The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-04 00:00:00

ONE Y MARKET AND COMZIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'. P ending the a rr i va l of later intelligence from CLOCK the various money markets abroad, and the further ten dency of the specie movement at home, some slight reserve is manifested iu discount circles in conse quence of the recent changes in the terms fur ac commodation, the result of the weekly meeting of the BankD irectore to-morrow afternoon will no doubt be awaited with considerable interest. It is thought that no further movement is g likely to be made, but while affairs are so unsettled it is natural that some uncertainty should prevail. The inquiries to-day are reported active, but they are readily supported at 5 per cent. About £48,000 in bar gold and £33,000 sove reigns were withdrawn from the Bank yesterday. The Poonah, which leaves to day with the Cal cutta and China mails, will carry £167,239. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon there was a general slight upward movement. The 1111gdalena from the Brazils has I)rought £25,573 in specie. The prospectus has appeared of the Merchants' Banking Company of London, which has a fixed nominal capital of £2,000,000, and proposes to raise for its first issue one-half of that sum by 10,000 shares of £lOO each. The directors are gentlemen of large business connections, and their object is to transact operations pertaining, as the title of the company indicates, of merchant bankers. Possessing ample and local know ledge of the several markets of Europe, the managers intend to commence business at as early a day as the preliminary arrange ments will permit. Advances are to be made on the staple manufactures of this country under docu mentary bills, as consigned to the company's agents abroad for periods necessary to realise the sale of snail goods. Costly establishments abroad are to be avoided,as the agencies of mercantile houses already established and interested in the company's opera tions will undertake these duties. The Metropolitan and Provincial Bank (Limited) Was on Monday admitted to the privileges of the clearing-house, The various drafts which must otherwise have been collected at the counters of the several banks were thus more conveniently arranged. Mr. C. H. Robarts has joined the board of the London, Birmingham, and South Staffordshire Bank. Notice has been given that the share list of the Natianal Steam Navigation Company will be closed on Saturday next, the 7th inst. Two O'CLOCK. The Stock Exchange Markets opened this morn ing with an exceedingly depressed appearance, and it soon became evident that the decline in prices had not yet ceased. Sales were effected of all de scriptions of stocks and shares, and the classes recently selected as the favourite medium of spa. culation were those which suffered most. A large number of speculative accounts for the rise has now been closed, and operations for a fall are now the order of the day. As much eagerness is now shown to sell securities as was evinced a short time ago to complete purchases, the effect is seen in an extreme degree of gloom and heaviness. Consols are 92: I for Money and to-morrow, and 92: 93 for the Dec. ac count. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities have dropped to 931 4 ; Bank Stock is marked 234, 236 ; and Exchequer Bills are very flat at 4s, dis. to par. Several transactions have taken place in India Stock; the 5 per Cents. have been 108: 1098 ; the 4 per Cents., 1001 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents., 106 1; and do. 51 per Cents, 115. There is very little business in the Foreign Mar ket, and a further decline has taken place in prices. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 921 2 ; do., 1862, 701 711; do. Consolides, have receded to 47i 48k ; Mexican, to 391 39: ; Greek, to 21 k ; do. Coupons, to 12-: 131 ; Spanish Passive, to 33: 341 ; do. Cer tificates, to 121 13 ; Portuguese, to 494 4 ; the New Scrip, to 1-Z prem.; and the Brazilian Loan is dis. Increased heaviness has prevailed in the Railway Share Market owing to a preponderance of specu lative sales. Great Eastern, North Western, and South Western have declined 10a., and Caledonian, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South Eastern, 155., and Great Northern A Stock, £l. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings there is very little change. Bank shares generally exhibit a slight downward movement as regards values. Alliance of London and Liverpool have receded to 44k; Imperial Ottoman to 171; Union of Australia realise 60. In the Miscellaneous Market Egyptian Trad ing Company shares have declined to 34 ; General Credit to 61 ; International Financial, 91 ; India Land Mortgage Bank Shares are 21 prem,; Anglo-Austrian, par to 1 prem.; Imperial Privileged Bank of Austria, 1 dis. to par ; East London Bank, 2,1 3 prem. ; National Shipping Company, 31 44 prem.; and Australian Credit, 11 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank- Stock 236 4 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. C onso l s A nnuities 921 1 / 4 New a per Cent. Annuities Ditto 5 pet Cent. 1870 Ditto 4 pe r C eut. 1888 lO4 Ditto Enfac e d P aper, 4 per Cent ... .. Ditto 5 p er C ent 116 / Ditto 54 per C ent C onsols for Ac count, Oct. 8.. D 9 24 2tc t 2 hequer Bills, Xl,ooo,per Cent 4 dis par Ditto Small ito £SOO 4 dis par FOREIGN FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 4 E gntian 7 p er C ent.. / dis Ditto, Second Issue Greek 6 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons., ....._. Ditto Account ............ Ditto Coupons iki eDxlitetaonAzicepoeunr c. e . . .... .". .. . .. . .... . . . . .... ..• —l3 4 121 Ditto Accou i e n n .t i 4O 39i I 9 4 8 1 9 Peruvian 3 per Ditto 44 per Cent., 18672 • Ditto Account ..... . . Portuguese 3 per Cent,., . 1.8.,i3 - - Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, ', . : 6 4 , • 6:: _— Ditto Account 491 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive .......... -. Ditto Account 344 k 1 3/ Spanish Cert. of Coup not fund e d ..... Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 1554 921 Ditto Account / Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 • / Ditto Account _ Venezuela 3 per Cent. .ilitto Account nitro 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account D Dividends on the above payable in London. t lyl 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 641 ba r? ; mi tt° , 46 per Cent. Certificates Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto A per Ditto cecnlnt. .. 5 per Cent. 1863, £2l 48 6d paid 1k pm C2 W l i ° tt lB e3 TWO O'CLOCK. 1 ‘ 1 " 7 1)14 .„A,ceount 1 4 i -uecetaber . q2l 92 93 ......... 147 %1)0°1 Cotten Market—This Day. At ark • r.iet at yesterday's decline. Sales, v probabl ~ °Pens 1,000 r cl , t 5,000 bales. ..... FAT AL " --- of thedelu. e CURRENCE.—An inquiry into the cause porter at 4 trt of Daniel Ryder, aged 50 years, a badge 'fier Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, was held YeSter d4Y morning in the board-room of Charing-cross ilos • sk knal, before Mr . 13edforcl, coroner. It appeared from ',Le evidence that on. Thursday night the deceased had been gent for a cab, and when near the theatre on his return he fell forward against the wheel of a cab that was passing, and he was thrown backwards with great force, his head striking against the kerb. He was instantly removed to Charing-cross Hospital, and died neat day of congestion of the brain, produced by the fall. A verdict of accidental death was returned. ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN. —At the general monthly meeting on Monday, Nov. 2, Re v . J. Barlow, M.A., F.R.S., vic e - president in the chair, Capt. Douglas G a ll on , R . A ., F .R.S., Leonard Jaques, Es q . , William Nobl e , E sq ., th e H on . J osceline W. Percy, Roskell, Esq., and Win. Sterry, Esq., were elected Allan hers o f t h e Royal Institution. G. H. Shutt, Es mem q., was - M itted a me m b er o f t h e R oya l Institution. The presenatds received since the last meeting were laid on the table, and the thanks of the members returned for the same. tar. 3. 7incess iccom- )ghaoi 7incesg , and sejold, r, left eding in for iricesa n, ac- ferton incess gland ierick 'ey as , and Inday ss of e and 'erary ig by on the r took mond ficent rty to .d to ottish ne3''S coM- ntesS ptaia 3 left allant and a Prin- 'rants SHARE MARKETS.—This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCfs.S. Closing Businesi. Share Railways. Paid. Price. done. Bir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat, and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do. till6pc.pan.has B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.! !Edinburgh & Glasgow. t.ilasg. and S. W es t ern. / Great L'astern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st I !GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do IGt. S. awl W. of Irelano 'Great Western IL Do Str Val gus.. stock ancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aad Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scv.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do 3 shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland M id Do Ke . 4 nt shares Do Cray Line North British 'Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwice Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 8 86 1 81 82 84 120 J2l 7 4 39 10 16 17 97 99 108 110 50 61 47 48 7 9 12S (2) 133 134 134 136 100 (02 60 66i 111 112 71 73 110 112 46 (7 104 MI 101 IC2 49 50 130 131 1294 i3O If 98 luo 54 65 25 17 1011 102; Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot A. E., Aber. stock Do Scot Mid. stook 'Shrews. and Welohpooi Shropshire Union South Deyon... ..... South Eastern I South Wales S. York. and River Dun Statites,Wok.,andWok Stockton k Darlington Do Do New, 1886 Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.ctlt West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 58 59 88 89 119 121 1 2 p 79 80 11} lit 124 126 44 46 100 102 60 52 32; 33; 961 117 i 98 100 91 101 86i 37i 86 94 6 721, 165 160 4f tsi 2/ Sf p 86 90 170 ISO BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Shan- Railways Paid. Closing Price. Business don, 100 ktlantio &St Lawreiet all 63 65 64 4 llom.,Baroda&C en t Ind 100 106 k 1074 107 64 k Gu. 5 er 20 Do. New omit.. 8 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares 20. Bullalo and Laxe Huron all 64 6i 10 Do. Preference . all 8k 9k t oo Bufralo,Brant&Godria • tou ( 6p. at bds. Aug. 1, 1872 1 00 Do. do. July 1, 1872 100 100 Do. do. Juue 1, 18;1 100 st Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) 100 105 107 at Cape Town & Dock Scrii 100 It 4 106 stock Hastn. Bengal gu. sp. r 100 108 109 108 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 108 109 4061 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 11 lkp 20 Do. do. II do. .. 10 14 lap stock Grand Trunk of Canada leo 24 124 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 76 78 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 62 64 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus., all 70 72 704 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 54 57 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... all 5L 54 514 1 0 0 Do. do. deferred. ... • all 41 43 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 31 33 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 25 27 stook GtlndiaPenin.g - ua.sp.o. 100 108 k 1091 109 k k 9 2 0 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 11 111 , 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1.4 111 stook Gt. South.of lndia(Lim, guaranteed 5 per cent 100 106 107 SO4 Gt. W. of Canada Sharek, all 101 101 201 Do. New .. . .. . . 18 tok 9k:; 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 95 98 96k 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 87 89 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1p stock Iladras. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 1 0 6 k 1074 stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 101 102 stock Do. 4k do ...• .... 100 98 100 20 ' Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- Stock alelb.Coro. p. e. finds 100 50 Helb. & Elobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. c. Kong. Bds. all 20 Newßruuswick a Canda Class A. and B all •3 6 N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pibds 100 82 84 stock Soinde •• 1 (100 106 k 1074 at {Do. Delhi 4.1 100 106 107 Do. do Ls 2 k fp 20 Do. Punjaub C all ——p et Do. Do. , , 100 106 107 108 took Do. Indus. St. Flo. J XIOO 102 104 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. t du.liov, ti p.C.J a ttJui) 1877-85 100 104 105 1044 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 112 104 Do. p.Sept. 100 102 164 , Do. S. p. e..lan.&July. 100 93 04 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 92 91 'Cape G.Hope. 6p c,1878 100 108 110 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 109 111 Do. 189 c 100 109 111 1104 10 !Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 116 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 107 108 Natal Guv. 6 per cant 100 lf . /7 109 ,N.B.Gov. p.c..1 a..&July 100 104 1t,6 I Do. 6p. u.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5p .1., 18t), 100 1014 1024 Du. sp. c.,18/1 to lf.if 100 102 103 1024 - Do. do 1888 &upwds 100 1024 103 '' ,New Zealand O p cent. 100 109 111 ; Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 104 106 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 1:1 113 IS. Aus G6p.c.1678.& up 100 112 114 - ,Vlc.Gov. Op.°. Ja.d&July 100 108 110 Do. to 6p.c. A.n..lzoet.. 100 1104 1114 1 1104 11 104 BRITISH MINES. 2 (Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 I ;d luhllord Amalgamated 374 38 4 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 545 655 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 65 70 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 52. Id par (East Car a d on 1114.6 264 274 264 I 'East Cara Brea... 3.4.0 774 74 E. W'lltussel (Tavistit.) 8.6.6 444 44 I G am.&StAubyn(Gwen.) 581 13 15 ,Great South Tolgus 170 44 54 --!G. Wheal Vor (Ileiston 40 lu 11 • Grenville.. Rerc-d's-Foot 8.12 23 35 Hingston Downs 4.'8.0 14 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (Huy Lelant u 2* 22 Marlie Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Li m ) 2 4 14 New Seton .. 19! 95 105 • North Downs *4- 14 2 N.W11 . 1 Bassetalloy,an, 31.0 24 3 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St Blazey) 20 I rrovidence(UnyLelnt) 10.6.7 /4 46 I Bouth Caradon(StCleer, 14 415 425 - i ▪ 8. Cam Brea (Illogan) — Fran. (Mogan, IRA Q. 9 60 65 'Stray Park 30.17.6 36 38 famar Silv.& Lead Min 44 fin Cron 9 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) l4 94 104 W radon (Liskeard) 5 19 21 ;West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan, 54 77* 824 Wheal Buller(Redruth) 5 224 274 Wheal Kitty (I.l.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott 1 1 W W I N h h i L e e ea aa a Tl u3la Y ) 3 renetit Union.. wney )1. 8 2' 5 7 1 8 0 : 17 1 2 5 11 ; 1244 4 1 2 8 2 3 2 1 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, dm., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 10$ L INES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 96i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 184 Recite and San Francisco (Urn . ) , gua. 7 per cent. , 17/ Sambre and Meuse, 91 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 91 Ditto (ail), 22} Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 15s FOREIGN MINES. Scottish Australian, lino., United Mexican (11in;, es JOINT-STOCK RANKS. &Manceto, new Bank of London and Liverp oo l ai nt x 45 9 41 Dit, 25 4i Australasia, 79 Ditto, new, 49i Bank of London, 1531 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10 } Continental, lino., 91 Imperial Ottoman, 172 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 301 London and County, 54 London and South-Western (lim.), 91 London and Westminster, 80 Mercantile and Exchange. lim. National of Liverpool, limited, 2 201 Oriental Bank Corporation, 571.8 Provincial of Ireland. 93 Union of Australia, 00" - ... Union of England and France (lim.), 914 Union of Loudon, Is MISCELLANEOUS. Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lira., 31 Geu. Crf dit and Finance of Lonaon, Hudson's Bay. 1.3 , 41 Intelnational Financial Society, Hm., 91 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, Ditto, B per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 881 Joint •stock Discount, Ditto, new, London Finamial.Association, lim., 15; sladram Irrigation and Canal, 31 Natal Land and Colonization Company, Um" 5 1 National Dicount Company, lim., 9/ South A Wean Mortgage and Investment, 7 LIVERPOOL, Nov, 3.—With reference to a para graph in the Colombo Observer of the steamer from Bombay having been chased by the Alabama in September, the last mail steamer from the Cape of Good Hope reported the Alabama's arrival at Simon's Bay on September 16, and that she was to leave on the 23d, Mns. WILRINS (widow nf the late Sergeant Wilkins), recently of the Htv;market, has left this country for America. LISZT has rece-- Nono. Ile wiP who, it is F and 6- .ied a decoration from Pope Pio now be obliged, like General Blucher -41d, had hie breast entirely covered with orders .fooratioas, to have some pinned to his back, 13.14. 6.4.0 ki0.15.4 12.10 stook stock stock stock 20 stock 60 100 stock st { 20 et took 50 491 128 131 135/ 6511 111/ I 7.* 103 a f 102 1 49j 1291 1281 i I 33; } Eifif 9 79 8 951 44 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, 1863, LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL. Mr. J. Locke, of the Parliamentary bar, Mr. W. IL Cooke, Mr. John Gray, and Mr. J. J. Powell, all of the Oxford Circuit, appeared in court, and were called within the bar, and took their seats on being appointed Queen's Counsel. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. THE ALEXANDRA. The Attorney. General, this morning, said he had con sidered this question as it stood, and he was of opinion that the Court had the power, under the provisions of 22 and 23 of Victoria. They could be so interpreted as to give effect in cases such as the present. The learned gentleman then re ferred to the 26th section, which gave the Court certain power to apply the provisions and the rules of the Common Law Procedure Act under certain circumstances. The Court thought they had the right, but they would consider the matter, and if they should be of opinion that the Common Law Procedure Act gave the power they would to-morrow morning announce their decision. In the event of it being favourable to the learned gentleman, it would be perhaps the best course if the bill of exceptions were aban doned, and a new trial moved for, which would raise all the points. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before Sir J. Wilde, Judge Ordinary.) HAWLEY AND OTHERS V. STOKES. This was a suit instituted by the plaintiffs, as executors of the will of Joseph Stokes, deceased, to prove the will of the testator in solemn form. Probate was opposed by the evi dence on the ground that it was not duly executed, that it was not the will of the testator, and that it had been obtained under undue influence and fraud. The plea al leging fraud was withdrawn by the defendant's counsel. The testator, it appeared, at the time of his death, which took place on the 31st of January, 1863, was only 31 years of age, and had been married to the respondent not quite two years, and resided at Sheffield, and had been in the employ of Messrs. Pavyley and Stokes, butchers at ShetSeld, but owing to his intemperate habits he was compelled to leave their service. Atter that the testator and respondent lived very unhappily, and on the 30th day of January the testator, who had been suffering from delirium tremens, was attacked with pneumonia and bronchitis. He was attended by Dr. Kemp and Dr. Elam of Sheffield, who, from the dangerous state of the testator, advised his friends to inform him that if he had any disposition of his property to make there was no time to be lost. He was perfectly sensible, although in a dying state. Mr. Pawley, one of the execu tors, and Mr. Stokes, his brother,visited him at his request. Mr. Stokes took his instructions for the will, had it drawn and executed, by which he gave all his property to his twin sister, Mary Stokes, an idiot, for her life, and after her death to be divided between his three married sisters, Sarah, Priscilla, and Elizabeth, making no provision for his wife. After the will was read and explained in the presence of his mother, he having previously stated to his brother that, as he thought there was no chance of recovery, he was desirous of making his will, and leaving all he had to his sister and his mother,'and nothing to his wife, as she had treated him un kindly, his brother advised him not to mention his mother in, the will, and it was accordingly drawn out, leaving all the property to his sister Mary, and naming Mr. George Elshaw, the husband of one of his sisters, and Mr. Pawley as his executors. The will was executed in the presence of Mr. Huby, a solicitor's clerk. _ . . : • The witnesses in support of the will deposed that at the time the instrument was executed the testator was in a perfectly sensible condition, although in a dying state. He died the morning after the will was signed. At the conclusion of the examination of the witnesses in support of the will, the learned judge asked the counsel for the respondent if they thought they could resist such evi dence. A consultation then took place, when Dr. Deane said he did not think he could straggle against it, and as the peti tioners did not ask for costs, he would at once withdraw from the cause. Probate of the will was then granted, the learned judge remarking that had costs been asked for he should certainly have given them, as there was no pretence for the plea put on the record. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Commissioner Holroyd.) PRIVILEGES OF M.P..S. Mr. Chidley appeared in the case of a judgment sum mons issued against a defendant, who is stated to be a member of Parliament. The plaintiff's solicitor contended that Mr. Chidley could not be heard unless the defendant himself appeared in pur suance of the summons. Mr, Chidley said he was there to show that the summons ought not to have been issued at all, as the defendant being a member of Parliament could not be taken in execution, and that no capias could be legally issued against him. His Honour held that Mr. Chidley was entitled to be heard on the point. Mr. Chidley quoted the case of Cassaday v. Stewart, in which a capias had been issued, and Mr. Justice Wight man set aside the capias as having been improperly issued. He (Mr. Chidley) had argued is several cases to that effect. His Honour said that the plaintiff oould not tako out a capias or execution, and therefore was not entitled to call upon the defendant to appear here—the summons wculd therefore be dismissed with costs. IN RE MEIKLAM. This bankrupt was described as of Bryanston• square and Walham-villas, Brompton, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. The case had been pending for a long time in consequence of legal proceedings in Scotland. The bankrupt, who claims to be entitled to a large sum of money under his father's will, had given bonds to the ex tent of £13,486, for which, he alleged, he had not received consideration. Mr. Chidley, complained of the delay, but said a further adjournment was necessary to settle the proceedings in Chancery and in Scotland. A further adjournment for six months was taken. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) RE SIR A. J. D. TITCHBORN. This bankrupt was described as of Arlesford Park, and this was a meeting fcr last examination and discharge The meeting, however, was adjourned for a month, that an ar rangement might be completed for payment of the creditors in full. CENTRAL RELIEF FUND. The weekly m ee ti ng of the Central Executive Committee was held in the Town-hall, Manchester, on Monday, Sir J. Kay Shuttleworth in the chair. There were also present Lord Egerton of Tatton, Lord E. Howard, M.P., Colonel Wilson Patten, M.P., Messrs. A, H, Heywood, R. Glad stone, Hugh Mason, W. Roberts, G. Ashworth, S. J. Stern, M. Ross, G. L. Ashworth, W. Rathbone, jun., H. E. Farnall, J. J. Worrall, J, Platt, R. M'Clure, J, Fenton, J. W. Maclure, honorary secretary, and the Mayor of Man • cheater. The HoN. SECRETARY reported that £1,146 3s lid had been received during the past week, and that the balance in the bank was £264,466 6s Id. One parcel of clothing, two bags of coffee, and one bag of sugar had been received. One bale of clothing had been sent off. He further stated that since the receipts for last week had been made up the sum of £245 4s 8d had been received from Edinburgh, and £278 9s 9d from the county of Stafford. In explanation of the comparative largeness of the receipts this week, he read a letter from Messrs. A. Kinnaird, L. Haighe (treasurers), and J. Fahsy (hon. secretary) of the Water Colour Pain ters' Lancashire Relief Fund, London, enclosing a cheque on Ransom and Co., bankers, for a balance of £904 16s 9d from the fund raised by the distribution of a collection of 323 pictures, in addition to £5OO previously remitted. The collection was valued at 4,500 guineas, and the committee regretted that the subscription had thus barely exceeded half that amount. Mr. Commissioner FARNALL read the following report : " I beg to inform you that on the 24th ult. there was a decrease in the number of persons receiving parochial re lief in 27 unions in the cotton manufacturing districts, a compared with the number so relieved in the previous week, of 1,255. This decrease of 1,255 is explained as follows : There is a decrease at Ashton-under-Lyne of 312,at Black- burn of 18, at Chorley of 7, at the Fylde of 49, at Garstang of 11, at Glossop of 196, at Haslingden of 339, at Leigh of 18, at Manchester of 300, at Preston of 7 7 , at Prestwich of 39, at Salford of 23, at Stockport of 126, at Todmorden of 80, and at Wi gan o f 3 ; making a total decrease of 1.598. But there is an increase at Barton-upon-Irwell of 8, at Bolton of 35, at Burnley of 21, at Bury of 26, at Chorlt9n of 44, at Clitheroe of 40, at Lancaster of 7, at Macclesfield of 68, at Rochdale of 41, at Saddleworth of 37, and at War rington of 13 ; making a total increase of 343, so that there is a net decrease of 1,255, and since the 6th of December last, a total decrease of 142,474 has taken place. There were, on the 14th ult., 129,509 persons receiving parochial relief in the 27 unions adverted to ; in the corresponding week of 1861, 47,014 persons were so relieved. There is, therefore, an increase of 82,495 persons in the receipt of parochial relief, or 175'5 per cent. Iu the corresponding week of 1862, 210,686 persons received parochial relief. The total weekly cost of out-door relief, on the 24th ult., was £8,041 Os 6d ; in the corresponding week in 1861, it was £2,379 14s sd. There is, therefore, an increase of £5,661 6s Id, or 238,0 per cent. In the corresponding week of 1862 it was £13,392 12s 3d. The average percent age of pauperism on the population of these unions, on the 24th ult., was 6.5 ; in the corresponding ee k of tsweek62 ito of IE6I 10.8 t was 2'4 ; and in correspondingthe ein y the hands of the treasurers of the The amount of The lION. i 3 n B g 3d res ' olution, Resolved-- That Town ner Council T 2 A 4 ult. ,t ß h lc r eoa idß tl was ah Bl a ckbur n w 6: of this Council be tendered to the Manchester above ahsaste dt u hb n ey i o t n h s e , although in a less degree, which has so long prevailed, t o New and that a copy of the resolution Central Relief Committee for their very kind cordial thanks liberalp rprevails v ai ls contributions Blackburn, iiesd o,towardsof the c t h o e un r c e i l l i . e , relief of the distress Mills on account of the stipulate e as b tn e idi r l ecorded in the Minute A grant of £2l was made to Mos d el u ey ce , oafilldablo2uBrs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBORO UGH-STREET. A " THIEVES' KITCHEN" IN SEVEN-DllLS. — Nicholas Magmasson, the keeper of a coffeehouse in Little White Lion •street, Seven-dials, the resort of young thieves, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with receiving a watch, well knowing it to be stolen. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, de fended the prisoner, who is a foreigner. William Gordon, 323 A, a plain clothes officer attached to the C Division, said--At 9 o clock lest night I went to the prisoner's coffeehouse in Little White Lion-street, Seven-dials, known as a "thieves' kitchen." I saw the prisoner lying on a sofa in the parlour. I asked him for the watch he had purchased of a man named Jack George, a clog dancer. The prisoner said he knew nothing of the watch. Ackrill, 48 F, then came in and I saw the prisoner hide a waistcoat under the sofa. I then said, " Come, I'll have no nonsense—l'll have the watch b-fore I leave." The prisoner then got up and said, "My waiter has got the watch," at the same time asking me to go upstairs and see. I did not go up, but the prisoner went up with Ackrill, and then came down saying the waiter could not find it. I then told the prisoner that I would look for it, and on looking under the sofa I found the waistcoat, and in it a watch and chain. On asking the prisoner where he got the watch, he said he bought it of Jack George four months ago, and he gave him fifteen shillings for it, but that the chain was his own property. The watch I know to be the property of a young man named James Judge, who last night identified it, but was unable to be present this morning. Mr. Lewis, as the prisoner must necessarily be remanded for the attendance of the prosecutor, I will reserve my right of cross-examination till the next occasion. Will your worship take bail for the prisoner ? Mr. Tyrwhitt declined to do so, and remanded the pri soner. THAMES. MURDEROUS AND. COWARDLY ASSAULT.--Daniel Sul. liven and John King were brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with violently assaulting Patrick Driscoll. Mr. Joseph Smith defended the prisoners. The prosecutor, who was in a very weakly condition, and has received numerous contusions and bruises, is a lighter man, and dwelling at No. 15, London-street, Ratcliff. He want into the Marquis of Granby public-house, in Ratcliff, on Sunday afternoon last. The prisoners, two powerful men, were there and the worse for liquor. He had no words with them. Ho called for a pot of ale for himself and a friend. Sullivan was seated on a table with his hand leaning on a pot. Driscoll civilly asked Sullivan to shift the pot and allow him to sit down. Sullivan es claimed never mind the b- pot, and abused Driscoll, who said, I will soon see whether you will shift the pot or not, and altered the position of the table, to enable him and his friend to sit down. Sullivan immediately struck him a heavy blow on the forehead, just over the left eye, with a quart pot, indicting a deep and dangerous wound. King then caught hold of him by the hair and struck him on the head with a poker. He was soon covered with blood, and called out murder. The prisoners and four other men at tacked him and beat him most cruelly, and pots, pokers, and other dangerous weapons were used indis criminately on his person. He rolled under a table, and his savage assailants escaped two at a time from the room. Only two of them have been since captured. In answer to questions by Mr. 'Woolrych the prosecutor said he was struck three times on the head with a quart pot. Thomas 1 1 PNally, iron moulder, confirmed the statement of Driscoll. After the prosecutor was down on the floor King took up another quart pot, and battered him with it. Sullivan fell on the prosecutor, while his hands were on his breast, and pummelled him most unmercifully. Other evidence was given of the savage character of the outrage. Mr. Joseph Smith said Driscoll was the aggressor. He called a witness named Joseph Hickey, who said he saw Driscoll and Sullivan fighting, and they exchanged blows. He swore that neither of the prisoners hit Driscoll with a quart pot. He believed in the struggle Driscoll fell on the fender. Another witness, named Cornelius Sheen, was called, who knew nothing of the transaction. Driscoll was recalled, and said Hickey kicked him, and bolted the door to prevent him pursuing his cowardly assailants. Mr. Woolrych said he would not take upon himself a oase of this serious nature. The prosecutor had been se verely wounded, and it was a wonder he was alive. He committed the prisoners for trial for unlawfully wounding the prosecutor. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Nov. 4.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze, and cloudy ; weather much milder. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 2.—Wind N.W., strong—Arrived—. Antwerper, frotu Buenos Ayres for Antwerp, with master injured. FALMOUTH, Nov. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sea Bird From Pernambuco. ILFRACOMBE, Oct. Z.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Mary, from Liverpool for the West Coast of Africa, with bul warks carried away. KINGROAD, Nov. 3.—Wind N.W,—Arrived—Amelia, from New York; Elizabeth, from Miramichi ; Aid, from Liverpool for Havannah. OFF HURST CASTLE, Nov. 4.—Arrived—Madagascar from Brazils. HOLYHEAD, Nov. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chanti» deer, from St. John's, N.B. DARTMOUTH, Nov. 3.—The Three Brothers foundered yesterday; crew saved. (EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVEBEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Nov. 4—lntegrity, from Huelva. Sailed, Nov. 4—Wye, for Mogador. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. passed—Lasso Beck Sibonier, from the west for London. Anchored—Wanderer, from London for Jamaica. M. VICTOR HUGO has two new dramas ready, " The Twins" and " Torquemada." DEATH OF THE CITY ARCIIITECT.—Mr. James Bunstone Bunning, the architect to the Corporation of the City of London, died on Monday, at his residence, in Gloucester-terrace, Regent's-park, after a lingering ill ness. He had held the office of city architect for 20 years, during which he erected several important public build ings, at a cost of about £750,000 in all, and connected, as he recently stated in a letter to the Court of Common Council, "with the education, trading, and social interests of this great city, and he trusted that they would worthily transmit his name as their officer to posterity." He referred, among others, to the Freemen's Orphan School, Bil lingsgate Market, the Coal Exchange, the New Cattle Market, the City Prison at Holloway, and the Lunatic Asylum—all works of magnitude and public utility. Mr, Bunning had also rendered great services to the corporation in matters concerning their landed property. He recently tendered the resignation of his office to the Court of Common Council, assigning as a reason failing health during the last two years, and he modestly asked the Court, in just and kind consideration of his services to them, to grant him such a pension as they might deem right. On the motion of Alderman Dakin they passed an unanimous resolution expressing their sense of the faithful and efficient man ner in which he had discharged the duties of his office, and they appended a request that he would continue to hold the appointment until arrangements would be made for the , due execution of the department. Biz.. Bunning was up wards of 60 years of age. He was a modest, courteous gentleman, and held in high esteem by everyone who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. The manner in which he designed and carried out the embellishments of the City of London in honour of the entry of the Princess Alexandra was the theme of general admiration at the time, and is still fresh in the public recollection, especially the decoration of Temple Bar and London -bridge, and the triumphal arch at the entrance to the city, He designed and personally superintended the erection of the enormous galleries which encircled three sides of St. Paul's Cathedral on that memo rable occasion, and this he did in so effective a manner that not a single accident occurred, so far as his department was concerned, to endanger life or limb among the tho usan d s o f people who congregated the re to witness the pageant. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.--The first meet ing of the season of the Royal Geographical Society will be held at Burlington-house on Monday, N ov , 9 , at S p.m., when the following . papers be read-1. O n th e i Snowy Mountains of Eastern Equatorial Afri ca, w i th map, by Baron Charles Von der Decken: 2. Last letter of the late Mr. Richard Thornton to Sir Roderick Murchison, from Shupanga on the Gambesi. 3. The Ni ger Expedi tion, latest intelligence of Dr. Baikie. 4. Lett ers o f t h e late Dr. Vogel from the Interior of Afr ica, THE PUBLIC WORKS Acr.—A deputation from Manchester, consisting of the Mayor, Sir Eikanah Armitage, Alderman Bennett, and the Town Clerk, have recently had au interview with the Poor Law Board with reference to a proposition for loans under the Public Works (Manufacturing Districts) Act, the object being to apply for a loan of £230,000 for the employment of unemployed cotton operatives under that Act. Of this sum it is pro posed to employed £130,000 in making additional water works for the city ; £25,0`;,0 is to be expended its buying land for and in preparing a public cemetery; a n d the re mainder of the money is to be employed in paving streets in the townships of Ardwick, Cheetham, and Chorlton, in ' the city of Manchester. COTTON FROM ALGERlA.—Aceounts from Algeria state that the plain of El-Oatuit has been planted with cotton through the exertions of M. Dolfus, the great Alsatian manufacturer. The result is remarkable. The first experiment was made on 40 acres, and with much success, with Georgian long silk cotton seed. Irrigation is likewise being introduced into the three provinces of Algeria. It is said that a joint stock company is to be formed at Algeria with a large capital, w hich proposes toirrigate the Metidjah. Another plan is under consideration for extracting salt from the SelAha, in the province of Oran. The Hudson Correspondence. On September the 10th, that is, about three week after the whole affair had been discussed in the English papers—Earl Russell addressed Sir James Hudson, informing him, amidst many com pliments, that he had, "at Sir James's own desire," sent him his letter of recall, Sir James's letter to that effect, it will be perceived, not being published at all. On October 4th the removed Minister in forms the Foreign Secretary that he had taken leave of the King, that his Majesty had asked him why he was going, and that he had explained how "he felt himself bound by an engagement with Esrl Russell to do so." In other words, Sir James told his lordship with diplomatic discretion but unmis takeable distirctness, that the story about the recall b e ing " at his own desire" had only an apparent foundation. His correspondent did Doc like this, so six days after his lordship writes to Mr. Elliot, ordering him to explain to the King that there was no engagement. " I made no engagement with Sir James Hudson, and never expected that he would resign till it should suit his own convenience to do so. When, therefore, in the spring of this year he intimated to me his intention to resign his post, I concluded that, after more than thirty years of pub lic service, he wished to retire from an anxious and laborious post. I never supposed that Sir James Hudson was bound to me by any engagement, nor till very recently did I imagine that he conceived himself to be so bound. Upon the face of this para graph, either Earl Russell or Sir James Hudson would seem either to have invented, or to have mis understood the real reason for the resigna tion or recall, and the balance of evidence i s , on the whole, with Sir James. For, if no engagement bound him to resign, why did be do it when be did not wish, and that he did not wish is now admitted by Earl Russell himself ? But by a little reading between the lines, it is pos sible to reconcile the official statements without examining who either blundered or fibbed. An engagement pre-supposes two persons, so d only one did anything in the matter. Earl Russell allows that in March, 1862, he did try to kick Sir James upstairs, by offering an embassy to a man who he knew well enough would not take it. This offer was the last of more than one offer directly or indirectly conveyed, and Sir James in just annoyance wrote, as Lord Russell says, stating that he wished to rema i n i n T ur i n unt il, at a ll events, his pension was due. This was not an e eng agement," for the Foreign Office did not reply, and could not have held Sir James to it if he had chosen to hold on ; but it was a promise, only to be broken at the request of him to whom it was made, and as such we d o no t d ou b t i t was regar d e d . Otherwise it is just a little odd that Mr. Elliot should have been so pleasantly ready to drop into the vacan t post; and that Lord Russell valuing Sir J a mes so highly should have made him no request to stay ; and that Sir James, a clear-brained man of the world, should have such a bitter sense of the eagerness with which his honourable adherence to the tacit understanding was at once seized upon for recall. Ministers every month ask men to recon sider their resignations, and as for the excuse of "lona s ervice'' and " ar d uous toil, " the Foreign office knows quite well whether its men are healthy or not. The service knows more about its own me mbers than any caste in the kingdom, more even than the bar, and we will be bound that Earl Russell could have discovered among his own staff men who knew the minutest tittle tattle about the diplomatic family at Turin. The truth is, the post was wanted, and as the Foreign Office could not turn Sir James out, they made him put himself out, as Indian thieves do, by tickling him till he rolled oat of bed. If the Foreign Secretary thinks the retirement was voluntary, his course is sufficiently clear. Let him offer the Minister his Post, with the grade that the post deserves, that of full Ambassador. ‘Vhen that has been done, and the offer rejected, t h e public will believe that Earl Russell is in the right. Till then, it will, in spite of " all the papers," continue to think that h ad Turin been a deadly climate there would have been no vacancy. —Spectator. STATE OP TRAD". MANatEsTEn, Nov. 3.—The rise in the Bank rate of interest to 5 per cent. has had a decided effect in checking o p e rations in the Liv er p oo l and ott a n•cloth h markets. a r t , and I has ay strongly ar a affected th e y arn es we have h a d a decidedly quieter market. There are a good many orders in hand for shipping, but the holders of them seem disposed to hold them back till they see how far prices will recede. Some few spinners, w ho did not sell l ast week (when they might h ave per lb. less todayhave take take n 2 d l . ast Friday. Th e d t h o a n a e s t o h ) e a y r e market, howeve r, u p on the whole, is tolerably firm. In wdoisupldose ce p (home trade) yarns prices are Id. per lb. lower, in some cases rather more. According to reports received here from Liverpool, cotton is nominally id. per lb. lower, in some instances more, and in the cloth-market this has stopped business more decidedly than in yarns. Up to Saturday last we had a fair demand, though a good deal of it was for speculation, at rather full rates. To-day prices h ave given way, and are consid era bl y lower. In some instances sellers have been willing to take 6d. per piece lower than ou Friday. The quota tions of sellers arc nominally unchanged, many of our manufacturers being still engaged with orders. Prices are lower only in cases where manufac turers have been producing with the view of meeting the ordinary demand, and where holders have stocks which they had taken on speculation. LEEDS, 31—There has been but a moderate attendance of buyers in the cloth halls this morning, and the markets were upon the whole of a quiet character. The purchases were mostly of winter goods, and they included what may be termed odd pieces of several kinds, as well as small parcels of witneys, meltons, and tweeds. The market is not at all overstocked with current-going fabrics, and indeed to-day only a small bulk of new goods was brought into the halls. It is satisfactory to know that the manufacturers in this district are in good work, many of them being engaged on orders for future delivery. Prices, both of goods and the ma terials used in their production, keep very firm. The flax trade keeps brisk in every department, and prices keep creeping up. The raw material is now very high, both home grown and foreign flax having lately advanced. The scarcity and high price of cotton have tended greatly to advance the prices of both woollen and linen fabrics, also those of linen threads. NOTTINGHAM, Nov. 3.—There was a moderate attendance of merchants and manufacturers at this Exchange-hall to-day, but the demand for lace yarns was slow, and only a limited share of business was 'lone, at fully late prices. The demand for hosiery yarns was also inactive, prices undergoing no ma terial alteration. In silks no change of importance took place. The brown net trade was again very flat, at recent quotations. ROCHDALE, Nov. 2.—The flannel trade keeps very animated. The manufacturers are all well employed, and they have no difficulty in finding purchasers for their goods. Hence their stooks are at present within small compass. To-day there was a good sale for the heavier kinds of flannels, and more would have been sold had there been more in the market. There is a little lull in the demand for the finer qualities, consequent, in s great measure, on the advent of cold weather. foe demand for Yorkshire goods keeps well up, and they arc bought as fast as tpey are b rou g ht to market. 'Though manu f ac t urers are not eage r bu ye rs at the to p mos t quotations for wool , the p rices of that article are firm, with mo re of an upward than downward tendency. The Price of Gold, 1 L l o v n it d h on th i e s sterling. 0; 3 The quotation of gold at Paris is about 14 per mille pm., and English P,Tint price of 17 ° T . p j a id. per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is the in g e s n e g r e a o te n s nearly 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than m Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 428 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.51 per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 4-10ths per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 40 days' sight is 1631 to 161 per cent., and the premium on gold is 491 percent. At these rates there is very little profit On the importation of gold from the United States. GREAT SHIP COMPANY. The adjourned general meeting of the proprietors in this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—Mr. Gooch in the chair. Mr. Good explained that the reason he occupied the chair was because Mr. Barber had sold out his shares in the Great Ship Company, not liking the blame that had been thrown on him and the board, after all their exertions. The speaker detailed th e difficulties which the board had had to contend against, reviewed the position of the company, and concluded by calling on Mr. Hawes to read the report of the committee appointed at the former meeting. Mr. 1 -lAwEs condemned the policy of having put the Great Eastern on the New York line, and F charged the directors with mismanagement. He had attended meetings of shareholders at Manches ter and Liverpool, and they had agreed that they should find money to send the ship tfhat again. It would be his duty to propose a resolution red acing the qua'ification of the directors. At present the qualification of a director was 1,000 shares, of which there were not above 30 shareholders holding that number in the company. He would propose to reduce it to 500 shares, which would even then leave them a limited choice, there being only 350 such holdings out of 3,400 shareholders. The current debts were £35,000; there was interest coming due and they would have to provide their outfit for ex' Australian or Indian voyage, and also for repairs. The whole money they would have to provide would be—Xl2,ooo for repairs; debts he had put down at £47,000; interest, £5,000 ; and outfits, £8,000; making £60,00 0. Now the passage money and freight would be received before the vessel left, and would meet much of their required capital. The creditors had agreed to take half their debts down, and the other half in six months. He then went into a long calculation, and said the receipts for one voyage outward and homeward would yield £127,000, while the expenses would come to only £BO,OOO, so that the one voyage out and home would pay their debts and leave them a margin for the shareholders. He then read the report, which showed the following to be the present financial condition of the company :- 1. A share capital of ' £303,000 2. A preference share capital of lOO,OOO 3. A mortgage debt redeemable in 1865 105,360 4. Creditors on current account, about 35,000 5. Repairs required before she can take an Indian or Australian voyage 6. Outfit for the voyage The report, which was of great length, proposed to provide the £60,000 necessary for sending the ship on her next voyageby an immediate subscription to any amount by each shareholder; or by shareholders or others signing guarantee deeds to enable the di rectors to raise £3s,ooo—it being confidently calcu lated that £30,000 would be received before the de parture of the vessel in payment of passage-money, freight, Bc. In either case the money advanced to be repaid with a bonus of 10 per cent. as soon as possible. The report concluded as follows ;—" If these esti mates, most carefully made, be correct, there will , be a surplus of receipts on the first sea voyage be yond expenditure, of about £40,000, which will be much increased on the second ; and the shareholders will, we think, be content if, instead of losing from £3,000 to £6,000 on each short American voyage, or £161,000 in 31 years, they find by one long voyage their debts paid, and the ship free and popular, instead of being a by-word for loss and disaster. Mr. HAWES then moved the reduction of the dine. tors' qualification from 1,000 to 500 shares. Captain FORD seconded the motion. The SOLICITOR reminded the company that a special resolution could not be acted upon until an other meeting, held in a month afterwards, had confirmed it. Hereupon a long and somewhat animated discus sion took place, numbers of suggestions being made to get over the legal difficulty, but all being pro nounced ineffective by the solicitor. Amongst other propositions was one, that the present board should fill up the vacancies in the board of directors ac cording to the recommendation of the shareholders. The CHAIRMAN said there were only two direc tors left on the board, and it wanted three to form a quorum. The SOLICITOR said, if a board were not ap pointed before next month, the ship might be sold for the want of some responsible persons to instruct the solicitor. There was also a winding-up peti tion to be resisted, and the action against them in the Arches Court in the ease of the Jane, which he believed would be gained by them if properly defended. After a negativing amendment had been moved and lost, the motion respecting the reduction of the qualification of directors was put and carried. Mr. Hawes's motion that Mr. Prowse be elected a shareholder was pronounced illegal by the solici tor, and another long discussion took place. Mr. SCOTT RUSSELL at length proposed that one qualified shareholder should be elected, to complete the quorum, and then that four others be elected as directors until it could be ascertained whether the election were legal or not. if the opinion of the Attorney-General were in favour of the legality of the election, they would then be directors ; but if he said the election were illegal, they would call an- other ,meeting to elect them. Ultimately Mr. Shoebridge was elected a direotor. The CHAIRMAN then proposed, to meet the wishes of the meeting, that Mr. Prowse, Mr. Hawes, and Colonel Brownrigge be elected a committee, and that the latter three gentlemen should pass all resolu tions and send them to the three directors, who would sign and act upon th em, and would do nothing without their consent. This having been agreed to, po wer was voted to the directors to ra ise the £60,000. The report of the committee was adopted and ordered to be printed, and the meeting terminated with the usual vote of thanks. THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY. Late on Monday night an alarming collision occurred on this company's line between the goods depot station at Brick -lane and the passenger sta tion at Shoreditch. From the report made by the night superintendent on duty, it appears that the engine attached to the 10.40 p.m. down goods train had moved out of the up siding lane from the goods station a short distance up the main line, when it suddenly came into fearful collision with the last up passenger train from Loughton, due at the Shore ditch station at 10.45. The engine of the Loughton tra in was thrown ri g ht off the rails, with the guard's b rea k van and tw o carria g es, all There o were few f severe ly damaged and broken.which Were pass engers in the train, but they We all seve re ly a contused. s haken and terrified, and mor e or less re Three of them in a third - class carriage were the mos t s everely injured, but no bones Were broken, an d they were able to proceed to their residences i n cabs. The engine -driver of th a c ollision inevitable, shot off e goods trai n , seeing the steam, r everse d t h e engine, and then, w ith th but the engine -driver of the stoker, jumped off, picked up insensibl e and bleedi ng epassenger train was and taken to Dr. Vande from C i te shock, was blocked up f or 8 rb . 'lt's, just by. The up line traffic had t o be er" hours, and the incoming r worked on the down line. The fragments of the broken removed by stored. daylightn and the regular traffic Yesterdayre' afternoon the directors made an investigation into the circumstances connected with the occurrence, to ascertain whether_ the signals a n d points were perfectly righti,gannaids 0 : t examining the h e adm a i n tte d in that,n w ithout charge( :fthe being awetre of any other engine on the up line, b e g ave the " all right" si gna l to the driver of the Loughton train to cam© on, thus causing the collision, there being no contrary signal show n to the ended, and it driver of the goods engine. The ma n has been s us is understood to be the intention of the company to Further inquiry is a d j ourned until , prosecute him. Fu such time as the engine driver and guard are suffi ciently recovered to give evidence, and until th e government Inspcetor shall have made his inquiry On inq uir y at the London Hospital lastthis day. night the reporter was informed that Wright, the g uard, w ho is suffering from severe lacerated scalp woun ds end co ntusions, is in immediate danger, and that the engine-driver is going on well. WINDSOR ELECTIG N—This Day, (BY ELECTRIC TEL EGRAPH.) POLLING—Two O'CLOCK. Vyse (Conservative) ........... 255 Hayter (Liberal) Majority SPORTINGINTELLIGENUR—This Day, WORCESTER RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGR4PII.) HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Pot Pou rr i Marbl e Hill. .. 1 ... Nine ran. 2 ALARI(ETS—This Day, A very moYerate su pply-da3. of home-grow n w h ea t was on MARK-LA NE. sale at Mark -lane • The trade was by no m eans t o active, either for red or could only be effected atw bite qualities. ales, howev er, at that day's rates a fair clearance thefull prices of Monda y , and The show of sampl es of foreign was mad e . large. Most descriptions were in wheat f on th e s t an d s was previous quotations were steadily s airaverage request, and Floating cargoes of grain changed rates. hands steadily, at late The supply of barley was moderately /a„— Fi no malt ing parcels ruled firm , a t quite previous cu r-p r Infe rior descriptions, inc l u din g g rindi ng and distillingeies. sold heavily, at fully the late decline in their produce, yalu e . Fine old malt was firm in price, otherwise the malt trade was dull. With oats, the maras well . Ge nerally speaking, the demandket wsluggish was in a slugsupplied state a at about stationary prices. Beans met a slow sale on former terms. White peas were dull, but other kinds ruled tolerably firm. The top price of town made flour was 40s. per 280 lbs, Country marks and AMierican qualities hold firm. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat liarleY. Malt. Oats. nom. En 6lO 280 1 5:.,0 SOO 490 Irish.. — 24U0 . Foreign 6,110 J 5,E80 i 400 p 50 Ake. 10,440 brls. BOROUGH HOP. The market continues to be well supplied with English and foreign hops. Good and fine parcels move off slowly, at late rates ; otherwise the trade is dull, at drooping prices. WHITECEAPEL. The supply of meat is moderate, and the trade is firm. Beef, from 2s 6d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s 84 to 4s 4d , and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 44 per Sibs by thq carcase. THE PITMEN'S STRIKE. (Fr a lon a the i 'ej astle t Journal.) i u n ri d ial. ) was Monday and rain as is seldom en countered even in the month of November, and in conseq uence of the inclemency wea ther very littl e was doing It i atWilling ton and in th e colliery villa ges on strikew as known that th e offer made by th e masters to the men was to be ex hibited upon the various pit heaps a a in the morni ng , but this fact app eare d to exciteinterest amongst the colliers, the terms of the offer having been pre viously pretty generally known amongst them. The evictions still remained suspended for the time, and though the police were on the spot the not even required to t urn out i nto the r were ain. In the afternoon, however, Mr. Gott, the viewer at Sunny. brow Colliery, expressed his wi s h t o rece i ve a depu tation from the men employed at that pit. Mr. Gott read over to the men the terms offered by Messrs. Straker and Love, and a conversation then ensued between them respecting those terms. The men were firm in refusing to accept them, and they we re given to understand that no further concessions would be made to them. The reason of their un willingness to accept the proffered terms was that they did not believe the tubs would hold the standard weight fixed by the owners. To deter mine this question they proposed that six tubs should be filled on the pit heap and weighed, and an average struck and taken as the standard weight. To this Mr. Gott, on behalf of Messrs. Straker and Love, refused to assent, and. the deputation then left without any satisfactory arrangement being made. The general feeling amongst the miners i 5 the same as that evinced by the deputation to Mr. GAL They one and all express their determina tion not to accept the offer of the masters, or to resume work, until they have obtained all that they originally demanded, and as yet we have been unable to discover that they are at all willing to separate their own causa from that of the " sacri ficed" men. It had been generally hoped that a settlement of the dispute would have followed the offer of Mr. Love ; such, however, does not appear likely to be the case at present, for the miners are unwilling to follow the example of the masters by making any concession whatever. It is quite evi dent that an unusual state of excitement exists amongst the miners employed in the neighbourhood, and, in many instances, they are resorting to the re prehensible plan of working short time, in order to embarrass their masters and carry their own en d s. At the pits of the West Hartlepool Railway an d Dock Company, at Byer's Green and Paige Bank, the same method of obtaining an advance of wages has of late been resorted to; and it has, we are in formed, so far . been so successful that on Saturday the wages of the men were advanced ld. per ton. Should the strike extend any further, we need scarcely say that it will prove a very serious matter for the general public, as well as masters and men, for this is a season of the year at which we can ill afford to be without coals, whilst the enormous re quirements of our railway companies must still be supplied, unless the traffic and the business of the country is to be brought to a standstill. Already we believe th e N ort h-E astern Railway Company has so far b een em b arrassed b y the strike at Messrs. Straker and L ove ' s , an d t h e short-time system other colli er i es on which they at depend for a portion of their supply of fuel, that last week they were compelled to burn coke to ;.Hake up for their defi cient supply of coal. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 3d day of November, 1836, present, the Lord President, Earl de Grey and Ripon, and Mr, Milner Gibson. Her NejegY having been pleased to appoint the Right Honourable Robert Montgomery Lord Belhaven and Hamilton, KA.. to be Lord Lieutenant of the county of Lanark, his lord ship this day took and subscribed the oath appointed to 1 , 0 taken th ereupon instead of the oaths of allegiance, supre macy, and abjuration. The FOREIGN-OFFICE, E b l e G e n N - p O l e F a F s e I d C t E o , ar OCT. O v 3 e l . , the FKoirnbgesotW_haite as Consul at Aberdeen for his o k a3jlers.tyj°hn ti nover. .. x enrd ' ,A l : e r n:l . A Ja . m B e a s es J D . ~, I he Queen has also been leased to approve of . ou un a c s a c n o P ns audldaaAlbany,P s C o nsulvir tern for his Majesty the King of the Netherlands. INDIA OFFICE, NOT. 3' he undernien. Her Majesty has been pleased to approve . It r a. Australia; jesty's oat Peilall, , boned promotions amongst the officers ft tv... Indian Forces, and of the Bengal Staff Corps BREVE T ' Cos, Royal Art il - Lieutenant-Colonel Charles V _,,,. YviTvilliam Henry nodes lery (Bengal), to be Colonel ; Bom b a y Infantry, to be Captain St. John O'Neill Muteenrant. General R. Black all, to _Lieut w A i t i li ii e a r nl ton. E D re ic d k e e r t i i c s ki Green, C. 13,, Bombay Staff Cor3plsa,jtoo be Li e utenant -Colonel ; Major—in succession Bengal Infantry, deceaseic! STAFF CORM BENCI:t Ne i l Bdinonstone Boileau, Cap. To be /lajors--CaP' lll ' . tain Henry Rawlins Drew To be Cap J hn Ward. Lieutenant William e BENGAL ARMY. t F en ra a n n c t is Gth Na Captains—LieutenLaineut Native Infantry. — i n vice Jerdan, transferred Shaw to be Gupta f to In va lid Pension List. . 1 L is t of Infantry Officers—E ns i- n Genera d well to be Lieutenant,B Hor in succession to Gunningaca Howe deceased 14th Native Infantry, . late Medical Officers—Surgeon Hugh Martin Macpherson b e Surgeon Major. 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