The Sun. — London, England, 1853-10-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCL The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 5,000 bales, including 500 Surat taken on speculation. The market closed heavily, with little or no change in prices. The sales com prised 3,500 American, 160 Pernam and Maran ham at 62d. to S/d., 100 Bahia at Nd. to 60., 100 Egyptian at 7d. to 9d., 1,000 Surat at 3d. to 4d., and 30 Sea Island at ls. 6d. to 2s. 10d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was very excited, and the fluctuations were violent, closing per cent. under the opening prices. In the produce markets this week the political news has had some effect. In iron, however, there is an advance, owing to the increasing demand and the large reduction of the stock at Glasgow com pared with this time last year. Tallow has been higher than at any previous period. In sugar there has not been a large business done, but coffee has been tolerably firm. In cotton there has been very little doing. The indigo sales have com menced, and some descriptions have gone rather higher. Tea at the public sales has not been very active. Hemp has been at advanced rates. The good shipping Bengal indigo from ss. 9d. to 6s. 3d., sold yesterday afternoon with spirit, at 3d. advance on July sales; very ordinary and good Kur pah maintained their value, but the middling sorts and ordinary Madras are lower; 360 chests were an nounced as withdrawn; 1,437 chests passed, of Which 440 were withdraw - n, 465 bought in, and 532 sold. Total passed, 4,265. The following observations upon the money ma* kets of Europe and America are from a New York contemporary : " The cause of the present stringency in the money Markets of the United States and Great Britain is sim ply overtrading. We have imported too largely, and Great Britain has exported too largely. That these Movements so opposite should produce the same results, may appear strange, but it is nevertheless true. We have run too deeply in debt, while Great Britain has trusted t 420 large an amount on too long a credit. This is the trouble , and both nations must have time to extricate themselves from the embarrassments with which they 41 % surrounded. Both have overtraded to a certain ex tent, but it has been in legitimate lines, and the channels of trade are clear from all obstructions of a serious Cha l'acter. We have only to keep quiet for a time, to rest a little, and allow things to recover from the g reat ten sion they have so long laboured under. "The advance in the rate of interest by the Bank of England to four per cent. should not create an alarm in t he public mind. It may for a time check the invest ment of English capital here, and it is possible may to a moderate extent call home capital already invested in this country, but it can only be temporary. The rate of interest on this side of the Atlantic rules too high, and forei gn capitalists have too muc h con fid ence i n th e cha racterof our public securities to make any very great b ch ange in their investments. It may be many years e re th e rates o f i n t eres t ru li ng in E ng l a nd and in the United — s tates approximate much nearer than those n ow current, b u t it is p re tty cer tain that they will never again be much farther apart. We are too closely connected in our financial and commercial ope rations, and by the improvements in steam navigation too near n e i g hb ours, to perm i t suc h a w id e diff erence in the value of money to continue much longer. It is not likely that the rate of interest in England will come up to that now ruling here, or that ours will come down to that now ruling in London, but they will gra dually, but s t ea dil y, approach each other, until the rate ieach country will v ar y b u t th e sma ll es t f r action. It is rule entirely i n citoiues sointimately out ofthe question i for such extreme rates to allied n financial relations as London, New York, and San Francisco. In London four per cent, is now the current rate ; in New York seven to ten per cent. London and New York are only about ten days apart, with almost daily communication by steam ers. London and San Francisco are only about thirty days apart, with semi-monthly communication by steamers. These three financial centres should have a more uniform standard of vale for money. In London or New York there cannot be such a wide difference much longer, and as they approach each other the money markets of each will be better regulated. Money will ultimately fiord its level in valve, and where it commands the highest price, with equal security, there will be the alteration." The demand for money increases. Upon good second-class paper some of the banks are charging as much as 6 per cent.; and, from inquiries in all the best informed quarters, we cannot learn that there is an expectation of the rate of discount being lower for some time. On the contrary, there is a more prevalent belief that money will become dearer, although generally trade is in a very wholesome state. The Bank of France yesterday put up its rate to 4 per cent., and the Bank of Warsaw has further enhanced its terms from 5 to 6 per cent. Acted upon by the continued statements of the Ministerial journal, that the Emperor of Russia will be only too wiling to retire from the Eastern difficulty, the speculators for a rise have been ope rating in Consols, while the Bears have been buying back, and this, combined with the fineness of the day, has sent up the quotations lf per cent. com pared with the closing prices of yesterday, viz., to 921 The intelligence just received, however, of the preparations for sending a French army to Constantinople, of the alleged passage of the Dar danelles, and of other indications of firmness which really ought to make the funds rise, have had the contrary effect, such is the timidity of mere " time" speculators, and Consols are now selling at 92. A more important circumstance probably is the demand for money in Lombard street, although in the Stock Exchange it is easy, owing to some of the large jobbers having dis posed of their stock, preferring to keep their assets at command. South Sea Stock is steady at 113, amid Bank Stock for Account at 220 to 222. Ex chequer Bills have been 11s. to 12s. discount. Foreign Securities have been generally rather better. Mexican have realised 24 to 24i, and Equador 4g. Peruvian Bonds have been at 69k to 70, being flatter. There is great difficulty now in selling this stock. Sardinian Bonds have been quoted 901 to 91. Spanish Deferred Bonds have realised 21 and the Certificate is at 5i to Russian 4i per Cents. are supported at 98. The Railway Share Market is sensitive, but there is an improvement in Great Western, York and North Midland, and some other lines. French Shares have been much the same. The Gold Mine Shares have been dull, but firm, and the Joint Stock Banks have risen. The Land Companies' Shares are rather better. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK (Front the Official List.) Business done. $ per Cent. Consols Annuities - 914 21 23 3 South Sea Stock Bank Stock for Account 220 2 Consols for Account Exchequer Bills, ld. £IOOO £5OO ll d gm.ll ll d PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 111 'milian Bonds, 5 per t 'cut , D itto Small Tellador B on d s 24, 3 / 4 4 3 I,:eaal 3 per Cent. 1t .n Bonds, 4i per Cent. ' l4ll Bonds, 12, 5 ) itt S ara; 0 4i per Cen 82 t 98 per Cent. £ St Spanish Bonds, 5 per Cent 9l 9 O srcush N ew D e f erre d, 3 per Cent 2 ll 1 ' 434l ish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 5 -!,- Dividends on the above payable in London bitch Exchange, 2i per Cent. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates ...... .... HALF-PAST TWO. Consols 914 2 Ditto October Account 914 2 THE NEW STAMP ACT. Considerable disappointment was occasioned in the city by an article in a recent number of the Economist throwing a doubt on the sufficiency of checks stamped I, under tthe new act as receipts without the use of a s econd receipt sta m p ; an d this has not been altogether removed by an explanation in the same paper on Satur day last. Upon investigation the Economist will doubt less correct any misapprehension that may inadvertently have been occasioned, but meanwhile, as the act conies into operation on Tuesday next, the 11th inst., it may be useful to state precisely how the matter stands : A receipt for a debt requires a stamp of ld. A draught payable to order on demand requires a Stamp for ld., and on the back of this draught the payee may give a valid discharge, either by a 'simple indorse ment, or by prefacing his signature by " Received the within." Now, if a person pays a tradesman by a draught pay able to order, this requires a penny stamp. If he then takes a receipt, this must also be on a penny stamp. But it is clear that both these documents (each being a legal discharge) are not required, and will not practi cally be used. If the debtor take a receipt duly stamped, he does not want another stamped document, and may Pay by a check to "bearer," which requires no stamp. Or, if he prefers to pay by a check to order, as the creditor must endorse it, and thus acknowledge the receipt of the sum mentioned in the check, the debtor does not require a further receipt. The endorsement, though not in terms a receipt for the tradesman's bill, is expressly a receipt for the amount named in the draught ; therefore, the case will stand thus The debtor has in his possession his tradesman's bill, say for 251. 10s. ; he draws a draught payable to the tradesman's order for 251. 10s, and will have in his own possession this draught duly receipted by the tradesman, acknowledging, therefore, that he has received the 23/. lOs ; and this is as perfect a receipt for the bill as if it were on a separate penny stamp.— ~~L: y.~ . "~ MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. There was a slight increase in the quantity of English wheat on offer in to-day's market. Nevertheless, owing to the warlike news from the East, and the moderate nature of the arrivals from abroad, the demand ruled steady, and fine parcels were, in most transactions, fully is per quarter higher than on Monday last. The imports of foreign wheat have been rather over 8,000 quarters. A full average business was transacted in most kinds, at is per quarter more money. Barley and malt were firm, and quoted as dear as last week. Oats were in short supply, and good request, at a rise of fully 6d per quarter. Beans and peas were firm, at extreme currencies. The flour trade was steady, and the finest American parcels were worth 40s per barrel. English .. Irish .... Foreign .. Wheat. 3,930 ARRIVALS THIS WEER. IBarley. Malt. 2,410 2,060 Oats. Flour, 120 2,530 500 1,900 8,060 b r 8,140 2,970 I-- SMITHFIELD. ----- The supply of beasts in to-day's market was seasonably extensive. Although the attendance of buyers was com paratively limited, the beef trade ruled steady, and Mon (lay's prices were well supported. The numbers of sheep were on the increase ; nevertheless, the sale for that des cription of stock was in a sluggish state, on barely former terms. Calves, the supply of which was moderate, moved off slowly, at the late advance. Pigs were quite as dear as last week. Alilch cows were steady, at from 141.5 s to 181.10 s. each, including their small calf. Per Blbs to sink the offals. s. d. a. d. 13. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 4 rime Southdown 410 5 2 Second quality.... 3 6 3 8 rge crse. calves 4 2 410 Prime large oxen 310 4 2 Prime small d 0... 5 0 5 4 Prime Scots, dm 4 4 4 6 Large hogs 3 8 4 4 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6 Small porkers 4 6 5 0 Second quality . .. 3 8 4 0 Sucklingcalves .. 22 028 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 G carter old pigs 21 0 27 0 Beasts .. •• •• Sheep and Lambs .. •• ~.• 9,000 Sheep .. •• •••• •• ..........1,200 Calves.. •• .. •• .. • 354 Calves...—. .... •... ..... • 298 Pigs .. • • .... •••••• • • • • • • 380 Pig 5............ TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL, Each kind of meat moved off steadily, at the following quotations : Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do., prime large 3 6 3 8 Do., do. small 3lO 4 0 Pork, large 310 4 6 BOROUGH HOP. As the produce of the new crop is turning out small, the duty has declined to 140,000/. The demand is active, and prices are on the advance. New Sussex pockets, 165 s to 1955, and New Weald of Bents, 175 s to 230 s per cwt. Yearlings are fully 5s per cwt. dearer. This week's imports are 1 bale from Ostend, 44 from Hamburgh, and 8 from Antwerp. s. d. s. d. 31 Mutton, Inferior 3 4 3 8 31 Do., middling 3 10 4 6 2C i° Do., prime 4 8 4 10 St. Veal 3 10 5 0 50 Pork, small 4 8 5 2 40 COLONIAL. SUGAR.—There has not been much doing in British plantation, but the quotations generally were a'upported. Barbadoes, by auction, has realised 32s 6d to 39s for low to fine, and 41s 6d for crystalised. Demerara mid to fine crystalised. brought 36s to 41s. East India—There have been limited sales of Bengal at 37s to 38s for mid to good white Benares, and 36s to 37s for grains good and fine yellow, while superior yellow Cossipore was taken in at 41s 6d. Mauritius sold at 32s Gd to 37s for tow to fine yellow, and at 27s 6d to 32s for very ord to fine brown. Foreign—Bahia, by auction, has realised 34s to 36s for ord low to mid white, and 30s to 32s 6d for brown yellow. Hava.unah privately brought 37s Gd to 39s per cwt. Re. fined—A fair business has been done at 44s 6d for brown lumps ; white low to good grocery has realised 49s to 495. COFFEE.—There has not been a great deal aioing that prices have been tolerably firm. Native Ceylon has been sold at 45s 6d to 46s 6d, and Plantation with in the last two days has gone back a little, mid to goo d bold. realising 57s 6d to 655, fine fine ord small to low mid 555. 6d to 575, and triage 42s to 535. Native at auction was taken in at 46s for good ord brownish. Mocha was taken iin at 64s to 66s for mid greenish, and at 28s to 47s for triage. Rio good and brown was taken in at 475. Costa Rica sold rather lower, good ord to low mid Colony 49s to .58s, a few lots being taken in at 60s to 62s for mid. COCOA.—Trinidad has been sold at 31s to 34s fid for low grey to good mid, red being rather lower, and some was taken in at 32s Gd to 36s for mid to good gre yish red. Grenada sold at 29s for grey. RICE.—The demand has been active, and privately large sales have been made. The prices have risen 3d per cwt., good and fine Bengal selling at 15s to 15s 9d. Madras mid and good Corriaga has realised 12s to 12s Gd. SPlCES.—Nutmegs have been sold at full rate m. Singa pore mace has realised 2s ld to 3s ld for mid an d fair, and Singapore white pepper sold at Bad to Bd. Coallin ginger sold at 67s for good mid. SALTPETRE.—Prices are is higher, with lr large sales. Bengal low mid, 10l lbs. refraction, sold at 29s 6d. RUM.—There has been a good demand at fuller prices. COTTON.—The market is heavy, with little doing. INDIGO.—The public sales have gone off 'with some spirit. TEA.—Prices have remained about the same, .and about half the quantity offered has been sold. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. has been in demand though fluctuat ing, the latest sales being at 58s 9d to 59s per cwt. GREEN FRUIT.—The market is in an unset fled state, owing to the continued bad accounts of the grape crop ih Spain and Lisbon, the scarcity of nuts in Spain, and the prohibition of the export of chesnuts from France. A parcel of grapes, per Albatross steamer, from Lisbon, via rail from Liverpool, received by Keeling and 13 ant, sold well in character with quality. Hambro grapes are back ward this season, and the parcel intended for this week's market was thrown overboard owing to the tempestuous weather encountered by the steamer. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY-(THIS DA Y. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.> OUTLAWRY.-IN RE TRANGAIAN. This bankrupt was described as of Crawford-street, Marylebone, hardwareman, and to-day was appointed for his last examination, but he had absconded, and no accounts having been filed, Mr. Solomon, for the as signe ls, applied for a proclamation in outlawry, which was ordered. FASHIONS.-IN RE MAY. This bankrupt was described as of Edge:ivy:we-road, Harrow-road, and Ramsgate, straw•plait manufacturer. The accounts, prepared by Messrs. Robinson and Knowles, show debts to the amount of 1,9051. The property, stated at 2751., has been fully realised and a dividend will be forthwith declared. The losses were stated to have arisen from ichange of fashions, which caused bankrupt to go from place to place to dispose of his goods according to the seasons. SINGULAR CASE.-IN RE BRYANT. This bankrupt was described as of Bedford ; builder, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. The debts are stated at about 4001., property 700/., but is in the hands of a creditor, and the assign ees have taken steps to recover it for the benefit of creditors. The bankrupt passed without opposition. COURT CIRCULAR. BALMORAL, 0 cT. 5. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prim2e Albert rode yesterday afternoon with the Princess Royal towards Ballatar. _ Vv Sir James Graham arrived at Balmoral yestAarday, to be in attendance upon Her Majesty. A deputation from the principal brewers of the me tropolis, including representatives from the firms of Barclay and Co., Meux and Co., Reid and C 0,.., Calvert and Co., Combe, Delafield, and Co., Whitbxead and Co., and Elliott and Co., had an interview with Viscount Palmerston yesterday at the Home--office, on the subject of the operation of the Smoke P r evention Act. Lieut.-General Sir Edward Blakeney, Omura ander of the Forces, has returned from Portrush to t2ae Royal Hospital, perfectly recovered from the late a ccident on his tour of inspection in the north of Ireland. ZULU KAFIRS, ST. GEORGE'S GALLERY.--Wre observe j that the Zulu Kafirs have returned to the ahoy e locality, LI where they will give their remarkable exhibition of savage life for a week only, previous to their departure 4 for one of the most popular theatres of Paris ; and it is announced by the proprietors that in order to enable all classes of the public to avail themselves of this very li mited opportunity, the prices of admission are consi derably reduced. THE ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-INS -LANE.— Yesterday the directors of this excellent institution caused notices to be extensively circulated, Inviting all who might be attacked with cholera to ay ply there for assistance. Similar notices were issued a.t the Free Hospital, Devonshire-square, Bishopsgate. EXTENSIVE FIRE AT HALIFAX. -011 Tuesday even inc, a fire broke out in the extensive mill p remises of Messrs. R. Whitworth and Co., Lee Bridge, on the Halifax and Keighley road. The mill was six storeys high, and had attached to it a large weaving shed and extensive warehouses. The fire was first discovered about 7 o'clock, in the fourth story, and when t:he engines arrived, nearly an hour after, the flames had made great progress. Although the firemen made great efl'orts, they were all but unavailing, and in a short time the roof fell in with a great crash. The telegraph was ati orked fur extra engines from other towns, but, notwithstanding every effort, all except some low buildings were de stroyed. The excitement was intense, some 2:0,000 per sons being congregated on the surrounding hills. Nothing but bare blackened walls remain. The damage is esti mated at a considerable amount. The stock and ma chinery are insured in various offices for 34,000/. By this calamitous event 14,000 hands are thrown out of em ployment. Nothing is known of the origin of the fire. MODEL LODGING-HOUSES.— Miss Burdett Coutts has offered to contribute the liberal sum of 1001. towards the establishment of a model lodging-house for families in Dublin, and a y ear ly donation of 51. for the purpose of helping to form an industrial education school, to be attached to it. SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO MR. EDWIN JAMES, Q.C.— An accident, which might have been attended with.very serious consequences, happened to this gentleman on Tuesday, - while hunting in the Downs with the Worth ing harriers. His horse, a very valuable one, suddenly 113, v e ol s ru s . s e 0,3. 1 a o oo f fi s t a‘ h i e rw. h hj e oo a hr was a sp T rae l y i m e , fell down dead, and is supposed to have ruptured some o a tv n he i e m d a tf l rr , aoi i mn n e f rt a h l falling, nt Downs oi r wn o d l o l os e n d t,o uL t ) o h n ao state of insensibility. Mr. James; though seriously bruised and injured by the fall, it is hoped will be speedily convalescent. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING , OCTO BER 7, 1853. RUSSIA AND TURKEY. SHARE MARKETS.-(THIS DAY.) Sbr.l Pi WI RAILWAYS. Leasing Compans. Closing Prices Yesterday. 1311siness this day. THE METROPOLITAN DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOUR OF TURKEY. BRITISH RAILWAYS. 100 Buckghainsh 1 all Clydesdale Jo . ) 100 E.Lineolu. gr. 6 p. cent all Glstr.&Dn.Fr all Hrtlpl. Dk. &N.W, 'Calcdon.. 98 - 102 48 - 50 Last night, the committee appointed to conduct the arrangements for the great meeting to be held this night at the London Tavern, for the purpose of eliciting from the metropolitan public an expression of opinion upon the relative position of Turkey and Russia at the pre sent time, and the course which, under the circum stances, ought to be taken by this country, met at An derton's Hotel, Fleet-street, and were assisted in their deliberations by gentlemen who attended from different districts of London. Professor Newman occupied the chair. Gt.Northn Gt.Westn iYk. New. & Berw IYALN.Bid 'Do Do S. Eastern ;Do L4O - 145 , 30 - 32 Railway all Hull & Selby all Do. ? 2 . Shares all Do. Shares all Lon.& Greenw all Do. Preference LOO Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent LOO Do. 6 per ct all Manch.Baton. - ••• 1,66 - 108 53 - 54 27 - 28 134 - 141 25 - 261 Norfolk Do Ln.dIN.W 1 & Midld ; Stckton Darlingt. Midland Letters were read from Sir James Duke (expressing his hearty concurrence), Sir J. Shelley, Sir B. Hall, Sir C. Napier (who will be present), and other gentlemen, including the following from the Marquis of Clanri carde : and Matlock all Middlcsbro' & 21 3 xd Redear. all Midld.Bradfd. all Northern and 98 - 100 " Carlton-terrace, Oct. 6. "Sir,—l had the honour, on my return from the Conti nent last night, to receive your letter of the 3d, inviting me to attend a public meeting to be held to-morrow in support of the independence of Turkey. " I fear that pressing engagements out of town will render it impossible for me to be present at the meeting. I do not know the precise object for which it is called at the present moment, but I rejoice to learn that there is in London a due sense of the necessity of maintaining the character and influence of this country by an honour able adherence to even only implied engagements ' by upholding the national independence and rights of our less powerful allies, and by a firm, although temperate, resistance of an unjustifiable aggression, calculated to overthrow the balance of power in Europe, to stop the extension of commerce, and to create additional difficul ties in the advancement of civilisation. "I have the honour to be, Sir, " Your most obedient, humble servant, "G. Wilson, Esq., Secretary." " CLANRWARDE. The CHAIRMAN, todraw up the upon r resolutions u a t l o o n f s the to be sub-committee public meeting, reported that they had experienced so me difficulty in framing a series so as properly to expres s their views, and preserve due consideration of the va rious interests involved in the question. They had submitted pointed taken into consideration mainly two points. In the first place, they debated upon the propriety of calling upon the Government to suspend the Foreign Enlistment Act, so as to allow British subjects to offer their services to Turkey. Upon full consideration, however, it was de• cided that the resolutions should not comprehend this object, inasmuch as that the Government might resolve to render material aid to Turkey, in which case the Foreign Enlistment Act would be suspended as a mat ter of course. (Hear.) The next point of prominent interest was involved in the discussion of the question, whether or not it would be expedient to submit to the public meeting a resolution expressive of want of confi dence in the present Administration. After a long dis cussion it was decided that it would be better not to do so, as it was felt to be impossible to select at the present time any Ministry in whose hands the freedom of Europe would be entirely safe, because of dynastic interests ; and it would be useless to call for the removal of one set of men without being able to name their successors. He (the Chairman) had received two resolutions from M. Kossuth, founded upon these two points, but they were very long, partaking more of the character of a state paper than of that of simple resolutions to be submitted to a public meeting. He (the Chairman), therefore, was of opinion that the resolutions of M. Kossuth were not suitable, and that the series proposed by the sub-com mittee should be adopted. The series of resolutions recommended by the sub committee were then submitted, and, after a long discus sion, adopted as follows : " 1. That the series of Russian aggressions convinces Eastern sp. c. I all Do. 6 per ct.. all Do.Fixedsp.c , all Prest. s&Wyre E. Count Do 60 - 63 Do . L. ezIN. W ttLn&Yk Do Ica 12 Do. a Shares. 100 Roystn.&llit. 100 Do.Shepth.St. Shef. Roth. & Goole g.5.p.c 9 S. Staffordsh all WearValleygr 6 per cent all Do.. Gt. Northn Do Lancash. & Yorksh MrMClean Stockt. & 140 - 145 1 1 3 8 - 142 . 2 _ id Darling Do Gt.Westn 28 - 30 95 - 100 1100 IWilts&Sonasi MINES. L all Agua, Fria s. all Anglo Californian () 2 Australasian D 6 Australian 1 all Australian Cordillera 1 all Australian Freehold 1 all Ave Maria 1 all Baden (Gd.Dachy of) 1 all British Austrin. Gold 0 13.5 British Iron 5 246 BrazilianlmP.(issued at I:5 pm O all Do. Comes & Culada O 15 Do. St. John Del Re. 1 iCarsons's Creek O all Cobre Copper 5 1 Colonial Gold 15 Copiapo t. all Copper Min. of Eng 5 all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg. Co 0 all General 2 all Great Nugget Vein 3 all Great Polgooth .. 1 all Lake Bathurst 1 all Liberty 1 all Lond.&Californ.Gold Quartz Crush. Co 1 all Mariquita .0 9 Mexican&S.Americn 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde 5 1 Port Philip 1 all Quartz Rock i 0 all Rhymney Iron .5 15 Do. New ;0 11i Santiago de Cuba 1 all South Australian .0 7 Tin Croft . ;Si all United Mexican 1 all Waller 1 all West Granada 1 all West Mariposa.. 1 all Yuba - - d 2} -- 2i d d d dis— par d 7 9 3 3i li 21 32* 33), I 4 4 —45 i iP 10a 11 55 —65 6 —7 p 2i 3 d' 14 —l6 d — $l l 2i— 2d " di I 62 7 id id P 21P - P 3 - 4 dl 5 7 4 . a _ d d this meeting That there is in the Russian Cabinet a fixed purpose, not only to subdue Turkey, but to domineer over all Europe, and extirpate all freedom. 'We look upon this as the true reason why no diplomatic settle ment of the Turco-Russian quarrel was possible, and we lament that the British Government has wasted most valuable time, damaged the just cause of the Turks, in flicted upon commerce months of needless depression, and, worst of all, has inspired universal suspicion of the good faith of England, in a vain effort to negotiate with unscrupulous and violent power, which acted while we talked, and which, if now momentarily appeased, would only become more dangerous on some early occasion. "That this meeting applauds the glorious patriotic spirit of the Turkish people at the present crisis, and would deplore any attempt on the part of the British Government to suppress that spirit, as an act of unpa ralleled infamy ; especially considering the many solemn ways in which England has bound herself to maintain Turkish independence. " 3. That not only the interest but the duty and ho nour of England call upon her Government to discard all secret and dynastic diplomacy, and to render prompt, decisive, and effective aid to Turkey. "4. That this meeting is of opinion that Austria, by reason of her previous course of policy, and of her re cent perfidious behaviour towards Turkey, ought to be regarded as an enemy by us, and not cherished as an ally. " 5. That an address embodying the foregoing resolu tions, be entrusted to a deputation to be presented to her Majesty. "6. That a copy of the foregoing resolutions b. trans• mitted to the Turkish Ambassador." _ _ Lord Dudley Stuart, it is understood, will take the chair. STAFFORDSHIRE POTTERIES. On Monday evening last, a public meeting was held in the Town Hall, Hanley, for the purpose of consider ing the conduct of the English Government in reference to the affairs of Turkey, and the adoption of a memorial to her Majesty on the subject ; the Chief Bailiff occu pied the chair. Mr. R. STEVENSON said a series of resolutions had been put into his hands, which he would read to the meeting, and move their adoption ; they were as follows : —"That the actual events in the East have proved that the present Ministry are incompetent to manage the in tercourse of nations with due regard to the interests and honour of England, and the acknowledged rights of her allies. That by means of such incompetency the physical power of Great Britain ceases to exist for the maintenance of our interests and the protection of our honour, and that, on the contrary, it comes to be used for ends injurious and fatal to the one and the other. That such a state of things is not endurable and must be altered ; that while it endures, freedom is an empty word—government a mockery—and peace or war alike dangerous. That these townships shall employ every means within their power to induce their representatives to put an end to permanent embassies, to secrecy in diplomatic business, and to compel a re turn to the legal practice of the constitution, so as to prevent intercourse between the serv&it of the Crown and the representatives of a foreign state, save under the warrant of the Great Seal, issued for that special purpose. That we will use our best e ndeavours to in duce other constituencies of th e kingdom to act in like ma nner. That the best thank s of this meeting be given to the Sultan of Turkey for the noble stand he has made against the Russian invader, and the firmness displayed by him on all occasio ns, notwithstanding the deceptive po'icy of pretended friends." Mr. MORETON seconded the resolutions, which, after a lengthened address from Mr. D. Urquhart, were car ried. A memorial to her Majesty, in the same strain as the resolutions, was also adopted, and the proceedings terminated. RAILWA Aberdeen ..... .....,.. Ambg. Nottng.Bost.l da Eastn. Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Juuct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cons Do., £20... • • Bristol & Exeter Caledonian. . Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black. & Pass Dublin &Belfast June. Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction Do. New East Anglian (£25 L. &E.&L.&D.) Do., (£lB E. & Eastern Counties Eastern Union, Class A. late E. U. Sh Do., d 0........... ...... Do., B. & C. East Lancashire East & West Ind. Dk & Binning. June.— Edinburgh& Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edinb.Prth.&Dundee Glasgow & S. Western Great Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) Great Western.. Ii Leh South-Easters. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un. Leeds Northern Liv. Creby.&Soutb.pt. London & Blackmail Loud. Tilb. & Sthend. Loud . Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western' Do. Fifths D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0 London & S. Western Do., £5O. ..... Do., Lnndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch . She f. &Lineln. Do., Man. &Lin. Un. Midland Do. Birraing. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. 2 Shares Newcastle &Carlisle Newmark et Do. Bury Extensions Newpt.Aberg.&Htfil Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k...... ..... Do., New.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, No.l 'Do., No. 2. A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North Staffordshire North Western N. & S.Wcstrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Scottish Central ...... Scottish Midland... ... Shrewsbury & Birmg. Do., L. & N. Westu. Guaranteed Stock ! Shrewsby. & Herefd Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min.) Do. Halves, do. Do. Oswestry .., Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun Do. Stockton & Hartlepi. Thank ; Haven Dock and Zailway Vale o" Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall.. Wmbledon &Croydon Woodford. York Newctl. &Berw Do. Extensions Do. G.N.E. Purchase York & N. Midland Closing Prices Yesterday. 20 -- 21 4i 4i 8i 9i 12 10 a 16 - 18 I 5 - 4 .1 92 - 94 48? - 49 15 -17 44 . 7 io 74 - 84 2t 34 ltd 118 36 - 40 27 - 29 60 - 62 ii :: ?).6 19 - 21 73 - 74 47 - 49 122 - 124 1103 - 105 79i - 80; 83 87 10 —l2 p 61i 62 7id 4,id 12 —l2* 7g - 7i par 1 p 92 96 102 —lO4 1 i d i C 75 13 —1 27 6 d 12 11 d 18 - 20 - --ct 58i - 59 33 - 35 50 53 a par 4 47 . go ... _ _ 4 —3 d 25A 26 8— 10, 2 7 6t 6d( 7t 7i par 2 p 37 - 39 85 - 87 55 - 57 63 - 66 60 65 2i 2dis 16 18 8 9 12 13 4 3id 15 17 58 59 33, 342, 3 - 4 28 - 30 2i 14 -153 i -- 9 8 - ... 6O 64, 92 9d' 3id 44 45 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 lAberdeen Bt. 100 Do., No. 2,7 p. c... 3t. 100 !Eris. & Ex. 4p. c. St. 20 5 , Do. 4p. c. Shares 3t. 100 Caledonian £lO ...... L 5 all Chester & Holyhead Guar. 51 per cent... 64 61 Cork&Bandon 5i P.C. 6.1 all Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction....... 3l all EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent 5 all Do. (£5) 7 per cent 71; 2 Do. (17175) 7p. ct 63 all Eastern Counties E xtension, 6 p. c. No.l 6i all Do., No. 2. 0 all Do., New 6p. c. St.. all Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent.... EastLancash. 6 p.cts. Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 5,4 per cent.. Glasgow & S.Wester guar. 5 per cent.... Great Northr 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c.,Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom .... Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths... Gt. Westn. (Berks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.).. G. West. fixed 4 p c. Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock... London and;Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. 0 ,.. Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler Shares ....• ..• Sh i Shares, N 1 Do. New, £l O .. m L o a n n d e y ho. Vlarypt.&Carl. 4 p. c. Do. 4•I per cent 198 . 1 : 1021 16i -- 17} 6 - 61 3! - 3, 7 4 - - 5 - 1 p 1 - lip 1 - 13 - 14 18 -• 19 ;t. 100 5 all 3 - 3i ;t. iloo ;t. 100 ;t. 100 1i - 120 Ins no 6il all 8 8i 6i 7 99 101 id par 1140 142 ;t. 100 6 6 100 it. 100 ;t. Imo O i all it. 1100 io I 5 2 - 3 12i - 13, X 24 all l 5 all 6 7 9 - 10 par I P () all 6 3 1211 all L2i all 10i1 3t. 100 3t. 100 Do. • • • Mid. Consul. 6 P.C. St Do. Consul. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 4} per cent Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. E per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British .... North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. c Do Shrews& Birm. N. G Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor.W.Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New S. Eastern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os. 6d. S. Yorksh.4p. c. Guar. Watcrfd. &Kilk. 6p. c. York Newcastle and Berwick, 4 p. e.Pref Do 138 - 1 42 I 631 5 'it. 100 it. 1100 'it. 100 3t. 100 ?,0 all it,. 100 103 - 104 23 - 25 [5 15 8 all LO all 10 - i -11 P 1 9 - 10.}x + 13 14 par— .0 10 15 all LO 13, 0.61 all 24 - 241' 19 - 20 0 an 5 3 >t. 100 96 - 99 - 7 5 15 10 York & N. Midland 11. k S. Purch.. ........ ld i cl. 1401 FOREIGN. 10 5 i Antwrp & Rotterdam 21 I.d 5 3 (Belgian East. Junct. i 1i 20 all ICharleroi & Erquelin ... ... 20 10 i -- Dijon and Besnon 1 1 11;b 20 8 !Dutch Rhenish 20 all 'East Indian 2 3 p 20 2 Do. Extension 5 all Gt. Indian Peninsula i lip 20 10 Gd• Junct. of Fran ce 11 2 t ip 12 20 201 Gt. Westn. of Canada Shares 2 1(1 5 3 Lucca and Pistoja, 5 per cent. pref. i id 20 15 Luexembourg si gi 10 13 ID°. (Railway) 3 4 4 5 2 Do ••• 5 3 'Do. (Canal) 1 11 10 5 De. 6p. cent. pref. 1 —l4 d 20 12 Lyons & Mediterran. ... ... 20 101 Madras i i P 33A 29 Maria Antonia - ••• 10 10 Do. New — ... 20 all Namur & Liege (with interest 6} 7 20 all Do. (ex interest) — ... 16 all (Northern of France 32 334 334 3 20 all Do. 201. 3p. c. Bds g ß i . a & u A Ti m .ll s k .s pi hs .e f ] , _... 13 8 1 and Lyons Hi 14ip 25a . N P E a fnl w i i s Ye . and Orleans all Paris and Rouen 222 10 000 all la 101 Paris 20 all Paris and Strasbourg 35 354 36 51 6k 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 2 4 p 10i 10i Quebec & Richmond . . ... d 20 all Rouen and Havre .... 18 . —2O 20 all Sambre 2 and Meuse... 74 8 71 10 6 Do. 51 per cent. pref. ... . 20 6 Southern of France.. 4 p 20 2s. Upper India Scrip ... ... ... 3 4 4 a ll West Flanders 10 Do. 54 per c. Pref,, ... .0:1 10 1 0 Western of France 7 _ 8 p ( all 3 21, 4 West. of Switzerland i id 10 12 New Zealand 3i 2 . JOINT-STOC all Australasia all British Colonial Bank and Loan Company all British N. American 2 Chrtd. Buk.of Austral. and China 5 Chrtd. Buk. of Asia. 25 (Commercial 20 Commercial of Loud. 10 English Bcottih and Australian Chrtd... 15 London Chrtd. Bnk. of Australia 20 London and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond.and W estminst 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 221 National of Ireland , all Oriental Bank Cor poratiou 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australis. Bkg. and Gold Imp. Co 25 South Australia all Union of Australia 21 Do. New 10 Union of Loudon all Union of Madrid MISCE: 5 Aubin Coal and Iron 35 Australian Agricult. 12 Australsn Pcifi c.Mail 8 Australn. Royal Mail 38i Brit. American Land 1 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction 32i Canada Company 5 Crystal Palace 2 Crystal Pal. of France 3 Eastern Steam 1 Electric Tel. of Irel 14 Gen. Steam Navigat 16 General Screw Steam 7 Irish. Beetroot Sugai 6 Magdalena St. Navig. all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel 3 Netherlands Land all N. B. Australasian 10 Nrth. of Europe Steam all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. all Peninsular & Oriental 25 Do. do. all Portland Iron Co 60 Royal Mail Steam.... all 3co b. Austral. Invest. Do. New Scrip 25 South Austral. Land all Submarine Telegraph 2S Van Diemen's Land BANKS. 69 —7l ad! id. par' 13 ldis 22 2d i d— ip i - 23 33 34 ~ -- ... 4.1 - 46 i d • par 36 38 63 65 61. 7i 17 19 EOUS . 31 I- 33 55 -7- - - 60 ih - lipl - ii 0 id ip *i = i., i it -- lip. 7- - 34 i• - 15 THE GENERAL POST-OFFICE. From further inquiries instituted at the Chief Pon office, in St. Martin's-le-Grand, our reporter has aster- tuned a few additional particulars relative to the in crease in the number of employees in this important department of the public service, slightly alluded to in the Morning Advertiser of yesterday, and also as to cer tain other movements which are at the present time taking place in that vast establishment. It appears that the 120 appointments the Right Hon. the Post master-General has been authorised to make by order of the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury, are to be thus apportioned. Fifty are for the situation of clerk in the Inland-office, sixty for letter-carriers, and ten for mes sengers' places. The reason why sixty letter-carriers are to be appointedis as follows :—According to the pre sent arrangement, sixty of the sub-sorters are employed, after the morning in-door duty is completed, as letter carriers' assistants, chiefly on the heaviest city walks. Now, however, it is practically found, that as the arrival of the mails from some parts of the provinces, from the Continent, and from foreign parts, is almost continuous and likely to become altogether so, the constant attend ance of the sorters is indispensable-- hence the addi tional appointments of this class. Why so many clerks should have been appointed as "clerks" it is difficult to divine, inasmuch as the uniform rate (now chiefly pre-paid by label before the correspondence reaches the Post-office) has nearly altogether obviated the necessity for the appointment of a class of officers heretofore con sidered to be superior to the sub-sorters and letter-car riers, because of their supposed acquaintance with the routine of the desk or the counting-house. Circum stances have, during the last few years, combined to show that the unremitting duties of the inland sub sorters have become, in the modus operandi of the office, of equal, if not of greater, value than those of officers higher in rank, and much !better paid for their services ; and it is a pleasing fact, that the improved appearance of this class of officers during the last ten years is an evidence that this class appreciates the position in which they are placed, the whole of them having been, through good conduct, promoted from the ranks of the body of letter-carriers. Our reporter has learned, that at the present moment they are preparing, for presenta tion to the Postmaster-General, a petition for an un. ad vance of wages, and a more equalised scale of ration, to which, comparing their salaries with those of the clerks, they are un te q u that but little titled. It is pleasing to be able to sta. ce tion of the me doubt exists as to the favourable dre e a a n t d o f ) re m a z i y p e e c l t i rously signed. It is, indeed, morial alluded to, which has al;neeaediynbgpelyenpmtoobsatblneufseo i consequence of the present far as can be l ea rned--that .itn.hteh de comprising anyu n in ib n ei nt of fo o r ffi d c i e s s ta t n h t ro m u h g e h n - Treasury will give instructions for a the Lords of the n o a u d t p th ro e p e o s s t e a d bl i i n sl c im re e aset, the view of adjusting na of re. complete revision of th aend se e N c ie u r a a l l isi s n c g ale t s he of a N y va st g e es, with whole of the inland and the London •ts it does the muneration throughout the entire department, dis trict offices, and the settlement of which has long been desired by the authorities themselves,as well as th e subordinate officers employed in the service.—Morning Advertiser. ir. I Paid it. 100 !O .4 I all a 128 Viil all ►2 184 ,t. 100 it. 100 i 0 all 0 all !O all 45 :5 all 5 all ;5 all .8 all 0,0 all 5 all 15 lq !,5 all ;i. 100 i 0 all ;t. Oslo >i. 1100' >t. 100 % 100 ;t. 100 t. 100 it. 100 ro al l 6i 11i 'it. 100 17 4 it all .1i all O 7 it. 100 3t. 100 20 12 10 1 It. 100 42, , 1 4 34 all 5 all ;t. 100 84 4i it. 100 it. 100 47k: 1.7 i 6 176. OILI it. 100 5 all 0 3 it. 100 6 16 .6 114 8 all 8 8 i 0 :0 all LO 10 it. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 10 9 .',65 all Lai all all 0 all t. 100 0 all 16i 5 20 D 17 'D all all !O 14 51s. LO 1 ;t. 100 ?,5 20 25 11 'St. 100 Basiness done i St. this day. % 50 50 25 12. 12 20 11 12 103 2 81 80i 1i 62i 3 pm 9454 103 A 76 7 591 60i 63i 2 4 , 100 x u 20 50 50 100 100 61i 2 45i i6l 125 I 25 x d 1 5 100 120 10 50 P 15 m ± Pm 20 20 20 2i g LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Oct. 7.—Wind this day at Noon, N.N.W. ; light airs and cloudy, but rather inclined to be fine : the barometer is not, however, rising. OFF MARGATE, Oct. 6.—Dorothea, London, for Port Philip. RAMSGATE, Oct. 6.—The Mentor, Sunderland to Ports mouth, has been assisted in leaky. CowEs, Oct. 6.—Wind, N.N.W. Arrived—William Rennie, Batavia ; Al v i na, Ri o J ane iro. Off Port—Frank lin (s), New York ; in freight 300,000 dollars. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 6.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Jason, Paraiba, from the Clyde. FALMOUTH, Oct. 6.—Wind, N., fresh. Arrived—lndus, .Akyab ; Agnes, Monte Video ; Urania, do., for Liverpool ; Corsair, Bathurst, for London. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 6.—Wind, N.W. Sailed—Sutlej, Calcutta ; Devonshire, New York. TORBAY, Oct. 6.—Wind, N. Sailed—Nelle Mathilde, Africa ; Larsano, Buenos Ayres. FOWEY, Oct. 6.—Sailed—Rapid, Akyab. BRIDGEWATER, Oct. 6.—Wind, W. Arrived—Nara messic, New York. PENZANCE, Oct. 6.—The Maria, from Cardiff, has put in, with 3. feet of water in her hold, having struck on the Wolf. LIVERPOOL, Oct. 6.—The Little Bray, of Derbyhaven, from Swansea, was abandoned yesterday in a sinking state ; crew saved. SUNDERLAND, Oct. 6.—Arrived—Geo. Canning, Quebec. Sailed—Eos, Mauritius. HULL, Oct. 6.—Wind, N.E. Arrived—Adrian, Quebec. SWANSEA, Oct. 6.—Wind, N.N.E. Sailed—Carl Ritter, Ceylon ; Esperance, do. ; Monarque, do. CARDIFF, Oct. 6.—Wind, N.N.E. Ha vanuah ; Harriet Frances, New York, GREENOCK, Oct. 6.—The Agnes Sophia, for Leghorn, has put back leaky, and will discharge. LERWICK, Oct. s.—Arrived—Ellen, Riga, leaky, and sailed for the Clyde. ELSINORE, Oct. 3.—The mate and two men of the City of Rochester, from Danzig, stranded on Anholt, on the 22d ult., were saved by the Light vessel. They report that the vessel drifted off the Reef in the gale of the 27th ult. and has not since been heard of. The leak of the Thetis, from Hartlepool to Cronstadt, has been stopped. CUXHAVEN, Oct. 4.—The Immanuel, from Glasgow, has put in leaky, and will discharge. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, E. Arrived—Petrel, from Africa ; Eliza, Monte Video ; Magdalena, New York • Kirkman Finlay, Bom bay ; and Courier, Bremen. gailed—Shackareaxon, for New York; and Forozepore, Africa. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Sailed (at 8 a.m.)—The Harbinger (screw steamer), for Port Philip and Sydney. Arrived—The Brilliant (screw steamer), from Madeira. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 5. Wind, W. Arrived- Canopies, from St. John's, New foundland ; Cornelia, Callao ; Iduna, Alexandria ; and Benjamin Boyd, Monte Video. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) DEAL, Friday, 9.21 a.m. Wind, W. by S., light, and cloudy. Sailed—Juno, for Port Philip ; and Ysthawat, Cadiz.—The Dutch ship, re ported to have struck upon the main near Kinsdown, with loss of anchor and chain, proves to be the Dorothea, from London, for Port Philip, now at anchor in Margate roads, making no water, and apparently without any damage. IMPROVEMENTS ON THE THAMES.—The allotment of the remaining portion of the Putney estate, known as the Cedars and College of Civil Engineers, at the end of Putney Bridge, took place yesterday at the offices of the Conservative Land Society, 3, Norfolk-street, Strand, and all the lots were taken. The whole of this magnificent estate being now disposed of the operations for the erection of a river wall and a noble terrace,- ' with ornamental gardens, have been commenced, under the directions of Mr. Morgan, the surveyor, and Mr. Tarle, the contractor. When this terrace shall have been completed, it will form one of the most important improvements which have taken place on the River Thames for the last half century. 70 x d 6a I CITY INTERMENTS. TO T-IE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—Having read in your paper of the 27th ult. the very admirable report of DOCTOR, SIMON On " CITY INTERMENTS," 1 would ask liberty for the promulgation of a few facts bearing upon that most momentous question. The calmly lucid exposition in that report of the evils suffered by the living from existing cus toms and practices with regard to the dead ; the " gentle advisings" as to how to check the wrongs done to us by ourselves ; and the truthful expres sion of those feelings which govern mankind gene rally towards those who have gone from us to another world, are such as to make that document but second to the report upon the Sanitary State of London ; and if now, what we all suffer under, be permitted to continue, it will indeed be a discredit to those who can, if they will, pre vent it. The report clearly proves that the inhabitants of the city of London generally suffer, more or less, by the baleful exhalations given out from the bodies of above 20,000 persons who die annually within the city—that during eight days, at least, after death, those exhalations are yielded to the atmo sphere unchecked by any process or precaution, filling, in fact, the house of death with its seed— and then that those 20,000 masses of corruption give to the soil, and to the air which the living breathe, their poisoned vapours for 20 mortal years after ! _ _ I would ask, can any previous conception of the evils suffered equal this ? But an authority un questioned and unquestionable proves it ; and yet, notwithstanding, will any one who reads that re port say when, or within what time, those cus- toms and feelings can be changed Which are so truthfully described as regards the reverence of the living towards the dead—on which depends the sprea of disease, and the cause of frequent death, namely, the exposure of the body to the eye which longs to linger upon it, and to the air which draws from it the elements of further death after death has taken place ? Morels, mfact, nothing but the hope that feelings may change, and that reason will act. But, who can reason with a mind prostrated by grief ? Who say to a wife or child " give to the earth and to the worm" to-morrow the body which was clasped in love and life the day but one before I believe it is but " to hope against hope ;" and Doctor Simon's own evidently heartfelt words will, I conceive, show that no authority of law could be hard-hearted enough to enforce as a general rule those early interments. He says—" For myself, having the deepest sense of the evil in question, and having officially the power to order removal of the dead, I may repeat that I have never yet exercised my authority. Practically speaking, I could hardly conceive aninstance in which I should attempt to do so. It would require the strongest case that could be shown of actual mischief in pro gress, of disease and death multiplied day by day, through the presence of some particular dead body to justify interference even in that single instance. Nothing like the operation of a general law could be tolerated. Nothing like including the dead M a compulsory plan of Hygienic police." It will be seen by the report, that no other means are suggested than that of effort to produce a gra dual change of custom, by holding out inducements of economy, &c. But even suppose that in process of time such will have its effect, which, perhaps, as regards the expenses of the last duties towards the dead, will be but little felt, the change must be slow, indeed, and in the interval the living suffer. To suggest a mode for the immediate and lasting correction of the evil is the object of my letter. It is simply that in the arrangement of the laws to govern interments, it shall be made compulsory that there shall be placed in the coffin, at least three inches in depth, peat charcoal beneath the body, and that all the spaces and interstices round it shall be filled up to the surface of the body with out covering it, if so desired, until the coffin is about to be closed. No change would be apparent in the arrangement of the body in the coffin, for the shrouding will hide the charcoal, although, from its colour (black), there can be scarcely any objection, even by the most fastidious to have it , seen. The result of this process will be (if the pea, charcoal be properly prepared for its purpose) that the gaseous exhalations from the body will, from the moment it is placed resting upon it, andpartially surrounded by the charcoal, BE TOTALLY ABSORBED. They will not, and, in fact, cannot escape into the atmosphere of the apartment, for so strong is the affinity between those gases and properly-prepared peat charcoal, that they will be even changed in their natural course and drawn down into the charcoal, in place of rising into th© atmosphere. But if, in virulent cases, there be any doubt of this fact, the body can be covered within the grave clothes, or above them, and the face left exposed as long as desired. If this course be followed, I deliberately aver that, even in the worst cases of fever, no odours will arise from the body. The present eight or ten days of rest amongst the living may be permitted with impunity, and when deposited in the grave no exhalation can by possibility be given either to the soil or the atmosphere. From thenceforth, as the change takes place towards dust, the moisture and the gases will be entirely absorbed by the peat charcoal. The process of decomposition may and will be slower, at least for a time ; but it may be that when the charcoal has drawn into itself, as it will, and greedily too, the juices of the body, and with them the gases, that the comparatively small amount of solids, bone excepted, will ere long be imperceptible. The absorbing powers of peat charcoal (prepared as it should be) are equal to 80 per cent. of water, and 90 volumes of those gases arisin g from decaying animal matter—water, even if at first received, not having the power of excluding the gases. A quantum, therefore, of peat charcoal placed in contact with the body, proportionate to this power, will be before of preventing all e sca p e of gases either or after burial ; and experience has taught me that what a usual coffin will contain in addition to the body, is more than ample for the purpose. Now, sir, if what I set forth be a fact, can there be any justification on the part of those who have 1 the power and capability both to test and put into operation so simple a measure, if it be not done, or that my assertions be proved to be wrong ? It is right I should state that I have not brought these special facts under the notice of Doctor Simon personally—but even so far back as 1848 and 1849, 1 did bring the whole question of Sanitary Reforms in Towns by means of peat charcoal under the consideration of the General Board of Health, but my views were differed from by Mr. Edwin Chadwick. Whether that fact has been deemed sufficient to prevent the adoption of a medium for the absorption of all gases deleterious to human life, the power of which has not been equalled by anything else known, I cannot exactly say, nor whether that gentleman's opposition will still effect that end ; but in the present instance I pur pose having a quantity of peat charcoal, properly prepared for burial purposes, sent to Doctor Simon, in order that he may snake, if ho choose, the neces sary experiments to test my statements herein. And in order that the opponents of the principle which I have propagated may not have the power of raising the cry that I propose the use of peat charcoal because I am the patentee, and the dis coverer of several at least of its special chemical and other qualities—this amongst the rest—l beg to say that I don't hold any patent which can interfere with its use for burial purposes ; and to set the question at rest as to profit to myself in the prepa ration of that particular article which I recommend for such purpose, I also say that it may be supplied in London at the cost of one shilling for the quan tity sufficient for each coffin. Trusting that the subject will be a su fficient apology for the length of this communication, I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servan , JASPER W. ROGERS. 19, Essex-street, Strand, London, Gth Oct., 1853. y CLOSE NOT YET. AIR ny not y et ' Close not yet ! 'Tis just the time, ime, When Epid em i cs , in their pri , Infest the town with pois'nouq . And stalk abroad, like fiends at night, Beneath the silent moon. 'Twas to ensure a murderous trade That City Graveyards first were made And now the fees, plethoric growing, Leave fond regrets that they are going. Oh, pray, do stay • Death will never meet again So staunch a friend :—that, oh ! 'tis pain To close Graveyards so soon. Close not yet ! The gangrene curse Has help'd to swell the Church's purse ; Cry, Onward. Death ! and foul Disease? For " VESTED RIGHTS" are more than these ;. And life less dear than gold. Let Walker, then, say all he can, Self-interest l oves th e " goo d o ld plan ;" Ne'er shall they dig our six by five" Where Pestilence will fail to thrive. Oh, pray, do stay ! That crowded alley, court, and lane, Will breathe Heaven's freshness once again, Is frightful to be told. —Diogenes. MANAGEMENT OF THE DEAD IN THE METROPOLIS. The number of superficial feet in an acre is 43,560. Hence we have merely to establish a simple rule and say, If so many superficial feet are made to contain so many bodies, how many will 43,560 (the acre) contain ? When we reflect that from fifteen to twenty times as many bodies as ought to be are daily de posited in many receptacles, that in some examples upwards of 20,000, in others beyond 50,000, have teen disposed of in a single acre of ground—that dead bodies are corruping, within six inches of the surface, under every variation of temperature, every iancfe of atmosphere, from dry to moist, from moist to dry; that myriads of dead, "piled one upon another (according to one eye-witness) like bricks," are incessantly evolving many thou sand times their own bulk of the most poisonous compounds, within a few feet of densely-crowded habitations—that the very ground is growing up around us, and houses disappearing beneath masses of corruption —we are compelled again and again to repeat that the entire system of grave-yard and vault management in this metropolis is an enor mous and scandalous iniquity. Can we wonder that disease is engendered or life destroyed by noxious emanations ? W e make for ourselves the poison which we breathe; in our per verse blindness we sow decay, and we reap death! It is almost unnecessary for me--indeed, it would be impossible to enumerate the varied injuries in flicted on the health of the living, by a practice which compels us to breathe, not the pure air of heaven, but the poisonous compounds of our own corruption.—G. A. Walker, in Practical Sugges tions for the Establishment of National Cemeteries. THE REGISTRATIONS. WEST SURREY. Arthur Ryland, Esq., the barrister appointed to revise the list of voters for the western division of the county of Surrey, held his first court on Wednesday last, at the Spread Eagle, Epsom, and revised the lists in the pa rishes of Ashstead, Banstead, Chessington, Cuddington, Effingham, Epsom, Ewell, Fetcham, Great Bookham, Headley, Leatherhead, Little Bookham, Stoke, D'Aber non, Thames Ditton, and Walton-on-the-Hill. Mr. G. Edgar Dennes, and Mr. J. Wells, solicitors, of London ; Mr. G. White, solicitor, of Epsom ; and Mr. T. Jackson, of Windlesham, attended for the Re formers. The Tories were not represented. The following is the result of the day's revision : Reform Overseer's objections. Sustained. objections. Sustained. Ashstead 1 Banstead Great Bookham 1 Little Bookham 0 0 Effingham 1 Epsom Leatherhead Stoke D'Abernon 1 1 Thames Ditton Ewell Liberal majority on the day's revision . 34 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S. -YESTERDAY. The Cesarewitch absorbed nearly the whole of the betting. King Pepin, on the strength of a report that he had "done wonders" in a recent trial, was in immense force, sto 1 being taken to f u lly 1,0001 . Th e l arges t bet booked about him was 2,500 to 500, and the last bet laid was to 1001. at the stretch of half-a-point beyond the odds quoted. Indian Warrior and Songstress were backed for some money at I,ooo's to 80, and 12 to 1 each ; and various sums were invested on Torment at 20, 18, and 16 to 1. Angelo, 3 yrs old, in John Osborne's stable, weighted at 4st 91b, came with a surprising rush, and reached a very prominent position. After 2,000 to 60, and 2,000 to 70 had been taken by one party, offers of 25 to 1 were caught up with avidity, and, indeed, so good a thing was it considered that as little as 20 to 1 was taken by the same party to 3001.—the closing price, however, was 25 to 1. Nabob was backed for about 1751. at 14 aid 15 to 2 ; Joe Miller for 501. at 20 to 1 ; Garforth and Mr. Sykes at 1,000 to 40 each. At the commence ment 25 to 1 was booked to 1251. about the King of Trumps, but just before the close 3,000 to 90 was laid against him ; 300 to 10 taken twice about Nutshell ; 1,000 to 15 and 1,000 to 20 about Talfourd. Nancy's wretched exhibition at Chester on Wednesday, sent her back to 1,000 to 10—taken once ; Weathergage and Missive were nominally at 40 to 1 each ; 15 to 1 was offered agst Mr. E. R. Clark's lot ; 2 to 1 betted that King Pepin is not one of the first four in the race ; and 200 even laid on Indian Warrior agst Nabob. The Reiver was frequently inquired after, but the offered odds of 25 to 1 were not "liberal enough" for the transaction of business. DERBY.-1, 400 to 200 taken about Autocrat-500 to 50 King Tom, and 1,000 to 25 The Early Bird. Closing prices : CESAREWITCH. 6to 1 agst Bing Pepin (taken.) 100 to 8 agst Indian Warrior (taken). 100 to 8 agst Songstress (taken). 14 to 1 agst Nabob (taken). 16 to 1 agst Torment (taken). 20 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken). 25 to 1 agst Garforth (taken). 25 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (taken). 25 to 1 agst Angelo (taken). 30 to 1 agst Nutshell (taken). 33 to 1 agst King of Trumps (taken). 40 to 1 agst Weathergage (offered). 40 to 1 agst Missive (offered). 50 to 1 agst Talfourd (taken). 1000 to 10 agst Nancy (taken). DERBY. 7to 1 agst Autocrat (taken). 10 to 1 agst King Tom (taken). 40 to 1 agst The Early Bird (taken). Nonot.—The room will be opened on Saturday for the purpose of comparing bets on the Cesarewitch. WREXHAM RACES-YESTERDAY. BRYN Y PYS HANDICAP. Voucher Osbaldeston Seven ran. YORKSHIRE UNION HUNT CLUB—YEsTERDAT. SCURRY STAKES. Rupture Claverhouse Five ran. JUVENILE HANDICAP. Merry Monk .. Sister of Mercy Seven ran. UNION HUNT STAKES. Revolver Mary Aislabie Three ran. FAREWELL STAKES. Jealous One Monimia Nine ran. YORK AND AINSTY HANDICAP. The Alp Audubon Sil - ran. TALLY-HO STAKES. Risk Smuggler Bill Five ran MONMOUTH RACES-YESTERDAY. MONMOUTHSHIRE STAKES. Battery .................. Sleeping Partner ....... Madame Wharton ...... 1 2 . Octavia ........... ARRIVALS AT NEWMARKET—(YEST ERDAY.) Torment, Defiance, Quince, Kafir, Speed the Plough, Cho, Adine, Cuba, Exhibition, Remorse, Lady Lotty, Talfourd. Caliph, Boarding School Miss filly (3 yrs), Boarding School Miss filly (2 yrs), Sister to Aphrodite, Conimunist (2 yrs), Orson (2 yrs), Beguui colt, Applause, Ranee, Sortie, colt by Cotherstone out of Duchess of Loraine, colt by Hetinan Platoff, dam by Jereed. (2 yrs), Grimalkin, Muscovite, Estrella, Spin away, Strutaway, Durnidana, Frantic, Bobby (2 yrs), Oscar, Young Norval, and Mortimer (2 yrs.) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1853. The figures within parenthesis denote the number of day's rac i ng. OCTOBER. YorkshireUnionHunt(l) 6 1 Caledonian Hunt and NV rexha,m (2) ............. 6 1 Kelso 18 Newmarket S. 0. (5) ...10 Richmond (2) l9 I Warwick A u t umn (2) ...18 Newmarket (H.) (6) 24 NOVEMBER. Worcester (2) EPsorn Autumn (2) 3 Newton Autumn (1) ....24 Cowbridge Hunt (2) 9 Aberystwith (3) Last week Liverpool Autumn (2) 9 , ROYAL ORTHOP/EDIC HOSPITAL FOR THE CURE OF CLUB FOOT, &C., BLOOMSBURY-SQUARE. —On Thursday a meeting of the friends and committee of the above named hospital was held at the board-room in Blooms bury-square. The hospital was established in 1839 for the cure of club foot, lateral curvature of the spine, and all other contractions and deformities. Since the open ing of the building more than 14,000 destitute cripples have been successfully treated and restored to the com plete use of their limbs by the agency of the charity. The influx of patients from different parts of the king dom (and one would scarcely credit the prevalence of such cases without seeing the crowds which daily gather round the hospital doors) has proved the urgent neces sity 'of increased space for indoor patients. The com mittee have consequently decided on enlarging the build ing, and active endeavours are being made to raise the necessary funds. STTNS, SHAWLS, MANTLES, FURS, AND LACE GOODS. Messrs. Atkinson and Company, of 69 to 75, Westmin ster-bridge-road, Lambeth, beg to inform their numerous patrons that they have added the above departments to their old-established furnishing and drapery warehouses, and have ,now on sale a large and well-assorted stock, comprising every novelty of the present season. N.B.— A small portion of the stock of Mr. E. Blakely, of Norwich and Conduit-street, shawl manufacturer and silk mercer to her Majesty, still on hind, is being offered at prices calculated to ensure an immediate clearance. '1 A