The Sun. — London, England, 1856-11-22 00:00:00

ONE MARKET AND COMNIERC:AL INTELLIGENOL. CITY, Two o'CLoux. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday exhi bited a dull appearance, and closed quietly. The sales amounted to 5,000 bales, of which 500 were taken by the exporters and 500 by the speculators. The Railway Share Market closed steadily, but Without animation. The weekly Return of the Bank of England, com pleted to the 15th inst., is much more satisfactory than was anticipated, and an examination of its various features fails to explain the cause which in duced the directors to enhance their terms of dis count last Thursday week. There is a material increase in the private deposits, the reserve of notes, and the bullion, and the only unfavourable feature is the augmentation in the " private securi ties," which is counteracted by the improve raents noticed in the other departments of the b alance, sheet. Probably on the face of this return the commercial community will condemn the policy Pursued, by the Court, but no doubt the equalise -1411 of the terms was dictated by prudence, espe cially as during two or three days preceding the ceauge some very unfavourable symptoms were exhibited. The next statement is likely to be still more satisfactory, because 70,000/. of the gold b rought by the Lightning has already been de- Posited in Threadneedle-street. It is also probable that a portion of the remittance per the za nies Baines will remain in this country, b ut the export demand continues active, and orders have recently been received for large Purchases on continental account. The inquiry for discount is less active than it was, and, encou raged by this, circumstance, the improved Bank r eturn, and the confident tone of the Paris advices, many are of o pi n i on th a t p ermanen t r eli e f will soon be experiencedexperienced in the discount market. Taking a comprehensive view, however, of all the causes that are likely to exercise an influence, it must be confessed that there is no just reason for antici- Pating any diminution in the official terms until the new year. The Omar Pasha has brought 2 )000 sovereigns from Australia, and as several other vessels are known to be on their way from the same quarter with small supplies, it is hoped that the stock of bullion in the national establish ment will soon show a material addition. The following table exhibits the particulars of the offi cial return : Active Circulation Decrease Bullion £19,929,420 309,950 9,684,167 Increase Rest Increase S. Public DepoSitS Increase 154,015 3,254,649 17,226 4,921,785 292,818 .., %Other Deposits ' 10,113,368 Increase Seven-Day and other Bills 895,831 Decrease - 14,013 Government Securities Decrease Other Securities Increase ii'L Notes unemployed Increase Tho official return of the exports of the precious metals from the port of London for the week end lug Thursday lb,st is as follows : Gold Coin SP Silver Coin I The Funds have advanced fully per cent., owing to the favourable complexion of the Bank of England return, which has stimulated increased Purchasers. Th ere i s ver y littl e activity, but a fey? investments have been made at the improved quotations. Consols have risen to 93i 94 for Money, 94 to 94i for account, and 941 for January. The New Three per Cents. are marked 921 93 and 93, the Reduced 921 g I, and the 30 Years' Annuity 17i. Exchequer Bills have been 2s. prem., being a slight enhancement, and the Bonds are 98i. Bank Stock is steady at 217. Very few transactions are reported in the Foreign Market, but prices are higher. Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen 1, being 9%- and the 4 per Cents. are firm at 100 - 101. Spanish Deferred have been dealt in at 23i. Russian 4i per Cents, at 96. French 4 per Cents, at 91 50, With the Exchange at 25 30. Belgium 41 per Cents. 961, and Dutch 4 per Cents. 961. The following are the nominal prices of 'Foreign Sto cks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 7 ; Mexi -31, 22 gg ; P eruvian 4 1 per Cents., 77 8 ; ditto Per Cents., 55 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 94 6; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 21 ; ditto Deferred, 231 4; ditt o Certificates, 5 ; Passive, 6 6i. ditto A rather limited business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market this morning, but quo tations generally have tended upwards, with the exception of Great Northern, which were heavy, at a decline of 153. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brigh ton, North-Western, Midl and,North-Eastern, York and South-Eastern, improved about ss, to 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial lines not much business has been done, but prices ruled steady. Paris and Lyons advanced 108., and East Indian ss. A moderate business has been done in Joint- Stock Bank Shares, but the fluctuations have not been important, London and County declined 10s. ; and Bank of Egypt improved 15s. Miscellaneous Shares, Canada Government 6 per Cents., advanced to 1151, and Electric Telegraph to Riji. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List.) Amines!, done. 217 sank St oc k 4 4 3 Per C ont. R educed Annuities 92i 3 ptr Cent. Co nso l s A nnu i tieB .......... 4 ' New 3 p er C ent. Annuities .. 92i 3A Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 17i India Stock Consols for A ccount ............... 22.5 93i 4i Etchequor 111118, Zid. .21000 .......... ....... ...................... par 3 p Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. .......... 98i Ditto, 1859 ........... ...................... 98t RIM OF FOREIGN FUNDS Al' ONg o'cLoor razilian Fonds, 5 per Cent. ........... Ditto New, 1852, 4) per Cent. ..,.... ... ..... 97 Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent.... Ditto 4i per Cent. ............... . ........... 95 Sp anh h iSOI4 ds , 3 poi* Ce at . ................ Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. ......... Ditto Account ........................ .... 23i Turkish Bonds, NI. cent... .................. Ditto Account ................................. 933 DDitto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ............ itto Account . ............................... 100 i Dtvideado on t+‘e ahc.qo pAyauie r.nroinn French Relates, 4 per Cent. ............ 91f. 50c. es 25f. 30c Belgian, 2? . 1 per Cent., ex. 25 francs ........ Ditto per Cent.. ex. 25 francs ... 961 d Dutch Exchange, 2 per Cen.:., 12 Guilders Cril Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ......... • . 96 . W O'CLOCK. Consols (Money) ................ 93i 91 Ditto (December) .... ..................... 4 91i Ditto (January) ............................ 944 94i _Theodepol Two convicts escaped from Dartmoor on Saturday last. They were soo n r e ea Mn. ROBERT STETHENsorr, I Nl.P—p ne !„. c regret to hear that the state of this emi nent luai will health has been for some time past so precario s e ,: 11 : 8 render it doubtful whether be can remain in n u gn,.; " o TUB MURRAY NAVIGATION.—The advices from Ade laide, South Australia, by the Lightning, give go o d an. counts of the progress of the colony and of the results of the Murray navigation. The fall of rain, which bail been gradually increasing with the settlement of the country, has this year been unprecedentedly - topious, and the pro. j apects of the next harvest were proportionably favour. able. There had been an increased immigration of Chi. 5 I leae, the poll-tax of 101. levied upon them at Melbourne 21 causing them to be brought to Adelaide, whence they 2( proceed to the mines overland or by the Murray. All 1 ,, the ava il a bl e craft on that river had been fully occupied, Igo and there W a S not sufficient means o f f orwar di ng th e p lan - 100 tity of goods desired. The trade seemed capable of al- 20 Most unlimited increase, and it was calculated that 20 While the cost of cartage from Melbourne to the Ovens Vas 401. per ton, they could be conveye3 through the whole rength of the Murray to Albury and thence to the Ovens for 151. W i th regard to mining affairs, it is stated th a t o p era ti ons were being vigorously prosecuted at the Burra.Burra, the average being 1,000 tons of ore per month of very superior description. The Kapunda was likewise being actively worked, and 280 tons of ore were raised in July. Several new furnaces were in course of erection, and it was intended to reduce all the ore to fine ?pper, instead o f ex p or ti ng regulus. The Australian Mining Company had sent some specimens from their n.ev, mine near M oun t R emar k a bl e b y the James Baines. A ni t teetion was again directed to the possible discovery remunerative gold fields in the colony, and 5,000/. had been subscribed to a Gold Research Co be ' i dea a like sum by the Government, for the purpose of offering tows. s p ecifi c rewards for the results of explora- I rn P. SUN, tooN hON, SATURDA EVENING, NOVEMBEIt 22 1856 THE 6'►ll AEt MARKETS fTllTs DAY.) It AIL WAYS. i'aid . RAILWATS• Clostnz Prlcei ye3teriay. Business done this day. 91 Anabg. Kottug. Boat and Ea4tn. Junzt all iklthst k Ballymena all Binning. Wolverh. s Stour Valley... all Birkellid. Lanusf.. , Cheshira June, all Do. Ch , ,sh. ds Birk., all Do., do. all Blackburn all Blytva &Tyne or!ginal .05 (ised. at X. 45 100 Bristol and Exeter... 100 Calodoulan 100 Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bn.ndon all Cork, Black, t Pass all Oornwa' , all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dablin&Belfastinne all Duu. P. & Aber. tine 100 East Anglian all Kasten' Counties.. 100 East. Union. A Stit lOv 2.)., B. Stock 8i Do., New A ..... 17 Fast Kent 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh &Glasge7 all Edinb. anti Peebles 100 Edin. Prth & Daudet all Forth & Clyde Jan;,, 100 Furness all Do. Extension. all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 Groat Northern . 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 130 Gt. Sth. &Wes L(lre ) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gus. Stk all Erich South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlish 14f Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 100 !Awash. andYorksh i Do., Wst. Biding Ur. all Do. Sonthrort all London & Black wall 100 Lond.Bright &S.C5t 100 Lond. and N. Westn. 16 Do. Fifths Do.101.8h.,11&B...0 2i Do. Eighths 100 London andS. Westn all Ladndrry&Coleraine all Tindndrry.&Ennisk . 1,00 Slanch • Shet &Linch 82s. Do., Man. k Lin. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J L. Ricardo't arrangement 100 Aidle.nd 100 Do. Birrang. & D erb all Sfidld. G. West. (Ire,. all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd Bi," Newry & Enniskille all Newry, Warreupolnt and Rostrevor 100 gorfolk 30 Northn. Counties Un 1.00 North British...... 100 Nth. Devon Rail. 8 Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 B Stock 1.00 N.Eastern—BorwiA 23 Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Inure, a:l Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London ill sr.&S.Wstrn.,liamt st3s.d, and City Jn.. t 7? North Staffordshire al 'orth Western all N. &S. Westrn. Juno )x,, Wore.. & Wolv. 14 lortsraouth 9 Ithymney kottio Central .. 10) Scot. N E.Abrdn St. l ixr Do. Snot. Mid. St 00 44ropshire 2 Si tingbourne 34 Sheer. al , tenth Devon LJf ionth Eastern 100 'oath Wales . 15 1. Yrksh. & Riv. Du , Do all ',sines, Wok. &Wo' al Stockton & Darling 14 Do., do., 1854 3 Do., do., 1855 16 4tookton do Hartlep 1.9( , Puff Vale ............. 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 Climes Ifay. D,& R, all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenn all WaterfordtkLimeric`, all West Cornwall., all West End of Lando/ and. Crystal Palace. all Do. A ......, all Do. B all West London all Do. Fit st Class .. all Do. Second Class,. all Wimbledn&Croydoy all ikatworpStliatt IA) inlennes all 1 3oigia,n Eutu. Junc 16 "briers to Graissess2 9 tombai,Staroda,an• g. 5 p. 103 Buff. Sz Lk. Ilur. Ry. all Canneaux& Toulous( Coal Mines and Ry, M. Ceylon A shares...—. 1 Do. B. do.. all Oemerara 12 Dntoll Rhenish all Itasteln of Prance 19 fl 'Jew 2s. Eastern Bengal ... . all Cast Indian A and B g. 5 p.e 5 ' Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Go. do. D, gu. sp. c. all D 0.4 all no. do. do., '59, do. 2s. Euphrates Valley 108. &Ir.& In.Jn.TeLltail. all Geelong & Melbourn • guar. 5 per cent all Gd. Trunk of Canada an Do. Cart, of Deben. con. into Stk. till'6. all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do 18 Gt. Central of Fran , e all Gt. I. Pen. g. P. ° 2 Do New, guar. sp. c 16 :treat Luxembourg all Gt. Western of Canadz 8 Do. Now all Do. Eds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76. p. '6O all Do. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, withou' option 4 Italian Junction all Lake o:inst. & Built all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Pist. sp. c.p. 15 Lyons and Genova all Lyons is Mediterran all Madras, guar. 4i p.c all Do. do., sp. c. 10 Do. 44 p. c. Exton 5 Do. 3dEx.;g. sp. c all Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now all Namur & Liege all Do. do., Cp. c. Pref all Northern of France all NorwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons all Paris and Orleans 5 Recife & San. Fran.. (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. 5 Rome and Frascati.. all Royal Danish ..... all /loyal Swedish all Sanabro and Meuse all Do. 5. p. cent. Pref icindo, guar. 5 p. c all Do all Southern of France , 18 St. Andrew's an , Quebec Feet Flanders all Do. GA per c. Pref all W. &N. W. of Franc , 6 Westeruof Austria all West. of Switzerland - all Wiesbaden .. all Do. Bper cent. Prof. all Zealand ....... —...... FOREIGN. 4 -4/ 81 * 81 17 - 18 )5 - 16 12 - 13 91 - 93 57 -57 i 36 - 38 ••• ...... ••• • 9 3 / 4 10i 17 3 / 4 18 9 - 35 37 24 - 26 7 - 5 81 - B 53 - 65 33~ - 34~j 91 8 - Pi 90} - 914 75 - 71 123 - 125 115 - 117 66,E -66 i GO • 62 71 - 74 - 64 5i 94? A. 95 61 - 6i 107 - ICB 1031 104 I " 11051 0. 106 iii : iii 1 id 7 i - 801 53 - 55 •or ''''''' so, 14 - 15 ... ...... 11114. • 48 50 3h 3,d 38 39 ••• .. ' ... 814 -83 i 4i —4-4 a 3 2i 18 —18 i 59. COI 95 98 5a 6i — 7, 10 11 27 29 02 —lO4l 24i 25m' 63 70 4G 48 16 1 - 17 701 714 7 9 81 5 3d 2 14 16 37 -- 39 19 -• 19.; 4t; - 5 6 - 8 2 - 4 - ... -- ... 7 - 9 Ci - 7 - 2 p i l - 11 i - : 1 1 I- 1 4i - : 1 1 - 32} - 33 Di -10 j 22 - 22• 11 .... 11 22 - 22 . ..... ... i - i ii , ••• 23 - 2 3, 1O -- 11 76 - 78 3 - 31, 21$ - 21$ - lip 4- 5 241 - 241 2 - 21), 99 - 101 115 - 120 115 - 120 103 - 1/0 .4111 ..... 0.. 4a 4,p1 ••• -- • • 8i - 9 19 20 21 par —p, 1" 8 - 191 - 19 37 - 37, 8 - 9 - 51 48 -5,) Par — i PI 17 - 19 - 9 - 9i 81 - .., - , •-.: ••• pm -4; 91 33 -34 - ••• ...°.. ..• -- ..1 "'' JOINT-STOP 11 BANKS. all Australasia. I8:i Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. C all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asiv 6 Chrtd. Bak. of India, 5 ° Australia, k Ching ettY .... 25 Colonial. : • • 20 Commercial .Of Load all Eng•Soot.&Aus.Cht. all Loud- Chart. Bk. of Anatralia . 20 all Ditto New 100 50 ... ...... . 50 20 London and Count . Lad.&E.Bnkg.Corp. 50 10 Lond on Joint Stock.. 100 30 London and Paris. ... 100 20 Loncl. & Westminster 100 35 National Pro.of Vaig 20 10 Do. Naw ... :. .... . go 22f, National Bank ..* . . 20 all New South Wales: ... 25 all Orie n t a l lik. Corp ...:. 20 15 Ottoman Bank ... 100 25 Provincial of Ireland 10 all Do. New .... ........ . . 5 1 il Aus B &Go Im C• 25 1...1 South Australia .. ... 25 all UlliOit of Australia_. 21 Do. NeW i......m.e ass i 50 10 Union of Loudo n ~. 100 5Q Woutern Lin Bk cf e 1 gg 100 21 - - lid 64 .-66 - ...p l 68 -• 70 IGI - 174 19} -- 201 19 -- 20 ... •••••• ••• 1 •-• 3p ^ •••• .". .. NMI .." ea • 45 47 38 40 2id 34 3G 62 - 64 - 8 6 At LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS Elu,TeAYs. 00317an'a , C.lnal/1, `4a.* yestud y. Vinripegg I this saY. Loud:At & N. West. L. &N. W. Catedon... E. LT. &E. C Gt. Nrthn. E. Count. Caldonisn. 9G - 98 93 - 102 12 - 14 133 - 135 4 ... 44 dose "'"" Gt. Wostn Vit. Now. Berg. Y. St Ntt Do Do 106 - S. &atom - Do Peto & Co Do 12i - 13 221 - 23 108 - 112 § 1p I Norfolk Do L.& N. W. & Stekton Darliwt • • 21 - 21 ••• - 90 - En. 031111. E. Count. 1 55 - 57 Do , D 0... L. 801. W Do 133 - 136 GtNorthn Lancash& Yorksh. T. Brassoy M.l&Clean Stockt. & Darlingt. - 81 31 - 31(11 Do GtWestn I 33 - 24 84 - 91 Wilts&C;omrst PREFERENCE SHARE 3. Blyth andTyno lOpei prof. (i.;sd. at 601 Bris. is Ex. 4 p. c. Si Do. 4 p. C. Shares Caledn. £lO 4i p.c. Oho& 4 110 . (111 ' 5 Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pief. No. 2. Cork Ctßandons Du a.Prth .ds Aber. J. E. Anglian. Cls. A Sh. Do. do. CIO. B tip. c. Do. do Cis. C 7p. c Eas. Co.E x, spc No. De. No. 2. 95 - 100 • . "'" rim 4i - 5 6 - 6i 107 - 112 97 - 102 AP - OP 11f - 121 Do. Now 6 g. a. St. East 'Ern., G. 6 p. Do. 51., 10 nor cent Do. 1Z;1. Defientr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cont East Lanemh.6 p. ats E. &W. York. J. sthl Edin..k Gl. 5 p.c. sh Prth.hDirn.4g.e Turnetw, 5 p. c Glas. &5.W.11.5 p• 0 Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. a. Radom. at 10 p. c. prem Do. p. D 0.5 p. c., Red. at t Gt.N. of Scot. let Pre Gt. S.4IW. (Ireland Do. 4per a. Pr2f. S Gt. W.O.kll.Esipe Do.con. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. Irrad. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c. P.F. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Sim. Gas,. Stk Do. Chee. Gila. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. d 0......... Lan. &York. F. 120 Do. 6 P. e. Stock L0n.&13.G.5pc.N0.1 Go. P., spc. St.No.2 Do. Now Qnar.6 n. e Do. do. 5 p. e.,N0.4 Lon.&N. W., Coy. tianeat on 5 p. et_ Ton.& S.W. 7 per ct. 74 - 76 tiZ 109 - 115 103 - 101 61 - 62 10 - 10 • •• ...... 6 - 93 - 95 86 88 99 - 101 10 104 16f 171 10 104 71 73 194 20• 9i 104 141 154 id 137 139 •. °"" M. 136 - 138 115 - 117 ... ^ si. late 3d Shares .„ ..aondy. & Color. Sit Londy.&Ennis.A .311 p. Nut Do. do. do. £t . `)o. do. 3i por cent. 41arypt .&08r1.4p o :)o. 4A per oent do. Ed. Consol.6 p.o.St 10. Con.Br.Tsir.6pc De. 4i p. c. Pref. Ft Ditto L.& H.Pref. tit New., Aber., &c., pr. p. c. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66, lorfk. Deb, 4 p,c. 811' Do. Pref. 5 p. c. St , , )o. 5 pc. Ext. ,1846 Do. 5A por c.pf ,1817 Do. \Vv. V.5pc.,1847 gorth British 157 - 159 -- $l 3 66 - 70 '136 - 133 98 - 100 88 - tO 1 - li q, E. re 4 p.a. P. Do. do. do Da.. Leeds 6 p.e Do. do. Qre.,1848... Do.YorkllA A. Per. North Staffordshire. Ox,WodzW., 6 pc._ Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. Scot. Cent. ,Now Pref Sc.N.E. Aber. g G pe Do. d0.,7 p. c. pf. et. D0.d0., 3A p.c. pf. st. South Devon. Do. ilxed,4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 44 p c sh 3. Wales Gua. 4 p, c Do. do. 4i p. c I.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar Stock.& Dar., 5 p. C Do. , do. do Stock. Hartl. g. p. a. till July 1,'66 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 p lei —IC4 92 —94 •• •• • id 107 = fo9 60 - 65 16 - 161 23 - 24 100 - 102 91 - 10,E 27 -• 28 2- 3 p ••• ••••• 3 -3; MINES. ' 1 al; .•gt..a Fria ........ I ... - ... 1.9 s all toglo Californian I ... - ... 20 7 kustrallau. . ' i - 1 1 all Haden (Gd.Dnchy of ... - ... 60 all Blsons.r. Iron & Coa ... - .. 20 14 British Iron 6 - 8 3 3 5 0 \ a 1 1261 rio t . B a raz 2c ilr oc n pa l ine :n . ): c . (i : b s i n s e: : 131 -e 321 1i 18 20 1 1 l i s 'D. ior.e S no t fa . J o3 o na h mac n oni D ee e ; l it t3 1 ,1) 8 -.... 20 n 1.111 4 25 0 65 t . a laa l lil l il O poo 0000bip.orp Pref.neei Copper 11t 3 7 ; 1 7 po . f. . - 5 3 6 5 ... 1e CopiaPo- ant 25 - 27 2 all 'Fortuna 20 all Genctal l l. 1 7 - i 6 (1 . . ••• - • Ad - 1' 41 5 31 1 : all l s a aa 42 IG G T j nu tr t b ; i a rr Liberty rg ys i . Wheal gt V lT 'ir t 1 li Unite ta . ' ' 2 7 -- 28 : 5 11 laisitanian . i - 1 all 1 'Mariquita. 1 - i - I 1 all iNow Granada 1 all 'Nouveau Monde R • • 2 5 0 all P l'i rrt tgi Ph •g il l i l 50 all Rhymney Iron 1 all Quartz Itic&kLe.Min 218 _-:-: 1: :3: 15 all IDo. New 5 - 7 30 151'Santiago de Cuba 2} - 2 _ _ Cs. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 21 - 21 2i 1 all South Australian ... - .• • 1.. all Do. Scrip .•• - ••• 1 all iDo. 10 per cent Prel ... -__ ii ...• 41 'Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. i• 10 9 I'M Croft ...... ....... - 3 i 281 all United Mexican 34 - 4 1 all Waller•l all IWest Mariposa -• i 1 12s Worthing Mining of Australia - it ... - - I,IISCELLANEOUR . 25 19 t.ustrallan Agricult. 26 - 28 2J4 ' 10 all Australn. Royal Mail ... - • 10 all Berlin Water Works 51 - 5 1 • 50 40 Brit. American Land ... - 100 32t Canada ll3 - 118 St. 100 o .Glo.Bp.c..Tan&july 113 - a 134 1131 i i St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug ... -•-• St. 100 Da.6p c. Mar & Sept ... - ••• 5 all Crystal Palactr 2 - 2 21 5 all Do. Preference..,.., , 51 - 5 4 4 a.l Crystal Pal.of France . - ... 1 i Duston Iron Oro., , . - •••• 20 151 Eastern Steam .... . ... ••••• - - St. 100 Electric Telegraph... 93 -. 95 95i 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. -•-• • ••• 5 all En.dtAus Cop Sin Co 1 - 11 25 all Gen. Ir Sc Col (lim.) , . 11 4 15 a all l 4l l GGLoe3nnned. r . Ba G r e Sa n cmr . B o Nwe ni ti r inga bu t : :6 3 . 1 --i;• 31 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig _ . 10 all liediteran. Elec. Tel g .... fi 10 all Mexican&S.Americn. 2i - :1 ~Z• 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... & _.,.. A , 25 1 Do. New ........... l i ., 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 - lAr 10 all Do. Do. ...... 3 4 ‘ 5 3 Do. 8p c P iss at 1 d 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 - 2 . 2 E... ... N.S.W. Gov. sp.c.D. _ .. 1 ail N. B. Australasian... i _ a ' 20 171, Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 34 _.lid 1 all Oriental Gas -1 - i t 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" p .... i p 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 21 - 3 23 i Pm 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 68 ..... 70 50 10 Do. Now 44 - 5 4 151 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 201 al s l Se p it s .:n. T sta .l l o . 1 , u n ci e t e r t l ,l -. . z.. 1: 1 all Ditto New ll - 1 k 25 all South Austral. Land 35 - 37 1 all Subrear. Tel. Scrip... i - 1 1 all Do. Re6istered t - 1 100 291 Van Diemen's Land lb !!'',' 16 ..• m Y 4 14 i a tip.c,b„o&July ... -- ". Shr. l Psid. ie I 611 3t too L 5 all 3t,. 100 5 all it. 100 It 1100 :6 all I) all 50 all 25 all 124 all 1.2 i all 20 all St. 100 10 31 St 100 St. 1.10 5 all 1:/ all TOO 5} i 0 all i 0 all ie all ;5 all 2i all it 100 t 5 18i A) all _2 I.oi 03 all 5 all It 100 5 r all a St. 100 20 5 St. t"0 St. 100 91 all 2i all of all Si all 10 2 St. 100 St. 100 e all €3 all 10 all 20 all /-5 all 10 all Bt. all St. 100 5 all 10 4 St. 100 St. 100 St. 1.00 St. 100 St. 100 It. to' DO j 60 0 all It. I too esiV,lxe 4 s r 404..wi rtIL t • 44, , 4 gl\ T OPPICE, Six o'Clock. SPAIN. The Madrid papers of the 17th have arrived. The Gazette announces in a few lines the insurrec tion at Malaga, and says that it took place at a moment at which the garrison was being changed, in order to relieve some of the garrisons in Africa, and it admits that the insurgents cried " Vive la Republica, !" The Espana, however, on its part pretends that the real cause of the rising was not known, but that it was supposed that it was to favour smuggling. Tais journal says that the num ber of soldiers wounded was eight, and that the insurgents had from 15 to 20 wounded and three killed ; the Gazette does not say what the loss of the troops was, but states that that of the insur gents was five killed and "some" wounded. The Captaiu-General, after the rising was suppressed, published a vary severe baudo, and gave orders that the insurgents taken prisoners should be tried by court-martial. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. ,Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell and Justices Coleridge awl Erie.) THE NEW CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE COMMON PLEAS. Their lordships were accompanied on the bench this morning by Sir A. Cockburn, the Lew Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, to take the oaths of alle giance, abjuration, and supremacy. The oaths were administered by the senior master present, and the roll having been subscribed by his lordship, he bowed to the bar and retired to take his seat in the Common Pleas. SMART V. THE CORPORATION OF SUNDERLAND. This was an application by Mr. Manisty on the part of Mr. Smart, an attorney, and formerly town-clerk of Sunderland, for a mandamus calling upon the corpora. tion to 'award him compensation for the loss of such office under the Sunderland Improvement Act, which came into operation in 1851. An offer was made to Mr. Arnot at the time of an office under the act, of equal amount to that of which he had been deprived, viz., treasurer, .at a salary of 701. ; but he refused it, finding the duties were more extensive and the situation more onerous, and that the emoluments were less than hi former office, and now called on the corporation to award him compensation. The Court refused the rule, on the ground that the applicant had allowed five years to elapse before making this application. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. THE NEW LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. In consequence of its being known that Sir A. Cock burn would for the first time take his seat this morning in the Court of. Common Pleas, as Lord Chief Justice, the Court was densely crowded, and the bar filled with counsel. His lordship entered the Court with Mr. Justice Cresswell, and Mr. Justice Crowder, about half-past 10 o'clock, when Mr. Meredith, one of the masters of the Court, administered the oaths of allegiance, raj uraticn, and supremacy to his lordship, the judges and the whole of the bar standing during the ceremony. His lordship having subscribed the oaths bowed to the bar and took his seat calling upon Brother Channel and other learned brothers to move, but as they had nothing ;o move, Mr. Sergeant Thomas, who was counsel in the last case tried before the late Lord Chiet Justice, rose and made the first motion before the now Lord Chief Justice, that of BARTHOLOMEW V. BISHOP. The learned sergeant, in this case, moved for a rule to alter the certificate of the late Lord Chief Justice in this ease, tried before him, allowing the plaintiff the costs of the action on the superior scale as a proper case to be tried before him. The action was for 201. 10s., and might have been tried in the County Court. The ground for the application was that deceit was used. The Lord Chief Justice—You are asking me to alter something upon facts which took place at the trial. The Court cannot do that. The Court declined, and the rule was refused. MARKET N (Thi A ay.) COVENT I The suppliev of fruit were tolerably extensive. The tra( last week's prices were well sn ARDEN'. very moderate, of vegetables .de generally ruled steady, and lupported. Pineapples,per lb. 4s Od to 7s Colonial do., on. Os Od to Os Od Grapes, per lb. is Od to 5s Od Foreign do Os 8d to is 8d Melons, each ....3s Od to 5s Od Peaches, p. d0z.... 3s to 8s Od Nectarines, do. 2s Od to 8s Od Apples, p. h. sv. 4s 0(.1 to 6s Od Pears, per doz. 3s Od to 7s Od Oranges, per 100 30s Od to Osp Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 2s Od Apricots,p. doz. 2s Od. to 6s Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Od l VEGET. Filberts, per lb 10d to la 3d Cobs., p. 100 lbs. 10.5 s to 115 s Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 Cd to is Od Figs, per doz Is to 3s Od Strawberries, per . . pottle Od to Od Gooseberries, per half sieve ....Os Od to Os Od Currants, p. do. Os Od to Os Oa Plums, per do. 2s Od to 56 Od Green gages, do. 4s Od to 7s Od i Raspberries, p. potl. Od to Oct 'ABLEb. Greens, per doz. bunches 9d to 2s 0:1 Cabbages, per doz 9d. to is 6d Savoy do., p. do. is Od to 28 Od Cauliflowers, do.ls 3d to 2s 3d Brocoli, per do. is Od to 2s Od Old potatoes, per ton Os to Os New do., per do 853 to 110 s Peas, per quart 9d to is Od Turnips,p. doz.bun.2B to 3863 Carrots, per bunela...4d tp Gd Cucumbers, each 2d to is Od Garlic, per lb 6d to Os 3d Spinach, p. sieve ls 9d to 2s Gd Sorrel, per sieve ......Od to Os Brussels sprouts, per do 3s Od to 5s Od, French beans, p. do.ls Gd to2B, Old onions, p. bus. !Is Gd to 7s' New do., per bunch 0d) to Od Leeks, per do ... id to 2d NEWG•ATE AND LEADENFIALL. Turkey Poults, fis Od to 7s Od ; Geese, 5s to 6s Gd each ; Ducks, 2s Od to 2s 6d ' • tame rabbits, is to is 6d each ; wild do., is t o Is 63; Pigeons, 5d to 8d each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os ; middling, is 9d to 2s 9d ; Chickens, is Gd to 2 s Od ; C apons, 3s Od to 4s Od ; Hares, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; Grouse, 2s Od to 2s 9d each ' • Pheasants, 3s Oct to 3s 6d ; P ar t r id ges, i s 3d to is 6d ; Guinea Fowls, is 9d to 3s Od ' • Roasting pigs, 6s Od to Ss Od each. Ostend fresh butter, 123 to 13s 6d ; English do., 12s Od to 15s Gd per dozen lbs. ,• English eggs, 103 to us Od ; French do., 7s to 8s Od per 120; Leverets, Os Od to Os each. Shallots, per lb 4d to 6d Horseraddish, p. bun. 2s to hs Parsley, per do. 3d to 5d Celery, per do Os 9d to 2s Od Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od Parsnips, per do. is Od to Os Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d ughrooms, p. potl. 2s to Os Od Artichokes, each 4d to 8d Cab. lettuces, per _ score Od to is fld Endive, per d0...1.s Od to is 6d Radishes, per doz. hands ls to 2s Od Tomatoes, p. hf.sv. 4s to 6s Od Walnuts per 100...0s 8d to is Chilies, per 1001 s Od to Is 6d Capsicums, per 1001 s Od to 2s ,Rhubarb, p. bundle 0J to Od Asparagus, per 100 Os Od to Os 1 Sea kail, per pun. Os Od to Os NEWPORT. Beef, from 33 4d to 4.9 6d ; mutton, 3s 83 to 49 Bil • veal, 49 Od to 4s 8d; pork, 4s 01 t o 5 3 O d per 81139., by the car case. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 28 10d to 4s 4(1 ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6(1 ; veal, 33 8d to 4s 6a ; pork, .33 10d to 5s 4d per Sibs., by the car case. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d. to 20s ; Brills, 3s Od to 12s each; Salmon, Os Od to Os Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 6d. to 20s each ; Soles, Gd to 3s Od per pair ; Eels, 8d to Is per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d. ; Whitings, 4s Od to 12s per d oz . ; Common Oysters, 12s to Hs ; Natives, 50s to —s per fish. ; Mackerel, 40s to s per 100 ; Smelts, Os Gd to 2s 6d per doz ; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon ; Bloaters, 5s 03 to 8s Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, Ss to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per bushel ; Doreys, 2s Od to 12s each ; Haddocks, 5s to 15s per duz.; Pike, Od ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, os Od to Os; Mullets, Gd to 2s 6d each ; Plaice , 4 d to is each ; Halibut ed per lb ; Flounders, is Gd to 2s Od per doz. ; salt fish, 0,1 per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten tread in the metropolis are from 9d to 9Ad ; of household ditto, 'lid to Ihd per 4 lb loaf. IHDES AND SKINS. 51 t o 5,d ; 801 b to ASlb, sid to 6d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 6id to 6/d ; 1041 b Market hides, 561 b to 6411: 4 5 1::::' , 1 ; 1. 6 t 4 0 1b :7:1 ; b, d 4 it ?; t : 9 21 6 b 1b, to 6a 80 to lb, 6id ; to 1121 b, bid to 7d ; upwards, —(1 to —d ; horse hides, full, 9s Od to Os Od; Polled Sheep, 6s 6d to Ss Od ; Keats, 5s Od to 6s 01; Half-brads, 5s 0,1 to 68 Od Downs, 3s 10c1. to 5 8 a 8 ; to ll 8s Odto Os Od ; Calf skins, 4s 10d ; Shearlings, N Od; Lambs, Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4110 s ; clover do s u s . to 11 I.os par l oa d. 3/ lOs to 6/ 101; and straw, 1 / 4 s to 1/ O s per l oa d" A fair average supply and a steady dema nd. C U MBERLAND.—Meadow ha y , 2/ 103 to 4/ 12s • c l o ver Both hay and strew s old slowl y , on for mer terms andsdtra trade straw, dll W HITEC HAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs t o 4l 10s . • clover do., 3110 s to 5/ lOs ; do., 3/ 10 8 to 5 / 10 s; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 10 s per load. Supply moderately good, and Tz •a 4 , . r, to . • to • g .. v..; a 'a' . .a 0 • 1... 0 14 c'S .4 4 P , ..... co ~., Z• ›. ~..4 04 ' 1 Al i 4, '‘. V ›,,e,'' 7 : , Z.l , S . ?) ..' XI ° , X ' ' c - d . 0 H H r-- - 8 5 AI A Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Oz. Cz. ' Oz. May 31 20,562 13,456 .. 1,735 .. 1,818 37,661 32,616 June 7 15,618 19,813 12,149 3,250 723 4,830 56,383 47,757 - 14 14,289 13,847 .. 2,986 .. 2,30 G 39,428 47,757 - 21 17,113 20,338 11,714 2,054 951 2,290 54,464 43,508 - 28 11,404 13,066 .. 2,832 .. 1,868 29,110 52,578 July.. 5 9,4.8 13,74 k 12,597 . .. 75 35,522 48,879 - 12 16,533 20,479 ..• 6,129 .. 1,893 45,031 37,989 - 19 16,702 18,46' 11,760 3,751 581 1,315 52,569 41,537 - 26 12,726 14,621 3,091 „ 1,551 31,993 37,793 Aug. 2 14,056 21,059 12,467 3,097 1965 2,241 54,887 42,297 - 9 17,405 16,289 . • 2,722 .. 1,563 37,979 40,615 - 16 20,344 23,386 15,080 2,962 157 v 1,543 64,867 50,246 - 23 13,733 13,542 .. „ „ .. 27,275 43,554 561,172 567,156 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.- - (this Day.) LONDON, Nov. 22.—Wind this day at noon, N.W. I moderate breeze and fine. H.M.S._ Urgent, for the Cape of Good Ho •H M Pe , • a • Bulldog, the westward. —Lord—onWdoinnd, fN°l:lll7o' ll b g y K isi on7. A S rr a i iie t3d d FALMOUTH, Nov. 21.—Wind N., moderate.—Arrived Maulmain, and sailed f or Plymouth. P°` - `rm Balmoral, from —S p lip s e z r A io N r c , E fr , o .s m o lt v. a 2 n o g . o — on w . in O d ff N th . e N.w._ Arrived—Mar quis of Chandos, from Quebec. JERSEY, No v . 20.—Wind N'N.W.—Arrived—Bbe nezer, from Labrador; Johnny, St. ]Michael's; Tiphis, Malta. PHA Nov. 21. •W Arri ve d — PILL, from Quebec. GLOUCESTER, Nov. 21.. Arrived—Diana, from Ta ganrog. N. W.—Arrived—l:bine , CORK, Nov. 20 —Win d N.W.— Saileci—Francis Pititriok, • for St. John's, N.B. from St. Stephen's, o n Nov. , ,s isr 21.—Wind .13 BELFAST, Nov. 20.—Wind from Doily, and Alicante. During the last week given in the above table no es corts arrived from Fiery Creek, Maryborough, Mvor, Daisy-hill, and Avoca, in consequence of the heavy rains which have recently fallen. We may mention that the season has been one of continuous wet weather, which has seriously interfered with mining operations. Not withstanding this, the escort returns are quite up to those of the previous year, in which the weather was throughout favourable, while the amount shipped in the present season is greatly in excess of that in the corre sponding periods of the two previous years. First seven months 1854. Receipts by escort .... 964,430 Shipments .. 1,336,583 1855. 1856. 1,141,144 1,578,995 1,339,562 1,714,813 The following gold•ships have sailed since the Ist of July , Date of Ship. Destination. Ounces. Sailing. July 15 .• Telegraph 10 .. Champion of the Seas .. • • Liverpool . • 17 • • City of Sydney .......... iydney 24 .. relegraph .. •• • • .... •• • • iydney Aug. 6.. James Baines •. Liverpool ...... 17,353 THE OOLOIVY OF VICTORIA. (From the Melbourne Argus of A ug. 28) The interval that has elapsed since our last summary has been short, but the celebrity which the Royal Mail ship Lightning has attained as the champion of the Liver pool liners induces us to issue a brief recital of the events of the past fortnight for transmission to Europe. THE GOLD. There is very littl head. The returns, satisfactory (widens fields is undiminish GOLD RECE] With th le to call for special notice under this which will be found below, give very ;e that the yield of the various gold IVED l Le Total BY ESCORT FOR 13 WEEKS IN 1856, of the corresponding weeks of 1855. TRADE AND COMMERCE. To the dulness of the season of the year—the end of the Australian winter—we have added, on the present occa sion, the excitement of a general election—the first under the new constitution. The weather has continued unusu ally wet, and carriage to the interior has ruled high for the last four months. The stocks stored for the use of the winter have, however, been gradually diminished, and although trade continues dull everything promises fair for a brisk spring trade. With these remarks we refer to the subjoined tables. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS AT THE PORT OF MELBOURNE. Imports in the year 1856, up to the 16th of August...... £7,689,021 Exports in the year 1856, up to the 16th of August .... 9,105,266 Balance of exports over imports during the current year £1,416,245 In the first period the account stood thus : Imports Exports Balance in favour of the colony .. •... £1,340,69/ In the second period : Imports Exports ....... Z 7,689,021 9,105,266 Balance in favour of the colony ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH The following information has been received from an authentic source : A line connecting Melbourne, Sandridge, Williams town, Geelong, and Queenscliffe (Port-Philip Heads) was placed in working order in December, 1854 ; total distance, 73 miles. The following lines are in course of construction : To connect Geelong and Ballarat, distance about 58 miles ; Melbourne, Kyneton, Castlemaine, and Sand hurst (Bendigo), about 125 miles. These lines are under contract and the work is in. progress, to be completed in working order before the 15th of November, 1856. The followinglines are decided upon, and are under survey : • _ _ _ _ To - connect Sandhurst, Benalla, May-Day Hills, Beechworth, and Albury--distance (from• Sandhurst) about 250 miles ; to connect Ballarat, Raglan (Fiery Creek), :Varrnambool, Belfast, Portland, and a point at or near the western boundary of the colony—distance (from Ballarat) about 230 miles. Tho lines will be completed during the, year 1857. The north-eastern, or Sandhurst and Beechwortb, routes are at present being marked out by the surveyors. A single wire is used throughout, and the apparatus employed is that known as Morse's recording telegraph. The following lines are propased and in contempla- Lion : --- A line to connect, via Queenscliffe (Port Philip Heads). Cape Otway, King's Island, and Cape Grim (Tasmania), • as follows :—By submarine cable from Cape Otway to King's Island . ; thence by the same means to Barren Island and Cape Grim. The greatest stretch of subma• rine will be only 60 miles in length, the intervening dis- tances over the islands being by the usual air line. From Cape Grim an extension will be made along the north ern shore of Tasmania, embracing Port Frederick, Port Sorel, and George Town, and connecting at the latter place with the main line under contract between George Town, Launceston, and Hobart Town—the Government of Tasmania to bear one-half of the expense of that por- tion of the work lying between Cape Otway and Cape Grim. Negotiations of a most favourable character are pending upon the subject of this line between the two Governments, and the probability is that the work will be undertaken during the ensuing year. Distance. Miles. Queenscliffe to Cape Otway, about • Cape Otway to Cape Grim Cape Grim to George Town Total. Estimated cost, 33,0001. POPULATION. The population of the colony on the 30th June was, according to the last census and the returns of the Im migration-office, upwards of 335,000 souls. To these must be added about 2,300 for the balance of births over deaths for the first half of the current year. The official returns of the Immigration Board for the month of Julyare of little interest, except that something like a " rush" of the mining population towards the Syd ney goldfields has taken place ; but this "rush" does not appear to have been so extensive as is represented in the Sydney papers. The balance against this colony in favour of Sydney for the month was only 868 ; the net loss to the colony 90 souls. Among the departures for foreign ports are about 340 Chinese. The totals are thus divided : Arrived 2,250, of which 1,466 were adult males, 541 adult females, 141 male and 102 female children. De parted 2,340, of which 2,067 were adult males, 188 adult females, 48 male and 37 female children. Of the arrivals 2,250 landed at Melbourne, 11 at Geelong, and 14 at other ports. Of the departures 2,317 sailed from Mel bourne, 2 from Geelong, and 21 from all other ports. SOCIAL TOPICS. At the commencement of the present month a confer ence of delegates from the various suburban and provin cial municipalities held its session in this city, and after an intelligent discussio❑ of the objects which the confer ence had assembled to promote, ad6pted a series of reso lutions affirming the desirability of endowing the various municipalities with the unalienated Crown lands lying within their limits, and indicating various amendments which are necessary to be made in the Municipal Act, in order to secure the efficient working of the principle of self-government. Several candidates for seats in the Le gislature have given in their adhesion to the movement, which is also warmly supported by the press throughout the colony generally. Some excitement was occasioned in this city on the 10th inst. by the rumoured discovery of gold in the su burbs of Richmond and North Melbourne respectively, and several hundreds of people speedily congregated on the ground believed to be auriferous, and prosecuted " fossicking" operations with clasp•knives and similar implements until nightfall. The specks and nodules of metal discovered turned out, however, to be a spurious compound, manufactured as a solder. How specks and nodules of this solder became intermixed with the sand and grit in the small watercourses worn by the rain on the Flagstaff-hill and in Richmond paddock is not ex plained. We are glad to be ableto report that it is the intention of the Railway Board, in expending the large sums of mousy at its disposal, te afford as much encouragement to local enterprise as can be given consistently with a due regard to the interests of the public. In all young coun tries, and especially in those which possess the attraction of producing gold, there is to be found scattered abroad a considerable amount of mechanical skill and engineer ing ability diverted from their proper pursuit by the allurements of more tempting occupations. The exten sive works now in progress, or contemplated, in con nexion with railways, will present an admirable oppor tunity for collecting and concentrating skilled artisans who have temporarily abandoned their legitimate calling, and the object is one by which the highest purposes of public utility may be judiciously promoted. We paid a visit on Saturday to a small schooner, the Pomona. now lying in llobsode Bay, and had an oppor tunity of inspecing the codfish caught by Capt. Liddle, on a bank near King's Island, and have no hesitation in pronouncing them a small variety of the cod of com merce. We saw one of the fishes cooked, and a gentle man who has had much experience on the North Ame rican coast, agreed with us in thinking that there was not a shadow of doubt as to the fish being a genuine cod ; and that there is every prospect of the discovery off our coasts of fish-banks as valuable in a commercial point of view as those of Newfoundland. The Mount Alexander Mail announces the discovery of an immense bed of slate in the vicinity of Castle maine. Its quality is said to be fully equal to that of the best Welsh. It was found by a couple of quarrymen who were prospecting about the district, and they not unna turally laid claim .to some reward for having been the immediate means of adding so materially to the already ascertained richea of this district. Specimens of the slate hav,e been forwarded to the Government. • The following extract from the Bencligo Advertiser of Saturday last indicates the confidence felt in the perma nence of the auriferous resources of that district " One or two of the storekeepers of this township are contemplating vastly improving their business premises. has given a contract for 8,000/ One firm , we believe, °P which it is expected will reach 10,000/., and the stone for the building is now being quarried. Another firm purposes to expend 5,0001. on the erection of a fine building." POLITICAL, The politics of Victoria during the past three weeks have been exclusively electioneering politics. Every where candidates have been holding rucetin4s and coin peting with one another in the enunciation of liberal principles, and electors have applauded and believed as freely as though electioneering protestations had been shown by the experience of the world to he the most re liable of all things. Every night for weeks past the as pirants to seats in the new Parliament have been facing their constituencies, and undergoing close c .oss-exa.nii nations,.and receiving votes of confidence, and returning thanks, and promising, if elected, to. be such pattern le gislators as the wor ld h as h a rdly seen. With few ex ceptions each meeting has proved favourable to the can didate who has convened it, and in many Places far More gentlemen have in their respective circles been voted " fit and proper persons," &a., than can by possibility be accommodated with seats in the new houses. THE ROCKY RIVER DIGGINGS. Concerning these digginis;e — anne2Cainv; additional particulars from the Armidale Express of Saturday, the 2d inst. : We have been favoured with the following communi cation from a gentleman who is a resident of Armidale, and who has just returned f rom a v i s i t t o t h e R oc ky River Diggings :—" Having been out at the Rocky River Diggings for some time lately, I embrace the op portunity of my return to Armidale to give you, and through you the public, some p ar ti cu l ars respect i ng them. The diggers generally are doing well. Mount Walsh is being resuscitated, and many parties have lately been successful in that locality. The diggings are extending nearer Armidale. From what I perceived, I should judge that only about one shaft out of eight has proved a blank. Oat of several claims lam aware that half an ounce to a dishful of earth has been repeatedly obtained. I understand that the Rev. W. B. Clarke, when here, predicted the existence of rich deposits in some of the very ridges that are now being worked. He, however, considered that the heaviest deposits would probably be found between the spot where the diggings are situated and Boorolong, via the Barley Field, and that, in his opinion, the sinking wculd become very deep as the leads were opened towards Boorolong. I have much pleasure in saying that there is every probability of Mr. Clarke's opinions being verified ; and it is now the belief of many who have had great experience in gold diggings that we are only at the beginning of our gold discoveries in New England. Many new arrivals are taking place. On leaving I flaw about twenty arrive in a body, with the usual knapsacks of blankets, &c. A gentleman informed me that he had passed about 600 Chinamen on the road from Maitland, bound for the Rocky. The severe weather some time , ago was the principal reason for so many new hands leav ing. There are also others at present at the Rocky who have arrived with little, or no capital—some without a shilling—and are looking in vain for employment. The influx of this class has been so great that the demand for labour cannot keep pace with the supply ; besides, many of the new arrivals are unfit for the work. It is the general opinion of those best qualified to kelp correctly, that if parties bring sufficient capital to keep them for a month or two, until they can sink a shaft, they have a very good chance of doing well. From the nature of the soil, and the great traffic to and fro, the ground at the diggings is very muddy, and walking slippery and dis agreeable. The public-houses are becoming numerous, and they all seem to be doing a `great stroke.' Fining them greatly thronged, and the attention of the Boni faces so engrossed in dispensing liquids to thirsty cus tomers that there was little hope of obtaining any for edibles, I preferred adjourning to a restaurant, that I might receive justice in the latter department. At the Commercial, oppoeite Halinbourg's store, I was perfectly satisfied—nay, astonished—at the bill of fare. Break fast, lunch, dinner—all were excellent, winding up with the best supper I have bad in the di,triet. Gold averages about 3/. 83. 61 per oz , but a large quantity remains unsold, as purchasers, have not sufficient cash to buy up what is raised. Flour is 6/. per bag, potatoes 17s. per cwt., maize 1/. per bushel, salt and sugar are both ex ceedingly scarce, bacon, ham, or cheese none. The in formation we have received during the week from the Rocky River is to the effect that diggers generally are doifig well, and that the number of those who • are un succei.eful is comparatively small. The trade in cradles is increasing ; a day or two ago many were sent out on drays from Armidale. Goods are so scarce that store keepers are eagerly purchasing consignments not yet delivered. One storekeeper from Armidale purchased over 300 OZ3. of gold in a iew hours. Large quantities remain unsold for the want of buyers. Extract of a letter received from Armidale, dated Ith August :—" I was out at the mines on Friday ; great numbers are daily arriving, and a good many going away. Shafts are being sunk to the depth of ninety feet, and those diggers who are so fortunate as to pos sess the means of subsistence during this operation are well repaid for their trouble. I came upon one indivi dual working of a cradle, who told me he was getting on an average 50 czs. to the load, anti another from,2s to 30 'OM. per load. Ido not know that these are isolated instances ; in fact, I am confident they are not, and that the resources of this gold field are only bdginning to be found out. "The reason you hear of so many returning iv, that, in nine cases out of a dozen, the individuals have never undergone the test of experience, or, if so, their previous knowledge has been gained from shallow digging, and probably mere surface operations; thus they come with a fund barely able to maintain them for a fortnight or so, when they aro obliged to quit the scene." STONEY CREEK. Tee miners are spreading over the country, and a great deal of new ground is being opened, with pretty fair results. Of course very exaggerated accounts are abroad, and these should be received with caution unless well authenticated. Stoney Creek is a rich and prospe rous district, but it is not a Bendigo. Amongst the many who have arrived not the least important are two large mobs of Chinamen. These gentry came in their national costume as seen on the willow-pattern plates, and excited much merriment by their grotesque appearance as they marched in long single files, carrying on their, bamboos " swags" which made the Europeans open their eyes in astonishment. The celestials at present are not very troublesome, but when the summer comes on and water gets scarce, it is to be feated that serious inccnvenience will arise unless most stringent measures are adopted to keep them in check. Those who have bad experience on the Victoria gold fields, where Chinamen are numerous, will readily understand this. There is no sign of any post office yet, and correspondence is still a difficult and un certain matter. Stores are getting pretty numerous, which is a great relief to those who have been long obliged to put up with the wretched affairs, initcalled store, whicn existed prior to the " rush." Gold sells on those diggings at 31. 14s. to 31. 15s. per oz. The Vaitland Mercury of Saturday says :—The intel ligence brought down by the last mail appears to be very scanty. One letter received yesterday speaks in general terms of the Rooky River Diggings as giving every pro mise of "going ahead," and adds that many were ar riving from the Victoria side.—The following is extracted from another letter, dated Ricky River, July 31st " Some time ago there came a few days rain, and the people not being prepared for it, and the ground being bad, some twenty-five holes fell in. It frightened many away ; and people coming here with nothing are forced to go away again, and give the diggings a bad name. The sinking is very deep and hard, tatting from one to three months to sink a shaft. In many places, if they get down six inches per day they do well. Some are mak ing a fortune, while others are starving, which is prin cipally their own faults. They are striking the gold very rich in many places, all round within a mile and a-half. I saw one man wash from half a dishful of stuff 2i ounces. He had two loads alongude his shaft, and he would not take 1001. for it. It appears to be a dig gings that will last longer and better than any other in this colony. There are upwards of a hundred people arrivin hre every day." It is reported that additiont! means g of e protection have been furnished to the mail guards. The Hanging Rock diggings are said to have had considerable accessions to the numbers working there. We were on Saturday favoured with the sight of two letters from the Rocky River, vq hich arrived by that morning's post, addressed to a mercantile firm in this city. They were of the most encouraging character. A gentleman who had purchased a quantity of gold writes —"I took my seat on the mail to-day to bring down the gold, but the driver seeing the quantity I Gad de dined bringing me, assigninc , as his reason that he was afraid of our being robbed. I hope to be down in a (ivy or two with it. There is a talk of the Government sup plying additional guards to the mail." The second letter was marked confidential. AI MIDALE, We copy the following items from the Armidale Express of the 2d inst. ARMIDALE AND ROCKY RIVER MAIL.—The first direct mail from Armidale to the Rocky River was despatched from the Armidale post-office on Thursday morning last. In future regular mail communication will take place between the two localities on the following days : Mails from Armidale on Mondays and Thursdaya, at 10 a.m. ; from the Rocky River on Sundays and Wednes days, at 2 o'clock p.m. We have much satisfaction in being enabled to inform the public of the establishment of such a boon. A SECOND RALPH STACKPOLE."—We have been favoured by Mr. Bradshaw, chief constable, with the following particulars in ,reference to the capture of a daring rascal on Thursday evening last. A little be fore 10 o'clock p.m., the Government stables, which are situated in the rear of the Armidale lock-up, were broken into, and two hogakin saddles removed to the outside of the building. A short time previous to this a slab was taken from the back of the chief con stable's house; but it is supposed, when the would-be burglar heard that officer moving inside, he abandoned the attempt, and b o l ted off. A villa i n ( w h o s ubsequently gave his n ame as E dwards) rushing out of the stables, by the chiet constable and Mr. Bligh, after a violent resistance. Yesterday, he w___ . was apprehended whilst brought before the bench, the police magistrate and , 'r e . J. Markham, Es q , J. P. and sentenced to be confi A d in Maitland gaol . for two years, sonees can more forbidding countenance than the . p a rl iadebte d to with hard.labour. scarcely be imagined. The community i success in arresting such a rascal. . Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. Bligh for their promptitude arc the terms RATES OF CARECIAGE.—The following . auce of for the con‘ey of several contracts lately made . 1 goods from Grafton . . Grafton-15s. and Morpeth to Arm per cwt., if delivere , d I • Flom and i a e • d .vithin one month. From Alorpeth-263. per cwt., if delivered within month ; 24i. per cwt., without time being specified. ARMIDALE MILL PRICES, August I.—Allingbam's Mill—fine flour, 50g. per 100Ibs. ; second, 48 , . ; ration, 453. ; pollard, 163. ; bran, 143. Wheat, 17.3. per bushel; the market pretty well supplied. M‘Leau's Mill— Flour, 44 , . to 463. per 100 lbs. ; pollard, 163. ; bran, 12s. Wheat, 153. Gd. to Hs, per bushel ; market fairly sup• plied. THE MAIN DRAINAGE OUTF-ILL. (Front the Morning Advertiser.) If people mean work they must shut their eyes to inciden tal grievances, and do anything in the world rather than occupy their time with collateral discussions. Whether Sir Benjamin Hall has done this, or the Board of Works that, or whether this or that might have been done better, are all questions for discussion when there is nothing more important in hand. When the grand drainage scheme has been agreed upon and carried out it will be time enough to debate such matters ; and when that time comes we undertake to say they will be so glad to have arrived at their destination that they will readily shake hands ever any little differences they may have had upon the road. Now this is exactly what the Board and Sir Benjamin have agreed to do. There are a great number of small matters upon which ho or they might, were they so inclined, raise a very pretty quarrel. But, with much good sense, they have resolved not to split straws, but to go heartily into the great work before them, hand-in-hand, and do their best to meet the vxpectations and the wants of our monster metropolis. The Admiralty has stepped in to cement this happy union, and have given the Chief Commissioner and the Board the aid of Captain Burstall's calculations, which have already been employed whoa the fate of plan A had to be decided. Ac cording to this able officer's statement with regard to plan B the water which passes point B at half a mile below the Half-wiy House will, during spring tides, reach the town of Woblwich before it is arrested by the ebb stream, and at neaps a quarter of a mile below the Royal Arsenal. " I should, therefore," he says, "submit that the nearest point to London at which the outfall be made (so as at all times to be certain that the first portion, discharged at an hour and a half before high water, would not flow in or near the inha bited part of the metropolis,) be the upper part of Erith Reach, 15 miles from London-bridge, seven-eighths of a mile from Erith church, and a quarter of a mile below Jenning. tree Point, nearly opposite Rainham Creek." But even at this point Captain Burstall admits that the sewage would not be perfectly clear of the eastern limit of the metropolitan area at spring tides. Upon this point of outfall, however, the Board and the Chief Commissioner have agreed, and pro bably the public may now, as far as the authorities are con cerned, consider this part of the business settled. Fifteen miles, then, from London-bridge, the river, which hitherto has flowed at that point as silvery as steam-boats will permit, has been condemned ere long to receive the filth of both sides of the metropolis. An extension of London in that direction, any improvement of property, any idea of seeking salubrity, is at an end, From the time when the monster throats at Erith Reach and Rainham Creek begin to vomit forth their pestilent contents proprietors may bid fare well to any dreams they have indulged of rising villages ; and they will look at their handsome villas with a sense of dis may, as they reflect that " the sewage is coming," The affair is net definitively settled, but if we may estimate the hope of a better arrangement by the satisfaction which the chairman and deputation of the Board of Works have apparently felt at the Chief Commissioner's assent to Captain Burstall's point of outfall, the prospect of a more satisfactory plan proceed ing from them, unless some pressure from without is brought to bear upon them, is slight indeed. We maintain, then, that however the new plan may recommend itself as more in accordance with the Act of Parliament, it makes suco a very small advance upon plan B, that we can only consider it as a piece of .patch-work, which falls short of what we hoped would be the decision of the Board and the Commissioner. And here we must say the blame does not lie with Sir Benjamin Hall. He has no objection to the drainage being carried down to Sea Reach ; and though he saddles this con cession with the qualification that the metropolis ought not to be made to pay for that extension beyond its own limits, ho by no means shuts out hope that the Government will contribute, not only to that, but to any other feasible scheme. The fault, then, lies with the Board of Wo r k s , w h o have not given the proposal of - sea drainage sufficient consi deration. We adhere to our former opinion upon this sub ject. We see all the unfairness we have already pointed out in plan B in the new plans ; and we sincerely trust that the Board of Works will yet see the propriety of taking a larger view of the whole question. They have had their coufabu 'dim with Sir Benjamin Hall, Let them try if they cannot come to some understanding *with the proprietors of the ' Thames marshes. These gentlemen have declared their will. ingness to be taxed for any plan which will comprehend their wants in the effort to relieve the wants of the metropolis. Why should their ca-operation be slighted? 23 11 St. St. 25 25 St. 81% 10 10 4t. 53 sz. St. L 7: 20 20 la i 13 9i 91 a 901 77 124 3 67i 7 i 954 e 1071 8 104 ft 106 1 51 34 I 8q i I 591 601 16+ 711- i 2/ 221 11 102 ... - It. i too It. 100 LO all It. 1100 3t. 100 10 all 15 all 15 13' 124 all 5 i all 19/ 20 104 10 33i XlOOl 1011 (From the Morning Post.) • Without attributing any uncomfortable energy to Mr. Thwaites' Parliament, or presuming that their councils will rival the efficiency of one autocratic will, we may fairly as sume that the drainage of London elsewhere than into the heart of the metropolis, into which it so liberally &at . ..barges itself at present, is a thing that is to be done within no great number of years. Done it must be, thoroughly, and, if need be, even by the projected canal, into the sea beyond South end. Once we get the nuisance out of London, we must have done with it for ever, all tides whatever notwithstand in:r. But forty miles of canal will cost money, and, however brilliant the engineering inky be, that must be considered as well as the moot point who is to pay for it ; and forty miles of polluted fluid will be neither beneficial nor ornamental to the county of Essex. Indeed, all localities discourage the advances of the pestilential visitor, and it is quite evident we are in sad want of an Edipus to solve the problem—need he be pestilential at all ? If a successful and inexpensive me thod of accomplishing the purification of the sewage of Lon don could be discovered, the expense of the canal would be saved, the nuisance on its banks would be averted, and au income be created by the sale of manure which would pro bably go far to reimburse the expenditure, and possibly even. cover it altogether. And this is not merely a question of finance, but a question of humanity. The epidemics arising from those impurities fall chiefly on the poor—the incapa city of 'earning, arising from illness, upon those who live by their daily toil—the widowhood and orphandom, upon those who have no settled provision. In the form which our population is now assuming—aggregation in large masses— and which the railway system will mould into greater masses with still greater rapidity, it is becoming the sacred duty of the governing classes to provide that those masses do not in clude within themselves the seeds of disease and premature death, as they have hitherto done, Many plans, varying, of course, with local circumstances, have been propounded for this purpose, but the honour of effecting it has been reserved for Leicester. The first step taken was the improvement and deepening of the sewers of the borough, with a view of col lecting the whole into one main drain at a sufficiently low level where the sewage works were to be erected. This is precisely what we are doing, or about to do, in London. The question is, what next ? At Mr. Wickstead's works, in the neighbourhood of Lei cester,. the deodorant used.is lime, the process precipitation. It is thus described :—The whole of the sewage matter, in cluding the .refuse from dyers and scourers, is brought by the main sewers of the town to the works at the ontfall, and in its passage to the reservoir the proper proportion of cream of lime is pumped into the pipe through which the sewage-water passes. It is then passedthrough agitatorsbefore entrance into the reservoir, and, when admitted, the solid matter begins to ' precipitate immediately, while the sewage-water, thus gradu ally freed from impurities, flows into the river in a disiufected state at the further end of the reservoir. From the begin ning to the end of the works no unpleasant smell whatever was perceivable—although the subsiding tanks, and all the processes mentioned, are in the covered part of the buildings. The dcodorisatiou is complete. These works were opened in . May, 1855, and have been consequently in operation day and night for 18 months, and have completely deodorised the sewage of Leicester, containing a population of 65,000 inha bitants, including all the refuse from the works aud manu factories of the borough. The effect of this treatment of the sewage, and the consequence of its being kept out of the river and canal, has been truly astonishing. These streams, from being of the most polluted and disagreeable character, aro now changed into a comparatively clear and perfectly in odorous state, and in a portion of the town where a branch of the canal forms a sort of reservoir, fishes and plants have been observed where none would live before. Here is the fait accompli—tho great sanitary problem of the age solved ; and though Mr. Wickstead does not yet claim any very bril liant pecuniary results, there is no doubt the process, like all new ones, may be considerably cheapened, and that its pro duct would fetch a much higher price near London. There is no reason to suppose the Thames more impracticable than the Soar, or the manufactures of Loudon more refractory to the laws of chemistry than the woollen and hosiery that are said to afford occupation to twenty-five thousand persons in Leices ter. It is but to multiply the machinery, the area, and the , agent. fortyfold, and visions of Thames salmon, water-lilies, and pleasure excursions may again float before our eyes ; a fish dinner at Greenwich need no longer involve a smartish race with cholera, and Blaekfriars-bridge be no longer made terrible -by its pestiferous contributory. We recommend the study of Mr. WiAstead's process str , ngly to the attention of Mr. Thwaites and his fellow rediles. Not only a huge expense may be thereby saved, as well o as much delay and bickering arisi ng from the really difficult question in what proportion the expenditure should be divid ed between the metropolis, the county of Essex, and the country at large, but even taking the price of the soil so low as five or six shillings a- ton, a revenue might beexpected that would almost c over the cost, which can hardly b e the case if it is simply to be allowed to discharge itself into the German Ocean ; and another evil will be avoided— that of a body of water from the mouth of the diverting such Thames, the navi ga ti on o f wh i c h is difficult enough as it is. The amount of food added to the stock of the nation by the enormous increase of manure which this process would insure daily and hourly, is also to be taken into consideration, especially when it is remembered once the example is set by London—the plan is shown to bnot only feasible, but profitable—every city in -1.10 kingdom will adopt it, and throughout the leng th of the land this gigantic economy wil d a ctions, making will incessantly preparing the soil for fresh p r° Le at work, an d breadth us independent of guano, and perhaps; even at no distant date, relieving us altogether from the necessity of the impor- I s n w ith respect to exor bitant prices, not merely by talon of food, and removing any alaeramis the yield of land s te or devoted to purposes much now w n a i has been tried, it has been already under cultivation, but by ma king it profitable to bring under tillage of inferior value. The * exper i . me o w for the Board of Welks eminently successful, and metropolis, or show cau se c w it h h y mi t t i o s apply inapplicable. system i t t o i the —Artillery, 1 2 , 000 ; cavalry, 12,000 gi , netra, The military fo rce of S p ain has be en , fixaenddasenfollows 3,600 men. THE ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COMPAITY.—On ThnrsdaY a deputation from this company waited upon the dile°. tors of the M a nchester Chamber of Commerce, and sub uently upon the directors of the M anc h ester Com . sueaeircial Association, to lay before them the objects and prospects of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, who, after making three careful surveys of the route, propose laying down a submarine cable between Valentia, in , Newfoundl an d, w ith sev en distance of etofjl,ooo statute miles. The estimated c lw o rie s r t leaB i n e cia 3 ai1 50,000/., but with facilities that may be obtained () e from the Governments on each s id e t h e A t l ant i c th e re is a possibility of this bei ng re d uced to 250,000/. The bot tom ce of, the ocean admirably is adapted e p d la f i o n r o t v h e e r t p h n e rp wholeseThe d is - ta capital is to be rai se d in 350 shares of 1,000 /.. ea ch. and it was stated th a t 53 ,000/. of this amount h a d akeady been subscribed in Liverpool. The deputation, consist ing of Mr. Field, an American director, Mr. Brett, the engineer, and Mr. Statham, were received by a numerous body of directors at both associations (including the presidents), and were listened to w ith great attention. Several gentlemen announced their willingness to take up shares. 221 i 100 .f 17 38 G 4.3 i