The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-30 00:00:00

T A If) ir w rip :1 AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market closed yesterday with much animation, and prices of all the current qualities of American were id. per lb. dearer. Surats and Egyptians were more difficult to pur chase. The sales were 12,000 bales (1,000 for ex port and on speculation), comprising 70 Pernam and Maranham, 6id. to 60. ; 50 Bahia, 6d. to 6!d. ; 400 Egyptian, sid. to 71d. ; 1,000 Surat, 31d. 0 qd. ; and 120 Sea Islands, 10d. to 10Id. per lb. The Railway Share Market opened at an improvement, and closed at its highest figures. Aifairg on the Paris Bourse yesterday continued to present a state of indecision as the time is ap proaching for the liquidation of this month's bar gains for account. The 3 per Cent. Rentes re mained steady at the closing prices of Saturday, and the 41 per Cents. for account declined 25 cen times. In the Share Market there was a timidity in the demand, and a general tendency to fall. Bank of France shares remained firm at last prices, and • those of Credit Foncier varied from 2 to 3 francs in their fall, while Credit Mobilier shares added a further decline of 15 franca to Saturday's fall of 13fr. 75c. Operations in Railway shares were languid, and quotations gene rally depreciated. The Grain Markets shared no particular feature of interest. No further fall in wheat had taken place, and it stood at 2!. for best, and 21f. for interior qualities, less than the high prices at the opening of the previous week. Oats were 'difficult of sale, at a reduction on Satur day's prices. Flour was firm at 104 f., and it was said that some sellers had obtained 105 f. for best qualities. Recent accounts from Florence contain the re port ,of Baldasseroni, Minister of Finance in Tus cany, of the public revenue and expenditure for the year ending the 9th inst. The receipts at the treasury had risen to 35,467,113 lire ; the ordinary expdnditure had increased to 37,637,007 lire, and the extraordinary-expenditure was 4,489,259 lire, which shows a deficit of 6,659,154 lire. In the extraordinary expenses is comprised 2,343,734 lire for maintaining the Austrian troops in the State. From Germany the accounts contain some in teresting information respecting the grain ques tion.p The Governors of the Zollverein have per mitted the free import of grain and flour, and no doubt supplies will be sent from the United States. In most of the German States a scarcity prevailed, and the price of bread was very high. It is esti mated that the wheat crop did not reach more than threee-fourths of an ordinary yield. The La Plata, with the West India mail, is telegraphed. Money continues easy at the previous rates, and the demand is steady. The bar silver brought by the last arrival was sold yesterday at ss. id. per ounce standard, being a decline of per ounce. A heavy tone pervades the English stock mar ket, and the quotations of yesterday have not been maintained. Some amount of stock has been brought to market, and the American question still excites uneasiness. These two circumstances have depressed Consols fully I per cent. For money the quotations have been 88k, but they are now 88 to and for the account the present prices are also 88 to 1. The large receipts of the precious metals were expected to have bene fited the market, especially as it is thought that the specie shipments to the Continent have not been so large; but the future condition of the money mark( t is at present so uncertain that the public are operating with extreme caution. Ex chequer Bills are 3s. discount to ls. premium. The New Threes are 88 to _ The Foreign Stock market is very languid. Turkish 6 per Cents. have receded to 791 to 791, but the New Scrip is about 21 discount. Sardi nian Bonds are per cent. lower, being 84k. Mexican are not better than 194. Danish 5 per Cents. ruled steady at 1004. Belgian Four-and-a- Half per Cents. are flat, at 93, and Dutch Four and-a-Half per Cents. at 92. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks : Grenada Deferred Bonds, 18 to 20 ;l i Mexican, 195 to ; Peruvian, 72 to 4 ; ditto Three per Cents., 52 to 4; Portuguese Four per Cents., 43 to 5 ; Russian Five per Cents., 95 to 8 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 8 ; Spanish New Deferred, 19k to ; ditto Three per Cents., 374 to 8 ; ditto Certificates, 4i to ; ditto Pas sive, 4i to 5. The adjustment of the account in the Rail way Share Market is iu progress. Money rules at from 4to 9 per cent. The flatness of the Funds has rather weakened prices, but the amount of busi ness doing being very limited has given rise to but little fluctuation. Most of the foreign under takings are nominal, and the Great Western of Canada are without any particular change. St. John Del . Rey Mining Shares are firm, but United Mexican are rather lower. Banking Shares are not in much request, and some of the Miscel laneous Shares.are cheaper. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ON It O'ut, • l Prom th.c Oficial List. Busines. done 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... 874 4 I Y per Cent. Consols Annuities BB/ 8 New 3 per Cont. Annuities „ BBl 1 8 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 , 3# Indio. Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 2 p Consols for Account BSI 8 Ereheqnor Bills, 2# d. £lOOO ...23d1p 400 Small _. Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3A per Cent.... 98} Ditto 1859, PP ~. 98) PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLO( K. Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account l9. x d Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto for the Account,.. B4f Tarkinh Bonds, 6 per cent 791 81 Ditto for the Account 79 Ditto Now Scrip, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian Bonds, 2A per Cent. ex. 25 fr — Ditto 4A per Cent. Ex. 25 fr 93 Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieites ....... HALF-PAST TWO. • Consols Ditto for the .1 ccount BB 88k THE MILITARY AND NAVAL FORCE OF THE TWO srarmEs. The Chroniquer of Friburg states that, on the Ist of July last, the military and naval forces of the Two Sicilies were as follow : Native troops—Cavalry, 9 regiments, amounting to 6,804 men • , artillery, 192 guns ; infantry, 18 regiments. add 12 battalions of • men of fortresses, aiegi6.fletnien' 55,884 men ; artillery: brigade an d sappers and miners,B7 n 6 i 6' of pontonniers men ; engineers, 2,572 ; and guides of the staff, 274 Swiss troops -4 regiments of the line, 1 battalion o f 1 battery of, artillery of 8 guns ;in all, 10,46; giving a total nfantry and of somewhat over 84,000 men. Reserve — I nfantry engineers, 25,000 ; gendarmerie 5,520, Cor ps of veterans in garrison, 4,317 men. Navy, Sailing Vessels- 2 of the line, one of 110, the other of 90 guns ; 4 frigates, ships two of 60 and two of 50 guns ; 1 corvette, 1 in o vessel, 4 brigs. Steamers-14 frigates, 2 corvettes, and 12 advice-boats ; also 60 gun-boats, armed with larg e guns ; and 40 gua-boats for the defence of the coasts. FUNERAL OF TilE LATE MR. LUCAS, M.P. The funeral of this gentleman took place on Saturday, at the Cemetery at Earl's Court. The body was brought up from.Staines on Friday evening, and deposited in the chapel of the Oratory at Bromptoo. On its arrival there it was received by a procession of priests, in white sur plices, and bearing lighted tapers, who preceded it up the centre of the chapel. It was placed on a catafalque in front of the altar railings, and surrounded by 6 large candelabra, with lighted candles ; 6 others, of larger dimensions, on pedestals covered with black cloth, stood on the floor, at some distance on either side of the coffin. The priests, ranged on both sides, chaunted a p o rtion of the se rv i ce , an d t h en ret i re d. Low: mass was performed in the chapel at 10 o'clock on Saturday morn ing. It was numerously attended, and many of those present followed the procession to the cemetery, where it was met by the Rev. Dr. Whitty, the Provost of West minster, who conducted the service, assisted by four other priests from the Oratory. The funeral was strictly private, the hearse being followed by two mourning coaches, containing only, in addition to the relatives, Mr. Swift, M.P., who is one of the executors. Amongst those present we noticed Mr, Devereux, M.P., and Mr. 111,1). St; St: 25 . 1.0 20 5 20 18 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) AILWAYS. Maine Prices yesterday. RALLWATP. Aberdeen einabg. Nottng. Bost. and Eastn. Junct... Belfast Sr, Ballymena. Birming. Wolve rh & Stour Valley Ries eihd. Lanes].. dt Cheshire Junct...... Do. Chesil. La Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £2O Rlyth & Tyne original £25 (ised. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Ca1ed0nian.......... Cann. and Cardigan Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, dc Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B elite' Junction Duolin&BelfastJunc , Dun. P. & Aber. tine. Do. Now East Artitlian Eastern Countios , East. Union, A. Sti De., B. Stout Do., New East Kent East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth & murder Forth & Clyde Jr,n3 Furness IDo. Extension... Glasgow & S. West , - - -- , Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Great Western Do - . Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk. . Irish South-Eagtorn. ,Lancaster & Carlisle 'Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds I.6ucash. andYork&l Da., Wst. Riding Tin. Liv.Craby.&Southpt London & Blackwal' Lon:,. Bright & S.Cst. Land. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lol. Do. Eighths . London and S. Westn. Do., .£5l Do., £4O Lndndrry4 Coleraine Lndndrry. & Enniak. Manch.Shef. & Linde Do. e Shares, No. Do., Man. &iin. Un Metropolitan Midland Do. Birmng. &Derby Midld. G. West. (Iro n ; Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Nwpt.Aborg. & Hrfd N ewry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrovor Norfolk Northn.Connties TJn North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. astern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E.. - enrch Do. Leeds Do. York North London N stead, and City Jo.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Ox, Wore., sic Wolv Portsmouth o.tish Central Scottish Midland Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Duo Do Staines, Wok. &Wok - ;tockton & Dar StoAton & liartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Tiay. D.& R. tilvorstone & Lancs. Vale c. Neath Watertl. & Kilkenny Waterforcl&Limeriek West Cornwall. West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A . Do. B IWost Loudon..., IWimbledn&Croydon 23 -- 24 3i - 4 ... -- • .. 74 - 7i 16 - 15 14 - 15 9 - 8 85 - 87 58 - 59, 5i - 4i 5 - 6 - 6 .7" o:, 67i - 6Eq 49 - 51 94 - 9i 16 - 17 ••• 71 - 73 6i - 7 83 - P 4 68 - 69 19 '2l LOO - 102 50i 51j 68 - 72 6 - 7 5 - 7j) 75 -- 753, 6i 6 94 96 92 921 2 lidl id 1 1 : 83 84 9 —8:: 8 7 e 2 - 22 id 64 36 38 i 4 45 -7- i' 7 25i ... 26i 63 61 - gal 4t - .101 114 - 124 444 954 92 -97 .. - .. irk - ii 51 - 5i 23 : 25 100 104 72 74 ' 41 43 11 12 56A 57 306 31 5 3d 2d par 33 - 35 .. "" ... -- • • ••• "" 18 19 3- 4 18 - 20 4 - 6 FOREIGN. Antwerpeektotkordam Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes Belgian Eaitn. June Beziers to Graissessae Bombay, l3aroda,aml Central India,Scril Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France ... Do. Now East Indian, g. 5 p.c Do. Mrtenaion Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till'63 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 per cent. Do. Extensions...— Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Ms., payable's7, with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p. '56... Do. do., '76, p. '60... D. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lim re; and Turnhout Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Meditorran Madras Do. Now Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur 4 Liege ( with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France D o .20/. Shs Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bde. (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs ) NorwogianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Ronan— ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Do Ramo and Frascati Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Meuse., Do. 5i p. cont. Pref Scindo Do Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5 per c. Pref Western of France , D 0.. . Zealand . JOINT-S' Anetralisia Bank of London Br). Co]. Bk.& Ln. C British N. American Chartd. Bank of Agin Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China Cit y Colonial ....... Commercial of bond Eng. Scot. & tine. Cht Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia ........... Ditto Now .. ;;; lendon and County L n a &E. Bra: g.Corp, London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Pro. of Eng. Do. New ........... National of Ireland New South Waleo Oriental Bank of C0rp0rati0n......... Provincial of Ireland' Do. New ' Royal Australn. Bkg & Gold Imp Co Royal British South Australia Union of Australia Do. New ..... thlign of Londo 7g - 7 2i -2.1 d 4 2d I- i I 1 Id 351 36 9 3 / 4 —low 22 22 3 / 4 1 I, 9i 81* 141 151 70 72 88 90 3 31 5 51 par in 4 - 41 2f - 3 22} -23 f, lh lip 99 - 101 112 - 116 113 - 116 103 105 22i - 23. 110 - 115 5 6p 1 . 4 - 191 7 9 2 - 3 4/ - 5i 44 - 5 34 -34 i lli -12 i - 44 - 44/ a -- ii gee ...... pm 20 21 2 lid 8 8i ••• •• -1• F ..• ... pm 3i - 4 30 - 19 - 20 BANKS. 85 -- 87 51 - 53 d par 55 7 'Oid 151 -- 161 1i -- 19 d 1 -- id par 2p •N .•••• ••• es" ..... ~.. 34 ••• - ... - 36 40 - 42 52 -- 54 ••• 39 - 41 70 - 72 8 9 28 r 2 30 Business dons this day. Bedford and Bletcbley Buckghamsls. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. !7n. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.& Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar. ~idld.Bradfd. Newmarket Bury Eaten... N.& Est.s p c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & W yre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth .an d Goole g. 5 p.c. Shrews. &Her, S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&r:omrs..l THE SliNr, LONDON, TUESDAY LEN NG, OCTOBER 30, 1z35 5. R►ILRAi3; PREFE Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c Myth and Tyne lOpei c. pref. (lead. atsOr Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares , Itledonian £lO :heater & Iloiyheao Guar. 5A per cent., Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Cork &Bandonsip.c, Dun.Prth .& Aber. J. . Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c. eastern Counties Ex- tension, 5 p. c. No. I Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51. , 0 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts E. &W. York. J. sths Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness Alas. & S. W. G. 5 p. c. Great Northn. 5 p. e Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. ; at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4i p. c. Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre' Gt. S. L'.; W. (Ireland) Do. 4per 0. Pref. St Gt. Westn. (Berko & Hants Ex. 5 p. c)... Do.con. red. 44 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh... Do. Chester 8 p. Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... Do. Birm. Qua. Stk Do. Ches. Qua. Sh.. , Do, do. d 0.... ....... . Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. £2' Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent Lon. &N. W., Coy. 6 Nnneat on 5 p. ct Lon.& S.W. 7 per ct Londy. & Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. 6 SL Man., Shot., & Lin. New, £lO Do. X 6 Nfa.rypt.& Carl. 4 p Du. 4i per cent Do Mid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol t: Birm. 6 per cent Do. 4i p..c. Pref. St Do. Pref. 43 r.r cen Do. 51. Pr'f. 4 p. c Ditto L. & 11. Pref. St I ; Norfolk Deboature , Do.Praf. 4 p. c. Stoe Do. 5 p.c. Eat Do. 51 per ct.pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c 'North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c P. Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c t.N0.l Do. do. Quarters 4' Do.Yorkli.& S. r. North Staffordshire.. Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. 96 - CS 89 - 91 3 - 33 ~a 100 - 102 Scot. Cent. ,New Pre, South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Readily Ann.) of Os. M. Do. 41 "per cent...... Do. Fixed 41 p c S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. p. c....... 'S.Yorksli.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar. , 5 p. c. Do, do. do Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '56 ,Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 p 13i 146 id -- pay 21i 22 93 95 91 -- 9it 16 —ls. ii --- 2.31 - i t :: Ei(l MINES. 1 all Agua Fria , I 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 10s. all!Anglo Californian 20 6 Australian 1 all Aristralian Cordillerr — 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy 50 all Bhenarvon Iron and Coal . - 5 7 20 14 British Iron 4l 51 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issued at 25 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuialy- 3 36 20 15 Do. St. John. Donley 28 —3O 291 1 6 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica Ad *l 3 40 all Cobre Copper 65 69 5 1 Colonial Gold — St. all Copper Min. of Eng d 25 all Do. Prof. 71 p. cent. ...xd a d ... 1C Copiapo 2 1 Fortuna par iP 20 all General l3 —l5 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. 4 1 41 all Great Polgooth 2 21 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 dis par 1 all Liberty 4 - 3 all , Linares 7 71 514 Lusitanian l— 1 p 1 all Hariquita — 1 all New Granada — 1 all Nouveau Mondo 4 20 all I Pontgibaud Silver Lead MM. & Smelt. 141 154 5 1 Port Philip — -- 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all IRhymney Iron 2l. 23 15 all Do. New 6 8 30 12i Santiago de Cuba 3l 4 1 all South A ustralian 4 1 all Do. Scrip 4 • 1 Do. 10 per cent Pref 10 9 Fin Croft 3 3 281 all United Llexican 4i 51 41 1 all Waller 1 all West Mariposa — 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia I. all Ynba •.. MISCELLANEOUS. 25 171 Australian Agricdlt. 26 27 le all Aue,raln. Royal Mail - . • 41 10 8/ Berlin Water Works 7 . 1 8 d 50 i 40 Brit. American Lane . . 100 32/ 'Canada.,. — 140 135 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct . Jan. and July lO7l 108/ 108 71 5 all Crystal Palace 2 21 5 5 Do. Preference 4/ 5 4 all Crystal Pal. of France •—• 1 l 4 Duston Iron Oro 20 11 Eastern Steam 5 all En.thAns Cop Sm Co 1 11 25 24 Electric Telegraph... 17 18 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. „.. 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 18 all General Screw Steam 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugai 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Mexicau&S.Americn. 51 61 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuei 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 11 11 10 all De. Do. 5 1 Do. 8p c P iss at 1 d dis par 2 1 N.S. W. Coal & Inter Steam Navigat. Co. 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 1 all N. B. Australasian — 20 15 Nrth. of EuropeStaam 1 all Oriental Gas — 14 1 2s. Do. " New Shares " 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 24 24 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 50 10 Do. Now — ...p 2 all Portland Iron Co 1 --11 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest l4 1$ 15 1 2/ Ditto New. 4 $1) 25 all South Austral.:Land 34 35 1 al;, Submar. Tel. Scrip 1 1 all Do. Registered 24 1 AA . 5 I Trust& L.Co.U.Can . *II! 284 iran Diemen i e sand i a 6 Ts . . Loasing Compans. London & N. Wog,. L.&N.W. CaWon._ E. Un. Gt.Nrton. E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt. NC'esul Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM Do Do S. Easton Do IPeto & Co. Norfolk Do L.&N. W. & Midld. Stckton Darlingt. Midland.. r En. Coun. E. Count. Do Do L. k N. W Do Gt Northn Lancash& Yorksh. T. Brassey M.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do Ic4tW( 'estn. loewc rricet yesterday. 93 - 95 95 - 100 hal --135x"d 26 - 28 16 iio 12i - 13 115 - 120 21 - 2i 83 - P 1 id iP 56 58 130 - 134 8 - 3 - 201 30 - 31 83 - 85 PE SHARES. no 115 107 - 110 91. - 93 94 - 96 15 - 16 5i - 5i .•• ..• - 4 12 -12 A • •• ... '..." 57 - 59 li . - li4 106 - 108 100 102 par - p 9i 10 6 -- 6A 93 -- 95 80 -- 85 64 -- 86 91 -- 101 16 -- 91 -- 10 68 -- 70 17 -- 18 8i -- 9 12i -- 131 11 ld 130 -- 135 ••• '''''' "" • •• •••• ... - -PI 124 13 i io 120 - 132 94 - 96 4 - 4i usiness this day. Meeting of the London, Tilbury, and Southend Railway.—(This Day.) A meeting of the proprietors of this line was held this afternoon at the Loudon Tavern, Bishopsgate-street ; Mr. Daniel in the chair. The meeting was ca!led for the purpose of considering and determining upon a proposition from the lessees of the line for the payment of an additional guaranteed in terest on the shares of the undertaking, in lieu of a par ticipation by the shareholders in any surplus profits which may hereafter arise beyond the 6 per cent. per annum at present guaranteed. The CHAIRMAN, after entering into the present posi tion of this railway, said it would be for the share holders to decide whether they would accept the offer of an additional i per cent. guaranteed, instead of the 6 per cent. now guaranteed, with a participation in the profits beyond that, and proposed a resolution accord ingly. A SHAREHOLDER said he could not agree that the terms proposed by Messrs. Peto were not the best terms they should get. The North Kent would have made 15 per cent. if they had not mixed themselves up vrith the South-Western Railway. This line was likely to become more valuable for the future than it had been in times past. During the summer this'line had earned 1,8001. a-week. Now it was 1,1001. He thought when the line was fully developed it would earn 2,0001. a-week on an average. That, after a deduction of 45 per cent. for working purposes, would leave 12 or 13 per cent. He was of opinion it would be better for the shareholders to remain as they were, with 6 per cent. guaranteed, and a participation in the surplus, than accept the additional per cent. now offered, with no participation in the surplus profits. The CHAIRMAN said that out of the gross returns they had to pay the Blackwall Railway and the Eastern Counties Railway. The Tilbury Line got 2s. 3d. out of the gross returns, and the other companies ls. 3d. between them. The directors only wished to act in ac cordance with the wishes of the shareholders. The whole of the line was constructed, with the exception of three miles. The feeling of the meeting was strongly expressed against accepting the offer of the lessees of an extra per cent., instead of a participation in the surplus pro fits, especially as there were 19 years unexpired of the lease. Mr. WADDINGTON, M.P., said he thought the share holders had taken a correct view of what was likely ultimately to be the value of the line. He suggested an adjournment of the meeting for the shareholders to have an opportunity of considering the question. This was met with loud cries of " No, no," and The CHAIRMAN put the resolution, which was lost by a large majority, so that the terms of the lease remain unaltered. The proceedings then terminated. Rumoured Suicide of Sir John Dean Paul. A. rumour was very generally current this morning, in the city, that Sir John Dean Paul had committed suicide, in Newgate, by hanging himself with a portion of his bed clothes, which he had torn into strips and formed a rope. On inquiry at the prison, we found such was not the fact, and that too strict a watch is kept on the prisoners to enable either of them to accom plish such an act, even if they had the inclination. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE W. COLS. This was a meeting for adjourned last examination . The bankrupt carried on business as a merchant at 19, Birchin-lane, and was one of the firm of Coles Brothers, and is at present undergoing his sentence of four years' penal servitude at Newgate for his participation in the frauds of Davison and Gordon. The balance-sheet commenced January, 1854, and ended August, 1855, and showed debtor to creditors, 40,1901. Os. 2d.; ditto secured, 46,5051. 165.; capital, as per statement December, 1853, 22,692/. 12s. 4d. ; profits, 10,137/. Bs.; liabilities, 293,2531. 11s. 9d. ; creditor by good debts, 55,660/. 6s. 6d.; doubtful ditto, 36,996/. 3s. ld.; property, 47,6081. 16s. 11d.; expenses, 17,439/. 12s. 6d. ; losses, 159,864/. 10g. 4d. The bankrupt was brought up in custody. Mr. Murray, who appeared for the assignee, said the cash account had only been filed a short time, and time was asked to investigate it. His Honour adjourned the examination sine die, be cause a bankrupt ought not to pass when undergoing criminal proceeding, because it might create an unfortu nate class of jurisdiction. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) MARYLEBONE. VIOLENT AND DESPERATE ASSAULT.—This day John Milgate, a labourer, was charged before Mr. Long with breaking the windows of the Brazenhead public-house, Lisson-street, and with assaulting police-constable 377 A. G. Walter, barman at the Brazenhead, said that the preVious afternoon the prisoner was at the bar with another man, with whom he had some words. As he was under the influence of liquor he was asked to leave, when he went away. He came in again and upon being told to leave he struck the potman. He was then forc ibly ejected. When in the street he became exasperated and throe times came towards the window. The last time he went up to it he broke two panes of glass with his elbow. A policeman was then called. The policeman said that after he laid hold of the prisoner he acted in the most violent manner, and exclaimed " Blood or cheap bread." He *then struck at him, and said " I am a Birmingham man." He was the most desperate man that he (the constable) ever saw it required the efforts of ;several policemen to secure and convey him to the station-house. On the way there he re peatedly called out "Blood or cheap bread." The prisoner observed he was so drunk that he did not know what he was doing. Mr. Long remarked that the prisoner was ono of those who imagined that by violence they will get cheap bread, and that it can be effected by such demonstrations as have taken place in Hyde park. He might rely upon it that the strong arm of the law would be exercised against persons engaged in such violent proceedings, and that the misguided men so engaged will meet with severe pun ishment. He believed that the present high price of bread would be temporary, and it was their duty to wait patiently the time when there shall come an altera tion in the price for the benefit of the poor. The prisoner was fined 205., or in default 14 days for breaking the windows, and 405., orin default one month in the House of Correction. GROSS MISOONDUCT OF A FBAIA.LE AT MARYLEBONE WORKHOUSE. --Julia Power, a married woman, who is permitted to have an apple stall in High-street adjoining the police-court, was charged with the following gloss misconduct at the door of the workhouse of the parish, Northumberland-street, New-road. The charge was proved by Green, the day porter ; Mrs. Green, his wife ; and Brown, the night porter, who showed that the prisoner, who was in liquor, applied for relief, when, upon seeing the state she was in, her ap plication was refused. She then used the moat disgust ing language towards Mr. Green, upon which she was given into custody. She resisted the police. Mr. Tubbs, overseer of the parish, said that the pri soner had become notorious for her habits of intemper ance. A short time ago he clothed ono of her children, and took it into the house. He had refused any further assistance. He thought the case was one that ought to be treated under the Vagrant Act, and not under the Poor Law Amendment Act. Mr. Long said that the charge was one of the most disgusting that bad ever come under his notice, and that he should, therefore, deal with it to the utmost extent of the law. She was fined 405., or, in default of payment, one month's imprisonment. THAMES. ROBBING A SAlLOR.—Elizabeth Murphy, a woman of the town, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a silver watch and gold guard chain from the person of James Tallock, a seaman. The prosecutor, who bad been recently paid off, a n d while cruising about Bhadwell, fell in with the prisoner, who "took him in tow" and "convoyed" him to a grog shop, where he treated her with liquor, and afterwards went home with her. He soon fell asleep on a bed, and when he awoke he missed his watch and his compa n i on too. He immediately sallied forth in quest of the pr:_ Boner, and gave information to the police. The prisoner was soon afterwards apprehended, and the sailor's watch was found upon her. Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. DISORDERLY PAurzas.—Mary Marney and Alice Collycr, paupers chargeable to the Stepney Union, were brought before Mr. Yardley, the former charged with assaulting William Stanley, porter of the Wapping Workhouse, and the other with refusing to do the work allotted her. The primer Collyer hao been charged with being . drunk and disorderly at least 150 times in the course of the last 12 years. She is the wife of a gentleman hold ing a responsible and lucrative situation in one of the docks, and the mother of a family. Her husband, not withstanding her dissipation and disorderly habits, allowed her 12s. per week for her maintenance for many 'years. She has been an occasional inmate of the workhouse for the last two years, and has repeatedly refused to do the work allotted to her, and on Sunday she refused to attend divine service in Wapping Church, adjoining the workhouse, on the ground that she was too young, and that religion was only for the old people in the house. Yesterday she refused to do any work. The charge against Marney was that she was sent out yesterday morning to register the birth of an Irish woman, and returned in the evening intoxi cated. She was dancing and making a noise in part of the workhouse for some time, and when admitted abused the Poor-Law Commissioners, the Board of Guardians, the master of the workhouse, and, as a climax, the porter himself. She then went into a room, and jumped out of the window into the street. She was brought back to the house, and the porter endeavoured to force her into her own room, when she seized his arm with her teeth and bit him severely. The porter in the course of his evidence said that Mrs. Marney was the most " obstropolous" woman in the house, and had been passed to Ireland three times, but would not go, and that she had attempted suicide repeatedly. With regard to Collyer, he had three indictments against her for drunkenness. Mr. Yardley said the porter was a good-natured man, and always gave his evidence very fairly; but he made use of strange terms. He fined Marney 20s. for the assault, and sentenced Collyer to eight days' imprison ment and hard labour. SOUTHWARK. SINGULAR CHARGE.—Benjamin Breedon, a journey. man farrier, in the employ of Messrs. Day and Payne, brewers, Bermondsey, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing 91. in gold and silver, the pro perty of Robert Hill. Mr. Solomon appeared for the prosecution. The prosecutor said he was a drayman in Messrs. Day and Payne's employ, and on the 18th inst. he deposited 91., consisting of five sovereigns, four half sovereigns, and two pounds ten in silver mosey, in a cupboard in the stable, and locked it up for safe custody. The prisoner well knew the money was there, as he saw him take it out of the cupboard, but he had no right to go near the stables unless he had liberty to do so. On the Friday and Saturday he saw . the prisoner go towards the cup board two or three times, but he had no suspicion of his conduct. On Monday following witness had occasion for his money, but when he opened the cupboard he dis covered it was all gone. Having heard that the prisoner had spent a quantity of money on the Friday and Satur day for furniture, &c., and that he had been seen with gold and silver in his possession, he suspected him of the robbery, and gave him into custody. In cross-examination the prosecutor said that the far rier's shop was near the stable, but the prisoner had no right to enter the latter. He had given another man in custody for the same robbery, but the prisoner was the real thief. Mr. A'Beckett asked Mr. Solomon what evidence he had against the prisoner. At present there was none. Mr. Solomon said he had two witnesses who could prove that the prisoner purchased a quantity of furni- ture, and expended a deal of money in drink on Friday and Saturday last. Prior to that he was without money. Henry Jones, a farrier, said he knew the prisoner to be short of money in the early part of the week before last. On the Friday and Saturday he called witness into his lodgings, and gave him a sovereign to fetch some gin. He did so, and returned the change. He wondered at the prisoner having so much money, when be said that his father had lent it to him. Rosa Davis said that the prisoner lodged in her house, and had always paid his rent weekly. But he never had any spare money until the end of the week before last, when he and his wife purchased a new bed, bedding, new chairs, and other articles for domestic use. Il e told her that his father had sent him up some money. She did not see what the money consisted of. Mr. A'Beckett told Mr. Solomon that he had made out no charge against the prisoner, therefore he must be discharged. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3l ]ss to 6/ 6s ;'clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 8s Od to 1/ 13s Od per 'old. A. moderate supply and a dull trade. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 18s to Cl Os ; clove] do.. 4/ Os to 6/ 103 ; and straw, 11 8s to 11 14s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPZL.—Meadow hay, 3/ 15s to 6/ 6s; clover do., 4/ Os to 6/ 15s ; and straw, 1/ 8s to 11 13q ner load Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. COLONIAL. TEA.—There being large public sales today the trade have been fully occupied with the samples, and we have no transactions to report. . . SUGAR.—For suga . r there has been some inquiry, and holders have asked higher prices. 2,000 baskets Java lying in Holland aro reported as having been bought for this port. A further advance of 6d has been paid for refined, and brown lumps are quoted 56s 6(1 to 575. Good grocery 58s to 60s per cwt. COFFEE.—No sales were reported yesterday. RICE.-8,000 bags white Bengal sold on the spot at 15s to 17s per cwt. _ SALTPETRE.—About 200 tons sold to arrive at 38s for refraction 5 per cent. SPICES.- At the late sales of Cinnamon, although the quantity was small, prices have gone off with more firm ness than usual, and a largo proportion sold at an advance of 3d to 4d on first sort, ld to 2d on second, and id to 3d on broken and third. TALLOW. —The market is quiet at 63s 6d for New Y.C. on the spot. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Oct. 30.—Wind this day Ist tom, N. ; cloudy, with heavy rain. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 29.—Wind Ariel, from the White Sea. FALMOUTH, Oct. 29.—Wind calm and cloudy.—Arrived —Harvey, from Carthagena. Off the port—Chrysolite, from Foochoofoo ; Pilgrim, Mauritius ; Zes Gesustersters, Batavia, for Rotterdam. PILL, Oct. 29.—Wind E.—Sailed—Henry Buck, fcr New York. BRISTOL, Oct. 2 9.—Sailed—Tonquin, for New York; Schyryd, for the Cape de Verds. LERWICK, Oct. 24.—Wind S.S.E. to S.W.—Ar. :ved— Anne, from Davis' Straits, and sailed for Hull; Queen, Davis Straits, and sailed f or P e t er h ea d. SHIELDS, Oct. 29.—Wind N. - W.—Sailed—Stag, of Shields, for Constantinople. HULL, Oct. 29.—Wind N.N.W.—Sailed—Hilke, for Trieste. SWANSEA, Oct. 28.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Owen Glen. dower, for Coquimbo; Esther Frances, Cuba. NEWPORT, Oct. 29.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Damietta, from Alexandria. Sail e d—Ellid a , f or B a hi a . CLYDE, Oct. 27.—Jamaica, for Jamaica. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrivocl—Manceuvro, from Woolwich ; Gazolle, and Jane Catherine, Newcastle; Maria, Portsmouth; Othello, Sunderland ; Caledonia, Harbinger, Seaham ; James and Emma, London ; Despatch (s), Jersey ; Georges, Cherbourg. Sailed—Wonder (s), for Havre ; Courier (s), Jersey ; Millicent, Swansea. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Susan, from Monto Video ; Catherine Hodges, Bordeaux; Peter Maxwell, St. John's, New Brunswick. QUEENSTOIVN, Oct. 28. Wind N.W. Arrived—Ann Sanderson, from Valparaiso ; Mereda, Labrador. Sailed—Allerton, for Madras ; Nebo„ Norway. DUBLIN, OCT. 29. Wind S.S.W. Arrived—Ernest, from Dantzic. (BY SUBMARINE AN) BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.3 a.m. Wind N.N.E. ; tide, three-quarters ebb; rain. Arrived—Cecilia, from Memel. Sailed —Belle Leungen, for Bahia; Niagara, Demerara; Sarah, Leghorn. _ _ _ _ DEAL, Tuesday, 10.2 a.m. Wind, ; light, with rain. The hull of a large vessel is observed on tho Goodwin Sands. PROJECTED RAILWAY.—It is intended to connect the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway with the Stockton and Darlington and Wear Valley Railways by a short and direct line from the Stocks&ld station of the former line to Consett. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASTER AND CAR LISLE RAILWAT.—LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.—A. serious ac cident occurred on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway last night, by which several persons were severely in , jured, but fortunately no lives were lost. From all we could gather it appears that the train bringing the Scotch mail not arriving at its usual time this morning at Preston a pilot engine was sent down the line, when it was ascertained that between eight and nine o'clock last night the train had run off the line, about three quarters of a mile north of Reasforth Station, and, sepa rating, broke into two divisions—one rolling down the left and the other the right side of the embankment into the open fields. It is said that a bale of goods had been dropped by a preceding goods train, and that the engine coming in contact with it caused the carriages to run off the line. They were smashed to atoms, and the mail bags scattered. The guard was severely flesh of one of his arms being stripped off t o the bone. The following are also injured :—Mr. Gray , of the Pot teries, collar-bone broken, and bruised ab out the head , Mr. Chapman, cattle dealer, of Levey, head cut and injured —the chest crushed ; Mr. Lomas, spirit merchant, of Prod sham, severely shaken ; Sir Charles Stewart, cut about the head, General Williams is one of the most distinguished officers in the British service, and as a diplomatist, a scientific engineer, or a milifary commander he is equally pre-eminent. After the disastrous termination of ILIA year's campaign in Anatolia, General Williams was despatched to the seat of war in Asia, to lend his exist rience and energy to the baffled Turks. The choice of government could not have been more satisfactory, for not only was the general, then Colonel Williams, perfectly acquainted with the language, the peculiar views, and prejudices of the Turks, but likewise with the ground where he was to acquire increased military reputation. Some years ago Colonel Williams, assisted by the Hon. Mr. Curzon, the talented author of " The Monasteries of the Levant," was appointed by the British Government to regulate the frontiers of Turkey and Russia in Asia. For a considerable length of time Col. Williams resided in Erzeroum and on the disputed terri tory where he acquired the insight into the Turkish cha racter which lie has since employed so advantageously. The gallant officer, by his conciliatory disposition, earned the respect and good-will of the Turkish authorities and population ; it was, therefore, with unfeigned satisfaction that his nomination to the responsible post ho uow occu pies was received by the inhabitants of Anatolia, to whom his came and character were perfectly fivuiliar. On arriv ing at Erzeroum List autumn General Williams found the army in the greatest disorder. The peculation of the native authorities had reached a height perfectly unprecedented even in venal Turkey, and thus the misery of the defeated army was aggravated. The representations Of the go neral were successful, and the effenti_r., were detected , and removed from the army. The command in chief was entrusted to Vassif Pacha, who approved of all the measures of reform in the army proposed by our coun tryman. In a short time, a little discipline was intro duced into the Anatolian corps, whilst Erzeroum was surrounded by a series of earthworks ' which placed it beyond the danger of a cou p-d e - ma i n ,. General Williams was assisted in this labour by a most intelligent Roman officer, Colonel Callandrelli, whose death by cholera at Erzeroum we had recently occasion to allude to. In the spring the Ottoman army marched to Kars, which had contained merely a small garrison during the severe win ter months. The fortifications of Kars were increased, and the heights which surround it covered with earth works. When General Mouravieff advanced from Gumri and encamped before Kars, General Williams adopted every measure which could tend to increase the means of resistance in the power of the garrison. He collected supplies until the blockade of the Russians was com pletely established, and carefully avoided accepting an engagement in the open field, where the superior discip line of the Russian army would have shown to advan tage. In vain did the general despatch messenger after messenger to Constantinople, to awaken the Govern ment to a sense of the danger which menaced the Asiatic possession of the Sultan. His representations were fruit less ; the eyes of Turkey and of the allies were directed firmly on Sebastopol and Kars was sacrificed. Thus re duced to his own resources, General Williams calmly awaited the day when approaching winter would com pel the enemy to attempt a decisive blow, or when star vation would necessitate an honourable capitulation. The supplies of provisions had been long exhausted, the troops had been reduced to consume the horses of the cavalry, and the most horrible fate stared the garrison in the face, when, animated by the bravery of their leaders, the Turkish army, with one supreme effort, dashed back the determined assault of General Mourn vieff. General Williams has been zealously assisted dur ing the trying events of the present siege by his young aide-de-camp, Major Teesdale, by Col. Lake, an artil lery officer, who superintended the construction of the more recent tabias raised by the garrison, and by Capt. Thompson, of the East India Company's service. General Kmeti (Ismail Pacha) was, according to all accounts, the hero of the day in the late terrible struggle before Kars. To him was confided the defence of the po sition which was the key to the place, and whose tall would have sealed the fate of Anatolia. Three times were the Russian columns in possession of the " Ingliz table," and three successive times did Kmeti drive them out at the point of the bayonet. To this b r illiant ex ample, and, above all, to the confidence which his n ob_ a lo e qualities inspired in the Turkish soldier, are mainly the salvation of Kars. General Kmeti was on the most distinguished, as he certainly was the most in t o o_ patrio tic and single-minded, of the Hungarian .commandersii i their memorable struggle for national _ B ern en nursed He attached his fortunes to glorious old th that warrior in his dying hours, a nd closed his is e e yes wa in r distant Damascus. At the comm encement d f Anatolia where Kmeti was despatched to the arnsmyano of the B'ashi-Ba he sought and obtained the irreducing those irregular zouk corps. He succeeded in and inspired them withthe savages to a species of b ol- s d gallantry and ability. Kmeti greatest confidence in was from the commencement handsome, soldie r -lik e facent t h e most popula r m an i n the Ottoman army . and the brilliancy of his c ourage, rendered former s pl g e o n o d a id wil a i n . tec A . e t rie th n commanded respect; e t lead of the Is apart from his 1- ! ni e v t e i rs p a e l rformed se vera l brilliant ex him the object o f Bashi-Bazouks m ploits ; and at the fatal battle of Kurekdere he took the command of a brigade of regular troops, and his regi ments were the only ones that sustained on that day the shock of the e nemy. General Willi ams was not long in discov ering the sterling qualities of Kmeti, and entrusted to hi re in the late struggle th e post of honour and dan g General Ktneti has ever declined mixing in the political squabbles of his exiled countrymen, and when living in England he earned the esteem and goodwill of all. General Colmann, who planned the defensive works of Kars, is one of th e most talented engineering officers alive. He is chief of the staff of the Anatolian army, and fulfilled the same fuctions in the Hungarian war. Colinann is much beloved by the Turks, over whom he has acquired a singular influence. He is, like Kmeti, in the vigour of manhood, having scarcely passed his fortieth year. In planning the attack of the 29th, Gen. aouravieff The CHAIRMAN having expressed in a feeling manner the deep regret he and his colleagues felt at the decease of their late noble chairman, Lord Wharncliffe, who had rendered valuable services to the company, he proceeded to move the adoption of the report. He congratulated the proprietors on the prospect now of a more rapid and extensive progress of their undertaking. The report ia• formed them that, in addition to the 51 miles in opera tion, there were 90 miles for which contracts had already been entered into. The plans and sections for 165 miles from Poonah to Sholapoor had been agreed upon and approved. With regard to the extension to Shola• poor in a south-east direction, it was not the one origi nally contemplated, as at that time the extension in the north-east direction to the cotton fields of Berar was considered of the first importance. There was a feeling that a line to Poonah would not be profitable, and it was thought impossible to carry out the two lines, the preference being given to the commercial line ; but it now appeared desirable to go on with the other line as they had not yet got the sanction of the Government to the ascent by the Thull Ghaut, and until a decision was come to with respect to the north-east extension they would proceed with the works in the other direction. The traffic between Poonah and Sholapoor was very considerable, and also from Bombay to Poonah. In fact, Poonah was the Tunbridge-wells of the district, and a considerable number of the wealthy classes from Bombay visited it annually. The traffic on the portion of line opened was chiefly a passenger traffic, which, taken by itself, was perfectly satisfactory. In the original calculations of income on the railway the pas senger traffic was entirely overlooked ; the chief depen dence was placed on the goods traffic. They had not yet advanced to that point on their line which would enable them to secure the goods traffic from the interior. He was not so sanguine as some, who supposed when they got to the foot of the Ghauts they would have the mer chandise traffic. They must overcome the difficulty of ascending the hills before they could expect the goods traffic, because when the native drivers who go from the interior to Bombay have succeeded in descending the Ghauts they are not disposed to give up the goods there, and therefore go on the remainder of the distance to Bom• bay. But when the ascent of the Ghauts has been accom plished by the railway, instead of going further the native carriers will leave the goods at the top of the hills, to be conveyed by the railway to Bombay. The result of work• ing the railway was not so satisfactory as he could wish, because out of a receipt of 7,9001. for the half-year ending 30th of June last 6,4001. had been expended. The working expenses in England usually ranged front 40 to 50 per cent, of the receipts, but in their case it was considerably more, which was in some measure caused by the increase in the expense for maintenance of way and in the increased staff. The effects of the monsoons on some of the embankments had caused in creased expense, which would diminish as they became more consolidated. The committee of directors at Bom bay had specially alluded to a statement which appeared. in the Railway Record and other papers with regard to what he (tte chairman) had stated at the last meetng, to the effect that he supposed that a great portion of the expenses of maintaining the line, which was charged to revenue, should have been charged to capital. The committee in Bombay state that it was an error to sup pose anything of the kind, because nothing was charged to the revenue account which did not belong to it, and the same care was taken with respect to the capital ac count. The only ether matter he had to refer to was that the experimental and extension capitals would bo consolidated, which was a point urged by the sharehold ers some time ago when it was proposed to raise the extension capital. Mr. ANDICRTON, one of the auditors, seconded the 'notion for the adoption of the report,.and in doing so adverted to the admirable way in which the accounts were kept, and to the advantages of the strict cont ro l kept over the expenditure of the railway by the East India Company. No expenditure of money was sanc tioned without first knowing what it was for. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to some observations of Mr. FRANKLYN in respect to allowing a contractor to give up the maintenance of the works to the company before the expiration of the 12 months stipulated in the contract, stated that the contractor had paid a sum of money for that indulgence, and that it was not any part of those works that had involved the extra expenses alluded to. The interests of the East India Company, with regard to charging the capital and revenue accounts correctly, were identical with those of the railway company. Mr. TIIORNTON thought the average cost of the line ought to be less than 10,0001. per mile. It was entirely owing to the ignorance of the engineers as o the value of work that the railways in England had cost so much money, and that was proved by the construction of railways now for one half the price formerly paid for them. Mr. RICHMOND thought it was evidently the interest of the East India Company to construct the railway as cheaply as possible. With regard to the construction of the railway on an average of 10,0001. per mile, it should be borne in mind that the ascent of the Ghauts would cost considerably more than the average mentioned. Mr. NicHoLsoN said the ascent of the Ghauts would cost eight times the average cost of the other parts of the line. The CHAIRMAN said that some portions of the lino did not cost above 5,0001. per mile. Resolutions were passed adopting the report, and authorising the directors to consolidate the Si. shares as they were paid up in full into 201. shares. _ . at which stations Mr. NithioLsoN then entered into a statement with a view to show the advantages the railways in India epos sessed over those in England. He assumed tbat t o h o o .. av er rage cost of railways in Great Britain was 40,0 i en P e mile. The Parliamentary and preliminaryeeeaxtpionstos amounted to 4,000/. per mile, land and con e ip e engineers, 4,0001., charges,during construction,olla i w o s" l" t a;liament in and directors 2,0001. per mile, fight i ing er mile, making promoting and opposing bills 4,000 13ed p and acts of Par nth:if Indianwork works together 14,0001. p 1 per mile, T 15,0001. per mile, the permanent in England was about 4, i r i a a i n l ' w e railways which commenced.wa was er exact lym h i e l e c ft o oh s re t tP o h f :i :o t n a s for contingencies, made up the 2 w , a 0 3. 00 a / a . which leaving and materials a n te li r l i e a , ls th c e o 2,0001.1• the atrolloinogoLstpoecrk mile, the English railways. He felt con -40,000/. a mile fo Indian railway shares were called bY d that if the . .., con vinced t h an railway, such for nameinstance as any other Loltekl Res t`, Guaranteed Five per Cent, b y the East India Comp „ ta would y, they s tand mu c h hi g h er in the market. The law and Parliament ary expenses of their line forseven years bad only amounted to 2,2861. The resu lt would beat if th ey fi nished their line for 10,0 001 . per that mile, and had as go o d a tra ffi c on i t as th e averag e in England, and allowing 50 per cent. for work ing expenses, they would pay a dividend of 101 per cent. on the outlay. That would be 5i per cent. above their guarantee. The sum of 15,000,0001. had been subscribed for railways in India ; and if the traffic was only at the rate of 201. per mile per week—which was half that of the railways in the United Kingdom—and the expenses 50 per cent. of the receipts, they would pay more than the guarantee of 5 per cent., provided the cast did not exceed 10,0001. per mile. On the motion of Captain Barber, seconded by Mr. Richmond, a vote of thanks was passed to the chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. EXPLOSION OF GAS AT THE UNITED SERVICE INSTI TUTION.—Yesterday afternoon between two and three o'clock a serious explosion of gas took place a t the United Service Institution, Middle Scotland -yard. It appears that since Friday last a strong smell has been observed on the premises. The fact having been corn. municated at the Chartered Gas Fsctory, two men were sent yesterday to examine the p i p es. Finding that the gas seemed to escape in the basement of the buildin g , they lit a candle for the p ur p ose of going below to tea t the pipes, but before d oin g so they were both eautioned by the officials of the pla ce. They had, however, s carce l y and entered the underg round department when an explosion of a terrific cha racter ensued, which set fire wearing apparel of one man, burnt another, at the to the sam e time dislodg ed three or four large flagstones on the ground floor. The gas that had escaped came from a Company, pipe belongi n g to the London I n h t o theus houses were vapour earthwork ot into became ignited it blew up the and paved car and it g an old drain in the roadway, and the l . x i ° e m ra e rive road for nearly thirty feet, and several shaken by the violence of the concussion. One of th mon who had so imprudentl y e d a ngerous place was found taken a light into such a t a ken to the hospital. to be badly injured, and was None of the valuable artiolo In the museum were injured. 20 12i 25 20 St. 10 8i 25 10 1.0.6 40 39i 100 ioo 100 all all 100 100 ' all all ail P~ pm SOME OF Tlllll IiEROES OF KARS. The heroic defence of Kars, whatever may be the ultimate fate of its brave but neglected garrison, will re main one of the brightest episodes of the present war. The devotion and fortitude displayed by the few thou sand Turkish soldiers behind the earthworks of Kars offer a strong testimony in favour of the patriotism and soldier-like qualities of the Ottoman race, and will re deem it in the eyes of the world from much of the indiscriminate and often unjust abuse that has lately been lavished upon it. The defence of Kars, with that of Silistria, will descend to posterity not alone for the military virtues which those events called to light, but also for the great political interests involved therein. The fall of Silistria would have afforded a "point d'appui" for the Russians on the Danube; that of Kars would have resulted in the capture or annihi• lation of the Asiatic army of the Sultan, and i n th e 1 triumph of Russian prestige in the East. The defence ' of Kars will not, perhaps, be deemed of the eaine im portance as that of Silistria, but with injustice, for the difficulties overcome by the garrison of the Asiatic town equalled, if they did not surpass, those triumphed over by the gallant soldiers of Mussa Pacha. True, the Russian army which assailed the redoubts of Silistra was more numerous than the one whose recent defeat we have signalised ; but that army was commanded by officers in whom professional jealousy overcame even the dictates of duty. Shilders, Luders, Liprandi, Pa, kiewitch, and a score of the most notable generals in the Russian service fought before Silistria, not so much for the interests of their sovereign as for the realisation and triumph of their own peculiar strategical views. Before Kars commanded one man who is recognised with justice to be the first tactician of the empire ; and the dispositions he took upon the day of the assau l .t leave confirmed rather than belied that decision. The garri son of Silistria was maintained by the hope of approach. ing relief either from the allies or from Omer Pacha. The troops at Kars were, on the contrary, hopeless and sacrificed. Deserted by their Government, reduced to the greatest straits, shoeless, tormented by the pangs of hunger, and with a pay three years in arrear, did these gallant fellows still continue to struggle, and well have their sufferings been repaid by the triumph of the 29th of September. Everything had conspired against this handful of neglected soldiers, who had not even the prestige of former successes to sustain them in the hour of trial. Facing them, on the contrary, were the batta lions that had routed them in two successive campaigns and who, elated with former successes, advanced to the assault with an excusable though fatal confidence. In a word, the triumphant repulse by the Turkish garrison in Kars of the troops of General Mouravieff merits the greatest praise, and commends tho Ottoman troops to our respect and sympathy. We would not for worlds detract one single particle from the merits of the Turkish soldiers who fought at Kars, and the victory they achieved was the result of their obstinate courage and fortitude. At the same time the greatest praise is due to the officers who commanded on that eventful day, who had directed the defence, who by their noble example sustained the patience of the troops when oppressed by famine and pestilence, and who finally led them to victory. Properly commanded the Turkish soldiers are second to none, and under a general who has obtained their respect and confidence they would, with the introduction of a more perfect state of discipline, prove irresistible. This confidence had been gained by the Europeans in Kars, and to that sen timent do we partially ascribe the happy issue of that fearful day. The Muchir or commander-in-chief of the Anatolian army is Vassif Pacha. The second in com mand is Abdul Kerim Pacha. The adviser of the Muchir, and, in fact, the virtual commander-in-chief, is General Williams, assisted by a small staff of English officers. The chief of the staff is General Colmann, or Fezzi Bey, while General Ktneti commands the infantry charged with the defence of the redoubts. These are the commanders to whom Turkey and her allies owe a heavy debt of gratitude. Vassif Pacha, the muchir, is an aged and experienced commander, very much respected in Turkey, and en dowed with a tractable and conciliatory disposition. He willingly accepted the advice which the knowledge and talents of General Williams offered, and thus presented a marked contrast to his colleagues, who viewed in the adoption of a European's opinion the sacrifice of their petty dignity. The excellent feeling which exists be tween our countrymen and Vassif Pacha is most credit able to both parties, and might in many quarters be ac cepted as an example. Abdul Kerim Pacha, the rein, or second in command, is likewise an experienced officer, not, however, pos sessed of any very brilliant scientific attainments, but distinguished for great personal courage and popularity. In the battle of Kuredere, which terminated the past fatal campai gn , Kerirn Pacha displayed great gallantry, and increased still further his personal popularity with the army. Before the present war Kerim had distin guished himself against the Kurds and Arabs in the various risings of those unruly tribes. The age of this officer, his venerable white heard, and unpretending manners, have endeared him to the troops, and ho is one of the few native Pashas in whom the soldiers place their confidence. displayed that strategical talent for which he is ref; nowned. The earthworks on the north side of Kars were assailed, and their possession would bare barred all pos sibility of further resistance. Against these works were despatched three Russian column s who at once engaged with the garrison, whilst a fourth column, commanded by General Bazine, rushed under cover of their fire into the works, and drove out their defenders. The Turks re. turned, led on by Kmeti, and drove out the assailants. A second time and a third did the Russians enter the works, only to be driven out by the bayonet with fright. ful slaughter. The commanders of the three assailing columns were wounded is the commencement of the ac,.. tion, and this reduced the chances of success possessed by their troops. These were Prince Gagarine, Lieut. Gen. Kovalewsky, Major-General De Maydel, Major-General Count Nyrod, and Major-General Bronowsky. Above 6,000 killed and wounded was the price of the defeat paid by the Russians, whilst the loss of the garrison of Kars was under 1,500 killed and wounded. General lVfouravieff was engaged as a commanding officer in the war of 1829, when Prince Paskiewitch overran the table lands of Armenia, and he is, therefore, thoroughly a c . quainted with th e terrain. t cannot be said that he is to blame for the check sustained by his army ; and hie troops fought bravely and with obstinacy. The dogged courage of the Turks, however, effectively overcame the superior discipline and unbounded confidence of the Russian battalions. A few days will decide the fate of Kars ; for winter will compel General Mouravieff either to abandon the blockade, and return to Gumri, or to attempt another assault on some more vulnerable por. tion of the defences. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes. terday at the offices, New Broad-street; Mr, W. Hamilton in the chair. Mr. NicaoLsoN, the superintending director, read the report. He mentioned that there was a mistake in th• accounts with respect to a sum of 32,6531., received on account of extension shares, which was to be brought into the next balance•sheet. The distinction between experimental and extension capital would be no longer necessary, as the rate of interest guaranteed on them was now the same, and they would in future be treated as one account. 4/ 2s 100 2F 50 MO 31 IF 20 LOO 100 100 100 20 20 35 10 22i all all 68i 12 557 10 Bt. 20 50 100 100 100 100 100 FlOO ad ad