The Sun. — London, England, 1861-10-05 00:00:00

Mai THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. ELECLION OF .L01?1) MAYOR. CLOSE OF THE POLL.—(THIS DAY). his afternoon, on the occasion of the final close of the poll, a number of electors assembled in the Guildhall. At four o'clock the poll clerk closed the books amidst some slight cheering. Mr. NOTTIDGE then came forward and said, on behalf of the committee who had conducted the election on the part of the Lord Mayor, he begged to thank the livery for the triumphant :manner in which they had re turned him at the head of the poll. He thought there never was an election for Lord Mayor which so clearly showed the expression of public opinion. A. band of gentlemen, without the slightest pretensions to electioneering tactics, had, he was happy to say, carried their cause to a successful issue, opposed as they had been by a talented and well organised electioneer ing body. The Lord Mayor's election had been brought about without the aid of a single paid canvasser, and he bad been returned by a majority of over 1,100. He had also the happiness of informing them that they had returned the Lord Mayor free of expense. (Cheers.) As not one farthing of the expenses would come out of his pocket, and the committee intended to present the honour to the Lord Mayor as an expression, on the part of the livery of Lon don, of the manner in which he fulfilled the functions of his office during the year coming to a close. It was important during the ensuing year, which would be a very eventful one, that a man of good sound common sense for their chief magistrate should be appointed, and the gentleman who would fill that office was all that could be desired. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He was not a man who had not been dropped on fortune's hill—his honour had been to mount it—(cheers)—and they might rest assured that the Lord Mayor would add additional honour to the office they had conferred upon him. (Cheers.) The following numbers were then exhibited as the final state of the poll : Lord Mayor Laurie Muggeridge Hale •••• Mechi 3 Mr. Potter, of Farringdon-street, said he did not think that the manner in which the election had been conducted reflected much credit on the livery of London. He had ye to learn what the Lord Mayor had done to merit his elec. tion to a second year of office. The speaker continued his remarks, but before he had come to a conclusion the whole of the assembly had quitted the hall. 410NEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The completion of the monthly settlement of com mercial accounts has not:been succeeded by a dimi nution in the demand for money, the market of to-day presenting rather an active appearance, and the rates are rather firmer in consequence, although the best description of mercantile secu rities can yet be negotiated at 31 to 3! per cent. Letters from Paris report continued firmness in the Money Market there, and the opinion prevailed that the Bank of France will be compelled to main tain a restrictive policy. A further distribution of £3, making £4l on each £5O share will be made by the liquidators of the Western Bank of London, payable on the 14th instant. A meeting will take place on Friday next, to appoint a committee of bondholders of the Turkish Loan of 1858. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday busi ness continued rather active, and parcels remained firm. The sales amounted to about 10,000 bales. A large quantity of gold, viz., £155,000, was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. The Foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon in most instances exhibited a slight advance. The directors of the Bank of Turin have advanced their rate of discount to 61 per cent. The business of the London and County Bank- 8 , in,7 Company will be carried on at their new 8 8 1, premises i n L om b ar d- street, on and after the 7th sb inst. st, The suspension h as b een announce d of Messrs. I st st i Sowerby, Tattoo, and Co., silk mercers, with liabi lities estimated at £50,000. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £842,000, and the exports £95,500. ei Business in the market for Public Securities has et been particularly quiet, and no change of import- s t ante has taken place in the quotations, Consols being 92j 4 -' 93 for transfer and the 10th inst., and St 939 4 for November. The New Threes are flat at 90-Z- 918, and the Reduced at 909 ; the 21. per "„ Cents, are 771 ; Exchequer Bills, March, remain at :I par to 3s. prem. ; ditto, June, at 7s. to 9 s . p rem . ; India Scrip is steady at 1034, but the Bonds are heavy prem. In the market for Foreign Securities the trans actions have been of a limited character, and prices in some instances have slightly declined. Turkish sti ( 6 per Cents. are flat at 841 to 85 ; ditt o , 1858, st st ( steady at 681 691; and Sardinian at 81 ; Mexican :1 ( ( have receded to 261 ; Sp an i s h C ert ifi cates to 51; stt( and Venezuelan t o 20:-; Brazilian a re fi rm a t 99L It( The operations in the Railway Share Market have stc been limit e d, an d p r i ces h ave exhibited rather less stc buoyancy. Great Westerns have declined ss. ; ri` ( North -Westerns and North-Eastern (Berwick) 10s.; etc and Lancashire and Yorkshire, Midlands and South- I Easterns, 15s. ; Norfolks have advanced 10s., and Great NOrtherns, £l. etc The Foreign and Colonial lines continue inactive Bt4 —South Austrian and Lombardo -Venetian have ; t :, declined to 168 ; Great Western of Canada brought 98; East Indian 1011 f-,, and Great Indian Peninsula 981. eti Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue dull, and little variation of importance took place in prices. London and Westminster have advanced to 68 ; Crystal Palace realise 34, et. and Oriental Mail St eam 41 5. BaITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICKS. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 904 3 per Cent. ConsAs Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l 90k New 2 . 1 per Cent. Annuities 77t India stock, ~•, •. .. — Ditto 5 per C ent. Ditto Loan Scrip, 5 per cent Di 11, Bonds £l,OOO Bank Stock for A ccount 11 pm t.ozasols for Account, O ct. 10 Exchpaner Bills, Ll,OOO, 2d .... .. March J une . par 3pm 9pm Ditto £5OO .. par 3pm Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PitICES. Brazilian, 5 per Cent . Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded... 5/ urkish 6 per Cent Bll D itto Account Ditto New L oan Ditto Account Ditto Acc ou n t . 201 Dividends on the above payable in London. Coneols, M oney .. Ditto Account ....... TWO O'CLOCK. 92 4 3 3 Ditto . 9 93 - i i THE CORONERSHIP OF wWEST MIDDLESEX.— A rumour is prevalent that Mr, whose health has sottle,i:s about to resign recently been in an unsatisfactory s a ta kleY '. ill tr. 1. 11. Wakley, this important post, and that be nominated for a member of the medical profession, ; also been named the office. Several legal gentlemen have as probable candidates, The Bank of Turin have raised their rate of dis count to 61 per cent. Mr. Charles Tilt, the publisher, died last Satur day at hi s h ou se in Pembridge-gardens, Bayswater, EL,.m 61 . He had retired from business for some years, About X 155,500 in bar'gold (half Californian a n d half Australian) was bought by the Bank yesterday. A PERILOUS ASCENT.—On Thursday last George Matthews, a carpenter, in the employ of Mr. F. H. Fisher, builder, of the High-street, Salisbury, performed the ad venturous and perilous feat of ascending to the summit of Salisbury Cathedral spire, for the purpose of ascertaining What repairs and painting were necessary to be done. After he had reached the top he climbed up and got astride the v ane, which he turned round. The courageous fellow sub isequently mounted the iron cross above the vane, and w aving his cap to the spectators stood upon the bar at that giddy height perfectly upright. The ascent to the top of t he spire, it may be mentioned, is accomplished on the o utside by mean s o f sma ll i ron handles securely fixed to the spire. Th e h e i ght of Salisbury spire has been stated in a o me accounts to b e as much 410 ft. Mr. Fisher, clerk of th eorks of the C a th e d ra l , says the height of the sp i re is nearly 3991 t. 10in., being about 34ft. 10in. higher than St. Nos, , SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Belfast and Ballymena fir., WoL, and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Host. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigai Cork and Bandon Cork, Blrock., &Passage Cornwall .... Do A ( A gets no div. Do B , un t il 6 pc P erlin. rhasbeeni d. toB Dublin & Belfast June Dun., Perth, &Ab. Juno East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds. East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee I Forth . & Clyde Junction 'Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do !Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. &Nth. Western Loud. & Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shef. & Lincoln.. Maryport and Carlisle.. Do do 1 shares.... lretropolitan Midland Do new Do firming. & Derby 3lld. Gt. W. of Ireland Do i shares Mid Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk North British.. ..... ... Nor.Dev.Rall&Dk.stoa I: D. 4. itk ; A recs no d, until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock ......... Nth. Eastern—Berwick i Do do , G.N.E. purch ase ) Do Leeds . 74 8 5f 6f 93 95 1031 104 5. 6 IDo York ..... North London . Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail Feebler Portsmouth Rhymney •. • • • • Scottish Central Scot N. E a Aber. stock , Do Scot:3lld. stock— Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer. South Devon S.-Durham & Lanc.lTn South Eastern South Wales .......... S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1860) 'lail Vale ........ Do Pref. No 1 r h rmesllavenDk&Rail Ulster Do • Vale of Neath ! IVictoria Sta. and Pim Watert ord & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cot nwall . . Do Ist class Do 2d class .. ......... Westifartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford Newport, Hereford Closing Business Paid.' Price. Done Sharef 13.14 stock Stock Stock 41 44 10 J 0 174 IEO 524 43 45 30 32 E 6 88 28 29 - - 106 107 108 110 103 Ics 129 131 103 105 69} 70 57 69 1038 104 57 59 114 116 46 48 91i 02} 94 tl5 10 11 42 43 Si Si 124 124 i 1 li p 96 98 1 8 6d 59 61 61 61 cool too, * 4 58 59 894 904 95 98 5 41 - 101 luf 89 91 120 122 37i ZBl 95 97 44 46 37 39 774 78 59 di 94 97 4 6 374 SBi 5 5 4 p 551 561 2 3 d T. 121 51 61 46 48 44, 45 88 . 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share l Railways. Closing Business Paid Price. Done. 25 Myth e and Tyne 10 per c. pref. ssued at .£5( stock isris. & Ex (i et.4 p.ctstocl, 20 !Do. do. do. Shares ock Caledon £10,44 percent ock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. a 20 'Cornwall, 5 per cent. 1 64 'Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun 14 'Do lst Class Pref ock ;E.Ang - n.Class A 7 &sp.c ock ,I Do, do. Class B 6 p.c ockI• •Do do Class C 7 p.c ock ,E. Conn. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l ock Do. do. No. ock ' Do. New 6 per ct. stock. on Eastern Union, 4 per et stock , Do. 5 per cent. guar... stock ~ Edin.&Glas. 5p.0. shares, took Do. 4p. a gua. S. &D. took I %din. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. ock , Furness, 5 per cent .... ;ock Glas.& S. Wfst.g.a. 5 p.c, `ock Great Northern, sp. et. ;ock ro.sp.c.Redm., lOp.c.pm ;ock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. .00 Do. 5p e. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. lst pf .ock I Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) p. et pref. stock 50 Great West. (Berks an , Hants) Ext. 5 p. et ock to. Redeemable,44 p.ct ock Do. Redeemable. fp. ct. ock D 3 Irredeemable, do ock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref 8 Do. firm. Pref. Shares 10 (It W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh 1 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref ock Do Birmg.irtiar. stock 261 Do. Chester gua. shares 13 Po, do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 00 Lan. & Carl. 44 pc. pref ock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock ock Do.Barnsl.st£s3s 10d pc ock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) ock Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gu. No. ' ad( Do. sp. c. No. 2 Mk Do. g ua. 6p. c. Delf Do. do sp. C. NO. 4 ) ck Do. do. 44 per cell'. ... - 5 Do. do. 4i p. c. shares >ck Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock )ck Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) )ck Do.4p.e.S.(div.dettil '65) )ck Do. 4 per cent. Pill )Ck Lon. Chat. and Dover l 0 1 Do.W. A rceiv. no div Ex.A til 6pcis pd on Do. B B. & Brom ex. lo Do. Metropolitan Ex B f )ck Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct )ck Lon. &S.W, 7 p. ot. stock' )ck Do, 44 per cent 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus. Of 2s. 6d. 12i Londondy. & Cole. 4sh 12 4 Londony. & Enni s . 4 eh )ck Sian. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et 6 Do. .£6 ck Do. 34 per cent Do. redeem 6 percent .2i 'Aaryport & Car., 4p. c ,24 Do. 44 per cent. )ck Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock )ck Do. Con. Brie. & Bir. 6 p.e ck Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. 44 per cent ick Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st ick Nortik sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 )ck Do. 54 p. C. Pref. do 1847 ick Do.sWay. Val.Ex.stlB47 ick North British, 5 p. o )ck Do. New, gua. sp. o l')) Do. Bor. Un. g. pi. sha 0 i Do. do. do it Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co. it N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. a ;t Do. 44 pc. redeemable it Do. G.N.E. 4 per c. ref ' 1 7 Do. Berwick, 4 p. c . P re f ,' !O Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 24 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 15 Do. York, H. &S. Parch !CI North Staffordshire 10 Rhymney Guaranteed 8 } Scottish Central, new pi it Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock it Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c it Do. 7p. c. pref. stock Os. South Devon, Ann. 10s. '0 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. .0. South Eastern (Beading Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 44 per cent. st Do.Fixedi4p.o. Ist is at South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. st Do. 44 per cent. st Do. 5 per cent: st S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c, gua 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c 25 Do. B 6 per cent /5 Do. C 6 percent it Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p.c it W.3lid -Oxf lst Gna stk it Do. 2d do it Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. it Do.Perpet. 6p. C. pf 1866 it Do. till 1869. Ist is. 1 100 102 20 21 51 6 100 102 110 115 106 110 106 108 105 107 122 124 80 82 (10 112 90 92 79 81 [l5 117 109 111 101 103 105 107 97 99 98 ICO 88 90 89 81 102 104 9i 10 161 174 10 10i 74 76 20 21 10 104 15 151 131 136 tll 114 [ll 114 [36 138 [ll 114 100 102 1150 155 127 130 72 74 90 91 94 96 id p 13& 14 1120 125 a i 65 70 I P 135 137 100 102 100 100 100 100 100 100 91 92 all 100 100 100 100 8.13.4. 108 110 , 1 107 109 1 11 100 100 100 all all 90 92 99 101 98 100 id p i d ip 22 23 132 136 10 104 24 23 100 102 100 102 97 99 84 86 27 28 32 33 32 33 45 48 124 126 118 120 100 102 120 123 117 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid Leasing 'Closing Business Railways. Co.'s ! Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley, Buokinghamshire Chester & Holyhead 1 Do. 5i percent Do. 5 Clydesdale Juno 1 Colchester, Stour Val 1 E.Lincolnsh. g 6 per 0 1 E.Union,HarwichShs Do. Woodbridge 1 Gle.Barr.& Neils.Drct 1 Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest Tirtlp'l Dock & Rail.. Hull and Selby Do. h a l ves. c. r. d PreferenceTo&f; C u ipteu ; t rGr l ey e r g u n s e . t a n . ; n . 13 L r o eincL w ne .e e e ,B s ß t r,sc o a f td fto t neo / r u t. a .. 31:r 4 a.r,t p ei.10.e c . er. . gu per n 100 Newma. asrkt,Beueryt.E..x... 5. 5.8 E.Counts. Northn.&Eastn. sp, c. all Do. Do. 6 1 1 ). ... .. Do. Fixed sp. all Do. North Western..,..Do. all and Preston and Wyre. all L k a T. NZI Do. Shares ..... A. all 13(7.7.. limystn. Hitch., & gliep 100 Gt.No rib . ; sEirewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Rrassey D o . do. 1 o. S.-Staffordshire all AlD`Clean... Wilts and Somerset lOO Sit. West. eaGroydn, ilatasßrell l.n &N. . • Do 94 N Do 521 531 Do ll9 121 i Do llO 112 Caledon lOl 103 E.U.&E.O 18 17 Gt. North. 130 133 lE.Counts. 41 4f CaMon... Do. .....• Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yl{ N Ard • • • D 0...... • Ln&N.W. S.Eastern Peto ArCo. Norfolk.. IDo Ins 111 1193 202 59 61 1 110 115 1 80 82 L NW&M si 311 93 95 * #P 55 57 15i 16 131 132 120 122 1 14p S 9 911 I 9 stock stock stock stcuK stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock [9.16 4 .13 tock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock BLOCK stock stock stock stock All 1 100 alI all all 100 44 100 all all 100 100 100 109 4 105 7 69 81 91 58103 I 2; 3} 115 92t Olt I 123/ 41 3/ 4 11 P 801 80 } 62 1001 1 581 901 100 .6 13 4 78} 8 i n 95 44 211 1 osh $h THE SUN, ILONDON, SATURDAY EVENINU, OCTOBER 5, 1361. POLICE 2NTELLIGENCE.—( Day.) Closing Price. Insiness done BOW STREET. STEALTNG A WATCH,—Mary Ann Morris, a dirty-look ing woman, was charged with stealing a silver watch. The prosecutor said he was walking through the dark arches in the Adelphi, when the prisoner came up to him begging for money. He refused to give her anything, when she gave him a violent push, and the next moment he missed his watch from his waistcoat pocket. He accused the prisoner of the robbery, and a policeman coming up she was given into custody. Constable, 380 A, produced the watch, which was ibund lying at the prisoner's feet when he took her into custody. Prisoner —I'll plead guilty, your Honour. Mr. Corrie--Before I deal with you I must ascertain whether you are known to the police. Constable Fierney, 68 A, said he knew the prisoner. She had been previously convicted of a robbery from the person. Prisoner —You're mistaken this time ; you don't know me. I've never been before convicted. Your worship, I've said I'll plead guilty to stealing the watch, so dispose of the case summarily. Mr. Corrie—No, I cannot do that, as you have been convicted before. Prisoner (crying)—But that aint true. I don't wish to go to the sessions. I am sure I never was convicted before. Mr. Corrie—l shall send you to the sessions, and if you have not been previously convicted you will only get the same punishment I should have given you, supposing I had dealt summarily with the case. Prisoner--I can't believe that. Ann Edwards was charged with stealing a coat. Constable F 111 said he met the prisoner with a coat concealed beneath her cloak, which she had stolen from one of the farmers' carts attending Covent-garden. Mr. Cowie asked if the prisoner was known ? Constable, 119 M, said she had been in prison before, either for four or six months, but he could not say which. Prisoner—That's not true. I've just arrived from the country. Mr. Corrie—There seems to be some doubt about you, but as you have pleaded guilty, I shall send you to prison for four months with hard labour. Railways. Shari 100 stk I 18 Atlantic &St Lawrence' a] Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind 11 Gu. 5 per cent........ Do Do. B al (Buffalo and Laxe Huron al Do. New Do. Preference at Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich ID°. 6 p. ct. dobd. July s. Aug. 1, 1872 1873 10( Do. do. June 1, 18;4 10( Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Liar.) al Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip 11 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. 7 Demerara.. . all Eastn. Bengal g,u. sp. c all East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. 101. Do. F Shares Ext..... all Do. Jubbulpore all Do. 44 p c. Debentra all Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 al' Do. 1865-1870 al Grand Trunk of Canada 10( Do. 6 per cent. Pref al Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct al Do. 6 per ct. Debentr al Do. 7 per cent. 1862 al Do. do. 1867 al Do. do. 1872 al Gt.lndiaPcnin.gua.sp.c 10( Do. New gua. sp. c ll Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 10( Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares al Do. New .. ....... if Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. al Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 d 0... al. Do. 5i p. c. do. '7B d 0... al; Dp Madras oo ..p. r a .5u c.p re Extension.r, en p. t c... : 10( Do. 1100(ct Do. 5 d 0........ al: Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bnds. 10 INewßrunswick Canda 24 204 10 100 I 100 100 Ry.&Land(Lim•)g•6Pc j all Class A Capital Share, Do. do. Land d0........1 Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ....... -- lOude (Limited) .. 1 ..... I._ . - 1 Scinde .......... 4,; 11 Do. Punjaub .... ta , fl, : Do. Do. ........ ca 9 a Do. In dus. St. Flo. g,,g. 10 , Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. 1 11 55 0 00 97a 98i Ll —d !! 3a 4d 51 61 70 75 65 70 65 70 15 61 i id 19k 19$d 1001 1011 it 99 101 a 100 101 11 100 101 9 20 11 57 60 11 53 55 11 31 33 11 37 40 a 30 33 Li 30 33 10 . 98 .0 I I d 99 Id 10 971 98i 11 11 9 91 8 11f 11} 11 95 97 11 88 90 11 - 88 90 97 88 90 92 c 4 6 3 5 0 lOl 102 15 kd I d 11 —d 94 96 $ f d FOREIGN RAILWAYS. nil I t 9f 10! ill 4 3i 6 I al 23 24 Lll I 81 81 Lll - al 8 2i 11 191 20i Al 28 39 tll B4 Di ill 38 33 ill 54 56 [7 1 4 3d ,11 61 al I 8# di 4 1 .6 1 al 251 26i al 7 7i 'II ..9 _lOl 1 I 2f 22 355 365 60 65 264 274 3 34 11 13 41 54 5 6 li ii 33 34 34 il i 41 43 4f a 2} 34 6 7 4 4 Si 9 10 40 42 # I 290 300 3 3b I 110 tl5 28 30 1 9 8,1 15 17 38 40 315 825 8t 88 75 85 1/ 2 5i 6i 13 14 16 16 THE FRENCH PRESS AND THE WARRIOR. A letter from Paris says:—The Patric devotes as much of its nautical knowledge and metallur gical and engineering scienee as can be condensed in three columns to the examination of the iron sides of the Warrior, and its internal arrange ments. On the whole it must be admitted that the observations of our French con temporary are less disfigured than usual with the absurd contradictions, inaccuracies, and ignorance, which are its wont. It comes, however to this conclusion—hitherto France has only been able to keep on terms of naval equality with England by combining its naval forces with those of the smaller Powers, but these iron ships, like the Warrior, cost some £500,000 each, an expense which the smaller States will be unable to bear—" France, therefore, finds herself standing alone before her adversary. She must henceforth rely upon no assistance, and at whatever cost it may entail upon her, she must be prepared for all eventualities. This is a national necessity, before which no Deputy will recoil, not one citizen will haggle. There must be an equality of armament between France and England; and, unless England will resign herself to this agreement, the two millions which Lord Palmerston has just extorted from her will be but an infinitesimal fraction of what she will be called upon to spend." Now, then,petfide Albion. France tells Britan nia that if she wishes to retain her rule over the waves she must pay dearly for her whistle. France here announces her intention to continue her game of " beggar my neighbour," which Punch lately represented her Emperor as playing with Lord Palmerston. It is a game at which he who can hold out the longest invariably wins, and France has yet to show that her resources are equal to ours. This is evidently a sore subject with France and her journals. She cannot refer to it patiently. It is the red flag which exasperates the bull. The Patrie flies at the Warrior; the Constitutionnel, to-day, at the Portland Breakwater, and at the ?inzes for its congratulations to the country on this additional rampart against the perpetual menace of its powerful neighbour. Such gratulations are, according to the Patrie, as futile as the millions which England has thrown into the sea to complete her breakwater. The Constitutionnel does not favour us with its opinion respecting the many more millions which France has thrown into the sea at Cherbourg for the same purpose. Should it entertain the same opinion of that expenditure it would be imprudent to express it ; so the Constitu tionnel contents itself with this display of its ser pentine frolic of " biting against a file." • "Give a toy to a child and he will occupy himself more in showing it to be admired than in using it. If it con tains some surprise —such as a Jack in the box, which jumps up on touching a spring, and if the child imagines that he has frightened you by showing it, his joy knows no bounds, That old baby, the Times, has given an ex ample of this, by calling on the universe to admire the breakwater and fortifications of Portland. The roadstead of Portland is very near to Cherbourg, the distance being only 117 kilometres (about 73 miles). No doubt this vicinity inspired England with the idea of closing the roadstead by a breakwater, and of surrounding it with de fences. It is a sort of pendant t o our mar iti me arsenal— an imitation of the breakwater and fortifications of our port. The English have taken f ro m us th e screw f or yes ._ _ sels, rifled carbines, rifled cannon, and iron •pl ated frigates; and they have resolved to complete the list of their bor rowings by taking the model of a port. In all this, there is for us nothing new, nothing surprising, and in particular nothing alarming, and we cannot understand why the Times should express so much joy. That journal had no need of Portland to be reassured, if, indeed, it should think fit to show itself reassured. "We will not carry further this monotonous enumera- tion of cannon, fortresses, and breakwaters. What we said is sufficient to prove that Portland is, so to speak, only an article of luxury, and that before the termination of that port, Groat Brita*i was surrounded by ramparts sufficiently strong to defy any attack and to give confidence to the most timid. But the Times is like the woman of the Bible who will not be comforted. The access of joy which it had on learning the completion of this new port of refuge will, no doubt, be followed by articles on the volunteers, on iron-plated frigates, the Armstrong gun, fortresses covered with iron, Enfield rifles, and the rest All this constitutes a mania which falls within the domain of caricature. In the meantime, it has already cost England something like a milliard ( X 40,000,000 sterling), and in the midst of the American crisis and of the anticipated deficit in the supply of cotton, the price is rather high for a whim." THIS DAY'S MARE ETS. COVENT GARDEN. Our market to-day has been moderately supplied with both fruit and vegetables for the time of year. Generally speak ing, the trade has ruled steady, as follows : FRUIT. s. d. Pine apples, perlb 3 0 to 5 0 Colonial do., each 1 0 to 3 0 Grapes,per lb 2 0 to 4 01 Foreign do 1 Oto 2 01 nelons, each Peaches, perdoz 4 0 to 10 a Nectarines, per dz 3 0 to 6 0 Apples, per sievel 6 to 3 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 0 0 to 0 0 Lemons, per 100 4 0 to 8 0 Apricots. per doz 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. sd. Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 1 3to 1 6 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries pun 0 0 to 0 0 Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries,pr pt 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0 ; Shallots, per lb .. 0 Bto 0 10 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 3 ; Horseradish, pbn 1 6to 2 0 Savoy do., pr bh 0 2to 0 4 ) Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 6 Celery, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Brocoli, per bush. 0 oto 0 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 oto 2 0 Potatoes, per ton 80 to 110 6 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr swt. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Peas, per sieve 0 oso 0 0 Mushrooms.p ptl. 2 oto 3 0 Turnips, dz bunch 3 6to 5 0 Artichokes, pr dz 0 oto 0 0 Carrots, pr do 3 6to 5 6 Cabbage lett,score 0 10 to 1 3 Cucumbers 0 2to 1 01 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 C Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Spinach, lit -sv 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s 0 oto 0 0 I Chilli es, per di tto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, hr. sv 00to 0 0 Capsicums, per do 00to 0 0 New Do., dz bun 1 6to 2 01 Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 French beans, h.s. 1 9to 2 9 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0 j Seakale, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 7s Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 5s Od to 8s Od ; goslings, 5s Od to Os Od ; ducklings, Is 9d to 2s 9d; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 8d to is Id ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 8d each ; large Surrey fowls, Gs Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 6s Od; capons, Os Od; hares, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; grouse, 2s Od to 3s Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges, is Od to 2s ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; snipes, Os Od to Os Od; teal, Os 8d to Os Od ; wild ducks, is 6d to 2s Od ; widgeons, is 6d to Os Od; plovers, is Od to Os Od each; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Gs Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lid to is ld ; English, is Oct to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, lOs Od to Os Od ; French do., 8s Od to 9s Od per 120 ; leverets, 2s 6d to 3s 6d each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 3s 4d to 4s Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, s4dto4s Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 53 O'd per 81bs. by the carcase.• BILLING SGATE. Salmon, is 4d to is 8d ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 5d to Isod ; prawns, ssod to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Gd pei lb.; turbots, 5s Od 25s ; cod, 5s Od to 20s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 15s Od ; doreys, is Od to lOs Od ; mullets, Os 6d. to 3s6d ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s Gd • plaice and garnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, is to Os Od per pair; common oysters, lOs to 20s ; natives, 40s to 44s per bushel ; whitings, 4s Od to 20s Od ' • haddocks, 5s to 208 Od ; smelts, 2s 6d ; sounders, is 6.1 to 2s 6d per dozen ; mackerel, —s ; fresh herrings, 108 ; bloaters, 7s to 8 s per 100 ; car p an d tench, Is Od to 3s per brace. 1:1 READ. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to Sid, of household do., 6d to Tad per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 31d ; Gllb to 721 b, 3f d to 30 ; 721 b to 801 b, 3fd to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 4fd ; 881 b to 961 b, 41d to 6d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 5d to 50. Horse hides, 8s to 9s Od ; calf skins, light 2s Od to 4s 6d ; do. full, Gs Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 58 Od to Gs Od ; half•breds, 4s Od to 4s 6d; Downs, 3s Od to 3s 6d; lambs, 2s 9d to 4s 6d; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 8s to £116.9 per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meagow hay, £2 Os to a 08; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 15s ; and straw, £ lBs to £1 14s per l oa d. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 OR to £5 Os; clover, do., £3 lOs to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1163 per load. Trade slow. A letter from Rome says :—" Sir C. Eastlake has beenhero forltwo days this week en route from Naples to Flo rence. Ho was possessed, as usual, with a vague idea of fish.. ing out some fine chef-d' cow) c or another from amidst secular heaps of pictorial rubbish for the National Gallery ; but he failed, as might have been anticipated, in the difficult research. The payments of the 4th were completed yester day, and it is stated that, although the great mass of bills were well met, there were numerous returns for small amounts, particularly among the wholesale and retail houses. With a little assistance, however, those parties will get through. The business of the day with the bankers and discount brokers was considerable, the transactions representing in the aggregate a very large total, much in excess of what was originally anticipated. One of the prin cipal discount establishments described it as the heaviest day in this respect experienced within the last two years MARLBOROUGH -STREET. NOVEL FRAUD.—Thomas Powell, a labouring man, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with endeavouring to obtain money from Mr. George Budd, publisher, of 167, New Bond-street, by the following artful means : It appeared that the prisoner went to the house of Mr. Budd, and asked the librarian, Mr. John Philip Webster, for a gratuity, stating that he watered the streets, and was in the habit of calling for a gratuity at different times on the inhabitants. The prisoner was told to call again, and he did so on Wednesday last, when he s nid it was the last day of the season, and he wished for the usual gratuity for beer. He gave the prisoner some money, but think'ng it was not all right, as he saw another man employed the next day, he spoke to the man, and he told him that the pri soner had no right to call, and he was afterwards given into custody. Henryson.groClark, said a laeb was in tu man, of 2, James- s t ree t, Lisson•grove, t g ho driver o f th e cart f or S t. ve7 h o George's, Hanover. square, and had been employed for many years. The prisoner had no right whatever to call on the inhabitants, as he had been doing pretty extensively, and doing him ont of his little gratuities. The prisoner said he was in want. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a great hardship on the proper man, and he should remand the prisoner for a few days. There is little doubt that the prisoner has made a pretty good thing by his fraud. THAMES. THE HONEST WAGGONER AND THE BOW-ROAD THlEF.—Robert Bradley, a Spitalfields thief, who has been for some time past loitering about the Bow-road, with a lawless gang of ruffians, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a cheese, weighing 281b5., and valued at 175., from a cart belonging to George James Harvey and Co., wholesale cheesemongers and buttermen. George Beasley, of No. 14, Roupell-street, Lambeth, said he was a carman in the employ of the Great Western --- Railway Company. Last evening he was proceeding west ward with his van, containing 3 tons 15 cwt. of goods, and on reaching Bow Church, he saw a cart and horse proceeding eastward. The prisoner followed the cart and took from the t Ail of it a large cheese, with which he started off at full speed down a side street. He stopped his horses, and said to his companion, "I'll have that fellow." He pursued the pri soner and soon came up with him with the cheese in his possession. To make sure of the prisoner he said to him, "Read this direction for me, is it right," and put a piece of paper before him. While the prisoner was looking at him he said, " You are the man that stole the cheese," seized him by the collar, and conveyed him to the station-house. Samuel Holland, servant to George James Harvey and Co., identified the cheese which was stolen from his mas ter's cart in the Bow-road. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Selfe said the witness Beasley had acted most creditably and discreetly, and would make an excellent police-officer. He should award Beasley ss. for his good conduct. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for six months, and kept to hard labour. DARING ROBBERY AT A LINEN-DRAPER'S S HOP ._ Ann Collins, a morose and dissipated -looking girl, aged 18, was bronght up on remand before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a roll of flannel measuring ten yards, and valued at 205., from the shop of Mr. John Sanders, linen-draper, No. 127, St. George-street, alias ltutcliff-highway. On Tuesday evening last, shortly before sunset, the pri soner and another female entered the prosecutor's shop, looked at some goods, and then left without making a pur chase. Directly afterwards Mr. Sanders missed a roll of flannel, and immediately left his shop and followed the pri soner and her companion. The girl Collins exclaimed, " Hero he comes," threw down the roll of flan nel, and ran away. She was soon overtaken, and she then turned round, put herself in a fighting atti tude, and struck at the linendraper. A struggle ensued, and the prisoner was overpowered and secured. The roll of flannel was recovered. On the first examination, on Wed nesday, the prisoner said she had been staying two or three nights at 3 French-alley, Goswell-street, a very question able locality. She was remanded, and a policeman stated this morning that she was a person of very bad character, and had been in custody before. Mr. Selfe—l suspected as much. Police-constable—She is connected with a gang of shop lifters. Mr. Selfe said the prisoner had committed a most auda cious robbery, and as she had pleaded guilty on the first examination, he should now dispose of the case by sentencing the prisoner to four months' imprisonment with hard labour. 2.HIS DAY'S SKIPPING. LONDON, Oct. s.—Wind this clay at noon—North- Easterly ; moderate breeze with fog. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 4.—Wind E. to E.S.E.—Sailed— H.M.S. Chesapeake, for Sheerness. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 4 .—Sailed—Pera, steamer, for Alexandria. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 3.—Wiud E.—Sailed—Tiptree, for Sydney ; Sunrise, for Philadelphia. BRIDGE W ATER, Oct. 3.—Arrived—Advance, from Quebec. GLOUCESTER, Oct. 4 . —Arrived—Jane Dorrell, from Montreal. CARDIFF, Oct. 3.—Sailed—Atlas, for Singapore ; Ken net, for St. Thomas. SWANSEA, Oct. 4.—. Wind S.S.E.—Arrived—Leonie, from Camillas. LONDONDERRY, Oct. 3 . — Arrived—Zened, from Phila delphia. WATERFORD, Oct. 2 . — Sailed—Eliza, for St. John's, Newfoundland. STROMNESS, Oct. 2.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Emma, from Davis Straits, with 20 whales-150 tuns of oil. HOLYHEAD, Oct. 4.—Wind S.—Sailed—Marys, for Cuba. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Oct. 4—Petrel, from Denia ; Hebdar, from Jamaica. Arrived, Oct. s —lris, from Guernsey. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Nova Amizade Mesquita, from London, for Lis • bon; Harmonie, steamer, from New York, for Hamburg. SHARKS AT BERWICK.—An extraordinary num ber of sharks have, within the last few days, raade their ap pearance in Berwick Bay, and have been found by the fishermen so near the shore that they have thought it neces sary to warn all bathers of the great danger they run in attempting to bathe. On Wednesday a monster specimen was exposed on the shore by the fisherman, as a warning to such as went down to enjoy their customary A NEW DIVING DRESS.—An unsuccessful attempt was made in 1859 to substitute scientific machi nery for the simple mode of operation of the native diver. A complete diving-dress and apparatus were brought from San Francisco by a party of Americans, none of whom, h e d a v n e n u t n u d r e e r r: gotta-percha, s h a o f w e taking. e in v e r h , It was e m ta u l chhhopracticalt d e the xp g e a r : e s n e c e n i e e t n e o t f o i fi f s o u gm ' c ' would be able to ransack those unexplored banks which lie at such a depth as to render them unaccessible to the In dian. The first and only attempt that was ever made to realise this idea broke down in the most signal manner. The most courageous of the party, who had volunteered to make the first descent, no sooner reached the bottom than h unwieldy n e c a se,never h e e ga declared,again consent atn i h t td h oe bdn c e o ios n tcoth s h i ime d n e vgfi rituaccbtorilumee he made frantic signals to be drawn up again. The instant he was restored to the upper world and taken out of his ld traditionsgen specu lative tendencies of his Yankee fellow-citizens. Unlike the rash diver of whom Schiller had sung, he ever afterwards s a e d a h . : , red A t s o rn h a i y s h r e es i o rn lu ag tf i o r n ie , e erals o a f tis t f h ac e tio z n uce am o. of s g st t . ti.haemefos,lB - make a second attempt to penetrate the " secret of the could induce ifa t nr h t mdh e uet ht foreign himat caused l inn ow o e v re ato o r f s tho Magazine. CRYSTAL PALACE.—One Shilling Day.—Yester day the admissions on payment were 1,731; do. by season tickets, 670; total visitors, 2,401, 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam all Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine dt Rail C0piap0......... ..... Ditto Extension ... • Dutch Rhenish ........ 1, Eastern of France .... a Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. a Great Central of France a Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Junction ...... a Lierre & Turnhout al Lyons & Geneva ...... a] Namur & Liege ........ a Do. 6p. c. Pref. ........ a Northern of France.... a Do. New Shares 11 Norwegian Trunk Pref. a Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. a; Paris & 0r1ean5........ al Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. ftiga & Dunaburg.... • • 1 8. Royal Danish.. .... • • a] Royal Swedish a] Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... a] Sambre & Meuse a Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... a' San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p.c. • S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... a] S. East Portugal 7 p ct. West Flandern Do. 55 p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France West"rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland a, Wiesbaden . . .a] Do. 8 per cent Pref.... a] Zealand BRITISH MI. iAllied Consols (Philack) , 3.2.10 British Iron I 16 Clifford ' Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O East Caradon. 11.14.6 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.); 7.4.0 IGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.)l 541 'Great South Tolgus I 178 G. Wheal Alfa. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 'Grenville 6.8.6 Herod's- Foot 8.12 Hingston Downs 14.11.6 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant), ,North Downs 2. 'North Frances (Mogan) 11i "N. WWI Basset (1110 any 1.14.0 'North Wheal Crof ty ;Par Consols (St. Blazey) 11 Providence (Uny Leint.) 10.6.7 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. I 1 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 11 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.9.0 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim all ,S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 ,Stray Park ' 26/ Tamar Silv.& Lead Mi n 44 !Tin Croft 9 Vale of Towey (Carm.) l l3B6d West Basset (Illogan) ll W. Caradon (Liskeard) • 5 West Seton I Wheal Basset (Illogan)1 51 'Wheal Buller (Redruth)l 5 ,Wheal Edward (Cals.) 7/ Wheal Kitty(U.Lelant)i 1.7.2 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); 8 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.); 7 FOREIGN MINES. - 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. 20 Brazil St.J.del lley,Lim 5 Do. Land and Aliningeo. 1 Clarendon Cons. MinCo 10 Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 DunMoun.Cop.D.ling.Co 2 Fortuna. 20 General 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr II Kapunda (Limited) 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquica 1 N.P.hineCopofS.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Leadl Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip . ; 1 Scottish Austrin (L.)..' 1.31•81 United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited)....' Do all 1 10s. all all 1 ti pr ip 42 43 14 2 die. 35 37 6 8 # ; 14 2 23 24 1 i P 1 li p 64 74 i pr i 1 1 id 2 4 I 1 1 id p 6 6i i i 42 3 a 2i JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 84 86 40 hAustralasia all 64 66 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 3 1 Id 50 British North American all 52 64 20 , Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 20 201 201 25 'Clt.Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 100 'City 100 Colonial ...... ... . 25 38 39 20•Il ,Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 17 174 20 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lou.; Char.Bkof Austral all 24 241 20 I Do. new lO 3 34 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO b pr 94 100 'London & Westminster 20 67 1,8 68 100 Nat. Prov. of England 12 20 Do. new l2 SO INational Bank ........ 25 25 ;New South Wa1e5...... all 25 ,Orient. B. Corporation . all 51 62 20 ' Ottoman Bank . 100 Provincial of Ireland 10i Do. new 25 South Australia all 25 !Union of Australia .... all 39 41 50 'Union of London 100 'Unity Mutual.. 60 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &Julyl 1877-9 lOO 107 112 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-21 100 - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 • Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 106 108 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1004 1011 101 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 106 108 Do. 1890 100 106 108 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 108 109 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 994 1001 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 99 100 Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds 100 99 100 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 109 110 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO —— Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Julyj 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 100 1051 1054. 105/ DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO ' stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO stock East and West India stock ILondor. stock St. Katharine. lOO 62 64 stock !Southampton lOO stock 'Victoria 20 Do , New . _ 2I 11 d MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint ..I all 144 151 ~ 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (14 all 1 2 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 41 ;41 50 British American Land 40 —— 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim) all 30 35 20 Do. 13,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) ........ all 10 13 324 Canada Land .. ..* ... all 10 7 110 10 Chan. Islands Tel. (Lim all at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Stultg all 25 Do. Pref. 7/ per cent... a ll 15 17 at. Crystal Palace ........ 100 834 844 34 st. Do. Preference .. . st. Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. 100 103 105 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Cana) 1 id ip st. Electric Telegraph .. • . 100 91 6 25 Do. New ..... . ....... 15 9 5 English & Aus. Copper. all 31 31 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 Great Ship Limited)... all 1 Do. 171 pct Preference all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 14 11 20 Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 If 2 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.' all 3 4 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 If 2 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 jt td 10 Netherlands Land all —.- 5 Dori p.e.Pref-iss.atl dis all 1 100 N.Br& \TovaScotiaLand 81 7 1 2 1 N.B.Australaslan(Lim.) all 3 1 3 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 I,t 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 14 14 a l t o . U p r e i e n ut tl. L l n n. d S s le s a i m in. ( ( lLi i m m . ) ) 100 10 4 6 8 4 4 50 f 41 5 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 67 69 50 Do. New 3O 11 13 42 Iron all 46 5i 15 Do. New 60 51 53 a Inv.(Lim.) 100 130 140 L R n I Sc n a ue ( s t y t n all 1 1 6 7 4 1 1 7 8 4 5020 Rid h y 25 South Australian all 1 Do. do. b 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip., Re st t all 4 8 rt.lo l S Et c o it a . A Mail St D o. do or eain and all 32 34 10 Trust and Age= y 1 id p 20 Tr A dz u 1 1 5 U. Km= Tel. Co. tr /°° :.*lt Pie atou,',3 Loma 29i 9 t!nracsol.ao(ilium Can.p ) r l . 5 984 i 1011 I :II PRUSSIA AND AUSTRIA. The Dresden Journal states that after the coro nation of the Kin , of Prussia direct negotiations will commence with the object of establishing more intimate relations with Austria, and with this pur pose a member of the Royal family, perhaps the King himself, will visit Vienna towards the end of the autumn. The Cologne Gazette says that the Prussian people will view every step of this kind with the greatest aversion :—" We know only too well (says that journal) that Austria, after having exhausted her own energies in vain attempts to maintain her fatal domination beyond the Alps, la bours unceasingly to throw her ruinous burden on the shoulders of Prussia. What we learn of Count Bernstorff, our Minister of Foreign Affairs, seems to indicate that that diplomatist, whose views are not very broad, is disposed to associate Prussia with Austrian bankruptcy. The Prussian Diet however has protested solemnly in its address to the King against any sacrifice on the part of Prussia for the sake of Venetia. This protest of our Chambers is a weight which, in a constitutional country, presses enormously in the balance." The Bonn Gazette, on the same subject, says : " Austria, in return for the Prussian guarantee, offers a share in the command of the Federal army, the right of garrison at Mayence, and other things of similar insignificance which must come to Prussia without the obligation of a guarantee. All that we know proves that Venetia should be considered a lost post, which Austria will do well to renounce as soon as possible. Austrians who reflect are agreed on this point." We find the following in the Journal de Franc fort :—" We cannot attach any importance to the speculations of the Debats as to the alliances which the Cabinet of Berlin may think right to contract for its own interests and those of Ger many. The arguments deduced from the Macdonald affair to prove the imperative and exacting charac ter of England in an alliance are as weak as the reasons given to demonstrate the advantages of a more intimate understanding with France. The policy of a great nation like Prussia is not guided by such futile considerations. Neither do we accept the allegations of the correspondent of that journal relative to the recognition'ot the kingdom of Italy by Prussia, for we think that that act is nearer at hand than is generally believed. Even, however, if it should be delayed, public opinion has too clearly pronounced in favour of such a measure for the Go vernment to refuse it so long as that journal has stated." A communication from Vienna says :—" The complaints daily addressed to the Imperial Govern ment by the German populations in Hungary, Gal licia, Croatia, and Bohemia, and the ill-treatment to which they are exposed from so many different na tionalities forming the immense majority of those countries, show the absolute necessity of taking effective measures without delay; otherwise the German element, which constitutes the principal force of the monarchy, must be degraded and ab sorbed. In this state of things it is not astonishing the eyes of the Government should be again turned towards the Germanic Confederation, and particu larly towards Prussia. It is currently reported that the Cabinet of Vienna has recently declared itself ready to make important concessions with regard to the presidentship hitherto universally exercised by Austria at the Frankfort Diet, also on the general command of the Federal army and the occupation of the principal fortress of Mentz by a garrison wholly composed of Prussian and Baden troops. Prussia appears well disposed to accept propositions so eminently favourable to its German policy, and which would have the effect of securing her pre ponderance in the Confederation ; but at Vienna people very naturally ask what compensation the Austrian Cabinet would receive in return for these concessions, as the Prussian Government is com- pletely silent on the point, and does not seem at all disposed to make any engagement on the point with Austria. Fresh instructions have been ad- dressed to Berlin on the subject, and Prussia seems anxious to gain time to give a more or less explicit and categorical answer. The last reply received at Vienna was to the effect teat no decision could be taken till Count de Bernstorff had well entered on his functions as Minister of Foreign Affairs." TirE QUEEN'S WESTMINSTERS.—The contest for the silver cup, presented to the 13th and 14th companies of this corps by Mr. Richard Heyter Jarvis, took place yester day, at Rainham, in Essex. Ninteen competitors con tested for the prize, and £2 was given for the second best shot. The silver cup was won by Sergeant Mason, of the 13th company, scoring 13 points; and Corporal Starkie of the 13th company, who made 11 points, won the second prize. STOKES BAY RAILWAY.—It appears that this undertaking, in eluding a railway and pier, is now progress ing satisfactorily, and it is stated by the engineers that the works will certainly be finished by May next. Tho pier at Auglesea and opposite Ryde Pier is expected to prove a most convenient place for the Isle of Wight steamers, at all times of the tide, to land and embark their passengers, and will, in connexion with the Isle of Wight Railway, accele rate the transit between London and the Undercliff, Isle of Wight, by a saving of three hours. THE EVILS OF CRAMMING.—The examination system has been pushed to such a length that every man of sense is beginning to discern its pernicious absurdity. If it is expected that the young men who offer themselves as candidates for appointments in some branches of the public service shall really have a competent knowledge of the subjects prescribed for examination, difficult it is to comprehend how they can find time for needful sleep and refreshment. As for teaching them to think, which is the highest aim of education, the possibility of thought is pre cluded by such an exorbitant amount of cramming, that the amount of knowledge they do receive remains practi cally useless. Instead of reag men of intelligence and aptitude, we are doing our best to create a race of prigs and pedants, feeble in mind as in body, and certain to show themselves incapable when any extraordinary emer gency shall arise.—Blackwood's Magazine, SLATE AND CLAY.—Slate of all kinds is, how ever, nothing more than clay that has undergone enormous squeezing. The slate is hardly more pure or free from mixture with foreign substances than the clay ; but in some way cr other it has become so completely altered as to as• sume a curious kind of half-crystalline appearance and condition which no other known substance presents. To satisfy ourselves that slate is nothing more than clay, we have only to observe the surface of the ground in slate dis tricts. In those parts of the country where slates abound, the roads, and even paths, are generally thick clay ; for the constant treading of feet and grinding of wheels on the slate reduce it first to a fine powder, and this mixed with rain produces common clay. But, on the other hand, it is equally certain that slate is a very peculiar condition of clay ; for without being actually ground up with water no amount of mere exposure to weather on the flat surface seems to have much effect upon it. In its most remarkable characteristic, also, it is singularly unlike clay, for it splits with extreme readiness into thin films when struck in one direction, although it always breaks with jagged edges in every other direction. It is not necessary to direct atten tion here to the nature of this peculiarity, as it is so uni versally known ; bat although probably only the result of enormous squeezing, the change certainly involves a con siderable alteration in the arrangement of the particles. By very simple and familiar means we can reduce slate to clay ; we cannot, on the other hand, make slate out of clay by any forces that have yet been brought to bear upon it. —St. James's Magazine:l Between this and a dinner at the Ship what room for the imaginative palate to wander I —what variety of meals I Some incapable of classification under any title in use between breakfast and supper, others scientifically distinctive. Some men dine flying—" snatch a mouthful," we suppose, as the travelling post-office does a bag at a small station, full speed ; others, having no occupation, dawdle on slowly, spreading the sensation over as much time and palate as they can. Dinners ! Think of the omnibus man's, who drives fourteen hours a-day—Sundays included—and, when all goes right, gets twenty minutes for that meal ; but when all goes wrong, barely ten. Ten minutes for dinner in a period of fourteen hours !—the hinge is too weak—the pivot is too small for such machi nery to revolve in. He gets down, though, no inconsider able bulk of meat and potatoes. Give a cabman ten minutes, elbow room, and a leg of mutton, and you will have a fresh illustration of the value of time.—Once a Week. More knowledge is now necessary to cause a man to be considered a painter than our fathers dreamed of be fore the Art-treasures of the Continent ware open to our study. In America, a man rises to fame and fortune pre • sently if he can give on canvas a lively representation of the woods or prairies which surround him, or the daily life which passes before his eyes ; and not only does he think and say that Europe can teach him nothing, but his patrons are too apt to be of the same opinion. So were many people in England when Dr. Walcot (Peter Pinder) brought Opie up from a Cornish cottage, and exhibited him in London as a heaven-born genius. Opie had the sense to perceive, in course of time, the importance of study; but the vrant.ofitut kept him below his capacity as a painter, and spoilecihrimilett a way which could scarcely happen again. —slugs gag Xartinea% in Once a Treek. TILE CONTEST FOR THE MA .1' ORALI",Y. A meeting was held yesterday of persons wl ho had been employed in furthering the election of S it Henry Muggeridge to the office of Lord Mayo r, which was pretty numerously attended. The obja of the meeting was to consider what steps shoul d be v it wthiacee stakenssearaiservices dct t ehr o sea e ftt uh n sse f e o 3i d_ r r enforce aoi t dea h uir e rl eoy p nw a dh y eat m rhde e ed n irri t e np o u f thd their claims.eet e i l e r derr e tt l ihh a o ee i n m i n I,r s aess f ee c i ing was he'd at thendotffihceechoafirMwra.sJotahknenStbayff,A2l Basinghall-street; a John O'Neill. oillirad acted a s agent of he Air. Augustus AeANp , O w ' alderman, and who had called the meeting, a dressed them, and stated the circumstan u c g e g s e u r n id d g : which he had brought th em together. He hP (I acted as the agent of Sir Henry m through the election, and Sir Henry was not a l first alderman whose agent he had been. But flair was the first occasion in which he had found z client ready to avail himself of the services ci others, and then, when the election was lost, rep u ,.. diating his obligations. He (Mr. Acland) had no forced himself upon Sir Henry MuggeridgfAi com mittee; they had sought him and solicited hia agency. The chairman had recognised him day by day, had supplied him with poll sheets, and irt every possibleit was wayt till had availed ll en r h y l m w s a e s l f 8 o 0 votes not i f 0 ser vices.hisi arrear, and after a large personal expenditure b; him as his agent, that he (Sir Henry) questione d the position he occupied. That he was the agen t of Sir Henry Muggeridge he was prepared to pros e in any court of law. He admitted that he was re sponsible to each person who had been employed, for payment, and they could sue him if they liked ;- but he would plead "agency without funds ;" or if they chose to sue the legally responsible debtor, Sir H. Muggeridge, they might call him (Mr. Acland) as a witness, and by him prove, first the agency, and. next the justice of the individual claim. For his own part, he had instructed his solicitor to write to the alderman that if his personal claim for retainer and payment were not paid by Saturday next a writ would be issued and a notice in bankruptcy served. It was then agreed that instructions should b© issued to Mr. Pook, solicitor, 27, Basingball-street, to sue Sir Henry Muggeridge on behalf of the par ties present, after which the meeting closed. It was said that no fewer than 76 summonses would be forthwith issued in the Sheriffs' Court. P ÜBLICHO USE LICENSING SYSTEM. The following is a copy of the memorial to the Government from the National Association of the Beer and Wine Retailers, which has been adopted at a conference of the trade, held at Birmingham, on the Ist, 2d, and 3d October, 1861 : " Your memorialists feel deeply interested in the present laws affecting the sale of ale, beer, wines, and spirits ; and believing that gross irregularities and injustice prevail to a serious extent, not only in the financial arrangement but in the administra tration of the laws by which your memorialists are governed, your memorialists deem it expedient that there should be a speedy and effectual reform of all abuses now existing in this department of Government. By reports presented to Parliament by the Lords' Committee in 1817 and 1833, by sub sequent reports in 1849 and 1850, and also by other reports presented to the House of Commons in 1853 and 1854, it is shown that evidence has been taken from every description of persons, with a view to arrive at the real nature of public houses, and their effects on the morals of society in general. By those reports it is clearly manifest that there exists a most anxious desire for a change in the licensing system, with an equality and uni formity amongst all parties engaged in the sale of ale, beer, wines, and spirits. Your memorialists consider all houses for the sale of ale, beer, wines, and spirits, should be exposed to free competition in trade, imposing only those restrictions which may be deemed expedient for the purpose of police regu lation. Impressed with this view they conceive it desirable to limit the question of granting licenses to two questions only, viz., that of character, and eligibility of premises. Your memorialists believe that an equalisation of the licensing system will greatly tend to augment the revenue, and by the admission of other persons to the right of selling wines and spirits, the morals of the people would he greatly improved and their social condition ultimately advanced. Your memorialists do not presume to make any further suggestions of their own fur the improvement of the licensing system ; but in conclusion beg most urgently to request that you will be pleased to cause to be introduced into Parliament a bill based on the proposed alterations, which your memorialists pledge themselves to sup port." DREADFUL OCCURRENCE. HAnwicrf, OCT. 4.—This town and the adjoining village of Dovercourt has for the past two days been the scene of unusual excitement in consequence of a dreadful accident, resulting in the suffocation of four persons (two women, one man, and a child) and the narrow escape of a fifth person. Within a short distance of the village of Dovercourt are ex tensive cement works carried on by Mr. J. Pattrick, a cement manufacturer of Harwich, and immedi ately contiguous to the works are some cottages, occupied by the families of men in Mr. Pattrick's employ. These buildings are so situated that they become completely impregnated with the fumes of sulphur from the works, and it is stated that per sons had previously been compelled to leave them in consequence of their habitations being dangerous to human life, and in one instance that a person removed in a state of insensibility. Nevertheless they have continued to be occupied, and the result now is the loss of four human lives. It appears that the five inmates of one of the dwellings in question retired into their house after the ordinary hours of labour had expired on Wednesday evening, but one of the men shortly afterwards left home and proceeded to Harwich. On his return, about 11 o'clock, he entered the house, and was startled to find his comrades and their families insensible in various parts of the dwelling, which was so filled with fumes of sulphur from the kiln in the rear that he was almost suffocated. He vainiy endea voured to arouse them, and was proceeding to obtain the assistance of a neighbour when he fell near the door, where he (was subsequently found more dead than alive, and unable to render any further account of this shocking transaction. When the place was entered the wife and child of this unfortunate man were found quite dead, and an other man and his wife were discovered lifeless on the floor. The bodies presented a most shocking spectacle, the features being dreadfully distorted, and they all bore evidence of the poisonous nature of the air to which they had fallen victims. The rumour of the occurrence quickly spread, and large numbers of persons from Harwich proceeded to the spot, and but one feeling of astonishment was expressed that any human being should ever occupy such a wretched hovel, and that human life had not been previously sacri ficed. An inquest was held yesterday afternoon before Mr. W. Codd, one of the coroners for Essex, when a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned, ia P te a l t y tr b ic e k pu t l h le a d t threeac c o m of p a t n h i e e d dwellingsb y a r e quest e down, with which he will doubtless comply. N o should quest t i o m m M e r d . calamity has occurred in this district for many years which has occasioned so painful a sensation, or that has given rise to such unpleasant obser vations. ASSYRIAN BRONZE.—From the buried palace of the kings of Assyria Mr. Layard sent to England some good examples of art - manufactures in metal. With these we have at present no concern, except for an important piece of information which one specimen conveyed to us. This specimen was a casting in bronze of the fore leg and the foot of a young fawn, very delicately modelled. It, evidently at one time formed a support to a table or lam 9, or it may have been to some household god. This example of Assyrian metal-work was so slender, and yet so strong, that it was thought there must be some peculiarity in the composition of the bronze, to enable it to support, without bending, the weight which probably rested upon it. A fragment was analysed, and found to consist of capper 88'67 grains, and of tin 11.33—about the usual composition of the ancient bronzes. In cutting off the fragments for analysis, a curious discovery was made : a rod of iron passed through the leg, as a core, around which the bronze had been cast. This proves not only that iron was known, was but that it was commonly employed where strength 11 file of Caucasus. — land, from the mountains of Judah to those required, when the line of Belus tyrannised Popular Science Review. low origin applies The advantage belonging to a and the means of a less to music than to the other arts; and more and more ac scientific musical training are beco ming eor the next generation, over a cessible and abundant ; so that re , :nits of the exturled culti vation hope to see, as one of tho England,and m ounting on high to win the ing from the low furl fresh as the morning. 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