The Sun. — London, England, 1866-10-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL itITELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The commercial requirements are just now of the most limited description, and as there is a vague possibility of the Bank of England minimum being reduced on Thursday, there are fewer bills brought forward than would otherwise be the case. The quotations for first• class paper are 4i and 4+ per cent., and in the Stock Exchange loans on Govern ment Stock from day to day are 31 and 4 per cent. The Stock Exchange Markets have opened with a firm appearance, and a fractional improvement has taken place in most descriptions of Foreign Stocks, and in the different classes of share pro perty. The arrangements for the monthly settle ment in the English Funds are proceeding satisfac torily, but Consols are weak, and are quoted 894 for money, and 89i for November. Messrs. Neill, Brothers, and Co., in their cotton circular dated New York, 25th September, state as follows :—" In this market there has been a good demand, with sales since our last of 22,000 bales. We now quote Middling Uplands 37c., an advance since last week of 3c. per lb., caused mainly by speculation, consequent on the less favourable crop accounts. Growing Crop.—The advices received this week are generally unfavourable. There is no doubt that in some sections the worms have reap peared, and these and excessive rains have com mitted serious injury. The vast area of country in *which cotton is grown, and the fact that most of those who make good crops keep silent on the sub ject, should make us cautious about believing too readily a " short crop cry." In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been an absence of animation, and several of the principal staples have been at slightly reduced rates. Sugar has barely supported previous quotations, while the dealings in tea have been deferred until the public sales, which commence to-day. In coffee a mode rate amount of business has been done, while rice has been neglected, and tallow has slightly declined, owing to the large arrivals daily expected from Russia. The sum of £50,000 in sovereigns .was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for shipment to Brazil. With regard to the silk trade, Messrs. Durant and Co., in their circular, state :—We have a very firm market in silk, but not very active business. The arrivals are scanty, but our present very high mange of prices, fully ls. above the quotations of the 7th September, seems sufficient to keep the deli veries to such a moderate scale that our stock does not d iminish—still. speculative feeling continues, and the successive telegrams are watched with in creasing interest, the great point being the con tinually advancing prices paid in Shanghae, which is looked upon as the most effectual confirmation of the continually diminishing estimate of exports. In Japan silk we have had a few small parcels of new tilk, Which have been taken at rather full prices. Bengal silk has had a full share in the business of the nlonth, but any material advance in prices seems a slow affair. The next periodical public sales are fixed to commence on Wednesday, the 24th inst. Two 'CL. According t o R euter ' s telegram from O Pari O s, CK to day, the French Rentes were 69f. 12c. The English Stock Market remains depressed, and the Funds have receded per cent.—the result of sales connected with the monthly settlement. C°llBo lB are 891 1 for money, and 89i 1 for the Bth No vember. Th e N ew Th rees an d R e d uce d Annuities arc 87 i ; ditto 28 per Cents., 71 ; Exchequer 13111 s, is di s. to 3s. prem. ; and India 5 per C ents ., 105. Firmness generally prevails in the Foreign Stock 1 ‘ larket. Greek Bonds have advanced 1, to 141 15 ; Turkish 5 per Cents. 1, to 281 8 ; and Italian 1, to 544. Mexican are 161 ; Spanish Passive, 211 and the Certificates, 141 1. American Securities harather d e p resse d . U n i ted States 5-20 Bonds ha v e receded to 701 71 ; Erie Shares 1, to 491 8 ; and Illinois are 78 . Atlantic and Great Western —4 . ll way Debentures are steady at 64k, and the Con soltdated Bonds at 45 46. Business in the Railway Share Market has been fir animated, an d pr i ces generally show greater ; mnes s• Great We s t ern h ave a d vance d 1, S ou th Eastern 1, Northern A Stock, Brighton, North Western, and Midland each ; and Metropolitan 1. In the F oreign and Colonial lines there has been 1O change of importance. Sambre and Meuse are marked 71 ; Bahia and San Francisco, 131 ; Ant erP and Rotterdam, 8i ; Great Indian Peninsula, 4.06 , 1 1n V f ; East Indian, 106 1 103 ; and G ran d Tr unk of Canada, 2911. Miscellaneous and Financial Shares arevery quiet, a nd without any material change in prices Impe rial Ottoman are firmer at 91 I, and London Char tred of Aust ra li a are dealt in at 461 47; Anglo- American Telegraph at 16} ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 Per Cents., fully pa id , at 110 112 i ; Credit to 31 F ouc i er of E ng l and to 41 Company ; Egyptian T ra di ng ; International Financial remain Steady at 1 ; G eneral Credit at 31, ; Hudso n ' s Ba y Co., at 161 17, and Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, at 161. Guatemala 5 per Cent. — per Cent 1865 Italian 5 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway _ % l aic= 3 per Cent Do. Account Do. 1864 -- Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Siontevidean 6 per Cent. • • .- 61.00rish Imperial 5 per Cent geNV Granada Do 2 per Cent — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Portriguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856 '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3 — Do. Account gussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BB 6k Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pet Cent. 1859 Do 5 per (lent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 iardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — 65 Do Account 22 11 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l4i 1 Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 4} per Cent. 1864 rurkish 6 per Cent. 1854 - Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds 57 Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent.,1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — Do Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 1391gian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2:h. per Cont. Ex. 12 Gail,. Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Bentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Itainn4 5 per CAnt. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9l Do. Account 89 4 541 4 English Joint-Stock Bank. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—At a meeting of the shareholders in the above bank, held on October 1, for the purpose of attempting a resuscitation of the concern, Mr. Peter Broad, chairman of the committee of investigation, in stating the losses incurred at the various branches up to Christmas last, and, referring to Aldershot, said c , that through some fraudulent transactions on the part of the manager there was a loss of upwards of £12,000 !" As manager of the Aldershot branch of the bank at the time referred to such a statement was calcu lated to do me much harm, and accordingly I called upon Mr. Broad to explain that the irregularities in question were committed by a previous manager, in reply to which I have received the following letter : Oct. sth, 1866. Dear Sir,—l am in receipt of your favour, and much regret that any observation of mine should have been so reported as to cause you any annoyance. With regard to the estimated loss on your branch, that, like most of the others, arises principally from the stoppage of the bank, and not from any fault of yours. The heavy loss previously sustained occurred prior to your appointment, and, of course, can have no reference to yourself. You are at liberty to make any use of this note you please. Yours faithfully, Wm. Sharp, Esq., Aldersbott. PETER BROAD. Great Eastern 6 team-Ship Com2any. MEETING THIS DAY. An extraordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held at the London Tavern to-day, " to consider and determine what steps should be taken with respect to the 2,500 shares in the Anglo-American Telegraph Company (Limited), held by the company ; and the £30,000 in ordinary stock, to which the company is entitled under the charter party and by the Great Eastern, dated the 25th day of May last, to declare a dividend, to fix the remuneration of the directors for their services since the formation of the company ;" and for other pur poses. - Sir Daniel Gooch, B wt., presided, and on opening the proceedings moved a resolution to the effect that the 2,500 shares should be distributed amongst the shareholders. Mr. W. BARBER seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN said•that ho had to congratulate the shareholders on the succes3 that had attended their endea vours in laying the Atlantic Telegraph Cable. (Hear, hear.) In spring last he predicted the most favourable results to their enterprise, and those results had been fully realised. The Great Eas,tern was instrumental, he believed essential, to effect the laying of the cable. He would not say positively that it could have been effected by the means of smaller vessels, but he believed it could not be. He read a passage from a report of last year to the Electric Telegraph Construction Company, in which it was asserted that the Great Eastern from her size rendered her fit foi the laying of,the cable. It was thought. advisable by the directors that for the present X 50,000 should bo reserved. _ Mr. W. BARBER seconded the resolution. A SintuVROLDER objected to reserve £50,000 as the company had already £ll,OOO reservefund, and he thought a report should be presented to the shareholders which would enable them to understand their affairs better. Mr. MrrcRELL considered that the matter in question should be left entirely in the hands of the directors, who had already discharged their duties so efficieptly, and on whom he passed a high eulogium, referring to the distinc tion conferred on the chairman. The resolution was then agreed to. The CHAIRMAN then moved a resolution, the object of which was that arrangements might be made so as to enable the company to let the ship without having to pay for re fitment. That resolution touched the question of retaining £50,000 ; for, if they could not succeed in letting the ship on such terms they would require a large sum for refit ment. It was agreed that tho directors' remuneration should be fixed at 2 per cent. It was also agreed that £20,000 should be voted for the directors' services up to the present time. • After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the proceedings terminated. Liverpool Cotton Market.—This Day. The Market opens With :fair demand. Sales pro• bably 12,000 or 15,000 bales. COURSE OF EXCHANGE —This Evening ---~- Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 171 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19* 12 0 Rotterdam -. 11 19f 12 f Antwerp — 25 47* 25 52* Brussels Hamburg — 13 81 13 9-f Paris Short 25 20 25 30' Ditto 3 Months. 25 42} 25 47* Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —119 k Vienna — 13 10 13 20 Trieste — 13 10 la 20 Petersburgn - 30 30* Berlin Madrid — 47 47* Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina ............ • Lisbon ....... 51 511 Oporto Mr. Bright has declined an invitation to a Re form demonstration which will be held at Aberdeen on the lith instant, and has at the same time stated his inability to accept further engagements than those ho has already made. Mrs. Sheppard, widow of the late Mr. Wm. Sheppard, has written to us to say that she has received the sum of .C5O from Mr. Stevenson, the bookmaker, and asking us to acknowledge the same. It will be remembered that Mr. Sheppard backed Rama for the Goodwood Stakes to win a large sum, with Mr. Stevenson and another bookmaker, and owing to Mr. Sheppard having died on the day that the race was run for, the bet, according to the laws of racing, became void. This liberal act on the Fart of Mr. Stevenson is highly creditable to him, for according to the strict letter of the law it was not compulsory upon him to pay one farthing, and there are many who would have been only too glad to avail themselves of this " get out" in its entirety.—Sporting Life. We recently announced that coursing in the Home-park at Hampton had been prohibited this season. To this statement we have now to add a rider of a very pleasing character. The Duke of Beaufort, who, as Master of the Horse, had to deprive the coursers of the metropoli tan district of a privilege they had so long enjoyed, has most handsomely placed at the disposal of the Amicable Coursing Club his own grounds at Badminton ; and the first meeting of the club will accordingly take place there on the 25th, 26th, and 27th of the present month. The headquarters will be at Chippenham, 032 the Groat Wee tom tins.—The Fic4 MININ G MARKET. TUESDAY, Two o'Clock. In the Mining Market to-day there has been a fair demand ' far West Caradon, East Granville, Prince of Wales, Chontales, Buller, East Caradon ; but West Chiverton, Tincroft, Clifford, Carn, Cam borne, and North Crofty are weaker. Annexed are t he some of the latest prices earn C am b orne 20 s 25; Chiverton Moor 5 1, Chontales °I- 1, Clifford 8i I-, East Basset, 20i 21/, East Caradon, O t East Russell 31 , E as t W heal Grenville 21 Fron tree and Bolivia 9s 11; Great Laxey 18 19, Great Wheal Vor 20 21, Marko Valley 41 1, North Crofty 1 1/, North Treskeby 21 3, Prince of Wales 1/1, Tincroft 7/ 10, West _ ara don 13 14, W est Ch i verton 58 60 Wheal Buller 22 za-Wheal Grenville 22s 24; Wheal Seton 150 160. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ' GOVERNMENT Cent. Consols 89. 1 i I 1 .: 891 uo• Account, Nov. 8 k,Per Cent Reduced B7l I 7 871 7 xi .."ew 3 per Cent 71 ... ‘ e r ' r 2 i Per Cent. Jan. 1891 4 4 ;;; ° . ; 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — I . 7 ll.ties i_ 3 o Y expire sth Jan., 1880 kipO. for 30 yrs,rs'expire sth April, 1885 — ? G,O-o d Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908. -`cesquer Bills, .£l,OOO, 3 & 4 1 dis 3 pm Do. £5OO per Cent l7dis 3pm 1 dis 3 pm D° £lOO and £2OO Bailk or England Stock, 51 per Cent be Account .. `4lliali Stock, 101 per Cont., AprillB74 — Do;Do. Account 105 1 2°. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 4 Per Cent. July' 1888 r, Certificates — ""1-,°' 4faced Paper 4 per Cent — te• 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 4 per Cent, May 1879 DoDo. Deb., 5 per Cent. Au Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds I per Celli £l,OOO — . un der ' ..£l ~ Pm ,000 A rOREIGN PU NDS—CLOSING PRICES. -rgentine Re bli 6 Cont., £l5 pd —pm au, tine Ren ds, - c' Per .2 tr , ..tu a per Cent, 180 _ azillan 5 per Cent D° ' 4 i Per Cent., 18'521'58-60 . Do, 1863. Do. 1865 Do Account ... .- pc.. £lOO Bonds .... ...'. bliue`)- Scrip, £65 paid — die ,tkes Ayres 6 per Cent -v,so XlOO Bonds .............. . oi; 1 !° 1 Per Cent (Iltle .... 3 per Cont ) - n ilia n 6 per Cent ...................... . -j il t) * 4 1 Per Cent: . - h -e. 6 per Cent Al ' I Be riP, £75 aid Colombian 6 Cen t . ...... • e h nb al 6 per c ant... . . . P Danubian -apish 3 per Cent. i'L ...... 6 r Cent., 1864 ..................... ... D Principalities %actoe. Account ....................... - r New C onsolidated, 1 per Cent — .0 a ,° Defer e-, Provisional Land Warrant Pti4e 7 d red Second Issue --- 0 £lOO Bonds °- ..1864 Do XlOO Bonds . • ... , .. - ... - Do. Government •ItaliWt.t.i. Debentures Boi i 15° ' £ B O Paid .. . ...,z...,. (ire L e.,.. 5 per Cent .... 1.6Z4-5, ex Coupons LDo, .A, e , . ,_ count ,A oupons " "401111 t ilitietlimeitism -, THE SUN, LONI ON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 9, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE. — This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) IN RE MAJOR JOHNSTONE. This bankrupt, who ascribes his failure to heavy losses on the turf, was described as, "commonly known as Major Johnstone," formerly a lieutenant in the Indian Army, now a prisoner for debt, and to day was appointed for the first meeting. The total debts are £12,000, the following being the principal creditors :—Mrs. Skinner, Jermyn street, £7,000 ; Mr. Padwick, Hill-street, Berkley-square, £300; J. J. Hope Johnstone, Esq., of Annandale, £13,000 (secured on the bankrupt's reversion in the Annandale estate). A day was named for the next sitting. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGII-STREET, CARRYING ON BUSINESS WITH AN EMPLOYER'S PRO PERTY. - James Barnes, a joiner, in the employ - of Messrs. Rowney-, artists' colourmen, of No. 11, Percy-street, Rath bone-place, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing a quantity of property belonging to his e mployers. Mr. Lewis, sen., of Ely-place, appeared fur the defence. Mr. Frederick William Rowney said—Having received information that the prisoner, who was in our employ as a joiner, was in the habit of nightly carrying away things from our warehouse, I communicated with the police, and last night, in company of a constable (Carter, 117 E) over took the prisoner in Ra,thbono-place. I told the prisoner that I had been informed that he had been carrying away goods nightly, and, after a little hesitation, prisoner said, " Well Mr. Rowney, to tell you the truth, I did take a few little things—part of a stretcher and some pencils. The prisoner afterwards said he had taken some T squares. He asked me not to press the charge. 'after wards went• by the prisoner's directions to his lodgings, and found some other property there. The prisoner gave me a card, from which it appeared that he was carrying on business on his own account in our goods. Mr. Lowis.—As the prisoner must be remanded, I have to ask that he be remanded at once, and that bail may be taken. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall remand the prisoner, but will not take bail. A SAVAGE SCENE IN SE+EN DIALS.—John and Johanna Hurley, husband• and wife, were charged with the follow ing savage assaults. Mrs. Julia Riordan said that on Saturday night last she heard that her finger had been bitten off by the male prisoner. She went out and caught hold of the pri soner by the collar to detain him till the police came. The prisoner kicked at her with all his might, and hurt her stomach very much, and while he was still kicking her his wife (the female prisoner) came up and struck her a vio lent blow on the head with something she had in her hand, and she fell to the ground insensible, and was afterwards taken to the Charing-cross Hospital. Honorah Riordan, a girl, daughter of the last witness, said that seeing the male prisoner about to strike her father she went up and pushed him away, when ho seized her finger, thilist it into his mouth, and bit it. She screamed out, and a man came up and struck the prisoner in the face, and made him release his hold of her finger. The prisoner then ran away. Ann Sullivan, a young woman, corroborated the pre vious witness. The male prisoner said that while fighting with Mr. Riordan the girl came up and scratched his face. Mr. Tyr whitt said the male prisoner had been guilty of a cowardly and unmanly assault in biting a child, for which he would be committed for 14 days' with hard labour. With regard to the assault on Mrs. Riordan, he (the male prisoner) had knocked her about without regard to her feelings for her child, and he would have to pay a fine of 205., or 14 days' for that. The female prisoner had also been guilty of a brutal assault in striking Mrs. Riordan as she had done. The poor woman might be in considerable danger for what he knew—there being danger of erysipelas setting in—and he should, therefore, remand her to see what condition Mrs. Riordan was in a few days. WESTMINSTER. ROUGH DIALOGUE BEFORE 1211 E MAGISTRATE.--JOhlt May and Edward Harper, the foriner standing nearly 6 feet and the latter 6 feet 6 inches, were chatged with being drunk and fighting. George Powley, 228 B, proved that at ten o'clock on the previous evening he saw the defendants outside the Feathers, Broadway, fighting. They were separated, but went across the road and began again. May was then driven right away, but came back again, strippod off his clothes, a nd commenced fighting again, upon which they wore taken into custody. May said —He challenged me to fight, you see. Ho was in the publichouse, and said he was the Westminster in fant, and would fight anybody. I said 1 was a little 'un, and I had a turn up with him, and I licked him. . . . Harper—Just listen to me. He and me married sisters 18 months ago, and we have not agreed since. I and my wifo and his wife were in the public-house. I came out ; he followed me, and would fight me. The police will prove that ho came back and attacked me. I didn't want to fight. May—He calls himself a fighting man—the " West minster Infant," and tried to impose upon me, but I beat him. _ . Mr. Selfe—lt says, " Children, never let your angry passions rise." May—You ought to b 3 ashamed of yourself, a big fellow like you. It's a great pity you don't have a cradle and nurse. Harper—Be quiet. Your worships 1 am a hard-working man, and I didn't want to fight. May was fined 10s. or 7 days, and Harper ss. or 5 days. May called out as they left the Court, " D'ye hear, I hope you'll put us in a proper cell." MARKETS.---This Day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 10s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs ; and straw, £2 N to £2 lOs per load. & fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 bs to £4 lOs ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, a Os to £2 103 per load. Trade rather quiet. COLONIAL. TEA.— Business has remained very quiet, the trade hav ing been occupied with the samples of the late arrivals to be offered at public sale this day. SUGAR.—There has been very little business reported, and prices generally aro a shade easier. In the refined market only moderate dealings have been entered into at about late rates. COFFEE.—A moderate demand has prevailed for both plantation and native Ceylon, and fully late rates are current. RICE.—The dealings have been very limited, and, in some instances, holders have shown a disposition to accept lower terms. TAELow.—lnfluenced by considerable arrivals of tallow from Russia, the market has been heavy to-da y , and p rices have ruled in favour of buyers. There are now on passage from St. Petersburg 15,000 casks, and in ships loading and lighters, 10,000. Our closing prices are —Spot, 44s 6d ; old unweighed, 4453 d ; in the stream, 445; December, 44s 9d; January to March, 45s 3d, 6d ; March , 465 ; town tallow, 44s ; nett cash, Odessa sheep, 44s 6d ; beef, 44s ; South a middling to good. A ce n y ie lo ri n ca , 4 n 8 ,- s l 6 s d t ; pi s p y es d . ney C , o 4 c 4 o s a tnou4t o il firm; Cochin, 595; EXECUTION OF JEFFREYS (THIS MORNING.) — The unfortunate man, Jeffreys; who was found guilty at the Old Bailey for wilfully murdering his own son, a child six years old, suffered the extreme penalty of the law in front of Newgate. A large concourse of people as sembled to witness the execution. ELECTION OF A NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR OF OX FORD UNIVERSITY.•=OXFORD , Monday.—ln a con vocation holden yesterday morning at 12 o'clock, the Rev. Francis Knyvett Leighton, D.D., warden of All Souls' College, was nominated by the Chancellor, the Earl of Derby, to succeed the Ray. John Prideaux Lightfoot, D.D., rector of Exeter College, whose four years of office termi nated. The following was the form of admission :—The vice-chancellor, immediately after opening convocation, handed the chancellor's letter, nominating the warden of All Souls' College vice-chancellor of the following year, to the senior proctor, who read it aloud, and convocation as senting to the nomination, the vice-chancellor in a Latin address spoke of his office and the principal events of the past academical year, which occupied him rather more than half an hour ; the statute book, the keys, and chancellor's seal of office (which are the ensigns of his authority) were handed to the proctors, and the vice-chancellor left the chair to his successor. The vice-chancellor elect (on the requisition of the senior proctor) took the oaths of the Queen's supremacy, allegiance, &c., and then occupied the vice-chancellor's chair, and itade a short Latin speech on the important nature of the office. The following heads of houses were appointed pro -vice-chancellors :—The Rev. Frederic Charles Plumptre, D.D., Master of University College ; the Rev. John Prideaux Lightfoot, D.D., rector of Exeter College ; the Rev. Henry George Liddell, D.D., Dean of Christ Church ; the Rev. James Edwards Sewell D.D., Warden of New College. The latter gentleman and Dr. Lightfoot being present, took the oaths and were ad mitted into office. There was a large company present, consisting of a large number of ladies and the venerable President of Magdalen Hall, the President of Corpus Christi College, the Provost of Worcester College, the Rector of Exeter College, the President of St. John's Col lege, the Warden of New College, the President of Mag dalen College, the Principal of New Inn Hall, the Regius Professor of Divinity, the Regius Professor of Medicine, the Senior &c.andThis Junioriisis the first Proct r o s r t s, Professors Bosworth, vice-chancellor from All Souls' College since that o f D r. Is ham, in 1787, the then warden. GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD. —Number of patients for the week ending 604 Qotober, 932, of which 319 were new cues, . _ SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. I p.l, I Closing J Busidoneness Price. at Bristol and Exeter 100 87 89 at Caledonian lOO 123 .24 121 ' at Cairibrian 5 Cork and Bandon all 13 15 20 Cornwall all 4 8 at Dublin & Belfast June lOO es 63 at Dun„Perth, &al b.Junc lOO 70 72 IGO E. London, Lcrip Certi all 70 80 Do. 1,0 d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 115 t.O st Great Eastern, Ord. atk. IN 27 23 291 81 71 8 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 5 6 et Great North of Scotland 100 at Great Northern lOO I 4 126 '4l at A stock lOO 126 128 1171 1 7 at Do. 13 stock lOO Do. .N ew , is. at 25 pm 101 at GtS, and W. of Ireland 100 90 92 at Gt. Western -Original 1..0 52 63 51 131 at Do. S. Vat. Lail via. 100 at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid. —Oxford 100 35 40 33 51 at Do. Newport at Do. Hereford lOO et Lane ishirB,l7, Yorkshire 100 123 125 1211 at L.nadon and Blackwall 100 at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast lot 81 81 83 at Lon., Chat., and Dover bld 17 18 is 171 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 1) 20 [ 9 at Lon. & North Western 100 118 119 1181 j 191 181 at Lon. & South Western 100 82 b 4 et Man., Shel., & Lincoln 10 64 16 at Metropolitan all 125 126 1261 1 6 10 Do. New Bi 2 3 p 10 Do. Extension lO 10 2 11 10 1 ICO IMetropolitan District all 92 9 1 91 2 Do. do: do. 10 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd 6 et Midland 9 Do. £9 Share 7 11 2 at Do, Birmin.. & Derby 100 9 , ,)3 25 hi id Kent at North British st Do. Ed., Ptli., & Dun. 100 16 23 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 102 101 1041 3j 25 Do. G.N•li purchase. 16.13.4 et Do. Leeds ..... 100 65 87 67 at Do. York lOO 99 101 ttij at Do. Carlisle ..... 100 25 Do. Stock. & Darling, all 34 S 5 341 25 Do. do. 1860-01 lB 9 10 p st North London 10 Do. do. 1864 5 10 Do. 00. 1806 - 4 1 2p at I,llorth Stafiordahire 100 71 73 at N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 at i)o. Scot, Mid. stock lOO at Shropshire Union 100 at South Devon lOO 41 43 st South Eastern 20 itaines, Wok., & Wok all 8 9 at Taff Vale ....... 10 Do. C 7 2 3y st Vale of Neath at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 _ 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 2 at West Cornwall lOO , POSSESSIONS. •lttantio Az St. Lawrence Bora., Baroda...a Cen.ln. 66 69 99 100 }i) 4 46 861 gu. 5 per cent Do. F shares buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant,&Goderich 76 80 6 p.c. 1871-3-1........ Calcutta it S. E., lim.. ai e Town%t Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu.s p.u. 1 60 65 100 102 90i /GI:4 102 103 Do. .1 Grand Trunkof Canad t Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Prd. Bonds , Do. do. deferred I Do. 3d Pref. stoek 1 Do. do. deferred •• • • Do. 4th Pret. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. I ndia Pen. gua. sp. e i 2 .0. Gua. 5 per cent 20 22 86 89 59 03 48 5•2 50 55 45 50 40 45 3i 3 ) 25 27 24 26 10d 107 6 11' a I PI Do. New pia. 5 p. a t. Sough of India gua. 5 per cent 95 100 91 93 it per cent.... Do l3reat W.'s. of Canada.. Do. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 i)o. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do 111 141 5. 3 d 91 . 93 83 65 1} o}l 98 09 b 9 91 84 8 6 Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Ifelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Niel. Jt Hudson's Bay N. 6pe Ist pf.bs icinde Do. Delhi Do. do O's 4 Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St. Flo 64 100 1100 2 100 100 g, i;•2 95 93 04 A 1 1 95 07 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., De 0.31, 1872 100 Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. op. c. Feb. & Aug l, 0 93 9!‘ Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 91 34 Op. sp. c. Jan. k July 100 75 77 761 Do. sp. e. Inscribed sl. 100 76 79 ‘;ape G.liope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 tot 103 Do.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 100 101 105 Do. do; 1880-9 , 100 102 101 Do. Jan.&July, 1800-9 100 100 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 000 lOO 88 70 Ceylon, Nuv. 1868, 6p. 100 100 102 Do. 1578, do LOO lus 1 7 Ilauritius, fi p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 10. 188?, May 5, Nov.: 10 . 101 (03 Do. 1895, Feb. & Auu.. 100 103 105 Natal .iov. 6 per cent.. 100 97 100 N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.(tJuly 100 90 92 N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1861 , 100 90 92 Do. 5 p.c. 183 to 1871' 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1843 100 86 87 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 91 Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 79 81 No ia ScAia Gcv. 6p. 03 sterling, 1875 l5O 92 94 sitteensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 91 93 901 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 1868-0 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1( 0 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - -• Do. do, A pril dt Oct lOO 106 103 I (2 k BRIT ISM MINES. 2 Cain. Consul. Cold, lint. 1 Chiver ton 'lifford Amalgamated. 30 10 11 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 440 460 urakewalls 2.1.0 6 ff East Bassett (Illogan) 291 20 23. East Caradon 2.14.0 6 7 East Cara Brea 3i 21 3 last Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 Salt Lovell 3.9.0 10 12 S. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.1. 31 41 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 Great L ixey, limited., all 19 20 191 Great South Tolgus 0.14.e 4 I Great Wheal nusy 14.9.0 G. Wheal Vor (Heist .1, 41 19 21 eirenvilie 8.18.0 14 14 llerod's Foot 8.10.0 33 36 liingston Downs 5.10.6 31 31 3largaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 6 8 Marke Valley 4.10.1, 41 6 4 nwyndy Iron Ore, lint 31 21 lid Nev Sewn North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassettallogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty I 1 Prosper United 7.1.6 L'r,vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 27 30 y. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 325 875 South Condurrow 3.2.0 11 3.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 1* 16 stray Park 35.15.6 -- Fin..... 9 11 13 7igra and °Logan, lint all 3 5 _ West Itassett(lllogan gyp, Caradon (Ltakeard 1 11 3 LI 131 West C hiverton ll 63 67 West Seton . Wheal Bassett (Mogan 51 85 95 Wheal Buller (ftedruth 16 23 26 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 7 9 Wheal Seton Wheal.Trelawney (Lis 5 17.0 8 to I'REFERENCE saA Great Western, 5 per cent., rd 511d1and, Leicester and litchi AtES AND STOUtin. . pf., 97 n 4 per cent., 86 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent.. 50 GN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 isania and than Francisco, li.n., gus. 7 per cent., 12/ Sambre and Meuse, 71 San Paulo, gua. 6 per cent., Ilf FONEIGN ALINES. Cobre Copper, 21 I 6 General, 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Min. and Smelting, 7 St. John del Rey, lien., 48 7i BANKS. Chartered him of India, London, and Chill; 36 1 Colonial, 38 9 tlindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., Imperial Bank, Bin- 2 imperial Ottoman, 9 1 1 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, 11m., 3 London Chartered Jiang of Australia, 2l London and County, 621 31 London Joint Stock, 43 London and South African, 121 London and South- Western, lira., 171 1 Loudon and %% estminster, Merchant Bank, Aim, 154 etropolitan and Provincial Bank, lira., 10 Midland Bank, lira., 174 Oriental Bana Corporation, 46, 6 Union of Australia, 461 7 MISCELLANEOUS; Anglo-American Telegraph, 161 1 Atiautio Telegraph, 73 Dit o, 8 per cent., 110 WI 71 China Steam , hip and Labuan Coal Company, 1 Company of African Merchantsjim., 21 Continental Union Gas, lira., Ditto all), 15 Credit foncler of England, 1im..4 a Egyptian Com. and Trading, lien., Gin. Credit and Finalize of L inn.. 31 Hudson's Bay. 17 it; Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lira., ; International Financial society, inn., 31 Land Securities. 1.m., 14 Loudon Financial Association, Um., 9 1 London Li entralOinnibus Company, lira, 3 liftional Discount company, 14 13; _Ditto, new, issued at 5 preen.. of whioh 31 is to pay, 81 Peninsula . and Oriental steam, 63 Quebrada Land, ttAil, and Mning, lira., la south Australian Land. 311 Telegraph Construotk n and Maintenance, lim.,— Ditto (£1.,), lot crust and Loan Company cf Upper Canada, 3; Surrey Chapel, Blackfriars-road, is to be pulled down, the congregation worshipping there having secured the site of the Magdalen Asylum on which to erect its successor. REPRESENTATION OF DERI3Y.—Mr. Robertson Gladstone has declined the invitation to be a candidate for Derby at the next election. In a letter to the requisitionists Mr. Gladstone says : " gam sensibly alive to the fact that my own physical strength would be found unequal to a faithful and efficient performance of the duties imposed on me, whilst I also am disposed to question how far I am, in other important respects, qualified to fill N distinguished a position." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET RACES-MONDAY. liminicAr SWEEPSTAKES of 20 sous each, 5 ft, if declared, for three year olds and upwards; three to remain in or no race. T.Y.C. (5 fur. 140 yards). Mr. W. G. Craven's Panacea (Kenyon) 1 Mr. W. Morris's Whitby (S. Adams) 2 _ _ Marquis of Hastings's Pantaloon. (Fordham) 3 • Troublesome, Janitor, and Vixen also ran. Betting -3 to 1 each agst Panacea and Pantaloon, 4 to 1 each agst Janitor and Vixen. Won by a neck. SWEEPSTAKES of 800 sovs each, h ft, for two year old fillies, Bst 101 b : those out of mares which never bred a winner of 500 cove allowed 31b. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards). 7 subs. Marquis of Hastings's Ines (Fordham) 1 Lord Glasgow's Sister to Stratford , ....(French) 2 Mr. Merry's Dundee f Betting-5 to 2on Ines. Won by two lengths. A PLATE of 100 sovs, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies B'st 81b. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards.) Mr. Pryor's Friponnier (Custance) 1 Mr. 11. Coventry:s Virdis (CannN) 2 Court Card, Q.C., Brown Bess e, Moleskin, Splitvote c, Adam Bede, Leases, Opoponax, Arabia, Hippie, Narino, Alruna, Sister to Vedette, Bismarck, Trombone, Problem, Salamanca f, Kalipyge c, Vandyke, Guy of Warwick, Ailesbury, and Marmite also ran. Betting-3 to 1 agst Frippontier, 6to 1 each agst Sala manca filly and Opoponax, 10 to 1 agst Bismarck, 12 to 1 agst Viridis. Won easily by four lengths. SWEEPSTAKES of 300 sovs each, h ft, for two year old fillies; Bst 101 b; those out of mares which never bred a winner of 500 sovs allowed 31b. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards). 5 subs. Mr. Merry's Sunflower f (Challoner) 1 Lord Glasgow's Tom Bowline f (French) 2 Marquis of Hastings's The Empress (Fordham) 3 Betting-5 to 2on winner. Won by a length. SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs each, 30 ft, for three year old fillies ; Bst 101 b ; those by stallions or out of mares that never produced a winner allowed 31b, if both 51b ; maidens allowed 51b. D.M. (7 furlongs '2lO yards). 8 subs. Sir R. Bulkeley's Pamunkey (Loates) 1 Mr. Savile's Polly Perkins (Fordham) 2 Mr. Naylor's Wild Briar (Challoner) 3 Countess Amy also ran. HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs, for three year olds and up wards. Cesarewitch Course (2 miles 2 fur. 28 yards) 1 Pintail Ackworth Gomera Friday, Miss Stephensou, and Loveapple also ran. Betting-100 to 30 agst Loveapple and Ackwortb, 3 to 1 agst Pintail. Won by three, lengths. - - - - The OCTOBER PRODUCE STAKES O f 100 sovs each, h ft, for two year olds ; colts, Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; untried mares or stallions allowed 31b. Last five furlongs of A.F. Miss Ann Dumb Bell MATCH.-Mr. B. Ten Broeck's Midwife, Bst 71b, agst the Marquis of Hastings's Duchess, Bst, both two year olds. T.Y.G. (5 furlongs 140 yards). 200 h ft. Midwife (Fordham) beat Duchess (Cannon) Betting -5 to 4 on Duchess. MATCH.—Marquis of Hastings's Whirligig, Bst 81b, agst Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Phantom Sail, Bst 71b, both two year olds. Last five furlongs of P.M. 200, h ft. Phantom Sail (Fordham) beat Whirligig (Cameron) by half a length. Betting-5 to 4on the winner. MATCH.—Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Fitzroy, Bst 101 b, agst the Duke of Newcastle's Pericles, Bst 51b, both two year olds. Last five furlongs of R M. (1 mile 17 yards). 300, 100 ft. Pericles (Custance) beat Fitzroy (Fordham). Betting -5 to 4 on Fitzroy, who broke his leg. MATCH.—Mr. H. Coventry's Land Tax, Bst 51b, agst Sir F. Johnstone's Charles 11., Bst, bothtwo year olds. Bretby Stakes Course (6 furlongs). 100, h ft. Land Tax (Edwards) beat Charles 11. (Parry) by two lengths. Betting-5 to 2on Land Tax. MATCH.—Marquis of Hastings's Romney agst Mr. Sa vile's Roquefort, both two year olds ; Bst 71b each. Bretby Stakes Course (6 furlongs). 100 h ft. Roquefort (Custance) beat Romney (Fordham) by a length. Betting• -2to 1 on the winner. PROGRAMME OF TO-MORROW'S RACES. The OATLANDS PLATE (Handicap) of 50 sovs for three-year olds and upwards. Cambridgeshire Course. The BEAUFORT STAKES of 150 sovs each, h ft, for three year-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst Glb ; untrieds al lowed 31b, if both 51b ; E.M. ; 5 subs. Stoic (31b), Potomac (31b), Lady Violet (51b), Esca (31b), Valeria, (51b). The WILTON STAKES of 50 sovs each, 25 ft, for two-year olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst Glb ; last three quarters of R.M.; 11 subs. The BEDFORD STAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, for two-year olds ; colts, Bst 10Ib ; fillies, Bst 7lb ; winners of a sweep stakes amounting to 500 sovs, with ten subs or upwards, 71b, all other winners of sweepstakes or plates, 3lbextra ; weights accumulative up to 101 b ; Bretby Stakes Course ; 13 subs. rile MIDDLE PARK PLATE of 1,000 sovs, added to a sweep stakes of 30 sovs each, 20 ft, for two , year-olds; colts Bst 91b, fillies Bst 61b; winners of a stake value 1,000 soya 71b, 500 41b extra; maidens at starting allowed 31b; Brdtby Stakes Course (the last six furlongs of R. 31.) ; 185 subs. The SELECT STAKES of 50 sovs each, h ft, for three-year olds ; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies Bst 71b ; winners of any one of the following stakes 51b, of any two of them 71b extra, viz., the Two Thousand Guineas or One Thousand Guineas Stakes at Newmarket, the Derby or Oaks at Epsoni, the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot, the Great Yorkshire Stakes at York, and the St. Leger or Don Stakes at Doncaster; the second to save his stake; ; 14 subs. The BIENNIAL POST MATCh 500, 200 ft; colts Bst 101 b; fillies Bst 71b; one to the post. T.Y.C. A SWEEPSTAKES of 50 cove each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; winners of 200 sovs or upwards 51b extra; maidens allowed 31b; Criterion Course; subs. MATCH 200, h ft ; T.Y.C.—Mr. S. Tholluson's Pirate Chief, Bst 121 b, agst Sir J. Hawley's Fakir, Bst 101 b (both 2-yr-olds). MATCH 150, h ft; Bst 71b each; Bretby Stakes Course. — Lord Glasgow's f by Tom Bowline, dam by Melbourne, agst Admiral Rous's Lady Bugle Eye (both 2-yr-olds). THE EARL OF WESTIORELAND AND THE RACING TIMES. This Noble Lord has commenced proceedings against the publisher of the above journal for some remarks by a cor respondent respecting Kenyon's riding of Rama in the Leamington Stakes. The writer of the alleged libel stated that Kenyon must be the strongest light weight in Eng land to have kept Rama behind the moderate lot of horses opposed to him in that race ; but ho must have very little knowledge of sporting affairs, or he could not have made such a mistake, as Kenyon did not ride in the Leamington Stakes. The following correspondence, which we have authority to publish, has taken place between the respec tive solicitors on the subject :- 7, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar - squar e, London, 25t1 Sept., 1866. Sir, —The Earl of Westmorland has consulted us on the subject of a paragraph in page 5 of the Racing Times of Monday, 17th September instant, under the heading, "Doncaster Races, from an Actor's Point of View," iu which there is a statement which can have but one mean ing, viz., that Kenyon, in riding one of Lord Westmor land's horses in the race for the Leamington Stakes, wil fully lost the race, and cheated the backers of the horse out of the money they had staked on him. We are instructed to commence an action on Kenyon's behalf against you (as the publisher of the paper) for the libel, and shall be glad to be informed of the name of your solicitor to whom we may send the writ. We are, yours obediently HORN AND MURRAY. The Publisher of the Racing Times, 18, Catherine-street, Strand. 4,Sergeant's Inn, Temple, 29th Sept., 1846. Gentlemen,—l have been consulted by the publisher of the Racing Tinges with reference to your letter of the 25th inst., throateaiug proceedings against him on behalf of a jockey named Kenyon, in consequence of an alleged libel contained in the impression of that publication dated the 17th instant. I am quite unable to understand how you can place such a construction as you do upon the para graph complained of, and I am instructed by my client to say it never was his intention to convey any such mean ing. He has carefully perused the article which has given your client offence, but he cannot see anything in it cal culated to do him the slightest injury. If you will show me in what way Kenyon can possibly suffer from the con tents of that article my client will most willingly insert any reasonable explanation • but if, on the contra r y , y ou insist upon resorting to legal proceedings, I will undertake any process you may think fit to issue.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, Wu.JAQUET. Messrs. Horn and Murray, Solicitors, 7, St. Martin's-place, Trafalgar-square. His Lordship has also forwarded the following amusing letter to a contemporary as an acknowledgment of its receipt, and as it is such a unique epistle we think it worth quoting : " My Lord 2 —l writ u to say that a long time since thefrom "My information received i back-d your horse Thalia for th to Cesarvvitc and i had a £lOO on the mare at 1,000 to .£ win me 10,000 when you struck her out—i have sinco got on Potomac for a 100 at 66 to 1 and i am on Th i write to a lia for the Cambridge £lO,OOO to £ lOO fo r that event d say if you will make a good race of both il u l in the event of Either winning i will as a man of honour send you a checqe after the race for ono u c!re i d i apeesuanndds 310T1w11110aflsoor the trainer and £lO for the Lad th i ,t rd yours respetf ully have my best regards. -I a X 'lU,Ault-TENTLEMAN OF HONOUR." TILE OXFORD MUSIC-lI.A.LL.—The young sisters Julia and Juliette Delepierre, performers on the violin and zilophone, whose appearance at the Crystal Palace concert some seven years ago, when mere children, excited much attention, terminate their second successful engagement at "'the Cisferd" itt the 010 of the profieut wok, LOU st I 99f 103 2i 19& I 106 a 7 Jeffreys' Phrenological Developments. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—When Muller was executed a reporter for a morning paper stated in his report that no cast of the culprit's head was taken, and added that such nonsense—or some like term—was no longer per mitted by the authorities. The 'gentleman was doubly in error. Whilst he was penning his report (probably) I was, by special permission of the Sheriffs, taking a cast of Muller's head, and I well remember the expression of Mr. Sheriff Dakin when his permission was asked—that he deemed it his duty to give every aid in his power to scientific researches. In a like spirit I have been answered on recent occasions by the Sheriffs of Essex and Kent. To throw dirt at a new science is much easier than to try to understand its principles. Buller was legally guilty of causing the death of Mr. Briggs, and was justly executed. But Muller's cerebral organisation stands .out in broad relief from that of the type now generally recognised as the unduly animalised. And if phrenology can be taken as a guide iu so intricate a question its evi dence is on the side of Muller's innocence of pre meditated murder, or, indeed, of actual murder by his own hand. His confession was not of guilt in this respect. " I did it" can be taken to mean only the commission of a criminal act, but not of murder. The doubt in his case makes the cast of his head doubly interesting. With ready courtesy I have been permitted to take a cast of the head of Jeffreys after his execu tion, and beg to offer you the following report : The head of Jeffreys has no resemblance to the typos that presented themselves so plentifully when Phrenology was first broached in this country. Then witnesses came forward with obtrusive frequency. Messrs. Burke, Hare, Williams, Bishop, cum multis allis, presented their cere bral organisations, and left to anti-phrenologists only a wordy warfare. Neither has the face of Jeffreys any thing of a ferocious, coarse, or pugilistic expression. His features were regular, proportionate, and nicely chiselled, giving an appearance of breed, and ancestral decency, and such refinement as education tends to bestow. The head is small, being only 2l inches round This, and a great defect in the reflective organs, are its chief faults. There is no lack of height in the coronal or moral regions, no basilar coarseness, no marked disproportion between the animal and the specially human regions. The moral arches, particularly that of conscientiousness, are not well developed; but there is none of the flatness— little of the Gothic straightness of line in these arches, so obvious in the heads of what may be termed the chroni cally criminal class. The student of Phrenology must ever . keep in mind the hardening, soul-deadening in fluences amidst which but too many of the lowly born are surrounded, from childhood to adult years. Original type and development of brain go a long way in the constitution of mental character; but Jeffreys spent his earliest years probably, and certainly many years of his manhood, under the most unfavourable circumstances. His "unlucky deeds" no one would seek to extenuate. Ho seems to have loved " not wisely, but too well," and, like Othello, became " perplexed in the extreme." His last days were not impenitent. He prayed frequently and fervently, and spent his latest hours be comingly. Jeffreys' intellect was quick, clear, and prac tical. He could not have failed to be a very clever work man. The fact that he was prone to commit excesses in drink is of itself sufficient to account for any amount of gradual demoralisation and of ultimate recklessness and brutality. He was one of the millions of victims to King Alcohol. C. DONOVAN, M.D. School of Phrenology, 111, Strand,: 9th October, 1866. Great Eastern Railway. SPECIAL MEETING.—THIS DAY. A special general meeting of the shareholders in this company was held at the London Tavern for the purpose of considering the propriety of raising additional capital. Mr. Turner occupied the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he regretted to have to appear before them that day to advocate a line of policy which he did not approve, but lie was compelled to advocate that policy front sheer necessity, and not with a view of annihilating the ordinary stockholders in that great com pany. The metropolitan extensions of the company have been fully considered, and is had been found that the cost of abandoning them would be greater than that of proceeding with them. The lines originally proposed amount to 28 miles, but it had been determined to postpone the consideration of proceeding with 17 miles of railway and thus reducing the new lines to be constructed to 11 miles. Amongst the new lines to be proceeded with was that from Liverpool-street to Bishopsgate-street, from Bishopsgate-street to the coal depot, and from thence to Hackney. The Winch:l43re Hill lino was amongst those which had been postponed. With this object it became necessary to raise a large addition to their capital, and in order that they might know exactly the amount, and that there should be no raising of money by a sidewind he would communicate to them the exact amount to be created. It was proposed to create new capital to the amount of £3,210,423, in addition to which it was proposed to raise in bonds and preference chares .£1,810,960, making in all £4,295,383. The 3 i millions was required for extensions and other purposes, and £1,000,000 was required to repay private loans. The charge against capital, therefore, for the future would be 21- millions for metropolitan exten sions, and one milion against revenue more than existed at present. It, therefore, became his duty to move a formal resolution to embody the propositions lie had made in his speech, at the same time intimating that it was proposed to allot the shares amongst the ordinary and preference shareholders of the company. Before he resumed his seat he must tell the meeting that the debts of the company were of such a pressing nature that additional capital must be at once found. The resolution he had to move was as follows : "Resolved, That pursuant to the resolution of the extra ordinary general meeting of the shareholders held on the 9th October, 1866, and the powers conferred by the Great Eastern Railway (Additional Powers) Act, 1866, and the several other undermentioned Acts, a capital or sum of £3,210,423 be authorised to be raised and issued to bear a preferential dividend out of the profits of the company, in pr iority to the ordinary shares and stock of the company, at the rate of £6l per centum per annum, subject to redemption by the company at any time after the end of five years from the date on which the same shall be issued on payment of £llO for every £lOO of such capital." lie hoped they would adjourn the meeting for a fortnight, and in the interim a committee of reference, composed of such men as Mr. Chadwick and Mr. Rowley, and see whether the stock had been properly put out and properly expended. The resolution having been seconded, Mr. BEVIs, a director, asked the shareholders to pause before they assented to such a resoiution. The board of directors, as at present constituted, was not constructed for the welfare of the company, and therefore he asked the meeting to wait till next August, when they could put the right men in the direction. A somewhat personal discussion ensued, in which Mr Bevis, the chairman, and several proprietors took part. Mr. LEGGE said he should like to know where the income was to come from to meet the proposed increase of capital. He should also like to know whether the preference share holders would take the new issue. The increased charge upon the company would be £lO,OOO a week, for which they were to have 11 additional miles of railway. He wished to know how much it was estimated they would earn.lThey were to cost over three million, and he felt cer tain they were not worth that sum. It would in his opinion be better to lose a million than incur a new re sponsibility at such an enormous expense. Mr. HOYES moved an amendment to the effect that the proposal of the chairman be postponed for a fortnight. Mr. WRIGHT seconded the amendment. A SHAREHOLDER asked the chairman whether a proposal to issue the new stock as ordinary stock at a large discoun had been made ? Mr. SMITH, a director, said it wa s next to impossiblehop t o pre sent stop, as was proposed by some proprietors. directors when they came in to office found were suddenly in numerous instances signed, and if they e at least: 500 to come to a standstill they wouldeolinasvidere • d to be very Chancery suits to defend. the contracts would take the new capital. t‘hreeesllida.reholder, objectionable. It had been askedl'adt v b e3 h if e ti e ..t t hhieerio• The CHAIRMAN said he hoped s top short now, as was pro yes would with draw his ainenduieut,lf the lines were millions of money, Ivces he thought the policyadvocated p n o e s t e i d e , and u n der such circutsinsth• only one calculated to save the by the directors cir, awdeouthldeybeworuulidn tiitoas'etlti:eo epatnwyo. If it was possible to retreat ho would say do, ccquPanleY.e had already said, to do so now would be death bet , as • The matter of issuing the new stock as and destruction. ordinary stock at a large discount had been decided not to d o so. Il e hoped the shareholders would come forward and support the directors in taking up the new stock, be cause if they did not do so they could not expect the public to:do so. Mr. IfoyEs then withdrew his amendment, and the motion of the chairman was agreed to with but three or four dissentients. A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the pro ceedings. A PARTIAL ECLIPSE of the sun occurred} esterday, beginning in London at 25 minutes past four in the after noon, and attaining its maximum just about sunset, namely, at 21 minutes past five, at which time rather less than 411 the sun's disc was obscured. Mr. MA.GUIRE, M.P., has embarked for America at the instance of Messrs. Long-mans and Co., the pub lishers, with wheel he contracted for the publication of a history 9 1 tilt 164 ill Olitt country. r~l~~~~,~ ~~~~~ l ~~l`il • SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING I NTELLIGENCE.—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES —Tars DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. • SWEEPSTAKES. Mr. C, Nightingall' Guluara . .(Nightingall) 1 Mr. Chaplin's•St Clair • (Kenyon) 2 Haut Gout and Wallet also ran. Betting—Even agst Haut Gout, 3to 1 agst Guluara, 4to 1 others. Won by a length II AN DICAP SWEEPSTAKES. HANDICAP •SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sovs each, 1U ft, for three year olds and upwards. AU. M. (7 furlongs 212 yards. Lord Batetnau's Moulsey Trona)) 1. Baron Rothsehild's Janitor (Carroll) 2 Mr. S. Thellusson's Ostregor (Custance) 3 Warrior, Kangaroo, Troublesome, Monitor, Benvoglio, Flutter filly, Her Ladyship, and Queen Mary also ran. Dotting-7 to 4 agst Ostregor, 100 to 30 agst Queen Mary, 10 to 1 agst Moulsey. Won by a length ; bad third. TOWN PIXIE. The TOWN PLATE of 50 sovs ; three year olds 7st 71b, four Bst 71b, five, six, and aged Bst 121 b ; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs. T.M.M. 1 mile 7 furlongs 158 yards. Mr. R. Ten Broeck's Douro (Adams) '1 Count Batthyany's Anti-Maccassar (Smith) 2 Begum and Loveapple also ran. Betting-7 to 4 agst Anti-Maccassar, sto 2 agst Douro. Won by a head. ROYAL STAKES. The ROYAL STAKES of 200 sovs each, 120 ft, for three year olds; colts, Bst 121 b, fillies, Bst 71b; winners of the Two Thousand Guineas, Newmarket, or Grand Duke Michael Stakes, 51b, of tho Derby, Oaks, or Doncaster St Leger, 71b, of any two of the above 101 b extra ; the _ _ second to save his stake. A.F. (1 mile 2 furlongs 73 yards. 8 subs.) Mr. Bowes's Westwick (Challoner) 1 Duke of Beaufort's Jack-in-the-Green (Fordham) 2 Baron Rothschild's Tomahawk (Wells) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Westwick. Won by a length. CESAREWITCH STAKES. The CESAREWITCH STAKES (free handicap) of 25 sovs each, 15 ft, with 200 added, for three year olds and upwards; the winner of the Doncaster St. Leger 121 b, the second in the St. Leger, or the winner of the Doncaster Cup, 61b extra ; winners of a handicap of 300 sovs after Sept. 6, at 10 a.m., 71b, of any other handicap 31b extra (accu mulative up to 101 b); the second to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes. Cesarewitch Course (2 miles 2 furlongs 28 yards). 78 subs. Mr. Wilkinson's Lecturer (liibbert) 1 Baron Rothschild's Lothario (Poake) 2 Mr. Swindel's Proserpina (Wyatt) 3 The following also ran : —Regalia, Rams, Bradamante War, Caithness, Ethelred, Helen, Dulcimer, Surney, Poto mac, Endsleigh, Emigrant, Sealskin, Dubiety, La Favorite, Acton, Holstein, Philosopher, Medina, Slieve Came, Jollity, and Chepstow. Betting—G to 1 agst Chepstow, 10 to 1 agst Lecturer and Jollity, 12 to 1 agst Bradamante, 25 to 1 agst Ends , leigh, 30 to 1 agst Potomac. Won by half a length. CLEARWELL STAKES. The CLEARWELL STARES of 30 SOPS each, 20 ft, for two year olds ; colts Bst .101 b ; fillies Bst 81b ; winners of a 500 soy stakes with ten subscribers Gib, of any two such 91b extra; winners of a plate ox sweepstakes value 100 sovs 31b extra. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards). 46 subs. Plaudit Achievement ' Pericles Vauban, Ringtail, Screamer, Toxopholite c, Kalipyge c, Greenback, and Jasper also ran. Betting-4 to lon Achievement, 6 to 1 agst Plaudit, and 10 to 1 agst the others. Won by a head ; half a length between second and third. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. SELLING HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each, for two year olds and upwards ; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards). Rupert colt Birkdale (Loates) 2 Blackthorn (Smith) 3 Bigote, Sylph, Venturesome, Hopleaf, Dunrobin, Ther mometer, and Bonne Fortune also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Rupert's dam colt, sto 1 bar one. Won by half a length. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each ; two year olds 7st 81b, three 9st ; fillies allowed alb ; tho winner to be sold for 80 sovs. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 140 yards). Roseleaf Cromwell .. (Huxtable) 1 (Covey) 2 Miss Fanny King Charles, Piano, and Adarnanthea also ran. Beiting —3 to 1 agst Cromwell, 4 to l agst Piano, 5 to 1 agst Roseleaf, 6 to 1 agst Fanny. MAIDEN PLATE. A MAIDEN PLATE of 70 sovs, for two year olds; colts Bst 101 b; and fil licks Bst 71b ; if to be sold for 100 sous al lowed 71b. T.Y.C. (5 furlongs 100 yards). Fazzaletto filly (Goater) 1 King's Cross (Norman) 2 Bretoline, Ruth, Ailesbury, Toxophilite c, Nightwatcb, Sister to Vedette, Will Scarlet, Catherine, Vandyke, Guy of Warwick, Littleport, Dunblane, and Haidee also ran. Betting-5 to 2 agst Fazzaletto f, 3to 1 agst Haidee, 5 1 agst others. Won easily. Catherine did not run. LATEST BETTING AT ROOMS. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 100 to 6 agst Scarboro' (taken) 100 to 8 agst Proserpine (taken) 15 to 1 agst Chepstow (taken) 100 to 6 agst Actma (taken) 100 to 6 agst Abergeldie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Ambition (taken) DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Plaudit (taken) TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, JERMYN-STREET, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON. m.. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter sall's) begs to inform the racing public ho will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin cipal races throughout the year. For further particulars and prices see advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. Post-office Orders to be made payable at the Piccadilly or St. James's street offices, and cheques to be crossed the London and Westminster Bank." LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 5. Lieutenant Robert Synge has been placed on the Re tired List, with the rank of Commander, dated the let instant. _ _ --------- Dr. Alexander Arvestro2g c , T. D B e . y put Insp ector - Genera l of Hospitals and Fleets, to be Honorary Sugeon to her Ma jesty, vice Dr. Thomas R. Dunn, de ceased-. Retired Commander Charles Bamplield Yule has been allowed to assume the rank of Retired Captain, underm the provisions of the Order in Coun cil of 9th July, 1864, fro the Ist instant. The following promotions have this day taken place, viz.:—Mr. Peter Foulis to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 2d October, 1866; Mr. Charles James Cook to be Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 23d September, 1866. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. from fr A Y r b c ° h r a g nke l l i ; ° r C h l i e l o 4 p f a r t o ra in , rreoAllmr"l3o.Digrlifdid3:otiOitehrltlilluLBtdrn'a—ritc*FniiCrjodrndee,r,_inefkro, m Cronstad t ; Edith Owen, steamer, Oct. 9.—Gustaf Wasa, from Gothenburg; Forth, steamer, from Hamburg; Leeds, from Dunkirk; Panther steamer, from Boulogde ; Samuel, from Dantsic ; Lavinie, from Guernsey ; Viking, from Algoa Bay ; Two Friends, from Guernsey ; Christian, Jacobs, from St. Petersburg ; Heinrick, from Riga. Sailed, Oct. 9. Nora, sen,telaarmrertieurde,osfildo„aryfDroisi:nnokrk. ru i ing. Passed, Oct. B.—Lor D d E Janeiro. ' London, for Rio Passed, Oct: 9—Hermann, from London, for Aspinwall. CllOLEßA..—'rhe Registrar-General issued the last daily return of the births and deaths in the London districts yesterday. This intimation that the cholera is no longer so important as to demand attention to the daily registration of the number of victims will be welcome to all. On Saturday there were 38 deaths from cholera, and 10 from diarrhoea. To the last the central and the east districts have retained their unenviable notoriety as stand ing highest in the cholera lists. SUNDAY FUNERALS. —The Rev. Canon O'Neal, administrator of the Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal green, has issued a notice stating that many complaints having been made by the inhabitants of Kensal-green and Harrow-road of the " disorderly and disedifying " conduct of the crowds who accompany funerals to the cemetery, the trustees, knowing the truth of these co►nplaints, have determined to discontinue funerals on Sundays on and after Sunday last, the 7th inst. MADAME RISTORI has arrived in America. PRINCE NAPOLEON. --The fine French screw yacht Jerome Napoleon, with Prince Napoleon and suite on board, ar►ived in Yarmouth (Isle of Wight) Roads on Sunday morning, about ten o'clock. The Prince huided at the quay at Yarmouth, and shortly afterwards left in a carriage and pair for Lambert's Hotel, Freshwater Bay. The yacht proceeded on to Southampton, whore she ar rived the saute afternoon.