The Sun. — London, England, 1850-09-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Sept. 27 (Before the CHIEF COMMISSIONER.) IN THE MATTER OF JOHN GOODALL. This insolvent, a surveyor, who had resided in Penton square, was opposed by Mr. Nichols on the part of Messrs. Steer, Cuerton, and Lawford, stock and share brokers, Pope's Head-alley, Cornhill. Mr. Cooke, with whom was Mr. Sargood, supported the applica tion fur discharge. Three points were raised in this case in opposition to the discharge—namely, contracting a debt without reasonable expectations of payment, a vexatious de fence, and making away with property. It appeared that the insolvent had speculated in railway shares, and had lost upwards of 500/. The opposing creditors acted as his brokers and had pur chased largely for him in Eastern Counties' shares. In December, 1848, they purchased by his direction 200 shares in the Eastern Counties, which came to 2,4001. The purchase was made of Messrs. Ricardo for the 28th of that month. The money was not forthcoming, and they were resold to Messrs. Ricardo by Messrs. Steer, and the difference in the few days was upwards of 900/. For the difference an action was brought, to which the insolvent pleaded by his attorney. Mr. John Nichols, of Cook's-court, his attorney, conducted his case in this court, and the costs exceeded 901., making the debt due to the opposing creditors more than 1,0001. The insolvent alleged on his examination that the purchase of the shares was a " time bargain," and that it was a gambling transaction. On the other side Mr. Lawford, one of the firm, gave evidence that it was a purchase, and not of the character described. His firm, as brokers, were bound to pay the dif ference, and had paid on the transaction upwards of 9001. In the course of the evidence it transpired that after the verdict was given against the insolvent, which was the only debt he owed except one, he mort gaged his furniture for 2001., which he spent in pay ing some few debts and living on the remainder for some months, during which time he avoided an exe cution at the suit of the opposing creditor. Mr. NICEIOL3 urged the three points mentioned, ant asked the Court to protect sharebrokers from similar conduct by giving a judgment of some du ration. . Mr. COOKE characterized the transaction in ques tion as a " time bargain," and called the attention of the Court to an Act of Parliament passed in the 7tb year of George 11., to prevent the infamous practice, as it was therein described, of stock jobbing. He was aware that railways were not then in vogue, but he apprehended that the principle was the same, and it was a species of jobbing as much to be discounte nanced as dabbling in.the funds. The CHIEF COMMI3SIONER stopped the Learned Counsel, observing that he did not see his way suf f iciently clear to give an adverse judgment in this case. The insolvent was therefore ordered to be dis charged. IN RE JOSEPH BULLEN. The insolvent, a cattle-dealer, was opposed by Mr. Nichols for a creditor named Tomlins, and supported by Mr. Cooke. - A somewhat singular point arose in this case. The insolvent and his brother Wiliam were partners as cattle-dealers. Another brother named Thomas was also a cattle-dealer. lie died in 1844, leaving a wife and six children. He also left live stock, which realised 4501., and, according to the insolvent's ac count, he and William traded with the money for years before Mrs. Bullen, his brother's widow, heard that her husband had left any property, and she had struggled on at Hendon with her large family. The insolvent was threatened with proceedings on the part of the widow, and he paid 210/. He alleged that William had the remainder, and also had retained a sum which belonged to him. William Bullen was now examined, and denied that he had traded with money belonging to his brother Thomas, or had retained any money of the insolvent. This witness on leaving the box insulted, it was said Mrs. Bullen, the widow, and the protec tion of the court was asked, when he was told that if he did not behave himself he would be sent to prison. It came out that proceedings had been commenced against a bank to recover the money which had been deposited for Mrs. Bullen. The point was, whether the payment of the 2101. was a preference as against the other creditors. It was insisted that it was a meritorious payment to the widow, and done under legal pressure. Nobody could regret that it had been paid. The Cuiar COMMISSIONER said, that, as he had doubts on the question, the insolvent was entitled to benefit of them. It was a lamentable case, and it was quite clear that the poor widow had been ill used. The insolvent had afforded her some compen sation in paying 2101, and he would be discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HO USE. James Arthur was brought up before Alderman Musgrove, charged with naving broken into the house of Messrs. Jone 4, Randall, and Morris, of Corn hill, warehousemen, with intent to commit robbery. Robert Howe, porter to the prosecutors, said—l sleep in the warehouse, and last night the doors were - all locked at the usual time, and the keys were given to Mr. Randall, who sleeps on the premises. I went to bed at 11 o'clock,:as did the other porter, who also sleeps in the ware h ouse . A t a b out 4 o'clock this morning I was awoke by hearing somebody walking in the warehouse, but as I thought it was my fellow servant Henry, I called him by name. I received no answer. I then called to him in a louder tone, and he answered me from his bed, which is in another part of the warehouse, and I was convinced that he was not the person I heard moving about. I desired him to strike a light and told him there was some one in the warehouse. He said I was dreaming and told me to go to sleep, and Immediately afterwards I saw the prisoner jump on the counter and seize a rope which hung down from the skylight and endeavour to go up by it ; but I jumped up, got across two counters, and caught him by the legs as he - was making the attempt. My fellow porter then came to my assistance, and we secured the man, who proved to be the prisoner. We then rang the bell for Mr. Randall, who came down stairs and called the police. Upon examining the premises we found that the skylight, which was a close one, had been broken through. There is a small ventilator at the top of the skylight. A hole had been bored through the lead, and a rope had been passed through and a knot tied at the top. There Ns ere several knots upon the rope, which hung down. Alderman MUSGROVE—Were any goods missing or disturbed ? Witness—None. He had no time to take anything. Alderman MCSGROVE —Do you know the prisoner ? Witness—Not at all. I never raw him before. He asked me to go on the leads to fetch his coat and hat, which ha had left there, and said he did not like to go without them. I went on the leads and found two coats., a hat, and a screw-driver there. Mr. R. C. Randall, one of the partners in the firm, said—Our warehouse is at 33 and 34, Cornhill. The skylight is in 33, which is the dwelling-house, and Vle warehouse extends over the ground floor of both houses, and the skylight gives light to the back warehouse. I had examined the premises previously to leaving busineP. At four o'clock I was alarmed by the ringing of the bell, and I went down and found the prisoner between the two porters, each of whom held him by the collar. I called a policeman. No doubt in dropping down from the skylight he made a noise, and when he found that the two men were speaking on the subject ho made an effort to get back by seizing the rope. I never saw the man be fore, but understand that he is known to the police. Henry Low, the other porter of the firm, said—l examined the warehouse between 9 and 10 o'clock on the preceding night and found all safe. I was awoke by my fellow-servant, who asked me for a light, and I thought he was dreaming, and I told him to go to sleep, and instantly afterwards I heard him scuffling with the prisoner, and went to his assistance. Policeman 439, upon being called into the ware house at 4 o'clock, took the prisoner into custody, and found upon him two luciter boxes, a screwdriver, a taper, three gimlets, and a knife. Alderman MUSGROVE—Prisoner, is it your wi s h to say anything ? The prisoner—l have nothing to say, but that lam guilty, and was brought to it by distress. It is supposed that the prisoner mistook the well guarded premises of Messrs. Jones, Randall, and d Morris, for the premises of a chronometer maker in the immediate neighbourhood, which had been robbed about eight or nine years ago by thieves, who entered from the top, and which had at that period been left without a resident protector. The prisoner was committed for trial at the Cen tral Criminal Court. Joseph Bean, who appeared to be about 11 or 12 years old, was brought before Alderman Gibbs upon a charge of robbery. The wretched child had been frequently committed to prison for theft, and been twice whipped by the direction of the magistrate, and the sentences had been regularly recorded. The case was the firs:*, herd in the court under the New Ju venile Prisoners Act. Alderman G 113133 said it Was, his duty, under the new Act, to ask the prisoner, or the person who ansv..&rtd for him, whether it was wished that a summary sentence should be passed, or that the case should be sent fur trial to the Central Criminal Court. The father of the boy said his child was, in his opinion, quite incorrigible, and it would, therefore, be advisable to send him to be disposed of at the Old Bailey. Alderman Ginns regretted the obligation upon him to commit tlle boy for trial, as summary conviction \ 1 / 4 1 , pr,,sen ted in such a cas e much greater chances of re .o cation. qhfrsprisoner's father said he had been completely beggared by the boy, and persevered in hie desire to see the case before a jury. Alderman Gross regretted to be compelled to com mit the unfortunate child to prison.—Committed for trial. Information was given at the Mansion-house that a poor fellow had been on Wednesday morning plun dered of all his property between the Bank and Gracechurch-street. He had it seems accumulated, by a life of hard labour, between 5001. and 6001., and had purchased a public-house, in which he intended to settle down for the remainder of his life. After having left a deposit of 60/. with the person of whom he bad made the purchase, he went and received the amount to which he was entitled, and was proceeding to close the business, when he found that the coat pocket in which he had placed his money was cut away, and that all his hard earnings were gone. The sister of the unfortunate man applied to the police, and described the condition of her brother as deplorable in the extreme. The plundered man had, no doubt, been followed from the Bank by thieves, who found him to be a more easy prey as he had been a sailor and had lost an arm. _ _ THE SUN, GUILDHALL. Sir William White, a stockbroker, and one of the directors of the Church of England Insurance Institu tion, was summoned before Mr. Alderman Challis, charged with assaulting Henry Armstrong, formerly the bookkeeper to the institution. Complainant stated that on Wednesday evening last he was passing down Lothbury, when he met the defendant, who pushed against him so violently that he was thrown down and severely bruised. In reply to questions from the Alderman, who ex pressed his astonishment at such an unprovoked as sault being committed, the complainant denied having done anything calculated to irritate Sir Win. White, though he admitted having known him some time. He (complainant) knew him first about two years ago, when he was sent for to fill the situation of kook keeper to the Church of England Insurance Institu tion. He bad remained in that situation for two years, when he was suddenly dismissed. Witness wrote to the directors about his dismissal, but they refused to interfere. He then went to Sir W. White, and while remonstrating with him upon the unfair ness of his discharge, Sir William struck him and threw him down some steps. He did not, however, take any legal steps about that assault, but he was obliged to proceed against him when he found Sir William knocked him down in Lothbury. Cross-examined by Mr. Hobler, who appeared for Sir W. White—Witness had had a quarter's salary given to him as compensation for his short notice. Had also been about the place since, but that was to complain of his dismissal. Had never stood in the way of Sir W. White in order to obstruct him, nor had he been desired to keep away from the offices. Upon his oath he had never placed himself in front of Sir W. White. He was walking quietly past him when he was struck. It was in Lothbury, and there were a good many :people on the pathway, though there was plenty of room for him and Sir William to pass without touching each other. Sir William did not strike him with his fist ; he pushed against him with his shoulder. Both their shoulders came together. Alderman CHALLIS said it was evident that the witness believed that the insurance company had acted unfairly in dismissing him without procuring for him another situation. Now, he (the Alderman) thought they bad behaved very handsomely in treating him a= they did—viz., in giving him one quarter's salary while he was looking for another situation. Complainant said he thought the society, being a respectable one, was bound to provide a situation for him when they dismissed him. Alderman CHALLIS said, it was evident he heed thought so, and had acted under that mistaken im pression throughout. He wished to inform the com plainant that the insurance company were not in the slightest degree bound to do any such thing. As for the charge of assault, the, it was equally clear, had arisen from accident, and he should therefore dismiss the summons. The complainant then left the court, loudly pro testing against the injustice of the decision and th e principle by which he was discharged from his situa tion without another being procured for him. BOW-STREET. Richard York, a young man in the employ of Messrs. Gardner and Co., lamp manufacturers, 453, Strand, was charged with embezzling several sums of money due to the firm. Alexander Frazer, superintending engineer at the brewery of Messr3. Hanbury and Co., proved a pay ment to the prisoner of 351. 103., due from Mr. R. Hanbury to the prosecutors. The prisoner signed a receipt for the amount. Robert Slater, in the service of Mr. Charles Saun ders, secretary to the Great Western Railway Cam pany, paid the prisoner 51. for the prosecutors. The prisoner placed his signature to the bill. A further payment of 31. 18s., by Mr. Wilson, of the Constitution public-house, in Drury-lane, was also proved. Jonathan Pearce, cashier to the prosecutors, stated that neither of the above anr)unts had been accounted for by the prisoner. Mr. J. E. Gardner said that the prisoner had been in the service of the firm about 12 months, at a salary of 2001., with some additional advantages. The total amount of his defalcations was about 1001. He hoped the Court would treat the case as leniently as possible. Mr. HENRY said that any appeal of that kinl must be addressed to the judge at the trial. Inspector Marsh deposed to having apprehended the prisoner, who admitted his guilt with respect to six amounts, including one received from Lady Glent worth, which led to his detection. Mr. HENRY committed the priso-_er for trial cn ,hree charges. James Davies, alias Smith, was; placed at the bar with his dau g ht er , w h o appeared' to be imbecile, charged with an attempt to obtain money by false pretences from Mr. Eustace Anderson, of 15, Lin coln's Inn -fields. The prisoner had' made a pathetic statement re specting his daughter's infirmities, and begged for a small contribution towards making up the required sum for her removal •to an asylum. Mr. Anderson said he would make inquiries into the case, and told him to call again. He did not receive a second visit from the prisoner, but the .Mendicity officers pursued him, and found him eventually in Cheapside. He admitted the offence, and begged to he let off. Mr. Ilmcnv committed him for a month. CL ERKEN WELL. John Spurgeon, a respectable looking man, 48 years of age, was placed at the bar before Mr. Combe, charged by Mr. John Lambden, a bootmaker, of 1, Hanover-terrace, Islington, with having been con cerned in stealing certain documents belonging to the County Court, Duncan-terrace, Islington. The prosecutor said, that on Thursday morning last a friend of his who was in embarrassed circum stances called cn him and informed him that he had teen summoned to the County Court for a debt of 31., and in consequence of his being too late in his attend ance, the judge made out an order for his committal to prison for 14 days. He requested witness to assist him in drawing out an affidavit to present to the judge of the court to rescind the order, but not feeling himself competent to the task, accompanied his friend to the Court in Duncan-terrace, where he was intro duced to a person whom he knew by the name of Horne, and he asked him to draw up an affidavit. He said he could introduce him to a party who could do the thing properly, and he conducted him into the waiting-room of the court, where the prisoner was apparently busily engaged in writing at a desk. Horne introduced the prisoner as being a solicitor, and they agreed to draw out the affidavit, and they repaired together to the Prince of Wales Tavern, next door to the residence of witness, where the prisoner commenced writing the affidavit, but it was done so badly that witness said he should be ashamed to present it to the judge, and he would draw it out himself. They then demanded 2s. of him, which he declined giving, when Home snatched up the sum mons and two receipts and bolted off with them. He made the circumstance known at the County Court, where he was informed that Horne was known to be in the habit of lurking about the court, with other persons, for the purpose of imposing on the unwary, and that the prisoner was not a solicitor. n ßy a lr hire m d s eefnid im w BE—Was positiv e th a t th e pr i soner re presentedhasbeiintgh the a documentssolicitor, and i n h he is traced pos. session p . r Mr. Mould, the clerk, said that the courts of Lon don were infested by a set of low designing fellows, whose only object was to victimise the poor, the igno rant, and unwary, and a wholesale system of plunder was carried on li c itors and mock agents with impu n it y b y self-styled so. Mr. COMB' said that the police ought to be in at tendance at those places to prevent such impositions, and to look after such hangers-on. He questioned Mr. Lambden, who said that it was after he had m taken the affidavit that the documents were seized and taken away. thath he Il i a g d ht it not con gratulate himself upon Mr. COMBE told the that tinjeicre point. been fir it he would have committe d him for trial. the halter. He He had had a narrow escape from be cautious of his future conduct, and also his friend Horne. b would discharge him ; but he had better y a sense of justice and a desire to protect the the public Mr. Lambden said that he was only pro:np,,ed in te as a warning to such and exposure of it vyouhl opera prosecuting the case, and he trusted that publicityh parties. THE BISHOP or EXEIER.—We have received a letter this morning (Wednesday, Sept. 25) from a correspon dent in Devonshire, dated yesterday, stating that the Bishop of Exeter has refused to accept testimonials signed by the Archbishop of Canterbury..— Guqrdian. At the Stirling Court of Justiciary, on Wednes day, a female medical practitioner was sentenced to ten years' transportation, for inflicting injuries upon a pregnant woman, which terminated in her death. GAS-LIGHT AND CORE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. -- - - " Z. s. d. Z. s. d. British •••••• - • • • • - 11. 40 0 0 18 0 0 13 Ditto Provincial.... 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 183 Brighton ...... ••• • •• 5/. 20 0 0 - - City of London .. •• •• 61. 100 0 0 150 0 0 - Continental Consolidat. 925. 75 0 0 31 5 0 - Equitable .. .. .. .. • ... 50s. 50 0 0 50 0 0 28 Imperial .......... • • 3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70 Independent ....... - 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 48 - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - - 50 0 0 50 0 0 - Do., Parl. Preference 61. 25 0 0 210 0 - Phoenix . •........... 4% L 50 0 0 49 0 0 29 Ratliff .••••.. • • • • • • 5/. 100 0 0 90 0 0 75 United General .... - 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 15y g Westminster Chartered 3/. 50 0 0 - 48 36 Ditto, New .... -• .• 12s. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9% LYS'S'', OP SCOTTISZ COMPANZES' PRICES Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - - - X a. d. X. s. d Bank of Scotland British Linen Company ' 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 196 Caledonian Bank City of Glasgow Lank . CI. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1130 Clydesdale Ban: -•• .• 634 per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13% Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 171 Eastern Bank .... •• • • 61. per cent. 25 u 0 10 0 9% Edinb.&Glasgow Bank 61. per cent. 50 0 50 0 4% Exehangeßnk of Soot 4l. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 12% Isle of Man. Company 71. per cent. 10 0 0 7 0 0 - National 8ank...... •• 6% per cent. 50 0 0 10 f • 15 Northof Scotland Bank 4/.percent. 20 0 0 5C 0 2% North British Bank ' • • - - - • - Royalltank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 3 0 132% Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 88 Western Bant - -• ... .• • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 731 4 Alliance Fire and Life 8341. pr cent. 10 0 0 10 1 0 20% 13. A ccord.Life sand Fire - 20 0 0 10 0 - British Guarantee Ins. 41. per tent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 14e 6J Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 23 Colonial Life ... - 50 0 0 1 0 0 it. 3s. City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 21. 17s Edinburgh Life Insur 6l. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 20 East of Scotland Life - 10 0 0 015 0 - Eng. & Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 2% Hercules Insurance Ce. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - ['lsar. Co. of Scetlnd•• Al. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Life Assoc. of Scotland 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 11. 18e Mercantile Life - - 3 3 G per et. 10 0 0 010 0 6s. 6d. National Fire and Life 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 225. 6d North British Insur 6pr cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 253 North & West of Scot. 61. per cent. 10 0 0 1 00 I - Scottish Life and Guar. - 20 0 0 011 0 - Scot. Mas. and Gen. Life - 0 0 015 0 - Scottish Union Insrnce. 6 1 41. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 , 243.0 d Standard Life ...... • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 4 5 0 ; 9% United Dep.Assnrance Sl.per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 116 s 3d MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Z. s. d. Z. a. el. Suction Mart •••• • • • • 2/. ss. 50 0 0 - 25 Australian Mriculturl 1/. 100 0 0 30 0 0 lii Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10e. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20 Ditto, Half Shares.. - - 2 10 0 5 Canada ... • • .... •• .. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 89 Uppr Canada Bonds 51. per cent. - - - Pity Navigation .... - - - 94% Gen. Revers. & Invest. sp. odd; bs, 2/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 91 Equitable Reversionry 5/. pr cent. 100 0 0 1100 0 0 106 Gcn.StesmNavigation 11. Bs. 15 00,14 0 0 27% London Institution .• • - - 78 15 0 - Russell Institution • • - - 20 5 0 - Peninslr& Orient.Stm. 81. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 7914 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 ,100 0 0 96 Royal Mall Steam.. •. Si 18.4. p. c, 100 0 0 60 0 0 63 South Australian .•••• 11. per share. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Van Diaman's Land.. - 100 0 0, 29 0 0 % BANK OF ENGLAND. (From last night's Gazette.) An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth of Victoria, cap. 32, for the Week ending on Saturday, the 21st day of September, 1850. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. X. Notes 155ued........ 30,176,120 X. Government debt .. 11,015,100 Other securities .... 2,984,900 Gold coin and bullion 15,951,162 Silver bullion ...... 224,958 £30,176,120 I £30,176,120 M. MA Dated the 26th day o f September, 18 50. R SHALL, Chief Cashier. BANKING DEPAILTN2N T. Proprietors'eapitah. 14,553,000 Re. , lit • ...• • • •• • 3,557,5)5 P ublic deposits • (In 2inding Exchequer. Coraintssloners of National Debt, .t av- I ugs-hanks, and Di. accounts).. 10,222,879 o.ber ileposlta • • 8,966,161 .•,:n Jay and other bills •••• • • • • ••.• 1.239,992 Government Beene- ties (including Dead Weight Annuity) .. 14,433,230 Other securities •• • • 12,158,839 Notes •• •• •• 11,313,980 Gold and silver coin.. 635,578 £38,541,627 X 38,511, 627 MARSFIA.LL, Chief Cashier. !r, 1850. Dated. the 25th day of September THE LIVERPOOL ANDSTEADIERS. ISLE OF M AN The Admiralty have, i t i s said, sent enters to th e L ie of St eam -packet Company, directieg that the mail steame rs n shill leave Liverpool during the winter at eight O'clo c k i n the morning of the days of sailing, and return from Douglas at ten o'clock in the morning. If the Admiralty knew any thing of Douglas Bay they would not issue an order which it is impossible to obey.--Liverpool Mercury. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1850. PRICES OF SIIARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM- FAMES' ;STOCK. From the Official List. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING, LONDON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. ZOTNT.-STOCKSIMMS. Dividend i Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. instralasia •••••••••• 243. 40 0 0 40 0 0 BritshNorth American 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 Ceylon .. ••••• • •• 71. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Commercial of London 61. per cent. 100 0 0 29 0 0 Colonial.. Gloucestershire •••• • • 15/per cent. lonian ........ •• •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 27% Ditto .. — 13 0 0 London Joint-Stock ..• 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 181 Provincialof Ireland.. Si. per coat. 100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, New.• •••• • •• 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 National of Ireland .. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 Nat. Pravncial of Eng. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New. .•••• •• 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 South Australia •• •• • • 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 Colon of Australia.• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 32 1 ,-!, Ditto •••• • • 6/. per cent. 210 0 Union of London • • 61. par cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 Union of Madrid ..... 40 0 0 40 0 0 INSUELELNC2 COMPANIES. Dividend I Amount per of Name of Company. Annum. Share. Albion .• •• •• • • •• • • • . Alliance Brit. and For. Ditto Marine. • • • • • • Atin3 ....... British Commercial • • Clericl,Med.& Gen. Life County • • Crown •• •• •• •• •• •• •• Eagle ...... European Life ••• • • • General .... • • • .... Giardian • • . • • . • • •. • • Imperial Fire ........ Imperial Life ........ Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire ............ Law Life • .... ••• • • .. Legal and General Life Licensed Victuallers • • London Fire •••••• • • London Ship • ...• • • Heroine • • • • • • • • • Med. Invlid&Gen.Life gational Lean- Fund•• N'atloaal Life•... Palladium Life Phoenix Professional Life.. •• •• fiotector Life.... Provident Life Rock Life Royal Exchange . Sun Fire.. Ditto Life • . ..... United Kingdom .... Universal .... Victoria Life.... Name of Compaay. East and West Ina' a ... East Country Londoa .... • Ditto Bonds.. it. Katharine ...... . Ditto, Scrip.. •• •• . . . _ Ditto Bonda •• •... •• Southampton •• •• •• •• Name of Company. Charing-cross •• Southwrk .......... Ditto Nw of 7% p.c. Waterloo .... Ditti Old Ann. °fill. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Irtaixhall . • • Av. N. 10s. 711456dk bs 61. per cent. 138.6 d. Is. 6d. kor ct.& bs. Si. 14s. 61. per cent. 51. 121, per ccnt. 12s. 11. sh. 11. 16s. . 10s. 10s. 15s.per share 4%1. per ct. 5/. per cent. Si. per cent. 51. per cent. 31. p. sh. & be. 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 1/. ss. & be. Si. 6/. per teat. 6/. 10s. 11. 62. 41. per cent. 10% pr cnt. 51. per cnt. X s. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 Stock. 100 0 0 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 6 5 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. 61. pr cent. 20s. per sh. 51. pr cent. 41. per cent. 4 per cent. 4341. pr cent. 21. per cent. Amount of Share. X s. d. Stock. 100 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 ZILIXDGES Dividend per An - num. Amount of Share. 355. per cent. 11. 4s. Od. 11. 13. Od. W.fi'X' SE -• Name of Company. Dividend per Annum. East London •• •• •• 81. per cent. Grand Junction •• •• •• j 4/. per cnt. •• •• •• ' 31.105. Lambeth •• •• •• • • ..,. 1 51. per cnt. New ltivr Lndn ?irdge i2l. 10s. Vauxhall ............ 51. per cnt. West Middlesex . . . 61.01. pr cnt. X. s. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 70 10 3 'O7SCMS. Amount of Share. £ s. d. 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 CALEDONIAN RAILWAY. Price 14% 6 1 ,4, 10% 51, 130 IN 41 2% 43% 4% He had the highest feeling of the worth and integrity of his brother directors. Notwithstanding what had been said against them he was proud of their friend ship, and he would unhesitatingly assert that the pro prietors were greatly indebted to them.—(Hear, hear.) He could assure the meeting that if the pro prietors would vote his brother directors and himself out of the direction they would confer a great favour on them all.—(Cheers and laughter.) The Hon. Gentleman having referred at some length to the payment and expenses of the .directors, and stating that they bad been considerably reduced, stated that if certain Bills introduced last session had been car ried, such as the Dundee and Perth, thelVishaw, and the Scottish Central, the Caledonian line would have been completely smashed.—(Hear and laughter.) The claims against the company had been reduced, he was to say, from 200 , 00 0 1 . t o 100,0001 . (Hear.) happy ear.)Then with respect to the charge of the non realisation of the assets of the company, why the fact was that they had no assets to rea li se —(A laugh) the only amount under the directors' control with respect to land being about 7,7001. In conclusion, he could state to the proprietors that they had raised their property from the depths of ruin ; but when they considered that their creditors were not their enemies, but their con fiding friends—(Hear, hear)—when they considered that their plant had been increased, their rolling stock improved, and their debentures paid—he thought that they could not say that their p ro p er ty h a d b een de preciated.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. Wheeler had asserted that his (the Chairman's) management had depreciated the property 311 per cent. He denied such an assertion.—(Hear.) Why, the fact was their charge upon capital was greatly reduced, al-_ though they bad still a large amount of debt. He was sorry at the disagreements that had taken place in the board, but he thought all might yet be settled amicably. The proprietors would relieve the directors from a most onerous duty if they removed them from the direction. The lion. and Gallant Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report and the statement of accounts that bad been submitted to the meeting. They had not been exceedingly re gular, because the secretary had not read the report; if the proprietors wished it that should be now done. —(Cries of " No, no.") The report was then taken as read. Mr. HODGSON HINDE deprecated the course pur sued by the Chairman in charging parties with base motives. He considered that the proper course for the proprietors to pursue would be to let the present direc tors remain in office for another month, and then have another meeting, during which time the proxies might be properly examined.—(Cries of " No, no.") He asserted that the interests of the Caledonian Railway Company had been sacrificed to the Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway Company—the negotiations between Mr. Blackburn, the chairman of that company, had ended in nothing but buying peace at any price, and he had no doubt that a similar result would take place in any negotiations with the Nithsdale Company, and that the chairman of this company would find the chairman of that company more than a match for him in negotiations.—(Hear, hear.) He deprecated the course pursued by the Chairman with respect to what he had stated relative to his negotiations with some of the London and North- Western proprietors, as he looked upon it a 3 little less than an attempt to pack the board of directors.— (Hear, hear.) If any of the present directors could show to him that by their re-election they could re duce the guarantees he would be one of the first to support their re-election.---(Hear, hear.) Mr. FAWCETT said he did not intend to say one word in reply to any of the observations which had fallen from the Chairman, because they were there fur business, and not for recrimination.—(Hear.) He had an amend.. meat to propose which would meet the difficulty of their position, and that would be the best reply to the Hon. and Gallant Chairman. The lion. Proprietor concluded 113 y alloying the following amendment That the report of the directors be received, but inasmuch as the views and statements therein set forth do not tend to promote an early adjust ment of the company's difficulties, that the same be not adopted, but that a committee be now appointed further to meet and confer with the gentlemen Slow in London, and others representing the guaranteed and preference interests, for the pur pose of effecting an adjustment, both in principle and in detail, of the proposed Arrangement Bill, to be applied for during the next session, if practicable, and of agreeing upon a new board of directors duly representing all interests, to carry out the same ; such proposed adjustment and new direction to be subject to contirmation by the proprietary, at a meeting to be called for and held on Tuesday, the 29th day of Oct. next, at the same hour and place." Mr. WHEELER, though he would not second the amendment, at great length defended his conduct in withdrawing from the direction, and asserted in the most positive terms that the loss of their Bill during The half-yearly general meeting of the share holders of the Caledonian Railway Company took place yesterday at the Freemasons' Tavern. The object of the meeting may be gathered from the following statement ; " At this meeting it will be proposed to confirm the forfeiture of certain shares, and to direct the same to be sold or otherwise disposed of. "Also to empower the board of directors to negotiate and conclude arrangements with the several parties and companies having claims againt the Caledonian Company of guaranteed or preferential dividends or interest, for the modification and reduction thereof; and for these purposes to meet with deputations duly authorised. "There will also be submitted the following mo tions, of which notices have been given, viz.:— " To increase the number of directors to 13, and to determine the order of rotation in which such in creased number shall go out of office. " To appoint an auditor of the company in the room of Mr. Douglas Campbell; who now holds office as one of the directors. " That the servants of the company be rested on the Sabbath-day ; and " That no work be done on the Caledonian Railway on the Sabbath." The Hon. Captain Plunkett, the Chairman of the company, took the chair shortly after twelve o'clock. The SECRETARY then read the advertisement call ing the meeting ; and the other routine business having been disposed of, the forfeiture of certain shares was confirmed. The CHAIRMAN, on moving the adoption of the report, regretted that the attacks that had been made on the board of directors had assumed a personal character. He lamented extremely that two of his brother directors had adopted the personal course they had done. He wished, in what he stated, to avoid all personalities, but he could not but advert to the circular of Mr. Wheeler. He denied most strongly the assertion that had been made in that circular that ahe failure of the Bill in Parliament had been caused by the course and perverseness adopted by the directors. The failure of the B►ll had been caused by the forms of the House and the nature of the opposition that had been made against it. Two of the principal oppo nents of the Bill were the Marquis of Breadalbane, on behalf of the Scottish Central, and the Earl of Kinnaird, on behalf of the Dundee and Perth. The proprietors had been doubtless led to believe that, with th© exception of Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Fawcett, the directors were a complete set of fools. and had totally neglected the interests of the com pany. As a proof that such was not the case he might mention that one of their directors was Mr. William Johnson, a gentleman of great weight in Glasgow—(Hear, hear)—and there were many others he might mention, whose names alone were sufficient to place them beyond all suspicion. Not withstanding the alarming circular that had been put forward by Mr. Wheeler, he believed he might say that the directors of all the lines adverted to in it were on the most friendly terms with the Caledonian Railway Company. Certainly some little discussion had taken place on the subject; and with respect to the Garnkirk Company, he certainly was sorry for the course that had been pursued by himself, he entirely absolved the board of directors from any fault, and took the whole blame upon himself; be, and he alone, was to blame. He denied that repudiation was the matter that stood in the way of the Bill. As to the charges, with respect to the leased lines, overtures had come from them which the board could not adopt without giving up all the power which the board held. The directors had always been willing to enter into negotiations, but they had been met on every side by such propositions as they could not accede to. Looking to the state of the company's traffic and the resources of the company, he thought any moderate overtures might lie accepted.—(Hear.) They had been threatened with legal proceedings in the courts of Scotland ; it was very easy to institute proceedings in the courts of Scotland, but it was ra ther difficult to maintain them without just cause. He regretted as much as Mr. Wheeler the retirement of Mr. Baird as a director of the company, but when a director became a plaintiff in a court of law against the company, he thought he could no longer hold a seat in the direction. He deprecated the course adopted by Mr. Baird, and regretted exceedingly that he should have found it necessary to adopt such proceedings as he had done, and in that deprecation he was borne out by Mr. Wheeler. He admitted that an accession of strength was wanted to their direction. He had long wished to leave the direction, it had been a most unthankful office to him, and he had been looking for some friend that would supply his place. He had been looking among par ties connected with the London and North-Western to add fresh blood to their direction, but while the directors were quarrelling among themselves it must be apparent that any negotiation of that de scription would receive _ but little favour. the last session was entirely owing to the course of conduct pursued by the directors. He had, when he was in the direction, deprecated the course adopted by tha directors, in charging two guineas a day for their travelling expenses, and through his interference that remuneration was reduced to 25a,, and then only to be charged when really travelling had taken place. —(Hear, hear.) The Hon. Proprietor then pro ceeded to show that their assets had not been realised, and stated that he believed if it had not been for him the company would not have known what lands they possessed. He was a holder of no less than 900 pre ference shares, and had devoted for weeks several hours a day to the drawing up of the Ar rangement Bill. It was true that in that Bill he proposed to introduce a clause to legaliza the preference shares, and he should have thought he was failing in his duty to the preference shareholders if he had not adopted that course.— (Hear, hear) As to negotiations with the other com panies and the present board of directors, he asserted that they were completely at an end, although the Chairman had asserted that they were not. He con sidered that he had been used with anything but pro priety as a director of the company by the Chairman and some of the other directors, and he thought he should have consulted his own dignity if he had left the direction long before.—(Hear.) The Chairman had charged him with plotting against the company, while, according to his own showing, it was clear that he was plotting against him (Mr. Wheeler). —(Hj-ar, hear.) He had no hesitation in saying that had he not resigned when he did he would have been turned out. He had done the duty of the company, and he hoped he had the approval of the meeting, though not of the directors. The CHAIRMAN, with great emotion and greatly affected, said that he trusted that he should carry into privacy the character he had ever borne.—(Hear, hear.) He was no railway speculator, and had no interested motives in the course he had adopted. H. had the honour of being a captain in her Majesty's navy, and he held, he believed,-in that force a charac ter that was unblemished, and one that no man dare assail.—(Cheers) With respect to the non-realisation of their assets, he thought that those proprietors who had doubts on that subject had better consult their accountants and other officers of the company, and they would then have their eyes opened on that subject. icir. WESTMORELAND seconded the amendment of Mr. Fawcett. Such had been the course of the pre sent directors of the company towards the other com panies, that they had stated their determination not to treat with them. The report of their directors was a complete tale of despair. It presented one universal blank. He thought that the account that had been made out was almost too bad, and had been done for the purpose of frightening the guaranteed interests into a compromise.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. La/stoma, on behalf of the Clydesdale proprie tors, asserted that they had the greatest interest in the well-being of the Caledonian Railway Company, because the more prosperous it was the more certain would the Clydesdale proprietors be to receive their full dividends. He believed, however, that under the management of the present board of directors no de sirable result would be arrived at, and no arrange ' ment would be made with the other companies. He believed if the adoption cf the report was suspended and the amendment adopted, the different companies would again enter into negotiations with this com pany; and, on the . part of the Clydesdale Company, he believed he might say they would accept the mo dified dividend that had been offered them.—(Hear.) Mr. DEAN opposed the amendment, because its only of ject was to take the power out of the hands of the present directors, and place it in a committee of Mr. Fawcett's own choosing, and a member of which would of course be Mr. Wheeler. It was per fectly obvious that the board could not go on as it was at present constituted.—(Hear, hear.) One director publishing the course pursued by another was betraying a want of confidence. Mr. Deputy CORNEY suggested the leaving out of the last paragraph of the amendment, which gave a power to the committee to nominate the board of directors, and his suggestion was adopted by Mr. Fawcett. The CHAIRMAN said that the only wish of the board of directors was, that the report should be received, but not adopted, and that a committee should be appointed to confer with the guaranteed lines, and that the result of that conference should be reported to another meeting. The directors looked upon the present proceeding as a want of confidence in them, and if that want of confidence was con • flrmed the directors were prepared to resign : they had done their best, and they did not doubt the result. Mr. DUNCAN defended the course pursued by the directors. Ile could assure the proprietors that nothing had been done by the board but what was for the good of the original proprietors.—(Hear.) If the proprietors had no confidence in the directors he begged of them to turn them out and let the gua ranteed party come in, and they would soon see where their property would be.—(Hear.) The amendment of Mr. Fawcett as altered was then put in. Mr. CRAM, of Newcastle, deprecated the amend ment. He was anxious to meet parties each way, and suggested that the present directors should still continue in office ; and that in cases where they found they could not negotiate with parties, they should have power to call in other parties to assist them. If the amendment was persevered in, he would move as an amendment to the effect he had stated—namely, that the directors should remain in office, and where they required it they should be empowered to call in an umpire. _ _ Mr. LAMOND could not support the latter amend ment, but he would the former. The CHAIRMAN said the directors were most anxi • ous to have the expression of the opinions of the pro prietors upon the report, whether they would adopt or only receive the report. The original motion and amendment were then read and put, and, upon a show of hands, the amend ment was declared to be lost by a large majority, and amid much cheering. The original motion fur the reception and adoption of the report was then put and declared to be carried, when Mr. FAWCETT demanded a poll. The result of the poll of the proprietors present was as follows : For the amendment For the original motion .. .. 102 Majority - 63 A scrutiny was then demanded and proceeded with, and appeared likely to occupy to a late hour. The CHAIRMAN stated that the majority of the proxies was in favour of the directors. - Directors were appointed in the room of Mr. Fawcett, who went out by rotation, axd of Mr. Wheeler and Mr. Baird, who had voluntarily re signed ; the other directors were re-appointed. Three additional directors were also elected. Mr. Macculloch was elected the auditor after a division against Mr. Muir of 34 for the former, and 25 for the latter, and atter an attempt on the part of some parties to get up a Sabbath stopping of the trains, which was met in rather an unholy spirit by the proprietors present, by negativing the motion. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meet ing at a quarter-past six o'clock adjourned to to morrow at eleven o'clock, when the result of the scrutiny will be declared. FURTHER ASCENTS OF MONT BLANC. We have received the following from a correspon dent at Chamonix, which will be read with interest by all who are acquainted with what Byron calls " the Monarch of Mountains," and the difficulties which beset the adventurous traveller in attempting its ascent :—" Having observed in your Messenger of Sept. 5 a communication relative to an ascent ot`Mont Blanc, I take the liberty of correcting a slight error con tained in it, and of adding a few observations. Since 1847, no effort of the ascension of Mont Blanc had been crowned with success. Early in the present season a fruitless attempt had been made, and on the 6th of August the Duke of Genoa, brother of the pre sent King of Sardinia, accompanied by a corps of 22 guides, resolved on attacking the giant of the Alps; he is an excellent walker, of light muscular build. Having traversed without accident the yawning cre vices of the Glaciers des Bossons and the Tacounaz, the party arrived the first evening at the small ledge of rock of the Grande Mulete, a solitary island in the midst of an icy ocean. Here they prepared to pass the night ; unfortunately, a change of weather came on, and during the whole period they were exposed almost without shelter to the pelting of an awful and ceaseless snow storm. In the morning, as no signs of clearing up appeared, they were compelled reluct&itly to descend in a sad state from cold and wet, but happily without having any accident to re gret. This bold attempt merited a better fate, but its itl success did not prove a damper to other adven turous spirits. Three of our countrymen have since then effected the ascent in a most courageous manner ; the fine weather and grand view of the It a li an a l ps and valleys has amply repaid their Exertions. The first was the ascent of Mr. Richards on t h e 29:h of August ; his companion, Mr. Gretton, on reaching. the Grand Plateau, a large plain of snow at about 12,000 feet elevation, experienced those symptoms of nausea and accel era t e d pulsation of the arteries which arise from rarefaction of the atmosphere at those vast heights, and often prevent the hardy mountaineers themselves from advancing. He proceeded no further ( an d t hi s i s the point in . your account I to correct), but his companions reached the summit, and all went off very well as you have stated. On the 3.1 of the present month, Mr. Gardener, a Scotch gentleman, was equally fortunate, but unhappily three guides had their feet more or less frozen. This gentleman, a day later, ac complished the scarcely less difficult feat of passing the Col du Gemt, from Chamonix to Cormayour in PiAtnont. Matters did not end here. Oe the 6th inst., Mr. Erasmus Galton reached the summit about 9 o'clock on a splendid cloudless morning. It is admitted that, towards the last, he walked as well as the guides themselves, and no ascent was ever more successful or more rapidly made. He felt no personal inconvenience except cold and loss of appetite. There was a sharp wind on the top, but he could with out difficulty have stayed their an hour, had not the guides, who appeared to suffer more than he did, urged his return. The use of strong liquors on the ascent probably renders them more susceptible of cold than we are. The view, to use Mr. Gelton's words, was mag n ifi cen t, but of a nature too expansive to be comprehended by the imagi nation. Its numberless objects, which se parately would produce great enjoyment, united confuse the ideas. The conduct of the guides was admirable, while exposing themselves to every risk, they allow the traveller to incur none. The only accident was the fell of a carrier of provisions into a crevice of twenty feet or so, whence he was extricated slightly hurt. Jean Tairraz, the chief guide of this and the first ascent, had one ear frostbitten, and ano ther man suffered two or three days from an injury of his eyesight. To conclude, each ascent costs in all about 401. Six guides are requisite, and they must be first-rate- men. The first night is passed on the ledge of the Grand Mulets ; to avoid avalanches, the party sets out again about one in the morning, so as to arrive early on the summit, and return the second evening. This year the glaciers are not so dangerous as usual, the snow which masked the crevices bas been melted by the summer's heat, and none of those awful hairlike bridges of snow, by which former travellers have beets compelled to pass, exist this sea son. The track is well marked, and if the weather holds fine another ascension may yet be made this autumn."— Galignani. ALGERIA. A deplorable accident took place on the 1311 at Oran, on the exercise-ground of the garrison. Some of the soldiers having seen a snake in the grass, pur sued it, and the reptile, in order to escape, crept into a cannon which had been left there since the last time the artillery were firing at a mark. The men, not supposing that it was loaded, determined to smoke the snake out of its hiding•place. One of them accordingly thrust some lighted material in at the end, whilst another put down a lighted stick into the t , ltch- hole. The piwce at once went off, killing one man, and wounding three others more or less se verely. These latter were taken to the hospital, where hopes were entertained of saving their lives. Letters from Bona (Algeria) state that a forgery has just been discovered in that place which pro duced the greatest sensation. The interpreter of the court of law, who is also deputy mayor, had put into circulation false promissory notes to a large amount, in the name of the president of the court. Some persons say that the amount is not less than 100,000 f. The delinquent at once took to flight, leaving .a letter declaring that he intended to commi suicide. This, however, he did not effect, as he wat arrested the next day, with a Jew, said to be his acs complice. MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the London New Price Current, Sept. 27.) SUGAR.—To-d,y there was a good inquiry for West India Sugar for home trade purposes, and the rates paid in some cases E xcneded those of Friday last by 6d per cwt. The limited supply, however, checked business, and caused sales to be confined to 676 hhds., &c., making the operations for the week 2,112 hhds., REFINED.—To-day there was no further advance for Refined Sugar, but a good demand existed, and brown lumps were not to be obtained under 50s. For Crushed there is a firm market; British at 29s to 30s per cwt. MAURITIUS.—This afternoon Mauritius Sugar met with ready buyers, and the public sales of 4,876 bags went at au advance of 61 per cwt, fine yellow selling at 40s to 425, mid to good 37s 6d to 39s 6d, ord 36s 6d to 375, fine brown 35s 6d to 365, mid to good 33s 61 to 355, grey from 363 to 39, , , grainy yellow 38s 6d to 41s 6d, brown ditto 35s to 38s, low 33s 6d to 34s 6d. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon several parcels of Ben gal and Madras sold partly at stiffer rates. At auction 43 bags of the former realised 34s for ordinary yellow. FOREIGN.—Today there was no public sale of Fo reign Sugar, but privately sales are upon a larger scale at stiff rates. Of brown Bahia three cargoes have been sold at 20s to 29s 9d, and 3,000 chests brown and yel low Havannah, but the prices have not transpired; also a cargo of yellow Havannah at 40s for No. 12, duty MOLASSES.—Previous rates are sustained for West India, there being no increase of supply, but the private operations are upon a small scale at 133 6d to 163 for common and fine West India, and at 1 Is ad to 12s 64 for Bengal and Mauritius. The rates paid for Jamaica Honey are from 36s to 50s. COFFEE.—TIIi3 afternoon only a moderate business was concluded in Native Ceylon, still holders are firm, and will not sell good ordinary under 56s 6d; at auction 340 hip real good ord re &zed 57a; the private sales sre 3,000 bags. Fur Plantation the demand it less active, and a reduction of 2s took place; of 592 casks 428 bags at auction not more than half sold, good went at 703, mid 63.3 to 68s, low mid 593 to 625, fine to fine fine ord 561 to 58s 6d, good ord 54s to 555, triage 52s to 565. Of AlocLa 379 bales were taken in at 70s, for ord old brown unclean a few lots 655. Of Costa Rica 36 bags realized 50s for good ord. CooJA.—There has been a further reduction in the stock, and on the part of holders much firmness is ap parent. Home dealers are desirous to °peseta, and prices continue to advance : red Trinidad selling at 47s to 50s, grey 455 to 475, and Grenada 43s to 48s ; a further increase is expected to take place in consump tion. Holders of Foreign have confidence, and operations are to a fair extent; Para and Bahia at 293 to 303, and Guayaquil at 31s to 325. The stock is yet less than at this time in the former year. None of any description has been submitted to public competition this week. This afternoon at public sale 80 bags Trinidad Cocoa were takou in at 435, and 300 bags Para at 323. TEL—Several parcels have been again delivered for exportation. For the lower descriptions of Congou there has been an active demand this week, and in consequence of a diminished supply merchants are enabled to obtain an advance of id to Id, ord and good ord selling at is to is Oid, medium kinds is to 13 2d; the better sorts aro operated in with more freedom, and there is a firm market at is 3d to is 7d. Green Tea is not higher, still the demand is more active, with not free sellers at last week's terms. Scented and P,koe sorts sell more freely at firm prices. Four vessels arrived this week with 78,530 pkgs, but no public sale is at present de clared. RICE —To-day there was no public sale of East India Rice, but privately several parcels were sold, making an advance f,r the week 3d to Gi per cwt, and the total sales 14,000 bgs. Prices for low white Bengal are now IW to 103 3d, mid and good mid 10s 6d to lie per cwt. SPIRITS.—Tho rates asked fJr Leeward Island Rum are Is 4d to la 5d proof, but sales have been upon a small scale. East India has been purchased with cau tion at Is 3d to is 3&d proof. Demerara is rather cheaper, and the business is confined to 100 hhds at 2s to 2s 2d for 32 to 36 over proof. Jamaica has been sold to a small extent only, still holders are reluctant to accept lover rates; show; 200 puns were cisposed of—ord and mid quality 30 to 33 over prpof at 2s 6d to 2s 91, 33 to 36 over good mid and good 2410 d to 3s sd, fine and superior 3s 641 to 4a 6d. In Brandy a good deal has been done ; Cognac beat brands of the vintage of 1848 at 4s 9d to 4s 1 Id, 1849 ditto 4s 8d to 4s 10,1, sod ord sorts 3s to 4.4 6d. SPICES.—There has been a lively demand for Black Pepper this week, and a further rise is apparent. The private operations are 8,000 bags, and would have been upon a larger scale had the market been better suplied. The rates paid for Malabar are nd to 30, Sumatra clean 3id to 311, and,dusty 3 i ld. Arrivals this week 3,000 bags. None has been offered at auction. Of white several parcels have been sold privately at 6d to 9d ; 2,000 bgs Pimento have been imported this week, still rates rule firm at bid to 64d, and a good demand exists privately. There is no variation in the value of Ginger, and none has been offered publicly, but privately purchases have been small, Jamaica from 31 9s to 104 Barbadoes and African sold at 33s to 375, and East India export sort 17s to 245. The rates de• manded for Cassia Liguea are 98s to 108 s per owt, as the supply is scanty, hut little desire has been evinced to operate. For Cassia Buds rats rule at 1003 to 105 s, and a public sale is declared. Cinnamon continues to at tract little attention. Orders for Cloves are extending, and the rates paid for Penang are lld to is 4d, Bourbon aad Zsczabar 6i3 to 7d. Mace sells freely by private treaty at 2s 3d to 2s 10d. Nutmegs are wanted, but few parcels are on offer, and the value of brown is 2s 6d to 3s 6d, superior 3s 8d to 4s, and good limed 23 3d to 2s 10d per lb. This afternoon a public sale of 121 brls Jamaica Ginger went at about the former value, common at 75s to 80a, and better sort 85s to 134 s per cwt. SALTPETRE.—British lUfined is 6d higher, and large parcels have been sold at 30s to 30s 6,1 per cwt. With rough the market continues to Le sparingly supplied, and a fair tu3iness has been transacted privately at fully previous rates, common and fine Calcutta realiz ing 26s to 28s. At auction 507 bags were taken in at 273 6d to 283 6d for 6} to 51- per cent refraction, being rather above the value In Nitrate of Soda an ex tensive business has Lean transacted at 14s to 143 Gi per t. FRUlT.—There has been a large demand for New Valencia Raisins this week, but at the moderate rate of 40s per cwt. Currants have met a ready sale, new at 453, and old 37s to 435. For New Turkey Pulled Figs, there is a good demand at 57s to 655. Muscatels are operated in with caution. Layers at 60s to 655, superior 703 to 755, bunch 56s to 58. In new Sultanas, sales have been limited at 60s t) 653 per cwt. INDlGo.—This afternoon at public sale 60 serona Guatemala Indigo went at stiff rates, from 33 2d to 3a 10d, and better sort 4s to 4s 51; 6 chests of Manilla realised 3s 31 to 3; lld per h. COCHINEAL.—This afternoon the market is quiet for Cochineal, Gni at auction 47 bgs 11 , ...xican were taken in at 33 7d to 3s 8d for silvers. TALLOW.—This afternoon the Tallow market pre sental a quiet aspect, and the auctions went at rather lower rates. 900 casks Sydney in part sold at 345 6'.1 to 38s 6d, 340 pkgs South American nearly all taken in at 363 to 38s 6d, 112 cks old fine P.Y.C. sold 373 9] to 383 and 67 cks Taganrog Sheep 35 3 to 353 9d. , OlLS.—This afternoon at public sale 150 tuns Sperm Oil mostly sold at 82/ to 841 ss, Headrnatter 77/ 15s to 93l 10s; 17 tuns Southern 34/ 53 to 35s 10s; 100 tuns Seal, tinged 361 15s to 3 7 / 2 straw 351 103 to 351 153, yellow and brown 341 to 354 THE COUNTRY MARKETS. WAKEFIELD, SEPT. 27.—The arrivals are veil liberal. There is unly a limited business passing in wheat, awl the demand pretty much confined to the 13 , -bt samples, which are obtained on easier terms. Barley i 5 Is per quarter lower, and now comes forward more freely. Oats and shelling rather cheaper. Beans is per quarter lower. Nevi. 43 to 45 46 5° 41 4 4 ; 34 44 45 4 43 35 42 43 Old- WHEAT, per qr. 601bs per bushel:— s. s. Sufic)lk, Essex, and Kent, red ... 43 to 45 Ditto, white ... 46 50 Norfolk and Hunts., red ... 42 44 Ditto, white ... ... 45 48 Lincolnshire and Cambridge, red ... 40 43 Ditto, white ... 42 46 Yorkshire, red --;43 Ditto, white . ........42 45 Dantzic and Konigsburg, white .. 42 —45 Lowerßaltic and Hamburgh, red... 38 42 Mediterranean, red ... ..• 35 —4O BARLEY, per quarter of 8 bushels : Norfolk and Suffolk... , Lincolnshire and Yorkshi re — Scotch ••• ••• ••• ••• _ — Grinding per 30 stone ... 20 22 Foreign ... 22 27 BEANS, per quarter of 8 bushels 631 b : Small, fine ••• :30 32 Ticks Foreign ... ... 26 28 OATS, per stone : Mealing • ••• ••• Od to Od 9d to 1 0 1 Feeding ... Od to Od 9d to 1 0 u Foreign 8d to 91 Od to 0, SHELLING, per load of 2011 b —— 23 MALT, per load of 6 imperial bushels 36 —39 --- PEAS, per Imperial Quarter Blue and white boilers Grey and Feed ARR] Qrs. Wheat ... ... ... 19,211 Barley ... ... 1,824 Oats ... ... 888 Beans... ... 3,103 Peas ... ... 302 Tares... .... .... .... ... ma. ...... 2 6 - 3° 25 -- 23 2 4 - 21 ..... .r.. , .IIN, _ _ - ..... ~. ~... / 26 -' SD 28 -- 3° 01 9 '. 4v Rapeseed •••• ••• 010 Shelling ••• ••• ••• Linseed ••• •• Malt ••• ••• • • —• Flour ••• ••• ••• •••• BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, SEPT. 27.—We bane still to report a bare sugar market, and, consequent''' . the business is but limited. Refined goods are scarce , . and continue to command very full rates. Rum has bee° rather quiet.—Bristol Mercury. EXETER, SEPT. 27.--Cattle Market—The supply toy day, was moderate, but for most a r ti c l es th ere was s. better demand than last week, although without WO: alteration in price. Pannier—Turkeys, 5s to 6s each' geese, 4s 6d to 6s 6:1; ducks, 3s 64 to ss; fowls, 2s 6c l 4s ver couple; partridges, 2s 61 to 3s per brace; 1 10°91 2s tf d to 3s each; rabbits, is 8d per couple; roaster.: 4s 61 to 5s 6d each; butter, 9d to 10d p er lb ; eg g', I" to 18 for Is. Corn Exchange—The attendance has bee but spare, ano the amount of business done moderate,. with but little variation from last week's rates. Ne d English wheat has sold at 5s t o i s 6d per b us hel; ditto, Ss 6d to 6s; red French wheat sold at 40s tO per quarter; and white Belgian, at 463. The traega i‘ b ; tions in barley have net been very extens i ve, b u t es t u a malting season is approaching, it is beginning to be In or o asked for. Making samples must b e quote d at 36 : a 6cl per bushel; new oats, 2s; old ditto, 2s 4d to 23 er buslel. Fine flour, 31s to 33s pa; sack of 2801b5; 4 WETHERBY, SEPT. 26.—White wheat 17s Od to 183 6d, re; ditto 15s 6d to 17s Od per load ; barley 121 s to 26s per cr• beans los Od to 12s Od per load ; oats Bid to 10d per store;,, / RIPON, SEPT. 26.—White wheat 5 s 6d t o e s , re d ditto 5 s to 5s 9d ; beans, as 9d to 4s L'd per bushel ; barley 24s to 2 7 •'' cats 18s Cd to 22s per qr. , s t oKNARESBOROUGH, SEPT. 25.—Wh ea t, new 5 s t o -- s-, to old is 6d to 6s ; beans 3s 9d to 4s 3d p er b us h e l ; b ar ley 2. ' s 265; oats, 203 to 22s per qr. hits SCARBOROUGH, SEPT. 26.—R e d w h ea t 5 s 9d t o 6 s Od, White. ditto 6s 3d to 6s 6d per 5 s ton es; bl ac k oats sid to 9d, wu i s i ditto 9d to 9ici per stone ; barley 19 s t o 22 s per qr. of stones; superfine flour 37s to 385, seconds ditto, 30s to 33 , Pe, sack of 20 stones. in s 6d; SHEFFIELD, SEPT. 24.—Wheat, w hit e , la s Od t o - et i ditto, red, las to 17s0d ; beans, Ils 6d to 13s Od ; peas, to Os per load. Barley, 21s to 235; malt, 48s to 525; r. (feed), 17s to 19s ; ditto (mealing), 19s to 22s 6d per quo ° Millers' prices of flour, is 7d, and is 8d per stone of 141b9. INVERNESS, SEPT. 24.--Wheat, new, per qr, weighing 620 per bushel, 38s to 39s Od ; ditto, old, weighing 621 b P os bushel, 3is Od to 40s Od; b ar l e y, Fer quar t er , weigh i ll i 5 fib per bushel, 20s to 21s Od ; o ld oa t s , per quar t er , well; 421 b per bushel, 20s Od to 21s Od ; new oats, weighing per bushel, ks Od to 19s Od. O a t mea l, per in'Pe i r s s boll, 16s 6d to Os Od ; ditt o secon d, 15 s 62 to Os Od ; bar si r meal, 12s 8d to Os Od ; peasemeal, 143 Od to Os Od; bran , , l l ; stone, Os 6d to Os Od ; fi rs t fl our , per 2801 b., 34 s Od to 3fig.` 4o , second ditto, 26s Od to 28s Od ; oa t mea l, b est, per s t o ne of imperial, is Bil to Os Od; ditto seco n d, is 6tl to Os Od; barley meal, I s 2d to Os 0.1 • peasemeal, Is 4d to Os Od ; firs si t 'was -2s 4d cash, 2s 8d credit ; second ditto, 2s Od cash, 2s dit. Potatoes, per stone, 4d to Od ; beef, per pounuS s u to 63; veal, 4d to sd; m u tt on , 4d to 6d ; por k, 3a t o ii,, fowls, each, 12d to 14d; chicken s , p er p a i r , 10d t o 12d; (I , ° „ c •s es hi each, Od to Od ; eggs, p er d ozen , 7d to Od ; b u tter, per Ib, 10d to Cd ; ditto, salt, 9d to 10d ; croudie (curds)' 60; ; four-pound loaf, cash, 53 to 6d ; ditto, credit, bid t ° coals, per cwt, 9d ; hay, per stone, 7d to Bd. THE CLOTHING MANUFACTUBE , Sz, h ENGLISU WOOL TRADE, L EEDS , S EPT . 27.—" e no change to notice this week either in demand or Pr' e ro LIVERPOOL WOOL MARKET, SEPT. 26.—"l'he imP ° l s of foreign wool into Liverpool the past week arel efi , from Naples, 401 Mogad ore , 94 E ast I n di a , 3 Jarisi 141 Alpaca, 9 Buenos Ayr es , 20 S t . P eter sburgul Lisbon. There is a good demand at full rates. . ey LEEDS,—We havo not had q e suite so much ba sin doing in deliveries to ord er s i nce this day week, an d ar . ceps for heavy winte r goo d s th ere h ave b een duller M ao kets at the Cloth-halls. Prices are looking up. b ut tbA o stocks are much l ower i n t h e manu f acturers ' h a nds " hs s usual at the season. Business in the warehouse s de, ' been pretty bri s k d ur i ng t h e wee k for the home 11 1 but there is much l ess d o i ng b y t h e s hi pp i ng houses —1$o• ha, been the case for some ti me p as t. Th e sa les of c °l o o vial wool, in Lond on , w hi c h h ave j ust c l ose d, wen s to with spirit, at an advance var3ing from - 8 the ten per cent. This rise in the value 01 t he raw material has had no effect as yet upon 00 . price of the manuf ac t ure d art i c l e, f or t h ere is les s o r tivity in the cl o th t ra d e t h an b e f ore t h e sales e menced. For the ho me t ra d e t h e buyers are Bel lor cinkion, and are merely assort i ng their stocks, tint' - 9 01 can more clearly ascertai n th e resu l t o f t h e harvest; c o, for the foreign trad e th e p er i o d i s b etwee n seas QA . which accounts for a large portion of the dulness experienced. h 11 0 At Bradford there is th e same act i v ity which The characterised the stuff trade for several months• oa r spinners - are still engaged to order, and the ebie f mre rs, plaint appears to be, on the part of the manufse7 t ob' that yarns are relatively too high, for they nst l n : n gets tain a corresponding price for their goods. In 1 1 - ocKli the manufacturers are fully employed in prodtiningZ a llf for the home trade, the demand for which is " lit/- brisk. eel MANCHESTER, SEPT. 26.—Th e tone Of t he A A DO" market to-day was r a th er d epresse d , an d the edi t v os rates of Tuesday were not so easily obtainable. d that only where some modifications could be obtained any considerable purchases were made, and a." I ; t it tile appear more disposed to act with caution, and *S- ri ci arrival of further advices as to the cotton crePs a ble ° Y. reign markets, before entering on any considers 0 00 gagement:. No doubt this being a race -day p ancl, were attracted from th e mar k e t ear li er than 11 903 ' this will to some ex t en t account f or the lig- ernes transactions. MINING INTELLIGENCE. ,„.rfota l ' COPPER ORES SO LD AT T RURO , SEPT. coppe r ' ?,491 tons ; average p ro d uce , 8 ; quant i ty of " s " a verag e 273 tons 18 cwt ; amount of sale 18 5151 2s Od; 14s r standard, 1011 10i Od. L as t Sale ' Standard, 96 1 duce, 9i. Average price per 21 cwt, 51 7s 6d. , 2 COPPER ORES F OR S ALE AT P OOL , OCT. 579 - t Seton and Pend arves 685—N ort h P oo l 60 4—Tir,croll o a sse East Wheal Crofty 461—Camborne Vean 460- I "f a rrsoc 9s 418— Condurrew 358—East Pool 267—South Wheal 119' 224—North Roskear 160— Fowey Consols 15511 1 : 2 713 . 21 1 ; , Y t y v t, West Fowey Consols 84—South Crinnis 38- - Granabler and St. Aubyn 15— Bell and Lanai 9 4,700 tons. 5 ,. la COPPER ORES FOR S ALE AT R EDRU M °C Wb es l Cam Brea 657—Tywarnh a yl e 582—P ar C on sols 285-700'. Buller 273—Alfred Consols 225—Wellington M ine 4reag gr il Levant 206—We s t Wh ea l Seaton 111—West Wheal 'b igb e i c 92—Wheal Agar 44—S t . A u b yn and G ry ll s 33-o°' Fortune 20—Wheal Friendship 17— Wheal Un ion Wheal Treasury B—Godolphin 7—Total 2,788 tona• COAL MARKE' North Percy Hartley 15s 6d Ravensworth'sW.Hart 16s Od Wall's End, &c. Bowicke and Co. Gosforth . Morrison lss 9d Walker Braddyll ,1 A a.-YE ST XRDAY• .. 9 a Lambton ............. • 16 1 Russell's Hetton ••'" 160 Backhouse ............ 165 t!, Kelloe ............... •••: 1 4 3 n Whitworth . ......... •• 1 Ebbw Vale ........ _ . Hartley— .......... , j Nixon's Merthyr sw ° Cardiff ...._......•••33• Shins at market, 0, I fI etton Keepier Grange [ADVERTISEMENT. :I—The most serious ca „ s ; tr ° Dropsy cured by Holloway's Pills.—The' causes of dr ° , l " he fre t !, various, but it generally arises from an obstruction to ` 0 eliculation of the blood through the system. To roue I , , o riff there is nothing so effective as Holloway's pills, as tbeygrojtyi ally diminish the collected fluid • and, the blood and strengthen the constitution, and ther ebY d io , t 1 if persever. e a go °. the cure is complete, it is prevented from accutoul ati l to t he te sti y of Many persons that have suffered from dropsy can efficacy of this medicine, especially females at the to _west who are more particularly predisposed to this invidious; Efts' Sold by all Druggists; and at Professor 1 - 1 011 °" Y blishment, 244, Strand, London. BIRTHS. Glow OF A SON On the 22d inst., at the Vicarage, . c m Pucklechur • tershire, the wife of the Rev. T. B. Coney. gl tilite' On the 25th inst., at Houghton-place, Efarring t°-- the wife of J. G. Hepburn, Esq. ft OF A DAUGHTER. „ 800 On the 24th inst., the lady of the Rev. J ohn of Woolton-mount, near Liverpool. t he lads On the 25th inst., at Donnington, Berk., — Captain Hayes, R.N. 0 0 MARIED., e, , On the 26th inst., at St. Diary's B anston - s c l tl3r o' l ' Rev. W. C. Lake Aspinall, son of the Rev. rY Jarae s • A ; : P jail t e ' rector of Althorpe, Lincolnshire, to Anna Mr; Ivo' daughter of J. F. Archbold, Esq., 7 of Gloucester-Plc' _,r , , IT• man-square. poidingliiof On the 26th inst., at the Old Church, Wilson, Esq , of Taistock-place, Russell-square, ts° youngest daughter of the late Mr. Sergeante AV. DISD. r t - Pb c o f At Taudridge, S u r re y, o n the 25th inst., Jame s Esq , fourth s o n of th e l a t e Si r A r chibald Campb ell, 1341. Su On the ccoth, V — n ' N.B. it I rl. 2 , th inst , in Duke street , Grosven or -E Baldwin, Esq. • sf 44 On the 26th inst., in Montagu square, Charles F-irig' of Broomfield-place, Essex, aged 75. , r s egr eef On the 26th inst., in Whitehall-place, Willialn .` Exl 9 aged 88. --ns% o f London: Printed and Publishad by MURDO 00. o t a N. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Oflic a 'peti Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in. l ' me - Middlesex, Saturday, September 28, 1850! • caxir.a.x.s. 4.; 1 I 4{ 7 i 'Dividend Names of . Divide/o , Names of .4. Price . per Companies. A per Companies. A Price. Ann ,,,,. .. , 4c 1 Annum. an • --- - --- Ashtn& Oldb i 97 71. 113 Macclesfield. 100{ 21. 10s. 50 Barnsley.. • • ,160, 121. 180 Neath ......100 161. 340 Brknk&Abrgllso 51. 85 Oxford.... • • 100 201. 200 Birmingham; 40 41. 80 Peak Forest. 78 31. 180. 70 Coventry.... j 100 25/. 2CB Regent's.... 33 1/. Os. 18% Derby ••• • • 'lOO, 61. 63 Rochdale.... g 5 41. 50% Ellscare&Chs 133 355. 41 Souirset Coal 150 ' 71.105. 130 GrandJunctn 100 , 4/. 76% Do.LkFdSt 12 61.144 c. - Grand Surrey 100 21. Os. 33 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 405 errand Union 100 11. 10s. 24 Shrewsbury.. 125 151. - Grantham .. - - Stourbrldge.. 14' 201. 290 Kennt lc Avn 39 7s. 6d. - Severn and 1 26 31. Os. 24 Lancaster . 100 . 41. 32% Wye Rail. % Lee is& Livrp 100 241. 325 Warwick& / Leicester .... ;100 5/. 66 Binning. j 100 41. 6434 sueicstr &Nth, 83 4/. 483 WarwickBr.ll oo 31. 42 Lou 4 hborogh l l42 70/. 510 Napton.. j I .Sonmouthsh 100 81. - Worcstr & A 78 31. 40 }i ntgsmryst) 100 - - Birmlng. :llcitnMwbry 100 - - Wilts & Brks - 1I s. , 7% Paid. X 8. d. 50 0 0 11 0 0 5 0 0 5 6 8 5 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 All paid. 5 0 0 36 10 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 2 10 0 10 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 12 10 0 12 10 0 15 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0 10 0 0 0 10 0 4 0 0 10 0 0 4 12 6 Paid. X s. d. 85 0 0 50 0 0 raid. X. s. d. GO 0 0 40 0 0 Paid. £ s. d. 2% 145 125.6 d 6 1 ,6 210 209 Price. 140% 22% 122 Price Y ~~ Price. 160 72% 57% 98 112 1 .4 7 141; v 6 .4 4;4 ‘4,3 a t , b 'rt h 4 21 4,4,