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

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENO4 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed with more animation, and prices of Americans were id. per lb. dearer than last week, and all other kinds commanded extreme rates. The sales were estimated at 15,000 bales (of which 2,070 were taken for export and 5,000 on speculation), comprising 400 Pernam and Maranham, at 61d. to 71d. ; 200 Bahia, ad. to 6:d. ; 400 Egyptian, 6-id. to *l. ; 3,000 Surat, 4id. to SM. ; and 200 Sea Islands, 11d. to 2s. 4d. per lb. The Rail way Share Market closed with a good amount of business doing, at a slight improvement. The Foreign and Colonial produce markets this week have not been very active, but a moderate business has been done at fully previous rates, while in a few instances a slight advance has been ob tained. Sugar has ruled firm at recent values, and moderate quantity has been disposed of by public gale. In Coffee no change has occurred, and the demand has been quiet. Rice has been firm, and for Cocoa rather higher prices have been current. There has been a good inquiry for Rum ; Saltpetre has risen 6d. per cwt., and spices have generally realised former values. Tallow has been dull, but firm. Letteis from Belgium mention that the Chamber _ _ of Commerce at Ghent has petitioned the Minister of Finance to alter the rates of exchange recently fixed by the National Bank between French gold and Belgian silver money, which has caused a de preciation in the rates between the two countries equal to 1i per cent. The result has not trans pired, but it is believed that the National Bank will modify their conditions, and gradually lower the rates to the former minimum quotation. Further accounts from Germany, relative to the recent perturbations in monetary affairs, represent the financial situation of the country as becoming every day more favourable, while the old estab lished banks are returning to their ordinary steady business. At the same time the advance in the rates of interest by the banks is being adopted by those which have not hitherto done so. The Bank of Copenhagen is the last establishment reported to bare advanced its rate of discount to 6 per cent. The directors of the Eastern Bengal Railway Company have issued a circular, informing the shareholders that an engineer has been despatched to India to make the surveys necessary before the question of a guarantee can be entertained by the Hon. East India Company. The prospec tus of the undertaking has been well received in India. Some extraordinary proceedings took place yes terday in connection with the Royal British Bank, whioh have caused much conversation. The ad judication in bankruptcy, under Commissioner Evans, has given rise to the question how are the affairs of the company to be arranged—by bank• ruptcy or under the Winding-up Act ? But very few are in a position to give a decided opinion on this subject. The officer of the Court took pos session of the premises yesterday afternoon, but it is stated that he withdrew on the representations of Mr. Harding, the interim manager, under the Winding-up Act. In the English Stock Market the transactions are limited, but prices are maintained at a slight improvement. The Bank of France Return is less unsatisfactory than was anticipated, and the in creased firmness of the Paris Bourse has a beneficial influence on our market. Consols have been 911 for money, and 92 to 92i for account. They are low about 91i and 92 92i respectively. Ex clequer Bills are marked 4s. premium, and the Bcrids 98/ i; East India Bonds are 11s. premium. Lie business in the Foreign Market has been principally in Turkish Stock. The 6 per Cents. have seen 921 93, 92/ I, and 92' 8 1 without the dividend, being still depressed. The 4 per CentF. are 99' 4 ' '„ Spanish 3 per Cents. have been 42, and the Defetred. 24. Sardidian have been dealt in at 90, and Dutch 4 per Cents. at 94f 95. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :--Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 71 ' • Mexi can, 22i ; Peruvian, 76 78 ; ditt o 3 per Cents., 54 56; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 108 ; ditto 4% per Cents., 96 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411- 2,1 ; ditto Deferred, $44 ; ditto Certificates, 41 5/ ; ditto Passive, 6 Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that during the week the market for American Securities has been very steady, and there has been a fair busineEs doing in State Stocks, as well as in City and Rail road Bonds. The following are the prices : Redeemable. Per Cent. TJnited States 6 per Cents. 1867- 186 8.. .1041 1051 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1861...1041 1051 Alabama 5 per Cent STATE SECURITIES. ... 81 83 lientucky 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868-1872 90 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds)... ... 91 93 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds). ...100 101 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Pl. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 40 42 Mississippi 6 per Cent. Union Bk Bonds ... 15 16 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds '877... 78 80 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 82 84 LOANS OF CITIES. Montreal 6 per Cent. Bonds 1856-1865... 83 85 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 801 811 Illinois Central 6 per Cent 1875... 78 80 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 13 91 Illinois Central (Shares), $25 paid . ... 11 12 p Michigan Central Bp. Cent., Convert 1860... Do. do. do. 1869... 89 91 Ne w York Central 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 92 93 Ne w York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1883... 80 82 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort -1867... OS IC3 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort gage 1883... St N. York and Erio 7p. Cont. Convortible 1862... 82 81 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Fund ... 1875... 82 84 Panama 7 per Cont., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds), not convertible 1359... 911 93 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1864... 92 91 Pennsylvania Centra 16 p. Cont., Ist Mort 1880... 88 90 A very moderate business has been done in Eng limb. Railway shares, and prices rule steady. Some More active of the lines, however, have shown au improvement of about to 4 per cent. Caledonian, Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midland were rather higher. The Canadian lines have declined, and Grand Trunk of Canad% and Great Western of Canada are about to Paris and Lyons have improved 1, and Madras 1. to business is reported in Money, and prices are nominal. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares have been very dull, at yesterday's quotations. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE 0 CLOCK. (Iron the Official List.) 41nsinest done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 914 India Bonds. #:1000 Ditto, under £lOOO . 11 p Consols for Account 92 Exchequer Bills, 2Ac'. RION 4 p 6 5 p Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3A per Cent. 9Bt A Ditto, 1859 ............ • PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account !Sardinian BowAs, 5 per Cont. Ditto Account Spanish &wads, per Cent ................ Ditto Now Deferred, 3 por Cent. Ditto Account Ttirkien Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account DiviCenia oi the above T ayside In Lewin'. batch 2,' 2 per 12 Guilders 641 5 41. Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. 911 .. 92 92,14 100 Conant , money Ditto Account COLLISION ON THE SOUTH WALES RAILWAY.—A colli imicn took place on this railway on Tuesday morning, by Which two persons were seriously injured and much damage done to property. The line from Llansamlet is on a descending gradient, and, the morning being wet, the rails were very slippery. Although the driver of a train of waggons saw the danger signal, he was unable to stop his train in time, and ran into a'coal train. The tende r was forced from the engine, the waggons driven in all directions, and the trucks broken to pieces. The engine-driver, a man named Allen, had both hi s l e gs broken, an d rece i ve d o ther serious injuries. The stoker was also seriously hurt. They were conveyed to the Infirmary, and it was found necessary to amputate one of Allen's legs. Both the injured persons are in a pre carious condition. 20 5 !,0 1141 1C:0 100 too 100 20 SAARt MARKET B. 11118 DAY.) FAIL tv A YS. Shr. raid 1?i 9 1 '.krnhg. l'iottzg. Bost and Basin. Janet,. 50 all ! Holast & Pallymnin lJ 11. jnirrning.lverh Stour all ! Birke.thd. Lancsl.. A Cheshire Janet 271 Do. Cli.f.;6n., & Birk!, 2 , ?, all ''`o do. ---- -- • -• 23 all Blackburn 415 all fslytt, ,%;Tynecrigi.in £25 (issd. at £45 3%100 'Bristol and Exeter , St. 100 !Caledonian. 5,5 all iChcster & Holyheari 50 I all ICork and Bandon 0I all !Cork, Brack, QcFas i 20 18 'Cornwall 10 all Do. A 10 8 Do. B 50 45 jDublindi'delfastJunc all Dun. P. 6 Abor. Jnc, 't.'loo !East Anglian.....,. 0 all 'Eastern Connti , K.. 3t. 100 East. iTnic n. A St/ Jt. 1 . )5., B. Stock 1, SA ;Do., New A ..... 1 5 East Kent A. 'lOO ; East I.44nce.shire t. 100 1 Vanburgb Gimp .0 al/ ; Fdi,zb, and Peebles R. ill,) ' Edin. Frt.% dr Dunds, all !Forth & Clyde It. 100 iFurness . !to I all j Do. Extension........ 0 ! all !Great N. of Scotlnd t. !100 'Great Northern t. ,100 Do., A. 5t00k........ t. ,1100 ;Do., B. Stock !t. DO !Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) t. 100 (Great Western t. 100 I Do. Stour Val. Rai ChM. Stk.... all [rish South-Eastern. all Lancaster & Oarlisls 14 Do., Thirds , 12 i Do. New Thirds ;100 Lancash.andYorksh f Do., Wst. Riding Un 1 all Do. South' ort, all London & Black wall 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cst. 1100 Loud. and N. Westn. 16 i Do. Fifths 5i 1)cp.101.8h.,M&8...0 UDo. Eighths.. 1001 London and S. Westn all Ludndrry&Coleraine all "Andndrry. & Ennisk [OO danch.Slicf.& Lind] .._ 23 tli 4t. Do., Man. & Lin. Un Yletropoli tan . Do. J L. Ricardo's arrangement lidland )o. Birmng. & Dort) didld. G. West. (Ire. Do. Half Shares Vlvreastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd i Newry & Enniskille Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk lorthn.Connties Un North British ...... . Nth. Devon Rail. Dock Stock ...... . Do., A 5t0ck....... Do., B Stock ...... N.Eastern—B orw i i k )o. do. Extension . Dodo. G.N.E. ?aro}, Do. Leed5........ ... Do. York. ........ North L0nd0n..,,, N .&S.Wstrn.,llaml stead, and City Jn. North Staffordshire. North Western.,..,, ?. & S. Westrn. )x., Wore., & Woh 'r.rtsmouth ........ Rhyruney Acottish Central. Soot. N E.Abrdn St. Do. Scot. MW. St 4' , r , nshire L ni-, Sitingbourne 'z.Sheer. south DeNou south Eastern 'outh Wales 3. Yrksh. Lis Riv. Du A. 60 St. 1(X) 100 100 sines, Wok. &W o l tookton & Darling, Do., do., 1854 Do., do., 1855 Itockten t Hartle!) ratf Vale ........ )o. Pref., No. 1.... i l hames Hay. D.& R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn Araterford&Limerie, West C0rnwa11...... West End of Londot sncl Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West Loudon Do. Fii st Class Do. Second Class Wimbledu &Croydoi FOR: Closing Prices yesterday. 4 - 44 8 - 8i 17 - 13 15 - 16 12 - 13 92 - 94 54 - 51, 15 1 - 16 • ite ".•••• ... 9j 10 15 - 8i • 9 35 - 37 23 - 25 7 - 5 79 - St 511. - 52 30 - 32 90 - 92 8 -x! 901 -91 i 79 - 81 120 125 113 115 641 64/ 70 - 74 5 t - 6i 5j - 64 94j 95 1 103 - 105 1014 l id - d - 102 - 103 31 = •• 1 - 75. - 76 47 - 49 .» - .. ... •••Mi . 13j - 14 46 - 48 3 i - 35 i m. 36 78' - 79! 5 i - 5 4 4 34 - 3 17 -18 54i 6.9 94 - 98 5i - 5 61 - 7 10 - 11 25 - 27 103 - 105 25i - 75 77 46 - 48 1 ... 14i 15 674 - 68 78 - 80 5 - 3 2 - 1 15 - 17 36 -- 38 - .. ••• ..... 18 - 19 5 - 54 6i - 7t 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 54 Bnafness done Chia day • • •.. 7 - 'i 911 1 i 61 4 95A 4i 6 101} 1 5i [GIN. 32 li 75 6k 79 8i 1 lid 6 1•• .... i a •• - 341 - 354 11 - 12 21i - 924 1 21 - i -: a P 21i - 22' 11 - :2 75 - FO 4+ - 4i; 20a 22+ - r 3i - 34 22 - 2 1 - 14, 09 - 101 110 •• 115 110 - 115 108 lle 4 - 4ip P" 9 - 10 . 19q —2() 1 p par 8 - 8 4 19i -20 j 37i -37 i 84 - 9 491 - 50 -- FIT - i PI 19 - 20 - 9 i - IW , 9k - 91 1 - 2 •.... ..... .- pm ••• •"" ••• 4$ 4a ni 10 35 36 lip i• - 20 n Ardennes iolgian Ea , An. Jtinc loziers to Graifisess: c Romboy,l3aroda, M Coo. Ind ift, g. 5 p. C Do. Buff. & Lie. Hur. Ry., Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Ceylon A shares..... Do. B. do i.hineram Dutch Rhenish . - 3astern of France , Do. Now Eastern Bengal gait Indian A and B g. P.' Do. Ex. b 0 - 11 • C p. c !Do. do. P, gn. 5 p. c. D 0.4 z p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do.. '59, do. Euphrates Valley Eur. In.Ja 'Geelong Bz, Melbourni guar. 5 per cent... oi. Trunk of Canae.a Do. Cert. of Deben. I con. into Stk. till '8 De. Comp. 6 p. c., do iqt. Ccyltral of Franc Ht. Tn. Fon. g. sp. c. Do Now, guar. 5 p. •4romt. La serabour4 Gt. Wostern of Canailr , Do. New.. Do. Pd;(., payable 'sl Do. 'le.. '7fl, p. 1),.. do., '7:; do. Dc.. 41o. • '7;l, withot ontion. . ,Italian Junction...... Lake Corset. & Bar Lierre and Turnbou% Lombardo Venetian. Lucca dr Pist. 5 p. c„p Lyons and Geneva Lyons ai Moditerran ladrap, guar. 41p.c Do. Now co., A p. Do. 4i p. c. Exten Do. 3dEz., g. sp. c Sfaria Antenna Do. do. New 'sr-annr & Liege. Do. do , C p. c. Pre viorthera of France. ! , TorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Pails and Orleans Recife & San. Fran , (Perna ") g. 7 p. c Rome and Frascati aoyal DauiEb Royal Swedish lambre and Menge._ Do. 51 p. cent. Pref. icinde, guar. 5 P . c Do , outhern of France.. it. Andrew's an(' Quebec (A),,, Vest Flanders Do. 5i per c. Pref r. At N. W. of Franc. Western of Austria._ %Vesi.. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent. Pref 4oalanci JOINT-STOCK BANK& Nustreahros.., Bank of Egypt ...... Bank of London .... Ftrj. Col. Bk.&Ln. C. irltl,ll N. Arnorican Chartd. Bank of Asir Chita. Rnk. of India, Aastraltx, thty •a! 6 1 orniu6reht: of LoLd. gog. f foot. & &us. Cht. Loud. Chart. Bk. of A.uatraila Ditto New London and County Lin ki &E. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock London and Paris Loud. & Westminster Nat tonal Pro. of gng Do. N National Bank New South 'Arnim._ Oriental Fk. Corp,,, Ottoman Bank . Provincial of Ireland Do. New R Ans B &Go Im Co iontll Australia tluic.:4 of Australia Do. New Union of London Western Bk of Lond, 103 -- 105 3 - 2id 63 65 i -i P 66 68 153 - 16‘ 19 id .- - ••• 1 - 3P .. --"" .. : -- :..d1 000 .... 41.0 ... -- . • 44 - 46 374 -38 ti 31 -- 20 ••• ... 35 - 37 G 4 - GG 7i - 86 ••• ---. ... s.. ;;.,„,, ...d all all all 10 all nll all all LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. RAILWAYS, Lonetx: Compsn: Onoln , - nee yeeterd v. London & N. WcA. L. &N. W. Colodny' E. LJ &E.O Ot.N rbu n. IE. Count. !Goldoni/s. 94 - 99 93 -- 102 12 - 14 137 - 140 4 44 Do Gt. VfeeLn Now. & Berk. Y.&NM , Do Do 106 - 107 I S. Easton - Do Peto & Co IDo 13 - ISi 23 -24 108 - 11:3 , i 1P Norfolk Do L.& N. IV & Midld. Stekton & Darlingt. Midland •ve ....' • 2f - 2j 92 - 94 En. Conn. E. Count. D 0... Do p in 56 58 L. & N.W Do Gt Northn Lancash & Yorksh. t. Brassey M.ltteloan Stock & Darlingt Do I.'#--138 7i - 3i - 31} - 2i 90 - 93 GtWestn. .1; Bedford and Bid 10 Buck ghMIITHiII. Clydc9daln .7,,. 11 Col. Stour Vy. 3 1 :. i.in. g. 6 pc. .11 E. Un. 11. SI.. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 10 Do. New...... 11 Glstr.di Dn. Fr 11 Hrtlpl. Die. k Railway .1! Hull & Selby .11 Do. Share:. 11 Do. i Shares. .11 Lon.t; Gramm .11 Do. Preference )0 Lon.. Til., It , S. 34 Do. Bark. Sh. )0 Lowestoft gx. 4 per cent. )0 Do. 6 per ct. ill Mauch. Bxtn. and Matlock al Middlesbro' Rodc.g 6 p.c. Midld.tirnat Newmarket Bury E. G.spc 11 N. 4; Est.sp.c. 31 Do. 6 ;nor et. .11 Do. Fixods pc Prest. .11 Do. 6 sshri. A Roystn.& Hit. 8 Shef.Rothianfl 0001eg.5 p.c. 11 Shrevrs.,Srller. .O S. Staffordsh. dl Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... 611 Do 10 Wilts&gomrst PREFERENCE SHAREn. Ellyth and Tyne lOpt o. prof. (iesd.:\t6ol J Brie. it Ex. 4p.0. St 5 Do. 4 p. e. Shares 10 Caledn. £lO 4i p.c. 611 Ches.StHo.Gn. a § .11 Do. do. Pref. No. 2. al Do. do. Pi ef. No. 2. 11 Cork &Bandonsip.c J 1 Dun.Prth Aber.J 2 R. Anglian Cie. A Sli 10 Do. do. Cis. B6p. c I)0 Do. do Cls. C7p. c ill gas.Co.Ex,6pcNo. 611 Do. No. 2. all Do. New 6 p. c. St all Bast Un., G. 6p. c all Do. 51., 10 per cent all Do. 101. Debentr.St all I Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6p. ctF I E. kW. York. J. sth 4 in. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh O Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.e O Furness O Glas. &S.W.G. 5 p. c O Great Northn. sp. c 0 Do. sp. o. Redeem . at 10 p. c. prem.. ( Do. 4i p. c 0 D 0.5 p. c., Red. at f p. c. Pm— • • • • . 1 Gt.N. of Scot. let Pre ) Gt. S. &W. (Ireland Do. 4per c. Prof. S 6 Gt. W.(BAH.ExSpc 10 Do. con. red. 4i p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4p. c. 100 Do. sp. c. red. prof all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester 8 p.c.P.F 11 I Do. do. 5 p. c. do.. Do. Birm.Gua. Stk al Do. Ches. Gus,. 8 11 . 611 Do. do. do ill Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. 120 10 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 10 Lon.&B. G.5pc.N0.1 /0 Do. P., &po. St.No,2 10 Do. New Guar.6 p, e 10 Do. do. sp. e.,N0.9 10 Lon. &N. W., Coy. a Nuneaton 5 p. et_ )0 L S. W. 7per ct late 3d Shares ... ~only. & Color. Sh. ►ll Londy. & Ennis. Sh 100 L.,6 p. Cent 44 Do. do. do. £6 . )0 Do. do. 31 per cent. Warypt Carl. 4 p ►ll Do. 4.A per cent 104 Do. O. Kid. Consol.6 p.c.St Con.Br.Bir. 6pc )0 D. s Ditto L. & H. Pref. St Now., Abor., &c., pr. p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. 4 Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 Xll Norfolk Debenture )0 Do. Prof. sp. o. )0 Do. 5 pc. Ext.,1846 )0 Do. 5 4perc.pf ,1847 )0 Do.Wv. V.Spe.,lB-17 0 North British 0 N. E. Perm, 4 p.c P Do. do. do 3 Do ,Leede 6 p.01.:70.1 9 Do: do. Qrr.,1848... LO Do.ltorkFl.& 8. Ft r az North Staffordshire. Ox, Wo.Sz.W., 6 pc...1 10 Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. .11 Soot. Cent.. New Pref D Sc.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe [I Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf... st. D Do.do.,3ip.c.pf. st 1 south Devon 1 Do. fixed, 4i per cent 1 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 10 Do. 44 per cent 11 Do. Fixed 4i p c eh 0 3. Wales Gun. 4p. c 0 Do. do. 4} p. c. .11 3.Yorkeli.4p.e.Guar. II ;lock. & Dar., sy. c. 5 Do: do. do - 3took. & HAW. g. 5 p. a. till July 1, '56 Water-Pd. & Kilk. 6p c 93 -97 16 - 17 it - 5 6 - 105 110 95 100 P idt iP Al 121 ... •. •N •• .... '''' .. ••• ... .. ... ii - ii ••• "'• •• j 3 - 115 09 - 111 .02 - 104 60 - 62 10k -10 i • its "..* 6 64 93 c)5 87 —8.) 87 83 97 - 99 9/ 103 16. 17 10 —10 i 68 72 19i 20 94 10,1 14/ —15 i 1 4 139 o«a '''''. ••• .•• -- woo 1110 ....° ... ••• .... 4.. !157 159 $ $ 66 - 70 ... "..* .. • ea ..... .. 36 - 138 98 - 100 88 - tO - 11 • ••• ..... ••• iloi —lO3 90 !2 1h 1 I I id 1.00 102 1117 - 119 70 - 75 15 - 16 23 - 24 96 -100 9i - 91 '4? ; 27 1: -24 p 3 -3; i Pra MINES. Ll &gun Fria .... 3 Anglo Californian Australian ••• ••• ••• i - 1i tl Baden (Gd. Duchy of: ii Bltonar. Iron & tl oa l I British Iron Tirazilianlmp.(iFsnoe I at £5 pm.) Do. Cocaes T Cuiab4 15 Do. St. John Del Bey Clarendon Coni. Min Co. of Jamaica ,Cobro Coppor Cold ,11 ('oppt)r Min. of Erg. .11 Do. Froc. 7 J p. cont. - 6 - "i 2t - 24 - 3 18 - 20 P - in 55 57 26 28 16 -- 18 $d ••• 2 3 le. Co pi Apo I I I all Fortuna all (lenezal all Ot.Nne;getVeingeg nil Great rolvooth all Gt Wheal Vor United all Liberty all Lina.ree 1 'Lusitanian all Marignita all New Granada all Itiouvean Monde all Pontgi.Sll-$ Le. Min 8 id P A - 9 - 11 1 'Port Philip all 'Quarts Rock all !Ithymney Iron all Do. New 14i Santiago de Cuba.. Cs. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 'all 'South Australian all 'Do. Scrip... all Do. 10 per cent Pref 4i & L. Min. Co. 23 25 6 8 la 2 31 3i 9 hn Croft ell United Moxioan . 41 Waller all West Marto 12e Worthing Xining ol , Australia i - 1 1 31 - 4 St - ii * - i ••4I ...". ea. IISCIELLANEOI76. 25 19 Australian A gricult. 23 25 1e all kustraln. Royal Mail 10 all Berlin Water Works 5a 6 KO 40 Brit. American Land 100 3q Canada ll2 116 Rt. ' 1)0 o .oo.6p.c..TanSauly 111 -- 112 1114 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug ... St. 100 D o , B p c. M ar & S ep t ••• 5 all crystal Palace.. ll 2 5 all Do. Preference 5 5.1 4 ad Crystal Pal, of France ... 1 $ Duston Iron Ore 20 151 Eastern Steam — • St. 100 Electric Telegraph , 92 95 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir — • 5 all En.dtAus Cop Sm Co 1 25 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 16 all General Screw Steam 12 13 .1 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3a 34 3i 2! 10 Magdalena St. Navip • 1.0 "11 Ntediteran. hiec. Tel. 10 10 all kfexican&S.Anpuien. 3i 4 25 5 Nat. Discount Co g p 25 1 Do. New „, h Netherlands Land._ 10 all Do. Do, 5 3 Do. RpeP iss at 1 d Ad e 0 New &N. S. Land 18 .22 N. S. W. Gov. sp. e. D. , sli N. B. Australasian ▪ a a 20 Nrtli.ofEuropeSteam 2 1 d 1 ad Oriental Gas — 11 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" p ip pm all Peel lir. Di. & Minrl. 2/ 23 60 all Peninsular& Oriental 68 70 50 10 Do. New 4 s zp 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Seot.Austral. Invent. 1$ 11 11 1 all Ditto New $ 25 all South Au s tral.land 34 35 1 al: Submar. Tel. Scrip... 1 1 all Do. R eg i s t ere d...... .. 1 20 5 Trust& L.Cb.U.Can. 1:,0 2,1 Vt Nascent' Land 14i ff, 1151 1 V.G t ').6P.e.hal&J lu y see plummet& this lay Rt. it 100 1 1 10 al St. 101 20 1 , 60 LO I all 10 1 al St 110 2Ei al 13i a] 20 al St. 3 10 12i a: 12i a St. 11 St. 12. a . 12 al 12 Bt. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 10 ,an 10 al St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 101 St. 101 126 25 li %) al St. ID St. ID St. 40 25 a] 10 a] L. 0.6) al St. 1 10 R. St. 10 St. 10 20 a' 25 a' 25 11 12i al LOB 4.1 20 7 30 20 St, al 2 al 80 79i 201 31 221 # 2 I 0 10 28j 1 1 5 1 ' i ..I F.h . 11l St. 1101 '3'; a] 1)) a] 25 a 1 1:).: al 14 al 20 A St 1 10 t 50 I s; 51 , 1 al 7.5 a] 131 al St. LO 25 L 10 al I_2 11 50 a: lb I a] St 1101 25 1 all Bt. 1.1 20 St. 101 15 a] 911 al 21 al Pm 57i - 3 i i i THE CRYSTAL PALACE FRAUDS. APPREHENSION OF ROBSON. Tho active exertions of Mr. Lund, the superintendent of the P division of police, who was especially engaged in the investigation and pursuit, aided by the electric telegraph, have led to the apprehension of William James Robson, and that offender is at this moment in the hands of the police. From the information which has been re ceived on the subject it appears that Robson, after a week's concealment in London, made his way in a well-adapted disguise to France, thence to Belgium, Germany, and Ha nover, and ultimately to Copenhagen. There he sojourned at the principal hotel for a day and night, and then pro ceeded to Helsingborg, where he arrived on the sth inst. From this place he proceeded to Elsinore, where he re mained until Sunday last, and on that day proceeded on board a steamer to return to Helsingborg across the Sound. On the steamer reaching her destination at Helsingborg the attention of the authorities there wascalled to Robson by the singular fact that hii means were so straitened that he had net money to pay his fare for the trip, and this led to his detection and final apprehension. When questioned ho described himself as an Englishman, said his name was Edward Smith, and that he was travelling for pleasure. When asked for his passport he was obliged to confess that he had not got one, and was then toll that he had violated the Danish laws by travelling without a passport, and was taken to Copenhagen. On reaching that city it was at once suspected that Mr. Edward Smith was no other person than the Mr. William James .Robson of whose of fence and a description of whose person they had some days before had information, received from Mr. Lund in London, and they forwarded a telegraphic message to Mr. Lund informing him of their important discovery, and stating that "Mr. Smith" should be taken care of until they received that officer's instructions on the subject. From other sources of information it appeared that Mr. Lund had clearly traced Robson from Paris through his long line of route to Copenhagen, and, feeling certain of finding him there, or thereabouts, he on Friday evening last procured a warrant for his apprehension. As no time was to be lost, Mr. Lund at once started Sergeant Coppin, one of his detective officers, with the warrant to Copen hagen, so that he must have reached that city on Tuesday morning last. A message was also forwarded to the autho rities at Copenhagen apprising them of the fact of Coppin's starting, and requesting that they would hold Smith, alias Robson, in custody until Coppin arrived to take charge of him. LAMBETH POLICE COURT. (THIS DAY.) Examination of the Prisoner. William, Tames Robson, who lately held a responsible situation in the secretary's office at the Crystal Palace, was brought up in custody of Superintendent Lund, of the P division, and placed at the bar before Mr. Elliott, charged with forging and uttering a number of Crystal Palace shares. The prisoner, who was dressed in a travelling poncho, and had a fur crap on, was accommodated with a seat. Mr. Grove, the secretary, and other officers of the company, were present. Mr. Hawkins, instructed by Messrs. Johnson, Far quharson, and Co., for the prosecution, stated that the prisoner in 1853 was principal clerk in the transfer office, and bad charge of the books and the scrip cer tificates of persons who had left them for security at the office. He continued in the company's service tilll9th Sept. when he absconded and was subsequently apprehended at Elsinore, where be was residing under the name of Smith. On 19th September some irregularities were brought to his notice, which he said were more ima ginary than real, and the learned gentleman having stated the motive of the prisoner's absence, entered into the particulars of the charge, one of a series of frauds, which was that of having fraudulently disposed of 50 shares, the property of Mr. Robert Robertson, near Leeds, deposited for safe keeping with the company, which will be found in the following evidence : Mr. Grove, secretary to the company, deposed that the prisoner was in the service of the company. He entered into it in April, 1853, and continued in it until the 19th September last. He was the chief clerk in the transfer department, and had the custody of the transfer. book and the registry of the shares. Certain share certificates were in the office belonging to indi►iduals who bad not taken them away, and they were in the prisoner's custody. Mr. R. Robertson of Leeds was the owner of 51 preference shares. The last time he saw the prisoner was on the 20th Septem ber, when he left with Mr. Fasson .to investigate the irregularities. Mr. George Fasson, treasurer and registrar of the Crystal Palace Company deposed that Mr. Robertson was owner of 51 shares, No. 199,499 to 199,500 inclu sive, share certificates had been prepared for them. On the 20th of September he was present with Mr. Groves, when the prisoner was charged with irregularities', and he left with prisoner to gn to his resi dence at Kilburn to have the matter explained. Upon their arrival at Kilburn he left the room as if to procure the materials for the necessary explanation. He left the room, having first said something about lunch, he did not see him afterwards. Before leaving the room he (prisoner) spoke to his wife about!some transfers. Before he left the house a note was handed to him written by the prisoner, stating that he (witness) was not to be under any alarm, that his property was over 30,0001., and that all would be right, but he admitted having done wrong in letting Mr. Remington have shares that were in bis possession for money he required ; that he (pri soner) was gone into the City with witness, and pri soner's groom was to follow him. He then left and consulted his solicitor. [We shall give the continuation in our last edition.] MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Oct. 9. MUSIC AND DANCING LICENSES. The Court sat to-day at Clerkenwell to iliToso of applications fur licenses under the act 25 Geo. IL, c. Mr. Pow nail presided, and there was a full attendance of magistrates. The total number of applications in the list was 386. 255 were for the renewal of licenses for music only ; 50 were for the renewal of licenses for music and dancing; 71 were new applications for music only, and 10 were for new licenses for music 2nd dancing. The Court having disposed of the list of renewals, the applications for new licenses were proceeded with. Among the applicants was James Ward, better known as "Jew Ward," an ex-prizefighter, who required a license in respect of the King's Arms, Road-side, White chapel. Mr. Sleigh supported the application ; Mr. Metcalfe opposed ; and the license was refused. The St. James's Hall Company applied, through the secretary, for a license for the St. James's Hall, Regent street and Piccadilly. Air. Sleigh supported the application, which was opposed by petition. It was urged that as yet no such a place as St. James's Hall existed, the building intended to be so designated being incomplete. The Court decided that at present it would be premas tutu to grant the license ; but the chairman observes that on a future occasion it would be granted almost as a matter of course. The court adjourned at five o'clock., The case of Mr. Hinton, of the Highbury Barn tavern, was fixed for hearing this (Friday) morning. THE WEATHER IN THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND.—A very favourable change has taken place in th e weat h er in the tfor the car ver , w h o w waiter busy sy atat the a S t . round N ie of h a gentlema n ? ' North of Scotland. The wind has settled in th e nort h- _,, went and the baromete r was stand ing high. A great deal of corn will this we ek be secured. 4, L et nts have a piece well done," said an I r i s h " No, sir." " For a lady ?, ' " No, si r ." " For a child, then ? "“N o , sir." " Well, wh om under heavens is it for V' asked the excited carver. "F ora tailor from e lbaese,c addressi ng Is Boston," replied Pat. There is an old grey pussy cat in New ar k w h ich has recently had an addition to h er fa mily of six kittens, all of which are joined toget her near the hind le gs .' In lifting one up you raise the whole, like a bunch of bananas. This interesting group of felinity seems to live very harmoniously together. The editor of the Bull Advertiser was recently in Westminster, when a visitor " was ab out to kneel down in private prayer " i n " the chapel of St. Edward the Conicseca, ill which the Sovereigns are crowned." " Nts p ra yer allowed here," c r i ed the 'bo wman. " We (Hull Advertiser) bad the curiosity to inquire if such was the older of the Abbey authorities, and were assured that it was." ENCIIMEERFD ESTATES. — The seventh annual report of the proceedings of the Encumber e d E states Court, ending 31st August, has been issued. The following are the leading facts : Number of conveyances executed by the commis , , missioners ................................................... 6,357 Number of lots sold ....................................... 9,329 s 220883 Number of Irish purchas ers ............... ... . 6, Amount li er t ooffEputigrlieshha,sSeclnotoclni;y r and foreign ... ... aid by Engli s h Scotch, and foreign purc hasers .................. £ 2,510,306 Gross proceeds of sale to 31st August, 1856 2,465,495 10 0 By private contract 3 , 664,40 4 9 By ßy p p r n o b v l i ic nc a i u s c l t s i u on ct i is n n cou rt 212,168 485 0 0 £ 18 ,299,35014 9 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) BOW-STREET. WATCH ROBBERY.—Two boys named Moore and Ward, and Clark, the keeper of a marine store-shop, were placed at the bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with stealing a silver watch. Mr. Haynes, a military saddle-tree maker, carrying on business in Brownlow-court, Drurylane, stated that the two boys were in his employ. On the 29th of Aug. last a silver watch was lost in his house, but until the present time nothing could be discovered relative to the missing property. The watch produced was his pro perty. From the evidence of Sergeant Thomas "of the F vision, it appeared that some time ago the boys were charged with stealing a quantity of brass fittings, but they were discharged ; but during his inquiries rela tive to the charge, ho heard there was a watch missing at the place where the younger prisoner was employed, and from questions he put to the boys he found out that the watch had been sold to Clark: The robbery having been clearly proved against the prisoners, Mr. Jardine asked what answer the prisoners had to the charge ? Ward, the elder boy of the two, said Moore stole the watch, and he sold it. The watch was taken during the time he (prisoner) was at dinner. He knew nothing of the robbery until after it had been committed. Clark said he bought the watch of the gentleman be side him, but he did not know it was stolen property. When the watch was brought to him it had been broken up, and Ward said the reason it was in such a state was that he wanted to part with it, and that as the pawn broker refused to take it in pledge, he had pulled it to pieces, and had determined to sell it as old metal. The magistrate committed all three prisoners for trial. Clark applied to be admitted to bail, but the request was not acceded to. SOUTHWARK. DARING ROBBERY IN THE VICTORIA THEATRE,- -Charles Davis, alias Stocks, a well•known thief, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing a watch from the person of Henry Bland, in the gallery of the Victoria Theatre. The prosecutor, an engineer, working at Messrs. Mandsley's, stated that on the previous night he went to the Victoria Theatre to witness the performance of " Dred." While standing at the back of the gallery, the prisoner came past him and pushed very roughly. At the same time he felt a tug at his watch, and on looking down he missed it from his waistcoat pocket. The prisoner left him in a hasty manner, but suspecting him to be the thief, he laid hold of him, and charged him with stealing his watch. The prisoner exclaimed, " It's not me, but another man, who has gone into the upper part of the gallery." Witness, however, was so positive that be was the thief that he kept hold of him until the constable came, when he gave him into custody. The watch was then found in his possession. John Herrington, 32 L, the constable employed at the theatre, said he was on duty in the gallery when he saw the prosecutor and the prisoner struggling together. The former gave the latter into his custody for stealing his watch, and on searching him he found it upon him. Witness then took him to the police-station. The pri soner admitted that he stole the watch, but he was in great poverty; he had a wife and two children starving at home. Mr. Combe asked whether he was known. Deanes, the gaoler, replied that he was. Elia real name was Stocks, and he had been in his custody several times. Mr. Combo said it was clear that his story was false, and that he was an expert thief. He should sentence him to six months' hard labour under the New Criminal Justice Act. Prisoner— Oh, don't, sir. That will do for me. Mr. Combe—You are a strong hearty fellow, and if you bad been tried at the sessions no doubt you would have bad two years. You may consider yourself lucky at having only six months. The prisoner was then removed by the gaoler. THAMES. ROBBERY OF A BAG OF COFFEE IN THE LONDON DOCK. —Joseph. Priestley, a carman, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing 112 lbs. of coffee. Last night Potter, a police constable, No. 212 K, saw the prisoner and another man enter a small grocer's shop in Bluegate-fields, Shadwell. He followed after them, and asked where they obtained the coffee. A. fierce attack was made upon Potter, who defended himself ably. One of the men, however, succeeded in making his escape. The prisoner ran into a house, and was about to make his escape by dropping from the first floor window when Potter seized him by the legs, pulled him down, and captured him. The bag of coffee, weighing 1121 b., was recovered. Mr. John Payne, a dock constable, said he believed the bag of coffee was stolen from the London-dock. There were samples of coffee like it in the Dock. The prisoner was often seen in the Dock, and his father-in. law, who had absconded, was occasionally employed there, Mr. Seffe—How could they get the bag of coffee out of the Dock ? Mr. Payne—No doubt it came out of the dock or wag gon concealed among other goods. The prisoner, in defence, said his father-in-law gave him the bag of cnffee to carry for him. Mr. Selfe had no doubt the coffee was stolen, and or dered it to be restored to the Bock Company. He sen tenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment and hard labour for unlawful possession of the property. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Oct. 10.—Wind this day at noon, N.E. ; light airs and hazy, bat inclined to be fine. PORTSMOiTH, Oot. 9.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Marga ret Evans, from London, and sailed for New York. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 9.—Wind E.S.E—Sailed—Balkan, for Ceylon. FALMOUTH, Oct. 9.—Wind variable.—Arrived—As teria, from Mauritius; Ocean Child. Ibro'l, assisted in leaky,. and with round-house, &c., carried away, and two men washed overboard, having been struck by a heavy sea whilst lying too, on the 25th Sept., in 46 N. 11 W. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 9. Sailed—Tamar, steamer, for Brazils. BELFAST, Oct. B.—The Annio, from Buctouche, is aground on Gameyle, and must be lightened. SHIELDS, Oct. 9 . — Arrived—Bowes, from Dalhousie. GRIMSBY, Oct. 9.—The schooner Margaret, of Port- Gordon, was abandoned, on the 7th Sept. in a sinking state on the Doggerbank ; crew saved arid landed here from a Prussian brig. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. B.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Cam berland, from Bonny, for Liverpool; Eliza, Newfound land. Sailed—Donald Al`Kay, for Melbourne. LYSEKIHL, Sept. 28.—The Stevens, from Wisbeach to Wyborg, was stranded off Karington yesterday, and may be considered a wreck ; crew and materials saved. ELSINORE, Oct. 6.—The Chateaubriand, from Hull to Algiers, sunk, after being in contact with a barque, on the night of the 29th Sept. ; four of the crew picked up and landed here, by the Fanny, from England to Cron e tad t. (PER ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, 'may Morni ng. Arrived.—Saxon, steamer, and Flying Fish, from Car diff ' • Light, and Sign, Sund er l an d ; H ero o f K ars Ports mouth ; Jessie, Dantsic. LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind E. Arrived.—Harmony, from Marseilles; Englishman, Villa Nova ; Samson, Archangel. Off—Abrams, from Cronstadt. Sailed—Bellona, for Demerara; Rioley, Dantsie ; Queen of the South, Valparaiso; Carman, Havaunah. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 8. Wind N.N.E. Arrived—Cumberland, from Bonnie ; Eliza, from New foundland ; Edgare, Alexandria ; Elizabeth, Archangel. DUBLIN, Oct. 9. Wind W.N.W. Arrived—Caroline and Memel, from Memel. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.49 a.m. Wind calm ; tide nearly high water; fine. Arrived, Oct. 9.—James White, from Christiania ; An tipodes, Foo-Chow-Foo ; Dina Marchina, Petersburg ; Lizzy, Fusgran ' • Maria, Chronstadt. Arrived, Oct. 10—Skien, from', Fredericksh a ll ; Albino, Memel . ; Globe, Cronstadt ; Rbea Sylvia, Constantinople ; Branch, Dantsic; Ann, Stettin; Victoria, Sarpsborg ; Alert, Antwerp ; Laurvig, Dram. Sailed—Sielmansegge, steamer, for Harburg. DIAL, Friday, 9.30 A.M. Wind N.N.W., light. Passed=Belle Clara, for Cadiz ; Svea, Newport ; Jasper, Glasgow; Dodo, screw steamer, Cork; George Canning, Adelaide—all from London. Passed in tow—Cornelins Grennol, from Now York; Sydney, from China—both for London. QUESTION AND ANSWER.—A contemporary records the odd replies forwarded by some of the depositors in the Royal British Bank to the circulars sent out request ing the "name, residence, and description" (meaning occupation) of each depositor, with the amount of claim and the composition which would be accepted. @ne gentleman, it appears, lives in "railway carriages, but has a friend in London whose address is —" In the column headed " Description" we have the following replies :---" Nothing particular." "lam a maiden lady," " fair but muscular." " Out of health, and not likely to be better for receipt of your circular." "Five seven." " Dark, of gentlemanly appearance." "Aged 21, rather corpulent."'"l am surprised at such a question." Among the answers to the question, What composition would be accepted ? it is reported the following were read amid much laughter What composition do you mean ?"" I don't want any composi ti9n rubl:Tioh 1 I want nay money.", AMERICA. NEW YORK, SEPT. 2i. One of the largest, if not the largest, and most respectable political meetings ever held in the city of New York came off the day before yesterday, in front of the Merchants' Exchange. The street was densely packed for nearly or quite the whole length of the front of that massive building. Ti le steps and columns were overhung with listeners, every window and balcony of the neighbouring houses capable of affording a place for a hearer was occu pied, and every housetop within sight of the place of meeting was planted with spectators. The occa sion for this great assemblage was that the Speaker of the Rouse of Representatives, whose vigotir, decision, and tact have piloted the Republicans through the shoals of a long session, and to whom more than any other man they owe their present position, was announced to address the merchants and citizens of New York on the topics of the day. The speech was principally taken up with esta blishing that the Republican party is the Conser vative party, and entitled to the confidence of merchants. On the question of annexation the following explicit declarations of policy may not be uninteresting to your readers : Look at another question—look at the mean and seal dalous policy declared in the Ostend Carlference---, that p dicy reaffirmed, blindly and darkly, in the C:11- cinnatt p;a,tform—which is to the extent, and goes at least in the direction, that it is right for a people, if they want a territory, to steal it, if they cannot get it in any other or better way. We are against that policy—not that we are against the acquisition of ter ritory that has taken place in times past, which was necessary to the national defence, and which has oon tributed to that prosperity to which allusion has been made heretofore, but I allude to those islands which our Southern brethren speak of as our islands of the Southern Seas. We want nothing of them so long as they remain in the hands of nations at peace with as. " They add to our interests as they are. If the Sandwich Islands or the Islands of the South Sea— excepting alone the Island of Cuba—were possessed by the people of the United States, they would be held either by the consent of other nations, or else we should hold them only as tenants at will, and we should be dependent on the support of other nations. Other wise you would have to send your steam marine for their protection, and at any moment of difficulty or doubt in reference to the relations existing between them and other points of the confederacy you would be always obliged to maintain a naval power in those islands such as this country has never contemplated, and which could not exist without danger to our institutions. " What we want is not to steal territory from other nations. We have at present as much territory as we want. But we have the right, and it is the duty of our people, to cultivate amicable relations with the people of those islands and with the people of the other por tions of the South American continent. From these amicable relations may spring other evidences of tha t commercial prosperity which has placed your city before all the cities of the American continent. Look at the Island of Cuba. It is within 130 miles of the commercial ports of our own country. No man can estimate the ex tent of the commerce which well-directed and intelligent industry may develope in the Island of Cuba. And yet with the growing commerce of the Island of Cuba—lying within the gulf of Mexico, and only 130 miles from Florida, and at no considerable distance from New Or leans and the mouths of the Mississippi —it sends to the American people not more than 25 per cent, of its whole commerce, and sends the other three-fourths to the ports of Europe and to Great Britain. And why ? Because we have alarmed the people and the Government of the island by threats of descent and annexation. It would have been better for us to cultivate amicable relations with them. Look again at the South American States. What do we see in South America ? A territory ten times as large as that of the United States. A country more fertile than any portion of the United States, while we give $4,500,000,000 annually of accumulated industry, South America is capable of giving 4, 10, nay even 100 times more of accumulated industry. She has 20,000,000 of population, and 10,000,000 square miles. By reTect log treaties and observing amicable relations with that country we can obtain the whole of that trade, vast as it is and vast as it may hereafter be, without injuring to the slightest possible extent anything produced in this country, and we can give to them in return everything produced here. " too, with Central America. So, too, with the country north. We have tried it with Canada, we nave tried it with the British possessions, and certainly no human experiment has ever proved more grand and successful than the Reciprocity Treaty between the United States and Canada passed in the year 1852-53. Now, we propose, if our people of the North should con ceive and inaugurate a policy of their own, to substitute this doctrine of reciprocal treaties, with the nations of the Western World at least, in place of that doctrine of theft of territory which has made the name of America and of American Government a scandal throughout the nations of the earth. We might extend the same system of teetprocity to Japan and the other nations of the Eastern hemisphere, whenever they shall choose to change their national policy. We might thus recuperate and reviviFy the honour onee attendant on the American flag and on the American Government. Shall Ibe allowed for a few moments to look at the question o American commerce as connected with the Government ? In forming the constitution of the United States it was the desire of the American people to strengthen and enlarge the commerce of the States. And it was the , refusal of such cities as the city of New York to treat with us under the articles of confederacy that justified and enabled men in the convention of 1787 to form the constitution which is now recognised throughout the world as the most perfect institution of government that the mind of man ever conceived or formed." As the canvass progresses people get warmer and more abusive, but beyond that I do not see much change. All wait now for the decisive results in October. Each party profess confidence, but on the whole I think the Republicans have the better in the matter of enthusiasm, while the Democrats beat them in organisation. The town presents a gay appearance. Banners are streaming from the political club-rooms in every section, and scarcely a street of any size that has not one or more huge pieces of canvass, nearly as large as the mainsail of an Indiaman, stretched across, decorated with the names of the candidates, inscribed in parti-colourad letters, amid flourishes and mottoes, American eagles, bucks'-heads, portraits of Fremont in a flannel shirt and top-boots, standing on a peak of the Rocky Mountains, grasping the stars and stripes in one baud and the Declaration of Independence in the other. One of the Democratic ward clubs puts forth a buck drawing a cannon. The draymen in the street all show the colours, putting a little flag in the head of their horses inscribed with the names of their favourites. Fillmore and Donelsou seem to stand highest with these stanch Americans ; and everybody, so far as I can see, is confident of suc cess, so that we have quite a political millennium, in spite of Brooks, Keit, and other tire-eaters. There is not much general news of interest. Of course there is the usual burning of a steamer—this time one of the Collingwood line upon the lakes. The Niagara, bound from Chicago to Coiling, wood, took fire when near Shcboyagan, and before any assistance could be rendered had burned to the water's edge, with the loss of nearly or quite a hun dred lives. We have not yet received the full de tails, but there is too much reason to believe, from past experience, that everybody will b© exonerated from blame. This is the third steamer that has been destroyed by fire upon the lakes this season, to say nothing of railway accidents of every possible variety, and of an explosion upon one of the New York Sound steamers. The recklessness with which human life is perilled is only equalled by the indifference manifested at its destruction. Mr. Geo►ge Steers, the builder of the yacht America, was thrown from his waggon on Long Island the day before yesterday, and has since died of the injuries. He was engaged at the time of his death iu superintending the completion of the new Collin's steamer Adriatic and the new screw man-. of-war Niagara, both vessels of nearly 5,000 tons burden. MANCHESTER GOING TO LIVERPOOL—In an article thus headed, the Liverpool Courier of Wednesday states that a number of Manchester manufacturers have enter. d into negotiations for the purchase of land adjoining Tran mere Ferry, and near the Cheshire Junction Railway, with the view of erecting mills. CUSTOM-ROUSE ROBBERY.—HARTLEPOOL, Wednesday, October B.—During last night a robbery was effected at the Custom-house here under circumstances which have giVen rise to suspicion, but as yet no clue has been ob tained as to the perpetrators. It appears that the pre mises were securely fastened, as usual, in the evening when the officers left. This morning it was discovered that an entrance had been effected by removing the shutters of the tide-surveyor's office (which is situated on the ground floor), and removing the inside fastening of the window by breaking a pa ne o f g l ass. H av i ng gained au entrance here, the whole range of the pre mises was open to the thieves, after forcing the slight lock with which this office door was fastened. The thieves found in this room a small bag full of implements including a small crowbar, used by the officers in rum maging vessels. These they made use of in their for thtr operations. The thieves visited in succession the several offices in the building. From the searcher's room the sum of 7p. 6d. was taken ; from a drawer in the long room, 9s. 3d. ; from the locker's room, a spirit measure arid a book of calculations. In the collector's room, which was the last place visited, a small drawer was forced open and a cashbox, containing 431. in notes and gold, was removed, the box being left behind. The whole of the collector's papers were strewn about the floor, and the implements used by the thieves left th ere a l so , together with an old chisel and an iron punch, such as ate Used by ship car penters. The "Queen's chest," an iron box which re• mains in ,the collector's room, and which contained it a sum of money, was no t a tt emp t e d apparen tly, though was standing in a conspicuous position. It is evidentby beyond a doubt, that th e ro bb er y h as been committed some persons intimately acquainted with the internal arrangements of the place ; for, with one exception, every drawer of which the lock was forced, was the usual receptacle for money kept in the charge do the different officers. LITERATURE. The National Magazine.—Au attractive illus tratetl weekly periodical so entitled has just now made its appearance. Another of the cheap tirst clas< serials latterly become so very popular among the masses—a publication (we may term it) some where midway between Tiousehohl Words and the illustrated News—about lialf the price the Athe moon, and a great deal more than double the pre tensions of the Loudon Journal. It is the pro per. y of a Company (Limited) this new periodical. Its editors appear before the subscribers under the responsibility of an avowed partnership. 13oth of them popular writers both successful drama tists. These same adventurous entrepreneurs iu the conducting of the literary and artistic melange en titled The National Magazine, being no other than John Saunders, once upon a time editor of the • _People's Journal, and Westland Marston, author of "Anne Blake," and " The Patrician's Dhugh ter." Au initial number can scarcely ever be regarded as a fair criterion. Yet from it may at least be gleaned sown faint idea of the production newly inaugu rated. The introductory number before us may be accepted at once, therefore, as so far eminently satisfactory. Without being anything very remark able in any one particular, it is throughout for the most pL,rt singularly meritorious. It comprises withie its sixteen pages the ilui ed charms of novelty, variety, instruction, and entertainment. To be plain—Number I. of the National Maga zine contains a most characteristic and expressive woodcut engraving (what may be called a "speak ing likeness"). of the Poet Laureate—" Alfred Tennyson." An admirable portrait, drawn upon wood by Morin, and carved upon wood by Linton from one of Mayall's most successful photographs. Accompanying which sketch of the " human face divine " of Tennyson-_ we have a very charming and subtly appreciative criticism upon the genius and writings of the Poet Laureate, a criticism evidently from the p en of Mr. MarSton himself, and one none the less wPlConie from the fact of its being "jewelled" and " flowered " over, so very plentifully, with "the mo s t exqu i s it e pear l s an d ro s e s of quotation. Another whole-page illustration is—No. I. ,of " Specimens o f th e E ng li s h S c h oo l of Painting' a clever wood-cut copy from Bellin's splendid en graving of " The Salutation," by Sir Charles Eastlake. A capital descriptive article upon " Biarritz " we are disposed to father upon that delightful, sparkling, France-loving, and yet tho roughly English feuilletonist, Mr. George Augus tus Sala. Whether it - be his or not, it is entirely acceptable, singularly graphic, and eminently hu morous. Here is a pretty group selected from the throng of bathers in the Vieux Port. It is the description of a French Papa giving a first bath to his little darling : " Here come a husband and wife, also from Bayonne, which is only five or six miles distant. The Bayonnaises are famed for their beauty, and justly ;—is she not pretty, with those brilliant black eyes, the clear brown skin, and folds of glossy hair ? Husband and wife swim out toge ther ; then she returns, and a maid appears at the edge of the water with a small child wrapped in a shawl. They have two children, one about four, the other some two years old. - and no one but papa must give them their first bath. We will watch the youngest., who spins into its father's wet arms, and, being in mortal dread of the water, seizes his black board with • both tiny hands, and presses its small soft face against that hairy shrine. And here I must say, that whatever opinion we may hold of the French as a nation or as individuaie, there is no man or woman, more especially the latter, who can see a French man and his child without admiration. " Our bearded friend, with many caresses, strokes the small arms, loosens their hold, and, considerably to his comfort, succeeds in placing one round his neck and bolds the other. You can see, as he stands there, that he is pointing out those boys swimming so fearlessly, the men jumping from the rock, the ladies floating with their gourds. Thou he calls one of the bop,' who comes leaping towards him to make baby laugh,—for any French boy seems at any time ready to play with any baby ; and soon we have baby stretching out its arms to the boy in the water. Meanwhile papa himself will wash the wee face, rub the little limbs as he walks slowly on; baby is soon in the water, and the first bath is taken in the most satisfac tory manner. This gentleman came with carriage and servants to give his children their first bath ; but Jean Baptiste and Leontine—" baigneur" and " bainieuse"— are every whit as tender an d as c a reful that b their boy Arthur shall not contract any dread of water, and that his first bath at three years old.shall not frighten him. Ask them how it is that they can swim and float, and dive and progress in that very extraordinary manner, com ing towards you like the ghost in the 'Corsican Bro thers,'—treading the water I think they call it,—they will say that the key to the whole affair is, ne pas avoir peur,'—have faith, and you are buoyant." Another and a very remarkable attraction in this initial number is an account penned by no less emi nent a hand than that of Sir David Brewster, a scientific and yet popular account of the history of that very exquisite invention "The Stereoscope." Besides which the National Magazine (No. I.) has a sttangely original and. sin4lllarly enthralling little story, entitled "Tnclo'George, or the Family Mystery," contributed by _Wilkie Collins, author of "Basil," "After Dark," and other romantic pro ductions. Sundry minor effusions--two of them, so to speak, of a merely promisory character— completing this inaugurative instalment of the new, twopenny, weekly, illustrated periodical. The suc cess of which is all but a matter of absolute cer tainty, if die editors of it only carryout to the letter the ingenious scheme foreshadowed in their very curious and very ambitious advertisement. AIA DLLE. PICCOLOMINI. The curiosity of the Edinburgh concert-going public has for the last week or two been keenly awakened by the announcement that Mademoiselle Piceolomini was soon to appear before them. This youthful artiste made her debut in London last May, with the highest eclat ; and froni that time till the close of the opera season at the end of July she continued to be the object of the most ardent. and increasing admira tion. She was, indeed, familiarly known by the fond appellations of the " pet of the pufilS," the " spoilt chi , d," and the cara bambino Adear babe) ; and we were informed by some of the Loudon journals, that like a litt'e depot she ruled the entire season, and that on the evening of its close, when she had enchanted her audi ence with some of her favourite songs, she was literally pelted and almost smothered with bouquets. With such a full-blown reputation did this young lady appear last night before an Edinburgh audienpe. Wears of opinion that she owes the power which she has acquired over the feelings of her audiences in some degree at least to handsome though petite figure, a pleasing and ever smiling face, and an almost girlish artlessness of mien ; Clough it is no doubt mainly attributable to artistic ialeuts of a high order. She was cordially. received last right by a brilliant audience, and at the .close of the concert the impression she made seemed highly fa vourable. Mdlie. Piccolomini's voice• is not as yet equal, either in melody or depth of tone, to that of some of the first easel vocalists that have of late years periodically visited our city.. But 'with this re mark comparison must . ceses. Her style is altogether her own ; it is deeply emotional and thoroughly his trionic ; and its effect depends lees opt:invoice than that of any other vocalist we ever remember hearing, being powerfully aidod by lo , k, ac ion,' and intensity of ex pression. In her first air, " Couvien partir," from Duni zettes "La Figlia Its,ggirmnto, these characteristic i were strikingly marked. The air is of a homewhat melancholy cast, inter ded to portray the feelings of tho favourite daughter of a regiment taking a sad farewell of her military lathers ; end the intensity of the feeling which she biel'hed forth in the song rendered it deeply touchier. It was this song, if we mistake not, which brought the showers of bouquets about her earn at the close of the opera season in London. The only other solo sung by her—" Ah fors h lui "—was, perhaps, still more effecively suer, and, as well as the limner, was heartily encored. It, hoWevei, expresses :painfully the feelings of an unfortunate young. woman. who had been led aside from the paths, of, virtue, and her desperate resolution when she feels herself aban doned in what she calls the populous desert of Paris, to spend her remaining days in deeper depths of depra vity and folly ; and we think such songs—especially when, as in the present instance, they are not recom mended by any special musical excellency—might with much propriety be set aside for others of a less question able character. Their ,introduction into the c oncert room cannot fail to affect injuriously the obaracter of these ent e rtai n m en t s , w hi c h, when kept fres front s uc h w holesomeimpurities, are so well fitt e d t o i m p ar t a w holesom e to the feelings of th e au di ence . Th e ot h er tft:l7: ba o n ent ) s of the concert were ably s us t a i ne d by M r . Signor Belletti, and Signor Rossi ; but, with the little of _excep tion of a beautiful English song by Mr. .15rTinu late c Love Thee"—the comp os iti on , w e presume, _his l . e possessed distinguished father—the pieces selected were too his trionic in their character, and d t l mu-ical excellence to be effective when dis sociated fro m the dramas to which they belong.—Edinturgh. Witness. mg - MONEEY..—There is a Why is a sot so most dogs have, of it not by reason of the habits w hich generally ealleda drunken dog.? Is getting under the table / , hal story told in connection with the Aberdeen harbour. When the go T or aItMIioAnGuIhSTRI rather N apocryp trade to the We 4 Lobes was first opened up, it is said that the m agistrates of Aberdeen were - tempted to try their fortune in what, promised to be such a lucra- AT fe E ar A tire business, and scot a vessel out there on specula tion. The many anxious gazers from the Castle-hill for the arrival of the " s hi pp i e 0 were at length re warded, and when safely moored in tilti" hllbarte," the civic dignitarie3 paid it a visit. After having exban , ted the occidental wonders which had been brought home, t h e provost and baillies retired to the cabin to par take of the skipper's good cheer. Whilet4hus en gaged, a monkey, which was part of the importations, amused with the tie of the provost's wig, honoured it with an occasional pull, much to the good old man's an noyalice, " Odd, laddie," he would say aside, "Ye''l better be quiet." " What's the matter with y o u, provost?" said the captain, overhearing une of the chief magistrate's rernelietrances. " It's that laddie 0' yours," was the "Ply. " What laddie, provost ?" " That ane there, we ' the rough foul face, an' the F ai r e'en.' t .., Th2a,,t s nae said the a laddie, provost ; it's a monkey." “la't, is't . worthy dignitary, "f a t bett e r kent I. 1 thocht it was some o' your sugar-makers' sons come o' er to our u n i versity to get's education."—The new Book of Bon i A cord, by Wm 074e!ti.iffat If. D, id )1y Ir© or Ty 3I 00 rin off rat ,og on to ,tel ion ocif the oh' Oa eh the died , de aol• ace d 3330. were t is ° 8 5 ° th • ily ceS 5U 100 461 i 76 TH I!, SUN, .LON DON, PRIDA EVE t WI 5 al it ti 6f St. li tit. I st. li St. li St. 11 S B6 t tt. .. : 1 1 1 11 St' 1i St. 11 St. 11 sc. Iv St I( ti 138 i 99 8 43 OCTOBV 1n,!x, 56