The Sun. — London, England, 1866-09-01 00:00:00

i ._ -- de Stae l It is re training by To r " Spanis h , l y an d rather fth book )n The iex " bas - - • , a point in which d in the Ld corra- AinOng , says °II beeolll - aSPeeb ose wh ° g beings vledge -- Derator l t his pro' of to be Lures, t° jan w ere D pathies er repu ; dogma s that the syeholo ;lopment, ing, an d ,lighten he prae— IS of A rnporarl wn per to giv ° ,, rish nn of tb ° 'elusion• 1." iS 3 re ina'l Le„cel ,- str°' -written interest' ibutes a ent staff o aalalas o eal and , vina" religious 3tions of o pposea 66 DaS b id dus t " ;n som e " mariao laritable care of i ady an d hout its ant and is illus' storie , a bound , hour or must be ___. ~ , , r . 7 30. D. . Louis" .nines. 3 Louis e Castl e ' rn. bars' LjcstY• ;use/ on )ple °ll Y do W' ODS for 0 tbi rl se a l° ies who Ives b/ 3 Of 131. ; Ants ag ira „. ..,' 1 f 1.1./ ) a yea , to igiug, )1:LO' eo is 10 4° t lA , u najob' th o at I'llAill fro m r oo o ' wof t " , of t 1 ,3 0 wort" tre 040 P 001 0 a l xnvig e il kaoW". j 1 Llty XONEYMARKET AND COMI\IBROIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 4Quietude 'very generally has prevailed in the be ? l leY Market to-day, the number of bills on offer ti ,; a g C omparatively limited. The abundance of ney is very apparent, the brokers are eagerly tirst-class ~,n.tnpeting for the paper brought into circulation. bills - of short date are readily taken at 5 Per cent. The S um of £207,000 has been paid to the credit of „the Secretary o f St a t e f or I n di a , on accoun t o f L ae call of R Ailvay. P £3per share recently made by the Delhi 13 Gold to the amount of £112,000 was taken to the an an k Yesterd a y, w hi c h i nc l u d e d 51 , 0 0 0 sovere i gns, ci the sum o f £140,000 was w i t hd rawn f or A meri ca. meetin g 4: h er c of the shareholders of the Imperial an tile Credit A ssoc i a ti on was h e ld y e st er d a y, a to tal a call was agree d to o f £5 per s h are, ma ki ng ri t al of £l5 paid up on each £5O share. lt ring the week the specie movements have been a gain f n , °. an extensive character. The imports have fn to abo u t £951,244, c hi e fly f rom th e West ies and Pacific, Australia, the Brazils, and the cont inent. Th e ex p or t s h ave amoun t e d t o a b ou t 98 ) 3 72, the greater portion of which has been mes Patched to the continent. Two o'CLocx. t e i 4 e t t he Paris Bourse to-day, according to Reuter's 7 01. g r ata, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were dealt in at re 4it hough Saturday, a day when prices generally al e l 'when the account is " bullish," values on o e Ztock Exchange have closed satisfactorily, and a b I ng but adverse political intelligence from t ad, which i s no t f or a momen t a pp re h en d e d as e l to interfere with the upward course of quota :4B on the resumption of business next " i t. Consols remain at 898 f for money ; 1 4 ' 4 the 6 t h, an d 89/ f f or th e account. Th e B pt Threes and Reduced Annuiti es are mar k e d 1; Exchequer Bills, March, ss. dis., and Is. per to par for June; Indi a St oc k, 2091 ; ditt o 5 1041 ; and ditto 5 per cent. Enfaced a ir, 100. M eat o f t h e pr i ncipal descriptions of Fore i gn 1 1 " °48 show imp r o vemen t. G ree k h ave advanced 10 ; Turkish 5 per Cents., 18, to 271 8 ; to 55 4 ; and Mexican 1, to 161 1. The p a n Scrip remains at 11 8 dis., and Spanish t j'ivre at 231 8 ; but the Certificates declined 1, p 101 16. American Securities are rather de '„• United States 5-20 Bonds have declined 46 i '1 ; and Illinois 1, to 801 ; Erie shares are t o Z, Atlantic and Great Western Debenture 1t 0 : 44 hate risen 2, to 63 65, and the Consolidated iTage Bonds ar e steady at 46 48. k oci till itla teleas in the Railway Share Market has been of w er Y active, but, owing to a preponderance v a ct e s after the late advance, prices have given London, Chatham, and Dover have receded kid Caledonian, Great Northern A Stock, Brighton, kic i 11 A orth-Western each 1; and Great Eastern pro? ea each 1- ; while Midland have im /he' 1 ) and South-Eastern lf. k a Ltile Forei gn a n d C o lo n i a l lines there is no ii t ns]. alteration. 4 and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, but 21 remain steady. Alliance are dealt in at at 6 2- k Imperial Bank, at 26 ; London and County, e r . ec ij 6 6 ; Anglo-American T e legraph, at 11 ; tre9dlitt, t o i n l ci dis er ; of England, at 3 dis. ; General and National Discount Company, prem. ciorp ERITIBII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES .1, --rtNISENT FUNDS. 1)0r %dent. C onso l s a Per Ac count Aug. N ew 3 . Cant 'Reduced ug ' BBl New 3 } p e r Cent BBl } A D o. Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — gail eit . Per Cent. Jan. 1873 _ Do: f 'esi 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 0 (t . 30 Yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — )ti Sea t 4c Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 6, March. ,Dower Bills, X 1,000,3 pe r Celli. 5 dia ..., $ •Uo X5OO — ktik , £lOO and £2OO b England Stock, si. per Cent — o 4 t eeunt — C n ,,1.Nt,,,.., a ) , ~,- - -•4 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 0 0 2et0ek, 10} per Cent., AprillB74 2 0 0 49} D o. ,': Per Cont. July, 1870 D o. 'Alper Cent., Oct. 1888 D o rrtificate s — b ° . 5 1 faced Paper 4 per Cent — 1) o 6 ,Per Cent., Jan. 1872 ... 11)0 D o h t Per Cent., May 1879 — N . . ;cell; 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 1) 0. '2 nds,4 per Cent. £ l,OOO — qnder ti,ooo — Pm So lit iv i ° REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ii,, ll atri ne „ltepublic, 6 per Cent., .£l5 pd — pm •Atii i , 4, -10 1 ads, 5 per Cent, 1859 4 )% 4 1 - • u Per Cent -- I . t o Per Cent., 1852-58-60 • t o 11 ..)- , o • 1863 1865 — Be. ~eceunt — ii bo. t!00 Bonds — l ',. s eti os A ri l ) , 465 paid ki t o kar,es 6 per Cent — 0 .° 1 " 'owls ili Atil Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) . 1 2% 41 6 Per Cent — uo , Per 0 t — D 6 Per en h 0 e r Cent ZiZtitob i l i lp £75 paid D i i t, 6 6 _Per Cent. — A lli ell ler ° ant. b)uo.6 Per Cent., 1825 — 4 / 14 . Per Cent., 1861 . N , 0.t,„ 1) 14 Principalities - t i aitt c °nnt 13 °l' N ew . ) 2 , 0 , p r w Consolidated, 1 per Cent — t)0 bef°,isional Land Warrant pi eu b p'o(l 0., & Per Cent . ° .J , co tid J. tiot, , ends — ssae B7 .1) b o y Is b tlO O t " 1864 B7l 8 7 1) ' 0 0v ' ls (.1 °. 40 ° n:talent Railway Debentures B3 f kelt Paid b 6 o. A Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons L '. V. O O. a,CeOll 1)0111.1s t —l-} , A -4 - NA ,. —ce o 6 1t a ,, , er 04 , lint p o. o .tt ,:a pe O r Per Cant. e nl Bt .6 s — _ ),1, (1 0. AL' e olint V o t :t eo '3re P al e ta r Cent t) -- 1 - 6 Z 1- 11) 1) 4 'nit k 0 ° , 1864 ll o ter a 't . Cent. Anglo-French — ti c e l °li B 47an 6 . per Cent., X3O paid *l 4: 4l Penal - Cent i‘ bo tad e per Voll'er Cent p i p° i:' ° ferred. " h rtiv ii.s . kid Warrants (Hectares) ' 1 ,0.17 6 per Cent., 1865 ...Jo e t eount D o Per Cent. (U ibarren) — I.rt 11 ~ r 'O4 l Per Cent., 1862 blig ile et °3 B° 3 per Cent., 1853 Vi o 3ullat 1 ) 0 41 ,2 0 r,.. Cent., 1822, X St 11".;' 0 ' uent. .1850 b° 3 Per Cent4`lB6o b° o s Cont. 1859 11 4 ,5 De ,. ,ent. 1862 e..4i,,,‘ 5 `ie11t. 1864 — ik, e ••Aoc., Per Cent b -4 51 1 —' p e n a , t . b° A0 e ,..„ Cent b° Ne w' I .t . nt 130 4,7 .ueforred — t i ° P a Z.‘int lib, o A _ iv e .. kR,; : , ..0 0 ,„ ... , 0000000000000000000000000000000000 _..... .. i . ; if , t k CZat ......................... . I j o tal l r'llt eo:. 41 Par C ent _ e k lali 6" r Cent. 1864 1 3 ° o l co o t e rt r , Cent. 1854 — 1)0 Per ~,:), D l),' Ace o ,' 'IL 1858 ° .Cl OO b ut _ t i 3 p er B onds too At._ Cent. 1862 b Rf o 'u o litit ..... 0 6 l i nt.. •.., ................... ; - I: 1 0 R Per n Q 8 D e - A Pe r ri -e4 t, 1863 — vtio:leco tb , - t 6 ilt., 1 865, paid up Scrip — b e , z 1,„„ _ -- ' 4,14"3u01at. Guarantee d — b e e Ace , P''r Cent. 13 ,54 61,t' bo. ' 6 `ecou t : t i 18iii per , ..... . D ash b• Cent 18 ....... • q o , Ivi de _ „ ) 64 27} } 1 1:),' . 2 4 NI . v l4lB on the above payable in Loudoa. t ... ll :4 °ol itift ea i' z i s t.Ex. 12 Guil. _ 4) A Par es,, ' o eollut ". 6 •7 1 861, Ex. 2sf. .48 01 D o ' B , It o TWO O'CLOCK. bi;,!.ecobili,3''' Julan. 1 dis par ii. to .4 , 11 a , ................................. 891 1 1 0ct0betr,...................... ............ :.1g- ..,........_.... ........................... 8.1 6 Th ii , IR A e ‘..,t 1 i 0 key e ee of 4 l'aciac Railroad is completed for the k . tyi~ °ile I, ~ell,-Iriy.., s'utldred and sixty - threo miles. Fort Kear "nliber 11:e Miles further, will be reached, it is said, by SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Sharer Railways. I p a i l ! Closing I Business Prioe. done. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n ...... Cornwall . . Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. .London, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. fit k. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D 4. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, ts. at 25 pin Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. 5. V4l. Rail gua. ' Do. South Wales..... Do. W. Atid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire do Yorkshire; London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., S Coabt Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lou. .15 North Western Lon. do South Western Man., Shet., Ac Lincoln 3tetropolitan...... Do. New Do. Extension Sletropolitan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd ilidtand Do. £9 Share _ Do, B" •o, & Derby %lid Kent . . North British Do."Ed.,rth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. (I.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Po. Stook. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1884 ... Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire v. & S. W... Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock tio. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Es stern Staines, Wok., & Wok l'aff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1 \Vest Cornwall 89 91 128 130 38 93 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 115 t 0 31 33 5 6 122 121 133 131 02 0t 69 6! 35 37 33 33 120} 127 90 92 23 2k 100 5 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 1221 123 88 69 8" 82 128 129 2 3 p 104 101 92 94 121 121 i It 2 p 91 33, 54 66 ,2 2t 103 105 65 67 97 99 34 35 - 0 10 120 122 1 2p 1 2p 13 75 111 114 152 156 74 76 45 47 681 69 8i 9i 14 115 2 3 99 102 53 65 311 1 2 12 133 29 31 / 59i 63 126 k 7 89 20 15 1221 14 2i V} 132 1111 S/ sg 110 9 71 701 1i BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic&St.Lawrence all 54 6 6 at Rom., Barodaol, Cen.ln. 100 93 100 991 gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. P shares 8 Id I 201 Itutfalo & Lake Huron all 4 4} 10 Do. Preference 100 Bu o r e. ra lB l 2 , .& 3. G t o . d .. eri .. c . h l a c !: 76 86 76 80 st Calcutta &S. E., BM lOO st Jat , e Town & Dock, gu lOO 60 65 00 Demerara., 7 p.c. per. p all 100 102 It East. Bengal, gu ,5 do 100 99/ Wit at East Indian, gu. . 5 p.c. 100 99 101 10 I 1 21 20 Do. J Extension 15 et Grand Trunk of Canada 100 20 22 221 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 66 69 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 56 68 60 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 50 55 100 Du. do. deferred 100 Do. 3cl Pref. stock all 40 45 100 Do. do. deferred all 36 3 ) 1 0 0 Do. 4th P re f. s t oc k 100 Da. do. deterred st Gt. India Pen. gua. 5p.0, 100 106 107 108 20 120. Gus. 5 per cent lB 4 1 P 20 Do. New gua. sp. o 6 6 1 P at Gt. South of India ... gua. 5 per cent st D.'. 41 per cent lOO 91 93 at Do 201 Great VV( s. of Canada all 141 141 14 201 Do , New 18 53 / 4 3 4 :00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 all 91 83 10C Do. 5, do. pay, 1877_8. a ll 83 65 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 11 Old st Madras, gu a . 5 p.c 100 97 98 971 81 at Do. 41 do lOO 89 91 9's at Do. 4i do lOO 84 86 20 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at \Leib. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay all st N. HlC'da,6pc Istptba 100 8 st Scinde . Do 96 98 st Do. Delhi * d 100 94 06 20 Do. do .; e h 2 11 1 4 3 / 4 at Do. Punlaub.... . 100 95 97 at Do.lndus St.Flot 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. , British Columbit:,6 per cent., Deo. 31,1872.... 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84* Feb. lOO 92 94 Do. 6p. o. & Aug.. 1..0 93 91 —Do. S P. C. Mar. & Sept 101 91 96 sp. c. Jan. & July 100 75 77 73 Do. sp. c. inscribed sk 100 75 77 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 99 101 Do.Apl.&Oct, 1890-1900 100 102 101 105 Do. do; 1880-9,. 100 102 101 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 , 100 100 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1000...... 100 86 8./ Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.l 1 100 102 Do. 1878. do.. 100 105 1.7 Mauritius, Rp. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . DO, 1882, Mayls, Nov. it, 10" 101 103 Do. 1895, Feb. & Atm_ 100 103 105 Natal goy. 6 per cent.. 100 97 100 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 90 OS N, S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1860 100 90 92 . Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 e 100 90 95 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189: 100 83 85 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 92 91 Do. 5 percent.... ... 100 73 75 79a 980 Nova &Ala Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 94 96 Queensland Gov. ap. c lOO 90 03 93 S. Aus.Gov. 6pm 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards ltO 102 101 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 103 105 1061 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, Um I Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 94 101 Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 40u 420 U rake walls 2.1.0 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 14 16 224 Cast Caradon 2.14.6 6 S East earn Brea 34 14 2 3 cast Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 East Love.' 3.9.0 64 74 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 34 3 G am. & StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 Great Lexey, limited all 19 20 194 Great South 'reigns 0.14.c 4 ly Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Heist 40 21 22 25 Grenville 8.18.0 14 2 II 1 Herod's Foot Hingston Downs 5.10.6 34 34 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.8 4 o Marke Valley 4.10.6 31 44 4 Vtwyndy Iron Ore, Tim 34 24 ltd New Se ton - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassettallogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 Pruvidenee Uny Lelant 10.6.: 20 25 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 325 375 South Coudurrow 3.2.0 14 2 14 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 174 £24 —. Stray Park 35.15.6 • _ Tin Croft..... 5 Vigra and ClJgan, Tim , a ll 3 5 West 1 tassett (Mogan W. Caradon (lAskeard 9 6 7 West Chtverton ll 60 65 West ..... 474 115 125 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 SO 85 Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 10 15 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 & Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 9 cl eltErE LINN Mt titIAREN Great Western Orig. pref. 4i per cent pl., 87 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent., LINES LEASED AT FIXED 11,10ITAL8. Mid. Bradfor.i, pf. stock 87 Shrewsbury and Hertford, 123} FOILEIGA KAILWAYEI. •tahta and San Franciew, Ihn., gua. 7 per 0ent.,1131 Sambre and Aimee, 81 FottEIGN MINES. Cape Copper. Hrn.. 10/ Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 21 Port Philip, / 1 BAN fEd. A l'iance, Um.. 21/ 1 Anglo Austrian. n 1 Anglo-Italian, Bin., 13 Bank of New Zealand, 171 18 Bank of British Columbia, 17 1 City, 16.% 16 Colonial, 39 Consolidated Bank, lira., Bast London, lira., 3 Imperial Bank, 11m.. 26 imperial Ottoman, 81 9 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 1 London and County. 66 Loudon Joint Stock, 44 21 London and 1% estminster, 96 41 )riental Banx Corporation, 48 71 Union of London, 481 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-American Telegraph, It Berlin Water Works, lira., 1 1i City Discount, lira, Cowmercial Union, Insurance, Credit t'oncter and ffobilier of .England. 54 4 5 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpeti. deb., 108 7 Egyptian Coin. and Trading, lim., 43 General Steam Navigation, 253 Hudson's Bay, 163 Imperial Laud Company of Marseilles, lira., 33 International Financial z-ociety, urn., 31 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour , 43 London General Omnibus Company, lira, M , dras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto all), 183 Merchant Shipping, Um., 7 4 National Discount ompany, 144 Panama. N. Zealand, and Australian li. Mail, 11m., 7 l'en insula and Oriental Steam. 67 Quebrada Land, Kull, and Mining, lint. 1 4 Submarine Telegraph. 53 OPENING OF THE CANNON - STREET RAILWAY STATION THIS DAY.—This morning (Saturday) great excitement was caused on the occasion of the open ing of the now station of the Loudon and South-Eastern Railway at Cannon-street, City. For several days Air. Benjamin Edgington's men have been employed in deco rating the Charing-cross station with flags, whilst Mr. Edgington, of the New Kent-road, has been engaged in fitting up the new station at Cannon-street. The directors mustered at an early hour in the morning, and they pro ceeded by special train over the now line, but unfortunately one of the trains ran off the metals and caused consider able delay, but no one was injured. This portion of the line promises, from the increasing traffic of the City, to be one of the most remunerative belonging to the south- Eastern Company. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) CAUTION TO WORKMEN CARRYING TOOLS IN THE STREETS. SMITH V. EMERTON. This was an action to recover 6s. damages, sustained by tho plaintiff through the negligent conduct of the defen dant. The plaintiff stated that he was walking in the city on a recent occasion, and he met defendant, who was carrying a small plane, called a plough. Apiece of sharp iron projected over defendant's arm, and caught the sleeve of the plain tiff's coat, tearing it, so that it was necessary to have a new sleeve. Plaintiff considered that defendant was carrying the plane in a careless manner. _ . Defendant said he carried the plane as safely as ho pos sibly could. There was a particular way that ho and his fellow workmen carried the tool, and he thought it was the plaintiff's duty to have avoided it. His Honour—How were yuu carrying it on the day of the accident ? Defendant—Just as I hold it now ; the iron will project a little way over the arm. There was plenty of room on the pavement for plaintiff to have passed without torch ing me. His Honour—l do not think you carry the tool in a saf e position. Plaintiff—l may say that defendant offered mo sixpence, so that I might get the coat repaired, but I told him I should want a uew sleeve. Defendant—l did not offer anything. I only said that it would not cost more than sixpence to repair the coat. Plaintiff produced the coat, and his honour said it was quite clear there must be a new sleeve. He was clearly of opinion that klaintiff was entitled to recover. It was the duty of workmen carrying tools in the public streets, especially in the City, to take care that no injury was done to passengers. Defendant should have a bag for his tools as carpenters had, or he should cover them up so that they might be safely conveyed through the public streets There was no doubt he had not done so in the present case, and therefore plaintiff would have a verdict with costs. POL ICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. BOW-STREET. GOING TO MEET A FRIEND.—George Marshall, who re fused to state his address or occupation, was charged with creating a disturbance at the South-Eastern Railway Sta tion, Charing-cross, and assaulting Inspector Bengough. The Inspector stated that the prisoner entered the sta tion shortly before the arrival of the Margate train, and was walking along the arrival platform, when witness stopped hint and told him he could not be allowed to go that way. The prisoner said he wanted to meet friend who was to collie by the Margate train. Witness told him that was the wrong side, and pointed to the place where the train would arrive. The lamps were lighted at that part of the platform, but where the prisoner stood it was in all in darkness. The prisoner went to the proper place and waited till the train came in. After the train was cleared he again came up to witness and said, "Do you know what I could do to such a thing as you ? I could knock you down and jump your - inside out," at the same time striking ,him in the face. A struggle ensued, but with the help of a porter and a police-constable he was at once removed to the station-house. He used a great deal of bad language. Thbmas Archer, the oleo porter, said that when he came to the inspector's assistance the prisoner struck at him, but he warded off the blow. Cyrelius Dudman, F 81, who took the prisonor to the station, said that he continued to use the same sort of lan guage as was mentioned by the inspector, not only on the way to the station, but in the cell during the greater part of the night. Inspector Brennan said the prisoner was the worse for• liquor. The prisoner admitted that he was the worse for liquor, and had said more than he ought. He thought he was entitled to go to meet his friend, and he was irritated at being interfered with. He denied that he struck the in spector, who, however, knocked him down. The inspector said there was no objection to the prisoner going to the part of the platform where the train was to arrive. But it would be dangerous to allow strangers to go blundering about in the dark in parts of the station not open to the public. He denied that he struck the prisoner, but they fell together in the course of the struggle. Mr. Flowers said with the evidence of threo witnesses before him he could not doubt that the prisoner struck the inspector. The prisoner denied it, and though he was not on his oath he (Mr. Flowers) paid every attention to what he said, being reluctant to believe that a man would tell a lie under such circumstances. The Prisoner—lf I had struck him I would freely own it. I would not tell a lie about it for .E 5. Mr. Flowers—Then why should he ? A young woman named Margaret Humphrey here came forward and tendered her evidence. She said she wont to the statiou . with the prisoner to meet her husband, and went down the platform a little in advance of him. She turned round to see if he was following her, and saw him lying on the platform, the inspector having knocked him down. She would swear that he did not strike the inspec tor. Mr. Flowers—How can you know that if you had your back turned? Witness—Oh, it was not a minute. Mr. Flowers--It was long enough fcr him to be knocked down. G. W. Humphrey, husband of the last witness, hero came forward, saying that he saw the whole affair from the beginning. Mr. Flowers—They did not seem to know- that you had arrived. The witness replied that he did not come by that train, but by one that arrived at London-bridge an hour and a half earlier. In the meanwhile he had been home, and finding his wife was gone to Charing-cross he followed. He described an extraordinary scone of confusion, in which 14 or 15 porters joined in knocking the prisoner about; and when he remonstrated with them for their brutality two of them seized him, flung him on the ground, kicked him, and told him that was all he got by inter ference. Mr. Flowers said it was extraordinary that his wife said noting of all this. The prisoner must pay 10s. or be imprisoned seven days. He was liable to a fine for going there drunk at all. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES AND BY MEANS OF FORGED ORDERS.— Henry Aston, a young man, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with obtaining some cloth from Messrs. Scott Adie, Scotch woollen merchants, Regent-street. It appears that the prisoner, who was formerly a clerk in the employ of Messrs. Mackay, Burke, and Wheeler, military tailors, No. 120, New Bond-street, but left about eight months ago, wont on the 28th of last metal: to Messrs. Scott and Adie's and asked for two lengths of cloth, and the assistant, believing that the prisoner was still in Messrs. Mackay, Burke, and Wheeler's employ,>llowed him to take them away. Information reaching Butcher, 137 C, that the prisoner was obtaining goods by similar means from different tradesmen, Butcher called upon Mr. Mackay and ascertained that the prisoner had no authority to go for goods in the name of the firm, and a warrant. was then applied for, and the prisoner taken into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner. Thos. Hiatt, 82, Gray's-inn-road, described as a writer and grainer, was charged with knowingly uttering forged or3ers for the delivery of a quantity of paper hangings, of the value of £lO, with intent to defraud Mr. Silas Tucker, of 234, High Holborn. Mr. C. W. Denney, assistant to Mr. Tucker, proved that the prisoner brought the different orders for goods, the order being signed " Thos. Hiatt," and believing the pri soner had been sent by his father, who was a customer, ho allowed him to have the goods. On making inquiry at the father's address in London-street, Fitzroy-square, ho ascertained that he was out of town on the day the order bore date. Mr. Mackay said he believed the order taken to the last witness was written by the prisoner in the previous case. The prisoner was remanded, it being believed there will be several other cases. WESTMINSTER. ASSAULT WITH A FORK AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE WITH A KNlFE.—Charlotte Turner, an unfortunate woman, was charged with stabbing Susan Perkins, another unfortunate woman, living at 9, Union-place, Orchard-street, West minst3r. Prosecutrix said she quarrelled with a woman with whom she lived, the latter taking refuge in the prisoner's room, whither she wont with the intention of persuading her to come back with her and have some tea. The pri soner would not open her door, and witness went to the window to speak to her friend, when prisoner rushed out and struck her on the eye. She struck prisoner back in the face, • and directly she did so, the prisoner fetched a three-pronged fork, tried to stab her in the head, but wounded her severely in the shoulder. Rogan Bishop, a married woman, corroborated. She, with others, seized the prisoner and took the fork away with her. Neither the prisoner nor prosecutrix were sober. Mary Ann Watts, a labourer's wife, corroborated as to the assault, and said that when she was prevented stabbing prosecutrix she took up a knife and tried to cut her throat, and she succeeded in making a slight cut. The people screamed, and the prisoner, who was drunk and excited, rushed into her own room, but did no mischief to herself. Prisoner said she was made drunk by the prosecutrix, and did not recollect anything except that the prosecutrix struck her first and aggravated her. Mr. Salle remanded her for a weok. This is not the first time that the prisoner has stood in the dock at this court charged with attempting to commit suicide. THAMES. THE FORGIVING WIFE AND BRUTAL HUSBAND,—Geo. Hal), a labourer, aged 43 years, and, late of No.-5, Lower Mary-street, Bromley, was brought up on remand charged with violently . assaulting his wife, Jane Hall, who is 7 months' advanced in pregnancy, and has received serious injuries. The evidence given on the first examination pro . ved that an atrocious atrage was inflicted on the unfortunate woman. Her husband, a dissipated fellow, came home one night it4oxicaten while she was lighting a fire in the kitchen, and ho commenced grumbling, and complained that the fire was not lighted earlier. Ho knocked her down and kicked her, and knelt upon her chest. He was pressing her body against the floor and beating her head on the boards, when two women, named Newman and Hogan, entered and intevosed. They asked him if ho in tended to kill the woman, on which he turned his abuse upon them, and said it was no business of thoirs. The complainant went to the door and fell down in the street. She was raised and staggered a few paces, fell again, and was insensible for some time. Sho was attended by Mr. Foster, a medical practitioner, who declared on his oath that she had received a kick ou the lower part of the spine, and was in danger. She was carried in and out of the court in a state of great agony. Sho now appeared won derfully recovered, and addressed the magistrate with great volubility. She said that she was not hurt at all, that she had no marks, and that the prisoner was a very good hus band to her except when he " broke out" now and then. if he was sent to prison she and her children would starve. It. was all her fault. The imprisonment which her hus band had undergone would bo a warning to him as long as he lived. Mr. Partridge requested Mr. Nairn to read the deposi tions, and while ho was doing so, the complainant said it was all wrong, the women Newman and Hogan saw nothing. Mr. Partridge said the complainant had been very bru tally assaulted by her husband, and she was now endea voufing to screen him. Ho could not pass over such an atrocious case as this, and the prisoner must be punished and with great severity ; no- woman would bo safe if he was to discharge the prisoner.. Ile sentenced him to be imprisoned four months and kept to hard labour. If the complainant and her children were in distress they must apply at the workhouse. The Bishop of London in the Cholera Districts. Yesterday afternoon the Bishop of London visited the East of London for the purpose of con ferring with the clergy of the rural deaneries of Spitalfields and Stepney, comprising a large num ber of densely populated parishes and ecclesiastical districts, as to the best mode of applying the cholera funds, as to providing for convalescents, orphans, &c., and to consult on the present state of the East-end parishes generally. The large pa rochial school-room in Brook-street, Spitalfields, in which the meeting was bell, was completely filled. The Bishop of LONDON, in opening the proceed ings, said it was a matter of great thankfulness to Almighty God that the sore disease with which those districts had been so severely afflicted was decreasing. The thanks of all were surely due to those clergy who, at the risk of their health and life, had been labouring in ministering to the phy sical and spiritual wants of their families. Times like the present were overruled for good, morally and physically, to the poor, and not only to them, but to others also. The whole of society might be said to pause and consider what could be done for the welfare of those who were liable to such sore sicknesses. He trusted that this visitation would also prove a blessing in refe rence to the establishment of suitable convalescent hospitals. There was a large sum yet at the dis posal of the Mansion-house Committee, some of which and other funds might be obtained, so that suitable houses and lands might very speedily be ob tained. might receive g ran t s f rom th e metropolitanassociation to send co nva l escen t pa tients t 0 Thea a y clergy osfs t o li c ese houses, care being taken that the patients were not likely to carry infection with them. It would be well to ascertain, so far as pos sible, how many patients could be found. On these points he should be glad if the clergy Could assist him' with any statistics. The case of the orphans was an important one, and one of great pressing necessity. Letters which had been sent to him from those districts seemed to show that many of the children had lost both parents, while others had lost only one. It would therefore betesirable to know how many there were, in order that provision might be made to prevent the necessity of their settling down in the workhouses. Of course, many of the children who had the misfortune to lose their parents were of a class that ought to be received into the workhouses, and he thought it ought to be kept in mind that the benevolent efforts now being made must not relieve parochial authorities from their plain duty in this matter. Nor must they sanction the idea that the instruction of children could not b ch e il p d r r o e p n er o l u y g a n d t m e i o n n i s s t e c e i r n e d e n t i l t; w t o o r k b h e o u r s e e m s , 0 v a e n d d f t r h o a m t them. It would' be fatal toconfess that it was im possible to bring up children carefully in the work houses, for in many of them the instruction and management of the children were very good. Many of the boys on attaining to the proper age were draughted off to the army and navy, or other" occu pations were found for them. With the girls there was more difficulty. Many of the persons been afflicted with this disease nece who ssarily had much would a few weeks ago have considered it the greatest calamity that could befall them to be sent to the workhouse. Many of them were skilled workmen and persons earning fair wages. That their families had been placed in great distress, was, he considered, a fair ground of appeal to the benevolent to step in and place them in such a posi tion as they would have maintained if their parents had lived. That a large number of orphans would have to be provided for by private charity could not be denied. As to the vexed question whether the present orphanages were quite sufficient to meet all the calls that might be made, he thought it might be postponed for the present. The fund with which he was connected, and he thought the Mansion house Fund, would follow, in the matter of orphans, the same rule as was applied to convalescents, not to take in hand at present the foundation of any new institutions, or supplementing existing institu tions, but would, as far as they were able, assist orphans by giving something to their maintenance either with their own friends, or in any institution that might be selected. He should like therefore to have returns from various parishes in reference to those children who had lost both father and mother, as well as those who had lost only one parent. A great deal was to be said in favour of those chil dren being sent to friends, but nothing could be said against their being provided for in other ways. In the house at Clapton which Mrs. Gladstone had se cured girls would be received, and boys above seven at the institution founded •at Pimlico. On these matters full information could be obtained of Capt. Helbert, 11, Carlton-terrace. At Fulham Mrs. Tait had procured a small house where 12 girls would be received. Any clergyman might receive informa tion from Mrs. Tait on the subject. Much information on matters of detail was given by the Bishop in reference to administration of funds in answer to several clergymen who put questions to him. The Rev. I. TAYLOR, Incumbent of St. Matthias, Bethnal-green, gave some information in reference to the means be had adopted for providing convales cent homes for cases which had occurred in his parish. To most of the existing homes there seemed to be some fatal objections. Some were inconveniently situated, some were full, and some were so far away that they could only be reached at a great expense. But for the east of London they wanted some places near at hand, and where there was no party religious teaching. (Hear, hear.) They wa n t e d some p l ace within a shilling r ailway fare, or w i t hi n a shilling cab fare from their own neighbourhood. He spoke of a capital house which he had seen, but he feared it would be 'difficult to obtain it on account of the timidity of the managers, who were afraid of the opposition of the neighbourhood. The Rev. W. BAIRD, of St. Gabriel's Mission, thought it would be a great blessing if an institu tion could be provided for those children who had lost their mother's protection. The Rev. ISAAC TAYLOR suggested that it would be of great assistance to the clergy if a short state ment could be drawn up showing what orphanages were available and circulated among the clergy. At present a vast deal of their time was employed in writing to various institutions for particulars. The Rev. T. PECKSTON, chaplain of Bethnal green Workhouse, said he feared it would be neces sary to have a large increase of the funds placed At the Bishop's disposal to meet the cases that would probably arise. There were a large number of orphans in Bethual-green, and he as a workhouse chaplain looked upon the matter in a very serious light. At the present moment his district was not altogether free from the disease. Therefore they ought to be very cautious, for they did not know one moment from another what might occur. Even now the ratepayers must feel very severely the bur den of the rates. lie himself had paid £2 2s. Bid. for the last half-year on a £25 year's rental, and that was a very hard thing to bear. Presently he was afraid they would have to pay £l5 or £l6 a year in Bethnal-green on a similar rental, a thought which was positively alarming. Many of the rate payers, he feared, would have to go to the work house themselves. The Rev. G. 11. incumbent in Christ Church, St. George's-in-the-East, the Rev. A. 11. Sitwell, incumbent of St. Peter's, Stepney, and the Rev. J. Cohen, rector of Whitechapel, spoke in favour of homes for convalescents. The Rev. S. B. BURNABY, rector of Wapping, strongly urged that the surrounding parishes should assist in keeping up Wapping workhouse, which was about to be closed, as a cholera hospital. The parish was entirely free from zymotic diseases. The Rev. C. F. LOW DER, of St. George's-in-the- East, strongly urged that an application should be made for a portion of the funds of St. Katherine's Hospital, which had been removed from the east of London. He had made an application to the War office for an unused barrack, but was refused on the ground that if cholera broke out among the troops it might be required. Probably if a little pressure were put upon the *War-office it might be secured. The Rev. A. STRUGNELL, minister of St. Jude's, Bethnal-green, hoped that false security would not be encouraged by reports that danger was at an end. In his district there was one fatal case yes torday, and one on the day previously. The Rev. J. PATTESON, rector of Spitalfields, the Roy. G. Eastman, chaplain of Whitechapel Work house, and other gentlemen gave the result of their experiences in their districts. The Bishop of LONDON said that at a meeting at the Mansion-house on the previous day there was a very cordial expression of a desire on the part of the authorities to co-operate as much as possible with the managers of the fund over which he pre sided and the clergy through whom it was distri buted. A very cordial desire was also expressed that the clergy should co-operate with the local committees in the general measures taken for the prevention and cure of the disease. In the Metropolitan Relief Association they took great care to communicate with the Mansion-house committee with respect to grants, and the Mansion house committee communicated with them, and it was desirable that the same good feeling should exist among the agents through whom the relief was administered. He might mention, not for the clergy, who knew it well, but for the public gene rally, that the Metropolitan Relief Association,while it distributed its alms on this and every occasion through the district visitors, made it a distinct and marked rule that religious distinctions were not to be recognised as a condition of relief, and there was no clergyman in that part of the country, he was sure, who would not give to a poor Irish Roman Ca tholic, or to a dissenter, as willingly as to a member of his own communion. Obviously from what had been said that day, there were two things to be con sidered, viz., the permanent improvements in Lon don which -might result from this great visitation, and the immediate improvements required to meet immediate wants. There might be much diversity of opinion as to the permanent machinery, and it was not unnatural that while one gentleman should have a scheme for the equalisation of poor-rates, another about St. Katharine's Hospital, they should be desirous of seeing them carried out. But in pro viding for convalescents he thought no time should be lost ; and the same remark applied to orphans. His lordship ably reviewed all the suggestions that had been made, and said he should be glad to have further details upon them, so that they might be put into a systematic form and acted upon without de lay. lie thanked the clergy for their attendance, and for the reliable information they had afforded him. A cordial vote of thanks was then awarded to the bishop, who dismissed the meeting with the bene diction. IRELAND. DUBLIN, Aug. 31. The new Viceregal Court has arrived in Ireland at a very opportune time to relieve the dulness of the autumn holiday period by giving an impetus to social life in the Irish metropolis, which was becom ing somewhat languid. Already several Viceregal dinner parties have been given by the Lord-Lieu tenant, while Court balls, drawing-rooms, and levees are held out in promise for the future. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, too, who has very hospitably supported his year of office, has announced his in tention of giving shortly a banquet at the Mansion house,at which Lord Abercorn is to be the honoured guest, and as Mr. Lane Joynt, the citizen upon whose shoulders the mayoralty robes fall nextyear, has also given promise of munificence in dispensing the hospitalities of his office, a very pleasant winter season is anticipated by the Irish metropolis. Ad dresses of various kinds and of the usual nature are still being presented at the Viceregal-lodge—some being complimentary and others didactic. Among three just presented is one of some general interest. It came from the International Rifle Association, and requested the Lord Lieutenant to permit him self to be constituted the guardian of the famous Irish trophy of the last Volunteer rifle meeting at Wimbledon, where his Excellency presided over a contest ending in Lieut. Hopkins carrying off the Challenge Prize by a single point from his compe titors, Mr. Waterman for England, and Mr. Plen derleith for Scotland. The Lord-Lieutenant com plied with the request with pleasure, and has given permission for the public exhibition of the trophy at the Dublin Winter-garden Palace. The usual Irish exhibitions of cattle, agricultural implements, fruits, vegetables, and the more attrac tive but less generally useful objects of horticulture, have been going forward with undecreascd vigour. Yesterday, a very excellent display of fruit and vegetables, combined with an horticultural exhibi tion, in which objects from the gardens of Lord Meath, Loid roWerscourt, and Lord Monck ob tained prizes, was held in Bray, under the direction of the Rathdown Horticultural Society, a society carrying on its transactions very much on the plan of the Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. At Kildare a cattle-show took place on the previous day, and at Maryborough another agricultural dis play was opened a few days since. The mainte nance of such displays is considered of special value in Ireland, from the immense importance of every thing bearing on the agricultural products of the country ; also from their presenting a common ground on which every class may meet without ap pearing incongruous, and on the basis of a mutual interest compete fairly in producing a perfection useful to all. Mr. Joy, Q.C., and Mr. Chatterton, Q.C., are understood to have stated their intention of coming forward for the Parliamentary representation of the University of Dublin, should Mr. Walsh, the Irish Attorney-General, be called on to resign his seat through any appointment consequent on the filling up of the vacant Mastership of the Rolls. Sir A. C. Weldon's sister, a young lady, lost her life while driving on Wednesday in the neighbour hood of Mountrath, owing to the animal, attached to a phaeton in which she was seated, running away with and finally upsetting the vehicle. She survived the injuries she thus received but a few hours. A circular from Colonel Wood, Inspector-Gene ral of Constabulary, has been issued from his office, Dublin Castle, announcing that the regulation granting increase of pay to the Irish constabulary had come into operation, and would date from the Ist of April last. BIG BOQUET FOR PATTl.—Duriug the perform anco of the Barber of Seville, a few days since at Elomburgh, Miss Alice Riggs, of Now Ycrk, sent Patti a boquet larger than a cola basket, and which the pretty singer was unable to carry, and had to get assistance to remove it fain the stage. London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. f The following appeared in our Third Edition .of lasi evening.) The ordinary half-yearly general meeting of this com pany was held to-day at St. James's Hall. It was origi nally arranged that the meeting should take place at the Westminster Palace Hotel ; but, from the, extraordinary circumstances in which the company is placed, and the consequent excitement of the shareholders, it was ex pected that the attendance would be so numerous as to require much larger accommodation, and the present spa cious premises were selected, to which., after a formal as semblage at Westminster Palaco Hotel, the proceedings were adjourned. However, the meeting was by no means so numerous as was expected, the Hall not being quite full. -Lord SONDES, the chairman of the company, took the chait about half-past one o'clock, and a large number of the debenture holders accompanied his lordship to the platform, to which admission was obtained by tickets. The report and statement of accounts having been taken as read, The Cit.uumAx said that the shareholders had not been furnished with the report because some delay had arisen in making up the accounts, which was unavoidable. The report opened withi a table, which gave details of the ex penses and income of the company for the past half-year. It appeared that the traffic fur the past half-year exceeded 4,900,000, and there was a small increase in the receipts as compared with the preceding half-year. He regretted as much as any one the difficulties in which the company had been placed. Those difficulties arose from their inability to pay the debenture holders £400,000, 'arising from the state of the money market. Th e i r other liabilities they were unable to meet from the same cause, and some of their creditors had recourse to Chancery and rolling stock, and other property of the company had been surrendered to meet, as far as possible, their claiins. However, ho was happy to say that these important works had not been im peded, and the traffic continued Without interruption. (Hear, hear.) The board had applied to Parliament for powers to raise additional capital, which would have enabled them to meet all their liabilities ; but their appli cation was opposed in the House of Lord; and it was then too late in the session to accomplish their object. The interest on the loans must be paid, and .that must come out of the receipts of the traffic realised by the company. The income for the past half-year has been applied to the payment of the interest of their debts, and the income for the next half-year would be dealt with by the Court of Chancery until the affairs of the company were arranged. They could not obtain additional powers to raise money until the next meeting of Parliament. If, as was proposed, a committee of inquiry were appointed, it should have all the assistance the board could render to accomplish what they all must desire, namely, the pros perity of the company. There could be no doubt as to the great difficulties in which they were placed, but these were not irretrievable ; and it must be remembered that they had a line and branches almost completed, and they had the most valuable termini of any company in the kingdom. By a reference to the report it would be per ceived that the shareholders might confidently look for ward to having their traffic doubled in seven years Lord lanais seconded the adoption of the report. Sir J. CURTIS said that he disclaimed any feeling of hostility towards the directors, or having had any concert with the shareholders. He considered, notwithstan ding the position of their affairs, that if they acted with union among themselves they would preserve this great com pany from ruin. He denied that the directors were alone to blame for undertaking the bold schemes in which they had engaged. Parliament shared in the blame, if blame there had been, in sanctioning the extension. (Cries of "No, no.") He again urged on the meeting the necessity of unanimity amongst themselves. Mr. STURGEON, in referring to the proposed committee of which it was proposed he should be a member, moved as an amendment that the report should be merely re ceived, and that the committee should consist of a number of gentlemen whom he named; and further, that no bill should be promoted hout the a royal of the com mittee. He said that all the committee should be large shareholders, and should be qualified by their ability to discharge their duties efficiently for the interests of the shareholders. The debenture holders would be repre sented by at least two members of the committee. Ho attributed the failure of the company to its being a con tractor's line, which involved them in groat difficulties. If they could have got £300,000 or £400,000, there would have been no stoppage. He referred to the London and Brighton Railway, the management of which he praised, and said that company had raised £645,000, but if a run had been made on them by the bank, it is very doubtful if they would havobeen able to meet their demand. (Hear, hear. With respect to a paragraph in the report which related to a sum of £1,000,000, the fact was that that land was far more valuable than the amount in question, and if they would advance him £50,000 he would undertake that they should not at present be troubled about the money. Mr. WATER, a shareholder, complained of tho gross mismanagement of the directors, and seconded the amendment. • Mr. REED, after a speech in which ho provoked the greatest opposition, gave notice that he would move as at. amendment—" That this meeting receive the report, sub jeat to any verbal alteration, with the statement of ac counts, and that the meeting be adjourned until the 15th of October, in order that a further statement may be given by the directors of the affairs of the company, distinguish ing under separate heads the accounts of expenditure and of liability out of which the claims and interests thereon may be met, together with a specific statement of the course of action they recommend to be adopted." Lord Haunts said that in consequence of the unfor tunate condition of the company, the directors had been living in a state of protracted agony. The only reason why the interest on debentures had not been paid was money could only be raised on terms which would ruin the company beyond redemption. He hoped the committee would thoroughly investigate the affairs of the company, but he must say that the directors had done everything they could for the benefit of the company. He confessed that he had had little experience of accounts, and had been obliged to trust to those of the board who seemed to know better about these matters than himself. It was no doubt very desirable that they should adopt the most eligible means for restoring themselves to a condition of prosperity. He had learned within the last few days something which caused him and other directors the greatest annoyance, namely, that there had been an over issue of debentures as far as the city lines were concerned. A SHAREHOLDER inquired as to what was the amount of the over issue. Lord HARRIS said that it amounted to £128,000. That issue had been made by the contractors—(cries of " Shame for the contractors"),-and they had been unable to take them up, but that they would be repaid with interest. Sir Morton Pato and Batts were their contractors, and he could bear his testimony as to the manner in which they executed the works and the interest they took in their progress. An a ngry discussion ensued in reference to the point. Mr. VALENTINE KNIGHT said that he thought the direc tors should have been prepared with some suggestions. (Hear, hear.) The CHAIRMAN said that these were the only over-issue, and those who held them were not entitled to the rights of ordinary debenture-holders. (Cries of "Shame," and great confusion.) A SHAREHOLDER inquired if it was clear who were legally liable, and whether the directors themselves were not the parties liable ? A gentleman, whose name we were unable to obtain, re ferred to evidence given before the House of Lords, in which it was stated by one of the witnesses that he was clearly of opinion when money had been obtained in excess of the borrowing powers of a company the directors were liable to the payment of that excess. Ho said this over issue proved the necessity that existed for the committee, which he trusted would probe the affairs of the comm ay to the quick, and ascertain where the fault was in tho failure of their undertaking. Sir M. PETO, in reply to loud demands on the part of the meeting, came forward and said that £1,330,000 had been originally borrowed for the company, for which his firm had made themselves responsible by their note of hand. In consequence of the money which the company were in debted to his firm he found it necessary to raise the amount of £128,000 to prevent the firm and the companY collapsing. All that money had been laid out for the pur poses of the company, who could not therefore be sufferore by the transaction, which, he admitted, was irregular• The directors were not cognisant of the transaction, far which he and his firm alone were responsible. A SHAREHOLDER.—Who signed the debentures s' u Mr. BAXTER (Solicitor to the conipeann sYi en t e red into dered unintel ligible explanations which the meeting ligible and evasive, and elicited rrre s n a u id uf t h h i a s t se M s essrs. The Secretary (Mr. W . E. Jo a u hnson Pete and Company their f in anciers as well as th e i r contractors, andaicn tmdwitha thereference of railway corn they acted in conformitysew, of h greatest practice confusion ensued, panies. (lore a attempted to address the meeting, and several gentlemen atternp but could not succeed in obtaining a hearing). The C HAI RMAN put the amendment, which was carried unanimously, and elicited great applause The proceedings terminated with a vote cf thanks to the Chairman. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16i Ditto 3 Mouths. 11 19f Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 55 Brussels — 25 55 11. 17} 12 12 25 60 25 60 13 10; 25 35 25 50 25 52} 120 t 13 40 13 40 28} 6 281 Hamburg — 13 9 Paris Short 25 25 Ditto 3 Months. 25 42i Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120} Vienna — 13 3o Trieste — 13 20 Petersburgti - 28f Berlin Madrid. 44} Cadiz LeghOrn ,I —' 27 30 46 27 50 bl----' _-r•- r~ieri:•ai- ..e::.r~ SPORTING INTELLIGE NCE , — Thi s VICTORIA CLUB.-THIS DAT. LEAMINGTON STARES. to 1 agst Bradamante (taken) 7to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken) Bto 1 agst Sidemiind (taken) Bto 1 agst Caithness (taken) 10 to 1 agst Monitress (taken) ST. LEGER. 105 to 100 on Lord Lyon (offered-100 to 90 taken) 100 to 30 agst Savernake (taken) 10 to 1 agst Rustic (offered) 100 to 7 agst Stratheonan (taken) 25 to 1 agbt Westwick (taken) 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Crescent (taken) 28 to 1 ugst Podargus (offered) MARGATE RACES—FRIDAY. The 'HALT -BY-TILE -SEA STAKES •of 3 soya each, with 24 added. Three quarters of a mile. Mermaid c Elburg Floricau 2 Betting-5 to 4 agst Elburg, 6to 4 agst Mermaid c, 6 tc k 1" bar two." Won by half a length. A HANDICAP PLATE of 40 sous. Five furlongs. SunnySido Vol hy nia 2 Hopleaf 3 Betting-5 to 4 agst Virtuous, sto 2 agst I.loploaf, 4to 1 each agst Sunnysido and Volhyuia. Won by two lengths. The VISITORS' STAKES, a Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added. One mile. Elburg Finale Bunch Betting-5 to 4on Finale, 2to 1 agst Elburg, 6to lagst Bunch. Won by two lengths. The MAItOATE HANDICAP of 5 sous each. One mile and a, half. Melinda Lydia Loaf Sugar 3 Betting-2 to 1 agst Loaf Sugar, sto 2 agst Melinda, 100 to 30 agst Pas do Charge. Won by half_ a length. The LADIES' STAKES of 3 BON'S each. Ralf a mile. Finale Charity Won by half a length. TURF AGENCY OFFICE, 100, JERMTN-STREET, ST. JAMES'S, LONDON. Nr. SYDNEY SMITH (Member of Tatter lvi sail's) begs to inform the racing public he will execute COMMISSIONS (by letter only) on all the prin.. cipal races throughout the year. For further particulars and prices see advertisement in The Sportsman newspaper every TUESDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY, Price Current published DAILY, and forwarded on receipt of stamped directed envelope. Post-office Orders to be made payable at the Piccadilly or St. James's-street offices, and cheques to be crossed the " London and Westminster Bank." ILARKETS.—Tbia Day. - ~- COVENT GARDEN. - - We are well supplied with vegetables, and of most kinds of fruit there is a good quantity on offer. On the who I the trade is steady, and quotations rule as follows : FRIIIT—Pine apples, 5s to 6s; grapes, 2s Gd to 5s ; filberts, 8d to is per lb; apples, is 3d to 2s 6d; pears, le 3d to 2s 6d ; gooseberries, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; currents, 3s 6d to 4s Od; plums, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; greengages, 4s Od to 5s Od per half sieve ; oranges, 8s to 14s ; lemons, 3s 6d to 8s per 100 ; foreign pines, is to 2s ad each ; Mulberries, 8d to 9d per punnet. VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, is 6d to 2s 6d; white do. 9d to is 3d; cauliflowers, is to 2s Od ; horseradish, 9d to is 3d per doz heads ; greens, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; turnips, 25 Od to 2s 6d ; carrots, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; onions, is 6d to 2s per dozen bunches ; cucumbers, 3d to is Od each ; peas, is 3d to la 9d ; French beans, is 3d to is 6d per half sieve ; cos lettuces, 6d to 10d per score. POULTRY. Geese, 65 Od to 7s 6d; ducks, 2s Od to 2s 3d ; tame rab bits, is to is 9d ; wild do, Is Od to is 6d ; pigeons, 6d to 8d each; Surrey fowls, 8s to lOs ; do. chickens, 6s to 7s ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 6s Od par couple. English eggs, 9s Od to 106 Od ; French do., 7s (id to 8s per 100. Fresh butter, is Od to is 2d per lb. BILLINGSGATE. Solos, ls to 2s ad per pair; cod, 4s to 7s 6d; brill, 28 6cl to Ills Od; turbot, Os Od to 20s each ; whitings, 4s to 98 ; haddocks, 66 to 12s per dozen ; herrings, —s to —s per 120; native oysters, 90s to 1005; other sorts, 30a to Os per bushel. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s 6d to 4s 8d Mutton ... 35 8d to 5s 6d I Veal 4B Od to 5s Od Pork Lamb, 5s 4d to 6s 4d. WHITECHAPEL. Per 81b. by tho carcaso.- Beef 3s 8d to 4s 10d I Mutton ... 3s 8d to 5s 8d Veal ls 2d to 5s 4d Pork Lamb, 58 4d to Gs 4d. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Bd. to Bfd. ; of household ditto, 6*d. to 74d. per 4lbs. loaf. HIDES ANI) SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 64 lbs, 21d to 3d ; 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to 3fd ; 72 to BUlbs, 3id to nd ; 80 to 881bs., 31d to 4d ; 88 to U6lbs., 4d to 4id; 96 to 1041b5., 4d to 4id. Horse hides, 9s to 108 6d ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s ; Lull, 7s Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to Os Od; half-breds, Os Od to•Os Od ; downs, Os to Os Od; lambs, 38 6d to 4s 6d; shearlings, Od to 5s 6d. HAY. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 14 4s to £5 12s •, clover, £4 15s Od to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 lOs per load. Inquiry limited. CUMBERLAND.—Moadow hay, £4 Os to £5 12s Od; clover ' £4 15s to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £2 to £2 lOs per load. Trade inactive. WRITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 Os to £5 12s ; clover, £5 Os Od to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £2 Os to £2 8s per load Trade slow. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESIND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Aug. 31.—Seine and Tamise, from Paris ; Pilot, steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, Sept. 21.- -• Tarusus, steamer, from Tonning ; Belgium, from Ostend ; Ostrich, from Antwerp ; Leif, from Quebec; Vanadis, from Quebec; Two Friends, from Guernsey ; Comprge, from Saffii ; Jenny, from Guernsey ; Anne, from Dnnkirk ; Annie, from Croustadt ; Rena, from Guernsey; Aliwal, from Guernsey; Ellen, from St• Petersburg; Tamar, from Cronstadt ; Zeemeew, from St. Petersburg; Margarota, from Dantzie ; Frankjee Dyksta, from Bremen Haven; City of Hamburg, steamer, from Antwerp; Trident, steamer, from Tonning ; Eider steamer, from Brussels; Whisper, steamer, from Geeste- Cologne, steamer, from Boulogne. Eve, from Le Boutlllier, for Pernambuco, reported yes terday, returned with a case of cholera on board. Sailed.—Solo, for Dram; Hannah Delius, for Dantsic ; Jane Wheaton, for Corfu ; Paramatta,• for Sydney ; J. B. Cutting, for New York; Shun Lee, for Hongkong. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed.-31cdora, screw steamer, from London, for Genoa. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening; WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Atm. 31. Royal Regiment of Horse Guards—Lawrence Dundas, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice George Charles, Marquis of 131andford, promoted. 6th Dragoous—Cornet Maitland Rossiter Coleman to bo Lieutenant, by purchase, vice F. Wise, who retires ; Henry John Mills, Gent., to be C ornet, b y purchase, - . vice Coleman. Royal Artillery—Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Henry Paget Christie to be Colonel, vice Charles James Buchanan Riddell, C. 8., who retires upon half-pay ; Captain and Brevet Lieutenant -Colonel Edward Mou bray to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Christie ; Second Captain Charles Edward Stirling to be Captain, vice Captain and Brevet Lieutenant- Colonel 3foubray ; Lieut. Henry Brackenbury, on the Supernu merary List, to be Second Captain ; Lieut. Charles Alfred Gorham to Ix) Second Captain, vice Stirling. 9th Foot—Lieut. Richard Roberts to be Captain, by pur chase, Vi 1 ,43 Allen George Douglas, who retires; Ensign Anthony Johu Charles Donelau to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Roberts ; Gentleman Cadet John Baines ,Seddon Deverell, from the Royal Military Cole Banister, Ensign, without purchase, vice John Charles de ceased; Gentleman Cadet Henry Lockhart to be from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, Kyle, P Neil, from the Royal chase, vice Donelan. ust Vernon ut r e e na ti n re t s , .viee by par 16th Foot.—Gentleman Cadet Phill - James Liston Foulis, Bart., who Military College, to be Ens' b y p ur chase, vice Sir from the 58th Foot, to be le 20th Foot—Lieutenant George Whybrow, Colman Napier, who exchanges. 32nd Foot--Ensign Matthew William Lister to be Lieu tenant,Cathcart, p purchase, vice Hu g h Willi am Mortimer deceased Gentleman Dundonald Cochrane, from the Cadet Willi am F ranc i s Royal Milit a ry C o ll ege , to be Ensi gn , w i t h out purchase, vice Lister. 58th Foot—Li eutenant Foot, to b e L' James Whybrow, from the 20th teutenant, vie 6 3rd Foot—L . e Napier, who exchanges. teutenant Thomas Foster has been per mitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his com mission. 84th Foot—Lieutenant Richard He'aden O'GradHaly to Whitlock, who Captain, b y purc h ase, v i ce G eorge F . T o d who retires; Ensign Robert James Miller to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Haly ; Ensign Algernon Wowen Rooke to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Thomas George Kerans, who retires • Gentleman Cadet Walter Bracebridge Fletcher, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Miller; Gentleman Cadet James Moray Brown, f ro m the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brook. 92nd Foot. -Lieutenant ' Penry Boleyn Williams has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his mission. Cape Moudtedßifles.—Veterinary-Surgeon Thomas Paton to be premoted to the first class, vice Barker, 7th Hus sars, placed upon half pay. Colonel Charles James Buchanan Riddell, C. 8., retired lull-pay, Royal Artillery, to be Major-General, the rank being honora►y only. The following officers of the Royal Artillery to have the local rank of Major in India:—Captain C. M'W. Mercer, Captain. David Thomson, Captain Charles Clarke, and Captain C. E. H. Cotes i and Captain L. A. Law, Foot.