The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-29 00:00:00

N EWMARKERACES. —(rhis Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. OPTIONAL SELLING PLATE. Noisette Blossom Dramatist Tame Deer Teddy Spinster... . Oltenitza .. Four ran. SWEEPSTAKES. T.Y.C. Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES. T.Y.C. Won by a neck. No more racing► expected to-day in consequence of the fog, ARR IVED.—Madame Clicquot and Bold Buccleuch. MON E Y MARKET kNI , PO DIIYIERCIAL INTELLIGENCI,,,, CITY, Two o'CLoov The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and prices of all kinds were well maintain ed.. The s a l es were es ti ma t e d a t 7 , 000 b a l es, o f whi ch 1,000 were taken for export and 1,500 on speculation. The Railway Share Market closed Monday, at a s li g ht d ec li ne on th e curren t ra t es of The accoxnts from Paris contain the official table e * l.t the average prices of wheat throughout France IP to this week, which exhibit a general decline all the markets during the month of October. The average prices of wheat at the same period in September was 30f. 38c. per hectolitre, and this 111°14 11 it is not more than 29f. 550-, showing a fall of 83 centimes. This feebleness in the price of Wheat is considered unusual at this period of the Year ' w hen an npward tendency is generally expe h4"d• The f armers b e i ng b usy a t o th er wor k dij ir r t d very little grain to the markets, which n ,„ ,T 8 des the su p p l y , an d consequen tly th ere i s C er -111 4 Y a ris e i n pr i ces dur i ng the mont h s o f Octo and November. This year, however, the re- Ig i llar course of the markets has been disturbed by unforeseen causes, and the downward movement bas not yet terminated. The exceptions to the tene ral state o f the mar k e t s are i n th e m idl an d d istricts, but the chief is at Marseilles, where the ,ve. rage pric e o f wheat i s 33f. 27 c . per h ec t o lit re, "leg a rise of if. 57c. on the average quotations of the previous month. This firmness at Marseilles appears the more extraordinary as the imports "ere very considerable during the month of Au net l ast; but it is accounted for by the bad har rest in the midland departments. ti Th e demand f or di scoun t accommo d a ti on con very active, and the minimum rates fixed t he Bank of England directors are main vrithdvrith firmness. As the 6th proximo approaches th e i nqu i ry w ill no d ou bt i ncrease , bScause parties anticipating augmented pres "tire will be making provision for the large mass of mercantile bills which then fall due. The .' Lsting high rates for discounts, it is feared, may /et be productive of much mischief among the commercial community, as their profits must be _ cu rtailed, h owever act i ve t h e B oard of Trade retu rns may represent the general com merce of th e country. Y ester d ay afternoon an old rumour, affecting the credit of a large con tracting firm, which app ears t o h ave goo d foun dation, was revi ve d. Th e par ti es i n quest i on are FOx, Lenderson, and Co., and their liabilities are expected to be very heavy. It was at first thought that they would be enabled to extricate themselves frera their difficulties, and on this account nearly all the morning journals abstained from pub lishing the names, although the subject was spoken of unreservedly throughout yesterday afternoon. The event has produced an unpleasant feeling, al though it occasioned no surprise, and it is feared that other houses may be similarly situated before long. When money is so dear as at present it ge nerally leads to such disasters, because house , which may have experienced previous embarrass ment find increased difficulty in procuring the accessa r y accommodation to perform their engage %lents. According to the telegraphic message the rate of e eliange at Shanghai on Lond on h as a d vance d to ~, 6 d. This, if true, is unfavourable ; but it is generally supposed on the Stock Exchange to be incorrect. At Canton the quotation is reported at a slight decline. I n speculative securities the dealings have been 'NT limited, but the market has been maintained Wi th tolerable firmness. Very little dealing, either real orspeculative, is transacted, and the altera ti6—°llB in prices are not very frequent. Consols have b - ; e11 , 92 1 k, and 024 for money and the 6 th ;;° l 'rec- For December the quotation is about ) 7 4 The New 3 p er Cents. are 911 the e duced 91k 11, and th e Thi r ty Years' Annuities 1885 ) 171 to 18. Exchequer Bills are 2s. to Gs. Pretnium. Bank Stock is 213. The Foreign Market is dull, the dealings re "rded being mostly in connection with the settle ment. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 891 ; Spanish Referred, 231 ; Sardinian, 891 ; and Peruvian 64 per Cents., 761 1. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign 84) elcs :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 7f ; Mexi e."ll) 21# ; P eruv i an 4 1 per Cents., 75 ; ditto 43 Per Cents., 54 6 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 5 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 8 ; ditto 4 per • k " e ts.) 95 7 ; Sp an i s h 3 p er C ents., 411 ; ditto ''' ef erred, 23 24; ditto Certificates, 51 I; ditto l'assive, 61 This being " making up day " in the share Market the business has not been extensive, the P r incipal dealers having been engaged in the ne ;_esearY arrangements f or th e se ttl emen t. P r i ces have shown but little change. North Western and Midland however, however, s h ow a s li g h t i mprovement. Canadian and French lines are also in an im proved dem an d at an advance in value. J oint -Stock Bank shares are dull and prices un altered. Miscellaneous shares are rather active, but no material improvement can be reported. BRITI .SH FUNDS THTS DAY VP n o'CLOCS. ( From the Offlctca List.) gA 3 sineps done. n sank Stock . ........ . ............................ 21 3 per C ent . Reduced Annuities . ......... 2A 91 ... .. . . . 8 per C en t . Consols Annuities ...... New 3 pe r o mit. Annuities ......... 911 Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860_ , IDitto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1.885... 18 17 sdi, Bonds, i .,..... ........... 2 p CDitto, under £lOOO ......................... 2 p onsols .'or Account .............................. 921 A 1 Eacheqner 9111 e, 21d 100 e......... ...................... 2 p ?RIMS OF ................. .. .............. 36 p FOREIGN F UNDS AT GNP PCJI,O rer nvian Bonds 4i per Cent ..... ... 7( R ussian Bo n d i , - '64 i ,onds, 182, £ St., 5 per Cea ** ** ** Ditto 42 per Cent ........................... 96 BArdinian Bonds, per Cent. .......... ..... 89/ SpAnisl Bonds, 3 p er Cerit . ... .............. .. _ Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. ...... 23a Turkieh Bonds, 6 p er cent .. ~ . .. ............t 4 89 Ditto account, Novemb er 14 ........ , 89 DI - 01(len Is V ' .1' ~ above r,, able in r, ondoi „ . Dtxteli Exchange, 2 per Cen l .;., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... ....... 95 Consols TWO O'CLOC K. money Ditto, account, December 921 gaDtor r. Kane, the disti n guished Americ an Arctic navi , had intervi ews yes t er d a y w ith th e L ords of the Admiralty ; alsq with Captain Washington, the bead of the Hydro dial) Department, by graphic a l whom he w as cor y rece iv ed. We regre t t o l earn th a t D r . K ane is in very indifferent health, consequent on his exertions and exposure in his expeditions in search of the late Si r John Frankli n. RUSSIA. --Le N or d of Monday Says:—"To-morrow we shall publi s h a ukase brought us by the Rian providi ng f or t h e free entry into Russia, uss journ with a few ex ceptions, of all foreign merchants and traders. The numerous formaliti es, amounting often to prohibitives, Which foreigners have hitherto been required to surmount before penetrating the empire, are well known. For the futur e the Russian legations upon the continent will have nothing to do but to follow out this ukase, P a ssports to all who as k for them, unless they be people o f doubtful mora li ty. " and grant MADAME TURRAIJD'S EXHIBITION. —A. very elegant figure of the Mistress of the Robes, Her Grace the D uchess of Sutherland, has just been completed and Placed behind Her Majesty in the group which repre eczte her youthful family and the chief ministers of her , coil and court . The Duchess is represented in a sPlecaltl profusely decorated w i th gold, net, and • brocade the filicZes. The likeness is considered excellent and 1., natural and life-like. THE 3 - HARE MARKET 3 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) mHIS DAY,) RAILWAYS. Leasta Companß ClOdn yesterdu. 'astntsr this da, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) ttAII;W A YS. ARIL WA TB. Closing Price yestlenisy. Business done this day London & N. 'lost. ; L.&N.W. Caledou... E. C.dr C Gt.Nrt.,n. E. Count. Caldorthm. IN RE ALLEN. 95 97 98 - 102 12 - 14 134 - 136 4 4i This bankrupt was described as of the Wharf, liar row-road, Paddington, dealer in drain-pipes and cement, and now applied for his certificate. The balance-sheet, prepared by Messrs. Thomas qnd Copley, extended from May, 1854, to July, 1856, shows Dr. to Cr., 1,0661. ; liabilities, 3881. ; profits, 7671. ; capital, 611. Creditor, by good debts, 135/. ; property, 10/. ; trade expenses, 772/. ; personal, 7841. Mr. Chidley, for the assignees, appeared to oppose on the ground that the bankrupt had dealt in accommoda tion bills, and that the trade expenses alone exceeded the profits. Do Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM( Do Do S. Easton Do. Peto & Co Do ig : iiii 12i - 13 22i - 23 108 - 112 i 1p The bankrupt, in examination by Mr. Linklater, ex plained that he had not accepted bills for the accommo dation of other parties, but had paid a commission to a customer to accept bills for him to raise money to go on with business. Norfolk_ Do L.& N. W. & Midld. Stekton & Darlingt. Midland.. 2 2~ His Honour granted a certificate of the third class. IN RE STREDDER. ii - 98 This bankrupt was described as of Launcelot•place Trevor-square, Knightsbridge, builder. Mr. Chidley applied for his discharge fro - m custody. He applied on a former occasion—the bankrupt's certi- ficate having been suspended without protection, and he was arrested. His Honour, on that occasion, refused to release him until he had been in custody six months ; that time having expired, Mr. Chidley now renewed the application, which was granted. En. Conn. E. Count Do - 55 i - 57 L.I‘N.W. Do Gt Northn Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M.MClean Stockt. & Darling►t Do GtWestn 134 .: iii 3i d IN RE NEWENS. This bankrupt was described as of King-street, Richmond, baker. 32} -33 i 90 - 92 Mr. Chidley appeared for the bankrupt, and asked for a second elass certificate, which was granted without opposition. THE SUN, LON DON, WEDNES DA 4 s EVE(.; G, OCTOBER 29 ;56 THE MURDEROUS OUTRAGE IN PARLIAMENT- STREET. IDENTIFICATION OF THE PRISONER BY THE INJURED MAN. About seven o'clock last evening the unfortunate man Richard Cope, who had not previously articulated a single word, was heard by one of the nurses in the Bard where he was lying to whisper his ability to eat some thing. Immediate information was given to Mr. Mar shall, the house surgeon, who, alter seeing the patient, and consulting with Mr. Barnard Holt, the senior sur geon, felt it his duty to communicate with Mr. Walker, chielsuperintendent of the metropolitan police at the King-street station, with a view to obtain the attendance of a magistrate at the bedside of the injured man. Mr. Walker at once put himself into communication with Mr. Burnaby, chief clerk at Pow-street Police court, who, on learning that there was a probability of Cope identifying his assailant, promptly despatched Inspector Bradstock to the House of Detention for the prisoner, himself under taking to see Mr. Jardine, and personally explain the circumstances to that learned magistrate. Mr. Jardine, on learning the facts, at once accom panied Mr. Burnaby to the hospital, where they arrived at nine o'clock, and awaited the coming of the prisoner, who was brought in a cab in charge of one of the warders of the prison, accompanied by Inspector Bradstock and another police officer, very shortly afterwards. On being told by one of the warders that he was about to be taken to Westminster Hospital the prisoner nei ther said anything nor manifested the slightest emotion. He was securely handcuffed before entering the cab, and during his transit through London he made no remark to either of the officers. Upon the prisoner's arrival at the hospital, Mr. Mar shalltiwi‘,rihijheruo.r occasione stood m having ano, first satisfied himself that Cope was in a e perfectly rational state, and able to articulate, allowed Mr. Jardine an d th e ot h er o ffi c i a l s .t o he introduced. Burnabyon the ot t th o hwe o e hkvo otherms position oldfa c ui t l ncohiesende introducing patient'stno o the islomo bedside ‘hbii enrd g . Jardine, aA o r f dl l be ing t mannernhe in readiness the prisoner was brought in between two officers and placed at the foot of Cope's bed, in a position allowing full observation of his features. The prisoner bore this trying ordeal with remarkable nerve, looking down sternly and unmoved upon the emaciated and pallid form of his victim,. whose personal appearance was rendered more haggard than it would otherwise have been by a grisly beard and moustachios, which nearly covered his face. _ _ _ The first question addressed to Mr. Cope by. Mr. Burnaby was—" Do you know the man standing at the foot of your bed ?" Cope surveyed him with penetrating glance for some few moments, and then faintly ejaculated, " Yes." Mr. Burnaby pursued the question by inquiring how he knew the prisoner, upon which Cope replied in a tremulous voice, " That is the man who struck me." Mr. Burnaby next,asked Cope whether be could tell what it was he struck with ? Cope looked anxiously towards the prisoner, and articulated in a thick guttural voice, " A life preserver." Mr. Barnaby then asked the sufferer whether he could tell how many blows had been given to him by the pri soner ? Cope appeared anxious to reply more fully to this inquiry, but after an effort was only able to articu late a simple " No." Mr. Burnaby, after a short pause, next asked Cope whether the prisoner had spoken to him before commen cing to attack him. The unfortunate man, whose utter ance up to this point had been gradually becoming more imperfect, appeared excited by the last question, and in reply muttered some inarticulate sounds, from which nothing could be gleaned. Mr. Burnaby looked towards Mr. Marshall, who all this time stood at the bedside watching the effect of the examination on his patient, and on gathering from him that a continuation of this mode of examination might probably be very prejudicial to Cope, Mr. Burnaby said be had got quite enough, and that if the patient would affix his mark to the deposition he should not be troubled any further. Upon this intimation Cope stretched out his hand, and tremblingly affixed his attestation, upon which the pri soner was removed, and the few present retired, pain fully affected with the scene they had witnessed. After the magistrate had retired, Mr. Marshall in formed Mr. Jardine that the hesitation exhibited by the patient in replying to the last question occasioned a dread of increased paralysis, and therefore it was that he had felt it advisable to stop the examination when all that was legally necessary had been obtained. The prisoner was conveyed back to the House of De tention in a cab; accompanied by the officers who had brought him to the hospital. His exit from the hospi tal was watched by a great crowd of spectators. After Mr. Jardine had retired Mr. Walker, chief sup intendent, and Mr. Thornton, principal officer of the London detective police, expressed a desire to put one other question to Cope if his condition would allow it, in order to assist them in the inquiries they were en gaged in relative to the prisoner's accomplice. They were desirous to ascertain whether Cope had any pre vious knowledge of his assailant ; and as they considered it highly important t 3 the ends of justice that they should ascertain this fact, Mr. Burnaby, with the sanction of Mr. Marshall, undertook to make the inquiry. It was done with all due care, and the patient having had half an hour's repose replied by a distinct n egative. He had never seen his assailant before. Ambg. Ffottng. Bost and Eastn. "%not, . Belfast & firming. Wolvorb v. Stour Va11ey...., Birkeand. Lancsl.. 4 Cheshire Do. Cheek. 6s Birk.,' Do., do. .. Blackburn Rlyth &Tyne origiva £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter ICaledonian. • Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Do. A .. Do. B Dublin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. it Abf-tr. Jnc East Arlan jEastern Counties . ( East. Union, A BUJ Be., B. Stock Do., New A..... East Kent East Lancashire Edinburgh es (Nano w Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth .fa Dun de. Forth & Clyde Jun Furness. Do. Extension... Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern... 100 100 100 190 100 100 IDo., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Bth. &West. Ire Great Western bo. Stour Val. Rai Gus. Stk Irish Routh-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle 100 4 all all 'Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds 5i 2i 100) all Lancash.andYorksh Do., Wet aiding Un Do. South' or t London & Biackwall, Lond. Bright & S.Cst. Loud. and N. Westn. l Do. Fifths 1D0.101.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighth 5.... ..... !London and S. Wrist n .' Lndndrry&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk lan oh.Shef. Sic Lineln Du., Man. & Lin. Ern fetropolitan Do. J L. Ricardo's arrangement Sildland 100 )0. Birmng. & Dori all Aidld. G. West. (Ire. all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. &HIV gi Newry & Enniskille all Newry, Warrenpoin and Rostrevor.... 10U Norfolk Vorthn.Cotmties 1 1 North British vth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock , 0., A 5t0ck...... , 0., B Stock .... liastern—Berw , )o. do. Extension ')o. do. G.N.E. luroi Do. Leeds Do. York North Loud on .... N.&S.Watrn.,Hani stead, and City J, North . Btaffordihir North Western.... J. & S. Westrn.Jnn , ix" Wore & Woh “rtsmento ...... Rhymney , ic Ott ish Cleatral ' Scot. N E. Abrdn St. Do. Soot. Mid. St. , pshire Uni - SitingbournekSheer. untn Devon . south Eastern outh Wales 4. Yrksh. 4 Riv. Du ' , aloes, Wok. &Wo tookton & Darling. Do., do., 1854 Do.; do., 1855.. itockten & Hartley gaff Vale ....... Jo. Pref., No. 1.... Charms Hay. D.& R. Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn WaterforddcLimer West Cornwall__ +Vest End of Loud, (• and Crystal Palace . Do. Do. BA ............. I ..... West London . . .... .... Do. Fizst Class Do. Second Class- Wimbledn&Cropioi 4k 4 8 8; 17 -- 18 15 --- 16 12 - 13 92 - 94 51i - 55 35 - 31 11.11 ...... W.* ... - ~ ••• ••• 16 17 81 9 35 37 - 25 - 5 80i - 81, 514 - 52 32 - 33! 8 - 13 92! 93 81 83 120 125 1 114 116 641 641 71 - 74 54 64 54 (4 931 94i 105 107 102} ,-• 102 i par i p par - i p i a d 103 i 104:3 1 .• - - 774 - 78 51 - 53 •110 ''''. fi - 15 48 - 50 Si - St 364 37! 79 80 5} - 2 17f 17 i 55i ,56i 93 97 51 5d 6 - 10 11 26 28 j 101 103 24 - 25 69 71 46 48 1 14i 15 684 6q 77 79 5 3 d 2 1 14 16 36 38 184 - 19 5 54 '6i - Fi 6 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i 7 FOBSIGN. antwerparsott ru Ardennes ....... ielgian Eastn. Tune. Beaiers to Graissessp e liombay,Baroda,and Con. India, g. 5 p. • Do. Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry., Ceylon A shares._ ' Do. B. do Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France no. New Eastern Bengal Bait Indian A and B, g. 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.42 p.c.Bnda.,'s 7 F. do. do., '59, dr lEuphrate3 Valley Eur. • In.Jn.Tel.Rail Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. . Gd. Trunk of Canad P Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till '6 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do Gt. Central of Fran Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 p. c. Do New, guar. 5 p. c heat Luxembourg Gt. Western of Canad Do. Now Do. Bds., payable '5: Do. do., p. '6O - do., '73 do. Dr,. do., '73, withou option Italian Junction...... Lake Const. & Bas , Lierre and Turnbort Lombardo Venetian. Lucca 61Pist. 5 p. c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Wadras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 p. c. Do. 44 p. c. Exten Do. 3dEx., g. sp. c %%rift Antonia Do. do. New ve.mnr dr Liege Do. do., C p. c. Prep northern of France. iorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans. Recife & San. Fran. (Fermin.) g. 7 p. c, Rome and Frascati.. Royal Danish ...... .. !loyal Swedish Sambre and Manse_ no. b 1 p. cent. 'Pre' Scinde, guar. 5 p. c Do. . 4outhern of France, Andrew's an. Qaebec (A),,. Vest Flanders Do. 6A per c. Pref &N. W. of France Western of Austria._ West. of Switzerlane Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent. Pref Zea li .-. lid 4 - 11 , 1 - 14 1 i d 4i 4i - 4 11 I lfn 34 —34 i 10 11 22 -22 i 14 - 2 21t - 22 - I PI 23 - 24 it - 12 - 82 3i 4, 1 1 -;) 21i 21t, 1 lxp 43 41. 23 e 4 2 99 101 112 117 112 117 107 110 31 - 4Lp' - 8 i r 191 -- 20 21 21i1 d - 1p 8 -8! 19i - 20 37 - 37 8 - 9 50 - 50, 49 -- 61 par i pl 19 - 20 - 1k 101 -10 i 9 -- 93 -21 p pm 4$ - 41 Si - 10 34 - 35 6 - lip TOINT-STOCH BANKS. ' &nstralasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London liri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng. Su ot. & Ans. Cht. Loud. %art. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County Lna. &E. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock London and Paris Loud. & Westminster National Pro.ef Eng Do. New ........... National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bk. Corp Ottoman Bank ... . Provincial of Ireland bo. Now .. ........ . . a Ana B tiGo Im C. ;with Australia ... Unita of Australia,. Do. Now ~,.....,...M Union of London wootoru Bk o Loud, 98 100 3i 3d 61 66 1 67 - 69 165 19i 20 19 - 20 1 - 3P ... -- ...d • *- 45 47 38 - 39 3 34d 33 35 64 - 66 7 - 8 10 " g.dl COTTON PACKING. The following statement on behalf of the Liver pool American Chamber of Commerce and the Cotton Brokers' Association respecting the evils arising from the false packing of cotton has been forwarded to us for publication : " Liverpool, Oct. 23. "To the Chambers of Commerce of New Orleans, Mo bile, Charleston, and Savannah, and to all concerned in the cotton trade of the United States. "The magnitude and importance of the commerce of Great Britain with the 'United States in the article of cotton is sufficiently known, and to those who are ac quainted with the details of the trade it is a matter of sasisfaction that the machinery by which the distribu tion of so enormous a quantity of material is effected, has, up to this time, worked so smoothly, owing to the honourable character of all concerned, from the planter to the manufacturer. "But in order to sustain the character of the trade, and to retain the mutual confidence which has hitherto existed, it is essential that every sample of cotton offered in the market should fairly represent the quality of the bulk from which it is taken, as every deviation from this rule tends to create distrust. "Of late, however, so many instances of careless packing have occurred, causing a discrepancy between the sample and the bulk, that serious loss has been sus tained, both by the manufacturer and the merchant, and it has become a duty to call the attention, not only of the American planters and factors, whose reputation is thereby injured, but also of the trade generally, to the present growing increase in the proportion of irregular and false packed bales, and to invite their serious consi deration of the evils which must inevitably follow the continuance of the practice, and to solicit their assist ance in checking it. "In most cases the irregular packing is only disco vered when the bale has reached its ultimate destination and is opened by the manufacturer, and the trouble, cost, and inconvenience of repacking and returning the bale, and the trouble and difficulties which attend a prosecu tion of his claim have freqaently induced him to bear the loss in silence. Similar reasons have prevailed with the merchant to suffer the loss resulting from such cot ton, returned by the manufacturer, rather than resort to the tedious and often useless process of seeking redress against the planter abroad. _ "Itis on account that so few instances have oc curred in which the real offender has borne the conse quences of his neglect, and, presuming on this forbear ance, the evil complained of has, from carelessness or otherwise, increased to such an extent that, in a large proportion of shipments arriving in Liverpool, instances of false or irregular packing are discovered, and occa sionally whole parcels, consisting 'of 20, 50, and even 100 bales, are found mixed in the bale, and sometimes plated ; in other words the outer layer, from which the sample is taken, is more or less superior in quality to the interior of the bale. "It is hoped that all parties will see the urgent neces sity of promptly co-operating to stop and remove this serious and increasing evil, which will otherwise disor ganise ; the trade, and destroy that mutual trust and confidence without which such an extensive and impor tant branch of commerce cannot be carried on. "THOMAS SELLAR, President American Chamber of Commerce. "THOMAS HAIGH, President Cotton Brokers' AVM- ciation." [..t.DVERTISERRNT.] SIGHT AND HEARING SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE, AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES.—Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albe marle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. By her Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Racecourse, Opera, and Per spective Glasses, to know the distances. These telescopes possess such extraordinary powers that some three and a-half inches, with an extra eye-piece, still show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the double stars. With the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing powers accordingly.--The Royal Exhibition, 1851. Valuable, newly-invented, very small , powerful waistcoat-pocket glass, the size of a walnut, by whien a person can be seen and known 1i miles distant ; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houses, country scenery, and ships are clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, game k e epers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power. Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation-- can see, with these lenses of a much less magnify. lug power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Persons - can be suited at the most remote part of the world, by sending one of the glasses out of their spectacles in a letter, and stating the distance from the eyes they can read small newspaper print with it; and those who have not made use of spectacles by stating their age. Deaf ness. New Discovery. The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpass any thing of the kind that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per. ceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed; and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired.-39, Albemarle otrect, Piccadilly. Obaerve--oppoaite the :York, Hotel. _ _ it. 50 4t. St. all all all 10 100 1,00 all 100 54/ 5i all all all 100 18$ PREFERENCE SHARES. 25 all BlythandTyne 10pi.,), a. pref. (issd. at 50/ ... - ... 64. 100 Brie. & Ex. 4p.c. St ... - ... 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... ... - .. St. 100 Caledn. £lO 44 p.c. 95 - 100 15 all ) Ches. &Ho. thi. 54 IA ... - ... 96 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. ... - .... 2j all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. .. . - o 1 all Cork esßandons4p.c 44 - 5 61 all Dun.Prth .& Aber. J. 6 - 64 10 2 E. Anglian Cls. ASh ... - . St. 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. 106 - 110 St. 100 Do. do els. C7p. c. 93 - 98 f all Eaa.Co.Ex,spoNo. i # 1 MT , f all Do. No. 2 - iP to 1 all Do. New 6p.e. 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St o' ... - ... St. 100 Do. b pc. Ext.,1846 ... - -- St. 100 Do. 54perc.pf ,1847 ... - St. 100 Do. Wy. V.5pc.,1847 • • - St. 100 North British lOl -103 St. 100 N. E. Perw, 4 p.o P. .92 - 94 • 17 Si Po. do. do li -i,. d 20 13 Do Leeds 6 p.o ~ No.l ... - .. 124 9 Do. do. QrP.,1848... .. - - 25 10 Do. YorkEIA 8. Pnr. i - ild 20 all North Staffordshire.. -- - - St. 100 ox, Wo,z,z,W., R pc... 105 - 107 154 fi R. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. ... ••• ii all Soot. Cent. ,New Pref ... - ... it. 100 Sc.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe ... - ... 5 all Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. at. . 2 . - it. 100 D0.d0., 34p.c. pf. st. 60 - 65 25 all South Devon l5 - 16 10 all Do. fixed,44 per cent ... - ... 0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £l. Os. 6d. 234 - 24 it. 100 Do. 44 per cent 9B - 102 10 all Do. Fixed 44 pc sh oi -- 10 it. 100 S Wales Gua. 4p. a ... - ... 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Discount Co. - psi 25 1 Do. New 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 --- 10 all Do. Do 5 3 Do. 8 pcPissatld id p 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 18 22 1011 N.S.W. Gov. sp. c. D. all N. B. Australasian .... A 20 17i Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 3 1 all Oriental Gas 1 11 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" P pin 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 21 2 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 67 6 50 10 Do. New 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 11. 1 Scot. Austral. Invest. 18 1 all Dittc New 1 - i t 25 all South Austral. Land 34 - 36 1 al: &Omar. 1 1 al- Do. Registered..... ~. 1 • • 1 20 5 rristik L. Co.II. Can. • 3 . 00 28 i Vim! Dionzon'it imrio 16 15 is. isi VfiNsp. c.Jaak July , 9:1 814 126 64i 31 9t 3t 1051 1024 1044 34 77i i 8 17i 564 5/ St. St St. St. 24i 4 St. St. St. Bt. at. 1.0.6! Do.. IN RE ROWLAND AND EVANS. To-day was appointed for consideration of the certifi cates of these bankrupts, whose transactions with a person of the name of Tingey, of the Bedford Pantechnicon, have been so fully discussed and reported during the last few days. There was no opposition. Mr. Lawrence appeared for the ba;krupts, and sub mitted that their losses had arisen from misfortune, and was to be attributed to the conduct of Tingey. His Honour granted certificates of the first class. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Justice Erle.) • ROBSON'S CASE. The case of W. J. Robson, charged with defrauding the Crystal Palace Company, is axed for hearing to• morrow morning. John Pratt, a fashionably-dressed youth, 17 years of age, surrendered to his bail, and pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with having embezzled 981.105., the property of the Bank of Australia, his employers. Mr. Bodkin said he was instructed on the part of the prosecution to recommend the prisoner to mercy, because he bad conducted himself well in their employ until he was led away by the blandishments of some females of notorious character with whom he became accidentally acquainted. The facts of the case were these : the authorities of the bank sent the prisoner to Somerset House with 981. 108. in notes and gold to purchase stamps, but instead of doing so he defrauded the bank of the amount. One of the notes entrusted to him had been found, and the prisoner had rendered every assistance to the bank in recovering it. Mr. Robinson, who appeared with Mr. Sleigh, on behalf of the prisoner, said he had been for some time in the service of the bank. On the day on which the fraud took place the prisoner was entrusted with a check to get cashed, and for it he obtained the money and returned it to his employers. He was then sent to Somerset House with 931. 10s. for stamps. He was too late to get the stamps, and on his return to the bank the cashier had left, and he retained the money in his pos session for safe custody. It unfortunately happened that he was tempted to visit a certain house in the City road, where no doubt he was robbed of the money, 701. of which had been since restored ; and although it had been said that he went with the proprietor of the brothel to the Bank of England and changed a 201. note, he be lieved there would be some difficulty in proving that fact, because the name of the keeper of the house was the only one that appeared on the back of the note. He trusted that, under the circumstances, the Court would deal leniently with the prisoner. Mr. Justice Erie said he would defer sentence until to•morrow. FRAUD.—William Neavy, 25 years of age, clerk, re manded from the last sessions, was indicted for fraud. There erv.e three uuunts is indictment, end the autos charged with being defrauded were Bs. Bd,, U., and lls. 3d. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine and Mr. Salter were counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. Sergeant Parry, Mr. Ribton, and Mr. Lilley for the prizoner. . It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was in the employ of Messrs. "Walker and Co., iron mann facturers and contractors, carrying on an extensive busi- ness at Milwall, Poplar. They employed a large number of clerks, and the prisoner had been between five 'and six years in their service as one of their confidential clerks, at a salary of 2/. per week. In 1854 he left the prosecutors' employment, but returned again in 1855, and remained until June, 1856, when the charges brought against him were discovered. They consisted of his making false entries in the wages book, and the purchase of old metal, putting the difference into his own pocket. The defence was that these charges were trumped up against the prisoner to attach a stigma to him when he came to give evidence in favour of a person named Fassey, who had a claim of 7,000/. against the prose. cutor, and who was to be indicted for fraud in certain timber transactions between him and the prosecutor, and not for furtherence of the ends of public justice. . .. Several highly respectable individuals gave the pri soner an excellent character for his honesty and general integrity. The verdict had not been returned when we went to press. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) SOUTHWARK. DARIN% GAROTTE ROBBERY IN THE BOROUGH.— Charles Hunter, a tall, powerful-looking, well-dressed man, with long shaggy beard, was brought before Mr. Burcham, charged with being concerned with three other men not in custody in assaulting Edward Masson, and robbing bim of a pipe and case. The prosecutor said that he was a clerk, and on the previous night he had been to the theatre. Shortly after one o'clock he was proceeding home. along the Borough-read. It was so extremely foggy at the time that he could not see far before him. When be was near the Post-office he was suddenly seized by the arms by two men, another caught him by the neck and nearly strangled him, while a fourth put his hands in his pockets. Witness struggled very hard with the ruffians, and contrived to call out, which attracted the attention ' of the cabmen on the cab-stand. Some of them drove towards the spot when the men let him go and ran away. There was a gas light near the spot where they attacked him, and he distinctly saw the man's face who rifled his pockets. That man was the prisoner. When witness recovered himself he found that he bad been robbed of his pipe and case. His money wag safe, and had not he been so close to the cab-stand no doubt the ruffians would have stolen that. Abraham Dewdney, police constable 38 M, said that he was on duty about one o'clock that morning in the Borough-road, when he heard a faint cry near the Post office. He went towards the spot and saw the gentle. man on the ground, and the men running away. He saw the prisoner go towards Trinity-street, and the other he followed into Horsemonger-lane, whore he lost sigh', of him. John Armistead, 124 M, said he was on duty 'ear Trinity-square. About one o'clock he heard some one running towards him, and directly afterwards he caught hold of the prisoner, who said he had been assaulted, and was running after the party. Witness then hard the cry of "Stop thief," when the prisoner struggled hard to gain his liberty, and would have escaped bac not another constable came up and assisted him to secure him. away from the John Smith, 430 A, said that he was on dut y near the Police-cburt about one o'clock, when he heard the stifled im cr ies of some one ro und the corner. He went there d s i r ino e t c 'wnyht, into andre Trinity. Ir saw Masson s t t h r e e e t, sl ay r wi u n running struggling mithnin . g Witness pursued hi p last witness. He assisted in taking him into custody. Mr. Burcham asked 38 M whether he would knot the fellow he pursued into Horsenaonger-lane ? He relied that be should, as he saw him distinctly, and was acquainted with his haunts. Mr. Burcham said that under these circumetane43 be should remand the prisoner for a week, LITERATURE. The British Quarterly Review. A paper on Theology, New and Old, opens the present number, and takes a moderate and sen sible view of some of the recent controversies. A brief but interesting sketch of Mendelssohn and his music follows, in which the powers and works of the great composer of " Elijah " meet with cor dial appreciation. The author claims credit for this country for the immediate recognition which it gave to his genius, and for its connection w ith some o f his greatest works. " Our pride is not merely that Mendelssohn's genius linked itself to our highest literature by his us. sianic Overture to the Hebrides, and the Symphony in A'minor, nor even that the grandest tones which have clothed the Christian verities since " The Messiah" was written, first awoke at his bidding in the noble ball of one of our great manufacturing. towns. He gave England much, but from Eng land he won no niggardly response. It is not mere insular complacency to assert that here all the greater works of Mendelssohn awoke the echoes of the world." In remarking on the quantity he ac complished in hisbrief existence, the writer observes that composition was not the task, but the instinc tive occupation of his mind. "Though his life did not extend to thirty-nine years, ho left behind him a hundred works. The Elijah' was to Mendels sohn what the Requiem' was to Mozart—the crowning work on which were lavished the splen. dours of a matured and chastened imagination, and the resources of a cons umma t e compos i ng s kill . The ancients piously accepted the d ea th o f youth ful greatness as showing the love felt by the gods for it ; and we might almost have dreamed that Mendelssohn's spirit had been sublimed into fitness for the reception of harmonies nobler than his own, which ear hath not heard.' But no such dream could beguile the natural regret everywhere felt, that the school of gran d oratorio was not to be further enriched by a f acu lt y which had only had time to show its wonderful capabili ties." A paper on natural history follows this in teresting memoir, and affords us an outline of the scientific careers of Cuvier, and his pupil and rival, De Blainville. An article on " British Caffraria" takes a retrospect of the history of the Cape, and its present and future prospects. i The proposed set tlement of the German Legion s taken into consi deration, and is regarded with favour. The article which follows occupies a very prominent place in the number, though it is not likely to prove very generally attractive. It is entitled " The Ignatian Controversy," and treats of the Syriac version of the epistles of St. Ignatius. The Manchester Ex hibition and the Cambridge University Bill afford subjects for two political papers, while foreign affairs meet with a ehare of attention in an article on Piedmont and Italy. The usual epilogue on affairs and books concludes the number. ELECTION OF THE BISHOP OF LONDON Yesterday, in pursuance of a special citation from the Very Rev, the Dean (the Rev. H. H. Millman, D.D.), a Chapter was held in the Chapter-house, St. Paul's churchyard, for the purpose of proceeding with the elec tion of the Bishop of London, in the room of Bishop Blomfield. The Very Rev, the Dean presided. There were present the Ven. W. H. Hale, Archdeacon of London and vicar of St. Giles, Cripplegate ; the Rev. H. Melvill, 8.D., Principal of Haileybuiy College and Canon of St. Paul's; the Rev. T. P. Dale, M.A.,, Canon of St. Paul's and vicar of St. Pancras ; the Right Worshipful R. J. Phil• limore, D.D., Commissary-General to the Dean and Chapter; F. Jenner, Esq. (Jenner, Dyke, and Jenner) ; E. C. Currie, Esq., proctor ; and G. H. Brookes, Esq., proctor. The proceedings opened by the Dean ordering her Ma jesty's letters patent and the eonge-d'elire to be read. This having been done, at the suggestion of the Dean Dr. Phillimore was ordered to act as director of the election, Mr. Jenner was appointed actuary, and Messrs. Currie and Brookes witnesses. The DEAN, after conferring with the rest of the Chap ter, then read thh monition and protestation or first schedule, monishing all persons who had not any business to be present at the election to depart from the Chapter house. The very rev. president then protested on behalf of the Chapter that all such persons who were not pre sent, and who could have taken part in the proceedings had they been so, in consequence of their absence should not in any way invalidate and afford no assistance, or do any prejudice to the election, an.l concluded by pro nouncing the dean and canons present a full Chapter. Dr. PHILLIMORE, the director, then publicly declared the Chapter to be opened, and explained that there were three ways of proceeding in the election. The observa tions were purely technical. The Very Rev. the DEAN then 'proposed, which was agreed to by the rest of the Chapter, that they should proceed to the election by compromise. It was then suggested by the canons that the dean should act as arbiter, upon condition that before be should go from the Chapter-house he should choose a fit and lawful person to whom the major part of the Chap ter should seem to incline as bishop and pastor, promis ing to accept him as bishop, if the said arbiter should think fit to elect him. The ARBITER said he accepted the said compromise, and the canons then withdrew. Upon their return, Die Very Rev. the DEAN said he gave his vote for the Very Rev. Archd. Campbell Tate, Doctor of Civil Laws. The Chapter having assented to the acceptation of the said election, The DEAN, on behalf of himself and the Chapter, gave instructions to the Right Worshipful the Commissary- General to declare and make known to the clergy and the people of the said election. He was also ordered to inform the bi.hop elect, and to request his consent to the election, and also to ask the consent of her Majesty and the Most Rev. the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Very Rev. the Dean and the Rev, the Chapter, accompanied by the Commissary-General, the Actuary, and the witnesses, then proceeded from the Chapter house to the Cathedral, where "Te Deum Lauda►nus" was performed by the full choir. The service over, the procession was re-formed, and returned to the Chapter-house, where full publication was made of the election by the Commissary-General, and the various schedules were signed by the Dean and Chapter, and attested by the witnesses, and the Chapter broke up. The confirmation of the election will take place in the parish church of St. Mary-le-Bow on Friday week, and the consecration in Lambeth Palace on the following Sunday. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, OCT. 28. In cloths manufacturers still adhere to the higher rates asked last Tuesday, but it stops business for export, and transactions are limited to very small amounts for the supply of more pressing orders. In yarns spinners have been unable to obtain the rates asking at the close of last week ; but a fair extent of business (certainly not a large one) has been effected in yarns, at rid. to 4 , 1. per lb. advance sought to be obtained this day week. These rates spinners are firm in adhering to. The business done in yarns includes sales both for shipping and the home trade. In cloth the large export houses are all holding back, not deterred alone by the advancing price of goods, but by the heavy rates of discount, which are a yet more serious obstacle. - The following is an account of advances made in the rates for different kinds of fabrics since the 24th ult., as reported by Messrs. G. Fraser, Son, and Co., but it must be observed that these rates are in a great measure nominal, as stated above, buyers holding aloof, though sellers exhibit much firmness generally in adhering to them. On 7-Bths printers and madapollams the advance is 11-d. per ',piece ; low 9-Bths shirtings lj l d.; and the finer makes of 66 and 72 reeds, 3d. to 4d. per piece. India shirtings, lid. to 3d. per piece ; figured shirtings, per piece ; jacconnets, id. per per piece for low qualities, the finer kinds remaining without change ; mulls, id. to Id. per piece, and domestics (which are considerably curtailed in make) 1-16 d. to hd. per yard. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. say of this day's market : —"From Tuesday last to the close of the week, owing to the excitement in the cotton market there was a con , derable business done in 40-inch shirtings, which were relatively cheaper than most other goods, and stocks, which were in some instances heavy, were cleared out at the full rates of this day week. An advance of 1.1:1. to 3d. per piece is now generally asked on these goods, but is realised only in very few instances and for small quan tities. In other respects there is no change to notice in the market. The demand for the home trade continues good, and prices are steady at last week's quotations." LEEDS, OCT. 28. There has been no change to note in the state of the woollen cloth trade this morning. There was a moderate attendance of buyers in the Cloth-halls ; the market for winter goods was steady, and at the close it was found that an average quantity of cloth had changed hands. The weather, being fair and dry, does not yet call for the wear of winter clothing, so that the stocks of winter goods in the hands of retail dealers are not moving off very fast. A change of weather will probably bring more buyers into the market, but some are hanging off till after the opening of the ensuing wool sales in Lon don, to see if the range of prices at those saes iuduca manufacturers to bell on easier terms. The woollen market at Huddersfield has been scarcely so good to-day as last Tuesday. There has been good attendance at the Clo%-hall, but transactions have been few and light. Black doeskins find an average sale, and fancies of middling quality about the usual demand. There is no variation in wool. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—A melancholy accident has occurred at Cuidrach in the parish of Snizort. Angus Macleod, shepherd, was gathering in sheep in tended to be sent to the market. One of the flock broke off, and de•cended a bold prjecting rock bordering the sea. Macleod procured ropes, and, accompanied by other men, p rocee d e d to the spot, and tied the rope about him and began to descend the rock, two holding the other end, in order to draw him up when necessary ; but from some unaccountable reason he very unfortu nately untied the rope, some suppose with the idea of securing the animal, and the man fell headlong over a stupendous r oc k o f considerable height, and was instan taneously kill e d. Th e s he e p a lso fell and suffered the fate,—Scolsnign• ~ , ic3yal and lytilitary !ntelligenCe. The following circular memorandum was issued yester day to the army : " Horse Guards, Oct. 21. " With a view to prevent interruption in the training of troops to the use of the rifle musket, his Royal High ness the General Cornmandirg-in-Chief, after conferring with the Secretary of State for War, has been pleased to command that the directions at page 109 of the 'Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Army' be cancelled, and that henceforth the whole yearly allowance of am munmti•in fur practice and exercise shall be considered due and it-.sued accordingly upon the application of corn ealuding officers through the proper channel, on the 15th of March, in Great Britai❑, North America, &c., and on the 15th of September in the Mediterranean and other stations where, cn account of the heat, the annual course of training is required by the Instructor of Mus ket 7,. to commence on that date. "The annual allowance of practice and exercise ammu nition for a regiment of 40 sergeants and SOO rank and file is estimated to requiro magazine accommodation for 37 half and 108 quarter barrels, and if that quantity cannot be stowed in the magazine of the station at which a regiment may happn to be quartered, the com manding-officer will in the fir.t instance apply for such portion only as can be accommodated, taking care to indent for the residue in ample time to prevent the pos• sibility of interruption to the practice. " The above arrangement bas rendered an alteration in the prescribed printed form of application necessary. " A copy of the revised form is enclosed, and a fur ther supply can be obtained on application, in the usual manner, to the War Department, Horse Guards. " When a corps is quartered at a station, where the targat practice range does not extend to 300 yards, no ammunition is to be demanded for practice at that sta tion, but the preliminary drills and theoretical instruc tion are to be duly carried out in conformity to the es tablished regulations. "By command, "G. A. WETHERILL, A.G. "P.S. A supply of the old form of application will be kept on hand for the present, for the use of regimetits not yet armed with the rifled musket." Vice-Admiral Sir George Seymour, K.C.8., Captain Peel, of the Shannon; Captain Seymour, of the Victory; Captain Stewart, of the Dragon, &c., went to Southamp to-a Water in the Fire Queen steam yacht yesterday, to see the Merrimac American steam frigate. Her Majesty's steamship Shannon, 51, Captain Wm. Peel, C. 8., will go to Spithead about Monday next. Her Majesty's steamship Hannibal, 91, Captain Hay, struck the flag of Rear-Admiral Sir Hoaston Stewart,. C 8., last evening, at sunset. Her Majesty's steam despatch vessel Flying Fisb, 6, Cownlander Dew, von unlocked at Portimouth yester day, .and the Sealark naval training brig taken in for re pairs. The Raleigh, 50, Commodore the Hon, H. Keppel, C. 8., is alongside the Victoria hulk, taking in her guns, provisions, and stores. Her Majesty's steamsloop Bulldog, 6, Commander Gordon, was taken into tke steam basin at Portsmouth on Monday for repairs. The Admiralty steam yacht Osborne, Commander G. EL R. Bower (master RN.) was taken into dock at Portsmouth on Monday to be re-embellished and have sundry improvements (the suggestion of her commander) perfected. The Stirling Castle and Briton convict hulks in Ports mouth harbour discharged their prisoners yesterday by railway for Woolwich, where they are to be berthed in the Defence and Warri,r. The Stirling Castle is to be employed for the future for prisoners returning from reign parts, whose terms have nearly expired, for the purpose of keeping them separate from the other pri soners. She is to be removed to the vicinity of the Port sea prison, and the Briton will be broken up. Yesterday an interesting ceremony was witnessed at the ➢Marine Barracks, Chatham—that of the presentation of a silver medal, with a gratuity of 101., which had been awarded by the Lords of the Admiralty to Corporal W. Harvey, 29th company of Royal Marine Light Infantry, for long service and meritorious conduct. The whole of the troops having been formed into square, Corporal Harvey, who has been in the service for 22 years, was called to the front, when he was addressed by Col. E. A. Parker, the second commandant, who expressed the gratification afforded him in presenting the medal, which be trusted Corporal Harvey would long lire to wear. Col. Parker then gave the medal, which was fastened on Corporal Harvey's breast by Serjeaut•major J. Lewis, the senior sergeant-major of the division. The Royal warrant authorisingthe augmentation of the corps of Royal Engineers has been received by Col. H. Sandham, director of that corps, at their head-quarters, Chatham. The whole of the companies will be completed and formed intoa bodyof 120 rank and file, with a propor tionate number of non-commissioned officers to each com• pany. As soon as the augmentation of this important branch of the service has been effected several of the com panies will besent to Ireland to be stationed in the several large garrison towns. A further increase of companies will also take place at the military stations abroad, to which the Royal Engineers will be sent from Brompton Bar racks. This latter arrangement has been decided upon in order to admit of increased accommodation being given at Chatham to the young soldiers joining this corps, where every facility bas been rendered for their instruction in the several branches of engineering science previously to their joining their several companies, so that each company may have an equal share of skilled mechanics in the several departments. The whole of the stores which were brought from Kertch and the East by the Turkish Contingent En gineer Corps having been deposited at the Ordnance st ire=, Gun-wharf, Chatham, under the direction of Cap tain G.*tllan and Quartermaster T. 13. Thornett, General Sir John Burgoyne, G.C.8., R.E., Inspector-General of Fortifications, visited Chatham yesterday afternoon for the purpose of inspecting the stores and receiving them from the Turkish Engineer Corps, it having been ar ranged that they shall be deposited with those of the Royal Engineers. Some idea of the immense quantity of stores brought home from the Crimea and deposited at Chatham may be formed from the fact that it has taken the non-commissioned officers and men of the Turkish Engineer Corps nearly three months to deposit them in the store places at Chatham. The waggons containing the articles brought home extended upwards of one mile and a quarter, and required 400 horses to draw them, there being a complete equipment for an army of 25,000 men. Among the stores are 104 wag gons and carts filled with every description of mining and intrenching tools, together with 32 pontoon wag gons. There is also a waggon filled witti photograph apparatus, and another with every requisite required for the electric telegraph, including voltaic batteries and about ten miles of telegraph wires. In addition to the stores enumerated there is a • printing press, upwards of 100 tents, most of them made of waterproof materials, 10 large indiarubber boats, each capable of holding and -ustaining 30 persons, 22 officers' tents, nearly 10,000 shovels and pickaxes, besides every other description of tools, some of them quite new. There is also an immense quantity of harness and everything required to supply the wants of an immense besieging force. Among the stores, also, are 64 of Gen. Blanshard's large pontoons, ft w o h f e 2 n 4 fo ft r .7 e c ol apa in b t l o e brought rafts, would h° present from of sustaining in a surface Kertcb, each which, r a body of troops and ammunition could be conveyed. Gen. Sir J. Burgoyne and Major G. T. Graham carefully in spected the whole of the stores, over which they were conducted by Capt. Allan and Quartermaster Thornett, and exoressed themselves highly satisfied with the way in which they had been arranged. They were afterwards banded over to Gen. Burgoyne by Capt. Allan, and they wiil I, e deposited, with the other stores of the Royal En• gineers, at the Casemate Barracks, Chatham. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieut. W. A. V. Boyse, to the Coastguard service G. F. S. Jeayes, Midshipman, to the Gladiator ; W. F. Law, Second-Master, to the Blenheim. The Vulcan, 6, screw steam troopship (iron), Comman der J. LI. Furneaux, got up steam yesterday at Sheer nes:+, and at 11 a.m. proceeded out of the basin ; she steamed to Saltpan Reach to complete coaling, prepara tory to her going out on a trial of her engines and ma chinery, all of which has undergone very extensive alte rations. She will be ready for a trial trip on Saturday next. The Meiampus, 42, storeship, Capt. J. Borlase, C. 8., &c., was paid off yesterday at Sheerness. The Marines proceeded to Chatham barracks by the steam vessel Lizard, Lieut. Commander T. B. Christopher, yesterday at 10 30 a.m. The Wellington, late stcreship for ordinary service, now fitting fo r C oastguard for the Hull station, is all ready for coppering in No. 1 dry dock, and her crew are progressing in her rigging and equipment at Sheerness. The Nimrod, 6, screw steam' gun vessel, in No. 2 dry dock at Sh eerness, is neariy ready for being put out of dock. Her e ng i nes are nearly ready to be put ou t o f th e hands of th e manufacturers, Messrs. Maudalay an d C o . The Terribl e , the Cycl o p s , 6 , pa d dlewheel steam frigate , ar e being 21 guns, paddlewheel steam frigate, and actively broeght forward at Sheerness in the fitting basin for the steam squadron of re.erve. The Terror, 16, floating battery, is again preparing to go out. on a series of experiments under comml a nd of Captain E. P. H a l s t e d. Sh e is being coaled s or that purpose from the floating coal depot at the alt pan Reach. days to prove the po Fier made at Shoeburyness in a few coo e m t e i tnt the h o e f the resisting ca abi• It he reported that an interesting experiment is to be of the monster gnu there, and aim) ~,_ t ofloap t in lities of 'the floating berthed a' within g battery, i. 4 to be sent over there to gun referred to, so as to prove shot range of the monster ghall.A to siq n ) n er batteries. The he 1 was placed in Admiralty and Ordnance officers. exne the effect of 3001 h. [shot on the are fleets that will be produced. haVe been given as to the e . rinicnts.. Various opinionsfrom. scientific men port on Monday, to receive a false keel. dock at Devon port, The gunboats Suzzard, Mohawk, and Lapwing, from The screw steam moit , r ship Forth, 12, I Portsmouth, arrived at P l y mou th on Sunday, and went u p Harnosze on Monday to be paid o ff . His Prussian Msjest7'. steam corvette Dantzic, Capt. his Highness Prince 'William of Hesse, five days from Gibraltar, arrived in Plymouth sound on Tuesday morning. The large screw steamer Jura, having • refitted at Liverpool, will sail from that port on Thursday for Gibraltar, Malta, and Corfu, with men, women, and chil dren belonging to various regiments. The fine sailing ships Sultana and Culloden are being fitted at Liverpool under the superintendence of Captain Bevis, R.A., and Mr. Benest, for the conveyance of men composing portion of the German Legion. to Algoa bay. The vessels must. be at Portsmouth, trader risk of heavy penalty, on the sth of November. 221 2 23i a 01 10