The Sun. — London, England, 1857-11-05 00:00:00

MONEY. IVIARKIITi AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Market yesterday closed with a flat appearance, and prices of most descriptions declined. The sales were estimated at 2,000 bales. The railway share market closed with more animation, but values still continue to decline. The' groundless alarm which is ocasionally pro duced among the depositors of the Irish Banks increase the difficulties of the money market, be cause although these establishments are perfectly Round, and are supported by the commercial com munity, their administration feels it desirable to augment their metallic supplies as a precautionary measure. Any circumstance which at the present moment tends either directly or indirectly to di minish the stock of bullion in the Bank must be viewed as unsatisfactory, because the strain on the resources of that institution is already too severe. Calculations are being made of the difference between the relwive stock of the precious metals now held and in the memorable year 1847. It is gradually decreasing, the supplies from Australia, &c., being exceedingly small. One or two vessels were over due from the Antipodes, but much assistance would not be afforded by the remittances which they would bring. Still it is admitted that this effiux to the continent may suddenly diminish, and, if so, more confident feeling would be imme diately engendered. The demand on American account appears to have subsided, and it is the continental inquiry which is absorbing so much and creating increased uneasiness. Now the in creased inquiry is partly, if not wholly, attri butable to the Hon. East India Company, who have been effecting large purchases of silver for transmission to the East. Nearly a million ster ling was despatched by the last mail, and a similar amount will probably leave by the next, viz.—on the 20th. The question consequently is, to what extent will these operations on the part of the Honourable Company be carried, because the shipments, independently, are lilt likely to prove very serious, as the recent advices were scarcely of a character to stimulate exports. If the amounts, which the company have prepared for shipment are sufficient for their present wants, the bi monthly drain may hereafter become reduced to about the average, and, in that case, the withdrawals from the Bank would probably diminish—at least on continental account. While so much uncertainty prevails, and it is found impossible to guess at the period when a favourable change may occur, most persons are quietly watching the progress of events without expressing any decided opinion regarding the future, but, as far as can be judged, there is a hopeful feeling, and, considering all things, a re markable absence of gloom and despondency. At the half-yearly meeting of the Vauxhall Bridge Company to-day, a dividend of 14s. per share was declared. At the meeting of the General Mining Association to-day, a resolution was carried for raising addi tional capital. The market for English Stocks has been subjected to a good deal of fluctuation. At first they were depressed, but afterwards rallied a little, • through purchases for investment. Since the Bank raised the rate they have receded, but not to the extent that might have been expected. Consols are now 881 for money, and 89i k for December. The New 3 per Cents. have been 88 to 881 ; the Reduced, 87 88. Bank Stock is 209 to 211, and India Stock 212. Exchequer Bills are 15s. to 10s. discount. About an average amount of business has been done in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices show very little variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. acre 861 87i ; ditto 4 per Cents., 97i ; Brazilian 4 i per Cents, 102 ; Peruvian 41 per Cents., 75i 6i; Spanish New Deferred, 25k; ditto Certifi !at") 5 ; Dutch 2i per Cents., 64 ; and ditto 4 Per Cents., 971. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign SOeks ; 7 -Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; can, 18i 19 ; Peruvian. 41 per Cents., 75 77 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 51 53 ; Portuguer..e 3 per Cents., 42} 431 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 104 106 ; ditto .q per Cents., 96 98 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 404 41 ; ditto New Deferred, 251 b. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as l u B n s der 7 1856. Great Western £28,331 £28,110 North-W es t ern S outh-Western Brightonls,62s 15,528 Midland South -Eastern Great North ern Lancashire and Yorkshire 21,293 22,165 Bristol and Exeter 6,079 6,332 Chester and Holyhead - East L ancas h ire 5,660 6,3 7 9 Lancaster and Carlisle Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,635 10,014 N orth-Eastern North London North Stafford Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver 4,619 4,140 West Hartlepool Edinburgh and Glasgow Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee 3,127 2,997 Glasgo w and South-Western Grand Trunk of Canada 501 5, 381 Great W estern of Canada . 10 10 : 96 7 15,905 A mod erate business was reported in the 'tail way Share m ar k et this morning, but prices in most instances decli ne d a b out 1 per Cent. North Britissh, South-Ea s t ern, and Vale of Neath, declined 5. ; Midland, 10s. ; North-Eastern (Berwick), 1.5 - ; and Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, South-Western, and North-Eastern (York), 1/. ; Caledonian and Eastern Cuunties are rather firmer. The Foreign lines are very quiet. Eastern of France and Namur and Liege realised about former quotations. The Colonial lines are flat. Great Western of Canada declined ss. ; East In dian, 55. to 10s. ; Geelong and Melbourne improved about 7s. 6d. Mining Sharer were inactive, and no change took place in quotations. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares ruled at steady prices. Oriental Bank improved about ss. ; Bank of Australasia declined 1/. Canada Land Shares realised 123 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam Shares, 721 73i ; and Royal Mail Steam, 55. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE (YCLOCK. aroni the Offictal List:2 sank Stock 211 9 .10 5 per Cent. Reduced Annuities B per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities " • 884 9 Now 24 per Cent. A p n ir n e u t l t t h i es T 3 3 4 Low: Annuities, ex pire st h sth Jan. 1860 Ditto 30 Years, . .................................... 1 . 1 . ,..1 . 8 . 8 .. 5 . .. 2 1 1 71 India Stock India Bonds, .ClOO6 ')itto, under 11000 ..................... "" 36 d (; cm_ sots for Account Er"fionner Bills, 24d. ........ .. ..... 882 9 A 1000•.. . le 15 d ti , inii .Exchequer Bonds, 1858, Bi per Cent 9B Ditto, 1'359 I' LtICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK, Brazilian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Coilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO2 Peruvian Bonds, CI per Cent .3 Ditto Account 75 6 Eipaniql I ;oT4ds, 3 per Cent. --' Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Elp mish Committee Cart. of Coup. not fun. 5i Turb.h.l l Bonds, 6 per cent -- Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - Oitto Accouut Divided is on the above payable 'in London. Dutch Exchange. 24 per Cenl., 12 Guilders 64 Do. 4 nor Pent. Certificates Ditto Account • 97 TWO O'CLOCK. Con lola, money Console for account (December) Bl i INDIA ILL-GOVERNED IN 1772.—We have no public news, but new horrors coaling out every day against our East India Company and their servants. The latter laid a tax on our In. ian subjects without the knowledge of the former. One article was 24,0001. a year —yes—to Mr. Sykes for his table —yes, yes—and this appeared at the bar of the House of Commons from a witness he brought thither himself—ex uno disce omnes. Poor Indiana ! I fear they will be disaffected. —Letters of Hor.gce Walpole, vol. v. St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 16; 50 all St 100 St, 1.00 10 ,31.1 20 20 10 St. 181 20i 100 100 100 100 20 50 20 SH.ATtL WIARKBTS—:,This Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yestenlay Business done this day. RAILWAYS. 100 !100 !100 all all all Do. A Do. B iDublin&BelfastJuuc. iDun.P. drither.Junc ,East Anglian Eastern Counties ,EasternUnion,A.stk 'Do., do. B. Do. New A ••• •••••••• Ea..st Kent 'lOO East Lancashire all East Suffolk 4 i t Do. 100 !Ed inburgh & Glasgow I all iEdinh. and Peebles._ 1100 Minh. Pith. &Dundee I all ForthanclClydeJunc. Iwo ,Furness 1100 Glasgow & S.Westerr I all Great N. of Scotland 100 'Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 'Do., B. Stock I 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire. ) 100 ;GreatWestern. 100 'Do. Str.V.R. gua. St all Irish South-Eastern. all (Lancaster &Carlisle. 12 iDo. New Thirds ~, St. St. 10 St. St. St. 5C 16f i 6 1 St. 20 St. St. all all 100 1 1 50 25 00 25 FlOO 100 all all all all 3 100 100 ! 17 all ! all . 100 j Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F Do., Wst. Riding Un Do. So nth purt. London & Blackwell, Lond. Bright. dt S.Cst. London St N. Western 'Do. Fifths Do. ) 101. 5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London dz S.Weatern Lndndrry.drColeraine' Lndndrry. k Ennisk. Maneh.Shef.&Linclr . Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland . Do. Birming. dr Derby Midland o.West.(lr.) Do. 3 Shares Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg.&Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoin , dr Rostrevor Norfolk. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock Do., B Stock N. Eastern— Berwick Do. do. Extension ',Do do. G.N.E.Purch. iDo- Leeds Do. York North London N. & 3. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. dr S. Westrn. June Oxford 'Worcester Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N.E. Abrdn. St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Devon South Eastern Do. 4i per.: . Shares South Wa1e5........... S. Yorksh. River Dun ?D0........ Staines,Wok.,&Wok 'Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 18q5 Stockton & Hartlepl ,Taff Vale.. 'Do. Pref., No. 1, Thames hay. D, &R I Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny I Waterford&Limeri ck West Cornwall.. ,I'West End of London I and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B 'West London Do. First Class Dd. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon A m bg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junet Blackburn Bluth k Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) ,Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian............ I Chester & Holyhead iCork and. Bandon !Cork, Black. & Pass !Cornwall BRITISH P, Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo dr Lake Hur Buff. Brnt. Godch p. Ads., 1 Aug.,'72, Do. do., 1 July, '73; Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. ,Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares p.c.Bnds.,'s7 Do. do. do. '59, do. I Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. ;Gd. Trunk. of Canada' Do. 6 p. c. Deben Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pore Do. New. guar. 5 p.c Gt. Westn. of Canada Do. New (Do. Bds., payable '57; Do. do., '76, p.'6o 1 Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without, option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. I Do. 44 p. e. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., d 0..., Oude (Limited) Seinde, guar. 5 per c Do . _ Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes.. Belgian East. Juliet Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France iGreat Luxembourg , Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca. di Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons ST, Mediterran Maria Anteula Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans ißeeife di San Fran., (Pernam.) 7 P. c "ROMB and 1 -' 11.52%41 Royal Danish all Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 51 per cent. pref all Southern of France all West Flanders I all Do. 5.4; per c. Pref • all ' W.& N.W. of France 6 ' Western of Austria._ all West. of Switzerland all Wiesbaden all Do. Bp. cent. pref. all !Zealand JOINT-STOI all • A BB a u ri. t ic,o r a ol l f. a n s E i k a zp . n .• . ......... 50 .Bank of Lorldot all all (British N. A 8 'C.Bk.of Ind. li A lerican 50 City, "' "Ch 25 **************** ............ 20 Commercial of Lond. all 'Eng.Scot.&Aus.Clit. all ILon.Ch. Bk.of Aust all 'Ditto New 20 'London and County 50 lind.&E.Bnkng.Corp 10 London Joint Stock. 20 ILend.andWestminst, 35 ; National Pro. of Eng. 10 I Do. New 22A National Bank all New South Wales all :Oriental Bank Corp. 20 !Ottoman Bark .I:Provine al of Ireland'! all ,Do. New... 1 IR.Aus.B.SLG.Itu.Co all (South Australia all fUnion of Australia 2AIDo. New 10 Union of London 50 Unity Mutual .0 Weatria k of Lond 5 -5 ; 8 - 64 - • • • -- .. 8 - ... 9 76i - 29 - ••• 3 - is 529 44 30 17 - 18 89 - 91 s*i 59 2(5 - 27 • 00 '.... • 1 89 - 91 9 - 10 9Si -943 H 84 - 83 1 121. - 123 98 - 100 49. - 50 60 - 65 73 - 76 7 - p 7 - 8 p 94 _ 2 I 5a M 102 ]O3 CI; 95 1d i 83 89 3ii = ii 81 - 81. 5G - 58 12i - 13; 58 - 60 34 - 34 , 47§ - 43 - 92 2i - 2 47 - 48 77 - 78 90 - 95 4.3 - 4 74. - 8 29} 301 8 6d [Ol - 103 22 - 23 46 - 47 - 21 32 - 34 G2i - 63 £0 F 2 13 14 7 5d 9 11 38 40 ••• - ••• 20 - 201. 7 - 9 - 3j 5 - 5L ISSESSIONS, a d par 7i Gid i - li: - A -- 104 ia Pi 19 - 20 37 - 39 70 - 75 20 - 201 - P 171 381 2i - 1 105 - 110 (105 - 110 100 IC3 18 20 20 —20 i 11 d 1 d par d parl is = i 5i - 6 ••• .... 111011 i 1 - 4i 54 - 51,1 261 - 274 5i = 6 2 -: 3 1 ii : 25 6i - 7 184 - 19 34i - 35 8. - 33 -33. E 50 - 52 11 lid' - 7A - Si 214 - 22 4/ - 5A - 9i 26 - 27 Z BANKS. 79 - 81 6 - 4 4 i •-__ ,eid f t i l l 17i - 184, all 9 I 2sfid lOs all all all all TIIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1857. RAILWAYS. ißnckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. iCol.Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 p.c !E. Un. H. Sh. Gias. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares Lon. &Greenw Do. Preference Lou. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Baton. and Matlock! Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. NALEst.S p.c. Do. 6 per et Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. & Wyre Do. Shrs. jßoystn.& Hit. IShrews.& Her S. Staffordsh WearVal.g6pc .Do.. WiltsdzSomrst restn. 91 - 93 94 - 96 12 - 14 130 - 133 3i- 41 fdi 107 12 13 221 90 92 1 89 91 par - 54 56 127 - 130 9 - 94 30 - 32 ,E SHARES. Leasing Companies. Caledon... E.U.&E.O Gt.Northnl E. Count. Caldonian. Gt. Westn. Y. & N.M. ,Pc. . Eastern Do IPeto & Co Do Ln. &N. W. & Midld. E. Count.. L.dr/s. W Do Gt.Northnf T. Brassey M. MCloan Stk.dxDar Do PREFERENI iGLW, Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 501.) J Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 5 Do. 4 per c. Shares 10 Caledu. £lO 4A p. c )0 Ches. & Ho. 5 p.c )0 Do. do. 5 per cent._ ill Cork &Bandons ip. c. ill Dun .Perth. &A.ber.J. 10 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 10 Do. do. Cls. B Op. c. 10 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 10 , Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l 10 Do. No. 2 10 Do. New 6 pr. c. St 611 East Un., G. 6 p. c. 11 Do. 51., Y 0 per cent. al De. 10/. Debentr.Sh. al Do. do. 4 per cent 10 East Lancash .6 p.ets , 11 E.&W. York. J. sth:,' 1 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. Ed.Prtli.&Dun.4p.c. ~./ Furness, 5 p. c 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c )0 Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent ) Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. ill ,Gt.N.ofSeot.lst Pre .8 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) .8 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc /0 Do. con. red. 4A p.c. 10 Do, con. red. fp. c. )0 Do. irred. 4 per tent. 10 Do sp. c, red. pref. 11l Do. Birm. Pref. Sh al o. Chester Bp. c.P.S Xll Do. do. 5 p. c. do 10 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk dl Do. Chesh. Gua. Sb 11 Do. do. do 1) Do. do. do 0 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St 1 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P.,5p.c.5t.N0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c., Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4' Lon. & N.W ~ Coy. &I Nuneaton 5 p. ct Lon. & S. ail. 7 per ct St. ID St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 St. ii St. 11 St. 11 St. li 100 i 10 20 L 20 50 St. it 8 al 10 al 10 1 al 26 2 13i al 20 a St. 10( St.L St. 11 St. ;11 St. 111 12i a' 126 al St. 110( late 3d Shares ill Londy.& Color. Sh, ll Londy. &Ennis. , Sh, 111., S.,&L. 6 p. Bent. 6 4. Do. dO. do. £6 St. 100 - Do. do. 3i per cent. 124 all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. 12 all Do. 4 per cent 124 10:1 Do. do. St. 100 Mid. Consol. 6p. c. St St. 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c St. 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St St. 100 Do. L. 4tH. Pref. St 11 New.,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. e. red. 5 p.c. pm. Il Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. 11 Norfk.Deb.4 p. e. Sh. ) Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 ) Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 ) Do.Wv.V.sp. ) North British St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 St. 11 20 I 123 ! 3} Do. 71. Preference 10 N. E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. 4D°, do. do .3 ID o. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do, Qrs., 1848 .0 Do. York El. it S. Par Xll North Staffordshire 10 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. )0 ,Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar._ )0 Do. do. Debentr. St. dl ,Scot. Ceut.New Pref. )0 I Sc.N.E. Aber.g.6p.c. )0 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. )0 Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St ill South Devon ill Do. fixed 4i pr eent ill S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of D. Os. 6d. 10 Do, 4. per cent 10 Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh 10 Do. New 41 pr. cent 10 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c 19 Do, do. 4i p. c .11 S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar J 1 Stock. &Dar., 6p, c 9 Do. do. do. Waterfd&Kilk. 6 pc 25' 11 20 a] St. 11 St. 11 25 10 1 L 0.6 1 St 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 St. 10 20 a] 25 al 25 1 St. 101 BRITISH Mred Cons, (Philk.)l tiritish Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) 1 Dev. Gt. Cusis. (Tay.) East Basset' (Illogan) Ls 6 Great South Tolgus .13 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.) 7 Grt.W. Vor (lielstn.) .3s Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W.Basset (Illogan) 15 North Wheal Crofty Li Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) is. Sort. Cons. MM. Co. !i S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 2 S. Cam Brea (TPogn.) .9 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) Li Tam. S. &L. Llin. Co I Tin Croft Un.Mines (Gweonap) 56 V. of Towey (Conaar.) .i W. Basset (Illogan) !CI W. Caradon (Liskrd ) Wh. Basset (Mogan) Wh. Buller (Rdruth) Wh. Edward(Calstck) 7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) Wh.Ma.Ann (Menht.; Wh. Trelawncy (Lis.) FOREIGN 4 Australian is. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) ;7 Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) Lll Do. Cocaes & Cuiada l 5 Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica dl Cobre Copper 16 Copiapo ll Dun Mountain Cop• per Mining Co 11 Fortuna 20 I all General 20 7 1 10 35 2' 30 a, 20 1 2 I a] 3 all Linares 5 1?, Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada 1 all Novmu Mondo 20 all Pont.Sll.Lcll.l.&lt _ _ 5 : 30 11 28iI al 1 Port Philip .6i Santiago de Cuba n United Mexican Closing Prices Business yesterday this day as -- ii o'ti 7 95 - .4 = 6,} 106 112 110 120 lot 107 102 105 119 122 a *di 113 - 115 107 - 109 100 - IG2 61 - C 3 10 - 10?, -- 6 85 -- 87 80 -- 82 81 -- 83 94 -- 9 -- 93 15i -- 163 93 -- 67 -- 69 1 18 -18 k 9 -- 9} 133 -- 14 1133 - 138 112 - 114 1155 - 160 i - iP 62 - 66 128 - 130 93 - 95 83 - 85 ••• •-•- ••• 10 •-••• 11 Fi -1.156 91 - 93 1; -1,, 1 - 24 - 22 107 - 109 99 - 101 9j - 101 21i - 224 •Ii = iipl MINES. 13 -- 14 6 - 7 105 -- 115 410 -- 460 90 -- 100 15i -- 16 41-- 5i 3 -- 4 1 - 11 124 - 134 14 - 15 5 - - 51 20 21 41 - 54 2i - 21 335 - 345 5 - 6 240 - 250 - 31 - 41 - 23i -24 i 115 - 120 175 - 185 295 - 310 8 - 19 - 21 48 - 50 24 - 26 MINES. I —4 d p a r-- li —2/ ... - ••• 13 -- 14 40 42 10 12 P id 13 14 8 81 11 Ad t • • • .... • • 5 - 6• li - 2 31 - 3i MISCELLANEOUS. 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 19 'Australian Agricult. all lAustraln. Royal Mail all ,Berlin Water Works 2 Do. New iss. at 51. d 40 (Brit. American Land 32i Canada 100 Do.Go.6pc.JanSaulyl all Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7; p. cent all Crystal Palace 5 all ;Do. Preference 1003' 25 10 10 50 100 St. 'Crystal Pal. of France Eastern 5team........ ElectricTeregraph Electric Tel. of Irel. lEn. &Aust.Cop.SmCo Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. Eur. &Am Stru.(lim.) Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 'Gen. Steam Navigat. London Discount Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig. Mcditeran. Elec. Tel. Do. Extension Telez, Mexican& S.Amer!....m Nat. Discount Co INetherlands Land i Do. Do. Do.B p.c.Pf. iss.at I d. Do. Do. New B. &N. S. Land N. S. W. Gov. 5 IN c. D. N. B. Australasian... Nrth.ofEuropeSteam Oriental Gas Do New Shares Peelltr. Ld. & Minrl Peninsular & Oriental Do. New . Rhymney Iron Royal Mail Steam Scot. A ustral. Invest S. Aus, Gov. 6 p. c.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip D o. Registered Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can Van Dloramea Land 22 - 24 ••• --- •• 4 - • 5 30 - 35 - 122 -128 1081 -- 1091 27 -- 32 1 ! 23 -- 25 11 -- lA 4 -- 4i 6i 1- - lOi ••• 11 5 -s. la lad 3i 3g ••• "'''. ••• 2 lii " i 3 21 l — 3 16 id 16 18 i - i 5 - 54 1 - li P - iP li - 2i 72 - 74 8}- 6 p 21 - 23 ••• ---- ••• 1 .-- li 3 1 - 3 3 1 --- 1 ••• • - ••• 9 -- 11 LAW INTELLIGENCE.--(This Day.) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, Justices Celeridge, Wightman, and Erle.) BETTS V, MENZIES. Mr. Montagne Smith, Q.C., moved in this case, pursuant to leave, for a new rule, to show cause why the verdict found for the plaintiff should not be set aside and entered for the defendant, or that a new trial be bad. The action, which was tried before Lord Campbell at the sittings after last term, was brought by the plaintiff, the well known patent brandy manufacturer, for the in fringement of a patent obtained by him in 1843 for the use and manufacture of dutch metals, lead and tin, by means of compression into foil, for the purpose of manu facturing capsules, for casing bottles and other ♦essels. The ground upon which the learned counsel moved the rule was, that the invention of the plaintiff was not new, but essentially the same as that of one Dobbs, who obtained a patent for the admixture of metal in 1804, and, therefore, no novelty ; and also on the ground of misdirection. At the trial it was shown that the plain tiff had never seen or knew of the invention or patent of Dobbs. The Court granted a rule to show cause on the points of law, it being admitted that the verdict as to the in fringement was correct. LE NEVE V. THE VESTRY OF THE HAMLET OF MILI-END OLD TOWN. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., with Mr. R. P. Collier, M.P., moved for a rule nisi, to net aside the verdict found for the plaintiff, and that it be entered for the defendant. The action, which was tried before Mr. Justice Wight. man at the sittings after last term, was brought by the plaintiff, the proprietor of the Earl Grey Tavern, Mile. end-road, for trespass and the illegal pulling down of a certain building or shed in front of the plaintiff's pre mises. The defendants justified their right to pull down the building under the 120th sec. of the 18th and 19th Viet., cap. 120—the Metropolitan Local Management Act. The Court granted a rule to show cause. ILACKMORE V. THE BRISTOL AND EXETER RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, on behalf of herself and children, against the company, under Lord Campbell's Act, for compensation for injeries sus tained by one John Blackmore, the husband of the plaintiff, by which he was killed, owing to the alleged negligence of the company, through the breaking of a crane provided by the company for the unloading heavy goods. The case was tried at Bristol, when Mr. Justice Coleridge, who tried the case, directed a non-suit to be returned, because deceased volunteered his services, and with leave to move to enter a verdict for 2501. Mr. Phinn, Q C., accordingly moved to-day, on the ground that the company was liable. Rule granted. BAIL COURT. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton and a Common Jury.) SHALES V. DAVIS. This was an interpleader action to try the validity of certain household goods, &o. The plaintiff is a tailor and stationer, residing at Strat ford, Essex, and the defendant is a milkman. In March, 1855, a butcher, named French, residing in Whitecross street, brother-in-law of the plaintiff owed 701. for rent. On the 26th of October a distress was put in, and the goods were condemned in 791. 2s. 6d. On the 6th of November the plaintiff purchased the goods, leaving them in French's possession for the use of himself and family. After that French was in want of money, and plaintiff permitted him to sell a portion of the goods and apply the proceeds to his own use. In August last the defendant issued an execution against French, who owed him money, which was met by the plaintiff's claim. Mr. Saxton, for the defendant, submitted that under the recent Bill of Sales Act, the sale was a transfer of property requiring registration within 21days, in default of which it was void or against the execution creditor. The learned Judge, after consulting the other judges, stated his opinion that the registration of such sales was not required under the aot. The defence was that the whole was a colourable trans action between the parties to defeat the defendant's exe- cation. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. ',Sittings in Banco—Before the Lord Chief Baron, Barons Bramwell, Watson, and Channel) VASS V. THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. H. Hill, Q.C., moved for a rule to set aside the verdict found for the plaintiff in this case, on the ground that the company had issued defective rules to their servants. The action was tried before Mr. Baron Watson at the last assizes at Liverpool. The deceased was in the service of the company, and at the time of his death was employed in repairng the buffer of an engine. At the station at which he was employed there was a junction of the East Lancashire Railway, and also a siding for goods trains, and on their arrival certain signals, by the ringing of a bell, were to be given to the pointsman. While the deceased was at work, between the carriage and engine he was repair ing, a train arrived and the signals were given, but could not be heard by the deceased, and the consequence was that the train ran into the siding, over. threw the carriage which had not been cleared away, and killed the deceased. Rule granted on the point of defective rules. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day.) EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY WESTMINSTER A SERVANT. Elizabeth Griffiths, servant to Mrs, Batt, 4, Belgrave-road, was charged before Mr. Arnold with stealing a white satin dress, a crimson velvet mantle lined with white lace, a valuable shawl, a scarf, 5 head-dresses, and other articles of the value of above 2001., the property of Mrs. Hudson, the wife of Mrs. G. Hudson, railway director, who hold apartments at the house. It appeared from the evidence that the previous day the prisoner sent a little girl of the name of Emily Stillwell with a bundle which she directed her to take to her moth er , who lives at No. 17, Hiudon-place. Prisoner stated to her that she would call for it in the evening. She also sent another bundle by the same child to another female. Mrs. Stillwell opened the bundle, when, upon seeing what the contents were, she called upon a neighbour, and asked her what she should do. The neighbour observed, she had no doubt but that the property was stolen. Mrs. Stillwell immediately gave information to Mr. Humphreys, inspector of the B division, Rochester-row, who directed Fells, N 238, to inquire into the affair. Fells stated that be took the prisoner into custody yesterday afternoon at No. 4, Belgrave-road. He re marked to her that she was charged with stealing a quantity of property belonging to Mrs. Hudson, and he told her that she need not say anything unless she liked. She then stated that she took them all out of a box which was in the drawing-room. She observed that Mrs. Stillwell knew nothing of the contents of the bundle. Fells produced the property. The shawl, it was stated, cost 1001. M s r. . Humphr e ys , who v c) answerwas of an ad v anced age to Mr. Arnold, wassaid thenthat lir. Hudson, not able to litteD d, being rather unwell. The prisoner was remanded for a week. THAMES. ATTIMPTED a RUBB ERYER a Y g l r N eat T Michael Mitchell, alias the io Defier," alias the " manyCa- H Pu o il th L e i r ° aliases, STßEE was to steal a gold wat ch from th e person of George Wyatt, foreman shipwrig ht in the em ployment of Young, Son, and Maguey, of L imehouse. Mr. Wyatt sai d he was passing through a crowd as sembled to witne ss the d isgraceful spectacle of two wome n fighting, d brought averi beforeJ ek ' " Mr. Yardley, c h arged with attempting with within 50 yards of the main entrance of London Dock, in Upper East Smithfield, when the prisoner, who stared him in the face, pressed closely against him, and at the same time, owing t o hi s being stout, he felt hi s gold watch leaving his waistcoat pocket and saw the prisoner drawing it upwards. He immediately seized the prisoner and grasped his watch, and said, gi What do you mean by stealing my watch r The prisoner impudently said, " I have not got your watch, and never touched it." He gave the prisoner into the custody of a police constable, and said, gs I s h a ll prosecute you, for I have loft a watch before." That was the case. A watch had been stolen from him. The prisoner, in defence, said be was innocent and ne ver touched the pro se cutor's watch. It was quite a mistake on his part. Mr. Yardley—This is a question of character. Is the prisoner known ? Roche, the gaoler — Yes, sir ; you once convicted bin of felony, and be was sentenced to three months' im prisonment and bard labour. The prisoner—No, it was only two months, Mr. Roche. Porter William Dunaway, No. 129 H, a detective officer, said the prisoner had been convicted several times, and tbat be was last sentenced to 6 month's im prisonment and hard labour fo r S t ea l ing a watch. The prisoner was a " duffer," and for many years had attended races and lairs with thimble and pea-rigmen) and dealt in d u ffing (brass) watches and chains, which he sold for gold. Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar months. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BURGLARY NY A BARRISTER'S CLEM—Joseph Cud!eh who described himself as a barrister's clerk, residing at No, 19, Garden-row, Loadou-road, WAS brought before Mr. Burchaw, charged with burglarionely entering the dwelling-honse of Mrs. Isabella Gibbs, No. 2, Little Ryder-street, St. James's, and stealing therefrom a quantity of silver plate of the value of 121. Police-constable 111 C stated that about a quarter past five this morning he was passing along Little Ryder street, and when be had got about ten yards from No. 2, he heard a noise as if some person was trying the lock of the door. He at once turned hack, and saw the prisoner let himself out of No. 2, and run away in the direction of Bennet -street. He ran after him, and caught him in Bury-street, and collared him, and said he wanted him to go hack with him to Ryder-street. The prisoner refused, and wanted to knew what he wanted with him, as he had only just come from Westminster Witness told him what he wanted him for, when he denied even going into any house at all, or coming out of one. He then took him back to No. 2, Ryder-street, and knocked at the door. A woman opened the door, and let him in, and in the passage, behind the door, he found the basket of plate produced. On searching the prisoner a latch-key and a pocket-book was found upon him, and in the area of No. 10, close by where he stopped him, a roll of wax taper was found. The prisoner was then conveyed to the station-house. The prosecutrix stated that site retired to rest at about half-past eleven last night, at which time all was safe. At one o'clock, a gentleman, one of the lodgers came in, and secured the door after him. At five this morning she was awoke by a man, and on waking up, saw the bask of a man standing near a chest of drawers, on which stood the basket of plate produced. She immediately got up, and the man rushed out of the room, and down stairs, out of the front door into the street. She followed as quickly as she could, and called out " Police." A constable stopped the prisoner and brought him back. She was confident he was the man, as she saw his face by the gas-lamp on the door. The basket contained 22 silver spoons, 2 salt cellars, 2 cream ewers, and other articles of the value of 121. The prisoner, who denied the charge, was remanded for a week. COMPLETION OF THE BESSEMER, DISCO VI When air, either coldor heated, is forced through a molten mass of cast iron, the temperature of the mass is rapidly raised, not so much by the com bustion of its combined carbon as by the deflagra tion of the iron itself ; and when the carbon has been all or nearly all dissipated, the temperature increases to an almost inconceivable extent, so that the mass when containing only as much carbon as is requisite to constitute with it cast steel, and even when deprived of this small portion of carbon, and existing in the state of semi-malleable iron, still retains a perfect degree of fluidity. The announce . . ment of tbis fact is the sum and substance of Besse mer's discovery. Perfectly simple in itself, it had been before the metallurgical world, both practical and scientific, for centuries ; but it was reserved for Bessemer to develops the principle to its fullest extent ; and, in fact, though all the world knew that heated iron would deilagrate in the air, with an intense generation of heat, no man but Besse mer had ever dreamed that blowing cold air through melted iron, without the aid of additional fuel, would raise the temperature of that iron to a degree never before witnessed in metallurgical ope rations. A more brilliant and surprising discovery was never before published to the world. Let those who cannot appreciate a great invention, and have neither the energy, the talent, nor the perseverance to carry it out, condemn this invention ; the inven- tor may rest assured that it will one day be acknow ledged, and ranked, not with, but above the great discoveries of Cort and Neilson. Bessemer's pro cess removes the carbon and silicon from the cast iron operated upon, and when the blast is properly adjusted, and a sufficient mass of metal is operated upon, the waste need not exceed 20 per cent., the remaining 80 per cent., being a kind of semi-malle able iron in a perfectly fluid state. When cast ir.to blooms or ingots, and cooled, it is found that, ac cording to the nature of the pig-iron from which they have been prepared, these ingots possess either a bright, crystalline, and cold short texture ; or they present a granulated fracture, exhibiting the cold, tough characteristics of the semi-steel de scribed by the late Mr. Mushet. at page 525 of his work on iron and steel. In either case these ingots prove hot-short when forged, and, except at a high welding heat, they possess but little coherence. At the welding heat they may be rolled or drawn into bars, and these bars may be cut and piled, and be then again drawn into bars ; but the original cha racteristics of the product are very slightly, if at all, modified by these operations. Bessemer iron is, therefore, not commercially valuable. The in. ventor had succeeded in expelling the carbon and silicon from cast iron, but the sulphur and phos phorus remained ; and, worse than these, a portion of oxide of iron became diffused through the mass, and imparted to it the inverate hot short quality which no subsequent operations could expel. In other words, oxide of iron may be alloyed with purified cast iron, whilst the latter retains its ' fluidity, but cannot be removed or altered after the iron has assumed the solid state ; so that in ope rating upon pig iron, which contained only small doses of sulphu ?and phosphorus, the only hindrance to the complete success of Bessemer's splendid dis covery was the presence of the disseminated oxide of iron, and that a new oxide, not known or recog nised by chemists, who indeed, as a general rule, know little or nothing about iron and its Protean habitudes. Bessemer failed, however, to surmount this seemingly trifling but really formidable obstacle and the consequence was, that though lie had made one stupendoos step in advance of the whole me tallurgical and scientific world, he nevertheless lost all credit, because he was unable to take the second step toward complete success. He was. and I sup pose is still, condemned as a visionary schemer, who has advanced a fallacious idea, and has failed to carry it out. The Bessemer discovery being thus, at least for a time, shelved and arrested in its progress, it seems to have occurred to an individual of the name of Mushet that if fluid metallic manga nese, with or without an accompanying alloy of iron and carbon, could be presented to the fluid Bes semer iron and alloyed therewith, whilst both re tained their fluid condition, that a portion of the manganese thus alloyed would, from the powerful affinity of that metal with oxygen, unite with the oxygen of the oxide of iron disseminated through the fluid Bessemer iron, and pass off as slag, leav ing the mass free from the obnoxious oxide of iron, and removing the hot short quality of the iron. At the same time, by restoring a portion of carbon to the purified mass, the mixture would become steel, free from any red shortness, and capable of being extended into sound and mar ketable bars. Mushet carried his ideas into prac tice, and with success. I have seen bars of steel thus produced from coke pig iron which pos sessed incredible toughness, and from which tin plates were made, of a quality superior to those manufactured from the finest charcoal iron. The blooms passed the rolls at the usual temperature without a flaw or crack, and perfectly free from blemishes. These tin plates, some of which I have seen, were rolled by Mr. Thomas Allaway, the eminent tin plate manufacturer at Lydney, a sta tion on the South Wales Railway. I have seen also miners' tools, such as chisels, mandril points, and hammers, made from this steel, and all of ex cellent quality, whilst the steel welds and works as thebest double shear. Mushet patented his dis covery, and it has been before the public for half a year or more ; and yet not one print, literary or scientific, has condescended to notice it. So it lies a spark amongst dry faggot., that will one day light up a blaze which will astonish the world when the unfortunate inventor can no longer reap the fruits of his life-long toil and unflinching perseverance. a say literally "light up a blaze," for when the fluid metal from several blast furnaces is run into one gigantic purifying chamber, and there purified by high pressure blast forced through the molten iron till the mass is converted into a seething lake of liquid semi-malleable metal, the spectacle thus presented will prove to be one of the grandest sights ever witnessed, and when the semi-malle able but still crude metal shall receive its proper dose of iron, carbon, and manganese poured into it, from a separate blast furnace, and the crude mixture shall at once become, as by magic, cast steel of excellent quality, then will the triumph of the inventor's process bo complete. Henry Bes semer will then get credit for his depised process, and Robert Mushet will be remembered for his in vention, which at present is not deemed worthy of any attention whatever.—Correspondent of the Mechanics' Magazine. We (Edinburgh Courant) are authorised to state that the Rev. Dr. Leishman, of Govan, will be proposed as Moderator. of the next General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. The amount of gold despatched to New York yester day was 69,3001. —namely, 56,0001. by the Ariel from Southampton, and 13,3001. by the City of Washington from Liverpool. It consisted chiefly of sovereigns. HAVANNAH.—The steamer Cahawba arrived at New Orleans on the 21st ult., with advices from Havannah to the 18th, and upwards of half a million dollars in specie. Business at Havannah was active. Sugar bad declined ; stock in port 80,000 boxes. Another slaver had been captured off the coast, with 540 slaves. STATUE OF THE LATE LORD MELVILLE AT ERIN BURGH. —Mr. Steell's statue of the late Lord Melville was finished some time since, and the pedestal in Mel ville-street being also ready for its reception, it was on Thursday raised to its place, and displayed to public view on Friday afternoon. The statue is in bronze, and measures nearly 12 feet in height.—Scsotman. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 4.—The Liverpooland Philadelphia Company's screw steamer City of Washington sailed hence to-day at 11 o'clock for New York, with 285 passengers, about 100 of whom were in the first cabin, and 13,3001. in finch) and freight. The Royal Mail steamship Niagara will leave this port on Saturday next for Halifax and Boston, letters and papers intended for her being received at the Liverpool post-office until 11 a.m., w!th late fee until 12 1100 D, and at the landing stage until 1 p.m. -Li VAL AND MILITARY lATTELLIGENCE Yesterday the members of the general court martial which was recently held at Chatham for the trial of Lieut.-Col. J. Clarke, Ist West India Re giment, Capt. J. S. Macauley, Ist West India Re giment, and Capt. C. J. Dowse, Royal Artillery, reassembled, by order of the Duke of Cambridge, for the purpose of revising their proceedingz. The Court sat for about an hour with closed doors. Major if. D. Ellis, Ist battalion, officiated as Deputy Judge-Advocate. Yesterday an inspection of the troops attached to the invalid establi s h ment, Chatham, took place at St. Mary's Barracks, when the names of 48 non commissioned officers and men belonging- to various cavalry and infantry regiments were read by Adju tant J. Pope, an order having been received from the War-office for their immediate discharge, owing to their unfitness for further service. The invalids, with their wives and families, will leave Chatham this morning. A detachment of 30 rank and file of the Royal Artillery, in charge of two non-commissioned offi cers, left Woolwich yesterday morning for South ampton, there to embark for Corfu, to fill up vacan cies in the artillery companies at that station. The auxiliary steam transport Indomitable arrived at the Royal Arsenal pier, Woolwich, yesterday, to prepare for the embarkation of a siege train and two companies of Artillery for India. At a late hour on Tuesday evening upwards of 100 recruits arrived at Chatham, chiefly from Lon don, for the purpose of joining the depots of the regiments serving in India. His Netherlands Ma,esty's screw steam-vessel Soembaug, 8, Lieut.-Commander A. J. Kocf, from Flushing for Batavia,, entered Plymouth Sound on Tuesday afternoon and exchanged the customary salutes with the Citadel and the Port Admiral H. M. steam frigate Vulcan, 6, Commander John Seccombe, arrived at Spithead on Tuesday night from Quebec, which she left on the 17th ult. She brought 35 officers, 8 office's' wives, 13 officers' children, 502 rank and file, 53 soldiers' wives, 66 children, and 17 prisoners, of the Oth Re t., under the command of Col. Borton, C. B. A melancholy accident occurred during the passage, which has deprived the service of a gallant and rising young officer—Ensign R. N. Luard, who, while in his cabin on the 27th ult., was thrown by the heavy rolling of the vessel into a passage below, dislocating his neck. Death was instantaneous. His remains were committed to the deep on the 28th with military honours. The troops are in excellent health, and will proceed by railway to Shornelifle. The Duke of Wellington, 131, was taken into tee steam basi❑ at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon, to be brought forward for the steam reserve squa , lro a. The Racer steam-sloop, 11 guns, directA by the Surveyor of the Navy to receive screw engines of 150-horsy power from the manufactory of Messrs. Humphreys, Tennant, and Dykes, was launched from the RQyal Dockyard at Deptford yesterday, under the superintendence of Mr. Chatfield, master shipwright of the establishment. The christening of the ship was very gracefully performed by Mary Ann, second daughter of Mr. Humphreys, to whose works the vessel will be removed to-day, in order that the fitting of her engines may be promptly proceeded with, she being required for immediate commission. The Agamemnon, Master Commander Noddail, commenced discharging her portion of the AtLin tic electric telegraph cable on Monday last. She had 1,250 miles of the cable, of which she can discharge about 35 miles in every 24 hours ; it will, there fore take six weeks working night and day to land her portion of the cable. Vie following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Hugh Campbell, mate, to the Urgent ; Charles H. Carpenter, mate, to the Heron ; David Lyall, surgeon, to the Plumper, J ames Vaughan, surgeon, to the Royal Willi am ; Philip H. Milinan, master's assistant, to the Impregnable ; Charles F. Guliver, master's assistant, to the Caradoc. THE MILITIA. The South Devon Militia will be embodied at Plymouth on the 10th imt., under the command of Lieut.-Col. Sir John Yarde Buller. This regiment, which is to proceed to Waterford immediately, was employed on garrison duty during the whole period of the last war. The present strength is 840 of all ranks. Tho Shropshire Regiment of Militia, under the command of Colonel Hill, were embodied for per manent service on Monday, 2d November, at Shrewsbury. Notwithstanding the numbers en titled to their discharge after having been for five years enrolled, the present strength of the regiment is upwards of 700, and of these nearly 550 answered to their names on the day of embodiment. Recruit ing to complete the quota for the county is proceed ing rapidly ; within the last few months upwards of 350 recruits were raised-20 were attested on Monday, and 14 on Tuesday, so that the ranks wil! soon be full. The men joined with evident alacrity, and presented a steady and creditable appearance. The regiment is destined for service in Ireland. THE LEVIATHAN STEAM-SHIP. A very general impression seemed to prevail among the visitore to the attempted launch of Tuesday that the efforts to get the vessel off would be renewed with success in the course of yesterday. Notwithstanding the rain, therefore, which fell with unmitigated severity throughout the day, a number of persons proceeded to the building yai d ; but it is almost needless to say that, beyond seeing the gigantic vessel, which, hi g h i n th e s i r , l oome d like adark cloud in the thick mist. nothing was doing to repay the toil of a visit to Millwall. Ex cept where some of the unfinished saloons have been converted into joiners' shops for the purpose of proceeding more rapidly with the internal fittings of the cabins, no work was going forward on the vessel. All around her was stid and silent, and gave a most desolate aspect to a scene formerly always so resonant with the noise and bustle occa sioned by the toil of nearly 2,000 men. After it was determined to cease all further efforts to effect the launch on Tuesday the workmen were employed throughout the night in taking pro per precautions to secure the vessel in the position in which she at present rests. For this purpose powerful timber shores were fixed under her stem and stern beyond where the cradles support her, and the massive check tackle which secures her on the side towards the land has also been hauled taut, so that, as far as human ingenuity can foresee, there is no mechanical possibility of her now slipping and launching herself without notice. As might have been anticipated, the most vague and contradictory rumours are afloat as to the cause which led to Tuesday's failure. Only two of these are sufficiently probable to demand notice. The first states that, in consequence of the immense pressure and friction, the iron transverse bars which cross the bottom of the cradles have cut into the railway metals, and so fixed the whole that it will be immovable unless the entire vessel can be raised up from the launching ways and started afresh. For this report we are glad to say the re sult of a close inspection of the bars leaves Pio foundation. In fact, the friction, considering the amount of pressure on the cradles and bars, seems to have been marvelously slight. The second report avers most positively that the launch ing ways themselves have settled down under the weight of the ship's stein, and fixed it as it were in a hole. This also is incorrect, for the ways remain as firm and rigid as on the first day of their construc tion, and. up to the present they have received no cause to be otherwise, since the vessel is still iu its original foundations. But the ways have been so constructed as to allow for a sinking. Each " way" of 120 feet wide is formed by three spans of 40 feet each—the spans resting each upon rows of piles, and rising in the centre 1 in., so that a considerable depression is provided against. The real cause of the failure on Tuesday was the accident which took place at the wiadlass, and which made the whole mass of workmen so timid and suspicious that it was actually unsafe to intrust them with the execution of details which pre-eminently demanded coolnes4 and judgment. From the same timidity also, and from prudential motives, it was considered better after the accident to remove the men from the barges which were moored in the river, and worked the hauling tackle upon the midships of the vessel. These four barges were capable of ap plying a downward strain on the Leviat han of 250 tons, which strain was chiefly depended upon to move her in the ease of tae hitch which did take place. When the second attempt was made with out the aid of these barges an undue strain came upon the chains which, fastened at the bow and stern, pulled towards the river, and at last the former broke. This, coupled with the accident to the pin of the hydraulic press, stopped the launch. The Leviathan at present rests exactly six inches lower than formerly, and, taking the mean of ber progress fore and aft, about four feet down the launching ways. According to the incline of these ways, the actual lowering of the vessel since she moved is only four inches, but when the cradles were fixed nyder her and the t las , t support s remove d she settled downt wo i nc h es in he cradles themselv es . From the levels taken it appears that the defleAlex in the whole length of the ship since she was left to support herself in the two cradles is so slight as to be almost imperceptible. From the forward cradle to the bows the deflection is some fractional part of an inch ; between the two cradles amidships none whatever is perceptible ; and from the aftermost cradle to the sternpost, where more than 200 feet of the heaviest ',Arta of the vessel hug entirely with . . out support from the ground, the deflection is only half an inch. From the deck the entire deflection from stem to stern, nearly 700 feet, is only ono inch. We believe that the arrangements for finally launch ing the colossal structure on the 2d Dec, will not differ in any essential particular from the method pursued on Tuesday last, but we can speak more positively as to this in the course of another day. During yesterday Mr. Brunel and the great ship's great captain, the most indefatigable and zealous of all commanders (Captain Harrison), were down at Millwall, inspecting the ship, and ascertained that she was neii her strained nor twisted even to the extent cf the most fractional portion of an inch. The men injured by the accident at the windlass are all progressing slowly, though still no hope exists of the recovery of Donovan, and Stacey re mains in a precarious state, Some idea of the fright ful violence with which these men were struck may be formed from the fact that one of the Massive handles of the windlass, of solid iron 11 inches in diameter, which struck the men, is beat and. twisted as if it was formed of lead. DEATH OP MR. MACKAY THE "BAILIE NICOL JARVIE" OF SIR WALTER SCOTT. The public will learn with regret the death of Mr. Mackay, the only great Scottish actor, which took place at - tout noon on Monday, at his residence in Edinburgh. Mr. Mackay was in his 71st year, hav ing been born in the High-street of Edinburgh, in October, 1787. H e l e f t that city for Glasgow when only nine years of age; but long afterwards, when a claim was set up for him as a genuine son of St. Mungo, he hastened to refute the calumny, making affidavit before a just i .e of the peace that he was "a real Edinburgh gutter bluid." He finally returned to his native city about the end of 1818, and took the leading Scotch parts i n th e ser i es of plays from the Waverley Novels, on which his fame chiefly rests. Seine years ago, when fulfilling an engage ment at the Adelpni theatre, he had a shock of paralysis, ant from that !hue till his lamented de cease, t_.ougli still. able to go about, he could not trust iiitta•elf agai:i upon the stage. It was in the impersonation of the characters of Sir Walter Scott that Mr. Mackay chiefly excelled, and the opiu,ou of Sir Walter of him in these is, per haps, the greatest tribute that could be paid to his talent. Speaking of his performance of Bailie Nicol Jarvie, in " Rob Roy," he said—'Ono would think the part made for him, and him for the part." Some two or three years afterwards, on Mr. Mac kay's visit to Louden, we find the author of Wa verley writing to Mts. Joanna Baillie, regarding his appearance in " Reb Roy." "He is completely the personage of the drama— the purse-proud conse quential magistrate, humane and irritable in the same moment, and the true Scotsman in every turn of thought and action. In short, I never saw a part better sustained." " The English," be also wrote to Lord Ai ontAgu, " will not enjoy it, for it is not broad enough or sufficiently carica tured for their apprehensions, but to a Scotsman it is inimitable." And again, as to his friend Terry, Scott wrote—" The man who played the Bailie made a piece of acting equal to whatever has been seta in the profession. For my own part, I was actually electrified by the truth, spirit, and humour he threw into the part ; it was the living Nicol Jarvie; conceited, pragmatical, cautious, generous, proud of his cotinectiou with Rob Roy, frightened for him at the same time, and yet extremely desir ous to interfere with him as an adviser. The ton• in which he seemed to give hint up for a lost man, after having provoked him into some burst of High land violence, Ah ! Rab ! Rab !' was quite inimi table. I do assure you I never saw a thing batter played," The opinion of Sir Walter, however, was net confined merely to private life. On the night of Feb. 23, 1827, Sir Walter avowed the authorship of the Waverley Novels. The occasion was the festi val of the Edinburgh Dramatic Fund; and after the memorable adruissiou he craved a bumper in the following terms : " I would fain dedicate a bumper to the health of one who has represented several of those cha racters of which I had endeavoured to give the skeleton with a truth and liveliness for which I may well be grateful ; I beg leave to propose the health of my friend Bailie Nicol Jarvie; and I am sure that when the author of Waverley and Rob Roy drinks to Nicol Jarvie,' it will be received with the just applause to which that gentleman has always been accustomed—nay, that you will take care that on the present occasion it shall be PRO-DI-GI-OTIS." " Mr. Mackay—' My conscience ! My worthy father the deacon could never have Lehr:eyed that his sou would has sic a compliment paid to him by the Great Unknown !" " Sir Walter Scott—' The Small Known now, Mr. Baili.!.'" Amidst the affliction and distress of his after years Sir W. Scott, says his biographer, derived pleasure from Lis own cre ttions as reflected in the acting of Mr. Mackay. "He dwelt with extreme delight," writes a visitor to Abbotsford at that time, " upon Mackay's performance of the Bailie and Dominie Sampson, and appeared to taste them with all the fresh and disinterested enjoyment of a common spectator." - In private life Mr. Mackay was highly esteemed by a numerous circle. He had a fund of queer stories, which he used to narrate with such humour as made him a treasured guest. In his death Scotland has lost her greatest, if not our only national actor, for on no one of his succes sors in tie same pasts has his mantle fallen. His acting was the true and living expression of Scottish life and character, blending its dry, caustic humour and heart-moving pathos with the skill of a master. He was rich in the homely phrase of native dialect, which in its Doric purity had quite a charm as it fell from his lips. Mr. Mackay has left two sons, one of whore has adopted his father's profession,—. Edinburgh Paper. 19 - B 3 46 32 49 i 9 i 8f 101 a 2 91 3i 81 i 8011 101 i 19i i 38 70 ri 18 ... 1 1 10 9 ... 1 4, 121 ... 1 ... I 21 - I 5; I _5l 35 -- 36 17i -- 181 31 - 49 * - 50 6 - 7 ••• ...... ••• a l .... .... 0.. 1 " ."' ma ... 121 20 1. ... 21 ... 27 14: ... ll' ... i L 7 161 Do . Do. 113 14 123 1081 9k 9 73.} 21 PRIVATE AND JOINT-STUCK BANKS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of circu lation of the private and joint-stock banks in England and \Vales for the four weeks ending the 26th of Sept., 1557, and gives the following as the average weekly cir• culation of those banks during the past month, viz. : Private banks Joint-stock banks 3,035,481 Average weekly circulation £6,625,828 On comparing the above with the amounts of the fixed issues the following appears to be the comparative state of the circulation : The private banks are below their fixed issues £867,060 The joint-stock banks are below their fixed ___ issues 266,876 Total below the fixed issue.. £1,133,936 The returns of circulation of the Irish and Scotch banks for the four weeks ending the 26th of Sept., 1557, when added together, give the following as the average weekly circulation of these banks during the past month, viz. : Average circulation of the Irish banks £6,496,794 Average circulation of the Scotch banks .... 4,051,239 Average circulation during past month ...£10,548,033 On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the several banks, as given in the Banking Almanac, the following appears to be the state of the circulation : The Irish banks are above their fixed issue £142,300 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue 964,030 Total above the fixed issue. ~.11,106,330 The amonnts of gold and silver held at the head offices of the several banks during the past month have been as follows : Gold and silver held by the Irish banks £2,270,452 Gold and silver held by tho Scotch banks... 1,573,546 Total of gold and silver held £3,843,938 The above statements complete the returns of the cir culation in England, Scotland, and Ireland for the month ending the 26th of Sept. These returns, combined with the average circulation of the Bank of England for the same period, will give the following resalts of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : Aug. 29, Sept. 26, Increase. Decrease. -- 1857. 1857. Bank of England 19,368,311 19,040,750 327,561 3,466,312 3,590,347 124,035 Private Banks — Joint-stock Banks •• 2,900,755 3,035,441 131,706 Total In England Scotland 3,932,997 4,051,239 118,242 Ireland ..•• .. • • --- -- --- United Kingdom .. • • 35,893,205 36,214,611 321,406 Showing a decrease of 68,8201. in the circu• lation of notes in England, and an increase of 321,4061. in the circulation of the United Kingdom, when compared with the month ending the 29th of August ; and, as compared with the month ending the 29th of Sept., 1856, the above returns show a decrease of 987,3431. in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of 828,6871. in the circulation of the United Kingdom. of average The both desptaorctkmoefn tedaring bullionheld h e b they in on Bank'month n nd i o n f g E t n h g : land in 26th of Sept. was 11,293,605/., beinga decrease 24,9901. as compared with themonth; and adecrelaasste year. by when competed pr e vious with the same period n c e perioda s e of 1 11 , year. 9oll. eof 22,5721. P d g as compared w of m s o p n e t c h ie heenlddinbgy t t h h e e Sc 2 o 6 tc t h h an of Irish se t 1: a was r a c e 3,843,998/., being an increa s w w h i t e h n t n h o e m p p r a e r v e i d ousrn with re the tu c 2 o r a r n e d s p a o n n d i ni G ru fs_lNN, Nov. 4.—At a Pension of the Hon: Society of Gray's-inn, holden this day, the following gen. tleinen took their seats as Benchers of the Society—viz., Bodkin, Esq., J. W. Unddleston, Esq., Q,C, I L us h, Esq., Q.C., and 11. Manisty, Esq., Q.Q. FOR: ;lON. 47i i 13 f 20 i 147 i 764 I 18k 91 i 88 7 Paid 100 00 all 00 all 100 25 50 25 12. 12i 20 400 5i 62 1