The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-21 00:00:00

Tbirti Mrition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. THE LATE DREADFUL ACCIDENT AT THE ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.—TIns DAY. The excitement in the neighbourhood of the Royal Surrey Gardens in consequence of the late melancholy and fatal accident has scarcely abated anything. The accident is still the subject of general conversation, and the hope that a searching investigation will take Place as to its origin, and if possible lead to the punish ment of the offenders, pervades all classes. Anxious inquiries are also made after the sufferers, and each day adds to the number of those already known. One poor woman, whose name is unknown, but is supposed to reside in Fenchurch-street, and was severely injured at the time, there is too much reason to fear has since died from the injuries she received. The reckless manner in which many escaped from the windows on to the balcony in front of the ornamental -water is almost incredible, and it. is a miracle that more merlons injury and death did not result from it. Amongst others already published we have heard of that of a re spectable female who, in escaping by what appeared to her at the time the most ready means, inflicted a fright. ful wound on her face, completely laying open the bone a considerable length. She was found by Mr. Superin tendent Lund in an exhausted state, the blood streaming copiously from her face, and he immediately conveyed her to the office of Mr. Tyler, the manager of the grounds, close by, where a surgeon was in attendance, who sewed up the wound, and the unfortunate female was shortly after able to make her way home, but in the consternation that prevailed she left without leaving her name or address. It will be recollected that amongst the deaths was that of a little boy, who accompanied his father to the Gardens. The grief and agony of the parent at the sudden bereavement of his child was, as was natural ender the circumstances, the most poignant and heart rending, and arrested the attention of numbers whilst seeking safety in flight, but as yet no intelligence has been received at the station of his name and address. The little girl, stated in our morning contemporaries as highly respectably dressed, and said to have received severe injuries and was unable to give her name at the time, or the address of her parents, has, since her recep tion in Guy's Hospital, given her name as Margaret Reston, of Hoxton. She states that she went to the Hall in company with her aunt, Mrs. Elizabeth Mead, of 7, Love-lane, Stockwell, who, it will be recollected, is one of the unfortunate individuals who lost her life. The poor little child is only suffering, we are happy to state, from a slight scalp wound and fright. Several of the articles of dress torn from the wearers in the general rush to escape, and after wards found strewed about on the floor of the hall, have been identified by the losers and restored to them. The public need be under no apprehension of a similar gathering at the gardens on Sunday next. Mr. Spurgeon will not, it is feared, be in a state to preach there or any other place on. Sunday next ; and, if he be sufficiently recovered from the mental excitement which he is at present labouring under from this untoward circum stance, he certainly will not bs at the gardens. TIIE INQUEST. This afternoon an inquest was opened by Mr. Carter, the coroner of the district, and a respectable jury, taken front the most respectable inhabitants of the neighbour hood, at i the Board room of the Newington Workhouse. The room was densely crowded during the afternoon, and the workhouse was surrounded during the whole of the time by a dense crowd of persons, whom the fright ful nature of the accident had drawn to the spot. Every accommodation was rendered to the represen tatives of the press by Mr. Feist, the governor of the workhouse, and several of the members of the board of guardians were present, and were assiduous in their desire to afford every facility for conducting the inves tigation. Mr. Superintendtmt Lund readily afforded every infor mation respecting the unhappy affair. Mr. Chester, solicitor to the vestry, attended to watch the proceedings on the part of the parish of St. Mary, Newington, with a view of ascertaining from the evi• denee if the Music Hall has been erected in accordance with the provisions of the Metropolitan Building Act. Mr. Coppock, r.nd other d'rectors of the gardeng, were in attendance, and also Mr. Ellis, the secretary. Before swearing the jury, The Coroner said that it had been intimated to him that some gentlemen had been summoned on the jury who were connected with the Gardens, and he submit ted that if it cwere true, it would be better for them to retire. Mr. Oliver, a licensed victualler, residing in Pentcn street, near the garJeue, and Mr. Piggott, a ,gentletnan of independent property, stated they were shareholders, and would, after what had been stated, withdraw. Mr. Piggott said he resided in the neighbourhood, and he bad made inquiries relative to the accident. He had obtained some valuable information. The Coroner said it would be better for him to attend as a witness and give evidence. The two gentlemen then withdrew. The Jury having been formed principally of members of the Board of Guardians, The Coroner said that cne of th'e bodies, into the cause of whose death they were to inquire, was lying at Dod dington-grove. By the act of Parliament it WAR necessary that all the bodies should be viewed by the jury on the first sitting, and he suggested that they should, after viewing the bodies at the dead-house, proceed to Doddington-grove and view the body of Grace Skepper. By so doing much timeand trouble would be saved, otherwise a second inquiry must be held to in quire into the cause of her death. The Jury assented to this course of proceeding, and it was also arranged that they should view the Music ball before they returned. The jury having been sworn, Mr. E. C. Dermer, churchwarden, foreman, The Coroner said that he hoped they would enter on the inquiry, divested of anything they had heard or read on the subject, and confine their attention to the evi• dence that would be adducad as to when, how, and by what means the unfortunate individuals came by their death. There were many rumours afloat as to the cause thereof, to which it would be improper for him to refer, and the object would be to ascertain the cause of the calamity, and if any person or persons were legally responsible for it, The jury then retired to view the bodies in the dead-house. Their appearance was of the most appalling description, and an involuntary shudder of horror per vaded the jurors on seeing so many persons lying dead before them. Their faces were discoloured and swollen to an extraordi nar y s i ze , an d d ecompos iti on h a d se t in in many cases. The following is a list of the names of the killed : Grace Skepper, 54 years of age, married woman, lyiniz dead at Doddington-grove. Harriet Johnson, 20 years of age, single woman. Harriett Barlow, 30 years of age, single woman. Elizabeth Mead, 43 years of age, of Stockwell, mar ried woman. Harriett Matthew, 10 years of age, single woman. Samuel Herd, 24 years of age, of Alie-street, Ber mondsey New -road—all in the dead-house. UNITY GENERAL ASSURANCE ASSOCIATION. MEETING.— (THIS DAY.) The annual meeting of the shareholders in the Unity Assurance Association was held this da y at the L on d on Tavern. There was rather a thin att en danc e of share holders present. Mr. Baylis was not present, and h • non-appearance wa s ex p l ained in the following ci rcular ui which he had issue d this mor n i ng to the sharehol ders : " Ladies and Gentlemen,—Most anxious and careful re flection on the present p osition of the Unity General As surance Association, and the state of affairs existing be tween myself and the present board of directors, has led me to think that nothing but ha r m could ar ise from presence at the annual meeting this day. I have therefore resolved on this ground that I had better not attend. " I could not be present without coming into direct and sei ions collision with the directors, the result of which would prove of no benefit to the institution, but must give rise to infinite confusion and protracted proceedings. As the share holders are fully aware of the causes that led to my resig nation, further reference to them is unnecessar y . I will therefore proceed at once to explain to you the results of my return to the board morn, and also to indicate the course of procedure that appears to me to be desirable for the t i b l eneflt of the association. that m circular of ther 10th inst. I announced to y o u ai r i ir arrangement had been made between the directors and myself. Which enabled me to return to my official duties. I expressed my wish to render any assistance I could , to th e a tots. sa m cr y i se fio lof association. It was for this purpose only, , at identify of pe rsonal feeling, that I consented . ) constituted, for . e t i the board of directors, as at present annual meeting. 1 much period, namely, till the to acquaint you that r o regret to find myself compelled of no service whateverY t retnr u to the board room has been have not acted in good fai th otbe institution. The directors co-operated with me. towards me; they have not "Personally speaking, I will b ri efly place before you two facts, involving the proceedin gs .the directors, by which I show that they have not kept o fal " Firstly, I complain that the lte w ct it o h rs in , o e. n Thursday last, the llith instant, at the usual bo ard meeting, whilst I had left the room during the discussi o n of a matter per sonal to myself, gave secret instructions for a p r i n t e d circular to be issued , sig ned b y Mr. Collins, wherei n th e y published a statement of the terms on whicha absent ret urne d of ft from the to my duties. They did th is w h il e I wa board-room. They did not e ven ac q ua int me with had done. I therefore consider th a t in adopting sucha hat they course of action, whilst pr ofessin g to act in concert me in the management of the institution , or , indeed, =Waking any communication to th e sharehold ers without in 'my concurrence or knowledge , they violated an acknow lodged principle as established bet w e en a boar d of direc tors and a manager. I also feel I have a right to complain of the directors for having published, without my sanction, the terms of my arrangement. They had no right to do this. But if they published anything respecting them, they ought to have published all the correspondence be tween themselves and myself that led to the teems. This they did not do, but confined themselves to such parts only as they conceived to be profitable to themselves with the shareholders. "Secondly, I complain of the directors, for their con duct towards me respecting the annual report. On Thurs day week last, the day on which I returned to the board room, the directors passed a resolution, requesting me to prepare the annual report, as usual. lat once devoted myself to it, and worked for two nights. Proof copies were placed before the directors on Thursday last, and I read the document. My report did not suit the directors, and in consequence it was referred to a committee, com posed of Dr. Lloyd and Mr. Jackson. These gentlemen, without any consultation with me, have cut up my report according to their own notions. On Saturday last the directors held another board meeting, for the purpose of settling the report of Dr. Lloyd and Mr. Jackson They did this in my absence—it being intimated to be by Mr. Jackson that I had better not be present while the direc tors were settling their report. Therefore the report to be presented to you on Tuesday is the prcduction of Dr. Lloyd and Mr. Jackson. This is the first and only in stance where the directors have made a report to the share holders regardless of my advice. "The allusion to future economy is merely the adoption of a tone which the directors deem profitable to their pre sent necessities. If they really mean economy, why den% they show it by their own acts. They have professed a readiness to make personal sacrifices. Where have they made a single sacrifice ? Let them give an example. They now wish to make the shareholders Uelieve that they want to be economical in the management. They think such a profession made by them, under present circum stances, will secure popularity for them, and be injurious to me. Let the shareholders once for all bear in mind, that the directors have throughout been parties to every proceeding involved in the management of the Institution, whether respecting expenditure or any thing else. They have themselves been well paid for doing very little towards extending the business of the institution, therefore, when they seek to court favour with the shareholders, by sud denly professing a quality they never possessed, it is my duty to warn those parties interested in the association, not to be led away by such empty expressions. " I ask the shareholders to consider facto instead of pro fessions. Is it by helping themselves to 3601. for attend. ance fees during the past three months, the directors prove their desire for economy ? Is it by holding numerous com mittee and board meetings, at each of which large expen diture for director's fees is incurred, altogether indepen dent of the loss of time on the part of the staff in being called upon to render useless returns? Is it by spending nearly 1501. in the production of the literatim et verbatim true and attested report of the meeting of the 11th Sept., which by the way is not a true or fair report ? Is it by paying a compliment to your auditors, in handing over to public accountants, and a largo staff of their clerks, the private affairs of the association, including the bonds and securities of customers who have transacted business solely on the faith of secrecy, the expenses attending which will be enormous? Is it by distributing such rubbish as con tained in the Herts Guardian, thousands of which were paid for by the funds of the institution ? Is it by these and other proceedings on their parts, that the directors exhibit their desire for economy ? Are these the personal sacrifices they are prepared to make ? I leave it to the shareholders to form their own opinion. " The sacrifices I have made consist of my having re signed a position I had been toiling for, and paid from my own pocket a large sum for expenses incurred in the de fence of a principle of the institution. " The directors have thought fit to embody in their re port a statement of the terms upon which I returned to my official duties temporarily; and they leave the share holders to decide whether they approve of them or nut. This is adopting an improper course of action. An annual meeting of shareholders is not the place for discussing the terms of engagement with a manager. The power is vested in the directors by the deed o settlement, and I should decline to enter upon the consideration of the ques tion in the way proposed by the directors. I must not be misunderstood on this point. I think, under all circum stances, a full account of the negotiations which led to my temporary return should have been placed before the shareholders; but to canvas the `terms' of remuneration at an annual meeting is altogether improper and unneces saty. The directors, in their report, allude to the late com promise. The circumstances involved in this case are pro citely the same as when the shareholders, by their vote of the 11th of September, practically censured the directors, by ordering payment of the 1,250/. The interests involved in the Unity General are of a most important character, and I feel that the time has now arrived when it is absolutely necessary for the share holders to adopt such measures as are calculated to place the control of its affairs in other hands. So far as I am concerned, the anxieties of my position are such, that I feel my health affected in endeavouring to discharge them. I have toiled hard for the Unity Associations, and used all my energies with a view to furthering their interests. They are three great undertakings, in which important principles are involved, and my anxious wish is to see them triumphantly successful. If the shareholders desire it, I am ready, therefore, to render any assistance I can, for a temporary period only, altogether independent of any terms or financial consideration, or I am ready at once to retire. _ _ _ _ " Possibly I might be useful in reorganising the ma nagement of the institution. I believe this step to be ne cessary and easy. A modification of the present Board c,f Directors would he an advantage. Four of the present number might retire. For the strengthening of the board the shareholders might request some of their own body to co-operate with the remaining directors in restoring the office to propar working order. And here I might state, that before I ventured to the board room, 1 had communi cated with some of the principal shareholders on the sub ject of forming a provisional committee, and the following gentlemen, all of whom are shareholders, kindly consented to act as committee men : _ _ " Dr. Davis, of Hertford ; J. A. Durham, Esq., Lon don ; Dr. Hearne, Southampton ; H. Buchan, Esq., South ampton ; W. Gould, - Esq. ' London • G. E. Beckers, Esq., London; T. Bsylay, Egq.,NottinglLna T. RI...Ea.:Ad, 13.. 1 ., ' Exeter, &c. "I have no doubt but that these gentlemen would be praparod to act in conjunction with some of the present directorg. They hold a large amount of capital, and lam suie they would without 6eLy be e.naLled to take soine steps c•dculate'l to benefit the association, and restore con fidence in it. I can only say that I shall be most happy to use my best energies in co-operating with them tempo rarily, but I must frankly state that it is impossible for me to attempt to act with the board as at present consti tuted. . I have, very hastily, endeavourei to place before you some circumstamieA involved in the present position of matters. I have done this from a sense of duty, and I now leave it to the shareholders to take such a course as they believe to be for the interests of the institution.—l have the honour to remain, ladies and gentlemen, your obedient servant, "THOMAS H. BAYLIS." The report, which was read by Mr. COLLINS, the secretary pre rem., stated "From the 30th day of June, 1855 (up to which day the last balance-sheet, as presented to the last annual general mceting, was made) to the 30th day of June, 1855, the number of policies issued is 1,219, assuring 401,0911., and producing in new annual premium 4 13,091/. lls. 34. Every policy having, previously to acceptance, received the utciost attention and consideration, all the assurances on the hooks of the association are of the best description. The directors have mach pleasure in calling attention to the very satisfactory character of the business, the life losses amounting only to 5,6521. 103• ) and the pre mium to 30,0751." " Circumstances having occurred which led to the re signation of the late man ag i ng director, the directors called together the shareholders to explain the reasons which induced them unanimously to accept his resiona lien. These were fully stated to the shareholders at extraordinary general meeting, held on the 11th day of September last, a verbatim report of which has been sent to each share and policy holder. At that meeting a ma• jority determined that the late managing director should be appointed manager, pro tent. The directors, bowing to that decision, and to the suggestion and requisitions of certain shareholders, and at the request of the late ma naging director, offered to him terms which they consi dered liberal and fair as between this Association and himself, which were accepted by him. Those terms are the following : Extract from Board's Minutes of the Unity General Association, of October 31, 1856 : " Resolved,—That it is absolutely necessary fur the pro per conduct of this association, Ist. That in the event of of Mr. Baylis returning to it, he should be appointed manager, without a vote at the board. 2d. That he should be required to discharge the duties of manager fully end effectually, and confine his attention solely 1 to the business of the Fire, Life, and Bank Associations. 1 3d. That he should in future never incur, on behalf of the association, any large expenditure, without the direct sane t.'nri of the board. 4th. That he should be required to g i v ; an undertaking to the board that he will not, directly or i m.. 4 iractly, mix himself up with or promote any new cotnpani s ss or schemes, but sedulously address himself to the reorga.-dsation and further development of this asso ciation. stu: That his salary be GOO/. per annum, with a commission at .the rate of 3 per cent. on new annual pre miums, less 7i p'lr cent., paid as commission to agents. That this board, I .:‘ thus tendering to Mr. T. H. Baylis the terms which it co ,Asiders fair and liberal, as between him and the association, requests him to give them his earnest and attentive consideration, and it trusts that, for the interests of this associa.`ion, he will, as promised in his letter, be prepared to sacrifiCe all personal feelings for the benefit of the institution, and assist this board in vigor 0114y carrying out its operations. . (Signed) " THOMAS VaUGH.I.N, Chairman." t,,ainecl,. To ntl which Mr. BAYLIS returned the following reply: — " Ge 3d inst , Gentlemen , —l beg to acknowledge your letter of the an a i nd ah t a o ll sa a y t that r l es a ti c in ce e pt ro t y h p e la te oo rm o s t t t h h er e ei b n o c a o rd n . - Of d, course the whole transaction will be submitted to the shareholders at the general meeting, for their opinion and aPProval.—l remain, gentlemen, your obedt. servant, After a few (Signed) " THOMAS H. BAYLIS " from the CHAIRMAN, . soN re , ra Ze k Of f the direct ors, then rase to move Baylis h Mr. JACK ad ;h and cal?ed attention to the the adoption of the report fact that Mr. proper to absent him sweiltfhtion-dthaye firaosmt fate and had issued a circular na nl i e n e u t t ug e h d t istra c t the attention of the shareholders from thelsiZ had met. He had to infor i a: t t w h ith s . shareholders that matter for which they n dir ptrt, and also from what had taken place days he begged to s.o.y, on- his oorif n the last few on the part of the whole board aszasioneu report w a ' ft ctors, that if Mr. Baylis was elected manag sr this could not sit another day at the Loi;rd, He attributed they attributed the absence of Mr. Baylis to the fact teat it was by the directors refusing to ages which he (Ur. Baylis) bad drawn np, and they, as directors, did not fell they would be * l c ch titled in adopting. The directors, of cc, urse, would be responsible for the report to be presented, and he felt it was only right that the shareholders should know that the report that was submitted to them to-ay, was that of the directors, perfectly independent of Mr. Baylis. The speaker then proceeded at great length to comment on the circular issued by Mr. Baylis, which he characterized as unfair , and in man y respects untrue. Among other remarks, the speaker said the ,manager air Baylis) bad taken advantage of his position to have clauses placed cn the back of a loan policy in which he was interested, which was] irregular and at variance with the objects of the association. (This remark was received with marks of disapproba- tion.) In conclusion, Mr. Jackson declared that, in the event of Mr. Baylis being returned manager, nothing on earth would i n d uce th e m t o sit at the board with him, and he thought that, as Mr. Baylis had withdrawn from all interference in the management of the Unity Bank, he ought also to withdraw from the Unity Life Association. He begged to move the adoption of the report that had been read by the Secretary. Previous to the motion being adopted, Mr. PULLEN, the accountant, read a long statement of the financial position of the society, the result of an official inquiry which had taken place with respect to the funds of the association. At the conclusion of the reading of the document, The CHAIRMAN having put the adoption of the report o the meeting, Mr. HOPWOOD, one of the auditors, drew attention to several items in the balance sheet. He thought that a greater loss than ought to have occurred had taken place or certain policies, especially from diseased lunge, which, he thought, was so easily distinguishable. The law charges of 962/., he thought, was excessive, as they had had no law snits. He hoped that a greal deal of pruning in the expenses of the company would take place, and objected to such charges as 2501. for gas for illumination, and paying Bs. per hundred for quills, which could be obtained at any shop in London for 3s. 6d. Mr. VAIICHAN, a director, said he felt it his •duty to explain how the charge of 2501. for gas was incurred. It was thought proper to illuminate their offices on the occasion of the celebration of peace, and Mr. Baylis arranged the whole affair. The directors were never consulted—(Cries of " Then they should have been.") —and although so large a sum had been paid for an illumination that was only partially lighted. The iron pork, which cost the company 2051., was now rusting in the cellars of Unity-buildings. The directors were never consulted en the expenditure, and were therefore not accountable for it. Dr. LLOYD differed with Mr. Hopwood as to the large sum paid as claims for deaths occasioned by consump tion. He begged to inform him that, taking the whole of the deaths of the United Kingdom, those by diseased lungs would be found to be the most numerous. Though 14 was easy to discover actual diseased Jungs, it was impossible to discover whether the seeds of the disease existed. After a few other questions had been put, The CHAIRMAN put the resolution for the adoption of the report to the meeting, when it was carried unani• mously. On the motion that the retiring directors be re- elected, Mr. HIND said the best way to secure the future pro sperity of the undertaking was to cut down the expenses, and with this view begged to move a resolution to the effect that the board of directors be reduced to seven, whereby a saving of 5001. would be effected, and that the resolution, if adopted, be acted upon forthwith. The resolution having been seconded, it was put and carried unanimously. The retiring directors were there fore not re-elected. Mr. JACKSON (director) proposed a resolution to the effect that Mr. T. H. Baylis be no longer an officer of the association. The motion having been seconded, Mr. HIND thought that Mr. Baylis ought to have been present. He maintained that directors who permitted such pranks to be acted were more culpable than Mr. Baylis. They had petted and fondled over Mr. Baylis, and now that they had found that they had spoiled the child they were anxious to gat rid of him. They had allowed Mr. Baylis to mesmerise the board for six years, but now they had put on their wide-awakes. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) He thought Mr. Baylis ought to have been present to-day to meet boldly any resolution that might be proposed. . . Mr. IioaDEN said, that all along he had been the ad vocate of Mr. Baylis, but the conviction was now forced upon him, that as long as that gentleman continued manager of the association, it must sink—nothing could save it. Ths resolution of Mr. Jackson, that Mr. Baylis be no longer an officer of the as.ocia.tion, was then put to the meeting, and carried unanimously. The auditors were then re-elected. Mr. JACKSON then declared it was the intention of the board to advertise for a gectieman to fill the vacant office of manager—hi fact, to throw the office open to the best qualified person. It was not the intention of the board to have a general manager to take the busi ness out of the hand♦ of the directors, but to have a manager to look after the affairs of the institution. A committee of shareholders was then appointed to assist the direction in considering the means by which the expenses of the association might be reduced. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. WARWICK RACES. --(This Day.) - - `C. - - (BY ELECTRIC TELEM4PII.) GREAT WARWICK HANDICAP. Lady natal] Prince of Orange, Homily Seven ran. Won by a bead. Same between second and third. CASTLE PAIIK HANDICAP. Gamma di Vcrgy Littl. rtos._ Companion 3 Twelve ran. Won by a head. Two lengths between second and third. WELTER CUP. Pod;e L.)rd Alfred • Five ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS. Lidy Barbara • .A.marylis Four ran. 501. HANDICAP PLATE—No race. LATEST BETTING. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 20 to I apt Coup de Main (taking freely) No other change. LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.) FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 20. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Miguel Castaneda as Consul-General in London for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. WIIITEFIA.LL, OCT. 20. Tha Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Rode rick Nicolson to the church and parish of Uig, in the pres bytery of Lewis and county of Ross, vacant by the death of the Rev. David Watson, late minister thereof. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, OCT. 20. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, en closing a copy of a French Imperial Decree, prolonging until the 17th October, 18:57, the regulations contained in Article 2 of the Decree of the 17th October, 1855, with reference to the nationalisation of foreign ships. A trans lation of the decree of the 17th October, 1855, appeared in the London Gazette of the Gth November of that year. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 18. Royal Marines. —First Lieutenant and Adjutant Pon sonby May C.trew Croker to be Captain, vice T. Forrest, placed on half-pay; First Lieutenant Henry Geo. Elliott to be Adjutant, vice Croker ; Second Lieutenant Charles Edward Macdonald to be First Lieutenant, vice Croker, promoted. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY THE QUEEN. 31 or Royal Westminster Light Infantry Ree,iment of Middlesex Militia—William Thomas, Gent., late Lieu tenant 3d Royal Westminster Regiment of Middlesex Militia, to be Quartermaster, from the 18th Sept., 1856, vice Hodgkinson, deceased. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDStIEI7TENANT, Royal North Lincoln Militia—John Hampden Waller, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Keyworth, appointed to a Cornetcy in the 13th Light Dragoons. [The following appointment is substituted for that which appeared in the Gazette of the 14th inst.] County of Middlesex—John Ebenezer Davies, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. BANKRUPTS. George Knight, licensed victualler, Poole, to surrender, Oct. 31, at one, and Dec. 2, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-build- ings ; Marlon and Prichard, Newgate-street, City. Joseph Corben Cooke, carver and gilder, Princes-street, Soho, Nov. 3, at half-past one, and Dec. 8, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Gnildhall-chambers ; Levy, Burton-crescent. Richard Bell, architect, Graceehurch-street, Nov. 3, at two, and Dec. 8, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Nicholson, !official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Lawrance, Plows, and Boyer, Old Jewry-chambers, Joseph Aron Joseph, mining agent, Bishopsgate-street Within, City, Nov. 1, at one, and Dec. 2, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers ; Dalton, King's Arms-yard, Moorgate-street. Alexander Smith Parker. draper, Plymouth, Oot. 27 and Dec. 1, at one, at the Exeter District Court. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Elworthy, Plymouth. Joseph Redfearn, manufacturer, Thornhill, Yorkshire, Nov. 3, at twelve, and Dec. 2, at eleven, at the Leeds Dis trict Court. HoFe, official assignee, Leeds; Scholes and Son, Dewsbury ; Bond and Barwick, Leeds. Thomas Nash, carpenter and builder, Leather-lane an d Kirby-street, Hatton-garden, Nov. G. at half-past twelve, and Dec. 8, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pennell, official as,ignee, Guildhall-chambers, Basinghall-street ; Boulton, Northampton-square. Clerkenwell. Robert Wreford, attorney, Exeter, Oct. 30 and Nov. 27, at the Exeter District Conn:. Hirtzel, official assignee, Exeter ; Stogdon, Exeter. John Bourne and Thomas Rowson, silk manufacturers, Macclesfield, Oct. 31, and Nov. 27, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Hernaman, official assignee Manchester ; Parrott, Colville, and May, Macclesfield. Michael Hunter Brown and Charles Stonley, builders, Bishopwearmouth, Nov. 4, at twelve, and Dec. 2, at half past twelve, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Brignal, Durham. Edward Meacher Davis, licensed victualler, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, Nov. 1 and 26, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court. Christie, official assignee, Birmingham ; Bartleet, Birmingham. SCO TC SEQUESTRAT George Smith, watc H hmaker, Glasgow.lONS. Andrew P. Reid and Co., power-loom cloth manufac turers, Glasgow. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Yesterday a special meetingof the Metropolitan Board of Works was held in the Council Chamber, Guildhall ; Mr. J. THwAITES in the chair. The minutes of the last board were read and confirmed. The board then proceeded to consider, in the first in stance, a statementsubmitted, showing the financia.lcon dition of the several parishes and districts, with the par ticulars of outstanding loans and mortgages, and an esti mate of the sums to be raised by the board for the year ending 31st Dec., 1856 ; to assess such sums, or such other sums as the board shall deem necessary, on the various parts of the metropolis, and to direct the issuing of receipts for obtaining payment of the sums assessed. The names of the parishes were here given in detail, with the sums that would be required from each, which have already been published, making a total of 116,2281. Bs. 10d. A deputation from Kensington attended with a memo rial from that parish, praying the board to relieve the memorialists and the parishes of Chelsea, Fulham, and Hammersmith, from having to bear the whole cost of constructing the Counters Creek drainage works, in ad dition to their proportion with other metropolitan pa rishes of the costs incurred in carrying out the general scheme. Memorials were also presented from Chelsea, Fulham, end Hammersmith. _ Mr. HAIrKES moved that the prayers of the memorial from the inhabitants of Kensington and others be com plied with, if the board had the power to do so, or could obtain power for the purpose. Mr. D'ITPANGER seconded the motion. Mr. TURNER moved an amendment to the effect "That the memorial be received, and the prayer thereof be taken into consideration, when the board shall be called upon to determine in what proportion the various districts or parishes of the metropolis shall contribute to the main drainage." Mr.' 2 SNow seconded the amendment. Mr. HAWKES having replied, The CHAIRMAN pat the question, when there appeared For the amendment 2O Against it. -17 Upon a division being called for, there appeared— For the amendment ... 23 Against it 3-20 Mr. STEVENS then moved another amendment, to the effect that the prayer of the memorial be referred to the Committee of Works and Improvements, to report the result to the board. _ • Mr. WRIGHT seconded the amendment. Mr. Deputy HARRICOX supported the amendment. Messrs. Hows, Poulton, and Leslie objected to the referring this subject to a committee. The amendment was put and negatived. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR then moved another amendment : "That the memorials be referred to a committee of the whole board." Mr. SAVAGE seconded the amendment. Mr. TURNER objected to the amendment. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, when there appeared For it Againgt 13 11-2 Mr. Lino then moved an amendment, " That the memorials be printed and circulated among the members of the board." Mr. TURNER seconded the amendment, which was put and agreed to. Mr. RORERT TAYLOR presented a memorial from the parish of Lambeth, praying the board to suspend the issuing of a precept, until an inquiry has been made as to the sum said to be due from that parish. He com plained that the late commissioners of sewers had con structed a long sewer through the whole of Garratt-lane, Tooting, in which, through its entire length, there was but one house, while the populous neighbourhood of Ciapham-road had no sewer up to the present time, although the inhabitants of that part of Lambeth had over and over again paid the amount that would be re quired. He concluded by moving that the prayer of the memorial be printed. • —• Mr. BRISTOW would put it to the chairman, as a mat ter of order, whether the motion could now be put, as Mr. R. Taylor had given no notice of that motion, but merely that he would present a memorial? The CHAIRMAN conceived that the motion could not be put, as notice had not been given. Mr. R. 'TAYLOR said after the ruling cf the chairman he would not of course press his motion, but should move that the memorial be now received, which was put and agreed to. Mr. TURNER said, to save the time of the board, by entering into a long discussion on the various parts of the financial statement, he should move, " that, in the first instance, the opinion of the board be taken upon the column having reference to the rateable value." Mr. DALTON seconded the motion. Mr. BRISTOW moved, as an amendment, " that the whole of the financial statement be referred to a com mittee of the whole board." Mr. DOULTON seconded the amendment, and said that not!' this ponderous statement of figures was presented, the parish of Lambeth had looked for ward to him and his bi other representative for Lambeth for a cheque for a sum 'of 15,0001, which they believed to be owing to them by the late Commissioners of Sewers, but instead of that happy state of things they were now called upon for a contribution of 10,142/. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR opposed the amendment. Mr. DIFFANGER was strongly opposed to referring the subject, or any other, to a committee of tha whole board. It ought to be discussed in public, so that those who would have to pay the rates should know from the transactions of the board why they were called upon to pay them. - Mr. Deputy ITIRRisoN objected to the delay that would be created if they adopted the amendment, and they were not to suppose that expenses would stand still by such a course. He thought the act of Parliament was explicit as to the rateable value of the property, and they wererequircd to rate the property on the basis there pointed out. He altogether objected to deferring this question, considering that the board was at the present tune going on upon borrowed capital. The amendment was then put and negatived, and afterwards the original question was put and carried, there being for it, 16 ; against it, 7. Mr. TUfINER then moved that the first column be re fermi back to the finance cr some other committee, with instructions that they do not examine the property-tax returns for the City of London. Mr. LESLIE seconded the motion. This subject led to a long and uninteresting conversa tion, and on a division, the motion was negatived by a majority of 13 to 8. Another division took place on the question of ad journment of the board, which was carried by a majo rity of 14 to 8. The board then adjourned at a quarter-past 4:o'clock. DARING ATTEL%IPT AT MURDER AND RUBBERY. --....,g t .-_-_--- Last night considerable sensation was created in Par liament-street and its neighbourhood by a murderous attack on the assistant of Mr. Berry, the jeweller, of in, in Parliament-street. It appears that Mr. Berry does not attend personally to his business in Parliament-street, he having another establishment at Pimlico, which he conducts. The for mer shop is left to the care of an assistant, a most re spectable man, residing m Hendon-street, Pimlico. His name is Cope, and it was customary for him to remain at the house in Parliament-street until about half-past nine o'clock at night, when, to guard against robbery, he took away to Mr. Berry the more valuable contents of the shop. Last night about a quarter of an hour before the time of closing a man entered the shop in Parliament-street, but what transpired between him and the unfortunate assistant remains for the present in mystery. The first that was observed was the injured man being murder ously assailed by the man referred to, with a heavy weapon. Two or three casual passers by saw the assault, and une of them, a milliner's porter, of the name of George Lerings, rushed to the door and gave the alarm. He states that the man was violently striking Cope on the bead. The latter crouched down behind the counter, overcome by the repeated attacks of his assailant. The man then rushed from the shop, stooping to pick up, as is thought, a small parcel. He pushed by Lerings, ran up Cannon-row, across Bridge•ctreet, by the opposite court into Palace-yard, where he was seized by a police. man on duty, having on his way knocked down the page boy of Fendall's hotel, who attempted to obstruct him in his escape. He was at once taken to the police sta tion in King-street. The unfortunate man Cope was in the meantime found to be desperately injured about the head, the blood from the wounds having literally deluged the shop. He was insensible, and in that melancholy state was conveyed-to the Westminster Hospital, where it was discovered by Mr. Legge, the house-surgeon, that his skull was dan gerously fractured, and that he was in a most precarious state. The prisoner, to the question of the Inspector on duty at the station, said, in an impudent tone, that his name was John Jenkins. He is a well-dressed, slightly-built man, apparently about 34, and from his discourse seems to be an Irishman. A body of police were instantly despatched to endea vour to find the murderous weapon be had cast away in his flight, but up to 11 o'clock their search bad proved futile. On inquiry at the hospital at 11 o'clock last night Mr. Legge declined to allow any of the relatives of the unfor tunate man Cope to see him. That gentleman also stated it was very doubtful if he (Cope) could survive the severe injuries he had sustained on the head. Cope was then totally senseless, and beyond attention to the wounds all medical skill was of no avail until a partial return of consciousness. The drivers upon the New York and Erie Railroad struck in a body on the 4th, in consequence of the re fusal of the directors to modify the rule making them responsible for running off at a switch where their train was to stop. Their places were filled promptly and the trains were illumine; as usual. [AnvEaTisEmENT.]—Holloway's Ointment and Pills never•failing remedies for Bad Ligs.—Extract of a let ter from Mr. 'William Mabson, druggist, of Great Yar m , uth. "To Professor Holloway. Sir ,—Samuel \Veils, mariner, had a v e ry bad leg for nearly three years ; he obtained th e a d v i ce of several medical m en, and tried various medi c i nes , but instead of deriving bene fit therefrom his leg continued to get worse, which pre vented him from following his empioyment ; he was then induced to try Holloway's ointment and pills, which have been the means of effecting a perfect cure."—Sold by all medicine vendors throughout the world ; at Pro fessor Hollowas's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, M id a--en'ane, New York; by A. Stampa, Con . stantinople ; A. Gui r l i cy , Smyrna ; and E. Muir, Malta. SHARE 11.CARKET8. rro 121 - 1 s 1(,,) R AIL WAYS. L.An,wA Ire. bg. Nottng. Bost. rtnti Emstr.. Malt & 14ilynizna. Esirming. Violvorh. At Stop: V alley Birkeithd. Lancsh. Chesillra Jnnot Do. Citesh. di Birk., Blackburn ....... Tyne or gins £25 (issd. at £45 'Bristol and Exeter... ICaledonian. Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pus Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJune I Dun. P. & Aber. Jac East Anglian Eastern Counties East. Union, A SO Be., B. Stock . Do., New East Kent East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Pr th & Dunde# Forth & Clyde Jun Furness . Do. Extension Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) Groat Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gaa. Stk Irish Sonth-Eastern. Lancaster St Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh. Do., Wet. Riding Un. Do. Sonthr or t _ _ London & - Blackwall Loud. Bright tzS.Cst. Lond. and N. W6stn. Do. Fifths D0.101.13h. 0 3f&8 0 Do. Eighths,. London and PI. Westn. Lndndrry&Coleraine rndndrry. & Ennisk 4anch.Shef.& Lincln & Lin. tin. lietropolitan,.... Do. J L. Ricardo's arrangement If idland Derbt tfilld.G.West.(lrs.) Do. Half Sharos Coweastle& Carlisle iwpt.Aberg. &trfd iewry &Enniskille. levTry, Warrenpoini snd forfolk 'Tor th n.Co un ties Un ' 'forth British th. Devon Rail & Dock Stock .)0., A 5t0ck........ )o. B Stock I.isstern—Berwi k - 30. do. Extension Jo.do. G.N.E. 'tura Do. Leeds Do. York forth London 4 7.&S.Wstrn.,llarny. stand, end City Jn North Staffordshir,, , Torth Western & S. Wes t rn. June )x., Wore., & Wolv. '6rtaraouth lap - Limy o ttiph flentritl Scot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. Scot. Mid. St , r,.pgbire TJni r Sitinzbourne It Sheer. ioutn Devon South Eastern •outh Wales 4. Yrksh.4 Riv. Dn, 41 a'nes, Wok. &Wo' tookton k Dar:lng Do., do., 1654 Do., do., 1855 toTkten Et liartlep :!aff Vale.. . )o. Prof., No. 1 P11 . 3.MC8 Hay. D.& R. Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn Vat erford&l.lmerio pest Cornwall. Vest End of tondo* and. Crystal Palace. Do. A ....... Do. B 'Teat Linda)? Do. Filst Class Do. Second Class Wimbledu&Croydor Closing Prices yesterday. 4 - 4i .« ''... 8 - 8} 17 - 18 15 - 16 12 - 1 - • 91 - 93 54.} - 54 16 - 17 • •• "".. esall 94 - 10 15 - 16. 34 8 - 36 22 - 24 ••• •••5 - 79 - 81 511 - 523 31 - 32 iio 7 91 8 - 8i 91 - 92 - 81 120 - 125 1113 115 6Zi - 64 55 60 70 - 74 51 - 61 54 64 931 • 941 Gi 6i 104 - 106 101. -101 i d - par d - par - 101 i - 102 3ii --- 32 - .• • ."'' 1 id 76 - 76. 49 50 13i - 14, 45 - 47 3i - 31 35i 36 78 - 79 6 5p ai 3 i 17 —17 i 54i t 54 92 96 6} - 6 6 - 6 10 - 11 25 - 27 .•• '''' 03 - 105 24 - 25 71 73 46 - 48 1 ... 14f 1 4 67 - 68 77 - 79 5 - 4 2 - 1. 15 -- 17 36 38 .. .--. 18 - 19 5 - 56 6 i - 7 6 6 - 8 2 - 4 6 - 5i f• •• - 7 - 9 FOREIGN. 10 all kntwerp&}:ott rd, m 61 7 20 10 Ardennes • 6 all Solgusn Balm June 1/ ••-, lid 20 14 Bezi ors to Orrd ssessi. e 1 1i IS 9 Bor.abay,l3aroda, an, Can, India, g. 5 p. e 1.8 all Do. 10e, 8 Buff. & Lk. blur. Ry l4 d 6 a:I Carrneaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 44 41 20 10s. Ceylon A shares — ••• 20 1 Do. B. do l4 —1/ 174 all Demerara 20 12 Dut3h Rhenish — 1 r 13 20 all 'Eastern of France 20 19 Do. New lO/ 111 20 2s. Eastern Bengal ... 20 all East Indian A and B g• 513 20 5 Do. Ex, C, ga. sp. c 11 2 40 all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. 211 22 100 all D 0.41 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 N: • all Do. do. do.. '59, do — 20 28. Euphrates Valley 10 lee. Eur. t In.Ju•Tel.Rail. • •• 20 all Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 22 23 25 all Gd. Trunk of Canada 11 .12 100 all Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till '8: 100 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do 77 82 tO 18 IC4t. Central of Franc 4 41 20 all !Gt. In. Pen. g. sp. c. 21. —22 214 SO 2Do New, gwtr. sp. c Ipsl 5 6 'heat Lusembouq 4l -- 5 231 all Gt•Westeruofeanade 22i 234 23 I 20: 5 i Do. Now — ji, 76i 10 z• 11 Do. Eds., payable 99 101 1.0: , all Do. do., '76, p. '60.. 112 117 11,0 all Do, do., '73 do. 112 117 100 all Do. do., '73, without option lO5 ICB 10 4 Italian Junction...—. ... • - ••• 10 all rata.: Comic. it Basil' ••• 20 all Lierre and Turnhout ... ••• 11 20 6 Lombardo Venetian. 41 —41 p o all Lucca &Fist. sp. c.p ••• 30 15 Lyons and Geneva 20 all Lyons Mediterran 10 all Iladras, guar. 4i p.c 192 20 191 20 a ll Do. New do., SP. c liP 0 10 Do. p. c. Exton id —ip 101 10 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c 33d all Sfaris Antonia 10 a ll Do. do. Now 40 a ll Namur & Liege 8 —8; 84 '0 all Do. do., Cp. c. Pref 191 101 16 a ll northern of France. 374 —37 i 10 all gorweirianTrankPre 81 9 r all Paris and Lyons 5Ol 50/ 20 All Paris and Orleans 49 - 51 20 5 Recife & San. Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c, p p 5} 10 5 Rome and Frascati — t'' all Royal Danish ..... 19 —2O 5 . all Royal Swedish ... 20 all Sambre and Meuse_ 101 111 10 all Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. 81 9 i „, i 0 5 3cincle, guar. sp. c. 2IP ••• 9r) all D 0... 20 all southern of France — Pm 1.0 18 St. Andrew's and Qnebcc •• ••• a 81 all 'West Flanders 4 —' 40 10 all Do. 6A Per °* Pref 9i 10 35 36 20 all W. &N. W. of Francs 6 20 6 Western of Austria — 20 all West. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden ... 6 all Do. 8 per cont• Prof. • • ••• 20 all Zealand JOINT-STOCTK BANICB. Austradmis Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. lA. Ln .C. ;tritish N. Amorican Chartd. Bank of Asia Ohrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & Chins City Colonial Commercial of Lond gog.f , ,cot. &Ans. Cht Loud. Chart. Bk. o: Australia . Ditto N0w..,,.,,., London and County Ln d. & E. link g. Corp London Joint Stock London and Paris.... Loud. lk Westminster National Pro.of E ng Do. liatv ............ . Nation!' Bank .... New South W a1e?,, ,, , Oriental FL-. Corp Ottoman Bank ... Corp., Prsvincial of IrelaZd Lo. New ........ Aus B &Go Ina . Co nth Australia ..... Unlc.b. of Australia.. Do. 1.1 4 w uniott of London Western 13k o" Low' 97 - 99 64 i 66 - - 3dl, ••• . 6 . ''• •••PI 67 7. 4 16 -- 16. 19 _.191 1 - 1 ... 3p '. wr" ... ••• 44 : :46 37 38 3i 3 d 33 - 35 64 - 66 7 - 8 10 ,-- 6 d Business done this day. 20 50 10( 50 100 93i 4,i 35 4 1051 41 5 101 i i 1 75i 6i 464 6 LINES LEAIii,D AT FIXED RENTALS riathWAid. Belford and Blotchley BuckghatLlsh. Clydesdale .3e. Col. Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & ' Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.e Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby • Do. A Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon., Til., & Ds. Bark. Sla. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. %tn. and Matlock Middlesbro' Redc.g 6 p.c. Midld.tiradfu Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.d.; Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fizeds p c Prest. & yre Do. Shrs. A Royitn.& Hit. Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &H er. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... Do: Wiltslaomrst Ci , ••ir_ " . 1;1.1 yesterday. _ Compel:1:41 London &' N. West. L&N.W. Caledon... dtE.O Gt.Nrthn. E. Count. ICaldonian. D 0...... Gt. Vfostn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NMo Do Do S. Basterr Do Pets, & Co Do Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midld Stekton & Darlingt. Midland En. Conn. E. Count Do Do L.&N.W, Do Gt Northn Laneash & Yorksh. T. Brassey 31.31 Clean Stockt. Darlingt Do GtWestn 94 - 97 98 - 102 12 - 14 L3S - 138 4 ... 4i ".'". • •• - 107 . ...... ••• 12i - 13 2ii - 23 108 112 1 P . am' ••• . .. ••• n - 2i • ..... • • • 92 - 94 P - 55 - 5 1 1 '. .... ... • ".. ... ~ ''. ••• 134 = iii 7t 81 3t 3td 32 - 33 90 - 92 PREFERENCE SHARES. BlythandTyne 10 pel 4 c. pref. (issd. at 501: Brim. & Ex. 4 p. c. St: 41::m Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledn. £lO 41 p.c. es. &Ho. Gu. 64 Pt Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Piet. No. 2 Cork &Bandonsip.c Dun.Prth .& Aber. J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sll Do. de. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. Eas. Co.Ex, spc No. Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. a. St 'East Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. cts E.5zW. York. J. sthp Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh Ed. Prth. SzDun.4p.c Furness _ _ Glaa. & S.W. G. 5 p. c . Groat Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. o. Rodeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4?. D.O Do.sp - . c., Red. at b Gt.N. of Seot.lstirel Gt. S. &W. (Ireland' Do. 4por 0. Pry: f. Gt. W.( B. I:,ll.Eripe Do.con. red. , q p.c. De. con. red. 4 p. e. Do. irred. 4p. e. Do. 5 p. c. red. prof Do. Birm. Prof. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. o.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Qua. Stk Do. Ches. Qua. Sh.. Do. do. do Do. do. do ........• Lan. &York. F. i2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &B. 0.5 pc. No.l Do. P., 5p c. St.No.2 Do. New Guar.6 n.c Do. do. 5 p. c.,N0.4 Lon. &,N. W., Coy. 01 ATtmenton 5 p. et... L)n.& S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares ... & Color. A Sh. Londy. &Ennis.; Sh 41.,5..4!‘ L. ,6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £ 3 ... • • N. E. Pam, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. do Da Leads 6 p.c *.N0.1 Do. do. Qr5.,1848... Do. York H. & 4. ear. North Staffordshire. Ox, Wo, &W., 6 pc...1 Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. Scot. Cent. ,New Pref Sc.N.E. Abor. g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p c. pf. st. D0.d0.,3 p.c. pf. st 3ontli Devon Do. fixed, 44 per cent 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. Ed. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c sh 3. Wales Gua. 4 p. e Do. do. 4i p. c. 3.Yorksb.4p.c.Guar. 3tock.& Dar., 5 p. c. Do, do. do & Hartl. g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '53 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 p c 100 all 100 100 all all Do. do. 34 per cent. Aarypt .& Carl. 4 p Do. 4 per cent 'Do. do. Aid. Coneol.6 p.c.St Do. Con.Br.'t,ir. 6pc De. 4i p. c. Pref. S Ditto L. & H. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 P.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 Norfolk Debenture .. Do.Praf. 5 p. a. St -e , D. 6 pa. Ext.,1846 D a. 54 per c.pf ,1847 Do. v.V.c pc.,1847 North British 93 - 97 16 - 17 ... - ... 4; - 5 6 - 63/4 M 5 - 110 95 - 100 1J - 121 63 2 115 108 - 110 101 - 103 60 - 62 10 - 10, •N ~~ 6 6' 93 P 5 86 88 86 8$ 98 • 100 9 i 10+ 16i —17 i 10 104 68 72 19. 20 9 101 141 - 15+ id 1.36 - 138 ••• N. 134 - 136 112 - 114 .57 159 ••• --- ••• $ - $ 66 - 70 • es -- .. 136 -13 S 97 - 100 87 -8, 1 - li 101 -103 90 -!-2 1; - 1 1 id .. .00 102 117 - 119 70 - 75 15 - i 6 23i - 24 96 - 100 9/ - 10 27 -• 28 2 - 3 p ••• •••• ••• 3 -- 31 1 WeeklY Weekly ITwie• nu. Clncartais 6th of lU' id g; 19th 4 & 2101 16th 041 , Y 1 tth. 16th Uncertain 16th of it lb & 29th 4th & 21st ru.Th.Sal. _ _ _ 1 and 16 4 and 29 2 and 19 7 and 24 Twicedall7 Twicedalr 6,7, 24, 26 Ist and/1G Dan, i Ist of mu !Daily I and 21 18. 15 & 29 ni !6 and' i,z 14.1 i , 21:f 4thimcl72 t I lit Ist stni:l4' 14 weekly Ilst BGl6th Weekly; It &16nao this 'a, ET.—OcT. 20. the close of the market. Wallsend, &c. Is. d 1 Haswell 19 8 Russell's Hetton lB . ,', Derwentwater Hartley ll Eden Main ............ 1 ,r; South Hetton l9 Eletton 19 6 1 7 9 Rarton Hough Hall 18 ! Tees l9 ' I Braddyll lB 9 Hetton Lyons Main lB 6 Stewart's 19 6 Hartlepool l9 3 Cassop 19 I/ L am b ton 19 0 Kepler Grainge .19 0 0 South Kelloe ... 19 Northumberland 17 0 Montague 18 0 Oaradoe. l9 ° 0 Eden 6 Thorp l9 0 9 Acorn Close lB 9 6 Wharncliffe lB 0 6 Framwellgate 15 6 6 .. Adelaide Tees .. lB 9 245 I Sold • 192 COURSE OF EXCHANGE. THIS DAY. Amsterdam.. • . .. • • • • .• 11 16 Ditto, three months .. 11 19 Rotterdam 11 1914 Antwerp • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 25 47% Brussels •• •• •• •• a• •• .. 25 47% Hamburgh •• •• •• •• 104. • 13 8% Altona .. • • Paris • • ••..• • • ... .. 25 40 Ditto, three months .. 25 85 Marseilles ............. 25 85 Bourdeaux .. • • .... Frankfort-on-Maine 120% Berlin •• •• •• •• ••• • •• Vienna ................ 10 45 Trieste.. •• o• •• •• • •• •• 10 49 Petersburg ............ 37% Madrid .. ••••••• •, v• •• 49 Barcelona ••••• • • • •• •• evilte.. • • •• •• •• •• Gibraltar •••• Leghorn 29 127 , 1,, Genoa .... .....•...... 2 5 92, ia Milan Naples ... ..... ........ Palermo .... „„ ISO , Messina .•• „., 130 s Lisbon .. 52 Oporto .. „, .. 52!S Rio Janeiro ..... ....... Buenos Ayres.... New York,6o days' sight Philadelphia . ...... PBICFaI OF BULLION, PER oZ. Foreign Gold in Bars £0 0 0 Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 U Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 u New Dollars 0 0 v (,), Sliver in bars ...... 0 0 811ABORNE MAIL& at Signifies that the math, are sent from the General =.3 , the night—and 31 by tho morning—despatch.) St. St , St. St. 00111 i 7.111E24 I Dap wheninadeup l in Ger.3rat Pout- Office, London.* Krit.paok)2 kmarieß tby United Sta. glcory Friday .... From what Pert Dlspatchtvi. 12i1 1.2i1 packet) 1 itnerica (by U. Statee packet) kastralia (via Liver:J Every Tuesday .. ••••••••w ILiverpool ... pool) ...... Ditto (v;a Marseilles) N 1 Ditto (via Cape of Good , hope) &fries (West Cook:0 tlexandria ilcas.ndria ........ • • NI Bahamas Belgium ~..........N Brazil • • • •• •• •• •.11 Buenos Ayres • • • • •• Capo of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Hope ..NI Calm de Verdi Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ' Channel 151e5...". Chins Constantinople Constantinople Cont. of Europe M gs N Egypt (see India) 4th aud 18th Southampton St. 12 12 12 13d of the month 10th & 26th of fr o. ttn &20tn of mon., 17th of the month Daily 9th of the month 9th of Die -rirmtt sth of the month Uncertain 10th and 26th 4th and 20th St. 10 10 au 1 2dv5..., W eu.,atriti. 8c 17th of mon th 4th and 10th .... iOth and 26th.... 4th it 20th of *aim. rwice daily ......1 !Liverpool .... riarice•• & N Gibraltar Greaco (see India) Greytown •• •• •• •• Eta Inbargh • • •. • .•• • N llavannah Holland •• •• •• •• e•BI llontlaras (viaSouthampt.)3l India (via Marseillos)M lonian Isles (sea India) Ireland & N Lisben•• •• •• •• •• •• • • Ba lidadoira Mad - etre Malta (see India) •• •• .• •• • • •• „.1"4 Mauritius (see India) Twice 1 4 , 7 , 17 , 20 , 27 @fin Liverpool Dover ....• •• l2nd 17th of mon Daily Plymouth Dover •••••• BouthanapiuL Southamptcr Dover •••••• SJuthatnptor, Southampton I2nd of the month Daily... ••• 17ta of the month. 4th 20th of mon. ,10thSc26th of moth Various ports' ,40UttiranpUnd rwice dally . . 2d of rro.. . 9th of 28l of month 14, 10, 20, arid 26.. Southampton Southampton (.0.0! •• •• •• •• • -1 4 Kezioo 3ct pri N N ac e a p w w p al l " z G se ; ta in s nt: States N 3.4. 14 ' 4 : Peninsula .....• •• Peril •• •• •• • • M Port Natal Welly .• 20 •• •• •• •• •• N Tuscany •• •• .• ••N Venezuele •• ••• • • Van Diemen's Ltid (see Australia) West Indies 20th of the month' Ind of the month.. & 17th of month', 4th and 19th moth' Daily I .14 & 17th of moo, • th of m onth 5 DEzielyry..SaturdE;:: 2d 8 0 1 7 ,• •• •• .• 'non:11(1 41:871:11, 4th and h 7;11: !DOVOr .• •• •• S3UttlaMPter 'Dover e. pis •• !Dover ...... Soutbampto, Post-t ace tzo Sou n tZa n m . p .. t !Southamp .on Dover Southampton! due , Englanu' !Dover .. Dover.. . d [flolyheati Southampton !Southampton Liverpool.., !Dover ...... .'Southampton ,Dover Southampton Various port Dover • • •• OS Southampton Southampton, Various port, Dover Dover , Southampton monthly *llthatapton and I Whenany of these dates fall on a Sanday, the malls will be de seoparttothaliedmpont and fdollthowo illaldtay. rfith the exception et the India (r'st -- - . MINES. preceding d gy. a• both of which will be despatched the& 1 all &via Fria ... A letter from mael Pachap 103 all kng,lo Californian , .. _..- r i K co a m rs m , ahnadser receivedof om-.....................___,5t. Petersburg says .—« is 20 7 Australian Iron & C •5 - 7 tile as a special mark of the Emperor's' army of Anatolia, taken prisoner at 20 1 a l 50 allill B B ah Britishd n a e u r . good will the Order of the White Eagle. This is he , at £5 pm.) the benefit of mankindnies first distinction all Do. Cocaes 1r Cuiaba 3h -on which a Tark has received since the i r 35 264 BrazilianlmP.(issned ii _ 2, ( ;on )" h 7 °oaf'? ....• -- : : : establishment f o peace." 20 15 Do. . [ADVERTIBEMEN I 0 1 4 I Clarendon Cons. Min " 1 St. John Dal 18 -20 1.9 4P of shown c t h w e n most t valuablehe numerous Co. of Jamaica p 52 - 54 40 all Cobre Copper,. nary cures without medicine of indigestion (dyspepsia), ftatti lency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, 5 14 Colonial Gold . • - ••• cough, asthma, consumption, and debility, effected by Dui y, 28 25 all Do. Prof. 7i P. cent 26 - Barry's delicious health restoring Revalenta Arabiea Food. St. all Copper Min. of Eng 30 - 35 16 - 18 ... ll: ,Copiapo. i - $d The follo w i ng are not the least remarkable :-Cure N 0.41,617- 2 all Fortune Winchester, Dec. 3, 1847. Gentlemen am happy to her 20 all ,Gencial .. - ... able to inform you that the person for whom your Revalents 1 all Gt.NuggetVeiußeg. - very great benefit from its us e; - $ 4i all 'Great Polgooth was procured has de r i ve d ve distressing symptoms of dropsy, dyspepsia, and constipation 5 all G t Wheal Vor United 2 - 3 1 all Libertyof long standi ng ha ve b een remove d , and a feeling of rester• 54:f. 3 all Linares 7 - g• Lusitanian id - p health induced. Having witn esse d t h e beneficial effects in 5 the above-mentioned case, I can w i t h confidence recommend 14 ' 1 all i Mariquits. ....... •••••• - it, and shall have much plea sure i n doing se whenever an op portunity offers, &c. James Shorland, late S urgeon, 96 t h . 1 all ;Nouveau Sil.& Le• Min n Monde 4 $ 1 all ;Now Granada II - 6 Regiment.-Cure No. 180, "25 years' ne rvousness, constipa -30 allPontgi .9 _,ll ••• tion, indigestion, and debility, f rom which I have suffered: . 5 1 Port Philip great misery, and which no medicin e cou ld remove or relieve,: ••• •-• .., have been effectually cured by Du Barry's Food In a very 1 all ,Quartz Rock • - ••• short time. W. R. Reeves, 181, Fleet street, London." ' 5 all I Rhymney Iron 15 all IDe. New 6 - 8 Chemistry Dr. Andrew Ure ; Dr. Shorland ; Dr. Harvey 30 14i,Santiago de Cuba l} - 11 6s. ISort. Cons. Mi n . C o 3 -- 3 Dr. Campbell; Dr. G a ttik er ; D r. W urzer ; Dr. Ingram ; ••• Lord Stuart de Deeies ; the Dowager Countess of Castle -1 all South Australian.. , - i Stuart; Major-Gen. Thomas King, and many other respectable , 1 all Do. Scrip ~,,,,,,• $ persons, whose health has been restored by it, after all other 1 all !Do. 10 per cent Pref __ means of cure had failed. Suitably packed for all climates, 1 ..- 0 1 i1r er 5 0 . f r . ,... r.. .. .. Co, 31 __ h with full instructions. In canisters, 11b., 2s. Ad. ; 21b., 4s. 6d.;:. 284 all United Mexican 51bs , 225. ; 101 be ., 335. The 101bs. and 121bs. carriage fre , e, 1 all Waller ....... ........ 1 all West Mariposa „•••••• ** ii 2 * 7 on receipt ' of post-office order. Barry do Barry and Co., 77, 1 12s Worthing Mining of, ' ) ..... ' .. ti e NIP .- MISCRILLI NEOUB • Regent-street, London ; Fortnum, M ason, an d Co., Purvey -0m Australia to her Majesty, Piccadilly ;3,13 o at 60, G racec h ureh-str set ; .•••• 333 and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 68, Cornhill ; 49, Bis'nops gate-street; 55, Charing - cros s ; 54 , U pper Baker -street ; 63 ______ and 150, Oxford-street. MISCELLANEOUS. 5 19 Aust _________________ radian Agrlealt. 23 25 0 i-. 11 Australn. Royal Mail BIRTHS. P•c•ilan&july 111 i .1126 112 1 On the 18th inst., at Upper Tulse-hill, Brixton, Mrs. 0 0 34024 Canada, American 0 all Berlin Water Works .. 6 ' e 1 ......... 11 53 --- 120 OP A. SON. On the 20th inst., at 29, Cornhill, the wife of John, Lawford, Esq. On the 20th inst., Henry Arthur. ' 100 C t. 100 Do. 6p, c, Feb &Au 100 DD. 6p c, m ar & S ept ... _ .., Cavendish square,; 5 all Crystal Palace., 34 0 5, 1P rf A en D ri A e U tt G a H .8 T t E r It e . et, 5 all Do. P reference..,,.,,, 41 Sis the wife of W. Adams, Esq. I all CrystalP I. IF Pal, o ranee ... ••• On the 19th inst., Mrs. Thomas Balmer, of North, L / Duston Iron 0r0.,,,, ••• ••• 1 .100 1 Eastern Steam -2 0 House, Clapham. Electric Telegraph 9l •-- r. 3 mARRI E D. L all Electric Teleg of Ir . "•• On the 16th inst., at the British Embassy, Pariou ter all En.&Aus Cop . Sra Co 1 1 1 Trever Stannns , sq., son of the Dean of Ross, to the all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ••• Hon. Catherine ' Geraldine Vesey Fitzgerald, daughter of i 14 (len. Steam Navigat. -- the Lord Fit zgera ld an d V es ey. all General Screw Steam. 12 13 all Lo n d. G en. O mn ib us 3 31 On the 16th inst., at Christ Church, So u th port, Patricl 1 10 Magdalena St. Navig Campbell, Esq., of the Oriental sank, Chi na, to Annie all Mexiean . Americn Tel. - 1-2 Montgornerie, only daughter of the late M a tth ew B oy d! 5 Nat. Discount Co .l ell Mediteran Elec. 8 --- 31 410 Kerr, Esq., of Penang. &S. "-. 4 P Dlt D. A 5 N e th er l a nds Lana._ 1 Do. Do. i p On the 20th inst., at Scotsbridge, H erts, Vice-Admiral all 1 Do. New the Hon. Josceline Percy, C.D. 3 Do. 8p c P iss at 1 d Id p On the 19th inst., at :S, Roy a l- crescent, Bath, Rear-Ad miral tho Hon. George Frederick netball], aged 57". & N.S. Land 18 22 80 New B. On the 20th inst., at Coldharbour lane, Camberwell, NS W Gov.sp.e.D. ... ...... ~. , Mr. Small, of the Stock Exchange aged G 4. all N. B. Austra asian... $ $ On the 19th inst., at Richmond, Mary. Ann, the wife of 171 Nrth.of Europe:Rama 21 -- 14 ~ 15 , Richard Hassell, M.D. a ll Oriental Gas 1 I i 4 2s. Do. "New Shares " On the 1 8 th inst., at 12, G rove -road, St. John's-wood, all Peel P.r. Ld. & P—. 1) m. Ford Burton, Esq., abed 72. a ll Penh=Lir &Oriental 67 Mind 2 On the 17th inst., at L ondon -road, South war k, Geo. H. —l 20 Pm W 69 Watson, Esq., surgeon, aged 55. 10 Do. Now 4 5 p Oa th 19 th inst., at Cheltenham, John C. P. Church, 60 Royal Mail Steam „, ,63 ..... 65 Esq., only child of Lieut.-Col. and Mrs. C. Pearce, of Ste al] Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 11 11 verton House, Glocestershire, aged IS. all Ditto New ll 11 all South Austral• Land 34 36 • _ _.-- - r ---- _—____ ......m............, 11 Al: Subms.r. Tel. Scrip.. 11 . _ i LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, all Do. Registered.,,,,,,, .„, i 5 Trust& L. Co.U.Csin. .., a No. 112, Strand, Printer, at. The Sun Office, .l 0.. epA Vim Dieret-if. I are 14 = 16 2 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the eeaurty ... v . g 1.r,p.:: iPzi& July of Middlesex, T -Lies lAy, October , 21 18 56 . ... ... 2 . * 20 St.: Country Markev. -~--- EIELMSFORD—ocr. 17. We have to report to-day a reduction of is on the best wheats and 2s on inferior, and a very dull sale at those rates ; the samples being generally very damp did not find a ready sale. All descriptions of spring corn firm at last week's rates. Wheat, white, old, per s. 0r.44 new 47 red, old 42 new 42 Barley 35 Chevalier 39 Grinding Malt 72 Chevalier 74 s. f s. s. 75 i Oats, per qr. 25 31 75 I Peas, Partridge 44 46 69 White 42 49 68 Boiling 43 50 43 Dun 33 42 51 Beans, Tick 36 40 42 Harrow ticks 40 4 I 2 76 Ma.zagan 37 39 78' Ditto, new 35 39 COLCHESTER— OCT. 18. A large supply of wheat ; the best dry samples realised last week's prices, other sorts a slow sale at 2s per qr. less money. Barley was plentiful and keeps up in price. In beans and peas no material change. Prices to-daywere as follow :—Wheat, white, 749 to 8454 red, 66s to 725; barley, 44s to 52s ; oa t s , 253 to 32s ; bean °, Mazagan, 40s to 42a ; middle and small, 42s to 469; Pens' white, 41s to 48s ; grey, 42s to 48s. KIRKCALDY—Ocp. 18. We had only moderate supplies of all kinds of grain : , some of the parcels of new i u wre t c h e d c ondition. 01 ' wheat and oats sold readily at extreme rates; but the neW grain, where out of, condition and sprouted, was ge nerally I is to 2s per quart er c h ea p er . Wheat. Barley. Oats. Beano° Od First B4s Oct 46s Oct 38s Od l - 111 Second 829 Oct 43s Od —s Oct Os v a I Third 76s Od 34s Od —9 Od I Os V COAL MARK Prtoes of Coal per ton at S. d. Davison's West Hartley 17 3 Byass's West Hartley l7 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 17 :s Taufield Moor l6 0 Taufield Moor Butes 16 0 Buddle W. Hartley 17 0 Longridgo's Wst Hartley 17 0 Walker Primrose l5 3 West Riding Hartley l6 6 Victoria Hartley l6 0 Wylam 18 0 Cleveland Hartley 16 0 Vf all s end , &c. Leverson ... l7 C South Hartlepool Riddell . Gosforth Pensher ... Whitworth Brown's Moor High Main l6 Plummer lB Kelloe 18 Seab am lB South Durham , ....18 Bell . 18 Ships at market_ THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1856 Shr. Ii 23 Ili Bt. 3t. 3V2* 10 10 3t 50 If St. raid. ' all all all all 'lOO 100 all all all all all 14i 12 1100 LOO 3 100 100 631 I 361 i 781 9 5 5 1 4 67 50 50 100 1 1 25 ^~td.~ 1100 'l,OO all 100 all 100 I ~`.