The Sun. — London, England, 1865-10-17 00:00:00

ITONE"I'MARKEi AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The money market still presents a stringent ap pearance. Capital is now more abundant than re cently, and there is little demand for accommoda tion, but bankers and brokers, neverthless, keep up their terms to the level of the official minimum for even the best short-dated paper. In the Stock Exchange there is a good inquiry for daily loans in consequence of the settlement in foreign bonds and all descriptions of shares. The amount of £174,000 was taken to the Bank of Engl an d yesterday. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed th e foll owing settling d a y s : —M erc h ant B an ki ng Com pany of L on d on, 5,000 new shares, to be marked Ce nt on T hursday, O c t o b er 19; Imperial Brazilian 5 per . Loan, to be marked as scrip and paid-up rling S crip, and E r i e Railway Company's scrip of £BOO,OOO O r 6 per Cent. Bonds, to be marked on October The share list of the London and Australian 4geneY Company (Limited) 23dwill close on Saturday, the , 21 st inst. for London, and on Monday, th e inst., for the country. D uring the l as t f ew days there has been a fair am ount of b us i ness transacted in the Foreign and Colo nial Produce Markets. Sugars have been in good dem an d at slightly enhanced prices. The Perations in tea haie been deferred until the pub lie sale s , which commence to-day, when a consider able quantity of new season's crop will be offered. "pPer has continued in moderate request, at Steady prices, w hil e r i ce, cocoa, fruits, and spices bnave remained at about former values. Tallow has een in mor e d emand, and prices, for both present d forward delivery, are well sustained. Two At the Pa r i s B ourse this morning, according . to eutqr's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 72e. The English Stock Market has been a little more animated to-day, and prices generally show a ten dency to recover prom their ..'late depression. Consols have improved to 881 89 for money, and to 8 91 I for the account. The New Threes and Re duced Annuities are 87 ,Exchequer Bills, March, 6 s. to 3s. dis. ; June, Bs. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 104 4 105 ; and Bank of England Stock, 248. Foreign Securities generally show an improvement. Turkish Consolides are 481 ; Mexica n , 251 ; passive, t he New Loan, 241 ; Greek, 191 20 ; Sp an i s h 29 ; the Certificates, 141 ; Italian, 631 641 the Confederate Loan, 61 ; and Brazilian Scr ip, 28 39 prem. American Securities are steady. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 63.1 641- ex div. ; Erie Shares, 67i ; and Illinois, 831. , 13usiness in the Railway Sha r e M ar k e t h as b een ,11, alt hough prices have been well supported . -I'ai• le ash ire and Yorkshi re h ave a d vance d 10 s., an d 15righton 10s. Ihe Forei gn and Colonial lines remain quiet. , a n Paulo, however, have advanced 13 5 ., an d E as t Indian, 10s. Bank and Mi scellaneous Shares continue in mo derate request. Alliance are dealt in at 311 ; Im perial Ottoman, at 151 ; South Au s t ra li a, at 35-1 ; a nd Union of London, at 5314 ; Hudson Bay _Company have improved to 15 Gurney, and C o., to 181 i ; and Overend, ; Allan's Atlantic Tele graph C ompany are e haute Company, par prem. ; L ondon and Austra- Agency, i t 1i pm. Shi n, par prem ;and T ransatlantic Steam BRITISH FUNDS —oli/1 0' CLOCK. GOVERNmENT FUNDs. De p o r . C A e c n c t ou e n o t l:S N ol o s y sy. ........................ 881 9 81 9 t,per Cent. Reduced 3iper Cext • 87 A T l F ttoou. 2 i f oitysrp p e e lrd r ott: _— yrs, expire sth Ja▪ n., 1880 o D (It Seas' expire sth AprilABBs ea l'elegraph), Aug., 1 908 1 xc Dauer Bills, March Bills, £1,000,3 &N. per Cent. 6 dis D o £5OO 3 £lOO and £ 9 OO 4 , 111 ': of England Stock, 51 per' 'LB juidilci,nece: Account 1, 1) , 41.,1 EcoltNektExT SECURITIES. I per Cent., AprillB74 D 0 180 5 per Cent. . .... 1 - 041 5 bo. Account Do. Certifica4 paper 1888 D. 4 per ceni p)o. Enfaced....... ... per Cent., Jan. 1872 en Do e. 5 D. 451 pe r ,Cent., May 1870 „0. Cent., Aug. 1866 £l,OOO .......... 0, under £l,OOO .......... Pm Austrian azuean 5 rOREIGX FUNDS -ONE O'CLOCK . Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 per Cent 1863 v • S 4rfP, £l5 p a id B ue .1 2 Per C ent., 1852-58-60 3l pm ~,nos Ac o Ayres tu 6 per C en t D o D 1 n ch iii per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) -.-, an 6 per Cent c 4i pe r C ent n°lolllbian 6 per Cent. i i ""ua, 6 per Cent. -ahnish 3per Cent., 1825 ' O . 4 per Cent., 1863 Bo 5 per Ce n t., 1773-77 , £25 paid ._"anubiaia Principalities n o o Account uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent p O ., Pro v i s i ona l L and Warrant - gYPtian 7 per Cent -60 ., Second Issue Itbo £lOO Bonds • Do. 1864 9l £lOO Bonds '.„'-ek 5 per Cents. 1824-5, ex Coupons Account "0. Coupons 00 Account ilhateMala 5 per Cent. ij °4B6 paid .444 0. 1839 and 1850 a n 5 per C en t (M aremmana Railway) B 0 186 5 ° 0 Scrip, £671 pa id 761 tea n per Cent., 1861 erica per per Cent 0. Account D o I) 1864 'h ° o 6 Per C ent. Anglo-French tie F rench Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c tint9videan 6 _o llLs per Cent., £3O paid 4 e ° h Imperial 5 per Cent V W Gr anada Do 2 per Cent Deferred Dvi Warrants • Land Warrants (H ec t ares ) . an 41 per Cent ................ Scrip, £45 paid, paid. in Bonds •••••• -uo 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) 0 41 per Cent., 186`2 ................• Do. Account ............... 'ortuguese 3 per Cent , 1853 - ... ........ 4Gi 1 20 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, -D " 0 . Account "`ltssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St - 1) 0 41 per Cent. 1850 55 881 1; 03 pee Cent. 1859 -uo4l. per Cent., 1860 91;- 901 , 1 - ) 0 5 per Ceut. 1862 ' O . . per Cent. 1864 ardnuan 5 per Cent Bo Account 'Pa aisli 3 per Cent B 0 Account Da New Deferred "Jo Account 1 , 1:) ° Passiv e Q'V"O Account - 9 1 rlish Cert. of Coup not funded 3 a 0 -Accountl4 elish 4 p er Cent. l4l 4 1 pe r C ent. 1864 8h 6 Per Cent. 1854 1)00 Account 6 Per Co n t. 1 858 1!,0 -Account 7 71 ) 1110 Bo n d s b ? •,.11 Per Cent Do A c per Cent. 1862 count 1)",°, £lOO Bonds t 6 per Cent., 1864 Lo Per Cent. 1865 o t1(0 B ands _ b e , £35 paid umanteed, 4 per Cent i r j °zl ,lela 3 per Cent Be ' Pu• Cent., 1862 ): '`-ce per ount .......................... Cent, 1 8 6 4 Dividends on the above payable iu London. 1 3N.pali, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 611 . Lut e ir MI per cent. Ex. 25f. De. Per Cent., Ex.' 12 Gail 6l jFr e 4 Per Cent. Certificates rc ,_Etentee 41 per Cent. 1) ( ;1 1, 0 e epol Cent. 4861, Ex. 25f. t................... ......... - June 8 dis _ Te TWO O'OCLCK. '" 881 89 'couut .................... . . ....... 89i f 4 iv -er pool Cotjou Malrket—This Day. Alarket open s m 7 _ _______ i - th a good inquiry, and the sales Will Proba bly foot up about 13 ,000 bales. abr. must have ikeld, for vn appre ferred on no noisy her stay. tree days, which are Duchess e's, Loch Falls of a Thurs- rclie. The the royal and this ;y landed presented qf to the then pro d by the manner, LSIOIIS ex had been at morn- however, ad passed ratifying, scension, in, made Lem with -,?,s packed ►dness of ited that at Dun her visit. 'ully sen- .er Sove was com- Len of the thtained, close to front 'rom ten, Le out to anded to laced the : to Mr. will do." Chursday town, by de of the grounds was re- ig before eave the hronged, the town aye been decorum 3coming. Dunkeld guard©d 1 Friday 3'S own tr greys, ranco to her ap and the ;imilarly hed the Ls drawn then her 11, made ognition fore she ,ed on a le recol ince her )rt, paid Duchess t watch am Duff the compa mgaged .st visit it, and Ls con al who 3ckoned. walked )r a few and the ld took )uchess xl that part of cause it ie effect ns were d until [is were ng first 3 other, embled neared vd was [ in the if erous ;sed for calls of >uld be several thered, ked by as they arriago - irofton , e post r on to hat the Lnd re : Prin ponies rive to ussia. l!e and arrive Their m will of the errace, lencics ;i1 the gown Castle Prince French aris, to enter- icardo t Tid- 1 and unte,so ) visit Jostle, rroby ► enter icliess Park, Scot- Peel ay for :TY! ['stone be re- Edill" leliver ve of COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECU British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 g. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 18,3 Do.Apl. &Oct 1890-1900 Do. do; 188 0 -9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9' Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, May t 5, N0v..1 Do. 1895, Feb. & Natal , iov. 6 per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.luly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 186( Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 187 e Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189‘ New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova &Ala Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-1 , 1)0. 1878 & upwards Pic, Gov. 6 p.c.Ja & J uly Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITI 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 IS II M: 95 97 95 47 95 97 82 84 82 94 103 145 107 109 106 10 105 107 934 944 li3 105 110 112 104 106 106 MR 107 tO9 1(5 )07 102 104 96 98 9) 101 93 95 90 91 103 105 , 84i 85t 99 101 102 103 106 108 105 106 Cain. Consol. cold, Una Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated ' Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake wal is East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. WI Russell (Tavist) Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Relator Grenville llerod's Foot •••• Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley llwyndy Iron Ore, lim New Se ton North Roskear Bassettallogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper Pr“videnee lJnyLelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park : I Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, Jim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West C hi verton ....... . 32 24 430 950 3 3i 12i 171 10 12 17 18 5 8 6 7 8 10 70 75 165 175 75 80 26 28 West ..... Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton .......... Wheal Trelawney tl.is. 4 6 195 200 17 18 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., 102} North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per rent., Ditto 41 per cent. stook, ra., 97} LINES LEASED AT IeLXED RENTALS. Preston and Wyre, 4 9 ,1 South Staffordshire, 89 FOREJGR RAIL WAYS. Belgian Eastern Junction, I/ / Great Luxembourg, 15 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 14 San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 17a I FOREIGN MINICRI Cobre Copper, 21 4 Yrcnitino and Bolivia Gold, Urn., 3 f Washoe Gold, Urn., Ditto, (£4), 61 k BANKS.) Alliance, lira.. 31h a ustralasta. 72i Bank of Egypt, 31 Bank of New Zealand, 16 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 2el Chartered bier. of India, London, and China, 49 1 Consolidated Bank, Um., 10 East London. lira., 41 Imperial Bank, litre.. 294 Imperial Ottoman, 15/ London and County, 8 London Joint Stock, 5t Oriental Banic Corporation, 514 South Australia, 34 Union of Australia. 54 Union of London, 534 f DOCKS. East and West India, 134 London and St. Katharine, 77 6 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. qua., Credit Fonder and Mobilier of I , :ngland, Egyptian Corn and Trading, lira., 21 3 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, um., 6 Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 7 i Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, Ditto, C per cent. Bonds, redem. 1•10, issued 90, 81 London Financial Association, Jim , 221 Natal Land and Colonization CO., lim. Overend, Gurney, and Co. lim., I.; R Q o u y eb al ra la da ai L l s an te d un , it:11 8 1i 1im.,.3h FATAL ACCIDENT.-FALL OF THREE HOUSES. -This morning, at half-past eight o'clock, the front of the house No. 171, Eastfield-street, Limehouse fields, a short distance from Stepney old church, fell into the streot, carrying with it the front wall and roofs of the two adjoining houses., Nos. 170 and 172. The ruins fell upon a child named George Reed, aged 4 years, who was passing. The child was at once taken to the London Hospital by Richard Reed, the father, and died as he carried it into the building. The occupants of the houses had been forewarned, and were in the lower rooms. They escaped without injury. The houses belonged to Mr. Hull, gas-rate collector, of Tredegar-square, who em ployed a large number of men to remove the materials of the fallen tenements. Mr. George Hudson, once so well known as the "Railway King," was last week liberated from York Castle, where ho had been detained since the general glee- tion. 104 11 184 191 580 580 4 1 24 28 11 12 5f 6 24 3; .1 SHARE 'his Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Sharel Railways. raid.l C r lo ri s ce in s I Budsoinnee.ss Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Jork and 8and0n...... Cornwall . . Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. e.London, bcrip Certi. Do. 3,lasgow & S. Western reat Eastern, Ord. 8 tk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 '3reat north of Scotland ;mat Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock 92 44 126 127 95 97 12 14 6 6 67 7) 7L 73 94 95 6 sd ' IC9 11l 4 6 i 47i, 130 132 118 159 Do. New. ts. at 25 pn GitS, and W. of Ireland Weste. n Do. S. V4J. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport. 90 92 63i 43, 61 63 42 44 37 40 104 106 12 121 87 8i 104 118 37 39 51 63 124 324 954 96, 57 19 1374 1314 3 lip 1 141, 10! 104 Do. Hereford Lane 'shire b Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lou. dc North Western Lon. do South Western \fan., Shet., A; Lincoln 3letropolitan Do. New Do Extension Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'tiiir'd %lid !and Do. £9 Share 12:t 125! 14 2 91 96 Do, Birmin.. & Derby old Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth ,•& Dun. Nth. Eastern-Berwick Do. (1.14• E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 62 63 8 30 109 110 68 69 102& 103! 36 37 10 11 p 118 120 ) 1 1 14p 75 77 II 12 148 152 57 59 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stick Shropshire Union South Devon .4 outh E:. stern itaines, Wok:, k Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1. West Cornwall 69 6? 57 59 80 61 84 94 148 152 3 1p 103 105 59 52 :SSIONS. BRITISH P Atlantic k St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, A Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. r shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- • ••••• • ! Calcutta do 8. E., Um cape Town St Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grant Trunk of Canadt Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prd. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. ad Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. eo. deterred In.lia Pen. gua. sp.c 'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c IGt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. Da. New I Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 fndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. H I. C'da, 6pc lst pf. be Scinde Do. Delhi cs ci Do. do td Do. Puniaub.... LitAn Do.lndus St.Elo: ""' 68 80 101 102 id in 51 51 10 11 1 75 80 99 101 70 75 101 103 101 102 102 103 } IP 21 22 90 •2 69 71 60 04 0 61 2 55 41 49 43 45 29 31 28 30 103 104 I P P 101 102 151 151 5 4fl f 5 18 85 87 1 id 101 102 93 95 83 90 64 66 82 81 [Ol 102 .01 102 4 id 100 101 103 j 3 21/ 2 834 LAW INT. 1.--This Day. RAILW. .ENCE. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE SARAH DAVIS. This bankrupt was described as a domestic servant, of 16, Cumberland-terrace, Regent's Park, and to-day she came up to pass her last examination and for the order of dis charge. The debts are only £124, all being duo to unse cured creditors, who are two iu number. The first credi tor is William Barnard, 116, Marine-parade, Brighton, lodging-house keeper, for costs £46 15s. 10d., and the bank rupt says, " Verdict obtained against me in an action I brought in the Common Pleas against him for breach of promise of marriage, and upon which verdict he obtained a judgment on July 7th, 1865, for his costs." The other debtor is Mr. John Webb, solicitor, of 159, Euston-road, who claims £7B 10s. 10d. as the balance of his bill of costs as bank rupt's solicitor in the action, after payment by the bank rupt of £3O on account. The cause of the bankruptcy is stated to bo tho " want of means to pay, the costs of the action against Mr. Barnard, and for which he is now pressing tho bankrupt." Mr. Robertson Griffiths supported the bankrupt, Mr. William Sikes representing the assignee. His Honour asked the bankrupt if she had ever been bankrupt or insolvent before ? Bankrupt—No, sir. His Honour remarked that the debts were only duo to the lawyers in the action, and the bankrupt was discharged. (Before Mr. Registrar Roche.) IN RE SPYER. This bankrupt was described as a merchant of Old Broad-street, and to-day he came up for proof of debts and choice of assignees. No accounts are yet filed, but the debts aro stated to bo heavy, .£25,00 being duo to unse cured creditors. Tho assets depend on tho realisation of consignments to Sydney. Many proofs were made, and a day named for the next hearing. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day, BOW-STREET. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 17, 1865. The Parks of London. SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN.--JOhlrl Alfred Ben nett, a truss-maker, and Theresa, his wife, were placed be fore Mr. Flowers, charged, the former with assaulting constable 49 F, and the latter with attempting to rescue the prisoner from custody. Mr. Underhill said he was an apothecary and kept a shop in Vere-street, Clare-market. About half-past 1 o'clock this morning he was awoke from sleep by hearing a noise, and ultimately the springing of a constable's rattle in the street. Ile got up, went to the window, and then went down into the street, where he found a man struggling with a ccnstable. He could not say positively the former was the person, as the gas had been put out, and the place in which he was standing being very dark, that he had no opportunity of seeing the man's face. Tho constable had hold of the man who was hitting him in the face as hard as he could with his fist, at the same time a woman (the prisoner, ho believed) was clinging to the skirts of the con stable's coat, endeavouring to assist the man to escape, as it appeared to him. There were some men standing around, who were inciting the man to kill the constable. Mr. Flower s—What do you mean by "inciting him." Witness—By crying out " Kill the —!" The con stable was thrown upon the ground, and some men jumped upon him. At last tho man got away, but the constable took the woman to the station-house. Samuel Brown, a portmanteau-maker in Vere-street, corroborated and identified the prisoner as the man who was fighting with the constable. Sergeant Lightfoot, of the F Division, stated that the Constable brought the woman to the station-house, and witness then went with him to the prisoner's lodgings, where they took the male prisoner into custody. The constable had been so much injured, that ho had to be taken to the hospital, where ho still remained. Mr. Flowers said under these circumstances he should remand the male prisoner without taking bail, but the female might be released on entering into her own re cognizances to appear that day week. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STABBING BY A BOY.—Oliver Cromwell Hurle, eight years old, charged with stabbing another little boy named Matthew Collier with a shoemaker's knife, was again brought up. The evidence of a little girl who was passing a public house in Archer-street, Great Windmill-street, and saw the prisoner run after Collier and stab him with a knife, having been repeated, Matthew Collier, the injured boy, said he spat on a chalk mark made by the prisoner. The prisoner then called him a name, and afterwards ran after him and stabbed him in the thigh. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked Collier whether it was true that ho had pricked the prisoner with a needle, as it had been stated that ho bad by the prisoner's father? Collier said it was not true, and that he never touched the prisoner at all. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the best way of dealing with the case was to send it to the sessions. He could not think of deal ing with such a serious case, although with so young a child. The prisoner was only eight years old, but there was an old' maxim of law that malice supplied age. The assault was altogether an unprovoked one. He had asked the boy (Collier) whether he had pricked the prisoner with a needle, which had been averred by the prisoner's father, and the boy said it was not true. Tho case showed what sort of persons there were in London. It was a melan choly thing that such a case should be tried, but it must be tried like other cases. A boy of eight had stabbed another boy with a shoemaker's knife, merely because the boy had spat on his chalk mark. He felt it quite right that the prisoner should be imprisoned, as it might be the means of his being put to school and improved. It showed what sort of people the prisoner was among, and what sort of example was set him, when his father came before him (Mr. Tyrwhitt) and stated that which was not true. He believed it was the fault of the parents in not exercising proper control over the prisoner that the boy was in such a position. He would, however, remand the boy for another week. The father was about to address the magistrate when he was ordered to leave the court. SERIOUS INJURY THROUGH A DRUNKEN DRIVER. William Neal, of i, Peartree-street, St. Luke's, cabman, H e nry Pike, 6j, Macclesfield-street, City-road, ti me -k eepe;' and Charles Harrold, of 7 , Langton-street, St. L u k e ' s, bricklayer, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk, and incapable of driving a horse and cart in Piccadilly. The evidence of William Matthoson, 149 C, said that at a late hour last night he saw the three defendants in a horse-cart going along Piccadilly. The cart came in col lision with a cab, with a force which knocked the driver off the box, and be was so much hurt that, he was obliged to be taken to St. George's Hospital. The defendants, who were all drunk, wore knocked out of the cart. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said Neal was driving at the time. Noal said ho was very sorry for what had occurred. Ho would pay any damage ho had done. The other defendants said they had received a vory severo shaking by being knocked out of the cart. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should order Neal to find two bail in £lO, to appear in a week, so that they might see the result of tho cabman's injury. The others, considering they had had a severe shaking and were not driving,would be Hued 5s each. THAMES. A DISHONEST WATCHMAN AND IMPUDENT DEFENCE. — Win. Archer, a watchman, in the London and St. Kathe rine Dock Company, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing 21bs. of tea and a pint of port wino. Frederick Potter, a dock constable, said the prisoner was on duty as night watchman last night. The prisoner had been suspected of pilfering for some time, and was carefully watched this morning at half-past 6 o'clock when he came off duty. The prisoner tried to sneak out of the dock and was stopped and searched. He found 21bs of tea concealed between the pooket and the lining of his coat. He also found a bottle of port wins in one of the prisoner's pockets. Mr. Paget—ln what dock was this ? Witness—ln the St. Katherine Dock, sir. The prisoner, in defence, said it was not for stealing he did this. He picked up the tea and the wine. He thought no real harm in doing what he had done. There were thousands of chests of tea: and thousands of casks of wino in the St. Katherine's Dock, and great temptation was put in the way of a poor man. Ho only received 2s 6d per night for doing duty as a watchman, and he was upon duty for eight hours. He had been overtaken with family afflictions. He was employed 14 years by the Corporation of Liverpool, and was a man of good character. A thing of this kind never happened before, and he had no objec jection to pay a small fine on anything of that sort. Potter was recalled, and said there was a cask of wino plundered on the dock-quay, where the prisoner was on duty last night, and a small syphon was found alongside that cask. The prisoner said ho should like Mr. Mumford to be called. Mr. John Passmore Mumford, the superintendent of the London and St. Katherine Dock Company's police, said the prisoner had been in their service since March last. The company received a good character and many testi monials in his favour, or ho would not have been employed. Ho held those testimonials in his hand. Mr. Paget said that confidence was reposed in the pri soner because he came to his employers' service with a good character, and that confidence was grossly abused by robbing the very property he was bound to protect and appointed and paid to guard. The defence was an impu dent one. He felt bound to pass a severe sentence. 11110 case was put before him to exercise his summary jurisdic tion, and he should inflict the most severe sentence in his power, which was two months' imprisonment with hard labour. `TIRE AT BELGRAVIA (THIS DAY)._,fin alarming fire took place this morning in the premises of Madame E. Lloyd, a Court milliner, at 6, Grosvenor -street West, near Belgrave-squaro, which did considerable damage, but, owing to the exertions of the firemen, was coa:led to the part of the premises iu which it originated. In the table of traffic receipts which appeared in The Sun of Saturday, it was stated that the receipts on the above line for the past week amounted to £30,357, it should have been £20,357. Another Joint-Stock Company Scandal (From the City Correspondent's Arti c l e of the Times) ___ _ _ A committee, consisting of Messrs. Edwards, Bevan, and Cheesewright, formed, with the concurrence of the direc tors, to investigate the affairs of "Smith, Knight, and Co. (Limited),"—a company started some time back, with a nominal capital of £4,000,000, to take over the contract business of that firm—have issued a report, to be submitted at a meeting on the 26th inst. This document is of an ex traordinary discouraging character, and will operate as the most efficient warning that could be conveyed to investors in undertakings which involve the purchase of the good will and plant of such establishments. It states that the purchase-money agreed to bo paid was £230,000 (£130,000 in cash and bills, and £lOO,OOO in 20,000 shares with £5 paid), and that it does not appear either that any balance-sheet of the firm was ever submitted, or that any valuation was obtained or inventory taken of the plant and effects until months afterwards. In the opinion of the committee, the goodwill of the contracts handed over was worthless, and these contracts, taken as a whole, were not only unremunerative, but burdensome. It is at the same time intimated that there have been improper additional payments to Messrs. Smith and Knight to the amount of £22,747, and that further sums amounting to £72,000 have been privately disbursed ; also that two calls on the shares held by Messrs. Smith and Knight aro in arrear. The committee regard the general cha racter of the business with " the greatest alarm," and add that, to raise money to meet pressing demands, the most improvident engagements have been made by the issue of promissory notes and debentures—a prac tice, perhaps, at the root of the largo dividends, which some of the companieswho direct themselves to that class of transactions aro enabled periodically to declare. A repetition of such borrowings, the committee believe, "must infallibly lead to utter ruin, and in the end to every solvent shareholder being called upon for the full term of liability of .£5O per share." As a set-off, however, against this, there is the fact that important contracts undertaken by the company since its formation have been sublet at a profit, to yield, if they can be depended upon, about .£177,500 over tho next three or four years as the works progress. It is finally remarked that— " The cominittee are persuaded that even with this as sistance nothing can save the company unless the share holders resolutely intervene at this moment. The committee are of the decided opinion that no new business should be undertaken ; that a voluntary liquidation should forthwith take place, and that the creditors of the company should be negotiated with to postpone their claims ; that the expenses of the administration of the company should be cut down, and that three shareholders and two directors should be ap pointed liquidators. The committee further advise that all relations of the company with Mr. Smith and Mr. Knight should cease ; that their 20,000 shares should be at ones forfeited, and that they should be proceeded against for the amount of the two calls, as well as the sums improperly re ceived by them. It being provided by the articles that Mr. Knight should hold the office of managing director, with its benefits for seven years, unless removed by a special resolu tion, such special resolution would be necessary to be passed. The committee are convinced that it is only in this way that it will be possible for the holders of the remaining 20,000 shares to recover ultimately a portion of the money they have invested, after satisfying the claims of the creditors. In conclusion the committee earnestly recommend that the shareholders pay up the present call, that they may bo en titled to attend and vote at the ensuing meeting." The entire report seems to have been drawn up with care and conciseness that diminish the hope of its state ments being materially softened by subsequent explana tions, especially as it manifests no personally hostile feel ing toward the directors, against whom the charge is that of neglect, and not of general participation in the proceed ings of the manager. Death from Impalement. Yesterday (Monday) an inquest was held at Guy's Hos pital, before Mr. W. Payne, coroner for the City and South wark, on the body of C. W. Palmer, aged 12, whose death occurred under the following circumsatnces : Leah Palmer, mother of deceased, wife of n basket maker, residing at 23, Kent-street, stated that the boy loft home at two o'clock on the afternoon of Friday, the 6th inst., for the purpose of going to the parochial schools of the Trinity district of St. Mary, Newington, situate in Swan-street, Dover -road. On that afternoon, about four o'clock, she heard her child was at the above hospital, when ho told her, " Mother, don't be angry, it is not my fault." He explained how it happened by saying that the master had sent boys, according to rule, to clean out the cistern. .After having done it they vfeie about getting down, when one of the boys for a game removed the steps into the schoolroom. The deceased endeavoured to get down, and being somewhat alarmed, slipped and fell on some spikes. Thomas Hewitt, muter of the school, handed in a plan showing the position of the cistern and the approach to it, and its height from the ground. The deceased finding that tho steps had been removed,had proceeded along a wall, and in endeavouring to descend fell upon a spear-headed pike, which entered the rectum and he was literally im paled. The boy (Henry TowerseY) who removed the steps was a very sensitive lad. He did it in a playful manner, and was much grieved at the result of his practical joke. Several of the Jury obseried that cleaning this cistern appeared to be dangerous work altogether. Eventually a verdict of "Accidental death" was re turned, with a recommendation that in future a proper person, instead of boys ) should be empl oye d to clean the cistern. Mr. Hewitt, the master, undertook that this should be done. MARKETS—This Day. HAY. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 ss; clove; £5 5s to 16 6s ; and straw, 11 6s to £1 13s per load. A slow trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 10s; clover £5 5s to £6 10s; and straw, £1 7s to £1 15s per load. Trade quiet. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 4s to £5 ss; clover, £5 5s to £6 6s ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 13s per load. A quiet trade. CARLISLE AND SILLOTH. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held at Carlisle ; Mr. P. J. Dixon in the chair. Au abstract of the report has appeared in The Sun. The CHAIIpIAN, in moving its adoption, and the declaration of a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum on the preference stock, and of 1 per cent. per annum on the ordinary stock, said that on former occasions he had had to keep up the spirits of the shareholders and to ask them to look to the. future. On this occasion he had to congratulate them on the receipt of the first dividend. Ten years ago Silloth was a barren waste ; now it was a port of considerable importance, at which mer chant vessels of the largest size were able to dis charge cargoes ; and first-class steamers were con tinually plying between that port and the Irish coast. They would have had a dividend before this if the North-Eastern had given them fair play ; but now, by means of the North British, he had confi dence that the expectations of this company would be realized. lie arged the merchants present to give all the traffic they could to the North British, who deserved the support of the people for the way in which they were endeavouring to break up cer tain monopolies. Mr. IRVING seconded the motion, which was agreed to. Mr. J. Hope was re-elected director, Mr. R. S. Dixon was elected in the place of Mr. Parker, who retired ; and Mr. J. Forster was appointed auditor. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN SHIRE. The total expenses of this company's railways and canals, including rent, tolls, duty, &c., from July 1 to October 8, amounted to £123,930, as against £116,673 for the corresponding period of 1864. The proportion of the South Junction re ceipts accruing to this company from July 1 to October 8 amounted to £11,624, as against £11,287 for the corresponding period of 1864, and the ex penses to £5,332, as against £5,393. COLONIAL. TEA.—The market has been dull, the trade having de ferred their operations until to-day, when a rather large quantity of the new season's crop of Kaisows and Monings will be offered. SUGAR.—A good business has been done, and superior qualities of West India have brought slightly enhanced rates. Other descriptions are without material change. In the refined market dried goods realise fully former rates. COFFEE.—The market has been rather quiet, but a con siderable quantity is announced for sale by public auction during the week, and quotations in some instances are a shade flatter. Rms.—Only moderate outlays have been reported, 'With ge as regards value. out any material chan TALLOW.—The market has been more animated, and prices for both present and forward delivery have been well supported. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 48s. Gd. ; December, tOs. ; and January to Much, 50s. 6d. per pvft. Regent's Park, which derives its name from its having been made during the regency of George IV., contains upwards . of 400 acres. It and Primrose-hill —the area of which is 63 acres—are under the care of Mr. Edwards, chief superintendent. The ground now occupied by this park was originally known as " Marylebone Farm and Fields." It was laid out as a public park in 1812, from designs by Mr. Nash, the architect, who also built most of the fine terraces by which it is surrounded. Unlike - the other parks, this contains within its boundaries several handsome private residences, surrounded by picturesque plea sure grounds. Owing to the nature of the soil, and there being less traffic over it, the grass here gene rally looks greener than it does in Hyde Park. It is let to one person, who takes in sheep from the but chers in the neighbourhood. There are 18 or 20 acres of water on which boats are to be had for hire, and where angling from the banks is permitted at all times while the gates are open. Within the last two or three years, this park has been greatly improved and embellished by the con struction of what are known as the Avenue-gardens —from the south end of the Broad-walk to Chester road, which is opposite Chester-terrace, and leads to the Botanical Gardens—which have been completed to the extent of four acres on each side of the walk. The portion of the park which is bounded by Park square Gardens, Chester-road, Chester-terrace, and the Broad-walk, is now being laid out in ornamental grounds, with kept turf, clumps of evergreens, and flower beds. There are about six acres in this piece of park land. Should the weather prove favourable the whole will be completed by next spring. Some years since, it was proposed to make an equestrian ride from Park-square West, alongside the Broad-walk, passing Holford-house, and coming out near what was formerly the Marquis of Hert ford's villa. Some of the neighbours and inhabi tants of the adjacent and surrounding terraces were for, and some against, this proposal. Eventually the authorities decided against it, and properly ; for it would have seriously detracted from the appear ance of the park, as well as from its fitness for pedes trian exercise and recreation. The want, however, of a Rotten-row in Regent's Park is felt throughout a district of considerable extent, and there is a por tion of the park which would be improved by being converted into one. From Glocester-gate, round St. Catherine's-villa, to Park-square, a gently curved ride of nearly a mile in extent could easily be de signed. It might be made a great improvement on the present continuous wooden railed circle round the park, if clumps of shrubs were judiciously planted at each side. The Broad-walk is now beginning to present a grand appearance, from its length, and the height and beauty which the trees on either side have attained. From a point on the rising ground, south of the pretty fountain that was erected some time since, the most favourable view of the hotel at the end of Portland-place can be obtained ; as, seen from the place indicated, it looks as if it was built expressly as a splendid termination to this fine walk. On Primrose-hill, which is under the same man agement as Regent's Park—namely, that of Mr. Edward's—a new walk has been finished within the last few weeks, from near the Waterworks reservoir, in a south-easterly direction, to Albert-terrace, Al bert-road. It is about 700 or 800 yards in length. A couple of those iron works that one sees occa sionally near cab-stands in the streets would not be out of place on Primrose-hill. On the south side of the hill there is a fine open air gymnasium, which is more frequented than any other in London. It is a great pity that some attempt is not made, be fore it is too late, to connect Regent's Park with Hampstead-heath, by means of a carriage drive which might be brought round the lower parts of Primrose-hill, through the handsome piece of road, with the fine old trees on either side of it—from Belsize Park to Haverstock-hill, and so on to Hamp stead. A rather novel suggestion has been made as to Primrose-hill, which is neither more nor less than a donkey Rotten-row, with model asses and equip ments, and well-dressed, respectable attendants should be established there. And there is little doubt that if women and chlidren only were allowed to ride, the innovation would be highly appreciated by the majority of the frequenters of Primrose-hill. In concluding this notice of the two elder parks and their adjuncts, it may not be out of place to direct attention to the fact that each of these groups of park lands is completely ..surrounded by houses, so that in one case we have 1,000, and in another nearly 500 acres of trees, grass, and flowers in the interior of our immense metropolis, just as are the squares in other cities and towns. Like the Bois de Boulogne, the Phcenix-park, of which 1,300 acres are open to the public, is outside the town, and, as a rule, can only be reached in a carriage, or on horseback. Reductions in the United S tates Arm' The Army and Navy Journal of New York con tains the following :—" The relics of our once mag nificent volunteer armies are still growing fewer and fewer by daily substractions, and soon the day will come when a soldier will be as much an object of curiosity for bystanders, in the streets he traverses, as in the year 1860. To some of the faster of our people the diminution of the national forces appears the slowest thing on record, and they are exces sively irritated at the snail's pace at which it pro ceeds. But to ordinary mortals reduction of the army and navy is going on at an astonishing rate, and the departments take prodigious strides. We can now all appreciate the extraordinary rapidity with which, at the fall of Sumter, North and South rushed to arms. In a night, the nation was girded for the contest. Every gun, cutlass, and pistol was taken down from its resting place. Every man was alive to the emergency, every woman was helping to equip the volunteers who were ahead afield. Tedious as the raising of troops then seemed, the speed was really something miraculous. And so now, nothing is stranger than the sudden and noiseless melting back into ordinary life of our vast armies. In some future historian's view of this great contest, no small part of astonish will be expended on the quiet, orderly, and almost instantaneous dispersion of our troops, when the object which convoked them had been attained. Secretary Stanton has returned to the War De partment, and, accordingly, increased activity may be expected in that quarter. Orders were issued last week for dismantling all the fortifications around Washington, except Battery Rogers and Fort Foote, both of which are on the Virginia side of the Potomac. This will complete the process of dismantling commenced some time ago. The officers of General Haskin's staff have been mustered out. Undoubtedly congress will early provide for an increase of the regular army. It is stated that its present maximum force, if fully recruited, would be about 43,000, of all arms, and that General Grant is understood to favour a large increase of the infantry force. ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.—The restoration of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Broughton-street, having been lately completed, it was formally reopened on Sunday morning by tho Right Rev. Dr. Strain. There was a large attendance, and a handsome sum was realised by a special collection made for the purpose of defraying the expenses of repair. Pontifical high mass was celebrated by Bishop Strain. The musical portion of the service was very effective, the music selected being Mozart's No. 12 ; and "Ave Maria," by Cherubini ; and the "Hallelujah Chorus," from the "Messiah." The choir was consider ably augmented for the occasion, and numbered upwards of 30 voices. The solo in the "Ave Maria," and the "Et incarnatus," from the "Credo," were tastefully sung, the former by the leadi ng soprano of the choir, the latter by a distinguished amateur. The quartet " Quoniam to Bolus" also deserves to be mentioned as a careful and effective performance. The choral part of the service, as well as the grand chorus from the "Messiah," went, on the whole, 'very steadily. M r . F . W. Bridgman presided at the organ with his usual ability. The sermon was preached by the . Rev. John Noble, 0.M.J., of Leith. At the close of his discourse the rev. gentleman referred to the decorations which had been made in the church, and alluded in a feel ing manner to the accident by which the repairs on the building became necessary. He also directed attention to the efforts which were made at the time of the accident by the bishop and the c l erg y men o f the Church to save life. They could not forget, too, those who met their death by accident on that fatal day, and he exhorted the congrega tion to " pray t o G o d f or the repose of their souls. " ,Scotsman. LONDON, Oct. 17.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. IG.—Wind S.W.—Arrived -Her Ma jesty's ship Helicon, on a cruise. OFF FALMOUTH, Oct. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--Pire Queen, from China. COWES, Oct. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bavaria, scrow steamer, from New York. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 15.—Wind from Mauritius. CARDIFF, Oct. 16.—Wind W.—Sailod—Enoch Bremer, for Havannah. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 15.—Wind from Liverpool for Montreal. SWANSEA Oct. 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrivod—Claymore, from Adelaide. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 16.—Wind S.W.—Sailed-11nd dington, for Bombay. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Oct. IG.—The Two Friends, and Annie Morris, rein Guernsey. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Anchored.—Comet, from London, for the Cape of Good Hope. MIL BEECIIER ON THE NEGRO.—The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, having returned to his duties at Plymouth church, had an overflowing congregation on his first Sunday evening, the 24th ult. He entered at once on the question of the day, and said in the course of his sermon :—" I can not see how we shall escape the most terrible conflict of classes by and by, unless we are educated into the doctrine of duty on the part of the superior to the inferior. We are told by zealous and fanatical individuals that all men are equals. We know better. A common brotherhood teaches no such absurity. A theory of universal physical likeness is not more absurd. Now, as in all time, the strong go to the top, the weak to the bottom. It's natural and right, and can't be helped. All branches are not at the top of the tree, and so in the body politic there must be classes ; some will be at the top, and some at the bottom. It is difficult to foresee and estimate the development and power of classes in America. They are simply inevitable ; they are here now, and will be more. If they are friendly, living at peace, loving and respecting and helping one another, all will be well. This Christian feeling and prac tice can easily settle the most troublesome of our home ques tions—the condition of the freedmen. Some of you say, God in His wisdom has made it my duty to care for those people, but if in His wisdom Ho could only put 'em away somewhere—anywhere, only take 'em away—what a relief it would be.' Quite likely; but He won't take them away, and they are not going away. They are here, and something must be done with them. Wo have determined that the masters shall no longerhave anything to do with them ; we have severed that relation, and we must provide others. The Government cannot support them long. How can they care for themselves, without place or position, not known to tho law ? I say, enfranchise them; give them the rights and responsibilities of citizens. Grant that the black man is not prepared for the right to vote—when will he be ? How will he become so ? Let him try it, as a boy tries his skates. Ho may tumble once or twice. What if he does ? Ho will learn by the effort. I would give the privilege to everybody, to the Irishmen, and to all foreigners who come here to live, although I believe that in a majority of cases the negro would vote more intelligently and con scientiously than they. It's safe to give the privilege to everybody, and then to teach them." Mr. Beecher then entered upon a long explanation of his views upon the woman question, giving at length and with some humour his opinion as to the right of the fair sex at the ballot-box " We are called disturbers of the community and Radicals. So is the sap in trees. So is spring, which heralds the glorious summer. No man is fit to be an American states man who is afraid of American ideas ; and no question is settled until it is settled right." MURDEROUS ATTACK ON A FIRE-ESCAPE CON- D UCTOR. Considerable excitement was caused about 1 o'clock this morning in consequence of a brutal attack being made on Conductor Puzey, of the Royal Society for the Protection of Life from Fire. The con ductor was stationed opposite St. Luke's Church, in Old street, when several fellows surrounded his box, and com menced disgusting conduct.. He remonstrated with them, when they at once sot upon him, and maltreated him dreadfully, dragged him from his box, beat him about the head and face, blackened his eyes, and threw him on the ground and jumped upon, rendering him unfit for duty. The ruffians aro known to the police, and we hope they may be speedily in custody. THE AMERICAN DEMAND FOR ENGLISH GOODS.- The views of those who denied the probability of largo supplies of gold being required for America at tho end of the war continue to be confirmed. The exhaustion of the stocks of nearly all articles, whether in the shape of manufactures or raw material, has been so complete throughout the United States as to cause any quantity of cotton they may have on hand to be totally inadequate as a means of payment. Hence, although large amounts of Federal bonds are still sent over by each steamer for sale at Frankfort and other continental markets, and although efforts are being made to raise money hero (one of which to the extent of XBOO,OOO for the New York and Erie Railway has just been successful), considerable remittances of gold are brought to us each week. And there can be little doubt that this movement will continue and even increase, the enormous purchases of goods and produce recently made in this country on New York account having, for the most part, still to be provided for. The possibility of payment on the part of the Americans must however, under present circumstances, lie within narrow limits. The remittances of the past month have not mate rially raised the premium on gold, because the Govern ment, with the view of easing the market, have disposed of some of their stock on hand, and it appears also that the return of peace is drawing out such hoards as were secreted during the past four years in the Southern States. But these exceptional resources will not be again available, and the only means by which the American people will be able to draw further importations from us, will be by borrowing to the full extent of their means, by the creation of bonds and stocks of all kinds. In that case two contingencies must be kept in view. First, that if we send out goods, and take bonds in return, we shall soon have a heavy drain of specie from this country to pay for the raw material of which those goods aro composed, as well as for the im ported articles of food consumed by the operatives whose highly -paid labour has been expended on them. Secondly, that the foreign debt of America will be proportionably augmented, and that, consequently, each succeeding year she will be called upon to send away a larger sum in gold than that which she is now able to provide. Such, how- ever, are the natural resources of the country that even with a debt double that of England, she might perhaps struggle through all difficulties, but such a result can scarcely be hoped for while her commercial system embo dies the most extreme principles of protection and prohi bition ; and thus far there are no symptoms of arty decisive movement in an opposite direction.—Traverg Circular. THE NEW SALMON FISHERY ACT.—At a meeting of the members of the Wye Preservation Associa tion, held at Hay, Sir Velters Cornewall in the chair, it was unanimously resolved that measures should be taken to bring into operation the Salmon Fishery Act of 1865 along the course of the Wye, and Sir Velters was requested to give the necessary notice, under the 4th section of the Act, for thp next Hereford sessions. Action is also to be taken in the other counties through which the Wye runs. Tho river has been greatly benefited by the steps under the old Act, and them is nb doubt entertained that, once the in creased powers conferred last session on water bailiffs are applied, the Wye will become one of the most prolific sal mon fisheries of the kingdom. Betting-7 to 4 agst Done Brown, 4to 1 agst Bracknell, 4to 1 each agst Objected and Stiletto. Bracknell and Objected were first off, the favourite lying off until coming over the last fence bfit one, when he took the lead of Objected, but in the straight the latter caught him, and was first past the post by a length ; Stiletto a bad third ; Brown Bess refused the first fence, and took no part in the race. On returning to weigh in Mr. Grant, the rider of Objected, could not draw the weight, and was disqualified, the race being awarded to Done Brown. The Bromley Plate of £4O, for all ages ; winners extra. About five furlongs. Mr. Temple's Madcap, 4 yrs, 7st 21b (Deacon) 1 Mr. Proon's Usher, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Jas. Nightingall) 2 Mr. G. R. Dyke's Dayrell, Gst 101 b (E I, 3 The following also ran :—Gamecock, Peignoir, Decep tion, and Betsy Copeland. Betting— 6 to 4 agst Gamecock, 2 to 1 agst Usher, 6 to 1 agst Peignoir, 10 to 1 any other. After a numbor of falre stars they were despatched, Usher making play, followed by Gamecock and Madcap. When fairly in the straight Madcap challenged Usher, and won a good race by a neck; half a length separated second and third ; Deception finished last. A Selling handicap Steeplechase of 3 sous each, with 20 added ; the winner to be sold for .£lO ; winners extra. About two miles. Ten subs. Mr. Daley's Bessie (late Lady Emma), agod, list (Mr. Barry) 1 Mr. W. Richard's Sinite, 6 yrs, 12st 71b (Jarvis) 2 Mr. B. Land's Ace of Trumps, 6 yrs, list 71b (States) 3 Mr. Hamlin's Idiot, aged, 12st (J. Land 4 Mr. Riley's Co ncave , age d , li st 71b (Daniels 5 Mr. Clifford's B e t sy B a k er, age d , li st 101 b (Castle 6 Mr. H. Hill's Brother Sam, 5 yrs, list 71b (Mr. F. Hobson) 7 Betting-6 to 4 agst Ace of Trumps, 2to 1 agst Idiot, 6 to 1 agst Bessie. Cancave held the lead, followed by Ace of Trumps, and the latter refusing at the fourth fence gave way to Bessie, who soon headed Concave. They ran thus to the last fence, where SMite joined Bessie, and Ace of Trumps took third place, but Bessie won easily by two lengths; three lengths between second and third. The winner was not sold. A Selling Stakes of 8 sovs each ; 20 added, for all ages ; selling and other allowances. About half a mile. Mr. Hamlin's Master Shutt, 2 yrs, Gst 61b (£5O) Mr. E. J. Sayers's British Q ueen (Mordan) 1 , 3 yrs, 7st 131 b (Elphick) (.£3O) 2 Mr. J. T. Sheppard's La Pique, 3 yrs, 7st 13Ib (.£3O) son) The following al so ran : —F a i r Lady, Bunc (D h, ona ld Retainer 3 , The Proctor, Vicksburg, Sister to Lavender, and Jessie. Betting-5 to 4 agst Bunch, 4to 1 agst Master Shutt, 5 to 1 agst Vicksburg, 8 to 1 agst Sister to Lavender, and 10 to 1 any other. After a number of false starts Bunch got away with a strong lead, but bolting out of the course, on making the turn into the straight, Master Shutt and British Queen were left in front, the first named winning by a neck ; two lengths between the second and third. The winner was not sold. The Hunt Steeplechase Cup, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each; 12st ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders. About two miles. Mr. Hodson's White Stockings, aged, 12st Slb (in 5113 ex) (Mr. Grant) 1 Mr. Fitz's Irish Boy, aged, 12st (Mr. Mumford) 2 Capt. Harford's Crucifix, aged, 12st 51b (in 51b ox) (Mr. Charles) 3 Capt. D. Boycott's Tho Rejected, aged, 12st (Capt. Shaw) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Crucifix, 2to 1 agst Irish Boy, and 5 to 2 agst White Stockings. Tho latter went to the front after going a quarter of a mild, and never again being afterwards headed, won in a canter by ten lengths ; a bad third. The Abyssinian Captives. The following letter has been received by Mrs. Stern from her husband, who has now been two years in captivity :--. Amba Magdala, Abyssinia, July 13, 1865. My dear Charlotte,—As Captain Cameron is sending to Massowah, I scribble a line to say that wo are still in pri son and fetters. We anticipated that Mr. Rassam, her Majesty's agent at Massowah, would, by his friendly and conciliatory letters to the King, ere this have appeased his offended pride, and obtained our release from these galling chains. Our anticipations have, however, to our grief, not been realised, and wo must still, for some time, be patient and prayerful oxpectants of coming deliverance. His Majesty, about ten days ago, wrote to Mr. Rassam to come to Abyssinia, and his advent, and the delivery of the Oueen's letter, we be- Hove, will effect our liberation. To-day I have been in chains 21 months, and although during that long heart wasting existence I have had to submit to fiendish torture; and more than once have been obliged to face (apparently) a cruel death, yet I enjoy an infinite satisfaction in the con sciousness that by an inflexible Christian firmness I saved others and won influential friends to the cause of missions inAbyssinia. His Majesty since our arrival here has not fa voured us even with an en passant inquiry. Placed on a level with murderers, robbers, and other great ciminals, our days have rolled on in the usual sad monotony of (savage prison life. Within the last few days we have, however, again experienced something of his Majesty's feelings against the white prisoners. The cause of this fresh out burst of indignation is utterly unconnected with our affairs. On the night of the Ist inst. Menilek, the Crown Prince of Shoa, and son-in-law to the Negoos Theodore, unexpect edly quitted the royal camp, and, accompanied by his fol lowers (but not by his young wife), fled to his own country The King, irritated at the desertion of another powerful prop of his throne, next morning executed all the Galls prisoners, then quarrelled with the bishop, and at last re lieved his chafed spirit by giving all his Christian cap tives, besides foot, hand ohains also. This art of tormconstt ing (which is ascribed to the wise King of Israel) isthae m cruel invention, particularly when, as in our case, to move about by day or to stretch o r n e e' fet ters are so short that ono is actually bent double,. ,o un ablean uy ldimbsby night. There is a report that e we from these abominable hand shackles I a shall atslol bo affects intended treleased saii e t uy o dl ti u l t del lhave not a if it prove to be true, as the stooping head and causes great pain in the We expect messengers with sufficient quantity of paper. continue the narrative of our troubles , Massowah, and on • • clothing, paper, -4.1 from provisions, spin e.attbi their return I shall send you a long but very sad letter. God bless you all. I am , your affectionate husband, H. A. STERN. Send a copy of this to Mr. Goodhart, as it may stimulate the prayers of friends in our behalf. The exodus from Turin has gone on briskly during the summer and early autumn. Two thousand persons are said to have loft for Florence last week, in cluding a large proportion of public functionaries. Under the porticoes of Castle-square one sees still " Ministry of the Interior" over the doorway, but the once busy hive now shelters but a scanty remnant of the swarm. A portion of the employes of the Public Works Department still remain, as also do the great railway administrations. Some of the chief capitalists have betaken themselves to Florence, and others will follow. Bankers and merchants are still in doubt what is best to be done ; the moment is one of anxiety and transition. The Borsa has lost one of its main supports; the main pillars of the Turin Exchange are gone, and busi ness generally flags. ANOTHER CONFESSED STACK-FIRM —A servant girl, named Jane Thompson, has confessed to having set fire to the stacks burnt in the yard of her master, Edward Davison, of Byorside Farm. The m agistrate said he thought it a very strange coIS for a young woman to set fire to and destroy about £2OO worth of property belonging to the master and mistress who, she stated, had acted very kindly towards her. She had escaped the punishment she deserved, as her confession had been extorted from her. After warn ing the prisoner he discharged her. 110] 9: 130 le 119 121 f I Prj 4 51 i 124 f 125 j I OSSE; VIES. 2.1.0 29i 2.14.0 3i 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 Coleman-street Ward—Election of a Common Councilman. A wardmoto of the inhabitantsof the ward of Coleman street was held yesterday afternoon, at the ward school rooms, in London-wall, for the purpose of electing a fit and able person to be of the Common Council for the ward for the remainder of the year 1865, in the room of Edwin G. Fox, Esq., resigned. The meeting was presided over by the Lord Mayor, and was very numerously attended. Mr. T. JONES, the ward clerk, having road tho precept, The LORD MAYOR opened the proceedings by stating that the meeting had been called to elect a gentleman to repre sent the ward in the Court of Common Council, in the room of Mr. Fox, who had abseu ted himself from the discharge of his duties, and had thereby become disqualified. Dr. ELLIOTT proposed that Mr. Isaac Wilcox -should bo elected to fill up the vacancy. Ho said that that gentleman had filled all the parochial offices in connection with the parish of St. Stephen, Coleman-street, in the ward, and that ho had been a resident amongst them for a period of 30 years. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HATCHETT seconded the nomination. There was no other candidate, and The LORD MAYOR, having put the name of Mr. Wilcox to the meeting, declared that gentleman unanimously olected to the vacant office. Mr. WILCOX returned his acknowledgments for the honour which had been conferred upon him that day. He said he was quite aware that the duties which had to be discharged by a member of the Corporation of the first city in the world were by no means unimportant, but that, on the contrary, a large amount of time and attention to sub jects of public interest and importance were required. He added that he would endeavour to discharge the duties of the office in such a manner as to give general satisfaction ; and he said he should oppose to the utmost any attempt on the part of the Government to interfere with the principles of local self-government which were so dear to English men. (C he ors.) Mr. Under-Sheriff Ittwusos, who had announced him self as a candidate, but had retired in favour of Mr. Wilcox, also addressed a few words to the meeting. A resolution expressive of thanks to the inhabitants to Mr. Fox, the late member, was put and adopted, and a vote of thanks to the Lord Mayor for presiding brought the pro ceedings to a close. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT TERSALLS'—LAsT EVENING, CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 9to 1 agst Gladiateur (offered) 12 to 1 agst Salpinctes (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Provisor (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst The Duko (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ostregor (offered) 20 to 1 agst Wedding Peal (offered) 25 to 1 agst Gontran 25 to 1 agst Sister to the Drake (taken) 25 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 33 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) 33 to 1 agst Regalia (offered) 40 to 1 agst King Charming (offered) 50 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) 66 to 1 agst Victory (taken) 80 to 1 agst Nu (taken) 100 to 1 agst Argonaut (taken) 100 to 1 agst Merry Wife (taken) TUE DERBY. 9to 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken) 50 to 1 agst Maraviades (taken) 50 to 1 agst Blue Riband (taken) BROMLEY RACES.—MONDAY. This morning was very foggy, but about noon the air was clear, but the sky was clouded during the latter part of the afternoon. The sport, although of a moderate cha racter, was very good, the favourites being beaten in every instance; but in the first race Mr. Grant, the rider of Ob jected, who came in first, and who had the ra ce i n hand from start to finish, could not draw the required weight , and was disqualified, Done Brown being declared the win ner. The other races do not call for any comment. Owing to the late hour at which the racing commenced, and the delays that occurred at the post, it was almost dark before the last race was run off. The various business arrange ments were well carried out. The subjoined return con tains every particular of the running : The Trial Steeplechase of 5 soya each,.with 25 added, for maiden horses; gentlemen riders allowed 51b. About three miles. Mr. Sheppard's Done Brown (late Beechnut), aged, 12st 21b (Owner) 1 Mr. B. Land's Stiletto, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b (States) 2 The following also ran :—Bracknell, Brown Bess, Ob jected, and First Gift. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day, 100 st { 20 kOi 10 100 . 11 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 2 100 100 1011 15 i 102 i