The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN CITY, Two o'CLoofc.. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there was a quiet demand, the sales being 6,000 bales, and prices were hardly supported. The rates of Friday week were obtained, with the exception of Brazil and Egyptians, which were id. per pound lower, and the common qualities of Sea Islands id. down. The Railway Share Market was very dull, and prices were again much lower. On the Paris Bourse, Rentes of the 4 per Cent. Stock for money fell on the 17th 75 centimes, while for the account they remained stationary. The 3 per Cents. for money and account declined respectively 5 and 10 centimes. The general effect upon shares, after the measures adopted by the Banks of France and England to increase their rates of discount were known, was to create unsteadi ness, especially those of the Credit Mobilier, which underwent some violent fluctuations, leaving off at 1,175 f., being a fall of 25f. from opening quota tions. Railway shares likewise experienced a de cline, and the public sold without regard to price in their desire to obtain money. Meanwhile the occasion was good for capitalists who had a store of the needful. An impression was prevalent that the Government would have to call for a new loan at an early date. The recent loan was quoted at from 65fr. to 65fr. 25c. for money, and the same for time bargains. It was announced by the Council of Administra tion for Publi'e Works that the subscription of 30,000,000 francs, for carrying out the projected line of railway from Lyons to the Mediterranean, would be called for in one bond of three shares, payable by instalments of 180 fr. each, from the 22d October, inclusive. The Paris grain markets, by our latest advices, continue in the same calm state which has marked their condition during the week. New buyers were numerous, which caused old purchasers to buy, whether they realized a profit or not. The high prices in Paris had drawn all the disposable Wheat into the market from the adjacent country, and qualities averaging 118 to 120 kilogrammes brought from 59 to 60 francs. The demand for rye was active, and brought 33fr. per 115 kilog. Although the Bank of England did not lose much more than half a million sterling last week, according to its return to the 13th instant, it suf fered a reduction also of over 900,0001. in its re serve. This arises from the quarterly payments rather than from increased discounts. We ob serve nothing particularly new in the other features, and the great rednction in the Government Secu rities must be duo to the sales, or the loans called in upon them. The following are the principal changes : Active circulation Increase Bullion Decrease Rest Decrease Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills Decrease. Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed Decrease Z 20,648,365 356 810 11,752,421 526,860 3,147,899 534,549 4,359,851 2,746,673 11,905,925 1,068,282 973,867 38,680 10,556,040 857,103 19,701,293 510,847 4,557,490 915,980 The Mermaid from, Melbourne, has arrived off Liverpool with 98,655 ounces of gold, but her dates are old. The Marco Polo has been telegraphed from the same port, and the intelligence is to the 21st duly, or one day later. than that by the Over land Mail. She brings a large sum of gold, but the particulars are not yet known. The shipments of specie direct from London during the week ending Thursday last comprised 25,000 ounces of silver and 500 ounces of gold, all to the Continent. The steamer Indus, which leaves Southampton this evening for India and China, takes out 318,9281. in gold and silver. The large receipts of _gold from Australia just announced have benefitted the market for English Stocks, as it is considered that they will tempo rarily, at least, afford some ease to the Money Mar ket. Consols, after being 87i and 87f, advanced to 8 1 7 i and 87k, at which price they close. Exchequer Bills are ratlier , better, being 10s. to 3s. discount. The Three per Cent. Reduced Annuities are 86i to 86i. The business transacted in the Foreign Market has been of a very unimportant character, and very little alteration occurred in prices. Turkish 6 per Cents. rose to 78 and 79, being 1 per cent. better. The New Scrip advanced about per cent., namely to 3g discount. The Dutch per Cents. were 64} ; Spanish New Deferred 194 ; Brazilian Small 991 ; and New 4i per Cents. 921. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks: Grenada Deferred Bonds, 18 to 20 ; Mexican, 191 19 . 4 ; Peruvian, 71 to 73 ; ditto Three per Cents., 51 to 53; Portuguese Four per Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 95 to 98 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 88 ; Spanish New Deferred, 37/ to 38f ; ditto Three per Cents., 19i to b ; ditto Certificates, 4 to 41 ; ditto Passive, 42 to 5. For Railway Shares there was very little demand to-day, but an improved tendency in prices was observable, and the market closes with a firm aspect. The transactions have been principally in Midland, North-Western, Great Western, and South-Western. Midland were about 10s. to 15s. better. liamburgh and Rotterdam were a shade higher, and also Paris and Lyons. Great Western of Canada `►ere dull, but rather better than at the close of yesterday. Mining and Banking Shares were without any particular change. Canada Land Shares wore 31. lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONB ( Prom the 05ciest List. ; linAines% done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5,,........., Bi3i a i 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities ... B7 i L ,ng Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1800 , 3. 7-1 i; India Bonds, £IOOO Ditto, under £lOOO par 5 d Consols ?or Account Etchequer Bills, 2i,i 1 2,1. £lOOO £5OO - ..... 5103d1 5 10 3 d 51034 5 103 d Small E (chequer Bonds 1858,3 i per Cent... 93i Ditto 1859, ~ .. 98 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO K Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent. ... — Ditto Small Ditto 5 per Cent. (Rothchild's) Ditto New, 1852, 4A per Cent . 924 SpAnish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ttirkib.h Bonds, 6 pkor cent 7Bi Ditto for the account ........ . I . Bi i i 9 Ditto New Scrip, 4 p er Cent: Ditto for the Account ... . .... .. ... Dividends on the atrovw ~ ,; ‘, 1 1;1. ; .... ....... a Satoh Exchange, 2 i per Cent. 12 Gull__ al ONE O'CLOCK. Consols 6 Ditto for the A..Nouut Sth Noy . B7l THE ALDERSHOTT INAUGURATION BALL.--The grand military ball given at the camp by the officers of the re spective militia regiments at A lders . hott, which the Grenadier Guards and Rifle Brigade ( 2 d and 3 d batta lions) joined, took place on Thursday. The company exceeded 600, and, notwithstanding the isolated position of the camp from the metropolis or large towns, the officers were complimented by the presence of 320 l a d ies. Lord Panmure, Gen. Power, RA., and other military flag officers of the Engineers and Artillery also honour ed the club with their presence. The ball was opene d b y " God Save the Queen," played in the best style by the quadrille band, the whole of the company; rising simul taneously. RESIGNATION or THE MARINE SURVEYOR AT LIVER POOL.—At the meeting of the Dock Committee yester day, just after the reporters retired, Lieutenant Lord announced that the state of his health would no longer admit of his undertaking the surveying department, which at present forms a very material portion of the whole of his official duties. At the same time he has expressed his willingness to undertake the duties of his office on shore ; but in the event of his services being retained, he should require his present salary of 6001. per annum to be increased. In the event of this pro posal not being agreed to by the committee, Lieutenant Lord intimated that, he merely held his office until his successor was appointed. The consideration of the sub ject was referred to the Mari ne S urveyors ' C omm ittee, with the understanding that the salary was not to be in creased above its present amount-6001. per annum,— LiArpou/ M rcury. yrs om ow ted Li I t I not its ead SHARE MAR KE TS. (THJS DAY.) 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Central of Fran Gt Indian Peninsnii guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 por cent. to. Extensions... Great LuxembourE Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Shave Do. New Do. Bds payab'e'v. with option till '55., Do. do., '62, p.'56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dr,. do., '73, without option damilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Cont.fake s & Ras' Lierre and Turnhout Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Moditerran. Ifadras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur fa Liege (.sits interest) Do. (ox interest)._ Northern of France, D0.20/.Shs Do. 20% 3 p. c bdp (fmi.B.4Arns.Shs. NorweglanTrunkPro 'Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... ?aria and Ronan,. Pariseaen dt Cherbrrt. D 0... ,Rome and Frascati Rouen mid Havre ...... Royal Swag t ...... Do. Obligations Sambre and Mona Do. b 1 p. cent. Pref Scinde Do Southern of Frnnoe St. Androw'n and, Quebec (A).. Wobt Flanders [I Do 5 per c. Pref S western of 11 Do Li Zealand JOINT-9 untralasin Bank of London .4i. (301, bk.&l.n. C , riti*h N. 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Now „.. , I.7aivu of London "'" 18 19 3 -- 4 18 - 20 5 7 4 2d 2 3 par ip :GN. 7f - 73 2i 24 4 2 d ' ( - 4d 246 35 9 10 p 21/ - 1 1 146 l 5 70 73 91 21 5 51 par - 1P 4 - 41 2i - 3 22j - 2 3 1 1 1 1 - 99 - 101 112 - 11(1 113 - 116 103 103 22 23 110 - 115 5 - 6p 19} -- 20 7 9 2 - 3 4 - 51 4i - 5 .23A - 24 Ili • • 12} 43 - 43) 43 - 45 - pu) 20 - 21 2 - 1 • 2 1 1 - 8 - 84 i f - 1 r ... ... -- pm 3i - 4 - 29 - 30 pi 18i - 19 LNY 84 -- 86 50 - 52 • •• • • 4 d par 52 -- 54 16 -16 A 191 1 :'8 - 4o par -- 2p .. -- 34-- 36 40 - 42 52 - 54 • et '"" fr.• 40 41 69 - 70 Ti 81) •► ~^ ~~. t;minasti don,* this day. 25 r , 120 10 5 5 gn 10 17i 20 20 20 20 all al l all all 82 68 1191 lOW 50i If 74 i 64 018 Ali 821 i 21,1 2 634 f 45 4i 5 22i 3 x d 7i 103 i 3 d THE SUN; LONDON SATIMDAY EVE*74II3" • X POLICE lI‘TIZLLIGENOE—(This Day.) Lealtm,! Com9au losing r yester ley. !sumacs, this day. MANSION-HOUSE. Four youths, from 16 to 20 years of age, named Bristow y Prior, Spurgeon, anti Fox were charged be fore the Lard M:l3'or with fe!ony. London & N. L. &N. W. E. Un. E. Count. Coldoniao. 93 - 96 95 - lAA It appeared from the evidence that the prisoners Prior and Bristowe were in the employ of Messrs. Benda and Co., importers of foreign fancy goods, 1, Budge-row, as porter and errand boy. For some time they had been suspected of robbing their employers, and a watch had been kept over their actions, and the police spoken to respecting it, but nothing was disco vered until yesterday. One of the partners being alcne in the warehouse with Bristowe left him in charge of the warehouse while he posted a letter ; on his re turn he saw the prisoner coming down the stairs leading from an upper ware room, and questioned him where ho had been. His answers being unsatisfactory he went up stairs and on examining his stock he found 5 pocket books missing. He charged him with taking some or them, and informed him it would be better for him to disclose what he had done, on which he said he had taken three of them and sold them to a man in the street for 4d. each. He also admitted having taken other things, and gave np one of them and a portmannie. The prisoners Bristowe and Prior also admitted to the police they had taken various articles and disposed of them to the other prisoners, Spurgeon and Fox, who were appre hended for receiving the articles, knowing them to have been stolen. A number of the articles stolen by Brie towe and Prior had been4ledged by them at different pawnbrokers' shops. The prisoners were remanded. 'Si 135zd ••• ...• , Gt. %ma Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &N Oo Do 26 - 28 105 S. Baste — Do 12j— -I!3cd 11:26 —117 i, Pet() Co. Nor: ilk Do T..& N. W Stektou & Thr.Tngt. 2i 90 - - 66 - 58 En. Conn. E. Conuc. L. &N.W Do 130 - iii Gt Nortli P LancLsh & Yorltsb. T. Brassey M.MClean Stockt. Darl gt De 8 - 8j 3 - 20.1 304 - 31} 85 - 0 112 13 GT3ILDIIALL. A lad named Pugh, and a man named .Roddick, in the ewplGy of Messrs. Besley and Co., type founders, of Fann-street, Aldtrsgate-street, were charged befure Alderman Sidney with robbing their employers. It appeared from the evidence of police•constable 42 G, who was on dety last evening in plain clothes in Compton-street, Clerkenwell, that ho saw the prisoner Pugh go into a marine-store dealer's in that street, and dispose of a parcel of brass cuttings. He questioned hint about it, and he said what be had sold was the per quisites of the shop, and the prosecutor's foreman would inform him so. The quantity sold was 311bs„ pp foreman stated to-day that Pligh had been in the prosecutor's employ about 5 years, and that the men were not allowed to take the cuttings. When the prisoner Pugh first offered the marine-store dealer brass cuttings for sa!e he refused to purchase them, desiring him to send his father to him. Roddick, in the evening of that day, went to the marine-store dealer's, represented himself as the boy's father, and sold the cuttings. The prisoner Roddick contended that he had only acted according to the usage of the shop in taking the cuttings. They bad always been allowed as the men's perquisites. The foreman denied such was the case. Alderman Sidney said there could be no doubt the property was illegally taken. Roddick he was obliged to discharge, because the property had been sold by the marine store dealer to a person who bad melted it, and could not therefore be identified. Pugh he remanded for a week. ROBBERY AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.— William Wet/ erley was charged with stealing a cash box from the bar parlour of the King's Arias, Philip-lane, Wood street, containing 101. in gold, 255, in silver, several silver spoons, rings, two dock warrants fur two hogs heads of brandy, and an American 20-dollar gold-piece, the property of Mr. Stinron, and George Howse, with attempting to dispose of the 20-dollar piece, knowing it to have been stolen. Bull, one of the city detectives, deposed that the pH soner Wetherley kept the Greyhound public-house at Croydon, but left there yesterday to enter on anotber public-house at Waltham Abbey. Yesterday witness and Mr. Stinron went to Waltham Abbey, and in the church yard first saw Wetherley. Ho told him he was a police officer, and that ho took him into custody on a charge of stealing a cash-box from the prosecutor. He replied he knew nothing about it. Witness asked. him where Howse (his father-in-law) was. Prisoner called him from three or four men who were standing near. When he came over witness asked him where he got the gold d: , llar piece he bad yesterday at Croydon. After being silent for some time, he said, "I shall not answer any questions until. I have seen a solicitor." He then took the prisoners into custody. At the police station there Wetherley threw his arm round the prosecutor's neck, and raid, " For God's sake don't pro secute rue ; consider my wife and child." He afterwards brought the prisoners to London ; and, at Moor-lane Station, Hu wse, in reply to a question from the Inspec tor respecting the gold dollar piece, said, " I'll not sacri fice my child." This morning, after the prisoners were in 1123 cells at the Guildhall, they sent for witness. Howse said, "I am very sorry, officer. I did not tell 3 ou the truth yesterday; I had the dollar piece from my son-in-law, Wetherley. lam innocent of the robbery." Wetherley said, "Yes ; Mr. Bull, my father-in-law, knows nothing about it. I committed the robbery my self, and he is quite innocent of it.". Mr. Stinron deposed that he knew the prisoner We therley very well indeed, but not the other prisoner. He last saw the cash-box about 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening last, in a drawer in a desk in the bar parlour. The drawer was locked. He moved the cash-box, with its contents, about half-past twelve o'clock the same evening. Wetherley was in the bar parlour that even ing. He corroborated the officer's statements, adding, that on the way up to town Wetherley said "he had destroyed all the papers that were in the cash-box," and detailed the articles and money he found in it. The cash-box he threw into a pond at Croydon. Prisoner made the statement to him voluntarily. Witness had received three spoons, three rings, and some postage stamps from a female at Croydon, whom he believed to be Mrs. Wetherley. The gold dollar piece was like the one be lost. Ihe spoons and rings he could identify this property. 141 The prisoner Howse endeavoured to raise a sum of money on the gold dollar piece to pay out an execution on his premices at Croydon. Howse said he had not the slightest knowledge of how his son-in-law became possessed of the gold coin. It was given to him by his son-in-law, who, he thought, had come by it honestly. The prisoners were committed for trial. BOW-STREET. Ann Chamberlain, a woman of bad. character, Was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a watch and other articles. Mr. George Dawson, bootinakEr, residing at No. 43, Basinghall-street, stated that, o❑ the evening of the 9th inst. he was proceeding down Holborn, when the prisoner accosted him, and persuaded him to see her home. He yielded to her solicitations, and they went to a house in Barley-court, where he remained with the prisoner from about half-past II until 3in the morn ing. When he was about to leave the house, the pri. soner caught up her clothes and his waistcoat and rushed out of the room. Ile dressed himself as quickly as possible, and having locked the room door he went in search of a policeman. Having found an officer they both entered the room, and found a, bOnnet and shawl, and a purse containing some duplicates. He was posi tive the bonnet and shawl were the same as the pr:solier had on when he met her. He was also positive that he had his watch when he entered the room with the pri soner. The property had not been found. The pri soner was apprehended last night. Mr. Jardine asked if the prisoner was known ? Inspector Mackenzie said she was. She was a most expert thief, and had been in custody for a similar case of robbery very frequently. She cohabited with a man who was no .v in Newgato on a charge of burglary. Mr. Jardine said he should ran-laud the prisoner till next Wednesday, in order to give the police time to find the watch. AN OLD SMASHER was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a half-pint pot, the property of Mr. Winder, of the Mogul Tavern, Drury-lane. From the evidence of the complainant, it appeared that last night he had lost no less than three pewter pots within about two hours. Ile placed himself in such a position as to be enabled to watch the bar. Ile saw the prisoner come in and call for a half-pint of ale. Having drunk it he distinctly saw him put the half-pint pot iiito his hat and walk off. Ho followed him and seized him. He pulled off the prisoner's bat, when the pot produced fell to the ground. He bad lost a great many pots lately. Mr. Jardine—And I suppose they are returned to you in the shape of bad money ? The prisoner said he was hard up at the time, or he should not have taken the pot. . Mr. Jardine—There is 110 knowing h ow many these pots you have stolen. I shall send you to prison for a mo❑th. TSAIZES. PLUI.4I3F.RD'a A CASK o 1 Rum.—He,try .'luckbon aged 29, a wl:ggoner, in the employ of Messrs. North nil Light, town carmen, of Well - street, Wellclose square, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with staling seven gallons of rum. Police-serpant Foay, No. 7 11, stated that at seven o'clock last evening, ho taw the prisoner: driving a horse 10t.w4 itEN' • 1 (4 , ..). SC , a. Si. "estn. JN RAtii~; { 111 115 108 - 112 91 --93 95 - 97 15 - 16 5 - 5 12 -- 57 - 59 1 - 113 107 - 109 99 101 par jp 9i •- lu 6 - 6A 94 - 96 80 - 85 64 - 86 9 - 10 16 - 16. 9i 10 68 - 70 17i -18 i 8i ' - 9.1 13 - 14 - 134 - 136 ... .... . • ••• "'''. 1.- . -• PI - 13 - 132 94 - ' 1 - 4 - 4t 95 - 100 9u - 3 - •• i —id.• ICO - 102 13 -14 i - par 214 - 22: 93 - 98 9i - 9i ••• --- ••• 16 - 18 2; ..• -- .•. 2i -2•! slrZvr~ xb. ;&edford and Buckghamsh. Clydesdale e. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. PI TAD. r. 6nc E. 1/22. H. Sh. (Gas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glatr.drDn Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. 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New %II Portland Iron Co 1 lt 100 rIO ;coyal Mai , Stor.r. ... , ___ ... ad 69 i d I 1 scot. Austral. luxes' 11 - 11 / A 9itto Now-- . , ..... I v .. i p ..4,11,h Au5tr..1....,• . • 4 ?, I V Submar. Tel. Scr: - - Ail ton, it.ister,;(l ~. /3 --- i • 2.i 5 Trust& L. Co.U.CaTt. ~ ......, .. 100 291 YID Dienieles Lan 1 . ?1 ... 7. - lai Do.. 12} 'a Y(1 U 6& pm a d Pn OCTOBER 20 1885. ' a . ad cart belonging to North and Light, his employers, An Charles-street, Whitechapel. Tile prisoner drew up in the middle of the street, took a large stone bottle from the middle of the cart, and carried it through several courts and alleys to the Crooked Bidet public-house, in Johnson's-change, Rosewary-lane. He closely followed in the footsteps of the prisoner, and Ea w him pass the bar, go into the parlour, and deposit the bottle under (one of the seats. He waited till the prisoner came out of the house, and asked him what the bottle contained. I The prisoner gasped for breath, and, after some hesi tittion, said the bottle was quite empty. He took the prisoner into custody, and upon uncorking - the bottle found it to contain two gallons of strong rum, .`2.5 degrees of strength over proof. He asked the pri ; senor where he obtained the rum, and he replied that a '' man employed him to carry it to Westminster, and that be was to receive a shilling for the job. Foa,y added that he had since ascertained the prisoner conveyed a cask of rum iu one of his employer's waggons from the i London Dock to Westminster. Oa the way the cask was bored, and 7 gallons taken out. This system of robbery had been carried on to a considerable extent lately. Wines, brandips, and rums bad been plundered on their way from the docks to the houses of wine mer chants and licensed victuallers. Mr. James Light, of the firm of North and Light, said the prisoner was in their employ, and had orders to con vey a cask of ruin from the London Dock to Westmin ster, on Thursday morning. Mr. Robert Turner, landlord of the Bricklayers' Arms public-house, in Stratton Ground, Westminster, stated that he purchased a cask of rum of Messrs. Whiting and Roberts, wine and spirit merchants. It ought to have contained, as per invoice, 91.1 gallons. When it was delivered to him by the prisoner, from North and Light's cart, it contained only 84i, being a deficiency of 7 gallons. The witness produced a sample of the ruin, which exactly corresponded with that in the btotle. A gauger from the dock proved that the cask of rum consigned to Mr. Turner contained gl e t gallons when i was delivered to the prisoner. . Mr. Yardley cemtnitted the prisoner for trial. MARYLEBONE. TRIMBLE CRUELTY TO A HORSE, WITH ASSAULT.— TViiiiant Stamford, a cab-driver, badge 3,385, and G. Cochrane, also a cab-driver, badge 11,571, were charged, before Mr. Long, with being drunk and cruelly treating a horse, as also with assaulting Police-constable Baldock, 304 S. Mr. John Shnonds Spence, No. 1, Chichester-place, Harrow 7 road, stated that about two o'clock yesterday afternoon he was in the Finchley-road, when the pri soners passed him in a cab. Cochrane, who was on the box with another man not in custody, was lashing the horse with a whip he bad in his hand with all his might. The poor animal was so distressed that it was scarcely able to proceed, and rolled about in the shafts. Mr. Long—The animal was very much exhausted ? Mr. Spencer—Very much so. Cochrane lashed the horse as long 29 he could. After the cab had got about 300 yards from him (witness) the other man by the side of Cochrane took the whip and lashed the horse most unmercifully. In answer to further questions from the magistrate the witnessed stated that on seeing the horse sc, cruelly used he got into his phaeton. I went in pursuit of the prisoner, who had reached the Swiss Cottage. He then found then were two men (one the prisoner Stamford) and a woman in the cab. Upon seeing Cochrane, he asked him fur his number. The whole of the party, each of whom was under the influence of liquor, sur rounded him. One of them laid hold of the horse's head, and the others attempted to upset his phaeton. Fortu nately a policeman came in sight, upon which Cochrane got on his cab and drove off. Witness took the policeman along with him in his phaeton and pur sued him, when he (prisoner) was stopped by two other police-constables. The evidence was fully corroborated by other wit nesses, when Policeman Baldock, 304 S, one of the constables who stopped the cab, stated that, to be sure that Cochrane was drunk, he took him from the box, upon which he struck him as hard as ho could with his fist on his chest, and attempted to injure him in such a way as 'night have been attended with very serious consequences. Mr. Long said be hardly knew how to express his abhorrence of his cruelty to the home. Stamford was fined 10s., or 7 days, and Cochrane was committed a mouth for the assault upon Ealdock, and 20s. or 14 days for the cruelty. SOUTHWARK. ROBBERY IN A PENNY GAFF.—Margarci Geary, a young female about 19 years of age, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing 41.133. from Mar garet Reardon, under the following circumstances:— The proseoutrix stated that she was a domestic ser vant, and had known the prisoner some time as a visitor. A. few days ago she left her situation, when she received five sovereigns from her mistress, and after that she went and lodged at the prisoner's house in Ashmore street. Last night she went with her a-shopping, and after purchasing a few trifling a7ticles they went to a penny gaff at Rotherhithe. She then had 41. 13s. in gold and silver in her purse, which was deposited in the pocket of her dress. When inside the theatre the prisoner sat on her right side. There were other persons crowding about her all the time, and feeling rather unwell after remaining there a short time she and the prisoner left the place. Ai soon as they got out into the street, the prisoner ran away from her in a sudden manner, and putting her band to her pocket she missed her purse and money. Feeling satisfied that no other person had robbed her but the prisoner, she went and told a constable what had occurred, when they went to her lodgings, but she had not returned home. Hoe,- ever, this morning, she met her in the street, and gave her into custody. In answer to the charge the pri soner said she was as innocent as a baby. It was not likely that she should rob her friend. The penny gaff they went to was full of young thieves, and they crowded about her all the time she was there. That's how she lost her money. The complainant admitted that the "gaff" was an improper place to go to, and while there she was mu , :h pressed upon by some lads, NTho acted rather rudely towards her. Mr. ATeckett said that she should not have gone to the penny gaff with so much money about her, as she must expect to be robbed. She admitted that other persons pressed upon her, therefore it was as much likely some one else robbed her as the prisoner. She must be discharged. NUMEROUS SUDDEN DEATHS.—Yesterday Mr. Baker received information of the following sudden deaths which have occurred in his district during the last few days :—One took place at No. 32, Radnor-street, St. Luke's, under the following circumstances :—The de ceased's name was Elizabeth Rickett, a married women. She went to bed on Wednesday evening in good health, and was found dead in bed the following morning. The next case was that of another female, rained Elizabeth Beard, who lived in Gifford -street, Bethnal green. She was also found dead in bed on Thursday, having gone there the previous night in goOd health. The former emale was 52, and the latter 58 years of age. The third case related to the death of an illegitimate child, named 11y. Warwick, about 1 months old, who is reported to the coroner as having been neglected tey his mother. The last was that of another infant 12 weeks old, living in Church-street, Ratcliff, who was found dead by his mother in bed by her side, and who is alleged to have died of suffocation, being overlaid. THE INCREASED RATES OF DISCOUNT.—LIVERPOOL, Friday.—A numerously-signed address to the Chamber of Commerce was presented this afternoon by a deputa tion of the requisitionists to R. Heath, Esq., at the office of the chamber. Mr. Torr having briefly ad dressed the chairman, that gentleman expressed his warm sympathy with the object of the requisitionists, and alter a few explanatory remarks from Mr. Beloe, the chairman intimated his intention of calling a meeting of the council for Monday next, specially to consider the subject.—Liverpool Chronicle. On the 17th ultimo an order was received from St. Petersburg to prevent, with the greatest vigilance, the dispersion of foreign pamphlets and newspapers, the Government having learned that there is a regular office in London for printing revolutiOnary documents in the Russian language, and that masses of these are smug gled into Poland, where they are distributed among the Russian officers and private soldiers. Into Russia Pro per they do not so easily gain entrance. RUSSIAN ARMY IN THE CRIMEA—ITS PROSPECTIVE STATE.—The following calculations in detail may in terest our readers, and perhaps throw some insight into the existence, and probable condition, of the Czar's forces :-1t is stated at 120,000 men. Allow each man 11b. of provisions (chiefly bread) per diem ; the consump tion daily will be, say, 50 tons (which is within the mark) ; supposing each waggon employed in the transit, dra‘en by two oxen, to carry two tons (quite an extrFaele: estimate), the average quantity of waggons reo a would he twenty-five daily. Take six months as a 000 campaign, or 180 days. The consumption by thel. y to men would amount to 9,000 tons, requiring ao 3 ,gg: f g rom transit of 4,500 waggons, over a distance v" T " ; being 100 to 300 miles, depending upon the u s *(l PP c 'e or from drags from the N.E by the Tebongar Br . ' o ,s o in ir ter ,Sl3 Yroper and the Ukraine and southern ,eistriet , winter months, i b e ove refers only to requisite for • to human food. The quantity of provender be addedthereto, the draught cattle and cavalry must a • • SPORTING NOTES. THE HOUGHTON MEETING-. The Criterion and Tile Cambridgeshire arc at present the only events which attract attention.' The former is, however, likely to be less interesting than its prede cessors ; the latter will as usual afford an en counter of vast and stirring importance. Although speculation on the Cambridgeshire makes somewhat slow progress, and although its range has been very li mited, still its tendency is becoming clearly traceable, and the changes effected in the daily price current are peculiarly significant and indicative of coming events. Notwithstanding, however, the advance of, Flatterer, Veteran, Flacrow, Pole Star, and others, Croon Pigeon still maintains his pride of place, and is supported with a steadiness and con fidence not a little encouraging to his backers. I s h a ll not enter into the comparative merits of the probable competitors, intending, as usual, to despatch my notes from Newmarket on Monday. I have no hesitation, however, in stating my present fancy for Flatterer and Cruwn Pigeon. The next, in my estimation, are Pole Star and Miss Allen. Should I gather any information calculated to alter my opinion, I shall place it fully be fore the reader on Monday evening. The Criterion Stakes Will be carried off by either Porto Rico or Wahner. Oct. 20. A FRESH MAN. Epaminondas and Mortimer, 4 yrs, are out of train ing. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). COVEN GARDEN. There was a good business doing in our market to-day, as follows FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s to Cs per lb; colonial do., 1s to 3s each ; hot-house grapes, is Gd to 4s Od per lb ; foreign ditto, Od to Os ; melons, is Od to 2s Gd each; peaches, is 6d. to 6s ; nectarines, is 6a to 4s per dozen ; apples, is Od to 2s 6cl per half sieve ; pears, 2s Od to 5s per half sieve; plums, 5s to 7s per sieve ; green gages, Oa per punnet; apricots, ls 6tl to 5s Od per doz.; common plums, 5s 0 I to 7s Od per - sieve; cherries, Od to Od per pound; lemons, 4s to 8s Od per 100; oranges, 8s to lls per 100; fil berts, 6s to 9s per doz. lbs ; cobnnts, Os to Os ; almonds, Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 8d to 10d per 100; figs, Os 9d to Is Gd per doz. ; strawberries, Od to Oil per pottle ; goose berries, is 6cl to 2s Od per half sieve ' - currants, 3s Od to 4s Od per half seive ; raspberri es , 2d t o Gd per pottle. VEGETABLEb.—Greens, is 6d to 3s Od per doz. bunches; red ditto, 2s to 5s Od per dozen ; French beans, 2s 0 to 3s Od per half sieve ' • brocoli, Od per bnnd. ; potatoes, 60 s to 100 s per ton ; vegetable mr Toss ,4d to is per doz. ; peas, 3s to 5s Od per bushel ; broad beans, is Od to is 9,1 per half sieve ; turnips, Id to 4d ner bunch ; carrots, 3d to 5d per bunch ' • cucumbers, Os .•4cl to Os 6d each ; garlic, 6d to Os 8d per peund ; spinach, is Od to /1 6d per sieve ; old onions, Os to Os ner bushel ; new ditto, 2s 6.1 to 4s per doz. bunches; leeics, id to 21 per b unc h es; s h a ll o t s, 4d to 6d horse-raddisic, 2s Od to 4s 0,1 per bundle ; parsley, 2d to 3d per bunch ; celery, Os 1:1 to is 31 per bunch ; endive, is 3d to 2a3d per score ; beet, is Od to 2s per doz. • parsnips, Os 6cl is Od per doz en ; sma ll salad, doz. 3d per pr iret ; mashrooms, is 2a to is 9d per pottle ; artichokes, 5s to I:is per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, 9d to ls. Oa per score ; sorrel, 6d to is per half sieve ; radishes, is to is 3d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, 3s to 4s per half sieve ; chilies, is to is Gd per 100; Brussels sprouts, is Od to 2s per half sieve ; capsicums, is 6d to 2s per 160 ; walnuts pickling, 6d to is per 100; cauliflowers, es to 5s per doz. NEWGATE AND LEADENHAIAL. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; Geese, 5s Od 'to 7s 03 each ; Ducks, 2s 6d to 3s - 0d ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od; wild do., Is to is Gd each ; Pigeons, Gd to 8,1 each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os 0,1 ; middling , 2s Od to 3s • 6,1 • Chickens, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3 s Gd to 4s 6:1; Hares 3s Oil to 4s Od ; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 3d each ; Pheasants, 3s 01 to 3s 6d ; partridges, is 9d to 2s each ; Guinea Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s Oil each. Ostend fresh butter, lis 6,1 to 12s 6d, and English 11s 6d to 14s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 8s 0,1 to 9s - Od ; French ditto, 5s 01 to 7s Ott per 120. NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 61 to 4s 8c ; lamb, 01 Oil to Os 01; veal, 3s 81 to 4s 10d ; pork, 4s Oa to 5s 41 per Blbs. WILITECHAPEL. Beef, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3a 4d to 4a ; veal, 3a 81 to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s 10 I to 5s 23 per 81b8. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. 1 Turbots, 2s Gcl to 25s ; Brills, is Od to 10s each; Salmon, 2s Od to Os Oil per lb ' • Cod Fish, 2s 6d t o 22 s eac h ; S o l es, 6d to 2s bd per pair; Eels, 8d to is Od per lb; Lobsters, 6d to 6cl ; Crabs, 6cl to 2s 6d ; Whitin gs , 3 s Od t o 12 s per d oz. ; Common Oysters, 12s to —s ' • Natives, 40s to —s per bsh ; Mackerel, 60s to Os p er 100 ; Smelts, is Gcl to 3s 6i per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is Gd to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d. to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Oct to Os per 100. ; Scotch do., 6d; Sprats, 8s Od to O s Oil per bushel ; Doreys, is Od to lOs each. Haddocks, Gs to 18s per doz. ; Pike 6cl ' • Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, 4s Od to Os; Mullets, Gil to is 6d ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Haibut, Gd per lla ; Flounders, is to is Gd per dozen. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metronolig are from 106,a to 11A ; of household ditto, B.ld to 10d per llb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, *4d to 3 d ; 641 b to 721 b, 30 to Od ; 721 b to 801 b, 30 to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 4i d ; 6611) to 961 b, 4id to 4Ld ; 961 b to 1041 b, 40 to 5d ; 104 to 1121 b Od to Od ; upwards; rid to Od ; Horse hides, 6). 6d to Os 0,1; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, 6s 6(1 to Os Od ; Polled Sheep, 3s 9d to 4s Od ; gents, 3s 4d to 4s Od ; Half-breds, 3s 4d to 4s Od ; Downs, 2s 8d to 3s 4d ;Lambs, 2s 9d to 4s 6d ; Shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. /SAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ 103 to 6/ 68 : clovey ditto, 3/ 153 to 6/ 103 ; and straw, 11 Ss Od to 11129 Od per loss' d fair average supply and a sluggish demand. CUDILIERLAND.—Meadow hay, 3/ 12s to 616 s ; clove: do., 31 15s to 6/ 103 ; and straw, 11 7s to 11 12s per low:. Supply moderato, and trade rather dull. WHITEOHAPEL.—AIeadow hay, 3/ lOs to 6165; clover do., 31 153 to Cl lOs; and straw, 1/ Ss to 11 124 nar load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotatiors. THE SECOND EXAMINATION POI? 2'H. INDIAN CIVIL SERVICE. - In the Report on tho Ind:an Civil Service pre sented to Sir Chas. Wood by Mr. Macaulay, Lord. Ashburton, the Rev. H. IVlelvill, the Rev. B. Jowett, and Mr. J. G. Shaw Lefevre, it was proposed that there should be two examinations —one general and one special ; the one to select young then w h o are to be probationers for the Indian Civil Service; the other to confirm their appointment as actual ser vants of the East India Company. The first examination has been held. It was con-. fined to those branches of knowledge to which it is desirable that English gentlemen who remain at home should pay some attention. It was to be a test of that liberal education which can be obtained at public schools and universities ; which opens, invigorates, and enriches the mind, and should precede that special education which must qualify a man for his professional career, whether at home or abroad. A 'concession made in favour of Sanscrit and Arabic was indeed a slight deviation from this prin ciple. But the number of marks which can be ob tained by these two languages is so small that no young man will be induced to study them for the purpose of this examination. He can obtain no more marks by Sanscrit and Arabic than by French and Italian, and the provision has avowedly been made to meet the case of persons who have com menced the study of these Eastern dialects at Oxford or Cambridge, and who will thus be enabled to bring up Sanscrit and Arabic in place of German and Italian. There were but three candidates who wished to be examined in Oriental languages at the first examination, and one only obtained any considerable number of marks, he having been brought up in India. According to all accounts, the result of the first examination has been successful. The best 20 can didates have been elected probationers. They have been told that in a year or two they will have to undergo a second examination, and that their studies must now take a more special tendency to fit them for their appointments in India. What is the second examination to be, and haw are the selected candidates expected to prepare for it? We have only two official documents on this sub ject—the Report of Mr. Macaulay, and the Regu lations drawn by Mr. R. Lowe, and signed by Sir C. Wood, the former President of the Board of Control, Jan. 26, 1855. These two documents are at variance on some essential points, and it is probable that new Regu lations will have to be published. In the meantime we beg to offer the following remarks with particu lar reference to the study of Oriental languages and literature : It was at first proposed that a probationer shou:d spend the interval between the first and second ex amination at Haileybury. But, as the College of Haileybury is to be abolished, a young man, after beinginade a civil servant elect, will now be allowed to fit himself for his final examination in London or wherever his circumstances may reader it most expedient . . According to the report, this second or special examination was to comprehend four branches :- 1. The history of ludia, ancient and modern. 2. The general principles of jurisprudence. 3. Financial and commercial science. . 4. The vernacular languages of India'. To each of these branches--and this is an essen tial feature of the Report —an equal number, of marks wa•: assigned by Mr. Macaulay and his col leagues. A knowledge of one Oriental language would therefore have giv. 11 to a probationer the same distinction as a knowledge of law, or his tory, or political economy. But a further provi sion was made to encourage the unattractive, but, according to the opinion of the reporters, most important study of the languages of India. " Sometimes," it is said in the Report, " a probationer may study more than one of these vernacular languages among which be at liberty b make his choice, or may, in addition to one or more of the vernacular languages of India, learn Sanscrit or Arabic. We think it reasonable that to every language is which ho offers himself far examination an equal number of marlls should be assigned." This was an important provision, and the more so as coming from the pen of Mr. Macaulay, who during his stay in India was supposed to entertain no very high opinion of the advantages which a civil servant might derive from a knowledge of the ancient and modern languages and literature of that country. It was a clause probably not fixed upon without a full and mature consideration of the objections against the study of Oriental languages in this country. Notwithstanding the Regulations drawn up by Mr. R Lowe, and signed by Sir C. Wood, entirely omit this essential feature of the Report ; and by assigning a more subordinate position to the languages of India, ancient and modern, they have changed most materially the character of the second examination. Instead of allowing, with Mr. Macaulay, an equal number of marks, to history, law, financial science, and languages, Mr. Lowe has changed the order of these four branches of knowledge, and as signed to each an unequal number of marks :- 1. Law, including the ordinary rules of taking evidence and the mode of conducting civil and criminal trials, 1,000 marks. 2. The History of India, 400 marks. 3. Political Economy, 400 marks. 4. Any language of India on which the selected candidate shall have given notice of his desire to be examined, 200 marks. The bearing of these changes requires a careful consideration. As a graduated scale of marks bas been adopted by Mr. Lowe for the second as well as the first exa mination, and as it is stated in the Report that in the first examination, where the principle of a gra duated scale had been recommended by the commis sioners, no candidate can be expected to gain more than half the number of the sum total of marks, it would be possible, under Mr. Lowe's Regulations, for a probationer to pess his second examination if lie gains his 1,000 marks in law. He need not offer himself for examination in history, political eco nomy, and the languages of India. At all events, he might altogether dispense with the study of the languages spoken in Italia, because he could obtain 1,800 out of 2,000 marks without any knowledge of even an Oriental alphabet. As this, however, would be too much against the wishes expressed by the cornissioners, we may be allowed to suppose that the adoption of a graduated scale of marks at the second examination arose from a misapprehension, or was intended for a dif ferent object. We may therefore remove this gra duated scale of marks, in which case a probationer wit be bound to pass in every one of the four branches of knowledge recommended by Mr. Ma caulay and his colleagues as equally conducive to the proper discharge of those special duties which devolve on the Civil Service in India. The next question which has to be determined is whether an examination in one modern lau.gual a "' n " . sufficient, and whether the choice of this one guage can be left free to the probationer routed to _ Accord ing to the Regulations, a candidate mowafelc)ige of any India if he and n it is entirely one of the vernacular langu?g e e h s ls possesses a competent k choice betty een left to each candidate to . mak e referring to s.ec the 13 languages spoken in British India. But this ; 2- read— " Their tion 7 of the regulations, . d a is probably a mere oversight res; ency of India to which 4 , Their choice of ttie sha p i I be determined by the order they shall be aPPQintea the list of the fi rs t in which they sta nd OD examination." to the report, we find Referringthe same provi sion, and at the same time a statement of the object for which it was made se ems to us, therefore, advisable that the distri bution rf the civil servants among the presidencies, if it c,,nnot be made the means of rewarding merit, should be left to chance. After the allotment, of courie, any t wo probationers sh ou ld b e at liberty to make an ex change by con-ent. Bat, in whatever manner the dis tribreion may be made, it ought to be made as soon as the issue of the first examination is decided ; for, ti p the distributio n i s made, it will be impossible for any pro bationer to know what vernacular language of India it would be most expedient for him to study." It will be necessary, therefore, to - alter the Re gulations on this point. It is not sufficient to say, Any language of India in which the selected can date shall have given notice of his desire to be examined." Certain languages must be fixed for each presidency. A probationer allotted to the Presidency of Bengal cannot be allowed to bri b l in u: Tamil ; nor one appointed to Madras, °elected up Bengalee. It is high time that the . a t. Un candidate should be informed on this o ubjec a y all study der the present regulations they . In for them whatever language is most convenient eng alee—wbich. Hindostanee, for instance, or to the Civil Set would cause serious inconvenience Presidency. A . vice of the Madras or Bombay _Pre m l i a 3 y. Again, even after this distribution of lae p ges has been made, another difficulty still remains. Under the existing re gulations of the. Indian Government, a certain- proficiency i n t wo o f t h e spoken languag es must be acquir e d b y a j un i or civil servant before u . e fully availab)e for public employment. In Bengal, for the Lower Provinces, he must pass an examination in Hindostanee and Bengalee; for the Upper Provinces, in Provinces iii Persian and Efindee. And these are far from meeting all the possible wants of th e serv i ce, espec i a ll y now that the Punja.ub is added to the Upper Provinces, and pegli to the Lower, each having a sepa rate lan guage. To be continued. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Oct. 20.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; moderate breeze and cloudy at times. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 19.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Seme ramis, from Callao; H.M.Str. Transit. Crimea. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 19.—Wind W. Sailed Siren, for the Brazils. GUERNSEY, Oct. ' 18.—Wind for Demerara, via Cardiff. MoxmosE, Oct. 19.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—He len, from Quebec. GRIMSBY, Oct. 19.—Sailed—Elizabeth, for Valparaiso. A Norwegian brig, said to be from Norway, timber laden, was seen on fire from stem to stern yesterday, off the Spurn, by the Vigilant (s.s.), ari:ved here. FLEETWOOD, Oct. 19.—The Gco-ge and Jane, of Bristol, was in contact with a screw-steamer, on the 16th inst., off the Mull of Galloway, supposed to be the Beaver, of Glasgow, and lost bowsprit, stand-ions, rail, covering board, &c., stai Led deck planks in port bow, and is mak ing water. (PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived.—The steamers Cruiser and Jolly, from Jersey ; Northam, Swansea ; Bessie and Miriam, Sunderland ; Limerick Lass, Newport ; Gleaner, Newcastle ; Indus, LittlehamptOn; Copia, Seaham; Atalanta (s.), Havre. Sailed.—Brunswick (a.), for Plymouth ; Wond3r (s,), Havre ; Courier (s.), Jersey ; Victory, Poole ; Efford, Sunderland. LwznrooL, Saturday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Off.—Marco Polo, from Melbourne. Sailed.—Tapley, for Africa ; Vanguard, New York ; York, Mobile; W. H. 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