The Sun. — London, England, 1857-08-28 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Accnunts from Liverpool state that tht cotton market yest-rday closed with an active appearance, and prices of all de-criptionss were fully id. per lb. dear •r. The sales we. e estiniat d at 20,000 l'ales, 1,000 of which were taken by the speculators. The Railway Share Mark t closed quietly, bat qtr ta lions sli4htly improv: d. The supplement l sales of low wools, chiefly con sisting of Indian, Ch;nese, South Am rican, and German dasc.iptionq, terminated yest-relay after noon, and high rat s, being fully id. per lb. above th se realised in Livef pool, were current throughout. _ _ There has not been much animation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets this week, but most articles have realis d stea ly quota'ions. Sugar has been in good request, and, owing to au active demand from the miners and grocers, an advance of 6:1. per cent., which has been since maintained, was established in the week. Of West India descriptions the sale, have beau extensive. Oa the 22d inst. the stock of British pia,nt4tion, and foreign sugar in London was 62,018 against 6 3,720 tons at the corresponding period last year. The imports from January Ist to August 22d were as tdlows, viz. :-1857, 152,962 tons ; 1856, 1 67,683 tons; the decre Ise this year being 14 ,72 L tons. Coffee has advanced in price, ammo qualities of plantation being 2s. per cwt, dearer than last week, and the inquiry has increased. The stock on the 22d inst. Was 144,818 against 201,667 cwt. lal year, while the imports to that period were 23,497 cwt. in 1857 against 313,572 cwt. in 1856. Rice has continues dull and the late decline has not been re covered. This stock of this article is about 45,00 G tons against 45,909 tons, at the same date last year. Tea is rather firmer, and common Con gou is worth 14id. per lb. for the better kinds. Rum has been dull, at about previous values, and prices have brought full rates; but business has br en dull. Saltpetre, owing to the news from India, has advanced, and there is a good demand. The stock on the 22d was es folio ws : 1857, 4,377 tons nitrate ro tass, and 904 tons nitrate soda again-t 4,877 toes, and 2,036 tons respectively in 1856. C ,chine dl is at full rates, and indigo has further improved 3d. to 6d. pr cwt. The foll )wing tilde shows the deli veries and st ,, ck of this article : Deliveries. Stock. From let Jan. to 22d Aug. 221 Aug. 1857 1856 1855 1854 Thc market for tallow ii firmer, and P.Y.C. is 62; 3 . 3d . per cwt. on the spot. The Bank authorities made a further purchase Yesterday of about 37,0001. Aus , raliau gold. At present the sum brought by the Indomitable is un appropriated, but as the bullion dealers are po.t Nujog their arrangements for the Indus until the delivery of the overland mail, a por tion may be sent int ) tha Bkii k vaults. The European mail steamer has conv(-ye 1 51,0001., which will probably be received nest we ,k. Gold LI Coming forward from Rusqa, but n,rt in large quantities, for although the excliany is favourable, obstacles to the export of that metal are imposed by Imperial command. Subjoin •d are the days appointed for the shut ting and re-opening of the Transfer Books :-- Transfer Books. Shut. Oper. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced. 14 „ New 3 per Cent Bth ~ Long Annuities....... 14 „ . 20th ~ Annuities, 1859 Do. April, 1885 l4t ~ .... 20,h „ Renewed heaviness has been visibl e in the market for Public Securities so-day, and the alteration in Prices is about per cent. At the same time it should be observed that busine s is almo-t at a stand still, owing psr ly to a dispos trop to p , st pone operations until ti!e Qu-en's speech has appeared, &li d Partly also to the arrangement of Vie Foreign stock anal railway shire accounts, which occupies the chief attention of the dealers. Consols have been 90 g I and 901 for money, while for account they are 901. Tire present prices are 901 1 for stoney, and 90i for the 9th proximo. The New Threes are 901 91k, the Reduced 90;k and India Bonds (under 1,0051.) 20s. to 17s. discount. 2celoquer Bonds are 981. Foreign Stocks continue very dull, and the quo tations appear feeble. Turkish 6 per Cents. az° 94 i 1, and the 4 per Cents. remain nominally steady. Russian 5 per Cents. are 112 ; Do., per Cents., 981 99 ; and the Small arra4s, 99 ; kexica n are 221 ; and Peruvian 41 per Cents , 82k. The foliowing are the nominal prices of For, ign St "eks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 ; Mex can, 21' 221, ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 81 83 ; per Cents., 55 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 112 114 ; ditto 42 Per Cent s ., 97 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40 40ls ; ditto Deferred, 25k k ; ditto Certificates, 5 6 ; ditto Passive, 516. The transactions in the Railway Stare Market this morning have been limited, a , d a slight down • yard tendency has been exhibited in prices, owing in some measure to the depression in the Conic)]. Market. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Brightoos, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and South- Lsterns declined 55., and Great Ncrtherns and Great Westerns 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are very quiet, with no material variaion to report in prices. Great Western of Canada declined 5.!. Dutch Rhenish advanced ss. Grand Tiunk of Canada a nd Etat In Iran are steady. _ )0 all L 8 9 .8 all )0 100 )0 100 o !Too n 2s. ;0 !O j lOs ;0 1 .7i , all 0 ,0'; 2s. t. Iwo :0 all n 4 .'‘W all !Oi )0 all )0 all ' .)0 all JO all 9 all 9 all 20 ' 5 20 5 20 50. io I all Joint-Stook Bank, Mining, and Miscellaneous Shares are also depressed. Loudon Joint-Stock 31 -tuk declined 55., Peni!lsular and ()dental Steam I ° B , and South Australian Land ss. BRITISTI FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY ''" ' ~i . nedueed eni.iiii~6 a Per Cent. Comets lin - milks 9oi i is w 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l i 00i i coll.:811,0t,:c: ;; c o.: r n ts' 4 , l.c t r , ' ‘ 2 , l n sl) , O ' t i n ' 0 — 20 17 d -••••- tjOa i 1 1 1 Z , hequor Bills, W. zlOOO - Vstiii .„ 81 31 , 11 81 31 , 111 ••••• •• • t'xcbeq uer Bonds, 1858,3 i per Cent Sim:l PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Ido,xican 3 per Cent iiitto Account . . . .. . 221 Par lvi3n b'on , Is, ti per Cout Rus , lao gouda, i'2z, St., 5 per Cont.._ 1121 Ditto, t per Cent. Oitto Small Sp ~h •:•,...Is, 3 per Cent. ...... Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Ceno:; .......... 25; Irii...i.; 0114.16, 6 pir cent ........ ......... ' ' .......... 9i Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, I p er C en t. .. 1, t 1: R I on. ••--- Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable 7Hß in :n e O'CLOCK. Consols, money Consols for account, September 9 The Australian mails are still irregular, owing to the colonial agent continuing to despatch them otv, of their appointed time, instead of allowing a clear month to pass t t make up for the break originally caused by the loss of tie Oneida. The European, announced yesterday as having left on the 20th of June, should have been de tained till the 11th July, and thenceforward the monthly service might have been performed in due course. In I 40 consequence of instructions which will have re , ched the . 25 agent from London it is now assumed that there will be -1.t.?9, is departure from the colony in August, that the next 'V steamer will leave on the 11th of September, and that u" 20 from that time the denartures will be on the 11th of each ix month, according to the terms of the contract. 100 In the Australian intelligence yesterday it is mentioned Do that " Wse te e ', offer tor the establishment of a hue of 20 Steamers between Sydney and Panama bas been accepted 20 by tae Government, f New Soutil Wales." 11J r. Wt.troa j 20 is understood to be the agent of the R yal Mail Steam 50 C ' "nv , y. The , um regotred from the colonies was 60 0001. per annum, of which New Z-aland had already 50 PI! 40,1 her::-elf to p,ty onest..ur , h. By t; , is line Sydney lOO wit jiv the ridt•antnrre of beine , the first Australian i°° p el of arrifal and the last of departure. 20 BO Oens;as.-0 t u 1,1,6 ptember the fo'lowing 20 alteration will he made in the regulations regarding the 25 inub and payment of money orders : —The ititial of the 20 Ciirist.an name, if tendered by the remitter of a money 100 or.er, either verbally or in wr , tina, will be taken, and 10 PaYrneet of the relative cr:ier will he made, provided , 5 t ie Payee's signature be net inconsistent therewith ; 25 11 nd even if the Of ri.tian name be advised in full, the 25 1.1 ; a ial of the payer's eign,ure to the order will in future 6 wA -office,6-00Brej secretary, command of the Postmaster - Genera l, R. luor) 100 LEA:...111 Day.) RAILWAYS. Closing this day RAILwATB. Arnhz. Wottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.... Belfast Sz Ballymena Blrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkonhd. La.ucsh. & Cheshire Jnnct Black burn ..... Myth k Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) Rristnl & Exeter • Infiester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon 'Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall 5k - D:. t Do. B ........ .••• 1 Dublin &Bel fast .Tune. 1 Thui. P. &Aber. June. Fast kneiian ......•.. Eastern Counties..... Eastern Union ,A. stk. Do., do. 8.. ........ Do. New A ........ East Kent ..... E as t Lancashire lE4st Suffolk ...... 1 Do. _ ... Ed h & Glasgow Minh. and Peebles tdinb.Prth.&Dunde , Forthand ClydeJunc. (Furness Glasgow dz S. Western. 'Great N. of Scotland Great Northern Do., A. Stock I Do. , B. Stock IGt. Sth. &West.are. Great Western. Do. St.. V. gua. St :Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster &Carlisle. Do., Thirds I I Do. New Thirds Lancash &Yorkshire I Do. , do. F £l6 Do., Wet. Riding Un Do. Southport. London & Blackwall Lond.l3right.&S.Cst London & N. Weston De. Fifths Do. ,101.5h.,M&8 0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry &Colerain, Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Ma,nch.Shef.&Lincln. Metropolitan ....,. Do. J. L Ricardo's arrangement Midland . ....... Do. Birming.& Derb:c `Tidland G. West.(lr. ) Do. i Shares Newcastle & Carl isle.. Newpt.Aberg,.&Tlrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry, Warrenpoint & Rostrevor N0rf01k......... Northn. Counties Un North British . ..... North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ..... Do., A Stock Do., B Stock . N. E Astern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch Do Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hemp ' stead, and City Jn. I I"North Staffordshire INorth Western.. N. & S. Westrn. June 7i •8s 86 -- 88 80.1 -80 i 35 - 36 .•• - ••• 4 5 - 10 20 - 2 ,1 )j - 11 31 - 31, 1 48 - 51 17 - 18 95 - 62 - 61 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 16 ' Portsmouth 10 Rhyinney 10') scottish Central 100 Scot N. E. Abrdii. St 103 IShropsldre Elnion . . !Sitingbourne &Sheer 100 'South Devon ..... 100 ;South Eastern all Do. 4i per; . Shares 100 South Walca all S. Yorksh. River DLIT] 10 D 0............... all Staines,Wok.,&Wok all ,Stockton & 15 ' Do. do., 1854 5 Do. do., I 8 K 5 164 Stockton dg Elartlepl 100 'Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 IThames Hay. D. &R all 'vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenn7 all Waterford&Limerick all (West Cornwall all ',West End of London 32 - 33 101 103 8 9 96 97 90 92 1 20 124 103 105 b 3 65 72 - 75 7 - 8 p 7- 8 p 99 - - - 6 104 - IOG 93 - 1004 .(i is 92 - 93 39i : 46 810 - 82 541 - 551 ..... and Crystal Palace , all Do. A all I Do. B all i West London 14i - 15 all I Do. First Class all I Do. Second Class 1 all Wmbledou &Croydon, 61 - 63 3i - 3.1 1 47 - 48:I ... -- •• - 91 - 48 - 49 78 - 70 95 - 97 41 - 4 ' 7 - 8 1.0 - 10 31 33 7 6d 102 104 24 25 48 50 3 2d 71. - - F4i 14 - 15 5i - 4?:•i 9 - 11 40 - 42 - 21, 3i - 4 7 - 9 3 - 3' 5i - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Atlan. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. Buffalo & LalT e Hur Buff. , Brut& Go Ich , 6 p. c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 . Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '741 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.)l jecylon A shares Do. B. dc. Demerart Easter) Bengal it. ,100 East Indian ?0 j 15 Do. C Shares JO j all j D 0.44 p.c.Bnds. '57 j all j Do. do. do., 's9:do. 0 i all (Geelong ea Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p c. Deben -IGt. In. Pen. g. 5 per e. IDo. New. guar. 5 p.c. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '571 110. do., 76, p. '6O i Do. do., '73, do. Do. do., '73, without option .Madras, guar. 4 e p.c Do. do., 5 per C. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. 5p.c.1 Do. 4th Ex., do, Oude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c, Do i ci i d 41 - 41,1 88 - 92 85 - 90 85 - 90 lh - 11 r- Business done this day. 99 - 2011 21 1 51 52 I 81 86 1- 9 ; par 211 22-1' fi — 2, 99 lot 108 112 103 112 105 -107 1 17 -- lA 19i -1 9 if 2 -- 11 -- .. - ... 3 - 1 p FOREIGN. 10 all I A ltwrp &Rotterdam 5a 6h 20 18 Ardennes •• ... 5 all Istll g i a n East. Junct a la 20 16 Be,ziersto G rai ss e s sae ... ... 6 all Cartneaux&Toul ous, Coal Mines an d Ry 4/ 3 20 12 (Dutch Rhenish 20 all !Eastern of Fr anco 20 all I Do. New 20 2s. 'Euphrates Valley 24 20 18 IGt. C en t r al of France 23 / 20 all Great Luxemb our g 6a 7i 6/ 16 4 Italian Junction 20 all Lake Coust. & Bale -, 20 all Licrre and Turnhout ... ...d 20 6 Lornbardo-Venetian 4 4 .1; 5 all Lucca 41 Pist.sp.c.i , , ••• • •• 20 all Lyons and Geneva 27 20 all Lyons gi , Mediterra n . ... ... 33i. all Maria Antr,ia 10 all i Do. New 20 all Namur & Liege 20 all Do. do. 6 p c. Pref. 19 V! 16 all Northern of Fra nce 34a —34 i: 10 all Norweg,ianTrnit.P re f 9 10 20 all Parts and Lyons 3:lf —3 5 ti 20 all Paris and Orleans 57 5t . ) 20 7 Recife & San Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7p. c. i d 10 7i 11c,ms and Fr%sti,.. • i .. —•-• 20 all Royal Danish l6 5 all Royal Swedish $ i 20 all Sambre and Meuse 7l 7,', 10 all Do. 5i per cent. pref 7l H , , 20 all Southern of France 25 2 52 _ : ui 81 all West Flanders 4l 5 10 all Do. 5A per c. Pref . 9 • 20 all W.&N.W. of France 27i 28: 20 6 Western of Austria .., ..• 20 all West. of Switzerland ... •.• 6 all Wiesbaden 6 all • Do. Bp. cent. Pref. ... -- •• . ..• 20 all Zealand • ... BANKS. 18~ : )57 - 1 - 48 - 50 1 t - - 64 - 66 18 3 / 4 - 17t 184 - 4i 36 - 37 - - ••• ... 33 - 54 50 - 51 6 - 7 .•• ...d ua instance °, .ges whic h not 3 0 ' , sing th. 3 t to their Not, e genera' i Govern; admit'e 3 ileges by e countrY, we are lur power , )r is it in nillions 0 tam 1) 31e donoinl °P MIS in tb ? no fait" that 1011 it oa t F, his no '14 4 rank il . undies 11* d (5° tle? j ot' great i o of ; stood ° l ip oqe velY,ol 3e usati" ° ;',l,l tic it, sll3- 0 6 won 11 ' 3 inlag ill felf ,ten S O • fe o ver oietl l t te beyov`:, ;itlvr s with ' o p tuee'se!„iel, 0 1 rnOw • r a ~ native c h Biry tj , e flat o e l aye folioed" fact 3. 1(1, Wo of [nation r y ices of °' ir. raid 1() JO all L3i all ;t. 1100 ►5 I all ;5 all ft. 100 3t. 100 ;t. 1 100 50 all ;0 all .0 , all 100 100 t. too St. 100 St. 100 St. too 12 all 5C all 164 14)' 16 12 St. 100 16 6 3 1 ' 20 all it. 100 it. 100 10 all .0 all 2,1. 5 ;t. 100 5 all 5 all ;t. 100 .0 1 .0 1 it. 1100 lt. 100 ;0 all 5 j all ',5 ; all 0; all >t.!100 ;LI too 00 it. 1 100 it. 1 100 5 all 15 the 0 all it 11.00 it. j 1.01 .0 131.1 !O 1 17 0 9.11 .0 all ;t. 100 JOINT-STOI I Anstralasi a Bank of Egypt Bank of Lon-don ißri. Col Bk.& Ln. Co. Britisb N. American 8 ,C.Rk.of Ind. Au.&Ch 50 City 25 \Caolonial 20 C om mercial of Lond all lEng. Scot. &Ans. Cht all i Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust all Ditto New 20 London and County 50 I Lnd.&E.Bnkng.C or p 10 \ London ~ mitt Stock. 20 iLond.andWestminat. 35 National Pro. of Eng. 10 Do. New.......... 22 i , Vationql Bank 111 ;New South Wales.... all 'Oriental Bank Corp. 15 Ottoman Bank ...... 15 (Provinc al of Ireland all I Do. New 1 \ R .Aus. B. &Gr. Im.Co all south Australia . all I Union of Australia 2i Do. Sow 10 Union of London 50 Unity 'Mutual 50 Westrak °Mond, E SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EV FNING, AZJGUST 28, 1857 Shr 1 Paidi RAILWAYS. Buckghamsh Clydee.ale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. g. 6 E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. New IGlstr.&Dn.Fr, j Hull & Selby. Do. Shares. 'Do. Shares. Lono&Greenw iDo.Preference Lon. Til., &S. ,Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. all N. &Est.s p.c.' all Do. 6 per et all Do. Fixed 5p c 15 all Prest. & Wyre 21 all Do. Shrs. A St. 101 Roystn.& Hit. 10 all Shrews.& Her 12 all I , S. Staffordsh 50 all WearVaLg6pc 25 , all iDo . St.loo Wilts&Somrst 3. 1.00 3. 100 5 all ;t. 100 5 all it. 100 Leasing -;ompanies Ln . kx . w . ralodon ... E.U.&E.O Gt.Nortnn E. Count. Caldonian. it. 'lOO 5 all '6 all 1 5 all 21 all all !O all 'it. 100 LO 7i 5 911 Do. ......... lt. Westn. Y. & N.M. >t. 100 64 54 Do Do S. Eastern• Do Peto & Co Do La. &N. W & Midld Midland E. Count. Do ......... Do ..... Do. L. &IN. W. 'Do . Gt.No;thn T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.&Dar. Do ......... :5 I all Olosins Prices this day. 94 - 93 94 - 96 n - 13 "ii = ii 105 - 107 12 12 —23 i 98 100 - id 89 91 par - 51 56 , 129 -- 131 7i - 8 i 9 - 91 t. 100 t 100 it. 100 Cs 60 .0 it. 100 9 15 ;i. Iwo ;t. 100 8 all 0 all 0 all it. 100 6i 611 .3i all :0 all ;t. 100 ;t. 100 t. 100 t. 100 ,t.llOO all .26 all ;t. 100 6 46 it. 100 .26 all .26 all .26 14 it. IGO it. 100 lt. , 100 .0 all .0 8 0 all ft. 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 ft. 100 M. 100 7 83, 0 13 .24 9 !O all it. ,100 it. 1,100 BA' all it. ;100 ;t. 100 5 all .0 ! all .0.61 all St. 1100 St. 100 St. 'OO St.: 100 20 all 25 311 25 15 12,4, all I all ii - 32 85 - 87 at. West'. SHARES. Business this day 99i 8i LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.) IN RE H. OSBORNE. This bankrupt was described as of the Catherine Wheel, Tchborne-street, wine and spirit merchant, and licenced victualler, and to-day came up to pass his last examination. Mr. Bigley appeared for the bankrupt and said that the matter came before the court on an order made by the L Justices, on an appeal against a decision of Mr. C nornisc.ioner Evans, adjourning the examination sine die. The learned counsel said that it was "mown to the L'irds Justices that the unsatisfactory state of the accounts chiefly arose through a blunder ; but fuller accounts had been made, and consequently their lord ships referred the case back to this court. After some discussion, his Honour said the Lords Justices had the power to pass the txamination, but they had not thought fit to do so and he (his Honour) did not see why he should be placed in the position to interfere with the judgment of another commissioner. He would, however, grant protection until the case could be discussed before Mr. Commissioner Evans, i pm DISPUTED AD,TUDIOSTION. Mr. Chidley said he appeared in a case of disputed adjudication, and Mr. Bagley to support. His Honour said he would take the case then. Mr. Chidley objPcted to the case being heard in public court, as the name of his client might transpire and prove injurious to him, and would only gratify the curiosity of bystanders who had no interest in this affair. He (Mr. Chidley) had no doubt that he should easily convince bis Honour that there was no ground for the proceeding, which ought not to have been taken. The case stood over. li 7 - 17 k THZ OLD HASTINGS 3ANIC-IN BS SMITH, MIDI; ♦ND &i - gi COMPANY. To-day was appointed for the last examination of Messrs. Smith, Scrivens and Smith, but no accounts having been filed an adjournment became necessary. The debts are stated at about 150,0001., and the as sets are estimated to pay 104. in the pound. Proofs were taken in a Second Court by Mr. White head, the registrar. Nothing of interest occurred up to one o'clock, some disputed proofs standing over for a short time to be discussed before his Honoar, who was engaged at a private meeting. 51 = 11.11 - 115 118 - 122 12i - 13 1131 i 1141 POLICE INTELLIGENCE. (This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CHARGE or ASSAULT AND RESCUING A PRISONER. — Caroline Brewer, one of the class of unfortunates, with Edward Kebble, a respectably-connected classical lec turer, were charged, the former with creating a distur bance, and the latter with attempting to rescue her from the custody of the police. Police-c +Eatable Tyler said that about 3 o'clock that morning he was on duty in CJventry street when he heard a disturbance in Pant,on•street. He went up to the opt and found Brewer fighting with another female. He told her to cease, when she observed, "I am d if I do." He then took her into custody. While he and another constable were conveying her along the street the male prisoner interfered, and tried to rescue her from his custody. Witness was then compelled to convey him to the station-house. The female had been drinking. The male prisoner said that be bad no intention to rescue the prisoner. He saw two policemen dragging the female along the street, and he thought they were using her too roughly, so he spoke to them. The police.constable stated that he had a witness to support his case. Mr. Beadon remarked that in no part of the metro polis bad the police a more difficult task to perform than in the neighbourhood of Coventry-street. He ought not to have interfered ; and if he had any complaint to make he should have gone to the station. The prisoners were fined severally 10.., or in default sent to the House of C rrection for ten days. A NOTHEr. SIMILAR CHARGE.—Th no. Duffy, a mechanic, was also charged with interfering with a police-constable In the trs.cuti 42 of his duty. E 101 said that between 12 and 1 o'clock that morn ing b e was in Regent-street, when the prisoner came up to him having a female in his company, and asked him to mind her. Witness wished to know for what purpose, but be made no reply, and went away. Witness watched him, and saw him go up to another female. She was immediately struck by him, upon which witness kntbr fered. He laid bold of the prisoner, as he was given into his charge by the female. While in witness's cus tody he made a most violent resistance, and witness was ouliged to lave assistance to take him to the station house. The female has not attended to prosecute. The prisoner was fined 203 , or, in default, 14 days. THE LATE SEWER ACCIDENT. Yesterday afternoon, Mr. Wm. Baker, the coroner for the eastern division of Middlesex, resumed the ad journed inquest, at the London Hospital, respecting the deaths of John Fitzpatrick, aged 22, William Bingham, aged 26, and George Franks, aged 32, who lost their lives in a sewer on Tuesday morning last. Edward Alfred Stacey, of No. 4, East Mount-terrace, Whitechapel, assistant-surveyor to the Board of Works for the Whitechapel district, deposed that the three de ceased persons were excavators. They were in the em ploy of Mr. Thomas Ennor, the build r and contract , r of Hardinge-street, Stepney. They were engaged in ex cavating and destroying an old sewer for the purpose of connecting the public and private drains and gullies with the deep sewer in the middle of the Whitechapel-road. The men had been employed about five weeks on the same work. The old sewer was on the north side of the main road, and the deposit had been removed from a portion of the old sewer, which had been filled. At the point where the men were at work it was found neces sary to remove more deposit and bring up a 12. inch atone ware pipe to connect the drains with the main sewer in lieu of the old one. A tunnel bad beon formed by the side of the gully on Monday afternoon, and four feet of piping bad been laid down when the men left their work on Monday evening. At six o'clock on Tues. day morning Fitzpatrick entered the tunnel to proceed with the work. At eight o'clock he had completed 10 feet more, when he placed a piece of board in front of the pipe to prevent anything from passing down the mouth of the sewer. He went back at half-past eight, and Franke and Blnsham were standing on the top of the hole and saw Fitzpatrick fall from the effects of the rush of foul air. Ftzpatrick and Bingham died imme diately on the spot, and Franks expired shortly after wards. The man Goodyear went to assist the others, but became affected, and fell across a raft of timber. Another man, named Hives, also de s cended, and was rendered insensible, although he had been cautioned. The latter two were still alive in the hospital, although they were insensible when taken out of the excavation. Joseph Wm. Ilizalgette, engineer to the Metropolitan Board of Works, said that the present sewers were being carried out by the Local Dis . rict Board under the new Act of Parliament which referred particularly to main sewers. Witness had received notice that work■ were to be constructed in the district main sewer. On Tuesday last witness visited the scene of the accident four hours after its occurrence. There is a plan of detecting the five noxious gases, and Dr. Letheby has the subject at pre sent under his consideration. The men, no doubt, bad taken common precaution and had been used to the work for years. There could be ao doubt as to the cause of the accident. Mr. Samuel Jessop Burch, the resident medical offi cer of the London Hospital, said the deceased were brought to the institution about 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning. They must have quickly been deprived of life, owing to the poisonous effluvia arising from the mixed gases which were disturbed at the opening of the sewer, more especially from the sulpburetted hydrogen, Vk hich was quite sufficient to cause death immediately. The foul gas had given forth a mephitic vapour to the in mates of the various parts of the hospital. There were no marks of violence, but every appearance of persons dying from poisonous gas. The question was one of a sanitary character, and no old sewer should be opened during this hot weather. Measures might have been adopted to prevent the deaths of the three persons by better ventilation of the old sewer. They had a small machine in use in the hospital for disinfectiog rooms and other places, which, no doubt, would have been made useful in the present case. Mr. H. R. Fricker, 9, Hampton-s'reet, Gray's-inn road, surveyor to the Whiteohapel District Board of Works, stated that he had superinteuded the works in consequence of complaints from the inhabitants of the roadside in the Wilitechapel district. Witness had found the basements of many buildings decayed, and the de struction of the old sewer was decided upon. The work proceeded satisfactorily until the accident occurred on Tuesday morning last. Atter some further evidence the jury returned the following verdict:—Toat the deceased persons died from the noxious and mephitic vapours emitted from a sewer in the Whitechapel-road, while excavating for an im proved drainage. MA BRET NZW S.— (This Dv.) CORN EXCFIA.NGE. The arrivals of English 'Wheat fresh up, to-day, wero very moderate, but the show of samples left over from Monday and Wednesday was rather extensive. For all kinds we had a heavy inquiry, at barely the late decline in value. To have forced sales, further depressed sales must have been submitted to by the factors. Very little foreign wheat has come to band this week ; but the show of samples, ex-granary, was large. The trade was in a depressed state, and prices were almost nominal. The supply of barley was limited, and most kinds sold at full prices. Fine malt was firm, at late rates; but inferior samples met a dull inquiry. Oats, beaus, and peas moved off steadily, at prices fully equal to Monday. We had a dull inquiry for flour, at previous rates. ARRIVALS TEM WERE. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. 2,930 140 1,210 I 700 50 English Irish Foreign 3,320 Flour. 1,160 2,210 11,650br1s sks METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was but moderately supp!ied with beasts, tha quality of which was inferiors Most breeds sold steadily, at fully Monday's currency. The show of sheep was tolerably good, and the mutton trade was also firm, at very full prices. We had a fair inquiry for lambs. In the quotations, however, no change took plate. The veal trade was far from active, and inferior calves were rather lower to purchase. Pigs and milch cows were dull. Per 81bs to sus tittf una,s a. d. a. d.I s. 4. a. d. Interior Beasts.... 3 6to 3 8 PrimeSouthdowt 5 0 5 4 Second quality.... 3 10 4 4 Largoerse.calvef 3 6 4 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, dm. 410 5 0 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 egmallpoikers 4 2 4 8 Second quality ...3 8 4 0 Suckling calve 9. .5: 0 0 frg 0 Prime erse.-wiled.4 2 410 Quarter old pigs.2o 0 k. 7 0 96 I Si st 51 is 3 i Si lull 5 Si 1001# 1 ii 94 2t I I ssi i 39i I SI 82k11 xd I k si Si 48 7i I Si 21 Jla 3a ISt si 49 8i 8 7U 84# in i PREFERENC: Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd. at 501.) Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. SI. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 4i p. C Ches. & Ho. 5i P.C Do. do. 5 per cent Cork kßandonsip.c Dun.Perth.&Aber.J 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 .......... IDo. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Laneash .6 p.cts E.&W. York. J. stlr Edin. & GI. 5 p. c. Sh. Ecl.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & p.c 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. prem. G t.N . of Scot. Ist Pro Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 pert. Pref. Rt. Gt.W.(B.SII - I.Ex.spe Do. con. red. 4. P.C. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per lent. Do 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Sp. c.P. S Do. do. 5 p c. do no. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Chevh. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St ' on. &B. G. 5 pc. No. 1 5 p. e. St. N 0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c Do. do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 Lon. dz N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et Lon, & S. W. 7 per ct late 3.1 Shares Lowly. & Color. iSh Londy.&Ennis. Sh I\l., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 34 per cent. Alarypt. Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4. per cent Do. do. did.Consol.6p.c. St Do. Con. Br. B ir. 6 p.c Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St Do. L. &H. Pref. St New. ,Aber., &c., pr 5 p. c. red. 5 p.c. pm Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct , lorf k .Deb. 4 p.c. Sit Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do. Wv. V. sp. . , 1847 • North British D. 71. Preference V.E.Berw. 4 p.c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6pc No. 1 Do. do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York ti. &S. Pur 'North Staffordshire 10x., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. Do. 6 p. c. 2d guar Scot. Cent. New Pref. Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d0.3,i p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 44 pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4. per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 42 p. c S.Yorksh.4 p • c. Guar. Stock. &Dar., sp. c. Do, do. do. Stock. & Hartl. g. 5. p.c. till July 1, '56 IWAterfd&Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 21 ;2 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 14 I British Iron 20 Condurow (Camhrn. 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay. 14s I Great South Tolgus. 1113)Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk. Grt.W. Vor (Heist° 13s Lady Bertha 74 N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1i Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy; 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.; Gs. Sort. Cons. Mut. Co 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleer' 2 S. Cam Broa (Illogn.' 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn. 44 Tam. &L. Min. Cc, 9 Tin Croft 40 ilin.ldines (Gwennap)l 1.2561 V. of Towcy (Camar.) I W. Basset (Illogan).. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 58 Wit Basset (Hogan). i Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 5; Wh. Edward(Calstek.)l 117s;Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 WII.Ma. Ann (Menht.) 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) 0 7 5 27 10 all 0 15 1 4 A) 1 all 2 all M all 3 all 5 1i 1 all 1 all 1 all 5 1 ;0 16, 1 all 1 all 1 all Z,31 all ;5 \ 19 10 all LO all It, 'loo' lOU it. 100 it. all 15 all 5 all 5 all 4 all zo 18 A. LOO 1 all 5 all 10 LW.' 25 411 15 L 4 "i i all LO all LO all 5 5 5 5 10 5 LO all 5 all 5 _2 1.00 1 all LO all 1 all a 10a. 35 all 50 all all .5 all 0 6 0 1 all all .00 all ;5 all 1 al l 1 all FOREIGN Australian Brazilian I mp. (i *sue ti at £5 pm) Do. Comes & Cuiada Do. St. Jo►in Del Rey (ilaremlon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica.-- Cobra Copper Copiapo Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Novean Monde Pont.Sil.LclM.& Smit Port Philip Santiago de Cuba 4outh Australian Do. Scrip Do. 10 p c. Pref United Mexican SOUTHWARK. - _ ASSAULTING A FIREMAN OF THE LONDON BRIGADE. — Michael Smith, who resides at Rotherbithe, WWI charged by an active fireman of the London Brigade with com mitting a violent assault upon him whilst in the exe cution of his duty. The complainant stated that the previous evening be was called to a fire at a timber yard near his station, which he found, upon proceeding to the spot, to have commenced in a chimney of a house in the middle of the yard. He there saw the defendant with a ling stick poking a wet mat up the chimney. Complainant aQked for the stick, but in-toad of his glving it to him, he struck him several times, and when he attempted to look no the chimney to see whether toe fire was properly ex tinguished, another man laid hold of his collar, and the defendant again struck him, lie called the police and the defendant was given into custody. The defendant said that the fireman struck him first. After witnesses on both sides being called, Mr. Seeker sentenced the defendaut to pay a fine of 205., or 21 days imprisonment. THAMES. THROWING RIIIIBISII INTO Tat THAHRS.—Thomas R ley, Wm. Wood ward, and James Casey were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with throwing rubbish into the Thames. Inspector Everest, of the Thames Police, stated that at half-past 12 o'clock this morning he was on duty in a police galley off Stone-stairs, Rateliff, when he heard a noise of sotnethir.g going overboard into the water. The splashing continued, and he ordered his men to row round a tier of shipping, and get between two vessels. Directly afterwards the prisoners advanced towards him in a tug boat, and were throwing overboard a quantity of West India.pine apple rubbish, coo , isti ng of stalks, leaves, and rotten pine apples. He put his galley alongside the lug boat, and the prisoners then eedeavoured t conceal thernelvee. He went into the lug boat and took the prisoners into custody, There was a small quantity of pine apple rubbish on board the lug boat. The inspector then produced some of it. Mr. Yardley—That would float away.nk it—at least a Everest—No, sir. One tide would ei great part of it. The prisoners paid they were not aware they were doing wrong. There was not more than a cartload of rubbish in the lug boat, Mr. Yardley —But vou must be aware it is unlawful. Nothing impure must go into the Thatnee. (A. laugh.) The prisoners--There is nothing impure in the pine apple rubbish. We have been in the practice of throw ing the stuff into the river. Mr. Yardley.—You must not do it again. There are hundreds of tons of impure matter flowing intq th e Thames every day from the sewed, but you must not throW anything impure into the river. hat is the law. For what reason there is such a law, is T not for me to dicruee. I must administer the law as I find it, and you must pay respect to it. Who's the captain I I fine you 5-. for throwing R Air le : Y Y : Tr l dl a. e ' y ri . , — mi V r. ery well; rubbish into the Thames. The others way go. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) ..--.0.- LONDON, Aug. 28.—Wind this day at noon, E. to E.N.E.; moderate breeze, and fine clear weather. PORTSMOUTH, Aug. 27.—Wind S.S.W.—Sailed—Marl borough, for Calcutta ; Hersea, 3fadra.. PLYMOUTH, Aug. 27.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ama. zonal (s.), from Calcutta; H.M.S. Dart, Cape of Good Hope ; her Majesty's steamer Orion, West Indies. COWES, Aug. 27.—Wind variable. —Arrived—American, from New York. 26. —Arrived—Royal Stan- SWANSEA, Aug. 27.--Wind N.E.—Arrived--Nina, from Co c g o ni: K ,b , o A ; u B g a . lg 2 o 6 wLie w , ia'y's N.S.Aug. 26.—Wind W.—Arrived—Startled QURENSTOWN,dar(i,Sr. Fawn, from Akyab ; F. E. Schrutt, Mazatlan ; Leffery, Barbadoes ; Effort, Wallace, N.S. Sailed—Southampton, for Calcutta. Off port—Mary Oxley, from Pugwash, and prooeeded for Liverpool. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PH.) LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning. Wind E. Arrived —Merlin, from Calcutta ; Benom Cronstadt ; Jehu, Que bec Eleanor Chapman, Valparaiso ; Coronilla, Glocester, Lenc ; la. Paraiba ; Switzerlan St. Stephen's ; N.B. QUEENSTOWN, August 26. S. W. Ar i r n iv l el B - . M W• oclienP, from Ibrail ; Penguin, Taganrog ; Armenia, Galati; Effort, Wallace. WATRRFORD, August, 25. Wind W.S W. Arrivod—Coquette, from Galata. Put in—Hope, from Cork, with loss of anchor and chain. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.30 a.m. Wind N.E. ; tide two hours' ebb ' • weather fire.. Arrived, August 28.—B eta, from Caen ; John and Ann, Caen ; Harbinger, Cronstadt ; Atalluta, Rig s . &Mel, August 27.—Courier, for Rio Janeiro. Sailed, Aug. 28.—Helen, for Trieste ; Surat, for Singa pore. DEAL, Friday, 9 a.m. Wind N.B. by N., moderate ; wrat,her very fine. Passed, August .7. —Her Majesty's ship Curacoa, from Sheerness, for westward ; Conflict, from London, for Mauritius; 'tuckers, from DM , Irm, for Barbados. e A n w s ! O . d S ° m m a e k e oni t a h s e k e G d o m v eyrnlionre,s bapeople demanded hi s arms. "I wou ld p ro p ose a nem promise measure, h , e , Raid ; " keep the rifles, and give them the contents.—Kansas. By Sara T. L. Ro- B w A h N a S t A S an C svr oat er ra h o e mt d binson. T HE N E W LANDING-STAGE AT LIVERPOOL—At the meeting of the Liverpool Dock Committee yesterday it was stated that Oe new floating landing-stage for ocean notl,, when they embark from it on their ocean going steamers will be formally opened by the commit on to inspecting the floating lights, &C. opened to the public, tfientenwouitilTtuebxeesenduabrybei Lamb, 4a to 03 01. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep and lambs Calves 412 Pigs 3su Beasts . 400 Sheep ani lambs .. 1,600 Calves 212 Pigs LEADENIIALL. moderate., and the trads gene .otatione. the carcase. a. 4.e. d Mutton, Inferior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 4 0 Do., prime 4 2 4 10 Vea1...., ~ 3 4 4 2 Pork. small ..4 2 4 8 d to 5s 61. NEWGATE AND The supplies of meat were r rally ruled steady, at our qni Per Sibs by N. d. e. d . Beef, interior 3 2 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 310 Do. prime large 4 0 4 2 Do., do. small 4 4 4 6 Pork, large 3 6 4 0 Lamb, 4e BOROUGH HOP Parcels of new hops continue to arrive from Sussex and Kent, but the inquiry for them is very inutive. The prices asked are 8/. to 81. 8s per cwt. The plantation ac counts are favourable, and the duty is called 160,00 1. Yearlings and old hops are very dull, and prices are almost nominal. COLONIAL, TEA.— The advices by the Overland Mail from China notice a considerable decrease in the shipments of new teas, which has strengthened the tone of the market. Common Congous is 'ecl per lb. There is a good demand for all the better qualities of congou's and green's, and full rates are current. s Sere:ex.—The demand has not been quite so active, and but little business has been done, in the superior qualities previous rates however are current. In the refined mar kets prices are steady, but there is very little business going ou either for home consumption or for exportation. COFFEE.—There has been increased inquiry for planta tion Ceylon, and prices are firm. At public sale a large quantity was disposed of, and brought full values. Ja maica and other qualities are at firm quotations. Rica.—The market is very quiet, but there is no change to report in prices. SALTPETRE —The market has an active appearance, and prices have advanced about ls. to 2s. per cwt. TALLOW.—A rather large amount of business has been done P.Y.C. on the spot realises 62e. 60., and last three months 595. 9d. to 603. per cwt. Home welted is rather cheaper. GREEN FRUIT.—The schooner Frolic has arrived with a cargo of West India pine apples, 10,000 of which, sold by ' Keeling and Bunt at public sale, brought higher prices. There is no improvement in lernens. Foreign nuts are dull, those of home growth being prefurre I, and the crop is abundant. MR, JAMES PLATT, M.P., ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.- -Yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, abut a quarter past one, James Platt, Esq , one ot the members of Parliament for Oidhaeo, was accidentally shot on the moors at his estate near Greenfield, Saddle worth, and the wounds proved fatal in little mote than an hour afterwards. The circumstances at tending the fatal occurrence are of a very distressing character. It appears that the honourable gentleman, who recently returns d to Weinoth Park from the discharge of his Parliamentary duties, went out ye , - terday forenoon, about eleven o'clock, to have a day's shooting. He was accompanied by his intimate friend Josiah Radcliffe, Eq.. the Mayor of Oldham Joshua Radcliffe, a.q. ; John R E-q., and other gentlemen. After they had been shooting about two hours the party came, in the pursuit of sport, to a gully in the moors, which the deceased gentleman was tt • first to crew , . Mr. J( si ,his lcliffe, the mayor, was follow ing about six yards distant,oarrying his gun in a her:zontal position. In taking the leap over the gully he stumbled a little, and the trigger caught his leg, causing the gun to go off, and the contents to lodge in the calf of Mr. Platt's right leg. The wound was immediately bandaged by one ot the party, and the unfortunate deceased gentle man was carried into the garaekeeper's house, which was not a very great distance, at Aehway G sp. But he never rallied ; the shock was too great for his weakly constitution ; and although there was little loss of blood from the wound, andthebandage was as efficient as could have been put on by the most skilful of the pro fession, Mr. Platt died at about hall-past two o'clock. Immediately on the accident taking place, an express was sent to Oldham for Mr. Thomson, the family sur genn, but he was not at band, and Die Murray and were Halkyard at once proceeded t o the spot, but they too late to render aoy assist ance. The lamentable fatality has thrown a gloom over Oldham, and . plunged many of the leading families of that district in the deepest distress. The worth of the deceased is best known where it has been most displayed ; and the friends of all th a t concerns the prosperity of the to vn and people of Oldham will regret, with the friends ot progress gene rally, the cutting down, at the early age of 34, of a • gentleman whose an disposition, energy of chars , ter, and public ueefulness, had gained ter him the high position which he held, 7 ManchGtev Lwxtrtitter. 80 i 35 5 2A i 1 0 11 i i 70 i 841 3?, 41 x d 21 z d I 215 ' S 88}7s • 61 50 # i 70 - 72 - 114 1107 - 109 1101 - 103 60 -- 62 10k -- 89 - 82 - 83 - 97 - 9i - ei ii ... --- es. 135 - 139 112 - 114 .53 - 155 - 64 - 66 ••• '-' 30 - 132 95 - 97 85 - 87 - ilk 11493 ----- iiii 93 - 95 1 - - _ d 22 i — 23 113 - 115 103 - 101 ••• '''' • RI = ion 221 - 23 98 - 100 95 - 100 26 - 27 li - 2ip 21 - 2i NINES. 14 - 154 - 7 tl5 -125 ;450 - 4t.0 H 6 - 17. 61 - 7i 3 -- 4_ - 9 __ 10 15i -- 1C 3 4 20 - 21 4i - 11 ,330 - 350 5 - 6 265 -- 275 11 - 4 - 4i 140 - 16( - 1 26i -27 i 115 - 125 215 - 225 IVO - 300 6 - 6i 22 -- 24 45 - 47 22 - 24 MINES• t - i lA - 2 11 - - 13 46 48 10 12 id. ii 7i ld p - - ? 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Ans. Gov. 6 p.c.bds ! S ,ul.ll Austral. Land \ S Coln :t rine Tel. Scrip BeLristered Tru,s.Ln. Co. Up. C to. Van Diemen's Land ~ 1311 133 1114 I 253 lf i I n 11 ••• 1 - 10, - I 3 11 16 id 97 - 1 i - ip - 2 68 - 70 4 - 5 p 21 23 6 - g - 60 - 11 ... - 1 . 6 \ -34 - 1 - 1 084 10 -- 12 21 3 2i 98} 71 A YANKEE "DODGE." A writer in a contemporary says :—This morning I had the enclosed note forwarded to me from some swindling scoundrel in the United States, who has evidently availed himself of the notice of a recent bereavement in your columns, and by addressing his letter to the deceased has hoped to induce his relatives to carry out what they might consider some secret benefaction of the departed. Its publi cation in your columns might save others from having their grief insult and imposed upon by the philanthropic Dr. Jacob Holme " Prison Hospital, Aug. 5. " Kind and Honoured Benefactor, --It is a long time since I last wrote to you, but I am compelled to write now, for I am very iil, and much fear will die in this wretched place, away from home and my dearest beloved parents. Thank God, they think me dead. Their noble hearts would break did they know the misery and disgrace of my wretched situation. You, dear ho noured Mr. -, are the only one acquainted with my shameful situation. Bless you, dear, honoured benefactor for your great kindness to me. In your last you inei,ted I should write to you a7ain the very moment I had further need of your assistance. Pray do, therefore, send me A small sum, 51. or 101. will do. God bless you, dear, honoured Sir. Send by return, and oh I pray you, give me all the news of home, for I am dying to hear how my dear, dear parents and all are, Little do they imagine the wretohednese of their unhappy boy. Do say when you last heard from them. Oh ! how glad should I be now to be even as one of their servant. Pray God I may live to be once more clasped to their fond hearts, but rather would I die as I am than that the blush of shame should mantle on their cheeks. God, in His infinite mercy, bless them and you, my kind, noble benefactor, is the fervent prayer of vol. E. " From sickness I am in want of absolute necessaries, so do send soon, and direct, post-paid, as below Dr. Jacob Holmes, Wilmington, Delaware, United States,' and it will be sure to reach me safely. The Doctor is the physic . an of the institution, and has been very good to me indeed, kindly consenting that your answer to me may be addressed to him. Please send a Bank of Eng land note, and not a draught, as before, for, situated as I am, I had much trouble to get it cashed. English notes pass as current here. Farewell, my kind, honoured benefactor. Write soon." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HEREFORD RACES-THURSDAY. The Railway Plate (free handicap) of 50 move for two-yr olds and upwards. The winner to be sold. Once round. Mr. Stevens's Questionable, 5 yrs, B,t 31b (D. HugheP) 1 Mr. Flintoff's Blivht, 6 yrs, 7st 121 b (Fordham) 2 Lord Clifden's Nathan, agel, 8-4 121 b ...(Sly) 3 C.spt. B )ynton's St. Patrick, 3 yre, 74 21b ...(Bray) 4 Betting—Even on Qiestionable, 2 to 1 asst Won ea•ily by half a 1-ngth, two lengths between the sec ind and third, bad fourth. The winner was bought in fur 51 guineas. The City Members' Plate of 10 soya each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Sit 91b ; fillies, 83t 61b. T.Y.C. 7 subs, Lord Clifden's Sister to Bishop of Oanaburg, Bat 101 b (Bray) 1 Mr. T. Parr's threge, 83t 61b No betting. Won by twenty lengths. The Herefordshire Stakes of 100 sovs, added to a handi- cap sweepstakes of 10 cove each, 5 ft, and 3 only if declared. Winnera extra ; the second to save hie stake. About two miles and a quarter. 30 subs, 14 of whom declared. Mr. WOking's Oakball, 3 yrs, 6st 10113 ...(D. Hughes) 1 Mr. T. Parr's o,ld Trick, 3 yrs, Est 7ib...(Fordham) 2 Mr. Drinkald'e Grey Pyrrhus, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (Bray) 3 Desdemona and Practice also ran. Betting -Even on Oakball, 3 to 1 aget Desdemona, 4 to 1 agst Grey Pyrrhus, 7 to 1 art Odd Trick, 12 to 1 aget Practice. Won ♦ery cleverly by half a length, a neck between the second and third, a head only between the third and fourth. Practice shied across the course at the last turn, and his jockey slippvd off, fell on his head, and was carried into the Stand stunned. He, however, escaped with only a severe shaking. The Selling Stakes of 3 save each, with 23 added, for two-yr- , lds and upwards, Qptional selling weights, &c. Three-quarters of a mile. 3 subs. Mr. Tranter's S xec.briar, 3 yrs (401.), 64 91b (Bray) 1 Mr. Fliiit_iff's Oyster Girl, 4 yrs (401.), 761, 131 b (Fordhato) 2 Mr. Drinkald's b c by Fernbill—Galloper's dam, 2 yrs, 54 61b (Pritchard) 0 Betting—Even on Sweetbriar, 6 to 5 avit Galloper's dam c, It. Won by eight lengths ; Galloper's darn colt bolted. The winner was bought in for 50 guineas. The Licersed Victuallers' Pate. F. by Cutherstone—Daaine 1 General Thsquet 2 Alembic - Five ran. RADCLIFFE RACES -WEDICESDAY. The Bury Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. About halr-l-Mile. Mr. Eastwood's Ileverithusa, 2 yrs, Gat 121 b (Ward) 1 Herdman'a Jack Spring, 3 yrs, 'lst 41b (StnethurAt) 2 Mr. OThornt's Game Pullet, 3 yrs, 7st (Caalloner) 3 Betting-3 to lon ll,sperithusa. Won in a canter by a length ; two lengths between the second and third. The Two-year-Ads Handicap of 5 sovs each, 3 ft, with 30 added. Three quarters of a mile. Mr. Osborne's Maritornes, 7at 31b (Chlloner) 1 Lord Wilton's Mufti, 7st 31b (Cresswell) 2 Mr. Wright's Miss Hilton, 7st (Willie) 3 Mr. Tittensor's English Rose, 7st 31h (Stnethurst) 4 Bettin.4-7 to 4 on Maritornes, 3 to 1 apt Mufti. Won easily by a neck ; the others beaten off. The Manchester Cup of 50 sovi in specie, alded to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 5 soy's each, 3 ft. One mile and a quarter. Mr. liandlry's Lnrd Jersey, 3 yr 3, 7st (Snowden) 1 14 , )rd Wilton's Bracken, 6 yrs, 83t (Cressweli) 2 Mr. 0-boene's De Ginkel, 4 yrs, 78t 51b (Cnalioner) 3 Betting—Even on Lord Jersey, 5 to 2 agst each of the others. Won by a head ; bad third. IPSWICH RACES.—THIIRSDAT. Handicap of 3 sous each. Half-a-mile. Delusion Barbarity Vebtige 3 Three ran. Sweepstakes of 5 sows each, for two-yr-olds. Half-a mile. C by Harkaway Glimpse Silversail The Suffolk Handicap. Two miles. Verona.... ..... . Tyre Malakoff ... 1 Six ran. Nera threw Deer, her rider, who is much hurt. Borough Members' Handicap Plate. One mile. Amelia Anemone 2 FUENTES D'ONORO. TO THE EDITOR OP THE TIMES. Sir,—l offer my thanks for the publicity given by you to the testimony of so many officers in support of my statement touching the battle of Fuentes &Omar°. Capt. Brialmont will now, I trust, remove the imputation of mar he affixed to my version in his " Life of Welling ton." The conditions he laid down in his letter h.ve been fulfilled. But, in addition, I have received from Major-General Davis and Col. M`Pherson assurances, in writing of the correctness of my statement ; and I think I may, without personal communication, add the names of Lieut.-General Sir Harry Smith and Lieut.-General G. Ferguson, the present Governor of Gibraltar. Lastly, I enclose a letter from the Duke of Richmond, and request the favour of its insertion. Tae Duke was on Wellington's personal staff at the battle. Aug. 27. W. NAPIER, Lent.-General. "To LIEUT.-GENERAL NAPIER, AUG. 24. "I can confirm your s tatement respecting Fuentes d'Onoro. The outposts of the Guards, under the coin mend of Lieut.-Colonel H►ll, were in the act of getting together when they were ordered to extend ; at that moment the enemy's cavalry charged, and of course took some prisoners, and sabred a few ; the Lieut.-Colonel was taken. " I wish the cavalry had ever attempted one of our squares, as it would have put a stop to the which has since been expressed, that Dragoons have the slightest chance against an infantry square. I believe that only two battalions of the Guards were with the Duke's army at that period. " RICHMOND. GENERAL SIR TV. COD.RINGTOI7, E.C.B. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sin,—Your leading article of this fair mo as r nithe i ng w mpree• ith re fere,,ce to Sir W. Codrington is as un sion sought to be conveyed is unjust. The Times ought to have better information. You ought to have had means of knowing that Sir William Codrington, anxious only for any tlare in actt vt. operations in the field, and waiving all considerations of his military ran k and former pos i ti o n , has already ear nestly tmdered his services for empl ' qyment in I n di a' Sir illiam is within a few hours call, should h e W ll* wanted ; and meanwhile his present charge is a mark of confidence from his Sovereign of which he may justly feel proud. In the General's absence, and as his late military secretary in the Crimea, I venture to set you right in thi, ma tter, and to request your insertion of this letter. Your obedi e nt er va t ROBERT BLANE, _ _ Lieutenant-Colonel. The o,iks, Chertsey, ling. 26. --- - *.* We do not pretend to any knowledge of General Codrington's confidential communications with the Wa, Department, of which Colonel Blane thinks we ou, , ,ht t( be informed. We had no curiosity BR to the Generar movement , t, and were content to remain in entire irnoT ante of them ; but when we are told by semi-official authority that the late Commander-in• Chief in th, Crimea has been appointed to accompany the Prince Wales in a tour up the Rhine, we do but express th common sense of the country when we suggest the either he is too good for a walking gentleman, or wab faot good enough for a great oommal4d. TBE TELEGRAPH TO INDIA BY TELB RED ,SEA ROUTE. Several letters containing matter of much inte rest on this important subject have recently been addressed to the Chairman of the East India Com pany by Mr. Marshman, the chairman of the asso ciation formed for the construction of a telegraphic line by way of the Red Sea to India. These letters state the views of the association in connection with their great undertaking, and the advantages and difficulties of the Red Sea line of route with much clearness and impartiality. Reference is made to some previous communication to the Court of Directors about two years ago from an association formed to construct a telegraph from the Darda nelles to Alexandria, with a view to its extension to India, and the proposal was then favourably re ceive Iby the India House. Circumstances at that period induced the parties to leave their project in abeyance pending the negotiations with the Egyp tian and Turkish Governments for firmans to lay the cable down in the Red Sea. These firmans having recently been obtained, the promoters of the undertaking consider th emse l ves in a position to reume it with all necessary powers. Referring to a proposed line of telegraphic communication to India through Mesopotamia and down the Persian Gulf, the promoters of the Red Sea line repudiate any wish to interfere with any arrangements that have been made, though they express a strong opinion that any proposal which should s ecure to India telegraphic communication within a certain period ought not to be delayed without the gravest reason, even though the result should eventually be a double line. Having exclusive possession of a firman from the Pasha of Egypt and the Sublime Porte for the Red Sea route, no necessity exists for the exertion of any political influence in nego tiations, nor for any further delay. The associa tion therefore proposes to establish telegraphic communication from Alexandria to Suez by land, and from Suez to Aden, and thence to Kurra chee by a submarine cable. The distance from Alexandria to Suez is 240 miles ; from Suez to Aden and from Men to Kurracbee the length of the cable required will be no less than 4,163 miles, ;divided !into sections, none of which are to exceed 500 miles in length. The expenses of the whole undertaking from Alexandria to Kur racbee, with a liberal allowance for contingencies, is estimated as being at the most 700,0001. The association also calculates that the time for con structing and laying down the cable, dating from the period the manufacture commences to the actual opening of the communication, will not ex ceed eight months to Aden, and four additional months to Kurrachee. It has been assumed that the extensive coral reefs in the Red Sea present insuperable obstacles to a submarine telegraph, but from a most careful survey of the coast on either shore it has been ascertained that the cable can be laid beyond the line of coral, except where it is necessary to approach one or two stations, and even at those places the reefs, it is believed, can always be avoided by careful soundings. The assistance which the association consider in dispensable to the organisation of the undertaking is a guarautee of 6 per cent. on the capital required, to commence from the delivery of the first message. In return for this concession the association would give all Government despatches priority as to time of sending. The rate of subsidy accorded to the Atlantic Telegraph is 4 per cent. by the Govern ment of the United States, and 4 per cent. by the Government of Great Britain--8 per cent. in all. It is further offered by the association that Govern ment messages from or to India by the Red Sea should be conveyed at the same rate as private ones, and the association agree that all receipts, from whatever source, shall be appropriated to satisfy the guarantee, which is to cease and deter mine as soon as the amount has been entirely ligni dated. With regard to the communication between Alexandria and the continent of Europe, as there are several agencies in the Mediterr i anean now em ployed in plans for completing t,. the company think there is little doubt thatit will be perfected by the time the line from Alexandria to Kurracheo is in readiness ; but if these expectations should not be realised they express their willingness to lay down a cable between Alexandria and the Darda nellee a distance of 800 milk s. Accompanying this statement to the chairman of the East India Com pany is a letter from Mr. Bright, the engineer of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, in which, after giving a decided preference to the Red Sea line of telegraph with India, he goes on to say that the coral is by no means an insurmountable ob staci.e, as can be seen by the working of the first Mediterranean submarine line, which crosses coral sever al times. On the other hand, Mr. Bright ex presses his belief that the prop set - 1 lino through Mesopotamia will be most difficult, if not impossi ble, to maintain, as he has found that " even in the ruder parts of Ireland it requires the most con tinual watchfu'ne is to keep the wires from injury." Mr. Ti. Giborne also gives his testimony as to the facility with which the coral reefs in the Red Sea may be avoided, or that even where it is necessary or expedient to cress them in approaching the shore stations it may be done without injury or extra expense in the construction of the line. The cor respondence concludes with a letter from the de puty-chairman of the company, in which the writer calls the attention of the East India Company to the abrupt failure of the Atlantic Telegraph, and suggests that the 2,000 miles of cable still unused on board the Agamemnon and Niagara can be im mediately applied in forming the submarine line from Alexandria to Aden, without further lc es of time than that necessary for the vessels to accom plish their voyage. It adds that at this period of the year and in the present state of the money-mar ket it would be impcseible to raise the capital neces sary for the purpose of establishing the undertaking at once, unless the East India Company would en gage to contribute from the date of receiving the first message between Aden and Alexandria, and in consideration for messages conveyed and priority of transmission, the annual sum of 20,0001., to cea-e and determine when the company obtained a prefie, from its general receip , s of 6 per cent. With this letter the correspondence closes, and the mat ter is sdll under the consi&ration of the Court of Directors, though it is general)) believed that an answer favourable to the immediate adoption of the latter proposition will be returned. A TIME BALL AT GLASGOW. The North British Daily Mail gives the follow ing description of the time ball which has been eat up on the tower of the -aito. s' Home at Glasgow : "Passing to the roof we observe the ball itself, resting on a turned moulding de a s n ig d n se o eming f t the e t tourer. This been a part of the original This ball is made of the finest mahogany, and built of a series of circles crossing tach other at right angles and so arranged as to foam a sphere, which is covered with zinc to pro , act it from the weather. A great amount of care and labour has been be stowed on this part, which is the workmanship of Mr. Thomas Colquhoun, St. Vincent-street, asalso :he base on which it rests. We will now describe its operation. On the ground floor of the shipping office, farthest removed from the street, a very fine astrouomieal clock is securely bolted to the wall, fitted with a series of wheel-work which r evolve res p e ctively in 24 hours, 1 hour , and 1 minute. When the 24hour wheel makes one turn, a weighted lever falls into a notch on itsedge, falling at the same th time on the 1 hour wheel , which has also a notch on its edge. If the two notches are . opposite,r u th the e lever es e he s 6 i o t, a s fa e l c l o s n s d o , smallfaanrdthwatbeanthe on g s o ec lds d pri h n a g n c d ov; o current of electricity passes from the clock to the upper storey of the tower.. When the ball is wound to the top of the pillar two levers by ho th ok e k th ee e p m er up selves into notches in the rod, and sustain the ball ' x Pi e n d g on the square and appendages. A heavy weight hangs over these pillarolefvaenr;lbeaucnitdri°s, magnet,wprevented e NNI. e l l oi e era c h t ci r r i ise° fixed current passes from the clock, it circulates round rouialdllotwhiins e magnet, and at tracts the keeper, drop unhooks the levers and the ballg t f lower end of the rod by which the ballalliss. ele weight vated Toth© is attached a piston, working air : tight in a cylinder. When the ball drops, the airbeing compressed !a sista the falling of the piston, and by its elasticity prevents the shock which would otherwise result from the velocity and weight of the ball. ` It has been arranged that the ball is to be hoisted half-mast high at five minutes beforo one p.m. ; at two minutes before one it is to be raised o the top of the rod ; an d at one precisely it is to drop—showing the Greenwich mean time to within the tenth part of a second. .As the ball can be seen distinctly for some miles' distance, it will _,rove of great adva nta g e to captains of vessels, as they will thus be enabled to check any error or variation in the ir chronometers, without removing them." SNOCKING CIECUMSTANCE.—Yesterday the family of 'l r . William Lever, an artist, residing at No. 82, Lower itane isgh-street, Pimlico, were thrown into a state of .zrea t affliction, in consequence of Edward Lever, the llest son, a youth of 19, taking poison. The mother ,vas the first to ascertain the fact, when Mr. Pitman, a ,urgeon, was sent for, who, on arri,ing, found the lad an apparently dying state. He aewinietered anti !otes, and applied the stomach pump, after which the unhappy youth was conveyed to St. George's Hospital, Hyde Park-corner, and attended by Mr. Hooper, the ,ullBB surgeon, but not the slightest hope is entertained .1 his recovery. The cause is attributed to disuppoieted afrotions.