The Sun. — London, England, 1853-11-09 00:00:00

• • . T. .... of right LIVERPOOL RACE S SHARE MARKETS--(THIS DAY). end the (THIS DAY.) -e I of the BRITISH RAILWAYS. nto the -......--___. _ fir (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 1 Closing Prices Business done 9 vernor SCURRY HANDICAP. Shr. raid RAILWAYS, yesterday. this day. aiand of Winter I )ur Ex - 1 itioir ,Tonie - 201 201 in 20 81 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. issia (of ' Thirteen ran. dr Eastn. June. ...... 4 1i -41 44 Italce e s, ...... - ____ 50 all Belfast & Ballymena ••• - ••• ,?ellency - • 31. -®N E - 1 7. MARKET 1 4 all Birmng. Wolverh. & ration. Stour Va11ey......... 9 - 10 [ID." AND 31 28 Birkenhd. Lancsh. & COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Cheshire Junct...... 13 -113 27/ all Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O & £25 Cens.... 16 - 18 istand- CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. 22 181,D0., £20......... ..... . 5 4 - 1 4`. 1 25 30 'Blyth & Tyne original ie arri al e sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were £25 (iss. at £45).... ••; - ••• ;en the • St. IMO Bristol & Exeter...... 9 ,, , - 21, _ 'MUD) ated at 5,500 bales, of which 700 American, which, st. 71.00 Caledonian 00 4 - '- 4 ,•."4 D 5 ............. „ hem to and 500 Surat were taken for export and on 50 :all 'Chester & Holyhead bad - 1 14 17 curred. sPecv dation. The market steady, without altera- 50 a t a l l l l Cork or k , and B e ß k a . Bandon.... o r n a,s . . 5 ... 1...3 . .. _ .- • ! • 20 able to ton iin prices. The sales comprised 3,500 Ameri- 20 10 ( Cornwall ••• - ••• ng can, 100 Bahia at 6/d., 1,500 Surat at 2/d. to 41-d. 50 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc.' 45 -46 to the • 25 all Dundee Perth &Aber and 20 Sea alsland at is. Bd. to 2s. 10d. per lb. estiesden Junction - 8 4 aine- Rail way Shares were flat at lower prices. 25 :all D o . e New - ..• mperor The Board of Trade Returns for the month and 25 • all E as t A ng li an (£25 L &E.& L. & D.) 4l - 5 44 9 m onths ending Oct. 10, have been published. 18 - all 'Do. (£lB E. & H.) 3t - - 3 4 tes that Th e i mports for t h e month show an increase as 20 , all Eastern Counties- l4 - 1 34 13 4 mits of St. 100 EasternUnion,A. stk 45 - 48 nenced com, pared with the corresponding month of 1852 St. 100 Do do. B 32 - 31 tad( ►r the head of cocoa, coffee, wheat, barley, rye, 25 81 iDo.NewA(lateThirds) ••• -•-- St 100 Ea.st Lancashire - 68 ler the flour., oatmeal, cotton manufactures, cotton yarn, st.. .100 'Edinburgh& Glasgow 59 - 61 object flax:, raisins, guano, opium, butter, eggs, nutmegs, 10 ' 34 'Edinb. and Peebles ••• - •• • edit of Mao a and cloves, refined sugar, foreign sugar, tal- St. 11.00 Ediub•Prths&Dundeo 22 - 23 Aciuvre. 10 1 Forth and ClydeJunc. •• • - •• • of the W, , tea, tobacco, wine, cotton wool and lambs St pl.OO ,Glasgow,Glasgow& S.Western' ... - ... )'whom e it woo;1.. There was a falling off in oats, st.oo Great North ern Stk B4 Indian corn, - 85 81 St., 100 Do., A. Stock 59 - 61 k given cochineal neal, indigo, currants, mahogany, saltpetre, st, 00 Do. B. Stock :::::: 1 23 - 130 129 Pepp or, pimento and spirits. St. 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) 1-02 - 104 persons Tbte exports show an increase in the declared At, 100 Great W es t ern .. Bl4 - 824 •• Prince 'value, of beer and ale, butter, cheese, coal and 50 all ILanco. 12 11 Irish S ou th-E as t ern . •- • • ster &Carlisle B 7• - 90 of the culm :l cotton, yarn, haberdashery and millinery, I 1611 111 lio., Thirds -124 p p m rcolier, ' hardwares and cutlery, leather, linen manufac- St. 1001- Lancasn. &Yorkshire 651 -66 654 I 8 194 17 Do., Fifths 7l -64 d imerce, tures, linen yarn, silk m anu f ac t ures , soap, woo l , 14 114 Do., Wst. Riding Un. 44 '- 44d ion the Woollen yarn, and woollen manufactures. There 50 all Leeds Northern- 13 - 134 20 all Liv. Crsby. &So utbpt. ••• - for the - Was a decrease in c o tt on manu f ac t ures, ear th en- ••• 1.3. A all London & Blackwall 8 - 84 iday to Ware, salt, thrown silk, and refined sugar. t'a . 83 Lond. Till). & Sthend. i -1 p Lornay, . .3 1.00 Lond.Briobt.&S.Cst. 964 - 971 97 4 maimed. . The total value of the articles exported during - St. 100 London &N. Western 1034 - 104 1034 i the :month showed an excess over that of the cor- 20 12 Do. Fifths - 2 p 124 10 1 D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0 4' - tt End his responding month last year of 1,446,7081., the 12 ) 2 1 Do. .l . 2 Eighths •-• - •• • 24 / IT, from amount being 8,829,0001. St: 100 London & S.Westcrn 73 •-:-; 75 ' The vessels employed in the Foreign Trade of 50 42 Do., £5O l- 13 d Bourse; the - United Kingdom reresents the totals sub- 40 34 Do. £4O. id been p 25 all Lanclei7.&Coleraine ••• - ... ih Corn- Joined for the month :- 25 all Lndnd rr y. di Ennisk. ••• - ... St. 100 Manch.Shef.&Lincln. 204 - 214 estion is 1852. 1853. 84 44 Do., Mau. &Lin. Un. ... -. -d e Three Inwards if. 40c.; Outwards - 35 month. 50 471 Midland G.West.(lr.) ••• - ••• 100 f. ; The coast in g tra d e employed during the month 25 17 1 Do. 4 Shares - - -. •• • • L,040f. ; 1,21 7,221 tons inwards, being a slight increase [OO all Newcastl e &C ar li s l e .. •• - St. 100 Newmarket 53 - 55 Eris and. compared with the previous year. Outwards also 6 i 5 Do. Bury Extensions 4d- pa r 500. ; there was an increase, the tonnage being 1,321,700 25 , 172 i Newpt.Aberg.daltfd. 44 - 44,1 stern of kills. 50 i l 72 , Newry & Enniskillen ... - ••• f. 50c. ; 20 1 all Newry Warreupoint The Foreign Exchanges were quoted yesterday , & Rostrevor - ..• 490 f. ; St. 100 Norfolk . 5l •- 53 E. 50c. afternoon , generally lower. Paris, 90 days, 25 22-i • 50 31•Northn.Counties Un 4- 3 d 60 271, Amsterdam 11 16 to 16k, Hamburgh 13 41 St. 163 North British . ..... - 304 294 to 4, and Trieste 11 28 to 32. 16 1.6 North Devon, No.l 8 - 10 I's 71.1, Do. No 2 ... - ... - The preparations for the settlement of the Con- 8 a ir D c ., 4 i Deferred l4 - 2 inst. sol account show less scarcity of stock than was 8 8 Do., i B Guaranteed 7- 8 ... Royal : expected, and either in consequence of real sales 50 all North L on d on ..... 10 1 1.1 N.. &S. Wstn., Hemp or borrowed st oc k, th e su pply h as i ncrease d. C on - IN. - stead, and City Jn ... - •• • Le by the eels have been 944 to 95i- for Transfer, and 94/ to 20 f 17? North Staffordshire 54 -54 d 12 ly to the 20 ' all North W - 8 9 5 for December. Exchequer Bills have realised 10 10 N. & S.W e e s st rn m. June par - 2 p nnt Don 'resident 2s. to Ss. premium. Bank Stock is firm at 217. 10 1 Nuneaton, Hinckley, .0 tenant- • The market has just given way ; Consols being Fit i and Leicester 100 Oxford Worcester & - ... Duke of 9 44 to 4 for Transfer, and 94i to II for Account. &lent of Wolverhampton 39 - 41 . -General Foreign Securities are heavy. Mexican Bonds 20 2.2 Portsmouth .. - ... St.. 100 Scottish Central . - 89 le Bazar have been at 254 to 4. Spanish New Deferred S'.,. 100 Scottish Midland.: - 55 s. Stock is at 214 to 221. Dutch Bonds, however, F it. 100 Sh rews b ur y & Bi rmg 6l - 63 62 53. St. 100 Do., L. &N. Wes:.' TEEN." are firm, and also Peruvian. Guaranteed Stock 55 - 65 The Railway Share Market is 'quieter, but prices 10 10 Shrewsby. di Herefd 2/ - lidi. firm. 264 all Shrewsby. & Chester are much the same. French Shares are )erson in(Nor. W. Miu.) l5 - 17 e foreign Gold Mines are dull, and Banks well supported. 13/ all Do. Halves, do 73 - B,i ) be em- L an d C om panies are steady. nmenced 20 all Do. Os wes t r y ..... - 13 20 64 Shropshire Union 34 ---34 d ... . . D0.A,8,C, &D, fully al Prim, was es- BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. paid up at per cent. ... - ... • atiguing, (From the Offcial List.) 50 all South Devon.. ..... - 17 only one Business done. St. 100 S o uth E as t ern 62 -63 614 211 50 all South Wales 34 - 35 34 of Omer Bank Stock ...........................217 immedi- 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 934 4k 20 15 S. Yorksh. RivarD u n ... 20 73 Do.. ••• - .4 ould the 3 per Cent, Consols Annuities 951 4i 5i 4/ 20 2..2 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. ... - ••• a Sultan, * hew 34 per Cent. Annuities 954 64 xis of the Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 , 5l 25 all Stockton & Darling.. 27 -- 30 bitto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct. 1859 5 ••• 164 Stockton & Hartlepl. ... - ... aez, had . bitto 30 Years, Expirasth Jan.;lB6o 5 7-16 S. 1.00 Taff Vale . - ... India Stock - ... %usols for Account - ~. ;he New 25 20 Thames Haven Dock Exchequer Bills, 2d. - and Railway__ ... 2i 3 he First £ l000 20 17 Vale of Neath 154 - 154 £5OO 52 p 20 all Waterfd. & Kilkenny ... - ... PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. li. 11 . 1. Lte t it o rd rn &Li l m l. erick •. a : i kezicau 3 per Cent. ... 1 West End of London bitto for the Account 253 a n d C r y s t a l P a l ace .. ... - ... Peruvianf Bonds, 44 per Cent. - ... .... ° Panish New Deferred, 3 per Cent. 224 14 10 51s. Wmbledon &C ro yd ou ... - ... 1 ' eitezuela. Bonds, 31 per Cent. ....... ..... ... - St. 100 York Newell. & Berw. 654 --66 i 661 54 C. - Ditto Deferred, 1 per Cent l 3l 25 20 Do. Extensions. Bl -8 d 114 A. M. Dividends on the above:payable in London. , 25 114 Do. G.N.E. Purchase 3i -34 d St. 100 York &N. Midland.. 484 - 494 481 4 Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent. 12 Gull 631 44 ' es from-- brought HALF-PAST TWO. ' FOREIGN. Consols 944 / • n from Ditto December Account - lid 5 Zt, Belgian East. Juliet. 4 - 11 orthern -- - - 1 d ... ... Central of 1ta1y....... ... - ... the ar- MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 20 all Charleroi & Erquelin 13 - - 14 tion to -411 e. 174 all Demerara 3 was a CORN EXCHANGE. 20 10 Dijon and Besa9on l3 - 2 4 P • 1 ,engers. Alth oug h th e supp l y of English wheat here to-day «-a.,20 8 Dutch Rh en i s h - 2 d 20 `all East Indian 3f - 3 b it hands ve ry limited, the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, and 2() 2 Do. Extension p- 4 P landing Monday's prices were barely supported. 5. all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 - UP 3of dry The show of foreign wheat was good. The sale for that cdi 10 Gd. Juliet. of France 24 - 24 10 Gd. Trunk. of Canada P grain was dull, but no change took place in the quota- :'. , ens had ti em. Floating cargoes were mostly held at last week's cur- Shrs. and Bonds 3i -34 d 20 8 Gt. Central of France . i-- p to that te 'ny ; but the inquiry for them was by no means active. 201 203 Gt. Westn. of Canada - 7 war- 4 _ The sale for barley was dull, and low parcels were easier Shares 2 - lid 19 )I,UI/. "° Purchase. ... ... Do. bonds(l i55.)1857 ... - ... Malt sold slowly, on former terms. ... ... r,o. bonds (2 i55.)1873 ... - . . There was only a limited inquiry for oats, beans, peas, • 204, 101 Hamilton & Toronto ... - .: arrived a lit flour. . 110 all. Do. 6 per cent - ... Ltion in ARRI V ALS THIS WEEK. 20 '5 L a k e C ons t. & B as l e ... - .... ;of 300 Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 5 4 - Lucca and Pistoja, 5 1114 h ded his Ea Wheat. .. 621 1,230 1,820 500 810 per cent. pref. 4 - i d incl. left Po • .. -- • 100 - - - .. 13,i10 850 -- 8,530 -- 2 ( j 15 Luexembotrg 9 - 9 - relgo. 1.0 13 Do. (Railway) 6 - 61 6/ i 4 • mnd to WHLTECHAPEL. - 1 5 2 Do l4 i,. - 14 5 D 0.6 p. cent. pref. 4a - p 4 5 Wacha- ~, Our market is steady to-day, at extreme quotations. 5 , 3 Do. (Canal) l2" iv 4 ) sands. B eef from 2s 6d to 3s 10a ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s Bcl ; veal, ... a - . - 4d to 4s 6d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d per Sibs by the 20 12 Lyons & Medit crran . ... - 4 carcas e , 20 104 Madras " 14p John's, 331 29 Maria Antonia - ••• 10 ' 10 Do. New Is was BOROUGH HOP. ••• - ••• 20 2 Melbourne Dk. &Ry. ... - ••• Island, Vine hops are in steady request, at full prices. In other 20 all Namur & Liege (with ;hought -'lids very little is doing. interest 74 - 84 - f'lo all Do. (ex interest) - ... w York EL 16 all Northern of France. 341 - 344 814 0 YD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS D AY.) 20 all Do.. 01. 3p. c. Bds inimura •• [fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.] ... - .., r cent., Lormox, Nov. 9.- Wind this day at Noon, W.S.W. ; 10 all NorwegianTrnk. Pref 71 - 81 id at 12 l ight breeze, and fine clear weather. 20 10 Paris and Lyons l6l -164 p 3to 24 _DOVER, Nov. 8.-Wind, N.W. Sailed-Guillehno, for 40 40 Do. bonds - ... Marseilles. 20 all Paris and Orleans - ... 5-11 i „, VirARRENPOINT, Nov. 7.-The Victo r y, o f an d f rom 20 a il P ar i s an d R ouen 4O -42 Publin ' for Belfast, w a s d r i ven on s h ore near N ewcas tl e, 20 n il P ar i s an d St ras b ourg 38 -7_381 38 .Ou e d nim Bay, yesterday, and now lies high on the beach, 20 4 ParisCaen&Cherbrg. 2 - 4 p f 9,000 but should the wind keep off the land, it is expected she 104, 101 Quebec & Richmond 3 - 1 d ~ to /c. Will be got off ; cargo discharging. `A all Rouen and Havre YARMOUTH, Nov. 8.-The Wasthi (Swedish brig), Her- 20 9 Royal Danish ld - par uesand., for London, has been brought in here a derelict, 5 2 Royal Swedish 1 - 4 d • Bed leaky, having been ashore on Hasborough Sand ; the - 20 all Sambre and Meuse B4 - 9 Wheat c aPtain and crew have since been landed here. 10 6 Do. 51 per cent. pref. ... - ... corn in Sr. Ivls Nov. 7.-Arrived - Mystery , from Rossini", 20 2 S.E. of France 4d - - par ihels at r_or London,' verk leaky and much disabled , having b eo n 20 6 Southern of France 2 - 4 p 1n intact with a brig (supposed French), Nov. 4. 20 6 St• Andrews &Quebec ... - ... barrel ; •r ziezelece Nov•-Arrived-Mecca, from Beli2e, f or 20 2s. Upper India Scrip - ... London. ' Nov.* 84 all West Flanders - 41 3.; and ,r,_ _PLYMOUTH, Nov. 8.-Arrived-Recovery, Sierra Leone; 20 10 Do. 5/ per c, Pref - par smu ke of Portland, London, for New Zealand. 20 10 Western of France 7l - ' 84p 1 1 , qeRENSTOWN, 20 2 Wiesbaden Nov. 8.-Arrived - Aurora, Demerara ; - ld 16 4 West. of Swit zer l an d 1 nth?B Cut, Honduras • Kossuth, Liverpool, for New York, - rnpanies sickness on board;' Stamboul, ditto, for New Orleans, 20 12 Zealand 31 - 3dBl 1 hick are vith +3, some damage from contact with a steamer; Queen of 68 pad- i' l ` l e :West, ditto, for New York, with loss of foremast, top- LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS . 09, 41 9, aav,r, re &c. Off Port.-Pacific, from Callao, for the Clyde. er t, c , e,_. Br, Nov. 3.-The Ariel, of Hartlepool, Cronstadt Shr. Paid RAILWAYS. Leasing Closing Prices B us i ness OfEeers I d t a . t m•aore, for orders, ran ashore off Nahr on the 29th Compans, yesterday. this day. R' gLeff after throwing part of cargo overboard. esnake , Rtra 'rv, Oct. 29.-The Wave, Hull to Nana, was - - ____ ________ ;he Ad - 50 all Bedford and Ln.&N.W. v a ,,, r i_d . ed west of Sarop Light, 25th inst., and was full of , Bletchley..... ••• - ••• Thelc,,cargo expected to be saved in a damaged state.- St. 100 Buckghamsh. L. &N.W. ICO - 102 'aria i° It e fr ai he, Hull to to St. got on shore on the Island of 50 all Clydesdale Jc, Caledon_ 49 _ 51 140 - 145 tariff'' , t o :•__ , the same night, and had thrown part of cargo over- St. 100 E.Lincoln. gr. ounce holds "4 . the machinery on board may be saved if the ship to eth ,nd, the S ella! er ' 5.00, it. .A.1.. 0. T, Nov. 7.-Fresh arrived-Choice, Cardiff, for ii P a ris 1 ) 4 7, 1 ?' Bay. Off Port-Cecilia, Madras and Calingapatam; Neils. Direct. 25 all G 6 la p s. * cent ßarr . & Gt.NorthnC a donian. ••• - ... 25 all D N - ... le priCe . It th•e, Jamaica, for Bremen. Sailed-British Queen, o W t 30 32 elb eurn 25 all GlstrADn•Fr. Gt.. es n• - fi gl ut ' WILT e. 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. d, g ives goebecEnPonD, Nov. 7.-Arrived-Lawrence, Forrestal, .ew ..... Do Railway...... & Berw ... - ... aroburg I:loLBtya.llovee, Nov. 7.-Arrived-Native, Clyde, for 50 all Hull & Selby. YAN.licl lOB - 109 gold i° l'tg i l U.S.,uwith damage to rudder, &c. 25 all Do. 1 Shares. Do - 55 0 . The 12. A all Do. / Shares. Do 2W- - 274 1,,h,_, -tr., Nov. 8.-The Swift, Newport to Marburg, 131 14 1 bills at 404licauhtwas stranded on Terschelling, sth inst., has been 1 24 all Lon.&Greenw S.Fiastern. - 2 :Chang e 4 0 1 08 ,2; after discharging about one half her cargo. 20 all Do. Preference Do 244 - '2 5 1 or tent . Port s I. °N, Oct. 28.-The wreck of a ship, with painted ey e , ' *waterlogged, abandoned, and with decks blown up, St. 100 Lowestoft gr. .n' Cen t 4 per cent... Norfolk - ••• 29 4' 4 -Bed, Sept. 23, in lat. ' 47 (probably 50 N.), long. S . t. 100 Do. 6 per ct .Do for ....- - D ee wall 53 all Manch.Bxton. Ln.&N.W. 9, S i, ItE LveET Nov,_ and Matlock & Midld. 24 - 3 States It roii _ , , b.-The Koninklyke, from Hartlepool, 50 all Middlesbro' & Stckton di state d n Mt on the north shore. b aere p "DERRY, Nov. 7 . - Arrived-California, Balti. Red= Darlingt. ... - subjec t 100 all Midld.Bradfd. Midland,,, 98 - 100 louncil, 50 all Northern and bitant s -- (''T SU BMARINE AND EUROP EAN TELEGRAPH. ) Eastrnsp E. Count.. 60 - 62 em oval 50 all Do. 6 e per ct. c Do ••• ---- ••• t e ff e ct CUSTOM -HOUSE RETURN. 50 all Do• Fixed sp. cDo ... - , .., .-:t .vas Wi m, , GRAVESEND, Wednesday,lo.2o e Ar r i ved 2,..N.W . , very fine ; tide, half eb. a.m. 25 all Prest. &Wyre L. &Is .W. vestry tterriott, from St. Maio ; Rorke, Leer ; Lefoy, &Ln&Yk .., - .... trochial terbourg l a Tiled___„ en 'Thames (s), Hamburgh ; Belgium (s), Ostend. 121 12 Do. i Shares. Do - - know - t o l uei ; Que ll an ,r a i , et r, te Elizabeth Susannah, for Port Ade• St. 100 Roystn.dillit. Gt.Northn 140 - 145 strong St.. , 100 Do.Shepth.St. Do l4O - 145 'emPl e ' e grie , ~,.: :, -narlingen ; Panther (s), Ostend ; Seine, 2a 184 Shef. Roth. & Lancash.& ' I N Pttllt3 (s), Hamburgh. Goole g.5.p.c Yorksh ... - d -Lel the \Vi to 12 94 S. Staffordsh.. MOlClean 14 -14 d Mice ° f DEAL, Wednesday, 9.20 a In isassea 1,1'.1i".W., light and fine z4titied...4leohpeem, i f a r tt o m H n a o n r d t , li , Ef t to w ia e n s d t s ward. • • 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. dr the op on th e Trouw, Elizabeth, 6 per cent ... Darling . ettry, 'Ur TY Mat Blanche, Active, and others. 25 all Do Do 304 - 311 ' l , St 100 Wilts&Somrst Gt.Westn 9 - - 99 994 / I 1 11( THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9 , 1852 PREFERENCE SHARES. COURT OF ALDEMEN. THE CITY CORPORATION COMMISSION. 'Aberdeen ... ..... Do., No. 2, 7 p. Blyth & Tyne 10 per ct. pref. (iss. at4so) Bristol & Exeter 4 pr cent., stock A Court was held yesterday upon the occasion of the swearing in of the new Lord Mayor. Alderman WILSON said,—This bong the first Court since her Majesty's Commissioners have met to com mence the inquiry into the matter of corporation reform, I think if no allusion be made to the subject the public may naturally consider that the allegations and asser tions made before the Commission nay be true. Ido not wish to produce or occasion am discussion on the question, for I do not think that thie is the time or this the place for noticing it. (Hear, Ivan) I merely ask the public to wait as to their decision until both sides have been heard. A time will come when the Court of Aldermen will have their turn to be beard, and I have no doubt that they will be able to give a most satisfac tory answer. Many of the statements are so absurd and preposterous, that very few persons can believe them, or indeed pay any attention tc them. The LORD MAYOR took leave of the Court. He had told his brethren at the commencemmt of his mayoralty that he should look to them for their active assistance, and he must acknowledge that he hi.d received that as sistance in the most effective and gratifying manner all through his year of office. The commissioners met yesterday, at the offices of the Privy Council, Downing-street, and resumed their in quiry. Commissioners present—Mr. Labouchere (chair man), Sir John Patteson, and Mr. Cornewall Lewis. Mr. Acland, the secretary of the City of London Municipal Reform Association, who has been under ? exa mination ever sin ce th e comm i ss i oners opene d their investigation, ag a i n a tt en d e d to g i ve further ev id ence . The Chairman sa id—M r. A cland, i s there anyt hi ng which you hav e om itt e d i n your former examinat i on t h at y Mr. A cland—l w i s h, s i r, to make a few observat i ons relative ou n ow t to he Irish oad Society committee of the corpora tion. The Irish Society is a body in the interest of the 12 principal guilds or livery companies of the City of London, and until 1832 its governing body was com posed of delegations from those 12 guilds. Some diffi culty arose with reference to one of the companies—l think the Salters' Company. The charter required a certain number appointed from each company to con stitute the society. The Salters' Company, having very few members, were obliged to app o i n t an a ld erman in stead of a Salter, and the inconvenience at length be came so great that the corporation undertook the management of the society by a deputy-governor and 24 common councilmen. The Chairman—Was an act of Parliament passed to facilitate that change ? Mr. Acland—l am not aware that the change was so legalised—so to speak. The Chairman—ls the property vested in the corpora tion or in the companies? Mr. Acland----It is still vested in the companies. The change has had this effect, that it gave the corporation an additional amount of patronage. The late secretary of the society was a common councilman, his assistant-clerk was the son of a common councilman, the present secretary is a common councilman, the late agent in Ireland (who held a very lucrative and responsible situation) was a com mon councilman, and his successor, the present agent, was lately the deputy of the ward of Aldgate, the same ward of which Mr. Alderman Humphery (the governor of the society) is alderman. Thus Alderman Humphery being alderman of the ward of Aldgate, and governor of the Irish Society, procures the appointment of his de puty for Aldgate to the situation of agent to the society on its estates in Ireland. At the last contest for the office of secretary there were twelve candidates. The number was reduced from twelve to three, two of the three being common councilmen, and the third the son of a common councilman, and I need not add that a common council. man was elected. The Chairman—l see that in their report the last com missioners state it as their opinion that the corporation manages its property in Ireland with great liberality, and to the benefit of its tenants. Have you any reason to doubt the truth of that ? Mr. Acland—l do strongly doubt it. I am aware that the Derry papers frequently complain of the maladmi nistration of the corporation of London's Irish estates ; they complain that no inducement is held out to the tenants to effect improvements. The Chairman—gave you any personal knowledge of their management of these estates ? Mr. Acland—l have not. The Chairman—ls there any other point on which you wish to address the commissioners ? Mr. Acland—l am anxious to make a few observations on a point involving a very important principle. I allude to the practice of the corporation of London, through their recognised agent, the Remembrancer, to interfere needlessly and mischievously with the progress of bills through Parliament, in order to obtain the introduction of clauses designed to exempt the city of London from the operation of beneficial acts of Par liament, and so to prejudice the community over which they preside. I alluded on a previous occasion to their resistance to the application of the County Courts Act to the City, the consequence of which was, that after wards, when public opinion became too strong for the corporation, they were obliged to obtain a special act extending the county-courts principle to the City, at an expense of between 7001. and 8001., the citizens being no longer willing to be denied a participation in a sys tem which worked so advantageously for the rest of the country. But I would now more particularly call atten tion to the interference of the corporation last session with the Charitable Trusts Act, the object of which was to give a prompt and economical remedy in all cases of the abuse of charitable trusts. In the city of London there are 691 charities held in trust by the livery com panies, and 740 held in trust by the parochial officers, giving a total of 1,431. The annual income derived from trusts held by the livery companies amounts to 60,478/. 16s. 2d., and the amount derived from the trusts held by the parochial officers is 47,5911. is. 9d., giving a total annual income from both classes of charities within the City, as far back as 1832, of 108,0691. 17s. lid. ; and in all probability the annual revenue of these charities has since that period greatly augmented. Of the whole 1,431 charities belonging to the City, upwards of 1,000 yield an annual income under 301.. and only about 350 of them yield an annual in come exceeding that sum. Under these circumstances, when the Charitable Trust Bill was before Parliament, the City Remembrancer succeeded in inserting a clause, the effect of which was to have charities under 301. a year in the city of London, unlike charities else where, considered and treated as charities over 301. a year, thus taking away the appeal to the county courts in the case of alleged abuse of the trust funds as provided by that act, and transferring the appeal to the superior and, consequently, more costly courts of law. On examining the charity trust accounts of the corporation, I find that there is a misapplication of the livery companies' charity trust funds to the extent of 21,0001. of the principal sum, and an annual sum of 9,0101. ; and that there is a misapplication of the parochial charity trust funds to the extent of 10,800/. of principal moneys, and 4,5641. of annual moneys. This shows a total misapplication of 31,9381. of principal moneys, and of 13,6591. of annual moneys. These annual payments, if calculated at 4 per per cent. per annum, would repre sent a principal sum of 318,7831. The subject of the coal tax interests the inhabitants of the metropolis and all persons residing within twenty miles of the city. The history of the coal dues exacted by the city lies in a nut shell. In former times the corporation of London lent moneys to the Sovereign, which moneys were lost, and the coal dues were given to the corporation in order that they might be repaid the amount they had advanced. That amount was repaid by the coal dues, and being re paid one would have thought that there was an end of the matter ; but not so. From time to time the corpo ration have procured what might be called a renewal of their Parliamentary lease, and the lease now existing will expire in 1862. They levy a toll on all the coal consumed by the citizens, and also on all the coal con sumed by every inhabitant of the metropolis within twenty miles of the city. Surely, the inhabitants of the metropolis have a right to complain that the corporation of the city should tax them on this necessary of life, and spend the proceeds of the tax on objects in which they have no more interest than the inhabitants of Yorkshire or Lancashire. Do. Do., shares . Caledonian £lO . 98 -- 1001 Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5. per cent 1 Cork &Bandon 5i p. c Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction EastA nglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (25) 7 per cent Do. (1;7178) 7 p. et Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No.l Do., No. 2. Do., New 6 p. c. St Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. £lO Deben. Sh EastLancash. 6 p. cts East & West Yorksh Junction Fifths 6 -- 61 -- 4 4 . -- 5i -- 1 lf -14 p 141) 13i -- 14 2D -- 22 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western guar. 5 per cent Great Northr 5 P.C Do. sp. c., Redeem., at 10 p. c. prom Do. 4A percent. Scrip Gt.N. of Scot. ,lst Pref Gt. Southn. &Westn. (Ireland) Eighths Do. 4 per et. pref. St Gt. Westn. (Becks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c.) Do. con. & red. 4z p.cl Do. do. 4 per cent Do. irredeem. 4 p. c Lan. & York. F. £2O, Do., 6 p. c., Stock Leeds Nn. 6p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters,lB4B London andlßrighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. Convertible, 5 p c., 1852...... Do. New Guar. 6 p.c. Loud. & N. W., Cov. & Nun., 5 per cent. London & S. Western, Con. Thirds 3 - 3,i Alderman FAREBRoTHER, as senior alderman present and other aldermen expressed the warm feelings of the Court amid loud applause, and the Court immediately adjourned. 118 -- 120 THE CHOLERA. 108 - 110 a a P ... .. (From the General Board of Health.) PORTOBELLO. 8 - B.} Since the last report from Duddingstone there has been only one other, the case at Joppa. It is stated that all the cases are now convalescent, and the promptitude in removing the family where the cases occurred from an over-crowded apartment was the means of arresting and preventing the further extension of the disease. Cases of diarrhoea continued to occur, but not, however, con fined to any locality —more among the better class of people than among the poor, and not more prevalent than usual at this season of the year. 7 99 101. 95 100 95 100 id par 1139 141 DUNDEE. Nov. s.—Cholera (deaths)... Nov. 6.—Cholera (deaths).. MORPETH. Nov. s.—Cholera (death) ... FAVERSHAM. Nov. s.—Cholera (death) GATESHEAD Nov. s.—Cholera (death) Nov. 6.—Cholera (death) GATESHEAD (HEWORTH). NOV. s.—Cholera (death) Diarrhoea (death) SOUTH SHIELDS UNION Oct. 30 to Nov. 6.—Cholera (deaths) 5 Diarrhoea (death) LUTON. Nov. 7.—Cholera (deaths).. STROOD. Nov. 6.—Cholera (deaths) NORTH AYLESFORD, S'EROOD. 1 2 - 3 p Londonderry& Coler. Shares .. . Londy. & Ennis. Sh Manch. ,Shef., & Lin.,l Shares, No. 1 Do. Now, £lO Do., £6 ...... • • •• • Marypt.&o.lrl. 4 p. c. I Do. ‘4 per cent. IDo . 121 - 131 61 - 74 94 - 94 I P Mid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Consol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 40 per cent Norfolk Debent. Sh Norfolk Extension Do. Pref. 5i per ct Do. Way. Val. 5 p c North British North Staffordshire Oxford Worcester & Wolverh. £15,6p. e Do 2 139 141 i id .. 2 . - ~. Four fresh cases of cholera have occurred since the last report in the Cuxton brickfields, in an adjoining cottage to the one from which the previous cases were reported. The subjects are two children. One died in ten hours from the commencement of the attack, and the other is since dead. 22 -- 24 104 - 106 - 1 p - 16 - 174 - H 91 - 101 ' 13 - 15 Par - p 23i - 244 1 19 - 20 Scot. Cen., New P::ef. Shrews& Birm. N. G. Shrewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min),B p. c. Do. 5 per cent South Devon Do. New The cottages in which all these cases of cholera have occurred consist of two rooms only on the ground floor, paved with bricks, badly ventilated, and exceedingly damp. The family consists of eight persons, eat ing, drinking, sleeping, &c., in two rooms. On mea suring the rooms, one was found to be lift. by lift., a few inches more or less, the height about 7 feet. The cottagers themselves, as also the cottages, are remark ably clean. S. Eadern (Reading Ann.,) of £1 Os. 6d. S.Yorksll.4p.c.Gna,r. Waterf(l.&Kilk.6p.c. York Newcastle and Borwick,4 p.c.Pref Do 96 - 99 41 - 4; I York & N. Midland H.l & S. Porch id JP The Chairman—ls it not the fact that part of the pro ceeds is spent on improvemenls in other parts of the metropolis besides the city ? Mr. Acland—Yes, but that does not affect the argu ment. Westminster pays a tax of is. Id., and there is only expended on improvements for the metropolis at large Bd. The city authorities claim 4d. of the tax as being absolutely a part of their own property, with which they can do as they please. The 4d. tax on coals received by the city in 1852 amounted to 62,4401. ; the ld. tax received by the city (for the expenses of carry ing out the act of Parliament) amounted to 15,6071.; the Bd. tax, received and expended by the Board of Works, amounted to 124,8801.—making a total of 202,9271. levied on coal. The Chairman—We have ample information already on the subject of the coal dues in the reports of the com mittees of the House of Commons. Mr. Acland—Yes, sir, but this is a subject - on which the inhabitants of the metropolis naturally feel very strongly. The Chairman—Have you anything to say respecting the finances of the corporation ? Mr. Acland—l hold in my hand the statement of the produce and expenditure of the City estates for 1852. It contains among others the accounts of the chamber lain of the City, with the accounts of the comptroller, in which the latter functionary debits the chamberlain with the City income. Of the thirteen items of which it is composed, only one of the items agrees in both ac counts. Mr. Acland then pointed out various items in the accounts, showing a total difference between the accounts of the chamberlain and those of the comptroller of 9,000/. Tte discrepancies in the accounts ought to be accounted for to the commissioners, for as the ac counts now, stand the commissioners cannot possibly findersttuid them. -Mr. C. Lewis—What are the relations between the comptroller and the chamberlain ? • .'Mr. Acland—The chamberlain makes the payments, - and the comptroller tells the corporation what sums the chamberlain ought to debit and credit himself with. C, Lewis—ls the comptroller an auditor of the corporation ? Mr. Acland—No, his office is rather that of a preli minary check. The comptroller receives nothing ; he only acts as a check upon the chamberlain. The audi tor is appointed to detect errors and point them out. By the system of accounts kept, a great number of items are grouped together, which renders it more difficult to understand the accounts. For instance, at page 17 of the statement, there is the sum of 7,1511. charged for the office of Lord Mayor, and for compensation to persons who lost their offices connected with the metage of sea coals. It does not, however, state what part of that sum of 7,151/. was paid for the office of Lord Mayor. At page 42, again, it will be found that the Lord Mayor had a "violet gown" supplied to him, but it does not say what the gown cost. The gown is grouped with two gowns for the sheriff's yeomen , cost ing 70/. 10 s . f or th e t wo , w hi c h wou ld l eav e a charge of 151. for the violet silk gown. There is also a charge of 721. paid to Mr. William Price for a crimson velvet gown for the Lord Mayor to wear at the Duke of Wel lington's funeral. At page 42 it will be foundtr each t ac th h but the sword-bearer and the common crier had o t allowed them for gowns, because they had ronec3eii ing ioolvedno gowns for the three years preceding • officers had gowns wit further back into the a h c i c n o u t n h t e s p i t er w i o i l d l h i e n s e g e n n e s t t h i o a n t 1 e an s c e f t h o e f t o h p e e n n i o n r g . also additional gowns for the of the new Coal Exchange. 73/ • this amount I)7e cc l a a s w i o n co o st f s ofthe action • t the firm of costs in cluding 5601. for t poration in 1852 amounted to 3,9 . , in • barge for four years, from 1849 to of Combe' and Co., the eminent brewers. The expenses of the corporation 1852, inclusive , amounted to 2,411/., or u p wards of 6001. a year. I referred on a former occasion to the allowance of the committees of the corporation, and I find that I have understated the sum, although I can not discover any mention in the accounts of the sum of 3001, allowed to the Improvement Committee. I find that, including the sums paid for the Irish Society Com mittee, and for "swan-hopping," that the total amount paid in one year to the committees amounts to 4,0501. With respect to "benevolences," I find in the accounts for 1852 a sum of 501. paid for feasts during the mayoralty of Alderman Hunter, and 501. paid to Sheriffs Cotterell and Swift for the same purpose. There is also under the same head of "benevolences, in very large characters, the sum of 51. to one of the hospitals, and 21. 17s. to the p ar i s h es o f S t. Th omas an d St. Olave. And here I must express my conviction of the existence of a secret service fund held in the hands of an officer of the corporation : and to my knowledge there is an expenditure of many hundreds of pounds, not one far thing of which appears in the accounts. The Chairman—Do you mean that this money is not included in the accounts, or that the details of its expen diture are not given in the accounts ? Mr. Aclaud—l cannot say that it is not included in the accounts. I cannot say, for instance, that an item of " law charges, 1001." may not mean other things than what are stated. Mr. C. Lewis—Do you say you have any knowledge of the fund which you call a secret service fund ? Mr. Acland--NQ. The Chairman—You say of your own knowledge that part of the funds is misapplied to these purposes, which you call secret service, and is not accounted for—are you able to produce any evidence in support of your statement ? Mr. Aclaud—l am not able to do so now, but I am prepared to say that this commission shall have evidence of what I have stated before this inquiry closes. Mr. C. Lewis—After carefully examining the accounts of the corporation, do you think they bear evidence of having been drawn up in the form most likely to render them intelligible ? - Mr. Acland—l would rather say, in a form the least likely to be intelligible. Mr. C. Lewis—You mean to say that the form adopted for the accounts is chosen with the design of preventing persons from accurately understanding them? Mr. Acland—l believe that the officers of the corpo ration are very far from being fools, and assuming that the officer who prepared the account I have exhibited has any talent in him, and assuming that he had a mo tive, from the fact that it is an intelligible account I am led to the conclusion that such must have been the in tention. Mr. C. Lewis—Are you aware of any complaint being made with regard to the form in which the accounts are presented ? Mr. Acland—No, sir. The Chairman—You have now stated to us at great . length, Mr. Acland, the defects which you suppose exist in the system of the corporation, and in the manner in which that system is conducted. Will you now have the goodness to state to us any opinions which you may have formed of what would be the nature of the system which you would propose to substitute for that which now exists, for the municipal government of the city of London ? • Mr. Acland—l have, sir, given the subject some attention, and I have prepared what I consider a scheme, by way of suggestion, for the reform of the corporation. I would rather that the commissioners had arrived at their own conclusions, although, at the same time, I can not object to state my views, only I wish it to be under stood that I would rather not be tied down to every one of the details of my scheme. The Chairman—Do not understand the commissioners as pressing you to state your opinions contrary to your own wish. Any statement you may make will be given entirely voluntarily on your part. Mr. Acland then proceeded to lay before the commis sioners the leading features of a scheme which he had prepared for remedying the evils and abuses connected with the corporation. It was as follows : SCHEME. 1. That the principle of the Encumbered Estates Court for Ireland be applied to the estates of the corporation, with the exception of the Mansion-house, Guildhall, the markets, public offices, and courts of law and criminal judicature. 2. That the proceeds of the sale of such property be paid into the Bank of England to the credit of the presi dent, councillors, and burgesses of the city of London. 3. That all mortgages, debts, bonds, and other lia bilities be paid off and discharged. 4. That the balance be invested in one description of stock in the public funds, and that the dividends thereof be paid to the aforesaid account in the Bank of England. 5. That the parliamentary register for the city of London be the burgess-roll of the corporation of the said city. ii. That each burgess be required to sign the electoral check-book at the Guildhall prior to the exercise of his electoral functions. 7. That no addition be hereafter made to the list of liverymen forming a portion of such register. 8. That the existing ward' system as regards parlia mentary and civic registration and elections be disconti nued, in favour of one strictly alphabetical list of the entire constituency. 9. That the council of the city of London consist of thirty members, burgesses of the said city, to be ap pointed annually. 10. That twelve of the members of the first council be nominated by the Crown, four retiring at the end of the second, and four at the end of the third year. 11. That eighteen of the members of the first council, twenty-two of the second, twenty-six of the third, and subsequently the whole of the members of the council, be elected by the burgesses by voting Esti, duly signed and delivered at the Guildhall, in order to the authenti cation of each signature by the proper officer. 12. That the councillor having the greatest number of votes be the president of the council and chief ma- gistrate of the corporation for the ensuing year. with the Mansion-house for his residence, and an allowance of 5,0001. a year (that is the salary of a Cabinet Minister) for the proper support and dignity of his office. 13. That the councillors whose names stand second and third on the return be sheriffs of the city of Lon don, with an allowance of 1,5001. each. 14. That the recorder, town clerk (who shall be a so licitor), steward, and accountsnt, be the chief officers of the corporation. _ _ 15. That all present officers of the corporation, with whose continued services the council may dispense, be compensated upon a scale to be approved by the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury ; such scale being prepared with equitable regard to the length of the period during which such services may have been performed. 16. That the corporate year be the ordinary year of the calendar. _ _ _ 17. That no fees of any description be paid to any officer or servant of the corporation in addition to his fixed salary. 18. That the police, sewers, paving, lighting, and cleansing of the City, be transferred to metropolitan commissioners. 19. That the City coal dues be abandoned. 20. That the City street tolls be abolished. 21. That the City metage upon corn, salt, fruit, and oysters be no longer compulsory. 22. That the monopoly privileges of ticket porters, free porters, fellowship porters, and all such be abro gated. 23. That the livery companies or guilds shall no longer have power to compel membership. 24. That all the City judges and the City justices be appointed by the Crown, at salaries to be fixed by the council, and approved by the Lords of her Majesty's Treasury. 25. That the affairs of the Irish Society be managed by a committee elected by and from the several guilds interested therein. 26. That the corporate conservancy of the River Thames shall not extend westward beyond the City boundary. 27. That Southwark be released from enforced con nection with the corporation of the city of London. 28. That the corporate dues within the port and har bour of London be restricted to a moderate fixed ton nage duty upon shipping. 29. That the Court of Hustings, the Lord Mayor's Court, the Appeal Court of St. Martin-le-Grand, the Court of Pie-Poudre, the Court-leet and Court Baron of Finsbury, and the Court of the Manor of Duke's place, be abolished. _ 30. That the City dues on wine, oil, and all other gaugeable articles, and the charges for groundage and water bailage, be discontinued. 31. That all localities within the City, which are con sidered privileged places, or which claim to be under other than civic jurisdiction, be henceforth under cor porate jurisdiction as portions of the city of London and within the boundary of its parliamentary constituency. 32. That the Royal Commission of Conservancy be recalled, and all the proceedings on account of impedi ments to the navigation of the Thames be instituted in the ordinary City courts of magistracy. 33. That the appointment to all offices now in the gift of the Lord Mayor, or either of the Courts of Alder men, Common Council, or Common Hall, be vested in the council. 34. That no appointment by purchase be allowed. member 35. That no appointment be bestowed upon a In of the council, or any of his immediate relativestraowe.ityh.in three years of his having been a member of that t _ e b n o ec 36. That the council be empowered to levy the es sary rates in aid of the corporate funds, 3 •rs of the satisfy ingcorpora- the assessments of the metropolitantcoommissioners, for the expense of conducting the aff tion, and for effecting the requisite_setniur.eet and other im provements within the city of Lon don. 37. That all proceedings of the court. be held in open court. wish to add that in the event Mr. Acland continued —/ of similar local instit?.t t i m h l n s k being g a metropolitan board mi g ht to the oth er me . ht by the delegation of oneg or tropolitan boroughs, -L . c ouncil, in wh om m i ght be t i h n e t e c r o e a s l t. dues advantageously be fol me i d i more members from each vested the charg e of all matters propose ofcommon to abolish Th e Chairman — Y ou —how would you deal with the mortgages secured upon those dues ? Mr. Acland—l propose that all mortgage bonds and other existing debts should be paid off. My first sug gestion is that the principles of th e I rish Encumbered Estates Act should be applied to the estates of the cor poration. The Chairman—You mean that you would sell the coal mortgages Mr. Acland—l mean that I would do so to pay all the debts. Mr. C. Lewis. -..:Do you believe the corporation to be solvent or insolvent at present ? Mr. Acland—l do not ?hink it can be insolvent • but from th e manner in which the accounts are kept, it' can not been seen how far it is from insolvency. Lookinfr at the est a t es b elonging to the corporation, to the exten't of the mortgages, and the infinite variety of its property, 1 think that a 'general simplification of its affairs is the first thing that is desirable. The examination of Mr. Acland was at length brought to a close, and the commissioners then adjourned their inquiry till Thursday next. MINES. 1 all Agua Fria — P 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold a d ... par 10s. all Anglo Californian 10 2 Australasian l4 20 6 Australian 3* -- 4 I all Australian Cordillera d 1 all Australian Freehold. d 1 all Ave Maria — d 1 all Baden (Gd.Dachy of) 1 dis par 50 all Blienarvon Iron and Coal 1 all British Austrin. Gold O d • 20 13.5 British Iron 7 0 35 241 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm 6i 7i 6i 30 all Do. Comes k Cuiada 21 2i 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 36 38 1 1 Carsons's Creek 4d par 40 all Cobra Copper 43 45 5 1 Colonial Gold — ... 15 Copiapo . lli 121 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 55 —65 25 all Do. Pref. 7 p. cent. 5 7pxd 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg. Co. 2a 3 d 20 all General l4 —l6 2 all Gt.NuggetVeinScrp d • Op 2 Do. Registered 31 all Great Polgooth. 2i 2 d 1 all Lake Bathurst i dl# 1 all Liberty — d 3 all Linares . 1 all Loud. &Californ. Gold Quartz Crush. Co * 1 all Mariquita id par 10 9 Mexican&S.Americn 7 7i 7i 1 all New Granada id par 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co — 1 all Nouveau Monde iP 20 all Pontgiband Silver Lead Min. & Smelt. 5 1 Port Philip — 1 all Quartz Rock d— par 50 all Rhymney Iron 2B 30 15 15 Do. New — 30 11i Santiago de Cuba... 4 5 1 all South Australian — d 10 7 Tin Croft . 28A all United Mexican 3 3i 1 all Waller — d 1 all West Granada — d 1 all West Mariposa — d 1 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba — 1 d JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all Australasia 75 77 77 40 all British Colonial Bank ... and Loan Company 50 all British N. Amer; can 20 2 Chrtd. Buk.of India, Austral., and China d jdis 25 5 Chrtd. B i k. of Asia. i ldis 100 25 Colonial 100 20 Commercial of Lond — 20 10 English Scottish and Australian Chrtd — id 9 si 9} 20 15 London Chrtd. BnL of Australia —1 P 50 20 London and County ... 50 10 London Joint Stock — 100 20 Lond.andWestminst — 100 35 National Provincial of England 20 10 Do. New . ••• 50 22i National of Ireland — 20 all NeW South Wales 25 all Oriental Bank Cor poration • 100 25 Provincial of Ireland ... 481 10 all Do. New — 5 1 Royal Australn. Bkg and Gold Imp. Co kd— par 25 25 . South Australia — 25 all Union of Australia 74 76 2i Do. New 7s 8 50 10 Union of London 40 all Union of Madrid MISCELLANEOUS. 5 5 Aubin Coal and Iron 25 17 i Australian Agricult. 42 -- 44 434, 20 14 Australsn.Pcific.Mail • 30 8 Australn, Royal Mail 10 2k Berlin Water Works _ 80 38 Brit. American Land 60 65 62 5 31 Brit. & Coln. Smeltg. and Reduction C 100 32i Canada Company ▪•: 5 5 Crystal Palace 1 1 p6k Do. Now — 4 2 Cryital Pal, of France 20 3 Eastern 5team......., 25 20 ElectrieTelegmph (A) X l7 1▪ 9 25 15 Do. (B) l2 14 1 1 Electric Tel. of Irel 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat• ••• ••• 20 18 General Screw Steam 20 7i Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 6 Magdalena St. Navig. 1 all Nat. Pt. Steam Fuel 10 4 Netherlands Land li id 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter- Stem. Nay. Co ••• 1 all N. B. Australasian I ip 1 i Do. New — 20 10 Nrth.ofEuropeSteam . . 5 all Peel Rr, Ld. & Miurl, —Spar 50 all Peninsular it Oriental ... ••• 50 25 Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co ••• 1.00 60 Royal Mail Steam — all Scot. Austral, Invest 1 lip 2a 25 25 South Austral. Land 36 38 I all Submarine Telegraph ... 100 28i Van Diemen's Land 15 16 Two HUNDRED MILES IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR. —A Mr. Richardson is maintaining in N ew Y ork that it is entirely practicable to build an atmosph er i c t u b e from that city to Boston ( 200 miles), thro ug h w hi ch mail bags or parcels of any description may b e regularly, oabnydsed in afeiy fifteen min u t es. lie has perfectly the. sent most apparent d i ffi cu l ty, which consisted obviated certainly , in the collision of the parcel d espatched on reaching its termination. This he has a ccompl i shed by the counter-pressure arising from the ela s ti c i ty of unex hausted air, thereby reducing the shock until it be comes absolutely imperceptible. A consid era bl e part of the stock for the building of his mail-tube has already been subscribed by American capitalists.. 100 100 100 6 100 12 12 121 St. 16 81. 8 10 15 all all all 109 10 109 10 SOHAM. The foggy, damp atmosphere and cloudy weather which have prevailed in this district during the last two days appear to have favoured the spread of the epidemic. At a meeting of the sanitary committee, held yester day, a resolution was unanimously passed to erect two or three large booths or other buildings of wood, to re ceive the sick and their families from the infected locali ties, as no measure short of this appeared likely to pre vent many of the poorer classes who inhabit the damp and polluted districts from falling victims to the pesti lence. But it is stated that both workmen and mate rials are so difficult to procure in this place, that much time must elapse before any place fit to receive cholera patients can be erected. In the meantime, says Dr. Waller Lewis, there is a constant addition of fresh cases, amongst which children, the most delicate tests of im pure air, form a large propo r tio n . All th e c hild ren attacked suffer from incessant vomiting—this symptom being rarely absent. No nurses having been procured, or likely to be obtained from town or from Newmarket, two have been sent from Addenbroke's Hospital, at Cambridge. Thirty fresh cases of premonitory symptoms have been developed since last night, and another bad case of cholera. METROPOLIS. From the returns of the metropolitan commissioners of police for the divisions C, K, L, M, P, T, V, and the Thames police, for the 6th and 7th instant, it appears there were discovered 24 cases of cholera, of which 15 had terminated fatally. This is the highest number yet returned by the police in the same period of time. Of the deaths, seven occurred in the wealthy parish of St. James's, Westminster. In Peacock -street, Newington, a death occurred after eight hours' illness. With refer ence to a death in Long-lane, Bermondsey, the police report that adjoining the house where it took place, there is a slaughterhouse, and a heap of dung, offal, and blood, in a decomposed state, the stench from which is dreadful. In a house, in St. Ann's-place, in the same parish, a second death has occurred during the present week. The mortality in .the metropolis, according to the Registrar-General, appears to continue on the increase —the deaths for this week ending Nov. 5, being from cholera, 102 ; diarrhoea, 38 ; compared with 62 from cholera, and 28 diarrhoea, for the corresponding week of 1848. The comparative mortalit the two periods is as under Deaths from cholera during the period of 14 weeks, ending sth Nov., 1853. ty for the 14 past weeks in Deaths from cholera in cor responding period of 14 weeks, 1848• Week ending Aug. 6 ... 4 If 13 ... 19 20 ... 10 27 ... 18 IP _ Sel)L l.o 3 1 7 6 PP 17 ... 16 24 ... 29 Oct. 1 ... 48 8 ... 66 15 ... 45 22 ... 83 29 ... 96 Nov. 5 ... 102 Total , 559 Corresponding week,lBlB 19 PP PP 17 Pf ~ 7 PP PP 7 PP PI 7 PP PP 6 k , PP 7 PP PP 4 IP PP 13 .-- Total MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (Front the London New Price Current of yesterday.) SUGAR.—To-day a good demand was experienced for West India sugar from grocers and refiners, the prices ob tained being fully equal to those of Friday. The transac tions reach 700 hhds, &c., including a public sale of 266 hhds Barbadoes, which went freely at the full currency— fine yellowl Ss to 38 s 6d, goo d m id t o g ood 35s to 37s 6d, and low to mid 32s 6d to to 34s 6d. REFINED.—To-day large purchases were made in refined sugar for home consumption, and prices closed firmly. Brown lumps 438 6d to 445, and low to fine grocery 44s to 478. Crushed sugar sells more freely for export at pre vious terms M AURITIIIS.—To-day several parcels of Mauritius Sugar were sold privately, and in some cases the rates obtained were rather above those of Friday. None was offered at auction. EAST INDIA.—This afternoon Bengal sugar met with in creased attention. At auction 3,600 bags were sold at the full currency ; low to fine white Benares 36s to 395, good to fine soft yellow 34s to 35s 6d, and Mauritius sorts from 32s to 36s 6d. Of Madras 6,920 bags were offered, and all sold at very full prices ; grainy white 40s 6d to 425, yellow ditto 35s to 40s, and soft ditto 29s to 34s for ord to fine. FOREIGN.—Since Saturday foreign sugar has been in good demand, and prices have ruled firm. By private con tract 1,000 chests yel Havannah, duty paid, sold at 357 . t0 39s ; 5,000 bgs Manilla, unclayed, chiefly at 30s, and two cargoes yellow Havannah at 23s 6d to 24s for Nos 133 - to 14. None was offered at auction. MoLAssEs.—Although less demand exists, _still fill. prices are obtained, supply not increasing, and their being a fair consumption. Prices for West India ruled at 17a 6cl to 18s 6d ; Cuba and Porto Rico 18s to 19s, BengAl and Mauritius 17s per cwt. Stock is 1,800 tons smaller than last season, and prices rule 3s to 4s per cwt above. Of 'honey the market has been nearly cleared—Jamaica at ZOs to 70s, and Narbonne 72s to 84s, Tamarinds wanted, East India 12s to 16s, and West India 368 to 565. Stock is•much re duced, especially of fine. COFFEE.—This afternoon several parcels of plantation Ceylon coffee were sold privately, chiefly for home consump tion, and stiffer rates obtained. At auction 87 cks were dis posed of ; low mid at 57s to 58s, fine to fine fine ord 54s 6d to 56s 6d, and triage 46s to 525. Of Costa Rica 1,000 bags went at the full value, mid at 60s, and good to fine ord 48s to 52s 6d. In native Ceylon several purchases made privately, and closed firmly at 45s 6d to 46s 6d for low to real good ord. For other sorts of coffee demand increases, and rates are fully as high. TEA.—In lower sorts of congou transactions have been limited for all purposes during the last few days, and in some cases rather lower prices are accepted. But better kinds are in good request for consumption,. and previous improved terms are maintained, gupply being moderate. The currency is for low to good ord is to is Id, rather ,blackish leaf to blackish leaf is 10 to 1s 23,d, strong to pekoe sorts is 3d to 2s 4d, and fine new crop 2s 5d to 2s 7d per lb. Sorts at is 2d to 1s 8d continue most in request. The currency is fully as high for good to fine green, and many parcels have been disposed of. RIOE.—To-day only a limited business was concluded in East India rice privately, and prices declined, Bengal mid to fine white selling at 14s to 15s 6d, Madras 12s 6d to 13s 3d, low Coringa lls 9d to 12s, and Arracan 12s to 12s 3d. Of Jamaica arrowroot 1,400 tins at auction went at 7d to 7id per lb. _ _ - SPIRITS.—To-day rum was purchased with caution for the home and foreign markets, and prices declined ; proof leewards selling at 2s 7d, East India 2s 6d to 2s 60, and Demeiara 3s 5d to 3s 10d for 30 to 42 per cent. O.P. In brandy larger purchases made, and 8s 6d to 8s 8d paid for Cognac best brands of the vintage of 1851. OILS.—A more ready sale prevails for cod at 31/ lOs to 351 per tun, the market being in a firm petition. There is a good demand for Seal, but no advance has taken place; pale sells at 37/ 10s to 38/ 10s, and other sorts 331 to 36/10s. TALLOW.—There continues to be a reluctance to operate in Russian for all purposes ; merchants are desirous to sell and prices flow a further decline of is 6d to 2s per cwt. G ♦V -~ 4... t„... - 1)" tilt ,i.' ;?-,t.lg ; .4" EXTRAORDINARY EXP'LOSIO '~i ~'M Yesterday afternoon a painful sensation w a..7 4.i.,_. in the immediate vicinity of the Theatre Roy -,....._ market, in consequence of the following extraoTric explosion occurr i ng i n th e pr i va t e h ouse belonging to `-` 1 / 4 41,ap Mr. J. Buckstone, the well-known comedian and lessee of the theatre, at the back of and adjoining that place of amusement, in Suffolk-street, Pall-mall East. From the inquiries made, it appears that for some time past a number of men have been employed at the house numbered 18 in the before-named street, for the purpose of repairing and painting it, preparatory to Mr. Buckstone's taking up his residence therein. During the morning of yesterday the men em ployed had experienced a strong smell, as if the gas was escaping, but from what part they were un able to tell. They left the house at the usual time for dinner, and on their return found that the gas smelt considerably stronger than previously. One of the men, who was standing on a board swung about midway of the floor and ceiling, incautiously took a inciter match, and drew it across the upper part of the wall, when a loud and fearful explosion took place, which terrified the whole of the neighbours, who imagined that the theatre had taken fire. Simultaneous with the first ex plosion the windows were forced out; three of the painters at work had their clothes set on fire, and a number of vessels containing turpentine and oil were soon in a thorough state of ignition. The screams of the parties brought assistance to the spot, and after some trouble in extinguishing the flames about three of the unfortunate men's bodies, - those in the house were also suppressed. It was then found that the three men were much burnt, two of them so seriously that it was deemed prudent to remove them to Charing-cross Hospi tal, where they were examined by the house-surgeon, who found their injuries to be of such a character that they were both put to bed. Everything was done for them that humanity or surgical skill could devise, but they still re main in a very precarious state. One of the sufferers, who is fearfully burned, is named Charles Sprowle, aged 42, whose family reside at No. 27, Gloucester street, Queen-square. The other patient in the hospital is named Chas. Shortell, of No. 6, Warren-street, Fitzroy-square. The engines of the London Brigade and West of England Office were soon on the spot, but fortunately the fire was extinguished before their arrival. It is at present unknown whether the explosion was caused from the escape of gas before alluded to, or from the man who drew the match over the wall having acci- • dentally dropped the light into a pot of turpentine stand ing under him. 111 r. Buckstone has directed that everything shall be done for the unfortunate sufferers that their case de mands. The theatre itself has not sustained the least injury, the private house being situated completely be hind it. THE MASSACRE OF TEE CREW OF THE HEROINE. The following letter has been addressed to the owners of the brig Tweed, the captain of which vessel took possession of the Heroine, after the dreadful murder of the captain and crew, as pub lished. in The Sun of yesterday : "Cape Lahou, Africa, Sept. 1, 1853. "Brig Tweed, of Bristol. " Gentlemen,—When lying at anchor off Grand Bereby, on the 13th of July last, I was informed by the natives of that place that the crew of the schooner He roine, of London, had been massacred at Grand Tabou, and that the natives had seized and stripped the vessel of everything moveable. " I lost no time in proceeding to Tabou, and arrived there on the day following, and anchored my vessel as near the Heroine as I could with safety. At daylight the next morning I boarded her with five of my crew, and the stains of blood on her decks convinced me there had been a dreadful and wholesale murder committed ; and, finding no person on board, commenced heaving the anchors up. When I had purchased one, and loosing all sails preparatory to mov ing her, a number of canoes were launched, and pro ceeded towards my vessel. After the dreadful murder that bad been committed, I did not feel justified in re maining longer on board the schooner at that time, as I considered my first duty was the protection of my own vessel and crew ; I therefore left my second mate and two seamen on board her, cautioning them against any attempt to get the vessel under weigh until I sent orders to that effect. I considered it necessary to use every caution, as the schooner was so near the beach that the natives could, if so disposed, resist any attempt to re move her (without launching their canoes), as she was within the range of mu sketkl, ot ; and, being not sufficiently manned and armed to take the vessel from the natives by force, I was compelled, and considered it a duty to all who may be interested in her, to resort to stratagem ; and, in order to remove any doubts they might enter tain as to my good faith, I promised them, if they would allow me to remove the schooner from her peri lous situation to what I considered a safe anchorage, I would then come on shore with them and arrange with King George liTaulay for the purchase or ransom of the vessel. After some considerable hesitation they permitted me to remove the schooner ; and when I saw her safely under sail proceeding to a proper anchorage I left her, and, as 1 had promised, went on shore. On landing, I found large numbers of the natives armed and evidently prepared to resist any attempt on my part to dispossess them of the schooner before I had paid what they considered a sufficient sum for her. After remain ' ing on shore all night—for I was quite in their power, and they would not allow me to go off in the evening— I prevailed on the King to allow me to return to my ship, taking with me those of his people who were to receive the ransom agreed upon, goods to the amount of 3831. Os. ld. On reaching my vessel I paid the amount for which I had given my word, not because I considered them entitled to it, but from a fear of any breach of faith towards them on my part may be attended with serious, and perhaps fatal, consequences to the crew of any other vessel that might visit the place after me. "The course I have pursued may, perhaps, be open to some remarks—in fact, some very severe ones have been passed upon me by the colonists of Cape Palmas ; but, gentlemen, you will, I am sure, after a perusal of this letter, fully comprehend the position I was placed in. Any other means to obtain possession of the vessel must have failed, as they could, as I have already stated, cover her with their fire-arms from the beach, or they might have burnt her ; in fact, they intended to do so if I had not interfered. "At 3 a.m., on the leth, the schooner left Tabora, in charge of my second mate, and proceeded to Grand Bereby, with instructions from me to remain there, getting her rigging set up, and fit for sea. I supplied them with the necessary stores as far as I could, previ ous to her departure from Tabou. "I shipped on board her 16 tons camwood (9 of my own and 7 of the Chalco's), as she required ballast, having on board only 40 casks of oil, say 26 tons, and a little cam wood, when she first came into my possession, and which I did not consider sufficient dead weight for a passage across the Atlantic. On the arrival of the Chalco, Captain Gregory, at Frisco, I applied for provisions and stores of various kinds for the schooner, which lie has supplied me with. I have given him a receipt, and art order on you for the amount. As I considered the vessel and cargo to be of considerable value, I was naturally anxious for all parties to obo.in the services of a qualified person to navigate her home. I offered the command to Mr. Stafford, chief mate of the Chalco, and he accepted of the appointment, and have advised him to leave the amount of remuneration for his services to be decided by you. My second mate, Mr. Tozer, I appointed chief mate ; James Mitchell, one of my seamen, and Henry Phillips, a seaman from the Chalco, have volunteered to return home in her. "I herewith forward my account of expenses incurred. in the ransom and outfit of the schooner Heroine. " I remain, Gentlemen, your most obedient servant, " EDWAND BOADEN. THE PILOTS AND THE ILL-FATED SHIP. The following is a copy of a letter to the owners, dated Castletown, Ireland, Nov. 4 : " Gentlemen, —I arrived at this harbour yesterday about noon, with the loss of foremast, and in great tress. I made Cape Clear light about ten o'clock on Wednesday night, and bore up for Cork Harbour. In the morning the wind drew round to the S. E., and I was on a lee shore, with sails and gear all to pieces. Soon after dayligh t we saw a skiff bearing down f or us, and expected t o g et a pilot. They boarded las a bout them(Tiliiouw I rsdayw);sasnidtudaetiendr and dd t4hoaot/Itnoomussm make is t us . no arrangements with them, and requested them Lloyd's t o assist us , a nd leave it to 1 8. t 3 0 0 1d a. ni. —,oyd' s owner s of the ship , which they ref usedagent or th e to do, and threatened to leave us, and persuaded me to aban don the ship also. They would then have left u s h a d I n ot signed an agreement for 200_ har bour with their skiff, which I. to tow u s into ser vice, as we could hav e done without afterwards of no ithout it ; but, seeing us in distress, refused to p u t a p i lot on board without the as sistance of their cutter. have consulted Mr. Swanton (Lloyd's agent) about it , and he thinks it an imposition, and that they can not claim it. I think that 201. would quite pa y them • . Ari 3. r. S wanton has written to their em ployers about it. I have had most terrific weather from the Western Isla nds—not h ing bu lost the foremostandmainto Pmas t t o continual gales. I Octo ber in a h eavy gale ; t h e mast was rottenn the more 22d of thn through. Th e sc h oon er is now in a dreadful state -- bulwarks gone nearly all round, and very leaky. I now, gentlemen, wait your instructions. If you wish her to come to Bristol, she will either have to refit here or be towed by steam. We were obliged to cut away the rigging with the mast, so it will have to be renewed. We are all of us quite knocked up ; I don't think we could have stood it three days longer ; everything was as wet below as on deck.—l remain, gentlemen, your most obedient servant, "F. W. STAFFORD, Master." COVENT GARDEN MARKET.—The urinals which were some time since erected in the avenues of Covent-garden market, have been removed, and the walls put into their former condition, with a notice forbidding the committal of any nuisance against the premises. The offensiveness of these places, which were erected solely for the public convenience of persons attending, or passing through, the market, was found to be so great, especially during the summer season, as to render their removal of urgent necessity. MILITIA ARTILLERY. —The twenty-eight days' training of the Royal Lancashire corps, commanded by Sir Duncan IVl'Dougall, terminated on the 30th of October. Colonel Brereton, C. 8., of the Royal Horse Artillery, inspected the regiment, when, after marching past in open and close columns, besides the exercises of the garrison and field-guns, various battalion movements were performed with a celerity equal to that of any regular corps.—Liverpool journal. ,