The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-12 00:00:00

MARKET NEW&--(THIS DAY.)

CORN EXCHANGE.
Very little English wheat was received fresh up to our
market this morning, and the show of samples was trifling.
The demand ruled firm, at fully Monday's
advanoe in the
quotations.
The imports of foreign wheat are 6,160 querters. That
snide Was in steady request, at very full prices.
Barley and
malt, the supplies of which were small,
changed hands aleadily, at fr'ly previous rates.
We had a good sale for oats, at extreme currencies.
ans, pone, and flour moved off steadily, at fu'l quota.
ti ono. The top price of tavv.i-made lour was 72s per 2t albs.
Aziuyilis TEll Wllllll.
EarleY• i malt Oats. tour.
. 1,42) _ 940
l 400 i
scks
I --Ins
-- -. i 1,570

English .
Irish

Wheat.
1,510

Foreign I 1 6,160

BOROUGH HOP.
Several parce4 of new hope have arrived and ehaupd
hands at from 51 to Ti 15e per cwt, Yearling and old hope
are very dull. Duty, 290,000/ to 300,0001.

WHITECHAPEL.
Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 38 Cd to 48 4d ;
3s 10d to 48 1(k1 : pork, 38 1(414 4s 8d per 81b8. by bb°
case. Trade dull.

PIZMIONT.-Sir James Hudson, British Ambassador
to the Court of Turin, has sent 500 fr. to the committee
of the fund for the Piedmont's° troops in the Crimes.

,•••••=4
POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Samuel Franklin was brought
before Alderman Salomons, charged with having stolen
bank-notes to the amount of 4al.
Mr. E. Ward, of Claremont-square, Pentonville, corn-
factor, said—l carry on business at the Corn Exchange,
Mark-lane. According to my custom I went yesterday
to the subscription room over the old Corn Exchange,
after market hours, for the purpose of making up my
cash and cheque account for my banker. The prisoner
was sitting by my side. Some persons, one of whom I
knew to be a gentleman of respectability, were in the
room when I entered, but they went away soon after-
wards. The prisoner was the only man sitting there. I
proceeded to make up my cash for my banker, and
amongst other moneys were, a 101. and seven Si. Bank
of England notes. My pocket-book (exhibiting a very
large one) was on the table, and I deposited some
cheques, with the roll of notes in it. The prisoner was
then reading a newspaper. My attention was called off
from what I was engaged in by a person who, I have no
doubt, was an ascot:splice of the prisoner, and who asked
me at what time the room closed. I replied that there
was no regularly appointed time, and I again turned my
attention to my immediate business, and when I looked
back at my pocket-book, the prisoner said, "You have
dropped one of your cheques." My nephew, who is my
clerk, was writing at some little distance, saw the cheque
lying on the ground, and picked it up and gave it to me.
I then looked into my pocket-book and saw in it several
cheques, but the bank-notes were gone. There was no in-
dividual at the table exeeptthe prisoner, and I said to him
instantly, " Yon have got my notes." He said, " You
have got them in your pocket." I then, although I knew
it was useless, put my hands into my pockets, and of
course I did not find the notes. He then rushed by me
to make his escape, and I called to my nephew to stop
him. There was a great crowd on the stairs. The pri-
soner was pursued into the street, and was ultimately
taken. I looked under the table, and all about the
place. I have never seen any of the notes since, and I
do not know the numbers.
Alderman Salomons—Are you sure that you wrapped
up the cheques and the bank notes together
Witness—l am.
Policeman 574 said—l was on duty at a quarter past
four o'clock yesterday afternoon. A crowd of persons
were there, as is customary on market days. The pri-
soner came out as fast as he could, and was rushing past
me. I suspected that something was wrong, and pre-
sently Mr. Ward's nephew came up, and said, pointing
to the prisoner, "I want this man ; he has robbed a
friend of mine." I the apprehended the prisoner, and
took him up to the subscription-room, where Mr. Ward
gave him into custody upon the charge of robbing him
of a 101. and seven Si. notes. I told Mr. Ward to make
sure that the prisoner had committed the robbery
before he preferred the charge. Upon searching the
prisoner I found 1/. 2s. 2id. upon him, but there was
nothing to which Mr. Ward laid claim.
Alderman Salomons—What address did the prisoner
give you!
Witness—He gave a false address, directed to Kentish-
town. I found a watch chain, to which a small sub-
stance, intended to pass for a watch, was attached, in
his pocket.

Mr. W. Smith, nephew to the prosecutor, said—l was
sitting opposite to my uncle, looking over a newspaper,
and I handed a cheque from the ground to him. My
uncle then said, "This person (meaning the prisoner)
has robbed me of my notes," and the prisoner rushed
out of the house, and I followed and gave him in charge.
I had heard the stranger in the subscription-room a4k
my uncle at what time the room closed. The prisoner
sat close to my uncle at the table.

Alderman galomons-----Could the prisoner have passed
anything without difficulty to an accomplice ?
Witness--Certainly he could. The pocket-book was
close to the prisoner, and could have been easily taken
up by him ; as easily as it could have been taken up by
my uncle himself.
The prisoner, upon being asked whether he had any
questions to put to any of the witnesses, said " No."
One of the turnkeys said the prisoner had been in pri-
son before upon a charge of committing a robbery in an
omnilms,and he had been five or six years ago at the
Mansion-house upon a charge of assault.
The prisoner—Yes; I was here for an assault six years
ago, but the other charge is false. I was never here for
robbery.

11. -I
am disappointed in not having succeeded in
opening a communication with the inhabitants, who
have fled from the town ; for I hoped to release the
two English prisoners they have among them. I learn,
however, from the Americans that they are very well
treated.
12. In conclusion, I desire to add that although
it has necessarily been a great disappointment to
the squadron under my command to find upon arrival at
this place, more than 2,000 miles outside their station,
that the enemy had escaped, and the batteries were de-
serted, yet their lordships will not fail to observe that
not the less credit is due for the great zeal and anxiety
that has been shown by each of the ships in pushing on-
ward, in the hope of being in time to take part in the
anticipated operation at this port.
13. The best understanding subsisted between Cap-
tain Penanrds; of the Alceste, and me, and I cannot say
too much in favour of the zeal and activity he displayed
to meet every wish of mine, and to keep the appointed
rendezvous ; the same continues with respect to Rear-
Admiral Fourichon.—l am, &c.,

Alderman Salomons—ln order that strict inquiry may
be made, I shall remand the prisoner for a week.
A respectable lad was charged under the following cir-
cumstances :

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into an altercation with Drawbridge, and struck him a
violent blow on the head. The constable came up imme•
diately after, and the prisoner on being remonstrated
with turned upon the officer and struck him several very
severe blows in the chest, and afterwards kicked him.
He was, however, eventually secured, and, with the as-
sistanos of another policeman, safely lodged in the station.
The prisoner, who is a strong stalwart fellow, and has
been before the magistrates on several occasions for simi-
lar offences, admitted he was too drunk to know what
he wa- doing, and was therefore fines 10s., or, in de-
fault, 14 days' imprisonment.

BOW-STREET.--Penelope Fletcher, a young ser-
vant girl, was brought before Mr. Jardine charged with
stealing a quantity of bed-linen, wearing apparel, &c.,
the property of Mr. John Keck, landlord of the White
Lion, Bloomsbury.
From the statement of the landlady, it appeared that
she had taken the prisoner into her service without the
usual precaution of inquiring into her character, the girl
having represented that she lived at a neighbour's.
For the first week she conducted herself in a
most satisfactory manner ; but by the end of the
second week suspicion was directed against her, in con-
sequence of the gradual disappearance of sundry coun-
terpanes, blankets, petticoats, towels, &c., from the bed-
rooms upstairs. She was not detected, however, in
removing any of the things, and the first intimation of
her guilt was given by a woman in whose house the pri-
soner had taken a room, evidently for the purpose of
stowing away her master's property. This woman
received a bundle from the prisoner one evening, which
she had the curiosity to open. She then saw in a minute
that the contents belonged to Mr. Keck, whose name
was marked upon the sheets and other articles in the
bundle. During the night the woman communicated
what she had discovered to her husband, who jumped
out of bed, dressed himself, proceeded direct to the pi o-
secutors, and gave him the information, upon which the
girl was given into custody. It was then found that
she had almost stripped the bed-rooms, her apartment
being half full of the stolen property.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to
three months' imprisonment.

TIIE GREAT FIRE IN LAMBETH.

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The premises which covered several acres of ground,
comprised saw mills, iron planing mills, joiners' shops,
and carpenters' shops ; and at the extremity on the
south side there were immense piles of mahogany and
other timber worth several thousand pounds. Flanking
the property on the same side were upwards of a dozen
lofty houses in Paris-street, and, as will be seen below,
eight of these were set on fire, and narrowly escaped
being destroyed. It appears that Police-constable New-
man, No. 79, of the L division, in passing along his
beat, had his attention directed to the premises by seeing
a large body of flames mounting over the works, appa-
rently from the workshops adjoining the drying-house.
He immediately gave the alarm in the usual way, and
sent off for the engines. With as little delay as
possible several engines belonging to Messrs. Hodges,
the distillers, the West of England Insurance office,
and the London Brigade, reached the spot, and a
plentiful supply of the Lambeth Company's water
hav ng been procured, the engines were set to work, but
the flames by that period bad extended to sundry piles
of mahogany and other timber, as well as to a great
many workshops, planistg houses, and other buildings.
By three o'clock the scene that presented itself was
grand in the extreme. The flames, which had even com-
municated themselves to the trees is the grounds of the
Archbislv.p of Canterbury, not only brought out in fine
relief the Houses of Parliament on the other side of the
river, but imparted a lurid glare to the clouds over a
great portion of the metropolis. The firemen finding that
it was entirely impracticable to subdue so great a body of
flame by the aid of the land engines, sent off for the
powerful steam-floating engine at Southwark-bridge.
This ponderous machine was immediately brought up
the river by Mr. George Gerrard, and was set to work
with upwards of 500 feet of hose ; but in spite of the
utmost exertions of the firemen, who were admirably
directed by Messrs. Braidwood, Henderson, Hambleton,
and Connorton, the work of devastation continued, and
it was late yesterday before the conflagration was
extinguished. The alarm and consternation which the
fire occasioned while at its height have happily been very
seldom exceeded. The occupants of many of the our houses rushed hastily to the street in the lightest
possible clothing, carrying with them any articles of
furniture they could lay their hands upon. To protect the
property thus hastily removed required the services of a
large body of police, who were under the command of
Mr. Superintendent Evans and Inspectors Harms worth,
Cawlen, White, and Rogers. The Royal Society's escapes
from the Female Orphan Asylum and Kennington,
promptly attended, but fortunately their services were
not required.
To give anything like an approximation to the exa,ct
amount of damage would be at present impossible but
it must at a moderate calculation reach to nearly, if not
exceed 50,0001. We regret to add, that the workmen
employed on the premises have lost upwards of 2,0001.
worth of tools ; and it is understood that none of the
men were insured.

H. W. MIRUCE,
Rear-Admiral and Commander•in-Chief
The Secretary of the Admiralty.

President, off Sitka, July 17.
request you will inform the Lords Commis-
sioners of the Admiralty, that before leaving Petropan-
lovski, I succeeded in opening a communication with
Capt. Martinhoff, th• temporary Governor of that
place, who had retired into the interior, having for its
object the release of two prisoners taken last year, as
reported in my general letter of the 15th ult., No. 44.
. Having forwarded a safe conduct to Capt. Martinheff,
through the kind offices of an American resident in
Petropaulovski, that officer sent 150 versts inland for
them, and on their arrival, on the 25th ult., delivered
them up to Captain Houston, of her Majesty's ship
Trincomalee, and three Russians that had been detained
on board the French brig Obligado since last year were
given in exchange.

The two men proved to be William Garland, ordinary
seaman, of her Majesty's ship Pique, and Pierre Lan-
gois, of the French frigate Forte. The latter will be
banded over to the Forte on my arrival at San Fran-
cisco, and the former will, at his own request, be ap-
pointed to the Brisk, his proper ship having sailed for
the China station. Both appear to have been treated
with much kindness during the time they have been in
the hands of the enemy.—l have, &c.,
The Secretary of the Admiralty.

H. W. BRUCE.

•
* Aurora, 44 ; Dwina, 20 ; Olivutza, 20. Transportm :
Baikal, Minh.

CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS.

•
Yesterday a court was held for the despatch of public
business ; Mr. Deputy Peacock occupied the chair.
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
Mr. Deputy DAKIN—I wish to ask a question of the
Chairman, in consequence of a paragraph which has ap-
peared in the morning papers with regard to the alleged
appointment of Mr. Simon, the officer of health to the
City, to the higher appointment of medical officer to the
General Board of Health of the metropolis. Of course it
is a great compliment to this commission if their officer
has been elected to so important a position, but as this is
now a matter of public notoriety, I would ask if the para-
graph to which I have alluded to is at all within the
Chairman's knowledge ; and if so, whether Mr. Simon
has made any communication to this commission ?
The CHAIRMAN—I have heard nothing since last week,
and when I asked the doctor if the report was true, be said
that there was not, as far as he knew, any ground for it;
but that if he heard anything that ought to he reported
upon, he would let the court know of it. I have heard
nothing since. (Hear, hear.)

THE CITY OF LONDON CEMETERY.
About twenty tenders for the contract for the supply
of trees and shrubs for the City of London Cemetery
were received and referred to Mr. Haywood, the en-
gineer to the commission, and Mr. Davidson, the land-
scape gardener, to examine and report upon.

TI2 SUN; LOiNDON, VVEDNE'SD A P 2 114 )00PTEMBER ip

SPURTING INTELLIGENCE.

DONCASTER MEETING.
SUBSCRIPTION ROOM, MONDAY NIGHT.

Subscribers dropped in in quick succession, and, after
tie arrival of the express train from London, the room
vas densely crowded. Business, however, was not con-
ducted with marked activity. Several boeks were opened
cn the CesArewitch, and, as will be seen from the ar
Tended list of quotations, many horses were brought
into prominent notice. The movement with respect to
the St. Leger showed Rifleman to be in increased force.
Early in the evening 6 to 4 was taken about him, but
towards the close these odds were currently offered.
Oulston retrograded to 4to 1 offered. The latest prices
were as under :

GREAT TOR/MUER HANDICAP.
3to 1 agst Midsummer (taken)
sto 1 agst Veteran (taken)
10 to 1 agst Vandal (offered)
12 to 1 agst Little Harry (taken)
12 to 1 agst Fanny Gray (taken)
100 to 7 alzst Radcliffe Hero (taken)
25 to 1 agst Rataplan (taken)

GRAMPAGNE STARES.
6to 5 agst Mary Copp (offered)

ST. LEGER.

6to 4 aget Rifleman (taken and offered)
4to 1 aget Onlston (offered)
8 to 1 aget Capucine (taken and offered,
12 to 1 aget Rotherham (taken)
12 to 1 agst Marchioness (taken)
12 to 1 agst Grnculus Esnriens (taken)
12 to 1 agst Clementina colt (taken)
50 to 1 agst Lord of the Isles (offered)

CESAREWITCH.
15 to 1 agst Scythian (taken)
20 to 1 agst Meanee filly (taken)
25 to 1 ag't Alice (taken)
25 to 1 agst Sultan (taken)
25 to 1 agst Robgill (taken)
40 to 1 agst Mortimer, 4 yrs (taken)
40 to 1 agst Diana (taken)
40 to 1 agst Brother to Grey Tommy (taken)
40 to 1 agst Saucebox (taken)
50 to 1 agst Rotherham (taken)
50 to 1 agst Kaffir (taken)
50 to 1 agst Honeysuckle (taken)
50 to 1 agst Siding (taken)
50 to 1 agst Early Bird
1000 to 15 agst Calamus (taken)
100 to 1 each ag.t Brinklow, King Tom, Cardigan,
Black Swan, The Earl, and Orinoco.
TUESDAY.

The Fitzwilliam Handicap Stakes of 5 sovs each, with
50 added ; the second to save his stake. One mile.
9 subs.
Lord Derby's The Professor, 3 yrs, Est 41b.. (T. Cliff) 1
Lord Zetland's Hospodar, 4 yrs, Est (J. Marson) 2
Mr. Osbaldeston's Lascelles, 5 yrs, 7st 41b (Wells) 3
The following also ran :—Thirty to Five, Newbold,
and Errant.

IRSZ.,

PUTOES OF SHARES
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM-
PANIES' STOCK.

F7'0771 the Official Lust.

PUBLISHED EVERY' TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING

LONDON, TUESDAY, SEPT. 11, 1855.

GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. I Share.
X s. d. £ s. d.
British • • • • • • • • -• •• .. - 1 - - -
Ditto Provincial.... 71. 20 0 0 20 0 0 20
Brighton - .... •• •• .. 51. 20 0 0 20 0 0 15
City of London .. •• •• 41, Os. 100 0 0 160 0 0 -
Continental (4th Cap.) . - 50 0 0 20 0 0 -
Equitable . • .......... 2/. 10s. 50 0 0 all -
Great Central .......5i. per cent 10 0 0 all 1131
Imperial ............ 101.& nouns. 50 0 0 all 89
Independent ......... 51. 40 0 0 -
London • ............ - 50 0 0 Pt -
9 t
Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 25 0 0 -
Puce ;ix , .... 41, per cent. 80 0 0 52 1; 0 30%
Ratcliff ..... ....... 51. 100 0 0 16 0 0 16
United General .• •• •• Si. 10s. 150 0 0 all 20%
Westminster Chartered 41 per cent. I '5O 0 0 49
Ditto, New ........ - '5O 0 0 10 ,') 0 -
• WATER-WORKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
...
£ s. d. A s, d.
East London
Grand Junction .... • • 1 41. per cnt. 50 0 0 all 70
Kent.... .. - 7814
Lambeth .. - 100 0 0 - -
New River Company.. i I 21. 10s. - - -
Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 89%
West Middlesex ...... 5/. per cent. 61 0 0 - 91
BRIDGES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Elungerford .......... - - - 12
Southwark .......... - 110 0 0 - -
Ditto Kew of 736 p.c. 1/. per cent. 53 0 0 - -
Waterloo ..... ........ - 100 0 0 - 336
Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 1/. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - 3236
Ditto Nw ditto of 7/. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - 28
Vauxhall ............ 965. 70 10 3 -21 M
DOCKS.
Dividend Amount 1
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
- -
£ s. d. £ s. 4.
Commercial ... • ...... 5/. pr cent. Stock. Stock. -
East and West India.. 61. pr tent. Stock. - -
East Country.. 2oe. per sh. - - -
London ..... • - 102
Ditto Bonds 4l. per cent. - - -
St. Katharine ..., , 4 per cent. Stock. - -
'outhampton -
Victoria .. • •

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ s. d. Z s. il.
Australasia........... 20/. per cent. 40 0 0 all 93%
British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0
PO
Commercial of London. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 31
Colonial .............. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0
an. ............... 61. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0
Cond. Char. Bk. of Aus. 20 0 0 all 0 20
London and County .. 10'. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 30%
Londn and Westminstr 141. percent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 48%
London Joint-Stock ... 121. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 32%
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 521 A
Ditto, New......... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 all
National of Ireland.... 6i. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 --
Nat. Provincial of Eng. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 33 0 0
Ditto, New ........ 8/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Oriental Bank Corpora. Ir. p. ct.dtbs. 25 0 0 all
South Australia ...... 1141 p.ct.& bs. 25 0 0
If 40
Union of Australia.... ,301. per cent. 25 0 0 72
Ditto ............. ;301. per cent. 2lb 0
Union of L0nd0n.....: ;20. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 29%
Union of Madrid ..... I 40 0 0 all

- CANALS.
..i
Names of . Dividend • Names of ..)
v'a Dividend
i Price
Companies.
.Z i per Companies. 6' per Price,
.4 Annum.
ch Annum. , on
Ashtn &Oldh 98 71. p. ct. 139 Macclesfield. 100 2/. 10s. 5134
Barnsley. •. • 160' Neath ...... 100 161.
Brknk&Abrg 150 4/. Oxford.. •• • • 100 110
Birmingham 40' 41. 93 Peak Forest. 7g 51. Os. 86
Coventry.... 100, 251. Regent's .• • • 30 11 14U
Derby • •... 100 61. 15s. 84 Rochdale.. .• 85 11. 10s. 60
Ellsmre&Chs 69 2% p. ct. Somrset Coal 140,
GrandJunctn,loo 3/. pr. ct. Do. Lk FdSt 121
Do., 6 pr:Ct.l 10 61. pr. ct. 12M Stfird &Wore 140' 281. 425
grand Surrey; 100 41. Shrewsbury.. 125
Grand Union 100 11.0 s. Stonrbrldge.. 145 121. 290
Kennt & Avn' 39 6s. Od. Severn and 1
Lancaster —lloo' Wye Rail. j 26 21. 28
Leeds &Livrp 100 251. Warwick &
Leicester ....li 00 51. 4934 Birming. 3 100
2/. 234
Leicstr &Nth 83 Warwick & 1 21. 11
Loughborogh 112 701. Napton..s 100
Monmouthsh 100 ' Worcstr &i
78 21. 19
Mntgmerysh 100 Birming.
MeltnMwbry 100 Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od. 43‘