The Sun. — London, England, 1848-10-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, [ONEY and COMMERCIAL i`•' LW. Do. (Preston & Wyre) 25 CITY, QUARTER TO THREE. Do. 1 / 2 Shares (A)... 914 — I Leeds and Brdfod 5O In the Cotton M ar k e t at Li verpoo l yesterday t h ere ' Leeds, Daws bu a ry, r &c.... 50 ...... was no change. Sales, 4,000 to 5,000 bales. American Do., Hal , Shares 25 realised 31d. to 6d. p er lb. A f a i r b us i ness was d one i n D o., ( b lue) Scrip...... 21 — ••• Railway Shares, but without any improvement in prices. Leads and Thiisk The Washington st eamer b r i ngs accounts o f on l y one Ditto, New Do. Prcfer . .6 ... e7 . 6 .. 35 day's later date from Now York. The last cotton crop Liverpool, ' Crosby .p . nd t. 3% ...... will, with the exception of two years, be the Southport . a 31 ,2 largest ever known, and we are informed that Liverp , Manchester, and - the per cent. increase in shipments to all forein orts. Newcastle Junaion... 2% but those of France, was large, in the year endin g g the London &Blackwall...l3/.65.81 — Ist September, while to France it was limited. This is Do. Extension ..... ... 22% — ••••••••• ..... attributed almost enti re ly t o th e prostrat i on of the ma- London, Brighton, and... nufacturing interest by the political revolution of Fe- South Coast bruary last. It is hardly probable that the aggregate Do. Guarant. 5 per et., 9 ...... shipments of cotton from the United States, for the Do. Pref. Con. 5 per ct. 50 . ... year 1848, wou ld h ave b een much larger had prices Ditto, ditt0...... Si., guar.tto...... 1852 50 ruled higher, as th e s t oc k on h an d i n all the ports, at /N Ditto, the close of th e y ear , w 6 per cent. .. previous year; but the aggregate value would have been Ditto, Proerence... 18/ 17s 2d,.. much larger. When we take into consideration the iw- London and N. Western 100 10 9 14 108 1 4 mense increase in value a small advance is price for this Do. Quarters (L.& B.) 22 staple produces, we can form some idea of what the Ditto, New value of the last crop would hare been at prices current Ditto, Fifths ..... .. .. 2 ...... 44%.... ....... the year previous. According to estimates made, it ap- Do. 40/. Share-,(L.M.) 25 Do 10/ (M. & B.) A. 9 — pears that the whole crop of 1846 and 184/ was valued Do . 10/ . . (M. & B.) B. 9 at about four millions of dollars more than the long Do. (M. & B.) C. 1 . ...". •• •• ......... .• ••• crop of 1847 and 1848 ; or, in other words, that the in- Lon . &S. Western not only been sunk, lost, but the value of the same quan- Do. New 40/. 34 tity, as produced last year, has depreciated more than Do. Tenths (Consul.) 50 four millions of dollar?. This shows that large crops Ditto ditto ......... 40 are by no means the most profitable. As an illustra- Ditto. Thirds.. .....13/. 6s. 8d — tion of this, take the large crops of 1842 and 1844, Do., New Scrip, 1848, amounting to 4,773,500 bales, which, at six cents. per lb., Pref. 7 per Cent. on • make an aggre ga t e va l ue o f 121,713,750 d o ll ars , w hil e Deposit, and 5 p er London, Salisbury, Calls ...11, 13s. 4d... % dis.... .... % din the medium crop of 1843, and the short crop of 1846, Ln Y nd eo n v n i d l err; .. amounting to only 3,809,100 bales, aihich sold at eight Ki,le7a . ine 271 h and ten cents. per pound, made an aggregate value of Lordonderry and Ennis- ~. ...••.. — 144,627,500 dollars, being a decrease of 964,400 bales in quantity, and an increase of 22,913,750 dollars in killen value. Lowestoft (4 per et.) The mercantile letters by the Medway stea mer a ll Ditto (6 per ct.) 8 colonies, and represent the feeling among the planters Matlock 4 and traders generally as being scarcely of a nature to Manchester, Sheffield, allow of their making much head. They are disheartened, and Lincolnshire...100 Do. (No. 1) 18 and are deprived of the pecuniary support hitherto .' Quarters. , ••.. ••• Ditto ditto (No. 2) 25 — •-- received from home. It would not surprise us, in this Ditto ditto (N 0.3 - ...... la novel state of affairs, to find the attorneys and sub- Ditto, New 10/. Pref.. 10 =onagers, who are the true working men, become pro- Ditto, Gt•Grimsby ... 35 prietors; and we have no doubt but that if the existing Ditto ditto . ......... 11 ".... ......... — mortgagees think so badly of the estates that they will Ditto ditto •6% — ...... •........• abandon further right and title thereto, the managers Ditte Sheffield and could successfully cultivate them upon a plan of co- Lincolnshire 1 2 1,x. ... operation with the labourers, wh o b eg i n to compre h end D o ., Grimsby Dock... 17% • .... the critical position in which they will be placed by Do. Lincoln Manchester and Union. .... 41.25. anything like a general abandonment of estates. Midland lOO ..... 82% 82 The union of intelligence, free labour, and a Do. Consolidated Pref.100 mall capital, directed by a personally interested in- Do., do., 501. Shares.. 20 ... .. 94 %... 9 dividual, ought surely to bring about renewed prosperity. Do. Birm., and Derby 57 The colonial produce markets this week have been Do.Consol.Bristol and rather active for many articles of consumption, but Birming., 6 per ct.... 100 there has been less doing in staples used for manufac- Ditto,llrist.&Glocstr. 38 turing purposes. The large Indigo sales Rill Ditto, ditto ...... ...... 14/. 18s — -. - — begin next week. A broker of eminence informs us Ditto,Leieest.& Swan ' . that the business done i n sp e l ler d ur i ng l ast month h as ll Great Westngfon, 8 per ct.guar.100 been small, and th e p r i ce h as d ec li ned to a b out 14/. Midland ern per ton, at which, ho wever , th ere i s li tt l e i nqu i ry, but Middlesbro' and Redcar, 42%. — the near approach of winter, and therewith the discon- Of 6 per cent. guar. tinuance of further supplies from the Continent, renders Newcastleand Carlisle...100 - reduction in price. The stock in London has scarcely , Nr,wmarket ........ ... 20 varied from last month (the demand for export arid Do. Extension .........21. 125.... •••• consumption being met by th e i mports ) , an d was on t h e N ewpor t, Ab ergavenny, - Ist instant 2,880 tons. The inquiry for Welch bars and Hereford 6 •••••• - and iron rails continues extremely limited, but prices Newryand Enniskillen 7 are unaltered. In Stafford s hi re t h e ma k ers are fu l l Newry, Warrenpouit, and Rostrevor .. 20 of orders, and the question of a rise in price Norfolk 100 Was the subject of discussion at the recent quarterly Do. N ew 2 0 4 _ lO Meetings; the result was a determination to abide b 9 Do. Extension 5 p ct. 20 present rates, but it slight advance thereon is needful to Do. Guaranteed 590 e. 5 Induce some makers to take orders. In the Scotch Pig Do. do. Waveney Val. 2 ...... Iron market there has not been much doing during the Northern Counties Union 4 ...... latter part of the month; the price is a shade lower, say North British ........... 25 ..... 16% ,mss. for 3-5 No. 1 and 2.5 No. 3, and 455. for all No. 1 Ditto, Halves .. ..... net cash, shipped free on board a t Gl asgow; ma k ers are, Ditto, Quarters however, firm at rather higher Tates, and not anxious Ditto,i Thirdsltension .. 8 0 1 % —.. ........ ... sellers, while little progress has been made towards the North 8: South - Western 2 14 .. " -- accumulation of stock at Glasgow, which has not been North Staffordshire l5 ..... 8% :14 se small for several years. North Wales . 3 l /2 ..... . The dividend payments have not yet attracted a large North-Western .... number of persons to the Bank of England, and the Oxford, Worcester, and Funds continue extremely quiet. Consols are 86i 1 for Wolverhampton Transfer, and 861 -a- for Account. Exchequer bills of Reading, Guildford, and June have been 28s. to 30s. premium. India Stock is Reigate lO at 235. " Royston and Hitchin ... 1A,„,... ...... In Foreign Sto o k th ere i s no t so muc h doing. Mex gccottish Midland Central_.... 25 25 "-- ......... ican are 18j. to 1 9 é . B raz i l i an Bonds have been marked Ditto, New 72i e x -di v id en d . D utch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. ... .. Sheffield, Rotherham, & are 45 to i. Spanish Three per Cents, are about 23 to Goole (Nor. Div.) ... 7% ir, and Portuguese Four per Cents. 24 to 25. Do. do (Sou. Div.) ... 5 shares generally are steady. Shrewsbury and Birm... 9 Ditto ditto, Class B. 5 ...... Shrewsbury and Herefd. 2 ..... Shrewsbury & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) l6 Ditto Halves ... ditto 8 ..... Ditto Oswestry ...... 16 Ditto New 1 .. ••• Do. 8 per Cent. Pref. 10 ••••• Shropshire Union ••••..•••• ..... SJuth Devon Do. Preference South Staffordshire 5 1,4 — South Eastern Do., No. 1 24 .. . Do., N 0.2. Do., No. 4 Thirds ... 10 South Wales South Yorkshire, Don- •• caster, and Goole Swans. & Loughor &Ca meron's Still. C0a1.... 6 Taw Vale Extension ... 6 Thames Haven Dock 161,4 7% 8% ONE PRICES OF BRITISH FUNDS. O'CLOC K. CLOSINGPRICES. $ per Cent. Consols Annuities B6 ti q 86 1 ,4 3 per Cent. Annuities, 1726 India Stock 235 235 India Bonds, 1,0004 Ditto under 1,000/. 32 34 p 31 p Bank Stock for Account .. - 192 1 ,6 Consols for Account, Oct. 17 Exche , uer Bills. 2%d. & 2d. 1 ,0004 dune 3O 28 p 31 p 500/. March..... 3l p 31 p 5001. June .. 2 7 30 p 30 p Small, March . 35 P 32 p Small, June FRILES OF FOREIGN FUNDS oNE CLOSING O'CLOCK. *RICER . Brazilian Bonds Ditto, Small 7 4 1,4 x d 74;4 x d Mexican, 5 per Cent. 1846 lB3 187 f, Ditto, Account l9 19;4 18% 1874 Peruvian Bonds, 6 per Cents — 30% Portuguese 5 per Cents. au Ditto, 4 per Cent — Russian Bonds 99% Spanish 5 per Cent. 1840 . Ditto, Account 25 99 3 / 4 11% and Railway ........... 17 1 / 2 .... Vale of Neath ... . Waterford and Kilkenny 17 1 / 2 . . Waterford and Lim er i c k 4 5 - Waterfd,Wxfrel,Wicklw, and Dublin 3 •••• • - Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guaranteed ... ... Do. do. do. ... 25 Do. do. do. ... 9 - W est Cornwall 6 ... .. •-• West London ......» ... 20 Do. Do. Ist Class ... 20 Do. Do. 2d Class ... 20 W hitehaven & Furness 13 - Windsor, Staines, and South Western ..... ... 9 1 / 2 Wilts, Somerset, & Wey mouth York, Newcastle, an d Berwick. .... ....... .... 25 Do. Original New and Berwick .. ....... .. .. 25 Do. Extensioa No. 1. 15 Do. do. No. 2......... 15 Do. G.N.E.Preference 8 ...... 53 ( s York and N or th Midl and 50 Ditto, Preference ...... 10 Do. East and W est Rid ing Extension FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Anglo Italian (late Ita lian and Austrian)... 4;4 -- Boulogne and Amiens... 20 Central of France (Or leans and Vierzoa) ... 17 D)emerara ...»......... ... 12 1 / 2 ...... ... ......... endre Vall e y.... ...... 4 - Direct Bombay and Madras .................. ss. . Dutch Rhenish ..... .... 7 1 / 2 ... . .. ...... •••• East Indian 3 l, - ..... Gait Indic • Per•;- Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 2% per Cent., 12 Guild.... 45 45 th 45% PRICES OF BUSINESS DONE CLOSING RAILWAY :HARES. AT ONE O'CLOCK. PRICES. Aberdeen 50 •••... Amber. Nott., Bosten, and Eastern Junction 4!1 1 ...... Ayrshire and Gioloway.. 5 Belfast & County Down 17% Birmingham and Ox ford Junction 20 Birmingham, W oiver hampton, and Dudley 10 Birming.,Wolverh'pton, and Stour Valley 131. 148... —.— Birkenhead, L ancash i re, •.. and Cheshire June.... 10 Boston, Stamfd & ••• •` ......... Birm. 5 Bristol and Exeter ...... 85 Ditto, Thirds .. . .....25 .... Buckinghamshire... 14/. 45... ..... Caledonian 50 ...... 19 y 1/ Ditto, Raft 6tinres 8 3 / •• ...... ............... Do. New 10/. Pref..... 2%... Di tte,Clyd es d al e J une 50 ......... Chester and.Hol)head... 474 ...... Ditto, Preference l5 ........... Clarence .... Do. Ist Class, 6 ............... per...... Ct. 10 Do. 2d Class, 5 per Ct. 10 ...... Do. Government Loan, 4 per Cent. ........ Direct London & 10 Ports month ................. Dublin and Belfa s t J une. 30 Dundalk & Enniskillen 20 East Anglia, 25/., L. & E. and L. and D...... 25 Do., 18/., E. & H .... 18 ...... 105. . 3% Eastern Counties— ....... ..... 20 .. .... 12 3 / 4 % Do. New G uaranteed 6 per Cent. ........ 7% ...... Ditto,Extensicn,s 19% 1% 13% 12% , per . Cent., No. 1 ...... 6/. 13s. 4d.... %IA di Ditto ditto, No. 2...6/. 13s. 4d... % dis. ...... Do. North. & Eastern 50 DoDo., 5 per cent. ...... 50 ... Do. Quarters .—..... 12% . New .............. 34 -...... ..... Eastern Union, Class A (late E. U. Shares) 25 .. , Ditto, Class A. ditto... 1 ............... -- Ditto, Class ii (I. & and B. ) ............... 20 Ditto, Class C, ditto... 17%. DiDo. Scrip (6 percent.) 10 ••..... ..... tto, ditto ... ......... 20 Ditto C. & E.) guai . . 5 per cent............ 2 1 ,E .. East Lancashire Ditto ......... 25 New ••••••••• ..... ..... , ...... .. .......... .. Ditto, New Quarters 614 — Do., 6 per Cent. Pre ference Quarters ... 4 14 ...... East Lincolnshire ...... 23 —..............— Edinburgh and Glasgow 50 38 Ditto, Halt Shares ... 15 - Ditto, Quarter Shares 12 .............. Edinburgh and Northern 25'x....... — ............... DiDitto, New.. ............ 614 — ......... ...... tto, Newport ....... .13 - Ditto, ditto, New„ .... 3 3 4. F Ditto, & Dorch. 2 ''.) (3 - ..... ••••• • • • • Glassgow, Dumfries, and Carlisle ....... . .81.65. 8d — Gla sgow,Kilmar., & Ayr 50 ..... . - Do.Pr e t erence Consol. ...... ...... - • ••• Great Northern ......... 17 Do., A Deferred ... 12%.....• 2% Great South. and West. (Ireland) ... ............ 4 2%...... 22 21% •••.••••• 21% Great North of En gland.loo •••••• Ditto, New, 40 /......... 40 Ditto, ditto... ....... 15 .... Ditto, New, 30 /......... 30 Ditto, New,lsl ......... 14 .. - 30 %••• Great Western ............ 90 ... .. 77 % 77% DiDitto, % Shares ...... 50 - tto, ili Shar es ...... 21 Ditto, tifths: ........... 20 Ditto, New 171... • .... 13 ... .. 9 % Huddersfield and Manch. 28 ...... Ditto, Thirds ......... 9 ..... Hull and Selby .... 50 ...... Ditto, Half Shares ... 25 . .... Ditto, 14 Shares ..... 12%.: ... Lanc aster and Carlisle... 50 Ditto, Thirds ........ 10 - Lanc ashire & Yorkshire 93 Ditto, ditto ............ 86 itto, % Shares ...... ,!:3 • ... - •—•• Do. Quarter Shares-. 17% ...... —4 %.••••• ••••••••• .... ... .. .. Do. Fifths... 9 Fifth 5........... « Do. Sixteenths..... .. 6 1 ,4 Do. Thirds (Reg.)..... 13 Do. New, Gua. 6 per et. 5 Do. Liverp. and Bury 43 Ditto % (late Hud dersfield and Sheff.) 43 ...... —•• ••••• Do.(Wakefield,Ponte r, tract, and G oole) ... 50 ..... ""Q.(W. Riding Utivn) 6 •• . ... •••••••••••• •• lan Peninsular 1 4 . Louvain Ila Sambre 7% Luxembourg.... Madrid and Valentia.. Narnur and Lieg e 2O ..".. ••• .. --- .. 000 000000000 Northern of F ran ce...... 12 ...... —34 ... Orleans and Bordeaux 6 Paris and Lyons ll Do. Do. .•• " .. 000000 000 ••• 10 Paris and Orl eans 20 ---- 24t% 23% 12% by s 51% 8% 16% 9% ....,....a,~ 57►,% 29 4% .~:-• - :rs ..... 4 Paris and Ro uen ... _ ..... ............ Paris and Strasbourg ..... 20 ..... gm. Rouen and Ilavre ... 8 ••• ••• as Sambre ...... 20 ...... and Meuse 2O ..... .• Strasbourg and Basle ... 14 Tournay, Juibise, Lan den' and Hasselt ...... 20 West Flanders ..... ... 8% JOIT STOCK BANKS. London & Westmins N ter. 20 MINES. Australian 214 4 - 71/2 - IN 20 4 1, 4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY.) LONDON, OCT. 6.—Wind S., light breeze, and fine weather. LIVERPOOL, OCT. s.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrd. Chan ticleer, Bahia; Lotus, Porto Rico; Adelaide, New Or leans; Uriel, ditto; Douce Davie, ditto; Native, Balti more; Patrick Henry, New York; Thames, St. Ste phen's; Agnes, St. John's, New Brunswick; Coronation, ditto; May, Sydney, C. 8.; Triton, Quebec ; Viceroy, ditto. Sld. 4th, Ambassador, New York; sth, Superior, California; Mary Jones Buenos Ay res; A tlas, Now York; J. P. Harward, ditto; John Campbell, Quebec. A smack, belonging to the Isle of Man, supposed to be the Edward and Jane, ran on the Norse bank )ester day morning, and was assisted off in a leaky state, and taken to Lytham by the Southport life boat. DEAL, OCT. s.—Wind W. by S. to W.S.W.—Arrd. Jane, Blair, Madras; John Pink, Jamaica; Union, Hon duras; Magna Charta, St. John's, New Brunswick, and sailed for Newcastle; Union, Quebec; Queen, ditto; Hopewell, ditto; Coverdalo, ditto, and sail e d f or Stock ton; Sapphiras, Brown, ditto, and sailed northward; Thetnis, Richebucto, and sailed for Hull; Prince Albert, Hudson's Bay. Arrd. from the riv er , Th omas Henry, Sydney, New South Wales; Helen, Moulmein Sutlej, Calcutta; Pauline, Houghton, Mauritius; Charles Car ter, Algoa Bay; Mariner, Sierra Leone; Caesar, Ber bice; Sir John Rae Reid, St. Kitt's; Prince Albert, Ja maica; Devon, New Orleans, A very severe hurricane from S E. to N.E., which lasted at its height for twelve hours, was experienced the 30th of August, in let. 36 N., lon. 68 W., by the John Pink, Barclay, in the Downs. NEWBURGH, OCT. 3.—The Logie o' Buchan, Thomp son, of and from this port for Sunderland, in running up the river to-day, struck on the sand, but is expected off next tide. SHIELDS, OCT. s.—The Brigand, Parker, in going down the river, grounded on the sand at Tarrow, but got off after discharging part of her cargo (coals), making a great deal of water, and must discharge. OFF MARGATE, OCTOBER 5.-04urnel, bchester, Santa Cruz, for Copenhagen. FALMOUTH, OCTOBER s.—Wind S.W.—Arrd. Supe rior, Crowder, Rio Janeiro, for Rotterdam. Of F PILL, OCTOBER 4.—Jane barque, Quebec; Bonne Mere, barque, ditto. BRISTOL, OCTOBER s.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrd. Anna, Eames, St. Vincent's. OFFBARDSEY, OCTOBER 4.—Julia, Prince Edward's Island, for Liverpool. OFF KINSALE, OCT. 3.—Alihorpo, America, for Cork. FALMOUTH, OCT. 4.—Arrd. Earl of Durham, Bahia. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) 261,‘, 19th ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. I Barley. 1 Oath. Flour. 2,270 qrs. 660 qrs. I 270 qrs. 1,880 skr 770 -- 8,310 -- English ...... Irish. .. I Foreign ...... 20,350 6,820 Malt, 1,230 qrs. SMITHFIELD. Notwithstanding our market, to-day, was very mo derately supplied with Beasts, both as to number and quality, the Beef trade was in a very depressed state, and, in most instances, the quotations declined 2d per albs. The few prime Scots on offer sold at only 4s per 81bs, and a total clearance was not effected. The show of foreign stock was small. The numbers of Sheep were rather limited; nevertheless, the demand for that description of stock ruled heavy, at a fall in the prices paid on Monday last of 2d per albs, the highest figure for the best Old Downs being 55 per 81bs. There was a considerable falling off in the supply of Calves. On the whole, the Veal trade was firm, at full curren cies. Some prime small Porkers sold steadily, other kinds of Pigs slowly,'at late rates. Mileh Cows were selling at from 141 to 1715 s each, including their small Calf. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. s. d. to s. d. s. d. to s. d. Inferior Beasts-- 2 6 2 8 Second quality ditto 310 4 4 4econd quality - 2lO 3 2 Coarse-woolled ditto 4 6 4 8 Prime large Oxen 3 4 3 6 Southdown Nether 410 5 0 Prime Scots Large coarse Calves 3 4 310 Large Hogs ... •..3 10 4 6 Prime small ditto 4 0 4 4 Small Porkers • 4 8 5 0 Suckling Calves •• 17 0 25 0 Quarter old Pigs —l6 a 22 0 Inferior Sheep .3 4 3 8 Lambs ...... 0 0 0 0 TOTAL SUPPLY AT MAR KET. Sheep. I Calves. I Pigs. 6.290 348 405 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Sheep. I Cal 153ves. I Pigs. 1,110 NEWOATE AND LEA.DENNA.X.L. These markets were heavy for each kind of Meat, at barely stationary prices. Beasts. 147 Beasts. 149 At per stone by the Carcase. s. d. to I. d. s. d. to s. d. Beef,inferior•—• •• 2 4 2 6 Mutton, inferior .. 3 4 3 6 middling .. 2 8 210 -- middling.. 3 8 310 prlmelarge .. 3 0 3 2 prime .... 4 0 4 4 prime small .. 3 4 3 6 Pork. large.... ••• • 3 6 4 6 Veal•. •••• • • 3 4 4 2 small .. ...• •• 4 8 i 2 BOROUGH HOP PoIIiTtICET. Although a considerable increase has taken place in the supply of New Hops, the demand for them has be come more active, and prices have an upward tendency. In yearling and old Hops, scarcely any business is doing, at nominal currencies. The duty is called 210,000/. NEW HOPS. per cwt. 45s to 50s 48s to 567 503 to 105 s Sussex pockets Weald of Kent ditto Mid and East Kent ditto COLONIAL. ---- Sucen.—Although the supply of British Plantation has rather increased, the market has been tolerably well supported. Sales have been made at cheaper rates than last week ; Barbadoes fine yellow 40s 6d to 41s 6d, and low 35s 6d to 36s 6d ; Jamaica good yellow 37s to 38s, and low 35s 6d, and Trinidad low yellow 35s per cwt. REFlNED.—Standard lumps have been 505 to 51s, and brown 49s 6d to 50s. EAST INDlA.—Mauritius 12,300 bags, about half found buyers at 6d decline, good and fine yellow 39s to 40s 6d, and mid 35s Gd to 36s 6d; fine brown 33s 6d, and graining yellow 438 6d per cwt. Low Brown was taken in at 31s. Madras, 2,367 bags, only partly found buyers, low damp brown to mid yellow 28s to 33s per cwt. Bengal, 7,956 bags, sold generally at full prices for white, but 6d lower for other kinds ; good white Benares 41s 6d, mid 40s 6d to 41s, low and mid soft yellow 34s to 355, fine grainy white 48s to 48s 6d, and mid good 38s to 433 6d, good yellow 40s. Manilla, 8,242 mats, brought 34s 6d to 36s fur low and mid grey, and 28s 6d to 29s 6d for black. FOREIGN.—Bahia, 136 barrels 389 cases was taken in at 37s to 40s for low to mid white at 41s 6d for good ; at 36s to 381 for washed ; and at 35s to 37s tor low to fine brown. Siam, 231 bags, was taken in at 388 to 403 per cwt ; 650 bags 267 cases white Per nambuco were nearly all bought in at 39s to 40s for low and mid ; at 404 6d to 43s for good and fine ; and at 385 to 41s 6d for damp and, washed. Brown. BO eases, was taken in at 32s 6d to 36s 6d for low to good. Porto Rico sold at 38a 6d to 41s 6d for mid to good. COFFEE.—The market in general bas been firm this week. Jamaica good and fine ord has been sold at 27s 6,1 to 295; Costa Rica, good ord to fine ord 26s 6d to 355; Ceylon Native, good ord has realised 27s to 295; Plantation, fine ord 32: to 395, low mid to mid 403 to 50s, mid to good bold coloury 45s to 655, pea-berry 44s to 60s; Mocha went at 56s for good yellow clean garbled, and at 24s to 35s for triage. Cocoa.—Bahia has been cheaper, viz, 30$ per cwt; and Trinidad has been sold at 38s to 40s per cwt. SPlCES.—Pimento has been in fair demand, but rather cheaper, having ranged from 4id to sid per lb fur good ord course. Fine white Pepper has been deurer, 4id to 4id per lb. Tellicherry, 5d to 9id ; Malabar black, ;id to 2icl. Mace has been steady; Nutmegs are higher. SALTPETRE.—This article has been cheaper, but 5,991 bags offered by auction all found buyers at 3d to Gd decline ; Calcutta fine grey, 3 to 3i per cent refrac tion, 26s to 26s 6d, and mid dingy grey 9 to 81 per cent refraction, 24s 6d to 255. RICE .—The market is heavy, and prices have been in favour of buyers. ARROWROOT, &c.—Bermuda has been sold at 8d to Is Oid per lb, and Pearl Sago at 16s to 245. TEA.—There has been a moderate business at about previous prices. COTTON.—Some large parcels of Surat, Madras, &c., have been offered, a portion of which sold, but holders generally withdrew for better prices. num.—Proof Lewards has not been higher than is 6d to Is 7d, and East India is id to is 5d per lb. FRUlT.—Rotterdam Grapes have had a ready sale. Lemons have been in request. Barcelona Nuts are held far advanced rates, Black Spanish being very scarce. TALLOW.—The market is dull. TOBACCO.—There was a slightly improved demand for some descriptions last month, sales being nearly 900 hhds., but without producing any change in the pre vious character of the market. Mid and ord sorts, both for home trade and exportation, remain neglected; the feeling of buyers had generally been wholly uninfluenced by the current reports of a v er y s h or t su pply of Ken tucky strips in the present importation, and the probable inferiority of the present crop, which is stated as very ordinary and considerably under an average. Two or three small parcels of Kentucky strips of the present impor tation have been sampl e d, a n d h ave t urne d outin good condition, coloury, but very deficient in substance. The French Government has taken nearly 2,000 hog:, heads of Kentucky leaf, at about an average of 4d. Imports, 737 hogsheads; deliveries, 1,068 hogsheads; against 801 hogsheads in the corresponding month of 1847. Stock, 27,918 hogsheads against 25,680 in 1847. In Vir g i n i a sa l es h ave b een ver y limited, not having exceeded 200 hogsheads. and although the stock of good and fine is comparatively small, prices have remained ; ord descriptions have been almost entirely neglected. In Kentuckly leaf and strips has consisted the principal sales of last month ; 180 hhds of leaf were taken chiefly for exportation, and 480 hhds of strips ; the latter were mostly of good and fine, at 4id to 56,4 per lb. In Maryland nothing done. Havannah Leaf has been in very limited demand, both for home trade and exportation ; recent importations of the new crop have turned out of very inferior quality as respects colour, and sales must con tinue difficult to effect so long as preference is given to other growths, at lower rates, superior in colour and texture. For Havannah Cigars of good and fine quality the demand has been steady, and previous prices fully supported; a few cases of mid and ord were taken for ex portation. Manilla Cheroots have been in fair request, at former rates. Stock is very small of some descrip tions. Manila leaf arrivals last month were 200 bales. Sales have been almost confined to selections for home use, at a trifling advance. For Cuba the demand has been limited; buyers have supplied themselves as in need. In Yara, sales have been made to a fair extent. In Columbian there has been less doing, and purchases confined, in a great measure, to selection of fine and coloury sorts, for immediate use ; former prices have been barely supported. In St. Domingo nothing done. Stock is now exhausted, excepting a very small parcel, which is offering at a very low price. Havannah Seed Leaf, a few cases of very fine were taken at previous rates, mid and ord have been sold at reduced quotations. In Brazil sales have been confined to ord sorts, for fillers, at previous prices. Porto Rico of good, mid quality has been in fair demand. German—Sales have been made to some extent; ord at very low prices, and fine, in some instances, at a slight improvement. Recent importations have turned out in good condition, and well selected. Amersfoot, about 20 cases have been sold for snuff purposes, at 34d to si f 1. In Negro Head and Cavendish a fair extent of business has been transacted at steady prices. Stalks were in good demand. THE CHOLERA IN EDINBURGH.—We have received from a source on which we can rely! the intelligence that the Asiatic cholera has made its appearance in Edin burgh. There were two unmistakeable cases on Wed nesday in the Carlton district.—Post. Captain Rowley and family, and Captain Cross, R.N., left London yesterday morning, by the General Steam Navigation Company's steamship Soho, for Autworp. CORN EXCHANGE-FRIDAY. A very limited quantity of English Wheat has been received up to our market this week, coastwise as well as by land carriage. To-day the stands were scantily sup plied with samples of lit i oth Red and White. Still, how ever, the demand, owing to the large arrivals from abroad, was in a very sluggish state. The finest par cels mostly sold at Monday's quotations; but all other kinds were somewhat easier to sell. Upwards of 20,000 quarters of Foreign Wheat have come in. Selected qualities were held at full prices. The middling and out of-condition parcels were in some instances is per quarter lower, with a very sluggish inquiry. Scarcely any English Barley was in the market, while the supply of Foreign was by no means extensive. Picked samples were quite as dear, but the value of grinding and distil ling sorts had a downward tendency. The demand for Malt was wholly retail, at barely late figures. The supply on offer was small. Oats were in moderate re quest at late rates. In other Grain, as well as Flour we have no change to notice. FIRIDAY _RVENING, OCTOBER 6 1 MA DEFENCE OF LAMARTINE. (Cono'uded from The Sun of Tuesday.) " June I.—The Commission decided, upon the de mand of M. de Lamartine, that three hundred bat talions of the Garde Mobile should be created in the departments (making, in all, three hundred thousand men), a force invincible both for internal and external purposes ; a military institution which would consti tute the federalization of property and country." Was this also, let me inquire, an arm which I raised for the purpose of recruiting the powers of anarchy ? It is little, however, in comparison with what fol lowed. On the Bth of June, on the opening of the sitting of the Government, I addressed the Council in this language The aspect of the Republic fills me with affliction and disquietude. We are rapidly approaching a crisis. It will not be an entente, neither will it be a battle ; it will be a campaign of several days' continuance, and a campaign more over waged against many united factions. The National Assembly, in which reposes the national sovereignty, may, possibly, be compromised; it may, perchance, even be forced to withdraw temporarily from Paris. It is necessary, therefore, to provide against these eventualities by employing all the energy of republican authority. Fifty-five thousand men, although sufficient for the preservation of Paris, will be scarcely enough to protect the national repre sentation within its fortifications. I consequently demand, in addition to a decree providing for the public security, that the Minister of War shall cause twenty thousand more men to concentrate themselves forthwith upon the capital." This was the camp under the walls of Paris which was thus indicated fourteen days before the battle. The entire Commis sion acquiesced in my proposition. The Minister of War was present. We could, therefore, on the 23d of June, count not only upon the fifty-five thousand men before enumerated, but upon the twenty thou sand additional troops who were already marching, or were about to march, direct upon the metropolis. Altogether there were assembled within a few days a force of seventy-five thousand bayonets which would support the movements of a National Guard, giving the enormous aggregate of one hundred and eighty thousand men ! What becomes now of the reproach that we closed our eyes to the advancing evil, and neglected the necessary armaments? Irreproachable as the Commission was in making preparations, was it nevertheless feeble or hesitating in action ? Behold the facts ! for it is time that the members of that Commission should appear under their veritable aspect. At midnight, on the 22d, the Commission assembled at the Palace of the Luxembourg in company with the Ministers and general officers. All the requisite orders were given ; all the essential measures were arranged in preparation for the casualties which might transpire on the day anticipated for the morrow. On the 23d, at six o'clock in the morning, there was a new reunion at the Luxembourg with the com mandants of the civil and military forces. The Minister of War was thereupon officially invested with the supreme command, in order to impart unity and authority to the orders which might become in evitable. At seven o'clock the assemblages began to take place in the Pantheon. A column of troops of the line, of the cavalry, and of a detachment of the Eleventh Legion was formed for the better occupation of that locality. M. Arago, the President of the Commission, was anxious to proceed thither himself. M. Quinet, the Colonel of the Eleventh Legion, was already present from the early morning, and dis played great activity and resolution throughout the day. The crowd then dispersed itself, and directed its steps towards the Bastile. About this time the Executive Commission proceeded from the Luxem bourg to the Palace of the National Assembly, where it established itself in permanence, together with the head- quarters of the Commander- in-Chief. The day advanced in watching the struggle, and in giving the necessary directions. The troops, themselves, admirable in heroism, appeared to be feeble in number. At four o'clock in the evening some barricades were erected in the faubourg of the. Temple. They began to be raised around the site of the Bastile ; and they threatened to multiply themselves during the night. Several of the representatives were ad mitted into our council-chamber. They summoned us to give in ur r esignation vo l untarily. We re jected this advice with indignation. Then it was that I rose and spoke as follows :—" We will reply to all, at once boldly and explicitly. Men of courage have never retreated in the midst of a combat. After the victory of order shall have been achieved we will be at the direction of the National Assembly." The representatives retired. Immediately upon their de parture I observed, " Four hours of the day are still remaining; do not let us abandon those four hours to the seditious. The darkness of night will recruit the ranks of the rioters with the undecided and intimi dated population of the faubeurgs ; they will increase the number of the barricades in all directions ; there will be more blood to shed and to lose to-morrow; let us form a last column with the few troops' still scat tered about the neighbourhood of the National As sembly, and let us go at once to the deliverance of the faubourg of the Temple." My colleagues coin cided in my suggestion. General Cavaignac formed the column; I mounted on horseback, accompa n i e d by Al. Duclerc, th e Minister. of Finances, by the com mandant, Pierre Bonaparte, to whom I had lent one of my horses, and by M. de Treveneue, one of the re presentatives of th e people. The National Guard and the crowd encouraged us, both by voice and ges• ture, as we passed along the boulevard. We left the Commander-in-Chief to dispose of his forces at the Chateau d'Eu. I then advanced alone in the midst of the waves of the people into the street of the Temple, and hastened towards the boulevard of the Bastile. The multitude surrounded my horse, pressed my hands, and lamented over themselves and over the fate of the country. They evidenced the fluctuation and inde cision of a mass without guidance, who were ready, at the least impulse, to pass over to the side of order or of sedition. I was at once disquieted and affected with the appearance presented by this crowd ; I con soled them, I calmed them, I restored them, as much as I could, by my words to patience, to peace, and to a sense of confidence in the Assembly. I could not hide from myself the depl ora bl e truth that within a few hours afterwards the whole of this multitude, who were then innocent, would go over to swell the ranks of the insurrection. A few battalions would render them steadfast. These battalions were occupied elsewhere. I then retraced my footsteps. I returned with four pieces of cannon, and, with the column of the Garde Mobile and the troops of the line, marched to the attack of the barricades of the faubourg. These barricades remained under fire three-quarters of an hour, in a state of stubborn resistance. Ultimately they were demolished by the artillery ; not, however, until the discharges of musketry, by the i nsurgents, had wounded or killed four hundred brave soldiers The horse which I l ent to the and two generals. Commandant Pierre Bonaparte was killed under that w hile be was standi ng b y my side. courageous officer, M. de Treveneue and M. Lassant received balls in their clothes. I returned for the purpose of my se lf carrying to the Minister of W ar t h e order with which General Cavaignac had charged me —an order co mmanding the troops of the surrounding g arrisons to hasten in war d s during the night. The roar of the d a y was succeeded by a profound silence. There was an intermission in the civil war. With the next morning the struggle recommenced. We each of us sustained the brunt of that struggle with the same energy. Among the auxiliary forces which arrived were the National Guards from the departments, the cannon from Vin cennes, and a regiment from Orleans. The triumph was cruelly purchased, but it was no longer doubtful. We were then, and not till then, de the co-ope ra ti on of labour prived of our part in for the public safety. At eleven o'clock the National Assembly named General C ava i gnac—the man whom we ourselves had selected already—to accomplish and consolidate the victory. We rejoiced on being able to resign authority into those hands which would not abuse it, either by the law or by the sword. I pen ned in great h as t e t h e following letter, which was conveyed to th e N at i onal As- sembly : "Citizens I " The Commission of the Executive Power would have been wanting at once in its duties and in its honour if it had retreated in the presence of a sedition and of a great public danger. It only retires before a vote of the Assembly. In restoring into your hands the authority with which you had invested them, the members of the Executive Commitsion re-enter into the ranks of the National Assembly, to de% ote themselves with joy to the common danger and to the safety of the Republic." From that moment, citizens, become once more a simple representative, I offered my services to General Cavaignac, as the chief who worthily re presented the Republic. On quitting office I said to him, " I am not among those who on falling from power take refuge in the Opposition. lam rather one of those who sustain the Republican au thority in the hands of their successors as earnestly and as cordially as in their own. Count upon me to day as fully as yesterday." My friend General Negrier was present when I said this —he was soliciting that order which was to conduct him to a glorious death. These were the last words which he heard me utter. Whilst I wept, whilst the Archbishop of Paris went to offer his life to God as a ransom of peace ; while so many generous and volun tary victims, generals, officers, soldiers, citizens, children of the Garde Mobile, hastened forward to be decimated under the fire of the insurgents, Calumny, already taking possession of my name, accused me of complicity with those balls, every one of which I would gladly have received to have spared the blood of a single citizen, or of a single soldier Such are revolutions ! . . . . Their greatest phenomena are not their crimes, they are their errors I am far from accusing any one, since nobody can be considered as culpable on account of an obscurity of judgment at a time when the whole world is covered with night and darkness. Citizens ! Behold the light ! Recognise your friends! Those parties who cherish an evanescent resentment against the Republic endeavour, above all things, to calumniate the moderate Republicans. They know well that the Republic can only triumph by modera tion; that the French soil will not allow itself to be dismembered during one hour by the influences of Communism ; that the French soil will not sustain for fifteen days the hideous mechanism of the scaf fold; that the French soil will vomit forth the blood with which the plagiarists of the Reign of Terror would willingly saturate it—seeking I know not what savage grandeur in excesses and in crime—not knowing how to discover glory in moderation and virtue ! It is in these men that must be recognized the worst enemies of the Republic ; for the sole danger of the Republic is its name. It is the sou venir of 93 which these men are striving un ceasingly to recal to recollection, when all true Republicans, like ourselves, are striving unceasingly to bury those recollections in oblivion. But 93 was not the Republic ; it was the Revolution. Shall then a few months of our history be allowed to ca lumniate the government of liberty among us for ever ? Shall the blood spilt during those few months be permitted to spread over and pollute a whole cen tury ? No! We will prove to the world that we can at once conquer and preserve the Republic—that reign of all. The Republic, inspired by Washington, will triumph over the Republic of Babceuf, of Robespierre, and of Danton ! Another age, other thoughts ; other thoughts, other men. That is the true law of societies. The choice which you have made of your representatives to the Na tional Assembly is a guarantee of the triumph of the popular and regular Republic, such as we understand it to be. It is the honesty of the people which you have sent to the National Assembly in those repre sentatives. The honesty of the people—it is its safety ! The National Assembly will save France. Our only glory will be the thought that we have foreseen and evoked it. Attach yourselves more and more de votedly to the National Assembly : it is your sove reignty : it is worthy of you. Only give it time! Impatience is the destruction of good intentions- The government of an age is not constituted in three months. Citizens ! accept my farewells! Named ten times by you as a signification and not as a man ; con founded henceforth in the ranks of the simple repre sentatives ; descended from a power too high for my ambition, and never wishing to rise to that altitude again—forget me, but do not accuse me ! Perhaps on one day I have indeed merited your suffrages—it is on that day when I sacrificed them to concord. As for myself, I shall bear you in remembrance all the days of my public life. Each time that I cast into the urn a vote of good intention for the people, of firm ness against the factions, of safety for the country, for family, for property, for conscience, for society, I will say to myself that I cast in your thoughts with my thoughts! I will say that two millions of citizens vote with me for this unanimous Republic, which in your eyes as well as in mine, implies the interests of all, legitimated by the rights' of all, and defended by the hands of all, in the most free and the most power ful of Governments. LAMARTINE, Representative of the People. Paris, 25th of August, 1848. COURT CIRCULAR. OSBORNE, THURSDAY. The Queen and his Royal Highness took their usual early walk in the pleasure -grounds at Osborne this morning. His Itoyal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the younger branches of the Royal Family, walked and rode as usual, accompanied by the family of her Se rene Highness the Princess of Hohenlohe Langenburg. Captain Hamilton, R.N., arrived at Osborne yes terday evening. There was no other addition to the royal dinner party. Dispatches were received yesterday at the Colonial office from the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) COWES, OCT. 5. The Washington steam-ship arrived here from New York this afternoon, after a passage of 15 days; her mails and two passengers were forwarded to Southamp ton, and she proceeds, at nine o'clock this evening, for Bremen. She has a valuable cargo, but only eight cabin passengers. At the time we write, 8.45 P.M., the night is very fine, with a light breeze from the westward ; Bar. 29 92. The American frigate St. Lawrence arrived here on Tuesday, and proceeded on, at 2 P.M. yesterday, for Bremen. She is a fine ship, mounting forty-eight 32 pounders and four 64-pounders. She saluted the royal standard in passing Osborne. The Court leaves Osborne on Monday next. TILE COMMON Courtcm.—Yesterday a Court was held for the dispatch of business—tho Lord Mayor in the chair.—Deputy Peacock presented a report from the Commissioner of Sewers, recommending the appoint ment of a competent medical officer for the City and liberties, in consequence of the approach of the cholera, and that the corporation be requested to pay him until January next, when the City Sanitary Act would come into operation. Re moved the adoption of this recom mendation.—Mr. D. Wire said such an appointment would be an extravagant piece of humbug; and another member said it was no more than might have been ex pected from such proficients in jobbery as were the mem bers of the Court of Sewers.—Mr. Richard Langton had great pleasure in supporting the adoption of the recom tnendution, which was also advocated by Sir Peter Laurie.—Alderman Gibbs did not see how the Common Council could now act in a matter which in January would be placed by an Act of Parliament in the hands of the Court of Sewers. Deputy Obbard replied that the Court of Sewers had no power whatever at present, and the services of a medical officer might be most in dispensable in the space between now and January. After some conversation, in which Mr. Kemp, Mr. Norris, Mr. R. Taylor, Mr. Bower, Mr. Anderton, Mr. Stacye, Alderman Laurence, and others took part, the following motion was carried:—" That this Court do agree with the Commissioners of Sewers, that it is highly necessary that a medical officer of health be forthwith appointed, and that a sum for the purpose, not exceeding 1501, be paid out of the City's cash, and that the Court of Sewers be requested to nominate two fit and proper persons, of whom this Court will appoint one to be the medical officer of health for this city and liberties." After the transaction of other business, the Court adjourned at a late hoar. CHELTENHAM ELECTION.—At the Cheltenham County Court, last week, a publican named Gillman sued George Parsonage for 71., the amount of a bill for cider and refreshments supplied to the voters for Sir Willoughby Jones at the election in 1847. Mr. Par sonage was a warm partisan of Sir W. Jones, and can vassed plaintiff, who sought to have his house opened. His Honour said that no action could lie, because Gill• man sought to become a party to an illegal act, and whether Parsonage gave the order or not, his right to recover was vitiated. lie therefore nonsuited the plaintiff. HORSHAM ELECTION. —At the Horsham County Court on Tuesday, an action was brought by Mr. Thomas Stapleton against Charles Fiest, an electioneer ing agent, rendered somewhat notorious by the proceed ings before the late election Committee, for 5/. money lent. The defendant pleaded that it was given as a bribe for his vote, but his honour decided in favour of the plaintiff, and ordered the 51. to be paid in a month. Prince Metternich and his son, Prince Richard Metternich, and Baron Huegel, have become members of the Brighton conservative Club. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY. The prima feature of the Cesarewitch betting was the advance of Surplice. 20 to 1 v. , as laid to a few small sums early in the afternoon, and the odds were offerc.4 currently until near five o'clock; a large bet was then taken, and s 9 rapid was the subsequent movement, that before the books were closed he was backed at 6 to 1, and was quite as good a favourite as The Cur, notwith standing a considerable sum was laid out on the latter at 5 and 6to 1. Lanesborough gave way both for this and the Cambridgeshire; and from the feeling shown in various quarters, is likely to undergo a further decline. Fern was backed steadily at 12 to 1, and three or four outsiders at liberal prices; Ulysses being mcst in request. Latest prices:— CESA.REIWITCIT STAKES. 6to 1 apt Lord Clifden's Surplice, 3 yrs, Bst 51b— taken 6 to 1 agst Mr. Crawfurd's The Cur, 6 yrs, Bst 31b —taken 7 to 1 agst Mr. Clancy's Lanetborough, 4 yrs, 7=t 91b 12 to 1 agst Major Pitt's Fern, 3 yrs, sst 91b—taken 15 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Backbiter, 3 yrs, sst 71b 18 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Dacia, 3 yrs, 4st 131 b 25 to 1 agst Colonel Peel's Palma, 4 yrs, sst—taken 2.5 to 1 agst Mr. Walsh's Panic, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b 25 to 1 agst Mr. Verity's Diplomatist, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 30 to 1 agst Mr. Murphy's Dough, 3 yrs, Est 101b— taken to 2001., and afterwards offered 30 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Hornpipe, 3 yrs, 6st 121 b—taken L,OOO to 30 agst Mr. A. Johnstone's Ulysses, 4 yrs, 6st 10113—taken 40 to l agst Captain Harcourt's Ellerdale, 4 yrs, Bst 51b—taken 5,000 to 100 laid once 40 to 1 agst Lord Howth's Peep o'Day Boy, 4 yrs, Bst 41b ,000 to 25 agst Mr. Drinkald's Pillage, 4 yrs, Est 21b —taken to 100/. ,000 to 20 agst Mr. J. Day's The Tartar, 4 yrs, 7st 81b —taken 50 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Winesour, aged, Bst 21b—t CAMBEIDGESEIRE STARES. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Clancy's Lanesborough, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b 30 to 1 agst Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, 5 yrs, 9st 1116 taken 30 to 1 agst Lord Clifden's Loadstone, 3 yrs, 7st Mb DERBY. 15 to 2 agst Colonel Peel's Tadmor—taken 18 to 1 agst Mr. Gully's Osterly—taken CHESTER AUTUMN MEETING. --THURSDAY. The Saracen's Head Handicap of 5 sovs. each, with 30 added. Mile arid a half. (12 Subs.) Mr. Dawson's Prince Charlie, 3 yrs, Est 41b ... 1 Mr. Gray's Little Casino, 5 yrs, Est 71b ... 2 5t02 on Prin ce Ch ar li e . Won in a cant Time, 3 min. 32 secs. canter, The Mostyn Stakes of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 20 added; for two yrs old, colts, 7st, 51b; and fillies, 7st 21b; three yrs old, colts, Bst 121 b; fillies, Bst 9113; win ners extra. Three quarters of a mile. (6 Subs.) Mr. Green's Cigarette, 2 yrs ... (Longstaff) 1 Mr. Lord's Cauliflower, 3 yrs... ... 2 M. Meiklam's Raby, 2 yrs—Mr. M. Jone's Victor, 2 yrs, and Mr. W. Jones's Disbury, 2 yrs, also ran. 5 to 4 agst R a by, 5 to 2 agst Cauliflower, and 5 to 1 agst Cigarette (not backed). Won easy. Victor nearly distanced. Run in 1 min. 21 secs. A Free Handicap of 10 soya. each, h ft, and 30 added. Once round and a distance. (14 Subs.) Mr. Fowler's Ribaldry, 3 yrs, sst 31b (Osborne) 1 Mr. Armstrong's Vesta, 4 yrs, Est 31b ... 2 Mr. Edwards's New Forest Deer, aged, 7st llb ... 3 Mr. B. Giles's Gaffer Green, aged, 6st 101 b... ... 4 Romance, 7st 31b—Tallyho, sst 121b—Alderman's Daughter, sst 81b, and Confederacy, sst 31b, also started. Won cleverly. The Sell:ng Stakes of 5 Soya, each, and 20 added, for 3 yrs old and upwards. Heats, Once round and a dis. (8 Subs.) Mr. Carters's Premier, 4 yrs ... (W. Oates) 0 1 1 Mr. Henderson's Louisa Newell, 4 yrs ••• 1 0 0 Mr. Wilkin's b f by St. Martin, dam by Liver pool, 4 yrs ... 0 0 2 Mrc T. Walter's Little Casino, .5 yrs... ... 0 0 0 Mr. Phillips's Little Mary, 6 yrs ... ... 20 dr Mr. Lawson's Pizarro, 5 yrs ... ..• 0 2dr CALEDONIAN MEETING AT EDINBURGH. TUESDAY. The Caledonian St. Leger Stakes of 25 soya, each, with 100 added; three yrs old, colts, Bst 71b; and fillies, Bst 41b. One mile and three quarters. (14 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Paphos ..• (J. Prince) Mr. T. Dawson's Snuffbox Mr. Robertson's Diadem . Mr. M. Dawson's Bletchington ••• ••• Won easy. The Caledonian Handicap of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only sif declared, with 150 soya. added. Two miles. (16 Subs., 4 of whom declared.) Mr. Meiklam's In heritress, aged, Bsti3lb(Templeman) 1 Mr. Baker's Cracow, 3 yrs, sst 111 b ... 2 Lord Eglinton's Plaudit, 6 yrs, Bst ... ..• ... 3 Mr. Merry's Aspasia, 3 y rs , 6 st 21b ... 4 Won easy by two lengths. The Athenian Handicap of 10 sovs. each, 5 ft, and 3 ft only if declared, with 20 sovs. added; for hunters. Two miles. Gentlemen, &c., riders. Mr. Campbell's Waverley, aged, lOst 81b 1 Mr. W. H. Johnstone's Rough and Ready, aged 2 Mr. Harper na P recursor, age d , lost 511 .. 3 Won cleverly. Her Majesty's Plate (Euinburgh) of 105 sour.; three rs old, ist 51b; four, 9st 11b; five, 9st 1111' six and aged, lOst 21b. Beats, two mile. Mr. Merry's Chanticleer, 5 yrs ... (Riley) 1 1 Mr. R. Jolly's Dog Billy, aged ... 2 2 Any odds on Chanticleer. Won in a canter. YORK UNION HUNT RACES.—TIIIinaDAV. The Scurry Stakes of 5 Sovs. each, and 25 added. T.Y.C. Mr. Ellis's A com b, 3 yrs ..• (Mr. T. P a rk er ) 1 Sir J. Gerard' s Morocco, 5 yrs ... ••• ... 2 The Tally-ho Stakes of 5 S ovs . eac h . One mile. Sir J. Gerard's Mackie, 5 yrs. ..• Walked over. The Union Hunt Stakes of 5 Sovs. each, and 25 added. One mile and a half. Sir J. G erard's Morocco, 5 yrs ... Mr. C. Peck's Sally Maggs, 4 yrs Sir J. Gerard's Concert, 4 yrs The Cup of 50 soya. given by the Club. One mile. Mr. C. Reynard's Mount Pleasant (Capt. Broadley) 1 Mr. 11. B. Thompson's Augela, 4 yrs ... dis Handicap of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft., and 25 added. One mile and a quarter. (Six subs.) Mr. Peart's Ennui, 5 yrs ... (Hon. S. Erskine) Mr. Jaques's Sir Martin, 4 yrs Mr. Hobson's Billy from Brigg, 4 yrs Sir J. Gerard's Blackie, 4 yrs ••• ••• LINCOLN RACES.—THURSDAY. The All Aged Stakes of 3 soya, each, and 20 added. Heats. Once round. Mr. Denning's The Railway King, 4 yrs . 1 1 .. Mr. Bennett's C o tt esmore L ass, aged ... ••• 2 2 Mr. Cave's Bella Donna, aged ... ... 4 3 Mr. Waring's Givendale, 3 yrs ... ..• ... 3dr The City Handicap of 15 sovs. each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared, with 50 added, the second to save his stake. One mile and three quarters. Mr. J. Clarke's Maid of Lyme, 5 yrs Mr. J. Osborne's Brandy Face, 4 yrs ... ... ......2 Lord Burleigh's L uc y, N ea l , 5 yrs ... ••• ... 3 The Brownlow Stakes of 5 sovs. each, and 20 added, one mile, were won by M r . C. H a l l ' s Ada Marv, 2 yrs, beating Ellen Loraine, 3 yrs, Bohemienne, 4 yrs, and two others. ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 (Owner) ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ROYAL ARSENAL, WOOLWICH.—A very large re duction in the existing establishment of the Royal Arsenal has been ordered to take place, and will com mence with the superannuation of the men who, by age or infirmity, are declared to be unfit for their labour; and whose places will not be filled up by the entry of new workmen. Sir Thomas Hastings, R.N., principal storekeeper of the Ordnance, visited the Royal Arsenal a few days since, and gave instructions to the various heads of departments to carry this order into effect. Some very extensive alterations have recently been made in the royal carriage department, by the erection of large galvanized iron roofs for sheltering the timber and stores. Mr. Latuzell, the overseer of the Justitia, con vict hulk, at the Royal Arsenal, has been appointed deputy superintendent of the hulks at Woolwich, an office established in accordance with a recommendation made by Captain Williams, inspector of prisons, in his report on Mr. Duncombe's inquiry at Woolwich. ENCKE'S COMET.—An observation of this remark able body, whose returns take place at intervals of about three years and a quarter, was obtained with the equa torial telescope at Mr. Bishop's observatory in the Re gent's-park, on the 3d of September. Its position was a little in advance of the place predicted from Encke's elements. Since the 17th of September the comet has become much brighter, and is now visible with telescopes of very ordinary power. On the Ist of October its diameter was found to exceed 65,000 miles, though very small stars might be seen through its centre. About the middle of this month, or somewhat later, the comet will most likely become visible to the naked eye. It will remain continually above the horizon of London for the next fortnight. On the 7th of October it will be seen near the star 27 Lyncis; on the 14th between Theta and lota Urste Majoris; on the 19th near Omega of the same constellation; on the 23d, at midnight, in a line with Nu Ursse and the well-known star of Canes Venatici, called Cor Caroli, about 6 deg. distant from the former; while at the same hour on the 28th of October, it will be ne ar a s t ar o f t h e fourth magnitude, numbered 23 in Coma Berenicee. Nearly ten years must elapse before another such favourable opportunity of seeing this comet will occur. A NEW CHURCH CONSECRATED.—The first stone of the church of St. Michael, York-town, was laid on Friday last by the lady of Lieutenant-General Sir George Scovell, K.C.8., Governor of the Royal Military College, assisted by the Lieutenant-Governor, Major-General T. Taylor, C. 8., and the clergy of the surrounding dis tricts. Although the day was not very favourable, a large number of the neighbouring nobility and gentry assembled to witness the interesting ceremony. The service was read in an impressive manner by the Rev. J. Randell, rector of Hawley; the 100th Psalm was sung by the school children, accompanied by the band of the Royal Military College, which also performed the Na tional Anthem at the close of the proceedings. This church is built entirely by voluntary contributions for the benefit of the population brought together in the vicinity of the Royal Military College, as well as of the families of the members of that valuable institution, for whom there is not sufficient accommodation in the College chapel. The Queen and Prince Albert, the Queen-Dawager, the Duchess of Gloucester, and many noblemen and gentlemen, especially military officers, have liberally contributed to the fund, which now amounts to 2,0001., about 9004 more being required to conlete the work. NAVAL INTELLi GENCL. ___ WooLwlcn, Cur. s.—The Williae: and Mary yeebt, formerly the ilag a ship of the Comtricdoi es and Captr.it;s superintendent or Woolwich Deck vend, has Leen taken alongside the wharf all to have her masts taken cut, and when that operation was performed they `NM f and to be th oroug hl y rotten, and like a pi e ce o f spenr;e, to , the very_iicart of the ss. cod: The cap of the na'=inny,%t was EO degayed that it fill with its own weight about a week ago, and-the weather deck and sides of the vessel i are so rotten that a knife by the presure of the hand may at once run up to the hilt in the wood. Below t!ic . water-line the woo d i s per f ect l y sound. The men, under the command of Captain Austin, C. 8., and under toe immediate charge of Li. utenant Rebertson, occupy quarters on the vessel, and are greatly pleased with her dry Condition. The William and Mary was launched at Deptford in 1807, and is 41 years old. The masts put on board of her at first were some old masts that had been lying in the dockyard. The .Terzs2r steam. vessel was towed iiown the river esterLy by the Men'eey sa am- vessel from Dep , ford to for trial of her screw pre:- Woolwich, to be made re a d y with net:err. power of engii:es. peller I 1 CHATHAM, OCT. .—'T'he Blvel: Eagle Admiralty , yacht steam-vessel, Mtester Commander S. B. Co, k, ar rived this afterucon from Wookich, havin g on board a the Board, of Admi ra l ty , con committee roirinaad by sisting of Mr. \Vat d, First Secretary of the Admiralty ; Captain Milee, lay Lord of the Admiralty ; Sir W. 13. Walker, Stirs!, yur of the Navy ; and Mr. Bromley, from the Accountant- G, nerars-oftice. The committee, on landin g , pro cee d e d i mme di ate l y to t h e Captain Superin tendent's-office, and commenced an investigation of the affairs of the dockyard, with a view to reduce the ex penditure, as ri commended in the report of the Finance Committee. It is expected that the committee will be occupied during the remainder of the week. Mr. S. Hinton, master-rigger of this dockyard, has been superannuated on a pension of 281. per annum. Mr. Grew, inspector of police, has been superannuated on a pension of 25t ; and Mr. Thomas Malan, shipwright, who was superannuated last month, has had his pension increased from 201. to Si/. per annum. PLYMOUTH, OCT. 4.—We had a gale of wind all night from the south-west, accompanied by rain and thick weather. Towards mid-day it lulled a little, but in creased again afterwards. Sir Charles Napier's squa dron, and the Caledonia, last night brought their royal and topgallant masts down on deck ; the Stromboli sent down her topgallant yards only. Her Majesty's packet Peterel has been taken into the stern-dock, where it was found that the only damage re ceived was in the sole-piece of the rudder which is slightly injured. She will be undocked to-day, and pro ceed to Falmouth to convey the next mail to Mexico. Her Majesty's .frigate Dtpdalus, 20, Captain Peter M•Quhae, from the East Indies, came in this morn ing at seven o'clock, and anchored near the break water, inside the Prince Regent. She left Singapore the 25th of May, being relieved by her Majesty's ship Meander, 44, Captain the Honourable H. Keppel, called at Anger, and touched at the Cape of Good Hope the 30th of July, St. Helena the 16th of August, and Ascension the 21st of August. At the Cape she found her Majesty's frigate, Eurydice, 26, Captain Talavera V. Anson. The Arab, 16, Commander William Morris, left the cape about the 20th of July, with orders for Port Natal, where the commander, Admiral Dacres, was ex pected from the Mauritius. The Peninsular and Orien tal Company's steam-ship Achilles, from England, sailed for Point de Galle the day the Daedalus arrived. The Daedalus has experienced light baffling winds ever since sho left Ascension, up to the last forty-eight hours, dur ing which she has had very heavy weather. At half past twelve yesterday she was close on the Lizard, and at five o'clock this morning she was very close on the Rame-head. Her compasses are out of order. Passen gers—Lieutenant Sword, the Hon. East India Company's service, the captain's steward, and three seamen invalids from the Meander, 44, one from the Havannah, 19, and one from the Ringdove, 12. ROYAL MARINES. COURT MARTIAL AT PORTSMOUTH. Yesterday morning the signal gun from the flag-ship Victory was fired at eight o'clock, calling together the members of a court, ordered to commence at nine o'clock, for the trial of P. E. F. Daniel, Esq., first lieutenant of the Royal Marine Corps (Portsmouth division), attached to her Majesty's ship Powerful, at that port, for having on the 2d of August last, on board that ship, acted in a manner unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, by inducing two young officers of the same ship, Mr. W. F. Sullivan and Mr. A. R. Owen, a mid shipman and a naval cadet, severally to put their signa tures or endorsements to a bill or cheque for 11/., drawn on the house of Grant, Gillman, and Co., of Portsmouth, at which bank he had no effects, nor the authority of the bankers for drawing it. The following officers composed the court:— President : Rear-Admiral of the Blue Henry Pres cott, C.B. Members: Captain Lord Adolphus Fits clarence, G.C.8.; Captain H. A. Yates, of her Majesty's ship Illustrious. Captain 11. Austin, C. 8., of her Ma jesty's ship Blenheim; Captain C. Eden, of her Ma jesty's ship Victory; Captain the Hon. G. F. Hastings, of the Cyclops; and G. Greatham, Esq., Jud ge -Ad vocate. Captain the H on . R. Dundas, e. 8., of her Majesty's ship Powerful, was the prosecutor, and stated, in reply to questions from the Court, that the chaplain of his ship had informed him about the time in question of the fact of one of the young gentlemen having put his name to a bill. This, on investigation, led to the inquiry which resulted in the present trial, and to the discovery of more than one young gentleman having put his name to the bill. Mr. Daniel, the prisoner, was taxed with the transaction, when he at once admitted it, and ex pressed his contrition for it, and not only did so, but wrote a letter to the captain, expressing his regret, and asking his interest to get him put on half-pay quietly; he replied, however, he must' go betbre the Commis sioners of the Admiralty, and this trial was the result. It appeared that a sheriff's officer went on board that ship on the 2d August to arrest the prisoner on warrants issued by Mr. John Howard, the clerk of the Ports mouth County Court, to which the prisoner bad become a defaulter, and to relieve himself from the unpleasant at tendance of the officer be resorted to the expedient laid in the charge. The cheque was not honoured, no moneys on account of the prisoner being in the hands of Grant and Co.; and although the cheque, when returned to Mr. Howard, remained in his hands four or five days, no effects were provided to meet it, nor until about ten days before the present trial, when Mr. Ellard, the pri soner's solicitor, redeemed it from the hands of Mr. Howard, who had taken it, believing it to be a sound one, on the prisoner's being brought before him pre viously to his being committed to the county gaol. The endorsees were aged respectively 19 and 14; and on examination seemed to know thoroughly well what they were lending their signatures to; therefore the charge of deception and persuasion did not appear to be well sus tained, The Court, however, found that the charge had been fully proven, and adjudged the prisoner to be dis missed from the Powerful, and reduced to half-pay, and rendered incapable of again serving on full pay in her Majesty's Marine corps. NUTRIMENT IN VARIOUS KINDS OF FOOD.--In bread, every 100 lb. weight is found to contain 801 b. of nutritious matter; butcher's meat, averaging the various sorts, contains only 351 b. in the 100 lb.; beans, 921 b.; peas, 931 b.; greens and turnips, which are the most aqueous of all vegetables used for domestic purposes, furnish only 31b. of solid nutritious substance in 1001 b.; carrots, 141 b.; and—what is very remarkable as being in opposition to the hitherto acknowledged theory 1001b. of potatoes only yield 251 b. of substance valuable as nutritious. One pound of good bread is equal to 2ilb. or 31b. of the best potatoes, and 751 b. of bread and 301 b. of meat are equal to 3001 b of potatoes ; or to go more into detail, Vb. of bread, and 5 ounces of meat aro equal to 31b. of p ota t oes; b u t 11b. o f r i ce , broad be ans, or French beans (in grain), is equal to 31b. of potatoes. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE RAILWAY COMMIS SIONERS.—From a return of the powers and duties in cident to the railway commissioners, as at present exer cised, and just issued, it appears that between 200 and 300 Acts of the past and preceding session contain pro visions which, on a vari e ty o f subjects, questions relating by to railway companies are referred to their deci sion. Their general powers under special Acts aro also very extensive, and embrace the duty of entertaining and investigating charges against railway companies of non-compliance with the provisions of their Acts, of in quiry into the circumstances and causes of all railway acci dents, of examining into all the Railny Bills of the session, and Acts passed by the Legislature of the colo nies for railways when referred by the Secretary of State. No railway is to be opened without their certifi cate of inspection. They have power of interfering and regulating branch communications with different rail ways, so as to insure public safety, to regulate the speed of mail-trains, and to provide cheap trains, with discretionary powers as to starting, speed, stations at which they stop, with seats and protection from the weather. PORTLAND BREAILWATER.—The immediate arrival of convicts is now anticipated. A portion of the prison completed is capable of containing about 350 convicts; three other portions of the same dimensions are to be immediately erected. The building already forms a very prominent object in the island, and is a place of much attraction to visitors, who make a pleasure trip round the island. It can also be seen some distance by vessels in the Channel; and with the other wings about to be erected will form a very handsome pile of build ing. The steamers which ply daily between Weymouth and Portland continue to carry a great number of per sons to inspect the works. Houses can scarcely be pra cured for the accommodation of the workmen, and some which before had lain empty for years, fetch a good rent. It is most sincerely hoped that the name of Mr. John Harvey, whose exertions on the subject of a breakwater for Portland roads have been so praiseworthy and de serving for a long series of years, will not now be for gotten by the Portlanders, Weymouthiaus, the surround ing neighbourhood, or the country in general.—Poole and Dorsetshire Herald. AN INFAMOUS SON.—In the Taunton County Court, a few days since, Mr. Coombe applied for the discharge of an insolvent, named George Day, an old man upwards of seventy years of age, who had been imprisoned eight years at the suit of his son, Frederick Day. The old man stated that some years ago he had signed off the whole of his property, of the value of about 1,000/., to his children, and having given a note of hand for 501. to Frederick, which he failed to meet at the proper time, ho was proceeded against, notwithstanding that he had lent various sums to the son, amounting, in the whole, to nearly 50/, but of which no account had been kept. The result was that the unfortunate old man was thrown into prison, where he remained eight years. His Honour the Judge immediately ordered the insolvent's discharge, observing that he ought to have had it eight years ago. GRAPES.—A vessel, named the Queen, has arrived from Lisbon with an entire cargo of grapes, comprising 1,319 boxes, the production of Portugal. The supplies of grapes from this place, like those from Hamburgb, aro particularly fine this year, and in great abwadapce. RE lit. ets led ye il2 sin, ell, of