The Sun.
London, England, 1870-10-28 00:00:00

BANKING COMPANIES.

Pd Pd
1 Agra Bank (L) A 8 9 20 Lon Char of Austrlia 23 24
25 Alliance (L)
10 Auglo-Austrian
18 15 London Joint-Stook 3 34
20 Anglo-Egyptian (L) 23 24 20 Lon and Westmnster 601 615
50 British 14 American 83 55 611
20 Ch of India. Austrlia 141 148 10 Metropolitan Bl 81
14 20 Midland (L)
25 Char Mere of India 241 251 20 Now South Wales .. 36 38
10 City
25 Colonial - 25 Union of Australia.. 41 42
4 Consolidated (L) ...
20 Eng. Scot, and Ans° 151 164 375
'2O Imperial IL)
10 imperial Ottoman
12, 111

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES

Fd Pd ...._,—.........
100 An L) 85 88 10 Great Northern .... 111 lli
87, i, iji lli, i
10 Anglo-Meditna (L) 133 In 6 Great N. China, and
100 Atlantic . ......... • Japan Extension.. 3 2idis
100 Do 8 p 0 ...► - r. 5 Indo-Europoan (L)„ 12 14

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, THURSDAY.-Although
the cattle market to-day was only moderately supplied with
stock, the business passing was on a limited scale, owing
to the favourable weather, prices were supported. There was a
moderate show of beasts on offer, of which a fair quantity was
of prime quality. The demand for all descriptions was slow,
but prime animals maintained Monday's prices, namely ss. 10d.
to 68, per 81b. With sheep the market was fairly supplied, but
the condition of the stock was not very good. Prime breeds
experienced a somewhat better inquiry, at full prices ; but in-
ferior animals were difficult to sell, although easier rates were
occasionally offered. Calves and pigs met a quiet sale,
at Monday's prices. Per 81ba. to sink the offal :-
Coarse and inferior beasts, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 6d. ; second quality
ditto, 4s. &I. to ss. Od. • prime large oxen, ss. 2d. to ss. Bd. ;
prime Scots, 4c., ss. 10d. to 6s. Od. ; coarse and inferior sheep,
Bs. 6d. to 3s. 10d. ; second quality ditto, 4s. Od. to 4s. 6d. •, prime
coarse-woolled sheep, 4s. Bd. to 68. 4d. ; prime Southdown
ditto, ss. £341. to 6s. Od. ; large coarse calves, 3s. Od. to 4s. 6d. ;
prime small ditto, ss. Od. to ss. 106. ; large hogs, 4s. 4d. to ss. 2d.;
neat small porkers, 6s. ed. to 6s. 2d. Quarter old store pigs,
225. to 25a. each. Arrivals.-English-Beasts, 490 ; sheep,
3,430 ; oalves, l 0 ; pigs, 10. Foreign-Beasts, 550 ; sheep,
3,670 ; calves, 840 ; pigs, 210. Total-Beasts, 1,040 ; sheep,
7,100 ; calves, 880 ; pigs, 120.

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METROPOLITAN RAY AND STRAW MARKET, THURSDAY.
—Mr. Charles James Easton thus reports on the state of the hay
market. Owing to the large quantities of Scotch, Irish, and
American fodder which have arrived, our market has been ex-
tensively supplied ; consequently the trade has been inactive,
but prices hare been without any important alterations :
Prime meadow hay, 1275. to 1355. . • inferior ditto, 1105. to 1205.;
prime first-cut clover, 130 s. to 140 s. ; inferior ditto, 115 s. to
1258. ; prime second-cut clover, 120 s. to 130 s. ; inferior ditto,
105 s. to 115 s. ; and straw, 30s. to 345. per load. American fod-
der, in bales, 100 s. to 120 s, ; Scotch ditto, 105 s. to 120 s. ; and
Irish ditto 958. to 1158. per ton.
LONDON TALLOW MARKET, THIIRBDAY,—Market quiet.
Y. C., spot, 435. ; year, 435. sellers.
LONDON METAL MARKET, THURSDAY.—Tin is firmly hold,
but purchases are restricted. Straits, £l2B ; Banca, £127.
Copper firm. £62 paid for good brands of Chilian bars, £66 for
English tough, and £6B for best selected. Spelter remains at
£l7 108. for Silesian. Scotch pig iron, 51s. 6d. to 515. 74d.

LONDON OIL MARKET, THITBSDAT.—Linseed oil has been
dull, Sellers aos., but Hull oil has been in some demand, and
firmer, at 305. lid. to Ns. 3d. spot ; 295. 70. to !9s. 9d. last two
months ; and 80s. 3d. first four. Rape oils firm. English brown
435. spot, 425. 6d. to 425. 9d. last two months
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET, THURSDAY. Opening
Report.—This market opened with a limited inquiry to-day.
Saleeprobably 10,000 bales. Few buyers to arrive at last night's
closing prioes. Closing Report.—This market closed flat to-day
on the spot, with sales only 8,000 bales. Prices id. lower, to
arrive, no buyers, and cotton freely offered. Mobile, ship
named, 8 3-16 d. Savannah ditto Sid.
MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY.—There Is no
change in the tone of this market to-day, which still keeps Quiet.
The temporary excitement, and upward tendency of prices,
have quite subsided, and the check received on Tuesday becomes
daily more manifest. Buyers would place orders to a moderate
extent, at the late lowest point reached, but as cotton has not
receded in price so much as to enable producers to accept these
terms, the daily business continues very meagre.
BRADFORD TRADE REPORT, THURSDAY.—The trade
during the past week has rather improved than otherwise,
although to-day a quiet feeling prevails; Owing to the news
looking somewhat less pacific, the scarcity of some descriptions
of wool, such as are in cheap request, is becoming more marked,
and increased firmness in these sorts prevails. Fair consump-
tion is still going on, and quotations through the wool trade are
well maintained. The inquiry for Down wools has somewhat
improved, but half-breds and especially hogs, are a
good deal neglected. There is no speculative feeling
whatever. With a view to a possible peace foreign
yarn merchants were more active on Monday, making
inquiries, and testing quotations. To-day things are quieter,
and actual purchases for export are few. For the home trade
there is a good steady business in lustre and demi-lustre,
botany and coloured yarns, both warp and weft. Prices are
unaltered. There is a little more activity in the piece trade,
owing to the upward movement in cotton. There are a few
home trade orders for spring, and there is a little buying for
America and Germany. Manufacturers are fairly employed, but
there is no advance in prices.
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE IRON TRADE REPORT.—
BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.—The meeting of ironmasters at
Birmingham to-day was poorly attended. Although the
prospects of peace, which hang upon the armistice
negotiations, have produced a burst of activity, the
trade generally is exceedingly quiet, and prices in most
branches are considerably lower than they have been for many
months, The fall in the price of rails is especially marked. It
is expected that several furnaces, till lately is Pill work, will
shortly cease to be in nee.
GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET, TRUBBDAY.—Opening Re-
port.—This market was easier to-day. Sellers 61s. 6d. to Ols.
cash ; buyers, 51s. 3d.
CLYDE CRUSHED SUGAR MARKET, THURSDAY.—Tho
feeling was quieter at this market to-day. The business was
small, but prices were not lower.

An official step has been taken by the Chevalier Nigra
and Prince Metternich, on behalf of their respective
Governments, to strengthen the demand of England for an
armistice.

The Channel Islands are suffering great inconvenience,
owing to the closing of the French ports against the ex-
portation of cattle. The whole of the meat supply of
the Islands is drawn from France, whence also they
receive vast quantities of eggs, butter, and poultry. The
effect of this stoppage was felt last week in the increased
price of provisions, consequent on their scarcity. Mutton
has reached as high as Is. 7d. a pound.
A small French war vessel, the Vesaix, is cruising in
the North Sea. She is a beautifully-modelled vessel of
about 1,000 tons register, sails with great speed, and car-
ries rom seven to ten guns, 12-pounders. Such a vessel
appears well suited to become, like the Alabama, most
formidable to the enemy's merchant shipping. Indeed, it
is suspected that this was the vessel that burnt the mer-
chant German vessels but a few days ago in the North
Sea. The Vesaix arrived at Leith the other day, but
was allowed only sufficient coals to take her back to
France.

A private letter gives an odd account of the state of
Sedan :—" The town swarms with able-bodied men
dressed in the ordinary blue blouse of the French pea
sant. The majority of them have a very military appear-
ance, and on asking our guide for an explanation, he
informed us that they were all disbanded soldiers of the
armies of MacMahon and De Failly, only wanting a
favourable-occasion for a rising. He also said that, in
spite of the search made by the Germans for arms, great
numbers of the inhabitants still had weapons concealed in
their houses. The German garrison, I may add, consists
of undersized common-looking men of middle age, who
contrast very unfavourably in appearance with the stal-
wart loafers in blouses."

WAREHOUSE ROBBERY.—George Jones,
.aged 17 years,
and described as a lighterman, was brought up at the
above court, charged with stealing 31 cwt. of tallow from
a cask in the warehouse of Messrs. Richardson and Co., in
Wapping. In consequence of information, Mr. Nutter, in
the service of the prosecutors, and another, searched the
warehouse filled with casks of tallow this morning, at
three o'clock, and wedged between two casks found the
prisoner concealed with a dark lantern in his hand. One
cask had been broached near a loophole, and 3i cwt.
abstracted. Some fat had been dropped on the floor of
the warehouse, near the loophole. The prisoner is sus-
pected of having accomplices. He was remanded for a
week.
THE MAGISTRATE ON RECKLESS DRlVlNG.—Richard
Prince, cab-driver, badge 12,882, was charged before Mr.
Knox, at the Marlborough-street Police-court, charged
with being drunk and recklessly driving, to the common
danger of passengers. Sergeant Watson, 4C, stated-that
shortly after 12 o'clock he was going along Denman-
street with a female, who was going to the station to claim
a necklace she had lost, when the prisoner, who was driving
a cab, nearly,ran over him. He shouted tothe prisoner, but
he still drove on and ran against the female, knocked her
down, and the wheel of the cab went over her leg and
foot, but he succeeded in stopping the cab before it went
over her body. He considered the act of the prisoner,
who was drunk, and had four persons in the cab, was a
wilful one. In reply to Mr. Knox the sergeant said he
took the female to the hospital when it was ascertained
that no bones were broken, but that her leg and foot were
much swollen. Mr. Knox said that he would remand
the prisoner for seven days, to ascertain how the
female !went on, and he would then send him for trial.
The practice of reckless driving had attained such a
height that it must be stopped. At the present time they
had to deplore;an accident of the kind which had occurred
to the senior magistrate of that court, which was one of
the last they had heard of. For the protection of the
public he would not simply impose a trifling fine, or deal
with the case summarily, but send it before a jury. The
prisoner was remanded.

THE BANKRUPTCY OF THE EARL OF WINCHELBEA.—A
first meeting was held before Mr. Registrar Roche under
an adjudication of bankruptcy made against the Earl of
Winchelsea. Mr. Lumley, who appeared for the peti-
tioning creditors (Messrs. Bowring, Arundel, and Co.,
hosiers, of Old Bond-street), said that there was an Act
of Parliament in existence by which his lordship's
estate was secured for a certain period. He
was therefore led to believe that there would
be little or no estate for the present creditors,
and his clients were therefore indisposed to un-
dertake the responsibility of the trusteeship or of acting
as a committee of inspection. Mr. S. B. Abrahams said
he represented Mr. Julius Calisher, who had sued the
bankrupt for a sum of £l,OOO money lent, and the Act of
Parliament was then set up in answer to the action by the
Duke of Richmond and Mr. Turner, who were his lord-
ship's trustees. He understood that the bankrupt was in the
receipt of some thousands a year, and it was very desirable
that the rights of the creditors and of the trustees should
be ascertained, as his lordship still maintained a large and
expensive establishment. Mr. Horne, the soliciter to the
Earl of Winchelsea, said the property was claimed
not by virtue of the Act of Parliament, but under
a settlement executed on the marriage of the Earl,
and which was referred to in the Act of Parliament.
The bankrupt was present, and ready to give any informa-
tion which might be required from him. Tula Registrar
said that it was the first duty of the creditors to appoint
a trustee and committee of inspection. The bankrupt was
also bound to file his statement of affairs. Mr. Nicholls,
accountant (of the firm of Chatteris and Nicholls), was
appointed trustee, with Robert Morris, of 8, Carlton
Chambers, Regent-street, and Mr. G. Grant, of 4, George-
street, Hanover-square, as a committee of inspection: The
Bth of December was appointed for the next meeting.
Debts of about £6,000 were proved, but in the absence of
the accounts no accurate estimate as to the total amount
of the liabilities can be given.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ABDUCTION.—At the Old
Bailey, before Mr. Justice Lush, Archibald Jbhnson,
aged 28 years, was indicted for unlawfully taking Mary
Ann Doyley out of the possession of her mother.—Mr.
Griffith; who prosecuted, said that the prosecutrix kept
an eating-house in the Brompton-road, and the prisoner
was employed by her. Mary Doyley, her daughter, was
not sixteen years of age, and had been at a boarding
school till a short time ago. On the 17th of September
last Mrs. Doyley gave the prisoner notice to leave, and he
then said, "I have a rod in pickle for you; you will
repent the day you were born." He soon after-
wards left the house, and the daughter followed
him. They were found living together as man
and wife. The prisoner was a married man.—Mrs.
Doyley was called, and in her examination in chief bore
out the opening of the learned counsel. In cross-exami-
nation by Mr. Montagu Williams for the prisoner, she
admitted being on intimate terms with the prisoner.
Mary Doyley deposed that when she was at her mother's
she was on terms of criminal intimacy with the prisoner.
He first suggested that they should go away together.
Witness afterwards asked him where they should go, and
she named the place of meeting. For the defence it was
argued that there had been no " taking out of the pos-
sion " in the legal acceptation of the term, as the daughter
did not go away in consequence of the solicitations of the
prisoner. Mr. 'Williams also quoted cases where it had
been held that no abduction had taken place because of
the immorality of the mother. The jury acquitted the
prisoner.

THE FIRST " CASE " OF THE SEASON.—A breach of
promise of marriage case helped to enliven the proceedings
in the Liverpool Court of Passage on Tuesday. The
plaintiff was 11.1iss Jenny Geoghegan, and the defendant
Mr. Middleton Pratt. They met at a party. The
" acquaintance grew to friend Ship," and " friendship
ripened into love" and an offer of marriage, which Jenn3r.
accepted. The faithless swain, however, broke his pro-
mise, though Jenny's mother had expended from £l5 to
£2O in preparations for the wedding. When taxed with
his perfidy the defendant said, " a man has a right to
change his mind," but the Jury awarded Jenny £75 as a
solatiume

The special correspondent of the Telegraph, writes
from the Royal Head-quarters, Versailles, October
21 :—One of the most important sorties yet attempted by
the French was made this afternoon from the direction of
Mont Valerien. It partook also more of the nature of
a surprise than any of the enemy's previous attacks.
It was about half-past one when the French
issued from behind the fort. They seemed to
have marched out on the Neuilly road, just skirt-
ing the Bois de Boulogne on their left ; to have
crossed the river by the Neuilly Bridge, or on pontoons
thrown across near that place ; and, having proceeded
along the Nanterre road for a short distance, to have
turned of to their left' and formed up on the glacis of
Fort Valerien. They had probably fifteen battalions of
infantry, comprising both Garde Mobile and regular
troops, the former element predominating ; a small
force of cavalry, certainly not more than two regi-
ments ; and eighty pieces of field artillery, with one bat-
tery of mitrailleuses. .01 this force the greater part re-
mained inactive during the whole action, being drawn up
in reserve upon the glade. Four battalions were directed
upon Bougival, and six others made a push to gain the
high ridge crowned by the Empress's Turkish kiosk,
which runs at right angles across the wood of Borene,
in front of the village of La Celle St. Cloud. Their
line extended same distance farther south, the left wing
being opposite to Garches, not far from St. Cloud; while
their troops on the extreme right occupied a position well
down the slopes of Mont Valdrien, looking towards the
village of Reuil. The field artillery, which they were
obliged to bring out some distance from the fort,
in order to get it into range, was placed on the
western front, between a windmill, the name of
which I do not know, and two or three houses marked on
the map as " Foilleuse." On the north front also some
battalions were posted, which directed their fire towards
the villages of Reuil and Malmaison. The attacking line
was gallantly met and repulsed by the 50th, 46th, and
Gth Regiments of the 10th Division, forming part
of the sth Army Corps, under the command of
General Kirschbach. One battalion of the 10th
Division and some troops of the 11th Corps were held in
reserve, but it was not found necessary to take ,them into
action. Between 600 and 700 Landwehr of the Guard
stationed at St. Germain also took part in the fight.
The 11th Army Corps concentrated on Sbvres and
towards Menden ; probably some of their troops were
engaged with the enemy in the direction of
Vaucresson and Garches. The attack was directed against
the Prussian posts occupying Garches, the Bois' de
Bousanval, Bousanval itself, and the wooded slopes ex-
tending from these to La Jonchbre, just in front of
Bougival, the thickest of the fight being in the outskirts
of the woods of Berene, which extend some little
distance in front of the village of La Celle St. Cloud.
The enemy advanced under cover of the guns of
the fort, and a heavy fire of field artillery, which was
replied to by the Prussian batteries stationed on either
flank, and also, I believe, in certain places on the outskirts
of the woods. The fire of the French was well directed
and incessant ; that of the Germans comparatively slight.
From half-past two until half-past three the continuous
roll and rattle of musketry along the whole line
shoved that an obstinate fight was going on in
the plain and along the edges of the woods. The French
artillery at this time were directing their fire principally
towards the elevated ridge upon which the kiosk stands,
and over which reinforcements going into action would
have to pass. The fight soon became stationary— the
Germans clinging tenaciously to their position in the
woods, and resisting all efforts on the part of the
enemy to drive them up and over the ridge ; neither did
they, when the French gave way, endeavour to push them
home or follow them any distance into the open country.
In the meantime, while the fight was going on between
Garches and Bougival, the Landwehr of the
Guard came up, and, passing through the last-named
place, engaged the enemy's right wing. About
four o'clock the right of the French line broke, and ran in
confusion up the slopes towards the fort. Shortly after,
the fire of small arms and field artillery began sensibly
to diminish ; stragglers and small bodies of men issued
from the woods ; and it soon became evident that the
whole line was in retreat, and that the affair was vir-
tually at an end. I accordingly made the best of my
way back to La Celle St. Cloud, to try if I could
form any estimate as to the character of the fight,
and the loss sustained on either side. The fire of the
enemy slackened very rapidly after this, the dull, sullen
roar of the heavy guns becoming less and less fre-
quent, and the intervals between the sharp, harsh
rattle of the mitrailleuse growing longer and
longer. The French retired in good order, without
molestation, and all was over before the curtain of night
had completely fallen upon the scene. The last dischazge
that I heard, which was that of a mitrailleuse, took place
at a quarter to six; the action may, therefore, be said
to have lasted nearly four hours. The German
troops displayed their usual determination and
courage. The French also came on very pluckily,
and fought well as long as the first impetus lasted ; but
when the Germans stood fast, and the fight became sta-
tionary, they evinced an anxiety natural among raw troops
to shelter them behind the vineyards and other cover.
One mitrailleuse and two field guns were taken, and be-
tween 200 and 300 prisoners were captured. The loss on
our side must have been in all about 400 killed and
wounded.

Another account says that the French had altogether
about sixty guns. "The entire French force on the
ground could not have been less than 16,000, and was
probably 18,000 ; but, with the exception of the artillery,
certainly not half of it ever fired a shot. Fully 10,000
stood the whole time, and with the exception of a change
in one portion from line to columns, they never stirred
hand or foot till we saw them retreat, which they did in
perfect order. The remaining 6,000 or 8,000, which ever
be the eumber, were alone really engaged—saving always
the artillery. Against them, on the Prussian side, were
six battalions of the 9th Division, of the 6th, 46th, and
60th Regiments, and two battalions of Landwehr from
St. Germain. The outside force of any of these batta-
lions could not have been more than 700 men ; and thus
the Germans who really took part in the fight were at
most only about 5,000." This account represents the
German loss at about 300.