The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-09 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A firmer tone is apparent in discount circles to day on account of the advance made by the council of the Bank of France in their minimum quotation from 4to 5 per cent. This important measure has naturally induced greatercaution among capitalists here, who are less disposed to employ their resources at the current quotations until the tendency of affairs can be more clearly defined. The demand, however, was not increased, and instances are still recorded of superior bills being negotiated at 33 per cent. The return from the 131nk of England, compiled to Wednesday last, is again of an unsatisfactory character. The reserve of notes and bullion have been diminished to a large extent, while the active circulation has been increased. Annexed is an analysis:— .. £21,768,375 .. 250,475 .. 1 4,856,037 .. 421,848 • • 3,736,695 • . 8,100 .. 9,510,057 .. 239,571 .. 12,89,3642 .. 823,818 • . 777,032 06 17,815 .. 11,141,227 Active Circulation .. Increase .. • • Bullion .. • • • • Decrease .. • • Rest .. • • • Increase .. Public Deposits Increase .. Other Deposits.. Decrease .. Seven Day and other Bills .. Decrease Government Securities .. Decrease •. •• •• 01 Other Securities .. 22,591,557 Increase .. • • • • 78,418 Notes Unemployed .. 7,051,715 Decrease 659,725 The monthly return of the Bank of France, pub lished this morning, is of an unfavourable character, and shows, by the straightened position of the esta• blishment, the necessity which urged the Council yesterday to raise their rate of discount. A decrease Is exhibited in the cash in hand amounting to £ 1 ,733,333, the Treasury balances have been dimi nished by £146,666, and the advances on loans £124,000. An increase has taken place in the cur rent accounts of £75,000, in the bank notes £560,000, and in the bills discounted of £2,320,000. Concurrently with the advance in the French rate of discount, the quotation at Frankfort has been raised from 3to 31 per cent. It is not improbable that greater firmness will now be experienced in some of the other continental money markets. The Metropolitan and Provincial Bank have re solved to open a branch in Macclesfield. The large supply of Mexican dollars by the Tasmanian have been sold at ss. 3d. per oz., show ing a slight decline in value. The Hansa, from New York, has brought £50,000. The new Brazilian loan has been most favourably received, but the circumstance was generally con templated, owing to the influential and substantial support which had been accorded to the proposition before the issuing of the prospectus containing the terms of the proposed loan. The price of issue its considered to have been fixed upon the fair prin ciple of giving the subscriber an adequate margin for profit in relation to the prices current for exist ing stocks. That the loan will be successfully floated is certain, the applications being already both large and of an influential character. Two O'CLOCK. During the later hours of business yesterday a kind of panic prevailed at the Stock Exchange, the advance in the rates of discount at Paris, and Frank fort being added to the adverse circumstances pre viously affecting the markets. Sales were forced, especially in the foreign department where consi derable excitement still prevails, and Consols closed heavily at another decline ofd per cent. No fur ther change has occurred to-day, but the quotations continue heavy at .92i 93 for transfer, and at 931 for the November account. The New Threes have receded to 91Z- I, and the P.educed Annuities to 911 d ; Exchequer Bills are firm at par. to 3s. prem.; India Stociz is marked 224 ; the 5 per Cents. are 1084 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 100 k, and do., Enfaced 5 per Cents. 108. There has been and is still a very perturbed mar ket for Foreign securities. Greek have been 321 ; they are now 331 34k, or 1 d lower than yesterday afternoon. The Coupons have been 141 15, and have rallied to 151 t—a drop of 11 per cent. Con siderable fluctuation has also taken place in Mexi can : business has been recorded at 41 1, and the latest prices are 421, ore per cent, worse than yes • terday. Turkish Consolides have advanced to 524 53. Spanish Passive, after touching 331 34, have rallied to 34 1; the Internal have dropped 11, viz., to 281; and the Certificates are 131 1, and they have been down to 13 1. The Confederate Loan has advanced to 25 to 23 die., and is now nominal at these quotations. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, and a further decline has taken place in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western and Metropolitan have each declined £1; South Eastern, 15s. ; Caledonian, 10s. ; and Great Eastern, Great Western, Midland, and North Eastern Ber• Wick 6s. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained Without material change. Great Western of Canada are quoted IN I ; Grand Truck of Canada, 22; and East India, 1073-.. Bank Shares are also at slightly reduced prices, London and Westminster being dealt in at 79, London Chartered of Australia at 294. Indian Land Mortgage Bank are quoted 31, a prem; Anglo-Austrian, I 11 prem; Royal Privileged Bank of Austria par to I prem.; and East London li to 2 prem. In the Miscellaneous Market the operations con tinue restricted, and quotations, in most instances, are a shade flatter. London Financial are marked 13i ; International Financial, 9i 10; General Credit s 411. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock . —........ 3 per Cent. leeduced Annuities 92 a 3 per Cent. C onsols Annuiti es f / New 3 per Cent. Annuitie s India Stock. 91 1 a a i Ditto 5 pet C ..... Ditto 4 per Cent ......... : .... : 1 i Ditto 5 per Cent Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, Oct, 8 93 i 3 ill India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £LOOO, 2,1 per Cent 3 pm par Ditto £SOO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 p er C en t Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto Account — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) gYptian 7 per Cent lOl 100/ Ditto, Second Issue — lOO/. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-s,lex-Coupons Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l5 a Ditto 2 per Cent. .... 321 Ditto Land W arrants (Hectares) -P 7± ertly „. ian / . per Cent. Di tto Acc oun t .. l',.)itto 41 per Cent IS6' ) uitte Account- " ' " •. Portußn.,Se3B7l / per Cent.. 18.53 Ditto 3... Ditt o Ar'°ro Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62.. 48! R,,ssionTeperrlT .................... 49k 8,1 cen. 1862 ent.. 1 822, £ St Ditto 5 pe— Fardinian 5 p er Ditto Acctounetnll e i .. ....... ...... —B l Spanish 3 per Ce nt Ditto Aceount . ................ 5 5 . ..... Ditto New Deferred --4 k ` Ditto Passive .. Spanish Ditto Account, cert . o f c ..... la . . 0 .. -4i 4 f 31 41 Ditto Account.... e nded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1 854 l3 1 13 1 i Ditto Account. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account -- Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 6991 - Ditto Account .................. - Venezuela 3 per Cent. t 691 7Cl i I Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .................. 61i Dividends on . the above payable in L ondon. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs —_ Ditto Account THREE O'cLo cx. .pOnsols, Money Ditto Account .... Closing Share Railways Paid. Price. Business done 100 xtlantio &St Lawrence all 63 (5 dk J Bom.,Baroda&.Centlnd 100 1(7 0 8 1074 1 Gu. 6 per cent. . 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. 5hare5......... 74 14 1,4 p 201 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 6 6i 10 Do. Preference .... . all 84 94 Buffalo,Brant,&Godrieli _ 100 6p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187 k .0 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:1 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 18;1 100 et Cleutta.&S.Eastn.(Li 100 11 61 3074 st Cape Town & Dock Scrii 100 0 4 106 106 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 1084 3094 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c, 100 1674 1. 81 108 4 74 8 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 if 14p 20 Do. do. H do. 10 14 lop stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 22 03 22 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 76 78 77 100 Do. no. deferred...... all 62 6 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bongs.. all 69 71 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 55 58 100 Do. 3d P, ef. stock ... all 52 54 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 42 41 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 30 32 291 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 25 27 stook Gt.lncliaPemn.gua.sp.c 100 108 109 1081 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 14 lip 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1* 11, stook Gt. South.of India(Lim; guaranteed 5 per oent. 100 106 107 201 Gt. W. 0/ Canada Shares all 104 104 101 204 Do. New 18 94 94 , 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 96 98 100 Do. 54 p. to. do. '77-8.... all 88 90 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 4 2: p stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 106 407 1061 stock Do. 44 p. 0. Extension 100 101 102 102 stock Dc.4k d 0........ 100 )8 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock ldelb.Corp. Bp. o. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. all 58 (9 1 0 0 Do. 7p. 43. Kong. Bds. all 80 Newßi uroswick a Canda Class A. and B. all 3 5 N.ll.l.C'da6 po Ist f bds 100 52 84 stock Soinde (100 1061 1071 107 st Do. Delhi lOO Ito 107 Do. do 2 4p 2 4 20 Do. Punjaub te, all st Do. Do. 1' ock Do. Indus. St. Flo ) 100 102 104 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.o.J a. &J ut) 1877-84 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 tcl 1( 3 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 10 t 1( 3 101 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 t 2 04 924 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 Cape G.Hope, o p 0,1873 , 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 189( 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 197 208 Natal Gov. 6 per cant.. 100 /19 112 IN.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&Jul) 100 tO t 105 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 1., 180ie 100 101 102 Du. 5 p.c.,18/i to hlt 100 102 103 Do. d0.,1888 & upwds 100 102 103 1021 'New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 110 112 ,Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. steriing, 1875. lOO IC4 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 1:1 113 15. Ants G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 112 114 Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110 Do. io 6 p.o. An.&Ook.. 100 1104 ll l 11101 BRITISH MINES. 2 !Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 1 id Amalgamated.. 36 38 374 Dcvcn G. Con.. (Taoist., 1 515 655 ,547 50 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 74 77 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. 4d par East Caradon l.l.ei 28 29 East Carn Brea j 3.4.0 74 7 4 E. WI Russel (Tavistk ~, 8.6.6 3 34 - !Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ), :81 13 15 reat South Tolgus 17s 41 54 G. Wheal VOr(llelaton 40 94 . 101 Grenville ! I ilerc.d's-Foot 8.12 26 38 (lingeton Downs 4.' 8.0 2 24 ,Lady Bertha !Ilargaret (Clay Lelant 5.4 23 25 IMarke Valley. 4 Ilyndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 24 14 S d New Seton - North Downs 24 14 2 N.IVII'I Basset (111o4an, 24 31 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey, 1* 4 5 20 ttovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.0.7 ,3 45 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 14 415 425 S. Cara Brea (Illogan) 5.1.5. 6! 14 2 Iran. (Illoga,n ) 16.1.1.9 60 65 Stray Park 5 1 PainarSilv.& Lead Min 44 4 fin Crort 9 194 204 West Basset (Illogan) l4 94 104 WC' radon (Liskeard) 5 21 23 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 51 724 774 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 5 25 30 Wheal Kitty ('.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott 1:2.10.3 24 21 Wheal MaryAnn;:den ), 8 61 94 IWheal Seton 584 /195 205 W heal Treiawney (Lis.); 7 19 20 !Wheal Union 3.17 2 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Anglian No 1, 5 per cent. stock, 1091 Great 'Western, 4 per cent. irred , Midland 4i per cent. pf. stk. rd., 103 South Eastern (tteading Anns., £1.0.6), 21 PREFEttENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, &c., per cent., 1858, 103} London, Chatham, Sm., Metrop. r xt. , C, 8 per cent., 821 South Eastern 5 per cent., 1041 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco ( 111 m) gua. 7 per cent., 20} Recite and San Francisca (iitn.), gua. 7 per cent., 18 1 San Panto (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 9} Ditto (all), 22i i Turin cue Savona, Ditto (all), 18 FOREIGN' MINES. Alamillos, limited, Fortuna (Um.), Linares, 7 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Min. and Smeltin g, Port Philip, 1* * g, United Mexican (linf,, 6 i Worthing (limited), * Yudanaznutana of S. Australia (lira.), n 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 117 f 18 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (11112.), 4Ol Ditto, new, 20 191 Australasia, 77 Bank of t , tago, lim., 11 Bank of Queensland (lim), 151 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 8* Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 11; Chartered Bank of India; Australia, and China, 33* 9 City, 110 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10* English, Sco; eh, and Australian Chartered, 23f Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 27} Imperial Bank (lim.). 221 3 Imperial Ottoman, 181 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 29* London and County, 12 London Joint Stock, 361 ; 6 London and IsThrthern aim), ill London and South African, 271 8 71 London and Westminster, 79 Metrop. and I'rov. Bank (lim.), 18 17* National tiank, 16 Provincial of Ireland, 924 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (11m.), 6B Union of Australia, 574 8 7f Union of England and France (Um.), 10 DOCKS. St. Katharine, 641 MISCELLANEOUS. Ang;lo-Mexican Mint, 22 Bombay Gas, limited, 3 Crystal Palace, 39± Ditto, pref., 1171 Electric Telegraph, 106 Gen. Crtdit and t , inance of London, lim., 41 1 General Steam Navigation, 28± Hudson's Bay, 81 a 9 International Financial Society, lim., 10 in 1 10 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 44 Ditto, 6 Der cent. Bonds rd. 870 issued 90, 88 Joint •stoek Discount, 13; London District Telegraph (Pep.), la London l'inamial Association, lim., 13/ London General Omnibus Company (line.), 21 Oriental Inland Steam, lim., 31 Peninsula and O'iental Steam, 82 Royal Mail Steam, 74 SHARE MARKETS—This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCK :3. Paid Closing Business Share, Railways. •! Price. ! done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andalid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall 8 ei 81 8 P 4 F 6 118 f I:9j 71 71 A A gets no di N ` - ' l3 till 6p c.p Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. !Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. !Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian at I GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern... Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an 1 W. of Ireland' Great 'Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lane:l.state & 'Yorkshire London and Blackwal: Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover & Nor' h Western ILon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. I Maryport and Carlisle. Do f shares.. .. Metropolitan Midland Do New 39 40 16 17 98i 93i 108 ►lO 51 62 481 491 5 7 126 127 127 129 134 136 100 11.2 65i 60 111 1114 71 73 111 i 1124 43, 4101 1021 103 102} IC2l' 45 46 128 130 1271 ;28i ►¢ ft 97 99 Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line 'North British lEdin., Perth, & Dundee INth. Eastern—Berwics Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 65; Of 26 thd 10111 102 57 581 88 89,; Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire ;N. and S. N. Junotion 1 Scottish Central Scot N. K, Aber. stock 117 12) 1 2 p 70 81 ll} 1I 124 126 44 46 100 102 Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool ;Shropshire Union ;South Devon ;South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok , Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 188%; Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster 50 52 32,E 331 96} e 7 98 ICO 91 :01 36} 374 84 94u 7 74 p 152 157 4t 54 id 21 34 Do Do Vale of Ncath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford A; Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har..lzß ' West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford' 86 PO 16) 170 26 28 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 13.14. 6.4.0 k9.16.4 ' 12.10 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBV,R 9, 1863. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day The opposed applications for licenses for music and dancing were taken to-day. There was a very full attend ance of magistrates. THE STRAND MUSIC HALL. Mr. Morris Roberts Syers applied for a license for music and dancing for a building No. 345, Strand, called the Strand Music Hall, Mr. Sleigh appeared for the Strand Music Hall Company, and Mr. Poland opposed. The learned counsel having entered at some length into the objects for which the building is intended, called The Architect, who gave a full description of the pro perties of the New Music Hall, and stated that the comple- tion of the building had been prevented by circumstr.ncee over which there was no control. He felt certain that everything would be so far perfected that the hull would be in a state to be opened to the public in January next, if 1262 I not sooner. 119 181 51 1 i i , 81 6 Mr. Poland hoped the licence would be refused. The hall was surrounded by places of amusement of all descrip tions rendered to the Strand Music hall unnecessary. The Chairman thought it unadvisable to 'grant a license to a building which was at present in a very unfinished state, that no proper idea could be formed of its arrange ments. 65 1 1 111 101 111 72i 1/ 1121 11f 414 1021 2f 101 The application was then put to a show of hands, when there were seven held up in favour of the license, and eleven against it. The license was accordingly refused. 129 XBl9l IVA 8 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. - - - MARLBOROUGH .STREET. 551} 101} i i } SYSTEMATIC ROBBERY AT CROSSE AND BLACKWELL'S. —Henry Frost, a carpenter, employed at Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell's sauce and pickle warehouse, Soho-square, in doing some repairs, was charged before Mr. Knox with the following robbery : It appears that the prisoner was seen by one of the men to remove a bottle of jelly from a case and take it towards the bench where he was at work. Information was then given to Ackrill, 48 F, a large quantity of property having been missed, and on Ackrill going to the place where the prisoner was at work and taxing him with the robbery, he said " It's all right. I'm sorry for it, but it's over now." Ackrill then took the prisoner to the station, and afterwards went to his lodgings in Lambeth, where he found a large quantity of property, showing that the prisoner had robbed the firm to some extent, and there is little doubt that the prisoner had been doing so nearly every day he was em ployed on their premiss. All the property produced by Ackrill having been idea= fled by Mr. Thomas Francis Blackwell, one of the firm, Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for trial, but he will be again brought before the magistrate. 58 84 9 81 961 6 i THE EARTHQUAKE. Communications giving the results of personal experiences of the earthquake on Tuesday last still come to hand from the provinces. We subjoin a few of them KENT.---Mr. Charles Dickens, writing from Higham-by-Rochester, Kent, thus communicates his experience of the shock:—" I was awakened by a violent swaying of my bedstead from side to side, accompanied by a singular heaving motion. It was exactly as if some great beast had been crouching asleep under the bedstean and were now shaking itself and trying to rise. rhe time by my watch was 20 minutes past 3, and I suppose the shock to have lastcd nearly a minute. The bedstead, a large iron one, standing nearly north and south, appeared to me to be the only piece of furniture in the room that was heavily shaken. Neither the doors nor the windows rattled, though they rattle enough in windy weather, this house standing alone, on high ground, in the neighbour hood of two great rivers. There was no noise. The ;iir was very still, and much warmer than it had been i❑ the earlier part of the night, Although the previous afternoon had been wet, the glass had not fallen. I had mentioned my surprise at its standing near the letter in and having a tendency o rise. It is recorded in the second volume of the Philosophical Transactions' that the glass stood high at Oxford when an earthquake was felt there in September, 1683." SOUTIIAMPTON.-Our own correspondent writes that Captain Goodridge, the commander of the mail packet Southampton, left Havre for this port at midnight ou Monday, and when about 30 miles from Havre ho experienced, as he was standing on the bridge of the steamer, a peculiar shock. He thought at first that something was the matter with the engine, and went below to inquire. He then looked at his watch, and found that it was about 20 minutes past three. At West End, a few miles to the north-east of this town, the earthquake was felt. In one gentleman's house the crockery rattled to such an extent that some of the inmates got up to see what was the matter. At Warsash, near Fareham, in Hants, the shock was so obviously felt, that some of the inhabitants, as soon as they got up the next morning, declared that an earthquake had taken place during the night. Mr. Stroud, the toil-keeper of the Southampton Pier, states that he was standing in the toll-house on Tuesday last, and once during the day he felt the house rock in such a peculiar manner that he remarked to a gentleman standing by that the motion was like that of an earthquake. This is important, as it shows that beside the grand shock on Tuesday morning, the earth sensibly trembled at a different hour. It is surmised that the earthquake is coincident with an eruption of some volcano. It would be a matter of great importance if the time of the shock at a few places could be accurately ascertained, so as to know the direction and speed of the earthquake. The most likely persons to give information on this point would be the engine -drivers who were travel. ling between 3 and 4 a.m. ou Tuesday. Earth quake shocks also cause clocks and watches to stop ; and if in any instance such has been the case, this would give the necessary information. The effect of an earthquake at sea is oftentimes most curious_ The shock is as if the ship struck suddenly on a rock. This can be only effected by the earthquake wave as it proceeds onward driving the sea violently against a ship and suddenly stopping it. During yesterday the wind here shifted to all points of the compass. MANCHESTER.—A correspondent at Manchester says the shock during Monday night was distinctly felt by a number of people in that neighbourhood, but apparently not so sensibly as in some other parts of the country. A similar shock is spoken to by several people as having been felt at about ten minutes to eleven o'clock on the previous Friday night. One gentleman describes the tremor of the earth as something like that he has felt at a railway station when a heavy train has been passing, and he says the shock was accompanied by a great noise and the shaking of the doors and windows. BEESTON.—Mr. J. Lowe, writing from the Ob servatory at Beeston, says : A smart shock was felt here at 3.30. Many persons awoke from the shaking of their beds and windows. At the time the sky was cloudless, the wind west, baro meter stationary, and the temperature 31 deg. The motion of earthquake pendulum at this observation was from W.N.W. to E.S.E., and the displacement of chalk by the 30-feet rod was half an inch, the index needle moving the chalk so as to leave an oval, or rather a lengthenedeoval hole. There must have been at least two shocks, as numerous letters describe the time as both 2.35 a.m. and 3.3@ a.m. ; that the latter was the time of a severe lateral shock is certain, as the zero pencils on my atmospheric recorder marked the paper in a remarkable manner at that hour. information as to the extent of the shock is desirable, as in all probability the earth quake of this morning was of a severe nature." HEREFORD.—The Rev. H. C. Key writes from Stretton Rectory, Hereford-4, At 3,23 a.m., Green wich mean time, or very nearly so, a smart shock of an earthquake was felt in this neighbourhood. Its duration, as far as I could judge, was about eight seconds; some persons say more. The effect was that of a very heavy and long train rushing furiously through a station, but the jar or shock experienced was greater than any I ever felt pro duced by a train. The bed on which I lay was violently shaken, and the iron bars of the shut ters of the room (the shutters being closed but not barred) rattled loudly against the shutters, and I found that it required a considerable amount of shaking with the hand to effect this. The sound at first increased ra pidly with a gradual crescendo for two or three seconds, until the crash was felt (which lasted for about one second and a half, and consisted of two concussions), and then subsided as gradually for some seconds more, until it died away in the distance. It appeared to me to equal the loudest peal of thunder I ever heard, but it was fuller and deeper and grander than thunder. In about three minutes afterwards a second faint rumble was heard. The night was beautifully still and clear, and not a sound was heard from any animal either befor e or after. The direction of the wave of concussion appeared to be from a From Clifford, i n Here little W. of S. to E , of fordshire, a correspondent states that at about half past two his family were aroused from their slum bers by the smart shock of an earthquake, preceded by loud rumbling noises, which continued for seve ral minutes. The house rocked steadily to and fro, and then settled itself with a violent trembling. Tne hoarse, volcanic-like groanings echoed back from the mountains on the opposite side of th e valley like the peals of departing thunder, and then all was still. TAVISTOCK.—Mr. W. F. CcHier, of Woodtown, Tavistock, writes :—" The shock of an earthquake was felt here by me at 3,25 a . m. It commenced with a cracking noise, a n d the h ouse appeared to tremble. Then, after a n inte rval of two or three seconds, the trembling r ecom menced, an d con ti nue d g ra dually increasing in for about f i ft e en seconds/ severity until it ceased. The house was violently awak en shaken, so mach so as t o and alarm all the inmates. It was accompanied by a loud rumbling noise underground. The weathe r was exceedingly still and calm at the time , the atmosphere clear, and no rain was falling. This house is on the borders of Dartmoor, and the s hock whi c h I now describe is the third distinct shock of an earthquake which 1. have felt here within the last five years. This a hock, however, was far more intense than any pre vious one, and was sufficie nt to cr ea t e cons iderable alarm. My brother, who lives two miles from here, felt the stock precisely a t the same time, and describes it exactly as I do." ANOTHER NEW INIETAL 1-1 •"iscoVEßED—being ti. fresh victory gained by spectr uni-snalysis.—M M. lleich and Ritter ofFreib9rgb'wo by its means discovered sL new metal, which they have named Indium, as it is dis• tinguished by a very brilliant blue ray. GOETHE'S Room—TUE LONG L OST SKETCH OF IT DISCOVERED...a-Among the papers left by the Countess Auguste Stolberg, the long -missed sketch of Goethe's room atFrankfort, drawn by the poet himself, has been found. Its prasent possessor, States Councillor liege -witsch at Kiel, has placed it in the hands of the Frankfort " Hocbstift," and the room will be restored, together with the entire Coethe house, according to this precious plan, Cotton Supply Association. At the weekly meeting of the Executive Com mittee on Tuesday, a sample of a bale of cotton just sent from Fiji was submitted for examination, and valued at 29d. per lb. The people had been discouraged in the cultivation from not finding a market for their small quantities ; but now that they can obtain slates, books, knives, scissors, Bec., from the merchants in exchange for their cotton, the natives in different parts of the group, under the guidance of the white inhabitants, are entering more largely into the growth of cot ton. A sample from New Granada, South America, grown from New Orleans seed sent out by the As sociation, was examined, and valued at 22d. per lb. ; a sample of cotton from the West Indies, grown from Egyptian seed, was valued at 29d. per lb.; and a sample of Bellary cotton at 16d. per lb. A letter was received from Mr. Consul Grierson, Litakia, N. Syria, forwarding a sample of cotton gathered from the growing plants, and stating that the extent of land under cultivation is four times greater than formerly, but the staple is not improved. A letter was read from Mr. Consul Hutchinson, Rosario, reporting that the Egyptian seed forwarded to him by the Association has been distributed amongst, thirtyethree cultivators in various parts of the Argentine republic. The sowing season is the month of Septewher. A letter was received from the honorary agents of the Association in Calcutta, enclosing reports from parties to whom seed has been distributed. One of them states that all the seed sown with scarcely an exception germinate freely. Letters were re ceived reporting that the Bombay, &rode, and Central India railway is at present open from Ahmedabad, in the north, to Bulsar, a distance of 1851 miles, passing through Broach, Baroda, and Surat. The remaining 125 miles to Bombay were nearly ready for opening when the monsoon came on in June, and it is expected the opening throughout will not be delayed beyond the end of the year. The Great Indian Peninsular line is open, with the exception of the gap of nine miles at the Thull Ghaut, from Bombay to Mulkapore, in Berar, in a north-east direction 2951 miles, and from Bombay to Sholapore in the south-east 276 : 1 miles. Alulkapore is within the limits of the great Berar cotton field, and cotton can be readily con veyed to that and other points on the railway (I3arsee, on the S.E. line) for transport to Bombay. I t is expected that the gap in the railway system at the Thull Ghaut will be closed by the corn pletion of the line over the Ghaut in the course o f next spring, and about the same time a fur ther portion of the railway will be opened towards oomraveuttee.—An extract from a despatch re ceived from her Majesty's Consul-General at Alex andria states that the Viceroy was much pleased with his visit up to Sicot. Both sides of the river, now at its highest po i nt, were covered with cotton not of la rge di mensions, but in parcels of ground s ) at , acre and half an acre, indicating that every pea sant was occupying la.mself with growing the plo t —Consular despatches forwarded by the Foreign-office were received from the Acting Consul iir. Tait' Coquimb o , J u l y 23, reporting that no cot ton i s grown withi n hi s consular district ; and from ‘ M r. Consul Moore, Jerusalem, Aug. 26, stating that the area planted with cotton this year is fully four t i mes as great as the area planted in 1862. The probable produce of the ensuing crop will be about 4,25 0,0001 b. The indigenous seed has been used ; no ro Egyptian seed h as b een received, nor has any im provement in the culti vat i on and management of the Plan t been introduc e d. T he quality will, therefore, be of the usual inferior kind, an d th e greater part is sh i p ped to the n earest ports of France and Italy. Model pl antation s , conducted by E ng li s h men , w i t h native t 1 l labour, seem ne cessary to extend the culti vation, v and these can on l y be expected when there :shall be g reater s ecurity than at pr esen t ex i s t s i n Pales tine, as well as a b e t ter definition of the tenure of a lead by Europeans i n T urkey. Mr. Consul- General that Cumberb a t c b , C onstantinople, Sept. 8, stated no cotton i s grown in the neighbourhood of Consta ntino p le. He enclosed a report from Mr. Vice-Consul Blunt, Ad r i anople, July 3, who repre• sen t s the area planted w i t h cotton in the provinces of Adrianople, beingle, Phillipopoli, and Selitno to be 3,625 acres, 1,975 acres more than in 1862. There w ould have b een a stilt greater increase but for the a pp re hension that the autho rities iIP wer e distributi ng seed with the intention of seizingit a part of th e produce. A very small of native seed h as b een planted ; Egyptian q has been c hiefly used, and about 4,0001 b ot Ameri can obtaine d from Drame, in Maced o ni a . It i s feared that , drought, th e results will not be so sue ceeers on account of th e late sowing and the very suiti ere anticip a t e d . The report enclosed from Rodosto represents the p ro d uct i on of th i s year to be doubl e that of la st year, about 20,000 o k es , y f u a l n a 3 e were or 56,8201 b. The account from Enos anticipates a considerable increase, and a more general use of exotic seed. The Acting Consul (Mr. Bidwell), w rites that in th e i nterior of that state acr es are now p l anted with cotton, and gen erally. Som e S ea Island seed has been remarkably a b y Pathbaaantuattinh7:l;o cu ltivation prevails, more or less, over the productive ; cotton having been col lected three t imes, at inte rvals of three months. The country re plant, w hi c h in the United S tates is an annual, ap pears to be a perennial, since that which Panama so wn thirte en months ago is still in a i n w a s fiourishiog condition. This may be partially ex plained by the absence o f frost. The American Consul planted s ome upland seed, was en abled three months to s en d a sample of cotton to his governme nt, which was favourably reported on, and a further quantity o f seed has been sent for gratuitous distribution. The authorities of the United States evince the utmost desire to promote the growth of cotton on the Isthmus ; natives, as well as foreigners, are anxious to obtain seed, and it is estimated that about 3,000 acres will be placed under cotton on the Pacific side of the Isthmus by the end of next y ear. T he cultivation is quite in its the great difficulty infancy ; is the want of labour, and it is not probable that there will be any exports Preston.—This con cluded of importance at present .-_ A letter, recogni s in g the exertions Spinners of h o f thneeArss,so Society, Associatio n , meeting. P wng.sto Tfhromthe h Operativete Opening of a New Catholic Church at Bath. A new Catholic place of worship was consecrated on Tuesday, and opened on Wednesday with considerable ritualistic pomp and ceremony in the city of Bath, There was a large gathering of ecclesiastical dignitaries, and the service was as imposing as great Catholic religious ceremo nials usually are. The new church is a spacious and hand some one, and adds to the architectural beauty of Bath. The architect is Mr. Amour, of Clifton. Immediately fol loa ing the service at the church was a luncheon at the bl Amongst those wh o partoo k o f it w ere the Right R t om. Hon. Lord s Clifford, who presided ; Lady Clifford, Dr. Clifford (Bishop), Dr. Morris, Dr. Ullathorne, Dr. Manning, Dr, Vaughan, Mr. It. Berk e l e y (W orces t e rshire), Mr. and Mrs. Shuttleworth, Miss Bateman, Mr. Charles Clifford, Mrs. Charles Stapleton, Mr. E. and Mrs. Weld, Mrs. Worsley, together with a large number of monks and priests, and members of the Catholic church. The health of his Holiness the Pope having been drunk, the chairman proposed that of her Majesty an d the rest of the royal family, remarking that it was during the present reign that the fires of persecution which existed in the days of her Majesty's predecessors had be en finally trampled y trampled out and Catholic emancipation had become not merely a legal technicality, but an actual reality. , In Bishop re e . s?onding for the "Catholic Hierarchy of England,' Ullathorne said he recognised the hierarchy as a great institution. It was the restoration 9.e the nor mal government of the church. When the hierarchy was established, ten or twelve years ag o, questions arose, how was it to exist ? How was this g reat multiplication of bishops to find employment ! How were they to sustain an advance of that magnitude in this country ! Why, the facts of the last ten years had given a response which had satis • fled all minds. Already they found that the 13 prelates had almost more work in hand than they could manage, and they found on every side churches rising, clergy multiply ing, seminaries increasing, and the whole country was being covered with the action of the hierarchy. The announce ment of the establishment of that hierarchy was received with a groan by a a great portion oi this country, and now they found the very press engaged at that moment in exalt- - ing the head of that hierarchy as a man who was an orna ment to the country. Let them con gra t u l a t e th e i r b re th ren that they had come completely to their senses ; let them also congratulate them that they had begun to discover that Catholics were " an important body in this country," and let them congratulate themselves that the Catholic vote was of importance in the politics of the country. A number of in the chu rc h , other toasts foll owe d . In the evening there were vespers and a sermon preached by Dr. Manning to an attentive congregation.--Totml Pally Tress, WESTMINSTER. A " MoTßEß."—Margaret Sullivan, a miserable-looking woman, was charged with unlawfully knocking and ring ing at the house of Mr. Cairns, 18, Chester-terrace, The first witness against the defendant was her own daughter, an exceedingly clean, wholesome-looking girl, who said that she was servant to Mr. Cairns, and had given her mother into custody last night for knocking and ring ing there during her master's absence. Mr. Arnold—You have given your own mother into custody for coming to you at your situation. How is that ? Witness—She comes to the house often, abuses me, and tears my clothes off my back. Defendant—Remember, Ellen, I am your own mother. Don't say anything against your poor mother. Mr. Arnold (to the daughter)—You say ehe abuses you and tears the things off your back ? Daughter—She does. She lays wait for me in the street, and I am afraid to go out. Mr. Arnold—What is your age ? Daughter—l am 17. Mr. Arnold—How long have you bean in your present place. Daughter—Three months. I have got my own living at service ever since I was 12 years old, and I wish to do so in peace, but my mother will not let, me. She wants me to come home, but she has no home for me. Mr. Cairns, the gentleman employing the girl, said she was a well-conducted, industrious servant. He had told the defendant she might visit her daughter at proper times, but she constantly came drunk and created a disturbance. As the girl was deserving he was anxious to see her pro- tected. Thomas Boucher, 268 A—The prisoner was drunk last night when I took her into custody. Defendant—l was hungry, and went to ask my daughter to give me a sixpence. Mr. Arnold—l am glad to find your daughter does not follow your wretched and miserable example. Enter into recognisances of 40s. to keep the peace for six months. It you go there again I will severely punish you. THAMES. COCK AND NEPTUNE-COURT.-A great many sailors have been lately plundeced and ill used in a vile place called Cock and Neptune-court, Wellclose-square, and near a public house of the same name. The nefarious doings in this iniquitous place have ben the subject of our complaint for some time, and the East London Association for the pro secution of crime have interfered, and intend to prosecute the keepers of some of the dens in the court. A woman named Margaret Macarthy was brought before Mr. Par tridge charged with robbing a sailor named William Clary, at No. 10, Cock and Neptune-court. The sailor, a lad belonging t o the ship Lucerne, in the St. Ka therine Dock, went into the Cock and Neptune with a shipmate to obtain a pint of beer, and he was invited by the prisoner to go home with her. He refused to do so, and told her he had got no money. On leaving the public house the prisoner dragged the lad into the house No. 10, Cock and Neptune-court, where he was immediately stripped of his blue Geurnsey frock and his boots, and turned out of the house. He had walked about all night without any boots on, and could not return to the ship. Adam Carr, 40 H, said many sailors were plundered every night in Cock and Neptune-court, and the outrages there were so frequent that the inhabitants of the district intended to adopt measures to get rid of the nuisance. Four sailors were robbed in the court last night. Sailors had been thrown from the windows of the dens in the court after they were stripped. Every house was filled with thieves, bullies, and desperate prostitutes. Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner, and directed the police-constable Carr to ascertain what had become of the lad's frock and hoots. MARKETS--This Day MARK-LANE. The supply of English wheat on sale here to. day was but moderate. Both red and white qualities, however, sold heavily, and the quotations were barely supported. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was large. The de mand for all descriptions was in a sluggish state, and prices had a downward tendency. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at about pre vious rates. With barley the market was fairly supplied, and all de scriptions met a dull inquiry, at fully the late decline in prices. The malt trade was dull at drooping prices. The supply of oats was very large, and the trade:for all qualities ruled heavy on rather easier terms. Beans and peas were in fair average request at late quo. tations. The flour trade was dull, and barrels were rather cheaper. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Float. English.— 1,410 1 2,170 650 1 I 220 1,820 Irish — 400 N'oreign.... —27,020 8,970 I 60,680 209 eke, 15,300 brlis. NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of moat on sale is moderately large. Good and fine qualities move off steadily at full quotations; otherwise, the trade is dull. Per 81b. by the carcase. s tl s d Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Frime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 8 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is well supplied with new English hops. Good and fine samples move off freely at extreme rates; but inferior are on slow request at full prices. New Mid and East Kents 12s to £7 10s per cwt. Weald of Kents Sussex . 5. Os to 6Os „ a dad Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Vaal. Small pork 4 4 4 6 Lamb COLONIAL. TP,A.--The public sales have proceeded with rather more animation, and previous prices have been generally sus tained. SUGAR.---A large am oun t o f b us i ness h a s been d one i n West India deseriytions, and advanced prices have been obtained for good grocery qualities. In the refined market also a further rise may be quoted, owing to the small quan tity of goods on offer. COFFEE.—Business has continued rather dull, and prices h av e of e shown a slight decli ne , particularly for inferior qua colonial. Rim—Only limited transactions have been reported, at about previous quotations. TALLOW.—The dealings have been moderately active for for both present and forward d e li very, and quotations exhibiandtlast mor h e trfirmness,eo P.Y.C. on the spot being marked 445, months' delivery 44s 9d per cwt. A BRONZE PHEASANT as a match to the Golden and Silver Pheasants. —The French sportsmen think of introducing the bronze pheasant of Ja[an,and hope that it will cross with the present pheasant of Europe and introduce a hardier br eed of birds, which will increase in quantity - and become hardy denizens of woods and forests, even during the severest winters. TESTIMONIAL TO MR. BLANCHARD JERROLD, A committee has been formed for the purpose of raising funds in order to present a testimonial to this gentleman, in acknowledgment of the ability an d success with W hi ch he has taken his father's place as one of the foremost cham pions of the rights and interpreter of the wants and aspira tions of labour, SECOND EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 o'CLocK. SPORTING INT ELLIGENCE.—This Day. NORTHALLERTON RACES—Tms DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRArIT, TWO-YEAR•-OLll STAKES. Harvest Mell Lady Douro colt Eola Four ran. JUVENILE STAKES. Wisdom .......................................... 1 Sir Watkin Four ran. GREAT NORTH RIDING HANDICAP. Michael Scctt Upperhand Hypirtnnestra Seven ran. HUNTERS' PLATE. Springbok Silver Star Starlight Winner objected to. VOLUNTEER'S PLATE. Mi , e Taft filly Cellarius Saltant 3 Six ran. BEDALE PLATE. Michael Scott 1 Maid of the Mist Prairie Flower Six ran. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. LONDON GAZETTE ---This Evening. COUNTY OF WORCESTER. The Gazette contains the Speaker's warrant for issuing a new writ for the electing of a member to serve in Parlia ment for the county of Worcester, in the room of Henry Lygon (commonly called Viscount Elmsley), called to the House of Peers. WHITEHALL, OCT. 7. The Queen has been pleased to nominate the Rev. Chas. Cornish, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Templeton, in county of Pembroke, and diocese of St. David's, void by the death of the Rev. William Lloyd. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, OCT. 8. The Queen has been pleased, on the nomination of the Right Hen. Lord Foley, to appoint Captain Stanhope Leonard Douglas-Willan, 2d Foot, one of her Majesty's Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice IL G. Gridley, Esq., resigned. CROWN-OFFICE, OCT. 9. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT • FARLIAMENT. City of Coventry—Morgan Treherne, Esq., in the room of the Right Hon. Edward Ellice, deceased . WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, OCT. 9. 3d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Quartermaster-Serjeant Samuel Dean to be Quartermaster, vice Otho who retires upon half-pay. sth Dragoon Guards--Staff-Surgeon John Coote Ovens to be Surgeon, vice W. J. Fyffe, M.D., who exchanges. 7th Dragoon guards--Cornet Robert Allan Smyth to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clavering Redman, who retires ; Ensign Thomas H. Monteith Brown, from 36th Foot, to be Cornet, vice Smyth. _ . _ _ . 7th Hussars—Lieutenant Henry Augustus Bushman to be Adjutant, vice Lieutenant John Mould. 16th Lancers—Captain Robert Whigham, from 7th Foot, to be Captain, vice Morrison, who exchanges, receiving a portion of the former difference between Cavalry and Infantry. Royal Artillery—Lieutenant. Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Thomas Elwyn to be Colonel, vice Symons, who retires on full-pay ; Captain and Brevet-Major George Shaw, from the Supernumerary List, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Elwyn; Captain Trevor Charles Nlolony, ,from the Supernumerary List, to be Captain, vice John Alexander Philipps, who resigns; Lieutenant John Macvicar Burn to be Second Captain, vice Osborne Hall, Goodenough, removed to the Supernumerary List; Gentleman Cadet Robert Locke Price to be Lieutenant, vice Burn; Gen tleman Cadet Henry Arthur Denny, to be Lieutenant, vice Alexander William Cunningham, who resigns; Gentleman Cadet Francis Frederick Ditmas to be Lieute nant, vice Buddle Atkinson, who retires. Military Train—Captain James Hornby Buller to be Major, by purchase, vice J. M. Hill, who retires; Lieut. Thomas Witchell. to be Captain, without purchase, vice Buller; Ensign George Ramsay to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Witchell; Charles Henry Scott Ken nedy, Gent, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Ramsay. 4th Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant Augustus C. Twenty man to be Captain, by purchase, vice John William Madden, who retires ; Ensign Morton Frederic Thrupp to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice T wentyman •, Edward Samuel Bruce, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Thrupp. sth Foot—Captain John James Mayhew, from the sthWest India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Toppin, who ex changes ; Gentleman Cadet Frederic Richard Carleton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Newman, transferred to 69th Foot. 7th Foot—Captain Richard F. Morison, from 16th Lancers, to be Captain, vice Whigham, who exchanges. Bth Foot—Captain and Brevet-Major George Edward Baynes to be Major, without pnrchase, vice Wm. Bayly, who retires upon full-pay; Lieut. Andrew Moyniban to be Captain, without purchase vice Baynes ; Ensign Bow • land Garrard Moffat to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Moynihan ; Ensign Manley Charles Matthew Dixon, from 101st Foot, to be Ensign, vice Moffat. 9th Foot—Ensign Herbert Witherstone Mynors Basker ville to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Francis Russell, superseded for being absent without leave; Gen tleman Cadet Arthur Adolphus L. F. Levert, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Baskerville. 10th Foot—Lieutenant Charles James Barnett to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Philip Wride Matthews, who re tires; Ensign Joseph Skelton Brougham to be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Barnett; Ensign John Caruthers Little to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice S. E. Orr, seconded • Gentleman Cadet Charles Horrocks, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brougham ; Gentleman Cadet James Joseph Kennedy, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice C. Horrocks, transferred to the 83d Foot; Edward George Green, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Little. 16th Foot—Aubrey William Marriott Bury, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice R. R. M'Queen, who retires. 23d Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Charles Erskine Row ley, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, with out purchase, vice R. M. Biddulph, deceased. 27th Foot—Ensign Richard Hamilton to be Lieutenant,_is_ without purchase, vice Twemlow, promoted ; g Charles Sumner Pinwill, from 39th Foot, bet to _ -I!_,.., n l s ga , . ga vice Hamilton. The first Christian name o Murray is Kenelm, and not Kens elon, as previously stated. 30th Foot—Lieutenant John Wm. Green to to es r Captain, by Ensign Jas. purchase, vice N. W. Massey, Green ; Richard Cooke to be Lieutenant , by purchase , who v re ie l e r Gumbleton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase , vice Cooke. 36th Foot—Win, Archibald Small, Gent, to_ be Ensign, by purchase, vice Brown, transferred to 7th Dragoon Guards. 37th Foot—For Paym aster, Captain, with the honorary rank of Thomas Smith , from 23d Foot, to b e Paymaster, v i ce Taylor, who resigns, which appeared in the Gazette of June 23, 1863, read &e., &c., vice Taylor, who resigns that appointment. 38th Foot—Lieutenant George William Frederick Snell to be Captain, without purchase, vice J. F. C. Boyle, de ceased ; E ns ign Benjamin Parnell Bromhead t o b e Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Snell ; Gentleman Cadet James Webber Smith from the Royal Military College, I Ito be Ensign, without purchase, vice Bromhead. 39th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles John Myers, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Pinwill, transferred to the 27th Foot. 53d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Murray Dine Messiter, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Charles Irvine, whose appointment has been cancelled. 68th Foot—Lieutenant George Marriner to be Captain, without purchase, vice H. J. Wynyard, deceased ; En sign Donald George Anderson to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Marriner. 53th Foot—Lieutenant William John Frampton to be In structor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant L. C. Brown, pro moted. 67th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Coxen to be Captain, with out purchase, vice Arthur Forbes Robertson, deceased ; E ns i g n Henry William Pollard to be Lieutenant, with out purchase; Gentleman Cadet Francis John Tidy, from the Royal Military Colle ge , t o b e E ns i gn, w i t h out purchase, vice Pollard. 69th Foot—Captain and Brevet-Major George Hughes Messiter to be Major, without purchase, vice Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel John Heatly, who retires upon full pay ; Lieutenant Charles West Hill to be Captain,with out purchase, vice Messiter; Ensign Robert Lestock Thorpe to be Li eu t enant, without purchase, vice Hill ; Ensign William Newman, from sth Foot, to be Ensign, vice Thorpe. 75th Foot — Lieutenant John Thomas H. Butt to be Cap tain,by purchas 2 e vice Frederick Cornwall, who retires; Ensign George Frederick Chambers to be Lieutenant, by_ purcha se , v i ce Butt; John Gage Leaky, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Chambers. 76th Foot —Captain Alexander Stewart Hincks, from 3d West India Regiment, to be Captain, vice Banks, who exchanges ; Ensign John Talbot to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Richard William Beachey, who retires; Gentleman Cadet Thomas William Best, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Talbot. 83d Foot—Ensign John Olphert Gage to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice William Forbes Anderso n, de ceased; Fnsign Charles Horrocks, from the 1 0 th Fo°4 t, Ensign, vice Gage, don t o be 85th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Musgrave Bes_ tord, w h o Captain, by purchase, vice Charles Joseph " l to be Lieu retires; Ensign Loftus Lewis Astley Coo: , e_ oro . e H enr y tenant, by purchase, vice Beadon ; n r Eh s se. vice Parker Jervis, Gent„ to be Ensign, b y P Cooper. e ase the 91st Foot—Ensign Francis Secretan I t i,, V i a i d e e' ceased. 100th Foot, to be Ensign, vice H. K• e 5 Watt, M.D., to 95th Foot—Staff Assistant.Snrge , 2 o n , n a s w eeten Allenby, be Aqsistant- Surgeon, M.D., deceased. vice J Lawroll, to be Cap 100th Foot —Lieut. Horatio _gayly, who retires ; E nsign tain, by purchase, vice H ijeute ,„r, by purchase, v i ce William Ritchie to s_ b c, det Fran cis Secretan voyie Lawrell ; Gentlemar t College, ar;from the Royal Mi ll ! Gentleman t o Cadet be John 'Ensin g hell chase, vice Rit_ c r o ;ra Military College, to b thu e , vice Voyle, transferred to e theEn Ensign, Elliot, from without perches Foot. The Commission of Ensign Thomas Verit be antedated to 3d December 1861 which 109th Foot— ,. vir i cAll. so r n ank in the regiment next belov3Eusigu , , George t• IP'P ; 2nd West India Regiment—Lieutenan t AT IneSleY Ey re , from half-pay, 90th Foot, to be Lieu,'ena; at, vice Jo hn Henry Kean, who retires upon teral iry half-pa y Ensign Richard Edward Derby Ness t o be Lieuten ant, by purchase, vice Evre, who ri ,t ines; Turn er Warner Burt, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, v i co Ness. 3d West India Regiment—Capt. Wm. Banks 1 , from 76th Foot, to be Captain, vice Hincks, who excha lige& sth West India Regiment—Captain James Mt orris Toppin, from sth Foot, to be Captain, vice Mathe w, who ex changes. DEPOT BATTALION.—Surgeon-Major Jame, 3 Townsend Oswald Johnston, M.D., who retires upon half- pay, to have the honorary rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospi tals. STAFF —Major and Brevet Lieut.-Col. Robert Carey, C. 8., upon half-pay, 40th Foot, to be Deput y Adjutant- Generat to the troops serving in New Zealand.. UNATTACHED.—Lieut. Irving Frarcis Key xnedy, from the 41st loot, to be Captain, without purchaso. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Surgeon Wm. Kelman Chalmers, M.D., from half-pay, late 19th Faot, to be Staff-Surgeon, vice Su.rf; eon-Major J. T. O. Johnston, M.D., of a Depot Battalion, who retires upon half-pay. Surgeo n W. Johnstone Fvffo, M.D., from t.Lie sth Dra goon Guards, to be Staff Surgeon, vice Oven a, who ex changes. John Williamson. Heather, Gent., to be Stall' Assistant Surgeon. Abraham Augustus Stewart, M.D., to be Staff Assistant Surgeon. B R s E y 1: 13 " Colonel Charles Berti e E on T s ., retired full-pay, Royal Artillery, to have th e Lieutenant-Colonel honorary rank of Major-Goueral. C. 8., half-pay, late 64th George William Powlett Birgham, Manchester. having Foot,complote Assistant Adjtttant-General the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel,the qu a lifyi ng serv i ce , w ith Major and Brevet tenant -Colonel to Lo Colonel. - re tired Lull-pay, 69th Foot, to Colonel John lieatly, have the h onorar y ran k o f Colonel. Major William Bayly, retired full P the honorary rank of L i eut e nant - Colon e l. Foot, to have Paymaster John Sargent, Royal Artillery, honorary rank of Capta in. to have th e Quartermaster Otho Vialls, retired upon ,_ 3d Dragoon Guards, to h ave the honora ry rank of half -pay ' la" Cal n. pt The undermentioned prom otions to t ake . place in con,:i nuation of those published in the Gazette of 2d inst., in succession to General Earl Be aucham p , dece ased : ' *Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel J ohn Johnsnn, major u ~.„. nw t,„ tached, to be Colonel. Captain and Brevet-Major Claude Thomas Bourchier, Rifle Brigade to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Francis Bing Freeth, on the Seconded List o the Royal Artillery to be Major. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im. portance in the Gazette : Michael C. Riso, merchant, Manchester Henry Harrison, engraver, Birmingham Major Cowling, sculptor, Harrowgate George Fordham, carpenter, Chelsea Charles Hayden, eating housekeeper, Kilburn Charles J. Pinnell, chair maker, Hoxton Daniel Bird, leather seller, Worcester William Gibbons, painter, Kentish -town, Augustus L. Rohrs, ivory worker, Birmingham John Marston, butcher, Wolverhampton Jrancis James Finch, tutor, Portsea Robert Phillips, photographer, Shrewsbury Sidney Hall, jeweller, New North-road James Warren Perrott, saddler, Pentonville Walter Joyce, mantle manufacturer, Oxford-street George J. Wood, currier, Norwich Wm. Wilkinson, perfumer, Bradford Richard Meazey, cowkeeper, Cardiff SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Crosson, bootmaker, Dundee John Simpson, schoolmaster, Kilmadock, Perthshire Campbell Leckie, shoemaker, Glasgow Simon Mackenzie, merchant, Beaulay Shaw, Turnbull, and Co., merchants, Glasgow --.~--r----~= _== Course of the Exchange.--This Day. _ - - Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 19t 11 191 Antwerp Brussels — 26 65 25 60 Hamburgh — 13 8 13 81 Paris .. Short. 2,5 22t 25 30 Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 55 25 60 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine - 1191 1191 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 361 36/ Berlin — Madrid OOO ••• Cadiz Leghorn — 25 62} 25 67i Milan — 25 62} 25 67i Genoa ,— 25 621 25 671 Naples Palermo 25 65 25 70 Messina — 25 65 25 70 Lisbon 52 1 52k mi 52k Oporto — 52;, 42 i , Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), por oz.. al7 9 Mexican Dollars o .. 0 5 St Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doublons 0 0 0 The Scandalous Outrage on a Lady. (Front ac Morning Post.) BIARRITZ, OCt. 5. You will recollect the affair of the Countess Przezdiecka, whose hair and eyebrows were burnt by the explosion of some detonating powder, which had been concealed in the seal of a letter sent to her by an unknown enemy. It has now transpired that the writer of this letter was a Russian lady, the wife of a colonel of the Imperial Guard, residing at St. Petersburg. The matter has been brought before the local magistracy, and will probably be settled at the next criminal sessions at Bayonne. The Cracow journals announce the arrest, in Podolia, of Princess Johanna Czartoryski and her mother. It has been remarked here that this news has produced a most painful impression on the Emperor and Empress, who had formerly received the princesses at the Tuileries. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, GREAT EASTERN. Yesterdayri h, this company's steamer Blenheim arrived at Hw with a consignment of 746 head of cattle and a a general cargo, at 9 a.m., after encountering a heavy gale, having left Rotterdam at 5 30 a.m. on the previous evening, making her second experimental voyage in and out between Rotterdam and ilarwich, and in connection with the Great Eastern and Dutch Rhenish railways, during the week. At Harwich, under the new regulations, the cattle were landed, place t in sheds built for the purpose, and examined by the veterinary surgeon of the Board of Trade. After resting they were conveyed in special trains from Harwich to Strat ford in two hours, and from thence by the North London Junction line direct to the New Metropolitan Market in the Caledonian-road, thus avoiding the necessity that pre viously existed of driving them from the docks through the streets to market. Two new steamers are being built for this route in addition to the Blenheim, and three other steamers are to be constructed for the passenger service. CHARING-CROSS. Yesterday workmen commenced the demolition of a large number of houses and shops in the Borough-market, and portions of the Borough-market Distillery, lately belonging to Messrs. Vickers, and great progress is beisz made with the clearance of all the properties required for the exten sion of the line into Cannon-street. BRISTOL AND NORTH SOMERSET. The first sod of this line was turned at Mutton on Wed' nesday by Mrs. Milward, wife of the Rev. Prebendal Milward ; and yesterday the first rail of the line at the Bristol end was laid by Mrs. L. V. Hare, Mayoress of tb . a: city. There were great rejoicings at both places. Dot% from Radstock to Bristol, including a branch to Car :ne a r arc ; will be 22 miles in length. Messrs. Bethell and? .. t,ated the contractors. The cost of the undertaking 're be= at £270,000, and it appears that arrangelnell made for completing the line within two lewd' GRAND TRUNK OF C , 71 0 , for the week w igrants, to £385 The traffic receipts on this comPa v t: e „ g ers, to 1G,621 ending Sept. 19 amounted, for local tiw for foreign passengers, to X 1 161 9, ',jot and live stock, to week for mails, &c., to £575 ; for 10c0 t0 i7, 83 9 ; for firewood, to a O cr i ess uv o of £4,324, of which X 2,203 £7,273; for timber and lumber , lips ' Jive stock, to £1,809—. passengers, and £301; and for foreign freight for the corresponding live stock. The total traffic total, £19,454; against X of last year, showing lia:o2B for foreign w r tl a c , s e l i 4 f p o 4 t r i 3 for l f o r c o a m l local ef passengerr r lg t i t t f s j s a n om d i y e top periodth e a b o o t y e lB d 6 a 2 t e taom oinlnstle:l4ot4o, per cent. £184,747, and fo e o f £33,283, or nearly 22 showing an increa. A yadiefull of " Punch," T" j'b ,_s,. FRUIT FOR P RESERVING LOVE.—Kate was glowinglyabout "1 her accepted talk i ng ove- apples.' " That's strange !" exclaimed Charlie, ' lover. "Why should love' be associated with ' apples P' On the contrary, I t h ou ght that love a l ways went in pairs. " Kate smiled aPP rovingly. THE LAND OF Ll BERTY.—lnstead of Habeas Corpus in t he United States, which has been suspended, it is now, in the case of the prisoner who has been arbitrarily arrested, Abe who has corpus. SONETH INQ FOR THE ANTIQUARIES.—Mrs. Fondlechick Was much amused the other day by reading in a paper that a medal had been found at Oswestry, bearing the legend " Auguhtus Imp." "Bless me," she said, "that's what I say to try troublesome little Gussy twenty times a day. Well it shows that Greek mothers had their troubles, like Us." Iler husband, who collects Queen Anne farthings, rushed out of the room. BANK-NOTES AND QUERIES.—What is the m e a ning of "a Cool Thousand?"—Allusion is made in this rase the thousands that are kept cool in the Bank cellars. phrase to HER MAJESTY'S IRON STEAMSHIP VALIANT, of 34 guns and 4,063 tons, will be launched from Messrs. Westwood and Baillie's yard, at Nilwall,en Saturday, the 17th filet, F~ i~rJ