The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-02 00:00:00

the the .net or 4 air, iole re' MONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENC.R...% CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed tamely and firmly, at the extreme rates of Friday last. The sales were 8,000 bales, comprising 6,500 American (1,000 on speculation), 300 Pernam and Marauham, at bid. to 7d. ; 100 Bahia, at 61 2 d.; 800 Egyptian, at 6kd. to 9id. ; 800 Surat, at 4d. to sid ; and 60 Sea Islands, at is. to Is. 3d. per b. The Railway Share Market opened quietly, but subsequently improved, and closed steadily at about Tuesday's rates. Accounts from France state that the season of 1855-1856 for manufacturing indigenous or beet root sugar has terminated ; a..nd the result is shown in the tables published by Ihe director-general of the department for collecting indirect taxes as fol lows :--From the Ist September, 1855, to the close of August, 1856, the quantity manufactured amounted to 92,000,000 kilogrammes. This ex ceeds the production of the preceding year by more than 47,000,000 kilos. If the quantity held at the commencement of the season be added, the total, in round numbers, would be 94,000,000 kilos. Of this quantity, 16,850,000 kilos. were sold at the manufactories, and 62,830,000 kilos. at the entrepots. Last year the deliveries were respectively 15,950,000 and 42,680,000 ditto. At the close of the month of August there remained on hand at the manufacto ries, in sugar and material in progress of manufac ture, representing 4,100,000 kilos., while at the corresponding date in 1855 this was only 2,720,000. The total remaining in the erltrepots amounts to 7,470,000 kilos. this year, and 7,095,000 kilos. last year. A. telegraph message from Marseilles, of the 30th September, announces a further rise in wheat of if. 50c. to if. 55c. per 160 litres, notwithstanding the enormous arrivals of grain at that port. This rise has been caused by the difficulty of replenish ing the stocks on hand, and the continued false reports from the sea of Azoff. The applicants for discount accommodation at the Bank of England were taken greatly by surprise, when it was rumoured that the directors, without waiting for their usual Thursday meeting, when such measures, with one or two exceptions, have hithorto been adopted, had raised the minimum to 5 per cent. As the quotation out of doors was fully up to that point, of course there was a tre mendous pressure at the national establishment, at the official rate of 44 per cent. Consequently, an immense sum was drawn from the bank, and, in self defence, the directors were obliged to adopt the exceptional measure referred to. So unex pected, b .owever, was the resolution, that until a late hour many persons were quite ignorant of it, as, of col arse, no one would think of making any inquiry o n tho subject on a Wednesday. It is evi dent an. advance ought to have been made last Thursday, when every one expected it. The di rectorshlive certainly been too cautious, otherwise they would not have adopted such an extra ordinary,' proceeding. There was an expectation, in some quarters, that a further advance would be made to-day, but the directors have separated without making any fresh alteration. As the demand for money still continues very brisk, partially owing to the preparations for the " 4tla. " of the month, when a heavy amount of bills become due, there is a confident expectation that a further advance will take place next week in the official quotation at the Bank of England. The accounts from the Paris Bourse continue unfavour able, and increased stringency in the Money Mar ket is anticipated. The allowance for money "on .call" is increased to 44 per cent. In consequence of - the fall yesterday in the Re. nt es at Paris, and the active inquiry for money, the Funds opened heavily, Consols being about 92k ; but they soon tended upwards, and when it bemzne known that no further change ha , l taken place ill the rate of discount the quotations zedvanced to 92i X, both for money and the Bth in'st. They have since, however, been 92i I, and now rule at 92, 93k. The rate of " continuation" to Novem ber is at Naut per cent. Exchequer Bills are de pressed at about 7s. to 10s. premium ; and East India Bo nds are 10s. to 14s. premiu m. In Foreign Securities a moderate business bas been do ne, but the quotations are very variable. Turkish 6 per Cents. have ranged from 98i. to 99a for account, and the 4 per Cents. are 1001 -. Por tuguese 4 per Cents. have been 441 ; Mexican, 221. ; Brazilian New 4i per Cents., 97i ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 95i. There has been a bar gain in Belgian 4 per Cents. at 97. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks : Grenada Deferre6. Bonds, 61 to 7 ; Mexican, 22 to 221 ; Peruvian, 7G to 78 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 to 57 ; Por 4 zuguese 3 per Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian 5 per Cent:3., 106 to 108 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 95 to 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 421 422 ; ditto Deferred, 24 244 ; ditto Certificates, 54 ; ditto Passive, 64 /. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1856. .......... X 30,358 65,497 16,858 19,215 33,161 25,724 13,590 25,960 24,192 7,448 6,763 10,012 7,199 Grea t Western North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South- Eastern ............ Caledovian Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter East Lancashire Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln North Stafford North 1855. £29,391 65,396 16,503 18,339 31,549 25,938 12,028 23,931 21,478 6,810 6,241 9,508 7,076 London Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh. 4,317 4,105 South Devon 3,027 2,685 Ulster 1,352 1,273 Waterford and Limerick Edinburgh and Glasgow ..... 6,008 5,849 Glasgow and S outh - Western Scottish North-Eastern Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada....., 12,134 9,089 Northern of France Railway Shares are generally steady, but there has not been much business transacted. Lanca shire and Yorkshire, North Western, and some others have been weaker, but they are now rather firmer. French iecurities are lower, owing to the depressed state of the Bourse. Paris and Lyons have declined 10s. to 1/. The Great Wes tern of Canada are also flatter. Rigas are Ito Joint-Stock Bank Shares are very dull, but generally firm. Miscellaneous Shares also attract but little attention. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY. —CLOSING PRICES. (Iron the Official List: Rasinei. done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92i i 8 i i 3 .£lOOO . ....... .. l4 p Wits Bonds, 14 10 p Ditto, umder moo i i I Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, 24d. £lOOO £5OO 7 9 p Small 12 7 p . Ditto Bonds, 1858, 99 Ditto, 1859 3i per Cent 99 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 09i Ditto Accou n t 7i Ditto N ew , 1852, 4i per Cent. 22 Mexican 3 per Cent 2 i , itto Acc ount 2; Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1 8 41 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent Tarkieh Bonds, 6 per cent 9 B ii i Ditto Account 9Bi 91 9 i i 100 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account ...... . ..... ... . .. .. ... - 01 ,,,, tendg on the. above sayable in Lennon. bench Routes, 4i per Cent. B Ditto 3 per Cent. 2i p Cent. ex. 25. francs — Ditto , 4: per Cent.. , ex. 25 francs , 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Consols THREE O'CLOCK. , money .......................... . 92i Ditto, account, October 8 . ..., . 921 i ... THE TELEGRAPH TO THE Nonm.—Tho stations be tween Inverness sod the Orkneys 3re—lri vernesy, Beauly, Invergordon, Dingwall, Tain, GolgPie, IleirDBdale'l4b. °ter, Wick, Huna, and Thurso. Dunnet Head is the proposed point of departure for the submarine cable, Briunus the landing point, and on to Rirkwall, the ter inns. S ubscriptions have been started in various 115111111!'— ' 6016 t 4 rik Courant. 20 20 20 100 100 100 20 20 10 12 St. 6125. 20 20 20 33!, 10 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day. iiaiLwAre. Shr. ?aid, 94 50 all i. 31 all A.mbg. Nottng. Boat. and Bastn. Junot... Belfaet. & Ballymenv. Birmlug. Wolverh, 131 Stour Valley Birkeand. LAnceh. Cheeldre Junct Do. Chceh. & Birk., Blackburn Blyth & Tyne origin" £25 (iesd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester & Holyhead 'Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pael Cornwa." Do. A Do. B Dublin&Belfastdunc Dun. P. & Aher. "Inc East Anglian /lastern Counties.. Nast. Unicn, A Std 'Be., B. Stock, Do., New A. Easi Kent FAA Lancashire Fdinburgh 4 Glasgo Edinb. and Peebles Rdin. Prt, Driudi Forth & Clyde Jane. Furness. Do. Extenglon Great N. of Scotlnd Groat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &Woe t. (Ire ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rai; Qua. Stk. . Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. Nev Thirds Lemeash.andYorksh D 3., Wst. aiding Un. Do. Southr orb 54 1001 all London & 'Blackwall Lond. Bright & S.Cst, Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths D0.101.5h.,M&8 0 Do. Eighths,. I London andS. West lindndrry4Colerain rAn du d & Ennisk Wanch.Shef. & Limb Do., Man. & Lin. I:Tn Wetropolitan Do. J L. Ricardo's arrangement lidland 1)o. Birmng. & Derb' 'CM. G. West. (Ire, Do. Half Shares lewoastle& Carlisle gwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Yew/7 & Enniskille Mowry, Warronpoini and Rostrevor orfolk 'c'orthn.Connties Un 'forth British 'lth. Devon Rail. & Dock Stock Jo., A Stock Jo., B Stock .... g.Eastern—Berwi, k './o. do. Extoneion )o.do. O.N.E. ?ureh Do. Leo& r)o. York . North L0nd0n....,.. stead, and City Jo.. North Staffordshire. North Western...... N. & B. Weetrn. June Wore.. Woly. •c.rtardouth ......... Rhynmoy out 4 !entrsl Scot. N E.A.hrdn. St. Do. Soot. Mid. St., ;.,ripshire Sitinzbourne&Sheer. ionth Devon 4gath Eastern south Wales 4. Yrksh. di Riv. Do ;tiOnes, Wok. &Wol tookton & Darling. Do., do., 1854 Do., do., 1855 4teekten di Hartlep i.'aff Vale ........ )o. Pref., No. 1 ^homes Ray. D.& R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenn VaterfordeStLimerie) West Cornwall Vest End of London and Crystal Palace. Do. A Do. B West London Do. Filet Class Do. Second Class . Nim.bledn&Croptot A ntwer odtlttott.zdam Ardennes Belgian Eastn. June Beal ors to Gmissessr e Bombay, Baroda, ar d Cen. Ind ia, g. 5 p. c Do. 8 Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. all Carnieaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 10s. Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. do. all Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Eastern Bengal Nast Indian A and B, g. Do. Ex. C, gu. 5 p. Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.;s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Euphrates Valley Eur. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk of Canada Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till'6: Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 p. c. Do New, guar. 5 p. c Great Luxembourg Gt. Western of Canad a Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, withous option Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bash Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca 4 Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras, guar. 4 p.c Do. New do., 5 p. c Do, 44 p. c. Exten Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c Maria Antonia Do, do. New Namur 4 Liege Do. do., 6 p. c. Prof. Northern of France. N orwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons ~. Paris and Orleans.... Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. Rome and Frascati.. Royal Danish ...... Royal Swedish ... Sambre and Meuse... Do. 5i p. cent. Pref., Sciude, guar. 5 p. c. D 0... Franca., St. of Fr.ance.. St. Andrew's ano Qaebeo (A). , ....... `Vest Flanders .. . ..... Do. 5 per c. Prof... e„ . &N. W. of Franc, Westein of Austria... West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ....... D ea o l . an g a per cent. Prof. z • ••• FOREIGN, 4i - 413 so. 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Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London. Col. Bk. St lin C. I;ritlsh N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Ohrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, St China City Colonial Commercial of Loud Eng.Soot.&,Aus.Cht Loud. chart. Bk. of Australia Ditto New London and County Lnd. &E. Bnk g. Corp Loudon Joint Stock London and Paris Loud. & Westminster National Pro.ef Eng Do. Naw ........... Nation-1 Bank , New South or e otal Bk. Corp Ottoman Lank revincial of I.rc;ls.”d Do. Neel. ...... R Aue B &G 3 Im Cc I:sleuth Australia Unica of Anatritlia, 1 IDo. New Union of London weporn Bk of Lone] 103 p - 2id 61 63 f P 1* 63 •N ...... •• • 16 : 16 19 —1% ii .... id 1 - 3p • •• • • !H ~~ ~H •••1 45 47 33 `4, 2 d 4.4 ,44 35 37 65 67 7a 8i ... ••••• 6 _ Business done this day. 'lOO 100 TILE F,,U I N, LO N 110 N, THURSDAY EVENING, OCfOBER 2, 18513. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) Frith street, and slept there. She went to bed at ten o'clock last night, having previously secured all the windows and doors, and took the keys upstairs. The prisoners, who declined making any defence, were committed for trial. Lee.stß: Compan! Cio.ina rrices this day. usiness this day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE GREGORY. A BALER'S FAILURE THROUGH THE BAD PRICE OF BREAD. This bankrupt was described as of Whitechapel and Back Church-lane, Commercial-road East, baker, and to-day came up for his certificate. Mr. Chidley supported. Mr. Joyce appeared as counsel for Messrs. Ponsford, and examined the bankrupt at great length as to a large quantity of flour which he had obtained from them shortly before his bankruptcy. He said that on Mr. Ward, Messrs. Porpford'straveller, calling, he told him trade was so dull and prices bad that ho should be ob liged to give up one of his shops, but Mr. Ward advised him not to do EM, as prices would be better soon. He (bankrupt) therefore did not consider that he had in any way misled Mr. Ward as to his circumstances. He had also had some flour of a Mr, Trumper. He had the last flour on the 11th, and he called his creditors together on the 23d. He bad formerly had some share transactions, but that was 3 or 4 years ago. He had removed a portion of the flour, but it had not been done clandestinely. Mr. Chidley examined the bankrupt, who said that be was in good circumstances when he had the shares. He had given over 9001. for the leases of his houses. His loses had arisen through the badness of the trade and the competition; he had therefore been some time selling at a loss. lie had applied to Mr, Ward to find a cus tomqr for one of Lis houses. Mr. Chidley submitted that the bankrupt had not committed any offence under the 156th section of the act, and that his losses had arisen through the falling off of business, particularly in the fancy trade, which was more profitable, but had fallen off through the high price of provisions during the last three or four years. His Honour did not consider any specific offence had been made out, but the bankrupt had continued trad ing when he must have known he was trading at a loss and was insolvent. The certificate must therefore be suspended for 12 months from the lflth of June, and then be of the second class. Protection was granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. R. Logan, an Irishman, was placed at the bar before the Lord Mayor, charged under the following circum stances : The prisoner it appeared had obtained a quantity of goods by false pretences from various persons at Monaghan, in Ireland, with which he decamped. A telegraphic message containing his description was for warded to the police, and in consequence the prisoner was apprehended on Monday by Russell, the detective. On his person was found 3181., supposed to be a portion of the proceeds of the goods he had fraudulently ob tained. Intelligence was immediately forwarded to Ire land of his arrest. A police officer from Belfast appeared this morning in Court with a warrant for the prisoner's apprehension, and he was accordingly handed over to him to be con veyed back to Ireland. ATTEMPTED SIIICIDE.—Emma Jones, a respectably dres:,ed woman, about 35 years of age, was charged with attempting to commit suicide. It appeared from the evidence that the defendant was found, on the night of the 17th ult., lying insensible on the pavement near Heneage-lane, Houndiditch. A young man who was passing at the time picked up a phial bottle near her which had contained laudanum. She was afterwards taken to the London Hospital, where she had been ever since, suffering from the effects of the laudanum she bad taken. The policeman said the defendant had informed him she had no friends to apply to, and that she had been deserted by her husband. On promising not to again attempt to destroy herself she was discharged. GUILDHALL. Two magsmen, who gave their names John Rooney, 14, York-court, York-street, Westminster, hawker, and John Taylor, 14, Ludiey-street, Be ivd I ey, Yorkshire, carpet weaver, were placed at the bar before Sir H. Muggeridge, on remand, charged with being drunk and disorderly. It appeared from the evidence given on the former hearing that on the evening of the 29th ult. the pri soners were at the Bell public-house, Old-bailey, drink ing and making bets with persons as to who could write the best hand. They ultimately quarrelled, and the pri soners were put out of the house, and in the scuffie Rooney kicked a young man named Sell, a draper's as sistant, who was staying at the house. Police-constable 280 stated that since the former exa mination he had ascertained that the prisoners had given false addresses. Rooney, he fuund, was a French polisher, and resided at 14, Blue Anchor-yard, York street, Westminster, and that Taylor's proper name was Ramsbothaos, residing at 11. King-street, Drury-lane, wh ere h e hed_r.amaidaci .4-bout two years. He was well `known to the police of that division. Taylor—l was never in custody before in my life. Policeman—He is known to the police of Bow-street as a smasher and a dog stealer. Taylor—l never did anything wrong in my life. Huggett (a detective) said that on the night in ques tion ho was in the Bell when the prisoner first came in. Rooney went up to the landlady and asked her if Mr. Mendoza, tobacconist, of Newgate-street, had been there. She replied she knew no such person, and on that he shuffled up against witness and asked him if he knew the game of "Mendoza." Witness replied no. Prisoner said it was a nice game, and if he would get a piece of chalk he (prisoner) would show it him. After that witness desired then to leave, not liking their ap pearance, and not wishing to know anything of them. Taylor—Do you know anything of me ? Witness—No. Taylor said he was Sayers, the fight ing man of Birmingham, and that the other prisoner was Sorrell, the running man. Some further conversation took place between them, the prisoner wishing to bet with him on Sorrell against Reed, from 51. to 500/. He declined, and gave him a glass of porter and got rid of them. Taylor—Did you not give me a cigar t Witness—No. Taylor—Do you deny it 7 Witness—Yes. Taylor—Then you will deny anything. Sir H. Muggeridge fined Rooney 20s. or 20 days' im prisonment for the assault, and both prisoners 108. each or 10 days' imprisonment for being drunk and dis orderly. London It N. West. L. kN. W. Cal 0d0n... E. U. da.c Glt.Nrton. E. Count.'' Caidonixn. Do at. 'Kemal Yk. Now. Berw. Y. izN hic Do I Do S. Easten D 0... Poto & Co IDo Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midi& •gtokton & Darlingt. Midland En. Conn. E. Count. Do L. & N.W. Do ...... ... Qt Northn Lancash& Yorksh. T. Brassey hf.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt. Do GtWestn 94 - 97 100 - 105 12 - 14 139 - 141 4 ... 4i 27 - 29 106 - 107 13 -13 i 23i - 110 - 115 1P 2a 92 - 94 k - $1) 57 - 59 135 - 140 - 8 3i - 31i - fi - 2 90 -92 t MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DARING AND EXTENSIVE BURGLARY.— Charles Harris, 21, labourer, 16, Brick-lane, Shoreditch, and Robert Billings, 28, army pouch maker, Bedfordbury, were brought before Mr. Bingham, charged with burglari ously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Samuel Brown, 43, Frith-street, Soho, and stealing therefrom 104 handkerchiefs, 30 shawls, 8 coats, 9 waist coats, and other articles, of the value of 401., his pro perty. Elliott 43 C deposed that about a quarter to four this morning he was standing at the corner of Churoh street and Frith-street, when he saw the prisoners come out of the private door of 43, Frith-street, and look round, and directly they saw him they ran away towards Soho-square. He followed them into Queen-street, where he sprung his rattle, and called out " stop thief." He pursued Billings into Greek-street, and took him into custody, and conveyed him to the station-house, where he wassearched but nothing was found upon him. Witness then went to No. 43, Frith-street, and on ex amining the premises found an entry had been effected by some one who bad forced open the area grating, and after descending into the area broke open the kitchen window, and thus made their way into the house. A small piece of candle was stuck up against the wooden partition in the passage. Parsonage 73 C said abo ut four o'cl ock this morning he was on duty in Greek - st reet, when h e heard a rattle doorway sprung, yr o followed e 58 b 3n y :, thethe prisonercry o in the same street, w h ere h e took Harris run into the f " Stop thi e f," an d on looking him into custody. Witness then took him back to No. 43, Frith-street, where he had ascertained he had come from and searched hire, and found 63 silk handkerchiefs secreted about his body. He subsequently took him to the station-house, where he was subjected to a further search, and in addition to two coats and a waistcoat which he wore, three more silk handkerchiefs were found tied round the calves of his legs. Sergeant Bird 22 C said he made a search of the pre mises No. 43, Frith-street, and at the end of the pas sage found a quantity of shawls tied up in a bundle, several other bundles con taining wear i ng apparel, all reaiy to be carried away, and a coat, whi c h h e a f terwar d s discovered belonged to the prisoner Harris. In the poc ket of that coat he found four :.rke!r:tou Lua, which Hal r i s decd' l all imowlecig,e John James Scott, managor to Mr. Brown, pa an broker, No. 43, Frith-street, said, Cu thc- previous night about eight o'clock, be lett• the busini:ss part of the pre mises fastened up securely. The property produced belonged to his employer, and was worth 501. It was all safe when he left last night. KAU Ana Abel etticl blie bad On oue of Ho, 431 SOUTH WARK. THIEVES AND REIEIVERS—EXTENSIVE ROBBERY or OATS.—Henry Ivory, horsekeeper to Mr. Neale, coal merchant, Old Jamaica-wharf, Upper Ground-street, Biackfriara road, James Ropy, carman in the employ of Messrs. Davis and Norman, cerneNt merchants, Scotland yard, and Edward Wititant, labourer, were brought up for final examination charged with stealing 15 bushels of oats, the property of Mr. Neal, and Samuel Barking, a general dealer, of No. 33, Pitt's place, Guildford street, was charged with receiving the same, well knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Neale, the solicitor, defended the prisoners. Sergeant Hewlett, 2P M, an active detective officer, stated that about six o'clock on the morning of the 13th ult, he was in Guildford-street, Southwark, in company with Coleman and West, two constables, when they saw the prisoner Roffey driving► a van with two horses heavily laden, and covered with a tarpaulin. He stopped at the corner of Mcss Alley, when Witham came up and the tarpaulin was partially removed. They then crossed over to a public house, and in a few minutes came out with Barking, when they unfastened the tail-board, and a sack of corn was taken from the van, and put on Witharn's back, which he carried up Pitt's-place. Roffey then put another sack on Bark ing's back, and he followed 'Witham. Roffey took another sack and carried it in the same direction. Witness then crossed over, and on proceeding up the court met Witham coming from Barking's shop towards the van, when he stopped him and gave him into the custody of West. Witness then saw Reffey coming out of Barking's coal shed, when he asked him what he had done with the three sacks of corn he had taken out of his van. Reffey seemed surprised at first, but he entered the coal shed with him, and pointed out the three sacks of corn standing in a corner. Witness asked him who his employers were ? He replied, Messrs. Davis and Norman, cement merchants, Bank side. They kept their horses and vans at Mr. Neal's, but they know nothing of the corn. Witness then cau tioned him that what he said might be used against him, when he said Ivory put the corn in his van at Mr. Neal's and asked him to carry it to Barking's, and that's all he knew about it. The other prisoners were then secured, when Barking said he had paid nothing for the corn, neither did he know anything about it. After they were locked up witness went to the prosecutors, when Ivory was given into custody. Roffey afterwards said that he had carried several sacks of corn on previ ous occasions to Barking's for Ivory. The latter, how ever, denied that assertion. Mr. Neal identified the sacks and corn as his pro perty. Ivory was his horsekeeper, and had charge of the corn to give to the horses, but he had no authority to dispose of any or send it off the premises. Witness had been robbed to a serious extent since Ivory had been in his employ. Hewlett informed his worship that Barking stood committed for receiving stolen brass, and was out on bail when he was found in possession of the corn. He bad also on his premises a large quantity of other stolen property. Rcffey was discharged, and the other prisoners were committed for trial. WHALING ON ULVERSTOW SANDS. On Saturday morning last while one of the fishermen of Mr. H. W. Askew was 'visiting his nets in More cambe Bay, opposite the Coniston Priory, be had his attention attracted by the appearance of an unusual enor• mous substance possessing animal life floundering in a sand hole, where it had been left by the recent tide, and promising a god-send of some sort or other. Advancing upon the waif he found this monster of the deep to be nothing less than a whale—a small one, certainly, but still veritably a whale. How to secure his prize was the first consideration, and the man with a strong oaken net stake commenced battering the creature upon the head to kill it, but, as might be expected, without effect. Having a strong line in his possession, about the thick ness of a cart rope, he rove it round the animal's tail, drove his stake into the sand to a considerable depth, and tethered the creature to it, hoping, when the tide rose, he should find all safe and have no difficulty in towing it in his boat to land. In this, however, he was mistaken, for whale no sooner found itself fairly afloat again than it "up anchor" and away, taking altogether with it. After this there was a most exciting hunt and endeavour to capture by a reinforcement of three more persons—Tweedel, the guide over the sands ; White, the landlord of the New Inn ; and a man named Gracie ; and the chase was finally run into at Hamrnerside-hill, in a pool almost dry. In the midst of the onslaught the animal jumped from the sand on the beach, as if it were amphibious, in its en deavours to escape. Then came the final struggle—boat hooks and other weapons likely to despatch it were de sperately wielded for a long time, without the desired and deadly effect. As a whale-killing in Morecambe was not an everyday occurrence, the circumstance, as may be iirifigiaed, was one of great attraction, and crowds has tened to the spot to view the prize. On Monday last it was taken to Ulverston and exhibited in a barn at the Gill, at the admission price of 3d., and to continue as long as the carcase did not become offensive, when it would be boiled down for the oil. Those at all conver sant on the subject of cetaaeous animals, from its size —l7 feet in length, and 9 feet in girth —pronounced it to be either belonging to the species pyhseter, described by Hunter and Pennant under the name of bottle-nose or beaked whale, or a young one of the physsias, or fin fish description, both of those being destinguished from the common whale by a fin on the back, placed very low and near the tail. Mr. Beardsley, of CJiven-ton, surgeon, however—no mean authority on such matters— identified it as belonging to the genus baltenoptera, and called the rorqual, which differed from the Gv2enland whale and its allies by having a dorsal fin situated a short way above the tail, and a series of longitudinal folds and wrinkles on the skin on the under surface of the throat and ohest. The folds are supposed to be capable of dilation, but their use is not determined. Of the rorquals only two or three species are known. The plates of baleen situated in the upper jaw are short and of inferior quality, and the blubber they yield is always in smaller quantity ; from this, as well as from their great ferocity, they are generally avoided and seldom chased by the crews of whaling vessels. The . great ror qual often exceeds 100 f e et in len g th, an d is a native of the Polar Seas, where it is seen both in troops and in pairs. The rorq ua l is more r e stl e s s , m ore suspicious, and fiercer than the common whale.—lancaster Guar dian. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Oct. 2, 1856, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I EARLEY. OATS. 1 ITS. I IRAN & I PEAS. 643 4d 433 101 26s Id 435 8d 45s Id 43s 8d THE SIX WEEKS' ATEE E. WHEAT. I BARLEY. I OATS. I ICIi. --- f - BEANS. I PEAS. 6Ss 63 453 7d 1 27s Od 43s 10d 45s 4d 41s Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 123,906; Barley, 37,575; Oata, 11,791; Rye, 961 ; Beans, 3,062; Peas, 990 Quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEwGATE AND LEADNNHALL.—The trade generally ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 6s 4d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Oct. I.—We were fairly supplied with each kind of meat to-day, and the trade generally ruled heavy, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; Pork, 3s Gd to 4s 10d per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Oct I.—All kinds of stock were dull and cheaper. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d; Pcrk, 3s 6d to 4s 10d pdr Sibs. Quar ter old store pigs, 21s to 28s. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 10s to 5/ ss; clover 41 Os to 5/ 15s; and straw, 11 6s to 11 10s per load. Trade dull. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 5/ Os; clover, 31 15s to 51 15s ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 106 per load. A full average supply and a sluggish demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 51 Os; clover, 41 Os to 5115 a ; and straw, 116 s to 11 108 per load. Trade heavy. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Oct. 2.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; moderate breeze and fine. _ FALMOUTH, Oct. I.—Wind S.W—Sailed—Lobilia, for SHEERNESS, Oct. I.—Wind S. W.—Arrived—Acadia, from Quebec. LILLEHAMPTON, Oct. I.—Arrived—Elizabeth, from Quebec. GLOUCESTER, Oct. I.—Arrived—Mary Holland, from St. John's, Newfoundland. MILFORD, Oct. I.—Wind strong.—Arrived—Satellite, from Callao ; Esmeralda, Quebec, for Liverpool, leaky, and with considerable damage to spars, &c. CORK, Sept. 30.—Arrived—Alma, from Prince Ed ward's Island. BELFAST LOUGH, Oct. I.—Arrived--Trafalgar, from Demerara, for Maryport. BRIDLINGTON, Oct. I.—The vessel reported to be dere lict was the Perla, of Bilboa, from Hamburg to Havana. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) „ SOUTHAdIPTON, Thursday afoining. arrived—Fidelity, and Mary, from Plymouth ; Eadea voar, Port Macke ; Georges, Cherbourg ; A rethass, Enter. ' , .'ice, and Watertily, Cardiff. Sailed—Thomas and Margaret, for Sunderland; Cardiff ; Constautia, Shields. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Clarsmeadon and Gipsy Bride, from Bombay ; Roscius and Progress, New York ; Caledonia, Quebec ; Universe, Constantinople ; Jemsetjee Cursetjee, Bombay ; 140Pard, Canton; Douro, 0.111, Lisbon Oxibes Ichaboo. __.~.~s.»vnsys i tl NOY Mbitto SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. NEWMARKET RACES—(This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.i 501. HANDICAP PLATE. Druid Treachery Seven ran. MATCll.—Queen Mab in beat Sister to Hesse•Casse: HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES Bishop of Oinaburg Inspiration Four ran. MATCH.—PaIm beat Sister to Hesse-Cassel. QUEEN'S PLATE. Melissa.. _Walked over. RAILWAYS. Bedford and BloteLley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale .7, . Col. Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 pc. E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New...... Glstr. & Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. k Greenw. Do. Preference Lon., Tn., & S. Do. Bark. Sh. Lowestoft gr. 4 por cent. Do. 6 por et. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Ifiddlesbro' Rodc.g 6 p.c. Midld. bra, t Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p c Prost. &IN yr, Do. Shrs. A Roystn. & Hit. Shef.Roth.and G0010g.5 p.c. Shrews. &Her. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 por cent Do.. Wiltstaomrst PREFERENCE SHARES. 26 all Myth and Tyne lOpe* ' c. prof. (issd.atsol ... - .., St. 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p.c. St ... - ... 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares .. ... - ... St. 100 Caledn. £lO 41 p.c. 96 - 98 1 5 all , Thes.& go. Gu. t 5; I), 16 - 17 9$ all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. ... - ~. 2i all Do. do, Pref. No. 2 - 64 all Cork 4tßandonslp.c . 41 - 5 • of all Dun.Prth AsAber / 6 - 61 10 2 E. Anglian Cls. ASh ... - . St. 100 Do. do. Ole. B6p. c. 105 - 110 St. 100 Do. do Cls. C7p. c 95 - 100 f 1 all Eas.Co.Ex,speNo. i A pm l 1 all Do. No. 2 - i I pm 10 all Do. New 6P.a. St 12 - 12/ 12 20 all East Un., G. 6p. c ... - ••• 5 all Do. Si., 10 per cent ... - ... 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sl , ... - ... St. all Do. do. 4 per cent ••• - ••• St. 100 Mast Laneash.6p.ete ... -- ... 5 all E.&W. York. S. sth , ... - .. 10 4 Edin. & Q 1.5 p.c. sh ... - ... ;t. 100 Ed. Prth.&Dnn.4p.c 77 - 79 St. 100 Furness • - ••• x d St. 100 Glas. &5.W.0.5 p.c ... - St. 100 Great Northn. sp. c 115 - 117 115 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem. 110 - 112 110 gt. tor, Do. 41 p. c lO2 - 104 .00 60 D 0.5 p. c., Red. at I p. c. pm... . . . ... 61 - 63 62 10 all Gt.N. of Scot.let . l're 10.1 -10 i St. 100 Gt. S. &W. (Ireland; ... - .. 20 14 Do. 4per C. Prof. S . . - , 50 6 Qt. W.(B. ilr H.Exspe .$ - 6* St. 100 Do.con. red. 41 p.c. 94 - 06 94 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87 - 8.1 St. 100 Do. irred. 4p. c. - 90 St. 100 Do. sp. c. red. pref 100 - 102 1001 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sq 9i - 104 10 all Do. Chester 8 p.c.P.S 16.1 - 1 7 10 all Do. do. sp.c. do )0 - 104 St 100 Do. Birm. (Ina. Stk 4 71 - 73 21 all Do. Ches. Qua. Sh l9l - 20. 131 all Do, do. do 9i - 104 i 20 all Do. do. do ... - ... . 141 - 154 16 6 Lan. &York. F. i2O i - I A. 100 Do. 6p. c. Stock 138 140 it. 1100 Lon.&B.G.spc No.l .« - 3t.:100 Do. P., 5p c.. St.No.2 ... - «, 31' 100 Do. New Guar.6 to. t; ... - ... it. 100 Do. do. sp. c.,N0.4 ••• - ••• It. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. 4 Nuneaton sp. et... ... - ... it',' 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per et late 3d Shares L 24 all Uendy.& Color. 1 Sh. ... - ••• 124 all Londy. & Ennis.l Ph ... - ••• St. 100 td.,5..& L. 6p. Cent ••• - 6 44 Do. do, do. £6 ... I- 4 it. 100 Do. do. 34 per cont. 66 - 70 t 2. all Ntarypt.& Carl.4p o ..• - ... L 2 all Do. 4.i per cent - .. L 2. 10 Do. do. - ••• It. 100 Aid. Consol.G p.e.St .... - It. 100 Do. Con.Br.ilir. 6pc 116 - 138 It. 100 D 9. 41 p. c. Pref. S 99 - 101 99 It. 100 Ditto L.& H. Prof. St 89 - 91 ' l.O all New., . red. 5 p pm. f " - sp. c beAr., &c., pr. .c. / LO 4 Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 i - 111 LO all Norfolk Debenture - .. 3t. 1 . 00 Do. Prof. 5 p.c. St.^e' ... - ... It. 100 'Do. 5 pc. Ext ,1846 ... - ••• it. 100 Do. 5/ per c.pf ,1847 ... - ••• K. 100 D0.Wy.V.5pc.,1847 ••• - ft.. 100 North British lOl -103 102 k It. 100 N. E. Perw, 4p.c P. 91 - 1.3 91 , l 7 81 Do. do. do ll - 1 , 1.4 a ICI 13 Do Leeds 6 p,c - N0..7, ... - ... 21 9 Du. do. Qr5.,1848... 1 - .. 2 5 10 D o .Y or kH.& "4. rur , - id 0 all North Staffordshire..__ ,t. lon 0., w o . &W., R pc._ 100 - 105 t. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Redeem. ... 4. ... A al . , ot. Cent.. New Prot . . - ... pm t. 100 Sc.N.E. Aber. g 6 pe 118 - 120 5 all Do. d0.,7 p.c. pf. et. 117 - 119 t. 100 Do. do., 34 p.c. pf. st. 70 - 75 5 all south Devon l5 - 16 0 all Do. fixed,4l per cent ... - ... 1.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 23i - 244 100 Do. 41 per cent lOO - 103 0 all Do. Fixed 41 pc sh 9l - Hi 100 i Wales Gna. 4p. c ... - ... t. 100 Do, do. 41 p. c ... - ... 0 all S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar ... - -- 5 all 4tock.& Dar., sp. c 264 -, 27 4 5 15 Do, do. do 1 . 1 -24 p 21 all Stock. & Hard. g. 5 p. c. till July 1, '56 5 • all Waterfd.&Kilk.6pc 31 - 31 3} MINES. Agua Fria . Anglo Californian Australian Baden (Gd.Ducl-7 of) Blamar. Iron & Coal British Iron Brazilianlmp.(iesued at £5 pm.) Do. Cocaos Culabs Do. St. John Delßey I Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7i p. cent Copiapo Fortuna General Gt.NnggetVeinßog. Great Polgooth Gt Wheal Vor Unite:: .Liberty Linares Lusitanian Mariquita .... . ,Now Granada Nouveau Monde Pontgi. Sil. & Le. Min Port Philip Quartz Rock ,Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago do Cuba Sort. Cons. Min. Co. South Australian Do. Scrip ,Do. 10 per cent Pref Tam. S. & L. Min. Co, Tin Croft Unitcd Mexican , Waller West Mariposa Worthing Xining 01 Australia i - li i = i 2i - 21 3 - 18 - 20 P i - P 56 - 58 ... 30 - - 35 26 - 28 16 - 18 i - V 14 -15 - 3d 7 - 8 id- P i -- 1 6 : ii 23 - 25 6 - 8 - 2 3i - 34 - g - 1 - 1i 31 - 4i 34 - 4 ••• ••• i .". i ... «r• 55 4i i 9 8i 92/ 80j 80 1 114 / 64/ 6 5 i 95i 4i 6 i 5i 6 i 105 1011 24 2 i a li 1034 i 44 T 63 7i i 6/ 37 61 78i 91 la 55 i 26k 47 la 25 10 1.0.6, St. 20 25 25 126 2 #~~ 12 11i 21 1 f 1 20/ 1i 4 / 4i 7 2 6 f i / 40 5 St. 25 213 93 10i 5t 20i 37i 49} 50 } MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian Agrlcult. 24 26 le all Ails:rain. Royal Mail ... 1U all Berlin W a te r Wo r ks 5i 6 ! 40 Brit. A mer i can Land . 1 00 K) 3t Canada llO 115 112 15 St. u 0 e.Go.6p. c .J an &july 112;, 111 j l2 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug ... St. 100 Do. 6p c. Mar & Sept ... 6 ail C rysta l P a l ace — 2 1i 2 ri all Do. Preference..,.., b 5 1 4 a,l Crystal Pal. of France 1 Duston Iron Ore ••• 2015 i Eastern Steam — • • :3t. 100 Electric Telegraph 93 95 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir . $ 5 all En.dsAus Cop Sm Co 1 25 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier . 15 14 G .. glen. Steam N av i gat . • 16 all General Screw Steam 12i —l3 121 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 3i 3' 3 i 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all Nfediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 all Mexican&S.Americu. 31 41 25 5 Nat. Discount Co - I p 5 25 1 Do. New —_ .. 10 5 Netherlands Land 1 10 all Do. Do. .. . 5 3 Do. 8p c P iss at I id —ip 100 80 New B. & N.S. Land 21 24 N.S.W. Gov. sp.c.D. ICOi 1 all N. B. Australasian.., 20 17i Nrth.ofEuropeSteam 2 151 1 all Oriental Gas — 11 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" p ip pm 5 ell Peel Rr. Ld.& Minrl. 2 i 50 all Pe n i nsu lar& Oriental 68 2 7 a 50 tlO Do. Now — N T , 100 dO Royal Mail Steam 71" 1 311 gout. Austral. Invest. l a 1 all Ditto New. 25 all South Austrr.l.7.amil 35 1 al] Submar. Tel. Scrip — 1 1 all Do. Registered ' 1 20 i rruetds L.Co.U.Can 5l 1003 vsa Diemen's raked 15 16 1 Y4 0 ).6p001=430 . 1117 tte el: 111 31 i 1 48 j 6 TOO all 100 all 1100 all all all all all 10) riosi i 8 i i : RUTLAND STAKES. Beechnut rerfu ale Three ran. SEVENTH TRIENNIAL STAKES. Clenientina gelding Walked over, SWEEPSTAKES OF 5 SOVS. Hardwick Fie Four ran. LATEST BETTING. CESAREWITCH. 40 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 15 to 1 agst Lance (taken) 20 to 1 agst Hungerford (taken) 20 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken) DERBY. 4000 to 30 agst Special License (taken) NORTHALLERTON RACES.—(This Day. (BY BLECT.RIO TBLEURAPB.) AINDERBY STAKES. Corin... Galloper Eight ran. TWO•YEAR-OLD STAKES. Strathnaver . Capuchin Four ran. GREAT NORTH RIDING HANDICAP Greencastle Bolton Six ran. SELLING PLATE. Prince Plausible.. THE COUNTESS DA NNER. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 28.—The mystery hitherto en- veloping the cause of the ministerial crisis is by degrees dissipating, and the reasons are becoming gradually apparent. Your readers will remember the fact com municated some time time ago, that the Countess Danner had been frustrated in her greatest wish and ambition to be raised to the dignity of Duchess of Wagrien, but had succeeded in her endeavours to obtain a sort of official recognition of her position, and has to thank her friend and protege, Herr von Scheele, for the insertion of her name in the official "Staats-Calendar" immediately after that of the King, and figures there as " consort of the King by a morganatic marriage, and countess of the kingdom in her own right." But Herr von Scheele wanted to go a step further, and proposed to grant the countess an appanage for life from the revenues of the state. Against this the rest of the ministers, however, set their faces, and the mea sure was most vigorously opposed by Col. Andrae, the minister of finance, whose duty it would have been to submit it to the General Diet of the kingdom, where he knew it would never be sanctioned. The question was, therefore, left for some time in abeyance, but latterly taken up again with more energy than ever. Still it met the same opposition in the cabinet, and led to several animated discussions amongst the ministers. As Herr von Scheele insisted on the measure being adopted, Colonel Andrae preferred tendering his resig nation to the continuation of a discussion and offering further opposition to a snbject to which he had made up his mind never to give his consent. It is well known that the Countess Danner and Herr von Scheele afford each other mutual support ; she to him through her influence with the King, and he to hit. in the council of ministers. Great expectations are therefore entertained that Herr von Scheele will be com missioned by the King to reconstruct the cabinet and place himself at the head of the new administration. THE LONDON JOINT-STOCK BANKS. (From the Glaegoto Mercantile Advertiser. The London joint stock banks, which are compara tively of recent origin, are now entrusted with enormous sums of money by depositors. They would certainly require to be well managed, for we perceive that the paid up capital of these concerns bears but a small pro portion to the available capital placed at the disposal of the directors. To confine ourselves to the five establishments of longest standing, which appear to have gained the confi dence of the trading community in the metropolis—and we trust deservedly so—it will be seen from the authorised statements we formerly published that the aggregate amount of deposits in these five banks has reached the enormous sum of 86,000,000/., whilst the paid up capi tal amounts to 2,594,2751. These banks would require, as we have already said, to be well managed—they are enabled by the comparatively small amount of paid-up capital to pay their shareholders dividends of 16, 176, and 22i per cent. It appears to us that, as they are now entrusted with so much money belonging to other people, they ought, one and all of them, to increase the paid•up capital to double the present amount, and thus increase the security of the public and be content with a smaller per tentage on the capital invested. In some in stances the paid-up capital ought to be quadrupled. There are in all eight joint-stock banks in London, and we say nothing of the three which are of more re cent origin, commencing with the Royal British, whose directors and other officials helped themselves to th e . entire paid-up capital, except that portion invested in buildings and furniture. Of the five banks referred to, it appears that the paid-up capital of some of them amo unts only to 6or 7 per cent. of the sums deposited with them. In our opinion, this is by far too small a capital to trade with upon so vast a scale. A question very natu occurs here, and we can suppose a case. For example, if one of these banking-houses were to lose in a bad year 6 or 8 per cent, of their available capital inclusive of deposits, what would become of the bank ? If these companies would take a leaf, or rather two leaves out of our Scottish system, they would place themselves upon a much sounder basis. The joint-stock banks on this side the Tweed have, in the first place, double or treble the amount of paid-up capital in pro. portion to their deposits (and some of them a great deal more) ; and, in the second place, the per tentage of the dividend to shareholders is not one half of that paid by the London jointlitock banks. We well remember that one of the Scotch joint-stock banks, some year sago ,lost nearly a quarter of a million sterling—the motley was not stolen or taken by directors and officials--but although the shares of that bank fell in their market value, the credit of the estab lishment, with a million of paid-up capital, was not shaken in the slightest degree. But we may he permitted to ask if a similar loss were now to oc cur in the case of one or other of the London joint stock-banks, what would be the consequences? We could scarcely anticipate anything short of a severe run upon such bank, which might lead to wide-spread ruin. It appears to us that none of these joint-stock concerns, intrusted with deposits to the extent of five, eight, or ten millions, ought to feel satisfied with a smaller amount than one million of paid-up capital. This, we say, is the minimum sum with which they ought to be satisfied, both for their own sakes and for the sake of depositors. We would go a step further ;it is our opinion that such banks as have from nine to twelve millions of other people's money to trade upon, would be as well to have somewhere about two millions of their own paid up. The sooner these companies take steps in the direction we have indicated, the better will it be for themselves, if they desire to stand well in the estimation of the public. Would not a great num ber of the depositors gladly avail themselves of an offer from the directors, were it made to th em, to convert a certain proportion of their deposit s i n t o s h ares — we throw out this suggestion to our English fr ends. But it matters not how the requisite amount of capital is raised, provided a sufficient amount is paid in, and re mains there as capital stock of the company. REPRESENTATION OF TOTNES.—Mr. John Gregory, a banker of London, has announced his intention of contesting the borough of Totnes against the present members, Earl Gifford and Mr. Mills, at the next election. The hon, gentleman addressed a number of the electors and non-electors of the borough on Fri day evening, at the Dartmouth Inn. Mr. W. Bantall presided. A resolution, pledging the meeting, to support Mr. Gregory, was carried unanimously, and the hon. gentleman distinctly pledged himself to go to the poll on the day of election. ITALIAN OPERAS AT DARRY-LANE.—Enconraged by the eucee;; which ha; attenLied his operatic representa- Com,' in Dublin and the provinces, Mr. Beale has made arrangements with Mr. E. T. Smith for a series ofeper. formancos at Drury-lane Theatre, comme ncing n the 2,70 October. The company will consist of those emi nent artistes at present under engagements with Beale on his provincial tour, and will include M adame m Grisi and Signor Mario, Mons. and Mm Gassier, adane Madame Amadei, Signor Lorini, Signor Albicinl Signor 'Were, and Rya Formes. IRELAND. DUBLIN, WEDNESDAY MORNING. LORD CARLISLE IN TIPPERARY. Lord Carlisle, on his return to Dublin from Listnore Castle, passed through the town of Tip perary, upon which occasion his Excellency was presented with an address from the inhabitants by a deputation composed of the most influential gentry in the town and neighbourhood. The fol lowing is an extract : "It will not be unacceptable to ydjur Excellency to learn that in the heart of this great county (Tipperary), where much poverty and misery, with considerable agra rian outrage, once prevailed, Providence has now blessed us with comparative plenty, order is established, and crime of very rare occurrence. Neither have our town and district been behindhand in the renown which this island has obtained for the part borne by her site in the recent war. We have sent from among us men a hose names are not undistin gu i s h e d iii the roll of illustrious Irish soldiers of the Crimea. And when called upon also for a force of a more defensive nature, we furnished a corps in the militia regiment of the south riding of the county, largely recruited f rom t hi s neigh bourhood, and which, coming tinder your Excellency's immediate notice in Dublin, we venture to hope to rut with your Excellency's approval, bath as regards their craluet, diticipinae, and military appearance. Should war become again unhvppily neces sary, we are ready to contribute t, its requirsaments, and send forth our eons to its dangers. But we pray that the Almighty may grant lasting peace, so that coin: tierce and industry may be fostered, the wealth of our fertile fields increased, and our social progress and internal order so marked under a beneficent Government, such as your Excellency's, as to entitle us to equal laws and privileges with every other portion of the United King. dom. We beg further to apprise your Excellency that all classes and creeds in this locality are happily united and live amicably together, sectarian differences being unknown among us. In conclusion, we wish your Excellency a long and happy life, and prosperous jour ney to the seat of Government. His Excellency replied as follows : " Gentlemen—l beg to thank the inhabitants of the old town of Tipperary for the warmth and cordiality which they have managed to impart to their wayside welcome. It rejoices me unfeignedly to hear from your own lips, as I had been able to collect from other sources of information,t hat this important county, which has occasionally obtained an unhappy prominence in the an. nals of outrage, now affords a signal spectacle of orderly conduct, peaceful industry, and neighbourly concord, and that the energies too often of old developed in the wild sallies of guilty daring, have been employed as of ate, either to guard the repose of our own borders or to man the front of foreign battle. I trust that a higher privilege awaits them still, and as the men of Tipperary have reaped so distinguished a portion of the glories of war, they may show themselves able to appreciate and qualified to improve the blessings of peace." THE DEFENCES. Active preparations have been for some time in progress for the extension on a large scale of the barracks in ship street, in close proximity to the Castle of Dublin. At present these buildings barely afford accommodation to the head-quarters • of a regiment of infantry, and are hemmed in on two sides by the old houses in Stephen-street, and by the more modern ones in South Great George's-street. Those in the former locality are already in process of demolition, and it is said that the Government are in treaty for the pur chase of the latter, but as there are several large mercantile establishments to be dealt with (including the monster house of the Messrs. Pim), a long time may elapse before the whole of the con templated arrangements can be carried into effect. It is believed that the barracks, whenever com pleted, will be occupied by the greater portion of the Artillery force forming part of the garrison of Dublin. The Duke of Cambridge, while in Ireland, is reported -to have been the originator of this pro ject, which, if carried out according to his Royal Highness's conception, would not, only be a vast improvement to the city in an architectural point of view, but would calm the apprehensions of such as may look with alarmed eyes upon the present undoubtedly defenceless state of her Majesty's Castle of Dublin, and the seat of the Irish Govern ment. MURDER IN TIPPERARY. The Tipperary Free Press of yesterday contains the subjoined account of a murder committed at the District Lunatic Asylum in Cloninel : "On Saturday night, the 27th instant, four ruffians crossed the Asylum wall for the purpose of plunder. The watchdog gave the alarm and the watchman immediately challenged them ; they set upon him, and after a gal lant defence on his part, in which he desperately wounded one of the party, they succeeded in overpowering him ; they beat him in a frightful manner, fracturing his skull and wounding him in several places. The wounds in flicted on some of the scoundrels by the brave defence of Ryan, the watchman, led to the apprehension of the entire gang by Constable Goulden, of the Irishtown police. We regret to say that the unfortunate victim of the above -recounted outrage, atter lingering in great agony, died last evening of the wounds he received. An inquest was held on his body this afternoen, when, several witnesses having been examined, Dr. Shell de posed that death was consequent on the severe cuts and fractures of the skull inflicted on the deceased. The coroner addressed the jury at considerable length, who recorded a verdict of Wilful murder a4zainst some per son or persons unknown.' Constable Goulden, imme diately on receiving information of the above outrage, was, without delay, on the track of the miscreants, and succeeded in capturing six persons, named James Con way, Daniel Lynch, Michael Shea, Michael Hughes, Catherine Hughes, and John Sullivan, in the lodging house of Daniel Murphy, Irishtown. They were brought before G. J. Goold, It.M., who committed them for examination." BEMARKABLE DISCOVERY OF BRIGANDS. ROME, Sept. 20.—A. regularly organised confraternity of depredators has just been discovered in Velletri, a large town eight and twenty miles from Rome, on the high road to Naples, and situated between the forest of Fajola and the Pontine marshes, both traditional strongholds of brigands. It is to the sagacity and deter mination of the delegate of Velletri, an active young prelate belonging to a noble family of Ferrara, that the arrest of this gang of robbers is owing, although the preliminary circumstance which brought their existence to light was purely incidental. One of the band was summoned ten days ago to appear- be fore the delegate 'to answer a charge brought against him for stealing some water melons, but seeing another member of the band in court, and being misled by some ambiguous expressions of the delegate, he ima gined that he was about to hear some more serious accu sation, and that evidence had already been given against him by his associate. In his fright, therefore, he at once offered to turn king's evidence, if we may use such an expression in the Pope's dominions, and re veal the whole proceedings of the association—a pro position which, it may be easily imagined, was not discouraged by the delegate. His own bargain for safety being made, the bandit proceeded to reveal the names and residences of the component members of the society, many of whom were actually tradesmen resid ing in the town, and to confess th e pr i nc i pa l depreda tions committed by the band, under the direction of their regularly organised officers, comprising the administra tive employes of cashier and secretary, for the due divi sion and registry of the spoil. This gang proved to have been the plunderers of Signor Mammuccheri's house at Velletri, whence they abstracted twelve thou sand dollars about six months ago ; and the confessing culprit, as a proof of his veracity, informed the delegate exactly where his share of the booty, amounting to a thousand scudi, was to be found, together with five hundred more of his own private earnings. He also confessed that several homicides had been committed by his associates, and acknowledged that he had himself murdered one of the band a short time before, because being dissatisfied at receiving only six hundred dol lars, instead of a th ousan d , wh i ch he considered to be his lawful share of the prey, the defunct had let fall some threats leading to a supposition that he might possibly denounce his companions. The body of the murdered man, a carter by trade, was found buried where the confessing assassin bad specified, with a gunshot wound through the back of his head. Armed with these proofs, the dele gate had the rest of the band, at least all he could find, amounting to about a dozen, in the town of Velle tri, arrested forthwith, and subjected them to a vl rigorous examination ; but as they obstinately de the any participation of the crimes laid to their charge, prelate, feeling sure of his facts, ordered their meg %as to be refreshed by a powerful administration f t i t y legal, robbers' hid' tinado, an argument which, although not stric t .. that was found so striking by those who underw f e e i e t w he r r i i s d they made ample confessions, andofafsteigr.ratothueara been subjected to this regime the mere sight of the cud- D ioative. gel sufficed to make the remainder cora Six thousand dollars were found in the.,hiding places, being part of the plunder . cirentation of his examination, and on account of its being chiefly in goldpieces, strong box, which they were afraid . an d thereforelikely to bring hoarded up by the rich man, suspicion upon them. Fully satisfied with to put in '.. . the magic effect of his hast mado, which proved quite a w . ait their trial by sl i ng the lost treasure the delegate divining rod in discov, into gaol, W to h a . where another carriage was stopped had his prisoners thrust the regular crimina • 1 tribunal . Meanwhile the highway their practitioners continueexploits on the solitary road the result tiziado and robbed three . ay . ago. A. military station is much • din that district, or some such small detachments • require to Porto d'Aezie l as a re now of soldiers posted at regular distances of eight miles along, , the dangerous p ar t s o f th e N ap l es roads, to patroi and arrest all armed or sus pi c i ous look ing peasants. s o much for the progress hitherto made by the Papal government in the extirpation of brigandage immedi ately round the capital. Fonts- Swimuora Chris,--The sixth annual dinner of Switnming Club w a s h e ld on Thursday nigh' d itnileMFl'; : r tl i reig's Chain .Per Inn, Newhaven, wh en different medals which bad been competed for durine se ason were aw ar d e d t o th e success f u l candidateso'...u, was agr ee d th at, i nstead of confining the competit"24 members of the club, a medal should be given toe 01 4 swimmer—this match to be open to individuals part of the world. Lory .cite sta ling Iti; sub the VT. Anal their tood wag sure bun 'use- the pro, vat arge 'WO the lach ans.. 7ffir a s oat• sere mot rich co& 310 ing ' 3ro Ina I 0 00' 22i f 11 21i i 5 1 i 6 1i 2 all all all all all all 12a.