The Sun. — London, England, 1865-10-26 00:00:00

MARIO i' S—T his Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Our market, to-day, was but moderately supplied with beasts in middling condition. Prime breeds were in fair request, at full prices. Otherwise, the trade was in a slug gish state on former terms. The show of sheep was rather limited. Downs and half-breds commanded extreme rates ; but long-woolled sheep were a dull inquiry, at Monday's cur rency. The top figure was 6s. Bd. per 81bs. Prime small porkers were firm in price ; but large pigs were very dull. In milch cows very little was doing. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d a d s tied Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 8 Pmecrs-wool sheep 5 8 6 2 b i ec l ond quality do ..3 10 4 6 Prime o 'thd own '10. 6 4 6 8 „Ittle large oxeu ..4 8 5 0 Large coar se ca l ves.l 6 5 2 1 rime Scuts, .te....5 2 5 4 Prime small d0......5 4 5 6 d C rse. and i n t . sheep. 4 44 1 Large hogs .4 4 5 4 becos quality do ..5 0 5 6 bmall porkers 5 0 5 10 Lambs....os Od to 0. Od. Suckling calves, 21s to 24s ; and quart er - o ld s t ore p i gs, 28s to 358 each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. 612 Beasts ............ 1,022 Beasts Cows. .................... 138 Co". 13,294 ,kheep and lambs 7,22J Sheep and lambs 329 ualves .............. . 318 caves 38 Vigs ................... 4Jo Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NANVGATE AND LEADENHALT,.—Fair supplies of meat are on offer , and the trade is s t ea d y a t th e annexe d quotat i ons : fled.; from 3s Od to 4 s 8d ; mu tt on, 3 s 6d to 5 s 6d ; el, 4s 4d to 5 s 4d ; an d por k , 4s 4d to Cs Od per 81b by the carcase. Sotratau, Oct. 25.—Prime stock moved off steadily Beef,l!tfull quotations ; otherwise the trade was heavy offfroni 3s 4d to 5s 2d mutton, 48 6d to Gs 6d ; veal, 4s er 5 s 2d ; and p or k , 4 s 4d to 5s 6d per 81bs. to sink the Rtntroitp,. Oct. 25.—The supply of stock was tolerably good, and sales progressed slowly, as follows :—Beef, from 5 8 6 2d to 5s 4d; mutton, 48 4d to 6s 8d; veal, 4s 8d - to 2d ; pork, 4s 2cl to 5s 8d per 81bs. Suckling- calves, 20s 218; quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 32 s ; an d m a c h cows , £l7 to £2O each. HAY. SMIT ITMLD.—Meadow hay, £4 43 to £5 103; clover, £5 Os to £6 10s ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 133 per load. A short supply- CIII MERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 128; clover, £5 Os to £6 10s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 158 per load. A fair demand. IV uuncirArEL.—lfeadow hay 14 4s to £5 10s; clover, £5 Os to £6 lOs ; and straw, £1 78 to £1 113 per load. Supply limited. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. d. , Kelloe South Kelloe .. . .... 22 9 South Hartlepool 22 9 Carway and D ' ufiryn Stewart's Malting ............... 21 0 W es t L ambton ........ 23 6 South Hetton ......... 23 6 Pensher Primrose ~ 22 9 East Hartlepool Hetton ............... Byass's Bebside West Braddyell's Hetton 23 0 Hartley ................ 20 9 Ru sse ll' s H etton Cow en Hartley ..... 20 9 Ships at market, 46 ; sold, 41. MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. It has not been found necessary to-day by the Bank of England directors to make any alteration in the rate of discount, which therefore, remains, a t 7 per cent. Notwithstanding the abundance of floating capital which bankers and brokers ha v e a t their c ommand, and the small inquiry prevailing for ac commodation, the quotation out of doors is O nly per cent, under the official minimum. The coupons for the Atlantic and Great Western . k .,..aaway C ert i f i cates of Debenture, due the 15th of "'November, will be paid at the Co nso lid a t e d B an k . It has been notified that the eleventh dividend °II Norwegian Trunk Preference Shares, 5 per cent. for the year ending Sept. 1, 1865, will be paid at t he offices of ATessrs. Ricardo, 11, Angel -court on and after Nov. 2. Proposals have been made for the issue of the 100,000 new shares, at £2O each, of the Credit Poncier and Mobilier of England, raising the sub scribed capital of the c om p an y t o £4,000,000, th e paid UP to £ 1 ,000,000, the general reserve fund £500,000 and the dividend reserve fund to £lOO,OOO . Half of these new shares, viz., 50,000, are to be reserved for the shareholders, issued at a premium of £2 10s., and the other half to the r i er a' public a t a premium of £3 10s. per share. umer ous dealin gs are d a il y recorded in these Shar es, and the old are quoted 51 prem., and the uew 4i premium. to The la s t week's railway receipts ascertained up this day are in round figures as under : Great Neste £17836356.8 £72,069864. North tern 23,826 24,460 Brighton ern ••• 21 645 20,434 Midla n d *** ••• •** *** ' 47756 uth Easie •• ••• ••• 48,442 25,497 24,901 reat Northern ••• ••• ••• ••• 40220 37,632 T _ ca ern ••• Va.n shire and Yorkshire ... 39,170 34,592 nristol and Exeter ••• 7,002 6,391 r th Eastern 69,887 65,784 , estte auch er, Sheffield, and Lincoln 19,580 18,131 ',Teat Eastern 33,700 33,304 London, ChathamTand awer ... 9,716 8,329 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are generally of tahesrae is satisfactory character. O n t h e Great Western an increase of £1,199 ; on the North Western of £5,208 ; on the Brighton of £1,211; on the Midland of £686 ; on the South Eastern of £596; on the Great Northern of £2,588 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,578 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £6ll ; on the North Eastern of £4,103 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln of £1,446 ; on the Great Eastern of £396 ; and on the London, Chatham, and Dover of £1,387, while the South,Western exhibits a decrease of £634. The share list of the Metropolitan Railway Ware housing Company were closed this afternoon. The sum of £170,000 in gold was taken to the Bank yesterday. The following notice has been posted in the Stock Exchange :—" The committee have resolved that the settlement in Turkish Consolides be fixed for Friday, Nov. 10, in order to enable buyers to send in their bonds for conversion. In all transactions ill Turkish Consolides subsequent to Nov. 10 it lutist be specified whether the bargains are to be settled in unconverted bonds or in bonds stamped for conversion." It has been announced by the directors of the Consolidated Assurance Company that they have entered into an agreement with the British Pruden tial Assurance Company, by which the business of the two companies will in future be conducted under one management. The present policyholders of the Consolidated are entitled to £75 per cent. of the profits of the company, but under the Lew arrangements they will receive cent. ; with the comp£Boany these p ro fi ts were obtained from an income of only /25,000 while the present i ncome of the joint instil a year, utions is £ 1 33,000 a year ; th e new premium income of the Consolidated is progressing at the rate of only £ 5 ,000 a year, while the British Prudential ex ceeds £50,000 a year. In the tea trade there has been a good demand fo r most descriptions. Messrs. Layton and Co., fortnight there has been a continued good demand r hue congous of the new crop, the grades of 1,..'-aisow under 2s. 6d. per lb. realising full to rather ghee prices : most of these have now been placed trade, and e xcep ti ng a few choice parcels _ rn alY held, th ere is but little available on the Fi ":arket. In the absence of Russian orders, a few l e s of th e new Monings were made at moderato rat eso but within the past few days there has been iui_":re desire to purchase, and several ch ops, form tha large total, have chan ge d h ands at extreme, 28°. _gh somewh at i rregular, quotations —say from d. Afin.2n.,,to 28. 9d. per lb., the latter figure being for as much as 3s. having been bid and i(oolll,ll3Boett(illisefroefr is nothing, 0 1 1o p Fat chop. With these excep thing of particular interest to report, ' 1 import remaining without any active ; a few small transactions have however Mace in common black-leaf at about ls., and kinds up to Is. 2(1. per lb. ; in other has been very little done. At the Thslurse thi €Bf. 02eteaters telegram., IL,- . Flat. ! e d Yrnpt Two O'CLOCK. ,ruing, according to • cent. it-ntes were Consols for money D tto account d buoyancy b. )-day per -1,1 1L4, 7 e quota BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Nov. 8 B9* o per Cent. Reduced B7* 1 New 3 per Ceit B7* New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 7Ol Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 1;0 yrs, expire 5,h. Jan, 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l3i Do (Red Sea Tele gra ph) , A ug., 19 08 — g March Exchequer Bills, £1,000,3 ,k,31 per Cent. 2 dis Do. £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 248 Do Account ' — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECUItITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. 3 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., 0&. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cen — Do. 6 per Cenz., Jar. 1672 Do. 5 per Cant., May 1879 — Do. S per Cent., Auk. 1866 9Bl Do. Bonds, £l,noo — Do. under £I,OJO • FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cen' Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do. Scrip, £l5 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. Account — Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent — Do. 4; per Con Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 186" — Do. ei per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do Account — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 110., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Coat 941 Do., Secon( l . Issue 94 Do £lOO Bonds 941 Do. 1861 9lO Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coup ons —' Do Account Do. Coupons Do Account Gruatemala 5 per Cent. Do £B6 paid Do. 1839 and 13 '0 — Italian 5 per Cent (karemmana Railway) Do 1860 Do Scrip, £671 paid Do 5 per Cent., 18V.. Mexican S ix3r Cent Do. Acco - unt Do 186 3 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c Vontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 rer Cent Do D;.,;ferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent Do. Account Do Scrip, £l5 paid, paid in Bonds Du t; per Cent. (urioarren) — Do 41 pe • Cent.. 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cont. 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856 , '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1350 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pei Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 9ll 1 Do 5 per Cen. 1864 — Sardinian 5 per Cent Do Account Sp lnish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do A ccoun — Do Passive . Do Account Spanish Cert. o: Coup not funded Do Account l4l Swedish 4 nor Cent. Do. 41 pd.: Cent. 1864 Turki.,h 6 poi. Cent. 1834 Do Account Do 6 poi. Cent. 18.,8 Do Aecoun' 720 Do £lOO Bon(19 Do. LI pe.. Cent Do 6 i)e. Con:. 1E62 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per C0nt., 1 863 Do 3 Der Cent. 1865 Do £ll.O Bands 44 Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864- Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Fx. 10 Florins felgian, 41 per c3ut. 25f. Dutch 2i per Ce n t., E. 12 Gail 6l Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French ltentes 41 per Cent. Iralian 5 per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 25f. Do Account 641 TWO O'C/L OCR 881 9 891 75} 75} 6 51 June Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. 6 dis Market opens quiet. Sales probably 5,000 bales. SOLDIERS' AGES.—Of the 50,420 men serving in the regiments at home in the year 1863, not reckon ing the depots, the returns of ages are as follows :-6,016 were under 20 years of age ; 19,775 were 20, but under 25; 13,615 were 25, but not 30 ; 6,911 were 30, but not 35 ; 3,280 were 35, but not 50 ; 823 were 40 and upwards. There were, therefore, nearly as many above 25 as under. Of the recruits inspected in the same year nearly three fifths were under 20, 1,003 were boys under 17, 1,573 were from 17 to 18, 7,764 from 18 to 19, 4,697 from 19 to 20, 3,221 from 20 to 21, 2,035 from 21 to 22, 1,854 from 22 to 23, 2,736 from 23 to 25, and 634 above 25. - SINGULAR DISCOVERY OF THE FATHER OF THE MAN WHO SHOT BOOTH, THE ASSASSIN.—On Tues day B. Corbett, aged 82, was convoyed to the Marylebone workhouse infirmary, so very ill and his head so dreadfully swollen from erysipelas that he cannot possibly survive Many hours. For many years past the old man has lived in a small back room in Chapel-street, Edgware-road, and for the last seven years no one but himself had entered the place. He was understood to be a taxidermist, and was considered to be very clever at his business. Nothing hav ing been seen or heard of him for some days the police) were called in, and the door broken open, when the room was found to be full of rubbish, and Corbett was seen crouched in a corner, in a state of delirium He was re moved at once to the workhouse. The room, from the floor to the coiling, was found to be crammed with cases of stuffed birds, books, and papers. The latter were carefully covered and labelled, and many of them appear to be o f value. An avenue, 3ft. high by 2a. wide, and formed of stuffed birds, &c., led to a recess, not much larger than the interior of an ordinary sized portmanteau, and this eccen tric individual must have slept in this recess for many years. From a statement made and by numerous letters found in the room, it appears that the old man is the father of Sergeant Corbett, of the Federal cavalry, who shot the assassin Booth, and who is expected shortly to arrive in this country. It has been agreed by a large number of influen tial farmers in the hundred of Wirral, assembled at a meeting in Birkenhead, to form a society for their mutual assurance should the cattle plague appear in the hundred. There are about 5,000 head of cattle in the district, valued in the aggregate at .£50,000 or more. The insurance will amount to a uniform rate of £lO per beast ; and only the plague -will be insured against. It will be open to the ownerse valuable cattle to take more shares than ono for indicate firmness. Consols for money are 881 891, and for the account, 891. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871 1; the New 21 per Cents., 70fr ; Annuities, 1885, 138 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 2s. dis. ; June, 6s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1870, 105; ditto Debentures, 988 ; ditto Bonds, 245. to 20s, prem. In the Foreign Stock Market the business trans acted has generally imparted firmness to quotations. Turkish Consolides are 471 481 ; Mexicai, 251 1; do. New, 24/ ; Greek, 19 8 ; Spanish Passive, 29 1; tho Certificates, 141 8 ; Italian, 631 8 ; the Confederate Loan, G 8 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 21 1 prem. American Securities have been steadily main tained at former rabies. United States' Govern ment 5-20 Bonds are 631,1 a ; Erie Shares, 55f 56 ; Illinois, 821 83 ; Atlantic and Great Western Cer tificate of Debentures, 851 86f ; and the small ditto, 87 88. Business in the Railway Share Market has re mained very dull, and prices have in most instances shown increased depression. Great Eastern, Great Western, North Western, and North Eastern, have each declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines are also a shade flatter. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. London Bank of Mexico are dealt in at 15/. ; London Joint Stock at 50t ; Oriental Bank, 51t ; Fore-street Warehouse, 11i ; and London Financial, 22 k ; Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England aro quoted 51 1 prem. ; Transatlantic Steam Ship, par f prem. ; and Tasso Brazilian Gold, par t prem. SHARE AZ [eleua, Dye t° tended or tile Prince ad at- .ester - r inceSS berided •cut to L from Y th© e steru aga in The ,ses the ad the lioness tinue d b 6 18 linnet• er the arid • 7 !arliS ie le al' ilw ~ Y . financ e ed last iptini e `; [Oa 1:1' ROY ai mouth' __The 7 %° d. on tho O J s,ker i _ 309. °II Lo frce >sent at tflorie.s! in; , 0 Lori' Lrgh on :01 1 d a l Tied 3' 31d1 10. wl ii C h )ro Rya y o rlj refer" anst 1)3 r ; t 133 :17 . 0 21 , ,1 so bin , 1)1 )1011 to Sovi° oilli c i t, Ili' j 10134: — et o I',. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 26, 1865. 'his Day. Business done. CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Pigott) Jacob Brenner, aged 25, cabinet-maker, who was re manded from the last session, was placed in the dock on an indictment, charged with feloniously killing and slaying Joseph Kuchen. Mr. Poland and Mr. Orridge prosecuted, and Mr. Pater, instructed by Mr. Willis, of New Inn, 'ap peared for the defence. The prisoner, being a foreigner, elected to be tried by a mixed jury of Englishmen and foreigners, and M. Albert interpreted. The deceased was a cabinet-maker, residing at Stratord, anti the prisoner was in his employ, lodging in the same house. On Sunday night, the 27th of August, the deceased, his wife, and 'pri soner, and others, went out to see a person off by the train. On their return a quarrel took place. Tho deceased, who was stObed, as alleged, by the prisoner, was removed to the London Hospital, where he died. The evidence, which was given for the most part by the quarre'some Germans who were engaged in the row, was, as might have been expected, of a very contradictory cha racter. The jury found the prisoner guilty, and recommended him to mercy. The Judge deferred sentence. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) FRAUDS BY FOREIGNERS. Louis Jordan, 36, and Angelina Jordan, his wife, wore indicted for fraud. The male prisoner pleaded guilty. Tho indictment against the female prisoner was withdrawn, and she was acqui3ted. Alex. Barthe was then indicted for forgery. The pri soner, i 3 appeared, obtained a quantity of goods from An toine Regondi, of Greek-street, Soho, and other commercial houses, on the false representation that they were for re spectable persons. Tho jury found the prisoner guilty. Mr. Metcalfe then informed his Lordship that the gang of which the prisoner was one had been for some time engaged in robbing a great many merchants on the Con tinent, by inducing them to remit goods to England, under the impression that they were dealing with a respectable firm. In one case one of the gang had forged the signa ture of a Romish Archbishop to a bill. His lordship, in passing sentence, paid a high compli ment to Inspector Hamilton and Detective Foulger, for the clever way they had broken up this gang of swindlers. He passed upon the prisoner a sentence of six years' penal ser'ritudo. Jordan was then brought up, and sentenced to sixteen months' imprisonment. THE ROBBERY AT PROFESSOR HOLLOWAY'S.—The pri soners Sellen, Spooner, and Utton, who were convicted yesterday of robbing their master, Mr. Holloway, were sentenced—Sellen to nine months' imprisonment, Spooner to seven, and Utton to 10 years' penal servitude. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! • Railways. IBinithl and Exeter . it laledonian Cambrian m' Cork and Bandon al lu Cornwall al it Dublin & Belfast June lOl 3t Dun„Perth, & A b.June lO ,0 &London, bcrip Certi 2l Do. 1. st Glasgow &S. Western 101 it Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 101 it Do. E. Angi. st. No. 2 10( it Great North of Scotland 10( It Great Northern lOl a DJ. A stock. st Do. B stock. st Do. New, Is. at 25 pm 10 st Gt S, and W. of Ireland 101 st Gt. Westezn -Original 1 , 1 st 1), , . S. Val. Rail Grua. 101 It Do. South %Vales is l st Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 10 It Do. Newpot t st Do. Hereford lO Lanclshire &Yorkshire 100 It LJndon and Blackwall 101 3t Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10 , it Lon., Chat., and Dover 10 it Do. Metrop. Nx. A lo' it Lon. & North Western 101 it Lon. & South Western 1 it Man., Shet., & Lincoln 1 it Metropolitan O Do. New O Do. Extension.. 10 J Metropolitan District. al Do do. do. , 0 Do. and St. JohreaW'd t I ili(Fal-d Do. £9 Share.. st Do. Birmin.. & Derby 1 25 Mid Kent st North British st Do. Ed., Pth ,*(ir Dun 1( st Nth. Eastern - Berwick I( 25 Do. G.N•E purchase 16. st Do. Leeds ..... 1( st Do. York st Do. Carlisle ..... 2.5 Po. Stock. & Darling. al 5 Do. do. 1860-01 ll it North London lO Do. do. 1864 .. ... ,0 Do do. 1865 it North Staffordshire .. 1 0 N. &S. W. Junction a : it Scottish Central it Scot. N. E , Abe:. stock 101 it Do. Scot, Min. st Jck l O, It Shropshire Union lOl it South Devon lO t South Eastern 0 staines, Wok., do Wok al t Taff Vale. 10 Do. C ..... t Vale of Neath . ;t Waterford & Kilkenny i 0 Waterloo & Whit eha it West CornwAll k a i d 1 Closing Price. 92 94 94 96 12 14 6 6 92 1281 1091 461 128 9 al i 1211 2 8 9 .. 105 124.4 96; 1381 51 103 i 1261 f 110 k k 57 ; 79; BRITISH. P K) Atlantic & St-Lawrence a] it J Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. 10 gu. 5 per cent... 0 Do. Ito shares 20& Buffalo & Lake Huron al, 10 Do. Preference all Buff.,Brant, Goderich DO 6 p.c. 572-3- 10( st Calcutta &S. E., lira 10( st Cape Town & Dock, gu 10( DO Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt all st East. Bengal, gu ,5 do 10( It East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 10( tO Do. .1 Extens;on It Grand Trunk of Canada 10( )0 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all )0 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 10 Do. do. deferred )0 Do. al Pr) 1. Bonds all 10 Do. do. deferred all 10 Do. 2d Pref. stock all 10 Do. do. deferred Ki Do. 4th Pref. stock 10 Do. do. deterred all it Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 10( 0 o. Gua. 5 per cent l' 0 Do. New gua. sp. c ,t Gt. South of India .. gua. 5 per cent st D... 41 per cent lOl Si Do ?04 Great Wes. of Canada.. al 104 Do. New )0 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 al )0 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 al 10 Indian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.c it Do. 41 do ill ;t Do. 43 do lOl 0 Do. Fifth Extension 3t Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 10( ,0 Mel. & Hudson's Bay al it N. Hl.C'da, 6pcletptbs, 101 it Scinde .. it Do. Delhi l gd fir :0 Do. do ti it Do. Punjaub p .,,,,, 11 it Do.lndus St Flo '''' 1, COLONIAL GOVERN . - British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31,1b72.... 10 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.fa.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.. 10 - D. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 10 - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 10 , - Cape G.ll - ope, 6 p.c. 1873 10 - Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 I'o • Do. do: 1 8 80-9'.. , 10 , - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 WI • Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lO • Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.( 10 • Do. 1878, do lO • trauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July • Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, Mayls. Nov. 0 10 Do. 1895, Feo. & Aug l O, stal (7ov. 6 per cent IC N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.&.1 uly 1C S.W.N. Gov. 513'0.0866 1C Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876 10 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 , 10 New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gcv. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9 Queensland Gov. 6p. c 1( Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-0 1( • Do. 1878 & upwards l, Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & Julyl 1 Do. do, pril & Oct.. 1, BRITIS 2 Cam. Consol. Gola, lira. Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. ('avast I Drake wall s 2.1 East Bassett MIT ; an) 2l East Carad on 2.1. East yarn Brea East Grenville 2. East Gunnislake .. 8. East Loved 3.. E. WI Russell (Tavlstk 10., Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 64 4 Gr.att L ixey, limited., al Great South Tolgus O. i Great Wheal Busy l4. G. Wheal Vor (Heist to 4i Grenville B. Herod's Foot .... 8.1 Hingston Downs 5.1 , Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.1 - Marke Valley 4,1 4 Mw) ndy Iron Ore, lint - New Sewn - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.2 North Wheal Crofty 2.1. Prosper 7.1. Pr ,videnee Uny.L.lant 10. , S. Caradon (St. dicer)" I South Condurrow 3.2 S.Whe A. Fran. (Mogan 18.1 B:;ray Park 35.1 Tin Croft 5 Vigra and Clrgan, lira a West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Llskeard 1 West Chi yerton 1 West Seton 4 Wheal Bassett (Mogan t Wheal Buller (Redruth 1 , Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton -- Wheal Trelawney (Lis 1011, i 1041 211 SkIAIES. 2, - 161 t 131 ,ITIES. 90 1 i ICOi PRY:FERENC Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., N Ditto, 6 per cent pf., 1225 Great .Northern, 5 per cent., ill London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, 107 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 132 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 45 per cent. pr., 87 London, Brighton, ike., 44 per cent. 1861, 97 London and South-Western, 45 per cent., 901 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 5 per p Cent., Ditto, Corn. Fund stock 5 per cent., 101 !FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco tllin.) gua. 7 per cent., 141 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 105 Sambre and Meuse, 7 01 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 174 FOREIGN MINES. St. John del Rey, lim., 45 Yuadananiutna of S. Australia, Um., 15 BAN KV. Agra and Masterman's, lira., 575 Alliance, lira.. 315 Australasia, 715 British and Californian, 1im.,14 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 12 Imperial Bank, lim.. 29 Imperial Ottoman, 161 Lar d:Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 London Bulk of Mexico and S. America. lira., 15 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 251 London Joint Stock, 5i 2: London and South African, 175 Merchant Bank, lim., 20 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 51 Oriental Bank Corporation, 515 South Australia, 35 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 761 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 2 City Offices, inn., 6/ Company of African Merchants, Urn., 3/ Credit Foncier and Mobiller of ii:ngiand, Crystal Palace, 38/ East India Irrigation and Canal. 87 Egyptian Corn and Trr.ding, Inn., 2/ English and Foreign Credit, 4/ Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 11 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 5/ 6 International Financial society, Um., 6/ Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent.l3onds, redein. 1 , 70, Issued 90, 82/ London Financial Association, lim , 221 , London General Omnibus Company, lim., 3/ National Discount t. ornpany, lim., 15 Ottoman Financial Association, lim., ii Overend, G urn ey, an d iim., Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto. new, 53 1 Upper Assam Tea, lim., 7/ 1051 5 1 42 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mite pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per Z 1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £d 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-ICths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills st 60 days' sight is 10t to 110 per cent. 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(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.) IN RE HENRI DRAYTON. Debts were proved and assignees chosen. IN RE DR. PARFITT. Mr. Jackson, of Little Tower-street, is the assignee. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE REGENT-STREET NUISANCE.—Mario Durant, a Frenchwoman, was charged before Mr. Knox with loiter ing in Regent-street for an immoral purpose, to the annoy ance of the inhabitants of the street. Mr. Henry Dolby, engraver, of Regent-quadrant, proved watching tho prisoner (who had been known to him for a year as a prostitute walking Regent-street) last night in Regent-street, and seeing her accost several gentlemen. He called a constable's attention to the prisoner, and then gave her into custody for annoying him as one of the inha bitants of the street. The prisoner ran away from the con stable, who went after her, and as soon as ho caught hold of her she became very violent, and caused a large crowd to collect. In answer to Mr. E. Lewis, of Marlborough-street, who appeared for the prisoner, Mr. Dolby said if ho was told that the prisoner had only been in this country a short time he would not believe it. Joseph Faulkner, 340 A, corroborated Mr. Dolby, and proved seeing the prisoner accost several gentlemen. Ho had seen her about the street for a month past. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate on the prisoner's be half, stating that he was instructed that the prisoner had only returned to England a month ago, after an absence of three years. He did not think it probable that Mr. Dolby, who was so zealous ir, the matter, and who was the only person who came forward in these cases, would have allowed her to go on fir twelve months without interfer ing. The prisoner had never been charged at the Court before. Mr. Knox said that since April last there had only been one case of the kind brought before him, so that he might take it that the nuisanc3 had been abated. It was a mis take to say that Mr. Dolby was the only person who took part in these cases. He could have no doubt in arriving at a conviction ; but, solely on the ground that the nuis ance was abated, he would mitigate the penalty one half this time. The prisoner was then fined 205., or 14 days. Mr. Dolby said the inhabitants of the street were grate rul for the assistance they had received from the court. WESTMINSTER. BRUTAL AFFRAY BETWEEN WOMEN.—Caroline SOMOS, a dissipated woman, well known at this Court, was charged with a violent assault upon a low woman named Laney, also an old offender, The complainant, whose right eye was completely closed, whose head was a mass of bandages, and her face a collection of cuts, scratches, bruises, and blood, said that she was in a public-house called the Feathers on Wednes day night, and saw prisoner, who began quarrelling, knocked her down, and then struck and stabbed her, till she became too weak to get up from loss of blood. In reply to the magistrate, sho said she was a married woman, but had lived apart from her husband for five years, four of which she had pf,ssod with a man from whom sho had only separated a fortnight. A prostitute, named Jchnson, got into the witness-box, drunk, and said she saw the beginning and end of it. The prisoner came in with a poker and committed a most des perate assault on complainant, who was drunk. Prisoner, in defence, slid that the prosecutrix's husband wanted to fight hers—sle separated them, and then they set prosecutrix en to her, who attacked her and knocked her down. She took ler own part, and had she not smashed prosecutrix's head against a tub till she was senseless sho might have been killed herself. No ono in terfered, but let them fight it out. Mr. Selfe—Both have been here before, and both are bad characters. It is molt horrible and disgraceful to hear the scenes that passed in tat district, of which this is only a sample. Tho prisoner was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour. THAMES. CONVICTION OF A CE;MP.—DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO 311:E,DE1t A S EAMAN.—JOUII Scandoff, a Danish boarding house-keeper, of No. 1, Denmark-street, Ratcliff-highway, who was apprehended last night on a warrant, was brought before Mr. Paget, chargtd with assaulting Edward How land, a police-constabl e , No. 89 H. The prisoner was fines £lO yesterday for detaining the tools, clothes, chest, and erects of a:ship's carpenter, named Wilson, and he was alga ordered to pay £4O more or deliver the property claimed by the sailor immediately. In pursuance of the order el' the magistrate, Howland pro ceeded to the dwellin g of Scandoff with Wilson and two other seamen to see that their property was restored by Scan doff. 'While engaged in thistask ho was violently assaulted by the prisoner, and the affray took place in a room where a boarding-house keeper was murdered by a seaman about four years ago. The salor was found guilty of wilful murder, and ordered for execution. His sentence was commuted to t ransportaticu for life. Howland said he went with the prisoner to Standoff's house to get their clothes. The prisoner was very much excited on reaching his house. Ho begged of the prisoner to be calm, and go into his parlour and lie down on the sofa. The prisoner complied with his request, and witness sat down on a chair near Lim. The seamen began to pack up their things in the passage. Tho prisoner no sooner heard them doing so than ho jumped up from the sofa in a violent passion, said some thing in his own l%nguage, which he could not understand, and knocked him off the chair he was sitting on. He fell on the floor, and was half stunned by the blow. The prisoner then advanced towards the carpenter Wilson with a knife in his hand, and attempted to plunge it into his body. " lie seized the prisoner by the arm, pulled him back, and secured him. Tho sailors re moved their chests, and the of shoes, the wh o o e le s, oflv htiheehirwperreepaefitteyr,wlvridths the exception of a pair to the presence of milindnarnattehtespairdomitpwtiatusdeenotifrell3YoNOvwlainnag that the prisoner was not about to be sent to Newgate for trial for a more serious offence. Howland saved the sailor's life. The prisoner, however, would not escape panishment for tho assault he had committed upon Howland, and it would be the most severe penalty the law allowed him to inflict. Ho would teach the prisoner and all others of his' class that it was their duty to conduct themselves in an orderly, peaceable, and proper manner, and that they could not resist the proper execution of the law, and impose upon sailors with impunity. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' im prisonment and hard labour. The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the following as the atmospheric situation yesterday : " A new gale appears this morning on the coast of Ireland. The barometer has fallen 10 millimetres at Nairn, in the North of Scotland ; the winds blow between S. and W. on all the British coasts, and generally in all the quarter; west of France, and in the basins of the North SeL and of the Atlantic. In the circuit of the gale in one half of France the sky is generally cloudy or obsmred, and rain falls at intervals, although the rise in the barometer has continued. In Provence, and above all in tho Spanish Peninsula, more elevated pressures exist, and the sky is generally clear. This gale will pro bably advance towards the South, threatening the Scandinavian Peninsula. Squalls are to 1)9 appre hended on the coasts of Italy."—ln Paris yester day the early part of the day was fine, but the Nveather changed to rain towards the evening. The thlavr, ' , meter at three in the afternoon marked 1G 3 Centigratte Fahrenheit). This bankrupt, who-is the well-known baritone, was described as formerly of Liverpool, lessee of the Queen's Operetta House, then of 4, Compton road, Islington, now of 41, Groat Ormond-street, Bloomsbury, vocalist, part of the time travelling in the provinces, giving an entertain ment called the '• Federals and Confederates," also of Poly graphic Hall. The bankrupt came up on his own petition, and to-day was appointed for the proof of debts. The claims already on the file amount to £345. Amongst the creditors are, Mr. Him°, music publisher, Liverpool, XGO; Mr. Hazlewood, brokor, Holloway, £lOO, secured by his having pos.session of a panorama used in the entertainmont called " Federals and Confederates ;" Mr. M'Call, printer, Liverpool, £150; Messrs. Snodgrass and Brown, upholsterers, Liverpool, £lOO, secured by stage property belonging to the bankrupt, and placed by him in the Liverpool Theatre, worth about £7O. • The cause of the failure is said to be the non-success of the-undertaking at the Liverpool Theatre and of the musi cal lecture. This bankrupt was described as of Pall-mall, late oi Windsor, surgeon, and to-day ho came up for proof el debts. The claims against the estate are about £5,000; assets ai present uncertain. ALLEGED SYSTEMATIC ROBBERlES.—Elizabeth Dale, a thiloross, residing in Dudley- street, was charged before Mr. Knox as follows : Mr. Samuel Arthurs, china dealer, of 38, Little Pul teney-street, said that on the previous evening theprisoner came into his shop and made a purchase. In consequence of what ho was informed he went after and stopped her, when she threw away a glass salt-cellar she had stolen from the shop. Inspector Bowles, C division, asked for a remand, stating that a largo quantity of property in flat, pri soner's possession at the time she was taken into custody. Amongst the articles were some alpaca, two dozen pairs of stockings, 69 skeins of silk, several pieces of ribbons and trimmings, two new pairs of boots, a piece of bacon, four towels, and three haddocks. Inspector Bowles said there was reason to believe the articles were stolen. The prisoner was remanded. Pari3 Universal Exhibition. The Committee of Council on Education (Science and Art Department) have just published the general regula tions of the imperial commission for the Exhibition of 1867. These regulations, which appear to be well considered and arranged, were discussed by the commissioners on the 7th of July, and approved by imperial decree on the 12th of the same month. Section 1 deals with the general ar rangements and systems of classification. It sets forth that the Universal Exhibition, for the reception of the works of art, and of the products of agriculture and industry of all nations, will be held in a temporary building on the Champ de Mars, to be opened on the Ist April, 1867, and close on the 31st of Oct. following. Around the Exhibi tion building there will be a park for the reception of cattle and other living animals, as well as for such con structions and objects as cannot be exhibited in the main building. Local committees are established in every de partment of the French empire to transact the business of the exhibition, to point out what productions seem specially calculated to be exhibited, and above all to promote the exhibition of the agricultural products of the department. A commission of experts will make a careful study of the exhibition, and publish a report upon the means of ap plying in the departments the lessons which the exhibition may teach. Subscriptions are to be collected to enable overseers, agriculturists, and mechanics to visit and study the exhibition, and to pay the expense of publishing the reports. Measures will be taken to obtain a proper representation of the products of Algeria and ;the other French colonies. The contributions of foreign countries will be 'arranged through a commission appointed by each foreign Government. The commissions are now for the moat part formed, and in communication with the Imperial commission. No pro ducts sent by a foreign exhibitor can bo admitted except through the medium of his foreign commission represent ing him, who are charged with the carriage, reception, and return of the productions of their countrymen. The Eng lish commissioners are the Science and Art Department of the South Kensington Museum. All communications in regard to the exhibition must be addressed to the secretary, with "Paris Exhibition, 1867," in the corner. The com missioners have now issued a printed form to be filled up by those who require space, and recommend intending exhibitors to apply at once, though February 28, 1866, has been fixed as the last day for receiving demands for space. Plans drawn to scale will be supplied to the foreign commissioners to facilitate the division of space, and before January 31, 1866, plans in detail on a 1-50th scale will show the space allotted to each exhibitor. Each foreign country may claim for the formation of a special park a portion of the Champ do Mars ; and, as a guide to the arrangement of such park, the Imperial commission publish the plans adopted by French exhibitors for arranging animals, plants, and models. In each section assigned to the exhibitors of the same country the objects will be divided into 10 groups, which are subdivided into 95 classes. The groups are as follows :-Ist, works of art ; 2d, apparatus and applications of the liberal arts ; 3d, furniture and articles intended for dwelling houses; 4th, clothing, including fabrics and other articles worn on the person ; sth, products of mining, both raw and manufactured; 6th, instruments and processes of the common arts ; 7th, food in various stages of preparation, both fresh and preserved; Bth, live products and examples of agricultural establishments ; 9th, live products and ex amples of horticultural establishments ; 10th, objects exhi bited with the special purpose of improving the moral and physical condition of the people. No works of arts or objects exhibited in the exhibition building or in the park will be allowed to be copied or reproduced in any manner without the authority of the exhibitors, except by such general views of the exhibition as the Imperial Commission autho rises. No objects can be withdrawn before the close of the exhibition without special authority. There is no rent for space, but every exhibitor defrays his own costs for fittings and decorations. The important special ar• rangements with referenco to works of art are as follow : —Only such as have been executed since January 1, 1855, will be received for exhibition. The following wil. not be received :—Copies, including those which repro duce a work in a manner different from the original ; oil paintings, miniatures, water-colour paintings, pastels, designs, and cartoons for stained glass and frescoes with- out frames; sculptures in unbakod clay. The special ar rangements respecting the products of agriculture and in dustry prohibit the admission of detonating, explosive, and other substances of a dangerous nature. This of course excludes percussion caps, fireworks, lucifer matches, and all similar articles, unless deprived of all inflammable ingredients. Spirits, oils, and essences must be in strong vessels of small dimensions, suitable for the purpose of exhibition. Exhibitors of apparatus requiring the use of water, gas, or steam, must state the amount of each required, the rate of speed, and the motive power necessary. There are copious directions for the dispatch, reception, and.placing of goods in the exhibition building. The general administration and police ar rangments differ but little from what were found to answer so well in the last Paris Exhibition. An appendix to the regulations gives in full and abridged the various classes coming under the groups enumerated above.—Galignani.- FATAL ACCIDENT TO THE HON. MR. BLACK WOOD.—The Hon. Mr. Blackwood, the brother of Lord Dufferin, died yesterday, at Newmarket, under very painful circumstances. Tho hon. gentleman, it appears, was riding on the heath on Tuesday afternoon, when his horse came into collision with one of the ropes which are placed on each side of the course, and throw his rider, and then fell heavily upon him. M r . Bl ac kwood was picked up quite insensible and t a k e n, by the Marquis of Hastings and Mr. Henry S a vill e , i n a b ro ugham, to the resi de nc e of Dr. Day. On see i ng the unfortunate gentleman, Dr . Da y at once pronounced his case as hopeless. Everythin g, how ever, that could possibly be of service to he expired at the patient was done, but after lingering through the n. half-past two yesterday afternoon. UNPUNCTUAL TRAINS.—In the Manchester County Court, yesterday, an action was brought by Mr. J. Rhodes, Levenshulme, against the London and North- Western Railway Company, to recover 3s. Gd., a sum which the plaintiff was said to have called upon to pay in consequence of the defendants' negligence. One night last . month the plaintiff took a ticket at the Com pany's station at Saddlewortb, for the purpose of travel ling to Manchestor by the train announced in the Com pany's time bill to leave at 9 40, and to reach Manchester at 10 30. The train did not leave Saddloworth till 10 45 and it was 11 30 when it arrived at the Victoria Station' Manchester. The plaintiff was in consequence prevented going to Levenshulme by the 11 35 train from the London road station, and he hired a cab, for which he paid 3s. Gd., the sum which he now sought to recover.—Mr. Brett, solicitor, said, on behalf of the company, that the time bills stated that the company did not guarantee the punc tual starting or arrival of their trains.--The judge (Mr. Ovens) said that as the time occupied in the journey was below that advertised, the plaintiff could not sue for the non -arrival of the train within a reasonable time. His claim was that the train did not come to Saddloworth at the time stated. Was it a contract on the part of the com pany to start the train at 940 ? The plaintiff relied on the time bill for such contract, but the bill must bo taken as a whole, and it would be aeon from another announce ment in the bill that the company did not guarantee the starting from Saddloworth at 9 40. He was compelled to give a verdict for the defendants. The Sanitary State of Cheltenham. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. ' Sin,—ln the Standard, of the 13th instant, a letter appeared under the initials "M. D.," reflecting se verely on the sanitary state of Cheltenham. As pointed allusion has been publicly made that one, if not all of us, had cognisance of the aforesaid letter, we emphatically deny all knowledge of the same both before its publication in the Standard and up to the present moment. It is not our present intention to enter into any discussion on the truthfulness or otherwise of M.- D.'s" remarks, and, with one ex ception, we shall refrain from further allusion to them. The writer refers to, the polluted state of Hatherley B rook, running through theßenhali Farm, occupied by Mr. Smith, on which farm a devastat ing disease has appeared among his herd of twenty-four cattle, causing within a month the death of seventeen dairy cows and one Feeling an interest, as medical men, in collecting facts connected with this virulent and fatal disorder we have visited the suffering animals, watched the symptoms and progress of the disease, and noted the morbid appearances at several post-mortem ex aminations, at which some of us assisted. We con sider we are simply discharging a public duty, now that the subject has been broached, to state the result of our observations as to the condition of the brook. During the whole of the time that we, visited the farm the brook was in the foulest condition imaginable ; ,and as the animals had their daily supply of water from this offensive and polluted stream, we cannot but regard the excessive mortality amongst Mr. Smith's cows as in a great measure due to 'this Cif UMW.. As a matter personal to ourselves, we may -state that about twelve months ago our attention was directed to the then foetid and foul exhalations emanating from the river, Chelt. and Ilatherley Brook, and i we did not hesitate openly to express our conviction that, Un less these evils were remedied, any epidemic occur ring in the district would . be, intensified, and its ravages especially be disastrous along the borders of these streams. It was, therefore, partly with a view to remedy the unwholesome and pestilential condition of these streams, as well as to test the merits of Dr. Bird's system of deodorising and utilising sewage and purifying the water passing from sewage works into rivers and brooks, that we authorised him to offer to the Cheltenham Board of Commissioners to take the sewage works of the town [for the purpose of utilising the sewage, purifying and rendering wholesome the Chelt and Hatherley Brook, relieving the ratepayers from the heavy annual loss which has hitherto we believe been incurred, indemnifying them from any actions arising from any nuisance connected with the works ; and, lastly, agreeing to find ample securities for the effectual performance of the above engagements. This offer on the part of Dr. Bird and his friends Was quietly shelved. Mark the sequence. Hatherley Brook has not been purified. Our predictions have been fearfully and fatally fulfilled. An epidemic has appeared on the borders of Hatherley Brook. The cattle at Benhall Farm have died. And now at the twelfth hour the surveyor of the town has purchased a ton of Bird's deodorising powder to aid him in rectify ing this abominable nuisance ! Further comment is needless—facts speak for themselves.—We are, sir, your obedient servants, THOMAS R. COLLEDGE, M.D. W. H. HOOPER, M.D. THOMAS SMITH, M.D. HENRY BIRD, D.L.R.C.P.L. Cheltenham, 25th Oct., 1865. Austrian Despatch to the Frankfort Senate. FRANKFORT 0.M., Oct. 25. The following is the full text of the despatch addressed by the Austrian Government to Baron von Frankenstein, the Austrian envoy in this city : " Vienna, Oct. 8. " The proceedings of the congress of delegates 'rom German Diets have sufficiently demonstrated the internal untenability of the new attempt at agi tation and the divisions among political parties in Germany. The letters sent by the deputies of cer tain diets declining to participate in the meeting, to gether with the unmistakeable indifference of the public, must have shown even the originators of this meaningless demonstration the preposterousness of their undertaking to subject to arrogant criti cism the resolutions of the two first powers of Germany. But even if the speeches made, and the resolutions in their—to speak mildly—unbecom ing form and semi-revolutionary character', met with the disregard they merited, this failure in no degree effaces the offensive nature of the fact that the abuse lavished upon the great Powers, which daily fills the columns of the democratic press, has been publicly repeated in Frankfort, under the eyes of the Federal Diet, and of the troops of the two Powers. Further, it must not be lost sight of, that the committee of thirty-six, which convoked the congress of delegates, was upon this occasion re-ap pointed, and that the general committee and the special committee for the conduct of business, as the permanently declared organ of the German re volutionary party, only await a better opportunity to reappear with more success upon the scene. All the Governments of Germany will undoubt edly agree with us that the mere existence of the committee of thirty-six, independently of the effects of the recent immoderate proceedings of the as sembly at Frankfort, and of the offensive character towards the great German Powers of its resolutions, is entirely unconstitutional and illegal. The Frank fort Senate will especially be unable to deny from a federal point of view that the seat of the Diet should least of all lend itself to be the arena of these illegal agitations. As far back as the Congress of Dele gates, held on Dec. 21, 1863, when the establish ment of a permanent committee to carry out the wishes of the people as a centre for the activity of associations, of the progress press party, &c., was de termined upon, we have not failed, in conjunction with Prussia, to offer serious remonstrances against the indulgence extended to these intrigues at the seat of the Federal Diet. Since that period the fre quent succession of the manifestations there made proves the slight amount of attention paid to the confidential remarks then offered by the representa tives of Austria and Prussia to the chief mayor of the city. In view of this circumstance, as well as in the conviction that acts of so usurping a character as as those of the committee and the congress of dele gates cannot be longer permitted in silence, and thereby be allowed to become habitual, without serious common danger, the cabinets.of the great powers cannot but perceive an inevitable necessity again to direct the entire attention of the Senate to the proceedings alluded to, and to its relations towards them as a Federal State. We feel assured that not only will such passionate invectives, and so extreme an expression of party opinion as at the meeting of the late congress of delegates, no longer find a future asylum in Frank fort, but that the Senate will henceforth not permit the meetings,of the new assemblies summoned upon Frankfort territory by the committee of thirty-six. The authority of the Senate, to which we first address ourselves, will, it is to be hoped, relieve us from the necessity of deliberating upon other steps to prevent in future such illegal attempts as have hitherto been made at the seat of the Federal Diet. Your Excellency is requested, as soon as your Prussian colleague is empowered to take a similar step, to read this despatch to the chief governing mayor, and if desired to leave him a copy of the same for confidential use.—Receive, &c., (Signed) MENSD MIFF. THE HEALTH OF SWANSEA.—The yellow fever has completely disappeared, and the health of the town is in a most satisfactory state. Some three weeks ago the French Foreign Minister, M. Drouyn de Lhuys, issued an order that all French vessels visiting S wansea must produce a clean bill of health, and the B e l g i an Government adopted a similar course. In consequence of the representations since made by the French Vice-Consul at Swansea as to the health of the port this order has been withdrawn by the French Government, and a like step is expected on the part of Belgium. According to a return made to the Board of Health, the total deaths in the town from yellow fever did not exceed ten. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. NEW ARKET RACES—Tms DAT, 3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. OPTIONAL SELLING HANDICAP. 1 Radcliffe 2 Rama 3 Seven ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 50 SOVS. Jack-in-the-Green Mount Palatine 2 Puebla SUBSCRIPTION HANDICAP PLATE. Bendigo A rkar sa s 2 Thirteen ran. Memorial to the Late Lord Combermere. The statue which has been recently erected in honour of the late Field Marshal Viscount Com bermere, at Chester, was yesterday inaugurated with all the honours which Cheshire men could pay to the memory of the far-famed " Cheshire Hero." The memorial consists of an equestrian statue by Baron Marochetti, whi c h stands upon a fine pedestal of grey granite opp os i te the principal y equipped as a en trance to Chester Castle. Hi s l ordship is repre fiseelntdedo na marshal.fin e Tchhaergienrs,carinpdtiofn which has b een ull placed temporarily on the front of the pedestal is as follows :—Erected in honour of Stephen Cotton, Viscount Combermere, Field Marshal; born, 1773 ; died, 1865. On the reverse side are inscribed the 'following names of places associated with the dis tinguished achievements of the deceased :—Flan dors, Cape of Good Hope, Mollavelly, Seringapa tam, the Douro, Talavera, Torres Vedras, Busaco, Villa Garcia, Custrajon, Fuentes d'Onor, Sala manca, Ciudad Rodrigo, El Bodon, the Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse, West Indies, Bhurtpore. The ceremonies of the inauguration commenced with a procession, formed at the . Savings-bank, situated a short distance from the statue, and consisting of local volunteers a.nd the military of Chester garrison. Being marshalled to the statue, the military and volunteers formed three sides of a square. A civic procession then took up its position in the square, and Earl Grosvenor, M.P., called upon Lieut.-General Sir Edward Cust to deliver an address. Sir Edward responded to the call, and referred to some episodes of Lord Comhermere's life with which he (Sir Edward) was personally familiar. He observed that it was painful to him to remember that those who were companions in arms with the late field marshal were no longer here, and that those who were con nected with him in the Duke's army were now only respresented by himself (Sir Edward) and Colonel Tomkinson ; but it was gratifying to him (Sir E. Cust) to see that statue, because the very first shot he ever heard fired in actual warfare was when lie was standing by the side of Lord Combermere. He characterised Lord Combermere as a man in the truest English sense of the word, and as a warrior of plucky energy and perseverance. At the end of his speech a signal was given, and the statue was unveiled. Amidst enthusiastic shouts of applause —a rainbow appearing in the sky at the moment— the troops presented arms as the statue of the vete ran field marshal was exposed to view, the band played the National Anthem, and the bells of the churches commenced ringing. The assemblage then broke up, and proceeded to the site of a new town hall, the foundation-stone of which was laid by the Mayor of Chester (Mr. R. Frost). SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—Thin day. LONDON, Oct. 26.—Wind this day at noon —South. Easterly; rather fresh breeze and cloudy weather, with rain. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 25.—Wind S.S.E.—.Arrived—Ann, from Quebec. CLYDE, Oct. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—City of Can on, from Bombay. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 24.—Wind S.W.—ArCved—Alarl borough, for London for Calcutta; Dido, from London for Bahia. SWANSEA, Oct. 24.—Wind S.E. — Sailed—lneas, for Valparaiso. CARDIFF, Oct. 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Louisana, for Monte Vidoo. NnwronT, Oct. 25.—Wind S.W.--Sailed—Margaretta, for St. Thomas. BRISTOL, Oct. 24.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Felice, from Parana. GRIMSBY, Oct. 25.—Wind N.E.—Sailed.—Tylla, for Rio Janeiro. PuL, Oct. 22.—Wind W.S.W.—A.rrived __Gondola, from Quebec. YARMOUTH., Oct. U.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Amphi. :ite, from Onega. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Ave Maria, from Archangel. Sailed—Rhine, for Boulogne. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passod—Marpos, of Launceston, from the west, for the north ; Amber Nymph, from Demerara ; La Plata, screw steamer, from Odessa—both for London. Sailed—Lady Hilda and Advance, with all the homeward bound, for tho river. ENCOUNTER BETWEEN A DOG AND A BURGLAR.---, Several most daring burglaries have been recently committed at Pemberton, Orrell, and Upholland, three out.. townships lying to the south-west of Wigan. On Saturday morning week there is no doubt an attempt was made to break into the Upholland parish church, and shortly after wards the provision shop of Mrs. Birch, in the same village, was broken into, gladsome goods and provigions cari:ed off. On the following Monday the Wesleyan Chapel was entered, the missionary box forced open, and the contents abstracted. On Wednesday-night the Orrell railway station was broken into by means of the slide window o: the ticket office; several bags were ripped open, but an attempt to force the safe in the office failed, although a sledge hammer brought from the lino had evidently been used. The same night the prem:ces of a shopkeeper, named Sci:vener, at Upholland, were entered by a window which had been left unfastened, but tho burglars were disturbed by a boy who was passing, and who, seeing a light, raised an alarm. The drawers had all bean ()paned, and their con tents scattered aliout„ but a sum of £2 123. was left behind by th e thi eves i u the i r haste to 13,7-cape. O n Sunday morning last au attempt was made to enter the house of a farmer and beet - house keeper, named William Liptrop, residing at Orrell, near the village of Lamber-• head Green, but a dog kept by the family completely dis comfited the gang. The dog slept at the door of the bed room of the sons of the farmer, and about 3 o'clock on Sun day morning it awakened the young men by brrking and scratching at the door of a small p atry on the ground floor. The sous descended and opened the door when the dog rushed in and seized by the waistcoat a man who was making his ox:t by the open window, and as the sone were following, a pistol , evidently loaded with shot, was fired either at the dog or at them, and they in consequence hastily retired. The dog, however, stuck fast, and though one or two burglars outside were pulling against the animal, no doubt the man would have 1.3311 secured, but the vest gave way, the dog lost b;s hold, and ere n he could again seize the thi e f th e ru ffian l-tclescad but through the window. The do g wou ld have followed ho was held back by the ilmates, who were s af -ad of"flre- burglars who had shown that theywe r e P arms, should destroy him. A couple o:l3oonliceoes d vanished in the fog and lest the the c3 s li p s Ot ab in le^, a , who heard tho report of the pistol, were few moments, but the thieves had n • and, asit was beli eved th a t police-office at Pembe:o , the burglars had come from Wigan, an extra s t a ff of darkness. Information was at en,3 conveyed to th e return. About o'clock a man was constables was placed on duty , so as if possible to inter cept them on the ir dOiscovered at robin ' s Lane Ends, on t h e road from Orrell to Wigan, without a waistc oa t , and as he could give no satisfactory account of himself h e was taken into castody. BURGLAR uers fiAeTidl i u ) D o E c 3 R_S e F o l u E r r , —yes_ 'was charged with burglary. It B te e l : A. U h m lYD L A t a , iltiN fi h- l e wlighi, appeared that the prlsoner went to Andrew Thornton, smith, of Now-street, Paddock, and got him to construct a machine which he said was for the purpose of screwing up beams, and which is on the pl'uciplo of a screw-jack. He made a draw;ng with dimensions for Thornton to work to, and said the machine was for his master, and if it suited tly'rLy or forty more would be wanted. Thornton finished it at half-past eight on the evening of Thursday, the 19th inst. - ut, and at heir-past eleven the same night Beaumont was Leen using it for the purpose of forcing open the door leading into the shop of Mr. Hirst, pawnbroker, Buxton-road, the door opening into a passage about aft 6in wide, and being situated about four yards from the main street. Tho man had one end of the machine against the wall, Pnd the other aaa`nst the door which ho was forcing open by means of a powerful screw, when Mr. Bagsha.w, who lives on the premises, d!st - arbed him, and after a chase captured him. In about three hours after Beaumont got possession of the machine he was locked up on a charge o burglary. He was committed for trial at the assizes. thel .~,