The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-28 00:00:00

The Cholera in the East. -0- We take the following extracts from the Levant Herald of the 20th September : " A letter from Aleppo, dated September 5, says : I write in the midst of general terror and con fusion among the population of this city. The holera, which, as I informed you, was brought hither on the 14th of August by the Persian caravan, and which at the outset caused four or five deaths daily, has now taken a most deadly turn. For some time past the deaths averaged 40 or 50 a day, and now they have reached 250, a number almost incredible in such a place as Aleppo. The panic which pre vails surpasses all power of description. All the Europeans have either fled or have shut themselves up in their houses in'the strictest seclusion. The consuls have been the very first to set the bad example. The Austrian, British, Spanish, and Danish consuls, as well as the Regent of the Con sulate of Italy—this last a native—have left the place, and closed their chanceries, while the others have retired into the recesses of their dwellings, and refuse to see any one, on whatever pretence. This had naturally produced the worst possible effect on the public mind, and the terror has in fected the Mussulman part of the populat'on, many of the notables of which, altogether contrary to their former habitudes, have either taken flight, or have shut themselves up in their dwelling. The only consul who remains at his post, and to some extent persists in the discharge of his duties, is the French. This functionary exerts himself for the relief of the dis tressed, and has been thejneans of giving assistance to several persons attacked by the epidemic who would otherwise have perished, unassisted even by his own countrymen, who, like the rest, have all run away or shut themselves up, deaf to all remon strances. The Governor, Suraya Pasha, has placed himself in strict quarantine in his country house, and sees no one. His example has been followed by the employe's ; the conak is deserted, and the kadi has left the town. The only persons who have done their duty under the calamity are, as I have said, the French consul, M. Antoine Molinare, who de serves all credit for his devotion in the cause of the poorer victims, and Dr. Smania of Venice. Upon their invitation, the bishops of the different Christian communities were summoned for the purpose of establishing ambulances in various quarters of the town, but nothing was done, the bishops contenting themselves by declaring that if the consul had any money to give them, they would undertake its dis tribution among the most necessitous of their own communion." IL letter from Athens, dated 14th September, says:— , c We have escaped the cholera, but very serious fevers are about, caused no doubt by the excep tional heat of the summer, and perhaps by the poisonous state of the atmosphere, which seems to pervade the entire coast of the Mediterranean. We talk very little about the matter, but people make inquiries of the state of disease elsewhere in a tone which betrays their own anxiety. It is, however, getting late in the season, and the peril is no longer great. The King has declared that if a single case occurs he will return to the capital. It is quite as likely to break out at Corfu, for that matter." MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLO CK. ADVANCE IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The directors of the Bank of England have rather unexpectedly raised their rate of discount this morning from 4 to 4i per cent. _ _ This advance is no doubt due to the continued large demand recently experienced for discount accommodation, although it has been caused by the payments falling due at the end of the quarter. But this increase in the inquiry, together with the money sent into the country for harvest purposes, with that taken abroad by excursionists, and, above all, the large sums recently removed from the mar ket for subscriptions to foreign loans and now lying idle, must have formed the chief reasons to induce the upward movement. A prospectus has been issued of Allan's Transat lantic Telegraphic Company, requiring a capital of £150,000, in shares of £lO each, for the construc tion of a line to Portugal, with power to increase, to enable its completion to Halifax. This company has secured the exclusive right to use the well-known cable and system of deep sea telegraphy, perfected and patented by Mr. Allan, between Great Britain and America, which effects a saving of about 33 per cent. on first cost, with about 50 per cent. extra working powers as compared with others. The cable, from its peculiar principle of con struction, smallness of bulk and weight, renders, it is stated, the carrying and submerging it a simple mechanical operation comparatively without risk of injury to its electrical integrity, for ocean depths and distances. The object of this company is to establish telegraphic communication between Lon don and New York, the two great termini or centres of telegraphic communication in the Old and New World by submarine line or lines, from Falmouth, to Halifax, Nova Scotia, the inlet to all the telegraphic lines already in operation on the American Continent, thus organising a telegraphic communication be tween Great Britain, the Canadas, British Columbia, and America generally. Although the directors are satisfiedthat, with the system of cable adopted, the direct line from Falmouth to Halifax could be safely and satisfactorily laid, it is proposed, as a measure of prudence, to carry out the establishment of trans atlantic -telegraphic communication, in the first first instance, by a less direct route ; and to con struct, firstly, the section from England to Oporto, the length of cable for which distance will be only about 600 miles, and would be highly remunerative in itself ; it will also fully demonstrate the practi cability of safely submerging and working this form of cable in ocean depths. The length of cable from Oporto to Flores, one of the Azores, would be about 1,400. Thus this route has the great advantage of its longest unbroken distance being only 1,400 miles. A call has been made by the London and South- Western Bank of £2los. on the new shares, making £2O paid up. The last week's railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : Great Western ... North Western ... 1865. 1864. ... £76,741 £75,505 ... 120,450 113,872 South-Western ... ... 26,949 27;433 Brighton ... Midland ... ... South Eastern ... Great Northern ... ... 25,153 28,214 ... 50,531 49,412 ... 30,821 80,436 ... 89,378 37,336 Lancashire and Yorkshire ... 43;871 40;328 Bristol and Exeter 7,580 7,203 North Eastern ... ... 73,927 69,602 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 19,569 18,030 Great Eastern ... 34,831 34,508 These returns, when compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, are generally of a favourable character. On the Lancashire and Yorkshire there is an increase of £3,343 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £377 ; on the North Eastern of £4,325 ; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin coln of £1,489 ; on the Great Eastern of £313 ; on Great Western of £1,236 ; on the North Western of £6,578 ; on theßrighton of £1,939 ; on the Mid land of £1,119 ; on the South Eastern of £385; and on the Great Northern of £2,042 ; while South Western shows a decrease of £484. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68 f. 27c., offered. No business. , An active demand for money prevails, and the lowest rate out of doors is the Bank minimum. A proportionate alteration of per cent. in the rate for money on deposit account has been made to joint-stock and private discount establishments. F or money at call the rate is now 3f per cent., for s even days' notice of withdrawal, 3,1, and for 14 , (Is Ys) 4 per cent. The joint-stock banks will gi ve ". t i: Per . cent. ; the London and Westminster make 'sir usual exception for sums under £5OO, for Which they will not allow more than 2+ per cent. t The Engli s h St oc k Market has been s u bj ec t e d 2 a further decline, consequent upon the rise in r e rat e o f discount. Consols are 89+ for money, n(1 89 1 + for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 87+ ; Exchequer Bills, 4s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents, 1054; do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cents., 89 ; do. 5 per Cent., 1021 ; and 4 per Cent. Debentures, 100. Foreign Stocks have been generally well sup ported at former values. Turkish Consolides are 49i 4 ; Mexican, 264 4 ; do. New, 244 ; Greek, 20k 21 ; Spanish Passive, 29k 304 ; Certificates, 141 15 ; Italian, 631 64 ; Confederate Loan, 7 8 ; and Bra zilian Loan, 31 1 prem. American Securities are further improved. United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 74 ; Erie Shares, 59i 60 ; and Illinois, 84 I. In the Railway Share Market there has been very little animation, and prices in several instances are a shade flatter. North Western, and North Eastern (Berwick), have declined + ; Great Western ; Great Eastern and South Eastern each 4 ;' and Metropolitan 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained at steady prices, Dutch Rhenish have improved to 24k, Grand Trunk of Canada to 21i 22. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain inactive. London and Westminster are marked 951 ; London Bank of Mexico, 142 2 ; Alliance Bank, 312 ; Union of London, 532 ; Imperial Mercantile Credit, ; and Overend, Gurney, and Company, 151 ; London and Australian Agency Company shares are quoted 2 1 prem. ; and Transatlantic. Steamship Company, par 1 prem. FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Oct. 10 o per Cent. Reduced B7/ / New 3 per Cent' B7/ i . New 3f per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, .E 1,000,3 per Cent. 4 die Do. £5OO — Do £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, si per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., Apri11874..„ Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, .1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B9 Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 lOO Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under . .£l,ooo BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent - -- .,D0. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 95 Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 95 i Do £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account 2ot Do. Coupons — Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do .£B6 paid — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 — Do Scrip, .£67i paid Do 5 per Cent, 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid — Mexican 3 per Cent Do. Account: 24 i 5i Do 1864 24i ._._ .. Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French _ Do French Scrip, Lx. 25f 20c — Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada l3k 4 Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 44 per Cent Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4f per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account Do 3 . per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 464 4 Do. A - ocount -- Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ St 9l Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 3 pet Cent. 1859 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 - Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Sranish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account _ Swedish 4 per Ceut. Do Account — Do. 4i per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 941 Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1.1 per Cent — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 ~ Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 74f Do 6 per Cent., 1864 Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do £ICO Bands Do Scrip, £35 paid Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOO Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., En. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., En. 25f. Dutch 2f per Cent., En. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates - - French Routes, 4 per Cent. — Do. Account Italian C per Cent., 1861, En. 251 Do Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market rather quite. Sales probably 15,000 bales. A HOUSE BLOWN Ur.—At midday on Tuesday a fearful explosion of gunpowder took place at a house on the Butts, near St. Augustine's Church, Bristol. The house containedfour rooms, two of which are on the ground floor. It has been tenanted during the last three years by Mr. and Mrs. Floyd, who for a considerable time have ma nufactured fireworks. They had to complete a large order by Staturday next in anticipation of tho Ist November, and yesterday morning, while Mrs. Floyd and a little boy were engaged upon some portion of the work in a downstair room, Mr. Floyd and two boys, Thomas Harris, aged 12 and Henry Elliott, aged 10, were in an upstair room used as a workshop. Mr. Floyd was cutting out the cases, and on one side of him the boy Harris was ramming some powder into a tube or case, while. Elliott, the other, boy, was engaged upon some portion of the work on the. other side. There was a quantity of powder on the bench in front of them, and from this heap the boys were taking the powder to fill the cases. Suddenly, from some unexplained cause, while Harris was ramming the powder into a case it exploded, burning his face in a frightful manner, and igniting the various inflammable articles around him. The flames caught the clothes of Mr. Floyd, and were soon communicated to the heap of powder on the bench be tween him and Elliott. This powder exploded, and the room was quickly in flames. The fire reached the staircase, near which was stored a barrel of powder. This exploded with a tremendous report, the shock being so vio lent that the whole of the house, from roof to basement, was blown down, and the occupants of the upstair rooms were blo*n into the street. Floyd's clothes were then in flames, and it is stated that he was about to rush madly down towards the river, when some of the neighbours stopped him. A police-constable was quickly on the spot, and he hastened to give the alarm to the Ere-offices and police stations, as the rafters and other portions of the ruins of Floyd's house were burning fiercely, and the flames were extending to the house adjoining it. Beyond some violent bruises Mrs. Floyd and the little boy who was at work with her downstairs had a most miraculous escape. Police constable 121 (Wickham), at once conveyed Harris to the Infirmary in a cab ; Mr. Floyd was taken there by a Mr. Latham, and Elliott was carried to the institution imme diately afterwards. The fire reels were quickly on the spot, and in a very short time the fire was extinguished. The violence of the shock was so great that windows in four or five of the houses adjoining Floyd's were forced out and broken to pieces. The narrow thoroughfare was completely broken up and rendered impassable by the rub bish. Mr. Floyd was burnt about the body in a fearful manner. Harris was frightfully burnt about the face, head, and arms, and Elliott, though badly injured, was not burnt so much as the others. The boys live in St. George's road. The sufferers remain in the infirmary, and, on in quiry yesterday afternoon, the reporter was informed that Floyd and Harris were in a very critical condition, and that Elliott was progressing favourably. fliE SUN, LONDO, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28 IFOS. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. I Paid.l going Business done. Bristol and Exeter .. • Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon ...... Cornwall. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & b.June. &London, t. crip Certi. 93 45 1W 131 95 97 12 14 6 67 7" 71 73 94 96 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s Do. E. Angl. st. No. •! Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock • • Do. B stock id 110 111 48 49 8 9 132 134 151 73! 126 20 Do.r ew, is. at 25 prr Gt 6. and *. of Irelin& Gt. Weste -Original I) . S. Vd.l. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. \V. Mid.— Oxtord 91 91 65i 46 63 65 43 45 37 43 .04 WS 121 1213 00 92 103 107 33 40 51 53 124 124 96 97 18 59 159 14) 3 3 SaP 'a Sil' 104 105 Do. Newpo:t Hereford... Lano4shire & Yorkshire L .ndon and Blackwall Lon., S Coast Lon., chat., and Davt r _ _ ' Do. Metiop. Jtx. A Lon. t North Western Lon. .5z South Western Ilan., Slid., & Lincoln Metropolitan .... Do. New Do Extension Metropolitan District Do do. do Do. and .5. t. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share _ _ 1231 127 16 2i 97 99 Birmin I Derby slid Kent .. North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"ez Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. (T.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... 64, 631 3! 111 112 89 70 104 105 Do. Stock. & Darling, Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 NI 376 10i Irk V 116 WO it JIP 11Ap 714 77 , 11 12 150 154 60 62 Do. to. 1885 North Staffordshire N. (I; S. W. Junction Scottish eintral [Scot. N. E „Aber. stock 0. Scot, Mid. BLN:sic Shropshire Union 'South Devon -Guth E stern itaines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale 61 63 ' 57 59 . 81 61i 8 , 1 9 150 155 3 1p 104 106 Do. C Vale or Neath Waterford & Kilkenny W hi ha 1 West Cornwall 5) 52 BRITISH POSSE Atlantic fe S t.L awr once Bom., Baroda. Cen.ln. Du. 5 percent... o. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 572-3-. Calcutta & 8. E., lim ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p' East. Ben,:al, gu., 5 do ,A East Ilan gu. p.c.' Do. J EXtension Grand Trunk of Canada, Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prif. Bonds Do. do. deterred I 1)o. :3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred I Do. 4th Pret. stock .. Do. do. deterred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. • o Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. S p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W. 14. of Canada.. DJ. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5.t do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do. Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. ill.C'da, 6pc let pf.bs Scinde ...... 4 Do. Delhi Do. do . . c t • Do. Puniaub.... „o„u, " Do.lndus St. Flo 100 100 100 all 100 100 COLONIAL GOFER ; British Columbia. 6 pert cent., Dec. 31, 1872.: .. Can.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja..t July 1877-e4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept I/o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p v. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 t)o.Apl.&Oct 1893-1900 Do. do: ItBo-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1894-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and i 5 Oct, 110) Ceylon, Nov 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Ilaurltins. R p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. !SS?, May 5, Nov. Do. MYS, Feb. & AUz Natal • .ov. o per cent N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&.lul) N. $. W. Gov. 5 pv.,lBer Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to i 87., Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189. New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 ~/ueensland Gov. 6 p. c i.Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-t , Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, a pril & Oct ISIONS. 59 61 100 101 io 5z 6 94 10i 75 80 99 101 70 75 101 103 101 i 104 IC4 105 21& 24 S 9 91 67 60 5i 62 67 59 2 65 4•T 44 43 45 28 3) I 27 19 1014 1051 1 1) 101 102 1I 5f Si 41 6 as 85 47 1 4d 101 102 03 95 83 00 64 66 82 84 101 102 101 102 i 1,1 100 i 101} f T SECUR 96 98 95 97 9.5 97 62 81 62 S 4 103 105 107 109 106 10 105 107 931 9I 1 3 105 110 112 . 104 1(6 100 iOB 107 109 1 S 107 - 102 104 96 98 9) 101 93 95 90 01 103 105 8411 85i 09 101 102 103 108 108 ICO 110 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. ti old, lint 1 Chiverton Clifford amalgamated 3O 184 191 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 560 680 Drake walls 2.1.0 4 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 2)4 2! 26 East Cartoon 2.14.6 tl 12 East darn Brea 3F' 5 6 waist Grenville 2. 4 u 21 4 East Gunnlslake 8.3.6 1 East Loved 3.9.0 14 5 E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 21 3 Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. €6 2 4 Gr,. at L ,xey, limited all 201 211 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 14 If Great Wheal Busy. 14.9.6 34 34 G. Wheal Vor (Heist 40 35 33 GrenviLe 8.18.0 21 3 Herod's Foot ... 8.10.0 39 41 Elingston 'owns sto 6 34 44 4 1 Margaret , I.Tny Lelant 13.17.6 3 b Marke Valley 4.10.6 31 41 4 vlwyndy Iron Ore,llw k I 2i 1 d New Sewn . 40 35 49 North Roskear Bassett(lllogan 4.2.0 1 North Wheal Crotty --- Prosper United.... 7.1.6 Pr vidence UnyL.lant 10.6.7 32 34 -- S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 430 450 S uth Condurrow 3.2.0 3 34 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 121 170 stray Park 35.15.6 1 ,, 12 Tin Croft 9 17 18 5 Vigra and Ckgan, lim all 5 8 West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradun (L skeard 9 .3 10 West Chiverton ll 7.) 75 West Seton 471 165 175 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 64 75 80 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 26 28 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 4 6 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawnev (Lis 7 l7 18 rLtEFEREN ;11G SHAKES. North Eastern, Stockton and Darlington, A 5 per cent., 281 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4 4 per cent. pr., Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL` Northern and Eastern. 5 per cent., 51 Wilts and comerset, 88, tetlitlClGN MIN icb Frontino and Bolivia tiold, lirn., 5i Kapanda, lim., BANKt , Commercial Bank of India and the East, 29 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 25i London and estminster, National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and 3d issue, 45 Standard of British South Africa, 161 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., Gen. Credit and N'inanx of London. lim., f Hudson's Bay, 15,E London tieneral Omnibus Company, :if Overend, Gurney, and C0.,11w., 151 A MERMAID SEEN IN LOCH FYNE.—Our inve rary correspondent transmits the follow i ng:—O ne morning recently, before sunrise, a labourer, setting out for his work along the shore of Loch Fyne, about five miles from Inverary, saw, or imagined he saw, what is seldom seen by mortal eyes. On a smooth rock by the water's edge was reclining a creature which, in the struggling light, he thought to be a seal. When ho approached it splashed into the water, and as he saw its head bobbing up and down, and its long grey hair floating on the waves, he altered his opinion, and became convinced it was an ancient mermaid. Unromantic wretch that he was, he began to throw stones, to avoid which the creature moved further from the shore, but soon, for some reason not explained, changed its purpose, and made straight,again for the rock, on which it landed. The man, no doubt from the laud able desire of furnishing the British Museum with a true specimen of a mermaid (a person could hardly send such a creature to the Zoological Gardens among wild beasts), drew a large knife from his pocket and advanced. Ile had hitherto kept a respectful distance. But he suddenly stopped, for to his amazement the creature spoke. To hear, in the early dawn cf a peaceful autumn morning, a mermaid speak !—that surely were bliss beyond compare. Not so thought the labourer ; terror added wings to his feet, and he fled, circulating over the parish that surely his end was near, for he bad seen a mermaid and heard her tongue. Eventually, however, his delusion was dis pelled, for the mermaid turned out to be the wife of a Glasgow professor, who had come down to spend his holidays on the shores of Loch Fyne, It is superfluo u s to add that the lady had gone ont to bathe.. 'We un deptand the man is still li v i ng !- Glasgow &mkt' LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Gibbons.) ROBINSON V. THE PATENT BREAD MACHINERY COMPANY. This was an action to recover the value of a quantity of flour sold to this company. Mr. Dod appeared for the plaintiff, and stated that he believed some one was present from the company to admit the debt. Mr. Bundle came forward, and said he was secretary to the company and admitted the debt. His Honour did not like to have the case proved in this way. The secretary appeared very willing to give evidence against his employers, and the Court did not care to accept his evidence if plaintiff would prove the debt in the regu lar manner. Mr. Dod had another witness, but would observe that the secretary attended under a subpoena. • _ His Honour—Call him then. You see that it sometimes happens that the unfortUnate shareholders in these com panies have no voice in the matter, and in the end are called upon to pay. lereally looked us though the defen dants servants came forward very readily to prove the case, against :heir masters. Mr. Weston said he was a baker of Camden-town. He bought the flour for the company, and the person Who receipted the delivery note Was the shopwoman at the defendants, shop at Islington. • His Honour—Were you in the company's service ? Witness—l was, but am not now. I left because the affairs of the company were in such an unsatisfactory con dition. His Honour—Well, Mr. Dod, here is another of the com pany's servants. You ought to call the plaintiff or some one in his employ. Plaintiff said that he supplied the flour. Entered the sum against Weston, but looked to the company for payment. Weston acted as agent for the company. Plaintiff had received letters from the company promising payment. His Honour noticed that the delivery note . was made out to Weston. Mr. Dod said that if he were allowed to call the secretary who had been regularly subpoenaed, the case would be made plain enough. His Honour really did not like to see the secretary of a company coming forward in this manner. The Court had a duty to perform ae regarded the shareholders. Mr. Dod—The Court has nothing to do with the share holders. • His Honour—Oh, yes, we have. It is my duty to watch the interests of the shareholders, and see that no wrong is done to them. Mr. Rundle, the secretary, then said that he wrote the letters, promising payment by order of the directors. Mr. Weston—And I produce a letter from the chairman. His Honour upon this said plaintiff would have a verdict. Mr. Dod repeated that it was the duty of the Court to take the evidence of a witness who had been subpoenaed. His Honour said that the Court had to look to share holders who could not be heard. Mr. Dod—lt was in the power of the directors to send some one here to-day. If the directors of a company order goods the shareholders must pay. His Honour—Yes, but the case should not be forced out of the mouth of the company's servants. However, as the case stands, you will have a verdict. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. The Extraordinary Death of a Young Lady at Leeds. ADJOURNED INQUEST. Yesterdey the adjourned inquest was held at Leeds re specting the death of Harriet Matilda Firth, aged 21, who died on the 20th inst. at Dr. Mayne's residence in Leeds, under circumstances which excited the suspicions of the deceased's relatives. _ _ _ At the first inquiry, which took place on Friday last, it was stated that she had lived more than four years with Dr, Mayne, having at first gone there as housemaid, but in 12 months after the was considered by Dr. Mayne to be unfit for hard work, and he thenceforth treated her as a protégé, and finding she had a natural ability for music he engaged professional masters to cultivate it. In April, 1863, ho effected an insurance on her life to the amount of £2OO. But Dr. Mayne deposed on Friday that he had told her he did not suppose she would predecease him, and she might dispose of the policy as she liked. Still Dr. Mayne thought the insurance would not cover by £lOO what he had expended upon her. The evidence of Friday went to show that while on a visit at Barnsley she had eaten so freely of blackberry pie as to bring on an attack of diarr hoea ; on Monday, the 18th, Dr. Mayne fetched her home, and she died on Wednesday from excessive purging and vomiting. Yesterday the first witness examined was Fredk. Nathl. Richardson, - a pupil of Dr. Mayne's, who described tho illness of the deceased, and said on Monday and Tuesday night he sat with her at her request. The Coroner—Her mother did not live far off ; why did you not send for her ? Witness—Because she did not ask me to do so. But why did you not send for her yourself ?—Because I did not think alt,e.: ;11 • • _ From Monday night to. Wednesday morning did - you *not think she required a female attendant ?—The servant at tended her many a time. I asked her to have a nurse, but she would not. Mr. S. 'Smith, one of the oldest and most respectable surgeons in Leeds, confirmed the opinion given on Friday by Mr. Nunneley, that death had resulted from diarrhoea, fever, and sinking. The symptoms, in his opinion, were not consistent with any other cause of death. If death had been caused by any kind of poison there would have been indications of it. If an excessive dose of opium had been given there would have been that congestion of the vessels of the brain, which he did not find. Coroner—From what you have heard do you think the deceased was in a fit state to be removed from Barnsley on the Monday ? Mr. Smith—l think sho might be in a fit state, so far as regards the journey by rail, it being her own particular desire. I should have allowed it in a similar case, under the circumstances. Supposing you had attended her yourself on Monday and Tuesday, would you not have considered it advisable to have a female attendant?—Yes, I should have thought it better. In answer to Mr. A. W. Blackburn, solicitor for Dr. Mayne, Mr. Smith said the dangerous symptoms might have set in on Tuesday night, or during the night. He never saw a case of poisoning which presented the same symptoms as this. So far as he had heard, hi) thought Mr. Mayne's treatment of the deceased was proper. Sarah Jane Firth, sister-in-kw of the deceased, was called upon by the coronet-, and she said the statement was false which Dr. Mayne made at the first hearing, to the effect that when he took deceased into his service she was destitute, and her friends would not assist her. Mrs. Firth said the family took deceased home and pro vided for her when she was quite destitute, and had a bad disease through having gone astray previously. Mr. Blackburn here asked that Mr. Smith, the surgeon, should bo questioned as to the deceased's virginity, because the statement just made by Mrs. Firth was a libel which should not go uncontradicted. The jury, however, thought it was not within their province to inquire into that point. Mr. Blackburn said ho would not press the matter, as the attacks which had been made upon Dr. Mayno would in a few days be brought before another court. Some witnesses from Barnsley had promised to attend on behalf of Dr. Mayne, but they did not put in an ap pearance. The Coroner, in summing up, said it was due to all par ties that this inquiry should take place, because at first un doubtedly the circumstances appeared to be of a peculiar and extraordinary character. The insurance of the de ceased's life by Dr. Mayne was now explained; but cer tainly the deceased ought to have been provided with a f - mole attendant. During two nights, at all events, Dr. Mayne's pupil was her only attendant, &nd that was rather indelicate. It would have been better, and have looked better, had the deceased's mother been sent for ; but after all, there could be no doubt from the medical evidence that death had resulted from natural causes. The jury returned a verdict accordingly. EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS AT THE ASCOT GRAND STAND.—The want of a convenient alighting place for the numerous visitors who yearly flock to the grand stand at Stock has long been felt, more especially in wet weather. In order to remedy this defect a large octagonal rustic pavilion, with two wings and covered way to the front of the stand, is being erected close to the side of the roadway. Carriages will thus be enabled to draw up by the side of the central pavilion and also at the wings, this new and extremely convenient arrangement allowing visi tors to alight in comfort without getting out, in the event of rainy weather, and pass under a continuous shelter to the stand. PROFITS ox MUSHRo33lg.—Yesterday, at the Sheriff's Court, Red Lion-square, before Mr. Hum phries, coroner and assessor, and a special jury; a compen sation case, "Inglish v, the Metropolitan Railway Com pany," occupied the Court, nearly the whole day. Mr. J. 0. Griffiths appeared for the claimant, and Mr. Holloway for the company. The claim was .£716, in respect of pre mises and business as a nurseryman at Kensington. The claimant, Mrs. hagfish, was widow of Mr. Inglish, who had carried on the business for years as a mushroom grower, and had a number of beds. The railway had taken pos session of the ground, and a loss had been sustained. It was stated in evidence that the profits on mushrooms amounted to from 100 to 150 per cent. One witness said if £5O was expended, in 12 months, or perhaps in six months, the sum realised would be £2OO. Several wit nesses were called on both sides; and the assessor, iu placing the case before the jury, remarked that the profits on mushrooms had no doubt surprised them. In addition to the compensation for the place, the jury would compen sate the•clahnant for the loss of the business, and also in reference to the pro4s on mushrooms. The jury even tually assessed the P°PiPelsOioflAt .g2O. The case was not .concluded till past five o'clOck. . . POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, --.41- - BOW-STREET. George Hill, who gave his address 29, Eaton-street, Gloucester-road, Regent's-park, gentleman, was placed before Mr. Vaughan, charged with assaulting a married woman of the name . of Buiwer, in the pit of Drury-lane Theatre last evening. The worthy magistrate, after hearing the evidence, which is unfit for publication, fully committed him to tho sessions for trial. Barker, ono of the engineers employed at the Baths and Washhouses, Endell-street, Bloomsbury, appeared before Mr. Vaughan, charged with violently pinching aladnained Lee in the stomach with a pair of pincers. The lad at the first examination detailed the matters which led to the alleged assault, and said when he re turned to the baths, in order to possess himself of the trousers he Wore when the injuries were inflicted, found they had been removed from where be had placid them. The Ether ou the present occasion said the injuries in flicted on his son was of a most cruel and serious de . - scription, the wound on his abdomen being nearly as large as the palm of his hand, instead of being as had been stated only the size of a threepenny piece. Mr. Lewis, who appeared for Bulwer, said the matter had altogether been very much magnified ; the whole thing had been done in a joke, and to show that ho had not suf fered to the extent he had stated, he would produce the trousers he wore on the occasion, Which as they presented no marks of blood would be strong evidence in favour of the defendant. The trousers (which were made of white drill) were here produced, the complainant swore they were not his ; but, on the contrary, they were those worn by Nicholson, who was a witness for the defendant. Mr. Lewis said there was, he believed, another pair of trousers of the same description, which he had been told were those worn by Nicholson, but he would have them sent for, because it was important that. the matter should be thoroughly sifted. A second pair of trousers of the same description as those already produced were then shown to the com plainant, but he said they were not the one's he wore. Mr. Lthvis said the trousers were of a peculiar descrip tion, and one or other pair must have been those worn by the complainant. _ _ The boy Lee said such was not the case, as Nicholson, who kept a shop in Dudley-street, had offered to sell him a dozen pair of the same description. The pincers also produced by Mr. Lewis were not those with whom the in jury was inflicted. They were very much larger than those then before the Court. A number of witnesses were then examined, but Mr. Vaughan said the evidence was so conflicting that he should give the prisoner the benefit of the doubt. That he had pinched the lad in the stomach he fully believed, but whether that had been done accidentally or maliciously he could not say ; and as the evidence did not enable him to come to a satisfactory conclusion, he should order the defendant to be discharged. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STONE THROWING IN HYDE-PARK.—Albert Williams, a respectable-looking lad, was charged before Mr. Knox with throwing stones in Hyde-park. Park-constable William Millin, No. 19, said that about half-past eight that morning a gentleman came up to him in the park, near the Bayswater-road, and complained of stones being thrown in the park, stating that one had nearly struck him. He went to the spot and saw the de fendant and a number of others throwing stones at the chestnut trees, and as the defendant was the biggest he took him into custody. The defendant said he had no questions to ask, and that it was true that he had thrown at the trees. Mr. Knox remarked that the stone throwing at the chestnut trees was a serious nuisance, and that the boys would not be easy till some one's eye was•cut out. The constable said that persons could not walk down the path near the Bayswater-road in safety. Mr. Knox fined the defendant 55., or three days' impri sonment. THE ROBBERY or WORKS OF ART.—George Rutherford and George Chatham, the two young men charged with stealing two Dresden china figures of the value of above £5, from the shop of Mr. Nathan Woolf Jacobson, dealer in works of art, Oxford-street, were again brought up. The prisoners were stopped by sergeant Bentley, 13 C, who observing they had something secreted under their coats, suspected they had been engaged in a robbery. His suspicions turned out to be true, for he found upon them the figures which were subsequently identified by the pro secutor as having been stolen from his shop. The sergeant then took them into custody. The prisoners pleaded guilty, and were committed for three months each with hard labour. THAMES. Mr. Partridge, who has enjoyed a seven weeks' vacation, returned to the court this day, and commenced business at ten o'clock. Mr. Paget, his colleague, has presided in the court every day (Friday last excepted, when Mr. Wool rych officiated) since and including the 9th of August, and has got through an immense quantity of business, com mencing regularly at ten o'clock in the 'morning precisely, and frequently sitting until seven and eight o'clock in the evening. He has not left a single undisposed case fur the adjudication of Mr. Partridge. Mr. Paget having taken his holiday in the early part of the sum mer the business of the court will be proceeded with regularly until next summer, each magistrate presiding three days in each week. An additional force of clerks is much wanted in this over-worked court. Two clerks were appointed when the court was established 75 years ago, and at that time there were three police courts in the district, the population of which has increased tenfold. The business of the Thames police court, now the only one in the district, has increased in like proportion, but the number of clerks has not been increased, and the two gentlemen, Mr. Pyer and Mr. Bowdler, now officiating, have—even with the able assistance of Mr. Livingston, the chief usher—more than once broken down under their heavy labours. A STRANGE FREAK.—Elizabeth Irving, a smartly-dressed young woman with hat and feathers, was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with being drunk and disorderly, and recklessly and furiously driving a horse and cab in the East India-dock-road, Limehouse. Henry Peters, a police constable, No. 185 K, stated that at 12 o'clock last night he saw the prisoner .on the box of a cab with the whip in her hand, and flogging the horse, which was proceeding at a rapid pace along the road. The cab was full of sailors, who were shouting and hallooing, while the licensed driver was running after the horse and cab, and calling out to the prisoner to stop. She continued driving most recklessly, first on one side of the road and then on the other, until she made a dash on the footpath and the cab was stopped. Ho asked the prisoner what she meant by such a strange freak, to which she replied, " That is my business, not yours." She attempted to jump off the cab on the way to the station-house, and was very noisy and violent. The owner and driver of the horse and cab had promised to attend, and had not done so. The prisoner said she handled the whip like a regular Jarvey. She assigned too much wine as the reason for her freak. Mr. Partridge fined the prisoner 205., and in default 10 days' imprisonment. MARKETS--This Day. -- METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although the supply of beasts in to-day's market was only moderate, the demand for all breeds was heavy, at a decline in the quotations compared with Monday of 2d. per 81bs. The top figure was ss. 4d. per 81bs. We had a very fair inquiry for sheep, at 2d. per 81bs. less money. The general top price was 6s. 6d. per 81bs. Calves were in good request, at enhanced rates. The quotations ranged at from 4s. 6d. to ss. Bd. per 81bs. There was a good sale for pigs, on rather higher terms. In milch cows scarcely any business was doing. The general quality of the stock was very middling. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s d s d Crse. &inf. beasts... 3 4 4 0 Second quality do ..4 2 4 8 Prime large oxen —1 10 5 u Prime Scuts, 2 5 4 Crse. and int. stieep.4 4 4 10 Second quality do ..5 0 5 6 s da d Pmeers-wool sheep 5 8 6 0 Prime o'thoown n 0.6 2 6 6 Labe coarse calves } 6 5 2 Pr,me small do 5 4 5 8 Large hogs ...4 4 4 0 small porkers 5 2 5 8 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. WEDNESDAY. • A match was made last night which will go far to redeem a rather dull meeting from a charge of flatness. Archimedes and The Duke have been matched over tho Rowley Mile, Bst 101 b each, for 1,000 guineas, to come off to-morrow, and the event bids fair to be highly interesting and give rise to a good deal of speculation. Never was there such a dull time, by the way, as the layers are now having. The Rooms at night boast a fair attendance, but- business is very trifling, and that, too, with the great Autumn Handicaps so soon set for decision. Post betting is rapidly becoming the new order Of things, and, wiith•the exception of bookmakers, no ono regrets the change. . The heat to-day was intense, the attendance 'small, and the racing unimportant. Breadalbauc landed the odds laid on him in the. Seventeenth Triennial in a common canter, beating, liowever,'nothing more important than Out-and- Outer, Furze Chat, and - Thalassins. Lady Sophie, at 10 to 1 against her,.!squandered a great favourite in Langhath for the Granby Stakes. The St. Leger Stakes of 25 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101b;' and fillies, Bst 61b. Winners extra. Maidens allowed 71b. The Owner of the second horse to receive back his stake. D. 1.. 11 subs. Baron Rothschild's Geinevere, Bst 6lb (Daley) 1 Mr. Naylor's Lazaretto, Bst 10lb (Challoner) 2 Betting-11 to Bon Guinevere, who took a slight lead at starting, and, having her opponent safe at the turn of the lands, won in a canter by half a dozen lengths. Handicap Sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, and only 5 ft if de clared, &c. (to go to the owner of the second horse): for . 3-yr-olds and upwards. D.M. 5 subs. Marquis of Hastings's Pantaloon, 3 yrs, ist 71b (J. Grimshaw) T 1 Mr. R. Kelso's Filbert, 3 yrs, 7st Captain Machell's Jupon, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b ...(Fordham) 3 Mr. W. Morris's Warrior, 4 yrs, Bst 12Ib ...(Custance) 4 Lord Westmoreland's Idler, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b (Morris) 5 Betting-2 to 1 agst Pantaloon, 100 to 30 each agst Warrior and Jupon, 5 to 1 agst Idler, and 10 to 1 agst Fil bert. After running a few strides the lead was taken up by Pantaloon on the lower ground, folloWed by Filbert, War rior, and Jupon into the cords, where they grey was beaten, leaving the race with the three placed. Pantaloon held his o tp- within half a dozen strides of the chair, when Storey brought up Filbert, and, catching the favouritesi the last stride, finished with a dead heat. Jupon was - a bad third. Deciding Heat—Betting—a to 4 on Pantaloon, who waited upon the non-favourite to half-way in the cords, when he went up and won by a length and a half. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, for 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C. 9 subs. Lord Stamford's Willie Sharpe, Bst 41b (Carroll) 1 Mr. R. Cotton's Pinchbeck, 7st 121 b (J. Mann) 2 Mr. W. G. Craven's Hazel dean, ist 71b (Morris) 3 Sir F. Johnstone's Loaf Sugar, 7st 121 b ( S. Adams) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Hazeldean, 2to 1 agst Pinchbeck, and 6 to 1 agst Willie Sharpe. Willie Sharpe, lying wide of his horses, 'jumped away with a clear lead, followed by Pinchbeck and Ilazeldean, Loaf Sugar, who ran unkindly, bringing up the rear. On entering the cords Lord Stamford's colt had his horses beaten, and cantered home the winner by three lengths ; a like distance between second and third. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Sat 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs. First half of Ab. M. 6 subs. Captain Machell's Carnizette, Bst 71b (Fordham) 1 Mr. Porter's Indian Star, Bst 101 b (Hibberd 2 Mr. Hodgman's Viper, Bst 71b (Morris 3 Mr. Pardo e ' s M a d ca p, Bst 71b (Loates 4 Mr. W. G. Craven's Fury, Bst 71b (floater 5 Mr. C. Bradl e y' s P rom i se d Land, Bst 101b...(H. Bradley) 6 Betting-2 to 1 agst Indian Star, 4to 1 each agst Carni zette and Madcap, 5 to 1 agst Viper, and 8 to 1 agst Fury. Carnizette, obtaining the first run, came on with a clear lead of Indian Star and Viper to the dip, when she drew away and won in a canter by a length and a half. There were two lengths between the second and third ; Madcap finished a bad fourth. Mr. Porter claimed the winner, and Captain Machell Indian Star. Second Year of the Seventeenth Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each, for 3-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b ; the owner of the second horse to receive a sum equal to 10 per cent., and the third a sum equal to 5 per cent., on the whole stake. AF. 75 subs. Mr. W. I'Anson's Breadalbane, Bst 101 b ....... (Custance) 1 Mr. B. Sutton's Furze Chat, Bst 71b (Thomas) 2 Captain Hawksley's Thalassius , B st 101 b (Carroll) 3 Lord Derby's Out-and-Outer, Bst 10Th ` s i Goater) 4 Baron Niviere's Mathilde, B st 71 b (G. Pratt) 5 Betting-7 to 2on Breadalbane. Out-and-Outer was the first away, closely attended by the favourite, Mathilde, and Furze Chat to the Bushes-hill, where Mathilde dropped back, and as they descended the hill Breadalbane drew forward, and, assuming the command as they entered the Abingdon-mile bottom, he came on with a commanding lead, and won in a canter by ten lengths. Furze Clint and Thalassius, who headed Out and-Outer at the cords, finished a punishing race home for the second money, which Mr. Sutton's filly secured by three lengths. The Granby Stakes of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft., for 2-yr-olds nut named in the Rutland Stakes; e-Ats, Bst 14Th; fillies, Bst 71b ; the winner of a sweepstakes value 200 sovs, including the winner's own stake, to carry 41b, of two such stakes 71b extra. From the Turn of the Lands In. 16 subs Lord Westmoreland's Lady Sophie, Bst 71b (Goater) 1 Count F. do Lagrange's La Germaine Bst 71b (H.l Grimshaw) 2 Mr. M. Dennett's Langham, 9st (inc. 41b ex.) (F. Adams) 3 Lothario, Zuyder Zee, and La Dauphine also ran. Betting-6 to 5 agst Langham, 4to 1 agst La Germaine, 5 to 1 agst La Dauphine, and 10 to 1 agst Lady Sophie. The lot got away upon equal terms, with the exception of La Dauphine, who jumped round immediately after the flag fell, and was left at the post. After settling into their places, Lady Sophie took a slight lead, closely pressed by La Germaine, the favourite, and Lothario, to half-way in the rails, where Goater quitted his horses, and won a fine race by three parts of a length, La Germaine defeating Langham by a neck for second, a similar distance separat ing the latter from Lothario ; Zuyder Zee was beaten off. Fifty Pounds, for 3-yr-olds, 7st 91b ; 4-yr-olds, Bst 101 b ; 5-yr-olds, 6-yr-olds, and aged, 9st 11b. The winner to be sold for 300 sovs if demanded, ecc. D.I. Mr. G. Bryan's Lady Hilda, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Custance) w. o. Match, 500, h ft. Last mile and a half of Cesarewitch Course. Marquis of Hastings's The Duke, Bst 121 b, received; Lord Westmoreland's Brahma, Bst, paid. MIDNIGHT BETTING. CESAREWITCII. 100 to 6 agst Privateer 100 to 6 agst Alabama 25 to 1 agst Lansdown 30 to 1 agst Morris Dancer 1000 to 80 agst Breeze 1000 to 30 agst Helen 40 to 1 agst Nuneaton 50 to 1 agst Union Jack 50 to 1 agst Zephyr 66 to 1 agst Brown Bread CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 40 to 1 agst Gardevisure 50 to 1 agst Count Cavour 1000 to 15 agst Holstein 100 to 1 agst Furze Chart TIIE CHINESE GIANT.—We have received some cartes de visite, by the London Stereoscopic Com pany, of Chang, Laiy Chang, and the comic little dwarf. They are a series of mast remarkable portraits, and cannot fail to attract great attention. We understand the giant left his "chop" on the walls of the studio of the company some ton feet from the floor. THE GRAPE-CURE.—Dr. Herpin of Metz gives some good advice on this subject in his recent work, "Du Raisin et de sea applications therapeutiques. The quantity of grapes, to be eaten daily, is by no mear.s arbi trary ; it varies according to the object the patient has in view. If the digestive organs are to be stimulated, the quantity should be increased and taken fasting. White grapes, rather watery, not too ripe nor to sweet, are the best in that case. If only the organs of assimilation are to be stimulated, and the general constitution gradually im proved, then a less quantiy should be eaten daily, and the cure continued for six or eight weeks. The daily supply may vary between three and eight pounds, to be taken in three, four, or five repasts, with some moderate e xercise in the interval. The patient should begi n the cure with a smal l quantity, say one or two pound s p er diem, and gradually increase it. The skins and pip s should be rejected. Dr. Curched says that the daily ration should be divided into three parts, the first , consisting. of a pound and a half or two pounds, to be taken between half-past 6 and 8 a.m., and the other two at least half-an-hour before each meal. Excess should be avoided, since it may cause nausea, and make tho patient loathe all kinds of grapes. Per sons of delicate constitution should avoid eating grapes too cold. The lees remaining after the juice has been pressed out of the grapes are often used as a dry bath in wine-growing countries. These lees are nearly dry, but still contain a small quantity of water and a considerable proportion of sugary matter which adheres to the inside of the skin. When col lected in a heap, the lees ferment in the course of two or three days, heat is developed within, and carbonic acid is exhaled together with other vapours having an agreeable smell of alcohol and ether. The inner tem perature of the heap is then too high to be easily borne in thrusting in one's hand. When the tem perature is about 35 Centigrade or under, a hole is made in the heap, and the patient is put in naked and well covered with lees skp to his neck, taking care to pre vent his being inconvenienced by the evolution of car bonic acid, which might cause vertigo and even asphyxia. In this state he may remain from half an hour to two hours, during which he perspires very copiously. On leaving the bath he must immediately be taken to a warm bed, where the perspiration continues. This bath is repeated for se veral days, :and is prescribed with success in obstinate rheumatism, Weakness of limbs, sciatica, and similar affec tions. Lambs....os Od to 0 Od. Suckling calves, 22s to z4s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 28s to 30s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts Cows. Sheep and lambs Ca ves 250 Pigs Beasts .. .. 1,e59 Cows. 132 Sheep and lambs 7,600 Calves ' 370 Pigs 250 MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supply of meat is limited, yet the demand is inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 48 10d ; mutton, 4s 4d to Gs Od ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 8d; and pork, 4s 8d to Gs Od per 81b by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Sept. 27.—The supply of fat stock was only moderate, yet sales progressed slowly, as follows:Bef , from 3a 8d to 5s Gd; mutton, 4s 6 d to 6 s 6 d; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 4d ; and pork, 4s 4d to 5s 4d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Sept. 27.—Prime stock moved off freely at full quotations; otherwise, the trade was beau. Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4 s Gd t o 68 6d; veal, 4s 4d to 53 4d; pork, 4s 2d to 58 Od per 81bs. Suckling calves, 19s to 21s quarter-old store pigs, 24s to 28a ; and ranch cows, £l7 to £2O each. HAY Smmrm—Meadovr bay, £4 5s to .£5 pert, £4 15s to 16 15s ; and straw, .£1 10s to .£1 16s load. A fair demand. o:n4l=mA:c o.—Meadow hay, £4 5s to £6 Os; clover, £4 15s to .46 15s ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 18s per load. Supply but moderate. warrEcuerm—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 15s; clover, £4 15s. to £6 Os ; and straw, Al lOs to £1 16s per load. Trade steady. WALKING IN THE WAYS OF THEIR FATHERS.--In the colony of Victoria the Legislative Assembly vote "Ayes" and "Noes ;" but in the Upper House, the Legis lative Council, the Totes are "Content" and "Not Con tent." 48 7} 124 96 5 . IC4i ITLES. 1091 8 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NEWMARKET RACES—Tins DAT. HANDICAP T.Y.C. Salliet ... Volunteer 1 2 QUEEN'S PLATE. Breeze Stanton 2 Five ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CEBAREWITCI-1. 10 to 1 agst Salpinctes (taken) 20 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Alabama (taken) 20 to 1 agst Privateer (offered) 25 to 1 agst Farce (taken) 30 to 1 agst Morris Dancer (taken) 30 to 1 agst Lttnsdown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Helen (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 14 to 1 agst Gladiateur (taken) 33 to 1 agst Breadalbaue (taken) 33 to 1 agst Alabama (taken) 33 to 1 agst Wedding Peal (taken) 33 to 1 agst Sister to Drake (taken) 50 to 1 agst Gardevisure (taken) 50 to 1 agst Furze Chat (taken) 66 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. OCTOBER. Bedford ..' 16 Caledonian Runt and West Drayton Edinburgh 4 Kelso Northallerton 5 Newmarket Ho. M Newmarket 2d Oct ... V 9 Worcest er A utumn Perth NOVEMBER. Lincoln Autumn 2 Warwickshi re and Learn -7 ington Runt ............ 21 Liverpool Autumn 13 Shrewsbury IRISH. OCTOBER. Curragh l7 Maze 25 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Sept. 28.—Wind this day at noon--North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy in the morning. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 27.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Bridge water, from China. TROON, Sept. 27.—Wind S.S.E.—Sailed—Glengall, for Cuba. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 2G.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Hertford shire, for San Francisco; M'Leod, for Rangoon; French man, for Bombay. FALMOUTH, Sept. 27.—Wind W.—Arrived from Trinidad de Cuba. -Dresden, CARDIFF, Sept. 27.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Europa, for Hong Kong ; Eliza Jenkins, for St. Helena ; Veloce, for Monte Video. OFF FALMOUTH, Sept. 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Sin gapore, from Singapore. CLYDE, Sept. 27.—Wiud S.W.—Arrived—Virgiiiia, from Mauritius. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.' GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. No arrivals. Sailed, Sept. 27.—Grandville, for Ceylon. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Sept.27.—Mercianus, from London, for Savannah Passed, Sept.2B.—Koh-i-Noor, from London, for Madras ABSCONDING SOLDIERS.—TWO private soldiers belonging to the 83d Foot, named John Lyons and Henry Unwiu, have absconded from the School of Musketry at Fleetwood, where they were stationed, after plundering the officers' quarters of about £2OO in cash, and a large quantity of valuable jewellery. Major the Hon. C. H. Tollemach• is the chief sufferer, as, in addition to his cash and jewels, the thieves carried off his portmanteau and uniforms, Ste. They have been traced to London. CLOSE OF THE LONG VACATION AT ETON COLLEGE. Yesterday the autumnal vacation at Eton terminated with the return of the lower boys to the college, most of whom arrived at the school towards evening. To-day the fifth and to-morrow the sixth forms will return, by which time the entire school, numbering some 800 boys, will have assembled. The vacation just expired has been an unusually long one, owing to the extra week given on account of the recent royal birth. AN ENERGETIC EXECUTIVE.—On Tuesday, before Mr. Raffles, at Liverpool, Police-constable 280, John Martin, charged two gentlemen with having assaulted him. The two gentlemen were placed in the dock, each with his head broken; and it turned out that while they were talking near the house of a relative in Grove-street, the latter having sent her servant to speak to them, iho officer had said the girl was a prostitute and the house a, house of call; and upon one of the gentlemen objecting to this he broke both of their heads with his truncheon, and had them locked up. Ha was ordered to change places with his victims, and remanded, prior to committal for trial. PILCHARDS.—The past week showed no improve. meat in the Cornish pilchery fishery. Several seines were put out of pay, and the number of drift boats was being reduced It is feared that many families will he hardly pressed during the coming winter. Some of the fishermen have already found it necessary to dispose of their boats. The stock of pilchards in the curing cellars is very small. A FRENCH SHIP OF WAR AT BURNTISLAND.— The French war frigate La Pandore anchored in the road stead at Burntisland on Monday. She has come from the Norwegian coast, having made the passage to the Firth in 41 hours. Her horse-power is 220, and she carries 34 guns, with a crew of 339, commanded by M. Favin Levque. After remaining at her present anchorage about eight days the Pandore will sail for Rochefort, in France. THE LATE FATAL COLLISIONS IN THE FOYLE. Since our issue on Friday last only two additional bodies have been recovered. One was frightfully mutilated, the front of the face, excepting the forehead and under jaw, being entirely wanting. The body is that of a man named 3PLaughlin, from the Blies, near Buncrana ; the other has not been identified. This makes the number of bodies re covered, up to the present, 15, and two killed—in all, Derry Sentinel. TILE NEW PREBENDARY OF LINCOLN.—The Bis%op of Lincoln has nominated his chaplain, the Rev. Edmund Venables, of Pembroke College, Cambridge, to the pre bendal stall of Carlton-with-Thurlby in Lincoln Cathedral. Mr. Venables was a wrangler and second-class man in classics in 1842, M.A. in 1845, and is chaplain to the Bishop of London as well as to the Bishop of Lincoln. lie has no parochial charge, but is well known as author of a history of Bonchurch, where he lives. SERVE Hist RIGHT.—The Moniteur of yesterday has the following announcement at the head of its Sum mary of news :—" M. Billok, commissary of police at Marseilles, having abandoned his post to avoid the cholera epidemic, an imperial de cree o f 26th S e pt em ber has dis missed him from his office." THE CASE OF MADAME VALENTIN.—A good deal of public interest appears to have been created in the case of the unfortunate French woman, who was con victed of perjury last week at the Central Criminal Court. The verdict was entirely unexpected, as the impression produced upon the minds of almost every one in court, from the nature of the evidence, and the favourable sum ming up of the Recorder, was, that a verdict of not guilty would certainly have been returned. As the offence was committed in the City of London, Mde. Valentin has been removed to the City prison at Holloway ; but, although she was sentenced to undergo hard labour, no degrading punishment of the ordinary character has been in flicted upon her, and she is employed in sewing articles for the use of the prison. She has been in a most depressed state of mind ever since her conviction, and appears to feel her position most acutely. Mr. Laverson, the professional nisgeeusn,netiil.ctetaml it a oi n inn e w ws conducted ts o ,hinhceerhfoerrnc oe na nearly y e e r ttiwo d no e , f h e a n on ce, ura sh h o as as vis i i n ted eo h n e_r yesterday, pre paring a statement of her case, t o b e su b m itt e d t o the Horne Secretary, and prayin g f or a pardon on the ground that there was no re li a bl e ev id ence to support the charge upon which she was convicted. It is usual in all cases where an application of this kind is made to the Secretary of State in behalf of a prisoner to submit the matter to the judge who tried the case ; and as the feeling of the Recorder upon the subject was apparent from his summing up, although he felt bound to act upon the ver dict of the jury, there is very little doubt that his opinion will be favourable to the prisoner, and therefore it is most probable that Madame Valentin will receive a pardon. THREE CENTURIES AND A HALF AGO.—" I have seen a man who conversed with a man who fought at Flodden Field," may be said by a venerable octogenarian gentleman to whom we are indebted for the following most interesting memorandum :—The writer of this, when an infant, saw Peter Garden, who died at the age of 126. When 12 years old, on a journey to London about the year 1670, in the capacity of page in the family of Garden of Troup, he became acquainted with the venerable Henry Jenkins, and heard him give evidence in a court of justice at York, that he " pAlectly remembered being employed, when a boy, in carrying arrows up the hill at the battle of Flodden." It was fought in . • Add Henry Jenkins's age Less A.D. 1513 Peter Garden Less his ago when at York The writer of this in 18G3, aged A.D 1865 --:Edinburgh Courant. 100 st 1 20 204 10 100 MEN' 190 100 100 F 0 100 100 101 j f 53 81 1041 96 7 193 i 1 2j r ,