The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-26 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

The following are the only bankrupts of any commercial
importance which appear in the " Gazette" :
Andrew Barton, victualler, Coventry
John Milner, farmer, Whitson, Monmouthshire
Thomas Milner, farmer, Nush, Monmouthshire
Thomas Watkins, contractor, Merthyr Tydfil
Henry Shorney, carpenter, Cannington, Somersetshire
Thomas Maycock, timber dealer, Bakewell, Derbyshire
Henry Chown, wine merchant, St. Swithin's-lane, city
Francis J. Strutt, builder, Sittingbourne, Kent
Williem Harding, jun., builder, Kennington
William Williamson, shoemaker, Durham
Charles F. Lamb, cooper, New Windsor.
Robert Stocks Walker, merchant, Wapping
Zechariah Charles Pearson, merchant, Kingston-upon-
Hull

Robert Thomas Orr and John Bennett, builders,
Bishopsgate-street
Chas. Gerrard, editor, Warrington
Jonathan Heatford, grocer, Dawley
Thos. Long Jackson, commercial agent
_ _

SCOTCH BANKRUPTS.
Mathew Wallace, dyer, Paisley
John Watson, farmer, Lamlash
Alex. Munro, contractor, Cromarty

AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR.
The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed
from the returns made in the week ending Sept. 23, 1862,
exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable
thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain :

Per. cwt.
From the British possessions in America 22s. llid.
Mauritius
____
...

East Indies
Average price of the foregoing

COURSE OF EXCHANGE.--Tats DAY.
Amsterdam
Ditto
Rotterdam — 11 17} 11 18
Antwerp — 25 421 25 471
Brussels — 25 42i 25 471
Hamburgh
13 71
2513
258
Paris

Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort on Maine — 119
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburgh
Berlin
Madrid
Cadiz
Leghorn
Milan
Genoa
Naples
Palermo
Messina

25 4eS
25 45
119 k
12 80
12 90
341
49k
491
25 60
25 571
25 575
39/
1195
1495

49
49k
25 52}
25 52}
25 52f
391
119
1191

Lisbon — 54 53
Oporto — 53 53i
Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9
Mexican Dollars
Silver in Bars (Standard)
South American Doubloons

SPORTING---THIS DAY.
MANCHESER RACES.-THIS DAY.

BY ETECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
CHESTERFIELD HANDICAP.

Jet colt
The Cobbler

Four ran.
SALFORD HANDICAP;

C4old seek er
Vulture
Bernice

Eight ran.
WILTON HANDICAP.

Master George
Eidolon
Fairy King • • 3

Six ran.

711 E ALLEGED CASE OF SHIP-BURNING.

Considerable interest was excited yesterday in
the Liverpool Police-court, as it was known that
the question of receiving the bail of persons offering
for the relief of George Ruxton would come under
the notice of the magistrates. The prisoner was
committed for trial on a charge of having conspired
to burn the ship Roscoe, on a voyage to Smyrna.
The case was heard by Mr. Raffles, the stipendiary
magistrate, on the Ist inst., who committed him for
trial at the assizes. Application was made on bs-
half of the prisoner to be admitted to bail, but the
application was refused. Since then the application
has been renewed before the judge in chambers, and
after bearing the case argued at considerable
length, Mr. Justice Mellor agreed to admit the pri-
soner to hail, himself in £l,OOO and four suretios
in 1250 each, his lordship remitting the question
as to substantiality of bail to the Liverpool magis-
trates for considcfat ion. Mr. Deighton, instructed.
by Messrs. Forshaw and Goodman, appeared in
support of the bail ; and Mr. Maculloch, instructed
by Messrs. Lowndi!s, Bateson, and Co. In the ab-
sence of Mr. Raines, Mr. Alderman Holme occu-
pied the bench.
Mr. Deighton, in opening the case, read the
judge's order, and having done so, said his duty
was a simple one. It was simply to tender the
names of responsible persons who were willing to
become securities, and he concluded his remarks by
tendering Mr. Thomas Berwick, master mariner,
residing in Brecl -road.

Mr. Maculloch objected to Mr‘ Berwick being
received as one of the bail. He said the objection
was chiefly based on the understanding that Mr.
Berwick had been engaged as partner with the pri-
soner in certain transactions which had, i'o say the
least, turned out unfortunate. Consequently, he
considered there was reason for supposing that he
might have some desire to aid the prisoner in an
endeavour to elude the pending trial.
Mr. Deighton said the remarks of his learned
The only matter for the consideration of
was the
friend were quite uncalled for, and beyond the
tclanee BBt jec4 c'b fact of whether the bail offered
was sufficient.

Mr. Mhculloch said he could not concur in the
view expressed by Mr. Deighton. In fixing bail it
was not the intention of the judge to secure the means
of enforcing a pecuniary flue, but to take such
measures as would insure the personal presence of
the accused to abide the issue of the trial.

The worthy magistrate appeared to entertain the
views expressed by Mr. Deighton, and it was under-
stood that Mr. Berwick will be accepted as one of
the bail.

Mr. John Carter, timber merchant in Vine-street,
was next tendered, and, no objection being offered,
it was agreed to accept him. William Herd, publi-
can, Birmingham street, Manchester, was next
tendered, but after a brief inquiry into his circum-
stances the magistrates decided not to accept him,
Thomas Shehan was next offered, but, as due notice
had not been given, so that his circumstances might
he inquired into, it was agreed to adjourn the con-
sideration of his case.

William Ruston, the prisoner's son, was also
tendered, but it turned out that he is not a house-
holder, and has not any real property on which a
levy could be made. His bail was also rejected.
Further consideration of the case was then ad-
journed till to•morrow (Friday), at two o'clock, and
the prisoner was removed in custody.

It appears that the accumulation of convicts at
Toulon is so great that a difficulty is experienced in finding
a sufficient number of keepers to watch over them, the pay
given to these men not being sufficient to tempt applicants
for an unpleasant kind of employment,