The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-01 00:00:00

110NEi MARKET AND COMbIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is an active demand for discount accome todation today, at fully 9 per cent. B Abo ut £102,000 , i n gold, was tthken. into the ank yesterday. e. There Was a general advance in the foreign ex blE,Nes ye s t erday afternoon. ince Monda amounted y last th e i m p or t s o f spec i e h ave Tun to £687,000, a n d th e exports to £163 , 775 . t, Irl e fai lure was an nounce d yesterday of Messrs. ' d 4 itch y and S mith, wholesale clothiers, of Hounda rt,, with liabiliti es said to amount to £BO,OOO. The following is the circular issued to the creditors : , Walbrook, London, Sept. 30. b l Ve hav e t o inform you that Messrs. Early and Smith, of alounds ditch, export clothiers, have been compelled to sins reild Payment. This course has been rendered necessary by recent failure of several firms, including that of the h a elis Ba n, with whom Messrs. Early and Smith have d large ransactions. The books have been placed in the handset Messrs. Coleman, Turquand, Youngs, and Co., to Ea jars a statement of affairs, and in the meantime Messrs. w Yana Smith have to request your kind forbearanc e .— - are Meaers J . and J. 11. LINKLATER a n d LIACKWOOD. Liver. Hall a n d J ones , co l on i a l b rokers o f pool, have likewise suspended, with engage meets said to re ac h £500 ,000. T he f o ll ow i ng i s e circular issued to the creditors : W Liverpool, Sept., 1861. tr e itel We depre deePlY regrssed et state of to inform the you that, owing to the ex our - , O L equent i na b ility to effect sales, we have been compelled i„.SPOIId payme n t . t .vb 1 :1 at the present low prices of general produce, and lla 6d. ev erything at the worst, we estimat e our asse t s a t in the pound— tut we entertain a confident hope ; 44 t) with the forbearance of our friends, we shall be able ° P a y a larger dividend. *tinder these circumstances we trust that those friends n -B e Property we h o ld, an d t o w h om we are under acept -nee, Will have no difficulty in renewing their bills until the Prod uce can be more fav o u ra bly rea li se d. 1 3 44 the meantime (acting und er th e a d v i ce o f M essrs. the and C o ., so li c it ors ), we h ave p l aced oar books in 'ne hands of Messrs. John Bewley and Son, accountants, Wh o will prepare a statement of our a ff a i rs , an d as soon a 8 this can be done, they will call a meeting of our creditors. The Sto ppage HALL AND JONES. T has also been an nounce d o f M essrs . b. B room and Co., cot t on an d co l on i a l produce 3h' ken, of Liverpool, with liabilities said to to ' 4l otint to £500,000. Sk Two O'CLOCK. Less depression has been apparent to-day in the ma rket for the English Funds, and a better feeling also p revailed in the Stock departments. Con -B°lB im p r oved at an ear l y h our f u lly I per cent., now 88i for money, and 881 for the account. B he 'IeW Threes are 851 86i ; the Reduced 851 zeh(quer Bill s, March, lls to 4a die.; do. u ne, 14s to 133 dis, ; and India 5 per Cents., 1031 i gene ral upward movement has ta k en p l ace r ill Tal lies in th e F oreign Market, and business is ather more animated. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 69} t ; do. Consllides, 50:y ; Mexican, 268 27k; Greek, 221 n Spanish P ass i ve, 31i ; d o . C ert i. eates 1 3! ; and the Confederate Loan, 65 67. stfik fir mer tone h as b een apparent in the Railway „nes ua re Market t o -d ay, and several of the principal ". have realised en h anced rates. Great Northern Stock have improved 10s. ; Great Eastern and °utill Eastern, each 155; Great Western, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, North W es t ern and Metropo litan, ; and M'dland, £1 10s. e,ihe Foreign and Colonial lines remain without "„s'lnge of importance. ~1 -54n k and Miscellaneous shares are in some . in. "euees also at enhanced values. Alliance have im• r . °7 " l to 421 rondo ,-, Lfindon Ch artere d o f A us t ra lia to 2.n and County have declined to 68 ; Lon a„Non Financial ha ve advanced to 21i ; and National jj*"unt Company to 11/. ~ BRITISH F UNDS --CLOSING PRICES. 3 V,OVERNSIENT FUNDS. P(.r Cent. Consols ~ U° Aceont, Oct. 11 •,,,,Per Cent. Reduced . 85a New , e ~.. 000000 0 N ew IP r cent ...................... lOU i per Cent. Jan. 1894 LI O A 5 per Cent., Jan. 1873 441luities, 30expire bth J an., 1880 . • 120 for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — "0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 — March. June. 15 13 Ezehequer Bills, Ll,OOO, 4 &31 per Cent. 11 4 1) 0 4500 ,„ Do £lOO and £2OO .. — zee), r, . D° eingiand Stk, 5! per Ct. "0 Acco t per un .. ................. 14D i . ,-. /A. RA UOVE RNMENT SECURITIES. nDo tua Stock, 10i per April 1874, 2lOl Accotuit C on t., Do 6 Per Cent. July, 1870 .... Do 4 per Cent., Get. 1888... . 96 i, Do Certificates 4'o Account D ~,0 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) — ' - ' l ° 4 / pet b , . Cent — 1 -,° ..1--ofaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. - "„„o 0 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — ".„,o 6/ per Cent., May, 1879 _ ",, 0 4 Per Cent., Aug. 1866 uo Bonds 41,000 Do under 41,000 ...... .. — 4 FO R EIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. ~ttstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .... 0 7i urazilian 5 per Cent 1)0 9 Per Cent., 1852-58-60 Be e u° 1863 ~--1108 Ayres 6 per, Cent 0 "0 _,. t% 6 per Cent. _ Col o " 041 per Cent _ (~17abian 6 per Cent " ° ua, 6 per Cent. - - 1 1 " o 6 per Cent, 1864 s ' E llitell. 3 per Cent., 1825 p, "0 5 per Cent, 1864 -I,Aador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 7..... p u o, Provisonal Land Warrant 96i — Optian 7 per Cent fl Do, Second Issue "' r eek 5 per Cent., 1824-59 b 0 Account ..., -,-.0 Coupons ,to Account "Uatemala 5 per Cent. ~ Do 1839 and 1859 ateli a , 6 per Cent.(Marenamana Railway) exican 3 per Cent D o Account... Do 1864 5k Do preach Scrip, Ex 25f 20c — Do 6 pe r Cent. Anglo-French bitto Scrip, £23 paid... .. — or eh Itnperial 5 per Cent D° New Granada ........ ........ 2 per Cent. .... —Do Deferred ........ — Do Land Warrants (Hectares) 1)0 Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 — p Do do er zvian 41 Cent - .. Aug., 1866.... 9,0 3 Per C e nt. (o . ribarren) -uo 41 per Cent., 1862 _ be Account .... Cent. _ Portuguese 3 per ~ 1853 Do Account Do 3 per Cent , 1866, '7, '9, '60,:62,'3 Do Account . . .... ..... Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, 4 St Do 41 per Cent 1850 .1 .. D o 1860 bo 3 per Cent 1859 be 5 p er C ent, 1862 B7l I 1) 0 Anglo-D u t c h pm Do Scrip, £55 paid 'aar 'inian 5 per Cent — —. U 4 O ° Panish Account 3 per Cent 1) .„0 Account _ D 0 p New D e f erre d Account w _ D 0 ?ave 1) 0 Ac count Danish Cert. of Coup not funded .. 131 Do Account Swedish, 4 per Cent ... Do S crip, LGO paid Pm ii: irkish 6 per Cent. 1854 De Account Do Acco unt — Do ZIOU Bonds .... .... — A Do Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Account Do £lOO Bonds .. 70 Do 1883 .. .. Do Guuratte e 4 4 per Cent. 1)o 1863 S crip, , nt. £4O paid ;-) 0 -Venznela 3 per Cent. Account . Do 6 per Cent. , 1862 .................... -- ................ Do Account ......... Do 6 pe r Cent., 1864 ................ 55a 5............. .. 44i Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins.., Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f. ........ —. Dutch 21 per Cent.,Ex. 12 Guil ........ ~. Do 4 per Cent. t .......... French Rentea, 2 per Cent. ............ Italian, 5 per Cent, 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. „_, Do ixecount . GG} ............. „.,I",!ruvian. Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. 4-101naontese, E. per Cent , Ex. 25f — C onsol TWO O'CLOCK s Mone a DoA.ceetntt.. y tte••• cm's. sot, 881 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Paid. Business 1 1 >hare Railways. Price. i done. .14. Wol., and Str. Val. It Blythe and Tyne. it Bristol and Exeter it Caledonian I all 100 100 100 Cork and Bandon 10 Cornwall 10 Do AIA gets no div; an tillepcan.has 10 Do. B .p all been paid to 13. 10 Dublin & Belfast June.! all 15 Don.,PerthotAb. Juno. all st Edinburgh & Glasgow.; 100 it Glaeg. and S. Western.' 130 it Great Eastern, Ord. stk 100 it Ditto A stock • 100 Ditto East Anglian et 100 GreatNorthof Scotland' 100 st Great N orth ern ...... ' 100 st Do A stock et Do t 3 do 124 1334 1314, 127 13) S3O 92 or 661 I Gt. S. and W. of Ireland 100 it Great Westerr ,Original 100 it Do Str Val eta. , t, Do. South Wales CO 51 Do. '4 eHt Alid. -Oxford 100 Do Newport 100 Do Hereford 100 100 100 45 47 35 40 93 101 11 , i 1111 61 65 102 103 33 40 ICBi 1081 91 D 3 61i 62i st 'Lancashire tt Yorkshire It London and Blaokwall st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast st Lon., Chat, and Dover st Lon. & Nor'% Western st Lon. & So•ith Western st Man., Shef., & Linooln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. 124 Dot shares... st ifetropolttan st Midland st 1041 ;05AI 126 i 1261 96 98 Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 15 Do. shares 6 Kid Kent ... it North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee' 'Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York 51 63 24 15 1041 105 i 833 64i 9:i 93i it Do Carli®le I 15 Do. Stook. & Darling 15 Do do 1855-58 16 Do do 18 1C.411 it North London 1 0 Do New . . 35 36 0 10 t , 7 8 p 120 125 1 1i p Do New, 1864 N - 'h 'hi, V 76 .orth Staffordshire .O N. and S. W. Junction at )Scottish Central 75 76 10} 11 132 136 at Scot N. E., Aber. stook) et Do Boot Mid. stook..' 10 Shrews, and Welohpool st Shropshire Union .... st South Deyon st South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., and Wok st Taff Vale... 10 Do C st Vale of Neath 64 66 34 g 6 81 81t 8 9 160 165 36 44 p 97 99 64} 81i I Waterford (lc Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&ll Closing Prioe. Railways Paid. Business don Mantle & St Lawrenc , tom., Baroda&.Cent In, Gu. 5 per oent... Do. E. Shares.. . 1214 I lullalo and Laaeiluroi LO Do. Preferenoe 00 iiiiralo,BrantotOodriol ( ip. at. bds. Aug. 1, 187 10 00. do. July 1, 187 )o. do. Juue 1, 18; it ;lout ta.it S. E astn it 'apcTown Dock Sori 10 Demerara 7 p.o. per. pf , ek ' , labial. Bengal gu. sp. bok mast Indian. gu. 5 p. c 20 - Do. do. J Eat.... 4( !hand Trunk of Canso• 0 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 per cent 10 Do. Ist rrel. Bonds.. 10 Do. do. deferred...... 10 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. 10 Do. do. deferred...... 10 Do. 3d Piet. stock 00 Do. do. deferred-- 0 Do. 4th Pref. stook... Do. do. deferred...... 431 , Ut.lndiarenin.gua.sp.( 20 Do.kG u 5 per cent .. 110 Po. New gun. 5 p. a... )ok 3t. Scuth.ot India(Lim guaranteed 5 per oent dock Do. 4 per cent..... stock Do slut It. W. of Canada Shares 204 Do. New . . LOO Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt 100 Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.. . 10 bad ian Branch Limited stook Aldan; guar., 5 p. 0. .. stook Do. 41 p. o. Extension stock Dc. 44 d 0...... • • 20 Do. Fifth Extension. stock sfelb.Corp. Ap. 0. "ids 50 llelb. & Hobson's Bay. 20 lewßrunswtok et Cands Class A and 8.. 4. Rl.C'da6 po Ist pi Atoci Soinde .......... ) stool 1)0. Delhi I 50 )o. do •• • > l 7rt 81 Do. Punjaub e stmt. Indue.St. Floq) AWFUL POWDER EXPLOSION—This day. Loss of Life, and Fifty or Sixty Persons Severely Injured. This morning, shortly before seven o'clock, an explosion —which shook the metropolis from its centre to its outskirts and caused the utmost consternation—occurred at the Powder Mils of Messrs. John Hall and Son, situated at Erith Marshes. The explosion, unfortunately, has been attended with loss of life and serious injury to upwards of 50 or 60 persons. In London the general opinion was that the violent con cussion heard—the breaking in of shutters, the smashing of glass, the rattling of chairs, tables, and even bedsteads was caused by the gas works having exploded in the Old Kent-road, for windows and doors were shattered in the districts of the Rosemary Branch, at Peckham. The glasses at the 'Waterloo Arms Tavern, George-street, Cam berwell, wae sent dancing about, and the tables and chairs in the Father Red Cap, at Camberwell-park, were forced riund the large club room. The inmates of the Anchor of Hope, in Southampten-street, were terribly frightened, it being apprehended that the building was falling. Every house in Camberwell-grove, stretching a distance on each side of the road nearly half a mile in length, was shaken, shutters forced down, &a. The same effects were experienced at Stoke Newington, six miles further north wards. At Blackheath, the front of the premises of Mr. Tripp present a picture that could only bo caused by a fire, or some violent explosion within the building. Most of the houses from this spot to Dartford, are also more or less injured. People flocked from their houses and made towards gas-works and firework factories, bat they were enable to learn the least intelligence as to the locals of the disaster, and many contented themselves by concluding that this Wand had been visited by the shock of an earth quake, and they expressed their thankfulness that their houses had not been swallowed up. It was not until an express was dispatched from his place that the Londoners could form any approximate dela of what had really taken place, and then they proceeded by rail or any other conveyance to Erith and Dartford — probably twice as many proceeded to the latter town, it being known that it was the great nucleus of powder manu facturers. Upon reaching that spot of ground upon which the Belvidere Gunpowder Magazine stands, known as the Belvidere Works, the work of devastation was apparent. Had an army entered the town and fired a park of artillery into the building, they could scarcely have been more riddled, and very likely not more people have BRITISH POSSESSIONS. I been injured. Adjoining the mils of Messrs Hall were two or three cot tages, occupied by those engaged on the works, the first of which Rayner, the foreman, lived in with his wife and family, and, unfortunately Rayner, is one of the persons killed by the calamity. Mrs Raynor and her daughter were in bed at the time, the father having gone to the mills, but so violent was the shock that the whole line of cottages wore demolished, and the unfortunate occu pants wore scattered in all directions. All of a sudden one magazine blow up, with a report—to use the hackneyed term of "like a park of artillery" would convey but a faint idea of the noise occasioned. This was suc ceeded by another and still morn violent shock, which levelled the next magazine partly on to the ground, and blew the tops and sides of the building high into the air. It now became manifest that a fearful amount of personal injury must have been inflicted upon many persons. The dust and smoke, after the lapse of three or four minutes, having cleared away, the spectacle that presented itself was awful, and can scarcely be described. A new building in course of construction for some candle works, at which a numb_r of men were employed, was literally shaken to its very foundations; the men were hurled in sundry direc tions, and a great many frightfully injured. _ _ What has become of the other inhabitants of the work men's cottages is at present unknown, but up to 1 o'clock eight of the sufferers had been received at Guy's Hospital, were their wounds were immediately attended to by Mr Sidney Turner, the house surgeon,whose efforts to alleviate the agony of the sufferers were most praiseworthy. Not withstanding every exertion, Elizabeth Wright, who had sustained a compound comminuted fracture of the skull, and other extensive injuries, died shortly after her admis sion to the hospital. The following are the names of the persons now under lurgical care at Guy's Hospital : James Eves, fracture of the skull and ribs. In a dying Edward Singleton, fracture of the arm. Rebecca Wright, fracture of the collar bone and severe contusions. Mary York, fracture of the thigh. Minnie York, very severe bruises and burns. Harriet Rayner, fracture and severe internal injury —not likely to recover. Dinah Rayner, severe contusions. Elizabeth Osborn, contusion and burns. The amount of powder exploded is very uncertain ; rumour puts it down at between 80 and 90 tone, but persons acquainted with the works say that is an enormous exagge ration, as not more than 9 or 10 tons were stored in the mills. A correspondent writes :—" Miss Sallie M, Mon roe, of New Britain, Chenango County, a practising physician of the hydropathic school, has permanently adopted the masculine attire—not merely bloomer's, but the veritable dress of a gentleman, from hats to boots. Miss Monroe, who makes a fine-looking cavalier, either on horse back or en foot, usually wears a blue coat and buff waistcoat, with plaib flat gilt buttons, blue trousers, boots and hat, all good cut. She is a young lady of irreproachable character, skilful in her profession, brave, energetic, ambitious, and eminently self-reliant.—Now York Home Journal. DEFENCES OF THE MERSEY.—The Mersey Dock Board agreed, at their meeting yesterday, to adopt the suggestion of the Government authorities for the removal of the fort at present being constructed near the landmarks at Bootle to a site still further north, at the extremity of the dock estate. The Government will be wholly reimbursed by the Dock Board for the expense incurred—viz., £8,500. The chairman of the Works Committee, in alluding to the subject at the mewing of the Board yesterday, explained that the engineer of the Board had been rather too candid in divulging that the site of the fort at Bootle was of great importance to the Dock estate. The Government, there fore, were under the idea that the Board would only be too glad to bear the expense of the removal. POACHING AFFRAY, NEAR KIRHHAINI..—On Sun day morning, about two o'clock, James Barnes, Luke Kirby, and Ellis Kirby, gamekeepers to Mr A. L Birley, siw seven or eight men in the act of setting nets and driving hares on land belonging to Mrs Alice Mahan, at Croales Moor Side, near Kirkham. On approaching the men two showed fight, and six ran away. The poachers taken were Cumming Hall and Thomas Sharpies. Hall struck Ellis Kirby with his stick, and knocked him down. Then a regular fight ensued. Both poachers had their right arms broken, and were sadly bruised and disfigured all over the body. They were sad spectacles when brought before the Bench on Monday. They were each committed for three months. Baron de Fabrice, Minister Plenipotentiary for Saxony at Brussels, had an adience of King Leopold two days back to present his credentials. John Downing, a lad, 15 years of age, died in the United Hospital, at Bath, on Saturday, while under the influence of chloroform, which had been administered with a view to a surgical operation. A loyal woman has written an able paper on the crisis, in which she protests against killing off all the men. She says : —" I do not believe in fighting for the country and the flag to the last man ; and it seems to me anybody is an idiot who talks such nonsense. What would the country be to me or any other woman if the last man' was gone ? "—Kew York paper. "There are now (says the Union) in France six cardinals, 15 archbishops, G 9 bishops, 155 vicars-general, 660 canons, 3,396 cures, 29,630 officiating priests, 10,000 supernumerary ditto, 30,000 seminarists, and 50,000 per sons belonging to different religious orders." 'fHE FRENCH POST-OFFICE AUTHORITIES.—The Post-office authorities have issued a public notice that the postal convention between France and Italy relative to money orders came into operation yesterday, and that henceforth orders payable in Italy, for any sum not exceed ing 200 f., may be obtained at all the principal poet-offices in France and Algeria. The charge is 20c. per 10f. or frac tion of 10f. A letter from Mont-de-Marsan (Landes) men tions that a fire-ball of the size of a bomb burst near that town, at about noon, two days back, with a detonation equal to a simultaneous discharge of several pieces of artil lery. Its direction was nearly north to south. The exhibition of the various paintings sent in for the competition for the Grand !Prize of Itome was opened yesterday at the Ecolo des Beaux Arts. The com petitors, ten in number, had for subject :—" Homer in he Island:, of Scyros. Three young shepherds, after having called away their dogs, who were about to attack him, are receiving him with respect and admiration." The grand prize was awarded to M. Maillard, pupil of Messrs, Cog niet, Gorgnu and Lnentlein. The Council-General of the Bank of France has given notice that an extraordinary division of 35f per share will bo made, on and after the 10th October, of the reserves made in 1831 and 1851, with a view to the eventualities Which the liquidation of the affair of Constantinople then presented. COLONIAL GOVER: British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 3t, 1872.... Do. do. 1583.... p.c.Ja xJui 1877-94 Do. a p. c. Feb. & Al 4. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. E p. 0. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Ineeribed stout ape G. Hope, 6 p 6.187. Do.Ap & Oct. 18S' Do. 18V. )o. ,Jan. & July. 1891. . 'eylon, Nov.lPBi, 6 p Do. 1878, do. ',laurltius 6 p.cent.lB73 Do. 1878 Do. )882 \Tatal Gov. 6 per cont i..11.G0v. 6 p.c. J a.dtJul) r. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,18t Du. 5 p. e.,1811 to 181 Do. do., 'lBBB d;upwth i \lew Zealand 6 p cent 40/1 Scotia Gov. 6 p. c ateriing, 1875 /ueensland Gcv. 6 p. e i. Alla Co v. 6 p.0.1e 68- Da. 17b ez in ward 4, I Vto.Gor. 6 p.c. LAT-July Do. lo 6 p.o. An.AtOot.. 56 58 93i 1( 0, is pr 4 1 5 7} 8} 93 10) 92 94 100 101 100 101 19 19i 90 93 71 73 CO 62 66 68 55 57 53 56 46 (8 28 30 27 29 ICO 101 id pr id 1r 99 100 96 10 11 101 89 01 82 81 i d ) r 99 100 92 04 88 OD tO 80 83 90 Ico 98 !CO id par 98 100 95 97 'T SEC URITIES. 92 04 92 94 91 94 81 83 80 83 104 106 107 100 108 110 tO7 10J 102 105 1 , 9 112 101 104 103 106 ,03 105 1. ( .0 105 94 97 97 99 95 47 94 96 9J 102 97 100 10) 102 105 107 .08 109 100} 100 100 100 100 100 100 BRITISH MI: , lambrtan Consol. Gold Chiverton i,tnord Amalgamated ►evon G. Cone. (Tavist East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... , :nst. Cana Brea... East Grenville .. „ East Lovell . W (Tavistk. lam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen Great Laxey, treat South 'folgus Wheal Vor (Ralston ;renviUe..- . . dingaton Downs Aargaret (tiny Lelan , ,larke Valley.. Iron Or (Lira New Setun zorth Dovrna.., ...... North Iloskear Basset(lilo_fan north Wheal Crotty Prosper United.. • . •rovidenee (Uny Le south Caradon(St.Cleer Wheal Fran. stray Park Cin Croft .Vest Basset (Illog,an).. V Ci radon iLiskeard West Chiyer!on Nest Seton iVheal. Basset (Mogan Wheal Buller (Itedrutl, WhealLudcott Wheal M at yAnn (2Len. Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. Wheal Union 2.1.0. 3.4.“ 2.7.0. 2.13.6. 5.13. 78 ^. b. 13 4.18.0 9} 32 1 6 2.8 0 7.1. tu 6,7 It 18.18.4 10.17.( 3.5. t PREFERENCE SHARES. North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 89 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 5 per eent.lpf., 98 61 7 LINES LEASED AT:FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 111 Nottngham and Grantham R. & C., 901 1i Shrewsbury and llereford, 1311 FOREIGN RAILWAYS.; Dutch Rhenish, 18i a Ditto (all), 22i Great Luxembourg, Of DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 876 8} BANKS. Agra and Misterman's (lim.), 128 &Mance 'inn.). 90 39/1 39 42i Ditto, new, 37 401 Anglo Austrian, ft Anglo-Italian, Um., 4 Australasia, Oil Brazilian and Portuguese, Um.. 121 British and Californian, lira., 31 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 34; European Bank, lira., 9) iiindustan, t.,hina, and Japan (lim.), 27 Ditto, new, 15 lit Imperial Bank (lim.), 31 21 Imperial Ottoman, 151 16. i Land Mortgage Bankof India, lim., 4 1 London B tak of Mexico and S. America. Bah, S London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and County, 67 6i 8 London Joint Stock, 43 1; London and South African, 22i London and South-Western, 2011 London and 11 estminster, t3l Merchant Bank, lim., 23i 3 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 18 New Zealand Bank Corporation. lint., 1} Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, Urn., 10e South Eastern, lim., 6 Standard of British South Africa (11m)), Ditto (.£45), 27 Union of Australia. 51 } Union of Loudon, 49 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 181 Berlin Water Works, CDo is ra co p u a n n t y C o o f r A po tr r i a c t a i n on 3 , l l e l 6' hlants, 14.1gyptian Corn. and Trading, lira, 4i Financial Corporation, I , Fore- street Warehouse, lira., 8 1 x Gen. Credit a n d Fi nance of London, 1ira.,61 6 Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperl4l Mercantile Credit A sso., lira., sa a International Financial .ocicty, lim., 81 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our, Joint Ditto, o P er cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90 , 8 4 Stock Discount, lira., 41 a 1 London Financial Association, lira., 20/ 11 National Discount Company, Jim., ilk Otago and Southland investment, a is i 82 €4 120 121 6 7 31 33 16 17 86 E 8 105 107 44 4) 5 7 431 i 126 1341 5 1121 f 1011 1004 II 92 4 6: I 105; 5 1 1271 I 99 1051 100 all all all 100 100 100 6.9.4 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 tool 1 loot 19 i all aka all all all 1001 I all 100 ( 100 100 < 2 I'o 100 MEN' 1051 5 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1864. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This day. WESTMINSTER. CONCEALMENT OF BIRTIE.—EIIen Fisher, a domestic servant, was charged with concealing the birth of her illegitimate female child on the 10th of September, at 25, Hill-street, Knightsbridge, where she was in service. Police-constable Samuel Belchamber, 35 B, proved that he attended an inquest on the 13th September on the body of a female child at the Prince of Orange, Artillery-row, Westminster. The jury returned a verdict of death by suffocation, whether wilful or not there was no evidence to show. Prioner was not present. Miss Balm Goaden, a schoolmistress, of 25, Hill-street, Knightsbridge, said that the prisoner was in her service, and on the morning of the 10th ult. she was called up at 4 o'clock by the prisoner, who was lying on her bed ap• parently in groat pain. Witness sent for her mother slur attending to her. Mrs Fanny Gosden said that at a quarter to nine on the morning in question she arrived at the hoase and found prisoner as described. After questioning her as to how she felt, prisoner said she had got the diarrLce I, and felt very bad. Witness sent for her medical gentleman, and about 11 o'clock be arrived. Just before ho came witness went to a table drawer, and as the doctor knocked at the door she saw something like flash in the drawer, and on taking out a bundle found it to contain a female child. Witness was much frightened, and said, " Oh, Ellen, you wicked girl, what have you done P" Witness never had the slightest notion that she was going to be confined. She had known her for a long time, and she had been in the service of an other daughter. Witness found no preparation of baby linen, &c., and when charged with being the mother she denied it, and said she knew nothing about it. The medical gentleman asked for the body, and she fetched it. Mrs Harvey Sewell said that she lodged in the same house, and had noticed for some time past the prisoner's appearance, but did not venture to speak of it for fear of a mistake. She did not speak to the prisoner about it. Wit ness saw the dead body of the child. Dr Matthew Baines, surgeon, of 54, Thurloe - squ ar e , s aid that he was fetched to the prison er , an d found her in great pain. The after-birth had not been removed, and that was the cause of her pain. She denied the parentage of the child, and witness examined her, He asked to see the child, and found it to be the body of a full-grown female child. Witness could not account for the cause of death. A medical gentleman gave evidence at the inquest, but witness was not present. He looked at the child and examined it when brought to him in the house, and found the umbili cal cord snapped off. There were no marks of violence on the child. Witness was not prepared to answer any ques tions as to whether the child was born alive or not, and wag not summoned to the inquest. It might have been killed by the manner in which the cloth was tied which contained the body. Prisoner had no questions to ask, and she was remanded for the attendance of Mr Davis, of Warwick-square, the surgeon who was at the inquest, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ALLEGED STABIUNG.—The two German bakers, named Webber and Wiener, charged with stabbing a female named Jane Humphreys, the wife of a tailor living at 9, Iteevee mews, Grosvenor-square, were again brought before. Mr Tyrwhitt for final examination. Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlboronah-street, appeared for the prisoners. The evidence taken on the last occasion went to show that the prosecutrix was asked by one of the men where there was a coffee-shop. She told them she did not know, and then one of them knocked her down, after abusing her, and both fell on her, and when she got up she found the back of her head saturated with blood, and believed she had been stabbed. Mr White, surgeon, Middlesex Hospital, said that the injury the prosecutrix had received could not have bean done with a knife as supposed, there being no cut in the bonnet, but most probably with the prosecutrix's head com ing in contact with the kerb of the pavement. Mr Lewis addressed the magistrate at some length, and cllled several witnesses, one of whom, a licensed victualler, said that on the night in question the prosecutrix, who had been drinking, came into his house and complained that a female had knocked her down and hurt her head. Some of the other witnesses stated that the prisoners were not the men who knocked the prosecutrix down. ➢lr Tyrwhitt said he could not decide the case himself, and should send it to the sessions. The prisoners were then committed for trial ; Mr Tyr whitt, on the application of Mr Lewis, consenting to take bail in £5O for each prisoner. T 'LAMES. FIRE AT A PAWNEROREICS.—ININIENSE DISTRESS. — Mr French, of the firm of French and Ogilvie, pawn brokers, in High-street, Poplar, who have been frequently summoned to this court for irregularities in the conduct of their business, and have been frequently censured by the magistrates, appeared before Mr Paget to answer a charge of detaining a bed which had been pawned, and after the principal sum thereon and the interest had been tendered. The premisee Jr the dereutlauts were destroyed by fire on the night of Saturday the 23d of April last, 'lron after the termination of business, and the greater portion of their stock in trade and an immense quantity of articles in pawn of every description destroyed. A good deal of misery, loss, and inconvenience to the poor of the district was the result of this conflagration. Numerous applications for summonses to enforce compensation or restitution of goods have been made to the magistrates. A fiw summonses have been granted, and in these cases where French and Ogilvie stated that the goods claimed were destroyed by fire, the summonses were dismissed. In other cases, where goods were proved to be in existence after the fire, orders were made to compensate the owners. Elizabeth Baker, the wife of a labourer, said she pawned the bad for 13s. on the 11th of March. She went to the defendant's shop for her bed about three weeks or a month after the fire. Mr Ogilvie assured her the bed was net burnt—it was safe—and asked her if she would redeem it, She was not prepared to do so then. A second time she was assured the bed was in existence, She went a few days ago to the defendants' shop to redeem the bed, and tendered the principal and interest. She was then informed the bed was destroyed in the fire. Mr French said pawnbrokers were not liable to make compensation for losses by fire on their premises. Mr Paget said ho knew that, and had already decided so in another case, but here the bed was 'saved. It was in existence after the fire. Mr French said that was not so. A few beds were par tially saved and kept as long as possible. They were so decomposed, and became such a nuisance that the Poplar Board of Works ordered their removal. The complainant said the bed cost her £3los. They had it three years before distress compelled them to part with it. Mr Paget said all the conversations about the bed were with Mr Ogilvie, who ought to have been present, and not his partner. Ho should value the bed at V, 10s, from which he should deduct 14s 6d for principal and interest. He ordered the defendants to restore the bed or pay £1 5s 63, and 2s costs to the complainant. LONGEVITY IN SOUTH EssEx..—During the six months from October, 1863, to April, 1864, 22 adults died in the union house of Orsett, whose united ages amounted 3'ea e rs a , ch g . ivin O g f the 22, 13 were males, 9 an average life of 7 8 years and h dying at 90 f rom a broken thigh. We ftahcst to' to be almost un p re cedented. The may and alieatvi eesr three females —one oci to 7he aon man 1,721 o th er death was one infant . Orsett lies on the table l and f ac i ng Gravesend. Th e soil is in general gravel Ad chalk, with a portion of cla y land. A DUEL AT PESTIL—The TVanderer of Vienn a says:--" A duel has j ust taken p lace at Pesth betwe en M. w hen the former rec ei ve d his adv ersary's ball in Seveleßevieski, principal editor of the Rai .A'aplo, and a Di. Nagy, the forehead and died instantaneously. .The deceased was only 26 years of age. The quarrel, VI Jamb. has terminated so fatally, commenced three years ago from th e most trifling an inquest was held I cause." SUICIDE OF A YOUNG . GIRL IN THE To ntght . on the body of a girl named Maria Titrner, aged 15 years CANAL.—On Thursday who committed suicide in t h e Regents Canal. Benjamin' Creagh, 353 N, said that on Saturday morning h e fo und a crinoline, cloak, bonne t, and hair pin on the bank of the Regent's Canal. near Kingsland-road. He caused the canal to be dragged, and the deceased was brought up quite dead. There was no evidence as to when or why the deceased committed suicide, and the jury returned a verdict of found dead in the Regent's Canal. MR. JACOB BELL'S BEQUEST TO TUE NATION. Sir,—Mr. Jacob 8011, who died five or six years ago, bequeathed a few fine pictures to the Nati ona l G allery, among which were .t The Maid and the Magpie," by Sir Ed win Landseer, R.A. ; The Derby D ay , ,, by W. P. Frith, R.A. ; "The Horse Fair, by Mad lle. Rosa Bonheur. It was understood that the above were retained f or th e pur pose of engraving. The engravings from them have long since been published, so that thore appears n o va lid reason why they should not now appear in the national c o ll e ctio n . The original " Horse Fair" was said to have been sold in the United States, and that the late Mr Beira picture was a reduction by the fair artist. But such a reduction has been exhibited at the Canterbury Hall and in the City. Recently I heard in Paris that Isladlle. Bonheur was now painting this subject for the National Gallery. Perhaps I was misinformed.— Correspondent of the Builder. ALLEGED BRUTAL MURDER OF A BOY.-0a Thursday afternoon, shortly after three o'clock, a brutal murder was perpetrated at Alveston, near Stratford on-Avon. It eppears, from such information as we have been able to collect, that a boy named Bayliss, about 10 years of ago, was stabbed through the neck with a stable fork by a man named John Wagataff, a groom in the em • ploy of Mr J. Townsend, of Alveston House. After com mitting the deed, the accused, who is only about 18 years of age, absconded, and was traced in the company of some women at Warwick. It is rumoured that the boy refused to have some gin, which Wagstaff wished to give him, and that ho stabbed him without receiving any provocation.— Gazcide. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. Our market is seasonably well supplied with fruit and vegetables. The trade on the whole rules firm, as follows TRIJIT. s. d. s. d. S. d. s d Pine apples 6 oto 6 0 lilnlberrieS,prpt 0 4to 0 0 Foreign do., each 1 6to 2 6 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Irapes,per lb 2 0 to 6 0 Foreign ditto, puno oto 0 6 Foreign do 1 oto 1 6 Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 0 Melons ... Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 1 3to 2 6 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 6 Fears, per do Oranges, per 100..10 0 to 14 0 i Peaches, per d 0... 3 0 to 10 0 Lemons, per 100 5 oto 8 0 t Currants, per li.sv 0 oto 0 0 Gooseberriesht ave.) oto 0 0 1 Plums, per do. .. 2 6to 3 6 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 ' Greengages, pr do. 2 6to 3 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 3 oto 4 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Cabbages, pr doz 1 6to 3 0 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 lltid ditto 2 oto 2 6 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 oto 0 0 I Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 3 Cauliflowers, pdz 0 oto 2 0 I Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 3 Brocoli sprouts Potatoes, per ton SO oto , 20 0 ; Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 6 New ditto, pr cwt 0 oto 0 01 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 oto 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 3 0 1 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots,pr do 3 6to 4 6 ! Cos lett, score .. 10 oto 1 0 Cucumbers 0 4to 1 ' Mint and savory..o oto 0 C Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 3 Green peas, h.-sv. 0 oto 0 0 j Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 French beans,h.s. 1 6to 2 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 1 oto 2 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 , Rhubarb, per bun 0 oto 0 0 Spinach 0 oto 0 0 1 Asparagus, pr do. 0 0 to 0 0 Brussels sprouts 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per bun. 0 0 to 0 0 PUGILISM. (From Bell's Life.) JOE COBURN AND JEM MACE. We are now on the eve of this important match, which, as our readers are aware, is fixed to come off on Tuesday, October 4, in Ireland, within 100 miles of Dublin, for 1,000; and as it is now known that both men are in the Emerald Isle and close handy to the starting place, the doubts long existing as to the probabilities of a mill appear to have vanished, and the encounter is beginning to excite some thing like genuine interest, The toss for choice of place we stated in our last was won by Mr E. James, of the New York Clipper, on behalf of Joe Coburn, and it was then arranged that Joe should send a notice yesterday, Sep'ern ber 30, to Jem Mace, at Mr Woodruffe's, Cambridge Arms, Island Bridge, of the appointed rend , zvous. This condi tion was duly complied with, Jem sending a trust worthy agent to receive the necessary office, not deem ing it prudent to show himself publicly is the Irish capital. The secret was of course only imparted to Jem's agent, and will not be publicly known until the latest minute on Mon day, Oct. 3. for reasons best known to those acquainted with the activity of the Irish constabulary. We shall not be transgressing the rules of caution, however, by stating that the start will be an unusually early one—that thejour ney will extend as nearly as possible to thaull 100 miles — and that due care will be taken by the managers of the trip to secure the comfort and convenience of travellers. Joe Coburn has been training under the watchful eye of Cusack, a few miles from his native town of Limerick, and is represented by his friends to be wall up to the mark, and, although making no outward demonstrations of con fidence, seems to regard the forthcoming mill with an amount of sang froid that shows he is not fearful of disgracing his country. We have, of course, heard many rumours that he has taken no great amount of work, and has not put that restraint upon his appetite that is required for fit training ; but to these we have turned a deaf ear, treat ing them as the idle gossip of those who v ish to shine out as more knowing than their neighbours. Joe's own friends assure us they are satisfied, and that is sufficient for us. His weight, we are told, will be very little over eleven stone. In age he will have the advantage of Mace, being still under thirty, while the ex-Champion is thirty-four. We do not suppose he will appear in Dublin at all previous to the mill, and this course Mace informs us will also be adopted by him, so as to avoid all unnecessary risk. Jem Mace has been under the care of Alf Milner of Sheffield, first at Newmarket and subsequently near Liverpool, from whence he paid a flying visit to Doncaster, and, as we are credibly informed, disposed of no less than 300 colours, receiving the quid pro quo on the spot, instead of, as is the custom, giving the handkerchief on the usual terms—viz., a guinea if he won, or nothing if he lost. If this be the case, Master Jena may be congratulated on having done a very fair stroke of business, and that, too, without any risk of interfering with his training, which his backers inform us he never neglected for a day. In the early part of the present week he and his Mentor went to Holyhead, and thence ox Wednesday they proceeded to Ireland, taking up their quarters at an hotel a few miles from Dublin, where Jem has been putting on the finishing touch. He writes word that he never felt so well in his life, and has no fears as to the result. His weight at present he says is llst slb, some 51b more than he ever weighed before when, fully trained. This we should say is rather too heavy, but doubt. less his trainer is the best judge. We have heard but little betting in this country, and so far as we can learn, specu lation is equally dull on the other side. £7O to £lO on Mace was offered at Newmarket on Thursday in the Rooms, but the offers did not elicit a rise. Similar odds have been offered in Dublin with a like result. As to the ways and means of getting to the fight, we advise cur friends to leave at the latest by the " Wild Irish Express," as it is called, on Mon day morning, and arrive in Dublin the same evening, where they can obtain the requisite tip at MrWoodruff2s,Cambridge Arms, Island Bridge, or al' a benefit at the Prince of Wales Theatre, advertised by Nat Langham in another column. Harry Brunton, of the George and Dragon, Beech-street, Barbican, and Nat Langham, of the Mitre, St. Martin's lane, have promised to telegraph the fixture to their respec tive houses, as has also Alfred Milner, of the Punch Bowl, Spring-street, Sheffield (Mace's trainer), but of course they can only afford similar information to that now tendered. As touching any arrangements for ring keeping we can hold out no hopes of assistance. It would be impossible to take over a number of members of the Association on spec, as their expenses would have to bo defrayed out of the funds, and the chances of recouping the amount so expended would be small indeed, and we can only hope that those members of the P. R. who may be present will, for the sake of their own body and for their own reputation, use their personal influence to promote order and fair play. The usages of the P.R. aro almost unknown in the sister isle, and it cannot therefore be supposed that the inner ring will be respected without some exertion being made by the habitues to ensure such a result. This alone can be attained by persuasion and remonstrance, violence and threats being utterly out of the question. Paddy, when he sees a thing in the right way, has quite as great a love of fair play and manliness as any one else, and we feel assured that on this occasion there is every disposition to have the contest fairly fought out. Joe Coburn has thrown himself into the hands of his countrymen in search of fair play, and Jem Mace is not behind hand in showing confidence in those from whom on all previous occasions he has received nothing but kindness. The latest intelligence we have received from Dublin is to the effect that a place of fighting has been satisfactorily arranged, and that the conveyance thereto will be of a special nature, which, as we have above stated, will not be made known till late on Monday. The only point now to be got over is the selection of a referee—a task which, we fear, will be attended with some diffi:ulty. The articles pro vide that the men or their representatives are to meet on Monday to agree mutually on some person to undertake this unwelcome office—but unfortunately no provision is made for his selection should the meeting to agree termi nate in an agreement to differ. As to this let us Lope for the best, and trust that, should harmony be established, the person honoured with selection will prove competent to his duties, and discharge them fearlessly, will full re gard to the rules of the Ring, and without favour ar affeo .oll towards either side. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Rules ?Paned. Receipts. POULTR V. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od ; geese, 5s 6d to 8s Od each ; goslings, 4s to Gs Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s 3d ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s Od; rabbits, is 6d to 2s Od each; wild do., 10d to is 2d ; pigeons, s6dto Os 9d each; Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 12s ; chickens, 58 Od to 8s Od ; barn door fowls, 3s Od to Gs Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os to Os Od ; partridges, is Od to 2s ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes, Od to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is to is ; English, is 2d to is 5d per lb ; English eggs, 8s Od to 9s Od ; French do., 7s Od to 7s 6d per 100 ; leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od ; grouse, 48 Od to 5s Od. BILLING SLATE. Salmon, is Od to is 6d ; trout, Od to Od ; eels, 8d to 10d ; prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb ; turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; cod, 2s 6d to 10s Od ; brills, is Cd to 7s Od ; doreys, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; mullets, Os ad to is 6d ; lobsters, is Od to ss ; crabs, is to 4s Od ; plaice and garnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, 6d to 5s Od per pair ; common oysters, 18s to 40s ; natives, 60s to 84s per bush. ; whitings, 3s Od to 10s ; haddocks, is to 15s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen; mackerel, 50s to —s per 120 ; fresh herrings, 8s to Os per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; oarp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 43 8d ; veal, 3s 83 to 45 8d; and pork, 38 6d to 6s per Ms by the carcase. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s Ed ; and pork, 3s 6d to 5s Od per Blbs, by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d , of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 22d to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 32d to 3id ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 44d ; 961 b to 104 lb, 4d to 40 ; 1041 b to 1121b,—d to —d. Horse hides, 9s Od to lOs Od ; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 4s Od ; full, 7s 6d to Os Oel ; polled sheep, 5s 3d to 6s 3d ; half-breds, 4s 4d to 5s Od; Downs, 3s 9d to 4s 4d; lambs, 3s 6d to is Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 108 to £5 5s ; clover £4 103 to £6 103 Od; and straw, 88 to £1 123 per load Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 108 to £5 lOs ; clover £4 103 to £6 10s 6d; and straw, £lBs to £1 12s per load A slow trade. WHITECHAPEL,--Meadow hay, £3 10s to £5 5s ; clover, £1 10s to £6 lOs ; and straw, 8s to 1 12a per load. De mand inactive. Extraordinary Case of Mistaken Identity. One of the most singular cases of mistaken identity that has been recorded of late years was the subject of a magis terial investigation at the Melksham Petty Sessions on Tuesday last, having been adjourned from a previous day A respectable man, named Henry Colbourne, was charged with assaulting a young man named Lee and his mother, about 10 o'clock on the night of Aug. 24, in the yard of the Royal Oak Inn, Melksham. There was some dispute between the assailant and the assailed respecting the pas sage to the yard being blocked up by the vehicle of the latter, the former being thereby prevented from driving through. From words they came to blows, and the assailant used his whip and whip handle very freely on young Lee, and also struck his mother, finally driving away. The assault was witnessed by a large number of persons, some of whom had intimately known Mr. Colborne for terms of 20 years, 18 years, 29 years, and 10 years respectively. These and several other witnesses, swore positively to the identity of Mr Colbourne as the assailant, and described how they called to him by name, tinrinr the progress of the assault to desist. No evidence could have been stronger or more consistent. On the part of the defence there were called Mr George Pritchard, yeoman—Mr John Thomas, yeoman—Mr Samuel Moore, yeoman—Mr David Clarke, yeoman—Mr John Gunstone, builder—and Eli Camery, who clearly proved and accounted for Mr :Colb ,urne's presence from nine o'clock p.m., un til:a quarter to eleven on the night of the assault, giving particulars which it was impossible to dispute. These wi'nesses were severely oross-examined, but their evidence was not in the least shaken or impaired. Mr Smith, who appeared for the defendant, then put a singular witness into the box, a Mr G. J. Day, and re quested him to tell the magistrate what he knew of the matter. Mr Day then proceeded to say—About ten o'clock on the night in question I came into the town in my trap and drove into Mr Whale's yard at the Oak. As I went into the yard some man took my horse by the head and began striking it. I asked him what he did it for, and told him to get out of the way. I gave him a cut with the whip. Ho pulled off his coat and offered to fight. I up with my fist and knocked him down. Robert Carpenter came up and said, "Cousin Colbourne, if you strike that man again I will knock your brains out." The parties then went down the yard towards the house, and I went with my trap into the upper yard. I staid a little time, and then left. Mr Colbourne was not there. No one struck a blow but myself. I have come forward voluntarily, that an innocent man should not suffer for what I did myself. I had no rest about it, and I came and told Mr Colbourne this morning that I was the man who did it. The bench and bar having sufficiently marvelled at the extraordinary nature of the case, the summons against Mr Colbourne was dismissed. THE CROPS IN AMERICA,—A mass of informs tion as to the crops of the Northern and Western States and the Canadas, has been collected. On the whole, there are good crops the c oun t has had its effect, but not to thery throug h.extent t The season has destroying rodrT so har vests in many places, nor ev en o f re d uc i ng themlLinglow the average. In New York St a t e , f or i ns t an ce , the crop of wheat is estimated at from one sixth to one half less than usual in eight or ten counties, while in the remainder it is a full average crop or more. Corn is much worse in proportion — the proportions in fact being about reversed, so that in not more than eleven counties does the yield come up to the average. In one, Chautauqua, it is one fifth more. In all the rest, it is from one tenth to two thirds less than the average. Oats, again, do even worse than this, but their deficiency is partly balanced by a full average crop of rye. Hay is at least one third less than usual. Penn sylvania reports 42 counties, in which the yield of wheat is from one sixth to one hill less than usual ; the quality, how ever, even where the crop is small, being for the most part good. Corn is about the same, oats muoh Letter, rye almost everywhere an average crop. The West, while it does not rejoice in one of those magnificent harvests which exceed all estimate and expectation, yields so bountifully as to put at rest all apprehension of anything like a short crop, and of soarcity even for the unusual needs of such a year as this. The great diminution of labour, and the general drought of three months duration, have not sufficed to reduce the crop below a fair average, In Illinois, wheat varies a good deal of different counties —in some is a fourth larger than usual, in a few is less , in man y is about as usual. In the southern part of the state," says the report, " winter wheat looks good; spring wheat throughout the state is a little below the average. Corn promises well all over the state until it reaches points 200 miles south of Chicago. Crop of oats larger." In Ohio, wheat is below the average; corn rather better ; oats decidedly a better crop than usual. In Michigan it is known that many crops were burned, so that the average yield is considerably reduced. lowa has suffered less from drouth than most of the states. Not a single county is reported as growing a less than average crop of wheat, corn, oats, or rye, while in many the yield is very large in decd, and the quality also frequently beyond the usual stan dard. Potatoes, in this state, have done not quite so well, but hay is in no case below, and in many countries is above, the ordinary crop. In Indiana, wheat is one fourth less than usual in Allen county, but everywhere else is stated to be up to or beyond the average. Corn does not quite so well, nor the other crops. Kentucky has half a crop of wheat, full average of corn, and oats and hay. " Tobae,o has suf fered in Southern Kentucky, owing to disturbances, but along the Ohio River the crop will be more than last year. Dealers estimate the whole crop of the state from one quar ter to ono half that of last year; but much depends on sub sequent weather before its maturity." Wisconsin has pretty fair crops throughout —something below the average, but of good and often extra quality, though the drouth seems to have prevailed unremittingly.—New York Ts arse. A CHILD CARRIED OFF RY A PIG,--The Cromarty correspondent of the John o'Groat Journal states that on Tuesday last a pig, droves of which are continually roaming about the Fishertown of Cromarty, attacked a child of about two yea rs of age, and, catching its left hand in its mouth, made off, dragging the child along after it. Hearing the little creature's screams, two men bolted in pursuit, and, laying hold. of the pig, they found it necessary to administer a series of kicks before the brute would let go. Fortunately the child was not seriously hurt, state. 1864. 1863. Railway's. Belfast and N. Counties ..... 136 B e lfast and Couuty DOWD . • 49 23 Blyth and Tyne ............. Bristol and Exeter l2li 262 1 C a l e donian .••••••••"' tn Cam brian ...... - Cockerm outh & Workington 20 si C or k and Bandon C or k, insekrock, & Passage 1 C or k and Youghal .... 321 Cornwall 65t Deeside l7 Dublin & Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda 75 D u blin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd • 911 Furness, &c Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.Union G re at Northern 3 Great North of Scotland 5B Gt. N orthn. & Wes tri. (Irel.) 7ll 'I t.Southn. & Westia.(lrind.) 3871 G rea t Western 5 Ilull and lionises 1 Inverness & Aberdeen Jum lO6l Inverness & Perth Junction 1191 I r i s h North-Western 145 K en t Coast Lancashire & Yorkshire 4C3 Limerick and Ennis—. . ..... 24t Limerick and Foynes 261 Llanelly London &1 li orth-Webtern London and Blackwall st London & South-Western Loud. Brighton, &g s. Coast 267t London, chatham, & D.:ver. • 72 Do. Metropolitan Extens.-, 011 116 Man.,Shefffeld , & Lincolnsh .• 242 i Ranch. S. and& Altrincham 9l Slaryport Carlisle 2B Metropolitan 3i Midland (incl. N.-Western) 641 Midland Grt.Westn. of Irind 2C 2 Honkland 7ll Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal l4 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and Stock. & Darl 1095 North London 9 North Staffordshire 254 Rh ynaney l9l Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern l3B Somerset and Dorset 66 South Devon South-Eastern ..... 75i 306 Taff Vale 67 Ulster 1051 Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 431 ifaterforci.and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 27i W. Hartlepool II arbr. & KaiL W'haven,Cleator,& Egrmnt lO Whitehaven Junction l3 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B Bahia and San Francisco Belgian Eastern J unction 26 Bombay, Baroda, & Cen. India 185} Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 Dutch Blienish Eastern Bengal Eastern of France 1135 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1335 Great Central of Belgium lB ) Great Indian Peninsula 6 3 Great Luxembourg l3l Great Southern of India Great Western Of Canada.... 345 Madras Madrid, Saragossa &Alicant Ol Northern of Canada Northern of France 097 Ai Norwegian Trunk Ottoman Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn lBO5 Paris and Orleans 1614 Pernambuco 77i Scinde.... lO5 South Austrian . ...... .. 1527 Southern of France ...... .... 770 Victorian 0 136 2,129 49 732 28 1,965 121 3 / 4 7,204 16'23 20,051 81 1,E , 24 84 ill 3541 1167 106 i 1 9} 145 10} 8953 2.0 .1 629 1, 4 e57 7,05.1 17.82 1,50 390 372 171 2k 4 4. 5 432 1,781 1,8(. 2 3 3 314 1,818 1,481 1,661 1,620 271 110 2,841 2,233 8,335 2,951 1,894 8,481 3i,5:9 33,610 38,c41 14.50 1,718 1.614 5,2 723 10,703 10,38 72,8 a 60,518 • 17) 1,711 1,599 ;2,401 1,600 1,607 1,614 2,960 130 40,328 36,7A0 295 2 3 260 2 3 621 6:9 112,133 106,8:9 I,ti•7? 1,05 27,433 23,0'3 23,214 20,111 7,667 6,191 2,150 3,3 0 18,150 17 66i 1,661 1,125 1,487 1.3. 9 2,270 1,713 49,412 46.72) 4,883 4,820 1,656 1.600 2,670 2,761 21 1 20' 481 1234 45 6 4 i 261 1 72i 10t 214 ii 28 3t t ;2l 2591 71i 5831 1005 252 19i 113 138 75i NB 105} 82 18.5} 185 1082 110 1302 931 1335 23,304 21,941 64,558 0.710 3,103 3,1. 4 9,110 8,372 t 125 9 .).1 6,813 6,069 5,c29 6,598 919 75 4.254 3,953 30,436 29,288 6,510 6,992 2,392 2.275 224 22 2,773 2.409 :138 442 1,502 1.4.6 - 919 910 6,007 4.&37 - 670 c 52 1,012 919 v2O 801 (0,283 30,170 311 560 364 1,511 1,6 1 6,608 4,116 6,618 5,06.1 1,312 1,416 75,208 66,768 25,5C6 5,550 7,551 4,227 5 481 4 551 481 55 1 13,t,37 1 2 , 59 ' 4 1 32 4, 25 26,200 21,332 61613 6N 1713 1101 771 105 14E4 080 106 143,719 146,651 74,r."9,1 72,413 677 472 66,0.15 67,975 3 ~251 33,373 7,C90 8,319 THE ALHAMBRA.—The lease of this hair advertised to be sold, by auction, yesterday, at Garraway's. At the time of sale it was announced that it had been sold by private contraot. Mr A, G. Pooley, ot 60, Lime street is the purcliaser. was SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. CITY BETTING,—This DAY. CESAREWITCH STARES. 100 to 15 agst Thalestris (taken and offered) 100 to 12 agst Calista colt (taken) 10 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agat Gratitude (taken and off red) 25 to 1 apt Suspicion (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Beatrice (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agat Alabama (taken) 23 to 1 agst Tattoo (offered) 33 to 1 agst Fanfreluche (offered) 40 to 1 agst Lady Frances filly (taken) 40 to 1 agst Myrtle (taken) 50 to 1 agat - Welcome (taken) 69 to 1 agst Carisbrook 10 to 1 agst Brick (taken) 20 to 1 agst Stockinger (taken) 25 to 1 agat Tattoo (taken) 25 to 1 agst Prince PiauFibl© LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening, WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 29. The Queen has been graciously pleased,to giro orders for the appintment of Colonel Godfrey Thomas Greene. late Director of Engineering and Ar c hi tectural Works under the Board of Admiralty, o be en Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN-OFFICE, SECT. 17. The Queen has been graciously pleased to app o i n t Captain Richard Francis Burton, now her Majesty' s Consul at Fernando Po, to be her Majesty's Consul at Santos. SEPT. 23. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr B. Cramer as Consul to Belize for his Majesty the King of Prussia. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 29. With reference to the Supplement of the London Ga zette of the 12th July, 1861, the following officers have been allowed to assume, from the Ist July last, the ranks expressed against their names, without increase of halt. pay : Commanders on Retired List, to be Retired Captains— Sir William Cunningham Cavendish Dalyell, Bart., Henry Parker, Edward Littlehales, Edward Herbert Kenney, Henry John W, S. P. Gallwey, Alexander Collingweod Thomas Dickson, John Charles Pitman, John Currie By non, Thomas Woodgate, John James Robinson, William Salmon Cooper, Richard Wilson Pelly, Montagu Thomas, Francis Philip Egerton, Jacob Sankey, George Sprigg, John Viner Willyams, Lcwis De Tessier Prevost, Lan g t on Browell, Charles Randle Egerton, Right Honourable Mark, Earl of Antrim, Charles Evelyn Rowley, Henry Samuel Hunt Boyce, Frederick Thomas Barnard Hankey, Thomas Maitland Rodney, William George Maude (l 3), Henry Byng, Robert Mush% ood Fowler, William Barrie, Richard Roger Western (B), George Curtis Adams, Davin Adye Buchan, Walter Need, and Lauchlan Bellingham Mac kinnon. Lieutenants on Reset ved List, t 3 be Retired Commanders —William Henry Boyce, Henry Creamer March Phillipps, John Todd, Thomas Dutton, John Church, James Richard Denyer, Henry Perin Steele, Charles Scott Jackson, Joseph. Fauriel Barratt, George Garvey, Richard Weatherley, William Congdon, James Savage, Peter Petrie, John Sampson Jago, Henry Weston Tomkins, William Sweet ing, Daniel M'Neale Beatty, Charles Beamish Ware, Charles March, "William Cole, John Radcliffe, William Ryder, George Pew, Simon Taylor Ogilvie, Edward Aitchison, Elliott Moires, Robert Justice, Chas. Parker (B), Robert Hodder, Lewis D. Mitchell. Wm. H. Dwarrie, Charles Carpenter, Sir W. Ilanham, Bart, John Brothers, Thomas Hillerdson Bulteel, Marcus Wortley, Henry Hope Johnstone, David Henry Watson, Hon. George Francis Colley, Charles Gosset, John Geddes, Richard Sadleir, Hugh Hall . kshaw, Hon. Granville Dudley Ryder, William Lowry, John Wainwright, Francis Robert Dashwood, Frederick Abraham Smith, Augustus George Barrett 6, Charles Dl allard, Sampson Edwards, William Henry Martin, Stewart Nash Inglis, Thomas Hardy, William Forsyth Smith, William Mansell, Conway Richard Dodds, John Septimus Roe, Thomas Richmond, Thomas Richard Frampion, Charles Wyndham Rawdon, James Liddell- Leven C. F. Walker, Charles H. Ackerley, Henry Aeser * Corneck, John Henderson (D), Charles Brand, Patrick Kerr, Joseph Grote, William Henry Geary, Henry Fort )scue, Francis Teek, James Ogilvy Dalgleish, Charles Caley, Robert Kennedy Thomson, Chas. Blatehley, William Nelson Griffith, John de Courcy Dashwood, Henry Amsinel, Joseph Frank Tompson, Charles Garrett, John Markham, Charles Robert Dashwood, James Saumarez J ,phson ' Henry Knolles, Robert Campbell, Thomas Eyre Hodder Gilbert:Francis Dawson, Thomas Lyell, Edmuni Long Eve, William Young Gill, James Murray Pentland, George Manning, Thomas Cobb, F. Henry Le Meeurier, Richard John Marsh, Charles Henry Price, Thos. Eyton, William Burt (A), William C. Simmons, William Squire, James Thompson, George Hingston, William Dent Dent, Archibald Bryan Meheux, William Wright, Sir Henry Sacheverel Wilmot, Bart, George Benjamin Bunbury, William Wooldridge, William Charles Webber, John Sibly, Francis Wall Justice, Joseph Aug. Witham Hill, William Hornby, William Breeden, Edward Kelly (13), Nicholas Evans, Windham Berkeley Portman, Poulton Williams, James Boulton, Garret Rufus Taylor Disney, Edmund Pope, Edwin Lipscomb©, Jeffrey Hale, John Tom, William Lewis (B), Edward Harvey, William Candler, Robert Lamport Pengelly, Richard Edward Cumberland, Wm. H. Shaw (B), Peter Belches, Jobn Lethbridge, Thos. M'Gowan, Thomas Jones (C), James Brootnan, George Wood Webber, Charles Hopkins (B), John Walker (13), James Campbell, (A), George Vaughan Hart, John Watson Wakefield, Henry Towry White, Thos. Atkinson Butler, John Burrough, William Henry Wall, Robert Amyett Newman, Pearson Foote, Lundy Dickinson, Jae. Clewlow Parry, John Lascelles, Edward Bevan, John Gustavus Crosbie, Spencer Drake, Samuel. Sawbridge Chas. William Henry Gage Fitzroy, James Tuner, Michael Turner, Richard Ealea Ro i ors, William Hubbard (B), Thomas Burton Maynard. Lieutenents on Retired List, to be Retired Commanders —Julia Pollard, William Fitzwilliam Wentworth, Thomas Williams (B), John Henry, William Francis Young, John Ludlow Nelton Sealey, Willoughby Shortland, Sir John Heron Maxwell, But., Frederick J. F. Henslow, George Sherbrooke Airey, Honourable John O'Grady, James Campbell Hamilton, Honourable Robert Le Poer Trench, Henry John Harvey, Augustus Frederick James Bowen, Henry Thomas Laye, Hawkins G. Ayscough, N. Norway, William Austin, Whaley Armitage, Charles Bamber Warren, Benjamin Sharpe, Charles Richard Marcuard, Arthur Burrard Kingston, George Henry Charleton Sun deriend, John Btackmore, Charles Bullen, John Horatio Woolward, Algernon Stewart Austen, Alexander John Smith, Augustus C. Murray, Benjamin Francis Helpman, Joseph Nourse, Edgar Slade, George Baring Browr e Collier, Peter Alexander Halkett, Sir Augustus Frederick Webster, Bart., Lewis Roper Eitzwaurice, and Ruben William Henry Herbert, BANKRUPTS, The following are the only bankrupts of commercial inn-, portance in the Gazette : James Crawford, ironmonger, Newington James Jackson, cheese /longer, llolborn-hill Charles Dougla9, pawnbroker, Coventry Daniel Pearson, iron smelter, Liversedge, Yorkshire John W. Marsden, ironfounder, Leeds George Ranson, carpenter and builder, Crown place, Mile End-road George Wm. Castle, coach builder, Portland-place, Hammersmith-road Thomas Rogers, butcher, Newport, Salop Christopher Vant, tailor, Milc-end-road Christopher H. Andrews, stockbroker, New-cross SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Thomas ➢i'Naughton, Torvuick, Perthshire William M`Naughton, farmer, Pitnacree, Perthehiro John Macdonald, groco - , Inverness John Angus, postmaster, Turriff Course of Exchange,—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 24 Antwerp — 12 774 Brussels — 25 77i Hamburg — 13 9i Paris Ditto Marseilles — 25 771 Frankfort on Maine — 1201 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — Berlin — Madrid Cadiz —47 j Leghorn — 25 92i 25 971 Milan — 25 95 26 0 Genoa Naples Palermo — 25 95 26 0 Messina — 25 95 26 0 Lisbon Oporto .. 51 5 I i Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)......per oz., £3 17 9 Silver in Bars (Standard) 12 191 12 31 12 3 25 82i 25 821 13 10 25 37i 25 80 25_821 12 15 12 15 5 1,.9i SHIPPING-THIS DAY, LONDON, Oct. I.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. BRISTOL, Sept. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sidonian • from Onega. FALMOUTH, Sept. 30.—Wind N,—Arrived—Canaan, from Manila. DARTMOUTH, Sept. 30.—Wind for Shanghai. OFF FALMOUTH, Sept. 30.—Arrivod—CheTiot, from, Madras. CARDIFF, Sept. 30.—Arrived—South Devon, from Bilb a. =OFF QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 30,—Arrived—Viola, from Dloulm , in —Flureuce, from Buenos Arts, short of provi sions—both for Liverpool. WARRENFOINT, Sept. 30.—Arrived—Alexandria Laco vich, from New York. According to telegrams received yesterday after 4 noon, the exchange at Calcutta, on the Bth ultimo, was 2s lad, showing a change; at Bombay, on the same day, 2s 111, or id lower; at Canton, on the 2611 August, 4s Old, or id lower; and at Shanghai, on the 21st August, 63 9d, being 2id lower. REMOVAL OF TUE LIVERPOOL OBSERVATORY. — Notwithstanding the representations made by astronomers, including the A., tronomer Royal and a large number of persons interested in meteorological observations, the Mer sey Deck Board decided yesterday to remove the Observa tory from the Princes's Dock, Liverpool, to Bidstou in Cheshire. There has been for many years a lighthouse on Bidston Hill, and thepositicn commands extensive views seaward, as well as over the Cheshire district, and includes the etliu.lrio of both the Mersey and the Dee.