The Sun. — London, England, 1867-09-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Business in all departments in the City this morn ing remained very inactive, and in the general dis count market no material change can be reported, both as regards the demand for accommodation and the rates charged. The sum of £Bl,OOO in gold was taken to the Bank of England yesterday. The Douro, from the West Indies, has brought £530,000 ; the Dunbar Castle, from Sydney, with £84,500 ; and also the Persia, from New York, with £l,OOB. The Government broker made a purchase yester day of £21,140 13s. 2d. Reduced Annuities at 921. The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of £415 9s. 51 on account of the debt of Ecuador. The traffic receipts of the East Indian Railway for the week ending August 11 were £27,346 7s. 5d., against £27,342 9s. sd. in the corresponding week of the previous year. The official returns relating to the trade and navigation of the United Kingdom for the eight months ended August 31 were published this morn ing, from which it appears that the total de clared value of the exports during that period have been £121,056,913, against 2125,265,820 in the corresponding period of the preceding year, and showing a decrease of £4,208,907. The impor tations of the principal articles have been larger as regards ships and lambs' wool, coffee, corn, and unrefined sugar; but smaller as regards raw cotton, provisions, rice, flour, rum, brandy, tea, tobacco, and wine. The ship ping accounts exhibit a decrease in the amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade for the entries inwards, while in the clearances outwards there is a slight increase. In the coasting trade there has been a slight falling off in both instances. The specie movements during the past week have been on a rather extensive scale, consequent upon large arrivals from Australia, and the West Indies and the Pacific. The imports have amounted to about £968,168, including £3,560 from New York by the City of Baltimore; £40,682 by the Hansa, £B,OOO by the Pennsylvania, and £l,OOB by the Persia. The Suffolk, from Melbourne, has brought £285,000 ; the Dunbar Castle, from Sydney, £84,500 ; the Douro, from the West Indies and Pacific, £530,000; the Celt, from the Cape of Good Hope, £l,BOO ; and the Delta, from Alexan dria, £2,762. The exports have been confined to remittances to the Continent, through private sources, estimated at £184,883. Two o'CLocK. Very little business has been transacted in the English Funds, and prices are a shade flatter. Con sols have declined to 94f for both money and account. Messrs. Baring, Brothers, and Co. have received £612 2s. 10d. from the Custom-house of Carthagena by this mail on account of the New Granada divi dends. The New Threes are 921 ; Reduced Annuities, 92} ; India Stock, 222 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 113 f ; Educed ditto, 1041; and £l,OOO Bonds, 70$. prem. Foreign Stocks still continue to show considerable buoyancy ; Italian 5 per Cents. have advanced to 48i 49 ; Mexican Stock, to 15 15i ; Spanish Passive, 1, to 201- 231. ; ditto Certificates, to 161 17 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents., k, to 311 321. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been to a_,limited extent, but prices, in several in stances, have shown an upward tendency; Caledo nian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, and North Western, have each improved ; and Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South Eastern, each 1. Miscellaneous and Finance shares show little change ; Anglo-American Telegraph are dealt in at 174 ; Hudson's Bay Company, at 15 151 ; Na tional Discount Company have improved to 104 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan to 7`'2 -I. The Foreign and Colonial lines remained dull, without any material changes in value. Great Lux embourg are marked 101 ; San Paulo, 161; South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 194 1; Great Western of Canada, 161 ; East Indian, 1101 ; and Groat Indian Peninsula, 1081 1084. Bank shares are quiet. Alliance have improved to 15k 4 ; London and County are firm at 55 ; London and Westminster at 681 ; and Union of London at 37/ 4. MINING MARKET. SAT URDAT AFTERNOON. Continued buoyancy prevails, and prices have an upward tendency. Annexed are some of the closing quotations : Chiverton Moor 54 54 North Treskerby ... 83s 35s Chontales Gold Clifford Amalgamate 74 8 Providence Mines ... 29 30 East Basset l6 17 South Caradon — East Caradon 54 54 South Frances East Russell l4 2 Tincroft l3 14 East Wheal Grenville 24 24 West Chiverton 63 65 Great Lazey Great Retallick Groat Wheal Vor ... 174 184 Wheal Chiverton Marko Valley bi 6 Wheal Grenville 248 26s Od North Crotty BRITISH. FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 par tient. Consols 00. Account, Oct. 8 8 per Gent. Reduced O2l j. New 3 per Cent 921 I New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. ' 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire s th April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telebraph), Au,., 1908., March June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 & 2 per Ct — put pin Do £5OO — p in 1 3,12 Do. £lOO & £2OO —pm pm Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indiau Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 222 Do. Account • Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per. Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cont., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 . . .......... . Do. i per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. . 1882 Do nob., s.per Cent., Aug. 1873 — Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l,OOO ................. • FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cont. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ' Do. 1863 .'o. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 74f 31 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent . . Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cabs 6 per Cent. Cuilian 6 per Cent Do. 4} per Cent -Uo. 6 per Cent., B Do., 1867 Do,, Scrip, £64 paid Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip, £2O paid C M mbian, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 .. Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Lluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Lgyptian,7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Do. 1864 Do. £5 i 0 Bonds BBl Do. £lO6 Bonds 9O Do Government Railway Debentures B6l 7 6f Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupont — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — lt3lian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — Moxicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French Montovicleau 6 per Cent. • . — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada Do 3 per Oen Do. Deferrad Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 661 Do 4i per Cent., 1865 Do 4i per Cent. (TJribarron) Do 4j per Cent., 1.562_ sti.lllllll, ttttt till "'" Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 891 Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, .£ St —l Do 4i per Cent. 1850 .__ _ _ Do 4 per Cent. 1860 Do 3 - per Cent.; 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BBl Do. do. £B4 15s. do— — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BB4 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — iardinian, 5 per Cent — Spinish 3 per Cent — Do Account Do New a ferr at... ... .. . Do Account Do Passive Do Acc.ant Do Com. Cert. of Cou,.. not fuuded Do Account l'urlcisli 6 per Cent., 1851 Do Account !)o 6 per Cent. 1838 Do Account Do £ luo Bonds Do 6 per Cent , 1862 Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 64 1 i 5 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1863 DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 . 514 D.) .1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — D., Account — Dividenas on the above payable in London.. Austrian 3 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil., — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — French Bentes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. — ItaiiaL 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 251. — Do. Account 4Bl / TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 941 4 Do. Account, Oct. 8 ... 911 i ATTEMPTED FENIAN MUaDER. TIIIS DAY. A diabolical outrage was perpetrated this morning near Bloomsbury-square, which gives rise to the most serious apprehensions. As far as can be collected at the present moment the following are the facts of the case :—Shortly before one o'clock"this morning Edward M'Donald, a bandsman in the 2d Life Guards, with a companion, had been drinking at the bar of a public house in the neighbourhood, and there being a number of other persons there at the time, a discussion arose with regard to the Fenian outrage at Manchester. M'Donald and his companion expressed some strong opinions as to the punishment those in custody should undergo, when two tall men, each wearing long beards and felt hats, with large slouch brims, entered into the conver sation and defended the proceedings of the Fenians. This led to an altercation between the parties, and the soldier, who was not in uniform, and his friend left the house; but, unfortunately, instead of proceeding home they returned again to the public-house and wished to be served with more refreshments. This was refused, and M'Donald and his friend left the house, followed by the two men whom they had been talking to. When they had proceeded to the corner of Vernon-place, one of the men wearing the felt-hat said to his friend, "Did you hear what they called us?" and after wards he made an attack on M'Donald's friend, and knocked his hat off ; as he was stooping to pick it up, he heard the report of a pistol, and the next moment M'Donald fell to the ground, when both of the men made off in different directions. An alarm was raised, and, on raising M'Donald from the ground, it was discovered he had been shot in the right breast, and immediately he was conveyed to the hospital, where on examination it was found that the wound was one of a dangerous character, the bullet having passed completely through his body, injuring, it is at present feared, the right lung. The bullet, which has been recovered, is somewhat of a peculiar character. It is of a conical shape, and, with the exception of being slightly jagged, by the rifling of the pistol on its discharge, it is as perfect as when it left the mould. Up to two o'clock M'Donald was still alive, but the hope of his recovery is very slight indeed. The public-house where the conversation took place has long been suspected by the police as a rendezvous of Fenians, and the presumption at present is that M'Donald and his friend were taken for detective policemen. The most act ive steps are being taken by the police, but beyond the faint description of them given above nothing is at present known. SHIPPING INTELLIGENO.T:;.—Th!s Day. LONDON, Sept. 28.--Wiud this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderato breeze and lino weather, but rather cloudy. CLYDE, Sept. 27. - Wind N.—Arrived—Columbia, from New York. _ _ OFF QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 27. —Wind N.W.—Arrived— Nebraska, screw steamer, from Liverpool; City of Boston, screw steamer, from Liverpool—both proceeded for New York. (By Telegraph.) • GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 27—Ursa Minor, from Erageroe ; Pride of the Orwell and Pride of Ipswich, from Dunkirk; Ger mania, steamer, from Hamburg ; Eider, steamer, from Tonning. Arrived, Sept. 28—Moselle, steamer, from Antwerp ; Cologne, steamer, from Boulogne. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Solmesdale, from London, for Port Philip; Robin Hood, from London, for Cardiff. Anchored—Esmeralda, from London, for Savannah ; Profeta, from London, for Swansea; Westmoreland, from Lcndon, for Jamaica; Mountstuart Elphinstone, from London, for Point de Galle ; Espana, from London, for Swansea. - _ THE TURF AND ITS IDOLS.—It is hardly neces sary for us to answer that the men of rank and fortune who stooped to malpractices of yore were as much an exception to the mass of their order as are the honest owners of horses the exception upon a race-course of to-day—that the de layed settlement in 182—, to which we have alluded, was the solitary default in a prolonged turf career. But there are other evidences of the diminished self-respect of many noble and gentle patrons of the turf, which cannot be noticed without regret and humiliation by thoughtful and reflective moralists. The racehorse, it would seem, is a more democratic leveller than Mr. Bealos or Mr. Odgers; a greater disintegrator of aristocratic society than the railroad or the penny press, or the Reform Bill itself, big with mysterious and inscrutable possibilities. That a young, raw, uneducated Yorkshire or Newmarket lad, who can ride 7st, but who cannot pen a letter of which a milkmaid would not be a hamed, should be welcomed to the homes of dukes and marquises—that he should be en couraged to smoke cigars, play billiards, and volunteer opinions without restraint in the presence of his betters of either sex—is one of the saddest anomalies of our modern civilisation. The days are at hand when the people of Englan4 will pay little respect to men and women with handles to their names who do not respect themselves. Fashion, said Henry Fielding more than a century ago, can also make gambling sweet and wholesome. When itshall cease to be fashionable for men born in the purple to chat and smoke with jockeys and trainers, and to bet thousands and tens of thousands upon the speed and bottom of a race horse, without any other means of paying, if the race goes against them, than the indulgence a money-lender shall afford,—then, and not till then, shall we expect to see the rehabilitation of the turf.—St. Paul's, Edited by Anthony Trollope. STEAM SHIPBUILDING ON THE CLYDE.—MeSSTS. Seath and Connell, of Rutherglen, have launched a screw of 441 tons register, intended for foreign service. She has two decks, and is to be provided with engines with all the latest improvements. She was named the Silver River. Messrs. Seath and Connell have now on hand a screw steam yacht of 50 tons, another of 60 tons, and two twin screw tons of over 200 tons each. The Danmark, screw, recently built by Messrs. Henderson, Coulborn, and Co., of Renfrew, for the Baltic trade, has made a favourable trip, having attained an average rate of 10 knots, with a consumption of 9.75 cwt. of coal per hour. The Denmark is built for the grain trade, and is constructed to carry from 4,000 to 5,000 qrs. of grain. She is fitted with compound high and low pressure engines of 100-horse power, nominal. HEAVY STORM IN THE NORTH SEA.-011 Thurs day the steamer Cossack, Capt. Martin, arrived at Hull from St. Petersburg, having encountered very heavy weather on hor passage across the North Sea. The Cossack presented a very shattered appearance, a portion of her port bulwarks having been washed away, and the aperture thus caused was filled up with deal battens. In addition to this damage, the forward bridge and a small deck-house on the starboard bow were washed away, and a house amidships was so much battered that it had been deemed necessary to patch it up with pieces of deal plank. The deck cargo had also been entirely washed overboard, or thrown away for the safety of the vessel. All this damage was occasioned on Monday and Tuesday last, while the Cossack was crossing the North Sea. The wind blew a perfect hurricane from the south-west raising a very heavy sea, and the Cossack's decks were swept by a mountain wave which broke over her. The escape of her crew from personal injury is almost marvellous. Tho Queen of Scotland, another Hull steamer, had boon compelled to put back to Ctiziwicn owing to the viol© 4 0 9 of the etornt. SHARE LlST—This Day. ORDINARY STIARES AND STOCKS. 20 et et 100 , Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian ... Cambrian ••••• leork and 8and0n...." Uorn wall Oubiin & Belfast unc. Dun„ Perth, b.J uuc. , E. Loudon, bail) Certj. Do. Glasgow A: S. Western l ',(.;reat Eastern, Ord. at k,' Paid. 344 2 Do. K Angl: st. No. '4. r At North ot Scotland' l Ureat Northern Do. A stock Do. 11 81n^\ Do. New. I. at 25 pin (itS, and W. of Ireland Weetern DJ. S. V4l. ltaii gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxloni Do. Newport Do. Lanctshire& Yorkstatr* Landon and Blackwaft Lon., Brigh.,& S (.704W, Lon., Chat., and Dave:, Do. Mctrop. six. A Lyn. North Western Lon. .t South Western 11:in., Sher., ei Lincoln Ntetropolitait.... Do. New 1)o. Extension.- Sietropolitan District. Do. do. to. Do. and St. John' a Ird Midland Do. L 9 Share Do, Birrain....t Derby, Aid Kent ... North British Do. Ed., MIL, & Dun th. Eastern—Be:wiek Do. G.N•lil purohaoe Do. Leads Do. York I.)(;. Carlisle ..... Do. Steclt.dt Darling. Do. do. 1860-111 North London Do. do. 1864 5 ...... Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern . Staines, Wok., (tz Wok rat Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitoha Went Cornwall dtcl i I 54i I 2iii 11i 14 i 191 tOk 12 121 j i 2 It 451 thli I COLOSIA.L GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872.. 100 tian.Gov.sp.o.Ja.&July 1877-81 120. 6 p.c. Fob. & Aug luo 98 100 110. sp. o. Mar. & Sept, 100 101 193 Do. sp. c. Jan. .t July, 100 88 9) 884 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ski 100 88 PO Cape (x. Hope, 8 p.c.1873, 100 104 106 Oct. 1890-1900 100 106 107 107 k Do. do 1880-9 u 100 104 106 Do. Jaa.&July, 1890-91 100 104 105 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Out., 1900 lOO it ?6 Ceylon, Nov. 1860, 6 p., 100 101 104 Do. 1878, do lOO 109 II Mauritius, 6p. 0, 187 8 , Jan. and July Do. 1878 . lOO 104 106 Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 104 116 Natal , 10v. 6 per cent lOO 101 103 N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 1(1 lu3 N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1860 1 100 96 98 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1870 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1805 100 91 92 44} New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 -- Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 98 49 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 f 8 100 99 84 8. Aus.Grov. 6 p,0.1808-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards P.O 105 107 107} 6 p.o. Ja &July 100 Do. do, April Az Oct lOO 1115 1135 1 3 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Wu Atlantic& St.Lawrenoe all 56 58 flom.,Baroda, &Cen.ln. 100 103 1034 1021 1 et gu. 5 per cent... tO Do. F shares lO p 1p 104 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 4 41 10 Do. Preference 100 Buff.,Brant, &Goderich 8 p.c. 1872-3-1 PA 68 71 at Calcutta &S. lim lOO at Jape Town & Dock, gu. 100 55 65 00 Demerara, 7 p.o. per. pi all 99 101 it East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 100 162 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 109 110 llfg 20 Do. J Extension _ 15 at grand Trunkof Canada 100 17 18 19 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o all 80 65 100 Do. let Pref. Bonds all 50 52 52 100 Do. do deferred ail 100 1)e. 2d Prtf. Bends— all 40 45 40 100 Do. do. deterred all - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred all 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook all 19 20 811 215 100 Do. do. deterred all at Gt. India Pen. gua.sp.c. 100 107 109 ICBI 8 73 10. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 r 10 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 2 e at ti t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at D 41 per cent__ 10u 92 111 at 2 tO4 ,rctit Wis. of Canada all 1 5 1 15 1 1 6 1 204 Do. New - (00 Jo. p. lks. pay. 18;4 1 all 95 P 7 1 00 00. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 85 67 10 indian Branch, limited 3 4 }•1 at :Vladras, gua. 5 p.O 100 100 104 1 1 4 at Do. 41 do lOO 93 05 at Do. 13 do lOO 19 91 29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at ltelb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay all N. ICI. C'da, 6pc Ist pt. ba 100 83 85 at Scinde 100 100 101 at Do. Delhi 5 1 ,51{100 1004 1014 1021 20 Do. do B. 15 D at Do. Pun;aub... R.l MO 94 100 at Do.lndus 100 85 87 BRITISII MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, Um. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 7 8 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 4 430 Drakewalls 2.1.0 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 19 21 East Caradon 2.14.6 6 6 East earn Btea 3l 3 36 East Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake. 8.3. 1 East Loved 3.2. 6 0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.2.6 2 26 Gam.dz StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 4 Great Lacey, limited all 18 19 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Relstno 10 18 10 Grenville 9.0.6 4 1 Herod's Foot .....• 8.10.0 35 37 Elingston Downs 5.10.6 24 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 b -- .11 a rke Valley 4.10.6 41 5 4 4 Vlwyndy Iron Ore, Urn 31 24 11 New Seton North Roskear I.Wh'lßassett(lllogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 8.11.0 2 24 Providence ,Uny Lelan 10.6.7 29 31 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 390 410 South Condurrow 3.2.0 1 1 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 421 Stray Park 35.18.6 4 6 Tin Croft 9 14 14 Vigra and Clogan, lim all West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 11 8 10 WestChiverton ll 64 67 West 474 150 160 Wheal Bassett f,lllogan 54 674 721 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 25 27 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 16 18 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lie. 5.17.0 7 9 rIiEIeEILENCIC SHAMS& So uth Eastern (Reading Awls., £1.0.13), 221 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and N.-Westarn 5 per cent., 108 Midland A and B £5 per cent., 103 f FOREIGN RAIL WAIT. Belgian Eastern Junction, 1/ iireat Luxembourg, 10f Ottoman (Smyrna to Alain), 31 San Paulo, inn., gua. 6 per cent., 161 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 151 FOKI4:10N MINNS. Chontales Gold and Sliver Mining, 1im.,:41 Don Pedro. Nor , h Del Rey, 2 Pm Port Phillip, 1 5-16 I BANS& Agra, lim.. A, 61 I Ditto, B, 8 Alliance, lim., 15 * Chartered bier. of India, London, and China, 201 City. 121 English and American, lira., 71 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lisp., 11 , Loudon and County, 55 Ditto, new, 29,1 London and South African, 11 London and 11 estminster, 631 Ditto, Scrip. 37$ 8 Union of London, 371 ; MISO/t'LLANICOUS: Anglo-American Telegraph, 1im.,1171 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, 8 par cent, 71 Berlin Water Works, iim., 12i Canada Company, 64 Ceylon Company, 81 Ditto, A shares. 31 Commercial Union, Insurance, 4i English and Foreign Credit, 31 Hudson's Hay, 15 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds. redem. 1870, issued:oo, 43 London General Omnibus Company, lim, 24 7-16 Nr.tional Discount I ompany, lot Peel River Land and Mineral. 3s Universal Marine, insurance, lim., Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 721 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. &netralia and Now Zealand. via Southampton Oct. 20. Ditto, via Marseilles • Oat. 14 Ditto, via Panama ......... ........ ........ Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Oct. 4. Ditto, by rrenoh packet .. Oct. 22 Cape Verds. by Brazil packet ...... ....... Oct. 4. Cape of Good lope. Asoension. and St. Helena Oct. 28, China, Penang, and Singapore, via SouthamPton Oct. 3. Ditto, via Marseilles Sept, 27 Falkland Islands Oct. 4 Gibraltar, via Southampton ....... .... Sept. 27. Endla.via Southampton Ditto, via Diaraeil es Sept. 27. Malta, Egypt, &a. .. ...... ... Oct. 3. Ditto, Marseilles Sept. 27. Mauritius, Cape of. Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton Oct. 20. Ditt3, via garsoiltS Oat. 14. NeWOlindiand 01111 wi.......1...0.....0...p.,,, „Oot„ 7.2 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. GUILDHALL. ALLEGED FRAUD Mr A BANKRUPT.—AIfred Goldsmith, a wholesale jeweller and Birmingham and Sheffield manu facturer, ss, Irounsditch, was charged to-day before Mr. Alderman Finuis with endeavouring to defraud his creditors. Mr. Rigby Butler, barrister, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis, jnn., solicitor, for the defendant, Mr. Rigby, in opening the case, said that this prosecu tion was instituted by Mr. John Edward Walter, official assignee of the defendant, under sections of the Bankruptcy Aet which provided that any p rson who sltmld pawn, or otherwise dispose ot, any property within three months of his adjudication of bankruptcy should be guilty of misdemeanour. In Juno last the defendant was declared a bankrupt, and in May previous he pledged 47 gold and silver watches, a brooch, and some other articles of jewellery, to the value of £303 or £4OO, at the pawn office of Mr. Russell, Fore-street. . . The adjudication of bankruptcy was prov . .d, and it pppeared in the course of the evidenco that the defendant instructed a person named Mayers to pledge the articles in his own name, who gave the money obtained on them to the defendant. In the examination he said he understood that the defendant was in difficulties at the time, and that ho wanted the money merely for a temporary- purpose. The watches were produced by a jeweller in Hatton garden, as having been sold by him to the defendant, and ho stated that the latter was indebted to him over £5OO. On the application of Mr. Rigby, the case was adjourned till Thursday, the defendant being liberated on his own recognisances. 111 113 87 20 L 22 123 87 89 22 31 105 IoG 63 (St 96 118 33i 34 8i Viy, 11 116 I 11/ , 64 68 109 112 55 57 43 45 20 71 8 10 143 148 Share Railways. Closing I Business Prioe. done. 83 S 5 107 108 35 15 3 5 73 76 ;O 72 no it! 301 311 4 6 16 119 +1 1.7 lIS 12f 1M 91 16 48 1') 28 32 29 3, :27 118 $: 54 20 i 0 11 16 Ell 115 8 t 4 43 49 .21 lzb 1(3 I MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A DARING THIEF —Spencer Julian, a thickset lad, was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to steal the watch of Louis Litollfe, professor of music, residing at No. 3, Cirencester-place. Mr. Louis Litollfo said that about ono o'clock he was on his way home, and just as ho turnod into John-street, Tottenham-court-road, he was violently knocked down, he believed by others besides the prisoner, and while he was lying on the ground the prisoner stood over and struggled with him and attempted to steal his watch. The prisoner, not succeeding in getting the watch, ran away, but was stopped half way down the street by the police. Police-Constable Hatch, 133 C, said that about one o'clock that morning he heard a cry of "police" in John street, and on going to the place found the prisoner run ning. He stopped him, and as soon as he did so the prisoner said ho was nut the man. The prosecutor then came up, and charged the prisoner with attempting to steal his watch. ..-- Sergeant Brady, acting inspector at Marlborough Mews, said that the prisoner had once before been sent for trial from that court for a robbety with violence, but was ac quitted through the peculiar manner in which the prose cutrix gave her evidence._ The prisoner had no defence to make. A constable said that ho was prepared to prove four con victions for felony against the prisoner. Mr. Knox said the convict'ens could be proved at the Sessions. The prisoner was evidently a dlugerous follow and would be committed for trial. THAMES. CONVICTION OF A POLICE-CONSTABLE FOR AN ASSAULT.— James Furnoy, a police-constable, 11 K, appeared before Mr. Benson on a summons, charged with assaulting Mrs. Mary Ann Rogers, of No. 8, Totness-terrace, Limehouse, on Saturday night last. The complainant, who is the wife of a tradesman and the mother of five children, said she Was passing along Three Colt-street, Lime-house, and while standing on the footpath opposite tho Victoria publichouse the defendant came out and laid hold of her. He pushed her violently and she fell on her face, and was insensible for some time afterwards. She had just before purchased two breasts of mutton, and lost both. In answer to the defendant, the witness said she was quite sober, and that she was not in the Victoria public house at all on Saturday night. Mrs. Jane Skiderton of No. 8, Totness-terraco, said the defendant shored her friend, and told her she was a nasty drunken --• The complainant's face was covered with blood, and she was one mass of blood. Mrs. Rogers was not in the Victoria public-house at all. In answer to a question by the defendant, the witness said, " I think my friend was the worse for drink." • Mary Alice Loe, a servant girl, saw the defendant take hcld of the woman by the neck and push her. There was a bruise on the forehead when she was raised from the ground. Mrs. Rogers appeared to be quite sober. The defendant, in reply to the charge, said the com plainant was in the Victoria public-house with others at half-past ten o'clock on Saturday night and making a dis turbance. He put her out of the house, and she slipped and fell. She was very drunk. Three witnesses were called for the defence, who con tradicted each other in several material particulars Mr. Benson said he was of opinion the assault was proved. Ho had given the case his most serious attention. Ono of the defendant's witnesses said he did not push the woman out of the putilidliouse ; the defendant himself admitted ho did push her out. Another witness for the defence said the woman was not in the publiehouso at all. If a man brought witnesses to perjure themselves ho must take the consequences. There was not a doubt in the world that the defendant committed the assault upon the woman. He saw no reason to disbelieve the witnesses for the prosecution. The punishment he was about to inflict would be a light one, but quite sufficient, without aggravating it by a heavy pecuniary fine. lie sentenced the defendant to pay a penalty of ss. The money was paid. MARKE TS. —This day. ---~-- COVENT GARDEN. FRUlT—Apples, 4s Od to 8s Od ; wal nuts, 10s to 20s p er bushel; apricots, Os to O s; figs, is to 2 8 ; nectarines,. 2s to ss;; pears, 2s to 3s per d o zen ; grapes, is 6d to 3s ; pine apples, Os 8d to Os pe r lb. ; lemons, 10 s to 14 s; or an g es, 14s to 20s; filberts, 9d t o 1.6 per 10 0 . VEGETABLES—Artichokes, 2s Od to 4 s • cabbages, is 3d to 2s; cauliflowers, 3s to 53 r dozen; celery, is to 1s 6d ; horseradish, 3s to Zs Od per b u ndle; carrots, 6 d to 8 d ; herbs, 2d to 4d; parsley, to 4d; turnips, 4 d to Gd p er pe bunoh ; lettuces, is to is 6d; endive 2s Od to 3s per score; onions, 4s to 5s spinach, 2s to 3s per bushel ; parsnips, 9d to is per d oz e n; potatoes, 75s to 130 s per ton. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef Bs 0(1 to 4s 4d I Veal Mutton ... Be 2d t o 4 s 4d Pork Beef .. 3s 2d to Mutton ... 3s 2d to 4s 4d 1 Pork W o r 8 4 11 1:7 4 i C I : v e t e carcase E L . HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 56 to 64115, 3d to 31d; 64 to 721bs, 3fd to 3id ; 72 to 80 3jd to 30 ; 80 to 881bs., 3 }d to 4id ; 88 to 961b5., 4id to 5d ; 9Glb s to 1041bs, 5d to sid. 'Horse hides, 9s 6d to 10s 6d ; ca lf & K iss (light), 2s Od to 4s; full, 7s Od ; sheepskins (lambs), 3s Od to 4s 9d, (sheep), 3s 3d to 4s 6d. BREAD• The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 91d to 101; of household ditto, 7d. to 9d. per 41bs loaf. IIAY. SMITHFIELD—Meadow hay, £2 15s Od to Li 5 s ; clover , £3 Os to £5 lOs Od; and st ra w, £1 16s to £2 2s per load, A good supply. CUMBERLAND—Meadow h a y, £2 15s Od to Xi lOs Od; clover, £3 Os to .£5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 163 Od to .£2 2s per load. A steady s a l e . WnrrzenaPEL—Meado w hay, £2 15s Od to £4 is 6d. clover, £3 Os to .£5 15s 01 and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load, A fair demand. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET —This Day The Market opens with; better inquiry. Prices without improvement. Sales probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales. HERR JOHANN STRAUSS..—JuIIicn was only a superb charlatan. Herr Strauss is no charlatan, but ho is a groat character. Ile has created such a sensation at the concerts now open in Covent Garden, and is the son of the best writer of waltzes that almost ever lived. Ho is himself a composer of some of the gayest dance music over written. Ito is a fanatic in aspecial branch of the groat science, and he excels in the branch about which he is fanatical. It is a study for artist and painter to see him alternately lead and.,conduct his own polkas. Personally, ho is excessively like a little Jew dancing master, but his enthusiasm redeems the oddity of his gestures, and his vivacity and earnestness electrified even Londoners jaded by the heats of August. Iu the midst of summoning up w orchestra, tr sounds nook and corner of the o fiddlestick, he suddenly dashes s w from es of hisevery at his violin, chucks it u nder his chin, and rushes head longs by waves into the tune. Above the throb of drums, the hiss of bassoons, the chirp of flutes, and the shrillness of trumpets, Herr Strauss's violin vindicates itself and skips on. Ile rolls his head ; ho sways like a Pythoness in the agony of inspiration ; he turns round, and plays specially to the big drum ; his body dances, his feet seem longing to dance too. The whole orchestra catch the infection, and seem bitten by swarms of tarantulas. Every moment one ex pects the .whole orchestra to break into a dance, and, headed by Herr Strauss, to launch out among the audi ence ; nay, the wonder is that the whole band does not hurry forth like monads, and sweep, in one irresistible tor rent of polkas and harmony, past Exeter-hall, and down the Strand to Charing-cross.—(From a brilliantly-written new paper called The Reader, from the first number of which the above is taken.) CHINESE CUSTOMS DUTIES.—In the year 1866 the customs duties and tonnage dues levied on the foreign trade at tea treaty ports of China amountei to 7,306, 126 taels, or, at Gs. Bd. per tael, £2,602,042. The amount levied at Shanghai was 2,126,790 taels; Foo-chow-foe, 1,539,328 taels ; at llankow, 943,845 teals ; at Canton, 889,477 taels ; at Amoy, 533,165 taels; at Kiukiang, 514,520 taels; at Tientsin, 488,442 taels; at Swatow, 431,751 taels; at Cho foo, 822,974 taols ; at Chinkiang, 15,834 tadel This is hotter than keepiug up "the great wall." NORTHAMP7 ON SHIRE MEMBERS ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS. NOR TII A3IPTON, Friday. The Northamptonshire Agricultural Society had a dinner last evening, at the Talbot Hotel, at Oundle. Mr. G. Ward Hunt, M.P., Secretary to the Treasury, presided, supported by Dlr. S. G. Stop ford, M.P., Captain Eden, Captain Ricketts, &c. After the usual loyal toasts, which were most loyally received, and those of " The Army and Navy and the Volunteers" and " The Clergy" had been drunk, The CIIAIRMAN proposed the toast of the evening, " Success to the Northamptonshire Agricultural Society." The society, like all other societies of the kind, had suffered much from the fact that in consequence of the calamity of the cattle plague it had been impossible to have an exhibition of stock, which was generally the means of bringing together a vast concourse of people. He was happy to clad, however, from the last returns, that of 1 tte there h tel not been a single case of cattle plague in the coun try. He hoped, therefore, that they would soon be free from the restrictions under which they had so long suffered. The prosperity of the society chiefly depended on two things—first the number of sub scribers to the funds ; and, secondly, the amount of attraction which they were able to present to induce visitors to come from a distance. He was glad to say that the number of subscribers showed that the society had the confidence of the county; and as to the visitors, the attractions which the society was able to holdout were of a good cha racter. The late meeting at Towcester was held under a combination of unfavourable circumstances, but he hoped that next year they would meet under a hap pier state of things. The society had reaped great advantage from holding its meetings in different parts of the county, and he hoped that the visit which it had paid to Oundle would induce many gentlemen who had not hitherto had the matter brought prominently before them to join it. He had himself learned a great deal from the proceed-. ings of that day, and he was bound to confess that he was both surprised and pleased at the admirable work displayed in the draining field by the various competitors. After what those present had seen none of them, he was sure, would be satisfied with the slovenly work they had hitherto put up with. When they saw only the inferior work which mightbe done at home they might be content with it ; but after seeing work that was so very much better they would endeavour to stimulate their own men to do better. (Cheers.) Captain ItlcKErrs proposed "The Health of the Chairman." (Loud cheers). Northamptonshire men were justly proud of Mr. Hunt, for if they were to search England round they could not find a nobler specimen of an Englishman for a chairman. They saw Mr. Hunt's genial countenance occa sionally ; they read of him day by day ; they saw what a very useful, energetic, and hard-working member of the Government he was ; and they were glad to see that a North Northamptonshire member was not without his use. The CHAIRMAN, in responding, said it often fell to his lot in the course of his public duties to get on his legs and make speeches in one place or another; and, of course, in the wear and tear of life one re ceived many hard knocks. But he was always kindly received by his old friends and neighbours. Mr. W. SrsAW, in proposing " The Stewards and Committee," said he remembered the time when it was difficult to avoid " those confounded politics"— (laughter)—but he would not touch upon them. He was sorry to say that we had not had a very suc cessful harvest, but that was not the fault of the farmer. The temperature during the last season was so variable that the results of the harvest were not at all the fault of the farmer. He could not forbear touching upon one subject in which he had always felt a deep interest. He thought there was a screw loose in agriculture, as there was not sufficient security given to the farmer in the cultivation of his land. When he saw such a Lumber of agricultural sales in the newspapers, he wanted to know whether the farmer might not, under fairer circutnstances, have so managed his farm as to make it redound to the credit of the landlord and the benefit of the country. A better understanding was needed as to the system of farming which it would be best to pursue ; he was sorry to say it, but the landlords, although some of the best men in the world, did not understand their own interests. Now that a Chamber of Architec ture had been established in Northamptonshire, he hoped that a better state of things would be in augurated. He was glad to see ➢Zr. Hunt in the position which ho occupied, for, although he did not support him politically, he had a high opinion of his business capacity (cheers). Other toasts followed. ME7ROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. The first meeting of the members of this Board, after their adjournment for the holidays, was held yesterday at their offices in Spring-2,ardeus, Sir John Thwaites in the chair. The cash statements showed the following sums in the hands of the trea surer on the 24th of September, 1867: —In the London and Westminster Bank to sundry accounts, £317,180 17s. 7d. ; in the Bank of England to main drainage account, £44,625 9s. 3d. ; Thames Em bankment North, £23,783 3s. 9d. ; Southern Em bankment, £54,647 2s. 6d. ; and Mansiou-house - st. , £59,211 10s. 61—total in Bank of England, £182,267 6s. 01; grand t0ta1,£499,44835. 7d. Checks not presented £23,920 10s. 9d., and Mortgage Debt Sinking fund, £35,609 2s. 7d. New Three per Cent. Annuities. The finance committee brought up their report recommending the following, which were agreed to :—" That the sums specified in the state ment submitted to the committee, amounting in the whole to £23,975 19s. 4d., be paid. That the Go vernor and Company of the Bank of England be requested to give directions for a further advance to the Board of £50,000, for the purposes of the main drainage, agreeably to thJ provisions of the agree ment between the Board and the Bank. That the sum of £3,000 be transferred from the general ac count to the fire brigade account. That the Board approve the transfer of £5OO from the Kensington improvement account to the Holborn improvement account, and £2,000 from the general account to the Finsbury-park account, made during the recess. That the sum of £llO,OOO to be received from the National Debt Commissioners, being the balance of the loan of £680,000, agreed to be advanced for the purpose of the Thames Embankments and Mansion house new street, be placed to the credit of the Mansion-house -street account. Reporting that the sum of £50,000, being the balance of the sum of £150,000 agreed to be advanced by the Bank of England for the purpose of the Kensington improve ment., is now payable. That the necessary steps be taken for issuing the main drainage precepts to the city of London, and the several parishes, &c., in the county of Middlesex, and that the issuing of those precepts affecting the parishes, &c., in Surrey and Kent be postponed until the new county rate basis for Surrey has been confirmed. That the application of the Limehouse District Board for the sanction of the Board to a loan of £5,500, required for carrying out an improvement in New Crane, Shad well, be granted, the principal to be repaid by equal annual instalments within a period of 25 years, and the rate of interest not to exceed 5 per cent. per annum." Mr. Collinson, according to notice on Aug. 9, called the attention of the Board to the officers' attendance book, and moved " that the clerk do re port to the Board monthly the names of all those officers who had been absent from or late in their at tendance to their duties." He said ho would not name any of the officers who came late, as he under stood that with two of them it arose through illness, but there were others whose names appeared in the attendance book as coming late as often as six and ten times a month. In order to put a stop to suzh a laxity of duty he thought it necessary to bring the subject before the Board, which ho was in hopes would have the desired effect. There was less ex cuse for this laxity in their duties, as they all had a certain part of the year ou which holidays were granted them, and they could not be considered as overworked. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Bigood suggested that a mark should be placed sgaiust every officer's name w ho Cann late, and that ti . certain number of marks should be a bar to their promotion at the end of the year. Mr. H. Lowman Taylor said that the clerk ought to make a report to the Board monthly of the attendance of the officers, and then proper steps would be taken to put an end to it. The chairman said his attention had been called to the subject, and he had spoken privately, but officially, to those immediately concerned, but unfortunately without the desired effect, as the . late attendance still continued with many of the officers ; under those circumstances he communicated with the Works and General Purposes Committee, and called their attention to it. Mr. Collinson then moved that the subject lie referred to the Works and General Purposei Committee, which was agreed to unanimously. After the transaction of some other business, of no public interest, the Board adjourned. 11EUtIND. DUBLIN, Sept. 27. The half-yearly meeting of the Midland Great Western Rad way was held yesterday, at the Broad stone terminus; Mr. Ralph Cusack in the chair. The report showed an increase of £5,560 in the re ceipts for the half year, and a dividend of 5 per cent- on the preference stock and 2} on the original was declared. The chairman spoke in congratulatory terms of the improved condition of the company, and explained that the directors had r►ot been able to recommend a larger dividend, because the work ing expenses had increased as well as the traffic; coals were dearer, Lord Lucan's line had not paid its contribution for the last half year, an outlay upon the docks at the north wall had become neces sary, and they had to pay for land on the Sligo line. The chairman also noticed a subject which is of in terest at this time, when the project of railway pur chase by the Government is engaging public atten tion. It may be observed that the directors have been anticipating by voluntary arrangements the experiment of cheap fares, which is one of the chief objects sought to be effected by the State. The line is the second in extent and importance in Ireland, and it traverses a comparatively poor district of country. It was therefore a bold policy to adopt a scale of fares unsually low, to establish a system of excursion trains every week to and from distant points, and to hold out special inducements to the very humblest classes to avail themselves of the faci lities of railway travelling. It is a policy strongly disapproved by the magnates of other boards as wholly unsuited to the circumstances of Ireland, even where the population is numerous and tolerably pros perous. It is the opposite of the policy pursued on this same line under former managempt. In the face of peculiar difficulties, however, arising from the embarrassed circumstances in which they found the railway, they persevered in this liberal course, and the result, as stated by the chairman yesterday, is that the experiment has been successful, and is likely to be still more so, although a different result had been predicted. He observed that the people require to be educated in travelling, and that could only be done by the issue of cheap tickets. After the termination of the ordinary meeting, a special meeting was held, at which authority was given to the board to issue £50,000 preference shares. The arrangements for the reception of his Excel lency the Lord Lieutenant in Belfast are now stated to be completed. His Excellency will arrive from Baronscourt on Tuesday afternoon, and be escorted by the Mayor and Corporation to Belvoir-park, the residence of Sir Thos. Bateson. On Wednesday his Excellency will open the new docks, and be enter tained by the Harbour Commissioners in the even ing. On Thursday he will visit the town, and be entertained at a dejeuner by the Corporation. He will return to Baronscourt on Friday. The Earl and Countess Russell have been enjoy ing a pleasant tour in the south of Ireland, and have everywhere been received with the courtesy and kindness which the Irish peasantry in even their rudest state accord to visitors, especially if they have rank and reputation to bespeak a grateful wel come. They have been staying chiefly during the last week at Bessborougli Park, county of Kilkenny. On Wednesday they went to I'ortlaw, county of Waterford, to examine the extensive cotton and linen factory of Messrs. nalcoinson, and the build ings erected in connection with them for the intel lectual and moral improvement of the workers. They were accompanied by the Earl and Countess of Bessboroagh, Col. Tighe, and Lady Louisa Tighe. 'They also visited the Mayfield National Schools, and tested the amount of knowledge acquired by the children. The factory, which occupies a picturesque site, was erected in 1825 by the late Mr. David Malcomson. The vast proportions which it has now assumed, and the air of contentment and comfort which pervades the surrounding district, show what can be done by persevering energy to surmount the disadvantages under which Ireland labours with re spect to manufactures, and to improve the condition of the lower classes. A singular instance of popular superstition oc curred a few days since at Meyross, in the west of the county of Cork, and had wellnigh been attended with serious consequences. The body of an American captain, whose vessel had been wrecked on the coast, was recently washed ashore and buried in the Mey ross churchyard. His friends, however, desired to remove the remains to the United States, and pro ceeded to disinter them for that purpose. The peasantry have a traditional belief that the removal of a body which has been for some time buried causes extraordinary mortality in the locality for the next 12 months, and they therefore regard such a proceeding with horror. When the party came to exhume the remains they found an unexpected op position, which every effort failed to overcome. The people, filled with excitement, rushed to the grave yard armed with every weapon upon which they could lay hands, and drove the strangers forcibly away. The parish priest interfered and attempted to persuade them that their alarm was groundless, but they would not listen to him, and they persisted in refusing to let the grave be disturbed. So bent arc they upon preventing it that they have sentinels watching day and night lest the object should be effected by surprise. On the other hand, the friends of the deceased have not abandoned their intention, but threaten to call in the aid of the military to enforce their right. On Wednesday evening a dinner was given by the Ulster Medical Association to Sir J. Simpson and other professional brethren attending the Social Science Congress in Belfast. Dr. Seaton occupied the chair. A dejeuner was given yesterday on board the new steamer France, belonging to the National Steam Navigation Company of Liverpool, which arrived on her trial trip from Liverpool. She is a fine vessel of 3,571 tons register, and is intended for Transatlan- tic service. The first show of the Strokestown Agricultural Society was held yesterday. It was highly satis factory as a first attempt to extend in this district some of the advantages which other localities have long since derived from the establishment of such societies. One of its chief objects is to encourage the growth of flax, which has already made some progress. In this respect Strokestown is in advance of other places iu the west, having two or three flax mills in is vicinity. EXTRAORDINARY DEATH.—Yesterday an inquest was he'id at the London Hospital touching the death of Elizabeth R. King, aged 16 years. Joseph Hinds, Leaden hall-street, said the deceased was a domestic servant in the employment of his mother. Last Monday ho heard loud 'screams and a crash of glass; and, on going to the back premises, he found the deceased lying underneath a sky light. She had fallen through. Blood was coming from her. She had "kept conversation" with a young man next door, and would have to get on to the roof to carry on the conversation. The coroner said the deceased.was evidently carrying on the flirtation with the young man when she was killed. The verdict was accidental death. SUNDAY LABOUR IN POST OFFICES.—A return has just been published from which it appears that the persons employed on Sunday throughout the United Kingdon con sist of 31 inspectors, 758 postmasters, 1,054 clerks, 817 stampers and sorters, 3,762 letter carriers, 2,911 rural messengers, 8,852 sub-postmasters or receivers, and 2,716 "other persons," chiefly mail guards, mail cart drivers, and assistants at the smaller country offices. There are 551 head dikes and 6,172 sub-offices open to the public on Sunday iu England; 1,582 are not open. In Scotland 133 head offices and 1,032 sub-offices are open, and 159 are closed. In Ireland 133 head offices and 1,482 sub offices are open, and 0 aro doped, TIIIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. THE FENIAN OUTRAGE IN BLOOMSBURY. LATEST PARTICULARS. The unfortunate man M'Donald, up to six o'clock this evening, was still alive; but such was the extreme danger that Superintendent Sear!e, of the E division of police, thought it neces sary to proceed to Bow-street to lay the facts before the presiding magistrate, in order that his dying depoEition might be taken. Accordingly, Idr. Flower attended at the Uni versity hospital, where a narrative of the whole transaction was repeated by M . Donald, and com tnitted to writing by the magistrate's clerk. the bullet has been delivered over to the charge of Superintendent Searle, and it is hoped the pecu liarity of its form may lead to the detection of the perpetrators of the diabolical outrage. The detective police from Scotland-yard, acting under the direction of Inspector Thompson, are taking the most active steps in the matter. It is expected that the Government will offer a large reward for the discovery of the person who fired the shot. ITALY. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) FLORENCE, Sept. 28. A letter written by Garibaldi, dated 24th Sep tember, and addressed to the newspapers whilst in prison, has been published. He says :—" The Romans possess the right of all slaves, namely, to rise in insurrection. It is the duty of the Italians to help them. I hope they will do so, and there fore say—March on ! The whole world looks on you!" SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LATEST WEST-END BETTING. CESAREWITCH. sto 1 agst Honesty (offered) 10 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (taken) 11 to 1 agst Armourer (taken) 16 to 1 agst Thalia (taken) 25 to 1 agst Romping Girl (offered) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 16 to 1 agst Gardevisure (taken) 25 to 1 agst Valorous (taken freely) Very little betting. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAT. A good muster present, and plenty of speculation took place. Tho main feature was the rapid advance in the quotations, for the Cesarewitch, of Montgoubert, who was backed to win several thousands down to 10 to 1. Honesty, however, remained unshaken as favourite, 5 and 4 to 1 being accepted in hundreds, though ultimately 6 to 1 was asked for. Blinkhoolie and Armourer were each in good request, and others as below met with support. CESAREWITCIt. 11 to 2 agst Honesty (offered —take 6 to 1) 10 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (taken and wanted) 10 to 1 agst Montgoubert (taken freely) 10 to 1 aget Armourer (offered—take 11 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Thalia (taken and offered) 1000 to 60 aget Lothario (taken) 20 to 1 agst Maid of Masham (freely taken and off.) 20 to 1 aget Sealskin (offered) 200 to 7 agst Romping Girl (taken) 25 to 1 agst Owain Glyndwr (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Julius (taken) 40 to 1 agst Kings Cross (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Tormentor (offered —take 66 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Wroughton (taken) 50 to 1 agst Duke of York (offered) 50 to 1 agst Harpenden (taken) 50 to 1 agst (guy of Warwick (offered) 1000 to 20 agst King of the Fairies (taken) 1000 to 15 agst La,ly Vane (taken) 66 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (offered) 100 to 1 agst Dalby (offered) 100 to 1 agst D.desman (offered) 200 to 1 agst Duchess (offered) 200 to 1 agst Mail Train (offered) ciattuttootsntßE. 15 to 1 agst Gardevilure (taken) 20 to 1 apt Valorous (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bliukoolie (taken) `25 to 1 agst Armourer (taken) 40 to 1 agst Thalia (taken) 40 to 1 agst Ammunition (taken) 40 to 1 agst Satyr (taken) 66 to 1 agst Scarborough (offered) GRAVESEND AND MEOPHAM RACES. Through the indefatigable exertions of the principal licensed victuallers, Gravesend will still hold its prestige for the attraction of visitors. The above mooting, which came off with entire success, was originated by Messrs. T. R. Elt, jun., C. 13. Bennett, and C. Barrett. The place selected was a picturesque little spot named Coverston Green, near Meopham, which is approached by the Lon don, Chatham, and Dover Raiway. The weather was de lightful and the sport good. About 5,000 persons availed themselves of the opportunity of enjoying a capital day's sport, and returned home thoroughly satisfied with the arrangements which were so ally carried out by the committee, and it was suggested that the gathering should be entitled " The Gravesend and Meopham Licensed Vic tuallers' Races." The course was admirably formed, and many well known horses ran in the several races. The mooting will be held annually, and doubtless will prove a favourite one with the sporting community, in consequence of its short distance from the metropolis and easy access by the several lines of railway, and we have no doubt that it will next year be more extensively patronised by the sporting fraternity. We wish the painstaking promoters of this successful little gathering good speed. Mr. A. Rutt officiated as hon. sec., and Mr. C. Hornsby was clerk of the course. JORN STIRK, 25, WELLINGTON-STREET, STRAND, Executes Commissions on all tho racos to any amount. _ _ Tho full market odds laid. Price list daily. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE PERSIA. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 27. The royal mail steamship Persia, from New York, on the 18th inst., arrived here at 12.20 p.m. to-day with 32 cabin passengers and 5,040 dollars in specie. She landed 10 passengers and 84 sacks of mails, carrying on those for Liverpool and Scot land, and proceeded at 12.30 p.m. All Well. NEW YORK, Sept. 18 (Morning.) General Griffin. commanding the fifth military district until the arrival of General Hancock, died at Galveston on Sunday, of yellow fever. General Mower, who has assumed the temporary command of the district, has ordered the discon tinuance of all armed military meetings. General Hancock will probably go immediately to New Orleans. General Griffin's order removing seve ral judges froni the Supreme Court of Texas has been revoked by orders from Washington. Gene ral Canby has issued an order declaring that all registered tax-paying voters are eligible as jurors. The election of delegates to the Virginia Conven tion has been ordered to be held on the 22d October. General Ord has issued an order forbidding the assemblies of armed citizens, and requiring all rebels returning from exile to render their paroles. General Pope has appointed General Swaine to the command of Alabama. President Johnson and the members of the Cabinet, accompanied by the British, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Mexican Ministers, were presented yesterday at the consecration of the National Soldiers' Cemetery n Antietam, in Maryland. At New Orleans the ellow fever confirmed unabated, and was raging with great severity at Houston, in Texas. It is reported that only one-third of the cotton crop in Texas would be realised. Advices received here from Vera Cruz, to the 13th instant, announce that Admiral Tegethoff had arrived at Mexico, and had been well received by J uarez, who it is said will deliver to him the body of Maximilian on his production of documentary powers to receive the same on behalf of the late Emperor's relatives. Juarez, Escobedo, and Porfirio Diaz were an nounced as candidates for the Presidency. At Hayti the revolt against Salnave continues. The insurrection at Porto Rico still continues, but the flight of the Governor-General is denied. Tin AGRICULTURAL HALL—Yesterday, at tide Chancery Chambeis, in the case of " The Agriculture]. Hall v. Def ries," in which an application was made to extend the time to file the interrogatories, a consent was g iv= to 0 . 19 §i,u4am, ThE SUN. LONDOI9. SATUROAY EVENJNG, SEPTEMBER 28, 1.367.