The Sun. — London, England, 1866-09-24 00:00:00

Ltions LeSSOO ceded ,therS ; two Ire to NONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL ENTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The business of the week has commenced with an extreme degree of quietude. The supply of com mercial bills on offer are limited, and speculation in securities of all descriptions is much below the ave rage, notwithstanding this proverbially dull season of the year. The sum of £ll,OOO was sent into the Bank on Saturday afternoon, including 8,000 sovereigns from the Continent. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are 66 68, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 48 49. The directors of the Great Western Railway of Canada have announced their intention of recom mending a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, leaving a balance of £2,648 12s. to be carried over, including the sur plus of the present half year. The return for the month of July on the Cape Town Railway and Dock Company amounts to £2,997, against £2,763 at the same period of 1865. From the manufacturing districts the accounts for the past week state that business generally has remained dull. At Leeds, Bradford, and.lludders teld only moderate dealings have been effected in woollen goods, chiefly for home consumption. At Manchester there has been a very limited inquiry for both cloths and yarns, at barely previous rates; While the hosiery and lace trades of Leicester and Nottingham have shown a slight improvement. In the hardware districts of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, there has been very little ani mation in any department of business. Two o'CLoca. At the Paris Bourse to-day, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. itentes were dealt in at 6 9f. 20c. In the discount market there is some degree of dulness, and the rates show a downward tendency. At the Stock Exchange speculation is partially suspended, and the operations for permanent invest ment are too limited to impart any appearance of animation to the different markets. With an ex treme degree of quietude, however, it is satisfactory , to notice that almost every class of secu rity is sustained in its convertible value. "Left alone" is the motto that might be ap- Plied to more than half of - the Stocks and Shards marked in Messrs. Wetenhall's Lists. The New Threes are 861 g, and Reduced Annuities 861 e; Annuities, 1885, 12 13-16 ; Bank of Eng land Stock, 242, for account ex div. ; India 5 per Cents., 104 ; and Exchequer Bills 2s. dis. to 3s. Prem. Most of the principal Foreign Stocks exhibit de pression in consequence of an absence of business. Turkish 5 per Cents, have receded 3, to 31k 3 ; Itali an I, to 56k ; and Greek +, 151 3 ; Mexican are 154 16 ; Spanish Passive, 22 4 23 ; the Certifi cates, 14i 15k ; and the Brazilian Scrip, 4i 3 dis. American Securities are very dull, and prices are generally lower. United States 5.20 Bonds are 713 72 ; Erie shares, 473 8 ; and Illinois, 773 78. Business in the Railway Share Market has been 'very inactive, and the general tendency of prices bas been downwards. South Western have declined 10s., North Eastern (Berwick) £l, Great North ern A Stock, North Western, Midland and South Eastern, each 10s. ; and Great Western ss. ; while London, Chatham, and Dover have improved 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there has been very little business transacted, and prices remain unaltered. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares ars dull. Alli ance are dealt in at 201 f ; Imperial Ottoman, at 9 1 10k ; Union of Australia, at 461; Anglo- American Telegraph, at 161 17 ; Atlantic 'Tele graph 8 per Cents. paid up, at 1221 125 ; Credit Poncier of England, at 4a j. ; Hudson's Bay Corn- Pally, at irk ; and Natonal Discount Comp an y, a t 131. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. OCVEUNXENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cont. Consols Do. Account, O ct . 9 89- 4 itper Cent. Reduced B6l 1 t lea- 3 per Cent 864 1 oe'cv 3i per Cent.. Jan. 1894 . — ,N. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 ' — clnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs. aspire sth April, 1885 l2 13-16 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — c ,, xchequer Bills, 4 1 ,000,3 per Cent 3 pm Do. 4500 3 pm ,„ Do £lOO and 4200 'auk a England Stock, 64 per Cent Shut. Do Account 242 xd INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, PI per Cent., AprillB74 — vo.Accouti:, ... 5 per Cent. July, 1870 . 1044 4 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates DO. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent.. Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cen.;„ May 1879 — Do. Deb.. 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds. 4 per Cent., £l,OOO — Do. under 41,000 argentineGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Republic, 6 per Cent., 415 pd — pm Vistrian Bonds 5 per Cent, 1859 4irasilian 5 per Nat D o. 44 per Cont., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 — Do Account 69 8f 1 20. £lOO Bonds 69 a uO. Scrip,paid 01:10S A :es A por Cent Do £loo Bonds — cPo per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) --- hilian 6 per Cent — 1) 0. 41 1 per Cent — De. 6 r Cent n Po Scr pe i p, 475 paid — pm °J onibirn 6 per Cent. rba, 6 per CerAt. a. h l , islk 3 per Cent., 1825 b '''°. 5 Der Cent l 864 .... a hubion rrinci paliiies — Account ado New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - ' ~,0 . Provisional Land Wairant k uo Deferred s Vption 7 per Cent. — „ 0 ., Second Issue — 4 'o £lOO Bonds B7 Do. 1864 Do £lOO Bonds Do. G overnment R a il way D e b entures — b,Do. ao paid e elt 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Couponr Do Account A l5l i . Coupons 4) 0. Account 1 ,: 1 ?• temala 5 per Cent. tian 5 per Cent 1865 I ) ) 0 . Account k t O. Maremmana Railway ° ,Zcican 3 per Cent D. Account , De. 1864 It "0 6 Per Cent. Angio-Frenob j;°ll+evidean 6 per Cent. . Zi°orislt Imperial 5 per Cent s'elr Granada • ,u 0 2 per Cent V O . Deferred p 1 -'0 Land W a - ran t s (H ec t ares ) e „ t ilvian 5 per Cent, 1865 P 00 Account ° l , l taguee t e 3 per Cent., 1853 --° 8 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, tth-o• Account 'BB iatl 5 or Cent, 1822, .£ St D 0 44 P en ° per Ct. 1850 4 D ° 4 n i per Cont., 1860 b 0 e Cent. 1859 12 1 ° 5 p e r Cent. 1862 894 90 li ara ° , 5 Per Cent. 1864 96 ,Vioian 5 per Cent A *3,7 0 . ccount 1111i811 3 per Cent Dj Aocoant 0 New Deferred — o Account p 0 Passive 13 N„ (:) ,Acc.unt 224 "b"m`sh Cert. of Coup not funded — [s, Account l5 ' ethsh 4 b o per Cent. ' tile : 4 4 per Cent. 1864 .Nsislt 6 per Cent. 1854 — ii'°. Acccant b o ° 6 per Cent. 1858 Account ij , - o 410 0 Bonds 6O b ° o 6 per Cent. 1862 D ° £lOO 564 'D' o o 4100 B on d s 564 I), per Cent., 1863 — b 0 per Cent., 1865, pa id u p S cr ip — ° DAc c ount P en n . 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed — D° ulk Account per Cont. 7, — Lo ° Per Cent, 186° " • 6 per Cent, 1861 ' 274 preti rtividends on the-above payable in London. Itlii tt c , lll tentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f — D e. 5 Per °Hut. 1881 , Ex. 25f. e A cuuti, o4 B°lBl l i 4 TWO O'CLOCK. 1) 0, Otley elcootult 11111 l sittimismit ll 111 l nom 89i ~(W /;3'o ,ouise, re yes- [riving under [r. F. sly on whole vated, L ee of ed by braces 1, Mr. ), Mr. Arebb, n, for tyton, lieve, thina ion of almost use on nplete leeted 3pere's :dy of iltera- .evival Sulli art of :ceeda aver r. Mr. ciated at on maS- Mr. ,matic );e was objec- osing iehee to be erfect .on of n had mrsal great 'rince I the other and roup igedy the y the h the r and SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SEIAF:ES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. (Paid. Closing i Busi done.ness Price. iirtatol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.J unc E. London, berip Certi Do. .41asgow & S. Western Crea.l; Eastern, Ord. tk. 87 89 128 129 40 id 13 15 4 5 70 72 75 85 116 120 30 31 5 6 Do. E. Angl: et. No. Great North of Scotland Great Northern D ). A stock Do. B stock l!E; 120 1;30 i3l Do. sew, Is. at 25 pa: UtS, and IV. of trelano Ut. Western -Original S. Val. Rail gua. 91 93 GS 6.. Do. South Wales . Do. NV. Rid.—Oxtont 65 CO 37 39 31 36 Do. Newport Do. Hereford.— Lancishire w Yorkhir, London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh.,&S Coas! Lon., Chat., and Davcr Do. Metrop. 14lx. A Lon. & North Wester', Lon. & South Wester', Man., Sher., & Lincoln' Atetropolitan..... Do. New 21 :25 8S 8J 21 119 :20 81 t 6 68 :9 128 1 . 49 2 3 j 101 11 91 96 Do. Extension...... Metropolitan District, Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's llid'and Do. L 9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Del)) Si id Kent . 122} 122/ 12 2 , 9 04 (North British Do. Ed., Pth. & Dun Nth. Eastern— Lerwick Do. Gr.N•E purehast Do. Leeds Do. York D&. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling . Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. do. 1864 49 5t 2 21 105 1 7 G 7 Co 100 103 34 16 9 /0 1 , 120 /25 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central 1 2p 1 2p 71 73 114 118 152 156 75 ;7 'Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock Do. Scot, ➢fid. stack ,Shropshire Union iouth- Devon 'outh Eastern -;taines, Wok., 3. , ; Wok Pia Vale Do. C •.. ' Vale of Neatli Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha West Corn wall 43 15 70 71 8 9 14 -145 2 3; El 53 BRITISH rOSSESSIONS. Atlantic & St. Lawrence Horn., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- 1.• • ••• • • Calcutta & B. E., lim a 1 e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. Extension irand Trunk of Uanad s Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred f..• De. 2d Pr t. tionds.. L)o. do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k.... Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Prot. stook .. Do. do. deterred .... 1 Gt. India Pen. gnu. 51]..e• o. Gua. 5 per Do. New gua. 5 p. 0 tit. South of India gum. 5 per cent per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Ds,. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 00. 53 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Xlelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds.' Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. RLC'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scindc . A Do. Delhi Do. do ../ Q. Do. Pun iaub...• ,„ 0 Do.lndus St.Flot WO 100 100 all 100 100 61 46 93 100 ed ip 4 46 7 i bi 76 80 60 65 100 102 894 1600 88 101 20 22 86 89 55 58 48 52 50 55 45 50 40 45 31 3i 25 27 24 26 10d 107 4 1p 4 1 V 95 100 91 93 141 1.11, 56 S el P 3 83 85 11 01 98 )U K 9 91 S 4 86 8' 96 93 94 96 1} 1 fi 95 97 - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., De 0.31, 1572 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja..& July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 0 93 91 D).sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 91 96 - sp. c. Jan. & July 100 77 79 - 1)0. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 76 79 - Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 187: - , 100 101 143 - Do. Apl. &Oct .1890-1900 100 101 105 - Do. do' 1580-9 100 102 101 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 100 100 103 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 oct., 1900 lOO 08 70 S'4 - Ceylon, Nov. 1863. 6 p., 100 1(10 1,2 - Do. 1878, do lOO 105 1 7 - 31auritius, 6p. c, 1873, • Jan. and July - Do. 1 , 78 - )0. 1832, May +5, Nov lOl 101 (03 - Do. 1895, Feb. & AuLf.. 100 103 105 - \atal , -/ov. 6 per cent.. Ito 97 100 - N.11.(10v.6p.e.Ja.&.1 ul) 100 9J 02 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186., 100 90 92 - Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 100 90 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: 100 86 87 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 01 - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 79 81 - Nova &Ala Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 92 94 - queensland Gov. 6p. C 100 91 t'3 914 9)4 - 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-1 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards l. 0 105 107 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1(6 103 1(74 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. ConsoL Gold, lien. 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O r 1 13 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 410 460 - Urakewalls 2.1.0 4 - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 20 23 - East Caradon 2.14.1' 7 8 - East Carn Brea 3l 21 3 - East Grenville - East Gunnislake - - East Loved 3.9.0 10 12 - E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.8. 32 41 - Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. G 6 - - 4 Great L tatey, limited all 19 0 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.r I - Great Wheal tsusy 11.9.0 - - - G. Wheal Vor (Heist .1 1 40 25 27 - Grenville 8.18.0 14 14 - Herod's Foot • . 8.10.0 33 36 - Hingston Downs ...... 5.10.5 34 31 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 6 S - Marke Valley 4.10.6 4 6 4 wyndy Iron Ore, Jim 34 24 lid - Nev Seton ........ 431 35 45 - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 - - North Wheal Crotty --Prosper United...... 7 . 1 . 6 Pr.vidence Uny Lelani 10. G.: 27 30 - S. Caradon (St. Ulcer),, 11 325 173 - South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 14 to -. Stray Park - - - _ Tin Cr0ft....0 5 Vigra and Ciogan, lim all 3 5 - West Bassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (Ltskeard 9 8 .0 - West Chiver ton.. ...... . 11 63 67 - West Seton. .... . • - Wheal Bassett ,IllOgan 51 85 95 - Wheal Buller (Itedrutb 16 23 26 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 7 9 - Wheal Seton ...... . Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5 17,0 9 11 YILEFEILENON sELAREts. Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 10 per cent. pm., IC4 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pi., 95 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Mid. Bradfori, pf. stock 87y FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 125 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 165 FOREIGN ivi IN Eh. Chontales Gold and Sliver Mining, 35 Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, par r rontino and Bolivia Gold, lien., y 1 BANB-b. Alliance, lim., 201 Colonial 33 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 5 k English and Swedish,lina., 12d Imperial Ottoman, 101 - lAnd Mortgsge Bank of • London and County. 6 London and South-Western, Urn., 173 Union of A ustralia, 464 Union of London, 44 5 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, 14 17 Atlantic Telegraph, 83 80 Ditto, 8 per cent., 1223 13 5 City of Moscow Gas, Um , 1Z Cott , mercial Union, Insurance. 6 Credit Fonder of Englauti, lim , 41 3 Crystal Palace, 373 ICzyptian Com. and Trading, Urn., 33 Uen. Credit and Finance of 1491101 n. Aim., 43 4 1 Hudson's Bay, 173 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, Urn., 3 International Financial z•ociety, ulna.. 33 London General Omnibus Company, Urn, 3 3 Islr.tional Discount t ompany. IY3 Peel River Land and Mineral, 38 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 62 Ditto, new, 47 Telegraph Constructitn and Maintenance, lim., Ditto (£lO, .13 3 For the forthcoming exhibition at Paris next year a distinct order of reward of a novel character, con sisting of ten prizes of £4OO each, has been an nounced by the Imperial Commission, and British competitors for these rewards are to send in their claims on or before the Ist of November next, in order that, if the claims appear suitable, they may be transmitted to the International Jury, which it is announced will meet on the Ist of December, 1866. These rewards are "in favour of the per sons, establishments, or localities which, by a special organisation, or special institutions, have developed a spirit of harmony among all those co-operating in the same work, and have provided for the material, moral, and intellectual wellbeing of the workmen." Besides these rewards there are 20 " honourable mentions." Moreover, one grand prize of 100,000 f. (£4,000) in addition, will be awarded to the person, establishment, or locality distinguished under this head by a very exceptional superiority. Three jurors are assigned to the United Kingdom, and their names will be shortly announced. TM SON, .LOISDO.N, INIONI)AY EV Lt INiNG , SEPTEMBER 24, 1866. MARKE T S.—This Day. MARK I4ANh. The trade for wheat in the country markets held on Saturday ruled quiet. The aggregate business transacted, however, was to a fair average extent, and prices ruled firm. For barley, good and fine malting qualities commanded higher prices. Oats, beans, and peas, ruled steady at full quotations. Flour was firm at quite late rates. On the Continent the wheat trade is firm at fully late rates. Spring corn had changed hands at full quotations. At New York the business done in breadstuffs for export to Europe is small. Very moderate supplies of English grain Nv ero received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad consisted of 7,508 quarters of wheat, 2,675 barley, 19,903 oats, 2,400 beans, 724 linseed, 5,693 rape and oilseeds, 9,490 maize, 1,717 sundry seeds, 671 sacks and 1,333 barrels of flour. The malt trade was firm, and prices were rather on tho advanco. The market was moderately, but by no means exten sively, supplied with oats. There was a steady demand for most descriptions at an advance of 6(.1 per qr. Beans changed hands at the prices of Monday last. The market was scantily supplied. The arrivals of English *wheat to our market this morn ing were only moderate, but the condition of the prodtice was on the whole tolerably good. The trade for all quali ties ruled firm, and an advance of is to 2s per'quarter took place in the quotations. A portion of the supply was taken by Yorkshire buyers. With foreign wheat the market was moderately sup plied. In most qualities a fair amount of business was transacted, and prices advanced ls. per quarter. Floating cargoes of wheat were in request on rather higher terms. Spring corn, afloat, was firm in price. .f he supply of barley on sale was very modeiate. For all descriptions the trade was very firm, and fine malting descriptions changed hands at high prices. Peas ruled firm, and were quite as dear as last week. The show of samples was very moderate. Thero was a fair demand for flour at fully late rates. Linseed and rapeseed were firm at full quotations. Cakes were in fair request, an l prices ruled firm. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASITER. Wheat— Essex and Kent, red, old, per qr. 48s to 53s Do., old sBs 64s Do., white, old G3s 65s Do new —s —s Noi:follc and Lincoln, red, old --8 Do., new Talavera Rye— Barley—Grinding a M hind' 385 45s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 64s 67s Oats—Yorkshire and Lineolnsh., Feeding 19s 20 Potato _ Youghal and Cork, black l9s 25s Cork, white 22s 27s Scotch, Feeding l9s 25s Beans—Tick 3Bs 42s Pigeons .... 46s bOs Peas—Grey, Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b 448 50s Suffolk 328 348 Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 2Bs 348 French, per sack 263 861; last week consisted of 5,099 bales from the Cape of Good lope, and 1,426 bales from Taganrog. • Current prices of English wool per - s d s d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 7i 1 8 Half-bred do Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 7 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing • 1 bi 2 0 SPORTING NOT.FS. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although a steamer on her passage from Tonning has foundered at sea with about 360 beasts and 1,000 sheep on board, there was a large supply of foreign stock on sale hero to-day in about average condition. The trade was heavy, at depressed currencies. , The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing dis tricts were on the increase, and mostly of prime quality. The best breeds moved off slowly, at barely stationary prices. Inferior beasts were very dull, and quite 2d per 81b lower than on Monday last. The general top of foreign was 5s 4d, but some inferior oxen realised 5s 6d. per 81bs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton we received about 1,800 short horns, &c. ; from other parts of England, 900 various breeds; from Scotland, 8 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 100 oxen and heifers. We were tolerably well supplied with sheep in improved condition. For all breeds the demand was in a sluggish state, and the quotations gave way 4d per Blbs. The best downs and half-breds sold at Gs per 81bs. Calves were in moderate supply and sluggish request as to late rates, viz., from 4s 6d to 5s 6,1 per 81bs. There was a slight improvement in the sale for pigs, and the quotations had an upward tendency. Per 81b to sink the offal. dsda d s d Crse di inf. beasts... 3 6 3 10 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 4 5 8 Second quality rio —4 0 4 6 Prime 3'tticloNvii a 0.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen —4 8 5 0 Lake coarse calves. 4 6 4 0 Prime Souls. &c.... 5 2 5 4 Prime small d0......5 2 5 Crse. and int. sticep.3 8 4 0 Large hogs ... .4 0 4 6 Second quality do ..4 2 5 0 Small porkers 4 8 5 2 Lamb.... 08 Od to 0 Od. Sinkling calves, 2 s to 233 ; and quarter-old store pigs, Vs to 335 each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. 1 _ Forelzu supply. Beasts ` - 6,629 Beasts i - 4 460 Cows. .. - Cows Sheep .nd lambs 23,18) Sheep and 1 :mbi - 0,230 Calves :10 Ca ve., 16 - , I'lga SJO i Pigs 260 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 16,889 head.. In the corresponding week in 1865, we received 22,578; in 1864, 22,424 ; in 1863, 17,372 ; in 1862, 13,477 ; in 1861, 11,763 ; and in 1860, 8,672. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST `VEER. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Amsterdam.. Antwerp — ... ___ . 2808 ... 10 ... 206 ... 13 Boulogne l6O ... ... ... -- ... 103 ... 25 Bremen 416 ... 128 ... Caen Bl ... Calais ••• Dieppe. Dunxirk... Hamburg 570 ... 1859 Harlingen 442 ... 2841 Honfleur 165 ... 23 - ... 6 60 - 33 16 - 32 ... 5 ••• --- ••• - ••• - ... --- ... -- ... 148 ... - ~. 62 ... 301 Oporto Ostend 4l Rotterdam — -- ••• - •.• -- ••• 50 ... 4 ... GG ... - ... - ... - ... 432 St. Petersburg Tonning 1822 2497 204 ... The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1865 1864 4131 ...15,031 ... 646 863 ...1703 1863 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattlo Market on Monday, Sept. 25, 1865, and this day, Monday, Sept. 24, 1866. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Sept. 25, 1865. Sept. 24, 1866. adsda d s d. Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 4 2 3 6t03 10 Second quality do. • 4 4 410 4 0 4 8 Prime large oxen 5 0 5 4 410 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep ... 4 6 5 0 4 0 4 4 Second quality 'do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 6 4 6 Is 6 0 6 4 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 4 5 0 4 6 5 0 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 5 0 5 6 4 8 5 0 Beasts 5,720 6,620 Sheep Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 26, 1861.—Beasts, 6,930 — sheep, 28,790—calves, 386—pigs, 590. Sept. 28, 1863—Beasts, 7,o6o—sheep, 25,190—calves, ,44—pigs, 450. NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL 'These markets are somewhat heavily supplied with each kind of meat. Generally speaking, the trade is heavy at depressed currencies. ~.., Per 81b by the ca: ease. a d s d ' a d s d Inferior beef 3 4 4 8 Inferior mutton.... 3 4 4 2 Middling do. • 310 4 z Middling mution..4 4 4 8 Prime large do 4 4 4 6 Prime do 410 5 i. Prime alkali do—. i 6 4 8 Large pork 4 0 4 6 Veal 4 4 5 4 ~mall pork. 4 8 5 2 , Lamb, Os Od to Oa Od BOROUGH HOP. Most of the planters are now busily employed in secur ing their crops. In some districts, however, picking is still in a very backward state, and the great fair recently held at Worcester was for this reason a decided failure. Com pared with last year the present crop is very inferior, both as regards the yield and the quality of the produce. Never theless, the accounts from the continent have, genera lly r s e p l e y ak u i po ng n , rbeeoeenivoifug a a fafvaiorugranbalnotintyatufrroem that quarter. At; we may therefore the same time, there is a large amount of yearlings still unsold in the market ; consequently there appears every probability of the wants of brewers being amply provided for throughout the year. For new produce the trade is steady as follows :—Mid and East Rents, 160 s to 180 s ; Weald of Rents, 150 s to 180 s ; and Susses, 140 s to 168 s per cwt. Fast week week's imports were 49 bales from Bou logne,' 86 Rotterdam, 3 Ostend, 8 Hamburg, and 12 Bremen. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The accounts respecting the disease are unfavourable. Tho market is fairly supplied with potatoes, the traxsac tinns in which have been to a fair extent at about late rates. There were no foreign arrivals Regents Rocks WOOL. There . has been a good attendance at the public sales of colonial wool. The transactions On Yorkshire account have been somewhat extensive, but have been chiefly con fined to fine qualities, for which high prices have been paid. French buyers have operated more freely, and a fair quan tity has been taken for Belgium. As yet, however, Ameri can houses have purchased sparingly. For English wool tho trade is firm at late rates. ',rho imports into London TALLOW. The tallow trade is steady to-day without material change in prices. P.Y.C. is quoted at 45s Gd per cwt. on the spot. Town tallow comazands 45s 3d net cash. Rough fat 2s 4J per 81b. 1863. 1864. 1865. 1866. Stock—(this day) Prices of Y.O tls 3;1 to 11s `O , l 46s Od 43s 6.1 1- s Oil —s Od 4653.1 —s Od Delivery last week . 1,787 1,705 2,216 1,933 Ditto from Juno 1 Arrival last week 1,927 1,311 4,510 Ditto from June 1 23,503 16,224 29,221 21,666 Price of Town POL ICE I N TELLIGENCE.—This Day. -~- BOW STREET. Matilda Margetson was brought before this court on the charge of threatening to assault her husband, a journey man hatter. Complainant stated that the prisoner had just come out of gaol, after undergoing three months' imprisonment, for assaulting him. She came ort of prison on the 20th, and on that morning she waylaid him in the Strand, and abused him most extravagantly. She demanded that he should give up his furniture to make her a home, and allow her a certain sum per week. He said ho would have nothing to do with such a worthless drunken woman—if sho wanted an allowance ho would pay what the parish compelled him to allow her. She called him names, and said she would pay him out, and either disfigure his face or do him some bodily injury. On the 21st ho can before the magistrate and obtained a warrant against her, in order to make use of it if she again molested him. '!he next night she fol lowed him as he left his business, abusing him and declarl , ing that she would not leave him..- He walked on, looking for a policeman, but did not find quo till he got to Scot land-yard. She was still abusing and threatening him. He then gave her in custody.. She was detained while the officer was sent for to execute the warrant. The prisoner denied that she ever threatened him at all, and as for the assault, for which she was sent to prison, he had provoked it., by bringing.a broker in and selling off the furniture one morning before she was out of bed. lie would not even pay her the allowance of 12s. a week which had been ordered by Mr. FloWers, when the parish pro ceeded against him. Complainant said he was summoned at the instance of the parish, because he refused then, as now, to pay her anything unless he was compelled. The order being made he paid the allowance for some time. She then took to lying in wait for him as ho went to and from his work, and besetting, him not as now with threats,but with tears, which had more effect on him for they went to his heart. The result was that he consented to take her home on her oin the presence of her ownsl e sisterpromise, mis ande, made uncle, that t n le a s h eßliib, onld keep from drinking. and times, took and to pa wni ng a lso, he f S hui h rs e ,n shirts,thuor w e . e jih r , ei e s hp o or he ed b ur r ce o ed k de e am o u el t ids a t t• again, on ra articles pledged to the value of £l2 and upwards. this was for drink, in which she spent every halfp,nny she could lay her hands on. The prisoner said this was not true, but hor husband did not believe in the Christian religion, and his oath was valueless. She only pledged afew things because he left her without sufficient money for food, sometimes giving her but 3d. or 4d. to provide dittner. She was ordered to find bail it one surety of £2O to keep the peace for 12 months. MARLBOROUGZ-STREET. WHOLESALE ROBBERY BY A DRESSMAKER'S FOREWOMAN. —Hortense Delange, forewoman in the employ of Madame Anna Neveux Teuillet, dressmaker and milliner, of No.lB, Princes-street, Hanover-square, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a quantity of property belonging to her employer; and Jules Doling°, husband of the female prisoner, was charged with receiving the stolen property with a guilty knowledge. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said —About a fortnight ago Madame Feuillet came to the station, in consequence of her stating that she had been robb e d of a large quantity of silk. I kept watch on the female prisoner, who was in Madame Feuillot's employ as foievvoman, and saw her leave the house on different nightsandjoin the male prisoner, who was waiting outside. I followed the prisoners and saw them go into No. 18, Stephen's-street, Totteuham-court-road. On Saturday night I went to 18, Princes-street, and the female prisoner was called from the workroom. I told her, through Madame Feuillet, that I was a police officer, and that a quantity of silk hadbeen missed from the pre • miscs, and asked her if she knew anything about it. She said she did not. I thou askedher if she had been in the shop of Mr. Neate, a pawnbroker near Manchester-square ; and at first she said she had not, but afterwards that she had, and she had pledged her ring. I told her I should take her to tho station, and took from her a little bag g y and in it found some duplicates relating to silk and lace, the whole of which the prosecuttix had since identified as her property. On speaking to the ?risoner about the lace she began crying, and said she wos very sorry she had taken it. I found the male prisoner outside, and on telling him that I should take him into custody for being con cerned with his wife in robbing her employer, he said be knew nothing about it. I afterwards went to Stephen-street, and in the room occupied by the prisoner found a box, which 'opened with a key I found on the male prisoner. I found 4s yards of lace, 20 yards o velvet ribbon, 15 yards braid, pieces of silk dresses partly made, and 37 duplicates, all relating to silk and other ma terials used used by the prosecttrix. Madame Anna Feuillet, of 18, Princes-street, deco rator and milliner, said—The prisoner has been my forewoman for about twelve months. In consequence of 'missing about £3OO, I spoke to the police. The whole of the articles produced are my property in cluding two pearls found in the possession of the prisoners. The property produced is of the value of £lO 10s., and four pieces of lace, hand e d i n b y the purchaser, are of the value of £3. I had su s p ecte d t h e prisoner some time. Wm. Wells, assistant, to Mr. Robert Attenborough (late Neale) Duke-street, Manchester-square, pawnbroker, pro duced four pieces of lace pledged by a person who gave the name of Dupont, but he could say it was the male pri soner. The person gave the address 17, Berkeley -street. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoners, who made no answer to the charge. Liverpool Cotton Market. — This Day. - The market continues to improve. Sales pro bably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LONDON', .Sept. 2 4.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderato breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 23.—Wind N.E.— Sailed—Glenaros, for Adelaide ; The Lord Warden, for Madras ; Buston Vale, for Gallo. CARDIFF, Sept. 22.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Condor, for Shanghai ; "Lannon, for Buenos Ayres ; Ludvig, for Rio Janeiro. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Orwell, from Sydney; Erl Ring, screw steamer, from London for Melbourne. FALMOLTIL Sept. 23.—Wind N.Y.—Arrived—John Henry, from Newcastlo for Madoirn. BRISTOL, Sept. 23.—Wind S.E. —Arrived—Trinidad, from Havannah ; Elizabeth ll`Leg i from Newfoundland ; Ocean Pearl, from Quebec. GLoucpsrit, Sept. 23,—Wind q.w.—Arrived—Plover, from Montreal. BY ' ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH: GRAvEsElvn, Monday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 23.—Victor, steamer, from Brussels ; Flecha, steamer, from Ghent ; John Bull,. steamer, from Hamburg ; Luremei, .from Konigsberg ; Surprise, from Guernsey ; Johanna von Schubert, from Wolgast ; Arcadia, from Dram ; Hermines from Chitt agong ; L u id w i g , f rom Archangel ; President von Blumethal, from Dantsie ; Rhea, from Quebec; Armandus, from Archangel ; Rohktor, from Sannesund. Arrived, Sept. 24.—Fyenoord, steamer, from Rotterdam . Thos. Snowdon, steamer, from Cronstadt ; Dolphin, steamer , from Antwerp; Seine, steamer, from Boulogne. DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored.—Medina, from Shield; for Carthagena ; Cam bridge, from Shields, from Aden; Zephyr, of Dartmouth, Flying Cloud, barque, and Garland, of Aberdeen, from the north, for the west. Nearly all the outward bound that sailed yesterday have since put back. Mr. ALFRED TENNYSON is understood to be en gaged upon a new poem, which is likely to be published early next year. 'TIE ILLUSTRIOUS AMERICAN GENERAL LEE has two works on hand—" A History of the Campaign of the Army of Northern Virginia, from its Organisation to its Dissolution," and a now edition of a work by his father, tho distinguished soldier, Henry Lee, " Memoir of the War in the Southern Department of the United States." [ADVERTISEMENT.] - Holloway's Pills.—Liver Com plaints and Disorders of the Bowels.—lt is impossible to exaggerate the extraordinary virtues of this medicine in the treatment of all affections of the liver or irregularities of the bowels. In case of depraved or superabundant bile, those Pills, taken freely, have never been known to fail. In bowel complaints they are equally efficacious, but they should then be taken rather more sparingly, for every medicine in the form of an aperient requires caution when the bowels are disordered, though a gentle or more genial aperient than these Pills, in moderate doses, has never yet been discovered. If taken according to the printed in structions, they not only cure the complaint, but improve the whole system. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. There are two very important races to be decided at this meeting, which, nd doubt, will make a considerable altera tion in the betting for the two great autumn handicaps. Potomac, the favourite for the Cesarewitch, is going back point by point, which looks am if ho was going to be scratched, . when enough has been got out of him. Ethelred does not go so healthy as his early backers could wish. Mathilde looks like securing a short price. Breeze will turn out the best'of Baron Rothscltild's two, and if she keeps well will defeat all the favourites. Jollity and Re galia are both worth backing, the latter especialli, as she beat Ackworth far more easily than Rama, the latter only beating Ackworth by eight lengths, while Regalia beat the latter by half a distauce,and could not have lost the Doncaster Cup if she had started. The meeting commences to morrow and extends over Friday, with thirty-nine items spread over the four days. Of these eleven are appointed ok the first day, the most important of which aro the Hopp f 1, the Grand Duke Michael, the Four Year Old Triennial, the Buckenharn Stakes, and the Great Eastern .11 tilway Handicap. For the Hopeful 39 horses have been nomi nated, the most distinguished of whom are Achieve ment, Marksman, Lady Hester, Julius, Celliva, Veruhun, and Sunnylocks. The great form shown by Achieve ment gives her the pull over these as well as over all the horses we know anything about, consequently her defeat can alone be accomplished by a good " dark " horse. The Grand Duke Michael Stakes, unless Lord Falmouth should run Honiton, is likely to be reduced to a match between Lord .Lyon and Knight of the Crescent, and as the victor of the "triple crown " is penalised 71b and Lord Exeter's horse takes a 51b allowance, my vote must be for Knight of the Crescent. The Seventeenth Four Year Old Triennial will bring to the post but a limited field, and in the almost certain absence of Elland it is a gift to Kla rinska. New Guinea will win the Buckenham Stakes. There is the immense number of 79 horses for the Great Eastern Railway Handicap, which, being open to the post, renders this popular race most difficult to deal with. Those most favourably treated are Master Richard, Cedric, Plutus, Ill2,eGalantumno, and Proserpine, and one of them I shall expect to furnish the winner. The list for Wednes day contains nine items, only. three of which have yet closed, viz., the St. Leger, the Granby Stakes, and the Three Year Old Triennial. In the St. Leger Savernake and Knight Of the Crescent are engaged, with a certainty, according to the DancaSter running, of its falling to Lord Ailesbury's horse, •unless lie should be reserved for the Triennial. The. Granby, in which fourteen horses are en gaged, may bring out some "dark" youngsters, including the high-priced Pedagogue,but I nevertheless think the con test will be between Friponnier and Bounceaway. The former has to give Prince Soltykoff's filly 71b, and, the distance being six furlongs all up hill, I consider Bounce away entitled to the preference. In the Triennial sixty three horses are engaged, but nothing possesses the least chance of beating Savernake. The October Handicap looks a good thing for Breadalbane or Castanet, but those wishing to invest had better wait and see the result of the Great Eastern Railway Handicap. A FRESH MAN. NOTES FROM TRAINING DISTRICTS. (THIS DAY.) FIND ON. Our downs aro exceedingly heavy from the late succes sive rains ; but all our Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire horses aro doing well, if we except Sidewind, who has been amiss, and is merely trotting just now; and Rama, who is walking. Potomac, after her usual mile canters, takes a gallop of quite a couple of miles daily. So does Thalia. Both are looking and going uncommonly. We have a good string under orders for Newmarket, to assist at the First October Meeting there. All are well and fit. Lady Sophie and Gretna have done plenty of nice work, and are very free in their action ; and the Derby colt, Owen Glendower, is improving rapidly. Bismarck, The Ringtail, Screamer, Spangle, Bandmaster, Lady Lambton, and Stesi ardess are galloping a mile freely each morning; and Pamunkey, Panacea, Queen of the Isles, and Harlequina are progressing well. Mistletoe and Foresight have not done a great deal of late. Kilkenny, Merry Hart, Indian Star, Isis, Ulphus, Caustic, Denmark, PrimaDonna, Bounceaway, and Sister to Minnie aro in full work. • MALTON. Klarinska, Knight of the Crescent, Knight of St. Michael Hebe, Queen of Nuts, Knight of the Grove, and a few others have loft to fulfil their Newmarketengagements this week, and are looking uncommonly well. Klarinska has done first-rate work of late, that she must win the Seventh Triennial Produce; and it is ridiculous to suppose that Lord Lyon can beat Knight of the Crescent at 12lbs. dif ference for the Grand Duke Michael Stakes, for our horse has gone on improving since Doncaster, whilst the ilsley will never be made better than •he was fur the Leger. Klarinska may remain at Newmarket until after the Cesarewitch is over, but he wants stronger work for that event.. Brown,Bread is in preparation, but from the exer cise he is doing now, a mile and a quarter daily gallop, he looks as if he was going for the Cambridgeshire instead of a long race. Treasure Trove is not doing a great deal, nor the Lion ; but both are looking exceedingly well. Taraban and Grand Cross are merely walking at present ; and Oppression, Messmate, Sycee, My Love, Jonquil; Mockery, Domestic Bliss, Skylark, Bezique, Ballot, Musa, Punster, the Marlette colt, and several others cantering only. Wild Wind is in the hospital. NEWMARKET. Wo shall have a big meeting here this week. Yesterday and this morning our several horses engaged had their final long gallops, and several strangers arrived. 11 Re Galan tuomo, having won his trial with King Charming and Antimacassar ought not to lose the Great Eastern Railway Handicap, as he is a good speedy animal, and is as fit as possible. Plutus, nevertheless, is much improved, and looks very dangerous. With these two we shall be able to face all corners. Klarinska is to bo dreaded for the Seventeenth Triennial, but Mr. Chaplin's trio—Out and-Outer, Broomielaw, and Breadalbane— are very ripe. The whole of the above galloped to-day about a mile and three quarters steadily, and the following were also doing a fair amount of work : Hippia, Nancy, Plunder, Vespasian, Satyr, Problem, Delium, Water Cure, Cecrops, Janitor, Gownsman, Magi cian, Miss Harriette, Tomahawk, Musician, Nu, Brahma, Breeze, Sealskin, Eakring, Jollity, Medina, Chapel Royal, Whitby, Rector, Duke of York, Guinivere, Honiton, the two Robin Hoods, Cromwell, Ettrick, Lochaber, Verulam, Sunnylocks, Madlle. de Charolais, Julius, and Nightwatch, all of whom have engagements this week. Breeze and Eakring go very badly at present. Sealskin gallops a mile and a half only at present, but Jollity did two and a half to-day. Lothario also had a nice long gallop. Hippia goes splendidly, so do Julius and Knight of the Garter. MARLBOROUGH. Savernako goes to Newmarket, and if ho keeps as fit as he is at present ho will win both his engagements there, for he goes even better now than we have ever seen him do. Bradamant6 had a severe two miles and three quarters last Saturday, and of course has been eased since. The little mare is sure to take a prominent part in the Cesare witch if the ground be not " holding." Dulcimer and the Splitvote colt continue in good full work. The Mayonaise filly is amiss ; and Staghound still off duty. Bugler and Dragoon are fit. IL.SLEY. Lord Lyon and Achievement have been eased a little in their work during the last day or two, which will doubt less benefit them after their recent severe preparations. It would be policy to keep them from fulfilling their New market engagements this meeting; but nothing definite has oozed out here, at, present, of Mr. Dover's intention, though from the limited work the brother and sister are doing, we infer they will not be sent to the metropolis of the 4 turf this meeting. The General goes very short, this morning. No animal could look more fit and move more freely than Split the Difference ; so that ho ought to go and pull off the October Handicap. The youngsters, under the tutoring of Jozabel, are improv ing rapidly ; and pardevisure is giving Rust a rare good schooling now. ( Elland is amiss. Warrener is sending Gay Tom along ; and Lowe is giving Threadbare a strong preparation. Pryor gave Paris, Peon, Slender, and Fitzroy a long gallop on Saturday ; and they have done very little since. Claymore, Miller's Maid, Vampire, Vocalist, Colt, Aggravator, and the other horses here are doing uncom monly well. THE FORTHCOMING PRIZE FlGHT.—Arrangements have at length been completed for the great fight between Marsden and Baldwin, which is looked upon as a prelimi nary to the contest for the champion's belt. The fight is to take place t'-morrow (Tuesday) in what is known as the London district. DEATH OF . A GREAT STAGE COACH PROPRIETOR. —A man, once of considerable importance, has departed. " Mr. Edward Sherman, of the Queen's Hotel," is not in itself an announcement to arouse general sympathy. But the " Queen's Hotel" is the polite form given, since rail. roads upset the caches, to the old "Bull and Mouth," in St. Martin's-le-Grand, where the ancient inn first set up its testimony to the value of the Tudor victory in Picardy, as the " Boulo,gno Mouth," or harbour. Mr. Sherman was the great coach proprietor. He has died at the age of ninety. The rail threw him off the road, on which he saw as many changes as most men. For him the world was turned upside down; but ho scorned to die of grief of it, and lived on till he had reached the stage of the last ten miles towards the hundred. Mr. Sherman Was born when George 111. was young, and people of condition, but small means, travelled by the waggon. The old coach proprie tor's body can be carried by rail to the Great Northern Ce metery in as many minutes as it took days (when he was young) for the coaches starting from the old " Bull and Mouth," to molt Edinburgh.-40cnieuni. 1282 9 Si .1'231 1 1181 19 181 631 2 I 1281 1 122 11 S! J 9 81 105 4 71 } 71 997 101! 2i I€o6l I 7 di SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. GREAT EASTERN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Proserpina (taken) 12 to 1 agst Master Richard (taken) 14 to 1 agst Out-and-Outer (taken) 15 to 1 agst Lightning (taken) 16 to 1 agst Gownsman (taken) 16 to 1 agst II Re Galantuomo (taken) 22-to 1 agst Sultan (taken) OCTOBER HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Brownielaw (taken) • 100 to 6 agst any other offered CESARE WITCH. 10 to 1 agst Potomac (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Mathilde (taken) 14 to 1 agst .Bradamante (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ethelred (taken) 25 to 1 ast Chepstow (taken) 33 to 1 agst Regalia (taken) 33 to 1 agst La Favorite (taken) 50 to 1 agst Verdant (taken) 50 to 1 agst Dulcimer (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. -12 to 1 agst Chepstow° (taken) 15 to 1 agst Scarborough (taken) 16 to 1 agst Moldavia (taken) 20 to 1 agst Thalia (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, MANCHESTER RACES-SATURDAY. BROUGHTON PLATE. Zisca Merry Harp Persuasion Five ran. SELLING STAKES. Sorceress .. Mina Tatler .. Five ran. Won by half a length. NORTHERN METROPOLITAN HANDICAP. Charming Woman Wild Poppy Wallet • Seven ran: GRAND STAND PLATE. Inca Ladylikb 2 Soven ran. Won by a head. TRAFFORD HANDICAP. Capitola. 1 Madame Bosco Naples 3 Four ran, Won by two lengths. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CESAREWITCII. 9to 1 agst Potomac (offered) 16 to 1 agst Bradamante (taken) 16 to 1 agst Mathilde (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ethelred (taken) 25 to 1 agst Jollity (taken) 33 to 1 agst Regalia (taken) 40 to 1 agst Breeze (taken) 50 to 1 agst II Re Galantuomo (taken) 100 to 1 agst Eakring (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 20 to 1 agst Thalia (taken) 20 to 1 agst Moldavia (taken) 33 to 1 agst Caithness (taken) 33 to 1 agst Abergoldie (taken) 33 to 1 agst Sidow:nd (taken) N to 1 agst Chepstow (taken) 40 to 1 agst It Re Galantuomo (taken) The following horses are under orders for Newmarkot from Malton—Klariuska, Knight of St. Michael, Knight of the Crescent, Hebe, Queen of Nuts, and Knight of the Grove. Neither Westwick, War, nor Klarnot will be at Newmarket next week. Many of our sporting friends will regret to hoar of the death of Mr. Butler, of Liverpool, which untimely event (a serious loss to his family) took place a few days ago. The Marquis of Hastings's stud will be disposed of by Messrs. Tattersall, at Newmarket, during the forthcoming Houghton Meeting. Lord Portsmouth has disposed of his yearlings in one lot to "Mr. Fulke." After winning the Hendro Stakes at Monmouth, Chance was sold to Mr. Weynian for 37 guineas. The Middle Park Plate, 1867, has closed with 179 sub scribers. "Diamond, after winning a Selling Race at Canterbury on Wednesday, was bought in for 65 guineas. Helen, after winning a Selling Handicap at Canterbury on Wednesday, was bought for 50 guineas. The assumed name of Mr. Pembroke has been re gistered. The Leamington and Warwielcrhire"Bunt Meeting, 1866, will take place on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 20th, 21st, 22d, and 23d of November. DEATH OF GAMESTER.—This horse, who won the St. Leger in 1859, died last week at Be lsay Castle, near New castle, the seat of Sir Charles Maack, his owner. Jeannie Deans, 2 yrs, Salliet, 4 yrs, and Prescription, 5 yrs, are advertised for sale ; price £2,000 the lot. Antoinette was given away to Payne, the jockey, after running in the Selling Stakes, at Brecon, on Monday. Mr. Cecil Shepherd (Ist Dragoon Guards) has purchased the steeplechase horse, Meerschaum, aged. SHREWSBURY AUTUMN MEETING.—The entries for the principal handicaps close on Tuesday, October 2. The Shrewsbury Cup has at present 81 subscribers, the Column Handicap 59, the Convivial Nursery 33, the Copeland Nur sery 30, the Caldecot Nursery 26, and the Cleveland Plate 22 subscribers. PLYMOUTH, DEVONPORT, AND CORNWALL RACES, 1867. The stewards elect are the Duke of Newcastle, Lord Eliot, M.P., Sir Lydston Newman, Bart., and John Bul teel, Esq. EDITH OF LORN, who came in for the Licensed Vic tuallers' Plato at Richmond, on Tuesday, and against whom an objection was lodged for not claiming the 51b allowance, was disqualified by the stewards on Wednes day, and the race was awarded to Tidy, who came in second. Mr. T. Hughes sold Gulnara for £l3O before the 'Trial Stakes, at Hampton, on Wednesday, to Mr. W. G. Ben nett, who parted with her the following day at auctiun for 70 guineas less. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, JERMYN-STREET, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON. Imp. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter sall's) begs to inform the racing public ho will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year. For further particulars and prices see advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. Post-office Orders to be made payable at the Piccadilly or St. James's stroet offices, and cheques to be crossed the "London and Westminster Bank." THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.-J. Sadler, of Putney, has issued a challenge to row either R. Chambers or R. Cooper for the championship and £2OO aside. At the luncheon of the Easingwold Agricultural Society, on Tuesday, the Hon. A. Dunconibe, M.P., gave the usual loyal toasts, and, in giving that of " The Prince and Princess of Wales," he said that whilst their Royal Highnesses were inspecting the recent show at the York shire Agricultural Society, at York, one of the thorough bred horses east a shoe. Tho Princess desired that the shoo should be presented to her, and he (the chairman) had the pleasure of giving it into her Royal Highness's hands, at Bishopthorpe, and of hearing her giving instructions to have it packed up as carefully as one of her bonnets.— Court Journal. •. KELSO—ANGLLN•G IN THE TWEED AND TEVIOT.— The frequent showers which have fallen during the week have had the effect of keeping the rivers in a swollen state. On account of the comparative dryness of the weather on Sunday and Monday, the waters subsided considerably, but on Tuesday they.again came down in flood. On Wed nesdity the Tweed had so far decreased as to allow of an gling with some success. Ou the Markerston water, three fish Were caught, one of which gave Mr. Malcolm, yr., of Poltallocb, an exciting run of three minutes, and when landed was found to be a new run salmon of 33ilb weight On Thursday, Sir Richard Jeffson, in the Sprouston water, killed a bull-trout ; but the water was rather full for sal mon angling. In the Teviot during the week, two pikes, fish very rarely caught in this district, were landed—ono by Mr. Johnston and the other by Mr. Train. The former weighed 411 b and the latter 71b. On Thursday night there were several very heavy showers of rain, which brought the Tweed down in flood, and it will be Monday, with fair breather, before angling can be pursued With success. A goodly number of fish have reached the upper waters. —The s'' mum% STREET HUMOUR.—During the period of the Great Exhibition at Kensington the omnibuses in that district increased their fares from threepence to four pence. A. Frenchman, unacquainted with the change in the tariff, proffered a threepenny piece in payment for the journey. "Fourpence, mosso," answered the conductor, wagging his head. The unfortunate alien, who could not speak a word of English, still tendered the smaller coin. " One, two, throe, four—Four," cried the other, counting the numbers on his fingers, and roaring at the top of his voice, as though that would render him more intelligible. "Four, four !" This went on for about five minutes, in the presence of a 'busful of people, who wanted to settle their own little accounts, and enter the building. "He don't understand nothing," groaned the conductor, when his store of abuse was utterly exhausted, " Will any l a d y or gentleman be so good as to oblige mo with the French for a blessed fool?" ELECTION EXPENSES.—The expenses incurred by Viscount Royston, M.P., in securing unopposed re-election for the county of Cambridgeshire in July were £9l. Of this amount, .Cll referred to official charges, and £25 to agency. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MAIL. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM) PLYmouTE, Sept. 22. The Union Company's steamship Celt, from the Cape, has arrived here. Her dates are, Table Bay, 20th August, St. Helena, 28th ; Ascension, Ist September; and Ma deira, 15th. She brings GO .passengees, including Surveyor- General Bell ; Staff Surgeon-Major and Mrs. Powell, and Mr. and Mrs. John Paterson. THE COM111(1SIIER. (From lloutiedge's Illustrated Natural llistory.) The common Kingfisher is by far the most gorgeously decorated of all our ind:genous birds, and can bear cum paiison u:tli many of the gaily decorated inhabitants of tropical climates. It is a sufficiently common bird, although distributed very thinly over the whole country, and considering the great number of eggs which it lays, and the large propor tion of young which it rears, is p.obably more plentiful than is generally supposed to be the case. The straight, glancing flight of the Kingfisher, as it shoots along the river -bank, its azure back gleaming in the sunlight with meteoric splendour, is a sight familiar to all those who have been accustomed to wander by the sides of rivers, whether for the purpose of angling, or merely to study the beauties of nature. So swift is the flight of this bird, and with such wonderful rapidity does it move its short wings, its shape is hardly perceptible as it passes through the air, and it leaves upon the eye of the observer the impression of a blue streak of light. This straight, arrow-like course is that which is generally adopted by the bird, but on some occasions the Kingfishers will become very playful, and sport with each other in the air, turning and wheeling with much adroitness as they mutually chase or avoid each other in their game. The food of this bird consists ehiefly; thoughTiot exclu sively, of fish, which:it takes, Ir'lls, and eats in thelollow ing manner : Seated upon a convenient bough or rail that overhangs a stream where the smaller fish love to pass, the Kingfisher waits very patiently until he sees au unsuspecting minnow or stickleback pass below his perch, and then, with a rapid movement, drops into the water like a stone and secures his prey. Should it be a small,Rsh, he swallows it at once, but if it should be of rather largo dimensions, he carries it to a stone or stump, beats it two Dr three times against the hard substance, and then swallows it'without any trouble. The Kingfisher is sometimes given to hoarding, and having caught more fish than ho can eat, will take them to his secret storehouse, and there hide them until he is able to eat them. In one such; base, in which an account has been forwarded to me, the bird seemed to employ its storehouse for the reception of fish which it had caught and which were too largo for it to swallow. The treasury chosen by this individual was a crevico formed by the roots of a willow-tree that grew close to the water's edge, and it usually contained one or two fish. Sometimes there would be five or six fishes lying in the hole, and some of them so largo that they have been removed and cooked. The bird must sometimes have found a great difficulty in getting its prey fa;rly ashore, as the tracks were evident on the soft mud of the bank where the fish had boon dragged, and the ',bird's feet had trodden. Young trout were the general occupants of the storehouse, and in every case the fish had been killed by a bite across the back of the head or neck. Sometimes the bird has been known to meet with a deadly retribution on the pai'L of his prey, and to fall a victim to h;s voracity.. One such example I have seen. A. Kingfisher had caught a common bull-head, or miller's thumb, a well-known largo-headed fish, and on attempting to swallow it had been bafflad by the large head, which re fused to pass through the gullet, and accordingly choked the bird. The Kingfisher must have been extremely hungry when it attempted to eat so large a morsel, as the fish was evidently of a size that could not possibly have been accommodated iu the bird's interior. Several similar examples aro known ; but one, which is recorded by Mr. Quekett, is of so remarkable a kind that it is worthy of notice. The bird had caught and actually attempted to swallow a young dabchick, and, as might be supposed, had miserably failed in the attempt. The most complete instance of poetical justice befalling a Kingfisher is one which occurred in Gloucestershire, and was related to me by an eye-witness. The narrator was sitting on the bank of a favourite river and watching the birds, fish, and insects that disport themselves upon and in its waters, when some strange blue object was soon floating douu the stream, and splashing the water with great vehemence. On a nearer approach it was seen to be a Kingfisher, from whose mouth protruded the tail and part of the body of a fish. Thu struggles of the choking bird became more and more faint, and had well nigh ceased when a pike protruded his broad nose from the water, seized both Kingfisher and fish, and disappeared with theta into the regions below. The same parson who related this tragical story, and who has always felt an ardent love for birds, beasts, and things that enjoy the blessings of life, and to whom I have been indebted for much curious information and many valuable specimens of natural history, also tells me that Kingfishers aro greatly - susceptible of music, pro vided that it bo played in a slow and solemn strain like the old ecclesiastic chants. There was an organ in the house placed in the room that looked towards the stream which the Kingfishers frequented, and it was observed by the household that whenever music of such a character was played upon the organ the Kingfishers would soon make their appearance at the bottom of the garden, and sit as if enchanted with the strains. Quick and lively airs seemed rather to disconcert the birds, a fact which was not discovered until after many experiments and the con sumption of much time. With the fish it generally feeds its young, being able to disgorge at will the semi-digested food which it has swal lowed, after the manner of most birds of prey. Fish, how ever, do not constitute its sole nourishment, as it is known to eat various insects, such as dragon-flies and water beetles, and will often in cold weather pay a visit to the sea shore for the purpose of feeding upon the little crabs, shrimps, and sandhoppors that are found upon the edge of the tide. Still, by far the greatest portion of its diet is composed of fish ; and I have never yet found any frag ments of insect anatomy among the debris which forms the nest. The nest of the Kingfisher is always made in some con venient bank, at thu extremity of a hole which has previ ously been occupied and deserted by the water rat or other mining quadrupeds, and been enlarged and adapted for use by the Kingfisher. Now and then the nest of this bird has been found built in the deserted hole of a rabbit-warren It is always found that the tunnel slopes gently upward, and that the bird has shaped the extremity into a globular form in order to contain the parent bird, the nest, and eggs. Sometimes the nest is placed in the natural crevices formed by the roots of trees growing on the water's edge. In many cases it is easily detected, fur the birds aro.very care less about the concealment of their nest even before the eggs are hatched, and after the young have made their ap airiasnafctuiearbisnloetnihlneetdshvieositir-aldan,pepeth,eetaiyntedatrihenasdtoicatchlteaeimrwonirotohiusysgrvefooair food and so i heard t ce p s re c c a i n sio b n e the direction of their home. Some writers:say that the interior of the burrow is kept so scrupulously clean th a t it i s f ree f rom a ll ev il sc ents. My own experien ce , however, contradicts this assertion ; for, after introd uc i ng th e h an d i n t o a Ki n gfisher's nest, I %have always found it imbued with so offensive an odour that I was fain to wash it repeatedly in the nearest stream. As the Kingfisher is so piscatorial in its habits, it would naturally be supposed that the nest would be placed in close connection with the stream from which the parent birds obtained their daily food. I have, however, several times seen a Kingfisher's nest, and obtained the eggs, in spots that were not within half a mile of a fish-inhabited stream. The bird is greatly attached to the burrow in which it has once made its nest,'and'will make use of the same spot year after year, even though the nest be plun dered and the eggs stolen. The eggs are from six to eight in number, rather globu lar in form, and of an - exquisitely delicate pink in colour when fresh, changing to a pearly white when the contents are removed. As soon as the young are able to exert themselves, they perch on a neighbouring twig or other convenient resting place, and squall Incessantly for food In a very short time they assume their yearling-plumage which is very nearly the same as that of the adult bird, and soon learn to fish on their own account. --i-IQUATICS. PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUE. The closing trip of the above club took place on Satur day a fternoon. At 2.30 the Octoroon, 12, F. H. Lemann ; Eva, 22, E. S. Balmer and Lowe; Lotus, 21, J. Chaaner ; Clyde, 12, S.lllarwood, rendezvoused at Blackwall Pier, and had a capital run to Purfleet, off which they brought up,. and the members and their friends dined at the Royal Hotel. 'lf. Cecil Long, the vice-commodore, was in the chair, and in giving the toast of "The Prince of Wales Yacht Club," dwelt upon the successful season they had had, and the prospect of a brilliant future if they would continue to support the club as they had done. The other toasts followed, and the party spent a very agree able evening. CHALLENGE FOUR-OARED RACE. On Saturday a four-oared race was rowed between crews of the Hope and Surrey Rowing Clubs from Green wich to Charlton for a Challenge Cup, to be won twice in succession by the same club before it became their pro per ty. The Hope had won it once. The result was as follows: — 'Hope.—. Brown, C. Miles, G. Miles, W. Marriott, 1 with W. Renshaw (cox.) Surrey.—W. Arnold , 13. Griffiths, J. Higgs, J. Flet cher, R. Whitt a ker (cox.) Mr. Searle was starter and r e feree. They had a good race of 200 yards , when the Hope gradually drow awa y , aabnsdoiwuoteniya. Thefastra Acebiltrid yotonlrea No. 3 co lengths, thauesmiie winning ,ana the h it Cup tt large party. ig ill crows con - Tho :es 1 1 P them mem- °wet - cuous LetOri" order• plume linea - ',3 are it the -011 ce of faco roach ideut rk of fetor , aa „ of iibted -rott° of tho cave , L i 0 0 ) coac t 010 cuni or, sa plac e the ;tate , ~~ S t. O le 0 Of to J, poll ear'