The Sun. — London, England, 1854-09-20 00:00:00

TILE SUN, LONDON, 1 7 • M. ON 12,1 '.i.' M. AitK E ir SEIAR . E NIARKETS. 1 LINES LEA3ED AT FIXED RENTALS. • AND (Tins D A Y.) -___ ~ • e , 00.3,5TR( 3 / 2 1 f.. , iNTNI L TGENCE. Leasing 'losing Prices Business •7. BE.ITISH RAILWAYS. she. Paid. RAI:m.4U. I Compans this day. this day. •---, .ilosing Prices Business done . ---4.----- , • . i Sln. Paid. RAl:Lean. -- -- ______ - _ ........---. , CITY, THREE o'OLOCK. this day. 22 this day. .., 50 all Bedford and Loudon & Bletchley ... N. West. ..„ ~. ....... --..--...—.—. .---22 • Owing to the report of the allied troops St. 100 Buckghamsh. L&N.W. 95 100 •. St. 100 Clydesdale Jc. Caledon... 98 100 "t. 100 Aberdeen...... , - ..... . 22 having landed at Sebastopol, Consols have risen. 14; s. Arab N ttng Bost St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. , 2 , g o • 6 per cent. 'Gt.Nrthn. 138 140 and Eastn. Juliet.. 4i 5 They were done for a moment at 96, but are sins 50 all teit4st & Ballymena ••• ••• 25 all Glas. Barr. &Caldonian. 13i all Binning. Wolverh. & Nails. Directi ••• ••• Obit i, and now again about 95 . 1 rather buyers. 9 96 25 all Do. New...... Do Stour Valley . •• ••• 31 2 91 Birkeulid. Lancsh. IS 25 all Glstro& Dn. Fr , Gt. Vrestn 28 30 11 —lO d 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Cheshire Junct CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Railway & Berw. ... 50 all Hull & Selby Y. &N Mil DO 102 The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday t• were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,200 27i all D£ooCahnedsh,£24ls 15 C i o rk n . s . 17 18 22 19 Do., £20... ...... ..., 7 6 d 25 all Do. 6 Shares. Do 5O —5l 124 all Do. i Shares. Do 25 —25 a American and 500 Surat taken for export. The 12i all Lon. & Greenw S. Eastern 12i 136 . • 23 30 rityxt2ils&(iTs.,sv(neaotrixgi4nsa. .. ..... ... •- .. market closed very heavily, and prices had a down- st. 100 Bristol and Exeter.. 95 —97 20 all Do•Preferenoe Do 23 —24 .. •-.., ward tendency. The sa=es comprised 4,000 Ame- st. 100 Caledonian 661 •••• 66. i 66 i 10 all Lon ,Til., kii Pete &Cs. 11i —11 i rican, 120 Pernam and Maranham at 6d. to 10 21s. Ommarthei anti Car. St. 100 Lowestoft gr. , 4 per cent. Norfolk... ... „. Gld. • 100 E g yptian, at 6/d. to Qd. • 1,500 Surat, d ivan ... ... at 3(l ' . to 30., and 50 Sea Island, at Is. to 2s.' 5 5 0 0 all Chester & Holylimi 151 ...: 1 1 2 6 i 16 151 St. WO Do. 6 per ct. 53 all Manch. Bath. L.& N. W. ••• ..• all Cork and Bandon lO ld. per lb. Railway shares weresvery flat. 20 all Cork, Black, & Pass ... ~, and Matlock & Midld. 21 —2i The new charge of 2d. per cwt. upon all goods 20 14 Cornwall ••• ••• 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton & app ears o various docks and wharves in London 10 1A Grief Junction — Redear . Darlingt. ... .•• 10C all Aidld•Bradfd Midland.. 92 94 appears t o give dissatisfa,otion, judging by the fol- 50 45 Dublin&Belfa.st•Junc 2i 10 25 all DundcePerth&Aber 50 all Northern and lowing statement in the Daily Commercial Gazette: teen Junction 7— 76 Easternsp.c. S. Count. 58 —6O "Great complaint during the last few days has been 25 all Do. New ... ... 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do ••• -- ••• made by the shippers and exporters of goods, owing to a St. 100 East Anglian l7 —lB 50 all Do. Fizeds p. Do ••• ••• .„. new impost being levied by the various Dock and Wharf 20 211 Eastern Counties..... 11i 12, , , 12 25 all Prost. &Wyre L. &N.W i Companies. A charge of 2d. per cwt. has now to be St. 100 Eastern Union, A &Ln&Ylt ... ... • paid on all goods shipped, but although the amount in Stock . question looms small, i td, is a very important item, St. 100 Do., B. Stock 24 —26 St. 100 Roystn.&llit. GtNorthn 135 138 135 11, for we hear it will make a difference of 1,500/. 25 8!, Do., New I ...... - •.• 25 1N Shef.Roth a.:(1 Laucash& • St. 100 East Lancashire '7o —72 Gooleg.sp.c. Yorksh. ~. ... . . per annum to one firm, who purchase in this market , . for one of the outposts. In the public sale, on St. 100 Edinburgh &Glasgow 61 —63 60 3 / 4 12 96 S. Stattordsh. M.MClean 2t lid 10 94 Edinb. and Peebles.. •• • 50 all Wear Valleygr Aockt. & .., Thursday last, a question was asked the selling broker, St. 100 Edin•Prth &Dundee. 22 24 23 6 per cent._ Darlingt . . ••• __.i...,.1,„.. ha would allow the buyer the extra 2d. percwt ...,•, 10 1 1 Forth & Clyde Jime. ..• 25 all Do Do... 3 O. —3l St. 100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn. 93 -- 95 The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 6,000 bales, including 1,200 American and 50 0 Surat taken for export. The market closed very heavily, and prices had a down ward tendency. The sales comprised 4,000 Ame rican, 120 Pernam and Maranham, at 6id. to ; 100 Egyptian, at qd. to Qd. ; 1,500 Surat, at 3d. to 31d., and 50 Sea Island, at Is. to 2s. id. per lb. Railway shares were every flat. The new charge of 2d. per cwt. upon all goods shipped at various docks and wharves in London appears to give dissatisfaotion, judging by the fol lowing statement in the Daily Commercial Gazette: "Great complaint during the last few days has been made by the shippers and exporters of goods, owing to a new impost being levied by the various Dock and Wharf Companies. A charge of 2d. per cwt. has now to be paid on all goods shipped, but although the amount in question 100K5 small, it is a very important item, fur we hear it will make a difference of 1,5001. per annum to one firm, who purchase in this market for one of the outports. In the public sale, on Thursday last, a question was asked the selling broker, whether he would allow the buyer the extra 2d. percwt., as he ba,k large orders for export, and this being de clined, the principal part of the sale was bou.;ht in. The sooner this question is finally settled the better, for if these vexatious alterations are to be allowed, the trade of the port of London will be materially affected, as many of the merchants will order their goods to be landed at the outports, rather than be subjected to these impolitic charges. As the new rate will undoubtedly come out of the importer's pockets either in the shape of allowance, or loss in the actual value of the goods sold, we should advise the immediate attention of the merchants on the subject, and petition the various com panies to abolish this obnoxious charge." Accounts from Hamburgh state that the Swedish Government feels much relieved by the departure of the allied fleets from its coasts, and, when Ad miral Napier returns, will be more at liberty to pursue its own policy, which is certainly more Rus sian than English. It is evident from the tone of these communications that we have not succeeded in making ourselves much feared or respected in the Baltic. Thanks to our irresolute policy. A publication of much value to bankers, stock brokers, and all persons connected with the money market is the new edition of " Fenn on the Eng lish and Foreign Funds," &c., edited by Mr. Henry Ayres, of the Bankers' • Circular. Besides a most ample account of the debt of the United King dom, the 'liabilities of ever y foreign state, rendered ' in English currency, are given, with the laws and regulations of the Stock Exchange balance sheets of the banks, railway returns, Stamp Duties Act, and other information, brought down to the latest possible date, and arranged with the greatest care. " Anderson's Mercantile Correspondence" is a 'volume of interest to the commercial community, and this sixth addition, revised and enlarged, will best attest its merits. The modern business letters are of that practical character that will at once be recognised as different from the usual school models. In bills of exchange upon the principal conti nental cities, there was yesterday afternoon a fair business done, and at full rates, except on France and Belgium, which were rather easier. Paper dated 90 days was negotiated at 25 25 to 30 on Paris, 11 17i to on Amsterdam, 13 6to 6i on Hamburg, 1181 on Frankfort, and 11 38 to 42 on Trieste. Gold was in demand again y e sterday, and a good deal has been exported to the continent. The following are p a rticulars of the specie exports per Peninsular and Oriental steamer Indus from Southampton, this day : Stock 1(X) Do., B. Stock 81 Do., New ...... LOO East Lancashire LOO Edinburgh & Glasgow 04, Edinb. and Peebles.. 1.00 . Edin. Prtb &Dundee. 1 Forth & Clyde June. [OO Glasgow &S. Weston LOU Great Northern 00 Do., A. Stock A/0 Do., B. Stock .00 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre., [OO Great Western LOO Do. Stour Val. Rail 88 - 894 71 - 73 .24 - 126 - 73 73, PREFERENCE SHARES. 91 } 721- 3i I 100 Aberdeen 100 Do. No. 2, 7 p. c 30 Blyth audTyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 500 100 Bris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 5 Do. 4 p. c. Shares 100 Caledonian £lO all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 1 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2.; all Cork &Baudons4p.c. all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction all EastAnglian (i:310s) 6 por cent all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 2 Do. (£7 17s) 7 p. c all Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 all Do. No. 2 . all Do. New 6 p. c. St. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent all Do. 5/. 10 nor cent all Do. 10/. Defientr.Sh all Do. do. 4 per cent (Xi East Laucash. 6p. cts all East and West York shire June. Fifths all Edinb Prth.&D 4 per cent. .00 Glasgow &S.Western Guar. 5 per cent .00 Great Northn. sp. c .00 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... .00 Do. 44 p. c. 8, Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Pref all Gt. Soutlin.&Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) 6 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St 6 Gt. West'. (Berks & Haute Ex. S p. c) LOO Do. con. red. 4{ p.c 100 Do. con, red. 4p. c 100 Do. irred. 4p. c. all Do. Birm Prof Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all Do. do. 5 p. o. L 0 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all Do. Ches. Gus. Stk ' all Do. do. do all Do. do. do ...... ••• •• • 6 Lan. & York. F. £2O .00 Do. 6 p. c. Stock 1 100 London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c 100 Do, Pref., 5 p. e. St. 1100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. 100 Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton G p. et 5 London &S. Western Con. Thirds all Londonderry& Color Shares all Londy.&Ennia.4Sh all Kan., Shef., & Lin , 1 Shares, No. 1. all Do. New, £lO Do. £6 all Nfarypt.&Carl.4p.c aL Do. 44 per cent I N , Do 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St. 100 Do. Censol. Bristol &I Birm. 6 per cent.... g 11 Do. Pref. 44 per cent 8 Norfolk Debenture . 100 Do. Prof. 4p. c. Stock , 100 Do. sp. c. Eat 100 Do. 54 per ct. prof._ 100 Do. Way. Val. sp. c 100 North British 100 Y. E. Borw, 4 p.c. P 5 Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 p.c. No.l 9 Do. do. Quarters '4B 10 Do. York & • F' r. all North Stailbrdshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh. XIS, 6 p.c. 8A all 'sot. Cent. ,New Prof 10' 10 Do. 5 per cent 25 all 4outh Devon 10 11 De. fixed, 44 per cent .0.6 all 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d! 100 Do. 44 per cent all A. Yorksh.4p.e.Guar a ll S Wales Girt. 4p. a 16 Do. 0 0. 44 p. c.... all Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent 5 Do. do. do. all qockton and Hartle. pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 4 Waterfd.&Kilk„6p.c. Gua. Stk all tenth South-Eastern all 4111(11,4er & Carlisle i 4 Do., Thirds 4 Do. New Thirds Laueash. and York.si , 18e, Do., Fifths 111 Do., Wat. Riding Un all Liv. Crsby. &Southpt all Loudon & Blackwal .00 Lond. & S.Cst 00 bond. and N. Wean,. 12 Do. Fifths 1 Do.lo/.5h.,M&5... Do. Eighths .00 London andS. Westn 42. Do., £5O 34 Do., £ 4O ' all I .nndrry& Col erahn all Lududrry. & 00 Aauelt.Shef.& Lineh 4 to., Man. & Lin. Di, .'/O Midland .00 to. Biinnn g & Derb:. all G. West. (In.) 22 . Do. Half Shares ill Jeweastle & Cavils' , ; gewinkt. Bury Exten. 19 sivrpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. 8 N'ewry & Enniskillen all gewry Warreupoini _ . 72 - 76 82 - 85 9 - 11 t 9 -11 73i - 74 54 - 5 ii -100 7 3 i a a 8 - [O4 - .03i 8i 104 i 104 31 3! -- 3 - P 1 -- - lip 13i -13 h. 84 - 22 - 24 25i - 26 711 42 - d pal 8 6 21 2i ,114 -- 116 and itostrevor , Li )0 Norfolk 3 Northu.Counties 1.7 n. L(XI North British _ all North Devon, No. 1., all Do„ No. 2 all )0., 1 A Deferred .. all Do., B Guarantee( 1~b• ,N.Eastern—Berwick 20 Do. do. Extension 13 Do.do. G.N.E. Ruch. all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York all North London 8 Do. New £lO Li 1, N.&S.Wstrn. ,Hamp stead, and City Jn 17: North Staffordshire all . North Western • all N. &S. Westrn.Junc I Nuneaton, Hinckley 5i -6, 50 - 52 106 - 108 ,100 - 102 8 33. 10 _ 11 - - 781 - 5A - 3 - 6 -- 64 99 -- 101 90 -- 92 94 -- 96 11 - 11 - 17 -- 18 101 11 75 -- 77 19i -- 01 9i -- 10 14t -- 1 136 -- 133 . . and Leicester.. .00 1 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton 4 t ortsmouth .00 Scottish Central .00 3cottish Midland all Shrewsby. <St Berefil all Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,Sc paid up at per coo! all ,oath Devon 00 South Eastern all south Wales 15 4. Yrksh. dt Riv. Dui ••• .... . Value. Malta . .... ....... Gold £l,oBB Alexandria ...... Gold ......... 7,200 Aden ............... Silver. 2,604 Penang ............ Silver 2,812 Sinv.apore ......... Go ld 2,6435 30 Ditto ......... Silv er 2, lloogkong ...... Silver 6,730 Ditto •••••••"Gold Canto* ...... Silver 87,643 Shanghae ......... Silve r 1,550 2} - 2113 7 - 10 - 12 8 - 9 llt - 124 B - BP 5 )o 8 , taines,Wok &Wol.; all 'tockton & Darlin:. 16- Stockton & Hartlepi. 100 Gaff Vale. 9 Jo. £lO shares 100 Do. Pref., No, 1 21 Thames Haven Docl Total £127,617 There is rather a firmer market for Public Se curities, though still with an exceedingly dull business. Consols have been 95k to 1 ' a nd since 95i to for transfer, the October prices b e in g 95 to f. E xc h equ er Bills have realised 63 . t o os 4 premium, and the Bonds have been 991 to . Bank Stock for account was 2121 to 214. India Bonds are at 7s. premium. In Foreign Securities, the transactions were small in extent. Spanish Deferred Bonds were 18i 11, and the Committee's Certificate 5. Brazilian Old Bonds have been at 1011 to 1021. Chilian Stock has been done Turkish Scrip at 75. In Sa:rdinian there have been purchases at 881 to g. was at 3i to 3!, premium. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 to q ; Mexican, 24i to 241 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto a. 3 per Cents. 51 to 53 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 20' 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto 20 4i per Cents., 88 to 90 ; Spanish New Deferred, 20 18 ;ditto 3 p 20 er Cents., 3 7 to 38 ; ditto Corti ficates, 5 to 5i ; ditto Passive, 4 to 41. 20 Railway Shares have been feeble again, and 100 there has been more disposition to sell them. Midland are rather firmer than some of the others. 100 0 Caledonian, Grea t Western, and North-Eastern 20 F are flatter. The Fren ch lines have been quiet. 25 East East Indian and Zea land have been taken at pre- g vious rates. The Joint-stock Bank Shares have been rather 100 in, favour of buyers, and the mines and miscel- Iro 20 laneous merely nominal. 136 - 138 lj - la and Railway all Vale of Neath all Watcrfd. & Kilkenn3 all Waterford&Limerielc. .16 West Cornwall 3 West End of Londoi; sail Crystal Palace all West London 81s. Wimbledn &Croydoi. 67 - 90 103 - 106 92 - 94 ;ii - Si 1 ::: id all Antworp&Rotterdam 3 Belgian Eastn. June. 8 Beziers to Graissessae 2s. Bombay, Baroda, and 113 - 114 Ceitta:al India,Scripl 12 13 id par 23i 24 99 101 17 19 _ ... Central of Italy all f)einerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 9 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France 10 Do. New all East Indian 2 Do Extension all Do. 4 p. a. Bda., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do 10 C.d. ,lunct. of Francs• 10 Gd, Tk of Canada is all Do. do all Do. St. Lawrence & • ."'" ••• 2 1 d Atlantic d 0.......... all Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p.c. , do 10 Gt. Central of France all Gt. Indian Peuiusulb 1 Do. New 5 per cent all Gt. Western of Cana& BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (From, the Wilictl List. ) Be mess done. 3 per Cont. Consols An nuities ...... ........ 95i Lung Annuities, Expire s t h Jan., 1860 ... Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 ...... 4 9.16 India Bonds, £lOOO .• ••• Ditto, under £3OOO ........................ Bank btock Ditto for the Account 21 21 Consols for Account 17th Oct. .Exchequer Bills, 2id. £lOOO £5OO 6 9 p 6 9 p Small Exchequer Bonds 1858, Si per Cent. 76 9 p 99' Ditto 1859, ~ 99i Shares .......... all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55., all Do. do., '62, p, '56 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all Do. do., '73, without 7 p option all Hamilton & Toronto all Do. 6 per cent. ...... 8 Lake Const. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 P.C . pr0f................. 10 3reat Luxembourp Constituted Shares all Do. Obligations 0 Lyons and Geneva ;.• 12 Lyons & Mediterran. 134 vtadras 2 Do. New. 3t Maria Antonia all Do. do. Now 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry all Namur & Liege (witl: interest) all Do. (ex interest).... all Northern of France. all D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqueliues gu,r. 3i p. o. k red. at 2241. dur. SS yrs. from IJan. all Do. 201. 3 p. c Bdr. all N ( o fm rw Y eg ß iatTi An: un k.) s.SPrells 14 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orloans•••• all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCaen &Cherbrg. all Rouen and Havre • 15 Royal Danish . . 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse._ all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. 10 Southern of France.. 12 St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) ......... all West Flanders........ all Do 5A per c. Pref... 10 Western of France... 1 West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden ...•... .....' 1:0 Zealand PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent loli g Ditto for the Account lO2/ • Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent ..... ........... ...... 75 Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent ....... Spanish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. lB4 g Ditto Passive (Converted) Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5 Timid& Scrip . 3l p x n Ditto for the Account 3a aiiipxn Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Gull ..... 628 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates...... THREE O'CLOCK. Consols ,;- 95 a Ditto October Account 85 4 72 1i 21 2 't ~~ • STATE OF TRADE. (Prom the Manchester Guardian of this day.) MARCIE/3M, Sept. 19.—Our market has b en a good deal affected to-day by the heavy failures that have oc curred within the last few days. As is usual in connec tion with such events, an unwonted degree of caution is excited, and operations are largely interrupted. These effects are not confined to the particular branches of busi ness directly interested, but extend in different degrees throughout the entire market. Altogether, therefore, we perceive a sensible diminution of business, and an impaired spirit. This, of course, ie more especially the case in those departments of yarns: or goods which are particularly connected with the markets of India, China,' and North and South America. The Greeks, however, continue a fair amount of purchases both in cloth and twist ; but the Germans hold back very much. The home houses are buying moderately. The value of domestics, lone cloths, T.'s, and printers is sustained. To India goods and yarns no test. is applied. The degree in which the lower counts of twist are under contract renders their extremely stiff in price. In other yarns for the conti nent, and also for home manufacture, only a slight con cession from the previous quotations can be here and there obtained by purchasers. The overland letters are received, and they report some improvement in the Cal cutta market, with a more favourable prospect for fu ture business, and also a little amendment at Bombay. ROCHDALE, Sept. 18,—We have had a brisk demand for flannels, whioh has quite equalled if not exceeded the supply ; prices are much the same as they were on the preceding week. There is little change in the wool market ; the demand moderate and prices firm. HUDDERSFIELD, Sept. 19.—A slight improvement has taken place in the demand for goods in the market to day. In some of the warehouses more has been doing. but as a general rule business has not been brisk. The fancy vesting trade continues very depressed, and there seems little chance of an improvement in this season. Uwe kas Ise a pliiktly *proved 4f and for wools .TOINT-STO , ill I ktistralasia all I British Colonial Bank' and Loan Company all :iritish N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia •? Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China! 25 Oolonial 20 C ommercial of Loud. 14 English Scottish and Australian all Loud. Chart. Bk. ol Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22: National of Ireland all New South Wales all Oriental Bank oi Corporation. 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg. 8& - Gold Imp Co all South Australia all 'Union of Australia 200. New 14 Alain et_ Pratfa_____.• itt MINES. all Agua Fria ...... all Anglo Austrin. Gold all Anglo Californian 6 Australian all Australian Cordillera all Australian Freehold. all Ave Maria _ •..• all Baden (Gd.Ditchy of all Blaanarvon Iron and Coal . 13.5 British Iron 441 2 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm all Do. Cockles & Cula(la 15 Do. St. John Del Rey A Carsons's Creek ; Clarend n Cone. Min, Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper MM. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7 . p. cent. 16 Cepiapo. all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. F0rtuna......... all General all Gt. NuggetVeinlteg. all Great Polgooth. all Liberty all Linares. all Aariquita ........ 9 Aexiean&S.A.merien all New Granada all New Linares Mining, and Smelting Co all Nouveau Monde all Potttgiband Silver Lead MM. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all Quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron all Do. New 11 Santiago de Cuba all South Australian 7.1 Tin Croft..... all United Mexican all Waller all West Mariposa , 12s. Worthing Mining cc ...•••••• I - all yAuusbatralia MISCELL. all Anbin Coal and Iran 17? l ustralian A gricult. fi I.ustralsn.Pcific.Mail all -ktistraln. Royal Mail 5 Berlin Water Worka 40 Brit. American Laud' Brit. & Coln. Smoltg.l and Reduction Co: 32 Canada .00 Canada GOT. 6 p. ot Jan. and July 1 all Crystal Palace all '..)rystal Pal.of France 5 Eastern Steam 20 ElectrieTelegraph(A) all Electric Teleg. of Ir. 11 Gen. Steam Navigat. all General Screw Steam 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 10 - Magdalena... 4 . Navie. all I.,lediteran. Elec. Tel. all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. all N. B. Australasia=... Nrth. ofEuro pe Steam all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. a ll Peninsular& Oriental 40 Do. Do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam ,11 Scot. Austral. Invest. all South Austral. Land 8 ,11 tubular. Telegraph.. all Do. Bcgistered. aiii Yria glace' and i - 1 1 1 -7. 1 i • : 1' ..; - - i --- i 8 - i 3 3 - 3 li - 24 26 -28 43 - - 44 - 52 - 57 1 - 3p 12 - 13 q - 2 i - iP I - i ••• ••• gsee = gt 1 . - I 15 3 / 4 - 161 I = I 8 9 I— 9 I _s 3 3 i i 1 i 'BOTTS ii - 44 *.i 1- - 70 i; : iiii .10 111 21 - 3 16# ---- lii 'i 2 - . ii ~'. 3 --- 4 ••• ...p 2 -- 2ixd 2 2ixd 37 39 k - 1 - Pi Pit St. 50 20 20 St. 10 St. 25 10 5 20 20 id 4 64 d 33 - 35 97 -- 99 63 -- 65 74 S 3A -31 u 13i - 65f 33i - 33 7= 35 18 4i - 64 - 7 1 - 7i - li - Z,: d— I p P I 2 d —32 i -- }dal 6i iid 7 6 9 - 7d 9 7d i - ir i - iP i - el) - 2 id - pm' ld par 2 4p die 21 - 2 - Si li -lip •• Par ,•P ... 0 ... .. 7 ••• •• 31i - 34; 121 - 12 .•• ..- •.• 8 - 9 19 -- 19ip 4E; - 50 Z 8 40 Pm 231 —23 i par 1 P - d SA ... - ••• ... - pm ... • d ••• 3i 4 •.. 6 --- 7] ... - i f . " 17 BANKS 6 65 .i = yd 30 :: 3 2 2t -- 21 d' 214 22 ii = 40 42 - 44 44- 46 7i - - 68i Si sa " I ' IA FOREIGN. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY- EVENING, SEPTEM:BER 20, 1854, CRIMINAL COURT-(THIS. DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Erie and Mr. Justice Crowder.) Wm. Howe, Win. Thompson, and Gavan Rickards, three respectable-looking men, the former of whom has for some time practised as a solicitor at the different police courts, surrendered to take their trial for misde meanour, in having unlawfully conspired together to defraud the ends of justice, by means of perjury and false representations. Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Ballantine, and Mr. Sleigh were counsel for the prosecution. Mr. Parry, Mr. Metcalfe, and Mr. Horne appeared for the defendants. The facts of this case have appeared very recently, and were of a very extraordinary character. The in dictment against the defendants charged them with having conspired together, in three instances, to obtain the discharge upon bail of persons known as notorious thieves, and who were in custody for serious offences. From the statement of the counsel for the prosecution, it appeared that, in the month of April, two women, named Scott and Bletchford, were taken into custody for a daring robbery in Regent-street, and were com mitted to take their trial at the Westminster sessions. An application was subsequently made to Mr. Justice Wijhtman, at Chambers, to admit Bletchford to bail, and the defendant Thompson made an affidavit that he had served a notice of the application to the prosecutor ; and Horne appeared before the j udge and said that the pro secutor consented to bail being taken, and it was alleged that Rickards appeared upon the sume occasion, and represented himself to be the clerk to the solicitor for the prosecution, and he said that there was no objec tion to bail being taken. Upon this state of things the learned judge directed that Bletchford should be ad mitted to bail. The prisoner was consequently dis charged from custody ; he did not surrender, and, of course, escaped from justice., It then turned out that the bail were persons of no means, and the ends of jut tics were thus entirely defeated. It was alleged that in two other cases, the proof being that of a man named Roberts, a well-known member of the swell mob, who was charged with a robbery at the banking house of Messrs. Barnett, Hoare, and Co., a similar scene of proceeding was adopted, but in both these in stances the proceeding was unsuccessful, and Roberta was convicted and sentenced to transportation. The case for the prosecution was that the defendants, or som• of them at all events, had deliberately entered into a systematic plan of operations for the purpose of defeat ing justice, by obtaining the release of notorious thieves by means of devices of every description, forgery of the most extensive charactei being among them ; and it ap peared that one of the persons who had been in the habit of offering himself as bail during the course of the tram. actions had since been transported for felony, and the other had left the country. A legal discussion arose at the close of the opening statement of the learned counsel for the prosecution as to whether it was competent to give evidence in support of the three separate cases, the evidence affecting each of the prisoners in a different degree; and eventually the jury were discharged from giving a verdict in the case of Collins and Roberts, as regarded Rickards, and the case was proceeded with against the defendants upon the, case of Bletchford. Evidence was then gone into, and the trial was pro ceeding when our report left. NEW COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Thomas Blair, 49, tailor, pleaded guilty to an indict ment for bigamy. Mary Ann 3ialcolm, the second wife, said that the prisoner had worked for her first husband. He told her previously to their being married that he had been united to a woman in Scotland, but that it was not a regular marriage. After then he said he had never been married at all, but she finding a letter which con vinced her that that was not true had him taken into custody. He had very much ill-used her since marriage. He was sentenced to six months' imprisonment. IRELAND. THE LATE FATAL RAILWAY COLLISION FURTHER INTELLIGENCE. TRILLICK, SATURDAY NIGHT.—The jury empannelled on view of the body of poor Mitchell, the stoker, who was killed, owing to the obstructions on the Enniskillen Excursion Train, sat for a considerable portion of to-day, Mr. Orr, coroner, having arrived from Omagh.—Some medical gentlemen and other parties were examined, after which the inquiry was adjourned to Monday lump ing, when it will be resumed. Mitchell's remains will be removed to Derry to-night by the down train. Seven parties in all are in custody, on suspicion of being impli cated in this affair, but no evidence, we believe, was adduced at the inquiry to-day directly to identify any of them with the perpetration of the foul deed. Their names are—Hugh and William Harkin, William Lynch, Roger Murphy, Francis M'Mahon, William Flanagan, and John Morran. We are happy to add that none of the accused parties belong to this part of the country, as they are all platelayers or " navies" working on the line. The place selected for the execution of this nefarious plot plainly demonstrates that a wholesale destruction of human life was expected to result. About a quarter of a mile on the Derry side of Trillick station there is an embankment to the height of upwards of thirty feet, over which, when the train came in contact with the obstructions, both engines were precipitated, the links which connected them with the train being providen tially broken. The second engine dashed on the first, and poor Mitchell was crushed to death between them. There is also a viaduct at the embankment, from the parapet of which the stones (one weighing nine cwt.) were moved on to the line. Lord Enniskillen, who was riding on one of the engines, was scalded and bruised, while several of the excursionists have sustained injuries consequent on their leaping out of the carriages when the shock was felt. The engines remain as they fell, at the bottom of the embankment. No retaliation wan attempted by the excursionists, as they were all dreadfully alarmed. Isaac Collins, engine -driver, as before stated, saved himself by leaping off the engine. The driver and stoker of the second engine sustained serious injuries. Two engines were despatched (one from Ennis killen, the other from Omagh) on the state of the excur sionists becoming known. One of them brought a num ber of passengers to Enniskillen early on the following morning. Henry Darcy, Esq., of Necairn Castle, was the first who brought the intelligence of the disaster to Ennis killen, he having availed himself of a car which was in waiting at Trillick station, to reach town, where he arrived at twelve o'clock. He lost no time in having all the available vehicles in Enniskillen sent to the sta tion, to bring up the passengers, many of them, how ever, walked home during the night, others sought re fuge in the neighbouring villages, while not a few were brought to Enniskillen the following morning by the train. When the state of affairs became known in En niskillen; the greatest alarm prevailed among the inhabi tants, as there were few but had relatives among the excursionists, and the general anxiety had not entirely abated until all the party arrived on the following day. Every thing is at present going on satisfactorily. I will send further intelligence as soon as possible. The body of Mitchell arrived here by the goods train on Saturday night, and was interred in Muff church-yard yesterday. The funeral was attended by some thousands of our most respectable fellow citizens. John Armstrong, engine -driver, and Neil Griffin, fire man, who sustained injuries on the occasion, are now at the County Infirmary. The left leg of Griffin is shat tered at the knee. The medical gentlemen met yester day, and decided on amputation, but the unfortunate man would not submit to the operation, so that death is certain, as mortification has already set in. This poor fellow is a Roman Catholic, John Armstrong, the engine driver, has sustained a fracture of the thigh bone. The leg is greatly swollen, but hopes are entertained of his recovery. It is remarkable that Armstrong, from some cause, could not get his engine in working order when the train left Dromore road. When asked could he assign any reason for this he replied, " none, unless the inter position of God, for this greatly lessened the speed of the train." On Sunday morning several atones were again placed on the line of rail near the spot where the engines were upset. The "life guard," however, cleared the rails of the obstruction, and no accident occurred. One of the plate-layers says he was fired at here, but his statement must be received with caution. Every precaution was taken by the railway officials to guard against an accident, as six watchmen were placed apart on every mile along the line. Scarcely any of the country people would render as sistance, although one fellow was paid liberally for bringing a little water, and another was paid to brieg a door to carry off the sufferers; they did not return. Lord Enniskillen took up his abode in a peasant's house for the night. Isaac Collins, the engine•driver, lay for some time senesless on the ground, after leaping from the engine. When he recovered he asked some of the navies to pro cure him a drink of water. They replied, "they did not know where to get it," and they moved about, with their hands in their pockets, perfectly unconcerned.— Derry Sentinel. NEW WING TO THE MIDDLESEX HOUSE 07' DETEN TION.—This morning H. Pownall, Esq., (the chairman) and several of the county magistrates inspected the new female wing of the prison, which it has been found necessary, in consequence of want of room, to erect in connection with the old building. The wing forms a square and contains 35 additional cells, which are light and airy, and fitted with all the modern appliances. Particular attention has been paid by F. H. Pownall, Esq., the architect, to the ventilating of the building generally. The flooring of the bath rooms and cells have been laid by Orsi and .A.rmani with white and brown metallic lava and Seyssel asphalte. The chapel contiguous to the wing is undergoing considerable alterations with regard to light and ventilation, and the old unsightly framework of the seats has been removed, thus giving the building the aspect of az ordinal", impel. fourth 7Z4 Won LEICESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIG' TELEGRAPH.) LADIES . ' PLATE. Florist Little Tom Seven Jan. COUNTY CUP. Seducer — ••. Sleeping Partner BELVOIR STAKES. Florist May Day BEDFORD RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SCURRY HANDICAP. Michaelmas Maid Lord Albermarle Eight ran. QUEEN'S PLATE. Rataplan Ilex Four ran. STRATTON PARK. Black Swan Warbler Four ran. HIINTRRS' STAKES. Gossip Apostate Four ran. ARRIVALS AT MANCHESTER. Cock of the North, His Piper, Wheatear, Little Fawn, Mrs. Birch, Black Doctor, Sy vagee, Spinner, Field Marshal, Hazlenut, Erdington, Rudstone, Miss Allen, Deformed, Maid of Team Valley, The Reaper, Miss Emma, Guiqowar, and Vitellius gelding. Ebtri) 'l°Dttion. SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. LEICESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TWO-YR-OLD STAKES. Jack Sheppard Pole Star Cimicina Five ran. LEICESTER HANDICAP. Adelaide Pyroie Sharavogue Lurley .. Seven ran. Won easy. SPAIN. MADRID, SEPT. 15. The Consulting Junta of Valencia has dissolved itself. The Espana says that General Castaneda will be appointed captain-general of Catalonia, in place of General Dulce, resigned. It is also stated that General Zabala wiil be appointed captain-general of Madrid, in place of General San Miguel, who will be inspector-general of the National Guards. There is great activity displayed now in arming the latter force ; several companies who were unarmed marched this morning to the barracks of San Gil, where a depot of arms has been established, and returned with arms. The Government have banished Don Julian del Valle, commander in the army, and who was at the head of the volunteers of Madrid who formed part of O'Donnell's forces to Valladolid, for which he left at one a.m., under custody of a civil guard. It appears that he took a prominent part against the Government in the affair of the 28th ult. The following are the prices of Stock :—Three per Cents., 34 20; ditto Deferred, 10 35. Ex change on London, 5L LIVERPOOL. OPENING OF ST. GEORGE'S HALL, LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.—This morning there was again a very meagre attendance. Considering that Elijah was the oratorio announced for performance, it might have been expected that, notwithstanding the high prices of admission, there would have been a better muster ; but the " higher classes" of Liverpool have never manifested much love for oratorio music—a fact sufficiently exem plified, if proof were wanting, by the scene cf yesterday morning at the finale to the Messiah. The hall this morning was certainly r►ot more than a third part filled. The instant it was known that the Queen would not be present at the opening there ought to have been a re ar' angement of the plan of operations. An " inaugu ration" by the mayor and council of the borough, although a very interesting local event, affords nothing to attract the nobility and gentry of the surrounding country, after the manner of festivals generally. 14s. is a formidable sum for a single admission into any estab lishment. Had the price been half-a-guinea it would have been enough in all conscience, and the éclat of a full attendance might have been secured, to say nothing of the result as regards the local charities. As it is, the festival must prove a failure in a financial point of view ; indeed we shall be very much surprised if a heavy loss will not be occasioned by it to the corporate estate. Contrary to all expectations, Elijah, upon the whole, went off splendidly. The chorus was really magnificent. One and all seemed inspired by the glorious music, and laboured zealously to develope the choral wonders of this most sublime work. MA! KET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with all kinds of English wheat. For all kinds the demand was firm, and most of the factors refused to sell, except at an advance in the prices of Monday last, of from is to 2s per quarter. The business doing, however, was not extensive. We had a good inquiry for foreign wheat, and the quota tions had an upward tendency. Floating cargoes were held at 2s snore money. The barley trade was firm, at very full prices ; but malt commanded scarcely any attention. We had a good inquiry for oats, at fully Monday's cur rency. Beans, peas, and flour were firm. The top price of Eng lish flour was 55s per 281bs. Wheat. 380 ARRIVALS THIS WM. I Barley. I Malt. 190 I 740 Oats. 50 English .. Irish •• •• Foreign .. 1,790 1 870. Mow. b3O 2,820 I 600sks 680bris BOROUGH HOP. Our market is very firm, and prices are well supported. The imports of foreign hops continue good. WHITECHAPEL. The trade ruled dull at drooping prices, as follows : —Beef, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 3s Od to 3s 10d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Bibs. by the carcase. We had a dull inquiry for malt ; but there were no LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DIY.) NOTICE TO MARINERS. NEW LIGHT ON WINGA ISLAND, WEST COAST OF SWEDEN. -•—•• The Swedish Government has given notice that the Lens apparatus of the fourth order, placed on the new lighthouse at Winga, was lighted on the let inst. It stands 90 feet above the level of the sea, being the same height as the fixed light. The Light of Buskar, situated inside of Winga, has been altered to a red light from seaward, but white from the fairways within the rocks. Also, that a reverberating apparatus has been fitted to the lighthouse of Holmogadd, consisting of 14 strongly placed reverberatory, which illumine the whole horizon, with the exception of that towards Holmoland, between N. 25 deg. and 55 deg. E., by compass, the elevation of which is the same as t he old li g ht, and mane into operation on the 9th inst. In consequence of the situation of the dangerous shoal which extends two miles S.S.W. from the southern point of Holmogadd, ending in a flat rock, in 5 feet of water, called Gaddsynton, S.S.W. W., by com pass, from the lighthouse, the light has been strengthened in this direction, which it therefore illuminates the strongest. (ST SUBIA.RINI AND zunorESN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 11.18 a.m. Wind, W. ; tide, three hours' flood ; fine. Arrived, 19th—Woodstock, from Savannah ; Irene, Quebec ; Boinapart, Leghorn ; Philo, Pernambuco ; An. dress, Islay ; Lady Napier , Charlotte Town ; Gem, Que. bec ; L'Esperance, Pentush. Arrived, 20th.—Sarpen, from Shediac ; Arannah, Guernsey; Thames, steamer, Hamburg; Albion, Boulogne • Alar, Dunkirk ; Scottish Maid, Memel. Sailed.—Active, for Leer ; Elba, Hamburg ; Wacousta, Sydney; City of London, steamer, Dunkirk. DEAL, Wednesday, 10.30 ban. Wind S.W., fine, fresh. Passed.—Cordelia, from Saguenay; Africa, St. John's . Bella Donna, Prince Edward Island ; Thomas Gawl an d Cadiz ; Christina, Quebec ; Lord Auckland, westward all for London. Anchored.—Somorstro, for Santander; Abbott, Ma tins ; Aaltio Pronk, the Canaries; Rosario, Santander— all uni. from London ; her Majesty's ship Ty ne , in theriver westward; Morley, Bu ll , Bahia; Star Quen , : London, CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. Mr. Deputy Peacock occupied the chair. UNWHOLESOME MEAT. Mr. Pocklington, one of the inspectors of meat in the City markets, said that on the last day of the sitting of the Court he had been instructed by the chairman to get the names of the parties who had forwarded to Newgate Market some carcases which he had seized as unfit for human consumption. The CHAIRMAN (interrupting)—This Court cannot pro ceed against the persons sending the meat. It has only power to proceed against those who sell it. Deputy HOLT—The instructions to the inspector were that he was not only to seize the meat and see it destroyed, but likewise to summon the parties from whom it came. The CHAIRMAN—No, no ; the order was, seize the meat, and summon the parties here who have it for sale, because this Court need not summon parties from John O'Groat's house. The persons sending unwholesome meat can be dealt with by the magistrate before whom they are summoned. (He ar, hear.) Deputy C ORK said he was vy anxious that Mr. Fisher, a no th er i nspector of meat,er should state how Mr. Alderman Challis, when Lord Mayor, had treated a case similar to the one under the consideration of the court. Mr. Fisher then stood forward and said, some time ago I seized the carcase of a cow at a wholesale butcher's in Whitechapel. It had been sent there from Limehouse, and was in a very bad condition indeed. I think the worst I ever saw. I applied to Alderman Challis when Lord Mayor for a summons against the party sending it to market for sale for human food. The Lord Mayor upon that occasion told me that he would not grant me a summons, but that I was to sell it, and after snaking the most I could of it, I was to hand over the proceeds to the man who forwarded the carcase to Whitechapel. I endea voured to remonstrate with his lordship, but to no pur pose, for he told me to be off, to go out of court, about my business. The CHAIRMAN—Alderman Challis is not now Lord Mayor, therefore we need not discuss that matter. (Laughter.) The terms of the act of Parliament are very clear. Wherever you find unwholesome meat you are not only to seize it, but you must also summon the persons upon whose premises you find it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. ABRAHAM—No doubt the inspector has been led into a mistake by what fell from the Lord Mayor, who stated that if possible the names of the parties who sent the meat to London should be obtained, upon which they might be dealt with. The Court can deal with per sons who expose unwholesome meat for sale in London ; but its powers do not reach those who transmit it from the country. If the Lord Mayor has power, let him exercise it. (Hear, hear.) Mr. H. L. TAYLOR— It is the bounden duty of in spectors to take care that no diseased meat is exposed for sale, and if it is the Court has power to interfere, and to deal with those who violate the law. (Hear, hear.) This is the full extent we are authorised to go under the act of Parliament. The common law will touch the par ties who send the meat to market if you can get at them. The Lord Mayor, or anybody else, if sufficient informa tion is obtained, can summon the persons sending the meat from Herefordshire or any other county, but it can not be done under our act. Our officers are bound to hold those responsible only who exhibit it for sale. We also ought to hold them responsible, and to put them be fore the public, if they attempt to offer for sale that which is unfit for human consumption. At the same time I should be very sorry to blame those who have meat con signed to them, and who do not know its quality till they see it, and I believe it is the practice of respectable salesmen to give notice to the inspectors when carcases of an unwholesome description are consigned to them for sale. (Hear, hear.) The subject then dropped. A good many persons owning house property of a► poor description in the City were summoned at the in stance of the medical officer or the inspectors of nui sances, for neglecting or refusing to provide efficient drainage and water supply for their dwellings, and were ordered immediately to remedy the evil complained of. They were reminded that in the event of their dis obeying the directions of the Court, the works would be forthwith executed, and the expense thereof charged to them. Several of the contractors for cleansing the streets and public dustbins were fined for neglect, and the Court adjourned. THE REGISTRATIONS. MIDDLESEX. The revision of the lists of ♦oters for the metropolitan county was proceeded with yesterday, by Mr. Shad well, at the Castle Inn, Brantford. The day's revision in chided the parishes and places within this polling dis trict. Mr. Jones and Mr. Maelure attended for the Con servatives. The Liberal interests were represented by Mr. Davies and Mr. Sidney Smith. CONSERVATIVE FREEHOLD LAND SOCIETY-IMPORTANT DECISION. Mr. Lewis, solicitor to this society, and Mr. Alley Foster attended to represent the claims of seventy-two members of the society who claimed to be placed on the register in virtue of freehold land situate in the Rich mond-road, Ealing. Amongst the claimants named were Lord Maidstone, Sir C. W. Codrington, Bart., Hon. H. C. Lowther, M.P., Mr. R. Rolt, M.P., Hon. R. Rowley, Sir S. Bignold, Mayor of Norwich, Colonel North, M.P., Mr. E. H. Vansittart, M.P., Colonel Abdy, Rev. D. Cooper, Mr. Benedict, the composer, and Captain Mey , rick. The Srst claim was that of Colonel Abdy, who was a shareholder in the society, and held a plot of land, No. 36, value 501. Mr. Lewis produced the title deed, a nd said that, if necessary, he was prepared to go into every individual case. Barrister (examining the deed)—Thereappears to be a covenant as to building. Mr. Lewis—There is merely a stipulation that build ings to be erected on the estate shall be built in a certain manner. Mr. Davies—But I object as to the value ; if the claimants could prove that the land is of sufficient value to entitle them to the franchise, I will not take up the time of the Court by objecting. Mr. Lewis then stated that each plot had 27 feet frontage by 110 feet in depth. The land was situated in the centre of Ealing, and several houses were ap proaching completion. There was not one plot worth less than 50/., and many of them worth 75/. He re minded the barrister that, under his own decision in the case of the St. Pancras and other freehold land societies last year, he had no alternative but to admit of all the claims which he, Mr. Lewis, was present to defend. Barrister—But you must show that the purchase money has been paid, and that there is no mortgage upon the property. - Mr. Lewis assured the barrister that be only appeared for such members of the society as bad paid up in full, and upon whose property there was no encumbrance. There were two surveyors present who could give evi dence as to value. Mr. Prickett, in answer to the barrister, said that he had gone over the estate in the Richmond-road, Ealing; it consisted of a great many plots, having twenty-seven feet frontage, and from this experience in valuing gtnd he considered that the value of each was 3s. a foot, which would give an annual value of 4/. Barrister—Then you consider this land worth twenty five years' purchase? Mr. Prickett—ln its present state, uncovered, I com pute its value at twenty years' purchase ; when covered it would be worth twenty-five years' purchase. Mr. Davies—lt will be necessary for Mr. Lewis to show that there is no mortgage upon the property. Mr. Lewis contended that it was for Mr. Davies, who had objected to the claim, to prove that there was a mortgage. Mr. Jones—There can be no doubt that there is suf ficient value. We only want 21., and here is 41. clearly proved. Barrister—Such is certainly the fact. The seventy-two claims represented by Mr. Lewis were then gone into, and were all allowed, _ _ . Mr. Jones said that he had a number of claims in the same society, which be substantiated, making in all ninety-one claims, which were sustained by the Con servatives. The whole number claimed to vote at Charing•cross. RENT CHAUGES. Mr. Jones objected to a number of rent charges which were sustained by Mr. Davies, but, after some discus sion, 34 names were expunged. Some claimants in the National Freehold Land So ciety, defended by Mr. Smith, were also disallowed. Mr. Shadwell holds his Court to-morrow at Bouverie street. BRISTOL. The Revision Court for the borough of the city and county of Bristol was opened yesterday (Tuesday) at the Guildhall, Bristol, before Mr. C. Saunders, of the west ern circuit. The objections and claims were more numerous than usual, there being 1,966 objections and 1,120 claims, viz., Liberal householders' claims, 360 ; ditto freeholders, 40 ; ditto freemen, 16—total, 416. Conservative householders' claims, 342 ; ditto freehol ders, 202 ; ditto freemen, 160—total, 704. Liberal householders' objections, 397 ; ditto freeholders, 73 ; ditto freemen, 265—total, 735. Conservative house holders' objections, 662 ; ditto freeholders, 130 ; ditto freemen, 439—total, 1,231. Mr. Alfred Brittan, with Mr. Barker, secretary of the Liberal Association, ap peared for the Liberals ; and Mr. Easterling, secretary to the Conservative Association, for the Conservatives. There were no cases of interest throughout the day, but the learned barrister threw considerable dismay into the belligerent ranks by ordering costs for the parties where there were no grounds of objection. A JIIDGMENT.—On Saturday three weeks, a young man named Thomas Chambers, of London, attended his mother's funeral at Saxon street Woodditton, in a dis graceful st a t e o f intoxication. Before the procession set out for the church he asked for some gin, and upo n i being told there was note threw a shilling upon the cof fi n and wished some to be sent for ; but his un a le o , w -m it. Thomas Chambers, very properly refused t o I On the following day, while in the church Yar that "Tom with dreadful imprecations to lay half a gallon I, dead in less Chambers," meaning his uncle "would hell if he would than three weeks, and he would to go but he was sure to d,he offered not come down and pay it if he lostthe; the predicted time , win, for he would go to hell if he ( dead," Dreadful to say, in less than . " , Tom Chambers' the young man himself was a corpwseeeke '—" howbeit he uncle) wouldn't be was "dead in less than e. t . h r r e s ee is t o s f ue ..-CamWd44_ am' meant it not so." For th Last Day alone can reveal the h is imprecation, the itide. 2i 6, 6; 105 - 104 P P 86 5 10 St. St. 5 5 34d, 15. St. St. St. 8 13} i per cent. 14 65i xd 19 6 18i I 71 7 20 20 20 25 101 211 30 20 1 1 40 5 St. 25 2i i 11i 11 22 18 99 81 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD. Yesterday the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the pro prietors of this company was held at the Easton station ; Mr. S. 111. Peto, M.P., presiding. The report of the directors, which.was taken as read, stated that the result, in money, of the past half-year was an increase in the receipts, compared with the cor responding period of the previous year, of 11,096/. 15s. 5d., of which 8,381/. 6s. 7d. had been derived from the railway, and 2,7151. Be. 10d. from the steamboats, while the relative percentage of expenses, notwithstand ing the rise in value of both labour and materials, more particularly in that portion of the latter required for the steam-boat department, showed but a very slight in crease. The receipts from the merchandise vessels, is the statement of accounts submitted on the 18th March last, exhibited a balance against the merchandise vessels of 1,8171. 35., 11d. The establishment of an improved system for through transit of goods, between England and Ireland, would materially assist in developing the resources of the latter country ; and the directors tru s t e d that the subject would, ere long, receive from other companies interested the consideration due to so impor tant an object. The directors further state, that the measure, which they felt it their duty to adopt in De cember last, of discontinuing to book through with the City of Dublin Company, had been entirely successful, in producing considerable increase in the receipts from passengers between Ho!yhead and Kingstown. A com parative statement subjoined to the report, exhibiting the number of passengers and tonnage of merchandise con veyed, as compared with the corresponding period of pre vious years, gave for the last half-year, in passengers 281,524 against 250,047 in the half year ending 30th June, 1853; in tonnage of goods 151,642 as against 126,571 in 1854 ; income from railway, 97,1771. against 88,795/4 percentage of expenses on receipts, 53.18 per oent. against 52i per cent. ; receipts from steam-boats, 17,9421. against 15,227/. ; and balance 6291. against 2,0601. The direc tors also reported that an act had passed during the last session of Parliament, authorising a lease of the Bangor and Carnarvon Railway, on terms substantially the same as those submitted and approved by the proprietors, at the meetings in March and June, and that the necessary steps would be at once taken to complete the arrange. ment, and offer the shares to the prop rietors . The ac counts showed a gross balance to the credit of revenue of 44,7381. 16s. 3d. , leavin g • eav ing, after deducting the interest on debentu res , a b alance of 1 8,555/. 5s la. available for dividend, and the directors therefore rec ommended the full divid en d o f B s. 3d. per share for the half-year,. ere on the first pref erence s h ares, after payment would be a b a l ance o f 1,2301. 6s, to becarried f • nt of which t h ere or ward to the current half-year. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report and accounts, observea that the directors had, in com pliance with a wish expressed by the shareholders at the last half-yearly meeting, circulated the report and as counts amongst them a week previous to the present meeting. The result of the last half-year's working, as exhibited by those accounts, would .be considered satis factory. Since the year 1850, when he had first the hdnour of addressing them as their chairman, the pa s . senger traffic on their line had doubled, and the tonnag e of goods had trebled. The money results were also fa vourable ; for while in the corresponding half-year of 1850 the total receipts were 57,4811., and the charges 35,637/., in the last half-year the receipts had been 97,1771., and the charges 51,6811. (sear.) Again with regard to the steam-boat traffic. In the corresponding half year of 1850 there was a balance against the company on the half-year's working of 5,8161., while in the last half year the adverse balance was only 6291. But although the accounts showed a balance against the working of the steam-boats, this could not fairly be taken as the real state of the case, inasmuch as but for the traffic which the steam-boats brought upon the railway, the net results of the latter would not by any means approach the point at which they had arrived. The change which had been made in the through-booking system bad been attended with remarkable results ; for while in 1850 the number of pas. sengers brought by the express vessels had been in the half year 6,359, in the half year just closed the number had risen to 19,534. The new system had not yet been carried into effect, as the directors were anxious it should be in reference to goods in consequence of the e x i s ti ng agreements among the Irish companies. The attention of the directors was, however, directed to this subject, believing that by this means the traffic would be more fully developed. But with the present appliances the in crease in the goods traffic was most satisfactory, and it was scarcely necessary for him to point out the impor tance of developing this branch of traffic, not only in regard to the benefit it would confer upon Ireland, but in reference to the great increase which it must bring to the nett receipts of the company. (Hear, hear.) Upon the subject of branch lines he thought much misappre hension had arisen in the public mind, and no wonder, when the injudicious manner in which they had in many cases been projected and carried out was considered. (Hear, bear.) In some instances branch lines had been constructed, the whole traffic of which, it had afterward been discovered, was merely the abstraction of so much traffic from the more direct route, while other branches had been constructed not upon the principle of remune ration for the capital expended, but on that of protection only. The result of this policy was that a feeling had obtained in the minds of most railway proprietors that branch lines were in all cases injurious and operated upon the main line as suckers rather than feeders. (Hear, hear.) But it was not so in the case of the Chester and Holyhead Company, for it was to their branch lines that the great increase in the local traffic was entirely owing. Take the Bangor and Carnarcon branch. The receipts arising from it during the last half-year had been 8,0471., and the working expenses 4,392/., leavings positive profit on the increased traffic in favour of the company, after payment of the rental, of 6551., , and that for the worst half year ; and taking the increase they might calculate upon for the current, which was the best half year, into account, it would amount for the year, he believed, to between 1,5001. and 1,6001. And this result had been obtained with a rol ling stock by no means adequate to the enormous goods traffic which came upon this branch from the slats quarries. He had no doubt if they could supply more trucks for carrying the slates the net receipts would be much greater. (Hear, bear.) The di rec t ors were mos t anxious to see that branch extended from Bangor and Carnarvon to the slate quarries in the vale of Lanherris, and also a branch from Conway to the quarries of Llanrwst—if it could be done by arrangements with the proprietors of these mineral districts, and without calling upon the Chester and Holyhead Company for any ad vance of capital. Such arrangements were in contem plation, and he hoped next session these schemes would be prosecuted in Parliament. (Hear, hear.) Looking at the present position of the company, though the pre sent accounts showed 2,0001. worse than those of the last half-year, it must be remembered that the accounts of that half-year included the traffic arising from the Dublin Exhibition and the Queen's visit ; but notwith standing that, he believed that the rapid increase in the slate and goods traffic which was going on would in the current half-year more than make up that deficiency. If his expectation in this respect should be realised (which he saw no reason to doubt) they would be enabled to pay the nine months' dividend which would then be due upon the second preference stock, as well as the whole of the current dividend upon the first preference stock. Ha was happy to say that eleven-twelfths of the holders of the first preference stock had agreed to accept second preference shares at par in liquidation of the arrears due to them, and although there was a small proportion of dissentients, all difficulty that might have been ex. petted to arise from their refusal of the terms offered would be obviated by an offer which had been made by the other shareholders to take amongst thew at par the new shares so refused. He trusted, therefore, that when next the directors met the proprietors they would be in a position to report that the arrears upon the first preference had been arranged, as well as that the divi dend upon the second preference for the half-year had been earned. (Hear, hear.) One or two proprietors expressed opinions adverse to branch lines altogether, and one gentleman, while ad. miffing that it would be politic to encourage them in the mineral districts, when made wholly at the eost of the mineral proprietors, drew attention to the loss which bad resulted from the Mole branch. The CHAraluar had shown that one branch which had been leased to this company at 4 per cent, already pro. duced a profit, and with regard to the Mole branch, any loss that accrued fell not upon the Chester and lioly. head, but upon the Mole proprietors. The principle upon which the directors proceeded was not to incur the responsibility and expense of making the branches them. selves, but to encourage their construction by the pro prietors of the large slate quarries and mineral works in the district to construct them at their own cost, by affording facilities for working them wiles they were constructed, and by this means they were bringing to the main line a most profitable class of traffic. (Hear.) After some further conversation, the resolution was put and unanimously passed. The CHAIRMAN tuen proposed a resolution declaring a dividend of Bs. 3d. per share for the half-year upon the first preference s h ares, which he said would b e paya bl e on and after th e 30 t h i nst. This resolutio n was also unanimous ly carried ; an d after a vote of thanks to the chairman and his co-direo tors the meeting separated. BOSTON, SLE AFO RD, AND MIDLAND CO UNTIES. e t r o t n is . e aci d ua to re, b wase held -- - The half•y ear ly me eting of this com p an y , which was at yesterday at the Easton Hotel, E postponed in consequence of there not being a sufficient n umber of shareholders present. The directors' report stated tbat since the last yearly mee ti ng meeting an arrangement had been made with the Marquis of Bristol for the purchase of that portion of his property which would be required for the purposes of the railway, on terms satisfactory to the directors, and they were about entering into negotiations with other landowners on the line. The directors were in corms., nication with the Great Northern Railway Company o n , the subject of working the intended line ; and, although nothing definite had as yet taken place, still they hoped the result would be an arrangement mutually advan. tageous. 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