The Sun. — London, England, 1867-10-05 00:00:00

1 I MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A sum of gold amounting to £7,000 was taken to the bullion office of the Bank of England yester day. As usual on Saturday there has been a very limited attendance in all departments of business in the City to-day. The inquiries in the discount market have been very restricted, and there is no change whatever to report, the supplies on hand being superabundant. The directors of the English and American Bank (Limited) have issued a circular announcing that a requisition has been addressed to them for the winding -up of the bank, and that a meeting will accordingly be held on the question on the 16th inst. The circumstance of a call of £5 being pro posed is the cause of the movement, but the direc tors consider a dissolution of the company would be inexpedient, because the business thus far has realised their expectations, and they are of opinion that if the call be met they will be able to do an extensive and remunerative business. From. Liverpool advises report continued depres sion in the cotton market, and the late decline in the price of the staple has largely increased the l osses of holders. With the continuous deprecia tion in every description it is not surprising that fail ures still t a k e p l ace, or th a t th e cre dit o f th e lo cality is at a very low ebb. The reports received tO- day mention th e diffi cu lti es o f an es t a bl s h men t thro ugh the late decline, and it is apprehended that the liabilities will be extensive. At the same time the assets will not be large. The letters from Glasgow, referring to the failure of Messrs. Peter Buchanan and Co., state that it is believed there will be 20s. in the pound with a sur plus. The house was an old-established and highly respectable one, and till the last few months was su pposed to be wea l t h y. Th e pr i nc i pa l d e bt s , it i s fear ed, have been contracted in Manchester. The directors of the Rio de Janeiro Gas Com pany ( L imited) have decided to pay an ad interim d ividend at th e rate o f 10 per cent. per annum for t he half-year ended the 30th of June last. Gold The directors of the Port Philip and Colonial ' Mining Company have received the following Clunes,eegrana from their resident di r ector, M r . Bl an d, a t dated S uez, O ct. 4 :—" August; 4,900 tons, o d wts. per ton ; remittances, £4,000." Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures Bon advanc e d 1, to 25 27, and the Consolidated Mortgageends are steady, at 22 23. b The s Peoie movements during the past week have been moderat e l y active. The i mports h ave amounte d Y _to a b out £ 2 18,485, including £l,OOB from New ork by the Persia, £7,208 by the Cimbria, and £1,002 by the China. The Uurugay, from the Brazils, has brought £llO,OOO, the Halley £51,000, W 44(1 the Seine £15 , 997 . Th e C ala b ar, from the West Coast of Africa, has arrived with £10,376, and the Syria, from Alexandria, with £6,914. About £9,588 in gold has been received from Por tugal, and 85,400 in silver from the Continent. The exports have been £13,816 to the East Indies and China by the Tanjore, and £5OO to the West Indies by the Rhone ; besides which there have been remittances to the Continent through private sources estimated at £98,787, the total amounting to £113,103. Two o'CLocx. In the English Stock Market there continues to be very little animation, and the variations in prices have been unimportant. Consols for money and the Bth inst. remain steady at 941- I, and for the November settlement they are quoted 944 k. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 924 ; Red Sea Telegraph, 204 ; Exchequer Bills, 28s. to 30s. prem. ; Bank Stock, 250 k 3ex div. ; India 5 per Cents., 114 k. The Foreign and Colonial lines are also at slightly improved rates. San Paulo have improved to 16k 17 ; South-Austrian and Lombardo-Vene tian to 144 ; Grand Trunk of Canada to 19a ; East Indian remained steady at 1104 ; and Great Indian Peninsula at 106 106 k. Business in the Foreign Stock Market has been moderately active, and prices exhibit a firmer ap pearance. Italian have advanced I, to 46 461 ; Mexican to 1515} ; Spanish Passive l b to 19 19k ; 16 16 1 G reek rem a i n stea d y, a t 134 14 ; C er tifi ca t es a t and Turks at 31} There h as b een a more b uoyant demand for American Securities, and quotations are ~uitedStates 5-20 Bonds have advanced 1, to 71k ; Erie Shares f, to 404 44 ; and Illinois 4, to 77 77 i. A better tone has prevailed in the Railway Share Market,u prices in most instances showing a slight up tendency. Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire,or London, Chatham, and Dover, and Western have each improved ; Great Eas tern, Brighton, and Metropolitan, each k ; and Great Northern, MINING MARKET. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. In the market an active demand has prevailed for Grenville, Prince o f W a l es , M ar k e V a ll ey, and Great Vor. Annexed are some of the closing quo tatiOLlX :--- Ohiverton M00r... 51 Chontales Gold ...... 4f 4f Clifford Amalgamate 7 7f East Baguet ......... 16f 17f East Caradon ......... 5 5f Eat Russell . . ...... . lf Ea3t Wheal Cl.renyille 2f 2i Great Laxey ....... 18 4 19 G reat Retallick ...... 41 Great Wheal lt arks Valley ........ Q No rth crafty s j ???! ..... i North Treskerby 298 31s Od Prince of Wales 52s Gd 55s Od Providence Mines South Caradon 990 400 South Prances Tincrof t West Ohiverton ..... 68 05 Wheal Basset BO 85 Wheal Buller , 23 24 Wheal Ohiverton 0,1 Wheal Cirmtillo SOs hs 6d Wheal Seton 1021 1071. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. s GO VERNMENT FUNDS. . Per Lent. 00118018 a Vo. Account, Oct. 8 941 1 per Cent. Reduced 921 tev , 3 Ivey, 2 per Cent 921 1 D°, 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth ApFil 1885 — Do(Red Sea Telet a raph), Ails., 1908 2Ol Ju. Eache quer Bills, £l,OOO, 2i k 2 per Ct.. arch pm ne m —P Do £5OO pm —Pm ID Do. £lOO & .£2OO —pm —pm B ank of England Stock, 41 per Cent O. Account T„,,,broIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. --m,,,,a1.1. Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Lie. Account 1) ,,°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 L'o• 4 per Cent , Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates. O. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent 1) 0 tio • per Cent, Jan. 1872 • 1.,• per Cent., Cent., May 1879 —". Der Cent., .R Deb 1872 — Ds, " P. " do. 1877 — 1882 do. D oc - Deb., A D o 11,„ , - Per Cent., Aug. 1873 — D' --11 ' , 3, 5 per Cent., £I,OOO FOR EIGN FITNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 445-Irgontine _.Republic, 6 per Cent )443azt.floirii g°pfledr oen 815 pt —er Cent, 1859 — 1) ". 4 1. per Cent. , 1852-58-60 ... - ,0,5 _ o, .7 1863 per Cent. D , 1865 bo Account 8.. _ • c, . .£lOO Bond s 74i n g r ,__ 1)4 , 3' es 6 per Cent "o, l b . ' Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 43 ~,- 'N 6 Per Cent ..... 14 , 4 . . rs 0 per Con 4 Lie. 41. her ~ ... ... o. 6',,,,,,-.,nt Do , '-: dent., B Do .- • 1867 . pm _— Do. scrip, £64 paid , 7 per Cent., 1866 ° ,„{°', B °riP, .£2O paid ... .12.1_ 1 yubian, 6 per Cent. 4 lista, 3 Der Cent., 1825 ii,,i,inbiau Pr incipalities, 7 per Cent — :u0 8 per Cent., 1.67 — :_llader New Uonsoliduted, 1 per Cent — 'dg frP t iaa.7 per Cent — „so. Sec % ad Issue -uo. 410 A 11 .. uo• nov 04 4- •:- . , 821 0. 4 , • 1861 t 4,I.SW 1) 0 ''° 13°1 113 , ~... , Uo.(fl()C t oads, v aek-TvPmniBritll4l°. ay Debentures B 6l 1 I %= , . 1 -J at' 0646.. 1 1 :1; t . :5, ea Coupons -- .account 1)0. Coupons .......... 1 30. Account ............ Guttemals, 5 per Cent It illau 5 per C.cr.t., 1865 Do, Account ................ Do. Marommana ltailws - • •• • 11.)xic , ‘" 3 per Cent .. ....... ~ -- 1 7q ~ 49t count Do. 1864 — Dc 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — llonterideau 6 per Cent. .• — Aoorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) PeruTian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Accoun' 67} . ....__ Do 4} per Cent., 1865 Do 4 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4} por Cent., 1862 Do Account - Purtsguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, %),'60,'2,': 391 i Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Sr B6 Do 4i per Cont. 1850 Do li per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1 ~ 62 Do. Anjo-Diltc! , , I:EL; ', .Elw) .I;onds Du , . do. £Bl 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5......... .... ... Do. do. £Bl 15s. do - S rdiuiar, Z. , p,r Cet t — S' l , Luisa 0 per C e , i Do A.cf - •,‘,un. Do Now D. fore :.1 Do Account Do Passive Do .4.cc.unt, Do Cu rn. Cert. of Con . nut fu .dod Do Account - 2...n.liish 6 per Cent., 1851 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account ,.• Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £IOC Bonds 64} 4 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cont., 1865 — DJ Account Do 6 per Cont., 1865 Do 4 per Cont., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Dividends on the above payaule in London. Austnan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Bellzian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2is per Cont. Ex. 12 Gull,: 53; Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French lientes, 3 per Cont.. Ex. 25f. — Itliian 5 per Cont. 1851, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 46/ i 6 i TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 94; 1 Do. Account., Oct. 8 ... 94± 1 Do. November MARKETS.---This day. COVENT GARDEN. Fiturr—Apples, 4s Od to 8s Od ; walnuts, lOs to 15s per bushel; apricots, Os to Os; figs, is to 3s; nectarines, 3s to ss; pars, 2s to 3s per dozen ; grapes, is 6d to 3s ; pine apples, 2s 6d to 4s per lb.; lemons, Os to 10s; oranges, 14s to 20s ; filberts, Od to Os per 100. VEGETABLES—Artichokes, 29 Od to 4s ; cabbages, Os Od to Os; cauliflowers, 3s to 69 per dash; celery, is to is 6cl ; horseradish, 3s to 5s Od per bundle; carrots, 6d to 8d; herbs, 21 to 4d; parsley, 2d to 4d ; tun-Lips, 4d to 6d per bunoh ; lettuces, is to is Gd ; endive is 6a to 2s per score; onions, 4s to 5s ; spinach, 2s to 3s per busuc2 parsnips, Od to Os per dozen ; potatoes, 75s to 130 s per ton: POULTRY. Geese, Gs to lOs Od ; goslings, Gs to 105; ducks, 2s Gd to 3s ; ducklings, 2s Gd to 3s Od ; tame rabbits, is 3d to is 9d ; wild do, is Od to is 2d; pigeons, 6d to 8d each ; Surrey fowls (couple), 8s to lls ; do. chickens, 5s Od to 7s Od; barn-door owls, 4s to Gs Od ; English eggs, 9s Od per 10d ; French do., 7s Gd each; butter, is to is 3d per lb. NEWPORT. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef Bs 2d to 4s 6d 1 Veal ...... 3s Gd to 4s 8d Aluttou 3s 2d to 4s 6d Pork ...... 3s 4d to 4s 4d WIIITECHAPEL. Per 81b. by the carcase. Beef 3s Od to 4s Gd I Veal Mutton as Od to 4s Gd Pork HIDES AND SKINS. Market bides 56 to 641bs, 3 d to 3 id ; 64 to 721 bs, 3id to 3id ;72t0 80 3*d to 30 ;80 to 881bs., 3FI to ;68 to 961b5., 4id to sd; 961bs to 1041bs, 5d to s}d. Horse hides, 9s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s 3d ; full, 7s (M.; polled sheep, 3s 3d to 4 8 3 d; lambs, 3 s 6 d to 4 8 6d: 818 W. The prices of wheaten broad in the metropolis are from 91,1 to 10d. ; of household ditto, 7d. to 9d, per 4lbs loaf. HA.Y. SMITIIFIELD—Meadow hay, £2 153 Od to £4 53 ; Cloven £3 Os to £5 IC's Od; and straw, £1 IGs to £2 2s per load- Trade dull. CUMBERLAND—Meadow hay, £2 155 Od to £4 7s 6d ; clover, £3 Os to £5 lOs 03; and straw, £1 lOs Od to £2 2s per load. Demand inactive. WIIITECIIAPEL —Meadow hay, £2 15s 05 to £4 7s 6cl; clover, £3 Os to £5 15s O 1; and straw, £1 16s to £2 4s per load. A fair supply. Railway Traffic iteturas for the Wee's. Railways. Miles Opened. Receipts. 1567. 15i, 1 d. 13c7 18i8 A A Belfast and N. Counties . . 931 991 2,336 2,171 Belfast and County Down.... 141 tat 317 689 Blyth and Tyne 36 ' , 6 2,832 2,2.19 Brecon and Merthyr Bristol and Exeter 1341 1311 8,7i7 7,716 Caledonian, Scottish Central 57.4 531 3 ),592 31,295 Cambrian Cook ermouth K & Penrlth .. 34 311 6:9 491 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 441 443 Cork, Blaokrock, & Passage 6l 6 206 191 Cork and Limerick Direct Cornwall 651 651 2,1_8 2.022 Deeside l7 17 - - Do Extension - - Dublin & Belfast J unction 63 63 1,711 1,6.19 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 2,086 1,,.73 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wexld lO7 107 3,410 3,255 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, &c B5 85 5,t(33 5,165 Glasgow & South-Western Gt.Eastern,Nrtk~&E.Union Great Northern lB7 442 45, 07 42,763 Great North of Scotland 275 275 4,058 3,637 lit Northn. & Weatn.(lrel.) in 831 1, !t3 936 'lt,Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 4191 419 f 10,595 9,979 Great Western l3ll 1292 81,5 7 80,720 Highland Hoylake .... ....... 61 51 - - Irish North-Western 145 115 2,107 1,956 Isle of Wight l2 12 543 512 Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 46,720 45,820 Limerick and Ennis.... 241 24 233 1 7 Limerick and Foynos .21 264 232 153 Llanelly 46 461 918 73,3 Llynvi Valley London & North-Western London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 336 2931 24.31 27,:16 London, Chatham, & Dover; i 136 135 1 15,517 12.667 all Metrbpolitan Extension / 131 121 j 2,321 21.23 DA Kent Coast - - L Jo., Tilbury, & Southend Londonderry and Coleraine 304 361 318 3: , 6 kLana,Shetlield, & Linoolnsh klanoh.S.Jun.&Altrincham 9l 91 1,6.7 3,610 ilaryport and Carlisle lietropolikan . 4As ..A..... .. . a Ilidlalla (!ila N.-Webtati) 753 6431 59,9)8 56.749 Ilidland Gt.Westn. of Irind 2601 2601 0,461 5.764 &lonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal II 44 3.389 2,901 North British, Edin., Perth a,nd Dkulded .a a 4 oio., B.a. 4, a 7185 732 27,997 2;061 N-Eastern add Stodk. 4 Daft 109 1231 80,331 76.209 North London ll 11 6,915 5,502 North Staffordshire 268 267 9, ki2 9, •2 5 Pembroke and Tenby 27 27 5 , 8 338 IthYldtVY 411 221 221 1,166 1,16 i Scottish North-Eastern ll3 136 - - Somerset and Dorset 6B 66 1,412 1,332 South Devon South-Eastern 330 319 32,921 29263 Swacsea Vale Pa' Vale 63 63 6,910 6,674 Do., Penarth 2 2 1,073 714 Ulster Vale of Clwyd. Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 31 400 437 Waterford and Limerick 77 77 1,749 1,621 West C0rk..... 271 - 17/ 91 68 Wrexham 2101 d, rcu H - IV'haveu,Cleator,& Jgrmnt lO FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. &ustrian B2B 871 60 61,851 49,861 Bahia and San Francisco 761 761 3.8 463 Belgian Eastern J unction 261 261 391 361 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 306 306 3,797 1,159 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 189 9,584 8,516 Dutch Rhenish lOBl 1081 6,780 6,182 Eastern of France 1593 1565 98,968 7e,,981 Eastern Bengal .. East Indian - - Grand Trunk of Canada 1377 1677 3 ,69) 28,6J6 Great Centrai of Belgium 285 285 7,962 6,637 Great Indian Peninsula 852 742 10,401 1 ,843 Great Luxembourg 172 172 6, IC4 6,3 2 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 319 3 5 1 17,157 12,815 Madras Iladrid. Saragossa drAlicant BB3 778 21,864 17,653 Northern of Canada .. . e 7 91 1,162 1,465 Northern of France B7O 788 88,58 J 6 , 03.4 Norwegian Trunk 301 78J 1,077 Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & MediteraLean 216 u 2016 18;824 16 3 ,432 Paris and Orleans. . 1f52 18J0 95, 3t 80,283 Recife aid San Franzisco.&c... 771 771 801 8 6 Wade 1)1 109 1,60* 1,430 Smyrna ana Cassaba Southern of 1 'ranee lOl6 978 3J,819 33,2.2 Victoria . 254 251 8,814 9,289 Welland West and N.- Wesi. pf France 1264 1150 85;435 67,409 THE. BALAKLIVA .BANQUET. —The anniversary dinner of the officers engaged. at Balakiava is appointed to take place on Friday, the 25th inst., at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's. Major-General Hodge, C. 8., will take the chair. LAD VZILTISENENT.]—Du Barry's Delicious Health RestOring Bevalenta Ambles, Food, which contains three times the nourishment of the best meat, saves fifty times its cost in oth6 r remedies, restores perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the most disordered or enfeebled, removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dyspepsia), habitual constipation, diarrhoea, luemorrhoids, liver complaints, flatulency, nervous, .ss, biliousness, fevers, sore throats, catarrhs, colds, influenza, s in the head and ears, rheumatism, gout, impurities, erup twit, n hysteria, neuralgia, irritability, sleeplessness, acidity, pal tions, heartburn, headache, debility, dropsy, cramps, spasms, pitation, . • sickness, sinking fits, coughs, asthma, bronchitis, nausea, sru... •imption, scrofula, tightness of the chest, pains at .—ption, - —,,„ ta• A LL“......... incipient COM. the pit of the et , 'mach, between the shoulders, &c . We quote a few out of 68,00 b cures :—Tho Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Vood.--Cm‘e No. 68,413. "Rome, July 21, 1866.—The health of tile Holy k;ather is excellent, especially since, aban doning all o Cher remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's g svalenta Ar4bica Food, of which he consumes a plateful at eve rY meal. It has produced a surprisingly benefl cal effect on ,`us health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food tOo highly."—From the "Gazette du Midi." July 25. Cure No. 49, 632.—" Of fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness LA the stomach, and vomiting." Maria Joly, Wortham, Ling, n3ar Diss, Norfolk.—Cure No. 47,121.—Mi5s Elizabeth Jacobs, of Hazing Vicarage, Waltham Cross, Herts, of extreme nervousness, indigegtion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. 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 12. lid.; 1 1b.,1b5., 45. 6d.; 5 lbs., lls. ; 12 lbs., s e re 24 lbs., 40s.—BABaY Do BARRY and Co., No. 77, j,egent-et, London; also Fortnam and Mason, 182, Piccadilly ; and at 61, Gracechnrch-street; 4, Cheapside ; 63, 150, and 289, ,-Tsferd-street ; WO *sand ; and all grocers and chemists. 20 st st 100 Share, /THE SUN, LON uON. SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 5, 1867. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ITALIAN MENDICANTS.—Bastiano Benedetto and Gitano Benedetto, two Italians, were brought be fore Mr. Knox by Hewitt and Horsford, officers of the Mendicity Society, charged with begging. Hewitt stated that he saw the prisoners in Lei cester-square, and the female prisoner was playing an organ which was drawn by a donkey, and on the organ was a placard to the following effect : " Bastiano Benedetto, by fever constrained to shift about ou hands and feet, must ring the music for to call attention to his disability and want." The man was crawling about on all fours more like a dog or a monkey, being paralysed in his legs. He attracted great attention, and several persons gave him money, and on being searched at the police station £2 10s. ti :1. was found in his possession. In answer to the charge the man stated, in Italian, that he was compelled to do so for his support. Earth said the prisoners had gained their living by begging, to his knowledge, for the last six months. Mr, Knox remarked that he was loth to convict the prisoners, as the man was a cripple, and should therefore discharge them on their promising not to beg again. The required promise having been given, the prisoners were then discharged, Mr. Knox ordering the placards to be destroyed. MARYLEBONE. ANOTHER BRUTAL OUTRAGE ON A CONSTABLE. —Dennis Dinnehan, a tall Irishman, was brought up on remand, charged with a brutal assault upon a police-constable whilst in the execution of his duty. Police-constable Smith, 302 S, who appeared very weak, and had bis head bandaged up, said—About one o'clock he was on duty in the Leybourne-road, Kentish-town. I had occasion to speak to a prosti tute, who was behaving in a disorderly manner with a man under a railway arch. I sent the man away in one direction and the woman in the other. I had scarcely done so when the prisoner, in company of two other men, came up and asked me what the --- did I interfere with women for. I told him to go away and mind his own business, when he gave me a violent blow, and knocked me down. He ran off, and I went after him. He went into a house and brought out a pair of tongs, and gave me a tremendous blow on the back of my head, which stupefied me. Another of the men then struck me on my arms, and the third took away my staff. I fell, and the two men who have escaped kicked me on my neck, and I became senseless. If the mob had not come to his rescue he must have been killed. He was now not fit for duty. The above evidence was corroborated by wit nesses. Mr. Pain cross-examined them at some length, but f a ii e J to shake their evidence. Mr. D:r4yncourt committed the prisoner for trial. W a TriSTAIINSTER. —Joseph Hurst, a man FORTUNATE DISCOVEIin having the appearance of 13, stable helper, was charged with being found concealeJ in a house for an unlawful purpose. There was a further com plaint against him for unlawfully possessing some property which had been recently stolen. Mr. E. J. Dimes, proprietor of the Duke of York tavern, Stockbridge-terrace, Pimlico, said that hav ing closed his house at a quarter to one that morn ing he went ronal the premises as usual with a lighted candle, and on looking up near the ceiling discovered a man's feet protruding from a hole. lie called one of the young men to keep watch while he went up to the floor to dislodge the person whose feet he had seen, but when he got there he found the prisoner had crawled through the opening into the kitchen. He then pretended that he had gone there to sleep, but that must have been perfectly untrue, as it was a most uncomfortable position in which he was found, the hole being so small that it must have been with the greatest difficulty the prisoner could squeeze himself into it. Mr. Tyrwhitt —Do you know anything of him ? Mr. Dimes—lle and two or three more have been about my house for a fortnight, and I have been keeping a sharp look-out upon them, as I strongly suspected their intentions. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Would he have access to the house from the hole where he was found ? Mr. Dimes—Yes, sir ; he had only to break a pane of glass to get into the house. Police-constable William WlCenzie, G 6 B When I took the prisoner he took off his coat and tried to get away. On searching him I found this belt and buckle. The keeper of the fire escape at St. Peter's, Fina le°, owned the belt. lie had locked up his box, near the church, on Thursday morning, and when he returned to duty at night found it broken into, and his clothing and belt carried off. Prisoner—l bought it of a,‘ navvie.” Prisoner was remanded for a week. SHARE LlST—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I Paid. 82 14 103 105 35 15 3 5 73 70 70 72 101 110 311 31 4- 6 15 iu 1 t. 6 tl7 111 1,0 91 V) 472 48 28 32 3t i 27 128 533 Li !!) 20 11 113 115 sac 4 Of 51 :23 1:44 110 112 tti 88 120 121 88 90 32 31 321 2 110 I tai 7I 127 k M 199 ,24} 14 k 50} 12.31 41 451 (58g- 9 Closing I Bnpinese Price. dine. 2011111 Hallways. , — Bristol an CExetei .... Caledonian 'antbrian 'ork and 8and0n...... Cornwall üblin & Belfast Junc Dun„Pertb, & Ab.Junc E.London, :.;crip Corti 00. Giaagrow & S. Western ,Great Eastern, Ord. et k. E. P..13::;1. ircat North of Scotland , tireat Northern . 1)0. A 5t0ck...... Do. aloe& _ Do. 2eW, hi. at, Z; - .) a• 1 tit 3, and W. of Ireiand4 it. We4eLn Li— S. Vat. hail gua. Do. bouta Wales Do. W. Ai.,d.-0.y.t0r 4 2 Do. NeAr•nrt dO. Llerc:' , cd Lati43l4 hire & LJadon and Lon., Brigh..,& 6 Con.sti Lon., and I..Jvcr , Do. Metrop. r,:x. A Lon. & North Western' Lou. South Western Ilan., 6110., Et Lineoh) Do. New Do. xictropolitan District. tio. du. .10. i)o. and St. John's W'd Slidiand Do. £9 Share _ • Do, Birinin.. & Derby .lid Kent . • North British Do. Ed., Yth., & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. U.N• . E purchase Do. Leads . Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & llarlly ;. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1861 5 . Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire : N. &S. W. Junction 1 Scottish Central , Soot. N. E , Aber. stock', Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern . Staines, Wok., & Wok rail' Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUBITIEb. - British Columbia, 6 per pent., Dec. 31,1872.... 100 - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 1877-81 - Ro. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug.. 1,0 99 lul - Do. sp. c. Mar. ct. bept 100 99 101 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 88 90 89 8f ti - Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 86 88 - Cape (I. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 103 165 Do.Ap1.&001.1890-1900 100 107 109 1085 - Do. do 1880-9 u 100 1(7 108 - Do. 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New .>. - - - 100 Do. 6p. o Bus. pay. 1873 all 95 97 100 Jo. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 all 1 5 87 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 5 i d st Madras, gua. 5 p.O st Do. 45 d 0 lOO 9 3 85 st Do. 45 do lOO b 9 91 925 29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 Cor. 6p. c. Buds.' 100 - - SO lrel. ,t Hobson's Bay all - at N. It.lC'da,spc lstptbs 100 83 95 at Scinde 100 100 101 st Do. Delhi st Do. Punjaub a 100 90 100 1025 st Do-Indus St.Flot 50 100 8 5 87 BRITISII Cam. Consol. Gold, lint. 1 - Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 7 8 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 410 430 Drake walls 2.1.0 >i f East Bassett (Illogan) 294 19 21 East Caradon 2.14.5 5 6 5} East Cara Brea East Grenville 2.134 3 2 343 East G unuislake East Loved 3.9.0 8 9 r.. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.2.6 2 24 Qum& StAubyn(Gwen. 66 4 5 4 Great L axey, limited all 18 19 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 -- -- Great Wheal Be t sy. • 14.9.6 G. 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Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lim., Don Pedro. North Del Roy. 2* pm BANIEI3; Agra. lim.. A, 66 Ditto, I. 8* Angto- Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chink 19} English and American, Um., 7 Imperial Bank, lim.. 196 imperial Ottoman, Lim., !I Land Mortgage Bank of India, ilm.. II London Chartered Banc of Australia, xi London and County, Ditto, new, 221 London Joint Stock, 38 ; Loudon and W estminster,lB) Ditto, Scrip. 37 1 8 Midland Bank, Um., 194 National Provincial of England. Ditto. td and id 'sena, 40 Oriental Bank Corporation, 441 Union of Australia, 486 Union of London, 376 MISCELLA.NEOUB; Anglo-American Telegraph, Um.. Bombay Gas, lim. ' 41 Credit rsoncier of En t :land, lint.. 31 Eyyptian Corn, and Trading Lim., I; international Financial iociety, lira., 21 London Financial Association, 1im.,18 London General Omnibus Company, lim, 21 illwall Freehold Land and Duck, 44 New Quebrada, 1 1-16 North Britisn Australasian, 30 Oriental Gas, Dm.. 51 Feel River Land and Mineral, 33 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 511 2 Ditto, new, 1555, 52 Ditto, new, 1567, 3/ Koyal Mail Steam, 97/ Telegraph Consirue. and Maintenance, lint , 181 Union Marine, Liverpool, lint., 31 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 711 2 THE DISRAELI BANQUET AT EDINBURGH.—It is now arranged and announced that the dinner to Mr. Disraeli is to take place in the Corn Exchange, Grass market, and that the number of tickets to be issued is 1,200. —Scotsman. SHIPBUILDING IN THE NORTll.—Eiglity.two new vessels were building upon the Wear on the 30th Sept., under Lloyd's survey ; of these 18 were sold and 64 were unsold. Thirty-three new vessels were building on the Tyne at the same time, of which 16 were iron ; of the latter five were over 1,000 tons each. Twenty-two of the Tyne vessels were sold and 11 were for the builders. ARMED POLICE.—The police authorities have just determined that the cutlass drill shall be practised by the constables in the metropolitan force. A certain number of officers will be sent to One of the military barracks each day for drilling purposes. 103 105 E 1 63 95 *7 133 1!5 81 114 117 , 1 lip 64 66 109 112 56 67 45 17 OS 69 S 10 143 148 THAMES. REMARKABLE CASE OF SEDUCTION AND DESER TION OF AN IRISH GIRL FROM DEMERARA.-Mr.. Liddle, the assistant head constable of the East and West India Dock police, and Mr. Murphy, a Cus tom House gauger, brought a girl, named Ellen Chapman, before Mr. Benson, and said she was found wandering about the West India Dock on Wednesday night, and said she had recently come to England in the ship Racehorse, and been aban, doned here in a very reckless m anner. Some doubts of her story at first existed, but on making inquiry it was ascertained beyond dispute that a few days since she came to this country in the Racehorse from Demerara. She was an orphan, and had boon seduced and abandoned. Mr. Liddle and Mr. Murphy, as well as Lieut. sheppY, the much respected superintendent of the East and West India Dock Company's own police, had taken much interest on behalf of the girl, who was without a single relative or friend in this country, and they wished to consult the magistrate as to her disposal. The girl, by her dialect, indicated the country of her birth, and she was sunburnt by her stay in a tropical climate. She said she was only 12 years of age, but she looked two years older. She sail she was a native of Ireland, and her father was a mem ber of the Irish constabulary, and was appointed a member of the police force in Demerara. He took her out with him to the colony, and he died there. She was a Roman Catholic and was placed in a con vent. The wife of another Irishman, named Edward Brennan, who was also in the Demerara police force, and afterwards became a storekeeper there, took her out of the convent, the Superior of which gave her up willingly. He had done what was wrong to her. The Magistrate, with some difficulty, elicited from the half-terrifiel girl, that Brennan had ruined her, and %Ir. Murphy, in whose house the girl had been staying with his family, said she was pregnant. Mr. Benson—This girl, 12 years of age, pregnant ? Mr. Murphy—There is too much reason to fear that is the case. Mr. Liddle said the girl had bean staying with his family a night and a day, and since then with Mr. Murphy and his family. In answer to other questions by Mr. Benson the girl said that on the first occasion after leaving the convent she acted as servant to Mr. and Mrs. Brennan. She returned to the convent, and after remaining there some time Brennan's wife persuaded her to leave again, and soon afterwards Edward Brennan effected her ruin. She made Mrs. Brennan acquainted with what her husband had done, and she said she could not help it. Mr. Brennan was always very kind to her. On reaching London in the Racehorse, on Tuesday last, Brennan took lodgings for himself, his wife, and herself at a coffee-shop near the Sailors' Home, Well-street. Mrs. Brennan and herself slept in one bed, and Brennan in another. He got up in the middle of the night and kicked them both out of bed, and she was compelled to leave the house. She wandered about the West India Dock, in ex pectation of finding a ship bound to Demerara, until Mr. Liddle found her on Wednesday night. Brennan had a pension for services in the police force, and he intended to return to Ireland with his wife. She was 41 days on the voyage from Demerara to London. Mr, Murphy said he had ascertained from the chief mate of the Racehorse that Brennan worked his passage over in that vessel as a seaman, and his wife and the girl were in another part of the ship. He believed that Mr. Smitton, the shipowner, who had taken a warm interest in the fate of this girl, would grant her a free passage in oue of his vessels bound to Demerara. Mr. Murphy added, "We will enter into a subscription to provide her a few things." Mr. Benson inquired of the girl if she wished to return to Demerara, to which sh•s replied in the affirmative, and said the lady superiors of the Ursu line Convent in the colony would receive her again. Mr. Benson—What, in the state you are in ? The Girl--Yes, sir. - Mr. Benso,n said the case revealed a good deal of vice and wickedness, and he was surprised that Mrs. Brennan had permitted the girl to live with her after she discovered the treachery of her husband. He thought the best thing that could be done for the poor girl was to send her back to Demerara, for she had neither father, nor mother, nor friends in this country. For the present the gir had better be lodged in. the union-house at Poplar and he would write to Mr. Foster, the returning officer, a private note, requesting him to receive and lodge the girl for a few days, until it was decided what could be done for her. If Brennan had any clothes or other property belonging to the girl, he must restore them, and he would direct an officer to make inquiries, and endeavour to find the coffee house where Brennan and his wife were staying. Mr. Liddle and Mr. Murphy, whose conduct is deserving of great praise, then left the court, with the friendless girl, for the purpose of taking her to the Poplar union-house. 7RE FE lAN ASSASSINATION IN BLOOMSBURY. LATEST PARTICULARS.-(THIS DAY.) Dr. Lankester, the coroner, has fixed Monday next for the commencement of his inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Edwin M‘Donnell. The inquest will take place in the board-room of the University hospital, but beyond the identification of the body, and the granting permission for its interment, nothing can be done, as the whole of the persons who can give evidence will be required to be in attendance at Bow-street Police-court that day, in order that the charge on which Groves now stands accused may be pro ceeded with. The Coroner has ordered a post mortem examination of the body of the deceased to be made by the surgeons of the University Hospital and that was accordingly performed this afternoon. The reward of £lOO issued by the Government for the apprehension of the person who actually fired the pistol at M'Donnell has this morning been increased to £3OO. ' Last night the police received information that the Fenians in the neighbourhood of Gray's-inn- Imo intended an attack on the armoury of the Rifle Volunteers drilling in the grounds of the Foundling Hospital ; . and such was the reliance placed on the Information that 500 of the metropolitan po li ce , fully armed, and equal to any emer gency, were kept in reserve at the Hunter street police-station until five o'clock this morning, when a great many of them were permitted to return home, but with the direction to keep themselves in readiness for instant attendance should such be required. This state of things was not confined to the one particular place we have mentioned, but the same fears were entertained with resps2ct to the armoury of the 40th Rifle Volunteer Corps, in Gray's Inn. The autho rities adopted the most effective measures to repel such an attempt, and doOtless the timely precau tions becoming known pre vented the anticipated outrage. To prevent altogether a movt.ment of the kind this morning a large company of the Guards marched to Gray's-inn, and under s heir protection the whole of the extensive collection pf rifles and ammunition was removed for safe keepi.ig to the Tower of London. The police are making the most strenuous .exer tions to discover the ramifications of Fenianism in the metropolis, and from the information they have received from quarters it would be unwise to mention there remains but little doubt of their ultimate success. FENIAN OU2RAGE IN 211ANCHESTEI. MANCHESTER, Friday. This morning the case for tho defence was resumed before Mr. R. Fowler at the City Police-court. Mr. Bennet called James O'Grady, who stated that he worked with the prisoner Ryan at the shop of Mx. R. Howarth, in Gaythorne. On the day of the attack on the police-van witness and Ryan worked together from nine till one o'clock, and after dinner, from two o'clock till six. Ryan was never out of witness's sight half an hour that day. John Collins, John Joyce, John Ratcliffe, Joshua Barratt, and Charles Sandford, all in the employ of Mr. Howarth, gave corroborative evidence. Mr. Roberts then called witnesses on behalf of Thomas Scalley. William Ainsworth, tailor, of Bootle-street, stated that Scalley was in his employment, and on the 18th ult. he was at work in witness's house from half past nine o'clock in the morning till nearly 8 o'clock in the evening. Witness sat on the same board with Scalley, who was at work the whole day, with the exception of the dinner hour, between one and two o'clock. Mary Ainsworth, wife of the last witness, gave corroborative evidenee ; and a young woman named Mary Jane Wilson stated that when she called on Mrs. Ainsworth shortly after three o'clock on the day of the rescue she saw Scalley at work. She did not leave the house till half-past five o'clock, and Scalley was there all the time. On behalf of William Martin, Mr. Cottingham called Mrs. Susanna Kirby, of Varley-street, who stated that William and John Martin both lodged in her house. On the 18th ult. William Martin was at home from two o'clock till 20 minutes past four. John Martin was out at work that day._ Eliza Martin, the wife of the prisoner John Martin, was called to give evidence in behalf of Martin, but her evidence was at first refused by Mr. Fowler on the ground that the testimony of a wife in favour of a prisoner with whom her husband was jointly charged could not be accepted. The point was, however, argued at some length by Mr. Cottingham, and several cases were cited, the result being that Mr. Fowler consented to receive the evi dence of the witness. Her statement corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. Ellen Brickle, Ann Brook, and another witness, were also examined in support of the alibi set up on behalf of William Martin. Ambrose Lomas, timekeeper in the employment of Mr. Jeffries, of Ardwick, proved the entry of work done at Gorton by the prisoner Johnson in the time-book on the 18th ult. In cross-examina tion witness said he had at first entered the name as Rogan, having mistaken it when it was first men tioned to him by Ralph Potts. Robert I ielding, a butcher at Clayton, stated that on the 18th ult. he went to Mather and Fox ton's works at Clayton. They were coopers. Wit ness was there from about half-past twelve to half past six o'clock in the afternoon, and saw the prisoner John Martin at his work there as usual. James Heap, a grocer at Clayton, stated that he saw John Martin about two o'clock on the after noon of the 18th ult. Could not say that he saw Martin after that. Martin came to witness's shop for some tobacco. Samuel Mather, of the firm of Mather and Fox ton, coopers at Clayton, stated that John Martin was in his employment, and on the 18th ult. John Martin was at work all the afternoon on witness's premises. Witness saw him there from 10 minutes to twelve to half-past six in the evening. E lward Foxton, partner of the last witness, gave corroborative evidence, as also did Matthew Kilgar ran, who said he worked in the same room as John Martin. Henry Crompton, druggist, of the Ash ton New-road, also give evidence in support of the alibi set up for John Martin. Mr. Bennet then called witnesses to prove an alibi in the case of Michael Maguire. Samuel Bulman, a tailor, said he was working for Michael Maguire on the 18th ult., and saw him every hour that day. Witness worked at home, and did work for Maguire, but was past his house every half-hour from seven in the morning to eight o'clock at night. • Enoch Noble, a waiter at the Grayes Inn, Smith field Market, stated that on the afternoon of the 18th ult. Michael Maguire called in at the Grapes Inn several times between one o'clock an I five. In cross-examination, wi'ness would not swear that he hal not toll Polic3-constable Kirklmd that Mich lel Maguire might have been away for two or three hours on the afternoon of the 18th ult. with out witness knowing of it. D.d not know that Maguire changed his cloths at the Grapes Inn on that afternoon. Michael M'Loghlan, a salesman, in the employ of the prisoner Michael Maguire, who is a cloths dealer, stated that on the afternoon of the 18th ult. he saw Maguire between the hours of three and five, and was not out of sight for more than ten minutes. Ann Wood, wife of a tailor, said she saw the pri soner Michael Maguire four times on the afternoon of the 18th ult., at his own shop, the last occasion being about ten minutes past four. Thomas Field, a draper in Smithfield Market, said he was talking to Michael Maguire a good part of the afternoon of the 18th ult.: saw him at his own premises from two till half-past four o'clock. The examination was proceeding when our parcel was despatched. REMARKABLE SHAKSPERIAIV DISCOVERY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,—The extreme rarity of all very early editions of the poems of Shakspere is well known, but per haps of all of them, with the exception of the " Venus and Adonis" of 1593, which was the first published work of Shakspere, the rarest and most curious is the remarkable collection of fugitive pieces called the " Passionate Pilgrim," issued surrepti tiously under the name of the great poet in the year 1599. The only copy of this tract hitherto known is that preserved in the Capell collection at Cam bridge, where it has for long been considered one of the choicest rarities in the library of Trinity College. That another copy of a work believed for a cen tury to be unique should now be discovered is in itself a very singular occurrence, but that a beautiful and thoroughly perfect copy of it should be disin terred at this late day, bound up with an edition of " Venus and Adonis," the very existence of which has been hitherto unsuspected, may be regarded as au unprecedented cunt in the history of Shak sperian bibliography. The circumstances under which the discovery was made are very remarkable. No one, not even the respected owner (Sir C. Isham) of this precious volume, and of several other rare and valuable works printed about the same time, was aware of his pos sessing such literary treasures till my professional examination a few days since of the books contained in the old library at Lamport, in Northamptonshire, brought them to light. There, in a back lumber room, covered with dust and exposed to the depre dations of mice, which had already digested the contents of some of the books, and amid hundreds of old volumes of various dates and sizes, the far greater part of which are of very trifling value, I discovered a little collection of volumes contempo rary, or nearly so,with the work in question, the very sight of which would be sufficient to warm the heart, of the most cold-blooded bibliomaniac. In thissame place they had remained uncared for and unexamined for a period exceeding the " memory of the oldest inhabitant." It was impossible to ascertain why they had been banished from the large library be low stairs, which, among a considerable quantity of common and now 'comparatively valueless books, contains some of great rarity and value. The ma jority- of thes; as was shown by thcuments which I had the privilege of examining, and many of which had the original cost prices affixed, were collected by Sir Justinian Isham, the fifth baronet, a gentle man of great literary acquirements, who built the library and altered the house in the time of George 1., it having been originally erected by John Isham, Esq., in the reign of Elizabeth, and afterwards altered and improved in the time of Charles 1. from A design by John Webb, the son-in-law of Inigo Jones. The books now discovered were no doubt c ollected by a more remote possessor of the pro perty—possibly by Thomas Isham, who died in 1605, And whose grandson, John, was knighted by James at Whitehall; and which latter, in the ninth yea'.' of his reign, was made Sheriff of North amptonshire, in which county he bore great sway. There is every evidence to show that the books have remained in the house from a very remote period, and that no addit i ons of any moment have been made to the library fo: the last 150 years. It should be remarked, however, in extenuation of the books in question having for so many years attracted no attention, that the more precious of them being bound in the old commG.n vellum of the period, and without lettering or any outside indica tion of their contents, would challenge no notice except from a real and curious lover of old, and to most people, uninviting-looking books. The subject of the present notice is bound in the original wrapping vellum, with strings, and with out any outside lettering ; and from its small size, for it measures only sin. by 3iin., would easily be overlooked or lost. At the end are bound two other rare tracts namely, " Epigrammes and Elegies," by I. D. and C. M. (i.e., Sir John Davies and Christopher Marlow); and " Certaine of Ovid's Elegies," by C. Marlow, both, printed at Middles borough, without date, but probably about 1596. The edition of " Venus and Adonis"‘l have had the good fortune to discover was printed for Wil liam Leake in 1599. In all bibliographical lists hitherto published, an edition of 1600, " printed by I. H. for John Harrison," is noticed as being in the Bodleian Library. This copy, however, has only a manuscript title page, and it was pointed out by Mr. Halliwell (Folio Shakspere, vol. 16, p. 245) that no edition bearing the date of 1600 with such an imprint could have existed, Harrison having Parted with the copyright to Leake for years pre viously. It may naturally be conjectured that the Bodleian copy may be the edition of 1599 ; but, on examining the collation given in the Cambridge Shakspere, I find . that it is not. The edition of 1599, the existence of which I have the pleasure of announcing to the public is, therefore, not only unique, but an impression hitherto unknown to all Shaksperian editors and critics. I will conclude this long epistle, for which the importance of the subject i s my only excuse, by saying, and this is not the least pleasing part of my task, that the owner of this remarkable volume has done me the favour of entrusting it to my custody for a short time, during his temporary absence from home, with permission to show it to any gentleman interested in Shaksperian literature.—l remain, Sir, yours respectfully, CHARLES EDMONDS, (Of the house of Willis and Sotheran.) 136, Strand, Oct. 3. FREEZING THE BRAIN.--The great discovery that the brain of a living animal could be frozen and after wards could recover was made by Dr. James Arnott, who solidified the brain of a pigeon by exposing it to a freez ing mixture. Hero research stopped, because with au ordinary freezing mixture it was not possible to act on i n dividual parts of the org an ; but the importance of the discovery is not the less on that account. It was a marvel lous revealing. Think what it was ! Hero was a living organ of mind, a centre of power, of all guiding povrer, oi all volition. It took in ov er t' motion of the universe to which it was exposed. It took iu light and form and colour by the eye; it took in sound by the car; sensation and substance by the touch; odour by the nostril, and taste by the mouth; it gave out, in return or response, animal motion, expres sion, all else that demonstrates a living animal. With it the animal was an animal; without it the animal was turned into a mere vegetable. And this organ, the very centre and soul of the organism, was, by mere physical experiment, for a time made dead—all its powers ice bound. And this organ again set free, received its func tions back again, and, as we know now by further observa tion, its functions unimpaired. Surely this was the disco very of a new world.—Dr. Richardson, F.R.S., in Popular Science Review, October. Loss OF THREE LivEs.--Yesterday morning the brig Venus, of Hartlepool, was wrecked on Gorton Sands. Three of the brig's crew were drowned. The remainder wore saved by the Goriest= lifeboat and a tug. ~~y THIRD EDITIOAZ SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLoca. TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING-. CESAREWITCH. 6 to 1 ngst Bliukh)olie (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Honesty (taken) 12 to 1 ngst Lotharin (taken and offered) 103 to 7 zt,;st Sealskin (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Jatiu.t (taken and offered) 100 to 6 ag:t Romping Girl (taken) 20 to 1 sgst Armourer (taken) 1000 to 13 agst Tormentor (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Duke of York (taken) 500 oven Lothario agst Honesty (taken) CAMBRIDGESUIRE. 25 to 1 agst Arrnourer (taken) 100 U to 30 agst Honesty (Liken) 400 to 10 agst Rodomonte (taken) DERBY. 13 to 2 agst Lady Elizibeth (taken) 100 to 6 agst Pace (taken) 25 to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 2000 to 40 agst Chelsea (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAL A good attendance and plenty doing. Comparing on the Cesarewitch occupied some time, but speculation was briskly pursued. In the Cesarewitch quotations Blink hoolie supplanted Honesty, the latter having by no moans a healthy appearance, while Mr. Chaplin's horse was in strong request. Lothario, Sealskin, Montgoubert, and* Julius had each a strong party, and found genuine support. Etoilo Filante was quiet, but occasionally sin vested on, as was Rompirg Girl. Owain Glyndwr was completely friendless, and the Maid of Masham filly ap peared hopelessly knocked out. Lady Elizabeth was backed against the field for the Middle Park Plate, the only other in any request being the "dark" Lady Coventry in the Honesty stable, who, with a run, was supported for £3OO CESAREWITCH. 100 to 15 agst Blinkhoolie (taken) 15 to 2 agst Honesty (offered, take 8 to 1) 10 to 1 agst Lothario (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Montgoubert (taken) 13 to 1 agst Sealskin (taken) 100 to 6 agst Armourer (taken and offered) 20 to 1 eget Julius (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Tkalia (offered—take 33 to 1) 30 to 1 agst Etoile Filante (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Romping Girl (taken) 33 to 1 agst King of the Fairies (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Guy of Warwick (taken) 40 to 1 agst Owain Glyndwr (offered) 40 to 1 agst La Dauphine (offered) 40 to 1 agst Planet (taken) 50 to 1 apt Tormentor (taken) 50 to 1 agst Maid of Masham (offered) MIDDLE PARR PLATE. Even agst Lady Elizabeth (taken and offered) 700 to 100 agst Lady Coventry (taken) 100 to 8 agst Pace (offered, take 100 to 6) 1500 to 300 agst The Earl, with a run (taken) CAMBRIDGESEIRE. 25 to 1 agst Montgoubert (taken) 25 to 1 agst Armourer (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Priest (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Friponnier (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Ulphus (taken) MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB. A general meeting of the Jockey Club will be hold at Newmarket after the races on Wednesday in the Second October Meeting, for a ballot and for other business. Notices of motion.—By the Stewards : " That W. Blenk iron, Esq., be elected by open ♦oting an honorary life member of the Stands on Newmarket Heath." The following proposal will also be submitted to the consideration of the general meeting : "As it is expedient that the old system of ropes and stakes should be abolished, the winning-posts A.F. and D.M. will be guarded by posts and rails, and as the exten sion of these rails to the present T.Y.O. and Abingdon Mile would be prejudicial to the exercising ground, the Stewards propose that in 1868 the T.Y.C. shall commence at the starting-post R.M., and end at the D.M. winning. post, which is the exact distance of the present T.Y.O— 5 fur. 140 yards. "By this arrangement three posts are got rid of—viz., the starting post and the two winning-posts of the present T.Y.O. ; and the D.M. winning-pest will terminate the Ditch Mile, the T.Y.0., and the Yearling Course. " Again, by abolishing the course called the first half of Ab.M., and substituting for it the half-miles ending A.F., Ab.M., or D.M., ropes and stakes would not be required. The winning-post Ab.M. could be guarded by dolls,which can be removed after the meeting." JOHN STINK, 25, WELLINGTON -STREET, STRAND, Executes Commissions on all the mess to any amount. The full market odds laid. Price list daily. BE77ING-HOUSES AND THE BETTING 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 them with keeping betting.. lists, and the farmer with allowing betting to take place in his house. Mr. Park, instructed by Mr. Griffiths, 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 he had visited the house of the defendant, Rice, in the presence of Martin, and made a bet en a horse which was to run at one 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 instituted 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 o f 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 ho ran. If a moderate sum of money could be raised for business purposes, probably some arrangement might be come to. Examination continued—At the time he wrote the letter he had not consulted any lawyer or instructed any counsel. Probably if his demands had been complied with these proceedings would not have been taken. In further examination the witness contradicted himself flatly. George Shilling was called as a witness for tin prnie cution, but it was announced that ho was at that moment locked up, "drunk and incapable," in one of the colts at the back of tho 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 he must dismiss the case. The decision was received with applause by the persons who crowded the court. Mr. Sleigh said that he wished to state, on behalf of the d fondant Rice, that he entirely denied the accusation, which had been brought forward solely with a view to extort money. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LONDON, Oct. 5.--Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. CARDIFF, Oct. 4.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Caroline, for Rio Janeiro; General Havelong, for Shanghai; Gladiator, for Singapore. TEIGNMOUTII, Oct. 3. —Wind N.W.—Arriyed—Glen livet, from Labrador. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 4.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Tanjore screw steamer, for Alexandi ia. FALMOUTH, Oct. 4.—Wiud N.—Sailed—Arago, screw steamer, for New York. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—We understand, says the Scotsman, that Mr. Smithell, of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, has been appointed manager of the Caledonian Railway, in lieu of Mr. C. Johnstone, resigned from bad health. The salary is £2,500 the first year, and £3,000 per annum afterwards, with an assistant at £l,OOO. SHEEP WORRYING BY FOXES.—The other morn ing, as a man was goiu to his work, between West Auck land and New Shildun, ho noticed that all the sheep in a field on the West Throckloy Farm were crowded up into one corner of the field. On looking more particularly he discovered that there was a fox amongst them, which had one of them down and was worrying it. Ho shouted and whistled as hard as he could to set it off them, but it would not leave until the man attempted to cross the field, when " Reynard" scampered off towards Brusselton Wood. I was found that no less than three of the sheep were so seriously bitten and torn that they had to be killed. Severe valuable dogs have either been destroyed or been saved by heavy penalties, perhaps, for the havoc the foxes have made. Mr. Thomas Stanley has been promoted to tho rank of Assistant Engineer of the First Class in her Majesty's Fleet. Mr. Gnstay Adolph Carl Beneke has been pro moted to the rank of Engineer in her liajesty'e Fleet. 3. om- .ady vent into iise, to Lar- don ned s do ave :lad i of ies als, ye his to me [eh icr