The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated. at 7,000 bales, including 1,000 taken for export and on speculation. The market was steady, but dull. Railway shares were very heavy at a reduction of to per cent. The changes that occurred last week in the finan cial position of the Bank of England were not of any moment in regard to the two principal items, viz., the bullion and note circulation. Many would have anticipated, however, an increase in the former, owing to the large arrivals, but if the exports have not kept pace with them, much of the gold from Australia has only been paid into. the Bank Within the last two or three days, and will be brought' into a future account. It may even be affirmed that the return now before us would have exhibited •an increase but for the extra amount of specie ordinarily required about this, period to meet harvest disbursements. The public deposits are below the sum that might be wished air this advanced period 01 the quarter, having- been about six millions sterling on the 17th September, 1853. There will, however, be three weeks' return yet before the maximum is attained, and the question to be solved is whether the receipts will amount to two millions additional. The increase in the other securities is proof of the continued demand for money, the pre vailing mistrust being an inducement to many of our merchants to provide themselves with cash be yond what they may actually require. Compared with the previous week the changes were as follows: Active circulation £19,583,385 Decrease 38,565 Bullion 13,279,370 Decrease 42,449 3,703,852 9,038 4,985,233 Rest Increase Public Deposits In crease Other Deposits Increase' Seven-Day and other Bills 642,527 9,780,712 14,467 1,023;575 -Jay 4._ Decrease 35,976 Government Securities 10,996,955 Other Securities 15,353,432 Increase Notes un Cillployed 7,049,425 lacrease 41,265 The supply of bills upon the Continent was larger yesterday afternoon, and higher rates were consequently given for the pound sterling. Paris, 9 0 days, was at 25 272 to 30 ; Amsterdam, at 11 17 A to 4; Hamburgh, at 13 61. to 64 ; Frankfort, at 118- to ; and Trieste, at 11 38 to 44. The increased demand for money had naturally the effect of inducing parties to draw more freely at three months, in order to obtain the pro ' eeeds, and loan the same if not required for their own . business purposes. Money *was particularly in request yesterday in the Stock Xxchange because of the instalment on the Turk ish Loan, but in discount circles it will doubtless v cintinue to lie tightly held, while there is any ap . Prehension of failures. Gold is not now in de wand for remittance to the Continent, owing to the improvement in the rate of exchange. The directors of the Devonshire Great Consoli dated. Mining Company, at their Board Meeting sc old thi s day, declared a dividend of 9 , 2161 ., being 9 /. Per share, out of profits from sales of copper ores, sampled in the months of May and June last. -After payment of the same, there remains in hand a balance of 25,2561.125. 9d. in cash. Ore bills not at maturity, and reserved fund applicable to the gene ral purposes of the company. The amonnt • of gold exported from London di rect during the week to Thursday last was 26,953 ounces, and of silver 97,440, ounces, all except 48 0 ounces of silver going to the Continent. From the outports a good deal has been sent away. The Stock market is flat, and there has been less doing, The foreign- political news is not of a cha racter to stimulate speculation either for a rise or fall, and the demand for money has more influence. Consuls have been 95 to 951 for transfer, and 951 to ,for account. Exchequer Bills have been 6s. to gs., premium. In Foreign Securities there is no animation.. he Turkish Scrip has been dealt in at 34- to 31- Premium, and the Spanish Passive at 4/. Sardi rlian Bonds have been 88i, and •Dutch 2 per Cents., 62. These have been the only bargains. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6/ ; 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 4 per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred,. 1811 t o 18i ; ditto .3 per Cents., 374 to 3Fr; ditto Certificated, 5 to 5i ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41. Railway Shares have been declining again, and are more abundantly supplied. The principal transactions have been in Midland, North-Western, Bouth-Eastern, and South-Western. T here have been lower rates accepted for French shares also. The Mines are nominal, the Banks firm, Crystal Nue lower again, and the Australian Agricul tural barely so good. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (From the (*cid List.) Bu•iness done. 3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities 95 15 Consols for Account 17th Oct. 93i ' t 'lacquer Bills, 2id. X5OO 6 p Small 6 9 p P RICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Hardi n . lan Bonds, 5 per Cent.. ...... -", D itto Passive (Converted) , kish Scrip Ditto for the Account 3 a p t h ,,, Dividends on the above paya ble in London. "'oh Exchange, Di per Cent. 12 Gail 62 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols 95 Ditto October Account TAT, in , T HE AILLIRE OF MESSRS. DAVID SCOTT, RICHMOND, —l'ln Co. —There was a meeting of creditors at Man chester, esterday morning, at which Mr. Broome, ac countantexhibited a statement of liabilities and assets. Fr om this it appears that the li a biliti es a r e as follow : A mount of book debts owing by the firm, 42,9241.75. id.; tLiabiliti es on bills in the hands of third parties, 150,3701. 468 - 11d. • total, 193,295/. 4s. Assets—book debts rutog to th e firm, 47,8841. 16s. ld. ; accoun ts drawn for not discounted, 27,472/. 16s. 3d. ; goods in the hands of e°ll signees, 8,688/. Os. 10d. ; good s, fixtures, and uiscellancous stock in warehouse, 5,4111. 17s. ld. ; mis cellan "ug property, 4801. • bills and cash in hand, .412/. 166. id. ; securities:2,oo o /. ; total, 95,3411. 16s. 4d. 1,„ 0 a pparent assets, to meet liabilities amounting to ,295/ 4s. Th e curren t s t a tements out of doors were tha t the liabilities are between 450,0001. and 500,0001. ; Out this is explained by the fact that the house is in the commission trade, and having power to draw upon the I)ararties for whom they have bought goods, their names 4 " a large amount of paper—say 245,0001.—0 n sol 7 4 1 1 1 . ! Parties, for money owing, and which will probably = ue "• A resolution was passed by the meeting ap- P_ °luting a committee to further investigate the accounts consider the best means of proceeding under the circu mstances. The meeting was then adjourned to the c 131. 1 1 Octob er. W e learn that t h e pr i va t e es tate of the 15 , n o c o l o P t a 1 partner would not realise more than 10,000/. to u r I : LIE WITA.LE FISHERY.—The Sarah and Elizabet h a r t ` at Vidlon Voe on the 18th inst., with 3,650 seals, Beahorses, 4 large whales, 5 unicorns, and 9 bears, kivr n edu chlg about 104 imperial tons of oil, and about 31 1 whal e b one. On the 27th of May , she beca me l e in IVide B a y by a l a rge iceberg setting down upon r ; and it was f eare d s h e wou ld be lost. A great part °f the crew's clothes were got out on to the ice, the pro :lliglens were taken out of the hold, and all were ready O leave the ship ;'but ultimately the berg elided clear her, 'without any serious damage having been done. „` 3 got at libert on the 14th of June.--Eastern , -(ott . z e B Herald. ''I'ORTANT IMPROVEMENT IN FISHING NETS.—A important i m p ro vement has lately been introduced, t V" the best e ff ect , i n the manufacture of fishing-nets in i s quart er , b y us i ng cotton ma t er i a l in place of hemp. Several of these cotton nets have been used during the Past season on the fishings of the Tay, and have answered e _ v erY expectation. They are lighter and softer, and consequently easier to draw than the common hemp seta, and are cap able of being dried more perfectly, be sides possessing other good qualities which recommend teaul t to the general u se of' fishers. 'We have little doubt t hf 3 improvement will soon be extensively adopted. -- Perthshire Courier. tI•!4T OF SALMON FISIIINGS.--The s a lmon fi,hings in 80 % 1 river T ay, b elonging to Sir John Stewart Richard ,,o of Pitf our, .B art., were let by public mum in the -tt Royal George H o t e l, on F r id ay afternoon last, for the ensuing fishing season, 1855 . The room was crowded piiL tflinlir salmon fishers, and, a ft er a k een competition, the fishings were k noc k e d d own to the previous Inac(snien 7101., being an advance on l ast year ' s rent 1 4 3 5 0 61. The fi s hi ng o f P o ld ra i t, on the North Inch, w let at 1241. The last year's rent was 1301. For the three fourths of the ships fishing there were no bidders above last year's rent, and it was withdrawn, it being intimated at the same time that private offers would be received for the ship } fishing.—Pert4 Paper. _ SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. (Hosing Prices yesterday. id.l RAILwAIS. Shr. I Pi St.lll 12i1 , Aberdeen."... Ambg. Nottug. Bost and Eastn. Junct Lll Belfast & Ballymena Xll Birming. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Jnnct 11 Do. Chetah. & Birk., £5O and 225 Cons. .9 Do., ....... ;0 Myth &Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) )0 Bristol and Exeter 10 Caledonian Is. Cal marthon and Car digan 11 Chester & Holyhead Lll Cork and Bandon 11 Cork, Black, & Pass .4 Corilivall . A Crieff Junction 15 Dnblin&BelfastJunc. 11 Dundee Perth&Aber- Ileen Junction .11 Do. • New . . ..... 10 East Anglian .11 Eastern Counties 10 Eastern Union, A Stock .•• •• .00 Do., B. Stock 83 Do., New A 10 East Lancashire 10 Edinburgh& Glasgow 91, Edinb. and Peebles 10 Edin.Prth &Dundee 1 Forth & Clyde June. 10 Glasgow &S. Western 10 Great Northern 10 Do., A. Stock 10' Do., B. Stock 10 Gt. Sth. &Wost.(lre ) 10 Great Western 0 Do. Stour Val. Rail 50 I al 1311al 31 I 22 1 1 25 1 31 St. 10 St. J 10 211 50 a] 50 a ] 20 a] 20 1 , 10 1 25 1 al St. 101 20 a] St. 10( SO ii St. St. 101 St. NI Gua. Stk 12 all Irish South-Eastern 50 all Lancaster & Carlisle 16i 14i Do., Thirds 1.63 4 Do. New. Thirds St. 100 Lancash.andYorksh 19? 184 Do., Fifths • 14 111'D3., Wst. Riding Un , 20 all Liv.Crsby. &Southpt 11* all London & Blackwal St. 100 Lond. Bright &S.Cst St. 100 Lond. and N. Westn 20 12 Do. Fifths 10 1 D0.101.5h.,M&8... , 12i 2. Do. Eighths St. 100 LondonandS. Westn. 50 42; Do., £5O 40 34 . Do., £4O 25 all Lnndrry& Col erainc 25 all Lndndrry. & Eunisk. St. 100 Vlanch.Shef.&Linch , 812 s Q. Do., Man. & Lin. Un. St. 100 Midland St. 100 .)o.Birmng. &Dark 50 all Midi& G. West. (Ire.) 25 22.! Do. Half Shares 100 all Newcastle & Carlisle. 6* Newinkt.BuryExton. 25 19; Nwpt.Abcrg. &Hrfd 50 8 Newry &Enniskillen 20 all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor 10 Norfolk 3/, Northn.Connties Un )0 North British L.ll North Devon, No. 1, dl Do., No. 2 11 Do., A Deferred al Do., B Guaranteed X) N. Eastern—Berwick !CI Do. do. Extension L 3 Do.do. G.N.E. Purch. ill Do. Leeds )0 Do. York dl North Loudon 8i! Do. New £lO D N.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Ju 71 North Staffordshire:. 11 North Western 11 N. &S. Westrn. June 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. 10 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 4 Portsmouth 10 Scottish Central 10 Scottish Midland 11 ihrewsby. di Herefd 11 Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per cent. 11 South Devon South Eastern St. 11 50 50 I al St.. 110 50 all South Wales 20 15 - 4. Yrksh. dti Riv. Dun 20 5 Do. 20 8 Staines, Wok B?,Wok 25 all Stockton & Darliat. 161 Stockton & St. 100 raff Vale • 10 9 Do. £lO shares. .00 St. 11 25 1 2 Do. Prat, No. 1 _ Thames Haven Doel and Railway 11 Wale of Neath 11 Watorfd. & Kilkenn3 Il Waterford&Limerick .6 West Cornwall 3 West End of London and Crystal Palace 11 West Loudon. Wimblodn & Croydoi 20 al 20 al 50 al 20 10 20 a 10 8: 22 --. 221 4/ - 5 9 - 11 —lO d 17 - 18 7 -.6 95 -- 97 65i - 66 15i - 10 - 12 24 lia 7 74 17 - 18 11 -12 A 35 - 40 24 - 26 69 - 71 61 - 63 22 - 24 83 - 89 71 - 73 L 24 - 126 91 - 93 72 73 72 - 76 80 - 85 8 - 10 u 8 -10 iI 724 - 73 54 --- 5 8i [O3 105 LO2 103 P P g d 84 86 , 9 Bdi 8 7 cil --, 25i 75 2i 7 1 42 - 44 1 i d par 8 6d 2i 2i 54' - 50 - 52 8 10 -1i 64 78 79 sa 5d 3t —34 d 14t 151 55 - 56 - 54 56 P P 4 7 d aP 33 - 35 Q 7 -- W 64 -- 61 7i -- S 3id 13. - 64. 65 33 - :34 - I (11 34 - 36 is 19 4i 4i 21 - • 26 4 5 -- 7A FOREIGN. al Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziors to Graissesf3ae !s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central India,Serip Central of Italy all D cinema 14 Dijon andßesancon 9 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New 111 East Indian 2 Do. Extension 11 Do. 4ip. c. This., pay. '57, convertible 11 Do. do. do., '59, do .0 Gd. Junet. of France 10 Gil. Tk of CanadaA is. alDo. do ' Do. St. Lawrence Si Atlantic do. ......... ill Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 11 Do. Comp. 6p.c. , do. .0 Gt. Central of France 11 ' Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. Gt.WesternofCanadal Shares all Do. Bds., payable'?, with option till '55 Xll Do. do., '62, p. 56 Lll Do. do., '76, p. '6O 11 Do. do., '73, without option .11 Hamilton & Toronto Lll Do. 6 per cent. 8 Lake Const. & Basle 11 Lucca. &Pistoja 5 p.c. pr0f.................. . .0 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares 611 Do. Obligations .0 Lyons and Geneva .2 Lyons dr Moditorrau. .3i Nladras Do. New Ci dfaria Antonia al Do. do. New 2 Aelbourno Dk. dr Ry dl Namur dr Liege (with interest) ill Do. (ex interest) oil Northern of Franco D 0.20/. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelines guar. 3g p. o. Sc. red. at 2211. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 11 Do. 201. 3 p. c Bde. 11 N(ofairwYel3gituTiAg:unks.SPills•Cl .4 Paris and Lyons al Ditto Bonds ..... di Paris and Orleans dl Paris and Rouen LO ParisCaen 6i Cherbrg. dl Rouen and Havre.... l 5 Royal Danish 3 RoyalSwodish 611 Sambre and. Meuse.... 11 Do. 5. p. cent. Pref. .0 Southern of France.; .2 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) 11 West Flanders 11 Do Si per c. Prof , O Western of France 1 .fi West. of Switzerland 11 Wiesbaden ....... Zealand JOINT-STOI Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company XI British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Apia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, k China 5 Colonial 9 Commercial of Lond 4 English Scottish and Australian Lll Loud. Chart. Bk. of Australia O London and County O London Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster ;5 National Provincial of England .0 Do. Now National of Ireland ' Now South Wales 11 Oriental Bank of Corporation. 15 Provincial of Ireland 31 Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold Imp Co al south Australia Union or Australia 2i Do. New LO 17u1913 of 1411a0A.. , 61 7k 14 4 3d id-ip . 21 2 P d' 32i 33 hp ad _ i d 5.1;d 7 6 8 6d 8 6d iP 4 ip A ZP ••• par -- 2 par 2 4p dis 2 2 t 14 liP ... •• par 4 • P 7 - 7i Ug = Ug 12/ -191 p 48 50 38 40 Pm 231 - 4 ; 23i par p d Si .e• - pm ••••• .•• ... -- , .•• 16 -- 17 BANKS. t 3 -- 85 .•• 1 •• d 30 -- - 3 —2a d 21i - 22 A 1 - 40 43 - 44 • .•• - ••• 44 -7- 46 6n -68 i 7a Si n• Basineesione this 10 10 11l 20 1 20 al 10 al 10 : st. I toi 20 St. 101 St. 101 201 1 20 21 100 al 20 11 25 11 25 al al 100 1 al 100 i al 20 1 li 100 I a] 100 a] 103 al 100 a] 100'1 a] 20 I 20 I li 4 al 20 Li 20 1 20 2 334 3: 10 al 20 20 al 20 al 16 al 20 a. 10 a , 20 1 40 a] 20 al 20 al 20 ii 20 al 20 1 20 al 10 a] 20 1 20 1: 10 al 20 11 20 1' 100 2i 100 21 20 1, 20 I al 50 50 1k 100 2 1 100 a 2011( 100 10 a THE SUN, LONDON, SATITRDAy EV . ENING, SEPTEMBER 23, _1854, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, Pald.l all 100 18$ Leasing Compaus London Si N. West. L. &N.W. Caledon...l Gt.Nrtlui. Caldonian. Gt. Westn Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &Mid 'Do Do S. Eastcrn Do Peto & Co 'Norfolk.. L.& N.IV. & Midid. Stckton & Darliugt. Midland.. E. Count. D 0.. . L. & N.W &Ln&Yl Do Gt Northu Lancash& Yorksh. hi.MCloan Stockt. Darlingt D 0.. . I GtWestn 'Closing Prices yesterday. Business this day. RAILWAYS. Bedford and Bletchley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cont. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.& Dn. Fr Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. & Groenw Do.Preforenee Lon. , Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cont. Do. 6 per et. Bstn and Matlock Kidcllesbro' & Redear Midld.Bradfd Northern and Eastern sp.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre Do: Sbares. Roystn.& Hit. Shef.Roth.an d Goole g. 5 p.c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrst PREFERENCE SHARES. 95 - 100 98 - 100 138 - 140 28 - 30 ioo -- 102 50 -- 5 1 25 -25 i 121 -13 i 23 -- 24 11/ -- 111 2i - 2i 92 - 94 58 -- 60 i:35 :-..1i*8 ii = fid 30 - 31 93 - 95 Aberdeen )0 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c.... 10 BlythandTynelOper c. pref. (issd.at 500 )0 Eris. &Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares )0 Caledonian £lO di Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 31 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 611 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 11 Cork 6rßandons p. c 11 DundeoPerth &Aber dcon Junction EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7p. c 11 Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 11 Do. No. 2 11 Do. New 6 p. c. St. 11 Pastern Union, Scrip _ Guar. 6 per cent 11 Do. 5/., 10 ner cent, 11 Do. 10/. Debentr.Bl2- ,11 Do. do. 4 per cent... 10 East Lancash. 6p. cts • 11 East and West York shire June. Fifths 11 Edinb Prth.&Dundee 4 per cent. 0 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent K Great Northn. sp. c 0 Do. sp. c. Redeem., at 10 - p. C. prem. )0 Do. 4) P. c 8 Gt.N.of Scot. Ist Pref 611 Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 6 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St 6 Gt. Westn. (Berke & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) )0 Do. con. red. 4i p.c )0 Do. con. red. 4 /3. c Do. irred. 4p.c. .11 Do. Birm. Pref. Sh bll Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. .11 Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... 10 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. al Do. Ches. Gua. Stk. .11 Do. do. d 0......... 11 Do. do. do ..... ••• •• • 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O * Do. 6 p. c. Stock * London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c ... J Do. Pref., sp. e. St. j Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon.b;N. W., Cov. Nuneaton 5 p. et 5 j London & S. Western Con. Thirds 11 Londonderry& Color Shares 11 Londy. &Ennis./ Sb fl fan., Slid., & Lin , i Shares, No. 1. , ,u Do. New, £lO 4/ Do. £6..:. . 11 ' liarypt .&Carl.4p c 11 Du. 43 per cent .0/ Do O Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St O Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent le Do. Pref. 43 per cent 8 Norfolk Debenture .. )0 Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stocl , )0 Do. sp. c: Est )0 ' Do. 5i por et.pref )0 Do. Way. Val. sp. e 10 North British i 0 v. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. do 3 Do. Leeds 6 p.c . No.l 9 Do. do. Quarters '4B O Do. York ii.Sc ?4. Pur. 11 North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, & Wolyerh.Xls, 6 p. c. dl scot. Cont., New Prot .0 Do. 5 por cent 11 ,outh Devon Li Do. fixed, 4) . 1 per cent n 3. Eastern (Reacting Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. )O Do. 4} per cent 111 S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar 11 S. Wales Gua. 4p. c _6 Do. do. 4i p. c ,11 Stock Lon and Dar lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do. al Stockton and Hardo. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 4 WaterfclAKilk.6p.c. no 3 - 34 4i - 5 - r 1 - - 13A - 134 22 - 24 •• • ""' 114 -- 116 106 - 103 100 - 102 6-6 99 -- 101 90 -- 92 94 -- 96 11 -- 11 17 -- 18 11 -- 11§ 75 -- 77 19i -- 9i -- 1(4 14i -- 1 7, f it -- id .36 -- 133 ••• •"'"' •••• 21 - 7 - 8 10 - 12 - 8i 111 -12 i g - ip 136 138 l e id 87 - 90 103 - 106 92 - 94 34 - 3i i -7: ia 113 - 115 12 14 par 23 - 23 i 99 - 101 17 -19 ..• ••• 2 1 d MINES. I Agua Fria ..... 110 Austrin . . Gold a A.uglo Californian 6 Australia .n ill Australian Cordillera ill Australian Freehold dl Ave Maria dl Baden (Gd.Bachy of) al Blmnarvon Iron and, Coal .5 British Iron ;46 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 11 Do. Cocacs & Cuiada 5 Do. St. John Del Rey Carsons's Creek Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica 611 Cobro Copper 1 Colonial Gold Copper Min. of ill Do. Pref. 7i p. cent. l 6 Copiapo Cl English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. IFortuna .11 General all Gt.NuggetVoinßeg. 8 all Great Polgooth . all Liberty 3 all Linares. _ Nlariquita ........ 9 Aexican&S.Americn all New Granada all Nov Linares Mining and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde ) all Pontbaud Silver Lea gi d Min. & Smolt. 5 1 Port Philip. Quartz Rock 1 I 1 lthymney Iron 11 Do. Nevi Santiago do Cuba , .11 South Australian Tin Croft .. . di United Mexican Lll Waller dl West Mariposa 2s. Worthing Mining o: Australia ►ll Yuba 25 r 20 I 10 •al 10 50 4 5 al 4 al 20 MISCEL: 11 Xubin Coal and Iron .7 Australian Agricult. 6 Australsn.Pcific.Mail Australn. Royal Mail 5), Berlin Water Works 10 Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction Co Canada )0 Canada Gov. 6 p. ct Jan. and July 1 al Crystal Palace al Crystal Pal. of France 5 Eastern Steam 10 Electric Telegraph (A) )11 Electric Teleg. of Ir. 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetyoot Sugar 10 Magdalena St. Navig. all lfediteran. Elec. Tel. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. all N. B. Australasian._ 12 Nrth.ofEuropeStcano all Peel Er. Ld. & all Peninsular& Oriental 40 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam 111 Scot. A.ustral. Invest. 111 South Austral. Land tll Subraar. Telegraph.. al Do. Registered. 84•Yala Diem u'is Lino i - li 1 -14 1' = i - 8 - 3i - 24 26 - 28 42 -- 44 52 -- 57 12i -13 i -- 2 -- i - i .. ••• - 8 ... 9 - A 6 -6i - a __ i 15i -16 i ! ---- i 23 - 25 - 6 - - 8 4 - 5 1 - 3 3 - 3i .42 - 44 - ••• 65 - 70 o iiii .10 - 111 3i -,3g i 6 - ri' i=ii i - 1. 31 7 = ii 2 2ixd -7 2 2ixd 38 1 1 131 THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER.' MR. GIFFARD. This day (Satuday) the Rev. Hugh P. ell ard Wil loughby was brought up for examination at: +Guildhall, before Mr. Alderman Carden, charged with bta ving fired a loaded pistol at Mr. Ilardinge Stanley Giffard, with in tent to murder him. Upon the rev. gentlemanbe ingplaced before the magistrate, it became painfully evildent that he was insane, for no sooner had. Mr. Pearson. begun to state the case against him than he stopped. the pro ceedings, by stating that, as Mr. Clarkson had said, he could not assist him, and that as he had said that he (prisoner) was labouring under a delusion, he) did not wish him to appear before him ; Mr. Clarks on, then, had better withdraw. Prisoner, in continuation—Besides Mr. Cltirkson ad vised me to bairn Mr. Humphrys as my solicitor, and he is Mr. Harding Giffard's father-in-law.—Mr. Clarkson : I did nothing of the kind.—.iilderinn Carde a ; I think Mr. Clarkson had better remain': The prisoner (who had a large envelope,, in which were some papers), said—Shall I be allowed to ask any questions'? Alderman Carden—Certainly. • Mr. Giffard was then sworn, and about to give his evieenco, when the prisoner again interrupted and said that he would not be quiet, as money would carry the day against him, but he would unburthen his thoughts, and let the British public know them. After• some fur ther interruption, and prisoner again complaining and protesting against Mr. Clarkson appearing for him, Mr. Gifford repeated the evidence which he gave upon the occasion of the first examination at th/a Central Criminal Court. The prisoner asked, Mr. Gifford whether hit did now recollect, upon being at Cardiff, making some offensive allusion to him about a charge which had been preferred against him (prisoner) in 1843 and 1849 1 Mr. Giffard said, he had not any recollection of hav ing ever seen him until the present occasion., and had most certainly never made any allusion to him.—The prisoner then went into a long rambling statement, and kept asking Mr. Giffard if he hid not mv,de insult ing gestures towards him before Justice Williams, at Cardiff.—The other evidence, which has already ap peared, was then gone into ; and in the course of it it was stated that the prisoner said that he had intended to use it upon somebody else if ,the first faVed in its effect, and also that he intended the second pistol for Mr. Giffard. The evidence having been completed, Mr.. Clarkson said he appeared upon the part of the friend ,pf the un happy gentleman, and should reserve what lie had to say for the time of trial. Prisoner—Do not laugh, Mr. Clarkson ; it. is not a laughing matter. It is a very serious charge—it is a very serious matter to be in Newgate. Mr. Clarkson then applied that every indulgence should be allowed to the unhappy gentleman during his incarceration in Newgate. Mr. Alderman Carden—Most certainly. The prisoner was fully committed for trial. THE REGISTRATIONS. MIDDLESEX. Mr. Shadwell held his court yesterday at Ehe Lords Justices' Court, Westminster Hall, to revise eb e lists for Lincoln's-inn, and the parishes and places No ithin the city of Westminster. In the St. Clement Danes list Mr. Davies tngain com plained of the irregularity of the Post-office. In some cases the notices of objections served on 24'h August had been forwarded to the overseers ; iai others the Poit-office had actually returned the on: rinals and the duplicates of the notices sent. The object ions were substantiated on Mr. Davies producing the duplicate notices, the ladies of the Post-office authoriti es not ex cluding him from proving his objection. , Not 4 single case of the least ititerest arose, in any of the parishes. , In reference to persons in the Ealing list who had claimed to poll at Charing cross, - Mr. Alley Jones and Mr. Lewis, of the fir. ta of Har rison and Lewis, appeared before the ban aster, and stated that the cases would be found very few in num ber where the claim to poll at Charing-cross could not be sustained under the act. The Revising Banister then banded to Mr.. Jones a large bundle of these claims, which he had !narked to poll at Charing-cross, and proceeded to read 0 me remain ing claims giving the right to poll at the n earest and most convenient points to the residences of the claimants. The court will be held this day at the Xelvidore, Tavern, Islington. MINING INTELLIGENCE. (From the Mining Journal of this day*.) MINES. —There has seen a little more life ill the min ing market this week, and transactions to a f air extent have taken place in a few dividend and speculative mines. North Bassets have been sought fter, and largely dealt in at from 161. 10s. to 181. 10 c. ; South Tamar, 91. ; West Caradon done at 1901. to 1951. ; Alfred Consols, 211. to 211. 10s. ; Souph Caradon, 2851. to 2901. ; Venton, 31. 10s. to 41. ; Garreg, owing to a discovery, advanced from 10s. to 155., having previously been unsaleable. MINES WHICH HAVE SOLD ORE.—Birch Tor, Car bona, Clara, Darren, Clijah and Wentworth, Garreg, Cowarch, Great Crinnis, Halamanning and Croft Gothal, Great Wheal Vor, Polgear and Lancarrow, Poltimore, Sortridge Consols, Trannack, Treloggan, Tyn-y-Berth, West Wheal Frances, West Crinnis, Wheal Alfred, Wheal Venton. In Foreign Mines, although business has been limited, the quotations have generally shown an upward tendency. STATE OF TRADE. (From the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MANCHESTER, Sept. 22.—The effect produced upon our market by the failure of Messrs. David Scott, Richmond, and Co., with the consequent suspensions of Messrs. Currie, Dale, and Co. of London, Messrs. Deane, Youle, and Co. of Liverpool, and Mr. W. A. Park, of this city, has been both very great and general. Since Tuesday, however, there has been a tendency in the market to recover its ton; though it can hardly be paid that any increase of business is generally ex perienced. As regards prices, any giving way there may be is but partial, and does not exceed id per lb. in cer tain yarns. Domestics, T cloths, and good printers remain perfectly firm ; and the makers of India goods are not to be moved from their quotations, which are, indeed, ruinously low. LEICESTER, Sept. 21.—There is no noticeable differ ence in the demand for goods this week. There is less doing in wools, spinners not being able to realise the advance in prices upon them. Farmers' lots seem to have arrived at the highest point at present. WOOLLEN TRADE. (From the Leeds Mercury of this day.) LEEDS, Sept. 22.—The state of trade in the ware houses is rather varied at present. The country trade is very brisk in those warehouses whose connection is direct with the home market ; but in the houses that mainly supply the London and other large markets, the business doing at present is not of a very active charac ter. The shipping houses are quiet. HUDDERSFIELD, Sept. 19.—The market to-day in the Cloth-hall was of a languid character, and there was less doing in the warehouses than usual, but in the latter business is carried on during the week, and we under stand that, although somewhat flatter than our former notices, yet it cannot be characterised as bad. BRADFORD, Sept. 21. Woo/.—There is no new feature to notice in this branch ; prices rule too high to induce spinners to operate. The supply in the market is on the increase , especially in the commission ware houses. Yarns.—The high price of woo l f or m s a g rea t obstacle to the spinner. P i eces.—The demand for goods is rather on the increase, but the prices are deplorably bad. MEXICAN ANTIQUITIES. —The Lords Commissioners Mexican f or a d m i ss i on duty free of a col fromi tion Mr, antiquities of of her Majesty's Tre asur y have caused a communication to be made to the C ustoms authorities with reference to an a earthen ware, imported into the po rt of S ou thampton from Vera Cruz, stating tha t under the circumstan ces their lord ships are pleased to sanction the admission of the articles fre eco r f . C. B. Youn g, in question free of duty, and the Customs authorities have given directions for their lordships' orders to be obeyed. ADVERTISING. —The Boston Bee says —a man can get along without advertising, so can a waggon without grease—but it goes hard. ENCOURAGEMENT TO AGRICULTURISTS.—We have just been favoured with the sight of two elaborately-chased silver cups, intended to be presented to the two success ful competitors for the two best cultivated farms in this county, on the estates of the Right Hon. the Earl. of Stamford, which have again been supplied by Mr., Thomas Johnson, Bank-buildings, where they may be 'seen for a short time previous to their being presented to their respective owners. The engraving on the two cups was as follow :--" Prize cup, given by the Earl of Stamford, for the best cultivated farm above 150 acres, Mr. Thomas Burchnall , Ansty , 1854 ;" " prize' cup, given by the Earl of Stamford, for the best cultivated farm above 50 acres, Mr. Joseph Thompson, The aiiks, 1854." They are, we understand, to- be presented in a few days by the respected steward, John Martin, giaq:, Groby Pool House.—Lciccster Journal, *•4' • WHO WOULD NOT BE A SOLDIER ?--merge plattvds are being posted in various parts of Newcastle, inviting,' young men of good character to enlist in the NortlAnn berland Regiment of Militia Artillery, whereby they will have the " privilege of obtaining a knowledge of the service, and the honour of defending their own shores I s h o uld emergency require it." The training, it i s a dd e d, will take place at Tynemoutb, "whore they will be taught, gratis, the art of fencing, singlestick, gunnery, and mechanics, for which prizes will be given for the most proficient at the end of the training. In their leisure hours they may employ themselves at the fives court, quoit ground, or in a well-selected library," Who would Aot be a soldier 1-2Vortltern &amino.. MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) Od rO apricots,ewpi - ng lh t COVENT GARDEN. trade e n s e wassuppliesed apples, pz n v soh, e fo r ytf English, hu d oi depressed p as r en ess d3g d 6 dse vegetablestts a o t 26 e ss t pt o oe - so ad oo: the immense m is F tr i 2s T rd per Pin English ditto, 6d to is Gd ; melons, is Od to 3s each peaches, 18 6d to 6s; nectarines, is to 5s per dozen app l es , 2 s od t o 4s Od per bushel ' • pears, 2s Od t o 4s Oct per half sieve ; Orleans plums and green gages is to is 6d per punnet ; ditto, 2s to 3s 6d, and common plums, is 61 to 3s per half sieve; cherries, 6d to is Gd per pound ; lemons, is to is 6d ; oranges, 1280 20s per 100; filberts, 70s to 75s per 1001bs ; cobnuts, 12s per bushel ; almonds, 2s to 3s per lb. ; Barcelona nuts, 24s per bush. ; figs, is to 2s 6d per doz. VEGETABLES.—Cabbages, 6d to is Oct per dozen ; greens. is 6d to 2s per d o zen bunches ; French beans, 2s 03 to 3s Od per half sieve ; cauliflowers, is Od to 3s per doz. ; potatoes, 50s to 105 s perton; vegetable marrow, 6d to is each; peas, Is 6d, to 3s Od per bush.; broad beans, 9d to is per half sieve ; turnips, 2d to 4d per bunch ; carrots, 4d to Gd per bunch ; cucumbers, ld to 4(1 each ;- garlic, 2d to Os Od per pcund ; spinach, is Gd to 2s Oct per sieve ; onions, 2d to Id per bunch ; Spanish ditto, is to 3s per doz. ; leeks, 2d to 3d per bunch ; shallots, Gd to Od ; horse-raddish, 4s Od to 7s Od per bundle ; parsley, 2(1 to 3d per bunch ; celery, is Od to is 3d per bundle • endive, 2s to 3a Od per score ; beet, 2d to 3d each ; parsnips, is Od to 2s Od per dozen ; small salad, 2d to 3d per punnet; mushrooms, is 6d to 2s per pottle • artichokes, 5s to 6s per doz. ; cabbage lettuces, Gd to Us bd per score ; sorrel, 6d to Is per half sieve ; radishes 6d to 8d per dozen hands - tomatoes, 4s Oct to 6s per half•sieve ; chillies, is to is a per 100. NEVTGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkey poults, 3s 6(1 to Gs; Goslings 5s 6(1 to 6s 6d each; Ducks, 4s to 6s per couple ; tame Rabbits' is to is 6d ; wild . do., is to is 6d each; Pigeons, 6s to 9s per doz. ; large Surrey Fowls, lOs Od to 12 s Od; middling, 6s to 86 ; spring Chickens, 4s Od to 6s Od; Essex Fowls, 4s Od to Gs Od per couple ; grouse, 3s 6d to Ca Od per couple ; Leverets, 4s Od to Os each. Ostend fresh butter, 10s 6d to 12s Od, and English lls 6d to 14s Od per dozen lbs. English Eggs, 7s Od to 8s Od; French ditto, 5s Od to 6s 6(1 per 120. WHITECHAPBL. Beef, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s Od to 4s 0d; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 6d per 81bs. by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d toTisTiiiiis, is to 68 Od each Salmon 9d to is id per lb; Cod Fish, 3s to 7s Od each ; Soles, 4d to is 8d per pair; Eels, 8d to lsOd per lb; Lobsters, 8d to 2s 6d ; Crabs, 8d to 2s Od ; Whitings, 3s Od to 9s per doz.; Common Oysters, 10s to 15s ; Natives, 40s to 52s per bsh; Mackerel, Od to Od each ; Smelts, is 6d to 2s per doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per 1b; Shrimps, is 6d to 2s 6d per gallon; Bloaters, is 6d to 2s Od per doz. ; Fresh Herrings, 6d to is 6d per doz. ; Scotch do., 6d to is. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 8d to 9d; of household ditto, 7.cr to 8d per 4lb loaf. • NEWPORT. Beef from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s £3d; veal, 3s 4d to 4s Od ; pork, 3s 6d to ls 6d per 81ba. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 56117;;641b, 3id to Od; 641 b to 721 b, to 3id; 721 b to 801 b, 34c1 to 3d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 3id ; 881 b to 961 b, 3;id to 4d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4d to 4id ; 10411 to 1121 b Od. to Od. Horse hides, Gs 6d to 7s Od; calf skins, tight, 2s Od to 3s Od; ditto, full, Cs Od to Os Od; polled sheep, 3s 9d to 4s 6d ; Keats, 38 4d to 3s 10d ; Half-brads, 3s 4d to 3s 10d ; Downs, 2s 10d to 3s 3d ; Lambs, 2s 9d to 4s 6d. HAY MARKETS. SMITIVIELD. — Meadow hay, 21 15s to 41 12s ; clover ditto. 315 s to 610 s ; and straw, 11 10s to 1114 s per load. A full average supply and a sluggish domand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 51 15s; and straw, 1/ 120 to 1116 s per load. Supply tolerably good, and trade rather dull. WurnationL.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 41 12s; clover ditto, 3/ 8s to 61 0,3 ; and straw, 1112 s to 1117 s per load. Trade steady, on former terms. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. ( From the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—There is little improvement in the home trade demand for colonial, and although supplies have been less than for some time past, still rates are barely supported for inferior qualities, and better can be obtained at pre vious terms. Foreign is yet plentiful, and not being much required, prices• have been barely maintained. Demand has decreased for floating cargoes for all purposes, and and sellers are willing to accept previous valuations. REFINED.—.--A good home trade demand has been expe rienced for refined sugar, and supply having decreased, some advance has been obtained. Sales of brown lumps at 435, tillers low to fine, 43s 6d to 48s Gd, double 49s to 50s, Hambro loaves 44s to 49s Gd, and double 50s to 51s. Of foreign refined several arrivals have taken place, still the market has been nearly cleared. MAURITIUS.—The excess in stock compared with this time last year is 21900 tons. For good to fine yellow and grainy there aro several buyers ; still previous terms are not exceeded. In inferior and brown rather more has been done, yet there are sellers at , former prices. Including parcels at auction transactions for the week ending yester day were 6,000 bags at the following' terms :—low to mid brown at 25s to 27s Gd, good to fine 28s to 30s, low to good yellow 30s 6d to 35s Gd, fine 36s to 37s 6d, low to fine grey 285 to 355, grainy, yellow, 35s to 40s 6d, white 41s to 42s Gd, and brown 29s to 311 per cwt. EAST INDlA..—Native Madras can be obtained at previ ous terms, still purchases have been on a small scale ; brown at 24s to 27s 3d, and yellow 28s to 31s. In grocery, how ever, rather more has been done at 32s to 38s. Grainy yellow is wanted at 35s to 40s, and white 40s 6d to 425; but few parcels arc on offer. Stock is about the same as last year. The dulness in the market for Date Bengal con tinues. FOREIGN.—The market for duty paid has presented an inactive appearance all the week, some decline has taken place for brown and low ; but better sorts have supported previous terms. Of 1,390 hhds 180 tierces and 480 brls Cuba in public sale rather more than one-half found buyers, brown at 27s Gd to 31s, yelow 31s 6,1 to 375; 400 chests Havannab, yellow 34s to 38s. COFFEE.—Native Ceylon is not cheaper, still 1093 de mand exists, and supply is rather more plentiful. At auction 1,880 bags were sold at 45s for good order, and dama g ed 42s 6d to 4ls Gd. MOLASSES.—Prices remain firm, and several parcels have been sold ; Antigua at 14s Gd to 15s 3d, other sorts of West India 13s to 14s 6,1, Cuba 13s 6d to 13s 9d, Bengal and Mauritius 13s to 13s 6d. There is still a larger stock than at this time last year. A better demand for honey ; Narbonne, fine at 70s to 80s; Cuba, low to fine 22s to 30s; and Jamaica 28s to 655. Few buyers of Tamariads, and sellers are willing to accept for East India lOs to 13s, and West India 25s to 55s per cwt. OILS.--There is now a quiet market for linseed oil, and rates are less firm, ruling at 33s to 33s 3d on the spot. Rape oil is less wanted, and th.ere are sellers of pale at 465, brown 43s Gd to 445. Palm sells slowly at 44s to 46s for mid to fine quality. Only a moderate demand for cocoa nut, Cochin at 50s 6d to 51s, and Ceylon 49s to 50s. In olive many purchases have boon made, and tho market has a firm aspect, Gallipoli reali: ;es 571. to 581. and other sorts sorts 521. to 56/. Seal is waisted, and rates aro well kept up, pale selling at 411. 10s to 421., and other sorts 371. to 401. In cod several sales at. 40/. lOs to 41/. Southern is wanted and 424 to 43/. is paid. A large demand exists for sperm, and 1041. to 1051. paid for good to fine. Teel seed and ground nut oil sells slowly at 43s to 44s per cwt. The value of lard oil is 51s to 53s pe'r cwt. TALLOW.—The St. Petersburg advices having again given intimation of a larger qua ntity being sent forward than had been anticipated, has b rought speculative parcels on the market, and prices have in consequence been again depressed ; Y. C. having sold as low as G3s on the spot, and oven rather under this price for the last three months. These parcels having been cleared off. The market im proved towards the close, and last night the quotations were G3s Gd. to 63s Oct on the spot, and 63s Gd for the last three months ; in short there has been little done, the un certain state of the market having stood in the way of transactions, home melted is 62s to 62s 6d cash. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON,• Sept. 23.—Wind this day at Noon, W. ; moderate breeze, and cloudy 1% 'eather. DEAL, Sept. 22.—A three- masted vessel, waterlogged, having been burnt, stem and: decks out, bowsprit only standing, which was light and black painted, and seemed not to have been long in that condition, was passed on the Ist of Sept., in lat. 46 N., lon&. 51 W., by the Aunt Mary, arrived in the Downs. _ _ _ COWES, Sept. 23.—Arrivo&—Washington, from New York—left 9th Sept. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 22.—Wiltd, N. Sailed—Falcon, for Corunna. DOVER ROADS, Sept. 22.—Arrived—Caracae, from St. George de la Maine, for Rotterdam. RAMSGATE, Sept.i 22.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived— Diamond, from Pentewan, for Antwerp ; Comete, New castle, for Cadiz.—A vessel is reported to have sunk in the Gull Stream last night. OUTSIDE. THE GOODWIN SANDS, Sept. 22.—Arrived — A French frigate, from the Baltic, for the westward. FALMOUTH, Sept. 22.—Winel, N... Arrived—Commis sary, from Akyab ; Samuel, Honduras, and sailed for Pembroke. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 22.—Wind, N.W. to N.N.W. Arrived—Trafalgar, from London ; Earl of Hardwick°, do., cloth for Madras. Sailed—American Eagle, for New York. SHOREHAM, Sept. 22.—Wind, N. Arrived—Alfred, from Quebec. GLOUCESTER, Sept. 22.—Arrived—Helen R. Cooper, from St. Stephen's. SWANSEA, Sept. 22.—Wind, N.E. Sailed—Dolores, from Madeira ; Experance, Algiers. MILFORD, Sept. 22.—Wind, N. Arrived—Mysore, from Quebec. Sailed—Enfield, for Rotterdam. BEAUMARIS, Sept. 22.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Jessie, from Rova Scotia. SHIELDS, Sept. 22.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Duke o f Argyle, for Singapore ; Glasgow, New York ; Sunbeam, Carthagena. Lowl,PsToFT, Sept. 22.—Arrived —Jyland, from Tonning ; Favourite, North Sea. Sailed--Providence, for London, ha'vint replaced anchors and chains. abeenin B RIDLI NGTON, Sept. 22 . — Wind, N.N.W. h g Arrived— True Bins, from Plymo unh, for Seaham, havin 'collision the previous night with a laden schooner, which sustained trifling damage, and proceeded south • Jane, from Portsmouth, for Newcastle, assisted in very leaky. (BT SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday, 10.50 sail. .• , wind, W.N.W. ; tide ono hour flood ; fine. ,ArriVed, 22d—Clarinda, from Callao. urived, 231l—Gothenborg, steamer, from Gothenborg ; Bel , ritup, iteanibi'from Ostend. DEAL, Saturday, 10.19 A . M . Wind, W.N.W., light and thick. Passed—Amelia, from Quebec ; Duke of Wellington, Colombo ; Thames, Jamaica ; Time, Guernsey ; Scottish Maid, Callao ; Faith, Jamaica—all for Loudon. Stealla del Mare, from Newcastle, for Messina ' • Aquila and Ro mulus, from Quebec, from London ; Falcon, from Constan tinople, for Hull. Old Hickory sailed for the river, to stop a leak. Her Majesty's steamer Melampus, from westward for river. Anchored—Her Majesty's steamer Lizard, from west ward, for river; J . 14,41, 114 trusport, fq M. LAMA RTINE ON THE WAR. Nearly the -whole of the first page of the Con stitutionnel is filled with the preface of the forth coming " History'of Turkey," by M. de Lamartine. We regret that our limits will not permit us to give very long extracts from this remarkable production. 1 "Russia, which extends from Poland to Persia and China, already weighs infinitely too much on the globe. If to such weight be added that of the 100,000 square I leagues of the Ottoman empire in Asia and Europe, all balance of forces in the world is at an end. We should have to enter on a whole hemisphere and on the half of another, the famous finis Polonice, applied not merely t to Sarmatia, but to all Europe. . . . . It is known that Napoleon was accustomed to say whatever he thought in his familiar conversations with his friends. Count de Rambuteau, then chamberlain, and afterwards prefect of Paris, was present one evening at the Tuileries at one of these grand improvisations, in January, 1813, a period when fortun e had already removed many an idu sion. Marshal Davoust and the Count de Lobau, as well as M. Itarnbuteau listened with a respectful inte rest to the affecting anecdotes of the retreat from Russia. Napoleon all at once interrupted himself in the recital of his reverses and said :--' Alas ! how the best calcu lated plans may be thwarted by the most unforeseen cir cumstances ! Placed in 1812 at the head of Europe and disposing of all the forces of the West, I thought the mo ment was come to invade Russia. I. wanted to raise up against hdr a barrier which she could never pass. I hoped, at least, to ietard for a hundred years that power, and in reality I have ad van ce d h er a century ! I f ever she eeizes on Constantinople, she will place Europe and Asia under th 3 same yoke ! Ah, ifq had known sooner the import ance of the Turkish counterpoise at Constantinople.' And in fact let any one represent to himself a Czar, who re cruits his armies , amongst 65 millions of men--men, whose sole duty is to die for their master ; let any one in his mind add to that formidable recruitment the 40 millions of Ottoman subjects, Turks, Greeks, Abasians, Armenians, Circassians, Druses, and Maronites ; and then add to that the 25 millions ofPersiads, who already tremble before the advanced posts of Russia ! and there will be 130 millions of men in one despotic hand to op pose 120 millions 6f others. What becomes of the Black Sea, that lake of Europe and of Asia. • It be comes the great dock of Russia, in which her fleets will be constructed in silence, until such time as these innumerable sails will debonch .by the Dardanelles into the Mediterranean, saying to the wind, like the barbarians :--‘ Blow where you will, wherever you carry us, the land is ours !' What becomes of the Danube, which, after having flowed along freely for 600 leagues across Germany, will be enchained at its mouth, and will find the Muscovite blockade at its junction with the seas, in which it went to seek for the sum and wealth of the East ? What will become of the Adriatic, in which Austria was commencing to exercise herself in navigation and commerce by Trieste and Venice, and which Dalmatia, Epirus, and Albania, henceforward Russian, will close up like a second Black Sea to the Austrian flag ? What becomes of Constantinople, ' that Hanseatic capital, situated on two ,con tinents, on the shore of , three seas, and of two straits, common doors, of which the'' keys ought to be in a neutral, friendly, or independent 'hand ? Constantinople becomes a Moscow of the Bosphorus; of which the Kremlin, built on the place of the gardens of the seraglio, will cause the ships of war of Europe to pass under its cannon like slaves. What becomes of the Mediterranean ? It becomes either a Russian 'aka' or a battle field of a century between the Russian fleet and the English fleets, holding the commerce of Euro pe be tween two fires. What becomes of maritime France on that tea where she possesses neither Malta, Gibraltar, nor Corfu ? Maritime. France becomes the subaltern vassal of the naval power, preponderating in these seas, England ; or she becomes the butt of the insults of Russia even in her ports. When Russia is in the Dardanelles, the Russian frontier is at Mar seilles and Toulon. What becomes of Germany ? Al ready borne . down for the last 80 years by Russian diplomacy or intervention, which she could Still restrain as long as the Czar felt behind him the counterpoise of Turkey, Germany becomes Russia. The Confederation of the Rhine, thought of by Bonaparte, becomes a verity after the annihilation of Constantinople by the Czar ; Germany, great and small, becomes a confederation of the Danube against France. At that price, Russia pre serves a slice of Poland and the Rhenish provinces ; at that price, Austria preserves Italy, and if Italy palpi tates at the voice of Franc., a new Su warow descends from rllyria into her plains with 200,000 Russians to the aid of 200,000 Germans. Continental France cannot make a movement on her frontiers without meeting Germany, the advance guard of Russia, or without coming into collision with Russia, the re serve of Germany. The treaties of 1815 are curtailed, against us, of all that remained, unconquered in the East, independent in Germany, and living in Italy. It is no longer the accidental and temporary coalition of 1815, it is a coalition for ever of which one power, Rus sia, will draw up the clauses and give the catchword every evening to all Europe. England alone will re• main unseizable and free, because the waves and the winds cannot be chained. She will not be subjected to the continental blockade of Bonaparte, augmented by the blockade of the East by Russia ; she will await with anxiety the period at which a Russian expedition similar to that which is at present being accumulated on the Danube will come, like that of Alexander, and ( - rive a new master to the 200 millions of men who are labouring at present in India, under her laws. Such, as to territories and seas, are the ,conse quences to the abandonment of Turkey to the Rus sians. As to, the civilisation of the world, these consequences are written in two words, despotism and superstition ; a Czar and a pontiff in a single man ; the faith of nations conquered with their liberty ; the servitude of the mind dreamed of on the earth with the servitude of races ; an immense check given to the genius of modern nations • theologists for philosophers, and Kalmucks for theologians. If Russia is allowed to bind the West, hand and foot, whilst it is reposing, the West will never rise again, or it will rise enchained ; it will break its chains, we know, but it will break them in one of those revolutionary convulsions which do not make of the war, as at present, a military campaign, but an earthquake in which the victors perish with the vanquished. Let us therefore march with confidence to the succour of ourselves. Turkey is the advanced guard of the liberty of Europe. Let us rejoice at having found in a people considered dead a people living, and let us write its history, either as the augury of its regenera , or as the epitAph of our tomb. ' UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. OXFORD, SEPT. 21. The University Commissioners appointed under the new act have addressed a circular letter to the Heads of Colleges, stating their readiness to receive any schemes which the Colleges may propose for their own improvement, under the powers which the act confers upon them. As the number of Fellows in residence at the present time is in all cases extremely • small, it is not likely that any steps will be taken in consequence of this announcement until the beginning of term. The late principal of Edmund-hall was buried on Wednesday in the hall chapel. The funeral was with out display, and strictly private. The headship is in the gift of the Provost and Fellows of Queen's. It is by custom offered to the several Fellows in the order of seniority, according to the practice usually observed with respect to college livings. On the last occasion it was declined, we believe, by the first two Fellows upon the list. Its endowment consists of the Principal's lodgings and the living of Great Gatcombe, which is held in trust for the head by the University under a special deed. The living is valued at about 650/. per annum. St. Edmund-hall has accommodation for 27 under graduates, but the last calendar shows only 14 names on the books. BLOCKADE OF RUSSIAN PORTS. The following correspondence has taken place on the question of the blockade of Odessa and the other Rus sian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff. The freedom allowed up to the present time has been wholly inconsistent with the curt and unqualified statements of the Ministers in the House of Commons in July last, as well as with the formal reply made by the Admiralty to inquiries on the 25th ult., published in the Times ; and, although the public recognise the latitude with which, amid the perplexities of war, all such intimations must be received, the losses and inconvenience they have oc casioned to our merchants are to be regretted : " To the Right Hon. the Earl of Clarendon, Secretary of State for Foreign. Affairs. " 6, Great Winchester•street, Sept. 15. "My Lord,—ln my vocation of East India merchant and agent, it is my duty to advise my correspondents at Calcutta and Bombay as to the position of such articles of produce as they are in the habit of shipping to this market. It is also expected of me to suggest limits at which it might appear safe to effect their shipments. "After the declaration of war with Russia, and presuming that the commercial blockade avowedly contemplated by Government would prove a reality, I directed the atten tion of my correspondents to shipments of East India lin seed, to fill up in some measure the void which the expected interruption of supplies from Russian ports would natu rally create. "Such shipments have been accordingly effected, but at the greatly enhanced cost which the circumstances occa sioned, and even seemed to warrant. Owing, however, to linseed being freely and continuously sent forward from the Russian ports in the Black Sea, the calculations previously formed have proved delusive, and the result is that my friends in India, in common with many other confiding parties, will have reason to regret their ship ments of the article, the market for it here being com pletely paralysed. " It would tend very much to disembarrass and simplify commercial operations during the war in kindred or analo gous articles of produce, if your Lordship would, for the satisfaction of the mercantile community in general, be pleased to favour me at your early convenience with pre cise information as to whether it is designed that the Rus sian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff be speedily and effectively blockaded. I may be pardoned for repeat ing the question that has been frequently asked during the past five months, and affirmatively answered on the part of Government; since the latest advices from the quarter in dicated confirm the impression that no blockade exists, and that shipments of Russian produce (cereals excepted) Con tinuec to proceed as ac ti ve l y as if the state of war had cease to prevail. "I am, &C., "J. JOHNSON." gc ~,. " Foreign-office , Se p t. 19. Sir,—With reference to your letter of th e 15th inst., in which you request to be informed whether the Russian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff are to be speedily and effectively blockaded, I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to state to you that, pending the com bined naval and military operations in theplack Sea, his Lordship cannot give the precise information asked for by you.--I am, &c., "E. HammoND, " J. j°4469/33 gifirka 6, larv4t TrOGUetatergt;eo,7 72i i i 71i i t 104 3 102 M 83} 41 25 70 70 42 ,! St. 1101 25 I 31 2A a] 2,1 al 64 al St. I al St. ILO St. 1 Lo 8 al 10 al 10 a] St 10 1 261 a] 13A a] 2J a] per cent. G4g a x a 10 I al 121 a] 12 11 St. 101 St. 1-01 1611 12,4 i 25 - li 20i a] St. l il 8 ai 10 11 25 a] 10 1 ..0.6 St. 101 20 al 20 - al 20 1 25 a] 18 17i 1 al 20 113 35, '2! 30 20 1, 40 I al St. I a, 25 I a' 20 I al 1 1 al 50 a , 15 al 30 1. 10 7 28h a] - I BAILIVAY INTELLIGENCE. CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.—The half-yearly meeting of proprietors was held on Thursday at the London Tavern; Mr. Fenton, of Rochdale, in the chair. The report of the directors , the substance of which h as a l ready ap peared in The Sun, having been taken as read, the chair. man moved ‘f that the report be adopted, and that a dividend be now declared on the preference stock of the company at the rate of 4/. 4s. per cent, per annum, and • on the consolidated ordinary stock of 3/. per cent. pe r annum, less income tax in both cases, and both payable on the sth day of October next." Mr. Dean, disap. proving of the course pursued by the directors, moved an amendment. Mr. M'Callum seconded it, which, after discussion, was carried, amid loud applause, by 49 to 18 votes. The chairman, as mover of the resolution, then demanded a poll on behalf of the board, which was proceeded with ; and it was arranged that the meeting should be adjourned till ono o'clock to-morrow (yester day) in order to receive the report of the scrutineers. The adjourned meeting of proprietors was held yesterday at the Loudon Tavern. The chairman announced the result of the scrutineers, as follows :—For the amend ment, 7,712 ; for the chairman's motion, 9,984 ; ma jority, 2,272. Subsequently, and amid expressions of differences, Mr. Thoznas Price, Mr. Mickling, Mr. Johnstone, Mr. Spiers, Mr. Baird, and Mr. Kidstone, were elected directors, the shareholders declining to go to a poll. The meeting then adjourned. SCOTTISH CENTRAL RAILWAY. —The half-yearly meet ' in.- of this company was held nt Perth on Tuesday ; the Eon. J. C. Dundas, chairman of Ore company, pre siding. The Chairman briefly went over the principal features of the report, .and read some statistical details, exhibiting the steady increase of the traffic in all the departments of passengers, merchandise, and minerals. In proposing the dividend of 4i pet cent., the directors were taking more money than was actually earned during the half-year, but not more than had been laid aside after paying the previous dividend. He then alluded to the rejection of Parliament of the bill for the amalgamation of the Scottish Central and Scottish Midland Junction Railways, ascribing it to their mis understanding of some statements made by Mr. Card well. In conclusion, he congratulated the shareholders on the flourishing aspect of their affairs ; and moved the adoption of the report, with a dividend at the rate of 4 pctr cent. per annum on the consolidated stock of the company, and that power be given to the directors to a is n s d ne on th s e u b c al h a c n o c n e d of itiothnes as premferigettcebe considered best sharesatsucht forimes the interests of the company. Mr, seconded the motio n , w hi c h was un B ani ru nao ce us , l o y f a K do en p u ted et ! and th o the meeting separa ß t E e A d T . OPENING NORTH OF SCOTLAND RAIL. eXtendir° WAY.--The form a l o p en i ng o f this line, rail way communication 40 m il es nort h , i n all but uk connection with the grea t ra il way system th rougho ut eg en the kingdom, took place on Tuesday. FALL OF BRANHOPE TUNNEL ON THE LEEDS NORTH ERN RAILWAY.—It is satisfactory to be able to state that up to the present time no death has occurred from the—catastrophe which occurred on Tuesday last. on Wednesday, Mr. Harrison, engineer-in -chief of the united company, made a cateful exardinatibn of the fracture, in the presence of the Leeds directors; and from a report made by him upon the spot, wtnake th e following extract :—" It appears a p or ti on of he'roof of the tunnel, about 12 feet square, has fallenin It will be necessary, as a precaution, tb take out about 10 feet in the length of the arch, at ea6h side of the part which has fallen in. Beyond this there does not appear to be the slightest cause for anxiety ; but to satisfy the public a complete examination of the whole of the tunnel will at once be made." ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE LEEDS NORTHERN RALL WAY.—We regret to have to record a second calamity on this line this week. It appears that on Thursday last, Mr. Goslett, superintendent at the Leeds station, in company with a friend, being at Arthingten station, near the Bramhope tunnel, which bad two days pre viously partially fallen in, resolved upon passing down the line to Harrowgate. They travelled from Arthington with an engine and tender only, and on reaching Star Beck station came in collision with a goods' train which was at a stand there. The collision broke one of the trucks, seriously shook Mr. Goslett, and broke the leg of Mr. Wm. Pepper, of Leeds, his companion. The fracture sustained by Mr. Pepper is a compound one. DEFACING RAILWAY TlCKETS.—Abraham Wilson and Joseph Ferem were placed before the - city magistrates, concerning whom it was stated that at 10.20 that morn ing they had come to the Victoria station from Preston, and that their tickets were defaced by being nearly cut to pieces. The date of one was cut out, so that it did not indicate whether or not the ticket was an old one. To-day's date was, however, visible on one of them, and therefore while the company did not press the case against them, they wished them to understand that they keep their tickets in a legible condition. After being reprimanded for the folly of their conduct in defacing the tickets, they were discharged.—Manchester Examiner. TRAFFIC RETURNS FOR THE PAST WEEK. Miles Recelpth. opened, NAME OF RAILWAY. 1854. 6 1853. 1.54. 1090 2,010 X 4 72 Aberdeeni.. - BRITISH. - .......... •... ..... 37 % Belfast and Ballymena •. • ....... .... 793 763 1 7 Belfast and County Down • • •• • • • • • • .. 265 259 33 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire 2,287 2,512 28 % Bolton, Blackburn, and West York •• • • 882 1,028 104% P.ristol and Exeter ...... ..... ...... . 6,850 6,700 189% Caledonian.- ... ...... - ...... 11,100 1 1 ,413 142 Edinburgh and Glas,, , ,ote ..... ........ 5,453 5,812 43 4 Chester and .... • • ...... •, 6,u40... 6,u40 6,697 6% Cork, Blackroclt, and Passage ...... 238 280 1 401 1,057 . 20 Cork and Bandon .. • • .... .......... 7 56 Dublin and Behest Junction • • • . • -• 1,358 894 1 1 8 t ,512 187 85 34 Dublin and Drogheda...- 1,a5 . ......... 6 Dublin and Kingstown .............. . 16% Dundee and Arbroath ..... - - .... 21 5 38 31 Dunlee, Perth, and therdeen Junction 610 894 19 Dundalk andEnnlakillen. ..... 189 254 68 81 % East Lancashire •• • ....... -•••• • • • • 8,4081 6.3 7 0 2 2 7 417 Eastern Counties and Norfolk .......1 Eastern II a! mi •.--..--•• .. .. - .. 21750, 22,150 78 Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee...... 3 , 0 7 5 3,088 6 Exeter and Crediton.. ••..- - - - - 124 112 22 Furness Railway ... .... .......... 630 1,114 1 71% Glasgow, and South-Western • • .... • . 5,586 ' 6,819 28 3 Great Northern and E. L........... 18 . 8 77 19,849 188 Great Southern and Western (Ireland) 7,172 5,447 819% Groat Western •••... . . .. - - ...... 23,915 23,257 25 % Irish South Eastern ................ 254 192 9 0 . Lancaster and Carlisle ... ....-__. 6,685 • 6,383 260 Lancashire and Yorkshire ..... 20,156 21,769 Leeds Northern ...... •• • • • • • ... - .. - - 181 Liverpool, Crosby; and Southport.... 554 548 65 334 London and North We5tern......... 55,830 55.083 8 3% London and Blackwall ... ..... 1,591 1,588 174 London, Brighton, and South Coast.. 15,476 16,919 253% London and South We5tern......... 15,252 14,944 46 Londonderry and Enniskillen ........ 502 559 - Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, &c. - - 167% Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 8,876 8,988 934 Manchester and South Junction...... 701 757 28 Maryport and Carlisle ••••-•• . • •• - - - 498% Midland .....- .................... 28,936 29,156 126 Midland Great Western (Irish) ...... 3,223 3,149 87 Monklands •.••••••••• • - • - • • • • .... 901 1.033 78% Newcastle and Carlisle.. - ........ _ 3,065 3,441 149 North British ............ •• • . ...... 4,881 4,934 - North Staffordshire - .............. - - 47 North-Western ............ __ .. •,, 1,141 1,3 02 82 Scottish Central --- . • .... .. - _ 2,587 2 9 Scottish Midland ......... 58 . ...• , 29% Shrewsbury and Birmingham ...... - - 45 Shrewsbury and Chester ...... ...... 2,122 2,328 29 S'hropshire Union .................. 749 926 258 Smith Devon ----.•...• . .. .. - .. 2,797 2,48 3 88% South Eastern- -- - .......... _,„ 20,745 20,264 162 South Wales ...... -- , ......... „ 4,705 4,456 85% South York., Doncaster, and Goole - 1,705 1,776 40 Taff Vale •• --..................... • 3,045 3,579 26 Ulster . .................. _____ 1,203 1,206 75 • Watertbrd and Limerick - .......... - - 25 West Cornwall ...... .............. 661 806 'l2 Whitehaven Junction ... •..••• . • •• - 306 403 682 York and Newcastle, and Berwick & York and North Midland & Leeds 32,533 34,794 FOREIGN. s. 574 Dutch Rhenish .................. 2,111 Lan 185 Lyons and Mediterranean •••••• •• •• 7,512 8,712 63 Monterean and Troyes .............. 1,169 1,095 •63 Namur and Liege ................... 1,946 1,900 444 Northern of France •• •• •• ••••• • • • •• 32,138 36,044 697 Orleans and Central* .. 240 Paris and Lyons .... •••• - • • ...... 19,021 24,903 84 Paris and Rouen. ...... ••• • • • ...... 10,925 11,027 392 Paris and Strasbnrgh • ... ••• • • • .... 27,073 28,135 59 Rouen and Havre- .. - .. • . 4,726 4,781 132 Western of France •..••• • .. I 7,712 7,746 • The receipts include the traffic ou the Orleans and Central,Or- Leans and Bordeaux, and Tours and Nantes. CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAL—SEPT. 22. —Admission at the doors, 4,889 ; admission by season tickets, 635 ; total, 5,524. POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN PRUSSIA AND ENGLAND.— A letter from Hamburgh, of the 14th inst., in Voss's Gazette, says : " M. Schmuckert, Postmaster General of Prussia, arrived here this morning from Ber lin, to confer with a high functionary of the English Post Office, whom he had appointed to meet here. It is said that this interview relates to the conclusion of a new convention between England and Prussia relative to letters and telegraphic despatches." ACCIDENT TO AN EXCURSION STEAMER.—NARROW ESCAPE.—The Satellite steamer, while on her passage from Bangor to Liverpool on Thursday, broke down in her machinery, and had to be towed into Liverpool, her passengers having been previously landed. She had 50 or 60 passengers on board. The Satellite, until recently, was a Thames River-boat, and has since her arrival here been engaged in excursion trips.—Liverpool C hrmide d BOILER EXPLOSION AT D UKINFIRLD .—On Thurs d ay morning a larg e s t eam -b oiler at the mill of near Ashton-under-Ly ne , b urst aboutfield Messrs. om lins and B ra db ury B , cotton-sp halinners, _ -paf st six o'clock, rail r T aY killing the engineer, and destroying a good deal of property. SUICIDE OF A JOCKEY. yesterday morning, at an aged 21, a jockey and early hour, John MolYn committed suicide by groom, in the service extensive ale biewer, E r of the wards of Guy's Hospital. cutting his throat in d o i n tted into the above hospital on o f a. 3 ,, f e r: s x u om ila:fidler, the well-known The deceased was a the 4th September re:sulting from injuries he had re sustained a compound f m a spirited horse belonging being thrown ro ceived on which he was galloping on Epsom to Mr. Chandler, Although immediate assistance was obtained, Downs. ' paid to the sufferer, from the nature attention and every t was deemed advisable to send the de ceased of the injuries fracture of the kneei,mnst having and constant attendance from the by the next train to Guy's Hospital, where he received immediate house surgeon and medical officers. The fracture being greatly reduced, the deceased for some time went on favourably, but from the fact that the deceased h a d b een in the habit of living too freely, it is supposed the in juries he had received preyed upon his mind, predis posing an attack of delirium tremens. No suspicion was, however, entertained that the deceased contemplated suicide, particularly in a crowded room, where nurses and other officials were constantly passing. The deceased must 12tve secreted the knife and watched his oppor tunity, when all was quiet to commit the fatal act, as on its discovery by the nurse, and the dresser a n d the house surgeon being called in, it was found that the injuries he had received were of so extensive a character that be died sheet inuseiPAtelY• Gsg 5 69 501 33 78 8 14 t 7i 34A 11 331 1 25 1.2 Y2l 20 St. 11 20 St. II 15 91 ''' St. ID St. ;11 St. 11 t. 11 St. 11 St. t St. li St. 1. , St. 11 St. 1( St. 1( 17 100 • 1101 31 21