The Sun. — London, England, 1865-09-20 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The active collection of the revenue, and the pro roll being made for bills maturing at the end of quarter, keep up the demand for discount ac rinodation. Brokers, however, have an abun ,4 supply of capital at their command, and are 'erefore enabled to take the best bills about per cent. below the Bank rate. At th e public sales. of China tea, which com bel:lced yesterday, there was a fair attendance of the trade, about 17,000 packages are announced to Offered ; of 11,546 packages brought forward •' 09 6 found buyers, the greater portion of which ; e re 'without reserve. Prices generally remained 110 ) except for a few poorer packages which were 4 ' s t much sought after. It is notified that a call of £5 per share has been li b l ade on the 20,000 new shares. Third issue of the 'ask of Hindustan, China, and Japan, payable on or before the 12th day of October next. Two o'CLocx. AI the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Ne uter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 6 8f• 60c. The English Stock Market has been very buoy -4147 and a rise has generally taken place in all the trioeipal descriptions. The Funds are firm , Co nsols hig 891 I for money, and 89 k 90 for the accou nt. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 88 *1 ; E xchequer Bills, 2s. dis. to 2s. prem ; India Stock, 220 ; ditto 5 per Cents. 1051 I; ditto 4 per Cents., 96 . ; ditto Enfaced 5 per Cents., 101 k ; and Bank of England Stock, 245. la the Foreign Stock Market the dealings have been rather numerous, and quotations have gene rall improved. Turkish Consolides are 49i 50* ; 'lexica /1 , 251 1 ; the New Loan, 244 ; Greek, 21 . 21 1 ; Spanish Passive, 34 ;. the Certificates, 14k , ; Italian, 651 j ; and the Confederate Loan, 6 7. The Scrip of the Ntw Brazilian Loan has been deft in at 21 s pm. Iu the American Market prices show no important la•nge. United States 5-20 Bonds are 681 1 ; E lie Shares, 56k 57 ; Illinois, 80 1 Business in the Railway Share Market has bee n rather dull, although prices generally are steady. Great Eastern and Lancashire and Yorkshire have !a O ll improved 55., and Great Western, 1 0s. ; while tidland have declined 55., and Metropolitan 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are dull, and Without material alteration as regards value. _ Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in li ghted demand, although in several instances price s h ave exhibited an upward movement. City of L ondon are marked 113, 114 ; Imperial Bank , 30 i ; L ondon Bank of Mexico, 14 1 ; South Australia, lS ig ri ; London Financial, 23 i ; National Disco unt ;° ll lpany, 15; ; Overend, Gurney, and Company , prem. ; Atlantic Telegraph Company, 14 1i Der share and Transatlantic Steam Ship Company, 2 'i prem. BRITISH FUNDS-ONE O'CLOCK. I GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ber Cent. Consols Do. A ccoun t, Oct. 10 eeer Cent. Reduced BB 1 Ne w 3 per Cent' BB 5 , 11 ,' 21- per Cent. Jan. 18 94 ' O . 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — " 41 4, nities, 30 yrs, expire s th Jan., 1880 . 0 0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — l :) , 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Cuequer Bills, £1,000„:3 per Cent. — Do. £5OO 2 dis a Do £lOO and £200 kik of England Stock, 51 per Cent — 1 111 0 Account ' 245 1„' - `,„ 11) 1ks GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - Van Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 220 .- , ,,,0 Account ",,O. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 4. , 0. Account kk.. 4 p er Cent., Oct. 1888 1 :)o. Certificates — I: ) , 0 . Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — ''-', O . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 - lOll 1 "0. 51 per Cent., May 1879 p er aeht., Aug. 41866 — 13 ,0. Bonds, £l,OOO — 4-10 . under £l,OOO — Pm FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. tO3trian Bonds+ 5 per Cent, 1859 _ 'razilian 5 per Cent _ 43 . 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 84 Do. 1863 h enos Ayres 6 per Cent c't} u ? 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) - tau 6 per Cent e ol °. 41 per Cent — t ,01nbian 6 per Cent. — al 6 per Cent. a ‘" ah 3 per Cent., 1825 — D O . 4 per Cent., 1863 I) °- 5 Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — allobi an Principalities 0 0 . Account „,tuttlor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — zi r o ., Provisional Land Warrant — Ptian 7 per Cent 95 0 Second DO £lOO Bonds Issue — T ., Do. 1864 9 61 1 t i :' o £lOO Bonds "ek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons R 0 Account 2l a „ Coupons '„temala 5 per Cent. 'eft) £B6 paid 14' uo 0 . 1839 and 1850 .'iatt 1865 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 801 1 1) 1 ,0 Scrip, ' £671 pa id — ° 5 per Cent. 1864 — k e 0 . Scrip. £55 paid — jjean 3 per Cent 0 . Account Do 1864 24 Per Cent. Anglo-French _ l -0 French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — ettevidean 6„per Cent., £3O paid New Imperial 5 per Cent -. ‘ l. Granada l 4l 1 1 ; 10 2 per Cent '' - ' l , O Deferred p: 10 Land Warrants (Hectares) D 0 Scrip, 41 per Cent '" 1 , 0 Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds ° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Doper Cent.' 1862 • 4/ Ae - account o e o guese 3 per Cont., 1853 13 Account 0 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6 O , ' 62 , ' 3 , 47 f ill, 0 . Account — 41esian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — -uo 41 per Cent. 1850 ~-lo 3 p et C en t. 1859 — Do 4.i. per Cent., 1860 ",0 5 per Cent. 1862 — 4. 4 '0 5 per Cent. 1864 "Vinian 5 per Cent 18 " 0 Account Danish 3 per Cent 1) 0 Account . r , 4)0 New Deferred 4 -'0 Account De Passive — /3° Account l 'A l lish Cert. of Coup not funded ti 4-'0 Account W,edish 4 per Cent. ",,0 Account i t UO. 41. p er Cent. 1864 ti nkieli 6 per Cent. 1854 1; 0 Account 13 4 -' 0 6 per Cent. 1858 h o Account "`', o £lOO Bonds 4 1 1 1 % 11 per Cent — iC ° 6 Per Cent. 1862 • --- r, O Account 74i i --°,, , 6 per Cent., 1863 741 D Per Cent. 1865 1 , 0 4100 Bonds " h ° Scrip, £35 paid ...ro Guaranteed, - Ve kruaranteed, 4 per Cent -- , .41ezuela 3 per Cent. — ° b 6 per Cent, 1864 4 21 f 0 - Account — A tth Dividends on the above payable in London. Il e i n ', l ab, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins — b n# s ' 44 , 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. c D 0,21 per Cont., Ex. 12 Guil ' Per Cent. Certificabes b, 4 Rent es , 4i per Cent. t k i k • Account IS - 2 1 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 251 °Account 65 TWO O'CLOCK. o °llolB 891 0. Account Liverpool Cotton Market --This Day. m t l a atket con ti nues ver y s t ron g at about id. bal ea ll . ce of Friday's prices. Sales, probably 25,000 ISttP ILC a&R DS . —The Cornish fishermen have done b oats or nothing during the past fortnight, and seve ra l mill h a l 'c'e been abandoned i n despair. The season, which that e.°?se been experienced for upwards of 20 years. The 44.-01'''11,67:ritY of the boats lave not nearly cleared their SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share' Railways. ,14 11'ol. ' & str. Val st Myth and Tyne at istol and Exeter at .aledonicl u ore and Bandoo ZO 'orn well 10 , o. A gets no div. t till6p.c.p.an.has 10 00. B been paid to B st Dublin & Belfast June. et Dun,.Perth, & b.Junc. ec Edinburgh & Glasgow at filasgow &S. Western at Great• Eastern, ( ird. stk. at Do. E. Angl. st No ? at GreatlxorthofScotland at iireat Northern et D A stock .. st Do. B t Do. New. is. at 25 pin st Gt S, and W. of Ireland at Gt. Western -Original st s. V 4,1. Rail gua. et 130. South Wales at W Mid.—Oxford at Leo. Newpo, t st i‘o. De•eford. st Lane .shire & Yorkshire at Landon and Blackwall st Lon., Brigh., & S Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dovt r st Lon. & North Western et Lon. & South Western st Man., Shet., & Lincoln 50 Maryport and Carlisle 12 4 Do. f shares et Metropolitan 1 0 Do. New alt 100 1 , 0 1 all all 93 05 131 133 67 7' 71 73 110 111 48 40 7i Ka 133 135 15! :53 120 29 91 93 66 co; 63 65 45 17 35 10 103 , 05 121# 1211 60 92 IC3 tos 37 39 1241 :25 97 98 481 b9i 139 140 3 3} p 128 128., 98 IGO it id'and it Do, liirmin & Derby 0 Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 4 shares 25 mid Kent st North British . ... st Do. Ed., Pth ,-& Dun. st Nth. Eastern Berwick 55 Do. G.N•E purchase st Do. Lecds ..... st Do. York st Do. Carlisle 22 Do. Stock. & Darlitr , 25 641 6.5 i :A) 82 110} 110 D. do. 1855-58 , Do. do. 1860-61 t 'North Londou LO Do. New LO Do. do. 1864 a North Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W4unction st Scottish Ctntral st Scot. N. E Aber. stock 5t 00. Scot, Mid. stick 10 Qhrews & Welchpool st Shropshire Union .. • st South Devon st South E.etern .... BO Staines, Wok., & Wok st Taff Vale is Do. C st Vale of Neath st Waterford & Kilkenny st West Cornw st W.llartlepool Har.& Et at Do. A irredeemable at Do. A redeemable BRITISH I' 00 Atlantic & St.Lawrcnce et Bom.,Baroda. Cen.ln. .u. 5 per cent 20 Do. 1. shares `4.oi Buffalo & Lake Huron 10 Do l'reterence ... • 00 y Buff.,Brant, & Goderich / 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 0 1)o. do. July 1, 1873 1 00 Do. do. June 1, 1 , 44 et Calcutta &r, E., st aloe Town & Dock, gu. 00 Demerara. 7 p.c. per. p At East. Ben ~al, gu., sdo t East I ‘diat., gu. 5 p.c. Do .1 hlitinalon t (hand Trunk oi Canada O Do. Equip. Wort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c O Do. at ief. Bonds O Do do. deferred ( , 0 Do. 2d Pr• t. tionds.. 00 Do. do. del, rred 00 Do. ::d Pref. stook— . 00 Do. do. dere. red .... 00 OSSK Du. 4th Pref. stock Do. no. deterred ;t Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 0. Gus. 5 I.er cent 0 Do. New gua. p. c It Gt. South of India (Inn gua. 5 per cent ;t D . 41 per cent at Do 9a Great W , s. of Canada.. :01 D.J. New )0 Do. 6p. c. Bda. pay_lB73 LOC 1.0. 5; do. pay. 1877-8.. 10 Indian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.o st Do. 41 do st Do. 4i do Do. Pitth Extension it Meib. Con 6p. c. Bnds. 9 Mel. & Hudson's Bay 0 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B it N. pc lstpf.bds Scinde ..... . it Do. Delhi ci 0 Do. do t4 it Do. Punjaub g a k, at Do.lndus St Flo ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. OSi WI 1034 104;, 12 91) 38 8 - 124 5 591 9 63i 5 6 111} 69, I DA 36i 376 1011 I Closing 1 Business Paid.l p rice. done. 1 38 1 i SI 9 1 1272 8 10 11 i) 118 120 li lIP 76 78 11 12 150 154 60 b 2 57 69 81i 62 81 9i 150 155 3 4 p 104 106 s') 52 ,SIONS , 68 68 101 102 Pr F ' 44 5 9 10 99 101 70 75 101 103 102 te3 104 105 19 2) 89 91 64 66 53 1,8 55 57 98 61 94 16 31 12 25 :7 109 105 P t f P 101 IC2 131 14 61 6il 4 84 66 1 id 101 102 93 95 83 90 64 66 all OLP 100 (100 2 100 100 82 84 100 101 100 101 - -1, d 100 101 14 i its at [Do.lndus saw t -- COLONIAL Q 0 WERNM.ENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1572 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 lOO 96 98 97 Do. p. c. Feb. & Aug ll.O 95 17 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 103 95 97 00. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 84 85 84 Do. 5p r. Inscribed sk 100 83 S 5 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 le3 105 1 , 0. April & Oat. 1880-1 100 106 108 Do. do: 1690-1 100 108 110 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 108 Ce_ylon, Nov. 1868, p.c 100 It 3 105 DO. 1878, do lOO 100 111 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1F , 78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. t 6 100 107 109 Natal Gov. 6 per cent lOO 102 104 N.B.Gov.6p.c..la.&July 100 96 98 N. S.W. Gov. 5 rc.,1866 00 9) 101 Do. 5 p.c. 183 to 1876 100 93 95 91 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 90 91 9,11 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 Do. 5 per cent lOO 814 854 Nova Su .tia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 l9O 08 100 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 102 103 Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 100 - Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 106 108 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 Do. do, pril & Oct lOO 109 110 109/ BRITISH MINES. 2 uam Consul. told, Chiverton lifford , malgamated. 17 19 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 560 680 tirakewalls 2.1.0 I f. East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 26 28 East Cara .on 2.14.6 11 12 as %:arn Brea 3.4.0 5 6 East G:enville hart Love. i 2. 3.6 10 11 E . W't Russell Tavistk 0.10.6 31 ti Gam & StAubyn(Gweu. sol ^ 6 4 Gr at I. xvy, limited all 21 22 21} Great South 'Coigns— 1.1.0 14 11 G. Wheal Vur .heist Grenvil , e 7.8.3 1 24 Hcrod's F00t..... 8.13 40 42 Llingston 4.owns 4.18.t. 31 14 Margaret Uny Lelant 96 3 5 Marke Valley 4.3.0 41 41 4 viwyudy Iron Ore, liw 2' 21 la Nangiles . 2ll 11 13 New Seton North Downs.. — North Roskear .Wll'l Bassett , laws o 4.2.0 t North Whv ,1 Crotty - Prosper 11nIted.... Pr vidence Un yL. cant 10.6.7 30 32 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 470 490 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 15 2 stray Park . 30.17 6 13 15 Tin Croft 9 174 186 West I‘assett (Illogan W. Caradon (L skeard 9 9 10 West Chi verton ll 70 75 West Seton. Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 54 75 80 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 27 4 32, Whea Ludoutt 3.12.8 Wheal Mary Ann (3lcn 8 4 6 I Wheal Scion Wheal Trelawney (1,18 7 17 18 Wheal Union 4 ce , ,terAtnoit:ri, otiatttia. Waterford and Kilkenny, 6 per cent., 491 PREFER.ENCE 811AltEs AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. Lc., 44 per cent., 1658, 98} 1 4 '01LEJ G.Ol KALI. WIL Xb. Dutch Rhenish, 241 Great Luxembourg, 15 San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 17i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, let FOItEIGN sa INLIk Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., BAN Iva, Alliance, Urn.. 321 Anglo Austrian. 7 1 61 Anglo Egyptian, Um., 131 A.lstralasia, 75 Bank of London. 1381 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 28 71 City, 114 13 ( olonial, lim.. 41 Consolidated Bank, Um., 10 East London, lim.. 51 Kng ish Joint Stock, lim., 10E11 European Bank, Um., 12y Imperial Bank, lim.. 30/ Imperial Ottoman, 163 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 1im.,10 Provincial Banking Corporation, Bm., Ditto(.£lo,7f South Australia, 341 - - - MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., I City Offices, Bin., ti 7 Company of African Merchants, Um., 3; f Credit Fonder and Mubilier of Ingland, tti I Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 8 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lon don. lim.. f } Imperial Mercantile Credit A 550.,11m., 61 f Joint Stock Discount, Km.. 9} London Financial Association. lim.. National Discount ompany. lim , 15} orth British and Mercantile Insurance, 181 Ocean arine Insurance), 24i Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., llf Peninsula and Ode., tal Steam, i? i , itto. - new, 1.'3 } Smith, Knight, an Co., lim., Trinidad Petroleum, P.m., 51 Universal Marin?. Insurance lim., 5 TERRORS OF AN ERUPTION.—An anecdote current respecting a German who ascended the mountain and looked into the interior through one of the openings, will assist in conveying the impression it produces on those who follow his example. He was seen ascending the mountain alone, and after an absence of several hours re turned ; yet not a word would he utter in reply to the ques tions addressed to him. The next day he was found drowned on the edge of the sea. According to the statement of a friend of his, he had long meditated suicide, and it is sup posed that he had ascended the mountain with the inten tion of throwing himself into the molten lava, after the fashion of the well-remembered man of old, whose suicide was discovered by the mountain throwing out his sandal,' but that the GermniVrnind was so overpowered by the horrors of the scene he witnessed, that he could not carry out his intention, and descended to find a grave in a cooler aoza tauciiiiilll44.--11frAnis j 7 c4r Pia." rim SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDA Y EVEMNG, SEPTEMME 20, IECL' MARKETS—This Day. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Hazlitt.) • IN RE SIR ROBERT NICIIOLSON, BART. Mr. Registrar Hazlitt attended at Whitecross:streefthis morning, and Sir R. Nicholson, who is now a prisoner for debt, applied to be adjudicated a bankrupt, and released from custody. The case has been frequently noticed, and Mr. Brough now opposed the order of release on the ground that the facts had been all before a learned commissioner, who had declined to interfere. The learned counsel did not, however, obje?,t to the adjudication being made. The registrar made the adjudication, but declined to'order the release, and the baronet remains in custody. (More Mr. Registrar Murray.) IN RE S. J. lIIILTER. This bankrupt was described as a merchant,. of Argj•le Lodge, Tulse Hill, and to-day he came up for the first meeting. The causes of the failure are losses on produce, and in consequence of the suspension of payment of the General Credit Company of Spain, in behalf of which com pany bankrupt had accepted bills. The liabilities are £30,000, chiefly duo to creditors abroad. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A woman named Elizabeth Morris, who said she resided in Drury-lane, and described herself as a seller of flowers, was charged with damaging the coat of a gentleman named Marshall, by throwing paste on it. Mr. Marshall was walking along Regent-street when the woman stepped up to him and told him that there was some paste on his coat, volunteering at the same time to rub it off, which apparently disinterested service Mr. Marshall accepted, and afterwards rewarded the woman for her trouble. Not feeling quite satisfied, the more especially as the woman had been particularly energetic while rubbing the coat near the pocket, Mr. Marshall determined to watch her, and shortly after saw her step up to and accost another gentleman. On her leaving the gentleman, Mr. Marshall went up to-him, and told him that the woman had similarly accosted him, and said that there was some paste on his coat, immediately setting to to remove. it, and that having donee so ho had given her.a gratuity. Both Ontlemen, then, finding that she had practised - an artful fraud" iipon them, watched her, and seeing her go up to some ladies upon whom she was about to perform what may be called the " paste trick," they gave her into Custody. Mr. Marshall (whose chief object in giving the woman into custody was to make the matter public, with the view of preventing others being treated similarly) unfortunately not being able to attend, the woman was discharged. THAMES. AMENITIES OF ROSEMARY-LANE.—Cornelius Murphy, a rough, sullen-looking fellow, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting Michael Honigan. The parties are Irish Cockneys, and dwelling in Darby street, Rosemary. lane. The complainant was seated at the corner of that street last night, and, overcome with the heat of the weather and the fatigue of a hard day's work, he had nearly fallen asleep, when the prisoner came by and tried to pull him up. The complainant begged to be let alone on which the prisoner said, " I'll give you a rouser," and kicked him on the forehead, inflicting a blow which compelled him to go to the London Hospital to have his wound dressed. Adam Carr, a police-constable, No. 40 1-1, said the com plainant had received a very severe wound, from which the blood flowed copiously, and that when he took the priso ner into custody he did not see him kicking the complainant. The prisoner, in defence, said that the complainant was in the practice of throwing cabbage stumps and rubbish at people in Rosemary-lane, and had called him bad names, of which he gave a specimen. Carr said it was very common for the people in Rose mary-lane to pelt any one passing with cabbage-stalks and refuse. _ _ _ _ The complainant denied that he had indulged in the orthodox irregularity of Rosemary-lane. Mr. Paget—lt is a very brutal thing to kick a man in that manner. The prisoner is sentenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. A STRANGE AFFAIR.—George Johnson, hammerman, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with feloniously shooting another man whose name did not transpire. Mr. Chalres Haddesley, medical assistant to Dr. Creed of Greenwich, had seen a man with three wounds about the crown of his head. One of tl;tem appeared to have been inflicted with a blunt instrument, the others were lacerated wounds. They appeared as if they had been done with a saw, and did not look like gunshot wounds. In answer to Mr. Paget, the witness said the wounds were not of such a nature as to prevent the patient coming to that court. Police-constable John Grose, No. 339 K, stated that at half-past 12 o'clock last night he was called to a place named England-cottages, Millwall, Poplar, and the pri soner was given in charge by another man for shooting him on the head. The prisoner said "No, I did not shoot him, I struck him. on the head with the gun." Ho found the 'broken pieces and the barrel of a musket iii'the room. The gun appeared to have been recently discharged. There . was a little powder in the barrel. The witness then pro duced the broken pieces of the musket, and said "It was broken in pieces in this manner over the prosecutor." Mr. Paget—ls the injured man able to appear ? Witness—Ho is, sir; he was ordered to be hero this morning at 10 o'clock. I have not seen him. Mr. Paget—lt is now 11 o'clock. The prisoner is dis charged. MARYLEBONE. ASSAVLTIXG A WlFE.—Charles Taylor, an upholsterer, was charged with assaulting his wife. Earwatter, 364 D, said he was called last night to a house in Grosvenor-place, St. John's-wood, where he saw the prisoner's wife bleeding from the mouth and her lips much swollen. Her husband came down and was very drunk, and the wife gave him into custody for striking her. Elizabeth Taylor, the wife, a most respectable-looking woman, stated when she went home last night her husband was breaking the furniture. She remonstrated with him, when he said he would knock her - head off. She was leaving the room when he struck her a violent blow in the mouth with his fist. In reply to Mr. Yardley, the wife said she had been mar ried 18 years, and her husband had often assaulted her. Ht had been twice here for assaulting her, but she did uol then appear against him. There was now a warrant oul against him. Mr. Yardley sentenced him to six weeks' hard labour. CRIMINAL COURT.—This Day. a OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Sliee.) THE MURDER OF MAJOR DE WERE. John Currie, 19, soldier, was indicted for the wilful mur der of Francis Horatio De Vere, an officer in the Royal Engineers. The prisoner, who was defended by Mr. Sleigh, pleaded not guilty. The Solicitor-General appeared for the prosecution, and stated the case against the prisoner. The evidence in this case has already been reported at groat length in The Sun. It will be recollected that the prisoner was a private in the Royal Engineers, and the unfortunate gentleman was an officer in the same corps. On the 11th of August last Major De Vero was in front of the troops on parade in front of the barracks at Brompton, • near Chatham, and very shortly after a report of a ritie was heard to• proceed from house K, and the next moment Major De Vero fell, mortally wounded, into the arms of a brother officer standing near him at the time. The rifle was discovered to have been fired from an upper window in the barracks, and when the room was entered the prisoner was found, and when ho was asked if he had just discharged his rifle, he said " Yes." He was told that 3lajor Do Vere had been shot, and that ho was charged with committing the act, when he replied, " All right." Ho was then taken into custody, and examined before the magis trates at Chatham, and from time to time remanded until the death of 3tajor De Vere took place. Constable Everst, from time to time, reported the state of the unfortunate gen tleman to the prisoner, and when he was told that his com manding officer was dead, and that he would in conse quence be charged with wilful murder, the prisoner, on hearing this, replied, "I did it. I think I-did-right, and I gloried in it. The major was a thief, a rogue, and a ,yrant." The evidence having been heard, ➢ir. Sleigh addressed the jury for the prisoner. He said would ill become him to impress on the jury the immense mportance of the issue of the trial of the prisoner, but he elt that before he concluded his observations he should how that at the time the prisoner committed the net he _ . was an irresponsible agent, as he was at the time labour ing under temporary insanity. Many Of .the jury, he felt perfectly satisfied, amongst their circle of acquaintances, .must have observed many_peculiar acts done without the slightest reason. The whole conduct of the prisoner, according to his view of the case, showed clearly that, ho was labouring under a sudden attack of madness, and that during that period he did the act which unhappily resulted in the death of his commanding officer. Having selected several instances to illustrate the theory of sudden .insanity, he said there was. one which unfortunately was too well known to require .my observations. It was that of the lament 3d death of Aumi :al Fitzroy, who suddenly became afflicted with mental deli rium, and in that condition lie put an end to his existence, to the great loss of his country, which had so much bme !Red by his groat learning and attainments. lie did not think there was a single person in court who would have ex- pected that that accomplished gentleman would have coin .nitted self-destruction, but that event had unfortunately for science occurred, and he could not but think that was a fact which illustrated most conclusively the view he had taken of the prisoner. The proposition that he intended to submit to the jury was, that if the prisoner did the act under an un controlled morbid impulse, which his mental condition at the time did not enable him to control, he ought to be re- garded as an irresponsible agent. This proposition the learned gentleman, in a lengthened and eloquent speech, urged upon the attention of the jury, and concluded his observations by saying that if the jury thought the pri soner at the bar was guilty of a foul, deliberate, and un provoked murder, it would be needless to invoke mercy. Ile did not appeal to their passions, but he relied on their calm and dispassionate judgment, and in that judgment he had an abiding faith. The result of their decision, if favourable to the prisoner, would not have the effect of setting him at liberty, but it would cause him to be placed in a place of safety for the remainder of his life, where he would be prevented from continuing Lets dangerous to himself or any other person. If they thought the wretched man at the bar committed this Ireadful deed, bereft for the moment of the reason his God had given him, they would throw around .him the mantle of their protection. The Solicitor-General rose to reply to the observations of Mr. Sleigh, but that gentleman objected to his right to do so. The learned judge, however, intimated that the Solief :or-General had a right to reply if he thought proper to do The Solicitor-General said he was induced to rise by reason of certain observations of his learned friend, which he thought dangerous to the alministration of justice and to every member of society. The learned counsel wished it to appear that the prisoner was an irresponsible agent ; but where was his evidence ? He produced none ; and although he had cited the opinion of certain mad doctors, yet juries had, in many instances, differed from the vi3ws taken by those persons. He could not come to the conclusion that the prisoner committed the act nuder what the learned - gentleman" was pleas:Nl to call homicidal impulse or monomania; and he thought the effort made that day by 'the :earned gentleman was one of the boldest attempts that had ever been made in that court to set up a defence of insanity on the part of the accused. He could only come to the conclusion thattheprisoner was actuated by motives of revenge, and revenge was revenge after all, call it by whatever term they please. It was idle to talk about reaeon dethroned, intellect ba nished, and that kind of thing. In the case of the prisoner was there• one circumstance that could lead them to suck a conclusion ? He felt there was not. Was there any delusion apparent when the pri soner said he had taken aim at the middle of the major's back, and that it was a good shot. The remark Was made with the greatest coolness and deliberation, added to which the observation's that prisoner made at the same time about the death of bit; mother, and the expression. of his regret that his act (the shooting of Major De Yore) would break his poor old father's heart, all showed most conclusively, he thought, that the prisoner was as sane when the shot was fired as any man in court. He should not have troubled the "jury with these latter observations, but from the circumstance that he thought the remarks which the learned counsel had addressed to the jury in his character of advocate for the prisoner imperilled the administration of justice and the safety of society. Mr. Justice Shoe havinq informed the .jury upon the various circumstances that would amount to the crime of wilful murder, summed up the evidence, at the termination of which verdict, but after consulti ng f or a b ou t a minute or so, th e The Clerk of Arraigns t o ld t h e j ury t o cons id er th e i r foreman informed the Court they wished to retire, and they accordingly left the court. The feeling in court appeared to p re ssion on some of the ju ry, b ut the matter was soon se t a t t f Sleigh's t el oquent a dd ress h a d ma d e an im pression 10 minutes the jury returned into their bohr in less boa. After their names had been called over, the clerk of the arraigns asked whether they had considered their verdict. The Foreman, in reply, sa id—W o h ave . The Clerk of the Arraigns —Do you find John Currie pilty or not guilty of wilful murder ? The Foreman—Guilty. Proclamation for silence having been made while the sentence of death was being passed, Mr. Justice Shee said—Joha Currie you have boon found guilty, upon evidence which can leave no doubt on the mind of any reasonable man who has heard your trial, of the crime of wilful murder; and it becomes my duty to pass upon you the solemn sentence of the law. lam not bound to do more than that, but I cannot refrain from doing that which every Christian man owes to his fellow man when placed in the position in which you stand, namely, to that can pos ing, a n d th a t- f ee li ng only, I must o ce :sibly be og te ffi l ve l el yo .nt.h7 uWtbheiastithyaotnuhdalti:ftest useful advi ce not delude yourself with any hope of mercy hero on earth, as you will surely have to expiate your crime, at least so far as you can do so on earth, by a death on the scaffold. I beg of you to dovoto the time that is still left you to endeavour, by prayer and repentance, to make your peace with God. From man you cannot hopo for mercy ; but I earnestly beseech you to pray with your whole heart that you may obtain mercy from Almighty God, whose forgive ness you must hope to obtain to save your ,immortal soul. It now only remains for me to pass the sentence of the law upon you, which is that you be taken from hence, and delivered into the han ds of the sheriff, and conveyed to the county of Kent, an d from thence you be taken to a place of execution, and there h anged by the neck until you are dead, and that your body lin hi b w ea c f h ter y w o 'a u errdwsolast buried confined,within t the n ii d r e pi c ofi n n;sthoLord the God Almighty of his infinite upon your s ou l. The goodness learned rhaven delivered the d rea d sentence o f th e e aed mercyjli Judge law in the most solemn and impressive manner, yet at its conclusion, althought Mr. Justice Sheo appeared overcome with emotion, the prisone r cooll y turned round upon his heel i n h militaryehead,style, an d with a c are l ess ki n d o f inclina tion of desc e nded the . stairs w hi c h l ea d s f rom th e t dock to the cells in Newgate With the greatest composure and indifference. The execution of Currie will, we believe, take place on Chatham lines. rates. CHILD DROPPING EXTRAO R D INA RY. —Yesterday morning information was .received by the police that a male child had been dropped in the passage of the house of Mr. Russell, pawnbroker, 38, Fore-street, Cripplogate. The child was found by a customer who had occasion to enter one of the private boxes. It is very decently clad, and a paper was pinned to its breast, on which was writ ten " Tom Hume.' Information was also received that another infant, a female, about one month old,-had been dropped at the entrance to Rowland Hill's Chapel, at the corner of Charlotte-street , Blackfriars-road.- The child is clad very well, and, as. in the former case, a paper bearing the following inscription Was fastened to its dress :—"This Mary Anne Talboth: take great care of this child." A third child, about six weeks old, was sent, packed in a hamper, to Mr.Lascklin, shoemaker, Central-squa.re, by two women, who met a youth in the street, and gave him le. to take it there. The . child znal) was-alive when.. the hamper was opened, and began to cry luctily.. Largo wards aro 95ered ign4 o iiiVal.gision tiad 1114i0r.i. MARK-LANE. A small supply of home-grown wheat was received fi sh up to our market to-day, in fair condition. On the wb ole, the trade was steady, and the prices current on Mono"ay were sustained. The supply of good and fine produce - % ►as disposed of at full currencies. With foreign wheat the market was well supplied. T 'he amount of business transacted was very moderate ; neN rer theless prices ruled firm. Enating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late Barley was in short supply. The demand, however, ruled quiet, at th 3 sates current on Monday. English pro duce varies in price from 25s to 40s per quarter. The supply of oats on sale was tolerably large. Most qualities were in steady request, and prices ruled fin, Beaus wore in short supply and previous quotations were supported. The trade for pails ruled quiet, but at full prices. The supply on offer was small. The flour trade was quiet, on former terms. AIIItIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch. 350 860 660 60 250 Irish Foreign 9,660 2,290 25,060 220 sks. brls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Sept. ' For the corresponding week 16, 1865. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Av'er. Wheat 62,44144s 7d Wheat 65,543-42s . 4d Barley ..... .... 6,179-306 10d 1 Barley ..... 5,316-32s ld Oats . BOROUGH HOP. The supply of new English hops'on sale is tolerably large. A fair business is doing at about previous rates. WESTMINSTER. BRUTAL ASSAULT.—John Bellchambor, an elderly man, was charged on a warrant with a violent assault, whereby the complainant has boon in the Westminster Hospital for some days. James Mansfield, 159, Tufton-stroet, Westminster, said he was employed in the same stable as defendant. They had a quarrel on Saturday. Witness was larking and pri soner told him to desist; he, however, did not, and prisoner struck him violently on the arm with a pitchfork. He then struck prisoner in the face, upon which the latter turned, took up a "spreader," fire feet long, and very thick, and struck him on the hoad. He fell, and remembered nothing more till he found himself in the hospital. Prisoner said he threw water over him and then struck Lim. Prosecutor said he threw the water over his mate ; whom he called. Wm. Young, the person referred to, corroborated prose cutor as to the throwing water at him. When prisoner struck prosecutor first he returned the blow ; prisoner then knocked him down, and as ho was rising struck him down with a fearful blow on the head, from the effects of which he bled profusely, and was carried to the hospital, where he remained for three days. Mr. Dayman said if prisoner had given tho prosecutor a good hiding with his fists it was only . what he would have deserved, but his violence could not be overlooked 4 He had received some provocation, arid should only be fined 10s., or 7 days. Forgery and Suicide by an Edinburgh Tradeuman• (From the Scotsman.) We regret to have to record a case of forgery and suicide by a citizen moving in most respectable society, and who has hitherto borne the highest character for integrity and propriety of - conduct, both in his business and private re lations. It appears that a bill for £lOO, which had been discounted at the High-street branch of the Clydesdale Bank by John Robertson, tailor and "'clothier, 5, South College-street, fell due on Saturday, and was presented at the shop of the person whose name appeared on it as accep tor, and who is likewise a tailor and clothier. The bank messenger was informed that thera must have been some mistake, as no such bill had been accepted by the party to whom the bill had been presented. Before, however, taking any steps in the matter, the alleged drawer was applied to, and he at once declared that the signature of his name was a forgery. The agent of the bank (Mr. Auchie), with commendable promptitude, at once gave in formation to the proper authorities; and though the detec tive set about his inquiries on the very day that the bill fell due, it was discovered that Robertson had disappeared It has since transpired that ho took the mid-day train on Saturday for Perth, and intelligence was raceired in Edin burgh yesterday that Robertson was found dead that morn ing in a bed in Carmichael's Temperance Hotel, Perth. He stayed in the hotel over Sunday, andretircd to his bedroom about 11 o'clock on Sunday evening in apparent good health ; but not appearing at breakfast next morning his room was entered, when he was found lying dead in his bed. It appeared that death had been caused by au over dose of laudanum. The body was brought to Edinburgh last night. A letter from him, intimating his intention to destroy himself, was received through the post yesterday morning by his wife, who, with fire children, are left to mourn his-loss; and a telegram received in the course of the day confirmed the announcement, and put an end to any doubtt that had existed as to whether he would carry his -threat into execution. Robertson was much esteemed by all who knew him, and on whom the news o his double 99if 415 a Y 44.7 Patul l 4 guAreg" . WIIITECHAPEL, Very moderato supplies of meat are on sale at these markets. The trade is firm, as follows :- -Beef, from 2s 10d. to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 8d ; veal, 3s 10i to 48 10d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 5s Oil per 81bs by the carcase. Irish tradition says that the Fenians were an ancient militia or standing army employed only on home service for protecting the coasts from invasion. Each of the four provinces, says the tradition, had its band ; that of Leinster, to which Fionn and his family belonged, being called the Clanna Baoisgne. This militia is said to have been paid by the King, billeted on the people in the winter, but to have lived in summer by the chase. And these are ima gined to have been the qualifications of a Fenian— " Every soldier was required to swear, that without regard to her fortune, he would choose a wife for her virtue; her courtesy, and her good manners ; that he would never offer violence to a woman that as far as he could he would - relieve the poor, and that lie would not refuse to fight nine men of any other nation. No person could be received into the service unless his father and mother, and all his relatives, gave security_ that none of them should revenge his death upon the person who might slay him, but that they would leave the matter to his fellow soldiers. The youth himself must be well acquainted with the 12 books of poetry, and be able to compose verses. He must be a perfect master of defence ; to prove this he was placed in a field of sedge reaching up to his knees, having in his hands a target and a hazel stick as long as a man's arm, Nine experienced soldiers, from a dis tance of nine ridges of land, were to hurl their spears at him at once ; if lie was unhurt he was admitted, but if wounded he was sent off with a reproach. He must also run well and defend himself when in fight ; to try his activity he was made to run through a wood, having a start of a tree's breadth, the Fenians pursuing him ; if he was overtaken or wounded in the wood he was refused, as too sluggish and unskil ful to fight with honour among such valiant troops. Also, he must have_a strong arm and be able to hold his weapon steadily. Also, when he ran through a a wood in chase his hair should not come untied ; if it did he was rejected. Ile Must be so swift and light of foot as not to break a rotten stick by stand ing on it: able also to leap over a tree as high as his forehead, and to stoop under a tree that was lower than his knees. Without stooping or lessening his speed, he must be able to draw a thorn out of his foot. Finally, he must take an oath of fidelity." The Rev. G. Keating, who wrote a History of Erin in the year 1630, gravely says, " So long as these terms of admission were exactly insisted upon, the militia of Ireland were an invincible defence to their country, and a terror to rebels at home and enemies abroad." Goll M'Morna had slain Fionn's father, Cumhaill, in battle, and was Fionn's mortal enemy in early life. Afterwards he made a peace with him, and fought under him as chieftain of the Connaught Fenians. But the supremacy of the Clanna Baoisgne led to feuds,. pnd at last Fionn and his clan, defying the throne itself, were attacked by all the forces of Erin except those of the King of Munster, who took part with him, and suffered carnage in that battle of Gabhra, wherein Oisin's son Oscar and the King Cairbre fell by each other's hands. Fionn, who was absent,. arrived only in time to • close his grandson's eyes, and after this defeat peace had no sweets for him and war no triumphs. Fionn died at last, it is said, by the lance of an assassin. It •is noticeable, however, that the Fenians were not confined to Erin. [n the ancient poem on the battle of Gabhra we read of " the bands of the Finns of Alban" (Alban being the old name of Scotland north of theFrith of Forth and Clyde), " and the Supreme King of Breatan (Breatan being southern Scotland, of which Dun breaton, now Dunbarton, was the chief seat), be longing to the Order of the Foinne of Alban ;" and also that " the Fians of Lochlan were powerful." Now, Lochlan was an ancient name for Germany north of the Rhine ; but when the. Norwegians and Danish pirates appeared in the ninth century, they were called Lochlanaels, and the name of Lochlan was transferred to Norway and Denmark. It has been argued from this that the Fenians were not a militia of Gaels, but that they were a distinct Celtic race, connected with the only two races who are spoken of as having come in oldest time from Lochlan, namely, the Tuatha do Danann and the Cruithne. These are thought to have been some of the Celts who preceded the Germanic people now occupying the North German shore and Scandinavia. Morley's Writers before - Chaucer. he Total Loss of the Fusilier—Shocking Mortality. _...ga- ,The following official communication has been received at the Board of Trade from his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of Natal on the shocking mortality on board the British ship Fusilier (one of the Liverpool Black Ball line of packets), and her subsequent total loss on the Bluff Rocks : The ship Fusilier, 1,088 tons register, commanded by Capt. Carvosso, left Calcutta on the 15th March, 1865, with coolies, for Demerara. She had 491 souls on board. The surgeon superintendent reports that cholera broke out among the coolies at starting, and 15 deaths occurred within the first fortnight, after which the disease disappeared. Fever also appeared at starting of a mild intermittent type. This, after about a fortnight assumed the bilious remittent type. About the fifth week the disease had become more severe. It kept gradually increasing until shortly before arriving at this port there were over 90 cases under daily treatment, chiefly fever. The deaths appear to have increased from one during the second week from fever to 31 during the t..nth week from all causes. When in the latitude of Natal the captain decided to stand in for this port. At that time he had lost 130 coolies, and had over 100 sick. He himself, his chief officer, and two of the crew were also laid up. Finding the medicines and medical comforts short the doctor advised the captain to come to this port for supplies. The Fusilier came to anchor in the outer roadstead of Port Natal on May 23. On the 25th she parted her cable. The effort to bring up with the second anchor and to put to sea failed, and she became a total wreck on the rocks of this bluff. It appears from the evidence generally that the ship was brought up in a seamanlike manner, anchored in a proper berth, well out in 11 fathoms water, with 90 fathoms of the port chain out, which is considered a good scope of chain. The second or starboard anchor was clear, the cable on deck and ready to let go, the topgallant and royal yards were sent down, and the ship made snug The circumstances attendant on the wreck appear briefly to have been these :—The port chain parted about half-past six on the evening of the 25th of May. It was dark at the time. The starboard anchor was let go, but, after six or eight fathoms of chain had run out, the bight of the chain flew over the normal' (this is an iron bar that goes through the windlass to keep the chain clear when run ring out), . which jammed the chain. The captain immediately saw that it would take too 1 ong to clear it, set sail more round, and endeavoured to clear the bluff. The ship then headed two points clear of the bluff, which was visible ; but when abreast of the bluff the water shoaled, and the anchor took the &amid. Thi s brought the ship's head to thewind. Moro chain ran out, for by this time the chain was clear. After the anchor took the ground they began to clew up sails. However, the ship dragged inshore, and in a few minutes was on the rocks broadside on, with her head to the north, rolling and striking heavily. The masts were cut away, which eased her considerably ; but it was soon found that she had bilged, that the lower hold was full of water, and the leeside between decks. The coolies were got on deck, were placed on the weather side and on the poop, covered with sails. Iu the morning at first daylight aid was given from the shore, and the coolies were rescued by the ship's boats, boats sent from the shipping in the har bour, a shore boat in charge of one of the pilots, and the port steam-tug, which brought in the greater number, together with the crow. They were placed in the lazaretto on the bluff side of the harbour, and quarantine regulations established. With two excep tions, the utmost readiness and promptitude were shown in rendering assistance, and the exertions of all concerned in this work were worthy of much praise. The crew were throughout attentive and obedient. There were three on the sick list, but they worked as well as they were able. With regard to the causes of the wreck of the Fusilier, the Court were of opinion that the loss was accidental, not wil ful. That it was not caused by stress of weather. That the loss of the vessel was owing to thennfortunate accident of the fouling of the starboard chain on the windlass, thereby preventing the bringing up of the vessel with the second anchor, and rendering unsuccessful the attempt to put to sea. That the loss did not result from neglect of the usual precautions in anchorage off this port. That the master and mates of the ship Fusilier have not been guilty of misconduct, and that the loss of the ship has not been caused by their wrongful act or default. TESTIMONIAL TO SIR R. G. COLQUIIOUN, K.C.B. —The Scotsman states that at a meeting of the British residents at Alexandria, Egypt, it was resolved that an address and a pieee'of plate should be presented to Sir Robert Gihnour Colquhouu, K.C.8., as a token of re spect and esteem towards ons who has for a period of years actel as her 11.0,i,estys agent aadconsul-generaa in Egypt, and who, aft - it - z serving 11 - :a country :.broad fctrat, wards of 1,0 years, has received the well-merited honour el being nominated by her Majesty a 4night tie 4Q4 ,104,0 u Oidix of tLo Dth• AMERICA. ARRIVAL . 01 1 THE CITY Or WASHINGTON. The Inman steamer City of Washington, from New York on the 9th inst., arrived at Queenstown to-day (Sept. 19), with 203 passengers and 216,600 dols. in specie... She landed 31 passengers and 10 sacks of mails, and proceeded for Liverpool at 1.20 p.m. LONDON GAZET EE—Last Evening. -.0-- - - FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 4. The Queen tins been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon.-Thomas Gore GrosvVuor, now Attache to her Ma jesty's Legation' at - Wviltington, to be a Third Seervtary in her Afajesty's Diplomatic 6ervice. • WHITEHALL, SEPT. 18. The Queen has been pleased to grant unto the Rev. Robert Payne Smith, M.A., the office and place of Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxford, toge ther with the place and dignity of a Canon of the Cathe dral Church of Christ, in the said University, properly be longing to the Regius Professor of Divinity in the said University, void by the promotion of Dr. Wm. Jacobson to the see of Chester. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, SEPT. 19. 32d Regiment of Foot —Major-General William . George Gold to be Colonel, vice General the Right Hon. Sir George Brown, G.C.8., deceased. 42d Regiment of Foot— General Sir James Frederick Love, G.C.8., from the 57th Foot, to be Colonel, - vice General Sir James Pergussou, G.C.8., deceased. 57th Regiment of Foot—General Charles Richard Fox to be Colonel, vice General Sir James Frederick Love, G.C.8., transferred to the 4jd Feot. Rile Brigade—Field-Marshal the Right Honourable Sir Edward Blakeney, G.C.8., to be C016.11,01-hi-Chief, vice General the Right Honourable • Si r , George Brown, G.C.13, deceased. , BREVET.—Captaill Edmund henry Lotion, G7th Foot, to be Major. ; • - • , . • . COMMISSARIAT DEPART MENT.—.I ,lelltenaut Francis Wil liam Braithwaite Gattey, from 9th Foot, .Acting Deputy- Lientenant George Morris Street A.ssistaut Cominissary-General, to be Deputy -As Deputy-A.ssistani Commissai T _ • be lleput~ -Assistant ComMissary;-Geueral.• fCciinjtiflt,sh" at r inot, Actin The Boers and the Basuto Kaffirs. (From the Friend of the Free State.) The engagement of the 29th of June at Ver keerde Vley was brought on entirely by accidental circumstances, and the result shows what can be done by a few men showing only ordinary pluck. It seems that early in the morning Mr. Willem van Zijl, field-cornet of the Kaffir River ward, left Boer camp with about 200 men for the purpose of patrol ling the country ; and riding about all day many got tired, or afraid, and returned to camp, reducing the strength of the patrol to 116 men. Towards the afternoon these men came in sight of a large body of the enemy, mustering, as they assert, about 3,000 mounted men, having in their possession about7s,ooo sheep, 2,409 - head of cattle, and a number of horses, being the plunder of Keerom and the adjoining farms. When the patrol first sighted this force, they (the Basutos) were between them and the laager they had left in the morning, and as there was no possibility of reaching the camp, Van Zijl thought it his wisest course to keep on their skirts, out of range, and, as occasion might offer, to cut off stragglers. -Now to return a moment to the camp. Owing to the desertions from Van Zijl's patrol, during the day there were together about 500 men, not one of whom knew there was so large a Kaffir commando, and much less of its having been in the free State and already returning with such immense booty. About 4 o'clock in the afternoon, some four or five Kaffirs were seen in the distance on a ridge. The usual bustle then took place ; some, as they usually do when danger is near, commenced singing psalms ; others hid themselves in and under the waggons ; others were driving in the stock, &c., at a hand gallop. while others actually commenced taking their guns to pieces and washing them out so as to have a good excuse for not leaving the laager. Of these 500 men only about 100 saddled up and galloped off in twos or threes to ascertain what was the matter. These few men arriving in this loose and disorderly man ner on the top of the range, to use the words of ; distinguished officer of her Majesty's service who was present as a non-combatant, and who had ridden up from the camp with them, " were perfectly ap palled and astounded at the sight which met theii view." The whole flat for miles was apparently covered with mounted men, estimated then in the rough at 5,000, although in the end this was found to be incorrect, as many masses of "cattle were a: first included in this estimate, the total number o. Basutos, from Captain Brigg's account, being from 2,000 to 2,500 men. Immediately the Basutos saw the small body of men opposed to them they took up a position on a similar range opposite the burghers, with a low valley about 300 yards broad intervening. The burghers, who were fearfully outnumbered, began to cast anxious looks towards the camp, where the Commandant-General had remained, and on reinforcements being demanded of him he would not send a man, stating there were not sufficient to defend the camp in case it was attacked. This was undoubtedly the case. The present commando law system allowing a waggon to about every 15 men, besides many men taking their own waggons, and as none of the waggons used for taking up supplies are ever, or scarcely ever, sent back, the consequence is, the laager be comes too unwieldy to move, and requires the whole force which ought to be employed as a moveable column to defend it. This has been the case ever since the war commenced, and hence arises one of the great causes of the want of success. In the war of 1846 and 1847, under the command of Sir A. Stockenstrom, we hardly ever saw a waggon. We used to leave them for one or two months at a time, with only a pack-horse enter deep into the enemy's country, destroying everything we could not bring out, and when our coffee, sugar, meal, &c., ran short—do without them, living for months entirely upon the grain and cattle of the enemy. But then, when we returned to the standing camp, we had an excellently organised commissariat, through which we were supplied plentifully and liberally with everything we required, until we started on a fresh expedition. The sooner the commandos return to the good old system of long horse patrols, the sooner the war will be finished. But to return to the ridge and the 100 men. After sending to the camp they became fidgetty and anxious, asking among them selves where were their leaders, and who would lead them, when there suddenly appeared among them Commandant Wessels, who had been away on two or three days' leave, and was then follow ing on the outskirts of the Basutos, but per ceiving the small body of Boers had made for them at once. Wessels--a wiry=madec . 'smart, dapper little man (the right man in the right place) —sprang in front of the men, and shouting " Fol low me," prepared at once to charge on the Basutos. It was an act of extreme daring, and looked like rushing on to certain death, especially as the Basutos made ready at the same time to charge them. Wessels brought his men steadily forward at a gallop to within about 400 yards of the enemy, when he halted, dismounted, and poured in two well-directed volleys. Commandant Roos with 30 men remained behind on the ridge. Wessels, as soon as he was mounted, dashed forward again to within 200 yards of where the enemy bad halted in evident astonishment at the hardihood and bravery of this daring little band. Wessels and his men again dismounted when within 200 yards, and poured a withering volley into them, and at the same time the 110 men under Van Zijl, who had at length arrived at the conclusion that something was going on in front, charged boldly on the Basuto rear. The .Caffres, astonished and panic-stricken, turned tail and fled. The cattle with the firing had become quite excited and maddened, and had fairly commenced to go at a run, many Caffres being among them whistling and urging them on, so that when the 2,500 Basuto warriors really broke and fled the cattle became mixed up with them. Young Holmes, Mr. Lavers, jun., and Mr. Howell deserve special thanks for this extraordinary bravery in rushing into the thick of the Basutos and turning the cattle among them, the Basutos firing no end of shots at them at little more than an arm's length, and, wonderful to say, without doing them any in jury. It was specially noted by Captain Briggs that young Holmes, after turning the cattle, rode repeatedly into the thick of the flying enemy, pass ing each time numbers of them until he obtained the oha;c s of one shot. Weeseic, theco:.anda - :2:, behaved. rith 411 great pluck, and showed 3 44:10d 44. s 7, billed vita cwuage. Who were the Fenians ? ADIIfRALTY,SEPT. 15. Edward Charles 'Taylor Youel, Esq., has this day been promoted to the rank of Staff Commander Lu her Majesty's Fleet SEPT. IT. Sub-Lieutenant 41fred.121Omas Baggo to be Lieutenant, with seniority of June 16, 1865. Mr. Win. 31,‘Naught has this day . been promoted to the rank of First-Class Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of Aug. 28, 1865. SEPT. 18. _ _ _ Sub-Lieutenants Augustus Hill Burgess Bradshaw, Thomas Edward Miller, Herbert Ward Dowding, Henry Eardley Maclean, James Bridgeham Haye, Robert Wilbra ham Stopford, Clement La Primandaye, Richard Bate Wil kinson' Philip Nathaniel Tyrwhitt, Robert Barton, and Henry Studdy, to be Lieutenants. Acting Sub-Lieutenants Alan Brodrick Thomas and James Henry Butt to bt Acting Lieutenants. The following notice is substituted for that which ap peared in the Gazette of the loth instant : - Rear-Admirals—The llon. Plantagen©t Pierrepoint .Cary, Robert Craigie, and John Bunch Bonnemaison iNiardy, on the Reserved List, to be Vice-Admirals on the same list. Captain William John Cavendish Clifford, C. 8., to be Rear-Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet. BANKRUPTS. The following aro the only bankrupts of commercial importance in the Gazette : Richard William Webb, attorney, Jewry-street Edmund Peel, peat fuel manufacturer, Macclesfield William R 3 mill, carrier, Walworth Smith Hating, wino merchant, Clapham-road Richard Lavender, gold boater, South Ifornsey Thomas Carter Winter, tailor, Clapham Anthony M. Harrison, cheesemonger, Lambeth Robert Harman, photographer, Deptford William Tebbitt, financial agent, City James Reader, fruit salesman, Borough Market John Newman, leather dresser, Bermondsey William Robinson, smith, Southampton COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening Amsterdam Short. 11 181 Ditto 3 Months. 12 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 50 - Brussels ... ... U. 19* 12 1± 12 23 55 25 55 13 1! 25 30 25 47* 25 50 10 11 t2i 11 22i 30i 48 . 47i 25 62 25 60 25 60. 25 621 25 621 25 62* 614 51i _„ Hamburg Paris Ditto Marseilles _ _ _ _ 13 Of 7 Short 25 20 3 Months. 25 45 :: 25 45 Frankforl on the Maine Vienna.. Trieste.... Petersburgh Berlin 120 11 17} 11 5. 17i 47-1- 25 ai 25 55 25 55 2 571 23 374 - 51,1 - 5I Madrid . Uudiz Leghorn Milan Messina Genoa Naples Palermo Oporto Lisbon SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This clay. LONDON, Sept. 20.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. _ _ . C.A..inlrr, Sept. 19.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Princess Bea trice, for Callao; Tay, for Monte Video; Donna Maria, for Rio Janeiro. CLYDE, Sept. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Cronstadt, from St. Jago do Cuba. LOUGH FOYLE, Sept. 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—North American, screw steamer, from Quebec, SLIGO, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Condor, from Callao. FALMOUTH, Sept. 18.—Wind W.—Arrived -Elizabeth Cushing, from Akyab. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrivled—City of Limerick, steamer, from New York ; Brothers, from Sulina. CROOKHAVEN, Sept. 18.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Gladiator, from Queenstown. FLrmount, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Greely Wilkins, from Monte Video. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 18.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Melitia, from Pernambuco ; Calphurness, from Quebec : Comboyer, from Pomaron. IN THE CHANNEL, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—. Savoir Faire, from Calcutta. Orr PLYMOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived-- Himalaya, from Sydney. [EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.' GILAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 19—James and Eleanor, Elizabeth and Jane, and Margaret, from Cronstadt ; Napoleon and Puret, from Gravelines ; Gothia, from Hernosand. Arrived, Sept. 20—Triton, from Onega. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed Beachy Head, Sept. 16—Nieolina, from Ulloa for Carthagena. Passed, Sept. 19—Caspian, from Hamburg for Cardi . Passed—Alexandria, from Rouen for Riga. Sailed—Emile and Jessie, for Newcastle. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about la per mills pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.22 i per LI sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 178. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 1-I(th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per mark and the short exchange on London is 1:;.61 per X 1 sttrlin Standard gold at the English Mint price IS, therefere, rather more than 1-loth per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg. The Bou rse of exchange at New York on London for bills at profit on the imp ortadon of g o ' d from t he United 60 days' sight i s 109; to 1001 per cent. At these rates there is no States billS immediatelyp againstn G E i h e 0 of k Rt jury A l PEpriignoredso AGAINSTner and t A h e l 1 h . e fLo SPRAGUE.-- Last T s t In E e i night glandh i n a e r G g E e prisoner. An application was at once made to the Recorder ordered him to be set at liberty. LOSS OF LIFE ON THE R IVER.—A melancholy accident happened yesterday morning to an old waterman of the name of John Lawton. belonging to Lime house. He was crossing the river opposite Deptford, when, by some mismanagement on his part, his boat ran foul of a vessel with such violence that it was completely split in two, and the poor old man WAS immersed sine the water. The alarm was immediately given, and eeral watermen and others put off to his assistance, but the un fortunate man instantly sank. Drags were procured, but his body has not yet been found. Yesterday evening a youth named Allen WPAdam was drowned in the river near the Thames Tunnel. The deceased, together with a water man, was proceeding up to London-bridge, when they ran foul of a coal barge, by which the boat half-turned over, throwing the boy into the water. The ceeded in saving his own life. OPENING OF THE FREE LIBRARY AT BIRMINGHAM. —On Monday the Free Library and Reading Room at the Midland Institute were thrown open to the public for the first time. There were applications for vouchers to the extent of several hundred, but as these have to be be signed by two burgesses and examined before tickets can be granted, the number of readers it is not possible to estimate. The restrictions Placed upon borrowers are only of such a nature as to prevent loss of, or careless injury to, the books. During the day the reading room was very well frequented, and by the very class of people who were intended to be benefited by the institution. A catalogue, cf come 170 pages, L a s been published for eightpenw, which will afford c ready means of acquaintance with the nature of the works contained in the Libra y. 'I he Gallery ci _Art was also visited by F. large utiraber of our tOWIICs. 2eoplo SOUS the day. - qirmitz,e , •