The Sun. — London, England, 1865-10-31 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET AND COMIVIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. At the P ar i s B o Two O'CLOC K . urse this mornin g , according to Renter' s telegram, the 3 per Cent. R en t es were 68f. 10 c . A g i tated, fiat. The English Stock Market shows no alteration in values, compared. with the quotations current at the close of kusiness yesterday evening. Soon after the opening a few sales occasioned heaviness, but subsequently a recovery took place, and Consols are again quoted 88/ 89 for money, and 89/ for the account, and 891 / for December. The New ,Threes and Reduced Annuities are 87 1; Exchequer 4s. to 3s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 104/ 105 ; and Bank of England Stock, 249. In the Foreign Stock Market buoyancy has generally prevailed, notw i thstanding the attention bestowed upon the settlement, which closes to-day. Turkish Consolides have advanced 1 to 46/ 47i ; Mexican, ex all, Ito 25 ; the New Bonds to 24k Greek continue at 18i 19f. Spanish Pas sive have Unproved Ito 28/ 29k. Certificates re /min at 14k I. Italian are 641 and the Con federate Loan at 6 7. Brazilian Scrip has ad vanced to 2k 4 prem. American Market has been rather heavy. United States Government 5-20 bonds are 63/ 8 ; Erie shares, 54 ; and Illinois, 811 Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, and prices have slightly gi way. Great E astern and Great Western have ven each re ceded 55., Midland 10s., and Metropolitan 15s. ; While North Western have have improved 55., and Brighton 10s. The foreign and Colonial lines are a shade firmer. South Austrian and Lombardo -Venetian have ad vanced 1, East Indian 1, Grand Trunk of Canada I, and Great Western of Canada 1. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain dull. London Bank of Mexico have declined to 15k, - Union of London to 53, English Joint Stock to 1 4, and London Financial to 221. Overend, Gur ney, and Co. are at 201 t, Credit Foncier and Mo bilier of England, 31 / prem. ; and Transatlantic Steam Ship Co., par / prem. BIC TISK FUNDS_ ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 'Der Cent. Consols . B 9l 1 9 8 1 O. Account, Nov. 8 B9 81 o,,,Per Cent. Reduced B7/ 61 7 '''-,„."" 3 per Coil /; B7 1 61 71 7 et ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 6 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 188 0 Do. f or 30 yrs, expire sth Ain iBB5 — D ° (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., ,, 1998 — March Do k%zehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 &31 per Cent. 4 di s June . £5OO Do and £ 200 Bank of E ngland Sto £loo ck, 31 per Cent 249 Do Account , ibrOLAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 'Van Stock, 101 per Cent., A.pri11.874..„ 219 :,-,"° Account ",, 0 • 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do"°. Account Lent ............. 8........ Do. 4 per Cent., 06;. 1888 Do. Certificates • . Enlaced Paper-41@r Cent 5 per C ent., Jan. 1872 D. 5 1 per Cent., May 1879 ,v013,„D0. e per Cent., Aug. 1866 onds, £I,OOJ ' 4 ). under £l,OOO FOREIGA FUNDS -oNli O'CLOCK. BAustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 razilian 5 per Cent. . . Do. 4/ per Cent., 1852-58-60 1)0. 1863 - Do. 1863 ..................... 751 Do. Scrip, 415 paid • 21 1 pm Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent . Do. Account ......... . ChDo 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Dilian 6 per Cent .............................. 99 o. 41 per Cent ............................... .C C olombian 6 per Cent. ........................ üba, 6 per Cent. ... .. ....................... Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 ..................... .Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 ...................... — ~, Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid ...... L'aunbian Principalities ..................... Do Account ................................. .Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent... 'EqDo. Provisional Land Warrant ......... Piian 7 per Cent ............................ D ' Second Issue ........................... .lt 100 Bonds .................. .. .......... Do. 1864 ......... . ...... . .... 92 ..,•Do £lOO Bonds ............................ 'n'eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Ill Do. Coupons - . atelliala 5 per Cent. — Do £,86 paid DanB39 and 1850 . Its per Cent (Maremmana Railway) DoDo 1865 Do Account ...oScrip, £671 paid 461ex5 Per Cent., 1864 Dican 3 per Cent o. Account Do 1 8 . 61 . ..,. .. _.. Do 6 per Cent. An Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c .. Montevidean 6 por Cent., £3O paid NMoorish Imperial 5 per Cent ew Granada ...................... .. . Do Deferred Do 2 per C en t —Do Land W arrants (Hectares) P eruvian 41 per C en t Do. Account Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — Do 3 per Cont. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., J. 862 , Do Ac count 1 4- "ortu,suese 3 per Cent., 185 . 3 Do 3 Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, ~, Do• Account Alissian 5 per Cent., 1822, £St Do 4/ Per Cent. 1850 ..................... D 0 41 per Cent., 1860 O Do 3 pez Cent. 1859 D 5 per Cent. 1862 ........................ 91/ -1 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardi n i a , 5 per Cent ~, Do Accoant ................................. . "JDo"Panish 3 per Cent .. *. . . ...................... New Account ..................... . ........... Deferred. ........................... Do Account .................................... k pe Passive .................................... ^Joan;bli Cert. of Coup not funded ......... rz 'Adcount ....... . ............................ "'oldish 4 per Cent. ........................... T 1-) °. 4 i per. Cent. 1864 ..................... --- nrkitsh A ccount per Cent. 1854 ..................... ... ................................ _ 0 6 per Cent. •1838 ........................ Do A.ccoutit ................................ 72/ 0,,0 £lOO Bonds ................................. 75 -u °. 1 1 per Cent .............................. D° '6 Per Cent. 1862 ........................ 7,0 Account ............................. 4100 R0nd5......... ...................... 751 / ti° 6 per Cent., 1863 ........................... D O --)5 per Cent. 1863 ........................ toAccount - ................................. 42f i £1.(0 Bands .............................. 43 per .n re e e r s d,: ( ! a : t d . : .... ...................................... ___-- V e p ti t iz B n e n uri l ar a pa 3 , 1 2 °. 6 Per Cele 186; ................. &i n. Account ..7 -, ..................... . 1)0. 6 per Celli, . 1.86:i .......................................... 37} Dividends ou the above payable in Loudon. AtNt • It . Il an 5 per Cent. PlO Florins ~., i • , , 7E. ... --- e alaa, 41 per cent., Ex. 251. ............ e on TWO O'CLOCK. _gels for Money 881 9 -Litt° account - .................. 89 1 1) 0. ~,_e 1 "e • ....................................... 89 1 i TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues active, and the rates are well supported at 6i an d 7 per cent. for the best short dated paper. The supply of capital on offer is large, and notwithstanding the caution manifested by the brokers in negotiating business, bills are very scarce. The last series of public sales of Colonial Wool for the present year have been fixed to commence On the 16th prox. The quantity already arrived comprise 11,766 b ales from Sydney, 2,552 from Victoria 148 from Tasmania, 1,053 froth Adelaide, 2,567 from New Zealand, and 30,790 from the Cape (?f Good Rope, the total being 48,876 bales. During the last four days there has not been much animation in the markets for foreign and colonial produce. Sugars have been in moderate request, at about previous rates, while a fair busi ness has been done in tea. Coffee has remained inact ive, while th e hi g h rates still current for rice has checked operations. Tallow has been dull, and quotations for both present and forward de livery have slightly given way. At the third annual general meeting of the Upper Assam Tea Company, held to-day, Lieut.-Col. J. Oliphant in the chair, it was stated that the amount left for distribution was £10,350, and the directors were therefore enabled to declare a dividend of 10 per cent, per annum f ree o f i ncome-tax ; 6 per cent. having been already paid, the balance of 4 per cent: Will be due on and after the 10th November. This distribution makes, with the bonus paid on the lst September, 18 per cent. divided among the share holders during the past year. SHARE This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. Closing Businem I Paid ./ Price. done. st &lowland Exeter at Caledonian 50 Cambrian Cork and Bandon...—. a, 20 Com wall a l at Dublin & Belfast June 10 at Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc. iL kl. London, scrip Certi. 2 , Do. 1 , et Glasgow &S. Western 10 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 101 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 10( at Great North of Scotland 10( at Great Northern 10( at Do. A stock 10( at Do. B stock IIX at Do. New. Is. at 25 pn lo] at Gt S. and W. of Ireland 100 at Gt. Western -Original 1 0 at D. S. Val. Rail gua. 100 at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.--Oxtord 100 st Do. Newport lOO at Do. Hereford 100 st Lancashire &Yorkshire 100 at Landon and Blackwall 100 st Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 100 st Lon., Chat, and Dover 100 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO at Lon. & North Western 100 at Lon. & South Western 100 at Man., She., & Lincoln 100 at Metropolitan.... 10 Do. New 10 Do Extension 00 J Metropolitan District a, ( Do do. do. 1 , 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd st Midland 9 Do. £9 Share at Do, Birmin.. & Derby 10 25 Mid Kent et North British at Do. Ed., Pth ~& Dun 10( at Nth. Eastern Berwick 10( 25 Do. G.N'E purchase 16.1 at Do. Leeds st Do. York 10( at Do. Carlisle 25 Do. Stock. & Darling all 25 'Do. do. 1860-61 lt et North London 10 Do. do. 1864 10 Do. do. 1865 st North Staffordshire 10 10 N. &S. W. Junction a, at Scottish Central at Scot. N. E Aber. stock 10 at Do. Scot, Mid. stock lO at Shropshire Union 101 it South Devon tOl at -:outh E. stern :0 t aloes, Wok., & Wok al It 'far Vale 10( it Vale of Neath it Waterford & Kilkenny 101 0 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 It West Cornwall..- 92 H 127 129 94 96 12 14 6 6 -I BRITISH P 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence al at Bom.,Baroda, a Cen.ln. 10 ( gn. 5 per cent 20 Do. le shares Hi Buffalo & Lake Huron al • 10 Do. Preference al 100 Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. .872-3-► WI at Calcutta &S. E., Jim lOl st ,:ape Town & Dock, gu- 101 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pt al et Nast. Bengal, gu., sdo 101 et East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 104 20 Do. J Extension st Grand Trunk of Canada 101 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al 100 Do. lst Pref. Bonds al 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 2d Prcf. Bonds al, 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 100 Do. do. deferrcd 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deferred at Gt. India Pen. gas. sp.c lOl 20 i'o. Gus. 5 per cent 20 Do. New gua. sp. c at Gt. South of India .. gua. 5 per cent st Do. q per cent loi et Do 204 Great Wes. of Canada.. al 204 Du. New .. 00 Do. 6p. c. Bd.. pay 1873 al 00 Do. 5i do. pay. 1377-8 all 10 Indian Branch, limited 1 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o st Do. 41 do iOf st Do. 44 do lO 20 Do. Fifth Extension at Pielb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 10 $0 MeL dz Hudson's Hay al it N.l{l.C'da,6polstptb s , 101 it Scinde 11 it Do. Delhi 1 0 cs f l 4 :0 Do. d o it Do. Puniaub.... ~..o .0 4 1 it Do.lndu s St. Flo "" ' COLONIAL GOVERN: - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31, 137'2 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.C-J.l.&July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & 100 - Do. sp. c.. Mar. & Sept 10 - no. sp. c. Jan. & Jwy 100 - Do. sp. e. inscribed sk 100 - Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. ]87:; lOn - Do.Apl.&Oct , 1890-1900 10 . Do. do' 1880-9 10 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, 10 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lO - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 10 - Do. 1878, do lO - Mauritius, 6p. c, 187 3, Jan. and July - Do. 1378 - Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. .b 10 • Do. 1395, Feb. & Aug lO • N a tal ~ ov. 11 per cent lO • - N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 10 • N . . S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186(; 10 • Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 187 t, 10 • Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: t o' • New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 • Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc,,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 1( Do. 1878 & upwards l, Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.sta &July 1( Do. do, A pril & Oct.. it BRITIS INES. 71 9 10 30 181 19 1 560 580 1.0 4 1 :94 21 23 14.6 91 101 31 51 , 14.0 2i 3; 3.6 1 9.0 15 16 8.0 2i 3 2 Cain. ConsoL Uold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3 Devon G. Cona. (Tavist Drake walls ...... •• • • 2 . 1 East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea -- East Grenville -- Eabt Gunnislake. .. .... 8.3 Eabt Lovett E. W't Russell (Tavlstk 10.1 (3 am. dc StA übyn(G wen. 61 4 Great L ixey, limited al' Great South Tolgus O.l —• Great Wheal Busy 14 ., G. Wheal Vor (Helat.b Grenville Herod's Foot Hingston Downs 8.1 ...... 5.1 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.1 Marke Va11ey........., 4.1 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim New Se ton . 4: - North Roskear ........ Bassett(lllogan 4.2 North Wheal Crofty -- Prosper United.. Providence UnyLfilant 10. , S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. South Condurrow ...... 3.2 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 -- Stray Park ............ 35.1 Tin Croft .............. 5 Vigra and Ctogan, lim_ al West Bassett (Mogan .. 1 W. Caradon (Llakeard West Chi verton ....... . 1 West ..... 41 Wheat Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth 11 Wheal Mary A.nn (Men. Wheal Seton .......... -• Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 2 4 11 20 21 14.6 14 2 .9.6 4 34/ X5l 18.0 24 3 10.0 39 41 10.6 1a 1. 1 17.6 .1 6 10.6 3 31 2 21 1 4 d 4t 35 40 174 10 12 1.0 3.0 1 12 6 - .6.7 32 84 1 # 430 450 1.0 3 3} 18.9 12i 17t 15.6 lo 11 9 17 18 ill 6 8 1 4 7 9 1 0 12 IL 72& 77i) 1 74 165 175 54 75 80 6 26 28 8I 4 8 185 IES 7 18 19 risEFEICENCIC SHARKS. Great Eastern. E. Counties Ex., No. 2, Ditto, 6 per cent pf., 1221 North Eastern, Cons. pref.. 4 per cent., Ditto 41 per cent., rd., 9-f LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire,:92 London Tilbury, and Southend, 704 urousiGN RAIL WAYS. Dutch Rhenish. 24f Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 101 South Austrian And Lombardo Venetian, 171 Cape C o FOI4EIGN pper, Um., 12} Alliance, lim .. 31) Anglo Ifgyptian, lim., 111 Australasia, 72 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 231 Consolidated Bank, litn., 10) kng ish Joint Stock, liin., 121 Imperial Ott oma n, hina and apan, 191 - 161 J London Bank of o and S. America, llxn ,, 351 London Joint Stock, 501 London and 11 estnainster, Merchant Bank, lira., Ditto, new, 10) Union of London, 53 BANS%) MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., Bombay Gas, tim., 51 Ceylon Company, 101 City Offices, lim., 86 Commercial Union, Insurance, 76 Copper Miners of England, pt. 74 per cent., t3l} Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Ignglana, 81 E. Wish and Australian Copper, if Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 12 Hudson's Bay, 15f Imperial 3lercantilefCredit Asso., lira., London Financial Association, lira , 221 London General Omnibus Company, him, 81 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 201 1 Thames and Mersey Marine (insurance). lim., g 8j JEFFERSON DAVIS' CAPTURED TREASURE. --The treasure captured among Jefferson Da'vis!effect s has be en counted at the Treasury Department. It amounts to $87,878 in gold, mostly old coinage ; $8,822 in silver ; one hundred and forty-six pieces of foreign coin, gold and silver (value not yet estimated), and fifty-six bricks of silver, weighing over five pounds each, the estimated value of which is one hundred dollars each. The value of the whole is somewhere over $lOO,OOO. THE NEXT CONGRESS.—The Chicago Republican publishes a complete list of the two houses of the next Congress. In the Senate, 25 States are now represented by 38 Unionists and 11 Democrats. According to the party division that existed before the war, the House of Repre sentatives now stands 140 Unionists to 41 Democrats ; but on the great question of at once admitting the Repre sentatives of the Southern State; or keeping them, or atio not t st of them, for a longer period in probation, it is yet to be electell'd served, that the same probations will be pre- Represent d Should all the Southern States now without be adinittAldt,° whose Senators o to universal a are suffrago a s • all to expected they will do, and, should they and the Ron t o Senate will then contain 47 Democrats; Maigni Se Of RepreSentAtiVeo Wowld contain 150 eta to 92 Deulocr Democrats. 10 I 67 7 1 .0 I 71 73 IC9 11 461 I' 7 8 10 l3O 132 10 149 150 90 92 63} GI 61 63 43 45 36 39 104 106 12tt 1235 89 9. 104 106 37 39 50 52 124} 3251 96 97 174 484 884 139 35 lan 13 104 104 ll I L 7 )0 1261 127 31 14 2I XI 96 98 61 6! 8 30 10 111 68 69 103 104 II 36 37 16 10 II p I) 118 120 5 11 lip 6 0 74 - 7iS LI 10i _ll 0 148 152 0 51 6Q 10 j 60 62 ►0 57 69 %0 ' 80 S t ll 84 94 * 119 151 3 3 t p 0 103 105 50 52 OSSESSIONS. b 8 81.1 TO 101 102 6 id Ll 5 # i 511 [1 10 11 75 80 O 99 101 O 70 75 1 101 103 O 101 102 )0 104 101 ; 15 I IP )0 2: 23 Ll 87 89 11 64 68 11 55 60 11 53 57 11 1.2 55 11 46 49 11 43 45 11 28 29 11 28 I'9 10 104 105 t 4 P 4 f tP 101 102 187 171 A 3f Bid 11 08 Is tl 85 87 2 1 id )0 100 102 )0 93 05 )0 83 90 2 it 64 66 ►0 82 84 .00 101 102 00 101 102 2 4 Id 400 1004 101} .100 ENT SECUR: )0 934 914 /0 It 3 105 10 110 112 0 1104 ) 107 2 0 1 1 1 (52 10 I 90 10 103 * 841 105 106 109 107 104 99 101 102 103 o i 106 108 105 106 901 90 THE SUB', - LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 18b5.° :,—This Day, London Railway. The Gales. vice has neve,: the Whole of the time tn._ the shores and hias were lined with the ueighbparing port of Ilayle and the aaj.,_ =Wry, Opening of the City Branch of the North (THIS DAY). sid T er h a i b s l d e a c y er t e h m e o f n o y nn . al opening of the Broad-street (City) Branch of th e N or th L on d on R a il wa y t a k es p l ace w ith con - The Lord Mayor, Sheriff, directors of the London. and North-Western Railway Company, and a large number of the leading bankers and merchants of the City, haie been inxited. It is anticipate'd that the company will number 300. • A special train, with the engine decorated with 'flags, leaves the new terminus in Broad-street, at one o'clock, with the directors and a large party, on the opening trip, along the new line. On reaching the junction at'Kings land, the special train will diverge off to the Camden Town section of the North London, and proceed to 'Chalk Farm, where the London and North Western joins. The special will then return to Broad-street, and the visit ors at 3 o'clock will partake of a sumptuous dejeuner, which has been arranged in the station. The new line, or branch, is opened for general passen, er traffic to-morrow (Wednesday), and will afford a much nearer route to Camden-town from the City than at present exists by the Fenchurch-street line. The new branch is likely to produce quite a revolution in the omnibus traffic hetween the City and Kingsland, as trains are to be run every seven minutes, and at greatly reduced rates. Other advantages in the shape of late trains are to be given to the The entrance hall on the North London side of the new station has a very noble and handsome appearance. Great Indian Peninsular Railway. This day the 32d half-yearly general meeting of this company was held at the London Tavern ; Mr. W. J. Ha milton, the chairman, presiding. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated tho shareholders on the satisfactory state of their affairs, both in reference to the increased receipts in their goods and passenger traffic during the past half 'year as compared with the corresponding periods of previous years. The anticipations formed of—the traffic to be ob tained by the opening of the railway across the Ghats were fully justified. The increase in the goods traffic are in a great measure from• the carriage of the company's own ma terials against 10 per cent. in the corresponding half year. With reference to the expenditure, it amounted to £320, or 58.55 per cent. of the receipts, leaving a balance of £230,912, to be carried to the credit account of the com pany's interest account with the Government, the balance in the half year to the 30th June having been £94,50185. 3d. The chief cause of the expenditure continuing so high was the rate at which they were compelled to purchase, and the compensations chargeable to other half-years having had to be paid during the past half-year. They were given to understand that 500,000 rupees would cover the whole of the amount of compensation against the com pany. The report was unanimously agreed to. PORTSMOUTH, Monday. We announced yesterday that four vessels were reported to have gone ashore near the entrance to Langston Harbour, ,which separates Hayling Island from the island of Portsea. The report turns out to be perfectly true with regard to three of them, but the fourth went ashore on Bembridge Ledge, a rocky shoal running out from the north-east shore of the Isle of Wight. The weather was very tem pestuous during Saturday night, and until towards evening on Sunday, and the three vessels referred to, having encountered the full force of the gale in the English Channel, were running close hauled for the purpose of taking shelter in Langston Harbour, Hayling Island being to leeward on the starboard side, and singularly enough they all went to shore about the same time and nearly at the same place, a little to the eastward of the Woolsiners, a dange rous shoal on the east side of the Langston harbour channel. The first was the Norwegian barque Cirius, 400 tons burthen, Captain Kind, bound from the Baltic to Cadiz, and laden with timber. She went ashore about 2 o'clock, and, her danger being observed from the island, the new lifeboat was at once launched and put off to her assistance. The captain and mate, however, refused to avail themselves of the comparative security offered by a passage to shore in the lifeboat, and risked the dan ger of a passage in their own boat to obtain assist ance from shore. The remainder of the crew were, however, taken into the lifeboat and landed. The Government steam tugs were sent out to her aid, but we understand that they were unable to render any assistance at the time, and therefore returned to Portsmouth harbour.- At high water the vessel was floated, and this morning she was towed into Ports mouth harbour, with the lifeboat astern. The other vessels were the brigantine Favourite, bound from the northern ports to Poole, and the Atlas, brig, from Shields to Genoa. They, however, were, not so fortunate as the barque, having firmly taken the ground and become total wrecks ; but the crews were safely landed by the lifeboat, whose first efforts have been instrumental in saving the lives of a num ber of men. 'The Dutch ship Dortrecht, having on board a general cargo, bound from Rotterdam to Batavia, has put into Spithead leaky. The weather during to-day has - been very unsettled, comparative calms alternating with violent squalls of wind and rain. The drum and cone have both been hoisted at the dockyard semaphore, indicating probable gales from opposite quarters and from the southward. DovEtt, Monday. At 3 o'clock this morning the brig Iroquois, of West Hartlepool, coal laden, for Honfleur, came ashore in Dover Bay: . She sprang a leak, became waterlogged and unmanageable. She now lies a total wreck, and is fast breaking up under the jetty. The captain and crew took to their boat and came safely into Dover harbour, where they immediately found a refuge at the Sailors' Home. Owing to the darkness of the night the wreck was not seen from the shore till the men were landed and reported it.: MARGATE, Oct. 28. The brig Reaper of Scarborough, bound .from Newcastle-on-Tyne, with coals, stranded at 9 o'clock this morning on Nailen Rock in a gale from N.N.E. The Margate lifeboat of the National Institution, reports Mr. R. F. Aldrich, was at once launched to her assistance, and was fortunately the means of rescuing the cre w o f n i ne men f rom t h e wrec k . ST. IVES, CORNWALL, Oct. 28. At daylight thi s morn i ng, the wind blowing strong from N.N.E. with a heavy ground sea on, a vessel was observed on shore on the western spit of Hayle Bar, from three to four miles distant. The sea was making a clean breach over her, and the crew were supposed to be in the rigging. The St. Ives lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was at once launched. In crossing the bar, with the Drogue out, a tremendoussea threw the boat end over end ; she soon righted, and all managed to get on board. The crew lost two oars, grapnel, anchor, and rope, and had two crutches broken. Rowing with four oars she got under the lee of • the vessel, which was the French brig Providence, of Granville, 9$ tons register, Captain Challet, from Cardiff for Dieppe, with 138 tons of coals. Having only four instead of six oars, with the heavy sea and strong undercurrent, they found it impos sible to get alongside. An hour passed in signal ling the Frenchmen to send a rope, by means of a raft. When this was done the coxswain signalled to haul on board the lifebuoy, intending to take the men off through the water, but he could not make himself understood. Two of the crew now endea voured to reach the lifeboat by means of the con necting rope ; one was got on board safely, and the other was within four or five yards, when a fearful sea broke on them and upset the boat a second time. She righted instantly, but the poor -fellow was gone, and was never seen again. The one they , had on board held fast, and the crew once more re gained their seats w ithout accident. The commu nication with the vesse l had n ot been broken, and , the lifeboat again ha uled u p as near possible to her. The captain and two men then took to their boat, when the secon d wave ca p siz ed them. Through a fearful sea the lifeboat was hastily hauled ahead, and thel mhe h the oi fef. the crewor the boat. lifeboat they never were most fortunately picked up. Two were said to have been lost, but f saw more than five on board. The steam -tu g Warrior, of Hayle , had her steam up inside the bar, but could render no assistance. The crew of the lifeboat landed at Hayle thoroug hly exhausted, where the carriage was na r A more meritorious ser 1-‘aen rendered by any boat. Du r i ng - lif e b oa t was do th e b ar, Thectators from -Ant tttce men BANFF, N. 8., Oct. 27. The brig Town o Liverpool, of macauff, was seen on'the 25th inst., says Mr. Patison, making for Macduff harbour in a gale of wind and tremendous sea. As the vessel was in great danger, the life boat of the National institution was at once taken on her transporting carriage to Macduff, but before reaching there the crew of the brig were all taken safely on shore by Manby's apparatus. The ship has since become a total wreck. As it was observed that a smack was also making for the harbour, and it was anticipated, that she would broach to in the attempt, the lifeboat was la unc h e d to b e in readi ness to save the crew ; but fortunately the smack got in quite safe. KIRKCUDBRIGHT, N. 8.,, MOnday Night. The schooner Franklin, of Belfast, 72 tons bur then, bound from Belfast to Maryport in ballast, went ashore yesterday morning at Point of Sole, in the river Dee, during a gale of wind from S.S.E. As soon as the intelligence reached this place the lifeboat of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was quickly launched and taken to the scene of the wreck, and was happily the means of rescuing the crew of four men. The weather has since moderated, and the vessel has been got off without much injury. HAILING ISLAND, PORTSMOUTH, Monday Night. I have the pleasure (says the Rev. C. Hardy) to report the first gallant service of the " Olive-leaf" lifeboat recently placed on this station by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Yesterday after noon, during the heavy gale, not fewer than nine vessels were discovered, on the weather temporarily clearing, in imminent peril on a lee shore and be tween the two dangerous shoals, the Woolsiners and the Eastpoles. In little more than half an hour from this discovery the lifeboat had been launched through the surf, and sped gallantly on her noble mission of saving life, and happily she succeeded in saving the entire crew, 13 in number, of the barque Atlas, 530 tons, Celean master, of and from Shields, bound for Genoa, with a cargo of coals. The life boat also offered her services to a brig, but they were declined. She then proceeded to a Norwegian barque, timber laden, which had been abandoned by her crew, and, after lying by her for some hours, succeeded in getting her out to sea, and taking her into the harbour at Portsmouth. Of the remaining eight vessels seen to be in danger, five put to sea when the weather cleared. The brig above alluded to rode out the gale, and got to sea about four o'clock this morning. The schooner Favourite, of and from Shields, with coals, for Portsmouth, has become a total wreck, and the Atlas has stranded and will probably break up. The crews of the Favourite and the Norwegian barque managed to reach the shore in their own boats. POOLBEG, NEAR DUBLIN, Oct. 29. At daylight this morning a schooner was observed on shore on the South Bull Strand in. Dublin Bay (reports Mr. John Luxon). The Poolbeg Lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution was imme- diately launched, and proceeded to the wreck and rescued the crew of six men. The vessel proved to be the schooner Emma, of Barrow, Sweet, master, bound from Ardrossan to Newport, with a cargo of pig iron. WHITBURNE, NEAR SUNDERLAND, Oct. 28. The brig Anne and Mary, of North Shields, bound from the Tyne, with coals, was forced on Thursday night last (says Captain Heard, R.N.) to return by stress of weather ; but when off this place, it being very thick and hazy, she struck on the Whitburne Steel rocks. Although it was very dark at the time, the fishermen observing some light sea ward, launched their new boat (the Thomas Wilson) belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, and proceeded out in the stormy weather. In the meantime the crew of the brig had been forced to take their own boat, and were out in the offing, in great danger on account of the heavy surf that was breaking along the coast. The lifeboat's crew, find ing the vessel was abandoned, concluded the crew were pulling to seaward, and accordingly went in search of them. After rowing about for some time, and shouting, they fortunately fell in with the brig's boat, containing her entire crew of nine men, who gladly got into the lifeboat, and were salely landed. I Great credit is due to the fishermen for their assist- ante and energy on this occasion. They speak very highly of the behaviour of their lifeboat. The vessel will probably become a wreck. A Prussian barque also went ashore last night, a few miles North of Whitburne, but the crew were happily rescued by mondia of tho rocket, apparatus. Opening of the Swedish Diet• (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) STOCKHOLM, Oct. 26. The Swedish Diet has just been opened with a speech from the throne. Ilis Majesty said :- 4, Sweden and Norway have enjoyed the blessings of peace in variable, and in part deplorable, circum stances. The relations of my Government to all foreign States are of a friendly character. The 50th anniversary of the union of Sweden and Norway has been celebrated with acclamation in both coun tries, by which the ties uniting the kindred people have been more closely knitted. The treaty of union is to be supplemented by a committee specially ap pointed for the purpose. Your first labour will be to examine my proposal for the reform of the represen tation. I trust that you will exercise that honour able task in free will and• independent action, and, by accepting my proposal, will bring about a de velopment of social conditions adequate, to the ob ject. New bankrupt, criminal, and naval laws will next be taken into consideration ; but the renewal of other main questions of legislation must not be hurried. Bills of less extensive scope only will therefore be laid before you in the present session. As a new composition of the Rigsdig is intended in accordance with the still-undecided bill, the esti mates for the budget include mainly the most neces sary extraordinary expenses for one year. Should the estimatemade prove insufficient, the Government will take an early opportunity of asking further sup plies. The customs duties have been reduced, but the estimated revenue will nevertheless cover the anti cipated outlay. Projects for the reorganisation of the army and fleet await completion, and the sums ' required for these purposes will be asked for sub sequently. The liberation of trade has proved bene ficial, and the land allotment and credit banks have been advantageous." The speech concluded with a promise that educa tional arrangements should be improved, and dwelt emphatically upon the importance to both countries of the Swedish and Norwegian lines of railway com munication being speedily completed. MARKETS—This Day. HAY. FlammFraLn.—Meadow hay, £4 10s to .£5 lOs ; oloyor, £4 10s to £6 12s 6d ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load• Trado firm. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 10s; clover, a Os to £6 15s ; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 18s per load. A steady demand. _ _ WITITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 lOs to £5 10s; clover, £4 lOs to £6 12s 6d; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. Trade steady. COLONIAL. TEA.—Thero has been a fair demand, and prices for both old and now season's produce are well maintained. SUGAR.—OnIy a moderate business has been done ; quotations, however, have remained steady for West India. In the refined market there has been little change of importance. COFFEE.—The demand for both Plantation and Native Ceylon has been steady at about previous rates. RICE.—A moderato business has been transacted, but the high rates still demanded by holders checks extensive dealings. TALLOW.—The market has been rather dull. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted as 3d, December 51s, and January to March 51s 6d por cwt. PATENT -OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON. Number of visitors for tho week ending Oct. 28, 1,306 ; total number since the opening of the museum free daily (12th May, 1858), 970,590. [ADVERTISEMENT. Pills.—A remedy for Bilious and Liver Complaints.—Those who suffer from bile and liver complaints should try the effects of this valuable remedy, a few doses of which will make the sufferer feel elastic and vigorous, remove all impurities, give a healthy action to the - liver, and strengthen the stomach. If bilious attacks be allowed to continue without using such a pre ventive more serious casualties may arise, and the sufferer be consigned to a bed of sickness. Holloway's pills are an extraordinary remedy, acting immediately in the removal ^f acidity of the stomach, indigestion, debility, and nausea, • +he food thoroughly for assimilation, rendering --in perfect in its function, and stamulat preparmb each tributary orb—_ inu tiro kiducys. POLICE IN' BOW-STREET. A SUSPICIOUS CUSTOMER.—Thomas Lawson was placed before Mr. Flowers, charged with being found on the pre mises of . Mr. Petter, the wine merchant and hotel keeper, with intent, &c. Ellen Wiggins said she was in the service of. Mr. Fetter as chambermaid. This morning, as she was going up stairs, she met the prisoner coming down the first floor stairs, and as she knew he had no right on the premises, and suspecting him called out, and the prisoner run out of the house. Arthur Martin said ho was barman to Mr. Fetter. He hoard the previous witness call out, and he ran to the door and saw the prisoner hastily quitting the premises. He went after him, and found he had concealed himself in one of the doorways in Garrick-street. Police-constable 76 F -said he took the prisoner into custody, and on searching - him he found a pocket-book, which contained teu receipt stamps. When the prisoner was asked what was in the book ho said "Eight receipt stamps:" In his defence the prisoner said he was not on the first floor at all. Mr. Flowers remanded the prisoner for further inquiry. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A BEERSHOP KEEPER.— Charles Childs, landlord of the White Swan beershop, Little St- Andrew-street, Seven-dials, was placed at the bar charged with having a large quantity of counterfeit coin in his pos session. From the evidence it appeared that Inspector West, In spector Brennan, and Sergeant Ackrill, of the F division, and Sergeant Elliott, of the E division, in company with Mr. Brennan, the officer attached to the Mint, entered tho prisoner's house, and told him the charge against him, which he most strenuously denied. The officers proceeded to search the place, and on a shelf in the bar they found a packet from which four counterfeit shillings dropped. The defendant's daughter produced somo othei broken counter feit coin, and said the whole of that which had been found by the police had been taken in the course of biness, and had been placed on the shelf for safety. Inspector West, however, in searching the out-house, found seven packets wrapped up in paper, which, on being opened, were found each to contain 10 counterfeit shillings, which corresponded in date with those found in the bar. The defendant de clared he knew nothing of the matter, but he was taken into custody, and the law officers of the Crown were com municated with. Mr. Pater, who defended Childs, said it was a most malicious prosecution on the part of the police, who had acted throughout in a manner that deserved severe cen sure. He did not mean to impute unworthy motives to the police, but ho should have thought it would have been well if they had ascertained whether the defendant had placed the counterfeit money where it was found before they took him into custody and charged him with the offence. The place where the base coin was found was open to every customer using the house, and nothing could be easier than for some vindictive person to have placed the counterfeit coin where it was found by the police , leading to the inference that it had been secreted there by the defendant. He had also to complain of the conduct of the police in refusing to receive bail for the defendant, actually superseded the orders of the magistrates, and ob jected to take the surety of two persons who offered to become bail for the prisoner in the sum of £lOO without they inquired into their stability, although nothing had been said on the inquiry when the amount was fixed beyond the fact that if the bail obtained was only two persons in £5O each, then an enquiry was to be made respecting them. He thought that after a magistrate had decided to accept bail without inquiry, it was not the province of the police to object to such a proceeding. Mr. Flowers said there might have been matters connected with the case which raised a doubt whether the defendant would surrender. He thought it was the duty of the police to keep the magistrate well in formed. However, in the present case he should commit the prisoner for trial, but he would accept two sureties for his appearance at the sessions, provided 48 hours' notice was given to allow inquiries into the position of the persons offering themselves as bail for the prisoner. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT AND WILFUL DAMAGE.-Mr. William West garth, of No. 5, Hadley-street, Kentish-town, underwriter's assistant, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Mr. George Hoadley King, naturalist, of No. 190, Great Portland-street, and willfully breaking a vase of the value of .£5 the property of Mr. King. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the defendant. Mr. King said that on returning from the City yesterday evening ho found the defendant in his shop waiting for him. He asked the defendant for some of the money he owed him, and the defendant then asked him why he had sent a messenger to his house on Saturday. He told him because he wanted some money. The defendant then said that he would not pay, and on his telling the defendant that if he did not he would take out a process against him, the defendant struck him in the face with his fist, and then struck him on the head with his umbrella, and but for the assistance of one of his workmen he did not know that would have happened. Tho defen dant then knocked down a vase of the value of £5, and broke it. In answer to Mr. Lewis GA+ complainant said he was very angry with the defendant becauso he could not get any money, but he did not put his hand on the defendant's face. He did not take up a stick with a point to tho de fendant, but he - could not swear that he did not take up ono with a hook. The wife of one of his workmen said it was a shame to treat a gentleman (meaning the defendant) in such a way. _ _ Edward Burridge, a workmen employed by the com plainant, corroborated the prisoner's evidenee, and said he got between the complainant and defendant, and the de fendant then stumbled over his (witness's) bench at Mr. King's, and afterwards threw down the vase. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said the defendant complained of boing struck by the complainant. The com plainant had a pole with a hook at tho end of it in his hand, but that was after the defendant struck him. Another witness was called, and he said that the com plainant called the defendant a rogue, and told him to leave his shop, and the defendant then struck the complainant, and deliberately knocked down the vase. Mr. Lewis said the assault was somewhat mystified, in asmuch as he was instructed that the complainant put his fist in the defendant's face, and a witness had stated that the complainant called the defendant a rogue. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought the assault was in some degree palliated by the complainant calling the defendant a rogue. He should fine the defendant 20s. or 14 days for the assault, and order him to pay the amount of damage, 5, and a fine of 6d., or be committed for two months. THAMES. A DREADFUL SPECTACLE.—Mary McGrath, a dissipated- looking woman, about 30 years of age, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and assaulting John Mansfield, a police-constable, No. 338 S. The policeman, whose eye was swollen and contused, stated that yesterday afternoon he saw the prisoner in the East India Dock-road, with a child in her arms. She was very drunk and riotous, and frequently staggered and fell against the walls and houses. The child was injured, and screamed fearfully. The prisoner's language was horrible, and she attempted to strike the people who were near her, and who expressed their disgust at such an exhibition. At last she fell heavily, and the child would have fallen with her if a man had not caught it. With the assistance of a police sergeant he carried her to the station-house, which she had no sooner reached than she struck him a violent blow on the eye with her clenched fist. His eye was very bad and weak, and the sight was impaired. Mr. Paget—And what became of the child? Witness—lt was taken to the workhouse. Mr. Paget—How old is the child? Witness—Four months' old. Prisoner—lt is eight months' old. Mr. Paget said that nothing could bo more shocking, more disgraceful, than to see a drunken woman rolling about the public streets with a child in her arms. He asked the prisoner if she was a married woman ? The prisoner—No, sir; my husband died seven years ago. I came out of the workhouse yesterday. I was there long enough. I was half starved in the worhhouse. I discharged myself. I took a drop, and lost myself and lost a parcel. Mansfield said the prisoner was in custody six weeks ago for being drunk and disorderly at the station-house. Mr. Paget said the prisoner was a most disreputable woman, and sentenced her to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. The child was suckling, and must go to prison with her. A VERY BAD SERVANT GlRL.—Ellen Kelly, an Irish girl, aged 16, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with robbing her mistress and another. The prisoner entered the service of Mr. Cornelius Young, the manager of the Royal Oak public-house in the White chapel-road, a fortnight ago, as maid of all work, but she paid more attention to the strong drinks in the house than to her duties, and she was so drunk on Saturday week that she could do no work, and was carried to bed. When she recovered her mistress gave her warning to leave. After that her conduct was very irregular, things of value were broken, property was missing, and the pri soner was occasionally tipsy, noisy, and abusive. She was leaving yesterday, and Mrs. Alice Ann Young, her mis tress, caused her box to be searched, and found in it a dress, a white jacket, and a brooch belonging to herself, and a coloured shirt, valued at 55., belonging to Mr. Leonard Young, her husband's brother. The prisoner said she did not know how the things came in her box, and that they must have been put there ; to which her __________ th e pHs tor tri a l. mistress replied, " No doubt th e p roper t y was put there by yo m ur r. sepalf.;et committed GRAPES.— A letter in the Octob ,000 nuber of .Hol ; ticulturist states that there are s er acres o m the S the hores and islands of Lake Erie devoted to the culture of the grape. The crop this year, he ray s, ou 3,500 acres, will average two and one A ia l f tons to the acre. This 17,500,000 pounds, which, at an average price of will s even even cents per p oun d , will be $1,225,000, or $350 per acre, A very profitable business. 130 150 49, 64 Int 2 3 9 1041 5 125 4; 13) 81 126 j 96} 081- 1031 28i 27i 101 j i :7} i 1611 10 } ,ITIES. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE: UXBRIDGE AND RICKMANSWORTH. The adjourned half -yearly meeting of this com pany was held yesterday at the'offices, Westminster chambers, Victoria-street, Mr. J. Cary in the chair. The CHAIRMAN said he believed that the adjourn ment of the meeting from the 27th of September to that day was for the purpose of bringing about the exchange of an agreement with the Great Western Company. It seemed that Captain Bulkeley th oug h t the agreement should bp exchanged between the two companies ; but the Uxbridge Company thought that certain modifications were absolutely requisite. He concluded by moving that the report of the directors be received and adopted. The Hon. R. CAPEL seconded the motion. Captain BULKELEY said he was sorry Lord Ebury, the chairman, was not present, as he had received a letter from Mr. Potter, the chairman of the Great Western Railway Company, on the subject, dated the 25th of October last. He then read a copy of the letter, which explained the relative posi tion of the two companies, and stated that there was nothing to justify the delay in exchanging the agreement already entered into between the two companies. The Great Western had subscribed £20,000 towards the undertaking as part of a gene ral agreement with the Uxbridge Company, which had been sanctioned by Parliament, the terms of which had been settled and approved by the share holders of both companies and the Uxbridge Com pany were called upon to perform their part, as the Great Western Company had paid them a call of 14,000 on the faith of the existing agreement being carried out. As to any modification in that agree ment, they could not be entertained until after the exchange had to ken place, which it was trusted would be done without delay. He then moved, in reference to the third and succeeding paragraphs of the directors' report, that the meeting was of opinion that it was the' duty of the directors, and they were accordingly required, to duly interchange with the Great Western Railway Company the working agreement which had been long since sub mitted to and approved by the respective share holders of this and the Great Western Railway Com pany, and which had been executed under the com mon seals of the two companies ; that when such working agreement had been duly interchanged the directors be requestel to renew with the Great Western Company the negotiations for a modifica tion of its terms referred to in the report; that in the opinion of this meeting it would be highly in convenient and improper for this company to enter into any negotiations with, or to entertain any pro posals from, the promoters of the Landon, Bucks, and East Gloucestershire scheme referred to in the sixth paragraph of the report, or any other scheme for a similar object ; and that the meeting be ad journed until Wednesday, the Bth of November, so that the directors might in the meantime exchange the agreement with the Great Western Company. Mr. OGILVY seconded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said he thought he could not put the resolution just proposed. It was desirable the railway should be made, but he did not think it could be made under that agreement, as it was neither a working nor a workable agreement. Mr. FORBES, the secretary, then read a corres pondence that took place on the subject between him and Mr. Saunders, the secretary of the Great Western Company, in which it was stated by Mr. Forbes that it was impossible to carry on the works with such an agreement ; that the Great Western Company had paid the call on £20,000 instead of on £30,000, which they were authorised to sub scribe ; and that the narrow gauge instead of the broad gauge should be laid on the new line. The CHAIRMAN said, in acting under the advice of the company's legal adviser, he could not put the resolution proposed by Captain Bulkeley to the meeting. After a long discussion and amendments for a simple adjournment being pioposed, Captain BULKELEY and Mr. OGILVY protested against the chairman nat having put a resolution submitted by them. The protest was agreed to be entered on the minutes. On the motion of Captain BULKELEY, seconded by Mr. OGILVY, the meeting was adjourned to the Bth of November next, and the proceedings ter minated. HULL, LANCASHIRE, AND MIDLAND COUNTIES. This proposed line is to cross the Humber by a bridge from Hull, on the . Yorkshire coast, to a point about two miles to the westward of Barton, in Lin colnshire, thence to proceed southward for about 12 mileswhere it is to form a junction with the Althorpe and Lincoln Railway, which has already been autho rised. A branch is proposed to be constructed to Appleby, and thence to Keadby, placing Hull in direct communication with the coal and manufac turing districts of Yorkshire and Lancashire, and giving the inhabitants a much shorter route than at present exists in London. By the North-Eastern Company's new line, via Staddlethorpe, the distance from Hull to Doncaster will be about 42 miles, and the proposed railway will provide for all Hull traffic _through Doncaster the same advantages as regards nearness to the manufacturing dis tricts as -to the North-Eastern Company's new line.- The distance from Hull to Newark-on -Trent by the line via Staddlethorpe and Doncaster will be . 1 78 miles, while the distance by the proposed Humber line would be only 59 miles. The distance by the two routes named would be—by the Staddlethorpe line, 95 miles ; by the Hull, Lancashire, and Mid land Counties line, 76. The diStance from Hull to London, via Milford Junction, is 214 miles ; by the Staddlethorpe line, via Doncaster, 198 ; by the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire and Great Northern Railways, 183 ; and by the proposed line across the Humber, 173. The construction of this line would benefit the trade and commerce of Hull. It is said that this project has met with the appro bation of the directors of the Great Northern, Great Eastern, and Midland Companies. The amount of capital proposed to be raised is £900,000: The pro posed bridge across the Humber is- toilie built so that the largest ships may pass beneath the super structure at high spring tides, and is to be a mile in length; on the Lincolnshire side there is to be a mile of viaduct, and on the Yorkshire a quarter of a mile. BISHOP'S CASTLE. The first section of this company's line, from Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, near Craven Arms, to the town of Bishop's Castle, was formally opened on Tuesday last. The day was kept up as a general holiday at Bishops' Castle, and the event was celebrated at a public dinner. The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the com p an y was held on the same dayat chair. Bishop's Castle Mr. G. H. Whalley, M.P., in the The report congratulated the shareholders on the opening of the first 11 miles of their line, which the directors considered it desirable to complete and open as soon as practicable, not only to secure some return for the capital expended, but to complete the communication between the town and neigh:- bourhood of Bislop's Castle and Shrewsbury. The directors expressed their satisfaction at the substantial manner in which the works had been executed under the supervision of their engineer, Mr. B. Piercy. The bills promoted by the directors in the last Session of Parliament had passed, not withstanding the opposition of the London and North-Western and Cambrian Companies. The result of these proceedings had secured the use of the Craven Arms Station and the Montgomery Station of the Cambrian Railways, and, by means of the extension to Minsterlcy, opened up the shortest route from Aberystwith and the Welsh Coast to Shrewsbury and places beyond, through a rich and populous district. The works on these extensions would be proceeded with simultaneously with the remainder of the main line. . The GuArnmAN moved the adoption of the report, which was carried unanimously. The meeting was then made special, and the directors were authorised to borrow £30,000. THE -ROYAL FAMILY OF ITALY.—King Victor Emmanuel appeared three days back at Turin, on the bal cony of the palace, between his two daughters, the Princess. °iodide and the Queen of Portugal. The population . re peatedly raised enthusiastic cries of welcome to the royal family, and manifested their joy at seeing the two prin cesses. s- ._.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WORCESTER RACES-(THIS DAY.) HANDICAP PLATE. Norma - - - 1 Fisherman's Daughter 2 Four ran. - SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. ---0-- LONDON, Oct. 31.—Wind Ms day at noon—South.. Westerly; moderate breeze; and cloudy weather, with rain. - Pia - mourn, Oct. 30.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Cassiporo, from London for Auckland, leaky, and with loss of bul warks. FALMOUTH, Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived -Hortense, from Itio Janeiro. • PouTsmonzir, Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—] dwsrd P. Bouverie, from London for Bombay, with loss of cross jackyard. CAnnxip," Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hannah, from Bilboa. HOLYHEAD, Oct. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Florida, from Liverpool for New Orleans. WARRENPOINT, Oct. 30.—Wincl S.E.—Arrived—Monte zuma, from Quebec. CLLDE, from Quebec. Oct. 30.—Wind S. W. — Arrived—W as hi ng t on, SHIELDS, Oct: 30.—Wind B:W.—Sailed—Camillus, for Windsor, U.S. DUNDALK, Oct. 30.—Wind Oyren9, from Aft. GnimsßY, Oct. 30.—Wind N.E.—Arrived.—Frederick, from , • [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 30—Eliza, from Quebec ; Bucentaur, from Calcutta ; Ottawa, from Quebec. Arrived, ,Oct. 31—Result, from Guernsey ; Rose Bird, from Petersburg. THE GREAT FIRE IN TOOLEY-STREET—LATEST PARTICULARS (TUESDAY).--This extensive fire was not wholly extinguished at noon to-day, and the smoul dering of over a million pounds weight of tea, the gradual consumption o: coriander, carraway seeds, Spanish juice, and the burning of Malacca cane; parterre canes, bags of rice, pimento, nutmegs, mace, &c., of course will swell the damage to a far greater amount than was expected yester ! day. The whole of the engines have, with tho exception of the river floater, been what the firemen term " knocked off," the land-side hose being fed from Beck and Co.'s patent hydrants, supplied by the Southwark Water Com pany. It is expected that the fire will be wholly extin guished during the day. SEVERE STORM IN CORNWALL. —On. Saturday night a storm of great violence raged in Cornwall, and on the following morning it was reported that several disasters had occurred along the coast. Some immense trees were unrooted in the immediate neighbourhood of Truro, and house property suffered severely. Early in the week the famous Arch rock at Kynance Cove yielded to the fury of the storm. THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE COLLIERS.--The colliers of the South Yorkshird district have made a demand for an, advance of 10 per cent, upon their present rate of pay The movement is of no ordinary dimensions, inasmuch as 6,000 hands are engaged in the district. The reasons for the demand are the present brisk state of the market and the advance which the coalmasters have made in the price of the commodity. There appears to be a likelihood of the masters complying with the request, in which case the un happy circumstance of a strike will be avoided. LOCOMOTIVES ON COMMON ROADS.—An experi ment was made a few days since on the Quai d'Orsay, between the Champ de Mars and the Pont de la Concorde, with a locomotive dragging a largo carriage, not unlike the diligences of the olden times, laden with pas sengers inside and outside. Tho same kind of locomotion has recently been tried in Algeria in presence of a com mittee who reported warmly in its favour, stating that the engine in question could easily run 20 kilometres (I2f miles) per hour on ordinary roads, and oould go faster or slower, and stop or turn with as much facility as carriages drawn by the best-trained horses. RAILWAY TRAFFIC BETWEEN LONDON AND BRIS TOL.—Many will be surprised to learn, what we can vouch for upon the best authority, that the Midland Company is now carrying as largo an amount of goods traffic between London and Bristol as the Great Western. Company. The route, via Birmingham, which these goods have to travel, is more than double the Great Western route, yet they are carried at the same rates, if not with equal rapidity and regularity. We know of one Bristol firm which receives from London 300 tons a week of goods by the Midland. We believe the traffic between London and Bristol has far outgrown the resources of the Great Western Company.— Western Daily Press. THE GRI:AT ENGLISH BARITONE, Mn. SANTLEY. —Mr. Santley appeared on Saturday night as Casper in Weber's "Der Freischutz " for the first time ; this after having undertaken nothing loss arduous than Mozart's "Don Giovanni (also for the first time) on Thursday. When it is remembered, says the Atheneum, that Mr. Sant ley's week's service has likewise included appearances in M. Gounod's " Valentine" (a part he may be said to have created) and also in " Fidelio," we may call attention to the four performances, in referring to this, as a feat which places its maker in the very highest class of dramatic artists. A SCENE IN THE CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.-It was ds g th re e s c s lo th se at o w f th il e n s a e ni co L n . d y se a s u si c o e n y o b f ro t t e e filir.ostmCothne fe d t° e •at ew towards counsels and influence of Mr. Davis, and became, with Mr. Foote, a leader of the Opposition. Mr. Hill, a senator from Georgia, had likewise - changed his front, and was re , markable for the earnestness, personal interest, and per sistency with which he sustained the measurea of an Admi nistration to which his allegiance had been given but late in the day. Mr. Yancey had returned f rom an unsuccessful mission to Europe, and was representing Alabama, in tho Confederate Senate. The question of a navy was under discussion in secret session. The debate ranged beyond the parliamentary limits, and Messrs. Yancey and Hill became animated over the abstractdoctrines of state rights and the divinity of slavery. High words passed, and finally the lie was given by Mr. Hill. Mr. Yancey leaned forward, and as he aimed a blow at his adversary was caught in the arms of the latter, and thrown violently back over a desk. Mr. Hill is a man of wonderful muscular de velopment. Mr. Yancey was never very heavy, though lithe and active. In the fall his spine was seriously injured, and when the bystanders rushed upon the two and dragged the one from the other, the great lire- eater lay unconscious upon the floor, with a little trickle of blood oozing from hie lips. He was carried to his hotel, a vote of secrecy was passed, and the encounter was hushed up. No one in Richmond except that body of men knew of the circum stance for months. Meanwhile tho victim did not recover. Ho drooped from day to day. He became listless, hopeless, and vacant. Ho was transferred to his own home, whore his convulsions ceased a few weeks before his death—. which was tranquil and calm.—Nashville Banner. Now AND T HEN.—Ckarivari, in a tone of grave rebuke, invites the English to review their conduct in re gard to the United States. It was only some six months ago that John Bull was doing honour to the pirate of the Alabama. The "young commodores of the British Ad miralty, in their newest and most richly gold-laced rod coats, took the corsair to their elegant clubs. The blonde misses of Albion opened those blue eyes of theirs nearly as large as their mouths, to gaze in admiration on old Semmes, and strewed roses in his path." Then came the news of Lincoln's death, and there was a roar of laughter in England at his successor- the tailor, the rowdy, the fel low with a big paunch. At one of the theatres specially frequented by sailors and coachmen a clown was dressed up in the President's official costume, with the word' "Johnson" chalked on his back—a delicate epigram. But John Bull has begun to look serious now that Mr. Johnson has sent in his little bill for damages done by the Alabama. The smart commodores are trying to prove that they feasted the captain of the Alabama in honour of the Hear sage;' the blonde misses are taught to recognise the perfect gentleman in Mr. Johnson, though lie is podgy ; and Lord Russell writes to the President, " Your Excellency, don't fret, we shall make all square." —Pall-Mall Gazette. NATIONALITIES OF UNITED STATES NAVAL OFFICERS.—A curious statistical table has been published, showing the nationalities of the naval officers in the United States service during the late war. It appears that of the total number of oficers in the naval service at the close of the war 5,956 were born in the United States, 748 were foreigners, and 889 did not furnish the place of their birth. Of native born Americans Now York State furnished the largest number, 1,2G3 ; but Massachusett s , considering everything, makes better comparative s h ow than this, her contribution being 1,226. Pennsylvania had 850; Maine 499, which contribution is small taking into consideration tho extent of her coast; Connecticut 264; gave 188, Engla nd ell New Hampshire, with her limited seaboard, 175 ; Rhode Srewla:dden Canada 32 7 Island, 102—a larger proportion of men in proportion to her territory than any of the large seaboard States ;attdVe Prussia 18 each, mont 81. 0; the 47 foreign countries which contributedm r -813d;own to 1 ofa a almostn ce included every D f i e 7e r 7n, o rn t s tr acio. g kt r la e 2 a n2 t ,d n N a 7o li , o w n aa a ye l 33,r1n s , t i r ,a u nN g yo g v i 5 e a5,S I acnoatiatahnedbpr t s i N v v e i s ck n u l4 ll b F e t ri -a n n g c e nationality but Portugal—Turkey, i N -ep ew res li en re ta n Po land, the Sandwich Islands, &e Greece, Russia, , not excepted. Z wool crop of Texas ** large, the clip of somo of the is represented as very reaching' from 50,000 to 7 most successful raisers 0 , 0 00 pounds. The New York underwriters have decided to make the rate of insurance on cotton andother goods • in stores where cott on i s stored $135 on each $lOO. Evidence accumulates thatthe freedmen can negro can take care of themselves. Fourteen hundred helpless fami • hes have asked the military— authorities at Forires Monroe for I • cave to purchase land for dwellings in. Vir ginia, for which they offer hard cash. It is reported that the Wall-street bankers are beginning to protest in a private way against the iurther issue of paper currency by the Government, and that a combined effort will soon bo made to show the inexpe diency of such issue. They want specie payments. kiJuAßEz.—The correspondent of the New York Tribune says Juarez has fled from Mexico and taken refuge in the United States. He said to be located at the village of Franklin, on the United Stales side of the Rio Grande. The Tribune adds that business in Mexico is reviving, that all classeS of the people are animated with the hope of a stable Government under Maximilian, and that the Empe ror is carrying out the "Monroe doctrine" in a way which will be perfectly satisfactory to the Government of the United States. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Augusta, screw steather, from Liverpool, for London. Tho Fortuna, from• London, for New York, has come ,- back to London in tow, 4 ,; ;~'~~ ~~. 30. norn- Lucca the .ncess iesscs 'rived )en au 'rine° !olige d re- ay aS raja ed by ollys, ;stet' D ss Of with Band leave left SS I - 4 ' ess of i a ges• San - Lt the rytbas ortala i ssiau the 1 1)105 &IV° jraw and Dircle• )rosv il t an d o ared pro- E tb ° LI ., of tTaire Lav e i yes" autO Ili& )rclal V is' ;oyer 0110- nor i es ‘ Ls, 10 ,serg e aucli- 0 0 1 I Oilres: 0011.. RS, n• fo' :.g 0 l dge' 1 0 ow! co: 10e# la 0 tilo 105 41 I R a