The Sun. — London, England, 1852-10-04 00:00:00

HEAD HARBOUR and NORTH of IRELAND MINING COMPANY. Registered Provisionally. Capital 150,0001., in 150,000 Shares of I/. each. r r hectors of the Fair Head Harbour Company have to an oat they have arranged with the proprietors of the adjacent rf i l L r ie r Tharicts of Fair Head, and are in negotiation with those of Iltillyica - de (comprising in the whole upwards of 20,000 acres), to p i ffle i'.eir interests with those of the Harbour Company, and instead ovieus guarantee of 6 per cent., the Mines become the pro perty of the Harbour Company. Ttic Directors further beg to inform the Shareholders of the Fair Head Harbour Company that under the present arrangement they will have the option of receiving back the whole of their deposits, or exchanging the same for shares in the new company. Prospectures may be had at the Office, where also applications for Shares can be made. DEVON, Chairman, 4s, Cornhill, September 39, 1852. TILEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Yr. B. Wabster, Sole Lessee and Manager. Old Brompton. Being his Farewell Season as Lessee and Manager. THIS EVENING, The Comedy of MONEY. Characters by Messrs. Barry Sullivan, B. 'Webster, L. Murray, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, Mrs. Stirling, Sec. After which, KEELEY WORRIED BY BCCKSTONE. To conclude with YOUR LIFE'S IN DANGER. THEATRE 'LOYAL, ADELPHL Lessee, Mr. B. Webqter ; Directress, Madame Celeste. Beal Attraction. THIS EVENING, Will be performed THE GREEN BUSHES, by Madame Celeste. Miss Woolger, Messrs. Paul Bedford, Emery, Honey, &c. To conclude with the celebrated Adelphi Drama of JACK SIIEP PARD. Jonathan Wild, Mr. S. Emery; Owen Wood, Mr O . smith ; Jack Sheppard, Mrs. Keeley ; Blueskin, Mr. Paul Bedford = Thames o,irrell, Miss Ellen Chaplin ; Winnifred. Miss Laura jiuney. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. C. Sean. THIS EVENING. Will be presented (14th time) a new petite Comedy, called THE PRIMA DONNA. Principal characters by Messrs. Walter Lacy, Addison, and Cathcart; Miss Robertson, and Miss Heath (her 1 4th appearance on a public stage). After which, THE CORSICAN BROTHERS. Principal charac ters by Messrs. C. K ean , W. L.acy, Ryder. Meadows, J. Vining, j. Chester ; Mlas Phillips. MI Robertson, Miss Merray, and Miss C. leclercq. To conclude with A RO L AND FOR AN OLIVER. from 11 till 5. Theßox-office °Pe° daily Tu zirs ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Patr on age of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Under the Prince Albert. proprietor and Manager, Mr. W. Batty. Evening, with the Largest Equest r i an E s t a bli s h ment o pch Every in the World. Mest Gratifying Success ! Th e great sensation created by the extraordinary performances nightly presented, surpasses all expectation. There will be an entire c h an ge of Scenes in the Arena, embracing both Feign and British Artistes, and the wonderful Brothers Seigrist, on " La rerche," wlao are nightly hailed with thunders of applause. The Drawing-room evolutions of the Nicoll Family - the Globe Juggler—French Vault ing and the dVerent acts of Gymnastic Exercises—and the beautiful Trained Steeds—making it in all one of the most pleasing evening's amusement ever presented to the public. the doors open at Half-past Six o'clock; the Performances commence at Seven. Half-price at Half-Past Eight. 4Am.ssion—Stalls, 59.; Dress Boxes, 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 35.; Pit, 29. ; Gallery, ls.; Upper Gallery, 6d. Tickets to be had at the Box-office from Eleven till Four daily. Stage Manager, Mr. Leclereq. PORTRAITS WELLINGTON AND SOULT, WITH MEMOIRS AND FAC-31M1LES OF THEIR HAND WRITINGS. A PORTRAIT OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON TOGETHER WITH THE MOST SPLENDID LIKENESS OF SOULT EVER TAKEN, BY WYON, Mt WHICH THE MARSHAL SAT SIX TIMES IS THIS DAY PUBLISHED, AT THE SUN' OFFICE, 112, STRAND, PRICE SIXPENCE. Sun Office, Oct. 1,18.52. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDOIL Tnto DAT —Storming 2 min. after 5 Evening 17 miz. after 5 To-Mossow—Morning 27 rain. attar I Evening 56 toin.aftir 5 THE WEATHEIL—Stra OFFICE, OCTOBER 4 . THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 55—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. sU—!his day, at noon. BAROMETER, 29.49. Worp S.S.W.—strong gusts of wind, with heavy rain all the morning. DAIL Y WEATHER TABLE. " . .ate of the Wind and Weather at each of the following pi wen at Nine o'clock on Saturday morning. —The stations er arranged in order of latitude. Ha rrneos—Wind W.N.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. SpuTHAseproa—Wind W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. You tsgrosts--Wind .N. W., gentle breeze—overcast. TITNEIRLDGE--Mind W., calm—rain. teIiCEENWICH—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Pfraoon—Wind W., hard wind—partially cloudy. C It.cantsmn--Wind S.W., strong breeze—overcast. Alanamor.—Wind N. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. rittMOUTH—W ind N., calm—rain. The returns from the following places indicate the state of the wind and weather on Friday morning, at nine o'ro,,ck MuLtutoaa—Wind N. W., bard wind—rain. Pools--Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy. Fount/an-TON—Winn W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. Corzsucersa—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy. t i V (l4 -4 f : : r. i, A ~o; .;-;; / 44 , 1 .T. , .7, 0! witirtu.4„ ~... , ~. „,,w.., ...4,..,.. i. • :4- i,. t szlo 44.r' v f r • ~,,* '''' ' ` P l p. ----- o. . ‘ • . 4,. ... ettentita auit LONDON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1852. In recent remarks on the hereditary pensions, out of the Excise and Post-office, to the ducal house of GRAFTON, we by no means made as much of the case as we might have done. The plain facts were suffi cient. Nothing need go beyond the undeniable truth. that King CHARLES the SECOND, one hundred and seventy years ago, threw his natural son on this tax-ridden country, by granting him a pension of 7 ,1911. 12s. out of the Excise ; that he gave a further pension of 3,4071. 10z. out of the Post-office ; that these tw o pensions, of 10,5991. 25., were given, not for the life of the grantee alone, bat made heredi tary in bis family ; that the present Duke receives th'ls 10,599/. 23. every year of his life; that it will be receivable by all future Dukes, and that, incredible as it may appear, th e Dukes of GRAFTON have already received as much money from this grant as, at accumulating interest, would now amount to over 1,200,000,000/., or more than one and a half thc- entire National Debt. It is too much to expect, we fear, that the Duke of GRAFTON will follow the noble example of the late Marquis CAMDEN, who voluntarily surrendered to the public the net re ceipts of his sinecure Tellership of the Exche quer, amounting to an average of more than twenty thousand a year. !pais case of the Duke of GrasTrovr, bad as it is, does not stand alone. The 10,599/. 25., which the f , ',A AFTO N family have taken out of the pockets of the peopl e , year after year, since the time of King CHAR LES, has beers spent in this country, at all events. But, about the year 1690, an hereditary pension of 2,9 00 1, was granted by WILLIAM 111. to tho D u k e o f S C HOMBERO, second in command at the battle of the Boyne. Not one penny of all this money has been spent in this country. For more than one hundred and sixty years, this Dutch family have annually received :1,900/ of our hard English money—they have actually pocketed over -166,000/.1 which, at accumulating inter es t, would have amoun t e d to sufficient to enable the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to give up the heaviest taxes in his Budget, and the worst of it is that these pensions— unless cut off by Parliament—are to last for ever. Earl COWPER is another of these perpetual blisters. Fur what services, we know not, this nobleman's ancestors received a grant of 1,595/. 16s. from the Dutch Monarch, who was so very liberal of—other people's money. The Cowraa family, who rank among the wealthy nobles of the land, have thus conde scended to receive a gross sum of over 250,000/. from this hereditary pension, and they will gladly take it while one of them remains. There is another nobleman quartered on the Post office. This is the Duke of MARLBOROUGH, to whom Queen ARNE granted an hereditary pension of 4,000/ a-year—which, in truth, forms the chief means of his support. jOIIN CituacniLL, Duke of Marlbo re.ugh, was a distinguished General, and was well paid for it, in his day. But it. is " too bad" that his descendants, for as long as a CHURCHILL may breathe, shall thus be quartered on the public. Already over half a million sterling has been paid on 'this account. Among the Hereditary Pensions, we find the sum of 1,200/: a-year payable to the “Amignees of the late eitißLEs BooNE." It may be ask o d who is this Boone companion ? That question is: more easily asked than answered. A curious pl , .ice of family history is involved in it. There was once a famous " patriot" called FULTEREY, who was the opponent of Sir ROBERT WALPOLE, the Premier who boasted that, in the House of Commons of that time, " Every man had his price." It is to be presumed that PULTE NET'S was ascertained, for in later years this patriotic and independent statesman relinquished h opposi tion, and (to use SHERIDAN'S expressive phrase) " hid his bead in a coronet," and became Earl of BATH. Contemporary history t e ll s us that he still affected to maintain a show of independence, and an appearance of holding Minister at arm ' s len t h e Court and the gtb. applied to the Mi n i s ter Wanting money, he for a grant, and was given an hereditary pen concealing the 1,200/ a year. Desirous of s f i s o c n t oof his thus living a pensionary of the Crown, and anxious to realize a round sum of money, he sold his interest in the grant to one CHARLES BOONE, for somewhat about 30,0001. The ns wa s then granted in the name of and to the family pension CHARLES BOONE, and the public were thus kept in the dark as to the connexion of PULTENEY Earl of Bath, with the Crown as a pensioned patriot The grant has already been in operation for somewhat like a century—so that the " patriotism" of PULTENEY has already cost the country 1 9 0,000/. We have only entered into this fruitful subject— not sufficiently to show in what manner the public money has been thrown away. The public, who feel no personal interest in the Duke of GRAFTON, the Duke of MARLBOROUGH, the Duke of SCROMBEEG, Earl COWPER, or "the executors of the late CHARLES BOONE," have a right to complain of this waste of their money. And though it might be disagreeable to those noble and illustrious personages to do without the snug pensions which are heir-looms in their families, justice requires that the grants should be subjected to the strictest examination, and, if necessary, immediately cancelled. It is no justification whatever that those people have had from one hundred to one hundred and eighty years' posPession and advantage of these grants. So much the better for them, so much the worse for the public. The long continuance of a nuisance is no reason whatever why its abolition should not take place. We trust that Mr. HUME, or some other Re former, will take up the subject, and face it boldly. Such things are sufficient to create the popular dis content which, in some countries, has eventuated in Revolution. It is monstrous to think of such things being continued, under a Parliament supposed to be Reformed. The re-adjustment of the income-tax offers an ex cellent opportunity for a simple and satisfactory re adjustment of the suffrage also. Three things, at least, appear to be pretty well settled in the public mind —one, that the tax cannot be dispensed with, for it will never be endured that any of the ar ticles which have escaped Custom-house annoy ances should be again subjected to them, and dis pensing with the tax by economy is, we suppose , quite out of the question ; a second is, that if retained it must be rendered as equitable as possible, and the possibility of making it at least twice as equitable as it now is, has been fully demon strated. A third point, on which all the present payers of the tax are agreed, is that it ought to be ex tended to all incomes which are above what is deemed sufficient to support a working man and his family. We know of but one objection to this, and that is, that the articles which are consumed as largely by the work ing man as by the rich man, or even more so, are just those by which the largest revenue is raised, and that, therefore, the lower we descend, the higher we find incomes taxed, indirectly. The answer seems short ; to abolish by the increased income-tax these duties which press most heavily on the working man' s comforts ; and to give trade and the country the benefit of increased imports, and consequent increased demand for British manufacturers, and the saving of the cost of collection. We will assume, however, that there can hardly be a question respecting the necessity of extending the tax least obstructive of commerce, and most cheaply and easily collected, as widely as possible. Now, it has often been suggested, even under the present income-tax, that every one who pays it should have a vote, nor can we conceive that anything could have prevented the cordial adoption of so reasonable a proposition, but the little-minded and selfish opposition of the late Premier. No one might touch the Reform Bill but himself ; and apparently to gratify this silly vanity neither income-tax payers nor ten-pound householders in counties, might have votes. It would seem, however, that nothing would combine more unquestionable qualifications for a vote than payment of the income-tax. We mean, of course, in the view of those who insist upon a pro perty qualification and object to universal or manhood suffrage. If extended as far as Mr. Husia's report (which appeared at length in The Sun of the 31st of July) proposes, it would comprehend all the better off among the working classes—all that well-satisfied, and often intelligent, portion of them whic p h hysial is c as little given to change, and as averse to it force " agitation, as the middle classes, or the aristocracy themselves. No one, indeed, could pretend " danger to the Constitution," or " danger to the Throne," from that class of operatives which any income-tax would reach. Then what . 2 recommendation would the simplicity of such a quail fioation be. Mr. COBDEN, in defending a suffrage based on the payment of poor-rates, always contended that we must have a more simple and easier mode of registration ; and that although a few might be casually left out who ought to be in, yet that the rate-book would be a register free from all doubt or complexity. It is already made use of (thanks again to the perti nacity of Lord JOHN RUSSELL) as a fertile source of annoyance and disfranchisement; but, adopted as a register, it would be the very reverse. This is a very important point to the comfort of electors, and indeed to giving us the full constituency indicated by the Reform Bill itself. Thousands of votes are lost, because persons will not submit to the loss of time and unpleasantness of waiting for hours in a Registration Court. And where the cases are defended, our columns at the present time will show, that the majority o f persons w h o cannot sustain their vote, lose it th roug h some worthless in s formality, being meanwhile of the very class which the Reform Bill proposed to enfranchise. It is surely high time that all this were done away with. The battle of the Constitution ought not to be fought in the Registration Courts, but at the hustings. The vic not to depend upon th e cav il s of lawyers, tory ought and the unscrupulousness of paid objectors or claim ants, but upon the votes of those who have a tight from their social position to the suffrage. The rate book would certainly accomplish this ; and the parish collectors, with the receipt papers of the past year, would render personation al most impossible. And equally simple, equally efficacious to prevent imposture and harassing liti gation, would be the income-tax collector's book and receipt. Indeed it would seem that on this plan the present costly system of Revisin g Barristers might be entirely dispensed with, and the existing local officers do the whole of the work. It is quite certain that no false claims would be made, and the lists of persons assessed to the income-tax, and therefore entitled to a vote, being printed, it might even bring to light some few individuals not hitherto honoured with the annual visit of her MAJESTY'S tax•collector. We can readily conceive of one objection on the Radical side, and one objection only; that the suffrage would not descend sufficiently low. We think we might e ven meet these gentlemen, and m ee t them i n a way which would, perhaps, not even alarm those who rejoice in the title of Li beral Conservatives. In theory, it would be best by pecuniary wants of th e state, en far to supply the tirely, by direct taxation. In that case, as even those who in no reasonable sense possess property, would yet enjoy protection of life, they ought to pay some thing. Indeed there should be a uniform poll-tax for the equal protection of life which all enjoy, and a property-tax graduated according to the kind and amount of property for which protection is asked. The only objection to such a poll-tax under a large extension of the income-tax, is that it is paid already by the poor man's consumption of tea or tobacco; supposing, however, these duties largely reduced or abolished, through the increased amount of the in come-tax, a small poll-tax might yet be added, say, five or ten shillings, or half-a-crown, if it were pre ferred, for each individual. Then, again, it might be left optional with all persons not assessed t o th e in come-tax, to pay this poll -tax or not, as they pleased. Some may smile at the idea of a volun tary tax. Few, it will be said, would pay it to acquire a vote ; well, our Tory friends would say, so much th? better ; the country could dispense with their wisdom. And our Radical friends must own, if the poll-tax were low, that the persons refusing to pay it did not value very highly the privilege of a vote. There is indeed another ob jection, supposable, to the scheme of such voluntary poll-tax voters, namely, that a rich candidate would qualify them, and then bribe them in a mass, or inti midate them if dependent on him. We reply, we do not dream of another Reform Bill without th 4 An extended suffrage without, is, as has been truly said, only an extended curse to its possessors. In the suggestion now made we cannot be charged with constitution-mongering, hardly even with Radicalism. Household suffrage, with the rate-book as a register, is but a local tax-paying suffrage. Income-tax voting has, moreover, been proposed already. We only add further, that direct universal taxation, or nearly that, if adopted, fur nishes an excellent means to carry out one of our oldest constitutional maxims, that taxation and repre sentation should be co-extensive. We almost think that the repeal of some excise or customs duties, con nected with such a simplification of their claim to a vote as that new suggested, would go far to reconcile those who do not now pay the income-tax to an ex tension of it which would include them. At all events, if the principle were settled that payment of direct Government taxes to some amount was to be in future the title to the vote, we should be troubled with no more demands for an extension of the suffrage. THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. We have received the Paris journals of Saturday and yesterday. The Government have received the following dis patches : " Montpellier, Oct. 2, Six in the Morning. " The Prince after the dinner at the prefecture went to the ball at the theatre, where his Highness was greeted with enthusiasm. He went round the ball-room saluted by the persons present with a thousand cries of 'Vive l'Empereur." " Marseilles, Oct, 1, Half-past Nine in the Morning. " The Prince set off yesterday morning for Aix. He visited on his way the aqueduct of Roquefaveur. The mayor and the municipal council of Marseilles had pro ceeded to the spot to compliment the Prince and do him the honours of this magnificent monument, which was raised at the expense of the commune of Marseilles. His Highness examined it with care, and testified his admi ration. Ho presented the cross of the Legion of Honour to the engineer who planned and executed the aqueduct. " The Prince, who is in excellent health, afterwards continued his route to Nimes, where he would arrive at two o'clock. He was everywhere received witifilties of Viva l'Empereur " " Montpellier, Oct. 1, Half-past Two. " The Prince arrived at the terminus at half-past twelve. He was received amidst cries a thousand times repeated of Vive l'Empereur!' The crowd was im mense on this passage, and the people were animated with an indescribable enthusiasm. From the railway the Prince went to the Cathedral, where he was received by tho bishop, surro un d e d by his clergy. The Prince has just entered th e prefecture. There a bouquet and grapes were offered to him by a group of young girls dressed in white, amidst cries of Viva l'Empereur!' " Four, v. It. " The Prince has just been present at the siege of the citadel. He was received, as in the morning, with Vive l'Empereur!' The tiling off of the people is be ginning at the Peyron." M. REGAUD ) Mayor of the city of Aix, and Deputy, delivered to the PRINCE the following ad dress : " Prince, welcome amongst us. The inhabitants of the city of Aix are anxious to receive worthily the nephew of the Emperor, the saviour of France, and their generous benefactor. The railway to our town, and the restoration of the tobacco culture to us, are a guarantee that you will not forget us in the important question of a canal to bring the waters of the Verdon into oar streets and country dis tricts. The city of Aix was formerly the capital of Provence, the residence of a king and the country of knights and troubadours. Fallen from its ancient splen dour it has afforded itself consolation by its cultivation of literature and of the arts. It has constantly remained devoted to the ideas of order, authority, and power. Prince, you are at present the representative of these ideas in Franca. May God watch over your life, for never, perhaps, did the fate of a great nation depeud so mach as at present on a single head. Sach are the wishes and sentiments which I have the honour of expressing to you in my own name, in that of the municipal council. and in that of the whole town of which I express the sentiments." The PRINCE replied— " Monsieur le Maire,—l thank you for the sentiments you have expressed towards me. I shall be happy to have it in my power to contribute to the prosperity of your town by a branch line of railway, and the resto ration of the cultivation of tobacco. I have the most ardent desire to see all the great towns of France united together by lines of railway, as all the men of order and devotedness to the cause of the country are united by the generous sentiments whioh you have just ex pressed towards me." _ The passage of the PRINCE PRESIDENT through Avignon was marked by an act of reparation, which consisted in restoring the Sisters of Saint Joseph, who in 1844 and 1845 had been driven from their convent, which bad been converted into an hospital for the Vieillards de la Charite, and which in its turn had been converted into the communal barracks. At the earnest request of Mgr. DESIELAY, Arch bishop of Avignon, their convent is to be immediately restored to them, the PRINCE having in person an nounced the event, in a visit which he made to the establishment. The news was received with loud acclamations, the multitudes crying out "His uncle gave us these good sisters ; he has restored them to us I May God bless him for so doing I" The following is the text of the decree signed by the PRINCE PRESIDENT at Toulon : " Louis N a p o l eon , P resident of the F renc h R epu bl ic, wishing to give to the town of Toulon the development which the importance of its population, and the rank which this great military port occupies in our national glories and wealth, have long demanded, on the report of the Minister Secretary of State of War, decrees :—Art. 1. The fortified enceinte of the town of Toulon shall be immediately increased. The bases of this enlargement shall be established according to the Bill presented the 17th May, 1846.—Art. 2. The Minister S ecretary of State of War is charged with the execution of the pre sent decree. Given at Toulon, 28th September. " LOUIS NAPOLEON. (Countersigned) "A. DE ST. A RNA.UD, Minister of War." The Bishop of MARSEILLES has received from the PRINCE PRESIDENT the cross of the Legion of Honour. According to a letter from Marseilles, the window of the room in which it was intended to place the infernal machine, was to have been masked by a large eagle, the out-spread wings of which were so contrived that by touching a spring they would have folded together, and unmasked the murderous ma t chine. A letter from Paris, in the Independanee of Brus sels, says :—" I am informed that the PRINCE will again leave Paris immediately after his return, but he will not go to St. Cloud. He is expected at Fon tainebleau on the 20th, to enjoy the pleasures of the chase. His carriages, horses, and dogs, have been already sent there. The PRINCE will have numerous visitors, and the hunts will be organized on a princely scale. The Palace of Fontainebleau has been re paired, and a part of the old furniture which had been removed to the Garde Illeuble of the Crown, has been replaced in its original position. Crowned eagles are to be seen in every direction." The Constitutionnel contains a short article in favour of ten hours' labour per day in factories. It points to the reductions made in England and Belgium in that respect, and is of opinion that the same practice might be safely introduced into France. The Pays makes the late tour of the Emperor of AUSTRIA in Hungary the text for an article, in which it indicates p w o i i t n h t s a oconsiderable shareewhich of obit ingenuitydeolaresextishte between France and Austria at the present moment. In both countries the Head of the State, it remarks, has thought fit to make a tour through part of the terri tory, and has everywhere been greeted with acclama tions. Even the parts of the country which not long since were most marked by revolutionary doctrines, have yielded to the general impulse, and afforded their meed of acclamation. The inference which the Pays comes to from all this is that the principle of authority has been again recognised in the t wo countr i es, and that neither of them is likely to again fall so easily into their late errors. The Union, referring to some remarks of the Assembles Nationale relative to the loan of forty millions declares that it when 'on the throne of Portugal, contracted by Don MiGuEL in the year 183 2, quite a green with that journal in considering the debt to be perfectly legal, and one which Portugal is fairly ci tiled on to reimburse. The SiMe, referring to the late condemnation of MM. F.'OUGERE and JOURDAN, two of the gentle men con nected with that journal, to a heavy fine for an offence against the laws of the press, takes occa sion to remark on the exceedingly difficult position in which the French newspapers are at present placed, and to call for some modification in the existing laws on the' press. The Journal des DObats has some remarks on the Ministerial crisis in Belgium, but its article is not of any g teat interest, being mostly of a speculative characi .er. BASIN ESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE I 40NDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Oc'r. 2. n dian Peninsula, 7%--Grand J unct i on of France, 5% _ Char] eroi and Erquelines, I .6%—Dijon an d B esancon, 3 B—Mad ras , 7 y, —Namur a n d ;Li ege ( w i t h interest),. By i —Northern of France, 2 8 1 4—Paris and Ly o ns, Gr L ea u eLabourg 23y—Paris and Rouen, 35 —Paris and Stra s b ourg , 30— Great L , Farb, OMR, and Cherbourg, 6 %.•-lioueu And Lliwre, 16ys. THEE SUN, LON DON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 4, 1859., Sambre and Meuse, 1094—West Flanders, 4,%—Western of France, 12X. SPAIN. We have advices from Madrid of the 28th ult. They contain nothing worth extracting. MADRID BOURSE, SE?T. 28.—The Three per Cents., 47 1-16 ; Exchange on London, 50 30 paper. GERMANY. The following is the text of the dispatch that M. DE MANTEUFFEL addressed, on the 27th, to the Am bassador of Prussia, resident at foreign courts, rela tive to the question of the Zollverein : "In the declaration nude by the Prussian Govern ment to - the Customs' Congress, in its sitting of the 30th of August last, it pointed out the necessity of fixing, in a precise and legal manner, the extent of the future cus toms' union, and at the same time expressed the hope that in the first fortnight cf September an answer would be given upon a common basis so much desired for nego tiations, without which the Prussian Government could not resume the deliberations. _ " In expressing this hope we thought we were all the more certain of a general agreement, as we were convinced that all parties would acknowledge the ne cessity the circumstances demanded to put an end to the uncertainty which could but exercise a fatal influence over all the relations, and which the general interest demanded to cease. But to our great regret, the Government to which you are accredited has made no satisfactory answer to the demand that the ne gotiations for a commer3ial and customs' treaty with Austria should not be opened till after the conclusion of the treaty for the renewal and extension of the Zollverein. " We, in consequence, find it impossible to continue the deliberations with all the Plenipotentiaries of the Congress, and therefore we have resumed the negotia tions with the States which have acceded to our decla ration of the 30th August. " Animated with the desire to make, as hitherto, every effort to advance and reach the object of the renewal of the Zollverein, with the secession of the Stearverein, as far as that is possible in the general interest, and that of our country, we shall no; hesitate, as soon as circum stances permit, to renew the negotiations with the Go vernment with which yet aro accredited, when it shall have declared its assent to the question under discussion. I shall be delighted to receive such an announcement. :(Signed) ' 6 MONTEUFFEL." ITALY. The Corriere Illereaut,le of Genoa quotes a letter from Bologna, stating that two political assassinations took place at Lugo on the 17th ult., in the Roman States. There happened to be a fair at the time, and consequently larger crowds in the streets than usual. One of the victims, M. ZACCHARI, a notary by profession, and gonfaloniere of the town, well known for his zeal in the Papal cause, was stabbed to death on his own threshold, on returning borne ; the other, M. M O NTANA R I, th e procura t ore fiscal, or public prosecutor, was stabb e d a t 9 A . M ., in the very midst of the markelllace ; but his wound has been pronounced not to be mortal. It has not been stated whether the assassins have been arrested or not. The case ,of GIJERRAZZI and others continues to excite intense interest at Florence. After having, in the course of the sitting of the Royal Court of the 24th ,ult., answered all the allegations brought against him with respect to his younger days, GUERRAZZI proceeded to sketch his political conduct in 1848, until the period when MONTANELLI was named Governor of Leghorn, asserting that all his efforts were directed towards maintaining order and tranquillity in that town, particularly during the disturbances which Lroke out there in September of that year.—The President of the court having asked him whether he bad filled any public offices in Tus cany be answered that he had been a deputy to the Council• General, a constitutional Minister of the GRAND DUKE, spontaneously called by him to that office before his departure from Tuscany ; and, subse quently, a member of the Provisional Government in virtue of the votes and solicitations of the Chambers, and Chief of the Execvtive by a decree of the Tuscany Constituent Assembly. He then spoke of MONTA NELLI, declaring that the charge brought against the latter, of not being sincerely attached to the GRAND DUKE, was unfounded, it being his firm opinion that MoriTADIELLes republicanism only dated from the GRAND DUKE'S departure from Tuscany; but that he was loyally attached to the Prince during the time of his Ministry, even entertaining the idea of aiding him in assuming the crown of Italy, had they succeeded in procuring her freedom. He further spoke of MAzzusi, disapproving of his political opi nions, which he described as fantastical, and not founded upon a sound knowledge of men and things. He spoke without interruption for upwards of five hours, and was listened to with profound at tention. SWEDEN. Prince GUSTAVUS, Duke of Upland, and second son of the King of SWEDEN, died at Christiana on the 24th ult. He landed there on the 16th with their MAJESTIES, and complained of indisposition. On the following day he was seized with violent fever, which ended fatally. The Swedish Ambassador at Paris has issued invitations for a grand diplomatic dinner for this day, but it has heen necessarily put off, in consequence of the death of the Prince. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, SEPT. 30. Her Majesty drove yesterday towards the Belloch Bhuie. His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer stalking. Viscountess Canning has relieved Viscountess Jocelyn in her duties of Lady-in-Waiting to her Ma jesty. General Viscount Hardinge left Balmoral yester day for London. Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, of Invercauld, had the honour of dining with her Majesty yesterday. OCT. 2. The woods at Balmoral were driven yesterday for deer. Her Majesty was present, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred. The dinner party included her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, her Serene Highness the Princess Hohenlohe Langenbourg, and the Princess Adelaide and Prince Hermann of Hohenlohe Langenbourg. Lord Stanley, Under Secretary of State for Fo reign Affairs, has left town for Knowsley, after paying a visit to the Chancellor of the Exchequer at Hugh enden Manor. THE QUEEN. —Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Albert, and such of the Roy al Family as are at Balmoral, we are happy to hear, intend, in returning to the metropolis, to pay a visit to the Principality; and for her Majesty's accom modation the greater part of the Penrhyn Arms Hotel, at Bangor, has been secured for Wednesday week, the 13th inst. Though her Majesty's visit will be private, yet there can be no doubt that the inhabitants of Bangor will feel it their duty to receive her with such demonstrations of affectionate regard as are due to her exalted character and position.— North Wales Chronicle. RE-OPENING Or THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE LN BANKRUPTCY.—On Saturday notice was given that the office of the Accountant-General in Bankruptcy, which has been closed by order of the Lord Chancellor since the 12th of August last, will be re-opened this day, when dividend warrants will be paid. The Cabinet Ministers are expected to assemble in London about the 14th of the present month, for the pur pose of settling the period of the meeting of the new Parlia ment, which at present stands prorogued to the 21st of October. A Privy Council will very shortly afterwards be held by the Queen, at which a proclamation will be issued, summoning the Peers and Members of the House of Com mons to meet for the dispatch of public business.— Sunday Paper. THE DUKE'S FUNERAL.---It is confidently stated, in circles likely to be well infermed on the subject, that the funeral of the late Duke of Wellington will take place on Sa turday, the 13th of November. PRINCESS'S THEATRI.—A new two-act melo drama is to be produced on Wednesday, called Mount St. Michel ; or, the Fairy of the Sands, in which Mr. Wright will make his first appearance under the present management. The other principal parts are to be filled by Mr. Harley, Miss Carlotta Le Clercq, and Miss Marsliall. ARRIVAL or GOLD DUST.—On Saturday the ship Medway, Captain Blackwood, arrived in the River from Melbourne, Port Philip, with no less than 61,500 ounces of gold dust, valued at upwards of 270,0001. Immediately on the vessel arriving off Limehouse, she was surrounded by a complete fleet of small boats filled with crimps, lodging house keepers, and others of the " long-shore" fraternity, who made numerous ineffectual efforts to get on board to re move the seamen's effects, under the impression, from the valuable nature of the ship's cargo, that the men must be equally well stored. In anticipation of such an attempt, however, police officers were on board, and all their endea vours were fruitless. The Medway brings one of the most valuable cargoes ever imported by a private vessel into the port of London, amounting, in the aggregate, with cargo and gold dust in the hands of the passengers, to nearly 500,000/. The Ganges, Allan master, also arrived in the River on Sa turday, from Sydney, New South Wales, with a cargo of gold dust and wool, valued at 100,0001. THE AMERICAN CLOCK MANUFACTURE. —Some idea of the extent to which clock making is carried on in this state may be formed from the fact that, in the town of Bristol alone, a capital of three hundred thousand dollars is invested in the manufacture of clocks. The number of this description of timepieces annually finished is oae hundred and fifty thousand. One handred thousand samples of inside work, in addition, are turned out, and sent to other factories for completion • that is, to be supplied with cases , and other external embellishments. Between three and four hundred hands are employed in the different establishments; besides a large number of females, who do the ornamental part of the work, such as painting, &c. Other flourishing factories exist in various parts of the state, equally worthy of notice; par ticularly at Terryville, Plymouth, and Litchfield.— Litchfield Republican. TIIE CASE OF VOLUNTARY STARVATION IN MARY LEBeNc.—On Friday, at the meeting of the Marylebone Guardian Board, the overseers reported that the magistrates had refused to certify to the insanity of the Misses Sharpley, whb had attempted to commit suicide by voluntary starva tion, so that they might be removed to a lunatic asylum ; that in consequence inquiries had been made, and their set tlement proved to be at Windsor, to which place they would be removed in due course of law. Subscriptions continue to be received in their behalf, but inasmuch as they still persist in refusing aid, it is understood to be the intention of offering it to their aged parent, bir, Sharpley. P Leasing • Pn %shield Railways. Nominal Pricer. ,Companies. to-day. Bdf. & Bitch., all p Lon.&N.W ••• Bir.& Oxf., gua. all Gt. Westn. 29% .. 30% Do. without, all p Do. - 30 Bir.Wolv. & Dud., guar all pdl Do. - 31 Do. without, all 1) 1 Do. - 30 Buckinghash. all p Lon. &N.W ••• Clydsdale Jc., all pCaledonian 51 -- 53 E. Lin., gua. 6 per; cent 100/.pd Gt. Northn. 147 149 x.d 1474 Gloucest. & Dean Forest all pd Gt. Westrn. 32 —33 32% 32 Hartlepl. Dk. & Yk. Nal Railw....all pd I &Berw. ••• ••• Hull & Selby, all p Yk. &N 113 --115 Do. Halves., all p Do. Do. Quarts., all p Do. Leeds & Brdf., all p Midland ilo6 108 Lon. & Grenw., all S. Eastern ! 133 14% Do. Pref....all pd Do. Lowestoft, gua. 4 per cent...all pd Norfolk Do. 6 p. ct., all p Do. Manch. Bux.tn, L. &NW 1 3 & Matick, 5% f p &M. .1 Middlesbr' & Red car, 6 p. c., all p Stktn &Dar N. & E., sp. c., all E. Counties 63 —65 Prestn. &Wyre. f L.& NAV all paid & La. &Y •.. ••• Ditto, Halves, A, 100/. pd Do. p Roy. & Hit.,1004 Gt. Northn 149 -- 151 Do. Shep. Ex., all Do. Shf. Rth. & Goole ' 5 p. c., 18.11.6 p Lan. & Yks S. Staffdsh., p MrM'Clean 3/ —%• dig, Wear Val. 6p all Stckt& Dar 30 —3l Ditto ditto, all p Do. Willii4l49a.loo4lGt, io4 Wi1144149ai, 3. THE SHARE. MiiiiliETS. Railways. Nominal Prices. BRITISH RAILWAYS Business done to-day. Aberdeen 1001. paid Amb., Not., Bust. & E. Junc. Bir., Wolv., and Stour Valley ... all pd. Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jct., late 33/. 69.8 d., 28/. pd. Ditto, Chest. & Birk., 501. & 251. Cons., all pd. Ditto, ditto 18 1 4 pd. Brist. & Eset., 1001. pd. Caledonian ...100/. pd. Chest. & Holyh., all pd. Cork & Bandon, all pd Dub. & Belf. Jct. 451 pd. Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. Dundee,Perth, & Aber deen Junc. Ditto, New all pd. East Anglian (251. L. E. and L. & D.) all pd. Do (18/. E. & H.) all pd. East. Counties ... all pd. Eastern Union, class A, late E. U. shrs., all pd. Do. do. do. 6/. pd. Do., do., B. & C., all pd. East Lancashire ...all p E. & W. India Docks and Bir. June., all pd Edinb. & Glas., 100/. pd Edin.,Per.& Dun. 100/. Glas. & S.-West., 1004 Great Northn., 100/. pd Do. %s. A Stk., 100/. p Do. 5 B Stock,loo/. p Gt. S. & W. held., all p Great Westn., 1001. pd Lanc. & Carlisle, all pd Do. Thirds, 11/.13.4 pd Lane. & York., 1001. pd Do., Fifths l5 pd Do.,W. Rid. Un. 11%p Leeds Northern, all pd Liv.Crsby & Sthpt. all p Lond. & Blackw., all pd London, Tilbury, and Southend l% pd Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct.loo p Lon. & N.West.,lool. p Do. Fifths 12/. pd Do. 10/.,M.&8 (o) lip Lon. & S.-West 1001. p Do. New 501., 42% pd Do. New 40/ 341. pd Lon. & Enniskil , all pd Man. Shef. & Lin.,loolp Do. Manch. & Lincoln Union 41.25. pd Midland 1001. pd Do. Bir. & Derby 1001. Mid. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 4734 Do. % Shares, 17% pd Newcas. & Carl. all pd Newmarket lOOl. pd Newport, Abergaven., and Hereford ...121 pd Newry & Ennisk. 7% p Norfolk lOO/. pd Do. New 201.... 201. p North. Coun.Un. 3 4 pd North British ...100/. p Nth. Devon, No.l, 131. p Do., No. 2 6% pd Do., % A, def....a1l pd Do., % B, guar. Si. pd North Stafford. 17% p North-Western...all pd N. & S.-W. June. 8;4 p Oxf.,Wor., &W.,100/. p Scottish Central 100/. p Scottish Midld., 100/. p Shrews. & Bir 1001. p Do. do. Shrew. & Her 8/. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Shrop. Union ...6% pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at par cent.... South Devon all pd South-Eastern 1001. pa South Wales all pd S.York. & Riv. Dun 15/. Do. Do. 51. pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & Har. 16/23.3d. Taff Vale 126/. p Thames Haven Dock and Railway ...191. pd Vale of Neath...l7l. pd Waterfd. & Kilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pd West Cornwall 131. pd West London ...all pd Yk., New. & Bar. 100Lp Do. & New. Ex. 20/. p Do. G.N.E.purc. 10/. p York & N. Mid.looLp; Aberdeen all pd Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. all Bris. & Ex., 4 p. ct. Stk Do. 4 p. c. Shares, W. pd Caledonian, 10/. 100/ p Ches. & llolyhd. all pd Cork and Bandon, 5% per cent. Dundee, Per. , & Aberd. Junction all pd E. Ang.(3/ 10s)6 p c. all Do. (51.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/ 17s) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., sp. c., No. 1 all pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New 6 p. c. Stk. all Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 10/. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, sths all pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5 % per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. gua 5 p.c. Gt. North. 5 p. c 100 pd Do pc. red. sc lOO p Great South. & West. (Ireland) Bthe all pd Gt. W es t. (Berko & H. Ex. 5 per cent.)...6 pd Gt.W. fixed 4 % 100/. p Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. 6l. pd o. D 6. o cr.thSetkr.Th cent. No. 1 131060 per p /. L pd Do. Qrs, 18 48 9 /. pd London & Brig g u ar .l 5 per cent ...100/.d Northern, Leeds Do. Pr. 5 D. c. Stk. 1 001. Do. Con.l p c, 1852 Do. N.Gr. 6 p c 10 01 . P Lon. & N.-W. ( ( oy. & Nunet.) 5 p, e. 100/. pd Ln. &:S.W. (:o.3ds. 5 1 . Lon. & En. % Sh. all p Man., Sheff., & Lincn. Qr. Sh., No. pd Do. New, 101 all pd Do. 6L pd Maryport and Carlisle, 4 per cent ,,a1l pd Do., 4% per ct 6% p Mid. Con. 6 p c St. 1001. Do. Con. Bris. Bir., 6 per pd Do. Erewash Val. all p Do. Leic. & Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 10)/. p Do. Pref., di p Norfolk Exten... allpd Do. Gr. 5' p ct. aA p Do. W.Val. 5 p.c. all p North British 100/. Id North Stafford....all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 15k 6 per cent 100/. pe Ditto ditto Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd Do. 5 per cent. 101 pd South Devon all pd Do. New 1% pd St.-Est. (Reading An nuities)...l/. Os. 6d pd Do., 4% p c 1001. p Sth. York. 4p c gd. all Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 3/. pd York, New. & Bor. all p Do. Do Si. pd York & N. Midland H. and S. Porch. 10/. pd LINES LEASE: 101 45 Yi x.d FO►.FIGN. Railways. Cent. France (0.V.) all ! Chart. & Erquel all pdl Demerara all pd i Dijon & Besancon, 2 pd Dutch Rhenish...B/. pd East Indian all pd Gt. Indian Penin. all p Grnd. Junc. of Fra. 4 pd Louv. a la Sambre 7IA Luxembourg l4l. pd Do. (Railway) 101. pd Do 1 1 / 2 pd, Do. (Canal) _2% pd Lyons & Avignon, 5 pd Madra5......... 4 Wpd Maria Antonia 27% pd Do. New Namur & Liege all pd Do. ex int all pd North. of France, all pd Do. 201.3 p. c. Bds, all p Orleans & Bor 11/. pd Paris & Lyons 101. pd Do. Bonds ... 12 pd. Paris & Orleans all pd Paris & Rouen ...all pd Paris & Stras. ...all pcl Paris, Caen, and Cher bourg 4 pd Rouen & Havre...all pd Sambre & Meuse all pd St. Andrew's & Quebec (A) 4/. pd Tours & Nantes 17/. pd West Flanders all pd West. of France 6/. pd Ague Fria all pd Anglo-Californian, all p Asturian 151. p Australasian 21. pd Australian 51. pd, Austr. Freehold all pd Ave Maria all pd Brit. Austr. Gold all pd British Iron 131. ss. p Braz. Im. his. 5 p) 24% Do. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Joh. del R. 151. Carson's Creek all pd Cobre Copper ...401. pd Colonial Gold 11 pd Copiapo 141 pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p General all pd Gold Mountain all pd Grd. Duch. Baden, all p Great Polgooth all pd Lake Bathurst all pd Liberty ... all pd Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz Crushing Com all pd M ariquita all pd Maxi. & S. Amer. 91. p New Granada all pd Nouveau Monde, all pd Port Philip all pd Quartz Rock all pd Santiago de Cuba 103% South Australian, all pd Tin Croft 7l. pd United Mexican all pd West Mariposa all pd Yuba 1 paid JOINT. Australasia all pd Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd Colonial 251. pd Corn. of London 201. pd London Chart. Bank of Australia Lon. & County 201. pd London Jt. Stk. 10/. pd Lon. & NVestm. 20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 351. pd Do. New lO/. pd Nat. of Ireland 22% p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd Prov. of Ireland 251 pd. Do. New all pd Roy. Aust. Bkg. & Gold' Importing Corn. 1 pdl Union of Austral. all pd Do. New 2% pd Union of London 10/. p Union of Madrid all pdi MXS Austral. Roy. Mail, 4 p Canada 32 % pd Copper Miners of Eng land . . all pd De. Preference, 7% pd Crystal Palace ... 5 pd Eastern Steam...2s. pd Elect. Tel eg. Ireland 1p Gen. Stm. Nay. 141. pd Gen. Screw Steam Ship ping Company...so/. p Irish Beetroot Sug. 2i p Penin. & Or. St. all pd Do. Do. ...15/. pd Royal Mail Stm. 60/. pd Universal Emigration and Colonization, 2/. p NominE Prices. Business done to-day. = Th% 3 / 1 , I% P 1 3A dis. 74 .... 8 p 2 2%p 1%, 134 p ••• ••••••• ... - 51% 1 - - Iy B 5 - p - 3 p 7 - 9 2 - 3 7% -8 1 A 6 - 7 28 - 2814 1377 8 - 14,,i 13 -13 ~ i p 57 -59 35 - 35 1 ,4 29 3 % -30 y 2 1 ,4- 2344 p 16 -16 3 j, 10 - 10,A ... ... ... dit.. 4 3 4 5 6/ 6 %P. MINES. is YEt I ) par— 1 /.1, p - IY4 -y,, dis. dis. yi Idie. 6 - 714 par p 44 —46 3 / 8 5 / 8 P ••• I ,fi clis.l Y a % dis. lAdis.— par 1 7 / 3 —2% p IA ry a dis. Ya s A, P 3 / 4 % dis. P 5 % dis. % 3 4. P 10 - - 12 ills. Par— 'lip 12 —l3 734 814 %dis. par % - % p -STOCIX BAN: 57 1 A, - 58 67 -59 15 -16% 29 -30 3 7 / 8 - 41,4 18% - 19% 32 - 33% 44 -46 18 3 /, - 20 38 -39 46y, -47 16% - 17% 1 - 49% - 50% 6 - 6 1 ,‘ 17 -18 ;CELLANEOIII 3 - 4 50 -51 30 -301 A .„ - ••• 45;3 -5% iiiA:iii 2 - 23( 85 - 86% 353( - 36 1 ,( 78 -80 23 1 h 30% 14' 6 5/i; 10% % Tro % 45; '8 8 IA 79% MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of Cotton at Liverpool on Saturday were estimated at 12,000 bales, of which 1,000 American were taken for export, and 2,000 American and 1,500 Egyp tian on speculation. The market closed firmly, and prices of all kinds were tight. The sales comprised 9,000 American, 2,000 Egyptian at 6id. to 11d., and 1,000 Surat at 3V. to 41d. per lb.—ln Railway Shares only a limited business was done at previous rates. By the Renown, arrived at New Romney, there are advices as late as June 4, from Port Philip. These are exceedingly favourable again as to the yield of gold and the general prospects of the colony. In one week 120,0001. has been paid into the Treasury. In New South Wales the Governor and his daughter had visited the Southern mines, and their reception was cordial and respectful. Good order and regularity were well observed throughout the whole extent of the mines, which, considering the exciting nature of the pursuit, must be considered surprising, inasmuch an it is so very different from the state of things generally existing in other gold producing countries. This favourable state was attributable to the excellency of the good regulations as framed by the Governor. The Colonial Secretary also seemed much praised for his exertions and bt,siness like habits. On the Inveraloch Estate, sixteen miles from Goulburn, a new discovery had been made ; the specimens are stated to be elongated, similar to fine wire slightly flattened from one-eighth to a quarter of an inch long, but its value was not then known. The tri. butary stream to the Little River, it was reported, yielded well. Some of the claims on Bell's Flat yielded from twenty to thirty ounces per diem. Dry digging was remunerative. On the subject of labour, it was considered there would be no very great difficulty felt, the dependence upon immigration being thought sure. The neglect of agri culture would, it was said, be only temporary, and the pursuit of gold digging would be abandoned in a mea sure for the permanent one of agriculture, after short experience at the mines. In the Sydney morning papers a communication bad appeared containing suggestions for the relief of the Money market from the depressing influence of gold upon it. The letter purports to have been written by two mercantile firms, addressed to the Sydney banks. The principal proposal:is, that the banks:shouldmake:ad vances on gold by their acceptances of bills drawn upon them at twelve months' date, and payable at Sydney. If this were done there could be no risk, the acceptances being based on gold, while the circulating medium would be extended largely, which would act beneficially. Accounts from Amsterdam of the 2d inst. mention that the meeting of the Dutch Rhenish Company had been held there, and went off very satisfactorily. It was re solved that there should be 2,400 bonds deposited in the Bank, being part of the original loan of 4i per cent., as security for the same amount of certificates to be issued by the Direction. Efforts will be made to arrange with Mr. Brassey, for completing the new lines. Dutch Two. and-a-Half per Cents. were firmer at Amsterdam, and also foreign stocks. There has been again a supply of Money Stock, but the amount of business done has been sufficient to take it off and to buoy up prices. Consols have realised 99i to 100 e, a slight advance. For time the rates have been par to 1001. Exchequer-bills are 70a. to 733. premium. _ _ In the Foreign-market scarcely any business is doing, Mexican Bonds have been heavy, at 24 to and Bra ilian at 101 ex dividend. Peruvian Six per Cents. have been quoted 104. Sardinian Five per Cents. have been quoted 95i to 96. The Turkish Loan is well supported at 91 to premium. In Spanish the only bargain is at 6 for the Passive. Converted Dutch Two and-a-Half per Cents. have boon at 64t. Nominally Spanish Deferred are 234 1 0 and the Three per Cents. 501 to Railway Shares have been very drooping and with very limited transactions; they do not support Satur day's values. The Madras are not quite so good. The Gold Mine Shares are very firm. The railway meetings announced are the following:— BelgianteLrann Junction, eonand Cheshire Junction, Oct. Oct. I6 —at Brussels. 9 at Birkenhead. Birkenhead, Eas Charleroi and Erquelines, Oct. 12—at Charleroi. Dijon to Besan9on, Oct. 25 —at Paris. Londonderry and Coleraine, Oct. s—at the Office. Scottish Central, Oct. 7—at Perth. The letter of the Secretary to the Railways Depart ment of the Sto o k Exchange to the Solicitor of Inland Revenue, puts the question thus: — "I have been desired to draw your attention to the difference of opinion which seems to exist on the subject of the proper stamp to be af fixed to deeds of ass i gnmen t . 0 Railway Companies, D o . benture Bonds. Until quite lately, we have bee n as accustomed to consider th e mark e t price or value of the Bond no element in the calculation of transfer duty, which, in the old and new Acts, would appear to b e governed solely by the principal money. secured.' One loading company, however (as advised by its solicitors), having declined to register the assignment of a 5001. Bond, upon the gro und of in su ffi c i ent stamp duty, such insu lh o ienc y arising out of a considerable premium being paid beyond th e nom i na l amount of the t he Bond, lam desired to requ es t t h e f avour of your of fi c i a l opinion on the subject, so that the important dealings in this favourite class of securities may be at once freed from the doubts which now attach to them." The reply was as follows: " Inland Levenue, Somerset House, London, Sept. 29, 1852. " Sir,—l beg to reply to your letter of the 27th in stant, relating to the stamp duties payable on the trans fer of Railway Companies Bonds. " Previously to the recent Stamp Act, 13 and 14 Viet., 27 to 27% 6 -6 10% -103 7 6 dia. 20% 21% 3% 3 dis. 100 102 44 3 ,4 45% x.d 20% 20% 14% 15L4 7 5 d. 7 - 8 4N,-- VA 3 -3 1 A 11 -111 A 8 -8% 6 -6% 18 - 18% 57 -59 69 -71 24 -25 75 —77 40 —42 114 —ll6 92 —9l 94% 95 82 —B4 10 —ll p 83 83% 3 7 / 8 3 5 / 8 di& 3 —2% di& 18% 18% 8 -.-- 8 'AI i%- 2 103%-104% 117 —117 1 4 2 1 4 —3 p I% 1% p 87% —BB l 4 dis. 5 1 4 5 dis. 16% —17% 30 —3l 3(— dig. 75% —76 A 42 —44 ••• -- ••• 47 -48 3y B 3 %dia. 1 —2% 43 —45 9% - B%.(jim. ... •.. ...die . 30 —3l 7 6 % dis. ••• -- ••• 2% 2 1 ,4 % 5 die. 0 8 —4% die. 4% - 5%p. 46% - 47% 82 -84 . 55 -57 68 -72 ••• .. ••• 1% 2 .•••• cliff. 20% 21% 10% 10% 15% 16% aye— •• • -- ... dia. 20 -21 71% 72% 40 —40% 14% 15% par % p - 17 169 1 2% -2% 12 1 4 - 13 1 4 6%- 6 1 4 21 -22 10 -11% 66% 67% 8% 8 di& 2% 2 1 ,E di& 49 —5O 105 ..- 107 100 103 x.d 18 —l9 1 4 dis. l ii P 6 —6% b"! —3% a% —3% 1 A- 1 7 4 P 1% - 1 7 / 8 p 14 5 4 - 14% 16 -17% 9 -. 93i, ••• "•• .1* 3 - 3t4 8 % - 9 s.'— 1p 107 109 %di11.... 3 150 - 153 ••• ..... ... ... m•• ... ••• '-- •.• % p 13 -14 9 -10 113 - 12 - % g %dig...-. 3i p Adi S.— % p ..• 148 160 ••• ..". ilio 22 par — 23 P 5% 6 2 94 •"" 96 lye - 2YBP i.i % = iix 17% 18 % — l hP 15 —l6 %dig.— par 2s l / 4 26 19 20 ••• •'' ••• % 102 ..- 104 5 - li - % P AT rIZSD ~..' 5% 6% 18% 40 % 115 114 94% 1 / 4 1/4 83 34, 82% 18% 3% 103 117 % 117 14% % 14 2% 30 1 ,4 54 75 Si Ys % 66 % % 11% ni g x.d cap. 97, no stamp duty was imposed specifically on a transfer of a bond for payment of money, such a trans fer, except under some special authority, not being allowed in law, every such transfer, therefore, was chargeable with a duty of 355., but by that Act, duty is specially charged on the ttansftsr of a bond, such duty being ad valorem, as in the case of a common money bond, where the amount secured does not exceed 1,4001., and 355. in every other case. I am of opinion that this provision was intended to extend to all cases of transfer of bonds, and that it would be so applied by the courts of law, 84c." QUARTER TO THREE. Consols ... .. ......100 I Ditto Aceount. Oct. 13 ... lOO BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) R per Cent. Console Anne. lOO 99 Vi 100 Console for Account 100 Exeh.oner Bills. 130. March. June. 1,0001. 500/. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds. 5 per Cent. lOl ex d M .xican Bonds, 1846, 3 per Cent.... 24 7 / 8 3 / 4 , Peruvian Bonds, 1849, 6 per Cent. ... 104 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 96 95 3 i d Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent. Ditto Passive Bonds 6 Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent. . Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guil. 64% Ditto, 4 per Cent. Certificates 96% LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 4.—Wind this day at noon S.E., light breeze, and dull hazy weather, with rain. FALMOUTH, OCT. 3.—Wind W., moderate.—Arrd. Garland, Akyab; Blonde, Monte Video; Marianne, Aux Cayes, and sailed for Antwerp; Marion, ditto, for the Clyde; Lorina Thompson, Punta Arenas; Wood man, Havannah. COWES, OCT. 3.—Wind W.—Arrd. Johanna and Louisa, Buenos .Ayres, and sld. for Rotterdam ; Mimer, Callao. SouTHAI,n Ida, Monte Video. Sid. Medway, West Indies. QUEENSTOWN, OCT. 2.—Wind N.N.W.—Off port, Fl(ptwood, Mauritius, and sld. for the Clyde. YARMOUTH.—Arrd. Osprey, Sunderland for London, very leaky, and with damage to hull and loss of bow sprit, having been in contact. WHITEHAVEN, OCT. 3.—A vessel, apparently 8 schooner, got on King William's Bank, Point of Ayr, yesterday. WATERFORD, OCT. 2.—The Hirundo, from Tagan rog, has put in in a sinking state, and pumps choked; has been put in quarantine, the scurry being very bad on board. QUEENSTOWN, OCT. 2.—The Wellington, from Sal. danhah Bay, sunk 18th Sept. 32 N., 30 W.,; crew saved by the Fleetwood, arrived here. OFF MARGATE.—Lucy, Grenada. OFF DOVER.—Fiockworel, Greenland. LIVERPOOL, OCT. 3.—Wind N.N.W.—Arrd. J. G. Hall, Pictou; Ashmore, Bombay; Beloochee, ditto; Garrow, Camaroons; Bee, Islay; Expr ess , M on t e Video; Ranger, Demerara; Roseanne, Antigua; Blanch, Quebec; Oregon, ditto ; Helen, ditto ; J o h n Ma ghee, Calcutta; Geraldine, Callao ; Elizabeth Con way, Rio G'rando ; John, Pugwash. Off port, Cromwell, John, Lord Dufferin, and Windsor. Sld. Catherine Mitchell, Port Philip; Columbia, New York; America steamer, Boston. The Mobile, hence to New Orleans, struck on Blackwat e r Bank Sept. 29, and has broken up; 8 seamen and 1 passenger saved. The Darling, of and for London, from New York, welt abandoned in a very leaky state 16th Sept., in lat. 41, long. 41; crew saved by the Cromwell, arrived here. BERGEN, SEPT. 24.—The Eliza Lomar, of Sund,,r land, Archangel to London, has put into Rugand with loss of bulwarks, &c., &c. REVAL, SEPT. 24.—The Ormond, Newcastle to Cronstadt, has been lost on the island of Orsee. ELSINORE, SEPT. 29.—The Oscar brig, apparent]; a Russian vessel, and tallow laden, was passed waterlogg, d and abandoned on the 24th September, in lat. 55, long. 3. The Brandon, from Umea, was lost in the Gulph of Bothnia on the sth of September; crew saved. The Falsterboe light vessel has resumed her station. CARBrFF, OCT. 3.—A large vessel is aground here, supposed to be the Nathaniel Thompson, for New OrleanA. PORTRIMII, OCT. 3.—Tho Charlotte, from Bangor, arrd. here 20th Sept., very leaky, has since stopped the leak. STORNAWAY, OCT. 3.—The Friends, Archangel for Glouc.,ster, .will be surveyed, having struck on a rook on Lockshee, Sept. 30. DEAL. . Ocr. 2.—Wind W.S.W., squally; 3, W.S.W., fine. Arrd. Point, Jamaica; Earl Durham, Colombo; Warrior, Jamaica; Christiana, New York. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE-MONDAY. Nearly the whole of the country markets held on Sa. , turday were well supplied with home-grown Wheats, but their general quality was inferior. Selected sample/ moved off steadily, at full prices; but inferior parcels were very dull. B arley, Oats, and Beans—the supplies of which were small—commanded a fair amount of at.. tention; but Malt arid Peas were dull. In Flour, rather a larger business wa s transacted. _ _ Our continental a dviees state that the inquiry for most articles of grain has somewhat improved. The latest accounts from New York are to the efftct that the export trade was rather inactive. Up to our market last week the arrivals of English Grain wore small. From abroad we received 11,975 quarters of Wheat, 11,875 Barley, 594 Beans, 143 Peal. 4,197 Linseed, 2,953 Rapeseed, 203 Mustard Seed, 208 sundry Seeds, 1,650 !sacks and 13,694 barrels of Flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the supply of English Wheat, coastwise, was but moderate, and in very mid.. cluing condition. By land carriage the receipts were limited, hence the show of samples of both Red and White was small. Notwithstanding that the attendance of both town and country millers was by no means large, selected samples of home-grown wheats moved off steadily, and, in some few instances, the quotations were a shade higher than on Monday last. The middling and inferior kinds met a moderate inquiry, and we have no change to notice in their value. Prior to the close of the market a good clearance had been effected. Several parcels of both Red and White were disposed of for forward delivery at very full prices. We , a •ere tolerably well, but not to say heavily, sup• plied wi th foreign Wheat. For all good and dry quali ties the in quirt' was firm, but no advance was noticed in prices. Most other kinds were held at very full cur rencies. Floating t. .urgoes wore in improved request, at the ex treme rates of last week, The arrivals off the coast have increase d. The supply of both English and foreign Barley being limited, that a. Thole was in improved request, and late currencies were fully supported. Malt comman led more attention, and fine Chevalier parcels were so, uewhat dearer, although the supply ready for deliver; was seasonably good. The show of 0, tte being smaller than for some week. past, the Oat trade was firm at an advance in the quota tions of from 6d to As per quarter. We had a steady inquiry for Peas at full prices. White Peas sold madly at is per quarter more money; but grey were is lo wer. Indian Corn dull, ,'ortt rather a large business was doing in English and Foreign Flour at full quotations. CURRENCY PI at IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Malt— Chevaller•— • ..59s to GOS Rod •• „ now 348 to 40810ats-- . Yorkshire and Ditto old 4.0 a 500 Ditto, White naw 3 8s 48. Ditto.... old 4 30 55a Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 410 45s Ditto, new • • •• ao )d 40s Rye—Old • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 16 3 26 3:la 33s Barley —Grinding. • • .. 2410 268 Malting . • • • • • • 28 8 30s Chevalier •• •• • • • 31 11 339 lialt—Suffolk and Nor folk • • • • • • • • •• • • r.. 20 57s Drown . • • • • • • • • •• 448 50s Kingston and Ware 5 .18 58s 1.11143424n5h., Feed. 175 22$ Potato ...... 215 24$ You ghal and Cork, Black 161 16 11 Cork, White 165 219 Scotch, Feed..... 215 2 5 $ Beans—T! ck .•• .• 325 35$ Pigeons. .• • 355 40e Peas—Grey ... •••• • • • . 305 3611 Maple . .• •••• • • • • 335 36$ White.... •••• •• •• 335 361 Boilers . .........36. 409 Flour—Town •tnade... 375 439 Suffolk .. ...• • ... 295 350 Stookta & Norfolk 305 350 SEEDS. During the last we ek the arrivals of Ir nseed, off the coast, were nearly 70,000 qu ar t ers, yet the d eman d f or that article is steady. Sales of Black Sea, e x-ship, have , been concluded at 445,. and Calcutta 42s 9d ) 448. Rape steady, at 39s to 41s per quarter Taros are again lower. In the value of other articles no ()tango can be noticed. Turnip,Whlte, per bush. Ss to 1 1 s Swede los 128 Mustard, 8r0wn...... 78, 9s White, new 73 u.d 19s Canary, per quarter • • 3 75. 418 1 Rye grass.... •• " 285 3 g s Clover, Red Eng . (cwt.) 3i411 4 3 White •••••• • • • • 388 48s Foreign Red .• • • • • .388 508 5 0 ' s ° O ' i d 0 5 : O b d , d Trefoil, new .• • • •• • • white—. 3 2 7 1 : 2 4 3 6: SMITHFIELD. Since this day se'nnight large supplies of foreign stock have arrived in the port of London, the total import having amounted to 10,548 h ea d. D ur i ng t h e • corres - P week, in 1851, we rece i ve d 7 ,128; i n 1850 , it g 6,166; d in 1849, 6,590; in 1848, 3,901; and yin 1847, 4,582 h ead. Carraway, new .... 388 435 Coriander, new 108 1311 thtropseed, per quartet 328 358 Linseed, Eng. Sowing.. 508 555 Crushing „„. 45 8 488 Baltic •• „ 428 455 Odessa ...... •• .. 4148 484 Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English .. 5g 81 5s Foreign, per ton 71 Oft 81 Os Rape Cakes, pr ton 4158 41 100 Rapeseed,New,prlst 221,08 24101 :IMPORTS INTO LONDON IN TITS PAST IVZISA From , . Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves,. Pigs. llarlinwen .. 276 ... 1,260 .. 22 ... 49 .. 334 Antwerp ...... ... 12 ... Nieu ep ... 103 ... 1,430 ... 26 ... Ostend • ....... ... 120 ... ... 4 ... Dordt ..... 133 ... 529 76 ... 8 ... Bremen . ..... 99 ... 17 Tonninge a.... 722 ... 420 ..• —• ••• Hamburg, ... 14 ... 763 ••• 20i1 ... 89 Rotterdam ... 886 ... 2,954 ... Total .... 2,233 .. 7,493 ... 98 ... 301 ... 423 The yes rly comparison of the weekly iu 'ports is at under:— - Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calvt Is. Pigs. 4,499 ... 124 ... 41/1 ... 776 1850...,.,,... 939 ... 4,710 ... 222 ... 295 1849.... 5,137 -.— 76 ... 94 1848..., ...... 501 ... 3,146 240 .. 14 We wets , again liberally supplied with foroi gn stock, but its general quality was inferior. From our own grazing t nstricts the arrivals of Beasts were COBl3iderably less than on Monday last, nevertheless they vi ere sea sonably large, at least two-thirds of them being beneath the middle quality; there was a decided improvo.ment in the dems .nd for the best breeds, at an advance in the quotatioi is of fully 2d per 81bs, whilst the value of other kinds of Boasts had an upward tendency. A few very super:a:iv Scots realised 4s per 81bs, but the genereul top figure, fp?. Beef was 3J 10d per Sibs. The arrivals frora Li neo I ris h. ire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshjre amen, ated. to 2,250 short horns. From other parts of Engh au I we received 400 short horns, Herefords, runts, od from Scotland, 40 horned and polled Soot* 21% 11% 58% 30% 13% 40% 14% 108: 26►% Yoi wil Al atr T 1 Ti TI T 1