The Sun. — London, England, 1857-09-10 00:00:00

Pi NEY MARKET AND COIYIIVIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocx. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed With an upward tendency, and prices of all de scriptions were id. to id. per lb. dearer. The sales amounted to 20,000 bales, of which 4,000 Were taken on speculation, and 1,000 for export. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, but Prices were steady. It was generally expected that telegraphic dis- Pitche s announcing the arrival of the Overland Mail would have been received yesterday, and the d elay has naturally increased the suspense and anxiety of all classes of the community. The pre- Bent means of communication are quite inadequate, and it is most desirable that increased facilities for t he transmission of mails should be afforded. Renceforward a livelier interest will be felt in In (Ilan concerns than perhaps at any period in the history of that country, for even when the mutiny 4.3 s uppressed, and affairs again assume their ordinary a ppearance, the development of the vast resources of the empire,, gill be accelerated. Railways and Ot her public works will be pushed forward with all Possible expedition, and numerous administrative _ c hanges will occur which are likely to sustain the increas e d interest felt in the progress of the country t hat has been produced by the disastrous events re cently recorded. An offer has been made by the .b ' i c : 4ll ropea,n and American Steam Company to esta blish eight screw steamers on the Mediterranean a nd Red Seas, by which means troops could be con veyed overland without unnecessary loss of time. If ` f this plan should be adopted, a weekly communi cation from India could be secured, as these vessels and those of the Peninsular Company might leave al ternately. The Bank of France return which will appear next Friday, is expected to show a satisfactory im• Prevenient in its resources and general position. Although the purchases of gold have been limited, art increase of 100,0001. to 120,0001. is believed to have taken place in the bullion, while an equally !aeouraging alteration is anticipated in the securi 4ez and notes. It is said that the demand for 4 111 ,° 11 ey is less urgent, which renders it all e more difficult to understand why the b " r t °ll rse should continue so depressed. A g r adual d w i n dl e in the value of the Rentes 448 taken place for some month 4, and the Govern 42eat 3 per CentS. are now at the miserably low Price of 66-85, showing a want of confidence not N ' er 3r consolatory to those interested in the financial eoll dition of the country. Several minor influ ences can be f o und. to account for a portion of this re activity and heaviness ; but the chief cause is the itits Picion evidently felt with regard to the sound nOss °f French finance, while the difficulties of the Credit Mobilier assist in no unimportant degree to a° Meat the general depression. i 4 special general meeting of the New Bruns tl°lc and Nova Scotia Land Company was held ° ; d aY, at which it appeared that a surplus profit 1, .. 6 78 i. 18s. remained in hand, from which the (1 11 2ectors made a dividend of ss. per cent. The 4 l ';,,iclend was agreed to. market for English Securities is exceedingly dull, and the prices are consequently rather heavy, al,t "ugh no material alteration has occurred. la ° revival of activity is expected until the Over folla Mail i s annou nced. Consols have been 901 o rlllo ney, and 901 for account. They are now ai and 901 respectively. The New 21 per Cents. 41176 ; India Bonds, 22 dis. ; and Exchequer settling 78. to 2s. discount, being flatter. This is day in the English market, and as the ai 11 -4° °nt of " differences" was large, a good de erod for mone y h as p re vail e d. The current terms loans are sto 5 per. cent. 4 41 the Foreign Market a few transactions have A el l place, and the quotations arc tolerably Turkish 6 per Cents. are 95 ; and e 4 per Cents., 991. Peruvian 41- per Cents. 2 1 3 D 3 been dealt in at 79 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., g; and Brazilian 5 per Cents., 102 1. O'°le following are the nominal prices of Foreigm eks :—G rena d a D e f erre d B on d s , 6 7 ; Mexi cali, 21 22 ; P eruv i an 41- per C en t s ., 79 80 ; dit to 3 per Cents., 54 55 ; Portuguese 3 per et ils., 45 46 ; R uss i an 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto 4i per Cents., 97 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., ; Ditto New Deferred, 25g ; Ditto Cer 'tc..ates, ; Ditto Passive, 51 61. to l Cile last week's railway t receipts, ascertained up ills day, are in round figures as under O r 1857. 1856. I,z_ e at West ern £32,543 £31,897 t o 7 th- Western 311 r : 1 411 -West ern i ertou 'QV , sistern Cale do nian 'ea t ta- Northern V,eashire and Yorkshire 27,878 26,102 trK.enhead 3,241 2,561 tjk i !tql and Exeter 7,H3 7,488 liteliter and Holyhead enaiester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 11,339 10,389 ii.orth London O k ctr f tll _,Stafford „ ° „ t g, Worcester, and Wolver 4,755 3,949 lArl Yorkshire kV .. t. I lartlepool 414'unurgb and Glasgow G ra Ow and South-Western qi,e4d Trunk of Canada g at Western of Canada ... 8,251 9,716 p' r ather active business has been done in the ail Way Share Market but in most instances at de-e - i et. quotations. North Western and Norfolk LeLeered ss. ; Great Western, North Eastern, 4 ( 7) ditto York, South Wales, 10 s. ; 1 11 0' North British, 15s. ; South Devon, y ar : Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, ad- C ee d 1 1., Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, a nd Lancaster and Carlisle, 10s. Caledonians, C : r g l itons, and North Staffords were firm. The 11 , ei gu lines are s very quiet, no business of any ina t I , ll ; a nce being reported. In the colonial under -I,i"rigs East Indian declined about 10s., Great kaeiltern of Canada 55., and Grand Trunk of Canada 'arced 15s. T 441 Mining Shares no business was reported. ell ol ut Stock Bank Shares are dull. Bank of (101 1 have declined to 49k, London and County advan ced to 291, London General Omnibus Com ''ll3l are 31, and Netherlands Land 21. Ettti-'4,Thr 1:1 FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY arom the Osictal List.) Business dent. ,1• 0 1) , 4 e1 ' Cent. Consols Annuities gOR .i i Ist 5 ,1 Per Cent. Annuities Shut In,;' 2 1 Per Cent. Annuities r , . 4 f tn eis, 1.:14if,u .................. 22 20 d C ' l4O . under £lOOO 22 d " k, so . tee \ eronnt " ' , ..... .. 90 F=~aequer Bills, 24d: jutiti 1500 • I d Soli 4 1 d F$ C h equer • - eu L equer Bonds, IESB, 3i per Cent 9S t i ,' L ItICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—TITIS DAY. -- n zilian 5 pe r C e nt - 11 —° ., 1829 and 1839, 5 per Cent k,;: 0 8 Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B4 iT, 4 n 3 per Cent l' " 0 Account .. :r tv • b• ll Bonds, 4i per Cent 1,,0.itt0 Account 41' ' - b ' t i 'gues e Bonds . , 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 - fi D ,,,`',' o 1853, 3 per Cent 4s} . ti',"'h liouds 3 per Cent. I lk it to New D eferred, 3 per Cent.l ' 251 Ditto Beads , • coat 951 i) -I , t ,tes Account 9H l'te Guaranteed, 4 per Coot. Dividends on the above payable In London. 7IIRER O'CLOCK. . Consols, nioneY . 1 1 Cetitolki for account, October 14 SOi /111 ING1- MATCEIES.—Last night a grand display of "de art t oo k pl ace a t the Lambeth Bathe, West- Illitu g i ater-road, for the benefit of Mr. Beckwith, the swim n, Master of the establishment, and " champion of at e tid ." A number of animated contests took place, 1 ,1 -.. teraiinati on o f w hi c h, Mr. Styles, who acted as Nvit r i ) , ir e , presented each of the succe.;siul competitors he 4 be autiful silver medal. Mr. Beckwith, who has 4 4 0 e f ilaI lenged for the championship,. also gave a speci 'with hts remark a bl e powers as a swimmer, in a match feateith4 celebratA American, Walker, whom he de -4e {' ea silY, amidst the lond applause of his patrnus. latch for the championship takes place atthe Wen , eth City-road, on Wednesday, the 24th inst. oP dea'er from Elj i nkrFr n lost 215/. n th e i letes at the Falkirk tryst yesterday. He supposes % ,tl : t ' ne Y. to have been stolen from his pocket while he gaga.,„nding in a crowd looking at a party of gamblers with er at their ordinary occupation, but can give no ez' in formation as to his IOsv.—NOVOL British Mail. E SUN, LONDON, THURSDA EVENING, SEPTEMBER lo t 1857 SHARE RIARKTES--(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day Business done this day. RAILWAYS. Paid F lAinbg. Nottng. Boat & Eastn. June..... IBelfast & Ballymens 13Irmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley ,Birkenhd. Laucsh. Cheshiro 'Blackburn .. St. St. St. 50 20 100 100 1 100 all all Birth & Tyne origina' .£25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter- Ca1ed0nian............ teliester & Holyheae Cork and Bandon.... ICork, Black. & Pass. Cornwall all De. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&Belfast Juno. all Dun. P. &Aber. Juno. 1100 East Anglian ••• ••• all lEastern Counties.. . 100 ,EasternUnion,A.stk. 'lOO iDo., do. 8.. 8i , Do. New A 17} East Kent 100 'East Lancashire all ; East Suffolk ........ 4 Do. 1100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all I Edinb. and Peebles_ 100 Edinb.Prth. &Dundee all Fortltand ClydeJnnc. 100 Furness .. ... ... . 1 100 Gla.sgow & S.Westerr all Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 'Do A. Stock 1100 IDo., B. Stock ..... 1100 IGt. Sth. &West. are. i 100 Great Western. . 100 Do. Str. V. R. gua.St all :Irish South-Eastern. all !Lancaster &Carlisle. 141 Do., Thirds ..... . ' 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire, 6 Do., do. F 16 Do., Wst. Riding trn.l 20 all 11 U. all St. 100 St. 100 20 1 all 10 all 12. 4 5 St: 100 25 1 all 25 ; all St. 100 10 1 1 10 1 St.' 100 St. 100 Si) ; all 25 00 all Do. Southport.... London & Blackwell Lond.Bright&S.Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths ..... Do. ,I.G/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. She f. &Linen. Metropolitan . ..... Do. J. L. Ricardo'F arrangement Midland ........ Do. Binning. & Derbx Midland G. West. (Ir.) Do. Shares Newcastle & Carlisle 25 all 50 9 20 all Newpt.Aberg.dalrfd Newry & Enniskiller Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrovor Norfolk.. ......... Northu. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension .„ Do do. G. N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead , and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton.. 20 10 Portsmouth St. 100 50 3 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 I all 25 I 16i 50 ' all all St 1 100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 ; I 17i ' 20 ! all 10 all St. 100 10 10 Rhymney St. 100 Scottish Central ... St. 100 sScot. N.E.Abrdn,St St. ;100 IShropshire Union 10 6 ISitingbourne &Sheer. 50 100 'South Devon St. 100 South Eastern 10 all ,Do. 4. per:. Shares St. 100 South Wales... .... . . 20 all s 5. Yorksh. RivwDnn 20 10 20 all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 25 all ,Stockton & Darling„ 25 15 Do. do., 1854 25 5 Do. do., 1855 .. 116 Stockton dr Hartlepl St. slOO Taff Vale. St. 1100 sDo. Pref., No. 1 25 1 22 ; Thames Hay. D. &11, 20 all 9 I all Vale of Neath......... Waterfd. & Kilkenny 50 all 20 all 10 ; all Waterford&Limerick l ' West Coinwall West End of London and Crystal Palace 5 t all Do. A 5 all I Do. B 20 i all ,West London 10 1 Do. First Class 20 I all Do. Second Class... 10 all :Wmbledon&Croydon, 5i - 5R 8 - B,i 66 - 68 - .., 7~ - 8~ 86 - 88 83i -83 i 34 35 15 - 20 .• --- •.. 4 - 5 ••• "". ••• 0 -- 10 201 -- 24 llf -- 113 48 -- 51 31 -- 34 i 7 - 18 96 - 97 6i 'i ii = i3'i 101 - 103 8 - 9 96 - 966 87 - 83 120 - 124 98 - 102' 55 - 5511 60 - 641 77 - 82 - Nr.l 84 - 1004 - 1001, - 5 - 6 104 - 106 99 -100 k .t 1 . id 1 91} —92 i 41i- :hi 81 t i - 82 55 - 56 iii -- 14;1 62 - 64 3/ -3; 49 50A 6 = ei - 141 49i - 50. 1 79 ; -80 i 95 - 97 1 4{ 4 7a— 83 1 10 10 32 33 7 6 d 104 - 105 24i -25 i 49 - 50 3 - 2 ii 33 - 35 69 - 70 84 85 14 15 d 5i 4Ad 9 11 40 42 21 -21 i 18 - 20 7 - 9 3 - 3A 5i - BRITISH POSSESSIONS, 100 all Atlan. and St. Law. 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. .8 all Do. ....... 20il 18 ißufralo & Lake Hur. 100 100 ''Buff., Brut& Godch. 100 :100 ,6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 100 100 I Do. do., 1 June, '74, 20 i 2s. Calcutta and S. East. 20 256(1 Central Gude (Lim.)! 20 I lOs Ceylon A Blares 20 1 i Do. B. do. 171 all ; Demerara . 20 2s. Eastern Bengal St. 100 East Indian 20 15 I Do. C Shares 100 all j D 0.4 p.c.Bnds.,'s7 100 all . Do. do. do., '59, do. 20 all ,Geelong di Melbourne, guar. 5 per cent. St. 100 i Gd. Trunk. of Canada, 100 all Do. 6p. c. Deben 1 20 all ;Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c 20 4 iDo. New. guar. 5 p.c. 20 all ;Gt. Westn. of Canada' 20i; 10N: Do. New 100 all IDo. Bds., payable '571 100 ' all ;Do. do., '76, p.'60... 100 all :Do. do., '73, do. 100 all 'Do. do., '73, without option 20 all Madras, guar. 4 p.c 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. 20 10 I Do. 4i p. c. Exton. 20 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. 20 5 ; Do. 4th Ex., do. 20 ss. :Oudo (Limited) 20 5 ;Scinde, guar. 5 per c 20 all. Do 1(1 id 4i 4id 88 92 85 90 85 90 14 - 11 p 97? 98. —d, 211 21Z1 50 52 83 85 1 193 19 1 par 21$ 21.3 99 101 108 114 1108 114 'lO5 107 17 18 193 1931 2 id d a di, . 1 3 d 3 i P .. i - ..• - FOREIGN. 10 all I Antwrp & Rotterdam 6 6h 6 20 18 Ardennes .• ••• 5 all Belgian East. Junct 1 lh 20 16 Be z iers to Graissessac ... ... 6 all , Carrneaux di Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry. 4 4. 20 12 .Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of Franco 20 all Do. New 20 2s. i E u phrates Valley 20 18 'at Central of France 23)-, 24 20 all Great Luxembourg... 61 7i 7 10 4 Italian Junction .. ••• 20 all Lake Const. & Bale -•— ••• 20" all Lierro and Turnhout . ...e1 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 31 4 p 5 all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... .. 20 all Lyons and Genova 20 I all Lyons & Mediterran. ... ••• 33i all Maria Antenia 10 all Do. New — ... 20 all Namur &Liege 7A 20 all Do, do. 6p. c. Pref. 19 19, 16 all Northern of France 33 - 34 i 10 I all NorwegianTrnk•Pref 9 10 20 I all Paris and Lyons 34i —31 i 20 all Paris and Orleans 54 55 20 7 'Recife & San Fran , (Pernarn.) g. 7p• c i . i d 10 71 Roma and Frascati,— ... •.• 20 a Royal Danish l6 -- 18 5 all Royal Swedish i 1 20 all Sambre and Meuse 7 7,A 10 all Do. 5i per cent. pref. 8 Si• 20 all Southern of France 25 251 8i all West Flanders 4i 5 10 all Do, 5A per c. Pref ~ 9 —9, 20 I all W.&N.W. of France 27 28 20 6 Western of Austria 20 all West. of Switzerland „. 6 all Wiesbaden 6 all Do.B p. cent. prof,' 20 all Zealand ••• •--- „. ... ••• JOINT-STOUR BANKS. 40 all Australasia B7 89 25 18i 'Bank of Egypt 190 50 Bank of London' 4B 50 44- , 10 all Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co 50 , all British N. American 20 8 C.Bk.of Ind. Au. &Ch 11 100 50 City 65 67 100 125 Colonial 100 , 20 Commercial of Lond 1 20 Eng.Scot.&Aus.Cht lB 18 3 / 4 20 , all ,Lon. Ch. B k . of Aust l 7i 18 4 20 all Ditto New 50 20 ;Loudon and County ~. —29 i 50 ILnd.&E.Bnkug.Corp 50 , 10 I Loudon Joint Stock. 11301 100 ' 20 Lond.ancl Westminst. 100 \ :35 National Pro. of Eng. 20 , 10 — 50 22 3 / 4 National Bank • 20 I all New South Wales 46 —43 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 35 36 3 / 4 20 15 'Ottoman Bank ...... 1 100 115 Provinc al of Ireland, ••• ••• 10 ,all Do. New ••• ••• 5 1 R Aus 13 &G Im Co • • • • • • . • ••• 25 all 'ionth Australia 3 2 3 /4 33 ; 25 all Union of Australia 5l 52 ... Do. New 6 -- 7 50 10 Union of Loudon .•• • 0.1 i 0 Unity Mutual,.. ..„ 00 .50 ,Westrußk of Loud. 12 172!.. . 11d, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Compsulles Closing Prices this day RAILWATO. ißuckghamsh. IClydeseale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. IB.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. 11. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. ,Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Pr Hull & Selby Do. A Shares Do. Shares I Lon . & Green Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Thrton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. NALEst.S p.c. iDo. 6 per et 'Do.Fixedsp.c IPrest. & Wyre Do. A Shrs. !Roystn.& Hit. i Shrews.& Her S. Staflordsh WearVaLg6pc 'Do !Wilts &Somrst 92 - 94 93 - 95 11 - 13 'il :: ili fdi -- 0 12 —l . 2i 22i 234 98 100 i id 1 89 91 , par - i P 51 56 Ii - 130 7i - 8 1 9 - 01 31 - 32 85 - 87 E SHARES. 89 - 91 id -- eii 5 - 64 - 118 - 125 - iP 70 :1 . 7 2 - 116 - 108 - 102 60 -- 62 10k -- 10} ti -- 4 87 -- 89 79 81 80 -- 82 96 -- 98 91 -- 94 10i -- 17 9i -- le 68 -- 70 94 -- 9 14 -- 1 4 t - 139 - 115 • •• ... 1155 - 157 - $1 64 -66 P 130 - 132 95 - 97 85 - 87 ii L - ii 3 102 = iii 93 - 95 id ••• - ••• i - r 1 22 - 23 114 - 115 105 - 109 10 7- i'4 221 -- 23 98 -- 100 95 -- 100 215 i -27 i 2ip ••• --- ••• 48 - 52 MINES. 134 -- 144 6 -- 7 115 -- 125 460 -- 470 16i -17 i 6i -- 74 3 -- 4 11 - 12 14 - 15 5 -- 6 20} -21 i 5 -- G 340 -- 360 5 - 6 220 -- 230 1 - 4k - 130 - 15( _ _ i -- 27 117 i -- 121? 210 -- 220 295 -- 310 8 -- 8i 23 -- 24 48 -- 49 22 -- 24 MINES. i - i li - 21 ... ••• 1.0 - 12 47 49 10 12 id 8 Si ld p a I * v ••• - •• 5 - 7• ••• ....... ••• 21 - 2i "i 1 ii rEous. 21i -22 i: 4i - SAI 35 - 40 ;138 • 142 1110 i - 1114 30 - 35 25 27 3 11 411 104 108 1} --•• li ... ... 1•• ... I.s 11,1 3 i - 31 ••• t •:` 1 I ••• - ••• 4 3 3 14 id 16 18 97 1 - P - 2 0 - 71 4 - 5 p, 21 23 5 - 7 58 - 60 - 32 - 34 - 1 - 1 ••it ••• 10 12 Ln.&N.W. Calodon... E.U.&E.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Eit.Westn Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern. Do Peto &Co Do Ln. &N. W do Midld E. Count Do Do ... Do L. &N. W Do Gt.Northn l T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.&Dar Do Gt.Westn PREFEREN I al Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. )0 Caledn. £lO 4i p. c. 10 IChes. & Ho. 5. p.c. )0 Do. do. 5 per dent_ ill Cork&BandonsiP.c. Duu.Perth.&Aber.J. 2 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. )0 I Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. 00 'Do. do. Cls. C 7p. all Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l all Do. No. 2 all Do. New 6 pr. c. St all East Un., G. 6 p. c all Do. 51., 0 per cent all 'Do. 10Z. Debentr.Sh a oo ll iDo. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6p.cts. ill l E.&W. York. J. sths 5 Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. O Furness, 5 p. c 10 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c O Great Northn. 5 p.c O Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem O Do. 4i per cent IDo. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 ' p. c. prem ill Gt.N.of Scot.lst Pre 00 S &W. (Ireland) 15 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(8.&11.E2c.5pc 00 Do. con. red. 44 P.C. 00 Do. con. rod. 4 p. c. 00 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 00 Do 5 p. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. all Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S. all Do. d0..5 p. c. d 0.... 00 Do, Birm. Gua. Stk. all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh, all Do, do, do.. all Do. do. do.. 00 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 Do. Now Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 1 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lou. & S.W. 7 para. late 3d Shares al 'Londy.& Color, ASh. .11 Londy.&Ennis. Sh. )0 M., S., &L. 6p. Cont. 421 Do. do. do. £6 0 Do. do. 3i per cent. .11 Marypt. Ft Carl. 4p. c. ill Do. 4} per cent .4.0 A Do. do. 00' Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 P.C. Do. 4i p. C. Pref. St. O Do. L, &H. Pref. St. 11 New.,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. 8 Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. 11 Norflr.Deb.4 p.c. Sh. O Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 10 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 O Do.Wv.V.sp. '.,1847 I North British ,i Do. 71. Preferonco . .2 X) N. B. Berw. 4p. c. Prf. Bf, Do. do. do L 3 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 0 Do. York H. &S. Pur 11 North Staffordshire ) Os., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref Sc.N.E. Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St a South Devon . l Do. fixed 4A pr cent. 11 S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. )0 Do. 4.i per cent .00 Do. Fixed4a. p.c. Sh X) S. Wales Gun. 4p. c X) Do, do. 4i. p. e_ ,ii S.Yorksll. 4 4 p s .c.Guar. al Stock. &Dar., sp. c. .5 Do. do. do. 111 Stock. & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 dl Watorfd& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 12'Alfrecl Cons. (Philk.) .4 ißritish Iron 9 Condurova (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) Ls , Great South Tolgus ./ 3 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 7 Grt. W. Vor (Helstn.) .3s i Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) 15tNorth Wheal Crofty IPar. Cons. (St. Blaxy) 9 , Porkellis U. (Wend.) is. Sort. Cons. Min. Co !i S. Caradon (St. Cleer' 2 IS. Cam Brea (Illogn; 9 'S. W. Frances(lllogn. ITam._ S. At L. Min. Co 2 ! 14 11 .. 61 ~ 1 ~ I 2 5 4. 10 9 'Tin Croft 10 Un.~lineg (GwennaP ?s VI. of Towey (Camar. 11V. Basset (Illogan). !ll W. Caradon (Liskrd, iNITh. Basset (Illogan' 5i 5 - (NM. Buller Otdruthj. 5i ;Wh. Edward(Calstck 7s WI% Kitty (U. Llant ' 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht. 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN Australian Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) Do. Comes & Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo Fortuna General .. Linares .. Lusitanian Mariquita Now Granada Noveau Monde Pont. Sil.LdM. dL Smlt Port Philip 16, all all all all Santiago do Cuba .. South Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. Pref. United Mexican MISCE Australian Agri=lt.l Australia. Royal Mai Berlin Water Works 1 Brit. American Land Canada Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July' (Do. 6 p. c.Feb.&Aug.l D 0,6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. l Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of France Duston Iron Ore Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Tel. of Irel, En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. Gen, Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) Gen. Steam Navigat, London Discount Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel, Mexican& S.Americn Nat. Discount Co 'Do. New Netherlands Land._ ,Do. Do. .. I Do.B p c.PLiss.at ld. Do. Do. New B. &N. S. Landl N. S. W. Gov. 5 p. c. D. 1 IN. B. Australasian... Nrth.ofEuropeSteam Oriental Gas 'Do New Shares Peelßr. Ld. & Minrl Peninsular & Oriental Do. New Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Do. New S. Aug, Gov. 6 p.c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trus. Ln. Co. Up. Can. Van Diennou'e Business this day 7: trbf larttion SUN OFFICE, Sem), o'Clock. THE EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH• TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sill y —We have the pleasure to inform you that a telegraphic despatch from Cagliari, dated Sept. 9, announces to us that the submarine cable connect ing Europe and Africa has been successfully laid between Bona and Cape Teulada. The communi cation between Teulada and Spartivento, a distance of 17 miles, has to be made before regular tele graphic communication can be opened with Algeria. The cable is a heavy one, with four conducting wires, and has been laid successfully in above 100 nauts, of 1,600 to 1,700 fathoms water. The total distance covered is 124 nauts, or 145 miles. We are, Your faithful servants, R. S. NEWALL & CO. 24, Abingdon-street, Westminster, Sept. 10, 1857. NAVAL APPOINTMENT—(This Day.) The following appointment was made at the Admi• ralty this afternoon : Captain—John Moore to the Wellington. DERBY RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SUDBURY STAKES. Slattern 1 Magnolia Ten ran. CHESTERFIELD STAKES. Mainstay walked over. CHATSWORTH STAKES Dead Heat with Slattern and Leo. Five ran. Deciding Heat—Leo beat Slattern. JUVENILE STAKES. 11Z thon .. Trot . Psyche filly _. Eleven ran. SELLING STAKES. Silvertail ... 1 . I Echo Honeydew Six ran CHATHAM RACES.—(This Day.) (BY EEECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) VISITORS PLATE. Amelia 1 Worcester 3 Adamant .............................................. Seven ran. MED WAY STAKES. I Pauli Monti •• 1 Naughty Boy , Lucy Lockit Three ran. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY. MEETING THIS DAY. The adjourned half yearly meeting of the shareholders in this company was hold this afternoon at the London Tavern, Bisbopsgate-street—Sir James Carmichael, chairman of the board of directors, in the chair. At the former meeting the report and statement of aecaunts were read, but there wore not sufficient share holders present to constitute a meeting for its adoption and the declaration of the dividend, and consequently it was adjourned till to-day. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the reception and adop- tion of the report, adverted to the agreement between this company and the North of Europe Telegrapb Company for the purchase of the Hanoverian and Danish concessions, which woul 1 place the company's wires in direct communication with Hamburg and the Baltic ports. _ _ The motion having been seconded, The report was received and adopted. A. dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum was declared. The ratiring directors and auditors were re-elected. The meeting was then made spacial for the purpose of oonsidering the agreement for purchasing the Hanoverian and Danish concessions. The preliminary agreement was read by the secro3tary. It states that the Hanoverian concession is for twenty years, and the Danmark concession for twenty-five years, and provides for the virtual amalgamation of the Sub marine, tho North of Europe, and the Danish Com panies. The other two companies will have to provide the necessary capital and lay down the new cables . . The agreementivill not come into operation until the cables are laid down and in working order. Ultimately the heads of the agreement were agretid to, and a special meeting will be called for ratifyi n g the same- The meeting then separated. THE HIMALAYA. The subjoined extract is from one of the c of the 90th Regiment on board the Himalaya : "Himalaya, Singapore, July 10, " My dear G—, —I am going to spin you a short yarn of our progress so far. In the first place, I must tell you that we have been a lamentable instance sof the truth of the saying that the 'third time is fatal e for, after nearly running ashore at St. Vincent's (Cape Verde) and the Cape, last Monday, July 6th, w e ran ashore, going 13 knots in the straits of Banes,. Not a soul on board ever expected to get off again , at all events without steamers from Singapore ; bat, luckily, it was full moon, and consequently a higher tide than usual ; so with the assistance of another ship and three anchors out astern we managed to get off ab o ut n ine o'clock last night, after having been about 30 h.eure on the sandbank, to the evident delight of a quautity of cranes and pelicans, and a stray crocodile or two, which came out from the island of Sumatra to have a look at us. "It was anything but pleasant sticking there in the broiling heat, for the line' is not. far off. We have made a very long passage of it, considering the splendid vessel we have. On entering the Straits of Sunda, or rather on coming to the place we were go i n g to anchor in. for the night, we were surprised by a frigate firing ha lf a-dozen guns in succession, and then putting off a boat. We thought we were about to run ashore but it turned out to be despatched for us to get up to Singapore ars fast as possible, and go on to Calcutta, as there was ten insur rection of the Sepoys." [The Himalaya reached Calcutta , on the 20th July.] icers MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the wook ended Sept. 10, 1857, made up from the Re turns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales, per Imperial Quarter. WIIDAT I BARLEY IWE I RYE MANS PEAS 4d 42s 7d 263 7d 30s 2d 46s lid 41s 8d THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. WHEAT 1 BARLEY OATS I RYE I BEANS I PEAS 69s 4d. 40s 5d 27s 9d 39s sd. I 47s 1d I 41s 33 ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 105,841; barley , 6,220 ; oats, 5,017 ; rye, 633 ; beaus 1,859 ; peas, 884 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWOLTE AND LEADENHALL.—The trade generally has rely steady, at our cpatations: — Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 81; Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4cl; Veal, 3 s 84 to 4s 6d ; Pork, 3s 6d to 5s Od per 81bs, by the car case. SOUTHALL, Sept. 9.—To•day's market was well su p. plied with fat stock, in wh ich onl y s moderate business wase 4 s doi n g, Bti 11 a t u t b t a o r n e . l y 356 to stationary sao .; prices: —Bef P from 3s 2d t o Lamb, ‘ts 6d to 5s 6d • Veal, 4s 04 to 4s 8d; Pork, 4s Od to 48 84 per 81bs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Sept. 9.—The trade generally ruled less active, as follows : —Beef, from 3s Id to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 64 to 5s 4d; Lamb, 4s 8d to 6s Od ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s Calves, Os to 0 8 a d e ; a e P h c r ; I , 4 i LO tito 4 Cows,o Bd l. tpoeorlB.lebase;h.suckiing_ HAY bl A.RKETS. Surrmentrip.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 4/ 4s; clover, 41 4s to 51 53; and straw, 1/ 6a to 1/ 104 per load. Trade dull. CIIIIDERLAND. —Meadow hay, 21 181 to 41 8s ; clover, 31 15s to 51 Os ; and straw, 1/ 6a to 1/ 103 per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish demand. WarricoserzL.—Meadow hay, 21 121 to 41 4s ; clover, 4/ Os to 51 sa; and straw, 1/ 6s to 11 lOs per load. A dull trade. WEALTH OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY OF ItIISSIA.—A letter from St. Petersburg, iu the North German Gazette, says :—" The magnificence which the members of the imperial family of Russia display in their journeys in Germany need occasion no surprise, when the immense revenues which they dispose of are taken into account. The crown domains yield a nnu ally from 38,000, 0 00 to 4 ' ad a d a i dt n a the aPanages 4,000,000, while civil in list of 11,000,000. the 0 , 0 s o t o a , t o e o O allowsrou b addition LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) THE " CLASHING " OF THE " COURTS."-BOSSY V. THOMPSON. This was a judgment summons adjourned from June last. Mr. Buchanan, Basinghall-street, appeared for the defendant, who had obtained a final order from the In solvent Court before the judgment of this court issued, and the name of the creditor, the present plaintiff, ap peared in the schedule filed in the Insolvent Court, and due notice had been given to him as required by the act. The case was adjourned until to-day to see whether the defendant would be in a condition to pay the whole or any part of the debt. The defendant now said he was not in a position to pay any Fart of the debt, as he had a wife and eight children to support. His Honour said the case had been adjourned to give him time to recover himself; and unless he now made some satisfactory offer he must be committed. Mr. Buchanan submitted that though his Honour had power to commit under the City Act, yet that could only be on being satisfied that the defendant had means and refused to pay, and that it was a matter entirely in the discretion of the judge. He then went through the several acts relating to insolvency, and finally referred to the 19th and 20th section, 108 Vic., which repeated the 102 d section of the General County Court Act, as to the commitment of bankrupts who had obtained their certificate of conformity under the Bankrupt Laws, or a bankrupt had obtained his final order under the Insol vency. The City bad not been diligent enough to get their act amended, and he had no doubt his Honour, in the exercise of the discretion vested in him, would not enforce a power under the City Act, which could not be exercised under the County Courts Act if his Honour were presiding at Whitechapel. His Honour said he would and did, and ordered the defendant to be committed for 14 days. Mr. Buchanan said he must respectfully express hie in tention to immediately apply to the Commissioner of the Insolvent Court, who, acting on precedent, would order the defendant's discharge. It appeared to be unjust that a man who had undergone the ordeal of passing one court and had been absolv3d from his debts, should be made pay by another.' His Honour intimated that if the defendant were discharged and again brought before him on another summons he should commit again. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) GUILDHALL. ATTEMPTED SITICIIDE.—Kate Finhagan, a young wo man 20 years of age, was placed at the bar before Sir P. Laurie, charged with attempting self-de-truction. It appeared from the evidence of police-constable 709, that this morning, about a quarter before two o'clock, he was on duty near Blackfriare-bridge. He saw the prisoner on the steps near the water, and went to her and asked her what she was doing. She said she was waiting for the tide to rise to destroy herself. She was in a very agitated state, but she promised not to destroy herself, and he let her go. Oa his return to the bridge he again found her there, when be took ht , r into custody. After she was locked up she attempted to strangle her self with a piece of bonnet ribbon. This was the third time she had attempted self-destruction. Her mother, a wretched looking woman, was present, and in answer to the alderman's question-, said that her daughter was a servant, but had been out Gf service about two years. She believed the cause of li'r conduct on this occasion was grief at her father's illness, who was not expected to live out the day. She attempted self-destruction at Blackfriare-bridge about six months ago. Drink was then the cause of it. Police-constable 709 said that the girl told him she had had words with her mother that induced her to leave her home. Sir P. Laurie expressed his doubts that the mother's explanation was the true cause of the prisoner's conduct. Police-constable 707—Her mother t)ld him that the prisoner took poison once. The prisoner having promised not to offend again in a similar manner, was discharged. Sir P. Laurie said that a very important inquiry was now going on relative to the number of attempted suicides that had taken place in this way, and ho many had been prevented. It would be ready about the end of the month. It was a subject ho had paid much attention to with a view to its prevention, and when the return he alluded to was furnished the public woul I have an opportunity of judging how far he had been eoccessful. 'The prisoner then left the dock. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DIRINCS WATCH ROMBERY.—Edward M'Cave and Rachel Wiliam* were placed at the bar before Mr. Beadon, charged with stealing a valuable gold watch from the person of Mr. George Turner, engraver, 43, Berwick-street, Soho. It appeared from the evidence of police-constable 194 C, that he was on du: , y in Dean-street when his atten tion was called to the two prisoners, who appeared to be watching the movements of the prosecutor, who was coming down the street. Seeing that the litter was rather the worse for liquor he kept his eye upon the prisoners' actions, and at last the male prisoner left the woman and walked up t. the prosecutor whom he deli berately felled to the ground by a violent blow with his fist. The male prisoner then joined the female and they both ran away. Witness stepped from his hiding place and intercepted them, and took them into custody. The prosecutor then came up and informed him that the prisoner M'Cave had robbed him of his watch, which witness subsequently picked up about 20 yards from the spot. Witness added that the prosecutor was not in attendance at present, and therefore wished to have the prisoners remanded. Remanded accordingly till the 17th inst. THAMES. SINGULAR ROBBRRY AT A RAILWAY STATION.—Han oak Fossett, a ♦ulgar looking woman, aged 34 years, of No. 7, Globe-lane, Mile-end-road, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a portmonnaie con taining three half sovereigns, two half crowns, a florin, a shilling, six sixpences, and a fonrpenny piece, from the person of George Haynes, of No. 9, Cross street, Homer ton. The prosecutor stated that he was porter at the Bow station of the North London Railway. At about twelve o'clock last night he was at the station waiting for a late excursion train ;when the prisoner came there, sat down on a form alongside of him and entered into conversation with him. She got close to him but he took no notice of that until he found Iris purse being withdrawn from his pocket. He rose from his seat and the prisoner rushed up-stairs, and when she had gotto the top near the office he heard something drop. It was a florin which he picked up. He then attempted to secure the prisoner who flung something from her on to the railway, and he heard the dropping of gold and silver upon it. He gave the prisoner into custody, and then went up and down the line with a lanthorn and saw the porte mon naie in one place, three half sovereigns about a yard from it, and the silver strewed about in all directions on the line between the metals. He recovered the whole of the money he had lost. The prisoner denied that she had robbed the prose cutor at all. She was not near him. The prisoner was recalled, and said the prisoner sat close by to him on the left hand side. The ports monnaie was in the left hand trousers pocket. Re felt the pri soner drawing the porte monnaie out of his pocket. It was done in an instant. A police constable said the prisoner was a most noto rious thief. He had seen her prowling about the Mile end-road and Bow-road after sunset for long time pas'. Mr. Yardley directed Mr. Bowden, the second clerk, to take the depositions, and when they were completed asked the prisoner if she pleaded guilty or not guilty. The prisoner—Not guilty. Mr. Yardley—Then, I commit you for trial. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—{This Day.) LONDON, Sept. 10.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; moderate breeze and fine. SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 2.—Wind S.W.--Sailed—Teviot (e.), for Brazils; Ariel (e.), New York. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 9.—Wind S.W. to S.—Arrived - -- Queen, from London for Calcutta ; Dalchinan (s.), Gibral tar; Alice, from Dantzic for Valparaiso ; Irene, from London for Cape of Good Hope; Azor, ditto, for Moga dore ; her Majesty's steamer Chesapeake, Eastward. Sailed—Gloriana, for Calcutta; since anchored at the Mo therbank. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 9.—Wind S.S.E.—Arrived — Kyanite , from Ibrail. NEWPORT, Sept. 9.—Wind E.—Arrived—Phcebus, from Miramichi. Sailed—William, for Cardiff and Alex andria. FALMOUTH, Sept. 9.—Wind S.—Arrivod—Lyora, from Rio Janeiro. LERWICK, Sept. B.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Eustasia, from Bilboa. CARDIFF, Sept. 9.—Wind far Charleston ; Clara Novello, Madras; Albus, Ceylon; Tro Brodre, Calderee. (PIM MLECTiaO TELSGULPH.) BOUTILAIIFTON, Thursday, 10 A.M. Wind W. Arrived—Nuovo Speranza', from Constantinople ; Cou rier, steamer, Jolly, and Aline, Jersey ; Havre, steamer, Havre. Sailed—Despatch, steamer, :for Jersey; Alliance, steamer, Havre ; Othello, Newport ; Podia, Cherbourg. LIVEBPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Danube, screw steamer, from Trieste ; Via tolls, Venice ; Cambria steamer, Malts. Sailed—George, for Buenos Ayres. QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 8. Wind N.E. Arrived—Dahomey, frora. Rio Grande; Supplici, Odessa; Nice, Galatz. Sailed— Kildare, for Ant vi erp. GRAN)ISEND, Thursday, 9.30 a.m. Wind S.E.; tide, four hour's ebb ; fresh and fine. Arrived, Sept. 9.—lsabella and Mary, from Archange e l. Arrived, Sept. 10—Progpezity , fr om Bruges ; Thre Brothers, Ostend ; Onega, Riga ; Vibilia, Guernsey ; Argo, Memel ; Nor'-Wester, Calcutta. Sailed, Sept. 9—Thor, for Christ iana. Sailed, Sept. 10—Wild :Flower, for Hongkong; Clio, Demerara ; Jason, Syra. DEAL, Thuraday, 9 a.m. Wind W.N.W., fresh. Passed—Rossina, from ft.Jesandria ; Illustrious, Quebec ; Laura, Berbice ; Bluch er, Taganrog ; Sir Thomas Graham, Calcutta; Neptune, Bombay ; Hotspur, Co lombo ; Sing Loar, Bombs .3 , ; Rubons, Mauritius ; St. Elmo, westward ; Paris acrd Loudon, screw steamer, from Paris—all for London. Passed, 9th—City of Nantes, screw steamer, from Lon. don, for Nantes. SINGULAR AND EXTRAORDINARY CASE. A gentleman of Baltimore, some 14 or 15 year s ago, was passing down Baltimore-street, late at night, during a heavy snow storm, when he met, near Frederick-street, three men and a woman. He gave them the way. but being violently jostled by one of them, he upraided them somewhat sharply, when they attacked him. Being a power ful man, standing about six feet in his shoes, he soon laid two of them hors de combat, and chased the other to the opposite side of the street, where he felled him to the ground, and where, leaning over him, be received a blow on the left temple, which staggered, as well as bewildered him, for a few minutes. Upon recovering himself, his assail ants had fled, and feeling the blood flossing pretty freely from the wound, proceed to a physician who soon found that he had been stabbed, the instru• ment entering about half way between the eye and ear, breaking off short. leaving a considerable length of blade in his head. All efforts to extract it proved futile. Strange to say, he felt very little pain or inconvenience from his condition. The wound soon healed, and he attended to his regular avoca tions as if nothing had happened. Three years after the wound again opening, he consulted a surgeon, who, feeling the ragged edge of the blade, made several efforts to draw it out, and after considerable labour drew from the wound a portion of the base of the broken dirk, which measured within a frac tion of two inches. This part of it gave an idea of the amount remaining, supposed to be about the same size. For 11 years longer it continued in this condition, when, about two weeks since, after suf fering a great degree of pain on the right side of his nose, near the corner of his eye, on the opposite side to where he received the wound, and a consi derable swelling appearing, he went to Professor Smith, who, upon examining the diseased part, found the point of the blade protruding. It had actually traversed through the bones of the head, and, after 14 years, made its appearance in the above locality. Such is its position, plain to the eye, and wonderful to be believed, excepting by an eye witness. We have often hoard of pins and needles being swallowed, and in after years making their appearance in different parts of the body ; but that tho blade of a dirk, between three and four inches in length, should thus travel, and through bone, forms an interesting subject for the surgeon, as well as the common mind. CRIM CON. AND ATTEMPTED MURDER IN AN AMERICAN HOTEL. On Saturday evening, the 18th ult., the New York Hotel was the theatre of an abortive drama, in which one of the principal actors may congratulate himself in having made a fortunate escape. The following are the precise details of the affair, as we have obtained them from the best sources : _ Among the transient residents at the hotel WAR Mrs. W—, a young and pretty lady from Louisiana, who was enjoying too freely her husband's absence—he having remained in New Orleans on account of business. A gentleman, of middle age, said to be ricb, an auctioneer by profesion, Mr. F--, had "overbid" with the greatest success on the charming creole, and their inti macy had gone so far that it was noticed and commented upon by several inmates of the hotel. Among those was a friend of Mr. W--, who thought it his duty to advise him of what had occurred in his absence, and to erjuin him, either by steamer or rail, to come on as soon as posbible to put a stop to the soandal. As soon as he received the message, Mr. W— left New Orleans, without advising any one of it, and arrived in New York on Saturday evening, with a revolver in his pocket, determined to take the law into his own hands. It was in such a disposition of mind that he went to the New York Hotel, where his faith leis better half was boarding, and inquired for the num• ber of her room. - He bad no trouble at all to get in. Full of imprudent security, and not suspecting that the outraged husband, whom they thought far off, was already advancing in the bail—the two lovers had not even been cautious enough to lock the door. Mr W— entered iv] if ho was at borne, and although it was very early in the evening, he found his wife and Mr. F-- in a position easier to imagine than to describe, and which did not admit of any possible false explanation. Without uttering a word, Mr. W— drew his re volver and fired at the guilty party. Mr. F--, not being hit, jumped out of bed and ran to the door, where, on opening it, he was shot at a second time, and took flight headlJng towards the hall, followed by his terrible enemy. The fugitive had nothing on but a single flannel undershirt, and at the moment it seemed to be the least of his cares. . But one can judge of the sensation created by this strange apparition among the persons hastening from all sides after the noise of the firing of pistol!. Mr. -, running head foremost, arrived at the head of the stair. case, descended in great haste, turned to the right, and stopped in one of the cells of the water closets of the hotel, iu which he bolted himself close. The pursuit had been hot. He could hear from his unpoetic,a shelter the tumult on the stairs, and the struggle to stop and disarm the terrible husband. He, however, did nGt rely on his ears, and consented to open the door only when summoned by the police, and upon the formal promise that his life should be protected. It has been said that Mr. F- was wounded ; but we believe it to be untrue, unless one means the double wound to his love and his self-!ove. As Mr. W— immediately left for the south with his wife, we are inclined to believe that the affair will go no further, after having caused less blood than sweat and tears to be shed.—Nezo York Herald. ENGLISH CAPITAL AND AMERICAN SEOURITIES. The last intelligence from New York suggests some curious considerations regarding the condi- tions on which English capital is invested in Ame rica. The amount of American securities held here can merely be conjectured. Five years back it Was thought to be nearly sixty millions sterling, and it may now be eighty or a hundred millions. Until the approach of the Russian war they almost all paid large and regular dividends, but the ability of the various railway and other companies to raise fresh money as it was wanted on secand, third, and fourth mortgages in London, having then received a check, there has since been a constant downward tendency, until perhaps two-thirds of the weaker sort have gone into comparative insolvency. For a time, when distributions could no longer be made from capital, the device was hit upon of pay ing what are called scrip dividends, and as these cost nothing they were always on a liberal scale. The accounts usually showed to the shareholders that there was a profit of about 10 per cent., but, unfortunately, the cash balance had invariably been absorbed though some temporary and acci dental circumstances. The gain was therefor, handed over to them in paper, redeemable a year or two hence. The plan, however, although it was at first thought to be all right, failed upon repetition to satisfy the hunger of the parties in terested ; and probably many of outtriSiti Bir mingham theorists had received, from experienco in this respect, the first blow to their ideas re garding the nature and functions of money. At last, in a number of instances, exposure be came unavoidable, examples of deception, fraud, and repudiation abounded on all sides, and prices even of the leading undertakings went to a point which showed that in the minds of the public, years of economy and good management would be requisite to restore any of them to a solid position. Thus far the result had, perhaps, been ladle other than might have been expected. It was the old story of the State loans over again. Any hon, member of Congress or Assembly coming over to England had only to make a demand large enough, and he could get all he wanted. He would go to a loading iron master, give a heavy order for rails, pay about 30 or 40 per cent. above their value, and trust to this gentleman for the disposal, through brokers and others tempted by a noble per ceutage, of such amount of stocks and bonds as might be deemed appropriate for the moment. The next and each succeeding year the process might, of course, be re peated, since the prosperity of the part already constructed rendered extensions of all kinds in dispensable. But it was to have been supposed that experience dearly purchased would at length have generated some prudence. Apparently, how ever, our people are incurable. The last railway concern that has broken down is the Michigan Sout:;ern, and it is said that only a few months have elapsed since the President paid a visit to the English shareholders, and induced them considerably to extend their commitments. Still, instances of this kind are as nothing ~c?mpared. with the wholesale apathy exhibit e d. Icredible as it may seem, our 80 millions or more of American securities are left to take their chance, without the holders knowing or learning anything about them except from the managing parties. The railway companies issue reports only once a year, usually of the most vague description, and no accounts of what passes at their meetings transpire. Everything is I taken for granted, and each individual English holder assumes that some ether holder, by whom, perhaps, he was first led into the investment, keeps careful watch. And while this total absence of or ganisation prevails in England, there is actually a powerful combination on the other side, for the avowed purpose of bringing all the principal under takings to ruin. Unlike those of any other country, the majority of the' leading speculators of New York are devoted to the task of depre dating the national credit. Whether this arises _ _ from the extent to which American liabilities are held by foreigners need not be dis cussed. A large body of active persons are known to be associated for the purpose ; they ixtfluence the press to work out their views, and are alleged, not merely to operate with a joint capital, but to hold regular meetings, and permanently to retain legal alvisers, whose chief vocation it may be as sumed is to discover points that may enab e the validity of each kind of security to be called in ques tion, and thus to create universal distrust. They are also said to succeed in a vast number of instances in getting their own creatures into the control of com panies, ostensibly supporting or opposing them as may best suit their tactics in each particular case. Each new revelation of fraud is hailed as a triumph, and such directors and shareholders as may show a disposition to take advantage of technicalities to defeat all equitable claims, instead of being hooted from the Exchange, find a circle of admirers. Of course this state of things would end, or be greatly mitigated, if fhe stock and bondholders were to exercise vigilance. In most instances the proceed ings are so notorious and the laxity of management so complete and long-continued that English in vestors, if they had any rational agent on the spot, could not fail to be warned. But there is no London Committee of American stockholders, and, appa rently, no possibility of forming one. Yet some thing should be done if possible to remedy the evil. Some persons will say the best remedy would be found by an avoidance of American investments altogether ; but this, although it seems likely enough to be brought about unless the respectable portion of the American mer cantile community can contrive to influence public opinion, is not a result that any one anxious for the advancement of the best interests of both countries would wish to see take place. No field for the employment of capital is superior to that of the United States and the sympathies of business begets universal disposition here to seek it and trust to it. Under such circumstances it is deplorable that owing to a want of concerted action among the honest portions of the two communities a depraved minority should command all the chan nels of enterprise, and render confidence impos sible.—Times' City Article. LIBERAF/MUS ANIMAM. (Prom Punch.) Who pules about mercy? The agonised wail Of babies hewn piecemeal yet sickens the air, And echoes still shudder that caught on the gale The mother's, the maiden's, wild scream of despair. Who pules about mercy ? That word may be said When steel, red and sated, perforcq must retire, And for every soft hair of each dearly loved bead A cord has despatched a foul fiend to hell-fire. The Avengers are marching—fierce eyes in a glow; Too vengeful for curses are lips locked like those ; But hearts hold two prayers—to come up with the foe, And to hear the proud blast that gives signal to close. And woe to the hell-hounds ! Right well may they fear A vengeance—ay, darker than war ever knew, When Englishmen, charging, exchange the old cheer, For "Remember the women an 1 babes whomthey slew. Who slanders our brave ones ? What puling again ? Yon " fear for the helpless when left as a prey ; Should the females, the innocent chidren, be slain, Or outraged —." Away with your slanders, away? Our swords come for slaughter; they come in the name Of Justice ; and sternly their work shall be done ; And a world, now indignant, behold with acclaim That hecatomb slain in the face of the sun. And terrified India shall tell to all time How Englishmen paid her for murder and lust ; And stained not their fame with one spot of the crime That brought the rich splendour of Delhi to dust. But woe to the hell-hounds ! Their enemies know Who hath said to the soldier that fights in His name— ,' Thy foot shall be dipped in the blood of thy foe, And thetongueof thy dogsshall be red through the same." MISTRUST OF DIE MILITIA. (Front Punch). " Come, now, my boys, who'll serve the Queen ?" The stout Militia Sergeant cried. " Whoy, all on us ; but how much green Dust thee zee here, old chap ?,replied A countryman, and, like a clown, He pulled one lower eyelid down. " All that you says is very fine, I dares say you believes 'tis true, I should be glad enough to jine ; But mind, I baint a gwiun to, Afore 'tis made quite sure to me, That I be to be kep faith wi'. " I've heer'd o' men as went abroad ; Promns'd they woe I wun't say what ; But when agin this laud they trod, Ten shilluns was the most they got. Ten shilluns only was the sum ; And then they said, ` Be off' to 'am. " No fear but what thoy made it out In black and white, all smooth and square, So much stopped for this here, no doubt ; And so much owun for that there : The end on't woe that they wus dun : Which I don't mane to be, for one. " Then how about the Transport Corps, They talks of, and the Army Works, And I forgets how many mora ' As went to help they blessed Turks? All them have been sarved, up to now, Except the Jarman Legion, how 7 "If I was sure 'twou'd be all right, I'd he olti st rnrya this this moment, ,e w es n , n a pt d fig w h i t, llun ; But I'll orn my QUEEN and e ve r trouble thee countryto il l u n serve tr u e; But not if I bain't sarved so too." correspondent ock co u o n f t y the n e Chicago Tribune g in R mi eof August) Tin AMERICAN saSyosALtfi be " went up on the top of a hill called- Mount Zion, 6 Illinois, one day last week the 'cldl miles fri,m Janesville, and counted on the surrounding p l a i n 150 four-horse power reaping t machines busily out ing down wheat. There were 1,000 men, w omen, and boys following after, binding and shocking up the golden sheaves. It was a eight worth seeing, to behold the grain falling and being gathered up at tha rate of 200 CRRCII LIVING FOR SALE. —.Amongst Amon St a acres m elo u tl s td SINECURE ppo present f e r s hour, etu u benefices n ll ual advertised attractionsfor sale fora there clergyman is o which who is not fond of hard work. It is " a sinecure rectory in the Isle of Wight, the annual amount of the tithe rent charge for the last five years being 3501., with .3i acres of glebe, with two cottages, producing 201. per annum, the present incumbent in his 58th year. The benefice thus offered for sale is the rectory of Shorwell, near Newport, the patron being Lady St, John Mildmay. The present rector is the 11,.!v. C. A. St. John Mildmay, who, in addition to enjoying the sinecure, is vicar of Burnham, Eit , PX, worth 7001, a year, rector of the po pulous county town of Chelmsford, worth 800/. a year, I and a rural dean of the diocese of Rochester. 86i 84 3i 41 31 621 32i i 3 i 96 1 N 88 101} 55 i fi 3 A 105 4} 1001 f 99j 41 92 i i 41i 21 2 G 3 i 3 50k i 50 93i 4 3i 3 50 80 70 i 131 a 8 321 12A a.] 12 l al St. 11(Y St. 10( 12i al 12i a] 1211 1( St. 11 St. St. I St. 1.1 691 x d 84f x d St. 1 100 20 123 251 11 20 j a: St. :101 St. 11 St. 1 St. ,t 0 St. rlO 20 j a 25 a 25 L 12i a 98 i 7i 8 100 all all 10s. cal ,100 all I all all 10s. I: 22 1 110/ 11 10i 25f li f x n 3i 4 THE ROYAL BRITISH BANE. It has been pretty generally rumoured, within the last few days, that the trial of the directors, and the other persons charged with being concerned in this gigantic swindle, would take place at the October or November session of the Central Criminal Court, and that the ordinary session would be specially adjoured to a parti cular period for that purpose, as in the case of Palmer. It appears, howevsr, that the officials of that court have not received any notification on the subject, and there is very little doubt that the trial will take place in the Court of Queen's Bench during the November term. No indictments have been at present preferred 4 Wtinst any of the defendants in the ordinary form, but the Attorney General, in his official capacity, has informed the Court "That certain persons (whose names ho mentioned), he had reason to believe, had been guilty of a misdemeanour, in having unlawfully conspired and combined together t ) obtain divers large sums of money, by means of false and fraudulent pretences." Upon this information the Court of Queen's Bench issued its process for the appre hension of the persons named in the information, and Mr. Humphrey Brown, Alderman Kennedy, Mr. Came ron, manager of the bank, and several others, were wrested and held to bail to answer the charges made against them. Under ordinary circumstances, a charge of this character would be properly brought for inves tigation before the. Central Criminal Court ; but the Court of Queen's Bench, being the highest court in the kingdom both in criminal and civil matters, hav ing initiated the proceedings against the parties, would not delegate to an inferior jurisdiction the power t ► dispose of the matter, and the trial will there fore no doubt take place in the Court of Queen's B enc h before Lord Chief-Justice Cam p bell. Durin g the interval that has elapsed since the former inquiry into the affairs of the Royal British Bank, it is understood that a close investiga tion has been instituted into all the accou nts with a view to ascert ain wheth e r there is any case of securities having been made away with that were Atpresent, it d e posited with the bank with w r it tan i n s tructions. This is made a felony b y a s p ecial Act of Parliam ent, and Sir that to a support John Paul and his p artners were convicted under that Iplowrteualdharge of bu that C b e t p , r in e. appearsstat u t e , thatand sentencede no such case t o transportation. ha been discovered the e d v e e s n c t r description, the re o be i ng evidence pre ferred before l t is prob able the grand jury at the Central Criminal e trial Court. It is said that wh enever th al shall be ap pointed to take place, the defendants wr.. •'1 naa.ka An appli cation to be tried separately, the object of this R icceeding being to confine th e ev id ence to the partictagi person under charge, and thus exclude a good deal of evidence as to the fraudulent intentions of the parties, and the general combir.ation between them. The application will, doubtless, be strongly opposed on the part of the Crown, ar d it is to be hoped, for the sake of public justice, that no technicality will be allowed to interfere to prevent the whole of the facts connected with this disgraceful affair from being brought before the jury and the public, in order that those persons proved to have been the p un i shment ooncerned in these enormous frauds may re ceive they so justly deserve. THE PiTEIOTIC FUND. The following i n formation respecting üb t i li j e ca P ti a ou tri : o_tio Fund bai bee NUMBERS ON e THE BOOKS p . Widows Children ica t t 3,900 Orphans who have lost parents,..,,, 156 The above are the only clines eligible for relief under the Royal Commission, which limits the application of the fund to the widows and orphans of the soldiers, sea men, and marines, whose deaths are attributable to their service in the war against Russia. There are still new cases coming on in consequence of men dying from wounds or from diseases undoubtedly contracted in the Crimea. The present rate of expenditure is nearly 80,0001. per annum. 11i i 811 f 51} 19i 211$ Di 10 Lo.6' 100 100 all 100 all 100 25 50 25 124 12 20 400 I 5i 50 50 50 25 st. I 11 St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 St. 111 St. !I St. 3 1 i 3f 14/ 22 i Gi