The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

William Jolly, currier, Bishop Stortford, Hertford, to
surrender, Oct. 11, at half-past ono, and Nov. 10, and at
half-past twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. 8011,
official assignee, Coleman-strret-buildings Sowton, Great
James-street, Bedford-row.

John:Scott, upholsterers' warehousema,n,Welbeck-street,
Cavendish-square, Oct. 17, at one, and Nov. 17, at twelve,
at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson, official assignee,
Basinghall-street ; Kinsey, Bloomsbury-square.
John Miles, baker, West Raynham, Norfolk, Oct. 13, at
two, and Nov. 17, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Bell, official assignee, Coleman-street-buildings ; Nichols
and Doyle, Verulam-uildings.
Wm. Bradford, butcher, Leigh, Worcestershire, Oct.
15, and Nov. 5, at ten, at the Birmingham District Court.
Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham; Watkins, Wor-
cester ; and Wright, Birmingham.
Joseph Skaife, corn miller, Keighley, Yorkshire, Oct.
20 and Nov. 10, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Dunning, Leeds.
William Tugwood, linen and woollen draper, name,
Oxford, Oct. 14, and Nov. 19, at twelve, at the Court of
Bankruptcy. Nicholson, official assignee, Basinghall-
street ; Sole, Turner and Turner, Aldermanbury.
William Goeden Edgehill, tailor, Southwark, Oct. 8,
and Nov. 12, at half-past one, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Pennell, official assignee, Guildhall-chambers; Gant,
Nicholas-lane.

John Strachan, brewer, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, October
14 and November 10, at twelve, at the Newcastle District
Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ;
Dunn and Surtees, Raymond's buildings, Gray's-inn ;
Swan and Burnup, Newcastle-upon-Typo.
Joseph Greenwood, woolstapler, Spring-head, Yorkshire,
Oct. 14 and Nov. 11, at eleven, at the Leeds District
Court. Young, official assignee, Leeds ; Courtenay, Lon-
don ; Wavell, Philbrick, and Foster, Halifax.

COURSE OF EXCHANGE—THIS DAY.
Am5terdam............ 11 17% otraltar .......• ......
Ditto, three months .. 11 19% ..eghorn .............. 30 15
Rotterdam ..
Antwerp 25 45 Milan ................

Brussels .............. 25 45 Venice
liamburgla
AI lona • Palermo .. 1243;
Paris. • ........ •• • • .... 25 12 Messina . ... 125
Ditto, three months .. 25 442! Lisbon ....
Marseilles........ • • 25 45 'Oporto ....
Bourdeaux. ............ Itio Janeiro ............
Frankfort-on-Maine .... 120 Y‘', ltuenos Ayres .. ........
Berlin . .
Vienna .. • • ............ 11 15 Phitadelphla ..........
Trieste •... 11 18 PRICES OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Petersburgh............ 37% Foreign Gold in Bars £3 17 9
Madrid st) ;Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0
5014 Mexican Dollars.... 0 0 0
Barcelona.... — New Dollars .. 0 0 n
Seville ................ Silver In bars ...... 0 0 0

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SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDAY.

The room was numerously attended, but although the
subjoined list presents a goodly array of figures, business
was remarkably dull, and the transactions, except in two
or three instances, were only on a small scale.
THE CESAREWITCH. —The hostile demonstration which
some parties had made against King Pepin since the
close of the First October Meeting was no longer main-
tained. The current offer throughout the afternoon was
only 6 to 1, and at half a point more a few investments
were booked, 7 to 1 would have been taken freely.
Indian Warrior was in considerable demand, and was
backed for a good deal of money at 15 and 14 to 1.
Next in request were The Nabob and Torment, the
former at 12, 13, and 14 to 1 ; the latter at 16 to 1.
700 to 50, and 350 to 25 were the last bets that were
booked about Nabob. Nancy receded to 20 to 1 offered
-a movement which is, perhaps, to he attributed to an
impression that she will run for the Chester Handicap
on Wednesday. In all probability, however, her place
will be amongst the non•starters. Songstress was
" looking up" at 20 to 1, and Mr. Sykes at 25 to 1.
22 and 25 to 1 in ponies were taken about Nutpecker,
and 1,000 to 30 about Nutshell.

By the way, a catalogue just issued from " The
Corner," announces that these two horses, together with
several others belonging to Lord Exeter, are to be sold
by auction on the Wednesday in the Houghton Meeting.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.-23 and 25 to 1 taken
about Balrownie, 625 to 25 about Mistletoe, and 1,000
to 30 about Constantine.
DERBY.-350 to 50 taken about Autocrat, 1,000 to
100 twice about King Tom, 700 to 200 about the two ;
1,000 to 45 about Acrobat ; 625 to 25 about Marley
Hill, and 875 to 25 about Bessus ; 1,000 to 30 was taken
twice, and 900 to 30 once about Mr. Knowres's lot/ bar
Marsyas.
The prices at the close were as follows : •
CHESTER HANDICAP STAKES.
sto 2 agst Hungerford (taken).
CESAREWITCH.
6to 1 agst King Pepin (13 to 2 taken).
14 to 1 agst Indian Warrior (taken).
14 to 1 agst Nabob (taken).
16 to 1 agst Torment (taken).
18 to 1 agst Joe Miller (taken).
20 to 1 agst Songstress (taken).
20 to 1 agst Nancy (offered).
20 to 1 agst Weathergage (taken).
22 to 1 agst Teddiugton (taken).
25 to 1 agst Goorkah (taken).
25 to 1 agst Nutpecker (taken). •
25 to 1 agst Mr. Sykes (taken).
33 to 1 agst Nutshell (taken).
40 to 1 agst Oliuder (taken).
CLEARWELL STAKES.
3to 1 agst Marsyas (taken).
sto 1 ag,st Delia (taken).
sto 1 agst Hesse Cassel (taken.)
CAXERIDGESHIRE STAKES.
25 to 1 agst Balrowuie (taken).
25 to 1 agst Mistletoe (taken).
33 to 1 agst Constantine (taken).

DERBY.
7to 1 agst Autocrat (taken).
10 to 1 agst King Tom (taken).
1000 to 45 agst Acrobat (taken and offered).
25 to 1 agst Marley Hill (taken).
35 to 1 agst Bessus (taken).
700 to 200 ag►st Autocrat and King Toni (coupled).
30 and 33 to 1 agst Mr. Knowles's lot, bar Marsyas (t).

HEREFORD CITY PLATE.— Mr. Davies, the owner of
Minerva, receives the stakes and forfeits. The 501.
public money is withheld.

THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.--Lines of electric tele-
graph are now being established between St,. Peters-
burg and Warsaw, and from St. Petersburg to Cron-
stadt. The latter line will be very difficult, in conse-
quence of the numerous islands and canals which it will
have to cross. St. Petersburg will be made the central
point of all the telegraphic lines of Russia. All the
quarters of the capital are also to be united by lines of
wire in the same manner as has been done at Berlin.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

SOUTII-WESTERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday a meeting of some shareholders in this
company was held at Morley's Hotel, to consider what
steps should be takeni n reference to the contemplated
extension to Exeter, and the formation of a double line
from Dorchester. The meeting was composed out of
the members of a committee of shareholders formed in
accordance with a suggestion contained in a circular of
Mr. Snell's, which deprecated the proposed extension.
Mr. SNELL having taken the chair, explained the pur-
oose for which the meeting had been called. The com-
inittee which had been formed since the issue of his
circular of the 31st of August, consisted of eighty-six
shareholders. The chairman of the company, in reply
to that circular, taunted him with calling on the share-
holders to break the pledge which they had given at the
meeting of the 19th of May with respect to the extension
of the line. The resolution which had been then come
to was based on the statement which had been laid be-
fore them, that the Dorchester and Southampton line re-
turned 31 per cent. Now, that was an incorrect represen-
tation, and therefore the resolution, which was based upon
it, ought not to be binding upon the shareholders. So far
' from that line producing a return of 3 per cent., it was
a positive loss. He was prepared to prove that it did
not produce 31 per cent., and he challenged contradiction
to that statement. He objected to the creation of a
preference stock at 4 per cent., which would reduce
the dividend of the original shareholders 2 per cent.
He was anxious that a pacific policy should be adopted
towards the Great Western Company. He had received
several letters commenting in severe terms on the con-
duct of the directors. He, however, would recommend
them to adopt a temperate but firm course, and by pur-
suing such a course, and by union amongst themselves,
he had no doubt that they would carry their point.
Mr. WRIGHT then moved a resolution deprecating the
contemplated extension in the present state of the money
market as mischievous.

Mr. H. REES seconded the resolution, which passed.
Mr. SPENCER moved a resolution to the effect that the
attempt to press rival lines to the west beyond those of
the Great Western, besides reducing the dividend and
depreciating the value of the stock by the creation of
preference shares, would lead to hostile measures on the
part of the Great Western Company. If they had given
a promise or a pledge under false pretences they were
not bound by it. He did not think it was for their in-
terest to proceed with this extension, as he had good
reason for believing that the Great Western Company
were ready to enter into a compromise with them.
Mr. WILSON seconded the motion, which was carried.
Mr. BRUCE proposed the next resolution, calling on
the shareholders who saw the evil to warn others of the
mischievous consequences of the avowed policy of the
directors.

Mr. BANNISTER proposed, and Mr. STAFFORD se-
conded a resolution recommending a pacific policy in
treating with the Great Western Company ; for the ab-
stinence of all conflicting undertakings and consolida-
ting a board of directors would give effect to such a
policy.
The CHAIRMAN then moved, and Mr. ROBINSON
seconded, a resolution declaring the present committee
permanent, and nominating an acting committee, who
were to represent their views to the South-Western
directors.
The meeting then separated.