The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Business in discount circles is still reported active, with undimi n i s h e d fi rmness i n th e quota tions, the supplies of mor.ey in the hands of the dealers being comparatively moderate. About £4,000 in gold was taken into the Bank ea Saturday. The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week are again of a satisfactory charac ter. At Manchester there has been a fair amount of business in cloths and yarns, at previous prices. In the woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Hud dersfield, the principal inquiry has been for autumn and winter fabrics, which have changed hands to s ome extent. Business in the hosiery and lace departments a t L e i ces ter and Nottingham continued active, and there has been a more cheerfu l tone in the hardware districts—viz., at Birmingham, Shef field, and Wolverhampton. Two O'CLOCK, At Paris this day, according to Mr. Renter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Renter were 69 f. 20c. for account. Very few operations have taken place to-day in the market for Consols, which, ho wever, are a little firmer at 93i I for money, and 93g 91 for the October account. There is not the slightest feature of novelty in this department of the House, nor does there appear to be the least prospect of business, notwithstanding the speculative activity of the foreign market. Transactions have taken place in the New Threes at 92 4 e 1 and the Reduced Annuities 92/ 1 ; India 6 per Cents., 1081 4 ; and Exchequer Bills, par to 2s. prem, The most important features in the Foreign Market to-day is the decline in the Confederate Loan, upon the information by the China, and the rise in Mexican, owing to numerous purchases; the former, which has been 35 to 33 dis., is now 31 to 29 discount, or 3 per cent. lower than on Friday, and the latter has advanced 1/, viz., to 421. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 70 ; ditto, 1862, 70 1 71/ ; ditto, Cansolides, 531 e ; Greek, 3719 ; ditto Coupons, 18/ ; Italian, 731 ; Spanish Passive, 3 41 35 ; and ditto Certificates, 13/. In the Railway Share Market business has been rather inactive, and few changes of importance can be reported in prices. Great Western and Metro politan, however, have each improved about 10s., while North-Eastern (Berwick) have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally main tain previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continued inac tive. City Bank, however, improved to 1021; Bank of Australasia to 771; while London and West minster declined to 781. Crystal Palace stock re mains steady at 391; General Credit and Finance is marked 4.7, ; Egyptian Trading Company, 31 Hudson's Bay Company, 91 1; and International Financial, 101 i. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 240 39 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 3/ 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 l4l Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — India Stock 226 Ditto 5 pet Cent lOB/ I i Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 k Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 - - Ditto Bonds £l,OOO - l9 pm Ditto under £1,000.. Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, Sept. 9 - India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 24 per Cent 2 pm par Ditto £SOO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent , - Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 — Ditto 1813 .. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 B uenos Avres 6 per Cent. 92k Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 384 Chilian 6 per Cent. — Ditto 41 per Cent. Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825. D utch, 25 per C en t. Ex. 12 Guilders z quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 164 E gyptian 7 per Cent.. lOl/ Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup o ns — Ditto Account 371 7 A I i Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account lB 118 Italian 5 per Cent.(iNlaremmana Railway) .-- Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account ct SU 21 2 Moorish Imp er i a l 5 p er C en t w Granada l6i 151 16 Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 44 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account BB5 9 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 - Ditto Account..... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 495 Russian to per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 45 per Cent 1850 ... . Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent ........ Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account — Ditto New Deferred ././itto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account . 13 A Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account.. 95 41 5 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account • Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 7l 704 1A Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd 2 Ok die Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela per Cent. Ditto Account .. 251 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account sBk 5 5 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 25 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent. Ex. 25f . Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ea. 25 francs.. Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Market opens very firm, and sales probably 15,000 bales. Second report. —Excited market. Advancing. Sales, 15,000 10,722. or more. Import, 7,242; previous, Among the passengers on board the steamer Sahel, which was recentl were, s i x s i sters of chari y lost on the coast of Catal nia, ty. Vessel the r equested t o go into t h e fi rs t b oa t, but with an admirable spirit of abnegation and Christian cha rity they refused, saying, " First save the other , women, children, and every one else; we shall be the last to quit the vessel." CHOLERA IN INDIA. --The latest accounts from s I ndia express apprehensions that the cholera i s a b ou t to weep over the sta tions in th e U pper P rov i nces, as t h at fatal malady ha s s h own itself simultaneously at several of the military posts. A lthough the cases are not numerous, ippears to be of such a virulent type that every one attack e d h as perished, The usual precaution has been adopted of moving the troops from barracks and placing th em under canvas at a distance from the great thorough fares. ~ SCAPI3 OF A MIIRDEREft.—A man named -Lemarchand, condemned to death at the last APs lzea of the Orne, has just made his escape from the I)%is°r Aler9on. He was confined, with another pri ae-eeth' in one of the upper rooms of a tower, at tha toot of r:2llas an arm ofthe river Brianto. The window of the I. th " re , - " EtB a bout it, from the ground, and was closed with as a ZatiaZe, all of which he forced by using a long form c ompanion comp anion is tram, after threatening to murder his his sheet s 5 a ttempted to give an alarm.. He then tied t to the an blanket together, dropped into the river, and go °l) P 4 ite b ' entered a washerwoman's yard, and cha r ,. ~ auk, where he and shirt, W h ii t," his Prison clothes for a pair of trowsers fe110w. Dr i,,,,,, - 4a found hanging there. Meanwhile, his and p e; scn - s - :• r er e ha il t i a ' l li f o u r y rued the turnkeys of his escape, not yQt succeeded in oapturPine7hiffini7 pursuit ; but they have Share! Railway& 13.14.1 6.4.0 ke.15.4' Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do. B till flp c.p an.hns been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& A b. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow.; Glasg. and S. Western! 1(1 reatEastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern... Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. ant W. of Ireland Great Western ...... • • Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshirc Loudon and iilackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Noeh Western Lon. & So'.th Western' Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New _ _. • I Do Binning. & Derby 'Mid. (it. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London I Do New ... North Staffordshire I. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welchpool (Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales !S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1806 ;Taff Vale.. I Do B Do C !Ulster Do Do 12.10 Vale of Neath 'Victoria sta. and Pim ,Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool H ar. &R ;West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH P Etailways %Mantic & St Lawrenct Bom.,Baroda.4.Cent Ind Gu. s . per cent... Do. New . ...... ..... Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laxe Huron Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant.,&Godriel , p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187:: Do. do. July 1, 187 Do. do. June 1, 1874 (.31eutta.tiS.Eastn.(Lil. Cape Town Dock Scril Mastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. no. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred ed. ... Do. 3d B ef. stock Do. do. deterred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt.lndiarenth.gua.sp.e Do. New gua.s p. Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South. of In di a (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent: Gt. W. of Canada Shaxeb Do. New Do. 6 P.C. '73 with't opt. Do. 61 p. c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. 0. .. Do. 4t p. o. Extension Dc. 4* d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. A p. c. Bnds 3lelb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswick do Can& Class A and B. N.ltl.C'das pc Ist pi bds Scinde .......... Do. Delhi s:l4‘' Do. d 0...... Do. Punjaub e. Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo ) COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - t.,an.Gov. 6 p.c.J a. &J at) 1877-S4 * . 100 1( 2 104 103 2 3 Do. 6p. c. Aug. 100 101 3 Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept. 100 101 103 I Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 03 94 1 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 ,Cape G.llope, dp c,1871 100 108 110 i Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 112 114 Do. 1891 100 113 115 - {Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 112 115 Ceylon, Nov.ll'7B, 6p c 100 113 116 114 'Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 107 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 110 112 -- N.B.Gov. p.c. J a.&Jul) 100 104 105 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 5.,180r 100 1001 1011 Do. Sp. c.,lBta to 1, - ,11 100 1014 102 t _ Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 1 00 102 103 1021 1 New Zealand G p cent 100 DA 113 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875 lOO 1044 1051 105/ Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO 1:1 113 lb. Aus Grip.c.lB7B.& up lOO 110 112 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110 'Do. io D.O. A n.&.Oct.. 100 114 14 BRITISH MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 ' 1 5d lubilord Amalgamated ' 35 S 7 34 1 5 I Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ; 1 560 050 East Bassett (Mogan) 3O 78 60 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 53. 4d par East Caradon .... 1.14.6 281 'AI 294 East Cara Brea... 3.4.0 71 84 E. WI Russel (Pavistk., 8.6.6 34 44 Gram.&StAubyn(Gwen.) 081 7 10 Great South Tolgus.... 178 31 4 G. Wheal Vor (lleiston, 40 7 8 Grenville 6.16. e 51 61 Derc•d's-Foot 8.12 88 40 liingston Downs." 4.'8.0 2 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (IJny Lelant 94 29 31 Hance Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim.) 14 1 New Seton l9l 100 110 North Downs 24 11 2 N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan 2.17.1 21 34 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey; 11 4 5 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 +1 43 42 South Caradon(St.Cleer) 15 410 420 S. Cant Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 14 2 &Wheal Fran. (Illogan, 18.1 , .9 55 65 Stray Park 5 ramar Silv.& Lead Rio 4l 4 1 Fin Crott 9 194 201 19/ West Basset (Illogan) ll 101 114 W Cr radon (Liakeard) 5 20 22 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 75 8 ) Wheal Buller (itedruth) 5 35 45 Wheal Kitty (15.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann i s 'Aen ) 8 11 13 Wheal Seton . 581 215 225 Wheal Tretawney (Lia.)l 7 15 17 1 Wheal Union 1 3.17 I 24 31 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, Ditto, ditto, B e per cent. pf., 1284 Great orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm,, 111 Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock, 78 Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent, stock, Diito, 4i per cent., Blackburn pur., 1014 West Midland gua. shares 5i per cent., 1863, 51 PREFErtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pt., 105 Ditto, 44 per cent. pf'., 97 North British £lO gua. shares, 1561, 1001 LINES LEASED Al' FLXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 96 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 99 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 96 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 96 7 Wilts and Somerset, 92 FOREIGN MINES. Port Philip, 11 Scottish AustraPan, lim., St. John del Rey (lim.), 551 65 United Mexican (Rm.,' 65 Yudanaruutana of S. Australia (11m.), 3 JOINT-STOCK HANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (11M.), 3E5 3 9 8 4 9 1 Australasia, 775 8 , Bank of Egypt, 267 Bank of Queensland (11m), 134 Brazili in and Portuguese, lim., 45 British North American. 50 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 334 4 3E4 City, 102 4 Consolidated Bank, 1im.,"10 Sq. Ern.riish, Sco•ch, and Australian Chartered. 225 lindustan, China, and Japan (Um.), 235 5 imperial Bank (lim.), 225 Imperial Ottoman, 19D London and Brazilian (lim.), 44 5 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 44 5 31 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 2.8 i London and County, 485 London and N nthern London and Westminster, 785 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 168 Oriental Bank Corporation, 571 8 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lima, 54 Standard of British South Africa (lirw), 215 Ditto, new, 16} Union of Australia, 51i DOCKS. East and West India, 143 4 London, 65 St. Katharine, 65 Southampton, 64 - ' - Berlin Water Work3sl,llSitnC.E ILANEOTIS. , Crystal P a l ace, 391 Ditto Palace, 6 per cent. perpe• " pref., 115 Crystal tl deb 1174 15 si, E gyp tia n Commercial and 'Trading, Ti m. , n Electric Telegraph, 103 41 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lb.", 4a Hudson's Bay, oz International Financial Society, lim., 10; 11 Italian irrigation (Canal Cavour), 41 Ditto, 6 per cent Bonds rd. 870 issued 90. SOi i r ft 7 London Gen( ral Omnibus Company (lim.), 2i Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 31 3 London Finanial Association, Jim., 124 ; Pen.innla and 0 o.ental Stearn, 61; 1 MARKETS—This Day. SHARE MARKETS. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOUIs.S. Paid.' Closing i Business i Price. done. 8 8i - - 8} 81 85 F 7 1211 J 22 12211 1 7 8} 39 40 16 17 961 07i 111 113 50 61 4S 60 24; L5l 12,43 1246' 1241 12511 in 186 99 101 66} G6l, 1121 114 74 75 113 114 I 43 44 101 101 i 102 IC3 44 44¢ 121 123 12 27 14 lb 96 98 Bsi Hi 25i 264 1001 1011 57 58 87,1 88} 117 120 1 2 p 81 82 11% lif 124 126 95 97 100 102 50 62 30 22 93i 94 70 72 99 101 81 9t 87 38 9 10 c) 71 81p 150 155 41 St 2j ai p 501 E 25 4/ C 6 i i I i 1131 14 13 1011 1 1 101 1001 57} i 931 i ISSEi fwd. all lOU an 100 (100 ' 100 2 all 1 k.ioc, 1211 2 126 i 11 p 86 88 159 162 26 23 441 45 39 41 105 107 oSIONS. Closing Price. 62 64 - 1074 1081 1 14p 1* 1, p 61 bi 74 81 107 k 10841 107 109 109 110 108 1,9 11 lip 11 lip 204 214 71 13 57 59 Go 68 50 St 46 18 36 38 26 28 23 15 108 k 109 i, 1 WI 1 Ikp 1074 1081 10i 106 106 10:1, 95 97 90 42 I P 1071 ItB, 1011 1026 V 8 ICO 58 GO 3 6 82 84 107/ 108} 107/ 108/ IP - - P 1074 1083 103 105 104 108 199} 9 l O B i a ! 201 71 t 57a 109 Business done 62i 2 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPINEMBER 7, 1863. other seeds, sales progress slowly, at late rates. For cakes, there is a good demand, at full quotations. TurntpWhite,p.bus.lls to 14s Carraway ••.....•.. 28s 323 Sw , ede —s —8 Coriander — s — s brustard, Brown .. —s —s Hen; seed per qr White, Tares, New ...... 7s Od Ss Od Crushing 6BB 728 Old per quarter --s —s Baltic s—s Chnary, per quarter 368 508 Odessa Etye grass, ACW -s —8 Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s Clover, Red Eng., ct. —s —s English £9lox.£lo —s White —B —s Foreign i.. 9 108 £lO 108 Foreign Red.... s —s Rape Cakes,p ton.£6 Os £6 108 White. —s -s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 60s Ills Trefoil, new. s -s MARK-LANE. There was a much better feeling in the trade for English wheat in the country markets, held on Saturday, and in many instances prices advanced is. per quarter. Barley was firmer, and malting qualities were held at enhanced rates. Other articles ruled steady in price. Letters from New York represent the trade for wheat and flour as in a very sluggish state, at reduced currencies. On the continent the export demand for produce is much restricted. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week exhibit a further increase. The imports from abroad were 95,836 quarters of wheat, 8,717 barley, 26,301 oats, 5,039 beans, 400 peas, 1,826 tares, 1,825 tares, 8,281 linseed, 6,953 oilseeds, 3.950 maize, 160 sundry seeds, 661 sacks, and 1,357 barrels of flour. A moderate supply of home-grown wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market, and the quality of the produce was, for the most part, excellent. There were several buyers in attendance from the North, and the de mand ruled active both for red and white qualities. A clearance was readily effected, and the prices realised were from 113 to 2s per quarter above those current on Monday last. The foreign wheat trade did not participate in the im provement to the same extent. However, an increased amount of business was transacted, particularly in Ameri can produce, and in several instances an advance of quite is per quarter took place in prices. Floating cargoes of grain commanded more attention, and the quotations had an upward tendency. m a T I t h in e g recent y c a a n n d g e a a b slightewe a a t d h v e a r n c e r e e a t o t e o d firmer k p a la c r ei e d in its ittrsae value. or Fo ad, r n gri a n t d f i u n i g l distillingganudotations. T qhue supply both alitiestherewoafs English a stea and steady de mforeign parcels was very moderate. The malt trade was firm, and prices were well supported. There was a full average supply of oats on offer. Good and fine samples moved off steadily at full prices; but in ferior parcels met a slow sale, at late rates. Beans were in short supply, and steady request, at full currencies. Peas ruled firm at quite previous rates. The supply on offer was small. An improved feeling was observed in the flour trade, and prices were rather higher than on Monday last. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 40s to 46s Ditto, old 398 46s Ditto, white, 1863 4lB 481 Ditto, old 4ls 47s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —B Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 2ss 26s Malting oos 00 8 Malt—Suffollc and Norfolk 6os 688 Brown Kingstown and Ware 6OB 68 8 Chevalier 668 68s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 19s 23s Potato _ _ _ _ ---8 -g Youghal and Cork, black —s —8 Cork, white —3 -_ s Scotch, Feeding —B —s Beans—Tick, old 368 41s Pigeons, Peas—Grey 34s 36 s Maple White 36s 38 8 Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk 2Bs 30, Stockton and Norfolk. 27s 29, American, per barrel l7s 21s METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of foreign sheep on sale here to-day was mo derately good, but was less extensive than on Monday last. The trade ruled firm, on rather higher terms. The beasts came to hand in somewhat improved condition. From our own grazing districts the arrivals of beasts exhibited a falling off, compared with Monday last, and there was a great deficiency in the weight of nearly all breeds. Prime Scots, Devons, and crosses sold freely, at 2d per 81bs. Otherwise the beef trade ruled inactive, but at full prices. The primest stock realised 5s per Sibs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire we received 2,700 shorthorns, &c.; from other parts of Eng land, 600 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 11 Scots ; and from Ireland, 400 oxen and heifers. The supply of sheep from all quarters showed a heavy decrease, and most breeds were received in but middling condition. The demand generally was more active, and an advance of quite 2d per Sibs took place in prices, compared with this day se'nnight. Prime Downs and half-breds readily commanded 5s 4d per 81bs. A few prime lambs were disposed, of at 6s per 81bs; other wise nales ware effected at about mutton prices. The supply of calves was only moderate, yet the trade was in a sluggish state. In prices, however, no change took place, the top quotation being 4s 8d per Sibs. Pigs wore in slow request, at last Monday's currency. Per 81b. to sink the offal. 8. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 4 8 4 10 Prime Scots, ac. 4 10 5 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 '2 Second quality do. 4 4 4 8 s. d. s. d. Prime crs-wool d 0.4 10 5 0 Pme. S' thdown do .5 2 5 4 Large erse. calves 3 6 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Large hogs.. 3 6 4 0 Small porkers ... , 4 2 4 6 Lambs, 5s Od to 6s Od. Suckling calves, 14s to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 21s each. TOTAL surrLY. FOREIGN STIFFLY. Beasts ... . Cows — , Sheep and lambs .... 8,460 Sheep and lambs .. 20,36 0 : Calves . Calves .. .... 239 ) Pigs Pigs . 460 1 - - - The total imparts of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 19,331 head. In the corresponding week in 1862,w0 received 11,968—in 1861, 12,367—in 1860, 13,595 —in 1859, 12,269—in 1858, 12,028 —in 1857, 9,309 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LASI WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Piga. Rotterdam .... 574 .. 2924 ~, .. 584 .. 202 Harlingen .... 446 .. 1449 .. 98 .. 105 .. 906 Hamburg .... 32 .. 1541 .. • ~ • • Boulogne. Medemblik .• .. 91 .. 2257 .. .. 5 Calais. Vigo 4O .. —..—..—.. Amsterdam 3 .. 789 .. -- .. • • Antwerp. — .. .. .. 51 .. Ostend 000000 ••• 7 • • -- .. .. • • .-- Bremen... . 299 .. 18 .. 24 • . •• Dordt. l2B .. 1173 .. 38.5 .. 1 .. Tonning. . 1479 .. 1842 .. 423 .. .. Total .... 3103 .. 13,347 .. 930 .. 843 ..1108 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862 1190 ~ 8,381 .. 660 .. 559 .. 908 1861 1782 .. 8,447 .. 425 .. 598 .. 895 1860 2278 .. 10,050 .. 1:2 .. 614 .. 465 1859 1256 .. 10,745 .. 244 .. 525 .. 539 1858 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Sept. 8, 1862, and this day, Monday, Sept. 7, 1863. Per 81b. to sink the offal. Sept. 8, Sept. 7, 1862. 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 3 6to 3 10 Second quality do. 3 6 3 8 4 0 4 6 Prime large oxen 3lO 4 4 4 8 410 Prime Scots, &c 4 6 4 8 41 0 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do .. 4 0 4 6 4 4 4 8 Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 5 0 410 5 0 Prime Southdown do. Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do. Largo hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 410 4 2 4 6 Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves .. Pigs 450 460 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 9, 1861.—Beasts, 5,460 — sheep and lambs, 25,190--calves, 211—pigs, 490. SEPT. 10, 1860.—Beasts, 5,100 —sheep an 4 lambs, 24,300 —calves, 204—pigs, 440. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. A fair average supply of meat is on sale at these markets. Good and prime beef and mutton rule firm, at full prices, otherwise the trade is slow, at our quotations. Per Mb. by the carcase. Inferior beef stied . 2 10 3 0 niddling do. ... 3 2 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 sasa Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Priine do .. 4 4 4 6 Vaal Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb .... 4 4 5 0 BOROUGH HOP. Advises from the Plantations state that picking is mak iPg steady progress, but that the weather is not all that could be desired for securing the crop in good condition. A few parcels of new produce continue to be exhibited for sale. New Mid and East Kent are quoted at £6 to ; and New Weald of Rents, £5 ss. to £6 10s. per cwt. For yearlings and old hops, we have to report a moderate de mand, and fine samples are decidedly firm in price. The import last week was 32 bales from Rotterdam; 24 Havre; 28, Ostend; and six bales from Antwerp. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Increased supplies of potatoes are on sale at these markets. Most descriptions are in fair average request, and very little change has taken place in prices, compared with our previous report. The quotations are as follows : Kent and Essex Regents 80s to 100 s per ton. Do. Rocks sos to 70s Do. Shawl 6os to 70s „ WOOL. English wool is in moderate request. Both Down and long descriptions command a fine average sale, and previ ous quotations are well supported. In the value of colonial parcels, no change has taken place since the close of the public sales. The amount of business done, however, either for home use or for export, is very moderate. The import lest week was 822 bales from Port Natal, and 638 bales from Algoa Bay. SEEDS. Mustard seed is firm, and prices ure fully supported. In TALLOW. The tallow trade is very dull, to-day, and prices have 'urther declined. P.Y.C. is quoted at 41s 3s to 41s 6d per Rough fat, 2s lid per 81bs, Town ash. cwt. on the spot, tallow 41s 33 net Particulars. 1859. 1850, Stock this aay.... 1 Price of Y.C. Delivery last week' Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town.... 1861. 1862, 18V, - , • 41,622 41.749 42,158 51,8.57 42.205 -7561 t0.52s Od t0"48561 to 48s3d to 41s 3d to —s Od —s —s Od 49s Od 41s 6d 1,815 2,754 5,895 1,315 1,097 18,137 21,516 34,2'0 20,291 13,307 2,275 , 4,980 2,158 I 837 1,630 26,495 41,171 20,029 10,836 17,768 58s Od 54s 3d 50s 9d 50s Oct I ` 43s 9d 1 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) RE VACRER. This bankrupt described himself of Albert-terrace, Ihys water, formerly of Brooksby-villas, Honlerton, and of Can terbury-terrace, Old Kent-road, commission agent, and applied to be released from custody. Mr. Haydon opposed on behalf of Mr. Cutts, the detain ing creditor, on the ground that the bankrupt had wrong fully described himself, as he nad been trading as P. Baker and Co., of Watling-street, and elsewhere. He, Mr. Haydon, therefore asked that the petition might be dis missed. The bankrupt said he was a partner in the firm of Baker and Co. Mr. Haydon asked whether it was necessary now to go into any further charges in opposition ? His Honour said the petition could not be proceeded in ar it stool. The bankrupt asked to be allowed to amend. His Honour said that the bankrupt might amend and give fresh notice of application. Hr. Haydon—With costs, your Honour ? His Honour—Yes ; he must pay the costs. Mr. Ayrton—He comes up in forma pauperis. His Honour—l can't help that, he must pay the costs. (Before Mr. Regi strar Ro che , ) RE GEORGE rO UCH EE. A meeting was held for th e choice of assignees in the matter of this bankrupt, described as form er ly o f G reat Mil dred's-court, sharebroker, b.c. The liabilities are s t ate d at £1,928; assets doubtful. ' RE ALFRED SWONNELL. This bankrupt was described as of PonEonby-terrace, Pimlico, commission agent, and this was a meeting for choice of assignees; this was a third appearance, however, previously as insolvent. RE CARTWRIGIIT AND LAZARUS. These bankrupts were Australian merchants, in Moor gate-street and Sydney, and this was a meeting for choice of assignees. Messrs. Simon Hyam, of Ca nn on - street; James Allen chosen(Allen assignees. The and (Sysa and bons) w ere The statement of accounts, as shown by their books, of the London firm, shows a total indebtedness of £53,457, against available assets £1,196, the deficiency standing against the Sydney account. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE SAILOR AND TUE SRAM DETECTIVE.—SINOULAR CAM—John Stuart, of 16, West-street, St. James's, a dis charged constable of the metropolitan police force, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with demanding to see the pass of leave of Thomas Cumming, an able-bodied seaman of her Majesty's naval barracks, Sheerness. The complainant, a good specimen of an English sailor, said, a little after 12 on Saturday night, I was having sup per at a fish shop in Crown-street, when the prisoner said I was a deserter from the royal navy, and wanted to take me into custody, at the same time stating that he was a de tective. The prisoner said he would wait till I had eaten my supper, and then take me. I told the prisoner to be off, or he would get into trouble, and asked the prisoner for his warrant ticket if he was a detective. The prisoner then asked to see my leave pass, and I told him that as he had refused to let me see his ticket, I would not let him see my pass. I then spoke to a constable, and asked him if he knew the prisoner as a detective, and he said he did not, and I then gave the prisoner into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt—You had a pass, and declined to show it to a person of the prisoner's description. Complainant —That was it, sir ; I felt insulted. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Have you any witnesses? Complainant —I had two civilian-rigged, but I don't see them here now. Jacobs, 182 C, said—l saw a crowd of persons assembled, and an altercation between the sailor and the prisoner—the prisoner accusing the sailor of being a deserter. On asking the prisoner what business he had to take the sailor into Cust ody, he said that he was a constable of the Essex con stabulary; but knowing he had been in the police, and dis charged, I took him into custody. Prisoner—l heard some one say the prisoner was a de serter from the Fisgard, so I thought I would keep my eye on him till a constable came. It is a rule of the Navy for the men to wear the ribbon on the cap to indicate what ship they belong to, and I asked the pr i son er for his. Ido nold an appointment in the Preston police, and am going to it to- morrow. The sailor used bad language, and I thought I was doing a public duty. I was dismissed from the police. Mr. Tyrwhitt—And you are going to another force ? Prisoner—yes ; grounds. they know it. I was acting on public Mr. Tyrwhitt—l think quite differently. You are a dangerous an d meddlesome fellow. You were dismissed, and have succeeded in getting into another force, and so much the worse for that force. You have been guilty of an impudent piece o f presumption, and you t h oug ht you could try it on with the fellow because he was a sailor, but I am glad to think th a t h e was your match, lam we ll a wa re that sailors are often got in a scrape by a pack of fellows who prey upon them, and I have no doubt you were trying to make a tool of the sailor. You will have to pay £5, and I hope the Preston force will know what sort of a man they have taken on. TIIAMES. Mr. Woolrych was on the bench at half-past ten this morning, and, after hearin g numerous applications, pro ceeded with the night charges. The police constables who had been on duty all night and were in charge of prisoners were released about an hour earlier than usual, and will obtain an hour's extra sleep. It is to be hoped the magis trates will commence th e b usiness in future at t h e ac t o f Parliament hour of ten, and imitate the conduct of the Judges, who invariably commence business at that hour in the morning, and would bri 4 2 ' upon themselves the indig nation of the bar and the public at large if they commenced at any later period. The magistrates at Bow-street and Worship-street are on the bench in their re spective courts at ten o'clock every morning, and there is no reason why Mr. Woohych and Mr. Part ridge should not follow suit, and prevent the delays, incon venience, and partial failure of justice, occasioned by late sittings. Patrick M‘Govan, an Irish labo urer, wa s brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with assaulting George Martin, a mounted polieeman, on Saturday s i ght. The complainant was riding On horseback, in the per formance of his duty, in Bow, on Saturday at midnight, jut after the houses were closed, and encountered a lot of drunk and disorderly ruffians, who had just left the public houses and beer-shops full of drink and mischief. They were creating a disturbance , some were fight ing, and others were sh o u t ing, hallooing, and swear ing. Martin then requested them to go to their homes and be quiet, and on their refusal a tt em pt e d t o dis perse them, in which he was assi sted by Louth, a di smou nted police-constable, and a plain clothes man. The prisoner, who was the most noisy and savage, struck one of the con• stables on foot, and then threw three large stones at the mounted constable. Two of them struck his new helmet, and with such force as to put him t o great pain and incon venience. The third stone missed him. Th e pr i soner was immediately secured an d given into custody. Mr. Woolrych commented in terms o f i n di gnat i on an d disgust at the coward l y and infamous conduct of the pri soner, who threw stones in the dark at a public officer in the execution of his duty, and doing that duty. in a firm and temperate manner. It was the act of an assassin, a das tardly act. If the head of the mounted constable had not been well protected by a helmet the blows might have pro duced concussion of the brain and death. He sentenced the prisoner to six weeks' imprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. CAPTAIN GRANT. —Captain giant, the Eastern traveller, is to be‘presented with the freedom of the burgh of Dingwall. The respected mother of the traveller (widow of the Rev. James Grant of Nairn) resides in Dingwall. ESCAPE OF A MAN WITH HIS THROAT CUT FROM Guy's HOSPITAL. —Early on Saturday morning great consternation prevailed at Guy's Hospital and neigh bourhood in consequence of a man named Richard Carpen ter, who lived in Webber-street, Blackfriais-road, and was admitted on Friday with his throat cut, escaping from the above hospital. It appears he was actually strapped down, yet by some means he managed to break l oose f rom the straps, rushed out of the hospital, and got into a cab, the horse of which dashed off, the driver happening to be talking with some companions a little distance from the cab. He was pursued and captured, but not before he had broken the windows of the cab. He was at once carried back to the hospital, but the authorities advised his removal to the workhouse, which was accordingly done. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day. (Before Mr. Sergeant Gazelee.) Charles Gooch, carman, was indicted with stealing a quantity of wool, the property of his employer. George Freeman said he was delivering foreman at St. Katherine's Dock, and on the 16th of August the prisoner came with one of the vans of Messrs. Seward for a load of wool. The wool was lowered from the warehouse into the cart beneath, and after a number had been so removed he (witness) had his attention called to something going on wrong Mow. He looked into the cart from above and there he saw the prisoner sitting on one of the bales pulling wool out of another and throwing it over the side of the cart into the yard; a man was picking it up as fast as he could, but when the prisoner saw he was being watched he desisted. The bag was weighed previous to its leaving Elle premises of the Dock Company. It was 141 b. deficient when it was delivered to its owner. Archibald Wright formally proved the weight of the bale when it left the St. Katherine's Deck. A clerk from the owners of the property said he was sent to look after the loading of the wool, hut he did not arrive until nearly the whole had been deposited in the cart. When the load was complete the prisoner drove the van off, but he (witness) obsei ved another vehicle following Messrs. Sewards'. He then watched the prisoner as far as the Crooked Billet, Tower-hill, and saw him give another man who was in the cart a bag. He folldwed the person who had received the bag towards 'Rosemary-lane, but he missed him in the intricate Thoroughfares of the neigh bourhood. He (witness) went back to the publichouse where the man who had taken the property had left his cart, and on his return he accused him of taking wool from the prisoner. He boldly denied having done so, and the prisoner said he never gave the man any bag T.t all. The man who had taken the bag when he returned had it hanging over his arm empty. Witness took the bag from him, and on examining it found in one of the corners a portion of some description of wool which had been taken from the bale. The weight of the wool stolen from the bale was about 141 b., and was worth ls. a pound. A number of witnesses gave the prisoner a good charac ter. The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. _ _ .. . The learned Sergeant sentenced him to nine months' im prisonment with hard labour. A Mirage on the North-East Coast of Ireland. (From the Caledonian Memory.) A friend at Bangor, an ancient town on the County Down side of Belfast Lough, writes to us that a most remarkable mirage occurred there a few days ago. His description of it is brief ;it will, however, interest a number of our scientific friends. He says : " You will be delighted to learn that I have just made a most decided acquisition of kn ,wledge. I have seen for the first time in my life a mirage. Don't be astonished ! In an age like the present, when miracles and all other marvels seem to be discarded, there is room for doubt, but you will not distrust me. 1 was standing with some friends on the highest of Bangor's raised beaches, when in the north-east I saw most distinctly, and for a long time, on 3 of the Glasgow and Bel fast steam vessels steaming away—where ? no longer in the water—actually in the air far above the water ! No mis take about it. I rubbed my eyes again and again, doubting whether they were not deceiving me, but they were faith ful as ever, and I had them amply corroborated by my friends. There, sure enough, was the steamer floating in air, the smooth water in which she was sailing clearly seen, and ourselves, far below, with our feet resting on the beach. The interesting sight was witnessed by us for nearly half an hour, when the insidious haze by which it was occasioned, thickened and dispelled it. The haze was so distinct as to expose to us the whole rig and outline of the steamer, and as we stood on high ground, it was low enough in the water to permit us also to see the steamer for a while along its upper surface. It was a novel and de lightful sight, the view of which would have made your heart thrill with joy." This is probably the first occasion on which a mirage has been noticed on the north-east coast of Ireland; at all events, we have no recollection of any such occurrence having been recorded. The Fata Morgana, further north, all have heard or read of and many have seen ; our ♦enerable friend will, therefore, we presume, have the satisfaction of making known his discovery to the Philosophical Society of Belfast, of which he is a member, at an early meeting. MONTALEMBERT AT MALINES.—It is 30 years since M. de Montalembert first began to preach the doctrine of a free Church in a free State. He has never swerved from it, and has always advocated it as the sole remedy for the disorders of Europe and the turmoils of Christendom. In practice, he has not, perhaps, always acted up to his theory. But every statesman is at times in consistent ; and if ever a statesman had an idea to which he clung firmly, and in spite of disappointment and failure, M. de Montalembert has clung to the idea with which his name is now indissolubly associated. It must be owned that his experience cannot have been very sweet to bear. He has not seen much in his days either of a free State or a free Church. The Constitutional Monarchy, under which he first began to speak and write, has been replaced by a system which he employed every resource of a prac tised speaker to paint, at Malines, in the blackest colours. He has been reduced to thank heaven that he, a French man, is occasionally permitted to breathe a little of the pure air of liberty in Belgium. Nor can the retrospect of the history of the Church in his days be much more satisfactory to him. He has lived to see the Church prostrate itself at the foot of the man who has, as he thinks, enslaved, de graded, and demoralized France. Personally, he has lived to see the day when, in the hour of danger, and at the crisis of the contest which threatens to affect so powerfully the interests of Catholicism, he—the champion and orator of the Church—has been kept from public life by the infiu• ence of a Catholic Bishop. M. de Montalembert under takes to convince the Catholic world that its truo policy is to strive for political liberty, and to give up all wish to trust to the secular arm for the prevention of error. He will not have civil liberty without religious, nor religious liberty without civil, He hates the French police, and the servility of modern Ceasarisre ; and he also hates the fires of the Inqui sition, and every attempt to put down honest error. Local independence, no Cowers, no police, a honest sovereign people—and, on the other hand, a Church submissively accepting every doctrine and every tittle of every canon, but willing to walk side by side peaceably and humbly with all manner of heretics, insisting that they shall have fair play, and that the State shall neither help the Church nor its opponents—such is the stuff of which M. de Montalem bert's dreams are made.—Saturday Review. DEATH UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES, IN MANCHESTER.—The body of a man named Thomas Allcock was found about mid •day, yesterday, under very singular and suspicious circumstances. The deceased was 67 years of age, of very quiet and regular habits. He had lived alone for some time, in a cellar in Bank-street, Lees street, Great Ancortis-street, and at the time of his death was receiving relief. He was seen for the last time about half-past seven on Saturday evening, standing at his door. About half-past two yesterday afternoon, his sister Ellen Rumber, Dean-street, Ancoats, went to the cellar to see him. The door was :partially open. On entering the cellar she found the deceased lying in bed, dead, with five or six circular marks on his forehead, as if the flesh had been pinched out or cut out with a knife. Informa tion was given to the police, and the assistant to Mr. Barlow, surgeon, was called in to examine the body. It was much discoloured about the back and shoulders, but the surgeon was unable to discover the cause of death. There was a little blood in the bed from the wounds on the forehead, but there was none about the room. The furniture, what little there was, was undisturbed, and the clothes did not appear to have been touched. The only articles that could have been used as weapons were a shovel and a mallet, but neither :appear to have been used, and no sound of any struggle or cry was heard in the house above. No motive can be discovered for the murder, if it be one. The man was known to be very poor, and he has never been seen to. quarrel with anyone. A sixpence was found in a cupboard in the wall, and a halfpenny in his dress. Ile is believed to have been subject to fits, and it is sug gested that he might have died in a fit, and that the pecu liar wounds on the forehead may have been made by rats, with which the place is infested. Up to 12 o'clock last night no further discovery had been made, and it is pro bable that nothing more will be elicited till the inquest, which is to be held this morning.—Manchester Guardian. THE NEW BRONZE COINAGE.—The efforts made during the last 18 months or two years to call in the old copper coins and issue their bronze substitutes have, it appears, been successful ,to a great extent, so far at least as the large towns are concerned. We understand that old pence, halfpence, and farthings to the nominal value of acout £400,000 have been returned to the Diast e r of the Mint and replaced. The full amount of old copper coins in circulation is supposed to have d be to n h get in £750,000. Vigorous efforts are now the residue from villages, t he e old pennies of districts of the country. The notion that t pennies, were the reign of George 111., known as the rim hamlets, and the niamoere remote more valuable than the ordinary voanleuel wo are P informed, is now little more quite erroneous, as the intrinsic . ce, and nothing like the than the nominal or circula,,tidng b yptrllll6e to Al o i the e in p o t u h n e a new I i n s s the qrruhaent rimity p o e t ncnoiienss wereea n beus, originally . • course o f a short time the old coins will be declared illegal, a bout lid , p er lb. Tho perso hoarding n and can only b e taken at the price of old s c w op h p o er h , a w v h e ie b h ee i n s now up the rim p ennies under the idea of obtaining a y consequently fi n d b e tt e r price for t hem, and who keep thorn until the y are declaredthemselves n o i n l o t n h g e e r u n a p l legal eas a n t m t ten predicament d e i r e , a m a e nt of receivi ng on l y 11d. for 18. Under these circumstances they will of course, if they are wise, lose no time in getting them exchanged at their present full nominal value.—Liccipoo/ Mercury. A Miss BATEMAN, who has obtained some cele• brity as an actress, will shortly appear at the Adelphi, -T -- ~. Cruise of the Royal Mail Steamer Wolf. Admiral Dacres and the officers of the Channel Squadron were on Thursday entertained on board this magnificent vessel by the Messrs. Burns, upon whose invitation a dis tinguished company had the pleasure of meeting the naval officers. The Wolf left Greenock at ten o'clock, and steamed down to her Majesty's ship Edgar, the flag ship of the squadron, off which she lay to to receive the admiral and his officers, who came off from their various ships in their respective boats. In addition to the admiral, every captain and every commander in the squadron was pre sent, as well as a large representation from the civil and junior officers; and it may be mentioned that the regularity and order with which they embarked in the Wolf from their own gigs and jolly boats presented a pleasing and animating scene. On the admiral stepping on board the private signals of the Wolf were lowered, and the flag of a Rear Admiral of the White was run up at the fore ; at the same moment the white was substituted for the red ensign at the peak, whilst the band of the 41st Regiment played "Rule Bri tannia" from the main deck of the Wolf. The ship then hied away down channel on her cruise. Keeping close to the south side till she reached Wemyss Bay, she struck across, and after bending into Rothsay Bay, as far as to obtain a view of the ancient burgh and seaport, her course was di rected towards the Kyles of Bute. through which the Wolf passed, affording delight to all, but especially to the nume rous naval and other stranger 3 on board, who often and again expressed their admiration of the beauties of this charming marine route. Emerging from the Kyles, the Wolf steered over to the west coast of Arran, and proceeded so far as to open the Sound of Kilbrannan, and at this point she turned, sweeping in by Loch Ranza, doubling the Cock of Arran, and then pushing into the open channel. Proceeding upwards at full steam, she reached the Tail of the Bank about half-past 4, and here the admiral and the officers were received, and proceeded on board their own ships by means of their own boats, in the same manner in which they had embarked. The cruise was a singularly pleasing one. Rain occasionally threatened, but rain never fell. The Arran Hills were seen under a shifting light of alternate cloud and sunshine, and the serrated peaks of the mountains receded from the sight, and again came into view, as if seen throught tha kaleidoscope. In all, between 200 and 330 ladies and gentlemen shared in this gladsome voyage, amongst whom were—Colonel Goodwyn, C. 8., and the officers of the 41st Regiment, General M'Dowall and Mrs. M'Dowall, of Garthland, Cclonel Bayley, R.E., Major Barber, Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, of Blythswood, and party, Mr. and Mrs. Bum ley, Colonel Campbell, Scots Fusilier Guards; Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Graham, Mr. and Mrs. and Misses Crum, Mr. and Mrs. and Misses Hamilton, of Harlon ; Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Foley, the Right Hon. Joseph Napier, Mrs. Napier, and party, Sir Michael Shaw Stewart, Bart., Mr. John Maciver, Mr. and Mrs. Shaw Stewart, Sir Robert Arbuthnot, Bart., Lady Arbuthnot and Miss Arbuthnot, Mr. Trevor, Mr. Edward James, Captain and Mrs. Campbell, of Ardpatrick, Mr. Lamont, of Knockdow ; Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Arbuthnot, of Mavisbank ; the Rev. W. M'Donald, Mr. Buchanan, of Auchentorlie ; Mr. and Mrs. Bosanquet, Captain Algerncn Lyons, R.N., Mr. and Lady Charlotte Locker, Mr. and Mrs. Napier, of Merchiston ; Mr. and Mrs. Dennistoun, Miss Dundas, Admiral Sir Rodney Mundy, Lord Blantyre, and the Hun. Misses Stewart, Sir James Stewart, Bart., Mr. Donaldson, 3d Light Dragoons ; Mrs. Kirwan and party. _ On the homeward trip the party sat down to a dejeuner, which was served in the main saloon, and was of the most recherche kind. There were no toasts:of any description, the ladies and gentlemen enjoying themselves with all the absence of formality which marks a genial family party. The Wolf was admitted to be no unworthy representative of the mercantile marine of the country, when she lay alongside of the iron and wooden walls of Old England. The Messrs. Burns, who did everything on board to en hance the pleasure of the party, were, as we have said, singularly fortunate in the weather; and perhaps on no occasion since Lord Palmerston honoured the Wolf with his company has there been a sight more imposing and animating than that presented when the boats of the squadron came alongside with their respective officers, and when the crews " tossed oars," and gave to the chiefs all the honours of the navy. THE VISITORS TO THE FLEET. Thursday, the weather being very fine, a large number of excursionists visited the fleet. The Black Prince and Warrior received the largest number of visitors. The colos sal proportions of these vessels, their marvellous combina tion of strength and grace, the novel principles upon which they have been constructed, and the tremendous power of their armament, give to them an interest which the wooden walls now fail; to command. To compare the decks of the Black Prince to a bee-hive would give but a faint descrip tion of the animation that prevailed. The spectacle was a striking one, and must have been admired by every one who witnessed it. Large bodies of liberty men were again seen in our streets, all of them behaving in a most exemplary manner. Of course, Jack on shore considers himself as good as his master, and while many of the officers were being conveyed in cabs to the residence of Provost Grieve to dine, several of the tars also got cabs, some of them seating themselves inside—in the '' cabin"—while others got on the seat beside the driver, to see that ho "steered" right. Those who dis dained the cabin and got on the upper deck (the top of the cab) occasionally called to the driver to " lie to" when they neared a spirit shop to enable them to take in some fresh grog. A laughable scene was witnessed during the evening. A handsome young fellow, a sheet or two in the wind, en tered an ironmonger's ¢h op and purchased a frying-pan. He next proceeded to a flesher's shop and had the pan filled with sausages, thereafter travelling from shop to shop ask ing the use of a fire for a few minutes to prepare his savoury stew. But to detail the eccentricities of the "jolly tars" would be an endless task. The scene at the Tail of the Bank was a very animated one. Hundreds of vessels, from the large sailing and steam vessels down to the small punt, were continually plying to and from the shore. ADMIRAL DACRES ON THE UTILITY OF SMALL VESSELS OF WAR.—On Friday evening Admiral Dacres and the officers of the squadron under his command were entertained to a banquet by the Corporation of Glasgow. In responding to the toast of the evening, Admiral nacres said that what little he had done in the course of his career in the navy had been amply rewarded. He believed there was not an officer in the British navy who, if he had the same opportunities he had had, would not do as well as he had done, and a great deal better. Alluding to the ships ho now commanded, he said there were gentlemen present who knew a great deal more of building ships than he did. But there was one thing he might speak of with as much confidence as most people. Ha believed the present was just as well as any other fleet in the world; and it matters very little whether it was well or ill, they would manage to fight their way through some way, and they would get the people on shore to help if it came to the worst. (Applause.) As to the Glasgow shipbuilding, he spoke not as a sailor only, he spoke of it as a most interesting subject to every Englishman. The great question in case of war would not be, how many iron-clads we had, but what nation would sweep the seas of its opponents ? He had seen yards there that could build a vessel in a year, he meant such a vessel as the Royal Oak. These, however, were not the vessels we should want. We should want hundreds of vessels like the Alabama, that everybody bad heard of, and which the Americans were now suffering from. He did not mean to reflect on the Admiralty in adverting to this ques tion of small vessels. It would be very unbecoming in him if ha did, for he knew that the Duke of Somerset, in a speech he made recently, was exactly of the same opinion he had expressed. BALL ON BOARD SHIP.—The officers of the line of-battle ship Duke of Wellington, now lying in Portsmouth Harbour, gave a luncheon and ball on offer that noble vessel on Thurday last. The hospitableen of ° d they the gallant entertainers was well responded . visitors to their had the pleasure to welcome upwards of 200 ship, comprising members of the principal at those pre county, including the Isle of Wight. Avo n g Iftamilies in the hi e a t rortsmouth, sent were also the commander-in en, and of the ships in the officers of the regiment in ga s T e . r VMS beautifully fitted commission at the port. Thehavte taste and effect for which up, and was decorated with tabu n dance of bunting and the sailors are remarkable. A d in every dit ection, but what was gayest flags were displaye d most admired, per ha p eoves tle profusion of beautiful flowers d i sperse d a bout the m ain deck and other parts of the vessel. , 0 well arranged,and was covered with The upper deck was a 1 on the poop arrangements mere made for an awning, while the accommodation of the ladies, who were thus enabled to view the animated sce ne presented when dancing commenced. The l un cheon, which was of a most excellent description, was served on the main deck. In the decoration of the tables a liberal use was made of many handsome cups and other articles, lent by their owners. Amongst these were many beautiful cups kindly placed at the disposal of the o fficers by Lord Londesborough, whose brother, the Hon. Albert Denison, is now serving as lieutenant on board the vessel. The splendid Ascot Cup, won by West Australian, in 1854; the Emperor's Cup, won by the Ursuline, in the celebrated match to Cherbourg, in 1858 ; and the cup won for the present lord, by the Albertine, last month, over the same course, were amongst the more conspicuous objects. Grimstoa Hall had also furnished a supply of flowers and fruit, which arrived in excellent condition, although it had travelled from the further end of Yorkshire to Portsmouth. Several handsome epergnes and centre pieces, supplied by Messrs. E. and E. Emmanuel, of Portsea, also contributed to the decoration of the tables. The ship's bane, stationed around the mainmast, soon set in motion the nimble feet of the happy guests, and, with the necessary intermission during luncheon, dancing was maintained with g reat an tnatiou from three in the afternoon ti ll about eight in thei evening, when the visitors took leave of their gallant en tertainers, and were conveyed ashore. T H E NATIONAL SHAKSPEARE COMM ITTE—The t he cu York,r rent list of members added to the com mittee during week includes, over and abov e the Archbishop o f who has accepted office as one of the vice-presidents, Canon Stanley, Viscount Itaynharn, Mr. Henry Reeve, ~ Dr, Charles Mackay, and Mr. Henry Huth. REMEMBER, WE SUP AT Ei VANS' EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK after Alfred Mellon's Promenade Concerts. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'Cl. OCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--This Day. CITY BET TING—TEns DAY. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 4to 1 agst Magnum Bonum (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Fantail (taken) Bto 1 agst West End (taken) 10 to 1 agst Amy (taken) 10 to 1 agst Flirtation (taken) ST. LEGEIt. 7to 2 agst Ranger (taken) 11 to 2 agst Queen Bertha (taken) Bto 1 agst Avenger (taken) 10 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (taken freely) 100 to 6 agst Lord Clifden (offered) 20 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) 20 to 1 agst Borealis (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mogador (taken) 66 to 1 agst Cheerful (taken) 66 to 1 agst Scamander (taken) THIRD EDITIOAT SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.---This Day. TATTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING. LEAMINGTON STAKES. 4to 1 agst Magnum Bonum (offered) 4to 1 agst Fantail (offered) ST. LEGER. 7 to 2 agst Ranger (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Queen Bertha (offered) 15 to 2 agst Avenger (taken) 9to 1 agst Golden Pledge (take 10) 16 to 1 agst Lord Clifden (offered) 18 to 1 agst Borealis (taken) 18 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (offered) 30 to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken) 33 to 1 agst National Guard (taken) 50 to 1 agst Blondin (offered) 1000 to 15 aget Mogador (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Cheerful (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Dr. Syntax (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Erin-go-Bragh (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Eagle (taken) FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 O'CLOCK. AMERICA. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] (Later by telegraph to Farther Point.) NEW YORK, AUG. 29, Evening. (per the Hibernia.) Confederate papers received at Morehead city state that President Davis has decided, after a consultation with the Governors of the Confe derate States to call out 500,000 black troops, who are to receive their freedom and 50 acres of land at the end of the war. A large sloop of war of 10 guns, flying the British flag, swept past the blockading steamers at Wilmington, North Carolina. She immediately afterwards hoisted the Confederate flag and entered the port. This is the fourth war vessel which has run the same blockade at that port within the last six weeks. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Gold, 26 per cent, premium ; New York Centrals, 39 ; Illinois Central, 135 ; Erie, 120. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—SATURDAY. For the St. Leger, The Ranger is fairly installed first favourite, as 4to 1 was booked about him, 7to 1, although taken to a small amount about Queen Bertha, was offered bar Mr. Savile's colt. The Avenger, Golden Pledge, and Borealis were each very firm; and, although less than 25 to 1 was not taken about Blue Mantle, he has every appear. ante of seeing a less figure. Lord Clifden, judging from the betting, has irreparably retrograded, for 500 to ;)5 was laid against him, and at the close 100 to 8 was freely offered % Closing prices:— ST. LEGER. 4to 1 agst Ranger (taken) 7to 1 agst Queen Bertha (offered) 15 to 2 agst Avenger (taken) 11 to 1 eget Golden Pledge (taken and wanted) 100 to 8 agst Lord Clifden (offered) 18 to 1 agst Borealis (wanted) 25 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) 25 to 1 agst Donnybrook (offered) 33 to 1 agst Mogador (offered) 40 to 1 agst National Guard (offered) 66 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken and offered) 100 to 1 agst liemptown (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's lot (taken) GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst The Serf (offered) 14 t) 1 agst Earl of Surrey (taken and offered) 16 to 1 agst Blondin (taken) 16 to 1 agst Kemptown (taken) 20 to 1 agst . Cachuca (taken) 20 to 1 agst Hubert (taken) 25 to 1 agst Welcome (taken) 25 to 1 agst Change (taken) SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Sept. 7.—Wind this day at noon —South, Westerly; strong breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. BELTAST, Sept. s.—Wind N. from from Callao. FALMOUTH, Sept. 7.—Wind N.W. -- Arr i ved -11 . D 4 Park, from Sulina. C ARDIF F, Sept. 4. —Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Mary John Treyd or, screw st eamer, frank O'Larne, from Bil boa; Gibraltar. (13T MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Monday Morning. The wind ho blown heavily during the ni g ht, b ut i s now shipping appears to hav e r idd en we ll . more p r ee e w :d d , era. i Sept. 6—John Brewster, barque, from Prima Edward's Island; Alfred of Bridgewater, from the west both for London. anchored—Aversois, from Antwerp for Cardiff. A GHOST CLUB—think of that George Crnik• shank I—has recently been established hero in London. granite city who a rr i ve d LOST IN T.ll w ag a o s wit this wtheeekinintenhtiiso E HILLS.--A at wrgeinektleama:eekfroomr two " t ' o th ge e t n o o v rt er he t r h n e c g ou ro n u t n ie d s : o n v o e f r anxiety g very nearly " doing " himself. It appears that ho had reached the west of Sutherland, and having taken up his quarters with a friend there spent a day or two seeing what was to be seen in his locality. Time was precious, however, and our friend, contrary to the early solicitations of his host, resolved to set out for Bettyhill, his next stage, at a lato hour in the afternoon; and to shorten the distance, as he supposed, he, instead of taking the road, tried to reach his destination by a short cut through the hills. For an hour Gr two he got along to his entire satisfaction, but dark ness coming on, he began to find that a journey in the dark over such a road was anything but comfortable work. To make his bed on the hill-side, however, was hardly a pleasant prospect either, and he accordingly floun dered on as he best could, determined to get to the end of his journey; but after wandering about for a considerable time, and finding the difficulties of his path increasing, he was at length forced to lay himself down on the heath to rest his wearied limbs. Our hero now began to feel sadl y when too late the folly of having neglected the counsels of his friend, but with the best philosophy he could muster, he came to the resolution, rather than run the risk of tumbling over some craggy precipice, or of sinking into some bottomlefs bog, to remain where he was till daylight should reveal to hie" the true nature of his position the miseries of which it is needless for us to recount. To the infinite satisfaction, however, of the belated traveller, the faint streaks of the rising sun ultimately be gin to dawn upon the earth, and to shed its welcome beams upon the path of our hero. With the light of day his spi rits rose, and stretching his stiffened limbs, he got to his feet to survey the scene of his wretched experiences ; but judge of his surprise, when he found that atter all his night's wandering s , h e was only a few hundred yards from the place where he s tarted. Thither he hastened as fast as his feeble legs c o uld carry hi m , and being there regaled with the best the house could produce, he speedily got over the evil effects of his adventure, sot out again on his jour ney by an o ther route, and succeeded in at last reaching his destination none the worse of his night in the bills.—John, Groat' s Journal. Shari 100 stk 1 20 2O 10 100 1 100 100 stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook stock et 1 St 'lock