share. have retained. n in d s t tan ha ee t, holdersl Vofe (A y rof the th r eatened ‘ ° v b e B s p e t r e r o rn v s e e t c . B ) u prosecution :tt:l3tethadeir the services of eminent counsel. MR. BRIGHT'S VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM, In addi tion to the public meeting convened by the Mayor, whereat Mr. Bright will address his constituents, it has been deter mined to invite the hon. gentleman to a public dinner to la h e all invi o t n ed th to e meet. A n umber him, s o that gui o dit c aks c t a ei s n i p o l n ac will sedehin b tmh e ee o n n T e N°v7 o li f more dm, Ordiusxy Luterest,—Bir • minshani Daily Post. rket s ocite Steata ,qua mired , Vie- AT coo" sore has Pai d Share' Share' stock Steckl cME: Paid. I 1 4} } igt