The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-16 00:00:00

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The a Dame LEILA' id not ory WO Jon, not med.th e aril Or- accusa • terrible matter tONEy MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. _ There ha s b een a very goo d d eman d f or accommo dation today in the general discount market, where _ per cent. is now the ordinary charges, with a few transactions at 31 per cent. About £37,000 in gold was taken into the Bank Yesterday. , The supply of M ex i can d o ll ars brought by the Shannon have been sold at ss. 3d. per oz. The capital necessary f o r c arrying ont the Atlant is Teleg rap h enterprise in the best manner has n ow b een provided. T en d ers an d s pecimens from eight contractors have been received in reply to the c ompany's advertisement. These were all sub ranted to th e S c i en tific Committee appointed hY . the di rec t ors and consisting of Captain Galton, It Z, Professor Wheatstone, Professor Thom 80n, Mr. W. Fairbairn, and Mr. Joseph Whitworth. This committee have sent in their report, unani, elously recommending the board to accept the tender Of Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co. The directors have accordingly accepted Messrs. Glass's tender, and entered into a contract with that firm, whereby the latter are bound to manufacture a cable of the bast description to be approved by the Scientific Committee and the board. They also undertake to lay the cable across the Atlantic in 1864. The luanufactnre of the cable has already commenced. Two o,CLocK. At a special meeting to-day of the shareholders of the English, Belgian, and Netherlands Bank, a resolution was unanimously agreed to for amalga mating the institution with that of the Union Bank of England and France. The name of the new insti tution is to assume is the European Bank, Limited, Possessing a capital of £2,000,000, divided into shares 0f,t50 each. The chairman, Mr Macnaughten, stated that as both banks were to have operated in the same field, there would be a great saving of expenses representing somewhere about £5,000 at the outset, and about £lO,OOO a year after wards, with the influence of the two Boards united and a com bi na ti o n of capital. The union Bank of England and France was trans acting a good business, and contemplated an .,,natineing a dividend. The expenses of the Englis h, Belgian, and Netherlands Bank amounted to £,500 , about £5,000 of which was for promotion money. There has been a decline this morning in the English Funds, amounting to about per cent. This retrograde movement has been caused by a few s aes, which at the present time, when so g reat I nactivity prevails, are sufficient to influence the quotations. The principal attention of the mem bers has been engaged with the settle ment of the ac count. Consols are 93; for money, and 931 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced are 92 ; India 5 per Cents., 108 ; do. 51 per Cents " c lataced Paper, 1171; do. Debentures, 99; 100 ; O. Bonds, 17s. to 20s. prem. ; and Exchequer Bills par to 3s. prem. Foreign Securities have not been very active, and Prices have been tolerably well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 ; do., Cunsolides, 53: e ; Mexican, 441 ; Spanish Passive, 3691 ; do., Cer tificates, 141 141; Greek, 37; 381 ; do., Coupons, 1 8 183 ; Portuguese, 49;-- ; Peruvian, 881 f Rus sian, 93: ; Italian, 721; and the Confederate Loan, 26 to 24 discount. _ Business in the Railway Market has been dull, but in some instances prices have shown a firmer tone. Great Northern, Brighton, and Metropolitan have each improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without material variation. Recife and San Francisco, however, have improved to 191 193-, and Scinds to 1081. Bank shares, in some instances, are also at en hanced rates. City Bank realised 111 112; London and Buenos Ayres, 461 47 ; and Union of Lon don, 391. In the Miscellaneous Market Crystal Palace stock has declined to 371. General Credit and Pinance are quoted 41; London Financial, 13; and Peel River Land, 48 49. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities a per Cent. Consols Annuities l ' T . m .ew 3 per Cent. Annuities ',„ew 3i per Cent. Annuities New 2± per Cent. Annuities •••• 5 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1903. 21 1-16 India Stock Ditto 5 pei Cent lOBl Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. —: Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 993 Ditto ditto April, 1864 100 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or . 66 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 2O Ditto under £1,000.. Bank St oc k f or A ccount Consols for Account, Oct, 8 93± India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2/ per Cent par 3 pm Ditto £5OO .. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 6 per Cent , • • ---- Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 Der Cent ... — Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 1843 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 . Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chili= 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825 Dutch, 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent — Ditto, Proiisonal Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent.. Ditto, Second Issue - — Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 371 Ditto Account 3B± Ditto Coupons lB Ditto Account .. 183 f Italian 5 per Uent.(Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 44/ 1 5 43 Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 3 per Cent. .. Ditto Account Ditto 4} per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account 684 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.... - - - '6O, 62.. 49,1 Ditto ee Ditto 3 A p e e e r en C n e t nt., 1856, '7, '9, upsistitae 41 n 5 per r C c e e n n t t . , 1 1 8 8 5 2 0 • 2, St . ...... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 931 .... Sardinian S per isn sp C er en c t e r Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account 36/ ..... Ditto Passive 1 Ditto Account 36 7 6 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded 143 Ditto Account 6 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account.. Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account.... Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 7 li Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £l9 16s 8d pd. Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. ............. . Ditto Account .................. Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account, ............. . Dividends on the above Paya b le in London. Belgian 4 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificat es. . ... . -- French Rentes, 3 p er C ent., Ex. 2sf Italian, 5 per Cent., 1891, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account. Consols, Money TWO O'CLO CK, 93 Ditto Account 9311 Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) _metrleau,Still advancing. Sales, about 20,000 g bales. Mid. u about 270. Imports, 2 , 218 ; previously, 1 op oirri ------ 11" C'S t 11 iri so much the rage in Paris that the t B Port P a a ' er -44 France intends to devote a daily column o 444 v g'doi n __ , ~ 6 8 including quotations of betting in England 4 Ilikeet 26 28 44 45 39 41 105 107 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing , Share 100 I.tlantic &St Lawrenct all 62 el stk j 3om.,Barodal.Centlm 100 108 1081 1081 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 104 Buffalo and. Laxe all 56 51 10 Do. Preference 100 Bullalo,Brant,&Godricl loo o p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, Is,: 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:1 100 100 Do. do. June 1, lb:, 100 st I.)lcutta.&S.Eastn. 100 1071 108/ at t'apeTown 4: Dock Scri 160 107 109 ' stock liaatn. Bengal fr,U. sp. r 103 109 110 stock Last Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 108 1:9 1081 1 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 11 lap 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 20 21 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 71 13 711 100 Do. do. deferred...., all 57 59 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all (15 67 100 Do. do. deferred all 50 fit 100 Do. 3d P. ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 36 38 100 Do. 4th Pref. sLo _lc all 26 28' 27 100 Do. do. deferred....., all 23 1:5 stock Gt.lnchaPeuni.gua.sp.c 100 1( 9 110 107 f 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 1 lit, 20 Do, January, 1862 fit g . u vv a . r . a o n i t c e a e n d a s d p a e s r h c ar en e t ; l a o l o l 10 10 71 16 1 E 0 1 stock Gt. South.of India(Lirn 205 ith't opt, all lB 1 9 ° 5 k 9 1 7 °' Limited al 2 l i2 p 21 1102 1 0 0 :05 D l p ti oop d : i °6s a . ti PNC. B ee:w r c a 7 n d3 c ow h . stock Madras. guar., sp. c. 10U 1071 s(8• 100 stock Do. 45 p. c. Exten s i oi , 100 102 103 stock De. 4A d 0,..,., lOO 18 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 -- stock :delb.Corp. si p. o. Buds lot) - 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. c. 31ortg. Bds. all 20 Newl3r unswick & Candi Class A and B all 3 1 NT.lll.C'da6 pc Ist pl. bds 100 82 84 stock Scinde (11)0 107/ 108 i 1081 st ; Do. Delhi, -02 lOO 1074 1081 Do. do 2 ;P 20 Do. Putajaub •, 1 all ——P at Do. Do. t 1074 ILS) -dock Do. [ndus.St. Flo. J ,103 105 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. t an,laov, 6 p.c.J a. &J ui) 1877-S4 100 102 104 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 101 a 3 Do. dp. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 101 103 Do. sp. c. Jan. &July. 100 12 84 92 1 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 91 13 ;Cape G.llope, 6 p c,1872 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 112 114 Do. iB9l 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 113 115 iCeylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 115 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 110 112 N.8.G0v.6 a.&July 100 103 105 Do. Bp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 1., 18,,i 100 100/ 1011 Do. sp. c.,lBii to lilt 100 1014 102; Do. d0.,1888 itupwdt WO 102 163 1621 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 111 113 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 104 105 S. Aus sland G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 11l 113 Queen Gcv. 6p. 100 i;1 113 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110 'Da io p.o. An.&o6t.. 100 114 114i1 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 5 5d chflord Amalgamated 33 35 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist , 1 560 680 East Bassett (Mogan) 30 80 82 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 51. 5d par East Caradon t14.6 28 29 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 15 F.. W'lllussel (Tavistk., 8.6.6 35 4 Gam.BzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) XBl 14 15 Great South Tolgus l7s 45 6 G. Wheal Vor (llelston 40 85 9 Grenville 6.16. t 55 6 /RNA's-Foot 8.12 88 40 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 2 21 'Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant 29 ;it Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 21 15 g New Seton 195 100 110 North Downs 25 14 2 Basset(lllo4an 21 35 North Wheal Crotty 2.4.9 35 4 Par Consols (St. Blazey, 15 4 5 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 11 43 South Caradon(St.Cleer, 11 410 420 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 15 2 z!.Wheai Fran. (Mogan, 1.8.159 55 65 Stray Park 28.9. 37 39 5 y famar Silv.& Lead Min. 41 5 i lin Crott 9 195 201 West Basset (lllogan) ll 104 Ili W C• radon (Liskeard; 5 20 22 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan ) 55 75 80 Wheal Buller(Redruth)l 5 85 45 Wheal Kitty (ILLelAnt)' 2.0.6 WhealLud(ott ' 2.10.8 3 31 Wheal MaryAnn(rilen ) 8 11 13 Wheal 3eton . . 581 215 225 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 16 38 - , Wheal Union 3.17 2f 35 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCkS. p aid. Closing i Business Share! Railways. ce. done. Sir.. Wol., and Str. Val Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.k,lo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ,ork and Bandon Oornwall Do A A ;.;ets no dig till 6p c.p an.h FLF Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock 8 8} fti 8 £5 E 7 121 J 22 Ditto East Anglian std GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an di W. of Irelane Great Western Do Str Val un. stock Lancashire & London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do a shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming . & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kexrt _ Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, U.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire . • N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool 'Shropshire Union South Devon ... South Eastern South Wales 'S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok., and Wok. 1 Stockton & Darlington) Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland —Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 7f 8 3g (0 30 17 97 98 111 113 50} ni 49 60 24i 25 1231 124; 124 a 125 i 1 . , , 1 ;36 100 t(2 661 G 7 1121 1131 73) 74i 112 113 42 43 101 101 i 1011 102 i 44 441 121 123 124 20/ 14 14p 0 97 661 661 251 266 1001 1011 57 58 871 881 117 120 1 2 p 81 82 11} 111 125 127 44 16 100 102 60 62 SO 12 94} i4l 70 72 99 101 9 :0 366 37} 86 9i 7 8 p 150 155 p 41 61 21 31 p 88 88 159 162 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 44 per cent. pref., 1021 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., ICO Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., rd., Ditto, £6, 4/ PREFEttENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 1051li LINES LEASED Al! FIXED RENTALS. Royston, Hitch., and Shep., 138 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 201 Great Luxembourg, 141 Recife and San Francisco (lim.),. plea. 7 per cent., 191 k Western and North-Western of France, 211 FOREIGN MINES. Cobre Copper, 30 United Mexican (11n1;, 7i JOINT-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lim.), 40 Australasia, 801 a City. It 2 11 English and Irish (lira.), 8 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Rm.), 251 Imperial Ottoman, 191 4 . London and Bra z ilian (lim.), 481 71- London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 461 7 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24 New South Wales,"s2 Provincial of Ireland. Ditto, new, 361 Scinde, l'unjaub, and Delhi (11m. 1 , Standard of British South Africa Ditto, new, 161 Union of Australia, 51i Union of London, 1)1 M ISCELLANEOUS. Company of African Merchants, lim., Crystal Palace, 37/ Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. pe r p e tl . deb., 1161 G e n. Credit and Finance 01 London, Bin., 41 Great Ship Hudson's Bay, 9 Italian Irri g ation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6per cent. Bonds rd. .870 issued 90, 90 Joint •stock Discount, 7i London Financial Association, lim.; 13 Peel !fiver Laud Lend,Luaud and Mineral, 48 it Van D A slight shock of earthquake was felt a few days back at Algiers. Eight or ten oscillations passing in a southerly direction were observed. A boy six years old, named Bellet, was killed two days since by a thrashing-machine at Mont-do-Bolbec (Seine-luferieure.) The child's clothes caught the end of the shaft, and he was carried round and crushed to death against the post. The body of a woman named Angelique Pores her, aged SG, was found two day since in the river Bethune near Neufchatel (Seine-Inferieure). Th e p oor w o ma n is supposed t o have thrown herself in during a fit of tempo -0)7 iroanity, ,3.14. 6.4.0 19.16.4 1 2G 124 124 I'2l 1 1 101! 1 2! 101 ! t2if 4 1204 1 7 1011 ts THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPPEAMER JO, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. PIARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. A very moderate supply of English wheat was received fresh up to this morning's market. Both red and white qualities, however, met a slow sale, at Monday's decline in the quotations of ls. per quarter. The show of samples of foreign wheat on the stand was large. In all descriptions, sales progressed slowly, yet no alteration took place in the carrencies. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request, at late rates. Malting barley sold freely, at extreme currencies. Grinding and distilling sorts, however, were in slow demand, on former terms. In malt a fair average business was transacted at full quotations. The oat trade was far from active ; indeed, inferior pro duce was very difficult of sala. The supply on offer was tolerably large. Beans at.d peas moved off steadily, at full currencies. For flour the inquiry was much restricted, at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS W aEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt Oats. Flout. 630 I 390 ;1,390 I s7O Irish - Foreign 6,700 370 33,660 220 brio. 32u aka. STATE OF TRADE, MANCHESTER, Sept. 15.—While the excitement the cotton market has strengthened and led to a good deal of business in yarns, it has almost para lysed the cloth market. Private letters from Liver pool report sales yesterday to the enormous extent of 30,000 bales, while the writers state there is little doubt that, if there had been a better choice, buyers would have taken 00,000. Surats advanced i d. per lb., and American and Egyptian Id. told. The sales again to-day are announced at 20,000 bales. The excitement, as might he exnectecl, com municated itself to dealers in yarn and spinners in this market, and they were yesterday asking an advance of id. per lb., and are to-day requiring ld. per lb. advance on yesterday's rates, and 2d, per lb. on those of last Tuesday. At these rates almost everything that could be laid hold of has been swept out of the market, and we have lied a state of excitement such at has rarely been expe rienced here. The sellers of cop-yarns report prices Pe:l. to 2d. per lb. above the rates of last Tuesday, and while some spinners say the advance checks business, others speak of the check as mainly arising from the absence of goods to sell. Buyers say of the yarn-market that the excitement is such as practically to have made the market very diffi cult to operate in from its irregularity, spinners in many cases finding a difference of lid. to 2d. per lb. in the rates demanded for the same qualities of yarn. In the cloth market, manufacturers have of course endeavoured to follow the advance; but, fol lowing as this impetus does so soon after the pre vious one, they appear to have been hardly pre pared for it. Some of them, foreseeing the futility of any attempt really to obtain rates adequate to the ad vance which is now required to cover the increased cost of cotton, refrain from offering their goods at all. Those who have cloths to sell have in some cases put up their quotations ls. per piece, and some even more than that; but it precludes business. At the close of last week some of the old London buyers were in the market for both yarn and cloth for C"ins; but to-day buyers for all markets appear to have been discouraged from attempting operations. Speculators even seem to be chary of taking goods at the rates demanded. Thero has been a good deal of inquiry and hunting through the market in search of stocks ; but both speculators and bona fide buyers alike refrain from offering contracts for future delivery. Whether the present is considered, in the language of the market, a " spurt," or otherwise, there seems to be little confidence in the dura bility of present rates, and buyers want stocks avail able for immediate delivery, and stocks are exceed ingly scarce. With all the excitement, therefore, it is generally reported that very little business has been done in cloths. Buyers have in some instances to-day refused to give even late rates, and much less would they give the advances required. On the ether hand, manufacturers are discouraged, and give up all hope of conducting a satisfactory trade in the present wild state of the cotton market, and talk of again closing their mills until the spirit of gambling which now seems to reign in Liverpool hes given way to a calmer and more business like tone. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of the cloth market : "In consequence of the rapid advance in the raw matcrial we have had a very excited market here, both yesterday and to-day. There is great irregularity in quotations, which must be considered entirely nominal ; but speaking generally we may say that an advance of something like a shilling per piece is asked on shirtings, and on other goods in propor tion. So far buyers decline to pay this advance, and there is consequently very little business doing." CARDIFF, 14th.—The coal trade continues brisk, and there is a good demand. Prices are firmer, and an advance of 3d. and 6d. have been obtained in several instances. The colliers have commenced a movement with the view of applying for an ad • vance, but it is not believed that the coal-masters will accede to the application. There is an ave rage business doing in the iron trade, and nearly all the works are well employed. During the last five or six days bars have shown a further improve ment of about ss. The wages of the puddlers end others employed about the ironworks are likely to be increased from sto 10 per cent. The extensive Plymouth works are about to pass into the hands of Messrs. Fothergill and Hankey. LEEDS, 15th.—There has been a moderately good demand for cloths in the halls this morning, and the winter trade is likely to close well. Stocks of the most current-going fabrics in the hands of makers are by no means large, and, indeed, the quantity of cloth in the halls has not often been much less than it is at present. The manufacturers in all departments are well employed, and some of them are turning their attention to the fabrics for the spring trade. The range of prices keeps steady, having an upward rather than a downward ten dency. Wools of all descriptions are firm. Th e flax trade is Lteady in most departments. ROCHDALE, 14th .—The flannel trade keeps quite active, the manufacturers being in full employment, and their products being either made to order or finding a ready market. There was not a very large attendance of buyers at market to-day, but they bought freely, and little of the bulk of stock offered in the market was left unsold. The demand ex tends to both plain and fancy goods, and those of low quality are scarce. Prices have an upward tendency, those of wool as well as those of goods. As long as cotton keeps up wool is not likely to full much, though manufacturers buy cautiously. THE PROPORTION OF BIRTHS TO POPULATION iS 1 in 28 in England and Wales ; 1 in 29 in Spain and Bavaria; 1 in 30 in Belgium, Holland, and Norway; 1 in 32 in Sweden, 1 in 33 in Hanover, the Hanse Towns, and Denmark ; 1 in 31 in Greece, and 1 in 38 in France. Consequently the natural increase of population is lower in France, in spite of the high marriage rate, than in any other European State. More fertile than England are only Wurtemburg, where the proportion of births to population is lin 26; Russia, where it is 1 in 25; Austria, Saxony, and Prussia, where it is 1 in 24 ; and Poland, where the proportion is lin 23. It is, probably, a fact not generally known that the women of the unhappy country now in the throes of revolution form, as far as fruitfulness is con cerned, the vanguard of their sex in Europe. VIOLENT OUTRAGE ON A YOUNG LADY.—At the Newport Police-court, on Saturday, John Williams, a young farm labourer, was charged with assaulting and attempting to violate Amy Daniel, niece of a farmer re siding at Nash, on the previous Monday evening. The young lady being sworn, said—On Monday evening, at half-past five, I went from my uncle's house to visit a friend. I was quite alone. When going past the Newall Farm the prisoner passed me just as I entered the first of two fields I had to go through. When 1 reached near the end of the second field, a little before six o'clock, I heard footsteps behind me, and turning my head I saw him. I walked a little slower to let him go before me over the plank of a small bridge. He said, " Good evening, miss; are you going far? " : replied, I said "Only as far as Salt Marsh." "Shall I come with you ?" he asked. " Oh, no, I can go by myself , " " Then," he said, " I must have a kiss." " No, you won't," I told him ; but he immediately caught me round the waist, and threw me on the ground. I screamed as loud as I could. He knelt on me and dragged up my clothes; and I struggled with him, and pulled his hair, and tore his shirt ; but he scratched my face and my hands, He was muttering something all the while to himself, but I could not tell what he said. We struggled on the ground for five minutes; but he hurt me further than 1 said. As I thought he might be trying to rob me, I begged him to let me get up, and I would give him all the money I had in my pocket. He said, " How much have you got ?" I said, "I do not know, but if you will let me get up I will give you all I have." Then he let ine get up, gave him all I h a d, w hi c h was 6d., and I ran into and I the " rhine" (the ditch), and waded through the water, and got under some briars to escape from him. He went away, and I came out again to get my hat and umbrella, and the apples, which I had lost in the struggle. He ran back after me again, when I jumped into the rhine again, and was up to my waist in the water. [The poor girl here wept, and could not be induced to repeat i the disgusting threats which the p risoner had used to her she did not come out of the water. She said it was too disgusting to repeat.] When the prisoner did at la s t go off I got out and ran as well as I could to a little cottage, where they took off my wet clothes and then con veyed me to my un cle ' s house. A police-constable s aid he went in pu rsuit of the prisoner, and apprehended hi m a t Chepstow. When taking him from the cell to the railway station he said, " What will be done to me ? I suppose they will send me to gaol." Witness replied that he did not know. In the train prisoner said, " I wonder what th e y will do with me—l suppose they won't transport a fellow ?" Witness again replied, " I don't know." The prisoner being asked if he had anything to say, replied, "I am not guilty." Ile was fully committed to take his trial at the next quarter geeolono, MANSION-HOUSE. George Prickott, a potboy, was charged with stealing a box containing property to the amount of £6O. Mr. Watson said he kept the Queen's Arms public-house, Queenbil he. The prisoner had been in his service about two months, This morning he (witness) found he had been robbed of some property from a drawer in the bar parlour, which he had locked about two minutes before. The prisoner was at time in the kitchen. After he (witness) had locked the cash box, in a few minutes he heard the barmaid calling " George has stolen the cash box." He came up stairs as soon as he could, and found the owl box gone. He gave information to the polica, but when the prisoner was taken in custody, he denied all knowledge of the robbery. There was £29 lOs Od in gold and various other property in the box, worth in all, to about £6O. Prisoner—lt's all false. Ellen Woodward, barmaid in the service of Mr. Watson, said—When Mr. Watson went from the bar-parlour, she saw the prisoner go behind the door and put something un der hie waistcoat. She asked him what he got, and he said "Nothing." He then rushed out of the house, and she gave an alarm that he had stolen the cash box. Prisoner—l went behind the bar to get a knife and fork for a customer, nothing els?. All the witness says is false , George Richards said he saw a man about eleven o'clock this morning give a man on Bull-wharf a box, which he had concealed in a handkerchief, and then ran away. The prisoner was the man who had the box in the first instance. He knew him to be in the service of Mr. Watson. Alderman Carden—Well, prisoner, what have you to say ,o that ? Prisoner—Why, he spoke false as well. Alderman Carden—All three of the witnesses, you say, .-tated untruths? Prisoner—Yu. Alderman Carden—Well, I don't think so. There is reason to believe the man to whom you gave the box can be discovered, and therefore I shall remand you till Friday. MA.RLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL OF DANGEROUS FELLOWS.--TWO young men, named John Hart and Willem Sullivan, was charged with loitering in Heroming's-row for a felonious purpose. The evidence of Mr. Gordon, 336 A, went to show that on the previous night he saw the two prisoners with three other fellows visiting the urinals in Hemming's-row and Duke's-court, several times in company. Knowing that their purpose in doing so was either to extract money from, or to rob gentlemen, he kept a close watch on them, and heard a gentleman in Castle-street call "Police," and saw him knock one of the prisoners down. The whole of the fellows then ran up Castle-street followed by the gentle man, and after a sharp pursuit, assisted by Waterson, 144 C, he (Gordon) succeeded in securing the two prisoners. On the spot a hat, either belonging to the gentleman or to one of the prisoners' companions, was picked up, in answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Waterson said he had known the prisoners for two years past as loiterers about urinals, and had cautioned them several times. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if it was known who the gentleman was, and Gordon said that he seemed frightened and went away. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed thA fellows for three months each, at the same time stating that such dangerous fellows would always be sharply dealt with by him. THAMES. JUVENILE THIEVES AND AN ADULT RECEIVER.— Sarah Bateman, a married woman, of No. 3, Davis-street, Bromley, was brought before Mr. Woolrych, charged with feloniously receiving ICOlbs. of coal, the property of the North London Railway Company. The case was a singular one. This teeming, between the hours of 3 and 4 o'clock, a police-constable named Thos. Wakeling, No. 100 K, saw a barge moored right across the Limehouse Cut, a branch of the river Lea, at Bromley. The barge formed a kind of pontoon-bridge, and four boys, each laden with large pieces of coal, were running across the barge from the east to the west side of the ,c c ut." One boy went into the prisoner's house on the west bank of the canal, the others into houses adjoining. The constable pur sued them across the barge,but they all escaped. He made an immediate search in the houses he had seen the boys enter. In the yard of one he discovered between 700 and 800 lbs. of coal in lumps, and in the kitchen cupboard of the pri soner's dwelling ho found 100 lbs. more. The prisoner was up and in her night dress. They rushed out of the house directly after the constable entered. He asked the prisoner whose boy was that, and she said it was her own son. Sha could give no account whatever as to how she became pos sessed of the coals. There is a wharf in the occupation of the North London Railway on the eastern side of the cut, and a siding from the railway over which coal trucks are pro pelled. The coals are discharged from the trucks into barges. The barge, which had been converted into a bridge, was close alongside the bank of the canal, and under the coal trucks, in readiness to receive the contents of the trucks. About half a ton of coals had been stolen from one of the trucks in the course of the night. The trucks Or waggons on the railway sidings were laden with Staveley coal. The 8 cwt. of coal found in the yard of one house, and the kitchen cupboard of the prisoner's corresponded exactly with the coals in the waggons. The barge was shifted from its position. Mr. Woolrych inquired if any retail dealers in the neigh bourhood of the place where the prisoner lived sold Staveley coal, and the answer was in the negative. The prisoner made no defence. Mr. Woolrych said a very daring robbery was committed in the night time by several boys, who stole a ton of coals from one of the trucks, and carried their booty to the oppo site side of the cut, and were nothing daunted by the dog on the wharf barking fearfully. The prisoner was much worse than the thieves. She was the receiver, and was a very wicked woman. He sentenced her to six weeks' im prisonment and hard labour for the unlawful possession of the coals found in hir kitchen cupboard. The magistrates of this court have commenced business at 15 or 30 minutes past ten o'clock since the sth inst., to the great convenience of the public. The change has effected immense good. The magistrates have been enabled to leave the court every afternoon at five o'clock, and good order and quiet has prevailed. The people at tending upon the night charges and remands are away be fore the persons attending on summonses arrive—there has been no quarrelling or disorder in the avenues leading to the court, and there is no prospect, while the present system continues, of people being detained until seven and eight o'clock in the evening, or leaving the court wearied, exhausted, and disappointed. If the magistrates will follow up their good intentions and commence business at ten o'clock precisely every morning (the hour at which the judges commence business in Westminster Hall) they will confer another boon on the inhabitants of the district. Two additional clerks are much required. Two clerks were appointed to the Thames Police Court when it was first established 60 years ago. The business has since increased tenfold, and no additional clerks have been ap pointed. Two clerks are not sufficient for the business of the court, and were it not for the assistance of the ushers and summoning officers, matters would be brought to a standstill. Mr. Woolrych arrived at the court this morning at a few minutes after 10, heard the applications immedi ately, and commenced the hearing of the night charges at pipdge, who enjoyed, in the half•past 10. He leaves town fo r his va cation this evening, hie an i d will x w be weeks' ke, away hel s t i dy six weeks. after M ter r. his ar F atrointment early part of the summer, will pre side daily while Mr. Woolrych is away, and it is to be ho p ed he will commence business Act at of Parliament. 10 andleaveoff at 5 precisely ; in compliance with the WESTMINSTER. A DEAF AND DUMB FlGHT.—Martin Fry, a powerful young man, was charged with being disorderly in the street and assaulting the police. On the accused being placed before the magistrate, it was stated that he was deaf and dumb. Mr. Arnold asked whether there was any one present who could acquaint the defendant with the charge against him, and the evidence of the police-constable in support of it ? Defendant's sister stepped forward and said that she could. She was then formally sworn to interpret the evidence to the best of her skill and ability, a nd discharged the duty by sign s an d gest i cu l at i ons w i t h m uch apparent ability. Police -const a bl e B a k e r, 297, s aid h e was in Cremorne road, at seven l ast even i ng, when h e f o und the defendant fighting. He separated them and told them to go away; when he not only found that the defendant was deaf and i with tfewthepeopleand,the assistanceand gotanother returned otherconstable,anddispersed t minutes but defendant g with another m a n. The latter we nt away, ndant would not, and knocked witness' s hat off and struck hi m i n the breast. He was very violent all the way to the station. Defendant's sister communicated with him, and after an exchange of signs said that his reply was, that he dig not remember anything that had occurred. Mr. Arnold aelcud whether he was intoxicated ? The constable replied that he was, and added that he was not hurt by the blows defendant gave him, Inspector Drake said that defendant was generally a well conducted man. Mr. Arnold said he should require him t 3 find one surety for his good behaviour. He was locked up. BUTTERCUPS. —The popular belief that butter obtains its rich yellow colour from the cows eating various other kinds of Ranunculus —the buttercups or king cups—seem to be destitute of foundation. Cattle, unless very hungary, will not tsuch the buttercups, and having eaten them their mouths become sore and blistered; but, strange to add, though cows refuse to eat theme as also do pigs bnd horses, sheep and goats will. The acrid principle of the Ranunculus family attains its culminating point in the hellebore and the monkshood or aconite. The root or the latter has occasionally been mistaken for horseradish, and with fatal results, BOROUGH HOP. A steady business is passing in new hops, at rather higher prices for line samples. Yearling and old hops are steady in value. WHITECHAPEL. The supply of meat is only moderate, yet the trade ruled somewhat inactive, at the annexed quotations :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4a 4d ; and pork, 3s Gd to 4s 4d per Sibs. by the carcase. SHIPPING —This Day. LONDON, Sept. 16.—Wind this day at noon—West ; fine. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Twende Sostres, from Soderham ; Atalanta, steamer, from Jersey; Dido, from Sunderland ; Duke of Gloucester, from Poole ; Meika Jacobs, from St. Peters burg; James, from Llaueily ; Sirene, from Dantsic. Sailed—Problem, for Whitchaven; Maid (,f Erin, for Cork; Aries, for Poole; Argyle (steamer), for Carentan. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 15—Three Brothers, from Gottenburg Walpas (picked up, abandoned at sea); Ann, from Dant.ic. Arrived, Sept. IG—Almuth Catharine, from Memel; Concordia, from Guernsey ; Maria, from Aalborg ; Chris tiana, from Guernsey ; Maid of Athens, from Riga. Sailed —Belgium (steamer), for Ostend. DEAL, Wednesday Morninr , Anchored—Mary Scott, from London, for Sydney; Rolke, of Newcastle, from the north, for the west. Passed—Unrivalled, from London, for Shanghai ; Bril liant, from London, for Boston. to the chapel, disturbed KENs AL he GREEN.—Ontan our s y whizzing trains on the divers lines adjacent, nor by the incessant neither by the constant t a past of " Crack, crack," from the riflemen at practice on Wormwood Scrubs, Mr. Dawe informs me that the cemetery is vested in a joint-stock company of proprietors, that it has been in existence for more than thirty years, and that from fifty to sixty thousand persons are interred herein. This he con siders a low estimate, as there are tome eighteen thousand graves, and an average of three or four bodies in each. How many burials does he consider the rule per week ? Perhaps seven a day in summer, and eight in wi n t er; he has known as many as twelve in one winter's day, but that was exceptional. No, this cemetery never inters on Sundays. It used to do so formerly, but it has given up the practice for years; the Roman Catholic one adjoining it to the west does, and also, he believes, the one at Willesden ; and if I should ever attend the chapel of Lock Hospital, and hear of, or see, irreverent burial processions passing on the road, perhaps I will remember that they are not coming here, but to one of the two grounds adjacent. What is the size of the cemetery ? Well, between seventy and eighty acres. Forty- seven acres are at present in actual use, but thirty additional acres have been recently consecrated, the party wall having just been taken down; and workmen are now employed in making roads and laying out the ground. A portion of the original forty-seven acres is unconsecrated and appropriated to dissenters. This por tion has its separate chapel and catacombs ; and a disc senting minister, provided by the company, attends the funerals therein. Any other minister preferred by the friends of the deceased is permitted to officiate, and if desired, the body may be consigned to earth without any ceremony. Perhaps I have read in the papers of the Indian princess brought here the other day, and whose remains some of her Sikh servants wished to have burnt? Well, this was a case in point. The coffin was placed in the Dissenter's catacomb, and, though a speech was de livered which Mr. Dawe, though not speaking the Sikh tongue, believes to have been on the virtues of the de ceased, the burial is described in the company's registry book by the words "no ceremony." It was a large funeral with many carriages. No, not the largest he bad seen, per haps one of them ; but then he had only been here a few months, and it is in place of the superintendent, who is away, that he is acting as my guide. The most numerously attended interment coming under his own observation, was that of the secretary to the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation; and the next that of Sir Cresswell Cresswell who lies under the plain slab before us. There has not been time to procure a monument, explains Mr. Dawe, but you will be interested to learn, sir, that the poor gentleman came up here and selected that bit of ground for himself, not ten days before he met with the accident from the effects of which he died.—Dickens's " Ali the Yearleound." THE POLICE, AND MONEY TAKEN FROM PRI SONERS.--A somewhat singular case, which excited much interest, was heard yesterday at the Woolwich County Court, before Mr. J. Pitt Taylor, judge. It ap pears that about a month since Corporal Samuel Morris, of the Woolwich division Royal Marine Light Infantry, lost a purse containing £22, chiefly in notes, and subse quently suspicion fell upon two privates of the corps named Showell and Sergeant, who were charged with the illegal possession of the money, and when appre hended a sum of £l3 Bs. was found in their possession. 'The prisoners were examined on Tore than one occasion before Mr. Traill, at the Woolwich Police Court , and although it was proved that they had changed notes in London shortly after the corporal's loss, the magistrate considered that the evidence was insufficient for a convic tion, and discharged the prisoners, but refused to make any order as to the appropriation of the £l3 Bs., which had been taken from them and remained in the hands of In spector James Linville, of the R division. The amount was demanded of the inspector by Corporal I,lorris as being a portion of the money he had lost, and it was ultimately agreed to refer the matter to the decision of the County Court. Yester day the defendant, Inspector Linville, ap. peared at the suit of Corporal Morris, who sued the de fendant for the £l3 Bs., alleged to be illegally detained. The two marines who had been discharged from custody were also in court ; and his honour, after hearing the facts of the case, nonsuited the plaintiff, on the grounds that he had no title to the money after the men in whose posses sion it was found had been discharged by the magistrate, and as it had not been proved that the cash Was part of the change of the lost notes. Inspector Linville expressed a strong desire to get rid of the responsibility by handing the money to the proper owner ; and the parties then proceeded to the police-court, when the presiding magistrate—Mr. Train--again declined to make any order, and ultimately the matter was settled out of court, by the two marines consenting to receive £1 each, the remainder of the money being given to Corporal Morris, who is doubtless the right ful owner. FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT LLANDAFF. — A fatal accident occurred at Rady r Quarry, about a mile from Llandaff and four from Cardiff, on Monday afternoon, by which three men have lost their lives, and eight sustained injuries of a serious character. This quarry belongs to the Taff Vale Railway Company, and has been worked by them for the last three years, the stone from it being used in the construction of the docks at Penrith. It is on the side of the Penarth Railway at Radyr, and is a kind of ravine with scaffolding on each side; the stone rises to the height of about 30 feet, and along and across the ravine scaffolding is fixed, with travelling cranes for the raising of stone. There are three of these cranes in u se , an d con nected with each is a small locomotive steam-engine. One of these cranes was at work on Monday, about the centre of the quarry, and underneath near to it a number of men were employed in getting stone ready for the crane to raise, which places it within the trucks ready to receive it. The men employed at the bottom of the quarry were about 30 feet below the tra velling crane, which ran on a "runner" about 34 feet long, the shortest in the works. The crane was in the act of rais ing a ston e a b ou t a ton and a half in weight, when a portion of the runner snapped at a place in which there was a knot in the wood, and where an iron bolt had been fixed, The consequence was that the crane, tender, a n d eng i ne , with a good part of the woodwork of the fratni lig, fell with a crash, burying three of the men beneath in its ruins. Immediately after the accident the works were entirely stopped. The inquest will be held to-day. A brilliant meteor was observed some days back at Setif, in Algeria. It was travelling in a northerly direc tion when it suddenly burst into thousands of sparks like a rocket, and disappeared. ELOPEMENT IN " HIGH LIFE." —It is not every day that one will read the startling intelligence of of a prince having eloped with a meni a l , produces two . resident queens, but nor is it generally known that th is town truth it is that between night and m orning of the 4th inst., Prince William, third son of her august Gipsy Majesty, did elope in the direction of Lumberton Toll, Coldstream, with and although i t was known to the ano th er man's wife; bridegroom that kind inquiries would be made after them by the executors o f the law,still, w ith t h at sang f ro id audacity peculiar to th e tribe, he again returned to this town last Saturday nigh*, and within an hour sold off his whole stud of horses and carriages and left for Newcastle. —.Berwick Advertiser. The cottage of the "Dairyman's Daughter," at Arreton, in the Isle of Wight, celebrated through the Rev. • Leal; Richmond's writings, is advertised for sale, fir. Bass, M.P., on Mr. Somes's At the dinner of the Manchester and Salford Vic tuallers' Association on Friday evening, Mr. BASS, Who presided, took occasion g' to observe that the licensed victuallers of the kingdom had set an example to all other tradesmen, by showing the manner in which the legitimate in ' ll te rh rests of a tra * de could be fostered and protected business they . came . to consider the peculiarity of their rerh in being licensed and privileged, and therefore would more d liable to be carped at than others, th ey see the necessity of banding together, not only to keep general order among themselves, but w i th a view P Ito guard against encroachments. lie hardly k new whether it was quite to the point to remark on the legislation of the past Parliamentary session which was promoted by Mr. Somes and others. The noise that was made by that party of temperance orators led to considerable apprehension, and many thought the licensed victuallers' party would be in a minority. He believed that many who took part in the temperance movement in Parliament were most sincere, and believed they were attempting what would be righteous and good by putting an end to all drinking whatever. But the members in Parliament who in their hearts supported the views advocated at present by Mr. Somes, Mr. Law son, and a very few others, were very small indeed. He could relate an anecdote proving this. Oa the evening of the division on Mr. Somes's motion, ho (the chairman) was in a downstairs room in the House of Commons, where honourable members, overcome with fatigue, or oppressed by the elo quence of talking members, sometimes assembled to chat and smoke cigars. (Cheers.) One gentle man there said to him, in reference to the subject of the bill, " What -- nonsense it is. (Loud cheers and laughter.) Without swearing, however, be (the chairman) entirely agreed with this remark. But when the house a few hours afterwards went to a division, he saw this gentleman coming out of the one end, while be (the chairman) was coming out of the other. The gentleman excused himself by saying that he knew there was no harm in doing what he was doing, as Mr. Somes's party was sure to be in a minority. (Laughter.) And this was no solitary instance. He knew that the far larger proportion of those who voted for the second reading of that bill did so without any expectation that it would be car ried, and no doubt they were pressed into it by the temperance people. He was quite persuaded there were not a dozen men in Parliament in favour of this temperance movement. (Cheers.) Not withstanding this, it would be very unsafe for the association to remain quiet, for he had had personal proof of the indefatigable restlessness of these people. No man in the world could be more op posed to intemperance than ho was, and no man could accuse him of ever being under the influence of liquor, or of contributing to make any other man so. There scarcely could be any more unhappy position than that of a man who drank himself senseless. But was this any reason why th e y should be denied the use of those things which the Almighty had placed within their reach? If that measure of Mr. Somes had been passed, it would have been a rank injustice if they did not lack every cellar door in England from Saturday night till Monday morning. (Cheers.) It was almost amusing when ono came to consider how these temperance people estimated the vast interests concerned. It was calculated that from 86 to 100 millions sterling were invested in the trades in which the licensed victual lers were concerned, and all this would be put an end to if the teetotallers succeeded in their proposal. The capital cf the licensed victuallers was be tween 50 and 60 millions of money; and the com mon brewers had no less than 20 millions actively engaged in trade. It was a curious fact that the trade done by common brewers was the largest trade done by any tradesmen in the world. (Cheers.) There were many brewers who manufactured and sold an article to the amount of a million a year. He knew a gentleman who sold last year £1,100,000 worth of beer. (Cheers.) And yet all this was a mere bagatelle to those people who wished to de stroy the trade upon which 600,000 persons were dependent for their livelihood. (Hear, hear.) THE CONFEDERATE CRUISERS FLORIDA AND ALABAMA.—The Courrier de Havre publishes the following from a correspondent at Cherbourg :—" The Con federate cruiser Alabama will probably be in Cherbourg in a short time. It is known that, a few days ago, a ship broker of this place received a letter addressed to Captain Semmes, and this has confirmed the rumours in cir culation."—The Florida is being rapidly repaired in one of the Government basins at Brest. Her screw has been detached, and several parts of her machinery have been re paired or replaced. With respect to the claims made upon her by certain French merchants for property destroyed, it is stated that Captain Maflit has offered to deposit a sum of money sufficient to pay all demands until the tribunals have decided upon the claims. It would thus appear that, so far as the provisional embargo on the Florida is concerned, it will not interfere with the freedom of her movements whenever she is ready to put to sea. The Opinione .Nationale, in its Saturday's impression says : " Our coadjutor, who left Brest on Thursday morning, assures us that there was no question in the town of the seizure of the Florida, on the demand of two shipowners, victims of the ravages of that cruiser. On Wednesday evening he witnessed the opening of the immense metal bridge which separates the commercial from the Govern ment port—and which is never opened except for our own men of war—for the passage through of the Florida. The Southern cruiser has obtained the exceptional favour of ad mission for reparation to a careening basin of the state. The Florida floats very low in the water, and is of great length. She is the best sailer known, making 16 knots an hour, a speed never previously attained by any vessel ? She only carries seven guns. It is reported that each sailor belong ing to the Florida is entitled to 45,000 f. (l,800) as his sharo of the captures, amounting in all to 4,000,000 f, Before the Florida is ready to put to sea the Federal men-of-war will certainly be on the look-out for her at the mouth of the harbour. But it is not likely that she will expose herself . to this danger. It is said that as soon as repaired she ll be offered for sale, and that her place will be supplied by a vessel constructed on the same model in some unknown shipyard of England. This vessel will be manned by the crew of the Florida, and commanded by the same captain. AVALANCHES have been observed in the canton of Appenzell and in the chain of the Alps on the side of the valley of the Rhine. A terrific avalanche precipitated itself frorii the top of the Falkniss into the valley. A REMARKABLE DREAM. -0a Saturday morn ing a man about 30 years of age, named Benjamin Collins, was found drowned in a small darn belonging to the White-11411 pit, at Wyke. When found he was kneeling in the water with his head down, being only up to the shoulders in the water. He had been drinking for several days, and became restless, li® got up about 2 o'clock in the morning, partly dressed himself, and said he could not sleep, Soon afterwards he went out, and about 4 o'clock his uncle, Mr. Mark Collin, of Lower Car Close farm, went in search of him in the barn and stables, but not finding him there returned to the house. Mrs. Collins then desired her husband t o go to the place where the body was found, as she had just dreamt her nephew was drowned there. Mr. Collins acted as his wife requested, and, to his amazement and horror, saw the literal f u lfilment of her dreara,—York Herald. THE GREAT DRAUGHT MATCII.--This tedious end wearisome contest—if contest that can be called which consisted in the unvarying repetition of precisely the same series of moves—terminated yesterday. When the farce had been solemnly performed up to the very last game, the English champion, Martins, suggested whether it was worth while to go through it for the fiftieth time ; and proposed that, the match should be considered wholly " a draw." This proposition was assented to on the other side; and so both parties took themselves off with the proud consciousness that if they had done no good to their friends they had done them quite as little harm. The issue, and still more the character, of the contest, have caused much disappointment among skilful and enthusi astic players. It is but just to Wylie, however, to say that he made repeated overtures to his rival in favour of import ing something of life and reality into the play by a variation of moves, but Martins declined, arguing that while it might be all very well for Wylie, surrounded as he was by his sup porters, to venture on such a course, yet he, in justice to his chief backer, who was absent, could not adopt a change of policy. At the close a proposal to play a game or two for a couple of pounds a-side was rejected by 'Wylie, on the ground that to do so might interfere with another match, designed to come off in London, for which arrangements are now being made—indeed, we understand that all which is needed is that Ziartins should fix the time.—North British ALARMING ANNOUNCEMENT.—A MAGAZINE AT oust ANTIPODES !-1 magazine has been started at Auck land, New Zealand, and is called the " Southern 'Monthly Magazine." WINE--TILE VINE AND THE CELL r"—is the title of a new book about to be published by the Me. , isre. Lonathau, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—Mis Day. DONCASTER RACES—THis DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LEGER. THE ST. LORD CLIFDEN Nineteen ran. MUNICIPAL STAKES. Washington Clarissa colt CORPORATION PLATE. Columba - 1 --_ Thirte( n ran. CING FIXTURES FOR 1863. SEPTEMBER. Brecon 2l 1 Manchester Autumn ....25 Richmond 22 Newmarket let Oct. ....29 Monmouth ..24 Edinburgh, &c. C1ub....30 OCTOBER. Coventry Bedford 6 Kelso .... .......... 21 .... Caledonian Hunt Newmarket S. Ob 12 Newmarket Houghton ..26 NOVEMBER. Worcester 3 I Shrewsbury A utumn.... 16 ---- SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. WALKING AGAINST TIME. An occurrence took place on Friday last which has excited considerable interest among the military and sporting circles. Lieutenant Thomas, of the 2d battalion of the 32d Foot, stationed at Ful wood: garrison, who has on previous occasions executed some feats of endurance in pedestrianism, lately alleged, in presence of some of his brother officers during mess, that he could walk, fully accoutred as a private soldier, and armed with rifle and bayonet, 60 miles within 20 hours. Bets were freely offered,. which Lieutenant Thomas as freely accepted, and £3OO to £lOO was staked in various sums against him. The 60 miles to be gone over were fined to be on the turnpike road between Preston to Lancaster. He commenced his walk at a quarter past three o'clock on Friday morning, the starting point being the first milestone from Preston, opposite a promenade known as the Ladies' Walk. He was fully accoutred in the full marching condi tion of a private soldier, with rifle and knapsack, kit, bayonet, and 20 rounds of ammunition, the whole weighing about 561 b. He was accompanied by two referees, Captain Beale, of the 10th Regiment, and Lieut. Buncombe, of the 41st, Lieut. Garforth, of the 32d Infantry, being umpire; these were accom modated in a conveyance. The gallant pedestrian started off in hearty spirits, and arrived at Garstang, 10 miles on his route, at 6 o'clock. Here he par took of a cup of tea, and then pushed on for Lan caster, making the good old town at 9.30. He im mediately turned his face again for Garstang, where he arrived precisely' at half-past 12. He again re turned to Lancaster, arriving at 6 p,m. He recruited himself at the King's Arms there for 15 minutes, and then commenced the concluding portion of his task—his return to Preston, where he arrived, or at least he arrived at the winning post outside the town, at 10.50, having accomplished his extraor dinary feat in 25 minutes less than the stipu lated time—viz,, in 19 hours 35 minutes. He had intended walking from Preston to Lan caster and back, and then to Garstang and back to Preston, but finding the road between Gar stang and Lancaster best served his purpose, and there being on that portion less probability of a crowd of spectators, he chose to traverse that part of the road twice, instead of the Southern half of the journey. When he arrived at Broughton, about three miles from Preston, he was met by a large number of persons, who cheered him lustily when he came in sight, there appearing to be general satisfaction at the accomplishment of the feat, which, considering the weight Lieutenant Thomas had to carry, was most extraoldivary. For the last few miles he exhibited manifest signs of exhaustion, but gamely kept on, and won, as we have said, with 25 minutes to spare. When Mr. Thomas first took up the challenge bets of 3 to 1 against him were freely offered, but as the day approached confi dence in hie ability to perform the task became strengthened, and the betting became even. So confident was he of his own powers of endurance that on the evening before the match he backed himself at 5 to 1 to accomplish the feat. LONDON GAZETTE —Yesterday. ADMIRALTY, SEPT. 7, Royal Marine Light Infantry —Sergeant-Major George White to be Quartermaster, vice Blickdale, deceased, BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of commercial portance in the Gazette : Wm. Tuck, farmer, Holt, Norfolk Joseph Harper, farmer, Now Romney, Kent Frederick G. Williams, wino cooper, Rose lane, Rate Jiff Edward Price, grocer, 'Warminster George Smith, painter, Nottir ghill James F. Paris, Berlin wool dealer, Ipswich Joseph Lee, engineer, Leicester Henry Andrew, innkeeper, St. Ives John Shaul, grocer, Bath Henry S. Garforth, butcher, Bradford James Saph, licensed victualler, Swansea Ellen Cumin, boarding-school keeper, Tiverton George Crock, journeyman painter, Finsbury James Boreham, builder, Barnsbury John Yardley, butcher, Bilston, Stafford Daniel Shaw, boat builder, Wolstanton, Stafford Alfred Drage, baker, Northampton James Henry Quixley, saddler, Forest-hill George Langman, auctioneer, Wolverhampton William Ballard IVillmott, corn dealer, Hatfield Edward Taylor, manufacturer, Golcar David Morecrotr, butcher, Stockport Thomas Phillips, publican, Blackburn BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Augustus Woodley Bernal, St. James's-place, London Edward George Altmann, oilman, Whitechapel SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. George Thomson, merchant, Tarland Wm. Bowstead and Co., merchants. Glasgow Thomas Harper, grocer, Musselburgh Legget and Ring, leather merchants, Glasgow Charles Itogers and Co., printers, Stirling Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam Short. 11 17 11 17 t Ditto 3 Mont, n. 191 ii Di Rotterdam — 11 191 11 191 Antwerp .........••• 25 55 25 60 Brussels — 25 55 25 60 Haruburgh —. 13 8/ 13 9 Paris .. Short. 25 25 25 35 Ditto Frankfort on Maine 3 I.lentlis, 25 52/ 25 57± Vienna . Marseilles .......... 211 19 52/ 21 1 47/ -- 1 li 38 Triest© 11 32 ............ 11 32 11 40 Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid ... Cadiz 481 49i 6 Leghorn Milan •••• Genoa Naples Palermo .. Messina .. Lisbon ...... Oporto .......... 491 25 i 5 25 70 25 65 25 70 - 25 6.5 25 70 25 65 25 70 .- 25 671 25 721 - 25 67i 25 721 -52 a 52'4 - 52 1 52k Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz.. l7 9 Mexican Dollars - Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doublons The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.271 per £1 sterling. Ou comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appe,,x that gold is about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.6} per £1 sterling. standard gold at the English Mirt price is, therefore, about 7-lfths per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg The course of exclianc,re at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 135 to 1354 per cent., and the premium on gold about 221 per cent. At those prices there is a small prcfit on the importation of gold from the United States. LITERARY GnouLs.—Private life is invaded by the critic or chroniqueur without the least hesita tion. Eugene Delacroix was turned to account by the gossip-mongers, before his body was laid in the earth. We had a description of his house, of his manner of living, and of his death and appearance after death. His last words made copy in the Elgarol We are told that his furniture was in the style of the First Empire ; and that his home had a severe aspect. His dying words were a request that his eyes might be closed directly after death. He ordered his body to be embalmed. Had the writer known who was; the painter's barber, and how many francs were in the artist's house when he breathed his last, the facts would have ;been served up for the Boulevard cafes. At Berlin an exhibition of doge is to take place in October. .►