The Sun. — London, England, 1857-10-24 00:00:00

A P 4.1 0 N La '? 41 AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Letters from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday was without change, the demand being very limited. The sales were 3,000 bales, one half of which were taken fur export and on speculation. The Bank of England return, completed for the week ending the 17th inst., exhibits the movements which compelled the directors of the establishment to resort to such extreme measures. As was an ticipate,' there is a sensible decline in the reserve of notes end the stook of ballioo, while the falling off in the other securities is smaller than might have ,been expected from the release of the divi dends and the repayment of advances obtained during the shutting. The balance sheet is, therefore, in all respects unsatisfactory. The question asked is whether the next one will show any improvement, but the course of affairs has been so disturbed that it is difficult to form any reliable opinion upon the subject. It is argued, however, that the pressure must have abated, as least as far as it related to discounts, or the authorities would, as a matter of self-defence, have adopted stia more stringent regulations. If the drain of bullion, however, assumes the propor tions which many predict, further inconvenience may yet be felt, and the symptoms in this respect are 'certainly not encouraging. The principal items, and the changes they present, are as sub oined A.Ctive girculation Increase Bullion Decrease ... £20,183,245 ... 193,135 _ 9, 524,478 ... 585,465 ... 3,222,817 ... 736,471 ... 4,833,021 Rest .. Decrease Public Deposits Decrease Other Deposits Increase Seven-Day and other Bills 869,070 Decrease Government Securities Decrease 306,066 Other Securities Decrease Notes unemployed 3,217,185 Decrease The official return of the exports of bullion from the port of London for the week ending Thursday last is as follows : Gold Bullion Boulogne ... 26,000 Om , Coin ... Boulogne ... 220 „ Silver Coin i... Boulogne ... 1,000 , There is a moderate demand for money in Lom bard-street, and full rtes are paid for accommoda tion. The Funds have receded about I t per cent., and the market throughout to-day has appeared heavy. Business, however, is very dull, and this partly accounts for the depression now apparent. Per haps the Bank return may have assisted in promoting a heavy tone, and also the anxiety felt with regard to the drain of gold to the United States. Consols have been 88a for Money, and 88.1 for account. The New Three per Cents. are 87n to 88k ; the Reduced, 871 A ; Exchequer Bills, 15s. to 11s. discount ; and the Bonds, 97 i sank Stock is 210. Foreign Stocks have been dealt in to a fair extent. Turkish 6 per Cents., are firm at 87 to 88, and the 4 per Cents. at 97i to 98. Yenezuela Stock is 29 and the Deferred, 11k. Mexican Bonds have realised 19k. ; Guatemala 5 per Cents., 53; Russian 5 per Cents., 105, and the 4i per Cents., 97 ; Buenos Ayres, 81, and Dutch 4 per Cents., 97i I. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; Me/D -oan, 19 19,E ; Peruvian, 76 77 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 44 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 107 109 ; do. q per Cents., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40,E ; ditto Deferred, 25k f. The Rail way Sh are Market has been very d u ll this morning, and but little business bas been re- Ported, the few transactions entered into being at rather lower rates. North-Western, Midland, and North-E as t ern (L ee d s ) , d ecl i ned ss. ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, and North-Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; p.nd Caledonian, 10s. to 15s. Brighton im proved 11., and South Devon 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines were very inactive. Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s., and East Indian improved about ss. Great Western Of Canada and Scinde brought previous prices. Mining Shares were in very limited request ; Sortridge Consols were 21 ; North Frances, 13i ; and Tin Croft, 4. Joint Stock Bank Shares are a shade firmer, Oriental Bank improved ss. In the Miscellaneous Market Australian Agri etiltural Shares improved 11. ; Copper Minors of England brought 31, and National Discount Com- Pally, 3i, tt Et ITIS 11 FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES--THIS DAT. (From the Official List:) _ _ Bank Stock 210 3 per Cont. Reduced Annuities. B7l if 8 per Cent. Consols Annuities _New 3 Bii per Cent. Annuitie s BBl 11 i 8 k L.tr Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... 2 Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 1 13-16 I onl sole for Account, ilzehequer Bills, 24d. 111131000 Can° lO 15 d --4 8 , ...ii .• ,AFxohequer Bonds. 1858,34 per Cont — w iDitto,lSs9 ri PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Banos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Guatemala Bonds, 5 per cent 53 Mexican 3 per Cent —l Ditto Account l9 Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent lO5 Ditto, 44 per Cent. Ttirkiah Bonds, i per cent BBl 'Ditto Account B7l 8 7i Ditto Guaranteed, 1 per Cont. Ditto Account 97& Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Deferred, 2 per Cent. . . ll4 Dividends on the above payable in London. pitch Exchange. 2 . per Cenl., 12 Guilders Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CT.OOEC. . 881 1 . 881 i Consols, money ........ . Consols account .................................. The rate of discount at Hamburg has declined to per oert. THIS LATII COLLISION ON TM]! SOUTH WALSH RAIL WAT.—The inque,t on the bodies of Mr. Ashman and Mrs. Israel has been again adjourned. The Waterford Mail states that the hon. member for the borough of Youghal (Mr. I. Butt) is at preßent at Vienna, " entrusted by Lord Palmerston with a secret diplomatic mission." The North British Australai , ian Company have notified that they are now incorporated under the Limited Liability Act, and that new certificates will be issued to the shareholders. Taura.—The Lord Chancellor will re ceive the judges and Queen's oaunsel on Monday, the 2d day of November, at his lordship's residence, in Upper Brook-street, at 12. 2041 100 100 St. 20 100 100 20 A telegram, dated Revel, October 22, received at Lloyds' yesterday, mentions that the steamer Sydenb am, from Hull to St. Petersburg, wag aground on Nargo and leaky. , - LORD JOHN RUSSELL IN NORFOLY. — Lord John Russell h as b een on a visit, during arin the last few days, to Sir John Bodeau, Bart., of Kett i d sisters—two of thegham Hall, Norf o lk, Lord J o h n and hi s h os t mama daughters of the earl of Minto. BRITISH STRAY FISHERIES COMPANT: held ye,;ter -An A 4 ordinary m eet i ng of the shareholders extra , day, at th e o ffi ces, for the purpose ofw confirming the resolution p assed at the meeting of the 21st of St P affair'. te mber, for th e winding - up the company's motion was unanimously confirmed. TaLit, ron FRAUD.-- At the Reading Sessions yeste . r• day a young and said man of genthitnanly appearance, , le to he well connected, named John Singleton C°l 3 37 Hill, described in the calendar as an " accountant," cva 4 tried before the Recorder of the borough, Mr. Sergeant Merewetber, o n an i ndictment charging him with having, on the 19th o f J une l ast, endeavoured to obtain the sum of 501 , by means of false pm:once% fronm Mr. Edward Pole, a groccr, residing at Reading. He falsely repre- Rental to the prosecutor that his creditors intended to issue a fiat of bankruptcy again him, and offered for 501. to arrange matters. The jury, havin g consulied, for about 10 minutes, returned a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to mercy. The Record h im to 12 ca l endar months' imprisonm en t s a sentencedrd la bour. with h 50 25 St. 20 THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBP.I: 24. /857 MAUXETS— This Thy.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day Business done this day. RlaLwiTe. Arabg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June...— Belfast & BallymenP Birmng. Wolverh. di Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. 6 Cheshire Jnnet rD l a ckburn .... ....... . Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... Bristol & Exeter...... Caledonian. .. Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D. A. Do. B ......... üblin&Belfe.stJanc Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian . 'Eastern Counties jEasternUnion,A.stk IDo., do. 8.. ...... IDo. New A _ , 1 1100 100 100 dtl all all 45 all 100 all 100 100 8 1741 100 j all j 1 100 all 100 all 100 100 East Kent ...... lEast Lancashire East Suffolk ....... Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edtnb.Prth.&Dunde Forth and Clyde June IFrumess Glasgow& S. Western Groat N. of Scotland ,Great Northern IDo., A. Stock jDo., B. Stock 'Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire ) Great Western. Do. Str. V. it gua. St 'lrish South-Eastern. iLancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds IDo. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do. , do. F 1.16 Do., Wst. Riding Un. Do. Sonthpurt. London & Blackwal Lond. Bright. & S.Cst London & N. Wester', Do. Fifths Do. ,101.5h.,M&13...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry. &Coleraine Lndndrry. Si Ennisk. Manch.Shef. &Lineln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . Do. Birming.ds Derby Midland O. West. (Ir. ) Do. j Shares . Newcastle & Carlisle Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint Rostrevor Norfolk.. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. di IDock Stock ...... ...... 'Do., A Stock Do., B Stock . N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G. N. E. Porch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. Sr, S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westru. June Oxford Worcester dr Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney 'Scottish Central Scot. N.E.Abran. $t Shropshire Union .... Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Devon..., South Eastern.., Do. 4i por . Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dur Do Staines,Wok.,&Wok.l Stockton & Darling.., Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 ;Stockton & Hartlepl ;Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. !Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath ..... 'Waterfd.4l Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Col nwall ;West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London.. Do First . Do. Second Class... Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH PO: l Atian. and St,. Law. I Bombay, Baroda, and Con.lnd, guar. 5 p. c. Do. Butliilo & Lake Hur Buff., Brnt. & God 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72, Do. do., 1 July, '73' Do. do., I June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A elares Do. B. do. all IDemerara 2s6d lOs Eastern Bengal East Indian Do, C Shares Do.4i p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. all 10 all all all all GC!. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Dobon Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore Do. Now. guar. 5 p.c 1 Gt. Wcstn. of Canada, Do. New 'Do. Do. Do. Bds., payable '57" d0.,'76, p. '60..J d0.,'73, do. do., '73, without! option Madras, guar. 42 P.C Do. do., 5 per c Do. 4i p. c. Eaten Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c Do. 4th Ex., do. Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do Antwrp&Rotterdana Ardonties.. Belgian East. Junct. Beziers to Graissessae Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New ....... Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg._ Italian Junction [ Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca do Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria. Antonia Do. Now Namur Sc Liego Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrak. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 'Recife dr San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p. c Roma and Frascati Royal Danis: , Royal Swedish Sai - nbre and Meuse , Do. 51 per cent. pref. Southern of France INVest Flanders IDo. 5i per c. Fref . W.&N.W. of France ,Western of Austria West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do.B p, cent. pref. Zealand 5 - 5 - 8 64 - 65 ••• - ..... 74 - 13 83 - 85 78i - 79. 30 - 32 7 - 9 . - .. - 3 - 5 8 - 8 . 17i - 18, 53 - 54 43 - 45 29 - 31 17 - 18 89 - 91 di 7: ii - ii 94 - 96 8; - 9t 944 - 95; 86 - 88 [22 - 124 97 - 99 514 -51 i 60 - 65 72 - 75 7 - ; 7 - 8 92i - 5] - 5$ LO2 - 103 953 - 95 1d i 883 893 38 io 81/ - 824 55 - 57 ••• - ••• 124 - 332 58 - 60 31 - 51 47 - 4S 91 - 92 2} - 2. 48i - 49 78 - 79 90 - 95 ••• ... ••• 4i - 41 74 - 8 29 31 8 6d LOI - 103 224 - 234 46 - 48 34 - 24 32 - 34 63 - 61 81 Fs 13 14 5i —44 d 9 11 38 40 il>i = 20 7 - 9 - 5 - I SSESSIONS. Id id 7i Gid i - lip 4 OBi 99 1 i I d i p 1 19A -20 A 39 -- 40 76 -- 78 1 19i -19 C !par 181 -- 181 124 2 4:1 1105 - 110 105 - 110 'lOO 103 1 171 18 19 191 13-41 d d id— id is =i; 58 - 6i I ------ ii ••• - ••• 3i - 54• - 44 26 - 27, -. ... "ii = 6 - ...ti 23 - 27, pl 25 6 1 - 184 - 19 341 - 8t - 3: 0 4 - 33 51 - 53 11 - if - 16 - 71 - 8i 21.} - 22 41 - 5 81 -- 9i 26 - 27 79i 9 184 18 534 i 1,1147 E ' S LEkStl) AT FIXEI;.Itt-krALs. Paidi Leasing Companies, Closing Prices this day Business this day RAILWAYS. Euckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Du.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. j Shares Lon. & Greenw Do:Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. A IRoystn.& Hit. I Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh IWearVal.g6pc Do Wiltsecgomrst 'oda. M SHARES. Ln.&N.W.' 'Caledon... E.U.&E.O Gt. Northn 'E. Count. Caldoniau. Gt..Westn Y. & N.M ,Do S. Eastern , Do Peto & Co Do Ln. &N. W & Midld Midland E. Count Do Do L. do il. W Do Gt.Norths2 T. Brassoy M. MCI owl Stk.dsDar. Do. Gt.W. PREFERENI Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.; Bris.&tx.4 p, c. St, Do. 4 per c. Caledn. £lO 4 p. c, Ches. & Ho. 5 1 P.C. Do. do. 5 por cent_ Cork &Bandons4p.c, Dun.Porth.ALAber.,T, E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 Do. Now 6 pr. c. St East Un., 6p. c. Do. 51., 0 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash .6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. sthsl 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. 4i per cont Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. C. prem. G . . of Seot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Prof. St. Gt. W.(B. &11. Ex.spc Do. con. red. 4i p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per ient Do 5 p. c. rod. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Qua. Stk Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh Do, do. do IDo, do. do Lan, & York. 6 pc. St Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l I Do. ,P., p. e. St. No. 2 IDo. New Guar. 6p.c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W., Cov. & Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Sharon Londy.& Color, Sh. Londy.&Ennis. Sh. S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 ... .. Do. do. 31 per cent. 3larypt. Ai Carl. 4 p.c. !Do. 44 per cent Do. do. Consol. 6 P.C. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &11. Pref. St. New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpot. 6 pr. ct. Norf Ir. D ob. 4 13. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5:1 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. L.,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference Berw. 4 I). c. Prf. Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York HALS. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Do, do. Debentr. St Scot. Cont. New Pref Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. c10.3i p.c. pf. St ,South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of El Os. 6d, Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh Do. New,4l pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.e.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. W&terfd& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH :Alfred Cons. (Philk.)l rintdurow ish Iron co (Cambrn.) Del% Gt. Cusls. (Tay.) ~ tst Basset (Iliogan) Great South Tolgus G rt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N, Frances (Illogan) N. W.Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogn ) Frances(lllogn.) Tarn. S. k L. Min. Co Tin Croft WI. Mines (Gwonnap V. of Towoy (Camar. W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). Wh. Buller ( Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Trelawney (Lis. ) FOREIGN Australian Bon Accord Cop. (IL) Brazilian Imp.(i.sued at .R 5 pm) Do. Cocaes dz Cuiada Do. St. John Dol Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobra Copper Co piapo Dun Mountain Cop • per Mining Co. Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita Now Granada Noveau Mondo Pont. Sil.LdM. dt Sinn, Port Philip Santiago do Cuba United Mexican 91 - 93 94 - 96 12 - 14 130 - 133 31 - 4i ••• ••• 105 --107 12 13 22i —23 i 89 91 1 id 89 91 par - 4 P 51 56 'l2B - 130 4 - 8 84 - Pi 5 -- ii 131 30 POLICE MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FRENCH PROSTITUTES AND THEIR BULLIES.—Rosins Tenville and Hannah Coste, two French prostitutes, and Victor Balline, the bully of the former, were placed at the bar before Mr. Bi ng h am , charged with annoying k passengers in the street s , an d a lso with assaulting the police in the execution o f th e i r duty. In consequence of th e num e r ous complaints of the growing immorality of the French prostitutee, who prowl about the purlieus of Regent-street and Leicester-square, accompanied by their f anc y men , the police have re ceived strict orders to lock up the offenders in all such cases as come under their notice, with a view of riddin g the streets of this int o l era bl e nu i sa nce. This morning at an early hour the two female prisoners were seen by Constable 84 C to accost several gentlemen in a very impudent manner, much to the disgust of the latter. He went up and ordered them to move off, which they re fused to do. He then took hold of them for the purpose of taking them to the station, when the male prisoner came up and dared him to interfere with his friends, and attempted to rescue them from his custody. Witness called for assistance, when the male prisoner kinked him about the legs with great violence, the women urging him en. At length, after a deal of trouble, the whole of them were 1 .dged in the station. The prisoners stoule denied the charge, and were fined, Balline 20e, or 10 days, and the two women 104 each, or seven days. THAMES. CONONALING A BIRTH. —SHOCKING CAPIN. --Sophia Wright, a plain-lloking woman, aged 22, who appeared in a weakly cordition, was brought before Mr. Selle, ()barged with concealing the birth of a child, under cir cumstances giving rise to a strong suspicion that she had murdered it. Police-sergeant Campbell No. 44 K, said an inqu es t had been held on the body of the prisoner's new-born child, and an open verdict was returned, that it was found dead, but how or by what means it came by its death there was no evidence before the jurors to show. Mrs. Jane Murphy, the lsndlady of a public-house in Star-street, 133wer Shed well, stated that the prisoner had been in her service about one month up to Sunday, the 4th Oct., and she had received a good character with her from her last employer in Milo-end-road On the 4th inst. the prisoner was Wren ill in the morning at breakfast, and said she had been insensible all night. The prisoner's illness appeared to increase until 12 at noon and she could not do her work. She seat her to bed, and gave her a glass of ginger brandy. Some time afterwards a child of witness's assisted the prisoner in her room, and cause down stairs and made a remark which indtacel witness to assist the prisoner, who said she war better, and would soon be well. Witness at osoe suspected the prisoner hel just became a mother, and told her there was something wrong. The prisoner stoutly denied there was anything wrong ; and witness, after making a eeareh, and being citable to find a child, again told the prisoner she hsd given birth to a child, and she again denied it. Witness then sent for a doctor, who examined it, and the prisoner then ad mitted having a child, and that it wag under the bed. Witness searched for it, but was unable to find it, but a neighbour discovered where the child was, Mrs. Harkness, ( f No. 7, Et t: -street, went into the prisoner's room atter the last witness had left it, and said to the prisoner, "Sophy, where is the baby." The prisoner said it was between the two beds, and raised one of them, took up the dead body of an infant, which had been flattened between the two bide, and laid it alongside of her. Mr. James Hardy, surgeon, of Wapping•wall, maid he examined the body of a fa-grown female child, en the prisoner's bed, on the 4tk kfitant. He believed it had been born alive, and wonli have lived if the pri soner had paid the necessary attention to it at the mo ment of its birth. Ths arobilical cord had been violently torn away, and the child had bled to death. In answer to Air. &He, the witness said he did not make a post morten txamitiation of the body or float the lungs ; but it was his opinion the child was born alive. There was a great deal of fluidity and a large effusion of blood. He believed that the child bled to death, and that it was not suffocated by beinglplaced between two beds. Police.Sergeaot Campbell, 44 R, raid he took the pri soner into custody in Wapping poor-house this morning, and ailed her whether child was Lora alive, to which she replied—• o No, I never heard it cry." He asked her why she concealed the child between the two beds, and she said she did not Imo .Tv what to do with it. He asked her how long the baby had been between the beds before Mrs. Murphy earns into her room, and she said she did not know, lie asked her who the father of the child was, and she answered that he was a barman at a public bowie in Mile-end, and bad lately gone to Aus tralia. The prisoner made no defence, and Mr. Sells, after requesting the chief c erk to take the depositions, for ma►ly committed the prisoner for trial at the Central Criminal Court. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. Lula supplies of produce were on offer, yet the demand ruled steady, at our quotations : FRUIT. Filberts,por 1001 b 28s to 35s Cobs., p. 100 lbs. Os to Os Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 10d Walnuts, per 1001 s to 3s Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Strawberries, per pottle Od to Gooseberries, per half sieve —.Os Od to Os Od Currants, p. h. ay. Os al to Os Plums, por do. Os Od to Os Od Green gages, per h.sv.Os to Os Raspberries, p.potl. Od to Od .A.BLES. Shallots, per lb Gd to 81 liorsoraddish, p. b. Is6d to 2s Parsley, per do. 2d to 3d Celery, per do is Od to is 6d Bent, per dez. is 01 to 2s Od Parsnips, per do. Os to Os Od Small salad, p. pun. 2d to 3d Mushrooms, p. ptl.ll6dto2si 6d Artichokes, each 6d to 8d Lettuces, per scr. ls 6.1 to 2s i.Endive, per (loz. is to is 6d Radishes, p.d.bun. is to Is6l Tomatoes, per hsv.3a to 4s Od Walnuts per 100 ...Od to Od Chillies, per 100 Os Od to Os Od Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Rhubarb, p. bnu. Od to Od Asparagus, per 100 Os Od to Os Seakail,perpun.oB Od to Os Od Turnip p g reens, er to Os 0 bush ......... Oa to ,1 Pineapples, per lb. 4s 0d to 6s , Colon 4 1 do., 00,. ls Od to 4s Od Grapes, per 1b......2a Od to 4s Foreign do o.od to Os Od MeloAbi, each Od to 4s Od Peaches, p. doz. 3, to 8s Od Nectarines, do. ...4s to 5s Od Apples, p. h. sv. ls 0,1 to 29 6,1 i Pears, per doz ...ls to 4110,1 Oranges, per 100.20 s to 240 Lemons, p. dos. 1. 03 to 2s Od Aprieots,p. doz. 030,1 to Os 0,1 Cherries, per lb. Os to 0. Od VEGET. Greens, p. doz. bun. 3s to 5s Od Cabbages, per d0z.041 to Os o,i Savoy do., p. do. Os 01 tc..os Cauliflowers, d 0.260,1 to 4s 0,1 Brocoli, p. bun. Os 9,1 to ls 0,1 Potatoes, per ton 808 to 145 s New do., per cwt. 0.01 to Os Peas, per h siev Os Od to. Os 0,1 Turnips, per bunch 3d to 5,1 Carrots, per bunch... CI to 6,1 Cucumbers, each 241 to Os Gd Garlic, per lb. 61 to Os 8,1 Sorrel, per sieve Od to Or Spinaoh, p. d0...1s ocl to 2s 6J Brussels sprouts, per half do 2s 6,1 to 3s Gd Onions, p. bush Os 01 to Oa Od New do., per bunch 01 to 0,1 French beans, per half-sieve ... is Gd to 3s 0/ Leeks, per d 0......... 2d to 3d NEWG.ATE AND LEADENFIALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Os Od • Poults 4s Gd to 6 s Gd; G eese, Os 0,1 to 7s 0,1 each ; Go ' slings ; 4's Gd to 6s 6d ; Duck lings, is 9,1 to 2s 9,1 ; tame rabbits, Is 3d to is 9d each ; wild do., 10d to is 2d • Pigeons, Gd to 9d each ; large Surrey Fowls, Os to 8s; ba r n-door do ., $s 6d to 5 s G d ; Chick ens, 4s Od to 6s Ott pe r coup l e; C ap on e, Os Od to Os; Hare s, 2s 61 to 3s 6d ; Grouse, 3 s 0,1 t o 4 s Old each ; Pheasants, • 3s to Is Od ; Partridges, is 0,1 to is titi; Woodcocks, 080 d to Os Od ; Snipes, 4(1 to, is 3d Teal, Os Od to Os Od ; Wild Ducks, le Gd to Os 0 , 11; W idgeons , is Gd to i s 9d ;plovrrs, Os to 080,1 each ; Guine a F ow l s Os Od t o Os ; Itoasting pigs, 6 s Od to 9s 0,1 each. tj B t„d ' fresh butt er, —s to —s 0,1 ; English do., is 3,1 to is 4d per lb.; English eggs, 9s Od to 104 Ott; French d o . , 8s Gd to 14 04 per 120; Leverets, 28 Gd to 3s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 01 to is 4.1 . mutton, 3s 04 to 4s Gd ; lamb, Os 0,1 to Os Od ; veal, 38 Gd' to 4s 81; pork, 4s 21 to 5s 4d per Sibs., by the mosso. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2. 10d to 4s 4d ; mu tt o n, 38 21 to 45 8d ; lamb, Oa Od tO Os 0.1 ; vea l, 3,3 4d to 4s 6a ; pork, 4s Od to 5e 4d per Me, by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 61 to 20s ; Brills 2s 6tl to 10s each; Salmon, 2s Od to Os 03 p er lb ; Cod Fish, '2l; Od to 15s each ; Soles, 4d to 2. Gd per pair ; Trout, is 3d to Od per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d; Whitings, 3s Od to 13s per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 203 ; Natives, —s to 4./s per bgh. ; Mackerel, 608 to Os per 100 ; Smelts, is 6d to 3s lie er doz.; Skate, 6d to Od per lb; Shrimps, 0); Od to Os O p gallon Sprats, Os Od to Os Od per Bloaters, 4s Od to es Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 6s 04 Haddocks, Is to 12s per tbousOhselp;evr 1 0 00 rey ; B, S 2 c s o 6 tc d h to d l o o ., , Od;_ each; doz.; Pik e , 6,.1 ; Sturgeon, 6d per lb ; Prawns, Os Od to ss; Mullets, Os 6d to is 6,1 each; Plaice, 4d to is each; Halibut, 6d per lb ; Flou nders, 1s Od to is 6d p er doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to is ; Carp, ls to 5s ; Tench, is to 55 per brace; Gurnets, 4d to is. BREAD. t t o i t 1 ,0 b . ,41 ; t The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Si to BA. ; of household ditto, N,(l to 7id per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS ; Qlb to 721 b, 5d to 8 - 81 b, sid to 51,1 ; 381 b to'96lb, bid to Gd Jblb to 1041 b, 6d to 6.11 • 1041 b to 11210, Od to Od ; .upwards,. ---d to —d ; horse' hides, 106 0,1 to its Od ; Calf skills, light, 3s 01 to 5s Od • ditto t 1 5 f i a t r i e 7 t zi hides, to 8 5 0 6 1 1 b b , full, 8s Od to 8s 6d ; Polled Sheep, 56 6d to 64 641 ; ' Keats 4s Od to 5s Od; Ilalf-breds, 4s Od to 5s 03; Downs, 3. 4d to 4n Od ; Lambs 3s to 5s 33 1 Sh ear ii_ gs, u Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. lOs to 3/ 15s; clover. and a sluggish Ilem s :n t d o . 31 15s and straw, 1/ 5s to 1/ 101 per low , , Supply good, and bads dull. CUMBERLAND. — l . lo3(l° ' hay, 2/ 101 to 4/ Os ; clover, eadow hay, 2 1 3l I S i m o rr 3 iliornr .1;1% 1/ 4s to 1/ 10a per load. ' A moderate supply , ; -I,feadow hay, 21 31 cvllrtoEo4o/AplE5Ls and straw,. 3/ lOs to 5/ Os ; and straw,. 1 1 • elovet, 5s to 1/ lOs per ' lo tt o. 113th hay and straw moved off heavily, although the sup plies Wore not extensive. :t—Oor. 23. the close of the market We.llsend, ko. Blce.te.linipmeornetaurainge N li pa r a eiaxt d to d o: : ( ll Dgilfrateyn, is s t o c u Nv u ir ri tia tt 19 9 21 0 22 0 20 6 21 as'ree.,eue7gllllP 76. 22 0 22 0 21 6 20 9 20 0 Lambton 2l. 3 22 0 it DA or! e 4it olt A tli r SUN OFFICE, Seven, o'Clock. TATTERSALLS . --(This Evening.) CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Mcvtissi►na (take 8 to 1) Bto 1 aget El Hakim (taken an , ' offered) 11 to 1 aget Prioress (taken freely) 14 to 1 agat Tricolor (taken) 100 to 6 agat Mdlle. de Chantilly (taken) 100 to 6 aget Cyrene ( aken) 18 to 1 aget Whistling Willie (offered) 20 to 1 agar Fright (taken and off.) 33 to 1 aget Odd Trick 33 to 1 agat M. Dobler 10 to 1 agst Dusty Miller DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Ancient Briton (taken) 40 to 1 agst Longrange (taken) ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT NEWMARICRT.—EmuIator, Evelyn, Amorous Boy, Cripple, Gala c(1 , .. (2 yrs), Salmon, Wctstler, Little Tom, Schoolfsllow, Lord S ately, Catalpa, Artillery, Admiral Lyons, Excelsior, ‘Vouvermans, Old Times, Cornborougb, Har.y Stanley, Prestbury Welham, Raveostondale, Melita, Bel Eme ranza, Dumfries, Massacre, and Admiral of the White. MALTON.—The following are txpected to leave for Newmarket—Bird-in.the-Hand, Tlashi Bazquk, Whist ling Willie, Tox ipholite, Target, Whitewall, and Sooth sayer. SPORTING NOTES. NEWMARKET. The Parthian mode of warfare was not unattended with advantages; I shall therefore throw a few arrows back into the second October before I commence my attack upon tho Houghton. Sportingi3urnalists agreed that the meeting at head-quarters last week was one of the most successful, as it was unquestionably one of the most remarkable, that has been held in the metropolis of the Britiak turf for many years. Two Dirby colts— Eclipse and Mentmore —fulfilled their engagements, and Mr. Howard's horse showed that his racing reputation My: not been greatly exaggerated, and that his defeat at Doncaster must be perhaps attributed more to the fast of his having bees " over done" than to a decided want of merit. This question, however, will perhaps be satisfactorily answered on Monday, when, with 61b. extra, Eclipse may enter the lists for the Criterion. Mentmore seems to bo as improving horse, and next year he may establish a good name. People were much disappointed by the unexpected withdrawal of Ethiopian from the Prendergast ; the korse, however, it is said, went suddenly amiss, and that his owner had no other alternative than to send hint home. I have already referred to the American triumph. Jonathan will, I trust, now be satisfied with English honour and English fair-play. Still he has worked himself up into a wonderful rage, and in the last Spirib of the Times which I have seen there is a violent article accusing Mr. Ten Broeck of wilfully destroying the honour of the American turf, and dig gracing the American horses in the eyes of Europe. Babylon and Prioress are now the only two representa tives of the American turf in England, both Leoomte and Pryor having recently died within a few days of each other. The matches which were decided het week excited much interest, .and reminded us of the stirring encounters between Oakley and Celia. " Mr. F. Robinson" is certainly a clever match maker, and he possesses the requisite amount of " pl tick" for a true sports. man. He has three matches on the tapes, or rather on the terf for next week. Anton will have to do battle against Saunterer, from whom he will receive 71 bs. ; and Heroism is matched against Mainstay and against Polly Peach um. The general opinion, however, is, that " Mr. F. Robin. son's" luck will desert him next week. I hope not, for Fortune surely ought to favour the bold. The Criterion n ill be decided before I again e,diress the readar. I will, therefore, now simply state my conviction that Eclipse will be capable of cJnoeding 61bs. to his opponents ; but should I be out in my calculations, I shall expect the winner to be either Leconte' or the colt by Surplice, out of Latitude. Mceotissima holds her position with considerable firm ness in the Cambridgeshire betting, and, according to all accounts, she is not likely to be easily shaken. S ill my fancy is irresistably attracted by the Cesarewitch horses, and I cannot help believing that the " three dead heaters" will occupy the most prominent position in the race on Tuesday next, and that Fortune may again smile upon the stripes of America. In accord. once with my usual custom I shall defer an elaborate discussion of the probabilities until Monday. A FRESH MAN. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—FRIDAY EVSNINO. CAMBEtIDGUSIIIRE STAkEU. 7to 1 agst Mee4tissima (taken) 10 to 1 agat Hakim (taken) 12 to 1 aget Prioress (taken) 15 to 1 agat Cyrene (taken) 20 is 1 agst Madlle. de Chantilly (taken) 25 to 1 aget Fright (taken) 25 to 1 apt Roaa Bonheur (taken) 25 to 1 agat Plush colt (taken) 26 to 1 agst M. Dobler (taken) 30 to 1 agat Queen Bees (taken) Masstissima is in immense force. Tricolor was backed for a considerable sum at 20 to 1, and Relapse() at 40 to 1, but after the arrival of a telegraph messagefrom London, quoting the two latter at 100 to 1 each, they went out of the betting. THE JOCKEY CLUB MEETINGS—TURF REFORM, &c. A general meeting of the Jockey Club was held at Newmarket on Wednesday in the Second October Meeting, 1857, present— The Marquis of Anglesey Lord Wm. Powlett, Stawarde. The Duke of Beaufort Lord Glasgow Mr. Greviila Admiral Rom Lord Chesterfield Lord Clifdeu Mr. E wall Mr. Greville brouglit under the notice of the meetirg the disgraceful scenes which bad taken place in the enclosure of the Doncaster Rano Stand at the last races there, and moved tight the Jockey Club do make some communica tion to the corporation of Doncaster with a view to pre ♦ent such occurrences in future. Resolval— That a lettor to the corporation be drawn up, and submitted fur the a?proval of the club at the next meeting. No other public businees was transacted, but some notices were given of reeolationa to be moved at the ❑ext meeting, Lord Glasgow gave notico that at the meeting on Wednesday in the Houghton, after the motion of which Lord Derby has given notico shall have been disposed of, he will move the resolutions on the subject of play or pay betting which were moved on Tuesday in the Hough ton Meeting►, 1855, but not then passed, the Numberg for and against being equal. Mr. Gieville gave notice that he ehould bring under the notice of the next meeting the great inconvenience experienced by trainers from the practice of enticing bays away from their stablee, and move a resolution with a view to effect a remedy. The next meeting will be hold at Newmarket on Wednesday in the Houghton Meeting, after the rages. It will be propelled to make a slight addition to the latter part of Rule 17, on the eri.ject of nominations, with a view to avoid unnecessary repetition. The words proposei to be added are printed in quotation : " If a horse has once appeared in the Racing Calendar by a name and pedigree, it will be sufficient afterwards to men tion him by his name only, even though be has never started ; and ii entering a horse for the first time by his name in several races closing at the same time, it will be sufficient to give his pedigree in ono of the races, and his name only in the others.' " LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day. 3 LONDON, Oct. 24.—Wind this day at noon, E.; moderate breeze, and cloudy. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 23.—Wind N.—Arrived—lndian, (e.). from New York. CARDIFF, Oct. 23.—Wind E.—Sailed—Wild Dayrell, for Monte Tideo. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 23.—Wind N.E. to E.S.E—Arrived —H.M.S. Dasher, from the Channel Islands. SWANSEA, Oct. 23.—Wind—N.N.B.—Sailed — Esther Francis, for Cuba. LOWESTOFT, Oct. 23.—Wind W.S.W.--Arrived—Auok land, from St. Übes, with loss of anchor and chain. COWES, Oct. 23.—Wind N.B. —Arrived—Delft Haven, from Callao. PILL, Oct.23.—Sailed Jane Black, for Africa. WATERFORD, Oct. 22.—Wind N.N. W. to N. by W.— Arrived —Nancy, from Miramichi. CORK, Oot. 22.—Wind W.—Arrived—North Star, from Quebec. LIMERICK, Oct. 22.—Wind N. —Arrived—Margaret, from Miramichi. GRIMSBY, Oct. 23.—1 t is said that a schooner sunk last night near Gunthorp Haven. MILFORD, Oct. 22.—The Earl of Errol, brig, of Irvine, from Newcastle, to Dublin, sprung a leak last night, and was run ashore et the entrance of the haven. Crew saved —materials being landed. HARWICH, Oct. 22. The William and Ann, of Hartle pool, from London, to the North, is ashore on the Naze, with rudder broken and loss of author and chains. As sistance has been taken. (PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday, 10 A.M. Wind S E. ; fresh. Arrived-- Despatch, steamer, from Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, Home. Sailed—Courier, steamer, for Jersey ; Havre, steamer, for Havre. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind E. Off, Oct. 23—Express, from Africa ; Endymion, New York; Marian, Antigua; Bergman, Islay. 20 all 113 all St. 100 St. 100 20 all 10 all 123' 5 _5 100 25 all 25 all St. 100 10 1 10 1 St. 100 St. 'lOO 50 ' all 25 all 100: all 25 all 50 , 9 20 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16i 50 all St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 all all all al, (Australasia ß tnko j f O E T t -STOCK BANKS. - 2 40 5 a l t B l i 00.5100 allaslo Bari.lßßari . Bk.& Ln. Co. t 1 1 ICi Col. 11 of I:: America n n d o ul n :.. &c ic,th 18 • —__ 7 : ... 9 .: .8 . .. 1 a 5 4 d htA.o 7 An n a d t 1...8 .1-81 •.• : ... 20 8 ,C. lik of N. 100 50 :City ... 100 25 'Colonial ... : ************* f 3 -- ".' 1 2 2 (3° 0 0 2a all.llo I, Commercialu 0 E ii . . t o t .•. . . 18A 20 all ;Ditto Now 50 20 I London and County .... -• ... 50 i Lud .dt E. Bnkng.C or i, :.' --." •" 28 50 10 jLondon Joint Stock. — ••• -- 100 20 iLond.andWestminst, ... ••• •••••• 100 35 'National Pro. of Eng. . _. „. 20 10 Do. New 50 22i National Bank 20 all New South Wales ... 25 lall ;Oriental Bank Corp. 35A 364 33,i i 20 120 ;Ottoman Bank ****** 17i 184 100 iIS Provine al of Irelandi ... -- ... 10 , all ,Do. New ............ I ... ... 5 1 ;R.An5.8.&6.1m.C0. •... ... 25 all South Australia....... 31 33 25 all Union of Australia... 50 51 ... 2 Do. New ............... 6 7 .) 6 50 10 ~ Union of London .... ... .... ~ 103 50 Unity Mutual ......... , ~,, -••••, ...el 100 VestrnBk / -- its4l, 103 2 95i 6 51 4i 89 I 38i 8 82 i li 91 i 3 391 40 39 IA 84 I 8 I ..• --- ••• 89 - 91 4'i 7- oi 5i - 64 109 - 112 115 - 120 103 - 106 101 - 104 120 - 123 O'i 1 Co 112 - 114 1 106 - 108 100 - 102 60 - 62 10 - 104 5 i.-- 4 85 -- 87 80 -- 82 81 -- 83 95 -- 97 9 -- 91 15i --161 91 -- lv 67 -- 69 18 -18 i -- 9} 13i -- 14 .33 - 138 .11 -- 113 1155 - 160 i - ii , 62 - 66 .28 - 130 93 - 95 85 - 87 i'Oi : ii g -100 91 - 93 1.1 - F 1 - Fl 21 - 22 108 - 110 100 - 102 9i - 10 21A -22 i 95 - 98 95 - 08 ... - . . 2tl 16 4 -24 p MINES. 13} -- 14 6 -- 7 105 -- 115 440 -- 460 90 -- 110 16 -16 i 4i -- 54 a 4 - l 13 li - 14 15 - 16 5} - 5 i 19 - 20 - 21 - 24 335 - 345 5 - 6 240 - 250 - 31 - 41 - 23i - 246 1174 - 1226 175 - 185 295 - 310 9 - 20 - 21 47 - 49 24 - 26 MINES. i - i 4 d par 11 24 1 - - 14 41 43 10 12 par i p ia l 16 17 8 P 1 - - g 1....... 6 1i- -- 3$ - 31 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Tel. (Lim. Australian Agricult, Australn, Royal Mail Berlin Water Works Do. New ise. at 5/. d Brit. American Land Canada Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July Copper Min. of Eng. Do. Pref. 7; p. cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference Crystal Pal, of France Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Electric Tel. of Irol. 'En. &Aust. Cop.SmCo Eur. & I ud.Jetn. Tel. lEur. &Am. Stm(lim.) 'Gen Ir Sc Col.(lim.) ,Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Loud. Gen. Omnibus 'Magdalena St. Navig. Mediteran. Elec. Tel. j Do . Extension Teleg. Mexican St S. Americn ;Nat. Discount C 0..., (Netherlands Laud._ IDo. Do. ID°. 8 p.e.Pf.iss.at Id. Do. Do. INew B. &N. S. Land N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. N. B. Australasian... Nrth . of EuropeSte,ain Oriental Gas Do New Shares f'eelftr. Ld. di Minrl , Peninsular 6i Oriental Do. Now Ithymney Iron Steam._ ieot. Austral. I nvost. Aus, Gov. 6 p.e.bds. south Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered Trus, La. Co. Up. Can Van Dzemonis Laud ii 1 li .•• - .. 4 - .5 30 - [23 - 128 [O9 - 110 30 - 35 24 - 26 1k - 11 3t - 4 6 ---- iiii z} - ~ i ---: *di ••• - . li - 141 33 - 33 11 " 3 2 t l 3 1i ld 16 -- 16 i 4 A 1 -- P P lh 72 -- 74 21. 23 ce 58 60 1. 32 - 34 - 1 t - ••• - ... ••• 9 - 11 2a 89i 91 COAL MARK Prices of Coals per ton at 5. li Wylam l6 6 Buddle W. Hartley l7 9 Caufield Moor 14...... 9 Canfield Moor Butes 14 9 Davison's West Hartley 17 9 Bebside's Hartley l7 9 Haswell Ga 5.......... l4 6' North Percy Hartley —l6 0 l Morpoth West Hartley 17 0 Willson& Jae. Gosforth ...................19 6 Edon ..................... .20 6 Hepacott .................... 18 01 Ships at mark& ~..... The Courtlier de Constantinople o _____ f the 17th states that the Divan is opposed to the Russian propositions relative 10 t h e ar rangement of the imagers in Apia. LITERATURE. The Oxonian, in, Norway. By the Rev. Frederick Metcalfe, M.A., Fellow . of Lincoln College, Oxford. Second Edition, revised. Hurst and Blackett. Last year the records of an excursion to the North of Europe formed the subject of two agree able books of travel. A second edition being requi site, the work is now presented in a more concise, form, and at a more reasonable price, to those de sirous of possessing' it. It is a light and lively style that the author has adopted to convey his opinions of the various places of interest and im portance, and this is certainly the best for such a purpose. There are some additions to this im pression which will increase its attraction*, and Al who wish to extend their knowledge of Scandi navia, or amuse their leisure by legendary lore of the land of the Vikings, will do well to peruse these notes which afford glimpses of characteristic national traits, a series of lively anecdotes, and a general summary of events and occurrences which are edi fying and entertaining. The book is handsomely bound, and finished off in a superior style. History of the Royal Sappers and Miners. By T. W. Conolly, Quartermaster of the Royal Engi neers. Second Edition. Two Vole. Longruans. This is the second edition of this handsome and compendious work, which traces the history of this useful corps from its formation in 1772 to 1856, when its designation was changed to that of Royal Engineers—thus givinl the reader a summary of the military history of the last 84 years, which embrices some of the most remarkable exploits of modern times. Their performances, it is true, are not always in the most conspicuous part of the c3m paign, they have less to do with " the rattling musketry and flashing blade " than with " the bursting shell, the gateway wrenched asunder," but if less brilliant, their services are not leis im portant ; and, at the present day, with the siege of Sebastopol fresh iri our memories, we shall not be likely to underrate the difficulties of their profes sion. The following extracts narrate the circum stances of the formation of the corps and of its change of name— "Before the year 1772, the works at Gibraltar were mainly executed by civil mechanics from the Continent and England, who were not engaged for any term of years, but were hired like ordinary artificers, and could leave the Rock whenever they felt dispo4ed. Not being amenable to prison discipline, they were indolent and disorderly and wholly regardless of authority. The only means of punishing them was by reprimand, suspension, or dismissal, and these means were quite ineffectual to check irregularities. The dismissal of mail:mice and replacing them by others was always attended with considerable inconvenience and expense, and often failed ,a to secure an equivalent advantage. onsequently, the works progressed very slowly, imposing much additional trouble and anxiety upon the officers. Even the better el um of artificers—locally termed guinea men' from their high wages—who had something at stake in their situations, could not be relied upon. It, therefore, be came necessary that steps should be taken to put a stop to the evil, and to secure the services of a sufficient Lumber of steady, obedient mechanics, upon whom de pendence could, at all Limes, be placed, for the proper execution of the works. " With this view, Lienteaant-Colonel William Green, the chief engineer at the fortress, suggested the forma tion of a company of military artificers as the only ex pedient. Of the value of this suggestion some experi• ence had been derived, from the occasional occupation on the works, of mechanics belonging to the different regiments in garrison. Indeed, ever since the taking of Gibraltar, in 1704, soldiers had so been employed, particularly artillery men, whose services to the fortress were always found to be beneficial. There was every reason, therefore, to expect that, when the department became entirely military in its character, corresponding results on a large scale would owns. Besides which it was considered, that the employment of a military com pany on the works, organised expressly for the purpose, would produce a great saving of expense to the public and also, that the men would be ready to participate in any military operation for the defence of the place, either as artificers or soldier", should our relations with other countries render it desirable. "Influenced by these considerations, Colonel Green submitted the suggestion to the Governor and Lieuten ant-Governor of Gibraltar, Too well aware themselves of the disadvantages of the system of civil labour in carrying on the works of the fortress, they were favour. able to the trial of any experiment that promised suc cess ; and in recommending the plan to the attention of the Secretary of State, they expressed their decided opinion that many advantages would certainly arise to the service and the fortress by its adoption. The royal consent was accordingly given to the measure in a Warrant, under the sign mannel, dated 6th March, 1772 ; and thus originated the corps, whose history is ettemptedito be traced in the e pages. " On the 17th October—the second anniversary of openin; the siege—the designation of the Royal Sappers and Miners was altered by Royal authority, probably ac a compliment to the corps for its approved services be fore Sebastopol. The announcement was made in the London Gauge as follows : " The Queen has been graciously pleased to direct, that the corps of Royal Sappers and Miners shall hence forward be denominated the corps of Royal Engineers, and form one body with the existing corps of Royal Eugheeere.' "Thus is removed that standing misnomer by which the sappers and their officer., virtually one body, were by some incompr,bensible caprioe in the now obsolete military economy of the ordnance, called by a plurality of Separatad by name from their officera, and thrown .seemingly into a cold unfriendly shade, the want of a family patronymic —one title of identity in common— was keenly felt by the sappers. Sir Coerles Pasley was the first to moot the question. His representations ran through a period of forty years. Many other officers, considering that no sacrifice of exclusivenesesbould stand in the way of improving the status of the corps, adopted his views; and with the generous assistance of Sir John Burgoyne and the ready acquiescence of Lord Pan mnre the change was effected—breaking up an anomaly which it is proudly hoped will iuterlink and cohere both officers and men." The second edition has been delayed, we are told in the prefacP, in expectat:on of this chaage, as the author was desirous of completing his votk and bringing the record of the services of the corps down to the date at which they ceased to tear their old name. The first edition, which has been some time out of print, was largely patronit , el by the non-commissioned office's and some of the privates —thus proving the pri le and interest which they took in their corps and its exploits. The reader cannot fail to bs struck by the wide diffusion of their labours. Almost every part of the globe under British rule, appears to have been visited by bands of the Sappers arid Miners. We full them enrolled at Gibraltar, we meet them afterwards at FlanderS, in the West Indies, in Turkey, inMalta, iu Egypt, in the Peninsula, at the Cape, iu Canada, in Corfu, in S-. Helena, with the Arctic Expedi tion, at•ached to the GreatlExhibition, in Central Africa, in the Shetland Islands, in Australia, and lastly in the Crimea, where their services were con spiow and where their exploits, under tie title of Sappers and Miners, came to a conclusion. So highly important does the antler regard the:r ser ' vitas to have been, that he devotes ten chapters of bii second volume ti an account of the s ege of Sebastopol. Those who wish to have a scientific and technical narrative of its slow progress will therefore be able to trace the proceedings of the besiegers from the commencement to the mduor able day of September. The following extract shows some of the difficulties with which they had to contend. " Equally dangerous was the double sap forming the central communication between the two foremost pa rallels on the left attack. Not without great tell and watching was it completed. In aspect it bore a wild crenated outline, as if the miners, in struegling to make a direct approach, were so oppressed with difficulties that, defying the energy and capacity of art, they were forced to make progress by running into sidings end notches. The last gabion to connect the sap with the parallel was fixed by corporal Issndrim. The whole way was broken up by mining, and the planting of every ga bion was attended with insinenent risk. Stones blown from the rock were built into the parapets and °impacted with earth and clay thrown among the blocks from sacks and bread-bags. So fierce at times was the firing and so clear the moon, that the extension of the trench throughout an anxious night was confined to the place. taunt of only four gabions. Some nights the sap wa , pushed ahead as mach as ten yards, which was regarded as an exemplary effort. 'For every three gabioue fixed during the night two were knocked down at daylight by round shot ;' and not unfrequently one has been Btruok from the hands of the sapper essaying to stake it. Such gaps and such violence sufficiently mask the trials of the undertaking and account for its slow and wearying pro gress. Up to the close of the siege the sap demanded the labour and vigilance of small parties to patch up the broken revetments and replace the shivered gabinne. Never were there less than two sappers in this zigzag ; seldom fewer than 20 of the line. Subjoined is an interesting account of the blowing up of the docks. " Of the nature of the duty which had develved on the assailants some idea may be glanced from a corsidera ion of the dimensions of the docks. &retelling a li ne longitudinally from end to end the mean distance was. 205 feet. The width was 92 feet ; the depth 29 feet. The floors measured 190 feet long, compressed at the sides into a width of 40 feet. The reventrnents at the top were nearly 7 feet. The French docks were each 188 feet Ling and 92 feet broad. All the works were of the most solid kind. The hills out of which they were o g i r n e t a t w p h a r e t r e e m th b e e d d g e e d o l i o n g i r c o a c l k s o t r r a h t e a w f n a v o o u u t hollowed were of clay aboundi ng w i t h rook. The were royeld itt hate adaptation of natu ra l exped i ents tl t e h v e er e y in p a great end. Hard limestone was abundantly usedin the work ; so also war a material of a softer kiud in • unexposed situations. Granite of different colours in heavy blocks was used in all parts wh bility re resistance and impregna were essential. In their massiveness and durabi lity both rocks and basin seemed likely to tire the patience of old Time himself. The steps—of the heaviest masonry —cut around the elliptical hollows, forming I them, as it were, into amphitheatres, were "fit for a giant's staircase." But what seemed impenetrable to the wear and, tear of ages and innocuous to those influ ences which insidiously eat away vitality from the mightiest fabrics was, in a few short months, torn up by mines and dashed into ruins as prodigious perhaps as _these of N nivah. Curved iron gates, unrivalled for size and strength, and covered with thick iron sheets over lapping each other and ri vetted like the plates of a levia than boiler, closed the entrance s t o t h e several docks. They might have served to turn back the sea in some tfirbulent strait ; and when it was required to move a single pair of them as memorials of Russian greatness and our own energy, it took no less than 140. artillery. men under a skilful engineer, Lieuttniant-Colonol Beet, to lift them from their position, not in their entirety, but rib by rib and sheet by sheet " A severe storm interrupted their proceedings. docks level cksw atai caocnrtaroshiled the n e by e. e !r t. curn " e T ta b n e cb.:s lo . wi l n t g w u a p s ofd ho t p b eei t works by a s i mu l taneous bur s t of the whole mogssmes. The • intention,- however, was shown to be abortive by the constant intrusion of water into the arnep„ which necessitated the less striking resort to a • piecemeal demolition, The explosions were numerous, bat three or four large ones were ventured which amply repaid by their success the risk of the experiments. Several failures took place, as was natural in an undertaking so great, from the unavoidable dampness of the powder and accidents to the agencies of ignition. The quan tity of powder used woe 49,384'be. or more than 22 tons! On the 6th February the last explosion took place, and the memorable d ,- )oks of Sebastopol wars numbered with the structures of the past." We are glad to see this record of the courage and perseverance of British soldivis has met with so cordial a reception, and the Paine encouragetneot will, no doubt, be accorded to t',is Lev•• and en larged edition. It is necessarily somewhat limited iu its character, for as the auJhor set himself the taskof ertinga chronicle of the deeds and f , rtunes of the Sappers and Miners, any unnecessary intro duction of other parties, wool 1, we I,el, impair its consistency. ' He has not given a part al or pre judiced account, for the accidents or misconduct of the Sappers are faithfully recorded when they are of sufficient importance. One fevurA especially de serves notice: as the Sappers and Miners have been always officered by the R:)yal Engineers, according to the writer's plan the officers are rarely men tioned, as their body poss?sses its own annals and memorials, and c.msequently there is ample oppor tunity for the names and achievements of inferior grades. Those recommend promotion for merit will thus be able to find many oases to en force their arguments. We must not omit to men tion that the volumes are embellished by seventeen coloured plates, illustrating the various changes in their uniforms at different epochs. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Yesterday this board held a meeting in the Council-chamber, Guildhall, for the transaction of business within its province, Mr. Thwaites, the chairman, presiding. The cash account contained in the paper of business stated that the balance in the hands of the treasurer of the board on the 19th inst. was 9,2561. lls. 6d., and, deducting 7381. ss. ld., the amount of cheques drawn but not presented, the available balance on the general current account of the board was 8,5181. 6s. sd. The amount of the deposit account was 40,000 r., and the balances on "special accounts," including the Southwark and Westminster communication, 9001; Covent-garden approach, 9001; and Finsbury park, 4761. Se. Gd., were in the aggregate 2,2761. ss. Gd., making the total general balance now in the hands of the treasurer 50,7941. lltt 11d. A deputation, introduced by Mr. Alderman Humphery, from vestrymen and inhabitants of St. Olave, Southwark, and headed by Mr. T. Walker, attended and presented a memorial relative to the proposed new street in Southwark, iu the direction of Westminster-bridge, for relieving the traffic on London-bridge and facilitating the communication between the Bur nigh and the western parts of the metropolis. The memorialists strongly objected in the public interest to the commencement of the street at the Town-hall, Southwark, as now contemplated, and suggested that it should start instead from a point net lower thaw the corner of York-street, by which they contended the traffic would be much more etfecandly relieved and accommodated than by the proposed route. The memorial, on the motion of Mr. Alderman Humphery, we., referred to the Works Committee, and the deputation withdrew. Mr. Turner then brought up the report of the Works and Improve ments Committee, touching a suggestion for im proving and dedicating to the public the whole or a me considerable pert of the triangular piece of vacant ground at the south-east corner of St. Paul's churchyard. The report stated that the committee having considered a report of the Special Revenue Committee on the Finances of the Corporation of the city of London, together with certain informa tion communicated to them verbally by Mr. L. Tay lor on the same subject, and being satisfied the com mittee were correct inthe opinion expressed by them in a former report, thit it was not intended by the corporation to raise their proportion to the cost of the contemplated improvement by any rate or im post within the city, but that the same would be defrayed entirely out of the property of the corpo ration, which property was sufficient to meet the full amount of such cost, the committee adhered to the conclusion come to in their former report—viz., that they could not recommend the board to con tribute any portion of the purchase-money of the Lind in question. A motion of Mr. Turner for the ado. tion of the rep ,, rt give rise to an animated dis cussion, in which Mr. Leal , e, Mr. Deputy Harrison, Mr. D'ltTanger, Mr. Wright, Mr. Lowman Taylor, and Mr. Doulton took part, the result being that an amendment' moved by Mr. Palmer for the ap pointment of a committee of the board to con fer with the Improvements Committee of the Corporation on the desirability of preserving the ground in question as an open site, on the un derstanding that the Board would not contribute more than one-third of the cost, was lost on a di vision, and the original motion carried. Mr. More ' land presented plausand an estimate of the expense of enlarging and widening the existing traffic ac commodation from• Shoreditch and the Eastern Counties Railway to the western parts of London, and, of "au extension line to the City, Pent on vine, Euston and New roads, thereby connecting the docks and approaches to the whole of the rail way termini north of the Thames by one grand thoroughfare." They were referred to the Work and Improvements Committee, and after the trans set'on of seine routine business the Board ad journed. THI CUSTOMS FRAUDS IN BELFAST. A Belfast correspondent of Saunciers's News Letter writes as follows. The letter is dated Thum day night : "There is no longer any doubt entertained thee. John James Moore, the principal in the large robberies of tea and the fraud on the Customs in Belfast, has succeeded in edeetiug his escape to America by the steamer Asia. H e managed matters roost adroitly. On the Thursday, wbieethe Custom-house officers were searching his bonded a:ores and loosing the chests, of which some 780 turned out to be 'dummies,' containing, instead of tea, turf, br:oks, and straw, he was seen on 'Change, chatting un concermdly, and tit owing suepicion off its guard. He did not leave B.dfast by th Liverpool le..at that evening, nor did he leave Belfast by the early express train for Dubdn, but he took a car, drove to Lisburn, where he entered one of the up-trains to Dubloe and it was ;rem your city that he crease.] the Channel. A gentleman from S;eekeort met him on board after toe steamer left Kingst , we, and there could be no doubt about the idenacation. Moore was just in time in Liverpool to proceed by the Asia, and Bates, the private detective officer, who was formerly con nected with the Liverpool police eat-bliehment, saw a peraen every way a: s wering his description going on boar! the Asia and pang for a second-class passage with a 201 note. At tide time a telegraphic ceTatch respecting Moore wa. iu the hands of toe Liverpool police, but it now appears it had not been acted upon. A detective officer was despatehed to Liverpool from litlatet on Friday night by the Semaphore steamer, but he arrived ju-t in time to be too late, as the Sema phore and Asia passed each other at the Sloyue. at Admiraltywarrant. for e a xpectatioa of the Im mediatelydeliiq u o e n n t his ihs landing succeeded on th i e n ci g u e t7uhgrigahnoeffa,r hearing ge tith nstele graphedftaogoraettsd toeaffir Belfast, reeesrt: olne left tndß board , ee a steamer, satinined tw w h eof intercepting the Asia in the North Channel, on her outward passage. They were disappointed ; cipurflvenitdi:ga:n not Ad m i m r a o l more steamer which put out from Queenstown to inter eau commander mm Moorea ud ei now w theAais s c the t e )e l etucoeseful , r s hA fi e f s u ria l, a f n - ,d r, s fl wo l te n d ot no h t ay st ill o g p laugh ing at his dupes in some corner of the Great Republic, ill gotten gain. v ginagin.SucHceisedclderlitn, eatrtbiniszonb, bail ; stilla and d n hadta ihruerertte apist kthr teeeacnt kat: precaution ni:odaetn: usf southern route. The and speculating as to tee best way of employing his ill. alleged particeps crithinis, Henley, is at large, his friends having promptly come forward to give the necessary bail. Both are bound, as stated in a previous commu nication, to appear at the aaslze3 for trial. I may add th ° e " o °d th ii e; that large quantities of Moore's teas are unpaidforto a the London and Liverpool houses ; that he received ' good deal o f cas h i n t own f rom p ar ties to whom as day paid ;' and th a t, so plausible was his manner h moi chests at the long price, representing h proceed ing, he succeeded in taking in some of houses in town. The extent of the fraud on the Custom s tahnetnlost eminent them of is under 5,0001., parties and on private it will reach some THE NICOL ~ .ONU li f is c oin Dundee Cowi e) . sa y s :--- Thi s m onument • commanding ieted—it stand s 50 f eet hi g h on P ding eminence, about ahundred yards from Auctergaven. 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