The Sun. — London, England, 1857-10-27 00:00:00

ONVy TC - AND o raMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Accounts from Liverpool state that the Cotton Market yesterday.closed with a flat appearance, and the values of all descriptions were ad. to id. per lb. lower. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices were at a decline. The Foreign and Colonial produce markets this week have opened with a very dull appearance, and most of the principal staples are dealt in to only a limited extent. Tea continues dull, but in the common sorts a slight advance may be noticed. Sugar continues inactive, but no quotable charge has taken place in prices. Yesterday morning, when some doubt was felt Whether the Bank might not at once rcscet to flesh restrictions, the demand for money suddenly be came active, and the applications in Threadneedle street are represented todiave been very numerous. The inquiry was perhaps stimulated by the know ledge of the fact that the Directors were in consulta tion, but as it now appears probably upon the subject of the Liverpool Borough Bank, whose administration finding themselves embarrassed had sought assistance at their hands. This, it may be added, has been granted, and the establishment will soon be in course of liquidation. When it was found that the policy of the Bank remained unaltered, and that in fact the advices from America, at first so unfavourably construed, were of a character to in spire confidence, the pressure slackeuel and the market is now comparatively quiet. The supply is rather excessive, and there is little hesitation on the part of bankers and brokers to negociate good commercial paper. Much discrimination is neces sarily used, and especially with regard to American paper; the advices received yesterday tending ti produce a fear for the stability of many houses on this side. The first effects of this crash, however, will soon be over, and although many firms may be prostrated, and unable to recover for years, the predictions freely uttered upon the subject of the probable failures are, no doubt, much exaggerated. The Indian news cannot fail to exert a most be neficial influence. Those having business connections with the Eas+, will soon prepare for the resumption of business, and if the next two or three mails from New York should report signs of returning confidence, business will soon sympathise, and begiu to assume its usual quiet and flourishing appearance; and, pro • vided no new disturbing casses arise, a general recovery will no doubt be witnessed before next Spring. The Funds opened at the improved rates current yesterday afternoon. The advance did not make further progress, and sellers soon appeared whose operations have caused a reaction of 2 per cent. It is stated that the Bank has been selling stock— that another bank in Liverpool is in difficulties— that the news from Calcutta is bad, and that the Money Market may yet be influenced by exports of gold. Extensive sales have been made, and the market is in an unsettled. Consols opened at 89 1089/ for money, and 89/ g for the account, but they have since been 88-1- and 88a respectively. The Now Three per Cents. 884 e ; the Reduced, 88g ; and the 2 per Cent. Annuities 74. Exche quer Bills are 14s. to 15s. discount, and the Bonds, 97i 1. Foreign Stocks have been very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents, have been 88 to 881, they are now 87t I. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 82 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 19A- ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 43 ; Russian 4 per Cents., 97i ; and Sardinian 5 per Cents., 89 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 6 ; Mex.- can, 19 19/ ; Peruvian 41 per ents., 75 77 ; do. 3 per cents., ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., ; Russian 5 per Cents., 105 107 ; do. Cs per Cents., 95 97 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40i 41 ; do. Deferred, 251 ; do. Certificates, ; do. Passive, The Railway Share Market bas been mode rately active, and a slight upward tendency in prices is observable. Brightens, North Westerns, Midlands, and South Easterns advanced lUs. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, ss. ; and Eastern Counties and Great Westerns, 15s. South Westerns declined about 10s. The Foreign lines were flat, but the Colonial were at improved quotations. East Indians improved 1/. to 1/. 10s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 10s. ; and Great Western of Canada, ss. to 10s. Mining Shares are inactive, and at previous quotations. - Joint Stock Bank Shares are steady. London and County advanced about 5s ; Oriental Bank receded ss. to 10s. ; and London Chartered of Australia and Union of Australia were at former rates. The Miscellaneous Shares were quiet ; South Australian Land improved about 15s. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the O f ficial List.l Business done. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitlac 3 per cent. Consols Annuities B9f 9 1,- 83 New 3 per Cent. Annuities 8.•74 i 13 New 2; per Cent. Annuities Llog Annuities, expire st' Jan. 186 e — Ditto 3U Years, expire sth Ap r il , 1885 l7B Gcm sole for Account, Ez.thequer Bills, 2'd £lOOO S nail Fzehequer Bonds, 1858, 34 per Cent — Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. B2 Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account .. 194 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Ceut., Con. 1841 --- Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 43 i Russian Bonds, 11)22, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto, 4 per Cent. ( )7. Ditto Small Turkish isouds, 6 per eclit, — Ditto Account •• BB / 7i Dividends on the above payable in London. T .i 0 tY , .:l.lftl.th.. Consols, money Consols account BBg i BOROUGH OP SoUTHWARK.— Yesterday the members for the borough, Admiral Sir C. Napier and J. Locke, Etq., Q.C., fixed to meat their constituent-. on Friday, to discus the present crisis in the national affairs. ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S INN-ROAD.—The number of patients relieved at the Hospital, during the week ending 24th October, 1857, is 2,032, of which 598 were new cases. THE MONEY PANIC IN BELFAST.—Two large mer chants in Belfast—a shipowner and manufacturer ---have been obliged to call a meeting of their creditor?, The liabilities of one we understand to be between 40,0001. and 50,000/. —Ulsterman. WINTER ASSIZE.—There will be Winter Assizes for general gaol delivery in the larger counties, and where the greatest number of prisoners are to be found. These assizes will be held (or criminal trials only, as they have been for two or throe years past. The plan of the com missioners for a general winter assizes must receive the sanction of Parliament before it is permanently adopted. THB FALIOF DELHI.--It is somewhat remarkable that Delhi fell into the possession of the British forces on the 20th of September, which was the anniversary of the victory which was gained by the allied troops over the Russians, on their first landing in the enemy's terri tory, when they fought the battle of the Alma, which took place on the 20,h September, 1854, LOSS OF LIFE AT SEA.—WEXFORD, Oct. 24.—The smack Vulcan, Captain Rowe, iu balla,t, left here on Thursday for Nenth. Soon after crossing the bar two of the crew (James Hayes and Peter Monks, both of this port) were employed getting the boat on board, when to one soafvtehemhimfe,ll o a v l e so rboa fe rd ;the other, attempt ing Th i e l into the sea, and they were both drowned. captain and boy being the only persons then on board, they brought the vessel to an anchor, but the breeze increasing this morning she drove on shore in the South Bay, WILLS AND BEQUESTS.—The will of the Very Rev.. W. D. Conybeare, M.A., Dean of Llaodaff, w under 4,0001. personality ; General Sir John laisovsewtowrn 35,0001. ; Sir William G. Milt-man, Bart 4 ' 4 0001.; Lieutenant A. C. Collin,.!wood Denny, of the "Canons," Mitcham, 25,0001 ; Charles W. Tryon, Esq., of Harrington, 30,0001. ; John Edwards, E q ., cf Brampton Brian, 60,0001, THE FLOODS AND THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY. —The vast quantity of water which poured over the Hackney and Stratford marshes, in the course of Satur day, owi ng t o th e ba,! - Is of the upper peel ion of the river L ea giving way, continues to cover te land for some distanc e . The water in some pas has greatly subsided, but in 'he lower pot tilt) of the marsheia iarge body remains. That section of the Nortq Woolwich line ?1 , t: 11 , e Eastern Counties a hich pates under the main „ ( topp ' d h ° ,g ll ) ,l T:al is still covered ith fling of all trains B s ,„ Fenchurah-wat:_e,,,atthoeraenbyd, Oa Sa'urd• treet to Woolwich and the Victoria D a•Y 111.1 t co .:1 1 it reached a de o % wi , ter fi fro, five to t. OA Su ilAy it was somewhat r ot rnateriaily Na . cleared some furi her (l, lay ;;; u '' .? h .: :h e : r, 13 jaac,. etc -, - • can run, as he IGtet the permanent wa t , Th an t t atf , cti . A the line were fluode y d, the l e o nil'er of hooves a i.cent fl . oors being fille(t with wat , r, and the unfortunate sufferers. The traffic on I :h tl e h e r a n intant a are considerale Hackney Wick branch, which joins the Eastern Counties at Stratford, is also suspended, the rus h of wati,r havingcarried of the perm anen t roa d. A Cumber of fshep away w hich were brazing in th e mars h es near Were drowned, 2011 100 100 20 20 20 174 DIARXETS—,This Day.) RAILWAYP. Closing Price yesterday Business done this day. RAILWAYS. 1 — - )'Ainbcx. Nottug. Bost. & Eastn. Belfast & Ballymena Btrmng. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. &, Cheshire Junct Blackburn Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) (Bristol & Exeter !Caledonian. (Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon (Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall ID , A Do. B Dublin&BelfastJuno !Dun. P. &A ber. June (East Anglian 'Eastern Counties ! Easternlinion,A. stk Do., do. IDo. New A.,,_. East Kent 100 all 100 100 100 all 100 all 100 all 100 100 East Lancashire . East Suffolk , Do. Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles._ Edhib. Prth. &Dundee Forthand ClydeJunc. ! Furness ... Glasgow & S.Western Great N. o Scotland ,Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth.&West.(lre.) Great Western. Do. Str. V. R gna. St Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Th:pts IDo. New Thirds I Lancash &Yorkshini Do., do. F L . 6 Do., Wst. Riding Li Do. Southport. London dr Blackwall Lond.Bright.dxS.Cst. l London Sr N. Western Do. Fifths Do. ,1(1/..Sh.,M&B...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Weatern Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Manch. Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan . ..... I Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement Midland ........ Do. Birming. dr Derby Ntidland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. Shares .... Newcastle it Carlisle.. Newpt.Aberg. &lira INewry & Enniskillen 'Newry, Warreupoint & Rostrovor. Norfolk. Northn. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock Do., A Stock ... Do., B Stock ... N. Eastern Berwick iDo. do. Extension ,Do do. G.N.E.Purch. IDo. Leeds Do. York North London !N. & S. Wetn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire N orth Western N. di S. Wostrn. June Oxford Worcester dr Wolverhampton Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdu . St 'Shropshire Union ..., 'Sitiugbourne &Sheer, 'South Dev0n.......... South Eastern.. Do. iq per.. Shares South Wales ;S. Yorksh. River Dull D 0...... ..... . ..... ...... iStaines,Wok.,/kWok.l !Stockton & Darling., Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 185 _ _ Stockton St Hartlepl ,Taff Vale Do. Pref., No.) ! Thames Hay. D. &R. Vale of Neath. ..... , Waterfd. & Kilkenny !Waterford&Limeriek West Col nwall. West End of Lon.don and Crystal Palace— Do.A Do. B West Lordou Do. First Clars Do. Second Class... Wmbledon &Croydon Atian. and St. Law. I Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Do. , Buffalo & Lake Hut. Buff. Brnt. dt Go(ich. G p.c.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 June, '74 Calcutta and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares ' Do. B. dc. all 'Demerara. 'Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.e.8nd5.,'571 Do do, do '59 , do . Geelong & Melbourne, guar. 5 per cent....' Gd.Truni of Canacial Do. 6 p. c. Deben ICt. In. Pen. g. 5 per c iDo. New. guar. 5 p.c ;Gt. Wcstn. of Canada Do. New Bds., payable '571 do., '76, do., '73, do. do., '73, without option !Madras, guar. 41 p.c Do. do., 5 per e. ! ! Do. 44 p. e. E a ten !, Do. 341 Ex., g. sp.e Do. 4th Ex., do. ! Oude (Limited) ! ISeinde, guar. 5 per c ! Do BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 5 - 8 - 8 64 - 65 74 -8; 83 - 85 78 - 79. 30 - 32 7 - 9 . . .• - 3 - 5 8 - 8. 17} - 18, 53 - 54 43 - 45 29 - 31 17 - 18 89 - 91 6 - ii GZ ii - ii 94 - 96 8 4 -9, 944 - 95, 86 - 88 122 - 12 , 97 - 99 51+ - 1 60 - 65 72 - 75 7 -8; 7 - 8 921 - - 5 - (102 - 103 95; -95 i 1 d BSI 891 38 - 16 81i -82 j 55 - 57 = 58 - 60 3/ - 47 - 48 9i - 92 24 - 2 48i - 49 , - 79 90 - 95 4 - - 8 , . ..".... ... 29 - 31 8 - 6 101. - 103 22i -23 i 46 - 48 3,3 - 24 32 - 34 63 - 61 81 - 82 13 - 14 5i - 41-,0 9 - 11 SS - 90 i'6 = io 7 - 9 - 3i 5 - J 2 St. 20 St. St. St. 100 50 33 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25. all 25 16,1 50 all St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 2s6c l lOs all 10A all all all all Do. Do. Do. ,Do. 51, i i FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. all Autwrp &Rotterdam 51 6i 6 20 74. 'Australian 18 Ardennes .-1 10s. Bon A ccor d C o p. (IL) -4 d par ... ... all Belgian East. Junct. 1 14 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued 16 Beziers to Graissessae ... ... at £5 pm) all Carmeaux&Toulouse 30 all Do. kocaos & Cuiada ... ••• Coal Mines and Ry. 3/ 4i 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 13 14 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of France all Do. New ... •• — 2 s. Valley ... „. ... 16 Copiapo 18 Gt. Central of France ... ... 1 all Dun Mountain Cop par i p all ;Great Luxembourg... 5/ 6i per Mining Co. 4 !Italian Junction •• ••• 2 all Fortuna all I Lake Const. & Bale .. ... 20 all General all 'Lierre and Turnhout ... ...d 3 all Linares 6 Lombardo-Venotian 2 _ 2,1 p 81 5 1/ Lusitauian all Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. ... .. 1 all M ar i qu it a all Lyons and Geneva... 244 254 1 all New Granada all Lyons & Mediterran. ... ... 1 all Noveau Monde all Maria Ante : - ...1a 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM.& S n it 5 6 • all ; Do. New • • ••• 5 1 Port Philip all Namur & Liege - ••• 30 16i Santiago do C u b a ... 14 2 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. 184 19 2841 all United Mexican 13a— 3/ all Northern of France.. 344 3-li all NorwegianTrnk.Pref B.t 94 MISCELLANEOUS. all Paris and Lyons 32 33 all ;Paris and Orleans 7 'Recife & San Fran., 25 ' 19 'Australian Agricult. 21 22 (Perham,) g. 7p. c. 11 •-• lid 10 I all lAustraln. Royal Mail ... .-5 11 ; .. 7A Roma and Frascati ... ... 10' all ,BerlinWaterWorks.. 4 alt Royal Danish. l4 16 10 2 IDo. New iss. at si. d all Royal Swedish — 1 50 40 ;Brit. American Land 30 —35 ' St. 100.1Dboo..Gpor Pref, e 7: a p n . Sz e J e u n i t y . 1 09 1 2 23 4 100 324 Canada r.ll ;Sambre and Meuse 6l 74\ —____ 1 12 210 8 6 all ; 70.5 4 per cent. pref 7/ 8f 1 • •1091 St. all ;Copper Min. of Eng. 30 35 Crystal Palace all Southern! of France.. 214 22 all West, Flanders 4l 5 all Do. 54 per c. Pref al al l l 1k 11 11 all ; W.& N.W. of France 26 27 5 all IDo. P re f erence ;Eastern P ... 6 Western of Austria... ...• ... 4 all 1 Crystal tern S 20 all ; team al. of Fran ce _ ... all Wiesbaden all West. of Switzerland ... ... • St. 100 ! ElectricTelegraph ... 99 -- 101 ... _ ... all ; Do.B p, cent. pref. 1 all Electric T e l. o f I re l . al, 'Zealand ... ... 5 all 'En.&Aust.Cop.Sme o 14 13 ... ••• 10 1.0 s• Eur. & Ind..Jetn. Tel. „ . + JOINT-STOCK BANKS. ... 9 all Eur.&An , Stm.(lim.) 5j 63 20 'dl ',Gen. Ir. Sc. Cul.(lim.) „. all kkustral as i a 79 8 1 15 L 4 Gen. Steam Navicr ... at. ... .__ ... 18 i ;Bank of E gyp t &O ;Bank of London 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 34 3a 34 ••• ---- 4.91. all Bri. Col. Bk .dr Ln. Co. . .. 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. ... _ ... •• all British N. American .. 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. ... ... 8 C.Bk.of Ind. Au.&Ch .... •** d 10 84 ;Do. Extension Teleg. ... _ ... 50 City ...... all2o CE:omni.tcnher.e.Biakl ••• 10 all 11 , 1exicau&S.Aineficn i _ i 25 '-!olcuial *************** 63 65 bond,lff;st lB 18 1 18 4 ... ••• 23 5 'Nat. Discount C 0.... 1k 11 10 6 !Netherlands Land.... 1' —l4 all ,:n g.Seot.drAus.Cht. 18 lii 10 all po. Do. all Ditto New 5 all !DOS p c.PLiss.at 1 d 24 3 .......... .., _ ... 5 2 ; Do. Do. 20 London and County . 28 4 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp ' • ... lOO 80 iNewli. &N. S. Land 16 Is 10 London Joint Stock. •• ..., St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. „. „. 20 Lond.andWestminst, .. • ...... .. 35 National Pro. of Eng. ...; • 1 all N. B. Australasian-. ?., 20 all Nalt.ofEuropeSteam 44 54 ••• 1 all Oriental Gas . 1 -- 11 10 Do. New ... .., 1 10s. Do New Shares p iP 224 5 all Peelllr. Ld. & Minfi. 1i 24 all :New South Wales.... ... ... ; National Bank 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 72 74 all Oriental Bank Corp. 351 36 4 36 17 . 181 50 10 Do. Now .. 5i 64 50 all Rhymney Iron 5 ' Provinc al of I reland ... _ ... 1 2 ... 100 60 loyal Mail Steam 5B 60 all Do. New. 20 ;Ottoman Bank d ' G.Im.Co. si 1 all ;;cot. Austral. Invest. 1 14 1 R.Aus.R.Sc , 31 33 St. 100 i.Aus, Gov. 6 p.e.bds. ... -- 25 ... i all South Australia u all south Austral. Laud 32 34 324 i all Union of Australia 50 6 .... 7 sot 1 all iubmarine Tel. Scrip 1 1 . 23 Do. New 1 all Do. Registered ....... ... ) 10 Union of London .... ... ~.. ... d 20 5 Trus.lm. Co. Up. Can. .. - - ... 100 28?, Van Diemen's Land 9 11 ) ,50 Unity Mutual •........ ~ ut i 5. ..: yea ) IQ Wigan i . 53i 41 3i ld— id Gad }••• ••• in n 98i —99 i, id 19 24, 39 - 40 76 78 19 191 par I p 181 181 2 d 105 - 110 10.5 - 110 100 -7- 103 17 184 19B• 191 d —d, ad—is id : 4.; 20 it 18i 41 I.i a RAlLwirs. Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.c E. Un. H. Sh. Gins. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. ricw Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Hull di. Selby. Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lon. Til., &S. Do. Birk. Sh. Manch.Thrton.' and Matlock hidld. Eradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. g.&Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. &Wyrre Do. Shrs. Iloystn.& Hit. iShrews.& Her S. Staffordsh Wear Val. g6pc Do !Wilts&Soinrst Blyth and Tyne 10 p. e.pref. (issd.at 501.) Brie. &Ex. 4 p.c. St. Do. 4 per C. Shares.. Oaledn. £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 Gp, c ... . Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. c. Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l Do. No. 2 ...... Do. New 6 pr. c. St East Co., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 1.0 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh Do. do. 4 per cent East Lane ash .6 cts E.&W. York. J. sthL Edin. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth. &D an. 4p.e. Furness, 5 p. c Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. Great Northn. 5 p.c. Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at p. c. prem. M.N. of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S di W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.dr.h.Ex.spe Do. con. red. 4i p. c. Do. con. red. 4 n. 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 Do. Birm. Gna. Stk I Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh Do, do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. kB. G. 5 pc.No.l D0.,P., 5 p. e.St.No.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 41 Lon. di N.W., Coy. dz Nuneaton 5 p. et... Lon. & S.W. 7 porct. late 3d Shares ... Lonely. & Color. Sh. Lonfly.&Ennis. Sh. 111., S.,&L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. X 6 ..... Do. do. 3i per cent. Marypt. F. Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4. per cent Do. do. Ntid. Consol. 6 p.c. St. Do. Con. Br. B ir. 6 P.C. Do. 4. p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New.,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. Norfk. D eb. 4 p. c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 52 p.c. pf , 1847 Do.Wv.V.sp. North British Do. Ti. Preference N.E. Beryl% 4 p.c.Prf Do. do. do Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 Do, do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York H. & S. Pur North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. ,Do. 6p. c. 2d guar Do, do. Debentr. St 'Scot. Ceut.New Pref Se.N, E. Aber.g.6p.c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. d 0.3 p.c. pf. St ,South Devon iDo. fixed 4. pr cent. 'S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 44 per cent .-_ Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh. Do. New 4 pr , cout S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., sp. c Do. do. do. Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc BRITISH Alfred Cons. (Philk4 British Iron Condurow (Cambrn.) Dev. Gt. Cusls. (Tay.) ' Est Basset (Wogan) Great South 2olgus G rt. W. Alfrd. art. W. Vor (Helstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N.W.Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blasy) Porkellis IL (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co S. Caradon (St. Clem') S. Cam Brea (Illogn.; S. W. Frances(lllogn.: Pam. S. & L. Min. Co, Tin Croft IJn. Mines (Gwennap) V. of Towcy (Camar.) W. Basset (Illogan).. W. Caradon (Liskrd.) Wh. Basset (Illogan). ilrh. Buller (Rdrnth). Wh. Edwarcl(Calstek) Wh. Kitty (U. Limit) Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. ) Wh. Treiawney (Lis.) PREFERENCE SHARES. 18 100 100 100 100 all [OO all all I Leasing 'Companies Ln. &N. W. Cal e don ... 1E.U.&E.0 t.Northn E. Count. D 0... Gt.Westn. Y. & N.M Do Do S. Eastern Do Peto &Co Do fan. &N. W. di Midld. E. Count Do Do L. &IS. W Do Gt. Northn' T. Brassey M. Mclean Stk.dzDar Do klt.Viestn. Closing Prices Business yesterday this day 91 - 93 94 - 96 12 - 14 130 - 133 3 - 41 ••• - ••• 1.05 - 107 12 13 22. —23 i 89 91 1 2 89 91 par - 4 P 54 54$ 'l2B - 130 7i - 8 - 94 16 I- - i ... ... I 6 : gi o'i -- il'i 5i : 109 - 112 115 - 120 103 - 105 101 - 101 120 - 123 O'i : 'di .1.12 - 114 106 - 108 100 - 162 60 - 62 10 - 10 "54. -- • -- 85 -- 87 SO -- 82 81 -- 83 95 -- 97 9?„ --9 i l 164! 9 i -- 67 -- 69 1 18 -- 14 9 -- 91 133 -- 14 133 - 138 ,111 • - 113 .55 -MO ••• - ••• it 62 - 66 128 130 93 95 85 87 10 ••• ••• - 11 98 : 100 91. - 93 - 1. 1 - 4.1 21 - 108 - 110 100 - 102 •.• - ... 9i - 10; 21i - 95 - 22 98i 95 - 98 ... - ... 263 - 274 1 3 -24 p MINES. —13 A 14i 6 7 105 115 440 460 90 110 16 —l6k 4i 52 3 4 la 13 14 15 16 5 - 5i 19 20 51 1 21 24 335 345 5 6 1240 250 1 1 41 1 - 236 - 246 1176 - 1226 175 - 185 295 - 310 9 - 96 20 - 21 47 - 49 24 - 20 A Y CRIIVITRAL COURT—(This Dais; OLD COURT. (13Aore the Recorder.) SERIOUS LIBEL ON THE VICE-CHAMIAN OP THE SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH COMPANY. Thomas Daimond Evans and Henry Thorn surren dered to their bail, charged with a misdemeanour in publishing on the Bth of August a certain libel reflecting on the character of the lion. F. W. Cadogan, Vice- Chairman of the Submarine and European Telegraph Company. In another count they were charged with having offered to prevent the publication of the same ; and a further count for having conspired to injure tie character of M r. C a d ogan. Th e d e fendant Evans, it will be recollected, was formerly in the service of tie company, and the letter in question was written and sent to the Times for publication in answer to a letter from Sir J. Uarreichail, the chairman of the company, relative to an Indian telegraph Message, denying, in the most emphatic terms, that the ceinpany had ever be trayed the trust reposed in them by the public, or had ever tampered with, or delayed any message entrusted to them for transmiaeion. Evans pleaded a justification under Lord Campbell's Act. Mr. Sergeaet Ibil intine, Mr. Bodkin, Mr. Giflard, and .).Ir. Griffiths prosecuted ; Mr. Sergeant Parry fie feuded Evans ; and Mr. Robinson defended Thorn. Mt. Ballantine said that this was a charge of a somewhat peculiar character, and involved cir cumstances that seldom arose in a criminal court. Toe two defendants were charged with having published a libel reflecting on the character of Mr. Cadogan, and beyond that they were charged with having conspired to publish the libel with a view of extorting money ; or of abstaining from doing it, also with a view of obtaining money. To those charges Evar,s and Tohrn had pleaded not gushy; and in addition Evans had pleaded a justifi cation, viz., that his statements were true, and were published with a view to the publio iutereat, and not from private or malignant motives. The jary would have to decide first, whether the letter in question was a libel, and whether Evans' justification had been made eut ; furthermore they would have to determine whether or not the libel was published bona fide, and fqr the benefit of the public, or for the purposes of extortion. The defendant, Evans, was formerly in the Company's service. The defendant Thorn was only known to them as Captain Thorn, of the Prince's Club, Leicester-square. The learned counsel then referred to the circum stances connected with the libel,- -which arose out of a telegraph despatch forwarded from India in August last, which caused much excitement at the time in poli tica! and commercial circles, especially in relation to the funds, The learned sergeant then read the following letter comprising the libel : " Sir, —I beg to say I was superintendent of the in• strurnent room of the Submarine Telegraph Company from Nov., 1852 to 1b54, when I resigned ; that during the above period one of the directors of thee onpany, the Hon. F. W. Cadogan, was iu the habit of visiting the ins rument room, and waiting in the board room daily —say from three to four o'clock, an d I ha d special in all m essages o f import ulpcan ioFtancla one parti satnrcuee,tiaonuds, in from m a c h o bier q t to e s n e ti c e d , cular despatch from Lord Stratford de Redchffe to Lord Clarendon, dated Constantinople, December 3,' re ceived via Brussels, when within half an hour after the message had been sent by the Hon. F. W, Cadogan. the funds fell per cent. Mr. Cadogan suddenly quitted the office, and al cost directly afterwards we received a message from Edersheiw, London, to Jacqueman, Paris, touching this particular fall. There could, I assure you, be no possibility of these parties having obtained information only through us, and I am positive that no elerk quitted the office. ,That the lion. F. W. Ca dogan frequently looks at the contents of the forwarded arid received continental messages. At that time the lion. F. W. Cadogan gave instructions to forward news to his private residence, and ma one occasion I recollect the contents of the Indian telegraph, received per Aus trian Lloyds, addreseed to the Times, being forwarded to Mr. Cadogan. Another time I for warded a despatch to Mr. Seymour Clark by order of Mr. Cadogan. Again, on arrival of important continental news there occurred a tall in the funds for the moment, and theresult was that about noon a rush was made to the office by the first stockbrokers of the slay. Mr. Cadogan being in the in. strument room said to me 'Are you busy ?' I replied in the affirmative, whereupon Mr. Cadogan took up the pack of wesPages-25 in number—which were lying by my aide, and, taking out from near the bottom of the parcel a message from Rothschild of London to Rothschild of Parin placed it on the top of the pile, and requested me to give it precedence. I told him that all the messages core sent out in the order in which they were received, and to alter the arrangement was doing the public a great ititistiCi. He desired ins to d r so, and I obeyed ; this can be proved by reference to the file of messages, as on the original message will be found a note of mine of the fact in ink. I have not stated a single fact which lam Lot in a position to prove by the officer or servants who have been in the entpliy of the company, and by refer ence to my diary. I will content myself with the fore going statement, which will no doubt oompletily answer the paragraph in Sir J. Car rnicheel'e letter, and will al,o prove to the chairman and directors of the company and to the pubic that you do not hazard opinions based on rumours. " T. W. EVANS." Evidence having been called in support of the prose secutor's case, and by the defendant Evans in support of his justification. The case was expected to last the while day. _ - POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) MARLBO ROUGH-STREET. A Row AT SAVILLR Housg..—Charles Prestos, a clerk in the War-office, residi ng a t N o . 12, He re f or d- roa d , B iyswater, Kensington, Chalet 'Anglian:l, 10, Pam broke-square, Ken s i ng t on, an i S usan B r i gge , a young withwom Rune being drunkeasy virtue, and riotous werech s s t r gseadv Saville-' oe ueLeicester. square, and assau l ingMr. Bingham the proprietor. Thomas Wm. O'Keefe, - The prosecut or stated that about e l even o ' c l oc k on th e previous night he was sittil at the end of his rooms, when his attention was attracted to the conduct of the tvo male d e f en d ants. He Pert t o the spot, and was told by one o f th e waiters tbat th e y had been treati ng the female art i ctes with c h am pagne, which wa s contrary to th e ru l es of the p l ace . He politely informed them such con d uct was PA allowed, and seeing they were the worse for liquor, he d esired them to leave the place. Aft er some dingier they left, but shortly bringiog after returned aga i n, w ith them the femal e prisoner, w h om he knew to be a n improper character. He remonstrat e d w i t h them u pon such behaviour, and again reque s t e d t h em to leave . This they positiv e ly declined d o i ng until they had something to drink. H e refused t o a li o w them to be served , when the male p ri soner assailed hi m w i t h a volley of O us e, and defied him to put them out. li e t h en called hi s waiters and tried to get them out of t h e room, w hen Langhans struck him, and in the struggle that ensued tore hie clothes all to Piece ' The y- were eventu all y e j ected from the pre mises, And g i ven into custo dy, and after he h a d d one so the w oman struck hi ve a violeitt blow iu th e placard was displayed face. The prisoners must hare been aware that such characters as the female prisoner were not admitted, as a _ Charles Adams, ono of the waiters at the establish ment,The prisoners Preston and Pres ton struck him P t::: cerroberated the above statement, and said et the entrance to that effect. Laughlin said they corn ulained to the complainant of the quality of the wine supplied to them, and because they did so they were ordered to leave the room. This they refused to do, when they were hustled from the top to the bottom of the stairs, and if there was any disturbance it was all owing to the complainant and his servants. Complainant said the prisoners Lail destroyed pro perty to the value et 121. Mr. Bingham said he could not award damages over 51., but for this indecent conduct be should fine the male prisoners 40s. each, and order them in addition to find one surety each to keep the peace for three months. The woina,s he should order to pay 205., or tea days. The suspension of Me , ers. W. and H. Brand, in the American trade, was announced y e st er d a y a ft ernoon . Th e amount of their acceptances is stated to be about 1 10 ,0001., and they would have been lar g er, but th e firm have latterly contracted their engagements. With re-pect to assets nothing definite has transpired, but it is thought they will be found to represent a fair total. LIVERPOOL BOROUGH BAN H,—lt was stated eater (lay that the dir ectors of the Liverpool Borough Bank have been corepel:ed to apply to theßarik of England for , assistance and that the application had been favourably entertained. It appears that the er.gagments of the in stitution are very extensive ; aad t ea t a lth oug h th e i r means s ample, the immediate position of th e m one y market interfered w i th the realisation of some of articu areh e their securitie s . Th e relief thus aff or d e d w ill exerc i se gr eat influence, plaily in a l oca lit y w hi c h i s lik e l y to be seriously affected by th e car eer o f th e A mer i can panic. About 50,00 0 half imperials (42,0001,) are expec t e d immediately from Russia, The exchange at St. Peters. burg is still as low as 36d., an d therefore much larger slime would be writ but for th e o b stacles interposed by G o vernment. rite unfavourable state of the exchange is attributed to various causes, among whi c h a re tie l ar ge purc hases of Lussian stock made in Germany and elsewhere since the reterest on deposits at St. Peters burg has been reduced frem 4 to 3 per cent., the pay ments fen the stearnere bought for the Government and private compar . nes, large i mports to replenish the stocks exhausted during the war, and, lastly, the slims spent abroad by Russian travellers, including the Imperial family. SUICIDR OF MAJOR WARBURTON, M.P.—lt becomes our painful dets to record th e d eat h o f M a j or W ar b ur ton,M.P. for Ilarw;c'J, wh o destroyed him:it:if on Friday morn i ng , about eissdit o'clock, at his residence at Frant, by shooting humelt. A surge.in was sent for, but could render no assistance, as the uni.ortunate gentleman ex pired almost immediately after the fatal act was com mittal. We are unable to g i ve any further particulars at so short a noti ce. An inquest will of course, be held on the body. It may be unknown' to many of our readers that the deceased gentleman was a brother of the late Eliot Warburton, sth ose untimely fate is so well I known to them. — Tunbridue Wells Gazette. OBE ti '27, 185'7. ;T RACES—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) 501. PLATE. Last three mhos of 13.0. The Beacon Pavilion Pactelna Eleven ran. CAISIBRIDGESEHRE STAKES. Odd Trick.... Mcestiseima.. Saunterer ... Thirty-one ran. LATEST BETTING. CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES. 6to 1 agst El Hakim Bto 1 agst Mcestissima Bto 1 aget lldlle. de Chant;l ly 11 to 1 agst Prioress 13 to 1 agat Odd Trick 100 to 6 aget Tricolor 25 to 1 agst Cyreue 25 to 1 aget Artillery 30 to 1 art Rosa Bonheur 40 to 1 agst Babylon 40 to 1 agst Desty Miller 40 to 1 aget Kestrel 50 to 1 aget Plush colt 50 to 1 agst Bashi-Bazouk 1000 to 15 agat Saunterer DERBY. 1000 to 45 agst Ancient Briton, 25 to 1 agst Vandyke 25 to 1 agst Kelpie Entries for the Nursery Sakes (Handicap), for 2-y€ar. olds. Run next Friday. Forerunner Happy Land Bianca Capella Flying Duke Eurydice Nigrette (sister t) Ruby) !Ethos Honeystick o by the Dupe—dam by Pantasa • Green wicb Fair Brother to Mary Copp o by Flying Dutchman out of Gala Compromise, out of Bribery Cox word Physician Terrific Broadlands Trabuco Wanderer Tunstall Maid Richmond Hill Swale Barege .Childrey Kelpie Harry Stanley Costrel Scourge Convict La Flute du Regiment Mufti East Langton Princese Royal T. P. Cooke c by Woolwich Misty Morn Polly Peachum Out and Outer King William Whitewall Target Soothsayer Lady Elza') th York Nelly Orchehill Tambourine In tercido: a Admiralty Happy Prince • Matins Old Times Night Ranger Anne Davelin o by liGneywood—lncense Cornboro Mimosa Lneca - della Robbia Honeydew Lord Stately Wrestler Topsy _ _ _ f by Teddington—Maid of klasham Greenfinch Queenstown P,nsticker c by Alarm—Glecluca AdeHz Bald-faced Stag Wouverinans Azalia Pactolus The Harem c by Nutwith—Latitude c by Nutwith —Rose of Cashmere Chanoinesse Haymaker o by Pyrrhus the First— Concertina Patupm Pav , llion Mwlibus Hector Thistledown Botany Harstil Yaller Gal c by Alarm—Espeth THE LATE GALEa. The following additional casualfes were reported at Lloyd's yesterday MARGATE, Oct. 24.—The San Roque (Spanish brig), Captain Pateno, from Bergen to Bilbao, with a cargo of fish, was totally loss on the, Long Sand this morning during a heavy gale. Master, mate, arid four men drowned. RORNSEA, Oct. 25.—The Fredrick Wilhelm, of Uckermunde, Captain Reintroch, from Sunderland to Stettin, with coals, was run ashore in a leaky state at Flamborough Head on the 231 Oct. LOWSTOFFE, Oct. 25.—The Axis, of Hartlepool, in ballast, got on the south bawl, and remaing. The Farnham Castle (brig), of Sumterlaud, from northward, with coals, while at anchor in the North Roads, foundered this morning. Crew saved. FOLKESTONE, Oct. 23.—The Charles (brig), of Exeter, C.tpt. Waters, from Shields to Teigumouth, sunk, after being in collision this morning with the Progress, of Ostend, from LiverpoA to Antwerp, which put into Dover with much damage; crew saved. BOGNOR, Oct. 22.—A packet of papers belonging to the Lima, Capt. Al 'Gregor, has been picked up by the coast guard, at Pughan station, and a quan tity of wreck has been washed ashore there, and on otherparis of the coast ; the windhas been southerly. [Mew.—The Lima, Capt. M•Gregor, sailed from the Dawns on the 15th of October I.r Valparaiso.] MIINDSLEY, Oct. 23.—A boat, with 8 or 10 .men in her, was seen approaching the shore this morn ing at daylight, but when about a mile off she cap sized in a heavy sea, and all were drowned. The boat is new, painted yellow, and is supposed to have come from the barque lost on the Haiebro' Sand yesterday. MARKET NEWS.—(aus Day ) HAY MARKETS. BIEITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 103 to 3? 18s; clover 3/ 10s to 51 03; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 9s per load' Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21101 to 41 01; clover, 3i 103 to 41 18s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 10s per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 12s to 4' Os ; clover, 31 10s to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 4i to 11 9s per load. Trade dull, at our quotations. COLONIAL. TEA. —The market is still inactive, but the price of common congou has improved to is lid and is lid per lb. SUGAR.—A very limited business has been done for both, home consumption and for expert. Previous rates, how ever, were generally current. The quantity advertised for public sale is very light. In the refined mat ket prices were well eapported, owing to tho scanty supplies. Brown lumps realising 61s per cwt. COFFEE. —The transactions have been to a very mode rate extent. Plantation Ceylon was in favour at about late rates, but native has been neglected. Other descrip tions have exhibited little animation, and no change can be quoted in prices. RICE.—The market is very inactive, but prices continue steady, holders demanding fully late rates. There is very little announced for public sale during the week Runt.—No business of any importance has been trans acted, and prices are without the slightest alteration. TALLOW.—The market is steady, and but little change can be reported in prices. P.Y.C., on the spot, 56s 61 to' 56s 9d ; all the year, 56s 3d ; and spring delivery, 57 s t o 57s 3d per cwt. Stocks at the present time ate about B,OOJ casks more than at the same time last year. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON. Oct. 27.—Wind this day at naon, S.; light breeze and cloudy. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 26.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Susan, from Rivo da Sella. Sailed—James and Mary, for Tacoma; Susan Ann, Bilboa. SHIELDS, Oct. 26.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—North Pole, from Quebec. CARDIFF, Oct. 26.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—lndus, for Monte Video ; M. L. Frank, Cuba; Adelina, Palermo ; Cuban, Bahia. HULL, Oct. 26.—Wind N.E.—Arrived —Gebroedess, from Ismail; Concordia, ditto. COWES, Oct. 26.—Wind N.B. —Arrived—Princess, from Bahia. MILFORD, Oct. 26.—Wind E. by S.—Arrived- Arases (ss), from Gibraltar. (PEE ELECTRIO TELEGRAPH.) Lraßrooro Tuesday Morning. Wind S.S.E. Arrived—Switzerland, from Manilla; Marion, Antigua; Echo, Etecolutia. QUEENSTOWN, Oct. 25. ' Wind E. Arrived—Genitore Nicolo, from Constantinople. Put back—Themistooles, for Glocester ; Pusitivo, Liver pool. DiouN, Oct. 26. Arrived—Buono Maria, from Odessa ; . Minerva, Arch angel; Banneborg, Kjoy. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.30 a.m. Wind S.E. • tide three hour's ebb; fine. Arrived—A:dive, from Konigsberg ; Planet, Hamburg Lady Seale (s), Dantzic. Sailed—Albion (s), for Boulogne. DEAL, Tuesday, 9 a.m. Wind S.S.W , moderate, fine. Passed—James Shepherd, from London for Jamaica. Sailed—lsabella Blyth, for Mauritius. The steamer Teutonia has taken out 20,0001. in spec!o to the Brazils. The Jarnes Paton has arrived from China with 425,000,be. of tea on freight. Tne steamer Granada, from the Peninsula, has brought about 2,0001. in specie, of which a portion is intended for transhipment to Bombay. A letter from Copenhagen, of the 15th, announces that the National Bank of Denmark bad increased its rate of discount from 5 to 6 per cent. A telegram from St. Petersburg states that the ex change on London has fallen to 354. id. to id. The price of tallow was looking up, and 180ro. had been paid. TEE ISTEMUS .- OF - SUEZ -CANAL. _ . The Constitutionn e l con t a i ns a moa t intemperate article on the Suez Canal scheme, in the course of which Lord Palmerston and the Sublime Porte are threatened with a European coalition, while Eng land even is not spared certain mysterious menaces. It is very certain that our contemporary, as well as the other Paris journals which follow in its wake and have elevated the Suez canal project to the height of a grand political question, could not have selected a system more calcalatect to Strengthen the opposition of the British Government and nati ,, n to the enterprise in question than these idle thr:ats and this reckless language. We extract the fol.:ow ing pa=s.zes from th e art i cle in question : " The opposition of the English Minisry has completely failed in its object ; it has given new importance to the project of cutting through e isthmus. Those who remained indiff,Tent or even incredulous threw offimmediately their ind:ff. , rence and their incredulity, and ringed themselves amongst the most resolute partisans of the enter prise. The first effect of the opposition of Lord Palmerston was consequently to secure to the, project greater popularity and more numerous ad hesions. Protestations arose from all pans of Europe. In France, the departmental a , semblirs I addressed to the Government of the Emp eror t h e clearest and strongest wishes in favour of the en terprise. In this crusade against the unjustifiable hostility of a foreign minister, not only did the councils-general represent the national sentimen`, which, however, was vory guest, Lut they nobly made themselves the champions of the general interests of the world and of superior rights of civilisation. Assuredly, when assemblies so wise and so prudent thus pronounce against the policy of a friendly nation, whose feelings they are very anxious to reti e . ect, the pul , lic sentime , t must he very strong here. Let L ,rd Palmer, o , t ther,by the fault he has commirt-d, awl daug r of persisting in it. The chambers cf commerce, whose proceedings art mote spirited and less te served than the council—general, di not disguise their astonishment and their reprobation at the attitude assumed by Lord Palmerston; they demand that the 1 . 4 1 , eneh government Shall intervene to as sure the success of a project of which the execution will be one of the glories of the century. Thus this project does not merely excite general sympathy, it excites enthusiasm, and any obstacle which it meets with irritates public opinion, •the Q•leen of the World, which is imposing even in its errors, and which posseives incafeehb'e power when founded on right and justice. Look at w:iat opi nion has already done ! This idea, proscribed only three months ago by a ministe.• wi;o, no doubt, thought that be was still directing , Eui ope in the name of the coalition of 1815, had been carried so high by the public sentiment, and. by testimonials from the entire world, to which that of France has placed the seal, that it is now iu a position to ad dress it ielf directly to the governments themselvw, and to count on their sympathy and their assist ante. if, then, Lord Palmerston persists in en- couraging the hostile attitude of his ambassador at Constantinople, he may see formed against him on this quest,cet of the Isthmus of Suez a coali tion of all France which will no doubt cause his overthrow, and obtain from the Divan a firman sanctioning the enterprise. But why should the English Cabinet persist iu policy so false ? Why should it force friendly and allied Governments to represent to it that the public wish, so strongly expressed, does not leave them at liberty to lease their support to this enterprise of universal utility? The opposition to the Suez canal, which wounds public sentiment even iu England, is already van quished morally. Let us hope that England will not persist in a resistance which would be useless and fatal to her interests more than to any others. Let her reflect on the indifference with which her present misfortunes are regarded in the world, and ask herself if it be well for her to persist in a haughty and selfish policy which alienates from her all sympathies! Let her remember that France is at this moment her safest, most loyal, and most useful ally ! Let her admit that we abstain from creating the least embarrassment to her, and that we faithfully keep to our word as a cordial ally. If she cede] with good grace in the affair of the Isthmus of Suez, she will rehabil , tate her compro mised policy. But it she continue to support to the last extremity a battle lost in advance, she is certain to exci e in the whole world a general cry of reprobatim and a feeling of irritation which may produce the most fatal consequences ; she would thus render difficult the harmony and esteem be t% eon nations, which are so necessary to the mtiti tenance of an alliance which, sincerely practised, is the safeguard of all legitimate interests and the most powerful guarantee of the progress of civili sation." ARE THEY THE RIGHT MEN? A writer in a contemporary says :—" In the Army List of the present month I read the fo!- lowng announcement : " Attached to Foot Guards, Major-General Lord Rokeby. " Ade de-camp, BreTet-Major Hon. W. Cote, Scots Fusilier Guards. " Assistant Adjutant-Generals, Lord A. Hay, Grenadier Guards ; Brevet-Colonel Lambert, Grenadier Guards." For th© subjoined rea , ons the appointment of Lord Rokeby to the Guards was a job. 1. The lieutenant-colonels of the three household regiments are ex o f ficio brigadiers. They never act in an inferior capacity. 2. There is no "division duty to be done in the Guards, because these troops are never massed on home service ; only four battalions (including one on detachment at the Tower) out of seven battal lions, being quartered in Loudon at the same time. 3. The " field officer in waiting" on the Queen transacts all " brigade business." 4. The half-yearly inspections ought to be per formed by the Inspectors-General of Infantry. I have said enough to show that Lord Rokeby and his aristocratic staff (two assistant adjutant generals, mark !) are as useless to the Guards as they are costly to the public. But this "snug berth about town," it appears, has been so severely commented upon in military circles that Lord Panmure insists on its suppres sion; anoth(r "place," therefore, must be found for Lord Rokeby, who has "grpat interest" at head-quarters. He is to be provided for thus— Lord West is to vacate the cAnmand at Shorncliffe, and Lord Rokeby will reign in his stead. Now, Lord West is a very promising officer ; he has served with the " line" in India, Canada, and the Crimea. Hence, he is really " the right Irvin iu the right place" at Shorncliffe. Understanding every detail of his profession, be is a master of the art of drilling recruits and embodying bat'alions, which, at the present time, is the work, par excel lence in our camps. It is otherwise with Lord Rokeby. His lordship entered the Scots Fusilier Guards, April 24, 1814. He Baas never done duty with the line, and cannot possibly know anything about recruits, forasmuch as the Guards' recruits are drilled by a sergeant at Croydon, and are never placed in their officer,' hands till their manufacture into trained: soldiers has been completed. Beyond doubt, than tb.e.contemplated appoint ment of the old Guardsman to the Shornclitte com mand. will (if it be allowed to take place) turn out injurious to the public interests—a rank job. Another "selection" meditated by the Hots- Guards, is severely handled by the clubs—that of L'nd George Paget to the command of the Bridah cavalry in India. Thig officer entered the army July 25th, 1831, and has served in the Crimea. Some men have greatness thrust upon them, and Lord George is one of these. Beyond the fact of his being the son of the late Marquis of Anglesey, we soldiers are quite at a loss to account for his lordship's good fortune. " Lordly generals" were the curse of the Crimean army ; we must take heel lest they become the bane of the Indian army. These are not times to mince matters. We must speak out, and loudly too or woe tci England. BANK OF ANGLAND RETURNS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMPS. Sir,—Referring to " A Merchant's" letter in your paper of the 22d inst., I beg to enclose an epitome of Mr. Weguelin's evidence before the,Select Com mittee on Bank Acts, viz. :--- " The weekly account is brought up to the SB - previous to the Friday's publication, being an interval of four days. The account might be brought up to Wednesday night and published cn Friday without inconvenience to the Bank. As far as the Bank is concerned the accounts are now. de- livered in tine for publication on Tuesday. Delay is now desired by the Bank for Thursday's meet .F t jug. The Batik proposes that the a ,i cc s o b u e n a ts , s n ho be made up to Wednesday and pu i Fri day, which would reduce the interval to one uay instead of four. Ina time of uneasi tie , s it would b e very satisfactory to the public to shorttn the yeti( d. The longer the interval the greater the risk of the public being taken by surprise." To complete the accounts returns must be mad , ' by the branch bai,ka, w be r telegraph daily.-_l)) am, s., y • ob ecTt l e e r t e v ci nt. Oct. 24, 1A COUNTRY BANKER: SOUTH -LUMMOX MUSEDll.—During the week ending Oct. 24, the visitorA have been as follows :—Oo Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday (free days) 2,815; on Monday and Tuezday (free evenings), 4,761 ; on the three students' days (admix: ion to the public 6d.), 325 ; cne students' evening (Wednesday), 149 ; total, 8,050. wrrYsKam/ - NAVAL AND AfIL ETA RY INTE7.LIGENCE. Intelligence has-been received at 'Chatham that Ensign Thoinas S. Mitchell, 89i1r - Regimeut, who was placed tinier arrest at ShorE:cliffe, with offers to proceed to Chatham garrison for the purpo , e of being tried by general court-martial on several charges of disgracef u l conduct and drunkenness whil on duty, has broken his arrest and gone to the continent, leaving behind him a letter addressed to the adjutant of the corps, fif which he states that, as there was no doubt whatever of his being f. dud guilty by the general court-martial, and, conse quently, dismia , .,ed from the service, he declined taking his trial, and had ir iceedel to France. In consequence of the course taken by the prismner her Maj , sty will direct his d.t.miss , tl from the army. Ye , ..terday Ceptain C. C. Abbott, co.Timandirg tne Falkland Island Coi - p5,,W;11..h has been ra test at Chatham, received au orier fr.un the War office directing the nod-counnisi , .ne.l officers And men to proceed to Gravesend, th.le to eml.iaik on board the Ealing Grove for cony yanee to the Falkland- laands, whole they will rel eve a detachment of pei-sion,.rs -vho have b:::eri doing mi litary duty at that station fur many years. The whole of the men are marritd, and on their arrival at their destination e a',l, will be pi oyid-:d with quar ters and a certain quantity , !1 hod, :v .d in a.dilition to the regulation pay, will receive lac rarioni for himself and family. The sum of 31. has been pre sented to each man by order of the authorities at the Horse Guards for the pur,Aiase of sea c.:)mfi , rts. Orders have been received at the Invalid E3ta blishuient, St. Mary',., Chatham, directing arra-ige meats to be made for the rt,c-ptitan ter2ol.l Fick and wounded tro . who ire now - on their pas-age from India, having been wounded in their conflicts with the Inutineers,•and o f 70 men who are s h o -tl y expected to arrive invalided it me from Chi na . Owing to the large nitaitnrs of infirm troo k i who have laiely been discharge i a' Cha'haut tin a.!oiunt t heir unfitness for furl :or service the strength cif Vie invalid de i , ot is reduced t • ss than 100 men.. During the part week miwaids of 100 wheelers and smiths have keen added to the Royal carriage degartinent of Woolwich Arsenal, bringing the es'ablishment, exclusive of contractors' labourers, to 6,ooo—nearly equAl to the higliest number tm ployed at any period during the Ri.usiau. war. The officials are collecting suoscripLions for the present relief of the wives and families of the Artillery soldiers who have already gone to India. The following appointments were made ye.4ter day at th , ‘ Adleira;ty : Lieu'. F. P. Doughty ann Lieut. H. Parke to the Itopil Abert for disposal; Lieut. H. E. G. Earle to fie Persian ; J. L. Hope, acting mate, to the Triton. OPENING OF THE FIRST DOCK ON THE TY.,71. On Thursday took place the formal opening of the first dock on the Tyne. The dock has alto tely been in practical use—the first ship having entered it on May 7. Thursday's proceedings were in celei,ration of the laying of the last coping woite by the Duke of Northumlier:and, after whom the dock is called the Northumberland Dock. It is hituated. at Hayhole. The area of the main dock is 55 acres, the tidal la=in beiug 2 acres. The dock and r ver entrances to the basin are respectively 70 feet wide. The lock is 52 feet wide, and 250 feet between the g ate,. The sills of the entrances to the 52 feet Ick are laid at 10 feet below low water levet. When the dock is in full working order, the water can be k pt in the deck from 18 to 24 feet aceterding to the .tate of the tides. The entire outlay incui red in the c :in pletion of the works is about 180,0001., being at the rate of little more than 3,000/. per acre; and we have hoard the dock charaptjriEed as the cheapest in point . of con struction of any in the king / om. The cofferdam was begun Aug. 9, 1853, being the first part of the works. It was closed on the 10th April, 1854. The first stone, which was the pointed till stone of the 52 feet lock, was laid by Joseph Cowell, Eeq., chairman of the Tyne Cemini-sion ' on the 13th Sept., 1854. There are t wo rows of piles in the embankment, extending to the length of 3,800 ' feet ; the number of piles being 7,600. Tile emb Ink meet involves somewhat peculiar principles of con struction, which it would uerhaps be scarcely jus tice to the engineers to make publ7c.' Suffice it to say that it has answered every purpose ; and that, after being pot to the fullest test, ic'hai been fee, lad to be perfectly water tight. The tidal le , sin is 475 feet in length, and 175 feet in breadth; including, as already stated, an area of about two acres. The dimensions of the dock are such as to euab!e some of her Majesty's largest steamers to came in and take a supply of coals. The amount of land re claimed in the construction tf the dock has been about 70 acres. There was on one occasion 25 feet of water in the dock ; and the embankm then bore the test to complete swisfaction. This Wing only a coal dock, the amount of quay space is merely nominal. The dock gates were contracted for and constructed by Messrs. Hawks and Craw shay. A remarkable fact of a highly gratifying nature is, that the dock hay been constructed with little or no interference with the traffic of the river, or with the deep water channel close to the eteiths adjoining. It may to worthy of mendon that the coals shipped from these staiths at the time when the deck works were commenced were to an annual amount of 1,200,00(1 tons, and have since increased to an annua ids f i amount guldionubi olheef docks,lt ue Ote l , a O t tOhtooe there a willaNi uoowubtneht facilities t o t r ti e n w e a : r t. ei foryris shipp 3,ooo,ooo tons a year. In the dock, this st eJk, there have b-en some sixty or seventy vesmels lying, of an avera ge t onnage of 250 tong. A dock river constructing on the opposite side of the river by the North .Eastern Railway Company, and called the Jarrow Dock, is progressing favourably. An act of Parliament has already been obtained for a third dock at Coble Dane, which is to have an area of 40 acres, depth 26 feet, and a 70 feet entraece. When the three docks are completed, Newcastle will be in dock accommodation inferior only to London and Liverpool. About 10 o'clock in the morning the Duke of Northumberland arrived at Newcastle, and pro ' ceeded by steamboat down the river, the shippng of which was gaily decorated, as far as the new dock. The Mayor and principal inhabitants, end a large number of ladies and gentlemen from the immediate neighbourhood, were present to receive his grace, who, after inspecting the dock, received from Joseph Cowen, E-q., a licitly 01 nemerred. trowel, manufactured by Messrs. Reid and Sons, which b re Vie following iuscriptnn :—" co the Most Nei& Algernon, Duke and Earl of Northum beiland, are., K.G., this trowel ev,:s presented by the Tyne Improvement Commissioners, on laying the last stone of the Northumberland Dock, 22d October, 1857." On the reverse side, or back of the trowel, were inscribed the names of the commis sioners, with the names of the clerk and secretary— Mr. Clayton and Mr, Guthrie. His (3i RACE having taken the trowel, and the mortar being applied, the stone was then moved to its positiou. His .Grace then said, that instead of laying the foundation Bt , no at the commencement of this work, the commissioners had prudently delayed any ceremony until to-day, when the coping stone had been placed. To this dock, which was the first dock ever built on the T, ne; all must wish prosp er it y . I n d ee d , no doubt could be entert dried of its success. There was one matter which was due to ti;e contractor of the works, and that was that no serious accident had occurred. In cAtclusion, ho asked the Chairman of the cora rni-sioners to accept the trowel as a memorial of the completion of the dock. (Cheers.) After the ceremony, a dinner took place, his Grace the Duke of Northumberland in the chair. There were present—the Mayor, the River Com tni.sioners, Mr. G. Ridley, M.P., Mr. Inghtm, M.P., Mr. G. 'lnchon, M.P., Rev. Dr. Davies, rector of Gateshead ; and other gentlemen. The speeches had reference solely to local and commer cial interests. On Friday the workmen employed at the docks hada hoiday and entertainment. THE LATE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT WESTON-BRIDG3.--. It is satisfactory to state that the sufferers by the late accident at Weston-bridge, near Tuxford, on the main I , ne of the Great Northern Railway, who were left at the latter place and at Retford, have sufficiently Teeny( red to return to their respective hombss suffering exceptingienrihneg and two gentlemen who a: e still staying at the Queen Inn, Retrord. Dyson, the guard, has greatly improved sustained. Ts of i b odily TtireEs eB, health,BODY pr ey concussionci GENTLEMAN e is o I still t h POUND DROWNED.— On Saturday afternoon the body was found fl ating in th e S urre y C ana l, of a gent l eman, a b ou t 30 years of a ge , near the bridge on the Lower Deptford road. The body, which had apparently been in the water some days, Was brought on s h t , re and conveyed to a neigh bouringhouse to await an inqueq. The c eceased is ab , ut 5 feet 10 Inches high, and has auburn hair. He was dress , din an Oxoni oa coa t , shaAl pattern ve,t, black trousers, and black silk sttelt, b w et ith ,,, wli s 7 p :: o ui, . :l Toe supP"BiL!°,7geniial that the deceased had heel walking ,alO]g the banks,sv discovered an d fallen heh into ai t o h s e hi w ater , hands as eat the Nai r hite time i ~,, atthbe t i khreeill3 purse, gloves. On his person were round a w Scotchtnan, a Russia DREADFUL le h e r MURDER poko t I b m o 0 T k I reached town announcing i hAt re l ma on Taursday night last. w v, a i y tii ii( h , ri p ie le t ti D . , T ve h r e , He had tra \i cl ,r str t o , !:t r l , y )a a, a, r h r_E r trA__ .lia, a o WAR sb o t de a d mar arrived a nd by y tarßanYi new church cu t cr h oc a uh t nil : vh t iac i e ve u t; a wet by a wan ' t ''' l ' e ' d i . d ischarged the contents of his we ipon. .ill-fated gentleman's heart. There a w i n' e Bt r ah e s; : rnigieitr:i r : rfaf o - ndt f eh- n D e t o a v t e t a b , e a n and time , purchased li r C ~some Ellis w propertyas agent to Mr. Tran , in that Re i g hbourhood, whi c h i s rumoured to be the cause of his assassination. He also rented the farm of M e elick, near Mountmelick, in the Queen's County, at which plain he Tent the most part of last Thursday. I I 1 1 201 201 100 100 100 100 100 100 all all ail 100 100 100 6 100 'Co 10 all all 15 100 100 20 50 20 87 974 514 I 92 i 1032 A 95 11 82 11 32j 63 2i 100 i St. 100 26 134 20 St. 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 25 10 L 0.6 12/ 12 27 1456 16/15' 40 1256, 5i 1178 Paid; 100 100 all 100 all 100 1 100 54 67} i