The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-26 00:00:00

THE BUILDERS' STRIKE•

Whatever may be the issue of the present sii.--,
we do most sincerely trust that it may
dings
attention of the public to the general proceedings
of Trades' Unions. It is but a short time,
action-compara-
tively speaking, since the organization and
where-
of these bodies became legalized by statute,
as they have now assumed such extraordinaryee to
authority, and have carried their interferen
• h time the
attract the
such unexpected lengths, that it is high
subject should be impartially scrutinized in the in-
toeurie::,tbssoefr•vsaotciioentys
eaitthlearrge
have
the quarrel now pending, nor do we, as we
directlyl‘re aorre
already shown, consider that the f the
labouring classes is less important than that o
Nve are
class by which their labour is employed•
grounds,
looking at the question from broad public
not the
1 as it affeects one class with another, and
enxoctiusfiovuenlydinogn
least that of the operatives themselves• ta-
The obvious design of the Legislature in mfrs
^'
fair
chising the workpeople was to give them
cause of the
opportunity of turning their labour—t
mbers of
possession—to good account. If the me
ether
any particular trade were left free to coder tog .
rt their
upon the conditions of their calling, to conce
with
terms of engagement, and to provide each otherrivileg.
mutual support, it was plain that such p ,
must be for their advantage. At any rate, it was
and
considered unjust to forbid such proceedings' .
whica
heir only
accordingly the " combinations" of workmen'
It was Cer-
recognition and sanction of the law.
had been formerly forbidden, received so far the
tainly, however, never conceived that Tradesi:
Unions would assume the functions to which
they now lay claim, and it was distinetly assumed
that nothing like coercion should beoni might combine among t)lell1Sel 5
but with themselves their proceedings ought
• ts, h3vr-
to begin and end. On these two poin , ..._0
over, the policy and conduct of Trades' Unions
have so far exceeded all anticipations that the Ina'
ter cannot be too carefully considered. econle
The organisation of these societies has b
been
infinitely more extensive than could have tele"
thought probable. Railways, penny postage,
e_
graphs, and excursion trains have pre& i
g_olle
_II
practisvea,
multiplied the means of intercourse and cone
...ar 0
till at length we find, not only that the °Alia
trades are in union over many districts, but I.to
other unions of other trades can be brought ;Ten
prompt combination with them when 00°54,
invites. The principles, too, on which the 50u_
ties proceed in framing their regulations have._ai
taken a remarkable turn. It was perfectly natm_r
that they should endeavour to
enhance the value of labour generally ; iee
indeed, may be considered the ordinary merefu"'
of a Trades' Union as distinguished from a h
Benefit Society. It was also natural, though
not very allowable, that they should attempt ~.....
make their own trades as select as possible
.ne•Y
limiting the number of apprentices, and adelitisf.
maintai that,e
other well-known expedients for that PurPe„ii
That has been the practice of Guilds of Trade Seen
ages and we saw it strikingly developed some Ars.
rars ago in the case of the Amalgamated Engine" en
But these doctrines touch only the relations of,mavn
with masters, whereas there are others hlell have
acquired extraordinary prominence, and
directly on the relations of the men with whicheaeh o t %err;
The one great object of Trades' Unions is t° se,cheir
work for the greatest possible number of .1* ,ie
members—an object in some respects laudae°,o
enough, but which is pursued so arbitrarily a TL.,
inflict immense injury upon the trade il3Self,,alv;
order to provide that every member May %all
some work, they ordain that no ni
have too much. They look at ember Si as
eraplOrnell.4.
a species of common fund on which no lut,
vidual workman has a right, beyond a certain ro'
to encroach. Accordingly they forbid "Pieee-wt°isan
a species of contract by which a superior thesear
might earn extra wages, but as in earning io
extra wages he would be taking more than ounce.
share of employment, the practice is den °1111„ An
On the same principle they forbid " overtime. honest
industrious man with a large family, or cellabje
ambition to rise in the world, might be u.
and willing to work an hour or two above his lite
lar time, and to carry off a little more pay hisbu
...
Unions hold that all a man's work beyond reg:d
lar work belongs properly to somebody else, Still
that he has therefore no right to take it. 0'....
more preposterously is this prince) Illyfar
ried out :in.detail, until at last we T
find recognised usages limiting the aln°,n.ll,, his
strength which a workman, when engaged +1- the
Unions do not want any man to get
duties, may put forth. The fact is, tl'it" to
much work hi a day ; on the contrary, the less in
does the more there remains for others to do. ._,,,
the end, as we now see, they ventured on assrtwa_
that the working day itself should be reduced froth
that
ten hours to nine—still with this one oc furtheri
making the common fund of labour go
among its divisors. doe'
through he
Our readers will discern at once that such a ce
trine as this must operate greatly to the prejudie_
of all workmen with spirit, strength,
enterprise in any degree above the common. Se. 0.
was a system more effectually devised for redueinDe
to a dead level of mediocrity or worse all thosor
qualities which in every calling of life we do No
best to encourage. Excellence is made penal. the
man is permitted to rise above his fellows, and .
clever, ingenious, and thrifty workman finds bins'
self shackled at every turn for the simple Plior
pose of protecting the bungler, the drunkard, _
abilitY,ort
the sloven. A man is reckoned and ticketed aci
one of a community every member of whics.
must be held equal, and must receive equal wage.
There are skilled workmen, and there are labourer;
but beyond these two divisions no difference is
is
be recognized. One skilled workman rePrese-k.
precisely the equivalent of another skilled 0°,r,,,
man, and one labourer is entitled to exactly 110
same pay as another labourer. These are the elf°
which Trades' Unions are producing on trade.
results,
We cannot say, however, that these
whatever may be their essential character, ahßfe
in contravention of the law. They neat' but
unexpected, and they may be prejudicial' 1f
we do not see that they imply any breach yr
statute. They would simply prove that la our
mere)
es
oyuritti
under
iiynnnd, buttewohr
teethihtrehar
the excitement
shalle
recent legislation we had been sanctioning ee':
tain principles probably not contemplated bye on:
•
ginsuo
not
taearefild,l
n. i
methodical,
ei
sltt hfs,
:O.
fdfehi
actotsahy:
yll
eet
avoupne
arrnd
ce, i
:00
eyni
ui:i,
them. They are certainly not content with tbs.',
privilege of voluntary combination which the lag'
allows. They commence action on the assurapti°,ll
that every workman in a particular trade ought i°
tenl lookaeonint :gae
titsvinte
belong to the Union of that trade. In many
with
Unionists are ordered not to work in company '
non-Unionists, and other practices are adopted for
the express purpose of driving men into the Vei,ll;
These proceedings may be veiled under the disgtusi
of " moral suasion," but it is pretty evident wile
character they realy assume. Workmen refusing.
to conform to Unionist rules are " blacked," or pub
under a species of interdict almost tantamount te,
deprivation of subsistence. By this system n°l'
only is a Trades' Union transformed from a -010'
1
tary and harmless association into a tYrsl.-
nical and dictatorial club, but its operation In
the particulars we have described above hector°
worse than before. The more the Unions can d'e-
tate to the trade, the greater, of course, becolne
their numbers, and with their numbers increaseis
the temptation to proclaim levelling doctrines, an
the power to put those doctrines into force. If they
have so many hundreds of members they are 61°
much the more likely to have slack hands stn
them, and so much the more inducement to de,:
mand that these hands also shall be provided wit
work by the master instead of coming upon tL;(3
society's funds. We do not believe that a single
instance can be cited in which the action of these
Unions has been productive of any good to society"'
or even to their own members, though in number;
less cases it has produced undeniable mischiet.
Scarcely an improvement has occurred in the Sp-
mac machineryto lication of skilled labour or h' any
department of trade or agriculture which these
associations have not endeavoured to thwart or
annihilate. A history of the various attempts
which have been made by the so-called advocates
of the rights of labour to crush the efforts of
dot
genius, and to blast the success of the gran
limprovements in science, would form one of the
riost instructive chapters in the annals of civilisa-
tion._e The Trades' Unions, though a more orderly
princl-
di.velopment, still are a development of the
the Swing rioters, and the various other outburst°
of brute force against intellect and skill which hi11,Y,...
been the shame of this country for the last 11 l_te
century. Could they have bad their way' 7,0
should have had 11l steam printing press) "( f
threshing machines, no powerlooms, nor any to
f those marvellous applications of science to brute
Eng"
matter, which have increased the capital 0 .
ble
land a hundred fold, and formed an inexhausti 0
fund for the employment of that very labonratr
which it is assumed to be an enemy. Such.° e.
some of the results of the system now in operatt.:.
We have already and repeatedly expressed oura_llo,
sire to see the fair privileges of labour ag in tt,
mistake !I
capital maintained, but we are greatly • .
t these privi
we have not said enough to show tha 8
legcs have been most odiously abused.—Tiee .

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CONEY ill ARKI?7' A Ar I ) CI TYIV E If',F... SHARE MA RKE 71.-( THIS DAY.) B.RITISII POSSESSIONS.
+ 1 .
__-......--Closing Business
ORMINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share; Railways. ;Paid.: Price.
____
___ _ _
CITY, Two o'CLocK. I ; Done.
' 1 Closing Business
100 !Atlantic &St Lawrence
The advices from most of the manufacturing dis- share Railways. !Paid. , P., ~.. , all 79 81 804 5
trig _ll '''''' Leased at 6 per cent..
ts continue satisfactory, although in some parti- ----- 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd all 161 17
cUlar instances ther3 has been less animation. At 12.10 ,Amberg., Notting,. Bost. I gu. 5 percent )
Le and Eastern Junction 10 6 65 6 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 15_ 14 d 1
Leeds the woollen cloth trade has been moderately 18 Do. Do. B 9 if 1} •
50 IVelfast and Baliymena all - - 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 5 64.
active, the demand having been chiefly for winter 13.14 I Bir., Wol., and Str.Vai:j all 8 81 205 Do. New all - -
4°Pde ; prices, however,f_are firm. At Manchester Stock . Bir., La., aud Ch. June.; 100 76 78 10 Do. Preference
25 !Blackburn
the transactions have not been quite so extensive 25 ,Blyth and Tyne ! all - - (6 p. ct. bds. 1 Auer., 1872 $ -
OW 10 Bost Slefd & Mid Count all 6 8 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 - -
leg to the late advices from China. The demand Stock , Brisiol and Exete' r 1 100 98 100 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 - -
for home use, however, has been brisk. The inquiries 1 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 30.1 d 1 p
Stock Caledonian 1 100 871 885 88 75 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 25. - -
for worsted yarns at Bradford have not been quito 60 'Cork and Itanilon I all • - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. 15 id
20 'cork Bikrock &Passage! all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. -
ao -
numerous, and piece goods have shown less firm- 20 Corn'wall ' ' , all 41 51 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e. 75 11 15 d •
tiess• In the hosiery trade at Leicester increased Jo ;Do. A A reyet.4. no diV 175 Demerara, - -
un ti 16p.c.per an., 1 alla __.-- __- 20 !Eastern Ilengal42 a.sp.c 5 15 i
activity has been apparent, all branches being in 10 'Do' E hasbeen pd.to.B. S tock East Indian, 1:u. sp. c lOO 991 1005 tool 991
50 Dublin andßelfast June all - -
full operation. A rather quieter tone has prevailed 25 ,Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc:' all 7t 85 20 ! Do. F Shares Ext. 5 - -
20 1 Do. Jubbulpore 5 4d par .45
siltooooo. i 1 Dpoo..l44ip.pc:
eR di; .e
bp
earitcsB9
atoll -w
99-5
in the iron trade of North and South Staffordshire, Stoc'e East Anglian ! 100 144 15
Sstock 'Eastern Counties lOO 55/ 561 555
and at Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampt a i took I Eastern Union A Stock! 100 36 40 20 .G eelong& Mel. gua.s p. c. all 18 • 20
Geelong Corporation 6 lOO _ ._ I
Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 25 27 26
there has been little variation in the general pro- 25 ' Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds)! 81 per cent. Bonds
sPects of business. Stock East Lancashire lOO - - Stocks,Grand Trunk of Canada 100 35 38
20 .';:ast Suffolk - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref lOO 92 94 925
In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday to ; Do - - 100 Do. 6 per cent. Debentr. all 714 721
b • Stock :Edinburg and Glasgow 100 - - 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .... all 80 82
business was rather quiet, and prices remained 100 Do. do. 1867 .... all 70 72 711
Stock Edin.,Pegrth, & Dundee. 100 261 27
Without material alteration. The sales were esti- 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - Stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. 100 97 98 97
Stock 'Furness - - 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 5 5 5d 31
Mated at 7,000 bales. The Railway Share Market Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 98 98 20 Do. do
10 !Great North of Scotland all - - 20 c Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip 1 2s. 11 Id
Cl osed heavily, and quotations exhibited less firm- ( guaranteed 5 per cent.
Iles% Stock Great Northern lOO 1001 1014
Stock; Do. do. A Stock lOO 84 66 204 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 131 135 135 514
On c 4 .1 Stock I Do. do. B Stock lOO 130 132
.-414ruay a further payment became due on Stock 'Gt. Soutli.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 106 108 204 Do. New
100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 100 103
the Russian Loan, which, together with the re a- Stock Great Western
Stock' Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 55 60 ( opt. till '6O
100 Do. do. '73 till '6O
rat 100 1
I'ollB for the 25 per cent. instalment of the Indian 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - - 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 100 103
Loan to 5O itancaster and Carlisle. all 194 198 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do
,_ -, be completed to-morrow seems not to 165 , Do. Thirds
nayl6l3 41 Do. New Thirds l6 15 16 p Stock Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 - -
0 stimulated the inquiry for money, as the dis- Stock] Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 954 06 951 5 20 Do. 4/ p. c. Extension.. 100 88 90
count London and Blackwell. 100 83 86 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. all 181 19 d
et market still remains in a quiet and easy post- Stock
lip-. Stock 1 Lon.,Brighton kS.Coast 100 111 113 1125 20 Do. Fourth do.
little" While the available supplies are so abundant 25 ILond. Lond. Chat. and Dover all 13 141 20 Do. do. - -
Stocks London & North Westn 100 93 94 935 1 3
variation can be expected in the rateslo 1 1d 85 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - ,- !
Newßrunswick&Canda.
Of l2 ;Do. Eighths
accommodation. Although the Board of Stoct !London& South-Westn lOO 92 43 20 / Ry.&Land(Lim.)g-,.6pc 16 -
25 L'derry & Coleraine - - Class ACapitl.Share..
Trade returns just issued indicate a satin- 25 L'derrg, & Enniskillen all 7 8 .. Do. do. Land d 0...
factory improvement in business, the inquiry on Stock,Man., 'het, & Lincoln lOO 35 SG 354
3 - - d 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. 1
.. Do. do. Land d 0... il6 - - 3
10 ,Metropolitan
100 1011 1055 1041 5 20 Oude (Limited) - _
commercial account, in the absence of other de- Stock Midland
Stock ,Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 83 85 20 Scinde
hands, exercises very little influence upon the 50 ;Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 20 Do. New ,.1 ,9 12 14 1 d
terms, but should the expansion continue and specs- 25 Do.vt Shares all - - ' 20 Do. Punjaub .. ce„, ', 5 15 1 8 35
100 Net astle and Carlisle , all - - 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. .Ea ;g 15 1/ 1% d
lathe enterprise receive greater encouragement, it 25 New., Aber., & Herefd ' all 94 101 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - -
10 Newry & Armagh (def.)' 9 - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 - -
. I'3 probable that the Bank directors would soon be 20 Newry, Warpt.,' & Ros I all - -
c°FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Inpelled to reconsider their discount regulations. stocldNorfolc
50 ,North. Counties Union ; 31 ai its
At present, however, there are no indications of an Stock North British 1 100 595 59 59} 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 4$
• Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk 1 100 - -
irnmediate change, and a steady influx of gold into 'Stock Do.A Stk.- Arec.no div 1 20 Ar&nnes all - - p
20 Bali.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 15 5d 41
the Bank may tend to prolong the existing sass- Stock Do B Stock
I until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß too - - 5 Belgian East. Junction all 5 1
I too - - 20 Beziere to Graissessac.. all - -
1108 s ! 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 25 25
Stock North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 885 89} 891
25 I Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 41/15 d d 100 Copiabo - -
It has been announced by the Mediterranean Stock Do. Leeds ! 100 445 455 10 Ditto Extension .... all 55 d
Extension Telegraph Company that advices have Stock , Do. York lOO 711 72} 72
Stock, North London lOO 103 105 20 Dutch Rhenish
20 Eastern of France
be 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. - - p
~.en received, to the effect that the line between zo North Staffordshire.... 171 45 4 d 135 4
20 North-Western - - 20 Grand Rue. Guar .5 p.c. 6 - -
Naito. and Sicily has been successfully laid down, to ;No. & Sou. W. Junction all 75 8 20 Great Central of France all - -
Stock!Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 30 32 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs.. all 71 75 71 5
and is now open for the transmission of messages. to Peebles all - - 20 Italian Junction ....... 16 - -
At the meeting of the Brazilian Land and Mineral 20 Portsmouth - -
CO 10 ' Rhymney
nipany to-day a report was presented, from which Stock ' Scottish Central lO - -
100 111 113 20 Lierre and Turnhout.. all - -
20 Lombardo Venetian.... 8 - -p
20 Ditto New 8 2 25 12}
it • appeared that several advances had been made stock, Scott]. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 24 25
Stock' Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 81 83 20 Lyons and Geneva - -
n 37 the Court of Chancery to the receiver of the Stock Shropshire Union lOO - - 331 Maria Antonia all - -
10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all 35 24 d 10 Do. do. New - -
%Isets of the National Brazilian Association, and Stock' South Devon lOO 424 431 43 20 Namur and Liege all 85 81
that a considerable sum had been advanced to the stocklS' South-Eastern lOO 75 751 754 1 20 Na. do. 6p. c. Pref.._ all 19 20
Stock' South Wales
agent sent abroad to realise the assets in Brazil, Stock'SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 60 65 20 120. New Shama - - p
from 20 ;Staines, Wok., & Wok.. all r 9 10 Norwegian 'I ,-unk Pref all 94 105
whom a report is expected. The meeting 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 354 561 20 !Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 36 361
Was adjourned. 25 Do. do. 1855 9 - - 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 55 57
25 !Do. do. 1858 9 - 2 O 2O I Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) il3 21 2} d
At the commencement of business this morning - ;Stockton & llartlepool 161 - - ( gua. 7p. et. (Lim) ... '
Stock 'Taff Vale lOO - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 8 - -
the Funds appeared steady, but a decline of 1 per 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - -
Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 . 100 - -
25 'ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 20 Royal Danish all - -
Cent. was produced by a few sales on speculative
Stock Vale of Neath lOO 57 68 5 Royal Swedish - -
account. The market, in other respects, appears 10 ;victoria Station & Pim 71 - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Fret: all - -
steady. Consols have receded from 95: :to 951 t, Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - -
50 , Waterford & Limerick all - - ' 20 Sambre and Meuse.
10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref.
but they are firm at these quotations. The New
Indian 20 Westl Cornwall
10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all - - 20 Southern of France .... all 20 21
85 West Flanders
Loan is marked 100: 1; and the Scrip, 5 !Do.A.-Arecy.nodiy.till 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference
100 a 6 g 1 7 p.c. has been pd. to 13, all 3f 35 20 W. & N.W. of France all 23 24
ag. The Debentures are 95i. Excnequer Bills all 7} 75 20 Western of Austria .. - -
-
are 5 Do. B
20 West London - - 20 Western of Switzerland all -
236. prem. 10 Do. Ist Class all 6 Wiesbaden - -
Foreign Securities, also, exhibit diminished firm- 20 I Do. 2d Class - - 6 Do 8 per cent. Prof.... all - -
Ile 20 Zealand all - -..
sa• The principal movement has been in Mexi- ;
PREFERENCE SRARES. -
.:4111 Stock, which has receded to 23: 1, owing to - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.
less favourable Closing ! Business
Paid. . -
advices via New York. They are Share'
Railways. Price. I Done. raid. Closing Business
llow Share Securities.
firmer, having recovered to 24. Spanish, Prices. Done.
Dutch, and Portuguese Bonds have been dealt in 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per ---•--- Can.Gov.6p.c Ja. & July 100 1124 113 1125
to c. pref. (issued at £5O) all 49 61 - Do. 6 p.c.Eb.&Aug. 100 110 112
,I, a limited extent, at almost previous rates. t Stk: Bris. & Exet4p.ctStock 100 95 97 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 111 112
--
the 6 per Cents. have been marked 841 -14, and 120 Do. do. do. Shares ll - - - N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 10e 110 111
stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 100 102 - Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - --
4ne
New 70t-they are now 841 851, and 691 701 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 10 -- • -N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 106 100 100
4
I' - . 65 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all - - - D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 100 108 100
eBPeetavely ; Russian Scrip is heavy, at 1 dis. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. - - -__
!NoDvoa.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 100 100 1005
The transactions in the Railway Share Market 65 Dun. PerthaSz Aber.Jun all 55 65 ScobiaGov.6 p.c. SZ.
Stock E.Ang-,n. Class A 7 & spc 100 99 101 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 109 110
have been on a very moderate scale. Owing to the Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 110 113 - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 108 110
Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc lOO 105 103 - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - -
Preparations in progress, however, for the liquida- stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pet. No.l 100 111 113 - Do. do. April & Oct. 109 1105 1114 111
Lionl of the half-monthly accounts a slight decline St Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock 100 126 128 MISCELLAIi EOUS.
tl taken place in some instances. Cale- Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 82 84 ----T---
Business done
donian, gtock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 - -
, y n, Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Sharej Miscellaneous. 1, Paid. Cplorsioeing
Stock Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 92
$
.°rkshire, and North British have receded Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 71 73 '
Os Stock, Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 14 15
.., ..) and London and North Western, 10s. ; Stock 1 Glas. &S West ,r a. 5 pc. 100 112 114 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 200 220
25 Australian Agricultural 19 28 29
.'lanchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have Stock Great Northern, sp. et. 100 117 119
Stock, Do. spc Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 109 111 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 5 5
linPreyed ss. ; South-Eastern, Brighton, and Great Stock' Do. 44 p. c. do. do.
100 ' Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm BO 84 86 50 British American Land 40 - -
Western, 10s. ; and Great Northern, 15s. to ,Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf all - - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag. Tel. A. all 38 38
$ lit. Sn.& W (iretand) 4 1 100 - 20 Do. B, 7p. e. till 1862.. all 19 21
In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings the Stock I p. ct. pref. Stock
- so !Great West. (Berks and 100 Canadal Land 321 108 112
dealings have been extremely limited. Lombardo
Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. 6 - - 10 IChan.lslands Tel.(Lim.) all 8 9
Venetianwestern
new shares are a shade firmer. Great Stock I Do. Redeemable, 44 pet... 100 97 99 971 Stock ,Cop.Min.of Eng.&Smitg all - -
Stock !Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 88 90 25 I Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 25
~ of Canada have improved 10s., and East
• 4 • Stock ' Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 89 91 5 Crystal Palace all 14 15
"lan declined ss. Stock Do. sp. ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 1005 5 Do. Preference all 45 51
8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 91 105 Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 100 102 1004 1$
Jeint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are 10 Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. 25 Do. New
yo_ shares all 17 18 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all 1 15p
. eedingly dull, and barely support previous quo- 10 Do. do. sp. ct. pref all 91 105 20 Gl. Iron ScrewCol.(Lim all - -
tations. Stock Do Birming. guar. stock 100 73 75 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - -
265 I Do. Chester guar.shares all 19 20 1 , Great Shin (Limited).. all Id 1p
-..--- 131 Do. do. do
1/11-1T - _
a ISPI FUNDS THIS DAY IT ONE O'CLOCK. 20 Do. do. do.
lad,. Cent. Consols Annuities
`m-lla Stock - - 4 ILond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 14 1
Stock Lon. &Brig.spc. gu. No.ll 100 - - 20 'Madras Irr. and Canal 1 5
bil)ttiott°, , 1859, 6 per Cent. - - 146 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - -
bp.° 'Loan Scrip, o per cent - - 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 41 51
5:),‘,',0 Debentures, 1858 - - 25 National Discount C 0... 5 15 1d 35
~t Bonds, £l,OOO - - 10 Netherlands Land all - -
unaw
pov., 0 for Account (Oct. 11) - 6 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at ldis. all 1 1
tiLlietther Bills, £l,OOO, 14d .. 23 eaton, SP. et. - - 100 N.llr.&NovaScotiaLand 80 - -
Ilitqo° £5OO,
late 3d shares lOO - - 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 55 5
1 Oriental Gas
,_ Small, lid - - 1 Do. New Shares lss. 5 d 5 p
1'1tt.,.. - . 124 Londoady.& Ennis 4 sh. all 84 95 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 - -
0„ `J-K BOF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK.
tee Stock !Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100120 123 10 Ditto B 4 - -
1).34 New Active, 31 per Cent. - 6 Do. f() 4l }lp 4' 10 Ditto C 2s. - -
tt Itto Deferred
rat• an 3 124 Maryport & Car., 4 p.c all - 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 75 78
Ditto per Cent.
1..(, 0 Account' 235 t i 125 I rioo. 4 per cent .. ...... all - - 50 Do. New l5 8 10
. - - 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 15 5 1 p 155
Irian 44 per Cent 9ll Stock Slid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - - 50 Rhymney Iron
P r'tt° Wribarren), 44 per Cent.
It°,.stll_,t'llese, 1853, 3 per Cent. - -
b.'tan, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent - 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 1 1 P Stock ScotAustrin.lne.(Lim.) 100 115 125
b,,,1tt0 41 per Cent.
10 NewportAber,&c.pret.s 25 South Australian Land. all 34 36
'',!,t9 3 per Cent - 11 4 5
p. 0. redeem, at 5 p.c. om i a 9- 9 - 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 5 I 5
I Do. do Registered all 5 1
tp.?itto Scrip,
I 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. c. with 20 -Tr..li 1.n.C0.0t Upr. Can. 5 - -
/P,i,.811 3 per Cent. 46 option till 1866 all lil 115 los , Vain Tdemon'ra Land .. 2.114 9 10 74
l'u ,__'T) New Deferred, 3 per Cent.
r.,-,„ „ Stock Do. sp. c. Ext. S t0ck,1846 106 - -
b. u• o per Cent 844 5 BRITISH MINES.
\vitt() -New Loan - - -- --
.ezuela 21 per Cent. - - p.O \ Closing Business
Share Mines.
285 Stock North British, spercent 100 109 111 '- - Price. Done.
Dividends on the above payable in London. Stock Do. New, gua. 5 percent 100 106 108
TWO O' CLOCK. Stock Nth.Dev.Rall.& Dek.Co. 100 - - - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 35 4}
20 British Iron
Stock N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. 100 - -
Consols, Money 955 4 Stock Do. Consol. Pref. 4p. C. 100 90 92 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist) 1 420 430
Ditto Account (Oct.) .... - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 160 16.5
17 Do. do. do 8.13.4. 1 4 p d - 'P. WI Russl (Tavistk.) 6.17.0 81 9
. - - - Gam.&StAubyn(Gwenl) 545 42 45
20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 13 - -
8110 C.KING AHORSE. TO HORSE. 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1846.. 9 - --- - Great South Tolans... 17s 14 15
• 25 140. York, H.& S. Punch. 10 5 56 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack 12.1.8 15 11 ")
- G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 91 1 11
bAt the petty sessions, held at the Town-hall, s
stock
(1 oxrzStevolordshire .... all - Lady Bertha
I 6pc. Ist g 100 122 124-
`echford, on Saturday, before the Rev. T. S. Scrat- Stock Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... 100 123 126 - Margaret (iJ ny Lelant). 10.6.7 52 55
tOn •Stock Do. Irredeem., 21 gua. 100 114 118 - North Frances (Mogan) 10 5. 61
a i chairman, and other magistrates, Joseph Coto, - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 8 91
fa Stock Do. 41 p. c. Db. stkin perp 100 98 100
f rni-SerVallt, in the employ of Mr. J. Benthall, 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. 81 - - - N.Wli'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 5 64
arm- 81 Scottish Central, new pi all - - - Par Consols (St. Mazy). 11 11 121
so °r, of Prettlewell, was charged by the Royal - Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 43 4o 46
Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb 100 - -
veietY for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock 100 74 76 - Sortridge Coni. Min. Co. 6s 5
lth th- SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 15 230 no
the e following inhuman treatment to a horse, Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 120 124
. ,---- Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 118 122 - Sor th C. Brea ( Illog-an.). 2 3 3}
upruperty of his employer :- 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 105 101 - S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 145 155
5 Tamar Silver and Lead
s ."1. r• Win. Love, the chief constable of the Royal to Do. Fixed 44 percent. all - -
Mining Co 45 2.1 35
bo°e'etY, attended to prosecute, and informed the 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading
Ann., 1.0.6.)
tu'areeb. that the case was one which exhibited fea- Stock Do .44 per cent lOO 101 103 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - -
Thesef a very wanton and aggravated character. Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c.lstis lOO 101 103 - Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 5 5
- West Basset (Illogan).. 14 20 21
ou, uefendant, on the 20th of August last, went Stock South
iWales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 - -
- - - W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 140 145
fa:Lwith a horse and waggon to his employer's Stock
o. 4 per cent lOO
S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua lOO - - - Wheal Basset (Mogan). 51 160 170
ins
to fetch a load of straw, and upon reach- 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c. all 28 29 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 80 90
- Wheal Edward (Gals.).. 6 11 15
g the 25 Do. B 6 per cent
cove farmyard the horse, which had just re- 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 324 334 - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 121 131
- WWI Mary Ann (Mciahe) 8 33 35
red from a long illness, became somewhat Stock Waterford & Kilkenny,
reBtloaa ,- Arh'l Trelawuey (Lick.) 41 271 284
_ ___l,l ....r.rsnor flicv,lnaenri +h. 6 percent. all 47 53 495 -
,-,,,,,-.-,,,,,,, ANT7JVQ

At the petty sessions, held at the Town-hall, s.
Rockford, on Saturday, before the Rev. T. S. Scrat- s
'en, chairman, and other magistrates, Joseph Coto,
lit, farm-servant, in the employ of Mr. J. Benthall,
sttriner, of Prettlewell, was charged by the Royal st
vir„jety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
st,
theLa the following inhuman treatment to a horse, St
Mr, of his employer :
St
r; Win. Love, the chief constable of the Royal
be`leLY, attended to prosecute, and informed the 1•
uch that the case was one which exhibited fea-
tu st
The
of a. very wanton and aggravated character.
e defendant, on the 20th of August last, went ;r,
flit
far with a horse and waggon to his employer's st,
in Ill Yard to fetch a load of straw, and upon reach-
eo! the farmyard the horse, which had just re-
reateired from a long illness, became somewhat Si
ties, and this it would appear displeased the
h defendant. He took hold of it by the bridle with
leis left hand, whilst he inflicted a succession of vio- _
the•wnitthbl°Ns's across the head and face of the animal
a pitchfork, striking it with the iron end of
bn..l:'veapon. The horse at each blow staggered
and the blows were repeated with violence as
it recovered itself and came forward. After pur-
suing this conduct for some minutes, the defendant
was seen to leave his hold of its head, and taking
tthe pitchfork in both hands he struck it a terrific
row across the head. The animal staggered against
he rick, which prevented it falling, and whilst it
" in that position, the defendant dealt it another
blow across the head, which brought it to the ground
'where, after suffering great agony for a few mi-
nutes it died. Upon examining the horse it was
Plind that its lips and mouth were much lacerated,
its teeth were knocked out, and its head altogether
Was much shattered. The defendant was repeatedly
remonstrated with by the witnesses whilst he was
ill-using the horse, and in return he assailed them
with abase. Afer calling witnesses, who fully
roved" his statement, Mr. Love said he felt it his
litY to inform the bench that the owner of the
horse, on being made aware of the transaction, at
first evinced a desire to have the defendant punished
for his cruelty, but was subsequently induced to
alter that determination. The matter, however,
having gained publicity, the inhabitants of the
Place brought it under the notice of the society, and
upon inquiries being instituted it was found that
the case was one of a very flagrant nature, and the
!society felt that it would be wanting in its duty if
it refrained from prosecuting.
The chairman said that the bench were unani-
ninus in their opinion that it was a case of very
?hocking and barbarous cruelty, and one in which
the severest punishment allowed by law should be
inflicted. The defendant would, therefore, he cora-
/flitted to the House of Correction for three calendar
months, with hard labour, and the bench further
Wished to state that they thought the public were
greatly indebted to the society for its promptitude
la bringing the offender to justice.

FOREIGN MINES

LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS.
I I Leasing I Closing Business 20 Australian
Railways. I Paid. Co.'s. ' Price. Done. 1 , Bon AccordCopper,Lim lss 5 i p
35 Brazil. Imp. (is at
20 Do St.Johndelne.,isp
im.). 21755
I• 10 11—
Bedford and Bletchleyl all Ln & N.W .. .. 5 , Do.I. and and Minmt.,:Co. all
Buckinghamshire .... 100 Ln& NAV' 96 98 1 'Clarendon Consols Min-
Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do '49 50 ' 1 ing Co. of Jamaica ... 1— d
Do. do. 55 p. ct..... 100 Do. 123 127 40 'Cobra Copper al 46 48
Do.'do. sp. ct.
Clydesdale Junction. 100 Caledoninlo2 104 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming Co all i 4
Colchester, Stour Val.' all 'I4IU.&E CI 16 17 2 Fortuna
E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c lOO Gt. North. 143 145 20 General all 225 23
E Union,HarwichShs all 'E.Counts.''' 3 :Linares all 1111 125
Do. Woodbridge . 100
Gls.Barr.&Neils,DrcY. 100 Caledonia 1 Mariquita I all
Do. New lOO Do. — 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L, 10 I 1 p
Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. 20 'PontgibaudSilver, Lead'
Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Bri 1 Mining and Smelt.... all 6 8
Hull and Selby 1 all Yk.N.Md 'llO 112 5 'Port Philip
Do. 5 Shares I all 'Do. • '
1 1 'Scottish Australn. (L.)...' 1 5 u par
Do. 5 Shares {Do.
London&Greenwich .1 100 'S. East... 64 66 2.811
110 2 25
Do. Preference
Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 ,Peto &Co 1 92 94 JOINT-STOCK BANKS.
Lowestoft,,, t, gua. 4p. ct. 100 'Norfolk , —
CPlorslcein. g Business
Do. 6 per cent ' DO Do, Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid.
Manc.,lluxtn. & Matk ' all 'LN W&M 2f 21
Mid. Bradford Prefer- , PM _________
once Stock 1 100 Midland . 96 98
Newmarkt.,llnryEx I. 5.
_.
1,; ,Counts.
A gra&UnitedServiceßk 50 -- 704
guaranteed sp.c. i ' P 11... Counts. i I p 40 Australasia all 80 82
Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c I all Do.
Do. do. 6 per cent. ... all 'Do.
Fixed 5 per cent. all ,Do.
1)0.47 50 'British North American all --
20 'Chtd. Bank of India, &o 16 f 15 p
Prestonl)o.
isii and Shares
s W. .
......
... . ,
allall I'DAz&o'L.N.YWk. 1
100 City 5O 62 63
I Zoystn,ll itch.,& Shepl 100 ,Gt.Nortli. 138 142 100 Colonial -
Shrewshry& 1 iereford all ,T Brassey, 91 10 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all
South Staffordshire .. all IM'Clean . , lot 14 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 21
Wilts and Somerset.. 100 'Gt. West 192 94 20 Eng , Scot., & A us. Ch all 151 165
Wimbledon& Croycln., all 14.&Brgtn1 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all
I 20 Lon.Char.Bk.of Austral. all 215 211 215
60 London and County
--------------
DOCKS_ Joint Stock ... 10 30
_______
5
100 London & Westminster. 20 :505
Closing I Business 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35
Share Docks. raid price. Dose. 20 Do. new lO
60 National Bank 25
_
I 20 New South Wales
Stock Commercial lOO -- 25 Orient .13k. Corporation all 395 405 40 i
Stock Do4erCent.Pref .Min lOO 20 Ottoman Bank all 18 19
p
Stock East and West India... 100 ...., 100 Provincial of Ireland
Stock -
St ock St. Katharine lOO -- . 25 So.ith Australia
1 StockilSonthampton lOO .... 25 Union of Australia all 475 485
;;lockl Victoria
'2O iDo New.....•............ 2 —7 100 Unity Mutual 6O ...; ....

Tr"

THE' SUN, LONDONI MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1859.

THIS DAY'S MARKET S.

for export very little is doing, on former terms. In foreigi
and colonial qualities only a limited business is passini
yet holders generally are firm. Last week's imports wer
184 bales from Sydney, 407 from Melbourne, 2,979 from
New Zealand, and 218 from the Cape.

STATEMENT OF TALLOW SHIPPING AT ST. PETERSBURG.
Tallow despathed from Cronstadt 1859. 1858. = 1857.
to Aug. 31, 0. S. (estimated at 25 Casks. Casks. Casks
poods to the cask) 39,936 35,1 GO 26,293
In ships loading and lighters 17,294 13,414 16,057

Total loaded off from St. Petersburg,
Sept. 2, 0. S.
Do. after this date

Total at the close of the navigation

112,012 103,761

London
Liverpool 3lB 1,484 1,788
Bristol
Other English ports
Ireland 1,227 405 253
Scotland
Germany 1,421 2,675 3,385
France

Total 36,936 35,160 26,293

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)