The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-15 00:00:00

I'iIONEY AND ARKET ColliTl‘,ll7 0: 1 AL INTELLIGENCR. --- ,J,---- CITY, Two ~'OLOC, The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and, compared with Friday, prices of all kinds were extreme. The sales were estimated at from 6,000 to 7,000 bales, 1,500 on speculation. The sales include 40 Pernam and Maranham, at Cid. to Gad. ; 289 Bahia, at 6d. to 6/d. ; 500 Egyptian, at 6id. to 7FI. ; 600 Surat, at sd. to Sid. ; and 180 Sea Islands, at 11d. to is. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, but steady. Further accounts from Constantinople, relative to the formation of a National Bank in Turkey, mention that there are four parties applying for the concession, who have laid their plans before the commission at present deliberating upon the sub ject. The agents of these competitors are M. Landau, for the house of Rothschild ; Mr. Ede, for the Ottoman Bank of London ; Mr. Wilkins, for another English company of capitalists ; and Mr. Black, the representative of the associated financiers of Galatz, whose plans were submitted some time ago to the Ottoman Government. The London Ottoman Bank is looked upon favourably by the President, Fuad Pacha, probably through the influence of Mr. Layard and the British Ambas sador. But the general impression is that the concession will not be given to one party, and that a fusion of two or more interests may be successful. On the other hand it is said that the firm of Roths child possess great influence, and are likely to succeed singly. What adds to this assertion is the circumstance of M. Landau having positively refused to consent to a fusion with any of the other competitors who have severally made ad vances. Although the various 'french journal's speak in more encouraging terms with regard to monetary affairs in Paris, and it is stated that the bullion in the national Bank is rapidly increasing, the pri vate advices report no symptoms of recovery. The Wrench journals, it must be remembered, are not permitted to allude in an unfavourable manner to the crisis, while the stock of the precious metals has only been augmented through the purchases of gold in this country. These purchases still con tinue, and the specie arrivals from Australia, an nounced yesterday, will most likely be transmitted to Paris. The pressure for money is unabated, and the commercial community, especially the retail portion, it is said, are still much embarrassed in their operations. The Bank of England Directors yesterday after noon resolved to limit their advances on stock to a week, instead of a fortnight or a month, as here tofore. A good deal of surprise was occasioned by this step, and the immediate effect was a de cline in the Funds. The Directors of the Bank are evidently coitracting their engagements, and it is stated that they refuse to discount foreign bills, which are drawn for th© obvious purpose of draw ing out gold for the continent. The demand for Money is still very active, and no relief has yet been afforded by the payment of the quarterly dividendt. The rates of exchange yesterday afternoon on most of the continental cities slightly advanced. When the decision of the Bank of England directors, arrived at yesterday, became known, the Funds dropped fully per cent ; and this morning the depression of the market has increased, owing to a continuance of speculative sales. The public still operate for investment, but their transactions, in the face of such adverse dealing, give no support to the quotations. Consols opened at 911 for money, and 91,1 for account, but they are now 91 to 1 and 91i respectively. The New Threes have been 911, 90a ; and the Reduced 90i 90. Bank Stock is marked 211 to 213. Exchequer Bills are 3s. to 7s. premium, being lower, the Bonds are 98k ; and East India Bonds, ss. to 10s. premium. In the Foreign Market the dealings are chiefly in connection with the settlement. Turkish 6 per Cents., however, continue to recede in a very re markable manner, transactions having been re corded in them this morning at 86% t and 87k. The 4 per Cents. are 98k, being about 1 per cent. lower. Spanish 3 per Cents. are firm at 421 ; Russian 4i per Cents. are 95 to 96i ; and Peru vian Threes, 531. Dutch 4 per Cents. are quoted 94, 1 ,-. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 ; Mexi can, 21-i 4 ; Peruvian, 75 77 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 64 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 45 ; Russian 6 per Cents., 106 108 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 96 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 421 ; ditto Deferred, 24 241 ; ditto Certificates, 5 ; ditto Passive, 6 Railway Shares are all lower, but except in con nection with the arrangement of the account, this being a name day, the dealings are unimportant. The rates of contango are very heavy. Caledonian are 53g a, Great Western 63i 64, South-Eastern and Yorkshire 934 94, North-Western 100 100±. South-Western 102 102±, Midland 74k, North- Idastern (Berwick) 76, and South-Eastern 67 to 674. The East Indian, Canadian, and French lines are dull, and prices have receded about 4 per cent. The French lines have also a downward tendency. East Indian are 22 22!, Great Western of Canada 22, and Paris and Lyons 48; 1. Joint-Stock Banks and Miscellaneous Shares are without material alteration, with the exception of Royal Mail Steam, which have advanced 1 per cent. Blir.rlBl3 FUNDS THIS DAY AT 014'h, ()CLOCK. (From the Official List.) ieno,-, done. Bank Reek . 3 - w ar k;eut. Reduced Annuition 3 pzr Cent. Consols Annuities 9lt 1 ,1 New :; per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860 2 13-16 Dlto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 lB India Bonds, Ll060 5 10 p 91i i Ditto, under £lOOO Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, mtd. £lOOO 2500 3 p Small Ditto Bonds, 1853, 3i per Cent. 9B} Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Peruvian Bonds 4i per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. s3g I Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 44 Russian Bonds, 1622, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 4 per Cent. . 951 6i Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent Ditto Passive T irkibh I;onds, 6 per cent BB4 7i 8 61 7i Ditto Account Thtto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Exchange, 2?; per Cen';.., 12 Guilders Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money 9l 91 Ditto Account 9l} 1 A. 50 4f St. 2W 10t! 100 100 PIRACY BY MALAYS. Accounts have been received at Amsterdam, detailing the seizure of the ship Twouthe, from Rotterdam to Batavia, by a portion of the crow. The vessel had been picked up and taken into Rio Janeiro by the Talisman, a French ship. The crew were in a most lamentable condition, but had received every attention. She was fallen in with on the 12th August, about 20 leagues south of Madeira, on fire. The Talisman took off the mas ter, his wife, and nine hands, four of them (the master, mate, and two sailors) severely wounded. Her crew originally consisted of 33, of whom 23 were Malays. When off Madeira the latter re volted, overcame the Dutch crew, fastened them in the cabin, set fire to the vessel, and escaped in two of the boats, taking with them water, provi sions, and clothes. It will be remembered that we reported the arrival of a boat, with 23 Malays on board, as having arrived at Madeira under very suspicious circumstances, and that the local authorities had Placed the whole in confinement. The whole affair is now explained, and it is to be hoped that these diabolical wretches will meet with their deserts for their committal, in intention, of one of the most revolting murders on record. tRE SUN, LoiN DON, VVEDNES EVE RAILWAYS. Leastx, Company, °limn 'me"' yesterd ty. Business done this day Lon , lon & N. Wort. L. &N. W. Calodon... E. iT &E.O Gt.Nrtt.n. E Count. ,Caldonlan. 100 :00 all Do at. Weetu Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &N teic, Do Do IS. Easton Do Poto & Co Do 'Norfolk Do. L.&N. W & Midi& Stckton & Darlingt. Midland En. Coun. E. Count Do all all all 100 183 L. & N.W Do Gt Northn Laneash & Yorksh. T. Brassey M. MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do GtWeetn. 94 - 99 91 - 102 12 - 14 13$ - 141 4 4i Imo ""' 1106 - 107 13 - I.li 23 -24 107 - 111 i 1P 21 - 2i 92 - 94 A 134 - 138 ... - ... 7i - 81 31 - 30 31i .- 92 - ni 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. BlythandTyne 10p1 c. pref. (issd. at 50i Bris. & XL 4 p. c. 0 Do. 4 p. c. Shares ~ Calodn. £lO 4i p.c. hes. & HO. Gu. 5 p. o. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Prof. No. 2. Cork &Bandons3p.e Dun.Prth .dcAber.J. E. Anglian Cls. A Sh Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7P. c Ras. Co. Ex, spcNo. Do. No. 2. ic4 Do. New 6 p. 0. St East Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6p.ets F,. kW. York. J. sth, Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness Glas. & S.W. 0.5 p.c rest Northn. 5 p. c 'Do. 5 p. (3. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i p. c _ _ _ SP. c.,Red. at .c. pm .. _ Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pre Gt. S. &W. (Ireland ' Do. 4 per c. Pref. S Gt. W.(B. kH.Exspc Do. con. red. 4. p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4p. C. 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Min. 9 11 5 1 'Port Philip 1 all 'Quartz Rock , 50 all Rhymney Iron 23 25 15 all ;Do. New 6 8 30 14i:Santiago de Cuba ll 2 ... 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 3} 31 31 1 all (South Australian — 1 all j Do. Scrip 1 all ,Do. 10 per cent Pref •.. 41 !Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 11 10 fl Pin Croft 3k 4 281 all United Mexican 3} 3i 1 all Waller ••• ••• 1 all West Mariposa.. 1 128 Worthing Mining of Australia - MISCELLANEOUS. 1 5 19 Australian Agricalt. 23 - 25 1C all Amts.:An. Royal Mail - 10 all Berlin Water Works 5i - 6 5 0 40 Brit. American Land - 100 32,i Canada St too c.oo.6p.c.Jan&july 111 1121 1121 St. 100 D o. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug - St. 100 D o.6p c. Mar & Sept ... - all Crystal Pala c e l3 - 2 2 5 all Do. Preference 5 - 4 all Crystal P a l. o f F ran c e 1 Duston Iron Ore ... ••• 20 15i Eastern Steam - • St. 100 Electric Telegraph Q2 - 94 1 all Electric Teleg. of Tr ... 5 all En.daus Cop Snt Co 1 - 1 25 all Gen. Iron So Collier ... - ••• 15 14 Gen. St eam Navigat. ..• - 16 all General Screw Stearn 12 -13 12k 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 3i - 3 i 2'; 10 Magdalena St. Navin - 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8- 10 1 . 0 all Ne ximnkS.Americe. 34 - 4 25 5 Nat. Discount Co - P s i 25 1 Do. N ew to 5 Netherlands ... 1 p 10 all Do. Do. 5 3 Do. 8 pcPissat ..l d - 4 4cl 100 80 New B. &N.S. L and 18 - ,22 N.S.W. Gov. sp.c.D. .1 all N. B. Australasian_ a • 70 17i Nrth.olEuropeSteam 21 - 1 all Oriental Gas l.l 1 2s. Do. "Now Shares" p - p P 133 all Peel Rr. Ld.& Minrl. 2* 50 all Peninsular& Oriental 67 69 50 10 Do. New 4 - 5 lOO 60 Royal Mail Steam - 68p , 66 7 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 1. - 1 11 1 all Ditto New 1 - it 25 all South Austral. Lana 4 - 35 Tel. Scrip... - 1 1 all Sabmar. 1 all Do. 11 , ..<!Istarod ...... - 1 20 5 Trust da. Co.U. Can. 100 28i V'i Pierrton's tA‘m . !!!Z 15i V1G),6i1.0,304403-uIY METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. (This Day). THE SEWERAGE QUESTION• This afternoon a special meeting of the members of the Metropolitan Board of Works was held in Council Room No. 1, at the Guildhall, Mr. Thwaites in the chair, to consider the Metropolitan Sewerage question. Mr. CRELLIN moved, " That the plan No. 1, in the engineer's report, suggesting the deodorising works be added at the Barking and Woolwich outfall, be adopted. The works without deodorising would involve a total expenditure represented as capital of 2,955,0761., and that the addition of doodprising works would involve an expenditure represented as capital at 4,228,5561. He asked the board to adopt this plan on its merits, and be cause he believed it was the best that could be adopted under the circumstances. There could be no doubt but that sewage would ultimately acquire a high c3mtuereial value. Mr. CARPMAEL seconded the motion. Mr. LESLIE asked if the question could be put, the Government having rejected a former plan for discharg ing the sewage at Barking Reach ? He thought the chairman would have found out that before and have informed the hon. member of it. The CHAIRMAN said that if there bad been anything to find out no doubt he should have done it. He thought there was a difference between discharging sewage and purified water into the Thames at Barking Creek. Mr. SNOW considered the duty of the Board was only to provide sewerage for the metropolis, and not to estab lish commercial works by the construction of deodoris ing works. Mr. OF/ER thought it would be better for the Board first to decide on an outlet, with the consent of the Government, and after that consider the propriety of establishing deodorising works. He moved the previous question. A division then took place, when Mr. Offer's motion was agreed to by a large majority, and, consequently, Mr. Crellin's motion was not put. Mr. BRISTOWE then moved, t, That before deciding upon any of the plans sub mitted to the board, a communication be addressed to the chief commissioner of public works, requesting an interview with him by a deputation from this board and the engineer, at the earliest possible opportunity." Mr. WILKINSON seconded the motion. Mr. TURNER objected to the resolution as affecting their independence, and the Government conceiving the board felt pressure would obtain popularity at the ex pense of the board, by compelling them to adopt a plan that would subject the metropolis to a heavier rating than was desirable to obtain for Greenwich and other towns on the Thames what all desired, viz., the purifica. tion of the river. Mr. Deputy HARRISON thought the adoption of the resolution would place the board in a humiliating posi tion. The board had already decided on one plan. The board had the power of determining on the works neces sary for the metropolis without interference. His idea was that they should negative all the plans, and that if the Government wanted the drainage carried beyond the limits of the metropolis, they should assist them from the Consolidated Fund. (Hear.) Then it would be necessary to have a conference with the Government and the members of the metropolis, but he objected to being placed under the direction of Sir Benjamin Hall. Mr. DIFFANGER objected to the resolution, and sug- gested that they should act independently, according to the terms of the act, and'not become the tool of any president of the Board of Works. Mr. OFFER supported the motion, which would show Sir B. Hall that their engineer and the board possessed superior information to that of the Board of Works. The effect would be to induce the Government to get rid of the ilimsy objection to the outlet at Barking Creek. He (Mr. Offer) would go to him and press that the outlet should be at Barking or Plumstead. After some further discussion the resolution was lost by a large majority. Mr. TIM ER moved— " That the third mode suggested by the engineer, in his report of September 25th, for disposing of the metropolitan sewage, namely by discharging the sewage into the river at Long Reach, be adopted by the board." He moved this not from a feeling that this was the best plan, but because the board had to a certain extent de cided that the outlet should be beyond Half-way Reach, and as Long Reach was upwards of five miles lower down the river there would be no chance of the sewage being brought back by the tide within the extreme limits of the metropolis on the south side, except on two or three daysin every month owing to the irregularity of the tides. The only part that would be inconvenienced by it would be Gravesend, and other places below, and if the Government compelled the board to go to the sea, they should asssist in the construction of the works, and not compel the rate-payers of the metropolis to pay for the convenience of those places. Mr. DALTCer seconded the motion that it might be quashed. (Laughter.) Mr. DoULTON said the difficulty in the sewerage bad been of the Board's making, in not submitting a plan in the firsl; in3tance to the Government, in accordance with the terms of the act of Parliament, that " the sewage should not be discharged in or near the metro- polis:" They had to decide a question of fact, and the only objection to the outlet at Sea Reach was its ex• pen-e. Economy was a tangible argument, but in this instance the public voice, as expressed by the newspaper press, was not to spare expense and adopt a plan on account of its economy, but to construct a drainage that shall answer all the requirements of the metropolis, and be for the public benefit. The difference of expense be- tween Long Reach and Sea Reach involved only a rating of a penny in the pound, and he argued it was not worth their while to Niggle about that, but do that which would bo a credit to them, and a lasting honour to the country. He moved as an amendment that the engineer be authorised to prepare plans, sections, estimates, &c., for draining the metropolis by two main sewers, one on each side of the river, having their outfalls at Sea Reach. Mr. TAYLOR contended the amendment could not be put, there being a specific motion on the paper for the consideration of the whole qusstion. The CHAIRMAN decided it could be. Mr. WARE seconded the amendment, which he said he considered the preferable mode. He objected to their tunnelling the Thames to connect the two sewers as proposed by the Engineer's plans. [We shall give the continuation in our last edition.] Statement of the Rates required to be raised for the repay ment of the Principal and Interest of the several Plans for the Main Intercepting Drainage, submitted by the Engineer, spread over the respective periods of 26 and 50 years (the rating calculated upon a rental of 11,150,0001.) - - spreading the charge over By equal an a period of 26 years, by mint pay a sinking fund at ments spread 2 per cent. per annum. over 50 yrs. ------------ 1E1.• ig El -t - -; 0 .s Estimated ; cfi cost of cc , Works. 11,8 'p'4" 2 4 4, 4. 4 <1.31 5 -I'n Outlet at Long- £ £ d. £ h • roach 3 ,08 2 ,136 215,749 4 4 168,829 Ditto at Sea Reach 3,814,303 269,101 51 210,571 4 Miss Nightingale passed through Aberdeen on Friday la=t on her way sout h. She left b y the 10,45 train, and although she had taken every precaution to prevent tke knowledge of her presence, a considerable number of people were present an xious to see her. LOLA MONTES.—LoIa Montag has touched at Hono lulu, Sandwich Islands, on her voyage from Australia to Cailfornia. The Corriere Italian° of Vienna says :—" The de parture of Baron de Hubner for Paris is fixed for the 28th October." Felice Orsini delivered a lecture yesterday, at the Pavilion, Brighton, on Austrian a n d P apa l tyranny. There was a large and influential auditory, and the dis course was listened to with breathless attention. On Saturday last the Marquis of Kildare was thrown from his horse at Castledermot. His lordship escaped serious injury. Napier, BODY FOUND IN THE RIVER.-- was yesterday found in the Thames near Waterloo bridge. A cotton handkerchief, onmw.phi.:hwwasasfopurnidnteind was yesterday summoned before the Lord Mayor to show cause why he did net imme diately h the e ini Charlesp n c ue i rs r p t oG r o a u f i :lt s i o o t E f e nt: d S l e m i t r c p e . a lpN s . i s .. pull down a ruinous building, namely 81, West Smithfield. The solicitor who appeared for the right hoe. gentleman stated the lease would expire in three years, and as some other property adjoining the building in question wou'd also fall into Mr. Gibson's hands at that time, it was intended to repair the premises for the present, and at the exritation of the leases deal with the whole property. The building was, however, ordered to be pulled down directly. MADAME TUSSAUD'SEXUIEITION.—Th e decorative de partment of this estaAiehment h as undergone a now aarrangement,nh separated t, s t e h p e ate the proprietors having removed the par titwo rooms designated the Hall of Kings, and are now only divided by a splendid glass screen, supported by colum ns of Corinthian order, profusely gilt in matt gold, with grace and elegance of form, combining skill and taste in its application, and producing a richness tut rarely when seen . The w wi a l l i ls fe O r f ai th a e en ti r e apartment are, we understand, t o b e - co v e red unequalled in thi s country. T th a e arrivals s' from Au s t ra li a and Amer i ca seem hall wi ofl o mriirvnagrl-ssg of n goldlikely to afford a sufficient supply to meet the continen tal demand during Oa next fe w d ays, an d no f urt h er withdrawal it have talon place from th e Bank, Al MARKETS. 7R15 DAY.) RAILWAYS. . - D,A.ILWA it. Closing Price ' yesterday. lAaabg. Nottng. and Eactr Wolvorli 2. ;Stour Valley . 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TIE ROYAL BRITISH BANE.-DISMISSAL OF THE SUMMONS AGAINST MR. HARDING, THE OFFICIAL MANAGER. Mr. Linklater, the solicitor in bankruptcy in this case, applied to his Honour to dismiss the summons against Mr. Harding, for obstructing the messenger (Mr. John stone) in the execution of his duty as an officer of this court. Mr. Linklater said that in order to avoid a con flint between the two Courts, it had been agreed that the messenger should be withdrawn. He said that it was entirely untrue that there had been any unseemly contest between the messenger and Mr. Harding, who had behaved with all the courtesy he could in the exer • else of his duties. It was also to be understood that the summons for contempt of the Court of Chancery all parties would make an effort to facilitate the question of adjudication. The summons was therefore dismissed. The case was heard in a private room. IN RE BAINBRIDGE AND BERLE. These bankrupts were described as of Southwarlk. bridge•road, boot and shoe manufacturers, and to-d ay was appointed for their last examination. The accou eta of Seele had been filed ; but Bainbridge being at the time in American an adjournment was taken until this day. Mr. Beard now appeared on behalf of Bainbridge, who has now surrendered, and applied for a further adjourn_ ment, to enable Mr. Johnson to complete Bainbridge's accounts. The application was granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OUTRAGEOUS ASSAULT BY A CABlf AN.—Charles Isrsey, a eab-driver, badge No. 11,362, was charged before Mr. Beadon, with violently assaulting Mr. Thos. Steplings, No. 26, Cloudeslerstreet, Islington. The complainant stated that about half:past one this morning he got into the defendant's cab, and told him to drive to Cloudesley-street. The defendant, instead of going the direct way, proceeded towards the Marble arch, when witness stopped him and informed him of his error. He turned round and went on very well until he got to the end of Oxford-street, near Tottenham court-road, when he again pulled up and demanded to know where he was going to. Witness then observed that the prisoner was drunk, and at once got out of his cab. Witness immediately jumped off his box, seized him by the throat and attempted to throw him on his back, but finding he could not succeed in his attempt he laid hold of the skirts of his greatcoat and tore it all to pieces. Complainant held him until a police-con stable arrived, when he gave him in charge. The prisoner, in answer to the oharge, said he was very sorry for what had occurred. He had been twelve years a cabman, and never had a complaint against him before. Mr. Beadon said this was one of the worst cases that ever came before him. Defendant was evideatly unfit to be trusted with a licence ; and to mark his opinion of such conduct as defendant had been guilty of, he (Mr. Beadon) should commit him to the House of Correction for a month. SOI7THWARK. CHARGE Or SIIOPLIFTING.—Mary Ann Browsa and inn Fitzsimons, two young females, about 18 yoar3 of age, were brought before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing 56 yards of doeskin cloth from the shop of Mr. Geo. Newman, woollen draper, 61 and 62, High-street, Borough, late in the occupation of Mr. Thwaiteds, the chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works. Robert Bell, 83 M, said that on the previous evening, between six and seven o'clock, he was passing in private clothes by the Town-hall, opposite the prosecutor's pre mises, when he saw Brown run out of the door-way with a roll of cloth. She then joined the other, and as they were crossing the road witness met them and seizad held of Brown, who dropped the cloth in the road. The pri soner Fitasimon was apprehended by another constable, and they were both taken to the station house. Oa being searched a new cloth mantle was found on Brown, which witness had not found an owaer for. Edward Quarterman, assistant to tLe prosecutor, stated that the piece of cloth produced was safe at the doorway, just outside, shortly after six o'clock. He was near the end of the shop after that, and he saw the prisoners standing about, and one of them snatched the cloth from a pile and ran off with it. Mr. Combe asked the prisoners whether they would prefer being tried by him, or going to the sessions to be tried by a jury ? They replied that they would rather his worship deal with them. Mr. Combe asked them whether they were guilty, or It. They mist plead guilty if he dealt with them. The prisoners (crying) exclaimed they were guilty. They had been without food for a long time, and had no means of existence. Mr. Combe committed each of them for four months ,o the House of Correction at Wandsworth, with hard labour. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day,) CORN EXCHANGE. The English wheat in to-day's market was very mode rate, and in poor condition. All kinds moved off slowly, but no actual change took place in the quotations. Foreign wheat, the supply of which was tolerably good, was held at full prices, but the amount of business doing in it was limited. There was a fair inquiry for floating cargoes of grain, on former terms. we baila slow sale for barley, at barely late rates. Malt, however, was firm. The oat trade was inactive, but no change took place in he currencies. Beans, peas, and flour sold slowly, on former terms. imamsLa ma WERE. 1 Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. 1 Pam , 1,370 1,180 P,430 120 I 590 3,750 ( — ( 13,530 E nglish .. Irish .. .. I Foreign } 1 9,120 1 BOROUGH HOP. Most kinds of new hops are in moderate request, and ►rites are supported. WIITTECHAPEL Beef, from 38 to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6il to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 4d to 53 4d per 81b by the car cass. A moderate supply and a slow trade. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Oct. 15.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; fresh breeze and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Oot. 14.—Wind S. to E.S.E.—Sailed— Sussex, for Melbourne; H.M.S. Espiegle, Sheerness. Off the port—Agathe Catherine, from St. Croix, for Copen hagen ; Northumberland, New York. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 14.—Wind S.S.E.—Off the port— Wm. Brown, from Hobart Town. WEYMOUTH, Oct. 14.—Wind S.S.E.—Off the port— Albemarle, from Ceylon ; Neptune, Cape de Verds, for Bremen. CLYDE, Oot. 13.—Wind calm—Arrived—Greece, from St. John's, N.B. ; Collingwood, Mauritius. COWES, Oct. 14.—Wind S.S.E. to S.E..—Arrived— Protomelia, from Bombay. POOLE, Oct. 14.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived— Flora, from Newfoundland. _ _ _ . PILL, Oct. 14.—Wind E.S.E.—Sailed—Superior, for Newfoundland. . _ HARWICH, Oct. 14.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Circas- Bien, from Richibucto, and sailed for Hull. HuLf,, Oct. 14.—Wind S.E —Arrived—Chasely, from Sunderland, for Alexandria, with loss of bowspit, cut water, and figure head, from contact with a screw steamer. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.48 a.m. Wind W., tide two hours' flood; fine. Arrived, Oct. 14.—S X, from Boulogne ; Neptune, Gravesline. Arrived, Oct. 15.—Azores Packet, from Malaga; Maury, Foo•Choo-Foo. Sailed.—Rhine, steamer, for Ostend ; Albion, steamer, Boulogne ; Princess, Melbourne. DEAL, Wednesday, 10.15 a.m. Wind W.S.W., strong. COMMITTAL OF PIIIZE-FIGHTEII6.—At the Oxford County Sessions, yesterday, Ben Terry and Pash Price, principals, and four other men, named Brettel, Ware. ham, Cooper, and Hodgkiss, were committed to prison for riotously assembling for the purpose of a nrize-fight. The two former were sentenced to 10 days', and the others to 21 days' imprisonment, BURNING OF THE AM.ERICAN STEAMER NIAGA.B. 3. (Front Ca' Chicago Pribune Sept. 26.) Yesterday em ruing oar city way. thrown into a state of great excitewent by a report that the steamer Niagara, of the Coll ilzwood Line, was be irned to the water's ed ,, e, off Port Washington, while on her way to this city with a large load of passengers. Th e n; 3ws of the terrible catas trophe was first received by tele graph from Sheybormn and later particul a rs w e re l earn e d f rom th e oMeers of the steamer Traveller, which reaches I.this port about 7 o'clock a.m. From Mr. C. C. Wheeler . , clerk of the Traveller and the passengers on b oar d th e ill-f a t e d Niagara who were brought by the Traveller, we gleaned the following facts and incidents of the calamity : The Niagara left Collingwood. on. Monday afternoon, at two o'clock, in place of the Keystone State, the regular steamer for that day. She started with from 150 to 175 passengers, 25 to 30 of whom she landed at Sheboygan, the greater portion of whom werfa steerage passengers. At about 2 o'clock - p.m. of We dt'.esday the Niagara left Sheboygan, and about two hours afterwards was dis covered to be on fire. When t'ne fire was discovered there was but little sea on, and the wind was about south-east, and light. At this time the Niagara was from three to four miles off North Point Washington, and some ten miles or more this side of Sheboygan. As soon as the fire was discovered Capt Bin. Miller, who was asleep, was called, and the steam pumps set to work. A few moments after this the palmengers were aware that the boat was on fire, and a ac ene ensued which, said a pas senger, " beggars all dea cription—consternation seized upon almost every one, an d men, women, and children rushed to and fro about the boat, shouting and crying." Not half-a-dozen 'passengers gave any aid to the crew, and but few attempted to make provision for their own or friends escape. It was but a short time from the first discovery of the fire until the whole upper cabin was in flames. During this time a large number of passengers had jumped overboard without anything to support them in the water, and in a. few moments sank. Mothers threw their children into the lake, and wildly sprang after them. The water was intensely cold, and none but the hardiest persons could live in it but a few moments. A large num ber of passengers, before the steamer stopped, in spite of the appeals of the mate, got into the stern boat and lowered it, when it instantly swamped, and all in it were drowned. Another portion of the passengers filled the starboard quarter boat, and lowered that also, and all found a watery grave. Before the upper cabin was in flames a portion of the more self-possessed of the passengers wrenched the state room doors off, and threw them into the water, together with tables, chairs, stools, &c., and upon these many of those in the water saved themselves. After it had become useless to remain on board any longer the second engineer, carpenter, and a portion of the crew, together with a number of passengers-22 persons in all—lowered away the larboard quarter boat and pulled to the shore, where the passengers were landed, and the crew returned with the boat to render any assistance they might be able. Capt. Miller with a number of others saved themselves by clinging to the wheel, and were picked up by the boats. The steamer Traveller, propeller Illinois, schooner Dan Marble, and two small schooners and the lifeboat at Port Washington, came to the assistance of the Niagara, and made every possible exertion to save life. Their boats were all manned and lowered as soon as they came near enough the burning wreck to be of service, and kept at work until nearly 9 o'clock at night, when all the persons who could be found in the water, after thorough searching for a considerable distance round the wreck, were carried into Port Washington. Mr. C. C. Wheeler, clerk of the Traveller, who was the first person on board that steamer who discovered that the Niagara was on fire, states that as the Traveller came to the dock at Port Ulio, about 4 o'clock, to wood, he no ticed, some 10 miles distant, a dense smoke surrounding the Niagara, and in a few Foments after saw the flames burst out, as nearly as he could tell, on the starboard side, just forward of the wheel-house. The Traveller immedi. ately started to the assistance of the burning boat, and reached her at about 5 o'clock, nearly an hour after she caught fire. When the Traveller was about half-way to the Niagara, the upper works of the boat were all burned off, and her arches were plainly visible. As soon as the Traveller arrived she lowered her boats, and then attempted to tow the Niagara into shallow water, but the only place where a cable could be attached, without burning off, was to the rudder ropes, and these proved too weak, parting in a very short time. Among the saved was an old lady, who was found cling ing to a plank life-preserver, nearly exhausted, with her shawl wrapped round her, binding her to it, and actually holding on by her teeth. She was restored by the active exertions of those on board the Traveller, and is now nearly restored to her usual health. Two brothers from Waterbury, Vermont, were among the saved, who had come on here to seek their fortunes. One was found upon the wheel, and the other was picked up senseless about half a mile from the boat, clinging to a ladder. After nearly two hours' work he was recovered. A small schooner saved six persons. The schooner Dan Marble saved quite a number, and two other schooners also saved a number. The names of the persons we have not obtained. The propeller Illinois picked up some 30 persons, and landed them at Port Washington, but when the Traveller left it was impossible to obtain their names. It is supposed that but two women were saved, though there wore some ..0 on board. There is little doubt but that nearly all the crew were saved. The passenger list of the boat was burned, so that it will be difficult to obtain a correct list of the lost, particularly of the steerage and deck passen gers, but our next issue will probably contain an accurate list of the saved. Mr. George Holy, it is feared, •is among the lost. He has been clerk in the Niagara ever since she has run. Ile was well known in this city, and was greatly respected by all who knew him. Mr. Hely's son Henry, who was second clerk, was picked up by one of the Traveller's boats, and taken into Port Washington, where he was left in a cri tical condition. The Mon. John B. Macy, of Wisconsin, took passage on the Niagara at Mackinac, and is supposed to be lost. Mr. Hugh Kennedy lost his wife and daughter, and Mr. H. Chalmers lost three children. The dead bodies of three women, picked up by the Illinois, were left at Port Washington. On the finger of one of them Was a gold ring marked with the initials "Z. G. D.," and there were no marks about the others particularly to identify them. The body of a man, supposed to be about 70 years of age, was picked up by the Traveller. He had a wallet containing $1 iu his pocket, but nothing by which his age or residence could be ascertained. The first engi neer and the second mate of the Niagara were not on board. Captain Miller informed Mr. - Wheeler that be supposed there were about 130 passengers on board the boat when she took fire, of whom from 40 to 50 were cabin passengers, and the probability is that of these from 60 to 70, at least, are lost. As to the origin of the fire a painful rumour is in circu lation, but we forbear to give it, as there seems but little probability of its being true. The most reasonable suppo sition is that the fire caught in the " fire-room," and had made such headway before being discovered as to render all attempts to extinguish it futile. We aro informed that Capt. Miller exhibited great pre- Bence of mind, and acted promptly and for the best through• out the terrible scene, and that his icon behaved nobly, doing their duty to the last, and standing by their ship as lox g as a chance was left to save her, and several of them were badly burned about their faces, arms, and breasts in their efforts to master the flames. The Traveller reports that all the passengers' baggage was lost. The Niagara had a very full load of freight, which will prove a total loss. She was about 11 years old, and has had the reputation of being one of the stanchest and safest boats afloat. She was owned by Mr. Charles Reid, of Erie. There were over 300 life-preservers on the Niagara, which, together with life-stools and floats, would be suffi cient, if properly used, for the temporary safety of nearly 500 persons. Captain Miller informed Mr. Wheeler, however, that he did not think a half-dozen life-preservers or stools had been put in requisition by the passengers, so great was their terror and haste to jump overboard. When the Traveller left the burning boat the wind had changed so as to drift her out into the lake. She was then burnt nearly to the water's edge, and her arches wore gone, though the outside frames of her wheel houses w ere st i ll standing and burning slowly. Her engine was app arent l y resting on the connecting•rod and shafts. It was supposed that she could not float an hour longer, and would sink in about 150 feet of water. Captain Miller borrowed a com pass of tho Traveller, and stationed himself on the pier at Port Washington for the purpose of ascertaining the spot where she might go down, so that her hull could be found if necessary. At the Wheal Uny Mine meeting, yesterday, a call of 15s. per share was made. AN OFFICER IN DISGUISE.--A few days ago, at Chatham barracks, as colour-serjeant Doherty, of the 46th Regiment, Wa3 passin g th rough the quarters of the privates, be recognised a young soldier in the uniform of the Bth Foot, whom he knew to be the third ensign of the list for lieutenants of his regiment, Mr. George P. Cobbe, son of Major-General George Cobb, of the Royal Horse Artillery. The result was that the serjeant made the eircuinstance made known to the officer com manding the provisional battalion, who caused the young man to eppear in the office to give an account of him self. It appears that be was in the Crimea with his regiment, and he with some other young officers pro ceeded over the boundary line to take a survey of the country; on hi s return, a f ter two d ays ' a b sence , to surprise, h e f oun d t h e 46 t h b a d em b ar k e d a t Balaki his in ava and ;ail e d f or E ng l an d . H e procure d a f ree passage ho a Russian pri ze ship an d l an d e d a t C ar diff, but, having friends i n th a t p ar t o f th e coun t ry , an d supposing ehat on sence sequence of his absence, his name bad be en era s e d f rom th e list of officers, 0, and 0t n carne to Cha ham from' he enlisted in the Bth Foot, as a recruit. He is only authorities at 19 years e ofThageree, can nd be e a n d o bdeoennhtintbtahtetsbeervice about 12 n 1 the Horse Guards will restore him tol!i ing his youth and inexperience of military sranlkife consider. .—Seutit- Eastvrn Gazette. LI FE RATURE. The Double Coronet. A Novel. By tlid Author of " Charles Auchester," "My First Sew.lon," tic. 2 vols. N ew b y. It is certain that a fascinating influence seems to exist in this author's works. It is not probable that any one would desist from their perusal after having fairly entered upon it without arriving at the conclusion. This effect is not always - produced by a striking charm in the heroes or heroines, or from the pleasing nature of the story itself, but rather from the spirit in which the former are de scribed, and from the style in which is manifested the events of the latter. In the present instance it is not a pleasing narrative, and although strong characters and powerful passions require the ex pression of deep feeling to demonstrate their vigour, and the occurrences of no every-day existence to develope their tropical fervour of growth, many might suggest that other scenes and different agencies could have brought about the result. That does not, however, detract from the merits of the work. -As a composition it is pre-eminent in talent of a peculiar kind ; many distinctive charac ters appear in its pages whose natures and tempe rament are designed by the skill of no common composer, to be fashioned i n th e f a b r i c o f n o ordi nary artificer. It is not the criterion of excellence in a work what is in it, so much as ho w it i s nar rated; and, considering the extraordinary circum stances of her position, Hilda's life i s no t so un likely as might be deduced from the first impres sion. She was not Engli s h ; her di s p os iti on was inherited from the sunny clime that gave her mother birth, and her secluded life in childhood in a romantic home calculated to foster imaginative sPeculations, rendered her still more unlike the rest of her class, when in early youth she had to battle with the world in the most really dangerous of its encounters—that of loveliness and inexperi ence alone in its wilderness. From the appearance of evil, and the malice and envy of the weak and vicious, no one in her place could be sheltered, but from its reality she was free, and in her wildest mo ments of defiance against the conventionalisms with which she was surrounded, she was ever seeking in her heart for some city of refuge for her wearied spirit and harassed frame. After a long time of doubt she met with a friend, who gave her the kindest gifts that could have been devised. The means of benefitting others. She was established for some years as a sister at an hospital. She had a stern lesson to learn in witnessing actual misery, she who had long dwelt in visionary trouble. After her happy return to her own castle, when death bad freed her from her wicked husband, she must have borne thither a very different mind to that with which she had left it. She had acquired knowledge in the school of suffering, which was more capable of teaching her wisdom, than the precepts of sages or the archives of history. An interest attaches itself to the brothers, so different iu nature, yet alike in original vivacity of dispo sition. In descanting upon them, it must be borne in mind, that though dwellers among a practical people in a prosaic age, their native land and kin dred race were very different. " They were found beneath far eastern skies," and what appears exa,g gerated in their thoughts and actions might be otherwise regarded as inherited characteristics of the fire which animated the warriors of the desert, and the cunning whose stratagems ruled the cities of the plain. It is not every one who cares to analyse feelings, and study causes in a work of fiction ; they seek amusement, which does not de mand the travail of the mind, or the exercise of the reasoning faculties. But those who desire some thing beyond an ephemeral trifle for diversion will appreciate the high imaginative quality wherever and whenever it is to be found ; if some parts are inadequate, and some passages not pleasing, the general impression will remain of an approxima tion towards a lofty standard which no shortcom ings can obliterate, and no deficiencies destroy. The works of this author display the impress of a mas ter mind; they are striking, not only from original ideas, but from unusual talent. P. culiarity of style may make a distinction, but genius has placed them on a vantage ground. SIR HENRY BULWER AT BROUSRA. BROUSSA, SEPT. 29. Thursday last witnessed the greatest banquet which has ever been given in this place in the European style. Namyk Pacha had invited the British Consul and the few Englishmen who hap pened to be here, together with the authorities of the town, to meet at dinner Sir Henry Bulwer, who is at present in Broussa for the benefit of his health. About 30 persons sat down in the Go vernor's residence to a very substantial repast. Sir Henry Bulwer, being one of the Commis sioners for settling the constitution of the Danubian Principalities, is on his way to Bucharest. The treaty of Paris has given rises to no fewer than five commissions, besides divans, deliberatio ns , re p or t s , renewed conferences, convocations, and hati-sheriffs, hardly any of which have yet come into play. There is a commission for fixing the Bessarabian boun dary ; two commissions—.one general and one per manent—for improving and regulating the naviga tion of the Danube ; a special commission for settling the organisation of the Principalities ; and a fifth commission, whose labours ought to be terminated before the end of this year, for ascer taining the eastern Turco-Russian frontier. The most important of all those commissions, un doubtedly, is the one to which Sir H. Bulwer i)elongs, forming as it does a real constituent body. The duty of this Commission will be to elaborate a Constitution in accordance with the popular feeling iu the Principalities and the fundamental provisions contained in the treaty of peace. Those fundamental points are :- 1. Suzerainty of the Porte without right of armed intervention. 2. Independent national administration. 3. Pull liberty of legislation, &c. 4. National defensive army. 5. Guarantee of all the parties to the treaty. Notwithstanding the stipulations of the treaty of Paris for taking account of the wishes of the inhabitants themselves, through the agency of the divans to be named for that purpose, it is very clear that more than one of the parties having a representative in the Commission have prejudged the case, and come to a conclusion respecting certain measures which will be brought under their consideration. The question of the intion of the Principalities has been notoriously treated in this spirit—the Porte taking the lead in denouncing it as injurious to the interests of the provinces themselves, and subversive of the sovereignty of the Sultan. In the text of the treaty of peace there is to be found nothing what ever either for or against the amalgamation of the Principalities ; but not a single expression occurs to support the pretensions of the Porte to sovereign power in those provinces. The Turks, no doubt, conquered the Principalities more than once, and have repeatedly exercised sovereign power over them. But the history of the Danubian provinces in recent times exhibits beyond a doubt the Sultan in a very different position from that of sovereign ; and the late treaty of Paris sets the matter at rest by a distinct use in three different places of the word suzerain, or suzeraincte, as well as by the imposition of terms incompatible with the exercise of sovereign power. It would seem, however, that the Porte has set its face against the union of the Pri ncipalities. —Correspondent of the Morning Post. COWES, ISLE 01? JVIGHT.—Oct.I4. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) DARING RUBBERY.—On Monday, about midday, daring the absence of the clerks, seine one entered the .e some men about a the thieve s , office of Messrs. Billows, Mew, and Co., and stolet tw o th s eash.box, containing about 5/. in gold, 5/. in si . lv e ln c es fll. notes of the Natienal Batik of England, a to a large anionnt. There being a b n out hawk ing goods for sale, they were suspected to 0 and search was made, but the parties for Ttie notes were two of ly out of twenty nheeartfomorning the whole were known, but not the iden tical n the and Portsmouth and stopped. ; t. h t t time mnt numbers aloeus.brceawrpsseei were 3 d ef. . sent w to er e t traced,he Newport, and the s e number p Southampton, (and who had left on ne o day) . started back The abtaz tlhk es. manSo One Southampton mo s f e pt n tho t en t h nb e or m taens fi c to Cowes, was in the town sot i .. time, and was leaving In his hand when he was for Portsmouth, with a bundle , Cowes by the 9 p.m. steamer and a new st u pp,(l by one of the police. Onhim was found 3/. 10s. brought down from Southampton this in gold, 30s. in silver, a watch, suit of clothes. The women were evening and lodged in . the Police Station ; they will be taken before the magistrates tomorrow. Housekeepers number of thc , se fellows should be more cautious how they leave their premises, prowling ab,mt t o s ell silks, drapery, and other goods, but pretending intending to plunder if anything is left unguarded. ECLIPSE OF THE Moox.—The evening being patticu larlyas there ale a line and clear, the eclipse last evening was seen to great advantage. Di.-xi, em the l 31h inst.., at Aria's Hotel, West Cowes, Mr. John Arid, in his 55: - .11 year. During the yachting season his horse was yearly errrcled with the nobility, t ) y w l l , lll he was much respected. Died, on the 14th inst., at Prospect Cottage, n hw d eb i r n ye g twp t r h oe i s s wen:mt : edont : West Cowes, Miss Roe, aged 70. ARCHDEACON DENISON'S CASE.--Vie Archbishop of Canterbury will, on Tuesday next, proceed to Bath fur the purpose of passing sentence on Archdeacon Denison, who has declined to retract his alleged errors of doctrine. There will lie the power of appeal to the Judicial Corn u3ittee of Privy Council in this case; hut, by the 16th clause of the: Church Discipline Act, the Archbishop of Canterbury will not be permitted to it on that oocarsion. 100 100 100 21 17,5 50 100 11i 4 67 k 31 22 6R ' 43 i