The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET ---- --a ~..-: COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENT& CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed - very firmly, and prices of Americans were id. per lb., and Surats, dd. to id. per lb. dearer than last week. The sales were estimated at 20,000 bales, comprising 2,000 for export, and 8,000 on specula tion. The Railway Share Market was active, and all the leading stocks advanced from 1 1 to 1 per cent. From the import returns at the port of Antwerp there is a falling off in the articles of wheat, rye, and other cereals, with the exception of rice, which has increased considerably. The following is a table of the chief items under this head, which halo been imported from the Ist Oct. to the 15th - Wheat 3,007,811 kilos. Rye Oats. 98,431 „ Buckwheat.. 38,269 3) Barley Flour . 650,932 -,-, 149,093 ~ Rice The quantity of wheat in the depot on the 15th wax 3,644,917 kilos., and of rye 1,114,966 ditto. Later advices from Vienna state that all hope of the Austrian National Bank being able to resume cash payments on the Ist November are abandoned by the community. In consequence of this the premium upon bullion in exchange for their notes has risen to 9 per cent. The last statement of the Bank shows no diminution of the amount of notes in circulation, notwithstanding the recent increase of specie in the vaults of that establish- Mont, The amount of notes is put down at 38 7,000,000 florins, and the reserve of bullion at 81"0,000 ditto. in the commercial advices from New York, per ;steamer Baltic, it is stated that there was a consi derable pressure for money at the latest date, and first-class mercantile paper was only negotiable at 8 i to 9 per cent. Some interesting information is given relative to the trade of New York during last month. The value of the imports in that, Period was $15,502,446, against $14,766,639 in the corresponding month of 1855. Tho exports were valued at $11,360,826 and at $3,738,547 re spectively, so that a heavy balance of trade still exists against our transatlantic neighbours. For s peculative securities there was a weak market, t he public being generally disposed to press sales. The demand for money continues active, and full rates are current. For commercial purposes, liOwever, there is no difficulty in getting 60 days' b lll 3 disco un t e d, b u t c apitalists exercise great cau tion, and do not supply the market with cash so abundantly as they did a week or two since. The directors of the Bank of England, at their a l:1811 a ] . " parlor meeting" to-day, made no alteration 41 1 the terms of discount nor in their policy, with respect to advances on stock. A very buoyant market prevails for public se curities, and there is a remarkable scarcity of m oney stock. The public during the last few days 44 ve been eager purchasers, and there is still an a ctive inquiry. Consols for money have been 32 g, 92; 3 / 4 , and 924- 1. For account they have be en 92k an d 02i For a moment they were 2 i) owing to a sale by the Government broker, but they are now firmer again. The present quotations are 92i and 924 for money and account respec tively. The New Threes have been 91-i- 92 ; the Reduced 911 1 ; and the 30 Years' Annui ties (1885) 17 15-16ths, 18. Exchequer Bills are at. to 7s . premium ; India Bonds, 3s. to Bs. pre mium ; and Exchequer Bonds 981. Foreign Securities are rather active, and gene rally firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen Per cent., viz., to 89. 90, and the 4 per Cents. are buoyant at 99 3 / 4 Spanish 3 per Cents. are 411, an d the New Deferred 24k, being rather higher. Russian 5 per Cents. are dull at 107 i, and the 4 3 / 4 per Cents. at 97. Peruvian 4 3 / 4 per Cents. are marked 75, Mexican 21k, Chilian 6 per Cents. 105, do. 3 per Cents. 74, Belgian 4?s per Cents. 98 3 / 4 , and do. 4 per Cents. 941. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 71 ; Mexi can, 21 3 / 4 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 74 76 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 106 108 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 95 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 411 42.1 ; ditto Deferred, 231- 24; ditto Certificates, 42 si; ditto Z • assive, 6f I . The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as tinder :- 1896. 1855. Great Western A r orth-Western South-Western Brighten 16,191 16,275 Midland 'Oath-Eastern Caledonian Great Northern Llticashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,720 6,552 Manchegter, She ffi eld, and Lincoln 10,028 9,206 North Staderd North London Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh 4,367 4,218 Great Western of Canada 15,885 12,640 Grand Trunk of Canada Northern of France Au active business has bees done in the Railway Share Market, and prices have all advanced. The " ti e in most of the principal lines has been fully per cent. North-Western, Brighton, Lan eashire a n d Y or k s hi re, M anc h es t er , Sh e ff i eld, and Lincoln, Midland and South-Eastern have improved t• North-E as t ern (B er wick), South-Western, and di4b urgh, Perth, and Dundee 1. The Canadian line; hav e a l so shown an en h ancemen t, an d G ran d Trunk and Great Western of Canada are about : et c ° I highe r . J o i n t-St oc k Bank Shares are _ I ' ve, and a good b us i ness has been transacted at former prices. There are a few transactions re ported in Miscellaneous Shares at rather improved rates. Canad a 'G overnment 6 per C en t F . are s teady, , eneral Screw St eam an d North of Europe Stea m are quoted at fully former prices. BE.ITISII FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Official List.) Bank Stock . 213 • 3 per Le nt. .................................... 911 Rnidnell6 done. 3 per o Reduced Annuities i.2h I New 3 . °rl6 olll Annuities 911 ~, li .i. Per Cent. An 2 9-16 laTittlkon3Vities Year expire sth Jan. .1860 Ltdis Bonds. XlOOO sl expire sth April, 1885 lB_ 17 15-16 Ditto, under 21 C411%18 for & c 000 92i E tevr e E ° li ii ni. r 2 4 cl 111. . • 5 P „.__ ............. ..... ....... .. r a i .; ......... .. Ditto, 1359 . --, 3 i Per Cent — 98i........... •.• "ICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds. 5 Do., N ew, 1829 per Ce n t . _and 1 839, 5 p e r Cent 9B Chaim B onds, 6 per Cent lO5 Ditto 3 per Cent. . 74 'l4,ex:teem 3 per Cent ........ ....................---- 21i eruvian Bonds 4i pe . . Cent ' 75 ertuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 ituDitto Bond 3 per Cent l 3l 4 ssian s, 1822, R. St 5 -, per Cent 107; Spaniel,Ditto 4i Per Cent. Bowls, 3 per Cent 411 ee Joitto Account 111111 itto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 24h .. Ditto Account 90 89-$ 1-irkihh Bonds, 6 r cent 1 1 1)1"° Aecc4in t P 4 -. , z . 99A )Ditto Account ....... P ............. .. ..... Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 2 per Cent., ex. 25 francs Ditto 45 per Cent.. ex. 25 francs Ditto Account . . ... ... .. . ... . ................. 641 Lia o 4 per Cent. Certificates . Ditto Account .................. —.. ............ 94i TWO oTi,Lcctc. Dittoconsols, m ccount...oney .............................. 921 A ......... ................ 921 DEANERY OF CARLISLE. —The deaner of Carlisl, vac ant by the appointm en t o f D r. Tait to the bishopric London, h as b e en con f erre d upon the Rev. Francis el Ze i cumbent of Cheltenha m . -1-1111 INSTALLATION OF THE DEAN OF WESTMINSTER. "—The ceremony of installing the new Dean of West tni"ter, the Rev. R. C. Trench, took place this morning at 10 o'clock. There was full cathedral service in the 4b ,beY on the occasion. go-*-11E CANADIAN MAIL3.—LIVERPOOL, Oct. 22.—The ntlea,l Ocean Steamship Company's screw steamer ;41 at'aulan. Captain W. Ballantine, sailed from the Mer- Zithis afternoon for Qeubec and Montreal with the a ttni fi l ltlY mails for the Canadian rovin c 8 0 steerage passengers, and A full p cargo.es, 77 cabin "THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Shr. paw 1 Cloging Price‘ yesterdAy. 14 9i Ambg. Nottng. Bost. an , .l Z.p.st7t. Belfast t3ailymeta. Birming. Viro'verb A: Stonr Valley Biezo.and. Lotacz 1' Cho:3111n; Junct Do. Clicsh. dt Birk., Do., do Blackburn myth &Tyne orgina £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter... ICalodonian. 501 zil in all T all 271 1 'Ali n all 25 all Lb all Chester i Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, is Pass Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJune Dun. P. di Aber. Jnc lEast Ang1ian........ Eastern Counties East. iTnion, A. SU! De., B. Stock, iDo., New A 'East Kent lEast Lancashire Edinburgh 4 Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles.. Ed in . Pith di nand° , 'Forth & Clyde Jon:. Furness Do. Extension (Great N. of Scotlnd Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre ) Great Western , Do. Stour Val. Ball Gua. Stk.. Irish South-Eastern. 'Lancaster Ic Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. Now Thirds Lancash.andVorksh Wst. Riding Un Do. South! ort London & Blackwail, Lond. Bright it S.Cst Loud. and N. Westn, Do. Fifths . D0.101.5h.,M&8...e Do. Eighths London ands, Weatn. LndndrrytirColoraint Unlndrry. & Ennisk 'fanch.Shcf.& Linelr E) , )., Man. & Lin. Un 11etropolitan... ...... Do. J L. Ricardo's arrangement `Midland Jo, liirmng. & Derb Kidld.G. West. (Ire.) Jo. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Nwpt.Aborg. &HIV Newry & Enniskille Newry, Warronpoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk Corthn.ConntiesUn North British Nth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock A Stock_ B Stock.., IN.Eastern—Berwi , k Do, do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. 'tura Do. Lecds Do. York North L0nd0n...., N.&S.Wstrn.,Hara. Mora, and City Jn, North Staffordshire. North Wester n N. & S. Westrn. June br., Wore., .5L Wolv. ;-) or tsni outh ........ Rhyniney Scottish Central Scot. N. E.Abrda St. Do. Soot. Mid. St 3.lropmhire Uni,n • 'SitingbournekShe er. ionth Devon ....... . South Eastern:: 4outh Wales ......... 3. Yrksh. d Riv. Dm ztAines, Wok. &Wol tookton & Darling; Do., do., 1851 Do., do., 1855 ;toaten 4 Hartlep Gaff Vale ......... ')o. Pref., No. I._ rhamos Hay. D.& R. Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn A r aterford&Limeriei West Cornwall Arest End of London and Crystal Palace. Do. A ......, ....... . Do. B. West London..., Do. Fizst Class . Do. Second Class 7tirimbledn &Croydon SLAKE MARKETS. 4i 4 8 - 8. 17 - 18 ] 5 - 16 12 - 13 91 - 93 55 - 55 . 32 - 34 ••• ..... .. ••• '...• .. 9} fo . 16 17 9, 35 S 7 23 25 7 - 5 80 - 82 51. L. - 52, 31i - 32, 8 - 92 - 93 81 - 83 120 125 113 115 64 64!,1 72 - 75 53 6g 5g 6g 943 95 ••• ..• 6a 6i' 105 IC7 102 .102 par A p . d p - 103 - 101 32j 33 j . Z id 77; - 50 - 52 •e• .. - . lt - 15 46 - 48 3 i - 36 37, .1111 .. ... 79 - 80 5 a 3 171 —17 i 56 57 93 97 5 i - Ca 6 - 6i 10 - 11 25 - 27 101 103 —24 a 7L 73 45 48 1 ... 14} 14i 67a 77 7 698 a 5- 44 2 15 17 36 38 ... .... • •• "." 18 - 19 5 - 54 64 - 74 6 - 8 2 - 4 6 - 5 •• 7 - 9 FORKIGN. tntworpahott rdt m Ardennes Easitn. June lonian to Grai seeps, e riornbay, Baroda, ant: Con. India, g. 5 p. c Do. Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. [Ceylon A shares__ Do. B. do Demerara ..... Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France , Do. New Eastern Bengal ... Buret Indian A and B, g. 5 p. c Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. c iDo. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.4 no. do. do., '59, do. !Euphrates Valley ... I Eur. In.Jn .Tel. Rail. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent... tad. Trunk of Canada Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till'e: Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do , Gt. Central of Franc , sot. In. Pen. g. 5 p. c Do New, gulr. 5 p. c Great Luxembourg at. Western of Canada 1 I Do. New Do. Bds., payable 's', Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do, do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, without option Italian Junction...... Lake Conet. & Bash Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Pist. 5 p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons Mediterran Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. New do., 5 p. c Do. 4 p. c. Exteu Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. c Maria Antonia Do. do. New qamur & Liege Do. do., C p. c. Pref Korthern of France. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans... Recife & San. Fran. (Pernam.)g. 7 p. c, Rome and Frascati., Royal Danish ..... Royal Swedish ..„ Sambre and Mouse.. Do. 5 p. oent. Prof icinde, guar. 5 p. c Do southern of Francs 3t. Andrew's an( Quebec (A) West Flanders Do. 64 per c. Pref W. &N. W. of Franc Western of Austria West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden .. Do. 8 per ccnt.Pref. Zealand ...... 6i ..- 7 le ..., lid i l 1 11 lf d 4k 4i i• -- i• 1g; 34 344 10 —ilk 22 - 221 2 21A- 22 i _r i P 22i - 2`M, 11 - 12 77 - 82 3i - 4i 21i - 21$ 1. - - 44! 23 - 231 11 - 2 99 - 101 112 - 117 112 - 117 105 108 4i 4ap ... Am 7; 8 i P i•q if) 11 lip par i p i 1 p 8 - ,19i - 20 37 - 37 84 - 491 - 50, 49 -- 61 Ipar i pl 19 - 20 - - lot 114 9 93 11 2ip --; ••• »4, -- pm ••• ••• 4$ - 9$ - 10 31 - 35 $ - JOINT-STOOK BANKS. Australasia.......,, Bank of Egypt Bank of London .... Bri, Co]. Bk.&Ln. C. British N. American Chart& Bank of Asia Bnk. of India, Anetralia, & China City Coln/nal Commercial of Lond.l Eng. Scot. &Ans. Cht. Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County 1 Lila. &E. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock l i London and Paris Loud. & Westminster National Pro.ct Eng Do. New National Bank New South Wean Oriental Bk. Corp Ottoman Bank rrovincial of Ireland Do. Now Aus B &Go Im Cc 3outh Australia Gum n of Australia Do. NOW Union of London ifeStrern Bk ot Lentil 97 —99 3i 3d 64 66 ... I. - 67 9 -• ... .... ••• 1 . 6 191 - 19 19 - 193, 1 - 3P •• • ...a eq. •••• v. .n ..., ... 44 46 37 38 3 i 3 d .... um. Me 33 - A 61 - 66 7 - 8 10 i 6'd, 1100 1()() 100 all 1100 100 100 130 100 100 100 3 100 100 St. St. St. 25 THE SUN, LoN oON, THURSDA le EVE G, OCTOBKR, '23 t- 6 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) which was locked when he saw it an hour before the prisoner was missing. When be saw it again it was broken to pieces, and the money was gone. From in• formation he received he went to the station house and found the prisoner there. RAILWAYS. Compafl: Cloiln , riott yesterd ty. nsin nee thu day. CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) IMPORTANT QUESTION OF COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL LAW.7IIIRSCH, STROTHER, AND CO., V. WONTERS. 95 - 97 98 - 102 12 - 14 135 -- 138 4 ... 4i Mr. Montague Leverson appeared as attorney for the plaintiffs in this case, who are merchants at Brusselß, to apply for an order for the appointment of " experts" or viewers of goods which had been transmitted from Cal cutta to London. Police constable Smith, No. 403 K, said that he found the.prisoner last night in a place called Blue-gate-fields, Shadwell, with some drunken sailors and loose women. She was very much intoxicated and disorderly, and it appeared bad been to a house of ill fame with a sailor before he took her into custody. ••• .." Mr. Leverson applied on a former occasion, and pro duced a decree of the Tribunal of Commerce, at Brus- Fels, requesting as an act of repriority that the Court of Commo❑ Pleas or any other Court in England having cognisance over disputes between merchants should re port to the Tribunal of Commerce the opinions of the " experts." Mr. Elliott expressed his surprise at so much immo rality in a girl so young, and asked her age. The prisoner replied that she was 15. Smith added that the prisoner confessed to him that morning that she broke open the money box and stole all the money, except a three-penny piece which she left in the bottom of the box. A shop-keeper said the prisoner was formerly in his employ, and she robbed him of money and goods, but he overlooked it and allowed her to escape without punish ment. 1106 - 107 12i - 13 22i -23 108 -112 1R His Honour on that occasion doubted his jurisdiction. Mr. Levereon submitted that his Honour, as judge of the Sheriffs' Court of London, had a jurisdiction to any amount by consent, but it was subsequently decided that the City Sheriffs' Court for the recovery of small debts had no authority in the matter, but under the old jurisdiction the Court bad extensive jurisdiction, and a special Court was appointed for the purpose of rehearing the argument. 2i - 21 The prisoner said she was guilty, and very sorry for what she had done. 92 - 94 Mr. Elliott was afraid the prisoner was a most incorri• gible thief. Tbis was not the first time she had robbed her employer, and she appeared to indulge in the most vicious propensities. He sentenced her to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. P - 1 55 - 57 Mr. Leverson now submitted the names of Mr. Gus tavus Dressler, of Idol-lane, seed merchant, and Mr. W. Grahame, of the firm of Wilson, Rose, and Grahame, as the ex parte or referees, which was assented to by the other side, and made declaration to make a return. ili4 : 138 The case is of a very peculiar nature. The Courts of Common Pleas and the Tribunal of Commerce both being in vacation, the only resort was to this Court to exercise a power so seldom exercised as to have been deemed almost obsolete. a 8e 33 3d 32 - 33 90 -; 92 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day. MANSION•HOUSE. FORGERT.—Octavius King, the young man who was brought before the Lord Mayor on Saturday .in custody of John Forrester. was again placed at the bar, charged with uttering three forged acceptances for 1,5001., 1,500/., and 1,4501., with intent to defraud the Na tional Discount Company. He is described on the police-nueet as 21 years of age, merchant, of the Ter race, Newmarket. Tbo prisoner, who is ♦ery respect ably connected, appeared to feel acutely his degraded position, and from his exhausted state he was accom• modated with a seat. It appears there are several bills of a heavy amount now running supposed to have been uttered and forged by him. Since his incarcera tion he has been adjudicated a bankrupt. Mr. Hallam, of the firm of Martin and Hallam, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Wontner for the prisoner. Dir. Hallams said he should not offer any further evidence. He thought sufficient had been adduced to prove the charge. The Lord Mayor said he thought so also. Mr. Wontner did not object to the course proposed. The depositions, the particulars of which have already been published, were read over, and the prisoner was committed for trial. MR. DISRAELI AT HOME. On Tuesday Mr. Disraeli made his appearance at the annual gathering of an agricultural society near his own estate, at Hughendon Manor, Bucks, known as the Amerbham and Chesham Agricultural Association. The chair was taken by the senior member for the county, the Hon. C. C. Cavendish, and there was a large attendance of the local gentry, including Viscount Cur zon, W. Loundes, Esq., T. T. Drake, Esq., &c. After the usual toasts had been given, Mr. Disraeli rose to return thanks as one of " The Members for the County." After a few words of apology, he said—Although I agree on these social occasions on almost every subject with my friend, Mr. Cavendish, there is one sentiment in which I cannot coincide with him —viz., that it would have been as well that the health of the county members had not been given. Gentlemen, I should have been unhappy and ashamed if I thought that the representative of this great, this undivided county could be considered, under any circumstances, as a mere political partisan. I look forward with the deepest inte rest and gratification to these occasions, when we meet together without reference to political principles, political passions, or political bodies, united together by our com mon sympathies, our common interests, our common county. I can say most sincerely—and it was not my intention to have referred in the most indirect manner to political subjects—that although Mr. Cavendish and myself sit on different sides of the House of Commons, still, whenever the interests of the county of Buckingham are at stake, there has never been the slightest difference of opinion between us, and on all such occasions I have received from him cordial and invariable support, and I have been guided and benefited by his advice and coun sel. Gentlemen, I would now with your permission sit down, but that a question was asked me down stairs, to which I said, perhaps rashly, that I would reply after dinner. I was asked just now, by one of the most in. fluential members of your society what was my opinion on agricultural statistics ! I have no desire to avoid an answer to that question, because this association being formed purely for the benefit of the agricultural interest, it is a question that was rightly asked, and which I ought not to avoid giving an answer to. I hope it will never be said of me or of any member representing you, that he or lam an enemy to information. I believe infor mation, and correct information, is the only solid basis of true and real legislation, and I am sure that neither the agricultural interest nor any other, interest in this important county, would ever oppose the collection of information that is likely to provoa benefit to the com munity. :But on this subject of agricultural statistics, on which so much agitation exists, on which Ministers have been defeated, in which Parliament has been ap pealed to in vain, without being permitted to solve the difficulty, I believe that the Ministers of no country have the means of obtaining such sound and extensive information as to the agricultural products of the country as the Minister of England. There is not a parish in the country of which the acreage is not known, and even the mode of cultivation of that acreage. This in formation exists in the Commutation Acts, in the award under Inclosure Acts, and in the maps of parochial assessments. Ido not for a moment maintain that it may not be necessary to obtain more accu rate or wider information. But when I hear it main tained that we are absolutely in the dark as to this im portant article of produce, and the means by which it is produced, I hope it will not be considered impertinent or irreverent on my part, as your member, to remind you that there are already existing in the country these remarkably fall means of ascertaining these results. It may be that fuller and more accurate information is required, but how is it to be obtained I Suppose an inspector bad been sent round, before last harvest, to ascertain the probable results of the harvest, and to for ward to the Government the fruits of his research, could anything be more deceptive than such retarns ? Would they not have required to be diminished by 25 per cent. on the crops promised ? The deduction I draw is, that on this subject only general results can be available to guide us in legislation, and in this country there exist at present means of obtaining these general results, which no Minister of any country possesses in an equal degree with the Minister of England. Ido not say this in any way to encourage you in any blind, bigoted opposition to information, or to any measure by which it can be more accurately obtained. But we live in an age of sta tistical imposture, and many statements are made on these matters by men entirely unacquainted with rural life, and not possessed of that information which is ne cessary on subjects of such delicacy and importance. We have a great basis of information in the country to build upon, and I believe we may both increase that basis and go on to build upon it. But I will not encou rage that cry, which is the cry of ignorance, that this great civilised country is so deficient in the means of authentic and positive information as to the agricultural produce of England. We may—l trust we shall—im prove these means, and we cannot so improve them without the cordial support of the agricultural body. But that support will not, ought not, to be obtained, unless that body is treated with that deference and tour- teay on the subject which are its due. I trust you will pardon me for these observations, since, although we are assembled for pleasure, this is in some sense a business meeting. Let me again thank you for the honour you have paid me, and also to my absent colleagle, Mr. Du Pre, to whom I shall not fail to mentiallivhen I meet him the kindnesswithwhich you havereceivelThim. lean assure you both for myselfand for all nty•olleagues, that to be re membered with respect and regard in assemblies like the present is the greatest reward we can receive, and the inspiration of public life which never fails.—(Cheers.) Subsequently, in proposing prosperity to the Associa tion, Mr. DISRAELI said—l recollect—and I hope there are few present who can recollect so far back (nearly a quarter of a century)—the institution of the first agri cultural association in this county, at which I assisted. I recollect the ridicule and the line of depreciation which was extended at that time, not only to assocations of this nature, but be all bodit a of mea collected together in this somewhat desultory way, for' any purposes. Even that great scientific socieey, which since has com manded the attention not only of England but of Europe, was treated not only with depreciation but with ridicule. It was said that Sir Isaac Newton did not discover the law of gravitation by the aid of a learned society, and, applying the same to agriculture, that the plough was not invented at an agricultural meeting. (Loud laughter.) Notwithstanding these attempts to bring men together, they have proved superior to ridicule, and they cootinae to benefit society and to prosper. It is with great satis faction that I behold, throughout this country, not one agricultural association only, but that their name is legion—that in every district and part of Buckingham ' shire men have felt the comfort and advantage of meet ing together—the benefit of the communication of ideas and the communion of sentiment—and that it is not in one town and ono district alone, but in many towns and many districts, that we find the life and spirit of the county thus united, and that in that union men find advantage and strength. I know that there is some times some jealousy on the subject. ; but so far from having any jealousy, the only feeling of regret I es• perience is, that I have not the physical means and occasion of meeting my friends and constituents at all these places and on all such occasions ; and I am doubly happy in meeting to-day those with whom lam most nearly connected by property and neighbourhood. I think the time has passed away when it is necessary to vindicate this toast, though it has often been my lot in past times to perform this then difficult and un gracious task. lam content to rest my vindication on the broad ground that it is good for men to meet together, and in agricultural counties especially, where we have not, so to speak, the machinery of great towns to assist the aggregation of men, we must have resource to so cieties of this kind to bring them together, and in no in stance have they been otherwise than beneficial. The operations of your society must not be very consider able, but the objects are such as aim at the very best .dis positions of mac. I cannot look on the rewards . • buted to-night to various classes without feeling that they must have a most beneficial and beautiful effect on all parts of your agricultural system. It is absurd to Pretend for a moment that the effect of the scenes of the day vanish as the sun descends and exercise no influence on the morrow that follows. The sturdy ploughman that may have obtained prizes to night, on his boy who has whistled at the plough, if to-morrow he meets the farmer who has gained the preminni for his five acres of swedes, will feel a spirit of fraternity which all the laws artificially enacted by senates never could create. Well, then, I place it on the back ground that it is good for men to meet together—that man la never so weak as when he is isolated—on this I rest the vindication of these societies. And if there is any class on whom that truth ought to be more impressed than another, it is the tiller of the soil. He fulfils the most important, the noblest, of all duties to society, but he fulfils it alone, end he of all others in the community should seek the society of his fellows, that there he may obtain the strength that is necessary for all meo in this world of contest. And, g?nttemen, always remember that emu lation is the parent of enterprise. It is impossible that men can meet together without feeling, however noble may be the rivalry, some degree of emulation, and it is that emulation which leads to improvement. Think what an important fact, in old times, the market day was to the farmer. It is market day that has kept the farmer alive. (Cheers.) He drives into the town, he meets his fellows, he exchanges ideas, and bears that such a one has made such improvement,, and has ob tained such advantages, and he i s induced to enter into honourable and beneficial rivalry with his neighbours. But what else is the tendency of these associations which were founded twenty or thirty years ago, and which have since so much increased! Their tendency is to multiply the influence of market day, to take the agriculturist out of his isolat:on, to make him fef 1 how important is sympathy to success in all operations, to make him feel that it is only by union that these op° rations can be successfully conducted, and that he can obtain that fair play to which he is entitled. There is not a class of agriculturists whose position has not, in my topinion, been advantaged by these associations. From the inhabitant of the cottage, wheat this moment is communicating with pride to his family the achieve ments of the day, to the provident occupier of land who is now meditating the seeds of future scientific entsr prise, I feel sure that an impulse has been given to every class. Ido not pr e tend . that these societies should res t on a higher basis • it is on social considerations that support them. But social considerations lead scien tifietifio research, and the more you keep togethefi you will find energy of mind exhibited, scientificinrienhceenatenrd prise increased, and a sense of your own importance in secie,ty fostered. With these feelings, very hastily and by th e pose frightened pose the toast entrnsted to me, and, imperfectly expressed, lam now to pro number of narnes'aitn — the paper before me, some of them I definite, ajad some indefinite, I will venture to give it Business done this day Bedford and Bletchley Bnekghamsh. Clydesdale .14 . Col. Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 8 pc. E. Un. 11. Sh. Alas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr.'s Dn Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Greenw Do. Preference Lon.,Til., k S. De. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redc. g 6 p.c. Bradfd Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.drEst.6 p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p c Prest. & w yre Do. Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.6 p.c. Shrews. &Her S. Staffordsh. Woar Valloygr 6 per cent Do.. Wilts&gomrst London St N. West. L&N.W. Caledon... &U &E.O Glt.Nrtrin. E. Count. Cesldenian. IDo IGt. Vrestn Yk. Now. Berw. Y. &NM( Do Do S. Eastert Do Peto & Co i Do Norfolk Do L.& N. W. & Midid. Stckton & Darlingt. En. Coun. E. Count. Do Do L.SzN.W Do E 4 Northn Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M.MClean Stock & Darlingt. I(;tweatn. PREFERENCE SHAREh. ' BlythindTyne lOpe c. pref. (hold. at 501 Bris. ht Rx. 4 p. c, St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caled n. 10 4i p.c. 1 0hes. & Ho. an. 54r Do. do. Prof. No. Do. do. Prof. No. 2. Cork ddinudons3p.c Dun.Prth .63 Abcr..l. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. (19. Cls. B 6 p. Do. do Cls. C 7p. c Ens. Co. Es, spc No. Do. No. 2. Do. New 6 p. 0. St East tin., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 161. Debentr.Sh Do. do. 4 per cent.. East Lancash. Gp. cts E. kIV. York. J. sth, Ellin, ~c Gl. 5 p.c. sh Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness Glam. &5.W.G.5 p. c. Groat Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4i p. c D 0.5 p. c., Red. at E p. c. pm. . . ... . . Gt.N. of Soot. let Pre Gt. S. &W. (Ireland, Do. 4 per c. Prof. S Gt. W.(8.& H. Exspe Do. con. red. I i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c, Do. Irred, 4p. C. .. _ . iDo. 5 p. c. red. prel Do. Birm. Pref. Sh., Do.ChesterB p. c. P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do.. Do. Birni. Ghia. Stk Do. Ches. Gus. Sh., Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. £2C Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &B. 6.5 pc. No.l. Do. P., 5p e. St.No.2 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c.,No. 4 Lon.&N. W., Coy. Nuneaton 5 p. ct... If)n. & S.W. fper et late 3d Shares ... Lzondy. & Color.. Sh. Londy. &Ennis. 3 Sh L.,6 p. Cent Do. do. do. XIS Do. do. 3e per cent. Warypt.&Carl.4 p Do. 4} per cent Do. do. Nfid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Con.Br.?iir. 6pc De. 4ip, c. Prof._ Ditto 14. & H. Pref. St New., Aber., dtc., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '66 Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 5 p. o. Do. 5 pc. Ezt.,1846 Do. 5i per c.pf ,1847 D0.Wv.V.6p0.,1847 North British N. E. Perw, 4 p.o. P. IDo. do. do - __ Do, Leeds 6 p.o :No.l Do. do. Qr5.,1848... IDo.YorkII.& Pnr . North Staffordshire. 03c,W0,&W.,6pc.„ Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. Soot. Cent. ,New Pref Sc.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. st. D0.d0., 3i p.c. pf. st South Devon 100 all all all Do. fixed, 4 per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c eh. S. Welke Gun. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c. S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock.& Dar.. 5 p. c. 27i i Do. do. do Stock. & Ilartl. g. 5 p. c. till July 1,'56 ... Waterfd.& Kilk.6pc 3 MINES. 1 all A.gua. Fria . I.os all Anglo Californian 20 7 , Australian — 1 all Baden (Gd.Dnchy of) 50 all Bleanar. Iron & Goal 20 14 British Iron 5 35 264 Braziliaamp.(iesned at £5 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaos Oniaba 34 4 20 15 'Do. St. John Del Rey 18 20 1 'Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica p IP 40 all i Clobre Copper SG 54 5 1A 'Colonial Gold — St. all Copper Min. of Eng 32 36 25 all IDo. Prof. 7i p. cent 26 28 le, 'Copiapo 2 all Fortuna — 20 all General — 1 all Gt.NnggetVoinlikg• 4 41 all Groat Folgooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 2 3 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares 7 8 5 14 Lusitanian id P 1 all Mariquita • 4 1 all New Granada I 1 all Nouveau. Monde — ••• 20 all Pontgi•Sil./z Le• Min 9 11 5 1 (Port Philip 1 all IQuartz Rock 50 all 23 Rhymney Iron ••• 25 115 all Do. New 6 8 30 14i Santiago de Cuba... 1 14 11 . . 6s. , Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 3 31 3 a 1 all ISonth Australian— 1 all Do. Scrip a j 1 all Do. 10 per cent Prof 4 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. - -- 1 10 9 Tin Croft . 281 all United Mexican 3l 3 1 all Waller — 900 1 all West Mariposa I 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia ...... MISCELLINBOI7B. 25 19 Australian Agricult. 23 - 25 10 all Anetraln. Royal Mail ... - le all Berlin Water Works 51 - 5 i 50 Brit. American Land ... - 100 32 40 1 Canada ll5 - 120 St. WO C.Go.6p.c. Jan&July 1111 - 112' 1121 i St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug ... - ... St. 100 D o . 6 p c. Mar & Sept ... . - ... 5 all Crystal Palace -11 - 2 2 5 all Do. Preference q - 5i 4 all Crystal pal, of France ... - •••• 1 Duston Iron Ore ... - - 20 15 1 i Eastern St eam ... . - • St .100 Electri c T e l e graph 9l - 03 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir ... - 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm. Co ' 1 - 11 25 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ... - ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. - 16 all General Screw Steam 12 - 13 121 1 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 31 - 3f 3b 20 10 Magdalena St. ItTavi? - 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. .4 - in 10 all Mexicau&S.Americn. 3} - 3i 25 5 Nat. Discount Co ,t, p 25 1 Do. New . ... .. -4 i „ 10 5 Netherlands lanli 1 - 11 10 all Do. Do. - 4 5 3 Do. 8 pcPissatld id - p 100 80 New B. do N. S. Land 18 - 22 ••• ••• N.S.W. Gov. sp.c.D. .. . . 1 all N. B. Australasian._ i .. i 20 17i Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 3 - 2(I 141 151 1 all Oriental Gas 1 - .1 i 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" p -... 1 p 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Miurl. 21 _. 21 2Pm 1 50 all Poninaillar&Oriental 67 - 69 50 10 Do. Now 4 - 5 p 100 60 Royal Mail Steam - 66 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest ll - 1 1 11 1 all Ditto New - 15 25 all South Austral. Land 34 - 36 1 al: Sabmar. Tel. Scrip 4 - 1 1 all Do. Registered i -"' 1 20 5 Trust& L.Co.ll.Call .:.. ‘ . 10() 281 Vas Themen'a Laud 15 . i !tt 15 m V•o9,6p.c.JaziatilY .., !•'' “... MARLBORO UGI3• STREET. A DISHONEST SERVANT.—Thomas Almond and Mary Buckthorns were placed at the bar before Mr. B'n,gbam, the former prisoner charged with stealing a quantity of tobacco, the property of Mr. Rogers, tobacco manufac- turer, High-street, St. Giles; and the latter with receiv- ing the same, well knowing it to have been stolen. Mr. C. Lewis appeared for the female prisoner. Franklin, 72 F, stated that, from information he had received from the prosecutor, he was induced to watch the prisoner, who was in his employ, and who was sus pected of robbing him. On Tuesday night last he saw the prisoner leave prosecutor's shop, and he followed him to the corner of Fox.conrt, Gray's-inn-lane, where he (prisoner) was joined by another man, to whom he delivered a parcel. The prisoner and his compa nion then went into a public-house, and the other man shortly after left and took the parcel to No. 1, Fox-court. The prisoner left the public-house, but witness, in consequence of not having assistance at band, did not then take him into custody. Last night he watched the prisoner again, and about half past 8 he saw him leave his work, and, after dodging him about for some time, he followed him to No. 1, Fox•court, a chandler's shop. The female prisoner was in the shop, and the prisoner gave her a parcel con taining tobacco, which she weighed and put away behind the counter. She gave the prisoner some money, and when he came out of the shop witness took him into custody. Holmes, 50 F, who was with witness at the time, took charge of the. woman. The parcel of tobacco now produced was subsequently found behind the counter. David Fowkes, manager to the prosecutor, identified the tobacco as the property of his employer. The pri soner bad been in their employ for about three years, and latterly he had been given to drink and dishonest habits. Mr. Bingham asked whether the woman was known at all? Franklin said she was the wife of a porter in Gray's- Mr. Bingham—Then how came she in the shop in Fox-court ? Mr. Lewin said he could explain that. The fact was, the female who kept the shop was a friend of his client, and having occasion to go out for the day, she requested her (big client) to mind the shop for her, which she, out of kindness, did. Her husband was a highly respectable man, and he (Mr. Lewis) could assure the court that his wife knew nothing whatever about the tobacco being stolen. The male prisoner pleaded guilty, and said drink was he cause of his present disgrace. . . Mr. Bingham committed him for two months. As to the female there did not seem to be anything against her ; he should therefore discharge her. SOUTHWARK. AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS ON A FEMALE AND HER HUSBAND. —Arvin Stronincer, a sweep, was brought up n custody, charged with committing a cowardly and brutal assault on Mary Oliver, the wife of a mechanic residing in Gravel lane. He was also charged with assaulting the latter while attempting to protect his wife from his further violence. The female complainant, who appeared so weak from the injuries received that she could not stand, stated that on the previous night she went into the King of Prussia Tavern, at the corner of Union-street, with her husband, when she saw the prisoner there and two fe males with whom they were acquainted. They drank together, and about twelve o'clock witness left the house to go home. As soon as she got into the street some one came behind her and struck her a heavy blow on the side of the head, which felled her to the earth. While on the ground she received several kicks on her body. She believed the prisoner to be the person who assaulted her, and he was given into custody. Ann Carter, the wife of Joseph Carter, said he was in the house with the complainant, and they all drank together. They had no words or quarrelling, but Mrs. Oliver left them to go home. The prisoner followed her out and knocked her down, after which he kicked her, and he believed he would have murdered her had not Mrs. Oliver and her husband come to her assistance. John Oliver, the husband of the complainant, who supported her during the examination, stated that when his wife left the public-house he was about to follow her when a friend called him back to speak to him. He then heard a loud scream outside, and on proceeding to see what was the matter he perceived his wife lying on the pavement calling out for help, and the prisoner kicking her violently. He immediately seized hold of him and pulled him away, when he struck witness several times. A policeman came up at the time and he gave him into custody. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said that they had all been drinking together, and left the public house at the same time. He denied assaulting the complain• ant, who might have fell down and injured herself. He, however, was very drunk, and hardly knew what he was about.' The Magistrate said it was a brutal assault, without any provocation ; and, as a caution to him for the future, he should commit him to the House of Correction for three months, with hard labour. THAMES. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND IMMORALITY.--/Wary Ann Schneder, servant, 15, but who did not appear more than 12, and was in a Fate of great agitation and trem bling, was brought before Mr. Elliott, of the Lambeth Police-Court, who officiated for Mr. Selfe, charged, on her own confession, with stealing 4s. 6d., the moneys o her employer. Mr. James Samuels, a tobacconist, 11, Palmer's-folly, Ratcliffe-highway, stated that the prisoner had been in his service about seven weeks only, and in the course of that time he had been robbed to a great extent, but he did not suspect the prisoner unil last night when she ab sconded from his house, and directly afterwards he dis covered, that a box was broken open and 4s. 6d. taken out, the box in which he usually kept his SilVer,'and Bt, St 2F) S. 100 100 all 100 55 5 33) $ I: 161 i 9 i i 9 33 i 65 4i 95 q 6i $ 106$ 5i 103 21 16i 1011 78i i 33 i SO 1 80i 171 58 7 12i i all all 100 31 100 all all all 100 181, 2 9 1 ti 6 100 100 all all 15 all 95 = foo ..• - ••• It : 5. 6 - 6 107 - 112 93 - 98 A P - iP 11 -12 i 75 - 75 .13 - 115 LOB - 110 101 - 103 61 - a 10 - 10,: 1., .'"'" 6 93 95 86 88 86 8$ 98 • 100 9 17 17 10 •- 10 68 72 20 9i 10] 14i —15 i id 136 138 ... ...... ••• 134 - 13(1 113 - 115 6. '"'" IM 1156 - 158 •.• ••• $ _ i 66 fio ••• '"'. - 138 98 - 100 87 - 81 1 - li, ••• ••, .... ..... ••• •• ...." ••• 102 -104 92 - 94 - 1 ..• •• • 'i = i•i (103 - 105 117 = 119 60 - 65 15 - 16 23i - 24 98 - 102 0i - 10 27 - 28 2 - 3 pl St. eil li St. jsl .111 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 10 at. Bt. St. St. Bt. 733 22} 211 1 23i 7L 31; a 30} 1101 103! 1361 98i Si 1 d THE FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE SURREY GA ItDENS. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. From observations made on the spot it is now certain that death in every case ensued upon the circular stone staircase leading from the first gallery to the ground floor, in the north-western tower of the building. It is also a fact that every one of the persons killed sat or stood during the service until the alarm was given in that first gallery ; and—what is perhaps more remark. able than all else—the very individuals who came by this violent end were precisely those nearest the place of exit, and who were the first to run for safety at the earliest manifestation of the panic. The man Samuel Heard, the young woman named Johnson, Har riet Barlow, Mrs. Skepper, and probably Harriet Matthews also, all stood immediately within the door way leading on to the fatal staircase, and were, therefore, one would have thought, in the best possible position fur effecting a safe retreat. They were likewise the first to run. But, as the event unhappily proved, it was far otherwise. They were all trodden to death en the stairs —even the strong man, Samuel Heard, of all men the most likely to be able to hold his own i❑ a crowd. After the balustrade gave way to the pressure of the crowd there was an example of female heroism and the force of maternal love deserving a passing record. Susannah Heard, a young married woman, her husband, and their little boy, with many others, were jammed up on the stairs and unable to make any progress one way or the other. She stood nearest the balustrade, and to save her little boy from suffocation she held him a con siderable time over the hand-rail by the neck above the well of the stairs. At that time a man—probably Geo. Lane, now in Guy's Hospital with a comminuted frac ture of the right arm—was wedged so forcibly against an iron pillar which supported the stairs that she and her husband could distinctly hear the bones of his arm snap several times. When the balustrade gave way her husband put his arm round her and kept her from falling through the gap, she standing while he did so on only one leg, with the other banging over the edge of the stairs,. and still holding her little boy over the gulf. By-and-by the pressure slackened, and she was relieved from this perilous position. The husband at this moment took hold of a woman standing near him in the crowd to prevent her from falling, and he found she was dead. It is remarkable, as showing how gregarious a crowd is, that though the means of exit from the building are so many, the greater part of the people in the first gal lery, where all the mischief was done, appear to have made for one door, there being at least three others equally convenient, and affording equal facilities of escape. The Hall on Tuesday remained as it appeared after the accident, with one exception—most of the articles of wearing apparel had been removed, but the broken glass and fractured portions of the staircase remained where they fell, in order that the coroner and jury might view the Hall, to satisfy their minds as to the exact cause of the numerous deaths. A further inspection by the officials of the company took place on Tuesday, several scientific gentlemen being present, but nothing transpired to alter the decision previously arrived at, that no cause for alarm existed before the cry of "Fire !" was raised. We regret to state that the police authorities on Tues day received information of several other cases of persons being seriously if not fatally injured. In fact, the reporter was informed by Serjeant Coppin that another death had been reported to him. His statement is that a lady, the wife of a City tradesmen, residing in Fenchurch-street, was carried out of the dense crowd by some friends who had accompanied her to the gardens, and was placed by them in a cab. She was then insensible, and upon arriving at home, medical aid was obtained, but her in juries were so extensive that she expired on Tuesday morning. Jame/ Clare, whose name has not until now transpired as a sufferer, li es a t 17, S tam f or d- street, Bl ackfr i ars, with ribs broken on both sides and also a broken collar bone. Superintendent Lund also gave the reporter the parti culars of another very serious case. A lady, residing in the Dover road, bad been in conversation with Mrs. Lund during the evening, and when the rush was made she was carried away with it, but Mrs. Lund maintained her position. The next that was seen of this poor woman was her lying on the floor, bleeding most profusely from the face. She was raised, and carried into Mr. Tyler's room, where it was found that, in addition to other in juries, the right cheek had been cut right through, the unfortunate individual having had her head thrust against the broken glass in one of the windows. One of the surgeons, who was rendering every assistance in his power, sewed up the wound as quickly as possible, and, having bound her head up in a towel, ordered her instant removal to the hospital or her own residence. Yester day she was still in a very precarious condition, the wound being of a fearful character. Another case reported to the police is rather singular. Mrs. Kelly, a nurse at Guy's Hospital, was seriously injured in the confusion. No one present could identify her, but when she was conveyed with the other sufferers to Guy's Hospital she was soon recognised as a nurse connected with that institution. The mystery surrounding the little girl in Guy's Hos pital has been cleared up. Her name is Keston, and she is the niece of the unfortunate Mrs. Mead, whose name appeared amongst the killed. The deceased took the child to the hall, and in the rush they got separated, and while the chill escaped with her life her protector perished. The child is not likely to die. She has sus tained only a slight scalp wound, but suffers considerably from being so frightened. The death of her friend some what explains why she was not inquired for immediately after the accident became known. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Oct. 23.—Wind this day at noon, N.E.; light airs and foggy. (PER ELEOTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind W.N.W. Arrived—Gemse, from Paraiba ; Columbia, New York; Swift, Taganrog ; Mariner, Melbourne. Off-Nile, from Cronstadt. Sailed—Agatha Geertruida, for Bilboa; Eclipse, Ostend; Caroline Chisholm and Musquito, Rio Janeiro ; Pelican, screw steamer, Rotterdam ; Robert Kelly, New York. WATERFORD, Oct. 21. Wind S.E. Arrived—Edward, from Memel. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 21. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—C. H. Binlachky, and Polly, from Taganrog ; Henrietta, Ibraila. Sailed—Pactolus, for Barbadoes. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 16 a.m. Wind W.; tide high water ; weather moderate, with thick fog. Arrived, Oct. 22—Renard, Alliance, Cerito, and Lively, from Guernsey ; Ban, Caen. Arrived, Oct. 23—Elizabeth, from Guernsey ; Pearl, Havre ; Thames, steamer, Hamburg ; Earl of Auckland, Rotterdam. DEAL, Thursday, 10.5 a.m. Wind W.; light.. Passed—Robert Ingham, from Taganrog ; Gazeteer, New York ; Persian, screw steamer, Patras—all for Lon don ; H.M.S. Diligence, westward, for Deptford. Anchored—Blue Jacket, from London, for Canaries. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Oct. 23, 1856, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. 1911 EAT. BAELET. I OATS. I ATE. ISA/10. I PEAS. 65i 9 1 44s 01 265 84 40s Id 441 11 44s Od THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAr'E. WRF.AT. BARLEY. I OATS. I RYE. BEANS. PEAS. 65s 7J 44s 4d 26s 4d 42s 51 45s GI 42a lid QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 137,286 ; Barley, 63,852 ; Oats, 13,564; Rye, 513 ; Beans, 5,8391 Peas, 1,893 Quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—There was a moderato demand for each kind of meat, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 64 ; Veal, 4s 9d to 58 ; Pork, 3s 6d to 513 Gd per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Oct. 22. —The supplies of stock wore only moderate, and the trade generally ruled inactive, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; Mutton, 3s Od to 4s 10d ; Veal, 4e Od to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s 10d to 53 Od per Sibs, to sink the offal. ROMPORD, Oct. 22.—We had aglow trade fur moat kinds of stock, yet very little change took place in the quota tions :—Beef, from as 2(1 to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 39 4tl to 5s ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s Od , • Pcrk. 4s Od to `fie 2 . 11 per 81ba- HAY MARKETS• SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 108 to a 10s ; clover do., 31 10s to 5/ 10s; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/ 103 per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 121 to 4/ 12s ; clover do., 5/ 30s to 5/ 10s; and straw, 1/ 7s to 1/ 11s per load, A moderate supply, and a fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ 10s; clover do., 3/ lOs to 5/ 12s ; and straw, 11 Os to 1./ 10s per load. A moderate demand. a shorter name, and propose, " Prosperity to the Agri cultural Association of your happy valley." (Loud cheers.) Mr. Sheriff MEM afterwards addressed the meeting, responding to the toast of " The Visitors." His address was c hi e fly directed to the more expensive employment of machinery, and economy of manure in farming. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. The following is the report of the directors to be pre sented at the fourteenth half-yearly general meeting of soar ::holders to be held on Monday next : " The board of directors have again the pleasure of meetin g the shareholders with a satisfactory statement of the affairs of the company. The contractors engaged in the construction of the works between the foot of the Bhore Ghent and Sholapoor (220 miles) have made pro gress even beyond expectation, and it is already evident that this line will be opened considerably within the period fixed by the respective contracts for the comple tion of those works. This result will be obtained partly by the energy which the contractors themselves have displayed in their management, and partly by reductions made in the works at the Ghaut through the skill of the resident engineer, whereby a great saving in cost (not less than 100,0001.), will be effected for the benefit of the company. The first section of the south-eastern arm of the railway, from Callian to Campoolee, was opened for traffic in the month of May, as was promised in the last half-year's report of the directors. The length of line in operation is therefore now 88 miles, viz., 32 miles from Bombay to Callian ; 17 miles (div erg i ng N.E ) from Callian to Wassind ;and 39 mil es (di verg i ng S.E.) from Callian to Campolee. The directors are fully satisfied with the traffic brought along this newly opened portion of railway. The following statement enable the shareholders and the public to judge of the comparative growth of the traffic for the three past half-years, and the progressive decresee of working ox. penses for the same period : FOR THE riALY:rxARS minims Jane 30, 1855. Dee. 31, 1855. June 30, 1886. Average of miles open daring the i 33 miles. .. 43 miles. half-year Receipts •• Expenses Net Profits 1,482 18 1.• 3,337 14 4.. 8,810 3 3 Per centage of working expenses 81.3 .. 59'5 .. 451 on gross receipts - - .. 60 miles. Notwithstanding the satisfactory progress evidenced by these returns, however, the board must again repeat what they have more than once stated, that the abundant traffic of the country can never be said to have com menced, even, until the railway shall have been ex tended into the Deccan. In connection with the North-E stsra Extension line, running throughout the Bera: field to Nag pore, the contract drawings and specifications have just been completed, and the works on this important and fertile section of the rail way will be put to competition in the course of a month or two from this date. The Hon. East India Company have, since the last report, formally sanctioned a further portion of the main line in this direction up to Jubbulpore, where it will unite with the E ist Indian Railway, and form a continuous communication between Bombay and Calcutta. This further concession plains within the limits of the Great Indian Peninsula Railway Company the district of Oossungabad, on the Nerbudda, where there is known to be a most extensive field of coal and iron in conjunction ; and this company will thus have a cheap and abundant supply of fuel for the locomotive engines, the want of.which is its greatest present disad vantage. The length of line now officially sanctioned is, in the aggregate, 1,103 miles. Since the last meeting of shareholders, a further amount of 1,000,0001. capital has been issued, guaranteed 5 per cent, interest; and the present capital of the company therefore amounts to 4,000,0001., in shares of 201. each ; and 333,300/. in loans upon debenture bonds at 4i per cent. interest, issued for a determinate period of five years. The state went of accounts in relation to capital and revenue, up to the termination of the half-year ending the 30th June, 1856, will be found appended to this report. These statements have been duly examined with the books of the company by the accountants of the Hon. East India Company, in addition to a minute audit by the company's auditors." The revenue account showed that during the half-year ended the 30th of June last, the receipts .were 15,1911. 95., or 165,724 rs, and the expenditure 7,1151. 9s. 4d., or 77,628 rs., leaving a balance of net prop 8,075/. 19s. Bd. RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. LONDON AND SOIITH-EASTERA RAILWAY.—Traffio re turn for the week ending Oct. 18, 1856 £22,886 1 3 Corresponding week last year 23,702 6 1 Decrease in 1856 LONDON, BRIGHTON, AND SOIITH COAST RAILWAY.— Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 18, 1856..,... £16,19119 7 Corresponding we3k last year 16,2 5 2 8 Total of the half-year to this date, 1856 246,930 14 7 Total of the half-year to this date, 1855 282,493 18 10 GREAT NORTHERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct, 12, 1856 £26,342 3 11 Corresponding week last year 26,013 6 7 LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 19, 1856 —.£65,789 0 0 Corresponding week last year CHICSTEZIND MaLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for tha week ending Oct. 19, 1856 £6,724 0 • Corresponding week last year 5,424 0 0 Increase in 1850 . .. LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —Traffic, re turn for the week ending Oct. IJ , 1856 £22,436 7 2 Corresponding week last year. 20,136 5 6 GLASGOW AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—Traffio re tarn for the week ending Oct. 18, 1856 £6,760 19 5 corresponding week last year 6,041 4 9 Increase in 1856 £7l9 14 8 CORK AND BANDON RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for week ending Oct. 18, 1856 £24B 4 8 Corresponding week last year 235 12 2 GREAT LUXEMBOURG RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for tho vr3ek ending Oct. 19, 1856 £74B 11 2 LONDON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY.—Traffic re turns for the week ending Oct. 18, 1856......E10,468 6 • ENGLISH STATESMEN IN ITALY.- AFFAIRS OF LOMBARDY. TumN, Oct. 17.—An English statesman cannot come to Italy to amuse himself, or to spend the winter for the benefit of his health, without being suspected by the despotic writers and their adhe rents of plotting and conspiring against the esta blished Governments, and of making revolutionary propagandas. Lord Minto was long ago qualified by an Austrian paper as the " stormy petrel," and this soubriquet has been adopted by all the reac tionary papers which are published in Italy. The noble earl is known under the name of "Uccello della tempesta." It appears now that his lordship has been superseded by his son-in-law, Lord John Russell. The clerical papers of Turin have openly stated that Lord John Russell has came to Italy on a secret political mission, which, of course, is directed against the peace of Europe, and to blow to atoms all the thrones of Italy. I understand from Florence that the akrna of the Grand Duke and his Government is really excessive. It may be hoped, therefore, that the Earl of Malmesbury, who arrived here last night from Venice, will come in for his share of these absurd suspicions, and we shall find his lordship denounced as an "unbridled demagogue I"—Morning Post. THE LATE MURDERS AND PIRACY ON BOARD THE GLOBE, BARQUE, IN THE BOS• PHORUS. PORTSMOUTH, WEDNESDAY. The prisoners were brought up again to-day before the bench of magist ra t es , but owing to the absence of the master of the vessel they were again remanded until Saturday, the 25th inst. . _ The prosecutor for the Crown, Mr. Swainson, stated that owing to the orders that the barque Globe was bound or consigned to London, the master had been obliged to leave this port to navigate his vessel to the Thames from Falmouth, and that owing to the prevalence of easterly winds it might be some time before she could reach her destination. The prisoners desired the interpreter to state that they had been in gaol long enough, and had no busi ness to be detained. The Chevalier Pappalardo, who, as the Neapolitan consul, was in attendance on the bench wit h the mag,strates to watch th e c ase, rendered very v aluable assistance. The chevalier explained to the prisone rs that they were in custody on a charge of m u r de r and piracy, and that they were again to go below until Saturday. THE TRADE TRADE BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND PHILADEL PHIA.— Steam-ship company'e screw steamer Kangaroo, FRIA.— Ltvenrooe, Oct. 22.—The Liverpool and Phila. Captain R. Ewing, left the Mersey this afternoon for Philadelphia with 56 cabin and 130 steerage passengers, and a general cargo. , DRURY LANE.— Miss Marriott made a most success ful debut last night at Drury-lane, in the character of Pauline. She played the part with great energy and power, and an inten sit y of feeling which stam ped her at once as an actress of the highest order and ability. Old E S il ei T c .— iet E y cl o w f a F rd rie W nd li s l , ia w rr e s es ° Drury is indeed introduciog new and sterling talent to Su s me c a u t s e ß d ir m w i a n a g h a the world. ' y y asls commission with embezzlement. yesterday 'Clli:1115onli!g;gc Agent, and his employers, Messrs. Johnson, soap boile of Runcorn, Cheshere • , the amount embezz led . 26' between 4001 . and 5001. AT —r. ThomasHard.Leing prose cuted, and Mr. H. Southall defended the prisone r. lng ll was committed for trial to the sessions. GREAT RUNNING FEAT AT OXFORD.—The Prince a Wales'e Cricket Ground at Oxford was yesterday visited by a large number of the undergraduates of the univele airy and citizens, for the purpose of witnessing James Pudney, the pedestrian, run the great distance of eleven miles within the hour, for 251. a side. The cricket ground is about 350 yards round it, so that to accoree plish the task he had to sun over the course 55 timeF, and a distance every fifth time round. The ground was hsavy, consequently time was the favourite. Pudney was in excellent condition, and appeared to run as fast at the finish as in any part of the race. On arriving at the goai he was very much applauded, many expecting that he bad won ; but on referring to the time-keeper, we found he had lost by one second only, 100 100 100 20 100 100 100 223 f lli 224 11i I 5i 6 38 i ilk i