The Sun. — London, England, 1856-09-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET Alu'n COMMEI?.CITAL EtTTELLIGENC4; CITY, Two The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed! with Bonne animation, and prices of all descriptions; were 1-16 d. per lb. dearer. The sales amounted. to 14,000 bales, 2,000 of which were taken for ex port and 3,500 on speculation, comprising 500 Pernanx and Maranham at 6d. to lid. ; 800 Egyptian, at 61-d. to 91d. ; 1,500 Surat at 41d. to 51d. per lb. The Railway Share Market closed at a slight decline on the current rates of Saturday. Adv ices from Galatz of the 6th inst. have come to han I, and report a very active business doing i ll the grain market, chiefly in consequence of the more favourable accounts from England. At I ;raila wheat of the new prop commanded a good r s iriee at 445. Bd. per quarter for ordinary qualities, and parcels of old stock 41s. 3d. The result of the liar vest is expected to be less favourabl e on account of htsavy rains in the interior. The quotations of wheat at Galatz are 425. to 455. per quarter for first qualities, and 335. 6d. for second ditto. Freights are high, at 13s. 6d. per quarter for Eng laird, and 6 frs. per charge for Marseilles. Accounts from Madrid announce that on the 10th of October the Government will put up to public competition the section of railway from Puerto Peal to Cadiz ; the deposit at the close of the sale to be 160,000 reals, and the subvention promised by the Government is to he 180,000 reals. Also, on the 15th of the same month, the sections of the Northern Railway from Madrid to Valla dolid and Burgos to Irun will be sold by auction ; the deposits to amount to 4,727,645 reals ; the Government offer a subsidy of 195,246,840 reals. Among the works to be executed are 21 bridges, 14 viaduct; and nine tunnels. The Credit Mobilier are in the market for th ese. There is no change to report in the general posi tion of the money market, the demand for discount accommodation during the last two or three days having been active, while the rates charged for it remain fully as high as previously. Many parties imagined that some permanent relief would be ex perienced immediately after the last payment on the loan completed on the 18th inst., but this ex pectation up to the present time has not been realised, nor is it probable, from the many causes, now acting adversely on the market, that an y decided amelioration will take place durin g the next two or three months. The extra ordinary purchases of silver on the Continent and the necessary remittances of gold from this Country to effect them continue ; and the value o f the five franc piece, a popular coin in India an d China, is now saleable a t a price ab ove th e nom i 'tel value. Almost all the money changers in Paris now buy this coin at a premium, of some thing like 15 francs for every 1,030 pieces. This fact has given rise to much conversation am ong financiers and bullionists, and some of the French Journals have entered at some length into the pro bable ultimate effect which will be produced on the silver currency of the country. In France the supply of silver is exceedingly I:irgr i, send a serious drain might, , no doubt,, tr. l ie Place before any inconvenience would enn ,ue. At the same time, - however, it is well kre own that France, during the present regime, h as Coined more gold than before, and, conseque ntly, silver could be spared to a greater extent tb an i n forme r times. The appreciation of the silve• co i n _ I ge of France has somewhat perplexed the I- An k ers SOd others of neighbouring countries, and thus we l earn to-day that the Bank of Belgium har d refused to take French 20 franc gold pieces, owi73,g to the l arge quantity offered them, unless at a discount (4 21 per cent. The specie movemer ,t i s now , SNI is likely to continue a subject of debate 4 lOng parties interested throughout Murope, as t he requirements of India and China, owing to the 'Ocreasing balance of trade against this country, . 4 te becoming greater, and can alone 'be discharged specie remittances. The sudden rise which occurre' A t about a week g(:i in the value of Funded Se curities has not teen sustained, the improvement having gradually d windled away to the extent of nearly per cent. il1.0 1)1 the highest point. We re marked at the time • t hat there was no bonafide cans a for such a material teaotion which originated in a fight among the Bears, whose operations ha( I been of an extensive character. The upward m , avement was then ac celerated by Bull Fpecul ations, until Consols re ached 95, and since then there has been an in clination to depress the market, as there is no c hance of any immedi.ate improvement in the m oney market, which , at present, exerts a para tkount influence ov, the funds. Du r i ng th e l ast to or three day s th e quo t a ti ons h ave ru l e d fiery heavy, and this morning there are far ther symp'coms of declension. Consols for transfer have been largely dealt in at to 94, '941, and 93/ while for time the deal 11D have been contracted at 94 to 941. Exche hStier BNB on the contrary keep up, th e va l ue b e i ng 1 . to 17 s . p rem i um , w hil e th e B on d s are 15s. pre iurn. The Reduced Threes are 94g. Lace scar rely half a dozen bargains in Foreign Stocks t( keen officially recorded, business being very tort. Turkish have been merely nominal, the 4 ` 4 1 / 1 ' Cents. at 1028 and the 6 per Cents. at 102 k S panish Def erre d are 24g, G rena d a N ew Active 7f, 4 Bui3nos Ayres 81. Dutch 4 per Cents. are 981. S The !lollowing are the n om i na l pr i ces o f Foreign `i L 'ocks : Grenada Defe rre d B on d s , 7t o 7i • I( t ic t c zicrin, 22i to 221 ; Peruvian, 79 t o 81 ; ditto 1( I , ll °r Oents., 57 to 59 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 'r di to 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 to 109 ; tto 44 per Cents., 96 to 93 ; Spanish 3 per ti fi2 42 1 431 ; ditto Deferred, 24i 241 ; ditt o 2 e/tes, 5i 6 ; ditto Passive, 6i 7. Pailway Shares are all flatter, and the dealers as A as the public ar e o p era ti ng w ith reserve. Some 2 the leading English shares are to 1 per cent. 2 I t tt er, and the market is very f ee bl e . S am b re and 2 3 h i g suss are steady, but the foreign market is so 1 host that the sa me s t a t emen t h as to b e made en vious daily, viz., " t ransac ti ons are li m i ted at 2 " 4 vioue prices." To-day, h owever , we not i ce t 4 i l ther more business, the Ardennes, the Bergers, 0 Northern of France, and some others having g ' e tt dealt in. The Colonial are steady. 41 J oint-Stock Banks are flat, an d th e same re- 101 i i(3 4 4 tk . applies to those of a miscellaneous descrip • 11 4114 TISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONk: ()'CLOGS. (From the Official List. , Ano,. i ''° l ' Cent. Reduced Annuities Shut 94 done 1 [ k V,' Cent. Consols Annuities 94 34. 41 31 4 31 t o :'" Bonds, £lOOO ...,•••••••• .......... ••••, 15 p Vole ;or Account '4"tlhequer Bills, ?.id. 1000 560 l4 17 p D %lel! I; i tte Bonds, 1858, 3i p er C en t . 991 I, 6 "itto, 1859 991 `' I ORS OF FORRIGN FUNDS AT ()NE O'CLO. 'R. , 1 4: 4 ,410 s Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. )Ma Now Active, 21 p er C en t. i,!tto Deferr e d 7l 4,, ,, ) Bowls, 3 per C en t — vitt° New Deferred, 3 per C en t. f)itto Account D , Dlvulenrig on the above -nvable in London. D itto 4 per Cent. Certificates ....... ...... ;i TWO O'CLOCK, 0, msols, money 931 94 Ntte Acpount 94 i kj ) ,, *TR OF ALDERMAN 111 INTER.—We regret to an 4tVe9 the death of this gentleman, wh o died last night residence in Hyde-park-square. H e h a d f or many t:ta represented Coleman-street Ward, and was much ietned. 11);',4te accounts from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec state l A ' the road now f orm i ng b y th e N ew Orleans Com kiltlY Will be open throughout its whole distance of 111 kV", from sea to s ea , b y t h e l et o f D ecem b er next, and 4 h t it will then be traver se d b y carriages i n 18 h ours . 0 1), (4 quisitions are stated to be in course of signature the shareholders and creditors of the Royal wish Bank for the appointment of Mr. Coleman as manager under the Windi ng - up A c t. 1 4 4 •` 1 , 6 e Manchester advices mention the failure of Messrs. ti,,4 T 4 1. Gray and Co., spinners and manu f ac t urers , o f t-vv 01 . ; but the liabilities are s t ate d to b e b e l ow Mti 100 it it TEA TRADE, Sept. 22.—The deliv er i es i n L on d or , Gated for the week, were 655,4101 b., b e i ng a d ecrease 418261 b. compared with the previous statement. THE S U LO I ON, Tit ESD &tame Ts. Compans. Cjosinm 'Pricer , yesterd v. aii i Bedford and Business done I this day St Buckgharas h. Clydesdale • • all Col. Stour Vy. dud. and Hal. 100 E. Lin. pc. all E. Un. H. Si,. 100 Glee. Barr. & Neils. Direct 100 Do. New...... all Gllstr.e; DT , Fr all Hrtlni. & Railw all Hull & Selby all Do. Share,,. al! Do. Shares. all Lon.&Greenw all Do. Preference 10 ) Lon., Til., &S. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. 100 Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Batn. and Matlock all Middlosbro' & Rodear 1(10 Midld.Bra,ll,l 54 Newmarket Bury E. G.spc all N.& Est.s p.c. all Do. 6 per ct. all Do. Fixeds p c all Prot. &NVy re all Do. Shrs. A 100 Royetn.& Hit. 18i Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p.c. all Shrews.&Her, 10: Ii S. Staffordah. all Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... .. _ all I Do.. 400 iVillts&Oomrat London & N. We6t. L W. • Calodon... E. Un. & Gt. rbirti-n. E. Count. ;Caldonian. Wcsui Yk. New. & Berw Do S. E‘sterr Do Poto & Co NorfoLk Do L.& N. W & Midid 9tekton & Darlingt. En. Conn. E. Count Do Do L. Sc N.W, Do Qt North g Lancash & Yorksh. T. Brassoy H. MClean Stockt. & Darl Int Do l(tWeatn. 94 100 .00 -. 105 12 - 14 139 - 141 4 ... 4i 27 29 G 6 - 107 - 23i - 244 110 - 115 -2 $ 91 •- 95 13 .. ".-". ... .• ...... ••• 1• ..... 600 135 - 110 - Si 3# -- 2i4 324 - 90 - PREFERENCE SHARES. 100 herdeen Deben 100 Do. 6 per cent. 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. all Rlyth and Tyne lOpen cr. prof. (lead. at 501 'OO iris. & Ex. 4p.a. St 9 Do. 4p. c. Shares.., 100 'ialedonian £lO all ;hes. & Ho. Gu. 5i pc ail .)o. do. Prof. No. 2. 1 all Do. do. Pief. No. 2 . all Cork 4Bandons3p.c al , Dun.Prth .drAber../ 2 T , Anglian Cls. ASh 1.00 Do. de. Cls. B6p. c. 100 Do. do Cls. C7p. c. all Eas.Co.E r, spc No. all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 p. a. St au Test Un., G. 6p. c . all Do. 51., 10 per cent all Do. 101. Debontr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent .00 East Lanca9h. 6 p.ets all Pl. &W. York. J. sthF 3 Edin. & Gi. 5 p.c. sh 100 Ed. Prth.&Dun.4p.c all Furness 100 llas. & S.W. G. 5 p.c 100 Great Northn. sp. c 100 Do. sp. 0. Redeem at 10 p. a. prem. LOG Do. 4i p. c Do. sp. c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. • all Gt.N. of Seot.let Pre 00 Gt. S.*W. (Ireland: 13 Do. 4por c. Prof. S 6 R. W.(B.grif.Exspc 00 Do. con. red. 4. p.c. .00 .)‘). con. i ed. 4p. c. .00 Do. ir ). c. 100 Do. sp. z a d. pref all Do. Birm . Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do.. 100 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Ches. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do ail Do. do. do 6 Lan. &York. F. £2 LOO Do. 6'p. c. Stock LOO Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c. !00 Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. .00 Do. New Guar.6 p. c, 00 Do. do. 5 per cent .00 Lon.&N. W., Coy. :I; Nuneaton 5 p. et .00 ..on.& S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares , all ..ondy. & Color. Sh Londy. & Ennis.. Sh 100 N.,5.,& L. 6 p. Ceni 4i Do. do. do. £6 LOO Do. do. 3,4 por cent.' all Ifarypt .& Carl. 4 pc, all Do. 4# per cent 103 Do. do. 00 Kid. Consol.6 p.c St 00 Do , Con.Br.Bir. 6p 00 De. 4 p. e. Pref. 00 Ditto L. &H. Pref. Si asu t New., Aber., &c., pr. j sp. e. red. 5 p.c. pm. 4 Do. Perpet. 6 p et. with optn. till '66 all Norfolk Debenture 100 Do. Pref. sp. o. Stncl 100 Do. sp. o. Ext 100 Do. 5i per ct. pref 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c P 83 Do. do. do 1.11 Do Leeds 6 p.c .No.l 9 Do. do. Quarters ... 10 Do.YorkH.&S. Pur all North Staffordshire. . 100 Ox,Wo, W.15/6 pc all Do R. Pref. 10/. Sh. all Scot. Cent. ,New Prof all south Devon all Do. fixod,4i per cent all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do, 4i per cent ... _ . all Do. Fixed 4i p c sh.' 100 3 Wales Gna. 4p. c. 100 al. do. 4i p. . all 3. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. all Stock. & Dar. ,5 p. c. 15 do. do all stock. & tiartl. g. 5 p. c. till July 1,'56 43 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6p c St. St. St. 25 ..'. • •• - 102 17 - 5.} 4i 6 - - 112 100 95 - I - 12; ... •-- ••• ..." • • 79 - 81 117 -- 111 - 103 62 - 64 10/ -10 i ... .. 95 89 89 99 161 Jo 201 - 10k - 15 - 1381 .. """ 4. ...." ••• .... ••• .. 91 101 101 17 _lO4 20i 10$ 15a 140 ••• "'" ••• ►l5B - 162 4 - i 66 - 70 • .1 ..... .. [R6 - 138 99 - 101 19 - 91 1 - lip' • •• '''''' •• • ,• .... ••• 102 -104 91 - (.8 1i 1, 1 id 104 : la4l • .... ••• 5 - 16 24 -24 i 100 - 103 10 -10 f 27 -• 28 2 - 3 p 1 -1:! MINES. 1 all 4.4 a, eerie.. . I.os all A.:,g,10 Californian 1 ••• 20 7 Instill Han , 1 11 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of 50 all I Blssuar. Iron & Coa. —• • • 20 1,4 !British Iron 5 7 3ii 261 Brazilian Irup. (issued at .C 5 pm.) 30 all Do. Coates Sr Cniab3 31 —• 20 15 Do. St. jO'lls Del Bei 19 21 1 / Clarendo/ '7; Min. Co. of Jr...1 ,-, ca p 40 all Cobre Copper 5 11 , Colonial Gold . St. all !Copper Min. of Eng 3O 35 25 all 'Do. Prof. 7/ p. cent 26 28 ... IF. Copiapo 2 1i Fortuna 20 all i Genczal l4 —l5 1 all , Gt.NuggetVeinßeg 1 1 41 ail 'Great Polwooth. 5 all ,Gt Wheal Vor Unite 6 21 Sid . 1 all Liberty . .•• 3 all Linares — 8 5 11 Lusitanian l4l p i 1 all Mariquita. — f 1 all ,New G rana d a 4 1 ail ,Nouveau Monde — 1.0 all :Pontgi.Sil.&Le.Min 9 11 5 1 (Port Philip ••• 1 all Quartz Rock 60 all Ilthymney Iron 23 -- 25 15 all IDo. Now 6 8 30 14i Santiago de COL lf 2} 65. ISort. Cons. Min. Co 2l 2i 1 all '3onth Austr a li an ..." 1 all Do. Scrip 1 all 'Do. 10 per cent Pref 4i Tam. S. & L.Min. Co. 1 10 all Pin Croft.... ...... 3t 4f 28 an United Mexican 3l 4 1 all Waller 1 all West Mariposa..,..,, 1— 1 1 12s Worthing Mining of Australia ••• "-- w nr. 4 r)C9; TION. (MEETING THIS DAY.) Pm 57 i i Inn Pm 12 BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. CommisQioner Holroyd.) IN RE RYDER. SOUTHWARK. Mr. TAYLOE, the solicitor, said the resolution, by the terms of the association's bye laws, must be passed or rejected in its entirety. A SHAREHOLDER—Cannot I substitute one name for another on the committee 4 Mr. TAYLOE—No. You cannot vary the substance of the resolution. After some discussion on the proceedings, Mr. BRLDSHANY, the chairman of the Nottingham Local Board, said an impression from the first had pre vailed amongst the Nottingham Board that the expenses of the association were too much, and condemned the payment of 101. to the agents and managers of the asso- ciation for the original disposal of the shares. The Not. tingham people were also much displeased at so much money being spent in bringing directors and shareholders to Birmingham to lay the foundation stone of the society' s offices, and many of them left the association in conse quence. On the part of the Nottingham Board, he took exception to the inadequate amount of business done is London, in comparison with the central expenditure. and generally as to the expenditure, and the want of prompt and undivided attention of the management at the central office so early as 1854 ; and he read resolu tions passed by the Nottingham Board in reference to it, and referred to the correspondence that ensued in consequence, and to an interview that took place be tween Dr. Lloyd and another director, a deputation to the Nottingham Board, when the deputation pledged themselves to use greater economy for the future. (We shall give the conclusion in our last edition.) LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day). This bankrupt was described as of lTd Broad•street, merchant, and today came up for his certificate. The balance sheet shows—Debtor to creditors, unsecured, 17,1211 8s Bd. ; ditto, secured, 34,5161.; liabilities on bills and charters, 11,3541. Assets—good debts, 51. lls. 6d.; property, 2291.; venture in indigo, 2401. ; consign ments after paying advances, 6,8521. ; ditto, held by creditors, 84,3931. Mr. Bagley appeared for the assignees, and said that the bankrupt had come before the Court on his own petition, but the assets in band only amounted to 1601., and nr, returns of sales on the assignments had yet been obtained. Mr. Linklater appeared for the official assignees, and it was ultimately arranged that an adjournment shou'd be taken for six months. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—;Phis Day. A JUVENILE SHOPLIFTER.—CaroIine Armstrong, a little girl about twelve years of age, was brought before Mr. Combe, charged with stealing some biscuits from the shop of Mr. F. J. Dell, in the Arcade, in the incline of the South-Eastern Railway, London-bridge. Frederick Wyatt, an officer i❑ the employment of the railway company, said that between 11 and 12 on the previous day he saw the prisoners and another girl in the Arcade. Having some suspicion as to their inter. tions he watched them, and after a short time the other girl entered Mr. Dell's shop and took some biscuits off the counter, which she brJught out and handed to the prisoner. The latter had a large pinafore on, under which she put the biscuits, and as she was about to walk away he seized hold of her and took her into custody. The other female made her escape. On searching the prisoner he found that she had under her pinafore a large pocket which containei the biscuit, a quantity of apples and cakes, all of which witness had no doubt she hal stolen from shops in the neighbourhood. Although so young:, be believed her to he a systematic thief. Mr. Combe asked whether he knew anything about her or her parents? Wyatt replied that he had seen her with other girls loitering about the Arcade, and frequent complaints had latey been made of property being stolen from the shops. That was the chief reason which induced him to watch her, as he believed her to be one of the thieves. After locking her up witneos went to look after her mother, and he believed that she actually sent the child out to thieve, and she received the stolen property. Mr. Combo asked whether the mother was in court I Wyatt replied that she was not. He told ber to be in attendance that morning, but she bad purposely kept out of the way. He had been to her house, but she was nowhere to be found. Witness here e:hibited the capacious pocket for his worship's inspection. Mr. Combe asked the child what she had to say in answer to the charge / She replied, crying, that she did not steal the things; another girl took them and gave them to her. Her mother did not know of her having anything. Mr. Combe said that although so young there could be no doubt she was an expert thief, avid most likely instructed by her mother, who lay in wait t o rece i ve whatever she stole. Had the mother been pre4ent he should have severely punished her, as a child so young could not commit such robberies without her being cog nisant of it. Under all the circumstances, be should sentence her to one month in Wandsworth House of Correction. UNITY FIRE INSURANCE ASSOCIA- This afternoon an extraordinary general meeting of ' the proprietors of the Unity Fire Insurance Association was held at the London Tavern, Bishopgate-street, by adjournment from the offices in Cannon-street, for the appointment of Mr. J. Bradshaw, of Nottingham, Mr. Clitherow, of Horncastle, Mr. 11. Hanks, of Bir mingham, Rev. Edw. Johnstone, o:f Hampton, Mr. W. Salmon, of Bury St. Edmunds, Mr. J. Smitherman, of Bruges, Mr. T. Vaughan, of Stoke Newington, a com mittee for the purpose of calling in a professional an countant to enquire and examine into the past and pre. sent expenditure and management of the association, and other matters connected with it specifically set forth in the notice, Dr. Lloyd in the chair. The notice convening the meeting having been read, The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting was called in consequence of a correspondence that had taken place between Mr. Bradshaw, chairman of the Nottingham local board, and the directors relative to the expenditure and management of the association. At the Chairman's request, a lengthened correspond. once was read, the particulars of which will be found in Mr. Bradshaw's address below. In the course of that correspondence the directors concurred in the appoint ment of a committee, but differed from the mode of its operation as suggested by Mr. Bradshaw. The di. ectors, at a board meeting, hi. pmed a reso lution stating their willingness to resign unless they possessed the confidence of the shareholders. The CHAIRMAN, in addressing the meeting, said the directors were desirous of having a close investigation into the affairs of the association, because they declined to act as such without possessing the fullest confidence of the shareholders; and on receiving the recommenda tion from Mr. Bradshaw for a committee of investiga tion the directors sent down to him and asked him to name such a committee, but he declined to do so, and the directors had in consequence called this meeting, because they courted the strictest investigation into the affairs of the association. He (the chairman) declined to take the responsibility of the legality or illegality of the meeting, and threw it entirely on the company's solicitor. He (the chairman) considered the association was now on its trial before the bar of public opinion, but he bad no misgivings as to the result of the proposed inquiry, and be called on the shareholders to support the chairman, and appoint the committee. He called on the solicitor to state the object for which the meeting was called, because Mr. Bradshaw's resolution evidently was drawn up by a solicitor. ARK BIAR Eit ' 1 . 1 1418 DAY.) RAILWAYS. Closing Price yesterday. , r. it'aid, ,AILWA Ire. ... ; !2...',9er• i , f. , L, , .... „.. .... . ~ 8 941 Arithg. liottrig. Boni. ,11!i. Zsott. Janet Z; -i1 R , 1n,,, A - . 1. All. R, , .rni3 l ;tg. Wolyerh ~ I, S!tour Valley ...,. AY. Bireand. Lawsi., ed Cheshire Jima__ An D. Cheap. dr Birk., 11 .- ai. Do., d0...,. .... .. all Blytli &Tyne 'angina £25 (iced. at .£4F) 100 Bristol and Exete7 100 Caledonian. ..... . . all Chester di Holyheao all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, dt Pass 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 DublintißelfastJanc all Dun. P. 4 Aber. Jac 100 East Anglian ........ all Eastern Counties 100 East. Union, A Stli 100 De., B. Stock 8i Do., New A 10 East Kent 100 East Lancashire 100 Edinburgh & Glasgo ~ all Edinb. and Peebles 100 Edin. Prtb is Dunde. all Forth & Clyde Jan::. all Furness all Do. Extension........ 100 Glasgow &S. West,ri all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 Groat Northern 100 Do., A. Stock .. 100 Do. B. Stock . 130 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. )1 . 100 Great Western . 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai, Gna. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 4 143 Do., Thirds ii 12 Do. New Thirds ~. - 100 Lancash.andYorksh 1 4 D%., Wet. Riding Un ) all Do. South' ort Li all London & Blackwall t. 100 Lond. Bright &S. Cst t. 100 Lend. and N. Westn 0 16 Do. Fifths 0 5i DO.lOl. 1311. • mao „c 2i 2. Do. Eighths,. .—. t. 100 London and R. Wcvtn. 0 1i Lon. Tilby. & South Barking Sh t 15 all Lndudrry&Coleraine 15 all Lndmirrr.& Ennisk. lt. 100 Mianch.Shef. & Lincln 2s 82s. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. 0 1 Metropolitan...... 1. 100 Midland 100 Do. Birmng. & Dori), 1 all Xidld. G. West. (Ire,) all Do, Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Si Newry & Enniskille , ,, all Newry, Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. 100 Norfolk 3 Northn.ConntiesUn 100 North British 100 Nth Devon Rail & i't. St. Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N.tistern-13erwic 23i Do. do. Extension 168 D %do. G.N.E. 'Parch all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London 13i le N.&S.Wstrn,,llarw•- stead, and City Jn., North Staffordshire , all North Western all N. &S. Westrn.June. Ox., Wore., & Wolv. 14 P6rtsreouth 100 Scottish Central.., 100 Scottish Midland 100 Shropshire 17131 on a'l South Devon 110 South Eastern 100 South Wales . 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Duo i Do all S' &Ines, Wok. &Wok , 1 Stockton & Darling. 10 Do., do., 1854 1 Do., do., 1855 16 Stockton tit Hartlep. 100 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1..., 92 Thames Hay. D.& R all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenw all Waterford&Limeriei all West Cornwall all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A ... 3 Do. B all West London. all " imbledn&Croydon 15 9 1 9 34 24 64 • 71 54 54 961 FOR: L 0 all atwerodEßott rd m !CI 10 Ardennes l 0 all Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at 6 p. c. by Gd.Tnk. of Canada 5 all `Again Esitn. June ;0 14 Hosiers to Graisseson 8 9 Bombay, Baroda,nn nen. India, g. 5 p. c 8 all Do. DA 5i Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. 6 all Carmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry 74 all Demerara 0 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 0 19 Do. New C East Indian, R. 5 p , 0 all Do A and B, d 0.... 0 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp . c i 1 all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. d all D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 I) all Do. do. do., '59, do. all Gee'ong Rz Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. . E all Gel. Tk of CanndaA b 90 Do. Cert. of Deben, con. into Stk. till'6 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. • 14 ,f4t. Central of Fran ) all 14t. Tn. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do New, guar. sp. c. ) 15 (great Luxembour, Constituted Share all qt,WesternofCanada Shares )6 5i Do. New 1 all Do. Bds., payable 's' 1 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73 do. ) all Do. do., '73, withou' , option all Take Const. & Efts', all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Pist. 5 co. c.p 10 Lyons and Geneva all Lyons & Ilieditorran all ifadras, guar. 4 p.c all Do. New do., sp. c all Do. 44 p. c. Exten 10 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c all Hari& Antonia all Do. do. New all Namur ds Liege ( Interest) all Do. (ex interest)._ all Do. do., Cp. c. Pref all Northern of France all NorwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds ..... all Paris and Orleans 5 Recife & San. Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c. all Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801. per share 5 Rome and Frascati all -royal Danish ...... all R,oyalSwedish 3ambre and Meuse.. all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. 5 Scinde, guar. sp. c all D 0... 18 Southern of France.. 18 St. Andrew's ane Quebec (&),,. 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Can. 28 Van Diereen'e 1.7 n Y•tj.6p•c.JansJull 25 - 26 la = i• 118 -- 123 1123 • 113: 5•• ...... a• li .. 2i - 5i 93 - 95 ••• ---• . . 11 ---. li 13 - 131 31 - 4 8 - 10 4 - P, 1 6 36 4 23 id — 25 2 i d 1P 2t 2 67 69 6 p 71 73 4p 35b —36 i 11 16} ql• t"..! THAMES. LIBEZZLEMENT BY A SERVANT.—Matthias Gilby, a journeyman baker, who has been for two years in the service of Mr. Mackness, of No. 16, Sidney -place, Commercial-road, was brought before Mr. Yardley, in custody of Police-sergeant Baker, No. 9 K, c h arge d with embezzling various sums of money he bad rece i ve d for and on account of his master. It appeared that the prisoner assisted in his master's bakehouse, and also carried out bread, and it was his duty to pay over to his master all moneys he had received daily. Yester day Mr. Mackness sent out a strange lad with the bread to his customers, and delivered to him several bills for bread supplied, when it was ascertained that the prisoner bad already received the money and ap propriated it to his own use. Mrs. Sarah Platte, of Stepney-green, paid the prisoner 1/. 12s. sd. on the 9th of July, which the prisoner had not paid over to his master. Mrs. Ellen Smith and Mrs. Margaret Hutton had paid him various small sums, varying from is. to 75., at different times, and instead of pitying the money to his master, he kept it and debited the customers, who were much surprised when they were asked to pay a second time. Mr. Mackness had discovered another case where the prisoner had received money from a cus tomer, and he believed there were many other cases, but he had not time to go round to all the customers. Mr. Yardley went into the accounts, which we:•o3 very irregular owing to the prisoner having delivered false bills which did not tally with the number of loaves inserted in the prosecutor's books. The prisoner bad been in the practica of booking loaves of bread daily far three months against Mrs. Platte, and she had not dealt with Mr. Mackness or received any bread from the pri soner since the 9th of July. The prisoner had tliipoed of the bread charged against Mrs. Platte elsewhere. The prisoner bad in one instance paid his master more money than be had received ffom a customer, and in numerous instances much less. 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II d - 94 - 54 16, - 104 -- .1 164 9 36 - 26 1161 04 3I 96* i 51 1051 102 i i i 781 1 7i 501 17 a 551 5 121 i 111 7 It St. 10 St. St. 22i i t 20 25 25 1 83i lOs 211 20 1 3i 50 4 3 20 23i 7 i I 30 12k I 1 105 j 10 t4i 3 5 6t 211 20 16i 20 s 20 15 32i 2 3 301 47 4 27 e 0 74 44 pm 2J SE PT I+, m EI LI 'ER A'l *-! The History of France. By Thomas Wright, Esq. The London Printing and Publishint , Company. The fourth part of this beautifully illustrated and judiciously written history carries the reader from the capture of 'Damietta by the Crusaders in 1249 to the passage of the Somme by the English army under King Edward 111. in 1346. The subjects selected for' illustration are "The Battle of Ravennes" and "Paris Besieged by the Nor mans," which aro t reate d i n a fashion likely to gratify the taste, of the most devoted admirers of the warlike. Analysis of Ornament. By Ralph N. Wornum Chapman and Hall. An outline or abstract'of a course of sixteen lee. tures on the characteristics of styles originally pre pared f , Jr the Government Schools of Design in the years 1841, 1849, and 1850, copiously illustrated, and - well adapted for an introduction to the study of the History of Ornamental Art. THE TREATY WITh IiONDURAS. The Liverpool Albion publishes the copy of a com munication from Don Leon Alvarado to the Gover nor of the Republic of Honduras, advising him of the conclusion of the negotiations with England, and specifying the terms of the treaty. The letter is dated Legation of Honduras, London, Sept. 15, 1856, thirty-fifth anniversary of the independ ence," and intimat es th a t th e negotiations with England are concluded. Although claiming the Bay Islands, Honduras was willing to leave them free to the enterprise of the world, on condition that her sovereignty were recognised and the Mos quito territory were returned to her. The United States accepted these conditions, and England saw in them a means of getting out of a disagreeable question. The ambassador then announces that the treaties are concluded as follows "1. The restitution of the sovereign rights of Hon. duras over the islands of Ruatan, Bonacca, &e., and de claring them free territory,' governed by its proper municipality. "2. Acknowledges the territorial limits of Honduras marked in the map by the Hon. George Squier, say from the river Wane 6 Seg6ria to the river Negro. " A tribunal of reference composed of one citizen of Honduras and one British, it necessary, an impartial third of any nation, will fix the boundary, indemnify the Mosquito Indians for the losses which they suffer, and adju.4t all claims whatever. " 3. Memorandum of the basis of negotiations. " Senor Minister, —True wisdom teaches that a nation should march with the circumstances of the day. Hon duras enters a new political life ; her steps should, there fore, be to declare. " 1. That she knows no enemies or parties, and for gives all past offences. "2. Cultivate friendly relations with all who will ac• cept them. " 3. To avoid all compromises, offensive or defensive leagUes, so common in America, and so disastrous. " 4. To form no league, diet, or confederation. " 5. Invite all her neighbours to regulate territorial limits, and to examine the claims made by Copan on the part of Florida, and that in six or eight months the titles should be exhibited. "6. Prohibit or abolish from the public press all politics, give regulations for education, &c." In announcing thi s t rea t y , Don Leon Alvarado ex. presses his thanks to Mr. Marcy, to Lord Clarendon, tri Mr. Dallas, to Mr. William B rown, M . P ., to Mr. Squier, &c., for their several shares in effecting this treaty. CHRIST'S HOSPITAL. Yesterday the annual delivery of orations by the senior scholars took place in the Great Hall of the hospital before a crowded audience ; the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor presiding. The occasion, we need hardly remark, was one of great interest, and the manly declamation of the scholars well deserved the assemblage and its applause. To dwell upon the value of exhibitions of this kind, of their encouraging effect on the minds of the younger scholars, and of the stimulus they give to still greater exertion on the part of the senior ones, would be trite. They are proceeding to the universities by a title won by their talents and honourable industry- a title pub licly declared and maintained by their orations. They have given hostages to fame, and on the extent to which they redeem them will depend the measure of that success which we heartily wish them. To impress still more the obligations they have so nobly contracted, we subjoin a list of their names, and the orations they delivered : Latin Oration on the Benefits of the Royal Hospitals.— Wm. Shrubsole Foster, Third Grecian ; Mathematical Me- 4 dallist, 1855 " • Montefiore Plizem an , 1856 ; w h o i s pro ceeding to St. John's College, Cambridge. English Oration on the same subject.—Ernest Montagu, First Grecian ; Classical Medallist, 1856 ; Richards' Me dallist, 1856 ;—who is proceeding to Magdalene College, Cam bridge. Greek Oration, on the same subject.—Mark Shattock, Fourth Grecian ;—who is proceeding to Pembroke College, Cambridge. French Oration, on the same subject.—Thomas Carter Pallett, Second Grecian ; Mathematical Medallist, 1856 ; --who is proceeding to Magdalen Hall, Oxford. Latin Alcaics, Translation from " The Bride of Abydos." Wm. Wake Smart, Fifth Grecian. Latin Hexameters, " Chersonesus Taurica." Richards' ' Prize Composition.—Ernest Montagu, First Grecian. Greek lambics, Translation from " Henry VIII."—Wm. Henry St. Arnand Wilton, Sixth Grecian. Latin Elegiacs, Translation of " The Moravian Nun's Hymn."—Smith Wild Churchill, Seventh Grecian. English Poem, " Italy." Ernest Montague, First Grecian. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Sept. 23.—Wind this day at .noon, S.W.; strong breeze with alternate clouds and sunshine. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 22.—Wind S. W. to W.S.W. Arrived—Hero of Kars, from London. leaky. FALMOUTH, Sept. 22.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Chtis• tins, from Bahia; Wilhelmine, Akyab ; Dolphin, Jac mel, both for Antwerp. FOLKESTONE, Sept. 22. Arrived—Belgium (s.), from Ostend, for London, towel in, disabled by a strong plc, and heavy seas. COWES, Sept. 22.—Wi❑d W.—Arrived —Kepeler, from Batavia, and sailed for Bremen ; L3chiel, Leith, for Mel bourne. SHOREHAM, Sept. 22.—Wind Jane, from Quebec. _ _ NEwPART,Sept. 22. Wind W.—Arrived—Theatis and Holsatia, both from London, for St. Thomas. Sailed— Nebraska, for Cuba; Robert, for St. Thomas. MILFOnD, Sept. 22.—Wind S.W.—Ar l i ve d—Ab oona from St. John's, N.B. , HOLYHEAD, Sept. 22.—Wind S W.—Arrived—Phoenix, from Quebec. (PER ELECIMIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Moiring, Sailed, Sept. 23.—Thames, for the West Indies. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday. Wind S.W. Arrived.—Brocleroe, from Rimouski ; Prima Donna, La gos ; Highland Chief, Girgenti ;11argaret, Cadiz ; Albion, Oporto; Auguste, Gravelines ; Castor, Rostock; Provi dence, Isabella Jane, Cossack, and Admiral Nelson, Guernsey. DEAL, Tuesday. Sept. 22.—The Amoy, of Gloucester, timber laden, wa terlogged, and abandoned, was again fallen in with on the 13th Sept., in 48 N. 21 W., by the Dorsetshire, arrived in the Downs. The crew of the American vessel G. W. Bar ter, from Savannah to Nantes, were on board at the time, and had cat away the mainmast. MART= NEWS.— (hi.s Pay ) HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 51 103; clover 31 103 to 6/ 103; and straw, 118 s to ll 13s per load. Trade steady. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 5/ 10s; clover, 31 158 to 61 lOs ; an d s t raw, 11 O s t o 1 1 14s per load. A modorato supply and a fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow h a y, 313 3 to 51104; clov er , 4' OA to 0/ lOs ; and straw, 11 88 to 11 13s por load. Trade dull. COLONIAL, TEA.--The market has been very dull, and few sales are reported; buyers having delayed their purchases for the public sales which take place this day, the majority of which being without reserve will influence quotations. SUGAR. —A very moderate business has beau done in foreign and colonial, holders requiring very firm rates,which has checked operations; some large parcels are advertised for public sale, and prices are expected to rule high. In the refined markets there is a good demand for exportation, but for home consumption business is inanimat?.. COFFEE.—A. fair amount of business has been done at fully former Me; and the supply being very limited prices are generally expected to rule very firm. Rim—The market has been active for the common quality, Lnd former prices have been sustained for all de• scriptions. RUM.—Very little business has been reported, and prices generally aro well sustained. TALLOW.—A quieter appearance has been observed in the '['allow Market for the last day o, two. P.Y.C. has declined to sls 3d on the spot, and 4.9.3 3d to 49. i 6d for tho last 3 months. The directors of the Crystal Palace Company offer 2501. reward for the apprehension of their clerk, William James Robson, to.whotu the late forgeries are attri buted. From Mexico the advices are to the 19th of August. The clause for religious toleration in the newv constitu tion now before Congress has been rejected. EXTENSION OF THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH.—The Monarch, steamer, has sailed from Lowestoft, with a omiarine telegraph cable, to be laid down between Or duess and the Holland coast. After a severe competition, the Society of Arts of Li verpool has given a prize to Mr. Maalox Browne for the pictures he has sent to the society. On Friday Mr. Walters, the new director, was, after some discussion at the board, chosen chairman, and Mr. Goodson, deputy-chairman of the Eastern Counties ()un ruly. We have heard that an offer of a lease of the Eastern Countie3 Railway has been made by Sir M , rton Pao, Mr. Bidder, Mr. Gooch, and another at 2,i per cen'., and that the shareholders to whore the offer has Lien made want 3. This is understood to be the cause of the rise of nearly 5 per cent. in the shares during the. week,—Hercpcith. ' ft IRELAND. DUBLIN, SEPT. 22. The thanks of the Lord-Lieutenant to the re cently disembodied Irish Militia has been convoyed in the following circular, just issued : Adjutant-General's Office, Dublin, Sept. 19, 1856. GENEMAL ORDER. —The General Commanding has great ratislaction in conveying to the heads of depart ments under his command the expression of "the marked thanks of bis Excellency the Lord Lieutenant, which he desires may be communicated to them at the close of the disembodiment of militia, for the admirable manner in which that force has been organi. , ed and re gulated." His Excellency oloPerves—" That the mag nitude and importance of this duty will be appreciated, when it is remembered that one levy of more than 20,000 was drawn rapidly front the population, and placed under officers many of whom were themselves new to arms ; that this large body was for a time:superadded to the ordinary force of the country, and brought into contact, under circumstances which might have led to various jealousies with the troops, the police, and the people ; that, again, the regular troops were withdrawn to meet the urgency of th e war, and the good order and discipline of thse new regiments became conspicuous in the garrisons and stations confided to them ; that to the various officers of the staff every credit is due for the energy and skill with which they mastered their in creased duties ; that without pretending to enumerate all, his Excellency would specially advert to the deputy adjutant -general, to whom the discipline and order of the militia must be largely indebted, and to the deputy quartermaster-general and the commanding royal en gineer, by whose exertions temporary barracks have been provided, the new camp at the Curragh has beer erected, and the necessity of resorting to billets has sel dom occurred." While the general commanding com municates this approbation of his Excellency, he cannot but mention that the duties of the military authorities were greatly facilitated by the exertions, zeal, and atten tion of the officers in command of militia regiments, and the influence exercised by the officers serving under them.—By command of the general commanding in Ireland. R. B. WOOD, D.A.G. The Dowager Marchioness of Londonderry en ,ertained 255 of the tenantry of her Antrim estates ,at dinner, in the market-house of Caralough, on Thursday. Her ladyship's son, Lord Adolphus Vane Tempest, occupied the chair, and among those present wore the Protestant, Presbyterian, and Roman Cath o li c c l ergymen, and several of the local gentry. The Dowager Marchioness sat on the right of the chairman, and on the toast of health having been given by the vice-chairman, her ladyship rose and spoke in the following terms : I wish, my friends, I could at all convey to you the gratification I feel at the kind and affectionate manner in which you have drunk my health. My fondest wish is to live in the hearts of my tenantry ; and it is a great pleasure to me to feel that you are willing to give me that place which I am so anxious to occupy. Permit me to take this opportunity to say a few words to you; and in the first instance, I am desirous to tell you how glad I am to see you all again ; and now that I have built a room in which I can receive you, I hope that, while God spares me, these meetings may be annual. (Cheers.) I have always had a strong conviction, which experience is daily confirming, that the employer and employed should he brought together, and that good must result from the communion of interests and ex change of ideas when those parties meet. I am sure you will all regret the absence of Lord Antrim to-day, ' who had promised me to be present. I regret to say a letter from Lady Antrim, this morning, informs me he is prevented by indisposition. The presence and support, on this occasion, of so hone arable a relative, would have been a great gratification to me, and I am sure would have been a great pleasure to you all. (Cheere.) In his absence, I wish to offer my best thanks to Sir E. Macnaghten, and also to the gentlemen who have so honourably attended this little humble gather ing. (Cheers.) I must now congratulate you on the improvements of Ireland generally, and this district particularly. (Hear, hear.) The works that have been undertaken here and in the neighbourhood, and the large sums of money spent both by Government and by individuals, have entirely changed the face of the coun try. Poverty has disappeared, and this poor little vil lage is rapidly growing into a small thriving town. I wish I could speak as strongly as to the advance of agriculture, but, alas ! it is still in a very primitive state; and, although I believe many of you are making great exertions, much, very much, is still to be done. Mr. Andrews, who is here to-day, and who has known this 1 locality for above 20 years, will, I doubt not, kindly give you some valuable advice on - this head, and I recom mend you to treasure up whatever you may gather from his acknowledged experience. (Cheers.) It is fortunate for both you and I that I possess a good agent in Mr. Wilson, and I really believe he conscientiously endea• yours to do his duty by all parties. I regret to find that my attempt to get up a flower show has not been so successful as I could have hoped, and I am told I ought to look after pig -sties before gardens. (Laughter and cheers) On the other hand, I am glad some little emula tion has been shown in competing for the premiums for the best farms. (Cheers.) I hope in another year the whole seherne may work better, and eventually produce good. It is always a great matter to make a beginning —time, patience, and energy must complete the result. Paul may plant, and Apollos may water, but we must not forget that it is God that gives the increase. We can only do our best to ask for a blessing on our endeavours. I think it right to say that on going over the townlauds the greatest improvement I have seen is in Drumcrow, where John M'Carroll and John Watt are mist ener getic. (Cheers.) In Legnarnorry Alexander i\l'Mullan is a pattern of industry. The O'Neills, in Bally loam'. drick, the O'Loons, George Hasty, and Patrick O'Boyle, are all exerting themselves. It might be invidious to go on, but I think these few are deserving of the praise and notice given. In general, I found industrial people and contented spirits ; and I can only hope they will improve their condition in the future as much as they have done in the past ; and, once more, let me repeat my thanks for the attachment you profess, and the warmth of feel-• ing you have shown. The proceedings were altogether very novel and teresting. THE LAND TRANSPORT CORPS. Last night a general meeting of the late members of the Laud Transport Co p - ; was held at the Eight Bells Tavern, Ironnionge--row, St. Luke's, for the purpose of considering the reply of Col. APlklurdo, Dire tor-General of the Laud Transport, to a memorial presented to him, upon resolutions agreed to at a general meeting on the 31 inst., and pre kilted on the Bth. Serjeant Reardon, who has acted throughout the differences between the corps and the Govern ment, presided. Before going into the general business of the meeting he called upon Quartermaster-Serjeant Austin, the secretary, to state the substance of the memorial, and to read the reply of Col. M'Murdo. Mr. AUSTIN then read the memorial, which merely referred to the terms upon which the corps were engaged, and also the reply of Col. ill`Murdo, to the following effect : on "MILITARY heafdo r before t ra transmission s T n a ß mi A ses l i N oa . n — l te 3 ot i t E e : ro Or which N c ah D i aUhru3aiu; beene , signed for warded ‘w t i by cot tain non-commissioned officers recently discharged from the L an d Transport Corps,. on the p ar t o f a body styling themselves the Central Committee, I have gives the three points of complaint therein contained my best consideration. " 1. The terms of enlistment into the Land Transport Corps were (as stated in theletter)` rations and clothing free.' If any man has been chat eed for his rations for a single day let them info rm me , and them ror shall be instantly rectified ; but no such cl a i m has reached me. With regard to cloth ing, the men have a clear title t r compensation, and they shall have it. It has never been denied to them. But will any reflecting man consider the circumstances under which this corps of 8,00 were raised, organised, served in a war 3,00 miles from home, and were discharged again, all within fifteen months, and tell me whether it was with in human possibility to prevent certain claims accruing, on account of a want of a supply of uniforms to some, and arrears of pay to others ? It should be recollected that t it h owtragshth organisedL and rati o s pcorri Crimea, a o , r Corps was aie the in midstwork,in the presence of the enemy. The men were sent raised England,consttin in out in bulk, as the merchant says, with one set of accounts for all; and they were no sooner lauded than they were not only dispersed to battalions occupying a large extent of ground (from Balakleva round by the camp of the 10th battalion to the third division, and from that again to Kamera, about 25 square miles); but they were also away on detachment to Kertch, Eupatoria, Sinop°, Balchick, Samsoon, Trebizond, Scutari, and Ismail ; aye a party of the corps have actually traversed Asia Minor, from Samsoon on the Black Sea to Aleppo, suet Alexan dretta in the Levant, which no other portion of a European army has done, I believe, since the days of Xenophon, and his 10,000 Greeks. The first thing required was to ge . ,; England's work done, and the next to re-arrange the ac. counts of the men thus, of necessity, disputed. The non commissioned officers and men of the Land Transport Corps have done the former right Well, and their officers, who have also had their share of the work, are now assern. bled at Horileld, closely employed upon the last most im portant duty, and I call attention to the placard I have published on the subject. " 2d. With regard to the discharge certificates furnished to the non-commissioned officers and men of this corps, I have been informed that the document directed to be used on the occasion is termed a ' Protecting Certificate,' and is a valid document, and I have given orders that any man who desires to have a character from his former offi cer may have it recorded upon the back of his certificate. "3d. A claim for three months' gratuity has already been made to me, and I forwarded it for the consideration of the Secretary for AVer, and I was informed, in reply, that Lord Pam - nitre `has alre a dy h a d b e f ore hi m the ques tion of granti ng th e i n d ulgence to the Land Transpor t artificers, and he decided, and is still of opinion, that no ground existed for so doing;' and I must say that 1 entirely concur in his lordship's views of the case, although I did forward the a p p li ca ti on on b ehal f o f th e cor p s . No p e opl e know better than Englishieen the meaning and value of a bargain, and I only desire those men who have preferred this claim to read over the terms of their enlistment, and if they there find any reference whatever to three months gratuity on discharge, I will be content to forfeit my com mission, and become chairman of the Central Committee myself.' " Mcn should not forget the pqrable of the labourers in the vineyard ; those who have aoTeed for a penny, hale no right t o see k more because others get it. The Turk;sii Contingent and the foreign legions are irregular corps, and, are doubtless made exceptional cases of on that ac- count. But the Laud Transport Corps is a part of her Majesty's regular forces, and as such have to he dealt with ; by the sanao rules and regulations as are applied to thfit soldiers of the airny. (Signed) "Af. APAIuRno." A postscript was added, conveying a feeling on. the part of Colonel M'Murdo of being desirous of assisting the men under his command in every way he could. Mr. AUSTIN, however, made some comments of a strongly condemnatory character as to the man-_ ner in which the men had been treated. Colonel INl'Murdo had admitted their claim in respect of clothing, but gave them no notion how they could obtain it. The CHAIRMAN recapitulated all the grievances ur:der which the Land Transport Corps laboured. &deal] t BARRETT moved, and Corporal DAVIES seconded, a resolution to the effect that a deputa tion be appointed to wait on Colonel Al‘Murdo, to know whether the Protection Paper was to be con sidered a bona fide and legal discharge, and whether the men wore to consider themselves dis- charged, disembodied, and disbanded. Several other resolutions were proposed and carried in relation to the claims of the men as to clothing, and A vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. THE OLDHAM LYCEUM. The opening of the Oldham Lyceum took place yesters iay. It was to be celebrated by a procession and lunch in the morning, and by a tea-party and &heel in the evening. Among the guests invited, and who honoured the ceremony, were Lord Stanley. M.P., Sir J. H. Shuttleworth, Wm. Brown, Esq., M.P., James Hey. wood, Esq., M.P., J. M. Cobbett, Esq., M.P., Colonel and Lieutenant Colonel Burns (sons of the Scottish bard), the Rev. Dr. Vaughan, and the Mayors of Man chester and Ashton-under-Lyne. The procession,which included the authorities of the borough, the guests, and most of the leading inhabitants, formed at the Town Hall soon after 12 o'clock, and headed by a band of music proceeded through the principal streets to the new build ing, which is situate in Union-street. The building is an exceedingly handsome erection of stone, in the Italian style of architecture, in two storeys, with underground rooms for schools, and attics fur class-rooms, above which is an observatory commanding an extensive range of country. The two principal storeys contain an ex ceedingly fine newsroom and lecure-ball, besides club, board, and other rooms. The cost of the building has been upwards of 5,0001. The procession arrived at the front door of the new building a little before one o'clock at noon, when JAMES PLATT, Esq., the president of the institution, addressed an immense assemblage crowded before it, from the steps. He said—My lord and gentlemen,—lt is now little more than twelve months since I had the honour to lay the first stone of this splendid building, and it is now my pleasing duty to formally open the Ly. team. The directors wish that I should say a few words on this occasion, and it will not be inappropriate that I should refer to the origin of this great and good work —a wcrk that has enlisted the sympathy and co-opera tion of all classes, and I am happy to say of all parties. (Hear.) About three years ago we began to consider how best we might promote the interests of the institu tion. It had then attained a very respectable position, but we thought it was possible very greatly to promote the interests of the Lyceum if we could raise funds for the new building. The difficulty was, however, as usual, how to raise the funds. We ultimately decided to do it by means of an Industrial Exhibition, and we hoped, by the manner in which it was got up, and by the completeness of its Several departments, to show the public that we were deserving of their support. But I shall never forget the zeal and anxiety displayed by the officials and members of the institution, and the efforts that were made to obtain contributions. Such sellsacri fice must always attain success, and could not fail to inspire all those who took an interest in the well being of such an institution. I will not say more than that the result was that one hundred thousand people passed through the walls of the exhibition ; and at the close the following passage occurs in the report issued by the directors :—" That notwithstanding the immense crowds that often thronged the room, almost to suffocation, not a single article of value was either destroyed, injured, or taken away. The result finan cially was equally gratifying, a surplus of more than 2,0001. remaining after paying all expenses." We then thought we might make a direct appeal to the pockets of our fellow townsmen ; and here I must express my acknowledgments fur the great kindness with which we were received at that time. We raised about 1,8001. in this way, making 4,0001. altogether; and so far, there fore, we had succeeded very well. We have obtained a building which, I hesitate not to say, is eminently adapted for the purpose fn. which it has been erected. But the question has been already asked me—" Will the working classes avail themselves of the advantages which it affords, to the extent which we anticipate ?" The re ply I made to that question, at the moment, was, "I shall leave the working men to answer that question for themselves. Their honour is now in their own keeping." (Hear.) Gentlemen, I did not expect in so short a time to be able to say that the question has already been sa tisfactorily answered. Within the last three days I have had sent in to me the names of no less than 200 indivi duals as additional subscribers. (Applause.) At the same time we must not conceal from ourselves the fact that our work is only half accomplished. In the words of Lord Ashburton, in addressing the Society of Arts in London, on a recent occasion—" A man goes forth into the world as a soldier goes into a campaign ; his wants are boundless, his means of carriage are small ; can any service be greater than that of planning out and assort• ing his pack, of rejecting all that may encumber bia movements, and of selecting all that shall afford mate rials for the work he has to do ?" In other words, that the knowledge sought to be conveyed shall be of a thoroughly practical character, especially adapted to the circumstances of those whom it is our object to benefit. Now, in order to give consistency to the efforts which are being made by the directors of this institu tion in re-arranging the classes, I propose that we have a general annual examination, a'public examination ; and in order to set the matter going at once, I beg to say that I shall have very great pleasure in contributing a silver medal annually, and a sum of five guineas, to the best mathematician. (Applause.) I have no doubt other prizes will he given, and I f aye no doubt also that those prizes will be greatly valued by the young men who ob tain them, not so much on account of their intrinsic worth as for the mark o' distinction which they undoubt edly confer. Gentlemen, every county has some pecu liarity of which it can boast, and I fear that most of them can boast of a more favourable climate than we enj -;—(this allusion to a smart shower which had just commenced was received will much laughter) —and cer tainly of greater richness about the scenery ; but when I consider the enormous increase in population, and in material wealth which is here taking place, day by da., and the activity of mind and body which it necessarily induce-, I feel that we, too, have something of which we may be proud ; and I cannot shut my eyes to the fact that the northern manufacturing districts of England are destined to exercise a most important influence on the future policy of our country. If this he so, surely it is a noble ambition to endeavour to raise the moral and in tellectual standard of the people. Such has been our am bition in erecting this building ; and in full confidence that the result will more than answer our fullest expec tations, I have now the pleasure and the great honour of formally declaring it opened. (Loud cheers.) The doers of the Lyceum were then opened, and the principal company went through the building to inspect the various rooms. The lunch took place at two o'clock, but our report had to be despatched before the principal toasts had been given. Lord Stanley was to preside at the soiree in the evening, and the principal other speakers were to be Sir J. Kay Shuttleworth, Mr. W. J. Fox, M.P. for the borough, Mr. Cobbett, M.P. fur the borough ; the two members for Sauth Lancashire, and Dr. Vaughan. MELANCHOLY CATASTROPHE. - A HUSBAND, WIFE, AND CHILD DROWNED. BATH, Monday.—One of the most distressing acci dents which it has been our duty for a l ong per i o d to record took place on the river Avon, Bradford, Wilts, about six or seven miles from this city, on Saturday last. The catastrophe, it appears fr)rn the best information which has reached us, occurred in the following way : It seems that a very respectable tradesman, Mr. Tanner (who carries on the business of an ironmonger in the town of Bradford), possessed considerable mechanical genius, and within the past few months bad devoted much time in constructing an engine by which to propel a small boat (a rowing one). Having accomplished his desire in this respect, be has frequently of late used his "steamer" as a pleasure boat on the river Avon. On Saturday last he unfortunately took Mrs. Tanner (his wife) and only daughter, about 3 years of age, out with him on an excursion to Staverten, a village about one mile from the town of Bradford. They steamed up there Wily, but on their return, near , the iyood," about three quarters of a mile from their home, the accident to which we refer occurred. It was stated at first that the boiler had burst, but this was not the fact. It appears that by some means or other Mrs. Tanner fell overboard, an ber husband, in his endea.vour to rescue her from drown- I;g ' sprung 'to the side of the boat, which being v er y "crank" naturally, rendered more . so by means of the encine, capsized, burying himself and his helpless little daughter under water. We learn that no one was present to witness the deplorable calamity, except a shepherd's boy, too young and feebly to render any assistance ; consequently, after a short struggle, the father, mother, and child, Ea ti k to rise no more. A, s'aooting party were not far from the spot wl • e the disaster occurred, and were attracted thither by the agonised cries for help of the deceased, but ere they could reach the boat, the unfortunate family bad rnet their untimely grave. The accident took place about 6 o'clnek to the evening —Mr. Tanner about two hours before being in his shop serving enstomers. A search was at once made for the bodies, which were found, brought to their house, and laid in shells, On the person of Mr. Tanner were found a gold watch and some gold, &c. ) .nt we are not aware, if the former had ceased to move Besides the little girl who thus met her death, Mr. Tan. ner had one boy, an infant about four months old. This catastrophe has thrown a gloom over the town, as both , Mr. Tan ner an d his wife were considered ' most amiab ' e persons, and Mrs. Tanner's father had but a few hour left her house, where he had been on a visit. 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