The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-19 00:00:00

who is a vigorous opponent of Russia, and an open contemner of the " snivelling" policy of Prussia and the smaller German Stites. A letter from Vienna, of the loth, in the Cassel Journal, says :—" We learn from a good source that the Austrian Cabinet will not come to a defi nitive resolution concerninc , the proposal of an offensive and defensive alliance with the Western Powers, until the re ;ult of the propositions sub mitted to the Diet by Bat on Von Prokttsch-Osten, as also that of the military operations commenced in the Black Sea, be known. AU that may safely be said i n the interval is that, should the proposi tions submitted to the Diet not be so favourably received as Austria might wish, but, on the other hand, the militaryoperations in question be crowned 3 with success, the conclusion of the said alliance will no longer be doubtful, whatever the Berlin papers may say to the contrary." The Press of Vienna, of the 14th, says :—" It is known that Baron Proketsch-Osten, representative of Austria at the Diet, has submitted to the corn nfittee of the Diet several questions, and amongst others that of deciding how far the situation of Germany is changed by the default of temporary ex planations on the first point of the additional article of the Austro-PruAan treaty, which is tys that offensive operations would be commenced, it Russia incorporated the principalities or passed the Balkans. We learn from a sure source that Prussia has declared her opinion on that point in a circuhir, dated September 3 • she says that the eventualities provided for by diat article being dis-, t ant, it ought to be looked on as without effect ; and that Prussia would not take part either in a war of aggression against Russia or in other coercive measures, having for object to enforce the execution of the guarantees demanded, and that, in fine, Germany could not give a more extensive application to the treaty of April 20, if Prussia did not consent to it. Austria, she adds, has not to fear any attack on the part of Russia. There are positive indications that Austria has recently suc ceeded in coming to an understanding with Ba varia and Saxony on the Eastern question. The gravity of the situation has caused these Cabinets to comprehend that the attitude of Austria is very advantageous to German interests." A letter from Vienna of the 12th, in the Breslau Gazette, says :-- "The Prussian ambassador announced in the audience given him by the Emperor, before his depar ture,_ the arrival of new propositions of mediation, drawn np by the Prussian Government. The ambassador at the same time thanked the Emperor, in the name of his Sovereign, for the last resolution of Austria with respect to the Russian reply, and expressed the hope that the Winter which is approaching would present an opportune occasion for conferences and negotiations. It is possible, neveitheless, that Prussia will be deceived in counting °n a change in the policy of Austria. The latter Power, in fact, is firmly determined not to abandon the position which it has taken up in the Principalities, in the interest of the Porte and of Germany, except under the condition that Russia shall consent to convert the present de facto situation into one deface by aceeding to a general European treaty, in which the demands of guarantees of the Western Powers shall be sat forth at length. It will, therefore, be seen that it is necessary that, like Austria, the Western Powers shall possess themselves of a pledge which shall cause the submission of Russia. Consequently the projected expeditions of the Crimea and Bessarabia can excite no objection, as it isnatural that, in the state of war in which the Western Powers are with Russia, each party shouid endeavour to obtain the most advantageous position." The resignation of Count Buol, of which the re- Port was first set afoot by a Belgian journal—no doubt with the most innocent' intent—is ,declared to be unfounded. Tho aide-de-camp of Prince Danilo, of Monte negro, arrived here a day or two ago. Russia, it would seem, has withdrawn her magnanimous Subsidy for the support of his highness's state, because implicit obedience to the Czar's commands Was refused. The Prince now offers to throw him self altogether into the arms of Austria, if this Go vernment will only help him to live, and assist bin to maintain order among his mountain bri gands. Perhaps the boon demanded may be granted—but, of course, only under conditions Which will be generally approved of in Europe. PRUSSIA. Th e Post Ampt Gazette of Frankfort has the followi ng from Berlin, of the 15th :—" The King has refused, in the most flattering terms, to accept the resignation of General Count de Groeben, as commander of the guard. The count assigned as the motive of his resignation the state of his health, *which would not permit him to fulfil his military duties in case of more serious events. The King, in refusing to accept the resignation, is said to have observed that no such events were to be appre hended, and that, consequently, the general ought hot to pay attention to such considerations. A letter from Vienna, of the 12th, says :—"The .Moniteur of the Army publishes the names of sun dry officers who have been decorated for improve- Nents in military arms and equipments, and amongst them is Colonel de Lenk of the artillery, who has received the insignia of the Order of Leopold for a discovery which allows the employment with great advantage of cotton-powder for artillery. The Emperor has already ordered the practical applica tion of the invention to that arm, and cannons are being at present cast for the purpose." SWEDEN. COPENHAGEN, Sept. 12.—The Govern en mt has given its absurd intention of prosecuting the speakers at the Copenhagen meeting. It contents itself, to begin with, with a new prosecution against the Fmclrelandet, for its moderate and half-humor ous article on the opening of the Court-Junta (Rigs-raad). Lord Canning and Mr. Tritton are here with their yachts. The French war-steamer Cycetto has passed to the south. Several other vessels are Corning and going. Military evolutions on a large scale are taking place in Schleswig, as well as round Copenhagen. There has been a considerable fire in Stockholm. The only vessel of the allies now near Stockholm is the Austerlitz, to which visits are daily made. The imperial eagle is everywhere on board ; but, singularly enough, four landing cannons have still their proud old inscription, " Republique Fran caise ; Liberte, Egalite, Fraternite. Up to the last dates the fall of Bomarsund was still kept secret from the Finnish papers. A whole armfull of British ports has been de clared by King Oscar infected or suspected; his own cholera residence is, of course, still ex cluded from this legislation. And this we patiently subm it to. The Swedish half-official press, it is remarked, has openly acknowledged that these stops are go verned by " other than sanitary reasons." True, it has simply been a weapon more in the arsenal of a Russian court. FR AN CE. ARRIVAL OF QUEEN CHISTINA. PARIS, Tuesday Morning.—The French steamer Newton arrived in the Garonne on the 17th, with Queen Christina on board. The article of the Moniteur, on the alliance be. tweon France and England, is copied without com mentary by all the Paris journals of yesterday. Some remarks of the Siede will be read with in terest, for they set forth in plain and unequivocal terms, what was, from a reserve which will be duly appreciated, intentionally vague in the Monitcur. The Siècle says : " The lh oniteur has published a long and important political article. There are in it two very distinct things : in the first place the eulogiums on the policy of the Chief of the State, and afterwards a kind of declaration on the affairs of the war carried on in common by the two ma ritime,powers. As we are not in a situation to discuss the points of internal administration which the Govern ment journal applauds, we shall only turn our attention to what regards the immense undertaking in which France has now engaged her honour, her finances, her army, and her blood. The Government, in order to bring this undertaking to an honourable conclusion, particularly relies on the close alliance of France and England. The Moniteur does not mention the names of the German powers. It confines itself to remarking that generals from all the States of Germany have been sent by their Governments to be present at the military rnanceuvres of our camps. It thus supports itself on the kind of European international verdict which has solemnly condemned the ambition of the Czar. But it is on this point, if we do not deceive ourselves, that the article of the Moniteur becomes a kind of manifesto di rected not precisely against the powers of whom we have just spoken, but against the absence of acts in support of their first decision. All are convinced,' says the official journal, that a prompt and energetic war is the only means are-establishing peace on solid bases ; that in short this war, commanded not by a spirit of conquest, but for the honour and safety of all, was not undertaken until after Europe, represented in a sort of international Grand Jury, had delivered unanimously against the guilty aggressor a verdict which it would have been disgraceful not to have executed. Nevertheless in spite of the d'sgrace which there woald have been in not exe cuting, it against the guilty aggressor, the Moniteur only mentions France and. England as having r esolutel y ranged themselves on the side of execution. France and England could not,' says the official journal, `hold back from that consequence. United for action as.they had been in council the two great maritime powers•share th e glory of the vigorous resolution which forms the security of the present and the guarantee of the future.' But why are England and France alone to share that glory of resolution and of action ? Why have they not been followed on the fields-of-battle by the German Powers ? What has prevented a verdict which has been given unanimously f ro m being executed unanimously ? •• What has e.-enteti the gtilty ~.r who 1,1 , , been condemned by all from being also attacked by all ? What is the reason that, in an enterprise Promp4f4 by a gem of gotugai honour and taafety , I the whole of Europe has not taken part in the action, as it took part in the censure ? On this subject as well as on that of the German powers themselves, the Mani teu;• has thought it its duty to maintain silence. It ap pears to us, however, that it would have been interesting for the country to know what calculation may be made on tho eventual attitude of Austria and on that of Prussia, and in what light for instance is to be regarded the occupation of the Danubian provinces by the troops of his Majesty Francis Joseph. Assuredly France and England, united in a close alliance, may with reason, we are convinced, pronounce the Medea superest. They may be without any fear as to the issue of the enterprise. Their union alone inspires him who provoked the war, with barbarous and senseless acts unworthy of true cou rage, and their union will, we hope, be sufficient to in sure victory. It is not, therefore, we who will ever excite the Government to seek per fas ct nefas for an Austro- Prussian alliance. The English alliance is sufficient for us both as Frenchmen and as partisans of the revolution. But we cannot prevent ourselves from observing that the situation of Europe, if it should be prolonged, Iniglit become anormal. There has been, as the Moniteur says, a common judgment delivered, and has great interna tional verdict, up to the present time, has only been carried into execution by France and England. Two nations only fight for the safety of all. There is in this a want of logic which cannot continue without prejudice to, those who have created such a state of things. Austria, and more particularly Prussia, ought to reflect on this. A power of the first order, when it is engaged in council, cannot, without danger to its own influence and to its own honour, refuse its action ; when judg ments have been passed, it cannot without incurring a loss of esteem abandon to others the execution of them." The Revue de Deux Mondes takes the following view of the course pursued by Austria in the Pastern question : " Assuredly we have every confidence in the loyalty of Austria, and do not suspect her of an arriere-pensee. She has given proofs of her good faith. She has even given pledges that she will act in concert with us, by lending her name, not, perhaps, without some regret, to the conferences on Eastern affairs, thereby affording to Russia an honourable and safe retreat. We can account for her embarrassments, and respect her scruples. We can also make every allowance for her methodical habits in politics. All that is well, ae far as it goes, but there are others, as sensible and as moderate as ourselves—we mean the crowd, who judge by facts, by instinct, who are not always mistaken, who are sceptical and suspi cious, demanding acts, not words, and tempted on all occasions to repeat those words of the poet—" La foi qui n'agit point est-ce une foi sincere ?" Therefore, this auditory, who follow the march of events with lively in terest, have at this moment, we must confess, serious misgivings as to the result. They loudly applauded the declaration of Sth August. They saw in it, even sup posing it to have no effect on Russia, a determination to act with vigour and prudence, since our troops, with the Turkish army in advance, being masters of the Danube could have easily united with the Austrian army. It was generally supposed that, in the event of Russia refusing to accept the four guarantees, the Court of Vienna, after so many fruitless at tempts at conciliation, all her military preparations being completed, with nothing to fear on the side of Servia, Montenegro, and Bosnia, would have frankly joined the alliance of the Western Powers, that she was resolved beforehand to act with them in case it should be the intention of Russia not to make the slightest concession until compelled thereto. But they were greatly mistaken. Austria had decided otherwise, for without a moment's hesitation, without wasting time in deliberating, contrary to her usual habits, she determined not to consider the negative answer of Russia as a casus belli. This resolution was adopted at Vienna, not only with incredible promptitude, but, what is more extraor dinary, was published with the same rapidity. We can not take on ourselves to say whether the Governments most interested were apprised of it before the newspapers and the public, at least we may have some doubts on the subject, as the news spread so rapidly. The Russians, pre-occupied with our preparations for the expedition to the Crimea, and dreading an open rupture with Vienna, knew at once that they had nothing to fear from Aus tria, at least for the present. It was evident the Aus trians were about to enter the principalities, but Omer Pasha was already at Bucharest, and, for a reason we cannot explain, Prince Gortschakoff's army was retiring behind the Prilth. Therefore, since there was to be no collision, since the Austrians were not to pursue the Russians into their own terrritory, the occupation of Wallachia by the Austrian troops was of very little im portance as a political demonstration against Russia, and does not sufficiently compensate for the embarrassments and susceptibilities which it must cause both at Con stantinople and in the principalities. " It is to be hoped, for the honour of Austria, that she will not content herself with merely applauding the removal of all obstacles to the free navigation of the Danube, or with marching her soldiers into a territory which no one contested, as it would not be a safe game for her to play. We look for ward with great confidence to the success of the expedition to the Crimea, and we are convinced that our success is alio desired at Vienna. For that reason, it is not from fear of a check in that direction, which would allow the Russians to re-enter the Principalities or to threaten Gallicia, that we consi der the attitude assumed by Austria both injurious and unaccountable, as it implies neither war nor peace. It is because we think the capture of Sebastopol will not put an end to the war, for, having to deal with a Power so tenacious and proud as Russia, whose territory is sheltered from all attacks, it will be of very little use to strike a blow towards its extremities, no matter what humiliation and damage might be the consequence. The taking of Sebastopol would never insure peace. The belligerents might be driven by the force of circumstances and by reciprocal engagements to seek or to adopt modes of warfare which they could not have anticipated. Then will Austria have cause to regret not having thrown the weight of her sword into the scales. She cannot possibly expect to have the same weight when she did not share the same dangers. And if, in the development of a situation, of which nobody can foresee the issue, she experienced embarrassments peculiar to the conditions of her existence, can she expect support from Powers she has not assisted in an enterprise, though she approves it, and is already reaping the benefit of its success." THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 19, 542. SPAIN. MADRID, 16th.—The Gazette will to•morrow publish the nomination of General Zabala as Cap tain-General of Castille, and that of General San Miguel as Inspector of Cavalry. Generals Ler sundi and Turron have arrived at Madrid. The police have visited and searched an hotel, where they supposed they should find M. Soule. General Narvaez went from Loja to Malaga, where he was received with the honours due to his military rank, and embarked on the 11th for Mar seilles. General O'Donnell was taken ill very suddenly on the 14th while giving audience at the War-office. The complaint is stated to be bilious cholic ; but whether cholic or cholera, he soon recovered from it, and is now doing well. A Royal decree has been published annulling the decree published by the preceding Government, by which the order of Gerouimitan Friars was re-esta blished at the Escurial. The preamble to it is signed by all the Ministers. General Shelly has resigned the Captaincy-Ge neral of Granada, and General Iloyos is gazetted in his place. The Augsburg Gazette informs us that the insur rectionary party in lower Albania and Thessaly is again lifting its head. Between the 12th and 15th of August the robber chief Skalyojanni was at Ra dovitzi, in Epirus (where the revolution com menced), with 500 men ; Grivas is with 1,500, and Katarathia with 600 men in Thessaly. If Sebas topol should fall, we shall probably hear nothing more of these heroes, and soon learn that his Ma jesty King Otho has become more tractable. THE SWELL MOB AT BANCHORY.—A few of those speculative individuals who set at nought . the ordinances which regulate the rights of property, availed them selves of the opportunity afforded by her Majesty's visit to Banchory to astonish the natives by their dexterous manipulation. From one man's pocket the circulation of the current coin was illegally accelerated, while an other man, looking to the safety of his own purse, drew forth the empty one of his neighbour, which the wily artist had transferred to his custody after appropriating the contents. "The public attention" of Banchury was immediately called to these mysterious events, and the result was the capture of the delinquents. After her Majesty's departure a court of justice was improvised for the trial of the offenders by some of the county ma gistrates who were in attendance, and the prisoners were arraigned. Their worships, however, had no clerk, and their desire to vindicate the outraged law was likely to prove unavailing ; but from this dilemma they were relieved by the offer of a gentleman connected with the local press to take down the evidence. The testimony of the complainants having been duly re corded, the magistrates proceeded to attach their sig natures to the depositions, but their dismay was very great on finding the page covered with those wild-look ing and flighty memorials which are called into exist ence by the pen of the stenographer. Their worships could make nothing out of the manuscript but hooks and eyes and quaint figures of less simple proportions, and they suggested that the stenographer should copy out the notes for their enlightenment. They declined, however, to say that they would reward him for his trouble ; and on his refusal to perform the work gratui tously, the only course remaining for their adoption preparatory to the committal of the offenders was to affix their names to a mysterious document, the contents whereof had baffled the keenest efforts of their in tellect. . THE AUTHORSHIP OF JUNIUS.—Mr. W. Cramp is pre paring for press a brief memoir of S o l omon D ayro ll e , Esq.,the godson and intimate friend of th e ce l e b ra t e d Earl of Chesterfield ; also some account of Mrs. Christa bella Dayrolle, the amanuensis of Junius. A memoir of the presumed confederates of Junius must be considered a dcsiderat um by all who feel an interest in the dis covery of the great political satirist, since Junius, who ever he was, must have had one or more confidential persons to assist him.— Critic. PAISLEY SANITY.—In the Registration Court, Paisley, the question was incidentally mooted whether confine ment of an elector in a madhouse was a sufficient reason , the name of the unfortunate individual f f ', ) :, e . , x t P l i n gn !!l. One gentleman declared most emphati i eally, that if madness was a disqualifying circumstance, ! at least one-half of the electors on the roll were liable to I have their names Amok off,--.Paisley Journal, - - MONEY MARKET AND COMMEIZCIAL INTELLTGENC.k. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, ,including 1,000 American, taken for export and on speculation ; 140 Pernam and Maranham, at Old. to 71d. ; 50 Bahia, at 61d. ; 200 Egyptian, at bid. to 71d. ; and 500 Surat, at 3d. to 41d. per lb. Railway shares wore dull and heavy, at rather lower prices. ,The occurrence of failures is at all times calcu lated to arrest attention, and the information has been received with much regret, therefore, of the suspension of Messrs. Dean, Youle, and Co., of Liverpool, in the South American trade. We fear, nevertheless, that many other stoppages will occur ; the result, in the first place, of that re striction in business occasioned by the war, and more recently of the embarrassments on the other side of the Atlantic. The agriculturists of the United States will he partially crippled in their means, and will be more economical in their purchases of manufactures, owing to the partial failure of the Indian corn crops, while the derangement among the railway speculators will prevent the extension of the lines and the giving of contracts for iron and other materials. Here then is a direct influence exercised upon our manufacturers, and those who were originally weak, and who have suffered by the reaction in the Australian trade, by the China rebellion, and the Turkish war, may perhaps have to succumb. One result of the reaction in America will be to arrest the remittance of State bonds and securities, which was being so freely made to Europe, and so far the London money market will experience relief. How far the convulsion in American railway property is ustified, it would be impossible for us at a distance, to say, though we apprehend there has been enough of extravagance and mismanagement, as in England. While one party maintains that railroad stocks are inherently rotten, and must further decline iu the United States, others who have also local opportu nities of judging prognosticate an improvement. The Erie stock has fallen seriously, and the holders at New York have laboured under a complete panic, but the directors assert that this is not justified by the position of the company. This they explain in the following circular, which is in teresting to many parties having shares and stock here : "Office New York and Erie Railroad Company, New York, September 4, 1854. " The directors observe with deep regret the great de pression in the market value of the stock and bonds of the company, and the almost total loss of its credit, so much so that the board have been compelled to resort to very extraordinary measures to fulfil the obligations of the company. " The airectors have not lost confidence themselves in the ultimate success of this great enterprise, and are confident that the plans they will adopt for relieving the company from its present embarrassments, and provid ing for the income bonds due in February next, will meet with the approval of those interested. " We think that, taking the country through, there need be no fear of scarcity, for the drought has been more severe here than in any other part of the country, and must be felt more here than on the rich lands of the West. That the corn crop is short there can be no doubt, but when the effect of this is brought to its proper bearings, which will hardly be before next spring, we shall find that it will simply be a short supply of pork and lard, and whisky, and a price for corn more nearly approaching that of wheat than usual. If the speculators understand this and buy up the pork, lard, and whisky early in the season, they will do a service by seasonably checking the consump tion, and more nearly equalising the price through the winter and spring, and so high a maximum will not be reached as would otherwise happen, except for a brief period, while they are making their purchases. "At an early day their plans will be presented to the public, with a report of the business and condition of the company, which the board confidently believe will be satisfactory. " The operations of the road during the 9 months of the present fiscal year, commencing Oct. 1, 1853, and ending June 30 , 1854, down to which time full accounts are made up, have been as follows : Transportation earnings 53,953,298 42 Transportation expenses, including inte rest on the funded and floating debt 3,336,776 78 Surplus 5616,521 64 Which shows a profit of $616,521 64, equal to 8 per cent. per annum upon the capital of the company, over and above all expenses of every kind, and the interest and commission which have been chargeable upon its entire funded and floating debt. "Notwithstanding the sickly season through which we have just passed, and the depressed state of the busi ness of the country, and the consequent effects upon the business of the road, the board entertains the opi nion that the returns when rendered for the last quarter of the year will present a net gain equal to the average of the three previous quarters. "This brief statement is now made, in advance of a more full report, in answerto numerous anxious inquiries concerning the business of the road, and in the belief that something of the kind is necessary to prevent timid holders of the stock and the bonds from unnecessarily sa,crificing their property. "Published by order of the board, "HOMER RAMSDELL, President." Showing a decrease on the Welland and Chambly Canals, and an increase on the St. Lawrence, Burlington Bay Canals, and St. Ann's Lock, and a decrease on the whole of 251/. Bs. 311 The amount of tolls from the commencement of the season to July, 1853, was 40,193/. 15s. 9&d. ; ditto same period 1854 39,812/. 16s. Sid. ; decrease this year, 3801. 19s. Id. Advices from Peru state that the contending armies were near each other, and that Castella's forces in a skirmish had the advantage of the Go vernment troops. Castella was receiving assistance from Belza, the President of Bolivia. The demand for gold for exportation has in creased, and some large shipments are in progress, the amounts from Australia and America furnish ing the means. The Turkish Loan and the war expenditure in the East, together with the liqui dation of debts due by merchants on the other side of the Atlantic to their French correspondents, the money being remitted through England, will account for the exports. There has been a decline in English Securities, and Money Stock has been brought to market. Consols have been at 95i to g, and since at 95 to for transfer, and at 951 to for account, being now 95g to 1. Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 9s. premium. All are anxiously awaiting news from the Crimea. Foreign Stocks have been heavy. Mexican Bonds realise 24i 2. Spanish 3 per Cents. are steady at 38. The Turkish Scrip is at 3to 3± pre mium. Dutch 21 per Cents. have been done at 61k. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6i ; Mexican, 24i to 241; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., re t d to , 18 4 4 0 i to p 42 erCe ; u ß ts u . 9 p o e ; r Cents.,spanie 98 Spanish I D oO ef ; ei di . 5± to 5 i ; d itto Passive, 4 to 41. Certificates, ,ssBiaBlltos i to 18± ; ditto 3 p er Cents., 37i to 38 ; ditto ra lly rath Shar er lower. shar B e are rally es have The bmiscellaneous een inactive, and gene are at about previous rates. -------- BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK, (Prom , the 09icial List.) Bu•iness done. 3 per Cent. Consols Al2llAltieS 9sh 1 5 i bong Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 44 Consols for Accoun t 17th Oct. Exchequer Bills, 2id. £lOOO ........ ...... .... 9 p 2500 6 p E x chequer Bonds 1858, 34 p er Cent. Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, ABXiCall 3 per Cent. Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 38 Turkish Scrip Ditto for the Account 3 g i Di v idends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil ..... 614 HALF-PAST TWO. Consols Ditto October Account Out of 110 steam-packets now employed in conveying mails 54 are built of wood, and 56 of iron ; 89 are pro pelled by paddle-wheels, and 21 by screws. Only 21 out of the 110 steamers have lightning conductors fitted to them, All the mail packets between Liverpool and America, and nearly all of the Royal West India 'Mail steamers are wooden ones, are propelled by paddle wheels, and have lightning conductors. All the Chan nel Island, the Panama, and General Screw Companies, and the greater portion of the Oriental Company's steamers are iron ones. All the General Screw Com pany's and a considerable number of the Oriental Com pany's steamers are screws. A FORTUNATE FICHERMAN.—The Bavffshire Journal states that George Wood, a fisherman at Potknocl,ie, has fished 595 trans of herrings during the present year, the value of which , when cured, will be upwards of 6001. SPORTING NOTES. LEICESTER AND MANCHESTER. I shall redeem my promise by briefly directing attention to the p rogrammes o f the Leicester and Manchester Meetings, albeit so little interest do the events appointed to be decided at either place ex cite that anticipatory remarks on tliGm will be scarcely expected. The list of sport at Leicester contains twelve items, but the meeting most un fortunately clashes with the "last day" at Bed ford, and the opening day at Manchester, a cir cumstance which will' contribute to shorten the fields, and diminish the attendance of company. Sharavogue heads the list of acceptances at Bst 121 b, and the animals likely to be pitted against him will, despite his heavy impost, find in him. a troublesome opponent. Should he start, therefore, I shall, with " Sam's" assistance, expect him to pull through. In his default Lurley may prove the winner. Sharavogue is, by the way, a l so entered for the County Cup, which 9 on p a p er looks a " certainty" for him. This event and the Handicap are to be decided on the same clay ; whetlifer he will do battle for both I am, of course, unabLe to determine. Among the nominations to the 'I wo-Year-Old Stakes are Citnicina, Rambling Katie, Pole Star, Lord Alfred, Jack Sheppard, an,d Mrs. Rigby. The last-mentioned will start " unpenalised ;" and shoulder two h "severe heats" with Ealermire over the hard ground at Doncaster have produced no stiffening effect on hor, I shall, shut ed sho go to the post, select her against the field. The Belvoir Stakes I shall not touch upon. Among the "rips" likely to con rpete for the Scurry Handicap, Butterfly .to Ga me Chicken may show to good advantage. The 10 Sovs. Han dicap may be placed to the credit of either Bright Phoebus or The Poet. Sport is generally pretty good at Manchester, and the betting somewhat brisk. The meeting appointed to take place on Thursday a nd Friday is likely to show few shortcomings in these respects. Cherry Brandy's running at Doncasi,er last week was sufficiently good to induce me to p lace faith in his ability to concede weight to the ": youngsters" likely to oppose him for the Chesterfiel d Handicap. He will, however, encounter powerful Resistance, and His Piper may sound his retrce Lt. For the Wilton Handicap I shall select The Little Fawn and Jetty Trefi'z. Black Doctor has keen so little worked this year that I am induced t.O place him under suspicion. Hazlenut and Patience are en titled to favourable notice for the We: iter Handi cap. From the twenty-five animals w eighted for the Northern Metropolitan, I select Lc iugh Bawn, Helena, Maid of Team Valley, Do. mine, and Pumicestone, as forming a "lot" mot likely to furnish the winner. I have not yet seen the weights for the Grand Stand Stakes and the Northern Subscription Han dicap. A FRESH MAN. September 19. CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS _DAY.) THE EXTRAORDINARY ATTEAEPT AT MURDER. It appears from inquiries instituted this rooming that the unfortunate gentleman, Mr. Willoughby, who dis charged a pistol at Mr. Giffard, the bairrister, while sitting in the Old Court, is related to IVEr. Alderman Kennedy, and it appears that he has been I.(ir some time in an unsound state of mind. Mr. Giffard was in court this morning, r.nd it is satis factory to be enabled to state that he ap pears to have received very slight injury. and holder The unfortunate gentleman is a clergyman, of two livings. Since his committal to Newgate his conduct has not been at all particular. After his removal. to the cell where he was locked up, he became somelvlat excited, but not more so than prisoners under charge generally are. .Tohn Smith, 19, carrier, William Wf ztts, 22, la bourer, and Henry Luke, 19. labourer, arere indicted, Smith for stealing 121 yards of silk, value 361. 11s. Bd., the property of John Gillard, his master, and the others with having received the goods. Mr. Ryland prosecuted, Mr. Payne waEt for Luke, Mr. O'Brien for Smith, and Mr. Sleigh for Watts. It appeared that Smith was in the employment of a carrier, and amongst other goods which be had to de- liver was a box of silk froni Bridgewater, to Messrs. Cook, of St. Paul's Churchyard. Luke and Smith had been seen in company upon the day Smith had the box of silk. Upon that day Smith left his horse and cart, which was subsequently found at the green-yard. Upon that day Luke was apprehended•by the police in posses. sion of some of the property, and then said he had found the box in the'street. When Smith was taken in charge he gave as his reason for leaving his cart that, having missed the box from it, he was afraid to come home. With regard to Watts, nothing was proved except that he was seen in their company. The evidence as to the identity of the silk not being very clear, the prisoners were acquitted. MABKET NEWS-(THIS .DAY.) SistrrtmELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 4/ 12s ; clover ditto, 3/ 03 to 6t Os ; and straw, 11 14s to IL Iths per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, yet prices were well sup ported. UUMBEIILAND.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 4/ 158; clover ditto, 310 s to 51 16s; and straw, 1/ 14s to 1/ 183 per load. A fair average supply and a moderate demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 103 to 4/ 15s; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1114 s to 1118 s per load. Trade rather dull. COLONIAL. SUGAR.—Very little is doing, and there have been no public sales. Refined is without alteration, and not in active request. The quantity of British plantation landed last weak at the East and West India Docks was 924 hhds 185 taw 364 brls ; there were taken for home consumption 1,198 hhds 124 trcs and 443 brls. The stock in the same places is 14,674 hhds 2,484 trcs 4,813 brls. COFFEE.—The market is quiet, and there is nothing of importance doing. Good ord Native Ceylon has been sold at 458 per cwt. Rum.—About 100 puncheons good Calcutta have been sold at 2s. per gallon, proof, which is rather dearer. The quantity landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 1,188 puns 264 hhds ; there were taken for home consumption 277 puns 57 hhds, and exported 176 puns 360 hhds. The stock in the same places is 10,970 puns, 2,390 hh SALTPETRE.—The better kinds aro in more request, and sales have been made at 27s for fine 21 to 3 lbs. RlCE.—There has been a large business done for expor tation, and the ordinary sorts are dearer. The sales have been 12,000 to 15,000 bags; Madras pinky lOs 3d to 10s 6d, Bengal mid lls 3d to lls 9d, and Moulmein and Penang grain 9s 9d, and fair and good 10s to 10s 6d; also 5,000 bags Arracan on the spot at lls per cwt. A large business has been done in cleaned, fully 3,000 bags are reported at full prices. COTTON.—The market is dull, and the sales are 400 bales at barely previous terms,. TEA.—Since the delivery of the letters from China, a large business has been transacted in common congon; 3,000 to 4,000 chests are reported to have changed hands at 10.,d, which is an advance of Ad per lb, and at the close of the market this price was refused. TALLOW.--The market is heavy. P.Y.C. 63s 6d to 64s per cwt. on the spot. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Sept. 19.—Wind this day at Noon, W. ; in squalls last night, accompanied with rain. Y weather. It blew very strong for London ; Bremen, Portsmouth. z S.W. Sailed—Flora, hid, W.S.W. Arrived —Albina, light PLYMOUTH, Li, : le o, : tr : Te, ,H,Sept. and s e dplut7l..l—, 17.--Wind, 18.—Wind, from Tatmagouche ; Express, Jamaica ; Halcyon, Ha- vannah ; Lyra, Malta. HULL, Sept. 18.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—lsis, from Constantinople. Sailed—Judith, for Memel ; Cecilia, Copenhagen. OFF THE LIZARD POlNT.—Christiana, from New York ; No. 2 (barque), Quebec. OFF SCILLY.—Europa, from Now York ; Henrietta, do., both of and for Bremen. OFF THE ISLE OF WIGHT. — Hecla, f rom L eg h orn, f or Antwerp. LOWESTOFT, Sept. 18.—The Joh n H ardy, of and from Shields to London, grounded on the Holm Sand, but is expected to be got off at high tide. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 17.—Wind, W.S.W. Arrived— Minerva, 'from St. Übe 's ; Gem, Alexandria ; Sophia Mar garet, Constantinople ; Sea Witch, Liverpool, for City 14, Poin w t, boreh stared stem, hav &c. ing been st ruc k by a sea, Sept. hic HOLYHEAD, Sept. 18.—Arrived—Ringsion, !uebec. PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 11 a.m. Wind, W.S.W., moderate, with rain. The Willi a m Gillies, which sailed f or P anama on the 18th inst., has put back. Arrived—Daring, from Barbados ; Shamrock (steamer), Havre ; Marys, Maranhaml; Coaxer, Rio de la Hache. Off—Australia, from Callao ; Kuttienburg, St. Stephen's; Wandering Jew, St. John's ; Fanny Forsyth, Quebec. (BY, SUBICARIN t E id A e, N 2 ;E:J o B u O rs P , E fi A o N oc T i; EL fr E e G s :A a : fine. GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. IV Ar i r n iv ci ed -W , 8.W.; 18th—Sylph, from Barbadoes ; Chapin, Que bec ; Reserve, Jamaica ;_Raymond, C a li ngapatam ; Holy head, Shcdiac; No. 2, Quebec ; Topsy, Demerara ; Sher wood Ranger, Oporto; Mystery, Trinidad; Bellina Louisa, Seville ; Almaid, Santa Cruz. Sailed— Gold Digger, for Penang. DEAL, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Wind W.S.W, strong, and hazy. Passod—Eliza Caroline, from Callao, and Sir It. Peel, from New York, for London; her Majesty's steamer Janus, from Woolwich, for Portsmouth. Anchored—No. 130 transport, from London. Put back—Sagittarius, for Malta. Sailed—Norma, for Memel ; Wooloomooloo, for Sydney. The Diligentia, from London, for Geelong, was in colli sion yesterday, off North Foreland, with a small brig, name unknown ; both vessels received damage. The French steamer of war Brandon, from the Baltic, for Cherbourg, etraok quarantine gag yesterday, lea d re . mallet S HARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Ri.U.WAYIi. Aberdeen ..... 8,, A.ln.bg. Nottng. Bost _ . and Eastn. Junct, ll I Belfast & Ballymena. 1 Birming. Wolverh. dt Stour Valley Birkcnhd. Ltincsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. do Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 9 IDo., ....... '0 Myth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45 / 100 Bristol and Emeter 100 Caladoniaii ........ 21s. Caimarthen and Car digau dl Chester & Holyhead. al Cork and Bandon._ al Cork, Black, & Pass. .4 Cornwall •i Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc 11 Dundee Porth&Aber- dcen Junction all Do. New....... )0 East Anglian tli Eastern Counties )0 Eastern Union, A Stock ... .00 Do., B. Stock 83 Do., New A ►i) Eat Lancashire Ecliuburgh dr Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles... ;0 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. )0 Glasgow &S. Western, IGreat Northern )0 Do., A. Stock 0 Do., B. Stock 0 Gt. Sth. &West.(l re ) 0 Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail, Cua. Stk tll Irish South-Eastcrh 11 Lancaster St Carlisle A Do., Thirds 4 Do. Nov Thirds )0 Lancash.andYorksh .81 Do., Fifths .1i Do., Wst. Riding Un tll Liv.Crshy.&Soutlipt dl London II Blackwal )0 I Lon& Bright & S.Cst. Lona. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8.„( 2 Do. Eighths 10 London andS. Westn Do £5O .£49 [1 Lndndrrydr Coleraine a Lndndrry. & Ennisk. PO Nanch. Shef. & Linelii 41 Do., Man. & Lin. Un /0 Nlidland )0 Do. Birmn g. &Derby Lll nidld. G. West. (Ire.) !ttA Do. Half Shares ill Newcastle & Carlislb 54 Newmkt.BuryExten 1 9; Nwpt.Aborg. S Newry & Enniskillen 11 Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor )0 (Norfolk :3? gortlin.Co unties Un. -—• • • • North British 11 North Devon, No. 1 11 Do., No. 2 11 Do., i A Deferred 11 Do., B Guaranteed X) N. Eastern—Berwick !O Do. do. Extension _3 Dodo. G.N.E. 611 Do. Leeds )0 Do. York al North London 8? Do. New £lO lF IsT.&S.Wstrn.,llarup stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire 11 North Western .11 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinctey, and Leicester.. 1 Oxford Woreesterok Wolverhampton 4 Portsmouth )0 Scottish Central )0 Scottish Midland 11 Shrewsby, & Herefd dl Shropshire Union Do, A, B, C,& paid up at per cent. south Devon j South Eastern all South Wales . .5 S. Yrksh. & Ely. Dun 5 Do '.O i 8 itaines,Wok. &Wo 11 :, , tockton & Dar Stockton & Ilartlepl. Gaff Vale . 9 IDo. £lO shares K) Do. Pref., No. 1 1 `Thames Haven Dock and Railway 11. Vale of Neath Al Waterfd. k Kilkenn,v Al Waterford&Limericl .6 West Cornwall. 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace West London. Winibledn & Croydon !Closing Prices yesterday. 22 - 22 , 4i - 5 9 9} 1 11 —lO d, 17 18 7 6d 96 - 97 66i - 66 15i - 16 10 - 12 2 1 d 7 - l 7 - 18 11i - 121 35 - 40 24 - 26 70 - 72 61 - 63 23 = 89 - 90 71 - 73 124 - 127 91 - 93 . 73 74 72 - 76 82 - 85 9 - 11 t) 9 - 11 73t 73i 54 - 5 sa 88 104 105 1041 104 P 4d 84 86 9 Bdi 8 7dl 25 - 26 714 - 72 42 - 44 8 - pa' 2 - 21 5i - 6i 51 - 53 33 ... 34 8 10 1/ 64 78i —79 i 5i 5d 3 3id 15 15 56 57 54 56 1 p - 4 P 7 d 34 - 36 97 -- 99 63 -- 65 74 S -- 3id 13i 14! 66 664 334 34 2 1 d 33 - 35 18 19 - 21- 26 - 4i j ei FA FOREIGN. Xll Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. Juno. 8 Beziers to Graissessac !s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Scrip 20 20 I 21 !Central of Italy - 11l Demerara. A Dijon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish 20 1 20 20 a: 20 1 20 a] 20 100 a' 11 Eastern of France ' .0 Do. New 11 East Indian 2 Do. Extension IDo ` 4i p. e. Bds., pa:T.l '57, convertible 11 Do. do. do., '59, do 0 Gd. Jnnct. of France 0 Gd. Tk of CanadaA. is. .11 Do. do ,11 Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. 100 all Do. Cert. of Deben , 100 al 20 1 25 1 25 al. 25 a: 100 1 al 20 11 5 a] con. into Stk. till '63 11 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. .0 Gt. Central of France Xll Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. al Gt. Western of Canada Shares . . al Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 _ _ Xll Do. do., p. '56... dl Do. do., '76, p. '60... dl Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. 8 Lake Const. & Basle Lucca 6c Pistoja 5 p.c. I prof LO Great Lusembonrg Constituted Shares! all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran 133 Madras 2 \Do.New 31i Maria Antonia all Do. do. New 2 'Melbourne Dk. &Ry Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) 11 Nortnern of France 1 D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines' guar. 8 p. c. & red. at 2*. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdr (fmy. B. & Ams. Shs.) SorWegianTrunkPref .4 Paris and Lyons al Ditto Bonds 11 Paris and Orloans._ 11 Paris and Ronen , .0 ParisCaen & Cherbrg, Rouen and Havre 5 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish II Sambre and Meuse all Do. 5,4, p. cent. Pref. .0 Southern of France ' .2 St. Andrew's and: Quebec (A) S all West Flanders 11 Do s:l i per c. Pref... .0 Western of France... .6 West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden ........ :0 !Zealand JOINT-S' 6i 7 " 3 d ka-ip 2 . c1 32} —32 a; ..• 2? 3p id— it d 0 - 6 7- 6 , 9 7d 9 7d t iP i ip i - 4P 17 -18 2a par 11 d 1p i p - 2 ld pai ld par 2 4p 21 - 2 21 - 1 -- lip Par i P 7 - 7i iii - 3.4 i 121 -- 8 -- 9 18i -191 p 48 50 37 39 _•• Pm 23 —23 par 1 p d .. 8 gi ... - pm 4 d 6 7 y 31- 10 - 17 BANKS. 84 - 85 11 Australasia 11 British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 11 British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Clutd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 15 Colonial 9 Commercial of Lond _4 English Scottish and Australian dl Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia !O London and County LO London Joiut Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 15 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New ..>,2A National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 15 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp C 0..,. all South Australia 44 46 all Union of Australia ai Do. New Ti 10 'Vain of Loiadon..,„ '1 -7= Yci io -7- ii 21 d 21i 22 iii = 42 - 44 Business done this day. Llr fES LEASED AT FTXRD RENTALS. ~.',I. 'aid, RAILWAYS. c L om e rg . Cl : e t a r lr ea th 7, l"in d :.! ... —......... —...... all Bedford and London & ....... Bletehley ... N. West. .: , 100 Buckghamsh. L.&N.W. 95 100 7.! 100 Glydesdalac. Caledon... 98 100 WO E. Lincoln Sr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 137 140 all Glas. Barr. &Caldonian. Neils. Direct i ••• ••• all 0. New...... Do . ... all lstr.dt Dn.Fr Gt. Westn 28 30 all lirtlpl. Dk. & 1k• New. Railway & Berw. ... ... a IL Hull & Selby Y. &MEd 100 102 al ,, 1 , Do. i Sh ares . Do 5O 51 al , Do. 4 Shares. Do 25 -25 i all _ Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 121 131 all . . Do. Preference Do 23 —24 all Lon., Til., &S. Pet* &Co lli —Ut 110' Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk ••• Li 0 ' Do. 6 p er e t . ••• a ll ~ .lunch. Rxtn. L.&N. W •• ••• I and Matlock & Midkl 2fi 2i all . Middlesbro' & Stekton& • Redear. .. . Darlingt. al] l'ilidld.Bracifd Midland.. —94 ... ... 92 all Northern and Easternsp.c. E. Count. 58 69 all Do. 6 per ct. Do • all Do. Fixeds ps Do all Prest. & Wyre L. & N.W all_ G )o o . ol i c •" ••• ~.., Shares. g.sp .c. Do yo r &Ln&Yk . ••• 100 1 Loystn. & Hit. GtNorthn 135 138 me' ; ihef.Rothand Laucaah& 9i , II 3. Stafforclsh. W.Mcican 24 lid I all I • S ear Valleygr itockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt ..„ ... all 'I , o. D0.......,. 30 31 100 ' Tilts&Somrst GrtWestn. 93 95 sh .lr Am.! --5 A all St. 1 100 st. l 100 St.! WO IR ELAND. ATTEMPT TO lIPSiT AN EXCURSION TRAIN. DUBLIN, MONDAY. Full confirmation has arrived of a diabolical attempt to upset a railway excursion train from Londonderry to Enniskillen, on Friday night. There were 800 persons in the train, including the Earl of Enniskillen, the Hon. and Rev. C. C. Maude, and several clergymen of the Established Church. One of the engine-drivers was killed ; another had his leg broken ; and the Earl of Enniskillen received some contusions. The upset of the engine was caused by large blocks of stones. The excursionists belonged to a Protestant associa tion, and had dined at Aerry. The coroner is now holding an inquest. Lord Londonderry has offered a reward of five hun dred pounds for the discovery of the miscreants con cerned in this horrible outrage. St. 1 1.?4 31 I 21 22 1! 25 31 50 al 20 a] 20 1 , 10 1 50 4 25 a] 25 I al 20 21 St. iOl st.l Ii St. 101 10 St. 10( St. 101 St. [0 St. '10; St. I to St. I to 12 a: 50 a] ~.:~ 1 St: 'lOl Ili a St. 10 St. 10 20 1 10 st: I 1.1 25' a] St. 101 812 s St. 101 St. 101 50 a] 25 2: St. 11 50 St. 11 16 8 i al St. 1t 25 21 25 1: 50 al St. 101 50 al 10 Ito St. lii 20 St. 101 St. 101 10 al 50 a , St. 101 50 al 20 L 20 25 a: St. St. \ it 25 1 20 20 a] 50 a] 20 1 20 a 10 8: 100 a] 100 al 100 a] 20 I 11 20 a 16 a] 20 aj 101 al 20 l, 20 20 20 I 1 , 20 20 1 20 1 a, 10 20 1 , 20 1! 10' al 20 11 20 1 20 I 21 8 1041 103 i I 100 5 100 all all all all all per cent. 65i x a kb 3rdueli Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. 31W - tanc.Vl)rne 10 per c. pref. issd. at 500 I :ris. & Ex. 4 D. c. St. I 4p. c. E'hares Caledonian 1.2 0 C lwster & Hol,vhead (Attar. 5y per mat._ Do_ do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. Con drßandons p. c. llw idee Perth &Abor-) de m Junction Bag. tAnglian (.010s) 6 p er cent Do. (X.. 5) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7p. c East Irn Counties Ex tens. 'on, 5 p. c. No.l No. 2 , , Do. Ne w 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash. 6 p. et's East and West York shire June. Fifths EdinlaPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow & S. Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom , Do. 4? p. c. Gt.N. of Scot. lstPref Gt. Southn.6rWestm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Prof. St Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Prof. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Stk Do, do. do Do. do. do 98 100 I- i - 13i - 22 - 24 14 - 116 107 - 109 100 - 102 -- 64 -- 101 -- 92 -- 96 -- lli -- 18 -- 11 -- 77 -- 20. -- 10 -- 15 - id -- 136 Lan. & York. F. £2O Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon. &N. W., Cot. di Nuneaton 5 p. ct. London & S. Western Con. Thirds li 1.34 •• • .. Mlle 21- 3p 1 Londonderry& Coler. Shares Lonely. & Ennis. Sh Shef., & Lin , i Shares, No. 1. ..: Do. Now, £lO Do. .£6 Xtarypt.& Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4i per cent Do Aid. Consol.6 p.e.St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birra. 6 per cent.... Do. Pref. 4,i, per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stock Do. 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5i per ct. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. a North British N. E. Bony, 4 p.c. P Do. do: do (Do. Leeds 6 p.c . No.l Do. do. Quarters '4B Do. York 11. & S. Pur. North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c. Scot. Cent.,New Frei' Do, 5 per cent south Devon De. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 4i p. c Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent. Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.ScKilk.6p.c. Q - 8 10 - 12 8 - 9 11k- 12 - EP ••• ••• ... ..: 136 138 1 it ld 87 -90 1103 - 106 92 - 94 Si - 3i 1 id 114 - 116 12 13 id Par 23i 24 99 101 8 1 d, PREFERENCE SHARES. lip 10 13i 1:I lit 4i ••• -- .., 4 3 1 MINES. Agua Fria ...... Anglo Austrin. Gold Auglo Californian Australian Australian Cordillera Australian Freehold Ave Maria Baden (Gd.Dnehy of) BlEenarvon Iron and Coal British Iron Brazilianlmp. (issued at pm Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Cp.rsons's Creek Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial Gold Copper MM. of Eng.l Do. Pref. 7i p. cent Copiapo English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co Fortuna. General Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. Great Polgooth. Liberty Linares Hariciaita. Slexicau&S.Amerien New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting Co Nouveau Monde Pontgiband Silver Lead ➢iin. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Rhymney Iron Do. New Santiago do Cuba South A.ustralian Tin Croft United Mexican Waller West Mariposa Worthing Mining o; Australia . Yuba ktISCE: Aubin Coal and Iron Australian A gricult. Australsn.Pcific. Mail Australn. Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Brit. & Coln. Smoitg. and Reduction Co Canada Canada Got. 6 p. ct. Jan. and July Crystal Palace Crystal Pal. of Prance Eastern Steam [ElectricTelegraph(A) [Electric Teleg. of lr. Gen. Steal" Navigat. General Screw Steam Irish Beetroot Sugar Magdalena St. Navin. Mediterau. Elec. Tel. Nat. Pat. Steam Fu& Netherlands Land.... N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. N. B. Australasian... Nrth. of Europe Steam Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. Peninsular& Oriental Do. Do. Portland Iron Co Royal Mail Steam ... Scot. Austral. Invest. South Austral. Land Submar. Telegraph.: Do. Registered. Van Die lllolA WO all all all - _ i - 1 il _- ... - i i' - - i 8 - 8i 8 - gi li - 2,f 26 - 28 •.• 42 - .44 52 - 57 1 - 3 p 11 - 12 li . - 2 t - iP - .. . 9 6 - 15i -16 i , 25 -- .7 8 - 9 1 - 3 5 . - 3i i - i 42 - 44 .• "-- • • . ~ - ... .6 = 7© bi 16:3 .10 - 111 21 - 24 ii = in "i = ii I ----- 1' 3i ita 2 -- 2ixd 37 - 1 I 4 - 1 13.5 24i all 15 all all 16 all pm 1 ANOTHER .A.11 7 0111.4LY OF THE BEER ACT. The framers of the Beer Act were compelled to make this concession to common sense that parties who could only obtain the sustenance necessary to support nature at public houses should, under certain restrictions, be allowed to receive refreshments in public houses on Sunday. It was assumed that the designation, " tra vellers" wou ld cover all the varieties of individuals composing this class. Unluckily it does not. A few weeks ago a pu bli can i n the vicinity of . Smithfield was placed at the bar of a pol i ce - court, c h arge d with selling , refreshments at an early hour on Monday morning. It turned out that the parties served were drovers ; and as their labour consists in great part in moving backwards and forwards alon ,, the roads, they were held to be travellers, and the publican escaped. Last week the landlord of a public-house in Blackwall was brought befo re a magistrate under a charge similar to , that which had b een made against his Smithfield brother. The parties, however, the Blackwall publican had served early on a Monday mor n i ng dockyard labourers ; dockyard labourers cannot well be aie s ny q nge u dl squeezed fzit dismissed i common ls n c mee t douo accused t dsi h . teehn wass ae fined,tcategorychaeutca and case of were not drovers, but f rcautionary travellers, otuhned drovers thre at.libN liable and dwi a na n : d u:: t strtid l El i dockyard labourers is perfectly identical. Both are compelled to labour at night--both have .to labour at a distance from their homes—both require refreshments world is 444ee P ; and both at hours when most of th e can only procure those refreshments at a house of public entertainment. But the drovers come from the country to the town—and the dockyard labourers only pass from one part of an overgrown metropolis to the other. It is, therefore, held that in the sense (or non-sense) of the Act, the former are travellers, and the latter not. And as the egregious framers of the Act have only conceded to common sense and common hu. manity in the case of travellers, the dock-yard lab ourers, compelled to toil under cloud of night, in all weathers, amidst river sludge, are to be denied their necessary refreshments. .Thirt the necessary consequence of a law enacted to compel the working classes to certain out ward formal observances of days and seasons, by men who know nothing of the times and modes of labour which the necessities of the poor compel them to adopt. The Pharisees of our drawing-rooms and saloons ought, before they are allowed to hamper and annoy the honest poor by their enactments, to be compelled to share for a season in the labours of the poor, in order that they might have some conception of the privations which they entail upon their victims, and the possible consequences of such privations.—Daily News. GRIST AND MARIO IN NEW YORK. In speaking of the first appearance of these artistes, the New York Sun says : " It would be carrying our admiration of the qualities displayed by Madame Grisi to an extreme unwarranted by the evidence of Monday evening's performance, were we to say that she has lost nothing of her former fresh ness and purity of voice. The hand of Time, which deals so unsparingly with all the rest of the world, makes no exception in the case of those favoured children of song, whose rich endowments of physical gifts open the way for them to reputation and fortune. Still the traces of its inroads are only obvious to those who have had the opportunity of comparing the different stages of a career pre-eminently success ful in all its phases. Her figure has assumed a fullness and a heaviness not quite consistent with our notions of classical grace; but her features are still noble, command ing, and expressive. If she is wanting somewhat in the facility and precision of execution for which she was for merly remarkable, her voice still possesses a power and richness that it' does not often fall to our lot to hear, and that leave her still equal in this respect to almost any of her cotemporaries. For those great parts which she has made particularly her own, and which none of her rivals have been able to approach her in, such as Norma, Lucrezia, Borgia, Anna Bolena, and Donna Anna, her vocal and histrionic powers are still in suffi cient vigour and perfection to enable her to give her accustomed effect to them. Although it is not impro bable that we may yet see those parts filled by greater singers, it is scarcely possible to find combined with so much vocal excellence so much of dramatic force and ex pression. Grisi, in fact, owes as much of her reputation to the latter quality as to the former; and, although in the one those who have beard her at an earlier period of her operatic career will recognise a sensible falling of, in the other her powers seem to have matured rather than di minished. There could have been no more striking proof of this than the intensity of passion which she dis played throughout almost the whole of Monday night's performance. Her defiance of the taunting nobles, her despair at the poisoning of Geanaro, andlor anguish at his death, were all expressed with a depth and grandeur of emotion that carried away the soul with it, and left that profound impression upon the spectators which nothing but genius of the first order can create. The reputation that preceded Mario to this country received full confirmation in the 'verdict of the public on his performance of Monday evening. He is unquestionably the finest tenor that has visited us ; and we have had the ad vantage of hearing him in the full maturity of his powers. When we compare him now with the descriptions given of him on his first appearance at the Grand Opera in Paris, in 1839, we cannot but admire the perseverance which has enabled him to conquer the bashfulness and awkwardness which then marred all his efforts. It is impossible to give an idea by description of the delicious qualities of his voice, his perfect style of phrasing, and the exquisite delicacy and refinement of his execution. When we combine with these qualities finely-formed ex pressive features, a slight and graceful figure, and considerable dramatic power—the result of careful study —some notion may be formed of the effect pro duced by his performance on the audience. Where the roles of both these distinguished artistes offered only a succession of new beauties, each equalling the others in the perfection of its rendering, it would be difficult to particularise those passages that pleased the audience most. Suffice it to say, that all the gems of the opera were encored, and at the close of each act Madame Grisi and her husband were called before the curtain, and greeted with the most enthusiastic applause. Of the other debutants we can only speak favourably of the new basso, Sig. Susini. He has a fine voice, some what wanting in flexibility, perhaps, but betraying careful cultivation. His style and action are both excel lent, and altogether he is a most valuable acquisition to the company. The tickets for the next performance will be reduced to three dollars to all parts of the house. A NATIONAL ANTHEM FOR MEXICO.— A national anthem has just been adopted by the Mexican govern ment. It bears tie title of "Dios y Libertad. ' Nu merous compositions for the purpose were prepared by invitation of the government, and the committee ap pointed selected the one referred to. The Minister of the Interior has issued a decree declaring the fact of this adoption, in order to inform the public of the f ac t . LUTON, DUNSTABLE, AND WELWYN RAILWAY. —W e understand that there now remains n• doubt of the as sent to this project of all the owners of the property through which the line will pass. We may theiefore hope that the application for an act will be comparatively inexpensive ; and that, when the line is constructed, the public and the shareholders will divide between them the profits arising out of what will b., in every sense of the — On Thursday a ft ernoon E w sc o A rd, a cheap rEorA p R railway. isoi tit . last some considerable stir was caused among the police authorities, in consequence of a prisoner having effected his escape whilst being conveyed to Lewes by railway. The man's name is Richard Agate. lie was conveyed to the Haywards Heath station in a fly, in the custody of policeman Ferminger, stationed at Three Bridges. The carriages of the train which leaves Haywards Heath at 3.25., and arrives at Lewes at five minutes to four, it is stated, were all full, and the policeman took his charge into the guard's box, the door near to where the prisone r sat b eing unlocked. upon going throughad the tunn e l w hi ch passes under the town , Agate, who had the cuff s upon one hand only, o pened leaped from the train. Ile succeeded in effecting his escape.—S ussex Ad vert i ser . the do and or on Friday last. It appears Ferry Bridge by thewas seen to pass the duty, but his dress being ; guar dt toll readily soh suspicion was ESCAPE.—A convict escapsedhferom the Portland Prison changed and he paying excited regarding him• in pursuit._ MELANCHOLY Tuesday, at Greenock, missed at the prison, a spirit shop, w who w orked in one The fellow wa wever, soon and a Party of warders were de spatchedTERMIIVATION OF A WEDDING.-0/1 a middle-aged widow, who kept married to a respectable mechanic, of the mills in the neighbourhood. several hours after the ceremony the bride evinced her wonted cheerful disposition, going about her l correct and attentive way, but ' little anxious that everything was suited to seeming a the large party that were present on the occasion. Be fore the cornpany i broke up, however, something strange noticed in her manner--she began to talk and rave qUffPairtsillin her usua l was in a mysterious way, until it became evident that her mind was affected. Medical aid was brought, but the sufferer continued to get worse until Saturday night, when it was deemed advisable to transfer her to an asylum.—Nora British Mail. PILLAGE.—Tho Opiniome of Turin states, from Milan, that the committee of sequestrations has directed that all property under sequestration for political motives shall contribute to the Austrian loan to the amount of • four finite the vklue of the lancktaz, 50 50 100 1173 20 50 20 25 73i I St. 20 St. 15 23 2i 123 1 25 all 10} 100 1100 16' 25 10' ,0.6 20 20 20 25 100 100 100 100 100 100 1101 23 17 4