The Sun. — London, England, 1861-09-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET 'IND WTI VEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. About £133,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday, making the total influx since the date of the last return amount to £689,000. The Ottoman Railway Company (from Smyrna to Aidin) have received a telegram announcing the opening of a further portion of the line on the 9th inst., viz., to Gelat Café. 37 miles from Smyrna, and it was expected that the first section to Kosbounar would be opened on the 15th proximo. There was rather more animation in the Liver pool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices tended upwards. The sales were 12,000 bales. With regard to American Securities, the sub joined remarks are from the circular published by Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite :—" The market in London for American Securities continues very dull. The character of the advices lately received from New York has induced a great amount of distrust, and the disposition to sell appears to increase. Erie shares are offering at 22, and Preferred Stock at 43, without meeting buyers. Illinois shares have touched 39/ discount, and Construction Bonds, 8111 this price includes the coupon of 31 dollars, due Ist October. In Federal and States Stock there is but very little doing," The Molloy Market during the last few days has shown a decided tendency in the direction of in creased easiness. Large quantities of gold have been sent into the Bank of England, and bills have been discounted as low as 31 per cent. It was, therefore, imagined that the directors might deem it expedient to adjust their minimum quotation to. day at 31 per cent., but the weekly Court has not resulted in any alteration. The market for Public Securities opened this morning with a buoyant appearance, but the deal ings were rather restricted. At first an additional improvement of per cent. took place, but it was not fully maintained. The quotations are still rather higher than they were yesterday afternoon. Consols have been 931-, 94 for trana'or, mill 94 944 for the account, they aro now about 93 , i respec tively. The New Threes have improved to 911 92 ; the Reduced to 92i; India 5 per Cent. Loan to 1034 104 ; ditto New Loan Scrip, 1031 104-} ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper is fiat at 96Z 2 ; and ditto 5i Cent., 103 k. _ _ Foreign Securities have shown increased buoy ancy, but the dealings have been rather restricted. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 821 4 ; ditto 1858,681 ; Mexican have further advanced to 224 23; Grenada Active to 168 ; Portuguese to 47 ; and Spanish Deferred to 421 ; Dutch 4 per Cents. are 1004. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1860. £53,315 91,054 21,977 22,231 44,785 28,660 29,775 41,987 7,3e8 44,860 15,343 5,198 6,903 12,479 9,284 1861. Great Western .. 152,033 North-Western South-Western Brighton 21,284 Midland South-Eastern Great Northern 29,152 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter North-Eastern .. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,338 West Hartlepool Edinburgh and Glasgow 6,876 Grand Trunk of Canada .. 10,328 Great Western of Canada These returns are, in most instances, of an un satisfactory character. On the Great Western there is a decrease of £1,282 ; on the Brighton of £947 ; on the Midland of £1,764 ; on the South- Eastern of £2,806 ; on the Great Northern of £623 ; on the North-Eastern of £2,561 ; on the Grand Trunk of Canada of £2,151; and on the Great Western of Canada of £1,196. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been limited, prices, however, have shown slight iMprovement. Caledonian, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and South Easterns have improved ss. ; Eastern Counties and Great Westerns, 10s., and North Westerns, 15s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and North Eastern (Berwick), have declined ss. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there is little change of importance to record. Bahia and San Francisco realise 13 c San Paulo, 3i ; and South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 171 171. j o i n t gtnrar Rank anti Miscellaneous Shares continued in moderate demand at about previous prices. London and Westminster realise 66a; Oriental Bank, 50i; Crystal Palace, 341 35 ; and Peel River Land, 49. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 I 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92k i 2 lk India Stock 'Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Loan Scrip, .5 per cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 5i per Cent lo3k Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 98/ I Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 C insole for Account, Oct. 10 94 i 3i March I June. 4 7 pm ExcbPqner Bills, £l,OOO, 2d — Ditto £5OO — Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Equador New Consolidated Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account New Grenada Active, 3} per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent ee •• - Ditto New Deferred — Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 6 f Turkish 6 per Cent Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 21 per Cent., Exchange 12 Guil. Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, Money Ditto Account His imperial Highness the Duke Nicolas of Leuchtenberg, accompanied by General Rehbinder, has ar rived at Claridge's Hotel, from St. Leonard's-on-Sea. TABLE-TURNING A CENTURY AGO —Some years after the astonishing transactions, and when the Stockwell Ghost had begun to fade and be no more heard of, this same Ann Robinson made a private confession to a gentleman capable of enjoying a practical joke even when it bordered —as this certainly did—on downright wickedness. She put long horse-hairs to some of the crockery, and wires under others ; on pulling or touching these of course the moveables fell. When she saw the effect of her first feats she was tempted to exercise her dexterity beyond the original purpose for mere amusement. She loosened the hams and bacon, attaching them by the skins, which soon gave way ; and she threw a chemical powder into the pail of water as she passed, after which it bubbled. She managed to throw down several articles with her own hands, and when the victims turned and saw them broken or in motion, they attributed it to unseen agency. In short, the only magic was the dexterity of the supposed witch, and—a very large feature in the case—the alarm of the spectators, whose terror at the time, and their conversations afterwards, magnified many of the circumstances and invented others, and who were too full of their own dread of supernatural agency to be capable of exa mining anything, or even of a moderate degree of obser vation.--once a we e k . TUE FATAL ACCIDENT IN A CANAL TUNNEL. — An inquest on the bodies of the two men, named Edward Broadbent and 'William Webb, who lost their lives in a canal tunnel, as reported in our columns yesterday, has been held. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased wer e accidentally suffocated b y th e smoke i n t h e t unne l. They also recommended the company to sink additional vent,la.tin g shafts. ...... .... Two cases of offences against public morals, in w hich the accused were ecclesiastics, have just been tried by the provincia l courts of ee In the Charente seen assaults on school Charente- Inferieure, Philip D elaurier, a broth I brother of the Christian Doctrine, was indic t e d for com mitting indecent as many as 25 children , who atte nded the the brotherhood at Sainte s. The offences were fullyl kept by pi:oved, and the jury having brought in a verdict of gu il t without exte nua ti ng c ircumstances, the Court senteneld, ti e Boner to hard labour for life.—The ether case occurred in Dr- Loire-Inferie ure , where a priest named Burbin was acc use d of indecent assaults, attended with violence, on the persons of two young women of the parish where ho officiated. The evidence not being altogether conclusive on ever y point, the jury declared the prisoner not guilty, but the President of the Court, in pronouncing his acquittal, addressed him as follows :—" Burbin, you have heard the verdict of the jury, which declares you not guilty of the whole charge brought against you ; but the offence of indecent conduct towards young women still subsists. You are free, but dishonoured ; you are no long er wor thy t o b e th e p r i es t of society." Then turning to the gendarmes the President added, " Gen darmes, remove him r to ;he :he sn . SBABE MARKET.-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing I Business 1 8 , Sharei Railways. Paid.! p r i ce . Done Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. ;irk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Sleaf. andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian armartnen Cardigai .e..'ork and Bandon ;ork, Blrock., t Passage Cornwall fj° ( A gets no div A until 6 c peran Do B r hasbeenp d. toB Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun., Perth, AtAb. unc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh do Glasgow Edin. Perth, do Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness nasa. and S. Western ;rest Nthn. of Scotland (reatNorth ern Do do A stock 7i 8 84 86 Do do B do Gt S. & W. of Ireland ,Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London an 3 Blackwall Lon., Bright. & S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. & Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine u'derry & Enniskillen Shef. & Lincoln Waryport and Carlisle Do do shares Metropolitan Ifidland Do new ock ock ock 10 ,16 4 10 Do TAlrnang. & Derby 11 - Id. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Ind Kent Do, Cray Line Newcastle and C arlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros Norfolk • ..... North British ... Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoek D 1 4, 3tk ; A revs no d. until 6pchas beenpd.B 1 Do B stock .......... 5i 6i 92 94 1081 1081 5 6 41 43 10 10} 17 18 49 50 43 45 30 32 Nth. Ealatern—Berwick) Dodo , G.N.E. purchase no Leeds ' Do York North London 1 11 11 109 81 11 Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail eebles • . • • Portsmouth Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S.-Durham & 1 • anc. Un South Eastern „ South Wales S. York. and River Dun ' 4 taines, Wok,. and Wok, 4 tockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1860) 100 100 100 1613 4 100 100 100 92 94 811 31f stock stock stock all Vale Do Pref. No 1 I' tf,aler Du .......... ...... .. Do ... . Vale of Neath victor ift Sta. and Pim Waterr urd & Kilkenny Waterf or d & Limerick West (3 ,, r nwall West London Do Ist Class Do 2d class WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport, Do. Hereford, 109 111 109 111 102 104 123 130 103 105 71 714 57 59 111 111! 53 10 115 116 48 60 93i 94 95i 06i 56 58 84 64 104 tO4i i I • 61 614 945 84 95 98 4i 4 1 101 10/ 89 01 122 124 38 39 95 97 45 47 494 50 1 11 a, 32 a 2 39 41 110 sto 21 1001 i sto 103} 130 21 716 } 80i 81 61 63 94 97 4 6 38 89 8 9 5 6 pi 111 i 101 11 fit , 115 i et, et 94 i a 1 96 61 at, 128 i i it p 1 etc 21 52i 5i 56i A it 98 90 11f 121 1031 11 21 60/ 1 21 9938 21 21 21 21 21 89} 21 6 61 80i. 11 80, I Z 47 49 43 15 88 90 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways Paid i Closi ng Business Price. Done. I 25 11 , ythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5 all stock Kris. & Exet.4 p.etstock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £10,44 percent 100 101 103 stock ,Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 6} ,Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all 20 , Cornwall, 5 per cent. 61 1 DomPerth&Aber.Jun. 14 Do Ist Class Frei all stock E.Angn.Class A 7 &5p.0 100 100 102 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c._ 100 110 115 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c... 100 106 110 stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. i 100 105 107 stock ;Do. do. No.. , 100 104 106 105/ stock Do. New 6 pet et. stock. 100 121 123 stock , Eastern Union, 4 per et. 106 80 82 stuck ; Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 stock Edin.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 011 113 stock Do. 4p. o gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock ,Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 79 81 stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 4tock ' Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c, 100 pock ,Greht Northern, sp. et. 100 115 117 1151 stock i Po.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.e.pm 100 109 111 stock , Do. 44 p. C. do. do. 1 99 1 REMi. e orre3l3s.l2t r p? gl 10 - 1 - 07 stock j Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 1 100 97 99 p. ct. pref. stock 50 rest West (Berks an Hants) Ext. sp. et. . 6 stock 12 o. Redeemable,lip.ci 100 98 ICO stock Do. Redeemable, , p. ct. 100 88 90 stock Do Irredeemable, d 0,,, 100 89 111 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Prof. 100 101 103 8 Do. firm. Pref. Shares. all 94 10 10 at W. Ches. 8 p.o.ptsh all 164 174 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 104 103 stock Do Birmg*.g"uar. stock lOO 73 75 26'4 i Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 13 I Do. do. do. 20 I Do. do. do. 100 , Lan. ,t 5 Carl. 41 pc. pref — stock I Lan.&York 6p. c. stock l6O 00 133 135 stock Do.Barnsl.st.£s3s 10d pc 100 stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) stock Lon.& Brig.s pc.gu.No lOO 111 114 stock Do, sp. a No. 2 100 111 114 stock Do. snia. 6p. c. stock Do. do 5 p.c. No. 4 100 111 114 stock Do. do. 44 per cent lOO 160 102 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares all stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock lOO 150 155 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P 1 100 127 130 stock Do.4p.e.S.(div.def.til '65 100 ?2 74 stock Do. 4 per cent. Pref.._ 100 90 91 stock lon. Chat. and Dover lOO 95 96 10 /Do. W. IA reeiv. no div. Ex.A til 6pcis pd on all "o. B B. & Brom ex. all t 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex 13 3 1 id p stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et lOO 1 stock Lon, As S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 1 stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 1 2 s. Ad. Do. (Prism. perpl anns. 1 _ of 28. 6d .. ... ..... I 12 4 Londondy. & Cole.l sh all 12 4 Londony. & Ennis. Ish all 131 14 1 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per as 100 120 125 122 I 6 D0..£6 stOCI , Do. 34 per cent 100 65 70 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 1 ip 124 ;laryoort & Car., 4p. c all 1 2 4 Do. 41 per cent all I stock Mid. Con. 6p c. stock_ 100 stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bin 5 r,.e., 100 133 135 stock Do. 44 p. C. pref. stock lOO 101 103 6 Do. 41 per cent 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. et 100 91 92 stock Norfik sp. C. Ex. st 184 s 100 I stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.Bt.lB47 100 `stock North British, sp. 0. stock Do. New, gua. Ip. c lOO 109 111 1 , , Do. 1301.1311. g. pt. eh , 5 1 14 p f 1 0 Do. do. do all st Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dek.Co 100 at N-East.Cons.Pret. 4p. a 100 88 00 at Do. 41 pc. redeemable.. 100 99 101 st Do. G.N.E. 4 per e. pref. 100 101 103 is 1 7 I Do. Berwick, 4 p.e. Pref. 8.13.4. p 4 p _ 20 I Do. Leeds, 6p. a. No. 1 13 ' ll 121 I Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 ie 25 I Do. 'York, 11. &S. Purch. 10 1d 1p 20 'North Staffordshire.... all 22 23 ' l2 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all -- td 84 Scottish Central, new pi all at at Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 er at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e 100 es at Do. 7p. e. pref. stock 100 135 140 ed 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s all 10 14 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent. all ;re 1.0. ~ outh Eastern (Readin k Ann., 1.0.6) li g st Do. 41 per cent lOO 99 101 nv st Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is 100 99 101 ,er at south Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 , st Do. 14 per cent lOO 97 99 al at Do. 5 per cent' lOO , ed et S.-Yorkshire, 4p. a gua. 100 83 86 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 27 28 to 25 Do. B 6 uer cent all 314 321 ity 25 Do. C 6 percent all 314 324 ' at Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p.c. 100 45 48 he at W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk 100 125 127 tie, at Do. 2d do 100 117 122 he st Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 100 102 at Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pi 1866 100 118 121 119 20 'ull at Do. till 1869, Ist is. 100 117 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. paid. l Leasing I,Closingl Business Co.'s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln &N.W, Binkinghamshire .... 100 Do I Chester & Holyhead... 100 D 0... I Do. 5i percent 100 Do Do. 5 „ , 100 Do Clydesdale Juno lOO Caledon...l Colchester, Stour Val all E.U.&E.O E.Lincolnsh. g 6 per c lOO Gt. North. E.Union,HarwichShs all E.Counts. Do. Woodbridge 1 100 Gls.Barr.&Neila.Drct ' 100 Caledon... Do. new . 100 ,Do. .... Gloster & Dean Forest, all Gt. West. Hrtlp'l Dock & Rail.. all 'Yk.N.&llr Hull and 5e1by........ all IYILN. Md Do. ha1ve5.......... all Do. Do. quarters........ I all Do. .... • • Lanc.&CarL gua. 5 p.c., 100 'Ln&N.W.', London & Greenwich. 100 ' S.Eastern l Do. Preference .... 100 Do ..... ...I Lon.,Tilbury,& S -end' 100 IPeto &Co. Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 1 100 INorfolk.. Do. 6 per cent lOO 'Do. zinc., Bxtn ,&Matlock, all iL NW&M Mid. Bradford Prefer- 93 95 52,} 63} ,119 121 1110 112 101 103 16 17 132 135 I 4} 41 109 111 197 202 i 60 62 1110 115 79 81 ence Sock Newmarkt Bury Ex. gllB.. 5 percent.... Northn.&Eastn. 5 p. C. Do. 6p. c. Do. Fixed 5 p. North Western Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. En y s tn.Hitch.,&Shep Shrewsbry& Hereford Do. do. S.-Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset Winkbl.49 11 4iCrOVIDe Midland E.Counts Do. 'Do. Do. Midland L& NW 1 & L.Yk. 5 Do. I G tNorth IT.Brassey L G Do. M'Clean Gt. West. &Brea, 66. all all all all 10 11 46 47 4 Sa l 128} 1281 111? 10 8 8d 1091 31 31 93 95 1 i !P I 55 57 15 16 1130 132 118 122 I 1 10 S 8 90 THE SUN,' - LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1861. rosiness done 19 1021 i 5; 61 -P 1 V 9i 10i 4 36 16 1 226 236 81 9 8 Si 19 20 94 39i - - Si 9i 40 41 55 57 5 4 d bf 6 8 1 Ai 1; ; i 1} 111 26 27 3 In I 61 ai 91 10 21 22 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CASE FOR THE DIVORCE COURT. —A sailor applied to Mr. Beadon for advice under the following circumstances : The applicant stated he had been out to Calcutta in one of Mr. Lindsay's ships, and while there was laid up in hospital with dysentery. He, however, remitted half his pay to his wife regularly, and on his return home was not a little surprised to find his wife living with another man, who, he understood, had received the money which he had sent home. At present he did not know where his wife and her companion were. Mr. Beadon said it was a ease for the Divorce Court, but he had better discover his wife's abode first. The applicant left the court far from pleased at his posi tion and at the result of his application. SHAKSPERB " AT Two IN THE MORNING.—Two gentlemanly-looking young men, named Arthur and Chas. Fraser, 101, John-street, Mortimer-street, and connected with the theatrical world, were charged as follows : Hurst, 40 E, said he heard the defendants, with a num ber of others standing at the corner of Mortimer-street, reciting Shakspere in a stentorian tone of voice at about two that morning. He desired them to move away, and all did so but the defendants. The defendant Charles then dared him to interfere with a gentleman, and said, "I com pel you to take me to the station house ;" and, as he would not go away, he took the defendants into custody. One of the defendants complained that he had been struck by the officer, but this he denied. Mr. Beadon asked, if the defendants had any complaint to make against the officer, why they did not go away when desired, and afterwards lodge their complaint ?, The defendants were ordered to enter into their recog nizances in the sum of £lO for three months. THE DREADFUL COLLISION ON THE HAMPSTEAD JUNCTION LINE. Yesterday evening the jury, who had been for several days past engaged in inquiring into the cause of the death of the 14 persons who had lost their lives by the recent collision on the Hamp stead Juncton Railway, assembled at the Vestry hall of St. Pancras for the purpose of signing the return of the verdict which was delivered by them on Tuesday last. Mr. Humphreys, one of the coroners of the county of Middlesex, by whom the inquest has been conducted, informed the jury that the duty they then had to discharge was simply ministerial —that of signing the several remaining inquisi tions similar to the one they signed the preceding evening. The documents were then filled up and duly signed. The Coroner then asked Murray, the officer, whether he had been able to execute the warrant against Henry Rayner ? Mr. Murray said he had not yei been able to do so. The witnesses were then called in, and having answered to their names, were severally bound over to appear in support of the prosecution of the said Henry Rayner at the next session of the Central Criminal Court, to be holden at the Old Bailey. The Coroner, before retiring, said he Was happy to be able to state that no more deaths had occurred. - A juryman asked whether there was any likeli hood of any further deaths taking place The Coroner hoped not, and said the accounts which he had received were of a favourable cha racter, and that he was glad to state that Cox, the signalman on the North London Railway, and who was a passenger on the occasion, was doing well. THIS DAYS ArAREErs. CORN EXCHANGE. IMIERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 53s ld ; 37s 2d ; beans, 44s 4bdar;leayn,a3spsealsl,d3;sso3adts., 23s 7d ; rye, THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 51s 5d ; barley, 31s 10d ; oats, 25s Id ; rye, 37s 3d ; beans, 43s 4d ; peas, 36s Bd_ ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 90,263; barley, 4,943; oats, 8,728 ; rye, 305 ; beans, 1,615 ; peas, 631 quarters. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WARWICK RACES.-WEDNESDAY. The stand e sure represented a busy scene during the morning, when a concourse of breeders, owners, and idlers took p'ace under the rostrum of Messrs. Tattersall to wit ness the sale of blood stock. There were 44 lots led out under a bright sun, and 19 were sold. The stallion Ethel bort headed the list, and was bought in at a trifle under 2,000 guineas. One yearling realised 950 guineas, and a brood mare 650 guineas. The others did not fetch exorbi tant prices. The attendance was larger than that of Tues day, and the card gave promise of what was afterwards rea lised, a nice day's sport. A field of 13appeared for the Nur sery, and the two favourites ran first and second. The County Handicap had nine runners, and was won by Saw cutter in a canter; and the Wizard found no antagonist in the Cup (an equestrian statuette of her Majesty). The other races were not pf much importance, but one sad COnti etemps took place, by which a nice lad was severely hurt, a two• yr-old having thrown him and trodden on his thigh, which was much lacerated, but not broken. The last race of all produced the finest cantest of the day, two heads only hav ing separated the first three horses. The entire distance run in the six races which came off during the day was four miles and a furlong, the long race (the Cup) having ended in a walk over. Some betting on the St. Leger took place at intervals, of which we subjoin a quotation. The Welter Cup, value 100 sovs, by subscription of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared. Professionals 61b ex tra. One mile. 18 subs, 9 of whom paid 5 sovs each. Mr. F. Swindell's Sawcutter, 3 yrs, lOst 71b (in. 71b ex.) (Mr. W. Bevill) 1 Lord Uxbridge's Prince Imperial, 3 yrs, 9st 61b (Mr. Edwards) 2 Mr. Wood's Greenwich Fair, 6 yrs, lOst 41b (Mr. Wood) 3 Betting-6 to 5 agst Sawcutter, 7to 4 agat Prince Impe rial, and 5 to 1 agst Greenwich Fair. Prince Imperial made the running, followed by Sawcut ter and Greenwich Fair side by side. At the T.Y.C. starting post the favourite ran up to Prince Impe rial, and on entering the straight obtained a slight lead, which he held to the end, and won cleverly by a length; a bad third. The Nursery Handicap of 5 soya each, with a 100 sous added, for 2-yr-olds. The second horse to save his stake. A winner to carry 51b extra. Three quarters of a mile. 37 subs. Mr. James Smith's Queen of Spain, 7st 111 b (A. Edwards) 1 Baron Niviere's Genealogie, 7st 91b (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Mellon's Seahorse, 6st lllb (J. Adams) 3 The following also ran :—lncitatus, Commander, Hart ington, Trincomalee, Prince Edward, Middleton Maid, Santa Claus, and Aroma. Betting-7 to 4 agst Genealogie, 7to 2 agst Queen of Spain, 6 to 1 agst Middleton Maid, 7 to 1 agst Seahorse, and 100 to 8 each agst Santa Claus and Commander. Some little time was cut to waste through Middleton Maid refusing to face the flag. At length the flag was dropped and the lot left the post in compact order. The Queen of Spain having a slight lead, which she retained for the first 100 yards, when Middleton Maid, overpulling her rider, rushed to the front, and went on with a commanding lead, followed in Indian file by the Queen of Spain, Sea horse, the favourite, and Incitatus, the others lying close up, at the head of which was seen Commander. In this order they ran to the entrance into the straight, when Middleton Maid began to come to her horses, and at the road The Queen of Spain got to her head, followed by Genealogie, Seahorse, and Commander, to which lot the race was confined. Crossing the road Middleton Maid was beaten, and dropped into the rear, leaving The Queen of Spain with the lead, who, halfway up, was joined by Gent alogie, between which pair an exciting set-to ensued, The Queen of Spain winning cleverly by a neck ; a bad third. Commander finished fourth, Hartington fifth, and Incitatus sixth, the others beaten off, the last three being Prince Edward, Middleton Maid, and Aroma. The County Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 100 added. Winners extra. The second horse to save his stake. One mile. 44 subs. Mr. Swindell's Sawcutter, 3 yrs, Est 81b (inclu. 51b extra) (T. French) 1 Lord Coventry's Flitch, 5 yrs, Est 101 b ..... (J. Adams) 2 Count Batthyany's Prince Plausible, 3 yrs, sst 101 b (car ried sst 111 b) Mr. Bruce's Lord of the Manor, 5 yrs, 7st 41b (H. Grimshaw) 4 Mr. Saxon's Little Dick, 4 yrs, Est 41b (Midgloy) 5 Mr. J. Dawson's Neophyte, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (A. Edwards) 6 Mr. T. Bell's Gleam, 3 yrs, sst 81b (Wheatley) 7 Mr. Land's Yorkshire Grey, Est 51b (J. Daley) 8 Mr. Golby's Peacock, 6 yrs, 9st 61b (Dickenson) 9 Betting-6 to 4 agst Flitch, 7to 2 agst Prince Plausible, 5 to 1 agst Lord of the Manor, 6 to 1 agst Sawcutter, 100 to 8 agst Peacock, 100 to 6 agst Yorkshire Grey. The flag fell to an indifferent start. Flitch, having the best of it, cut eut the work, waited upon by Little Dick, Prince Plausible, and the Gloom colt, the others lying close up, with the exception of Sawcutter, Neophyte, and Lord of the Manor, who appeared to be outpaced. Tra versing the Star-meadows, the three last named gradually improved their positions, and on entering the straight they joined the front and ran in company to the road, when Sawcutter came out, and in a few strides headed the favou rite and came on with a commanding lead, and won in a canter by half a dozen lengths ; a bad third ; Lord of the Manor was fourth, Little Dick fifth, and Neophyte sixth ; the others passed the post at wide intervals, as placed by the judge. The Warwick Cup, value 200 sovs, by subscription of 10 soya each ; weights for ago, winners extra, with maiden allowances. Three miles. 20 subs. Mr. A. Nichol's The Wizard, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Osborne) w. o. The Grand Stand Plate of 100 soya, for all ages. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Whittaker's Gauntlet, 3 yrs, 7st 51b .... (Wheatley) 1 Mr. Saxon's Rhcebus, 3 yrs, Es t (Midgle 2 Mr. W. Nelson's Acco, 3 y rs , E s t 111 b (J. Plumb 3 Mr. Murphy's Leon ora , 2 y rs , 6 s t 101 b.... . (H. Taylo r) 4 Mr. Mellon's Seahorse, 2 yrs, sst 91b (carried sst 11lb) (Reeves) 5 Mr. T. Golby's Peacock, 6 yrs, 7st 10th.... (Dickenson) 6 Mr. Rigby's Strawberry-leaf, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Grimshaw) 7 Mr. C. Talbot's Ethelbert, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Wheeler) 0 Prior to starting the Ethelbert filly broke away and threw his rider, who was seriously injured aid removed from the course. The animal continued its career, and jumped the rails opposite the entrance gates to the course, and was shortly afterwards secured. Betting-5 to 4 agst Acco, 10 to 3 agst Gauntlet, sto 1 agst Seahorse, and 6 to 1 agst Rhoebus. Strawberry-leaf, in company with Seahorse, made the running, followed by Rhoebus and Gauntlet, the others lying off. On nearing the turn into the straight Acco, who had considerably improved her position, ran into the front, and on crossing the road Gauntlet, followed by Rhoabus and the favourite, came away together, the former with a slight lead, which he held to the end, and won cleverly by a neck ; a bad third ; Leonora was fourth, and Seahorse fifth ; the others beaten off. A Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, with 50 sous added. 2-yr olds, 6st 111 b; 3-yr-olds, Bst 711); winners extra. Three quarters of a mile. 11 subs. Capt. Coates's Hesper, 3 yrs, 9st (Fordham) 1 Mr. Dawson's Turn of Luck, 2 yrs, 7st lib (Wheatley) 2 Baron Niviere's Hadji Stavros, 2 yrs, Est lllb (Grimshaw) 3 Mr. Godfrey's Agneta, 2 yrs, Est 81b Mr. Fitzhugh's Villager, 2 yrs, 6st 111 b (Pearson) 5 Betting-5 to 2on Hesper, and 4to 1 aget Turn of Luck. The favourite, in company with Turn of Luck, made all the running, and won in a canter by a length and a half ; Hadji Stavros was a wretched third, Agneta fourth, and Villager last, beaten away. The Members' Plate of £5O ; weight for age ; winners ex tra. 5 furlongs. Mr. Bishop's Mayfield, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Grimshaw) 1 Mr. T. Bell's Gleam, 3 yrs, Bst 41b (Fordham) 2 Mr. Kennard's Bravo, 2 yrs, 6st 71b (Midgley) 3 The following also ran :—Ehen, Strawberry Leaf, Jetty Ben, Hesperus filly, and Dunoon. Betting-3 to 1 agst Hesperus, 4to 1 agst Gleam, and 9 to 2 agst Dunoon. Mayfield, with Gleam in close attendance, made all the running, followed by Bravo, to the Stand, when they got upon closer terms, and finished a close race home, Mayfield winning at last by a head, a like distance separating the second and third ; Hesperus a good fourth ; the others beaten off. The winner was bought in for 125 guineas. BETTING ON THE COURSE. ST. LEGER. 11 to 8 agst Kettledrum (taken) 9to 1 agst Lady Ripon (taken) 9to 1 agst Aurelian (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Imaus (taken) 10 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken) 10 to 1 agst Janus (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Roe (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Sage (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Camerino (taken) 1000 to 25 agst Brown Stout (taken) BRITISH POSSESSIONS, Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrencc- Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. 18 Do, Do. foi Buffalo and Lake Huron ?06 ;Do. New 10 IDo. Preference ...... 10 f Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich t 6 p. Ct. bds. Aug. 1,1872' )0 Do. do. July 1, 187: , )0 Do. do. June 1, 187 , 5 Clcutta. tt S. E astn. (Li, ) 10 Cape,Eastn.Proy. (Lim.). 10 Cape Town & Dock Seri' 10 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. c. [7i Demerara.. 10 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ock East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. 10 Do. F Shares Ext..... 10 Do. Jubbulpore 10 Do. 4i p c. Debentrs 0 Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 10 _ _ Do. 1865-1870 ock Grand Trunk of Canada 10 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. to Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. 10 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. to Do. do. 1867.. 10 Do. do. 1872.. ick Gt.lndiaPenba.g - ua.sp.c O Do. New g - ua. 5 p. c... pck Gt. South. of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. :0 Do. do. :05 at W. of Canada Shares 34 Do. New 10 'Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt 10 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do 10 Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B do >clt Madras guar., 44 p. c )ck Do. do. 5 per cent )ck Do. 4p. C. Extension :0 Do. 5 )ck Melb.Corp. 6p. 0. Bnds. Newßrunswick Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do.. :0 Do. do. B Capital do .• Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) ock Scinde :0 Do. Punjaub !O Do. Do. ........ trs )ck Do. Indus. St. Flo. ,0 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip all 100 all f 100 15 all 100 1 Paid. Closing Price. T 3 - 2- '9B 99 4} 41 d 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 4/ 61 # pr 19e 20d 101} 102 t 98 100 100 101 99 100 184 194 61 66 56 60 36 39 43 46 34 37 3t 37 99 994 f d 98 99 9 9i 11} 11 toB 98 90 93 87 69 98 0 90 92 5 7 4 6 101 102 id 8 94 96 d ,WAYS. t it 1 £ 350 360 82} 876 25h 26 31 31 11 13 3; 4} 4} 4f li ti 34 36 2f 21 f .1 43 48 51 61 3k 31 54 6 5i 6i 9 10 40 42 4 I 295 205 21 31 I 116 12 . 0 29 31 1# If 5! 6i 16 18 ! 37 39 335 365 80 85 80 90 1; 1; 5 6 10 11 13 14 NES. 2 ti pr lip 38 39 I li -- die. 35 37 6 8 1 1 lf 22 24 } i j P I It p 7 8 i iP i 1 I id 2 4 i 1 1 id p 5i 6 i# IANKS. 84 86 65 67 19 20 53 65 i Id 52 54 20 201 73 75 37 39 16t 17 23f 24% 2f 3% 36 84 31% 32i 2 14 66 67 34 36 50 51 18 181 39 41 26} 274 SEC U 1109 114 106 108 109 111 100} 1001 109 111 100 111 1071 108 k 99i 1001 99 100 99 100 11061 1071 ins} 10811 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL Our market, to-day, was but moderately supplied with beasts, chiefly in middling condition. All breeds were in fair request, and Monday's prices were well supported, the general top figure being 4s 8d per 81bs. Sheep—the show of which was by no means extensive—met a slow inquiry, at previous rates. The best Downs and half-breds realised 6s 4d per 81bs. We have to report a dull inquiry for lambs, on rather easier terms. The top quotation was 5s 8d per 81bs. Calves moved off slowly, at late currencies. Pigs were quite as dear as on Monday, and there was rather more inquiry for mulch cows. Per Slb. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf.beasts 2 10 3 2 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 2 4 10 Second quality do. 3 4 3 6 Pine. S' thdown d 0.5 0 5 4 Prime large oxen 3 8 4 2 Large orse. calves 3 6 4 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 8 Prime small do 4 2 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 , Large hogs 3 10 4 4 Second qualityclo. 3 6 4 01Small porkers 4 6 4 8 Lambs, 4s 8d to 5s Bd. Suckling calves, 21s to 30s; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs.... 8,690 Sheep Calves Pigs 3BO Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—Moderate supplies of meat have been on sale to-day, and the trade has ruled inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 0d ; mutton, 3s Od to 48 4d ; lamb, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 6d ; pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs to sink the offal. SovrnALL, Sept.ll.—Trade is generally inactive, as fol lows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2d; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per Blbs. by the carcase. ROMFORD, Sept. 11.—There was a fair demand for prime stock at full prices ; otherwise, trade was dull as follows : —Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; and pork, 4s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs; suckling calves, 15s to 20s; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £l9 Os each. HAY MARKETS. .SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os Od; clover do., £3 108 to .£6 Os ; and straw, £l4s to £1 12s per lead. A slow trade. CumuEnLAND.--Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover do., £3 lOs to £6 lBs ; and straw, £1 6s to £1 16s per load. Trade dull. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 Os; clover, do., £3 lOs to £6 Os Od; and straw, 4s to £1 12s per load. Trade heavy. COAL MARKET—SEPT. 11. (rrioes of Coal per Ton at the close of the market s. d. Holywell 15 6 North Pelton 13 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting Do. Anthracite.. 21 6 Hastings Hartley ....16 0 Lambert's West Hart- Walls End. 8. d ley l5 6 Bower's West Hartley 16 0 Walker Primrose 12 0 Wylam 15 6 West Wylam l3 6 Davison's West Hart ley .16 0 Craighead Steam 14 3 Tanfield Moor 12 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 12 9 Eden Main ..16 6 Ships at market Sheriff Hill - ---- 14 0 li elloe Pittington .... ...... 15 6 South Hartlepool .....16 6 Trimdon Thornley.... 15 3 Byron Hartlepool.... Haswell lB 0 Thorpe .. .16 0 Durham 14 6 Russel's Hetton ..16 9 Harton 15 9 Belmont 15 9 Tunstall Bre ddyll's Hetton 17 0 Hetton .. lB 0 Cassop l6 9 t, 99 ; sold, 65 THIS DAY'S SKIPPING. LONDON, Sept. 12.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; light breeze and fine weather, but a little cloudy. OFF COWES, Sept. 12.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Bremen, steamer, from New York, and proceeded for Bremen. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 12.—Wind S. W.—Arrived—City of Washington, steamer, from New York. CARDIFF, Sept. 11.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Slavinny, and Ville de Dieppe, for Hong Hong ; Oberon, for Sierra Leone ; Neptune, for Rio Janeiro ; G. M. Johnston, for St. John's, N.B. SWANSEA, Sept. 11.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Flensburg, for Rio Janeiro. LEITH, Sept. 11.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Leon Beige, from Sydney. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Alliance, steamer, from Havre; Tagus, steamer, from ;Lisbon; Fancy, Robert and Mary, and Light and Sign, from Sunderland; Ruby and Bremen, steamer, from New York. No sailings. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 11—Dromo, from Accra; Welcome, from Dunkirk. Sailed, Sept. 12—Tigris, for Rio Janeiro ; Excelsior, for Bermuda. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Violet, for Hong Kong ; Paragon, for Deme rare; Renshaw, for St. Helena—all from London. A SERMON RUINED BY THE ADVANCE ON BULL'S RuN.—The Rev. J. M. Willey, the indefatigable chaplain of the 3d Connecticut Regiment, relates the fol lowing curious incident :—While the troops were resting at Centreville he concluded that, as they were about to ad vance on Manassas, it was of great importance that they should be cheered and encouraged in their work. Expect ing to remain at Centreville on Sunday, he selected the text and arranged the plan for a sermon to be preached to his regiment ; but, alas! the early march on Sunday morn ing defeated his purpose, and, although the text still re mains, the sermon was never preached. It is sufficient to say that the text selected by Mr. Willey was that in Psalm ix, and 7th verse, " And Manasseh is wino." THE AUTUMN HANDICAPS. WEIGHTS FOR THE CESAREWITCH. Acceptances to be signified to Messrs. Weatherby, in London, on or before Tuesday, the 17th of September, by 12 o'clock at noon. Age st lb The Wizard .. 4 9 13 Thormanby .. 4 9 13 Ben M ebster 4 9 8 Starke 6 9 8 Cape Flyaway 4 9 4 Wallace 4 9 4 Lady Trespass .. 4 9 3 Bivouac . 4 9 0 Dnlcibella 4 9 0 Rising Sun 4 9 0 Pastime .. 4 8 13 Optimist .. .. 4 8 12 Master" Begot .. 6 8 12 Joskin 5 8 10 Wildman .. 4 8 10 Pretendant 4 8 10 Lysiscote 5 8 10 Crater .. 4 8 9 Butterfly .. 4 8 9 Special Licence aged 8 9 Pierrefonds .. 4 8 9 Light .. .. 5 8 7 Stockade .. .. 4 8 7 Parmesan .. .. 4 8 7 Moorcock .. 5 8 • 7 Umpire .. .. 4 8 7 Northern Light .. 4 8 7 Faultless .. .. 4 8 6 Stampedo .. 4 8 6 Weatherbound .. 4 8 6 Mistake (late Earl of Essex) .. 4 8 6 Amsterdam 6 8 6 Audrey 5 8 5 Defender .. 5 8 5 Surprise .. 4 8 5 Mouravieff.. .. 5 8 4 Ebony .. .. 4 8 4 Romulus 3 8 4 Schism .. 5 8 4 Chere Arnie .. 4 8 4 Lawyer (h.-b) 3 8 2 Elcho 3 8 2 Artless .. .. 5 8 0 Corona .. 4 8 0 Vou Stroom 4 8 0 Milverton .. 3 8 0 Aurelian .. 3 8 0 Bevis .. .. 5 7 13 Gridiron 4 7 13 The Monk.. .. 4 7 12 Royal Sovereign .. 6 7 12 Brewer .. a 7 12 Sutherland 4 7 11 Lady Ripon .. 3 7 11 Fairwater .. 3 7 11 Rocket .. .. 6 7 10 Killigrew 6 7 10 Aston .. .. 5 710 Claire .. .. 5 7 10 Croagh Patrick .. 3 7 10 Hetman .. 4 7 10 .. 5 7 10 Soothsayer .. 6 7 10 Old Robert .. 5 7 9 Danae .. 4 7 9 Plumper .. .. 4 7 9 Precise .. 4 7 8 Physician .. .. 6 7 8 Prince of Denmark., 6 7 7 The Bushman .. 3 7 7 Desmond .. 4 7 7 Zodiac .. .. 3 7 7 Mowbray .. 4 7 7 Predictor .. 4 7 6 Peeress .. 6 7 6 Rupee .. 4 7 6 Oldminster .. 3 7 6 Nemesis .. 3 7 6 Jealousy .. a 7 6 Allington .. 4 7 6 Asteroid 3 7 6 Ivanhoff .. 3 7 5 Petra (b.-b) 5 7 5 Slingsby .. 4 7 4 Folkestone .. 3 7 4 Bro. to Schiedam 4 7 4 King of Kent .. 3 7 3 Moorhen .. 4 7 2 Loiterer .. 4 7 2 Jingling Johnny 3 7 2 Rouge Dragon .. 3 7 2 Baron Munchausen 4 7 2 Bombardier .. 3 7 0 Russley 3 7 0 Bally Edmond .. 3 7 0 Pagoda .. 3 7 0 Malice, by The Libel 4 7 0 Ch. c. Boniface .. 4 7 0 Mainstone .. 4 7 0 Doefoot .. 3 7 0 Silverhair 3 7 0 Eastern Princess .. 3 7 0 The Knight of the Thistle .. .. 3 6 13 Prophet .. .. 4 613 Rock Scorpion .. 5 613 Billy Dwindles .. 3 6 13 Rameses .. 4 6 12 Suburban .. .. 4 6 12 Heiress .. 5 6 12 Don Cossack .. 5 6 12 Fabius .. 3 6 11 Lady Louisa .. 3 6 11 Bellman .. 3 6 11 Arabia _ 3 610 Yorkminster .. 3 6 10 The Tattler .. a 6 10 The Rap .. 4 6 10 Finlande .. 3 6 10 Roesia .. 4 6 10 Henham Lass .. 3 610 King William .. 6 6 9 Giraffe filly 3 6 9 Flirtation .. 3 6 9 Bluestone .. 3 6 9 Intimidation colt .. 3 6 9 Springe 4 6 8 The Roe .. 3 6 8 Joey Jones .. 3 6 8 Balham 3 6 8 Waterwitch 3 6 8 East Stanley .. 3 6 7 Maggiore .. .. 4 6 7 Zuleika .. 3 6 7 Fisherman .. 3 6 7 Evenhand .. 3 6 7 Feodorowna .. 4 6 7 Ellen .. .. 4 6 6 Squire Percy .. 3 6 6 Rapture .. .. 36 6 Duchess .. 3 6 6 Rapparee .. •• 3 6 6 Highflyer 3 6 4 Ipswich .. 4 6 4 Voltella 3 6 4 Olivia 3 6 4 Marksman 3 6 2 Little Drummer .. 3 6 2 Invader .. .. 3 6 2 Donner and Blitz 4 6 2 Grouse .. .. 3 6 2 Makeless filly .. 4 6 2 Damascus .. .. 3 6 2 West End.. .. 3 6 2 Paste 3 6 2 Colossus .. .. 3 6 0 Rosebud colt .. 4 6 0 The Rock 3 6 0 The Drake.. .. 3 6 0 The Norman .. 3 6 0 Calpe .. 3 6 0 Weatherproof 3 6 0 Guilder .. 4 6 0 Jim.. 4 5 13 Emulous gelding.. 3 5 12 Snapshot .. 3 5 12 Physalis colt .. 3 5 12 Gavazzi .. 3 5 10 La Vapeur.. 3 5 10 Babette filly .. 3 5 10 Sweet Hawthorn.. 3 5 10 Trapcage .. 3 5 10 Canary 3 5 10 Atropia .. 3 5 10 Acco 3 5 10 Orion .. .. 3 5 10 Cashio .. 3 5 10 Zingaro .. 3 6 9 Plum .. 3 5 9 Acre .. .. 3 5 9 La Reux .. 3 5 7 Rupert .. .. 35 7 G. Foxhead .. 3 5 7 Carbine .. 3 5 7 Promotion .. 3 5 7 Goldseeker .. 3 5 7 Shipwreck .. 3 5 7 Cantab .. 3 5 7 Sadie .. .. 3 5 7 Goorkah filly .. 3 5 7 Jessie Brown .. 3 5 7 No rthw old .. 3 5 7 Snapdragon 3 5 7 Dorking .. .. 3 5 7 Bandsman .. 3 dr CAMBRIDGESHIRE CES. WEIGHTS FOR THE STA: Age at lb Age at lb The Wizard .. 4 9 11 Brother to Schiedam 4 7 0 Comforter .. .. 5 9 4 Sutton 4 7 0 Starke .. .. 69 3 Will o' the Wisp 37 0 Cantine .. 5 9 2 Doefoot .. 3 7 0 Cape Flyaway 4 9 1 *Bellman .. 3 7 0 Lady Trespass .. 4 9 0 Blazeaway 3 7 0 Optimist .. 4 9 0 Don Cossack .. 57 0 Wallace .. 4 9 0 Bally Edmond 3 7 0 Pastime .. .. 48 12 Moorhen .. .. 4 7 0 Mdlle de Chantipy a 8 12 Rouge Dragon .. 3 7 0 Crater .. 4 8 10 Viscount Brignall 3 7 0 Umpire .. .. 48 1 0 Boniface .. 47 0 Stockade .. .. 48 10 Jingling Johnny .. 37 0 Joskin .. 5 8 9 Mainstone .. 4 7 0 High Treason .. 4 8 9 Balham 3 613 Oxford .. .. 48 9 Henham Lass .. 36 13 Stampedo .. 48 8 Billy Dwindles 36 13 Wildman .. .. 4 8 8 Newburgh .. 3 6 13 Faultless .. .. 48 8 Voltella 36 13 Precursor .. 5 8 8 Dr. Nichol .. 3 6 12 Mistake (late Earl Prophet .. .. 46 12 of Essex) .. 4 8 8 Fabius .. 3 612 Phantom .. .. 5 8 8 Furious .. 4 6 12 Defender .. .. 5 8 7 The Knight of the Schism .. .. 5 8 7 Thistle 3 612 Nueeia .. 5 8 7 Dictator .. 3 6 12 Sweetsauce .. 4 8 7 Pagoda .. 3 6 12 Butterfly .. .. 4 8 7 The Rap .. 4 6 12 Lifeboat .. .. 6 8 7 Lady Louisa .. 3 6 12 Man at Arms .. 4 8 7 Ramesis .. 4 6 12 Artless .. .. 5 8 7 Starlight .. 3 612 Weatherbound .. 4 8 6 Heiress .. .. 5 611 Special Licence .. a 8 5 Intimidation colt .. 3 6 10 Benbow 5 8 5 Donner and Blitz c 4 6 10 M. Philippe .. a 8 4 Sporting Life 36 10 The Lawyer (11 b) 3 8 4 The Tattler .. a 610 General Hess .. 4 8 4 Gardener 3 6 9 Chere Arnie .. 4 8 4 Joey Jones .. 3 6 9 Romulus .. 38 4 Yorkminster .. 36 9 Winton 4 8 3 East Stanley .. 3 6 9 Ebony .. .. 48 2 Frailty .. 36 9 Gridiron .. .. 48 2 Flirration .. 36 9 Moorcock .. 5 8 2 The Roe .. 3 6 9 Aston .. .. 58 2 Rapparee .. 36 9 Ariadne .. 5 8 1 Queen of the Vale 3 6 8 Killigrew .. 6 8 0 Arabia .. 3 6 8 Diophantus 38 0 Clarissa colt .. 36 7 Von Stroom .. 4 8 0 Feodorowna .. 4 6 7 Elcho .. 3 8 0 Captain Fortibus .. 3 6 7 Nicholas .. .. 48 0 Prince Plausible .. 3 6 7 Aurelian .. .. 38 0 Gabrielle D'Estreas 36 6 Imaus .. 3 8 0 Zuleika .. 3 6 6 Sutherland .. 47 13 Squire Percy .. 3 6 6 Desmond .. .. 47 13 Lava .. .. 36 6 Parmesan .. .. 47 12 Elborus .. 36 5 Lady Ripon .. 37 12 Highfiyer .. 36 5 Fairwater .. 37 12 Duchess .. .. 36 5 Hetman .. 47 12 Eclair .. .. 36 5 Tom Bowline .. 47 12 Paste .. 36 5 Claire .. .. 57 12 Guilder .. 46 5 Bevis .. .. 57 10 Invader .. 36 4 Fravola .. 4 7 9 Grouse .. 3 6 4 Croagh Patrick .. 37 9 Fisherman.. .. 36 4 Rocket .. .. 67 9 Rapture 36 4 Precise .. 47 9 West End .. .. 36 3 Tight-fit .. 57 9 Evenhand.. .. 36 3 Janus .. .. 37 9 Mutineer .. 56 2 The Brewer .. a 7 9 Recluse .. .. 46 2 Folkstone 3 7 8 Limeflower .. 3 6 2 Nemesis .. 37 8 The Rock .. .. 36 2 Gibraltar .. .. 47 8 Blisworth 36 2 Maggiore .. 4 7 7 Sharpshooter .. 3 6 2 Danae 4 7 7 Adrasta .. 3 6 0 Old Robert .. 5 7 7 Amy Robsart .. 3 6 0 Zodiac .. .. 37 7 Vaga 36 0 Asteroid .. .. 37 7 Nautilus 36 0 The Bushman .. 3 7 6 Babette filly .. 3 6 0 Physician .. 6 7 6 Village Maid .. 36 0 The Knight of St Colossus .. .. 36 0 Patrick .. 37 6 Camperdown .. 36 0 Predictor .. .. 47 5 Sweet Hawthorn .. 36 0 Camerino .. 3 7 5 Little Drummer 3 6 0 Petra 5 7 4 La Vapeur .. 3 6 0 Eastern Princess .. 4 3 7 4 Plum 3 6 0 Interest .. 7 4 Physalis colt .. 35 13 The Sage .. 37 4 Antwerp .. .. 35 13 Silverhair .. 3 7 4 Cashio .. 3 5 12 Sawcutter .. 37 4 Marksman.. .. 35 12 The Monk.. .. 47 4 Canary .. .. 35 12 Mowbray .. 47 3 Orion .. .. 35 12 Confectioner 47 3 Black Cloud .. 45 12 Copernicus .. 3 7 2 Snapshot .. 3 5 12 King of Kent .. 3 7 2 Goldseeker .. 3 510 Bombardier .. 3 7 2 Trapcage .. 3 5 10 Baron Munchausen 4 7 2 Zingaro .. 3 5 10 Rock Scorpion .. 5 7 2 Rupert .. 3 5 9 Palestro .. 3 7 2 Shipwreck 3 5 7 Ivanhoff .. 3 7 2 Promotion 3 5 7 Suburban .. 4 7 2 Sadie .. .. 3 5 7 Slingaby 4 7 2 Tulip 3 5 7 Ripon • • •• 4 7 2 Jessie Brown .. 35 3 5 7 Russley • • .. 3 7 2 Snapdragon .. Libellous .. .. 47 0 Carbine .. .. 3 5 7 Robin Hood .. 37 0 Wild Wave .. 35 7 The Ranee filly .. 3 7 0 Ducat • 3 " * This horse having been entered without the knowledge of his owner, will be struck out at the time prescribed, un less specially ordered to remain in. DONCASTER MEETING. TUESDAY, SEPT. 17. Acceptances for the Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 soya each. St. Leger Course. Age st lb Underhand Blue Jacket a 9 0 Gamester Wallace 4 4 7 Moorctck King of Diamonds 4 7 13 Chere Arnie Asteroid 3 7 2 Jingling Johnny (inc. 71b extra) 3 6 13 Acceptances for the Clevel Age st lb Comforter 5 9 0 Rising Sun .. 4 8 10 Mdlle. de Chantilly a 8 7 Sweetsauce King of Diamonds 4 8 2 Chere Arnie Curlew Caller Oui Flash-in-the-Pm 5 7 5 Cramond Copernicus littwallisoillw, 4 7 1 Age st lb Loiterer Intimidation colt Voltella .. 3 6 6 Balham 3 6 4 Highflyer 3 6 3 Wynnstay 3 6 1 Man Rufus Miss Whip colt Astarte Squire Peirse .. • • 3 5 7 [and Handicap. One Mile. Age st The Drone Billy Dwindles 3 7 0 Gardener Donner and Blitz 4 6 11 Rock Scorpion 5 6 10 Betts Roesia Vancouver 3 6 5 Snapshot I Clarissa colt Babette filly Wolbatt moms, 3 6 13 FOREIGN RAIL :0 Algerian .0 Antwerp & Rotterdam. 0 Ardennes.. - 0 Bah. &S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. 5 Belgian East. Junction, Beziers to Grate sessac.. Carmeaux Mine Raii )0 Copiapo .• .• •••• •• •• 0 Ditto Extension ... :0 Dutch Rhenish ........ :0 Eastern of France .... • 0 Grand Rus Guar. 6p. c. !0 Do. do. '0 Great Central of France 0 Gt. Luxem., Con. she... ;0 Italian Junction ...... 10 Lierre & Turnhout .... 20 Lyons & Geneva 20 Namur & Liege ........ 20 Do. 6p. e. Pref......... 16 Northern of France.... 16 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. 20 Paris & 0r1ean5...... .. 20 Recife & S. Fran. (fern.) xua. 7 p. et. 1ira...... !O Riga & Dunaburg...... !,0 Royal Dani5h.......... 5 Royal Swedish ........ 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... 10 Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... 20 San Paulo, lira, g. 7p. c. 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin 26 Southern of France.... :0 S. East Portugal 7 g ct. l 8f West Flandern ..... [0 Do. 5i p. c. Preference !O W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria !O West,:rn of Switzerland 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent Pref :0 Zealand 13.8. all all all all all all all all all - Alfred Consols (Philack), British Iron - Clifford - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ), - East Bassett (Illogan) , - East Caradon ...... - E. Yir'l Russ(!) (Tavistk.), - Gam.itSt.Aubln(Gwen.)l - Great South Tolgus... - G.Wheal Alia. (Philaeli) - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) - Grenville - Herod's-Foot - Hingston Downs Lady Bertha - Margaret (tiny Lelant) - North Downs lNorth Frances (Illogan)1 IN.Wh'l Basset (Ill° 4 . an) 'North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) ;0 Providence (Tiny Lelut.) , - ,SortridErm Cons. Min. Co. ISouth Caradon(St.Cleer), IS. Cam Brea (Illogan) 1 'S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim j S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) I Stray Park 5 , Tamar SAlv.ez Lead Min LO Tin Crott ;Vale of Towey (Caren)l West Basset (Illogan)..1 jW. Caradon (Liskeard), West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 1 Wheal Buller(Redruth): Wheal Edward (Cals.), Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant), - Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) - { Wheal Treiawney (Lis.); BRITISH MD i:2.IA FOREIG: 0 .A....,,,,,....... 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim. :0 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 5 D o.L an d and 111.1nuig;Co. 1 Clarendon Cons.llliiiCo. 40 Cobre Copper Copiapo I DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co 2 Fortuna. 20 General 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 11 Kapnnda (Limited) (Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 IMariquita 1 N.RhineCopofS.Aus.L , 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt. 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. !SIM United Mexican ........ 1 Worthing (Limited).... Do • •• JOINT-STO , As., , radzUnitedService Bk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London ....... Bank of Turkey British North American ,Chtd.Bank of India, dm Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. City ... ,Colonial ........ ICorn. Bank of Canada.. Commercial of London. lEng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland Lon. Char.Bkof Austral Do. new London and County London Joint Stock 1 London and S. African ! London & Westminster) Nat. Prov. of England . Do. new •••••••••••••••• National Bank New South Wa1e5...... Orient. B. Corporation . all Ottoman Bank .. .. .. ali Provincial of Ireland.. 25 Do. new .. . . all South Australia ... all Union of Australia .... all Union of London . . l2 'Unity Mutua1.......... 60 COLONIAL GOVERNMEN Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 • Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 per cent Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1880, Do. 18901 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July' Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p. c., 1868 Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1876' Do. p.c., 1888 & upwds Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up !Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. JL&Julyi I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 1 ITIES. DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO - stock I Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Alin lOO - stock 'East and West India stock i Londo- .. .I 100 59 61 60 stock St. Katharine. ' 100 - - stock I Southampton ' 100 .. lOO 94 - 96 I stock ' , Victoria. 20 Do. New -- - --...A 2 114 # d MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 134 14 4 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) 1 , all 1 2 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all - - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 29 31 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 41 50 British American Land 40 - - 50 B.&l.Mag - . Tel. A. (Lim.) all 30 35 20 Do. 8,7p.ati111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 10 13 321 Canada Land all 106 IGO 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all - - et. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. all - - 25 Do. Pref. 7# per cent. st. Crystal Palace st. Do. Preference st. Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb. 100 104 107 1051 20 E.lndialrrign. & Canal 1 pr ip et. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 - - 5 English & Aus. Copper. all 3 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigate )n 14 - -- 1 Great Ship Limited) all i i 1 Do. 174 pet Preference all 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 4# - - 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all ; 11 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 1 1 1 24 10 Med. Exten. TeL (Lim ) all 3 4 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 14 1 d 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 ( )id 10 Netherlands Land all - - 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl die all I I i 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 5 10 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 11 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 11 11 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 1 14 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) 10 - - at. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 48 60 49 50 Pen. A Oriental Steam all 68 70 50 Do. New 3O 11 13 424 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c all 174 181 50 Rhymney Iron all 161 171 is Do. New all 44 54 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 52 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 125 129 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip al l 1 10 D 1 s do nao ß n.d egis A te gd r eo e n d ey . 0 . : all l 4 1 e i i 10i Tr o A . t u us t r lasia (lim) Ist is. 1 }d I p 120060 vulLto,Ldineocam.CeToa.loLatcUi jo p a.a r ( . llin. C d an o) . 2 : 5 ii 19 - 1 Ili '114.6 7.4.0 541 17s 6.8.6 8.12 4.11.6 1.10.6 9i 2 11i 1.14.0 9.18.9 iii 10.6.7 all 48.1.8.8 281 4i 9 13s 6cl 1.7.2 "L 'K B BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-WEDNESDAY. The principal business of the day was the events at Warwick, but a little was done on the St. Leger. 6to 4 was the highest offer on the field, and 9 to 1 the highest price that could be obtained agst Aurelian, who was much inquired about. Imaus was not firm, and 10 to 1 was laid agst him. The Roe was in some demand, commencing at 25 to 1 and finishing at 100 to 6 (both taken.) —Closing prices : ST. LEGER. 6 to 4 on the field (offered) 9to 1 agst Aurelian (taken) 10 to 1 agst Imaus (taken) 16 to 1 agst The Roe (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Sage (taken) TATTERSALLS'.—The Subscription-room will be opened on Saturday next for the convenience of subscribers com paring on the St. Leger. Mr. Bell has named his Gloom colt—Gleam. THE SOUTH DURHAM RAILWAY ACCIDENT. — The engineman who received serious injury in this accident died on Sunday afternoon ; his name was Robert Aaron, and he was 35 years of age. The stoker, Thomas Bulch, is dying; Dr. Torback, who has been in daily attendance on the poor fellow, holds out no hopes. A preliminary investigation was held on Tuesday before Mr. Coroner Trotter, at Shildon, an adjournment taking place for a week, as Captain Tyler, from the Board of Trade, Was ex pectod to take part therein. N E WS PAPER ,-.7 'vra.....xmwa.-•.......................a na a. ...2,:t; ..;" Et, , V o ~.. CITY SEWERS COMIIIISSIO- T . -- ~,,.'--,;;.:- cs., —O.--- c 4, - 1 .... i-, w , ' t The Commissioners of Sewers resumed thvalli s . ? :..: i i z 1 meetings yesterday, ar Guildhall ; Mr. Deputy c z 4 r t '_ _ „„ir.: k, ) Deputy :-E,--: ni, .4/z: in the chair. -4 , - ''--- A t , _.';, 9% 'T A deputation waited on the court with a memo icr , , by numerous inhabitants of St. Paurs-ehurehyar namue -ii S vicinity, praying that some measures might be tlikc; ll and vent a nuisance being caused by the rebuilding of 'd the wises belonging to Messrs. Knight and Son, whic ien ts burnt down a few nights since, for the purpose of car,di s . on the tallow melting business. rig Mr. Dep u ty F ARRER move d th a t it be re f err ed to I mprovement Committee to consider and report upon. rd Dr. LETREEY, the medical officer of health, submitt i ,e his report on the sanitary condition of the City. He stateC, that 251 houses had been inspected during the week, 355 visits made to the common lodging-houses of the City since the last meeting of the court, and he submitted a list of 96 places for sanitary improvement. He likewise reported that the markets and slaughter-houses had been duly in spected, and that the officers had seized about 4 tons of meat, besides 13 quarters of venison, 100 head o f game an d poultry, and 270 pine apples, as unfit for h uman f oo d . M ost of the meat was seized in Newgate-market ; the game and poultry in Leadenhall, and the pineapples in the streets of • the City. The meat consiste d of 41 s heep, 13 pigs, 65 guar ters of beef, and 91 joints. Nearly two tons of it was diseased, about a ton and a quarter putrid, and the rest was from animals that had died from natural causes. All the game, poultry, and fruit were in a putrid condition, and was destroyed as unfit for human food. The mortality returns for the last six weeks are below the average for the season, for only 200 deaths are recorded in place of 300, which is the mean proportion for the corre sponding period of the last five years. 117, or nearly half of the deaths, were among children of less than five years of age, and 51 were among old persons of 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death were as follows :—Fhthisis, 33 ; mesenteric diseases of children, 2; hydrocephalus, 8; con vulsions in infancy, 11; pneumonia, 22 ; and bronchitis. 11. Among the zymotic class of diseases there were the follow ing :—Continued fever, 5 ; scarlet fever, 9 ; erysipelas, 4 ; whooping cough, 12 ; croup and diphtheria, 4; diarrbcra of adults, 5 ; and infantile diarrhoea, 20. The last-named maladies have not been so prevalent as usual, for in the course of the corresponding weeks of the last five years the average proportion of deaths was double. Three hundred and thirty-seven births have been regis tered during the six weeks, and of these 183 were boys, and 154 girls. THE GAS SUPPLY IN THE CITY. Dr. Letheby submitted his quarterly report of the illu minating power and chemical quality of the gas supplied by the Great Central Consumers' Company, from which it appears that 315 experiments on the illuminating power of the gas have been made during the quarter. These expe riments have been made at two places, viz., at the college laboratory of the London Hospital, and at the City Labo ratory in Finsbury-square. The results of the testings are as follows :—At the first-named place, the mean illumi nating power of the gas has been equal to 11.11 sperm candles, or 12.69 wax, each of 12 grains consumption per hour ; and at the second, it has been equal to 10.89 sperm, or 12.44 wax—the difference of the two places, which are nearly two miles apart, being two -tenths of a candle. These results show that the illuminating power of gas has been equal to the standard of the Great Central Act of Par liament, and also that the power has been permanent, not withstanding that the gas has traversed many miles of main. The chemical quality of the gas has likewise been equal to the requirements of the act, for the gas has always been free from sulphurated hydrogen, and has not contained an excess of ammonia. He had to direct the attention of the court to a matter of great importance to the gas consumers of the City. Public notice had been given by the three companies who supply the City with gas of their intention to adopt the provisions of the Metropolis Gas Act of 1860. These previsions differ very materially from the provisions of the Great Central Act, which was now in force in the City of London, and will affect both the quality and the price of the gas. Hitherto the gas of but one company (the Great Central) has been the subject of Parliamentary regulation, and has been officially examined in the City; but from the circumstance of active competition those regulations in re spect of quality and price have controlled the supply of gas by the other companies. Now, however, that influence is to be removed by the adoption of the Metropolis Act, the spirit of competition will be set aside, and in place of it there will be fixed conditions of supply, which are confided to that court for fulfilment. According to the terms of the Great Central Act of 1851, it is provided that the illumi nating power of the gas shall be of such quality as to pro duce from an argand burner having 15 holes and a seven inch chimney, and consuming five cubic feet of gas per hour, a light equal in intensity to the light produced by 12 wax candles of six to the pound ; and such gas shall b© superior in purity to the gas in common use, supplied at or about the 7th day of Dec., 1849, by any of the companies who then lighted the city of London or any part thereof with gas. But according to the Metropolis Act of 1860, which is about to be adopted, the illuminating power of the gas is raised about 14 per cent., for when burnt in the way mentioaed it is to be equal to 12 sperm candles instead of 12 wax, and as regards purity, it shall be so far free from ammonia and su'phuretted hydrogen, that it shall, not discolour either tumeric paper, or paper imbrued into ace tate or carbonate of lead when those tests are exposed to a. current of gas issuing for one minute under a pressure of five-tenths of an inch of water, and shall not contain more than twenty grains of sulphur in any form in one hundred cubic feet of gas. While, therefore, the illuminating power of the gas has been raised about one-seventh, the purity of the gas has been more accurately defined. It would rest with the court to watch over the provisions, and to secure their fulfilment. He ventured to suggest, how ever, that on the adoption of the act, there should be a liberal interpretation of its clauses, so that on the one hand there should be no needless impediment offered to the testing of the gas wherever you should consider it necessary, and on the other hand there should be no strict binding to each day's quality of gas, but a fair average of the weekly sup ply. This is my mode of proceeding at present, and the Great Central Company have unhesitatingly agreed to abide by my testings in this manner at your laboratory in Fins bury-square. I trust that the other companies will do like ' wise ; for it will be impossible to decide fairly on the quality of any gas without a systematic and continuous series of investigations, such as are now made on your behalf for the Great Central Company." Mr. Deputy HOLT moved that the report be referred to the General Purposes Committee, and observed that he thought it would not be long before the corporation made their own gas. The resolution was agreed to ; and Mr. Deputy HARRISON moved that the report be printed, and a copy be sent to each member of the court, and that 50 copies be sent to the Metropolitan Board of Works. This was also agreed to, and the court adjourned. THE ENFIELD RIFLE.—In the completed Enfield rifle there are not less than 61 separate and distinct portions ; and yet if 100 or 1,000 of such rifles were first to be put to gether, afterwards dismembered, and then to hae their vari ous items of component and furniture intermingled in wan ton and indiscriminate confusion, a workman might unite all the parts, without fear of any of them misfitting, at the rate of one rifle in three minutes. In compassing this result on the large scale in which it is accomplished at Enfield, upwards of 800 machines and approaching 2,000 hands— young and old—are employed. 350 finished rifles per day is the maximum rate of production ; and upon each rifle there are expended nearly 800 separate processes of manipulation. —Mechanics' Magazine. FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A horrible acci dent took place on Monday forenoon at the Tyne Dock Railway station, where on the level a branch of the North- Eastern Railway crosses a turnpike-road. At this place an elevated glass house has been erected, which commands a view of the up and down lines and also the turnpike. A gatekeeper stationed within it works an apparatus by which he can open and close the gates, shutting off the rail way from the road. On Monday forenoon a man named John Thompson drove up to the crossing with a horse and cart and asked to pass. The gatekeeper had neglected to keep a look-out for the express train to Shields, which was due about the time, and worked his apparatus. The gate had scarcely been opened when he saw the express train coming down at full speed. There is a rapid curve on the tine that the engineman cannot see any object on a level with this crossing, and is entirely at the mercy of the gatekeeper. The latter shouted frantically to Thompson to back his horse, but he was too late. The poor fellow had only time to jump off his cart and run to his horse's head, when the train thundered down upon him. He was thrown under the wheels and killed on the spot. The horse was torn to pieces and the cart completely shattered. The train kept on its way, and reached the South Shields Railway station without any serious injury to the passengers. THE WARDENSHIP OF THE CINQUE PORTS. From the Conquest to the reign of Henry VIII. the country at large had no navy, the maritime defence of the kingdom being all along entrusted to the " good men and true" of the Cinque Ports, who were bound jointly to fit out, at their own cost, such armaments as were wanted from time to time. Such being the case (the army and navy not being as yet separate services), the Warden of the Cinque Ports held really, to some extent, the modern post of Minister or Secretary at War, and formed part of the executive of the nation; and accordingly it is still a pre' scriptive rule that no one but a privy councillor' is ca pable ward of being nominated to that office. I n th e re i gn o f Ed 1• the Ports, we find, were ordered . t o su pply j o intly a 11._ d !et of t he 57 sail, fully equipped for 15 d a y s ' serv ice ; but m o to reign of Edward 111. the respective quota was , 'o assign each port and its members r tributary towns ; an Eng lish history teems with si miler exampl.es • The gradual or ganisation has, rise of the British navy anel its permanen t of course, rendered obsolete the nav al services of the ancient palatinate of the Oinque P o rts, and, indeed, even if such had the same result would have followed from h e pZ. see, yslcal changes which have com e not t b e been greatn th over the ports and harbours bythe change of th e coast l i ne; even f , New" Roinneri and known to history 8 / 4 the " Sandwich—the l a tt er once we ll port of London"—being now separa ted fror,n the sea by a m il e or two of alluvia l deposit, to say T..tothing of Winchil sea, which is now re markableb:pt i for Tittle but its ecclesiastical antiquitios.—Oncg a Wok .tern nu ized g• on fell lave nap has lial. It as ;eve mild are arge .port that d in, Earl days ame, ones 3 in the e in and Ison, leer ed to Deer hire. ago trba, the Lnta land. few IN .day, .euil, ag to hree, e : ih to le of otiee dis ) by st be ee to sion, de iless put 1 I 100 100 2011 100 all 1 10s. ail all •111 1 00 1 1 1081 891 103 10811 i \,‘