The Sun. — London, England, 1856-09-18 00:00:00

I [UT• of tifi en- ►rds Lege, ,levo ding the %Ird -855, I Oa lA. ola tit. , e post potell" AND panYlnd4 i from 13. - re 1113 - a Nuy. ° f Durl° s I t., th e „a the long' i CAP ° n otber, b- ea st ; ar an d 3ra, ""v abreast ;temper sAvoo• 3 15tho e, sh e )1, sup . [editor; lops °. ' .e 8111 P a bane yet A °. • re c ll°, a con' MONEY MARKBT COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENiz. iJITY, Two o' C;Lool. The Liverpool Cotton Market yester3 ay closed quietly, and all kinds are unchanged in value. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken for export and 1,000 on specu lation, comprising 160 Pernam and Maranham, bid. to Bd. ; 200 Bahia, 6id. ; 500 Egyptian, 61d. to Bd.; 1,000 Surat, 4id. to Did. ; and 100 Sea Islands, 11d. to Is. 2d. per lb. Tb e Railway Share Market closed steadily, at a slight, improvement. Commercial advices from Berli n of the 15th inst. mention that the present high prices of raw mate• rials for manufacture—especially silk, wool, and leather, not only in Prussia, I.)ut throughout the continental markets—has beeome so considerable that the attention of the Government has been drawn to the subject, and they propose to sub mit the question to the consideration of all the chambers of commerce,, with a view to coun teract its bad effects on trade, and if possible to ascertain the causes of the rise, and that any further increase msy be checked. The Government has also o penekil formal negotia tions with Austria for obtaining the sanc tion of that State to allow Prussian assurance companies to open branches of their establishments in the Austrian domini ons, upon the same footing as they at present enjoy in the states of Northern Germany. A promise of this kind had been given separately in the new treaty of commerce with the Zollverein. A telegraph message from Marseilles, dated yes terday, states that the wheat market was quiet, and the arrivals olf grain insignificant ; also, that the works of the line of railway being constructed between Toulon and Marseilles were progressing with activity. The final instalment of 20 percent., 0r1,000,0001., Las now been provided on account of the Govern ment Loan of 5,000,000/. negotiated in May last, and the questions now asked are, whether the Chan cellor of the Exchequer will be compelled to raise the additional 2,000,0001. by an issue of Exchequer Bills or Bonds, for which he took power last ses sion t And if so, when that measure will be effected 4 According to the calculations of some of those who take a deep interest in matters of finance, there is an impression that this amount will be procured as soon as possible, notwith standing Sir George C. Lewis's remark at the meeting of capitalists, when the lean was tendered for, that it would not be required until the last quarter of the present year or the first in 1857. Even if this sum is obtained it is thought that the Chancellor will be somewhat embarrassed, and will have to borrow on deficiency bills to enable him to discharge the liabilities of the Government. The bringing home of the troops from the Crimea, and the adjustment of other matters connected with the late war, have no doubt absorbed a considerable amount more, perhaps, than the Chancellor contemplated, but henceforth, while the income tax remains as at present, the revenue will probably largely exceed the expendi ture, so that after all ho will have sufficient funds ' to provide for all contingencies that may arise. At the meeting of the proprietors of Bank Stock at the establishment in Threadneedle-street, held this day, a dividend of 411 per cent., free of income tax, for the half-year was declared. As was generally anticipated, the Directors of the Bank of England made no alteration in the minimum rate of dis count at the " parlour" meet ing to-day. The success whic'ti has attended the Bank of London has led to th formation of the National Provincial Insurances Association. The object of this society is to efferA every description of life and fire assurance, and it will commence operations tinder the most favourable auspices. The business and influence of thre e established insurance com panies, whose united, annual incomes, from pre miums alone, exce ed 32,0001. per annum, and which possess large assets. A proprietary of nearly a thousand members, and a staff of more than eight hundred agents are in process of being secured ; so that with the valuable co-operation of the Bank, which is still to be conducted on its own risk, and with a separate direction and management, there is every reason to believe it will be conducted—at comparatively small working expenditure—to a successful issue. By the above means, the vast preliminary expenses attendant on the formation of an assurance c ompany will be avoided—a con sideration of some moment. Prospectuses are shortly to be issued. Increased buoyancy is noticeable in the market for the English Punds, but there is less speculation for a rise, and it is not unlikely that the upward Movement will receive a check before long, as many of the Bulls will no doubt secure their profits. The recent fluctuations in the market exhibit the nervous state of the operators, who have changed the character of their engagements several times within the space of two or three weeks, although there is really nothing in the po litical horizon, or in the prospects of the Money Market to justify fluctuation. Consols for money have risen to 911 I, and for account 94 to 95. Exchequer Bills are 13s. to 15s. premium, and the Bonds are 991 A very limited business has been reported in Foreign Securities, although prices in several in stances have advanced about per cent., viz., Turkish, Russian and Dutch 4 per Cents. Portu guese ruled steady. Turkish 6per Cents. are 103 i I, and the 4 per Cents. 103 Russian 4i per Cents., 97k. Peruvian 4i per Cents., 80, and Dutch 4 per Cents., 99k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks Grenada Deferred Bonds, 71 to 71 ; Mexican, 221 to 22i ; Peruvian, 79 to 81 ; ditto S per Cents., 57 to 59 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 to 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 to 110 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 96 to 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 43 41 ; ditto Deferred, 24i 51 ; ditto Certificates, 5i 6 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1856. 1855. Great Western - . £32,773 £28,136 North-Western South-Western Brighton 19,697 17,545 Midland South-Eastern _ 25,022 25,346 Caledonian Great Northern 22,937 21,853 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 7,413 6,954 Chester and Holyhead East Lancashire Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,555 9,800 North London North Stafford Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh 4,309 4,125 Taff Vale 4,984 3,626 Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South-Western Northern of France Grand Trunk of Canada Shares of all descriptions have advanced. Rail ways are generally up about 105., and a large business has been done. The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial, however, do not increas e , and they remain without any important variation. Rigas are I i prem. Bank shares rule flat and mines are quiet. A few transactions are recorded in miscellaneous shares at previous rates. 25 20 20 50 5 5 20 10 BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES ( From the Official List: Rosin... (lona. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 0 43 i i I Consols :or Account E c • iiequor Bills, 20. 21000 £560 l5 p E- - -Praan Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3A per Cent 99i a Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 22i Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent BO x d Ditto Account, BO Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1811 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent Russian Bonds, 1822, i: St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4i per Cent. raskish Bonds, 6 per cent lo3k Ditto Account "Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account .. IC3I i Dividends on the above payable in Lando"). Dutch Exchange, 2k per Cent., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 998 k THREE a CLOCK. Consols, money 941 i Dittofor AcoolLutiOct• B miiiiiiima t e 944 i 812 a 10 ' St. St. ^~ THE SUN, ,0 HLJItS i) A V - E47 N ShrS RAILWAYS. Lamm. Company C' ,, ginp 'floe. this d ,y. London & N. Wo 3t. L.&N.W. Calodon Z. Un. & E. C Ot.Nrtkn E. Count iCaldonio.u 1 Business done this day Do Gt. KOB L7l Yk. Now. Berw. Y. liN3Lk Do Do S. Eastert Do Peto & Co Norfolk._ Do L.& N. W & Midld gtekton k Darling t. Midland En. Conn. E. Count. Do ..... . all all all 100 18 Do.. L. & N.W Do Wilts&Oomrst GtNorthn Laneash& Yorksh. T. Bra.ssey hi. liClean Stockt. & Dar] ingt Do 95 - 103 100 - 105 12 - 14 39 - 141 4 4i 27 S 9 = : 16.7 It -13 i 23i - 244 - 115 21 - 21 23 - 95 57 - i 3 iis : lio 8 —1; 3i Rid 32i - 91 - 93 GtWestn. PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 - 102 16 - 17 *es ."'" ... 4i - 51 6 - 6i 107 - 112 95 - 100 - h P 12i -12 i 79 eI 116 - 117 109 - 111 102 - 104 63 - G 5 101 -10 i •H r~ 6 - 64 95 - 97 89 - 91 89 - 91 99 • 101 9 - 10 i 16- 17} 10 - 10 73 -75 201 -20 i 10k - 10 15 - 153 - A 138 - 140 ... -- ... 158 - 162 - 66 - 70 136 - 138 99 - 101 89 - 91 }." 1 - 10, ••• ....'. ••• [O2 -IC4 91 - - 1(1 1 id ilO5 - 110 15 = ii 24 -24 i LOO - 103 10 - 104 27 -- 281 2 - 3p - ii = iii MINES. 1 ab &gua tria . ••• 10a all inglo Californian — 20 7 tustralian 1 1} 1 all Baden (od.Duchy of) 50 all Blamar. Iron & Coal 20 14 I British Iron 5 7 35 26A Brazilianlmp. (issued at £5 pm.) 30 all I Do. Cocaes a 4 Cuiaba 3 111 20 15 'Do. St. John Delße) 19 21 1 Clarendon Cone. Mill. Co. of Jamaica p i n 40 all Cobre Copper 55 511 5 1A Colonial Gold — St. all Copper Min. of Ent , 3O 35 25 all Do. Prof. 75 p. cent 26 28 1C Copiapo 16 18 1 Fortuna 1 id 20 all ;General l4 —l5 1 all Gt•NuggetVeinßeg I all 'Groat Polgooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 2A Sid 1. all Liberty 3 all Linares 7 8 74 5 1 ,Lusitanian id 1 all Iliariquita — 3 1 all New Granada t 6 1 all Nouveau Monde ••• 20 all Pontgi.Sil.s Le. Min 9 11 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock ..... 50 all Rhymney Iron 23 25 15 all Do. New 6 30 14/'Santiago de Cuba l/ —2/ 6s. Sort. Cone. Min. Co 23 2 1 all (South Australian"— 1 —sl 1 all I Do. Scrip. 1 all ;Do. 10 per cent Pref 4j Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 1 1 . 4 10 all Pin Croft ....... 31 —4/ 28/ all United Mexican 34 4 1 :611 Waller 1 all West Mariposa 1 12 1 Worthing Minihg of , Australia gib MI ~.... 040 m.Nr.s LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. •;aslness his day MISCILLLANSOI:7B. 25 19 Australian Agricalt. 25 26 251 ie all Australn. Royal Mail 10 all Berlin Water Works 5Q _ a 50 40 Brit. American Land 100 3:6 Canada l2O 125 124 St. 40 C.Go.6p.c.JanSanly k 1131 113 1 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. 100 Do.6p c. Mar & Sept ail Crystal Palace.. 2 2 4 21 5 all Do. Preference..,..,., 51 51 51 4 a ll Crystal Pal. of France • 1 1 Duston Iron Ore 20 151 Eastern Steam St. 100 Electric Telegraph 93 95 1 al Electric Teleg. of Ir , 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 11 11 25 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 15 14 Gem steam. Navigat. 16 all General Screw Steam 13 131 13 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3f 4 4 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all gediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 - 10 10 all Mexican&S.Americn. 41 41 25 5 Nat. Discount Co a -- 1p 51 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 11 20 all Do. Do. 5 3 Do. 8 pcP iss atl d 1d 10 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 23 25 N.S.W. Gov. sp.c.D. ] all N. B. Australasian 20 171 Nrth.ofEuropeStoam 2 I ' i 14 1 all Oriental Gas l4 1 4 1 2s. Do. "Ne w Shares" I P pm all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minn]. 21 22 2 4 50 sll Peninsular & Oriental 67 68 58 1 50 10 Do. New 5 -- 6 P 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 11 1 Ditto New — I .P 25 all South Austral. Lard 351 361 1 all Snbmar. Tel. Scrip... 1 1 1 all Do. Registered.. _ 11 20 5 Trust& L. Co.U. Can. 100 28 U 1 Diemen's 1.0 154 163 154 VAMPaaitt&July 0.0 SiIARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. nArLwAro, i IClosing Prices this dAy. lA.r , ercieen !Ambg. Notii , i: iisi salßastr.. annct, 4} - 4 &,l fast Birmhig. Wolverh- Stour Valley . Birkenhd. LaneaL. Cheshire Junct Do. Cli.esh. di Birk., Do., d 0... Rlyth ix Tyne original £25 (iced. at £0) Bristol and Exeter Si - 9 17 - 18 15 - 16 12 - 13 92 - 94 534 - 54 16 - 17 Chester A Holyhead. Cork and Bandon_ Cork, Black, 4 Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B DublindgßelfastJune Dun. P. 4 Aber. Jnc East Anglian Eastern Counties..., East. Unicn, A Sti Be., B. Stock. Do., New East Kent • • • .. m. ••• 9 - 10 16 - 17 9 - 0 34 i - 36 ; 24 - 26 East Lancashire Edinburgh dt Glasgov Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth & Dun dc, Forth & Clyde Jnn:, Furness. 7 - 5 80 - 82 53 - 54 34 - 36 .•• ..." Do. Extension.. , Glasgow& el. Great N. of Scotlnd Groat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock,. Gt. Sth. &West.(lre Great Western Do. Stour Val. R►i Gina. Stk 91 - 93 8 - 94i - 95. 83 - 85 .23 - 128 14 - 116 65 - 65; Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & CarHsi( Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Wst. Riding Ur. Do. South' or London & Blackwall Lond. Bright & S.Cst , Lond. and N. Westn Do. Fifths 72 - 74 54 - 64 974 • 98 6¢— 7 10G le7 103 104 iP 105— fa } 106 D0.101.5h.,1180...( I Do. Eighths.. London and S. W m ßtn. Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking Sh . (Lncludrry&Colerainel Lndudrry. & Ennisk. ►fanch.Shef.& Lineln Do., Man. & Lin. Un Metropolitan 34 2 ia Do. Birmng. &Derb) AIM. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskiller Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. id - 80 i 51. 52 ... ''''' •• • NO .... • • • i 4 1s Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British Nth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock 50 52 3 i Sr 3bl ~.. 39, • •• . ... Do., A Stock—, Do B Stock ,„ IN.Eastern—Berwic iDo. do. Extension 'Do.do.G.N.E.Pnrob Do. Leeds Do. York 804 8P 5} 4id 3 3 171 184 564 57; 94 96 51 - g. 6i- 7.i 10 - 11 29 - 30 108 - 110 48 Ea 141 -15 i 724 73 79 81 6 3 2 1 ti 15 17 3611 - 373 ••• •• 19 -20 6} - 6 24 - 26 6i - 7i; 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i '1) :ON. 7a 7a 4 5 li —, lid 3# 3i 1 li id --ip 51 5i - 2 21 36 36. 12i —13 i 22i - 23 1; .... •.i 22 - 22: .!•• ... 22i - 23 12i - 13 82 - F 4 63 - 7 , 214 -21 i - liT 43 - 43 231/ - i - 9 214 i 99 - 101 115 120 Ith - 120 109 111 6 p pni 10 113 20.4 - 21 ti - 2ip - i§r 8 - 9 20 - 20 392 - 40 9 - 10 531 - 531 ii - li i - 1 181 - 19 - 1 12 - 1 2 9} - 21 - 21 • Ns NG pm 41 - " 6 9 i - 10 3 7 - 37. 5i BANICti. 104 105 1 66 68 - I , dl 1 ... "'"' • I P 14 - 6l -r= 69 1611 - 17 II 201 - 20 - I p 1 1 - 3p —...d ••• '''' ••• ••,- ..... .. : 461 - 394 - 404 11 Yid . 10 ''''' ... OM ''... ... 3▪ 6 - 38 68 - 70 8i • Oi North L0nd0n..,., N.&S.Wstrn.,Hami stead, and City Jn, North Staffordshire North Western & S. Westrn. June 'Oa., Wore., & Wolv Portsmouth Scottish Central.., Scottish Midland Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. Riv. Dui Do it sines, Wok. &Wok Stockton Sr Darling. Do., do., 1854 531 S i i 16j 9 i i i 844 4 127 641 i 51 5 9 73 i i 7 i 8 106 LO3iiiiii 16f 10G i 5i 6k 33i i i 3 r9i i i I 9 i 50 a 81i 8O li 17/ 5871 Do.; do., 1855:: all all all all all all all all Sto,:ten k Hartlap: Taff Vale Do. Pref., No, Thames Hay, D.& R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn-j! Waterford&Limerio't Wost Cornwall. West End of Londov and Crystal Palace.. Do. A Do. B ..... West London. Imbledn&Croyd On intwerp&Rott, rdt Ardennes Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at 6 p. c. by Gd.Tnk. of Canada Belgian Eautn. June Beziers to Graisiossa Bombay, Baroda, an Cen.lndia, g. 5 p. e Do. ... Buff. & Lk. Hui, Ry. Canneaux & Toulouse ,Coal Mines and Ry. Demerara Dutch Rhenish..., ,Eastern of Franoe. ' Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. , Do. A and B, d 0.... Do. Ex. C, pi. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent , Gd. Tk of CanadaA is Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk, till '6: Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 p. c, Do New, guar. 5 p. c klreat Luxembourg Constituted Share ot.Westernof Caned s Shares ~ Do. New Do. Bds., payable 's' Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, withou option Lake Contd. BL Baal• Liorre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Geneva .. Lyons es Mediterran Madras, guar. 41 p. c Do. New do., 5 1 ; 4 c Do. 44 p. c. Exten Do. 3d Ex., g, sp. c' )(aria Antonia Do. do. New Namur Is Liege ( witl interest) Do. (ex interest) Do. do., 6 p. o. Pref northern of France riorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Riga & Duuaburg is. at 801. per share Rome and Frascati , aoyal Danish ft,oyalSwedish iambre and Meuse... Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. Scinde, guar. 5 p. c. D 0... qonthern of France qt. Andrew's an, Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 6A per c. Pref... W. &N. W. of Franc. West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT•B' Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk.S:Ln. C 13ritish N. Axoericar Chartd. Bank of Aai Chrtd. Bnk. of India, all 2i 10 5o Australia, & Chins City Colonial Commercial of Loud Eng. Soot. &Ans. Cht Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia. Ditto New Loudon and County; Lnd &E. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock London and Paris Loud. & Westminste; National Pro.of Eng Do. Naw National of Bank New South Wales._ Oriental Bank )f Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. Now 11 Aus B &Go Im Cc Royal British... 3outh Australia Union of Australia Do. Now Union of London , Western a howl 81 2 too all [OO 1.00 tOO 124$ 7 29i 141 i 72 i 11 3 79; L 00" all all LOO 823 4 21/ 3i 4 i i i 24 3; 7 i i 101 6 4 i 20j 33} 534 11 I 43 7; 8 a i Aberdeen Deben Do. 6 per cent. Do. No. 2, 7 p. s 'llythandTyne lopei a. pref. (issd. at 501. 11r1H. & Ex. 4 p. a. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares i'Jaledonian £lO Jhes. &Ho. On. 54 pc Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 , Cork dgßandonsip.c Dun.Prth Aber. J. I'. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c. Kas.Co.F.x,spc No. Do. No. 2 . Do. Now 6 p. a. St ftst Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent Fast Lane ash. 6p. cts I% kW. York. J. sth ®din. & Gl. 5 p.c. oh. Prth. &Dun.4p.c Furness. v4ls.s. & S.W. G. 5 p.c . ;mat Northn. 5 p. Do. 5 p. a. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 44 p. c Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. pm... , 3t.N. of Scot. 1 st Pre 'lt. S. 4W. (Ireland) Do. 4 par c. Prof. S It. W.(B.&H.Exspc Do.con. red. 4. p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gus. Stk Do. Ches. Gus. Sh Do, do. do Do, do. do Lan. &York. F. Clr Do. 6 p. a. Stock [ion. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Lon. &N. W., Cot. 6 Nuneaton 5 p. ct Lon.& S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares & Color. Sh. Londy. & Ennis. Sh L.,6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 ~. Do. do. 34 per cent.' Xarypt Carl.4p c. Do. 4A per cent ,Do. do. \lid. Consol.s p.c.St no. Con.Br.Bir. 6pc Di. 4i p. c. Pref. S Ditto L. & H. Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. e, red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 Norfolk Debenture . Do. Pref. 5 p. o. Stoet Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 5A per ct . pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c. North British E. Bsrw, 4 p.c. P ,Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c Do. do. Quarters ... Do. York H. & S. Pin. North Staffordshire. Ox, W0.kW.1516 pc Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. Soot. Cent. ,New Prof South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c S. Wales Gus. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Ouar. Stock. & Dar., 5 p. c. Do: do. do . Stock. & Bart'. g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 p c 100 i 90 3 ::4 b trb - 92 * itto n SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. DONCASTER RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SCARBORO' STAKES. Fisherman Walked. over, HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Strawberry Janet . Tricolor Sixteen ran. Won by a head FOAL STAKES. • Artillery EGLINTON STAKES. Tournament Strathnaver Gemma di Yergy Nine ran. CLEVELAND HANDICAP. Grxeulus Esuriens Duet Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS Blink Bonny Adamus Six ran. SELLING STAKES. Beatrice Sister to Nancy 9 LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CESAREWITCEE STAKES. 20 to lon The Field (offered) 20 to 1 agst Polestar (taken) 20 to 1 agst Alice Wentworth (taken) 25 to 1 agst Fulbeck (taken) 25 to 1 agst Trapper (taken) 25 to 1 apt Homily (taken) 28 to 1 agst Middleton (taken) 28 to 1 agst cby Ratan (taken) 30 to 1 agst Quince (taken) 30 to 1 agat Peter Wilkins (taken) 30 to 1 agst Jolly Marine (taken freely) 30 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (taken) 33 to 1 agst Merlin (taken) 33 to 1 agst De Ginkel (taken) 33 to 1 agst Cotswold (taken) 50 to 1 agst Gortschakoff (taken) 66 to 1 agst Br to Grey Tommy (taken) DERBY. 20 to 1 agat Tournament (taken) 25 to 1 agat Zuyder Zee (taken) 30 to 1 agat Sprig of Shillelagh 40 to 1 agst Comedian 50 to 1 agst Stratbnaver 66 to 1 agst Laird Duff 66 to 1 agst Magnifier 15 to 1 agst Dawson's lot (taken) DONCASTER CUP. - Typee and Pretty Boy are scratched. THE ALADDIN CASE. • NEWTON HANDIEAP. —Stakes and bets awarded to Van Dunck. Cup and bets awarded to His Piper. BANK OF ENGLAND. (MEETING THIS DAY.) A general Court of the governor and company of the Bank of England was held this day. The chair was taken by the governor. The minutes of the last Court having been read, and the result of the scrutiny yesterday, declaring the elec tion •f A. Latham, Esq., a director in the place of H. J. Prescott, Esq., .deceased, The Go•Ballott said he had now to inform the Court that this was the usual half-yearly meeting, and also one of the quarterly courts appointed to be held by the charter. The net profits up to the 30th of August last amounted to 687,6721. 3s. 9d., making the amount of rest up to that day 3,688,4051. 17s. lid. After providing for the dividend of 4i per cent., the rest would be 3,033,5201. 17s. 11d. The Court, therefore, propose a dividend of 4i per cent. without deduction on account of income tax. The formal resolution, declaring the dividend of 4 per cent., was then put to the meeting, and carried unani• mously. The GOYEUNOR then announced that the dividend warrants would be delivered on the 10th of October next. PROPRIETOU wished to know how the west-end branch was progressing. The GOVERNOR said the branch was making progress and the business increasing. A PROPRIETOR said it might be progressing fa►ourably without returning a profit. The GOVERNOR said there were certain incidental ex penses to be provided for, such as the expenses of the building to be liquidated, before it could retur❑ a profit. A PROPRIETOR—Are you satisfied with it 1 The GOVERNOR—As far as it has yet gone the di rectors are satisfied with it. The proceedings then terminated. ROYAL SURREY GARDENS. A. novel feature gave variety to the entertainments last night, in the shape of music accompanied by recita tion —or, more strictly speaking, recitation accompanied by music. The passages recited were from " A Mid summer Night's Dream," comprising considerably more than half of that unequalled dramatic poem. The music was that which, perhaps more than any other, has en deared the name of Mendelssohn to England—since, if anything could possibly be added to Sbakspere's im mortal verse, it has been supplied, in another language, by the German composer, whose melody and harmony breathe the very spirit of the poet. The task of reader devolved upon Miss Vandenhoff—the original An tigone in 1845, when a translation of the famous tragedy of Sophocles was produced at Covent-garden Theatre, with the choral and incidental music cam• posed by Mendelssohn at the suggestion of the present King of Prussia. It is, therefore, not the first time that Miss Vandenhoff has, if we may so express ourselves, acted to music ; and that she should acquit herself like one well experienced in the matter was by no means surprising. She recited the purely poetical passages with appropriate emphasis, and endeavoured not unsuccess fully to impart a species of marked individuality to each of the more prominent characters in the dramatis per Bo n o . The Music-hall was crammed ; and it was grati fying to mark the decorous behaviour of the crowd and the strict attention which was paid, interrupted only at rare intervals by certain of the "outsiders," situ ated at too inconvenient a distance to catch the precise signification of what Miss Vaedenhoff was saying. But even these were at once brought to order whenever the familiar strains of the music were heard. Nearly the whole was introduced —the whole, indeed, with the exc- ption of one or two melodramatic scenes, the cur tailment of which was inevitable unless the entire even ing could have been devoted to Shakspere and Mendele ' whin The chain of beautiful and romantic interludes for the orchestra—including the overture, scherzo, and fairy march ; the intermezzo, describing Hermia's search after Lysander ; the notturno, and wedding march— were all played, and admirably played, under the direc tion of M. Jullien, who, not for the first time, show e d his intimate acquaintance with the most delicate refine ments of the score. Without being invidious, where there was so little fault to find, we may cite the exquisite notturno (performed while the two pairs of " star crossed lovers " are asleep in the wood), and the stirring and magnificent wedding march, as the most striking achievements of the evening. In the first the horn solos were played to perfection by Mr. Jarrett, whose tone and manner of phrasing were equally worthy of praise. The march, executed with wonderful precision and force, Teas unanimously encored. The principal voice parts in the duet with chorus—" Ye Spotted Snakes"—were extremely well sung by Misses Stabbach and Poole. The chorus would have been more effective had all the singers put forth their strength ; but, as it seemed to us, one-third at least of the number, instead of singing themselves, looked on with closed lips, as if curious to observe what the rest were engaged in doing. Mr. Land, the able chorus-master, should endeavour to rectify this on a future occasion. The suc cess of the new experiment was complete; Miss Vanden hoff retired amidst the loudest applause; and the audience felt all the better disposed, after this truly intellectual treat, to enjoy the miscellaneous entertainments of the second part of the concert. The revival of " A Midsum mer Night's Dream" i is likely to pr ove one of the most attractive incidents in an naugurativ e season of rarely exampled prosperity. —I isnes • ROTAL SURREY GARDENS. — StIAKSPERIAN READING 3 BY Mess VANDE:sIIIOF.F. — We are glad to welcome this talented lady once more in that peculiar role in which she stands so pre-eminent, and we congratulate the directors on this new addition to the varied attractions they have brought before the public. The play selected was Shakspere's " Midsummer Night's Dream," in terspersed with Mendelssohn's delightful music. To say that the language of our immortal bard was delivered with due emphasis and discretion would indeed be faint praise ; the reading was most delightfully rendered throughout. The principal ringers were Miss Poole and Miss Stabbach. Both ladies eang the music allotted them with much taste, and were warmly applauded. The choruses, conducted by Mr. Laud, were most effi cient. The music was sung with great precision and effect. Altogether it was an evening delightfully spent, and we feel noertred 3 rasproye highly attractive. • (4 SEPTEM BER 18. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) (Before Mr. Justice Williams and Mr. Baron Bramwell.) CONSPIRACY.-Tllll LATE STRIKE AT MESSRS. YOUNG'S, SHIPBUILDERS. Richard Gale, .Tames Mumford, George Reeves, Ed ward Layton Hoppe, John Brown, Frederick Young, Augustus Henry Fredericks, George Bind, John Hopper, and Stephen Mayse surrendered to their bail, charged with conspiracy in reference to the late strike at Messrs. Young's shipbuilding yard. The Attorney-General, Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, and Mr. 101 l were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Edwin James, Q C., Mr, Metcalfe, Mr. Ribton, and Mr. Sleigh 3 I were for the defendants. The Attorney-General, in stating the case to the jury, said that this was a case of very great importance, and he begged their serious attention to the circumstances he should lay before them. The case was of great im portance, not merely to the parties concerned, but it was also of the greatest importance to the whole of the manufacturing industry of the country, because in it was involved the relations between employer and the employed—whether the employer should have a right to say that he would employ whom he liked, and on such terms as he liked, or whether, on the other hand, the operative should have the right, not only to say that he would furnish the labour required on such and such terms, but combine with others of the same, or any other trade, to constitute themselves into a body, calling them selves by any Dame they might choose to adopt, and exercise an undue power over others, and prescribe the terms on which they should labour. No one, disputed for a single moment that it was competent to any number of persons belonging to the same trade or the same department of manufactures to agree that they would not afford labour except on certain terms, having a perfect right to combine for the mutual protection of their common interests, so far as related to the terms on which they would labour, but they had no right to go beyond that, and by molestation, obstruction, illegiti mate means, and undue combination, and, above all, by ntimidation, to prescribe to others the terms on which th ey shoul I afford labour to those who required it. Those were the principles which the law sanctioned on the one band, and common sense and reason dictated on the other, and it was for the violation of the law in that respect that the present defendants appeared at the bar of that Court. The case he had to produce on the part of the prosecution he should be able to prove with out difficulty and substantiate against the defendants, viz., that they bad combined by illegal means to prevent Messrs. Young and Co., shipbuilders, of this port, from carrying on their business except on certain terms ac ceptable to the defendants and those who acted with them. The practice in the shipbuilding yards of Lon don, with the exception of one private yard, and which was adopted in Messrs. Young's yard, previous to last May, was to commence work at 6 o'clock in the morn • big and continue until 8 o'clock, when there was half an hour allowed for breakfast. At half-past 8 o'clock the men returned to their work and continued until eleven o'clock, when twenty minutes was allowed for allowance (refreshment), after which work was resumed and continued till 1 o'clock; there was then a cessa- tion of an hour for dinner. At 2 o'clock the men re• turned to their work, and continued till 4 o'clock, when there was an interval of 20 minutes again for allowance, after which they continued their work till 6 o'clock, when they left off, making together 9 hours and 40 minutes. The periods for allowance were a peculiarity belonging to the London ship-building yards, no such practice existing in provincial yards. It was found by Messrs. Young and Co. to be one productive of great inconvenience, and, so far from benefittingthe men, was considered to be productive of inconvenience and harm, for the men, not having time, in these short intervals, to return to their homes and their families, necessarily repaired to the public houses in the neighbourhood. Every one, he felt cer tain, must agree with him, that whilst every oppor tunity should be afforded to the labouring classes for recreation and refreshment, the less they fre quented public-houses the better it would be for them selves, their families, their employers, and society ; and Messrs. Young considered they might make such an alteration in the hours of labour as would be at once beneficial to them and the men, without reducing the aggregate number of hours of labour, though in reality shortening the length of the day. After maturely considering the subject, they issued in May a notice, stating that the hours of labour would be altered as follows :.—To commence at 6 o'clock in the morning and continue till 9 o'clock, when the men would have an hour's cessation, instead of half an hour. They were to retain their 20 minutes allowance at 11 o'clock, but instead of stopping at 4 o'clock, they continued on till half-past five o'clock instead of six o'clock, when the day's work ceased, the effect of which was that the day, instead of being 9 hours and 40 mi nutes, was 2 hours ned a half, whilst the men worked as long as before. He (the Attorney• General), in conduct. ing that prosecution, took his broad stand on this: that the employer had a right to say to those in his employ, "If you desire to remain in my service it must be on such and such terms," and that the artisan and operative had a right to say they would not accept such terms, but that, if you desire to have the benefit of my labour, it must be on such and such terms. The learned gentle man then referred to the terms of the notice, of which he said the men had no right to complain, and entered at great length into the facts of the case as detailed In evidence, and read some of the placards issued by the men, in which they characterised the change as an in vasion of their rights, which had been legalised by cus tom, which, he said, was a total misconception of the rights of the employer and the employed, for there could be no rights a man could possess in any particular system adopted by an employer with reference to the terms of labour or any other circumstance, and the only right or interference the artisan had was to say he would not labour on the terms proposed. Thu learned counsel next detailed the organised plan of operation laid down and acted upon by the defendants, and their interference with the prosecutors in procuring men from Wales, Ireland, and the various parts of England, as well as their conduct to wards the men they succeeded in obtaining from Guernsey; and in conclusion said that the three men, Fredericks, Reeves, and Binet were not in the prosecutors' employment at the time, but the others were. The first was president of the trades' union ; Reeves president of the joiners' union ; and the third, a Jersey man, who took a conspicuous part in the proceed ings. Every man had a right to assert what ho consi dered his rights, and trades' unions might be of great im portance and advantage to the various trades to which the men belonged, but if they were allowed to usurp a power they could not exercise without detriment to the whole operatives of the country, and such tyrannical power over those who belonged to the same trade by their interference, as in this instance, they would be found to be the greatest curse of the trading community generally. Mr. Young was then called, and deposed to the issuing of the notice for the alteratio❑ of the hours of labour in May last, the strike of the men, the committee sitting at the Edinburgh Castle which overlooked his yard, and the issue of counter placards by the Union, and the engaging men to enter their employ in the place of those who had struck, and he identified several of the defendants es being at the window of the committee room. Edward Hopper admitted to him that he met the Gloucester men on the platform of the Great Western station and offered them money to go back, and endeavoured to prevent other me❑ from going into their employ. On the 26th July there was a great crowd in the neighbourhood of the yard in consequence of 42 Jersey men having arrived the previous day and been accommodated in the yard. From 80 to 100 persons congregated daily, and there was much excitement. About half-past 12 of that day several hundred had assembled, and when the Jersey men were expected back from their dinner from 800 to 1,000 persons had assem bled. There was great shouting, evincing a feeling of exasperation, and he wrote to the sitting -magistrate twice, and on the second application he bad the assist ance of the police. He saw Reeves and Brown there that day ; they were standing quietly. Very few of the men could get back to their work at half-past 1 o'clock, being kept back by the crowd. His son went with the crowd, and was struck. Reeves came up to him in an excited state when the excitement was at its height, and said, "For God's sake, Mr. Young, put an end to this." Witness asked " How ?" Reeves replied, " Why, by giv ing up." Witness said to him, "Go away, you foolish man; give that advice to your colleagues at the public house over the way—don't offer it to me." Reeves then left. Previous to the above day Reeves called on him with others, and introduced himself as president cf the joiners' society. Witness said, "I don't think I ought to discuss this with you." He replied; " Oh, we are all making one common cause of it." W. George Osborne, gatekeeper to the prosecutors. — After the strike the Up-stairs room of the union public house, commanding a view of the yard beneath, was occupied by the men on strike. He saw Brown, Edward Hopper, Gale, Mumford, Reeves, Mayse, and Fredericks there whilst the strike was going on. People congre gated round the prosecutor's premises during the strike. An additional crowd assembled on the coming of the Jerseymen. On Saturday, the 2titb. July, the Jersey mess were at wosi in the yard. O'4o nuioer of men co . P • • No/ • gregated on that day about the time these men left the yard, at dinner-time. The defendants Brown, Edward Hopper, Reeves, and Youn g were amongst the crowd. He saw Reeves frequently d uring the strike outside the premises. At dinner-time of the above day he saw Brown near the yard, and also Young. The Attorney-Generv.l proposed to show by the evi dence what the crowd di •i on the 26th July in offering obstruction. Mr. James objected to i ';s production. The Attorney-General contended he could; and it was for the defendants, who had been identified in the crowd, to afterwards explai► ► their conduct. Mr. Baron Bramwell sa id he thought the question could be put to show the aggregate conduct of the crowd. Witness was examined. 'And said that about half-past 12 o'clock from 500 to 600 persons were present. The Attorney-CT' enerai—What were they doing ? Mr. James objected to the question. No sufficient grounds bad been yet shown to identify the three men spoken to with the acts of th e crowd to make them re- sponsible. They were for aught shown to the contrary passive spectators, or rather, so far as Reeves was con cerned, ad stated by Mr. Young, attempting to put an end to the excitement. They bad not been shown as ob strutting the Jersey men or inciting the mob. The Atterney-General contended the evidence could be received, and that it was for the jury to decide ho s it affected the defendants, The defendants could have no other motive in being present than to control and coerce the conduct of the business at Messrs. Young's yard, and Mr. Young's evidence, relative to Reeve's conduct, was evidence sufficient for the jury to decide whether or not he was not a member of the congregated body who assembled at the union public house. Mr. Baron Bramwell said he thought more evidence should be shown to connect the defendants with the acts of the crowd. Nicholson, a shipwright, from Southampton, entered the service of the prosecutors on the let July. On first going into the yard he saw a number of persons round the union. On Saturday, the 26th July, he attempted to return to the yard, after dinner, with three others. At a short distance from the yard they saw a crowd of 200 persons in front of the yard. The crowd said, " Here they are," and opened to let them pass, after which he and his comrades were closed on and struck. The crowd said, " Serve them out." On being struck, he turned round to see who it was, when he was struck again from behind. When within 12 yards of the gate, as he turned round, Brown struck witness violently two or three times about the head and neck. He was afterwards knocked down by tke crowd, and he was unable to work for a week from injury he received in the hand. Witness saw the defendant the first day he arrived in London. They were standing around the Union public.house. Mr. James reminded his lordship that there was a separate indictment against Brown for this assault. Mr. Baron Bramwell—But that does not prevent his being charged on this indictment for conspiracy. John Hillier deposed—On the 26th July last I was in company with a man named Nicholson, in Messrs Young's employ. I was struck by several persons and knocked down. I saw Brown in the crowd. The crowd was shouting very much, calling out " Let them have it—give it them." He described the attack and the state of the crowd similar to the last witness. David Hunter corroborated the evidence of the last witnesses. The crowd cried out " Hit them, beat them —knock them down—give it to them." He was knocked down. A policeman assisted him, but none of the men who comprised the crowd. He was guarded home by police. Edwin Goodwin, P.S., was at the yard on the 26th July. When the men returned from dinner, there was an assemblage of 800 or 1,000 people of all sorts in front of the yard. Men and women attacked the shipwrights going to work, and knocked their hats off. He described the mob as unruly, and he saw a rush, and 30 or 40 men on the ground, including two policemen. He saw Brown lying on Nicholson. He saw many shipwrights i❑ the crowd he had seen previously in and about the Union publichouse. Brown and Young were in the crowd. Cress-examined by Mr. James.—Young said, "rescue him," meaning Brown. There were a great many " Jumpers" there. What is a lumper I—A man who does anything. (Laughter.) Mr. James.—lt commenced first good naturedly— knocking one the other's hats off. Wituess—Yes. (Laughter.) Mr. Baron Bramwell.—l did'nt hear him say good naturedly on the first occasion. Mr. James to witness—How many more were in the crowd f Witness—A great number. Mr. James—And comprised ladies, Jumpers, and children Witness—Yes. Benjamin Thomas and John Davey also described the riotous nature of the crowd. The last witness hal his hat and rule tali en away. Police-constable 313 K deposed that he spoke to Drown and asked him "if he wanted to kill the man— that he should know his face again." Witness saw him strike a man several times. Mr. Tucks, clerk to the prosecutors, deposed—ln May I was sent to Paddington station to meet some shipwrights coming from Gloucester. When I got there I met Gale and Mumford. The train had not then ar rived. Mumford asked me how many men I expected up frem the country. I said I didn't rightly know. He said he understood twelve were to come, because he hal had a letter from Gloucester saying some hands were coming. He also asked me if some were coming from Wales. I said I did not know. He said he believed they were, and asked after Mr. Cosens, in prosecutors' employ, who was then at Gloucester. I said to Mum ford, "You appear to know more about it than I do." He replied, " Lord bless you, we know all about persons coming." On the arrival of the train the two defendants walked with witness up and duw❑ the train to see if there were any men like shipwrights. The two defendants found the men out fire, and had some conversation with them. I took the men to a lodging at Paddington, and afterwards took them to a public-home, and went into the bar. Gale and Mumford were there. They entered into conversation with the men, and said they were out on strike for their rights and privileges, and that Mr. Young was as good an employer as any could be. I said what these men have said is true, except its being for their rights and privileges. Gale and Mumford.said it was the unanimous opinion of 2,000 shipwrights of London that it was so. Gale, Mumford, and I afterwards had something at the bar. Mumford went back and spoke to the men, and they joined us. The two defend. ants then sent some refreshments to the men in the par lour. Gale, Mumford, and I then rode to Limehouse in the same omnibus. Before parting Mumford said to Gale, "We must go the Union public-house to see our mates, for they are waiting for us." Oa the following morning I went to Paddington, and stopped the Glou cester men from coming down to Limehouse that day. In Fenchurch-street I met Gale and Mumford, who said, "Your men are waiting for you at the station at Paddington." I went on to Paddington, but in Oxford street I saw three or four of the Gloucester men in an omnibus coming into the City. Lodgings were provided at Limehouse, but they were not to go there till night. On the following day I went to the lodgings, they were not there ; two cabs were near the house, in one of which was some of the Gloucester men with Edward Hopper, a signal was given, when Hopper slipped out and shut the door. The men were driven of to Paddington station, and left by train for Gloucester that same day. The Court adjourned for half an hour for lunch. On the return of the learned Judge, Mr. James addressed his Lordship, informing him that he had availed himself of the interval to persuade his clients (except Fredericks, against whom there was no case) to withdraw their pleas of not guilty, and plead guilty. He concurred in the opinion expressed by the learned Attorney-General with regard to the law of the case, and he (Mr. James) thought these men were now convinced of their error in coercing others. The Attorney-General said that the prosecutors had no vindictive feelings in the matter, but they considered their duty to society, the trade, and themselves, rendered it necessary that they should take the course they bal. They had no wish to be considered other than good masters, and they would be satisfied witb the defendants except Fredericks, entering into their rocognizances to come up when called on to receive judgment. Mr. Baron Bramwell said he had no objection to the course proposed, but a question arose in his mind whe ther he ought now to take cognizance of the violence proved against Brown and Young, or leave it to be met in another place. Ile would, however, take into consi deration the recommendation of the learned Attorney- Gen eral. The defendants having retracted the plea cf Nut G ailty, The learned Baron then withdrew, and consulted Mr. Justice Williams, who was presiding in the other court, relative to the evidence as it affected Brown and Young, and on his returning into court said that Mr Justice Williams agreed with him in thinking that the defendants were not )ndicted for the tieeaults, Not - being indicted fora conspiracy to deter with violence, it would be wrong to punish them now, but to leave it to the parties aggrieved to proceed against theca elsewhere. The defendants had been well ad• vised to plead guilty, for they must have been found guilty of conspiracy under the counts in the indictment. The parties who bad offended might not have known they were breaking the law, and under the circumstances, acquiesced in discharging the defend- ants on their own recognisaoces, as suggested. The defendants having entered into the required re cognisances, left the court with their friends. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) AL.A.RLBOROUGIi-STREET. DARING WATC3 ROBBERY.—E I iza Shephercl, a well dressed young woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing a silver watch, the property of Mr. David Heard, draper, 143, Oxford•street, Mr. M'Oubray, the barrister, appeared for the pri• soner. The prosecutor deposed that about a quarter-past nine on the previous night he was walking down Regent street, when the prisoner passed by him and said, " Hallo, my dear ; where are you going ?" He looked round and saw the prisoner, but did not speak to her, and he s' ill kept walking on s:owly. He had not gone very far when she came after him, and again asked where he was going. He told her he was going to Leicester square. She then asked him to go with her and treat her. He declined doing so, and was about walking away when he felt a jerk at his waistcoat pocket, and on putting his hand thereto he found that his watch and gold guard were gone. The prisoner was in the act of running away, when he caught hold of her. Sh e sa id " What do you want with me ?" He told her she had got his watch. She then reached out her hand, in which he distinctly saw his watch, and attempted to give it to a man, evidently her companion ; but witness caught hold of her, and after some struggling succeeded in taking the watch and chain from her. A police constable subsequently came up, and he then gave her in charge. The ring of the watch was found close by where she first accosted him. Sergeant Freeman, No. 10 C, said he received charge of the prisoner, who was a well known member of a gang of thieves over the water. Mr. M'Oubrey having addressed the court on behalf of the prisoner, • Mr. Bingham was about committing her for six months when Mr. Squire, a gentleman residing in Oxford-street, stepped into the witness-bor, and identified the prisoner as the person who Lad robbed him on Sunday night last in Regent-street, of a valuable gold watch. Mr. Bingham thereupon remanded the prisoner till Saturday next. THAMES. DREADFUL ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.—John Perkins: a tall and powerful man, aged 21, and described as a seaman, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing an advance note for the payment of 11. from George Millard, of No. 4, Neptune-street, Wapping, and violently assaulting Charlotte Millard, Ellen Logan, and a police -sergeant named Fred. Marshall, No. 20 H. The woman Millard, who had sustained very serious injuries, was led into the court in a state of great exhaus tion. Her face was much bruised and disfigured, and her eyes swollen and discoloured. It appeared that Mr. Millard is a seaman's boarding-house keeper, and the prisoner had lodged with him a few days, and borrowed ss, on a sailor's advance note for the payment of N. The prisoner left Mr. Millard's house a few days ago, and returned last night and asked Mr. Mil lard for the note. Mr. Millard, who was at his door smoking his pipe, demanded the money he had advanced on the note. The prisoner offered 2a. only, and Mr. Millard refused to let him have it, and the prisoner then said he would give the ss. that had been advanced on the note. Mr. Millard called his wife up from the kitchen, and asked her for his keys and unlocked the desk in which he had deposited the note. Mr. Mil lard no sooner had the note out of his desk than the prisoner, without any provccation, struck him a violent blow on the side of the head and snatched the note from his hand. Mrs. Millard then came up to the assistance of her husband, and the prisoner immediately seized her by the hair of the head and struck her repeated blows on the head and face with his clenched fist. Her screams were truly pitiable, but the fellow, without remorse, threw her down and kicked her about the body in a savage manner. Her servant, Ellen Logan, went to the assistance of her ;mistress, and the prisoner struck her a tremendous blow on the mouth which loosened severe of her teeth and felled her to the ground. The prisoner then kicked Mrs. Millard again, and said " Take that you cow," and used other disgusting and blas phemous epithets. The police were sent for, and Marshall, 20 H, secured the prisoner, who made a violent resistance and struck at the police sergeant, who was obliged to handcuff him. Mrs. Fortch, the wife of a police constable, was di rected to examine Mrs. Millard, and she reported that the woman was frightfully bruised about the abdomen, thighs, and back, and that those bruises had been very recently inflicted. A medical certificate, from Mr. Stuckey, of Wellclose square, was put in, describin4 the fearful injuries and contusions received by Mrs. Millard. Mr. Selfe commented on the barbarous and savage conduct of the prisoner, who was a perfect brute, and sentenced him to six months' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Sept. 18, 1856, made up from th. Returns 01 the lu.,pectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and !Vale a per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. I OATS. I are. BEANS. P E A R. 69 Gd 46s 81 253 101 1 434 91 45s 41 I 41s 00 THE SIX WEEKS' WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. I HIE BEANS. PEAS . 71s 6i 45s Id 26s lid 1 443 2, I 45s 21 43e 51 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLI) LAST WE :t1 Wheat, 90,282; Barley, 8,511; Oats, 8 282; Rye, 631 ; B :aas, 1,772; Yea% €7l quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—Tho trade ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s Sd ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Sibs, by the carcase. SouTHALL, Sept 17.—We were fairly supplied with each kind of stock to-day. The demand generally ruled inactive, as follows :---Beef, from 3s 2 , 1 to 4s 6d; Mutton, 35 6d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s Gd to ss Gd per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Sept. 17.—There was a moderate business doing here to-day, at about stationary prices. Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s Sd to 5s 2d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s Gd; Pcrk, 3s Gd to 4s Gd per 81bs. Quarter old store pigs, to s. ITA.Y MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 103; clover 3/ 10s to 6/ 63; and straw, 1G Ss to 1/14s per lead. Trade dull. UUMBERLA.ND.—Meadow hay, 31 3s to 51 103; clover, 31 103 to 61 63 ; and straw, 11 8s to 1115 s per load. A moderate supply and a sluggish demand. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to Si 10s ; clover, 41 O 3 to 61 lOs ; and straw, 11 8s to 1/ 14s per load. A fair demand. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Sept. 13.—Wind this day at noon, W.; moderate and cloudy. PORTSUOUTH, Sept. 17.—Wiud W.N.W.—Sailed.--- Prince of Wales, for Calcutta ; H.M.S. Seahorse, Ply mouth. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 17.—Wind SA - Nr.—Arrived—H.M.S. Linnet, from the coast of Africa. FALMOUTH, Sept. 15.—Wind W.— Off the port—Graf Dirk, from Akyab, for Rotterdam. TEIONMOUTH, Sept. 17. —Wind W.—Arrived—Haber dine, from St. John's, Newfoundland. BELFAST, Sept. 16.—Wind W.—Arrived--Wild Irish Girl, f:oni Quebec. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived —Eagle, steamer, from Sunderland; Lamb, Newt - art. Sailed—Hero, for Cardiff. Lrrnuroor,, Thursday Morning. Wind N. W. Arrived—Baron Renfrew, from Bombay • Corritr, Mats.. zan ; Agatha, Venice ; Albertina, St. Petersburg ; Claudio, Porto Rico ; Garonne, Leghorn; Wild Horse, Windsor, Nova Scotia. Off—Sovereign, steamer, and Shamrock, steamer. Sailed.—Beetia, strew-steamer, for Constantinople. DUBLIN, Sept. 17. Wind N.W. Arrived. —Industry, from Miramielli ; Creole, Cadiz. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 16. Wind S.W. Arrived.—Ocean Queen and Energy, from Ibralia ; Tyolf, Constantinople ; James Hackett, St . John's ; I)ta-fdalino and Sophia, Galntz. Off—Henry Back, from Alatanns ; Eelona, Demerara. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) • GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.6 a.m. Wind W., tide six hours' ebb ; cloudy. Arrived, Sept. 17 . — Athenian, from Calcutta; Pride, Jersey ; Achsah, Jamaica. Arrived, Sept. 18.—Furet, from Gravelines; Macedo nia, Bay of :Rocks ; Were, Jamaica, ; Clarence, Oporto ; Gipsoy, Manzanillo; Le Coq, Cherbourg; Mentor, Dant zic. Sailed—Lobilia, for Melbourne; Sultana, Sierra Leone. DEAL, Thursday, 10.14 a.m "Wind N.W., - Yased.—Phantom, from the West Indies , for London ; Liverpool, London, New York; Jacatra, Loudon, Glas gow. Anchored.—Phunmond, from Loudon, for Launceston. Frances Ellen, for Lisbon. i ~: 1 i ' 100 all all all 1100 I all I all 12' 100 100 82s, 1 100 1100 17i all all 16> 110 100 22 all all 20 20 20 33 t. 100 1.00 100 20 20 PM Pm