The Sun. — London, England, 1856-09-01 00:00:00

tea and r season looking )een puns. 1 tin ;lei, . cord ; eamong newhat iculty. a Bank h he bank G 9 dole. the re as the 30. A um wee ►r, and ony has Cape de ient, on port, to ,hat the e years, :serving , of ter' ,e years lols. 300,00 0 rmatioA at Vic' T ed on the 3d A those r 10. number rah the 'eceivef id des s from ; Aria"; b ; and ;teenier h inst., r Eng' ce from 26th o f ided bl nenipo' Pe dro King of Ldp ar erliTi ail . alloy, ee pro• try illreraen lectiono elected tOOD t. 30. Ling her anon-' %nd th e ttendeci xpected 1 Le Pria• nd four , g of ill' lie Del l intil the sty O a Rossiya round* yunOrld . acColV s, oPe lli all the and Ate via and or" ,nd the Wed it/ iir Bev ritb ber olro ttirael , ro ther i n the nd , tee or the MONEY MARKET AND COMATLYtOTAL P.TTILLLIGENC2. CITY, Two o'CLooK. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday was extremely excited, and prices of American kinds were about Id. to id. higher. The sales were 15,000 bales, 5,000 for speculation, and 2,000 for exportation—comprising 500 Pernam and Maran bam, 61d. to 71d. ; 100 Bahia, aid. to aid. ; 300 Egyptian, W. to 'ad. ; 1,000 Surat, 41d. to 51d. ; 100 Sea Islands, ls. to ls. ad. per lb. The Rail way Share Market was quiet, and prices were a shade higher than on Friday. The state of the Liverpool Wool Market during the past month is thus described by Messrs. Abram Gartside and Co. :—" Throughout the past month the wool market has experienced a good and steady demand for all descriptions. Mediterranean and Oporto sorts are still in request, and have been sold at a slight advance. Entre Rios and Buenos Ayres have been much sought after, also East Indian, which are chiefly reserved for auction. Two or three cargoes of Iceland wool have changed hands at from 10c1. to 104 d. per lb." The next public sales at Liverpool are fixed to commence on the 26th September, when about 7,000 East Indias and a quantity of other wools will be offered. The imports during the past Month have been considerable, but the consump tion being great, stocks continue light, with the exception of East India and Peruvian. English, Irish, and Scotch wools have met with a good de 'nand, at full prices. The weekly trade report from Paris mentions that the past week has been more favourable for the manufacturers, as numerous purchasers of Winter goods begin to arrive, but their commissions are not heavy, in consequence of the continued dearness of all products. The provincial dealers also are cautious in their orderii, although their stocks are generally low ; but the facilities of com munication with the capital, which enable their to replenish easily at any time, causes them to Purchase only sufficient for their immediate wants. Amongst foreign commissions are several for the Brazils and the South Seas. The retail trade of Paris continues to be quiet, and chiefly with foreigners. Sales of provincial merchandise have been con siderable, and the trade more active. The manu facturers at Rouen, Amiens, and Rheims having *Mall stocks to dispose of, and the raw material in first hands being still high, they have obtained an advance on their prices. Not only is the rise in silk maintained, but it is probable that a further advance will shortly take place. The production of silk at Lyons has diminished about an eighth, While the consumption is increasing from day to day. The price of the raw material has risen Within a 'short time from 80f. per 'kilogramme to 160 f., an increase of 100 per cent. Many large houses have made immense sums by speculating in this article. Later intelligence has been received from New York by the steamer Asia, but in a commercial Point of view it is not generally of a very interest ing character. Money, however; was less plenti ful at the latest date, and it seemed generally anti cipated that an unfavourable change was about to take place in the rates of discount. The movement of the serial crops, which are reported to be most s atisfactory, will alone absorb a large amount of floating capital ; and the usual extension of coin- Mercial engagements towards the close of the year Map, it is feared, assist in producing a degree of stringency which has not been experienced for many months past. The semi-official returns for the fiscal year to Ist July show that up to that period the exports from the United States, including specie; have rather exceeded the imports, n otwithstanding the immense receipts of merchan dise at the port of New York. From the West India colonies the accounts gene rally represent trade as being steady, but not active. It is generally expected that the yield of sugar next year will be smaller than usual. Upwards of 700,0001. in specie have been re ceived to-day from the West Indies and the United States. This is a seasonable arrival, and will more than balance the amount that will probably be taken out by the next steamer to India and China. The new discount company, so long spoken of in City circles, has at length been formally announced. It is called the " London Discount Co.", with a Capital of 1,000,0001., and the directors are gentle men of the highest respectability. As there seems a fair prospect of the company doing well, and the shares are already at a premium, the applications for allotments will no doubt be very numerous. In consequence of the fiaeress of the weather, and the satisfactory accounts of the progress of the harvest, a decline in the price of English wheat of 3 s. to 4s. per quarter was reported this morning. No change has taken place to-day in the general condition of the English Stock Market, which re mains firm, without any extension of real or aPeculative business. The fall in the price °I corn, and the circumstances which pro duced it, have a favourable effect on the Market, but without occasioning any upward Movement in the quotations. Consols have been 05 to 95/ for money, and 95/ for account. The arra nge ments connected with the forthcoming Settlement will soon begin to influence the market. At present the " contango" is 1 5 - per cent. The New Three per Cents. have been 95k to 96, and the Reduced 95i India Stock is 232. Exchequer 8.348 are nominally firm. There is again an absence of activity in the Foreign Market, which, however, continues to be Well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1031, and the 4 per Cents. 103/, being dull at previous quotations. Mexican are firmer, viz., 22k to 23k, owing to the receipt of $60,000 on account of the dividends. Spanish Threes are 451, ditto Deferred 25k, and Sardinian 92. Brazilian Fives have been 103, The Ecuatorian Commission of Agency have this day received a further remittance of 6801. 11s. Gd. for the dividends of the foreign debts of the Republic. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks: --Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 1 ; Mexican, 221 ; Peruvian, 81 3 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 58 60 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 451.6; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa nish 3 per Cents., 441 51 ; ditto Deferred, 25 1 ; ditto Certificates, 6 1 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. The dividends on the shares of the Great Western and Midland Railway Companies are now in course of payment. There can be no doubt that as soon as the markets revive and business becomes brisk, a large available sum derived from these and other Similar sources will be invested in speculative se curities. The movement in Railway Shares is rather irre- War, but the leading descriptions generally rule firm and the transactions are numerous. Caledonians it is expected have almost reached their lowest British, but they are at present heavy. N or th British, North-Western, and Great-Western are most in favour. The Foreign are dull, and Colo nial generally firmer. East Indian are steady. Rigas are 1.1 to i prem. Mining Shares are quiet. Banks are mostly heavy, and Ottoman Bank Shares are as low as 98 to O. Miscellaneous Shares generally command pre- ViOns values. The Shares of the New Discount Company are to f- prem. • BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the O f ficial List: _ _ Ftnsin. , s d(ne. 3 par Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities GS 5 New 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... Ditto 3'J Years, expire 10th Oct , 1859 3 3.16 Ditto :;0 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB 9-16 India Stock Consols /or Account P.IICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO3 Mexican 3 per ent 23i Ditto Account 224 3 udinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Sdanisb Bonds, 3 per Cent 454 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. T irkibh Bonds, 6 par cent Ditto Account - 4itto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above cayable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. ConsObl, money Ditto, Account ...minium 954 65 10 1001 60 THE SUN, .LONDON, MON DA Y VE t LN-G SE PTE MB ER 1 i ,s 6 , LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. SPORTING NOTES. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day* Pa d. RAILWAYS. Leasta. Company, ClOglng Prione Saturd •7. lizs;ness this to WARWICK WAIFS. CORN EXCHANGE. Independent of the sport, deep interest was wont to attach to the Warwick meeting. The "fixture" was formerly in the week preceding the great Doncaster event, and it used to afford an opportunity for making extensive movements and decided demonstrations on the St. Leger. Still, although this opportunity will be partly destroyed on the present occasion, because it is some what too early for certain operations, yet it will not be altigether neglected, and we may therefore expect that during the ensuing three days important changes will be made in the St. Leger betting. A more at.tractive programme was never issued by Mr. M erry, ano: never was the promise of more interest ing and ample sport ever presented at Warwick. Ju•lging from the numerical strength of the entries large fields are likely to be brought out for the principal events. There will certainly be mettle attractive enough for professional book-makers, and the fine weather which has just set in again will doubtless induce the holiday folk of the locality to crowd to the course. Of gentlemen sportsmen there may be only a small attend ance, many of them being either in the north, roaming over moors, or trudging over stubble with dog and gun. The country markets held on Saturday were very scantily supplied with wheat, in which only a limited business was transacted, and prices were rather in favour of buyers. Barley realised extreme rates, and all other articles exzept flour were &rm. London & N. West. L&N.W. Calodon E. tin. & E. C Gt.Nrthn E. Count Caldonial 97 - 100 100 - 105 12 - 14 139 - 141 4 ... 4i The Continental markets have ruled steady for wheat, but the business doing in that article has been very mode rate, The shipments of grain and flour from the United States continue on a liberal scale. ••• 27 : 29 - Up to our markets last week the arrivals of English grain were limited in the extreme. From abroad we re ceived 23,382 quarters of wheat, 9,899 barley, 13,099 oats, 745 beans, 240 peas, 20 sacks and 9,899 barrels of flour. We had only a limited show of old English wheat in to day's market ; but the arrivals of new qualities fresh up, coastwise and by land carriage, were seasonably good. The condition of the new wheat was not to say first-rate, but, on the whole, it was sufficiently useful for millers' purposes. Both old and new samples met a dull sale, and prices gave way, compared with Monday last, 6s. to, in some instances, Bs. per quarter, and muoh difficulty was experienced in effecting sales. 1106 : 107 ... 12i -- -- lii 234 -- 214 113 -- 116 2i - We were well supplied with foreign wheat, especially with Baltic qualities. The trade was dull in the extreme, and, where sales were forged, 2s to 3s per quarter less money was submitted to by the importers. There were very few inquiries for floating cargoes of grain. 9$ - 95 57 - t 3 An additional day's racing has been provided at War wick, and the list contains a novel "feature," in the Benevolent Fund Stakes, a race promoted expressly to benefit the injured jockeys at Goodwood. The events appointed for decision require no elaborate discussion ; and, indeed, they might be dismissed in a very few lines. The influence which they are likely to exercise over future speculation will be very slight. Seven nominations are appended to the Racing Stakes. The Abbot and Admiral of the White are, in my estimation, the most attractive names, and The Abbot may compel the Admiral to strike his colours. The few samples of English barley in the market changed hands freely, at full quotations ; but foreign parcels were less active, on former terms. 140 Malt moved off slowly, at last week's prices. There was a fair quantity of foreign oats on show, and the oat trade ruled steady, at last week's quotations. Both beans and peas were in short supply, and fair re- quest, at full prices, 8 - 84 3 - 33 - 34 91 - 93 We had a dull sale for flour, and country marks wore 2s. per rack cheaper. Ameiican flour was drooping in price. For the Shorts Handicap I shall trust my interest to a couple of " bad 'uns"—Octavia and the Queen Mab mare, who have so much the best of the weights that they really ought to be " very near winning."' Should the money be " on," I shall have no hesitation in allowing Quince to do battle for me for the Learning. ton Stakes. Imogene, however, has been,intich talked about ; if she retain her last year's form, and if she be meant, she will be a most formidable opponent. Triton's success at Maidstone has caueed attention to be directed to his chance. The horse is weighted favourably enough, but I have no expectations of seeing him follow up his success. Of the three-year-olds some expectation is entertained of Announcement. I shall take Quince and Imogene against the field ; and should any "mistake" be made with reference to the former, the mare will doubtless pull me through in triumph. The Castle Park Stakes will be won by either Gemma di Vergy or Sneeze. The entry for the Warwick Cup comprises some of our most eminent turf celebrities. Fancying, however, that the field will be somewhat limited, I shall select Pretty Boy, despite the knocking about which he has lately experienced. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURR. Wheat—Essex lc Kent, Red •• •• new GOs to 64s Ditto— .... old 61s 713 Ditto, White new 64s 70s Ditt0........ old 68s 74s tiorfolk and- Lin coln, Red, old —s —a Ditto new .• .. —s —r Aye—Old ............ 42s 453 1 Barley—Grinding ..• • . 44s 4Gs Malting ......... i!Gs 48s Chevalier.... . . 45s 50s Malt—Saffolk and Nor folk •....... 69s 74s grown.• 63s 61s KingstonandWare 69s 763 iMalt—Chevalier .... 76s to 77s Oats Yorkshire and Lincolnak., Feed 24s 268 Potato •• • • 25s 283 Youghal and Cork 81ack....... 218 231 Cork, Whi to ... • • 263 . • Scotch, Feed: •• • • 263 29s' .I.lls—Tick .•••• • • • • 36s 39s Pigeons ...... .• 42 45 Peas—Groy .•••• • • • • 36s 403 Maple. •.••• • • • • • 44s 453 Wthte• •••••• .• • • 44s 483 Boilers .• ........ 43i 48s Flour—Town-made..• GOs 64s Suffolk • •....... 44i 485 Btoektn &Norfolk 44s 445 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were moderately extensive, the total supply amounting to 11,383 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 we received 8,372; in 1854, 10,054; in 1853, 11,226; in 1852, 11,957; in 1851, 11,480 ; and in 1850, 8,778 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WREN. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam 591 ... 2,693 200 319 Tonningen, 2ll 209 Ostend Calais ... 13 ... - 29 ... ..• The Avon Stakes seems on paper another " certainty" for Gemma di Vergy. Harlingen 204 ... 816 Dordt 23 ... 147 Hamburgh 32 230 Medemblik 43 2,080 Frederickstadt 195 98 ... 14 Oporto Antwerp ••• Amsterdam 27 Bremen 437 105 ... 526 is attracted by F ß o o r m t e h o e , G /t a l u e m d y b p e r s and P s l o a u t e t h my Western."fancy" In the absence of Fisherman, Melissa will win the Warwickshire Stakes. 599 .. ..• . - The acceptances for the Benevolent Fund Stakes have to be declared this evening ; until they are known, therefore, it would be useless to endeavour to pick out the winner. For the County Plate I may be induced to stand Lord Alfred. There are, however, two bitter bad old 'uns turned loose, viz., Surgeon-General and Boer. Poodle and Brinklow are my selections fur the Welter Cup. British Remedy and the Giselle filly shall represent my interest for the 501. Handicap Plate. The Two-year-old Handicap has twenty-five nomina tions, and is likely to bring out a numerically strong field. Tricolour and Cara Fatima may occupy the fore most places. The Town Plate seems likely to be carried off by either Lucy Lockit or Emulator. The Derby meeting will commence on Thursday with an average supply of sport. I will send my notes on the probabilities from Leamington on Wednesday. Sept. 1. A FRESH MAN. ARRIVALS AT WARWICK. Noisette, Profile, Queen Mab filly, and Boer. The ground is in good condition. 5 8 4 0 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. a,Anwers. Closing Prices Saturday. 3 ,erase:.. A.tabg. Nottng. Bo , t &u , l Junot... r3 , 3lfast ralralow• Wolverb Stour Valley Birk eand. Lancsh Cheshire Juuct Do. Mesh. 4 Birk. Do., do. ..... & Tyne ori gluts £25 (issd. at £45 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, /Tack, 4 rase Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJune Dun. P.. 4 Aber. inc East Anglian Eastern Counties.. East. `Trion, A Elti Pe., B. Stock .„ , Do., New East Kent East Lancashire Fdinburgh & Gisego Edinb. and Peeblc .. Edin. Prth & D undo Forth & Clyde Jun.:. Furness Do. Extension. Glasgow &S. West , lx Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do B. Stock Ut. Sth. &West.(lre Great 'Western Do. Stour Val. Ra; Una. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlialr Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lane ash. andYorkel Do., Wet. aiding Un Do. South' or t London & Blackwall Lon d. Bright & S.Cet Loud. and N. Westn Do. Fifths D 0.101. Sh ~M&8...( Do. Eighths,. London andS. W A ,tn, Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking Sh. Lndndrry &Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk Manch.Shet&Linclo Do., Man. & Lin. Un Metropolitan Midland Do. Bin:ring. &Derb Midld. G. West. Om ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. Newry &Bnniskiller Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Northn.Connties Un North British Nth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern—Berwie' Do. do. Extension D0.d0;(4.N.E. lurch Do. Leeds Do. York North London N.&S.Wstrn.,Hami • stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westrn.Junc Ox., Wore., & Wolv. Portsmouth Scottish Central !ScottishMidland., ' 4 hropshiro Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dui Do nines, Wok. &WO , Stockton k Darling: Do., do., 1854 Do., do., 1855 Stockton Hartlep , Taff Vale ........ Do. Pref., No.. 1 Thames Hay. D.& R Vale of Neath Watorfd. & KilkenT Waterford&Limeri6. West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A ......, ........ Do. B West London... , I Wimbledn & Croyd op 4k - .•• .... 19 - 20 151 - 17 13 - 14 94 - 95 52 - 53 17 - 12 - 14 •N ''. N• 10 - 111 16 - 17 9i 9il 36 -- 38 1 25 -- 27 ; 7 - 5 83 85 55 - €0 35 - 37 ••• .... 91 - 96 7i - 84 '26 -- 96 : 85i -86 i 130 - 133 il7 119 E 4 -64 i 60 65 74 - 77 6 - 8 6 - 8 98 . 98 - 'O5 - 107 LOA -- 105 1p - P - ,1061 - 167 34 - 1 id 81i 82 ; 54 54 14 = 15 52 - 54 3i - St 37 „. 38 81A - 82} 5 - 40 2A - 2. 17A - 18 57A 58A 94 -- 96 - 48, 64 - 7 104 - 114 30 - 31 to• I 110 49 ai 15 - 15. 80 72 i 82 5 g 2 1 e 15 -- 17 36 - 37 193 - 20 5/ - 61 24 - 26 64 - 74 6 - 8 2 - 4 6 - 5i 8 - • 9 FOREIGN: Antwerp&Rott,rdam Ardennes Atlan.& at 6 p. c. by Gcl.Tnk. of Canada Belgian Eastn. June ) 3eziers to Graissessa Bombay, Baroda, an Cen.lndia, g. 5 p. c Do, Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. Carlo eaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. Demerara Dutch Rhenish ',Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. e, Dc. A and B, d 0.... Do. Em. C, gu. 5 p. c Do. do. D, gu. 5 p. c. D 0.4 i p.c.Buds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong At Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. .. Gd. Tk of CanadaA . Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till's. Do. Comp. 6 p. 0., do. Gt. Central of Pran.• Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 p. c. Do New, gun. 5 p. e. Great Lnxembour , Constituted Share , Gt. Western of Cane a Shares ... Do. New D0.13d5., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6o • Do. do., '73 do. Do. do., '73, withoui option Lake Const. Et Basle Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Geneva Lyons ft Mediterran ladrae, guar. 4 p.c Do. New do., 5 p. c Do. 4 p. c. Exton Do. 3d Ex., g. 5 p. Maria Antonia Do. do. New g&mnr & Liege (call Interest) - )o. (ex interest)... Do. do , C p. c. Pref "northern of France gorwegianTrunlare Paris and Lyons ')itto Bonds Paris and Orleans... Recife & San. Fran. (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c, Riga & Dunaburg is, at 801. per share... Rome and Frascati.. 'Royal Danish ..... EtoyalSwedish Sambre and Meuse.. Do. bi p. cent. Prof Scindo, guar. 5 p. c D 0... Southern of France , St. Andrew's an, Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5 per c. Prof_ &N. W. of Francs West. of Switzorland Wiesbaden ... Zealand JOINT-STOI A.astralasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London ;iri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C. British N. American ,Chartd. Bank of Asir ChM. Bnk. of India, Australia, & Chin? City Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng.Sco t. &Ans. Cht Lond. Chart. Bk. o' Australia Ditto. New London and Count* Ln d. &E. Bnk g. Corp. London Joint Stock. London and Paris._ Lond. & Westminste , National Proof Eng Do. New.. National of Bank . New South Wain Oriental Bank g Corpor..tion. ......... Ottoman Bank ...... e'rovincial of Ireland Do. New R Ans B &3o Im Ct Royal 8riti5h......... south Australia Unif,a of Australia Do. Now Union of London Wotan Bk of Lod _ 71 - 71 4- 5 p li --, 2 d 2t 3t! li - 2 1 id— par 51 -- 5i .•• 2i 2ip 364 37 13. —14 A 23 - 234 24 2i' 221 -22 i 23 - 23 13 - 13= 6/ - 7#; 21,1 22A lip 5 54 25 - 25A1 21 2 f r 99 - 101 122 -127 ' 122 127 110 112 -- sp Pa) 11 —12 i) i6i 2 -- 2ip lip - i - OR 9 - 9 1 20 - -- 20. , 401 - 41 1 84 - 9 541 - 54'11 - i - iipl 194 -- -- 20), i 11 124 -- 13 94 -- 10 24 -- 2i ... - pm 4i - 5i 9* - 9i 37i - 38 19h 7 ioi BANKS. 104 -- 105 par - p 69 71 • 1 P 14 - 4.1 71 73 • • ..... ... f6i 21 - 22 1 -- 2 j-, 1 - 3p 10 :r7 5 d ••• -- 11••• .... ... 114 • 47 49 404 ad par oe •••• 06 - ig 68 7 i - 70 84 - a cii fii Badness done this day Bedford and IDo .., Gt. Worm Yk. New. Berw. Y. &NM Do Do S. Eastern Do Poto tz Co. Norfolk Do L. St N. W. bt Midld. Stckton Darlingt. En. Conn. E. Count Do Do L. gcN.W Do Gt Northn Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do Igtwestn. BETTING AT MNCHESTER. LIAMINGTON STAKES. 7 to 4 ag•t Quince (taken freely) 8 to 1 agst Imogene 10 to 1 agst Redemption 10 to 1 eget Triton (take 100 to 8) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH•STREET. THE EFFECTS OF THE BOTTLE.—Margaret Sullivan, a dissipated•looking woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with stealing 121bs. weight of beef, value 75., the property of James Baker, butcher, No. 87, Berwick•street. The prosecutor stated that on Saturday night, about 9 o'clock, the prisoner went up to a board in front of the shop and deliberately took up the piece of beef now produced, put it underneath her shawl, and walked off with it. He followed her, and as soon as he taxed her with the theft, she dropped the meat on the pavement, and begged of him to let her go. He declined to do so, and gave her in charge. Martin, 36 C, said he received charge of the prisoner, who was the worse for liquor, and on the way to the station-house she said it was a bad job, but she did not care, as she should, no doubt, get four years for it. The prisoner, in defence, said she 19:c1 mad drunk at ;he time, and knew not what she was about. Mr. Bingham--I will reduce your own terms ;it shall not be four years, but I will lock you up for two months. Walter John Haye, clerk in the navy, and William Carsdale, a clerk in the Inland Revenue, were charged with being drunk and disorderly. Tbc charge having been proved, the defendants were fined ss. each, which they at once p.id. SOUTHWARK. THE SWELL MOB AT Tll5 CRYSTAL PALACE RAILWAY STATION.—AIfred Geeror, a fashionably dressed young fellow, with a long sandy-coloured beard, was brought before Mr. Comb?, charged with being in the Crystal Palace booking office and Brighton Blilway platform, London-bridge, for the purpose of committing a felony. Thomas Richards, a detective officer in the employ of the London, Brighton, and South-Coast Railway Com pany, stated that on Saturday morning the booking office of the Crystal Palace line was crowded to excess by persons about to proceed by railway, and witn — s re ceived information that several persons had been robbed of their watches and purses. He entered the booking office about two o'clock and saw the prisoner pushing among the people in a very abrupt manner. He had a square paper parcel under his left arm about the size of an Atlas, and as soon as he saw witness he made his way out of the plac3 a- quick as possible, About an hour afterwards witnc^s went on the platform to see the departure of the busy trains for Brighton, and then be heard that a lady hal lost her watch. On looking round he saw the pri soner again forcing his way among the passengers, when he went up to him and asked him what he was doing there. He replied at first that he was going ,by the train to Brighton, hut when witness said he not believe him the prisoner said he had been seeing a friend off. Knowing the prisoner to be an associate with railway thieves, witness took him to the suprintendent's office, when his parcel was opened and found to contain an old piece of card board and a portion of a broken bat box. In fact, the parcel was made up for the purpose of faci litating him in committing the robbery. Mr. Combo asked whether he saw the prisoner put his hand into any one's pocket ? Richards replied that he did not, as he put the parcel in front to cover him while he did his work. He, how ever, had no doubt that he was connected with the rob beries that bad taken place, and if he was remanded he should be able to produce further evidence against him. James Winstanley, ticket-collector, said he saw the prisoner in the Booking-office on Saturday afternoon, and from what he heard he gave information to last wit ness. In answer to the charge, the prisoner said be had seen a friend off to Brighton, and the rea4on of his having such a parcel was that his friend had taken his shirts from it and put them into his portmanteau, which he purchased near the railway station. He said he was a printer, and lived at 22, Fellow•street North, Islington. Mr. Combe remanded him until Saturday, to enable the police to make some inquiries about him. PACKETS FOR EGYPT.—III consequence of an altera• tion in the arrangements for despat c hi ng from Mar seilles the French mail packets on the Egyptian line, the mails for Alexandria intended to be forwarded by those packets will in future be made up in London on the morning and evening of every alternate Tuesday, calcu lating frog; Wuesday, the 19th but, all all all all all all all all 5t 501 ✓6; xd 641 5 i d 107 6i 1041 a d MI 2 x d 52i 40 i 39j 40 82i li ad 94i 231 S all all 100 100 all all all 1.81 Wilts&Clomrst PREFERENCE SHARES. 1 101 - 103 16 - 17 4/ - 5 6 - 4 107 100 - _ 112 105 1p 1 131 Aberdeen Deben. Do. 6 per cent. . Do. N 0.2, 7 p. a girth and Tyne lOpe! a. pref. (issd. at 50/ Brie. & Ex. 4 p. C. St Do. 4 p. C. Shares .:Jaledonian £lO Thos. &Ho. Gn. 54 pe do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork 4Bandonsip.c. Dun.Prth .4t Aber. J. g. Anglian Cle. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c. gas. Co.gx,speNo. ) Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 'p. a. St _Test iln., G. 6 p. c )o. 51., 10 per cent )o. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent ,T,ast Lancash. 6 p. cte kW. York. J'. sth, gdin. & Gi. 5 p.c. sh. Prth.&Dnn.4p.c. Furness 12i - woo ... ... 79 - 81 Iles. & S.W. G 1.5 p. lreat Northn. 5 p. Do. 6 p. o. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do. q p. Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... (R.N. of Scot. latPre Gt. S. &W. (Ireland: Do. 4per .3. Prof. S it. W.(B.&H.Exspc Do. con. red. 44 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. prof 00. Birm. Pref. Sh., Do. Chester 8 p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c. do. Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gus. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. d 0.., ...... fan. &York. F. El Do. 6 p. C. Stock rion.&Brigh. G. 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p, c. St Do. New Guar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent . r,,on.&N. W., Coy. I Nuneaton 5 p. ct - on.& S.W. 7 per ct ••• ...Ls • 117 Jl9 110 - 112 103 - 105 10 10 • *II ..". 6 - 6i 95 - 97 89 - 91 89 - 91 99 • 101 9t - 104 73 -75 - A 38 - 140 •N ~N ova ... ... """' ... late 3d Shares ... .ondy. & Coler. eh Londy. & Ennis. L. 6 p. Cent Do, do. do. £6 159 - 161 125 - 128 65 - 68 Do. do. 3} per cent. sfarypt.&Carl.4p o Do. 4i per cent Do. do. Consol.6 p.e.St Do. Con.Br.lßir. 6pc Ds. 4i p. c. Pref. Ditto L. & H. Prof. Si New., Abor., &c., pr. 5 p. a. red. 5 p. c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. b p. o. Stoci Do. 5 p.c. Ezt Do. 5i per et . pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British N. B. Berw, 4 p.a. P Do. do. do Do , Leeds 6 p.c :No; Do. do. Quarters ... Do.YorkH.& S. Pnr North Staffordshire. Ox, W0.kW.15/ 6 pc Do R. Pref. 10/. Sh. Soot. Cent. ,New Prof South Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cen 4 S. Eastern (Readim Ann.) of .£1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p c sh. S. Wales Gna. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c. Do; do. do Stock. & Hartl. g. p. c. till July 1, 'Si Waterfd.& Kilk. 6 p 136 - 138 99 - 101 89 - 91 - L -106 95 - 57 1 - (' —d os —llO ••• 15 16 24i 25 LOO 103 10 —10 e - - 2 .. ' ....-- 3 p 41 • • ..." ••• 1 i ... lid , - - 1 all Agua Fria . 103 411 Anglo Californian 20 7 Australian — 11 1 all Baden (Gcl.Duchy of) 1 60 all Bleenar. Iron & Cote 20 14 British Iron 5 7 35 26i Brazilianlrnp.(issue? at £5 pm-) 30 all Do. Comes £r °utak 31 20 15 Do. St. John Delße3 20 22 1 i Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica p in 40 all Cobre Copper 52 54 5 lA Colonial Gold — St. ill Copper Min. of Eng. 30 35 25 all Do. Prof. 7i p. cent 26 28 •• • 1£ ICopiapo . l6 18 2 1/ Fortuna — id 20 all jGeneral l4 —l5 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg 1 43 all 'Great Polgooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 2i lid 1 all iLiberty . ••• 3 all ;Linares 7 8 73 5 11 ,Lusitanian id 1 all I Mariquita — 1 all New Granada — 1 all ;Nouveau Monde sa 20 all I Pontgi.Sillz,Le.Min 9 11 10 1 5 1 IPort Philip • ••• 1 all ,Quartz Rock 50 all Rhymney Iron 25 27 15 all Do. New 6 30 14i ; Santia g o de Cuba 2l 2 ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2l 2' 1 all ISouth Australian — 3. all Do. Scrip # 1 all ! Do. 10 per cent Pref ••• 41 Tam. S. & L.Min. Co. 11 10 all Tin Croft 3i 4 281 nIl United Mexican 3f 41 41 1 1 all Waller • • ... 1 all West Mariposa.....,, 1— 1 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia MISOELLANZOTTI3. 25 19 &uatrallan Agricnit. 26 27 26 le all Australn. Royal Mail . 10 all Berlin Water Works 5a 50 40 Brit. American Land 100 318 Canada St. 1 114 115 C.Go.6p.c.Jantaaly 1141 St. LOO Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug St. LOO Da.6p c. Mar & Sept 6 an Crystal Palace l- 5 all Do. Preference - 5A 4 a ll Crystal Pal. of France 1 a -Dnston Iron 0re..,,, 20 151 Eastern Steam ... . St. 100 Electric T e le graph._ 94 E 6 95 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 5 all En.6sAus Cop Sm Co 18 18 25 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier 15 -1.4 Gen. Steam Navigat. 16 all General Screw Steam 13 13} 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 31 4 3i 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig 10 all Niediteran. Elea. Tel. .f * 3 jo 10 all Aexicran&S.Amerien. 4i 41 25 5 Nat. Discount Co. - lap 68 6 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land._ it 20 all Do. Do. -44 3 Do. 8p e P iss at 1 d ._ 4p 100 80 New B. &N.S. Land 24 26 N.S.W. Gov. sp. c. D. "j all N. D. Australasian 1 zo 15 Nrth.olEuropeSteam 13. —13 i 1 all Oriental Gas 1 1 2s. Do. "New Shares" p :an L all Peel nr. Ld. & Minrl. 2i 23 5C all .Peninsnlar& Oriental £4 E 6 66 60 10 Do. New ..• 4 5 p 15 t oo 60 Royal Mail Steam 70 --72 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 1 1 Ditto New — 25 all South AustraLland 1 4 ,6?. 361 1 A I: Oubmar. Tel. Scrip — 18 1 a n Do. Registered,.. . a 11 20 5 Tinat& L.Co.U.Can. too 28 Vol, Diemen ' s tans 16 17 Veglo 6 P•c9 lo l44l ttt " 1 " ' 100 all 1.01) 100 10' 1 1 44 1.00 all 101 100 100 100 too 'l } ;00 11.00 tOO 1100 too all 100 all all all pm PM 3 ... ••• ... 117 ... - 133 ... - T0ta1....1,933 ... 6,990 214 ... 820 ... 526 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs• 1855 1,317 ... 5,544 ... 283 ... 527 ... 67 1 1854 2,382 ... 6,010 ... 160 ... Bq9 ... 693 1853 1,729 ... 7,558 ... 106 ... 882 ... 802 1852 1,493 ... 8,799 ... 713 ... 652 ... 310 1851 1,918 ... 7,643 ... 600 ... 648 ... 611 Very favourable accounts have been received on the sub ject of the turnip crop in nearly all parts of the United Kingdom. From Holstein we learn that a large portion of the cattle in that country has bacome info cted with dis -ase. There was a full average supply of foreign stock in to day's market. Amongst it were 70 oxen from Oporto. From our own grazing districts, the arrivals of beasts fresh up to-day were considerably on the increase, and in somewhat improved condition. For all breeds we had, consequently, a heavy demand, at a decline in the curren cies realised on Monday last of 2d per Blbs. The top figure for the best Scots was fs 8d per 81bs. The receipts from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire, amounted to 2,300 short horns ; from other parts of England, 700 of various breeds ; from Ire land, 370 oxen, ; and from Scotland, 50 Scots. The show of sheep was moderately good. On tho whole, the mutton trade ruled steady, at prices equal to those realised on this day se 'nnight. The best old Downs realised 5s 2d per 81bs. The lamb trade is now drawing to a close, and lambs were mostly sold at about mutton prices. Calves—the supply of which was moderate—sold slowly, and prices gave way 2d per 81bs. There was a slight improvement in the pock trado, at fall quotations. Per Bibs to sink the offals. e. d. e. d. Inferior Beaete....3 oto 3 4 Second quality.... 3 6 3 10, Prime largo oxen 4 0 4 4 ! Prime Seas, die. 4 2 4 8 Inferior Sheep ...3 8 31 oi _ Second quality _4 0 4 4 s. d. a. d. PrimeSonthdown 4 10 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 4 4 0 !Primo small do 4 2 4 8 Largo hogs Small porkers Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 Quarter old pigs 21 0 Ili 0 Id to 5s 4d. Prime tree.-wiled. 4 6 4 8, Lamb, 4e TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . . Sheep and lambs ....... • 24,^ 60 Sheep and lambs .......... 4,1b0 Calves .. • • Pigs ...• , ...... ......• • • 270 Pigs—. .... .. • ..... .. • ... 135 A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat) stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Sept. 3, 1855, and this day, Monday, Sept. 1, 1856. --- Per Sibs, to sink the offals. Sept. 3,1855.1 Sept 1, 1856 s. d. s. d. d. s. d. 3 10 to 4 03 oto 3 4 4 2 4 43 6 310 4 8 410 ; 4 0 4 4 Coarse and inferior boasts Second quality ditto ... Prime large oxen ... Prime Scots, &c ... ... ... ... Coarse and inferior sheep ... ... Second quality ditto ... ... ... Prime coarse woolled ditto ... ... Prime Southdown ditto ... ... 5 0 3 6 3 10 4 4 4 10 5 9 3 8 4 2 4 8 5 2 4 2 3 8 14 0 ,4 6 :4 10 4 8 3 10 4 4 4 8 5 2 5 4 Large coarse calves ... ... 4 4 4 10 1 3 4 4 0 Prime small ditto ... ... 5 0 5 414 2 4 8 Large hogs ... 3 6 310 3 2 310 Pleat small porkers ... 4 0 4 6 4 2 4 8 Beasts... 4,702 5,013 Sheep ... 26,310 24,460 Calves... 284 358 Pigs „.. ...375 270 Suppatss ON SALE, Sept. 4, 1854.—Beasts, 5,564 ; sheep and lambs, 32,100; calves, 336; pigs, 520. Sept. 5, 1853.—Beasts, 5,161; sheep and lambs, 26,103; calves, 555 ; pigs, 260. NEWGATE AND LEADEDTHA.LL. There have been rather increased supplies of meat on sale here since our last repot t. The trade generally is in active, yet very little change has taken place in the quota tions. Per Sibs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, interior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do. prime large 3 8 3 1 , 3 Do., do. small 4 0 4 4 Pork, large 3 6 4 0 Lamb, 4s e. d. s. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime 4 4 4 8 Veal 3 4 4 8 Pork. small 4 2 4 6 Id to 5s 4tl. BOROUGH HOP. As the plantation accounts continue favourable, the duty is backed at 290,009/. All kinds of hops of last year's growth are very dull, and almost nominal in price. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 5s to 61 Os per cwt ; Weald of Kent, 3/ Os to 5/ Os; Sussex, 2/15s to 4110 s. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. During the past week very large supplies of potatoes, in excellent condition, have reached us. For all kinds the demand is heavy. Prices range from 315 s to 415 s per ton. WOOL. Since the close of the public sales —at which over 80,000 bales were disposed of—the amount of business doing in our market by private contract has bc3n limited. Prices, however, are firmly supported. English wools are steady. Since Monday last the imports into London have amounted to 59 bales from Bombay, 321 from Port Philip, 335 from Cronstadt, II from Antwerp, 117 from Hambro', 1,140 from Launceston, 395 from Wellington, 235 from the Cape, 2,311 from Algon, Bay, 309 from Adelaide, 10 from Oporto, and 1,151 from Geelong. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tags, is 3d to is 4d ; Down ewes, is 2d to is 3id ; half-bred hogs, is 2d to is 3 ; Kent fleeces, is 2d to is 3d ; Leicester do., is ld to is 3d ; combing skin, is to is 4id ; blanket wool, 9d to is ld; and flannel wool, 1s to is 5d per lb. SEEDS. The demand for linseed is very limited. Petersburg Morshank is quoted at 51s to 535, and Archangel 49s to 50s per quarter. Very little business is doing in linseed cakes, on former terms. Some sales of fine Calcutta rape have been made at 63s per quartar. Sound seed is very scarce, but large quantities of inferior offer at a wide range in prices. Tarnip,White,por bush. 223 to 25s Swede .. • • ...... —9 —l - 4 %lusts cd, Brown •... .• 223 24 White, new 105 1 is Tares,Winter,new.... 6 s Od 6s 6d Canary, por quarter .. 563 62s Rye grass • • ...• --s Clcver,RedEng. (cwt.) —9 White • • —1 —3 Foreign Red.. • • .. C/ C/ 5, White.. • • s —si Trefoil, new.......... .-8 —3l Carraway ••• 42s 44e Coriander.• • • ... ••• • • 25, 283 liempseed, per quarter —s —s Linseed, Eng.iowing •• 63s _ s Crushing ••••.••. 52 , 56s Baltic •• •• ... —a —s Odessa Linseed Cake, pr. ton— English ::...10/ 5., 10! lOs Forcign, perton 11! 08 11153 Rape Cakes, prton 54 51 lOs Rapeseed, pr qr. .. 328 84' TALLOW. We have to report a slow trade for tallow, and prices are rather drooping. P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted at 52s Mtn 533 per cwt. Town tallow, 53s nett cash. Rough fat, 2s lid per 81bs. t 852. 30.579 17,342 39i 34 to 51s Od 396 6d to., Od 1,637 1,698 16,836 20,945 1 ,909 2,960 15,887 14,972 410 14 4219c4 1853. 1854. 180. I 856. Stock this dair • • Price of Y. C S L Delivery last week Ditto from June 1.... arrivals last week.. Ditto from Juncl Me 0f TOM se .•• 31,903) 35,568 8,450 665 Odto 565 6110 525 6d —5 Od —s Od to 535 Od 1,476 2,742 5,229 15,910 26,146 27,689 497 13 3 1,733 11,822 13,999 18,430 674 04 Os Od 55594 CLOSING OF MO NT BLANC. Mr. Albert Smith took leave of his audience on Saturday in the following speech : And now, ladies and gentlemen, as the monarch of mountains is unable to leave his throne of rocks at pre sent from the pressure of tourists and excursionists, I am compelled to prorogue his parliament, by deputy, myself ; and I will, therefore, according to established fermi, read my speech, I hope "in that clear and die tinct voice" the reporters usually connect with that ceremony. My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—The period having arrived when you require some relaxation from the in cessant labour and fatigue you must have undergone, during the past session, trom hearing me tell the same long story, over and over again, I feel a few words are due from sue to you, not only respecting the present, but the future. - -- I continue to receive the most friendly assurances from foreign powers, on my passport, of " permission to pass freely, and aid and protection in case of need," of which I am about immediately to avail myself, as I hope, for your future amusement. His Majesty the King of the Belgians has by his consulate visee placed the travelling resources of his charming country at my disposal, in accordance with the treaty of fares laid down in the Continental Bradshaw. His Majesty the King of Prussia has thrown open the navigation of the Rhine to met, subject simply to an adherence to the tariff of prices likeween Cologne and Maytnee, as issued by the Kolnibebe Geselleschaffe Company ; and our gallant aliy the' King of Sardinia has granted me permission to cross the Alps between Switzerland and Piedmont, by any pass between the Col du Bon homme and the Simplon practicable for troops—of tourists. The gambling tables at Caden will occupy my extreme attention ; and the still helpless and lamentable state of Brown, everywhere on the Continent, calls for the most earnest measures to alleviate those miseries which cloud his tour, and turn his holiday into a prolonged excursion of imaginary extortion, self-created irritation, disap pointed anticipation, and misunderstood behaviour. Ladies and Gentlemen of the Area and Gallery, —I have directed supplies of fresh seats to be laid under you before we next meet. Considering that the absolute comfort of the public is the very first thing that ought to be attended to in any resort intended for, and sup ported by them, without the compulsion of an extra payment—that the miserable system of ex- torting every extractable sixpence from the audi euce, by the combined agencies of box-keepers, box -book-keeperi, bill-sellers, and saloon keepers (in whose toil our managers appear to be so hopelessly entangled), is a shame and a disgrace to our public places of amuse ment—considering _this I shall still e n d e a v ou r to im prove your condition and prospects ; your condition,. as far as your individual ease is concerned ; your prospects, as may relate to a clear, comfortable view of everything that is going on. As heretofore, every reasonable com plaint or sug;estion will receive my best and readiest at. tention ; and as heretofore, the price of admission will include every possible auxiliary to comfort and accom modation that the room or the attendants can offer. My Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—Having had th e honour of telling you the same story in the same room 1,482 times, up to this evening, I will not venture to refer to it, for you must know it almost as well as I do. But you must permit me to add, that I now release you from your flattering attention until the middle of November, when I return from the continent. And, until that time, wishing you every possible enjoyment and happiness that you most desire yourselves, I bid you, very respectfully, good bye. Mr. Smith took his leave of the audience amidst loud and continued applause. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Sept. I.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Queen, from London, for Madras and Calcutta ; Clyde (s. tpt.), Jersey. Sailed—North Britain, Quebec. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 29.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Abby Blanchard, from Matanzas. 31. Wind S.W.—Sailed— Anglesea ' for Australia ; Espindola, Shedi ac ; S evern, Portland Bay ; Wave of Life, Sydney, N.S.W. FALMOUTH, Aug. 31.—Wind N.N. W.—Arrived—Ches terfield, from Rio Grande. COWES, Sept. 31.---Wind W.—Arrived—Josiah Quin coy, from Havana. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived -Oak, from Sunderland; Anne, Newport. Sailed—Matilda, for Constantinople; Caledonian, Sun derlAnd ; Purveyor, Portland ; John Daniel, Cardiff; Edith and Two Sisters, Llanelly. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S.W. Arrived—Messrs. Kimball, from New York; Clarissa Currier, St. John's, N.B. ; Agram, Iceland; Providence, Casabianca; Cintra, Lisbon; Emma, Iteigkjaien ; Wil liam, Havre. Sailed—Atlantic, for Belize. Wind W. QUEENSTOWN, Aug. 3). Arrived—Palermo, from Parsborough. WATERFORD, Aug. 30. Wind S.W. Arrived—Juno, from Odessa ; Queen and TrieLtino, Trieste. (BY SUBMARINE A.ND BRITISH IrELIGRAPTIO GRAVESEND. Monday, 10.15 a.m. Wind W., tide 1 hour's flood ; weather fine. Arrived—Ravensbourne, steamer, from Antwerp. Sailed, Aug. 31—Triton, steamer, for Calais; Planet, Jamaica. DEAL, Monday, 9.57 A.M. Wind N.W. ; Passed in tow—President Filmore,'and Christiania, from New York, for London. Passed—:Jane and Catharine, from London, for Santander; American Congress, from London, for Now York ; Sommereen, from London, for Lisbon; Trinity, schooner, from the north, for the west. Anchored—Dolphin, from London, for Swan river. COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE OF DEATH.—The sentence of death passed upon Andrew Bracken, at tne last Li verpool Assizes, for the murder of a man named Bales, has been commuted to tra , ,sportation for life. The pri soner, who was in a state of frenzy from intoxication, at tacked the deceased, whom he casually encountered, in a violent but unpremeditated manner, and inflicted upon him, by kicking him upon the head, injuries of so serious a character as to result in death. THE BELGIAN TRANSATLANTIC MAIL STEAMERS.— SOUTHAMPTON, Aug. 30. —The steam-ship Belgique, Capt. Tack, belonging to the Belgian Transatlantic Steam Navigation Company, sailed to-day for Antwerp. This steamer, it will be recollected, put back to South. ampton from an attempted voyage to New York in January last, and has ever since been under repairs at this port. She is now pronounced to be in a sound and seaworthy condition. An examination into the state of the vessel proved her to be more extensively faulty than was even at first reported, the defect being in the pri mary construction of the ship. The repairs that have been effected here by Messrs. Summers and Day have been of the most extensive and costly nature. The caulking of the iron plates and the riveting had to be renewed almost throughout the entire ship. Two new pistons and cylinder.covers, with new bilge pumps and pipes and a pumping engine, have been fitted to the ma chinery. A new three-bladed screw propeller, and stern pipe, with new screw shaft and couplings, have been added. The boilers have been s'.rengthened by addi tional stays. The iron lower masts of the ship have been lited out and strengthened. The hull has been strength ened by stringer plates, and many improvements made both in the ship and machinery under the superin tendence of Mr. Jobling, the surveyor of Lloyds at this port. At a trial trip in Stokes Bay, on Thursday last, the Belgique attained a speed of 10.192 knots, the en gines working with great smoothness and efficiency. We understand, after her arrival in Antwerp, the Bel gique will be placed upon the Antwerp and New York route, to be followed by three or four other ships of a similar class—viz., of 2,250 tons burden, and 300 horse power. The whole of these steamers, immediately after the disasters which happened to the Belgique, were withdrawn from the proposed line, and were placed under a course of repair s!milar to that adopted in the case of this steamer. It is proper to add that this large fleet of iron steamships were not of English build, but were constructed in Belgium and Holland ; and to this fact, and the presumed inexperience of the foreign builders in constructing large iron ocean steamships, the misfortunes of the company have been attributed by English professional engineers. Should the ships uncleer their new conditions of efficiency - prove successful in their passages, there is no doubt that a good traffic in passer), gers and freight will be secured at Antwerp, where the want of a direct communication between that part of the continent and the United States of America has long been felt. OPENING OF THE ADDERLEY-PARK, NEAR BIRMINGHAM. —Oa Saturday the land recently appropriated by Mr. Adderley, M.P., in the neighbourhood of Saltley, as a " people's pa: - k," was, for the first time, thrown open for that purpose, when the occasion was celebrated by a dinner and other becoming festivities. At 1 o'clock the prov'sional committee of management assembled at the market-hall in Belmont-row, and, accompanied by some thousands of artisans, and headed by a band of music, proceeded to inaugurate the park. In the procession were Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Adderly, M.P. ; Mr. C. H. Bracebriclge, Mr. Hodgson, the Mayor of Bir mingham, Mr. J. Walsh, numerous members of the corporation of the borough, the Coleshill troop of Yeo• weary, of which Mr. Adderley is the captain, and a host of respectable gentlemen residing in the neigh b oirhood. The park, which is pleasantly situated con tiguous to the Saltley Training College, and about two ' miles from the centre of Birmingham, was fitted up with capacious tents for dining, concert, dancing, &c. At the dinner Mr. Adderley, presided, having as his im mediate supporters the Hon. Misses Leigh, the Mayor of Birmingham, Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Bracebridge, Mr. J. W. Whateley, Mr. Wright, Mr. C. Ratcliffe, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Walsh, and other well-known friends of the working classes. Mr. Adderley explained that his sole object in giving the park was to bestow on the work ing classes a healthy locality in which they and their families might enjoy the benefits of fresh air and exer cise. The affairs of the park, he observed, were now managed by a committee of operatives, but so soon as a sufficient number of subscribers was obtained to defray the small amount of annual expenses which would be necessarily incurred a committee from among the sub scribers would be appointed, and he wou ld then con vey over the land in perpetuity upon a mere nominal rental. The bon. gentleman was loudly cheered in the course of his observations. After dinner the cricket ground, the dancing-tent, and the concert afforded ample amusement for the people, who enjoyed a very agreeable afternoon, the greatest decorum having prevailed throughout, IRELAND. DUBLIN, SATURDAY. JAMES SADLEIR. The police authorities have not yet, it seems, given up all hope of capturing the fugitive swind• ler, and the idea still prevails that he is lurking in the shades of Coolnamucli. On Tuesday last the chase was renewed in that quarter by a party of 15 constables, but they were again at fault, and in the evening they returned to their quarters as well-Informed of the object of their search as when they started on their morning excursion. IRISH BANKS. A meeting of the shareholders of the Belfast Banking Company was held on Thursday, when the [[agreeable announcement was made that the dividend on the half-year's profit was at the rate of 12 per cont. per annum, and that the bonus of 2/. per share additional made the distribution to shareholders equal to 20 per cent. per annum. SERIOUS ACCIDENT. The morning papers give an account of a very serious accident which occurred on Thursday even ing to Colonel Hamilton, the commanding offi cer of the 2d battalion of the Grenadier Guards, now stationed in Dublin. The gallant officer had mounted a spirited horse in one of the squares of the Royal Barracks, and was riding out at the ca• valry gate when the animal took fright, and dash ing down the steep descent, rushed at full speed against the outer wall. His rider did everything in his power to direct his course towards the stables, the avenue to which lies at the right angles to the route which the horse was pursuing, but in vain, and the latter ran his head against the wall with such violence as completely to destroy one eye, and, it is by some asserted, to dash out his own brains. Colonel Hamilton's arm, which he instinctively raised to lessen the force of the stroke, received se vere injuries, and the gallant officer also suffered greatly from the horse having fallen upon him. The horse which was very valuable, after lying for some hours, expired in great agony. Colonel Hamil ton's medical attendants consider the results less serious than might have been expected. THE CROPS IN IHE SOUTH. The Cork Axaminer of yesterday reports as fol- lows : "The past week has been on the whole extremely favourable to the ripening of the crops mid for harvest operations. Towards the west the corn has surpassed the expectations of the farmer, both in the weight of the crop and the early period of its maturity, while in the east of this county, in the neighbourhood of Ferinoy and Youghal, and in a very consider able portion of the county of Water ford, we ms state from personal observation that almost the entire crop (the exceptions being only a very few patches here and there) has been cut down and stacked. In that direction, more particularly close to the sea coast, the blight has increased in the potato crop, but the root itself has not sustained any 'great injury. In the west c f this county, and in the county of Kerry, on the other hand, where the disease first made its appearance to any extent, the potatoes have recovered wonderfully, and are now a splendid crop. The turnip, too, which a month ago was considered to have almost completely failed, has improved vastly within that period, and now gives every promise of a fair crop. Farm labourers are receiving excellent wages just now, ranging from 4s. to 7s. 6d. per day for reapers and mowers." THE COURT-MARTIAL AT NENAGH. The official finding of the court-martial - was pro mulgated on Friday, and is as follows : Four men sentenced by court-martial to trans portation for life commuted to 21 years, and two men sentenced to 21 years' transportation com muted to 14 years each ; two, sentenced to 12 years' transportation, commuted to four years' penal servitude. One of the prisoners tried was found " not guilty." The sentence of death passed upon Patrick Burns, North Tipperary Militia, by Judge Moore, at the last Nenagh Assizes, for the murder of a soldier of the 41st Regiment, has beon commuted to transportation for life. The five men of the North Tipperary Militia who were sentenced at Nonagh Assizes to 15 years' transportation each have had their sentences commuted to ten years' penal servitude. GORDON CUMMING.-THE LION BUN TER'S ENTERTAINMENT. Albert Smith has discontinued ascending Mont Blanc ; Woodin has packed up his Carpet Bag ; Love has flitted to the provinces with his Lucubra tions ; and Miss Horton to the salubriousness of the saline breezes along the coast,—all, all the Entertainment givers are gone, like the rest of the world,Beither professionally or pleasurably in. dined, " out of town," but the far-famed Lion Hunter, who still holds forth nightly to really crowded audiences at his Museum in Piccadilly. Mr. Cumming has introduced a deal of fresh mat ter into his Entertainment, and his anecdotes and relations of his wondrous exploits, hair-breadth escapes, and astonishing adventures among Ele phants, Rhinoceroses, Hippopotamie, Lions, Tigero, et hoc genus °nine, are listened to each night with amazing interest by his visitors, while the magnifi cent Hunting trophies surrounding the walls, and the beautiful Dioramic scenes that illustrate the Lion Hunter's narrative, are of themselves worth an evening's inspection. We must not omit a word about the music. The Lion Hunter's Polka, introduced by Mr. Harries Wilson, bids fair to become most popular during the ensuing winter. RAILWAY TRAFFIC .RETURNS. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE WEEK. Miles - Receipts. - e ?one& NAME OF RAILWAY. 1856. 1856. 1855. _ --.......-- -- BRITISH. og A 115 Aberdeen .. •• • • .... •• • • ••• • • • ••• • • - -- 37% Belfast and Ballymena ••••••.. • • • • • • 1,103 879 17 Belfast and County Down.. • • • • • • • • • . - - 33 I Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 2,773 2,715 263 1 Bolton, Hiackburn, and West York .... - - 117 Bristol and Exeter •• .. .• •••• • • • 7.370 6,933 191% Caledonian..., ...... •• • •••••• • • • • • • 14774 12,692 94 1 4 Chester and Holyhead • • .... •• •• - - 6% Cork, Blackrock, and Passage ...... 339 201 20 Cork and Bandon .. • • ...... •....... 206 210 56 Dublin and Belfast J unction ........ 1,239 1,190 63 Dublin and Drogheda.. • • ......... 1,585 1,576 73( Dublin and Kingstown •• •• • • ........ 1,289 1,282 16% Dundee and Arbroath ..............7 2 0 638 31 Dundee, Perth, and Aberdeen Junction 1,152 1,057 36 Dundalk and Enniskillen .... .. • ..... 444 355 67% East Anglian.... • • .... .. 93 East Lancashire • • 2 6 2 ,8 1 43 2: 2 6 3 , , 5 2 5 7 3 5 417 Eastern Counties and Norfolk ...... "I Eastern Union •.••• • • . • • „ .... 3 142 Edinburgh and Glasgo'n 183 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee ...... 7,260 6,469 6 Exeter and Credit0n.......... ...... - - 22 Furness Railway •• . .............. - - 183% Glasgow, and South-Western .. .... .. 7,013 6,503 283 Great Northern. • ... 203% Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 7.7 83 6,171 388 Great Western •••• • • • • ............ 28,192 27,670 25 3 4 Irish South Eastern ••••••••.. • • • • • • - - 90 Lancaster and Carlisle.. 286% Lancashire and Yorkshire - Leeds Northern .................... •- - 161 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport.... - - 637 London and North Western .. „. G 9,050 64,781 5% London and Blackw a 11.... • 183% London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 16,440 17,460 267 London and South We5tern......... 18,338 17,091 60 Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ 704 553 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - - 173% Manchester, Shefileid,and Lincolnshire 10,110 9,404 934 Manchester and South Junction 28 Maryport and Carlisle •• •• •• • • ....„ 1,091 1,024 49834 Midland .... •-••••• . • • - .. .. ~ . 31,4 22 30.174 12634 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 3. 5 30 2,936 52 Monklands •• • • • • • • •• • • • ..- • .... - - 783{, Newcastle and 'Carlisle ............ .. - - 149 North British ••.. • • ................ 6,020 5,745 233 North Staffordshire •• • • ........... - - 47 North-Western .................... 1,109 1,130 873{ Scottish Central .............. - 32 Scottish Midland ••••• • • • • • - - 29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham ...... 1,914 1,490 48 Shrewsbury and Chester ............ 3,548 2,219 30 Shropshire Union .. - - - - 738 820 •••••••• 57 3 4 South Devon ....................... 3, 1 38 - 289 South Eastern ................ ...... 24,014 23,828 111%. South Wales ...................... . 7,075 6,237 97 South York., Doncaster, and Cools .. 2,484 1,900 39 Taff Vale • • • • • • • • • • • . • • .. ~........ 4,616 - - - 77 Waterford P_nd Limerick ............ 1, 1 7 8 8 7 6 273(, West Cornwall .. •. • . -..... •••• • • • 656 802 12 Whitehaven Junction . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 459 35d 682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds.. - -- FOREIGN. .-. 109 Dutch Rhenish • • •• - .............. •-• -- 328 Lyons and Mediterranean •......... - - 63 Montereau and Troyes .............• - _ - - Namur and Liege .. •......,, ...... •• _ - 445 Northern of France • ... • • •• • • •••• •• - _ - Orleans and Central .. - _ 359 Paris and Lyons ....•••• - - 84 Paris and Rouen. ...• • • • • •• • ..... " - - 566 Paris and Strasburgh •••••• • • •• - " ..... - - Rouen and Ilavre...• •••• • • •• •:' • • ••• _ - - Western of France • • • • ..• •• " • " The Duchess of Orleans, accompanied by her sons, sass the Prose of Brussels, arrived at Augsburg on the 24th, and was to continue her journey on the following day for the baths of Staokelberg. HONOUR TO A CRIMEAN OFFICER.—A. grand demon stration in honour of Lieutenant-Colonel Soulden Oak. I c y, 661,h Regiment, took place at Bishops' Castle, on Wednesday. The town was lavishly decorated with arc h es , ornamented with evergreens, flowers, and ban ners. The bailiff and other members and officers of the corporation waited upon the gallant colonel at Oakley House, the residence of his brother, where he is at present stayirg, and presented a con gratulatory address to him. Colonel Oakley, whole health has suffered greatly from the Crimean campaigns received the deputation with great cordiality; but his reply to the address presented to him was read by his brother, tbe Rev. Arthur Oakley, the gal!ant ooinnel s for the present, having entirely lost the use of his voice. In the evening a grand banquet in honour of Colonel Oakley took place at the Castle Hotel, Bishops' Castle, which vial attended by all the elite of ti at part of Shrop. shire. `Ye trust that the gallant colonel may 400 n be 2s St. 50 qt: St. 5 5 20 10 20i 1(X) 100 100 100 20 20 20 40 25 100 40 50 25 20 WO 100 100 20 20 20 50 100 50 100 100 100, 20 100 EGO all all all all 100 all 100 11Y Ltoo g2s. , 100 100 all all Fi all 100 3 100 - ;100 17A all all 1•DO 100 10 20 35 10 16; i 93 34i 25} 5 22i 11 1 51 6 40# 91 1 4