The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general discount market there is no inaterial change. The demand for accommodation Is rather active, and the rates for the best bills are 3 i 4 per cent. There was a further influx of gold, amounting to £lOl,OOO, at the Bank of England yesterday. The specie movements during the past week have been of an unimportant character. The imports have amounted to about £195,082, and the exports to £124,./50. It has been notified that Mr. William Dent, sen. has joined the board of the Joint-Stock Discount Company as chairman. Notice has been given that the share list of the Redlands Estate Company will be closed on Wed nesday next, the 20th instant. It is announced that the shares of the Worcester Coffee Company were all applied for and duly allotted. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68 f. 60c. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities, are 88 i I ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. to 2s. par ; India 5 per Cents. 1054 ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 10 14 102. In the Foreign Market prices are steady and with out much alteration. Turkish Consolides are 49; 60 ; Mexican, 241 I ;:the New Loan, 238 ; Greek, ; Spanish Passive, 298 30f ; Certificates, 144 15 ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 7. The market for American Stocks remains firm, With very little alteration. United States Govern ment 5-20 Bonds are 68i j ; Erie Shares, 58 I ; and Illinois, 79i 80. In the Railway Share Market there has been a Moderate amount of business transacted, and Prices generally have remained steady. Lancashire and Yoekshire and North Eastern (Berwick) have each declined ss. ; and Metropolitan, 10s. ; while Caledonian have advanced and Great Eastern, Brighton, North Western, and South Eastern, each ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained at about previous prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. London and County are marked 77 ; Imperial Ottoman, 16 ; Alliance Bank, 32i ; Union of London, 54i ; Joint-stock Discount, 91 ; London 'financial, 23i ; and Overend, Gurney, and Com- Pany 10i lli. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. • Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Oct. 10 90 z,per Cent. R e du ce d BBf 1 .„„meW 3 per Cent' BB} k '''eW 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — , Do. 5 pe r C en t. J an . 1873 — 411 4uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs l3k f ~ Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — txchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. Do. £5OO -) Do '£loo and £2OO Bank of England Stock, fvf per Cent — Do Account ' — 1 . 1 c1)LoN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. tastrian Bonciks per Cent, 1859 razilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent ~Do 1 p er C en t. (Deferred 3 p er C en t.) `Jklian 6 per Cent ~, 01 Do. 41 per Cent 79 ~, ombian 6 per Cent. — 6 per Cent. D anish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 p er Cent., 1868 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Account "`"cluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Provisional Land Warrant — `'gYptian 7 per Cent 95 D O ., Second Issue — "0 £lOO Bonds 96 „ Do. 1864 961 1 Do £lOO Bonds re ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 2ll , Do. Coupons 'llatemala 5 per Cent. — Do £B6 paid — 1,,,u, 0 . 1839 and 1850 — 'iall 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) U 0 1865 1 , 1) 0 Scrip, .£671 paid — 0 . Sc 5 p rip, £sser Cent., paid 1864 — 1," -. Lexicon 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 231 1 )o 6 per Cent. Anglo-French 5Ol „Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — t o ntevidean 6per Cent, £3O paid t•oorish Imperial 5 p er C en t New Granada — Do 2 per Cent 331 Do Deferred , Do Land Warrants (Hectares) `eruvian 41 per Cent Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — 4i. per Cent., 1862 p Do. Account er ltlguese 3 per Cent., 1853 - I JO Account — i \ u ° 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 4 .'0. Account Ru ssian, 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St — Do- , -go 4i per Cent. 1850 3 per Cent. 1859 . r .,"0 41 per Cent., 1860 1-7 5 per Cent. 1862 6 --° 5 per Cent. 1864 -rdinian 5 per Cent i,,„ D o Account ".„, k llish 3 per Cent ' 0 Account Do New Deferred — DO ,, Account , 4 -'0 Passive — ~‘ " 0 Account • All ish Cert. of Coup not funded — 14-(,.,0 Account — - r clish 4 per Cent. — -0,0 Account — ' N u.. 41. per Cent. 1864 " h rilish - 6 per Cent. 1854 — .u 0 Account D 0 6 p er C en t. 1858 1 , 0 Account "0..4100 Bonds t-, 1 4 1 ,-- per Cent DO 6 per Cent. 1862 uo Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1863 — DO 5 per Cent. 1865 1 , £lOO Bonds " 0 S • £3s pa id 1) Scrip, o Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOO/ Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. per Cent, 1862 — 0 . Account — A , Dividends on the above payable in London. tt e T, t rial; 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins D 4 P l an, 41 per cent Ex. 25f. el l 2 1. 1 12 Guil ID per Cent., x. 4 . 4 per Cent. Certificates _ D el l Itentes 4} per Cent. _ Nu °. Recount ! D Perm ent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 0 O obsois TWO O'CLOCK. 891 f 1) •• Account B9i 90 i lerpool Cotton Market—This Dap• willl tie market continues to improve, and the sales Probably be 20,000 bales at a advance. INI n ' UC TCASTER AND THE Sr. LEGER.—The Great ca-4,411era and other railways having access to Don- I. ca rried not less than 50,000 passengers on Wednes %! last besidesthe ordinary trains, all of *hi chto and 65 special th e mer e run in duplicate, were despatched or arrived large co urse of the day. The attendance was never i so 0e:a% 48 on this occasion. The harvest has been rich n -411(1 ' °l. t hose of the inhabitants who lot their lodgings, d n 4 ° far • od there have been abun -4 prices are concern , EB — fl ae ens for satisfaction. In many instances, £5O, £6O, w ere paid for apartments during the races. l'ent: Z „ lrl 'Aß ACCIDENT AND FORTUNATE ESCAPE.— Eygla-'43' afternoon a youth who acted as potboy at the " l'ave rn, Charles-street, Middlesex Hospital, was 11 0!i s aeci cleaning the windows of tho third floor of that tlnd li nPrudently stood on a mignionette box placed til ted e 0 4 the sill of one them, when the box suddenly Zat e i: v er, and he was precipitated to the ground. Fortu larai" i n his descent his body came across the bar of the a nti - tt ° ,, st, ° ll Which h n e hung suspended for a few moments dropped on th e pavement, strange t o say 14464 .4aving sustained any =toils' injury from his raiii4 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railwa y s . P a id . C P lo risming I Bu d s o i l2 n e e . ss Railways. 'Bir., Wol., & Str. Yal Blyth and Tyne ,Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall all 100 1( 0 110 all all 93 95 1 1351 136 ii 5 45 l 0 Do. A A gets no div, till6p.c.p.an.has l 0 Do. B f been paid to B st Dublin & Belfast June st Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. t. Edinburgh & Glasgow st Glasgow &S. Western it Great Eastern, Ord. stk. it Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 st Great North of Scotland it Great Northern t DJ. A stock It Do. B Do. sew, is. at 25 pa , S, and W. of Ireland Western D S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Lo. He. eford L alio, shire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bri2h., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Wester❑ Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle 00. shares Metropolitan Do. New Mid and Do, iiirmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. shares vlid Kent . No th British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N •E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. htock. & Darling. De. d... 1855-38 Do. do. 1860-61 North Londou Do. New. Do. do. 1864 North Staffordehire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 1)0. Scot, Mid. st . I h*ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union 'South Devon -ouch E stern . itaiaes, Wok., & Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W.Hartlepool Har.&lt Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable all all BRITISH P Atlantic& St.Lawrcnce Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. st i 20 20& 10 gu. 5 per cent Do. k' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron, Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c.bds.Aug*. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., lim .'ape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p: East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. let Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred .... Do. 3d Pref. stock.... Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock .. Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 1 Po. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D a 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B NT. lil.C'da, pc lat pf.bda Scinde Do. Delhi c.i Do. do ts" Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St Flo "'" 87 7) 7t 73 111 113 48 40 7 8 133 135 151 J 52 126 .29 91 93 66 67 64 66 45 47 38 42 ICS 1 07 1201 121 89 91 103 105 34 40 124 125 97 98 58 38] 1381 1394, 3 P 1271 Si 1281 , 98 10 62 63 t 7 1V nojlll 68 69 103 104 36& 37 10 11p 118 120 1i 2 p 76 78 11 12 150 154 60 62 56 68 82 0 81 91 150 155 3 p 101 106 49 51 SIONS. 56 58 101 102 pr i p 4 44 9 10 99 101 70 75 100 102 101 i 102 ; 1031 104 gla 17i 18; S 8 90 64 66 Si 60 55 57 50 52 4! 45 38 42 25 18 25 17 1034 1046 P P 100 101 121 131. 81 7k: 2 1- 83 65 1 6d 100} 1016 94 98 89 92 64 66 82 84 100 101 00 101 4 ;d LOO 101 fT SECU . 97 98 95 97 98 100 84 85i 82 Si d 103 105 106 108 108 110 106 108 1(3 105 109 111 103 105 107 [0) 107 109 102 104 96 98 9) 101 93 95 90 91 103 105 85 86 98 100 102 103 106 108 109 110 TINES. 8 81 20 22 560 580 13.14 COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' 'British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1572.-. Can. GOv.6 p.c.ja.&Jull __ 1877-64 Do 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D•'. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00 . 6 p c. Jan. July Do. 5 p 0. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. Natal , :ov. d per cent N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.&.luly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. • 5 p c. 18 1 to 1876 ..___ Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So •tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, e pril do Oct 100 100 101 100 100 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 BRIT II Cam Conaol. Cold, Um Chiverton Clifford A malgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake wal Is East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as c Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved E. Wil Russell (Tavistk G am. & StA übyn (Gr wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolg - us G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Elerod's Foot •••• Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley M.wyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr ,vidence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (L,skeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men W heal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal 1 1t lt 11 2 30 52 470 490 15 20 13 15 14 18i 6 7 S 10 70 75 165 175 75 80 274 34 3.12.8 8 58i 7 4 6 195 200 17 18 PREFERENCE SHAMES. North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 83 ['REFERENCE SHARES AND STOCJib. Great Eastern 44 per cent. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., 99 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead,"ssi London Tilbury, and Southend, 102 3 fro RE) GN HAIL WAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 245 (4 reat Luxembourg, 15i - Sambre and Meuse, 75 olt EIGN NINES, Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lira., 4i Port Philip, 1 j I Yudanan*utana of S. Australia, lira., If BANKb. Urn.. 321 1 1 Anglo Egyptian, tim., 138 Bank of tago, lim., 71 Bank of New Zealand, 161 Consolidated Bana, Um., 101 European Bank, Um., 121 Imperial Ottoman, 16 1 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 141 London and Brazilian (Um.), 141 London and County, 77 London and Venezula, lim., 10 9 Merchant Bank, Jim., 28 South Australia, 341 Union of,London, 531 41: DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 771 MISCELLANLOUS. B. and I. Magnetic Telegraph, Ern., 13Cia City of Moscow Gas, lira , 34 Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England, 91 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 115} Ebbw Vale, 11.1 # Fore-street Warehouse, lim., Si Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 6 f, Humber Iron Works, 5} Imperi4l Mercantile Credit A sso., Um., 7 6 Joint Stock Discount, lim., Land Securities, lim., 3 1 London Financial Association, lim., 23 M dray Irrigation and Canal, 14} National Discount Company. lim., tsi kiew Zealand Trust and Loan, lira., 2 Oriental Inland Steam, 2 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lira., 1 0 i Peel River Land and Mineral. 39 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Um., 8 Universal Marine. Insurance, Rm.. 5 i Upper Assam Tea, lim., Ditto (all), lc } By advictrs from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per marl and the short exchange on London is 13.7 k per £1 sterlin2. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, nearly -10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London ior bills at 60 days' sight is 10P1 per cent. At these rates there is 110 Kat 911 the in*Qrtaticact L the Vaitig &Au, 100 1 0 100 1( 0 100 100 100 all 100 luO 100 all OSSE :SII M. 2.1.0 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 601 all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 4.3.0 37i 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 18.18.9 30.17.6 THE SUN, LONDO.N, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, IEEE LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Gibbons and a Jury.) A BAD CUSTOM IN NEWGATE MARKET. SKETCHLEY V. ELLIOTT.—This was a case in which the plaintiff, a salesman, of Newgate Market, sought to recover from defendant, a retail butcher, £1 13s. for some beef, Mr. Beard appearing for the plaintiff, and Mr. B. J. Abbott representing defendant, who pleaded payment. This was a case which arose out of the custom pursued by the salesmen of Newgate Market of not giving a receipt when money is paid for meat. Upon a former occasion his Honour (Mr. Gibbons) declined to decide between the parties, as the plaintiff swore he never received the money, and defendant as positively swore he had paid it. To-day Mr. Abbott examined the plaintiff as to the rule pursued in giving tickets. Plaintiff said that when a person had weekly credit, the custom was only to put on the ticket the weight and price of the meat, but when the customer was only casual, then the price was carried out. Plaintiff's brother said he was present when the defend ant was spoken to about the alleged non-payment, and defendant said he would see about it. Geo. Larkin said that the meat was not paid for when taken away, and defendant asked if plaintiff would mind its being left till the morning. Defendant declared that he had paid for the meat at the time. The custom was when the meat was not paid for to give a ticket with only the weight and price, but when the money was paid the price was carried out. His Honour—Do you mean to swear that you paid for this meat ? Defendant—l do. His Honour—ln what coins ? Defendant—One sovereign and a half sovereign in gold and three separate shillings. His Honour summed up after Mr. Beard had addressed the jury upon the evidence, and the jury found a verdict for the defendant. His Honour said he could not quarrel with their verdict, though it was a kind of case he certainly should not have decided himself. He did not think it was a case of hard swearing, but a mistake had occurred somewhere, and each party believed he was telling the truth. Verdict for defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. MR. TOMMEY.—Mr. Tommey, an old man, once a soldier, afterwards a hotel keeper in Ireland, but now reduced to a state of penury, waited upon Mr. Knox to receive £1 which had been subscribed for him by two persons who had read a statement of his case in a morning paper, and also to ask the magistrate's advice. Mr. Tommey said he wished to ask his worship's advice how he was to proceed to get justice done him, as he had tried year after year and could get no redress, being a poor man. He had appealed to the House of Lords against an unjust decree of the Court of Chnncery in Ireland, made by Sir Edward Sugden, and a decision was given in his favour, but subsequently that decision was reversed byLord Cranwcrth. Mr. Knox—You say there has been an unjust decree of the Court of Chancery. How can an humble police magis trate assist you ? I know nothing of Chancery law, and how do you suppose I can assist you ? I have not an atom of power to assist you. Mr. Tommey then retired, remarking as he did so that his worship would probably have the matter before him in another form, for he was determined to take some means of getting redress for the injustice done him. NEW FRENCH IRONCLADS. A correspondent of the Patrie (just returned from attending the fetes at Cherbourg and Portsmouth, and who has all his impressions of the French and English ironclad squadrons fresh upon him) writes as follows : The cupola ships of the English are well known. The cupolas, which we have had occasion to see and describe, are round iron towers, intended to protect ' the guns of the ironclad ships. They turn by means of mechanism tolerably simple of itself, but which, in certain cases, may be entirely paralysed. These cupolas, or towers, have another inconvenience-- that of overloading the vessels, and of depriving them, as in the case of the Royal Sovereign, of their sea-going qualities. In France we have been very circumspect with regard to this curious invention, and facts now prove us in the right. While reject ing the system of towers, observation and study have not been neglected, and a very ingenious conception has at last been arrived at and will be carried out in the Jeanne d'Acre and the Atalanta. In each of these two corvettes, which will be 68 metres in length (220 feet), there will be constructed a central fort, formidably protected by means of a system of cuirass and revetment such as no projectile will be able to pierce. This central fort is to receive all the artillery of the ship, which will not be numerous, and will consist entirely of heavy guns mounted on siliding carriages, and so constructed as to be able to deliver a plunging fire. This system appears extremely ingenious. It has all the advantage of the cupola without its inconveniences. The two cor vettes just commenced at Cherbourg are intended, like the Belliqueuse (just launched at Toulon), to carry the flag of admirals commanding distant stations. They will have a very powerful artillery, excellent internal arrangements, the smallest possible draught of water, and are thus calculated to render great service. They constitute the first application of the cuirass to ordinary navigation. In shape they will be slender and graceful. The spur at their prow will act not only as an arm in war time, but also as an instrument for the acceleration of their speed. It has been remarked that the spur of iron-clads ought, by its way of dividing the water, to assist their progress. IVe understand that special experiments will be made with respect to this. Besides these corvettes other vessels are to be forthwith laid down at Cherbourg. Among them are named three ironclad guardacostas, in the style of the Taureau, which the port of Toulon has just turned out. They are to be called the Belier (ram), the Boule Dogue and the Cerberus. We are not yet acquainted with the plans of these•special ships,but, according to what we hear, they are very remark able, and will perfectly comply with the conditions of the programme decided upon for the defence of our coasts and ports. It is also said that the cuirassed frigate Snffrene will be turned over to Cherbourg. This new fighting ship, which is much spoken of, will be subjected, it is said, to numerous improvements. It is evident that the greatest acti vity reigns in our arsenals, and that our navy con tinually seeks and strives after progress. In about two years the magnificent programme of the Em peror will be attained, and France will possess the elements of a fighting fleet worthy of her greatness and her destinies. The creation of that fleet, con structed in barely ten years, will be one of the greatest services that has been rendered to the country. But it must be kept up ; it must unceas ingly be maintained upon a level with the progress of science in the art of war, and that will be a new work, a new mission, of which our navy will show itself in all respects worthy." The Davenport Brothers outdone by Robin the Conjuror. The latter (that is, Robin the conjuror) has been performing the feats of the Davenport Brothers, only without the help of spirits. He shut himself up in a wardrobe on the stage of his little theatre, bound hand and foot, and having with him various musical instruments, and, according to the evidence of eye-witnesses, accomplished all the prodigies the Davenports have been in the habit of doing. Then he repeated the performance with the doors of the wardrobe open, and the effect, judging by the fol lowing extract from an account given in the Ga zette de France, was most ludicrous : " The thing, at first seemingly inexplicable, is in fact easily explained. The cord with which the medium who is shut up in the wardrobe is bound is 14 metres long ; it is a common rope, but skilfully knotted round the arms and legs of the patient, it undoes itself, no matter the art of those who make use of it, by means of an adroit com bination, the result of much trouble and pains ; once free, the medium has arms and legs at his disposal, and pro ceeds to make the various strange noises, the sighs, the rattling, all the infernal din, in short, spoken of by those who have seen the Brothers Davenport. Like them, he puts his hands through the little hole in the wardrobe, and even throws through that same opening weights of 201 b. and fragments of his broken orchestra. All that, when the doors are shut, produces an illusion, but when they are open the impression is quite different ; the blows of the medium, striking right and left upon his in struments, excite peals of laughter, and the amusement of the audience reaches its climax when he is seen, after hav ing untied himself, to re-entwine himself with his chains of cord without the assistance of any other person, and ap pears in his wardrobe completely bound, as at the begin ning of the experiment." The Davenports, after performing at Genevilliers, in the suburbs of Paris, have transferred themselves to the Salle Herz. It may be doubted whether they will find many followers, or make much money, in this unbelieving capital, and with the competition of clever cor jurors bent upon explaining the true na ture of their spiritual exercise. Voluntary Efforts Needed to obtain Sanitary Improvements. The following able letter appears in the Builder of to-day : Eleven years have elapsed since I addressed you upon the subject of the preventive measures required to be re cognised and adopted against the spread of cholera and kindred diseases. I then submitted a report of tho labours of the Local Board of Health for the parochial district of Regent-square Church, St. Pancras, during the year 1854. Whether or not the suggestions contained in that report and noticed several times in your journal, have been acted upon elsewhere, I cannot say, but my experience has since confirmed me in the opinion I then held previous to the passing of the bills presented to Parliament by Sir Benja min Hall—viz., that no Acts of Parliament are ever likely to render individual exertion unnecessary. Local self-government has many advantages ; but it has also its disadvantages, and one of the chief is the difficulty of finding a vestry willing to augment the taxes of the parish by adopting sanitary measures of a preventive cha racter. The most that is commonly done, is the reception of the complaints of the ratepayers, and requiring the abatement of the nuisance complained or; though sometimes, unless the matter is followed up by the complainant, the Sanitary Committee ceases to interest itself in the matter, and the guilty parties effect a compromise,—at least as much con sideration being shown for the pocket of the owner as the health of the occupier and the public generally. Fevers still exist, generating and fostering disease ; sometimes through the ignorance of the people themselves, and sometimes from the apathy of the authorities and the indisposition of intelligent individuals to act as informers. Consequently, notwithstanding successive sanitary Acts of Parliament., there seems to be still the same want which was felt by the Incumbent and Committee of Regent square Church during the cholera of 1854, viz., a want of some well-informed person or poisons, backed by an in dependent and public-spirited committee, whose business it should be to discover and report the nuisances existing in the district, that they may be referred to the action of the constituted local authorities in the event of their con tinuance after a proper notice to remove them. In the experience of the Regent-square Board it was found to be unnecessary to do more than to serve a notice upon offending parties, pointing out the nuisance, and re quiring its removal in accordance with the provisions of the sanitary Acts of Parliament ; while many were glad to en gage the services of the inspector to superintend the works required to be done, and thanked the Board for its valuable suggestions. Just as there are district visitors among the poor at tached to every church, so there might bo a sanitary com mittee and a paid inspector, who should be under the direction of an honorary consulting architect or surveyor upon the plan adopted at Regent-square Church. EDWARD C. ROBINS. The Forests of Scotland, -- -0- (From the Inverness Courier) Some very fine stags have been " accounted for" since our last. The heaviest of which we have hoard fell to the Strathconan party, Mr. Leigh and his sons—weight 19 stone. The head was a particularly fine one of 13 tines. On Saturday they had three stags, averaging 16 stone ; and on Monday two stags, weighing respectively 14 stone and 15 stone. Lord Dacre and his friends at Strathvaich have had good sport. Since the 20th of August they have killed 32 stags with good clean heads, and weighing from 14 to 16 stone each. Of these, 22 fell to Lord Deere's own rifle. Sir Arthur Chichester had 10 stags, up to the end of last week, at Glenelg. Mr. Bristow and party at Glenquoich, 16 stags. At Lochinver, Mr. A. Smith secured a very fine head last week ; and at Lairg, Mr. Hopwood, M.P., two good heads. At Balmacaan, on the sth, the Hon. Wm. Stuart went out stalking, and shot one stag. On the 6th, Hugh It. Hughes, Esq., went out stalking, and got two stags. On the 7th, the Marquis of Ailsa went out early to the forest, and got one stag. In the afternoon, the Earl of Sefield and party had a drive, and got 3 stags. On the 7th, the Earl of Seafield shot a particu larly fine fallow buck. Same day, 13 brace grouse, 5 brace black-game, 7 hares, 1 snipe, fell to two guns. Lord H. Bentinck has left Inchrory for Laggan Forest. His lordship, on the 4th inst., killed 2 stags ; on the sth, 2 stags ; and on the Gth, 1 stag. The Earl of Fife, on Tuesday week, went out deer-stalking in the Mar Forest and killed a splendid stag. On Wednesday, another very handsome and beauti ful stag fell to his rifle. The Hon. G. S. Duff, on Friday last, was out for a brief interval in the Altonower Forest, when a couple of fine stags fell to his rifle. The Banffiliire Journal notices a roe hunt at Advie :—On Friday last, Mr. Munn, accompanied by a number of tenants in the district, and the party from Tulchan Lodge, had a day's roe-hunting in the Knockfrink plantation. After beating for some time with good success, the party resorted to an elevated spot on the margin of the wood, where they met with a kind reception from Mr. and Mrs. Munn, and found an excellent luncheon spread " among the bonnie blooming heather." Mr. Bass, M.P., in proposing the health of Mr. and Mrs. Munn, expressed a wish, which was heartily concurred in by all present, that they may long be spared, and may often return to visit the Highlands. After ample justice had been done to the luncheon, the party re turned with new vigour to the chase, which they continued till about five in the afternoon, when, on reviewing the work of the day, they found the result to be as follows :- 7 roe doer, 21 hares, and 2 brace black game. Tho Perthshire Advertiser mentions some good partridge shooting ; —On Saturday a party of four guns succeeded, in the course of six hours, in bagging 65 brace of partridges and 27 hares. On a single farm on the banks of the Earn two gentlemen shot, in the afternoon, 22i brace of partridges and a number of hares. The coveys are unusually numer ous, and the birds have seldom been in better condition; and as the fields are in the course of being rap idly cleared of grain, sportsmen will soon get full freedom at partridge shootin MRS. MOORE'S FUNERAL.—The grave which contains all that remains of Tom Moore was opened on Friday last, to receive " the last rose of the poet's glo rious summer"—she of whom he was so justly proud during the heyday of life, and whose loveliness and gentleness were ever uppermost in his thoughts. Moore married her in 1811, and her history is summ ed up in this one ph rase _ that she was the delight of his life ! And well might she have been. A more amiable, gentle, kind-hearted creature never lived than Mrs. Moore. The sorrows of life had, alas! fallen upon her her latter days. Deprived of all that was dear to her—of her husband, the joy of her life-- of all her children—she had (as sh 9 calmly observed, shortly before her death) nothing to live for in this world; y e ars past she had been prep ar i ng and for herself for that better land, to which all her thoughts were directed. The poet's grave in Bromham churchyard has thus closed over the last of Moore's family. As a last act of respect to the memory of Moore, the Marquis of Lansdowne was present at the funeral, with Mr. Merewether, Capt. Meredith, and Mr. W. Murray (Mrs. Moore's nephew, and only surviving relative). To Mr. Murray descends whatever property may be left ; but it cannot be much, as the principal por tion of Mrs. Moore's income was derived from a pension granted to her by the country since her husband's death, and nearly all the furniture and relics which Sloperton Cottage contained, are " ticketed " as gifts to old friends and faithful dependants. There will consequently be no sale ; indeed it was Mrs. Moore's special direction that there should be none. Sloperton Cottage is now the pro perty of Major Spicer of Spye Park.—Devizes Gazette. MORISON'S PILLS OF THE BRITISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, EUSTON -ROAD, LONDON.—AII persons should know that the above medicine can be sent by post on receipt 'of 30 postage stamps 101' tWO boxer, Nos. 1 and 2,13,}d. size. WESTMINSTER. THROWING A TEAPOT OF BOILING WATER IN A WOMAN'S FACE.—Margaret Purcell, a woman about 35 years of age, was charged with seriously injuring another woman by throwing a teapot full of boiling water in her face. Ellen Maloy, the prosecutrix, said that she lodged in the same house as the prisoner, 8, Clifford-street, Pimlico. Prisoner, who was under the influence of liquor last night, conducted herself offensively there to the prosecutrix, but she paid no attention to it. At eight o'clock this morning prosecutrix, having filled her teapot with boiling water, and placed it before the fire, when prisoner entered the room, and, tucking up her sleeves, challenged her to fight. She refused, and was pursuing her usual household em ployment, when prisoner rushed to the fireplace, and seiz ing the teapot, threw it in her face, and hurt her very much. Mr. Arnold—How did you get the wound you have on your forehead? Prosecutrix—That was done with the teapot, which, being earthernware, was broken by the force with which it was thrown. All the boiling water was scattered about. A great quantity of it scalded my face, as you see, and my little children, who were near, were placed in groat danger . Mr. Arnold—What is the cause of her ill-feeling towards Sou? Prosecutrix—l cannot tell you. I have never given her any offence of any sort, maless it is that I do not associate with her. 1. don't like either her conduct or her language. Priawier, In exeuao I,ax onnrl”.., anegeu unite +.l - insulted her first, and threw some water over her. Mrs. Froud, another lodger in the house, fully confirmed the statement of the prosecutrix. She was present when the tea pot was thrown, and it broke all to pieces by striking against prosecutrix's head. John Skinner, 265 B, said he was called to Clifford's row, and found prosecutrix bleeding very much from the face, besides being scalded. He took prisoner into custody. Mr. Arnold—Did she then complain that prosecutrix had struck her or thrown any water over her ? Policeman—She did not. A Sergeant—At the station she was also examined, and proved that prisoner never made any complaint of ill-treat ment when locked up, and that her dress was not wet, such as it would have been if water had been thrown over her. Prisoner was remanded for a week. Bail was refused. MARYLEBONE. A NEW WORD FOR THE SLANG DICTIONARY.—CaIeb Thompson, of 11, Robert-street, Hampstead-road, gold refiner, was charged as under : Thomas Goach, brakesman on the Metropolitan Railway, said it was part of his duty to see that all the passengers left the train. On the arrival of the 10.28 train last night at the Bishop's-road station he looked into one of the car riages and saw the prisoner asleep. He aroused him, and the prisoner for his pains knocked him down. Prisoner tried to "green him." Mr. Yardley— -What ? Witness—The prisoner tried to " green him." Mr. Yardley said he had had a deal of experience, but he certainly could not tell the meaning of being "greened." Was there any one in court who could enlighten him ? Witness—Why, prisoner tried to murder and throttle him. Mr. Yardley—That's " greening," is it ? Witness continued—He called for assistance, when Stevens, a porter, came up, and in the struggle ho (pri soner) torn his trowsers. Ho was locked up. Prisoner now expressed his sorrow, and said he would pay for whatever mischief he had done. Mr. Yardley said he would impose a fine of 405., but if he would pay 7s. 6d., the amount of damage done to the trow sers, and a penalty of 205., he could go. This latter the prisoner assented to, paid the amount, and left. THAMES. A VALUABLE HAM.—Robert Cook, aged 18, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a ham, weighing 281b5., and valued at 355., the property of Mr. Robert Ford, ham and beef dealer, of No, 3, East India Dock-road. Yesterday evening a truck-load of "real York hams'' arrived opposite the shop of Mr. Ford ; and while they were being delivered the prisoner selectod one of the finest and ran away with it. He was pursued by Mr. Ford and by Stedman Nicholls, a police -constable, No. 433 K, and, find ing the ham retarded his flight, he dropped it and increased his pace. lle was overtaken by Nicholls, to whom he said " It's a good job I am taken." The prisoner had nothing to say, and Mr. Pagot com mitted him for trial. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 15. WANDSWORTIL—George Oevefield, who described himself as a ballad-singer, was charged before Mr. Day man with being drunk and causing a crowd to assemble in the High-street of Wandsworth. Police-constable Bellow, 336 V, said at seven o'clock on Thursday evening ho was on duty in tho High-street, of Wandsworth, where ho found the prisoner drunk and singing a ballad. Witness requested him to go away, but he refused, and said he would be locked up. Inspector Lovelace informed the magistrate that the pri soner was surrounded by several hundred persons, who wore all more or less excited on account of the wedding in the morning between Miss Crosse and George Smith, and the object of taking the man to the station was to pre vent a disturbance. Mr. Dayman said tho latter part of the song was rather coarse, but he supposed it suited the tastes of the persons who bought it. Payne, ono of the officers of the court, said the prisoner was in company of two other persons, who joined in the singing. Mr. Dayman remarked that the town was quite in an uproar on Thursday, and it was even difficult to reach the court. The prisoner was then fined ls. for being drunk. Inspector Lovelace—l have Mr. and Mrs. Smith down stairs. Mr. Dayman—l hope they are not charged ? Inspector Lovelace—No, sir. The object of the visit to the station was to have the property in the possession of the police formally handed over to them. It would appear that the newly-married couple returned to the house of Mr. George on the evening of the marriage. A scene of great disorder ensued among the " roughs" of Wandsworth, wad, tlio polico had great culucwty tg prosayi the puce, 48i i 8 1p:1 2 66 i 1 Ir 4 1211 1 90i 1041 124/ 5 41 51 971 1 59 81 140 i 40 63; 4 3; 111; 11 81i i ITIES. 562} 25 6 Commercial Men and Commercial Inns , "A Young Commercial" keeps up the ball in our leading contemporary by a letter of his as follows : " Sir,—A few days since you gave insertion to a letter copied from the Liverpool Mercury, on com mercial men and commercial inns, and I shall feel obliged if you will kindly favour me with a little of your valuable space for a word or two on the same subject. commercial-roomniiFt;r because in th En e gl T an iit a i is read inin fact, com "e m lv e ea r rP c yP ia e l al in t e y swear by the Times ; they read it, and very often little else. Their opinions on passing events are taken from the Times, and with them what the Times says must be right. I, therefore, believe that if I can but obtain your aid in the cause I have at heart, I shall succeed in getting rid of one of the greatest curses from which we commercial men suffer. "It will be readily understood that I refer to the drinking system of the commercial-room, or rather to the system of a certain number of men who are fond of intoxicating drinks compelling others to drink who are not so much in love with it as themselves. The system is this. At from one to half-past we sit down to dinner, and the Presi dent asks the question, "What wine shall I order, gentlemen?" The reply is generally port or sherry, and very often both. He then orders a quan tity, equal to a pint for each person, over which, with a deal of bowing and scraping and ridiculous toasts, we manage t o waste from one to two hours of the most valuable part of the day. " But it is not so much the waste of time and money that I complain of as the effect of this vile system on ourselves. I have been on the road' now for about six years, and I have seen enough of it to make any thoughtful man sad. Here is the history of many of us, as even in my short experi ence I have seen. A young man has just finished his apprenticeship, and, being a good salesman and a smart young fellow, he is put on as a traveller. Of course as an apprentice he has not been a very large customer to the wine merchant ; he may have bad a glass or two allowed him on Sunday after noon, and very lucky he thought himself if he got that ; but now he finds that he must drink a pint of wine (or what by way of compliment is called wine) in the middle of the day, and the result is soon told ; he gets to like it, and can't do without it. If he is not a strong-minded man the habit grows on him, until sooner or later it ends in the " drunkard's grave." But if, on the other hand, he sees the evil of the system, and tries to avoid it by dining alone, or in any other way possible, he then becomes a ' black sheep,' a mean fellow, and is sneered at and treated accordingly—not an easy thing for a young man to bear from those older than himself. "lam told that, were it not for the wine consumed, the commercial-room would not pay the landlord ; but this appears to me to be the landlord's business and not mine. If such be the case, then by all means let him alter his prices, so as to make it pay. The usual plan with business men is to charge a profit on each article they sell, and it seems ridicu lous to suppose that we are charged less than cost price for the accommodation afforded us in order that we may consume sufficient wine to make the landlord's business remunerative ; or, in other words, wo are to sacrifice our health and happiness, and oftentimes our lives into the bargain, for the benefit of the landlord's pocket. I have also heard it argued that the wine system keeps up the character of the commercial-room (which in one sense it does with a v makes it sel ec t , & c.; b ut t hi s i s such pure that I shall no t f urt h er not i ce e n g n vengeance), e "It is computed that at the present time there are about 20,000 commercial travellers in Great Britain, and it is on their behalf, and on behalf of all those who are near and dear to them, that I ask the rlivgehrftilidipreecnt' You have already ion, and from what m assistance a dea nmove y i o n u t r h p e o I know of the influence of the Times in the com mercial-room I will venture to assert that if you will but follow this matter up the evill complain of will cease, and you will have earned the lasting gratitude of thousands of your fellow-countrymen." CRICKET.—The return match between the trades men of St. James's and the " C" or St. James's Division of Police, took place on Friday at the Eton and Middlesex Ground, Primrose-hill, when, as on the prior occasion, the police were far too good for the tradosmon— the bowling of Rosekelly and Weller being so dead on the sport that the tradesmen had no chance. The band of the C Division attended, and their playing was much admired by a large number of persons present. At the conclusion of the match the score stood as follows ;—Tra,demeD, wad ad iatgagi, tO Police, Lit illaiugs, Musical Echoes from " The Orchestra•" Miss Josephine Sherrington, a younger sister of Mdme. Lemmens, made her debut yesterday at Weymouth in a townie conducted by M. Lemraens, and in which her elder sister also sang. Our debutante has been musically edu cated in Germany--is a soprano of the finest and sweetest kind—and has already won happy omen from all who have heard her in private circles. Jullien will open at her Majesty's in promenade con certs de suite. Afterwards—towards the end of October that is—Mr. Mapleson will give a bye season of Italian opera for a few weeks with his regular company, strengthened, we hear, by Grisi and Mario. Mr. Benedict is at work on a grand opera for the Ger man stage, founded on the exquisite psychological story of Schiller, the " Ghost Seer." Pauline Lucca, the person able, the wayward, is kept in eye —or, rather, in ear —for the heroine's role. Mr. Boucicault, they say, is making (lucky man !) .£5OO a week in droits d'auteur by " Arrah na Pogue." His right for America is secured by working en collaboration with a Yankee who thus secures tho copyright there. Is this not a wrinkle for musical composers ? Enlist a Salem Scudder or Phineas B. Green, to help Balfe with his " Satanella" or Wallace with his " Lurline"—and se cure to these splendid fellows some share of the lucre which at present Yankee impressarii have all to them selves. Ballet—no great operas being forthcoming till the "Romeo and Juliet" of Gounod—is to be again made a great feature of in Paris. We learn from a private source that the veteran St. Georges is at work sketching our Byron's "Don Juan," to be so interpreted, to the music of no less than three French composers, whose names have not transpired. Private intelligence from Fano, we regret to say, tells us that poor Giuglini is given up. All hope is gone. A monunient in memory of Madame Pasta is about to be erected at Como by the musical society of that town. The Colliery Accident near Wigan• The inquest on the bodies of the eight men who were so suddenly swept into eternity at the Kirkless Hall Company's Oalifornia pit, Penning-ton-green,- on Tuesday afternoon last, was held on Thursday, at the Running Horses, Aspull, before Mr. Rutter, district coroner. The bodies, enclosed in neat coffins, provided by the firm, lay in an adjoining out house, and round the inn were gathered a large number of the friends andrelatives of deceased. The Government in spector, P. Higson, Esq., was present, as well as Mr. Pickard, miners' agent, and two representatives of the firm. The evidence showed the facts already stated in our columns to be quite correct. They were simply that the rope slipped off the drum, fell between two eccentrics on the drum shaft, and was there cut. The cage then fell down the pit, and the eight men were killed. As to the cause of this slipping, neither the mechanical engineer of the firm, Mr. P. John son, nor the Government inspector could offer any deci sive opinion. Mr. Johnson thought it probable that when the engine-driver took the steam off the engine, the cage then being close to the top, the power might be taken off the drum, and the rope might raise itself and recoil a little, and then it must necessarily come off. Mr. Higson said that when he examined the pit he found the pulley pointed to the centre of the coil of rope, where as, in his opinton, it ought to range with the top coil on the drum, so as to pull the rope up, and not down. If the pulley was in that position on the previous Tuesday, that would account for the accident. It transpired that Mr. Higson paid a visit to the pit only a day or two before the accident, and expressed an opinion that the angle of inclination of the cone of the drum was too acute, and the proprietors had agreed to alter it. Pre parations were making to carry out the recommendation when the catastrophe occurred. A plan was produced at the inquest showing how much the drum was to be flattened, and showing that the flange which prevents the rope at the small end of the cone from slipping would be raised from 3i. to 10 inches. The men would not be allowed to work again till this had been done. The jury then returned a verdict of "Accidental death.' SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This D—ay. BETTING AT THE VICTORIA CLUB. CEE3AREIVITCH. 100 to 6 agst Nuneaton 100 to 6 agst Morris Dancer 20 to 1 agst John Davis ; 1000 to 60 agst Privateer Very little betting. Nothing done but the above. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF TILE PERSIA. (Via Crookhaven.) NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Evening.) General Slocum has forbidden the formation of militia companies, which Governor Starkey had ordered to be organised in every county of Missis sippi to prevent depredations by vagrants and guerillas. General Slocum has also ordered all citizens pos sessing arms to deliver them up to the military authorities. General osterhaus having taken from the Court room a prisoner on trial for an offence against the civil law. Governor Starkey telegraphed to Presi dent Johnson to ask for the delivery of the pri soner. Secretaries Seward and Stanton had pre viously given their decision that the military authority must remain to a considerable extent supreme in Mississippi; especially in cases of ill treatment of negroes. The killing of negroes by the white population is reported to be increasing throughout the South, especially where the Federal troops are withdrawn. Conflicts between loyalists and those who aided the rebellion continue in East Tennessee. , The Knoxville Vigilance Committee have sum marily warned numerous secessionists to leave the city. The Georgia Central Railroad has been repaired for a distance of 45 miles from Savannah. The cotton trade has consequently increased. Mr. Johnson, in reply to the farewell address of the Columbian Minister, said that the United States would adhere to their republican principles ; con.. stantly and especially to the policy of seeking to preserve, through peaceful courses, the establish ment of free institutions throughout the American continent. The Golden City sailed from San Francisco on the second for Panama with $lOO,OOO for New York, .and $650,000 for England. The City of London, Peruvian Saxonia, and the Scotia have arrived out. (POSTSCRIPT.) NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (Morning.) Washington despatches deny the statement that has appeared in the English journals that the Presi dent had invited John Bright to visit America in a Federal frigate. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Sept. 16.—Wind this day at noon—south- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. CLYDE, Sept. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Nueva En gracia, from Trinidad de Cuba. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 14.—Wind W.—Arrived—Advance, from Prince Edward's Island Sailed—St. Vincent, for Adelaide. CARDIFF, Sept. 15.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Monitor, for Buenos Ayres; Rising Dawn, for Baltimore; G. A. Bonar, for Portland. SUNDERLAND, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Robina, rom Quebec. PLYMOUTH, Sept.ls.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Ann Taylor, for Sulina. HARWicn, Sept. 1 5—Wind B.W.—Sailed—Lucknow, for Singapore. OFF PORTSMOUTH, Sept. I.s.—Arrivea—Maria, from Rio Janeiro. CowEs, Sept. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Borussia, screw steamer, from New York, and proceeded for Ham burg. HULL, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Annie M. Palmer, from Richibucto. Lt►KT.AsH, Sept. 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Black Prince, for Monte Video. TnooN, Sept. 16.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Annie, for Havannah. [I3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 15—Anglia, from Jaeobstadt; Clarissa, from Cronstadt. Arrived, Sept. 16—Phoenix and Apollo, from Corsoer ; Henrietta from Bjornborg. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Adria, screw steamer, from the Mediterranean, for London; Emerald, from Sunderland, for Shanghai. Passed in tow — Transatlantic, from Melbourne, for London. The following Letter appeared in the Morning Post, • of the 11th inst.:— THE WINE QUESTION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE " MORNING POST." Sir,—As light, pure, and natural wines have for some time past attracted much attention, we take the liberty of forwarding to you a dock sample of a pure unbranded wine, the produce of Spain ; it has, as you will observe, all the characteristics of Chablis, and might properly be called " Spanish Chablis." We have at present a quantity equal to about 700 dozen, but we are endeavouring to make ar rangements with our Spanish friends for regular shipments of similar quality to sell in this country, at about 16s. per dozen, the price of the present parcel. We may add that this wino comes in at the shilling duty, and that it has never before been sold to the public in its natural state; but we purpose placing it in precisely the same category as all our other light wines, and to sell it only in the same pure state as received from S The following figures will show the progress pma o a f in t d h e. e inthe consumption of light wines since the alteration of Jul duty by Mr. Gladstone. For the seven months, ended y 31, months in there was duty paid on wines imported from France in the undermentioned years, viz.:- 1863. 1864. 1865. 1,142,364 gals. while the average on years 1857-9 was only 630,101 gals. There is also a large increase il t 3 h 6 e o, 4w6h401e gals.l2 in Hungarian and other light wines. The interest we have taken in the introduction of light pure wines into this country, and the mention of our house by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the House of Com mons, will, we trust, induce you to give this a place in your columns.—We are, sir, your obedient servants, H. R. Winiems AND CO. Crosby Hall, 82, Bishopsgate-street Within, London, Sept. 9. A CATHOLIC CHURCH DESTROYED.—The Roman Catholic Cathedral (St. Mary's) at Sydney was destroyed by fire on the night of Friday, June 30. The conflagration was the largest and most disastrous that has ever occurred in that city. The loss is estimated at £50,000. The only part of the edifice saved is the belfry tower. The cathedral contained several fine pictures by the old masters. One, representing the death of St. Benedict, was valued at £l,OOO. The organ cost upwards of £2,000. The only things preserved were tho chalices, vestments, and records. The cause of the disaster is unknown. The foundation stone of the cathedral was laid in 1829, and the building was consecrated about six years afterwards. An influen tial meeting in aid of the rebuilding of the cathedral was held at Sydney on the 6th inst.; the subscriptions towards the object already amount to £12,000. SINGULAR AFFILIATION CASE.—THE EVIDENCE OF Atuns.—On Saturday, at the Carlisle Police court, an old man, a paralytic named Richard Porthouse, aged 78, by trade a baker, and living in St. Cuthbert's-lane, was summoned for the support of the illegitimate child of Jane Elliot, a woman quite dumb and in other respects not quito mew sana, of which illegitimate child he was alleged to be the father. It was a most curious case, for not only is the old man paralysed in his limbs, but the woman could not tender evidence on account of her own infirmity. She cannot read nor write, nor use the dumb signals. Her sis ter offered to interpret her gesticulations, but the magis trates ruled they must have viva twee evidence,and therefore the case must be dismissed.—Carlide Examiner. DEATH OF A MILITARY KNIGHT OF WINDSOR.-- A vacancy has occurred in the Military Knights' Founda tion at Windsor Castle, by the death, on Thursday last, of Captain Hollingsworth, a veteran Knight, aged 78. rne quotation 01 gold at Paris is about 1 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.22 k per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appeal) that gold is ;Nair 2!loths per cent (kw in Lucia 144 in Orig. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold, 1441. Exchange on Lon don, 1574 ; on Paris, 3.584. Stocks advancing. New York Centrals, 93 ; Illinois, 124 ; Erie, 891 ; 5.20 United States Bonds, 1071. Cotton dull. M. Upland, 44. Flour advancing. Wheat slightly firmer. Corn quiet. Provisions advancing. Coffee good inquiry. Sugar and mo lasses steady. Petroleum good inquiry. Crude 33 ; refined, 56. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 14. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Ch. E. Ronne as Consul at Halifax, Nova Scotia, for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. WHITEHALL, SEPT. 13. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Wm. Henry Wright, 8.A., to the vicarage of Hemingborough, in the county and diocese of York, void by the resignation of the Rev. Win. Theophilus Greer. D 0 WNING-S TREET, SEPT. 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Wm. Henry Doyle, Esq., to be Chief Justice of the Bahama Islands, and Joseph King Wattley, Esq., to be one of her Majesty's Counsel for the Island of Nevis. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 11. Commanders Henry Cholmeley Majendie and •William Henry Edye to be Captains in her Majesty's Fleet. Lieutenants Edward Barkley, Richard Sacheverell Bateman, John Child Purvis, Francis Bland Herbert, Francis Rhodes Hartwell, Ernest Augustus Travers Stubbs, Henry Joseph Challis, William Alfred Cambier, George 'Robertson, Joseph Edward Maitland Wilson, and Robert Peel Dennistoun, to be Commanders in her Ma jesty's Fleet. SEPT. 12. In pursuance of her Majesty's pleasure, Admiral Sir Thomas John Cochrane, G.C.8., has this day been pro moted to be Admi ra l o f the Fleet, and, in consequence thereof, the following Flag promotions, also dated this day, have been made : Vice-Admirals Follett Walrond Pennell, William Alex ander Bailie Hamilton, Edward Purcell, Sir Charles Elliot, K.C.8., Thomas Bennett, Sir Peter Richards, K.C.8., Henry Gosset, and Joseph O'Brien, on the Reserved List, to be Admirals on the same List. Vice-Admiral Henry Smith, C.B to be Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet. Rear-Admirals the Hon. Plantagenet Pierrepoint Cary, Robert Craigie, John Bunch Bonnemaison M'Hardy, on the Reserved List, to be Admirals on the same list. Rear-Admiral George Elliot to be Vice-Admiral in her Majesty s Fleet. Capt. John Cavendish Clifford, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet. Retired. Vice-Admirals Theobald Jones, Abraham Craw ford, Russell Manners, James Thome, to be Retired Admi rals under the provisions of her Majesty's Order in Council of May 7, 1858. Commander Richard Studdert to be Retired Captain ; Lieutenant Richard Edward Bullen to be Retired Com mander ; Lieutenant Lord Charles Thomas Montagu Douglas Scott to be Commander in her Majesty's Fleet. Sub-Lieutenants—Swinton c ie andutenahnartresS Vernon nt Anson,eolthurtso b Holland, t o L ll i a e n u d, ten M a a n i t c s olui M'Neile,in her Majesty's Fleet. SEPT. 13. Mr. Frank Stephenson Scott has this day been pro moted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of Sept. 6, 1865. Mr. George William Underhill has this day been promoted to the rank of Paymaster in her Majesty's Fleet. BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial importance in the Gazette : Isaac Marsh, butcher, Staffordshire Richard W. Jackson, plumber, Clapham -road Benjamin Stone, builder, Westminster-road Henry Maddison, jeweller, Hatton-garden John Stephenson, grocer, Harrogate. George Chapman, Innkeeper, Reclean Vincent Cali, ship chandler, Sunderland John Tait, grocer, Bolton John Stockt?n, grocer, Newcastle-under-Lyme. Joseph Cornish, publican, Stonehouse. Henry L. Watson, publican, Huddersfield William Field and Richard Francis Hare, manufac turing chemists, Apple-yard, Seward-street, Goswe 11. street SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Christopher Stockton, hotel keeper, Lennoxtown. Thomas M'Arthur, ironmonger, Dumbarton. James Lamb, yarn merchant, Glasgow. David Ross, merchant, Invergordon. Joseph Choyce, butcher, Whitehaven COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening Amsterdam Short. 11 18 11 19 Ditto 3 Months. 12 i 12 11 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 25 55 Brussels Hamburg Paris ... Short 25 20 25 27-1 Ditto 3 Months. 25 42* 25 471 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 1 , 120} Vienna — 11 22fr 11 Ili Trieste — 11 22* 11 274 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Messina Genoa Naples Palermo Oporto.- - 474 48 - 47 - 47 - 2 2 5 5 L 5 . 2 2 5 5 6 2 0 1 - 25 55 . 25 60 - 25 57* 25 62} -.25 57} 25 62: - - 25 57* 25 62* - 511 51 - 51* 511 Jpol Lisbon THE CELEBRATED PIANIST LISZT is said to be com posing a new oratorio, entitled " St. Etienne," for tho coronation of the Emperor of Austria as Bing of Hungary. —The Reader. MISS BATEMAN AT LIVERPOOL.—Hundreds were turned away last night from every part of the house, so that our readers may perceive the attraction of "Leah " is still unabated. We believe we may state that in conse quence of this, considering the weather, unexampled over flow, "Leah" will be performed next Tuesday, and we have no doubt this departure from the original programme will prove most acceptable to the public.—Liverpool D a il y Post. Lord and Lady Wharncliffe have been enter taining a large party at Wortley Hall, near Sheffield, during the week, for the Doncaster race meeting. Among the com pany staying with the noble lord and lady were—Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury, the Countess of Chesterfield, the Dowager Lady Wharncliffe, Lord and Lady Emily Scott, Lord Loughborough, Colonel Hon. Richard and Mrs. Cur. zon, Hon. Egrernont and Mrs. Lascelles, Hon. Jame; Stuart Wortley, Major Clarke, Mx. U. Chaplin, G. ALilla, 41q. 100 103 2 all all tO 100 fioo 2 100 100 41 f 9 71 1021 1041 26j 7 103 1091 ~t , I i