The Sun. — London, England, 1865-10-18 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLO C Monetary affairs remain in a quiet but rather stringent condition. Bankers and brokers are awaiting the Gazette return and the result of the Weekly court to-morrow before offering any con- I t it cession to the commercial classes. There i s littl e belief that the value of money will be cheaper for some time to come, and it would not excite surprise if the reserves of the Bank necessitated the addition of another 1 per cent. to the official minimum. A Much less active demand for accommodation now prevails ; but it is only in exceptional instances, viz., for first class bankers' acceptances, that k per cen less has been taken. An adjourned meeting of the Confederate Cotton 130 ndholders was held at the London Tavern this day, for the purpose of receiving a report of the committee appointed at the first meeting, which was held on the 4th ult. The opinion of Mr. Fleming, on the case submitted to him, left no doubt that, sooner or later, either the United States or the States lately forming the Confederation, would recognise and pay the loan. On the perusal of that opinion, which shows that the loan was a perfectly legitimate trans action, the committee considered it would be highly desirable that the bonds of the loan should be quoted like other loans in the official list of the Stock Exchange, and more especially as large trans actions were daily taking place in it by the members of the Stock Exchange and the public. Two o'CLocK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, th© 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67 f. 82c. Prices at the Stock Exchange to-day have indi cated a feeling of much depression, though the fluc tuations have not been of great extent. The prin cipal cause of such a condition of affairs is the illness of our Premier and its apprehended result. Speculators for a fall have effected additional sales, and recent operators for a rise have in many cases closed their engagements. Consols are down i per cent., the quotations being 881 for money, and 88i 89 for the account. As usual, there is a propor tionate depression in the New Threes and Reduced Ann uities, as well as in all other descriptions of Government Securities. Yesterday there was a ti i n I n di a Stock at 218, and to-day another at 217. Numerous sales have taken place place in the Foreign Stock Market, and quotations are generally lower. Turkish Consniides have declined to 47 4 ; Mexican, to 25i ; the New Loan, to 24i k; Greek, to 19 ; Spanish Passive, eto 28 i 4 ; and Certificates, to 141; Italian are 631 64i ; Confederate Loan, 68 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 1, 2 i prem. 11 American Securities are also at less values. ii United States 5-20 Bonds are 638 64i ; Erie Shares, 57 8 ; and Illinois, 821 838. Business in the Railway Share Market has been inactive, and prices in several instances have shown less firmness. Great Northern have declined 18 ; Metropolitan, 4 ; Great Western, Lancashire and lc Yorkshi re, an d S out h Eastern each 8. IC The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained s Without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dull. London and County have declined to 77i. Oriental 5 Bank are dealt in ats2 ; Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 188 8 ; Allan's Atlantic Telegraph Company are ;, quoted 2to 2i prem. ; Gale's Protected Gunpowder s Company 1.1 28 prem, ; Merchants' Company, dis. prem, and Transatlantic Steam Ship, par, 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 G OVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols Npn o . Account NOT. 8 B9} 81 9 er Cent. Reduced 4 ew 3 p er C ent 87 7 4 New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 bo. 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1 880 D o. for 30 y rs , exp i re sth April, 1885 l3l o (14x1 Sea:Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 1 -ke I:l,quer Bills, £1,000,3 &3.March Juno per Cent. Do. £5OO Do £lOO and £2OO .Bank of England Stock, 61 per Cent — Do A ccount lxnrAx GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, I Wp ' eiCent., April 1871._ 217 Do Account 4 1044 5 Do- 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent , Oct. 1888 Do. Certificate; 1.,D0. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — . 1 - 1 0. 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 -. Do. Bonds, £l,OOO O. under £l,OOO FOREI GN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES . Austrian Bonds, 5 per Brazili an 5 per Cent Cent, 1859 — Do. 1863 -Do. 43 per Cent., 1852-58-60 2 4 4 4 pm Bue nos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. Account _— C hil Do 1 pe r C ent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 1.-_...- ian 6 per C en t Do. 41 per C ent Colo m bi an 6 per Cent. _ Cub a , 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 _— Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 pe r C en t ., 17 73-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — . Do Provisional Land War ran t — , E gyptian 7 per C en t — .Do., Second Issue Do £lOO B on d s 934 Do. 1864 9l Creek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account Do. Coupons Do Account Unaternala Do £B6 5 per Ce n t. — da itaDlioaiilBs39 and 1850 _ po 1860 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 761 Do Scrip, £671 paid — Al—° 0 per Cent, 1864 — exican 3 per Cent Do 1864 244 D 0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — kontevidean 6 pe r C en t ., £3 O paid NMoorish Imperial 5 per Cent ew Granada .. .• l3l Do 2 per Cent ...... Do Deferred ,Do Land "Warrants (Hectares) ,reruvian 44 per Cent Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) DoDo 41 per Cent.,_lB62 . Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 DDo 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, 9, '6O, '62, '3, o. Account Itussian i per Cent., 1822, £ St ...... Do 41 per Cent. 1850 ................. .... Do 4/ per Cent., 1860 871 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 18 62 9l 901 11 Do 5 . per Cent. 1864 9ll 1 Sardinian 5 per Cent ~, Do Account — 15b Panish 3 per Cent ,D 0 Do Account 'JoNew Deferred ,DoAccount Passive or,uo Account . .............................. 13 anish Cert. of Coup not funded g, p° Account .. . -w„edish 4 per CQ.. Turk.DO 41, per Cent. 1864 -I , sh - 6 per Cont. 1.854 ................... -0 Account -I ', o 6 per Cent. 1858 .-'0 Account 0 £lOO Bonds D o Dotl per Cent o 6 per Cent. 1862 _— DODo Account 741 1 £lOO Bonds 741 / 5 D o ~, per Cent., 1864 -1 .-.0 5 per Cent. 1865 uo £ll.O Band 434 4 D, ' s ___ DO Scrip, £35 paid ____ ,reDO Guaranteed, 4 per Cent _ , ..u,ezuela 3 per Cent ___ B). per Cent 186.) Do. Account " - D° • 6 Per Cent, 18 61 ---.llA.,ulst;r_ip, Dt4dends on the above payable in London. per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins DutC''n-zilit -Ixerecnetn,LE, x E . x I . 2 2S G L u i I Do. 4 per Cent oellificaueS — „Prrzte_ti. Ch ,ItollleB 44 per Cent. J. Dhoan4oceper Cent. _ o ' B6 l, Ex. 25f. C........... o nsols . THREE O'CLOCK . 88 1 L i v Do.Atce.o. ...... t . .......................... ....... 1 . 881 , bear NV e r I . • -- ---- 7 - --!------. ._._ ..... ........___________.. p o o 1 __ Cotton Market —This Day. Ma r k _..._ , ret sto,ooo bales .eady, but r a th er quiet. Sales, probably 4 5 dis 5 (lis )r the never Lat tho ) take! s COll.. rcUln" :now' 11 0 10 liv©d ed no oreigg of 110 Leellor order troug h cem ent hew t° Iris all r merli n, alld ns it °I pAs 'eters: ,7.3er 01 knOR II • a 1 16/1 : ions (?! '----ra, Di° se•l 5 -C j 0 )1c- I°, l c , lie u "s t o oese /i 0 f 1 " ) o ht in e tiO cA•-• P 9-s D , 00 . „ tio' h e e , will ti }f ter twto Thu'Ao •iiee SHARE PIARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share ' Railways. I Paid.' Closing 1 Business Price. done. it Miami and Exeter ' , t 'Caledonian 92 14 1261 1271 95 97 12 14 6 67 7') 71 73 94 95 6 5d 1(9 111 462 471 7i 81 Cambrian. Cork and Bandon al it Corn wall al st Dublin & Belfast June lOl A Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc lO E.London, .trip Certi 2l Do. 1, It Glasgow &S. Western 101 it Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 101 st Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 101 st Great North of Scotland 10( st Great Northern lOl Et D). A stock 10( it Do. B stock ll.l st Do. New, Is. at 25 pm 10 st Gt S, and W. of Ireland 101 it Gt. Western -Original 1.1 it Da. S. Val. Rail g - ua. 101 et Do. South Wales et Do. V. Mid.—Oxford 10( it Do. Newport lOl at Do. Hereford 10( it Lancashire & Yorkshire 101 it Landon and Blackwall 10( at Lon., Brigh., & S COast 10( it Lon., Chat., and Dover 101 st Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOl it Lon. & North Western 10( it Lon. & South Western 101 it Man., Shet., & Lincoln 101 it Metropolitan al 10 Do. New 10 Do. Extension 00 5 Metropolitan District al t Do do. do. 1 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd it Midland 9 Do. £9 Share st Do, Birmin & Derby 10 25 ' 0 l3O 132 0 118 159 lid Kent ... it North British it Do Ed., Pth ,"& Dun 1( it Nth. Eastern Berwick 1( '5 Do. G.N•14,1 purchase 16. it Do. Leeds ..... it Do. York 1( it Do. Carlisle '5 Do. stock. & Darling. a 5 Do. do. 1860-61 it North London 10 Do. do. 1864 ... 10 Do. iio. 1865 st North Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 10' at t )o. Scot, llid. stJck loi st Shropshire Union Icl it South Devon l O4 it South Eastern :0 Staines, Wok., & Wok al it Taff Vale 10( .0 Do. C it Vale of Neath it Waterford & Kilkenny! 10( 0 Waterloo & Whiteha it West Cornw ell 10( 90 92 63 631 O 61 63 )0 42 44 O 37 40 O 104 106 O 121 1211 0 88 89 O 104 tC6 O 37 39 O 51 53 O 124 124 95i 96, 10 67 SS' 11 198 139 7 3 gip 4 lj lip 11 10Z 104 j LO - I )0 1241 125: 3i 14 2 )0 94 96 62 63 8 30 109 110 68 69 102 i 103 11 36 37 6 10 11 p I) 118 120 5 1* , 4 1 Lip p ' [OO 75 76 11 11 12 CI 148 152 0 57 59 10 - - 0 60 62 )0 57 59 '0 78} 604 Ll 8i 96 r 0 148 152 3 3 4p PO 103 105 50 52 BRITISH P Atlantic &St. Lawrence a Born.,Baroda..k Cen.ln io ( gu. 5 per cent... :0 Do. k' shares 01 Buffalo & Lake Huron al ,0 Do. Preference .... ,00 Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 672-3- it Calcutta &S. E., lim.. 1( it cape Town & Dock, gu. i 0 Demerara. 7 p.c. per. pt a it East. 8en.2,a1, gu., sdo IC t East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 10 20 Do. .1 Eiteirsiori 1: st Grand Trunk of Canada 101 DO Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c )0 Do. Ist i'ref. Bonds al )0 Do. do. deferred al' )0 Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds al )0 Do. do. deferred )0 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 10 Do. do. deferred 10 Do. 4th Pref. stock 10 Do. do. deferred it Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOl 3: 1 10. Gua. 5 per cent 1 ') Do. New gua. sp. c It Gt. South of India .. gua. 5 per cent st D 4.1 per cent l O, st Do 20} Great Wes. of Canada al 204 Do. New .. .. 11 DO Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 al DC Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. al 10 Indian Branch, limited ..; et Madras, gua. 5 p.c .... 104 tt Do. 4.1 do l O, 5t Do. 4i do lO .t 0 Do. Fifth Extension 3t Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 10 i 0 Mel. & Hudson's Bay a, st N. Ill.C'da, 6pc lst pf . b s lO, it Scindc .... it Do. Delhi igd . It 0 Do. do it Do. Puniaub.... ; ,, n 1 ,t Do.lndus St.lelo 64 i COLONIAL GOVERN British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 1572 10 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.t July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. &Au lOl Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 • Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 101 Do. 5 p inscribed sk 10 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 10 Do.Apl.& Ocl , 1890-1900 10 Do. do; 1880-9 10 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 10 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lO Ceylon, Nev. 1868, 6 p.c 10 1)0. 1878, do lO Slauritius, 0 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. if lO Do. 1805, Feb. & Autr lOl ‘atal .7ov. 6 per cent lOl N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&,l ul) 1 , N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1866 11 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 E 11 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 1 it New Zealand, 6p. cent 11 Do. 5 per cent ll Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l4 Queensland Gov. 6p. c 1( 6. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18684 1( Do. 1878 & upwards ll Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 1( Do. do, A pril & Oct 1( BRITIS 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lien. Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls 2.1 East Bassett (Mogan) 2 , East Caradon 2.1 East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. 8.3 East Loved 3.9 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.1 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 61 4 Great L ”cey, limited al Great South Tolgus O.l Great Wheal Busy l4. G. Wheal Vor (Helstnn 41 Grenville B.l Herod's Foot Hingston Downs 5.11 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.1 Marke Valley 4.11 4 31wyndy Iron Ore, lim New Se ton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.2 North Wheal Crofty 2.1 Prosper United 7.1 Pr,,videnee Uny Lelant 10. S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18; -- Stray Park 35.1 Tin Croft 5 Vigra and Megan, lirn al West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard I West Chiverton ....... . 1' West 5et0n..•.... Wheal Bassett ( Mogan f - Wheal Buller (Itedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton .......... Wheal Trelawne v (1, is. PREFERENCE SHARES. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent.. Ditto, £4i, 4i North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 83 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 14 Dutch Rhenish, 24 14reat Luxembourg, lif Recite and San Francisca (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 14 FOREIGN MLNEB, Cape Copper, lim.. 111 Cobre Copper, 22 lh Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., 3 1 Washoe Gold, lim., Ditto, (Z 4), 71 Yudanansutana of S. Australia, lim., BANKS. Agra and s lssterman's, lim., 57} 31i Bank of British Columbia, 23} Bank of Victoria, Australia, 44} Brazilian and Portuguese, inn.. gi Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 28 c om Chartered m er3 ia.lllße ra.noktofinldniad,iaLoanndd the on.aEndasCt, 32 hin 3 2 China , , 504 50 Hindustan, China, and Japan. Ditto, issued a. 2 Ditto, new, 192 19 Imperial Ottoman, 15f I Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 London and River Plate, 51 Ditto, new, 131 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 25 j London and County, 7711 aiia Merchant Bank, lim., Mercantile and Exchange. lim., Oriental Banx Corporation. 52 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., Ditto (.£lu,, MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cant. gua., 1 Ceylon Company, 108 City offices, lira., 6 Commercial Union, Insurance, 8 / Credit. Fonder and Mobiiier of Nagland, 10r./ Ebbw Vale, 14/ 13/ Egyptian Corn and Trading, Rm., 2/ English and Australian Copper, 11 2 Fairb iirn Eng,neering, 6 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lira., 6/ 6 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., International kliiancial society, hm., 6i Joint Stock Discount, lirn., milwall Iron Works. 4 National Provincial Mariu e, 1i Ocean Marine Insurance), 2.31 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lira., ISt I 1 Quebrada L an d, R a il , an d Mi n i ng, li ra 41. Tnipnes and Mersey Marine (insurance), lam., 8/ Union Marine Liverpool, lira., 2/ Universal Marine. Insurance. lira., 5 TIIE POLYGRAPHIC HALL.—The Earl and Coun tess of Ducie and several other fashionable visitors have attended the attractive entertainment of "Mrs. M'Gregor's Levee," at the Polygraphic Hall, during the past week. A PATRIARCH AMONG GUNS.—A troublesome as shot at North Elsworth, Maine, the other day, with a gun that was surrendered by the French to tho British at Louisburg, Nova Scotia, in 1755. It was used in the battles of Concord, Lexington, and Bunker-hill ; also at the siege of Castine, and iu the war of 1812 with Great Britaiu.--Xcia link Times. .SESSIONS. 68 60 )0 101 102 6 fd ip 11 5 51 I 10 11 , 73 80 O 99 101 O 70 75 11 101 103 0 101 102 O 103 104 5 iP 214 .121 I 87 89 it 69 71 il 60 64 II 57 59 11 I 2 55 11 46 49 11 43 45 11 28 29 11 28 ', 9 1 )0 103 104 L 4 i i p 4 a 2 p 101 102 11 151 If 8 5 4V.1 11 t 5 18 11 85 d 7 2 1 4d 0 100 102 0 93 95 o 83 90 2 1 64 66 k) 82 84 MO 101 102 MO 101 102 2 4 ad 100 100 101 .100 :NT SECUR: )0 95 97 )0 95 97 ►•) 95 97 )0 4 , 2 84 )0 82 S 4 10 103 105 * 107 109 * 100 10. 1) 105 107 931 914 1 , 3 105 110 112 )0 105 108 11 107 109 )0 1 , 5 107 10 102 104 O 95 98 O 94 101 O 93 95 O 90 91 O 103 105 O 84i 85i O 90 101 0 102 103 ou I -- 0 I 106 105 106 MINES. 74 9 IC I 10 184 194 1 560 580 1.0 4 1 ;94 21 26 14.6 11 12 3i 5} 6 14.0 21 3} 3.6 I 1 9.0 14 15 8.0 24 3 2 1 21 22 14.6 1} 2 .9. 4 4$ ,0 6 33 344 18.0 2 $ 3 10.0 39 41 [0.6 4} 41 17.6 3 5 10.6 3} 44 21 2} 14d 3} 35 40 ',7} 10 12 1.0 13.0 } 1 1.6 .6.7 32 14 11 430 450 1.0 3 31 18.9 121 170 15.6 10 12 9 17 18 al 5 8 10 6 7 9 8 10 11 70 75 [7l 165 175 51 75 80 16 26 28 8 4 6 61 195 200 7 18 19 ME SUN, LONDON, - WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 18, 1865. -This Day. South Australia. (From the South Australian Register.) offender, the receiv er , w h o cou ld no t b e p l aced i n the clock r owing to an accident since she had been in custody. The girl stole a coat from her master's house last Saturday, and he missed it on Sunday. The girl was discharged from the service of her master, and when the robbery was mentioned to her father an inquiry was instituted, and her mother brought her to Mr. Farrow yesterday morning, and she admitted having stolen the coat. She was asked where it was, and she said she had sold it to Mrs. Herdsman for half-a-crown. The receiver was taken ill in the station house, and fainted away. Sho was seven months advanced in pregnancy, and it was feared she would miscarry. Mr. Farrow having confirmed the statement of his soli citor, the girl was asked what she had to say in answer to the charge. The girl, with great simplicity, said—Please, sir, what am I say ? Mr. Daniel Rose, surgeon, of Connaught-place, Com mercial-road, said the prisoner Lucy Herdsman, of Old Gravel-lane, was labouring under uterine homorrhage, which in all probability would terminate in a miscarriage. She was not in a fit state to be brought to the Court. -Mr. Paget remanded the girl for a week. Mr. C. Young said it was not the wish of Mr. Farrow that the child, for so he might with propriety call her, should be sent to prison, and asked that she might be bailed until the leaving -shop keeper could attend to answer the charge of feloniously receiving the coat. Mr. Paget said as the application for bail came from the prosecutor he would accede to it ; and the sureties offered having been accepted, the girl was liberated. Police-sergeant Smith, No. 47 IC, said that the woman Herdsman was in custody at the station-house and at tended by a female. He asked what ho was to do with her. Mr. Paget could give no directions in the matter. The woman was not before him. If the police thought proper to discharge her, they could take her into custody again when she was sufficiently recovered to be brought to the court. Mr. Livingstone, chief usher of the court, said that in the cases of people attempting to commit suicide and other offence; where the parties charged were too ill to be brought before a magistrate, they were removed to a work house and taken charge of until sufficiently recovered. There would be no difficulty in keeping the woman in a workhouse and providing ber with medical attendance until she recovered from her illness. The husband of the woman said his wife was in danger, and she might die through being taken into custody. Mr. Charles Young—Hor arrest can be justified. She is charged with receiving stolen property. ADELAIDE, Aug. 26. There have been some fine rains during the month, which, however, have not extended to the Far North. The flocks are suffering most severely, and the loss of property has been immense. It is feared that the season is now too far advanced to warrant the expectation that rain in any sufficient quantities will fall. The sheep on some stations have died by thouands. A commission, consisting of the Hon. C. Bonney, Mr. W. Cavenagh, M.P., and Mr. Valentine, Chief Inspector of Sheep, has started for the north to inquire into the con dition of the runs there. Their report will be looked for with much anxiety. The wheat crops, though more backward than usual, are looking very well and promising. A great breadth of land is under cultivation for wheat. Parliament was prorogued by his Excellency on the 4th of August. It is understood that both Houses will meet again about the close of September. The Government have summoned Mr. Finniss to Ade laide, and the party at Adam Bay will remain, during his absence, in charge of Mr. Manton. They have engaged Mr. McKinlay for 12 months to explore and report upon the northern territory, and tho site of the capital will re main meanwhile in abeyance. Mr. W. P. Auld, lately returned from the Northern Ter ritory, has been brought before the Police-court by warrant, charged with the murder of an aborigine near to Escape Cliffs. He has been remanded for a week, and bail refused. The Government are about to charter a vessel to take Mr. McKinlay and his party to Adam Bay, and to bring back Mr. Finniss. It is said Mr. Mcliinlay's instructions are to ascend the Liverpool and probably the Roper Rivers, so as to examine thoroughly the country now unknown. It is expected the vessel will sail in about a fortnight. The annual lessees of waste lands, whose runs have been sold by the Government, have refused to give up possession. An attempt has been made to impound the stock, which was resisted by the occupiers. The case has been before the magistrates in Adelaide, who decided they had no ju risdiction. The matter will next come before the Supreme Court. A party of seven purchased an open boat at Escape Cliffs, with which they sailed to Champion Bay, rid Camden Har bour, a distance of 2,500 miles, over a comparatively un known sea. Though exposed to much danger and suffering many privations, they succeeded in safely reaching their destination, and came on from King George's Sound by the mail steamer. Much anxiety was felt about the party when it was known they bad started on such a perilous voyage in a small boat, and their appearance in Adelaide safe and well was a cause of much satisfaction. The natives in the Far North aro still troublesome, owing, it is presumed, to the scarcity of their usual food. They are said to be suffering terrible privations. Mr. G. S. Walters has resigned the Agent-Generalship of the colony in England. No successor has yet been ap pointed. A strong feeling has been expressed in favour of work ing the mail service to Gallo by a Colonial Steam Company. It is believed all the colonies would look favourably on a movement of this kind. The Legislative Council have passed a resolution in favour of such a scheme. The Devon flour mills, Port Adelaide, have been de stroyed by fire. Insured, entirely in British offices, for £B,OOO. The immigration to Port Adelaide to August 19 has been 4,144 ; emigration, 1,905. The cereal exports to August 10, out ports included, amount to £940,964 Os. 3d. The Customs' receipts to August 19, out ports included, are £153,489 13s. Gd. The imports and exports at Port Adelaide only to Aug. 19 are—imports, £1,672,560; exports, £1,429,529. The total quantity of land sold to Aug. 24 was 206,903 acres, yielding £332,534 2s. 9d. The railway receipts on both lines to Aug. 19 amounted to £90,089 13s. Exchange. —All the banks except the Union sell 60 days' bills at 1k per cent. premium, and purchase the same at par. Tho Union sell 60 days' draughts at i premium, and pur chase document bills at per cent., and Bank bills at 1 per cent. premium. Shares•--Burrs, £6O; Moonta, C.D., £171; Karkarilla, £lB ; Adelaide Bank, £1 Bs. ; National Bank, £6 7s. 6d. ; South Australian Insurance, £2 38. 6d. ; Adelaide Marine Insurance, £1 12s ; Adelaide Gas, £lO 4s. Copper.—Barra and Wallaroo, £B5 per ton. Flour, fine, silk - dressed, £lB to £l9 per ton of £2,000, at the port. Wheat, per bushel of 60Ib, at 7s. 9d. to Bs. id. Aged•—Goolwa, Norman Morrison, Aboyno, and Channel Queen, from London ; Kohinoor, from Tome. Sailed.—Doors, for Swansea (via Wallaroo) ; Akbar, for Guam; Crown. and Coorong, for Mauritius. Gale's Protected Gunpowder in America. " The residue remaining front each of these ex periments was then placed in a common sieve, arid the remaining powder was instantly and easily se parated from the glass dust. Each sample of powder was then subjected to the same test as the mixture had been, when each flashed up and burned instantly, showing conclusively that no change had occurred in the powder. Each of these experiments was repeated over and over again, the fire or heat being applied in different ways, and always with the same results. " In order to show the entire safety of the mixture on a larger scale a common gunpowder keg was then filled with four pounds of strong rifle powder, and about nine pounds of non-explosive dust, and placed upon the top of the fire in a portable furnace. Some of the spectators at first seemed to think that this was carrying the matter to extremes, and showed a disposition to retire from the im mediate neighbourhood of the furnace, but the con fident manner of Mr. Cossham reassured them, and they concluded to remain. The bottom of the keg soon burned through, and its contents ran out into the fire, causing a small burst of flame and smoke, _ _ as a handful of any dry shavings might have done, but not producing sufficient explosion to move the empty keg from its position. " Several variations of these tests were tried, but. always with the same results. The powder in com bination with a proper proportion of the glass dust would not burn, but on being separated from it by simply sifting the mixture it burned as readily and exploded as forcibly as ever. " The experiments seemed to prove conclusively the entire correctness of the theory. It will be seen that no chemical change takes place in the powder. Its particles are simply separated from each other by the interposition of a non combustible medium, so that fire does not pass from one particle to another. That is all. It may be objected that, by this mixing of the pow der, greater space is required for its storage, but on this score tho inventor claims that, by rendering the powder perfectly safe, he is enabled to dispense with the cumbrous precautions usually required in stor ing it, and so a quantity of his mixture stored in bulk will really require little if any more space than the same amount of powder stored in the usual way. Also that the cost of the safety material will not ex ceed that of the preparations now required to attain, less efficiently, the same result. ‘, As the greater part of the cost of gunpowder now grows out of the precautions necessary to en sure safety in producing and keeping it, Mr. Coss ham thinks that a general adoption of this plan will ultimately lead to a great reduction in the cost of the article. The process is protected by letters patent, both in Europe and in this country." SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LoNnoN, Oct. 18.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westin - In moderate breezo and cloudy weather, with rain, FALmourn, Oct. 17.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Corandia Ben, for London. COWES, Oct. 17.—Wind S.E. — Arnvod—Baysria, screw steamer, from New York. CARDIFF, Oct. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Vulture, from Stettin. Sailed—lsleaid, for the Capo of Good Hope SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 16.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—lad. dington, for Bombay. BRISTOL, Oct. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Congo, from Africa. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 15.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Blanche, from St. Nazaire ; Morning, from Shanghai. Sailed—Elise, for Rio Janeiro. SWANSEA Oct. IG.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Claymore, from. Adelaide. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. IG.—Wind S.W.—Arrived --Her Ida esty's ship Helicon, on a cruiso. IBY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.I GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 17.—Zephyr, from Singapore; Aliwall, from Guernsey; Wilhelmina, from Onega; Rose, from Jacobstadt. Arrived, Oct. 18.---Leo and Cologne, steamers, both from Rotterdam; Cid, steamer, from Bordeaux ; Triton, steamer, from Boulogne ; Velocit3, steamer, from Calais ; Gibraltar, steamer, from Cadiz ; Charente, steamer, from Lisbon ; St. Petersburg, steamer, from St. Petersburg; BataTior, steamer, from Rotterdam ; Holland, steamer, from Ostend ; Scotia, stea,mer,:from Malaga ; Lord John.flußsell, steamer, from Ostend. DEAL, Wrodnesdsy Morning. Anchorod.—Fairy, from London, for Bangkok. RIFLE SHOOTING MATCH BETWEEN THE FIRST MANCHESTER RIFLE VOLUNTEERS AND THE SCOTS GRET9.—Ou Saturday an interesting rifle shooting match took place between 10 sergeants of the First Manchester Rifle Volunteers and 10 sergeants of the Scots Greys. The contest came off on the ground of the former corps, at Ast ley, and the ranges were 100 and 200 yards, fivo rounds at each distance, with carbines. The targets wore as per re gulation, and the shooting of the two opponent squads was very fair, considering that the Scots Greys scarcely ever practise with the weapon, and the First Manchester being totally unused to it ; but the latter corps has decidedly the best of the match, as it is well known they - aro well up in the use of the Enfield rifle. The match \MS won by the sergeants of the First Manchester by 48 m. irks. The fol r lowing aro the scores of each squad :—First Manchester : Sergeant Allison, 31 ; Sergeant Mitchell, :: 1 ,0 ; Sergeant Instructor Heaton, 30 ; Sergeant Mellor, 28 ; Sergeant Ridge, 28 ; Sergeant Walker, 25 ; Colour S ergeant H. Tay lor, 23 ; Sergeant Green, 20 ; Sergeant Gil son, 18 ; Sergt. T. Taylor, 18 ; total, 251. Scots Greys : Sergt. Masterson, 30 ; Sergeant Webb, 28 ; Sergeant Black,. 26 ; Sergeant Conrade, 23 ; Sergeant Instructor Gibson, 22 ; Sergeant Ramsay, 19 ; Sergeant Hughruan, 19 ; Se rgcant M'Kay, .18 ; Paymaster Sergeant Brown, 12 ; 2' roop Sergeant Major Liddle, 6 ; total, 203. At the close o:f the contest the competitors were marched to the cant( .on, where a dinner was provided for them by the officers. ni ad non-com missioned officers of the First Manchester. Mr. Handel Cossham, who left England a short time since, with Sir Morton Peto and other English capitalists, for a visit to the United States, has there introduced Gale's process for protecting gunpowder with the same success as has attended the experi ments in England. We take the following from a New York paper : "An interesting se4ea of experiments were tried yesterday afternOwi :in, one of the yards of the Jersey City Locomotive Works, at Jersey City, for the purpose, ottesting a newly-invented process for rendering gunpowder non-explosive. The process is of English origin, and is the invention of Mr. Gale, electrician, of Plymouth, England. It is introduced into this country by Mr Handel Cossman, one of the party of English. tourists, who have recently been travelling through the States, by whom the experiments were conducted. The method, which is purely mechanical, consists of mingling the explosive gunpowder with a certain proportion of a non-explosive powder of a much greater degree of fineness, so that each grain of gun powder is surrounded and isolated from its fellows by a non-combustible wall, through which no fire can penetrate. If, then, fire should be communi cated to any part of this mixture, only those grains of powder will be burned which the fire actually touches. It will not flash through the entire mass. " Mr. Crossham commenced his experiments by burning several simples of different qualities of powder in open wooden vessels. They all flashed up instantly on the application of a match or a red-hot poker. He then took small quantities of the same Owder 'and mingled them in different propor ons with the non-explosive powder, which in these experiments was simply common glass ground to an almost impalpable dust. A mixture of equal parts by weight of a fine quality of English rifle powder with the glass dust, being set on fire by a paper match, burned like a squib, or a like a mix tun of dry and wet powder, the powder being en tirely consumed, but slowly, and without any ap pearance of explosion. A: mixture of one part gunpowder with two of glass was stirred up with a red-hot poker. Some of the powder was consumed, producing a succession of tiny jets of flame and smoke as the hot poker came successively in contact with the different grains ; but, after a pretty thorough stirring with the hot iron a considerable quantity of the powder was found to be still unburnt. " Into a vessel containing one part of gunpowder and three parts of glass dust a pyrotechnist's quick match was placed, passing entirely through the mix ture. The match was then fired at both ends, and burned entirely out without producing any appear pearance of explosion or even combustion in the mixture. LAW INT, SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) BATEMAN V. TILE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action to recover £lB 13s. damages arising out of the non-delivery of six watches, aportion of a parcel, entrusted to the defendants to deliver at Norwich. Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, for the plaintiff, stated that his client, on August 6th last, booked at defendants' station a parcel of watches, which were consigned to Mr. Budd, Norwich. Those watches were not , delivered, and the pre sent action was brought to recover the value. 47 7t, 2 no His llonour—Doc;any ono appear for the defendants Mr. Barnard (instructed by Mr. Ashley)—l do. His Honour—What is your answer? 634 i 1211 1 F 8 109 • ‘ 124! 4 96* 5k 1281 I Mr. Barnard--The Carriers' Act. Your Honour will re member the case of Baxendale and Hart, in which it has been decided that tho first duty is on the sender. Hero the value of the goods is £lB, and there is no declaration of value. Mr. Lewis was of opinion that the company ought to have informed plaintiff that he was bound to declare the value of the. goods. 125 41 5 104 751 i 80 79, 10,i f 1021 f 28 9 1031 15; 16 ITIES. Mr. Barnard said that the Court of Error had expressly decided that they were not. Mr. Lewis then urged that plaintiff sued the company in troyer. His Honour—How can you prove trover when you de livered the goods to the defendants as carriers ? You seek to make the company liable as common carriers, and they set up the Carriers' Act, under which you are bound to declare the value of the goods. You did not do so, and I ask you how do you get over the defence ? Mr. Lewis—l elect to be nonsuited. Plaintiff nonsuitod, and costs allowed to defendants. A CHEQUE NOT ♦ LEGAL TENDER —JONES V. BOUNSWELL. This was a case in which the defendant did not dispute the amount, and, indeed, had paid the debt into court. Mr. J. A. Farnfield now applied for costs. Defendant did not think that costs should be allowed, as he had tendered the money before action. Mr. Farnfield said that the tender was not a legal one, as it had been made by cheque. His Honour—A cheque is clearly not a legal tender. Defendant--So I have since learned, but my credit had not expired when I was sued. His Honour laboured hard to explain to the defendant that by paying the money into court he had waived all question of defence, but defendant considered he was very hardly dealt by, lamented the absence of his attorney, and thought that his Honour was entirely wrong. His Honour allowed defendant the costs of attorney. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. Georgo Welch, a poorly-clad fellow, was placed before Mr. Vaughan charged with robbery. Bridget Welch and the prisoner a short time ago came to the house in which she resided, and as he appeared to be in a very destitute and starving condition, the other lodgers with herself, out of charity, allowed the prisoner to sleep in the place for the night. After this she had occasion to place her basket of walnuts for safety in the kitchen. After getting up next morning she found the prisoner had gone away and taken her basket with its contents with him. She saw him yesterday again in a state of intoxication, and she accused him of stealing her basket. He did not deny it, and as ho refused to tell where it was she gave him into custody. Police-constable, 337 A, said he took the prisoner to the station-house, where the prosecutrix charged him. He said it was quite true that he had stolen her basket, and that ho had pawned it for sixpence in Golden-lane. The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge. Mr. Vaughan said it was a most heartless case of robbery. The prisoner waa given shelter for the night out of a feel ing of charity and commiseration for his destitute condition, and that act of kindness he repaid by robbing the poor girl of her basket, which formed a principal means of her getting her living. Ho was told that ho bad only got 6d. on the basket, and for that small sum he had robbed those who had been kind to him. He should send him to prison for 14 days, and he directed the prosecutrix to go to the place where her basket was detained, and in the event of the owner of the shop refusing to give up the stolen pro perty, to attend at that court again and he would take steps to compel him to do so. The prosecutrix thanked his worship and retired. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. UNPROYOKED ASSAULT BY A GENTLEMAN.—Mr. Arthur Charles Davis, of 52, Albert-street, Mornington-crescent, gentleman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assault ing Mr. Charles Mills, a medical student, residing at 55, Guildford-street, Russell-square. The complainant said he was in the Flying Horse Tavern, Oxford-street, last night, taking somo refresh ment, when, without the least provocation, the defendant knocked him down and struck him several times while he was on the ground. Ho then sent for the police, and gave the defendant into custody. The defendant asked the complainant whether he bad not made remarks about him, and he said he had not. Mr. Frederick Buswe]l, of 16, Stamford-street, said he was in the tavern taking a glass, and he saw the defendant strike the complainant without any provocation. Both persons were strangers to him, and he had attended at some 931 trouble. A police-constable said that hearing last night a noise in the public-house he looked in and saw the defendant striking somebody who was lying down. The defendant said the complainant was making re marks over the bar. He asked the complainant if they were meant for him, and he replied " Yes, if you like.' He then invited the complainant to put up his hands, and, on his doing so he struck him. Mr. Anthony Hart Davis, brother of the defendant, said he heard the complainant making offensive remarks, say ing that persons came to the house and pretended to be gentlemen, giving themselves airs. The complainant put up his hands, and then there were blows exchanged be tween the complainant and his brother. Mr. Buswell said he did not believe the last witness was present. 1051 6 - Mr. Tyrwhitt said he considered it an unprovoked assault altogether by a person who, from his dress, one would think would know bettor. The defendant Was fined 40s. or a month's imprison ment. SAVAGE ASSAULT BY A FEMALE. —Sarah Thompson, a young woman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt on a war rant with violently assaulting a young man named Edward Cainling, of 23, New Church-court, Strand. The complainant, whose head was bandaged, said that on the night of Saturday week he was having a fight with another man in a ginger-beer and ice shop near the Tot tenham-court-road, when the prisoner seized up a ginger beer glass and struck him a violent blow on the head with it. The glass broke and he was frightfully cut. The pri soner then stabbed at his head with the broken glass, in flicting another severe wound. He fainted, and was taken, smothered with blood, to the North London Hospital, where he had had to attend ever since. [The complainant here exhibited the shirt he was wearing at the time, and it was saturated with blood.] Sergeant Head, 2 E, said he found the complainant bleeding from wounds on his head, and while he was as certaining how he came by his injuries, the prisoner, who was present, ran away. He took the injured man to the hospital, where the doctor said the wounds were very bad, two veins being cut through. The prisoner was yesterday taken on a warrant. The prisonor said that the complainant was at the time fighting a young man she lived with. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that striking a man with a glass was a very serious affair. He should fine tho prisoner 40s. or a month. IVES TAIINS rER. IMPORTANT APPLICATION BY A CATTLE INSPECTOR.— Mr. Stanley, Government inspector of cattle for tho West minster district, applied to Mr. Dayman for a warrant to enable him to search certain premises whore he suspected there were diseased cattle, and where he had been refused entrance. Mr. Stanley said that on Saturday last he received in formation that there were diseased cattle in the shod of one Mrs. Ramshaw, at Bouner's-yard, York-street, Westmin ster. He wont there and found 26 cows, some of which ho was of opinion were infected, and—under the Order of Council passed at Whitehall on the 11th of August last— ho ordered them not to remove the cows. Last night he received information that some of them had been removed, and on going to the place where they had been slaughtered ho made a post-mortem examination of two of the carcases and found that they had been labouring under incipient disease. Ho thou returned to Mrs. Ramshaw's and wished toinspoct the rest of the cattle, and found another one about to be removed, but was refused permission to see the cattle. He left, and said ho would call this morning to see them, but was again refused, and now applied to his worship for a warrant to search the premises. Mr. Dayman, on looking at the copy of the Order in Council, said that by the fifth clause of the order every in spector should have power to enter and examine any time as often as he might think necessary. A warrant, there fore, .was not needed. lie was the person appointed to enter, and if refused admission he had full power to enter the premises with sufficient force and break open the place where he supposed the cattle were kept. Mr. Stanley thanked his worship, applied for several summonses under different clauses against Mrs. Ramshaw, and retired. THAMES. THE THIEF AND RECEITER.—PA; FEL CASE.—Sarah Ann Berry, a, simple-looking servant girl, only 14 years of ago, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a coat, ' value 205., the property of her master, Mr. John Hastings Farrow, a veterinary surgeon, of 55, Radcliff Highway, and Lucy Herdsman, aged 30, a "leaving shop keeper," of No. 33, Old Gravel-lane, was charged with feloniously re • ceiving the same, she well knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, said it was with great re luctance Mr. John H. Farrow was compelled to prosecute his servant girl, but it was done to reach a much worse MARKETS—This Day. Fresh up to our 11.A.ROLANE. market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate, but the condition of the produce was good. For all good and fine samples the trade ruled firm at fully late rates. For inferior English wheats the demand was in a sluggish state on former terms. The supply of foreign wheat on offer was good. The demand was by no means active ; nevertheless, a fair busi ness was transacted at fully Monday's currency. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand at full prices. Fino barley was scarce, and fully supported Monday's quotations ; otherwise the barley trade was quiet at late rates. Malt was in fair demand, and prices ruled firm., The market was well supplied with oats ; most descrip tions were in fair request, at fully late rates. Beans and pods were in but moderate supply, and the trade was firm, at very full prices. Flour was in fair demand, and the quotations ruled firm ARRIVALS THIS WE EK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch. 540 370 420 380 1010 Irish Foreign 3950 510 24,490 220 sky. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week onding Oct. For the corresponding week 14, 1865. last year Qrs. Aver. rs.. Aver. W heat 80 ,312-4 1S lid I W heat ...... 76 126-38 s 9d 246-305 9d 113a-' . ~_ Barley 40,_ •dey ..... ....44,750-30s 2d Oats BOROUGH HOP. per Th A e lbaersgtohboupssinaeresssiosilpinagssaint xii ginilzs cwt., and prices rule firm. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of moat on sale was moderato, and the trade rulos steady as follows : Beef, from 35 10(1 to 4s 8(1; mutton, 43 4d to 53 8d ; veal, 48 Od to 5s Od; and pork, 4s Od to 6s Od per 81bs, by the carcase. FUNERAL OF A SOLDlER.—Yesterday afternoon a soldier's funeral took place at the Hampton Ceme tery with all the military honours, tho deceased, James Millie, who was only 31 years of age, having been employed in the Ordnance Survey Department under tho command of Captain the lion. Leopold French. A very large num ber of the Royal Engineers followed the corpse to the grave, the band preceding and performing the usual solemn and impressive music, and in testimony of respect a detach meat of the Grenadier Guards also formed part of the pro cession. The ritual having been read, the firing party ad vanced to the grave and did their sad duty, so closing the affecting ceremonial. The deceased, who was much re spected, died from consumption, leaving a widow and one child to deplore his loss. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Betting-7 to 4 agst Doubloon, 4to 1 agst Morocco, sto 1 agst Zodiac, 10 to 1 any other. Rochester took up the running, with . a strong lead, followed by Doubloon and Mordcco, Zodiac bringing up the roar. They ran thus for two miles, when Doubloon went to the front, Zodiac, com ing with a rush, taking second placa, but soon gave way, dropping rapidly in the rear. Doubloon and Rochester from this point had the race between them, the former winning by a length and a half ; but the jockey. of Rochester, al though riding with great determination, could not make the most of his horse, having broken his stirrup leather early in the race; Sly Fox was a bad third, a head behind whom was Morocco; The Rogue was fifth, Zodiac next; Ace of Hearts, who fell the last time round, walked in some time afterwards. A 50 SOTS Steeplechase Plato (Handicap); winners extra. About two miles. Mr. Cook's Rapture, aged, list 71b (T. Abletl 1 Mr. Rupert's Sh u ttl ecoc k , 5 yrs, list 121 b ...(T. Barton 2 Major Flitche's Objected, 5 yrs, lO s t 121 b ...(Mr. Grant 3 Mr. B. Land's St r ik e , age d , 11st 41b ... : Tho following al so ran :—Gamecock, Physician, Brown Bess, Concave, Done Brown, and The Lee. Betting-3 to 2 agst Objected, 3to 1 agst Shuttlecock, 5 to 1 agst Strike, 6to 1 agst Rapture. Strike took a strong lead immediately after the start, followed by Objected and Rapture, Shuttlecock heading the remainder. After going once round there were but four left in the race, Rapture having the lead of Objected, Strike, and Shuttlecock, which he held to the end, winning by half a length from Shuttle cock, who finished with a rush. Objected was a bad third, a length in front of Strike. Concave and Done Brown went the entire course, but finished some distance in tho rear ; the remainder pulling up, did not pass the post. Gamecock fell at the first fence, and took no part in the race. The Bickley Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 50 added, for all ages. The winner to be sold for 0 sovs. About five furlongs. Mr. Hamlin's Master Shutt, 2 yrs, 6st 41b (Mordan) 1 Mr. England's Lady Warwick, 4 yrs, 7st . lolb (8. Smith) 2 Mr. H. Wright's Bunch, 3 yrs, 7st 71b (l'Anson) 3 The following also ran:—Whimsical, Skirmish, La Pique, and Katherine. Betting-2 to 1 agst Bunch, sto 2 agst Lady Warwick, sto 1 agst Skirmish, 6 to 1 agst Master Shutt. A long delay occurred at the post, but when started Skirmish, Lady Warwick, and Bunch were in front, followed by Master Shutt and Katherine. On making the turn into the straight Skirmish and Katherine bolted out of the course, and Master Shutt took up the running and won cleverly by half a length ; three lengths separated second and third ; La Pique was a bad fourth ; Whimsical next The winner was bought in for 71 guineas. Mr. H. Wright claimed Skirmish. A Selling Steeplechase of 3 Boys each, with 20 added selling allowances. About two miles. _ _ Mr. J. W. Richard's Sinite, 6 yrs, list 71b (X3O) (Jarvis) 1 Mr. Ilamlin's Idiot, aged, list 71b (£3O) (J. Laud) 2 Ace of Trumps and Irish Boy also ran. Betting—Even agst Ace of Trumps, 6 to 4 agst Siuite. Idiot made the running till coming over the last fence, when Sinite headed him and won easily by a length from Idiot. Irish Boy beaten off. Ace of Trumps refused and took no further part in the race. The winner was bought in for 66 guineas. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 500 to 10 agst Victory (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY. The principal investments this day were in favour of Wedding Peal. King Charming, Regalia, and Gardevisure, all of whom had an improving appearance, and the "knock ing out" of Edinburgh, against whom 1,000 to 5 was laid twice over. Provisor fluctuated in price between 100 to 8 and 100 to 6, but finally 100 to 7 was accepted, and that price was taken about Custard Castle. The favourite, Gladiateur, remained firm at 9to 1. Closing prices : CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 9to 1 agst Gladiateur (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Salpinctes (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Proviso/. (taken) 100 to 7 agst Custard Castle (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ostregor (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst The Duke (offered) 20 to 1 agst Gontran (offered) 22 to 1 agst Sister to the Drake (taken) 25 to 1 agst Gardovisure (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wedding Peal (taken) 28 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 30 to 1 agst Holstein (taken) 100 to 3 agst King Charming (taken) 40 to 1 agst Regalia (taken) 40 to 1 agst Moldavia (taken) 40 to 1 agst John Davis (offered) 1000 to 5 agst Edinburgh (taken and offered) AQUATICS. SCULLERS' RACE FOR £lOO. Yesterday afternoon a scullers' race of an unusual cha racter came off, a Manchester man being pitted against a Southerner, which has not occurred for very many years. The competitors were Frank Kilsby, of the Old Barge house, Lambeth, a waterman, 23 years of ago, who has been very successful since his first appearance on our river; and Edward Barratt, of Manchester, 28 years of ago, who has been equally successful with the sculls upon his native river, the inky Irwell. The race was for £5O a side, from Putney to Mortlake, and Kilsby had undergone his preli minary preparation at Mr. Wilcox's, the White Hart, Barnes, while Barratt had been placed under the care •f Henry Kelly, the champion, who brought him to the post in first-rate condition. Kilsby, on the contrary, had been somewhat ill during his training, and no doubt held the race somewhat cheaply besides, but his hearty appearance on the day emboldened his friends, and as Barratt is an awkward sculler, and had not exhibited much form during his stay in town, Kilsby's party made their man the fa vourite, and before the race started thought they had got such "a moral" that they laid 3 to 1 and 4to 1. Citizen L accompanied the race, and Mr. Ireland was referee ; and Barratt having won the toss took the Middlesex side, and they got away on the top of the water. Barratt imme diately took the load, and rowed so exceedingly fast that ho had nearly cleared his man at the London Boat-house. Here and higher up Kilsby drew half over him, but was rowed right out at Craven, and at the Crab Tree Barratt led by two clear lengths, and by the same at Hammersmith bridge. All through Corney Reach it was very rough, and Kilsby naturally felt most at home, but Barratt was steered with great judgment, and, holding an easy lead all the way, won by two lengths and a half. The time (29 min. 30 sec.) will give an idea of the pace, although there was not much tide. SALVAGE CASE.—A case of this kind came on at Bridlington Police Court, on Saturday. The brig Sarah Horne, of Whitstable, was last week brought up in Bridlington Bay, in a leaky state, with loss of topmast, &c. The lifeboat was manned, and went to her assistance, when four mon were left on board, and afterwards other four men were put on board. The number of men engaged were twenty-four. Mr. R. D. Preston, barrister-at-law, Brid lington quay, instructed by Mr. Harland, of Bridlington, advocated the cause of the salvors, and the owner of the brig conducted his own case. The claim set up by the men was £l5O. The magistrates awarded them £7O and the costs, two shares to go to the Lifeboat Association. BREAKFAST BEVERAGE. —Homccopathic practitioners, and the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa as be ng the moat healthful of ali beverages. when the doctrine of homoeopathy was first introduce.l into this country, there were to be obtained no preparations of cocoa either attrac tive to the taste or acceptal le to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied in the crude state, or so übskiltully manu factured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London, homoeopathic chemist, was induced in the year 1839 to turn his attention to this subje.t, and at length succeeded, with the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first to produce an article pure in its composition, a id so refined by the pert et trituration it receives in the process it passe , ihrough, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach. For general use Epps' cocoa is distin,uished as an invigo rating, grateful breakfast beverage, with a deli „dons aroma Dr. Hassan in his work, "Food and its Adulterations," says—" Cocoa contains a great variety of important nutritive principles; every ingredient necessary to the growth and sustenance of the body." Again, As a nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than- either coffee or tea." Direc tions —Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a breakfast elm, filled up with Wiling water of milk. Secured in tin-lined 1.11),, 4-lb, and l;b. labelled packets, and sold at Is. Gd. per ,L ) . by grocers, confectioners, and chemists. BROMLEY RACES.--TUESDAY., The concluding day of this meeting was very successful in good entries, and the weather having cleared up before noon there was a large attendance of the general public. The ring was also much better patronised than on the opening day, and speculation Was carried on with great spirit. The racing was,vpry good, but it needs no com ments here, as the annexed return contains every feature of interest. The.coucluding race was very late owing to the numbers:di:l,lSe starts in the Biekley Stakes. The fol lowingis a return of the running : The•BrOniley Cup, value 15 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 3 soya each ; gentlemen riders ; 12st 71b each ; win ners extra. Two miles on the fiat. Mr. J. T. Sheppard's Bolero, 6 yrs, 13st (inc. 7lb extra) (Owner) 1 Mr. Hunt's Freestone, aged, 13st (ine. 71b ex.) (Owner) 2 Mystery, Jessie, and Pioneer also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Bolero, 2to 1 agst Freestone. Jessie led the way for a short distance, but soon gave way to Freestone and Bolero, the first named keeping the lead to the far turn, where Bolero passed and won by three quarters of a length. The others were pulled up and did not pass the post. The Kent Open Handicap Steeplechase of 5 SOTS each, 2 ft, with 50 added; winners extra. About three miles. 11 subs, four of whom pay 2 ft. Mr. J. Read's Doubloon, aged, list 91b (T. Barton) 1 Mr. E. Clifford's Rochester (late Attaman), 5 yrs, ( lOst astle) 2 Mr. Bilnam' s Sl y F ox, aged, 12st 71b (Land) 3 Mr. W. W. Baker's Morocco. 6 yrs, list 51b (Mr. s) 4 Zodiac, Ace of H ear t s , The Rogue (late Orphan), Edward also ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. DEATH LORD PALMERSTON. It is with the deepest regret that we have to announce the death of Lord Palmerston, which sad event occurred this morning at a quarter before 11, at Brockett Hall, Hertfordshire. Henry Temple, Viscount Palmerston, was born October 20, 1784. Ile was 18 years of age when he succeeded to the title. He was educated at Cambridge, and in 1 806, about the time of Mr. Pitt's death, he was elected member of Parliament for the borough of Horsham. He joined the Portland Administration in 1807 as one of the Lords of the Admiralty ; in 1809, in the Adminis tration of Mr. Percival, he was appointed Secretary at War. On the retirement of the Wellington Administration in 1830 Lord Palmerston became Foreign Secretary, which he held until the dissolution of the Whig Cabinet in 1834, but in the following year he resumed that office and resigned it again in 1841. With the return of the Whigs to office in 1846 he again became Foreign Secretary, and continued so until 1851. From that date the career of his lordship is too well known to require recapitulation, as he was one of the best practised statesmen of which Eng land could boast. The extent of his experience gave him a superiority over every other living English statesman in his own peculiar department, a fact which was never denied even by his most bitter political opponents. His lordship, had he lived until next Friday, would have been 81 years of age. His Lordship was Prime Minister of England, a - Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Bath, a Knight of the Tower and Sword of Portugal, and Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports. SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE —This Day. Lady Vane.., Declaration . Lozenge KELSO RACES—Tms DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. ROXBURGH HANDICAP. Fair Melrose Empress of India Bendigo 3 Nino ran. MATCH—Pam beat Sapper. The above are all the telegrams received up to the hour of going to press. VICTORIA. CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 7to 1 agst Gladiateur (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Salpinctcs (offered) 13 to 1 agst Provisor (taken) 20 to 1 agst Custard Castle (taken) 25 to 1 aget Gardevisure (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Duke (taken) 25 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 30 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Wedding Peal (taken) 1000 to 30 agst King Charming (taken) 40 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) 40 to 1 agst Moldavia (taken) 50 to 1 agst Bacchus (offered) 66 to 1 aget Nu (taken) 66 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) 100 to 1 agst Merry Wife (taken) 100 to 1 agst Tancrede (taken) Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton.. Oct. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Nov. 12. Brazil and Cape Verde, by British pactet Nov. 5. Ditto, by French packet Oct. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Oct. 21. China, Penang*, and Sing &pure, via Southampton—Oct. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 27. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Oct. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles • ....Oct. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton. Oct. 27. Ditto, via Marseilles . 0ct..21. Mauritius, via Southampton Nov. 11. Ditto, via 3larseil.ei Nov. 5. Newfoundland Portugal .....N0v. 5. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Noy. 2. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry —Oct. 20. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Tenerife Nov. 10. West Indies and Pacific) (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico•••• •• Oct. 30. Bahamas, via New York. Oct. 19. Bermuda, ditto Cuba and Mexico Oct. 50 . . The exodus from Turin has gone on briskly during the summer and early autumn. Two thousand persons are said t o h ave l e f t for Florence last week,_ in cluding a largo proportion of public functionaries. Under the porticoes of Castle-square one sees still " Ministry of the interior" over the doorway, but the once busy hive now shelters but a scanty remnant of the swarm. A portion of the employi• of the Public Works Department still remain, as also do the great railway administrations. S ome o f the . . _ chief capitalists have betaken themselves to Florence, and has lost Exchange one areit gone, main others will follow. Bankers and merc h ants are still in doubt thetransition. main y The f o B the rsa Turin what is best to be done ; th e moment i s one of anxiety and busi nessillars generally flags. Mn.. BEECHER ON THE NEGRO.—The Roy. Henry Ward Beecher, having returned to his duties at Plymouth church, had an overflowing congregation on his first Sunday evening, the 24th ult. He entered at once on the question of the day, and said in the course of his sermon I can not see how we shall escape the most terrible conflict of classes by and by, unless we are educated into the doctrine of duty on the partof the superior to the inferior. We are told by zealous and fanatical individuals that all men are equals. We know better. A common brotherhood teaches no such absurity. A theory of universal physical likeness is not more absurd. Now, as in all time, the strong go to the top, the weak to the bottom. It's natural and right, and can't be helped. All branches are not at the top of the tree, and so in the body politic there must be classes ; some will be at the top, and some at the bottom. It is difficult to foresee and estimate the d evelopment a n d power of classes in America. T he y are simply inevitable they are h e r e now , a nd will be more. If they are friendly, living at peace, loving and respecting and helpin g one another, all will bo well. This Christian feeling and prac tice can easily settle the mosttroublesome of our home ques tions—the condition of the freedmen. Some of you say, God in His wisdom, has . made it my duty to care for those but if in His wisdom He couldonly ' people, put um away so mewhere —anywhere, only take 'cm away—what a relief it would be.' Quite likely; but Ile won't take them away, and they are not going away. They are hero, and something must be done with them. Wo have determined that the masters shall no longer have anything to do with them ; we have severed that relation, and we must provide others. The Government cannot support them long. How can they care for themselves, without place or position, not known to the law ? I say, enfranchise them; give them the rights and responsibilities of citizens. Grant that the black man is not prepared for the right to vote—when will he be ? How will he become so ? Let him try it, as a boy tries his skates. He may tumble once or twice. What if he does ? He will learn by the effort. I would give the privilege to everybody, to the Irishmen, and to all foreigners who come here to live, although I believe that in a majority of cases the negro would vote more intelligently and con scientiously than they. It's safe to give the privilege to everybody, and then to teach them." Mr. Beecher then entered upon a long explanation of his views upon the woman question, giving at length and with some humour his opinion as to the right of the fair sex at the ballot-box, " We aro called disturbers of the community and Radicals. • So is the sap iu trees. So is spring, which heralds the glorious summer. No man is lit to be an American states man who is afraid of American ideas ; and no question i settled until it is settled riGlit." ~__ ;1- we ith gli of znd :ral rere L of _liss hero ed a . 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