The Sun. — London, England, 1861-10-22 00:00:00

31011 7 EY 111ARKE2 1 AND CITY KEW'S. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The progress of business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days has continued active, and prices generally have been well sustained. Tea has fully supported late prices. Sugars have continued in fair request, and good and fino qualities have slightly advanced. Coffee has been in good demand, and rather a large business has been done in rice at enhanced rates. In the tallow market there has been considerable animation, and prices for both present and forward delivery have tended upwards. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 525. 6d. to 535.; and spring delivery, 545. per cwt. Continued activity prevailed in the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, and prices tended up wards. The sales were estimated at 25,000 bales. Notice has been given that tenders will be re ceived for Ceylon Government 6 per cent. deben tures to the extent of £lOO,OOO, for the purpose of raising the balance required for paying off the shareholders of the Ceylon Railway company. About £lO,OOO in Russian gold was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. The bar silver by the last West India steamer has been disposed of at ss. Old. per oz., being with out alteration. Further indications of easiness are now percep tible in the general money market, owing to the extensive supplies in the possession of banks and private firms, which induce them to negotiate secu rities on rather lower terms, and by these means the Bank of England with its minimum at 31 per cent, is virtually excluded from participation in the cur rent discount business. For instance good com mercial bills have been negotiated at 3 per cent., and in exceptional :instances at a fraction lower, which, of course, is sufficient to attract the com mercial classes to whom a per cent. is of the utmost importance at the present moment, owing to the general depression of trade and the reduced profits they now derive from their transuctions. The market for Public Securities opened this morning with a firmer appearance, and although the transactions were limited purchases preponde rated, and a rise of 1 per cent. has been established, Consols being about 92a for transfer and the 7th proximo, The New Threes and the Reduced were steady at 901 1; Exchequer Bills, March, have improved to ss. prem. ; ditto, June, to Bs. and 1 ls. ; Bank Stock has advanced to 233 ; India 5 per Cent. Loan to 1041 ; and the New - Loan Scrip to 1041. In the Foreign Market the dealings have been on a limited scale, and prices generally are rather flatter. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 80 1 ; ditto, 1858, 68 1 ; Mexican firm at 261 ; Portuguese have re ceded to 461; Spanish, to 499 ; Chilian 41 per Cents., to 841; and Italian 5 per Cents., to 681 1. Business in the Railway Share Market has been very inactive, and little change of importance has taken place in prices. Great Westerns and North British, however, have advanced 10s., but North Westerns have declined ss. Eastern Counties, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South Easterns remained at previous prices. The Foreign and Colonial lines were in fair demand. Great Luxembourg; brought 9y 4 ; Dutch Rhenish, 151 ; Bahia and San Francisco, 131; East Indian, 1011 102; and Great Indian Penin sula declined to 99. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were flat. London and Westminster declined to 701 71, Union of London improved to 28i, and flied Sea and India Telegraph to 19 i f. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 904 ,I ..& 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuitie s 76 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 7-16 India Stock .• Ditto 6 per Cent. i Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent .. t Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5f per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 981 Ditto ditto April, 1864 981 Ditto 1859 ' Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, Nov 7 921 1 I India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent March June . Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d..... 5 pm 8 11 pm Ditto £5OO .. 5 pm 11 pm Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Chilian 6 per Cent Ditto 4f per Cent Mexican, 3 per Cont. Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent 96- Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 - _ Did; Accolint Sardinian 5 per Cent. .. — Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent • • Ditto Account . BO Ditto New Loan Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dittch:2l per Cent., Exchangel2 Guil. Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent... Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 921 Ditto Account 921 THE WEATHER. WEATHER EXPECTED TILL NEXT REPORT. North Britain E. to S.W., fresh; rainy. Ireland .. S. to N.W., fresh ; rainy. East Coast S. to W., fresh ; some rain. South England. S.E. to W., fresh; similar. MIS DAY'S SKIPPING. LONDON, Oct. 22.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly ; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with a fall of rain. CARDIFF, Oct. 19.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Dunrobin Castle, for Valparaiso ; Euxine, for Buenos Ayres ; Janet Kidston, for St. Thomas. CLYDE, Oct. 21.—Wfnd S.E.—Arrived—John Gray, from Trinidad; Bormarsund, from Richibucto; Bannock burn and Champion, from Quebec. Sailed—Septimstrath, for Demerara. NEWPORT, Oct. 21.—Wind E.--Arrived—Elise, from London for St. Thomas ; Ellida, from Hamburg for St. Thomas. DUBLIN, Oct. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Catherine, from St. John's, N.B. Lim'EnicK, Oct. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived —Primrose, from Quebec. DARTMOUTH, Oct. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived--Una, from London for Manilla. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived—Borussia, steamer, from Hamburg; One, from Cardiff ; Susan, and Mechanic's Own, from Newport ; Danube, from Neath. Sailed—Diamond, for St. Malo. • (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 21—Edmund Kay, from Quebec; Frank lin-Venveota, from Trinidad; Ann Catherine, from La raiclie. Sailed—Riton, screw steamer, for Boulo gne ; G eorge Marshall, for ydney ; Larsens Pludo, for .dopenhagen ; Flenk, for Elsinore ; Dranmen, for Dram ; Three Brothers, for Grimstadt ; Minerva, for Memel; Gustaf Wallemas, for the Baltic; Nor, for Lavin Mattin, for Krageroo ; Eliza Jane, for St. Lucia. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, Oct. 21—Amazon, from New York ; Addison Gilbert, ship, from Calcutta ; Ailsa, from Quebec—all for London; Majestic, for New York; Beta, screw steamer, for Malta ; Aurora, for Madeira—all from London ; North umberland, screw steamer, from the west for Hamburg. A PROPHECY FULFILLED.—The other day, a drouthy sailor, who occasionally indulges in fishing for the purpose of "raising the wind," succeeded in capturing a large eel, for which he was offered 2s. A bystander, on hearing the offer, said, "Jock, ye'll better put the beast back tae its element again, for if ye sell't it'll cost ye a hantle mair than twa shillin's." However, sell it he did for a florin, and, as true as the man said it, the eel cost Jock more—he got drunk on the proceeds, became disorderly, was taken heft:a e a magistrate, and fined ss.—.Alloa Journal. FRUITLESS FECUNDITY.—The Echo de Saone-et- Loire relates an unusual instance of fecundity in the com mune of Autully. A woman was safely delivered of four children, two boys and two girls, all alive and well formed, but they all died while being taken to the church for bap tism. The mother, although of a delicate constitution, is doing well. THE BRITISH MUSEUM.--The annexed notice was posted yesterday at the entrance to the reading-room of the British Museum Complaints having been made that silence is not observed in the reading-room, the trus tees wish it to be made known that any person infringing the regulations will forfeit their privilege of admission,—A. Akazzi. rriucipal liibratiala, Oct, 21." Share Railways. ! paid 1 Closing Business Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O all stock Bri s. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 20 IDo. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £10,44 percent 100 100 102 102 stock I Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 10 0 e$ !Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all 20 I Corrwall, 5 per cent. 64 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 51 65 14 Do Ist Class Pref all stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c lOO 100 102 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c., lOO 110 115 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c.„, 100 106 110 stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. G No.l 100 106 108 stock Do. do. No. 9 100 105 107 stock Do. New 6 per ct. stock. 100 122 124 123 stock 'Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 80 82 stock Do. 5 percent. guar... 100 stock Edin.&Glas.sp.c. shares 100 XlO 112 stock Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. 100 89 91 stock Bdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 79 81 stock Vurness, sper cent • 100 stock (-ling.& S. Wcst.g.a. 5 p.c, 100 stock Great Northern, sp. et, 100 114 116 Iva 141 stock Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 109 111 111 stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do. 5.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 8 0 10 5 107 10 Gt. N'h. of Scotld. Ist G pf all t.Sn.& W (Ireland) stock 100 97 99 p. ct. pref. stock 50 Great West. (Berks an , Hants) Ext. sp. ct. . 5 stock o. Redeemabxe,4l p.c; 100 98 100 stock Do. Redeemable, Ip. ct. 100 87 89 stock Do. Irredeemable, do lOO 88 10 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref lOO 101 103 8 Do. Itirm. Pref. Shares all 91 10 10 Pt. W. Chem. 8 p.e.pf.sh all 164 174 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 10 104 stock Do. Birmg.guar. stock lOO 74 76 263 Do. Chester gua. shares all 195 201 In Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 pc. pref 6O stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock Do.Barnsl.st£s3s 100 pc 100 stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) 100 stock Lon.t Brig.s*pc.gu.No. l 100 111 114 stock Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 111 114 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock Do. do 5 p.c N 0.4 100 111 114 stock Do. do. 41 per cent , . 100 101 103 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. all stock Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock. 100 150 155 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 127 130 stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) 100 "3 75 stock Do. 4 per cent. Fret lOO 01 92 stock Lon. Chat. and Dover lOO 93 95 Do.W. Arceiv.nodiv ) 10 Ex.A til 6pcis pd on all '— 11 B. & Brom ex. ) ail 1 ip los 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 38 id p stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et-- 100 stock Lon. & S.W, 7n. et. stock 100 stoci - Do. 44 per cent lOO 2s. 05. Do. (Prtsm. perpl antis of 2s. 6d.. ... all 121 Londondy..l; Cole, 4sh all 2 L londony. & Ennis. 4sh all 134 14 stoc Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et 100 120 125 6 Do. £6 to stock Do. 35 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 I I p 124 llaryport & Car., 4p. c all 124 Do. 45 per cent all stock Mid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c 100 135 137 stock Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock lOO 100 102 6 Do. 44 per cent 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st 100 91 93 stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. o. 100 109 111 stock Do. New, gin. sp. c,.,. 100 107 169 1 0 ) Do. Boa.g. pf. he 5 1 15 p 10 Do. do. do all 51 1 st Nth.Dev.Rail. &Dck.Co. 100 st N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 90 92 at Do. 44 pc. redeemable lOO 99 101 st Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. pref lOO 98 100 17 Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref 8.13.4. p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 9 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch lO 1 d 513 20 North Staffordshire all 22 z 3 228 10 Rhymney Guaranteed all 84 Scottish Central, new pt all st Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock lOO st Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c 100 -- st Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 132 136 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 10 104 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all 1.0. South Eastern (Readint Ann., 1.0.6) st Do. 41 per cent lOO 100 102 at Do.Fixed4lp.o. Ist is 100 100 102 st South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 st Do. 11 per cent. lOO 97 99 st Dc. 5 per cent'.....„„, 100 st S.-Yorkshire, 4p. o. gua 100 84 86 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 27 28 25 Do. B 6 ner cent all 32 33 325 25 Do. C 6 percent all 32 33 st Watrfd & Bilk - fly, 6 p.c lOO 45 48 st W.Mid -Oxf lst Guastk 100 124 126 st Do. 2d do 100 118 120 st Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. , 100 100 102 at Do.PerPet. Op. c. pf 1806; 100 1118 122 at Do. till 1869, Ist is . l 100 1115 118 Paid. 'ES. k I} 1 g THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENINq, ocroBE,R, 22. 1861. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. 55 N 98 99i —d 31 41 d 5 i el 70 75 65 70 65 70 61 i ad 19e 20d 101 102 99 101 100 101 100 101 10i 20i 57 60 48 52 32 34 37 40 30 33 30 33 081 091 d 071 981 01 91 11 101] 95 07 88 90 IBusiness done 101; 2 1 CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day,) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) CATTLE STEALING. James Brown, convicted at the last Sessions, on his own confession, of stealing a number of cattle from the Essex Marshes, was placed at the bar for judgment, it having been respited for the purpose of the surgeon of the jail watching prisoner, to ascertain the state of his mind, it being sug gested that he was of weak intellect; the result, however, was to negative that supposition. Mr. Cooper, on the part of the prosecution, said a very great number of cattle had been stolen from the marshes, but since the apprehension of the prisoner no more cattle had been stolen. Mr. Sleigh, on tho part of the prisoner, said the state ment ought not to have been made unless the prisoner was proved in any way to be concerned in the robbery. It wa r s most unaccountable that the prisoner, who was in good em ployment and bore a good character, should have stolen the cattle if in his right mind. and it was shown that his mind was at times affected. The Recorder said he had been informed by the surgeon _ _ _ 100/ who had watched the prisoner, that there was no ground for believing that to be the case. He then sentenced the prisoner to three years' penal servitude. THE EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION OF BURGLARIES AT CLAPHAM. Jane Hillier, aged 19, was indicted for burglariously en tering the house of Walter Miller, on Clapham Common, and stealing therefrom three coats and a quantity of plate, of the value of £6O. In the second count she was charged with receiving the property knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Platt prosecuted, and Mr. Warton defended the 4a I prisoner. 88 90 971 084 91 93 d 3 5 The case, which is an extraordinary one, is contained in the evidence of John Shepherd, a police-sergeant in the employ of the South-Western Railway, who deposed that prisoner came up to him in Doyle-street, Lambeth, and said, " Shepherd, I want to speak to you. I have been to your house, but you were not at home, Do you know of any bur glaries at Clapham lately ? Witness said he knew of several The prisoner said, " I can tell you who did them. You know Barney, the man who I live with (witness knew she lived with a man named Barney). Well, he did them. In July we went to a gentleman's house at Clapham; Barney got in, but could not get further than the hall. He only brought away a lady's mantle. She wore it three or four days. She then altered the lining, and afterwards, atthe re quest of Barney, pawned it at Mr. Barnett's, South. place, Lambeth-walk, for 65., Barney waiting outside. On another night they went to Clapham-common; Barney got into a gen tleman's house near the Furze, and I waited outside. Barney was gone about two hours and a half. When he cane back he had with him three coats, and a quantity of plate, con sisting of forks and spoons. Barney broke up the plato and sold it for £IS. The coats she pledged at a pawn broker's in the Westminster-road. She stated as a reason for making the statement that Barney had beaten and illused her, and she wanted to send him away. On a sub sequent occasion the prisoner came to him and said all that she had told him about Barney was untrue; she how ever was willing to admit that she had received the property and was willing to take it all upon herself. Witness 101 102 ,1 —d 95 97 d 'AYS. 6k 6 , - I V' I I 1 9i 101 GRAPE: 4 3i it pr 23 .24 9 9i 8 8i Ist 204 88 39 9 10 40 41 52 64 4 3d 61 61 81 RI 2 . 1 2 1 25 26 71 74 91 101 201 21& 61i 13 i gi i in the meantime had ascertained the mantle and coats had been pawned, as stated by the prisoner, and also that the mantle bad been stolen from the house of Miss Cusack at Clapham. He also ascertained that a burglary had been committed in the early part of July at the house of Captain Walter Miller, Broadlands, Clapham -common, when a quantity of plate and other property, to the amount of between DO and £7O, had been stolen. Witness then took the prisoner into custody. Evidence was given of the burglary at Captain Miller's, and the coat pledged by the prisoner was identified as being part of the property stolen. The burglary must have been committed by a small man who obtained an entry through the pantry window. The coat produced was the property of Captain Miller. Mr. Warton made an earnest appeal to the jury on behalf of the prisoner. The learned Recorder having summed up, The jury found the prisoner Guilty on the second count, of receiving the property knowing it to be stolen. A former conviction on her own confession was proved against the prisoner, when she was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. " I am, &c., The Recorder said it was quite evident the prisoner was associated with bad characters. It was necessary she should be separated from her companions for some time. She was still very young and might reclaim herself. He then sen tenced her to three years' penal servitude. THE BED SEA AND INDIA TELE• The Government have offered to convert the £BOO,OOO 4?, per cent. 50 years guaranteed capital of the Red Sea and India Telegraph Company into an annuity, payable at the Bank of England ; and this proposition, which has been made in the follow ing form, will be recommended by the directors for acceptance at the meeting of the shareholders to be held on the sth of November : " Treasury Chambers, Oct. 15, 1861. "Gentlemen,—The Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury have had before them your letter of the 9th inst., and I am desired by their lordships to state to you in reply that they had given the best consideration to the proposition of Sir Macdonald Stephenson of which the shortness of the time since the receipt of your letter would allow, and are pre pared to agree to the following terms :- 1. To divest the existing company of all further responsibility in respect to the affairs of the Red Sea and India Telegraph, with a view to transfer ring the entire concern to the hands of a new com pany, on suitable terms and conditions, should any such company be formed with an amount of capital sufficient to justiCy a reasonable hope of the success of its object. " 2. To convert the present guarantee into a Go vernment annuity of like amount, payable at the Bank of England, as in the case of other Govern ment annuities. " It would follow from this conversion that all expenses of disbursements would be defrayed by the Government. " 3. To reservejpower to the Government to re deem this annuity at any time hereafter, on payment of a capital sum in proportion to the unexpired period which the annuity may then have to run. " Your Board is of course aware that no final step can be taken in such a matter without the ap proval of Parliament ; but my Lords undertake, on the part of her Majesty's Government, in the event of such new company being established, to have a bill introduced into Parliament early in the ensuing session, for carrying into effect the foregoing terms. " Their Lordships abstain, on the present occa sion, from entering into detaiN connected with the proceedings of the new company, leaving them for future discussion and arrangement. " G. A. HAMILTON. The Directors of the Red Sea and India "Telegraph Company." ~ ,~:r LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid.! Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co.'s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletcltley Buckinghamshire Chester & Holyhead Do. 5i percent Do. 5 „ Clydesdale Jnno Colchester, Stour Val E.Lnicolnsh. g 6 per c E.Union,llarwichShs Ln SzN.W IDo ...., 94 96 53 54 119 121 111 113: 101 103 ; 15 16i 1 130 133 Do.. Do. Woodbridge.— Gls.Barr.&Nells.Dret. !E.U.&E.O 'Gt.North. lE.Counts. Do. new ** • • Gloster & Dean Forest Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail.. Hull and Selby Do. halves... !D0...... , Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N. Md. Do. Do. . Ln&N.W. S.E'astern IDo ..... Do. quarters........ Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 p.c. London & Greenwich. ilO9 111 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end Lowestoft gua. 4 p c Do. fi per cent Mnc., Bxtn.,&Matlock Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Sf ock Nawmarkt,BuryEx. ) gua. 5 percent j Northn.&Eastn. 5 p. c. iPeto 4:Co. !Norfolk IDo . NW&M, 'Midland E.Counts Do.. Do. Do. Midland L&NWI J L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. T.Brassey Do. Gt. West. I.4Britp Do. 6 . p. c. _ DO. Flied 5 p. North Western Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Hoystn.Hitch.,&Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford Do. do. S.-Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset r.MaiDleclu 4cCmycla, 1 193 202 59 61 110 115 82 84 Si 81 93 95 P IP 56 57 15& 16 131 132 120 122 1 lip 89 91 V II B.H.AI?r, JL4RKE T-(2113IS D A Y. ) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Paid. i Price. Done Share' Railways, . 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stcc stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stook stock 'Great Western stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 'North London ....: Do new... .9.16 4 stock Portsmouth stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1860) 1 tiff Vale • 1 Do Pref. No 1 ".I'l).ameellavenDk&Rail Ulster Do ' Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim..l Waterford & Kilkenny , Waterford & Limerick West Cot nwall ........ West L0nd0n.......... Do lat class Do 2d class WeatHartlepool Harbr and Rail ... West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford, Beitast and Ballymena Bir., IVol., and Str. Val• Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Bost. Steal'. and hlid.Co Bristol and Exeter ICaledonian Carmarthen ,t Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock., &Passag - e Cornwall .... Do A (A gets no div. n until Gpc peran. 1)- hasbeen; d.toß Dublin & Belfast Junc Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East ..... Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do Bdo I Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg . . and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do Ti do Gt. S. 45 W. of Ireland Do Str Val gua. stock rich South-eastern.... Lancashire ,t Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniszllen Man. Shef. & Lincoln 14Taryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Midland Do new 100 100 100 100 100 100 Do Birming. & Derby Hid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares i Mid Kent Do, Cray Line _. _ Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def.. ,Newry, Tirarnpt. & Ros. Norfolk •.............., INorth British Nor. Dev.Rall&Dk. stook Do 4. atk ; A recs no d until ripchas beenpd.B Do B stock .......... INth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North Staffordshire.... N. and S. W. Junction.. Not. & Grantham Rail.. I,Feebler . ........... Rhymney.....- Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock, vo Scot. Mid. stock— Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon S.-Durham & Lanc.Un South Eastern ...... si 64 93 95 105 105; 5 6 414 42 10 10, 184 19 514 551, 41 46 31 33 87 89 28i 29 !04 106 112 113 110 112 129 131 103 105 691 69! 55 63 1043 105 57 59 114 116 45 47 91 013 ' 93 04 10 11 45 45 5 125 f 1251 lf I p 98 100 8 8d 61 63 62 62i 1001 101 id p 58 59 901 901 94 CS li 4i 101 10 88 00 120 122 38 89 95 97 45 46 36 38 78 781 60 a 93 96 4 6 37 68 7 i 8 i p 5 6 p 55i 56} 2 3p d kn, 121 121 47 48 42 45 88 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. 1114 11 51 126 f f 7 61 P 621 3 2f Eallwo.ys. Share stk 18 20& 10 100 100 100 stock Do. Preference Buiralo,Brant o tGodrich 16 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do, do. July 1, 1873 , Do. do. June 1, 1874 Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(Liro, leape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town A:. Dock Scrip ,Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. iEastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 'Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2ci Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiaPcnin.gua.sp.c. I Do. New gua. sp. c... , Gt. South.of India (Lim po guaranteed 5 per cent. do. Gt. W. of Canadhares Do. New IDo. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. ;Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras guar., 44 p. C... Do. do. 5 per cent..... Do. 4t p. o. Extension Do. 5 Illelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. INewßr unswick t Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ 1 Seinde .......... 4-a Do. Punjaub .... z 3, v Do. Do. ........ .3 ~: Do. Indus. St. Flo. g„,g. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN ,Algerian Antwerp Rotierdam. lArdennes Rah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belo-,ian East. Junction, Rezters to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Hine do Rail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rua Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction Lierre k Turnhout Lyons A: Geneva ...... Namur Sz Liege ........ Do. 6 p. e. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ....... Norwegian Trunk Frei, Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife dz S. Fran. (rem.) zua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lira, z. 7 p. c. S.Aust SzLomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Poral 7 p ct. West Flan rti • • ..... Do. 5} p. eference.. W. & N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand atlantic & St Lawrence Bout., Baroda&.Cent Ind, (in. 5 per cent.. Do Do. Buffalo and LaKe Huron Do. New {lOO 15 all 100 1 RAIL IR.B. all all all all all BRITISH MI. Alfred Consols (Pliilack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. 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New 3O 11 13 20 Red Scialn.Tel.,g.44p.c all 19 20 194 II 50 Rhymney Iron all 164 174 16 Do. New all 44 55 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 51 53 52 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 130 140 25 South Australian Land all 33 35 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all I 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do. all 4 6 10 Trust and Agency of Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 id p 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 5 11. K'domTeL Co. (11m.) 1 id pr 1 0 0 All DlOslell'4 (AA CI . 0 261 V . , 10 Clark—We always called him him my joker. Barney—That's the name I know'd him by, and no other. Thomas Epworth said the prisoner :came to him on New Year's-day and said he was hard-up, and asked him 15s. for a barrow. He gave him the price asked. A few weeks afterwards Clark saw the wheelbarrow, and claimed it. 11 Clark—The barrow is worth 30s. Thomas 'Wilson, a costermonger, of No. 10f, Friar street, Suffolk-street, Stone's-end, Southwark, said—Please you, my lord, I had a barrow last April. It was made fast with a lock and a chain close to my house. Well, your lordship, I came home one morning from an evening party, and it was gone, my lord. I saw that same b3rrow, my lord, 14 days after, in Smithfield. Mr. Woolrych—By what marks do you recognise it ? Wilson—Please you, my lord, it was a remarkable bar row ; the side of it was split, and it had a broken leg. (Loud laughter.) James Cousins, a licensed hawker, of No. 5, Vin e-court, Whitechapel-road, said he bought a barrow of the prisoner for 155., and it was claimed by Wilson as his property. The prisoner gave the name of Ben Saunders. He knew him formerly as an honest man. A man at the back of the court here called out, "the pri soner hired my barrow, which cost me £2, and the man who bought it of him won't give it up." Mr. Woolrych—He will be made to do so. Police-constable, No. 309 K, said there were a. host of persons in attendance who had been defrauded of their bar rows by the prisoner. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner fora week. ALLEGED DOISBERY DY A CLERGYMAN. The grand jury have returned true bills against Henry Holloway, the gentleman charged with stealing several articles from the Victoria Railway Station. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) COINING. William Glover was indicted for having in his posseesion a mould fnr the piirpnaa of rnanufacturino ev,..tra4crfr4 C.;21 From the evidence of Brennan, the police-officer attached to the Mint, it appeared that the prisoner resided at 12, St. Mary's-buildings, Lambeth, and from certain facts that had come to the knowledge of the officer, he, with several other officers, proceeded to the prisoner's lodgings for the purpose of apprehending him on a charge of coining. The officers having obtained admission to the room, all the re quisites for the purpose of manufacturing counterfeit coin were found. The jury found the prisoner guilty. In answer to questions from the judge, Brennan said the prisoner was an old offender. The Court sentenced him to four years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE OF DOG STEALING.—Auguste Lasselin, a Frenchman, was charged before Mr. Beaden with stealing a dog of the value of £6, the property of Elsie Mitchell, 16, Lisle•street, modiste. Mr. Albert interpreted in the case. George Gagne, a Frenchman, of 5, Leicester-place, brass mounter, said he was in Windmill-street with the dog in his arms, when two men came up and seized him, and the prisoner took the dog away from him and gate it to another man. He called " Police," and soon after the prisoner was seen near his own house in Warwick-street, and them. Madame Elise Mitchell gave him into custody. Mrs. Bridget Norton, dressmaker, of Smith's-court, cor roborated the witness's evidence, speaking with a volubility seldom witnessed. A long conversation in French here ensued between the prisoner, the prosecutrix, and the magistrate, in the course of which it was elicited that there was a dispute as to the ownership of the dog, Madame Mitchell stating that she had paid for it. Mr. Beadon told the prisoner that if Madame Mitchell owed him for the dog he must go to the County Court, but not seize it. The prisoner was then discharged. " DOING" A MAGISTRATE.—Thomas Maguire and Mary Ann Maguire were charged before Mr. Beadon, with being drunk and begging. The case being proved, Fryer, a Mendicity Society officer, said the woman . was before Mr. Mansfield the previous day, at Marylebone, and on her stating that she was " going to Brighton," Mr. Mansfield gave her a shilling to help her on her road. She then gave the name of Smith. Instead of starting for Brighton, however, the money had been Ppeat in drink. Mr. Beadon committed them for a month each. THAMES. THE WHEELBARROW THEFT.—A strange looking man, with a huge nose, who gave tho name of William Nathan, but who has as many aliases as the Spanish Infanta, lately christened, has names, was brought before Mr. Woolrych charged with stealing a great number of wheel barrows. It appeared it had been the practice of the prisoner to hire wheelbarrows of poor costermongers, and then sell them below their real value, and keep the money. Inspec tor Allison, of the K division, had received numerous complaints of the prisoner's misoloings from poor and in dustrious men, who earned a precarious living in the streets, and whose barrows were their travelling shops. John Clark, a labourer, of Angel-gardens, Shadwell, said —Your worship, I am a costermonger and works hard for my living. I had a wheelbarrow nine months ago, and my joker there hired it for two or three hours. Well, I never saw my barrow or him either until yesterday even ing, and I says, "My joker, where is my barrow." He looks up at me and says, " I don't know you." I know you, " my joker, says I," and I gave him into custody. Mr. IVoolrych was surprised the witness should call the prisoner my joker, as it was anything but a joke to steal his barrow, and asked him by what name he know the pri soner. _ COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS IIV NEW YORK. Although it was expected that the present Ameri can mail would bring important news, the advices are almost entirely destitute of interest. The New York public have learnt to disregard the constant notifications of an approaching battle between the main armies, and attention was now chiefly concen trated on the movements of General Fremont in Missouri. Very little intelligence, however, is ob tained from any source, owing to the vigilant supervision of the Government over all the journals. Large purchases of grain and flour continued to be made on French account, and the pressure of bills thus created had increased the flatness of the rate of exchange, which was quoted 107 to 1071. Money was abundant at 6to 7 per cent. The following correspondence had taken place with regard to the income-tax and the foreign holders of American securities : " New York, Sept. 27, 1861. " Sir,—We beg the favour of your informing us whether any United States income or other tax will be charged on coupons, or interest to become due, on American securities (Government or otherwise) owned by Europeans resident abroad. "We propound this query that we may be enabled to satisfy various foreign correspondents who now hold or may purchase United States bonds, &c., and have written to us inquiring as to this point. Your answer, we believe, will be in the negative, judging from the law recently passed, and if so—it being authoritative—its publication would im mediately remove all fear of such taxation from the minds of European capitalists. "We have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servants, " BARCLAY AND LIVINGSTON. " Hon. Salmon P. Chase, Secretary of the Treasury." " Treasury Department, Oct. 1, 1861. _ _ " Gentlemen,—ln reply to your inquiry of the 27th ult., I beg leave to say that the existing laws of the United States do not impose any tax upon securities of any kind held by foreigners residing abroad. " Very respectfully, your obedient servant, " S. P. CHASE, Secretary to the Secretary. " Messrs. Barclay and Livingston, New York." FINIS POLONLE. The famous mot, Finis Polonice, attributed to Kosciusko, after the battle of Maceiovice, and which in all probability prompted Campbell's celebrated the- " - freedom shrieked when Kosciusko fell," is now, after the lapse of more than half a century, proved to have never been uttered. M. Chodzko, a Pole, residing in Paris, has communicated to the Pays the following interesting letter, written by Kosciusko himself to the historian De Segur : Paris, 30, Biumaire, rn xii. (Oct. 31, 1803.) Monsieur le Comte,—Besides the paper which I gave you yesterday relative to M. Adam Poninski and his conduct in the campaign of 1794, there is another matter connected with the unfortunate battle of Maceiovice, which I am anxious to clear up. Ignorance or bad faith iasists upon putting into my mouth the word "Finis Polonix," which I am said to have pronounced on that fatal day. In the first place, I was almost mortally wounded in that battle, and only recovered my senses two days afterwards, when I found myself in the hands of my enemies. Moreover, if such a word as that would be illogical and criminal in the mouth of any Pole, it would be doubly so in mine. The Polish nation, in calling upon me to defend the integrity, indepen dence, dignity, glory, and liberty of our country, well knew that I was not the last of the Poles, and that although I might die on the battlefield, or otherwise, Poland would not therefore come to an end. What the Poles have done since with those glorious Polish legions, end what they gill in future do to recover their count: y, sufficiently proves that although we, her deVoted soldiers, are mortal, Poland is immortal, and that nobody is justifi-d in repeating the base epithet, Finis Polonix. What would the French say if, after the disastrous battle of Rosbach in 1737, Marshal Charles de Rohan, Prince of Soubise, had exclaimed, Finis Callan, or if such cruel words had ly-en impugned to him by his bio graphers ? I shall therefore be obliged to you if you CH not repeat the _Finis Polonice ii the next coition of your work, and I trust the authority of your name may prevent any one from attributing to me in future a blasphemy against which my whole soul protests. T. KOSCIUSKO. NEGRO EMANCIPATION IN THE UNITED STATES. —The following memorial is now circulating in the free States of the American Union :—" Memorial of the People to Congress. Proclaim liberty throughout all the land ; to all the inhabitants thereof.' To the Congress of the United States.—The undersigned, citizens of —, State of —, respectfully submit,—That, as the present for midable rebellion against the general Government mani festly finds its root and nourishment in the system of chat tel slavery at the South ; as the leading conspirators are slaveholders, who constitute an oligarchy avowedly hostile to all free institutions ; and, as, in the nature of things, no solid peace can be maintained while the cause of this trea sonable revolt is permitted to exist, your honourable body is urgently implored to lose no time in enacting, under the war power, the total abolition of slavery throughout the country, liberating unconditionally the slaves of all who are rebels, and, while not recognising the right of property in man, allowing for the emancipated slaves of such as are loyal to the Government a fair pecuniary award, as a con ciliatory measure, and to facilitate an amicable adjustment of difficulties, and thus to bring the war to a speedy and beneficent termination, and indissolubly to unite all sec tions and all interests of the country upon the enduring basis of universal feeedom." GLASGOW, Oct. 19.—Cotton.—We have again had an active market this week at advancing rates. The quantity on sale is very limited. Yarns and Goods—The speculative movement in cotton has extended to yarn and cloth, and a large business ha, been done during the week at an advance of fully ld. on yarns up to 100, while goods such as 12 jaconots and the like are up 3d. Goods and yarns are still, notwithstanding the advance, such a losing trade to the manufacturer that we hear daily of more short ti me ; and, as cotton is daily creeping higher and higher, unless some unexpected relief should come, the prospects of our manufacturers for the coming winter are gloomy in deed. Iron—The pig-market has shown rather more firm ness this week, and prices have fluctuated about 9d. per ton. Yesterday the tone was flat at 495. 6d. cash, but to day there has been less pressure, and after business at 495. 71d.; holders stood out for 495. 9d. prompt, at which the market closed steady. Iron in makers' hands is in fair re quest, and exports are going on briskly. Gartsherrie. No. 1,58 s. ; No. 3,50 s. ; g.m.b., No. 1, 495. 3d. ; No. 3,48 s. 3d. ; No. 1, Coltness, 535. 6d. ; Calder, 51s. ; Glengarnock, 51s. ; Eglinton, 51s. ; Forth, 505.; Kinneil, 50s. The advices from Paris show that the tendency of the exchange is still strongly in favour of this country The Bank of France have advanced their terms for their bills on London, and all that they offer are taken directly. At present, however, they sell only moderate amounts. It is alleged that on Thursday last the directors wished to advance their rate of discount to 7 per cent., but that the Government would not consent. A renewed rise has occurred in the price of flour. 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock MINE 7 LLITIES. 100; 11 107 TSE IVARRI01?-EXPERIMENTS - AT SHOEBUMNESS: Some very'imp6rtant experiments in connection with armour-coated vessels were made yesterday at Shoe! uryness, on the Essex coast, by the direc tion of the Government. For several weeks past there has been in course of construction, in the practising ground of that garrison, a large target, representing a perfect section of the Warrior's side, in build, thickness, and strength, with the view of testing its resisting power to 08-pounders and the largest Armstrong guns. This target having re cently been completed at an expense of about £2,000, the Duke of Somerset, the First Lord of the Admiralty, fixed yesterday for an official visit to witness its behaviour before an onslaught of the new artillery. The noble duke, accompanied by his private secretary, Capt. Moore; Admiral the Hon. Sir F. W. Grey, and Rear-Admiral C. Eden, and Captain the Hon. S. Drummond, Lords of the Admiralty, Rear-Admiral Robinson, and the mem bers of the Government special committee on iron, headed by Sir 3. Hay, the chairman, started from the Fenchurch-street railway station at an early hour iL the morning for Southend. The same train contained a large party of gentlemen interested in the experiments, including Mr. Rolt and Cap tain Ford of the Thames Iron Works Company, who built the Warrior; Mr. Fairbairn, of Man chester, whose target upon a different principle has recently been tried at Sheeburyness ; Sir William Armstrong, the inventor of the guns which bear his name ; Mr. Scott Russell, and several military and naval officers of eminence. At Southend there was a great muster of vehicles of various descriptions to convey the company to their destination, a pleasant ride of about six miles. It was a fine autumn day, with a rather keen breeze from the sea, but in every respect favourable for the operations. Having passed through the garri son, in which a series of blocks of handsome new buildings for the artillery have far advanced to wards completion, the visitors alighted at the entrance of the practising-ground, where strict pre cautions were taken, but very courteously, to pre vent the admission of any one not properly autho rised by the Admiralty. The " Warrior target " is 20ft. long, by 10ft. wide, having in the centre a port-hole 3ft. 3in. by 2ft. in dimensions. It stands close to the shore, and of course faces the battery which is inland, at a distance of 200 yards. As already stated, the target presents an exact copy of the side of the magnificent ship which is now proudly riding on the sea at Portsmouth; but in order that the effect of the day's experiments may be properly under stood, it may be as well to give the details of construction. Upon the exterior there are only four armour plates, eaeh being 41in. thick, and composed of the best scrap iron, ham mered by the Nasmyth hammer. The top and the lower ones run the entire length of the target 20ft.—the former being 3ft. in. wide, and the latter 3ft. 12in. The two middle plates, which are shorter in length by the extent of the port-hole, show a width of 3ft. 7in. Behind these plates comes a " backing" of teak 18in. thick, and then the iron "skin" five-eighths of an inch, making altogether a thickness of 23 in. The whole of this solid mass is completely pierced by bolts, screwed on to substantial iron ribs or frames in the interior. The target rests against an immense mass of brick and stone, which probably no amount of shot could shake from its base. Prior to the first firing, the Duke of Somerset and the officials and spectators present narrowly in spected the target, and then retired, some into huts and caverns in the immediate vicinity, and the rest 300 yards or more off, in order to avoid the splinters which on these occasions are somewhat alarming. It has naturally been remarked that these experi ments ought to have preceded the building of the Warrior, and that to make them after she is afloat and ready for sea is about as useless as closing the stable-door when the steed has gone. In justice, however, to the Admiralty, it must be said that experiments were made to guide them in preparing lz.sati at tha* e;. IUCI and extraordinary power of the Armstrong guns were not fully understood or recognised. Now, however, other vessels on the same principle, which will entail an enormous cost upon the country, are upon the stocks, and it becomes a matter of the greatest importance to ascertain whether that prin ciple of construction is the best that can be adopted. Hence the decision of the Admiralty to resort to a test on an extensive and satisfactory scale. As might be anticipated, different theories have been advanced by shipbuilders, engineers, and men of science as to the most effectual mode of building an iron-clad ship to resist shot. The chief points of controversy relates to the "backing" of the iron plates, and the fastening of them to the ship's side. With regard to the " backing," some contend that it ought to consist of a solid elastic substance like teak, as in the Warrior, which would deaden the blow, and thus diminish its effect better than a harder substance ; while others assert that a layer of wrought iron, to the entire exclusion of wood or any other equally yielding material, would offer a greater amount of resistance. As to the question of fastening, some object to the plates being perforated, and to the bolts coming right through to the outer surface, as in the Warrior, on the ground that this increases the liability of the plates to crack under the in- fluence of shot, and to bend or bulge. How far a solution of these and other moot points has been obtained by yesterday's experiments will be best ascertained by a narrative of the firing and its effect. The battery consisted of six pieces —three 100-pounder Armstrong guns, two 68-pounders, and one of Armstrong's 120-pounder "shunt guns.' First of all, the three 100-pounders and the two 68 pounders were separately fired with shells filled with sand, the spot aimed at being a large white mark on the left side of the target. The first shot was so nicely accurate as to entirely obliterate the mark, but apparently without doing much injury. The other two 100-pounders went very near the same place ; the two 68-pounders seemed to do more execution, the parts struck remaining foi a few seconds red-hot, and emitting much yellow smoke. A splinter from one of the latter went whistling in an erratic manner along the coast, and warned those exposed on the field to retreat further back. Upon the bugle signal that firing had ceased, every one rushed anxiously to the target. It was found on inspection that the Armstrongs had made only slight indentations on the plates; one of them, however, exhibiting a minute crack. The two 68's had made round holes—one, lin. and 6-10ths, and the other lin. and 5-16ths deep—both being be tween 9 and 10in. broad. This singular disparity between the effect of the guns is accounted for by the fact that at short distances the 68's go with much greater velocity than the . Armstrong's, the full power of which is only seen at ranges of 700 or 900 yards. The only other damage done was, hat in one of these two holes a bolt had been slightly started. The whole teak and framework inside was totally untouched, or rather scarcely shaken. The next round promised a little more de- struction. Live shells, with percussion fuses, were discharged one after another from the same five guns. These, at a distance, seemed to have done little more than blacked the plates ; but upon ex amination it was discovered that the eye had been deceived—one of the 68-pounders had indented considerably the lower side of the upper plate. The hole varied in depth from 11 to 3 4-Bth in., the side of the hole being turned up like a lip, but the same place had been hit before. The other 68 had made a similar but less jagged hole, about llin• deep. From the three Armstrong's the plates had again sustained very little injury, the shot having only just stamped the surface with their well-known seal. The effect of some of these five blows was to produce cracks in the old wounds, but the framework was still untouched. The other, or right side of the target, was now operated upon with solid cast-iron shot from three 100-pounder Armstrongs, one 120-pounder Armstrong, and two 68-poanders. The first shot missed, and struck the stonework, sending it spluttering about in all directions, and unsettling a heavy mass of brickwork. This, how ever, vas the only shot thrown away, and with this exception the firing was wonderfully aceuxate, the white mark being frequently obliterated at the first aim• The 12 0-pounder (the "shunt" gun) gave a fearful blow to the upper corner of the top plate, the indentation being more than Bin. deep, and the plate being bent and slightly turned outwards at the end from the teak. The other guns made boles varying from lit.. to 2 7-10 in. deep, some of them exhibiting cracks. Notwithstanding all this pound ing the wood had not been penetrated, and the inside of the target was as perfect and firm as ever, and the superior and tough quality of the iron of which the plates were composed was a subject of general comment. More threatening weapons weie now made use of —2oolb. solid cast-iron shots projected from the three 100 .pounders with a 101 b. charge. These were directed against the left side of the target, and struck nearly close together, but did no more than leave a sign of their visits, and actually, though from Armstrong's, had less effect upon 1 1 the iron than shells filled with sand from the 68-pounders. Then the still almost invulnerable representative of the Warrior was exposed to a salvo of cast-iron shot of 2001 b. weight from the three 100-pounders with a 101 b. charge. This noisy and instantaneous attack made little impres sion, but the side of one of the plates was turned up and a bolt started. At the suggestion of the Duke of Somerset a shot was fired at the port-hole to try the effect on the new iron bearings introduced at the sides of it by the Thames Iron Company, but it hit some distance from the side, and no satisfactory result was ob tained. Next came a salvo from the whole battery of six guns with solid cast-iron shot, and a service charge of 161 b. This was the great trial of the day, and the effect was more serious. Two or three of the shots hit the same place, and made a hole or rather gap six inches deep and 15 inches long, with two or three large cracks round it, the iron being forced into the teak, which became distinctly visible, and small splinters of which could be taken out by the fingers. The other holes were also greater than any made before, and showed some ugly cracks, but not so deep as this, nor had the wood, as far as could be seen, been penetrated. In one of them, however, the ball had gone right into the plate, and bodily remained there, although in a very altered shape. The end of one of the plates was also turned out wards froin the teak about 1-1 inch. Again, how ever, the starting of two or three bolts, which had come out 3 or 4 inches, and had the nuts hanging loosely to their ends, was the only indication of any damage being done to the inside; and suppos ing the target had been the side of a ship, she was not materially injured. Still there remains the fact that the plates were pierced in the wood ; but it must be remembered that the whole six guns converged to one point with the greatest nicety with which skilled artillerymen could point them, and were fired at the same instant, and that the target had already been a good deal knocked about. Whether any broadside to which the Warrior in the event of war is likely to be exposed would be concentrated in the same or in a more fatal manner upon her sides, it is for naval men to determine, but most of those present seemed to consider that the result was satisfactory: This concluded the experiments on the warrior targets, but some others were subsequently performed on minor targets. It was nearly dusk before the day's proceed ings came to a close, and the "Warrior target" having been covered up, was left to await further inspection. ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR. The fifty-sixth anniversary of the ever-memorable battle of Trafalgar was celebrated yesterday on board many of the ships in the ports. The Royal Naval Club of 1765 dined at Willis's Rooms, St. James's-square, in the evening, in commemoration of that event—Vice-Admiral of the Red Sir Provo W. P. Wallis, K.C.8., presiding on he occasion with all the spirit and energy of bygone days. The following is a list of the surviving veterans who con tributed to that glorious victory:— Admiral of the Blue—Sir George R. Sarknius, Knight. Admiral (retired)—Lewis Hole. v ice-Admiral of the Red—Sir Henry W. Biuce, K.C.8., commander-in-chief at Portsmouth. Vice Admiral of the Whitc—Sir James H. Plumridge, K.C.B. Vice Admirals (reserved)—W. Walpole, in receipt of service pension; Sir G. A. Westphal, Knight; the Right Hon. the Earl Egmont, John Carter, and Norwich Duff. Vice Admirals (retired)—George W. H. D'Aeth, Hercu les Robinson, James Rattrap, Edward Barnard, Hugh Patton, Sir Alex. D. Y. Arbuthnott, and Robert Patton. Rear Admiral (reserved)—Robert C. M'Cree. Rear Admirals (retired)—Alfred Luckraft, John Lyons, William Blight, John Drake, William A. Herringham, and William Shepheard. Captains—Joseph Gape, Edward Herrick, Mark H. Sweny, William Murley, Henry B. Mason, Wm. Martin, R. Maclean, William Carleton, Hemy West, and W. H. Brand. Captains (reserved)—George Bignell, Richard Douglas, Spencer Smyth, George F. Herbert, John Reeve, Charles Hall, J. R. Woodruff, B. M. Fesling, LH., Gilbert Ken ni cott. Commanders (reserved)—John Geary, Henry Garrett, John Adamson, H. Lancaster, John Parsons, Wm. Vicary, John Knapman, Robert Hemer, and Charles Ha) don. Commanders (retired)—John Lechmere, B. G. S. Day, Thomas Colby, Henry Parker, John H. Brown, Thomas Chrystie, Dey It. Syer, James Napier, James St. Quintin, Alex. Brenan, P. J. E/mhirst, Edward Knapman, Alex. B. Howe, H. Entwistle, J. H. Sanders, J. P. Blenner hasset, Charles Chappell, Mark Anthony, Henry Rich, John Phopoe, Joseph Seymour, James U. Purches, John Cs rslake, Chas.Woh:ge, George Tardrew, Alex. M'Kenzie, Alex. Martin, Jas. Blandford, Lardner Dennys, Alex. Gal laway, Sir Thomas W. Holbuine, Bart., George E. Patey, Patrick Deuchar, Verson Lanphier, Stephen Hilton, Jas. B. Elliott, Emanuel Blight, Francis Harris, R. S. Simmons. Lieutenants (reserved)—W. H. Boyce, F. Beckett, W. Dumbreck,W. Pilch,W.Weaver, H. Davis, and T, Jackson. Lieutenant (retired)—John Pollard. Deputy Inspector of Hospitals (retired)—Peter Sather, Surgeon (retired)—Primrose Lyon. Paymasters (retired)—J. N. Jewell, Joseph Mason, and George Starr. ROYAL MARINES. General—John R. Coryton. Lieut.-Generals—Sir Samuel B. Ellis, K.C.8., and T. Wearing. Major-General—John A. Philips. Colonel—Thomas Lemon, C.B. Captains (retired)—James Fynmore, John Wilson (2). First Lieutenants (reserved)—Thomas Brattlo, William Magin, Thomas J. W. Tune, John Lister, Joseph Cinna mond, and Lewis Rooke. First Lieutenant (retired)—Lewis Roteley. THIS DAYS MARRS= HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to a Os; and straw, 8s to £1 16s per lead. A slow trade. CIIMBERLAND.—Meaiow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover do., £3 lOs to £6 6s; and straw, 8s to £1 168 per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover, do., £3 10s to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £ll6B per load . A moderate demand. COLONIAL. TEA,—A steady business has been transacted, and late prices are well sustained. SUGAR.—The market has remained r a th er quiet, good and fine grocery descriptions, however, ma i n t a i n prev i ous prices. In the refined market there is no change of im portance to report. COFFEE.—Business has continued steady, and prices for all descriptions have been well ma i nta i ne d . Rim—The enquiries for export have been on the in crease, and holders demand higher rates for all good qualities. SALTPETRE,—No dealings of importance have been re ported, and quotations are unaltered. TALLOW.—The market has shown considerable anima tion, and prices have advanced for both present and for• ward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 52s Gd to 63E, and spring delivery 54s per cwt. COAL MARKET—Our. 21. (rrioes of Coal per Ton at the close of the market s. d. , Wa?lsEnd. Buddle's West Hartley 16 6 Carr's Hartley 16 9 Hartlepool West Hart ley 16 0 Hastings Hartley . • l6 9 Holywell 15 6 Lambert's West Hart -16 3 ley Howard's West Hart ley .. 16 9 North Pelton . 13 6 Seaton Hartley l6 0 Walker Primrose l2 6 Wylam. •• • West Hartley ........16 9 Eden Main Ships at marke - d. s. Hetton Brstddyll's Hetton lB 9 Byron ...17 5 Harton Tunstall ........ l7 6 Stewart's . . l9 6 Thornley ....16 6 Heugh Hall 18 0 GibQon 16 6 Gosforth 17 3 Riddell . . Hedley 17 3 South Hartlepool . ... .. 8 . llB 6 . 6 Kelloe 74 ; sold, 68. - TEMPLE CHURCH.—The afternoon sermon at the Temple Church is, we understand, to be preached on Sun • day next, by the Rev. James Moorehouse, of St. John's College, Cambridge, who was lately Select Preacher at that University. -~ ..' stock stock 12 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock 100 1.4.0. 100 7i 8 51 6 9411 1051 105 I 58 91 94 3 46 51 78 i 20. 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock 20 stock stock stock 331 7Q 1 28 I ~.