The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-16 00:00:00

ITONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE CLOCK. _ There has b een a T;ery good demand fo r a ccommo d_a,tion today in the general discount m ar k e t, w here Per cent, is now the ordinary charges, with a few transactions at 31 per cent. About 1;37,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. Tz e supply of Mexican dollars brought by the Shannon have been sold at ss. 3d. per oz. The car,iital necessary far carrying out the Atlantic Telegrap h enterprise in the best manner has now b een provid e d. T en d rirs and spec i mens from eight Contractors have been received in reply to the e " :ll) anY's advertisrmert. These were all hii sub- tte , to th e S c i ent ifi c Committee appointed 11 3' the directors, and consisting of Captain Galton, R. E., Profess(); Wheatstone, Professor Thom son, Mr. W. Fairbairn, and Mr.Jo'seph Whitworth. T his committee have sent in their report, unani. piously recommending the board to accept the tender of Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co. The directors have accordingly accepted Messrs. Glass's tender, and entered into a contract with that firm, whereby th 9 latter are bound to manufacture a cable of the beat description to be approved by the Scientific Committer) and the board. They also undertake to lay the cable across the Atlantic in 1864. The Manufactuxe of the cable has already commenced. Two o'CLocK, At a special meeting to-day of the shareholders of the English, Belgian, and Netherlands Bank, a resolution was unanimously agreed to for amalga mating the institution with that of the Union Bank of England and France. The name of the new insti tution is to assume is the European Bank, Limited, Possessing a capiftAl of £2,000,000, divided into shares of £5O each. The chairman, MrMacnaughten, stated that as both banks were to have operated in the same field, there would be a great saving of expenses representing somewhere about £5,000 at the outset, and about £lO,OOO a year after wards, with the influence of the two Boards united a n d a combination o f ca pital. The I ' lol l Bank of England and France was trans acting a good business, and contemplated an 110"eing a divid en d. Th e ex penses of the English, Bel g i an, and Netherlands Bank amounted to 7,500 ,. about £5,000 of which was for promotion .wo nev. There has been a decline this morning in the English Funds, a mounting to about 1 per cent. 'hie retrograde movement has been caused by a few ! a: es) which at the present time, when so great inactivity prevails, are sufficient to influence the Tletations. The principal attention of the mem bers has been engaged with the settlement of the aec °tint. C onso l s are 931 for money, and 93 1 a for t he account. Th e New Threes and Reduced are o fi India 5 per Cents., 108 1 ; do. 51 per Cents p dO, B o unds, P a p er , 1171 ; do. Debentures, 99 4 100 17s. to 20s. prem. ; and Exchequer B ills , 3s. prem. F oreign Securities have not been very active, and Prices have been tolerably well supported. Turkish R Per Cents., 1862, are 711; do., Consolides, 53 1 ; 'exican, 441 a ; Spanish Passive, 36L,5,- e ; do., Cer tificates, 141 141 ; Greek, 37 381; do., Coupons, 18 181 ; Portuguese , 491 ; Peruvian, 881; Rus sian, 938 ; Italian, 721; and the Confederate Loan, 4 6 to 24 discount. Business in the Railway Market has been dull, o'it in so m e instances prices have shown a firmer t one. Great Northern, Brighton, and Metropolitan have each improved Ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without Material variation. Recife and San Francisco, Lowever, have improved to 191 199, and Soinde to 1081. Bank shares, in some instances, are also at en hanced rates. City Bank realised 111 112; London 4 nd Buenos Ayres, 461 47 ; and Union of Lon dan, 391. In the Miscellaneous Market Crystal P a l ace F t . °ek has declined to 371. General Credit an d Pe el auce are: quoted 41; London Financial, 13 ; an d e el River Land, 48 49. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 13a bli . . Stock g per Cent. Reduced Annuities X Per Cent. Consols Annuities et. 3 92k 2 ii e per Cent. Annuities :„, D . per Cent. Annuities 5 " '4 per Cent. Annuities — Per C' etit. Annuities unties, 30 yrs, expire bth Jan., 1880 — 1.,'-'itto for 30 Yr s: expire sth April, 188.5 — h I ' 440 (R Stock ed Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2l 1-16 k .. Ditt o 5 Pet Cent it ' t l : 7,... E , nfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. • • • • • 98 i pith., fr 5 per Cent , tto Ri b - I per Cent ebentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 59k l i'Ltto ditto April, 1864 100 b., D itto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 ))'lr :Bonds £l,OOO 2O 1 1t to under .£1,000 1.: 0 ,7' Stock for Account 8 0 / qd . Is for Account, Oct. 8 931 Ea c h Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — b - Nu B . £l,OOO, 21 per Cent par 3pm itt er ills ' Li t ° £5OO tOl- Small 1. ,441 . :4 ::R 5 E1GN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. "'Ada Bonds, 5 per Cent 13),_ Ditto 1859 _ Per Cent ij i . t t°) 1839 and 1859 itt c bit t 1843 . N. 0 4/ per Cent., 1852-58-60 e°B Ayres 6 per Cent e , I.!tto 1 r, per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) D )Sl ar t 6 Per Cent. — a i . tto 4 1 api sh , 1 per Cent. t it , .. per Cent., 1863 D ".„' 3 per Cent., 1825.. . — - cu, 21 per Cent , Ex. 12 Guilders i,ltclor New ConsOlidated, I per Cent — E -u nto, Pr oy i sonal Lan d W arran t — ijPtiall 7 per Cent — Greek itto, Second Issue - 1: 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 38 - 1,4t0 Account , .. y . i tto C oupons 18 C.tto Account lBl I lan 6 per Cent. (M e . remmana R a il way) "I ~it can 3 per Cent - Ai to Account... 44 .e..!? Granada.. i i i i t t t t o o D 2 e p fe e r r re G d ent. 1 4 Ditto Land 'W arra nt s (H e ctare s ) ' ertivian 3 par Cent. .. Ditto Account Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 ~. Ditto Account 'ortugu'ase 3 per Cent., 1853 - Ditto Account.... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 49/ k 1 / 9 DU' 0 Account 4 ' Va s iau, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 4; per Cent 1850 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 , D itto 5 per Cent. 1862 _ '' a rtiinian. 5 per Cent Ditto Account •a rgalliph 3 per Cent -- bitto Account I) itto New D e f erre d — _ 4 itto Account 361 Ditto Passive t , X l itto Acc ount 7 6 36 I llanish C ert. of Coup not funded 14a ~ Ditto A ccount i 'arkish 6 per Cent. 1854 _ Di tto Account _ Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Di tto Account — Ditto, £lOO Bonds — 1 -Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 )itto Account .................. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 1.65 . 8d pd. 71i Ditto Gueratteed, 4 per Cent. ... Venezuela 3 per Ce n t . ...- :Ditto Account .... ............ DDitto 6 per Cent., 1862- itto Account Dividends on the above payable in Lundon. Belgian 4i per Cent., E. 25f. - Dutch 2; per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 251 5 per C ent ., 1 861, Ex. 25 francs — I)itto Account. THREE O'CLOCIi.. Consols, Money 93a t Ditto Account .. Liverpool Cotton Market----This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) orSi Mill advancin g Sales, about 20,000 bales.. Mid 6,65 4. arl s) aboUt 270. Imports, 2,218; previously, SPog, ~NG , is newspaper 4 60 much the t, rage in Paris that the to England "P"t•ti'lg la is intends to devote a daily '' r Etrice in " ' c lildino• quotations of betting in n SHARE MARKETS--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCIt.S. p aid. l Closing Business Sh are Railways. Price. , done. Bir., }Vol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.uo cu ß ao r f ir sektdoaol and a di na Bandon Exeter . . Cornwall Do A ' gets no diy I till Gp c.p Do. B been paid to 8.1 Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. 1 Glasg. and S. Western:l Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East A nglian st Greattiorthof Scotland' Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. ant W. of Irelanu I Great Western 8 8i 81 8 1 85 87 119 k 1201 Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashh'e & Yorkshire London and illackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lou. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. tt Derby NEM Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kest Do Cray Line North British Edln., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction 'Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpool ;Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales 'S York- and River Dun I • Staines, Wok., and Wok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale Do B Do C I Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim ;Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall. W. Hartlepool Har.&R. West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 7i 8 39 40 16 17 95 97 111 113 51 62 50 61 251 Ibi 121 i 120 i 1271 1:q 136 100 112 601 G 7 113 11311 73, 74.4 112 113 , 42 43 101 1011 101 i 102 i, 44 144 121 123 12.4 :261 14 ilp 45 97 554 66i i 256 26# 1001 104 57 58 87i 881 117 12) 1 1 1 2 p 81 62 1111 125 127 44 46 100 102 60 52 30 22 041 4'l 70 72 9O 101 9 ,0 36 371 N o 71 8 p 15u 155 41 51 22 31 p 66 88 169 162 26 28 44 45 39 41 105 107 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways Paid. Price. Business dont 100 atlantic &St Lawrene, all 62 64 etk Som.,Barodta.Cent Inc. Nu 1(8 1081 1084 Gu. 5 per cent. . 20 Do. New . ..... 8 1 14 P 20 Do. E. Shares 204 Buffalo and LaKe Huron all 56 64 10 Do. Preference 100 I Buffalo,Brant,&Godriel, p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1871. 100 Do. do. July 1, 187; 100 (00 Jo. do. June 1, 18:A 100 at Clcutta.aS.Eastn. 100 1074 1084 st Cape Town 1 Dock Scrii 100 107 109 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. 100 109 110 stock Bast Indian. gu. sp. c. ion 108 I 9 1084 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 Ilp 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada 1.i.0 20 21 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 71 13 714 2 100 Do. co. deferred all 57 59 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 65 67 100 Do. do. deferred all 50 6t 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 36 38 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 26 28 27 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 25 stock Gt.lndiaPenln.g - ua.sp.c 100 1(9 110 109 20 Do. New gna. sp. c l2 1 141 ;20 - Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India(Litn: • guaranteeds per cent. 100 1076 1084 1074 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shiver all 104 104 204 Do. New ... 18 10i 101., 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 95 97 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.... all 90 e 2 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 44p 2 1 stock Madrits guar., 5p.0. .. 100 1074 ,08: stock Do. 44 p. c. Extension 100 102 103 stock Dc. lA d 0........ 100 18 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Nlelb.Corp. 6p. c. ion 50 Meib. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all 20 tiewllr unswick aCand: Class Aan d B all 3 5 N. ill.C'das pc Ist 1 bth 100 82 84 stock Scinde .......... (100 1074 1081 1084 at Do. Delhi A.: 100 1074 1084 Do. do = 1 2 ip 20 Do. Punjaub 1 all at Do. Do. • , 100 1074 1(8) ock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) XlOO 103 105 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J a..1u1,) 1877-84 100 102 104 1024 Do. 6p. c. Feb. .% Aug 100 1111 a 3 Do. dp. c. Liar. & Sept 100 101 103 Do. Sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 91 23 92 - Do. 5 inscribed stock 100 91 c 3 Cape G.Hope, 6p 0,187:, 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 188(3 100 112 114 ! Do. Int 100 113 115 IDo. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.148, 6p t 100 113 115 , Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 , Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 110 110 112 1N.8.G0v.6p.0.J a.&Jul) 100 103 1(5 I Do. 6p. c•Ap. & Oct. 100 'N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 18ti1 100 1004 1014 - I Do. sp. c.,18,1 to 17!,71 100 1014 1021 I Do. d0.,1888 aupwds 100 102 103 1(24 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 111 113 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 l OO 104 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 1:1 113 IS. Aus G6p.c.1878 , & up lOO in 11 3 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 108 110 'Do. io 6 v.o. An.&Oct.. 100 114 1124 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 Itjliflord Amalgamated --33 A' Devon G. Con.. (Tavist , 1 560 680 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 80 62 1 East Clog - au Gold Ltd 52. 5d par East Caradon ` ,..14.6 28 29 East Cam Brea.... ---E. W'lllussel (Tavistk ;' 8.6.6 34 4 Gam.&St.AuDyn(Gwen ) tBl 14 15 Great South Tolgus l7B 44 g G. \Vhcal Vor(Delaton 40 84 9 Grenville 6.16.1 51 erc-d's- Foot 8.12 as to iiingston Downs 4.'8.0 2 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelart 29 . II arse Valley.. 4 31yudy Iron Ore (Lim : 2 15 2e, New Setun l9l 100 110 North Downs 2l 14 2 Baseet(lll.34au 2.17.6 24 35 North Wheal Crotty Var Consols (n. Blazey 11 4 6 20 t'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 '1 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 14 410 420 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5 .2 5 .6 1 1 2 S.Wheai Fran. (Mogan, 18.1 , •.9 55 65 Stray Park 5 f amarSilv.dz Lead Min. 41 1 fin Crort 9 194 205 West Basset (Illogan) l4 101 114 W C , radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan, 54 75 80 Wheal Buller (Itedruth: 5 35 45 Wheal Kitt y (U.Lelant; 2.0.6 WhealLudeott • Wheal MaryAnn , ,:den )1 8 11 13 Wheal 2eton . 584 215 225 WhealTretawney (Lis.) 1 7 16 18 - Wheal Union 3.17 24 35 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 44 per cent. pref., 102} London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., Iro Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., rd., Ditto, £6, 11 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 1051 Stockton and Darlington, Class D. pref., 29k LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Royston, Hitch., and Shep., 136 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent., 20a Great Luxembourg, 141 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gum. 7 per cent., isq San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per C ent - 9 i Western and North-Western of France, 21f FOtEIGN MINES. _ Cobre Copper, 30 United Mexican (11m;, JOINT-STCK RANS. Alliance Bank of London and O Liverpool K (lim.), 40 391 Australasia, 80. 1 Bank ot Queenslaud (11m), 131 Brazißin and Portuguese, him, 51 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 35; 6 5i City, 112 11 Consolidated Bank, lirn,, 10i Continental, 8 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 215 j Imperial Ottoman, 101 London and Brazilian (lirn.), 48r5; 9/ London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 461 7 L on don Chartered Bank o f Australia, 281 Mercantile and Excbang - e, bin., 11 New South Wa1e5,7,52 (1 1 112 1 ), 7 '.21 Standard et Provincial nndd ea, ruo ut o t aul Britishrb e , I a a n n d d. , b D 9 O u 2 e tl hh imi Ditto, new, 16:1 Union ot Australia, 54; Union of London, 30a 19 MISCELLANEOUS. Ditto, new, :161 iim ~___ , 9 Berlin Water Woras, . Italian British Iron, 4 Crystal Palace, 37t 81 perpetl. deb., 1161 Company of African Merchants, lint, li Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. --, Gen. Cr c dit and F ina nce of London, lirn., 4k Great ship (limb i _Hudson s Bay, 06 IrrigDitto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. A B7O issued 00, 90 J oint •stock Discount, 7i i Irrigation (Canal Cavo ur), 5 Londonenta Inland Steam. lint., 2 1 leinamial Association, Lim., 13 Peel Van tl, River Land and Mineral, 48 9 —iemen's Lgad, 13 The body of a woman named Angelique Fores ticr, s he d i 6, was found two day since in the river Bethune near Neufchatel (Seine-Inferieure). The poor woman is supposed to have thrown herself in during a at of tempo rary ipauity. 334.1 6.4.0 [9.15.4 12.10 51},$ 26 1241 5 1251 7 651 113; 1 2} I / 1011 4 21 101 1 1241 4 1261( i 7 iota a TAE WIN, ',LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPrEiVIBER 16, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Avery t m moderate m ate o supply ofEaknrgelit. Both English wheath red an wasr d eceived fresh up o this white qua lit i es, however, met a slow sale, at Monday's decline in the quotations of Is. per quarter. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stand was large. In all descriptions, sales progressed slowly, yet no alteration took place in the currencies. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request, at late rates. Malting barley sold freely, at extreme currencies. Grinding and distilling sorts, however, were in slow demand, on former terms. In malt a fair average business was transacted at full quotations, The oat trade was far from active ; indeed, inferior pro duce was very difficult of sale. The supply on offer was tolerably large. Beans and peas moved off steadily, a t f u ll currenc i es . _ _ - . For flour the inquiry was much restricted, at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat, tsariev. Malt, Oats. Flom. li.lnzlish 530 390 I ',1,390 1 i 370 Irish — 700 Foreign...— 6,700 370 1 , 33,609 1 220 brls. 320 aka. STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, Sept. ls.—While the excitement in the cotton market has strengthened and led to a good deal of business in yarns, it has almost para lysed the cloth market. Private letters from Liver pool report sales yesterday to the enormous extent of 30,000 bales, while the writers state there is little doubt that, if there .had been a better choice, buyers would have taken 60,000. Surats advanced Id. per lb., and American and Egyptian I,cl. told. The sales again to-day are announced at 20,000 bales. The excitement, as might be expected, com municated itself to dealers in yarn and spinners in this market, and they were yesterday asking an advance of ld. per lb., and are to-day requiring id. per lb. advance on yesterday's rates, and 2d, per ib. on those of last Tuesday. At these rates almost everything that could be laid hold of has been swept out of the market, and we have had a state of excitement such as has rarely been expe rienced here. The sellers of cop-yarns report prices lid. to 2d. per lb. above the rates of last Tuesday, and while some spinners say tne advance checks business, others speak of the check as mainly arising from the absence of goods to sell. Buyers say of the yarn-market that the excitement is such as practically to have made the market very diffi cult to operate in from its irregularity, spinners iu many cases finding a difference of 11-d. to 2d. per lb. in the rates demanded for the same qualities of yarn. In the cloth market, manufacturers have of course endeavoured to follow the advance; but, fol lowing as this impetus does so soon after the pre vious one, they appear to have been hardly pre pared for it. Some of them, foreseeing the futility of any attempt really*to obtain rates adequate to the ad vance which is now required to cover the increased cost of cotton, refrain from offering their goods at all. Those who have cloths to sell have in some cases put up their quotations is. per piece, and same even more than that; but it precludes business. At the close of last week some of the old London buyers were in the market for both yarn and cloth for China; but to-day buyers for all markets appear to have been discouraged from attempting operations. Speculators even seem to be chary of taking goods at the rates demanded. There has been a good deal of inquiry and hunting through the market in search of stocks ; but both speculators and bona fide buyers alike refrain from offering contracts for future delivery. Whether the present is considered, in the language of the market, a " spurt," or otherwise, there seems to be little confidence in the dura bility of present rates, and buyers want stocks avail able for immediate delivery, and stocks are exceed ingly scarce. With all the excitement, therefore, it is generally reported that very little business has been done in cloths. Buyers have in some instances to-day refused to give even late rates, and much less would they give the advances required. On the other hand, manufacturers are discouraged, and give up all hope of conducting a satisfactory trade in the present wild state of the cotton market, and talk of again closing their mills until the spirit of gambling which now seems to reign in Liverpool has given way V) a calmer and more business like tone. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of the I cloth market : "In consequence of the rapid advance in the raw material we have had a very excited martret here, both yesterday and to-day. There is great irregularity in quotations, which must be considered entirely nominal; but speaking generally we may say that an advance of something like a shilling per piece is asked on shirtings, and on other goods in propor tion. So far buyers decline to pay this advance, and there is consequently very little business doing." CARDIFF, 14th.—The coal trade continues brisk, and there is a good demand. Prices are firmer, and an advance of 3d. and 6d. have been obtained in several instances. The colliers have commenced a movement with the view of applying for an ad • vance, but it is not believed that the coal-masters will accede to the application. There is an ave rage business doing in the iron trade, and nearly all the works are well employed. During the last five or six days bars have shown a further improve ment of about ss. The wages of the puddlers and others employed about the ironworks are likely to be increased from sto 10 per cent. The extensive Plymouth works are about to pass into the hands of Messrs. Fothergill and Hankey. LEEDS, 15th.—There has been a moderately good demand for cloths in the halls this morning, and the winter trade is likely to close well. Stocks of the most current-going fabrics in the hands of makers are by no means large, and, indeed, the quantity of cloth in the halls has not often been much less than it is at present. The manufacturers in all departments are well employed, and some of them are turning their attention to the fabrics for the spring trade. The range of prices keeps steady, having an upward rather than a downward ten dency. Wools of all descriptions are firm. The flax trade is [steady in most departments. ROCHDALE, 14th.—The flannel trade keeps quite active, the manufacturers being in full employment, and their products being either made to order or finding a ready market. There was not a very large attendance of buyers et market to-day, but they bought freely, and little of the bulk of stock offered i❑ the market was left unsold. The demand ex tends to both plain and fancy goods, and those of low quality are scarce. Prices have an upward tendency, those of wool qs well as those of goods. As long as cotton keeps up wool is not likely to fall much, though manufacturers buy cautiously. THE PROPORTION OF BIRTHS TO POPULATION is 1 in 28 in England and Wales ; 1 in 29 in Spain and Bavaria; 1 in 30 in Belgium, Holland, and Norway; 1 in 32 in Sweden, 1 is 33 in Hanover, the Hanse Towns, and Denmark, 1 in 31 in Greece, and 1 in 38 in France. Consequently the natural increase of population is lower in France, in spite of the high marriage rate, than in any other European State. More fertile than England are only Wurtemburg, where the proportion of births to population is lin26 ; Russia, where it is lin2s ; Austria, Saxony, and Prussia, where it is 1 in 24 ; and Poland, where the proportion is lin 23. It is, probably, a fact not generally known that the women of the unhappy country now in the throes of revolution form, as far as fruitfulness is con cerned, the vanguard of their sex in Europe. VIOLENT OUTRAGE ON A YOUNG LADY. — At the Newport Police-court, on Saturday, John Williams, a young farm labourer, was charged with assaulting and attempting to violate Amy Daniel, niece of a farmer re siding at Nash, on the previous Monday evening. The young lady being sworn, said—On Monday evening. at half-past five, I went from my uncle's house to visit a friend. I was quite alone. When going past the Newall Farm the prisoner passed me just as I entered the first of two fields I had to go through. When I reached near the end of the second field, a little before six o'clock, I heard footsteps behind me, and turning my head I saw him. I walked a little slower to let him go before me over the plank of a small bridge. lie said, " Good evening, miss ; are you going far?" I said " Only as far as Salt Marsh." " Shall I come with you ?" he asked, " Oh, no, I can go by myself," I replied. " Then," he said, " I must have a kiss." " No, you won't," I told him ; but he immediately caught me round the waist, and throw me on the ground. I screamed as loud as I could. He knelt on me and dragged up my clothes ; and I struggled with him, and pulled his hair, and tore his shirt ; but he scratched my face and my hands. He was muttering something all the while to himself, but I could net tell what he said. We struggled on the ground for five minutes ; but he hurt me further than 1 said. As I thought he might be trying to rob me, I begged him to let me get up, and I would give him all the money I had in my pocket. He said, " How much have you got ?" I said, "I do not know, but if you will let me get up I will give you all I have." Then he let MO get up, and I gave him all I had, which was 61d., and I ran into the "rhino" (the ditch), and waded through the water, and got under some briars to escape from him. He went away, and I came out again to get my hat and umbrella, and the apples, which I had lost in the struggle. He ran back after me again, when I jumped into the rhine again, and was up to my waist in the water. [The poor girl here wept, and could not be induced to repeat the disgusting threats which the prisoner had used to her if she did not come out of the water. She said it was too disgusting to repeat.] 'When the prisoner did at last go off I got out tied ran as well as 1 could to a little cottage, where they took off my wet clothes and then con veyed me to my uncle's house. A police-constable said he went in pursuit of the prisoner, and apprehended him at Chepstow. When taking him from the cell to the railway station he said, " What will be done to me ? I suppose they will send me to gaol." W itness replied that he did not know. In the traia prisoner said, " I wonder what they will do with me—l suppose they won't transport a fellow ?" Witness again replied, " I don't know." The prisoner being asked if he had anything to say, replied, "I am not guilty." He was fully committed to take his trial at the next quarter eessiOns, MANSION-HOUSE. George Plickett, a potboy, was charged with stealing a box containing property to the amount of £6O. Mr. Watson said he kept the Queen's Arms public-house, Queenhit he. The prisoner had been in his service about two months. This morning he (witness) found he had been robbed of some property from a drawer in the bar parlour, which he had locked about two minutes before. The prisoner was at time in the kitchen. After he (witness) had locked the cash box, in a few minutes he heard the barmaid calling " George has stolen the cash box." He came up stairs as soon as he could, and found the cash box gone. He gave information to the polica, but when the prisoner was taken in custody, he denied all knowledge of the robbery. There was £29 10s Od in gold and various other property in the box, worth in all, to about £6O. Prisoner—lt's all false. Ellen Woodward, barmaid in the service of Mr. Watson, said—When Mr. Watson went from the bar-parlour, she saw the prisoner go behind the door and put something un der his waistcoat. She asked him what he got, and he said "Nothing." He then rushed out of the house, and she gave an alarm that he had stolen the cash box. Prisoner-4 went behind the bar to get a knife and fork for a customer, nothing else, All the witness says is false , George Richards said he saw a man about eleven o'clock this morning give a man on Bull-wharf a box, which he had concealed in a handkerchief, and then ran away. The prisoner was the man who had the box in the first instance. He knew him to be in the service of Mr. Watson. Alderman Carden—Well, prisoner, what have you to say :o that ? Prisoner—Why, he spoke false as well. Alderman Carden—All three of the witnesses, you say, tated untruths ? Prisoner—Yes. Alderman Carden—Well, I don't thick so. There is reason to believe the man to whom you gave the box can be discovered, and . therefore I shall remand you till Friday. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL OF DANGEROUS FELLOWS.--TWO young men, named John Hart and Willivm Sullivan, was charged with loitering in Hemming's-row for a felonious purpose. The evidence of Mr. Gordon, 336 A, went to show that on the previous night he saw the two prisoners with three other fellows visiting the urinals in Hemming's-row and Duke's-court, several times in company. Knowing that their purpose in doing so was either to extract money from, or to rob gentlemen, he kept a close watch on them, and heard a gentleman in Castle-street call "Police," and saw him knock one of the prisoners down. The whole of the fellows then ran up Castle-street followed by the gentle man, and after a sharp pursuit, assisted by Waterson, 144 C, he (Gordon) succeeded in securing the two prisoners. On the spot a hat, either belonging to the gentleman or to one of the prisoners' companions, was picked up, In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, \Vaterson said he had known the prisoners for two years past as loiterers about urinals, and had cautioned them several times. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if it was known who the gentleman was, and Gordon said that he seemed frightened and went away. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed the fellows for three months each, at the same time stating that such dangerous fellows would always be sharply dealt with by him, THAMES. JUVENILE THIEVES AND AN ADULT RECEIVER. Sarah Bateman, a married woman, of No. 3, Davis-street, Bromley, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with feloniously receiving 1001bs. of coal, the property of the North London Railway Company. The case was a singular one. This morning, between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock, a police-constable named Thos. Wakeling, No. 100 K, saw a barge moored right across the Limehouse Cut, a branch of the river Lea, at Bromley. The barge formed a kind of pontoon-bridge, and four boys, each laden with large pieces of coal, were running across the barge from the east to the west side of the " cut." One boy went into the prisoner's house on the west bank of the canal, the others into houses adjoining. The constable pur sued them across the bargo,but they all escaped. He made an immediate search in the houses he had seen the boys enter. In the yard of one he discovered between 700 and 800 lbs. of coal in lumps, and in the kitchen cupboard of 'the pri soner's dwelling he found 100 lbs. more. The prisoner was up and in her night dress. They rushed out of the house directly after the constable entered. He asked the prisoner whose boy was that, and she said it was her own son. Sha could give no account whatever as to how she became pos sessed ci the coals. There is a wharf in the occupation of the North London Railway on the eastern side of the cut, and a siding from the railway over which coal trucks are pro pelled. The coals aro discharged from the trucks into barges. The barge, which had been converted into a bridge, was close alongside the bank of the canal, and under the coal trucks, in readiness to receive the contents of the trucks. About half a ton of coals had been stolen from one of the trucks in the course of the night. The trucks or waggone on the railway sidings were laden with Staveley coal. The 8 cwt. of coal found in the yard of one house, and the kitchen cupboard of the prisoner's corresponded exactly with the coals in the waggons. The barge was shifted from its position. Mr. Woolrych inquired if any retail dealers in the neigh bourhood of the place where the prisoner lived sold Staveley coal, and the answer was in the negative. Th e prisoner made no defence. Mr. \\roolrych said a very daring robbery was committed in the night time by several boys, who stole a ton of coals from one of the trucks, and carried their booty to the oppo site side of the cut, and were nothing daunted by the dog on the wharf barking fearfully, The prisoner was much worse than the thieves. She was the receiver, and was a very wicked woman. He sentenced her to six weeks' im prisonment and hard labour for the unlawful possession of the coals found in her kitchen cupboard. The magistrates of this court have commenced business at 15 or 30 minutes past ten o'clock since the sth inst., to the great convenience of the public, • The change has ff d immense good. Th e magistrates have b een effected to leave the court every afternoon at five o'clock, and good order and quiet has prevailed. The people at tending upon the night charges and remands are away be fore the prsons atter ding on summonses arrive—there has been no quarrelling or disorder in the avenues leading to the court, and there is no prospect, whil e th e p res ent system continues , of people being detained until seven and eight o'clock in 'he evening, or leaving the court wearied, exhausted, and disappointed. If the magistrates will follow up their good intentions and commence business at ten o'clock precisely every morning (the h our at which the . judges commence business Westminster Hall) they will confer another boon on the inh4bitants of the district. Two additional clerks are much, required . T wo c l erks were appointed to the Tham es Poli c e Court when it was first established 60 years ago. The business h as s i nce increased tenfold, and no additional clerks have been ap pointed. Two clerks are not sufficient for the business of the court, and were it not for the assistance of the ushers and summoning officers, matters would bo brought to a standstill. Mr. Woolrych arrived at the court this morning at a few minutes after 10, heard the applications immedi ately, and commenced the hearing of the night charges at half Test 10. He leaves town for his vacation this evening, and will be away six weeks. Mr. Partridge, who enjoyed his six weeks' holiday soon after his appointment, in the early part of the summer, will preside daily while Mr. Woo!rych is away, and it is to be hoped he will commence business at 10 and leave off at 5 precisely, in compliance with the Act of Parliament. WESTMINSTER. A DEAF AND DUMB FlGHT.—Martin Fry, a powerful Young man, was charged with being disorderly in the street and assaulting the police. On the accused being placed before the magistrate, it was stated that he was deaf and dumb. Mr. Arnold asked whether there was any one present who could acquaint the defendant with the charge against him, and the evidence of the polite-constable in support of it ? Defendant's sister stepped forward and said that she could. _ . She was then formally sworn to interpret the evidence to the best o f h er s ki l l and a bili ty, and di sc : x:g ed the duty by signs and gesticulations with much appaicat ability. Police -constable Baker, 297, said he was in Cremorne road, at seven last evening, when he found the defendant fighting. lie separated them and told them to go away; when he not only found that tbo defendant was deaf and dumb, but that the other man with whom he was fighting was similarly afflicted. There was a large mob assembled, and, with the assistance of another constable, witness dispersed the people and got defendant and the other away, but in a few ininutes the accused returned to the spot and commenced fighting with another man. The latter went away, but defendant would uot, and knocked witness's hat off and struck him in the breast. He was very violent all the way to the station. Defendant's sister communicated with him, and after an exchange of signs said that his reply was, that he dil not remember anything that had occurred. Mr. Arnold asked whether he was intoxicated? The constable replied that he was, and added that he was not hurt by the blows defendant gave him, Inspector Drake said that defendant was generally a well. conducted man. _ _ _ -- 14 t. Arnold said he should require him to find one surety for his good behaviour. He was locked up. BUTTERCUPS.—The popular belief that butter obtains its rich yellow colour from the cows eating various other kinds of Ranunculus —the buttercups or king cups —seem to be destitute of foundation. Cattle, unless very hungary, will not tnich the buttercups, and having eaten them their mouths become sore and blistered; but, strange to add, though cows refuse to sat them, as also do pigs snd horses, sheep and goats will. The acrid principle of the Ranunculus family attains its culminating point in the hellebore and the monkshood or aconite. The root of the latter has occasionally been mistaken for horseradish, and with fatal results, BOROUGH HOP. A steady business is passing in new hops, at rather higher prices for fine samples. Yearling and old hops are steady in value. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is only ;Ode;;;;Yet the trade ruled somewhat inactive, at the annexed quotations :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 4d per Sibs. Ey the carcase. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Sept. 16.—Winri this day at noon—West ; fine. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Twende Sostres, from Soderham ; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey; Dido, from Sunderland ; Duke of Gloucester, from Poole ; Meika Jacobs, from St. Peters burg; James, from Llaneily ; Sirene, from Dantsic. Sailed—Problem, for Whitehaven ; Maid a Erin, for Cork; Aries, for Poole; Argyle (steamer), for Carentan. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 15—Three Brothers, from Gettenburg Walpas (picked up, abandoned at sea) ; Ann, from Dantic. Arrived, Sept. 16—Almuth Catharina, from Memel; Concordia, from Guernsey ; Maria, from Aalborg ; Chris tiana, from Guernsey ; Maid of Athens, from Riga. Sailed - Belgium (steamer), for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morning, Anchored—Mary Scott, from London, for Sydney; Rolke, of Newcastle, from the north, for the west. Passed—Unrivalled, from London, for Shanghai ; Bril liant, from London, for Boston. KENSAL GREEN.—On our Way to the chapel, disturbed neither by the constant whizzing past of trains on the divers lines adjacent, nor by the incessant " Crack, crack," from the riflemen at practice on Wormwood Scrubs, Mr. Dews informs me that the cemetery is vested in a joint• stock company of proprietors, that it has been in existence for more than thirty years, and that from fifty to sixty thousand persons are interred herein. This he con siders a low estimate, as there are some eighteen thousand graves, and an average of three or four bodies in each. How many burials does he consider the rule per week ? Perhaps seven a day in summer, and eight in winter; he has known as many as twelve in one winter's day, but that was exceptional. No, this cen..^etery never inters on Sundays. It used to do so formerly, but it has given up the practice for years; the Roman Catholic one adjoining it to the west does, and also, he believes, the one at Willesden ; and if I should ever attend the chapel of Lock Hospital, and hear of, or see, irreverent burial processions passing on the road, perhaps I will remember that they are not coming here, but to one of the two grounds adjacent, What is the size of the cemetery ? Well, between seventy and eighty acres. Forty seven acres are at present in actual use, but thirty additional acres have been recently consecrated, the party wall having just been taken down ; and workmen are now employed in making roads and laying out the ground. A portion of the original forty-seven acres is unconsecrated and appropriated to dissenters. This por tion has its separate chapel and catacombs ; and a dis• senting minister, provided by the company, attends the funerals therein. Any other minister preferred by the friends of the deceased is permitted to officiate, and if desired, the body may be consigned to earth without any ceremony. Perhaps I have read in the papers of the Indian princess brought here the other day, and whose remains some of her Sikh servants wished to have burnt? Well, this was a case in point. The coffin was placed in the Dissenter's catacomb, and, though a speech was de • livered which Mr. Dawe, though not speaking the Sikh tongue, believes to have been on the virtues of the de ceased, the burial is described in the company's registry book by the words "no ceremony." It was a large funeral with many carriages. No, not the largest he had seen, per haps' one of them ; but then he had only been here a few months, and it is in place of the superintendent, who is away, that be is acting as my guide. The most numerously attended interment coming under his own observation, was that of the secretary to the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation; and the next that of Sir Cresswell Cresswell who lies under the plain slab before us. There has not been time to procure a monument, explains Mr. Dawe, but you will be interested to learn, sir, that the poor gentleman came up here and selected that bit of ground for himself, not ten days before he met with the accident from the effeots of which he died.—Dickens's " AU the Yearßound." TIIE POLICE, AND MONEY TAKEN FROM PRI SONERS.—A somewhat singular case, which excited much interest, was heard yesterday at the Woolwich County Court, before Mr. J. Pitt Taylor, judge. It ap pears that about a month since Corporal Samuel Morris, of the 'Woolwich division Royal Marine Light Infantry, lost a purse containing £22, chiefly in notes, and subse quently suspicion fell upon two privates of the corps named Showell and Sergeant, who were charged with the illegal possession of the money, and when appre hended a sum of £l3 Bs. was found in their possession. The prisoners were examined on more than one occasion before Mr. Trail!, at the Woolwich Police Court , and although it was proved that they had changed notes in London shortly after the corporal's loss, the magistrate considered that the evidence was insufficient for a convic tion, and discharged the prisoners, but refused to make any order as to the appropriation of the £l3 Bs., which had been taken from them and remained in the hands of In spector James Linville, of the It division. The amount was demanded of the inspector by Corporal Morris as being a portion of the money he had lost, and it was ultimately agreed to refer the matter to the decision of the County Court. Yesterday the defendant, Inspector Linville, ap peared at the suit of Corporal Morris, who sued the de fendant for the £l3 Bs., alleged to be illegally detained. The two marines who had been discharged from custody were also in court ; and his honour, after hearing the facts of the case, nonsuited •_he plaintiff, on the grounds that he had no title to the money after the men in whose posses sion it was found had been discharged by the magistrate, and as it had not been proved that the cash was part of the change of the lost notes. Inspector Linville expressed a strong desire to get rid of the responsibility by handing the money to the proper owner ; and the parties then proceeded to the police-court, when the presiding magistrate—Mr. Trail!--again declined to make any order, and ultimately the matter was settled out of court, by the two marines consenting to receive £1 each, the remainder of the money being given to Corporal Morris, who is doubtless the right ful owner. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT LLANDAFF.—A fatal accident occurred at Rady r Quarry, about a mile from Llandaff and four from Cardiff, on Monday afternoon, by which three men have lost their lives, and eight sustained injuri es of a serious character. This quarry belongs to the Taff Vale Railway Company, and has been worked by them for the last three years, the stone from it being used in the construction of the docks at Penrith. It is on the side of the l'enarth Railway at Radyr, and is a kind of ravine with scaffolding on each aide; the atone rises to the height of about 30 feet, and along and across the ravine scaffolding is fixed, with travelling cranes for the raising of stone. There are three of these cranes in use, and connected with each is a small locomotive steam-engine. One of these cranes was at work on Monday, about the centre of the quarry, and underneath near to it a number of men were employed in getting stone ready for the crane to raise, which places it within the trucks ready to receive it. The men employed at the bottom of the quarry were about 30 feet below the tra velling crane, which ran on a "runner" about 34 feet long, the shortest in the works. The crane was in the act of rais ing a stone about a ton and a half in weight, when a portion of the runner snapped at a place in which there was a knot in the wood, and where an iron bolt had been fixed, The consequence was that the crane, tender, and engine, with a good part of the woodwork of the framing, fell with a crash, burying three of the men beneath in its ruins. Immediately after the accident the works were entirely stopped. The inquest will be held to-day, A brilliant meteor was observed some days back at Setif, in Algeria. It was travelling in a northerly direc tion when it suddenly burst into thousands of sparks like a rocket, and disappeared. ELOPEMENT IN " HIGH LIFE."—It is not every day that one will read the startling intelligence of of a prince having eloped with a menial, nor is it generally known that this town produces two resident queens, but truth it is that between night and morning of the 4th inst., Prince William, third son of her august Gipsy Majesty, did elope in the direction of Lamberton Toll, Coldstream, with another man's wife ; an d although it wa s k nown to t h e bridegroom that kind inquiries would be made after them by the executors of the law, still, with that sang froid audacity peculiar to the tribe, he again returned to this town last Saturday night, and within an hour sold off his whole stud of horses and carriages and left for Newcastle. —Berwick, Advertiser. The cottage of the "Dairyman's Daughter," at Arreton, in the Isle of Wight, celebrated through the Rev. Legh writings, is advertised for sale, Mr. Bass, M.P., on Mr. Somes's Bill, At the dinner of the Manchester and Salford Vic tuallers' Association on Friday evening, Mr. BASS, who presided, took occasion to observe that the licensed victuallers of the kingdom had set an example to all other tradesmen, by showing the manner in which the legitimate interests of a trade could be fostered and protected. When they caele to consider the peculiarity of their business in being licensed and privileged, and ther e f ore perhaps more liable to be carped at than others, they would sec the necessity of banding together, not only to keep general order among themselves, but with a view to guard against encroachments. He hardly knew whether it was quite to the point to remark on the legislation of the past Perliamentary session which was promoted by Mr. Somes and others. The noise that was made by that party of temperance orators led to considerable apprehension, and many thought the licensed victuallers' party would be in a minority. He believed that many who took part in the temperance movement in Parliament were most sincere, and believed they were attempting what would be righteous and good by putting an end to all drinking whatever. But the members in Parliament who in their hearts supported the views advocated at present by Mr. Somes, Mr. Law son, and a very few others, were very small indeed. He could relate an anecdete proving this. On the evening of the division on Mr. Somes's motion, he (the chairman) was in a downstairs room in the House of Commons, where honourable members, overcome with fatigue, or oppressed by the elo quence of talking members, sometimes assembled to chat and smoke cigars. (Cheers.) One gentle man there said to him, in reference to the subject of the bill, " What -- nonsense it is. (Loud cheers and laughter.) Without swearing, however, he (the chairman) entirely agreed with this remark. But when the house a few hours afterwards went to a division, he saw this gentleman coming out of the one end, while he (the chairman) was coming out of the other. The gentleman excused himself by saying that he knew there was no harm in doing what he was doing, as Mr. Somes's party was sure to be in a minority. (Laughter.) And this was no solitary instance. He knew that the far larger proportion of those who voted for the second reading of that bill did so without any expectation that it would be car ried, and no doebt they were pressed into it by the temperance people. He was quite persuaded there were not a dozen men in Parliament in favour of this temperance movement. (Cheers.) Not withstanding this, it would be very unsafe for the association to remain quiet, for ho had had personal proof of the indefatigable restlessness of these people. No man in the world could be more op posed to intemperance than he was, and no man could accuse him of ever being under the influence of liquor, or of contributing to make any other man so. There scarcely could be any more unhappy position than that of a man who drank himself senseless. But was this any reason why they should be denied the use of those things which the Almighty bad placed within their reach ? If that measure of Mr. Somes had been passed, it would have been a rank injustice if they did not lock every cellar door in England from Saturday night till Monday morning. (Cheers.) It was almost amusing when one came to consider how these temperance people estimated the vast interests concerned. It was calculated that from 86 to 100 millions sterling were invested in the trades in which the licensed victual lers were concerned, and all this would be put an end to if the teetotallers succeeded in their proposal. The capital of the licensed victuallers was be tween 50 and 60 millions of money; and the com mon brewers had no less than,2o millions actively engaged in trade. It was a curious fact that the trade done by common brewers was the largest trade done by any tradesmen in the world. (Cheers.) There were many brewers who manufactured and sold en article to the amount of a million a year. He knew a gentleman who sold last year £1,100,000 worth of beer. (Cheers.) And yet all this was a mere bagatelle to those people who wished to de stroy the trade upon which 600,000 persons were dependent for their livelihood. (Hear, hear.) THE CONFEDERATE CRUISERS FLORIDA AND ALABAMA.—The Courrier de Havre publishes the following from a correspondent at Cherbourg :—" The Con federate cruiser Alabama will probably be in Cherbourg in a short time. It is known that, a few days ago, a ship broker of this place received a letter addressed to Captain Semmes, and this has confirmed the rumours in cir culation."—The Florida is being rapidly repaired in one of the Government basins at Brest. Her screw has been detached, and several parts of her machinery have been re paired or replaced. With respect to the claims made upon her by certain French merchants for property destroyed, it is stated that Captain Maffit has offered to deposit a sum of money sufficient to pay all demands until the tribunals have decided upon the claims. It would thus appear that, so far as the provisional embargo on the Florida is concerned, it will not interfere with the freedom of her movements whenever she is ready to put to sea. The Opinione Nationale, in its Saturday's impression says : " Our coadjutor, who left Brest on Thursday morning, assures us that there was no question in the town of the seizure of the Florida, on the demand of two shipowners, victims of the ravages of that cruiser. On Wednesday evening he witnessed the opening of the immense metal bridge which separates the commercial from the Govern ment port—and which is never opened except for our own men of war—for the passage through of the Florida. The Southern cruiser has obtained the exceptional favour of ad mission for reparation to a careening basin of the state. The Florida floats very low in the water, and is of great length. She is the best sailer known, making 16 knots an hour, a speed never previous:y attained by any vessel? She only carries seven guns. It is reported that each sailor belong ing to the Florida is entitled to 45,0001. (£1,800) as his share of the captures, amounting in all to 4,000,000 f, Before the Florida is ready to put to sea the Federal men-of-war will certainly be on the lookout for her at the mouth of the harbour. But it is not likely that she will expose herself to this danger. It is said that as soon as repaired she will be offered for sale, and that her place will be supplied by a vessel constructed on the same model in some unknown shipyard of England. This vessel will be manned by the crew of the Florida, and commanded by the same captain, AVALANCHES have been observed in the canton of Appenzell and in the chain of the Alps on the side of the valley of the Rhine. A terrific avalanche precipitated itself fror. the top of the Falkuiss into the valley. A REMARKABLE DREAII.—OId Saturday morn ing a man about 30 years of age, named Benjamin Collins, was found drowned in a small dam belonging to the White-hall pit, at Wyke. When found he was kneeling in the water with his head down, being only up to the shoulders in the water. He had been drinking for several days, and became restless. He got up about 2 o'clock in the morning, partly dressed himself, and said he could not sleep. Soon afterwards he went out, and about 4 o'clock his uncle, Mr. Mark Collin, of Lower Car Close farm, went in search of him in the barn and stables, but not finding him there returned to the house. Mrs. Collins then desired her husband to go to the place where the body was found, as she had just dreamt her nephew was drowned there. Mr. Collins acted as his wife requested, and, to his amazement and horror, saw the literal tultilmeat of her dream,—York Herald. THE GREAT DRAUGHT MATCII.--This tedious and wearisome contest—if contest that can be called which consisted in the unvarying repetition of precisely the same series of moves—terminated yesterday. When the farce had been solemnly performed up to the very last game, the English champion, Martins, suggested whether it was wor th while to go through it for the fiftieth time ; and proposed that the match should be considered wholly " a draw." This proposition was assented to on the other side ; and so both parties took themselves off with the proud consciousness that if they had done no good to their friends they had done them quite as little harm. The issue, and still more the character, of the contest, have caused much disappointment among skilful and enthusi astic players. It is but just to Wylie, however, to say that he made repeated overtures to his rival in favour of import ing something of life and reality into the play by a variation of moves, but Martins declined, arguing that while it might be all very well for Wylie, surrouneed as he was by his sup- porters, to venture on such a course, yet he, in justice to his chief backer, who was absent, could not adopt a change of policy. At the close a proposal to play a game or two for a couple of pounds aside was rejected by Wylie, on the ground that to do so might interfere with another match, designed to come off in London, for which arrangements are now being made—indeed, we understand that all which is needed is that Martins should fix the time.—North British ALARMING ANNOUNCEMENT.—A MAGAZINE AT ()tit ANTIPODES !—A magazine has been started at Auck land, :New Zealand, and is called the "Southern Monthly Magazine." " WINE—THE VINE AND THE CELLAR"—is the title of a now book about to be publi9hed by the Messrs. longianu, SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. DONCASTER RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. MUNICIPAL STAKES. Washington Clarissa colt CORPORATION PLATE. Co.:Ouniba De bl , air Man- Arm Thirtet n ran. TI IIR 1 EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING I NTELLIGENCE.--This Day. DONCASTER RACES, -T HIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. THE ST. LEG-ER STAKES Of 25 sovs each; for 3-yr-old colts, Bst 101 b; Bst slb ; the second to recei v e 100 Goys out of th e stakes; the winner to pay 100 sovs toward s ex. penses, 25 for the judge, and 25 for the starter. St. Leger Course (1 mile, 6 furlongs, 132 y ar d s). 204 subs. Lord St. Vincent's Lord Clifden (J. Osborne) Mr. T. Valentine's Queen Bertha (Wells) 2 Mr. W. I'Anson's Borealis ...... (Challoner) 3 Mr. H. Owen's Golden Pledge. (Fordham) 4 The following also ran : Lord Glasgow's Light Bob Lord Glasgow's Clarior . Mr. W. Ashworth's Doctor Syntax Mr. J. Johnstone's The Serf Lord Stamford's Avenger Count F. de Lagrange's Jarnicoton Mr. T. Parr's Blondin (W. Boyce) 0 Capt. D. Lane's Blue Mantle Mr, Crook's Donnybrook (French) 0 Mr. Savile's The Ranger (J. Goater) 0 Lord Stamford's Onesander .... Mr. W. Stewart's Cairncastle (Foster) 0 M r . E. W. Watson's Columbia (Hibbert) 0 Mr. Watt's National Guard .. (J. Snowden) 0 Mr. Savile's Prince Lee 800 (J. Mann) 0 Won by half a length ; two lengths between second and third, FOURTH EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. --This Day, DONCASTER RACES—Tms DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRArIii) QUEEN'S PLATE. Jack of Hearts Knave Brother to Rapid Rhone Four ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKE S. Rose 1 Capunda 2 Wild Thyme Nine ran. TWO AND TIIREE-YEAR-OLD STAKES. Persuasion Light LiVillgAMC 3 Eight ran. STAND PLATE. Creole Stockman ... Newmarket .. _ _ Twelve ran. WALKING AGAINST TIME. An occurrence took place on Friday last which has excited considerable interest among the military and sporting circles. Lieutenant Thomas, of the 2d battalion of the 32d Foot, stationed at Fulwood garrison, who has on previous occasions executed. some feats of endurance in pedestrianism, lately alleged, in presence of some of his brother officers during mess, that he could walk, fully accoutred as a private soldier, and armed with rifle and bayonet, 60 miles within 20 hours. Bets were freely offered, which Lieutenant Thomas as freely accepted, and £3OO to £lOO was staked in various sums against him. The 60 miles to be gone over were fixed to be on the turnpike-road between Preston to Lancaster. He commenced his walk at a quarter past three o'clock on Friday morning, the starting point being the first milestone from Preston, opposite a promenade known as the Ladies' Walk. He was fully accoutred in the full marching condi tion of a private soldier, with rifle and knapsack, kit, bayonet, and 20 rounds of ammunition, the whole weighing about 561 b. He was accom p anie d b y two referees, Captain Beale, of the 10th Regiment, and Lieut. Duncombe, of the 41st, Lieut. Garforth, of the 32d Infantry, being umpire; these were accom modated in a conveyance. The gallant pedestrian started off in hearty spirits, and arrived at Garstang, 10 miles on his route, at 6 o'clock. Here he par took of a cup of tea, and then pushed on for Lan caster, making the good old town at 9.30. He im mediately turned his face again for Garstang, where he arrived precisely at half-past 12. He again re turned to Lancaster, arriving at 6 p.m. He recruited himself at the King's Arms there for 15 minutes, and then commenced the concluding portion of his task his return to Preston, where he arrived, or at least he arrived at the winning post outside the tow n, at 10.50, having accomplished his extraor dinary feat in 25 minutes less than the stipu lated time--viz,, in 19 hours 35 minutes. He had intended walking from Preston to Lan caster and back, and then to Garstang and back to Preston, but finding the road bet ween Gar stang and Lancaster best served his purpose, and. there being on that portion less probability of a. crowd of spectators, he chose to traverse that part of the road twice, instead of the Southern half of the journey. When he arrived at Broughton, about \ him u a e lustily u s b t y i l y arg when large number miles from Preston, heonc,heered was nu mber of persons, who he came in sight, there appearing to be general satisfaction at the accomplishment of the feat, w hich, considering the weight Lieutenant Thomas had to carry, was most extraordinary. For the last few miles he exhibited manifest signs of exhaustion, but gamely kept on, and won, es we have said, with 25 minutes to spare. When Mr. Thomas first took up the challenge bets of 3 to 1 against him were freely offered, but as the day approached confi dence in his ability to perform the task became strengthened, and the betting became even. So confident was he of his own powers of endurance that on the evening before the' match he backed. himself at 5 to 1 to accomplish the feat. AUSTRALIAN BARNIIMS.—Those two spirited and enterprising gentlemen who netted large fortunes a short time since by a speculation with our English pro fessional cricketers, Messrs. Spiers and Spond, are now, t is stated, in London, and open to an engagement with any first-class Britisher who would draw in their thriving colony. They offered Mr. Dickens a tremendous sum to give readings over there, but he declined with thanks, for the present at all events. The brilliant reception of the cricketing eleven is very tempting certainly. There is little doubt, however, that the smart Australians will capture some celebrity or other, and carry him back with them is triumph. TILE COMING EXIIINITION OF STAINED GLASS —The Science and Art Department having invited. the leading firms engaged in the production of stained glass to meet at South Kensington, and explained to their repre sentatives the nature of the plan and its means of carrying it out, that department now proposes to hold the exhibition in a gallery in the west wing of the South Kensington Museum, which contains 15 windows, each 11 feet high, by 4 feet 9 inches wide, and could, if necessary, apply the win dows of a gallery adjoining that in question to the saw s purpose. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mule pm„ aud the short exchange on London is 25.274 per £1 sterling. 015 comparing these rates with the English Mint p rat go of ld £4l I7s. load. per ounce for standard gold, it app ear t vs a b o ut 3-10 the per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. 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