The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET maintain the strictest neutrality in the war between Russia and Turkey. Advices from Berne of the 18th state that the I • Federal Council has just decided upon revoking the orders given for the concentration of troops on two points o the Swiss territory—namely, one in an CITY, VW 0 o'CLOCK. eastern and the other in a western canton. I The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday The Press of Vienna, of the 21 st, positively states ' were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 1,500 that the reinstallation of Prince Stirbey in Walla- American taken forexport on speculation. chin is only provisional, and that the deliberations The market was tame but steady, without change an - I . of the plenipotentiaries, having for object the dell nitive settlement of administrative affairs, continue in prices. The sales comprised 4 , 500 American, without interruption. ! 130 Pernam and Maranham at 6, 1 ,d. to 7id., 70 The followin g passage in a letter from Giur- Bahia, at 6gd., 400 Egyptian at 5 1c 1 to 9d., 700 gevo goes far to overthrow the theory of the Surat at 3d. to 40., and 400 Sea Island at 11d. Lloyd, that the Turks intend to attack Bess- , 'to is. 4d. per lb. Railway shares were firmer. arabia from the Black Sea :—" We hear ; The New Orleans Picayune says—" The prospects hardly anything of the movements of the Turkish 1 army in Wallachia, but during the last few of the present crop are highly flattering, as we have days a great deal of artillery and a vast supply of had three months magnificent weather; but it is too provisions have been sent on towards Bucharest." • soon to venture upon an estimate of the crop, as an The Austrian Soldaten Freund has a letter from early frost, followed by a wet fall, might nullify our Tirasopol of the 11th inst., in which the Russian ' anticipations. We have received 1,382 bales new forces in the Crimea are set down at 140,000 men ! cotton against 74 bales last year. The colour and Since the Austrians entered Wallachia, a move ment .on the part of the Russians towards the staple are generally very good." eastern part of the Galician frontier has taken There arrived yesterday in the Thames 59 ships place. the from foreign parts, and 3 from Ireland, besides 22 The journals of Tarbes complain that on colliers. Spanish side of the Pyr enees bands of armed men Reviewing the state of trade in Mincing-lane prevent wine purchased by French dealers from being exported into France.during the last three weeks, Messrs. H. W. Jewes- The Russian head-quarters are at Kalarasch on bury and Co. observe :—." We have again to report ' a du:luess in the foreign and colonial produ ce the Byk, in Bessarabia. • The Russians who have crossed the Pruth take strongly iutrenched posi i markets, except for one or two articles more par tions. titular] noticed below. Importers have supplied The cholera is raging fearfully among the troops now in Bessarabia, and the murrain among the the markets freely, but the amount of transactions cattle is so general that precautionary measures to at public sale has been limited ; yet privately a I prevent its spreading are no longer taken. fair business has been done, which would have * .. A Galatz letter of the 13th distinctly says that been further increased had the. Turks intend to cross into Bessarabia. We importers been more are told that the operations will be carried on under inclined to meet the views of buyers. The stocks Si the direction of Ferik Achmet Pasha, who is now lin the houses of dealers are small, but they confine St at Galatz. their pu r c h ase s t o their immediate requirements. st,st The Russians are already constructing their Within the last few days a considerable business " Bordei" (large pits with roofs of reeds and bul- has been done in ' rice and tea at higher rates, but 12 rushes) for winter quarters along the whole of the the demand has now somewhat subsided. The de- lsi left bank of the Pruth. The Archduchess Maria of Austria, who is ill of liveries from the warehouses continue good for s. l6 t typhus, is better, but not yet out of danger. home use, and for export there has lately been an 194 . The enormous quantity of 8,000 litres of adul- improvement. The stocks generally are larger 14 terated wine was seized yesterday in the cellars of than at the corresponding period'of last year. The 20 a large wine merchant in the Rue des Bourguignons. continuation lli of fine harvest weather expe- St. The Marquis of Albaida has arrived at Valencia, rienced during the month has enabled the st. the governor of which province is said to have 20 received orders to arrest him. crops to be gathered in in splendid condition, 10 The French army in Greece has sustained a which, under present circumstances, is a 12? severe loss in the death of Col onel Faure of the boon of more than ordinary value, and has st. 50 53d Regiment, who died in the Piraeus on the 9th, already been the means of giving greater confidence 40 from the consequence of an attack of cholera. to commercial transactions. There has been an i n - 25 The two most conflicting elem ents a pp ear to have 25 creased demand for indigo and cochineal since our St. conspired against Silesia. The villa g e of Kusser, which bad escaped inundation , was destro y ed on last, and both of these articles have increased in Bcl2, the night of the 18 th. Upw ards of thirt y -five value, the tendency being still to higher rates. In e-tt; dwellings, with their barns, stables , and store of other dyes there is little or no alteration to notice . 50 grain and forage, fell a prey to the flames, and 430 The late accounts from the Continental Produce t 25 inhabitants were left roofless and p enniless. Markets report more activity in consequence of the el His Royal Highness the Princ e of Prussia will leave Berlin on Monday for Weima r, and after a abundant crops of grain throughout the greater gt ; short visit there will return to the Rhine. part of Europe. The late failures at Manchester 20 Count Alvensleben has received the King's per- and Liverpool 'have created much distrust in the mission to accept the Grand Cross o f the Leo p old cotton manufactu rin g districts, and p rices are not St 5( order conferred upon him recently by the Emperor s so firm. In the woollen districts the manufacturers F of Austria. His Excellency well deserves a Russian are well employed and the demand being quite order also. The Prince Repent of Baden has returned to equal to the supply prices are firm, and the stocks Baden. Lord Adolphus Loftus, her Majesty's continue below an average." chargé d'affaires, has had an interview with the Money is still in demand at sto 5i per cent. for. Minister for Foreign Affairs. first-class paper, and 5i to 7 for other bills and The publication of books in the Hebrew language securities. On "call," the rate allowed is 4 per is forbidden throughout Russia, unless each volume cent. be stamped by the censors. It is said that Prince Menschikoff has instructed In the English Stock Market there is no rally the admiral of the Russian fleet that in case of an after the depression which occurred yesterday after attack being made on the fleet, he should, if pos- noon, and the business doing is more limited even sit le, break through the enemy's line, and fight it than for some time past. Consols have been 95 to out on the open sea, rather than the fleet should 95 , i for transfer, and 951 i for account. The job remain in the harbour to be burnt. It is reported that on the 16th inst. a Turkish bers complain of the extreme dullness that pre reconnoitring party from Isatchka crossed the vails, but there are two or three circumstances which Danube, and came into collision with the Russians readily explain it. In the first place, at this season of at Satinowo. The affair seems to have terminated ~ the year many influential members of the "Ho use " un f avour ably to the Turks, who " retreated ha stil y are in the country, and certainly a large proportion to the right bank." It appears from advices received that the atten- of the moneyed interest are away. Secondly, it is tion of the Russians was diverted from Eupatoria well known that during the present year the specu to Balaklava by the division of the armada de- lators have been frequently " wrong" in their tached to Anapa stopping to reconnoitre the coast operations , and therefore to some at Balaklava, thus leading the enemy to suppose extent disgusted that the disembarkation wits to take place at that with their frequent losses, for whether they ope point, being nearer to Sebastopol. ' rated for a rise or fall, they have been alternately Letters from Varna state that to the 13th inst. frightened out of their account, by some extra -5,000 Turks had arrived there to serve as a garrison• ordinary political rumour or threatened change. If we are to believe the members of the Stock Exchange, they have not benefitted by the sums which the outside speculators have dropped, since, ' with a few exceptions, the members themselves 2 assert that they have been equally unlucky. Seve- 2 5 ral of them made a great mistake in obstinately . 2i adhering to the belief that the Chancellor of the - Exchequer could not do without a loan ; others 2( were foiled because the war progressed more tardily 1C than they had hoped ; and third parties lost alter nately on each " tack" by changing their accounts at critical moments. The inquiry will 10 naturally be made, therefore, "Who have been the 2 0 gainers ?" And we presume that the answer must 20 be that capitalists and the richer classes of annui tants among the public who bought for money a during the panics and periods of depression, have 20' added to their wealth by the steady advance, 20 having disregarded the occasion, checks, and 20 reaction. The minor dabblers and the mere 2200 time dealers have not done well this year, and 100 thus far the poor have become poorer, as is too 100 often the case when venturing beyond their 20 means. Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 9s. premium. 25 The Bonds of 185 9 are at 99 i. 25 25 In the foreign market the feature is a further decline in the Turkish Scrip. The contractors and 100 their friends who kept such a large proportion of 100 the loan to themselves, and thereby failed to secure 20 the good-will of the Stock Exchange, now expe- 5 rience the result when they attempt to sell out. 20i The quotation has been 2i and 3 this morning, and no as low as 2i to 2, 1 prem. Grenada Deferred Bonds have been done at 6. Buenos Ayres Stock is 55k. 100 The following are the nominal prices of foreign 100 stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to 6i ; Mexican, 24. to 25 ; Peruvian, 7 0 to 7 2 ; ditto 1 2 o ( 3 per Cents., 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto 4i- per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 181 to 181 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 37} to 38 ; ditto Certificates, 5 to 5i ; ditto Passive, 4 to Q. The following are the railway " calls" due in October : AND COMMERCIAL INT ELL IGENCE. LIVERPOOL, Sept. 25.—The clipper ship James Baines, 2,500 tons register, arrived here this morning, after an extraordinary run of 12 days 6 hours, having sailed from Boston on the 12th inst., at 1 p.m. WAREHAM —PRICE OF BREAD TESTED BY A CON TRACT.—In this place the contract fur the Union-house and parish was taken last week—good bread 4id., and flour at 30s. per sack. —Salisbury Journal. FEMALE PEDESTRIANISM. —Mrs. Dunne, the Bloomer pedestrian, accomplished her task of walking 1,000 half miles in 1,000 successive half-hours on Saturday morn ing, and so little distressed was she by the feat that she immediately commenced another task of walking 150 quarter-miles in 150 quarter-hours, which she completed in due time.--Bristol Mirror. FATAL PRIZE FIGHT.—On Friday evening last, an investigation took place before the coroner of the city of York, touching the death of Joseph Jackson, who had been killed in a prize-fight. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Hague as the principal, and against Kendall and Hall as being present aiding aid ' abetting. On Saturday the prisoners were brought before the Lord Mayor and Mr. Barstow, magistrate, when an application to admit them to bail was granted. THE BIRMINGHAM GUN TRADE.—There is a consider able increase of private military work, and preparations are being made for execution speedily. Whether to the extent of the notorious gun year, 1848, is at present un known, but great activity already exists, and unerring signs of large orders are apparent. As the birding-gun trade is flat, an incredible number of military guns are now capable of being made up ; and if the funds should be deposited faithfully to agreement, the gunmakers of Birmingham state that they could produce, of continental quality, arms far the equipment of probably an army of 200,000 men in sufficient time for a campaign in the en suing spring. THE COAL TRADE.—From a Parliamentary paper re cently printed it appears that in the year 1853, 8,835,573 tons of coal, 40,142 tons of cinders, and 195.269 tons of culm, in all 9,070,984 tons, were shipped at the several ports of England, Scotland, and Ireland, coastways, to other ports of the united kingdom. In the same year 3 ,738,123 tons of coal, to the declared value of 1,507,9501,, and 176,939 tons of cinders, to the declared value of 96,6411., were exported from the several ports of the united kingdom to foreign countries, and to the British settlements abroad. 4,026,985 tons of coal were brought into the port of London during the year, of which 3,373,256 were brought coastways, and 653,729 by inland navigation and land carriage. The export of coals to Russia during the year 1853 amounted to 212,762 tons,_ the declared value of which was 78,6591. MURDER AT DURHAM.--Mr. Favell, the coroner for North Durham, held an inquest in the pit village of Kibblesworth on Thursday afternoon, on the body of Edward Liddell, a pitman, aged 28 years, who died on the previous night from wounds inflicted in a street fight. Liddell and several other pitmen bad been drinking on " pay Saturday," and had come on to Kibblesworth, where they remained in a public-house kept by a man named Ironside, until nearly midnight. The jury re turned a verdict of wilful murder against Woodcock, who has been committed for trial at Durham assizes. GAROTTE ROBBERY NEAR WESLEY COLLEGE.—On Thursday night about half past nine o'clock, Mr. Mi chael Hamilton, manufacturer, Wicker, was robbed and much ill usei as he was proceeding to his residence at Broombill. He was found by a gentleman shortly after wards, who assisted him to his residence, where he was attended by Dr. Bartolome, and he is now progressing satisfactorily. THE CORPORATION EXPENSES OF MELBOURNE. The expenses of the corporation of the city of Melbourne are wholly paid from licenses to public-houses and the fines of drunkards granted and imposed by the police courts. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT BY RAILWAY SERVANTS. —At Cambridge, on Saturday, before the borough ma gistrates, a case was brought forward which excited a considerable deal of interest, from the fact that the accused parties have hitherto moved in a most respect able sphere. A charge was laid by Mr. Fox, the district superintendent of the Eastern Counties Railway Com pany, against Benjamin Ward and William Looker— the first a coaching inspector and deputy ticket-taker, and the thter head ticket-taker. The prisoners were remanded. Bail was taken for Ward, but refused for Looker. Date due. Call. *Central Peninsula of Portugal Cork and Youghal Dublin and Drogheda, Pref. 25/..... 1...2 10 18,500 *Grand Trunk of Canada, shares A., 9...2 10 unkwn. *Do. do., Debentures 1 and 2, 9..10 0 unkwn. *Great Luxembourg, Constituted ... 12...2 0 unkwn. London and North-Western, 201.... 14...4 0 123,868 Do. M and B 0, 101.... 14...4 10 256,720 Midland, New 51., 4 per cent 24...2 0 270,000 Portsmouth *Royal Danish *Victor Emanuel .. Wept Cornwall Wimbledon and Croydon. £1,000,538 * The proportion called by foreign companies is 215,0001., but the holdings of English proprietors are not known. Total called in 1854 £11,197,559 Railway Shares have rather improved upon the lowest prices of yesterday, but there is still palpable irregularity and heaviness in the quotations. The foreign lines are dull. Mining Shares are quiet, and the Banks firm. Crystal Palace are depressed. Australian Agri cultural are firmer. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( Prom the Ogicial Lie. ) " HARVEST HOME ON THE ROYAL FARM S, --On Satu r d a y th e w h ole o f t h e l a b oure r s n 3 W pl i o N y p er ß. on the Norfolk, Flemish, and Bagshot farms, occupied by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, as well as the extra hands en gage d f or the harvest, with their wives, were e regaled with an exce l lent dinner in the large barn on the Norfolk farm. DEATH BY DRowNwa.--We regret much to announce the melancholy death of Mr. George Maxwell, jun., of Abercromby-square, who was drowned on Thursday last, while fishing in one of the rivers on his father's estate of Glenlee, in Upper Galloway. DISCREDITABLE ERPUSAL.—A few weeks ago the managers of the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh, received an application of rather a novel character on this side of the Atlantic. A lady graduate of Cleveland College, Ohio, named Miss Blackwell, after having been .em ployed a short time in the Royal Maternity Hospital, applied to the managers of the Royal Infirmary for leave to visit the female wards of that institution. Permis sion to visit the Infirmary is, we believe, at all times most readily granted to gentlemen who have graduated at English or foreign universities, and who may, on visiting this city, desire it. The request of the lady, however, was to the managers an unprecedented one, and they considered it to be their duty respectfully to decline acceding to its—qkitinburg4 ceurga_ • 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Bil• iness done.9sk 5 Consols for Account 17th Oct. Exchequer Bills, 24d. 21000 2500 6 9 p Small 6 9 p Exchequer Bonds 1858, 3k per Cent. l Ditto 1859, „ PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 551 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent. Grenada Bonds, Deferred Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent............ . Turkish Scrip Ditto for the Account 2i 3 2a p Dividends on the above payable in London. HALF•PAST TWO. Consols Ditto October Account THE. BIBLE SOCIETY.-Durirg the past year the Bible Society hay circulated, at home and abroad, the great number of 1,367,528 copies of the Scriptures, making the total issues since the formation of the society to amount to no less than 27,938,631 copies.—Olturch, and State Om*. TIIE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1854. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. IPaid•l RaiLwAys. . 100 Aberdeen.. .... . i 4 Ambg Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct all Belfast & Ballymena all Binning. Wolverh. 6 Stour Valley ...... Birkcnhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Juuct all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. 19 Do., £20.......... .... 30 Blyth & Tyne origins; £25 (issd. at £45 100 Bristol and Exeter 100 Caledonian 21s. Carmarthen and Car digan . . - all Chester 4 Holyhead. all Cork and Bandon... • all Cork, Black, & Pass. 14 Cornwall 1. Crieff Junction 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc. all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all Do. New 00 East Anglian Ai Eastern Counties 00 Eastern Union, A Stock 1(5 D€., B. Stock 8.: Do., New A ..... 00 East Lancashire .00 Edinburgh &Glasgtm 9: Edinb. and Peebles 4)0 Edin. Prtb & Dunde, 1 Forth & Clyde June. 100 Glasgow &S. Westeri , ' 100 (seat Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lro.) 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster & Carlisle 14U Do., Thirds 4 Do. Now Thirds 100 Lancash.andYorksii. 18:! Do., Fifths 11i D , Wst. Riding Un all Liv.Crsby.&Southpt all London & Blackwal .00 Gond. Bright &S. Cst . .00 Lond. and N. Westb 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&8... , 24 Do. Eighths 1 100 London andS. Westn. £5O 25 St. 20 St. 34 - Do., .£49 all :anindrry& Coleraine all Laidndrry. & Ennisk, . 100 Aanch.Shef.& Linchi s 41 Do., Man. & Lin. Un 100 Midland 100 )o. Birmn g. &Derby all Alidld. G. West. (Ire.) 22:i Do. Half Shares All Newcastle & Carlisle Newmkt.BuryExten 19: Nwpt.Aberg. &lirfd 8 - , Newry & Enniskillen all Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. 100 Norfolk . 36 Northn.Connties Un 100 North British all North Devon, No. 1 all Do., No. 2 all Do., A Deferred all Do., B Guaranteed 100 N. Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 1)o.do. G.N.E. Purch, all Do. Loods 100 Do. York.. all North London Do. New £lO 1/ 1, N.&S. Wstru.,Hamp stead, and City Ju 176 North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westin. June. 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 4 Portsmouth 100 icottisk Central 100 Scottish Midland all ihrewsby. & Herefd. all ihropshire Union . A, B, C,& D,full paid up at per .:( ; • `until Devon 100 :ouch Eastern all south Wales 16 Yrksh. & Riv. Du 5 •10 8 4.aines, Wok. &Woi, all tockton & 16 Stockton & Hartlop: 100 Taff Vale 9 )o. £lO shares 100 1)o. Pref., No. 21 Thames Haven Doel and Railway all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenni all Naterford&Limeriek 11l West Cornwall 3 'Vest End of London and Crystal Palace all West London 81s. Wirubledn &Crud(); all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessac 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and Central I ndia,Serip Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 9 !hitch Rhenish all Eastern of France . 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do Extension all Do. 4i p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 Gd. June.. of France 10 Gd. Tk of Can t l.daA is. all Do. do ' 4 all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Dsben , con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. all Gt.WesternofCana'l Shares all Do. 13ds., payable's7, with option till '55 all Do. do., '62, p. '56 . all Do. do., '76, p. '6O . all Do. do., '73, without option .. all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. H per cent. 8 Lake Coust. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref 10 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 10 Lyons and Genera,,, 12 Lyons & Meditorran 133 Madras 2 Do. New 31 ; 41 Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now 2 Melbourne Dk. ac Ry. all Namur & Liege (with interost) all Do. (ex interost) all Northern of France all D 0.201. Sh s. late Ch•tr eroi and Erqu,lines gu.ir. 33 p. 0. & red. at 1.2 V. dur. 88 yrs. froml Jan. 1854 all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bds ((my. B.& A ms. Shs.,• all ND rwegianTrunkPref 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCaen 6t Cherbrg all Rouen andllavre 15 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse._ all Do. 54 p. cont. Pref. 10 Southern of France 12 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) all West Flanders all Do 5i per c. Prof 10 Western of France West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden 20 Zealand FOREIGN. JOINT-S! all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 14 English Scottish and Australian all Loud. Chart. Bk. of • Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joiut Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22A National of Ireland all - New South Wales..., all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New I Royal Australu.Bkg & Gold Imp Co all South Australia all Union of Australia 2i Do. New 17001 et log* tt,„ 10losing Prices yesterday. 21 - - 22. 4/- 5 ••• ... • 9 - 9. 11 —lO d 17 - 18 7 - 6u 95 - 96 65 - 66 i 15 - 16 le 12 2i - 14, 7 -7; ••. 16i - 11- 12' 35 -- 40 24 - 26 68 70 b 9 61 22 - 24 ~. - ... 88 - 88, 70 - 72 124 - 126 91 - 93 72; 72 - 76 80 85 8 10 o 8 — lO 71i 72 5g 8i 8i 103 105 Kilt 1024 par p par -- p 83 85 9 811 (II .'" •s 24i - 25 701 70i 41 - 43 d par 8 7 d 21 2i 5i - 6 49 - 51 31 - 3k 32i 334 8 D. - 64 - 74 78 - 79 5i - 5 -34 q 14 - 151 55 - 56 54 - 56 1) Ad AP 4i 31. tij :d—AP '''' ••• 32 - 34 97 - 99 62 - 64 74 - I 34 - 34; 13i 144, 64; 64 ,3 34 2 ; d ••• •• 34 36 17i al 18i 4i 4i 24 - '.,•6 4 5 - 7A 6i 71 i 1 4 4 ad i d —ip P 28 2d 328'--- 32i 2i Sip id i.a 6i ha 7 6 9 --7 d 9 74 6 - P 6 - iP i A - ip .- ... par 2 14 •- par Id tl , 2 4p dis 2 -- 2i 21 -- 1 -- lip. Par — o p 7 -7; 31f - 344 -12 i 9 -- 10 19i -- 19ip 48 50 38 40 • . pm 23k —23 i par —1 p d 7/ $4 ••• - ••• ... - pm Si - 5i - 6ipi 18 - IF' N BANKS. 83 -- 85 1 id 30 7. - 32 - 3 —2a d 21a 22 ••• - ..• S 8 -- 40 42 - 44 44 -, 46 671 - 71 -68 A si Business done this day. ZAILWATI6 Bedford and Bletchl ey Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gins. Barr. & Neils. Direct, Do. New filstr.dx Dn. Frl Dk. & Railway unll & Selby Do. A Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon.,Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Batn. and Matlock Middlesbro' &, Redear Midld.Bradfd Northern and Easternsp.e. , Do. 6 per ct. Do. Fixeds p c , Prest. & Wyrel Do. Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Gooleg. 5 p.c. S. Staffordsb. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&Somrstl rClosins Prices yesterday. Leasing Compans. Loudon & N. West. L.&N.W. Caldonian. Do Gt. West!: Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &IsT3id `1)0 Do. S. Easter') 'Pete Jr., Co. 'Norfolk.. L.& N.IV. Sr. Miclld. Stckton & Darlingt. E. Count, ,D 0... ..... . L.& N.W &Ln&Yk Do CR North', Lancash & Yorksh. li. Mclean hitockt. & Darlingt ItWATestn: 95 - 100 98 - 100 139 - 141 ii - ii. ibo 103 50 -- 51 25 -25 A 12A -- 136 23 -- 24 11 -- 111 21 -- 2Axd ii = ii 53 - 60 ins;— ia~ 4 —lid 30 - 31 94'- 96 PREFERENCE SHARES. ilOO Aberdeen 10 Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c 0 Blyth andT3rne 1 Oper c. pref. (issd. at 50/) 0 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 0 Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent 1 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 1 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 1 611 Cork &Bandons p.c II Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction 11 EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent dl Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7l7s) 7p. c 11 Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 11 Do. No. 2 11 Do. New 6 p. c. St. 11 Eastern Union, Scrip' Guar. 6 per cent 11 Do. 51., 10 ner cent.' 11 Do. 101. Debentr.Sh -11 Do. do. 4 per cent O Bast Lancash. 6 p.ets. 11 East and West York shire June. Fifths 11 Ediub Prth.&DuncLe 4 per cent. O Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent O Great Northtt. sp. c O Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... 0 Do. 4i p.c 84 Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pref 11 Gt. Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 6 Do. 4 per c. Pref. Si 6 Gt. Westn. (Berko & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) O Do. col. red. 44 p.c O Do. con. red. 4p. c St. 100 Do. irred. 4 p.c. '8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh 10 all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S. 10 ell Do. do. sp.e. do St. I+'o Do. Birm. Gua. Stk 26i all Do. Ches. Gua. Stk 13i all Do, do. do 2J all Do. do. d 0... .. 16 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O St. LOO Do. 6p. c. Stock St. 1 100 London and Brighton I Guaranteed 5 p. 10 Do. Pref., sp. e. St. 10 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 0 Lon.&N. \V., Coy. & Nuneaton 6 p. et 5 Loudon &S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares .. St. 10 25 I 31 St. 111 20 St. IL 2i a' 21 a] al 64 al 5 al 7i 6 sg a] ill Condy. & Ennie.A Sh. 11 Aan., Shef., & Lin., Shares, No. .0 all 00. New, £lO 6 4t Do. Z 6 12 all 'ffurypt .&Carl.4 p c 12A all ou. 4j per cent 12i 104 Do nil %1 25 I id ConsoLO p.o.St. )o. Consol. Bristol & firm. 6 per cent... Ifill)o. Pref. 44 por cen 8 'Norfolk Debenture 00 IA Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stoci. St. 10,) Do. sp. c. Ext St. 100 Do. 5i per ct.pref St. 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c St. ,100 North British )0 \T. E. Pony, 4 p.c. P. 5 Do. do. do .3 Do. Leeds 6 p.c. No.l 9 Do. do. Quarters '4B do. York 4 . Pr r. ill North Staffordshire )O Oxford, Worcester, & Wolvcrh.Xls, 6 p.c. ,11 scot. Cent. ,New Pro .0 Do. 5 per cent 11 South Devon 20 1 12i 1 25 11 20 a] Bt. 10 8 al 10 11 25 a] 10 1 ..0.6 al .1 Ds. fixed, 4 per cent 11 3, Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 00 Do. 4 per cent....... 11 S. YorkSll.4p.c.Guar. 11 5. Wales Gu L. 4p. o. 6 Do. 4i p. 0. , ..... 11 Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 25 5 Do. do. do. 12i all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 5 4 Waterfd.&Kilk.tip.o. St. 10 20 al 20 al 20 li 25 a] 1 1 al 1 al 1 al 50 al 30 a] 20 E 1 1 25 i al 20 I al 3B a, 1 al 3 al 1 al 1 I al Business this day. NEWMARKET RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Nathan Falcon . Three ran. EASTERN COUNTIES HANDICAP Old Rowley Anteverta Eleven ran. SIXTH TRIENNIAL STAKES. Alembic Eight ran. MABKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITRFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 108 to 4/ 10a ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ 03 ; and straw, 1/ 6s to 11 14s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. (;lIIIIBERLAND.—:Meadow hay, 2/ 13s to 41 123; clover ditto, 3/ 103 to 61 Os; and straw, 11 Ss to 11 163 per load. WHITECHAP2L.—Meadow hay, 21 .103 to 41 103; clover ditto, 31 15s to 61 03 ; and straw, 1/ Ss to 1/ 15s per load. Both hay and straw soli slowly, at our quotations. A moderate supply and.. sluggish demand, COLONIAL. SIIGAR.—The small public sales to-day are going off steadily. Barbadoes low to fine is worth 30s to 39s ; West India brown 28s to 31s; Mauritius low to good brown 25s 6d to 3086 d ; Bengal yellow low to fine 29s 6d to 365; and white Benares 37s 6d to 41s 6(1; Madras grainy 36s to 428 ; and brown 26s 6d to 27s 6d per cwt. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 2,828 hhds 496 trs 1,119 brls ; there were for home consumption 1,247 hhds 122 trs 580 brie. The stock in the same places is 16,255 hhds 2,85 i trs 5,352 brls. Privately, a cargo of 1,270 boxes yellow Havana, average 15i, sold at 24s 3d for Memel. Refined is steady; brown lumps 435, and grocery 43s 6d to 49s per cwt. COFFEE.—In this article the purchases have been con fined to a few bags good ord. Native Ceylon at 455, and Piantation mid at 57s 6d, Rio ord 425. MM.—The quantity landed last week at the East and West India was 1,690 puns 110 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 279 puns 21 hhds, and exported 233 puns 215 hhds. The stock in the same places is 11.983 puns 1,835 hhds. . RICE-At auction 7,053 bags Bengal were offered, and all bought in at 133 to i4s for good mid to good white; Bengal privately has been sold at 12s 9d to 13s for good mid. TEA.—The market is dull. The current prices are : Congou ord to good ord 10d to 103 d, rather blackish leaf is 14d to is 3d, blackish leaf is 4d to is 10d. Pekoe kind is 10(1 to 2s 3d. Souchong, good ord to but mid 103 d to is 2d, ditto mid to good mid is Gd to 2s 3d. Flowery Pekoe is 4d to 3s 4d. Caper Is 2d, ditto scented is ld to is 6d. Orange Pekoe is 2d to is 4d, ditto scented is 8d to to 2s 6d. Twankay, good ord to but mid 103 d to is hi, ditto mid to Hyson kind is id to is 2d. Hyson skin, ord to good ord 104(1 to ls, ditto but mid to mid is 2d to is 3d. Hyson, good ord is 7d, ditto but mid i s 8d t o i s 9d , ditto mid to good mid 2s to 48. Young Hyson is 3d to 2s Gd, ditto Canton kind 10}d to is 2d. Imperial is 3(1 to 2s, dito Canton kind 1s to is 2d. Gunpowder is Si! to 3s 6d, and Canton kind 9d to is 5d per lb. INDim—The market is firm at the advance of 6d to 8d per lb upon last July rates. TALLOW.—On Saturday it opened steady, with a good demand on the spot ; but on the delivery of the letters to the 4th (16th) it became flat, and closed at a decline of about 6d. per cwt. The immediate cause of this decline was that the comparative lists of tallow despatched from Russia showed as follows :—Shipped at Cronstadt to this date (1853), 60,895; despatched overland from all places to this date (1854), 47,180. It is much to be regretted that we have not more perfect information as to the actual po sition of this tallow "despatched ;" but comparing the shipments at Cronstadt last year with the actual shipment at Archangel and Prussian ports this year, the following would be the result as nearly as our information goes : Shipped at Cronstadt in 1853 to 4th (16th) Sept., 60,895; of which arrived about 25,000. Since Saturday the market has been again quiet, and but little business has been done speculatively, and our closing prices are—Spot, new, 64s (1803) •, old, 63s 3d to 6d ; Oct. and Dec. 63s 3d ; Dec. and Jan. 63s 911 ; Jan. and March, 64s ; separate months, 63s 9d to 645. " Sorts" are scarce, and are quoted—Australian sheep, 64s and 635; Beef, 62s Gd to Gls • South American, 63s to 64s 9d ; To wn t a ll ow, 62s Gd nett cash. Tallow Elaine, 58s 6d. Palm oil, 45s to 47s Gd ; cleaned, 51s. Cocoa-nut oil—Cochin, 503 6d ; Ceylon, 49s 6d. Linseed oil, 345. LLOYD'S SHIPPING ---(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Sept. 26.—Wind this day at Noon, W. light breeze, and fine clear weather. - OFF THE 'WIGHT, Sept. 26.—Alcides, for Hull ; Ludvig Auguste, from Hamburgh, for Jamaica; Rapid, Waster wick, for Rio Janeiro. DOVER, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—Jane, from Loudon, for Belfast, with loss of sails. Sailed—Jana Archibalds, for Sunderland, after repairs. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived— Jacobus Duf, from Onega, for Bordeaux; Lena, London, for Trieste ; Elirt, do., for Naples ; Rattlesnake, New. castle, for Civita Vecchia ; San Paolo, do., Genoa • Vale. rie, do ., for Toulon ; Orion, Shields, for C a di z . dailed— Widmer Castle, for Cherbourg. COWES, Sept. 25.—Wind, N N.W. Sailed—Egham, for Malaga. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 24.—Wind, N. Arrived—Argyle (s), from Carentan. Sailed—lndian (3 a), for Havre. DARTMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, W. Sailed—Escort, for Labrador. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 25.—Wind, W. Arrived—Friend sehaft, from Corsoer ; her Majesty's steamer Hornet, from Portsmouth, for China. GLOUCESTER, Sept. 25.—Arrived—Barmah, from Quo. bee ; John Moore, do. ; Nancy, Trieste. BRISTOL, Sept. 25.—Wind,'N.W. Arrived—J. K. L., from Quebec Nymph, Marseilles.—The Robert Alex. Parko (barque), of Belfast, from Quebec, was passel, waterlogged and breaking up, Sept. 14, in lat. 48 N., 38 W., and the crew taken off, by the Como, arrived here. SHIELDS, Sept. 25.—Wind, W.N.W. Arrived—Echo, from Quebec; Starling, Licata; Competitor, Girgenti ; Betsey, Carthagena. HULL, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—N. Signora del Roschetta, ;Taganrog; Heinrich, do. ; Sea Gull (s), Rotterdam ; Ocean Queen ,(s), do. Sailed—Dowthorpe, for Bombay. STAR CROSS, Sept. 25.—Wind, N. Arrived—Akbar, from Rio Grande ; Edina, Smyrna. SWANSEA, Sept. 25.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Owen Glendower. from Coquimbo. Sailed—Marnus for Port Wakefield ; Drie Vrienden, Singapore ; Argyle, Coquimbo ; Countess Bective, Cuba ; Col. Ledvard, Ne v York ; Jane, Madeira ; Louisa, Gibraltar. MILFORD, Sept. 24.—Wind, N. Arrived—Little Nell, from Quebec, for Solva ; Ellen Simpson, Quebec. WATERFORD, Sept. 24.—Wind, W.N. W., Arrived— Boreas, from Quebec. CHRISTIANSUND, Sept. 17.—The Cleopatra (French fri gate), from Boinarsuud to Cherbourg, is at Flekeroe ; also a Hanoverian vessel, prize to her Majesty's steamer Conflict. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Wind W., light breeze, and fine. Arrived—Georgina, from Licata; Bela Marina, Maza gan ; Enosis, Taganrog ; Uuion, Ostend ; Tuscarora, Phila delphia, Sailed—William Owens, for Africa ; Ben Nevis, Gal veston ; Spray of the Ocean and Lincluden Castle, Mel- bourne ; Gondar, Charleston; Charles Sprague, New Orleans. (EY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.53 A.M. Wind, N.W. ; tide last hour's ebb ; fine. Arrived, 25th—Faith, from Jamaica; Citizen, steamer, Bordeaux. 26th—William, from Rouen. Sailed—City of Boulogne, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.40 A.M. - - Wind, N.W., fresh. Passed—Dawson, from Newcastle for Constantinople ; Rienzi, London for Adelaide ; Pantaloon, London for Port Natal ; Raratan, London for St. John's ; enhance (sup posed), Sunderland for Calcutta. SWIFT AND LEAPT&AR.—The following occurs in the Journal to Stella, March 1, 1710-11 :—" Morning—l have been calling to Patrick to look in his almanac for the day of the month ; I did not know but it might be leap-year. The almanac says it is the third after leap year, and I always thought till now that every third year was leap-year. I am glad they come so seldom ; but I am sure it was otherwise when I was a young man. I see times are mightily changed since then." Swift did not pick up much ordinary school learning while he was young ; but the above is almost beyond compre hension. That he had a good head for figures, and for expressing proportions in numbers, any one who has been with him to Lilliput and Brobdignag will not fail to see. Possibly he might have picked up his notion in this way. Say that in 1679.80 he happened to see the almanac (which counted 1680 from January 1, as did all the almanacs), from which he would learn that 1680 is leap-year. Suppose that in 1683-84 he happened to note February 29, from the common parlance of those about him, as falling in 1683, and to remember that the last year was in 1680. With such a departure he might live in the belief that leap-year comes every three years. —From "Notes and Queries." _ SERIOUS IRISH RIOTS AT LAIMBR.—This usually quiet burgh was the scene of great excitement and alarm on Monday last, in consequence of the riotous behaviour of about 300 Irish reapers collected from the neigh bourhood. Quarrels arose among them during the fore neon ; sticks, sickles, fists, and hobnailed shoes being freely employed. At twelve o'clock the appearance of a party of the dragoons from Kelso 'on their way to Edinburgh put a stop to their riotous proceedings. Thinking that they had been sent to put them down, the belligerents at once took to flight and made off in sepa rate directions, the greater number taking the road to Stow. But here the most serious part of the distur bances took place. A most determined struggle ensued, the Irish using their hooks with the most blood-thirsty intentions. Finding themselves likely to be over powered, the townspeople at last fired upon their oppo nents, not without repeating a warning ; and their wea pons being loaded with small shot took effect upon four or five of the Irish, who were afterwards secured. Four prisoners were secured at last and lodged in gaol. The ringleader, however, unfortunately escaped.— Border Advertiser. ENGLISH NEWS FROM RIISSIA.—The following para graph, which we translate from the Journal de St. peterabourg, will be news indeed to most of our readers —a' Lieutenant Perry, who was on board the Tiger when it was taken by the Russians at Odessa, has been brought before a court-martial. The young man has been acquitted on account of the long and loyal services of his father, but is obliged to leave the royal navy of England and sell his commission. This has caused great excitement, and numerous subscription listo are alre a dy opined in flaw of Lieutenant Perry." THE GENERAL THANKSGIVING. A Prayer of Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the present Abundant Harvest. To be used at Morning and Eve,iing Service, after the General Thanksgivin g , iu all Chu rc h es an d Ch a p e i s in E ng l an d an d Wales, and in the towns of Berwick-on-Tweed, on Sunday, the Ist of October next. • Almighty God and Father, of whose only gift it cometh I that the earth is wade to yield its increase for the sustenance of man, vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, to accept this our sa crifice of p ra i se and thanksgiving, that Thou hast crowned the year with Thy goodness, and canseth the earth to bring forth abundantly, that it might give seed to the sower and bread to the eater. We acknowledge, 0 Lord, that it is of Thy great mercy that the evils of want and scarceness are not added to t , ,e dangers of warfare abroad, and the terrors of pestilence at home. We might have sown much, and brought in little ; the Heaven might have been stayed from dew, and the earth stayed from her fruit. But Thou hast dealt gra ciously with Thine unworthy servants, and haat blessed the labours of the husbandman, and tilled our garners with all manner of store. And now, Lord, we entreat Thee, to gether with these temporal mercies, to bestow the inesti mable gift of Thy Holy Spirit, that a due 8e7280 of Thy goodness toward thi s l an d may awaken in us a more sincere repentance towal d Thee, and a more earnest faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. Grant that the dangers by which we are still threatened—the pestilence which walketh in darkness, and the sword which destroyeth at noon day— ' may lead us to a more active obedience to Thy laws, a more earnest endeavour to conform to Thy will, and to advance Thy glory. Dispose the hearts of those to weom abun dance has been given, to use that abundance in relieving the necessities of the poor and destitute; that whilstmany have gathered plenty, none may pine in want and penury. Thus may thy judgments and Thy mercies alike work together for the spiritual benefit of all the people of this land, and tend to graft in their hearts an increasing love and fear of Thee, our only refuge in the time of trouble.* Hear, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, these our humble peti tion, and receive these our thanksgivings, for his sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. * To be added where the cholera prevails : And may the frequent instances of mortality which we have seen remind us all of the nearness of death, and of the judgment that is to follow ; that, whether living or dying, we may be found faithful disciplees of Him who has taken away the sting of death, and opened the gate of everlasting life to all believers. BURNING OF BOULOGNE THEATRE. BOULOGNE, Sunday Evening.—The return of the Em peror on Saturday evening to the Hotel Brighton put all Boulogne on the qui rive for a new round of festivities, especially as it was for some time thought that he had brought the Empress with him. The people, however, were again disappointed, as her Majesty had postponed her visit until Tuesday. As on this day week, the solemnisation of a grarad high mass at the camp at Am bleteuse drew to that locality an immense number of visitors. Meanwhile another scene was taking place in the low town, the result of which has been to throw more than 100 persons out of employment, and materially to curtail the programme of the public amusements in honour of the visit of the Empress. This was nothing else than the total destruction of the Theatre by fire. About half-past twelve o'clock the bells of the Hotel Ville, St. Joseph's, and St. Nicholas rang the alarm of fire, and the rappel summoned the military to duty. Every one was soon on the alert, and a general rush took place in the direction of the Rue Neuve Chaussde. whence the smoke and flames seemed to proceed, which circumstance gave rise to the opinion that it was the Hotel Windsor which was on fire, for the theatre being at the top of the Rue Monsigny almost faces that cele brated establishment. As they arrived on the ground they were, however, made aware of the real state of the case, and were called on to form the chain and pass the buckets of water from hand to hand to be thrown on the blazing pile by the firemen, who were mounted on lad ders placed against its sides. The alarm no sooner reached the Emperor than he ordered his carriage, arid, accompanied by his staff; drove to the scene of destruc tion. The moment hediscovered whatstructure it was that was in flames, he alighted, and leaving his carriage in the Rue Neuve Chausde, walked up the Rue Monsigny, and directed the efforts of those who were struggling to extin guish the conflagration, and was as active as any other man there in forwarding the water-buckets to the fire men, in which service he was zealously aided by the officers of his staff. There is a law in France that all persons present on such an occasion should aid in extin• guisbing the flames ; but an ignorance of its existence was well nigh bringing a few of our countrymen into trouble, as they crowded the ground merely in the cha racter of spectators, and did not understand the lan guage or brook the manner in which the military called on them to help. Indeed, one of them who, in attempt ing to pass onward, was prevented by a soldier, imme diately wrested the musket from his grasp, and to pre vent any injury being inflicted in the scuffle, unscrewed the bayonet. This latter manoeuvre was altogether mis understand by the bystanders, who, under the impres sion that he was going to use the bayonet for the pur pose of stabbing his antagonist, became fearfully excited against bins. He was immediately surrounded and placed in the bands of two of the police, who unceremo niously dragged him to prison, one holding by the necktie and the collar of his coat, and the other impelling him with his hand pressed against the back of his neck. This was an episode to the main act, which might have been avoided by a ►ittle forbearance. The fire still raged in despite of all the efforts made to ex tinguish it, and, indeed, it would have been a miracle if they had succeeded, for the scanty supply of water, scanty when compared with the magnitude of the con flagration, must have had the effect of increasing rather than of allaying the flames, and the fire engines would have brought a broad grin on the face of Superintendent Braidwood. All soon became convinced of the futility of trying to subdue such a body of fire by means so in adequate, and accordingly the build►ng was left to its fate. The fire, it is said, originated in an actor having incautiously brought a lighted cigar into the costume room, the burning ashes of which having fallen on a dry portion of the properties ignited them, and they spread the flames to the scenery and stage, where the company were at the time rehearsing. It is said that the loss is amply covered by insurance. A HORSE RACE IN THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. The women and girls are decidedly the best riders. With them, not as with the ladies of our Atlantic cities, Ride-saddles are out of the question. Iu their loose, flow ing drapery, Lair streaming in the wind, their beautifully erect position, and their horses careering along like the march of the whirlwind, they look majestically dangerous, and yet they are never thrown from the saddle. There is many a lady in civilised nations who would envy the eques trian skill of these Hawaiian women. There is many a finished artist that would he glad to have one of them as a subject for his pencil. It may be owing to this mode of exercise that they, in part, acquire such on exquisite de velopment of form. I wish I could fully portray tli-se Saturday afternoon sports. Yonder, on the plain, some forty or fifty women are speeding almost with the ra pidity of light toward some well-selected goal. Every nerve and muscle of both horses and riders is stretched to the utmost tension—the former from sheer instinct to gain the victory, the latter from a spirit of almost matchless daring, mirthfulness, and excitement. Now comes along a party of men and boys, many of them clinging, with their naked limbs, like leeches to the flicks of their foaming steeds, while their restless hands and arms are describing all sorts of circles in the air, as if under pain of dismemberment, but, in reality, to cheer along their animals to a swifter speed. Ciouds of choking dust follow their wake. Here and there may be seen a mounted foreigner, quietly looking on, or sharing in their mirth and sports. But yonder is a scene that defies all attempts at description. A few horses and donkeys, not under immediate use, but which, a few minutes since, were quietly feeding on the ever-living pasture, have caught the spirit of that fiery locomotion by which their compeers are impelled over the plain. Unable any longer to control their nature, away they speed, in the utmost confusion, as though their powers of a life-endurance were all concentrated in this single moment. Now they have mingled with the mounted animals, sharing their foam, and madly plunging through the clouds of dust, and endangering the life and limbs of any pedestrian who fails to get out of the way in time. On, on they speed, like fiery Arabians over their native sands, all and each one struggling for the mastery in the well -contested rate for glory.—Sandwich Island Notes. NEW YORE.—The specie brought by the New York steamers yesterday amounts to 180,0001., of which a por tion is for the continent. The accounts on this occasion show that the anticipated reaction in the stock-market, which had partially commenced a week previously, is likely to be sustained. Erie Railroad shares have advanced from about 324 to 44, and there has likewise been a decided improvement in almost all other specu lative descriptions. Commercial matters generally pre sented a more healthy appearance than for months past, and the dealers in the interior were making their pay ments to the New York importers with unexpected promptitude. The pressure for money, however, was still considerable, and 12 percent. was the ordinary rate for good bills. With regard to'the supply of breadstuff& the opinion now was that in the absence of any foreign demand the quantity in the country would be sufficient to remove all apprehensions of scarcity, and that the prices which farm produce had recently attained during the panic in relation to the Indian corn crop would not!be permanent. The shares of the Nicaragua Transit Company had risen in consequence of an arrange ment with the rival line vift Panama by which the steamers of each company, instead' of running in opposition, will depart from every alternate w ee k, their r espect i ve ports News from Clifornia will consequently be rece i ve d for the future at a more regular and frequent intervals. According to the last accounts from that State, the production of gold continues with undimini,hed steadiness and will be fully equal this year to that of 1853. At the port of San Francisco an extra ordinary decision had just been arrived at in an action against th e C ustoms ' authorities, which requires to b mentioned as a caut i on to foreign merchants shipping to that port. A bonded warehouse was so insecur ei yh u built of or overload e d th at i t fell and destroye d a goods, ed an butd upon the a trial judgment claim f the ud owners ind emnity quantitye r the Go vernment. wa.4re : s i vernmea. ment for was gi ven AMSTERDAM AND ROTTERDAM PRODUCE MARKETS.— The weekly reviews from the Amsterdam and Rotter dam produce-markets allude to a slight increase of acti vity. Purchases of tea had been made at rather better prices, black descriptions especially having been in de mand. Sugar, raw and refined, also exhibited a ten dency to further improvement, but coffee was without alteration. Indigo was on the average well supported. The traneactiona in rice had beta at former quotationc St. 21 25 60 St. 20 20 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 6 20 50 50 100 100 20 60 20 25 17 11i if 6S 81 721 i i 71i i i 2i 81 103 1013 i 2 251 7(4 I TBi 8 3} i per cent. 64i i x d D 0... St. 11 St. 11 St. LI ... .."" IN. 21 - 2ip T - 8 10 - 12 7' - Si 11i - 12 iP ... ..... ... 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On the morrow an experiencect hunter in that re. ;ion, named James Cantin, wi. use aim for 40 years had orought down bears, moose, and other large game of the forest without number, prepared means to put an end ti this ferocious brute. It was sundown before these were completed, and he had not time to go for his son to assist him in the bunt. The bear came, according to custom, to feed upon the prey he had secreted ; and the inhabitants of the village heard the firing of a gun. Fifteen minutes later another gun was heard, the report sounding as if near the woods ; and as the night waa closing a third report was heard, coming from within the forest ; then all was silent. "The people gathered together to meet the hunter on his way home, and hear from his, own lips the story of his encounter with the hear. But the night has begun, and he does not come. The hopes of his friends turn to fear, and they resolve to fly to his assistance. They start with lanterns, and proceed to the edge of the forest, where their cries and discharge of firearms re main unanswered. They enter the wood, and scour it in all directions, without seeing or hearing anything. Then they return homeward, sad and dispirited, to re sume the search at dawn the next day. " More than forty persons, who bad been summoned in the course of the night, met at daybreak on the mor row at the spot whence the report of the hunter's first the forest • and shot proeeeded. A bloody track led them on through bear, whiCh they found l y i ng d ea d i n a c l ump o f b ushes many who were following it came t o th e near a swamp. But no hunter was to be found. They continued on their way, still keeping to the traces of bloodre lay on the groundwh , which extended b eyon d the spot thicket they the animstumbled al, until in th e middle of a d ense on the unfortunate Cantin. to The soil t ramp l e d and torn u on down th e t trodden, athnedt t r h u e nk fa o o f e te t h r e e e ee 1 3 , the bushes broken and art ha k rd g b o y r , y th w e it l h eav th es e blood that had been shed, and the mutilated limbs of the deceased; everything told 'of a long and desperate o ne waged hand to hand between the unfortunate hunter and his terrible adversary. " From all that could be gathered on the subject, it is surmised that the horrible tragedy took wounde d in the following manner :—• Cantin ' s first shot had wounded th e bear severely, and driven him to the wood. The hunter followed pursuit, and fired a second time, but from the rear, as in the first instance. Still this could not have been a mortal wound, Then it is supposed that the bear finding that he was followed up closely, and urged on by fear and rage, plunged deeper into the forest, where at length he laid down to recruit his strength, or per. haps to die after the custom of his species, the memb ere of which usually seek some retired spot to breath their last. Accordingly, the monster selected the densest thicket to be found in the wood. " Animated by the noble ambition of the hunter who thinks he is sure of his game, and is desirous of adding another to his numerous exploits, Cantin persevered in the chase, notwithstanding the increasing darknesit around him. Still it must have been sufficiently light fir him to distinguish the gory track of the bear ; but it is highly probable that he stumbled suddenly upon him in his secure retreat ; and then in his rage the ani mal regained his strength for a while, and rising con fronted his pursuer before he could escape. Still Cantin must have had time to fire a third shot, but so hurriedly that his aim could not have told effectually, the ball being found in the neck. Then he undoubtedly clubbed his gun and beat the animal on his head until the weapon fed shattered from his grasp to the ground, where he was discovered by his friends. The man and the brute must have closed then in the last fearful con flict which terminated to fatally ; but disarmed, with out a knife, and having nothing but his stout arm to oppose the fury of the bear, the brave fellow's courage could not save him from the tragic end he met with. " When a bear engages in a fight he rises, and sitting on his haunches strikes his paws like a monkey, but uses his claws in addition like a cat, while his enormous muscles indicate a strength that is almost inconceivable. His claws, projected with a terrible power, tear and carry away everything they fall upon. From these poor Cantin received several terrible blows before he succumbed, the marks of which made the blood run cold in those who looked upon his corpse. His hands were torn by the claws, and partly devoured by the animals teeth. The hair of his head and the scalp hung in pieces about his face, and his right thigh was mangled into mince meat. He must have been still contending against the bear, when the brute, with a fearful instinct, directing his blows against the man's face, fixed his murderous claws in his face, for, by a blow of his right paw, he literally stripped off the hunter's left cheek. One of the claws had penetrated immediately beneath the left eye and torn away the cartilage of the nose, without, however, injuring the eye itself. This terrific blow doubtlessly threw Cantin to the ground, when the bear left him and retreated to die a few rods from the scene of conflict. " That wound was not mortal, and Cantin survived it several Hours. The blood which deluged his knees showed that he had sat down to let it flow. It may be that at that very moment he heard, without being able to reply to them the cries of the party who sallied in quest of him at night. Exhausted at length by the he morrhage, he laid himself down gently on his right side, perhaps to make his face and limbs less painful. Pos sessing his consciousness still, he consecrated his last moments to God in prayer. He was found with clasped hands, and holding his blue bonnet. Honest and strictly pious, the last thoughts of that unfortunate man were worthy his whole life. He leaves a disconsolate widow and four children to lament his untimely and awful end." DEPARTURES FROM THE PORT OF LONDON. —The de partures for the Australian colonies during the week hays comprised seven vessels—three for Port-Philip, with an aggregate burden of 2,545 tons; two for Sydney, with an aggregate burden of 1,274 tons ; and two for Adelaide, with an aggregate burden of 762 tons. Their total capa city was consequently 4,581 tons. The rates of freight exhibit no material alteration. THE TEA TRADE.—Messrs. James Goddard and Co., in their circular say :—ln the tea market business has been quiet during the past fortnight, and prices re mained unchanged until the arrival of the telegraph on the 15th instaht, advisieg threatened disturbances in the neighbourhood of Canton, and considerable alarm and interference with business there. Importers upon this, determined to wait the arrival of their letters, and declined to sell, excepting at an advance ; exporters, who had generally orders on hand unexecuted, showed a dis poition to purchase, and common congau was done at 4,1. per lb. advance. Sales were also made to a mode rate extent on speculative account. The trade, how ever, have not shown any inclination to get into stock, o that, with the exception of some 4,000 or 5,000 chests .f common congou that have changed hands at the ad. aece, the business .;one has not been large. VENTILATION OF SEWERS —Complaints of the gully hole emanations are now general, and though I should be sorry to defend the barbarous practice of ventilating the sewers through slits in the streets ortbrough the gully holes, yet there is one view of the subject which has es caped the notice of the public, though, of course, scien tific men are aware of it. It is this : --If the foul air can not get away through these street openings it will make its way through the house drains into the interior of houses, and woe be to the tenant whose drain is un trapped. The flap-traps are never air tight, even the syphon-trapsarefrequently insufficient. In a county town a few years ago, the borough surveyor was afflicted with a vehement spasm of gully-trapping. There was immedi ately a rapid increase of disease, and in the higher parts of the town, clearly attributable to the fact of the foul air entering the houses through the untrapped drains. What are we to do between the two fires? At any rate, the liberty of the subject should be so far trespassed upon as to make it compulsory on the landlords to have the house-drains trapped, whether they f t b i w i e k e like relievediht o u r l d n g o ete ther dpxsueepor air-pressure Next, if ephm i euhre f naiee by rodtnlesi some fltnseoucetrnheyoe sa.a. si arntg se m aes:ei di e eshtaawarnldti through o s nei uvun t sigil h defddhi e netnlntdh s eghoi e fset w fir oe couldcoru e osmu r tts s th c eme o trTps u und h l eiota d ni the streets. I would suggest that the commissioners tb m b oeo i t g mdt h oea t mnk r nee into by k ty h e me a t e n we a xe n e difference in area making a difference in the friction of the two columns of air, up and down, and create a draft of some power ; of what amount that power would be, to be ascertained by the experiment. The draft might be slow, but it wculd be continual, requiring no fuel, and no attending to. Prom this might a pproximately be determined the num b er of ventilating-shafts for a given. district. —The Builder. THE RUSSIAN FAIR OF NOVGOROD.—The fair annually held at Nijny Novgorod, upon the right bank of the Volga, is th e great mart of Russ i an commerce b e t ween years, however an d A i i a t for th e i nterchange of the pro d uc t s o f th e na ti ona l in .haelnbeteehemecomarseree a o n f d th m e or las e at markettwenty in dry, fursbi British y ssh‘ , ll l o s a w e n i au n tf g al t t o euer t ee h es e w w e . s e t r a oe b e l s t h ka m de u e ea n tl t hl ye o r f s uh A pa r np m lda e , n n ut i pi a n n tge h Ite those, e 4 23 e, gr of Russia, notwithstandring the protective a eeeu sl t s adopted by the has recently bees published e r of the businesa done at this which it appears that there a merchandise , valued at 42 288,100 roubles , Eu fr r o o m Pean and colonial, 7,404,825 766,350 roubles—making a total of 275 roubles. This amount was lees by 1,606,004 63,45 9 , roubles than at the fair of 1852. The gales produced a taken to it E —Russia rfwaoei,:rbeil the A ;Asiatic, a yeart i , 18 7 5" , gro ss sum of 34,417,705 roubles, being considerably less than the amount in 1851, when th e va l ue sold was returned at 53,690,400 roubles. The receipts of the restaurants, cafés, and shops —most of which are mere stalls, but of which a regular account is kept —show a corresponding diminution in 1853 compared with 1852. Among the Asiatic articles brought to the fair was tea from China, to the value of 5,374,500 roubles. And in speaking of those produced by Russia, the report says that the ordinary cotton fabrics made by the native manufacturers continue to hold the first rank in compe tion with those of foreign production. Their value was the greatest of all the articles enumerated amon g the pro. duce of Russia, with the exception of wrought iron, for it is put down at 8,189,100 roubles, or one -sixth of the whole. The common and average qualities of these fa brics suit exactly the taste and circumstances of the Peo ple, and some credit is taken for the diminution of the business in 1853 compared with that of the preceding year, in the goods sent by foreign traders. But - it added that the aggregate diminution was mainly caused by cholera or the fear of it. It is a significant fact that the circulation of coin, both gold and silver, wag leis in 1853 than in 182. Pald.~ ••• at 4 i zd' 116 lip 10 13i 3k I 110 i 2i i