The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-22 00:00:00

1880 90 91

1875
1875

SHARE MARKET.-7(THIS DAY.)

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Sharel Railways.

FOREIGN.

Paid . Closing. Business
Price. Done.

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I I Closing Business
Share Railways. 1 Paid. Price. Done. 10 ' Antwerp & Rotterdam all 51 51 i5l
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12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. 20 Bah. &S. Fran.,Lim.7p.c. 3 par 4p
and Eastern Junction 10 61 61 5 Belgian East. Junction all lf 1
50 Ilelfast end Ballymena.. all 20 Beziers to Graissessae.. all 94 10
13.14 Bir., Wol., and qtr. Val. all 71 74 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 21 2
Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesil. 20 Dutch Rhenish
Junction lOO 66 68 6 Eastern of France ...... all 281 29
25 Blackburn
25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 33 20 Great Central of France all
Stock Bristol and Exeter
10 Italian Junction .. —... 8
Stock Caledonian
Stock Chester and Holyhead' lOO 37 39 20 Lake Constance & Bale all
50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all
20 Cork, 131kreck,&Passage all 20 Lombardo Venetian...: 8 44 4; p
20 Cornwall all 41 5 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all
10 Do. AEA rcves. no div
all
until6p.c.per an. an ___ 33/ Maria Antonia all
10 Do. 13 ha sbeep.pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New
50 Dublin and Belfast June. all 20 Namur and Liege all 91 £1
25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 74 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 21 22
Stock East Anglian lOO 17 18 17 16 Northern of France .... all, 38 384
Stock Eastern Counties lOO 62 63 61/ 20 Do. New Shares
Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 46 48 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91
Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 31 33 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 ..3 nl. d„L
25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit. all 41 'zi "'2
25 East Kent &l 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 52 53
Stock East Lancashire lOO 93 95
201 Recife& S. Fran. (Perin) ] 9 1 d 1 p
20 East Suffolk all crua. 7p. ct. (Lim.) ...
10 Do - -
Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 66 67 10 Rome and Frascati .... all
Stock Edin.,l'erth, & Dundee. 100 27 28 274 20 Royal Danish all
10 Forth & Clyde Junction all 5 Royal Swedish
Stock Furness
Stock Glasgow & South Westn 161) 91 93 20 Sambre and Meuse . .... all 8 84
10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 94 94
Stock Great Northern lOO 104 105 1044 5 20 Southern of France .... all 23 231
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Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 85 87 81 West Flanders • all 5! 51
Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 129 131 10 Do.. Preference 51 p. c. . all 9
Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lrel France.. d; 100 103 104 20 W. & N.W. of Fran.. all 23. 24
Stock Great Western
Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 57 20 Western of Switzerland all
12 Irish South Eastern all 6 Wiesbaden
50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 86 89 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref.... . all
164 Do. Thirds
613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 121 I
Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 9511) 951 1 BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
16 Do. do. F £l6 6 1 o,d
9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 1 1 4 Closing Business
3 Do. West Riding Union 1— Price. Shari) Railways. (Paid.
20 Do. Southport
1.6.3 London and Blackwall all 6 64 of
1.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £sloSp.sh 4l
100 Atlantic &St Lawrence/
Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 11_
_,O, 1111 1114--
itock London & North Westn. 100 90; 91 901 1 Leased at 6 per cent.. all
121 Do. Eighths
Rock London& South-Westn lOO 93 VI 94 4 . 5 percent
18 ro
25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all
25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 par p
itock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 351 381 34 18 Do. Do. B 41 par p
10 Metropolitan 3 d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 71 7
Rock Midland lOO 971 971 971 II I 201 Do. New l6s 131 12 d3s
Rock Do. Birming. & Derby.. 100 68 70 100 f Buff.lo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 so 85
50 Mid. Gt. We3t. (Ireland) all (6 p. ct. Ms. 1 Aug., 1"72 )
25 Do. i Shares all 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 103 75 80 ,
100 Netstastle and Carlisle all 100 Do. do. 1 June, K. 74 100 74 .78
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25 New., Aber„ & Herefd. all 10• 11 • 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. p
10 Newry .Sr Armagh (aef.) 9 I:0 Cape.Eastn. Pro*:(Lim.) .2s. —• •
20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros. all 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. POl
Rock Norfolk lOO 63 65 20 Central Oude (Limited) 28.43 d.
50 North. Counties Union 3l 31 3 d 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c. 2 14 10 44Itock North British lOO 57t 581 58 171 Demerara
Itock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 20 Eastern Bengal.p;u.sp.c 5 I IP
lock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c HO 107 108 108
until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 20 Do. C.Shares
. 12 02000 a
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4nJigEup b.:
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,tock Do. B Stock
tock North-Eastn.—Berwic' : 100 914 644 ri at
25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 licl d
lock Do. Leeds lOO 471 4 20 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 17 18 11l
tock Do. York lOO 77 77 Sto. lOO
lock North London lOO 101 103 ( per cent. Bonds
Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 37 38
10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd
and City Junction.... £3 Is. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 74 76
20 North Staffordshire.... 171 5 4i d 121 100 Do. 6 per cent. l'ref 7O 10 5d
20 North-Western
10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 71 8/ 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 fp
do
tock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 27 29 20 Do. 1P
10 Peebles all 20 c Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 28.
4 IP Pm x d
20 Portsmouth
10 Rhymney lO _.. 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 181 184 x d
tock Scottish Central lOO 110 112 • 201 Do. New
tock Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 271 28 274 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with i all 105 108
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took Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 82 84 opt till 60
lock Shropshire Union lOO 44 46 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 105 108
10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 3 2 d 100 Do. do. '75 without opt all lel 106
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lock South Devon lOO 341 35/ 100 Do. 51 p. C. do. '77 do .. all 991 100
Lock South-Eastern lOO 74 711 74 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. 6. all 18 18
lock South Wales
20 SouthYorks.&-.2.ly.Dun all 13 14 20 Do. 44 p. c. Extension.. 15
20 Do. do lB 7 5 d 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. 5 # P
20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 9 11 20 Do. Fourth do.
25 Stockton & Darlington. all 34 35 • Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds' 100 105
25 Do. do. 1854 221 Newßrunswick&Canda.
25 "-20 / Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc
Do. do. 1855 7 lO 2 I,cl
Class ACapitl.Share..
Stockton & Hartlepool 164
Jock Taff Vale lOO .. Do. do. Land do. . ..
Oc Do. Preference, No. 1
25 ThamesllliivenDk&Rail 22 .. Do. do. Land d 0...
;ock Vale of Neath • lOO 92 94 - 20 {
Northof India Tramroad 2s.
ock Waterford & Limited, Scrip Kilkenny 100 —-- .•
SO Waterford- ',Se Limerick all 20 Oude (Limited)
20 West Cornwall I, 2O Scinde 4 15 4 1 p
10 W-end Leat..4 Cry. Pal. alla —! —64 . ' 20 Do.
5 Do.A.--Areevoodiv.till 20 Do. New i... Q 5 /t p
7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 a 20 Do. Punjaub
5 Do. B all ' 61 01 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. bz„., 5 par p
l- 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 .
20 West London al -
[0 Do. lit Class all 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par 1p •
20 Do. 2d Class

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Bedford and Bletchley I
Buckinghamshire ....
Clydesdale Junction ..
Colchester, Stour Val.
E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c.
E Union,HarwichShs.

Closing Business
Price. Done.

Do. Woodbridge .
Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra

Do. New
Glo3ter& Dean Forest
Hartlpool.Dek.&R ail
Hull and Selby

Do. Shares
D0..1 Shares
London&Greenwich
Do. Preference
Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend
Do. Barking Shares
Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct
Do. 6 per cent
Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk
Midsh.& Redcr,
Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk.
Newmarkt.,Bu7Ex )
i guaranteed p. c.
Nortltn. & Eastn. 5 p.c.
Do. do. 6 per cent
Do. Fixed 5 per cent.
Preston and Wyre.
Do. 4 Shares A.
Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep
Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c.
Shrewsbrc& Hereford
South Stiffordshire
Wear Valley, g. 6p. c.
Do. do.
Wilts and Somerset..
Wimbledon& Croydn.'

99100
1 105
16 18
140 142
4 4i

1109 111

65 671
11741221
95 97

97 99
IP,
57 59

1140 112

9 911
10 1011

90 92
8 9

BRITISH MINES

Share Mines. Paid. Closing I Business
Price. Dona'
Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 8 9
20 pritish Iron -
ondurrow (Camborne) -" 20 50 60 .
10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 450 460 •
East Bassett (Illoi.r,r.n). 30 95 100
Great South Tolqns.. 13t 14
G.WhealAllll.(Phillacii) -11.14.11 21 3
G. Wheal Vor(lleiston) 84 1 1#
Lady Bertha
North Frances (Illegali) 84
North Wheal Cro:ty 7.9.1 8 9
N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 4 5
Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16 17
Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9
Sol tridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s
SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) 25 1,95 405
South C. Brea( Illog-,an). 2 24 34
S. Wheal Frar. (Mogan) 18.18.9 105 195
5 Tamar Silver and Lead
Mining C 0.:.. 44
10 Tin Croft 9 31 31
tedMiner(Gwennap) 40 65 75
Vale of TOwev (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 •
West Basset (Illog•an), l/ 21 22
W., Caradon (Liikenrd) 2O 105 115 $l5
W:;eal Basset (1110.,101) 54 226
Wheal Buller (Redruf I) 5 wo 200 '
Wheal Edward (Cals.), . •51 24 •34 • •
Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) " 1.7.2 8 9
Wh'l Mary Ann (lifemhe) 8 45 47
Whlffrelawney (Lisk.) 41 25 27
FOREIGN MINES
20 Australian 74
1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. lOs p
35 Erazil. Imp. (is. at £sp.) 27 1 It
20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 10
5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 11 24
1 Clarendon Consols Min-
ing. Co. of Jamaica ... d
40 Cobra Copper an 35 37
Copi po l6 11 13 •
1 Dunlnoun.Cop.Ming.o a all • •
2 Fortuna
20 General
3 Linares all 9
5 Lusitanian
1 Mariquita all i '
1 New Granada all
29 Pontgibaud Myer, Lead
Mining and Smelt all 4 6
5 Port Philip 1
30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 d
28.2.81 United Mexican
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
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Share • Securities. Paid. Closing Business Prices: Done.
- Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja: & July 100' 1151 116' 116 1
Do, •6 p.c.l.3.&Aug lOO 113 115
Do. 6 & Sep lOO 113 115
N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 100 1111 1125
- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100
N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. DA. 100 100 1001
NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St.
Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 112
S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 112 114
Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 111 113 112 131

Share

INT-STOCK BANKS.

I Paid Closing; Business
Price- Docks.

94
101 103
id 1151

Closing i Business
Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. rem Done.

100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50
40 Australasia all 80 87 82R
25 Bank of Egypt all 25 251
100 Bank of London 5O 46 •48 4
40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all.
50 British North American all 58 60
20 Chtd. Bank of India, &.c 10 21. • 21d 11 •• •
100 City 5O 58 . 60. . •
100 Colonial
20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all
100 Commercial of London. •20 19 21 201
20 Eng;' Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 161 17
20 Gen.llc. of Switzerland all
20 Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 201 211
50 London and County
50 London Joint Stock
100 London & Westminster 2O 484 49i 181 i 9
100 Nat. I'rov. of England 35
20 Do. new lO • _
50 National Bank 25 • - -
20 New South Wales
25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 •40
20 Ottoman Bank all 194. 195. • 101 4I 5
100 Provincial of Ireland
10 Do. New all • ,
25 South Australia ' , all 31 33 •• •
25 Do. New • • 171
25 Union of Australia .... , all 55 57 51
25 Do. New 2O 54 56 -
50 Union of London lO 24 241
100 Unity Mutual 55 - -
100 J 1 Western Bk of London 50 19 17 d
Shaul Miscellaneous.'
MISCELLANEOUS.
Pad. Closing Business done
Price.
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10 Anglo-Mexican Mint
1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited), all 350 400 360
5 Australian Agricultural 19 341
10 Australian Royal Mail all 1 3151
10 Berlin Water Works , all 21-
10 Do New, issued at .e 5 dig 3 •
50 British American Land 40 =-
50 Brit. & Irish Max.Tel.A. all 40 42
323
20 Do. B, 7p. C. till 1862 all 19 21
20 Do. C
100 Canada ll5
1120
10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.) 01°01
Stock Cop.Min.ofEn?,.&Senitg all 24 28
25 Do. Preference 75 per ct all .24 26
5 Crystal Palace.
5 Do. Preference all ' 4 5
20 Eastern Steam all 2, 21 .21 i
Steck Electric Telegraph -100 112 114
5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all 11 ll
10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tet 10s.
9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 25 •31
20 GLlron ScrewCol.(,Lim.) all
15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14
20 London Discount 5 1. 14 d
4 Lowl.Gen. Omnibus Co. • all 11 16 11 i
10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all
10 Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim.) all 71 72
25 National Discount C 0... 5 ; 1 d
10 Netherlands Land 6
all 1• 10 Do do 2
5 INIB p.c.Pref.,iss. at Idls all 1 11
100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 15 18
1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 i
20 North of Europe Steam all
1. Oriental Gas , all ; 1
1 Do. New Shares lss. 4 die par
,
5 Peel River Land & Min all 2/ Ls
50 Pen. & Oriental Steam, all 86 82 87
50 Do. New lO 124 13}p 224 1
20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 2 4 tP IN
50 Rhymney Iron
15 Do. New all 64 7
100 Royal Mail Steam
1 Scot.Austrin.lnv..(Lim ) all 11 11 .
25 South Australian Land all 38 39
1 Submarine Teleg. Serip all 1
1 Do. do Registered all * 1
20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of 17pr. Can 5
100 Nan Diemen); lamd.:... NA 11 12

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22, 1858.

LA Trr INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DA E)

SHERIFFS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.)

PROOF AGAINST HARD SWEARING.--BORROW V. M'NAMARA,

Plaintiff is a cab-owner, and defendant is a director of the
London General Omnibus Company. The action was
brought to recover damages sustained by plaintiff's cab, in
consequence of the negligence of one of defendant's drivers.
Mr. T. Beard, of Baiifighall-street, appeared for the de-
fendant.

Plaintiff and his witnesses deposed that on the Bth of the
present month his cab was proceeding through Cornhill,
and the omnibus, No. 7,375, belonging to defendant, ran
into and damaged the panel at the back of plaintiff's cab.
Plaintiff took the number as the omnibus drove on. It was
7,375. In cross-examination plaintiff said he did not know
where the omnibus went to, but he was sure he had the
right number.

Mr. Beard, for defendant, said, this was one of those
cases in which several persons positivly swore that a par-
ticular vehicle, bearing a particular, number, damaged a cab.
He (Mr. Beard) might possibly have called witnesses to
controvert this evidence, but that would not have been suf-
ficient, as hard swearing would have been matched against
hard swearing. On the present occasion ho (Mr. Beard)
would prove that the omnibus No. 7,3759
was not in the
City on the day in question. In confirmation of this
statement Mr. Beard produced the licence, and called Mr.
Ashton, the manager, who proved that the omnibus
ran from St. John's Wood to Camberwell, and was not in
the City on the Bth.
His Honour said it was very evident a mistake had been
made, and plaintiff must be nonsuited.

DEANE, DRAY, AND CO. Y. IYHEr.B..--ok3 f4Tovz9•*.

ANTELOPE.

IMPORTANT INVENTION.

Mr. Buchanan, of Basinghall-street, appeared for the
plaintiff.

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The ease has been before the Court several times, and it
appears that plaintiffs had agreed to supply defendant with
a gas-stove to burn in his private office. After it was deli-
vered defendant refused to pay, as the stove_ would not
burn. Defendant insisted that he should not be called on
to pay; but Mr. Buchanan -stated that the room in which
the stove was fixed was ventilated in so defective a manner
that it was impossible for the stove to act. Plaintiffs had
offered to alter the stove, and had done so. They had affixed
a newly-invented draught-pipe, and now the stove
burnt very well. His Honour wa,s very glad to hear it, and
gave plaintiffs a verdict for £2 Os. lOd. He remarked that
in taking orders for gag stoves, 'plaintiffs shoukt satisfy
,
themselves that the room in which the stove was to be
fixed was ventilated.

LOSS OF. THE AMERICAN SHIP-

(From the Hong Kong Daily Press, Aug. 16.)
The ship Antelope, Clarke, of New York, left the
outer anchorage of Bangkok on the 27th ult., for
Hong Kong, with a cargo of general merchandise.
The voyage prospered without any occurrence
worthy of note until sth inst., on which day good
observations were taken, which made the ship about
70 miles distant from Discovery Shoal (Paracels). A
course was accordingly steered N. by E., which course
gave the shoal a wide berth of 40 miles. During the
night of the sth the wind was very light, and on
the morning of the 6th, between half-past 6 and 7,
the ship struck the shoal. There was no appear-
ance of breakers, nor rocks above water ; the sea
at the time was quite smooth. Discoguredwater had
been seen a minute before the ship struck, but
there was not time to alter the course. It should
here be mentioned that observations made when
the ship was on, the shoal gave her position cor-
rectly, which, proving the chronometer to be right,
leaves no doubt that the current had set the ship 40
miles out of her course between noon of the sth
and 6 a.m. of the 6th, or 18 hours. Immediately
upon the ship striking an anchor was run out, but
no bottom could be found at a very short distance
from the ship. It was let go notwithstanding ;
but the warp attached to it, on being hove taut,
pointed at far too sharp an 'angle to render it of
aity efficacy in heaving off. The tide was decidedly
falling soon after the ship struck, and cargo was
jettisoned, in the hope that the ship might
have struck at half-flood, and would float
off next tide ; but this proved a vain hope, for the
tide continued falling until 5 p.m., making it clear
that the ebb and flood each ran 12 hours, and that
the ship, must have grounded at the top of! the flood.
The fall of the tide proved considerable, leaving
only three feet of water under the ship. The entire
shoal then became visible. Its shape is elliptical,
about eight miles in diameter one way, by six the
other. the formation is not coral, but dark-
coloured rock, mostly sharp-pointed. The ship's
position was most critical. Being to windward of
the shoal the little sea there was beat so heavily
upon her that it was a matter of difficulty to launch
the boats, and indeed one of them got stove. With
wind and sea thus beating on her, and nothing to
heave off by, all hopes of saving the ship were
abandoned, and, it being clear if any breeze should
spring up there would be no possibility of getting
the boats clear, it was decided to quit at
once, notwithstanding that night was setting in
and there was no moon. Accordingly at 6 p.m. the
crew took to their boats. After mature _delibera-
tion it was deemed prudent to take no arms, under
the idea that they might cause trouble and could
do no good—a sad mistake, as the sequel will
prove. The master, one European, three Chinese
passengers, ten white and three coloured seamen,
were told off for one boat, making eighteen all
told; whilst the mate, one seaman, and eight
Chinese passengers were told off for the other boat,
making ten in all. The captain's boat was crowded
and very deep—the mate's much less so, and, al-
though a smaller boat, was a much better risk.
The intention was to keep company and make for
the nearest land, which was a place called on the
charts Leong-soey, on the coast of Hainan.
During the first night (1. e., the 6th instant),
the boats parted company, and nothing has been
since heard of the mate's boat. The captain's boat
made the high land of- Hainan on the 9th, without
encountering any bad _weather, and on the 10th fell
in with two fishing-boats, with whom communica-
tions of a friendly nature were opened. Water
was thegreat requirement, and the fishermen agreed
to tow the Antelope's boat for 20 dols. to a place
where water might be got. Accordingly .a line
was made fast, but instead of towing, the' fish-boat
began backing and filling, and describing a circle.
This proceeding was remonstrated against and
resulted in a squabble, the fishermen demanding
more money. A second boat fnll of men was now
seen bearing down, and it was clear their, intentions
were hostile. Captain Clarke therefore made off
under sails and oars, and succeeded in getting
away from the rascals. That night an oar
was broken, which was. converted into bludgeons ;
the sailors made some slung shot, and a hatchet
was found at the bottom of the boat. It was then
wisely determined to repel force by force, concilia-
tion with a cowardly foe being construed into
pussillanimity. They continued on their voyage
northward, skirting the coast in desperate straits
for water, when the following morning, the 11th
inst., upon rounding an island, they saw three fish-
ing boats bearing down upon them, CS idently with
unfriendly intentions. Captain Clarke kept away,
hoping to elude them, but the breeze freshening
they could outsail him; he, however, got them all
astern and some distance apart. On the first com-
ing up she commenced throwing large stones, two
men standing in the bow with spears. Having no
means of resisting, Capt. Clarke made signs of sub-
mission, and threw a line as a signal to be allowed
to come alongside, but the Chinese were too wary,
and the Antelope's boat fell into their wake.
Captain. Clarke then cut the line and made an
attempt to escape by pulling—he got a little dis-
tance ahead, when the China boat ran into his stern,
carrying away the rudder and staving in the quar-
ter. The two Chinese still kept guard with spears
at the bow, precluding all possibility of boardins,
and under these circumstances everything was
surrendered to them and passed out of the boat
over the stern. The sight of the plunder was too
much for the Chinamen. They relaxed their vigi-
lance, allowing the Antelope's boat to fall along-
side. There had been no plan of attack concocted,
because no opportunity of resistance was hoped for,
but no sooner did this chance present itself, than two
sturdy Jacks sprung on the China boat's deck. Capt.
Clarke followed, but not having the use of his legs
after being cramped up so long in the boat, he got
tripped up and fell overboard. ' Long before he
could get on board' again his crew had over-
powered the Chinese, killing all save one, who
jumped into the water badly wounded,but as the other
two China boats made off immediately the altered
state of affairs became developed, he must have
been drowned. The Chinese numbered twelve.
The surprise was complete; not one of the Ante-
lopes men was wounded, and all the property was
recovered. The 'prize had water and rice in abun-
dance. A course was steered for this port, where
they arrived in two days, i.e. on the 13th inst.
Unless.the mate should. have fallen into the hands
of Philistines such as we have described, Captain
Clarke eonsiders he must be safe ; but as he had no
chronometer, he would necessarily make the coast
a long way north of the point he was directed to
steer for, by reason of the current setting in that
direction with considerable velocity. The Antelope
was chartered by the opium farmer. We hear that
her cargo was valuable, say upwards of 100,000
dollars.

August 23.—The master _reports that the mate
and a seaman, who were in another boat, had been
murdered by pirates.

GOVERNMENT EMIGRATION. Her Majesty's
Emigration Commissioners chartered yesterday afternoon,
the 21st inst., the Medina, 959 tons, to sail from Liverpool
for Melbourne," Victoria, at £l3 16s. per statute adult, to
be ready for the reception of pasSengers on such day as the
Commissioners may appoint, betwcenthe 29th of November
and the 6th of December. They have also given notice of
their intention: to receive tenders next Thursday, the 23th
inst., for ships-to proceed to Sydney, New South Wales,
and to Perth, Western Australia ; the former vessel to
be ready to sail any day the Conunissioners may fix upon,_
between the 6th and 13th December, and the latter to be
ready any day between the 22d and 29th of December.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE.—A young man named
Tovey was engaged in his calling as a chimney sweeper, at
Prestbury, on Thursday last, at The Hayes, the residence
of Dr. Disney Thorpe. Having occasion to go .out on the
roof of the house to clean the tip of a flue, his foot slipped
by some mischance, and he was precipitated into the stalk
yard below, a distance of nearly 50 feet. It is stated that
he fell upon his head, but be this as it may, singular to
state no bones were broken, and the unfortunate young
man received' only a severe shock to the system, several
contusions on .different parts of ihe body, and a few flesh
wounds about the head and face. The patient is going on
well, and there is every probability of his speedy recovery.
—Cheltenham Examiner.
COURT-MARTIAL ON THREE FRENCH OFFICERS.—
We mentioned lately that three French officers of rank have
been brought to a court-martial in Africa for embeztlement.
The following particulars of this serious affair now appear
in the Paris newspapers :—" A great sensation has been
caused in French military circles by the trial before a mili-
tary tribunal, sitting at Blidah, in Algeria., on three officers,
Chef d'Escadron S—, Capt. —, and Capt. M.--
who were successively paymasters of the Ist Spahis, for
having embezzled 88,168 f., the property of the Govern-
ment. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner.,
as paymasters, had the disposal of considerable funds for
the purchase of forage, and that they appropriated portions
of them,, disguising their frauds by false accounts. The
frauds extended over six years, and amounted altogether,
as -near as could be made out, t0.14,049f.. by the Chef d'Es-
cadron; 28;007f. by Capt. A—, and 46,112 f. by Capt. M—;
but though they had all committed exactly the same sort of
fraud, they had not, it appeared, acted in common; though
each knew of the frauds of the others, and was to a certain
extent responsible for them. It was by accident that the
embezzlements were discovered. In addition to the 88,1681.
brought home to the three accused, a deficit of about 15,000fd'.
was found to exist, but it could not be precisely ascerteasirle,
by which of them it was occasioned. Aftert hearing
counsel for the prisoners, the tribunal de
-guilty, and condemned SI-- to dismissal
declared all
array
and. three years' imprisonment;
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a knight,
four years' imprisonment ; and A--M—to
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officer and fi vafe years'h Legionh dlao bf o
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and both were declared to have forfeited their decorations."
DEATH FROM 'RECKLESS DRlVlNG.—Yesterday
Mr. Wakley held an inquest at the Elephant and Castle,
St. Pans rds, on the body of a poor old man, named Med-
ealfe. On Tuesday the deceased wasin the Pancras-road,
on his way to the workhouse, when, in crossing the road, he
was knocked down by the horses. of a coal Waggon belong-
ing to the Great-Northern Railway, and the wheels passed
over both legs, crushing them in a frightful manner.. Re
was carried to Mr. Sutherin's surgery, but be only survived
a few hours. The drivers of these vehicles are pro,rb
for their recklessness, Yerdict—" Accidental death