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London, England, 1861-09-26 00:00:00

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A Nrw Fax.vcn RIrLL—A firm in Scotland,
celebrated for the manufacture of steel, has recently con-
tacted to furnish the French government with muskets so
constructed that the,ive discharge seriatim throsigh raw
barrel sixteen cartri by means of a slide containing
sixteen chambers. hen the contents of the slides are
fired off, another loaded slide can be inserted by the soldier
in a few seconds, by which thirty-two shots can be dire.
charged in one minute. By drawing the trigger the cham-
bers containing the charge adjust themselves to the barrel
in succeesion. The model is furnished by the French
government.--Scotrasen.
FATAL EXPLOSION OF A LOOOMOTIVZ—ON Mon-
day night. about nine o'clock, the boiler of an engine which
bad attached to it • number of laden coal waggons for South
Shields, suddenly exploded , on the Stanhope and True Rail-
way, near Stela Gill The guard of the coal train, John
Latham, who, at tie time of the aspic:aim, was sitting
upon the fore part of the engine, our Wed. John Smith,
the engineman, is severely injured about the body, and he
has also received several cute about the bead and floe.
William Hunter, the fireman, is severely injured about the
bead and ether ports of the body. He was very ill rester-
day eeday) and OSCOSSCiOSS. The engine was skittered
to by the explosion —Netreartk Chronicle.
FATAL MINI AOCIDEST NEAR CANDOILIFF, CORN-
WALL.—On Monday George Richards, aged 90, of Bernick,
in the parish of Cause, met with kb death at West
Tokens Nine, near Camborne, in the following sad
and most melancholy manner. The deceased was en-
gaged about some timber work in the shaft of the raid
muse, when he accidentally fell away, head foremost,
down the shaft to a distance of eight fathoms ; bore he
fell acrom a " solar," his bead striking against the sides
of the abaft in the descent in a fearfully violent
manner, causing frightful laceration of the back part of
the head, and greatly injuring the front part also. The
skull was slightly fractured, but there was no depression
of bone. The accident occurred at two o'clock to the
afternoon. The poor fellow was immediately brought to
the surface, and removed to the account-house, where Dr.
Harris, and the assisant-surgeon, Mr. Vincent, did all that
medial skill and knowledge could suggest, but their efforts
were unavailing ; the man was never again conscious, and
by 4 o'clock be was numbered with the dead- He leaves •
widow and two children to mourn his untimely and most
melancholy end—Warrens Mornin Neat
Juanal. PAWNINO.—Mr. James Girona°, an
English teacher at Walton College, near Liverpool, was
yesterday ordered by the county malnutrition to pay 101. and
• penalty of Ws. (with the alternative of imprisonment),
for illegally pledging a ;old watch and chain, valued at 121.
The delinquent asked if he could retain the watch after
paying the penalty, but Mr. Samuel Holm, said the bench
had nothing to do with that, and if he did not pay the ,
penalty he would be publicly whipped. The prisoner was
thee removed.

—.--
Tutrivomurroax.—A thunderstorm occurred at
Birmingham yesterday ; it commenced &boot 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. For a few minutes the race fell so heavily
as to resemble • vast sheet of water ; a violent hailstorm
followed ; the particles were unusually large, and lay in
tome places upwards of two inches deep. The peals of
thunder were of the loudest character. following 111 rapid
succession the brilliant forked lightning. The intensity of
the storm lasted about 15 minutes ; all the lower parte of
the town were much flooded, and a good deal of damage
was sustained from that sense. _ _

A Cußoma,/ AT WORK.—On Sunday evening a
schooner went =hors at Clevedon, owing to the rudder un-
shipping ; but, thanks to the townspeople, she was placed
in as safe a position as the dangerous nature of the beach
allowed. On Monday the Rev. Stephen Saxby went on
board to offer any assistance passible to the master and
crew, and finding the vessel in a dangerous position, and
the hands on board fully engaged, he manfully turned to
and assisted both at ropes sad pumps, remaining on baud
until all danger was over and the vessel safely warped fro=
the dangerous locality.—Western Counties Herald.
LOOK OUT Fog SHARIR.—A correspondent, writ.-
Seg to a coatemporary, from Undeveliffe. Isle of Wight,
says :—For some days past two or three sharks have bee.
seen off the coast of the Uodercliffe. On Wednesday I
noticed one of these " interesting creatures" about 200
yards from the beach, at low water, cruising quietly along
(his Isis occasionally showing above the surface), and appa-
rently enjoying the warmth and calmness of the NIL
Sharks have not been seen here for fourteen years. May not
these tropical intruders occasion the scarcity of fish which
fish =roes say has existed all the season . —West Susan
Oazette.
A HARD Tats.—A pedestrian named Eisen
commenced on Monday last, at 6 a.m., the task of walking
60 miles a day for six successive days. He starts from the
Anchor Hotel every morning, and walks to a abort distance
beyond the Fox Inn, at Three Bridges, and returns again
to Horsham, taking on each journey a walk through the
principal thoroughfares in the town, so as to Makt.l up 20
miles. He makes this journey three times every day, thus
making 60 miles a day.—West Slimes Gazette.
MURDER BY Al °cram OVEICER.—A strange
crime wee oommitted a few nights beck in the neighbour-
hood of Frankfort. A person caused Willvonaeder, steward
of the Prince of Senfteubunr, arrived io • gig, accompanied
by two other persons, at the octroi *Moe of the village of
Rehberg, and found the gate closed. It was some time he•
fore the octroi man, whose name is Hautechek, presented
himself, and Willvonseder reproached him for his delay.
"Ah !" cried the man, "yon are tired of waiting, are
you? Well, then, you shall wait logger." and he closed
the gate which he had opened, and Mired to the office.
Willyomder called to him eyelid time, but he returned
no =ewer, and at length the former, (Mimi out of his gig,
wad to the office and summoned him to open the gate.
" Yon Moist on its being opened, do ea?y Take that !"
said the octroi man, and he plumed a large knife into
Willvonseder's breast. The latter staggered a few steps
sod fell dead. The murderer was immediately after ar-
rested.

MONEY MAREET.-4THIS DAL)
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Two o'CLocw.

The feuds today are rather firmer, the pressure
of sales having subsided. Comola have recovered
to the extent of per cent. There is alan a.
slight improvement in most of the princi-
pal English railway stocks. Foreign bonds
continue to attract chief attention. The weekly
court at the Bank has broken up without altering
the rate of discount.

At Parierthis morning, according to Mr. Reuter's
telegram, the Three per Cent. Rental opened at
69fr. 33c., being sc. lower than r.t the close yester-
day.

Consols are quoted 93/ to / for money, and 931
to I for the 10th Oct. The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols for money,
931,1 ; ditto for account (10th Oct.), 931; Three
per Cents. Reduced, 91, 901 ; New Thies
per Cents., 91, 90/, 91/ ; India Five
per Cent. stock, 103/, /, b ; ditto for account,
1031 ; ditto Scrip, 1031 ; the Five per Cent
" eufaced" rupee paper, 961, 1 ; ditto, Five-and-
a-Half per Cent., 103/ ; India Bonds, 13s. prem.;
Exchequer Bills, June, 2s. prem., Is. die. ; ditto
March, fie, to Se. prem.

The Turkish Loan of 1858 has risen I per cent.,
being now quoted 69} to 70 ex div. The Loan of
1854,0 n the other hand, has receded to atii to 86f--
a reduction of per cent. The principal transactions
have again been in Mexican Bonds, which
have barn dealt in from 24 up to 261.
During the last hour, realisations have rather pre-
dominated, and the latest sales reported are at 23g.
Other foreign stock, are generally well supported.
Sales are recorded as follows :—Brazilian Fnnr-
and-a-Half per Cents., 1860, 01} ; Dutch Two-
and-a-Half per Cents., 64i, (exch., 128.); Mexi-
can Three per Cents., for account (Sept. 30), 251,
I, 261, 24, ; New Granada Active Bonds,
17, 161, 17,1 ; Russian Three per Cents., 611 ;
Sardinian Five per Cents., for account, 81,
; Spanish Old Three per Cents., for ac-
count, 50, 501 ; ditto New Deferred Three
per Cents., for account, 421 ; ditto Passive,
171, , ; the Coupon-Certificates, 51, 6 ;
Turkish Six per Cents., 1854, for account, 84,
86 ; ditto 1858, for account, 139 i, ex div. ;
ditto, 1001. Bond,, 71 ; ditto Guaranteed Foist
per Cents., 1011 ; Venezuelan Three per Cents,
20i.

The shares of the Metropolitan and Provincial
Bank are quoted 7 to 1 prem.

There was rather more business at the Discount-
office at the Bank yesterday, but it was of an excep-
tional character. In the general market the bent
bills continue to be taken at 21 to 3 per cent.
The fortnightly settlement in shares in foreign
stocks will commence to-morrow (" continuation
day "), and terminate ou Monday.
Only 7,0001. in gold was taken to the Bank to-
day. Tice 205,01101. Australian, by the Swiftsure,
was delivered yesterday, and is expected to be
bought by the Bank after being refined.
The amount of specie engaged for transmission
by the steamer Ellora to-morrow is 110,3001., at
which 91,0801. in silver and 7,2001. in gold are foe
Bombay, and 11,6001. in gold for Alexandria.
The Liverpool cotton market yesterday was again
strong, and the sales rose to no less than 30,000
bales.

The London and North Western Railway trate
return shows this week a decrease of 4601. ; the
Great Northern, au increase of 0,5561. (owing to
Doncaster races) ; the Great Western an increase of
1,5051.; and tho London and South Western an
increase of 7201. It is said that the forthcoming
return of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Company
will show a decrease of about 2001.

The Metropolitan and Provincial Bank (Limited),
to the formation of which allusion was
made in this column some weeks ago, has issued
its prospectus. As is implied in its title, this un-
dertaking is projected upon the principle of limited
liability, • principle adopted by the Bauk of
Manchester, the Liverpool Commercial Bank, and
a few other respectable establishments. The
capital is to be 1,000,000/. (with power to increase
to 2,000,0001. by resolution of a general meeting of
shareholders), in 10,000 shares of 1001. each, of
which it is not intended to call up more than 251.
per share, the remaining 75/. standing behind as a
guarantee fund to the customers. It is very properly
provided that in the event of no allotment being
made the deposits will be returned in full. The
chairman is Lord Fermoy, M.P. ; and the other
names on the board comprise those of Messrs. B.
J. Blyth, Thomas Campbell, John Geary, John V.
Gooch, C.E., Sydney Gurney, George Haines,
William Hawes, G. G. Kirby, Cyrus
Thomas Mien, Isaac L Mocatta, and W. F7ll'.
Stephens.
The Dutch Rhenish Railway Company announce
payment of the interest coupons due the Ist pros.
on their Loan of 4,800,0008.
With reference to the market for American secu-
rities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite reports as follows :
We have had • dull market in Loudon for American se-
curities during the put week, but in the last few days
there has sprung up • more active inquiry, eapeciud4 fee
Virginia Su per Cent. Bonds, Illinois shares, sod Ens
shares. New York Central shares are steady, at 66, and
Illinois Construction Bonds at 80.

WIDNUDAT EVINOIG.
Consols, which closed yesterday at 934 to fee
the 10th Oct., opened this morning at 934 to 4,
and closed at 934 to 4. For money the
last price was 93 to 4. The official business report
is as follows :—Three per Cent. Console, for money,
934, 4, 93 ; ditto, toe account (Oct. 10), 931,
L ; Three per Centa. Reduced, 901, 914,
New Three per Cents., 91, 4, 904 ; India
Stock, 222 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 1M44, 4, ;
ditto, for account, 1034 ; Five per Cent. " enfacel"
ru tee PaPeri 96.
The India Five per Cents. were flat, in sym-
pathy with the funds. The stock dosed at 1034
to 4, and the scrip at 1034 to 4.
The March Exchequer Bills remain quoted la.
die. to 2s. prem., and the June be. to Bs. prem.
In the foreign „uek market business was exten-
sive. There was continued excitement in Mexican
Bonds, which rose at one period to 26i. The
clueing quotation was 254 to 26, being g to
higher than yesterday. The overdue dividends
upon this stock amount to about 21 per cent. The
Dutch appear to have been the largest buyers d
late. There was likewise an active demetni for
the Turkish Loan of 1854, in anticipation of the
dividend due the 10th of October. Transactions
took place as high as 862, and the closing quota-
tion-86 to 4.—was 14 above that of yesterday.
The Loan of 1858 was comparatively quiet, yet
ruse 4, being last quoted 69 to i ex die. Buenos
Ayres Six per Ceuta. have advanced to 90 to 92
Venezuela were likewise better. The general tendency
of prices in this department continues favourable.
The shame of the Bank of Ngpyt continue is
demand, with an upward tendency. Other bank
shares were steady. In the miscellaneous share
market little alteration occurred. Anglo-Mexican
Mint shares were quoted rather better.

The closing quotations for shares in new under-
takings to-day were as follows :—Ocean Marine
Insurance, 4i to prem. ; Thames and Mersey
Marine, 15-16 to 1 1-16 prem. ; Universal Marilee
Insurance, II to 1 die., being lower ; London and
Provincial Marine, fto dia. ; Oriental sad
General Marine, t to f, prem. ; Mercantile Fire.
3-16 to 5-16 prem. ; Commercial Union Fire, 1-16
dia. to 1-16 prem.
Nova Scotia Government Bonds were in deu3anal
There was also an improvement in Virginia Doi*
Bonds. _ . _

Thera WU a fall of 2 per cent. to-day in the On.
dinary Si: per Cent. Deb- uturea of the GENII
Trunk Railway of Canada.

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