The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-28 00:00:00

_ - I 0 N 11 r" -It A ak—J AND 0031MBECLAL .T.NTELLIG-ENOE. CITY, TV 0 o'CLOCK The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at from 7,000 to 8,000 bales, in cluding 1,500 American taken for export and on speculation. The market continued tame, but steady, without change in prices. The sales com prised 700 Egyptian at to 7id., 800 Surat at 2d. to 4d., 50 Sea Island at 11d. to ls. id., and the remainder nearly all American. Railway Shares were very dull and heavy. The six weeks' average price of wheat is 595. 2d. per quarter, and the last week's sales were 85,984 quarters. The public sales of colonial wool commence Oct. 19. Over 50,000 bales will probably be offered. The accounts to the 16th inst. from New York, per steamer Baltic, have been delivered, and they confirm the intelligence received yesterday per telegraph, that money was rather easier; although with specie coming away in such a stream, it is not probable there will be a permanent cheapening of discounts for the present. The crop question still engrossed much attention, and in aggravation of the previous difficulty in the destruction of the rice V.antations on the rivers, Combabee, Ashley Cooper, and Savannah, by a violent storm. Large sales of rice were made at New York in consequence, at Advanced rates. _ . • From Mexico, the advices are not of importance) and it is difficult to understand whether the revo lution is making head, or the reverse. The unfor tunate prisoners on both sides had, in several in stances, been executed. The Venezuela accounts are still unsatisfactory. President Monagas, however, appeared to be getting the ascendancy. In New Grenada the authorities appear likewise to be stronger. The railway was progressing satisfactorily. At Belize, Honduras, on the 10th August, a conflagration de'troyed the business part of the town, involving 100 buildings and half a million of dollars. The Bolivian Government intended to forward 4,000 muskets and 6 pieces of artillery, with munitions, and 300 horses, to General Castilla, who is op posing the President of Peru. At the meeting of shareholders in the Wheal Prosper Mine, held this morning, it was stated that the prospects were exceedingly favourable, and a small " call was made to prosecute the under taking. The New Linares Mining and Smelting Company in its report to the meeting held this day, 'states that two new steam engines are now completed and on the mines. The assets are 12,052/. 15s. 10d., and the liabilities 1,869/. 19s. 4d. The supplies of bullion from abroad have so far increased this week, that there must be a large surplus available to be paid into the Bank of Eng land. From the United States alone between 400,0001. and 500,000/. have been received, part undoubtedly in transitu to the Continent ; but the Eagle has also arrived from Melbourne, with 350,000/. on board, and the bulk of this, pro bably, is for account of English merchants. At Manchester the dullness of the Indian and Australian trades is complained of, and another small failure, the London Vale Printing Company, is announced. In insurance circles some sensation has been created by the announcement that Sir John Key, the new Chamberlain, is going to bring the insur !Ace business of the City of London to the Mutual, whereas for a long series of years it had been al lotted exclusively to the London Life. The market for English Stock has been, quiet again, with prices generally firm, but not buoyant. Money is still in request among the jobbers at full rates, the settlement of the account in the nglish and Fureign markets having an influence. Consols have been 95 to 951- for transfer, and 95i 4 for ac count. Exchequer Bills have been a shade lower, ss. to 9s. premium. The Bonds have realised 99i. In the foreign market there is still a degree of heaviness, mainly arising from the paucity of the transactions. Mexican Stock has been at 24k, and Chilian 3 per cents. have been done at 75g. The Old Brazilian Bonds have been marked at 101 . . Spanish Threes have been quoted 38; the Tur kish Scrip is 2i to 2f premium ; Dutch 24 per Cents. are at 52. 1 The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 61 2 ; Mexican, 241 to 25 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto 41- per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18ff to 18 7 6 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 37 n to 38 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to 5i ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41. The railway traffic returns for the half year, taking the eleven weeks completed, are generally larger than at the corresponding date of 1853, even where no addition has been made to the Laileage. The following gives the principal figures :- 1854. 1853. Aberdeen Bristol and Exeter Chester and Holyhead (with Mold) 68,677 70,114 Eastern Counties, Norfolk and 251,125 234,223 Eastern Union Great Northern 199,163 172,630 Gt. Souti.ern & Western (Ireland) 64,911 80,731 Great Western Lancashire and Yorkshire London and North-Western London and Black wall 20,211 18,660 London, Brighton, and S. Coast 188,233 175,679 Loudon and South-Western Midland North British (includ. Dalkeith) 56,808 52,064 Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverh. 38,071 26,118 South-Eastern South Wales Special allowance must in some cases be made for changes that have been made in the form of the accounts and the receipts of one or two amalga mated or leased lines. The last week's railway recoipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under 1854. 1853. Great Western North-Western South- Western Brighton Midland South- Eastern 19,492 20,137 11,047 Caledonian Great Northern 22,077 20,040 Lancashire and Yorkshire 2 North-Eastern The settlement of the account in the Railway Share market is producing the customary fluctua tion. The Great Western have improved a little since the commencement of business, bat there is a decline in most of the other shares, and the " con. Lingo," or charge for allowing parties to defer their purchases until next account being so high, ha s induced sales. The business duing is not of im portance. South-Eastern are flatter, and also Midland, Caledonian, and North-Western. The foreign lines are neglected. In the Colonial and other mines there have been a few bargains at about the former quotations. The Joint Stock Banks have been flatter, Crystal Palace steady, and Canad a G overnmen t Debentures rather lower. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK ( Front the 41;ia6 List. ) Rn mess done. 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9si i 5 Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 4 91. G ,i Consols for Account 17th Oct. , Exchequer WWI, 24d. 1:1000 £5OO Small Exchequer Bonds 185 S, 3i per Cent. PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONTE O'CLOCK Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent lOl Ditto New, 1852, 4.k per Cent .. . 96:1 Ch D ilia.n Bond s , 6 p er C ent. .. • Uitto 3 per Cent ....•,... ....... .....•—••• ••• 75 1 Mexican 3 pe r C ent. Turkish Spanish Bond s , 3 per Cent. 33 Scrip Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Guil HALF-PAST TWO. Consols ................. .. . 95 I l i Ditto October Aceomit. .................. 93g A ____________•------..—_-, L .-,,___ ••• ... • ' ClllNA.—Accordin China g to th e telegraphic accounts from rate of yesterday, which r eac h to the 6th of August, the exchange has at length experienced a decline, which will tend materially to lessen the shipments of silver from this country. At Canton the quotation by the previous mail was ss. 41., and it is now 4s. 11d., while at Shanghai it has receded from 6s. sd. to Gs. ld. The Australian advises by this mail are nearly three Reeks later than tho,e received via Panama on the 18th inst., and almost two months later than any that have rrived direct, SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. Id.l RAILWAU. Closing Prices yesterday. Business done this day. Shr. !Pi St,lll 12ht )0 kberdeen. .. . 8i Xx,abg. Woang. Bost and Eastn. Jnnct ill Belfast 4 Ballymena in Binning. Wolyerh. & Stour Valley ... . . . l9i Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Juliet a Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. .9 Do., 0 . 3 Blyth & Tyne original X 25 (issd. at X 45) Bristol and Exeter...) 10 Caledonian .a. Carmarthen anal Car digan 11 Chester & Holyhead. dl Cork and Bandon... dl Cork, Black, & Pass L 4 Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Lll Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New 10 East Anglian.... Lll tastcrn Counties )o;astern Union, A Stock .00 De., B. Stock 8' Do., New A 'lst Lancashire )0 Edinburgh do Glasgow 91 Edinb. and Peebles... EAiu. PrLU &Dundet.• 1 orth & Clyde June. /0 Glasgow &S. Weston , /0 • ;real Northern )0 Do., A. Stock /0 Do., B. Stock )O it. Sth. &West.(lre. ►0 Great Western 10 D.b. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk al Irish South-Easter) Lll Lancaster & Garbs .4f, Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds 1(1 Lancash.andYorksf L 8 Do., Fifths .11 D,. Wst. Riding Lb Lll Li v :Crsby.&Soutlipt '1 London & Blackwai Lond.Bright&S.Cst Lond. and N. VeHtl .)o. Fifths 1 D0.10i.5h.,M&8... 2 t)o. Eighths ",ondouaudS. Westik U. T)o. £5O 14 I 00., £4O 1 an "...ndudrry&Colerain 11 I .ndudrry.& 10 ,lauch.Slief.it Lincl 4, /0., Man. & Lin. Uu Aidiand Ki , o. Sir= g. & Dori), G. West. (In. 2 Do. Half Shares ll iewcastle & Carlislr gewmkt.Bury Eaten 9 Nlvrpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Jewry & Enniskille dl Jewry Warreupoin and hostrevor. )O I Norfolk 3., iorthu.Connties Un _ _ . sTorth British 11 ' , forth Devon, No. 1 .11 , )0., No. 2 .11 .0., A Deferred al 90., 3 B Guarantee , Eastern—Berwid 10 do. Extension .3 ')o.do. G.N. E. Porch al Do. Leeds _ 00. York LI , qorth London 8. Do. New £lO I, 4 .&S.Wstrn.;Hami• stead, and City Ju. 7: .forth Staffordshire II ;forth Western 11 4. &S. Westi n. June 1 Vuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Ki /xford, Worcester, Wolverhampton 4 'ortsinouth K : , eottisli Central • 3cottishlittidland 11 tirewsby. dt Bele ltropshirellol.l )o. A, B, C o k D,full paid up at per ii outh Devon sir;south Eastern .11 south Wales . ;. Yrksh. di Riv. Du )o 8 taines, Wok &Wo L 1 tockton & Darn: I Lti tockton & Hartle', 'MT Vale 9 )o. £lO shares Kt )o. Pref., No. 1 1 lames Haven Do, and Railway 11 Tale of Neath ai Vaterfd. & Kilkenu II Vaterford&Limeric•} (i .Vest Cornwall. • 3 Vest End of Londo, - land Crystal Palace, rest Loudon. I Vim')ledn &Croy( lo 21t - 221' 4i- 4il Si 9 1 12 .-11 d 17 18 7 6d 95 - 97 644 -64 i 15 - 16 10 - 12 . 3- i 7 - 7t 16 - 17 111 -11 i - 68 57 - 22 - 24 B'4 - 88 70 - 72 124 - i 6 90 - 92 72 72; 70 - 73 r 0 85 8 10 8 0 71 —71 i Ot bi ... - ...~ 8i 103 105 ,u 1 101 Ad— pa. par - 6 83 9 8 8 7 ' 142 - 252 69i 69:i 40 - 42 d pm 8i 74 2g 2i 5i 6t 49 51 3i 42 33 8 10 -- 7* 77 -- 7 8 6 -- bk; 3 t° 14 15 544 -- 554 41 -- -- 7 d p 32 - 34 97 - 99 64 - 64 74 - 8 34 - 3} 13 - 14 634 i 3 - ?4 2 - - . .5 - :37 ~ - .. - • ,o• '''''" •. 17 19 41 - 4 24 • ''6 4 - 5 6 - 7 FULGEIUN. ,11 tntvrorp&Rotterdam,' :3 cielgian Eastn. Jun 8 Beziers to Graissessac !s. Bombay, Baroda, and Contra ludiit,§cripl Central of Italy 611 Demerara .4 Dijon and Besancon 9 ►uteh Rhenish .... all , Eastern of France .0 1)o. New al East Indian 2 Do Extension 11 Do. 41 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible 11 Do. ao. do., 19, do .0 Jnuct. of France Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. all , do 1 IDo. St. lAwrence Atlantic do. Lll Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c. , do. 0 it. Central of France 111 Indian Pouinsul:. 1 Do. New 5 per cont. .11 It. Western of Canaclx Shares dl )o. Bds., payablo's7, with option till '55 dl Do. do., '62, p. '56 al Do. do., '76, p. '6O 11 Do. do., '73, without option 11 qamilton & Toronto dl )o. 6 per cent. 8 1 ..ak0 Const. & Basle .11 ,ucea & Pistoja 5 p.c. prof .neat Luxembourg Constituted Shares 4 I all )o. Obligations o I ,yous and Geneva 2 eons 6t Mediterran. i . :l(iras )o. New 'Maria Antonia Ali )o. do. Now 2 telbourne Dk. &Ity al Namur & Liege (wit) interest) , )0. (ex interest) di NTortheru of France ill D 0.20/. Shs.late Char •eroi and Erciu lives gu ,r. 3 p. c. & red. at '22M. dur. SS yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 111 D 201. 3p. c Bds Oily. B.& Ams. Shs. N ,rwegianTrunkPrel 4 Pais and Lyons 11 )itto Bonds 11 Paris and Orleans.... 11 Paris and R0nen...... .0 I'arisCaeu 6r Cherbrg. .1) Ronen and Havre 5 Royal Danish 3 I toyal Swedish .11 Sambre and Meuse 611 Do. 54 p. cent. Pref , 0 Southern of France"' .2 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) gib all West Flanders AI Do 5A per c. Pref... .0 Western of France... West. of Switzerland i ll Wiesbaden :0 Zealand .1 0 IN 'l2-STOI übtra lasi a British Colonial Bank and Loan Company ill tritish N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 , Thrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 3olouial ,_lommercial of Lond uglisli Scottish and Australian tll Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock , . . !O ziond.& Westminster 15 'ational Provincial of England [0 :)o. New. !2i national of Ireland ►ll - Cow South Wales ' ill Mental Bank of Corporation 'rovincial of Ireland )o. New loyal Australn.Bkg (,lold Imp Co al -with Australia :1' IJuion of Australia— 2 11)0. 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LOO al 20 5 al 20 I 1, 20 I 1 20 2 33: 3 10 al 20 al 1I ; al 20 a] 10 al 20 1 , 40 al 20 al 20 1 , 20 al 20 1, 20 al 10 al 20 ii 20 t 20 U 20 1 20 .21 TEM STY N l _ L 0 Itt N i T Irti SDAY 'NI N' G, SEPTEIIis LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) RUTLAND STAKES. Nina colt Tynemouth Six ran. SEVENTH TRIENNIAL STAKES. Rifleman Bonnie Morn Seven ran. LATEST BETTING. TRIENNIAL STAKES. 6to 4on Bonnie Morn. 2 to 1 agst Rifleman (taken). 10 to 1 agst any other. CESAREWITCII. 6to 1 agst Muscovite. 30 to 1 agst Poodle. 50 to 1 agst Ethel wolf. CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 16 to 1 agst Alembic. 20 to 1 agst Burlington. BANKRUPTCY COURT.-(THIS DAY.) Mr. Commissioner Holroyd was the commissioner of the day, but was engaged during the morning at a private meeting. LOSS OP TEL' CITY OP I'EITLI7I4-lA. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The inhabitants of this port were startled this morning by the intelligence that the fine new screw steamer City of Philadelphia, Captain Leitch, which sailed from this port for the town after which she is named on the 30th ult., bad been lost off Cape Race on the 9th inst. Oa inquiry it was discovered to be tuo true. The news reached this port by the schooner Venus, Captain Bart. lett, whiCh arrived in the Mersey last night, from John's, N. 8., after a very fine run of thirteen days, having left on the 13th inst. The following particulars we find in the St. John's Express of the 12th inst. : "We regret having to announce that the fine new screw steamer, City of Philadelphia, Captain Leitch, of 2,100 tons, was stranded at Chance Cove, about miles north of Cape Race, on Thursday night last. This steamer, built for the Liverpool and Philadelphia line, was on her first veyage ' and was only eight days and a few hours out from Liverpool, with a valuable cargo and 540 passengers. She was proceeding under full pressure of steam, at the rate of between nine and ten miles an hour, when shortly after eleven o'clock, the night being very dark, with heavy rain, she struck on Cape Race, and being backed off she was run into Chance Cove, the only place in the vicinity, and where she now lies in three fathoms water. She leaked so badly, that by the time she ran aground at Chance Cove the water had extinguished the fire in the furnaces. Providentially no lives were lost, and as soon as the daylight enabled them to see about them, the passengers were landed and tents pitched, where they remained until Saturday morning, when the Telegraph Company's steamer Victory, coming in from the westward, ran in to their assistance, and brought about half the passengers on to this port, and having landed them on Sunday morning, returned for the remainder, with whom she arrived yesterday morning. She left last night with a number of persons on board, with the view of rendering every possible assistance in endeavouring to save the vessel and cargo. On Sunday a party of military, under command of Lieutenant Law, was despatched for the protection of property. The passengers have been pro vided with lodgings by Messrs. Brooking, Lloyd's agents, who have also chartered some sailing vessels, and despatched them for the passengers' luggage. We understand that the City of Philadelphia cost about 60,0001., and that the value of her cargo is about an equal sum. She was built in compartments, but the concus sion when she struck was so violent that the bulk-heads were started and rendered useless. The agents for Lloyd'S have been prompt and un ceasing in their attention to the important duties apper taining to their responsible office, and it is pleasing to learn that everything possible has been effected, not only in reference to the vessel and cargo, but for the comfort of passengers, who, with the greater part of the luggage, have been conveyed here. The unfortunate passengers, on reaching St. John's, N. 8., bore testimony (as will be seen by the following letter) to the energy and skill possessed by the com mander, Mr. Robert Leitch. . " Dear Sir—We, the undersigned passengers by the s.s. City of Philadelphia, desirous of expressing our ap preciation of your conduct and confidence in your abili ties, take this opportunity of rendering our heartfelt thanks and deep obligations for the judgment and skill shown during our late misfortune, and consider that our providential and almost miraculous preservation is to be attributed (under God's blessing) to the presence of mind and energy manifested by you during the most trying period. We also desire to acknowledge the exer tions of the officers under your command." The agents at Liverpool (Messrs. Richardson, Brothers, and Co., of Tower-buildings) have received the following communication from Captain Leitch, written at St. John's, N.B. :—" It is my painful duty to record the loss of the City of Philadelphia. She struck on Cape Race, on the night of the 7th, at 11.15 p.m., in a fog. After sounding outside of the ship and in the hold, backed off immediately. Finding the ship making much water, kept her close to shore, and made the best of our way north, in order to reach this place if possible ; but the water gaining so fast I was obliged to lay her on the beach in Chance Cove, about six miles north of the Cape, fortunately a sandy beach, where we succeeded in landing all the passengers safely. I have obtained from here, and have on board of asinall steamer, diving dresses, pumps, engines (fire), &c., for doing all I can to get the ship afloat again. I sent one of the officers down, who states that the extent of da mage is very small, so that with a diving apparatus we may be able to stop the leak." 'rho announcement in the Liverpool Underwriters' Room, from St. John's, 12a, adds to the above :—" The weather has been rough the last day or two, and it is feared the vessel will suffer severely. 'She was only eight days eight hours from Liverpool to Cape Race." The City of Philadelphia is the second steamer belong ing to the same company which has been unfortunate during the present year—the first, the City of Glasgow (where place on the line she was destined to fill), having sailed from this port on the first of March, and not hav ing since been heard of. Paid,l RAILWAYS. Redford and Bletcbley Buck,gliamsh. Clydesdale Jo. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New. • Glstr.& Dn. Fi lirtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw o. Preference Lon.,TiL,&S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. 'Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Than , and Matlock Middleebro' Redcar Aidld.Bradfd Northern anti ! Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyr Do. A Shares. Roystn it Hit. ..3lief.itoth ..c Goole g. 5 p. c. 5. Staflordsh. Wear Vali eygi 6 per ceLt... Do. Wilts&Somrst Leasing Compares. London & N. West L.&N.W. Caledon... Glt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Wootn Vk. New. v. 0?". & N Ld [Do Do S. Eastern Do IPeto & Co. 'Norfolk.. L.& N. W. Midld. Stckton Ze, Darlingt. i E. Count, Do Do L. &/;.W &Ln&Yk Do CR ortli, Lancash & Yorksh. A. MCleaD 4tockt. & Darlingt ItWestn 1:11osing Prices yesterday. 68 no N - 100 139 - 141 ii = ii 100 -- 102 50 -- 51 25 -- 251 121 -- 134 23 -- 24 111 -- 111 21 2ixd iii ---- ii 5S - 60 136 := 139 -iii 30 - 31 94 - 96 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. Blyth and Tyne 10 pei c. pref. (issd. at 50/ Brit'. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhea , Guar. 5 . 4 per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandons p.e Dundee Perth &Aber deon Junction EastAnglian (I:310s, 6 per cent Do. (X 5) 7 per cent Do. (X 7 17s) 7 p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. l Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. Eastern Union, Seri] . Guar. 6 per cent Do. 51., 10 ncr cent. Do. 10/. Delientr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent East Laneash.6 p. ets ' East and West York shire June. Fifths Edinb Prth. &amide( 4 per cent. Glasgow & S. Westerii Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem , at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4 . 4 p.c Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pre Gt. Soutlin. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St Gt. Westn. (Barks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do • coil. red. 4i p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4 p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Q Do. Chester S p. Do. do. 5 p. a. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua, Stk Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. F. .£2Ol Do. 6 p. c. Stock London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. a Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St i)o. New Guar.6 p. c Lon.&N. W., Coy. it Nuneaton 5 p. ct. Loudon & S. Westeri. Con. Thirds Londonderry& Color Shares Londy.&Ennis.Sh. Aan., Shef., & Liu.. Shares, No. 1. ... ►e. New, £lO 4hrypt.S; Carl. 4 p c )0. 4i per cent. tid. Cousol.6 p.c.St. ►o. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent.... )o. Pref. 4: . 1 ,,per cell' iorfolk Debenture • : )o. Pref. 4 p. c. Stoel• )o. 5 p. o. Ext )o. 54 per ct. pref._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c Borth British E. Perw, 4 p.c. P )o. do. do Do. Leeds 6 p.c. No.l Do. do. Quarters '4B )o.York ri P , r. ' , forth Staffordshire Word, Worcester, & , Wolverh.Xls, 6 p.c. 4cot. Cent. , Now Prot Do. 5 per cent iouth Devon )e. fixed, 44 per cent i. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. do. 4i pet cent. i.Yor c.Guar. Wales Gut. 4 p. c.' Do. do. 4i p. c.... . Stockton and Dar- lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. 3toekton and Hartle- pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 185 C Watorfd.&Kilk.6p.c.l .68 :: ioo 34 -- 3i 44- 6 1- 111 - 1 p' 134 -- 13 22 - 24 di -- iir 106 - 108 100 - 102 6 - 8A 99 - 101 90 - 92 93 - 95 11 - 11 17 - 18 11 - 111 74 - 76 fl -10 14i - 137 - 139 ••• ....' •••• - 2iv' 7 - 8 10 - 12 7 - 8i 11t - 12 i - iP 137 139 1 Id - 90 103 - 100 92 - 94 3i - 3i Ii 111 - 113 12 - 14 Y 3 par 23 —23 i 99 101 17 19 ••• ••• 2 1 d Basinful, this day. IN RE EDWARD SPASBETT. This bankrupt was described as of Nortbbury house, Hart-street, Barking, mast and block maker, and to-day was appointed for consideration of his certificate. There was no discussion, and his Honour granted an immediate certificate of the second class. EXTENSIVE FAILURE OF AN EAST INDIA MERCHANT.- IN RE W. CROLE, JUN. An adjudication in bankruptcy has been made in the case of this bankrupt, described as of Rood-lane, City, East India merchant. The debts are stated at about 16,0001., and in the event of the returns on consignment to the East Indies proving favourable, there will be a large dividend. MARKET NEWS-(TIIIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended SeA. 23,1854, made up from the Returns of the In•.pectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wale per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. BARLEY. OATS. aye. I BEANS. I PEA,. 530 2,i 29s 23 24s 7d 348 ltd / 428 94 / 378 3d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. J 3 A I ILL E s lr d . 2 9 7s ATs 6d 38 7 E 5. 4 B L A 33$ 8 d d s w 9s trzej a . DUTIES ON FOREIGN CORN. WHEAT. I BARLEY, I OATS. I RYE. I BEANS. 1 PEAS. IS Od la Od is Od Is Od Is Od Is Od QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 85,934; Barley, 6,919; Oats, 6,938 ; Rye, 543 ; Beans, 1,595; Peas, 833 quarters. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 10s to 41 10s ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 1/.12s per load. Trade dull. _ _ _ _ . _ CuItnERLAND.--Meadow hay, 21 13s to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 31 03 to 51 16s; and straw, 11 8s to 11 14s per load. Both hay and straw sold slowly, at our quotations. lIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 10a to 41 10s; clover ditto, 3' 03 to 6' OA ; and straw, 11 6s to 11 12s per load. A full average supply and a sluggish demand. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. — Each kind of meat was in moderato request, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4a 6d; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 8d • Veal, 33 Od to 4s 2d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 8 1 bs, by th e carcase. SOUTHALL, Sept. 27.—The supplies of each kind of stock wore very moderate, and a steady business was transacted, as follows :—Beef, from 38 4d to 4s 10d ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 21 to 480 d ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Sept. 27.—We had a very firm market to-day, and prices were on the advance. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od ; Mutton, 3s 4dto 5s Od ; Veal, 3s 4 d to 4 s 4 d ; Pork , 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 21s to 27a each. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Sept. 28.—Wind this day at Noon. E.S.E. to S.S.E. ; light pleasant breeze, and fino clear, dry weather. RAMSGATE, Sept. 27.—Wind, S.S.E. Sailed—Comet, for Cadiz. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 27.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Tem perante, from Brovig ; Harmony, Christiania, and sailed for Southampton ; HaaLet (Finmark), for Messina, having lost jibboom, fore and main topsails, rigging, &c., on the 18th Sept.;H.M.S. Miranda, from the White Sea. Sailed—Gol d Digger, for Penang Fairy, Malaga. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 27.—Wind, E. to S.W. Arrived — James, from Rotterdam ; Hercules, Ds.ntzic ; Orythea, Sunderland, for Carthagena, to stop a leak ; Cr. Withall, Bristol- for Gothenburg. Sailed—Star of the West, for the Mauritius. FALMOUTH, Sept. 26.—Wind, E. Arrived—Janus, from Dram ; Rapid, London, for Faro. Sailed—Mary, Hull ; Elizabeth, Rio Janeiro ; Norge, Gloucester. DARTMOUTH, Sept. 27.—Wind, B. Arrived—Meretiry, from London, for Leghorn, with trifling damage. BRISTOL, Sept. 27.—Wird, E. Arrived — Cape Ra n g e, from Quebec. Sailed—Petrel, for New York. SHIELDS, Sept. 27.—Wind, W. .Arrived—Graf v. B Naples ; Fred er i c k Wi e lholtn, Neustadt ; Charlotte Hage,urlo v Copenhagen, from New ; Union,YOrk Wer, Girgonti ; Gesina , Bergen.eipp Constantinople ; L ou i se , T r ieste. POOLE, Sept. 27.—Wind, E. Arrived—lsabella, from Sicily. Sailed — Expert , fo r FLEETWOOD, Sept. 27.--Sailed—Granville Bay, for Dalhousie. SWANSEA, Sept. 27.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Vesper, for Messina ; Julia, Bordeaux. NEWPORT, Sept. 27.—Arrived Maria Eliza, from Havre ; Clengela, Bristol, both for Rio Janeiro ; Eluerea, Bristol, for Cape de Verds. Sailed—Jane, for St. Thomas ; Corinth, Marseilles ; Child Harold, Aden ; Ave, New York. HARTLEPOOL, Sept. 27.—Arrived —Conqueror, from Hamburgh. DUNDEE, Sept. 24.—Arrived—Indnstrie, Archangel. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 26.—The Toronto (ship), of Glas gow, from Liverpool, was spoken Sept. 20, in lat. 49 N. 24 W. putting back with loss of foremast , bo ws p rit, Sm. AKYAB, Aug. 3.—From Trieste, received at 7.551 a.m. The Syria struck on a reef in Torres Straits, and made 14 inches water per hour, but had reduced it to 1 inch. CALCUTTA, Aug. 18.—From Trieste, at 7.55 p.m. The Lismoyne, bound to London, and the Steadfast have put back to this port leaky, and with cargoes damaged. The Goodwin from London, has been stranded at Kedgeree. BATAVIA, Aug. s.—From Trieste, received at 7.55 a.m. The Fatima, the Thomasine, and the Elizabeth, of Bristol, all from Australia, hive been lost in the Torres Straits. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Thursday, 11 S.M. Wind S., light breeze, and fine. Arrived—Tiger, from Quebec ; Chebucto, Halifax. Off—Sophia and Blanch, from Halifax ; Eagle, from Melbourne, with 335,0001. Sailed—Carntyue, for Melbourne ; Lady Russell, New Orleans ;Wellington, Kong Kong ; Bozmnil la, Hambur g ; Teal, River Plate ; N. S. de las Victorian, Savannah ; Sir William Molesworth, Havre. (Er BUBItARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAM) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.47 a.m. Wind, N.E. ; tide 51 hours' ebb ; fine. Arrived—Soho (s.), from Havre; Rainbow (s.), Rotter dam ; Baron Osy (s.), Antwerp ; Lord John Russell (s.), Rotterdam ; Earl Auckland, Rotterdam ; Leon, Gra-re lines. Sailed—William Jolliffo, steamer, for Boulogne ; Ocean, steamer, Havre. DEAL, Thursday, 10.9 a.m. Wind, S.S.E., light, and fine. Passed.—Slater Robow, from London for Malta ; Mari ner, London, Sierra Leone ; Herefordshire, transport, and Belgravia, 103 transport, Cherbourg, London ; Wilbelmina, Newcastle, Lisbon ; Mathildo, Meinel, St. Ilbo's ; Alphea, Kertch, Hull ; H.M.S. Viper, from the river, westward; City of Glasgow, London, Glasgow. The Russian ship Auguste, Capt. Fierke, from London for Cardiff, missed stays, got entangled near the main, at the South Foreland : assisted off with slipping an anchor, 60 fathoms of chain, and two hawsers, and is being sup plied from horn. THE ALBAN AT ABo.—The following is an extract from a letter from the Baltic :—" Her Majesty's ship Alban, on the 12th inst., received orders from Rear-Ad miral 11. B. Martin to transport 25 Russian prisoners, nine being officers, and several of the soldiers wounded, from Boinarsund to Abo. Every attention and kindness was shown to them, which they cordially appreciated ; and, after twice grounding in getting on shore, the last quite defying all present efforts to get the vessel off, Cap tain Otter decided on proceeding to Abo (a distance of 13 miles) in his gig, with a flag of truce lying, to request the authorities there to send for the prisoners. On his arrival at the port he met a Russian steamer, and on communicating he delivered the Commander-in-Chief's despatches, which were immediately f, irwarded to the governor of the district, and orders sent to the captain of the Nordvakten to proceed with a lighter to the assis tance of the Alban. After a strenuous though ineffec tual effort to launch her into deep water, which strained the Russian's engines, she left with the wounded officers an 1 men for Abo, promising to return the following morn rig with further assistance. In the afternoon of the following day she returned with another steamer in company, towing at the same time a large flat-bottomed peat. Happily these adjuncts were dispensed with, as the Alban was hove off by the vigorous exertions of her own crew. On the fortunate occurrence of the Alban sliding off the rock the Russian officers gave a hud national hurrah ;' indicating their identity with the safety of the ship they had been so long on board. On the Saturday the officers departed with many expressions of goodwill, and regret that they could not present souvenirs for the hospitality they had received, and the English on the following day (Sun day) were much mystified in seeing their old friend, the Nordvakten, towing a cutter. Speculation was rife in every man's mind,—what could be the object of their visit ? These conjectures were soon set at rest by the Flag-Lieutenant, Baron von Bioge, coming on board, stating that he had been requested by General Wendt, Commander-in-Chief at Abo, to request the acceptance of a bullock, sonic sheep, potatoes, &c., for the crew, and cream and butter, with a cask of capital Madeira for the officers, as the prisoners (officers) had informed him that they had polished off' the remaining stock of the 5114ry," LOSS OF THE SHENANDOAH. The ship Shenandoah, Captain Miller, bound to New York from Liverpool, was caught in the gale of the 10th instant, and so much crippled that the captain and crew bad to abandon her to save their lives. They were taken off the wreck on the evening of the next day by the barque Brilliant. Captain Miller, which arrived at port yesterday. Tee chief mate of the Shenan: doah was unfortunately washed overboard in the height of the gale, which fortunat l r was the only loss of life that occurred. The following is the report of the captain of the Shenandoah :—"The ship She nandoah left Liverpool on the 29th of July, loaded with coal, and bound to New York. All went on well till Sunday, the 10th inst., when in lat. 40 59, long. 67 43, had a strong breeze from the eastward, which in creased to a gale towards night, with a very high sea. Took in the top-gallant sails, mizen-topsail, and main sail. At eight p.m. took two reefs in main and foretop sails. At eleven the wind increased to a hurricane, with heavy rain and lightning, and a most terrific high broken sea. In hauling up the foresail it blew away ; at the same time the maintopsail split to pieces, and the furled topgallantsails and jib blew away ; at 11.30 p.m., in a most terrific squall, the ship broached to. The foretop sail and foretopmast staysail blew away. The cargo shifted to port, and laid the vessel on her beam ends. The foremast and mizenmast went by the deck, and the mainmast eight feet below the eyes of the lower rigging, the vessel shipping a most tremendous sea at the time, washing overboard the chief officer (who was not seen afterwards), the gig boat from the top of the house forward, spare spars from the deck, bulwarks, fore and aft, on the port side, and stanchions from the poop to the gangway, splitting the covering board and waterways, breaking the poop skylight to pieces, filling the cabin half full of water, and washing away the after hatches ; sounded the pumps and found four feet water in the well. Ten hands were immediately set to work at the pumps, the carpenter securing the hatches, and the remainder of the crew employed in clearing the wreck. At 3.30 a.m. got the wreck cleared away from alongside, the ship laying with the port covering boards under water and the sea breaking over her in a fearful manner. The gale continued to blow furiously until noon, when it gradually moderated, the sea yet breaking fearfully on the lee deck, and the water gaining on the pumps ; got the main trysail set on the stump of the mainmast, which kept the ship's head to the sea. At noon on Tuesday had light winds and a high sea, the ship lying on her broadside, and the water washing into the hold fast. Held a consultation with the crew, when it was determined by them to leave the ship, there being not the slightest chance to save her, having no spars, and the vessel lying on her broadside, with seven feet of water in her hold. Got out the longboat and pinnace and provisions, and left the vessel at six p.m., in lat. 39 48, long. 70 24 ; the same night at nine fell in with the barque Brilliant, Captain P. Miller, who, with promptitude hacked his yards and took us on board."— Neu, York Tribune. PRIVATE AND JOINT-STOCK BANKS. The Banker's Magazine furnishes the returns of circu lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the 2d of Sept., 1854, and gives the following as the average weekly cir culation of those banks during the past month, viz. : Private banks Joint-stock banks 23,485,052 2,853,911 Average weekly circulation £6,338,963 On comparing the above with the returns for the pre ceding month, ending the sth of August last, it shows — A decrease in the circulation of the private banks of A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock banks of £85,440 29,332 Decrease on the month 1:114,772 ---- --- and, as compared - with the return for the corresponding period of last year, viz., Sept. 3, 1853, it shows — A decrease in the circulation of the private banks of A decrease in the circulation of the joint-stock banks of £321,701 Decrease on the year -,. On comparing the above with the amounts of the fixed issues, the following appears to be the comparative state of the circulation : The private banks are below their fixed issues £1,122,403 The joint-stock banks are below their fixed issues 471,946 --- Total below their fixed issues £1,594,349 ORPHAN WORKING SCROOLS.—Yesterday the pupils belonging to the Orphan Working School, Haverstock bill, were examined in the presence of a considerable number of ladies and gentlemen. Mr. John Remington Mills took the chair on the occasion, and the examina tion was conducted by Messrs. Saundars, Fitch, and Alpass. 260 scholars belonging to the establishment, of whom about 180 are boys, occupied four rows of seats in front of the chair, and were examined in history, geo graphy, and arithmetic, in all of which branches of learning they displayed considerable proficiency. They also evinced an intimate knowledge of the Scriptures ; and the readiugand writing were perfectly unexception able. The questions were addressed to the pupils gene rally, and though, as a matter of course, the same amours t of information was not possessed by every individual, yet the result showed that scarcely a single question was put that did not receive from some one amongst them a correct answer. The appearance and dem,: : , our of the children were admirable, and, on the whole, the display made by them was highly creditable to their instructors and guardians. 71i 2} 701 101 I ' 5 10 St. St. 5 69 i I per cent. MINES. 1 all Agua Fria . . 18 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold 10s. all Anglo Californian 20 6 Australian 1 --I‘A 1 all Australian Cordillera - 1 all Australian Freehold. 4 1 all Ave Maria — 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of; 50 all Blaenarvon Iron and Coal . 20 13.5 British Iron 8 8i 35 41 Brazilianlmp.(issued at E 5 pm 3 3 30 all 'Do. Coca.es & Cuiaria 1i 2 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 27 —29 1 Carsons's Creek 1 ; Cl:trend:li Cons. Min, Co. of Jamaica ••• ••• 40 all Cobre Copper 42 44 5 1 Colonial Gold St. all Copper Min. of Eng 52 57 25 all Do. Pref. 7. p. cent 2 4 p ..• 16 Copiapo • 12 14 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co. I.i 2 2 4 Fortuna —iP 20 all General . 1 all Gt • NuggetVeinßeg — 3i all Great Polgooth . . 1 all Liberty -• 4 3 all 1 . 4111213:CS 8 9 1 Ali \lariquita ........ 10 9 klexican&S.Americn. 6 —6. 1 all New Granada — 1 all New Livaros Mining and Smelting C 0.... • 1 all Nouveau Moude - 20 all Pontgibaud Silvm Lead Min. & Smelt. 154 —16 i 5 1 Port Philip 1 all luartz Rock 4 50 all R,hymney Iron 22 24 15 all Do. New 6 8 30 111 Santiago de Cuba 4i 6 1 all South Australian..,, — 10 rin Croft 1 3 28 all United Mexican 3 3i 1 all Waller 4 - I all West Mariposa......., 4 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba — MISCELLANEOUS 5 all !whin Coal and Ira!: ..• 25 17. kustralian Agricult. 42 43 20 6 lustralsn.Pcific•Mai. 10 all kustralu. Royal Mai; 10 5i Berlin Water Works 50 40 iirit. American Land 65 70 5 1 !lrit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co — 100 32?, Canada 9B 103 St. 100 Canada Gov. 6 p. et Jan. and July llO 111 5 all .irystal Palace 2g - 24 3 4 all Crystal Pal. of Franc, 20 5 Eastern Steam — 25 20 ElectricTelegraph(A) 16 —l7 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 15 14 Gcn. Steam Navigat. 20 all General Screw Stean: 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Laud._ 1i 2 1 N. Steam N W. Coal avi ;Sl a. Inter. co s 1 all N. 13. Australasian , 20 123 tirth.efEuropeSteam all Peel Re. Ld. & Minrl. 34 4 53 all Peninsular& Oriental s') 40 Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co 2• 2ixd 103 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Mistral. Invest. 2 2i 25 all South Austral• Land 35 37 1 all Submar. Telegraph 1 all Do. Registered 4 1 100 281, • Van Dioun's Laos 124 134 124 lOU all all 100 all 100 8i all Is, 1584; Tar ,ZYBIT BI BB _Aar. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUY. SlR,—The new " Beer Act " appears to excite quite a sensation in the "trade ;" and well may. it "do so, con sidering that it has been smuggled through the House in such a disreputable way. And the case appears yet harder, if we take into consideration that the capital thereby affected is estimated at about 55,000,0001., or upwards—that the licensed victuallers pay enormous taxes; they have their licenses to pay for, and I - opine few escape the doubled - inCoMi tax. Then, again, there is the duty on malt and spirits, and the continued sur veillance of the police. The fact that, on the one hand, they are bound to furnish refreshments to a, traveller, or be indicted (Rex v. Hews, 7 c., and p. 219 ; and Rex v. Leuellin, 1 mod., 445). An action on the case also lies to recover- compensation for any injury in con sequence of such refusal - (videHavrthqn v. Hain mond, 1 c., and k. 407 ; Lane Cottarn, 1 Salk., 18 Collin's Ca. Godb. 346 ; Palm 476 . ; 2 Rolls Reports, - 345 ; Newton v. Trigg,. 1-Show 270). It has also been laid down that an innkeeper may be compelled by the constable of the town to receive'and entertain ai traveller as his guest (5 Ed.: ,IV : 26.; Dolt, cap. 7 1 Show 268). The question then arises, Who is a ! guest ? The word guest is derived from the Saxon " gest," which haul the same meaning as _the French " gist" or " glte," the interpretation of which is " a stage of rest in a journey," one entertained in the house of another, a stranger. Again, as laid down by Justice Bailey, in Thompson v. Lacy (3 B. and And. 286), an inn is defined to be "a house where the traveller is fur nished with everything which he has occasion for whilst on his way." This being the legal definition of the words "inn" and "guest," it really is a mystery to account for the very absurd decisions of our magistrates, particu larly if they would take into consideration the preamble , to the Ist of James, chapter the 9th. On the other hand, if the publican unwittingly enter tains a person who is a stranger to him, and whom he really believes to be a traveller (though he may, by possi bility, be not so), he is open to the lynx-eyed watchful ness of the police, and that of the five shillings' and costs loving magistrates' clerks under the new Beer Act. What are the licensed victuallers to do ? My humble advice to them is, that they should organise themselves —form districts, with a board of management—try two or three cases, preconcerted and definitively ascertained from legal authorities, who is and who is not a " travel ler"—also to use their Parliamentary influence in order to obtain the material and sufficient alteration of the before-mentioned act. Are the police to be continually lurking about the doors of respectable inns, when crimes of far greater mag nitude are being carried on ? Let them look to the " soll" shops out of which parties come reeling—the parties professing to sell " soll," and having the word " soll" burnt on the ends of their barrels, when really and in fact they are selling beer. But, irrespective of the interests of the " trade," and taking this measure into consideration in a Sabbatarian point of view, it must be evident that you cannot make men by act of Parlia ment more moral or religious than they are inclined to be. If the Sabbatarians wish to work a good, let them agitate for the education of the people. If you cleanse the moral character of the people, their conduct will be in accordance therewith ; but as for making a people better by act of Parliament than they are naturally dis posed to be has been incontestably proved by the result of a decree of one of the ancient republican cities. Then, again, the honest, hard-working artisan, who has to earn his bread by the sweat of his brow, who goes to bed when ke has done his work, and has to rise early to begin it, and whose only leisure time is on the Sunday, who, if he takes a walk to inhale the fresh air which God bath given to us all in common, and gets a few miles from home, cannot obtain refreshment. Parties going to christenings, burials, or to see the grave of some departed parent, child, or friend (having no friends there), though requiring, cannot obtain refreshment ; in fact, there are innumerable instances in which the act presses upon the people, and on the poor• more especially. The wealthy have it at home, and can enjoy themselves there. The Sabbatarian, whilst advo cating the new Beer Act, sits sipping his wine with all the gusto in the world. Under the new act, the result is, to my certain knowledge, that there is a larger amount of wrong committed than prior to its enactment. Where a working man got his glass of beer before in a respectable inn open to the surveillance of the police, he now fetches it out in bottles, jugs, tin cans, and even pails. Parties congregate together in the fields, in barns, shippon', stables, and in very many cases in the house of one of the party, where the children see and hear all the demoralis ing proceedings of the bacchanalian party, and in this instance gaming to a great extent is carried on, and that where the police can have no effectual surveillance. Your correspondent begs to suggest that it would be far mere conducive to public morality if the inns were opened to travellers until eleven in the evening, admitting every stranger as a traveller who signs his stance and address in a book to be kept for that purpose, and let hint be amen able for either giving a wrong address or• falsely stating himself to be a traveller. Have it definitively defined " who is a traveller," and well would it be if the bter. houses were closed altogether on the Sundays. It would be much better it our members of Parliament would attend more to the details of the laws of the land than to hunting, shooting, fishing, and drinking wine, and that on Sundays too.—l am, Mr. Editor, yours. FAIRPLAY. Enfield, Sept. 23d, 1854. THE CITY CHURCHES.—Yesterday an important Par liamentary document was issued, of the churches in each parish in the City of London ; the names, residences, and income of the clergy; showing, also the number of sittings in each church. There are 60 churches in the list, and only a few of the incumbents reside within the City. The largest income is 2,081/. 9s. 4d., for St. Bo tolph, Bishopsgate ; and the smallest but one is 401., for i St. Helen, Bishopsgate. The average attendance, in cluding children, is remarkable, compared with the church accomm odation. In one church (St. Laurence Jury and St. Mary Magdalen, Milk-street), with sittings for 1,000 persons, the average attendance is only 30. The incumbent resides at Hampstead. The income is 310/. a-year. The services in January, on Sundays, were 2 ; and, on week-days, 3. At another church, wish 700 sittingi, the average attendance is 30. The fees re ceived in January last were very small. The largest amount was 551., and the smallest 2s. The communi cants are very limited, compared with the attendances, and the baptisms by no means numerous. The return was procured at the instance of Dr. Phillimoro, with reference to the proposed removal of some of the City churches. _ _ THE MEDICAL SCHOOLS OF THE METROPOLIS.--The various medical schools in the metropolis, almost with out au exception, commence their winter course of studies, both in the lecture-rooms and in the hospitals, on Monday next, the 2d of October. The onlynew school of medicine that opens on the approach of the coming winter medicalsession is that recently established and organised in connection with St. Mary's Hospital, Paddington, near to the terminus of the Great Western Railway. Since the close of the last session, the new building of King's College Hospital, at the back of Lin coln's-inn•fields, in Portugal-street, has advanced ra pidly towards completion, and is even now so far com pleted as to be open for the reception and treatment of patients. The part of the building at present completed consists of the department for ont-patients, separate wards for nearly one hundred in patients, the dispensary, a chapel, and rooms fol. performing surgical operations. The first floor of the building is designed to contain apartments for 'the dispenser and house steward, with the laboratory, and servants accommodation. The ground floor of the building will comprise the dis pensary, accident wards, and other appendages, whilst the other floors are so constructed. as to contain bath rooms and wards for various classes of patients. CHOLERA AND THE BOARDS OF GUARDIANS.—In Con sequence of the progress of cholera, the guardians of some unions have called upon the medical officers to provide depots of drugs in various situations within their districts to which the poor can have easy access. We have received communications complaining of the hard ship inflicted on medical men in some localities by such requirements. In an extensive parish it must, doubt less, involve a larger amount of labour than usual on the part of the medical man, as he will be required to visit these stations with regularity, and it will also in volve some increased expense not contemplated when the services of the medical men were originally given. Although strenuous advocates of every measure calcu lated to increase the facilities of affording relief to cholera patients, we do not think that the guardians' ought to tax their medical officers unduly for the pur pose of carrying out this object. Whatever new medical arrangements may be required in connection with the treatment of cholera patients should be considered as special service, and should be paid for separately out of the local funds. We understand that in some unions very heavy additional duty has fallen on the medical officers for which the guardians have neither given nor promised adequate requital—a parsimonious dealing with their medical officers which is exceedingly unjust and reprehensible. We advise that in such cases an ac count should be sent in to the board of guardians, and if declined by them, forwarded to the poor-law commission, who, we should expect, if sufficient ground were shown, would promptly repair the injustice of the board of guardians.—Medical Circular. THE THANKSGIVING DAY.—The local authorities of the town of Guildford have announced that on Sunday next being the day appointed for a general thanksgiving for the abundant harvest, collections will be made after the several services in the churches of that town in aid of the widows and orphans of those persons who have died in London of the cholera. This is certainly a very laudable example, coming from the market town of a peculiarly agricultural county, and worthy of imitation, not only in other counties, but particularly in the metro polis. The Bishop of Oxford has advised his cler throughout the diocese to make collections on that day, but recommending their appropriation on b e h alf of the * Cuddesden Training Institution. THE CUR'S WORST FEAR.—We consider the occapa tion of the Crimea is nothing to another invasion of Russia which must take place—and that when the war is over. We may pitch shot and shell into Sebastopol, and throw French and English troops upon the town and fortress ; but what is that to turning loose some thousands of heads, primed and loaded with liberal no tions, on Russian so il ? Thi s we s h al l d o i n sen ding back the prisoners whom we have taken from the enemy, ancl a structed and educated by their sojourn in .E Nicholas will uNicholas do bued with the ideas of freemen. What to avert this blow ? No quarantinew purifyitihnat from liberalism ; will he order the vessel and sunk, shall ve y them to their native country to tee s cuttled hanged or slot or command that they shall Really, in the event of a be to remain where they Russian prisoners to do wil l much t o be suffered to peace, the best thing for the exist among their countrymen are : they will have learned tboyo theCzar.--Punch. if.EIF 1-'O:QOh The following is the report of the Minister of the Interior to the Emperor on IhiS subject : " Sire,—ln your constant solicitude for the welfare and security of the citizens, you have direct'ed your attention to the present state of the municipal police of Paris. Struck with the excellent organisation of that of London, with its efficacy against evildoers, and with th e serv i ces which it every moment renders to the inhabitants, yon have wished that the Parisian police should not remain inferior to it ; and you have particularly desired that in the details of its daily service it should, to thezreat ad vantage of all, afford at every step that proteetion t o pro perty and person which renders the intervention of the policeman in England so popular and so respected. For this purpose you ordered that a comparative examination of the two institutions should be made, and that the im provements revealed by that examination should be pro posed to you. lam now about to submit to your M a j es t y `the results of that inquiry. ",What is first remarked_in the organisation of the Lon don police, and what in - fact constitutes the fundamental principle of its action, it the presence everywhere, at all hours both day and night, of numerous agents, each of whom, charged with the exclusive surveillance of a very circure -ecribed beat;-constantly vatrols-i4is- acquainted with the inhabitants and their habits, is always on the spot ready to give his assistance to any one who claims it, and by his constant going and coming does not give evildoers the time either to effect or even to prepare their guilty projects. There undoubtedly is in this close tutelary vigilance a gua rantee of security for the citizens. To endow Paris with it would be an incontestable benefit. This would be im possible if the personnel of the municipal police were to be maintained at its present n u m b e r . This personne/scarcely sow gives a real effective strength of 750 sergens de y r three hundred of these are employed on special o leaving only 450 felt the sur veillance e servic es, twelve arrondissements, and from this number m ill ness, leave of absence, or other causes. If these 450 men onfst e xtraordinar y tbe absent from he deducted.those who as were to exercise that surveillance by being continually on the m ove , eac h man not being able to walk more than eight hours ou t o f t h e 24 , on ly 150 would be on foot at the same time. For the 48 sections of Paris, this would be only three men for each. Su,ch a service could not be an effec tive one. Thus, with', the present organisation, were the duty to be merely, confined to having, during the day, po lice officers stationed on the principal points of the city, and during the night a certain number of patrols, the in• efficacy of it would be immediately apparent when it is seen that each mu s t, 825,000 squar e me t res of ground, and 26,325 inhabitants. on an average, wa t c h over and protect In London the police constables alone, without reckoning the superintendents, the inspectors, the sergeants, and the supernumeraries, the number of whom varies, amount to 4,764, or five times more than the effective strength of the Pari'ian police, for a population which is not more than double that c f Paris. o o u f r a lla m j o e r s e ty e ffiscuacchioauns o in rg c a re n a isa se t o w. f n. lhe lt er e s r r u n n el i. "g a presence of the se lfi gures, I think it my duty to re would then comp r i se, under. the dime. caqisupi l oraliol m l c o e w y of path, tion of a head commissary of police, assisted as' now b sub-chief and 12 clerks :-Ist. F or th e general services, such a es such as they are now organised, 12 officers de p a i x 12 principal inspectors, 18 brigadiers, 31 sub-brigadiers , 461 sergens de villa, and 20 supernumeraries, in all 554 men ; 2dly. For the constant surveillance of the 12 arrondisse. manta, 12 officers de pair, 36 brigadiers, 288 su b: brigadiers, 2,415 sergens de vile, and 24i supernume raries, in all 2,992 men. There would be besides under the authority of the prefect, the commissary of police, charged with the general control of the service out of the prefec ture, assisted by a secretary, an officer de paix, a brigadier, two sub-brigadiers, and 20 agents. The service of uninter rupted surveillance of the 12 arrondissements (the only part of this combination which is a new arrangement for Paris) would be based on a topographical division of the sections into a certain number of beats, each of which would be uninterruptedly gone over by the agent appointed to the exclusive surveillance of his ground. If that agent should require assistance, those on the adjacent beats would, at a given signal, proceed to the spot, and if necessary they would also be supported by the double re serve of agents and guards established at the central guard house of the section. In each section, two sub-brigadiers would be always on duty, one remaining at the guard-house with the reserve, and the other patrolling the different beats to see that all the agents are properly performing their duties. In each arondissement also, three brigadiers would divide the constant inspection of the service, the whole of which for the arondissement and 'all the sections belonging to it would bounder the direction and responsibi lity of an officer de pail. By this combination, without reckon ing the small guard-houses, which, by way of offices of in formation, may be established in the different quarters, there will be in each section a central guard-house, which, by being specially constructed, may, in addition to the part required for the men on duty, fire-engines, and a reserve furnished by the guard of Paris, contain a residence for the commissary of police of the section, the officier de paix, and the whole or part of the men attached with him to the surveillance of that section. The rent, paid by the func tionaries and agents would certainly corer the interest of the outlay, and this permanent centralization of the public f irce will present evident advantages dyer its present die. semination. " Such, sire, are the fandamental conditions of the or ganisation which I have the honour to propose to your Majesty; with the accessories connected with it, the an nual expense will be about 5,600,000 f. (which is 3 million's less than in London). Tee city of Paris only now de votes to the municipal police a credit of about 1,535,000 f., and although it must naturally support the princi pal part of this extra expense, this great city will not the less hail the new combination with satisfaction ; it comprehends the great value it will be to the inhabi tants and to the numerous foreigners who visit and give life to it, and also the immense benefit of absolute security af forded by the constant presence in its populous streets of men always ready at the first call to give assistance, infer. mation, or protection. The department of the Seine will, moreover, find in the powerles'ness to which evil-deers are reduced a notable diminution in the personnel of its prisons, and consequently in the expenses caused by them. " It would not, however, be just that the State should remain aloof from the charges caused by this new organiza tion; our laws have already sanctioned the equitable prin ciple that, where order and peace in the city implies more or less directly order and tranquility in the empire, these two interests should be defended at the common expense. It is thus with the municipal police of Lyons, for which the State pays two-thirds, and for a greater reason it s iould he the same for Paris. The tranquillity of the city in which the Emperor resides, in which are concentrated the springs of the central Government, from 'whence the authority radiates and communicates itself to all the func tionaries of the empire, is undoubtedly a general interest of the highest order. The State will, moreover, find ample compensation in it ; in presence o f thi s powerful organize. ton, always and everywhere present, the exciters of dis turbance will be checked in the first step in their guilty attemps, and one of the most evident results of this new state of things will be, independently of the suppression of a number of small military posts, which are henceforth rendered useless, the placing at the disposal of the Govern ment a considerable portion of the garrison, which it is now neces , ary to keep up in the capital. A few thousand men less in that military force would more than cover the part of this expense which the State would take upon it self. In reality, this transformation will give for the maintenance of public peace a more effective force at leas expense. " If this system, the practical details of which will be regulated by special decrees of the Prefect of Police, be adopted by your Majesty, I beg you to sign the decree affixed to this report. The same will which has so rapidly made Paris the most magnificent of cities will soon make it the safest and most tranquil ; the latter benefit is as valuable as the former, and will be equally appreciated by France and by Europe. 4‘l am, L:c., BILLAULT." The above report is followed by two decrees. One fixes the person/le/ and the salary of the police agreeably to the new organisation as follows :-1 chief commissary of police, at 10,006 f. per annum ; 1 sub-chief, 5,000 f. ; 12 clerks, at 2,000 f. ; 24 officiers de pail at salaries varying from 3,000 f. to 6,000 f. ; 12 principal inspectors, at 86,000 f. for the whole ; 54 brigadiers, at I,Boof. ; 319 sub brigadiers, at 1,608 f. ; 2,876 sergents de vine, or police constables, at from 1,200 f. to 1,500 f. ; 261 supernumeraries, - at 3 francs a day ; 1 physician en chef, at 3,500 f. ; 12 medical men, one for each ar rondissement, at 1,600 f. The general control will consist of one commissary of police, B,ooof. ; I se cretary, at 2,000 f. ; I officier de pail, at 4,000 f. ; 1 brigadier, at I,Boof. ; 2 sub-brigadiers, at 3,000 f. ; 20 inspectors, fioin 1,400 to 1,500 f. The second decree opens to the Minister of the Interior an ex traordinary credit of 497,730 f. on the estimates of 1854, towards the payment of the expense of the new police organisation, in order that it may be in full operation at the opening of the Exhibition next year. THE ROYAL ALBERT BRIDGE ACROSS TIM T./WAIL—LAUNCHING THE CTLINDER.—Those who witnessed the operation of lowering the stupendous cylinder within which is to be built the centre pier for the support of this bridge, will recollect the intense inte rest the event excited in the thousands of spectators who were present, and will be glad to learn a sketch of the operations was taken at the time, and a lithograph of the drawing is now published. To strangers it ma y b. an interesting fact to know that this cylinder, con structed under the superintendence of Mr. Campbell, the engineer of the works, weighing 300 tons, being 90 feet in length, 37 feet in diameter at the top, and 35 feet in diameter at the bottom, was not only floated successfully from the shore of the Tamar to the centre of the river, but has been there skilfully sunk, perpendicularly, to the rock, penetrating through 14 feet thickness of mud, and at high tide is covered by water to within 6 feet of the top. The whole of this work, w hen completed, will rival the Britannia Tub u l ar B r id ge for astoundine ('ff-ct. M afternoon u ta aktota aft th F e Oß L C o l rd PO P ß ;ov E os p r irliali. —On sy in his capacity of Lord Lieutenant of the city, received an official communica tion from Viscount Palmerston, the Home Secretary, requesting that his lordship would take the necessary steps under the act passed last session to raise a militia force for Edinburgh. The enrolment will be voluntary, and there is every prospect of the corps speedily reeeiv ing its f u ll complement , as it is only to numb er 221, hi eluding officers.— c t ILTsPIIR-STREET Rlk .—Y es erd ay, at Messrs. Pullen and Son, the auctione ers for u e i n e t d , onian mercury. P SALE OF = c . o.* one o'clock the third portion of the materials of the Giltspur street Compter and House of Correction, which com prises of the Corporation of the City of London, commenced the W iole of the extensive massive stone f ron t age p r ises the an ia Giltspur-street, and containing upwards of two mil lion stock bricks, five thousand feet of sheet copp er on the roofs, ten tons of lead in gutters, tanks, and pip es , &c. The sale also includes the whole of the timber in the roofs and floors, sashes, marble chiransy. pieces, and interior fittings up of the governor's house, stone staircases, railed gate fences, (trying apparatus with machinery, iron steam boilers, baths, pumps, g do fittings, &c. The materials for sale were divided into 89 lots. The sale will be continued this day, in 96 separate lots, which will complete the sale of the entire building. The whole is to be taken down to the level of the street, and removed forthwith. A GOD-SEND.--A few days ago, a►s the Wife of a but cher, of Crosley, Wilts, was whitewashing their cottage, she polled away an old board from the ceiling, w h en to her astonishment and joy a bag containin g 370 i. in gold fell to the floor.—Chatenham Examiner. 16 11i f 0(1 100 100 1(X) 100 100 8! 10 • 25 10 1.0 t, 20 20 20 25