The Sun. — London, England, 1856-09-20 00:00:00

MARKET! MONE NJ: COMMERC 1 AL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'OLoox. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, but with , nil any alteration in prices. The sales were estima RI at 8,000 bales, making the sales of the week 48,580 b'Aies. 5,760 American, 30 Bahia, 260 Perr ta,m, 50 Maranham, and 140 Surat, ware taken or L speculation ; 2,940 American, 710 Maceios, 500 Pernam, 130 Egyptian, and 2,270 Si irat for ex portation. The exports for the week arc )re 6,198 American and 2,610 East Indies. The quotations for fair were 61d. Bowed, bid. Mobile, an. 3 70. ( Jrleans. The Railway Share Market was no t se by ,oy•ant, but prices were well maintained. 'rho irttolligence received this morning from New York rer iorts the Cotton Market there to have been wil ,bout any change of importance, and com m ercial affairs generally are represented as steady, b , sing in much the same condition as before. S peenl a five securities were largely dealt in, but otwi tl 'standing sales were pressed the market rt !main ed steady. Adv ices from Aubenas, in France, of the 15th date that the autumnal fair of merchandise had ,ened there on the 13th, and that there was a gred t demand for silk. Some parcels brOught for sale the re held at such prices as purchasers were not incl fined to give. For ordinary qualities 105 to 107 f. per kilogramme were asked, and for best sorts 10f. lf. These prices were held with unusual firmness by the holders of merchandise. Many of the m anufacturers decided on purchasing raw silks fron i Italy. The quantity sold was estimated at 4,000 • to 5,000 kilos., and the prices obtained ranged fr om 102 f. to 108 f. Letters i from Hamburg, of the 17th inst., state that the s enate of that city, in its executive power, had asses ibled,to vote a definitive resolution on the subject la ►id before them by the directors of the two new Banks, to authorise them to issue paper money If ke the other credit institutions in Ger many. I 'his authorisation the Senate has decidedly refused. In consequence of this refusal the shares of these b anks have fallen in price. The premium which, oft the first days of their foundation, had risen to 1.5 per cent., has declin 5 per cent. one bank , and 2 per cent. on the The : I .3ank of England Return for the week ending the 13th inst. is of rather an unfavour able c.baracter, since, notwithstanding the increase n `the reserve, there is a large addition to the private securities. The further diminution in the bullion also shows that the efflux of the precious metals continues. The following exhibits the prin cipal changes : £19,751,690 228,415 12,141,310 37,457 Rest Increase 13,075 Public Deposits Increase Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills 887,179 Decrease 45,295 Government Securities Decrease 149,125 Other Securities Increase Notes unemployed Increase) No material alteration. in the rates of exchange Active Circulation Decrease . Bullion Decrease the principal cities of the continent was °boorl , - bl° yesterday afternoon, but the tendency was rather in the direction of a decline. The amount of specie on board the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's vessel Colombo, appointed to eave Southamptom to-day, is as follows : ... Alexandria (gold) Bombay (silver). Madras (silver) 25,500 Do. (gold); Calcutta (silver) 219,385 Total The scarcity of coin in Germany, and the in creased supply of paper money, is interfering with the external commerce of the country, and the local capitalists and others are busily considering what means can be taken to remedy the evil. The Funds continue to droop, and it is evident that the market is in a very feeble condition. Not only have the speculators for a rise shown a fur ther disposition to close their accounts, but there is now a predominance of sales, and hence the retrograde movement. Consols for money have been 941 94i, and aro now about 94,1- 94k, while for account the quotations have been 94i 94k, and are now 94,E 94g. Exchequer Bills 13s. to 16s. premium ; and the Beads 99i 99k. India Stock 229 230. Foreign Stocks also rule heavy, with compara tively few transactions. Turkish 6 per Cents. have declined to 1024 and the 4 per Cents, to 1021. Dutch 2i per Cents. 65i ; ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates, 99k. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks : Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 to 7k. ; Mexican, 221 to 22k ; Peruvian, 79 to 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 57 to 59 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 to 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 to 109 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 96 to 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 43i 44 ; ditto Deferred, 241 241; ditto Certificates, 5i 6 ; dit to Passive, 6i 7. Railway Shares are all lower, owing to the weakness of the Funds. In some of the leading lines a further decline of about per share has taken place, but bus ;news is very limited. Foreign Stocks are not in demand, and Colonial are heavy, with a further decline of 1 in Grand Trunk of Canada. Mining Shares are dull. Cobre Copper 57. 'United Mexican :.a. In Bank and 3liscellaneous shares few transac tions have taken place, and prices are lower. Crystal Palace shares have experienced a decline of about ss. per rshare, in consequence of a rumour that some irregularities of a serious nature in the transfer of shares have been discovered, to a large amount, tie particulars of which have not yet transpired. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the Official List: Ttnalnit,, d one . 9 ter Cent. Consols Annuitior l44s India Stock Consols ter Amount Ecehequer Lille, lid. £lOOO ..., 'mall Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent. — Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN IeUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonda, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account 7B 80 Guatemala Bonds 6O Mexican 3 per Cent. . — Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Bp mt.) Hoods, 3 per Cent _ _ .... . , . Ditto Account 43 Ditto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Passive Sr Irk 6.1) Ronda, 6 per cent — Ditto Account lo2i 1 i 'Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account „ . .4.• i , ems on the above arable in Tmnon • Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cen*;., 12 Guilders 65 i Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ....... .••••• 99i TWO O'CLOCK. Con 'tole, money 94A 91i Ditto Account 94. 911 POLITICAL REUNION AT HADDO.HOTISE--The Earl of Aberdeen is entertaining a number of distinguished Statesmen at present at his seat, Haddo-house, Aber deenshire. Among those who are now among the noble lurd's visitors are Earl Grey and Mr. John Bright. The Earl of Clarendon is also spok.n of as one of the party. f° , •io 100 100 100 20 20 TESTIMONIAL TO MISS NIGMTINGALE.—The inbabi tants of this neighbourhood in which Miss Nightin gale resides, desirous of testifying their appreciation of her labours in the Crimea, and their gratification at her return to their locality, have subscribed libe rally, and purchased a handsome papier mache writing desk, exquisitely inlaid with pearl, and largely fur nished with choice stationery, &c. On the front of the desk is a silver plate bearing the following inscription :—" Presented to Florence Nightingale, on her safe arrival at Lea Hurst from the Crimea, Aug. 8, 1856, as a token of esteem from the inhabitants of Lea, Holloway, and Crich." Miss Nightingale was communicated with on Monday last, and expressed a Wish that the presentation might be made in as private a manner as possible ; and, in accordance with that wish, only a very small deputation will wait upon her, in the course of this week, and, in the name of the subscribers, present to her the desk and an address.—Derby Be• poi kr. 100 1 50 1 100 100 100 i tVOrtr . COO - Onif .:IL:. AR E iti ARET S. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Dal 0. tha t morning he saw the prisoner run down the steps of Liondon.bridge and jump into the river. He, however, so quickly followed her that he was enabled to catch hold of her and pull her out of the water. She told him that he was a fool to save her as she was determined to destroy herself. Mr. Combo remanded her for a week. 4•' l lS DA Y.l BANKRUPTCY COURT. RAILWAYS. Mr. •CommissionFr liolneyd was the Commissioner of, the day, but there were no cases before the Court, e x . cept audit and dividend meetings not of the slight,est ii.iLwAre. Closing Prices yesterday. interest. LORD MAYOR'S COURIL (Before the Recorder.) COHEN, Plaintiff ; BRANKIIIIRST, Defends nt ; BIGGER• STAFF, (tarnishers. This was a customary attachment. Mr. Robinson appeared for the plaint! ff, and stated that the garnishers are bankers in West S i nithfield, with whom defendant, who resides abroad, ha d an account. The attachment was issued on the Ist of July, and the gars fishers stated that they then had only 31. 13s. 4d. in hand belonging to defendant, although, .7 n making in quiry the day before, it was stated that . a larger sum was in hand. Mr. Bi h •gerstaff was called to prove his books, by which it appeared that no larger sum was due to defen dant. The jury gave a verdict for the sum of 3 Z. 13s. 4d, HOPOROPT V. WEBER. Mr. Locke applied for an adjournment of this case, which was reported a short tims since in Me Sun, and has excited much interest in consequence of its being one of a number of actions brought by the same plaintiff to recover for advertisements inw:rted i s the " Com. mercial Daily List," of which the defend: int is the pro prietor. The plaintiff was nonsuited in th‘ 3 first irstance after a lengthened trial, but afterwards applied for a new trial, which was granted at a SpeciAl Court, at which the Recorder was assisted by the Clot:mon Ser geant (R. Gurney, Esq.). Mr. Locke stated that the ground for the application wag the absence of a material witness (Dr. Miller) who acted as agent in obtaining orders for the advertise mentß. The case was acoordiegly aijourued u atil the next Court day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(TIiis Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET!. RUFFIANLY ASSAULT.—.Tames Parquha r, a journey man tailor, was placed at the bar before .111 r. Bingham, charged with assaulting Elizabeth Steward, a drese. maker, residing at No. 30, Carburton-streel The prosecutrix, a good looking young wi man, stated that about one o'clock this morning she wrss proceeding up Regent-street with her sister, when they met the prisoner and two other men, all of whom a ppeared to be the worse for liquor, who ran up against tb em and tried to knock them off the pavement. They took no notice of this unmanly treatment, and walked on. The prisoner then came up to complainant and made :In infamous proposal to her, which she indignantly rejected. He then assailed her with the foulest abuse, struck her with great force several blows in the face with his fists, and then pulled her cloak from off her shoulders and tore it to pieces. She screamed out as loud as fil'ae could for the police, and an officer shortly after vane up, into whose custody she gave the prisoner. Complainant's sister corroborated her 'evidence in every particular. The defendant denied the charge, and called a witness o prove that what the complainant had stated was per fectly false. This witness, however, admitted that they pushed the prosecutor about, and said he and the prisoner were both the worse for liquor at the time. Mr. Bingham said there was no reliance to be placed on the evidence of a drunken witness. He considered the charge fully proved, and fined the prisoner 405., and recommended him to be more valiant in future, and stick to his shears. THAMES. DINING HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY THREE WOMEN., Elizabeth. Smith, Mary Ann West, and Mary Williams, women of the town, were brought before Mr. Selfe, on remand, charged with assaulting Mr. James Archer, a tailor, putting him in fear, and stealing from his person a silver watch value 61. The prosecutor, an elderly man, residing at No. 32, Charlotte-street, Whitecbapel, said on Wednesday night last, between 9 and 10 o'clock, he was on his way home in Whitechapel, when three women sprung upon him in an instant, and one struck him while the others hustled him, and his watch disappeared in a moment. He could swear to two of the prisoners, Smith, and West. The former took his watch. He was not quite certain of the identity of Williams. She was not dressed like the third woman. He believed she was one of the women who attacked him, and that she had changed her dress. Frederick Law, a police constable No. 170 11, stated ' that he took West and Smith into custody at 10 o'clock on Wednesday night, and the former prisoner said they were not in Whitechapel at all that night. Smith said, " I say the same. I know who it is ; but lam not going to turn round." West then said to the other, " Hold your tongue, or you will spoil the b-g job." Benjamin Paole, assistant to Mr. Somerville Telfer, 178, St. George-street, alias Ratliff-highway, stated that the prisoner Williams came in to his master's shop on Friday (yesterday) and offered a watch in pawn for 50s. He offered her 2/. upon it, and she said that would do. He looked at a description of stolen property fur nished by the police, and found the watch thus described as having been stolen, and then detained the prisoner. Coleman, 70 11, said Williams gave a false address, and declared that a man she lived with gave her the watch. Mr. Archer identified the watch produced, and the prisoners were committed for trial. A VERT DEAR NAP.- Sarah. Burt, a woman of the town, aged 22, of No. 8, Albert•square, Albert-street, Shadwell, was brought before Mr. Stile, charged with stealing 2/. 10s. from Robert Bennett, a seaman. It appeared from the evidence that the sailor was pass. ing along a notorious place called Albert-square, when he was invited by the prisoner, a well-known thief, to step in and rest himself. He did so, and in return for the politeness extended towards him sent for s )me grog, and feeling sleepy asked if he might be allowed to take a nap. Consent was given and he stretched himself on a bed, and soon fell asleep. When he awoke he missed all his money, 51. 10s. in gold, and demanded its restora tion. One of the women in the house returned him three sovereigns, and said that was all the money ■he had, and ran away. The prisoner was about to follow her when the sailor detained ker and gave her into custody. In answer to a question from the magistrate, the sailor said he was sure he had five Sovereigns and a half sove reign when he Entered the house in Albert-Pquare. He did not see the prisoner in the room where he was Bleep ing. Mr. Selfs said the sailor had enjoyed a very expensive nap, and was a ♦ery lucky fellow, for the loose women in the district were all thieves, who never missed rob- bing sailors when they had an opportunity. He was only surprised the sailor was not plundered of every farthing he had about him, and his clothes takea away, in the den into which he was inveigled. There was no evidence to justify him in detaining the prisoner, and she must be discharged. Cash. X ■. d. By Head THE SUN. LO,DONr,_...SATURDAY EVE-i\ING, SEP 1" eMBER 20, 16r,6, t+ili 'A.oer , it-en..... 94 Azahg. Nottng. Bost and Bastn. Junot .0 all Belfast c l'Allymen., 131 all Birming. Wolverh Stour Valley 11 all Birk (+Ad. Lancet. Cheshire Junet..... 7~ till Do. Chesh. & Birk., 22 all Do., do. ...... 26 all Rlyth &Tyne origina` £25 (issd. at .£4. 1 5) St. 100 Bristol and Exeter... St. 100 Caledonian. 50 all Chester & Holyhes.e. 50 all Cork and Bandon... 20 all Cork, Black, & Pas 20 18 Cornwall 10 all Do. A 10 8 Do. B 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc 25 all Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc, St. 100 East Anglian 20 all Eastern Counties St. 1.00 East. Unien, A. Sti 1))0 Pt., B. Stock. 9,6 8i Do., New A........ 25 1 East Kent St. 1100 East Lancashire St. 1.00 Edinburgh & Glasgo 10 all Edinb. and Peebles St. i.OO Edin.Prtb &Dund., 10 all Forth & Clyde Jun: 50 all Furness 20 all Do. Extension. St. 100 Glasgow &S. West .1 10 all Great N. of Scotlnd St. 100 Great Northern it. 100 Do., A. Stock St. 100 D o ., B. Stock At. 1)0 Gt. Sth. &West. are, St. 100 Great Western . . AL 100 Do. Stour Val Rai Gua. Stk .. t 2 all Irish South-Eastern.. 0 all fAneaster & Carlisi '6i 1.41 Do., Thirds 1.6 i 12 Do. New Thirds it. 100 Lancash.andYorkFl - , 3 4 Do., Wet. aiding Un i 0 all Do. South] or LI.A all London & Blackwan it. 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cet. it. 1.00 Lend, and N. Westt !CI 16 Do. Fifths .3 54 Do.lol. tih., teLlt 0- • ( .2i 24 Do. Eighths .. 100 London an d S .0 Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking Sh .. 5 all Lndndrry4Ooleraine 5 all Lndiodr7.& Ennisk It. 1100 tanch.Shef.&Linch +32s. no.. Man. & Lin. Um 1 Nfetropolitan 100 Hidland 100 1)o. Birmng.&Derb all lildld. G. West.(lro,; all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. l Newry & Enniskilln , all Newry, Warrenpoini and Rostrevor 100 Norfolk 3 qortlln.Connties Un 100 North British 100 Nth. Devon Rail & Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N.astern—Berwie 23i Do. do. Extension 16;i Do.do. G.N.E. Furoh all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London 311 E N.&S.Virstrn.,Hamio stead, and City Jn., 17i North Staffordshire , all North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June 100 Ox., Wore.. & Wolv. 14 Portsmouth 100 Scottish Central.., 100 Scottish Midland... 100 Shropshire Union all South Devon 100 South Eastern 100 South Wales .... 15 S. Yrksh. & Rivr Dun 5 Do all Staines,Wok. &Wok all Stockton & Darling. 10 Do., do., 1854 1 Do., do., 1855 16 Stockton 4; Hartlep 110 Taff Vale .. 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 72 Thames Hay. D.& R all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenn' all Waterford&Limere‘ all West Cornwall__ all West End of London and Crystal Palace all Do. A 3 Do. B all West London. all Wlmbledn & Croydon FOR: all k ntwerp&Rott• rcb rc 10 Ardennes all Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at 6 p. c. b:Gd.Tnk. of Canada all Belgtau Eaetn. Jun, 14 rlesiers to Graisstsssa 9 Bombay, Baroda, an Cen.lndia, g. 5 p c all Do, 5i Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. a.l Carrneaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. all Demerara 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 19 no, New all EAst Indian, g. & p.• all Do A and B, do 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp, c all Do, do. D, gu. sp. c. all D 0.46 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 all Do. do. do., '59, d" atl Gee'ong Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. . all ad. Tk of Cann.daA 9U Jo. Cert. of Debar,. con. into Stk. WM, all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 14 Gt. Ceutral of Fran . all Gt. Tn. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do New, guar. 5 /3. e. 15 Groat Luxembour Constituted Share all Gt. Western of Canada shares 54 Do. New all D o . Ms., payable '5! all Do. do., '76, p. all Do. do., '73 do. all Do. do., '73, withou option all Conat. & Bas all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca ei Pist. sp. c.p 10 Lyons and Genova all Lyons es Mediterran all Andras, guar. 4 p.c all Do. New do., 6p. c all Do. 44 n. c. Eaten 10 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. e . a ll 'aria Antonia ... .0 . 1 all Do. do. New all laronr & Liege (wit) interest) a n Do. (ex interest)._ all Do. do , Cp. c. Pref a n Northern of Franeo all lorwegianTrunkPre MI Paris and Lyons . all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orloans 5 Recife & San. Fran., t ern & D am. un g a . b 7 urg p. c. al It `at SO/. per shave_ !tome and Frascati all ',opal Danish all R,oyalSwedish .1.11 iambre and Meuse._ all Do. 5i p. eent. Pref. 5 iciude, guar. sp. c qll D 0 ... 18 'leathern of France 18 *Andrew's an, eve (A) e.!lt Flanders all 10 5,4 per c. Prof... V. & N. W. of Franc, s%. of Switzerland esbaden pod ........ JOINT-8' 11 jA••:etralaiiia 12A Bank of Egypt 50 Bank of London all ttri. Col. Bk.&Ln. C kritish N. Ameriean 5 Chartd. Bank of Asi. 6 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 50 City 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Loud all ir,ng.Scot.&eine.Cht all Loud. Chart. Bk. of • .tnatralia . ..... 15 i)itto New, 20 Igradou and County: 50 Lnd.&E.Buk g. Corp 10 London Joint Stock. L ion & & W ea t m i nitet 10 London and Paris._ 20 35 slational Pro.ef Eng 10 Do. Nam 221 national of Bank all Vow South Walea.... all Oriental Bank of Corporation .. 10 Ottoman Bank 23 e'r6vincial of Ireland all Ito. Now 1 r t Ling 13 Im Cc 50 Royal British ' all lonth Australia all Init.4 of Australia 2. Do. NSW 10 "ftlion of London IS;) Western Bk of Low] 4i - 4i 81 - 9 17 - 18 J 5 - 16 12 - 13 92 94 - 54 lv - 17 . -.. ... • •• .. m. .4 9 - 10 15i - 16. - 9 34 - 36 , 24 - 26 7 - 5 80 - F 2 53i - 51! 36 ••• 91 - 93 8 - 8i 94i - 95! 83 - 85 , .23 128 14 - 116 64 - 61jj 60 65 72 74 56 66 56 64 97 976 6i 7 OG le7 103 i 31) I 1011 ;11 1051 331 - 33 / id 79 79 50 51 •N .~' 14i - 15 50 - 52 3 - Sr 39, 79. - 8O bf 4ia, 34 17j 181 56 57 94 - 96 51. - 5 • - 10 - 11 29 - 30 cos - 110 43 - tiO 14t - 154 72 -72 A 79 - 81 6 - 3 2- 1 d 15 - 17 363 373 18i ;;.= 19i 51 - 6 24 • 26 6i -- 6 8 2- 4 i 5 - • - . 8 - 9 :IGN. 7$ 4 - ii tea— -3 34 1 d —}p 54 54 2 2i! 36 36 124 134 - 23 22 - 22 225 - 23 12j - 13 83 - 6- 7 ; 21$ - 21$ - li,• 4i - 41 23 - 24 - 99 - 101 110 115 110 - 115 sr : - pm 116 - 21 2ip - iP - ltp 81 - 9 -20 i - 39 - 10 - 52 - - 54 Business done the day SOUTH WARS. ArrExtrun Striomn.--Ann Palk, a dissipated looking young female, was brought before Mr. Combo, charged with attempting to drown herself in the river Thames, also with attempting to strangle herself in the police cell at the station-house. Henry Madden, No. 28 of the Thames police, stated that on the previous night he was on duty in the police galley, near Pickle-herring•stairs, when he saw the pri soner run down to the water's edge and plunge in. He immediately made to the spot and caught hold of the prisoner's clothes. Her struggles wtre very violent ; but after considerable difficulty he succeeded in rescuing her from a watery grave. He then got her ashore and conveyed her to the station-house, where medical assis tance was procured, and ■he was quickly restored to animation. Sergeant Davis, 15 Xi, the acting inspector at the Bermondsey police•station, said that after the prisoner had recovered and was locked up in the cell she made a most determined attempt to strangle herself. Witness was compelled to have two constables with her during the remainder of the night, to prevent her accomplishing her rash act. Mr. Combo asked what was known of her ? Sergeant Davie replied that she was an unfortunate female, and had been several times in custody for drunk enness and other offences. There could be no doubt that she was under the influence of liquor when she at tempted to drown herself. The prisoner said she had no recollection of what had occurred, and she assured his worship that she never contemplated suicide when sober. Mr. Combs remanded her for a week, to enable the constables to make further inquiries about her. As for Madden, his conduct was good, and no doubt he would be rewarded by this Humane Society. Eliza Orr, another young woman, was charged with attempting to drown herself at London Bridge. John Brown, 665 A, said that about three o'clock in io qt. St. 5 5 20 10 20i 100 100 ICO 20 20 20 20; it If i - 1p 19 1 11/ 9k - 19 . - 121 - 2i Pin - 10 -37 j 7 204 BANKS. 104 106 2i lid 65 67 • P 6r 161 204 -20 i x - i P 1 - 3p ... -- ...a ... ""' • •• , i6i : ii 39} —40 A 2 lid ... .... .... -• "'"' .. 36 - 34 6S - 70 74 - 84 ..• •• 6 —3• d 54 311 9 1 i 106 5i 1034 3 105 4i 1791 81 9 81 91 151 39} 9 80a 711 804 79i 211 i 43 4 7i 71 201 a 12 i 391 81 MARKET NEWS.—(This ray ) COVENT GARDEN. Tho supplies were seasonably good, and a steady busi ness was doing, as follows : FRUIT. Pine apples, per lb. 4s OJ to 6a Colonic 1 do., ea. 1 s Od to 3s Od Grapes, per lb. 2s 01 to 5s Od Foreign do Os Od to Os 01 Melons, each 2s Od to 5s 01 Peaches, p. doz 3s to 10s Od Nectarines, do. 3s Od to 10s 01 Apples, p. h. ay. 2s 01 to b's 01 Pears, per doz. 3s 01 to 6s 01 Oranges, per 100 308 01 to Os Lemons, p. doz. is Od to 230 d Apricots,p. doz. 2s 01 to 6s Od Cherries, per lb. Os to Os 01 VEGET Filberts, per lb 8d to is Cobnuts, p. 100 lbs. 652 to 758 Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 Od to Os Oil Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Strawberries, per pottle 04 to 04 Gooseberries, per half sieve ....Os 04 to Os Od Currants, p. do. Os Od to Os Od Plums, per do. 4s 04 to 7s Od Green gages, do. 4s Od to 7s Od Raspberries, p. potl. Od to Od ABLE. Greens, per doz. Shallots, per lb.. ..... 64 to Od bunches 94 to 2s Od Horseraddish, p. bun. 28 to 4s Cabbages, per doz 9d to is 6d Parsley, per do. 2d to 3d Savoy do., p. do. 18 Od to 2s Cid Celery, per do Os 9d to is 6cl Cauliflowers, p. do. 2sod to es Endive, per doz. 3s Od to 4s Od Brocoli, per do. is 64 to 2s Od Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od Old potatoes, per ton Os to 0.• Parsnips, per do. is Od to Os New do., per d0....50s to 100 s Small salad, p. pun. 24 to 3d Peas, per quart ...9d to is 04 Mushrooms, p. potl. ls Od toes French beans, p. d 0.28 Od to 3s Artichokes, each ...4cl to Bcl Turnips, new, per Cabbage lettuces, bunch 4d to 6d per score is Oil to is ed Carrots, per d 0...... 5d to 8d Radishes, per dos. Cucumbers, each 14 to is Od hands is to 2s 111 Garlic, per lb to Os 84 Tomatoes, p. hf. sv. 5s to Teed Spinach, p. sieve is Od to Is 6d Walnuts per 100 0s 8d to is Sorrel, per do .......... Od to Os Chillies, per 1001 s 04 to is 6d Brus. sprouts, p. do. 2s to 3e Capsicums, per 100 2s Od to 7s Old onions, p. bushel Os to Os Rhubarb, p. bundle 04 to Od New do., per bunch 2d to ed Asparagus, per 100 Os Od to Os Leeks, per do ..... 2d to 4d Sea kail, per pun. Os Od to Os NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey Poults, Os Od to - Os 04; Geese, Gs 04 to 7s each : Ducks, 2s 3d to 2s 9d ; wild do., Os Od to Os to Od ; rab bits, is to is ed each ; Pigeons, 64 to 8d each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os Od to Os ; middling, 2s Od to 3s Od ; Chickens, is 6d to 2s Od ; Capons, 3s 6d to 4s ed ; Hares, 3s Od to 4s Od ; Grouse, 2s 01 to 3s Od each ; Pheasants, Os Oct to Os 04 ; Partridges, is 3d to is 9d ; Guinea Fowls, is 91 to 3s Od ; Roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each. Ostend fresh butter, lls ed to 13s Od ; English do., 12s to 15s 6d per dozen lbs. ; English eggs, 9s to 9s 64 ; French do., Os to 7s 61 per 120; Leverets, Oa Od to Os each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; lamb, N 0,1 to 08 Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; pork, 3s 4d to 4a 6d per Blbs , by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 2s 103 to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 48 Ed ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 64 per Blbs., by the car case. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s Od to 20s ; Brills, 3s to 7s each t Salmon, is 6d to Os Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s to lOs Od each ; Soles, 6d to 2s 6d per pair ; Eels, 8d to ls per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d; Crabs, 6d to 2s fid ; Whitings, 4s Od to 12a per doz. ; Common Oysters, 12s to 16s ; Natives, 40s to —s per bsh. , Mackerel, 608 to s per 100 ; Smelts, is 6d to Os Od per doz. ; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon ; Bloaters 8s Od to 12a Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, S; to Os per 100; Scotch do., Od; Sprats, 03 Od to Os Od pal bushel ; Doreys, Is to 7s each ; Haddocks, 5s to 18s per doz. ; Pike 6d ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, 68 Od to 7a; Mullets, Os 6,1 to 3s Od each; Plaice, 6d to is each; Halibut, 6d per lb ; Flounders, is fid to Os Od per doz. ; salt fish, Ld to Od per lb. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 9d to 9id; of household ditto, 8d to 9d per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 4d to Od ; 641 b to 721 b, 4d to 4id; 721 b to 801 b, 4id to 4id ; 8016 to 8816, 4d to 5d ; 881 b to 961 b, 5d to s.id ; 961 b to 10416, 50 to 54d ; 1041 b to 1121 b —d to —d ; upwards, —d to —d ; Horse hides, 6s 6d to 7s Od ; calf skins, light, 2s 01 to 4s Od ; ditto, full, 8s Od to Os Od; Polled Sheep, 3s 104 to 53 Od ; dents, Os Od to Os Od ; Half-breds, 3s 4d to 3s 8d ; Downs, 2s 10d to 3s 4d ; Shearlings, Os Od to Os Od ; Lambs, 2s 8d to 4s Bd. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to Si 10s; clover 31 10s to 61 6s ; and straw, 118 s to 1113 s per load. Supply moderate and trade rather dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 5s to 51 10s; clover, 31 15s to 6110 s ; and straw, 11 9s to 1114 s per load. Both hay and straw were in moderate request, at our quotations. WurrEcHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 10s; clover, 3/ 10s to 61 103 ; and straw. 11 8s to 11 13a per load. A fair average supply and a fair demand. LLOYD'S SKIPPING.---(This Day.) LONDON, Sept. 20.—Wind this day at neon, N.W.; strong breeze and cloudy. FALMOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind N.—Arrived—Simda, from Akyab. Insolent, for Ceylon. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 19.—Wind W.N.W.— Arrived--. Unanimity, from Havant,. _ Sept. 19.—Wind N. — Arrived—Hotspur, from Quebec. GLOUCES rim Sept. 19.—Arrived—Hope, from Mira. michi. WICK, Sept. 17. Tho Athto (Russian brig), from Liver pool. to Wasa, sprang a leak off Dimniet Head, and was run on shore near Ham, Pentland Firth, and there became a total wreck. Dllster and his wife and three men drowned. CAM, Sept. 18.—Wind W.—Arrived—James Haket, from St. John's, N.B. Hun, Sept. 19—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Tinto for Bom bay. SHIELDS, Sept.l9.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Posendalo from Quebec. .. - GRIMSBY, Sept. 11 —Wind N.N.W.—Arrived—Noun taineer, from Quebec. REVEL, Sept. 12.—The George Hawkins (s.), from Cronstsd, for London, on shore on Revel Stone, cannot be got off, and will be sold on the 30th of September. SWINZMUNDE, Sept. 17.—The Prussian barque Tele graph, from Newcastle to this port, ran on the Wes Ground last night and there is no hope of her being savers WAINFLEET, Sept. 17.—The Rose, from Newcastle, hn arrived in the haven with seams started, hiving been o shore. (PEA ELEOTRIO TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Reindeer and Sylph (yacht), from Jersey; Johnny Boy, Sunderland ; James, Llanelly. Sailed—Summer Cloud, for Liverpool; Edward, and Malcolm Brown, Sunderland; Charlotte, Guernsey; and Express, Jersey, LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind N. Arrivod—Johanna, from Iceland. Sailed.— Trinity, yacht, for Demia ; War Hawk, New foundland ; Montroorancie and Charles S. Pennell, New Orleans ; Geo. F. Patten, Baltimore ; Sirnoom, New Or leans ; Imogene, Pernambuco; Mont Blanc, Savannah ; Wide Awake. Singapore ; Commodore, Philadelphia; West Point, New York , Elizabeth, Calcutta. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 18. Wind N.N.W. Arrived—Baron de Bruck, from Berdianski ; Liverpool, Windsor, N.S. ; Mariana, Alexandria; Spectator. Go naives ; Ann Johnston, St. John's, N.B. ; Osirio, Galatz, Sailed—Maria, for the Baltic. (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.10 a.m. Wind N. ; tide five hours' ebb ; fine. Arrive:l, Sept. 20.—Eglantine, from Gothenburg ; Ren shaw, Mogador ; Mary, Mobrup ; Spring, Emden ; Earl of Hopetown, Archangel; Hellespont, Quebec ; Hope, Marseilles ; William and Mary, Guernsey ; Ellen and Margaret, Venice. Sailed.—Wanderina Minds, for Christiania; Dolphin (s), Hamburg. _ . _ DEAL, Saturday, 9.40 a.m Wind N.W., strong. Passed, 19th—Moro Castle, from New York, for Lon don. Anchored—Rita, front London, for Bilboa ; Sebastian barque, from westward, for London. Sailed—Hunter, for Valentia. Put back—Margaret, for London. The salmon fishing in Scotland closed on Saturday. The seas .n has been upon the whole a deficient one; the greatest deficiency has been in the seacoast fisbings and in grilse. Rod fishing bad latterly improved, particu larly in Aberdeen and Banffshires ; but here also the season has been unfavourable. MOTION IN STEREOSCOPIC PORTRAITS.—M. Lugeol, contre amiral, in making the stereoscopic portrait of one of his friends, had the idea of taking the two images or proofs one after the other, and making his friend each time look upon a different object. Thus, during the first sitting, he looked at the glass of the camera obscure, and during the second to the right at an object fixed nearly at an angle of 45 deg. These two images being placed in the stereoscope, let the observer stand oppo site a window, and, without ceasing to look at the por trait, turn himself to the left or right, he will see the eyes of the portrait follow him as if they were animated. More than this has been effected by an adaptation of Sir David Brewster's natural magic toy, whose figures drawn on a circle are moved quickly round, so that three or four of them catch our eye at a particular angle, at almost the same instant, or rather at imperceptible intervals, the effect of motion is given to the limbs of the stereoscopic portrait. . THE MOMINT.—After the storm the waves continue to rise, and the agitation of the hurricane becomes, under the returning sun, gayer than the smoothest calm. So, half the teat of the present dull season is derived from fighting the wars over again at the banquet table. To wards the fall of the year we always have some fashion in the entertainments which fills up the interval left unoc pied by our Parliament, our touring, and our Christmas festivities—something to break the sameness of sporting; and this year the fashion consists in public festivals for Crimean heroes. The practice improves as it proceeds. At Sheffield, the men of the 4th Dragoon Guards were mustered to receive a present from an enterprising per son—the present consisting of a Sheffield knife for each man; and the gift was enhanced by an oration from Mr. Roebuck, conceived iu the classic rein. At Folkestone, the inhabitants entertained a body of soldiers drawn from various regiments—some 800 in number ; and here, bettering the inhospitable arrangements of the London Surrey Gardens, the hosts were represented at table as well as the guests. Other banquets are to fellow, in• eluding one to all the soldiers in Ireland —simultaneously, we presume, at different places. We are indulging in ela borate dinner-table crowings over Crimean glories, when our "near ally" seems to be embroiling us with our " ancient ally" Spain, and our War Ministers are pre paring .a peace establishment more formidable than our .army in the Bast.—Spectator. lEbtttitu, SUN 4 9FFIC.E, Six o'clock. ROYAL BRI am BANK. --_,. b.....-..,- An extraordinary genes al meeting of the directors and shareholders of the Roy al British Bank was held this afternoon at the London, Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, in consequence of the isoue of the following circular to the shareholders : "Royal Britis 7 a Bank, South Sea House, Threadnee , 11e-street, sth Sept., 1856. "Sir,--I beg to inform you that, pursuant to the 71st clause of the Bank's chart er, a special general meeting of the proprietors of this ba ok will be held at the London Tavern, Bishopegate-stre et, on Saturday, the 20th Sep• tember, 1858, at one o' clock, p.m., when the directors will submit to the meeting a full statement of the affairs of the company, and, if required, verify such statement by the production of I .he necessary books and vouchers ; and if it should appg.str at such meeting, and be declared by a resolution of a majority of the proprietors pre sent, that the losses of the company have exhausted the "Reserve, - 1 Fund," and one-fourth part of the paid-up capital, th e chairman at such meeting will declare the company dissolved, except for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the company, unless such a number of the sharebo Iders present at the meeting as shall be en titled to tw o-thirds of the votes shall desire to continue the concern, and shall undertake to do so, and to pur chase the sha) Ts of dissentients, and to idemnify them as provided by .the said clause. "The dire ctors will also submit to the meeting such other statem, .nts and proposals, and take such other proceedings a s may be approved by the shareholders. " By order of the Court, "RICHARD PADDIS4T, Solicitor." GenerEtiAITCHISON, prior to the commencement of the proceedings, rose and addressed the pelsons assembled in the room, and stated that the present was a meeting of shareholders, and, therefore, persons not shareholders could not legally be present at the meeting. Depositors in the bank could not be allowed to remain, so, with the exception of the reporters and the shateholders, those persons present not being such must withdraw. They were assembled for a specific object, and therefore under the 71st section of their charter depositors could not legally be present. He, unfortunately, was both a share holder and a depositor, and hoped, therefore, that those gentlemen not so situated would withdraw without any disturbance, and by so doing would enable those who remained to conduct the business of the day in a becoming manner. In the making this announce. ment, he had merely declared what was the la re on the subject, and he trusted that those persons present who were not shareholders would see the propriety of leav ing the room. They would not be allowed to remain, and if they attempted to do so, recsurse would be had to the police. He was sorry to have to make this announce ment, but it was mere]) to inform those present of the law on the point that he had addressed them. Some of the persons present who were shareholders left the room, and signed their names at 'the door, but others remained. The chairman and direotors entered the room shlrtly after 1 o'clock, when about 100 persons only were pre sent. Mr. Emilie, the governor, took the chair. The advertisement, calling the meeting, having been - , - read by the solicitor; The CIAIRMAN said that if the few preparatory re marks I shall make before the business of the day cern inencee are considered to be made in bad taste, I trust you will conceive it to be an error of judgment on my part, holding me personally responsible for the same. Six weeks have barely passed, since under this roof a vote of confidence, in the personal integrity of your directors, was freely accorded to us. We did not ask for more, and you may remember that we felt tha":, we had no right to ask for more. Since that period events beyond the control of your directors have sufficed to pull down the edifice which, under altered circum stances, emancipated from the unhappy influence of the past, we bad hoped gradually to have redeemed and still to have upheld with honour. It is passed. Gentlemen, sufferers though you be-- indignant sufferers though you most justly are, it is grievous and galling to add that many of you, I fear, are lasting sufferers. I still believe you are men of feeling, and that you will allow the natural indignation under which you are labouring for the moment, and I ask but for a moment, to be held in check by the conviction entertained, I am certain, by many present, that the mental torture under which some of us—myself first and foremost—have endured for months past, is only equalled by the ruin and misery you yourselves are in course of realisation. A SHAREHOLDER —Why did you not tell us that at first t (Cries of "Order.") The CHAIRMAN—I thank you for your forbearance even so far, and I avail myself of the moment, through the righteous resentment which you must express against the authors of s) much mischief. (Cries of " Who are they I") I avail myself, I say, of this brief interval to state to you that the course of conduct adopted by the directors since the suspension of the bank has been in accordance with the opinion of coun sel. Acting. under their advice, and in accordance with the 17th clause of the charter, we have called this meet ing, first, for the purpose of laying before you the fullest possible statement of the affairs of the bank ; secondly, to elicit from you the declaration of the fact, that the capital of the bank has been lost ; and thirdly, for the formal dissolution of the corporation, save for the pur pose of winding up. The course of the procedure is in your own hands, and in your hands the directors leave it. With the sanction of the three newly appointed directors, Mr. Jellett, Mr. Butt, and Mr. Hurst, it was deemed advisable to place the accounts of the bank in the hands of Mr. Coleman, who has prepared a statement of our acccounts, which will be submitted to the meet ing, and which exhibits losses far exceeding our worst apprehensions. Mr. Coleer.an, with your permission, will place a full statement of the accounts before you, aed inasmuch as the mere routine and formal business of the day can be despatched in a few moments afterwards, I suggest . to you—but it is for you to determine what course of procedure shall be adopted—that all matters and questions affecting the past history of the hank—its at:ministration, its maladministration—and ail ques tions affecting the position of the shareholders and the policy of the shareholders shall be reserved for future dig cussion. ("No, no.") It is entirely in your bands. I have only got to say that the Directors are prepared to give the fullest information in our power on all matters coming within their cognisance, and with these remarks I leave the business of the day to follow the prescribed routine, and I call on Mr. Coleman to read the state ment he has prepared. General ArrcnrsoN urged on the meeting to have the affairs of the bank thoroughly sifted through the Court of C ,ancery. In answer to a question from a shareholder, Mr. COLEMAN said the bank ought never to have paid a farthing dividend. (Laud cries of hear, hear, shame, and hisses). General A ITCHISON informed the meeting that every person who had been a shareholder during the last three years was legally a contributor, and should be called upon to pay ; and he called upon the shareholders to act together for their mutual benefit. Mr. Coleman, the accountant, bad produced the accounts at the earliest period possible, when they considered their voluminous character ; and he (General Aitchison) wished the meet ing had been adjourned, that they might have been printed and distributed amongst the shareholders before meeting. If there could be an adjournment for a week to better consider the accounts presented, the share holders would then be in possession by that time of the decision of the Vice Chancellor on the question of " winding up." Mr. PORTER eracuired under what authority the Direc ' tors had made a call of 50/. The CHAIRMAN said it was by the advice of counsel. It was to a certain extent a pro forma call, because on Wednesday next the Vice-Chancellor would decide to what extent the call was recoverable. A Shareholder.—Have any calls been paid under the notice ? The CHAIRMAN—No. (Laughter.) Mr. PORTER said the meeting had been shelving it on pretty strongly on the directors, but they should not forget there were two auditors' names attached to the nnlf-yearly accounts. (Hear ) He asked if there were auditors in reality, cr it it were a fiction, and that the names Thos. Page and Thos. Chandler were put to the ba l ance-sheets as a matter of form. Mr. GILLATT (director), said that Mr. Chand'er, one of the auditors, was a surgeon, and he believed that that class of professional gentlemen knew very little of ac counts. He bad always oljected to both these gentle men as auditors, believing they were the mere creatures of the directors. (Hear, hear.) Mr. STAPLETON (deputy-governor), said the directors had not paid up their calls, and they would not advise the shareholders to pay up until after the Vice-Coan cellor bad decided on General Aitchison's petition on Wednesday next. He was elected in February last, and since then he had been mainly instrumental in driving Mr. Cameron from the management, and Mr. Brown from the directory. If the board had fallen in with his views, and made a call of 251. when ho wished them, this catastrophe might have been averted. He could name many joint stock banks that were in a wore state than this bank in their infancy. Mr. GODDARD proposed the following resolution : "That the past and present directors of this bank (except ing always the three gentlemen who became directors on the Ist of August last), by their systematic misapplica tion of the fends of the institution entrusted to their keeping, and by their uniform and culpable misrepre eentation and concealment of the actual condition of the bank in the half-yearly balance-sheets and statements made to the shareholders, as also the discreditable pro ceeding of issuing new shares long after the bank bad become hopelessly insolvent, thus bringing dishonour and ruin upon many innocent persons, which would have been entirely averted by better management or an earlier winding-up, have shown themselves utterly unfit for the post they occupied, and unworthy of the confidence of this or any other proprietary." The resolution having been seconded, the mover im mediately put it to the meeting when many hands were held up in its favour, and the mover dec ared it carried by all, on which The CHAIRMAN rose and Paid it was not carried. Not more than one-fifth bad voted for it the others believing it was—a lie—and that the di rec t ors were h onest men. Mr. OwEN, a former director, said the untortunate po sition of the bank was owing to none of the first directors knowing anything about banking affairs, and the con sequence was that they were at the mercy of Mr. Ca meron, and they passed resolutions ignorant of their im port. He did not know that any directors, with the ex ception of one, had borrowed money of the bank. Mr. Cameron always told them that paper ferdiscountmust not come before tbe directors or they would not get respect able customers, but that that department must be left en tirely to him (Mr. Cameron), the manager. After Mr. Alderman Kennedy jained the bank, and he got posses sion of the " private book," he set to work to investigate the affairs of the bank for the benefit of all. (Great con tusion, in which the hop, gentleman was charged with being as bad as a receiver of stolen property, in the midst of which Cie hon. gentleman sat down.) Alderman KENNEDY said he bad been twice men tioned iu the course of the meeting, and the effect of the abseivations was why he did not, before the stoppage, announce the difficulties of the bank. His answer was that lie was in the dark as to the state of the bank at die time when it stopped payment. When he joined the bank, 18 months ago, he made all the enquiries it was possible for him to do, and if he had been deceived he was not to blame. lie bad done his best up to the last, and all he bad to say was that up to the latest moment he had done his utmost to alleviate the sufferings of the depositors. He was extremely sorry at the unfortunate state of the affairs, he was a sufferer, and a heavy one, and entreated the meeting not to cast &nue oa him. When he joined_ the sank be permaded hits /via. Mr. PORTER asked why a copy of the statement had not been put into the hands of the shareholders as they entered the room ? The CHAIRMAN said the accounts were not completed in sufficient time. Several shareholders asked how it was the figures had been published in the newspapers ? Mr. COLEMAN said that the account 3 were ascertained on Thursday, but he was unable to revise the figures till late yesterday. He then read the following state ment : STATEMENT OP THE AFFAIRS OP TEIE ROYAL BRITISH BANK, SErr. 3, 1853. LTABILITIES. To Head Offleo X B. d. .. 256,59 15 0 .. 110,190 15 6 .. 43,317 0 6 .. 73,5'6 17 7 0,q31 19 1 .. 15,335 15 $ .. 14,687 3 7 .. 15.375 210 Strand Lambeth Islington Pimlico Borough Piccadilly llolboru Total liabilities.... X 539,131 12 9 ♦BBATB. Buildings and Debtors, &e. Furniture. X e. d. £ s. d. Totals. J 3 s. d Offlce 29,622 9 10 169,628 10 y 14,480 0 11 213,130 14 4 Ctrand.. 6,963 16 10 28,972 16 7 6,000 0 0 41,936 13 6 Lambeth 3,573 16 10 5,956 12 10 9,530 9 8 Islington 1.649 6 6 Pimlico.. 1,540 9 6 Borough 3,587 7 10 Piccadilly 1,565 1 Holborn 625 19 5 2,950 3 4 1,000 0 0 731 4 10 740 0 0 5,252 1 2 500 0 0 5,673 17 $ 1,000 0 0 6,500 9 9 2,030 0 0 5,599 9 10 3,021 14 4 9,339 9 0 8,238 19 2 9,130 9 2 48,528 1 3 *295,669 16 9 25,739 0 11 299,927 18 11 8 Less zllowanuts for contingencies, exclusive of any expenses, 5 per cent. on 225,6691. 163. 91....... 11,233 10 0 Total ass ts, exclusive of the Welsh works (see A) 288,644 8 11 (A.)— Welch works cost (exeluslve of interest) 106,453/. 4s. 91 Mr. MARSH, R.N., asked when the first losses took place, and the amount ? - The CHAIRDIAN said the original debt corn menced in 1850, with a cash credit and discount account opened with Messrs. Dumler and Scales, and afterwards Dumler and Swift, the for mer for 3,0001. and the latter for 6,0001., and which accounts were opened on the first commercial authorities in Lendon. (Cries of "Name.") He declined to do so, and there were loud cries of "Shame," but he proceeded to state that in [consequence of the recommendation above alluded to, the bank allowed them to go beyond their original accounts, and their first irregularity commenced in 1850. At last these parties became de faulters_to the amount of between X 9,0001. and 20,0901,, when the directors fell back on the security of the iron works in Wales which had since been found to produce coal as well, and which it was believed would have been a remunerative olncern. That had not been the result, and in 1353 the amount expended on these works amounted to 70,0001. Mr. MARSH—How much capital was then paid up ? The CHAIRMAN—About 50,0001. Extraordinary Gene r a l M eet i ng T h i s Da Mr. MARSH asked why th e b an k was no t th en wound y. up, and bitterly complained that be and others had since been disposed to join the bank on the statements put forth by Mr. Cameron, a previous manager, and had lost their money to the ruin of their families. (Hear.) The bank must then have been insolvent. The CHAIRMAN said the Bank was not insolvent so long as the oollateral securities above-named were taken as worth money. Mr. MARSH next referred to the recent defalcations of the manager of the Tewkesbury Bank ; and Mr. H. Brown, M.P., having two 5001. bills of his, and asked if the bank had discounted them, and paid because Mr. Brown was a director ? The CHAIRMAN —You are now entering into all our blots. Mr. Brown owed them 70,0101. He was not aware till 1855 that Mr. Brown was so much indebted to the bank. Mr. Mutsu—Then you ought to have known it. The CHAIRMAN —When men do what they ought not behind the backs of others, that will in some measure explain my ignorance. Mr. MARSH condemned the oonduct of the directors in allowing Mr. Cameron, the manager, to act without their knowledge and consent. their knowledge and consent. Those who allowed him to do so were culpable. He asked how much Mr. Ca• meron was indebted to the bank s The CHAIRMAN-30,0001. (Cries of " Shame.") Mr. Mims then asked the value of Mr. Cameron's securities ? Mr. COLEMAN, after some delay, read a statement in explanation of the balance-sheet. Some of the directors bad incurred debts to the bank which were still unliqui dated. Amongst them were Mr. Gwynne, of Essex-street, for 13,6401., and Mr. M`Gregor, M.P. for Glasgow, 7,3621. As far as he had been able to ascertain, there had been no increase of bad debts since the present governor had been in the chair. The debts of Gwynne and M'Gregor were doubt le-s bad debts. Mr. H. Browne, M.P. for Tewkesbury, owed the bank 70,9781., and he calculated the total loss on the part of the directors amounted to 70,9781. Mr. Cameron, the late manager of the bank, owed the bank directly 21,2061., and the indirect loss by his traffic on shares was 8,7521. Mr. Came ron, in just fication of his debts, represented to the direc tors that he had policies on his life to the extent of 10,0001., that he had property at Dingwall worth 10,0001., and that he had claims upon other persons to the extent of 4,0001. Upon an examination, he (Mr. Coleman) found that the policies were charged to their full value, and he believed that the Dingwall property bad been valued for a purpose. He did not think that the bank, out of the whole amount of Mr. Cameron's debts, would reaiise more than 4,0001 Mr. Mullens (who was dead) had liabilities to the extent of 7,0001 , an,l the bank had been losers by Messrs. Oliver of Liverpool. The whole of the debts of the officials amounted to 121,8461. After going through the details, he expressed his opinion that the bank was established upon wrong principles. The person who started it was a man of subtle and spe cious mind and manner when he chose, and who had laid down a system which was as false as could be, and unless a stand was made against it to arrest it they would have a recurrence of it. After some indignant remarks from several share holders, Mr. MICHELE (of Oxford-street) condemned the con duct of the directors, which had been the cause of victimising the shareholders by p'aying fast and loose with them, especially in refetence to' l a trans action between the directors and Mr. Catileron shortly before the stoppage of the bank by taking some of Mr. Cameron's shares as security, and which was op posed to the charter, which expressly provided against this trafficking in shares. The charter never contemplated loans being granted such as had been granted to M'Gregor, Brown, Gwynne, and others. Ile expressed his opinion that the curse and ruin of many a man connected with the bank would lie at the door of Alderman Kennedy—(hear, hear) — whose character and standing bad induced many to join the company. He (Mr. Michel) shou'd certainly not have become a sharellolder had it nut been in the belief that Alderman Kennedy would never go into a board and allow such frauds to take place either through ignorance or negligence. The board had been losing 50,0001. a-year since it started, and yet the directors had come forward at the annual meetings and congratulated tie shareholders upon the prosperous condition of the undertaking. (Hear, hear.) The directors had issued a circular, calling for an immediate call of 501. per share, but he would advise the shareholders not to pass a resolution authorising its payment into the hands of the directors, but into the hands of a suitable agency provided for the liquidation of the claims of the credi tors. TUSCANY AND PIEDMONT. "As for the subscription of the 10,000 musketry, you have already made the opportune remark to the Presi dent of the Government of the Grand Duke, that his Ma jesty's Government has stopped that subscription, and that legal proceedings have been set on to act against the promoters of it. But Chevalier Baldasseroni seems to have manifested a fear that the steps taken by the Sardi uiau Government were t mild, Ind that our laws are inadequate to punish the authors of the offence with the deserved penalty. We :.re of a different opinion. We believe that our laws provide sufficiently for our internal safety, as well as for our international duties. " The Government of the King repels every interpreta tion which might lead to excite the belief that it disturbs abroad, by direct and indirect means, that order and that tranquillity which it has always known how to mainta►n at home. It is not by the reasonable and temperate eye of moderate liberty that disorders and insurrections are produced. The history of Piedmont in these last years sufficiently proves thig. " The Grand Ducal Government knows by experience in how many circumstances Sardinia has assisted effica ciously in preventing disturbances at home and abroad ; and it is certainly not at a moment when just emerging from a blo , dy and costly war, undertaken for the defence of order, that she can be accused of fomenting distur bances in her neighbourhood. The Government of the King is well acquainted with the international duties which bind it to the neighbouring States, and it scrupu lously fulfils them. But the Governmen of the King is not disposed to sacrifice to the demands of others, found ed on exaggerated fears, those liberties which the citi z ms of its State enj , y. "If Irightly understand your account of your conversa tion with the President of the Tuscan Cabinet, it would op?ear that his excellency expressed himself as meaning to hint to an appeal either to the Cabinets or to the putilic opinion of Europe. I know not havi:,g well meditated their case, the Cabinet of Floret:co still adheres to this in. ttliiion. Should such be the case, you will inform the Pre sident of the Tuscan Ministry that the Government of Elk Majesty, strong in their rights, conscious of having loyally tuMited all their duties, and mindful of wrongs unre dressed —does not fear an examination of their acts, which are usually done in broad day. You will inform Excellency that the opinion of the Cabinets and of the people of Europe is a judge whose competency will never be contrasted by the men who have the honour to sit in the councils of the King of Sardinia. " I charge you to send this despatch to his Excellency Chevalier Baldasseroni, and to give him a copy thereof if demanded. (Signed) " C. CAVOUR. "To Chevalier Gianutti, Charge d'Affaires of Sardinia, Florence." LONDON AND PARIS BANK.—At a 'fleeting of the London and Paris Bank, held yesterday, the directors were authorised to take measures for winding up, re turning the capital in the proportion paid 1 - ,y the share holders, with the exception of 3/. per share, which Is to be retained until an account shall have been rendered of preliminary expenses and the remuneration of retiring officers. It was explained that the directors find the altered position of the money market and the discredit occasioned by recent joint-stock bank suspensions un favourable to the prosecution of the undertaking. A proposition to appoint a committee to assist the board in arranging the repayment of capital, &c., was defeated by a small majority. An application is to be forthwith made to the Board of Trade to sanction the contemplated proceeding, and, as the funds are deposited in the Union Bank of London, their distribution, it is thought, may shortly be commenced. EXTRAORDINARY OSOURRENCE.—An accident of a singular description occurred a few days since at the Hanbridge Brewery, Lang port. By some unexplained cause a considerable portion of the brickwork of the whereby the head of a l arge va t in gibbing" gave e g re av a e bo w n ay shout ',500 gallons of strong beer was stove iu. The liquor of course ran out, and a large por tion of it found its way to a small river called the Ivel, and thence into the river Parret, of which the Ivel is a tributary. The effect on the finny inhabitants of the Parret was remarkable; they were stupified, and turned up by thousands. On Saturday the water from Lang. port to the railway bridge was covered with fish for a dis tance of fully two miles. All kinds of fish seemed to share the same fate, as there were to be seen amongst the dead, roach, (lace, jack, carp, eels, & c , Th e loss to the proprietor of the brewery exceeds 300/.—. leo/ SPANISH AMERICAN BONDHOLDERS.—A meeting of Spanish American Bondholders took place yesterday, Mr. J. D. Powles iu the chair, when the following reso lution was carried :—" That whereas the amended reso lution passed at the meeting of the Bth of August, 1856, will have the effect et depriving the Committee of spa niat American Bondholthre of any adequate reinunera- Gen for the important services rendered by them in ob taining an adjustment of the debt duo by Guatemala, it is the opinion of this meeting that the said resolution be rescinded, arid that the meeting authorcee a deduction of 5 per cent, on the issue of bonds representing the principal and arrears of interest of the said debt, to be placed at the disposal of the Committee of Spanish American Bondholders for the remuneration of the par ties who have been instrumental in bringing about such 1 adjustment, and for the payment of the expenses which have been incurred by the committee, and for their re. muneration." Lions to follow bis example, as he was led to believe it was a safe investment. 1 Mr. GODDARD called upot the chairman to put his resolution. The CHAIRMAN declined to (10 so, On the motion of General AITCHISON, seconded by Mr. STAPLETON, *he following resolution was passed : i " That it appears to this meeting, and it is hereby de- Glared, that the losses of the Royal British Bank have exceeded all the surplus and reserved capital, and one-fourth part of the now paid up capital of the cor poration of the said bank." Mr. Coleman having first explained that such a resolution was necessary to faci litate the winding-up of the undertaking. The CHAIRMAN said that the resolution having been carried, it only now remained for him to dissolve the company, which he accordingly die, except for the purpose of finally closing and winding up of the affairs of the Company therein mentioned. The proceedings terminated shortly before five o'clock. The toll , wing is the balance statement of the affairs of the Royal British Bank, Sept. 3, 1856, as prepared by Mr. Coleman : To total amount of liabilities „ Capital 158,735 0 0 „ Reserved fund X-712,069 1 5 By total amount of assets. £288,644 8 11. „ Losses 270,412 13 6 „ Adjustimg interest account 22,356 10 6 „ Charge aqd expenses „ Preliminary expenses „ oil bills le-discOutitcd „ Welch works, cost (exclusive of interest) £712,069 1 5 We are enabled to place before our readers the following official despatch, which the Piedmont's, Government has addressed to that of the Grand Duke of Tuscany. Austrian influence at Florence has for some time past inspired the Tuscan Govern ment with a marked hostility to that of Piedmont, and a number of vexatious and petty insults have been imposed on Sardinian subjects, to which M. Cavour thus replies : " MAIM, Sept. 5,1856. "Although the Tuscan Goverment has for some time past accustomed his Majesty's Government to that die display of scant courtesy, not to use stronger language, which they exhibit towards those Piedmontese subjects who visit the Grand Duchy, nevertheless, I admit that I heard with surprise from your confidential despatches of the date of the 2d inst., the abrupt expulsion from the Tuscan territory of the director and the scholars of the Commercial College of Genoa, who arrived at Florence, having been allowed to disembark at Leghorn, and after eying presented their papers duly signed by the Grand Ducal consent at Genoa. And my astonishment was increaed by the unusual language held to you in this affair by his Excellency Signor Baldasseroni, President of the Council of the Ministry, who, instead of justifying an act which cannot be qualified, addresses complaints and reproaches as inopportune as ill-founded, and which the Government of the King considers it their duty end their right to repudiate by all means within thei power. The Tuscan Government has the right o .refusing an entry into their State to any one who is no their subject. The Tuscan Government may avail itself of this right towards Sardinian subjects as frequently as it chooses. For such acts his Majesty's Government will not make vague complaints, anu will willingly leave them to be judged by Europe. But what his Majes ty's Government complains of, and with reason, is that Sardinian subjects provided with the proper permission from the competent Tuscan authorities in the Sardinian territory are either refused or turned cut of the Grand Duchy, without their having given a legitimate cause of complaint by their conduct. Let the Tuscan Govern ment give its agents accredited to us those instructions as it may deem to harmonise with its policy, but not re pudiate them at every moment by sending out from the frontier or interior—and thus doing manifest wrong to their legitimate interests—those who went to Tuscany relying on the assurance of the persons who act and speak legally in the ❑ame of the Tuscan Government. "The President of the Grand Ducal Government is not satisfied with the voluntary subscription which is ac tually going on in the Sardinian States for the purpose of waking the present to his Majesty's Government of 100 cannons, intended for the fortifications of Allessandria. We regret that a demonstration, whose olject is to testify arid to in .;:rease the confidence that the Piedmontese people puts in their Kingand in their Governmen•, should not meet with the sympathy of him who holds the first place in the Council of a friendly State. We regret that the spontaneous and universal co•operation:of ttie whole people to secure one of the bulwarks of the independence of Piedmont--and we may say also of Italy—should provoke remarks which are not friendly from an Italian Government. But not on that account cirn s e grant to the Tuscan, any more than to other Governments, the right of demanding explanations relative to an act which does not concern it, and which injures no one, least of all Tuscany, who has nothing to du with the frontiers, for the defence of which the iortifications of Aleasandria are destined. 5,631 L,a9ll' 41 67 3 8 71 U •