The Sun. — London, England, 1861-10-18 00:00:00

2_:i RONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Bank of LEugland return, completed to the 16th inst., shows some rather important changes, which, however, are accounted for by the payment of the various demands. In the bullion there is a diminution of about a quarter of a million sterling, while the reserve of notes has been trenched upon to nearly half a milli( m. The other securities also show a considerable reduction. The various items of the balance-sheet, itnd the changes they present, are shown in the subjoined table : Active Circulation Increase .. Bullion .. Decrease .. Best .. • • Decrease .. Public Deposits Decrease .. .. £21,122,065 ~ 190,180 „ 13,895,087 „, 246,432 „, 3,119,329 695,364 4,568,765 1,325,149 Other Deposits.. 14 . ,411,153 Increase .. 2,382,318 Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 808,592 Increase .. 65,914 Government Securities .. .. 12,153,001 Increase .. 1,419,878 Other Securities 16,884,816 Decrease . . 655,1647 Notes unemployed .. 6,632,690 Decrease .. 463,195 A large supply of Australian gold, viz., £144,000, was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. The steamer Alhambra, which left for the Penin sula, has conveyed £20,000 in sovereigns for the Bank of Portugal. At the half-yearly meeting of the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney; held on the 26th of July last, a dividend at the rate of 14 per cent. per annum was declared. There was a meeting yesterday afternoon of credi tors of Messrs. Sowerby and Tectton, silk mercers, &c., who suspended on the 4th inst., when it was agreed that the estate should be liquidated in bank ruptcy. The liabilities were stated to be £42,160 and the assets £13,267. During the last few days there has been con siderable animation in the markets for Foreign and Colonial Produce. Tea at public sales has brought full rates, and sugars, coffee, cocoa, and rice have advanced. In fruit and spices the dealings have been to a moderate extent without any change of importance in values. Tallovv has continued in fair demand for both present and forward delivery. P : Y.C., on the spot, is dealt in. at ils 3d to 51s 6d, and spring delivery 52s to 52s 3d per cwt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, in creased activity prevailed, and prices of nearly all descriptions were id. per lb. higher. The sales amounted to 30,000 bales. With regard to the market for American secu rities during the past week, Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. state that, " During the past week the market for American stocks has continued firm, whilst the actual transactions have not been to an extent to affect prices, which remain without change." Extreme quietude has pervaded the market for Public Securities today, speculation being very restricted ; the quotations, however, have been tolerably steady, Consols being 921 1 for money, and 921 for the 7th proximo. Indian Secu rities have been exceedingly buoyant. The New Threes are firmer at 90: I the Reduced at 901 ; Bank Stock is at 232 and 233 ; India ditto at 224; ditto 5 per Cent., 1041 ; and the New Loan Scrip, 104; Exchequer Bills, March, are steady at ls. to 4s. prem.; ditto, June, 7s. to 10s. prem. The dealings in the Foreign Market have been of a rather limited character, and prices are tole rably steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 81 1 ; ditto, 1858, 69 i t ; ditto 4 per Cent. Guaranteed firm at 101 t ; Mexican steady at 26 ; Portuguese at 471 ; but Dutch 4 per Cents. are flat at 991 ; Chilian per Cents. have improved to 841. Business in the Railway Share Market has been dull, and prices have shown a downward move ment in several instances. Lancashire and York shire have declined 55.; Midlands, 10s.; Eastern Counties, 15s. ; and Caledonian £l. South- Easterns have improved 55., and Manchester, Shef field, and Lincoln, and North Eastern (Berwick) 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in active, and prices have experienced little variat!on. Joint-Stock Bank and 'Miscellaneous Shares remain inactive at about previous rates. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bulk Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 904 I 1 I -3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire nth April, 1885 l5l India Stock. . • 224 Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent. 961 Ditto 51 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 981 Ditto 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 6tto under £l,000 Consols for Account, Nov. 7 921 1 1 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent March June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d..... 41 pm 11 , to £5OO .. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian 6 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent Equador New Consolidated Mexican, 3 per Cent. • — Ditto Account ' New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. Ditto Deferred Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 1853 . — Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and'6o 461 Russian 6 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 6ll Spanish 3 per Cent. .. — Ditto New Deferred •••• 42 Turldsh 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuelan 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchangel2 Guth bitto Certificates, 4 per Cent TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 921 1 Ditto Account 921 1 THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Fresh up to this morning's market the receipts of English wheat were much restricted, and the demand for all descrip tions ruled steady, at fully Monday's advance in the quota tions. The supply of foreign wheat was very moderate, and im porters were firm in their demands. All kinds brought quite previous rates. Floating cargoes of grain moved off steadily, at very full prices. Barley sold somewhat more freely, at previous currencies. The supply on offer was rather lnuited. In malt sales progressed slowly, on foimer terms. The demand for oats ruled steady, and prices wore fairly maintained. • Very few beans were on offer, and the quotations were firm. Peas were scarce, and quite as dear as on Monday. Flour changed hands to a fair eiteaat, at the late improve ment in prices. . ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. *heat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English •• •• •• •• 1,010 ( 720 440 I 80 ( 1,070 sack Irish Foreign 400 1,480 brie. NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL. Only moderate supplies of meat have been on sale here. For all descriptions the trade is firm, and prices are on the advance. Per Slb. by the carcase. aded Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 4 Middlingrwatto gelid Middling do. .. 3 6 3 8 Prime do ...... n 3 8 4 2 Prime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal .... ... . ' 4 4 6 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 S mall pori.... 4 8 4 4 Large pork .... 424 10 Lamb ........ 0 5 2 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 0 0 0 BOROUGH HOP. - The business doing in a ll kinds of ho p s is ver y limited, and prices continue to give way. The duty is called £115,000. Foreign hops still come freely to hand. New Mid and East Eents .. 190 s to 260 s per cwt. New Weald of Keats ...... 160 s 200 s ~ New Sussex .............. 140 s 1605 ~ COLONIAL. TEA.—The public sales have gone off with considerable animation, and prices have been well maintained. B"An.—The demand has been active for good and fine grocery descriptions at an advance of about 6d per cwt In Other qu a liti es h ave also supported previous prices. the Refined Market a fair business has been done at full rates. COFFEE.—For the better qualities of Plant ation Ceyl, n there has been a better demand, and prices have tended upwards, RICE .—increased • .—increased activity has prevailed, full rates bein g obtained for all descriptions. ar 4ALLow,—The market has remained moderately act ive, 618 prices are steadily supported. P.Y.C. on the spo t, Owt, to 51s 6d, and spring delivery, 52s to 52s 3d per all all 13} all all 18.8. all all all all all LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 1 Leasing Closing Business Railways. I Paid. Co.'s Price. Done. Chester ßedfordllu Icing ha : a Holyhead... o l Is l hl y ei h rt ec e h a r d e. . Y : . l la r l o l I D DL11 0 0 . a. ... N: g ... j 6 53 i 9 6 10 00 0 D D 0 0 ....... Do. Do 54 percent,. Colchester, Stour Val. all , .. . 130 133 Clydesdale Jun 0...... 100 C F a u 1e . d a . 0 . r n. c .. "11 1 011 1 91 0 1: 11201 1 331 44 : 41 41 4 1 E E : L u i n n i c o o n l , n H sl an . g vi 6 e p h e s r h c s: i 1: 1 0 1 1 , EGt.c.Nounortths: _ Do. Woodbridge.. •t 100 i •• _ Gls.Barr.& Neils:DrA. 100 ,Caledon... Do. new , 100 !D0... •• •• Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail.. all Yk.N.&Br --- Hull and Selby. Do. halves.., 1DD Y 0 k 0.. .N . ...M . d. ,. 1 : 09 11. : 1 . a D Dn u eo _i London p q c u r. : ta: tehre rr:enusec.an.e. w i. 5.. p. c.. . h.. c il 1 111 R a :00 1 000 1 1 i ILn&N.W. 198 202 Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end l 100 Peto &Co. 82 84 84 IS.Eastern 59 61 Lowestoft gua. 4p c 100 Norfolk.. 1D0........ 110 115 Do. 6 per cent i 100 IDo — Bine., Bxtn.,&Matlock , all 'L NW&M 31 81 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock ... .. .. . 1 . 00 Midland 93 95 9 3 4 Nevvmarkt,BuryTEx.l gua. 5 percent..... 5. 5. 6 E.Counts. p 4 p P Northn.&Eastn. SP. C. all !Do 55 57 Do. 11 p. c. ...... .. all ID o . - Do. Fixed sp. c..... all I Do. North Western....... all Midland 151 16 Preston and Wyre. 1 all 1,4 NW 1 I : I'- 4 . t ° R I: . Ni k. r s i ell:ill:31 1221-32 1 1 0 11 s i; o l loriesiwt Shares n s . b H r y i t & c h, Hereford,& S he A p . l Do. do. 1 Do. 1 11p S.-Staffordshire all M'Clern... —.— 3 Wilts and Somerset lOO J Gt. West, 189 91 901 WthlbiedolldicrOYdll• all IL.d;BriPin li 9 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENIN(, OCTOBER 18, 1861. Business done 98 i 101 i f 1001 191 321 3 98) i , -P 9i 10 4 3i pr 23 L 4 8i 9k 8 19i 2(1 38 39 9 10 40 41 52 54 4 3d 6 6i Af 241 251 7i 76 91 101 20 21 97j 81 8 91i 14} 191 f 9 i 9 120 123 60 62 62 61 96 98 li i d 15i I 0 it 5} 16 is 11 PI id 10 pr 9, LAW IN2ELLIGENCE—( Th 4 Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fame.) IN RE G I ASS.-DISCHARGE FROM CUSTODY. In this case reported yesterday, Mr. Brough renewed his application for the discharge of Mr. Weston, Moorgate• street, having filed the statement required by the com plainant under the new act—although the application was made under the 12th section of the old act. The statement simply contained the names and addresses of creditors, the amounts respectively due to them, the liabilities, and the cause of failure. GENERAL FREMONT. (From the New American Cyclopedia.) Mr, Toes, for the creditor, said the account having been duly filed he would leave the matter in the hands of the Court. His Honour said that under these circumstances he should order a discharge. This statement, however, will not absolve the bankrupt from filing a balance-sheet as usual, 10 days before the last examination, and the Court may order a specific goods and cash account, if requisite. 1221 i 28} 4 3 I Fremont, John Charles, an American explorer, born in Savannah, Georgia, January 21, 1813. His father was a Frenchman who had settled in Nor folk, Virginia, where he supported himself by teach ing his native language. His mother, whose maiden name was Aune Beverley Whiting, was the daugh ter of an opulent and prominent Virginian, con nected by marriage with the Washington family. She was left an orphan at an early age, and when seventeen years old was persuaded by her relatives to marry Major Pryor, a rich and gouty gentleman forty-five years her senior. This union was child less and unhappy, and at the end of twelve years was terminated by a divorce which the friends of both parties combined to procure from the Legisla ture. Major Pryor soon married his housekeeper. and Mrs. Pryor married Mr. Fremont. He died in 1818. The widow, with three infant children, settled in Charleston, South Carolina. At the age of 15, John Charles entered the junior class of Charleston College. For some time he stood high in college, and made remarkable attainments in mathematics. " But about this time," says Mr. Bigelow, one of his biographers, " he became ac quainted with a young West Indian girl, whose raven hair and soft black eyes interfered sadly with his studies." His inattention and frequent absences at length caused his expulsion from the college. After this event he obtained employment as a private teacher of mathematics, and took charge at the same time of an evening school. In 1833 he obtained the position of teacher of mathematics on board of the United States sloop of war Natchez, which was then in the port of Charleston, from which she sailed on a cruise to the coast of South America. Fremont was absent in her for more than two years, and on his return to Charleston received from the College which had expelled him the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Arts. Shortly afterward he missed successfully a rigorous examination at Baltimore for Professorship of Mathematics in the navy, and was appointed to the frigate Indepen dence ; but he soon resolved to quit the sea, and engaged himself as a surveyor and railroad engineer on a line between Charleston and Augusta, Georgia. In 1837, he accompanied Captain Williams, of the United States army, in a military reconnaissance of the mountainous Cherokee country in Georgia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. In 1838 9, he accompanied M. Nicollet, a Frenchman, and a dis tinguished man of science, in explorations of the country between the Missouri and the British line. These explorations were made under the authority of the government, and, while engaged in them in 1838, Fremont received from President Van Buron, under date of July 7, a commission as Second Lieutenant in the Corps of Topographical Engineers. While at Washington, in 1840, employed in the preparation of the report of these expeditions, Fre mont become acquainted with Miss Jessie Benton, a daughter of Col. Thomas H. Benton, at that time a senator from Missouri. An engagement was formed, but as the lady was only 15 years of age, her parents, notwithstanding their high personal regard for Fremont, objected to the match, and sud denly, probably through the potent influence of Colonel Benton, the young officer received from the War Department a peremptory order to make an examination of the river Des Moines upon the western frontier. The survey was rapidly executed, and shortly after his return from this duty the lovers were secretly married, October 19, 1841. In the following year Fremont projected a geographical survey of the entire territory of the United States, from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, the feasibility of an overland corn tnunication between the two sides of the continent being then a leading idea in his scheme of explora tions. He accordingly applied to the War Depart ment for employment on this service, and having received, at his own suggestion, instructions to explore the Rocky Mountains, and. particularly to examine the South Pass, he left Washington May 2, 1842, and on June 10 began his expedition. Im mediately after the publication of his report Fre mont planned a second expedition of a much more comprehensive character than the first. He deter mined to extend his explorations across the conti nent, and to survey the then unknown region lying between the ltockyMoun tains and the Pacific Ocean. In May, 1843, he commenced his journey with 39 men, and in pursuance of his instructions proceeded up the Kansas River far enough to ascer tain its character, and then crossed over to the Platte, which he ascended to its source in the moun tains, where the Sweet Water, one of its tributaries, springs from the neighbourhood of the South Pass. He reached the Pass on August 8, went through it, and saw the head waters of the Colorado flowing toward the Gulf of California. On September 6, after travelling over 1,700 miles, he came in sight of the Great Salt Lake, of which no accurate account had ever been given, and of which very vague and erroneous notions were entertained. His investi gations effected important rectifications in our geo graphical knowledge of this portion (:f the conti nent, and had subsequently a powerful influence in promoting the settlement of Utah and of the Pacific States. From the Salt Lake he proceeded to the upper tributaries of the Columbia river, whose valley he descended till, on November 4th, he reached Fort Van couver, near the mouth of the Columbia. On Nov. 10, he set out on his return to the States. He selected a south-east route, leading from the lower part of the Columbia to the Upper Colorado, through an almost unknown region, crossed by high and rugged mountain chains. He soon encountered deep snows, which impeded his progress and forced him to descend into the great basin, and presently found himself in the depth of winter in a desert, with the prospect before him of death to his whole party from cold and hunger. By astronomical ob servation, he found that he was in th e l a tit u d e o f the bay of San Francisco ; but between him and the valleys of California was a rar ge of mountains covered with snows which the Indians declared no man could cross, and over which no reward could induce them to attempt to guide him. Fremont boldly undertook the passage without a guide, and accomplished it in forty days, reaching Sutter's Fort on the Sacramento early in March, with his men reduced almost to skeletons, and with only thirty three out of sixty-seven horses and mules remain ing, and those that survived so weak and thin that they could barely walk while led along. He re. sumed his journey March 24, and, proceeding south ward, skirted the western base of Sierra Nevada, crossed that range through a gap, entered the great basin, and again visited the Salt Lake, from which through the South Pass, he returned to Kansas in July, 1844, after an absence of fourteen months, during the greater part of which he was never out of sight of snow. Fremont was breveted captain in January, 1845, and in the spring of that year he set out on a third expedition to ex plore the great basin and the maritime region of Oregon and Caiifornia. The summer was spent in examining the head waters of the rivers whose source is in the dividing ridge between the Pacific and the Mississippi valley ; and in October he encampei on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. From thence he proceeded to explore the Sierra Nevada, which chain he crossed again, in the dead of winter, with a few men, to obtain supplies from California for his party, with whom, after perilous adventures among the mountains, and some suc cessful encounters with hostile Indians, he made his way into the valley of the San Joaquin, where he left his men to recruit, and went him self to Monterey, which was at that time the capital of California, to obtain from the Mexi can authorities permission to proceed with his exploration. Permission was granted, but was almost immediately revoked, and he was peremp torily ordered to leave the country without delay. Fremont as peremptorily refused to comply. His men, exhausted by the hardships they had suffered, and destitute of supplies and animals, were in no condition to re-pass the mountains and the deserts from which they had just emerged. The Mexican Governor, General Castro, mustered the forces of the province, and prepared to attack the Americans, who were only sixty-two in number. Fremont took up a strong position on the Hawk's Peak, a mountain thirty miles from Monterey ; built a rude fort of felled trees ; hoisted the American flag ; and, having plenty of ammunition, resolved to defend himself. He wrote to the American Consul at Monterey, in reply to a private message, March 10, 1846 :—" We have in no wise done wrong to the people or the authorities of this country, and if we are hemmed in and assaulted here, we will die, every man of us, under the flag of our country." The Mexican General formed a camp with a large force of artillery, cavalry, and infantry, in the plain immediately below the position held by the Ameri cans, whom he hourly threatened to attack. On the evening of the fourth day of the siege, Fremont, tired of inaction, withdrew with his party, and pro ceeded towards the San Joaquin. The fires were still burning in his deserted camp, when a messen ger arrived from General Castro to propose a cessa tion of hostilities. Without further molestation, Fremont pursued his way northward through the valley of the Sacramento into Oregon. Near Tlamath Lake, on May 9, he met a party in search of him with despatches from Washington, directing him to watch over the interests of the United Staten in California, there being reason to apprehend that the province would be transferred to Great. Britain. There was also reason fn 1,...n.‘c tnat Geueitil Chlatiu iutcudea. to destroy the American settlements on the Sacramento. Fremont promptly retraced his steps to California. General Castro was already marching against the settlements. The' settlers rose ia arms, flocked to Fremont's camp, SHARE BARKE T-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. P a . d ! Closing Business . • Pride. Done Beitast and Ballymena ! Bin, Wol , and Str. Val* Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardic,rar, Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrocic., tPassage 'Cornwall .... Do A t A gets no div until 6 c ran Do B ihasbeen p pe i d.toß Dublin & Belfast June Dun., Perth, &Ab. Juno East Anglian ..... Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds , East Suffolk r Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland G reatNorth ern Do do A stook Do do Bf do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Loud., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Loud. & sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shef. & Lineoln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland Do new .... Do firming. & Derby 'Nfid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Roe Norfolk . ...... North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dkatocv stk ; A reas no d until 6pclias beenpd.B Do B stock ...... ,Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , G.N.E. purchase DoLeeds .............. Do York (North London Do new North staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail Feeb1er........ , Portsmouth Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock r Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S.-Durham & Lanc.Un South Eastern South Wales ... S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do _ Do New (1860) 5 afi Vale • • • • • • Do Pref. No 1 riermesHavenDk&Rail LJ,ster Do . .... Vale of Neath Victor is Sta. and Pim Water', ur d & Kilkenny! Watertoi d & Limerick West Cot nwall 1 West London I Do Ist class ........ Do 2d class WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail I West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport' Do. Hereford, 54 64 93 95 105.. 105! 41i 421 10 10 18 19 541 .551 44 48 31 33 87 89 284 29 :04 106 112 113 110 112 129 131 103 105 69 691 55 63 1046 105 57 59 114 116 46 48 911 011 93 04 10 11 45 45 5 6 125/ 126} li 14 i_ 98 100 8 6dl 61 63 62 62. 100/ 101 id p 58 59 901 00i 94 96 4i 4t I 101 10/ SS 00 120 122 38 49 95 97 45 46 36 38 78 781 60 62 94 96 4 6 37 38 7 4 8 4 5 6 p 55i 56i 2i 3. i kr, 121 12} 47 48 42 45 88 90 1051515 5413 * 4 * 32& 112 1101 11 11i 91 i i i 451 i II 126 I 5i 101 1001 1 P 581 Paid Closing Business Sh a re' Railways. Price. Done. Blythe p.nd Tyne 16 per ct. pret. (issued at .£s' fsris. & Exet.4 p.et.stoe', DO. do. do. Shares Caledon .£lO, 4} per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. leornwall, 5 per cent I Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c.... Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.... E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No..? Do. New 6 per et. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent. guar... Edin.tGlas. sp.c. shares I Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. li:din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. I'urness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. Wust.g.a. 5 p.c, Clreht Northern, 5 p. et. Po.sp.e.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 41 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm C. t. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf St. Sn. & W (Ireland) j p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berke an If ants) Ext. 5 p. et I "o. Redeemable, 44 p.ct Do. Redeemabie, ip. et. Du Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares l It. W. Ches. 8 p.e.pf.sh )o. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. share , 0. do. do. .... Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 41p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.stXs 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lao.) Lon.& Brig.s pc.gu. No. Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. a Do. do sp.c. No. I Do. do. 41 per cen , . Do. do. 41 p. c. shares Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '651 Do. 4 per cent. Fret Lon. Chat. and Dover I Do.W. A rceiv.no div Ex.A til tip cis pd on Do. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B I.on. and N.V. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. et , on. & S. W, 7 p. et. stock Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus of 2s. 6d ..... Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. Londony. & Ennis. sh' Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et' 0 0. 46 Do. 34 per cent Do. redeem. 8 percent Do. 44 i•jaryport per cent & Car., 4 p. c. Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bin 6 p.e Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock ' Do. 44 per cent Do. Lem. & Hit. pref. st Nortik 5 p. c. Ex. st. 184 r. Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do 1847 Do.sWay. Val.Ex.st.lB47 North British, 5 p. o Do. New, gua. S p. c Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs Do. do. do Nth. Dev. Rail. & Dck.Co. N -East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. a. Do. pc. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref. Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. Do. Leeds, 6 p. a. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pf ,Scottish North-Eastern p. c. pref. stook.— Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock south Devon, Ann. lOs. Do. Fixed 4i per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 4a per cent. Do. Fixed I p.c. Ist is outh Wales, gua. 4 P.C. Do. •1i per cent. Do. 5 per cent' S.- Yu. hQhire, 4 p. c. gua Stock. Lai. .A s p. c Do. B 6 per cent:.. Do. C 6 per eent Watrfd Kilkny, 6p. c -Oxf let Gua stk 2d do ort 5 p.c.pf.red.l Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pi 1866 Do. till 1869, lst is.l 100 102 20 21 51 0i 1100 102 1110 115 1 106 110 106 108 1105 107 122 124 80 82 XlO 112 89 91 79 81 114 116 109 111 101 103 105 107 97 99 98 ICO . 87 89 88 /0 101 103 96 10 t 66 176 10 106 74 76 19A 204 91 1 0 1 146 156 135 137 11l 114 111 114 136 138 111 114 101 103 1150 155 127 130 !3 75 91 02 92 94 i 1P id p 13i 14 L2O 125 i 4P ' 65 i 0 I it 135 137 100 102 91 93 109 111 107 109 1 90 9: 99 101 08 100 id p i d tp 22 z 3 132 136 10' 104 234 24 100 102 1100 102 97 99 84 86 27 28 32 33 22 33 45 48 124 126 1t 8 120 100 102 118 122 115 118 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 100 all all all all all 100 100 PREFERENCE SIIARES. 924 li 24 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New ....... Do. Preference Buffalo,BrantotGodricl; 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Cleutta. a: S. E astn. (Lin.) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape'rown & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara. . . ...... Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shaieis Ext-..... Do. Jubbulpore Do. po. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 'Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 1 Do. do. 1872:: Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. - - IGt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B do Madras guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 5 do. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. 13nds. Newßrunswick Canda iiii;Land(Lim.)g,.6pc Class A Capital S'hare Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. Punjaub .... Ls El Do. Do. ........ Do. Indua.St. Flo. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. flOO 15 all 100 1 Paid. Closing Price. 55 60 98 99 - 31 1} d EtAIL . 5f tif 70 75 65 70 65 70 4i 54 i id 19} 19#d 101 102 99 101 100 101 100 101 19 20 56 59 48 52 32 34 37 40 30 33 30 33 98 99 d 1 971 981 91 91 111 10&(1 95 97 88 90 87 89 97f 98f 91 93 4 6 3 5 101 102 95 96 Id WAYS . FOREIGN Algerian ..... Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine, & Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref......... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. IParis & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 pp. ct. lira ftiga & Dunaburg...... lßoyal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p.c. S.Aust &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Porfiwal 7 p et. West Flan*ni Do. 5i p. O. Preference .. W. & N.W. of France .. West , rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITIS A l ;red Consols (Philack)• British Iron 'Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Taoist )] East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus I G.Wheal Alfa. (Philack) 'G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville !Herod's-Foot •.. !Bing - Bton Downs Lady Bertha !Margaret ( Uny Lelant) ;North Downs !North Frances (Illogan) 'N.Wh'I Basset (1110 4an) North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) —. 'Sortridg - e Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(StCleer)• S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim :S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 10 Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) , West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) iWest Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan): ;Wheal Buller(Redruth)! ;Wheal Edward (Cals.) l , Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) - IWheal Mary Ann (Men.), I I Wheal (Lis.) FOREIGN MINES. 3.2.10, 1.11.6 7.4.0 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.6 10.6.7 5.9.0 13s 6d! 1.12 t li 1 2 360 370 631 67 26 261 21 31 15 17 4i 5 M INL S, 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim 17.6 f d pr 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 431 44% 44 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 14 2 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo. ; die. 40 Cobre Copper all 35 36 ICopiapo l6 6 8 1 , Dunsloun.Cop.Ming.Co ail t 2 ;Fortuna. 20 ;General all 22 24 2 'Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 4 4 p 1% IKapunda (Limited) 1 4 11 p S Linares all I 7 8 17% 5 Lusitanian 2 , 4 pr 1 Mariqui fa i all 1 •N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L id 20 Pontg,ibaud Silver,Lead , Mining and Smelt all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 4 1% 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. pr Id 88•2•84 United Mexican ail 6 64: 641 1 Worthing (Limited) all Do — JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 65 t 7 86% 6 40 'Australasia j all 163 65 25 ißank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Btrak of London 5O 58 60 59% # 9 20 (Bank of Turkey 3 I id 50 'British North American all , 5 66 54 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all '2O 50% 204 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch all 31 33 100 City 100 Colonial 20•11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 — 20 Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 117 174 17 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 2* 244 244 20 Do. new lO 3 3% 50 London and County 20 34% 85% •25 50 London Joint Stock :: 10 32 83 824 20 London and S.African lO >k pr 94 4 1 • 100 (London & Westminster 20 i7O 72 100 Nat. Prov. of England 12 20 Do. new l2 50 ;National Bank ........ 25 20 , New South Wales.— all 25 Orient. B. Corporation., all 51 52 51% % 20 Ottoman Bank .. ... 174 18 100 Provincial of Ireland ..! 25 884 10 Do. new . ' all 25 I South Australia I all 25 Union of Australia ... 1 all 39 41 50 Union of London 100 'Unity Mutual 6O ' COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 107 112 Do 6p. Cent.lBBo-2 100 109% Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. j 100 106 103 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept.! 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent ' 100 101 101% 1014 4 Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1880 100 106 108 Do. 1890 100 106 108 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 'O9 Do. 6p. e.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866' 100 994 100% Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876' 100 99 100 :99% Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 99 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 lOO 108% 109% S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO • - Vic. Gov, 6 p.c. JaAJuly; 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 100 1C44 1054' 105 4f IC4 1051 105 4f stock 1 , stock stock stock j stock stock ' stock , 20 1 DOCKS. Commercial I 100 I Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min ! 100 East and West India 1 100 iLOndor i St. Katharine. . 100 'Southampton lOO , Victoria . IDo New __— ._ —.., 2 MISCELLANEOUS. [0 Anglo-Mexican Mint [0 Atlantic It. 3,11. Stm (ld) )00 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) 15 ,Australian Agricultural tO Berlin Water (Limited) i 0 British American Land i 0 BALI. Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) tO Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim) K) Do. C. (Limited) ...... 12i Canada Land .. . . tO Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim t. Cop.slin.ofEng.& S mltg f 5 Do. Pref. 7i per cent. t. Crystal Palace t. Do. Preference t. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb 20 E.lndia Irrig - n. & Canal ,t. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New 5 English & Aus. Copper 15 Gpn. Steam Navigats 1 Great suit, .imited) 1 Do. 17i pct Preference 5 Lon. District TeL (Lim.) 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) 20 ,Madras Irr. and Canal 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 10 Netherlands Land 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl die. 00 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). 1 .) s \o O pp ee r z. Lri I On n s . es ztnelaci St( L L i m m 50 Do. New 5 2 00150 0 R E R h e oD d e yyoan nNaSaywll Steamo: l. g .4i p c l st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 25 South Australian Land 1 Submarine Tel. Scri p 1 Do. do. 1;,q,• - istered 10 Do. do•• •• •• 10 Trust and. Agency t is. 20 4 „c: r T a r . A n . k t u o, L s di t n eo r m l a esTailtu 100 all all :a:1 all 1 5 1 28i I 1 i I 1* 11 11 lt 3 4 * $d 7 12 1 1; 1 1} 5 a 48 50 68 70 11 13 11 19 164 174 44 54 51 53 130 140 33 35 I 4 6' 15 16 1 2 27 29 4i 41 29 32 18 20 9 11 107 110 16 17 83 34i 104 106 104 100 pr ip 94 97 31 3i IN RE W. AND N. BALLARD. These bankrupts had carried on business as woolstaplers at Farringdon, Berks. The bankrupts were father and son, and the accounts between them were as distinct traders. An immediate certificate of the third class was granted. A FAILURE AT THE WEST-END.-SOITERBY AND LATHAM. Mr. Ashurst presented a petition against these bankrupts, who were drapers, &c., in Regent-street. Messrs. Morrison and Dillon are the petitioning creditors. The debts are stated at £42,000; assets, £lB,OOO. IN RE EPPS. This bankrupt was a hop merchant, &c., at Maidstone, and passed his examination on accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers and Bayles. Surplus, July, 1860, £1,295. Dr. August, 1861: To unsecured creditors, £3,675; secured, £5,606 ; liabilities, £384 ; assets, geod debts, £839 ; pro perty, £1,495 ; in hands of creditors, £4,913 ; losses, £3,104 ; trade expenses, £1,924 ; house and personal, £364. POLICE I NTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) BOW -STREET. THE LATE MURDER ON BOARD THE LAMMERGIER.— Myers, the second mate, was brought up on remand, charged with stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of the murdered Captain Adams. Mr. Darker, the solicitor for the prosecution, said he had to inform the magistrate, who had some doubt about the point on the last examination, that he had been informed the powers conferred by the Extradition Treaty with respect to criminals extended to witnesses. He hcd communicated with the American Minister, and negotiations were at present going on with respect to the subject, with the Government. Mr. Henry said he felt certain no such power as that re ferred to by Mr. Darker existed. Perhaps he could get over the difficulty by getting the prisoner . voluntarily to America. Mr. Darker said he had positively refused to go. Mr. Young (who appeared for the prisoner) said he had no doubt his client would go to the United States. Mr. Darker—The prisoner has told me he will not go, and it is simply ridiculous to send a prisoner for trial with out witnesses to support the charge. The evidence of Myers was of the greatest importance. Mr. Henry—Will he not go voluntarily ? Mr. Darker—He says he will not go as a witness. He has stated that he is a Southerner and owes no allegiance to the United States. Mr. Young—l think he will go. I don't imagine there will be any difficulty about it, as he has a wife and family in America, and he tells me he attended every sitting of the inquest. He says he is anxious to get out of this country. Mr. Henry—lf he is tried in this country for the robbery which it is clearly proved be had committed, he would most certainly be most severely punished. I think you had better ask him if he will comply with the advice of his soli citor and go to America. Mr. Darker then had an interview with the prisoner in the jailor's room, and the result was, that the prisoner con sented to go to America. Mr. Henry said the Inspector of the Thames Police could still keep the prisoner in his custody until the ship sailed which was to convey him to America. Inspector Cox said the vessel sailed to-morrow (Satur day). Mr. Henry—Very well, then, you can take him down to the docks and see him safely aboard. If he offers the slightest resistance, or attempts to throw any impediment in the way, you can bring him back to this court and he will be dealt with for the robbery, which there is no doubt he had committed. The prisoner was then removed from court in custody of Inspector Cox. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STEALING REVOLVERS.—James Edward Hudson was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with stealing two revolvers, of the value of £9, the property of Mr. Egg, gunmaker, No. 1, Piccadilly. Mr. Egg said prisoner left his service in January, and two days afterwards he missed two revolver pistols from the counting-houso. He then went to the prisoner's mother, who said he had gone away, but that he was a waiter at the Alhambra. Found him this morning in cus tody of the police. The value of the pistols was £9. Sergeant Oliver, 294 A, said ho went to 14, St. Martin's street, and found the prisoner in bed. Told him he must go with him for robbing his master, Mr. Egg, and on saying he wanted the pistols, prisoner said he had sold them to Mr. Wood, of Bow-street, gunmaker. He then took Mr. Egg to Mr. Wo , d, who said be bought them of the prisoner for £2 10s. each, and showed the book. This was in the prisoner's presence. Mr. Edmund Wood, theatrical armourer, said he bought the revolvers of the prisoner on the 2d of January, 1861, and in December, 1860. Mr. Egg said the prisoner had only been in his service three months, and left without notice. Prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for four months, with hard labour. THE BOP DUTY. An account of the duty on hops, the growth of the year 1861, from returns received np to the 18th October, 1861: Duty at 11d. per Collections. pound. Canterbury £23,468 11 101 Gloucester Grantham Isle of Wright 2,421 5 11 Lincoln Lynn Middlesex Northampton 3 1 6 Nottingham Oxford Reading lO 7 4 3 / 4 Rochester Sheffield l4 15 6 _ _ _ Stourbridge Suffolk Surrey 8 8 0 Sussex 10,684 14 4} Wales, Middle Worcester £125,386 10 7t A supplementary account will be furnished of the out standing collections. W. M. MOXON, Chief Accountant of the Excise. IRIS DAY'S ShIPPING. LONDON, Oct. 18.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little cloudy. DEAL, Oct. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Juno, from Hamburg frr Singapore ; Devondale, from the River, and sailed for Colombo; Clyde, from the River, and sailed for Monte Video. PLYMOUTH, Oct, 17.---Wind N.E.—Arrived—lslander, from Barbadoes. Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Orestes, for the Cape of Good Hope; Saldanha, for Moreton Bay. PILL, Oct. 17.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Venus, for De merara. CARDIFF, Oct. IG.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Veuilia, for Hong Kong. (BY ELECTRIC TELP.ORAPH SOUTHAMPTON, Fri day Morning. Arrived—L'Etoile, from CarentAn ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from Dublin, and ieft for London. Sailed—Argyll, steamer, for Carentan. (Br SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 17—Olivia, from Dartsic ; Garland, from Cronstadt ; Ostree, from Dantsic ; Eros, from Uleaborg ; Frankfort, from dronstadt ; Temora, from Havre; Ger mania, from Tonning; Countess of Lonsdale, from Ham burg; Concordia, from Rotterdam; Cosmopolitan, from Hamburg. Sailed, Oct. 18—Bryn-y-Moore, for Cape Coast Castle ; Corvette, for Brest; Ella Constance, for Cronstadt. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, Oct. 17—Josephine, from Shields, for Cartha gena ; Clarissa, for New York ; Strata Floride, for Geelong; Marietta, for Port Natal; Courrant, for Cardiff; Satellite, for Constantinople; Omar Pasha, for Genoa; Seine and Tamise, screw steamer, for Paris—all from London ; Tus can, from St. Kitt's; Gladiator, screw steamer, from west —both for London. For many years the Baptist community of Dun fermline was presided over by brothers David Dewar and James Inglis, the latter of whom has just recently gone to his reward. Brother David was a plain, honest, straight forward man, who never hesitated to express his convic tions, however unpalatable they might be to others. Being elected a member of the Prison Board, he was called upon to give his vote in the choice of a Chaplain from the licen tiates of the Established Kirk. The party who had gained the confidence of the Board had proved rather an indiffe rent preacher in a charge to which he had previously been appointed; and on David being asked to signify his assent to the choice of the Board, he said, " Weel, I'vo uo objec tions to the man, for I understand he has preached a kirk toom (empty) already, and if he be as successful in the jail, he'll maybe preach it vawcant as weel."--Retntniscences of 400teish kilo and Clogractcr. 1.14:0 9.18.9 and under his leadership the result was that, in less than a month, as Colonel Benton says- in his " Thirty Years' View," all the northern part of California was freed from Mexican authority, in dependence proclaimed, the flag of independence raised, Castro flying in the south, the American settlers saved from destruction, and the British party in California counteracted and broken up in all their schemes." On July 4 Fremont was elected Governor of California by the American settlers ; and on the 10th of that month he learned that Commodore Sloat, who commanded the U.S. squad ron on the coast, had taken possession of Mon terey. Fremont proceeded to join the naval forces : and reached Monterey with his 160 mounted riflemen on the 19th. Commodore Stockton about the same time arrived at Monterey with the frigate Congress and took command of the squadron, with authority from Washington to conquer California. On Oct. 14, 1848, Fremont started upon a fourth expedition across the continent at his own expense. With 33 men and 120 mules he made his way along the upper waters of the Rio Grande through the country of the Utahs, Apaches, Comanches. and other Indian tribes then at war with the United States. His object was to led a practicable passage by this route to California. In attempting to cross the great Sierra, covered with snow, his guide lost his way, and Fremont's party encountered horrible suffering from cold and hunger, a portion of them being driven to cannibalism to sustain life. All of his animals and one third of his men perished, and he was forced to retrace his steps to Santa Fe. Un daunted by this disaster, he gathered around him another band of 30 men, and after a long search discovered a secure route, which conducted him eventually to the Sacramento in the spring of 1849. H e now dete rm i ne d t o se ttl e i n C a lif orn i a, where, in 1847, he had bought the Mariposas estate, a very large tract o f l an d, conta i n i ng r i c h go l d m i nes. His title to this estate w as con t es t e d ; b ut, a f ter a long litigation, it was decided in his favour, in 1855, by the Supreme Court of the United States. COTTON SUPPLY. A writer in a contemporary says ze—Amid all the outcry made about a " Cotton Faw.ine," and in view of the salutary efforts likely to be produced by a little alarm and high prices, I hardly know whether you will care to give insertion to remarks on the other side of the question ; but, as apprehension is felt in some quarters that distress among the opera tives will render them very troublesome this winter, and as so staid a journal as the Economist has found it necessary to remind the spinners of Manchester that their necessities will no more justify England in breaking the blockade of the cotton ports than in stealing the cotton afterwards, it may not be amiss to give a few words of comfort and hope to the desponding. The quantity of cotton taken out of this port by the trade in the year 1860 was at the average rate of 49,000 bales weekly, at the end of the year the stocks in their hands were greatly increased, and it is probable that, what with the large stock of cotton en hand and the great accumulation of "waste," which during the good times of last year spinners had not time to use up, the quantity which actually passed through the spindles did not exceed 45,000 bales weekly. The short time movement began in earnest about the beginning of September, and the reduction of consumption already is estimated at 30 per cent. ; if the supply of American cotton is entirely withheld during the w hole season, it seems likely that the consumption will be reduced by one third, and the trade will not require more than 30,000 bales weekly from Liverpool from the Ist of September, 1861, to the Ist of September, 1862. The export from Liverpool during the last 10 years has averaged 291,551 bales per annum ; last year it was much greater, owing to exceptional circum stances—the enormous American crop of 1859-60 having been sent to this market, it became the cheapest, and Continental buyers came here for a larger quantity than ever before. Now let us examine what our position will be en the Ist of September next, supposing we do not re ceive a bale from America, that the importation from other places is only increased by the quantity of cotton actually known on the Ist of September last to be at sea from India in excess of what was at sea at the same time last year, assuming the con sumption to be two-thirds of that of 1860, and the export at the average rate of the ten years 1850 to 1860, inclusive. Bales. Stock of cotton in Liverpool, Sept. 1, 1860 885,610 Import of cotton, other than American, into Liverpool, Sept 1, 1860, to Sept. 1, 1861 .... 867,494 Known on September 1 to be at sea (Bombay to Liverpool) in excess of same time last year .. 164,152 1,917,2,5 Twelve months' consumption at 30,000 bales weekly Export at the averago rate of last ten years 1,851,551 It may be urged that the Continent, and, per haps, even the United States, will have to come to England for their supplies ; but it must be remem bered that the trade here hold very large stocks of cotton of which no account has been taken, and the same is unquestionably the case in all other places ; and abroad of course the same economy will be forced upon spinners as in this country. It may be further urged that bales of other kinds of cotton are smaller than American bales ; but this will be far more than compensated for by the fineness and lightness of the goods which are made when cotton is dear. Then the price of middling New Orleans cotton to-day is 101 d. per lb.; while this time last year it was 61d. per lb.; and it will be contrary to the laws of trade if such an increase of price does not call forth an•increased supply. Our American friends have been very much sur prised at what they have termed the apathy of the manufacturers of England in not running up prices of cotton much sooner, and they will be still more surprised when they learn the calm business-like way in which the prospect of an entire absence of American cotton is met. The Southerners are ac customed to regard England s.s absolutely dependent upon them, and it will be a very disastrous circum stance if the labouring population of the manufac turing districts should be reduced to two-thirds of their usual wages ; but this is very different from " famine," or from such distress as will convert honest and industrious operatives into a dangerous class. I have endeavoured to allay needless alarm at the loss of one American cotton crop, but I should be sorry indeed to check the regular and natural pre cautions which are being made to meet the present exigency. Liverpool, Oct. 16. LITERATURE. The Parish of Linwood ; or, Who is Responsible , By I. G. Edinburgh : W. P. Nimmo. Loudon : Houlston and Wright. I. G. has a very humble wish—that her little book may " amuse the wise, instruct the ignorant , and do injury to none." We have no doubt her wish will be attained in the case of numerous readers, for the story is of that kind which is a favourite with the age of her principal heroes and heroines. From the circumstances mentioned in the short preface, it is evident that the authoress could not be an artist in the vocation of tale making ; but her slips—such as a person drowning without any cause for it, and her young hot Tory hero seconding the Address in a Palmerston Parlia- I na n e c n i d t e — n t d s o a n r e o t p i l n e t n e t r i f f e u r l e w e n i u t h u g t h h a l n i fde the of f l h e e v r e s s o a r n y d . perplexities, and cross-purposes, and comings -right at-last, sufficiently numerois to content any lover of the unexpected and surp rising. Wh en we a dd that the leadin g persona ges are a wealthy young landlord, just come of age, and a clergyman about his own age, who both desire to make Linwood a merry, but yet a God-fearing parish, our readers will be sure tharc morality and religion cannot suffer in the story. The autho ress , i n a secco edition, must look a little carefully to the Scotticisms, and to the hints of, friendly critics on minor points. The advices from Paris are still of a very anxious character. The drain d gold continues, and the rate of ex change on London is firm. The Bank of France persevere• in its sales of stock, but the market is sustai,--3 &L all on the part of the ex „,...—...,11C13 traordinary manner by large in c.tuent are these carried that it is said public. To such did prices of all kinds of securities would experience a de cided rally in the face of the existing difficulties were it not for the realisations effected by the Bank of France. The rexpectation of a fresh movement in the rate of discount ap pers to be generally entertained. The sale of the bills for. the £ 2,000,000 on Messrs, Rothschild and Baring is to cow moue this week. Till RD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. E RKE RAGES.--( 7his Day.) (91" ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SWEEPSTAKES OF 20 SOVS. Penalty .......................................... 1 Zodiac ............................................ Six ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOVS. Pupil Bandage .. 1 2 Two ran. PRENDERGA.ST STARES. ........... 1 :- .. .... ............. 2 1 Marquis Carisbrooke Brazenose Five ran. SWEEPSTAKES OF 10 SOWS. Bubbles Bravo Pupil Ten ran SELLING HANDICAP. 3 Pardalote Weasel 2 Five ran. . POST HANDICAP. Lava Walked over. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Blackcock Nutbush Jacintha Thirteen ran. £5O PLATE. Lancelin Reveille Dulcibella Six ran. LONDON GAZETTR-(7HIS EVBNING). WHITEHALL, OCT. 16. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the Dignities of Baroness, Viscountess, and Countess o f th e U n it e d King dom of reat Britain and Ireland unto Anne, Duchess of Sutherland, wife of George Granville William, Duke of Sutherland, by the names , s t y l es, an d t i t l es of Baroness Macleod, of Castle Leod, in the county of Cromartie, Baroness Castlehaven, of Castlehaven, in the same county, Viscountess Tarbat, of Tarbat, in the same county, *lid Countess of Cromartie ; and f ur th er grant i ng, after 'her decease, the titles of Baron Macleod, Baron Castlehaven, Viscount Tarbat, and Earl of Cromartie, unto Francis Sutherland Leveson Gower (commonly called Lord Francis Sutherland Leveson Gower), the second surviving son of the said Anne, Duchess of Sutherland, and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten, with remainders over. WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 16. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of the under-mentioned officer of the army of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor the French who was attached as French Commissioner to the Headquarters of the British Forces in China, to be an Honorary Member of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of tha Bath, viz : N. Charles Burrard Raoul, Chef d'Escadron au 6me. Regiment de Hussards. FOREIGN OFFICE, OcT. 18. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Walter Berry as Consul-General in Scotland for his Majesty the King of Denmark. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. George Kehler as Consul at Sydney for the Free Hanseatic City of Hambursh. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Adolph S:dmitz as Consul at Sydney for the Free Han seatic City of Lubeck. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Ole Munch Roeder as Consul at Malta for his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Olof Fred. Golicher as Consul at Malta for his Majesty the King of the Netherlan LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Oar. 16. Notice is hereby given that the State apartments of Windsor Castle will be closed after Friday, the 18th inst., until further order:. ST. JAMES'S PALACE. The Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, will be reopened on Sunday next, October 20. Hours of Divine Service the same as those of last yen._ FRANCIS GARDEN, Sub-Dean. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, OCT. 18. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT.—Assistant Commissary- General Edward Strickland, serving with the local rank of Deputy Commissary-General in the West Indies, to be confirmed in the rank of Deputy Commissary-General, vice Graham, placed on retired pay; Deputy-Assistant Commissary-General James Long to be Assistant Com missary-General, vice Strickland. BANKRUPTS. Robert Cowtan, grocer, Caledonian-road, Middlesex. Joseph Christopher Leaver, shipowner, Shepherd's-bush, Middlesex. William Armstrong, dealer in colonial produce, East cheap, City. Alfred Hannibal, boot maker, Great Portland-street. James Evennett, corn dealer, High-street, Poplar. Elizabeth Ni m. Worman, Old Charlton, Kent. Thomas Griffiths, grocer, Park-street, Southwark. Henry Caton Stearer, cheesemonger, Lambeth-walk. Joseph Lovegrove, surgeon, Vicarage-place, Kensington. Andrew Black, dry fishmonger, Bethnal-green. Georee Samuel Jealous, printer, Gray's-inn-road. Nicholas Wm. Gibson, shipbroker, Austin-friars, city. James Nelthorpe, flour factor, Clarence-terrace, Wands worth-road. George Jury and Frederick Jury, tailors, Maidstone. George Michael Glass, sen., chemist, Brandon-street, Walworth. John Finlay, grocer, Henry-street, Portland-town. James George Ingram, woollen draper, Tottenham-court road. William Diezman, baker, Three Colt-lane, Cambridge road. Thomas Reynolds, hosier, Henry .street, Pentonville. John Owen Clarke, printer, Dorset-street, Fleet-street. John Darby Saysell, draper, Blundell-street, Caledonian road. Charles Green, gas-fitter, Brighton. Francis Robert Steadman, boot warehouseman, King street, Finsbury-square. James Bushby, corn dealer, Aldershot. Edward Kingett M'Namard, hotel keeper, North Wool wich. William Cooper, licensed victualler, formerly of Brent wood, Essex. William ,Dobson, builder, Old Gravel-lane, St. George East. Joseph Gooslchild, ham and beef depict . , Shoreditch. Welliam Welling, oilman, Clcpatone• street, Fitzroy square. William Edward Dod, .tchitect, Raynor street, Clerken well. William Goitutey, nail manufacturer, Manchester. J o hn Allan, iron merchant, Durham. Henry Alabaster, baker, Stratford New Town, Essex. John Lockwood, innkeeper, Stowmarket, Suffolk. Edward West, draper, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. Frederick William Astles, schoolmaster, Smethwick. Henry Weston, milliner, Eastwood, Notts. Jonathan Kelley ; coke merchant, Birmingham. Henry Spilsbury, licensed victualler, Birmingham. Sidney Burhouse, manufacturer, Mel ham, Yorkshire. Thomas Taylor, farmer, Hanlith, Yorkshire. Francs Henry Deakins, licensed victualler, Ledbury. Richard Wright, polisher, Birmingham. William Taylor Smith and Wade Hampton Smith, mine drainers, Sedgley, Staffordshire. James Hornby, watch manufacturer, Liverpool. Edward Bevan Rigby and Enoch Erasmus Holden, commission agents, Widnes, Lancashire. James Preston, tobacconist, late of Kingsland.gate Bazaar, Kingsland-road. Isaac Noah Davis, distiller, Brentford, Middlesex. John Siverthorne, corn dealer, Gillingham, Dorsetshire. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Robert Montgomerie, fanner, Garrionhaugh, Lanark shire. Charles Wallace Clugston, boot and shoemaker, Glasgow. Isabella Crawford Patrick, milliner, Glasgow: James Torbet, corn factor, Glasgow. George Hedderwick, calico printer, Glasgow. John Gardner, grocer, Rutherglen. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. 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