The Sun. — London, England, 1857-10-15 00:00:00

.31STROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. MAIN DRAINAGE OF THE METROPOLIS. A meeting of the Board was held yesterday in he Council chamber, Guildhall, to further consider he communication received from the First Corn eissioner of her Majesty's Works, &c., in relation o the main drainage of the metropolis ; Mr. Chwaites in the chair. After some explanations on certain engineering points had 'been given by Mr. Bazalgette, the en gineer of the Board, — Mr. CARPMAEL rose to move that the reports of he board submitted to the Commissioner of her Majesty's works and public buildings, also the re )ort of Messrs. Galton, Simpson, and Blackwell, us referred to two eminent engineers, and the en gineer of the board to report thereon at their ear liest convenience. The chief commissioner had re amed the plan B* submitted to him by the board tcoompanied with a report which. had been pre pared under his direction by three eminent engi leers, and he had invited the board to well con sider that report. It would appear from that re port that those eminent gentl?raen by whom it was prepared were of opinion that the board had not arrived at a wise and proper conclusion on the sub ;ed. But in order to ascertain the value of the propositions of those civil engineers it was desirable see first wherein those gentlemen differed from the board. They started with stating that they themselves had based their plans upon the same principle as that adopted by the engineer of the • board ; and theyfurther stated that no other prin ciple could with propriety be used in carrying out this great work. The board therefore was justified so far as the principle of their plan was con cerned. Subject to certain suggestions and modi fications, they likewi-e approved other portions of the plan propounded by the board ; especially that of having a high-1e vel sewer on the north and south sides of the Thairnes. They agree as to the expediency of a low'-level sewer on the southern, but they differ as to the propriety of having a low-level sewer on the north side of the Thames. They also agree to the want of two middle ievel sewers, but they propose to have these con structed so as to get the benefit of a larger area, end to carry the sewage into tht) Thames by the simple act of gravitation. They propose to carry the sewage across the Thames at Battersea, there to be raised by artificial means into a southern high level sewer, so as to arrive at the Thames by gravi tation. In these several respects the Board and the referees were largely agreed. It must not there fore be supposed that because Sir B. Hall had sent back the plan B* he disagreed with it in toto, be cause his own engineers did not do that. He believed that the plan of the Board had come back from the First Oommissioner stamped with a deg-ee of credit that no engineering plan of like dimen sions had ever before received. It had not only met with the approval to a great extent of those three eminent referees themselves, but it had also the support of Mr. Foster, Sir W. Cubitt, and Mr. Stephenson, who were formerly Commissioners of Sewers, as far as regarded the principle upon which that plan was based. Was the board then prepared at once to accept the engineering propositions of Messrs. Galion, Simpson, and Blackwell ? He did not believe that any man would do so. But, if not, was the Beard prepared, on the other hand, to take the responsibility upon them of rejecting those pro pmitions without making any engineering inquiry ? He thought not. The First Commissioner had re quested the Board to take the report of the Go vernment referees into consideration, not because he himself approved their suggestions—for in regard to them he had expressed no opinion—but because it was, as he believed, the wish of that right hon. gentleman to have se great a national work exe cuted in the best possible manner. All the proposi tions of the referees depended upon the possibility of their having one outfall sewer, 18 miles long, with a fall of six inches a mile. If they could not carry out that portion of their plan, then all those parts of it which had reference to a larger area, for the purpose of conveying the sewage by gravita tion and to a larger rainfall, must fall to the ground. It was, therefore, to that point— namely, the practicability of such an outfall sewer —that he invited the attention of the Board. Tho proposition was this the formation on either side of the Thames of an open cutting which they called the main outfall channels. Etch of Vies° channels was to be 16 feet deep and 38 feet wide, with a general fall of 6 inches in a mile. This would be able to carry away an enormous amount of sew age and rainfall. The report of the referee., though exceedingly voluminous on matters of information which anybody might have collected, was very mea gre when it came to practical facts. It was not known whether those three eminent engineers pro-. posed to have gates at the end of their outfall chan nels or not. They stated that the cuttings would commence near Barking on the north side, and near Woolwich on the south side. The top of the chan nel on the Woolwich side would be level with Trinity high-water mark, and the top of the north side cutting would be 6 inches above Trinity high water mark. It was said that these cuttings would extend to Sea Reach with a fall of 6 inches a mile ; but, strange to say, when they came within four miles of Sea Reach, the fall was at the rate only of 1 foot 6 inches per mile. The consequence of this would be that from 10 to 13 feet of water would be col s tan tly lying at the bottom of the sewer, and be washed up and down with the tide for a distance of 12 miles. These channels would, moreover, be tide-locked, for there were inverts 284 feet on one side of the river and 29i on the other side below Trinity high-water. As shown by their own diagrams and sections, the low-water mark was from 10 to 13 feet above the inverts. The consequence would be that the sewers would never empty themselves. But then these gentlemen proposed, in order to in crease the current, to take water in from the river at high water and from the reservoirs to be constructed at the upper end into their outfall channels. First, then, it was proposed by them to take water into the reservoirs and then to let the water in the reservoirs run intothe channels. But the report was silent altogether as to the depth of these reservoirs. The engineer of the Board had here detected a great fallacy on which these gentle men had founded their scheme. The whole ques tion rested upon this,—what were to be the size and depth of the reservoirs 2 At present the top of the outfall channel on one side was on a level with Trinity highwater mark, and on the other side six inches above that mark. Now, the spring tides at Woolwich were coincident with Trinity high-water mark. It was quite clear, therefore, that they could not take in any water at high-water mark —that was to say, at spring tides. The neap tides were sometimes lower than Trinity high water mark, and sometimes as much as five feet higher. When lower than high water mark the depth of the outfall sewer must be considerably reduced. But the whole fallacy of the plan was fancying that it was possible for them to get an al titude at Woolwich with a constant higher head of water than they had in the river here, from which they had to derive it. It was quite clear, in an engineering point of view, that if they had an al titude affording a high head of water they would always drive out every particle of sewage from the open channels. But, as they were dependent upon the Thames for obtaining that altitude, they could only only get it as the Thames could bring it to thorn and the Thames could not bting them a constant head of high water under any circum stances whatever. Supposing the reservoirs were deep enough! to keep up an altitude of heed water at spring tidee, and supposing that they had no gates at the outfalls, the tide would rise to the sam e h e i g ht in the ontfall sewers as it did in the Thames ; and the sewage would flow just as freely in the Thames as in the outfall channels ; there would be no head water in favour of those cuttings. But, although he was himself convinced by these reasonings, yet he did not expect the board to adopt his conclu sions without inquiry. Ho could not ask them to come to a resolution that the scheme propounded by the Government referees was based on a fallacy. He could only ask them to call in furthe: profes sional aid, who would investigate the scheme and • repo r t whether the engineers who hid propounded it were right or whether what he had been stet ng wee correct. The plans of the board had been re ccmamended to them by their own engineer, for whose skill and 1 judgment he eute r ta:ned the highest respect, and h e (51. • C arpmael) having himself in vestigated those plans, he hid arrive d at the con viction that Mr. Ba zalget a te n AicKse a svd more practi cal knowledge in details, to tter acquaint- d with principles having„ ref eren w c as this particular qr. estion, than any other man 11:w o r (Cheers.) He was delighted to hear that a co p y pl an h of the engineer of this board had been - se cli n t t i h t b e r y e t t eenr:l - of the Government to all the Deers for their opinion as to its eilleacy in rt,f,renlcie to their particular districts, and that out of the 40 gentlemen, all men of talent, who constituted that body, not one had objected to the broad principle of the plan. (Hear.) Seven of the number hi 1 of gi /ell any answer to the circular ; six had suggested certain alterations in details for the convenience of their particular districts ; and 26 of those gentle m to had entirely accepted the plan, saying that, in their opinion, it was amply sufficient to carry out the great work of the board. He would ask them whether it was not the fact that their plan had come back to them with a degree of credit and of stability with which no plan of any former engi neer had ever bees honoured. Under these circum stances he submitted that the only proper course for the board to take was, since their plan had been re turned, together with s. report,from the 3 engineers to whom its consideration had been referred by Sira THE. StN I LONDCW TITURDAY• Hall, to call in further professional skill ; and should the persons so called in concur with what he had now stated it would then be the duty of the Board to wait upon Sir B. Hall. and state to him ttha t they adhered to their own plan, and would leave it for him to decide whether he would support the recommendations of his own referees or the plan which the Board then submitted to him. The hon. gentleman concluded by moving the following re solution : " That the reports of this Board submitted to the Com missioners of her Majesty's Works and Publics Build ings, also the:report of Messrs. Galton, Simpson, and Blackwell be referred to two eminent engiaeers and the engineer of this Board, to report thereon at their early convenience." Major LYONS seconded the motion. He could scarcely do less, seeing that it was precisely to the same effect as the motion he himself proposed as long ago as February, 1856. The loss of all the time that had since elapsed was much to be re gretted ; but it was now inevitable, and the only course the Board had to pursue was that now pro posed by his hon. friend. It was impossible for the First Commissioner to accept a plan which three professional gentlemen to whom it had been re ferred found wanting. Neither Parliament nor the country would have been satisfied had the i Frst Commissioner given his sanction to the pla n ofa single engineer. Having a very import ant work in hand which, when completed, would last for hund reds of years, he hoped the Board would, even at the expense of a little of their official dignity, ac cede to the motion, in order that no more valuable time might be lost. Mr. WRIGHT rose to lay a counter proposition before the Board. Agreeing as he did with many of the observations made by his friend Mr. Carp mael, still he thought the course he had pro posed was not the best that could be adopted. He apprehended that the first duty of the Board was to ascertain how far the two schemes differed. He believed that on examination it would be found that they differed in few particulars in which an engineer could help them. The most important dif ference arose as to the point to which the sewage should be carried down the river. The Government engineers required the Board to take it down to a point which the Board had all along admitted was advisable, and to which point, if they had had money, they would have carried it. This was not a question to be referred to two eminent engineers. The next point of difference was the extension of area. The Government engineers recommended a l larger area, but the Board had no pourer limier the act to adopt the recommendation. It was true they might go to Parliament for an enlargement of their powers; but the public would look with great jea lousy if any such step were taken by the Board. Having disposed of these two points, there were only three other points of difference to be consi dered. One of these was the carrying the drainage across from the Middlesex to the Surrey side of the Thames. His own private opinion had always been favourable to such a scheme, although he had not before declared it. But it might be a fairly con tested point with engineers whether it was wise and advisable to make a drainage large enough to carry the sewage through the hear of the city of London. Another point was the proposed increased dimen sions of the sewers. Hitherto the sewers had been considered by many engineers too large; by others they were thought to be the right size ; but now, for the first time, theywereheld by the Government engineers to be too smell. The object of enlarging the sewers was to provide for an increase of rainfall; but that was not an engineering question. The only advantage to be gained by the enlargement of the sewers to include more storm waters was that it would prevent the overflow of theo atorm waters into the river on from 10 to 12 rainy days in the year more than by the plan of the Board. But this he repeated was entirely a business matter, and not one to be referred to an engineer. There was one other point of difference. The Government engi neers intercepted the metropolitan sewage by gra vitation fromia larger area, and at a eensiderably lower level. That was certainly an engineering question, but fortunately the plan by which this was proposed to be done was so impracticable that no question would be raised upon it ; for no man would tell him that it required an engineer to decide whether there should be open or covered sewers. Ho had thus noticed all the points of difference tetween the Beard and the Government engineers, and he believed that if they went about the matter like men of business they would have no occasion to refer anything to professional engineers. He thought it would he much better to have an inter view with Sir B. Hall to ascertain whether the few points of difference might net be arranged and ad justed in an amicable spirit. The Board owed a duty to the public. Every district board was at the present moment actively at work putting fresh soil into the river Thames. The tidal power of the river was not larger, though the quantity of sewage was becoming larger every day. No doubt certsin classes of dismal were increasing. The cholera was travelling through Sweden, Denmark, and Hamburg, and nothing was so likely to engender diseases of that character as the particular miasma arising from sewage-water surging up the Thames, especially at this season of the year when the air was so moist. Every hour was of importance, and he therefore begged to move the following resolu tion, which, if carried, would require the appoint ment of a committee to carry the object of it into effect : "That this Board regrets that the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works has rejected the Plan B* with out commuoic.ating to the Board the reason for its rejection. "That this Board, with the assistance of its engineer, considered the scheme proposed by the referees ap pointed by the First Commissioner so far as the materials furnished have enabled them, and that, while entertain ing great respect for the eminent enginee,s consulted by the First Commissioner, it has arrived at the concusion that the scheme proposed by tuem cannot be adopted by the Board. "That this board while it regrets the further delay in carrying oat the great sanitary work of the main drain age, is gratified to find by the report of the referees that they have adopted the principles of the plan of this Board ai a basis for their scheme, notwithstanding the latitude of investigation given to them in their instructions by the First Commissioner, and that the differences upon this important crestion are now reduced to a few ta.ngibla points, viz. : " Recommendations which this Board hits no power to carry into effect. " Recommendations of works the expense of which it has been admitted by the First Commissioner that the B )ard cannot wit justice be called upon to defray out of the metropolitan rates. " Differences of on engineering and sanitary character upon the following points : " Open sewers, with diminished falls. "The western sewage carried on the Surrey side. " A large increase in the dimensions of sewers to pro vide mainly for an increased area and rainfall." Mr. TURNER seconded the amendment and thought it possessed a great advantage over the course proposed by Mr. Carpraael. The objections that existed against open sewers he deemed to be condemnatory of the whole plan of the Govern ment referees. The points of difference between the two plans were not very serious, but still they were such as he thought might be made the web• ject of conference with Sir B. Hall. The original 'resolution and the amendment having been read by the secretary. Mr. Deputy HARRISON pointed out the passage in the amendment in which it was stated that the Board, with the assistance of its engineer, had carefully considered the scheme proposed by the referees, and had come to the conclusion that it could be adopted. What sort of examination had the Board had with the assistance of the engineer ? To a question put to Mr. Bazalgette the other day as to whether he had examined the plan or not, his answer was that he was not able to do so be cause he had not any information upon the subject. It was from a full conviction that it was the duty of the Board to examine the plan of the Govern ment engineers with the greatest possible care that he most readily supported the original resolution. The Act of Parliament distinctly said that the Board must initiate a plan. At present the Board had no plan to submit to the First Commissioner, and he very much feared, unless they immediately set about preparing one, the conclusion of the public would be, that they hat not the capacity to proper. I a plan at all. Mr. Rows had no apprehension that Sir B. Hall would think the Board had not the capacity of dealing with t . lis great question ; he was of opinion that the Board had already shown its capacity for t' e task. Had Sir B. Hall possessed the advantage evii:ch that Board enjoyed of having a legally ap pointed engineer, he did not think there would h eve been any reference to three eminent engineers Mr. CRELLIY was opposed both to the resolution and the amendment, and cont=ended th .t it was the duty of the board to in=titute an inquiry as to the prActicablity of converting the sewage into a marke'abl e manure . Mr. DENNIS supported the original motion. As to open sewers, they would never be tolerated. He believe 1 that before the main drainage of the me t not o t t w l o e less o , me tropolis was f u ll y carr i ed out i t wou ld cos t i n round Inumbers h p t e b n an d l it , h o c o e oo 4 w ,OOOl. of money. Sup posing at sours future period have to be c ) vered over, and that would m a k e up the 10,000,0001. m Mr. H. L. TAYLOR thought were et waodlded theyb be hade the viunohu coming the dignity o f th e b oard to adop tT g h eenytleman at the h ea d o f enough pro position by of M the r. n humiliated the Board of Works. Sir B. Hall wasat present on the horns of a dilemma, and he wished tokeephim there, because he had been the grand instrument in deferring the main drainage of London to an indefi nite period. There could be no doubt that although the ). ioard had been constituted through the instru raim bait)* of that gentleman fqr the purpose of car ryii4 ; out the main drainage scheme, yet the course he w,s.s pursuing had virtually for its object the taking' it out of the hands of the board. it was a conr se not authorised by Parliament, not justified by a .fight and just discrimination, but was one dic tated ,V an overbearing will, and carried out by overbearing conduct, such as every right-minded man mu. st condemn. He was a second Nana Sahib. (Laughter.) The question before the board was somewhat difficult to deal with. The best course they could pursue was to retrace their steps, and endeavour to do their duty in that way which Par liament had enjoined upon them, and which no o ther body had the privilege to do—namely, by plan, for at pi esent th e y h a d no p l an Upon the whole, thi n ki ng it prefer itneiftoiaretiuthgeara. able to have the opinion of three eminent engineers upon all the plans, he should vote;in favour of the original motion. Mr. WILKINSON supported the amendment. He did not approve the strong language which had been used in reference to the conduct of the First Commissioner who, as it appear e d t o hi m , h a d s imply done his duty. Mr: DOULTON had failed to discover anything induce him to assent to the course which Mr. Carpmael had suggested. If the reports were re ferred to three engineers, it was reasonable to expect that they would not make their report be fore eight or nine months had expired. The labours of Parliament would be then just about drawing to a close ; and if they found this great question ne glected the probability was that Parliament would not separate without first separating that Board. This was a time when they had an opportunity of merging small matters of difference in of a great principle. He accepted the amendment of Mr. Wright because it was the first step for bringing about a decision which it was most desirab'o to ar rive at. He was opposed to uhe motion of Mr. Carp mel because it would occasion great delay. Col. KENNEDY was anxious to support the amend ment for one very distinct reason—viz., that he be lieved they had received from their own engineer all the advise that could be obtained upon the sub ject. Professional opinion was essentially critical ; if, therefore, they were to consult three other pro fessional gentlemen, it would only be adding to their present difficulties. From much experience on boards he was of opinion that if any number of per sons' ware made referees, the instruction to them should be to examine the subject matter together, but Paoli to make a separate report. He never knew a collective report which contained the entire opi nions of any one of the parties making it. There were givings and takings by which the whole effi cacy of every individual opinion was destroyed. The Board had the ablest men to assist them, and they did not require any other assistance. He gave Sir B. Hall great credit for the course he had taken. If he had intended absolutely to reject your plan, what was his object in referring it to three engineers? It was a project of enormous magnitude, and it re quired to be scrutinised. Every engineer ought to work in conformity with the laws of•nature as far as it was posale to go ; and he traced in Mr. Bazal gotta's plan those principles, but he traced in the suggestions sent back by the referees the greatest hostility to the laws of nature. Mr. Wa nEsupported the amendment, and thought ii would be perfectly competent for the Board to come to an arrangement with the First Commissioner without any previous reference of the plans to other engineers. He denied that in so great a work as that with which the Board had to deal no unnecessary or undue delay had taken place in their proceedinge. Mr. D'IMLNGER rose to correct what he consi dered an error. It had been said by one or two gentlemen that the Board had no scheme before them. How could that with any accuracy be said when the plan which had been sent by Sir B. Hall to the Board was the very plan, with certain modi fications, which was prepared by Mr. Bazilgette, their own engineer ? He thought it was the duty of the Board to have an interview with Sir B. Hall, to ascertain what modifications he would be willing to agree to in the plan prepared by the Govern ment engineers, and to consult with him generally as to the best means of carrying out this great work. Tnat would not in any degree compromise the dignity of the Board, the primary duty of which it was to consult the best interests of the public. After a few observations by Mr. CARPMIEL in reply, the motion was put, when there were on a division 8 for, and 20 against it. The amendment was then put as an original motion, when there were on a division 18 for, and 9 against it. Mr. Alderman CuBITT said the idea of open sewers was one that never could be tolerated, pub lic feeling would revolt against it, and public opinion would emphatically pronounce against it, and he was satisfied that Parliament would never 1 permit it to be done. He therefore begged to move,— " That this Board considers that the open sewers pro posed by the plau of the refereed of the First Commis sioner are altogether inadmissible, and is of opinion that it would not be justified in carrying out any scheme of which such open sewers formed a parr, but that the other points of diffdre❑ce appear to be fair subjects for discussion and arrangement." Mr. BRIST•W seconded the motion, which was agreed to unanimously. Mr. BRISTOW then moved " The appointment of a committee for the purpose of drawing up a written communication to be made to the First Commissioner, based upon the preceding resolu dims, preparatory to a conference with him on th• subject." The motion having been seconded, was strongly opposed by Mr. HAWSES, Mr. LESLIE, and Mr. H. L. TAYLOR ; but on the question being put the motion was carried without a division. The following gentlemen were named as the com mittee :—Mr. Bristow, Mr. Wright, Mr. Alderman Cubitt, Mr. Doulton, Mr. Turner, Mr. Offor, Mr. Dennis, Colonel Kennedy, and Mr. D'lffanger. The Board, after sitting 5 hours, adjourned. REFUSAL OF SIIELTER TO THE HOME LESS POOR-DISTRES3ING CASE. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley, coroner for West Middlesex, held at the Elephant and Castle, King's-road, Camden-town, an inquiry touching the death of Elizabeth Hughes, aged 47, who it was alleged had died from cholera, it was further stated that the poor creature, after "tramping" all the way from Birmingham, had been refused ad m i ss i on a f ew hours before her death for a night's shelter at Is lington Workhouse, notwithstanding the weather was exceedingly tempestuous at the time. The evidence of the deceased's husband, a miser able-looking being, went to prove that he and the deceased, after walking all the way from Birming ham, on the night before her death, as it was rain ing very fast at the time, applied for a night' s lodg ing at the Islington orkhouse. They were re fused admission, and sent on to St. Pancras Work house, the Islington officials telling them that the latter place was only 10 minutes' walk, whereas it was more than an hour's walk. After walkiug through the drenching rain they arrived at Sc. Pan cras Workhouse at 8 o'clock p.m., and were admitted at 9 o'clock. They were then separated, and he heard nothing more of his wife until 'lie was informed of her death the next morning, she having di e d a b out 2 o'olock a.m. After his admission he had nothing given him to eat until breakfast time the next morn ing, when ho was supplied with some " ski!ly," which was a kind of gruel given them for breaktas'. Mr. Coster, the workhouse surgeon, said that supper was invariably supplied to all tramps on ad mission. The witness reiterated his statement that he had nothing until breakfast time the next morning. Mr. Coster, upon this, observed 'that he must have been admitted after supper hour. . The witness further said that it was put to him whether he would remain in the workhouse a month breaking stones and picking oakum, or be discharged. He of course adopted the offer of remaining in the house, for he belonged to that parish. The corner considered, from the wretched man's debilitated and worn appearance, that he was flat fitted for such work as stone breaking. The workhouse task master replied that the wit ness had not been put to stone bre eking. It was not likely they would send such a man to the stone yard. The witness, in answer to the coroner, said it was true lie was not put to stone breaking, but he had been picking oakum. Mr. W. T. Costar, on being sworn, deposed that shortly after the deceased's adinisdon on the night preceding her death, she was seiz:d vomiting, cramps, and all the appearance of cho lera. -She was removed to the Infirmary, where everything was immedi itely resell tea to save life, but she died shortly after 2 o'clock the next mo: it lug. Upon making a post mortem examination, he found extensive disease of the heart, liver, lungs, and other organs, which, with a severe attack of diarrhoea, had proved fatal, and the deceased hid not died from cholera, as was at first suspected. The Coroner said it was satisfactory that they had arrived at the "precise cause of death, but he took occasion to comment upon the treatment of the vagrant poor, who it seemed were bandied ahout from one workhouse to another without their ob taining proper relief. Mr:Coster explained that in St. Pancras there were reception wards fur such case, and the conse quence was that the adjoining parishes got rid of this particular class by lending them there, as they had no such accommodation for the poor creatures themselves. The Coroner considered the system should be al tered, and it was then further stated that the co operation of other parishes were being sought by the St. Pancras parochial authorities for that pur po9e. The jury then returned a verdict in accordance with the medical testimony, and the inquiry ter minated. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—Oct. 14, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before the Senior Commissioner.) IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF WILLIAM TYLER.--.-THE SURREY °ARLEN& The bankrupt was described as a dealer in foreign animals and birds, Penton-place, Walwortb, Surrey, known as the Royal Surrey Gardens, and of Cringleford, Norfolk. This was the last exami nation meeting. The balance-sheet, commencing Dec. 1, 1855, and ending at the date of the peti tion, August, 1857, bas the following items : Surplus, Dec. 1855, 8191. ; 3 reditors, unsecured, 1,89U1. ; ditto, holding security, 2,3851. ; liability on unpaid eallspn 438 Royal Sur re y Garden shares, 3,5001. ; salary as manager of Royal Surrey Gar den', 9001. By good debts, 101/. ; doubtful, 3401. ; 463 Surrey Gardens shares, given up to official as signee (no value set down) ; property given up, 501. ; by Surrey Gardens shale s held by creditors, 1,5001. ; trade charges, 1,263/. ; losses, 2,305/. ; expenses, 3651. _ Mr. tams supported. Air. Reid (fro m th e office of Mr. 'Mike, Serjeant'3 Inn) appeared for the assignees, and cellulite.' to the bankrupt passing. - Mr. T. B. Fleming, representing shareholders in the- Surrey Gardens, wisEei to examine the bankrupt. _ _ The bankrupt stated that he had purchased the Zoological Gardens from Mr. Cross in 1844, for 11,5001. The original agreement was for 14,000/. No estimate or calculation was made, but he cou s'dered the gardens worth that amount. Knows the profit which Mr. Cross hal made. It was more than 1,0001. a year, perhaps 2,0001. The above amount included the stock and premises. He could give no idea of the value of the stock—it was so fluctuating ; for, instance, a giraffe, for which he paid 3001., and was afterwards offered 6001. for, was sold at last for 401. Mr. Coppock, solicitor, advanced him 10,2001. towardsthe purchase money, taking as s.Turity the lease of the premises and an afire ment for a montage. When he Fold the gar dens to the Surrey Gardens Company he:owe 1 Mr. Coppock 11.0001. for money advanced and interest. Mr. Coppook was paid in shares of the company. The agreement for the sale of the Gardens was made with the gentlemen who were afterwards directors of the company ; the com pany was not then formed. They agreed to give 14,0001. iu shares of the company, which were considered swarth 101. each. The live stock was ro ; pre mises and the building s . Aft er th e company was npany, merely the lease of the sold to t' e co formed he had executed what he believed to be an assignment to them. It was prepared by Mr. Chappell, then solicitor to the company, and exe cuted at Mr. Coppock's office. Mr. Coppock got 1,100 bhares in his own name, and 300 in his (bank rupt's) name; that mane 14,0001. He bad had nothing to do with the gardens since his bankruptcy. He was aware that the gardens were mortgaged. When he sold the gardens to the company he had no solicitor ; he thanked God he had never had oc casion for one in his life. (Laughter.) Mr. Lucas objected to this examination, as irre levant. Mr. Fleming said his object was to ascertain whether the estate was really Tyler's at the present moment. There was some doubt about it, as they had not been able to get at any assignment, or any information about any assignment. Was the bank rupt quite satisfied that lie had executed an as signment ? Bankrupt—l was told that it was one. A portion of it was read to me. The bankrupt then passed ; and the 17th Nov. was named for the irti "cate meeting. , W (B E e S f T or Me Francisl N ST Elt Bayley, C O NETs Esq., COURT. Judge,) dge.) FONBLANQUE V. D UCKSTONE.—IMPORTANT TO THE LITERARY AND THEATRICAL PROFESSION. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mr. Albany Fonblanque,-ju n ., barrister-at-law, resid ing in Manchester, against Mr. Buckstone, the comedian, and lessee of th e Th ea t re Royal Hay market, to recover the sum of 261. ss. for wrong fu' ly detaining a manuscript play entitled, " Hamp stead Heath." Mr. Buckstone was seated by the side of his solicitor (Mr. H. T. Roberts), whilst the plaintiff conducted his own case, He said—ln December last I sent Mr. Buckstone a written farce, entitled "Hampstead Heath,"with hints and cuts upon the times, for his approval and acceptation. It was at the recommendation of a mutual friend that I sent the piece, it being considered to be peculiarly adapted for Mr. Buckstone's theatre ; and receiv ing no answer in a fortnight, I wrote a letter, but got no reply. I wrote four or five letters upon the subject, requesting Mr. Buckstone to give bis de cision, that I might know whether the piece was accepted or not. In answer to a question from the Court, Mr. Buckstone here said he had not the letters in question. It was not his practice to keep such emu munications. He had destroyed them. Mr. Fonblanque—l wrote again, telling him I was much inconvenienced. that the thing was of an nophom co er i a n ln u a y t e u n r ie e lce that it was s poiling, and would be wi of h at t i o or coveretu value rn n to me afterw ar d s . I directedagain to my se lf w i t h s t amps an see after it, my o bj ec t being time d r bugging him farce if h e h a d no t h a d afterwards apprised hi m th a t I would not accept it, and submit it to some other manager. S u b sequent l y should lo t come read obtain tiot.townl it if he I came to London, and went to the Haymarket, but could not see Mr. Buckston e . Wyld, the trea surer,desired hi m to say t h at on the followi ng d a y a t the stage door. During th e it should saidbelYlr. left. B o l u ic t k f s o t r o n in e e time I was in town I called five or six times in the week ; then wrote, on the 25th of May, stating that I had been de tained unnece3sarily in Lond on that I was exceedingly disappointed in having called so many h ave recourse to the l as t m th e n t e h s o ' d an o d f o f lat s a h in o i l n li g d i nw t o , and that unless it were re turned by Monday I should issue a plaint. Last Saturday the "farce" was returned without a tingle wor Mr. Buckstone and stated th a t it was mislaid, I would have g i ven hi m a year or two, but from the cavalier man ner i n w hi ch I was dB in u ckasptoonloagyha for its len g th ened detention. Ifd written t o treated I thought proper to adopt the present pro ceedings, and, under the circumstances, I submit suffi c ient amo un t of forcom pleannisateniotnitl ad my to loss coveorfatisme. I have unsuccess fully tried to arrange the matt er w i t h M r. Buck stone- The—What expense do you claim ? re railway j ourney t o and. mr. le F a o rn n e b d ia. J u u q d u g e e —my expense in Loudon, be ofrio. tune was sstayed not yei put with t a o any expense but the farce is of no value to me now, because it s a ll us i ons were to the times. It would have been worth at least 25 gaineas. In defence, Mr. Roberts staked that Mr. Buck stone, its coming before the public in this case, did so upon principle. Metropolitan managers gener ally were inundated with the productions of authors, and the present was one of those fare s which, among many others, were left at Mr. Buckstone's door without solicitation ; whereas, if lie had asked for such a production, no doubt he would be liable for its return. If the court ruled that managers of theatres were bound to return manuscrip - s left voluntarily, then a new course must be adopted by those gentlemen. Mr. Roberts next submitted that there bad not been a sufficient legal demand by the plaintiff ; the precise contents of the plain tiff's letters had not been stated. Moreover, there had been no proof of damage sustained. At the conclusion of the arguments The lea , ned Judge inimated that there were difficulties in than case, and he would therefore take time to consider his judgrn.ont, which he would' give on Wednesday next. Judgment deferred accordingly. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Oct. 14. The Court sat to-day at Clerkenwell, to tike bail cases in a r rear . M r. BliQs, Q. C., the Attorney- General of the Du thy of Lancaster, presided, under tits sanction of ths Secretary of State for tne Home Dept tuamt,for the learned Assistant-Judg., though rec .vering from a severe and dangerous illness, is still in such a state of health as will preclude his resuming his du'ies for seine time. POLICE CASE. Died Rathgen, a carpet-bag manufacturer, was indicted fir havine, assaulted Hugh Brady and George Quin two'police-const-Ablos, in the exe cution of their duty. Mr. Langford appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh for the d e f endant. Brady, 185 11, stated that on the morning of the 9th July, he was on duty in George-street, Spital tieldst, when about 3 in the morning he beard a noise which proceeded from the defendant and others, who ware shouting and quarrelling. On his interfering, the defendant was most conspicuous in obstructing him in his effort to g e t th em awa y, and struck hull a blow on the head, which stunned him, and then ran into his house and procured a poker, the others beating him whil e h e fetched it. When he returned lie struck hi m with the poker, and sail —" You damn —, I shall d o f or you, " an d as l is continued to strike him w ith the poker, he at length drew his staff and used it about defendant's head. Ano then constable came to his assistance, and-the de fendant then ran into the house. They pursued him, and eventually lodged hits at the station. lie was then bleeding from the head. lie could not say how many times he struck him on the head with his truncheon. In cross-examination he said Le had only been on that beat a few days, and he had not, prior to the altercation, called any female a prostitute. Two females were with the defendant. He did not re collect the defendant saying that he would take his number, or that he (witne=s) raid, upon bearing anyth;ng to that effect, that he would be first with him if that was what he meant. The other constable, George Quinley, 125 H, said he went to the assistance of Brady on hearing the disturbance, when one of the women who were with the defendant said he (Brady) had thrown her cape over her head and insulted her. He saw the defendant hit the constable, who had, he said, called his wife a prostitute. In the scuffle he received a knock on the nose with the poker, and he saw Brady follow defendant into his house. Blows took place, and when he came out the defendant and another person were bleeding from the head. He heard the defendant say he would take the officer's num ber, but at what part of the affray he could not tell. Witness received a blow on the back of the band which gave him great pain. The witnesses were cross-examined byMr. Sleigh, but they did not deviate from their statements in any material particular. Mr. Sleigh, in his address to the jury, said he should prove that Brady Lai insulted defendant's wife, by pulling her cape over her head and calling her a prostitute in the public streets, as Mr. Itathgen and hie friends were re turning from a party, which was corroborated by the evidence of the second constable. It was a most infamous ewe. Mr. Adams, house surgeon at th 9 London Hos pital, said the &fondant had been under treatment at that institution for wounds on the head, such as would ba produced by blows. He was an in-patient twelve days, and. was not disci,argel, but left of his own accord to join his family. His life was in danger some time, and he was not cured when he lef . Emma Roberts—l live at 16, Little Sutton street, and am sister-in-law to the defendant. On the morning of she 9th of Ju!yr I was with him aid some friends, returning from a party, and I went home with them. There was a little girl 14 years of age with us. We saw Brady, the polic3inan, on duty. We said nothing to him. He laid hold of my sister's cape, and pulled it over her head, and she asked him what h. 3 did that for. He told her to go on, or he would lock her up, as she was only out for the purpose of prostitution. The defendant, attracted by this, came up, and my sister said to Brady, " You ate here to protect, and not to in sult respectable people." She told defendant that she had been insulted by Brady, and he told her to come home, and he would reporthinithe next morn ing. Rathgen had not stru-lk Brady when Q aiuley came up. My sister told him Brady had insulted her. We went indoor=, and shut the gite after us. A young man stood at the gate, and tried to pre vent the police entering, as they ware attempting so to do, and 185 hit him on the head. They said, "We will lock some of you up yet." They broke open the gate, and rushed in. The defendant had his pocket-book in his hand, and said ho would take their numbers. They struck him about the head as ho stood on the mat. -The defendant bad neither st ck nor poker in his hand ; nothing but his pocket book. He cried "Murder," and they went away, but came back again, and they and the defendant went to the station. My brother-in-law has lived in the same house in King Arms-court for four years. _ - The jury stopped the c ISO, and said that after such evidence for the defence it was useless to go on. Mr. Langford claimed and exercised his right of reply. The learned judge was about to sum up, when The jury said they were quite satisfied, and found the defendant " Not Guilty." Mr. Sleigh said a prosecution for perjury most certainly ought to follow this fligrant ease. PR IVES OF SHABI.. FMK the Opial List. i•U'RLIAITED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENINO LONDON, TUESDAY, Ocr. 13, 1857. CANALS. THE CHRISTIAN DUTY OF HELPING THE RECRUITING SERGEANT. The following passage is taken from the sermon preached by the key. Mr. Robertson, of New Ureyfriars, Edinburgh, on the day of humiliation I have no apprehension of gibe or sneer when I declare my belief that every man who, in his own person or by his influence with another, adds a single true-hearted recruit to the battalions of his couutry performs a good deed in the sight of God and man. On our army, humanly speaking, de pends the future of India, and every brave man who joins that army is a benefactor not only to Britain, but to India too. This is no, time f, - 1 cold calculation, as if it were about the value of a bale of merchandise, whether Britain has in time past shown as much gratitude as she ought to have done to her brave defenders, when the day of danger was past. This is no time for chaffering and bargaining for pay, pension, or bounty.' We are not speaking of mercenaries selling themselves for hire in a cause which is nothi ng to them, but of British men combating for Britain's honour, to maintain her high place among the nations, to se cure to her the van in the march of civilising and evangelising the world, and to protect her distant empire from the unspeakable evils which threaten her, from years of anarchy and massacre, from cen turies, it may be, of the vilest Paganism. Nor let it be forgotten that thousands of our countrymen, with their wives and daughters, are still exposed to the same terrible fate, and look to us for pro tection ; that our brave Highlanders, with their equally gallant companions in arras and noble leader, though they have already performed deeds of heroism of which Scotland shall be proud as long as she has a place among nations, notwith st riding theirmarvellous valour and unequalled vic tories, are still hemmed in by unnumbered hordes of savages thirsting for vengeance, and that the confi dence which nerves their hearts with such indomit• able daring, and cheers them in the battle-field, where each one encounters a hundred foes, is the confidence that they are not forgotten at home— that there are thousands of brave hearts here burn ing to rush to the rescue, thousands of souls stirred to the very depths with the longing desire to share in their dangers, their toils, their glories, and their triumphs. And let not the fond Christian mother tremble in sending forth the child of many prayers on such a mission, lest his soul should there be placed in circumstances of greater peril than at home, owing to the godless companions he -may there mingle with, and the godless examples V the influence of which he may be, subjected. The post of duty, be assured, is always the place of spi ritual safety. And there are dangers to the soul in our ball-rooms and theatres, in our haunts of dissipation and our temples of debauchery, in our streets and lanes and closes, as deadly, to say the least, as are to be found in the barracks and in the camp nay, the experience of late years has often proved the latter to be the safer of the two. Ay, we know that those godly instructions and holy lessons which the young heart little heeded in the peace and quietude of domestic life, have sometimes been brought home with marvellous power by the Spirit's grace in the turmoil of the march, the re pose .of the bivouac, or the roarof the battle. Many a light and thoughtless heart has there been 'ravingly impressed and solemnised, and many a one con strained to think who never thought before. I speak not to others of a duty with which I would not myself cheerfully comply. Had las many sons as Priam I should not shrink from seeing them. ,ill in arms for a cause which from my heart I be lieve to be the cause not of Britain and India alone but of the world, of civilisation of religion, and of God." , POLICE INTELLIOENCE.—Oct. 14. MANSION-HOUSE.-:FRAUD.—Chas. Fould, alias De Fleury, alias De Henry, who has been frequently remanded upon the charge of having oh t tined upwards of 1,0001. worth of goods from Mr. J. F. Syke4, blanket manufacturer, of Alderman bury, by false preteneeq, was brought before the Lord-Mayor for final examination. The prisoner was again remanded. CLERKENWELL.--ALLEGED FRAUDS AT THE ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE. —Chas. Henry French, late cook at the St. Pancras Workhouse, residing at 64, College-street, Camden Town, who stands charged with stealing 84113. A. of moist sugar, the property of the directors and vestry of the parish of St. Pancras, sutrendered to his bail before Mr. Tyrwhitt for further examination on the above charge. Mr. Humphreys attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Lewis for the defence. The evidence taken on the former occasion has already appeared in this journal, and having been real over, Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a case for the jury, and he should commit the prisoner to Newgate for trial. Two bail in the sum of 501. each, and the pri soner himself in 1001.. wero then accepted. A CONGREGATION CAUGHT.— A clergyman in this city, says the Bristol Times, noticing a few Sundays ago that the attendance was very thin when a collection was about to be made, intimated to his churchwardens just before theserinon that it was best to postpone it. It was accordingly deferred, but no day named. On the follow ing Sunday evening the church was very full of fair weather attendants, who concluded that the " shilling storm bad blown over ;" but in spite of their shrewd ness they were " caught in a shower." A brief notice informed them that the collection would then be made. It was mad. and proved a very good one. 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It enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at churchaud at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the-ears is entirely removed, and it affords all the assistance that possibly could be desired. -39, Alt o . marlo-street, Piccadilly.—Opposite the York Motel, W. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. ---- - - 4 a. d. X s. d. Bank of Scotland .... 71. per cent. 100 C 0 100 0 0 19310 e British Linen Company 81. per cent 100 0 0 100 0 0 218/ 1 s Caledonian Bank .. •.. 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 210 03/ 17s City of Glasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 13/17s Clydesdale Bank •• •• 5%1. p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13 , Or C •mmercial Bank •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 241/10 i Eastern Bank.. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 141 2. 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Southwark & Vauxhall Wet Middlesex • • • • .. Do. Do, .. •• • • Name of Company. Ilungerford....... Sout work Ditto New of 7% p.c. Waterloo ..... ....•••• Ditto Old Ann. of 8!. Ditto Nw ditto of 71. Vauxhall ............ Name of Company Commercial .......... Do. Preference East and West India.. Grand Surry D. & Canal Do. Loan Notes .... Do. 5 per cent. Pref. London • Kt. Katharine ........ Southampton ........ Victoria.• • • •• • • •• • • Ditto New •• •• • GAS-LIGH' Name of Company. British Provincial .... Brighton City of London ...... Equitabic............ European ....... Great Central ........ Imperial .. •......... Ditto New Ditto Debentures.. Do. Continental I st Cap. Do. Do. 2d Cap. Do. Do. 3d Cap. Do. Do. 4th Cap. Independent Londot , Parl. Preferen. Phosnix . •• •. •• •• •• •• Ratcliff surrey Consumers .... United General ...... Westminster Chartered Ditto, New .... •• •• Western A •• . . Ditto B . Name of Company. Albion .... • • •• • • •• • • Alliance Sri:. and For. Ditto Marino Athenaeum .......... Atlas .. Argus Life ......... • • British Commercial .. Church of England .. City of London .. • ClcricLitfed.& Gen. Life County Crown .............. Eagle Equity and Law...... European Life ... Family Endowment •• Genera 1.............. Globe • ••• Gresham Life . Do- Do.. *** Guardian Imperial Fire... Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... Law Fire Law Legal and General Life London London & Prov Law.. •• •• Gen. Life sfinerva •• .. •• Monarch New Equitable Pelican .• •• •• •• •• Phoenix Professional Life Provident Life .... Rock Life........ .... Royal Exchange ...... Sun Fire ........ ...... Ditto Life United Kingdom .... Universal Life Victoria Life Name of Company. Australasia Bank of Egypt ...• •• Bank of London British North American Ch. Bk. Ind. Aust & Ch. City • ..• • • ••• Colonial . • • • • • Commercial of London. Eng. Scot. & Aust. Ch. Lond. Char. Bk. of Aus. Do. Nov •••• • • • • London and County • • Lon & Eastn. Bnkg. C London Joint• Stock . • • Londn and Westminstr Nat. Provincial of Eng. Ditto. New ........ Ditto . ditto lcatiogr.l Bank ••• • • • New oath Wales ...• Oriental Bank Corpora. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Ditto, New.• • •• •• lonian. ..... south Australia • • • Union of Australia Union of Hamburg.... Union of L0nd0n...... y Mutual western Bank of Londn. 1201. per cent. si. per cent. 9 per cent. 41. per cent. 51. per cent. 71. p. c. & bs. 4/. per cent. 51. per cent. £ s. d. 40 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 100 • 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 10 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 25 0 0 It 101. per cent. V. per cent. 28 per cent. l IS . per cent. 16pc.&bs 51. per cent. 20'. per cent. 101. per cent. 41. p. ct.&bs. 81. per cent. 5!. per cent. 10/. per cent. 211. per cent.l [5l. per cent. 15 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 Names of Companies. Peak Forest. Regek is • • • • Rochdale .. • • Stftrd &Wory Stourbridge. Severn and Wye Rail. j Warwick &1 Birming. Warwick & Napton.. Worcstr & Birming.3 'Wilts & Brks Dividend per 1 Annum 5/. Os. lis. 281. 'l2/. 10s 1/. 16s. 10s. 7s. Od. Z s. d. 100 all X e. d. S s. d. Stock. iOO 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 60 - 0 0 20 0 0 14 0 0 8 . d 50 0 0 11 0 0 25 0 0 all 5 15 0 25 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 a ll 4 0 0 47 5 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 30 0 0 2 10 0 13 0 0 2 10 0 12 10 0 2 0 0 12 1) 0 2 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 o 10 0 10 0 0 o to 0 au 5 1 . 6 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 Z i. d. all 18 15 0 50 0 0 all 6 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 20 0 0 all 20 - 6 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 20 0 0 35 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 22 10 0 15 0 0 25 0 0 2 10 0 3 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 LIST OF SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES. WATER-WORKS. Dividend per AlillUM. Amount of Share. Price 5L per cnt. 6/.per cut. 41. per cent. 51. per cent. 41. per cut. Si. per cnt. ,4/. per cent. BRIDQ Dividend per __ Annum. 10s per cent.' 11. 128. Od. 11. Os. Od. 28s. DOCKS. Dividend per Annum. 51. pr cent. 61. pr cent. 41. per cent. 51. pr cent. 4%1. per cnt. 4 per cent. 51. Os per c. LT AND CO Dividend per Annum. 171. per cent. 51. per cent. 21. per cent. r 21. 61. per cent. 81. per cent. 101. per cent. 31. ss. 41. 15s. 41. 10s. 6/. per cent. 5M . per cnt 51. 8?. per cent. L 63 Od per sh. 7 per cent. MANCE CO: Dividend per A.TiIIUM. 71. per c. 7L 14s. 6d. p.c. & bs. I ss. Od. k bs 41. per cent. 71. 108. 71.105. 51. 5 pr et.& bs. 4/. per share 18s. ss. 5% per cent. 1!. 41. per cent. 6 per cent. Si. per cent. W. per cent 121. per cent 51. p. ct. &bs. 2s & 2s bons 21i. per sh. 4s. per share 18s.& bs. 434 per cent 51. per cent. 51. per cent. 6t4 per cent 51p. ct. 51. per colt 51. per cent. 12% per c. 7s. 8 p. c. & bs 5% p.c &bs 1/. 14s. 41. & bonus. 51. & bonus. 51. & ['onus INT-STOCK Dividend per Arinum. s. d. 10 0 0 Stock. 25 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 ( 0 , 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 1 8 Amount of Share. Z s. d. 25 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 60 0 0 40 0 0 70 10 8 Amount of Share. X s. d. Stuck. stock. Stock: 100 0 0 100 0 0 25 0 0 Stock. Stock. 50 0 0 20 0 0 20 0 0 COMP. Amount of Share. s. d. 20 0 0 20 0 0 150 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 Stock 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 40 0 0 25 0 0 60 0 0 20 0 0 10 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 10 0 0 10 0 0 £ s. d. all 160 e o all 12 10 0 100 0 0 42 15 0 41 0 0 43 10 0 41 0 0 52 0 0 16 0 0 all 10 0 0 all 4 0 0 [PANIES. Amount of Share. 2. d. 500 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 1 0 0 50 0 I) 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 50 0 0 100 0 0 20 0 0 100 0 0 5 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 100 0 0 500 0 0 too 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 100 0 0 50 0 0 25 0 0 50 0 0 400 0 0 50 0 0 20 0 0 5 0 0 10 0 0 6 5 0 100 0 0 6 0 0 Stock. 20 0 0 LOO 0 0 Amount of share. Country Markets. EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET OCT. 13. Supplies of all kinds these last six days large. Oat straw, from 8s 6d to 104 Od per kemple of 16 stones ,ron ; wheat do., 7s Od to 9s Od ; barley do„ 640 d to 85 Od. Hay from 10d to 12d. EDINBURGH MEAL-00T.13. There were in the market to-day 12 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 2801 b imperial, which sold at Os Od and B. ,KET—Ocp. 12. •day 13 bags of oatmeal, 0 of Sales dull. DALKEITH MEAL There were in the market to barleymeal, and 0 pot barley. Oatmeal, F er sack of 2801bs First. I —8 Od —s Second. Thi r d . • 40 4 s Od 39. Od Bar lm le P ym eri e a al, per ditto -s Od l'easemeal, per ditto s Od Od —s Cd Pot-barley, new, per ditto —B Od — a Od —s ( d DUBLIN. OCT. 13. We had a slow market at our corn exchange to-day, and lower prices were submitted to for all kinds of new grain. Wheat Gd, oats 3d to 6d, and barley 6d to is lower than on Friday. Foreign wheat unchanged. Indian corn in retail at la decline. White wheat, 31s Od to 33s Od ; red ditto, 29e Od to 31a Od, ditto new, 30s 6d; barley, malting, 17s 6d to 225; grind iug, —s to —s ; oats, old, 15s Od to 18s; ditto, new, 12i G• 1 to 14s 6d ; oatmeal, 15s Od to 17s; bere, new, The to 16a G 1; rapeseed, 28s Od to 30s Od per brl ; bakers flour, 18s 6d to 24s Od per cwt; Indian corn, 35s Od to 381 Od per 130 lba. MT.--Oop. 14. the close of the market Wallsend, ste. s d South Hartlepool ' Gosforth . 111 Kraddyll . 20 Hunwick Eteugh Hall .. .20 3 Lambton ................... 20 Haswell... .......... . ...... . 21 0 4eaham ..................... 20 0 Eden 20 6 Lawson 18 0 Brown's Moor Haigh Main 16 0 42 ; sold, '39. COAL MARK Prices of Coals per ton al 8. d Bates's West Hartley l6 0 Bebside's Hartley 17 9 Hastings Hartley 17 9 1 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 17 9 Walker Primrose 14 9 Canfield Moor Butes 14 9 West Hartley Grey's 17 3 \forth Percy Hartley l6 0 Wylam Wsllsend, &c. Northumberland lB 01 Ships at market LOCAL SHARE MARKET& LIVERPOOL, OCT. 14. STOCK EXCLIANOK.--The market is very flat, and prices, although higher, are merely nominal. Blackburn, 74 — Caledonian, 404---Lancashir e and Yorkshire, 924 London and North-Westerns, 95 41 s —Midland, 80 74 Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 65--North Union A., 219--Dutch Rhenish, 4.18.9.—50uth Eastern, 18/. 134 d. 1— Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 37},t —G reat Western of Car ada, 18i—Ditto, new, 2 d.—North Bri tish, 11i—Eastern Counties, 10.11.3. Great Western, 526 —Grand Trunk of Canada, 9,i. MANCHESTER, OCT. 14. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The market was rather firmer to. day, with a fair business doing. Eastern Counties, 10 next account, 10 11-16 Shemelds , 37i n a— Dowe rs , 18k; lad n a—Grand Trunks, 10z—Caldonians, 404 n*— Le ed s, 924—Leeds, New, d.—Midland, 80; 804 na_ East Loncashire, 89 ; 90 na. HAWKING.—The Edinburgh. Courant says :—Prince Dhuleep Singh, in Scotland, has commenced to hawk ; 4nd, with the assistance of some magnificent falcon., considerable success has followed his inroad upon the winged game of that country. INDIA—NORTII-WESTERN PROVINCM—With THE DISPATCH of Sunday next, Oct. 18th, will be presented GRATIS, a beauti fu' ly Coloured Map of the North-Western Provinces of India, containing DELIII, DUDE, LUCKNOW, &C.—To prevent the - pos sibility of disappointment upon the enormous sale. of the DISPATCH, those persons desirous of possessing the DISPATCH COLOURED ATLAS are informed that should the newspaper be out of print with which any particular map has been presented, such map may always be obtained with the paper for the current or any future week. Either of the DISPATCH Arras MAPS will be forwarded gratis, with the paper at the usual price -sd, per copy unstamped, or 6d. stamped. The Friday Evening Edition may be received in the most distant parts of the kingdom, on Saturday morning —Orders re. ceived by all News Agents, and at the office, 139, Fleet street. News Agents throughout the kingdom are re quested to forward their names and addresses, when speci mens of the Splendid Double Map (Coloured) of Asia will be forwarded. Portfolios are now ready, price 38. 6d., 4s. and upwards. DIED; On the 13th inst., at All Souls' College, Oxford, the Rev. Thomas Henry Ashhurst, D.C.L., Senior Fellow of that Society, third son of the late tir Wm. H. Ashhurst, of Waterstock, Oxfordshire, aged 73. On the 14th inst., at Mill-street, Bermondsey-wall, Mr. Joseph Crisp, jun. rteOnurythßeriln2ttohni,nEstsq,..aatgeFdr3asn.che House, Kidderminster, On the 10th inst., Mr. Filer, of Winchester, aged 41. On the 9th inst., Mrs. Laura Pettit, of Whimple, Devon, aged 69. On the 7th inst., at Erotherton, Torquay. Devonshire, the Rev. Wm. Nicholson, M.A., formerly rector of Curs combo, Doraetshire. Killed, at Arrab, July 30, Edwin Steven Sale, Ensign in her AftijePtv'R 37th Regt., youngest son of John S. Sale , Esq., of Rugby. LONDON : Printed and Published by KURDO YOUNG , of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No 112, Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Middlesex, Thursday, October 15, 1367. Price, 104% ITS. Paid. Paid. Paid. Paid. Paid. Paid. Price Price. 4 10434 Price, Price. Price. 10% `214 53 10% 7% Price 95 17 42 16% 21% 1