The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK Two O'CLOCK, At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes. were 68f. 87c. Firm. The transactions in the market for English secu rities to-day have been extremely moderate. The members of_ the, house complain of the paucity of business, but in many respects there is a more cheerful tone consequent upon the brilliancy of the weather, the improved pro spects of the harvest, and the probability of a renewal of speculation at the end of the holiday season now approaching. Consols are 891 f f for money, and 898 - 90 for the account. The New Threes and. Reduced Annuities are 88} 4 ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis: to 2s. prem ; and India 5 per Cents. 1061 ' Foreign Stocks have been largely dealt in, and several of the principal descriptions show an im provement. Turkish Consolides are 501 8 ; Mexi can ex all, 24; fr ; the New Loan, 231 ; Greek Bonds, 21 f ; Spanish Passive, 29* 30* ; Certifi cates, 14; 15 ; Italian, 651 ; and the Confede rate Loan, 6 7. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been on a rather limited scale. Great Eastern and Brighton have each declined 55., - and North- Western, 10s. ; while Great Western, and Great Northern A Stock have each improved ss. ; and London and Blackwall and North British each 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain *ithout variation. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are inactive at about previous rates. London and Brighton are marked 45f ; London and Westminster, 46i 47 ; General Credit, 6 6*; Overend, Gurney, and Com pany are quoted 4.1 q prem. ; Transatlantic Steam Ship, lf 2 prem. ; and Atlantic Telegraph Pre ference Shares, 2 2 1 per share. FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Oct. 10 5 per Cent. Reduced BB . l. New 3 per Cent BBf I New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 .... Do. 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. Do. £5OO .2 dis 2 pm Do; £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5f per Cent ' Do Account • — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, loi per Cent., AprillB74 222 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 - I Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. si. per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,000 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bondi' 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do J . per .g,ent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Mimi - if - per Cent '— ' - ' Id.ly per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Do. Account — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 94f 5f Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds 95 Do. 1864 961 1 / Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, en Coupons Do Account 2l Do. Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do .£B6 paid Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 70/ Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid — Mexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French ,-. Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — Alontevidean 6,per Cent., £3O paid — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l4-1 15 Do 2 per Cent 331 Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent — Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9l Do 41 per Cent._ 1850 ___. Do Biel Cent. 1859 56 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 — Do 5 per Cent. 1854 951 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account . 4 7. Do New Deferred ,Do Account Do Passive — Do Account Swinish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account — Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do Account Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account 951 5 41 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds 761 ii Do. 11 per Cent — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 — Do Account 74/ Do 6 per Cent" 1863 — Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do £lOO Bonds 461 7 Do Scrip, .£35 paid Do Guaranteed ,4 per Cent Ve nezuela 3 per Cent. D 0.6 per Cent, 1864 421 Account Dividends on the above payable in London, D u gan, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins .)elgi an, ...... 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil D 4 per Cent. CertificaLes French Rentes, 41 per Cent. Do Ita • A.ccount han Do Acc o un t r Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. o. Cottsols THREBBE99IOiOCLOCK. Do. Account ..... Much nncertainty seems to prevail with regard to the immediate prospects of the money market, but there is an idea in many influential quarters that many weeks will not elapse before there is an advance, owing to the negotiations of loans, the progress of Joint-Stock adventure, and the revival of trade likely to be experienced towards the close of the year. No bullion operations of importance took place at the Bank on Saturday, and the export market both for gold and silver is particularly quiet. The success attending the negotiation of the Brazilian loan is likely to lead to immediate shipments to the Government for which it is being raised. The accounts from the manufacturing districts during the past week have been favourable. At Manchester the manufacturers generally are fully employed under contract, and prices of both cloths and yarns are firm. At Leeds, Bradford, and Hud dersfield there has been a seasonable inquiry for winter fabrics ; while at Leicester and Nottingham business generally has continued steady. At Bir mingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton rather more activity has prevailed in most departments. The directors of the St. John d'El Rey Mining Company (Limited) have received the following re port, dated Morro Velho, Aug. 17, 1865 :—Produce for July, 33,117. oitavas ; cost for July, £9,865 ; profit for July, £2,903 ; produce 10 days of August, 9,494 oitavas ; yield, 5.772 oitavas per ton.—W. INGLIS, for the managing director.-8, Tokenhouse yard, Sept. 18, 15q5. The hall-yearly interest on the bonds of the Venezuela Six per Cent. Loan, 1865, negotiated by the General Credit Finance Company of London, due the Ist proximo, will be paid on and after September 30. which midst ounty, I, not a minis ig that fruitful by a %tidies nd the emem- drink roke." would lesirod ',mown ;ponse, he ex- ionour a then come," would sposal 1 upon of the enefits nd the peech, mune- irman, retary us, no of the eir re ed the .eeable le Ar- erday with in g. 16. a and y the h her 3it at Duke Lchese vieW 3 811 of the Lug of rrit2; Lbjeet a the uette• ion COLONIAL GO VERNMEN British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D. , . sp. c. Mar. & Sept b p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Capo G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July. 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, A p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. U•7B Do. 88 May 5, Nov. • 5 Natal '4ov. 6 per cent N. B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&J uly W. Gov. 5 pre., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So ,tia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. a p. c 8. Aus.Gov. 8 p.c 18684+ Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,(l vv. 6 p.c. Ja Jz July Do. do. A pril & Oct BRITI Cam. Consol. Gold, lira Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake wal is East Bassett (Illogan, Eatat Cara , on as Cam Brea East G2enville East Love:l . E. W'i Russell k Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Or at xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor Grenvil.e Elerod's Foot .... Elingston Downs Margaret (tiny Lelant Marke Valley mwyndy Iron Ore, I N angi les .. New Seton North Downs North Roskear v.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United Pr videnee Uny Lvlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft 1 II lfr l 1! 1! 2 20 82 470 490 15 2' 13 15 , 174 184 6 7 S JO 70 75 165 175 75 80 274 321 West isassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L , skeard l West Chi rerton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal T. elawney (Lis I Wheal Uni 4 6 195 200 17 18 ettfilFisatEN(lll; SHARES. Great Eastern, E. U., 4 per cent. gua., 804 80 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., - 131 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 per cent. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent. pt., 99 London, Brighton, &a, fa per cent., 1858, 97} Ditto, new, di percent., 1864, 974 London, Chatham, dm., Metrop. Ext. B, 6 per cent., 101 LiNlts LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4f teultEIGN HAIL WAYS. Great Luxembourg', 15 Northern of France, 436 Recite and San Francisco (11m.), gua. 7 per cent., 121 San Paulo. litn., gua. 6 per cent., 17& South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 18i lealillaGN MINE& Don Pedro, North Del Rey. f Frontino and tsoliyia fold, hm., 41 k BANlits, Alliance, li n.. 321 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of Which 20 is paid., 261 Bank of utago, lira., 7/ Bank (t New Zealand, 16/ European Bank, lim.. 12j Imperial Ottoman. 114 London aink of Mexico and S. America, lim., 14} London and Brazilian aim.), 458 London and County, 77 London and %% estminster, 97 61 Mercantile and Exchange, lira., 51 National Provincial of Enuland. Ditto, d and 3d issue, 45 National Bank, ni oriental Bana Corporation, 521 Union of Australia, 65/ Union -of London, 548 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 7n r 7 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Ceylon Company, Dit,o, A shares, 3i City of Moscow Gas, hm., Credit Font:ter and 31.)bilier of England, 9; Credit Fonder of Mauritius, Crystal Palace, 39 / Discount Corporation. 15 141 Ebbw Vale, 14i 11 Egyptian Corn and Trading, English and Foreign Credit, 4f Fore-street Warehouse, lim. 81- Gen. Credit and Finsn ae of l]ondou. lim.. fi 6 Home and c ,lonial A ssurance, lim, 3j 1 Imperiml Mercantile Credit Asso.,llm., di 1 7 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 111 11 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 84 Joint Stock Discount. lam., 9 London Financial Association, lim., 221 London General Omnibus Company, 31 Merchant Shipping, lira, f 4 blitional Discount-, ompany, lim,, 151 Ocean ti arine Insurance), 24a Ottoman Financial A as ociati on, lim., 81 9 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lira., 111 1 1 Smith, Knight, ani Co., Thames and Mersey Marine (insurance), Trinidad Petroleum, lim., 5i Universal Marine, Insurance, Um., 5 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railway s. I Paid.! Closing I Business Price. done. Vol., h Str. Val. Blyth and Tyne ..... Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div. Do. B till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Junc Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock Do. B o Do. New, is. at 25 pn. Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste. ti -Original I) . S. Val. Rail gua. 150. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newpo. t _ Do. Hereford , Lanc .shire & Yorkshire L.,ndon and Blackwall Lon., Brilh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover I Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western IMan., She!., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle 00. shares Metropolitan Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. VV., Ireland Do. 6 shares %)id Kent No , th British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N •E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. btock.& Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61. North London Do. New Do. do. 184 North Staffordshire '' N. St S. W. Junction Scottish ntral Scot. N. E Aber. stock 'o. Scot, Mid. stack .zh-ews do Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon -outh E stern . •itaines, Wok., d; Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford Sr Kilkenny Weat Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.St ' Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable WHITISH P, Atlantic& St. Lawrence Bern.,Baroda. ,Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. k' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference . Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. Ws. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., lim ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Benal, gu., 5 do East L. dia.), gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. M oil. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist "ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pry f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 7d Pref. stook— Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred pt. in 0. Gua. 5 per Do. New gua. 6 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W , a. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5, do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 4i do Do. 41 do Do. Fifth Kxtensiou Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's tray New Brunswick & Can Class A and B NT. 1t 1.0 'da, pc lst pf.bds Scindo .... A 4 Do. Delhi Do. do co " Do. Puniaub .5 Do.lndus St Flo 1114 st st st 50 20 10 10 et 20 .204 10 H M 2.1.0 2.14.8 3.4.0 2.7.0 2. t 3.6 v. 10.8 601 all 1.1.0 8.13 4.3.6 371 4.2.0 2.8.0 I 7.1.8 10.6.7' 11 1&18.0 30.17.6 THE SUB, LONDON, MONDAY EVENIAG, SEPTEMBER 18, 1865. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Very little business was transacted in wheat in the country markets held on Saturday. No further change of importance took place in prices; but as regards old wheat the quotations were 3s. to 4s. per quarter below the late highest point. The demand for spring corn ruled inactive, and the tendency of prices was somewhat in favour of buyers. The flour trade was dull at barely late rates. On the Continent the wheat' trade is very inactive, and prices are drooping. The spring corn trade also is without animation. At New York the demand for wheat and flour for export has fallen off. Very moderate supplies of home-grown produce were received up to our market last week. The imports from abroad amounted to 27,289 qrs. of wheat ; 5,092 barley ; 21,897 oats ; 35 beas ; 141 peas ; 13,266 linseed ; 2,632 oilseeds; and 350 sacks of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of wheat from Essex and Kent were very moderate. A portion of the supply of new produce was received in good condition ; but at the same time there were several indifferent samples on the stands. The trade was devoid of animation ; but as regards good and fine wheats, prices were firm, and last Monday's currency was supported. The more important transactions were chiefly confined to the best samples of red and white produce, a portion of the supply, owing. to its inferior condition, being left unsold at the close of business. The market was well supplied with Russian and Prus sian wheats, but the show of American produce on the stands was limited. Generally speaking, sales progressed slowly, and the total amount of business transacted was but moderate. The prices of this day se'ennight, however, were steadily maintained. • Wheat, afloat, was in slow request, at the late decline in the quotations. The supply of English barley on sale was small, and varied considerably in quality. With foreign barley the market was but moderately supplied. The barley trade, however, ruled quiet, at about late rates. - The demand for malt ruled inactive, at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was moderately good. On the whole the trade was steady, and prices ruled firm. The flour trade was quiet, yet prices ruled stationary, Foreign sacks were in moderate supply, but the market was scantily supplied with barrels. Beans were a short supply, yet there was very little in quiry for any description. The quotations were unaltered from Monday last. Peas, although scantily offered, met a slow sale at late rates. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 34s to 42s Do., old 42s 478 Do., white, old D0., new •• ' Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old s __ s ' Do., now Talavera, new sos 58s Rye— 30s 32s 25s 28s Malting 3os 36s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 64s 65s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 20s 24s Potato • 24s 288 Youghal and Cork, black l9s ' 24's Cork, white 2os 25s , . Scotch, Feeding - l9s 23s Beaus—Tick 4OB 42s Pigeons ..., 42s 45s Peas—Grey, new Maple .White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b 4OB 438 Suffolk 3os 32s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 2ss 30s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of foreign stock cn sale in our own market to-day was very large. Generally speaking, the quality both of beasts and sheep was inferior. The trade was quiet at about last Monday's currency. There were some good Normandy beasts on offer. Fresh up from our grazing districts the arrivals of beasts were very limited. The supply from Ireland was but moderate, whilst the receipts from Scotland were con fined to 18 head. There was a .great scarcity of prime stock on offer, and the very few choice breeds exhibited for sale changed hands at full prices; otherwise, the beef trade was dull, and the quotations ruled somewhat irre gular. The top price was 5s 4d, but this v a l ue was rest . _ lised in only a few instances, the bulk of the primest breeds on offer, which was really of only secondary qua lity, having sold at 5s and 5s 2d per 81bs. -,The arrivals from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, comprised 1,100 head ; from other parts of England, 300 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 18 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 200 oxen and heifers. The supply of sheep on sale was moderate, but the qua lity of the stock was very middling. Good and prime Downs, half-breds, and Lincolns, moved off freely at ex treme rates ; otherwise, the mutton trade was steady at last .Monday's quotations. The top price was 6s 8d per 81bs. Lambs were in request, and the limited supply on offer realised higher prices. A few choice breeds sold at 8s per 81bs. There was a fair demand for calves, and prices ruled firm. The top price was 5s 6d per 81bs. The pork trade was firm at fully late rates. Per 81b to sink the offal. s d s d a dad Crse. & inf. beasta...3 4 4 0 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 10 6 2 Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime s'thdown 00.6 4 6 8 Prime large oxen ..4 10 5 0 Large coarse calves. 4 4 5 0 Prime Scuts. .4c....5 2 5 4 Prime small d0......5 2 5 6 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 6 5 0 Large hogs ...4 2 4 8 Second quality do ..5 2 5 8 Small porkers 410 5 2 Lambs....os Od to 04 Od. Suckling calves, 19s lo 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 251 ,0 30$ each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Fo r eign s u pply. Beasts 6,240 Beasts.... 4 l9O Cows .. Cows. .. .. . .... Sheep and lambs 28,470 Sheep and lambs 14,980 Calves 316 Oa ves 3l: t'igs 3.2 Pigs — The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, aniciitted 1;o25, 089 liaid. , Injhd cokieipondii4 -Oceetn, 1864, we received 14,303 ; in 186$, - 15,217; in 1862 11,620 ; in 1861, 12,148 ; in 1860, 11,722 ; and in 1859, 9,893 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Antwerp — Boulogne -- Bremen. Copenhagen-- -- Dm*. Dunkirk Gothenburg • 31 -. 133 ." -- ... 11 ... Hamburg - 3305 .- -- ... -- ...1148 Harlingen lBO .. 2228 ... 60 .. 37 ~ 271 Medemblik B5 .. 1932 Oporto .150 ... -- Ostend Rotterdam 1242 .. 5674 . -- .. 548 .. 358 Twining 1779 .. 3357 .. 449 .. Vigo 202 200 ... - ... - 262 ... - ... - 110 ... - ... -- 128 ... - ... - ••• ••• Total 4376 ...17,799 509 597 ...1808 The yearly comparison of weekly impbrts is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1864 1863 1862 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Sept. 19, 1864, and this day, Monday, Sept. 18, 1865. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. Sept. 19, 1864. S opt. 18, 1865. s d s d s d sd Coarse and inferior beasts 3 4 to 3 8 3 4 to 4 0 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 4 6 4 10 4 10 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5 4 5 6 6 4 6 8 Lambs Large coarse calves 4 0 4 8 4 4 5 0 Prime small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 2 4 8 4 10 5 2 Beasts 6,690 Sheep 24,230 Calves Pigs ' 630 _ SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 21, 18 63.—Beasts, 6,650 — sheep, 27,180—calves, 390—pigs, 440. Sept. 22, 1862—Beasts, s,96o—sheep, 25,370—c a l ves, 842 1 —pigs, 480. 1 to a close on the 23rd ult., are progressing steadily. Good and fine wools'fully support the rates of last sales, but in ferior qualities exhibit a decline of about id. per lb., as compared with the same period. In English wools about an average business is doing, and prices are decidedly firm. The import of wool into. London last week was 3,670 bales from Sydney, 730 Melbourne, 1,012 Adelaide, 2,482 Algoa Bay, 1,141 Port Natal, and 459 bales from the Cape. Current prices of English wool per lb. sd s d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 8 1 9 Half -bred do 1 11 4 2 0 Kent flee ces South,Down ewes and wethers 1 84 1 9 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing Advertisement Agents and Public Companies At the last sitting of the Lord Mayor's Court, before.the Recorder and a Common Jury, Messrs. Allen and Garbutt, the well-known advertising agents, of Sing William-street, sued tho United Warehouse. Company (Limited) to recover £320, the balance of an account for advertising the com pany in various newspapers. Mr. Talford Salter (instructed by Mr. Snell, of George street, Mansion-house) appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Philbrick (instructed by Messrs. Sheppard and Reilly) re presenting the defendant. It appeared that the whole bill for advertising the . com pany was £460, out of which £l4O had been.paid, and the question in the cause was as to the liability of the defendants to plaintiffs. There was no dispute as to the orders for the advertisements, but an issue was raised as to whether the liability was not personal to ono of, the gentlemen inter ested in the company. In the course of the case a letter received from the secretary was handed to Mr. Garbutt, and was - read by Mr. Rowley, the deputy-registrar of the Court. From this it appeared that the letter was written upon the company's printed papers, and it requested the plaintiffs to advertise the quotations of the shares, &c., in the newspapers in which plaintiffs were advertising the company's business. Mr. Philbrick itchnitted that he was' quite surprised at the letter, and did - not expect the production of such a document, • . His Lordship had not the slighest doubt that the learned counsel was surprised_ by the letter, and asked how the case could be defended further. Mr. Philbrick admitted that he could not proceed, and his lordship directed the jury to find for the plaintiffs for the full amount:. Verdict for the plaintiffs for the amount sought to be recoyered.. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The market continues strong at id. to a d. over last week. Sales, probably 20,000 bales. The coupons of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, New' York division, Second Mortgage Bonds, and of the Pennsylvania division, First Mortgage Bonds, will be paid on the Ist of October, at the rate of 4s. per dollar, at the Consolidated Bank. The directors of the English and Australian Cop per Company have received advices from their manager, dated Adelaide, July 27. The quantity of coal at Kooringa Was 1,3961 tons ; at Kapunda 869 tons ; and at Port Adelaide Works all the furnaces were out for stock taking and repairs, but would be lighted again about Ist August. At Koo ringa there were three furnaces at work. Since' date of last advices about 61 tons of copper had been shipped. PROPOSED MEMORIAL TO CHAUCER.—It is pro posed to purchase' by subscription and to preserve, as a memorial of Chaucer, the Talbot Inn, in the Borough High Street. The testimony of admiration thus proposed would be so far imperfect that it would be hard to prove any portion of the structure in question to be so old as the time of Chaucer. DESPERATE ATTEMPT OF MR. GORDON ALLEN, THE BARRISTER, TO COMMIT SUlClDE.—Yesterday after noon a painful sensation was created in the Inner Temple amongst the benchers, owing to a report being raised that ' Mr. Gordon Allen, barrister-at-law, had attempted to destroy his life by cutting his throat. Tho unfortunate gentleman, who, it will be remembered, took a prominent part in the proceedings against Mr. Edwin James, has for some time been noticed to be in a very desponding and unsettled state of mind. He occupied chambers at No. 2, Dr. Johnson's-buildings, in the Temple, and yesterday afternoon he was found in his office with his throat cut. Medical aid was promptly called. in, but such was the languishing state he was in that his instant removal to the hospital was deemed indispensable, and Assistant In spector Harris and Police-constable Henderson removed him to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where he at present re mains without the least hope of recovery. THE TORPEDD.—Mr. Donald M'Kay, the well known American shipbuilder, is at present in this country, and is in close communication with the Admiralty on the subject of torpedoes. It is the intention, we understand, of the authorities to entertain seriously the question of having on hand a stock of these destructive missiles, with a view of laying them down, in the event of a war, in the diffe rent channels leading into our harbours, thus leaving our fleet to a great extent free to proceed to sea.—Army and Navy Gazette. PERIGORD TRUFFLES.—This precious cryptogam, the nature of which is but little known, though every one is practically acquainted with its singular appearance and peculiar flavour promises an abundant crop this year, after an almost total failure last season. The heavy rains that fell in the month of August after the prolonged heat in France have aided wonderfully in the development and mul tiplication of this root. The truffles already appear at the surface of the ground, and, though still in an embryonic state, begin to emit that peculiar odour for which they are distinguished, and are now rapidly developing themselves, as the tubercle increase in size.—The Grocer. DEATH OF A POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH UTTERING BASE COIN.—It will be remembered that Police constable Warren was committed for trial to the Reading Borough Sessions, for passing a Hanoverian token as a sove reign at one of the stalls at Reading races. He was bailed out, but the disgrace hanging upon him so preyed upon his mind that he died on Thursday last.—Berks Chronicle. The Journal de Bruges states that a disease is destroying the chickens of the district iu great numbers. One proprietor near the town lost 37 in a few hours. The cattle plague is also raging in the province. Tom MOORE'S BESSIE.—The grave has now closed over the last of a poet's household, says the Athe tueurn. The widow of Moore rests by her husband's side. The voice of sop& ialt4 long been silenced in the little bower of Sloperton, whore she who once listened lived on the memories of the old sweet echoes : In future hours, some bard will say Of her who heard and him who sang the lay, They are gone ! They both are gone ! The papers which have announced the death of Mrs. Moore, early last week, have agreed in misstating her age, which they set down at 68. As she married Moore in 1811, this would imply that she was only 14 when she married the bard, who was then in his 33d year! The difference between their ages was by no means so great. Another, and a graver mistake, is the repetition of the malignant as sertion of " the Right Hon. John Wilson Croker," made by him almost before Moore was buried, that the poet was a husband who cared little for his wife ! This assertion gave great pain to Mrs. Moore, and was resented by Lord John Russell. The "Right Hon. John Wilson Croker" only aggra vated his unmanly offence by sneering at Moore's widow as "Lord John's interesting victim." All this malignity was the fruit of well-nursed wrath, which was excited by the fact that 50 years before Moore had omitted to name Mr. Croker in the notes to Anacreon. Setting aside the terrible affliction of the loss of all their children, the home of Tom. Moore and Bessy was a happy one, Because his journal only records his fittings abroad, and barely alludes to his home except in notice of some labour there, and thankfulness that he had leisure to perform it—be cause he sang lightly of Brilliant short pleasure that flashes and dies, men are apt to forget that the poet was a solid scholar, and that his knowledge of patristic literature was more real than his acquaintance with Fanny of Timmol. It has also been said that Moore seldom or never alludes to his wife in his poetry. He was not publicly usurious, but all his allusions are in exquisite taste, and a hundred passages in his diary are testimonies to the worth of his admirable wife, and to the high estimation in which he held her. " Then come," he says, in his metrical invitation to Lord • Lansdowne to dine atSloperton,— Then come—if a board so untemptiing hath power To win thee from grandeur, its best shall be thine : And there's one, long the light of the bard's happy bower, Who, smiling, will blend her bright welcome with mine. THE HOUSE OF COMHONS.—It appears that of the 196 new members who have been returned to Parliament, the a ---;;;ni;hes 35, while the navy supplies only five. The class of country gentlemen has received an accession of 47 members ; while the merchants have added 26 to their numbers, but the manufacturers only fife. Three of the new members are bankers, and four are or were brewers.. The medical profession has added a mem ber to its strength, while the lawyers have increased their numbers by 21. A yeoman farmer of celebrity, a distin guished author, a learned university professor, and a well known Irish newspaper proprietor will make their first appearances in the ensuing Parliament. The railway in terest will be assisted by a gain of three civil engineers, two railway chairmen, and four contractors for public works. There are also six members who have been in the diplomatic service of the State. There are no less than 30 gentlemen who previously sat in Parliament, and who, after some years of retirement, have again sought and re ceived the suffrages of "independent electors." The Banfshire Journal notices a roe hunt at Advie :—On Friday last, Mr. Munn, accompanied by a number of tenants in the district, and the party from Tulchan Lodge, had a day's roe-hunting in the Knockfrink plantation. After beating for some time with good success, the party resorted to an elevated spot on the margin of the wood, where they met with a kind reception from Mr. and Mrs. Munn, and fohnd an excellent luncheon spread "among the bonnie blooming heather." Mr. Bass, M.P., in proposing the health of Mr. and Mrs. Munn, expressed a wish, which was heartily concurred in by all present, that they may long be spared, and may often return to visit the Highlands. After ample justice had been done to the luncheon, the party re- ,urned with new vigour to the chase, which they continued ,ill about five in the afternoon, when, on reviewing the work of the day, they found the result to be as follows 7 roe deer, 21 bares, end 2 brace blank game. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. But moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these mar kets. Generally speaking tho trade is firm, and all good and fine qualities sell somewhat readily, at fully old rates. Per 81b by the carcase. sd s d Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 4 0 Prime large do 4 2 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 4 1: Large pork 3 8 4 8 Lamb, Os 0 g d g d Inferior mutton 4 6 5 0 Middling mutton 5 2 5 6 Prime do 5 8 6 0 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 10 5 4 Id to Os ud. BOROUGH HOP. Our market is well supplied with new hops, the trade being dull, with a downward tendency in prices. Year ling and old hops are a dull inquiry. Last week's imports were 15 bales from Ostend, and 8 bales from Rotterdam. New Mid and East Kents loss to 160 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents ...... 95s to 126 s „ New Sussex Yearlings 9ss to 1409 „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supplies of home grown potatoes have increased, but there is scarcely any foreign produce on offer. For good and fine qualities there is a steady demand, at from 80s. to 110 s. per ton, but inferior parcels are selling at 40s. to 70s. per ton. The imports into London last week wero confined to a few tons from French and Dutch ports. WOOL. lhe public Salo of colonial wool, which will be brought 93 95 131 133 6 6 87 7' 71 73 110 111 48 49 7i 8i 133 135 152 133 126 , .29 91 93 66 (6; 63 65 45 47 35 40 ;03 103 1211 1211 60 92 103 105 37 39 124 125 97 98 682 Hi 1391 140 j 3 si p 128 1283 98 1(0 64 65 z 9 80 1101 111 68 69 103 104 361 37 - -p 10 II p 118 120 14 2 p 76 78 11 12 151 154 60 b 2 57 59 82 83 84 9i 150 155 3 1p 101 106 69 52 ;MONS 58 58 101 102 pr r) 44 5 9 10 99 101 70 75 101 103 102 103 104 105 tl3 19 20 S 9 91 64 66 53 58 55 57 50 52 42 45 33 42 21 18 25 17 101 105 4P 101 IC2 131 14 8i *1 ►2 1+ 83 1 id 100 i 1014 94 86 89 92 61 66 82 84 100 101 100 101 6 Id .00 101 26) 1043 3 3 13& 114 T SECU: 97 98 95 97 98 100 84 85j 82 84 103 105 106 108 108 110 106 108 1(3 105 109 111 103 105 107 iO9 107 109 102 104 96 98 9) 101 93 95 90 01 103 105 85 86 98 100 102 103 108 108 HO 110 INNS. 8 8i 17 19 580 580 100 100 100 100 1(0 100 10 100 1' 0 100 tOO 48f f i 152 i 66i 121 j 91* 1 1041 31 4 38 74 125 41 129 97i 591 1281 641 111} 100 all 100 luo 100 all 58 81; 1 2 ITIES. SEEDS. Good and fine mustard seed is firm in price, but inferior qualities are dull. Tares are a slow sale. Linseed and rapeseed are steady. Cakes move off slowly at late rates. TALLOW. The tallow trade is steady, but with only a moderate business doing. New P.Y.C. is quoted at 46s 3d to 46s 6d per cwt. on the spot ; 46s 3d for October to December, and 47s 6d to 47s 9d for January to March delivery. Rough fat, 2s 4d per 81b. Town tallow, 46s 3d net cash. Particulars. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. Stock this day 36,714 42,615 41,319 30,752 Price of Y.C. . .... (488 Od to 43s 8d 41s 9d 46s 3d to . Gd Delivery last week .. 1,652 •2,022 468 1,308 2,481 Ditto from Jun e 1 23,290. 16,780 18,985 26,442 Arrival last week Ditto from June 1 21,692 21,579 15,283 24,711 Price of Town CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. ~+ OLD COURT. The September sessions of the Central Criminal Couri commenced this day before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder. Sheriff; and Aldermen. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said he re gretted that the calendar contained the names of persons charged with serious offences. There were two charges of murder, One was against the soldier Currie, for shooting 'Major De Vere at Chatham, and the other against Esther Lock for the murder of her three children at Skin Market place, Bermondsey. They would have the whole of the evidence placed before them in order to ascertain whether there was a prima facie case against each of the prisoners accused, because if so it would be their duty to return true bills against each of the accused, leaving the state of mind of the prisoners at the time the act was com mitted for consideration by the court and jury. There was also a charge of manslaughter against a foreigner named Brenner, for causing the death of another foreigner, a Ger:. man, Joseph Kucten, and in this case also they would be called upon to inquire very minutely into the circumstances which led to the quarrel. The learned gentleman then re ferred to the depositions, and detailed the facts under which the quarrel which led to the death of the man arose, and said it would be for them the Grand Jury to say whether the charge in the indictment was made out. Besides the case of manslaughter referred to, there were others of a similar description, and it was much to be regretted that such lathentable loss' of ifie . shoum be of such frequent oc currence aslhad of late unhappily been the case. In the case of the prisoner Rickman, he was charged with killing Sarah Ann Scott, the female with whom he cohabited. It is alleged by the prisoner that when he went home (4, White's-grounds, 13 ermondsey), he found the woman beastly drunk, and that, having beCome enraged, he inflicted blows on her which caused her death. There was an indictment against Charles Gordon Sprague, the surgeon, for a rapo on. Hannah Hart, a servant of Mr. Jenkins, surgeon, of 22, Philpot-lane, Fenchurch-street, in whose employment the prisoner had been two days. The grand jury, he felt cer tain, would be quite able to dispose of the cases submitted to them ; but, in the event of any difficulty, the Court would most willingly render them all the assistance re quired. The grand jury then retired to their room. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY OF DRESDEN CHINA FIGURES.—Two young men named Geo. Rutherford, porter, and Geo. Chatham, labourer, weracharged before Mr. Knox with stealing from outside the shop of Mr. N. W. Jacobson, 311, Oxford street, dealers in works of art, two Dresden china figures. Sergeant Bentley, 13 C, deposed that about half-past five on Saturday afternoon he met the prisoners in Pulte noy-street. Observing they had something under their coats, and suspecting them he asked Rutherford what he had got, when he said it was a figure a man had given him to carry to Brydges-street, Covent-garden, and on asking the other prisoner what he had he made a similar answer. He then took them into custody. A little girl, a daughter of Air. Jacobson, proved seeing the prisoner take the figures from outside her father's shop on Saturday afternoon. She directly afterwards told her father. Mr. Jacobson, having identified the articles as his property, stated that they were not quite complete, as they would be worth £lO ; in the present state they were of the value of £5. His daughter had been asked by one of his men to stand at the shop door for a moment, and directly the man left the' two prisoners instantly snatched up the figures and made off. Mr. Knox asked if the prisoners were known ? sergeant Bentley said he believed both of them were ? Mr. Knox said he felt bound to state that he had himself observed in passing Mr. Jacobson's shop, where there were a number of pretty things exposed, that no one was in charge of them. Mr. Jacobson said he kept a lad for the purpose of taking care of the goods. The prisoners Were remanded. THAMES. A CRUEL RC/MERL—Elizabeth Muirhead, a very in temperate and violent woman, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a coat and several articles of female wearing apparel, the property of Mr. Teague. 1 W 11( Prc'ert;p Ana his pvife Ikedng Nb. 'Nightingale-lane, Limohouse. The prisoner was their next door neighbour. On Thursday afternoon last Mrs. Teaque left home and securely locked the front door, but the back door was open, no robbery being contemplated by any one from that quarter. On her return Mrs. Teaque discovered that her dwelling had been entered in her absence, and her husband's coat, a shawl, two stuff petticoats, two pair of drawers, a red scarf, and a few chemises had been stolen. The prosecutor and his wife are poor hard working people, and the loss of their property was to them a heavy one. Michael Holton, a police-constable, No. 26 K., was called upon to investi gate the affair, and he came to the conclusion that an entrance had been made from the back of the dwelling house. The garden or yard at the back of one house could be easily reached from the yard of the next. The prisoner took advantage of this facility of access to rob her neigh bours, and raised money on the property she had stolen, which she expended in strong drinks. She pawned the prosecutor's coat at Mr. Matthew's shop, and gave the ticket to a man named Filcher, who gave it up to Holton. The prisoner said she had pawned the re mainder of the stolen property, with the exception of a piee of canvass, which she sold to a rag dealer. The dupli-: cates relating to the stolen articles were not forthcoming. The coat was identified. The prisoner pleaded guilty. . _ Mr. Paget said the prisoner had committed a very cruel robbery on her neighbours, who were poor and could ill afford the loss. It was a very wicked and unneighbourly act, which deserved severe punishment. He convicted the prisoner of larceny, and sentenced her to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six calendar months. WESTMINSTER. ALLEGED GROSS MISCONDUCT OF THE POLICE.—John Lane, a labourer, was charged with rescuing a prisoner from custody, and unlawfully assaulting the police in the execution of their duty. Mr. Louis Lewis defended the accused, who was in a frightful state from bruises and cuts inflicted, as alleged, by a constable's staff, and was unable to stand, being allowed a seat in the dock. Police-constable Francis Fishley, 112 B, said on Sunday morning at 12 80 he was in Peter-street. A man wished to give another in charge. Defendant assaulted the man, and witness remonstrated with him. A woman then took defendant's part, and struck the constable in the mouth. He took her into custody, and another constable assisted. Defendant tripped that constable up, and dragged him along the ground. The crowd rescued the female from witness, and prisoner assaulted him. He struck prisoner across the head accidentally with his truncheon, and the other con stable also hit him somewhere about the arms. They then took him to the station, where he was very badly con ducted. In cross-examination it was elicited that prisoner was struck several times, and with great force, by this witness and his brother constable. Police-constable 228 B proved that he was severely assaulted by prisoner and another man, and otherwise cor roborated last witness. Cross-examined-1 bled very much from the assault committed on my head by another man. W. Harris, 125 B, reserve man at the station, said pri soner was violent. He struck his breast and said he would have a month and give Pishley one when he came out. Believed there were three wounds. It teok only myself to take him to the cells. He was obscene there, and said he would give Pishley one when he came out. Mr. Lewis ably addressed the magistrate, and said he should call witnesses to give a totally different version of this affair. The case was proceeding 'when our parcel left. Colonel Herbert, M.P., has again been so ill that an eminent physician went from Dublin to•see'him, but he is rapidly recovering. He has been prayed for in the Email catholic cathedral, Xillarney. The German Arctic Expedition. HAMBURG, Sept. 14. Notwithstanding the present failure of the Arctic exploration voyage intended to precede a larger ex pedition next year, public attention is still largely occupied with the project. The Hansa avers that the undertaking has found influential support, and publishes a lengthy article containing the sketch of the plan that ought to be pursued in order to obtain success. The most important parts are here ap pended : "We require a sum of from 210,000 to 220,000 thalers for an expedition of two screw steamships equipped in the completest and best manlier. We con sider two screw steamers essential, party for mutual assistance and also to carry on independent researches iii different directions, and thus double the results. These ships, however, should not be men of war. In former Arctic expeditious with sailing ves sels the Governments of the countries whence they proceeded have almost invariably given the assistance of ships and crews. We believe we may state that both'Austria and Prussia would be ready to do the same for a German Arctic expedition, but in our opinion we should only 'want the crews. To make any way with steamers in the ice regions it is essential they should be supplied with sufficient coal to enable them to keep up steam continually for eight' to ten weeks. But our modern war steamers are unable to do this. Speed is the chief considera tion with them," and they have all therefore compa ratively large engines, which consume an enormous amount of coals. Even hymaking use of all available space a vessel of this class could at most carry coal sufficient for three weeks' consumption. Now it must be admitted that such a ship as the Prussian corvette , Medus, for instance,' would still retain her full sail ing power, but we consider that ten times as much can be done with steam power, and that vessels able to steam ahead for four months would effect more than sailing ships in four years. They are not ex posed to the danger of being frozen in, being able to extricate themselves at will, and a steam expedition would therefore be considerably cheaper. For all these reasons 'we regard wooden screw steamers be longing to the merchant service of from 350 to 400 tons burden, and of at most 80 horse power, best suited for Arctic exploration. The consumption of coal by such a ship at full steam power would atmost amount to 8 tons daily. As it is moreover quite un necessary, and would be entirely opposed to the pur poses of the expedition to steam from Hammerfest, where the vessels are to take in coal, at greaterspeed than half-power—i.e., at a ride of five or six knots an hour, the consumption would be limited to an average of five tons daily; 250 tons of coal would therefore suffice for 50 days, or 7 weeks' continuous steaming. Reckoning that eachvessel only makes five knots an hour, a distance of 12,000 nautical miles, or 3,000 geographical miles might be accomplished by both - without recoaling. Should it be found, in ex ploring Spitzbergen, that the coal bed already disco vered there can be used for the expedition, this natu ral depot will suffice for taking in a further supply; but, on the other hand, care must be taken to deposit a second supply of coals either at Spitzbergen or Gullies Land, by which the vessels would be enabled to steam another 3,000 miles, and thus full, accom plish their task. The great risks to which they would be exposed would cause any insurance office to re fuse a policy except at an enormous premium, and it would, therefore, be more judicious to purchase. We propose wooden ships, because, 'first, if properly strengthened, they offer a much greater resistance than iron vessels to any pressure of ice ; secondly, because wood is known to be one of the worst, iron, on the contrary, like allother metals, one of the best conductors of heat ; and lastly, because of the im portant magnetic observations, forming one of the main objects of the expedition. The cost of two such vessels, which need not be new, would amount to 120,000 thalers. To this sum must be added, say another 10,000 thalers for strengthening, in which we principally include an iron casing, with 4 inch plates in the neighbourhood of the water line. We should consider a crew of 60 men, inclusive of offi cers and scientific men, as amply sufficient for both vessels. As already observed, it is probable that the navy would very readily furnish volunteers, and in that case wages for two years (which it is quite pos sible the expedition may last), estimated at 34,000 thalers, would not be required. Provision depots to be established at different points, the quantity being sufficient for three years' consumption, would require 22,000 thalers, at the rate of ten silver gro schen per man per diem. Two cargoes of coal, amounting to 1,000 tons, would cost 600 thalers. For other items in equipping the vessels we reckon on 10,000 thalers, and the same sum for unforeseen expenses, amounting in all to 212,000 thalers. A third vessel, to keep open the communication be tween Hammerfest and Spitzbergen, by way of Gil lies Land, would, of course, be of great use, and for this service a first-class Prussian gunboat would be excellently adapted. We do not, how ever, think it absolutely necessary, although we doubt not the Prussian Government would place one at the disposal of the expedition. When the great treasures to be derived by science, and also with respect to our navigation in the 1 polar regions, which are situated so near to us, are taken into consideration, and if it is borne in mind that such an expedition would at once place Germany in afar higher position with regard to other countries, it is scarcely to be supposed that the necessary sum will not be at once forthcoming. From the lively interest with which the proposal of Herr Petermann was immediately taken up by all classes of our countrymen, and which was so plainly manifested in Hamburg and Bremen at the recon- noitring expedition of Capt. Werner, we may surely hope for the best results. We must not, however, expect everything to be done by the Government, and, with Herr Petermann, we consider it necessary that the German people should also perform its part. It only requires one word. No meetings are necessary, for it already possesses considerable sums. In Frankfort 100,000 fl. of the money sub scribed for the German fleet are still in hand, in addition to 9,000 thalers in Elberfeld, more than 5,000 in Berlin, and a few thousands in Magde burg. These sums were subscribed by the German people in order to increase our naval importance. Can they ever be better applied than in an expedi tion of this description, which will gain us greater renown than a dozen men of war ? The money now lies unemployed and fruitless. Even if it should be handed over to the Prussian Minister of Marine it would not be enough to build even half a corvette. On the other hand, it would cover nearly a moiety of the expenses of a German Arctic expe dition, which, by the probable discovery of produc tive whale fisheries in the seas to the east of Spits bergen, would yield a profit of millions to the coun try." SHIPPING INTELLIGENOE — This day. LONDON, Sept. 18.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. - TROON, Sept. lA—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Annie, for Havannah. P LY MOUTII, Sept. 17.—Wind W.—A rr i ve d --Q ua l ta, from Akyab. CLYDE, Sept. 'l6.—Wind S.W.—A rr i ve d—N ueva En gracia, from Trinidad de Cuba. FLYMOUTH, Sept. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Capes Borge, from Quebec. Sailed—Glenmark, for Canterbury, New Zealand. DOVER, Sept. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alice, from [pswich LAMLASH, Sept. 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Black Prince, :or Monte Video. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Melitia, 1..:)m Pernambuco ; Calphurness, from Quebec : Comboyer, from Pomaron. 114Rwicx, Sept. 15—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Lucknow, for Singapore. CROOKIIAVEN, Sept. 17.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Gladiator, from Queenstown. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 17—Isabella Hunter, from Alogadore ; Harmon, from Frederickshaven ; Louisa Sophia, from Hamburg. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, Sept. 17—Clara, screw steamer, from London, for Lisbon; Aurora, screw steamer, from London, for Bor deaux ciondon, screw steamer, from London, for Gibraltar; Anne Lcington, from Sunderland, for Hongkong ; Contarf from Sunderland, for Alexandria. 4. .----. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This ray, TAT TERSALL S'—This Evening. CESAREWITCH. . 11 to 1 agst Privateer (offered, take 12 to 1) _ _ 100 to 6 agst Nuneaton (taken) 100 to 6 agst Morris Dancer (taken) 33 to 1 agst Clown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Squire Hearty (taken) Several inquiries after Lord Lyon. for the Derby, hut not a bet laid. BETTING AT THE VICTORIA CLUB. CESAREWITCH. 18 to 1 agst Privateer (taken) 18 to 1 agst Morris Dancer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Nuneaton (taken) 25 to 1 agst John Davis (offered) 33 to 1 agst Farce 83 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep 40 to 1 agst Calista, g 33 to 1 agst Clown 40 to 1 agst Lansdown • 50 to 1 agSt, 'Helen (taken) 66 to 1 agst Grinder 66 to 1 agst Salpinctes CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 20 to 1 agst Custard Castle 33 to 1 agst Gladiateur 35 to 1 agst Delano RACING FIXT FEES FOR 1865. SEPTEMBER. Richmond Canterbury l9 Newmarket Ist Oct •, •,- Hcndo o n u ( t \Velsh Harp)... 2 : l l o Walsall .ank r 0 jaorunh Bedford Caledonian Hunt and Leek West Drayton Kelso Newmarket Ho. 11 "Worcester Autumn Edinburgh . 4 Northallerton 5 Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Perth NOVE Lincoln Autumn Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury [BER. Warwickshire and Leam ington Hunt IRISH. OCTOBER. Curmgh l7 I Maze .13 AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE LIMERICK. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 18. The extra Inman steamship City of Limerick, from New York on the 6th inst., arrived here this morning, and proceeeded for Liverpool at 11.30 a.m. She brings 170 passengers, 41 of whom were landed at this port. Thames Swimming Match. A swimming match of novel character came off on Satur day. It was organised by the London Swimming Club, one of the valuable associations formed of late years for the purpose of promoting the acquisition of a most valu able art. Thanks to the exertions of such men as Pew tress, Beckwith, and others, the acquisition of the art of swimming has been reduced to a few easy lessons. 11911 who can swim their half-dozen miles in the Thames are as plentiful as blackberries. Not long since Walker, a north country swimmer, swam from London-bridge to Greenwich, a distance of five miles 300 yards, in an hour, and very recently we have heard of the astonishing feat of a German swimming across Lake Constance, where it is 12 miles in width. The competitors were to see who could swim the longest as well as the furthest without touching anything, and without taking any stimulant or refreshment, as the aquatic German who traverses Lake Constance does liberally. A gold medal, value £5, was given as a first prize, with the entrance fees divided for the second and third men. No really well-known Lou don crack swimmer entered, with the exception of the veteran Beckwith, and he did so with the avowed inten tion of only refreshing himself by swimming two or three miles, not with any idea of competing for the prizes. The following were the names of those who contended : Frederick Poole, Chas. Whyte, William Adams, W. Aviss (of Coventry), E. A. Paton, G. J. Jarratt, W. Wood, J. Slade, A. Chain; C. Williams, E. Rowley, R. Cooper, C. Powell, F. Beckwith, and W. Payton. A boat containing an umpire was told off for each three competitors, to see that the conditions of the match were not infringed, and also as a precautionary measure, in case of any of them being seized by cramp. Towards the end of the race, as the number of competitors was diminished by men giving up, a boat accompanied each one. The start took place from Teddington Lock, from boats placed acress the river in line with the tail of the lock. The men of course were stripped to their slight bathing drawers. All took the water together, about five minutes to 3 o'clock, some diving head first t‘nd coming up several yards in their course down stream, others jumping in feet first. The veteran Beckwith and a slight but plucky youngster,named Aviss, soon showed in front, heading the rest of the com petitors, and improving their position for the first half mile every stroke. Young Aviss, who had come all the way from Coventry to measure his strength against the metro politans, swam in splendid style. After a short time he swam away from Beckwith, who, not putting out his strength, was challenged by Whyte, the next competitor, and fell back into the third place, which he retained, swim ming easily until Eel Pie Island was reached, 25 minutes after the start, when he gave up. His example in this re spect soon began to be followed by others, until the num ber was considerably diminished. At Richmond the order was—Young Avis; loading near a quarter of a mile ; Whyte coming next, followed by Adams, Powell, Poole, Wood, and Rowley. Between Richmond and Kew Adams and Powell gave in and retired from the contest. The others swam on to Mortlake, when young Aviss's strength gave out, and he was carr i e d ashore to the ship. The race now lay between Whyte, Wood, and . Rowley, Po o l e having given up about the same time as Avi ss. Wh y t e had a fine lead, and from his being in the habit of bathi ng all the year round in the Serpentine, chance was thought ehan andbe ou in g tt to considered be ex ceedingly capableof good.bari n gcold, his Wood, of Huddersfield, though far in the rear, was swimming strongly, and being by far the fattest of the competitors, had a great deal in his favour. Whyte, on the contrary, was exceedingly spare, and there fore Abo u l i t k h e l a y l f tao mile u o f f e o r n t s h o e o s d t dl f e r s o e m x si t d h e e olf long Strand-on-th em a i n m d m_ o e n r_s t i b o e n_. Green, Wood was seized with cramp, and had to call for assistance, but before it could be rendered be recovered hunself, and w en t on again as gamely as ever. Before reaching the railway bridge at Barnes, Whyte and Wood had the race to themselves ; the former was far a head, but when half a mile on the Hammersmith side of the bridge his powers gave out, and he was got ashore in a fainting condition, after swimming between seven and eight miles, and being in the water three hours and 20 minutes. Wood who was still strong, came gallantly up, and after passing 20 yards beyond where Whyte was being rubbed on the bank, was hailed by the referee as the win ner. Being towed to the shore he had strength enough to walk up unassisted and dress himself. Mr. Hanson, of the Chancery bar, succeeds Mr. Trevor at the Stamp-office. Mr. Charles P. Phillips has been appointed by the Lord Chief Justice revising barrister for the City of London, in the place of Mr. Hanson, who has been appointed to the Stamp-office. DOES THE SPID ER E AT ITS WEB emulation, I carefully watched a common ?—Fired g m, ard i e th a spider (Epeira diadema), which I found as entertaining at# wonderful. I commenced by destroying the web of a fine fat spider, and the owner appeared excessively astonished as her web collapsed around her. At length she took refuge in an inverted flower-pot, where I found her two hours after. lam inclined to think that during this period she was preparing materials for a new web. I fOund in every case where a web is destroyed, that the spider goes away to some quiet spot, and drawing his logs round him, remains quiet for some hours. During this period of repose, the spider is stupid and dull—just gives an impatient shuffle when touched, but does not run off, as spiders gene rally do when disturbed. I watched again, then left, and when I returned in half an hour I found the spider as ac tive as a spider could be in building a new web, the old one, which at my last visit was still hanging, had now vanished. Had the spider eaten it ?—" that's the rub." By a lucky chance another spider came along the piece of wood, from the end of which my spider had fastened one of her foundation lines. " They met," and in au instant the claws of each were shot out with a dexterity that a pugilist might envy ; the blows were given in exactly tha same manner as a cat strikes at her antagonist. The trespassing spider was soon convinced that it would be the height of folly to stay where he was, so, fastening a line from where he stood, he let himself down on to a con volvulus leaf. My friend rushed to the spot where spider N 0.2 had fastened his line, and seizing on it, the other end of which, be it remembered, was in communication with spider No: body, began to wind him off; that is to say she drew the line in towards herself, in the same manner that a sailor hauls in a rope, but with a a rapidity that was truly wonderful, the front legs were moved so quickly that my eyes could scarcely follow them. Spider No. 2 having a decided objection to his vitals being wound away in this sort of manner, put an end to my friend's little pastime by cutting the line.- Spider No. 1 had now collected web that amounted to about the size of a large pea ; when she found the supply cut off, she began stowing it away in• her own body, forcing it in with her two front claws, and in a few moments not a vestige was left.-11. Yaks in. " Hard wicles Science Gossip." 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