The Sun. — London, England, 1867-10-19 00:00:00

oaBY MARKET A ND COMMERCIAL INTELLMENCR, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The attendance in all departments of business in the City to-day was very limited, and in the general discount market no change of importance Can be reported, the rates current for the negocia tion of first-class short dated paper ranging from t 9 11 per cent. On the Stock Exchange there is an abundant supply of capital on offer, and loans on Government Securities are readily obtainable at 1 per cent. The bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday comprised an influx of £lO,OOO and a withdrawal of £182,000, including 70,000 sovereigns for E gypt. Two Australian arrivals have taken place, viz., the Great Britain, with £438,021; and the Wave of Lie,with £120,252, making a total of £558,276. The Kepler, from the River Plate and Brazils, has also arrived this morning with £30,000. Notice has been given by the Secretary of State for India in Council that the amount for which tenders for bills of exchange on Calcutta and Madras will be received at the Bank of England on Wednes day, the 6th proximo, on the terms stated in the announcement on the 10th November, 1863, will be 10,00,000 rupees. Accounts from Dunedin, New Zealand, have been received by the directors of the Otago and South land Investment Company. An interim dividend has been declared at the rate of 10 per cent. for the six months ending 31st July, leaving a considerable balance to be carred forward. The Bank of New South Wales have announced that the balance of the Tasmanian Government Loa n of £102,500, offered on the 26th Juno last, has now been subscribed for. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have receded f, to 24 25 ; but the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remained steady at 20 20k. The specie movements during the past week have be en on au extreme scale, particularly as regards the imports, which have amounted to about £1,050,003, including £26,370 from New York by the Bremen ; £1,500 by the City of Antwerp'; £4OO by the "ammonia; £221,259 by the Tasmania from the West Indies and Pacific ; £438,024 from Australia by the Great Britain; £120,252 by the B razils. of Lif e ; £ 30,000 by the Kepler from the .ura zila• The Athenian from the West Coast of Africa has brought £B5O. About £6,348 in gold has been received from Portugal, and £5,000 in silver from the Continent. The exports have been £430 to Bombay by the 6 umatre ; £l,lOO to the West Indies by the Douro ; and t here have been rem itt ances to the Continent thro ugh k private sources estimated at £353875 —the total amounting to £355,405. The Standard Bank of British South Africa have iss ued a r e p ort for the ha lf -year en di ng th e 30th "line last. The accounts show a balance of net Profit of £14,299, after making allowance for rebate on bills not due and providing for bad and doubtful debt. Out of this available balance the directors 12.e co mmend a divid en d f or th e h a lf-y ear o f 10 s . on the shares with £25 paid, and of 4s. on the shares , w ith £lO p a id , wh i ch will take £9;393 ; that £5OO be written off preliminary expenses, £l,OOO off the amal gamation account, and that £2,000 be added to the reserve fund; leaving £1,405 to be carried for ward. In addition to the ordinary profits the directors have been able to apply £9,370 arising , from forfeited shares, in reduction of the amalgama tion account. Although the directors do not pro- Pose to increase the rate of dividend beyond that of the two past half-years, they have much pleasure in stating the continued advance of the bank in strength and public favour. The withdrawal of tw o local institutions in Natal will tend materially to improve the position of the bank in that colony. Two o'CLocx. According to Reuter's telegram this morning, the French Rentes were 67f. 10f. Uneasiness. When the market for Consols closed yesterday afternoon, there was a firm advance of nearly 1 per , ce nt.) but to-d ay , ow i ng to a few sales, there has peen a reaction of 1. Lower prices from the Paris lioura,,, and the persistency with which reliable cor respondence from Paris refer to the almost inevitable re " e ilpation of Rome by the French troop s , an d the probability of affairs between France and I. ) ry. • assuming a more serious aspect, have ur°nght forward fresh " bear" operators on the of d jump th a t h as t a k en p l ace . Withd rawa l s of gold from the Bank have been commented upon, and all these. unfavourable influences have to some in ten t negatived th e remar k a bl e an d mo st encourag g speech made by the Premier at Manchester, the extre mely easy condition of the money market f av _and_ our able returns i ssue d b y th e B an k s o f England 414 Fr ance, as they both indicate an expansion of trade or enterprise of some kind. Consols are /a° Nv 1 lower than they were yesterday afternoon, St 93 1 for transfer, and at 931 1 for the account. 9 _, Th e New Threes are 94 f ; Reduced Annuities, ; Indi a 5 per Cents, have been dealt in at ; 14 i 113 1 ; do. 4 p er C ents., 99/ ; do. Enfaced Per Cents. and 1 044 ; do. 51 pe r Cents., 1094 do. Bonds, at 68s. prem. °P s Although mo st departments of the Stock Ex considerably depressed, Foreign Stocks (10 u s ot sh ow dtoechned any material variation. Italian have 1 to 43 4 44 ; b u t G ree k h ave a d vance d 1, a 121' and Mexican, 1,141 ; Spanish Passive 4rend Tur Unchanged, at 184 191; the Certificates, at 161 ; kish Ae 5 per C ents., at 311 1. 0 adv ance has t a k en p l ace o f li n E r i e Sh ares, the report of a change in the direction of the e i °n 'n# P a nY) and a re 4 5 46 ; but Illinois have declined eg 77 ; Unit e d S tates 5-20 Bonds *, to 681 I deln the t he Rail way Share Market the downward ten efncY of pric es h as made farther progress, and most la,‘4 princip a l li nes are neglected. Caledonian tave decl ined 41 up on a pressure of sales. North tera (Berwick) have receded 1, G rea t W es t ern , I:ight°l3, Loudon, Chath am , an d D over, and Mid elnd, each ; Great East ern an d S outh Eastern Iv e „ l L 1; and G rea t N orthern A Stock, North ,F L ' e rn, and M etropol i tan each al. Hatt ne Foreig n an d Colonial lines are also a shade el . , with the exception of South Austria and c 4°llThard o - Venetian, which have improved to 141. rrrentrai 1.. Argentine are 'marked 131 14, Grand c tl , ll :` ° f Canada 17 171, E as t I n di an 110 1, -a u Indian Peninsula 107 i, and Scinde 1031 104. mla geea ares continue in ve r y li m it e d request, an d eane erally remain unalt ere d. Ch artere d Mer -setile of In dia, London, and Chi na are d ea lt i n at 44 1 4 1 iv;_ London a n d B raz i l i an, at 20 }; London at 371.est m inster, at 70171 ; an d U n i on o f L on d on, t he ln . Misc e ll aneoue and Finance Share Market further decline has taken place in Royal Mail og I n) Which have receded to 81 and 821 ; Viceroy g v „. " , tol3 '4"Mortgage, to 711 1; and City Offices, proye'a Whil e National Di scount C ompany have im • to 11k k anate n Telegraph Constru c ti on an d ‘, 04.1 aPanYnee remained at 16 ; and Hud son ' s B ay )at . MINING MARKET. SATURDAY, Two P.M. eO/118liless has continued very quiet. The shares C leil J la request have been North Treskerby, 11 47, bar North Crofty, and South Frances, which 1r; varely maintained previous rates. The follow l'. are some of the latest quotations : el l:4111,011 I♦Loo r 41 5 North Treskerby_33J3.s.B Od liff"ates Gold ***** : * 31 3i Prince of WalcT a2s 6d DIL t11.45t°1)11 Alualgara. *** 71 , 7i Providence Mines _ ast ."eassot ......... South Caradon 4. 'lst tarftloa ............ 661 South Frances 1;.18t, oven .... • 12 13 Tincroft lii• ,r r hehl G.r ........ • -2-1 West Seton (Iree-;l44xeY ... . envi e ll 181 Wheal Basset ... • • 82 1 87 1 71 8 11144:14.e't t‘rt l ielall y e V ic .. o::::......... .... 117864.:18:1 WWshsetalCßarualdle°lll. oft ......... 22 23 "A 0 1021 1011 31. 31 Wheal Grenville 3ls 33s 9d Wheal Soton „, BRITISH P UNDS—CLOSING PRICES. B 09:3, .oel'ku..uENT FUNDS. b` ,-, lit. Consols - 8 °. Ace 934 vDer 0 ° lin; Nov. 7 %mew ellt• Iteduced Ili. 2P e r tient ~' , I P 4 r QUilli i s ei . ll " :iiiiti ... .. .. '''' Do. 5 por Cont. Jan. 1873 30 yrs, expire sth Jun., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Rod Sea Tolet,raph), Au o ., 1908 — March Juno. t:iehequor Bills, .£l,OOO, 2 3;21 per Ct. —pm —pm Do .£5OO — pin —pm Do. £lOO & X2OO pm Bank of England Stock, 4 por Cent — Do. Account - INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — . _ Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1% 8O Do. 4 pee • Cent., Oct. 1BSS Do. Cori i ticate3 Do. Enfacod Paper 1 per Cent — 1)o. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5.', per Cent., May 1879 ltJn 1 Do. sper Cunt., Itap.Deb., 187' , — Do. do. 1877 -- Do. do. 1882 — Do I)eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under .41,000 roitEiGN FUNDS—CLOSING PE ICES. Argentine Republic, 6 por Cent — An:itriam Bonds, 5 per Cont. 18511 Br tzilian 5 per Cent — DD. Is per Cont., 1852-ss-GI) Do. 18;;3 .Jo. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 721 2 Do. £lOO Bonds Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — DJ 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) o..tha, 6 per Cent. Catitan 6 per Cent — 'Do. 4i per Cent — tio. 6 per Cent., B . Do., 1867 Do., Scrip, £7l paid Do., 7 per Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip, £2O paid C )1. nebian, 6 per Cont. Danish, 3 nor Cont. 1825 D ,nubittn Principalities, 7 per Cent Do 8 per Cent., 1.67 ' - _ E tuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent elgyptian 7 per Cent — Do. See, Lid Issue Do. £lOO Bonds B7 00. Do. 1864 Do. £5 i 0 Bonds B3} Do. £lOO Bonds Bs} Uo Government Railway Debentures B7 G:ook 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupow:— Do. Account Do. Coupons ..., Do. Account G iatemala 5 por Cent .. It %Ilan 5 per Cent., 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway 51. , xicaL 3 per Cout —a Ditto for Account 1)n. 1861 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Ilonterideau C per Cent. . — Nloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cenk Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account — Do 4j per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4i per Cont., 1862 Do Ac count Portliguose 3 por Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St B4} Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 por Cent., 1860 Do 3 por Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1362 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4. 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds £B4 138. do —Bsl Ili Do. do. Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 por Con' Do Account Do Now Deferred Do Account Do Passive ... — Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent., 185 1 Do Account Do 6 por Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 631 41 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Da Account Do 6 per Cont., 1865 4l Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed ...... ...... -- Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — D., Account Po 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cont. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in I.ouuoti. Austritva o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex - . 25f. Dutch 24 per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Itentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25f Do. Account 441 31 'TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, :Honey 931 i Do. Account ... 93/ The following appeared in our latest edition of yesterday evening CITY, FIVE O'CLOCK. Notice has been given by the Bank of New South Wales that they have disposed of the balance of the Tasmanian Government 6 per Cent. Debentures which were offered for sale on July last. A further improvement has taken place in the market for the English Funds. Consols are 931 for money, and 931- 94 for the account. The following telegram has been received from Alexander Collie and Co., dated Manchester, October 18 :—" There is a decidedly better feeling in our market to-day. Prices are steadier, and producers are less disposed to take contracts for forward delivery. A quiet, steady business is going on, and the dmand is more general than it has been for some time back. Domestics, printing cloths, and jacconets are now inquired for, as well as shirtings and T cloths. Yarns are also in more request." In the Open Stock Exchange to-day the follow ing prices were obtained :—Rossa Grande Gold, 12s. paid, lls. ; Consolidated Land Company of France Debeutures for £575, 6 per cent., 155.; International Hotel Company, 2s. 9d. ; Consoli dated Land Company of France Debentures, £4BO, 6 per cent., £110s.; do. Debentures for £l,OOO 10s., 6 per cent., £2 10s.; do. £ll5, 6 per cent., £1155.; do., £230, o per cent., £3 53. ; shares, £lO, paid, lls. to 12s. ; Hercules Insurance Co., 21s. ; Free masons' Tavern, 2s. 6d. ; Confederate States Bond, $l,OOO, 6 per cent., Gs. ; Cape Cornwall Copper, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d. ; Bahia Steam Navigation, £4 2s. 6d. to £4 10s. ; London General Omnibus, £2 ; Payaisian Laud Bond, £l,OOO, 3 per cent., £2 ss. ; Marseilles Land Bonds, 1870, 6 per cent., £5 2s. 6d. ; Ottoman Railway Bond, £lOO, £2l IIIE ST.42E OF CRETE. (From the Correspondent of the Tinsel.) ATHENS, Oct. 10. The affairs of Crete continue to be a source of trouble to Turkey, and of political and social con fusion in Greece. But the Ottoman Government and the Greek nation are wasting their strength, mortgaging their future prosperity to strangers, and injuring their character, by the continuance of a state of things which offers no issue honourable to both parties. The Greeks tells us that the Christians of Crete have rejected the Sultan's amnesty, and remained decided on the question of union with Greece. The emigration goes on, and as nearly ono half of the best arable land in the Greek kingdom is uncultivated, and there is a constant complaint of want of population, Greece may be a gainer, even if it be carried much further. The Ottoman Go vernment is making a new attempt to pacify the island. On the 2d inst. the Grand Vizier Aali left Constantinople with powers to make every concession to the Cretan Christians necessary to secure to them a good Government by means of local self-admini stration, in so far as may be consistent with the pre servation of the sovereignty of the Sultan. There is a disposition in Greece to force Turkey to declare war. On the 3d inst. the Greek Govern • ment allowed the inhabitants of Syra to • make a demonstration in favour of the prolongation of the war in - Crete, and of the rejection of the amnesty which would have been made the ground of a decla ration of war by any European Power but Turkey, whose hands are tied up by the protecting Powers. The blockade runner Enosis (Union) has taken the place of the Arkadi, and is engaged in feeding the war. SUNDAYWORK BY POST-OFFICE OFFICIALS.—TIIB Pifeshire Journal of yesterday says : —" T he man in charge of her Majesty's mails between Edinburgh and Perth, via Granton and Ladybank, has not been off duty a single Sunday for 16 years; the church bells all that time have been ringing in vain for him, this branch of the civil ser vice being apparently too hard up to afford him the relief of a gin -horse. Three other cases equally discreditable have been mentioned to us : one runner goes between In verness and Perth, while the other two serve their country by taking charge of its letters between Perth and Aber deen. We commend these poor men to the consideration Q# the Anti-Zlavery Soddy iu Ediuburght" THE SUN, LONvON, SATUBDUY EVE'NENG, OCTOBER 19, 1867. BRITISH rossx London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. MEETING THIS DAY. This morning a general meeting of the share holders of the London, Chatham, and Dover Rail way was held at the board-room of the Victoria Station—Mr. Hodgkinson, M.P., in the chair—for the purpose of electing a share director, pursuant to the provisions of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway (Arrangement Act, 1867). The CHAIRMAN said that the meeting of to-day, as they all knew, would be under different auspices from the previous ones, and that they now met in compliance with the clauses of an Act of Parliament for arranging the affairs of the company. The CHAIRMAN then went into a narrative of the arrangements which had been made since they were obliged by the bad position of their company to take some radical steps to preserve their very valuable property, reminding them that a committee of investigation was appointed, which committee went into an elaborate scruti►►y into the precise position of the company ; and on October 1 a report was prepared, and in that report it was deemed ad visable to ask the whole of the directors to retire, with the exception of Lord Harris, the chairman ; and although his lordship had since retired, it was only just to say that further examina tion justified this recommendation. They would also recollect that the committee of investigation was appointed iu the place of the others, and that there was a debenture committee, with Mr. llodg. son as chairman, and these several bodies brought their bills before Parliament, and it was under the authority of this Act that they met to-day to carry out that clause, which says they should elect a fourth director within two months. Mr. HARTRIDGE said that the directors were not now directors, but trustees. They (the share holders) could not do anything without resorting to the courts of law. The new Act had placed them in this position. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know whether the officials of the company were to remain, for the shareholders had heard a great deal with regard to them, such as free tickets being given to their friends to travel up and down the line with, &c. The CHAIRMAN, in reply, said that the accounts had been prepared in compliance with the advice of the Investment Committee. With regard to the consolidated bill of the company the share holders had approved of it. He knew nothing about the free tickets, but they would inquire into it. Mr. BUCHANAN then proposed Mr. George Cavendish Taylor, and said that he was one of a smellfungus committee who had looked into all the minutiae of the company's affairs, and his con duct had been much approved of. Mr. lIOTHAM seconded this nomination. He was unanimously elected, and this terminated the meeting after a vote of thanks to the chairman. THE PRICE OF FOOD. The rise in the price of wheat is exciting interest, not unmixed with astonishment. The harvest in England was considered fair, and in America abun dant. It is now asserted tl at the promise given by the well-developed ears has tees deceptive, the yield when threshed not equalling the expectation. The French crop is lees than an average. I'olan I, Bel gium, Spain will be complied to import, while Southern Russia and Hungary have enormous sup plies. The harvest in Egypt is good ; and in Tur key, both in Europe and Asia, the crops are fair. Large as the yield this year has been throughout the United States, prices keep up, for it is known that both in England and throughout America the surplus supplies have been heavily drawn on. In deed the United States was approaching a famine when the bountiful harveAs of this year came to the rescue. California will export largely, for her gr.i narks have of late years been fall, except when she sent away her surplus stores. It is not then that the average yield of the present year has been deficient that the rse is due so much as to the ne cessity for making good the deficiency of former years, more especially in the United States. Two or three large harvests on the great prairies will fill up the exhausted barns of the world, but the United States cannot redeem in one year the waste of half a decade. Some allegea combination of Greek specula. tors on a gigantic scale as the cause. Bat what most surprises is the fact that, while the loaf rises, meat, especially mutton, which is known to be more abun dant than ever, should not fall. The public may rest assured that it is easier to raise than to reduce prices. The energy of the few will beat the grumbling of the many, each of whom is not materially interested. People erroneously imagine they have established Free Trade, and that prices will find their true level; but a careful inquiry will show that they are victims of monopolists, who plunder them right and left, even in their great commercial metropolis of Lon don. What is the difference between the buying and selling price of a fishmonger in a fashionable district ? Let the customer buy in Billingsgate, and even then he will obtain an imperfect idea. France has been entertaining the world, having attracted, by her warm invitations, hungry thou sands, who have helped to empty her larder and to fill her purse. She has made a good thing out of her generous invitation, and now her agents are everywhere employed in purchasing the grain of Europe. What with the deficient harvest and the unusual strain on her supplies she has much to make good ; and her factors compete with those of England in all the grain markets and help to raise the price. We extract from the Springfield Repub lican of Oct. 5 the following report on the harvest in the United States : " THE ABUNDANT HARVESTS OF 1867.—The crop reports of the department of agriculture for August and September have just been issued. The August reports give the general average for the several States, from the approximate estimates of corres pondents, of the crops then harvested as compared with those of 1866, together with the current con dition of the growing crops, while the September tablespertain chiefly to the state of the fall crops. The August returns show a uniform reduction in the gene ral average of wheat as compared with the July figures, and in the September estimates the wheat harvested as compared with the crop of 1866 drops the figures somewhat lower in a number of the States. This is attributable to bad weather while harvesting, and in some sections the grain is found to be shrivelled and threshed out less to the acre than anticipated. The leading wheat-growing States report the following percentage of increase at the close of the harvest :—Ohio 130, Indiana 50, Michigan 33, Wisconsin 17, Minnesota 25, Illinois 11, lowa 20, Missouri 40, Kentucky 34, West Virginia 60, Virginia 50, Tennessee 40, Georgia 80, Arkansas 45, New York 14, Pennsylvania 40. Only Kansas and Texas show a falling off from last year. The amount of those crops for the current year will be more accurately shown by the reports due October 1. " The prospects of the corn crop continue to im prove, :and if the frost holds off the general crop may be a fair one. While a number of States re turn a low estimate, others, particularly the Southern States, show a marked improvement over last year. The cotton crop promise,' well up to September first, when the worms were ap pearing, and much apprehension is 'felt in various sections for its safety. Of the cotton-growing States, extracts from the correspondence show that Georgia promised to yield 53 per cent. beyond the crop of 1866, South Carolina 50, Ala bama 42, Mississippi 24, Arkansas 18, and Ten nessee 9 ; while Louisiana and Texas show a con siderable falling off from last year. Rye, barley, and oats exhibit no material change from the pre vious reports, though oats are seriously injured in some sections by the extreme wet weather during the harvest, but generally the crop appears superior to that of last year. Buckwheat shows an average acreage, with prospects of a fair crop. Potatoes are rotting badly in many large potato-growing States, and the crop will probably fall below the yield of last year. The leading sugar-producing States show a fair increase over the crops of last year. Sorghum is evidently on the decline in most of the States without sufficient reason. The crop now growing is in good condition. _ . " In a few States the apple crop promises well, but in a majority the crop will be from 10 to 40 per cent. below the crop . of last year. Hay shows an increase in almost every State, and quite a large one in many, Pennsylvania returning an increase of 50 per cent., New York 24, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois 28, Indiana 26. The average will reach from 25 to 30 per cent. above the crop . of 1866. The wool clip will probably fall from 5 to 10 per cent. short of that of last year, which is attributable to the severe weather of last winter, and the conse quent exposure and destruction of a large number of sheep." THE ALLEGED DANGER OF BOAT -RACING.-S 0 far as we aro able to gauge medical opinion amongst those who have the best opportunities of judgment, and who are special authorities on the subject, Mr. Skey's caution as to the evils of boat racing finds but a feeble echo in their experience, or in the suggestions which spring from it. Several of the most eminent physicians in London who have communicated to us their experience are unable to recall a single case of heart-disease which could be traced to it; and, while one or two isolated instances of mischief to the vessels of the lung dwell in their memory as exceptional, they are disposed to believe that the risks of over-exertion aro fully ap preciated by boating mon, and that the weak who suffer in training most usually take early and timely warning. The evidence of Professor Humphry, who care fully discusses this subject in a letter which we print to day, goes entirely in the same direction. With an experi ence of a quarter of a century in large Cambridge practice, constantly in contact with the boating men, he believes that the ill-effects of boat-racing aro rare, and can quote no striking instance 'of thorn. On the other hand, he lays a great stress on the enormous ♦alue of the exercise as a physical training, which can ill be spared for our rising youth, and as a pastime which forms the man and pre pares him for after struggles in life, while it is free from vicious associations.—British Medical Journal. A GOLD-DIGGER'S FORTUSES.—One day at Ballarat a man rushed up to the polico magistrate, his face livid, and speechless with excitement, so that tho magistrate began to think he had just committed or witnessed a murder. At last he found words to ex press himself. lie had coma upon a nugget so big ho could scarcely carry it, and dared not bring it in alone. Two or three of the p dice went back with hint to holy him, and he brought it in in triumph, followed by a procession of diggers. And indeed it Was a nugget. It was about as big as a leg of mutton, and much the saute shape, white lumps of quartz sticking to it like so much fat. It weighed 135 pounds, and ho was offered £5,000 for it on the spot. He refused to soil it., and take it home to England, to exhibit it. But it proved to bo a nugget of expensive habits, and at last was sold to pay for its keep and lodging, and the finder ended, as so many finders of great nuggets ended, in poverty and wretched ness, and even madness. POLLUTION OF RIVERS.—The Royal Commission, over which Mr. R. Rawlinson presides, has held meetings this week at their offices, Victoria-street, Westminster, for the purpose of arranging for the prosecution of inquiries into the condition of rivers in the South of England and in Wales. The well-known actress, Miss Kate Terry, was on Thursday married to Mr. Lowis, of the EM ( 2f Lewis and Allouby, Regent-street. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—This Day. (Before the Assistant-Judge.) STEALING THE MARCHIONESS OF HASTINGS'S RINGS. John Thomas Bell was placed at the bar charged with stealing six valuable rings, the property of the Marchioness of Hastings, from her ladyship's boudoir at the St. George's Hotel, Albanarle street. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Sleigh prosecuted and Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner. Miss Bradley was the first witness examined. She stated that she was lady's maid to the Mar chioness of Hastings. The marquis and marchioness were staying at the St. George's Hotel, Albe rnarle-street, in July last. Her ladyship had a quantity of va:uablo jewellery, amongst them a number of rings. They were quite safe when her ladyship arrived at the hotel. On the 21st of July six rings were stolen from her ladyship';3 jewel case. The rings produced are those taken awry by some person. Mr. Lampart, proprietor of the White Bear Hotel, Piccadilly, said the prisoner in July was staying at his house. On the 21st of July he saw the prisoner between one and two o'clock ; he was not then wearing rings. Between five and six the same evening the prisoner was wearing six on his fingers. The next morning prisoner asked him to lend him some money on the rings, which he refused. On the Monday following, the 29th, he asked if any letters had arrived for him, and being told in the negative, he said it was very inconvenient, as he should not be able to go to Goodwood. . He then asked whether he (witness) would advance him some money on the two rings he had previously left in his care. He (witness) told him he had better send them to a pawnbroker's. He said he did not know one, and he then asked witness if he would oblige him by sending the rings to a shop of that description. He (witness) got £5O on the rings from Mr. Brown's, in Leicester-square, which he gave the prisoner. Pri soner then left town for Goodwood. On August 15 he saw an advertisement in the papers respecting some stolen jewellery, and he then gave information to the police, and a day or two after Inspector Sil verton came to his (witness's house) and took the prisoner into custody. lie never made any com munication to the prisoner before he gave informa tion to the police. lie saw the prisoner in the House of Detention. He (witness) said he was sorry to see him there, and prisoner replied it was the greatest lark in the world how he got the rings. He was walking along Bond-street, and met a lady, she took him to a street leading out of Bond street, went through the hall, where there were servants in livery, upstairs into the drawing-room, and stayei there about three quarters of an hour, after which the lady put the rings on his fingers, and Put two on her own hand at the same time out of the case. He went on to say he had made an appointment to meet her the next night, and, as he had no money, he borrowed the money of me on the rings. The lady, he said, had made an appointment to meet him the following night, but she did not keep it. Witness advised him to give all the infor mation he could in order that the property might be recovered. That was the only account that prisoner gave of how he became possessed of the rings. _ _ _ kr. Ribton—Then it is in consequence of the information the prisoner gave that the rings have been recovered. Mr. Sleigh said it was not so. Witness—lie gave information with respect to two, but of the others he said he could not recollect where they were. After the money had been ob tained he went about a good deal. On leaving Goodwood prisoner went to Worthing, he said, to meet the object of his heart. The Assistant-Judge—The object of his what ? Witness—His heart, my lord. In reply to further questions from Mr. Ribton, the witness said the prisoner di I not make any mystery about the rings ; he wore them publicly in the coffee-room. The first step ho took with respect to putting the police on the tract was to go to Messrs. Hancock, the Court jewellers, who had an advertisement in the papers relative to the loss of the rings. In reply to Mr. Sleigh, witness said he had known the prisoner for four or five months, and always as the Hon. M. Bruce. Prisoner always seemed, whilst ho was at witness's house, to have plenty of money. The Assistant-Judge—Have you over bad ahy betting transaction with prisoner ? Witness—No, my lord. Mr. Phillips, assistant to a pawnbroker at 35, Brewer-street, said he bought one of the rings pro duced for £25. Prisoner said they were family jewels, and being pressed for money he was dis posing of them. He gave the name of tbo Hon. Henry Bruce Stillwell, Royal Engineers, Chatham. Mr. Crouch, of 203, Oxford-street, said on the 23d of July the prisoner entered his shop and asked him to buy a diamond cluster ring. He said ho wanted £35 for it. Witness eventually bought the ring for £25. Prisoner gave the name of the Hon. M. Stillwell, 3d Company, Royal Engineers, Chat ham. Witness saw the prisoner wearing two of the other rings now in court. Mr. James Webb, jeweller, Oxford-street, said he purchased one of the rings now produced, from the prisoner, on the 23d of July. Prisoner asked £25 for the ring, but he eventually gave £lB for it. The prisoner gave the name of Bruce, and his address at St. Johu's Wood. Samuel Button, assistant to Mr. Attenborough, of Piccadilly, said on the 26th of July the prisoner brought in a ring for sale, for which he wanted £3O. Ile gave the name of Henry Bruce, 3d Company Royal Engineers, Chatham. He gave the prisoner the price he asked for the ring. William Wilder, assistant to Mr. Brown, of Cran bourne-street, proved the pledging of the two rings for £5O by Mr. Lampard. Mr. Henry Dore, partner iu the firm of Hancock and Sons, jewellers, of Bruton-street, said the value of the six rings was about £6OO. _ . Mr. Ribton—Were the rings purcha s ed a t your house ? Witness—Some of them. He advertised the articles by direction of Lady Hastings. [We shall give the conclusion in our late edition.] SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. —This Day. LONDON, Oct. 19.--Wind this day at noon—South- W esterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. CARDIFF, Oct. 18.—W ind N.W.—Sailed—Charlotte Gladstone, for Madras; lleio, fur the Cape of Good Hope ; Robert Morrison, for Birnbay. CLYDE, Oct. 13. Wind N.W.—Arrived -• Bellona, fro:n D erno ara. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Magnet, from St. John's, Now Bruuwick ; Hannah Morris, from ditto. OFF HURST CASTLE, Oct. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrivd— Pera, screw steamer, from Alexandria. BRIDGEWATER, Oct. 17.—Wind W. —Arrl~ed — Sivling, roni Onega. (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Saturany Morning. • Arrived—Challenger, from liankow; Forth, steamer, from Hamburg; Noptuno, fro:a Z:tozibar; Argo, from Altona. DEAL, - Saturday Moruing. Passol—ll. M. yacht Osborne, from Woolwich, for Portsmouth. GOLD FROM NEW ZEALAND.—The official return of the quantity of gold exported from Now lialand show s tilt 3,388,0280 z, have boon exported since the discovery of its gildiields and of that quantity 179,3250 z. were ex ported during the second quarter of the current year. Of thetotal, Otago contributed 2,138,818 oz., and 48,5900 z. of the quantity for the quarter. A.DVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Pills and Ointment.— Health at all Times.—The journey from infancy to ago is beset with dangers from accidents or disease, nearly all of which may bo remedied by the use of the excellent medicaments discovered and manufactured by Professor Holloway. The pills cast out the countless impurities which aro constantly gaining admission into the stomach and circulation, the ointment cools and soothes inflamma tory tendencies, disperses diseases of the skin, and heals ulcerations irrespective alike of their depth or duration. Iloth pills and ointment aro carefully prepared. Vegetable extracts, uncontaminated by any mineral matters, whereby the thousand evils which were engrafted on the constitu tion by mercury and antimony are alto9othor avoidod and 0000nclary 111xies8eet SHARE LlST—This Day. 6hare 1 I Railways. it linstoi alia . gieter ..... at )aleduniau. et Ua,nkbriati 'ork and 8and0n...... 30 'orn wall. at Dublin k Beltact June.] l et rDun„ [Perth, A; Ab June..! _ _ . E 3 15 95 96 35 15 3 6 73 7u ;0 72 ICO E. London, 6or ip CP: 1)0. st Glasp.tow 4S. Western. at :Great East ern, Ord. a tk.l st I Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2! st. 'Gant North ot Scotland: st;!great Northern st D.,. A stock st Do. 11 stuck at fh). New, Is. at 25 pin' st WS, and W. of Ireland' st. Gt. Western —Original et Do. 6. Val. nail. gur..l ,t Do. South Wales ....! st Do. W. Mid.—Oxfor,i , st Do. Newport st. Do. Hereford.. st .Laucashire YorktAtir;! Kt iL.)11(1011 and illackwall, st Lou., Brigh.,4 S Coast), st Lon., Chat., and Dover' st I Do. 141etrop. .Ex. A st i.vu. 4 North Western et Lon. 4 South IVestern at Man., Sltcl., 4 Lincoln et 31etropolitan.... et Do. Now at Do. Extension.... et 3fetropolitan District. 20 Do. do. do. 10 Do. and St. John's Nrd et Midland. Do. Al Share at Do, Birrain.. 4,i. Derby Kent ... . . at North British et Do. Ed., Ptli., & Dun et Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do. G.N'E purchase, at Do. Leode ..... at Do. York et Dc, Carlisle ..... et Do. Stock. & Darling. t 5 Do. do. 1800-61 . at North Loudon .. Do. do. 1861 5 . . 10 Do. do. 1866 . et North Stailordshire at, N. &S. W. Junction 'Scottish Central Soot. N. N , Aber. stock, Do. Scot, Mid. stook et Shropshire Union at South Devon et South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., 6c Wok et 'fall' Vale 10 Do. C Vale of Neath Watertord Kilkenny 10 Waterloo Whlteha West Cornwall 103 111 3/f 31 4 15 6 109 +ll 1 3 /1S 123 1.5 94 16 46 47 25 3) 2) 31 .26 1:7 53 44 19 'l.) 11 14 113 114 81, 64 19 19; 1221 1231 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 311 a if 91 1151 141 451 i 27 8 53 21 1 ,8 13 f I 12 I f 118 k i I 321 3 101! i I 60 1 i 1 1 I r a id 1 Closing 1 Business ' I Prim I dune. 951 i 3 i 1 11l 113 t 3 85 114 119 87 89 3: 34 162 163 61 62 94 45 132 111 8 Vpi 115 117 1 lip 64 (16 109 112 56 67 45 47 ed 67 8 10 143 148 SIONS. 66 68 103 103 i, p ip' 6 68 71 55 65 99 101 100 IG2 109 110 17 18 80 85 50 52 40 45 32 34 19 20 107 LO9 - 2p, 100 10t V 2 91 15} 153 95 t 7 85 87 i ti I 100 102' 93 85 59 91 83 85 100 101 100 i 1014 P 92 100 5 87 _ . 131{ITISM MINES. - Cam. ConsoL Gold, Una. 1 Uhivcrton Clifford Amalgamated SO 7 8 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 4:0 43, lirakewalls 2.1.0 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 1.1 z 1 :Cast Caradou 2.14.0 5 ti East Cara Brea 3l 3 34 ilAst Grenville 2.14.0 1 3 tact Ounnialake S.3.t. 4 Eas t LoyeAl .... ... 3.9.0 8 9 (Tayist 11..2.6 2 2) cu.& St.& ullyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 'lreat L All 17 13 reat South Tolgus 0.11.( Ireat Wheal titssy 11.9.0 Wheal Vor iu 13 14 .irenvil!e 9.2.6 1 1 ticrod's Foot 5.0.0 35 37 II ingstou Downs 5.10.6 24 2.1 Margaret (Uny Lclant 13.17.6 6 b Marke Valley 4.10.0 41 54 4 lawyndy Iron Ore, llnt 31 21 11 Beton ....... 551 40 50 -- North Roskear N.WIII liassett(lllogan 1.4.0 - North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 8.11.0 2 21 Providence ,Uny Lelaut 10.6.7 29 31 S. Caradon (St. Ulcer) ll 39) 410 South Condurrow 3.2.0 4 4 Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 421 Stray Park flu Croft...-.— Vigra and Clogan, lim all West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard it 8 10 Went Chirerton ll 64 67 West beton.... 471 110 120 Wheal Bassettflllogan 51 671 72) Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 20 27 -- Wheal 6lary Ann (Men. 8 16 18 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 0 7 . _ COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbi a , 0 p er cent., De 0.32, 1572..,. 100 (lan.GoY.6 p.c.Ja.,t July 1877-84 ~ . .... 100 101 103 102 14 . 5 170 DU. 6p. A u g P.O 09 101 Dp. c. Mar. (I:, Sept 100 99 101 Uo. sp. a. Jan. & July 100 88 90 581 8 Do. sp. c. Inscribed et 100 b 7 FO Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 100 103 105 D0.Ap1.&091, 1890-1900 100 107 102 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 105 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 1(3 107 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 04 96 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.e 100 102 104 Do. 1878, do lOO 1114 1121 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1578 .. Do. 1832, Mayls, N0v.16 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 104 106 Natal , 40.. 6 per cent lOO 102 101 B.! nv. 5 p.o.J ,‘,;.1 uly 100 101 103 N. S. W. Gov. S p •c., 1856 100 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1370 100 97 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1805 lOU 14 95 931 41 34 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 D 0.5 per cent.... Nova So 'Ma Ccv. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 l 9O 08 9tl Queensla - ud Gov. 6p. 0. 100 98 100 1001 8. Aus.o oy. 6 p,c. 1868-0 100 _ Do. 1378 tic upwards ll.O 106 103 Vic,Gov. 6 poo.Ja.,,tJuly 100 _ Do. 40. A pki,l . tt Oci, 100 109 110 1091 84 FOREIGN HAILWAYb. Vailla and San Francisco, gua. 7 per cent., 131 Central Argentine, l3i Sambre and Meuse, 6} San Paulo, iim., gua. 6 per eent.,l6i South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, ;4j West Flanders, 8i FOREIGN MINES. Chontales Gold'and Sliver 4 Don Pedro, Nor.h I >el Rey, 21 1 pin Frontino and. Bolivia gold, Rosati Grande, y-16 Soot lien Australi tn, lira., 11 St John dcl Rey, lira., 59} BANS% Bank of New Zealand, IS Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China.' 19 Chartered tier. of India, London, and China, 25j I Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 1} if London and Brazilian, lim., 201 Ditto, new. ti London and County. 55} London and estmiuster, 701 Ditto, Scrip. 301 } National rrovineial of England, -- Ditto, ,d and 3d iBsuu,'49 Union of London, 37 MISCELLANEOUS; Australian Mort. Land and Finance, .iin., 51 Berlin iVater Works, lira., 121 City of Moscow Gas, Um., 13 Credit Foncier of Mauritius, Bra., 6 51 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, 3i Credit Voncier of England, 11w., 5 3-16 Hudson's Bay, 15 London Lleneral omnibus Company, lira, 2 1-11 2 Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteedl6 per Cent. by Indian aovernment), 1011 National oisconnt t,ompany, North British and Mercantile Insurance, 15k Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 18n7, 4 Royal 11411 Steam, 82i Scottish Australian Investment, lim., 119 Te,e,raph Construe. and Maintenance, lira., 15 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, 51 Viceroy of Egypt, (Mortgage) Loan, 7Z 1i COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 18 11 181 Ditto 3 Months. 12 0 12 0 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 321 25 37 Brussels — 25 324 25 37 Hamburg — 13 10 13 104 Paris . Short 25 10 25 174 Ditto 3 Months. 25 '25 25 30 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maino —120 k Vienna — 12 70 12 70 Triesto — 12 70 12 80 Petersburge Berlin Madrid 48i 48 Cadiz Leghorn Milan .. Genoa .. Naples .. Palermo Messina - 28 30 28 Lo - 28 30 28 50 - 28 30 28 60 - 28 30 28 60 - 28 30 28 60 - 28 30 28 60 Lisbon =RP 51 611 Qiiorto isimusimmumm 64 Atlantio & St.Lawrenoe Horn., liaroda. Cen.ln. Du. 6 per cent... o. F shares Buffalo .it Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta .t B. J, lim 'ape Town tt Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do Estst Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension rand Tr unk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonda 1 charge 6 p.o Do. let Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferrea Du. 4th Pref. atooi Do. do. deterred Gt. India Yen. gua. sp.c. • 'o. Goa. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o GL South of India gua. 5 per cent D. 41 per cent Do reat Wra. of Canada.. Do. New ... Do. 6 p. u li&a. pay. 1873 uo. 5t du. pay. 1877-8..1 Indian Branch, limited iladras, gua. 5 p.a Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth .Extension ltelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnda. Mel. J 4 Hobmon's Bay.. N. ttl.C'da,6pc Ist pf. be, Seinde . Do. Delhi Do. do . r-• Do. Puniaub.... I Do.lndus st.not 1031 4 THE FINANCIAL STATE OF FRANCE. M. Forcade, in the Senzaine Financiere, speaking of the financial state of France, proceeds to say : From the economic point of view there are first of all the facts specially connected with the finan cial market. How could a revelation such as that which occurred last month, as to the position of the Credit Mobilier and the Immobiliere, be made without affecting numerous interests and exciting serious distrust? That incident proved that a considerable capital, represented by scripin the hands of shareholders, was menaced in its integrity and condemned to remain without revenue for an indefinite period. To the securities without pro duce which encumber the market, and which represent enormous sums either entirely lost or compromised ; to shares and bonds of the Spanish and Italian railways; to the Mexican Bonds left in depreciation, notwithstanding the governmental patronage which so ostensibly encouraged their emission, were going to be added the scrip of two companies which had of late years taken and exer cised the high and active initiative in speculation, both in moveable and landed property. Such an event should inevitably give a profound shock to public confidence. Besides, this sad surprise surged up in the midst of economic circumstances which raised perspective difficulties for the ensuing winter. We have this year two bad crops—in corn and wine—and we are subjected to dearness of provisions; manufacturers are suffering and restrict their operations. As to the French funds they could not help being affected by the known amount of the floating debt and by the extraor dinary expenses entailed by the reorganisation of the army. On the other hand political circum stances are not calculated to counterbalance the unfavourable elements of the financial situation. We do not wish here to allude to incidents of the kind of those which have appeared to affect the Bourse during the past week, and which have been denied by the GOvernment. We speak only of the political situation from a general point of view. What characterises this state of things is the incer titude and ignorant perplexity which it inflicts upon public opinion. Are affairs marching towardss war or peace ? No really decisive answer has yet been given to settle the dilemma with sufficient evidence and authority for the reestablishment of public confidence on a solid basis. The " dark spots " of which the Emperor spoke a month since have not yet been effaced by a new governmental declaration. The Monitenr announced a few days ago that the service of the contingent of the last reserve would last this year five months instead of three. This precaution of military instruction evidently does not correspond with an ordinary state of things. General Fleury is going from Vienna to Berlin. Is it not permissible to attribute a political object to that journey? The principal Ministers are at Biarritz, and it is allowable to think that they are going to deliberate with the Emperor on the measures which will express what the unity of direction in the governmental views really is—what the concerted action of the different Ministers aims at. How can the confidence of the public be restored before the results of the councils at Biarritz are announced? The presence at the same place of the Italian Minister, M. Nigra, is also an indication of important negotiations pre pared in connection with the Italian crisis ; on that point also, in order to see clearly, information is required as the decisions which will be taken, and doubt must be submitted to until the final word is pronounced. Therefore, in no reasonable manner can the disquietude and the agitation of the financial market be attributed to the inexact rumours spread as to the details of daily facts. THE CASE OF JOHN CROSS.—At tho Wimborne County Court, on Wednesday, John Cross, the "Dorset labourer," was brought up for his final examination as bankrupt. He has been imprisoned two months in Dor chester Gaol.under a fi. fa. Cross stated that ho had no effects, and that of the money subscribed on his behalf ho had received from the Rev. C. Ouslow £2O and ono 410. Ho had applied to Mr. Coventry, in whose name the money subscribed had beeu invested, but he refused to give him any. The judge ordered the immediate discharge of the bankrupt, mud, on the application of Mr. Calker, directed summonses to be issued against St. John Coventry, Esq., the Rev. Mr. Plumptre, the Rev. Mr. Kemp, and the Rev. Mr. Onslow, returnable at a special court on the 14th of November, to give an account how the money had boon invested. [ADVElVlTSEMENT.]—Dyspepela( l ndigestion), Constipation, De bility, Consumption, and all nervous, bilious, stomach, and liver va and accelerated complaints in every stage, are only aggravated by chugs of every description, but perfectly curable by Du Barry's health-restoring Reamlent.% Arabica Food, as proved by thousands of cases which had been considered hopeless, such as—cough, asthma, also diarrhea), limmorrhoids, liver com plaints, flatulency, nervousness, Wiwi - mass, fevers, sore throats, diphtheria, catarrhs, colds, influenza, noises in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, palpitation, heartburn, head ache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, nausea and sickness, even in pregnancy or at sea, sinking fits, bronchitis, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach and between the shoulders, &c. We quote a few :—The Pope's,health restored by Du Barry's Food. Cure No. 68,413.—"R0me, July 21, 1866.—The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandonin ,, all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Revalenta Arabica Food, of which ho consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a sur prisingly beneficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly."—From the " Gazette du Midi, July 25 Cure No. 46,270 Mr James Roberts, Umbel merchant, of Frimley Surrey, of hit ty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partia deafness. Cure No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieut. of Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness and vomiting.—MariaJoly." Important Caution. —Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached.— In tins at Is. 14d.; 1 lb., 2s 9d. 2 lbs., 4s. 6d.; 5 lbs., lls. ; 12 lbs., 225.; 24 lbs., 406.—BLERY Du BARRY and Go., No. 77, xtegent-street, London; also Fortnam and Mason, 182, Piccadilly ; apd at 61, Gracediureh-atroet; 4 2 .0Iteapaikle; 63,180, and HO, Qztorditrest Nandi wid 10 grocers and ollemistat too 100 tll 100 100 103 21 103 1101 1031 4 - - SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAT. A large attendance and plenty of speculation. Honesty, for the Cambridgeshire, was at one time in strong request at 9 to 2, but, a reaction setting in, he was driven to 100 to 15. Acta fluctuated be tween 9 and 10 to 1, being supported for good money. Knight of the Garter, in like manner, was in good odour, and backed to win many thousands. The leading features of the doings was the rapid advance of Lancret, who, on many heavy ontloys, steadily advanced ti I his backers were con tent to accept anything over IG. to 1 to win some thousands. Lozenge was in good request, but bsl). Julius and Friponnier appeared quite out of favour. Of the outsi lers War met with strong advocacy at his long price, being backed to win something like £20,0U(). The subjoined is a list of the business done : CAMI3IIIDGESIIIRE. 100 to 15 agst Honesty (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Actaea (take❑ and offered) 12 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (taken) 100 to 6 agst Lancret (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Lozenge (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Friponnier (taken) 20 to 1 agst Julius (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Blinkhoolio (taken) 30 to 1 agst Attack colt (taken) 30 to 1 agst Tormentor (taken) 40 to 1 agst La Dauphine (taken) 40 to 1 agst Wolcey (taken) 40 to 1 agst Ammunition (takon) 66 to 1 agst Grey Stocking (offered) 66 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (offered) 100 to 1 agst War (taken) 50 to 1 agst Lord Westmorland's lot (offered) MEETING OF TUE JOCKEY CLUB. A general meeting of the Jockey Club will be hold at Newmarket after the racos on Wednesday in the Houghton Meeting. The dates of the Newmarket meetings, 18G8, will be sub mitted for approval. According to the usual arrangements they will fall as under:— Craven Mooting First Spring Mooting Monday, April 27. July Meeting First October Meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22. Second October Mooting Monday, Oct. 5. Houghton Meeting Monday, Oct. 19. If theso dates aro not altered Epsom Summor Mooting will commence on Tuesday, May 26, and Ascot on Tuesday, June 9. JOHN STIRK, 15, WELLINGTON -STREET, STRAND, Executes Ooratniasioas •n all the races to any amount. The full market edds laid. Price list daily. CHARLES OSBORNE, 7, Ordnance-road, Regent's-park, London, N.W. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. Extension of Time. All town commissions received by the Ono o'clock post on the above important race will be executed, and vouchers forwarded immediately. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. OCTOBER, Newmarket Houghton . 21 I Worcester 29 Look 2l Chelmsford 29 Liverpool Hunt Cup 26 Lincoln Autumu . 3l NOME Old Windsor 5 1 I Livorpool Autumn Bromloy SMELL Shrewsbury Autumn 11 Leamington Hunt STEEPLECHASES. OCTOBER. Ealing • NOVENIBER. Lincoln 1 Shrewsbury l5 Old Windsor Liverpool 5 Datchet 2B Bromley DECE !Tendon 5 Kingsbury MBER. 1 Wiltshire County and Beaufort Hunt 2l. Ealing The Cambridgeshire Sporting Predictions. Bell's LiA.—llonesty ; La Dauphine and Attack colt for places. Land and Water.— Ammunition, Ache, and La Dauphine. Field. —Monarch of the Glen, Jenne Premiere, and Valo rous. Sporting Gazette.—Acto3 and Tormentor. Sporting Life.—Acto3 and Knight of the Garter. Sportsman.—Kuight of the Garter and Honesty. TIIE PAPAL INVASION. FLORENCE, Oct. 18. This morning just before the departure of the train for the Roman frontier, a notice was posted up at the railway station to the effect that the corn - implication between Ode and Rome was inter rupted. A number of volunteers were preparing to leave by this train, and some cries were raised, but prompt measures were adopted by the autho rities, and about 20 of the volunteers wero arrested by the Carabineers. AUSTRALIA. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 18. The steamer Great Britain, from Melbourne, 57 days, with 109,750 ozs. gold, arrived off Holy head this morning. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Oct. 17. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Oct. 17. Oct. 10. fr. c. fr. e. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, Juno 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,041,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,149,732,325 1,113,345,675 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 33,632,751 08 32,194,875 62 Treasury account cur- rent creditor 84,592,317 75 84,029,455 06 Current accounts, Paris 278,942,589 28 269,358,663 15 Do. branch banks 40,663,636 40,243,558 Dividends payable 997,874 7i 1,029,266 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 1,093,802 80 1,093,802 80 Total CREDITOR. Oct. 17. Oct. 10. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. •. Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- 93,957 80 counted, not yot due 273,650,037 49 268,508,714 18 Do. branch banks 217,911,528 234,632,981 A.dvancos on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks 10,724,331 Do. on French Fublie Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares 58,193,200 - 10,513,331 - 12,198,000 - 7,322,500 - 12,150,000 - 7,299,700 - and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con volition, June 10, 1857) Government Stock ro- 37,401,800 -- 26,706,71)0 907,300 853,850 37,i48,500 26,581,350 888,400 — 71b,750 60,000,000 - 60,000,000 - Herr() Do. disposable Routes Immobalis6es (Law, Juno 2, 1857) 10,000,000 Rotel and furniture of the BNuk and landed propel i,y bran elies 8,497,710 Expenses of inanago miqit 1,7A7,023 G( Sundries 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 35,988,737 91 35,988,737 91 100,000,000 -• 8,407,710 — 1,b37,727 92 20,077,0 A 18 Total 1,819,931,805 70 1,801,969,178 29 Ccrtiaod by tht Soriator Govonacr of the Bank of Fr.uce. (Sigi►ud) ANDROUILLS. AN AUDIBLE FOR ES II ADO WING. 7 There is a strange and weird like story told of a seance which took place at Paris, in the house of a celebrated spiri tudist, shortly before the first outbreak of the French Revolution. Various wonders had b_Tti exhibited on the stage, iu front of which sat an audience com posed of all that was most gay and most fashion able in the capital, whoa some ono asked that they might be shown what was about to take place in their own city. After some reluctance the suer consented. Tho lights burnt low, and the company sat silently await ing the promised revelation. And after a time it came, but in a strange manner. For the curtain before them did not rise, but behind it they heard strange sounds; the clank of many weapons, the rattle of drums, the roll of cannon, the tra;np of countless feet, and, abc. , .re all : the dull roar which all iustiuciively felt WAS tlio emiaous VOi+V of a people riaiDg in its wrath. • iA 3dll lire ° iron io llls out ;Col tren d ) 1 ° Nog tcr° AO tou tt I 30i 10 100 1