The Sun. — London, England, 1863-09-14 00:00:00

IT(E Y MARKET AND . COMMERCJA T 4 INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The inquiries in discount circles continue active, and as the available supplies at the command of the bankers and bill b ro k ers are b y no means excessive, f ull rates a re genera ll y requ i red for accommodat i on. 6 ° 13 3e slight reduction upon the minimum of 4 per °eat• is nevertheless conceded, and this enables them to attract a large amount of business, that Would otherwise be taken to the Bank of England. With regard to the prospects of the market, they are still considered favourable, though no material Change can be expected till after the payment of the O cto b er d i v i dends. By t h a t time, too, a portion at least of the money sent into t he country for agricultural purposes will have returned, and the stock of bullion, moreover, Will have received a further, important addition, P r oviding, as anticipated, the specie movement continue as at present. It is stated in the advices by the Arita that the New York money market on the 3d inst was in a stringent state, and affairs generally at the stock markets and elsewhere appear to have been very unsettled. Annexed is an analysis of the last re turns from all the banks ollas. ( August 22.... 175,713,139 gust 29.... 176,7 48,618 Loans and discounts Au --- Increase ...................... 1,035,479 Specie ( August 22.... 31,520,498 1 August 29.... 32,030,055 Increase ...................... 509,556 Circulation ....... f August 22.... 5 ,545,970 t August 29.... 5,345,970 Decrease 70,006 Net deposits .. August 22 156,588,1)95 .. I August 29 156,761,695 Increase 173,600 The accounts from the manufacturing districts for the past week are again of a very satisfactory character. At Manchester a fair amount of busi ness was done in cloths and yarns, chiefly for the Indian mar k ets. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Huddersfield, was exceedingly active, 'while in the hosiery and lace departments of Leicester and Nottingham a steady business was transacted. In the hardware districts cf Birming ham) Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, there were Moderate transactions. The amount of specie brought by the steamer La P lata, announced this morning, is £271,341. Two o'CLOCK. To -an according to Mr. Renter's t ele g r a m, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 69 f. zusiness in the discount market continues active at previous rates. It has been agreed to-day at a meeting of the shareholders in the Union Bank of England and France that the amalgamated establishment shall be called " The European Bank:' It is scarcely possible to conceive a much quieter market than that for the English Stocks at the pre sent moment. Foreign Bonds were sought after as a medium of speculation and investment, but the Funds, from some cause or other are, and have been for a considerable period, almost entirely ne glected. To their elevated range of prices, and the limited margin there now is for sufficient fluctua tion to render time operations attractive, must, no doubt, be attributed to the prevailing inactivity of Consols, which, however, here continue firm, not withstanding the paucity of business, at 93/ t for transfer, and 931 I for the account. The New Threes and the Reduced are 92 1; Exchequer Bills, par to 3s. prem. India 5 per Cents. have been marked 1081, Business in the Foreign Market is less active, but prices are generally firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents , 1858, are 70; do., 1862, 711 ; do., Cunsolides hav e receded to 531 ; but the Confederate Loan has risen 3 per cent., to 28 to 26 die. ; Greek to 37/ 38 ; do., Coupons to 18 1; Mexican to 431 Spanish Passive to 361 ; the Certificates, to 13/ 1; and the International Passive are 291 to 30k. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, but prices have shown more firmness. Great Western, Brighton, and North Eastern (Berwick), have improved 55.; and South Western, lOs.; while Edinburgh and Glasgow have declined II; and North Westera 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any material change to record in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in some in stances rather firmer. London and Brazilian, 47} London Chartered of America, 28/ d ; Union of London, 381; Hudson's Bay Company are quoted gi ; General Credit, 41; and Oriental Inland Steam, 2/ 3. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stock a per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 3f per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities... . 6 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire bthJ an., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. India Stock — Ditto 5 pet Cent lOBl i Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent lOB Ditto 5} per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO _ Ditto under £l,OOO Bank Stock for Account Consols for Account, Oct, 8.. 931 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent par 3 pm Ditto £5OO .. Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent _ Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ciailian 6 per Cent. — Ditto 4f per Cent. Zanish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825 — Zquador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent — Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent Ditto, Second Issue_ Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 371 Ditto Account 37f i Ditto Coupons • lBf Ditto Account .. Italian 5 per Cent.(rlaremmana Railway) 801 Mexican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account 43i Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred — Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 4i per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account — l'o•rtuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Acc0unt,........ Ditto 3 per Cent., 1866, .. 7 . "9. : f 491 9 abitto Account '6o, 62 _ : Lip jict i t a tooo n.4 per C c e e n n t t ., l l B B s 2 o 2 . , . £.. .S . t ....... . _ 93 1 3 per Cent., 1859 .. 5 per Cent. 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account ..•-• Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account — Ditto New Deferred Ditto Passive Ditto Account . 36i Spanish. Cert, of Coup not funded Ditto Account ... •• . •13 Turkish 6 per Cent. . 1854 .......... . i 1 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 — ' Ditto Account 70 Ditto, £l.OO Bonds ****************** DlDittoiittt Ditto t 0 A 66 c p ; ei ru Cent. net rt : 1 % 8 .8 6 .4 2 3 , ... .. c . ... 1 .. 6 .. ............ 8 . .. ci .: . 7;1 1f 1 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ...... —• Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account ...... ......... Ditto 6 per Cent., 1882 Ditto Account Dividends on the above; ....... .. London. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f. ..... Dutch 2f per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil .... . =...• Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates . ...... French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25 E -- Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 72} 8 a 1 .440 Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money D itto Account 931 t L iverpool Cotton Market----This Day. t Gre (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) 2(3)" - O a h — , l eitera en t. About id. advance. Sales, ira 4 iee or much more. Lit t l e offering. No Potts; •pzeTiously, 246. gat pt 12. ►1 High unds this n, which of New ;ht Hon. to be fur• ext. of the to her :e o f her 9ton had NDAY. Discs , Prince dies and service Rev. J• r George anan, and addington 1 RailwaY L to attend t Windsor iwn. id Royal sual route Vindsor is rrival of children rd. Since •eligiously should be late storm vas struck JUSOICUDI e progress l shortly us Royal :ing the Istria is 7 in a villa present 5 in Swit rg, w here a ce . Th e venerable no to join Minn Of Fauetinet t the villa way com e elegance ed all the Id in, the nounced nstant, at s recent poy, the near the ce resew- onour of t. Mary's last. i w ants )dgings• ely in the LO Wig be L returu er just both t ;ets, anc l , Langer of what are sen, an d nd aw'w's ollectio% ont door ; an Of a g ood ,h neigh' W e 'T ull Earl is way to n taking `et . Park, tod with co.ntaind• nd :Lord Le, about e cause startle ad coin' the ca. Iccident. romptly afety of •carrier cupants the ex* id espe arl and in (Mr. T every ag beeri. 1, when y, after la theta cheered w e are farailY of the . The 'as able Adver- been erland. r their Lan of y said ~ and resent, rder to ed ermon• )t saY Le (tlio iough int it• to the e dean l write in )1e It into it 'was ) work Ei4 l . SHARE MARKETS--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOII.S. Share Railways. p a i d j Closing Busineto Price. done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMidAJo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall 8 811 1 81 85 87 121 J 22 1211 Do A gets no dh Do. A 1 4111 • c.p an.nas B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun., Perth,& Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do do IGt. S. an,l W. of Ireland 'Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., sad Dover ILon. & Nor'h Western Lon. & Ser.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle Do f shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Kid. Gt. W. of Ireland jDo. shares ----- Mid Kort Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwic , Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle.. • • •• .- • • North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. JUllOtiOD Scottish Central Soot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon 'South Eastern S ou th Wales IS. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok. ,an dWok. Stockton & Darlington Do bi) New, 1866 Taff Vale.. ... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford tt Kilkeuny , West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 7i 8 n 40 16 17 97 98 111 113 50.4 614 99 60 244 t5l 1231 1246! 1241 1251 I'o4 136 99 toi 661 67i /.321 1131 731 714 112 113 42 43 101 10111 101 i 1021 44 441 120 122 121 :261' 14 14; , 95 97 551 66i 251 263 100 f 1011 67 58 871 MI 117 120 1 2 I , 81 82 111 lit 125 127 45 17 100 102 50 62 30 32 94* 4} 70 72 99 101 9 t 0 Hi 376 86 96 I, 76 8 p 15U 355 6/ t 21 36 p 8 6 88 159 162 26 28 44 45 39 41 105 107 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. aanti t : ?hart a & il S w t a L ys awrene( 11 (3 6 1 2 " i; 100 Paid. Price. Business dont. dk I Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Inc a Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Bu D fi 9 a . Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 10 1:r B e r f a er n e t n , jz oe G o . d . i a n l , l t 71 84 1 1 _1_1 Buffalo and LaaeHuron all 54 et 100 ° 0 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1,18 Th 100 100 00. do. June 1, Ib7l 100 st ClCUtta.,ltS.EaStn. (Li n ; 100 1 0 71 108 4 st Cape Town & Dock Scrii 100 107 109 stock Eastn. Bengal g - u. sp. t 100 109 110 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. lon 108 11 1081 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 11 lip 111 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada Wu 201 714 20f 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 71 13 100 Do. ao. deferred all 57 59 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 60 68 100 Do. do. deferred-- L OO Do. 3d Pref. stock ,"„"!, Do, do. deferred. wu Do. 4th Pref. stock.. , all 26 28 27 100 Do. do. deferred all 23 25 stock GLlndlaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 109 110 20 Do. New gua. sp.n. • • 12 1 111- 20 Do, January, 1862 • • 8 1 111 stook Gt. South.ot India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 1074 1081 201 Gt. W. oi Canada Shares all 104 104 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. all 95 97 96 100 Do. 54 P. a. do. '77-8.. all 90 02 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 p 21 stook Madras. guar., 5p.0. .. 100 1071 408, 1071 1 stock Do. 41 p. a. Extension 100 102 103 stock De. 44 do.. • • 100 98 100 2 0 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Bud , 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. o. slortg. Bds. alt 20 Newßrunswick ocean& Claes A. and B..•••••• all 5 N.lll.C'das po Ist pt bds 100 82 84 stock Sainde .• (100 1071 1084 1071 Do. Dell . ' • • 100 1074 1084 gt, • Delhi . . . .. ....1 Do. do .. 2 I 4p 2 4 20 Do. Punjaub • • 't all — —P St Do. Do, g D g. u. 107 4 10.8) 1071 lock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) . 1.01 1 103 10 5 ruLUNLtiW Liu V tilt N5l G- 1 . - ,t.UU p.c.J a 4.11114 . . 10 102 104 1877-81 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 101 it 3 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 101 103 Do, p. C. Jan.&July. 100 93 94 92j Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1875 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 112 114 Do. 1890 100 113 115 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 112 115 Ceylon, N0v.187 8 , 6 p c 100 113 116 'Mauritius 6 per ce cant.. 130 11 0 112nt108 !Natal Gov. 6 per N.8.G0v.6p.a.J aatJuly 100 103 105 Do. 6p. e.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 18 0 100 1001 1014 Do. sp. c.,lBii to 17t 100 1014 1024 Do. d0.,1888 &upwth 100 102 103 1021 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 ill 113 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 104 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. o. 100 1:1 1 13 I S.Aus G6p.c.187&& up.. 100 111 113 - IVio•Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 1W 'Do. io t p.o. An.&Ook.. 100 114 1144 114 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 m id übliord Amalgamated 33 li D it ev et on na G s . s C et o t nag og a a v n is ) t ) 80 1 56079 6 680 1 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd sz. Id par East Caradon ...... 2.14.6 28 2 9 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 it 64 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 8.6.6 34 4 Gam 4 St.Aubyn(Gwen.) f, Bl 14 15 Great South Tolgus 17s 3( 44 G. Wheal Vor (11elston 40 8 84 44 Grenville 6.16. r 5} 6 Eierc.d's- Foot . 8.12 38 10 iiingston Downs 4 . 18.0 2 24 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant, 9A 29 31 —llarke Valley.. 4 Ilyndy Iron Oro (Li m ; 2f 14 ci New Setun .. 191 100 110 North Downs 24 It 2 N.Wh Baseet(lllogan, 2.17.0 24 3} North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) 14 4 6 20 Providenoe(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 11 43 South Caradon(St.Cleeri 11 410 120 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 14 2 zl.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 55 65 Stray Park 5 famar Silv.,t Lead Min 44 fin Croft y 194 204 201 West Basset (Illogan) l4 10f 114 W Cf radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Sam Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 , 75 80 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 35 45 W heal Kitty (ILLelant) 2.0.6 WhealLudt ott Wheal MaryAnn(rilen ) 8 11 13 Wheal Seton . 584 )215 225 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 15 17 Wheal Union 3.17 21 31 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and S.-Western 4i per cent., 107} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 44 per Cent., 931 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 141 .r% amur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 9 Recite and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 181 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (ail), 221 Turin and Savona, 21 FOREIGN MITES. Yudanamutana of E. Australia (lim.). 2i 3 JOIN T-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Urn.), 391 Australasia, 813 Bank of Egypt, 273 Bank of Queensland (lira), 13! Bank of New Zealand, 11 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, llf 12 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 36 5 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, '2l Hindustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 254 Imperial Ottoman, 194 19 London and Brazilian (lira.), 474 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 283 London and South African, 21 Oriental Bank Corporation. 584 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lim. l , 63 Union of Australia, 51 Union of London, 383 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-lilexican Mint, 20* Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lint, 33 Gen. Cri dit and Finance of London, lira., 4 I Hudson's Bay, 9/ International Financial Society, lim., 101 Joint .stook Discount, London Finanzial Association, lira., 13 London General Omnibus Company (lim), 24 Oriental Inland Steam, Jim., 3 24 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, 49 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. lira., 273 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Sept. 18 via Marseilles ......... Sept. 12. Brazil an d Cape Verds, by British packet........ Oct. 5. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Sept. 28, China, Penang, a nd Singapore, via S o uth ampton. Sept. 18, via Marseilles ...Sept. 12, ... Falkland 151and5...... Gibraltar, via Southampton .. India (Calcutta), an d Ceylon, via Southampton.. S e pt. 18 . via Marseilles.... Sept. 12. India (Bombay), via Southampton Sept. 10. via Marseilles Sept. 20. Portugal.. • • ............ Malta, Egypt, • and Aden, via Southampton N 'ewroundland via Marseilles Se 17.. () Porto and Vigo U • 8 . and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Sept. 11, by U.S. packe by Canadian packet, Sept, 11, t 3.14.1 4.4.0 9.18.4 THE Still, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fano.) IN RE FISHER. This bankrupt, Rebecca Fisher (otherwise Hicks), de scribed as of Devonshire-place, Edgeware-road, spinster, applied for release from custody. Mr. Lucan supported her application, and Mr. Preston opposed on behalf of Messrs. Ingledew, upholsterers of Bishopagate-street, on the ground :that the bankrupt had fraudulently contracted the debt for which she had been sued The bankrupt, in examination, said her name was Fisher. and she was a single woman, but she had passed by the name of Hicks. I was engaged to him, but he died. She denied ever representing herself as a widow, and that she was entitled to £4OO a year, but the affairs were in Chancery. She had goods of Ingledew to the amount of £l5O, but had paid off £llO. The property had since been sued for a year's rent, but they did not fetch £6O, and the rent, due was £65. It not the married. goods . is BfoyurMarn.dLau half olrtigeed3e.swarsknsienwcsllwhassd Mr. Ingledew, cross•examined, said Mr. Hicks intro duced bankrupt as his wife—he purchased goods and paid for them—she afterwards went by herselt and said Mr. Hicks was dead and she was his widow, but that his affairs were in Chancery; she afterwards said that the affairs had been settled, and that she was entitled to £4OO a-year for life, and on that representation he let her have the goods. The Bankrupt said she never made any such statement, that the transaction did not take place with the witness at all, but with his brother. Mr. Lucas submitted that there was no pretext for say ing there had been any fraudulent misrepresentation. Hicks introduced the bankrupt as his wife, and as to the rest, Mr. Ingledew appeared to speak from hearsay. At all events, thetransac ion took place nearly five yeArs ago, and:the bankrupt had paid off £llO. His Honour said it was not a case for refusal of reletise, and the bankrupt was accordingly released. MARKETS—This Day. little is doing. Picking is now making considerable pro press, but the crop varies considerably. From America we learn that the crop will not equal last year's, but there will in all probability be a supply of good and fine hope suffi cient to meet the export demand. The import into London last week was 9 bales from Ostend, 16 from Rotterdam, and 46 from Hamburg. New Mid and East Kents loos to 140 s per cwt. Weald of Kents Sussex TALLOW. The tallow trade is steady to-day, and prices rule firm. Old P.Y.C., on the spot, is quoted at 425., and new at 435. per cwt. Town tallow, 41s. net cash. Rough fat, 2s. li-d. per Blbs. Particulars. 1859. 1860. 1861. j 1862. 1863. - Stock this aay.... 21,924 44.698 38.554 35 554 42,050 Price of Y.C. 57833 t0 1 52s 32 to 48662 to 48602 to 428 Od to —s Od 52s rd Od —s Od 43s Od Delivery last week 1,757 1,917 4,018 1,347 1,379 Ditto from June 1 19,894 28,433 38,680 21,6.8 14,686 Arrivals last week 3,242 4,866 434 1,914 1,2,4 Ditto from June 1 29,737 46,037 20,463 18,783 18,992 Price of Town .... 58s 9d 55s Od 50s 9d f Sus Od , 43s 9d STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG 186?. 7,471 FOR THE SEASON. 1863. London Liverpool Bristol Other English ports Ireland 212 Scotland Germany 1,295 2,575 France 1861. 7,627 296 2,907 - 576 1,129 3,029 772 Total 19,213 13,187 15,136 Tallow despatched from Cronstadt Casks. Casks. Casks. to Aug. 19, 0. S. (estimated at 25 poods to the cask) 19, 2, 3 13,187 15,436 In ships loading and lighters 7,185 9,013 3,505 Total loaded off from St. Petersburg, Aug. 21, O.S Do. after this date Total at the close of the navigation 63,879 83,835 MARK-LANE. In the country markets, held on Saturday, the demand for wheat was much less active, and, in some instances, prices declined is per quarter. Barley, however, ruled firm, and the value of oats, beans, and peas was well supported. Flour moved off slowly, at late rates. On the Continent rather more business is passing in wheat and spring corn at very full prices. At New York the trade continues dull with a limited export inquiry. There was a fair arrival of English grain up to our market last week. The imports from abroad amounted to 15,233 quarters of wheat, 10 bar ley, 38,653 oats, 805 beans, 5 peas, 2,585 linsesd, 1,510 oil seeds, 165 sundry seeds, 1,415 sacks and 4,611 barrels of flour. Fresh up to Mark-lane to-day the arrivals of English wheat were very moderate, but the quality of the produce was good. Owing to more favourable accounts from the north of England and from Scotland respecting the in gathering of the crops, there was much less activity in the demand fur all qualities, and, in order to effect sales, fac tors were compelled to submit to a reduction of ls. per quarter from Monday last. There was a full average supply of foreign wheat on the stands. The demand for all descriptions was in a sluggish state, yet no material change took place in prices, compared with this day se'nnight. The tendency, however, was decidedly in favour of buyers. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request, on rather easier terms. The supply of new English barley was very moderate, Fine malting parcels were scarce, and such were quickly disposed of at full prices. Inferior qualities, including grinding and distilling sorts, were in fair average request, at full quotations. The ahoy? of foreign produce was small A steady business was transacted in malt, at . quite pre vious rates. The supply of oats was tolerably large. Good and fine corn ruled firm, at full quotations; but inferior qualities wore a dull inquiry, on rather easier terms. . _ Beans were in short supply and steady request, at full currencies. Peas fully supported last Monday's currency, with a fair demand. Blue qualities, however, sold heavily at reduced rates. Both English and foreign flour moved off slowly, yet prices were supported. _ CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE, Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr —s to 46s Ditto, old 398 46s Ditto, white, 1863 43s 50s Ditto, old 4ls 48s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 42s 46s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— Barley—Grinding 2ss 26s Malting 34s 41s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6os 68s Brown Kingstown and Ware 6OB 65s Chevalier 66s 58s Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding l9s 23s Potato Youghal and Cork, black Cork, white. . .... . . —s —s Scotch, Feeding —s —s Beams—Tick, old 36s 41s Pigeons, Yeas—Grey Maple fil —s White 36s 38s Boilers ... . 36s 38s Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b Suffolk Stockton and N0rf01k..... 27s 29‘ American, per barrel METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was a large supply of foreign beasts and sheep on sale here to-day, and there were several Spanish and Ton ning beasts on offer of very good quality. The trade ruled firm at quite last Monday's currency. The arrivals of beasts from our own grazing districts were but moderate as to number, and they were certainly deficient as to quality. For all breeds there was a steady demand, and last Monday's prices were well supported. Prime short-horns, indeed, changed hands more freely than on this day se'nnight. The top quotation for beef was 5s per Blbs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire, we received 2,600 short-horns, &c. ; from other parts of England, 600 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 12 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland, 340 oxen and heifers. There was a slight increase in the number of sheep in the pens, but the general quality of the stock was inferior. The trade for all breeds was in a healthy state, and the late improvement in the currency was well supported. Prime downs and half-breds sold readily at 5s 4d per 81bs. . _ The supply of calves was moderately good. Generally speaking, the demand ruled inactive, yet no change took place in prices, compared with Monday last, the`top quota tion being 4s 8d per albs. Pigs moved off somewhat freely, neverthless prices ruled firm. Per Slb. to sink the offal. a. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 6 3 10IPrimecrs-wool d 0.4 10 5 0 Second quality do. 4 0 4 6 Pme. S' thdown do .5 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 8 4 10 Large arse. calves 3 6 4 2 Prime Scots, etc. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 44 4 8 Small porkers 42 4 6 Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 128 to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, lBs to 2is each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs .. 4,170 —Sheep Cows ea and lambs .... 8,640 . . 41 Calves •••• Pigs. 290 The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 18,242 head. In the corresponding week in 1862,we received 11,109 —in 1861, 14,327 —in 1860, 12,020 —in 1859, 13,828—in 1858,8,207—in 1857, 8,558 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 712 .. 4798 .. 172 488 .. 122 Harlingen .... 521 .. 1173 189 .. 65 .. 693 Hamburg 2 1351 • • Boulogne . Medemblik .... 60 .. 2019 • • Calais OO • . Vigo • • Amsterdam 7 .. Antwerp — Ostend 23 Bremen ...,,.•• 265 .. 52 Dordt 134 .. 1143 19 .. 2 .. Tonning, 1643 .. 426 • • -.. 3 .. - -- .. -- • • .-- •• -- 732 • • .-- • • --- • • -- -- .. -- •• 1 •• - •• -" •• Total .... 3151 .. 12,911 .. 804 .. 561 .. 816 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1862.. 2228 , . 7,661 .. 362 .. 612 .. 246 18 6 1. 1596 .. 10,176 .. 273 .. 5 7 9 .. 1 7 03 18 60 1 578 .. 8,648 .. 214 .. 512 .. 1068 1859 1631 .. 10.624 .. 444 .. 491 .. 638 1858 1329 .. 5,632 .. 137 583 .. 526 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Sept. 15, 1862, and this day, DloudaY) Sept. 14, 1863. Per 81b. to sink the offal. Sept. 15, Sept. 14, 1862. 1863. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 3 6to 3 10 Second quality d 0....,,..... 3 4 3 6 4 0 4 6 Prime large 0xen............ 310 4 4 4 8 410 Prime Scots, &c. .... . ....... 4 6 4 8 410 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 8 310 3 8 4 2 Second quality do. ... ...... 4 0 4 6 4 4 4 8 Prime coarse-woolled do 4 8 5 0 410 5 0 Prime Southdown do. Lambs ....... Large coarse calves ........ 4 0 4 6 3 6 4 2 Prime small do. Large hogs ................ 310 4 4 3 6 4 0 Neat small porkers .. 4 6 410 4 2 4 6 Beasts . 6,670 5,190 Sh ee p and lambs 26,380 20,360 Calves .............. 235 239 Pigs 360 460 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept l6, 1861..—Beasts, 5,750 sheep, 25,320 —calves , 218— pigs, 510. SEPT. 17, 1860.—Betists, s,4so—sheep, 25,250—calves, 90—pigs, 410. NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. Only moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these markets. The trade, generally speaking, is firm, at fully previous quotations. Per Sib. by the carcase. s dad Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Prime lar-o do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 8 d d Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Vaal .. 3 8 4 4 Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb WOOL. The excitement prevailing in the cotton market has created a much firmer feeling in the trade for English wool, and the tendency of prices is in favour of sellers. Colonial qualities have changed hands to a limited extant; never theless, the quotations have ruled firm. The import last week was only 840 bales from Port Elizabeth. SEEDS. Mustard seed is very firm. In linseed and rape seed, a fair business is doing, at late rates. Other seeds are a slow sale. For cakes, there is a good demand, at full quo- tatiors. Turnip,White,p.bus.lis to 14s 5wede......... -s —s filustard, Brown White, Tares, New 7s Oct 8s Od Old per quarter - s —s Canar y, per quarter 36s 50s Rye grass, new..... --s —s Clover, hite Red Eng., et. —s —ss —s W — Foreign Red..• • a -s White. —s -s Trefoil, new. 2os 21s Carraway 26s 28i Coriander 16s 18s Herapseed, per qr 448 46s Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74s Crushing Baltic —s -s Odessa —s -8 Linseed Cake , p ton —s —s English £9lox£lo —s Foreign £9 10s £lO 15s Rape Cakes,p ton£6 Os £6 10s Rapeseed, new,pr qr 60s 61s BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. The supply of potatoes is moderately large. In most de • scriptions a fair average business is doing, at the late decline in the quotations. The currency is as follows : Kent and Essex Regents... 70s to 100 s per ton. Do. Rocks ......•••• 50s to 70s „ Do. Shaws .......... 60s to 70s „ BOROUGH HOP. A steady business is passing in new English hops, at our quotations. In yearling and old qualities, however, very IN RE MATCHETT. 811 i Z his bankrupt was described as a lodger at the Prince of Wales Tavern, Enfield, formerly contractor, and now out of business. He had been arrested at the suit of Benjamin Butler Caunt (executor of Benjamin Caunt), who had ob tained judgment against him whilst he was in Portugal. There being no opposition the order for release was granted. RE THOS. WILCOX. This bankrupt was described as of Packington .street, Islington, builder, and applied for his release. Ho was bankrupt in 1858, and had since compounded with his cre ditors. He now owes £6OO ; assets nil. In the absence of opposition the order for release was P 1 I granted. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH -STREET. HOUSEBABAXING.—WiIIiam Syme, a young man living at 8, Cambridge-street, Golden-square, and described as a boot-closer, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with break ing and entering the house of Messrs. Oetzmann and Plumb, piano-forte manufacturers, 38, Broad-street,Golden square, and stealing several articles belonging to different persons. E Benham's-place, Hampstead, port er , in the dw employ ipl Hoyar of k,5, Messrs. Oetzmann and Plumb, pianoforte o manufacturers, 38, Broad-street, said—On Saturday night week a carpet-bag belonging to Mr. Oetzmann was on the premises. I left the premises in company with two others, and we were the last persons on the premises. I went en Sunday night to take something out of the bag and found it was gone. The next morning, hearing from one of the workmen that he had lost some property, I suspected a bad character was on the premises, but last Friday found the premises had been broken into at the top of a flight of stairs. David Reid, in the employ of Messrs. Oetzmann and Plumb, identified some books produced as his property. They were safe on the premises on Saturday evening, and gone on the following Monday morning. Mrs. Ann Syme, wife of the prisoner's brother, said— The prisoner brought one of the articles produced to our place. I have seen but little of the prisoner for the past three months. He merely left the bag to be taken care of. Inspector Bowles, of the C division, said—l went to Messrs. Oetzmann and Plumb's workshop on hearing of the second robbery, and found several boxes had been broken open apparently with a chisel. On going to the place where the prisoner was employed, and the prisoner being called out by his employer (Mr. John liempson) the prisoner, without my saying a word said, " I never did such a thing before, and will never do so .again." I then took the pri soner to the station, when he said that some of the things he had taken to a brother's, in Lamb's Conduit-street, and on going there I saw prisoner's brother, who gave me the bag produced and contents. At the station prisoner said, "It's my first offence, and I got into the house by means of a ladder in the yard." The prisoner had been duly cautioned before he said this. He also said that being a great reader and seeing the books in the window had induced him to com mit the robbery. I found on the prisoner several keys, one of them fitting the bag. I also received from the prisoner's master several articles belonging to different persons. On viewing the premises I found that an entry had been gained by the window, Some of the articles produced having been identified by other persons, the prisoner, who made no defence, was com mitted for three months. THAMES. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OP MILITARY STORES. — Michael Pugh, who carries on the business of a grocer and general dealer in Well-street, near the Sailors' Home, and Bridget Pugh, his wife, were brought before Mr. Wool rych, charged with being in possession of military stores, which had been stolen from the Tower of London and other places. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, defended the prisoners. It appeared from the evidence of police-sergeant Town send,r awnhdwhere r s e ar c hed stationedh oe discovered,isn 1 t u , teh who eT u prisoner's roei has snr c nta h he a rab: tsegdheheoooauf procured s t et h h , e eN M fior e s. a t t r ifts o te p oa o owrr l c i , u t e a tiw n wi .osu p tr o grre l a ut r i ee c ty e , blankets and one white blanket; in another room a white blanket, two bed covers and a sheet, in the par' lour, under the table, a white blanket, and in the kitchen a bed-cover. The female prisoner said that her first husband, who had been in the army 17 years, and who accidentally shot himself in Canada, gave her the pair of blankets when he returned from the Crimean war ; that she bought the sheet at a shop in Petticoat-lane, and that the white blanket found under the parlour table was given to her by a Mrs. Clarke, whose husband was in the 3d Buffs. She also stated that the bed covers were given to her by the quartermaster of the 19th Regiment, when it was stationed at Portsmouth some time ago. There were also two straps and a s c r u b b in g brush in the kitch en , which he up also seized. seised. Th beds and bedding. Hardy-place, Wellclose -s q uare, former ly lived in the house of the prisoners, and had seen the blankets, the sheet, the e straps were used by so l diers to fasten M ar ia Holland, a young woman now dwelling a t N o . 8, table-covers, and other things in use. She believed Mrs. Pugh was married to her present husband last Easter. In cross-examination by Mr. Stoddart, the witness said differences had arisen between her parents and the prisoners, and that she give information to the authorities that Mr. and Mrs. Pugh were in possession of military s t ores. Mr. James Pink and Mr. Joseph Plow, who are em ployed in the Tower of London, said the things seized were Government property, marked with the broad arrow and the initials W D (War Department) or B 0 (Board of Ordnance). One blanket had been tampered with and an attempt made to " smudge" out the Government marks. A patch had been inserted. It was the practice when condemned blankets and sheets were sold to tear s uc h blanket or sheet in four pieces. They were not sold whole. Grey blankets were distributed for the use of soldiers on active service. When done with they ought to be returned to the public stores. Other evidence was given, from which it appeared that while the female prisoner was in the To wer in her fir s t husband's life. time, sheets, blankets, and other things were missing. Mr. Stoddart said the female prisoner's first husband had been in the army 17 years, and gave his wife the various articles now produced. As to military blankets people had possession of them in all directions. A. hundredth part of the blankets intended for the army in the Crimea never reached their destination, and thousands of them were sold whole after the Crimean War. The people from the Tower said the blankets, sheets, and bed covers now produced had been made since the Crimean war, and that no blankets had been sold whole since 186 C. The witnesses • valued the things produced at 13s. The female prisoner, an Irishwoman, addressed the ma gistrate at considerable length, and said this was a spiteful proceeding, and that information was given by the woman Holland because the parents of the witness were distrained upon for rent due to Mr. Pugh, who was quite innocent, As to the straps, her children used them as skipping ropes. Mr. Woolrych said th e l aw prohibited anyone being i n possession of Government s t ores, and he could not help thinking the female pris oner k new the property now in court had been illegally come by. H e discharged the male prisoner, but convicted his wife, an d fi ned her £4, and 395., being treble the value of the articles. Th e penalty was paid. THE BOMBAY MAIL.—ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 11,— The Valetta left here with the Marseilles portion of the above mail at noon this day. The Delta, With the heavy portion of the mail, sailed at 4 p.m. yesterday, sh e may be expected at Southampton about the 23d inst. The Orissa brought the mail to Suez, arriving there on the oth. The Carnatic left Calcutta on the 20th August, 64 days from Southampton. THE COVENTRY RIBBON TRADE.—The staple trade of this city continues to make satisfactory progress. Difficulty is even experienced in obtaining a sufficient num ber of really good hands. The prospects of the trade are generally considered to have very much improved, and sanguine hopes are entertained of the trade getting back to a sound etate,-73irminghatn Test. AN APPEAL TO MR. PANIZZL (From the Atheneum.) . , Having ourselves repeatedly been subjected to the same inconvenience complained of by our contemporat y, we would very earnestly commend the following statement to the con sideration of the Librarian at the British Museum : "We have had occasion to make use of the Reading room of the British Museum for many years, with never failing reason to acknowledge the courtesy and attention of the officials of all grades employed there. Of late, how ever, it has been our lot to find that the ordinary period within which a student can obtain a book from the Library is never less than half-an-hour, and on more than one oc casion a whole hour has elapsed before some carefully-in dicated volume reached us, impatient and eager to save time. It was understood, when the new Reading•room was opened, that the time of supplying students with their ma terials would be greatly shortened compared with that which was customary on the old system. With regret we find that the reverse is the rule. Worn out of patience, we, one day, while waiting for a volume, paced round the readers' desks to ascertain if their crowded state could account for the delay in our receipt of books. The radiat ing desks can accommodate about three hundred readers : at them were seated exactly one hundred and forty-seven persons, or less than half the number that might have taxed the arrangements of the establishment. This was within an hour of closing the Reading-room, and when many readers would abstain from demanding books that could not be used on the current day. At any rate, the place was not half full ; yet an hour and ten minutes elapsed ere we got the book in demand. Few students can afford to wait even half this time. Surely Mr. Panizzi can do something to render long delays the exception, and not the rule. Sir R. Mayne and the Modem Gomorrah, The number of crimes committed in the year 1861 was—in the City, 1,029; in the metropolitan dis trict, 11,203. The area of the City is little more than one square mile; the population, 111,784 per sons; and the number of houses inhabited and un inhabited, 1,479. The area of the metropolitan district is 571 square mi)es ; the population, 3,110,684 persons; the number of houses in habited and uninhabited, 461,848. The propor- tion of crimes to population is—in the City, 1 crime to 108 persons; in the metropolitan district, 1 crime to 277 persons. In this relation, crimes in the City are upwards of 156 per cent. higher than in the metropolitan district. The propor tion of crimes to inhabited houses is—in the City, 1 crime to 12 houses ; in the metropolitan &strict, 1 crime to 37 houses. In this relation, crimes in the City are upwards of 208 per cent.' higher than in the metropolitan district. Let Cornhill and Cheapside ponder over these state ments. The City is proved to be a sink of ini quity ; it is inhabited by a population of rogues and vagabonds. Now we know where the tickets of-leave hide themselves ; now we know where the dangerous classes have permanent settlement; it is in the quadrangle of the Royal Exchange, the rotunda of the Bank, and the purlieus of Mark-lane, Mincing-lane, and St. Paul's-church yard we must look for men of Bill Sykes's stamp— that is, if we really wish to make their acquaint ance. Nothing less than a second Great Fire would suffice to cleanse the second Gomorrah, and it must not only consume the houses, but the people, for they are lost in iniquity, and the city of London is, par excellence, the criminal City. 1%T5 only need to have Sir Richard Mayne's police on duty in our' streets, and this moral plague-spot will become a paradise.—City Press. THE TYNE REGATTA. DISPUTED RACE FOR THE CHAMPION CUP. The contest which took place for the Champion Cup on the 28th ult. at the above regatta, between Cooper, Kelley, and Chambers, and which was un decided owing to a dispute about fouling, was on Saturday run over again by Kelley and Chambers, Cooper declining to take any part in the struggle. After a closely-contested race, Chambers was de clared the winner. Kelley claimed a foul, which was not allowed. SHIPPING—This Day LONDON, Sept. 14.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 12.-•-Wind S.W.—Arrived—York town, from London for New York. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 14.—Arrived—Asia, steamer, from Boston. FALMOUTH, Sept. 13,—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Dorkia, from Sulina. PENZANCE, Sept, 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Exile, From Cardiff. B AIDGEWATER, Sept. 12.—Wind N.W—Sailed—Mersey, for Quebec. TORBAY, Sept. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sunbeam, from London for Quebec; Hero, from Shields for Alex andra. BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Sept. 13.—The Samson, from Falconberg ; the Nestor, from Liuiain ; the Tre Vanner, from Calberg ; the Gesina, from Skaleftea ; the City of Pekin, from Calcutta ; the Haabet, from Frederickshall ; the Laurita, from Svend borg ; The Louisa Charlotte, from Soralsund ; the Ange lina, from Emden ; the Axe, from Konigsberg , the Bit tina, from Kongellf. Arrived, 14th.—The Telegraph, from Gottenburg ; the Steria, from Neuham. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed—Empress of Ipswich, from north for west ; David of Weymouth, from north, for west; Dispatch of Dart mouth, from west, for north; Napoleon, from London, for Cape of Good Hope ; King of the Seas, from London, for Port Philip ; Rubeen, from London, for Algoa Bay ; Shaftesbury, from London, for Genoa. Sailed—Lord Warden, for Madras ; Surinam, for Boston ; many for Natal; and all the outward bound. Passed—Vanguard, from Shields, for Hongkong, a fter a passage of 30} hours to the North Foreland. JULES JANIN'S ETERNAL YOUTH.—SonIe men never grow old, exclaims a genial critic of this veteran feuillelmiste's last new work. 'Whatever tltia re gistrar's book or Vapereau's " Dictionnaire des Contem porains" may say to the contrary, they remain settled on the bright side of thirty. Take Jules Janin as an example. We could easily fix the date of his first feuilleton in the Journal des Debats—but look at the preface of the " Conies du Chalet," and say whether it is not the production of a very young man, full of enthusiasm for everything that is noble and beautiful, brimming over with imagination and fancy. The ekcilet which M. Jules Janin celebrates in this preface is the new residence erected for him a t p a ,,, y—a chalet in the strictest sense of the word, small, neat, pic turesque, full of treasures of every kind, having a minis, ture park and water works. The walls are ornamented with appropriate inscriptions, and within is a round table presented to the feuilletoniste by M. Lacheze, whom his friend has in return honoured with the dedication of the 4, Coutes du Chalet."' " PIM" has just ready a companion to bis recent " How Pippins enjoyed a Day with the Fox- Hounds"—to wit, " How Pippins enjoyed a Day with the Stag-Hounds" —the same size as the former, twelve plates, quarter double elephant, also to be published at one guinea. 502 1 66j 1 I 113 14 74 113 101 i 1001 102 not 1261 1001 100 k THE BOMBARDMENT OF CHARLESTON. '9ECOND EDITION a PHILADELPHIA, August 30. The following is the communication from Beau regard to General Gilmore, protesting against the opening of the bombardment of Charleston "Head -quarters, Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. " Charleston, S.C., August 22. " Sir,—Last night at 15 minutes before 11 o'clock, during my absence on a reconnaissance of my forti fications, a communication Was received at these head-quarters, dated Head -quarters, Department of the South, Morris Island, S.E., Aug. 21, demanding the immediate evacuation of Morris Island and Fort Sumter by the Confederate forces, on t h e alleged ground that the present condition of Fort Sumter, and the rapid progressive destruction Which It is undergoing from my batteries, seem to render its complete demolition within a few hours a matter of certainty,' and that if this letter was not com ptied with, or no reply thereto was received within four hours after it was delivered into the hands of my subordinate commander at Fort Wagner for transmission, a fire would be opened on the city of Charleston from the batteries already established within easy range of the heart of the city. This communication to my address was without signa ture, and was of course returned. About half-past one o'clock one of your batteries did actually open fire and threw a number of heavy shells into the city, the inhabitants of which of course were asleep and unwarned. About nine o'clock this morning the communication alluded to was returned to these headquarters, bearing your recognised official sig nature, and it can now be noticed as your deliberate official act. " Among nations not barbarous the usages of war prescribe that when a city is about to be attacked timely notice shall be given by the attacking com mander, so that non-combatants shall have an opportunity of withdrawing beyond its limits. Generally the time allowed is from one to three days, that is, time for the withdrawal in good faith of at least the women and children. You, sir, gave only four hours, knowing that your notice, under exist ing circumstances, could not reach me in less than two hours, and not less than the same time would be required for an answer to be conveyed from this city to Battery Wagner. With this knowledge you threaten to open fire on this city, not to oblige its surrender, but to force me to evacuate those works which you, assisted by a great naval force, have been attacking in vain for more than 40 days. " Batteries Wagner and Gregg and Fort Sumter are nearly due north from your batteries on Morris Island, and in distance therefrom varying from half a mile to two and a quarter miles. This city, on the other hand, is to the north west, and quite five miles distant from the battery which opened against it this morning. It would appear, sir, that des pairing of reducing these works, you now resort to the novel measure of turning your guns against the old men, the women, and children, and the hospi tals of a sleeping city—an act of inexcusable barba rity from your own confessed point of sight, inas much as you allege that the complete demolition of Fort Sumter within a few hours by your guns seems to you a matter of certainty. " Your omission to attach your signature to such a grave paper must show the recklessness of the course upon which you have adventured; when the facts that you knowingly fixed a limit for re ceiving an answer to your demand which made it almost beyond the possibility of receiving any reply within that time, and that you actually did open fire, and throw a number of the most de structive missiles ever used in war into the midst of a city taken unawares, and filled with sleeping women and children, will give you a bad eminence in history, even in the history of this war. lam only surprised, sir, at the limits you have set to your demands. If, in order to obtain the aban donment of Morris Island and Fort Sumter, you feel authorised to fire on this city, why did you not include the works on Sullivan and James Islands—nay, even the city of Charleston—in the same demand ? " Since you have felt warranted in inaugurating this method of reducing batteries in your imme diate front which were otherwise found impreg nable, and a mode of warfare which I confidently declare to be atrocious and unworthy of any esol dier, I Row solemnly warn you that if you fire again on this city from your Morris Island bat teries without giving a somewhat more reasonable time to remove the non-combatants, I shall feel impelled to employ such stringent means of r9talia tion as may be available during the continuance of this attack. " Finally, I reply that neither the works on Mor ris Island nor ,Fort Sumter will be evacuated on the demand you have been pleased to make. Already, however, I am taking measures to re move all non-combatants, who are now fully aware and alive to what they may expect at your h a nds.—Respectfully, your obedient servant, " G. T. BEAUREGARD, General Commanding." SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 o' CLOCK.. RUSSIA. The Gazette Narodown (quoted by the illoniteur) states that on the 4th inst. a body of 300 Russians were driven on to the Austrian territory, crossing the frontier near Radomysi. Captain Raubert, who commanded the Austrian garrison at that place, summoned them to lay down their arms, which they d:d on the arrival of an Austrian de tachment. SPORTING NOTES. THE DONCASTER MEETING. The weights for the Autumn Handicaps being now pub lished, the events to be decided this week will be looked forward to with more than ordinary interest, as the equi vocal performers this year have now nothing to fear. The Champagne Stakes generally produces a favourite for the Derby, but I think it will result in a match between Linda and Fine do l'Air, giving the preference to the former. The Great Yorkshire Handic a p h as a very poor accept ance. Still enough remain to make a g oo d race,aon: distance is within the scope of all of them, a fair field may the be expected. The field will include Hartingt aLsady Ripon, Welcome, Change, Blithfield, Jack of H earts, Silk stone, Earl of Surrey, Hubert, Doctor S yn t ax, Blondi n , Cachuca, Schoolmistress, Kangaroo, Barter, and The Serf. The three most favourably weighted are Schoolmistress, 1 Doctor Syntax, and Barter; giving the preference to theta lin the order named. _ . ._ _ _ The Filly Stakes should be won by Syren, and the Glas. gow Stakes by Midnight Mass. Wednesday is the St. Leger day. The field for the great event will likely compose most of the following-- Horses. Riders. Avenger A. Edwards. Blondin Blue Mantle Lynch. Borealis Bright Cloud or Cheerful Clarior Curie Dr. Syntax Donnybrook Erin go Bragh .. Judd. Gladstone Golden Pledge Fordham. Light Bob .... Lord Clifden Osborne. National Guard Prince Leo 800 Oresander Queen Bertha Ranger Scamander Tademus .. P. Adams. Avenger and Onesander will represent Lord Stamford's interest, but from the amount of money invested in the former, it would seem that the latter will run to serve his stable companion, but it would not surprise me to see " Noseander," as he is generally termed, turn out the best of his lordship's pair, as was the case with Diophantus two years ago in the Two Thousand Guineas, when Imaus was defeated by his stable companion in a common canter. Avenger won the Prince of Wales's Stakes easily, but there was nothing great behind him, as Blue Mantle was out of all form. He will carry as much money as any other horse in the race, and no liberties ought to be taken with him. The Ranger is gradually retiring to the outside division, and I think that is just the place he will obtain in the race, though I believe he will try and get a " situation" amongst the first th ree . Q ueen Bertha (whom I selected to win the Oaks when at 50 to 1) has been the most steady horse in the betting ; but, no doubt this arises from her being in J o h n Scott's stable, who has won more Legers than any oth er t ra i ner. How ever, her ladyship is entitled to the greatest respect on her own merits; but, as mares are very uncertain at this season of the year, I do not think she will carry her colours suc cessfully past the post in the great tussle. Lord Clifden has been knocked about more than any other horse in the race—ono day being at 20's, the next at 10's, then at 6's, back again to 20's and 30's, down again to 6's, where he now remains, with a still further downward tendency. That his performances warrants such knocking about is a thing, as Lord Dundreary would say, " Tha-tha-that no fellah can understand." He was by far the best two-year-old of his year, and only lost the Derby by a very short head. His running in France I entirely throw aside, as he was suffering severely from the roughness of the passage across the channel. No horse could be in finer condition at present, and those who have been taking liberties with him will perhaps get as great a blow as they did in 1960 with St. Albans. Golden Pledge, since his success in the Ebor Handicap, has been entrusted with heaps of money, and ought to run respectably. Donnybrook I have no fancy for, but National Guard, who won his Stockton en gagements, ought to run well, and may prove an awkward customer to the favourites. Blue Mantle is doing excellent work at present, and from the forward position he obtained in the Derby, my only doubt is whether to give the prefer ence to him or Lord Ciifden. Borealis is a beautiful little mare, and her owner has backed her for a situation. Light Bob and Clarion will represent Lord Glasgow, but with no chance of success. Serf will run for Mr. Jackson's book, and Blondia for Mr. Parr, but I am afraid he will not meet with the good fortune he had when he carried off this race in 1855 with Saucebox, who was at 50 to 1 at starting. Tambour Major, it is reported, will be amongst the starters; and if ho runs as well as he did in the Derby, when he had such an artistic jockey as Wells on his back, there will not be much danger to be feared from him. It will be seen, from the above, that I expect the judge will place LORD CLIFDEN (with his head loose) BLUE MANTLE 2 AVENGER The Doncaster Cup will be won by MACCIRONI. A FRESH MAN, TATTERSALL'S—SATURDAY. GREAT lORRSIItHE HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Blondin (offered) 10 to 1 agst Barter (taken) 12 to 1 agst Serf (offered) 100 to 8 agst Silkstone (taken) 15 to 1 agst Change (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cachuca (taken) Earl Surrey was struck out this afternoon. THE LEGER. sto 1 agst Avenger (take 11 to 2) 5 tol 1 agst Queen Bertha (take 11 to 2) 6to 1 agst Lotd Clifden (offered) 100 to 12 agst Ranger (offered) 9to 1 agst Golden Pledge (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Borealis (taken) 100 to 6 agst Blue Mantle (taken) 33 to to aget agst sNearftio(ntaakleoGuard (offered) 40 50 to 1 agst Donnybrook (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Dr. Syntax (offered) 1000 to 2 agst Scamander (offered) 1500 even on Ranger agst Golden Pledge (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER. For the Great Yorkshire Handicap, Dr. Syntax remained the favourite ; but The Serf, without much money being laid against him, declined to 20 to 1 (offered). Barter advanced to 10 to 1 (raken), and 12 to 1 was accepted about Blondin.—Avenger and Queen Bertha were equal favourites for the St. Leger, and 6 to 1 was wanted against Lord Clifden. The Ranger was anything but firm, 10 to 1 being offered against him in good quarters. 33 to 1 was the highest price against the Serf, and Dr. Syntax was in de. mand at 40 to 1. Closing prices:-- GREAT YORKSHIRE STASES. 9to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken) 10 to 1 agst Barter (taken) 12 to 1 agst Blondin (taken) 14 to 1 agst Drummer Boy (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Dulcibella (taken) 20 to 1 agst Deception (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Serf (offered) THE LEGER. 11 to 2 agst Avenger (taken) 11 to 2 aget Queen Bertha (taken) 6to 1 agst Lord Clifdcn (wanted) 10 to 1 agst Ranger (offered) 16 to 1 agst Borealis (offered) 16 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (offered) 33 to 1 aget The Serf (offered) 10 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax (taken) ARRIVALS AT DONCASTER. Aslanga, Blondin, Meriden, Clairvoyants, Maccaroni, Carnival, 'soline, Linda, Naxus, Fravola, Black Faure, Drummer Boy, Coast Guard, Biondella, Polynesia, Cour de Lion, Avenger, Weatberspy, Knave of Trumps, One sander, 2Etna, Bertha, Gemma, Gallileo, Acolyte, Dulci bells, Livingctone, Grisette, Dian-at-Arms, Bagsman, Silk stone, Peignoir, Canzonette, Chalybeate, Hubert, Calabria, Cheerful, Sea Boy, Ossian, Regina, Zetland, Lord Clifden, Caller On, Change, Tattoo, Marmion, Cairncastle, and King of Utopia. Twenty-six now statues, intended for the facade of the Cathedral of Milan, are being exhibited in the court of the archbishop's palace of that city. They are executed in Gandoglia marble, and by Milanese sculptors. One half of these statues at least are described as being masterpieces. St. Astero, by Bernascomi, is considered the best. TIIE PRESENT CONDITION OF THE COTTON OPERATIVE POPULATION' is as follows :—Working full time, 242,446; short time, 120,251; out of work, 171,535 ; against, 141,587 full time, 166,225 short time, AEA 239,751 out of work et the end of February last, A NOBLE IRISH LANDLORD. On Thursday last, in the hamlet of Sneem, county Kerry (says a weekly contemporary), on the north side of the mouth of Kenmare Bay, amid scenery of surpassing grandeur, the Earl of Dunraven laid the foundation-stone of a new Catholic church, the site of which was presented, rent free, to the parishioners, by the liberal Protestant landlord, Mr. Bland. Lord Dunraven purchased the site for a fishing lodge there, some few years since, and the following incidents in his lordship's address, on the occasion of the ceremony last week, aro highly cre ditable both to himself, as a pious and devoted Catholic, and also to the liberal Protestant land lord. The Cork Examiner reports his lordship to have said : " I well remember the day when I first came here to Mass. Immediately that I saw the place in which the Holy Sacrifice was performed, I said to myself, How strange it is that I should go build for my self a residence, and surround myself with every comfort and ornament which it is in the power of a gentleman to procure, while the church of the parish—the house in which the mysteries of God's Church are celebrated—is left desolate and in ruin.' From that moment I determined, if it pleased God to spare me my life, that t would contribute, as far as lay in my power, to the building of an edifice in which the people of the parish would be able to worship God without being exposed to the incle mency of the weather, and in which the Holy Sacri fice could properly and with due solemnity be per formed. I have been able to do that. I have seen the work happily inaugurated to-day, and I assure yon that it affords me the moat sincere gratification. Amongst the many things which I h ave t o re joice at to-day, there is one which gives me the most pro found satisfaction, and I shall not lose this oppor tunity of mentioning it. I mean the noble conduct of your landlord, Mr. Bland, in giving us the ground for the church. When I asked him if he would give a lease for ever of the old site, as we were going to build a new church, his reply was —'Certainly, I will.' I then said—' Will you give us some more of the ground surrounding the building, as we wish to plant it and make it ornamental ? ' He again readily responded that he would, and said, Come down and point out what you want. This is a mat ter which I will leave entirely to yourself.' I came down with him ; we went over the place, and then he went away leaving me to mark out as much land as I might consider necessary. ' I leave you,' he said, 'to fix the boundaries yourself; take as much as ever you want.' When next I met him I asked him about the rent—what rent he would require. What ? ' said he, do you suppose that I am going to take a rent for this land ? No ; whatever ex tent you want, it must be a free gift from me to the parish.' I only - wish every landlord in Ireland would take an example of liberality from Mr. Bland. I can assure you that, poor as this parish is, there are many parishes in Ireland which would bo glad to exchange landlords, for it is not everywhere you meet with the like of him. I have known Mr. Bland for many years, and I am happy to say that my relations with him have always been those of the warmest friendship; and so they will always be, because I believe him to that which it is by no means a common thing to meet with in these days —a just, honourable, and liberal-hearted man." .0111111 1 1