The Sun. — London, England, 1855-09-08 00:00:00

:NT :y xi A KET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. In a report upo n th e Liverpool fruit trade by 'm 111 : 88 ". Houghton and Levy, it is stated that there i been considerable excitement in the currant ar 'et, and th a t d ur i ng the last four weeks prices b ane h risen 3 s . t o s s. per cwt. N ear l y a ll t h e s t oc k C: 1 8 be en b ought up. This is attributable to the favo urable advices respecting the new crops, the very small quantity on hand, and to pur -414 bY the growers i n an ti c ipation of the winter, ero ; r t r not to be too dependent upon the new ton ft lf duty -paid clearances reach S 5 tons against 110 I 1813 the same month last year, and 100 tons in August, doubt wing a falling off in the consumption, which no th e 1 : arises twin the plentiful supply of fresh fruit, and f0r,,,"%1eu market being comparatively lower than ours theTtalu qualities. The export and coastwise clearances about 75 tons against 80 tons in the same month ith in tett,tba e should, however, have had them larger . hac there quality suitable for the Australian market there is some demand. The advices frpm the islands t tele Ceph gr•lPh on the 23d ult., noted the . openingprice t a e Nit t e41114 to be 105 dollars, and that in collecting v h i. ?Ital y .`e quantity would fall far short of wha h t . wa e s r itel, l4l einated. Since this it is reported h P r r t e ttes q - ee n Paid, and that the best fruit . will stan ig din equal Per cwt. duty paid. The first fruit last year t arrived thi s 12th October •we may, however, expect . earlier ° tit le ". The opening pric6 then was 755. in the face t o oflge stocks; it, however, rapidly went off, and advancedwdal •e before, the month was out. The coming season it ter oai " entirely dependent on the new crop, and yet_ till li n e s to be seen whether, at such extreme rates, , there /2) BU fßcient consumption to keep up pi ices. eser ibing the state of the London tea trade, essrp, aulbert Layton, and Co. mention that Ltiltlee . the 7th ult. this market may be said to N u ; a rwil some improvement, and although prices het °` be quoted higher than they were when we addressed you (excepting in the instance of 14° , 11 enngou, which is now worth Bid., and no to 0 )' there is decidedly a better tone to report Re ho fly ; a fair consumptive demand exists, which *hi h e -Pe ere long to see increased, from the belief p ott l begins to gain ground amongst a certain NNi a ;' n of the trade that tea has seen its lowest ut The letters from China, with dates to the July, were delivered hereon the 30th ult. ; the although excessive shipments are to be gathered Pl ke ' tt°lll , a movement iu common conger took 16 at which and the price rose to 8.7 d. per ola— w hich figure several thousand chests changed t h er' While a f e w good parcels fetched 9d. In t epo er grades of black tea there is no change to Th e rt ' and we only hear of moderate transactions. k ov /v eak flavory sorts are still very difficult to te at p roport i onate va l ue . S ouc h ongs h ave : B elling to some extent, but prices are by no 1448 satisfactory to the sellers. °along.; of com k4r quality are still saleable ; the very finest are ax bn ee • Flowery Pekoe remains as before. The C o — : t it demand is only on a v-ry moderate scale. Itr e i ttl ., bn scented teas are unchanged. The finest Vlaely to be affected by the last accounts from a itii lll4 * Green teas show no change for the better, til„, 111: a hysons are 2d. cheaper, and finest cora kre'." full pric e s. Canton-made gunpowder sorts 4 _ 14 rath er more reques t, w hil e y oung hyson i s ; n saleabl e as ever." advices received by Messrs. Smith and 4 11 es from St. Petersburg are to the 18th (30th) 0 11 g ti ,. 4 t. Ex 36 3-16 5-16. About 300 casks taken t rit .," spot at 110 rs. ; carriage 110 copecks. A I:l4 l . ac tion is reported between a dealer in Peters thel an d an eminent Russian capitalist, by which tou alitter Is advances money on 7 m casks of tallow, lerit "Y the former some time since in the in_ _ an no w arriving in St. Petersburg. It does to ,"_a . PPear whether the dealer in question intends to 12, 8 gn the tallow, or to hold it in St. Petersburg, t it i s Said that the purchases have been made by ahelortnPon information in his possession of a very S upply next season. T he te : Weekly returns of the Bank of England are li ned now with more than usual interest, and h i cs li e llanges that have occurred during the latter 0' of the month of August are sufficient to show 84 there is some motive for watchfulness, although Re e ntertain no apprehension as to pressure or li o e4k enieg of confidence because two or three mil ot7B sterling are taken away for well understood Ik:e t % Part of the metallic circulation has no 1 / 4 4 -been required for wages and agricultural t k , s _ ti rsements, but the Turkish loan and the war ithraditure have taken away some portion. The 4 7 5 nnt to the credit of Government was again mica last week, but the balances of private tie a Were again materially lessened, and there tote 74 large increase in the discounts. The changes, ie t pated with the previous statement, have been 4e tive circulation ttlitietncrease X 20,104.630 62.41.5 14,939.118 ''e b st Decrease , Increase 4°ll e Deposits Increase 0„ Deposits 4„,.. Decrease " v en-Day and other Bills Decrease overoment Securities oth _lncrease . 606,819 3,628 72:3 301.374 7,267.969 296.144 11,098.018 576,811 979,851 17.314 13,031.088 5,924 L er Securities 15,661,985 4 0 , Increase 666.753 ' 5B unemployed 8,263,380 Tl, Decrease 611,175 nere was yesterday afternoon again a slight 4tovement in the rates for bills of exchange Pn here upon the principal Continental cities. q t ti . : 3 ) 9 0 days, was taken at 25 40 to 424 ; Am git\4lll at 11 18 to 18& ; Hamburgh at 13 81 to 2N to Prankfort at 1181 ; and Trieste at 11 32 4, 3 4. 10(1 T he bunion exports Q.re not yet recoverable. 100 4A l ie Stock Market has been rather heavy in con- r oi C I O h lle nee of the Bank return, but the good news 5 44 Sebastopol serves to counteract this a little. 1 : ~°ll , I sols h ave b een 90i - for transfer, and 901 for 20 82 gut. Th e N ew 3 pe r C e nts. have been 91i to 4 1 ' The transfer books for the other securities are c losed. Exchequer Bills are nominal. °reign Securities have been dull, hut Spanish t ii '°etter, the Deferred being 19g to Turkish lea are flatter, at 921 to 93i, and the Scrip is Prem. Dutch 4 per Cents. have been 964, and ard lni<~n 85k. ktot T he following are the nominal prices of foreign :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 18 to 20 ; 21-1 to 211; Peruvian, 78 to 80 ; l i ,""° Three per Cents., 57 to 59 ; Portuguese i h : . per Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian Five Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Four - and - a - Half per 1 9 7 8 .• 89 to 91 ; Spanish New Deferred, 191 to ditto Three per Cents., 381 to 381 ; ditto ip ttt iacates, 41 to 4k; ditto Passive, 4-g to 48 ; u 'ltish 921, to 93,1. T he re , has been no animation in the Share mar tt )and prices have ruled flat. Lancashire and o r4 hire receded 55., and also Midland. South hZterri were 10s. lower. Great Western of ,„,a.Ca- Were higher. Royal Danish were heavy. ething was done in Mining Shares. The Banks '".ere Weaker. Canada Land were firm. tap . --Am FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON& O't ~:' '' - ii-, , tik t, ' '.1?"74 the. (4464 Li". „n-imis, 44.1.4 Shnt 3 Stock ..... .... a ..,—.‘„in. iteduced Annuities... ... . . Shnt i 91 Law Cont, consols Annnitier.....- „ 3 Der Cent. Annuities ....., .. ... ~...,.. Shut 911 2 i `4R Annuities Expire sth Jan.. ;B's" Ip ir t tl i t t 4 :_, 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 Shut B 7 "vls. 4100 „... , . 0 0 , Rn i tto, , under U4)O. hs":! or Account, 12th October ..... , '..04 n , a . , ogurr Rills, 2id, I - ha' 'lOOO 400 . ..... n ..a•Q•••: , •••• '.... ....... a te 3 raall 11°911er Bonds IRSB, 3 per Cent.... 100 i A 3 bit pit , ~.t 0 1859, • .. ... loot )2: _ 01 1 ii, . s _. - .' K OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON .. O'CL . 0 71i.. fi am r Bonds, 6 per Cent .. 105 t i .lliao Bonds, 5 per Cent. 5 p ,, 1 40 for the Account B7i v ,, L , 81 43 0}1(18, 3 per Cent -,J,litto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. '',to for the account I 9R I Ei Ditto Passive ,i, karm i 4 ' tlrki t , committee Cert. of Coup. DA fun. 4:Z p c . ~ I N . ', Bonds, 6 per cent 9!i 1 - ,',.!tto for the account Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. t t . * ',.- i ..),I, , the ,ineve payabir in London. ' • b i , Itentes, 3 per Cent. - b „ 4 :11.0 Scrip 2nd Loan of 1855 D Xxchau ge , 21 per of,ut. 12 Guil — vitt "' 4 per Cent. Certificates .. ..... „; TWO O'CLOCK. . -Consols 9N t - bit lo iQr tl4a ZscColll4 90i i mil!. ...... vils.ll • 2 p THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMRER 8 1855. !•:;':.kSED FTX.V,Vi 7 , ;:ENTAT 8 •ik iLiv kJe,ceiti. :ompan. 111. e* • t yeiter.taY • this ,iay Bedford and Blet eh ley Buckghameh ClydesdaleJc Col. Stour Vy Sad, and Hal S. Lin. g. 6 pc Glas. Barr. k Neils. Direct Do. New Distr.& Dn Fr & Rail way Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. t Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon.,Til.,&S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bath. and Matlock Middles:a° . & Redcar Vficild.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Eaten., N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fizeds p Prest. & Wyre Do. Oars. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Rot'Lar' (Tool e g. 5 p. c. Throws. &Her S. Staffordsh, Wear Valleygr fi per cent Do Wilt.Vomrst 1 ND 1 Nll Os. all 1) 6 1. all London N. W‘rkt,., L.&N.W. E. Mi. & E. C i4t.Nrttal ehtldoniatt 'Do . ..... 4t. Westx Vk. Now. & Best. Y. &Nhf . Do._ S. Easton ...... Peto k Co. Do L.& Pr. w • & Midl& Stckton Darlingt. ;Midland ] En. Conn. ,E. Count. Co Do L.&N.W &Ln&Yit Gt North' I4a.neash Yorksh, T. Brassey Melean , ;tockt. Darlingt slo 4t MIN KS, 1 All io all 1 1 5 1 it. xll ;5 , 111 5 I 111 2 1 1 1 all 4i all I. all 3 all I I 5 .•• - --;., 97 - 99 100 - 102 11 - 12 - 7 .. """ 27 - 29 a : biii 12i -- 13" 23 -- 24 119 - 122 2a —2/ 0 - 94 i - 57 - iP 69 ... 130 - 134 8f - Si 2t 2* - 32 91 - 93 Agna Fria . . Anglo Austrin. Gobi Anglo Californian Australian Australian Cordiller% Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of Blienarvon Iron an , j, Coal ..,.. British 1r0n........... Brazilianlmp.(isane‘j at 25 pm.) Do. Coeaes & Cuiabo Do. St. John Del Re:, - Carson's Creak Clarendon Cons. Min , Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of En;.. Do. Pref. 7i p. ear. Copiapo English and Austin. Copper Smeltg Fortuna General Gt. Nngg etVeinßeg Great Polgooth Liberty ......... Linares D B Lusitanian Mariquita.. ...... New Granada New Linares a.nd Smelting C 0... Nouveau Monde._ POntgiba ad Silvo Lead Min. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rook Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago do , South Australian.. . Tin Croft .. United Mexican Waller West Mariposa....., .. Worthing Mining o' Australia i - i - i - ... iq - 7A 4t - 56 21 -2 31 - 27 - 29 , 311 .5 all t 4 121 1 All ,0 7. !S I L all 1 11 I all 9.' 1 I An .•• k - OT 62 - MARKET NEWS.-(THIS DAY.) COVEN 't tfrA RDEN. Today's market was well suoplied with both fruit - , and vegetables. An extensive business was transacted, at full prices. FRIIIT.—Pine apples, English, 3s to Gs per lb; colonial do., is to 3s each ' • hot-house grapes, is Gd to 4 s Od per lb ; foreign ditto, 0(1 to Os Od ; zealous, is Oil to 5s each; peaches, 8s Od to 15s ; nectarines, 5s Od to 12s per dozen ; apples, is Gd to 4s Od p er h a lf s i e ve ; pears, 2 s Od to 2 3s : O p e r t p o u 4 n s n e p t e r ; half apri c sieve; e l. t c 6 h 3 e s r r p i e e r s 3s per half sieve ; Orleans pl ums a nd green gages is 0 ( 1 to s 10d to is 2d per lb; cobnuts, l o l lemons, 4s to 8s Od per 1OO'• oranges. Ss to 11 s per 100 ; fil berts,,cloz. ; common plums , s t t o o 6 0 d s per ;a l ni p o o u n n a d s .; Os to Os per lb. ; walnuts, 6d to is per 100; figs, 3s Od to Os Od per doz ; strawberries, 2d to 6(1 per pottle ; goose berries, is Od to 2s Od per half sieve ; currants, 3s Od to 4s Od per half seive ; raspberries, 2d to 6d per pottle. VEGETABLES.—White cabbages, 6(1 to Is 3d per dozen; red ditto, 2s to 5s Od per dozen ; French beans, is 6,1 to 2s 6(1 per half sieve ; brocoli, Od per bund. ; potatoes, 455 to 90s per ton ; vegetable marrow, Gd to is per doz. ; peas, 4s to 6s Od per bushel ; broad beans, is Odto is 9(1 per half sieve ; turnips, '2d to Cd per bunch ; carrots, 3d to tid per bunch ; cucumbers, Os ld to Os 9(1 each ; garlic, 6d to Os 8d per pound ; spinach, is Od to 2s Od per sieve ; old onions, Os Od to Os Od per bushel ; new ditto, 1d to 4d per bunch; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, 4d to 6d ; horse-raddish, 2s Od to 4s 01 per bundle ; parsley, 2d to 3d per bunch ; celery, is Od to 1s 3d per bunch ; endive, is 3d to 2s 3d per score ; beet, is Gd to 2s per doz. ; parsnips, Os 6d to is Od per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet ; mushrooms, is to is 6d per pottle ; artichokes, 48 to 6s per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, 9d to is per score ; sorrel, 6cl to is per half sieve ; radishes, is to is 3d per dozen hands ; tomatoes, In to 2s sieve;6dperhalf2s oil p chillies, i l sto is 6d per 100 ; Brussels sprouts, is Od to sieve ; capsicums, is to 28 per dozen; walnuts pickling, 6d to is per 100; cauliflowers, 2s to 6s per doz. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; Goslings, 5s Od to 7s Od each; Ducks, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; tame Rabbits, Os Od to Os Od; wild do., is to is Cd each ; Pigeons, 6d to 9d each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; middling, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Chickens, is 9d to 2s 3d ; Capons, 3s 6d to 4s 6,1 ; Hares 2s 6d to 4s Od : Grouse, 2s Od to 3s Od each ; Guinea Fowls, 2s 6d to 3s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, lls 6d to 12s 6d, and English lls 6d to 14e Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 8s Od to 9s Od ; French ditto, 5s Od to 7s Od per 120. ÜBIVEY. f EDINBURGH, Thursday Evening.—The Queen, Prince Albert, and Royal Family arrived at St. Margaret's station, Edinburgh, at 38 minutes past 6, being seven minutes in advance of the time anticipated. The journey from London-400 miles—was thus completed in ten hours and a half. For the latter part of the way, the Queen and Prince Albert bad travelled in the saloon provided for the elder Princesses, it having been found on their arrival at Darlington that the grand saloon car riage, used by her Majesty and Consort on this use, had become overheated in the axletrees. This circumstance, probably, led to a fatal occurrence at a little later period of the journey. One of the greasers, who bad accom panied the Royal train from London, in his anxiety, no doubt, to obviate the recurrence of a like mishap, was greasing the wheels of one of the carriages while the train wai proceeding at full speed along the line near Aycliffe, when, either losing his balance, or coming in contact with the pillar of a bridge, he fell from his place and was killed on the spot. In other respects the Royal journey was without accident or detention. At St. Margaret's station her Majesty was received by the Duke of Buccleuch, as Lord-Lieutenant of the county of Edinburgh. Major-General Viscount Mel ville, Corns ander of the Forces in North Britain, with the Hon. Colonel Dalzell and other officers of the staff, and Mr. J. T. Gordon, Sheriff of the county, were also in attendance. Her Majesty, on alighting, shook hands with the Duke of Buccleuch, and graciously bowed to the other gentlemen present. On reaching the gateway of the station the band of the 7th Dragoon Guards struck up " God Save the Queen," immediately following it with " Partant pour la Syria." Her Majesty and retinue here entered open travelling carriages, which were in waiting to convey them to the Palace.. The procession, which was es corted by a body of cavalry, drove through the Queen's Park at a brisk pace, followed by the acclamations of an immense assemblage, which, doubtless, owing to the beauty of the evening, was larger than that which has welcomed the Queen in her visits to Edinburgh for some years. The way through the Park was lined by bodies of Military and militia, presenting con siderable variety of uniform and equipment. They in cluded the 7th Dragoon Guards, from Piershill, the depots of the 82d (Prince of Wales) Regiment, and the 92cl (Gordon) Highlanders, from the Castle ; the County of Edinburgh Militia, from Dalkeitb ; and the Fife Militia Artillery, from Leith Fort. " The Royal party arrived at Holyrood about 7 o'clock, where they were received in. the vestibule by the Lord Provost and other officials. A Royal salute from the Castle an nounced the arrival of her Majesty at the Palace. Soon after arriving, Prince Albert, attended by Colo nel Phipps, drove out and visited the National Gallery, of which his Royal Highness laid the foundation stone in 1850, and which is now all but completed. Her Majesty and the Royal household dined at 8 o'clock. The Duke of Buccleuch, Lord Melville, and Mr. Sheriff Gordon were guests at the Royal table. FRIDAY MORNING.—The Royal party left the Palace this morning about half-past 8 o'clock, and proceeded through the park to the station. The way was, as usual, lined with troops, and there was again a considerable assemblage in the park. They left St. Margaret's sta tion punctually at 9 o'clock, her Majesty and Prince Albert occupying the Royal saloon carriage, which had in the interval been brought up from Darlington. The Royal travellers reached Larbert junction at 9.52; where the Queen conversed some time with a wounded officer of the 42d Highlanders, lately returned from the Crimea ; they passed Stirling at 10.12, the Castle guns firing a salute. Perth was reached at 11.6 ; Forfar and Aberdeen were also passed safely and in good time, and the Banchory station of the Deeside Railway, a distance of 176 miles, at 45 minutes aster 2 in the afternoon. Her Majesty was received at Banchory by the Earl of Kintore, Patrick Davidson, L.L.D., Deputy-Lieutenant of the county, and Mr. John Duncan, chairmain,of the Deeside Railway directors. Her Majesty had luncheon in the refreshment-room, prepared by Mr. Grant, and elegantly fitted up. A guard of honour of the 79th Highlanders was in attendance. The Queen left in an open carriage at 3 o'clock, posted by Aboyne to Balla ter, where her Majesty was met by the Farquharson Highlanders, in full costume, and proceeded thence to Balmoral, arriving about 7 o'clock. Mr. Seymour Clarke attended the Royal train, which was punctual to a minute from King's-cross to Banchory. HER MA SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAY/. lalestng,Prlees yesterd y. 25 - 41 - 4i ••• ""' ... 7i -- 8 141 -- 14 ;4 -- 15 9 -8: 88 - 90 62i - 62/ 11 - 13 8 - 10 5 - 4 6i - 7 12 134 10 -- io 71 - 73 53 - 55 j 9 i 17 - 19 1 72 - 74 87 - 71 - 73 1,4 I_6 1100 -- 102 56 p 661 t 5 - 74 64 - 814 --- 97 -- 99 91 —94 i, 1 4( Id 1 84 85 8 7 6i 5i 25 73 - 8i 68/ 39 - 41 12 - 10 li - 2i 6 : 6" 25 27 ass ".• 71 • .7:?, 7i - 7 4 - AO 12i -13 i 47 49 91 - 98 f - GLI 61 - 6 25 - 27 164 - 110 78 80 43 45 %21 59 60 , 311 32i' 5 - 3 2d - par - 36 19i 20 3 - 4 21 - 23 5 - 7 3 2d .. ''` ... 21 1$ - li it 12 13 23A 24 --- 21, '6l - 614 171 -17 i 64 - 66 94 - 96 5i - 6i 11 ) 3i - 3 ? 2i - 231 - 241 100 - 102 115 - 118 115 -- 120 101 108 i! 21 114 -- 116 •• --" "' Al ••• 7i - 84 . - igi - 20 I' 1 lip 7 9 2 - 3 5 - 5. 2 86 121 -- 12 .•• 8 - 9 47i 491 P 1.7 - sio - 23 20 - 21 2 -1A 4 -94 1 - Pm 3i - 4 f2 3 / 4 - 13 pi 1•3 - 19 00 ..... R mbg. iiottng. 800 Ind Eastn. JunA i3olfast & BallymeTu. 1.11 Binning. WOII )113 Stour Valley 3irk and. Lanes) & Cheshire Jnnet all ;)o. Cltexh. & Birk , £5O and £25 Gar:, VDo., £20........... ... all Rlytla &Tyneoriginx' £25 (issd. at £4i , , 100 - riristol and Exeter 100 i laledonian 61a. Carmarthen and Car digan al.. Chester dz Holyllea,.t all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pas, 16 Cornwall 1 tliieT Junction 45 An olin&BelfastJunc all Dundee Perth Gab t deeu all 1)o. N • •s , XooFlast ALlian , i'astern Counties.... 0(1 , o ,astern Union, A Stock .. ....... 100 De., B . 8:! Do., New A. (X) 'ast Lancashire OG , :dinburgb all Edinb. and Peebles.. LOO )din. Prtli & Duir.b 9 'ortb & Clyde Jtv all Furness . all )o. Extension.. LOO Glasgow& S. West.., 100 Great Northern LOO Do., A. Stock 100 Do.,a 5t0ck........ L,)( ,:t. 3th. &Weet.(lrc.) 100 Great Western LO C Do, Stour Val. Re Gua. Stk. . all Irish South-Easton. All Lancaster & i•P Do., Thirds 7 Do. New Thirds 70 Le.ncash.andYorksl , . Do., Wst. Riding 17.1 , all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & filackw,7 Lond.Bright&S.C.,„. El(; Lon& and N. West '6 . Fifths 5 , 0.10/. Sh., NI&B ~( •)- ,o. Eighths.._ 1.00 r.ondon andS. West•., 0 474 Do. £5(4 . . 0 98 Do., £4O nil 'undo tlrr y dr. Col era;:b r all Lrattudrry & Erni s it. F.;) , es. k n I Do. 4 Shares, No. 0,. • Vial,. & Lin, U". idland ilirmng. &Peri , Ji(11(l. G. West. (Fe ) all Half Shares..:. ll Newcastle & Carlisle, 23 ; . :4wpt.Aberg. & Tirf N'ewry & gnniskille 0,1 Newry Warrenpoin And A05trev0r......,. .0 Norfolk 34 2 T ortlin.Counties . .;0 North British , All North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 411 •0., A Deferred all Do., B Guars.nt6e. , N. Eastern—Berwi& 20 1)o, do. Extension ~. 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Pureh All o. Leeds.. Of, Ito. York North London ... all Do. New £lll 1, stead, and City Jn.. 7:; North Staffordshit ,, .. North Western all N. &S. Westrn. j !Nuneaton, and Leicester N. Oxford, Worcestor,& Wolverhamptoia 8 Portsmouth L•.O Central Lls") Scottishlklidland LOO Shropshire Umon south Devon Soath Eastern all south Wales I.Trksh. & Riv. Dub Do •,•• It Staine , 4,Wolt. a "'thektop 9t T,arii , Fit: ISt , . "!kton Drat; Valor, 9 'Do. f, - 16 1 4) Do. Pref., No. 1.... yl i — ehames Haven Doe, And TZ,2 i 1 wa.v Ulverstone & Lancs. V:-41,, Neath w4.torm. sz. Ki II: tinny All Waterford &Limerl,. all West Cornwall 5 West End of London and Crystal Palace.. all West London all ,Wimbledn & Croydon Nll Antwerp,hott rioqu 4 , lelgian Eadn. Juno., 10 cizlers to GrA , FR •tsa. 4 Baroda, rentrs►l India,Scr all I Demerara Dutch Rhenish •;11 Eastern of France 10 Do. 'slew All I Fast turban, g. 5 p., Do. E7',,!n5i0.,.. 41: I it:). 4 p. c. gds., pa 7 '57, conversable.., . 7111 Pn. 410. do., '59,410 17 i I rid. Tir_nf (I).Tisk 1;A ; , i` i so. At. Lawrence Atlantic do. ...... 70 Do. Cert. of "Debeu. eon. into Stk. till '6; all )o. Comp. 6p. c., do l 0 Gt. Central of Fran $ll Peninsn;, guar. 5 per cent. 1 m. siew 5 per cent 2 o. Extensions. . all Do. do 3 Great Liuxambour Constituted Shares %II Do. Obligations... all I Gt. Westt,rn of Cana3 Shares ... all Do. lids., payable'S7, with option till '55.. all Do. do., '62, p. '56 . all Do. do., '76, p. '6. alt I D: - ... do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toront , ; all Do. 6 per cent. 14 Lake Cond. & Bast: all Lucca & Pistoj asp. c prof 10 Lyons and Geneva .:, 14 Lyons & Mediterran. all Madras 10 Do. New lAi! I Maria Antonia .... .‘ll Do. do. New all I Namur & Liege i wit' interest) all 'Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all D 0.201. Shs.late Char ieroi and Brqueline „ guar. 3$ p. c. & red at 22i/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 .Tsn. 1854 all Do. 20'. 3 p. a Bds (fmy.B.& Ams.Shb. • all NorwegianTrunkPre 1 6 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans..., all Paris and Rouen... 15 Yari sela,en & Cherbrg. • Bonen and Havre all - Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish 611 Sambre and Maim _ all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. 2s. Scirtdo ..... • ... all Southern of Franca_ 16 St. ,kndrow's and Quebec (a) ' ?.11 West Flanders AP Do 5) per c. Pref., t 8 Western of Franca',.. 16 West. of Switzerland all Wiabaden ........... •.11 Zealand JOINT-STOI ~ , • KIl tritish Colonial Rank And Loan Company all r'ritisb N. Americsul 5 7.llartd. Bank of Asif.l 4 , Br.k. of India, Australia. & China 30 City 2i! 20 . - I;qunercial of Lon& I C;ngli:3l, Scottish anti Australian Chart all Citart. Bk. of .kustralia 5 r qtto New 20 ;_ondon and County 10 i.ondon Joint Stock 20 I.ond. & Weetminstor National Provincial of England 10 i)o. New, 22 National of Ireland all South Walea sll Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. Now 1 !Loyal Australn.Bkg Imp Co iil =onto Australia all tlnion of Australia f:! Do. Now 19 'No of le,s4 BANKS , . 9. 91 fin 70 Ad par _.- 5 7p 17 -17 i 191 - 204,1 - 38 - 40 •** -- **a •••1 ... .4 in 38 42 - 43 52 - 54 6. '''''' e.t. 39 = 12 - 73 3 ► 8 - Bainass dons this day. it. 100 3t. 100 If) 24 ;t. =.o. it. 1,0•,) 15 all 10 all i 0 .t 5 all 12:4 nll 12!) . all to ail. LO all Bt. 100 gt. 190 56 all ft. 1 1 .0 5f 51 i 0 I al 1 iiil all l 5 1, all 2 all st, ;.:0 0 all .2 ;0 al 15 all lt. ,100 ex ci 56i 6 i I 21 81 I 20 35 6 I 30 1 20 941 4 84 . I 8. 241 x d 681 f 25 I I 21 121 PREFEREN , 24 - 18 - ir 13 —l5 21 2i 74 3;p lac t - fl 5 - • 16 - 21 - 23 6 8 41 - 4i - 4 3 - ... '"" ... E SHARES. " - • 92 • - 94 100 = 101 3 - 4 5i - 61 1 - 1 - 14 - 13i -13 i .. .'''' .. 5 - 8 62 1115 - 117 109 - 111 104 106 -- it) 6 - 8i 96 - 85 - 87 7,7 - 8 91 - 101 16 - 17 10 - - 74 19 -20 - 10 14 - 15 Oa :136 133 , . ..m. »- pr ." ~ .. ..'" see 24 a 16 -13 S 96 - 98 4} - 41 98 - 10 r 2 93 - 3i - 4 i id 105 - 107 13 —l4 id-paT - 23i 24 100 102 ... ''" • 16 - 18 14 3 Sid 1001 NEWPORT. Beef from 3s Sd to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s ; lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s 0d to 5s ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 84 per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb 4s 4d to 53 4d ; veal, 3s 10d to 40 10d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per Blbs. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 20s ; Brills, 2s 01 to 7s each; Salmon, Is 6d to is 9d per lb ; Cod Fish, is to 5s Od each; Soles, 3d to is 3d per pair; Eels, 8d to 1 801 per lb; Lobster s, is to 4s Od ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; Whitings, 3 s Od to 8 s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 12s to 203 ' • Natives, 40s to —s per bsh ; Mackerel, 4 0 s to Os per 100 ; Smelts, is Gd to 2s Gd per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon: Bloaters, is Od to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 5s Od to Os per 100. ; Scotch do.. 6d; Sprats, 8s Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, 2s 01 to 103 each ; Haddocks, 5s to I`, , s per doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, Gd per lb ; Prawns, 4s Od to Ls; Mullets, 6d to is 6d ; Plaice, 4d to is each ; Halibut, Gd pei lb; Flounders, is to is 6d per dozen. BREL_D. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 101 to lOid; of household ditto, Bid to 9d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3 id to 3 4d ; 641 b to 721 b, 34d to —d ; 721 b to 801 b, 34d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 44 to 4id ; 881 b to 961 b, 44d to 4t.d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 40 to 440 ; 104 to 1121 b Od to 0.1; upwards, Od to Od ; Horse hides, 6s $d to Os Od ; calf skins, tight, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ditto, full, ris Od to 6s 6cl ; Polled Sheep, 2s 10d to 3s 6d ; Kents, Os Od to Os 0,1 ; Half-breds, 2s 4d to 3s 2d ; Downs, 2s Od to 2s 6d; Lambs, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; Shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. IIAY 111.AKK ETS. ANITRFTELD.—Meadow hay, 1' O to 6/ 6s ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 103 ; and straw, 11 5s Od to 1 J 102 (Id per 10-,(1 Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at barely late rates. iAJMIIEBLAND.—Meadow hay, It 0. ‘o 6, ; dove. do., 4/ Os to 6/ 10s ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 11 10s per los. A moderate supply and a .tuggish demand. WHITEOHAPi&L.—Meadow hay ,3' 15s to 6 6s; clover do., 4:/ Os to 6/ 103 ; and straw, 11 5s to 31 11:1 nor load. The demand for both hay and straw ruled inactive, at our quotations. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Sept. 7.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; ight breeze, and fine sunshiny weather. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Brunswick (s.), from Plymouth ; Despatch (s.), Jersey ; Atalanta, Havre. Sailed—Brunswick (s.), for Plymouth; Courier (a.), Jersey ; Alliance (s.), Havre. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind, S.W. Arrived—Rokeby, from Moulmein ; Mary Ann, Sava nilla ; Cynozure, Malaga • Jane Clarke, Manzagan ; Ro bert Finnie, Hanburg ; gebe, Amsterdam ' • Queen the Seas. James Brielle, and Royal George, St. John's, N.B. Off—Lebanon (e s.), from New York. Sailed—Baltic (s.), for New York. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 6. Wind, S.S.E. Arrived Thessaly, from Bathurst. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 9.58 a.m. Wind, calm • tide, third hours flood ; weather very fine, Arrived—George, frum Logatoer- Sailed—Bromleys, for Genoa ; Pruth, Ceylon ; Louise, Son igsberg. DEAL, Saturday, 9.40 a.ns. Wind Northerly, light and fine. No arrivals. WOOLLEN TRADE. (Front the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, Sept. 7.—There have been very few buyers in the town during the current week, and amongst the wholesale houses there is only a limited business done. The c unary trade houses are brisk. BRADFORD, Sept 6.—There was an average attend ance at our market to-day. Althouilh there was a good inquiry for combing wools, the market was somewhat quieter, compared with the brisk business of last week, owing to the staplers being unwilling to part with their stocks at the prices generally offered ; in the tran.ac tions that took place former prices were firmly main tak ed. HALIFAX, Sept. 7.—Nothing at all materially different from last week's report of the trade of this market has characterised the progress of the yarn and piece depart ments up to the present. MANCHESTER, Sept. 7.—We have had a steady mar ket. The demand for cloth, without being large, it, pretty regular. Prices are firm. BARNSLEY.—In the Barnsley linen trade we are gla,'t• to have to record a little improvement. MlNES.—Speaking generally, the mining market has not been very active this week, though a fair demand has existed for a few favourite mines. Cliffords have been enquired after at 245 to 255, being a great rise upon late quotations. Rosewarnes have reached 260'; 'lender, 51 to 51 ; Sortridge Consols improved to 61, 7, upon the good report received last account day, but afterwards receded to 61, eg. West Sortridge receded to 7s. 6d., 84. ; the lode here, it is expected, will be cut in about a fortnight. Since our remarks upon Wheal Grenville were ?written last week, a personal inspection of the mine has been made by a correspondent, and his report will be found in another column. East Frongochs have been sought after, at 14s. to 164 ; West Seton, 350 ; South Frances, 650 to 660. At North 'Unity, the lode the 56 fm, level is worth 151. per fm. Craddock Moors have been in demand, and have advanced to 20. Mining Journal. THE SCHAH OF PERSlA.—Letters from Teheran an nounce the arrival in that city of M. Bour6e, French Plenipotentiary to the Court of Persia. He was ad mitted to a private audience on the sth of July, when he presented his credentials to the Schab, with whom he afterwards had a long conversation. THR LIICAN FARMS IN MAYO.—Major-General the Earl of Lucian, who is not less known as a practical agri culturist than as a commanding officer of cavalry, is about to effect an extensive clearance (of sheep) off his extensive farms in the county of Mayo. Of his flock of 12,000, 4,000 are announced for sale by auction, and the lands to be so cleared, amounting to 3,000 acres, are to be given up for the immediate occupation of tenants, to whom lettings have recently been made. COMMISSARIAT OFFICERS IN THE EAer.—When the last accounts left the Crimea leave of absence had been granted, on the recommendation of medical boards, to Commissariat Clerk Penrice, to proceed to England ; to Commissariat Clerk ITniacke, to Sept. 10, to remain on board the Dunbar ; to Civil Surgeon Rooke, to Sept. 5,. to go to sea ; and to Deputy Ordnance Storekeeper G. Munro, to Sept. 5, to go on board ship.—Civil Service Ga VAC zette. APPOINT MENTS, AND PROMOTIONS IN THE CIVIL Seevioe. —General Post-office--The office of AN CIES, postmaster of Li c hfield is vacant by he Mr death W of Mr. Robert Sharp. Devonport Dockyar t d.—. . M. Richards, third-class clerk at Devonport, has been appointed to the new naval and victualling establishment at Constantinople. Mr. J. H. Iselin has been appointed temporary clerk at Devonport, during Mr. R chards' absence. The st orekee p ership of Devonport dockyard is vacant, in consequence of the death of Mr.Dent—salary' 6001. a-year, with official residence. Irish Convict Ser vice.—Mr. Francis Hograve, governor of Spike Island, has b een a ppointed gov ernor of Ph i li p s t ow n Convict Prison, vice Mr. Richard Grace, who has retired. Mr. GeorgConvictG eo prison,r e vi e e Mas sey Curtis, deputy governor of Newgate Prison,has been appointed governor of th a t Lamb. Mr. Peter Hay, of Gloucester, has been appointed governor of Spike Island, vice Hograve; and Mr. Richard Atkins has been appointed local in spector. Customs.—Mr. j. Bennett, collector at Mal don, has been placed on the superannuation list ; his successor is likely to be Mr. J. M'Cormack, of Ballina. Mr. D. J. Clauchy has been promoted from the fifth to the fourth class in the imports and exports office, Lon don. Mr. J. J. Dean has been promoted from the fourth to the third class of tide-surveyors in Landon. Inland Revenue Department.—Excise branch :lir. Alexander Grant, supervisor of Coventry district, has been ap pointed supervisor to Campbeltown fifth district, Argyle south division. Mr. G. Westcott, supervisor of Bann dis trict, Coleraine collection, has been appointed supervisor of Bridgenorth district, Stourbridge collection, in the str c i o ct ilers ha i s u be c eLa c p t p io e n in . te4l o; sn v p l irvi 4 s v or i o ce f room of Mr. Martin Chenery, removed to Ware first district ; each at his own request. Mr. Nicholas Parker, from Omagh THE AUSTRIAN ALLIANCE. The correspondent of the Indepenclance Belge has the following remarkably lucid and logical observa tions on the subject of the Austrian alliance :—" I am happy to inform you that the relation of the Western Powers with Austria are as satisfactory as can be desired. I will even add that, as far as Aus tria is concerned, the situation is better now than it was before the disagreement which took place some months ago. This may seem paradoxical at the first view. It is true, indeed, that Austria dis greed with her Allies on an essential point of the alliance, and it was natural to suppose that, even after the intimacy was renewed between the three Powers, some ill-feeling was left behind. The al liance, before the month of May, was based on the treaty of Dec. 2, and was no doubt serious and sincere on both sides. But the sth article of that treaty, which foresaw, without explicitly defining it, the eventuality of the military co-operation of Austria, contained the germ of a future complica tion. The question was often asked, what Austria would do when the case foreseen by the treaty had in reality taken place, and whether she would take the same view of that case as the other powers. The disagreement which followed on the question of interpretation showed that there was reason for putting such a question. But that doubt no longer exists ; the question is now clear and precise. The Western Powers, having heard the reasons assigned by Austria to justify her abstention from military co-operation with them, thought that they ought not to abandon the alliance because Austria did hot put the same interpretation as themselves upon an essential point of the treaty. It was therefore necessary, from the moment it was thought desira ble to maintain the alliance, to put an end to the real coolness which had existed, and to prevent in future any similar cause of embarrassment. The Three Powers are now engaged upon this work with equal loyalty and zeal on both sides; and Austria, moreover, has made the negotiation easy by readily declaring that the special and limited disagreement which she had announced, should in no way affect her sentiments and relations on the subject of the alliance, to the spirit and letter of which she still remained faithful. On this ground communica tions and explanations have been exchanged be tween the Three Powers, which have resulted in new arrangements and new engagements, which may be considered as additions to the treaty. Everthing is defined with precision so as to meet all eventualities. Each of the contracting powers can now reckon upon its allies in perfect confidence and entire security. Thus we can say that the alliance between Austria and the Western Powers is now stronger, more secure, more easy in its ap plication, and more intimate than it was at the first period." That's not saying much. METROPOLIS IMPROV.EIVE.N T. We have been favoured with an inspection of Mr. Horace Jones's plans for an edifice to be appro priated to purposes of trade, which he suggests as a substitute for the rubbish hole which at present occupies the area of ground at the intersection of New Cannon-street and St. Paul's-churchyard. It may be remembered that the Institute of British Architects, by the most influential of their body, did some time back propose that the fine view of Wren's masterwork, obtainable from the vicinity of the point of intersection, should be preserved to the public, by the permanent enclosure of this plot of land, and the prevention of all buildings thereon. But as the Institute were not prepared with the funds to purchase this boon from the Corpora tion, who very naturally winced at the proposal to sacrifice some 13,0001. —the estimated value of the ground—nothing seems to have been done. At all events, there the enclosure is, and a skeleton rail appears within it, indicating, we believe, what portion of the site the City are prepared to devote to public convenience, and what they reserve for building purposes. Mr. Jones proposes, in the first place, to stop up or perhaps cover with an arcade that fraction of the street named Old Change which lies between Watling-street and New Cannon-street. This would be attended with no public inconvenience, and has, we believe, the sanction of those imme diately on the spot. The ground thus gained, with a small portion in the rear now occupied by the warehouses of Messrs. Phillips and others, and so much of the now unoccupied land as the City reserve for build ing purposes, he proposes to cover with a handsome pile of warehouses, to the plan, Sze., of which our attention was invited. The style may be denomi: nated the Anglo-Italian, as practised in the age of William and Mary and Anne, examples of which are found in the works of Sir Christopher Wren at Hampton Court and elsewhere, and in many buildings erected under his contemporaries and pupils. The materials are red brick and stone. The lower or ground storey is a D.)ric composition, carrying an lonic order, and the whole crowned by a light imposing attic, the windows being treated with considerable breadth. The architectural features form the skeleton of the building, aiding its general appearance ' and indicating their own utility. The general lines and character of the design are somewhat in harmony with Sir Chris topher Wren's great work—as much so, at least, as An edifice devoted to commercial purposes can well he with a metropolitan cathedral. Vaults roofed with glass might be carried under so much of the triangular area as the Corporation should elect to keep open, the enclosure being main tained by a suitable balustrade or railing. Thus the area might at all events be partially productive of revenue ; or, if it seemed good to the civic autho rities, it ,would afford an unexampled site for a statue, securing in either case to the public as ex tensive a view of the cathedral as we can be war ranted in expecting the municipality to provide, when there are so many demands of tenfold urgency and importance to the community upon the funds of which they are stewards. The building proposed is of au exceedingly light and ornamental character—adapted, of course, to the special requirements of those trades which are principally carried on in the vicinity of Wood street. What the intentions of the corporation are as to this present disfigurement of the City, we are of course unprepared to say ; but, as we are given to understand that they are open to proposals for leasing the site, we may assume that they have no positive intention of raising any structure on it on their own account ; and we may, therefore, safely aid the general desire to be rid of an eyesore, and to continue the recent advances in street-architec ture, by inviting consideration of the plans we have loosely described. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT. ST. MARTIN'S-IN-THE-FIELDS.—Yesterday Mr. Baugh Allen, one of the assessors appointed by Sir George Grey under the Metropolitan Local Management Act, attended at the Vestry-hall, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the act. The churchwardens and overseers, with Mr. Dangerfield, the vestry clerk, Mr. Cobbett, Mr. Dalton, Mr. Labron, and the leading ratepayers of the parish attended to afford every information. The vestry clerk read the resolutions passed at the vestry meeting on Thursday, and also handed to the learned assessor the report of the committee suggesting the man ner in which the parish should he divided into three ward,, to be called, the west, north, and south wards, consisting of 12 representatives for each. After con suiting the statistical account of the number of rate eayers and rateable property in each district, the assessor approved of the scheme recommended by the committee, but made various alterations in the boundaries. The election of vestrymen for each ward will not take place untl November. ST. GILES-IN•THE-FIELDS AND ST. GEORGE, BLOOMS BVRT.—Yesterday A. J. Wood, Esq., attended at the Vestry Clerk's,ffice for a similar purpose. The ve-try clerk, churchwardens, and overseers (but only two or three parishioners) were present. It appeared there was considerable doubt whether there was a sufficient num ber of ratepayers in the united parishes to authorise the assessor in dividing the parish into wards. The learned a.sessor had to go through each district, a work of no ordinary labour. The final decision was adjourned. LAMBETEL—Yeaterday Mr. W. D. Cooper attended at the Vestry-hall of St. Mary, for the purpose of (livid i,ig the parish into wards. The parish will be divided into eight wards, consisting of 120 vestrymen. The wards will consist of the Lower and Upper Marsh Wards, Bishop's Liberty, Prince's Liberty, Vauxhall Ward, Stockwell Ward, Brixton and Norwood Ward. The representation by vestrymen will be apportioned according to the number of rated householders in each ward. The returns not being complete, the final assign. ment and division were adjourned until the 18th inst. The number of assessments throughout the entire parish are 23,709, and the gross rateable value of the property, 491,5611. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY, Friday, Sept. 'Y.—Admissions on payment, 6,432 ; ditto by sea son ticket, 651 ; total visitors, 7,133 ; corresponding day last year, 7,027. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAM—On Monday last a singular circumstance happened to a person named Thomas Mal kin, while travelling by the 7 a.m. train from Hull to Sheffield. As the train was proceeding at a rapid rate between Kiveton-park and NVoodbouse Junction, near to Aston Colliery, Malkin, while leaninger the carria s Lis door, found it giving way. He gp the in hi effort to save himself, but it swung open, and be was thrown with great force upon the opposite embankment. When the train arrived at the Victoria station informa tion of the accident was given to Mr. Ward, th e manner, and he immediately proceeded with a carriage and engine to the spot. On arriving at the Woodhouse viadutact, he met the man wa lkin g along the line. He was ken into the carriage, end it was found that he had sustaidnei no injury beyond a severe shock and a few slight bruises ola jai§ han d', bask, lad koad.,-13W 7 4 Irigh _ _ MISHAPS TO THE ROYAL TRAIN, The train which conveyed the Queen and Royal fathily from London to Edinburgh on Thursday last met with a series of mishaps, which not only resulted in her Ma jesty having to change carriages before she reached her destination, but unhappily, also, in the loss of life. Not withstanding the extraordinary precautions taken to pre vent even the slightest casualty, it would seem that shortly after the Royal train left the metropolis it was found that some of the axles of the carriages, especially one of the last break van, were not in a satisfactory state. When the train arrived at Peterborough, one or two of the axle-boxes were washed out. At Grantham matters were found to be worse, and a man was then stationed on the footboards of the train in order to grease the axles as it was running. At Retford a telegraphic message was sent to Doncaster to have a fresh break got in readiness. At Bawtry the train was delayed five minutes to allow the axles—all of which were over heated more or less—time to cool. On reaching Don caster the last break of the train was exchanged for a fresh one, and this operation was not unattended with ►nconvenience, for the people assembled at that sta tion, net having anticipated this stoppage, besieged the State carriage as soon as the train pulled up, and climb ing upon engines and tenders which happened to be standing on the sidings on each flank of the train, and within a foot ortwo of the windows of the lt,yal Saloon, indulged their eager curiosity without stint or scruple. After leaving Doncaster and getting rid of the all-but ignited break, the state of the axles of some of the other carriages was sufficient to excite the liveliest anxiety of the officials in charge of the train and to require the most constant vigilance. On approaching Darlington one of the greasers stationed en the foot-boards of the train unfortunately came in contact with the girder railing of a small culvert bridge ; the collision knocked him off the train, and be was so crushed arid mutilated in his fall that he died soon afterwards. At Darlington her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the Princess Royal, who oc cupied the principal state carriage, were under the ne cess►ty of abandoning it, and proceeding for the remainder of their journey in one of the blue saloon carriages occu pied by some of the younger branches of the family. It was found that the heat of the axles was so great as to endanger the safety of the carriage. The real cause of these untoward incidents is involved in some mystery. The State carriages, which have not been used since last September, appeared to be quite safe, in every respect, on their trial journey from Lon don to the Great Northern Company's repa►ring depot at Doncaster, and back again. It is a very unusual circumstance for an axletree to overheat itself in so short a distance as that in which the occurrence wasfirst obsers - ed in this case ; and it is a still more rara circumstance for several axles of one train to overheat in the course of one journey. The grease used was of the best quality, and, we believe, the same as that used during the Royal journey to Scotland last year. The end of the axle of the break cast off at Doncaster was nearly worn away ; the apertures of the brasses through which the grease should descend were stopped up by the fusion of the metal, after which, of count), none of the grease could get into the axle. No doubt a rigid investigation will be made into all the circumstances of the case at the in quest on the body of the unfortunate man whose life bas been sacrificed. He was a resident of Doncaster, and has left a wife and three children. TIE WEATHER AND THE CROPS. AYRSHIRE.—We have been favoured with most de lightful harvest weather during the last ten days. The clear sunshine has been of great advantage to the wheat crop, and the searching breezes which occasionally pre vailed have brought the early cut corn into good condi tion for stacking. Since the beginning of last week, farmers have made good progress with the all-important labour of the season ; but, looking at the county in gene ral, we cannot say that the present is a rapid harvest. As the work goes on, our previous ren.arks on the ap pearance of the crops are generally confirmed. The oat crop everywhere looks lighter in stook than the farmers anticipated. This is not surprising when we recollect the rapidity with which it has grown and been matured. But we are happy to. say that the crop is giving satisfac tion in the barn. The general statement is that the yield is abundant in proportion to the bulk of straw, and that the quality of the grain is superior. Sufficient progress has not been made in the thrashing of wheat to enable us to form an opinion as to the yield ; the crop looks scarcely so bulky in stook as might have been sup posed from its appearance, but we think it will reach a fair average. Brans are ripening rapidly. They are early, the pods are plump, and though 'the straw is generally short, the appearance indicates fully an aver age produce. LINCOLNSHIRE.—Tho harvest in the neighbourhood of Lincoln is rapidly drawing to a clos e, the most active it exertions having been devoted to the gatheringhas been and housing of the wheat. Generally s p eaking got in in good condition, and several samples have been brought to market. din ly favour neighbourhood,BosroN.—Th ethhaervweesatthiserpbroegier;sseixneerapidly in this a scarcityblfavour able. .per acre is P The yield, Aefcloanhseiudreerarsb.le Adrsainwebeahckasisa gexupinerresia.engced in the said to be in some cases given to reefalthee crops seem to and general condition, quality, Vic., of agreeing in their be exceedingly varied, thinkes t im at likee s. e e rThecertainty nty wheat ea crops e n e tw mo known,Pu 1 t s e s t s e b r t e , and we fear with got in before any too much truth, that the yield w touched with heavy crops are slightly will be far hem what was SPALDING.—Growers stoutly anticipated. The . the shrivelled thweieseteed with . the wind, they gpr l o a p id er a l nd ; havemil mildew, e w e , t and rip e b e e e i d n l () a d t generally sp eaking , appear ance of the kernel. Notwyithstandine. this, the crops are, sufficient yg o o prove very re been secured in sp en 1 n i ion.—,ta m f or d munorative to the farmer,. alndd.ad seat deal of corn has already Mercury. DIICESTEIL—The harvest in this neighbourhood is be. i n g fast got in. Most of the wheat crops have been carried, notwithstanding a complaint of the scaalrtehiotyugohf °annel'ast year's. s b o a m nd e s p . arTtihese eysiteilmdaistecoitnsaisdemrendehanlitgtvhetreargteh —Stamford 3i Cl'CUry. THE PARIS EXHIBITION—A notice has been published by the Imperial Commission of the University Exhibi tion, to the effect that in consequence of the shortening of the days the hours of admission are is follows :—On and after Sunday next the doors will be opened at half past nine instead of nine, and closed at half-past five in etaad of six. From the 20th October next the hours Ira be I:om t , :b to iv). 26 St. 20 St. 20 10 10 141, I 10 5 18 5 5 20 20 16 20 10 14 10 14 k'(►RKtl3N. St. St. 25 St. 20 St. 78 9 15 59i 32 100 (a herdeen 1 0c !Do. N 0.2, 7 p...c.. :-tlyt handryne lOpel a. pref. (issd. at 50/) 00 Rris. & Ex. 4p. C. St. 5 no. 4 p. o. Shares 00 C,laletioniati £lO all 'Theater & Holyhea , luar. 53 per cent., all Po. do. Pref. No. 2., all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. all Cork all un.Prth .4 Aber. •J. 2 Anglian Ch.. ASh .00 Do. tio. Ols. B6p. C. 00no. do Cls. C 7 p. c. i lEnstern Countie. tension,s p. c. No all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 r . c. gt ali East Un., G. 6 p. c all Do. 51., 10 ner cent all Do. 10/. Del;entr.Sl all 'Do. do. 4 per cent. Fr:' ;ILA Lanca;h. Rp. all .I.&W. York. J. stha 100 'M PrthizDnia.4p.e. all Funle.a !, L r v a s. &S. W.G.5 p.e 100 c 'Teat Northn. sp. c 100 ;)o. sp. c. Redeem .. at 10 p. C. prem. „ 100 ',76. 43 p. 1 71 Do. sp. c. Scrip, Red. 5 p. c. pm . all , zt.N. of Sc ot.l e t Pre 100 ! 4W. (Irolandi 9 Do. 4per c. Pr.f 6 :)t. Wostb. (Rorke `Tants , Ex. 5 p. e).. 100 Do. con. red. 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Steam Navigat General Screw Steam Trish Beetroot Saga: Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel .11 e ean&S.Americn no. New Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel Netherlands Land N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. N. B. .kustralasian Nrth. of EuropeStaam Oriental Gas Peel Rr. Ld. & MinrL Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New South Austral.Laul S u bmsr. Tel Set) Do, Registered.... Trust & L. Co.U. Can. VIA pion'! WWI 294 - 314 2 lid 59 61 10 -155 14 -- 115 21 -- 61 -- 51 .•• '"" .. ~. -- .. ii -- 18 lo• """ .. 1•• '.. ~ ••• ". •1 • •• ...... ~ 8 ro 6 6i ... w • • • - •• .... --. . i - 1 ••• - •• 1 - 1 21. - GOO M'''. I ••• '.. •• li ... 1 - 1 - 36 - 31 • •• ..... alit ' OW di. St, i St. 12. 3 i 194 10 20 4 201 39 pm 150 49 52 Naval and zence. The Sanspareil, 71, screw, Captain Williams, arrived at Spithead at daylight yest er d ay morning f rom the Nore, en route to the Black Sea, with mortars. The Fox, old 42-gun frigate, was taken into the fitting basin yesterday at Portsmouth, ready for docking and conversion to a screw storeship. The Siren, 16-gun sloop, at Sheerness, bent sails yes terday. She is a perfect yacht in her rig, an d h as at . tracted much attention from the Blue Jackets. her crew is complete, except a few petty officers. Numbers of that class now in port have volunteered, but under present Admiralty regulations they are not permitted to join, in consequence of their being entered for general service, and disposable at the discretion of the Comman der-in-Chief. Although the destination of the Siren is unknown, seamen voluntered for her in numbers almost sufficient to man a frigate. . The Rattler, freight-ship, sailed yesterday, with sup.. plies for the Crimea. The Wye, screw iron distilling vessel, sailed from Spithead yesterday for the Black Sea. Green's two splendid Indiamen, Agamemnon and Tra falgar, sailed last evening for India. The Queen, a magnificent frigate-built ship, belonging to Mr. Green, arrived at Spithead yesterday to rece i ve passengers and stores. The Bloodhound, which sailed on Wednesday last from Woolwich for the African station, has been detained at Sheerness for the trial of her commander, Lieutenant Ethelred W. Bridge, for repeated acts of intoxication. The Court is ordered to assemble this morning, when Lieut. Bridge, who is at present on board the receiving ship,. the Fisgard, at Woolwich, will be sent down under close arrest to his own ship at Sheerness, where he will undergo his examination and trial. The Basilisk, 6 guns, paddle-wheel steam-sloop, Com mander Robert Jenner, received orders at Sheerness yes. terday to prepare for the Baltic. She takes out with her all the seamen who formed the crews of the mortar-vessels borne on the books of the various ships serving in the Baltic. The followi n o ffi cers also take passage as super. numeraries :— The C ommanders of the Rocket (J. Camp. bell), the Pickle (C. Fane), the Mastiff (C. J. Gtneste). the Growler (C. Le Mesurier), the Beacon (Mr. Hornby), the Carron (Lord Ashley), the Grappler (J. Hawkins). the Redbreast, and the Surly (J. E. B. Boycott.) The Basilisk got up steam at 1 p.m., and left immediately after the supernumerar:es had been put on board by the steam-vessel Myrtle. - THE SERVICE. The Sultana, the Palmerston, the Robert Small, and the Caduceus, sailing transports, were paid off at Ports. mouth yesterday. The Gibraltar, No. 183 screw-transport, W. G. S. Hall master, arrived at Woolwich yesterday morning from Deptford, and is at present moored off the dock. yard. The Sidney Hall went down yesterday morning from Woolwich to Greenbithe aith a general cargo of munitions of war, huts, and winter clothing for the Crimea. The Australian Company's steam-ship Victoria, Capt. Thornhill, transport No. 72, will probably sail from Southampton to-morrow morning with shells and huts for the Crimea, and will also convey the officers whose names have already been published in The Sun. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripen, Captain Cooper, transport No. 25, will be ready at Southampton on Monday to embark 1,000 troops for the East. The General Screw Company's steam-ships Queen of the South and Hydaspes are being prepared for the transport service. Each of these vessels will take a large quantity of shells, a number of which are now lying at Southampton for shipment. The Arabia steam-transport, Captain Stone, arrived at Spithead yesterday, at half-past 5 p.m., from the East, with upwards of 200 military invalids, as reported in The Sun of Wednesday. The Emeu steam-transport went into Portsmouth harbour yesterday to land her in valids, &c. The Rattler, freight-ship, sailed from Poes mouth yesterday with supplies for the seat of war in the East. LAUNCH OF THE PEARL On the lath inst. the ceremony of launching the Pearl is to take place at Woolwich. Her rudder was shipped on Thursday, and her launching cradle is nearly complete. Two other gun-boats, the Tickler and the Plover, are to be launched at Messrs. Pitcher's this day (Saturday). MAIL FOR AFRICA. The following notice was posted yesterday morning at Sheerness " Letters for the West Coast of Africa will be despatched by her Majesty's ships Bloodhound and Electo on the 11th and the 18th inst. from Devonport. Letters for seamen, marines, and boys serving on the West Coast of Africa will be forwarded by this oppor tunity, if posted in time, and marked, By her Ms jesty's ship Bloodhound or Electo.' The postage of Id. must be paid on the letter at the time of posting it.— Admiralty, Sept. 6." MILITARY. At the General Hospital, Fort Pitt, Chatham, Acti*g Assistant• Surgeon Atkinson received orders yesterday to hold himself in readiness to embark for service in the East. Yesterday 58 invalided soldiers arrived at Chatham by special train from London in charge of three officers, who are invalided borne, namely, Captain Oswald A. Griniston, 19th, Lieutenant George E. Acklom, 44th, and Assistant-Qurgeon Jackson Greer, 214 Fnliers. The recruiting for the division of the Land Transport Corps now in course of formation has been very success ful, and a large body are now assembled at the head- T u arters, at Horfield Barracks, in the vicinity of Bristol. he number to be enrolled is 3,000, and upwards of two. thirds have alr/pady been raised. For the last three days an almost incessant firing has been kept up at the Arsenal butt at Woolwich from sun dry pieces of field artillery, for the purpose of testing the powers of endurance of various descriptions of vent. No conclusion has, however, been as yet arrived at, and the experiments are to be continued. A very admirable and useful addition is about to be made to the army, in the shape of a new corps of " In structors of Musketry," which is to be immediately or ganised on a permanent footing. Its head quarters will be at Hythe, where there will always be stationed a commandant, with pay as staff-colonel, a captain, with an allowance of 1501. a-year, a subaltern with 100 Z., in addition to their ordinary regimental pay, a paymaster and a quartermaster, and a surgeon, with a serjeant major, five first-class instructors, a clerk, an armourer, and 12 privates as fatigue men. Lieutenant Brophey, of the 3d Royal Lancashire Mi litia, has been presented by the Secretary of State for the War Department with a medal for " distinguished con duct in the field." MILITIA. The men of the West E-sex Militia who have been on furlough to assist in the harvest field are returning with the greatest regularity; up to the present, it is stated, there has not been a defaulter. The (87th) South Cork Militia, quartered in Cork garrison, have given 35 volunteers for the line. THE FLOATING BATTERIES. -- ~•- - The following extract is from a letter written home by one of the crew of the screw steam float- ing-batiery Giatton, Captain A. Cumming. It is dated Vigo, August 31 : " After leaving Falmouth in tow of the Horatio, Capt. the Hon. A. A. Cochrane, C. 8., on the 22d of August, we touched at Brest, the weather looking anything but pleasant. Our captain and officers, as well as ourselves, were rather disappointed at not finding a French float ing battery there. Somot,of our officers went on shore, and saw the master-shipwright of Brest dockyard, who told them the Tonnant had sailed. They observed to him that it was very strange we could not steer our batteries, not even when we were towed, when our speed (under tow) exceeded 51 knots. The master-shipwrighee reply was, 'Of course not ; the Tonnant was quite un manageable at first • but then we fixed two rudders, one on each quarter, and after that she steered perfectly well.' Upon this all our officers expressed a wish that we had the same appliance, and immediately after we left Brest we commenced inventing redden,. The after lee board was first lashed up and down the after boat's davit to act as a quarter rudder, but this did not answer very well. Then we grit 'ode of our gun davits, hooked it into the sternpost like a swinging boom to a ship's side, and this, with some management in fitting it, had a won derful effect; in fact, God knows what we should have done without it. We had fine weather across the Bay till the evening of the 29th inst., when the sea got up a little. Our patent rudder was not the slightest goo , i at tlat time , an d we yawed about five o r six peiuts each way, the Heri,tio towing. It was very evident to all that we should soon he 'on our own hook,' although, you must know, w e had two 13. inch hawsers and a2O inch cable. Our ' fir t enoughWc ill lieutenant remained on deck until 10 p m., and at 2 s we turned out to the cry of 'All hands deck;on mmaveydi . th • a ra s a w t e e- l -l y le : cables have all parted !' The ship was in ahe ed. take a frigate 10 and our steam was ordered to be got ue. i k ai e n p l t y li s a t u ro k n ec g i. ; but the devil a bit. We rolled in the trough a the knots an hour, we should have steer thought, with a f t a h i e r b fi r r e e e s z b e: i c n e g rt was up, the ship going whichever sea till oar steam. Horatio, strange to say, via way she liked, and the very short time. When ou ' , nowhere to be seen in a r s to get along pretty fairl team was up we managed friend the Horatio bore Y.At daylight our welcome navigating in a battery down. I can tell you that after our officers as well as ourselves know how to sea boat the oldpll appreciate a fine steam frigate, which as a Horatio has proved herself. We are to sail to-morrow for wherever we can fetch ; our officers say Cadiz or Gibraltar We have heard nothing at Vigo of the M e t eor * or any of the French batteries. We are going to make a new rudder, for it is terrible to be left adrift and not to be able to steer. Our officers are nearly worn out ; there is no rest for any of them. A leak was discovered after leaving Brest; it is near the shaft, and the water runs in at the rate of about a bucket a minute, but that is nothing to those who sail in batteries. If you wish all bands on board the Gigaton a safe arrival somewhere, pray that the new rudder may succeed." ROYAL SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.— The ensuing week promises to be one of surpassing attractions at this favourite place of summer resort, and if we have a con tinuance of the late glorious weather the proprietor must reap a rich reward for his spirited exertions, as, in addition to the grand annual demonstration London Temperance League, to be held on Pepl_ 2 ,dg_n two grand Illumination Galas are announced,af to rival the glories of Versailles. Palin!F! lane Theatre, has the direction, end from Li.,7,74 . 4 : 4, exertions, th e wince mat rotate may -1;* pygiF4o,7 t ooa del ad ,t to gig!: ivic" 4, 600 bo Ot 41 ° viDO' 1 11 ' II 9 „.„, 00° T 0 01 t i re W l ' el 01r 130_1'4 ofir f n ie ' e ers re 04 ill 0 St. 50 69i i 15