The Sun. — London, England, 1861-09-21 00:00:00

MONEY 114.RKET AND CITY NEWS, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The demand for discount accommodation con tinues very moderate, and the rates show increased firmness, the best bills being negotiable at 3 per cent. A large amount of gold, viz., £145,000, was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. There was no material alteration in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. A meeting of the Oriental Bank Corporation will take place on the 29th proximo, for the decla ration of an interim dividend. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £440,000, and the exports £124,370. A fair amoant of business was transacted in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were Well maintained. The sales were about 15,000 bales. The traffic receipts of the Dutch Rhenish Rail way for the fortnight ending the 31st ult. amounted to £10,670, showing an increase of £933 compared with the same period last year. The Market for Public Securities has continued dull, the dealings especially for transfer having been very restricted. At the commencement prices were steady, but a decline of / per cent. has since occurred, Consols closing at 931 I for money, and 938 I for account. The New Threes are steady at 918 4 ; the Reduced at 911 a ; Exchequer Bilk, March, at 2s. prem. ; ditto June, ss. to Bs. prem. ; India 5 per Cent. Stock is firm at 104; and the Scrip at 104*. In the Foreign Market a limited amount of business has been transacted, and prices, in some instances, show a further improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are firmer, viz., 83184* ; ditto 1858, at 64 69 ; Mexican 232 a ; Spanish have risen to 508; Dutch 21 per Cents. to 642; and Venezuelan are steady at 201. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been of a ♦ery limited character, and a further downward tendency was apparent in prices. Cale donian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, North Eastern (Berwick), and South-Eastern have receded ss:-; and South Western and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s.; Great Westerns have improved as. ; and Eastern Counties, 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in moderate demand, and, in most instances, at pre vious rates. South Austrian and Lombardo- Venetian realised 171 17.2-; Bahia and San Fran cisco 13,1 131; Recife and San Francisco have receded to 151 ; and Dutch Rhenish advanced to 15-1 ; East Indian have declined to 1011 1014 ; Great Indian Peninsula are steady at 994-. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Sham continue inactive without any material alteration in values. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICR::, per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 94 tndia Stock—. Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Loan Scrip, .5 per cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent ihtto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 'o - Aols for Account, Oct. 10 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent 104 1041 961 I 1031 I i t 98i 93i t 1041 I June. 75 pm March. exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d 2pm D tto £5OO — Ditto Small 8 pm FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 31 per Cent. Peruvian 42 p er C ent Ditto 3 per Cent. B2k Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Passive .. 161 Turkish 6 per Cent • - Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Venezuelan 3 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. Consols Money 931 Ditto TWO O'CLOCK. Account 841 4 stock stock 12 10 itock stocK stock stock stock stock S hare; stock stock stock TILE BUILDERS' STRIKE. Notice was received by the masons' committee yesterday, that four additional firms had acceded to the terms of the men, viz., Mr. Batterbury, builder, of Camden -town, employing about 20 masons ; Mr. Woodhouse, of Kingsland ; Mr. Pegram, ditto; and Mr. Farrer, ditto. A letter was also received by the committee from Mr. Aickin, architect and civil engineer, advising the masons to form a co-operative company under the Limited Liability Act, and exe cute contracts, several of which were ready to be given to them. Mr. Aicken offered his personal services to assist in the formation of the company. The rules of the masons' society, however, prevent them as a body from entering into such a scheme, but several members have individually expressed themselves favourable to it, and measures will be taken to test its practicability. The works at the Jews' Hospital, Lower Norwood, erecting by Mr. Wilson, builder, of the Borough, were on Thursday brought nearly to a standstill, owing to the necessity he was under of discharging nearly the whole of the men he has had working for him as bricklayer s u n d er t h e h our system. On Mr. Wilson introducing this system some few weeks ago, the *whole of the bricklayers working for him left, and he then obtained the service of about 20 men, se lected from a number who came up from the country, and providing themselves with a trowel, rule, and plummet, offered themselves as bricklayers. The result has been that, within the last few days, the clerk of the works has been compelled to condemn between 20 and 30 rods of brickwork as unfit to stand. A rod contains a measurement of completed brickwork consisting of 4,500 bricks, and the loss thus entailed on the the contractor became so seri ous that he has been compelled almost wholly to suspend operations until he can obtain competent workmen. A job of Mr. Patrick's, builder, of West niinster-road, at Norwood, is suffering from the same cause. Delegates from the bricklayers have visited the Southern districts, and formed lodges in connection with the London society in all the principal towns, and they are now making a tour through the North ern districts with similar success. THE ',YEA TILER. WEATHER EXPECTED TILL TO-MORROW OR NEXT DAY. South-west to north, strong, North-westerly, strong; squally. Westerly, with squalls. South-west to north-west, strong. North Britain Ireland .. East Coast South England METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, letween 8 and, B. E. M. D. F. iC.I. S. 9 a.m. ! - -- Nairn 29•63 t 46 i 45 S.S.E. 3 2 c. 2 Aberdeen 2 9 .66 53 51 S. 3 2I c. 1 Leith. 2 9 .61 56 54 S. 2 6I c. 2 Berwick 29'61 54 52 S.W. 3 9 r. 2 Ardrossan ' 29 . 59 56 15 S.S.W. 3 5 a 2 Portz,. sh Shields Galway ... Scarborough 2916 49 47 S.W. 2 7 0. 2 Liverpool . i 2011 52 49 S.E. 3 3 c. 2 Queenstown , 29.52 55 54 S.W. Yarmouth 129•85 52 51 W.S.W. I i t: Z London .... 291 1 3 b. Lover ... _. sc w 1 8 0. 1 °rt Portland sm oi;t. . h . .. 2 29 9 :8° 79 5%9 55 S. --: NV : 4 5 8 e r : 2 2 Plymouth .• • •1 2 91 I. 5o 54 S.S.W. 7 0. Penzance .... 29.72 1 54 53 w'' . 'i v. 49r. 1 5 EXPLANATION.-1 .-- -------1---L---1--j--. . Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea lev a e i l l i each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of rl diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causin D i re' y , -100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D . not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—e:ion of wind (true — (I to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky; , imated). C. Cloud i., fog. • h, hail ; 1., lightning ; r „ ; , clouds (detached) ; overcast ' (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow ; t.., thu is n tUhazy) ; 0., repeated augments--thus, r.r., much rain, s ' A. letter S. Sea disturb tame (I to 9). —..-- MR. EDWIN BOOTH.—This gentleman, Who snakes his first appearance at the Haymarket Theatre on Monday, Sept. 30, is the son of the once celebrated Junius Brutus Booth, formerly of Covent.garden and Drury-lane Theatres, and who was contemporary with the Elder Kean. Mr. Booth many years since went to America, where he acquired fame and fortune. His son, who is in his 27th year, holds a high position in America. His acting is said to be remarkable for vigour and originality, and of the school of his father and Edmund Kean. A great success is predicted by those who know Mr. Edwin Booth; and, should he meet with the approbation of a London public, it is intended to present him in the characters of Sir Giles Overreach, Othello, Richelieu, Hamlet, and other leading characters of our great English Drama.—Era. The Independance states that the future htisband of the daughter of King Victor Emmanuel is not the King of Portugal, but the Duke of Operto, the king's younger brother, SHARE 1 1 L4RKET.-(T.EIIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share, Railways. p a i d. ' C r lo r t, I 30 ,Belfa s t an d Ballymena, all BDusoeess in n 3.14 Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. all 74 8 took Birk., La., and eh J uno 100 ' 25 Blyth and Tyne all 10 Bost. Steal. and Mideo all 54 64 stock Bristol and Exeter 100 92 94 stock Caledonian lOO 105 1054 1051 5 xd 10 Carmarthen Carchgai all ' 50 Cork and Bandon all 201200 Cornwall ..... cp e o o o r A k w , ,t Passage all all 5 6 all hasbeeni d.toß 10 Do B unt g ll e i s Pc n an 50 Dublin <1; Belfast Juno all 41 43 pecan. div. . all 25 Dun., Perth, *All Juno all 10 104 10 1 !took East Anglian lOO 17 18 ;took Eastern Counties lOO 49 50 501 ll} 1 ;took Eastern Union, A stock 100 42 44 rtcog Do do B do 100 29 31 25 Do Nw A, late EU3ds. 13 4 tock East Suffolk tock Edinburgh * Glasgow 100 89 01 87 4 took Edin. Perth, & Dundee 100 284 291 10 Forth *Clyde Junction all took Furness took Glasg. and S. Western 100 105 107 10 Great Nthn. of Scotland all took Great Northern . ..... 100 10 8 109 took Do do A stock took Do do B do took Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 103 105 took Great Western Lock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 57 59 12 Irish South-eastern all took Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 1081 1084 1074 :ock London and Blackwall 100 57 9 ,ock Lon., Bright..*S Coast 100 114 116 115 ,ock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 48 60 48 ock Lond. *Nth. Western 100 931 934 93 2 ock Lond. & Sth. Western.. 100 95 06 95 25 L'derry & Coleraine .. all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 10 11 ock Man. Shef. & Lincoln.. 100 45 47 45 4 50 Maryport and Carlisle.. all 124 Do elo 1 shares..., all 10 Metropolitan 74 4 ! d ock Midland 4.0. Do new ock Do nirming. & Derby 100 100 102 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Dot shares — 25 Mid ent all 10 Do, Cray Line ! )0 Newcastle and Carlisle all 120 10 Newry & Armagh, def ' 9 8 6 d 10 Newry, Warnpt. & Rosa, all )ck Norfolk ... ... 100 57 59 59 >ok North British )ck Nor.Dev.RailkDk.stnak ! ' 100 10k Dr, itk ; A recs no d, until apchas beenpd.B 100 ,ck Do B stock —.. 100 )ck Nth. Eastern—lierwick 100 1014 1024 1021 2 5 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16 13 4 1 4,, P ,ck Do Leeds ........ 100 60 61 6 0 5 9 4 Ick Do York ' 100 914 42 924 14 2 ,ck North London . 100 95 98 O Do new 5 4 North staffordshire ! 174 44 4 i O N. and S. W. Junction ' all 101 104 ck Not. At Grantham Rail 100 88 90 891 o reebles all o Portsmouth lall • Rhymney.....- all ck Scottish Central , 100 122 124 ck Scot N. K, Aber. stock! 100 38 39 ck Do Scot. Mid. stock ,! 100 95 97 ck Shropshire Union 100 45 47 0 Sitting bourne & Sheer. ' all ck South Devon lOO 39 41 5 S.-Durham & Lane. Un 224 ck south Eastern lOO 79 794 71 4 ck South Wales lOO 59 61 ck S. York. and River Dun 100 94 97 ) S taines, Wok,. and Wok all 4 3 'ltackton *Darling - ton all 38 89 i Do do .l 13 8 9 p i Do New (1860) 3 5 6 p , an Vale 1 100 • Do Pref. No 1 lOO • mesHavenDk*Rail 22 - (Paler . i Do ! 20 24 34 10 Do ... 2 I€ l kr ;k Vale of Neath 1 100 88 90 Victor ia Sta. and Pim ; all 114 124 Wateriurd & Kilkenny' 100 Waterfoi d *Limerick all West Cm nwall West London all Do Ist class all Do 2d class .. , all k WestHartlepool Harbr i and Rail . 100 k West Midland—Oxford, 100 46 48 k 1)o. Newport; 100 43 15 k Do. Hereford; 100 88 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. Railways. Paidj Closing Business Price. Done. in 101 20 21 bf 0i 100 102 110 115 106 110 105 107 104 108 121 123 80 82 1110 112 90 92 77 79 115 117 tO9 ill 101 103 105 107 97 99 98 100 88 90 89 P 1 101 103 94 10 Wit 174 10} 103 73 75 20 21 10 10i 15 15} 1134 138 11l 114 111 114 136 138 111 114 100 102 1150 155 127 130 1 72 74 90 91 96 98 id p 131 14 120 125 P' 65 70 I IP 134 136 100 102 91 92 110 112 1 109 111 1 la p 90 91',' 99 101 101 103 P i P i d ip 22 23 135 140 L lO 10i 231 231 99 101 99 101 97 99 83 86 27 28 32 33 32 33 ,45 48 ;125 127 ;117 122 ;100 102 ;118 121 'll7 120 stock stock stock stcog stock stock stook stock stock stook 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 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock Blythe arid Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at X.,5(', & Exet.4 p.ctstoc: Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £10,4} percent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 5i p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent I Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. Do Ist Class Pre E.Angn.Class A 7 Btsp.c 'Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c ; E. Conn. Ex. 5 p. a No. I Do. New 6 per ct. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per et. Do. 5 per cent. guar i EdinAGlas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p. c gua. S. & D. Mdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. l'urness, 5 per cent Glas.& S. WEst.g.a. 5 p.e, Great Northern, 5 p. et, ro. s p.c.Redm.. 10 p.c.pm Do. 4i p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) p. et. pref. stock Great West. (Berko an Hants) Est. 5 p. et o. Redeemabxe,4i p.ct Do. Redeemable, p. et. Da Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pret Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 pm. pf.sh Do. do. sp. et. pref .. Do Birmg.f.fuar. stock.. Do. Chester gua. shares no. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. ,it Carl. 41 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gn. No. Do. 5 p. c No. 2 Do. gua. 6 p. c. Do. do 5 p.c No. 4 Do. do. 41 per cen'. Do. do. 41 p. c. shares.. Do. 7 p. ct. Pref. stock. Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '6s` Do. 4 per cent. Prt.l I .on. Chat. and Dover Do.W. I A reeiv. no div Ex.A til peispd on " , o. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B t.on. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct I.on. k S. W, 7 p. ct. stock Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of2s. ..... Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh Londony. & Ennis. sh Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per or )0..£6 Do. 31 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent Anryaort & Car., 4 p. c Do. 44 per cent Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Brls. & Bir. 6 r..c Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. 44 per cent Do. Leis. & Hit. pref. st Norfik 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do 18471 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st 1847 North British, 5 p. o Do. New, gun. S p. c Do. Bor.lTn. g. pf. shs Do. do. do N t h. Dev. Rail. & Dck.Co. N-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. Do. 44 p c. redeemable Do. G.N.E. 4 per C. pref Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new pt Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. e. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock ;South Devon, Ann. los.l ; Do. Fixed 44 per cent. 'south Eastern (Reading; Ann., 1.0.6) ! Do. 44 per cent. Do. Fixed lip.c. Ist is I -outh Wales, gun. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent. Do. 5 per cent' 'S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. c, gun. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 Der cent Do. C 6 percent Watrf d & Kilkny, 6 p. c W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk Do. 2d do - Do. Newport 5 p.c.pt.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. c. pt 18661 Do. till 1869, Ist ILI LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln &N.W . Bulkinghamshire .... 100 Do 9 .3 95 Chester & Holyhead...' 100 Do '. 52i 53e Do. 5i percent 100 Do ll9 121 Do. 5 „ 100 Do llO 212 Clydesdale Juno lOO Caledon... 101 105 Colchester, Stour Val , all E.U.&E.O 16 17 E.Linco:nsh. g 6 per c , ler Gt. North. 133 135 E. Uni on, Harwich Shs ' al► E. Counts. 4} 4} Do. Woodbridge.. 1 100 100 - - Do. new a .' • Hrtlp'l Dock Sc Rail..' 11 Yk N Md. Gloster & Dean Forest Hull and Selby all Do. Do. halves. Y G k t. N W Ar e fl At r . Do. quarters ' all Lanc.&Carl. gua. 5 P.c London & Greenwich ' 100 'S.Eastern Do. Preference .. , 100 ,D 0... • • 100 L D n 0. iN . ..1V ... . L L o o n w . e , T st i o llo tt ur l T ,i , a & 4 S p -end , 1 0 0 0 0 N Pe o t r o f 0 1 k C . 0 . . 1 L Do N . w& ml Inc., B r , .p.e n r . c „t en iti t a . t ... lo . c . k .; 1 . 00 1 1. Mid. Bradford Prefer-' No e w n c in e a S .l T t c ,B k u . ........... ..! 100 ;Midland 1 , - 5 6. li:•Counts gua. 5 percent.— '4. . Northn.&Eastn. sp. c., all Do. Do. 6p. C. ........ , Do. Fixed SP. c...... ' all Do. North Weste r ,. ...... , all Do. all I Midland Preston and Wyr e . ! all I L , k , l%T y V k ir . 1 R, Do4 t na i r i e te s h. . , ... ... ...... all' IDO. 100 iGt.North 1 shrewabry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey no. do. 1 I Do. S.-Staffordshire,,,... all IM'Clean Wilts and Somerset 100 IGt. West i Trimbledoll4CroYan. ill 1 14.4 Bretz jO9 111 197 202 59 51 110 115 79 81 3} 31 93 95 i IP 54 56 15i 16 1130 132 118 122 1 lip SO 91 a 11 Leasing ;Closing Business CO.'s Price. Done. all 1 100 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPT,EIIBE X2l, 186 L BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent........ Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron !Do. New IDo. Preference ...... Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 18;4 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lira) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Seri! Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. Demerara.. Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. =Do. F Shares Ext..... Do. Jubbulpore ...... Do. 44 p o. Do. 5 p. c. De Debentrs. b., 1864.. Do. 1865-1870 !Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim' Do. guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. ofCanada Shares Do. New .. . ... .. . . Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5} p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras gear., 44 p. c... Do. do. 5 per cent .... Do. 4 p. c. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. c. Ends. lNewßranswick do Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pe Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital do. .. Do. do. Land do. ...... Oude (Limited) ........ IScinde ...... . • • —1 4..> tDo. Punjaub ... Ls g Do. Do. .... •• • • ts c? Do. Indus. St. Flo. g g . (Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.., all all 100 100 100 j all f 100 15 all 100 1 ;AIL' Paid. Closing Price. 58 ef 98 99 4} 41 cl, 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 5 51 i iP 19i 20d 101 102 99 101 100 101 101 102 20 21 63 66 56 60 35 38 40 44 32 84 32 34 99 100 4d *1 94981 4 9 2 11 101. 06 98 90 93 87 89 974 986 90 92 • - -a 5 7 4 6 101 102 id d —d 94 96 4 Id iVAYS. FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes ••• •• Rah .iS.Teran Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carrneaux Mine Jr Rail Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre Turnhout .... Lyons .15 Geneva ...... Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. I Paris & Orleans... Recife & S. Fran. (fern.) lla. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg. Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S. Aust &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct. West Flanders ........ Do. 5i p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France West , rn of Austria Westirn of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITISH MI: is (Philack)! , British Iron , 1 Clifford • i Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.). East Bassett (Illogan).. , East Caradon . ....1 F. WI Russel (Tavistk.)! Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.Y Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfci. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant) (North Downs 'North Frances (Illogan) N. Wh ' 1 Basset (Ill° ;an) North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (tiny Lelnt.) !Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 'South Caradon(StCleery S Carn Brea (Illogan) I • S. Dew. Iron &Gen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) iStray Park 'Tamar Silv.Az Lead Min Tin Croft Tale of Towey (farm.); West Basset (1110v,an)..; W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogran)i 'Wheal Buller (Redruth)' Wheal Edward (Cats.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) , Wheal Mary Ann (Men.); Wheal Treiawney (Lis.): 3.2.10 j 2.14.0 7.4.0 541 17s 6.8 m 812 4.11.6 1.10.6 i i t 1 z 3 114 1.14.0 9.18.9 li 10.6.7 if 5.9.0 all 26i 4i 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper, L 20 Brazil St.J. del Re . y,Lim 5 Do. Land and MirungCo. 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo 40 Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 ,DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna. 20 'General 2 !Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda 3 Linares 5 Lusitanian , 1 Mariquita 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead; Alining and Smelt 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. 23.2.8 f United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited) Do. 1 13s 61:1' IPS 360 75 80 26 27 1 11 33 1 31 4i 3 34 - I 1 43 45 54 6 34 4 6 6& 5 6 9 10 41 43 295 305 3 3i 112 t k 117 i 31 33 5 1# 6/ 11 15 171 44 46 330 350 81 88 75 85 1t 2 6 7 12 13 13 14 i 'a pr i 394 4 0 i It 35 d 4. 6 8 li ; 2 22 24 1 P 1 li p 7 8 a ip a 1 I ad FOREIGN MINES. all 1 10s. ail all 2 4 1 p id öi 6 i I '■ Si 74 JOINT-STOCK BANIM 100 Agra&TlnitedService Bk 50 84 36 851 5 40 'Australasia.. all 166 68 25 Bank of Egypt all 201 211 100 Bank of London ..... 50 51 65 20 Bank of Turkey 3 ; id 50 British North American all 53 55 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all zoi 201 I f 25 Cli.Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all -- 100 City 100 Colonial ........ ... . 25 37 39 20•11 Corn. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 -- 20 , Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 161 171 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lou., Char. Bkof Austral all 24 241 241 20 jDo. new lO 3 31 50 ,London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S. African lO 1 pr 100 London & Westminster 20 66 67 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 12 20 Do. new l2 I 50 National Bank ...... .. 25. 20 New South Wa1e5......, all 34 36 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 50 51 171 181 181 100 Provincial of Ireland. , 2 al s „._ 10 Do. new all 25 South Australia . all 25 'Union of Australia all 39 41 50 'Union of London 100 Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 109 114 1101 10 Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2, 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 , 100 112 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug.l 100 106 108 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1001 101/ 1011 1 Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 109 111 Do. 1890 100 100 111 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 109 Do. 6p. nAp. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c.,1866 100 991 1001 991 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 991 1001 991 Do. p.c., 1888 &upwde 100 99 100 991 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 108 109 7109 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Jadtauly 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oet lOO WM 109 ion stock stock stock stock DOCKS. , Commercial lOO Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.nin lOO East and West India !London , ' 100 .St. Katharine... ' 100 Southampton lOO Victoria MISCELLANE --- New......_........;:: 1002 I Do 120 123 59 61 63 66 stock stock stock 95 97 14 i d ,OUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint .. Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited)' British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited)......., Canada Land .. . . ... Chan.lslands Tel. (11m., Cop.Min.ofE'ng.&Smlt g. Do. Pref. 74. per cent. Crystal Palace ........ Do. Preference .•. , . . Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb. E.lndia Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New ............ 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(Rm. 411 OLoalea's 'And „21 5 to 14 1 14 14 14 4 4i 48 50 87 80 12 14 174 184 164 174 44 54 50 52 130 140 32 34 )61 1 5 1 2811 1081 i fd fp g td 14 t# 1111 p pr' I I 9i 101 4 31 1 I, 234 241 8! 9 8 81 19i 20 884 39 8 4 9 4 40 41 55 57 3} 21 I e 8i 4 14 it 25 Lot 7 71 Of 10 21i 221 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(774IB Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AND VIOLENCE TOWARDS LADIES.-Wm. Wilkins, 17, a rough-looking fellow, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing the purse of Miss Caroline Bailie, of 26, Connaught-square, and also with assaulting Miss Sophia Bailie, of the same address. _ __ _ Miss Caroline Bailie said she was walking yesterday in Oxford-street with her sister, when prisoner wrenched her purse out of he/ hand ; he struck her at the time which bewildered her, but on recovery she pursued him. She was certain the prisoner was the person who took her purse. Her purse contained about 30s. at the time. The prisoner was pursued by a man, to whom she pointed the prisoner out. The purse produced was the same she lost, and contained the exact amount of money. Prisoner owned to taking her purse, - and was taken into custody. A constable said he was at Marylebone station when the ladies came, and he in consequence went to a public-house at the corner of Wigmore-street, and took prisoner, who said " I took the purse. I've been starving or would not have done it." At the - station prisoner produced the purse from his stocking. Prisoner said he was very sorry. Constable said he gave a wrong address. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the prisoner for trial. The case of assault was not gone into. CLERKENWELL. Thomas Pain was placed at the bar, charged with intent to commit a house robbery. Police constable S 412 said this morning he was on duty near Camden-square, when, in consequence of certain cir cumstances, he was induced to go to the premises Nos. 49 and 51, Murray-street, and there found the prisoner, whose intention was to rob the place. The prisoner said such was not his object. The magistrate said the offence nearly amounted to burglary. The prisoner strongly protested that such was not his intention. He could not, however, account for his presence on the premises. The magistrate sent him'to the House of Correction for three months. d n i a s m tu o r d ban Ed c m e. onds and rllt OeFehaAZed7n;ilh—cprea—tifilt: Zr right Police-constable, No. 208, said about one o'clock this morning he found the two prisoners engaged in a regular fistic encounter. He tried to persuade them to be quiet, but they refused to do so, and went at it again, with renewed determination. He was compelled to take them to the station. The magistrates sentenced the prisoners for a week. THAMES. DUPES OF THE' DISTRICE SAVINGS BANK, LIMTED. —Two respectable mechanics came before Mr. Selfe, to ask his advice and assistance as to the best means of recovering the money they had invested in a bubble scheme, called the " District Savings Bank, Limited," which at the time of its break up had a branch office in Stepney. Mr. Selte interrupting the parties—Directly the name of the " bank" was mentioned, said, " You mean the Fleet-street concern." The applicants—Yes, sir, yes. We invested some money in the concern, and can't get it-..a hard case, sir. Mr. Selfe—Very indeed. The scheme was a delusion, a sham. This is one of numerous bubbles. Large inte rest was promised, a halfpenny in the pound more than the regular savings' banks, and people were gulled. I can't help you. I wish I could. In future invest your savings in the regular Government savings' banks, managed by re spectable trustees. There are 12 or 14, or more of them, in the metropolis. Then there are the post-office savings' banks, which you will find everywhere very soon. I hope the poor and industrious portion of the community will be gulled no longer by spurious promises of large interest. The concern you mention is being wound up; and you may or may not obtain a dividend. The applicants—Can't we proceed against the share holders, managers, and secretary ? Mr. selfe—No. It is under the Limited Liability Act, and each shareholder is only liable for the amount.of his subscription. It is limited liability. Mr. Charles Young, a solicitor, here said—Very limited, indeed, sir. lam afraid the poor dupes who have been de prived of their savings will get nothing. Many of them have been to me, but I could do nothing for them. Mr. Selfe—l believe £3 10s. per cent. was promised to depositors. An applicant—Four and a-half per cent. was promised. Second Applicant—ln some cases 6 per cent. was the promise held out. Mr. Selfe—lt was a scandalous delusion. Mr. Gomm, clerk to Mr. Charles Young, whose little boy was a depositor in the "District Savings Bank, Limited," said it was a complete and deliberate swindle. He understood that it was proposed that another company should take its liabilities and business. Mr. Selfe—The regular and old established savings banks allow 3 per cent. They are safe, and the poor should in vest in them. DARING .HIGIIWA 1' ROBBERY AND ATIEMPTED MURDER. WALTHAMSTOW, FRIDAY. Yesterday evening the neighbourhood of Walthamstow was thrown into state of unusual excitement by one of the most daring acts of highway robbery and attempted murder that has been perpetrated for some years. About 9 o'clock in the evening a gentleman, whose name has not transpired, was passing through some fields, situated between Lea-bridge station and Walthamstow station, when he was stopped by a man, who presented a cocked pistol at him and demanded his money; he did not want his life, ho said, but he must have either that or his money. The gentleman surrendered his money, amounting to 395., and was allowed to depart, while the successful highwayman pursued his avocation in the same locality. Th e nex t person h e me t w as a Miss Atkinson, residing with her parents at Walthamstow, and from her he demanded money, at the same time saying that he did not wish to hurt her if she would comply with his demand. Miss A tkinson said she had none, and if she had she would not give it to him, and while they were arguing the matter Miss Atkinson, jun. t .came up, accompanied by Mr. W. Chevers. The highwayman then left Miss Atkin son, and addressing himself to Mr. Chevers, demanded his gold watch and chain as well as his money. Mr. Chevers refused, and the ruffian immediately presented a pistol at his head, and threatened to shoot him unless he immediately surrendered his valuables. Mr. Chevers made a dash at his opponent to secure him. The villain perceived his object, and discharged his weapon at him, but fortunately missed his aim, though Mr. Chevers's right cheek was seriously scorched with the powder. This naturally checked him in his purpose, but as soon as he recovered himself a little he again endeavoured to secure his assailant, but the ruffian was well armed, and tie discharged a second pistol at Mr. Chevers's head. The ball this time struck him on the left cheek, and laid him senseless on the grass. The assassin then made off, and, assistance having been procured, Mr. Chevers was conveyed to Walthamstow, where medical aid was at once procured, and it was discovered that the wounds were not likely to prove fatal. The police were immediately communicated with, and Sergeant Carpenter commenced an active search for the delinquent. Suspicion at present rests upon a young gen tleman of good family, who has been heard to express an intention of shooting his uncle with a loaded pistol, which he carries about with him for that purpose. However, as the police have got the matter in hand, it will no doubt soon be brought before the public by a judicial investiga tion. ANOTHER VESSEL SUNK IN THE THAMES. — Yesterday afternoon a vessel heavily laden with manure was proceeding down the river, and having arrived oppo,ite Paul's-wharf pier, it was swamped in consequence of the rough state of the water. The crew clung to the rigging and called loudly for help. Several boats at once put off from the pier, and with great difficulty succeed in rescuing them. The wreck causes considerable obstruction to the passage of the steamers, and attempts will therefore be made as soon as possible to remove it. THE PEMBROKE DOCK AND TENBY As considerable activity is manifested by the engineers on this intended line, especially in the neighbourhood of the terminus at the former place, there is every reason to ex pect an early commencement of the works. The Board of Admiralty are affording the undertaking every necessary assistance. The ex-Queen of Naples has received from the hands of Count de Briancourt the splendid t es timonial of a Imiration offered to her Majesty by the Leg itimist ladies of France, in the form of a diadem of bril liants, enclosed in an elaborately chiselled silver casket, valued altogether at 600,000 f. THE BLACK PRINCE.—As the specified time is fast approaching when this vessel will leave the Clyde, the Messrs. Napier have put forth their utmost energies to have her completed as early as possible ; and if the present in tention is adhered to, we believe she will be sent round to Portsmouth in little more than six weeks from this time. In steaming round the vessel will be rigged with jurymasts, and probably the permanent steering apparatus. It is of paramount importance for the exigencies of the service that she should be put in commission with all possible dis patch. The telegrams from New York yesterday show the anticipation of a further advance in the rate of exchange to have been cornet, the quotation being now firm at 108. With the large issues of Government notes and securities, a continuance of this movement seems inevitable, notwith standing the temporary check it may receive from the pur chases of wheat for France. The commercial advices' from Buenos Ayres via Bordeaux, by the French mail steamer, bring the intelli gence that an amicable arrangement has been entered into between the contending parties for a peaceful separation of Buenos Ayres from the Argentine Confederation. A treaty is to be drawn out by two Plenipotentiaries, and Senor Riestra has already been named to act in that capacity 19r the former ljoyernment. I Btudneso done FROM TEE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SEPT. 20. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John T. Neal as Consul at Kingston, Jamaica, for the United States of America. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 17. Corps of Royal Marines—Second Lieut. Francis Bacon to bo First Lieutenant, vice H. L. Harrison, to half-pay. BANKRUPTS. James Morgan, printer, Upper Marylebone-street, Mid dlesex, to surrender, Oct. 1, at eleven, and Nov. 4, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Richard Jeffries, bleacher, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derby - shire, Oct. 4 and Nov. 6, at twelve, at the Manchester Dis trict Court. John Tell, tar and turpentine distiller, Kingston-upon- Hull, Oct. 2 and 30, at twelve, at the Town-hall, King ston-upon-Hull. Mary Ann Belford, innkeeper, Southampton, Oct. 1, at half-past eleven, and Nov. 4, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy. Thomas Shackell, woollen merchant, Bristol, Sept, 30 and Oct. 29, at eleven, at the Bristol District Court. Francis Maitland, grocer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Oct. 2, at half-past eleven, and Oct. 30, at twelve, at the New castle-upon-Tyne District Court. Wm. Jepson and Denis Pickup, cotton manufacturers, Blackburn, Oct. 4 and Nov. 1, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Alexander Campbell Macandie, writer, Portobello. John Gibson M'Turk, warehouseman, Glasgow. Andrew Wilson, carter, Pollokshaws. J. and J. Gardner, Sons, and tiardner, opticians, Edin burgh. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--YESTERDAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 1 12 1 Antwerp Brussels — 25 671 25 721 liamburgh Paris d itto . - 3 Months. 25 67 1 25 721 ... 25 70 119$ 13 90 13 90 33 25 75 119 k 14 10 14 10 33k I ',at, narseilles Frankfort on Maine Vienna Trieste PeterEiburgh Berlin Madrid r.di. Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York • • • • Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per oz. £3 17 9 Nlexican Dollars ... 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) " 0 0 0 South American Doubloons 48a 48± 25 80 25 75 25 75 394 1182 1181 521 52a 4St 48, 25 85' 25 80 25 80 119 119 52f 62a THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of both fruit and vegetables on sale to-day is tolerably good, and most descriptions move off steadily at the annexed quotations. FRUIT. S. d. s. d. 0. d. s d. Pine apples, perlb 3 0 to 5 6 1 Cherries, per lb. 0 0 to 0 0 Colonial do., each 1 0 to 3 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 0 to 1 6 Grapes,per lb 2 6 to 4 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 0 to 0 0 Foreign do 1 0 to 2 0 Almonds, per bus 0 0 to 0 0 nelons, each Peaches, perdoz 4 0 to 10 d Figs, per d0z..... 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 4 0 to 10 0 Strawberries pun. 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per sievel 6 to 3 0 Gooseberries hf sit() 0 to 0 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 0 0 to *0 0 Plums, per do. .. 4 0 to 4 6 Lemons, per 100 4 0 to 8 0 ; Greengages, pr do. 6 0 to 7 0 Lpricots, per doz 0 0 to 0 0 'Raspberries, pr ptlo 0 to 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 2 6 to 3 6 Shallots, per lb .. 0 8 to 0 10 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9 to 1 3 Horseradish, p bn 1 0 to 2 0 Savoy do., pr bh. 0 2 to 0 4 Parsley, per ditto 0 3 to 0 4 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 3 0 Celery, per ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Brocoli, per bush. 0 0 to 0 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6 to 2 0 Potatoes, per ton 85 to 110 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 0 to 0 0 , New ditto, pr ewt. 0 0 to 0 0 Small salad. p. pn, 0 0 to 0 0 Peas, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Mushrooms.p ptl. 2 0 to 3 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 2 6 Artichokes, pr dz 0 o to 0 0 Carrots, pr d 0.... 5 6 to 6 6 Cabbage lett,score 0 10 to 1 3 Cucumbers 0 2 to 1 0 ) Endive, per score 0 0 to 0 C Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 0 to 0 0 Spinaah, hf. -sv 0 0 to 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 0 to 0 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s 0 0 to 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, hf. sv . 0 0 to 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 0 to 0 0 New Do., dz bun 1 6 to 2 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 0 to 0 0 French beans, h.s. 1 3 to 2 0 , Asparagus, pr do. 0 0 to 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 0 So 0 01 Seakale, per pun. 0 0 to 0 0 MR. HENLEY, M.P., AND COLOI S' EL NO.RTH, M.P. AT WATLINGION. The annual ploughing match took place yester day on a farm belonging to the Earl of Maccles field. The number of competitors was upwards of 70. The horticultural exhibition afforded an op portunity for displaying their vegetables, which were of remarkably fine quality. The members of the association afterwards dined together, under the presidency of Mr. Hamersley, and among the guests are the Right Hon. Mr. Henley, M.P., Colonel North, M.P,, Captain Drake, R.N., Mr. J. Henley, the Rev. C. V. Spencer, Mr. A. Brown, Mr. J. Round, Mr. T. Taylor, and many other gentlemen connected with the district. Tho CHAIRMAN, in proposing " The Army, Navy, and Volunteers," caupled with the toast the names of Colonel North and Capt. Drake, the son in-law of Mr. Henley. The Volunteer movement had now become a great fact, and he was glad to find such a body of men devoting themselves to the military art in such a manner as to insure their becoming efficient soldiers. (Cheers.) Colonel NORTH responded on the part of the army, and expressed a hope that another division of Volunteers would be got up at Watlington, and that a practice-ground would be formed in some convenient place between Thame 'and Watlington, where the two corps could drill together. The re marks which he made two years ago with regard to the immense imporance of discipline had been re cently verified by w hat had taken place in America. Drill was merely a means to an end. However per fect the. drill might be, it was worth very little without discipline. (Hear, hear-) In America a body of 30,000 men —men undoubtedly brave, men of our own extraction—h a d run away like a flock of sheep. The officers had no command over them, and the men had no confidence in their officers. (Hear, hear.) If the Volunteers wished to be of use to their country, they would find that discipline was the only thing that could render them effec tive. One thing had been witnessed in America which had never been witnessed in this country, and never would be. Whether our men liked or disliked the service, he was convinced that no divi sion of any English regiment would have.the cou rage to leave the army the moment a fight was expected. Such an occurrence was almost unpre. cedented in the annals of the world, and it was per fectly astonishing that in any country a body of man should say " Our three months are up," and then take up their hats and walk away. (Hear, hear.) This showed an utter want of patriotism ; and how such a thing could have happened in any country, and especially in America, he could not at all understand. (Hear, hear.) Captain DRAKE, in responding on behalf of the navy, observed that what that branch of the service had done it would, if necessary, do again. (Cheers.) Notwithstanding the large number of iron clad vessels that France was preparing for the purpose of outnumbering ours, he had no hesitation in say. ing that if they should attempt to make a descent upon England we should be able to give a very good account of them. (Cheers.) The English navy gave a good account of the French vessels before, and should a war break out again he had no doubt that at its conclusion a great number of vessels would be found at llaslsr and Portsmouth, as was the case after the battle of Trafalgar. (Cheers.) The CilAntm&N, in proposing " The County Members," remarked on the advantages and benefits which resulted from the hon. members meeting their constituent on such festive occasions. It was well known that members of Parliament gave up a great portion of their home life to the public service, and were in the habit of working night and day. Reflecting on these matters, every one must feel how deeply they were indebted to their representatives for their attention to the public interests. (Cheers.) Mr. HENLEY, M.P., who was loudly cheered, said that on the present occasion he laboured under some difficulty. When he went to look at the ploughing for the purpose of seeing whether it was straight or crooked, he received an intimation that the London press was represented. That was a formidable announcement to some men , but he had experienced so much kindness from all the members of the press, whether metropolitan or local, that the larger the number of those gentlemen present the more was he satisfied. (Hear.) They always put the observations made in the most favourable light for the speaker, and therefore he would say the more of them the merrier. (Cheers.) He had also received an intimation that, if he had nothing par ticular to say, he had better get himself up for the occasion. (Laughter.) Now, he had never been equal to such an exertion. He could deal with any matter as it came to hand, but as to getting himself up, and instructing those who knew so much better than himself, all he could say was that if he at tempted to do so he should only be laughed at for his pains. (Laughter.) It was impossible for any one who attended these anniversaries not to see the great success which had attended them in the most important of all farming operations, and the com petition for ploughing. (Hear.) The number of teams at the present anniversary was fully equal to those at any former meeting. They amounted to between 70 or 80, and must afford great gratifica tion to all the agriculturists in the neighbourhood. Considering the limited extent of the operations of the society, the exhibition on this occasion was a convincing proof that the occupiers of the land desired to promote that which, notwithstanding the new phrases which had come into vogue was the foundation of . all good agricul ture—namely, good ploughing. (Cheers.) We heard now-a-days a good deal about " smashing" up the land. He confessed that he had not yet exactly as certained what that meant. He was told that it was an operation performed by steam ploughing. Perhaps it might be equal to ploughing. Whether it was better cm worse he could not say. But his belief was that good ploughing was the foundation of all agriculture, and the number of ploughs in operation at this anniversary was a convincing proof that public opinion was decidedly in favour of competitive ploughing. (Hear.) This was not the place for entering into political matters, and he had no desire to do so. All he would say was that the members of agricultural constituencies were always anxious by their presence to give their countenance and assistance to all such gatherings as the present and to render them more and more useful. (Hear.) He believed these meetings to be eminently useful. The humbler classes entertained the same opinion, and he did not see why on such occasions those who were more wealthy should not contribute, by small subscriptions, to the promotion of their welfare. (Cheers.) Colonel NORTH also responded to the toast, which was followed by several others of a local character. THE SCAFFOLDINGS AND DOMES OF THE 1862 _EXHIBITION BUILDING. The mighty scaffolding is finished for one of the domes and partially so for the other. They are about 180 feet high, and are formed of 100,000 cubic feet of timber. Each of the domes, when up, will be supported by eight cast-iron columns, two feet in diameter; and without any rib, outer projection, or ornament, they will rise to the height of 108 feet the upper part being of the same diameter as the lower. Each one of these columns will be formed of five separate lengths, joined together by bolts passing through flanges cast on the inside, so that, when completed, the parts where they are joined will not be perceptible, and each will have the ap pearance of an enormous mast, without, however, its tapering end. In order to secure the different parts it will be necessary to lower some person down the inside of the column, and as there will not be room for a full grown man—the diameter at the flanges not being more than 16 inches—the work of putting in the bolts and screwing them will be performed by a boy, who will have to carry with him a lantern to see the work. In order to keep these uprights in their place, a deep collar, or rim of iron, will be placed upon, and encircle the whole of, the eight columns, and from this the ribs of the dome will spring. More than 1,000 tons of iron have already been delivered on the ground by the Thames Ironworks Company, who have con tracted for this part of the building. The iron-work of the nave, including some 1,200 columns and 800 girders, Messrs. Barrow and Co., of Staveley, are supplying.—Builder. Miss Cushman has returned from what is under stood as her farewell tour iu America. FRANCE ON NEUTRALS AND BLOCKADES. Tho following despatch has recently been ad dressed to the French Chamber of Conmerce by the Minister of Agriculture, Commerce, and Public Works : PARIS, SEPT. 10. " Gentlemen,-1 had the honour to make known to you on the sth of June last, the maxims of in ternational law which the Imperial Government intended to abide by in the war that broke out be tween the North and South of the United States. Since that time - various mercantile complaints have been addressed to me on the consequences of this state of things ; and I h ave remarked w i th regret that those complaints implied a lamentable ignorance of the true principles of the point. Hence it is I think it my duty to place before your eyes some explanations that have been agreed upon in concert with the Department of Foreign Affairs, and make known the limits within which commerce has a right to count on the pro tection of the Imperial Government. I should be obliged to you to read them attentively, and to employ all your efforts to enlighten the shippers and owners of your arrondissenzent that may share in the errors still subsisting on this important ques tion.—Receive, gentlemen, the assurance, &c., "ROUHER." The following is the text of the note transmitted with the above : "While watching with respect over the immu nities that modern law has now happily conse crated in favour of neutrals, we cannot pretend to withdraw them from all the consequences ordinarily induced for other nations by an armed conflict between two peoples. From the mo ment we are in presence of two belligerents to whom whom we have no intention of denying that character, we find ourselves under the obligation of recognising in them all the rights that war con fers, according to international rules, on those that carry it on ; consequently we cannot contest to either of them the right of damaging the other by all the legitimate and direct means in its power, such as what consists in seizing on its pos sessions, in besieging its towns, and blockading its ports. The exercise of the right of blockade has for natural consequence to prohibit access to the places blockaded on the part of other Powers. It is incontestible that the latter have to suffer from the interruption so interposed to their usual commercial relations. But they could have no foundation for complaint, for they would only be affected thereby indirectly, and no hinder ance is put on that freedom of navigation to which they might pretend in the quality of neutrals, save where that freedom would render absolutely inef fective those military op;:rations between the held 7,eronts that are by the law of nations legitimate. " The admission by all the Powers of the princi ple that the blockade must, moreover, be effective to be obligatory, has remedied the abuse of the right made in former times, by warning off neutrals from points declared to be blockaded. The of • ciency of the blockade is now, throughout the world, the essential condition of its validity. But as soon as there is at those points to which a belligerent desires to prohibit access, a sufficient force to prevent approach without exposure to certain danger, the neutral is constrained, what ever injury he may suffer therefrom, to respect the blockade. Should he violate it, he exposes himself to be treated as an enemy by the belli gerent in regard to whom he he has departed from the duties of neutrality. " These principles' - now become rules for all nations, seem to be completely ignored by the complainants. They appear to think that their usual commercial relations ought not to be affected by a state of hostility to which they remain strangers, and at the most to admit that there may be reason to take it into account in re ference to their further operations. Unfortu nately it cannot be so. It is true that a belligerent cannot, to annoy his enemy, em ploy any means that strike directly at peoples who remain strangers to the conflict. It is not the less consistent that the latter have always to bear the indirect consequences of the perturbation resulting from the war from the instant it breaks out. " Another error of the complainants is the belief that the blockade exists only so far as it has been notified diplomatically, and that is not obligatory on neutral vessels that left their country before the the notification. A blockade is obligatory as soon as it is effectively established. A material result from a material fact, it has no need of being other wise constituted. It commences before real inves titure, continues as long as the latter endures, and ceases with it. " It matters little that neutrals are ignorant of the facts. If one of their vessels presents itself to enter the blockaded port, the belligerent has the right to prevent her. It is doubtless a general usage for one Government to inform others of the measures of blockade to which it recurs ; but such notification, which is not of absolute rigour, has no value in itself. It is but the annunciation of an existing fact, which is already producing its effects. It may serve sometimes, it is tree, to diminish the losses that neutrals may have to endure in conse quence of the state of war, by preventing them from making useless commercial shipments for places really blockaded. But, on the other hand, it is evident that were neutrals to suspend or modify their commercial operations, according to the simple notification, they would be liable to disturb them inopportunely, in case the blockade should not really exist at the points, or if it should have already come to an end at the time when their ship ments might have arrived there. " It was by improperly attributing to diplomatic notifications of blockade a value and a significance they had not in themselves, that it was pretended to exclude neutrals from the whole of a territory to which there was iu reality no means of prohibiting their access; and thence it was to render these fictitious blockades altogether impossible that an agreement has now been come to not to consi der the neutral as duly warned of the existence of a blockade but on the spot itself. This practice, which leaves to a belligerent the faculty of acting with all the promptitude so often required in war like operations—which permits a military com mander to blockade, according to the necessity, places distant from his country before having in formed his Government thereof—has this advantage for the neutral, that it does not impose on him ob ligations inevitably onerous, save, at least, in cir cumstances under which he must unavoidably be submitted thereto." WHEAT FOR FRANCE. —The demand for wheat for export to France still continues. At Wisbeach alone 20,000 qrs. are now waiting to be shipped on French ac count, and the corn trade throughout the eastern district has received a very decided impetus from this. cause. At Ipswich, for instance, one merchant alone purchased the other day 2,000 qrs. for export. At Boston, again, large quantities of new corn are constantly leaving for France. HOOD'S LAST LETTER TO SIR ROBT. PEEL, AND THE REPLY.—" Dear Sir,—We are not to meet in the flesh. Given over by my physicians and by myself, I am only kept alive by frequent instalments of mulled port wine. In this extremity, I feel a comfort, for which I cannot re frain from again thanking you, with all the sincerity of a dying man—and, at the same time, bidding you a re spectful farewell. Thank God, my mind is composed, and my reason undisturbed, but my race as an author is run. My physical debility finds no tonic virtue in a steel pen, otherwise I would have written one more paper—a fore warning one—against an evil, or the danger of it, arising from a literary movement in which I have had some share, a one-sided humanity, opposite to that catholic Shaksperian sympathy, which felt with king as well as peasant, and duly . estimated the moral temptation of both stations. Certain classes at the poles of society are already too far asunder; by it should be the duty of our writers to draw them nearer kindly attraction, not to aggrbaevtawtetnhrie cehxisantindgpreeePru:wBi7tt and place a wider moral gulf between hate on the one side and fear on the s o e !h m er y . weak for this task, the last I se E lf u ; t it l is ani dea to th o and not the pension. God bless that stops my pen, you see, gASnHotoeo:D.L':, :—"Dear your measures for the benefit of you,sir,and eo p un ros tr 7 - 1 my beloved have the honour to be, sir, your Sir Robert Peel answer Sir, —I must write one line to express an earnest hope that most grateful and obedi e e d nt i ja serV th an e it will please God to restore you to health and strength; and that you may be enabled to apply you unimpaired faculties to the inculcation of those just and really benevo lent doctrines which are shadowed out in the letter you have addressed to me.—With my best wishes, believe mes dear sir, faithfully yours, ROBERT PEEL." NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 7s Od ; poults, Os Od to Os each ; geese, 4s Od to 7s Od ; goslings, 4s Od to 7s Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s Od; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 8d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 6d to is Od each ; large Surrey fowls, 5s Od to lOs Od ; chickens, 4s Od to Gs Od; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 6s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; grouse, 2s Od to 3s 6d each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os ; woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; snipes, Os Od to Os Od; teal, Os Od to is Gd ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 8s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lld to is ld ; English, is Od to is 3d per ib ; English eggs, 8s Od to lOs 3d ; French do., 7s Od to 8s 6d per 120 ; leverets, 2s Od to 3s 6d each. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 4d to is 8d ; trout, Os Od to Os • eels, 5d to lOd , prawns, OsOd to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, andi halibut, Gd pet lb.; turbots, 2s Gd to 20s ; cod, 2s Od to 12s Od ; brills, is Od to lOs Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os 4d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, Gd to 3s Od ; plaice and garnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, Gd to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 108 to 20s ; natives, 42s to 44s per bushel ; whiting s, 4s Od to 12s Od ' • haddocks, 5s to 20s Od • ' smelts, 2s Od ; flounders, is 6d to 2s 6d per dozen ; mackerel, --s ; fresh herrings, Os; bloaters, 7s to 8s por 120; carp an d t enc h, Is Od to 3s per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 3s Gd to 4s 6d ; and pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 10d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, Ps 6d to 4s Gd ; and pork, 3s 104 to 4s 10d per 81bs. by the carcase. BREAD. Tho prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 81d , of household do., 6d to 71d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 31d ; 641 b to 721 b, 31d to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 42d ; 881 b to 061 b, Vid to sd; 961 b to 1041 b, 5d to 51d. Horse hides, 8s to 9s Od ; calf skins, light 2s Od to 4s Od ; do. full, 6s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 4s Od to 5s Od ; half-breds, 3s 4d to 3s 9d; Downs, 3s Od to 3s 4d; lambs, 2s 10d to 4s 6d; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Matadow hay, £2los to £5 5s Od ; elovilr do., £3 108 to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per lead. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £5 ss; clover do., £3 lOs to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Trade steady. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £5 5s ; clover, do., £3 108 to £6 Os Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Both hay and straw moved off steadily at our quotations. 21118 DAY'S SI:LIPPING. LONDON, Sept. 21.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with slight showers. BELFAST, Sept. 19.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—lsland Queen, from New York ; Cora, from the Clyde for St. Jago de Cuba, was to be docked on the 20th. SUNDERLAND, Sept. 20.—Wind S.—Sailed—Shannon, for Madras. LONDONDERRY, Sept. 19.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Mis chief, for New York. CARDIFF, Sept. 19.—Wind W.—Sailed—Angest Voer lanee, for Bilboa; Casimina, for Vera Cruz. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 20. —Wind N.W.—Arrived—Mererde, from New York. CLYDE, Sept. 19.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Orichella, from Huelva. Sailed—Anomia, for New York; Tribune, for Callao. WARRENPOINT, Sept. 19.—Wind S.—Artved—Pyra mid, from Portland, U.S. OFF PORTSMOUTH Sept. 20.—Arrived—Lord Raglan, from London for Melbourne. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 20—Jacoba Johanna, from Surinam ; Charlotte, from Soderham ; Anna Kirshine, fr,:m Thisted ; Juno, from Gottenburg. Arrived, Sept. 21—Agnethe, from Kongelf; Jane M'Donald, from Konigsberg; Mary Lardy, from St. Malo ; Larsens Plads, from Copenhagen ; Alliance, from the Mauritius. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed, Sept. 20—. Portia, barque, from Alexandria, for London ; Columbine. barque, from New York, for London. Anahored—Dartmouth, from London, for Calcutta, with captsans damaged ; 10, from London, for St. Thomas. Passed—Citizen, for Bordeaux ; Thomasin, for Havre ; Scilla, for Genoa; City of Calcutta, for Glasgow; En chantress, for Montreal—all from London. Although the general rate of discount at Paris is below that of the Bank of France, the demand on the whole is active, and the lowest terms are 41 to 1 per cent. At Brus sels the rate is 4 per cent., and at Leghorn it is 51. At the other Continental cities the terms correspond more nearly to our own, the charge at Hamburg being 21, at Frankfort 2 to 3, and at Amsterdam 3 per cent. It is believed that some floating amounts of Eng lish capital are now finding their way to Paris for discount purposes at the higher rates prevalent there. " The downward movement in the price of silk," says a letter from Valence (Drome), " has ceased both in the French and Italian markets. All our advices agree in stating that prices remain firm, notwithstanding the little business doing. We are now, however, approaching a date when the silk trade will be sure to recover its former activity. We mean the Ist October, when the commercial treaty between England and France comes into operation. Prohibitive duties will then be completely suppressed, and a competition will not fail to ensue between the manu facturers of the two countries to the great advantage of consumers. If English manufacturers have the advantage in certain branches, the French are superior to them in many others. Our silks and articles of taste indisputably surpass those of our neighbours ; and many of our tissues have already obtained a degree of favour in England which augurs well for our trade. As already remarked, prices are firmer in our silk-markets of the Drome and the Ardeche. Though the fair at Aubenas on the 14th inst. was not very good, there were evident symptoms of returning confidence. The silk sold amounted to I,2ookilogrammes, and the figure would have been rauch higher if the supply had been greater," 100 100 100 stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock n 8 15111 stock stock stock stock stock ock stc,,!K stock stock stock stock lo{ stock stock stock 2s. tid. I 2 12i stock Brock 124 124 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock lit 1 100 100 100 all all Share! 100 stk 174 20 stock Stock 20k 20 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock 18.8. all all all all 6 6} 1011 1 6k 131 1 151 1 3i 174 1