The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-11 00:00:00

TONEY 3IARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, THREE O'CLOCK. The Bank Board has just broken up, and no alteration has been made in the rate of discount. Consols have not varied since the Bank determi nation became known. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool cotton market yesterday closed with much heaviness and irregularity compared with Friday's rates ; prices of all kinds were id. per lb. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, comprising 500 American (for export), 200 Egyptian, 6d. to 71d. ; 700 Surat, 3id. to 51d. ; 40 Sea Islands, 11d. to 2s. Total since Thursday, 26,000 bales-3,000 bales export, and 1,000 on speculation. The business of the Railway Share Market was inactive, and there appeared to be a marked decline. Of the indigo sales up to last evening Messrs. A. W. Jewesbury h and Co. give the following par ticulars :—" Bengal and Kurpah of desirable quality have maintained yesterday's rates, but or dinary Oudes are 4d. per lb. under last sale. 33 chests of Madras passed to-day, the quality mid dling and ordinary, and realised from last sale's rates to 3d. per lb. advance. 934 chests have passed to-day, of which 35 were withdrawn, 79 bought in, and 820 sold. Total passed 1,710 chests, of which 1,490 chests were sold." In the files of papers from Lima we find the re port of the commission appointed by General Car tillo to investigate the increase made in the Internal Debt of Peru, under the late administration of Echenique. It says, that of the increase of 19,000,000 of dollars to the debt under the former regime, upwards of 12,060,000 were illegally created, under pretext of indemnity for injury done to property during the War of Independence ; that claims were presented and allowed to a fabulous amount, for the slightest injury ; that others are well known to be quite imaginary ; that there has been collusion of witnesses, falsification of documents, fraud in the proceedings, and omis- sion of indispensable legal steps in substantiating claims. It further states that as regards the sum of $2,800,000 allowed for arrears of pay by the late administration, the commission believe it to be ex cessive, but have not as yet been able to fully in vestigate it. This report thus confirms all the statements made by the old committee of the man ner in which the internal debt was increased. During the whole of the morning there has been a feeling of the utmost uncertainty and suspense regarding the course which the Bank of England might find it necessary to adopt as to discounts. On the Stock Exchange the expectation almost amounted to a confident belief that the advance would be made, and up to this hour, the Bank Court not having yet adjourned, business is compara tively at a stand still. Matters having improved at Paris there would have been some ground for the hope of greater ease, but, as many other circum stances are acting in combination, it is really diffi cult to form any opinion as to the future course of events, although a great deal of the pressure, we feel perfectly satisfied, is merely artificial, and in duced by apprehension rather than actual want of accommodation. Even the method by which the Bank of France has been obtaining its supplies of gold is still discussed, and contradicted by different parties, but we have no doubt the correct version is pretty nearly what has been given, although auxiliary means may have been employed, such as the deposit of Government securities. It is obvious that besides the Bank of France, the. Austrian and Russian money markets have been embarrassing us. The Stock Market has been the arena of consi derable excitement, although, as merely represented by the business done, no one who was away from the market would have an idea that there was otherwise than a passive state of things. The cause may be understood, however, from what is mentioned above viz., great anxiety to learn the determination of the Bank. If we thought the exportation of bullion could be stopped, we should have little regret concerning temporary excitement in the Stock Exchange or a fall in Securities ; but we doubt the power of the remedy, and lament that it is our interests which so cruelly suffer. Consols have been 86± to I for money, and 86i / for account. At present the " contango" has gone off a little. New 3 per Cents. have been 86i to and the Reduced 85i to Exchequer Bills have declined 7s. and 3s. discount. Bank Stock is at 2 07 ex dividend, and East India Stock at 228. Foreign Stocks are but little dealt in, with the exception of Turkish, which is still subjected to the depressing influence of speculative sales, bringing forward real holders who are timid, to part also With their securities. Even as contrasted with Consols the decline is already so great that it would appear senseless of any one who bought the 4 per cent. scrip as an investment now to sacrifice it. The reaction is already 3to 4 per cent, more than in Consols, the prices this morning having been 4 1 1 to 5 discount. The 6 per Cent. Bonds have been 80/, and since 791 to Spanish 3 per Cents. are 371. Mexican realise 20k, and Equador The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 18 to 20; Mexi can, 214 to 21A ; Peruvian, 71 to 73 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 54; 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, 37i to 38 ; ditto Three per Cents., 191 to 19g ; ditto Certificates, 3i to 4i ; ditto Passive, 41 to 5. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as follow : Great Western North.- 1855. 1854. £28,383 £23,986 ..-Western South -Western Brighton Midland South -Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 20,718 20,115 North-Eastern In Railway Shares there is not much alteration. Still the tendency of prices is downward, and a slight decline is, in most cases, noticeable. There is rather a larger business doing, though the mar ket is by no means active. The French shares nominally support yesterday's improvement. Great Western of Canada are flatter. At the forth coming meeting a dividend of 8 per cent. will be declared, and the statement of accounts and general prosperity will be encouraging. Mining Shares attract scarcely any attention, and the dealings in Banking shares are contracted. Australasia are drooping. Canada Land are heavy again, being 135. General Screw rules 10 lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CL(-;, ( Prom the Ogeial List. ,) Bank Stock .......... 207 x d 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities... B5. a # x d 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities NM 3 per Cent. Annuities L nig Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 a x d India Stock rjonsols ?or Account Exchequer Bill; 2id. 2d. 21000 ... ..... £5OO 73 73 Small Exchequ er B on d s 1858, 3i per Cent 9B i Ditto 1859, „ 9B tt PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent Equaclor Bonds AZ ixican 3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 37i Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4 p c Tarkit,h Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto for the account BOl 791 A x a Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. Divt•londs on tho above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates .....„_ 934 x d Consols HALF PA Two. F6i Ditto for the N ovember Account 86 i LARGE IMPORTATION OF RUSSIAN TAR.—PORTS MOUTH, Oct. 9.—The Alderman Thompson, of. Sunder land, is unloading to-day a heavy cargo of tar, for the use of her Majesty's dockyard at this port. The cargo consists of 2,000 barrels, each containing from four to five cwt. of the best tar. It is Russian produce, and Was shipped at Stockholm, having been sent there from various places in Finland. - tO 20 10 10 5 5 20 10 20 5 20 18 20 20 tO !00 .00 .00 20 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. 101osIne Prices yesterday. 231 31 - 4i 7i • 7i 16 - 15 14 - 15 9- 8 . 87 - 89 58i - 59, 11 - )2 • .. ...... . 5 - 4 6i - 7 12 - 13 91 - 9/3 f 8 69 49 - 51 91 - pi 164 - 174 71 - 73 6; - 7 841 - 66 - 68 20 --• 2 :00 - 102 54i 50 55 69 - 72 6 - 7 6 7P 75 -75 i ct - 94 - 96 91i 92 2i lid 1 - id 1k 814 -82 i 8 9i 84 7 . 22f - 22 . :- . is 63i 64, 36 38 ••• .... •.. .." 12 - 14 1i - 24 ia : ; fa 26 26 67 68 St - 7i 5 - 114 - 121 45 46 90 - 95 ... - .- 7 - 7 5 i - 5i 24 - 26 100 105 74 76 41 - 43 ili 1261 561 57 . 30 31 5 3 2d —pai 35 90 ..... • • '''''. ••• 19 20 3 - 4 18 - 20 5 -- 7 4 2d 2 3 par ... .... ... Paid 1 RAILWAY/. 1. [OO 8 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct I all 'Belfast & Ballymena all Birming. Wolvorb Stour Valley '96 Birk eand. Lancsl.. dr Cheshire Junct all Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £2O all Blyth & Tyns original £25 (issd. at £45) 100 Bristol and Exeter 1.00 Caledonian 61s. Carm. and Car digan al.. Chester di Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pass 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 1A Ci ieff Junction 45 DuolindißelfastJune ali Dnn. P. & Ab.q. Jnc all Do. N.w 100 East Arglian all Eastern Counties.. 100 East. Union, A Sit 100 De., B. Stone 8A Do., New A..,.. . : 73 East Kent 100 'Nast Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth dtDurrler 9 Forth & Clyde Jr n.: all Furness all Do. Extension.. 100 Glasgow &S. West all Great N. of Scotlnd. 100 Great Northern ..... 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 1)0 Gt. Sth. &West. are 11 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val Rai; Gua. Stk.. all Irish Sonth-Eastern. all Lancaster & Carlisle 141 Do., Thirds 7 To. New Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorkel Wst. Riding Ma. all Liv:Crsny.&Soutbpt all London & Blackwal 100 Load. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Loud. and N. West T.. 16 !Do. Fifths 5 ilDo.lo/. Sh.,M&B.. CI 2i )o. Eighths 100 London andS. Wostu 476 Do., £5O 38 Do., VO Lndinirryek Colerain. all Lndndrr^. & Enialsk 100 Manch.Shef.kLinel all Do. 4 Shares, No. R2s. Nan. & Lin. Ur, 1 Metropolitan 100 Midland 100 I ►o. Birmng. & Derb all Nfidld. G. West. (Ire. all Do. Half Shares tll Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. &Hari 84 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoini snd itostrovor 100 Norfolk 3i Northn.Counties Un, .00 North British all North Devon, No. 1 ail Do., No. 2 all no., A A Deferred all Do., J 3 Guaranteed 100 N. Eastern—BerwieL 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. all Do. Leeds 00 Do. York 100 I North London N.&S.Wstrn.,Harn! stead, and City Jn 17:,1 North Staffordshire all North Westorn all IN.& S. Westrn. June. 1 I tinieaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. 1 00 Ox, Wore.. a Woly 8 Peitsraoutli LOO 3co.tish Central LOO 4cottishMidlaud... 100 I ihropsh ire Uuion al '.4ontii Devon .)J oath Eastern., all Wales 15 4. YrkFili. & Riv. Du 5 Do • t I iti.ines, Wok. SzWoir Htocktin .6 I -AG Atoll di Hr.rtlep.l 00 I Paff Vale 1(1 I Do. Prof., No. 1.. 213 Thames Hay, D.& R. Crlverstone & Lanes. r.ll Vale of Death all Waterfd. & Kilkenny all - Naterford&Limencl all West Cornwall. 8 West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all Do. A 3 Do. B ...... an West London. all I Wimbledn &Croydon FOR: k ntwerp&Ro tt rdam 30 Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 10 Ardennes 44 iseiglan gastn. June. 10 Reziers to Graissessac 4i Bombay, Baroda and ('.Antral India,Seril all Do. WI Demerara 11 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian, g. 5 p.c 10 Do. Extension all Do. do. do., '59, do 17i CH. Tk of CanadaA is all Do. St. Lawrence Si. Atlantic do. 70 Do. Cert. of Deben con. into Stk. till '62 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. CeLtral of Prang: all (it. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent 1 Do. New 5 per cent 2 Do. Extensions.... 13 Great LuxembourP Constituted Share all Do. Obligations all Gt. Western of Canad Sharn Do. New all IDo. Eds., payablo's7, with option till '55.. all Do. do., '62, p. '56... all Do. do., '76, p. '60... , all Dr,. do., '73, without - option all iliamilton & Toronto all ljoo. 6 por cent. 17 Lake Oonst. & Basle all Lierre and Turnhout 10 Lyons and Geneva 14 Lyons di Mediterran all Niadra,s 10 Do. New all !Maria Antonia all I Do. do. New all I Namur & Lier / interest) all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France. all Do.2ol.Shs all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdv. (fmy. B. & Am s. She. all NorwegianTrunkPrer 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rotten— -15 ParisCaen do Cherbrg all Do. 5 Rome and Frascati all Ronen and Havre all Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish all Do. Obligations all Sambre and Meuse_ all no. 54 p. cont. Pref. ss. Scindo all D 0... all Southern of France.. 16 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A), Ell West Flanders all Do 5 per c. Prof 18 Western of Frmea , all Do all Zealand JOINT-STO all kostralasia 50 Bank of London I all Mn.i Col. Bk.& LD. C all iritish N. American 5 Obartd. Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, ,Sc China 50 City .. 25 ... ************ 20 Commorcial*of****** ** Eng. Scot& Ans. Cht. all Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 5 Ditto New. 20 London and County 50 Lnd &E. Bnk.g. Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 L ou d. & Westminster 35 National Pro.of Eng. 10 Do. Now 22l National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Tmp Co 50 Royal ell Jonth Australia all Union of Australia 10 IDo. New 'htion or Loudon tiusinessdon• I st . this day. St ex d St. 5 St. 7 - 8 21 - 4 -22 h - .. - ... Ad —par 35k Sfii 9 10 22} —22 f i 8i - 81 15i -16 i 61 63 90 - 92 3} - 3i • IP 3f - 41 2f - 3 23i - 24 la lip 99 - 101 112 - 116 114 - 117 109 107 A 221 -22 i 110 - 115 .. : 6p. 19 - 20 p 1 p 7 9 2 - 3 4i - 5 4t - 4i 34 -34 A 12 -12 i 7A - SA 44 -44 A 44 - 46 ... pro 203 - 213 2i - i ii 8 - 81 i -1P ... - pm 3i - 4 ••• 4 9 -10 p is - i9A rs BANKS. 8t - 86 49 - 51 id—par i d idite 52 - 54 p ".' ••• 16 -16 i 191 1 4 9id d 38 4O par -- 2P ••• ••••• •• • • WS 1 0. • 35 - 36 40 - 42 52 - 54 ••• ..'. No sell .mm •• 40 - 41 69 - 71 71 8 1 ... .. ON THE SUN. LONDON, THURSDAY EvENING„ OCTOBER ll, 1855 NEWMARKET RACES.—(This Day.) their wages for their services in the ship Janet Mitchell, on a voyage from Calcutta to Bristol. Taplin, an officer of the court, No. 234 K, stated that the Lascars complained on Tuesday that they had been engaged to navigate the Janet Mitchell from Calcutta to Bristol, and on reaching that port they summoned the owner, Mr. Mitchell, before the magistrates for their wages, and they were ordered to be paid. The owner, however, instead of paying their wages, took them all to Londor, and put them on board another of his ships, the Earl of Eglinton, which was bound to Calcutta. The Lascars had no objection whatever to return to India in the Ear/ of Eglinton, but they wanted their wages which they had earned in the Janet Mitchell. Captain Hutton said he wished to know what course he was to pursue. Mr. Yardley said the Lascars were clearly entitled to their wages for their services on board the Janet Mit chell, and he had repeatedly said that, if Lascars were not paid in England when a voyage terminated, they would have no security whatever for their payment when they returned to India in another ship, the master of which was not liable to pay wages for services in a ves sel which he did not command. It would undoubtedly be much better if the wages were paid to the Lascars in India, instead of receiving them here and expending them in sensual gratifications ; but, if they insisted upon it, they had a right to receive their wages in London ; i❑ fact, they ought to have been paid in Bristol. He directed Mr. Glazier, a skilful interpreter, to address the three Lascars present who acted for themselves and shipmates, to repeat to them in Hindostanese what he had said, and inform them they had better stop till they reached Calcutta before they received their wages, if security was given. Mr. Glazier said the Lascars wanted one-half of their wages, and a note of hand for payment of the re mainder in Calcutta. Mr. Yardley—A_ very reasonable request indeed— RAPLIV ATI. Leasing CompanF. losing Vrit es ye,ster.lay. fittiiness this day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Piccaninny Ceres Ten ran. . £lOO PLATE. Mr. Sykes Gamekeeper Fifteen ran. Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.— (This Day.) A general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held this afternoon, at the London Tavern, Bishops gate-street, Captain Shepherd, deputy chairman, in the absence of the chairman, presiding. The Secretary (Mr. E. CHAPPELL), having read the notice convening the meeting, and the report of the directors, The CHAIRMAN moved its adoption, saying, that al though the report was fell and intelligible, it was as well ho should refer more particularly to some of the points then alluded to. He found, in comparison with the pre vious half-year's receipts, that the decrease in the receipts arose from the following items :—The outward trade, the inter-colonial trade, the homeward trade, the inter colonial passage money, and homeward passage money. The decrees.: amounted, on the outward trade, to 1,1401. ; the inter-colonial trade, 1,5521. ; the home ward trade, 4211. ; inter-colonial passage money, 6,4201. The latter amount was a very large one, but it arose from the completion of the Panama Rail- I way, during the construction of which ,millions of labourers were forwarded there by the company's ships. The homeward passage money showed a decrease of 3,120 f., which was to be attributed in some measure to the pressing demand for ships for the transport ser vice, which prevented one voyage to the West Indies, and another to Brazil from being performed. The di rectors in their report alluded to the earnings of the fleet, and the large increase in the cost of repairs. The latter arose from the heavy nature of the transport work in the Black Sea. It frequently occurred that these ships had to tow three or four ships of 1,000 tons each at one time in bad weather, and in some instances as many as seven ships at a time. This work was very trying for ships employing great steam power. The ships in the West Indies had in consequence of the de mand for ships in the Black Sea, been overworked, and . _ they are entitled to no less. If that very moderate de mand is not complied with, I'll grant them summonses for the whole of their wages, and order them to be paid forthwith if they prove their claims, of which there can be very little doubt. Mr. Glazier—They say they would much rather have the whole at once. Mr. Yardley—Very well, they are entitled to the whole. I hope there will be no necessity for sum- mouses. Captain Hutton—None at all, sir. I will see the owner this evening or to-morrow (Friday) morning, and I have no doubt whatever the wages will be paid. Mr. Yardley—lf they are not I will grant each of the Lascars a summons. The parties then retired. it was not surprising they had broken down there. Three or four ships having been released from the Black Sea, extra ships had been sent to the West Indies ; so that A VERY HARD CASE.—Mrs. Lebenu, of 24, New Church-road, Hackney, who pawned her late husband's chased gold ring, with his initials, "J. L.," engraved on it, at the shop of Mr. Patterson, pawnbroker, in John street, White Horse-lane, Stepney, and received a brass ring in exchange worth one penny when she sent her daughter to redeem the gold one, again waited on Mr. Yardley this day. Taplin, 234 K, an officer of the court, said he bad waited on Mr. Patterson, who declared that the brass ring produced wag the one he received in pawn, and on which he lent ss. Mr. Patterson also produced his books, and it appeared there was only one ring pawned on the 6th of September, the day in question. Mr. Yardley—You hear that, woman. without something occurred out of the ordinary course of events, the irregularities that had been complained of would not occur again. The honourable chairman alluded to the increase in the cost of coals, the claim for compensation from the Government for the extra risk in time of war, that from the 10th June the rate of freights for the Transport Service had been reduced 10 per cent. ; and, in conclusion, said, the di rectors considered that, as provident men, they could not recommend a bonus to the proprietors, or an increase in the amount of dividend, unlil they were in a better financial position. Mr. G. HIBBERT seconded the motion for the recep on and adoption of the report. Mrs. Lebeau, who was much agitated, asked if it was likely a pawnbroker would lend ss. on a brass ring. Was it feasible Her husband's ring w as a h eavy one, with J. L. on it ; the one given to her was a brass one, with no initials on it. Mr. HASELTINE complained of the accounts, which he considered required adjustment, and moved, as an amendment, that the report of the directors be not ap proved ot, that a bonus of 2/. per share ought to be paid out of the earnings of the transport, and that the directors be requested to meet a committee of share holders for the purpose of adjusting the capital and the accounts. Mr. SUTTON seconded the amendment. Taplin, the pawnbroker, says he will make oath the ring now in the possession of Mrs. Lebeau is the one he received in pawn. Mrs. Lebeau—ls it feasible, sir ? I will make oath it is not my ring, and that a brass one has been subst' - toted for a gold one. My son knows his father's ring ; he can prove this is not my ring ; it is a vile imposition, sir. Mr. MILLS and Admiral KELLEY also spoke on the policy of the directors and the position of the company with reference to capital and the state of the insurance fund. Mr, Yardley said the applicant could have a summons if she wished the case to be argued. There would be oath against oath. The pawnbroker would produce books to confirm him, which the applicant had not got. There was another side, and he thought Mrs. Lebeau had better submit to her loss. The CIIAIRMAN, in reply, said that on the 30th June ,he Company's debt was 160,0001., and suggested that instead of the amendment being now pressed it should bo withdrawn, and the shareholders wait till April, when a balance-sheet would be presented, showing the real Mrs. Lebeau—Oh, sir, I cannot submit to if. My husband's ring I cherished, and necessity compelled me state of the company's finances. The ACCOUNTANT said tho above sum represented only he amount of coal overdrawn, and was not a balance to pawn it. Mr. Yardley—Well, you have your answer, and there is an end of it. of account. A SHAREHOLDER asked the Chairman whether the 401 Mrs. Lebeau left the court in a state of great agitation, inveighing bitterly against the fraud which she said had been practised on her. balance on the 1001. shares had been made up by bor rowed money or out of revenue ? The CHAIRMAN said out of reveuue. The lion. Shareholder said it was a course different to that pursued by any company. Ile suggested the directors calling up their capital. The CHAIRMAN said, it must be recollected they had absorbed their insurance and reserved funds, which it was necessary to replace. Ho would rather call up the capital than borrow money at G per cent. [We shall give the conclusion of the n our late edition.] POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) MANSION-HOUSE. EMBEZZLEMENT.—Jonathan Bash, Cox, a Journeyman baker, was charged with embezzling honeys, the pro perty of his employer, Mr. Charles Cornish, baker, of 85, Fenchurch-street. The prosecutor asked Sir P. Laurie to deal summarily with the case. The prisoner had been in his employ between three and four years, and although this was his third offence he had no wish to prosecute. lie had been defrauded to the amount of between 241. and 25/. Sir Peter Laurie said he could not deal summarily with the case. If the evidence was taken, the prison( r must be committed for trial at the Old Bailey. H e would, however, discharge the prisoner if the prosecutor would give him another trial. _ . . The prosecutor declined doing so, and the charge was proceeded with. It appeared that the prisoner had to deliver bread to the prosecutor's customers, receive the money, and account for the same to his employer. The play adopted by the prisoner was to receive the money and appropriate it to his own use, and to decei►e his em ployer and the customers. He substituted the accounts supplied him weekly for delivery by others made out by himself, on blank bill-heads he abstracted front hi s masters desk, and informed him the customers would call and pay on a certain day. Sir Peter Laurie said the prisoner appeared to have acted systematically, and that it was a very bad case. The prisoner was remanded. SOUTII WA RK. EMBEZZLEIIENT BY A CONFIDENTIAL SERVANT.-- Wil liam John, Adams, a respectable -looking man, was brought up in custody, charged with embezzling several sums of money, to a large amount, belonging to his em ployer, Mr. William Duval, bacon drier and omnibus proprietor, Holland-street, Blackfriars-road. The prosecutor said the prisoner had been about ten years in his service as traveller and collector, and he had hitherto reposed considerable confidence in him, so much so, that he was the last person in the world whom he should have suspected of robbing him. Having occa sion to examine some of the accounts he found several of long standing on the books, and on inquiring among the customers he ascertained the prisoner had received 131,. 17s. 6d. from Mr. Dawson, of the Kent-road, which he had not accounted for. Yesterday he called the pri soner into his private counting-house, and asked him about it, when he acknowledged having received it and converted it to his own use. Witness produced the draft for the amount in the prisoner's handwriting. The Magistrate asked whether Mr. Dawson was in court to prove the payment of the money ? Mr. Duval replied that he was not, and could not at tend this day owing to important business. lie, how ever, gave him the receipt produced, which witness iden tified as being the prisoner's handwriting. The Magistrate asked what other charges there were ? Mr. Duval said there were several, but he had not had an opportunity of getting all the witnesses together. He therefore asked for a remand until a future day. Mr. May, who attended for the aocused, did not ob ject to a remand, but be hoped his Worship would ac cept bail for his appearance. He was sure the prosecu tor would not object to that, as his client had been in his employ many years. Mr. Duval did not object to bail, but as one of his defalcations amounted to 901. he shoald expect good The Magistrate said the prisoner must find two sure ties in 1001. each, and himself in 2001. for his appear. anco on Wednesday week. Good substantial bail having been given, he was libe rated until that day. TAMES. A LASCAR CREW IN THE PORT OF LONDON.—This morning on Mr. Yardley taking his seat on the bench, Captain Hutton, the master of the ship Earl of Eglin ton, an East Indiaman, came before the magistrate with a party of Lasears, to take the opinion of his wor ship As to whether his Asiatic crew were .entitled to all Bedford and elobley 100 Buckghamsh. 100 Clydesdale Je. all Col. Stouryy, Su& and Hal. 100 E. Lin.!_r.6 all E. Un. 11. Sh. 10 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 100 Do. New all Glstr.& Dn. Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. Shares. all Do. Shares. all Lon.&Greeuw all Do.Prefereme 10) Lon.,Til., &S. LOO Lowest Oft gr. 4 per cent. WO Do. 6 por et. all Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock all Middlesbro' & Redcar. (00 Midld.Bradfd 54 Newmarket Bury Eaten.. all N.& Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per et. all Do. Fixeds p all Prost. & all Do. Shre, A I;0 Roystn.& Hit. 8$ Shof.Roth.and Goole g. 5 p.c. all Shrews.&Her. ' 96 S. Staffordsh. all WearValleygr 6 por cent... D all Do Do 1100 I Iffiltskn-onkrst London &I N. Wc..IC L.&N.W Caloam_ E. Un. & E. C . Gt.Nrthn. E. Count. Caldoniau. Gt. Westr Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM Do Do S. Easters Peto & Co. Norfolk.. L.& N. W. & Midld. Stckton& Darlingt. Midland.. En. Coun. E. Count Do Do L. & N. W Do 'at Northu Lancash& York A. T. Brassey M.MClean Stockt. & .lingt qtWee tn. PREFER 92 - 96 100 - 102 4 ... 4 ... .. ia 38 101 - IQ3 124 -- 13 23 -24 110 -- 115 2} - 2i 90 - C,2 par ip u 6 58 iio 134 q ii 21 2id 306 -31 i 85 - CB SHAG ES. 'lOO Aberdeen 1100 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c all Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50/) 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & llolyhcad Guar. 53 per cent all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Do. do. Prof. No. 2 all Cork itllandons t 3p.e all Dun.Prth Aber. J 2 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. 100 Do. do Cls„ C7p. c. all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. I all Do. No. 2 . all Do. New 6 F. 0. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all D o . 101. Debeutr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent... 100 East Lancash.6 p. cts all E. &W. York. J. sths 100 Pld Prth.&Dun.4p.c all Furness 100 t4las. & S.Vvy. G. 5 p.c 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. ; at 10 p. c. prom... 100 Do. 4A p.c 72 Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red tt 5 p. c. pm... all 4 3t.N. of Scot.lat Pre+ 1100 Qt. S. irW. (Ireland) 10 Do. 4per c. Prof. St 1 6 It. Westn. (perks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) 100 Do, con. red. 4. p.c 1100 Do. can. red. 4p. c 100 Do. irred a , 4 p.c. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all' Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all De. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gus. 'Stk all Do, Ches. Gna. Sh.. all Do. do. d 0............ all Do. de. do 6 ran. & York. F. £2O 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 100 Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c 100 Do. Pref., sp.c. St 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c 100 Do. do. 5 per cent_ 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 5 p. et Oa Lon. &S.W. 7 per ct +.ll Lowly. & Coley. Sh +ll r,ondy. & Ennis.. Sh all Kan., Shef., & Lin. Now, £lO , 0 'lo. £6 all '4.arypt .& Carl. 4 p C all Du. 41 per cent 102. Do 100 tiid . Consol.6 p.c St 100 Do. Consol. Bristol ,S I 6 per cent... 100 IDo. 43 . p. c. Pref. St ; all 'Do. Pref. 43 per con all Do. 51. Pmf. 4 p. c.. . 100 Ditto L. & 11. Pref. St all Norfolk Debenture .. Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stocl 100 Do. 5 p. c. Est 1. 100 Do. 5A per ct. prof._ t. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c. t. ;00 'North British t. 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. 7 5 Do. do. do ?,0 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c. ~ .No.l I2A 9 Do. do. Quarters 4i• 25 10 Do. York Ir.& s. Pur, 20 all North Staffordshire.. St. 100 Oxford,Worcester,& Wolyerli.£ls, 6 p.c 10 8k Do R. Pre , . 101. Sh. 8i all scot. Cent., New Pre 25 all South Devon 10 1i Do. fixed, 4i per cent .0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d, 100 Do. 4A per cent all Do. Fixed 4i p c sh all S. Wales Gus. 4p. c all Do. do. 4,3 p. c all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all Stock . & Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do all Stock. & Hart]. g. 5, p. c. till July 1, '56 4 ,Waterfd.B6 Kilk. 6 pcl 112 - 108 - 91 - 93 95 - 97 15 - • • • -- ... 5} - 6 ••• '''''' - 124 - 53 - 60 • • .." ••• .] 0 -- 107 - 109 100 102 par ip 9i 10 6-63 91 96 80 85 64 f 26 94 101 16 10 —10 i 69 —7l 18 19 9 96 133 —14 i id 134 136 ••• m.. ••• •• • ...... ... ••• .... ... oils ..... ... 121 - 13 1 - iP t 23 135 94 96 1 id 4 94 = 96 89 -91 3 - •8 ''... •• i id 100 - 103 13 —14 i id pa; 22 - 23 - ... 16 -: 18r ii : 14 'il - 7 - - ii<l MINES. 1 all ,kgna Fria , ...... ... 6 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold . . . . 1.08. all Anglo Californian — 20 6 lustralian 1 all kustralian Cordillera - 1 all Ave Maria, — 1 all Baden (Gd.D achy of) 50 all 131tenarvon Iron and Coil . 20 14 British Iron 4l 5A 35 26 Brazilia.nlmp.(issned at £5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab:, 3 —3/ 31 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 27 —29 1 Clarendon Cons. MM, Co. of Jamaica iP 40 all Cobro Copper 65 69 5 1 Colonial Gold R St. all Copper MM. of Eng 32 31 25 all Do. Prof. 7/ p. cent. 24 26 ... 1C Copiapo 2 1 Fortuna 20 all General. l3 —l5 1 all Git.Nugg3tVeinßeg. I 41 all Great Polgooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 dis— par 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 5 14 Lusitanian — lip 1 all Ilariquita 1 all Now Granada 4 # 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Pontgiband Silver Lead MM. & Smelt 15 16 5 1 Port Philip x 1 all quartz Rock — 60 all ithymney Iron 2l. 23 15 all Do. New 6 8 30 12i 4autiago de Cuba 3 3 / 4 4 1 all South Australian-- 1 all Do. Scrip d 1 4 Do. 10 per cent Prof -- 10 9 fin Croft 2/ 31 281 all United Mexican 3 —3/ 1 all Waller — all West Marip osa I 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 11.11 ON 1 all Yuba —•- IitICELLAN.EOI.II3. 25 174 ' Australian Agricult. 28 29 le all tustraln. Royal Mail . 10 84 Berlin Water Works 2 50 40 Brit. American Land 57 60 100 324 Canada ............. i 33 135 135 St. 100 Canada Go v , 6p. et. Jan. ana Jaly 5 all Crystal Palace 2l 2d 5 5 Do. Preference..,,,,, 4i 5 4 all Crystal Pal, of Franct 1 4 Duston Iron 0re...,, 20 11 Eastern Steam.... . . ei S e c g. Collier of 5 all En.&Aus Cop S in Co 1 1} 25 24 Electric Telegraph.- 17 18 1 1 55 allall4l Gen. G E e le n c . t Electric ai T im Navi gat. 18 all General Screw Steam ... —14 i 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all lieditemn. Rice. Tel 8 10 10 9 liesiean&S.Arnerien. 5/ 6 6 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel „, 10 5 Netherlands Laud._ 1 —1/ 10 all Do. Do, 5 1 Do. BpcPissatlti 4 dia— par 2 1 N. S. W. Goal dt Inter. Stearn Navigat. Co. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land I all N. B. Australasian._ 20 15 Nrtli. ofEuropeStzart ~„ 1 all Oriental Gas. . . 1 2s. Do. " Now Shares " all Peel Er. Ld. & Minrl. 2i 2$ 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 50 10 Do. New ....... . CA 2 all Portland Iron 100 60 [loyal Mail Steam 74 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 14 _ 1 A Ditto New 4 tP 26 all South Austral. Land 344 -- 35 A 1 all Snbmar. Tel. Scrip 4 _ 1 all file. Registered 23 .5 rraat4 L.Co.U. Can _ 100 284 yan Diemen ,Laud 13 1▪ 4 MARYLEBONE. CHARGE OF USING INDECENT LANGUAGE IN A STATION HOUSE.—This day Mr. Chas. Rhodes., who described himself as a solicitor, residing at No. 7, Orchard-street, Portman-square, was charged before Mr. Long with be ing drunk and disorderly in the police Station-house of the D Division, Marylebone-lane. It appeared from the evidence of Jacobs, 249 D, and Inspector Jackson, that between 2 and 3 o'clock that morning the prisoner entered the station-house, and upon seeing the Inspector observed, " You b- in spector, you are ab- impostor." The prisoner was then evidently under the influence of liquor. He also remarked that he, the inspector, " kept a good fire to warm his -." The prisoner was not then detained, and left the station. He subsequently came to the station-house with a charge, but he was so under the influence of liquor that while giving the charge he nearly fell over a table. It was not taken, as he continued using language,which was of no very becoming character. He was locked up. The prisoner denied that he used very improper lan . gaage before he was locked up, and said that he was not drunk. The Inspector and Jacobs, as also Sergeant Skeer, who was subsequently called in consequence of the pri soner's denial that he was drunk, stated positively that he was drunk. Mr Long—Did he make use of the remarks that have been sworn to immediately upon entering Lhe station ? Mr. Jackson replied in the affirmative. The prisoner brought forward a witness in his behalf of the name of Mutter, who was in the same cell with him, when it was stated that only an hour before the prisoner was locked up he was brought to the station in a stretcher insensible, and under the influence of drunk. The prisoner was fined 405., or in default 14 days' imprisonment. MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISII CORN For the week ended Oct. 11, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and. Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. ( OATS. RYE. 1 BEMIS. I PEAS. I 76s 61 37s 01 s 23s 71 50s 101 / 48s 101 46s 21 TIIE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WTIEAT. I BARLEY. 1 OATS. RYE. BEANS. I, PEAS. 75s 111 353 81 28s 7d 46s 61 48i 4d 42s 83 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLI) LAST WEEK, Wheat, 155,921; Barley, 21,588 ; Oats, 16,493 ; Rye, 1,355 ; Beans, 3,236; Peas, 1,059 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—WO had a slow sale for each kind of meat, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 44 to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 64 to 4s 61 ; Veal, 3s 104 to 4s 10d; Pork, 3s 8d to 5a 44 per Blbs, by the carcase. SOUTEIALL, Oct. 10.—We had a slow sale for beasts, the supply of which was good, at drooping prices. Most other kinds of stock sold steadily. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s Nd ; Mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 104 ; Veal, 4s Od to 4s 104 ; Pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 8113 s, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Oct. 10.—There was a full average buiiness doing in to-day's market, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 84 to 5s Od ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 4s Od to 53 Od per Blbs. Quarter-old Store Pigs, 22s to 28s each. HAY MARKETS. SmrrarrnD.—Meadow hay, 3/ lOs to 6/ Os ; clover ditto, 4l Os to Cl 10s ; and straw, 11 8s Od to 1/ 12s Od per load. Trade rather dull. __ _ CUMBERLAND. — Meadow hay, 3/ 15s to Cl 6s ; clover do., 41 Os to 6/ lOs ; and straw, 11 83 to 1/ 13s per load. A. fair average supply and a steady demand. WIIITEOHAPEL. — Meadow hay, 31 lOs to 6/ Os; clover do., 4l Os to 61 12s; and straw, 11 8s to 11 123 per load. Trade inactive. LLOYD'S SIIIPPING--(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Oct. 11.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; moderate breeze and cloudy, with rain at times. QUEENSTOWN, Oct 10.—The Charles Ferdinand, of Ham burg, foundered, 4th Sept., in 13 N. 23 W. ; crew saved by the Argyll, arrived here. BELFAST, Oct. 2.—Wind N.—Sailed—MuHoch, fo r Melbourne. GRIMSBY, - Oct.—.Arrived—William, from Shields, for London, leaky; Dove r , f rom Shi e ld s for Lowestoft, leaky. WELLS, Oct. 10.—The schooner Good Intent, of Whit by, from Shields to Lowestoft, has come on '' ll° ' and driven high up on the main, and is expected to become a wreck. DovER, Oct. 10.—A rr i ve d—Johanna Maria, for Hong Kong, has been in collision. N.w,—Put back_. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 10.—Wind Dahlia, for Sierra Leone. Sailed —ti an Paulo, for A] ; . yab ; Hortige, Vincennes. for Mobile PILL, Oct. 10.—Sailed---Albus , ; Try, N ew York; Sjofua, Balaklava. QUARANTINE NOTICE. LISBON, Oct. 4.—Vianna has been declared infected from the Ist Sept., Aveiro from the sth Sept., and Selves from tho 19th Sept. Faro, Fuseta, and Bilboa suspected from the 24th Sept., and Villa Real de St. Antonia sus• peoted from the let Oct. 12} i 84i 66 i 121 20 Si 100 2; 511 4 i !4•1 74i 5 94i 91g i 81i f 63i 4 31 8i i lli i '4 I 12 10 6, 12 12? St. St. I 10 20 loi 20 25 25 10i 1.2 4 i 'I 20 35 23i i 3O 20 1 5 1 60 15 30 1 1 1 10 28i 1 1 3 I 1 31 15 / 1 16 • 123 J 10i O St. 20 50 St. St. - it. 8 P P 13 a pm pm ...xil 113 100 f THE PRUSSIAN ALLIANCE. (Front a Correspondent of the Times.) BMILIN, Oat. 8.--In a leading article, a few days back, you ask, of what advantage an alliance with Prus sia can be to England ? Without any hesitation the answer must be : " For the present, none." A Power that has so entirely withdrawn itself from the commu nity of the great Powers of Europe, active in the pro tection of the general interests, and finds its satisfaction and interest in heading an inert congeries of neutral States, can be of no use or advantage to either of tie belligerent Powers, and certainly Great Britain is not that mere unit in Europe that it can gain additional value by the addition of a cipher at its side. The political considerations connected with this projected union, and in favour of it, must be sought in the probable state of things at the time when the project will be realised, and still more remotely at the period when the young Prince may be ex pected to mount the throne of Prussia. We must hope that before an English Princess of fifteen years of age can be led to the altar, and away from our shores, the present war will have passed into new and various stages. We must hope that sooner or later Prussia will take a part in it, although for the present her interests are too remotely affected, and her means too deplorably inadequate, to admit of her doing so. Of her own accord Prussia will not, either under the pre sent King or the heir apparent, ever declare war against Russia. With a youthful Monarch on the throne of Prussia, unbound by Russian sympathies and obliga tions, disposed, we are told, by every inclination of his heart and intellect towards the moderate freedom and constitutional Government of England, a Prince on whom the whole nation concentrates its hopes and aspi rations, we may expect to see Prussia more alive to the opening that a bolder course offers her for the promotion of the national interests in Europe. But it must be re membered that the liberal opinions of a Prussian Prince distant two removes from the throne, and only 24 years of age, must always be matter of some doubt, if not of suspicion. There are plenty of men in Prussia already who recognise the correctness of the policy that would summon her even now to make great sacrifices of men and money to attain the position to which all good Prussians believe their oountry to be destined ; but, although these men belong exclusively to the educated and well-to-do classes, their views can meet with no propagation, not to say success, in opposition to a whole hierarchy of officials, striving to outdo each other in carrying out the views of their peace-loving King. The press is totally under the thumbscrew of the police, and, as yet, the Chambers offer but an unsatisfactory arena for patriotic endeavours, from the want of an echo on the part of the people ;—the press, that should act as a sounding-board to reverberate the words of patriot ism spoken in the Chambers, is screwed down both by police and stamp acts, and vibrates to no impulse, how ever stirring it be. At present, therefore, Prussia is not 'worthy of the English alliance, though she may hope to be so at some remote period. Prussia is, however, engaged in a struggle of which England cannot remain an uninterested spectator—that between constitutionalism and despotism. Prussia still looks on France as the Englishman did 10 or 20 years back—viz., as her hereditary foe • England and F rance being intimately alli e d, a closer alliance of Prussia with England confers on the former a moral security against the hostilities of France, which security would only gain in practical reality in case of the Anglo-French alliance being dissolved. That is to say Prussia has everything to gain by an English alliance, and England a great deal to lose, if the new alliance is contracted at the expense of her existing happy league with France. The seafaring interest would hail an English alliance of the kind contemplated as a pledge that the Prusian Baltic ports will not be block aded, nor the valuable commercial marine be swept from the seas ; as a pledge, in fact, that they may pursue their profitable trade with Russia, by which she at once derives the material of war by imports, and the sinews of war by the export of raw commodities. There is also another conflict " looming in the future," which it is hoped here may awaken England and Prus sian sympathies simultaneously, and confer a value for Prussia on an English alliance. The struggle that the Church of Rome has commenced on the continent single handed against Sardinia, and with the covert assistance of Austria in the Grand Duchy of Baden, will per haps thrust itself on European notice before the struggle with Russia is brought to a close. Any thing like an overthrow or great humiliation of the Czar would immediately attract the Pontifical atten tion away from Germany to see what concessions could be extracted from the fallen potentate in favour of the Catholics throughout Russia. Of the contents of the concordat lately made between the Pope and the Em peror of Austria there is apparently little known that is certain and definite, but it so far seems to be beyond doubt, that it will lead to an abrogation or great modifi cation of the ordinances of the Emperor Joseph, whose wholesome measures have for a long time past supplied the only bulwark of Protestantism in Austria against the oppression of Catholic zealots. Among this num ber must be reckoned the young Emperor himself, who was educated in the most bigoted observances of the Ca tholic ritual and belief in peculiar:y Romanist tenets ; it is understood that he is conscientiously and zealously im pelled towards the advancement of the Romanist faith in majorem gloriant Dontini. The recent isolated instances of Romanist oppression in Austria and in Tuscany, and the open struggle and drawn battle between the civil and spiritual powers in Baden, show that, however en feebled and humiliated the Pope may be as a temporal prince, be has every disposition to procure for the Papal See its revenge, by the extension of his spiritual power and influence. But here, again, it must be remembered that a Protestant demonstration which should bring England closer to Prussia would endanger the French alliance with England, and, as England can snap her fingers at the Pope at home, there is no reason wl,y s h e should sacrifice the most important political alliance she has ever made, merely for the Quixotic notion of assist ing Prussia to overthrow the balance of religion which exists in her dominions. Here, too, Prussia might gain much and England lose a great deal. The balance of Roman Catholicism may be safely left to France and Austria, whose political antipathies and religious rival ries will serve to keep each other in check. In this re. sped they are like two Eagles fighting for a bone, their bone of contention being the Pope. TIE HARVEST ITV FRANCE. (From Galipnani's Messenger.) Both the Constitutionnel and the Pays contain long articles on the deficiency of the harvest in France, but the subject is considered by each from different points of view. The latter journal adduces arguments to show that there is no real cause for alarm, the quantity of corn required this year in France being much more moderate than previous years of deficiency have called for. We conceive our contemporary to be completely correct in his views, for after all what is the state of the case, if fairly stated ? N o thi ng more th an thi s —that whereas in 1853, ten millions of hectolitres of wheat were required, and in 1854, six millions, the present year calls for seven milli ons . If it bo borne in mind that England, even in her productive years such as from 1847 to 1852 for i ns t ance , i s obligeci to import 25 millions of hectolitres of bread stuffs of all kinds, one half of which may be set down as wheat, the amount of seven millions of hectolitres for France ought certainly not to ap pear exorbitant or cause alarm. The breadth of land sown last year in Canada and the United States was unusually great, and the yield is described as exceedingly fine. This year's harvest in these countries is estimated at 64 millions of hectolitres of wheat, of which 15 can be spared for Europe. Spain, Algeria, and Sicily have borne more than average harvests, and will be able to export con siderably —in sufficient quantities, in fact, to sup ply the remaining necessities of France and Eng land, without taking into account what the prin cipalities and countries along the Danube may yield. The Pays consequently, we are inclined to think, takes a correct view of ie question when it represents it as holding forth no just cause for apprehension. The Constitutionlid, apparently considering the question of the present harvest as disposed of, looks rather to the future, and enters into an inquiry as to what means ought to be adopted to make laud more productive in France, in order to diminish the probability of years of scarcity hereafter. The following extract will show what steps our con temporary suggests as best calculated to attain that end : " The territory of France comprises 53 millions of r e x t o f the om proper passage of water. These . r hectares (the hectare is about 2i acre s English) , the half of which is capable of being consider abl y im p roved . Among the land devoted to meadows to corn and ev en therefo s, but to vines, there are at least 7 millio ns of obstaclehectares which are of so heavy a nature as to bel hoynidYr3aoVroilagaghent. an ro l p t is calculatewhich d . ds mightbeing be e o r e w ad e i t l , y produce tripled that this operation wou ld cost f per hect are, and the increased value of th e land would be at least I,ooof. p o w s a n r e j ner d s p o o r nds co ver contractors This branch alone of agricultural, work would therefore secure to the labouring classes 2,100 millions francs in milliardsa millionn et profittogether7 of hectares, whichscarcely produce a revenue oflsf. each, wages, aT n h d e to s,, 't ,a h tn e but the produce of which might be easily raised to 200 f. per hectare. All that is required to effect this desir able t r ansformation would be to drain and cultivate this land. It is calculated that the draining of a marsh would cost•6,ooofr. per hectare or 480 millions for the 800,000 hectares, and that to bring into • • at to one hectare of pond • will only cost 400 francs or 80 mil lions for the 200,000 hectares. These two categories of work will therefore give 500 • in millions wages, and pro duce an additional value to the land of 1,500 millions. The extent of unproductive land, which could be ac quired to the plough, or be covered with forests, would be at least 0,500,000 hectares. Out of this quantity 3,500,000 hectares are covered with a deep layer of ve getable mould, which might be readily rendered fruitful. At the present time this part of the territory run over with flocks scarcely produces 15fr. a hectare, but by an outlay of 300 fr. would readily produce 50fr. The wages paid for the 3,500,000 hectares would be 1,050 millions, and the net profit to the proprietors would amount to 2,100 millions. The wages and the profits would be much more considerable for ground acquired to cultivation on the banks of streams and rivers until they arrive at the sea. The ground to be re covered on the banks of rivers may be calculated at one million of hectares, and that which is now overflowed by the sea, and which might be readily secured by embankments, at 500,000 hectares. The re -1 covery and drainage of this land would cost at least I,ooof. per hectare, but on being brought into cultiva. tion would be worth at least 7,000 f. This operation would give one milliard in wages, and six milliards in additional value. As to the part requiring embankments ' to keep out the sea, it would perhaps amount to I,ooof. per hectare, but the land obtained would be so fertile as to be well worth 6,000 f. The wages to be paid for this would be 500 millions, and the pro it to the owners 21 milliards." Our contemporary enumerates a variety of othe r improvements which could b e e ff ec t e d in divers , descriptions of land,and then concludes as follows:- 1 "To sum up, the grand undertakings of agricultural improvements might extend over 23 millions of hectares.. tbey would furnish to th e l a b our i ng c l asses 13,410,000,000 f .. in wages, and to the proprietors and contractors a profit of 31,180,000,000 f., resulting from the increased value after the completion of the works. Certainly the re sources which the embellishment of cities offer to the State for the employment of manual labour are not to be compared with what is presented by agriculture, the wants of which might feed a population double that of ours." THEATRE ROYAL, DRU.RY-LANE. The announcement of Mr. Charles Mathews' appear . ance at this house in a .three-act come d y, assisted by some of the more prom inent members of the Lyceum company, who have faithfully followed the fortunes of their leader, attracted an enthusiastic and overflowing house. Married for Money, the new piece, is a modern adaptation of an older play, The Wealthy Widow, and when the curtain drew up upon Mr. Mopus in a draw ing-room, which showed that the taste and elegance of the Lyceum had been transplanted to " Old Drury," th e warm and protract e d w e l come o f th e audience to their old favourite was such as is rarely witnessed in London. The story of the piece will doubtless be remembered. Its moral is directed against marriages between persons of very unequal age, and the person to whom the task of conveying ethical instruction is confided is a young rake of five-and-twenty, who, having married a widow of fifty for the sake of her money, finds himself a domestic slave, despised by even his own -servants, till, during the period of a short arrest, he contrives to get drunk in a sponging-house, and, returning home, asserts his marital supremacy on the strength of the liquor. At the present day this tale, even with the ad ditional interest of an old gentleman who first intends to espouse the elderly lady's daughter, but is scared from his purpose by the bickerings of the married couple, seems but a meagre foundation for three acts ; but there was such a charm in the manner in which Mr. Charles Mathews rattled the chain of domestic captivity, ren dered fearfully tight by the stern resolution of Mrs. Frank Matthews, that it was impossible for a piece to go off more pleasantly. Mr. Younge, too, was a good hearty old soul as the venerable sui - or ; Miss M. Oliver was a remarkably spirited young la.iy , fully determined to have and to manifest a will of her own ; Mr. Roxby made the best.he could of the favoured admirer, who, as such gentlemen usually are, is written as the least inte resting person in the piece ; and Miss Mason put forth a proper measure of pertness as one of those soubrettes who once held a leading position in every comedy, but are now becoming more and more rare upon the British stage. In a word the whole thing was capitally acted, and Mr. Poole's dialogue, which, it should be observed is exceedingly smart, sparkled merrily on the ears of the audience. A few lines introduced at the beginning re ferred to Mr. Charles Mathews' change from manager of the Lyceum to actor at Drury-lane, and these, of course, elicited an especial roar. It may be added, thatthenew Egyptian piece Nitocris, followed, and was enthusiastically received. lEONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING. WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday Evening.—The usual series of the quarterly meetings of the ironmasters of this district for the current quarter commenced at Wal sall yesterday. The second assembly took place at the Swan Hotel, in this town, this afternoon. The attend. ance was unusually small, and very little business was transacted. The trade is decidedly flatter than it was a fortnight ago, when the preliminary meeting took place. To a great extent this is attributable to the tightness in the money market, which has had the effect of checking anything approaching to speculation, and to some ex tent lessened the demand for manufactured iron, espe cially from Liverpool. There is still, however, a very fair demand fir the commodity, sufficient at present to maintain the advance of 1/. per ton, virtually declared some time since, and confirmed at the meeting at Hands. worth. A week ago a section of the trade was in favour of another advance of 1/., making bars 10/. per ton. This is now quite out of the question ; any attempt to carry the larger rise would fail, and would ultimately be productive of mischievous c msequences to the trade. It is true that one or two of the principal houses have orders at an advance of 304. upon the prices of last quarter day, but these are exceptional instances, only applying to particular makes, which invariably command a sale at prices beyond the quotations of the day. The demand for sheets is not quite so brisk as it was ten days ago. As regards pigs, the stocks are small ;of that de setiption of iron there was very little sold at this meet ing, but the principal makers are tolerably full of orders, arid prices are consequently firm, but blasts are from 4/. 108. to 4/. 15s. per ton—cold blasts, as usual, about 10a. dearer. Shropshire pig-iron is also in demand ; the prices will be definitely fixed prior to the trade meeting in Birmingham to-morrow (this day). All things con sidered, the trade may be said to be in a healthy state, and unless something adverse occurs there is a proba bility of its remaining so for some time, the occurrences of the last few months having givon a more legitimate character to business transactions. During► the week there has been an advance upon the price of Crouch and Chick coal of Gd. per ton ; the commodity is still scarce and much in demand, as indeed is limestone, and every other description of material ; ironstone is worth 20s. a ton ; certain qualities (flats) command a higher figure. The full advance upon their wages demanded by the colliers west of Dudley has now been conceded ; this commenced last Monday, and all the men have returned to their work. THE TEEEOTAL TOAST-BOOK. Though there is nothing very jovial in the idea of total abstinence, and it is difficult to get much jollity out of a pump, we do not see why the teetotalers should not adopt the practice of giving "sentiments " when they drink, and thus realising the popular combination of toast-and-water. We subjoin a few specimens, which will be found suitable to those aqueous associations, whose members seem to look upon the garden-engine as the only really moral engine, and the water•cart as the only vehicle of progress. A light heart and a heavy water jug. May ewers always be mine, and ours be ewers. May the pump always give us its succour. May the pitcher of strength never want the water of purity. The noblest works of man—the water-works. The pump—the only true source of legitimate liquid. May sorrow find a watery grave. A fig for my friend, and a pond for my pitcher. Confusion to the donkey who stops up (by getting his foot into) the plug-hole. A full water-bottle, and nobody to partake of it. May the good ship Britannia thaw plenty of water. My friend and filter. May every pipe be put out, except the water-pipe. The best of all Unions—the Grand Junction. Water—an excellent fellow in the main. l\iay th c e on w fi a d te e r nce always break the ice, a nd fri endship drink May the tear of sorrow from the cist ern of t he heart floating capital. the al. sack,a full w as hi ng - tub, and a ll other of oblivion. be purified by the filter of affli c tion, and join the w a t ers aid The slliasy te n p ie erivudrseavici without housewife, alwayssteflw o i who g ge cta keeps butts but the water-butt. The brightest diamonds are those of the purest water. May the hand of friendship be extended to every pump that needs it. Here's to him who 19 alw ays d o i ng his fellow-crea tures a good turn — the turucock. C o nfusion to the prid e t hat would keep its head a b ov e water.—Punch. • Yesterday, the second report of the select committee on Adulteration of Food, &c., together with minutes of evidence, was issued. The committee report that " they have taken evidence on the subject referred to them, but have found themselves unable to complete the inquiry within the time at their disposal. They confine them selves, therefore, to reporting to the house the evidence already brought before them, with a recommendation that the investigation be renewed in the ensuing session of Parliament.' A VOYAGH IN A LONGBOAT.—The South American mail brings news of the manner in which the crew of the Enterprise escaped. The Enterprise was bound from Callao for Queenstown, and left the former place loaded with guano on the 26;11 of May. On the 25th of July she encountered heavy weather, which carried away her rudder, and otherwise so damaged her stern that she leaked to such a degree that it was found necessary to abandon her the next day. Accordingly, the whole of the crew and passengers took to the longboat, with the intention of reaching Monte Video, 800 miles distant. During this perilous voyage, in a somewhat crazy boat, Mrs. Gardner was safely delivered of a daughter under circumstances of extraordinary privation and hardship, which continued without int ermission for 1 4 days—the and thei r f oo d saturated with e a 6 t t e a period these unfortunate p eo p le wer e exposed to tem wwea at This, weather, cold, fr we the last d a y or two no fresh added t o th e h avoc that death Pwu:s to us l t drink. 1 was making among their small party-15 in all—must have been terrible. The carpenter, Israel Powell, was the first victim, on the sth ; Willi am R or i e, cook, next, and afterwards William Thompson, boy. Their suffer ings arose from drinking salt water, and eventually madness carried them off. On the. 9th of August the Oriente, Captain Antonio, of and from Valparaiso, bound for Marseilles, fell in with the sufferers in lat. 39.30 S., long. 50 W., took them on board, and treated them with every kindness in his power to bestow. On the next day the boy James Ladson died. On the 14th the Oriente spoke the Cornelia L. Bevan, from Balti more, bound for Monte Video. Capt. Gardner and his party were transferred to her, and on the 25th of A u gust arrived sa f e l y a t M on t e Vid eo . At th e hospital at this his port the boy Richard Oliver died from g feet, ca use d by ex p osure . Through all tbaisn:toeterhnribal:ee imtria.l Mrs. Gardner and the child survived, an d proving in health. IC on of 13- IGN.