The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-20 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The position of the Discount Market this mow ing presents a more satisfactory state of affairs. Bill brokers and others appear more anxious to ob tain business than for several days past, and are consequently offering to negotiate securities upon easier terms. Thus, for instance, the best mercan tile paper of three months' date may be negotiated a fraction under the official minimum of 4 per cent., but that rate is still quoted as the general charge. The amount ot specie to be conveyed by the Ripon, 'which leaves to-day for India and China, is £202,034, principal ;y silver. During the last few days there has bean more activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. The demand for sugar for home con aumption has slightly increased, and good and fine qualities have fractionally advanced. Coffee has continued in fair request, without material change as regards prices. For rice there has been an active demand chiefly for export, while the opera tions in tea have only been limited consequent upon the large quantity about to be brought forward at the next public sales. Fruit has been dealt in to a limited extent, while the public sale of indigo have proceeded with considerable animati9n, enhanced rates being realised in most instances. The tallow market has also shown a more active appearance, and quotations for both present and forward delivery tend upwards; P.Y.C., on the spot, is marked 455., and spring delivery 465. to 465. 6d. per cwt. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Friday next for a special settlement in the shares of the London, Hamburgh, and Continental Ex change Bank, dealings in which are to be daily reeorded. At the annual general meeting of proprietors of the Union Steamship Company held to-day—Mr. A. Anderson in the chair—the report stated that the arrangement for continuing the mail service between the Cape of Good Hope and Natal have not yet been concluded, but the steamers Norman and Dane have been for the past eight months run ning between thost colonies with the mails, under a temporary agreement with the Natal Government. The accounts showed a small increase in the receipts for freight and passage-money during the past year. A dividend of £1 per share for the last half year, and also a bonus out of last year's earnings, under the late postal contract, of 10s. per share. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f 45c to 67f 37c. Firm—subsequently heavy. The English Stock Market has been very dull, but steady. The transactions, although exceedingly limited, are nevertheless sufficient in amount to maintain prices. Consols have remained at 93 k for money, and 939 1 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are buoyant at 911 4 ; Ex chequer Bills are steady at 2s dis. to is prem. ; Bank Stock is 233 235 k ; India Stock, 224 226; the 5 per Cent. Loan, 109 1 ; the 4 per Cent. do., 100 i; and 5 per Cent. Enfaced paper, 1071, In the Foreign Department to-day, although business is quiet, there is more buoyancy. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 701 71 ; ditto, 1862, 711 4 ; ditto, Consolides, 534 ; Mexican, 411 1; Greek, 311; do., Coupons, 14/ 15; Spanish Passive 364 1 do., Certificates, 141 4 ; Portuguese, 48/ 49 ; Rus sian, 931 1 ; Egyptian, 1001 to 101. The Confede rate Loan is 65 67 ; the New Portuguese, I 11 prem. ; and the Colombian 1 dis. to par. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been of the most limited description, and prices have not varied to any considerable extent. North Western have improved about 55., while Great Western and South Western have declined ss. For the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there has been a very limited inquiry, at about previous quotations. Bank Shares continue inactive. London and "Westminster have declined to '791; and National of Liverpool have improved to 19j ; London and Buenos Ayres are steady, at 531 u ; and Union of London, at: 38 Z. India Loan Mortgage Bank shares are quoted 3 to 31 prem.; Anglo-Austrian, to a prem. ; and East London, 4 to 4j prem. In the Miscellanfous Market there is no change. International Financial Shares realise 101 i; London Financial shares, 158 I ; and Discount Corporation are quoted 9 to 9i prem. BRITISH. FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 233 5} 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 32 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities 5 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1903 — India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 6t per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,OOO — Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, Oct. 8.. 93t India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent 2 die 1 pm Ditto £SOO FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Cuba, 6 par Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent. - Chilian 6 per Cent, — Ditto 3 per Cent. — Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825. Dutch, 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per C ent loo} 1 Ditto, Second Issue Guatemala 5 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 .. Ditto Account...... .. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup ons .. Ditto Account 311 1 Ditto Coupons Ditto Account l5 141 Italian 5 per Cent.(Maretutnana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Granada . . l5/ Ditto Deferred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) —. Peruvian 3 per Cent. - Ditto Account — Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent 1‘ rortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62.. — 1 Ditto Account Rassian 6 per Cent., 1822, £ st• • ••• • • • 48f Ditto 4t per Cent 1850 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 . • — ll Sardinian 5 per Cent **'' ****** • 93-- B,,D__it.t.o_ Account - ....• v b "'l it ' to h3 per • Cent .... -Oitto New Deferred •4. .. D itto Account ~-. Ditto 4 843 giVe Spanish c e "Unt... ‘.. Ditto A_ceernt. of Coup not funded — 361 i S wedish, 4 AIM.._ Turkish 6 I t r e ,Ctut. * Ditto Ac co - , l `'ent- 1864 Ditto 6 p er ;n-... _ Ditto Accou o r lt • 18 . 58 ******* Ditto, AllOO B. Ditto 6 per r. e Tde .. D p i i t t t to o A G e i c , 0 ar % ianttie. :1 d. 1i . 3 . ............::: :: ::::: 7 - 11 i Ditto A ,ccoum,...' 4 Per Cent Ditto ci per Cent. . .s:F:o . ° ***** •*: Venez'iela 3 per Cent. . ' -- lOs Od pd. -- Ditto Acc0unt.,................ — Ditto 6 per Cent., 186 • — Ditto Account Dividends on the above ;, - t i a 'bi . : , London. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 •Flor i Melgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 26t . as. Dutch 2% per Cent., Ex. 12 G li il Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Itentes, 3 per Ce nt. . Ex . 25f... -- -- Italian, 5 per Cent., 1851, Ex. 25 fr ancs Ditto Account. TWO O'CLOOR., 93 Console, Money 93i Ditto Account .............. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways Paid. Price. Business done 100 Itlantic &St Lawrenct all 63 65 I flom.,Baroda&Cent Ind stk 100 1064 107 k Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New . ...... 8 1 lA 20 Do. E. Shares 74 1 P 204 Buffalo and ',axe Huron all 61 64 10 Do. Preference 100 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1,1872 100 Do. do. July 1,1873 100 100 Do. do. June 1,1s;1 100 at Cleutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin,; 100 105 107 1051 st Cape Town ez, Dock Seri! 100 104 106 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. c 100 108 109 108 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 10n 1074 11 81 1084 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 14 14p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada Diu 23 23 034 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 76 18 77 100 Do. no. deferred all 63 65 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bons all 70 72 711 100 Do. do. deferred all 54 57 100 Do. 3d P, ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 41 43 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stock all 31 33 100 Do. do. deferred all 26 28 stock Gt.lndlarenin.gua.sp.c lOO 1084 1091 20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 14 111 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 14 14; stook Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 106 107 201 Gt. W. ol Canada Shares all 101 101 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 96 98 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 88 90 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 6 1 P stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 106 107 1064 stock Do. 41 p. o. Extensior 100 101 102 stock De. 4h d 0........ 100 98 100 2 0 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock 3lelb.Corn. ep. c. Bnds. 100 50 Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 59 100 Do. 7p. o. 51ortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswick Can& Class A and B. all 3 5 N.1.1.1.C - da6 pc lst pt bde 100 82 84 stock &hide (100 1061 1074 at Do. Delhi lOO 106 107 1074 Do. do 9 2 4 fp 20 Do. Punjaub e, 1 all ——p st Do. Do. ........ , .m , 100 106 107 sock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 1100 102 104 1031 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ___, A Closing ' Business Share! Railways. r , "‘" P Price. ) done. I I ' 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 84 , 25 Blythe and Tyne. ... . all 8} 10 Bost,Sleat,andMidAdo. allBl at Bristol and Exeter lOO 1 8 19 4 . (6 at Caledonian l2O 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cornwall all 7 74 A gets no di% 10 Oo A 11 6p c.p s s all ti id 10 Do. B been pa mull to B. all 50 Dublin & Belfast June. all 39 IO 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June., all 1 6 17 at Edinburgh & Glasgow.' 100 97 9J at t3lasgr. and S. Westeru.l 100 108 110 at Great Eastern, Ord. etk 100 50 61 50 4 i i at Ditto A stock st Ditto East Anglian st 100 810 981 at GreatNorthof Scotland 100 at Great Northern lOO 1251 1'261 at Do A stock lOO 128 129 st Do Bdo at Gt. S. ant W. of Irelant, 100 100 tb2 at Great Western .. ..... . 100 651 651 651 et Do Str Val gua. stock 100 et Lancashire & Yorkshire IGO 1101 1111 at Loudon and Blackwall 100 71 73 et Lon., Bright,& S. Coast 100 111 112 112 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 44 46 45 st Lon. & North Western 100 1024 1021 1021 f at Lon. & Scr.th Western 100 101 112 1011 i at Man., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 46 47 47 1 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 124 Dot shares. at Metropolitan all 130 131 at Midland 4.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 1 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 26 28 at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1011 1011 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 u 6 st Do Lecds lOO 574 58 at Do York at Do Carlisle... at North London 10 Do New 5 1 2 p 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 11% 111 st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 44 46 at Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 100 102 10 Shrews, and Welchpool all st Shropshire Union st South Devon ... .. 100 324 331 321 / et South Eastern at South Wales at IS. York. and River Dun 100 98 100 20 Staines, Wok.,andWok all 94 10 pi 25 Stockton & Darlington all 361 374 25 Do l7 81 91v 25 Do New, 1866 8 74 71 p at Taff Vale.. ..... 10 Do B 8 4/ 51 s 10 Do C 3 21 31 13 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do 5l at Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 165 175 at Waterford & Kilkenny 1 100 st West Cornwall I 100 26 28 at W. Hartlepool Har.&R I 100 at West Midland -Oxford! 100 at Do Newport 100 I st Do Hereford, 100 I COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J tt,l 1877-S1 .. ... 100 103 105 ; Do. 6p. c. Feb . . & * Aug. 100 112 104 I Do. dp. c.Mar. Az Sept. 100 102 104 I Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 02 84 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 :Cape G.llope, 6p c,1870 100 108 1.20 Do.Ap da Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 189 C 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 113 115 ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 116 Itlauritius 6 per cent lOO 107 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cant 100 1 4 .7 109 N.13.G0v. 6 p.o.J a.dzJul) 100 lot 105 I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p s.,lBtt 100 1014 1024 - Du. sp. c.,lBri to 187( 100 102* 102/ 1021 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 1024 103 102 k New Zealand 6 p cent 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 104 106 1051 41 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c 100 1:1 113 IS. Aus G6p.c.1678.& up lOO 112 114 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.Azinly 100 108 110 Do. to fsp.o. An.AzOot. 100 1101 111 1101 11 BRITISH MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 fd ulifford Amalgamated 39 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist ) 1 545 655 East Bassett(lllogan) 30 73 76 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 52. 4d par East Caradon ..... 2.14.6 27 28 274 East Cam Brea.... 1 3.4.0 7 74 E. W'lltussel(Tavistk :1 8.6.6 24 3 4 Gam.JSt.Aubyn(Gwen ) 281 1 3 15 Great South Tolgus 17$ 44 a } G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 9, 104 Grenville 6.16.6 54 54 ElercAre-Foot ...... 8.12 34 Elingston Downs 4.'8.0 14 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (Cny Lelant' 9 k 18 20 Marke Valley. 4 Nlyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 24 1 d New Seton 193 95 105 • North Downs 24 14 2 Basset(lllo4an, 2.17.0 24 34 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) If 4 5 20 ! Providenee(UnyLelnt.) 10.6.7 t 3 45 South Oaradon(St.Cleer ) 14 I 415 425 13. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.61 1 14 Fran. (Illogan ) 18.1..9 60 65 , Stray Park 5 ramarSilir.& Lead Min. 44 4 6 fin Croft SI 114 20 West Basset (Illogan) l4 94 104 W radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 724 774 Wheal Buller (Kedruth) 5 20 30 Wheal Kitty (13.Lelaut) 2.0.6 WhealLuthott j 2.10.8 2 24 • Wheal Mary Ann (Lien ) 8 84 9k Wheal Seton 584 175 185 1804 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 21 23 ,Wheal union 3.17 2} 34 PREFERENCE SHARES. Cornwall, 5 per cent. gua., 20k Great Western, 5 per cent. red. prf., 103 London, Chatham, and Dover 6 per cent. pref., 997 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 104 Ditto, 44 per cent., pf, 98 London and S.-Western 44 per cent., 104 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Nottingham and Grantham R. & G. 961 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 191 Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per oent. pf., 20i Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 12} FOREIGN MENTES. East del Rey (lira.), Mont. Aureo. liraz. Gold Min. Co. MILL 21 United Mexican (11W, 6} Yudanainutana of S. Australia (11m.), - 4 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS.' Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (1 1 m.), 44/ Ditto, new, 21 Bank 01 Egypt, 271 Bank of titago, lim., 111 Chartered m er. of India, London, and China, 701 Imperial Ottoman, 781 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 531 1 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lim., 104 London and South African, 271 8 London and South American, Um., 5 41 London and South-Western (Um.), 91 London and Westminster, 79/ National of Liverpool. limited, 191 National Provincial of England, 128 i Provincial of Ireland, 92k 1 South Australia, 414 Standard of British South Africa (limi), 251 Union of Australia, 671 Union of Ireland (lim.), 20k 1 Union of London, 383 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 22} Berlin Water Works, lim., East India Irrigation and Canal, 5 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Rm., 41 International Financial Society, lim., 10i London Financial Association, London General Omnibus Company (lim.), The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £43 17s. 10/d. per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the pric e of! gold is 425 per nark and the short exchange on London. is 13.4 per £1 sterling. standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 6-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New Y ork on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 157 to 157 i per ce' at., and the premium on gold is 13 to 431 per cent. At thee.? rates there is very little Profit on the importation of gold ICrom the United States. THti SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCrOBER 20, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. few days since several cases of cigars, valued at £l5O, were stolen in the St. Katherine's Dock, brought out in another barge, and removed from the cases, which were discovered empty by the Thames police. The ingots of tin were stolen from the barge Vesuvius in the East India Dock. Five men are known to have been connected in the robbery. and but for an accident would have all been in custody of the Thames police. The prisoners are watermen and lighter men, and well known to the Thames polies. Holmes was in custody a few weeks since for furious driving and kil:ing a woman opposite Stepney Church. A coroner's jury took a merciful view of the case and returned a verdict of acci dental death. Holmes was then discharged from custody. Evidence was given of the delivery of 160 ingots of tin from a vessel called the Anna Augusta into the barge Ve. suvius, belonzing to Messrs. Ward and Harris, lighter men and carriers, of No. 67, Lower Thames-street. The Vesuvius was moored alongside the ship Kent. The ingots of tin were correct on Saturday, the 10th instant. On the following Monday morning the hatches were taken off and 26 ingots of tin were missed. Robert John Major, an inspector of the Thames police, said that in consequence of the robbery of the tin on board the Vesuvius he was on the watch on the East India Dock pier -head during the whole of Monday, the 12th instant. Inspector Clark was with him. He saw the prisoners several times in the course of the day, and he observed them go on board a barge called the William, and bring it out. They first brought it to the upper end of the Bruns wick pier at Blackwall. After sunset he went on board the barge William, in company with Clark, and found several ingots of tin concealed under some iron hurdles. They continued watching the barge, and saw the prisoners go on board again. On the same night a horse and cart was brought to the entrance of the East India Dock. He got into a boat with Clark, and expected to apprehend the whole gang concerned in the robbery, but they got scent of what was going on and made their escape. While rowing towards the William they heard thefwooden handles fall, and preparations being made for the removal of the stolen property. All at once the prisoners and their confederates hastily decamped. The whole of the 26 ingots of tin wore found on board the William. One of the ingots was produced and identified. Dyer, another Thames police officer, gave evidence affecting the prisoners. Mr. Gomm, who appeared for the prisoners, cross examined the witnesses, but did not elicit any material point in favour of the prisoners. Mr. Partridge said he should remand the prisoners at present. His intention was to commit them for ttial on a future day. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT INDIAN PENINSULA. The report of the directors of this company states that the average number of miles of railway open for traffic dur ing the half-year was 504, being an increase of 66! miles upon the number open in the corresponding period of the previous year. The gross amount received for traffic in the half-year ended June 30 last was £290,444, equal to £576 5s 62d per railway mile and to 11s B±d per train mile. Of that amount £56,101 was expended in transporting the traffic between the gaps in the railway system at the Bhore and the Thull Ghats, which left £234,343 received for traffic. Against this latter sum were set the working expenses cf the railway, amounting to £149,550, leaving a net profit for the half-year of £84,784. The train miles run were 667,142, being en increase of 86,055 miles; the number of passen gers carried was 1,5:58,970, being 266,603 more than for the corresponding half of 1862. The merchandise carried, in cluding 39,339 tons of the company's materials, amounted to 211,523 tons, being 25,000 tons more than for the same half of 1862. The receipts for passengers amounted to £79,161, being an increase of £15,600 ; and for merchan dise to £155,182, being an increase of £51,598 over those for the corresponding half of last year. The average receipts per train mile amounted to 7s 04d, and the expenses to 4s 54 d, showing a net profit per train mile of 2s 62e1. The working expenses amounted to 63.81 per cent, of the total receipts, against 62.10 per cent. for the corresponding halt of 1862. The receipts per railway mile were higher in the past half-year by £B3, notwithstanding the increased mile age worked. The directors were of opinion that a still bet ter result would have been apparent had such rate been in force, as the board considered the company were fairly en titled to charge, and which they had for a long time past been endeavouring to get the consent of the Government to introduce. The directors' views on the subject were in the month of June last again prominently brought before the Government authorities at home and in India, and they had now reason to hope that it would be shortly dealt with in such a manner as to realise the company's just expecta tions. The working expenses amounted to 63.81 per cent. of the receipts, being an increase of 1.71 per cent, upon the expenses of the corresponding period of last year. This rate of per tentage included for compensation £24,619 or 10 51 per cent. of the receipts; the amount of that item in the corresponding period having been only £796 or 0.47 per cent. Excluding " compensation" the ratio of expenditure to receipts in the past half-year was 53.31 per cent. The directors regretted that the company should have sustained the serious loss of £24 ; 619, which arose chiefly in connec tion with the cotton traffic, several accidental fires having occurred in trains of cotton during the dry season, and a considerable quantity of cotton which was in course of tran sit at the commencement of the S.W. monsoon had been unavoidably damaged by rain while in the comsany's pos session. Measures have been taken to avoid similar acci dents in future, By the end of this year the only works of importance upon the Thull Ghat incline which would not be finished would be No. 2 tunnel and the Eheagaunt viaduct; and Mr. Graham, the chief resident engineer, saw nothing in those works to prevent them being com pleted by May next. Upon several other con tracts the works were being energetically prosecuted. In consequence of the Secretary of State for India having de termined not to extend the existing system of guarantee, and the directors feeling that the company's interests required that measures should forthwith be taken to secure the con struction of the branch to connect their line with Indere, which had been surveyed by the sanction of the Govern ment, they formed a separate company in Juno last called The Great Indian Peninsula Extension Railway Company (limited)," with the object of making and working the In dore line. The project was favourably entertained both by the Government and the public, but it having been found necessary to refer the negotiations to India, the directors re quested their colleague, Mr.Ayrton, IMP, to proceed to India, and conclude arrangements with the Government there. The report of Mr. Graham, the chief resident engineer, stated that since his last report the section of the Bhore Ghat incline from Paciusdhurry to Khandalla, a distance of 131 miles, and a section on the north-eastern division from Julgaum to Mulkapore, a distance of 454 miles, making a total of 594 miles of new line, had been opened for public traffic, increasing the total length of the opened line from 4954 to 555 miles. The permanent way and works had been maintained in good order, with the exception only of some heavy Blips in the Goolbun embankment. This embank ment, which was over 100 ft in height, was completed after the close of last rains, consequently a considerable portion of the upper earthwork had not had the full benefit of last monsoon; some difficulty, therefore, in the maintenance of this portion of the line during the present rains was to be expected. The road across the embankment had, notwith. standing, been maintained throughout with very little in terruption to the traffic. The Bhoro Ghat incline was opened by his Excellency the Governor on the 21st of April, and on the 14th of the following month goods trains commenced working over it, and continued work ing regularly up to the 16th of June, when after a heavy and continuous rain the large embankment near the foot of the Ghat were reported unsafe for the passage of trains. Since that date no trains had been run, and embankments 6 and 8 had settled to the extent of about Bft. since the be ginning of the rains. A slip of 1,500 about cubic yards, and about 100 ft. in length, had occurred in No. 5 embankment. The only slip of any importa nce i n the slopes of cuttings had occurred at the lower end of cutting No. 4, whore about 1,300 cubic yards of the slope came in, filling the railway for a length of 100 ft, and nearly 12ft, in depth. Some small slips had occurred on other parts of the line. The surveys for a line from Sholapore to Ilydrabad and to Raichore, as originally p ro posed, were compl e t e d, an d i n the course of a few days Mr. Graham could submit his re port on those extensions. The capital account (London and B om b ay) to the 3th June last showed that £10,675,054 had been received, and £10,017,110 expended, leaving a bala nce of £657,911, The net revenue account to the 30th of Juno last showed that £556,249 was the aggregate amount of net profit from work ing the line, of which £508,132 had been paid into the Go vernment treasury, leaving £18,117 to be paid. GREAT WESTERN OP CANADA. It appears that the directors of this comp any h ave b een informed by their financial agent in Canada that the loss on through traffic collected and converted, ascertained up to the 3d October, amounted to 30,966 dols 71c (i 6,369 3s 9d), and that there remained a further sum of American funds for conversion at that date of 30,080 dols 76c. In addition to which there were balances in account with connecting railways still unadjusted. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LINCOLN- SIIIRE• The total expenses of this company's r a il ways, including rents, toll duty, &c., from July I to Oct. 11, 1863, amounted to £89,873, as against £89,633 for the corresponding period of 1862. The proportion of the South Junction receipts ac cruing to this company from July 1 to Oct. 11 amounted to £10,295 as against £9,613 for the corresponding period of 1862, and the expenses to £4,562 as against £4,090. Why Mr. Sergeant Shee was Passed Over. (From the Daily Telegraph of this day.) We must confess that we share the dissatisfac tion which has attended the last promotion to the bench. The general opinion that the right man has been passed over for the wrong appears to us just, We mean no disrespect whatever by this distinc• tion ; the advancement of Judge Pigott to the judi cial seat would have been a perfectly acceptable ap pointment, if there had been any need to search after a respectable candidate for the vacancy. But when there was no such necessity—when every voice was ready to designate the name that best deserved the elevation, and the Primo Minister himself was thoroughly aware of the overwhelm ing claims of Mr. Sergeant Shee—it is a matter of public regret and disappointment that that gentleman should have been passed over. There is no need to dwell upon the command ing qualifications of the distinguished advocate we have named for the ermine. No one stands higher in the profession —none unites more experience with more legal acumen—and none has been so unanimously regarded as judge elect by his learned brothers and the community at large. Mr. Sergeant Shee, indeed, has constantly discharged the duties of the bench, and not without confirming the universal opinion that at the first opportunity he deserved, and might safely look forward to being permanently sealed there. When that opportunity has occurred,therefore,and another selection has be en made, the public is thoroughly disappointed, and not a little perplexed. We are constrained to share the disappointment, though we have little difficulty in co mprehending the feelings which induced the Go vernment to inflict it. We are quite ready to make every allowance ior the practical exigencies of admi nistration. Ministers cannot count upon Platonic love in Parliament; their supporters must be en couraged from time to time by some of the rewards o f party ; and this distribution must take place by ro les of utility rather than merit. It is a bad sys tem, but it is the syst em o f b o th s id es , an d one w hich can hardly be dropped till all lawyers are disinterested, and all votes strictly conscientious. Pending that millenium, a Premier with something to g ive away has to discover a recipient useful for t he future, if only by holding out to others an exam ple of fidelity rewarded. " A live dog," says the proverb, " is better than a dead lion ;" and so a sol diet, in the political field is better than a discharged veteran. In Judge Pigott the Cabinet saw the first, is Sergt. Shee the second ; and the choice fell accord alley. We have said that we are willing to admit all t h e force of this consideration. It may count for what it can with practical men, as an explana tion; for our own part we must not only reject it as a s ufficient justification, but put it aside as the true cause of the injustice done to Mr. Sergeant S bee. The true cause —and that on account of which we find grave fault with the appointment—was that Sergeant Shea is a Roman Catholic. The learned gentleman has been so true a Liberal, that his absence from P ar li ament would have been overb a lanced by his great claims upon the party. But because he prof esses t h e Romish faith, the ermine which ho has mos t r i c hl y d eserve d by his talents, and especially from a Liberal Go vernment,is refus e d. W e must speak frankly this topic —we mu s t not h es i tate to di sc l ose un fortunate argument s t h at have o b v i ous l y pre vailed. the The Govern ment has lacked courage in this matter, ailed. and not disc r i m i nation ; there was little need of an y assurance that S ergeant Shee was the b est judge W ho could be n om i nated; the thing needed was the independence to shake off the ear-wigging remonstrances of Exeter Hall. Yet here again we are ready to make every possible allowance. The Protestant party has done good service to the Pal merston Ministry, and could not be offended with the alliance, h owever, is little better impunity; tyr anny, if its memb ers are to di ctate ap poin than a tmeuts to the judi c i a l b ench as well as to the bench of bishops, in a manner that makes a f arce of the Emancipation Act. When it is a question of a vacant mitre, the public—partly from a lang uid and hopeles s b el i ef that " Caesar and Pompe y are very much alike" -- -receives the conyi d elire of Exeter -hall with meekness. But it knows a great deal more of law than of theology, and is convinced that Sergeant Shee would do honour to the , eeouh , Why, then, is he not elected ? The reply is, " He is a Roman C a th o li c. " We answer to this e h but we cannot , un d erstand why it disqualification. should be a Nobody wou ld lik e to see the C abinet searchin g for a Papist when an m t ndatait we can understand it s h ould be no recom mendation ; appointment is in the wind t but everybody is indignant that the best man should be passed over on that score. Have we, or have we not, finally dune away with the old intolerance which taboos a man for his religion ? Is it, or is it not, a solemn pr inciple o f t h e constitution that hie conscience iseaeilman's own p roperty, not to b e interfered with directly o r i n di rectly ? Yet here, after E ma ncipation Acts and A c t s " f or a b o li sh i ng certain d i squa lifications"—after an ep oc h o f legisla tion in the ri g ht and reaso nable direction—after admitting Jews to Parliament, and removing in every theore tical way the rus ty fetters of religious --here we are bra n di ng a d i st i nguished peraecnt i lect because of hi s f a i th. It is a piece o m P f e a r r as e e t wc r u o it g tih : e rin se e i g on i n practice so startling, that we are compelled to protest against it. In these days the country ex pects that Ministers s h ou ld ta k e coun sel of the sp i r it of English liberty, and not of the leaders of the Protestant party. We main tain, in the inetieereusetrojefe,trauhedLliibfe-erig probity principles,aolh have h tha e t w hen talent, g so signalised a man that his promotion has become rather a consequence than a favour, he should not be thrown ever because he worships in another we tell the ad v i sers to whom the Cabinetndfurther, on this lit urg y than that o f Exete r Hall. A occasion has u n h app i ly deferred, that they *O il their own game. If t h ey d es i re to see Ireland P r otestant let them n o t f orce her to pro test against the bigotry of reformers and the illibe rality of Liberals. The contrary policy is not only the honest policy but the best. Let them give scope to the sp irit of moder n legislation ; carry oatfearlessly ; theprinciples o f freedom and free d e claiming against th e i ntolerance of not stultify th emse l ves b y being as intolera nt. Here is a grievance stupidly religion Popery, let th em given to Ireland, which she has the right, and will not want the inclination to use. The true policy of those who wish to see Ireland regenerated and con tent is to do her justice. It is not justice if, when we have passed bills to do away with "religious disabilities," we revive them against her worthiest children by slights of this kind. If the Evangelical party really wants to have its will of Erin, we will tell its chiefs how to go about it. Identify, amal gamate, blend the rights and interests of both com munities ; ignore the differences, and magnify and foster the common interests, of both portions of the united kingdoms; kill enmity with good will, and eradicate intolerance with toleration. There would be no doubt then as to which element in that true " union' would conquer the other —no doubt as to the preponderance or the majority thus brought to bear on the sister island—no doubt as to the ultimate fate of the priest party. The ultr Catholics know that truth well ; it was thvehiratcon sciousness of it that made them hostile to liy, whose thorough sincerity of Liberalism vir hearty alarmed co-operation from Archbishop Murray, an Cullen and the separatists. At presentry we play into the hands of the enemy, if w:nfotif the dying cry of " Repeat" with and injustice l Jikd this. It is e a mistake, a blunder, wheth er we l o ok at it from the t es manship, or policy, point of P ro t es tanistu, eta DEATH OF MR. 0. W. HOPE, M.P. FOR WIND SOL For some time past the health of Mr. G. W. Hope, who was one of the Conservative members represent ing the borough of New Windsor in the House of Commons, had been in a very delicate condition, indeed, so much so that at one time it was feared he would have to relinquish his Parliamentary duties. A short time since he retired to Scotland for the benefit of his native air. So alarming had the state of his health become that we understand his sons were summoned from Eton by a telegraphic message, and we regret to say that the rumour of the decease of the much respected member for Windsor has proved but too true, as he died on Sunday last, at Luftness ' N.B. JUSTICE KEOGH is reported to be engaged upon a "History of Ireland from the Union"—a perilous under taking. BOW-STREET. STEALING A WATCH.--ThOMEtS Cody, a well-known thief, was placed at the bar before Mr. Corrie, charged with stealing a watch, the property of a gentleman unknown. George Johnston said, about 10 o'clock on the night of October 16 he saw the prisoner near a cab at the corner of Exeter-street. Two persons were getting out, one of whom appeared to be very much intoxicated. In a short time after he saw the prisoner make a snatch at the drunken man's watch, and ,run away, when the person wbo was with the gentleman whose watch had been stolen immediately pursued the prisoner. Joseph Groves said he met the gentleman by accident in a publichouse in the Strand. They afterwards drove in a cab to another publichouse at the corner of Exeter-street. He was certain his companion had a gold watch, because he saw him take it from his pocket two or three times whilst he was with him. The last witness after the robbery came up and told him a man had taken away his friend's watch, and pointed out the prisoner, who was running away, as the person. He (witness) pursued him through a lot of courts, but finally came up with him in Russell-court and seized him by the collar. He asked him for the watch, when he said he had not it, but upon being told he should not let him go till he had satisfied himself of that, prisoner pointed to one of the areas near him, and said the watch was down there. Witness upon this looked, and there he saw the watch lying; he still held him, upon which the prisoner said, "You've got the watch, why don't you let we go ?" A policeman came up, and just at that moment a person came to the door of the house and gave the watch into the constable's hand. Police-constable, 112 F, said he went to Russell-court and then took the prisoner into custody for stealing a gold watch. When he (prisoner) saw the watch in his hand, he said, " What's the use of making a row, you've got the watch, why don't you let me go." He, however, took him to the station-house, and charged him with the robbery. He also took the gentleman who had been robbed into cus tody for being drunk. On that occasion the name and address he gave had proved fictitious, and he could not find him. Mr. Corrie asked if the prisoner was known? _ Detective Ackrill said he had known the prisoner for years as a thief. He had been sentenced to four years' penal servitude by Judge Payne at the Middlesex Sessions, upon which occasion tho judge informed the prisoner that if he came there again he would give him 10 years' penal servi tude. Since that the prisoner had been summarily con victed for stealing a watch at the Epsom races. On being asked what he had to say to the charge, The Prisoner repeated it was no good saying anything. There was a mistake somewhere this time, as ho did not steal the gentleman's watch. Mr. Corrie fully committed the prisoner for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO HOUSEHOLDRRS—AN ARTFUL TRICK,-- A gentleman applied to Mr. Knox this morning for advice in regard to a claim which had been brought against him by a house agent, and respecting which he wished to put persons who had houses or apartments to let on their guard. The applicant went on to say that about a year ago an ad vertisement appeared in the Times newspaper as follows : " Furnished Apartments.—Wanted, for a permanency, by a gentleman, between Piccadilly and Oxford-street. Good sitting-room and bedroom. Terms, from £l2O to £l5O for a year. Apply, Sta." The advertisement, apparently com ing from a gentleman seeking apartments, his (applicant's) wife answered, he having, like many other professional men, a larger house than he required. Two or three days after a person called to see the rooms (a second floor), and after seeing them, and when upon the point of leaving he said to his wife, " Will you be kind enough to put the right name and address, and perhaps you will add the date." The person said the last few words in a callous off-hand manner, at the same time handing applicant's wife a paper. His wife thought there could be no objection to do so, and wrote as desired, and would make an affidavit that there was nothing on the paper respecting any agreement or contract—at least as presented to her, for it might have been doubled ; nothing was said either respecting any "commission," because his wife did not when writing know the person was not seeking the rooms for himself ; and that she did not intend to sign any engage ment was evident, because she wrote his (applicant's) name and not her own, and gave him the distinction certainly unnecessary under the circumstances, of " Esq." after his name. After the person had obtained the writing on the paper, he admitted, to his (applicant's) wife's surprise, that he did not require the rooms for himself, but had been sent by the house-agent, or as his (applicant's) wife thought the gentleman to whom she had written, and he added they might suit the gentleman named in the advertisement, or, if not, some other they would send. The person then left. No one came, however, from the agent for some months after, and then no arrangement was made; and later a person, evidently drunk, called, but was not admitted Meanwhile the rooms had been let more than once, not, however, to any one sent by this agent, who was not in formed of the fact, as ho had never in any way been es.- ployed. A few days ago the same person called to know if the rooms were let. and finding they were he demanded the name of the occupant. He was supplied with it, so that he might know he had not sent the gentleman(as the gentleman would prove if necessary). To his (applicant's) astonish ment ho received a day or two later a claim for £5 108. for so-called " commission" as per " signed terms." Having requested an explanation, he received in answer what proposed to be a " copy" of the paper with his name, address, and date, as before mentioned, given by his wife, but with, to the best of her belief, some printed " terms " added at the head of the paper. These " terms " were printed in very small characters (the applicant handed the paper to Mr. Knox for his inspection), and very artfully concocted, and concluded with the words " I assent to these terms respecting"—then follows the written particulars. One of these "terms," however, would be sufficient to make the most reckless person pause if seen at all, for it makes the percentage payable on the whole period for which the property is let or disposed of by any one or with drawn. This being his (applicant's) case he wished to know wnat he could do, as he considered it a most extortionate demand, and whether he could not prosecute the agent for obtaining a signature under false pretences, with a view to extract money or obtain some indemnification for the annoyance and loss of time. He asked the question on behalf of many persons, who, from fear or other motives— especially females—might not resist such a claim, especially as his wife had seen a number of the persons at the agent's office with postage stamps, and then when she called to know what was meant by " signed terms," the applicant was threatened to be served with a writ. Mr. Knox said there was no possible claim against the applicant, and if he resisted payment and an action was brought, the judge would laugh at the plaintiff and order him to pay the costs. The applicant, however, might be pretty sure that steps would not be taken, and need not fear action. He (Mr. Knox) felt sure that publicity being given to the matter, would meet the end the applicant had in view, and put persons on their guard. WESTMINSTER. AN EXTRAORDINARY VISIT TO THE RUSSIAN AURAS SADOR'S.—A warmly-clad middle-aged man, of respectable appearacce, was brought before Mr. Arnold, from the Cot tage• road Station, Pimlico. Mr. Sharpe, solicitor, said he had been requested to at tend from the Russian Ambassador's. The defendant had used some very threatening language to his Excellency, and it suggested itself that, owing to some recent proceed ings taken under the Enlistment Act, he might have been prompted by others. . - Mr. Arnold—He is charged with being drunk, riotous, and using threatening language in the street. Mr. Sharpe—He intruded himself into the court yard of Chesham House, and threatened to shoot his Excellency. He was removed from the court yard, and was then taken in the street for his misconduct there. John Elliott, 282 A, said—l was on duty at Chesham Rouse at 10 minutes past 4 yesterday afternoon, when I saw the prisoner drive up in a cab, and asked if Baron Brunnow lived there. The porter told him " Yes," and defendant then said he wanted to see him very particularly. The porter said he could not then, when defendant replied that he must and would see him before he went away. Mr. Arnold—Did he assign any reason ? Witness—He said that Baron Brunnow had been the cause of many of his brother Poles being shut, and he would shoot him. Mr. Arnold—" His brother Poles."_ Witness—Yes, your worship. Mr. Arnold—Ha has got an exceedingly Irish name for a Pole. Witness—He is Irish, your worship. Mr. Arnold—Well, what occurred after this threat Witness—l took him by the arm and walked him out of the court-yard into the street, and I then persuaded him to go away, but:he said " the Russians had killed many of his brother Poles," and tried to force his way into the gate again. Mr. Arnold —Was he drunk or sober ? itness—Very drunk. Mr. Arnold (to defendant)—What have you got to say to this ? Detendant—l know nothing about it. Mr. Arnold—Was he sober enough to know what he was doing ? Witness—Yes. Defendant—l have been drinking this fortnight, throw ing my money about the streets, and treating every ono I know. Mr. Arnold—This may turn out merely drunken folly, but I must know something more about you. You must find one security in £lO for your appearance here again on Thursday. Removed in custody. THAMES. DARING ROBERY ON THE RIVER.—John Holmes, aged 33, and Alfred Hall, 21, were brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 26 ingots of tin, 'weighing 7561 b., and valued at £27, the property of G. Ward and J. Harris, lightermen and barge owners. This was one of several daring robberies recently com mitted in the docks and on the river outside the docks. A Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) The market opened steady with a good demand. Sales, probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales. THE CHARTIST ORATOR AND THE IRISHMAN.— " Tell me, Pat," says the Chartist, "is not one man as good as another?" "Faith," says Pat, "he it., and a deal better too 1" SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S--MONDAY. Settling on the past week's racing at Newmarket was proceeded with from an early hour in the afternoon, and the attendance of members to meet thei r engagements as large. Money appeared to be abundant, and a lth ough a few com plaints were heard, still, upon the whole, the settlement of accounts was pronounced to be equal to the average of any great meeting. When it is also remembered that several were at Lincoln, the few accounts left standing over may be well accounted for. Betting on the Cambridgeshir e was car ried on at intervals during the afternoon, but it was not until latish that anything like a real demonstration took place. Limosina, who was made such a hot 'un in the City in the morning, was in increased demand at Hyde Park_ corner, 100 to 30 having been taken to money, but at the close 4to 1 was demanded. Catch'em Alive was ; however, the shuttlecock of the day, for after he had receded to 10 to 1, taken and offered, he rallied a bit, and when it was dis covered that the hostility against the horse originated in a mere "shave," he was once again reinstated as second favourite at 6 to 1, offered ; but backers being still chary, they stood out for 8 to 1, at which they were accommodated towards the finish. Carnival had a host of friends at 100 to 8, and as the members were leaving the lawn 11 to 1 was booked to £5O. The attempt:to " bring" Summerside was a failure, 25 to 1 being taken and offered. 1000 to 30 was accepted three times about Borealis, and Jack of Hearts would have been supported at the same price. Birdhill and Roman Bee were friendless at offers of 40 to 1 each. Seve ral outsiders would have been backed, but the " long range" sought for was too much for the nerves of even the stoutest layers ; the longest price we saw booked was 2,000 to 15 twice about Myrtle. Forty " centuries" were accepted about Ackwoith for the Derby. Closing prices : CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 7to 2 agat Limosina (taken) Bto 1 agat Catch-'em Alive (taken) 10 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken) 100 to 8 agst Carnival taken) 25 to 1 agst Suramerside (taken) 25 to 1 agst Grande Dame (offered) 25 to 1 agst Port Royal (offered) 28 to 1 agat Borealis (taken) 33 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts (taken) 33 to 1 agbt Despair (taken) 33 to 1 agst Hubert (taken) 50 to 1 agst Roman Bee (taken) 50 to 1 agst Birdhill (offered) 2000 to 15 apt Myrtle (taken) CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. CA.MBRIDGESIIIRE. 4to 2 agst Limosina (taken) 100 to 15 agst Catch-'em Alive (taken) 12 to 1 agst Carnival (taken freely) 15 to 1 agst Summersid9 (taken) 16 to 1 agst Bathilde (taken) 16 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken) 22 to 1 agst Grand Dame (taken) 28 to 1 agst Despair (taken) 28 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts (taken) 28 to 1 agst Borealis (taken) 30 to 1 apt Cairncastle (taken) 30 to 1 agst Birdhill (offered) 40 to 1 agst Roman Bee (taken) 40 to 1 agst Hubert (taken) 66 to 1 agst Anfield (taken) 66 to 1 agst Turcos (taken and offered) 66 to 1 agst Comet (taken) LINCOLN AUTUMN MEETING--MONDAY. Although the card was not of a very inviting character, fine weather, good fields, and excellent racing inaugurated the revival of the Autumn Meeting at Lincoln. There were five items of sport on the first day, which brought out 29 runners. The Carholme Stakes, for which five started, created considerable diversity of opinion as to which ani mal would be likely to produce the winner, and though 6 to 4 was at first taken about Lyra. she retrograded to 5 to 2 when the commissions for Blight and Fauconberg were executed. Sir George Strickland's mare, however, won the moment she was called upon. The whole of the four run ners contested the Selling Hurdle Race, which would have undoubtedly resulted in the defeat of the favourite had the rider of Cronstadt chosen to come away after clear ing the last hurdle. The Lincolnshire Autumn Handicap ended in the defeat of the two favourites, Bally Edmond and Atherton, by The Monk, who won his owner another respectable stake. The Blankney Selling Stakes intro duced five starters, the whole of the entries; and the win ner found a new owner in Mr W. Barber, who gave 105 guineas for him. The last race, the Rifle Volunteer Han dicap Hurdle Race, had eight runners, and produced an excellent race between Hetman and Margery, the first named having passed the judge a length in advance of Mr. Marsh's mare; but as an objection on the ground of foul riding was lodged against the winner, the result remains in abeyance until this day (Tuesday). The following are de tails of the running : The Carholme Stakes of 5 Bova each, with 40 added, for 2-yr- olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b; certain penalties and allowances. Six furlongs. Sir G. Strickland's Lyra, Bst llb (H. Grimshaw) 1 Mr. J, Osborne's Fauconberg, Bst 51b (Whiteley) 2 Mr. Walter's Ess Bouquet, Bst llb (T. French) 3 Mr. Wybrow Robertson's Blight, Bst llb ....(Brewtey) 4 Mr. M. Clark's Lambton cult, Bst 101b...(J. Osborne) 5 The betting opened at 6 to 4 agst Lyra, but closed at 2 to 1 each agst Fauconberg and Blight, and 5 to 2 agst Lyra. Fauconberg made the running, followed by the Lambton colt, Ess Bouquet, Blight, and Lyra, in the order named, until arriving in the straight, where Lyra joined Faucon berg, and the two at the distance quitted their horses, and Lyra heading John Osborne's horse "at the half distance came away and won easily by two lengths; Ess Bouquet a bad third, and the other two beaten off. The Selling Hurdle Race of 5 soya each, with 40 added ; selling allowances. One mile and three-quarters. Mr C. Tilburn's Princess (late Holdersyke), 5 yrs (Z 100), 12st (W. D ucker) 1 Mr T. Baucroft's Cronstadt, 5 yrs (.00), lOst (T. Harrison) 2 Mr T. Pear's Quarantine, 5 yrs, (£3O), 105 t.... (Owner) 3 Mr J. Lowe's Annie Laurie (late Ada), aged ( (Monson) 4 Betting-11 to 10 agst Princess, 2to 1 agst Constadt. Annie Laurie made play, followed by Cronstadt and Quarantine, Princess lying off. They ran thus until arriv ing opposite the Stand on the far side of the course, where Cronstadt, who bungled at his fences, took up the running, having Annie Laurie in close attendance, Quarantine three lengths off, and Princess a dozen lengths in the rear. Pro ceeding along the lane side towards the turn into the straight, Quarantine joined Cronstadt, the two jumping the last hurdle together. Immediately upon getting into the straight Cronstadt had his opponent beaten, and without paying the slightest attention to the remainder the jockey allowed Princess to get up, and she getting the first run, won by half a length. A bad third. There WAS no advance upon the selling price of the winner. The Lincoln Autumn Handicap o f 10 sov s each, 5 ft, and only 3 if declared, with 100 added ; winners extra. One mile and three-quarters. 34 subs, 18 of whom de clared. Mr J. Saxon's The Monk, 6 yrs, 7st 101 b.... (Midgeley) 1 6st lib,. (Prior) 2 Mr T. Hughes's Earl of Surrey, 3 Yrs , Mr S. Thellusson's Bally Edmond, Yr.s. (Fordham) 3 6 yrs, Bst lib (in. 81b extra) Mr S. Howland's Doncaster, (H. Grimehaw) 4 Mr Melville's Conundrum, 6 yrs, 7st (Morgan) 5 (sister to Nancy), 4 yrs, 6st 810 Mr G. Harland's Sibylla (J. Grimshaw) 6 Atherstone also ran. Betting-7 t o 4 apt Bally Edmond , 2 to 1 agst Ather stone, 3 to 1 agst The Monk, 5 to 1 agst Earl of Surrey, 10 to 1 offered agst each of the others. Doncas t er jump away in front, followed by Earl of ed Surrey and Sibyllaf Bally Edmond attended on either side by Atherstone and The Monk, Conundrum close up last. Going up the Windmill-bill Doncaster was in front, but upon rounding the turn Earl of Surrey took a clear lead of Doncaster, who preceded Bally Edmond three lengths, and at the brick -kilns Atherstone dropped into the rear, and Bally Edmond, in company with The Monk, passed Don caster. There was very little variation until they came into the straight, where Earl of Surrey was joined by Bally Edmond and The Monk, the latter of whom waited upon the pair until r eachin g the distance, wher e he came away and won by four lengths ; a similar distance separated the second and third; and Doncaster was b ea t en b y two lengths f rom the favourite. The Blankney Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for all ages ; selling and other allowances. Three guar ' ters of a mile. Mr Whitty's Contractor, 2 yrs, (£3O). sst 111 b (Carroll) 1 Mr J. Osbo r ne' s Weatherden' dam colt, 2 yrs (£6O), 6st 71b (car. Est 91b) .. Mr Reynard's The Sapper%',l (Whit e l e y) 2 yrs (£3O), b a t (J G r i ms h aw ) 3 Mr S. Thellusson's Dirt Cheap, 3 yrs li 30 ), 7st slb Mr Kempson's Hilly G rove, 3 (S. Mordan) 4 yrs (£3O), 7st 51b.. (Prior) 5 Betting-5 to 4on Dirt Cheap, 7to 2 agst The Sapper, 4 to 1 each agst the General Williams colt and Contractor. The latter made play, followed by Dirt Cheap, Contrac tor, the General William s colt, and Hilly Grove, in the order named into the straight, from which point Contractor gradually neared the front, and at the half distance got the lead, which he maintained to the end, and won easily by a length; two lengths separated the second and third. The winner was purchased by Mr. W. Barber for 105 guineas. The Rifle Volunteer Handicap Hurdle Race of 6 sous each, 1 ft, with 40 added ; winners extra. Two wiles. walks) 1 Mr W. Hedley's Hettnan, 6 yrs, lOst Blb (Mr G. NV:.alk e e 4 2 Mr H. Marsh's Margery, 4 yrs, lOst 21b ...•(L t ' l 2lb Mr A. Dunhill's Eudor Witch, aged, 90 . 0 top ) 3 ((i. W addi g on , , T Harris ) a Mr T. Bancroft's Confidence, 6 yrs, 9st 71b (. • „ 6 yrs, Mr T. S. Dawsou's Serious Case (late SYrTrA r nold) 5 lOst 121 b .......................... ,s. yrs,6 . • (b. b.), (0 9: n lib 6 Mr. I'. Pear's Bolingbroke gelding ....... (car. 9st 12Ib ...... (Green) 7 ................... Mr Fiddinaau's Reporter, 4 yrs, lt er '; y ko, 5 yrs, 10st Mr U. Tilburn's Princess (latex o ... (W. Ducker) 8 71b Betting 7 (inc.s to 2 agst M lb extra) ............... 7 to 2 agst Reporter, 5 to ~ nacerCgssoenr.Yfidence,l 6 to 1 agst Ender 1 each agst Hetmau and Witch, 100 to 15 agst P li Serious and Margery a lternatey held the lend int o th e engt cam e to the front, and Won by a straight, when He t onan between second and third ; and thr ee length ; two lthhird and fourth. An objecti on on the lengths betweet!ding was lodged against the Wi nner . gro und of foal it SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. LINCOLN RACES—Tuts DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. A LINDUM NURSERY HANDICAP. Land of the West Faueonberg .. .. Nine ran. BARNSTAPLE ELECTION. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) THE POLLING THIS DAY.—(ONE o'Ci.ocK.) Lloyd Bremridge THE BOMBAY MAILS. The following telegram has been received at Mr. Reuter's cffice from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, this afternoon : The Masailia, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 9.45 a.m. this day. The mails were to leave for London at 11.30 a.m. POLAND. BRESLAU, Oct. 18. Advices received here from Warsaw state that all f un ctionaries of Poli s h nationality are to be dismissed i mme d i ately if sta tioned on th e f ront i ers , f r om the Ist of January if employed at Warsaw. It is asserted that the Russian language is to be employed in the Acts of Administration in Poland. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEED, Niles Opened. B ece~ pt e. tways. 1863. 1862. 1863 . 1862 . £ £ 2,102 1,99 / 681 620 1,917 2,111 6,64 k 7,719 17,823 17,115 302 281 397 303 162 226 Belfast and N. Counties . 136 136 Belfast and County Down.... 9 4 :8 28 Blyth and Tyne • 1214 1213 / 4 Bristol and Exeter 2314 344 Caledonian 81 Cockermouth& Workington Cork and Bandon 2O 20 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6 65 1 Cork and Youghal. .. Cornwall 654 53} Deeside l7 17 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 5ll 484 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1691 1691 Forth & Clyde Junction Furness, &c, 5O 5 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrfk.,&E. Union 663 6.1 i Great Northern 351 351 Great North of Scotland 5B 58 fit. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll t 64 i lt.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 3734 329 Great Western 10561 10324 Inverness & Aberdeen June 864 864 Inverness & Perth Junction 1194 Irish North-Western 145 145 Lancashire & Yorkshire 3954 3954 Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes 264 264 Llanelly 464 461 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 54 54 London & South-West ern Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2611 2114 London, Chatham, & D over 72i 724 Do. Metropolitan Extension 104 54 Loud., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham 95 94 Ilaryport and Carlisle 2 28 Metropolitan 3l Midland (incl. N.-Western).. 641 Midland Gt.Westn. of Irind... 2)91 Monkland 7ll nonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 1095 North London 9 North Staffordshire 254 Oswestry and Newton... 5O Rhymney 194 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern . . 138 Somerset and Dorset 66 South Devon .. .. 754 South-Eastern 306 Taff Vale • 418 391 1,571 1, 3 M 320 250 1,520 1,5u8 1,641 1,724 IS6 119 2,670 2,741 8,420 7,918 208 279 2,618 2,b79 8,467 8, 439 32,755 32,984 34,172 31,546 1,457 1,6,4 -7 55 546 8,585 8.203 62,550 63.570 1,497 1,103 1,485 1,683 1,911 34,074 32,060 148 166 110 322 574 603 09,306 95,009 1,811 1,271 24,081 23,988 20,635 23,1 14 5,765 4 915 1,350 300 1,581 1,682 16,825 14.853 1,214 1,120 1,325 1 , X 59 ma 1921 71i 44 4101 10772 9 252 Ulster T B4i Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 32} Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 27i W.llartlepoolllarbr.&RaiL 45 W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt 7 Whitchaven Junction l2 Whitchaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 Austrian . B2B Belgian Eastern Junction.... 26 3 / 4 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185 i Buffalo and Lake Huron l6li Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 Dutch Rhenish lOBl Eastern of France East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O Great Indian Peninsula S3SI Great Luxembourg ]34 Great Southern of India Great Western of Canada 345 Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant 659 Northern of Canada Northern of France 725 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn 1895 Paris and Orleans lBl4 134 39 754 306 1,876 45,53 43,612 8,568 7,640 1,710 1,479 2,322 2,622 13,318 12.495 58,97) 50,139 3,170 3,116 8,471 8.266 1,222 1,011 965 814 1,903 2,101 80 4,7/5 4,9;0 1.858 624 387 3.728 4,009 25,459 27,398 5,e53 5,319 2,091 1.888 163 199 2,304 2,127 458 448 1,635 1,319 865 777 4,705 4.561 640 567 924 700 829 701 1,772 1,682 32,3G1 4,,,151 607 350 1,611 1,045 2,371 3,776 5,125 4,400 4,34.1 4.325 59,725 55,501 20,763 18,831 4,426 q,222 4,733 5,043 '476 '443 12,812 12,715 22,016 19,153 1,350 1,377 48} 597 4:4 1678 151,191 142,123 1431 69,323 65,194 THE QUEEN'S OlLLrEs.—Three of her Majesty's gillies, who were out with ponies on Wednesday, and were surprised at the Queen's carriage not coming up to them on their way home, began to conjecture the cause of the delay, when one of the party rode back, accompanied by another, to find out the reason. Not meeting the car. riage, they went on to the place, when the Queen, whose pony the gillie had, ordered the other two to be brought up, and her Majesty and the Princesses having been seated in the saddle rode home to the castle, refusing to enter a, carriage which had been sent forward to bring them home. Next morning on the arrival ofthe gillie who had acted so well, an order was given him that her Majesty wanted to see him. On obeying the order, his astonishment may bo surmised when the Queen presented him with a splendid watch, in token of her appreciation of his assiduity.—Aber. deen Free Post. N e w Orleans advices to Sept. 25, published in the New I' ork, Journal of the 4th inst., are as follows "On Tuesday morning last considerable excitement was caused in this city by a report. that the steamer Leviathan bad been captured by a squad of rebels at South-went Pass, and that she had escaped to sea. A few hours later, and another report arrived that she had been recaptured by the Uuited States steamer De Soto. Yesterday the Leviathan arrived at the wharf at this city. The Leviathan was lying at the Telegraph wharf at the mouth of the river, at South west Pass, near Pilot Town. About half-past 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning a party of rebels, 18 in number, sprung on board from a small boat, and, firing their revolvers, de. manded the instant and unconditional surrender of the ves sel. No resistance whatever being made by the few un armed men on board the Leviathan the enemy put the cap tain and crew in irons, and made preparations to proceed at once to sea. About daylight the steamer left the side of the wharf. Two of the crew of the vessel were placed on. shore, after promising that they would not mention the fact of her capture until she had had three hours' start, when they were at liberty to say all they pleased of the affair. As soon as these men were placed on shore they made all haste to the telegraph-office and informed the operator of what had taken place. In a few moments every person in the neighbourhood was at the wharf, and the Leviathan was seen by the dawn's early light' making off to sea. Half a doze] men ran to a 6 poun d er h ow i tzer sta ti one d on t h e wharf and fired four shots at her, and as each shot fell short or passed her harml ess ly by th e re b e l s cheered and waved a rebel flag, which they afterwards hoisted. Cape of Good Hope Government Kowiellar a r o f f 6 per cent. d e b en t ures f or £ 24,000 were disP o ,_ e _ wn yesterday by public competition by the ti" iv rece eu, Agents for the Colonies. Tenders vis t. rc p orein i urn, er varying in price from ss. to £lO p .911 and amounting in the aggregate to: 31 : 60 1, 6 1 0 1; thoso those above £lO7 lls. were a ccepted: The aver at £lO7 lls. will participate pr e I; a the oainimum age price realised was £loB4r ios . fixed before the opening was t. m a sQUIS TOWN THE POLES AND THE LAeTx.enee resident in Lou.. SHEND.—The leading Polisthed a o address of condol don have recently s hend, on the occasion ence to the Marquis her , whom they speak of as a of the death of his h fa e l polish cause. The Marquis staunch friend d o t e c ourse of his reply, sari in the certainly had the cause of prTesoownn T ,, z y nsh d e e n ar d,. a t heart, and felt the warmest so ti f r o s r u the heroic struggle 'which your are making in defence of their country% is indeed to bo regretted that he has iihertf• been spared to 'witness the realisation radtainradtion, not of h i s hopes and the restoration of your country to its independence. With regard to my own feel jugs, I have only to add that I will ever, to the best of my ability, follow in his footsteps and in Those of my late dear uncle, Lord Dudley Stuart." How COSTUMES ARE NATIONALISED. T h.e• Gazette des Strangers says that the Annamite Am bassadors, struck with admiration of the actresses of the Paris theatres, have ordered of the costume makers speci mens of the principal female costumes worn in the fairy pieces at the opera and elsewhere. When asked what they intended to do with them, they said that they meant to adopt thew as the ordinary attire of their wives and daughters. Should they really carry their deeign into execution, future t travellers ma y b e rem i n d e d o f Eur o pe by seeing . he princesses of Peau d' Ane, Aladin, and the Pilules du n D i able o appeari ng i n t h e s t ree t s o f t h e em pi r e of Anneal._ French journal reports that the new European lock a o -u e w" for their ladies next winter will be the enlarging of and pulling them down over the cheeks intoau , whiskers, I