The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-16 00:00:00

MEV __ _ t: _ . 0 e t e ljle t t e: aes of VlS ity ai igcr d 14 6 ' , e stillhe Vtll 01/11 0, War , o c• , ° f i d d ill °PIII.O ave. , u 1 be l ot absu rd 01 It said Lust wil l ' it i 5 OCTOBER 16, 1855.1 o generals Were superannuated, and an oppor-. fz,s afcl ed to some NELSON in embryo to restore `waning c haracter of the British navy. TUE MONEY MARKET. liZtjilt Derseverino• efforts which have been made to a monetary pani c, by taking advantage of inh a q for gold by the Bank of France, and the con de of krit (litainution in the Bank of England stores '° ave at lenc.th signally failed, as shown by d he Subsiliell tlY rapid rise in the Public Funds and lio restoration 'that the of confidence. It is now weekly decline in the returns generally 4 ballion was caused by the operations of of th Of France and When the large amount is takenthe Ifect ae Z till t, some surprise has been created that " 5 h0 ° , 111 ,. ! not have been considerably greater. at lie c'onitn-ver, he zemernbered that the balance the 10-etice4leut was large ; that the steps taken 61 , (li 15 ank of England to check the great demand Noulaseilf'illi.,ll.t: were not more than the emergency xnlditiZ ' ''Y; and at the same time that the healthy ° be : of the colknercial world enabled the pressure Div trillie withelit very serious inconvenience. So hdene ref,earthil,se e f the pressure was doubtful, and . tat tAi e, -1.-tte4 some reparation for difficulties ._ 11l gat se, capitalists were cautions in affording "0 Inodatiou, and the Bank of England was called iistol‘l.Bll4•l4, Yhonwoetvelrl,Y :1111,1 'it heiceal paratively slight influence ascertained, ion is . 4 evident. The d' the are stated buts u s n o d m e understood, Lave nth iscomit houses .. , . the :lothever-abundance of unemployed capital , ad of inerereBecllli• ties " in the Bank of England, iniportg „f 41 , 11 g, are being ditiinished• Should ici. te a return-, g.°l(l eolltillUe, we may shortly alit much 'eh 6, t ``) abundance, more especially . as i r th, ,-- " e ell despatch '• nt must i .,_ - .7 'lnd it s ~,,d to 'the Confine la d e i ay back again vile effe . e v ° I the rise i; tile rate of discount was , .- sales ,p who L '''' raor, "4 Stock by country bankers, money, e "(1%4 te-ciPetlioifintabie employment for . their efforts 0. %to re f 8 un °llle degree to assist the ell)Ioyed 2; a fall, But the large amount of , hg A ca pital i 4 ., individuals "gelv il in the ule bands of private for 111:,e,stalett• nil large purchases by the public g reat rk; 13 q this fad tended to prevent any itate4 " that 6 , , had sub' when the' alarm so unsuccessfully and -'lllatio ailed' the reaction was rapid,That ° litti 11 too k di, t i tendency' however, kieti e hat„„ h le e y opposite - is, kit: ewiN, t° that have been doneiiiile of merea- a th,,to Which We at :have condition In no b ra.n 1 but lift e tp+ .4e l las , e have before alluded. oatioil c tr e been any over-speculation rlces; and i'g h 11 th e ,, as tie pl ace in market. slight falling-off ' e 4 e have been some sh g . previous Ireht "ul lt 14 from 1,. ti res h 'exports, th e returns of business . jr . 4 ,,, a pace with ) aod aveirePt *l-h the extent in a ksitio ueubt kept many a balance-skeet h. 414' rkteilOß AND THE PRESS. 44, ilice . .......___---- ) 4 h, tr ee the Morning of Wednesday last, Lantz " dissatis for ti the n expended on the arrangements made an ti4lili?etilecel-Itzrleopßortecithwllielt were delivered at the . h on e preceding eveningtollis Royal 4 N the Duke of el BRIDGE, and other distinguished radars, in honour of the illustrious Duke's The great disappointment felt by t he inhabitants r t , k,l 1 generally in being deprived of any means of ...at had occurred on the interesting occasion, taken ktit'h'aea with the sin on explanations offered by the ilit!'„lles for the absence of the much-wieed for reports Ip f 41'1 ftl.rther to aggravate he popular discontent. One ( 41 t a'aPPointed threw the blame on ‘ one party, an -4,„tril4le,oll7B_rtfeheotrl.yst ‘44.eother, and , with the uncertainty which always uonfdierstood dispute. ndignation was expelided, the matter bi wr:,,fficient examination to make it per clear oe tileell, the MAICOR meant no disrespect to the local kNrci teeelltrarY, that lie was actuated'by a strong de _ tetsioall a perfectly equal facility in giving a correct d :4444 aof the proceedings which took place. To 41 1 • 14. ti that the Was to be effected, we . ..must explainZ n _ ery 11_,,e(io uni.ing-room of the Towhall is comp . a r. qevets,47 in size, and that the newspapers of Liver kit toktoq inemus- The room is not capable of containing ooke more than from forty to fiftypersons ; now there _ ki t ere a bout tw i• :Native f e " newspaper s in Liverpool, ' and f ..te ' ee t lits3ttir Zed each th °l these had been present, hikElls thave bee n the --;e Other guests' it isribeevd. t te this ditßo4lt,.-- ,tleonveniently circums _ . it v li 4 to hays the •••), Lae Maros , resolved at tu! t e t the pal, ih ands,_Dreceed reported and furnished t ii . the Itet,,,-,.,_11-" b°4ll; h had also arranged that ,:',(l tio.,, --Folitan journals e applied - for it should be Itq att l . l 6l the sanie clan Its this object might 8 k to . 1 y eltrii,, out, nnel. That ri„, 111 Dloy a '4 the MA.You directed the Tow t 11,;:-8.41 th e ..„ e°.t4Detent individual, rtil,,,ally the ,lernees o . , the short-hand writer wh had the te 41te4lf ‘jelsl et oPlo • fthe Town Council, The e NI , uot iote _Ye o and that ge o n_tle_- el- ii„De`eaey rlerlng further in the midis ' atte 91 th t writer is 4iell, ,. dilqe s a a , a short - hand he says °N % II 4ke tiii 4e : the Town Hall, and, as access in matter. e ' that 411,,ert; whi eli l at l u the way of obtaining() far (wer e all ' -4(er '''llenit however, was s t the °tted ed t he ' Y' took his seat a s I to ~ clltlinr, I,lreat,) hi the „,,_, „ room, outward appearance tl) dlltiesv COThzilen 4.<1 so far as of his under- in k h e At this stage work in discharge. he complains 11 (4 8 ell 'taste l ' s ge of the proceedings: LaY he took-v 4 with disr tor indignity ; Ne e of a all.. espec with the TATOR 4 11 3' re al a: Step to acquaint the A to the 1 t,, Garently b Or ittittlaginary grievance. He sat - , L 48 3' i 1-I'but he ilti: -, 11 , ., ape ~,:_• 4 Is vocation, but seemingly also deter i'll'.o ittite'gss revetv„,_ th , , which he at last effected by f tic w ii ' l ir hi s 04- 4..8 notes. How far this was. . a means of 4.1,, hate ho rn .. dignity or of repairing InsTinjurizse,sB of kb, 1,,i,_ diMeulty in determining. h 41 tile werer s , klo,, ' have good reason to compelain that likeeli` deN-'l4Oll of the course he ultimately resorted to t , ',.;,vcd of what they had been deliberately itilePsit'l,4ll,44l-44' othf.at which means had been taken to put ;I.t oflllZter connected with this pitiful business, and th e ,' e ll it is understood the whole, or nearly the . 4 tlt -°M'Pfeiiips originated, remains for observation. l'''eseeoati'illk4ratiee at the dinner table, as a guest, of a 1 11111len,4tie Times . The admission of this indi" :iiiehoix A fin, the local press were excluded.rcunawas stances • pl. l'e Pr0e,,,04 re! tigatiOn of the kli ‘-.""4 t d ground for felt 4 ' the eSs • t° rek'iee taace, affords g procured Iltioneivie feast throe that non e o f it s members more befitting . 4'aiii,„°,.f a -ur tlY b. 1 -- or consonant with the 1,4. gh *rap tunity thbe -gotirew . -gßar than ' 4 el —leiDants of the municipal hospitalities kiat'oecake ia , ,s+ !alling—to be thankful that none of tikt bee laracter a n or under any false 14,htiligt4,111 -- Unfortunate one throughout ; and and ~Nifo4tre eontrast to the courtesy, politenessd pretence. Thi . s . kiti,N)ll4 4 by the Dborou on all previous occasions, , k:4l(' th ' ee4hected • of CA3inniDGE s i e sip,_, with the Duke 1, he"g'e exception of the banquet. II:' ' t . t.... N e I " eve r, it must be obvious that whatever 51,'!,,11414t ex, t waywardness ; ks ih -4 th e h,_ eu arose not from From what q N it Part of the NIAYOR, but that on the con -1,4A ~ Y a nialch aggrieved party. of 11,-........„ t, thi t At % lattt, ti- 4 ,, d .---- abutquisition, signed by above 420 t tlei t 1 " 4 rs' is being presented to James . as eliNre,„"4tianan e of that gentleman's services NI "Ii 41 ''atativ s .e - t,,,ttlto, , c,tr t ~ e i . n. the Town Council. than half the I , 3 `'N i 4rated is considerably more 4 '. IN 44eDeild tof verbalpromises of support pt 4,, h,,, en Tyrer will no The num kit, ' , t, 'e not sgned ; and Mr. . k4tilevkeetillee to a Call so unanimous. 41 et)b, :'ll 4(11144 °f all parties must be peculiarly The g th ra ose Oreci i'i°4 to Mr. Tyrer's opinions on all with '?k, l'esta oacc`Pestions in which he is identified invitatio ti n . I,.eli t t s;i t ' 41° Ward. to b e tite t „ "t t" '4 "'No t -4'e Li nle-street station on IN,,t, at in tba voR 'rliE 'WORKING CLA: i s o E n s da .— y rse of 't t,nuitttin 4 . tilloY observing a large caneeeuoi the of 1111 t 45 " "I"eiv " arranged into 1,, ot, raet 411' ell . . kt i • t et 04% riosity induced us to: re in kt.,,tt. t ,ni i i, tia Rathering. In answer we we was :4'4, tii`OrtheaTatrip" from Stafford and w _C a re g w e e i o n n quire the I d that '',.,4 ItStiklAkercillelPtllieedEt?cu t r h s e ioi k i n t o rains for the !'"',tiereistioo ,ester railway Company, had on the l'aorit'lt 111 tiv°ll.veYed 'upwards of 1600 t oe a Ditell)ool, and that these were now about n , 11 'it cd(lae,aqtre to all of them setting out 0 people for a i kt :l 4tie eo'entterojiir'aaliPllcey and pleilsed. Not e nlarge slight them tr 4 qt t o i eferrea was viible on d the Map ti!llDrov,„wo tend to inf orm an . Ilti` exhilit!i to .n Morals of the working crlassaseesh, IN )tieo ..e ilevue Gardens and ot e . be t e litti ° I EtbY Shows where nothing can els to •be gained m morality, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY. THE forty-fourth annual meeting of this society was held in the lecture-hall of the Collegiate Institution, last night. The meeting was well attended, and the chair was occupied by the Lord Bishop of Chester. On the platform we observed the following gentlemen, viz.:— Revds. Dr. M`Neile, J. Jones, W. Rawson, A. Knox, F. Parry, H. Hampton, W. H. Wright, H. Marlen, T. Carter, T. Robinson, D. J. Hirsch, G. Fisch, J. 0. Powell, Harke, J. M`Naught, Fowell, T. W. Mooran, Harward, Birrell, Kelly, Cranbrook ; Messrs. W. Jones, John Cropper, J. K. Rounth waite, F. Mill, W. Williams, W. H. Moore, R. A. Payne, S. R. Healey, J. Webster, Thos. Carson, W. R. Jeffery, D. Lewis, R. Houghton, C. M. Jones, S. Laing, R. Griffith, Milburn, &c. The proceedings of the meeting were commenced by the bishop reading a portion of the 19th Psalm. At the conclusion of this, The LORD Brsnor expressed the satisfaction he felt in meeting the friends of the society at the completion of another year of its valuable existence, and more so to see so goodly a meeting on so bad a night. Experience, however, had shown him that a bad night did not always prevent a numerous meeting in that place. There was a large meeting here lately, when the community of this town exerted itself to do honour and to show hospitality to an illustrious individual, and to rejoice in the victories which have of late crowned the arduous struggle in the Crimea. On that platform there were many of his brethren who are the ministers of peace. They and all of us are lovers of peace, but we are also lovers of our country, and as such we rejoice in its successes. While rejoicing in those successes, we are delighted to look on them only as means to obtain peace. War, we must all remember, has not only its triumphs but it has also its horrors. Those horrors are great, and often over powering ; but the Bible Society had done much to assuage the horrors of war. It had distributed 100,000 copies of the bible among our own soldiers, and the soldiers of our gallant French allies—long may they be our allies—(cheers)—and long may we be engaged with them it emulating each other not alone in valliant, but also in good deeds. The effect of the good done by the distribution had been shown in many ways, and in none more pleasingly than by learning, as we do by numerous channels, that many of our soldiers have met together to worship God when they were about to go into some great action, some fierce struggle. This had not been found to detract from their bravery in the field of action. On the contrary, it had been found that no man is so brave as he who fears God, and none other. Many examples of this were to be found in different accounts of the incidents of the war, but none more than in a case which had been brought under his own notice, and which, so far as he knew, had not been pub lished in any of the public prints. A young officer who fell in the great struggle, which had been the crowning event of the war, so far as it has yet been carried. The letter which related the sad event to his mother, who, in her alic tion, we may consider was -still comforted by the reflection that he fell in the arms and moment of victory ; for such con siderations will afford consolation even to a mother's sorrow. But she was further comforted on being informed that when her son was found mortally wounded, he was found to have a Bible buttoned under his coat ; thus showing that he was deeply interested in the sacred truths of God's Word. (Cheers.) He would not trespass further on the time of the meeting, which would be addressed by several speakers, who would show the value andthe operations of the Society. He could not conclude, however, without adverting to the absence of Mr. Horsfall, who was so liberal a supporter ofall our charitable institutions (cheers), who intended to have been there, but who would be compelled to leave Liverpool early next morning, on a mission, to him of great interest, and of vital importance to him and his family. The cause of his absence, painful as it is to him, must be a matter of deep regret to all here. Several other gentlemen would address the meeting from whom much interesting information would be obtained. These were gentlemen belonging to the different Christian Churches. He would not allude to this further than by say ing that while attached to his own Church he was not averse to the co-operation of others, nor averse to hear them. Among these the Rev. Mr. Fisch, who had been long the resident pastor of the Reformed Church of Lyons, and who was now about to remove to a similar position in Paris, would give interesting intelligence connected with the working of the Society. His Lordship then called on The Rev. F. PAnxT, the secretary, who read the report of the society, which gave, on the whole, an encouraging view of the society's operations. From this it appeared that, in most of its branches, the Liverpool Auxiliary Bible Society had made a considerable advance, although in some it had not been so. The total number of bibles distributed by this society up to the present•'time had been 29,389,587 copies, showing an increase, during the past year, of 18,738 copies over any pre vious. year. Bibles to the number of 37,284 copies had been sent by the society to the French soldiers in the Crimea. In allusion to its financial condition, the Liverpool Auxiliary had contributed £4O more than on the previous year; yet the ladies' branch exhibited a falling off to the extent of £62, as compared with the previous year. The books sold in Liverpool had brought in the sum of £ll9 ; and the Auxiliary had in course of the year distributed Bibles to the number of 23,292 copies; while its whole income for the year had been £4,305 lls. 10d. The whole income , of the Bible Society during 'the past year had been £l24,ooo,being the largest it had ever enjoyed, and for the first six months of the current year the income of the society had been £1,200 more than during the first half of the past year. The Rev. Dr. WNEILE on rising was received with cheers, and on their subsiding he said it gave him great pleasure to move the first resolution, which was to the effect that the report be adopted, and printed, and circulated. He said, the chief interest of the meeting arose from the statements con tained in the report. As an advocate of the British and Foreign Bible Society, he must be excused in doing more than urging on the meeting the formal adoption of the re solution. To live in a land in which the free circulation of God's holy word is not only tolerated, but guaranteed and encouraged, was to be esteemed one of the greatest privileges which a community could enjoy. Next to that was the privilege of sending it to others, and such was the object of this society. There was nothing illiberal, or narrow, or sec tarian, in forwarding the operations of a society like this, whose sole purpose was the distribution of God's word in the languages of all the nations of the earth. In doing this, it might be likened to the giant of antiquity, who was repre sented as having a hundred hands. The society, through its translated bibles, had foreign as well as English hands, and all of them were eager in forwarding the good work. It was a gratifying circumstance to reflect that, through the •contributions and donations to this society, its members enjoyed the privilege of affording comfort to those who are fighting the battles of the country. All of them had heard of the numbers of Bibles sent out to our own army and the army of our allies in the East. He had heard of many instances of the benefits conferred by this means. He might be allowed to mention a statement which had been made to him by a gallant officer recently returned from the Crimea. He saw no reason why the name of that officer should not be mentioned—it was Colonel Lawrence. (Cheers.) That gentleman narrated to him (the doctor) many instances in illustration of the joy evinced, particularly by the French soldiers, on receiving copies of the Scriptures in their own language. When they received copies of the New Testament their delight was great, the volume was so convenient for car riage that it was greatly esteemed by the men. From this it was gratifying to learn, that amidst even the most stirring scenes of contentions, and in the war, with all its thrilling incidents, the sacred volumes sent out by the British and Foreign Society, have been the means of affording consolation and happiness. The society had indeed a great battle to fight, but its battle, unlike those of other armies, had an invariable tendency to good. Its object in the warfare was to save, not to destroy, and it sought not to humiliate the foe, but to elevate and improve. In conclusion he begged to move the first resolution. The Rev. G. Fiscn, in seconding the resolution, said the society, as one designed for the promulgation of the Word of God, there could be but one opinion as to its utility and the claim it bad upon public support. England was without a doubt a great country, and it needed not him to tell that to the meeting ; but it was a great nation, not merely because by its great navy it had encircled the globe, but because it had borne over the world the blessed Word of God, and bestowed it upon the benighted nations. By the exertions of the British and Foreign Bible Society, the supply of Bibles was now so liberal that every tribe and every nation was enabled to have a knowledge of the grace of :God. In speaking of the operations of the Society, he should confine himself principally to what had been effected by it in France, which though once the foe was now the ally, and he hoped would ere long be not only the friend, but he trusted he might almost say would become one nation:with theiEnglish. (Cheers.) He described the effect of the conscription in France as operating so extensively upon the young men that nearly all of them were less or more im mediately connected with the army. After they have served their seven years in the army; they return still young men, to their country, settle in their native places, marry 'and become respected members of society, heads of families, and objects of interest in the localities in which they reside. They are considered the best class of citizens, on account:of the dis cipline to which they have been subjected. It would there fore be easy to see how beneficial must be the effect produced on the country generally, by instructing them in the truth° of religion and of God's holy word, which, as they had just heard, was in the course of being done with such success by the exertions of this society. He concluded by seconding the resolution, which, having been put from the chair, was unani mously carried. The Rev. G. HARWARD moved the adoption of the second resolution, which expressed generally satisfaction at the suc cess which had attended the exertions of the society, and concluded by expressing a hope that these exertions would be continued, and would continue to prosper under the influence of God's Providence. He strongly urged upon the meeting the value of the society, and in evidence of its utility referred to the extent and importance of its operations as these were detailed in the report. Mr. T. J. BOURNE, as one of the old members and sup porters of the society, had much pleasure in seconding the motion which had just been made. As an:old member, he was pleased to find that the objects proposed by the society continued to meet with increasing support and encourage ment. He urged the meeting to be liberal in its contribu tions, and to exert themselves in inducing others to be liberal likewise. He regretted exceedingly, to learn that there had been a falling off in the ladies' branch, which he hoped they would endeavour to remedy. On looking around the plat form and over the meeting, he rejoiced to behold re presentatives of all the churches in Liverpool. He was in truth most happy to see such a union in favour of a society, which by its exertions had been instrumental in bringing the English Bible within the reach of even the humblest classes. Through the agency of this society the Bible could now be had for fifteen pence a copy, printed from a clear type on good paper, and of a most handsome appearance ; and that too without infringing on respectable wages. The Bible supplied by this society is a Bible without note or comment, and has nothing more than the text, except marginal refer ences for pointing out the connexion of one passage with another. Besides the extensive distribution of Bibles in England and Prance, as well as among the armies of those two countries in the Crimea, the society was now supplying Bibles to many of the Sardinian soldiers. At Constantinople and at Balaklava, Bible stores had been opened with the hap piest effect ; and through the agency of this society they were enabledto circulate the Bible in the modern Russ. No sooner had it become known that there were Russian prisoners in our prisons, than the society set to and printed off an edition of the Bible, in modern Russ, from the stereotype plates in their possession, and these were distributed among the prisoners. By this means not only were the poor prisoners brought to a knowledge of the Scriptures, but the Bible was actually making its way into the interior of Russia. The prisoners, in many instances, carrying them with them on their release from custody. In addition to all this, he might allude to the good done in India and China, and in the South Seas, where thousands upon thousands of Bibles have been put into the hands of the poor natives. The resolution was then put from the chair to the meeting, and unanimously agreed to. A hymn was here sung, and a collection was made. The Rev. HAxcus moved the re-appointment of the com mittee. The Rev. H. HA.MPTOI4I said it was a matter of much satis faction to him, to think that the last public act he should per form as a minister in Liverpool would be 'to second the reso lution. In doing so, he had the greatest pleasure in bearing testimony to the value of the society, without whose aid he would have found it impossible to have attempted to spread a knowledge of the Gospel in the poor and benighted neigh bourhood in which he had laboured. The motion was unanimously carried. Mr.T.S.RAPPLES moved a vote of thanks to the Lord Bishop , for his kindness in presiding over the meeting. Mr. J. K. ROI7I 4 7THWAITE seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. The Crie.uniAN, in a few well-turned remarks, acknow ledged the compliment, and having pronounced the benedic tion, the meeting separated. BANKRUPTCY COURT. THE AFFAIRS OF MR. EDWARD OLIVER. YESTERDAY morning having been appointed by Mr. Com missioner Stevenson for hearing the application of Mr. Bards well, the solicitor for Mr. Oliver, to have the adjudication of bankruptcy annulled, Mr. BAEDSWELL appeared for Mr. Oliver; and Mr. Neville, the managing clerk for Mr. J. B. Lloyd, solicitor, for Mr Murray, of London, who represented the Bank of Quebec. Subsequently Mr. Aspinall appeared on this behalf, as Mr Bardswell raised the objection that Mr. Neville, not being a practitioner before the‘Court, was not entitled to be beard. Mr. BARDSWELL said that in the matter of Mr. 'Oliver, he appeared in support of a notice of motion, which motion, how ever, would not be heard then, as Mr. Murray desired to have it postponed till Friday. To this delay he (Mr. Bardswell) should offer no objection, but he had an application to make for a rule nisi to show cause why the adjudication should not be set aside. This he should do on the ground that the peti tion on which the adjudication proceeded was informal; the affidavit verifying the debt was also informal, as was likewise the affidavit verifying the petition, which had not been drawn in conformity with the requirements of the act of parliament. Mr. NEVILLE thought that before the application of Mr. Bardswell could be granted, some more specific grounds of objection should be stated. Mr. BAEDSWELL replied that the grounds of his application were the the petition and the affidavits on which it was founded were not in accordance with the prescribed forms, and that in fact it was no petition at all. His HoNoun thought they had better not prematurely go into matter of that kind, particularly if the case was not then going to be argued. It would be better to postpone considera tion of such matters till Friday, when the whole would come on in its regular course. Under the circumstances, he should decline hearing the discussion till Friday. The case was accordingly adjourned. STEALING LEAD-PIPING,—Two lads, named Callaghan and Arrowsmith, were yesterday charged with stealing some lead piping from premises in which they had been working on Saturday last, in Soho-street. They were remanded till Friday. THE KIRHDALE READING-ROOM AND NIGHT SCHOOL.— Donations of the daily and weekly papers, after they have been read, magazines and books ; also subscriptions, however small, will be thankfully received by the Incumbent, No. 1, Grecian terrace, Everton. WE understand that Mrs. Wllveen, whose advertisement appears in another part of our paper, is a lady who has devoted much attention to the theory as well as the practice of educa tion. Her husband is the well-known principal of the Me chanics' Institution. ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.—Rosa Aim Reynolds, and Mary Ann Bryan, two well-known thieves, were yesterday sentenced by the sitting magistrate at the police court, to three months' imprisonment each, for having robbed a French man named Louis Vounenon of five shillings on Saturday night last. ILLEGAL PAWNlNG.—Yesterday, a woman named Jane Brown was convicted before the police court of having taken and pawned, without authority, seven shirts, from the house of Mrs. Edwards, of Darwin-street. She was ordered to pay six shillings, the sum she obtained as loan upon the shirts, and also to pay a fine of 205., or be imprisoned for a month. ORNAMENTAL PRINTING.—The programme executed for the use of the Mayor's guests, on the occasion of the grand concert given on 'Wednesday evening, in St. George's-hall, is in all respects a beautiful specimen of the typographic art. It is printed on a delicate ground, and is impressed in gold and polychrome letterpress, enclosed in a tasteful border. It is in all respects highly creditable to the taste of Mr. Greenwood, by whom it was got up, and also to the capabilities of his es tablishment. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday last, as the Duke of Cam bridge was visiting the Industrial School, at Kirkdale, he was received by a salvo of artillery. In discharging this, the con tents of one of the guns accidentally struck Jonathan Clashan, chief ship •keeper at the schools, and injured him so much that he had to be conveyed to the hospital of the institution, where, notwithstanding every care and attention, he died on Sunday morning, about two o'clock. An inquest will be held on the body this day at one o'clock. PICKING POCKETS.-A boy, apparently about twelve years of age, named Peter Cunningham, was charged before the police court yesterday with having on Saturday night picked the pocket of a respectable elderly woman, named Elizabeth Darling, in William Henry-street. It appeared that the pro secutrix, who is nearly blind, fell, and the prisoner took the opportunity of picking her pocket of a half-crown piece and a shilling. The money was found in his mouth when he was taken into custody. The prisoner, who has been several times convicted of pocket picking, was remanded till to-morrow (Wednesday) on the application of his father, who pledged himself that he should then send the lad to sea. STEALING A DooL-MAT.—A woman named Mary Ann Waring was brought before the sitting magistrate at the police court yesterday, charged with having on Saturday last stolen a door-mat from Mr. Hunt's, Star Hotel, Williamson square. It appeared that the prisoner went to the hotel about half-past nine at night, when watching the opportunity, she seized the door-mat and ran off with it. She was followed and caught. When taken to Bridewell, she was recognized as an old offender, and one who had been repeatedly convicted of stealing door-mats. She was sentenced to be imprisoned for three months. PASSING BASE Coix.—A middle-aged man named Thomas Johnston was brought before the police-court yesterday, charged with endeavouring to pass a counterfeit five shilling piece. It appeared that on Saturday night a boy about eight years old, who is nephew to the prisoner, went into the spirit shop of llr. Baxter Riley in Dickinson-street, and asked for a noggin of gin, in payment of which he tendered a five shilling piece which Mr. Riley at once discovered to be bad. He then put water in the bottle, and told the boy to go an d brin g the party who employed hi m to get the change, he himself imme diately following the boy, who went up to the prisoner and gave him the bottle containing the water. The prisoner did not apply for the change, but was given into the custody of the police. The evidence as to the prisoner's connexion with the bad crown piece was not clear, and he was discharged. TRANMEEE.—AMALGAMATION WITH LIVERPOOL.— Last night, a meeting of the inhabitants of Tranmere was held at the Britannia Hotel, to take into consideration the proposed amalgamation with Liverpool. The meeting was numerously attended, and after considerable discussion it was unanimously resolved to oppose the amalgamation and to protest against it. commERCIAL' and MONETARY NEWS. MONDAY NIGHT. THE money market up to Thursday remained in a state of inquietude, owing to the general anticipation of another rise in the minimum rate of discount, and the apprehension which existed as to its probable effect in assisting the designs of speculators for a fall inthe funds, who seemed unscrupulous as to the means by which they endeavoured to accomplish their ends, and even freely made use of the names of commercial firms, in order to increase the feeling of distrust. Thursday, how ever, passed over without any change being made by the Bank Directors, and as it was believed that the worst of the crisis had passed, the funds rapidly reco vered, and money for commercial purposes was easy, the rates for first class paper being even lower than that fixed by the Bank, and confidence in mercantile security remaining unshaken. The Bank Returns on Friday showed another decline in the stock of bullion to the extent of £659,647, but this is not more than may have been expected with a decrease in the Public deposits of 21,037,685, and in the private deposits of £600,312, and an increase in the circulation of £118,870, so that the decline in bullion is more than accounted for by the other changes. The " other securities" have decreased £124,470, so that the pres sure for accommodation is at an end, and as the sur plus of notes unemployed is about five millions and a half, the grounds for alarm are in reality compara tively slight, notwithstanding the difficulties created by the Bank Restriction Act. We quote the following from the city article in the Times of Friday :--- The belief in any new and direct Russian Loan having been covertly managed at Amsterdam seems for the present to have been dissipated, and the public are disposed to hope for security upon that point, not only from the fact that no Eng lish or French house, even of the most questionable character, would be likely to co-operate in it, but also from its being the recognized duty of any firm to whom proposals of the kind might be made to communicate them at once to the allied Governments. The possibility of such an attempt will un doubtedly call for watchfulness ; but, so far from seeking fur ther explanations than those afforded by the action of the Bank of France for the present state of the London money. market, the most experienced persons have, as has been already observed, reason to feel surprise that the disturbance has not been greater. If those who have noticed the effects of a sudden exportation of gold upon trade and the prices of stocks had been previously told that any amount approaching £4,000,000 was about to be withdrawn by an artificial and secret operation, extending over only six weeks, they would have felt convinced that disasters of the most serious kind could' hardly be averted. In 1847, during the heaviest period of the panic, from February, when Consols were at 91, to Oc tober, when they touched 78k, the total diminution in the bullion was exactly £3,975,309. Yet here it was spread over nearly nine months, while even from the highest point during the inflation of 1840 the falling off was only £8,000,000, or just twice the sum now alleged to have been taken from us. The difference in the results between the two periods is to be attributed partly to the lower point whence the decline in the bullion commenced, but chiefly to the difference between the desperate unsoundness then prevalent and the universal healthiness of our existing commerce. Even by the most sanguine, however, this healthiness could scarcely have been supposed to be such as to have enabled the shock to be with stood in the manner thus far witnessed. When it is recol lected, moreover, not only that the Turkish Loan and the sud den demand for grain came at the same moment, but that speculators and alarmists of all classes bad previously, in their ignorance of the real state of the country, and before even the first whisper of the movements of the Bank of France, been eagerly putting forth statements, that instead of being in a safe condition we were approaching a crisis from natural circumstances, the public will see they have the highest reason to rejoice that, not having permitted themselves to be deceived as to the actual causes of the inconvenience they are forced to sustain, they have been in a position to look upon it without that dismay which would incalculably have increased its evils. Trade in Manchester has been affected by the unea siness in the money market, and business has been dull even at lower prices, particularly in yarns. A failure is announced to the amount of between £40,000 and £50,000 of which it is said about £25,000 is owing in Liverpool for cotton, but is believed to be covered by securities. In the woollen trade, though busines is fiat, prices are not lower. The hosiery and lace trades are also dull, there being an indisposition to enter into fresh transactions until money affairs have become more settled. The shipping returns of the Board of Trade for the month of August show a decrease in the entries in wards but an increase in the clearances, the decline being chiefly in British shipping. The following is a comparison with the corresponding month of the two preceding years :- TONNAGE ENTERED INWARD. 1853. 1854. 1855. British Vessels, ..... 495,225 531,492 427,464. Foreign Vessels.. . 424,241 388,397 281,392. Total . 919,466 922,889 708,856. CLEARANCES OUTWARD. British Vessels .. ....... 485,648 432,902 520,608. Foreign Vessels . 319,935 317,391 380,770. 131- per cent. refraction. 670 bags Myrabolams were sold by auction, with all faults, at 7s. 3d. per cwt. for first class damaged. We have also to report 100 tons Calcutta Rapeseed, for arrival, at 675. per quarter delivered. Corrox.---This market has been affected by the unsettled state of money affairs, and the amount of business done during the week has been but small ; and as the quantity pressed for sale exceeded the demand, prices have given way about id. per lb. The sales for the week up to Friday amounted to 31,050 bales, of whi c h 1,400 were taken on speculation, and 3,620 for export, leaving 26,030 bales for the trade. TO-DAY the advices by the Baltic were received, and the money market presenting a more favourable ap pearance, prices advanced about Id. per lb. on the rates o f Friday. The sa l es r eached 10,000 bales, , including 3,000 for spe cu l a ti on and export, and the market was firm at the c l ose . The following is a comparison of present quotations with those of the corresponding period of last year :--- 1854 1855 5 5-16 51 64 61 5 3.16 5 7-16 6 6k New Orleans, middling „ fair Upland, middling 805,583 Total.. 750,293 901,378. With regard to the coasting trade, the tonnage en tered inward was 1,061,433 in the month ending the sth September, 1853; in 1854 it was 1,102,869 ; and in the present return it is 1,190,126, including 24 foreign vessels, of an aggregate burden of 5,373 tons. The clearances outward were 1,133,231 tons in the month ending the sth of September, 1853 ; 1,266,933 in 1854 ; and 1,246,773 (including 2,226 tons of foreign) in 1855. An issue of the 6 per cent. debentures of the Pro vince of Canada for £500,000 was announced on Friday by Messrs. Laurence, Son, and Co., and Capel, Nor bury, and Co. The subscription price is to be 107, and they are redeemable in 1880. The sum is to be paid in four monthly instalments of 25 per cent., com mencing on the 31st inst., and 5 per cent. discount will be allowed on payments in anticipation. This issue forms part of the aid to be granted by the colo nial Government to the Grand Trunk Railway, and, notwithstanding the state of the money market, a large portion has already been taken. The return from the Bank of England for the week ending the 6th of October gives the following results, when compared with the previous week : Public Deposits ... £7,106,524; Decrea5e...£1,037,685 Other Deposits ... 10,837,643; Decrease... 600,312 Rest 3,682,448; Increase ... 12,323 On the other side of the account : Government Securities £11,413,143; Decrease... £711,883 Other Securities Notes unemployed The amount of notes in circulation is £20,291,555, being an increase of £118,870, and the stock of bullion in both departments is £12,279,281, showing a decrease of £659,647, when compared with the preceding return. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ... £25,765,025 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 2,984,900 Gold coin & bu11'n.11,765,025 Silver bullion ... £25,765,025 £25,765,025 BA:( RING DEPAItTXtENT.. _ _ _ Prop. Capital ... T11;563,000 Gov. Securities £11,413,143 Rest ... ... 3,682,448 Other Securities 19,791,293 Public Deposits 7,106,524 Notes ... • 5,473,470 Other Deposits 10,837,643 Gold & Silver Coin 614,256 7-day & other bills 1,012,547 £37,192,1621 £37,192,162 Our SHAREMARKET has been more active during the past week, and prices have experienced an advance of about 2 per cent. This, however, has been caused more from speculative operations in sympathy with consols than from any buying on the part of the public. At the settlement now being made, contangoes have been quite as high as at the previous settlements, when the market groaned under heavy bull accounts, and the nature of the buying during the last few days is calculated to increase rather than to diminish these. On London stocks the rate has been as high as 10s. per share. Local stocks are steady and in demand. The following are this day's prices, the market closing at a decline of a per cent. very weak :---Caledonian, xd ; Eastern Counties, 92; Great Western, 541 ; Irish South-eastern, xd; Lancashire & Yorkshire, 764 t- 6 1, 5 .1 s ; Lancaster and Carlisle, 69 ; Lancaster and Preston, xd ; London and North - western , 931, 21- 1 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, ' 221 • Midland, 65 4 a Scg 4 I- 5 41 ; North-western, s*; South eastern, 171 c, 17 3-16 1-16; Ulster, xn ; Caledonian £lO shares, xd ; Dutch Rhenish , par. ; Gt. Western of Canada, x d 23c1 ; Bonds payable 5i with opt. till 55, xd ; Ditto, 62 with opt. till 56, xd; Royal Swedish, xd ; Tournay and Jurbise, xd; Western of France, x int ; Royal Insurance, 15-16 p. PRODUCE.---The supply of Sugar has been 'limited, and very little business has been done. Coffee dull Tea rather less active, but Green in more request. In Rice little doing. Rum more in request. Brim ston"teadv. P a l m Oil in good demand. For Tallow a good inquiry ; P.Y.C. 625. to 63 5. per cwt. To - DAY , there is no particular change to notice in the state of ou r S ugar mar k e t, but, ir anything, rather a better feeling prevails, and the transactions have been more considerable, comprising 2,000 bags white Benares at 48s. 6d. to 505., 200 bags grainy Bengal at 485., and 45 hhds. Porto Rico at 475. to 48s. 6d. per cwt., besides 3,500 indirect bags Brazil, to arrive, the price of which has not transpired. Nothing has taken place in M o l asses or Rum. 2 0 casks Plantation Cey l o n Coffee a re reported at 65 5. to 68s. p er cwt. The Tea market s h ow s symptoms of increased firmness in the low er stricted, owing to the bare ass ortment of current descriptions of Congo u, but sales are re qualities on hand. Rice continues quiet, and we have only to notice 1,000 bags Arracan, on the spot, at 12s. 6d. per cwt. ; but 100 tons Bengal, for arrival, have been disposed of, the price not reported. A s mall lot of Saltpetre has realised 435. per cwt. for FRUlT,—Messrs. FLETCHER & FIRTH, in their circular published on Saturday, make the following remarks : CURRANTS. — Since our last report we have had arrivals of New Patras and Cephalonia Currants, and the quality being quite equal to our anticipations a considerable business has been done at from 85s. for the lower qualities, up to 105 s. per cwt. for the finer marks, and although the price may be con sidered high, it does not prevent our dealers coming forward to purchase, we should say two-thirds of the importations have already been disposed of, and we calculate before the end of next week, scarcely any of the present arrivals will be left unsold, old 1853-4 Fruit is also moving off at from 80s. to 955. per cwt. for the better qualities, and 60s. to 635. for inferior. RAISIN s. —We have had an extraordinaro speculative demand of late for Valencia Raisins, both to arrive and on the spot, and prices have been driven up from 41s. to 425., to 475. to 485., and it would be difficult now to buy any great quantity even at these prices. This demand has been caused by the rains having injured some portion of the Fruit in the curing and drying process, and also by the Growers requiring a consider able advance upon the opening prices ; and, in consequence of this rise, a great number of cargoes ordered will not be executed, and many of the dealers will be thrown upon the market, even at these high prices. Muscatels came forward sparingly, and only a few small parcels by steamer have arrived, which are retailing at our quotations. Black Raisins being held at our highest quotation, has prevented much business being done. Sultanas move off in limited quantities, at 755. to 80s. per cwt. for fine quality, inferior not in demand. FiGs.—We have again had considerable arrivals of Turkey Figs, and at public sale on Thursday, inferior and middling quality sold at 545. to 565., while the finer qualities were obliged to be withdrawn. These forced sales tend very much to prevent sales of the finer descriptions, and if continued will operate very seriously against importers making full prices for fine fruit. ORANGES AND LEMONS.—We have had no arrivals of late, and we have nothing worthy of remark at present. Nurs.—Barcelonas are higher, and holders require 9.5. to 3s. advance upon former prices. Black Spanish lately arrived are selling at 48s. to 50s. per bag. Turkey Nuts steady at our quotations. WooL.---Since our last report, the Wool market has been very quiet. The expected rise in the rate of discount by the Bank of England, and the anti cipation of the approaching public sales in London, commencing on the 18th instant (when about 60,000 bales will be offered), has tended to check demand ; and the transactions of the past week are very limited, without any material alteration in price, although the tendency is rather in favour of the buyer than seller. The imports for the week are 421 bales Mediterranean, 283 East India, 108 Buenos Ayres, 500 Scotch, 54 Irish, and 4 Coastwise ; total, 1,375 bales. METALs.---Owing to the anticipation that the Bank of England would again raise their minimum rate of discount, Scotch Pig Iron was, up to Thursday last, considerably depressed. Since then, however, it has fully recovered the decline, and may now be quoted 775. 6d. to 78s. for store warrants, f. o. b., at Glasgow. In manufactured Iron a good busine§s doing, but without change in prices. In other articles no alteration. tHosCRIPTIoN. yea laland Stained . Boweds . New Orleans Pernams,&c Rains, &c. Maraniia►n Demerara, c. Egyptian..., Cotn.W.l.&c Surat Madras .. Bengal I 0 030 4 9 *q 61 41 6 4t 8 6 7 5i 6/, 5i 5} 1%1 SALES. Week ! Previ. ously .(Jct. 12 this yr. 150, 23780 30, 1300 8540 612500 4370 271280 9040 963060 700, 39030 550 30580 53(E 40350 ' 430 940 97710 ISO 5510 5650 374410 140 4500 200 2580 31050 2467020 I fORTS. sTocx Week I ending I This 'Oct. 1 9 , Oct. 1 - 2 ! Year. 4929' 553619 1302690 18555 5057841 900 516211 23840 15 2810 S, 15960 2749 30111 21290 .... 701' 520 91315 57000 55851 3520 113789 , , 19(1203, 101350 900 41495 , 1763047 5261370 MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES. MANCHESTER.—The stringency of the money market, and the declining value of cotton, tend to induce protracted inactivity in this market, and the caution we have on previous occasions alluded to as existing, is weekly more apparent. Nothing but extremely low prices tempt purchases of any extent, and so far from there being any disposition at present to operate, with a view to speculation, every inducement seems to operate to postpone the execution of orders as long as possible. With this continued dullness, prices are, this week, further depressed. Producers are becoming more anxious to effect sales, and we have heard of very low prices having been accepted for some descriptions of goods. The operations for export are of a very limited character, owing to the state of the money market ; whilst the home trade, besides a drooping cotton market, has also to contend with the prospect of continued high prices of the necessaries of life, the corn markets again showing an up ward tendency.—Manchester Courier. lanns.—There were brisk markets at the cloth-halls, and the halls were well cleared ; but for cloths, generally, the market continues dull. Stocks are low in the manufacturers' hands, prices are steady, and the mills continue in full opera tion. Business has not been so brisk as of late for the home trade in the warehouses, but the foreign houses are rather more active. BRA.DFORD.—WOOI : The demand rules heavy, with no dis position on the part of the staplers to accede to lower prices. Noils and brokers without change.—Yarns : There is no change either in demand or prices. —Pieces : The business doing is a steady one, and without alteration in prices. NOTTINGRA.3I.—The lace trade has experienced a better demand for goods since our last, which will be probably further increased for a few weeks. The hosiery trade has also par taken of some portion of the improvement mentioned above, particularly in heavy goods. The price of yarn remains about the same. HALIFAX.—The inquiry for worsted goods, of any descrip tion, is very limited. Yarns continue much the same, both as regards demand and price. Some sorts of wool remain firm, and others are rather easier to buy, but there is not much doing. • LITERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this society was held last night at the Royal Insti stution, in Colquitt-street ; Robert M'Andrew, Esq., F.R.S., was elected president in the room of Dr. Dickinson, and took the chair. Messrs. Alfred North, Joseph Goodwin, W. W. -Rundell, and W. G. Wilks were elected members. The annual report was read by the secretary (Dr. Thomson). He stated that the society had improved both in numbers and intellectual character, and now consisted of 150 ordinary, and 45 corresponding memberi. The election of five new members of the council resulted in the appointment of Messrs. Francis Archer, F. W. Bloxom, Edward Bretherton, Rev. A. Ramsay, and Alfred Higginson. The election of nine members of the council resulted in the appointment of Dr. Dickinson, Dr. Ihne, Mr. Byerly, Dr. Thornton, J. B. Yates, Esq., Swinton Boult, Esq., T. C. Archer, Esq., Rev. H. H. Higgins, and J. B. Edwards, Ph.D. The following were elected vice-presidents : J. B. Yates, Esq., F.R.S., Dr. Dickinson, and Dr. Ihne. Mr. Byerly was re-elected treasurer of the society, and Dr. Thomson was re-elected hon. secretary. The next business was to consider, for the first time, a recommendation of the Council to increase the annual subscription to one guinea, and the composition for life sub scriptions to ten guineas from January next. The resolution was moved by Mr. Higginson, and seconded by Mr. Archer. It was supported by Mr. Y a tes, and a ft er some di scuss i o n was carried by a majority of 13 to 7. The meeting shortly after wards broke up. ST. MICHAEL'S CHURCH SOCIETY.—A numerous meeting of this society was held last night, in the Girls' School-room, in Cornwallis-street, the Rev. Henry Carpenter in the chair. In opening the proceedings, the chairman read the fifth chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to the Ephesians, and commented upon it, stating that the objects of the society were to produce that change of mind which the Apostle especially alluded to, and inveighing particularly against the vice of drunkenness. After some remarks by the Rev. W. Follett on the claims of the society to support, the Rev. J. R. Conor, incumbent of St. Simon's, delivered an able and interesting lecture on the condition of the majority of the children of Liverpool. It was listened to throughout with great attention by a nu merous auditory, and at the Close thanks were unanimously voted to the rev. lecturer. A VEILDICT of wilful murder has been brought by the coroner's ury against Ann Russell, who cut the throat of her son, aged four years, and attempted to put an end to her own life at Bil ston. But slight expectations are entertained of the recovery of the murderess. THE Times announces that Nathaniel Williams, the Wor cestershire labourer imprisoned for cutting his wheat on a Sunday, has been discharged by order of the Home Secretary, on the ground that the conviction was not warranted by law. The Act of Charles 11. provides for the conviction of any person following his " ordinary calling" on a Sunday. The ordinary calling of Williams was that of a hired labourer doing work for others, so that working for himself was not his ordinary calling. Such, according to The Times, is the logical conclusion of the Home Secretary. RIIAEON.—The strike of the colliers employed by the New British Iron Company at the collieries in the neighbourhood of Ruabon has been a most disastrous one. The turn-outs al together have amounted to 2,000, of whom the colliers, men and boys, numbering 1,500, about 500 other persons (bei ng dependent upon the collieries for employment) being thus thrown out of work. It has been calculated that at least £1,500 per week has been withdra w n from circul a ti on i n the neighbourhood. The distress thus occasioned has been very great, for nearly all the families have been thrown upon the parish, and the rates have been almost doubled. Some hun dreds of the men have left to seek work elsewhere. LATEST NEWS.' DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN ASIA. We have received the following important intelligence from the Turkish Ambassador : THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AT CONSTANTINOPLE TO THE TERKISII ENVOY AT LONDON. CONSTANTINOPLE, October 13. An official report from the Commander-in-Chief at Kars communicates the following intelligence : On the 29th of September the Russians had attacked Kars; the assault lasted eight hours, and during the conflict, which was fierce and obstinate, the enemy several times gained an entrance into some of the batteries with all their force, but were again driven back with considerable loss. After having made the greatest efforts, the Russians were compelled to yield before the courage of our brave troops, and to retire, completely routed. Besides the dead and wounded carried away during the action, they left in and around the trenches of the fortress 4,000 men killed, 100 prisoners, and one gun. Our loss is from 700 to 800 men, among whom we have to regret the death of several superior officers. The Russians are preparing to retreat, and abandon the A telegraphic despatch has been received at the Foreign office from Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, dated Therapia, October 12, stating that the Russians attacked Kars on the 29th of September, and were repulsed after a conflict of seven hours with a loss of _2,500 killed and twice that number wounded. Upwards of 4,000 muskets were left on the field. The loss of the Turks was about 700 killed and wounded. THE CRIMEA WAR DEPARTMENT, Oct. 14. Intelligence has been received by Lord Panmure that Sir Colin Campbell has been sent to Eupatoria with a considerable force of infantry and artillery. THE ALLIES ON THE UPPER BELBEK. BERLIN, Saturday. Prince Gortschakoff, on the evening of Oct. 11, telegraphed the following intelligence to St. Petersburg:— The enemy has concentrated imposing masses of troops in the valley of the Upper Belbek, and is preparing to advance still further. MAR SEILLES, Sunday, The Capitole, with advices from Constantinople of the 4th and the Crimea of the 2nd, has arrived. Despatches will leave at 9 a.m. The Emily steamer has arrived, and the City of Washington sailed with 1,000 troops, for the Crimea. THE BALTIC. DANTSIC, Friday, Oct. 11 The Bulldog has arrived. The gunboats left Nargen on the Bth, under convoy of the rogue, on their way to England. Weather stormy. BY ELECTRIC & INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPHS.I LONDON, Monday Night. A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office this after noon. A meeting of Cabinet Ministers was held at the War De partment to-day. There were present, Lord Palmerston, Lord Granville, and Lord Panmure. The meeting sat three hours. Lord Hardinge was also present. No later news from the Crimea or Odessa. The authenticity of the intelligence in the Frankfort paper respecting the latter is doubtful. Mercantile advices from the continent present no new feature. There are no arrivals from Australia. Accounts from Paris indicate a probable reaction in the state of affairs on the Bourse. Purchasers were acting with caution, which checked speculation. THE WAR. The Hamburg correspondent of the Daily News telegraphs as follows :—" A private despatch has been received here purporting to be authentic, which states that, in consequence of the defeat on the 9th of September, the Russians were pre paring to retreat, having resolved to raise the siege of Kars The battle was fought with extraordinary animosity on the part of the Russians, who confess to have 400 killed." The Frankfort Postanip Cazette contains the following : " According to a despatch from Nicholaieff, the fleet which left Kamiesch on the 7th arrived on the morning of the Bth in sight of Odessa. The allied squadron is commanded by Admiral Bruat, who, on the morning of the Bth, sent a flag of truce to General Count Strogonoff, the Governor of Odessa. The Admiral demanded that everything in the port belonging to the state, all vessels, provisions, and military stores, should be given up to him, as well as the quarantine and commercial ports, and that all the guns on the batteries on the coast should be removed. Twenty-foUr hours were given for executing those demands, and in case of refusal Odessa will be attacked." THE FUNDS, STOCK, AND SHARE MARKET. Consols opened at about the improved prices of Saturday, but on some large sales closed nearly per cent. lower. Turkish bonds were better in the morning, declining again 1 per cent. with consols. In other foreign stocks no change. Rail ways buoyant at opening, and closed at ss. to 10s. per share under higher prices. CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Account B7i 8 'Bank Stock Do. Money S7i i j Exqr. Bills. L. S., 6 2 pm. Three per Cents B7i i ,Omnium — FOREIGN STOCKS. Mexicans Russian Do. Canada Land . 21i I 95 s 85 8 148 52 RAILWAY Turkish Do. (new). - dis Great West. Canada 231 4 Do. (new) 4 pm ' SHARES. A mbergatepNottinghain, and E. Junction 3i 4i Caledonian Do. Preference Eastern Counties East Lancashire 67 9 Edinburgh tz Glasgow 49 51 Great Northern B5 6 Do. A. Do. 11. ll9 21 Great Western Lane. and Yorkshire 7si 6i London, Brighton, and South Coast 95 6 London &N. Western 92i 3 London &S. Western 52 3 Manchester, Sheff., and Lincolnshire 22} Midland Stock North British 2 si Do. Preference 9Bi 9/ North Staffordshire.... 7i S. Eastern and Dover 57 8 : York, Newcastle, and Berwick ... 6Bi 9i York and N. Midland.. 45 6 Do. Fifths.. Leeds Northern ... 11112 i LAND SHARES. Australian Agricultural 27i 8} Peel River S. Australian Invest.... South Australian Crystal Palace After official hours, Consols further declined about per cent. On 'Change, very little done in Sugar, Coffee, or Rice ; Saltpetre wanted; sales of Cotton 100 bales; Linseed Oil quiet at 435. ; Tallow better at 625. to 625. 3d. on the spot; Pig Iron nominally 775. to 775. 6d. ; Spelter, £23 17s. 6d. to £24. LONDON CORN MARKET. — (From Kingsford and Lay's Circular.)—The supply of English Wheat was moderate, and met a given sale at an advance of 2s. on this day week. The inquiry for France continues unsatisfied. In Foreign the business continues limited, and chiefly retail, but at an im provement of ls. to 2s. on the prices of Monday last. Barley Is. lower. White peas ls. to 2s. cheaper, but grey and beans fully as dear. A good supply of foreign oats ; trade slow at last week's rates. A fair demand for flour at late terms. ARRIVALS. English. Irish. Scotch. Wheat Barley 3776 33 Malt 8935 109 50 Oats lBB5 6)74 20 20213 Beans Peas — Flour METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—The supply of beasts not large • trade better. Sheep sold more freely ; cal ves dearer. iwe mutton, 3s. 10d. to 4s. 10d.; lamb, 3s. Bd. to Os. ; veal. 4s. 4d. to ss. 441. ; porkers, 4s. 441. to ss. 2d. Number of cattle at market—Beasts, 4227; sheep and lambs, 26,180; calves, 341; pigs, 410. Arrivals :—From Holland, beasts, 2120 ; sheep, 6300 ; calves, 303 ; pigs, 30 ; from Carlisle Lin coln, Norfolk, and Leicester, beasts, 2100. , LONDON TALLOW RETURNS.—Stock, 26,509 casks, against 30,163 casks last year ; deliveries, 4,383 casks, against 2,116 casks last year. MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE. -Blackburn pref., 17 1-16 ; East Lancashire, 17 5-16 to 1-16 ; Great Western, 54 to 531 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 761, 1 4 , 76 to 751; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 221 to *-; Midland, 651,1, *, 65 to 644 ; Preston and Wyre halves, 22 ; Dover, 171, 3-16, *. Forertrn 5502 LEEDS STOCK EXCHANGE.—MidIand. 641, to k ; Nort h Western, si. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S —Tors DAY• WARWICK HANDICAP.-5 to 4 agst Mr. Sykes, tk ;10 to 3 agst Poodle, tk ; 9 to 2 agst Pole Star, tk to some money ; 12 to 1, bar three. CAMBRIDGESIIIRE.-3 to 1 agst Crown Pigeon, off; 14 to 1 agst Flatterer, tk ; 15 to 1 agst Calannts, 16 to 1 tk to some money ; 15 to 1 agst Vandyke, tk ; 16 to 1 agst Veteran, tk ; 100 to 6 agst Robgill, tk and off; 20 to 1 agst Elvaston, tk ; 20 to 1 ngst Flaerow, tk; 25 to 1 agst Lord Alfred, tk ; 33 to 1 agst Nabob, tk. DEBBY.-1,000 to 15 agst Bucolie, tk, siege I