The Sun. — London, England, 1857-09-15 00:00:00

YesterdAl the no i r g b ii >f the 100, npaell pi e ldot" the (odic ot's Ca ° ' s hovla b e bout to, ,bout I °' the sb eug c k an oth ic ,ath %/ bell Work iv the was e'gls' desertvecl, :tion e a' tiogni si 't 6 bliphyle ° 6 n ding tb of a lo t ,d to T'' ll has bee n t b orary PU n l3t ''' 3 noel ,ur ga ll° er ° ;eh We a:tures lot Irss LT. -1- ` abe o f iber ' Des ' the ;at 0- l a st, .edaY de'so3ol )d 00"g re ' as we t b 11 8° e Liana! d :ompatlle t as his b . , 05 , Rev. ft- 1 „'" g unfort';i n Engla s ceren3oo_ll the Tyr ° tbe o pass the Col:: the P fi a p roduce ° , dA reliee L to bav 25 Ye''' G,OOO ° ha e ines ilb "t o° A r A f t , hogs Aft , 3 g to tbcr , d an° de, - ingsb, ° t w I°P. o ) it to Bm,bt eg c 514 lArge 21st i l3st : 11 ieraleli ral d by " le o f acbo ly re, Y foot There„ to 1 I, s to i to o y , h, a he Wi w 10 ° ' to Ge ; Mitch 0 ial t ato ,trey, '„ ed be reel,'' ctric l3 ` ; .by s'll inlir MONEY MARKET AND CO DI MER,CIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with an upward tendency, at extreme rates. The sales amounted to 12,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, at previous prices. In the Colonial Produce Markets business con tinues quiet, and the public sales advertised for the present week are rather limited. For sugar the inquiry is not very brisk, but the supplies are small, and refined sorts realise former values. Up to the present time the imports this year have been 12,000 tons less than 1856. Coffee is steady. Tea remains at full rates, and rice is quiet. Tallow is flat, and Y.C. is 623. per cwt. on the spot. Messrs. Smith and Charles's circular, dated last evening, states as follows : The tallow market has been quiet to-day, several par cels having been pressed for sale for cash down to morrow. The market gave way nearly is. per cwt. i❑ this position, and business at 61s. 61. for more distant Periods ; the market was steady without much doing. The advices from St. Peter burg by telegraph to Satur day quote 182 re., September, 183 to 184 ; spot, ex change, 371. The market leaves off quiet. Spat, 625. ; October and December, 595. 61 ; October only, 60s ; January and Marcb, 593. 6d. to 9d. ; tallow oil, 41s. ; do. (Elaine) 565. ; town tallow, 623. net cash ; all September, 618.6 d. to 61s. ; December only, 603. sellers; South America, 625., let sort ; palm oil, 47e. ; cocoa nut nil (Cochin) 50.3. to 50s. 101 ; do. do. (Ceylon) 498. to 49a. 10d. Upwards of 50,0001. in gold, chiefly Russian, Was sold to the Bank yesterday, the export demand for that metal being temporarily suspended. It is not expected that the remittances by the Ripon on the 20th, will prove very large, especially as the Bombay exchange is reported lower. The Calcutta aivizes are very meagre, but the quotation in that city has no doubt also receded. Silver continues but small supplies are still arriving from the conti nent. Yesterday the Clarence bro Tilt nearly 6 0,0001. from Antwerp, and the Seine nearly 20,000/. from Boulogne. It is stated, in advices from Turkey, that tin projected Government Loan would probably le undertaken by the Credit Mobilier of Vienna, but as that Company's regulations prohibit participation in Foreign schemes, the sanction of the Austrian Government would be first required. There can be no doubt that the Sultan is in a very embarassed Position, and for some time past he has been com pelled to raise means in small amounts and at usurious rates of interest, to supply the most press ing wants of the State. Finding no encourage- Inept in tiro French or English money markets, the attempt will no doubt be made in any quarter Where there is the least chance of success. The general mecting of the North of Europe Steam Navigation Company has been held to-day— Mr. 0. Morrison, the chairman of the new board, Presiding. He regretted the time the new board had been in existence had been so short that they could not give shareholders any opinion as to the future.- The total loss was 187,167/. Th 3 direc tors hoped to sell as many ships as would produce 6 0,000/., so as to adopt whatever course might be found expedient. He regretted that many idle reports ,had been circulated about their vessels, *which only tended to hinder the sale of them, and Prejudice the favourable winding-up of their affairs. The chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report, which, from all appearance, was likely o be carried. The demand for discounts is rather less pressing, but no relaxation in the terms can yet be reported. In a few instances, where the paper offered for ne gotiation is of a very superior quality, a concession of or even per cent. may be made, but the full rate is generally maintained. The English Stock Market is still in a very apathetic state, and the advices from India have failed to create any decided influence. An unfa vourable tendency, however, is visible, and the de pression of the stock markets of New York and Paris would almost appear to have some sympa thetic effect. The accounts from the E Ist are con -Bhkred very uusati4actory by many of the opera tors, but business is exceedingly dull, and the daily transactions are unimportant. Consols for money were 904 f, and for account 90a i t . Exchequer Bills are 7s. to 3s. discount, and the small ditto 2s. discount. scarcely half a dozen bargains aro recorded in the Foreign market. Turkish 6 per Cents. have be flat at about 95 to 951, and for the next ae,.. Count 951 Spanish Deferred were 251, and Por tuguese 3 per Cents. 45i. The following are the nominal pikes of Foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 516 ; Can, 21a ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 79 80 ; ?oituguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; ditto 4h. per Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 401 1 ; ditto Deferred, 25g ; ditto Certificates, 5/ 6 ; ditto Passive, 51 6. The Railway Shara Market this morn;ng has been rather active, but the business has been for the most part in connection wi.h the settlement of the account., and prices have shown a downward tendency. Great Western, Midland, Scottish North-Eastern, and South-Eastern were 5s lower ; Caledonian, Brighton, Nor,h-Western, and Nor folk, 10s. ; and Great Northern, 11. In the Foreign lines prices were quite nominal, no busi ness having been reported. The Colonial under takings were flat. East Indian declined 10s. ; Great Western of Canada, ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 21. Mining shares were quiet. United Mines brought 140 ; Wheal Edwards, Bi, and East Bassett 52. Joint Stock Bank Shares are dull. London and Westminster declined ss. ; Ergliih, Scottish, and Australian, ; Union of London, Oriental hank, and Ottoman Bank, reali.:el previous quo tations. Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. Crystal Palace Preference Shares are at 4. ; London General Omni bus Company, 3i 3 ; Peninsular and Oriental 70i. B FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES—THIS DAY (Iroin the Official List,l Bus Imes dere. 3 Cent. Consols Annuities fo.l. sois for Account, -•••• 90 1 .z.the.rer 13111 s, zld. . ..... S ..... PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—TIT IS DAY. Mexican 3 por Cent 2ll Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1641 -- Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 451 Russian Bonds, 1822, i; St., 5 per Cent --- Ditto, .4 per Cent. SAlniEb. Bova's, ;3 per Cent. Dittc New Deferred, 3 per Ditt,.. Passive . Turkish ixmds, 6 par cent 95 h Ditto Account 95 Ditto Guaranteed. 4 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cent IIA Dividends on the above payable in London. 711RE.E O'CLOCK. Consols,"monoy Consols for account, October 14 90,1 MAKE NEWS.—(his Day.) -- ,C....-.-- HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, 21 103 to 4/ ss; clover, 41 54 to 5/ 83; and straw, 1/ Gs to 11 10s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 123 to 4/ ss; clover, 3 / 158 to 5/ Gs ; and straw, 11 63 to 1/ 103 per load. A slow inquiry. WHITEOIIAiEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ 13s to 4/ 5s ; clover 3/ 123 to 5/ 83; and straw, 1/ 63 to 1/ 10$ per load supply good, trade dull. COLONIAL, TEA---The market continues Imoyank, but the transac tions are limited. Fine black-leaf congous are at la 8d to 2 s 3d, and common congou Fit' lb. The next public sales are announced for the 2 . id inst. SUGAR—A fair amount of business bas been done and Prices rule firmer, and the market generally has an im- Proved appearance. A fair quantity is announced for Public competition during the week. In the Refined Mar ket the demand has improved. Fair tittlers realise 60s Gd to 6 ss per cwt. CoSrFEE—There aro very few parcels on offer, but fine qualities of plantation Ceylon realise a slight improve- Inent. Other descriptions are firm, at previous values. RlcA—There is a better inquiry for the fine qualities, and holders are firm, full. values being in most instances cm rent. RlM—The market is steady, at previous rates. Fine Jamaica sold fur 4s 6d per proof gallon. • SALTPETRE---The market is dull, and but little variation in prices can be quoted. Tir.r.ow—T ho transactions have been limited, and prices are rather in favour of buyere. P.Y.C., on the spot, Gls Gd to 62s ; an d l as t three months, 59s Gd to 59s 9d per cwt. 401 :Ile-Melted is steady, filE SUN, LONDON, rUESDA EVENING, SHARE MARKTES—(This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day Business dons this day. RAILWAYS. Arabs , . Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Junc 'Belfast & Ballymena Birmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) IBristol & Exeter Caledonian.... ;Chester & Holyhead :Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass. all'Cornwall all ; D X , A 8 j Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc 100 East Anglian all ,Eastern Counties 100 EasternUnion,A. stk 100 Do., do. B. 8i Do. New A 1?:3 East Kent ..... 1 100 East Lancashire ...... all :East Suffolk 1 4 I Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb, and Peebles._ 100 Edinb.Prth.&Dundee all Forthand ClydeJunc. 100 Furness 100 Glasgow & S.Western all Great N. of Scotland St. ;100 ,Great Northern St. 1100 Do., A. Stock qt. 100 Do., B. Stock St. ,100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) St. 'lOO Great Western. St. 100 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St 12 i all Irish South-Eastern. 5C I all Lancaster do Carlisle. 16i Thirds ..... 16i _l2 Do. New Thirds St. 100 16 t 6 3 20 all 11 all St. 100 St. 100 20 all 10 all 12' 5 100 25 all 25 all St. 100 10 1 10 1 Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. Sonthpot. London & Blackwall Lond. Bright. & S. Cst. London & N. Western Do. Fifths ..... Do. ,16/. 5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndtlrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch.Shet&Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ...... Midland ... . . Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) IDo. 2 Shares 'Newcastle & Carlisle.. I Newp t &be &Hrfd. . Newry & Enniskillen 'Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock IDo., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock . N. Eastern Berwick IDo. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch Do. Leeds 'Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Ramp stead, and City Jn,. North Staffordshire North Western.. N. & S. Wostrn. June ,Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Port vnouth Rhymney Scottish Central . Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer South Devon !South Eastern Do. 4i per: . Shares 'SouthWales S. Yorksh. River DUD St. 50 St. St. 20 20 10 St. St. St. 25 20 100 31, 100 100 1100 100 all 100 1 all 100 100 22 all 50 all 20 all 10 , all 5i - 5g 8 - B,i 5 all 66 - 68 •• --- ... •7i - Si 86 - 83 83i -84 i, 33 351 7 - 91 - -6 - 9 ; 1 20 - 204 11i - 11$ 48 - 51 31 - 33 17 - 18 96 - 97 62A - 63 311 - 101 - 103 8 - 9 96 - 96 - 88 100 - 102 54i - 55,} 60 - 61 77 - 82 - Si - 9 4 100 - 1014 - 104 1 - - 30 6 6 99i - 9911 - ; id i 91i 923 402 ; 81 - 82 55 - 57 131 14b1 62 - E 4 3i - 31. 50 - 93 - 94 ••• 2i - 49 - 79 - 80 95 - 97 4i- 4 , 7; - 8 10 -10 A 31 33 7 6d 101 - 106 25 - 25:1 49 - 51 3 - 2 33 - 35 63 - 69 F 4 - F 5 14 - 15 5i - 9 - 11 39 - 41 !Do.. Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1854 Do. do., ISNS (Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Prof., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Ncath. ..... Waterfd. & Kilkenny IWatcrford&Limerick West Cm West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London ... Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmblodon &Croydon, 20i -21 t 18 -- 20 5 all 20 all 10 I all 20 j all 10 i all 7 - 9 3 - 34 5i - 5 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. [CO all Atlan. and St. Law. 18 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.e. '1 d d 18 all .Do. 20 AI 18 :Buffalo & Lake llur. • 43.1 1.00 1 100 Tuff. ' Brnt. & Godeb. QQ 100 100 '6 p.e.bds., I Aug.,'72 r" 92 Do. do., 1 July, '73: 85 90 LOO 1 100 I Do. do., 1 June, '741 85 90 20 2s. Calcutta and S. East.l 20 I2sr:d Central Gude (Lim.) 20 i lOs Ceylon A Blares •.• ••• 20 1 I Do. B. de. all I Deraerara. 20 2s. Eastern Bengal St. 100 'East Indian 97 98 20 15 Do. C Shares d 100 all D 0.4 p.e.Bnds.,'s7 „„, 1 00 all I Do. do. do. '59, do., 20 all 'Geelong & Melbourne'. guar. 5 per cent. 214 St. 100 Gd. Trunk, of Canada' 48 50 100 all I Do. 6p e. Deben I 83 85 20 all IGt.. In. Pen. g. 5 per ei 193 —19 i 20 4 ,Do. New. guar. 5 p.c.l par 4pi 20A ICA. Westn. of Canada 21 214 20i 10. 1 2 Do. New 1.00 all iDo. Bds., payable '57, 99 101 100 all IDo. do., '76, p. 110 100 all I Do. do., '73, do. 105 110 1.00 all Do. do., '73, without! I 20 option _lO3 106 all ( Madras, guar. 4, l p.c.; 17 —18 A all Do. do., 5 per e ' 19g -19 g: 10 I Do. 4. p. c. Exton ! 2 5 Do. 11 Ex., g. sp.c 1 d d i 5 Do. 4th Ex., do. 6d-ss. 5s. ,Oucle (Limited) 5 'Made, guar. 5 per c 1 all 1)0 i - i P FOREIG►N. all I ntwrp & Rotterdam Ardenucs.... t Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulous. Coal Mines and Ry iDutch Rhenish (Eastern of Franco Do. New jEuphrates Valley ' Gt.. C en tral of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons Si, Mcditerran Maria Aute;lia j Do. New ..... Namur Sz - , Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Prof Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Recife tit San Frau , r,l - 6 i - IA 3i - 4f 3 - 25 - 26,1 23 - 24 6/ - 6i 2;- 3%'1 ... - .. 25 - 26 - 18i 33 - 331' 9 - 30 33 - 33,1 53 - 54 • (Pernam.) 0 . 7 P• c. 71 ißmt and ICW.sti•-• all Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all (Sambre and Meuse all Do. 51 per cent. pref all Southern of France all [ Wad Flanders i all Do. N per c. Prof all W.& N.W. of France 6 Western of Austria._ all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all I Do. 8 p. cent. prof; all Zealand i 6 dl 6i 7 16 . - 71 - 8 1 64 - , r 1 243 - 248 44 84 - 9, 1 - 27 li JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 40 all !Anstralasi-t B7 89 25 18i,Bank of Egypt 3 -11 3 5V 49i 100 50 'Bank of London' 4 40 1 all Bri. Col, Bk.dan. Co .! 50 ' all ;British N. American ... ::. 20 BC.Bk . of lud. A.u.&Ch ... ...,1 I_oo 50 'City 65 67 100 I 25 Colonial 10.0 1 'll :Commercial of Lond ... ... 20 i all 'Eng.Scot.drAusl.Cht lB IJ.'• 18 20 1 all - 1 :c.n.ell. Bk.of Aust l7i is. 17i 20 all 'Ditto New 50 ii: . 4 2 6 0 0 I.4 f• rtd on( . l (t on E. 50 10 London Jo int Stock. ... ... Tar' County. COrp ... __ 31 305 100 21) I4ond.ar.dWestminst, ... ... 100 35 N a ti o nal ! Pro. of Eng. ... _ ... 77 20 10 ;Do. New 50 I 22A National Bank . ... ... 20 i all 'New South Wales.... 46 45 25 1 all Oriental Bank Corp. 354 36? 36,} 20 20 ; Ottoman Bank ...... 111 • 19 18i I 100 ; 25 'Provinc al of Ireland --... ... 10 ' all 'Do. New — ... I *** 5 1 tR.Aus.B.&G.Ina.Co.I ... •.. 25 all South Australia 32i 33 - 25 all !Union of Australia 5l -- 52 ... 2{ Do. New 6 7 50 110 'Union of London ... •••_, 100 50 Unity Mutual.. l ... -•-•", 00 ,150 ,Weatrußt of Loud.. 12 -- icl LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Companies Closing Prices this day RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.c E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. 1 Shares I Lon. &Greenw IDo.Freference Lou. Til., &S. Do. Bark, Sb. Mancli.Bxton. and Matlock I.lldld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE,G.spc. ti.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do. Fixed sp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. Roystn. & Hit. ; Shrews. & Her S. Staflordsh WearVaLg6pc Do Wilts &Somrst 92 - 94 94 - 96 11 - 13 ii = iii 105 107 12 —124 22i —23 i 95 100 id 21 89 91 par - 151 56 !128 - 130 7i - 8 4 9 - 91 ii --- h 85 - 87 :E SHARES. - 91 - 98 6i - 118 - 125 - tP - F' - 72 - 116 - 108 - 102 - 62 - 10?, - 8J - 98 - 9i - 17 - - - 14t1 - 139 - 115 - 157 - 6.. - 132 - 57 - 11,1, - 101 - 91 - kl - '23 - 115 - 106 - 101 - 23 - 100 - 100 -27 i - 20 - 52 MINES. 7 -13 i - 144 6 Ll 5 - 125 160 - 470 16t - 17 6 - 11 - 12 14 - 1 5 i 5 - 6 20i -21 i 5 - 6 - 2 340 - 360 5 - 6 330 -- 240 4i - 4$ 130 - 150 - 26 - 27 117 i - 122i l 210 - 220 295 - 310 23 -- 21 4S - 50 21 - 23 MINES. i - i li - 2i tic ii 47 - 49 10 - 12 i - Fl, 8 8! Id p a - 6 1 - I' 2 - 2~ — ia 1 ii ,AN EOUS. 21 - 22 I.nstralian Agricult., A.tistraln, Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Brit. American Land Canada Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July Do. 6 p.c.Feb.kAug. D 0.6 p.c. Mar.&Sept. Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7 c p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal, of France Duston Iron Ore 'Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Tel, of Irol. En.dcAust.Cop.SmCo Eur, & Ind.Jetn. Tel. Geu. Ir.Sc, Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig, Itediteran. Elec. Tel. Mexican& S. America, j Nat. Discount C0....1 Do. New Nc.the,rlauds Land.,,,; , Do. Do. ... p.c.PLiss.at 'Do. Do. New B. &N. S. Land. N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. I N. B. Australasian... iNrth.ofEuropeSteaml Oriental Gas I 1 !Do New Shares p Ld. & Minrl, 1 2 Peninsular & Oriental, 65 71 Do. New I, 4 5 pl Rh ym ney Iron Do. New 5 7 Royal Mail Steam.— 158 60 Scot. Austral. Invest. 1k la IDo. New S. Aus, Gov. 6 p.c.bds. South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip' Do. Registered ITru.e.Lu. Co. Up. Can. Van Diemeu'o Land... • 44 - 35 - 40 137 • 110 110 - 111 30 - 35 25 27 34 4h 164 -108 - ••• -1 - l ••• I:,k, 11 lid 1 3 i 3i f .- 2 4 -"" 3.1 A 3 •2 - 3 - 16 - 13 97 -9) - 32 - 34 - 1 - 1 ••Il ... 10 PLa. &N. W. Caledon E. U. 4 E. C Gt. Northn C E. al Count .donia n. Do Gt.Westn Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto & Co Do Ln. &N. W & Midld Midland E. Count Do Do ... Do L.d&N.W Do Gt.Northn T. Brassey M. MCI oan Stk. &Dar Do Gt. WI PREFERENI Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 501.) Bris.& Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares.. Caledn. £lO 4} p. e. Ches. & 110. 5i p.c. Do. do. 5 per cent... Cork &Bandons p.c. Dun.Porth.&Aber.J. E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c, St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancash .6 p .cts. E.&W. York. J. sths Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem...: Do. 42 per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. Gt.N. of Scot.lst Pro Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W. ( B. &11. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 41 p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gna. Stk Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan.& York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 Do. Now Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 LOl3. & N.W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct... Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. late 3d Shares Lowly. & Color. Sh Londy. &Ennis. Sh M., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 3i per cent. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4? per cent Do. do. ... Mid,Consol.6p.c. St Do. Co u.Br.Bir. 6 p.c Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St Do. L. di H. Pref. St New.,Aber., &c., pr 5 p.c.red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct Norf k Deb. 4p. a. Sh Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5? p.c. pf , 1847 Do. Wv. V.sp. . , 1847 North British Do. 71. Preference N. E. Berw. 4 p. c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. I Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. &S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Woly. 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 0.31 p.c. pf. St South Dovon Do. fixed 44 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c Do. do. 41 p. c S. Yorksh .4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. Stock' & Hartl. g. 5 p.c. till July 1, '56 Watcrfd& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 2112'Alfred Cons. (Philk. 14 (British Iron 20 !Condurow (Cambrn. 1 iDev.Gt. Cnsls. (Tay. 14s jGreat South Tolgus 11/ 3' G rt.W. Alfrd.(Philk. 7 ;Grt.W. Vor (llelstn.) 13s 'Lady Bertha 7h N, Frances (Illogan) . . N. W.Basset (Illogan) 6115'North Wheal Crofty 1h ;Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 IPorkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2 IS. Caradon (St. Cleer) 2 S. Carn Brea (Illogn.) 19 'S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 4,i Tarn. S. St L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 10 !Un.Mines (Gwennap) 12s OX. of Towoy (Camar.) 1 iW. Basset (Illogan),. 20 IW. Caradon (Liskrd.) ,Wh. Basset (Illogau). 5 IWh. Buller (lidruth). 5i j Wli. Edward(Calstek; 1/ 7s'Wli. Kitty (U. Llant S Wh.Ma. Ann (Menht.' 4 # Wh. Trelawney (Lis.' FOREIGN Australian Brazilianlmp.(iisued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes & Cuiada Do. St. John Dcl Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada No veau Mondo Pont. Sil.LdM. & Smlt Port Philip ,Santiago do Cuba -south Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p. c. Pref United Mexican MISCEL: Business this day LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque was the commissioner of the day, but the cases during the morning did not require his attendance in court. IN RR IIAWLEY. This bankrupt was deScribed as of Blackfriars.road, grocer, and to-day was appointed for his last examina tion, which was adjourned till the 6th November for the bankrupt to file a cash account. IN RE FRANCIS. A petition was presented against this bankrupt, de scribed as of Harnbro'-place, Kingtdind-road, builder, and he surrendered and had protection granted until the choice of assignees. IN R SIMMONS, This bankrupt was described as of Harrow-road, mar ble merchant, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. Mr. Chidley, for the assignees, said that no accounts had been filed, and an adjournment took plac3. The estate is said to be considerably more than suffi cient to pay 20s. in the pound. CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) The Court having to wait for the arrival of a juryman in the case of Edward Hastings, charged with wilful and corrupt perjury, which commenced yesterday, John Llewellyn Griffiths, 30 years of age, clerk to Messrs. John Forster Porter and co., was placed at the bar and pleaded guilty to ernbezz'ing and stealing the several sums of 121. 53., 401, 341. 64., 91., 131. is., and 15/ lls., the moneys of his employers. Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prosecution, said that the prisoner had been upwards of ten years in the prosecutor's employ, and as he bad exhibited all the contrition possible since this discovery of his de falcations, he (Mr. Sleigh) was not instructed to state anything to aggravate the charge. The prisoner's em ployers had no doubt been great sufferers by his conduct. The prisoner, a very respectable looking man, when asked if he had anything to say in mitigation of punish ment, said he could only throw himself on the mercy of the Court. The learned Reclrder, in passing sentence, said that the prisoner had been placed in a situation of confidence, which he bad taken advantage of to plunder his em ployers to a considerable extent. The indictment to wbich be had pleaded guilty coutainad charges of em bezzlement amouLting to upwards of 100/., and there was every reason to believe that those charges were but a few of a long series of acts of a similar character. He sentenced him to fuur years penal servitude. FEU URY. The missing juryman having arrived, the case of Ed ward Hastings, charged with wilful and corrupt perjury was resumed. A number of witnesses were examined during the day relative to the construction of the fur naces used respectively by Messrs. Price and Co., and Messrs. Bau wen and Co., and the tai 1 partakes more of the character of a disputed patent case at nisi pens than a criminal prosecution. The case is expected to occupy another day at least. NEW COURT. (Beff.re Mr. Prendergast.) The learned commies.oner was occupied the greater portion of the day in hearing charges of passing coun terfeit coin. They were of the ordinary description. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) MARLBOROUG 11-STREET. ATTEMPTED MURDER Or AN INFam.—Bridget Kave nagh, a milk carrier, residing at No. 22, Rtzr.iy-market, was brought before Mr. Beadon, charged with attempt ing to murder her infant child, by administering to it some kind of narcotic poison. Mr. William Boyd Mumbed, surgeon, University Hos pital, deposed that yesterday afternoon, about three o'clock, the prisoner at the bar was brought to him at the hospital, with a child in her arms, by a man. Mr. Beadon—What was the age of the child ? Mr. Mushed—About four or five months old. Mr. Beadon—ln what state was the child ? Mr. Mushed—The child appeared to be suffering from some narcotic poison. Mr. Beadon—Had you any conversation with the prisoner I Mr. Muahed—Yes, I asked her the particulars, to see if I could gather anything from her as to the symp toms, but she gave me no answer. The man who was with her gave me the bottle produced, which smelt very strongly of laudanum. The prisoner then said she had purtioased a pennyworth of aniseed at a public-hawse in Tottenham-court-road, which she bad given to the child. I then directed the child to be removed to one of the wards, and the usual remedies were at once ap plied to restore animation, but with very little success, as the child was just alive and that was al'. Mr. Beadon—What' were the symptoms I Mr. Mushed—The symptoms were compatible with those of a chili poisoned by opium, or come narcotic poison. The pupils of the eyes were contracted, and the features pale and emaciated. The chili was of so tender an age that it was impos.ible for it to recover. The child was no doubt dead by this time. John Maynard, No. 81, Fitzeey-market, raid—Yes trflay afternoon I was in my workshop when I heard the noise of a woman crying proceed from No. 32. I went to the ep but seeing the doors and windows closed, I returned to my shop. In about five minutes afterwards, I saw my next door neighbour go into the house and heard her say, "shut the child's month." I went into the house and saw the child lying on a chair. Prisoner was there. I asked her what was the matter with the child, and told her it appeared to be dying, and recommended her to take it to the hospital. I then took up the child and carried it as far as the hospital, followed by the prisoner, to whom on her arrival I gave it up. Tee bottle produced was given to me by a peron named Ward, as ho was re turning from the hospital, and I gave it to the surgeon. Another witness was examined, who proved hearing the prisoner wish the child was dead, as she was tired of the trouble et nursing it. This witness also proved seeing the prisoner administer some 1 quid to the child out of a bottle. The child immediately became insensible and appeared to be dying. The prisoner, acutely, W 33 remanded for a week. who appeared to fee l her positim most WESTMINSTER. A BAD EXAMPLE. —Maly Webster, a middle aged Irishwoman, was charged with being drunk and creating a disturbance at the house of Mr. %William Neate, the White Hart, Milbank-street. Complainant said, that abdut 8 o'clock last evening the defendant came to his house intoxicated, and created such a disturbance that ho found it nece , sary to put her out, upon which she assaulted him and created a crowd of persons, at the same time using very bad language. She was no violent that he was obliged to hold her to prevent her breaking his windows. Defendant said she went down to the house to bring her boys home, and there found her husband drunk. In coming out she slipped down by accident, and thinking that her husband was by her side, began beating him for getting in the state. She found him drunk, instead of coming home and putting the boys to bed, as he ought to have done. Mr. Arnold—Dut you were drunk yourself. Defendant—l'd taken three drops; but why didn't he put the boys to hed ? Mr. Arnold—lt seems to me that while you are find ing fault tvith your husband's impropriety of conduct, you are entirely forgetting your own. If you wish him to keep sober, you should set him the exatuple of sobriety yourself. Defendant—l went to the pawn-office to get a little money to pay the rent, and met a body there, who treated me, and then I went for him to put the children to bed. Mr. Arnold—ln plain English, I suppose you got so drunk that you could not, so went for him to do it. You are setting your chil ken as well as your husband a bad example. Mr. Neate informed the magistrate that the husband was a very quiet, respectable man, not addicted to drunkenness. He was sober when she came to the house last night. In consequence of her habitual drunkenness, her children came to his house repeatedly for shelter. Mr. Arnold raid that her conduct was very disgrace ful, and committe 1 her for 14 days in default of a fine. THAMES. A. MEAN AND DESPICABLE TlllEF.—Robert Newell, an able-bodied follow, aged 22, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing the lunches of two men, named Thomas Maynard, a cooper, and Cornelius Cor bett, a labourer. Maynard saw the prisoner go into a shed on the north quay, where the former had deposited his dinner, consisting of bread and meat, and which he intended to eat at 12 o'clock, the "lunch time" in the dock. The prisoner was immediately captured, on which he said, " Ta!“3 your dinner, and let me go." Oc searching him, some bread ar.d butler belonging t 3 Corbett, which he had deposited in another died, was found upon him. Mr. John Payne, a dock constable, said, a great many poor men, labourers in the dick had lost their food iu th e course o f the last month, stud it was believed the prisoner btowhuihrefoe h a d Thev t , h been s s seen feliwith great severity on .the prowling about the dock provided themselves with a little repast to eat in the middle of the day, and who could not leave the dock until four in the afternoon. The prisoner admitted his guilt and asked for mercy. Mr. Yardley said the prisoner was a mean and despi cable thief, an ill conditioned lazy fellow, who would steal and eat the food of the hard working men, instead of earning it by his industry. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for one mouth. Tile hearing of the petition for the winding-up of the London and Eastern Banking Corporation, in the Court of Chancery, is postponed until the 21st inst., when it will come on before Vice-Chancellor Wood, at Ipswich. 5i 104 i 994 i 8i 67i xd 0 7i i a too all all all 108. all all 90.1 ••• ' 114 120 122 9i 161 91 69 113 14 11•• ' 130 1 110 i 10 li x n S EPTEMBER CAFF.RE TROOPS FOR INDIA. Mr. Richard Browne, in a letter 'to the Times, dated Glasgow, Sept. 12, says :—" I have read with pleasure the letter of " Q. S. E." in your paper of yesterday as to recruiting negroes for tropical ser vice in the East. " I was in Ceylon in 1816, just after the conquest of the island by our troops, and at that time there were five or six colonial regiments embodied, seve ral of which were composed of Africans and officered from the Line. These Africans were recruited almost exclusively from the Caffre tribes between Natal and Sofala, of a height at least equal to the average of any English regiment, were brave, docile, good-tempered, and cleanly. They had left behind in Africa any religion they had, and believed in nothing but their officers, to whom they, as a rule, became strongly attached. " What has been done before may be done again, and there must still be many officers surviving who served in and with those regiments, and can speak as to their value and how they were raised. They might be made available for many duties that are harrassing to.the English soldier, as their confreres in the West Indies are, and, besides, every Caffre that you EO employ withdraws from Africa one who is a thorn in the side of our countrymen there, and an item in the hordes who periodically carry destruction and death into the colony, and are with difficulty driven out by the very t. ()bps to whom in proper hands they might prove such valuable auxiliaries. _ _ _ "I trust that the subject may receive the serious attention of some one morel competent to deal with it." LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Sept. 15.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; light breeze and fine. PORTSMOUTH, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Calenda, from Moulmein, and sailed for Sunderland. Sailed—Victoria, for Mobile. COWES, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W. —Arrived—Charlotte, from Santos ; Horatio, New York. PLYMOUTH, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Centi podo, from Labrador; Escort, ditto. Sailed-- Choysus, for Cape of Good Hope; Powerful (s s ), Africa. SWANSEA, Sept. 14. —Wind S.W.—Arrived —Spartan, from Bilboa. 07F QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 13.—Arrived-3farmion, from Trinidad, and sailed for the Clyde. SHIELDS, Sept. 14.—Wind S. Sailed—Susquebana, for Halifax. _ _ _ QUEENSTOWN, Sept. 13.—Wind S S.E.—Arrived— Juan Fernanez, from Callao; Ranger, Bahia ; Eagle, Barbadoes ; Indian. Queen, ditto; Glemmisc, ditto; To ronto, Matanzas; May C. Fox, Cardenas; Theodore, Quebec; Countess of Durham, ditto ; Triumvirate,' ditto. CARDIFF, Sept. 14.—Wind S.--Sailed—Summary, for Monte Video; Ardent, St. Vincent; Ellina, Alexandria; Feline, Beyrout. ABERYSTWITH ROADS, Sept.l3.—Arrived Magog, from Quebec. FLEETWOOD, Sept. 14.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Lady of the Lake, for Quebec. RAMSGATE, Sept. 14.—Wind S.W. by S.-- Arrived— Maria, from Hamburg for Villa Nova ; Olga (5.,) from Leith for Messina, with slight damage to machinery. (PER ELECTRIO TELEGR.IPII.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday, 10 A.}l. Wind W. Arrived—Argo, ateamer, from Bremen ; Courier, steamer, Jersey; Havre, steamer, Havre ; Antomatio, Marseilles; Edith, Llanelly ; Temora, steamer, Dublin. Sailed—Express, Edward and Mary, Jolly, and De spatch, for Jersey; Alliance, steamer, Havre; Le Coq, Cherbourg. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind S. Arrived—Queen of the East, from Bombay; Jocdianah, Calcutta; Marian Moore, Matlab ; Merchant Prince, Akyab ; Atrevide, Rangoon ; Balnaquitb, Singapore ; Albert Edward, Manilla ; Tapley, Old Calabar; Lydia, Antigua; Oddie Snow, New Orleans; New World, New York ; Dumfries and Devon, St. John's, N. 1,. ; Hy. Hol man, Smyrna ; Alps, screw steamer, Trieste ; Marguerite, Havre; Weymouth, Akyab; Intrepido, Sicato ; Queen of the Avon, Rangoon; Swift, Jamaica ; Juventa, Cron stadt ; Claudine, Mare. QUEENSTOWN, September 13. Wind S.S.E. Arrive,]—Ranger, from Bahia; Eagle, Indian Queen, and Glanmire, Barbadoes ; Theodore, Q.tebec ; Tour and Shielis, Odessa; Mary C. Fox, Cardenas ; Countess of Durham and Trinmirratt, Quebec; Toronto, Matanzas; Jean Fernandes, Callao ; Expedient, Galatz. DUBLIN, Sept. 14. _ _ Wind S.S.W. Arrived—Volunteer, from Smyrna ; Mischief, Barbl does. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. Wind S.W. ; last hour's flood, cloudy. _ Arrived, Sept. 14--Memel. from Quebec; Hermoder, Riga ; Margaret Milne, Archangel ; George Fox, Cron stadt ; Stella, Skelliftca. DEAL, Tuesday, 9 a.m. Wind S.S.W., light, and fine. Passed—British Tar, from Jamaica ; Slcelliftea, Quebec (26 days out); Dunnoburg, Qdesia.; o:iveria, Para (62 days out) ; Clarissa, Cardiff—all for London. Passed in tow---Burmab, from Demer,.r for London. Anchorcd—Kessica, from Chatham, for Cardiff. THE PETTING STONE AT A NORTHUMIMLAND WED DING —On coming out of a country church the other day, after a wedding, I found a Fort of barrier erected at the churchyard gate, consisiing of a large paving stone placed on its edge, and supported by two smallest stones, and on either side a rustic, who made the happy couple and everyone else jump over it. On inquiry I was told it was the "jo ttieg stone,' which the bride had to jump, in case she should re pent and refuse to follow her husband. I have heard of a custom of a football being placed before the brills on leaving the church, which the husband ordered her to kick, and so makes b(r immediately commerce her obedience to him. Perhaps the petting stone and the football may be for the same purpose,—Noies and Queries. PROMPT DESPATCH AND RAPID SAILING.—About 12 days ago a telegraphic message was sent train the War offiee to Messrs. D. and C. Maclvor, in Liverpool, inti mating that a powerful and fast steamer wee wanting instantly to proceed to Gibraltar, and bring home a regiment of soldiers. Immediately On receiving the mes sage, the screw steamer Jura, one of the Cunard line, was put in preparation, and war; despatched from Liver pool within 23 hours after the message had left London. She proceeded at once to Gibitaltar, and, immediately on arriving there, began to embark the troops. She took on board 1,100 soldiers, besides a num ber of women and children. So 'non as they were safely embarked the Jura star ed on her homeward voyage, and landed the whole safely in Portsmouth har bour within 10 days after the order was received in Liverpool that a steamer was waeted to go to Gibraltar —a promptitude of despatch believed to be without parallel. CALCRSFT ABROAD IN LIVERPOOL--011 Saturday evening, Calcraft, the " finisher of the law," having been on a visit to Allsopp's Wax-work, in Lime-street, Liverpool, for the purpose, it is under: toed of negotiat ug a sale to that gentleman of the clothes in which Captain Rogers had been executed that manning, and the object of his visit having been accornpli4sed, ho took a stroll into St. John's-market, for the purpose, as he said, of purchasing some partridges. In the market he was recognised, and met with a reception more warm than cordial, which induced him and a gentleman who accompanied bins to beat a speedy retreat, which they succeeded in accomplishing by one of the side entrances, and took refuge in a celebrated " saloon" close by. Here the luxurious refugee, while " settling his nerves" by a " caulker" of Cogniac, accidentally laid down his handkerchief, which, making a peculiar sound, revealed some of the implements of his " craft," to wit, the hook and chain which were supposed to he appurtenances of the gallows. This, with an observation roads by him referring to the morning's work, occasioned a fresh dis covery, and he obtained the shelter of a car, in which he was driven off, in this instance taking a further flight to the landing-stage : but here again he was recognised, and was fain to take what was vulgaely called " French leave." Ite-entering a car, he was driven to a restaurant not far from the corner of Elliett-etreet and Lime-street, where he obtained shelter and refuge till the calf-past ten train was about to start for London, by which he finally escaped from the assiduities of his Liverpool suite. PORTRAIT OP MISS NIGHTINGALE.—She is rather high in stature, fair in complexion, arid slim in person ; her hair is brown, and is worn quite plain ; her physiognomy is most pleasing ; her eyes, ef a blueish tint, speak vo lumes, and are always sparkling with intelligence ; her mouth is small and well formed, while her lips act in unison, and make known the impression of the heart— one seems the reflex of the other. Her visage, as regards expression, is very remarkable, and one can almost anti cipate by her countenance what she is about to say alternately, with matters of the most grave import, a gentle smile passes radiantly over her countenance, thus proving her evenness of temper ; at other times, when wit or pleasantry prevails, the heroine is lost in the happy, good-natured smile which pervades her face, and you recognise only the charming woman. Her dress is ge nerally of a I'reyish or black tint ; she wears a simple white cap, and often a rough apron.—Soyer's Culinary Campaian. THE DECREASE OF GROUSE.—The gradual decrease of muirfowl on our Scottish hills is every year becoming more evident, and like its brother, the woodgrouse, it s ill before long become extinct unless meaeures be taken to preserve the species. The grouse, a native of and peculiar to the British isles, receding before the progress of agricultural improvement, are now only to be found in anything like their former numbers in remote die triete, wixre access and aceommodatiou for epottquen are restricted or want log. The sportsman, without as eigeilig any limit to his work of destreeti ui, cmimences operations on the 12th, and generally kills most of the youne , birds, and leaves the old ones to (lie in the ap proach of winter, generally from a disease of the liver. Large quantities of old birds are 'found dead on our southern hills (we refer to Selkirk and Peeblesshlre) in the months of Oct. and Nov. Many of those, doubtless, have been wounded birds, and conse quently have died of starvation ; but we have frequently made an examination of some of these foued dead, and au enlargement of the liver was almeet invariably the cause. Agricultural improvements, such as the drainirg of hill land for pasture and the burning of heather, are all hastening the already rapid decreese of muir fowl. It sportsmen would give this speciee of game a rest once in every four seasons, and thus allow more young bride breed, we doubt not but that the species would became as numerous as they weie 10 or 1."2 yearn .urglt courant. 1857 rbr Wbfitton SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. DONCASTER RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Fl rz wiLLIA NI STAKES. Vedette Princees Royal 3 Seven ran. Won by a head. Lady Alice . FILLY STAKES. Chanoinesee Ellerdale'b darn f Silica Six ran. CHAMPAGNE STAKES Sister to Ellington Lord of Lorn Hepatica Seven ran. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. IVArlock.. Tasmania ........ .... . blelifisa Eleven ran. DONCASTER PLATE. Oriand a Augury Miss Harkaway 3 Ten ran. GLASGOW STAKES. Lord of Lorn Night Ranger Four ran. REVIVAL STAKES. Dead Heat between Culcavy and New Brighton. Intercidona third. Seven ran. Stakes divided. New Brighton walked over. LATEST BETTING. ST. LEGER. 7to 4 agst Blink Bonny (taken) 2 to 1 agst Ignoramus (offered) 20 to 1 agst Imperieuse (taken) NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day). The following appointments was made at the Admi• ralty this afternoon : Captains—J. C. Fitzgerald to be Superintendent of Sheerness Dickyard, vice Tucker, protioted to flag; W. J. S. Pullen to the Cyclops. Lieutenants—E. Kelly to the Calcutta ; E. 11. Wil kineon to the Cyclops. Master—Francis H. May to the Wellington. Midsi,ipman—Robert D. R. Farquharson to the Chesapeake. Clerk—D tniel F. Hamilton to the Impregnable. NORTH OF EUROPE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY. MEETING THIS DAY. This afternoon the half-yearly general meeting of the shareholiers in this company was held at the London Tavern, Bishopsg,ate-street, for transacting the ordinary business of the company ; after that it was made special, for the purpose of reducing the number of the board of directors to seven, and the number of directors neces• sary to form a quorum to three. Mr, C. Morrison, Chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The report and statement of accounts showing a loss upon the half.year, of 38,529/. ss. 61,, and a total loss on the balance•sheet of 187,1671. le. 31., the particulars of which have already been published in The Sun, were taken as read. The CllainiseN expressed his sorrow at a second time having to appear before them to give a bad account of their funds, for the spending of which the present board was not answerable. The hon gentleman then referred to the items of expenditure and the profit and loss ac counts, fully stated in the report, and said, in reference to the liabilities of the Company, that the new directors ba•l bad claims made on them which the com tnittee of co-operation bad not the slightest idea or sus picion of their Existence. So far as the directors could now see the loss of capital was 179,006/. 3s. 5.1., and it was impossible for the directors to give an opinion whe ther e. r not the company could be pi rmanently continued. It was impossible forthe directors to state the exact loss because it would be impolitic for them to put any value on the ships. A low value would be injurious to the company, because it woul I on becoming known be the maximum sum any ono would give for thorn, and were the directors to put a high value on them and did not get it, if they sold them they would be misleading the shareholders. The directors thought the best plan was to write off a depreciation of 5 per cent. per annum from their value. In speakieg of the future he reminded the shareholders that the directors had only been in office three months, during which time they bad made great retrenchments, and during that time the actual result had been a profit, which must be consolatory to the shareholders to know that no more of the money had been lost during that time. It should, however, be borne in mind that the period in which the profit bad been made was the best part of the year. The directors had given the ques tien of winding up their serious consideration, but they were unable to come to the determination of adopting that course, and under the circumstances they thought it would be better to continue the working of the com pany under the new system of management till the end of the year, by which time they would have a better opportunity of judging what had best be done, To peremptorily wind up the concern and send 27 ships into the ma►ket would have a prejudicial effect on their value, and the directors had not courage to recommend such a course. He thought it was better for them to continue working till the end of the year, and in the mean time probably some of the ships might be advan tageously disposed of. In conclusion he complained of the conduct of two proprietors, members of the late Committee of Co-operation, who bad unjustifiably attacked the directors by letters in the news papers, adding Wet if the attacks were made in that room, as they ought, with the shareholders present, the directors would meet them, but that it was impossible for them to do so in a newspaper controversy. ne also condemned their conduct in depreciating the value of the ships. __ Mr. Able's letter was however read and the charges therein contained answered by the Chairman, and in reference to the earnings and losses of ono of the ships, " Levant," mentioned in the letter, he said that as the ship was now sold there could be no objection to state her cost. He found that her entire cost to the company was 5,9411., and she was sold lir 3,028/,, being a loss on the company by the sale of 2,913!. By referring to the books he found that the net profit of her earnings in 1855 was 12,320/., and in 1856 of 187!., making together 12,5071.; so that, having lost 2,9131. on her sale, she had, on the other hand, netted for the shareholders, after deducting that loss, 9,594/. He moved the reception and adoption of the report. Mr. YOUNG seconded the report. Mr. 11. CRIDLAND asked the chairman whether ho was prepared to state that the affairs of the company could be carried on till the end of the year at a profit ? The CHAIRMAN said that from the peculiar nature of the company ha could not pretend to give a confident opinion as to the result. All he could say was that to the best of his judgment he thought it would be better for the shareholders to continue the company three months longer than wind-up at once. Mr. NESBITT said that after the decision of the Vice- Chancellor Kindereley relative to the Royal British Bank in reference to the reception and adoption of a re port, binding the assenting parties to its contents it was necessary they should act with caution. He expressed an opinion that the company was only kept up to bring traffic to the Victoria Docks, with which the chairmand and Sir M, Peto were connected. He moved an amend meat merit that the report should be referred back . to . . h in the statement of accounts, appended n t ea , rectors, with instructions to them to dl t i e g r u e i t s o the losses sustained by the _ erwnt company i ch the c r o r m y - - ing on the trading operations 1 incurred . in operations pdaisntyin7tafsrenomnsittietuotreigdinfarol m object Bs s e . No one seconding the amendment it could not be sub mitted to the meeting. A. discussion then ensued as to the position of the corn peny in the course of which it was remarked that the constitution of the board required alteration from the majority of the members being in some way or other cen fleeted with Sir M. Pete, the originator of the company, a nd also the late chairman, as well as thei r connect i on , with hiin iu the Victoria Docks, &c. miedntteahgafnieelsenagpddteoemssactioetainnttohe::mieds,eet,sfnartattatibstholegee; company. nehoneme l‘ gu i cpt: i phs • a . :nbr A yie:t n hito r ail i eis ep: addressed ,auof lbltislhriseseceootdemf r reinw t ed l lih i ta e iitnteeihtve i o n e ho e atf e eid t ) that the secretary and a director of the company him relative to the d e bt s, &c., of the company, m p any, m e in a l e , nn - versatinn he bad with them. In the first instance, they told him that there was no borrowed money, and afterwards that there was 15,000!, thtn 30,000/., and afterwards 45,000/. They also a' first denied that the ships were mortgaged, and afterwards sated that two of them were. He area induced to make those statements to show how the hie directors co-operated with the committee, and the poti ti,n be found himself in as one of the csrnmittee. 41. also stated that an official document w as -prepared i, r the guidance of the committee, in which the ships wer e valued at 33,000/. more tali - they cost. He .said that as Sir M. Peto got up the company he ought to take it off the shareholders' hands ; and be added thatitlthough the shareholders had been paid 9 and 10 per cent, the actual rrofits had been cnly 9s. 6d. per cent. He askedlf the late directors had returned the fees they had ,received f. r atter dances. Mr. BAGEITIAWE, ex-director, defended the conduct of Sir M. Pato and the late dir. dors from the imputations that been cast on them, and added that he firmly be. liorad that Sir M. Peto had throughout been influencd by the most honourable fednga. A. lengthened discussion also took place relative tq V I answer given by Sir . M. Peto and Mr. Coleman; • accountant, to a deputation of shareholders who warted on them in the early part of the year, that the dividends had been righteously earned, and that there eat nothing wrong. It was exolained as being in refer. sacs to certain remarks in the Times at the time, .which attributed conduct to this company similar to that of the Royal British Bank, &c. Circumstances .bad since shown that there was nothing wrong in this company of a character similar to the company to whom referenfte had been made. Toe CHAIRMAN replied, in the course of which he said Sr M. Peto had returned his fees, lean travelling ex penses, out of his own pocket. The Directors had ap - - plied to the Inland Revenue for the return of income. tax paid in error on the last declaration of dividends. The rep )rt was then received and adopted. • • The meeting was then made special for confirming the nomination of the present directors—viz., Mi. C. Morri son, chairman ; Mr. R. Young, deputy-chairman; 11r. C. Capper, Mr. J. Lawrence, Mr. W. Smith, 4r. G. Sparkes, and Mr. J. Yates, three of whom to be a quorum. A resolution to that effect was submitted to the meet ing and agreed to. The meeting then separated. LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.) WAR-OFFICE, SEPT. 12. The Queen has been graciously pleased togive orders for the appointment of Rear-Admiral the Hon. H. Koppel, C. 8., to be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Cammanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath; and of Commodore the Hon. C. G. J, B. Elliot, R.N., to be an Ordinary Metisther of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Honourable Order. FOREIGN.OFFICE,'SErr. 2. The Queen has been pleased to approveof Mr. Albertino Antonio Vieira to be Consul in British Guiana for his Ma jesty the King of Portugal and the Aigarves. !COMMISSION SIGNED BY THE QUEEN.. Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—George Toseland, Gent., to be Adjutant; Adam Merrie, Gent., to be Quar. termaster. OMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD LIEUTENANTS. Bedfordshire Regiment of Militia—Edward Joseph Boultbee, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Welbore Ms, pro moted. 21 Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia.— Llmbert Jobn Robert Disney, Gent., to be Ensign, vire Sothern, de( e tsed. 7th Regiment of Roynl Royal Lancashire Militia—G, o. Davison Bland, Fol., to be Captain, •vico Cnnamingkpro mated. Dumfries, Roxburgh, and Selkirkahire Regiment of Militia—David Cross Mitchell, E q., to be Lieutenant, vice Noake, resigned ; John James Johnstone Thornton, Esq., to be Lieutenant, vice Barretto, resigned. NOTICE TO MARINERS. IRELAND—WEST COAST. Arran Islands' Lights. The Port of Dublin Corporation hereby give notice that two new lighthouses have been erected on the Arran Is lands, off the west coast of the county of Galway, from which lights will be exhibited during the night of the Ist of December, 1857, and thenceforth will be lighted every night from sunset to sunrise. Specifications given of the position and appearance of the Lights, by Mr. Halpin, superintendent of Lighthouses- Arran Islands North Lighthouse is built on Rock Hand, the outermost of the chain, in lat. 53 deg. 8 min. 55 sec. N. and long. deg. 51 min. 30 sec. west of Green wich, bearing from Slyne Head South Light, S. b E. 1 E., distant 20 nautical miles ; from Skird Rocks, S. b E., distant 81 miles, from Loophead, N.E., b N., distant 36 m lea. This light will be a revolving light, of the natural ap pearance, giving a bright flash once in every three minutes, and will be visible from seaward between the bearings of W.N.W., round by the westward to N. W. by N. The illuminating apparatus is catadioptric of the first order ~its focal point 115 feet over the mean level of the sea, and in clear weather the light should be visible at a distance of 16 miles. The tower is circular, of gray stone colour, 101 feet in height from base to summit; the top below the lantern sash will be painted red, also two horizontal belts will be coloured reel, on the tower. Arran Islands South Lighthouse is erected on the south western point of Inisheer, the most southern of the islan is, in lat. 53 deg. 2 miu. 40 sec. N., and long. 9 deg. 31 min. 30 sec. W., it bears from Blackhead. W., S. distant 11; miles ; from Finnis Rock, (off S.E. point of Inisbeor , W. b N 1 N., distant 11 miles; from Loophead, N.E. E. distant 33 miles. The toe e- is circular, of gray stone colour below the pre jesting gallery, and is 112 feet in height from its base to the top of the dome. From and after the date of exhibition of the new lights, the old light herote f .re on the summit of Tnish more, or the Great Island, will b i discontinued, and the lantern aid top of the old lighthouse tower will 1,3 rem ,ved. Bearingi are magnetic, var. (at the Arran Islands in 1837) 27 t dog. W. By order, W. LEES, Secretary. Ballast Office, Dublin, Aug. 27, 1857. BANKRUPTS. James Melrose and Thomas Edward Hussey ' ironfoun ders, Hatton - garden, to surrender Sept 25, at two, and Oct. 29, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan official assignee , Aldermaubury ; Crossley and Barn, Lom bard-street. James Chandler the elder, brewer, Epsom, Sept. 25, at one, and Oct. 29, at half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Cannan, official assignee, Aldermanbury ; Smith, Stenning, and Croft, Basinghalbstreet. Thomas Dean, ecrivoner, Barnes, Surrey, Sept. 24 and Nov. 3, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham, official assignee ; !toy and Cartwright, Lothbury. Abraham Nash, builder, Everett-square, Brunswick square Sept. 25, at one, and Oct. 30, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Graham official assignee; Bolding and Simpson, Gracechnrch-street. William Edwin Deacon, draper, High-s'reet, Gosport, Sept. 23 and. Oct. 30, at half-past one, at tho Court of rankruptcy, Gaaham, official assigtei ; Low, Chancery lane. _ George Vincent, beer•house keeper, Mistley, Essex, Sept. 25, at twelve, and Oct. 30, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Stansfeld, official assignee ; Jones, Colchester. Thomas Francis, timber merchant, ltmb-place, Kings. land-read, Sept. 24, at twelve, and Oct. 30, at two, at the Court of Bankluptcv. Graham, official assignee; Jones, King's Arms-yard, Co's r an-street, City. John Hopton Wyll, Will 3 merchant, Bristol, Sept. 28 and Nov. 2, at eleven, fit the B istol District Court. Mil ler, official assignee, Bristol Teddy, Bristol. Joseph Blakey Spancer, joiner, Halifax, Oct. 1 and 23, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds; Wavell, Philbrick, and Foster, Halifax. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS. John Buchan, accountant, Glasgow. John Hutchinson, contractor, Glasgow. Moritz Frankenberg, fancy leather worker, Glasgow. Alexandria Greig, net manufacturer, Dundee. James Murdoch, valuatcr, Glasgow. Andrew Landells, draper and clothier, Airdrie. David Mackie, plumber, St. Andrews. Andrew Climie,,Lochwinnoch. Charles M`Kay, spirit merchant, Elinburgh. COURSE OF EXCITANGE.—TIIIi DAY. ktnsterditm • • .• • • • • • • •• i i 17 Ditto, throe months .. 11 1914 S•otterilara • • . • •••• •• •• 11 i .tntwerp .• . • • •• •• •• •• 95 37 tt ? Brussels • • ........ 95 371,, llamburgh ••.•.•• • •• • • 13 S Faris • • ...• 25 971/2 librallar•••••••••••••• LuAern •• • • ........ 20 95 ienoa ........ •• .•2S 75 Allan •• .• •• •• - Venice.. GO gaPleB •• •• .........• .• 49 7 4 Palermo •••• Aesslna ....... 128 lishon )porto ...........• •••• 527 s do <I aneiro..;... • Suelos Ayres.... • • •• •• Yew York,6o days'sight Philadelphia PRIM Or BULLIOI4, PEN OZ; Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9 Portugal Gold Coin •• 0 0 0 Wexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 New Dollars .. •••• 0 0 0 Ailver in bars •••• 0 0 0 Do. three months . • • 25 65 - Niart eill ............ 25 65 riourileaux .. ••••• • • • •• •• F rani:tort-00-M alno 119 Berlin ................ Vienna •• •• •• •• •• gpm; 10 34 trieste.• •• •••••• •• •••• 10 35 i'eter sourg 36 i‘ Madrid ..........„..• 4 1 4 i 50 fl Inielona • • Seville . . THE EAIPEROB OF AUSTRIA AND THE HUNGARIANS. doeu meut has beau pu blished : which proves that 110 V IE NNA, Sept. 11 . —The followin g official greater political privileges will be granted to the Hungarians than to the inhabitants of the other provinces of the empire : re aerviekatb remarkable e races, perlol n " Dear Cousin Archduke Albrecht,—Durin g m y re cent tour through the g reater p art of my kingdom of Hungary' eve rywhere met w e it a h nd th s e in in ce o r s e t d li e v v e o ly tio e n. also xpres sion of attach ment on the ap satisfaction ad o o f toi a onn l thetahlie e ione w o different i n numerable ibsseorfuvineo striking, dgyaawrl y iht hohmasag made in all respe c ts since I geesemeant, proofs ms travelled through it five years ago, and convince • d myself ant the institutions which— a l • ter ripe consideration and with duo regard to the peculiarities of the couatry, were introduced in accordance with my organic ordinanoes of December 31, 1851, have essentially contributed to its evident improvement. " I feel assured that their salutary influence will be still more felt when the commerce of the country is more developed and there are greater facilities of communica tion— when the measures relative to the emancipation of the soil are entirely carried out, and the new organise tionlis completed. "Being resolved that the fuadatnental principles which have hitherto guided ins in the government of my empire shall be maintained inviolate. it is my will that this should be universally known, and particularly that all the organs of my G,ivernment do take my will for their exact rule of conduct. "At the same time it will be my anxious care that allowance shall be made for the national peculiarities of the different races, and that due attention shall be paid to the cultivation of their language. 4 , To you, my well-beloved, I return my warmest thanks for the circumspection and devotion with which you have conducted the government of my kingdom. I at the name time commission you to express to the pro vincial authorities my extreme content With the zeal and devotedness which they have displayed under various difficult circumstances (miter rielfachen Sehirieri9keit")* and I expect that they will in future do all in their power to realise my benevolent intentions for the benefit of the country and of its inbabitante. "FRANCIS JOSEPH, Laxenbiarg, Sept. 9 , 1867.". 81 3i 34 31 32i 1 541 5 SI i 62 i 131 20 12A 25 20 St. L 6.61 20 25 25 12 100 54 all all 100 6 6 1 10 St. all 100 100 100 100 3} 1100 100 1 100 1 00 100 all all 16, all all all all 10 50 100 St. 10 25 15 20 3 i 1 5)