The Sun. — London, England, 1867-10-04 00:00:00

,mong its Then we The Pre- Taste," riter and fear to are might d of wel lint that despises,..lo, me. He m. The ble ; but 'oral, we :owever, 2st care, lan look 1 a littla )osod to coman," sled aro ephen is lisrepre ith Old pie corn eventful An ilia- Joan of rtaining i," and Home' icidents 3ishop's this in- d peer, i digni- alters Witch :ll that 3e that Irks, to I about Ile, but le dark ; minds ids, the autiful resting reader. s" is a 'Little Detains on our me dis- Note- Lued in action" a good events )ut in tnd in )anied ;tate waS rectly ;hums no her beforo r pre unity year, Itural have ave ment ns as west. 10(i. n in )lace MONEY MARKET AND 0074.1TEROIAL IN TELLIG-r,;7",:_ya, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is still an extreme degree of quietude in monetary and commercial circles, and scarcely any change can be reported in the general discount -1 market. The amount of capital on offer continues abundant, and the rates for first-class short-dated paper continue as low as Ito 1 per cent. The report of the committee of inquiry of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company has been issued, preparatory to the meeting of share holders called for the 22d inst. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have declined 1, to 25i 26i, and the Consolidated Mortgage Mortgage Bonds, to 22 23. A sum of gold amounting to £36,000 was taken to the Bank of England yesterday. In the ,Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been rather more animation, and in several instances prices have shown an upward tendency, particularly for sugar, coffee, rice, and tallow. In fruit and drugs, how ever, there have been no changes of importance. With reference to the Wilmington and Man chester. Railroad Company's proposition to take Cotton Loan Bonds of the late Confederate States of America in part payment of the subscriptions now being invited for an issue of their mortgage bonds, the committee of the Cotton Loan bond holders at their meeting, held on the 2d instant, Admiral Sir P. Wallis in the chair, unani mously resolved, " That the proposition of the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad Company is one which on principle deserves the favourable consideration of the bondholders, as it appears to the committee that the offer is not only bona fide, but that the proposition is made for good reasons, Which, while beneficial to the railway, will be equally so to the bondholders, and if favourably acted on may be the initiative of important ulti mate results." The report of the committee of investigation of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway was issued yesterday. The committee is composed as follows, viz. :—Chairman, Colonel Sir W. Russell, Bart., C. 8., M.P. ; Mr. Crawshay Bailey, M.P. ; Mr- Thomas Cave, M.P., Mr. John Fildes, M.P., and Mr. F. W. Oewel, of Amsterdam. The com mittee go at great length into the position of the undertaking, dealing successively with the condi tion of the line, the appointment of a receiver, his powers and duties, a description of the company's property, l eases and connect i ons, as we ll as traffic working expenses, and the various classes of capital. The committee conclude by putting forward a plan of rec onstruction, to which they hope that " the asse nt of all interested will not be wanting." In o rder to give ample time for the consideration of the details of this report, the committee propose that the general meeting of those interested in the undertaking should not be held till Tuesday, the 22d October, for which day it will be convened at the City Terminus Hotel, Cannon-street. The suspension of Messrs. Peter - Buchanan and Co., of Glasgow, is at length authoritatively an nounced. The return of the Bank of France this week shows a further reduction of £1,016,000 in the stock of bullion, making a total reduction of £1,624,000 Within a fortnight. At the same time there has been an increase of £2,120,000 in the bills dis counted. The large operations in grain constitute most probably the explanation of both these move ments. The Mexican dollars brought by the West India packet (about £220,000) have been disposed of at 59d. per oz., showing an advance of id. upon the rate realised for the last arrival'. The following is the return of paid clearing for the week ending Oct. 2, 1867 : Thursday, Sept. 26th .. £8,357,000 Friday, 27th Saturday, 28th Monday, 3041 Tuesday, Oct. Ist 'Wednesday, 2d £65,471,000 GEo. DERBYSHIRE, Chief Inspector. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 2d Oct. gives the following re sults when compared with the previous week : Rest £3,671,120 Decrease £9,563 Public deposits 7,527,495 ... Decrease 833,657 Other deposits 18,429,819 Decrease 489,461 On the other side of the account : Government securities £12,894,872 Decrease £lOO Other securities 17,252,746 .., Increase 131,052 Notes unemployed 13,619,550 Decrease 1,210,203 The amount of notes in circulation is £24,877,015, b eing an increase of £1,468,910 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £24,494,115, showing an increase of £46,272 when compared with the preceding return. The amount of bullion sent in during the week was £413,000, but the total on the present occasion was not expected to show any large increase, heavy amounts of coin being usually absorbed iu connexion with Government and other Payments at the end of the quarter. Subjoined is a comparison of the present position of the Bank o f E ngland and the price of Consols with the corresponding week of last year : Same week last year. ... £16,879,137 7,543,537 At present. Bank bullion ...•£24,494,115 . Notes in reserTa... 14,617,100 Notes i n c i rculation 24,877,015 ... Rate of di saount 2 per cent. ••• Prieo of Consols •.• ••• 24,335,630 • 41- per cont. • 899 Two O'CLOCK. Business in the market for the English Funds has re mained very qui e t, a lth ough pr i ces show indications of improvement. Consols for money and the Bth inst. are at 941 1, and for November settlement they are quoted 941 1. The New Threes are 921 ; Reduced Annuities, 924 ; New 21 per Cents., 761 ; Exchequer Bills, 28s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1141 1 ; and ditto Bonds, 655. prem. In the Foreign Stock Market very little business has been negotiated, and prices are a shade flatter. Italian have declined -a, 45i I. Greek have ad vanced I, to 134 14 ; Mexican 4, to 15 154 ; while Passive remain firm at 18119- ; Certificates at 161 161 ; and Turkish 311 311. There has been a limited inquiry for American Securities, and prices are not quite so firm. United States 5-20 Bonds have declined 1, to 714; Erie Shares 1, to 40/ 41; and Illinois remain steady at 764 77. In the Railway Share Market business has re mained very quiet, and in several instances a further slight decline has taken place. Metropolitan has receded k ; Great Northern, Great Western, and Brighton each ; Great Eastern /, and Midland f ; while North Western have advanced 4. The Foreign and Colonial lines are in some cases a shade firmer, South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian being marked 141 ; Great Western of Canada, 161 ; East Indian, 1101 110! ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 106 f. Bank shares remained very "quiet. London and Westminster remain at 68 69 ; London Joint Stock have declined to 38} ; Bank of Australasia remain at 66. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares are flat. lludson's Bay Company are dealt in at 14/ ; Atlantic Teleg ra ph 8 per C ents., at 721 ; Anglo- American Telegraph at ITh Peninsular and Oriental Steam at 50 ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan at 711 :.1-• MINING MARKET. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. In the market a fair demand has prevailed for Grenville, Marke Valley, South Frances, Prince of Wales, Great Laxey, and Great Vor. Annexed are B ome of the closing quotations : Chiverton Moor 551 North Treskerby 30s 32s Gd °bout:des Gold Clifford Amalgamate 7 71 Providence Mines ... 29 30 East 8a55et.,,,,,,,, 16f 173 South Car a d on 390 400 East E Caradon ast Russell .. .. 1i 1/- Tincroft East Wheal G ........ v " ill .. 2 2-1- West Chiverton 63 65 Great Laxey ......... 18 19 Wheal Basset BO 85 Great Itetallick Greg Wheal Vor ... 17f 18i Wheal Chiverton Marko V alley ......... 6 61 W North C roft heal Grenville 29s 31s Od Y ......... ai 1 Wheal Seton lO2l 105 BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 pm Lent. Consols Do. Account, Oct. 8 3 per Cent. Reduced 921 New 3 per Cent 92 Now 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894 761 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 -- annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 Do (Red Sea Televaph), Au o ., nos — March Juno. -.:xchequer Bill; £1,00(', 21 & 2 per Ct — pm —pm Do £5OO — pm pm Do. £lOO & £2OO 2B pin pm Bank of England Stock, 41 par Cent Do. Account .• — INDIAN a2VERNNIENT SECURITIES. India', Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874._ Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1889 Do. 4 per Cent.., Oct. 1833 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfacod Paper I per Cent — Do. 5 por Cont., Jau. 1872 Do. 5/ por Cent., May 1379 — Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — De. do. 188•) Doi Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 por Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent. — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Jo. 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account 741 31 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C.fba, 6 per Cent. o“.ilian 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., B • Do., 1867 Do., Scrip, £64 paid Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip, £2O paid C it mbian, 6 per Cent. Damien, 3 oer Cent., 1825. .. Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1.67 — . Kluador New Oonsolidated, 1 per Cent — .I:gyptian 7 pe' Cent — . 1)o. Sea. ad Issue — Po. £lOO Bonds V _ __ Va. Do. 1864 Do. £5 i 0 Bonds B3 Do. £lOO Bonds Bs* Do Government Railway Debentures B6f 6 i t ,:nek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5, per Cent .. thlian 5 per Cert., 1865 — Do, Account Da. Maremmana Railway _ Sl , 3xicat, 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French Siontevideau 6 per Cent. .. — Koorish imperial 5 per Cent — Now Granada Do 3 por Con Do. ISoierrad Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 67 61 Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 4f per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 Do Account Ports i gtvlse 3 por Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Russian 5 per Cent.. 1822, £ St Bs} Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B6} 51 6} Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do. New Deferrca — Do Account Do Passive Do Account Do Cow. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 por Cent., 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cont. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 64 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Di Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5Ol. DJ 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — DJ Account Do 6 per Ceut., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payaule in London. Austnan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch ii per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil, — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Nantes, 3 per Cent., Ex 251. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 251. — Do. Account 46 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 941 1 Do. Account, Oct. 8 Do. November 711 E ALLEGED ASSASSINATION IN BLOOMSBURY. We regret to state that on inquiry at the Uni versity Hospital to-day with respect to the condition of M'Donnell, the report of the surgeon was very unfavourable. The wounded man had passed a quiet night, but some very unfavourable symptoms had begun to develop themselves. 'Donnell also is in a very low and desponding condition ; and, unfortunately, the hopes that were at one time held out for his recovery have now become very faint indeed. The Alleged . Death from Noxious Vapour on the Metropolitan Railway. THIS DAY. Dr. Lancaster this morning attended at the Ele phant and Castle, King's-road, Camden Town, to proceed with the investigation on the body of Eliza beth Stainsby, whose death, it was said, had been caused by the noxious vapour generated in the tun nel of the Metropolitan Railway. The inquiry had been adjourned in order that certain scientific witnesses might examine into the condition of the air in the tunnel, and the witnesses he (the Coroner) was prepared to call were perfectly ready to go on, but, as it had been intimated to him that those gentlemen who had been engaged by the Rail way Company to examine and report upon the matter had not concluded their experiments, he should therefore again adjourn the inquiry until the 30th instant. SALE OF FAT STOCK AT MENTMonE.—There was a large attendance of dealers and butchers at tha sale of fat stock on Wednesday at Mentinore, the seat of Baron Moyer de Rotlischild. The beasts were smaller than those usually sold at the baron's sales in former years. There were 50 lots of prime fat half-bred wethers, ditto beeves, ditto ewes, and fat down ditto, the whole realising nearly £9OO, averaging 51s. per sheep ; butchers from Aylesbury, Luton, Leighton, and other parts being the greatest purchasers. Sixty-two lots of prime fat Here ford oxen, Welsh runts, shorthorn oxen, and other boasts, made over £1,200, averaging per beast £2O 10s.; the price of sheep computed at from 4s. Bd. to ss. per stone of 81b., tho bullocks at fully ss. per stone. Mr. Slater, of Kensing ton, was one of the largest purchasers, buying 17 bullocks for more than £4OO. ATTACK ON A VOLUNTEER ARMOURY.—Ort Wed nesday morning a most audacious attack was made by a body of mon, supposed to be Fenians, upon the armoury and ammunition magazine of the Harrow Rifle Volunteer Corps (the 18th Middlesex). This armoury is in a barn on the farm of Mr. Chapman, at Roxtoth, close to the town of Har row. The family of Mr. Chapman wore aroused at about 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning by the explosion of fire arms, and on examining the barn it was found the door had been blown off. The volunteers in the neighbourhood were promptly under arms for the defence of their arms, and the police searched the neighbourhood for the perpetrators of this serious offence. It is stated that several suspicious characters have been seen during the past week hanging about the neighbourhood, where, as may be expected, the greatest excitement prevails. CURIOUS CHICKENS.—A favourite hen of the Dorking brood was accustomed to lay its eggs in a pig-stye, but day by day the eggs were carofully removed for fear of the pig devouring them. At length the hen began to show the usual signs of incubation, and as she went clucking about the stye the proper proprietor produced a litter of pigs. Instantly the hen became possessed with the notion that the adoption of these strange progeny would satisfy her maternal cravings, consequently she took possession of them, spread her wings over as many of them as she could gather under her, and fluttered about in a state of joyful excitement. This she continued to do for nearly three weeks, until the poor hen was nearly stripped of feathers from the little pigs poking and rubbing in and out between her wings, and very nearly exhausted. It was a very curious sight to see her hoisted between two of her pro geny, or, a little later, seated on ono of their backs, frantic with apprehension, as they rushed round the stye in the enjoyment of their different gambols, utterly regardless of the frightened clucking of their adopted mother.—People's Alinb. I.ItEIPERENCE Sristol and ExQter 4 per cent stock,:E4 London. and N. Western, Bedford and Cambridge 851 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 811 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4a per cent., Ditto, new, 5 per cent., 1863, 57 LINES ERASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 5, FORM GN RAILWAYk'. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 14 a FOREIGN MINEI3. Don Pedro. North Del Rey, 2 146 St. John dcl Rey, lim., Zig 6 BANKS; Agra, lim., A, 61 Australasia, CO London Joint Stock, 381 London and Westminster,:69 8 National Provincial of England, Ditto, 2d and 3d issue, 40 MISCELLANEOUS; Anglo-American Telegraph, Ilrn., IT/ Atlantic Telegraph, Dit'o, 8 par cent, 724 Bo.nbay Gas, lim., Electric and International Telegraph, Ditto, new. 0 English and Australian Copper, Hudson's Bay, 141 International Financial Society, lim., 21 National Discount Company, 104 Nerbinicia Coal and Iron, Bin., 5 11 New Quebrath, 1 1-16 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 50 Ditto, new, 1855, 5 Royal Mail Steam, 07 Scottish Australian Investment, lim.. 120 Tele.raph Cons!ruc. and Maintenance, lim., 162 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim., 5 11-18 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 7.4 / LINCOLN CATIIEDRAL.—The Dean and Chapter of Lincoln have undertaken the restoration of the beautiful woodwork of the choir of their cathedral, considered byMr. Pugin to be unrivalled both for variety of desig❑ and for accuracy of workmanship. One portion on the south side is completed, and the change effected by the removal of the ugly high pew-fronts that had been added to the old stalls and benches is marvellous, and makes ono anxious to see the improvement carried on through the whole choir. The work has been intrustod to Messrs. Rattee and Kett, of Cambridge, who have done their part so well that it requires a most practised eye to distinguish the now carving from the old. The present Chapter has entirely suspended the scraping of the exterior stonework, which caused such severe animadversion some time since, and has employed the funds at its disposal in a more legitimate manner, in the careful rebuilding of the pinnacles of the western towers, which had become so de cayed as to be in danger of falling. The tosselated Roman pavement, discovered some years since in the cloister, and which had been almost destroyed by damp, is being re moved to a pl3c3 of greater safety, and the hideous red brick shed which covered it is about to be pulled down. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEYIII3, ocronEß 4, 18(17. SHARE LlST—This Day. 100 100 100 100 100 100 , SSES 101 103 1 99 IUII 99 LUl' 88 9O 86 83 103 115 107 102 1(4 108 1( 107 91 18 104 104 109 11. 102 104 104 106 105 107 101 106 101 103 1(1 113 96 98 91 92 93 94 66 68 103 10Sk P 4 5 6 100 100 100 all 100 100 68 71 65 85 99 101 100 162 IC9 110 17 18 80 - 85 50 52 AO 45 32 34 19 20 107 109 ,-- 2 p -- 2P 100 10 92 94 15i 1511 1031 101 941 I 981 1 lON I :021 4 1031 I 1103 t 106 i 101 i iii 1021 102 LAW INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE WINDEN.-A THIRTY-YEAR-OLD BANKRUPTCY. This bankrupt, who was formerly a tobacconist, of Bedfordbury, was adjudicated so long back as 1838, upon the petition of creditors, and he now applied for his certificate of conformity, as it was called under the old law, but which is synonymous with the present order of discharge. Several sittings have from time to time been held, and a dividend of 7s. 61 in the pound has been paid to ail .the creditors. It was stated that the assignee to the estate and his attorney were both dead, and his Honour said he saw nothing upon the proceedings which would justify his withholding the certificate, and it was granted in the usual manner. It must be remembered that the bankrupt has been kept out of the certificate of discharge from bank r Aptcy for nearly 30 years, and if he had gone into business he would have done so at his own risk. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SCENE IN A CAFE.— Colonel Christie, residing at Lane's Hotel, St. Albion's-place, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Henry Cornelius, waiter at the Cafe Re gene°, corner of Windmill-street. _ The complainant said that, on the previous evening, the defendant came to the Cafe Regeoce, and ran up a bill of 125., and refused to pay. The defendant then made a disturbance by insulting every one, and had an altercation with a gentleman. He (complainant) requested the de fendant to go away several times, but ho refused to do so, and on his putting his hand on his shoulder for the pur pose of ejecting him, the defendant gave him a blow in the eye, which he thought last night would have caused him to lose his sight. The defendant denied insulting any one, and said he was attacked by three persops. He would like to ask the complainant if ho was not assaulted himself, or how the blood came on his handkerchief ? The complainant said the 'defendant was not attacked as stated. The defendant asked the complainant whether ho had not tried to throttle him ? The complainant denied doing anything of the kind. He requested the defendant to leave several times. The defendant said he should like to know the names of the persons whom he insulted. The complainant said he could not tell. Sergeant Jeffry, 21 C, said he was called to the café to put the defendant out. He told tho waiters to put him out, and on their doing so, not using more violence than necessary, tho defendant struck the complainant in the eye. Ho then took the defendant into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, tho sergeant said the defendant had beon drinking, but was not drunk. Defendant asked the sergeant whether he did not hear him say that if they would lot him go he would go to his club and got the money ? The sergeant said he did not. The defendant said that as the complainant said he had insulted all the persons in tha place, ho should like to ask him if he had not been chatting and chaffing to some of the females at the counter? matter of course, but he hoped that it was not expected of him to make them all returnable for hearing on ono day. If that was done ho would not promise that he could hear them all. Inspector Kerrissey said, with the magistrate's per mission, ho would make theta returnable on several days. Mr. Benson—Very good. Mr. Pyer, the chief clerk, said the court had a large quantity of business on its hands, and ho could not promise that he and his colleague could make out all the summonses this day. 110 had never heard so many sum monses applied for at once in the coarse of the many years ho had been clerk of the Court. Mr. Benson—Take your summons, Mr. Kerrissey. You hear what the Chief Clerk says. We have only two clerks here. A DISORDERLY WIFE. -Rebecca Bashbrook, a middle aged, dissipated-looking woman, was charged before Mr. Benson with assaulting harry Bushbrook, her husband. The complainant, a healthy, clean, and well-dressed man, said his wife was an incorrigible drunkard, and that some time ago she struck bins with a poker and wounded him. Yesterday she was intoxicated, and at dinner time she boat him with a chair, which he did not trind, but at supper time she throw a looking glass without a frame at him, and it broke on his forehead and cut it. The witness than produced a piece of the broken glass, and said that he was in fear of his life, and that the prisoner had threatened to murder him, and said if she could not kill him while he was awake she wJuld do it when he was asleep. Mr. Beeson— What are you? Witness -I am a labourer in Wigram's shipbuilding yard, and live at Commercial-street, Bromley. Mr. Benson—Do you drink to excess like your wife ? Witness—No, sir. I have not tasted strong drink for two years: 1 wish to be separated from her. The prisoner said her husband was bad tempered and ill used her. She had lived apart frOm him five months. Yesterday he broke an Indian bowl, which provoked her. The complainant said he did break the bowl. Mr. Benson said the prisoner was a violent and dangerous woman, and she must bo restrained. He must order her to find ono surety to keep the peace and be of good be haviour, and she must be locked up in default. The prisoner—l am afflicted with disease of the heart, and if I am sent to prison it will be the death of me. Mr. Benson—l don't wonder that you are affi icted with disease of the heart. If you find ono surety you will be liberated. - BE77ING-HOUSES AND THE BEI7ING ACT. At the Marlborough street Police-court, on Thursday, Mr. Rice, the landlord of the Crown publichouse, situated in Brewer-street, Golden-square, and Mr. Martin, appeared before Mr. Knox, in answer to summonses taken out by Charles C. Russell, charging thorn with keeping betting lists, and the former with allowing betting to take place in his house. Mr. Park, instructed by Mr. Griffith; appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the defence. Charles C. Russell was examined, and deposed that ho had visited the house of the defendant, Rice, in the presence of Martin, and made a bet on a horse which was to run at ono of the subsequent race meetings. The witness was subjected to a searching cross-exami nation by Mr. Sleigh, with the object of showing that the proceedings had been inst Luted with a view to extort money. The learned counsel read a letter, which the wit ness admitted to be in his hand-writing, addressed to Mar tin, in which he said that unless certain conditions were complied with within a specified time applications would be made for summonses; talent, money, and law would be against the defendants, and a conviction was almost certain. The penalties recovered would probably exceed £lOO, half of which, under the Betting Act of 1863, would go to the informer, and, as "an old pal," he wished to inform him of the risk he ran. If a moderato sum of money could be raised for business purposes, probably some arrangement might be come to. Examination continued —At tho time he wrote the letter he had not consulted any lawyer or instructed any counsel. Probably if his demands had boon complied with those proceedings would not have boon taken. In further examination the witness contradicted himself flatly. George Shilling was called as a witness for the prose cution, but it was announced that ho was at that moment locked up, " drunk and incapable," in ono of the cells at the back of the court. This was the case for the prosecution. Mr. Knox said it would be impossible to convict on the uncorroborated testimony of a common informer, who had more than once grossly perjured himself whilst under examination, and therefore ho must dismiss the case. The decision was received with applause by the persons who crowded the court. Mr. Sleigh said that ho wished to state, on behalf of the dlendant Rice, that ho entirely denied the accusation, which had been brought forward solely with a view to extort money. MARKETS.---This day. MARK LANE. There was only a moderate quantity of English wheat on sale here to-day, coastwise and by land carriage. Al though the demand was by no means active, prices were is to 2s per quarter higher than on Monday. Foreign wheat, the show of which was tolerably good, ruled firm, at is to 2s per quarter more money. On the whole, a full average business was doing in most descrip tions. We have to report a steady sale for floating cargoes of grain on rather higher terms. Both English and foreign barley was in request, and rather dearer. The supply was limited. Malt commanded previous rates, with a steady demand• We were fairly supplied with oats, which changed bands freely at extreme rates, to a slight advance. Beans and peas were quite as dear as on Monday. The flour trade was firm, and the quotations had an upward tendency. Linseed, rapeseed, and cakes were steady in price. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCK.S. Share/ Railways. 1 Paid .I Closing 1 Business '''" Price. done. at lihstoi antrXxetei lee 82 11 82} st Caledonian ...... lOO IC3 105 st 'ainbrian. - 'rk and Bandon - - - 20 Cornwall all 3 6 at Dublin. ‘lr Belfast June lOO 73 76 • st Dan„Perth, & Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 110 E. London, ,scrip Certi ' all - - Do. 100 - - d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 103 110 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. No 11} 32 311 1 at Mo. E. Angl. st. No. 2 100 4 6* st (4reatNorthot Scotland 100 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 110 ill 1101 it Do. A stock . 100 1 6 117 al Do. B stool , lOO la 140 125 st Do. New, 18. at 25 pin 10% , - - at UtS, and W. of Ireland 100 94 16 at Gt. Western -original Ito 17i 48 101 7 1 at Du. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - - et Do. South Wales - - at Do. W. Mid.-Oxford 100 28 32 at Do. Newport lOO 411 31 at Do. Hereford - - st Lancashire .a Yorkshire 100 127 128 st Landon and Blackwall 100 - - .. at Lou., Brigh.,32 S Coast 100 534' 14 5 11 •/,‘ at Lon., Chat.., and Dover 100 1 9 20 10 1 I 1 at Do. MetroP. Ex. A lOO 11 14 at Lon. 4 North Western 100 113 115 1111 1 1 st Lon. ,4 South Western 100 81 64 i 63 at Han., Shet., 4 Lincoln 100 191 6) 1 st stetropolitan..... all .231 124 1 121 st Do. New lO - - at Do. Extension all 110 112 at i lletrupoittan District all SO 88 ZO ( Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 ,/o. and St. John's W'd 6 - - at lUdland - Do. D./ Share 7 - - st Do, Bimini.. SD Derby 100 S 8 90 - did Kent . . . all - - st North British ...... at Do. Ed., Pth., clt Dun lO9 - - at Nth. Eastern -Bcr wick 100 103 105 103 25 Do. G.N•E purchase 16,13.4 - - at Do. Leeds st Do. York lOO 05 67 st Do. Carlisle . . ... - - 25 Do. Stock. & Darling all 31 Si 15 Do. do. 1860-61. lB 81 94p •st North London ...... - Do. do. 1864 5 - - 10 Do. do. 1866 at North Staffordshire st N. &S. W. JunctiOn - Scottish Central - -- - Soot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 -•- - Do. Soot, Mid. stook.: 100 - ' - bt Shropshire Union at South - Devon lOO 45 17 at South Eastern '2O Statues, Wok., 4 Wok all 8 10 at Pall' Vale lOO 143 148 10 Do. C . - - - Vale of death - - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha.l 6 - - West Cornwall lOO - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per oent., Deo. 31, 1872: Uan.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.tt July 1877-81 lao. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5.p. o. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. o. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Capu G.llope, 6 p. 0.1873 Do.Apl.&001,1890-1900 Do. do 1880-90 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. s . pey cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1940 A Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Ilaurltius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... uo. 1382, Mayls, N0v.15 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal 'boy. 6 per cent N. 8.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov.s p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aua.Gov. 6 p,c.1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, &pril& Oct BIUTISJI &tlantio St.Lawrenoe Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F tames Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Bulf.,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-5 Oaloutta & B. N., Rm Jape Town & Doak, gu Demerara, 7 p.o. per. pi Last. Bengal, gu., 5 do st Indian, gu. p.o. Do. .1 E2ausiou7 rand Trunkoi Canad% l Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge R p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. 5p.0 Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 1, o qt. South of India gust. 0 per cent D 41 per cent Do .)rest Wcs. of Canada Do. New Do. 6 p. o B. pay. 1873 Do. 5, do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. 111th Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. & Hobson's Bay.. N. 'MC' da, dpe Ist pf.bs. Scinde . Do. Delhi Do. do . Do. Puu i sub .... 1 / 4 , I Do.lndus St.Flot. 64 98 99 e 8 100 105 107 1121 1134 ISIONS. 05 97 85 87 1 100 102 93 95 69 91 83 85 100 101 1004 1014 09 100 85 87 BRITISH MINES. Cam. Con ßol. Gold, lica Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst Drake walls !East Bassett 'East Caradon East Cam Brea • East Grenville !East Gunnislake .. East Loveal E. W'l Russell (Tavistk StAubyn(Gwen.l Great Laxey, limited great South Tolgus !Great Wheal f10,ny... q. 17 - Ifeal Vor (lielst.of +.3 renville llerod's Foot •••• EliMcston Downs Marpret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley '.lwyndy Iron Ore, lira :tra , Sewn ...... North Itoekear Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United ! er.Nidenee Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . fin Croft...". Vigra and Clagan, Nest Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Llskeard %Vest Chiverton West Setou Wheal Bassett ',Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setou Wheal Trelawnev 2.1.0 2 1 4 2.14.6 3/ 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 11.2.6 5S 5.t7.0 7 8 7 8 420 43) 4 19 21 5 6 3 33 2 3 6 8 2 23 4 5 18 19 18 9 1 85 37 2} 21 6 4# 5; 2.1 11 40 60 5 7 31 4 I 2 21 29 31. 293 410 37i 420 4 6 13 14 8 io 64 67 110 :20 674 72) 25 27 18 18 105 115 7 g The complainant admitted that that was the case. The defendant said he went to the caf6 to have a cup of coffee. The waiter demanded the amount of his bill, when he told him that he expected a friend, who had charge of his purse, would come in, and that if he did not he would go to his club and get it. An altercation then took place, and he was roughly used. The complainant seized him by the throat, and he was kicked, but he would not say by the complainant. He denied insulting the persons in the place, for in fact he bad been engaged in talking to and chaffing two pretty ladies at the place. He considered that instead of being taken into custody he ought to have given the complainant into custody. The complainant assaulted him, and he struck the complainant, and he thought the matter would end there. Mr. Knox said the waiter, acting under the authority of his employers, was only doing his duty in ejecting the defendant, not using more violence than necessary for the purpose. The waiter was only doing his duty, when the defendant struck hi6l a blow in the eye. It was an un justifiable assault, and the defendant would have to pay a fine of £5. WESTMINSTER. DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGE BY A WOMAN.—Mary 31400T mack, a middle-aged woman, was charged with a most violent attack upon another woman of respectable appear ance, whose face was shockingly lacerated, and who com plained of other injuries. Mary Hanley, the complainant, said that in consequence of defendant's abusive conduct she had obtained a sum mons against her, which was returnable next week. The summons was served upon the defendant yesterday even ing, and was no doubt the cause of the outrage of which she now complained. Complainant, atabout 10 o'clock last night, was going out of her house with her husband's tin bottle in her hand, when defendant came up and abused her, at the same time taking up some garden pots, and swearing she would split her head open with them. She then seized her by the hair and dragged her about the place, after which she took up the tin bottle which complainant had dropped and beat her about the head with it, and then scraped her face down until it be came in its present condition. Defendant had complainant tightly by the hair of the head when an upstairs lodger came down and loosened her hands, and complainant was enabled to get up. Besides all this she kicked her in the body and bit her fingers severely. The bottle was produced, and was bent nearly double. Defendant said that she was the aggrieved party, as the complainant was drunk and had first attacked her. She inflicted the injuries she now had upon herself. Police-constable Woodford, 211 B, proved that com plainant was bleeding when he came up. She was sober. Several respectable witnesses were called by the com plainant, who confirmed her account. Defendant was remanded until Monday. -- -- - Upon subsequent application the magistrate consented to tako bail. GUILDHALL. THE MOCK AUCTION Rooms is THE CITY.—A few days ago Sir W. Carden granted summonses against four per sons, named Lavigne, Jennings, Davis, and Kelly, for carrying on a mock auction room in the city of London, and this morning Mr. Wontner appeared to prosecute the charge against the defendants, but on their names being called none of them answered. . Mr. Wontner said ho was not at all surprised at the non attendance of Lavigne, but he fully expected that Jennings, the owner of the shop, who had been personally served with the summons, and the other two persons, would appear. He would, however, just make a few remarks in order that the bench might become fully aware of the facts that had transpired since the warrants were granted. It appeared that there might have been some person connected with the defendants in court, for when the officer proceeded to the shop to serve the summons he found it closed. Jennings, however, was served kith the summons, but with respect to Lavigne, the auctioneer, he pur posely had avoided the service of the summons. He (Mr. Wontner) had felt it his duty to make some inquiries about the person who reported himself to be auctioneer to the'Oourt of Bank' uptcy, and he had dis covered that he (Lavigne), with some other members of his family, occupied a kitchen or cellar in Great Ormond street. Tho party of seven, who lived together, could only muster two beds, so it did not appear that the palming off of the worthless rubbish offered at these sales was a very prosperous trade. He proposed now to ask for a warrant against Lavigne, and fresh summonses against the other three persons. Mr. Sleigh, who appeared to defend Jennings, said he fully expected him to be in attendance, and he was so instructed as to give a complete and satisfactory explana tion to the matter as far as ho was concerned. He could only attribute his non-attendance to some unforeseen circumstances over which he had no control. Sir W. Carden said he would grant the warrant against Lavigne, and also fresh summonses against the other per sons. Ho was not at all surprised that the shop had been closed on it becomingknown that the presence of tho parties carrying it on would be required at the Guildhall. Mr. Virontner informed his worship that tho place had been re-opened, but under totally different management. . . Sir W. Carden was quite prepared to hear that, but ho would do all he could to prevent the fraudulent business from being carried on until the present proceedings were disposed of. it was true ho could not effect immediately the closing of the shop and others of a similar descrip tion in different parts of the City, but he could caution the public against entering them. The worthy alderman then called the inspector of police, and gave him directions to have a constable sta tioned at the door of each of the establishments that were known, and that when any person was about entering the officer should at once inform him of the sort of business that was being carried on. There were other establishments without the City, but they were all carried on by the same gang; and if the metropolitan police would adopt the same precautions as he had given direction to be car ried into effect, he belieyed the nuisance would soon be effectually put down. It was, however, gratifying to learn that the business was not so profitable a one as ho had supposed, judging from the extent of the establishment that Mr. Woutuer had spoken of in New Ormond-stroet. A warrant was then directed to issue for Lavigne, and fresh summonses wore granted against the other three persons, when the further proceedings were adjourned until Saturday week. THAMES. A RAID AGAINST THE DROVERS.— Inspector Kerrissey, of the K division, applied to Mr. Benion for 42 summonses against as many drovers for driving cattle along High street, Bow, on the 27th and 28th of last month, during tho prohibited hours. Mr. Benson said ho would grant the summonses as a ARaIYALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. le. alt. ats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,1908ar 506 y M 3 O 10 40 1,010 Irish Foreign 10,010 6,270 1,402 Maize, 3,680 qrs. NEWGATE AND LEIDENII ALL. The supplies of meat on sale at these markets are fairly extensive. Tho trade is quiet, at our quotations. Per 81bs by the carcase. sided Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Middling. do. 3 8 3 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 4 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Veal 4 0 4 ICI sd‘d Inferior mutton 3 4 3 8 Middling mutton 3 10 4 4 Prime do 4 4 1 6 Large pork 3 2 3 8 Small pork. 3 11l 4 2 BOROUGH. HOP. The market is well supplied with now hops, for which the trade is very quiet. The large quantities of foreign hops on sale has induced buyers to hold out for lower rates, and prices, consequently, aro gradually declining. Mid and East Keats 2oos to 252 s por owt. Now Farnham Weald of Kent New Sussex Bavarian Yearlings COLONIAL. TEA.—A fair amount of business has boon transacted in the new season's crop, and prices generally remain steady. &MAlL—There has been rather more demand, and prices aro firm for superior qualities of West India. COFPEE.—Plantation Ceylon has boon in good demand, and slightly enhanced prices have been obtained. In other descriptions there has been no change of importance. RICE.--Owing to the small quantity on offer holders demand full rates, which has in 1301113 measure checked operations. TALLOW.—Less activity has prevailed, but prices gene rally are supported, P.Y.C. on the spot being 445. 3d., last three months 445. to 41s. 3d., and spring 445. 9d. to 455. per cwt. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKE7 —This Day. 'rhe market is unchanged. 10,000 or 12,000 bales. Sales probably THE OUTRAGE IN BLOOMSBURY.—TIIC following is the official report of yesterday on the health of the bands man shot in Bloomsbury :—"M‘Donnell passed a very bad night, and complains much to-day. Ilq appears very weak, and in a less satisfactory state than before.—EDWARD SHOPPER, House Surgeon, University College Ilpspital." It will in:aerially assist the ends of justice if the following corrected description of the man who fired the shot be published :—" He is supposed to be tall, with fair com plexion. He has v ery light short hair, and was respectably dressed." SUICIDE OF A GIRL.—On Tuesday night Eliza beth Hartle, a girl 17 years of age, in the employ of Mr. Law, oil and colour merchant, Birmingham, as a domestic servant, owing to some misunderstanding between her,and her mistress, received notice to leave. This so preyed upon her Mind that she determined to put.an end to her life. Ac cordingly she entered the warehouse, and having obtained some arsenic swallowed it. On being questioned, sho ad mitted that she had taken poison, and stated that her parents were so unkind to her that she dare not go home. The usual remedies were applied, but without avail, and the unfortu nate girl died shortly after. Two MEN BURIED IN A SEWER.—Yesterday afternoon a fearful accident occurred on the works of the main sower at Clapton. It seems that sand, which lies en the surface, had been percolated by water from an adjacent spring, and as the men were at work they per ceived it gradually giving way. Immediate efforts were made to prevent the upper earth also falling, but never theless two poor fellows were buried in the debris, in which position they remained for three Lours, but they ultimately escaped with their lives. The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland in Belfast. BELFAST, Thursday. To-day his Excellency the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland visited several places of interest in this town. In the afternoon he was entertained by the Mayor of the borough (Mr. David Tayler, J. 1).) at a splendid dejeuner in the Music Hail, to which the principal persons connected with the district were invited to meet his Excellency. The Mayor occupied the chair. Oa his right were his Excel lency, Lord Downshire, the Earl of Longford, Lord Dufferin, Sir F. Ilcygate, the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church Ireland, and Mr. Lanyon, M.P. Oa the Mayor's left were Earl Vane, Lord de Pros, Sir T. Bateson, the Lord Bishop of Down and Connor and Dro - more, Admiral Seymour, M.P., and the High Sheriff of the county, Sir E. Cosy. The Lord Mayor of Dublin was also present. The Marou proposed The of the Lai. I- Lieutenant, which was most enthusiastically received, and praised the conduct of the Lerd-Lieutenant, whose ad!ninistration he described as firm and im partial. His EXCELLENCY, on rising to respond, was re ceived with loud applause, which having subsided he said—Mr. Mayor, my Lords, and Gentlemen,—lf anything could add to the pleasure and satisfaction of my visit to Belfast, during which the cot dial and hospitable welcome which I have received has been impressed most strongly upon my grateful recollec lection, it would be the very cordial manner in which you have received my name to-night, and the very flattering way in which it has been proposed by the Mayor. I thank the Mayor for the kind terms of approval he has expressed in regard to the man ner in which the government of this country has been carried on. (Applause.) But I feel I have really only one advantage to claim in rising to ad dress you—namely, that, although this is my first official visit here, I am not altogether a stranger to your great and flourishing town—(applause)—not altogether personally unacquainted with the progress which each succeeding year has wrought in it. (Re newed applause.) It is also to me a source of addi tional pleasure to find among names which add lustre to Belfast and this locality there are many with whom I have had the happiness and advantage of living on terms of continued private acquaintance and friendship. (Hear, hear.) It is therefore with no ordinary or merely official feelings of gratifica tion that I receive the kind and cordial welcome which, as the representative of our beloved Queen, . I have met with at the hands of the people of this great town. (Great cheering.) While adverting to the satisfaction I have received in this respect I must not omit a reference to that even higher and even more enlarged gratification which as one deeply interested in the welfare of Ireland and intrusted with its government I have felt in viewing and ex amining the points which your flourishing commu nity exhibits. (Hear, and applause.) I will not weary you by detailing the magnificence of your enterprise and the extending ramifications of your commerce nor even those magnificent undertakings which we were yesterday called upon to inaugurate. (Applause.) But I will say that conjunctive and coincident with these outward signs of the wealth we see various proofs that subjects of a deeper and even more intrinsic importance have not been neglected. I mean those influences which relate to the wellbeing, the comfort, and the social and intel lectual status of the producers of this wealth. (Hear, hear, and applause)—of those workers in the hives of industry, the toilers from whom these riches ema nate. (Renewed applause.) I confess that striking and imposing as may bo the intellectual impression produced by your magnificent factories and vast fleets of merchandise, yet that the sight of that in telligent and well-to-do population bearing about them the external proofs of being the denizens of homes and abodes of plenty and comfort confers a larger and more suggestive enjoyment than even the evidence of the riches that have produced these results. (Hear, hear, and applause.) I can not doubt but that the fresh atmosphere and free breezes of your hills and mountains, and the cheerful fertility which surrounds your streets and suburbs, cannot but have as eleva ting and refining effect even upon the hardy and wearied sons of toil—(applause)—au effect which the gloomy atmosphere of the environs of a Manchester or a Birmingham would fail to produce. (Hear, hear.) 'We have heard that a distinguished statesman lately observed that " King Iron and King Cotton rule the manufacturing districts." The sway is no doubt one of infinite prosperity and wealth, but it is subject to these exactions of atmos phere and nature. Even the clear skies of heaven are swallowed up and defaced in their dusky and grimy grasp. Belfast has reason to consider itself fortunate that it has no drawbacks of this nature, and that it is able to show such intelligent, cheerful, and contented faces as those which we have seen among your working population assembled by thou sands during the last two days in your streets and at your quays. (Great applause.) But, gentlemen, it would be a great injustice, an injustice both to the intelligence and social influence of Belfast, to limit its aspirations and its functions to the mere common place and ordinary arts of production,. or of commercial progress. Your borough has long ably sustained a higher and more aesthetic claim of being a more reverend and still more successful Alma Mater to the rising youth of the country, and of being the dispenser of that intellectual knowledge and culture which, if it cannot supersede King Iron and King Cotton, at least tends to elevate them on their dusky thrones, pointing them the way to the loftier powers of human and Divine sympathy. Gentlemen, I may now add that, fresh as many of you are from the learned and philosophical assembly which has lately honoured Belfast by its presence, I may speak of one cheering and significant fact con nected with it. I mean that two at least of the names among those most distinguished by eloquence and ability in that distinguished assembly were gentlemen connected by locality of birth with your town and district. (Applause.) I man my noble friend its president—(prolonged applause, inter miagled with several hisses) —to whom, even in his presence, I may allude as a worthy descendant of a family illustrious by its genius, and also my hon. friend Justice Ollagan, whom Belfast tho honour to call a native. (Great applause.) Mr. Mayor, I cannot find words adequate to express, before I sit down, my grateful sense of the welcome and hospitality I have received from you and the people of Belfast on this occasion, or the satisfac tion which the varied objects of instruction and interest which I have seen here enabled me to enjoy. I thank you not only for the privilege of being pre sent at this great assembly, but for the continuous welcome and hospitality which I have received dur ing my present visit here, a visit which will at all times recall Belfast and its loyal and hospitable inhabitants in bright and grateful colours to my memory. (Protracted cheering.) Gentlemen, lam sure I am only speaking the sentiments of all here when I ask you, who are so well acquainted with the able and efficient manner in which the Mayor has performed the important ditties of his station, to join me in drinking " Prosperity, Health, and Success to our able and talented Chairman, the Mayor of Belfast." (Loud cheers.) The toast was honoured in the most enthusiastic manner. Immediately on the left of the Mayor was reserved the seat for Earl Russell, who is at present the guest of Lord Dufferin, but the noble Earl had caught a cold at the rifle shooting at Claudeboye, and was unable to be present. Lord lluderin conveyed his apology for non attendance to the Mayor. To-night Sir Thomas Bateson, M.P., gave a grand ball at his residence, Belioir-park, where the Lord- Lieutenant is staying, in honour of his Excellency. His Excellency and a large number of the nobility were present. RAINFALL IN CORNWALL.—The rainfall of the harvest months of the present year—August and, Sep tember—presents a striking contrast to that of the same months last year. The rainfall, as measured by the Callington gauge in August and September last year was 6.40 inches in the former month, and 12.16 in the latter. This year the rainfall, as measured by the same gauge, has only been 1.53 inches in August, and 2.60 in September; or 14.73 inches less titan the rainfall of the corresponding period of last year. SPOLTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tun DAY. The doings caused some startling changes to take place in the Ciesarowitch quotations. Honesty was not so firm, while there was genuine money in the market for both Lothario and Sealskin, who at 12 to 1 were each backed in hundreds. Thalia was laid against at all sorts of prices, and had a most unhealthy appearance, but not loss so than the Maid of Masham filly, who retired to 30 to 1. Sever a l outsiders came in for occasional support. The following is a return of the bu iness done : CESAREWITCH. 100 to 15 agst Honesty (taken and offered) 10 to 1 Blinkhoolie (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst 3.lontgoubert (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Lothario (taken freely) 12 to 1 agst Sealskin (taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Anuourer (offered—take 100 to 6) 20 to 1 agst Julius (offered) 25 to 1 agst Etoil I'ilante (offered) 25 to 1 agst Thalia (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Maid of Mastiani (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Owaiu Glyudwr (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst La Dauphine (taken) 40 to 1 agst King of the Fairies (taken) - 40 to 1 agst Romping Girl (wanted) 50 to 1 agst Planet (taken) 50 to 1 agst Scatuander (taken) 100 to 1 agst Leases (offered) CAMBRIDGESIIIRE. 100 to 7 ngst Blinkhoolio (offurod—talin 100 to 6) 20 to 1 agst Actwa (taken) 25 to 1 agst Montgoubert (taken) 40 to 1 agst Ulphus (taken) 40 to 1 agst King Victor (offered) JOHN STIRK, 25, WELLINGTON -STREET, STRAND, Executes Commissions on all the races to any amount. The full market odds laid. Price list daily. • RACING FIXT RES FOR 1867. OCTI Newmarket 2d October 7 Northallorton Bradford Moor Cheltenham l5 Caledonian Hunt and IBEIt. Ellesmere l7 Newmarket Houghton Leek 2l Liverpool Hunt Cup .- 26 Worcester 29 Chelmsford Lincoln Autumn 111 BE R. Perth l6 Hereford NOV] Old Windsor Liverpool Autumn 5 Bromley Shrewsbury Autumn... 11 Leamington Hunt ...... 19 IRISH. OCTOBER. Ourragh STEEPLECHASES. OCTOBER. Ealing NOVEMBER. Lincoln 1 I Shrewsbury l5 Old Windsor Liverpool b Datchst 9B Bromley DECE: lisnclon 5 Kingsbury ,MBER. Wiltshire County and Beaufort Hunt l7 Ealing AMERICA• (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) NEW YORK, Oct. 2, 6 p.m. The Hibernian arrived out yesterday, and the Scotia to-day. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES.—GoId, 1431. Sterling ex change on London, 109. Five-twenty United States Bonds, 113 ; Illinois, 1211; Erie, 66k. Cotton, mid. upland, 22c. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2.—Petroleum, standard white, 35. THE PAPAL STATES. ROME, Oct. 2. The insurrectionary movement is entirely con fined to the province of Viterbo. Different insur gent bands have made their appearance at Botnarzo, Caparda, Carbognam, Canino, and Acquapendento, and after exacting supplies from the inhabitants, and in same cases receiving reinforcements, re turned to the open country. They are now being pursued by the Pontifical troops. The chiefs of the sections of the National Roman Association have issued a proclamation in which they condemn the recent resignation of the Roman Giunta, and announce that they have assumed the future direction of the party of a,ctiou. They also appeal for unanimous support in order to attain the object they have in view. Bank of England Returns,—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1867. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .....C38,456,565 Govornmt. Debt.,411,015,100 Other Securities.. 3,984,908 Gold Cuin and Bullion Silver Bullion £38,496,565 438,496,565 BANKING IN Proprietors' Capi tal .C1.1,553, 000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 7,527,493 Other Deposits.. 18,429,819 Seven Days and other Bills 583,234 :PARTMENT. Governmt. Smu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £12,894,272 Other Securities 17,252,74 G Notes 13,6111,550 Gold and Silver Coin 097,5 0 Xl-1,761,718 X 44,764,718 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. 4ustralla and New Zealand, via Sonthasapton.....oot. 20, Ditto, via Marseilles .............. .............04. 11, Ditto, via Panama Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Nov. 4. Ditto, by lerenola packet Oct. 22 Cape Verds. by Brazil packet Oot. 4. Cape of Good Elope. Ascension, and St. lielena 00t. 23, Penang. and Singapore. via Southampton—Oct. 3. Ditto, via Marseilles. Oct. 14. raikland Islands ulibraltar, via Southampton Oct. 3. India via Southampton . ..... ....Oct. 3. Ditto, via Harseil es • Oct. 14. Malta, Egypt, Sto. Oct. 3. Ditto, alAreeilles Oct. 7. Mauritius, Cape of Good live, and Natal, via - Southatnpton Oct. 20. DM), vls Hanel les Oot. 4. ewfoundland Portugal . Oct. 4. Ditto, by private ship to Oporto . Ditto ditto to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, Sa, by British _ •.... ••• Oot. 9 packet Ditto, by United states packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto (New York) DM , " ditto (13Aitimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet Oct. 11. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenerin Oct. 17. West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha- mas) Cub t and Mexico ...Oct. .9. Baha.nas, via New York O,IL 9 Bermuda, via Halifax SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LONDON, Oct. 4.--Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fino weathor, but rather cloudy. CARDIFF, Oct. 3.—Wind N.W. —Sailed—Mary Francis, for Shanghai. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 3.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Anna, from Ascension. FALMOUTH, Oct. 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived Riga, front Odessa. Sailed—British Queen, screw steamer, fur New York. TEIGNMOUTLI, Oct. 3. —Wind N.W.—Arrived—Glen live; from Labrador. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 3—Napoleon, from Gravelines; Alberta, from Amsterdam. Arrived, Oct. 4—Clarendon, from Barbadoes. Sailed—Sir Robert Feel, steamer, and Fusilier, steamer, for Dunkirk; Triton, steamer, fur Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, Oct. 3—Annie, from London, for Boston; Prin cipality, fro•n London, for S;sal ; Kroo Boy, from London, for Lagbs; Dilboa, screw steamer, from Sebastian, for London. Anchored—Priscilla, from London, for Port Natal. A NEW ROYAL FOREST.—It is rumoured that her Majesty may become the purchaser cf Ballochbuie Forest in order to prevent the cutting down of the fine timber which is now so great an adornment to the upper portion of the Deeside Valley.—Dundee Advertiser. 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