The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-30 00:00:00

Extensive Fire at Stepney. Shortly before midnight on Friday a very alarming fire, and nearly attended with fatal results to a man in his anxiety to safe life, took place. The premises in which the disaster commenced belonged to Mrs. Envors, a linen draper, at No. 6, Bull-lane, Stepney. The discovery was made by Police-constable A; No. 666, by seeing smoke issuing from the lower portions of the premises, a two storey building. Ah instant alarm was given, but as no one made an appearance, it was apprehended that the oc cupants were in their bed asleep, when a gentleman named Leckford, of 263, Mile-end-road, procured a ladder, and wont in search of the supposed endangered porsons. He had, however, no sooner opened the window than the flames shot up the staircase with great violence, and the flames and the heated smoke completely prostrated him so as to' render it impossible for the man to retreat. Conductor Rickell came up with theßoyal Society's escape from the Mile-end station, and, regardless of all danger to himself, he rushed into one of the rooms, where he found the man clinging to a leg of a table partially suffocated. By a desperate effort Rickell managed to get the man out, but he would, in all probability, had he remained a minute longer in the burning building, have perished The police had previously made several attempts to enter the building to rescue the man, but the heated smoke was so dense that they wore unable. Three of Shand, Mason, and Co.'s land steamers, with the manual ones of the district and those of the parish attended with all promptitude, and the firemen, by dint of great exertion, succeeded in getting the confla gration extinguished, but the whole of the stock in trade and the lower part of the building vas totally destroyed. Fortunately at the time of the outbreak the occupants were out. The origin of the disaster is unknown. THE CONVICT CURRIE. The following letter has been received by a com rade of Currie's, who belonged to the same com pany, and was also a room-mate : "Maidstone Prison, 26th Sept., 1865. "Dear friend and brother soldier, " Dear now write you a few lines as a brother ; you see in whit a sad state I am now placed through my own foolish and irritable disposition and tem per, but may it please Almighty .God to take that from me before I depart from this sinful world ; you know as well as I know myself that if it had pleased God to have called me to him, that I was not then prepared for that solemn change which all of us must come to—Death. Let me give you a .little advice as a friend and brother in this ' ,world ; do for my sake, William, drop all man ner of vice and sin ; I know very well that you have great temptations to go through in the service, but, oh, I now find it out as I now sit locked up in this prison awaiting my execution ; but I hope it may please Almighty God to pre pare me for meeting death in peace. I should very much like to have seen you all before I departed, but it has pleased God that I should not do so in this world, but I hope to meet you in the world to come, in which we must all stand before the bar of God. Oh, if I only had the opportunity you now have, I would lead a different life than I did be fore. I now ask •ou for my sake to leave off all bad habits, ask God to give you grace for the sake of yourself and your dear mother, never let your temper get the better of you as I did, but ask God to help you to resist the Devil ; it is all through him we do all these evils—give way to what he says, and then we get into trouble. Of course, as you will know from experience, my poor family are sevei ely cut up ; my poor father is almost broken-hearted ; had 1 just thought of them before I thought of doing it I should never have done it ; but you see I cannot mend it, so I must pray to God to help me and to save my soul from Hen. I must now conclude, hoping this will find you and all in the room well ; thank God lam pretty well. Do your duty well, and do not think of any vice or malice against any one, but ask God to help you through the trials of this world, as you know as well as I do that there is nothing but trials and troubles in this sinfu world. I hope you are all getting on well at Chatham Remember me kindly to all my friends and acquaint ances ; tell them to call upon the Lord while he is near. I often think of you all, and though I cannot see your faces I can picture you all. I never forgot the times we used to go out together, but that's all done for in this world ; prepare to meet thy God, William ; don't carry on like that any more. Ido hope that you will never come to this awful death I have come to ; ask God every day and night to keep you from all sins and malice against any one. Kind love William ; I thank you greatly for your kindness to me when you came to see me in Chatham. 1 shall never forget it, and if I could repai , you I would do so, but you see I cannot get to do that ; kind love to all the rest of them, and tell them I often think of them. Good-bye, old fellow, for ever in this world. I remain your ever affec tionate friend, " J. A. CURRIE, RE." The young man to whom the letter was written, and whose name is William Carter, 36th Company, and who occupied the same room as Currie previous to the unfortunate affair, visited Currie on ThurA day. Currie was affected to tears at the sight of hiS old comrade, and particularly requested him to curb his temper, and obey the orders of his officers ; he also told Carter that he was very sorry for what he had done, and hoped God and Mrs. de Vere would forgive him. Carter had about an hour's conver sation with Currie ; but Currie's conversation was merely a repetition of his letter. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Very little business is reported in the general dis count market under the full rate of 4i per cent. even for the best descriptions of three months' bills, and it is generally believed that a further rise will soon occur. There is at present a strong inquiry for loans as well as discounts, and capitalists are, there fore, acting with some reserve. Early next month the release of the dividends and other circumstances may occasion a little temporary relief, but there are evidences of the precious metals being exported on a scale far exceeding the recent average. During the week the movements of the precious Metals have been on rather an extensive scale. The imports, owing to arrivals from America and the West Indies and Pacific, have amounted to £458,272 ; while the exports have been to the ex tent of £275,665, chiefly to Bombay and the Con tinent. The share list of the Dairy Company (Limited) Will close on Saturday next, the 7th October. A remarkable prospectus has just now been issued by Gale's Protected Gunpowder Company (Limited), with a proposed capital of £200,000, in 8,000 shares of £25 each—Mr. Gale's wonderful invention (the latest, as it is in many respects among the greatest, of the Scientific Marvels of the Age), having been secured to this newly-organised association. A discovery so truly extraordinary, Bo nearly miraculous, so exquisitely simple, so almost instantaneous in its effects and its applica tion—in a manner necessitated the formation of a company for its due development as a bene ficent agency for the protection at once of life and property. Its ready application to gun- Powder—thereby, at pleasure, rendering that destructive material within the brief interval of five minutes, explosive or non-explosive the Public at large are already aware of, thanks to a variety of very recent and startling ex periments. The company proposes to manu facture and to have on sale the protecting Material, through the employment of which these a stonishing phenomena are accomplished. They design to grant royalties, licenses, and so forth, un der the management of a Board of Directors, in cluding, among others, : . these well-known and a uthoritative, names :—Sir John C. Dalrymple Hay, art. ; Mr. Thomas Brassey, jun. ; Sir Arthur W. Buller, M.P. ; Colonel De Bathe ; the Hon. Henry ;W. Petra ; and Mr. John Gilbert Talbot. the Project has altogether been introduced under very favourable auspices. The shares are 1 to 2 Pre mium and numerous applications h ave a l rea dy be en received. Two o'CLooK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 68f. 70c. Market excited ; firm. Rosiness in the English Stock Market has been ' 4ll , and Consols closed heavily at 89/ for I , ll TneY, and at 89 5-16th s 7-16 t h s f or t h e account. " New Threes an d R e d uce d A nnu i t i es are 87/ ; '-'lzehequer Bills, ss. t o l s . di s. ; I n di a 5 per C ents., v4 l; do. 4 per Cent. D e b entures, 94 th lt will be seen by refere nce t o the official list that e C hanges in the Forei gn St oc k s h ave not b een 141-114erous. Turkish Consolides are 49/ 4 ; Mexican, 1 26 i ; the N ew, 254 26 ; Greek, 20/ 21 ; S pan i s h 30 and ;the Certificates, 141 ; It a li an , 64 anion dealers a the confederate Loan, 7 /. Att en ti on and speculators, however, have b een y directed t o th e B raz ilian scrip, whi c h h as risen to 4 / pr em. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been on a limited scale, and prices have shown ncreased depression. Great - Western, North East ern, Berwick, and South Eastern have each declined ss. ; North Western and Midland each 10s.; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 15s. ; Metropolitan, £1 ; and Great Northern A Stock, £2. Great Eastern and Brighton, however, have each improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial Lines have remained without any material change as regards value. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Union of London have declined to 521 531 ; London and County are firm at 77 78. Electric Telegraph are dealt in at 127 130 ; and Overend, Gurriey, and Co., at 151 16. Transatlantic Steamship Shares are quoted par 1 prem. ; London Australian Agency Company, 1 1 prem. ; and Allan's Trans atlantic Telegraph Company, 1 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSINd PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Oct. 10 a per Cont. Reduced B7* 1 New 3 per Cent B7* New 3} per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug,., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. 5 Do. £5OO — .... * Do £lOO and £2OO sank of England Stock, 5} per Cent Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10} per Cent., AprillB74 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — ,Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 994 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent • Do. Account Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chili= 6 per Cent Do. 41 Per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities Do Account - 761 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent — Do., Sec ul 1, .., JCOIEL, ,ssue Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 96 Do £lOO Bonds 96/ Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Coupons — Do Account 8 Guatemala 5 per Cent. Do £B6 paid — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 — Do Scrip, £67i paid — Do 5 per Cent., 1864 - Do. Scrip, £55 paid - Mlxican 8 per Cent - Do. Account - Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20e — Montevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l4l. 13/ Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4i per Cent Do Scrip, £45 paid, paid inj3onds Do 3 per Cent. (Uribairenr Do 41 per Cent., 1862 - Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account — Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account I. ussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9oi 1 Do 4 per Cent. 1850 Do 3 pet Cent. 1859 — Do 4k per Cent., 1860 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 9lk 2/ Do 5 per Cent. 1864 — Sardinian 5 per Cent 261 I 25j -1,- Do Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do New Deferred — Do Account • 391 Do Passive — Do Account Sranieh Cart. ui Coup b- i tf a ,„,im Do Account Tii Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do Account -- Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 951 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do. ll per Cent — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 — Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds 74f i Do 6 per Cent., 1864 — Do 5 per Cent. 1865 Do .E1(0 Bands 4s} Do Scrip, £35 paid — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 42} 2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates 971 French Rentes, 41. per Cent. — Do. Account Italian G per Cent., 1861, Ex. 251. Do Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market opens very strong at hardening prices. Sales probably 30,000 bales or more. Serious Charge against a Magistrate's Son. Great excitement has been created at Stafford by the arrest of Mr. G. F. Griffin, draper, son of Mr. G. Griffin, one of the oldest and most respected borough magistrates, on a charge of aiding and abetting Therza Tunstall, his father's housekeeper, to conceal the birth of her female child, of which he is alleged to be the father. The facts of the caso, which are very remarkable, are these :—Tunstall is a young woman about 25 years of age, whose parents reside near Stafford, and who for five or six years has lived in Mr. J. Griffin's service as housekeeper. The accused, Mr. G. F. Griffin, is in partnership with his father, and resides under the same roof. It seems that about noon on Saturday, the 23d inst., some children, who were playing on the banks of the river Mawddych, near Dolgelly, the county town of Merionethshire, observed a parcel floating on the river, and called to a man, who got it out. On the parcel being opened it was found to contain the body of a newly-born female child, wrapped up in a news paper: the Manchester Examiner and Times, of Sept. 16, and a calico wrapper, such as are used in drapers' shops. The child was very carefully wrapped up, the limbs being bent double, so as to get the body into a small compass. The body was taken charge of by Captain H. H. Lloyd Clough, the chief constable of Merionethshire, and the inquest was opened on Tuesday last, before Mr. G. J. Williams, the coroner for the county, at the police-station, Dolgelly, and adjourned till Monday next. A post-mortem examination of the body was afterwards made, when marks of violence were found on the throat and skull. The case was left by the coroner in the hands of Captain Clough, who, aeting upon information received, put himself in communication with Colonel Hogg, the chief constable of Staffordshire The newspaper in which the child was wrapped bore the name of Mr. G. E. Griffin, in pencil, and this and other cir cumstances led to his arrest on Thursday afternoon, as he was shooting with some friends in Shropshire. Tunstall, his father's housekeeper, was also arrested on the same day. She admitted having given birth to a child on the 21st ult. The prisoner Griffin is known to have left the town about the time indicated with a portmanteau, which, from statements made by the woman, is supposed to have contained the child's body. Yesterday morning bcth pri soners were taken before the mayor of Stafford and other magistrates, who remanded them for further evidence. Tunstall was removed in custody, but the prisoner Griffin was admitted to bail, himself in the sum of £5OO and two sureties in the sum of £250 each. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. Losnox, Sept. 30.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy in the morning. Caiwirr, Sept. 29.—Wind S.T.—Sailed—Toronto, for Alexandria. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 28.—Wind E.—Arrived—Alexia, from Mazagan. Sailed—Earl Russell, and Bayswater, for Moreton Bay. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 29.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Ava, from Colombo. FALMOUTH, Sept. 29.—Wind W.—Arrived - -Custine Goodegar, from Rio Janoiro. SUNDERLAND, Sept. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dol phin, from —. CLYDE, Sept. 29.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Lothian, from Bahia. DEATH OF THE COUNTESS OF CLARE.—We regret to announce the death of the Countess of Clare, which oc curred yesterday morning in Bryanstou-square. • THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDA Y EVtNib G, SEPTEMBER :30, 1865. Metropolitan Board cf Works. The usual weekly meeting of this Board was held yes terday at the offices in Spring-gardens. The president, Sir John Thwaites, took the chair at 12 o'clock. FINANCE. The cash statement for the 'current week shows a total general balance of £488,279 16s. 9d. FINANCE COMMITTEE. The report of the Finance Committee was laid on the table. Among the several items recommended for payment was ono of £12,000 to Mr. G. Furness, the contractor for No. 1 contract of the Thames Embankment North. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET FIRST OCTOBER MEETING. FRIDAY. Sweepstakes of 30 sous each, 20 ft, for 2-Sr-olds ; colts, Bst 10Ib ; fillies, Bst 81b ; maidens allowed 41b. First half of Ab. M. Five subs. Mr. J. Dawson's New Victoria, Bst 41b (J. Smith) 1 Count F. de Lagrange's Messagere, Bst 41b (IL Grimshaw) 2 Betting-4 to lon Mcssagere. The non-favourite made the running at a slow pace and won, in consequence of the favourite exhibiting temper, by three parts,of a length. Handicap SWeepstakes,of 10 sov; each, h ft, for 3-yr-olds and upwards. T.Y.C. 14 subs. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share) Railways. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian ..... Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall . . . Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth,& A b.Junc. &London, scrip Certi. Do. 93 15 129 131 95 97 12 14 5 6 67 71 71 73 91 96 6 4d 110 111 47 48 8 9 132 134 151 152 120 129 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 41 I Paid.' Closing I Business Price. done. 1501 1 481 Glasgow .15 S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original D S. Val. Bail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.— Oxford Do. Newport Do. Her eford Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do Extension...... Metropolitan District. Do do. do• Do. and John'sW'd Mid.and Do. £9 Share _ Do, Birmin.. & Derby Mid Kent North British _ _ Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•L purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North Londou Do. do. 1864 ... Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot; N. E . Aber. stock 1) o. Scot, Mid. stick Shropshire Union South Devon `:youth E 'stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1 1 West Cornw tfl BRITISH P Atlantic & St. Lawrence Born.,Baroda..t , Cen.ln Du. 5 per cent... o. i' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & 8. E., lien ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Ben_ al, gu., 5 do East L.dian, gu. 5 p.c. Do .1 Extension Grand Trunk ot Canad % Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pra. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3 d Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred ... Du. 4th Pref. stock . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India Pen. gua. 6p.0. o. Gus. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada DJ. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5I do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's say N. Et I.C'da, 6pc Ist pf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub 1 Do.lndus St I'lo COLONIAL GOVERN British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1572.. lean.GOv.6 p.c.ja.&July 1877-tI - Do. 6 g. c. Feb. & Aug U. sp. c. Mar. & Sept )o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. sp. Inscribed ek Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 00-Apl.&Oct 1690-1900 Do. do: Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 !An fLrulr cent_ M A nril and ID Oct , 11'00 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 188 i, Mayls, Nov. 1 Do. 180, Feb. & Aug Natal •; ov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 gre., 186,, Do. 5 p. c. 18:1 to 187, Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189; Yew Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent Nova So .tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c d.Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c.la &July Do. do, April & Oct 91 93 611 G 5; 63 65 43 45 37 10 104 1 0ti 120/ 1211 50 92 103 107 33 40 51 53 124 1244 96 97 48 39 137 i 138 31 I p 11 l i p 104 105 126 127 14 2 p 97 99 64i 63i %0 111 112 69 70 104 105 37i 10i so Di p 118 120 )t 1 Ihp 78i 77e 11 12 159 151 60 82 61 63 57 69 80 61 85 95 150 155 10 3 4 101 53 52 79j SO 791 ISIONS. 69 61 100 102 d 64 6 9/1 10 73 80 99 101 70 75 101 103 1011 1021 104 105 IP 21} 221 S 9 91 67 69 61 (4 58 61 r 2 55 45 4i 43 45 28 3) 27 19 1014 1054 1 I), i 2Pj 101 102 4 '5l bid i 5 116 85 67 1 4d 101 102 93 95 83 90 64 66 82 84 101 102 101 102 id .04 1015 102} loq 5 4j Mr. H. L. TAYLOR said he wished to ask the engineer some questions which he considered of importance, and which if answered would be very satisfactory to the public. He did not wantthem answered at once, but they might be answered fully and satisfactorily on next Friday. What he wanted to know was—What was the amount of the con tracts for the Northern Embankment? When did the con tractors commence the works, and by what time would they complete ? What is the amount that has been granted per month for work done and plant put on the premises in times past ? And what amount was wanted per month for the future to complete the works ? Mr. MILLER, M.P., said the information had already been furnished to the members of the Board iu the papers that had already been sent round. The CHAIRMAN said the questions were very important, and it would be well to ask the engineer to reply fully to them on Friday. This suggestion was acceded to. Mr. NEWTON said he had read a report of the meeting of the Metropolitan District Railway Company, in which the chairman cast blame on the board for throwing difficulties in their way of proceeding with their works. He wished to know whether that was the fact. The CHAIRMAN said it was perfectly clear that the board had done everything possible to facilitate the proceedings of the railway company, and had written letter after letter to them and their engineer urging them to get their plant on the premises and commence the details of the work. If any fault existed it rested with the railway company. It might have been convenient for the chairman of the com pany to make that statement to the shareholders, but it was not consistent with the correspondence that had taken place between the board and the company, nor with the facts connected with their negotiations. The report of the committee was then received by the board and adopted. MAIN DRAINAGE COMMITTEE AND MR. MORON. Mr. FREEMAN brought up the report of the Main Drain age Committee, stating that they had made inquiries as to the sureties proposed by Mr. Moxon for the due execution of the contract for covering over thedleathwall sewer, &c., and his capability of carrying out the works, and having regard to the pressing character of the works, they recom mended that the next lowest tender, viz., that of Mr. Pear son, for the sum of £45,600 be accepted. Mr. POLLARD, the clerk to the board, read a letter from Mr. Moxon, offering to procure other and unexceptionable sureties for the due execution of the works. With regard to the complaints that had been made against him for delay in constructing the Deep Fall Sewer and other works he had undertaken, he said he had been so ill that his life had been despaired of, and that was the cause of the delay• For tho future there would bo no probability of a similar misfortune. After some discussion the question was referred back to ho committee together with Mr. Moron's letter. THE LIVES SAVED IN THE BLACKMAN-STREET SEWER. Mr. FBEEMAN brought up the report of the same com mittee, recommending that a gratuity of £5 58. each be given to Mr. Rutter and Mr. Evans for their praiseworthy conduct in saving the lives of two flushing men who were overcome by foul air while working in the sewerin Black man-street, Borough. He considered that as those two men had so gallantly risked their lives to save those of two of the 'officers of the board, that the board ought to acknow ledge it, and therefore he hoped the report of the committee would be adopted. Mr. BENNth thought tho surgeon who gave his assist ance ought also to be paid. Mr. NEWTON said that considering Evans and Taylor had risked their lives so gallantly to save those of their officers, the board ought to be ashamed to offer them only five guineas. The report was approved. METROPOLITAN RAILWAY BRIDGES. ___ • The report of the Streets Committee was brought up by Mr. Puma's, and recommended, " That, in the opinion of the committee, it is desirable there should be an inspection of railway bridges during construction, and after comple tion, with a view of ascertaining that the works are exe cuted in accordance with the resolutions of the board, and recommending that such inspection form part of the duty of the assistant engineers of the board." Mr. H. L. TAYLOR opposed the recommendation, because it would be putting too much responsibility on the board. .1( the bridges were not built according to the specifications, the board could compel the railway companies to pull them down Ana rebuild them prop Mutt- erly. He would be clad if the DO:i111 w a atu -- w Ylel u i yv Yr eL o in such a case. Mr. SMITH said that in all bills a clause was inserted, providing that the bridges should be made to the satisfac tion of the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works ; and if they were not so constructed an application could be made to the Court of Queen's Bench, and a mandamus would be granted. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR considered there was no necessity to inspect tho construction as they went on. Mr, SMITH thought that if tho board remained quiescent while the railway company were going on constructing a bridge in error, the Court of Queen's Bench would be very reluctant to compel them to pull it down and rebuild it. After an animated discussion the report was adopted unanimously. DISTRICT SURVEYORS' FEES Mr. ROBERT TAYLOR movad, " That it be referred to the Main Drainage Committee to report generally on the pay ment of district surveyors by fees, on the extent, value, and convenience of tho present districts, and on the expe diency of their fusion and re-arrangement. Also, as to the advisability of directing the payment of the fees collected under the act into a common fund, out of which to defray the payment of a staff of salaried officers devoting their whole time to the public service." After a lengthened discussion the motion was agreed to. The routine business having been disposed of the board adjourned. Vacancies, Promotions, and Appointments in the Civil Service, (Front the Civil Service Gazette.) HOME-OFFICE.—The office of sheriff of Mid-Lothian has become vacant by the death of Mr. John Thomson Gordon. WAR-OFFICE.—Mr. W. N. Taylor has been promoted from the 3d to the 2d class of clerks, Gloucester. Tux POST-OFFICE.—Mr. J. G.Wilson has been promoted from the 3d to the 2d class of clerks, Gloucester. CUSTOMS.—Mr. Richard Robinson, examining officer, sixth class, has been promoted to be examining officer, fifth class, Liverpool. Mr. Robt. Oldfield, examining officer, seventh class, has been promoted to be examining officer, sixth class, Liverpool. Mr. John White Macey, out-door officer, fifth class, has been promoted to be outdoor officer, fourth class, Plymouth. INLAND REVENUE.—Stamp and Tax Branch.—Mr. F. A. Innell has been appointed a clerk in the Chief Acco . untant's Office, London. Mr. J. A.Miall has been appointed a clerk in the Income Tax-Office, London. Mr. A. J. Mundy has been appointed a clerk in the Registrar of Warrant Office, London. Mr. John Baker has been appointed assistant surveyor of taxes. Mr. Eli Jowett has been appointed assistant surveyor of taxes. EXCISE BRANCH.—Mr. Thos. Gibson, supervisor, Burnley district, Bolton collection, has been appointed supervisor of Blackburn district, Bolton collection. Mr. Robt. Wilson, su pervisor,Ulverstone district, Lancaster collection, has been appointed supervisor of Burnley district, Bolton collection. Mr. James Kemp, examiner, has been appointed supervisor of Ulverstone district, Lancaster collection. Mr. John Wil liams, officer, Preston, first division, Lancaster collection, has been appointed officer of Preston, second division, Lan caster collection. Mr. John Shareman, officer, Preston, second division, Lancaster collection, has been appointed officer at Preston, first division, Lancaster collection. Mr. John Bruce, officer, Forfar ride, Dundee cellection, has been appointed a clerk, Stirling collection. Mr. Wm. Neame Sole, officer, Dundalk ride, Drogheda collection, has been appointed officer of Enniscorthy ride, Wexford collection. Mr. Alfred Stopes, officer, Enniscorthy ride, Wexford col lection, has been appointed officer of Dundalk ride, Drog heda collection. Mr. Michael Egan, officer, Roscrea ride, Athlone collection, has been appointed officer of New townards, 2d ride, Belfast collection. Mr. James Murphy, officer, Newtownards, 2d ride, Belfast collection, has been appointed officer of Roscrea, 2d ride, Athlone collection. IRELAND.—The office of second assistant registrar in the Registry of Deeds Office has become vacant by the death of Mr. Patrick Vincent Fitzpatrick. Mr. W. Madden has been appointed a clerk in the Registrar-General's office. THE EAST INDIES.—Mr. Whitley Stokes has been ap pointed assistant secretary to the Government of India in the Home Department, Legislative Blanch. Mr. H. B. Powell has been appointed to officiate as Postmaster- General of the Punjaub and Scinde, during absence on private leave of Mr. F. R. Hogg, or until further orders. The Hon. C. B. Trevor has been appointed to officiate as Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Fort William in Bengal, during the absence of Sir B. Peacock, or until further orders. Lieutenant-Colonel J. E. Gastrell, boundary commissioner, has been appointed to officiate as Deputy Surveyor General of India, with the superin tendence of the revenue survey. Mr. 0. Wood, assistant settlement officer of Hurdui, has been appointed to offi ciate us settlement officer of Setapore. Mr. D. A. Gantzer, accountant, Ist grade, public works depart ment, British Burmah, officiating as deputy collector at Hydrabad, has been transferred to Bengal, to fill an exist ing vacancy. Mr. G. Carpenter, accountant, 2d grade, pub lic works department, Mysore, been appointed an ac countant, Ist grade, and transferred to the central provinces, vice Mr. W. Billings, appointed toact as a deputy controller of the public works accounts, Punjab,. Mr. G. A. James, • accountant, 4th grade, public works depaptment, Bengal, has been promoted to be an accountant of the ad grade, and transferred to the Straits Settlement. i Mr. T. Jennings's Crossbow, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Lontes 1 Mr. York's Troublesome, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (Custance 2 Mr. G. Bryan's Jack o'Lautern, 3 yrs, Bst llb (Fordham 3 The following also ran :—Guardsman, Wild Thyme, Lady Valentine, Indigestion, Grappler, Radcliffe, and - - Gazza Ladra. Betting-5 to 2 agst Radcliffe, 3to 1 agst Guardsman, 6 to 1 agst Lady Valentine, 100 to 7 each agst Troublesome and Crossbow. After several failures they left the post in close order, Gazza Ladra, on the extreme right, having a slight head of Troublesome and Radcliffe, who were followed on their loft by Lady Valentine, Guardsman, and Jack o'Lantern ; the others, who were headed by Wild Thyme, lying up. On reaching the cords Gazza Ladra was beaten, and shortly afterwards retired from the front, followed in a few strides further on by Lady Valentino and Guardsman. This left Radcliffe with the lead, closely attended by Troublesome and Crossbow on his left, and Jack o'Lantern on the upper ground. The lot ran in close company to the distance, where the favourite was added to the beaten division, and Crossbow, heading Troublesome at the same time, came on with the running, and won a close race by a neck. Troublesome defeated Jack o' Lantern by three lengths for second position; Wild Thyme was fourth, Lady Valentine fifth, Radcliffe sixth, and Gazza Ladra next. The last three, beaten off a long way, were Guards man, Indigestion, and Grappler. Sweepstakes of 30 sous each, h ft, for 2-yr-old fillies, Bst 71b each. Winners extra. T.Y.C. 14 subs. _. Lord Coventry's La Muta, Bst 101 b (inc 31b extra) (J. Adams) 1 Mr. Mackenzie's Balsam, Bst 101 b (inc 31b extra) _ (Chalionel 2 Mr. Bowes's Bi r d o f E ve, B s t 71h (Fordham 3 Lord Stamford' s Q ueen B ee, B st 71b (Carroll 4 Betting -5 to 4 agst Balsam, 3to 1 agst Le, Muth, and 6 to 1 agst any other. They ran incompany for 100 yards, when La Ifuta came away with a clear lead, which she retained to the end, and won in a canter bya couple of lengths;Bird of Eve finished a bad third. The Newmarket October Handicap, of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added; for 3-yr-olds and upwards, the second receiving 25 sovs. A.F. 86 subs. Mr. Merry's Crisis, 4 yrs, ist 31b (H. Covey) 1 Count Batthyany's King Charming, 3 yrs, 6st 101 h _ (J. Smith) 2 Marquis of Hastings's Ackworth, 4 yrs, Bst.lolb_ (Fordham) 3 The following also ran :—Beaver, Deerfoot, Camball, Balham, Peeress, Pantaloon, The Scheldt, Black Draught, and Skirmish. Betting-5 to 1 agst Peeress, Bto 1 each agst Ackworth, Camball, and The Scheldt, 10 to 1 agst King Charming, and 100 to 6 each agst Black Draught and Skirmish. Pantaloon, on the extreme right, took a slight lead of King Charming immediately the flag was lowered, and came on with the lead closely attended , by Peeress, Camball, Crisis, Ackworth, Balham, and Skirmish, the.latter taking a lino to himself on the lower ground. They ran thus in a bady to the Bushes hill, when the first named disappeared from the front, followed a few strides further on by Bal ham and Skirmish. These retirements left the favourite in command, who, however, as they entered the Abingdon mile bottom gave way to King Charming, the pair being followed by Camball, Crisis, Ackworth, and Deerfoot to the cords ; Peeress and the Baron's colt then gave way, and Crisis, patiently ridden by Covey, came up on the whip hand of the Count's colt, and when half way up got her head in advance. Shortly afterwards the pair were joined by AckwOrth, and an interesting race ensued, Crisis, who always appeared to have the best of it, winning at last by a neck; King Charming finished second, three lengths in advance of Ackworth, close up with whom came Cam ball, fourth, and Peeress fifth. Several lengths in the rear of these were Balham, Black Draught, and Deerfoot, close together. The last lot comprised Skirmish, Pantaloon, The Scheldt, and Beaver, the latter walking in with the crowd: Maiden Plato of 50 so'vs, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b fillies, Bst 71b. Bretby Stakes Course. Marquis of Hastings's Alberta, Bst 71b (Fordharn) 1 Mr. R. - Cotton's Lady Audley, Bst 71b ('l. French) 2 Mr. W. Bevill's Locust, Bst 10lb (IL Grinishaw) 3 The following also ran :—Sister to Lady Valentine, Marie Vincent filly, Musician, Queen of the Isles, Belzoni, Scandal colt, Shoobra colt, Jewish Maid colt, Lincoln Green, and T ~~~~~ t .~layZioe weighed for Harper, whose number appeared on the telegraph, but he was found to be lame and did not go to the post. Betting—Even on Alberta, 3 to 1 agst Locust, and 10 to 1 agst any other. Mr. MGeorge was particularly fortunate in being enabled at the first attempt to get the youngsters off to an excellent start. After settling into their places, Musician, on the left of his horses, came away with a clear lead, followed by the Marie Vincent filly on the far side, and in the centre of the courso by the favourite, Belzoni, Warwick, Lady Aud ley, the Shoobra colt, Locust, and Sister to Lady Valen tine,who came on in close company to the dip; here Musi cian was beaten, and the running was taken up by Alberta, who was joined half-way up the hill by Lady Audley and Locust ; the three ran nearly abreast to within half a dis tance of home, where Fordham had the other two beaten, and won very cleverly by half a length ; Locust was an indifferent third, the Marie Vincent filly was fourth, Musi cian fifth, Warwick sixth, Sister to Lady Valentine seventh, andthe Shoobra colt next. The rear was brought up by Queen of the Isles, Lincoln, and Belzoni. The Forlorn Stakes of 100 sous each, h ft, for two-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra; the second saved his stake. Last half of R.M. 9 subs. • Duke of Beaufort's Mr. Fitt, 9st 41b (including 91b extra) p Ad Tn;3 1 Lord Coventry's Goojerat .J. Adams) 2 Lord Stamford's The Zingyni (Carroll) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Mr. Pitt, and 4t o 1 agst Goojerat. They ran together to half-way up the hill, when the fa vourite, who had been lying up, crept up, and, taking a slight lead in the cords, won cleverly by half a length. There were a couple of lengths between the second and third. MATCHES. Mr. P. Henry's Huddlestone, by Marionette —Error re ceived forfeit from Mr. J. R. Preston's Mazurka, by Fan dango—Odd Trick and Gaspard's dam, both 2-yr-olds ; no weights mentioned. Last half of Ab. M. 300, 100 ft. Mr. R. Sutton's Lord Lyon, by Stockwell, Bst 101 b, re ceived 100 sovs forfeit from Mr. Henry's Mineral, Bst 71b, both 2-yr-olds. T.Y.C. 300, h ft. Marquis of Hastings's King Hal, by King Tom, Bst 10lb, received forfeit from Lord Rendelsham's Effervescence, 7st 101 b, both 2-yr-olds. Last half of R.M. 200, h ft. Marquis of Hastings's Ackworth, by PazzoDitto, Bst 101 b, received forfeit from Lord Westmoreland's Birch Broom, Bst, both 4-yr-olds. R.M. 500, h ft. LATEST BETTING. CESAREWITCH. 100 to 12 agst Salpinctes (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Ostregor (taken) 20 to 1 agst Privateer (offered) 33 to 1 agst Breezo (taken) 33 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 33 to 1 agst Crisis (taken) 38 to 1 agst Union Jack (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Emblem (taken) 50 to 1 agst Count Cavour (offered) 66 to 1 agst Gibraltar (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 30 to 1 agst Custard Castle (taken) 30 to 1 agst Wedding Peal (taken) 66 to 1 agst King Charming (taken) 100 to 1 agst Lampoon (taken) DERBY. 2000 to 10 agst Knapsack (taken) AN IMPERIAL COMPLIMENT.—The Emperor of the French has presented a copy of his "Life of Caesar" to Mr. M'Vicar, of Liverpool. The channel through which this book was conveyed to him, and the complimentary manner in which it was given-to him, have, we learn, pleased Mr. M'Vicar quite as much as the present itself. AnvEttrismusNr. .1 -Avoid medicines: they always aggra vate chronic complaints, but Du Barry's Delicious Healti,- Restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which yields three times the nourishment of the best meat, saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, and invariably restozes perfect digestion strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood. re freshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out of 60,000 Cures :—Cure No. 58,z16, or the Marchioness de Brehm:, of seven years' liver complaint, was,in; away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad diges- Lion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable nervous agitation.—Cure No. 1.771. Lore Stuart de Decies. Lord Lieutenant of Waterford, ot many years' dyspepsia.—No. 19,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulen..y, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Jolly."—Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of thitty ycars' diseases lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange ment, and partial dearness.—Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, loss spiritb, and nervous 1 ancles. —Cure No. 54,816. The Rev. Jas T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, "of indigestion and torpi dity ot the liver, which had restate i all medical treatment." In tins, 1 lb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 48. 6d ; 51b., Its. ; 121 b., 225.; .41b. 40s.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; also Phillips, tea dealers, 3, King William-street; likewl e at 61, Graceehurch-street ; 4, Cheapside ; 49, Bishopsgaie stre.t Within ; 63, 150, and 293, Oxford-street ; 333, Strand ; 54, Upper Baker -street ; 103, Tottenham-court-road ; Upper-st. cet. Islington, N. ; Ham y, ; Close lirothers, 6%, nigh-street ; and Stubbs, Queen's-terrace, St. John's -wcod, London ; and all respectable grocers and else mists.—Beware of spurious imitations. The Clerk answered that no such plea had been filed. His Honour—Yon see that, according to the rules of the Court, a defendant is bound to file any special plea of this kind a certain number of days before ho can avail himself of it on the day of hearing. Defendant's father had only to repeat that his sou was a minor. His Honour requested plaintiff to hand up a list of the goods supplied to defendant, and upon receiving it, pro ceeded to read the same. _ _ Plaintiff—An those things were supplied to defendant. His Honour—You see, Mr. Jones, that your son has had positive necessaries. Here is a roll and a bloater. (Laugh ter.) Now, I cannot say that a roll and bloater are not necessaries for an infant. (Renewed laughter.) There is then a double objection to the defence. In the nrst place, it has not been regularly pleaded ; and in the second, the goods are necessaries. An infant must live, and there is no law of which I am aware that prevents a tradesman from suing an infant for that which is necessary to accom plish such a desirable object. Plaintiff—lle ate them. (Laughter.) His Honour—The only defence before me is one that I cannot entertain, and it should be well understood that when necessaries are supplied to an infant he can be sued for them. Now food is clearly such a necessary, and I must in this case find a verdict for plaintiff, ,vith costs. Verdict for the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, BOW-STREET. THE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT PROFESSOR HOLLOWAY' a. —The three men lately employed as clerks, Spooner, Sel len, and Utton, were again placed at the bar for further examination. The way in which the prisoners appeared to have com mitted the frauds was, that correct sums were entered in some of the books, and then the figures, after the books had been checked, were erased from the pound (£) or first column of the cash-book, by which shillings were made to appear for pounds actually charged. Mr. S. Goddard said I am the accountant at Mr. 'Hollo way's establishment. Spooner's;duty was to ree , ..iive cash, and to make entries of all money paid away in the cash book. It was his duty to purchase the postage stamps, and they would be entered as a separate item. The pri soner had another small book, called the cashier's postage book. He ought to debit himself with the amount expended, and get receipts from all clerks who used or received any of them, and enter their initials in the book which would be his discharge. Each clerk kept a book in which all, entries of stamps used ought to be made. Utton kept the home department ledger in my department. He also had the care of the private ledger which contained the expanses of postage for six months. It was his duty to see the accounts therein properly corresponded with the other books. Sellen kept the colonial advertising ledger and the colonial postage book. On the 4th of January, 1865, I find an entry in Spooner's writing " Postage £6 10s," but in his postage cash book I find no such entry. On referring to the private ledger kept by Utton, I found on the 4th of January the sum of 10s. only charged, an erasure appearing in the pound column. On the Gth of January, 1865, I found an entry by Spooner of £4, but in the private ledger I found only 4s. charged in the handwriting of Utton. Witness was examined with respect to similar entries, all which had been dealt with in the manner above de scrib d. Mr. Arkill said—l have been in the service of Mr. Hol loway. I left in March last. lam familiar with Spooner and Selien's handwriting. I have examined the cashier's postage book, and found some differences. The witness here gave the figures in detail. Mr. Stamforth, the manager of the colonial department of Mr. Holloway's business. I have looked at the postage book kept by Sellen, and I fwad in May Sellen by the book appears to have discharged himself of £9 for postage. I found that he has charged ls. 10s. on postage for foreign letters upon which the correct amount would only be 18. The Indian postages, as a rule, Men has charged 18. 10d., whereas the correct sum would ba either 6d. or 10d. Of the £9, I find that Xi 16s. 10d. out of that sum has been expended, and the firm defrauded out of the remainder— £4 3s. 10d. Mr. Holloway, the brother of the prosecutor and ma naer of the establishment, said the postage books had uwen ex-aiumva-Lrernr-cuv wuznieuuezueln, Ipt the y ear; Ulla tho deficiency in that period was £5ll, and in Sellen's de partment about £5O or £6O. That was quite separate from other frauds that have been discovered. Sergeant Hamblen said—When I took the prisoners into custody at Mr. Holloway's establishment in the Strand, I told them that I was a police constable, and that they were given into custody for robbing their employer. Sellen said—l admit my share in the transaction. Utton said—l can clear myself of my part ; and Spooner made no reply at all. Mr. Lewis said he now had to ask for the committal of the prisoners on the charges of robbery and conspiracy. Mr. Ricketts contended that there was uo evidence against Sellen for conspiracy. Mr. Flower thought there was quite sufficient to justify the committal of all the threo prisoners, and he should therefore send them all for trial at the Central Criminal Court. 'KENT SECUR 96 98 95 97 95 97 E 2 81 82 94 103 105 107 109 106 10 • 105 107 93i 911} It 3 105 110 112 104 106 105 ICB 107 109 I's 107 102 104 95 08 9) 101 93 95 90 01 103 105 841 '854 99 101 102 103 106 108 108 110 BRIT', Cam. Consol. 6 old, llna Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Mogan). • East Cara, ton Ease Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Love.' E. W'! Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StA übyn(G wen. Gr. at L mey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Helston Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marie Valley Vlwyndy Iron Ore, lira New Se ton North Roskear N. Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper United Pr,,videnee UnylAlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.uth Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vjgra and Cl, gan, West liassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L.skeard West Chiverton 111 M West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawnev ;Lis 2.1.0 296 2.14.8 3 1: 2.;4.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.01 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 NES. 105 1: 18i 105 560 580 4 1 21 26 Il 12 5 6 21 Si 14 15 25' 3 2 4 205 21. 3} 55 35 so 21 3 30 41 45 1, s 5 35 4 25 1 } d l 35 40 10 12 1 4 1 32 34 430 450 3 3i 12i 17d 10 12 17 18 5 8 121 1 6 7 B 10 71 76 165 175 75 80 26 28 4 6 195 200 17 18 ettilaesti,EMlE 23 liAgEs Great Northern, 5 per cent., rd. at 5 per cent,. pm., 108 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., 101 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto 41 per cent. stook, rd., 09} PREFErtNINCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Midland A and B £5 pf, IG7 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 1 I Dutch Rhenish, 241 GI eat Luxembourg, 151 FOIiEIGN MINES. Cobre Copper, 20 Frontino and Bolivia Gold. lim., 5i United Mexican, lim., 31 DOCKS. East and West India, 131 FIANICR Commercial Bank of India and the East, 24 East London, lira., 51 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21} Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., 20} Imperial Bank, lira.. 30i 30 imperial Ottoman, 168 London and County, 78 7 1 London and South African, 17: Provincial Banking Corporation, lien., Ditto (.£lO , South Australia, 35 Union of London, 52i MISCELLANEOUS. City Offices, Um., 61 Coi"merciai Union, Insurance, 8} CreditYoncier and biubiller of %ngland, 91 I Ebbw Vale, 141 Electric Telegraph, 1281 7 30 Gen. Credit and Finanee of London, 11m., Pk Hudson's Bay, it+f International Financial Society, Urn., 61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour , Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 84/ London General Omnibus Company, 3f Millwall Freehold Land and Dock. lim 3 1 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 111 13 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mail, Urn., 7 Ditto (all), 41 Rio de Janeiro City Improvrnents. Urn., 231 Smith, Knight, airi C0.,11m., ciete Financiere d'Lgypte, lira.. 516 Trust and Loan Company Upper Canada, 6i Universal Marini, Insurance, Rm., 5 Pan Diemen's Land, 9 The directors of the National Bank of Australasia having resolved to issue 35,000 additional shares, £4 paid up, have already allotted 25,000 in the colonies at £2 premium, and being desirous of establishing a London register, have reserved 10,000 shares for the London market at the same price. These shares are offered on the following terms : £1 per share on application, £3 on allotment, and £2 three months afterwards. The bank was esta blished in 1858. Dr. J. D. HOOKER succeeds his father in the directorship of the Royal Botanic Gardens at liew.—The Reader. 105 121.20} 001 1051 38} • 52 1 05) 1231 3 3 57 138 6 71 toi 1266 j 'OSSR 105 f 41 Si 1011 1 2 li :TIES. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Gibbons.) THE LAW AS TO NECESSARIES roll " INFANT." WILSON v. JoNrs.—This was an action to recover for goods supplied to defendant. Plaintiff deposed to having served defendant with various articles, which he had received but not paid for. Defendant's fathor attended, and stated that his son was not of ago at tho time the goods were supplied. His hlonoUr (to 1113 clerk)-=ls there any pica of infancy in the ease ? MARLBORO UGH-S TREE T. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—Henry Clements, George Chap man, Samuel Wigging, and Charles Lockyer, the first two named prisoners in the employ of Mr. Samuel Quater maine, horse dealer, No. 100, Piccadilly, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a dressing-case, a time piece, and a large quantity of other property belonging to Mr. Quatermaine. Police-constable Thomas Rance, 222 C, said—About a quarter past four this morning I saw four men come out of Mr. Quartermaine's premises, 100, Piccadilly, three of the men being Wiggins, Lockyor, and Clements, but I cannot swear to Chapman. Wiggins and Lockyor were carrying bundles. I called 106 C, and wo ran after the men and captured Lockyer and Wiggins, the others getting away. I asked Lockyer and Wiggins what they had in the bundles; and Wiggins replied, "Nothing, only what I have had given to me," and Lockyer said, "Neither have 1." I took them to the station, where Wiggins said that he had been over in the Borough the previous even ing, that he afterwards went to Westminster, there he met with three men and went with them to the Sun Music Hall, Knightsbridge ; that he afterwards walked up Piccadilly with them and wont down White Horse-street to Mr. Quatermaine's back gate ; that Mr. Quatermaine's foreman opened the gate with a key, and told him to go round to the front gate and wait for him, which he did ; and that the foreman wont out with little George (George Chap man) and gave them each a bundle. On searching Wiggins at the station in the inside of his trousers, next his shirt, I found some pieces of merino, and in the breast pocket of his coat I found a timepiece. When I stopped him ho was carrying a dressing-case, which he dropped. I searched Lockyer, but found nothing on him. I afterwards went back and called Mr. Quatermaine up, when he went over his premises and missed a quantity of property, the place being in great confusion. Near the back gate I also found a parcel done up in canvas consisting of ladies' dress bodies, &c. Mr. Knox—How did Chapman and Clements get into custody ? The constable—They were taken into custody at Mr. Quatermaine's yard this morning at G o'clock—they work ing there. On Clements I found some tickets for the Sun Music Hall, where Wiggins said ho had been with three other men ; and on Chapman some orders for the same place were found. Wiggins—l did not throw the case away, it foll from my arm. Chapman—l know nothing of the robbery till this morning. Allen, 106 C, having given evidence, Mr. Quatermaine said—Chapman and Clements are in my employ, and I had such confidence in the .latter that I gave him the keys to let the 'men in of a morning, and of the store-room. I identify the whole of the property as that of myself and daughter. Three boxes kept in a, coach-house have been broken open evidently with a stable fork, and part of the property produced taken from them. It was the duty of Chapman and Clements to leave the premises at 6 o'clock in the evening and return at 6 in tho morning. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoners. THAMES. DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY —James Chown, a tall man, aged 22, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with assaulting and robbing a woman named Mary Thustall. The prosecutrix, who fainted while giving her evidence, but quickly recovered ou being removed into the open air, is a laundress, living at 3, Eastfield-street, Limehouse. She was in William-street, Rateliff, last night, with a bundle of linen, which she was to deliver to a customer for whom she washed. She went up and down the street three times be fore she could find the house of the owner of the linen. At last she ascertained which was the right house and knocked at the door. She had no sooner done so than the prisoner struck the poor woman, and snatched the bundle with. so• much violence and precipitancy that a portion of the thing's fell in the street. He ran away with the remainder, an d was pursued and overtaken by Charles Price, of No. 4, William-street, and a porter in the service of Alderrisn Finnis. The Prisoner said he only did it for a lark. Dania, Riley, a respectable young woman, saw the Viola occurrence from her window. She saw the prisoner o.tch ing the prosecutrix up and down the street. Mr. PartridBl3 committed the prisoner for trial. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. ^ ETA LV. ----o ROME, SEPT. 27 (Via Marseilles). In the allocution delivered by the Pope at the last consistory, his Holiness censured all secret societies, especially the Fenians and Freemasons., In alluding to Freemasonry he blamed the con duct of the Archbishop of Paris, in being present at the funeral of Marshal Magnan, who had be longed to the Grand Orient of France. Mgr. Franchi has left for Vienna and Munich, in order to obtain Austrian and Bavarian troops to replace the French army. They will, it is said, wear the Pontifical uniform. The Pope has resolved to deprive Cardinal Andrea of his diocese of Subiaco. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Pay. BETTING AT THE VICTORIA. CLUB. C ESAREIVITCH. 11 to 2 agst Salpinctes (taken) 14 to 1 agst Ostregor (taken) 18 to 1 agst Privateer (offered) 25 to 1 agst Nuneaton (taken) 25 to 1 agst Calista g (offered) 33 to 1 agst Union Jack 33 to 1 agst Morris Dancer (offered) 40 to 1 agst Breeze 40 to 1 agst Crisis 40 to 1 agst Eleanor 50 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 50 to 1 agst Lansdown GO to 1 agst Count Cavcnr 60 to 1 agst Friday CA MBP_IDGESHIRE. 20 to 1 agst Custard Castle 25 to 1 agst The Duke Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton... —Oct. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. 13. Brazil and Cape Verds. by British packet Oct. 4. Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Ilelena Oct. 22. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Son:hamptou—Oot. 2. Ditto, via Marseilles Oct. —. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton..., Oct. 2. Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bumbay), via Southampton. Oct. —. Ditto, via Marseilles Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil e 4 Oct 5. Newfoundland Portugal 000000 ••• _ Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon.. United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto. by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via C.,rk Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Oct. 6 West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Tcneriffe Oct. 11. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico . . .Oct. 14. Bahamas, via New York. Oct. 19 Bermuda, ditto Oct. 25. Cuba and Mexico NEW LEGAL APPOINT3IENT.—The Lord Chancellor has appointed Mr. George Lake Russell, of the Chancery Bar, to be the Judge of the Bloomsbury County Court, in the place of Mr. D. D. Heath, who has resigned.—The Law Times of to-day. THE PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY.— The friends of Sir Charles Eastlake, who may have heard of his long and dangerous illness at Milan, will bo glad to learn that the President, chiefly through the fortunate arrival and altered treatment of his nephew, Dr. Eastlake, is rapidly advancing towards recovery. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.61 per £1 Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather more than 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg. ELECTION EXPENSES.—The liberal expenses at the late Liverpool election are published this (Tuesday) morn ing. Mr. Evart lost his seat at a cost of £2,765 17s. 11d. and Messrs. liorsfall and Graves(Conservatives)won theirs at a cost of £3,237 3s. 6d. We have not yet been able to LaucazLiao, but the Conservative spent about £B,OOO. At Birkenhead Mr. Laird won his seat with an expenditure of £1,274; and Mr. Jack son lost at a cost of £1,968. THE LATE FATAL COLLISIONS IN THE FOYLE.— , Since our issue on Friday last only two additional bodies have been recovered. One was frightfully mutilated, tho front of the face, excepting the forehead and under jaw, being entirely wanting. The body is that of a man named M'Laughlin, from the Mies, near Buncrana ; the other has not been identified. This makes the number of bodies re covered, up to the present, 15, and two killed—in all, 17. Derry Sentinel. • THENEW PREBENDARY OF LINCOLN.—The Bishop of Lincoln has nominated his chaplain, the Rev. Edmund Venables, of Pembroke College, Cambridge, to the pre bendal stall of Carlton-with-Thurlby in Lincoln Cathedral. Mr. Venables was a wrangler and second-class man in classics in 1842, M.A. in 1845, and is chaplain to the Bishop of London as well as to the Bishop of Lincoln. Ho has no parochial charge, but is well known as author of a. history of Bonchurch, where he lives. A BEE INVASION.—A good deal of amusement has been afforded to the people of Oban during the last eight days by an extraordinary exhibition of the thievish propensities of the bees of the neighbourhood. It appears that on Thursday week a newly-hived flock of Dr. Cummin's friends, headed by their queen, mitered the shop of Mr. Black, fruiterer, where they proceeded to regale themselves on the dainties lying so temptingly exposed. With a total disregard to the laws of mum, et tuum, they sucked the sweets of all that was suckable, and spoiled a good deal more than they sucked. Mr Black, however, anxious to have a select and numerous custom, had not bargained for a queen and a few thousands of subjects, and did not appreciate the free and easy way in which his goods were hrndled, and more especially as "no returns " was an axiom upon which his customers faithfully acted. The art of coaxing was brought into requisition but without producing any effect. Ready-made honey was lying lying before them, and the bees appre ciated to the full the delightful delicacy. The boxes were covered, hidden, removed to the most secret recesses of the shop, but in vain. The bees found them out, and tucked in with the most extraordinary avidity. They defied all efforts to eject them, and at the same time prevented more honest customers from entering the shop. At length when it was seen that there was no probability of the flock leaving of their own accord, stringent measures were adopted. The services of two men were called in, who commenced to remove the goods out of the shop. Not withstanding this, the queen and her followers continued to cling to the spot hallowed by such sweet recollections ; and it was only when that fatal enemy of the bee tribe, the dreaded brimstone, mingled with chloroform, was intro duced, that the marauders succumbed—the queen bravely dying amid her devoted followers. The bees, however, had held possession for 36 hours, and bad shown an ex ample which others were not slow to fellow. The fore noon after the suffocation, a fresh relay of bees paid Mr. Black a visit during the warm hours of the day, leaving in the evening, or whenever they had filled their honey bags. Others succeeded_ as soon as the first visitors dleufrit,nrgensdeevriernag it impossible l p ourhood seemed hourseachday f . or people All thebe tL e i n n t t e h r e t n h e e ig sh h o b to have received the hint, and particular directions as to the locality of Mr. Black's premises, which still continue to be the favourite resort of all the bees about Oban. The wasps have oven discovered the scent, and have put in a most respectable appearance, mingling with their more valuable sisters as though they were bees of the most un impeachable character. It is duo to the thieves, however, to state that they keep their stings faithfully sheathed, and have never lost their amiable temper.—Glasoozo Morning Journal. SERVE HIM RIGHT.—The Moniteur of yesterday has the following announcement at the head of its sum mary of news :—" M. Billok, commissary of police at Marseilles, having abandoned his post to avoid the cholera epidemic, an imperial decree of 26th September has dis missed him from his office." THREE CENTURIES AND A HALF Ac o.—" I have seen a man who conversed with a man who fought at Flodden Field," may be said by a venerable octogenarian gentleman to whom we are indebted for the following most interesting memorandum :—The writer of this, when au infant, saw Peter Garden, who died at the age of 126. When 12 years old, on a journey to London about the year 1670, in the capacity of page in the family of Garden of Troup, he became acquainted with the venerable Henry Jenkins, and heard him give evidence in a court of justice at York, that he "perfectly remembered being employed, when a boy, in carrying arrows up the hill at the battle of Flodden." It was fought in 11,6 Add Henry Jenkins's age Less ... A.D. 1513 Peter Garden Less his ago whou at York ... 12 The writer of this ill 1865, aged —Edinburgh Courant. A.D 180 I 1' ~~ t ~~ ii 100 et { 20 kOi 10 100; 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 tlOO 2 100 100 190 100 100 1 1 0 100 100 102 I 12} 83 i 10 162 k