The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Capital is still in active demand in the discount market, preparations having now begun for the different commercial engagements due at the end of the quarter. The brokers charge fully 3i and 4 per cent. for the best paper, having only a week or so to run. At the Bank of England advances are also being applied for in anticipation of the dividends due next month. A subsidised mail linebetween New York and Rio Janeiro is about to be established. Its title is to be the United States and Brazil Mail Steamship Com pany, and is to have an allowance from the Wash ington Government of £30,000 per annum. The Stock Exchange committee have appointed Friday, 22d inst., a special settling day in the shares of the Cheshire Amalgamated Salt Works Company, Limited, which are not to be marked. It has been announced that the share list of the London Barge Building and Lighterage Company, Limited, will close for London and the country on the 21st inst. The directors of the Delhi and London Bank have resolved to issue 5,000 new shares to holders of old stook only, at half the current premium, in the proportion of one new for two old shares ; shares to be paid for as follows:—Sept. 30, £lO, including 15 premium ; Dec. 31, £7 10s. ; March 31, £7 10s.; June 30, £5 ; being a total of £3O. All shares to be forfeited if the first call be not paid. All sub scriptions for shares to bear six per cent. interest, and if parties pay in full on Dec. 31 the security will be converted into stock, and bear dividends the same as the old shares. The subscription list for the New Brazilian Loan closes this evening, and it is understood that the amount applied exceeds four times that to be allotted. The Scrip is quoted 2j 1 prem. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 75c. Flat. The English Stock Market has been dull, but quotations show no material alteration. The Funds continue steady, Consols being 89f for money, and for the account 89i 90 The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88* 4 ; New 2} per Cents., 71* ; Exchequer Bills, 2s. dis. to 2s. prem ; and India 5 per Cents. 105* I. In the Foreign Stock Market several important changes have taken place. Turkish Consolides have advanced to 50 Mexican, ex all, to 24 25i, and the New Loan to 234 24 ; Greek Bonds are 21 - 4 1 ; Spanish Passive have receded to 294 30, and the Certificates to 294 30 ; Italian are 65i 1; and the Confederate Loan, 6 7. American Securities are steady. United States 5-20 Bonds are 681 ; Erie Shares, 57/ 58i ; Illinois, 80i ; and Atlantic and Great Western Certificate of Debenture, 87f 84. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have only been to a moderate extent. A firmer tone, however, has prevailed. Great Eastern and North Western have each improved 10s. ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, and North British, each 58. ; Great Western have declined 10s., and South Eastern, ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained very inactive, without any material alteration in prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Lon don and Westminster have improved to 97/ ; Im perial Alliance to 16f ; Overland of India, Aus tralia, and China, to 27/ ; Crystal Palace stock has declined to 38f ; Overend, Gurney, and Company are quoted 4i 41 prem. ; Transatlantic Steam Ship, 2 I prem. ; and Atlantic Telegraph Shares, 1/ 2 per share. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, Oct. 10 * per Cent. Reduced BBl 8 New 3 per Cent' BBl 8 i New 21. per Cent. Jan. 1894 7ll Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire. hth Axin. 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth A.pril, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — Do. £5OO 2 dis Do £lOO and £200 Bank of England Stock, Si per Cent Do Account — LNDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10i per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent, Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO — pm FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent , ___. _ _ _ 95 ‘2,Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Stlenos Ayres 6 per Cent _.. Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilion 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. banish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — vanubian Principalities , Do. Account - e l aquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — 4 g.yptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 Do £lOO Bonds (ireek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account Do. Coupons tatemala, 5 per Cent. Do .£B6 paid — , Do. 1839 and 1850 — 4 talian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 Do Scrip, £671 paid Do 5 per Cent., 1864 Do. Scrip, £55 paid 'Lexicon 3 per Cent — Do. Account Do 1864 231 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French . Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — A lontevidean 6,per Cent., £3O paid koorish Imperial 5 per Cent I 'lew GranoU l4l Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred ~ D o Land Warrants (Hectares) 4 eruvian . 4l per Cent Do Scrip, .£45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4/ per Cent., 1862 , Do. Account— •rortaguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 3 pei Cent. 1859 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 : 92 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 — Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — S ardinian 5 per Cent Do Account S panish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account .9. Passive — , uo Account "' l 'anish Cert. of Coup not funded Account 'oNvedish 4 per Cent. D,O Account i r •uO. 41 Cent. 1864 ` ll l'llish 6 p per er Cent. 1854 — 1 20 Account 951 41 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 P 0 Account — D 0 £lOO Bonds— D 11 per Cent — `° 6 per Cent. 1862 ,- --0 Account 741 Do 6 per Cent.,1863 - 751 • - - r ;° per Cent. 1865 ,-") £lOO Bo d -uo q • n-s paid ° Sip, ao paid I re 0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent E pe 164 ° eu6ela r 3 O p en r t en S t. 421 0 . Account Dividends on tho above payable in London. l i o stri 81 • a n: 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 0 rn a b u r,n, 4-1 per cent., Ex. 25f. b e e ", 2 i Per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 6lf Pr ' Per Cent. Certificates — ,Rentes, 41 per Cent. — Itali Doha.ccount D a n f- por Cent., 1861, Ex. 25L 0 4 cwat 65/ C° Xsol TWO O'CLOCK. Acc oni ,+ 8 21 0 I p aid Closing Business Share Railways. *1 Price. done. 13.14 st st et 50 20 10 10 Wol., & zi tr. Val ►l.3lyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian Cork and Bandon Corn wall Do. A A gets no div, till6p.e.p.an.has Cl Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl: st. No. Great North of Scotland, Great Northern Do. A stock • • Do. B ,:o Do. New, is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western Original 1.) S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford. Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan ..... Do. New IMid.and Do, Birmin.. & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. ri shares Nid Sent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. INth. Eastern Berwick Do. Ii.N•E purchaee Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18e4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C, ntral Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock t)o. Scot, Mid. stock shrews & Weichpool Shropshire Union South Devon -outh E stern . ..... ,sines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do C Vale o• Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw .1 W.Hanlepool Han& kt Do. A Irredeemable Do. A redeemable i IRITIS H P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. 14' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do ['reference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. I}.ls. Auz. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June I, 1 , 74 Calcutta & E., lim.. are Town (IL Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben al, gu., 5 do East gu. 5 p.o. Do J Eritensioii Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. M ort. Bond. , 1 charge 6 p.c Do. i at 'ref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, 1. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. t'o. Gua. 5 p'gr cent Do. New gua. 5 p. a G t. South of India (lira. , gua. 5 per cent D 4, 1 1 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bda. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited 31adras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Y. RI. C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scindo Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub 1 p 2.1 Do.lndus St Flo `" 100 100 100 100 100 COLONIAL GO VERNbIEN British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1672 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D sp. a Mar. & Sept 1 )0. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do* 1.690-1 Do. Jan. & Jat-71.-teet . • Ceylon, Nov 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 188?, May 5, Nov. Natal • ov. o per cent N.B.Gov 6 p.c..Ja.&luly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p x,1855 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to '87,, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 e New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C Aue.Gov. 6 lax 18r , 84 Do. 1878 & upwards . Vic,Uov. 6p.0. Ja az July Do. do, L. pril dz Oct BRIT I: 'Cam Consul. sold, lim . Cliiverton lifford malgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ; ,rakewalln 6 6 67 7 , 71 73 110 111 48 49 71 81 East Bassett (Mogan, East Cara •on ast Cam Brea East G:envilte East Loved 133 135 152 133 126 ,29 49 / 8/ 66J 6 1211 91 1044 37 8 124 k 5 594 8; 64& 31 111 i 82 12 E. W'i Russell (Tavistk Gam .& StAubyn(G wen. Gnat 14 ,xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor Heist Grenvil e Herod's Foot .... Hingston bowns Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley lwyndy Iron Ore, Btu Nangiles New Seton North Downs..... North Roskear ... N. Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.... Pr,videne,e UnyLvlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West I tassett (II Logan W. Caradon (I,skeard West C hi rerton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seto!' .. .. Wheal Tielawney (las. Wheal Unt ;n.......... ettEFEREN esolidated, 6 per cent. stock, tto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent. ;132 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Nottingham and Grantham IL & C., 91i Mid ( Di 311: SHAUES. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Belgian Eastern Junction, 11 Dutch Rhenish, 24} Eastern of France, 21} West Luxembourg, io I FOREIGN MINES. Don Pedro, North Del Rey, f Frontino and Bolivia bold, bro., q 5 BANKb. Bank of London, 137 Chartered Bank of india, Australia. and China. 27} Chartered .i.ler. of India, London, and China, 51* East London. lim., 5* Hindustan. China, and Japan, ilm., Ditto, issued al 2 pm., Ditto, new, 141 Imperial Bank, lien., 30 Imperial Ottoman, 16* * Lard Mortgage Bank of India. lim.. 4; London B .nk of riexico and S. America, 14* Loudon and County, 77 Loudon Joint Stock, s;} London and ti estminater, 971 Merchant Bank, im . 2.1 Midland Bank, lim., 18* National Provincial of England. 154 New South %Vales, 43* 3 Oriental liana Corporation. st* South Australia, 34} Union ot a London. 64* 31 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., it I Company of African Merchants. lim., 3 * Credit Foncier and Mubilier of Englanu, 91 1 Crystal Palace, .1 Ditto, Prtierence, 115 Crystal Palace, ti per cent. perpctl. deb., 115 East India Irrigation and anal. 8f Egyptian Com and Trading, lim., 31 Gen. Credit and Finan.:e of 4.,Judon, um., (4 Home and i! lonial A ssurance. Humber Iron Woks, 5 ImperiAl Aercantile Credit Asso., Jim., 61 7 International Financial -ociety, Um., 84 Joint Stock Discount. lim.. London Financial Association, lim., 231 1 London General Omnibus Company, 3. Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, lim., 31 1 National Provincial Marine, 1 k Overend, Gurney, and Co., Wu., 111 Smith, Knight, anol Co., lim., 1 u* Universal Marine. Insurance, lim.. 54 A NEW EMPLOYMENT FOR SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.—In consequence of a strike of hop-pickers at Strood a large number of soldiers have been obtained by two large hop-growers there to pick their hops quickly, as otherwise the crop would be rendered valueless. About 150 men of the depot battalions stationed at Chatham, and nearly 100 Royal Marines, with a number of soldiers' wives and children, are now engaged picking the hops on the srotuadm of Nam growers. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 93 IS 131 133 91 93 66 CO. 63 65 45 47 35 10 103 105 1211 1211 00 92 103 105 37 39 124 325 97 98 68/ 591 1391 140 t 3 128 128$, 98 100 64 65 z 9 30 1101 11 68 69 103 104 36} 37. - P 10 11 p 118 120 1i 2 p 76 78 11 12 150 154 60 62 57 59 82 83 84 94 150 155 3 WI 10f 6) 52 ISIONS 58 58 101 102 pr in 44 5 9 10 99 101 70 :5 101 103 102 163 104 105 * IP 19 20 S 9 91 64 66 53 t 8 55 57 50 52 4: 45 38 42 25 18 25 27 101 105 i tP 2P 101 IC2 131 14 81 70 2 94 83 1 id 1001 101/ 94 96 Si 92 64 66 82 81 100 WI 100 101 6 id 100 101 :T SECU . 97 98 95 97 98 100 84 851 82 S 4 103 105 108 108 108 110 104 10g - r 3 105 1(.9 111 103 105 107 109 107 109 102 104 96 98 9) 101 93 95 :40 91 103 103 85 86 08 100 102 103 106 108 !CO 110 INES. 8 8) 17 19 560 580 24 1 26 :14 124 51 (1 21 2 10 II 2 1 fa 21 22 it 11 35 31 2 2i 40 4Z 31 41 26 3 41 41 26 16 11 13 25 35 1 la 1 11 I,l * 2 30 32 470 490 15 20 13 15 17# 18i 1 6 7 10, 70 75 165 175 75 80 27i 324 4 6 195 200 17 18 --.0.- CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) MR. E. T. SMITE, OF CREMORNE, AND EIS SERVANTS. Aaron Fisher, a respectable looking man, aged 81, de scribed as a clerk in the employment of Mr. E. T. Smith, of Cremorne-gardens, was indicted for feloniously forging an endorsement to a cheque of Mr. Smith, for the payment of £25 4s. 6d., with intent to defraud. He was also in dicted on two charges of feloniously forging an endorse ment of two several cheques of Mr. Smith for the payment of £l2 10s. and £8 4s. Mr. Hemp, the Clerk of the Court, read the several in dictments to the prisoner, who pleaded guilty to them all. The prisoner was then ordered to be put back for.a time. A young man named Barnes, a member of Mr. Edward Tyrrell Smith's baud at Cremorne, was then indicted for stealing certain lustres, the property of his employer. Mr. Pearce again prosecuted, and stated that the lustres were of foreign manufacture, and could not be matched in England. Mr. Pearce, the counsel for the prosecution, wished to call Fisher as a witness, but this was objected to. The Recorder said it was useless to go on with the case any further. The jury readily acquiesced in this suggestion, and re turned a verdict of " Not Guilty." Aaron Fisher was again placed in the dock, and Mr. Montague Williams, in an earnest and impressive speech, pleaded for mitigation of punishment. Mr. Smith they had been told was anxious not to press heavily upon him, and although he could not perhaps take him back into his service he would readily pay the expenses of his journey to some country where he might retrieve his character and enter upon a new course of life. He believed that when the prisoner signed the names of the tradesmen to the bills he was instructed to pay, he was not aware of the enormity of the offence he was committing. During the season im mense sums of money passed through his hands, and there were no previous cases of breach of trust against him. He had a wife and two children, and ho (Mr. Williams) im plored the merciful consideration of the Court on his behalf. Mr. Pearce said that Mr. Smith had no doubt a high opinion of the prisoner, and was most anxious that the Court should deal with him leniently. Large sums of money had been entrusted to him, and the cases which had come before the Court were the only ones against him. Mr. Smith was willing to pay the prisoner's expenses to America if he could be allowed to go there. The RECORDER said that must be a question for the Hone-office. He had no discretion in the matter. Ad dressing the prisoner, he had been convicted of very seri ous offences, and he could not understand how a person who had arrived at his age could plead that he did not un derstand the enormity of the offence. He had been strongly recommended to mercy, but there were no circumstances of mitigation in evidence. The fact that he had been entrusted with large sums of money was rather an aggra vation of the offence. Mr. Smith had strongly recom mended him to mercy, and if it had not been for that re commendation he (the Recorder) should have sentenced him to penal servitude for several years. The sentence of the Court was that he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for a period of 18 calendar months. The Alleged Case of Child Murder at a Ladies' Seminary. At eleven o'clock in the forenoon, Mr. William Carter, the coroner for East Surrey, resumed in the board-room of Camberwell workhouse the adjourned inquest respecting the circumstances attending the death of a newly born female child, the illegitimate offspring of Annie Booth, a servant employed by Miss Graffrey, the proprietress of a ladies' seminary at 487, Old Kent-road. The jury, after hearing the evidence, returned a verdict of accidental death. OSSE 100 {lOO 2 100 100 , 1( 100 DO 100 100 10 100 100 :sH M 2.1.0 30 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.:3.6 9.10.6 601 all 1.1.0 40 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 Va 4.3.0 2t 21} 43* 37} 4.2.0 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 30.17.61 3.12.8 8 58i 7 1043 i 104 i i i ,ITII4S. 1096 6 26 i rHE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEAING, SEPTEMBER 19, IFE, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY PROM A LAUNDRESs's CART—Charles Edwards, a young man, who has several times been in custody for felony, was charged beforo Mr. Knox with stealing a pair of moreen curtains from the cart of Mrs. Jane Forder, carrying on the business of a laundress at Dorset-place, Ken sal-green. Mrs. Forder stated that while returning home in the cart last night with several baskets containing linen and other articles, some persons called out that the cart was being robbed, and on looking into the cart she missed a pair, of moreen curtains, which she had fetched from Craven Hill-gardens at an earlier part of the evening. Shortly afterwards she saw the prisoner in the custody of a constable, and the curtains were given to her by a female who saw the prisoner take them from the cart and picked them up. Police-constable 29 E proved seeing the prisoner take the curtains from the cart. The prisoner then started off and ran into his (the constable's) arms, at the same time throw ing away the curtains. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner that any previous con victions might be proved. Liverpool Cotton Market —This Day. Market continues steady. Sales, 15,000 bales or more. s PIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LONDON, Sept. 19.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. CLYDE, Sept. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cronstadt, from St. Jago do Cuba. FALMOUTH, Sept. 18.—Wind W.—Arrived -Elizabeth Cushing, from Akyab. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 18—Argo, from Dantsic ; Verotas, from Guernsey; Bradford, from Caen ; Elizabeth, from Dun kirk ; Sir R. Wallace, from Riga ; Parthenon, from Patras. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. In the Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has only been a moderate amount of business transacted. Tea has commanded full rates, while sugar and coffee, have fully supported former values. nice has been dull ; and in the tallow market there has been less deposits, although quo tations for both present and forward delivery remain without material change. RUMOURED DEATH OF DR. NORMAN MACLEOD.--• On Saturday a rumour was current in Glasgow that the Rev. Dr. Macleod had been cut off suddenly by an apo plectic seizure while travelling in a railway carriage. The report was so circumstantial and so widely spread as to cause numerous inquiries to be made at the rev. gentle man's house relative to its correctness. We are happy to state that the rumour is utterly without foundation, and that Dr. Macleod was never in better health. How it originated under such circumstances is a mystery. The deep regret everywhere expressed concerning his reported demise must be gratifying to the rev. Dr., as showing him how much he is esteemed, while the promptitude with which its untruth was discovered prevented his modesty from being wounded by seeing a catalogue of his virtues figuring as the wind-up sketch of his life in the public journals. We learn, however, that more than one clergy man in the town, taken in by the hoax, incontinently went to work to improve the occasion, and entertained their con gregations with homilies on the uncertainty of human life, in which the loss which they believed the church had sus tained was to point the moral. Dr. M'Leod himself preached in the Barony Cliurch on Sunday.—North British Mail. DEATH OF MR. GEORGE LINLEY.—We regret to announce the death last Sunday of Mr. George Linley, who for half a century has been the most promi nent ballad writer of this country. A constitution natu rally vigorous, temperate habits, and an indomitable spirit carried him past the three score years and ten of the biblical average, and, till the last, ho enjoyed almost un interrupted health and the use of all his faculties, mental as well as physical. Mr. Linley, if he has not contributed to English literature or to English music a great poem or an enduring score, has at least been a pleasing and conse quently successful song writer. Out of the thousand and odd lyrics which he owned to having written or composed, many have, in their time and season, delighted firesides of English people at home and abroad. Of these are such ballads as " Little Nell," " Constance," " Thou art gone from my gaze," "Ever of thee," and very many more. He filled a particular place in the profession of song, which it is easier to determine than to assign to anybody else by way of successor; and his qualifications for this special place were a good general education, a facility of versify ing, and such a knowledge of music as was most useful in adaptation of foreign works or in preparing libretti for composers. As a private gentleman Mr. Linley was ex ceedingly popular, a favour no less accorded to his keen sarcastic humour than to his musical and poetical abili ties. If at any time this sarcastic humour, and an inherent dislike of what he considered to be humbug, carried him in his writings over the ..boundary of good taste, we are fain to forget it all now, in the more pleasing memory of many sweet lyrics which flowed from his hand and brain—songs and ballads which will be sung with pleasure and heard with delight when the recollection of George Linley as a man shall have long passed away.— The Orchestra. EXTENSIVE FIRE IN BRENTWOOD. — Yesterday morning, between two and three o'clock, a fire broke out in a lodging-house situate in Chapman's-alley, on the south side of the High-street, and near the centre of the town. A number of th& lodgers had been regaling themselves, and it is thought that a bed caught fire from some one smoking in it. The inmates jumped out of the windows in a state of nudity. The flames quickly spread, and in a short time ten houses, the property of Mr. T. Larkin, were burnt down. it was with difficulty that the occupants escaped. The fire then seized the buildings opposite, burning down a granary containing 100 quarters of corn, several sheds, waggons, carts, piggeries, besides some poultry, the property of Mr. Charles Allen, baker and corn chandler. The flames then attacked the buildings in the occupation of Messrs. Bedwell and Hunt. There being a plentiful supply of water from the hydrants of the South Essex Waterworks, in about two hours the progress of the fire was stayed, but not until several buildings were pulled down. Most of the property was insured. A VETERAN.—Major -General Frederic Meade, of Belmont, county Cork, who died on the 12th inst. at St. Ann's-hill, in the same county, received his commission as ensign at the early age of 12 years. and served with the 88th Connaught Rangers in the Peninsula in the campaigns of 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814, including the battles of Fuentes d'Onor, siege of Badajoz in 1811, battle of Sala manca (wounded), siege and storming of Badajoz, passage of the Nivelle and Nive, battles of Orthes and Toulouse. In 1814 he accompanied his ragiment to America, and the following year joined the army of occupation in France. In 1821 he embarked for India on the staff of Sir Thomas Reynall, and was at the siege and storming of Bhurtpore, for the capture of which fortress he received the rank of major. lie had received the war medal with six clasps. To-day is the anniversary of the battle of the Alma. SOUTHWARK. • ILLEGALLY TAKING INTO CUSTODY.—Henry Moore, a labouring man, was charged before Mr. Burcham with an assault on Henry Haycock, a ticket collector at the South- Eastern terminus, London-bridge. The complainant said that about a quarter past six last evening the prisoner and five or six men on the platform at the terminus, and ascertaining that they had no tickets, he desired them to leave. They refused to do so, and com menced making a noise, and when he endeavoured to re move the prisoner he struck him on the head, after which he took him into custody. Mr. Burcham—What right had you to take him into custody ? You should have called a policeman. It was an illegal act, and I discharge the prisoner. The complainant, who had no idea that he had exceeded his functions, appeared greatly astonished at the decision of the worthy magistrate. ASSAULT BY A WOMAN.—Johannah Sullivan, a middle aged woman, with a determined expression of countenance, was charged with assaulting Daniel Long. From the statement of complainant it appeared that he lived at Allen-court, Bermondsey, and the prisoner and her husband next door. About half-past 8 this morning, as he was going to his work, the prisoner came up to him with her husband, followed him, and struck him a violent blow in the mouth. The prisoner made a rambling statement, to the effect that the complainant and her husband had a fight last Saturday night, and that the complainant struck her last evening. She had not an opportunity of revenging herself upon him then. His wife was in the habit of tormenting her, and, had done so very lately. Police constable 283 M deposed to having witnessed the assault on the complainant, and the magistrate sentenced her to pay a fine of 2s. 6d. BREAKING GLASS, &c.—William Parker, a working man, was placed at the bar under the followingeircumstances:— William Mitchell said that he was barman at a public house in the Old Kent-road, and yesterday evening the prisoner, accompanied by some other men, wanted to be served with liquor, which he refused. The prisoner then dashed his hand th rou gh a pane of g l ass . Police-const a bl e , 35 M, said that when he attempted to remove the prisoner from the house he knocked him down and kicked him several times. The prisoner said that he had received a severe injury from a piece of wood falling on his head, and when he took a drop of drink he did not know what he did. He would never get drunk again. Mr. Burcham said he hoped he would keep his promise. He sentenced him to pay a fine of 12s. Gd. for what he had done at the public-house, or seven days, and for the assault on the, policeman 205., or 21 days. WANDSWOTH. ALLEGED INFANTICIDE AND BURNING OF THE BODY.— Fanny Knight, a genteel-looking young woman, was placed in the dock, before Mr. Ingham, charged with con cealing the birth of her illegitimate child. Police -constable Sapphill, 342 V, said,—From informa tion I received I went to No. 3, Penton-road, Nine Elms lane, yesterday, between 12 and 1 o'clock. I saw Mr. Knight, and I asked him if he had a female there. He said, " Yes, a daughter." I saw her, the prisoner, in the shop, and I questioned her as to whether she had ever given birth to a child, and she said "No." I asked her if there were any female lodgers in the house, and she said "Yes." I went upstairs, and from what I heard, I came down and told the prisoner she would have to go to the police-station with me and be examined by a doctor. She said, " Very well ; I'll do so." After we got outside the house she said, "I certainly gave birth to a child, and I would have told you in the first place if my father had not been present." I took her to Dr. Edmunds, in the Wandsworth-road, and he asked her how long ago. She said, " About aflortnight." Dr. Edmunds then said it was of no use to examine her, as it occurred so long ago, and he asked her the size of the child. She could not tell him, or whether the child was dead or alive. He asked her what she, had done with the -- nody, and she said she had burnt it. She meant that she could not tell whether the child was born dead or alive. She said she had frights in the house on several occa sions, and she supposed they brought it on. I asked her whether she called in any one, and she said, "No, that she never let a medical min know about it." I asked her if any one was present, and she said, "No," and that she did not let a doctor or any one else know about it. I took her to the station. Mr. Ingham—Have you any question to ask the wit ness ? Prisoner (in a low voice)—No, sir. Mr. Ingham—ls there any other witness ? Constable—No, sir. Tho brother Who was in court was appealed to by the magistrate, but he had no evidence to give. Mr. Ingham remanded the prisoner until next Tuesday. The prisoner was removed crying. TIIIMES. SEAMEN ON SHORE.—James Lander, John Watson and Charles Smith, homeward bound seamen were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being drunk, disorderly, and a,ssaulting several police constables. Yesterday evening lac Kay, a police constable, No. 27 SK, was called to the Gun beerhouse, in High-street, Shadwell, and found all the prisoners, who were fighting in front of the counter, and shouting end swearing at the landlady who was on the top of her counter, armed with a stick with which she was striking at the seamen, and threaten ing to kill either of them who came over the counter. She said they had asked for lemonade and pepper mint, with which she could not supply them. Lan der said he had lost his cap, and would not leave the house without it. Miiay, who was very for bearing, persuaded the sailors to leave the house, and gave them the landlady'sname and address. The prisoners then tuck up their sleeves, and endeavoured to force their way into the beerhouse. WKay prevented them. Lander hit him on the head, and Smith kicked him. A desperate affray then ensued, and Walker, Pawsey, and Fenge, con stables of the K division, who attempted to arrest the pri soners, were beaten. Lauder seized Walker by thg throat and received a blow from the constable's truncheon which forced him to let go. Smith was armed with a knife and a slug shot. He did not use either weapon, and both were knocked out of his hand. Watson dealt Fenge a severe blow and knocked him down. A reinforcement of police now arrived from the King David-lane station, and the prisoners were secured. The prisoners said they were half seas over last night, and had lost all their money. Mackay said the prisoners wore not searehe # d at the station-house. Mr. Paget said the prisoners were engaged in a very dis graceful disturbance. Ho should make a distinction with the prisoners. Two of theth, Lander and Watson, had made use of no instruments, and for the assaults they committed he should sentence them each to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. Smith had brandished a knife and then a slug shot. Neither of those weapons had been used, but he should mark his sense of the pri soner's conduct in even producing such dangerous in struments, by doubling the punishment he inflicted on the other man. He sentenced Smith to be imprisoned for two months, and kept to hard labour. Smith—Give me six months at once, I will do it. The prisoners were in a jolly humour, and were re moved by the gaoler. THE MISSING INDIAN STEAMERS.—The latest ad vices received at Lloyd's relative to the missing Indian steamers are from Hong Kong, and dated July 21. The Azof steamer, which was despatched in search of the mis sing Peninsular and Oriental steamer Corea, has returned from Swatow without being able to glean the slightest tidings of her fate, and there is no doubt entertained but that she foundered in a typhoon With all hands. About 120 people are supposed to have perished in her. The steamer was not insured. The Chanticleer steamer is be lieved to have foundered in the same typhoon with all on board. She belonged to a private firm at Hong Song, and was nearly 600 tons register, with 90 horse-power: The other steamers, Lalla Rookh and Fohkien, are both lost. The Fohkien left Shanghae on June 13, having a valuable cargo on board, including 200 passengers. About 24 hours after her sailing the steamer encountered a thick mist. This continued for a length of Um.", when, on its lifting, those on board saw to their horror an ironbound coast ahead, 200 ft. high, on which the vessel was steaming at a rate of about 12 miles an hour. The captain endeavoured to save the ship, but she ran on and came with great force against the rocks, knocking the bows in and tearing them into splinters. The steamer was well provided with boats, and they just escaped from the wreck in time, as within 20 minutes from the time that the vessel struck the bows were under water ; in fact, nearly the whole vessel was sunk except the afterpart, which was kept afloat a while longer, until the weight of water burst in the after water-tight bulkhead, and she sunk in 10 to 20 fathoms water: The steamer and her cargo are fumed ih the City for £O,OOO. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company. The second half-yearly meeting of the directors and shareholders in this company was held yesterday at the Oxford. The chairman of the company, Mr. Evan D . Jones, presided. Mr. PINE, the secretary, having read the report, which has already appeared in The Sun, The CHAIRMAN rose to move its adoption by the meet ing. Ile said he could well congratulate the shareholders when the directors could show such a satisfactory report and balance-sheet as that now submitted for their approval. In taking charge of two such large estab lishments as the Oxford and Canterbury there would have been the greatest difficulty had it not been that for years prior to the property coming into their possession it had been so extremely well managed. The dividend that had been paid for the first half-year they (the directors) could well and conscientiously advise the meeting to again declare, viz., 10 per cent. per annum, with a bonus of 2s. per share, free of income tax. The gross receipts for the year had been .£16,488, from 421,217 persons admitted. besides which there were other receipts of a sundry nature to the amount of £4OB lls. 6d., rent from sub-tenants, £137 18s., and £lOO for the rent of the entrance hall of the Canterbury. He thought it would be satisfactory for the meeting to know that they had paid £40,227 to Mr. Morton out of the origi nal sum agreed upon for the property, £2,000 of that amount having been taken out of their profits. (Hear, hear.) The balance available for appropriation is £4,240 Bs. 11d., which the directors recommended should be disposed of in the following manner ; the dividend would take £2,100 of the amount, it was then proposed to set aside £l,OOO towards the establishment of a reserve fund—(hear, hear) —and to carry the remaining £1,140 over to the next account. Their balances of cash were at the London and County Bank, £595 7s. Id. ; it ditto, Oxford-street, £1,060 is. Id.; total, £1,655 14s. 2d. Then the stock in hand was stated at £6,106 13s. Bd., but they had doubled the value of the stock in the cellars ; it was taken at cost price, and had been valued much too low. But this stock valued at £6,106 would produce an immense deal more when distributed in the hall for consumption ; it would then be worth - nearly £12,000. The business done had been wonderfully good, but that, of course, was because the entertainment was good, as he felt certain there was no place in London that could equal the amusements presented every evening at the Oxford. They had vocalists of the highest order, an elegant and exquisite ballet, a talented musical conductor, and, above all and beyond all, an energetic and untiring general manager—these materials banded together produced an entertainment that could not be met with but at the Ox ford. In proof of this he could safely assert that the Oxford was the resort of men of refined taste ; but, while he was so eulogistic on the west-end establishment, he must not forget the Canterbury, which was the great focus from which all the music halls in the metropolis emanated. The attendance there nightly was extraordinary, and on the evening of Saturday last, with the thermometer stand ing above summer heat, they had in that hall at least 1,100 persons. That spoke most satisfactorily for the entertain ments offered to the public there. The directors were quite alive to the. important fact of keeping up the style of the amusement, which he felt satisfied all would at once concede to be elevating, improving, and proper. No exertion, he could assure the shareholders, would be spared to in crease their attractions, and thus a continued flow of novelty would be kept up, which could but result in the most pro fitable manner to the company. Reverting to the Oxford, there were certain improvements the directors intended to carry out. They intended to adorn the promenade, which had lately been added to that establishment, with some beautiful paintings which Mr. Morton had most generously placed at their disposal. He could hardly trust himself to speak of Mr. Norton, fearing that he might be accused of fulsome flattery, but this he would say that Mr. Morton had met them in the most generous spirit, and that kindly feeling for which he was so remarkable existed without the slightest abatement. He (the chairman) felt that his greatest desire and earnest wish was for the success and prosperity of the company. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WHITMORE had great pleasure in seconding the adoption of the report. The motion was carried unanimously. On the motion of Mr. ANDERSON, seconded by Mr. MAIT LAND, a dividend was declared at the rate of 10 per coat. per annum for the half-year, with a bonus of 2s. per share, free of income tax. The directors retiring by rotation were severally re elected, Messrs. Evan B. Jones and Mr. G. F. Anderson. The auditors were re-elected, and the remuneration of thirty guineas awarded them for their past services. The CHAIRMAN said there were officials connected with the company, to whom he wished the meeting to award their thanks—first of all, Mr. Charles Morton, the head and principal, he might say the very soul of the busi ness. In fact, no words could express the value of his ser vices, which never flagged, but, on the contrary, were much increased since the formation of the company. He was a man per se, and it was not probable that his like would be seen again. (Hear, hear.) Their secretary, Mr. Pyne, also was worthy of all confidence. He was most assiduous in the discharge of his duties—he possessed a clear head, and his accounts were faithfully kept, and he broughb all matters carefully l>sfore the board-.(bear, hear) ; and Mr. William Morton, the manager of the Can terbury Hall, was animated with but one desire, the success of the company. He, as chairman of the company, had great pleasure in moving a vote of thanks to those gentle men. Mr. ANDERSON felt the greatest pleasure in seconding such a proposal. The resolution was carried in a very enthusiastic man ner ; and a similar compliment having been paid to the chairman, the proceedings terminated. The Bank Returns. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four months ending the 19th August These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 1641 of August (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : July %2, Aug. 19, 1865. I 1895. I Increase. i Decrease. Bank of England Private Banks Joint-stock Banks 21,9 3,518, 22,178,741 185,106 2,882, 93 2,843,13 2,7L9,162 2,743,203 - Total in England Scotland Ireland 47,634,8,3 27,170,078! 135,875 4,371,737 4,349,8 9' - 5,718,427 5,684,013 - United Kingdom. J 7,724,96 7 37,703,768 58,793 38,982 19,959 22, 63 64,4,4 And as compared with the month ending the 20th of August, 1864, the above returns show an increase of £446,170 in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of X 1,005,538 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks the following is the state of the circulation: — The English private banks are below their fixed issue ... ... £1,346, 020 The English joint-stock banks are below their fixed issue 478,054 Total below fixed issue in England £1,824,07 4 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue... 1,600,398 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue 690,481 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 16th of August was £14,341,313, being a decrease of £1,433,377, as compared with the previous month, and an increase of £1,538,862 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 19th of August : Gold and silver held•by the Scotch banks ... £2,894,656 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,040,184 £4,434,840 Being a decrease of £51,895 as compared with the pre vious return, and an increase of £267,664 when compared with the corresponding period last year. MARKETS--This Day. HAY MARKETS. SUITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to £5 15s ; clover, £5 to £6 15s ; and straw, £llos to £1 18s per load. Trade quiet. CUMBIBLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 Os Od; clover, £5 Os to £7 Os; and straw, £1 12s to £2 Os per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to £5 15s; clover ' £5 Os to £6 15s ; and stra w, £1 10s to £ 1 18 s per load. Trade quiet COLONIAL. TEA.—The operations have only been to a moderate extent, except in the new season's crop, which has brought full rates. About 16,000 packages of China are announced for disposal at the public sales, which commence to-day. SUGAR.—The market has remained rather quiet, although holders demand fully previous rates. In the re fined department business has been activo, and, in some instances, enhanced prices have been current. COFFEE.—The demand for Plantation Ceylon has con tinued good, and prices are well supported. Only a mode rate quantity is announced for public sale during the week. RlCE.—Business has remained very dull, and prices are nominally unaltered, TALLDIV.—There is very little business going forward and quotations for both present and forward delivery re main steady. MORISON'S PILLS OF THE BETTISH COLLEGE OF HEALTH, EESTON-ROAD, LONDON.—AII persons should know that the above medicine can be sent by post on receipt of 20 postage stamps for two boxes, Nos. 1 and 2,144. gixe. Adyqtisement 3 Agricultural Prospects. The week opened with ; fine breezy day, almost approaching to a gale, from S.S.W. Monday was dull and warm with not so much sun, when a great breadth of corn was secured in the north in the finest condition possible. On Tuesday the atmo sphere was close, wind N.E. to N., thermometer 72 deg., barometer 30.20 in. In the West Riding of Yorkshire harvest has ended, and there will be some as good wheat and barley as in any county this year, although with a variety of quality in either grain. From Sunderland the accounts on that day stated :—" With the exception of some rain which fell on Saturday night, the weather has been fine and hot since our last report, and if it continues as at present, the harvest in this district will be secured in about ten days. The wind during the week has been N.W. to S.W." We did not expect so much time would be required to complete harvest in that county, although there, as well as in Cumberland, this is always late. From Lancashire it was stated :—" The weather hasbeen oppressively , and unusually hot during the last ten days, allow ing the northern harvest to be gathered in much better than in the southern and midland counties." Wednesday was a hot and muggy day, with very little sun, but the thermometer and barometer both very high, giving no intimation of an immediate change. From the east of Scotland it was remarked: Another week of most seasonable weather has enabled the farmers in this district to complete har vest in fine order." Still, from the samples of wheat exhibited at Edinburgh there will be a great differ ence in quality, as prices ranged from 335. to 435. per quarter ; whilst with a large supply of new barley, all appeared to have been affected in colour by the previous weather, although ultimately secured in good condition. Prices had a wide range here also, from 245. to 335. per quarter ; though the weight will be excellent, with some up to 561bs. to 571bs. per imperial bushel, and ourmaltsters will no doubt be steady buyers. Some of the Scotch oats will be 431b5., in fine condition, and of a tolerably good colour and dry. From:the west coast of Scot land it was stated :—" We have had another week of fine weather." From Norfolk our advises say:— " The weather the past week has been exceedingly hot, with light winds from the S.W. The potato disease has shown itself in this district, and the turnip crop is reported to be suffering badly from mildew." Thursday was another hot day, sunny and breezy ; wind N.E., ther mometer 75 deg., barometer 30.20 inches. Our Suffolk letters from near the coast state :--" We have had a week of Indian temperature, but it has not improved the condition of our wheat; the samples shown here to-day were the worst quality and con dition ever remembered, and but a very chance lot fit for our millers, who were the only buyers." From the interior of Suffolk it was written :—" The weather has continued bright and unusually hot for the season. The cutting of the second crop of grass proves very satisfactory." From the East Riding of Yorkshire :—" The weather since our last has been exceedingly hot, and most of the corn in this district is now secured ; that portion recently gathered must be in fine condition, owing to the extreme heat ; and the northern harvest is likely to prove much superior, both as regards quality and condition, to both the southern and midland coun ties." Friday proved another hot day ; but there is not much harvest work left to finish up anywhere. Saturday was close and hot, with the thermometer up to 75 degrees, barometer 30.12 inches, slightly falling, wind north-west; whilst a change does not seem far distant in the weather, clouds gathering in the southern hemisphere. There are some unfavour able reports about the turnip crop, mildew being very visible in many counties ; so that the intense heat of this month has not suited that plant. Farmers now anxiously await rain, which would soften the hard ground and assist them in ploughing for the autumn seed time. The varieties of seed will be obtainable in one part or other of the United King dom ; but the southern samples will not shine, and from the north we must look for more assistance than customary in this way. Orders should now be given to secure the choicest qualities possible, and allow of time for procuring them from a distance.— Mark Lane Express. DEATH OF THE PRINCE DE CROY.—Vertumien Philipp© de Croy, Prince do grey, major-general in the service of Holland, has just died in Paris, at the age of 75 years. He had married the Princess Constance de Croy- Sobre, and was grand uncle to the present Duke de Croy- Dulmen, the head of the family. The prince leaves four children—Prince Emmanuel, married to the Princess Leopoldine de Croy-Dulmen, father of threo sons and a daughter ; Prince Maximilian, Duke de Croy-d' Havrecht by entail; Prince Just, married to the Countess d'Ursel, with a son and two daughters ; and the Princess Augusta, married to the Prince'of Salm-Salm. The house.of Croy is of high antiquity, and one of the most illustrious in Flan ders—a circumstance which, we need hardly remind our readers, Scott has skilfully availed himself of in his novel of " Quentin Durward." FUNERAL OF A MILITARY KNlGHT.—Yesterday (Monday) Captain Hollingsworth, the late military knight of Windsor, was buried with military honours in the catacombs connected with St. George's Chapel. The procession proceeded from the residence of the late knight, in the lower foundation of the castle, to the chapel, in the following order :—The corps of drums and fifes of the 2d Battalion of Grenadier Guards, playing the " Dead March in Saul ;" a firing party of 100 rank and file, under the com mand of Capt. Blundall, Lieut. Lord George Pratt, and Libut. R. Dawson. The coffin was carried by six privates of the Guards, and the pall borne by four military knights, followed by relatives of the deceased and the rest of the knights. On passing the guard-room to the chapel, the castle guard turned out and presented arms. At the con clusion of the burial service the coffin was lowered into its last resting-place, and three volleys were fired over the grave. DESPATCH OF THE WEST INDIA MAILS.—SOUTH AMPTON, Sept. 18.—The Royal Mail Company's steamer Seine, Captain Revett l sailed this afternoon with the fortnightly mails for the British and Foreign West Indies, the Pacific, California, Central America, &c. She took out 155 passengers, English specie, £5OO ; jewellery, £878; Freuch jewellery, £2,143 ; quickbilver, value £lOO ; and a general cargo of French and English merchandise. Amongst the passengers by the Seine are Captains Paul and Francis, for Greytown ; Rev. Mr. Gribbell, for Calon ; Dr. Cameron, for Demerara ; and the Rev. Mr. Barker, for Antigua. ALUM BAY SAND.—We are pleased to observe that the Alum Bay pits, from which the famous white sand for making glass is obtained, are once more in full work. A very large trade was formerly carried on with it by Messrs. Squire, who held the agency, but owing to vari ous circumstances the demand fell off, and has been of late years almost nominal. An enterprising firm have now, however, taken a lease on it, and by the aid of tramroads laid down in the pits, and other modern improvements, a very large quantity can now be shipped in a short space of time.—Hampshire Advertiser. CHURCH APPOINTMENTS AND VACANCIES.—The Bishop of Oxford has presented the Rev. Charles Palliner Tidd Pratt, M.A., of Jesus College, Cambridge, curate of Longworth, near Farringdon, to the incumbency of Bracknell, Berkshire, rendered vacant by the resignation of the Rev. Herbert Taylor Howes. The Bishop of Peter borough has instituted the Rev. Walter Cotton Hodgson, M.A., of Trinity College Cambridge, vicar of Wotton, near Thetford, to the rectory of Swepstone-cum-Snareston, Leicestershire, rendered vacant by the death of the Rev. John Hallward, M.A. The Bishop of Exeter has licensed the Rev. Lawrence Johnstone Stephens, M.A., of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, to the sole charge of the parishes of East and West Anstey, Devonshire. A new district has been formed out of the parish of Walworth, in the diocese of London, and the Rev. G. Dale Copeland, of St. Bee's Divinity College, Cumberland, formerly curate of St. Jude's Church, Manchester, and more recently a mis sionary in connection with the London Diocesan Church mission, has been appointed to the incumbency. The Bishop of Manchester has licensed the BEM E. C. Haynes, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge, formerly curate of Drayton Beauchamp, Bucks, to the incumbency of Ful wood, Preston, on the nomination of trustees. The Bishop of Worcester has licensed the Rev. A. Cordeaux, M.A., of St Catherine's College, Cambridge, to the curacy of Treding ton, near Shepston,on-Stour, on the nomination of the Rev. C. H. Watling, M.A. The rectory of St. Paul's, Covent-garden, has become vacant by the death of the Rev. C. E. Oakley, M.A. It is worth aoo a year, and is in the gift of the Duke of Bedford. The curacy of Uttox eter has become vacant by the death of the Rev. Edwin Braithwaite, M.A. This is in the gift of the Rev. H. Abud. The vicarage of Walton, near Thetford, has become va cant by the preferment of the Rev. Walter C. Hodgson, M.A. It is in private patronage. SNUFFING IN SCOTLAND. —We are informed upon the most competent authority that during the last two years the practice of snuff-giving has been discontinued in Scot land to an almost incredible extent, and continues rapidly to diminish. The aggregate orders taken for the supply of the retail shops by several travellers do not now come up to the "lines" formerly booked with ease by one good _ house,—Edinbur✓ l 4 Courant. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BRECON RACES. -MONDAY. The Ladies' Plate (handicap), value 40 sous ; gentlemen riders; professionals, 71b extra. One mile and a half. Mr. Jones's Truant, 5 yrs, lOst 51b (Mr. Edwards) 1 Mr. A. E. Williams's Game, aged, lOst 91b (OWner) 2 Mr. J. Turner's Reinfrid, 3 yrs, lOst 71b (Rudd) 3 Mr. Melbourne's Laura Dear, aged, lOst 31b (Mr. R. Treen) 4 Betting—Even on Game, 6 to .4 agst Reinfrid, and 2 to 1 agst Truant, who made all the running, and won in a can ter by two lengths, bad third. The winner was objected to, as was also Garus, the second horse, for being in forfeit list. The matter stands over for the adjudication of the stewards this day (Tuesday). The Beaufort Stakes of 10 SON'S each, h ft, with 50 added, for 2-year-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b ; winners extra; maiden allowances. Three-quarters of a mile. 19 subs. Lord Coventry's Cotillon, Bst 71b Lord Uxbridge's Life Guardsman, Bst 121 b (in. 31b ex.) (Custanee 2 Mr. F. Rjwland's Nine of Diamonds, Bst 41b(in.:31b ex.) (Goddin.., , 3 The following also ran :—Bitter Sweet, Beekhampton, and Mother-o'-Pearl. A good start was effected, and Mother-o'-Pearl led to the far turn, where she bolted, taking Beckhampton and Bitter Sweet out, when Cotillon took up the running, and won in a canter by six lengths; a bad third. A Selling Stakes of 3 soya each, with 20 added ; two year olds 7st, three Bst 81b, four 9st 91b, five and upwards 10st. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr. G. C. Morgan's Melbourne Mary, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (£2O) (G. So ld ) 1 Mr. Wadlow's Danaus, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (40) (Rudd) 2 Mr. J. Thomas's Eugenie, 3 yrs, 7st 51b (20) (Gray) 3 Betting-6 to 4on Danaus, and 2tol on Eugenie. Wun by a neck; a bad third. The winner was bought in fur 85gs. The Second Year of the Brecon Biennial Stakes of 10 bova each, with 40 added for foals of 1862 ; colts Bst 101 h, fillies and geldings Bst 71b ; penalties and allowances. One mile and a half. 17 subs. Mr. W. Owen's Filbert, Bst 101 b (J. Goiter) 1 Mr J. P. Rowland's Desiree, Bst 41b (J. Aclaius) 0 Both raced all the way together at a good pace, but Filbert came away at the distance and won cleverly by two lengths. Match—Mr. Perry's Pixie (late Turn and Go) by Vander decken—Harriott, aged (Mr. Holford, jun.), beat Mr. A. E. Williams's Bellhanger (Owner.) Betting-5 to 2 agst Ball hanger. Pixie made all the running and won in a canter. The Breconshire Stakes (handicap) of 10 sous each, h ft, with 50 added ; winners extra. Two miles. 10 subs. Duke of Beaufort's Black Rock, 4 yrs, Bst 41b...(Cannou) 1 Mr. G. Holford's Dick Turpin, 6 yrs , Bst 41b (J. Adam s ) 2 Mr. J. Turner's Knave of Trumps, yrs, Bst_ (Rudd) 3 Mr. E. Brayley's Pelios, 4 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Goater) 4 Mr. F. Morgan's Isle of Man, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b ...(G. Sopp) 0 All got:off well together, Dick Turpin making the running at a good pace, followed by Knave of Trumps and Black Rock. The two ran together to the distance, where Black Rock came away and won easily by half a length ; bad third, Pelios fourth. Isle of Man did not pass the post. A Hurdle Race of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; three-year olds 9st 21b, four lOst 41b, five list, six and aged list 41b ; winners extra. Two miles, over six flights of hurdles. Mr. Halford's Loveletter, 3 yrs, 9st 101 b (Owner) 1 Mr. Turner's Ajax, 3 yrs, 9st 21b (Hardcastlo) 2 Betting-2 to lon Loveletter, who won by two length's. TATTERSALLS'- LAST 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, but not a bet laid. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-11oNDAy. This being considered settling day for Doncs,,ter there was a good muster of members at the Subscription Rooms. There was no particular feature that came under our notice worthy of comment, but in the evening £4,600 to £lOO was taken about Lord Lyon for the Derby. The taker was willing to go on, but the highest offer was 14 to I. Quotations : CESAREWITCH. 100 to 7 agst Privateer (taken) 100 to 6 agst Nuneaton (taken) 20 to 1 agst Morris Dancer (offered) 25 to 1 agst John Davis (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Union Jack (offered) 100 to 3 agst Alabama (taken freely) 100 to 3 agst Solon (taken) 100 to 3 agst Farce (offered) 40 to 1 agst Grinder (offered) 50 to 1 agst Salpinctes (offered) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 25 to 1 agst Custard Castle (offered) 200 to 7 agst Soumise (taken and wanted) 50 to 1 agst Lady Egidia (taken) DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken and wanted) 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 proceeded for Liverpool at 11.30 a.m. She brings 170 passengers, 41 of whom were landed at this port. DOES THE SPIDER EAT ITS WEB ?—Fired with emulation, I carefully watched a common garden spider (4peira diadem), which I found as entertaining as wonderful. I commenced by destroying the web of a finer 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 waspreparing 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 legs 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 an instant th e claws of each were shot out with a dexterity that a pug ili s t might envy; the blows were given in exactly the same manner as a cat strikes at her antagonist. The w h folly ll h y e to stood,s tty h w e h leter e tres passing spider was soon convinced th a t it would be the height h h i e m w s e a i s f , dsoo,wfnasotennitno a galine from 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.'s 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.—ll. Voices in " Hard toicke's Science Gossip." A SICILIAN POMPEII.—We learn from the Forbici of Palermo that some important results have been yielded by the excavations made on the site of the ancient city of Solus, now called Solunto. For two years the works have been executed systematically under the direc tion of a commission. Columns, pavements, and mosaics inscriptions, coins and domestic utensils, especially of glass, have been found in great abundance. Certain portions of the city have been laid bare, and there is every reason to hope that, after the completion of the arrangements now in progress for the purchase of the ground covering these interesting relics, many highly important discoveries will reward the zeal and perseverance of their palermitan com mission. Unfortunately the present moment is not pro pitious to the development of archaeological and historical research in Italy ; all of us, more or or less, have been caught by the whirling eddies of politics, and nitwit more urgent questions relating to the present condition and to the future prospects of the country absorb nearly all the ' energy which elsewhere fin d s occupation in the peaceful s tudies of the past. Even the stupendous relations of Pompeii and of Herculaneum excite little interest, and Obey. Fiorolli's Giornale degli Scavi, a periodical which in France, in Germany and in England would have found a large circle of readers, has perished in Italy from the better indifference of the public ! Let us hope that better times are at hand, and that the discoveries of Solunto will infuse fresh life and vigour into a branch of inquiries for which this country, with such exhaustless treasures lying at her very door, enjoys peculiar facilities, and in which therefore she ought to bear away the pa lm from all competito r s . ME LANCHOL Y DEATH OF A WANDERER.—On Saturday morning au inquest was held in Bonner-road, Victoria-park, on the body of Caroline blarban, aged CO. Deceased applied for admission at the Bethnal-green Work house, saying she was starving. She was at once taken iii, and arrowroot and stimulants administered, but she sank and died at 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Her body was emaciated, and it was asserted that she had been in the habit of sleeping in the fields and obtaining a miserable subsistence by begging. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from the mortal effects of tlisew of tl4§, lungs, accelerated by long privation. .