The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-28 00:00:00

WORCESTER AND HEREFORD.

The half-yearly meeting of this company was
held on Friday at the London Tavern, Mr. W. P.
Price, M.P., in the chair.

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The report stated that £56,513 had been expended
during the half-year on land and works, and it was
hoped that the line between Worcester and Mal-
vern would be opened in June. The companies
having power to subscribe to the undertaking had
paid their subscription. The directors had intro-
duced into Parliament a bill for power to construct
a branch from Worcester to the quays of the river.
Severn. The report of Mr. C. Liddell, the engineer,
stated that four miles of permanent way (single
line) have been laid, and a locomotive was running
over this portion of the line, Carrying the materials
and ballast for laying the remainder. The heading
at Malvern tunnel had been steadily persevered
with, the length now driven at the east. end was
506 lineal yards, leaving 416 yards to be done
through the syenite, and 1,056 yards in all, to com-
plete the tunnel. At Ledbury the heading of the
tunnel had been driven from the west end about
70 yards, the strata being of a most favourable
character. The capital account to the 31st of
December showed that £244,972 had been received
and £227,655 expended, leaving a balance of
£17,317.
The CHAIRMAN said he had no doubt that the
line could be opened to Malvern without further
calls if the arrears could be got in as expected.
When the line was ready for openin,, arrange-
ments would be made with the Oxford, Worcester,
and Wolverhampton Conn any for working the
traffic ; and on the completion of the line to Here-
ford the Oxford company would, under the arrange-
nients entered into between the three companies,
work the passenger traffic, and the Newport and
Abergavenny Railway the goods traffic.
Resolutions were passed adopting the report and
re-electing the retiring directors and auditor.

The railway proceedings during the week have
again both 'important. At a meeting of the Eastern
Counties the proposed dividend for the past half-
year was declared at the rate of 31- per cent. per
annum. Compared with the same period of 1857
the receipti show an increase of £1,932, and an ad-
ditional expenditure of £3,428. The outlay of
capital, exclusive of £2,296 for land and compen-
sation, has been £3,733 only. The proposed agree-
ment for working the East Suffolk lines was ap-
proved. The shareholders of the South Eastern
have agreed to a distribution at the rate of 5 per
cent. per annum. The number of passengers last
year has been 9,500,000. A falling of has taken
place in the continental passenger traffic, but the
receipts from goods, parcels, &c., have increased.
After some opposition, a resolution was passed
authorising the directors to apply for power to
raise £300,000 additional capital in aid of the pro-
p cted line from London-bridge to Charing-cross.
The proposed dividend of the North British is at
the rate of 21 per annum, and of the Lancaster and
Carlisle 9 per cent. At the Bristol and Exeter a
dividend was voted at the rate of 5 per cent., an
amendment to increase it to 51 being negatived. A
satisfactory change has taken place in the position
of the Great Western Docks, a property for many
years in a state of almost hopeless depreciation.
The floating dock has been completed, and ship-
owners appear disposed to avail themselves to a
considerable extent of the accommodation provided.
The agreements with the Somerset Central and
West Somerset were confirmed. The opening of
the Sittingbourne and Sheerness has been delayed
in consequence of a difference with the Government.
The question, however, is now before arbitrators.
The poll of the London and North Western on the
vote of £22,445 for additional station accommodation
has ended in favour of the grant by a considerable
majority. At a meeting of the Eastern Union a
dividend was declared at the rate of 12 11s. per
cent. per annum on the A stock, and £1 14s. on the
B. A working agreement with the East Suffolk was
approved. At the Taff Vale the distribution was
71.- per cent. Considerable sums have been taken
from the depreciation fund and expended in the
renewal of engines and in repairing a bridge
over the Taff. At a meeting of the South. Wales
the proposed dividend at the rate of 24- per cent. per
annum was adopted; £5,000 has been laid out
during the past half-year in relaying rails on a por-
tion of the line. The required authority to raise
£379,980 in shares, with a guaranteed dividend not
exceeding 41 per cent., was granted. At a meeting
of the Ambergate, Nottingham, and Boston it was
stated that the Boston Railway will soon be com-
pleted, and that a large addition to the profits is
expected from the conveyance of minerals over that
line. About £250,000 more will cover the expenses
of the whole undertaking. The Shrewsbury and
Hereford have declared a dividend of 41 per cent.
per annum, being the amount received under the
lease. The receipts show a gradual and steady in-
crease. At a meeting of the Bradford, Wakefield,
and Leeds a distribution was ordered for the quar-
ter ending in December at the rate of 41 per cent.
per annum. The arrangements with the Great
Northern to conduct the coal traffic have been de-
ranged, but it is announced that the directors will
soon be in a position to work it themselves. The
Eastern Bengal have accepted the tender of Messrs.
Brassey, Wythes, and Sir J. Paxton for the con-
struction of the whole of the works, station build-
ings, &c., with a supply of rolling stock and every
requisite for opening the line in 1881, for £1,045,000.
This sum does not provide for the import duties in
India, said to be inconsiderable, and the manufac-
ture of the rails and chairs. The total cost is ex-
pected to be £1,290,000, or about £12,000 per
mile. The Mid-Sussex will probably be opened in
May. At a meeting of the Royal Swedish it was
stated that a memorial has been presented to the
King, petitioning for his influence with the Diet
either to obtain the purchase of the line or an ex-
tended guarantee. There are grounds for believing
that the application will be received favourably.
The report of the East Kent states that the line
,is now in course of construction throughout, and
that it will probably be open for traffic to Canter-
bury before the end of the year. The entire rail-
way is expected to be completed by October,
1860. At a meeting of the Little North-Western
a distribution was ordered of 2s. per share.
The Midland have now possession of the under-
taking, under the agreement lately concluded be-
tween the two companies. The works of the Vic-
toria Station,and Pimlico are said to be making sa-
tisfactory progress. The report of the Birkenhead,
Lancashire, and Cheshire states the available
balance at £23,291, out of which a dividend is
recommended at the rate of 2-1 per cent, per annum.
The questions in difference with the Improvement
Commissioners have been amicably arranged. At
a meeting of the Ceylon it was announced that the
working plans and sections of 131 miles from
Colombo are complete, and that the survey of the
remainder of the first 40 miles is either finished or
in a very forward state. A large number of

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Notwithstanding the drawbacks of the almost total
cessation in the steamboat traffic in the summer
months, from the bad state of the river, and the want
of a proper omnibus service at the Pimlico station,
the general receipts were considered satisfactory.
The works of the Herne Bay and Faversham have
been commenced bythe contractors. The traffic will
be conducted by the East Kent. The accounts of
the Leeds,-Bradford and Halifax Junction show
an increase in the net revenue of £2,848. A 5
per cent. dividend is proposed. The report of the
London, Tilbury, and Southend states that the net
earnings in the past half year have been £14,672,
or £1,973 more than in the same period of 1857.
The lessees have called upon the directors to raise
£lO,OOO to be expended on sidings and other works
with the view of further developing the traffic. At
a meeting of the South Staffordshire a 41 per cent.
distribution was ordered. The Hull and Holder-
ness have declared a dividend at the rate of 4 per
cent. per annum ; Monkland, 8 ; Blyth and Tyne,
81 ; Taff Vale Wagon, 5 ; East Grinstead, 7s. 3d.
per share ; and North Devon, 17s. 6d. per cent. per
annum on the A stock, and £1 15s. on the B.

LOSS OF THE PRINCE FREDERICK
WILLIAM AND THREE LIVES.

CALAIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
This morning, at lialf-iia-sr One, the English
steamer Prince Frederick William, Capt. Pittdck,
carrying on the postal service between Dover,and
Calais, and which carried the letters and despa(ches
of the outward mail for India, ,:the daily French
post, and 34 liass9gers, arrived Opposite the en-
, trance to the port of Calais. Captain Pittock,
although it blew a whole gale, reasonably consi•
dering that he could clear the entrance as usual,
steered for it, and was already within the two pier
heads, when a sea, raised by the tide and a' tremen-'
dons gale, threw the, vessel against the eastern
jetty. Such was the violence of the shock,'that the
larboard paddle was shattered, and the quarter
stove in four different places, in a fearful manner.
Next moment the recoil of the shock and the reced-
ing of the wave threw her off, and she fell astern.
Her engines were disabled, and she drove along
the coast for about 200 yardg, where she grounded
violently at two o'clock this morning:
At this terrible moment the captain and the
crew had need of all their coolness and decision to
pacify the passengers and prevent them from simul-
taneously crowding the boats which they were
launching. One of these- received six passengers,
will; were happily landed, but unfortunately it was
impossible for the boat to return to the ship to the
28 remaining sufferers, who, however, were part of
them rescued by the Ondine, another steamer of
the same company, which towed the lifeboat to the
spot, manned by two French pilots and five Eng-
lish seamen, commanded by Capt. Moniere, Lieu-
tenant of the Port de Calais.

When the lifeboat reached the Prince Frederick
William, Captain Pittock unfortunately could no
onger control thepassengers, who threw themselves
so precipitately into it that it upset. It could not be
immediately righted, as almost all the shipwrecked
persons held on to her on one side, and ultimately
many gained the beach by swimming ;• others held
on until the lifeboat WaS again upright, but three
persons, one of whom was a Russian :courier, Vere
washed on shore, and could not be restored to ani-
mation, despite the unremitting care and efforts of
Dr. Daniel and Garasse. The remainder of the
crew were landed this rinOrriing without risk, as
well as the despatches and mails.
It thdught that this fine steamer, although
new, cannot be saved, especially if the wind con-
tinues in the north, and blows With its present vii;
lence. It is also feared that'she may have broken
her back (qu'il ne soit brise par la Millet°.

OUTRAGE ON BRITISH SUBJECTS AT
LEGHORN.

A correspondent, of the "Literary Gazette, writing
from 'Leghorn-;-cm-the--iiitl;rmentions the following-
event which has just occurred there :—" Two boys,
part of a crew of an English vessel in the port, on
returning to their ship at night,had a dispute with
the boatman as to his fare. Angry words were in-
terchanged and menaces, when at length one of the
boys having ascended the ship's side, threw half a
bucket of water over the bargeman, and also
struck' him with a small piece of coal. The
boatman thus assaulted rowed back towards
shore, but scarcely had he gone some yards
when he met the boat containing a sort of har-
bour guard, on the way to light the lamps on the
breakwater. What representations he may have
made to them is difficult to say, but the result was
that they boarded the English ship, beat the two
boys most cruelly, following them as they tried to
escape over the vessel, and ultimately left them
bleeding and senseless. While these proceedings
were going forward the captain, his mate, and the
cook, who had been on shore, returned to the vessel,
and were immediately set upon by the armed force,
now reinforced by another boatful, armed with
muskets. Not heeding the protestations of the
captain and his people that they were ignorant of
all that had occurred ; not listening to the assur-
ances that, if any injury had been done in their
absence, or any outrage committed, due reparation
shout(' be made—they attacked them, unarmed, as
they were, slashing away recklessly with their
swords till they had left the captain dangerously
wounded in the head and face, the mate equally
maltreated, and even the cook, who had hid himself
in the hold, was dragged from his hiding place to
be cut down and beaten like the rest. So serious
were the injuries that the wounded men had to be
conveyed to the hospital on stretchers, and are now
lying dangerously ill. Mr. Macbean, the English
consul, an official whose zeal and ability are well
known, at once addressed himself to the
.governor
of Leghorn, demanding a full and open investiga-
tion of the whole occurrence, mild ample punish-
ment against all proved culpable of the shame-
ful outrage. The governor, acting under the ad-
vice of the advocate-general, a sort of attorney-
general, attempted to turn the entire blame upon
the English, ascribing to them, as a national characteristic,
the tendency to overturn all authority in countries not their
own, but ending by offering in a species of kind compromise
to draw stakes on both sides, and take no further steps in
the matter. To this the consul most properly demurred,
and immediately placed himself in relation with the British
legation at Florence, in Whose hands the question now lies.',

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The following spirited sketch of a pirate of the
Persian Gulf, is from Captain Archibald Sinclair's
Discipline
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an U: g sof the Royal Navy in the
Good o
f' Rama Ben Java, the celebrated pirate of the
Gulf of Persia, was born on the island of Baharein,
celebrated for its pearl fishery, of which island his
father was sheik or king.
" On this island (Baharein), I do not think there
is any water at all, or if there be any, it is scarce
and bad. The only available means of supply that
we could see or hear of, is by no means of water
carriers, wading into the sea at low water, diving
about two feet, and sticking a prepared sheep or
pig skin on to a faucet fixed into the sand; when
they suppose that it is full, they dive down again
and bring it up, when they have four or five gal-
lons of pure fresh water.
" I have been told that there is something of the
same sort at Syracuse.
" As the pirate grew up to manhood, though still
very young, his cruelty and crimes became so out-
rageously bad that the few inhabitants compelled
the sheik to dismiss him. from the island. He had
now no alternative or other resource than to turn
pirate. He seized a small dow, and with a reck-
less crew set up on his own account. For seve-
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join him he made them walk the plank' indivi-
dually, or sunk,./kezhole with a broadside, or if
there were a bra e, runriineatem. cm; right over,
and sinking them. To. any of the, crew of cap--
tured vessel belonging to his native island he was
unrelentingly savage, and has been known, when'.
heascertainid that the vessel was owned by anyof
h his own relations, by a refinement in cruelty to
' throw them overboard, headed , up in casks alive,
telling them that it was for the purpose of giving
them a last' chance of escape.
" Rama was short and slight, and, like a vast
number of persons in that country, had lost the use
of 'one eye, from the intense heat, combined With
the glare of the daziling white sand. They haVe
one remedy, for the disease. When- the eyes be-.
come affected, and are getting worse, they apply
the actual cautery to the 'forehead and adjacent
parts ; that' has not the 'desired effect, they probe
the worst eye with a red-hot needle, and leave the
rest to nature. He challenged the whole world to
mortal combat with the sword, but it was never
accepted.
" Rama was• held in such universal abhorrence
that a fleet of upwards of twenty collected together
from all parts of the gulf, some of them about the
tonnage of his own vessel, for the purpose of his
capture or destruction, at a spot where he was
known to be located.

" The fleet arrived together in due course, and
found the large pirate dow quietly riding at anchor;
they dropped theirs tolerably near him, so that his
escape was seemingly impossible without a fight.
A council of war assembled, at which it was unani-
mously decided, as it has always been, and most
probably always will be, to procrastinate and de-
lay ; in fact, not to fight. It being now sunset,
and nearly dark, his intended capture was put off,
till next morning at daylight; but, alas for the
certainty or,human intentions, when the sun rose
in the morning it shone Upon the pirate do*, ehd
only vessel in the bay.. • •-•- • ..
" The fleet having no head,.and 'acting Without
eMicert, collected •froni all parts, and 'many of them
tarred with the stunt stick, one by One, put to sea,
and sheered off during the darkness of the night,
each thinking that one dow less in the coming fight
would be of-little importance, and that the better
part of valotir; was- discretion. ',lt Wa.tpabout this
time that our, acquaintance with.Rama•began. • We
were ordered to Ras-ul-lihynia; *here a nest of
pirates harboured, tO4lemand 'satisfaction and resti-'
tution 'for something that they had done to one of
our traders in the way of their profession. .Rama
offered to accompany us on the expedition, and act
as pilot and interpreter, which offer we gladly ac-
cepted, and sailed. together. I have little doubt
'that hieredtllag had more influence in' effecting the
arrangement which we came to than the appearance
of a small man•of-war, and a still smaller Company's
cruiser.

" This was the first and only time I ever saw a
shot fired in anger. But the firing was all on our
side, although some desperate fire-eaters and die-
hards would afterwards maintain that something
had hit the Company's cruiser, for our shot scarcely
reached the beach, so that it was not probable that
theirs reached us. Upon clearing for action the
captain had all hands aft upon the quarter-deck,
and addressed us from the poop, in a sort of Eng-
land expects every man will do his duty' speech ;
to which we replied with three cheers, and one
cheer more, and then returned to our quarters. I
recollect perfectly that my feelings were, a very
considerable degree of excitement, and a vague
feeling of wonder which of the others would most
likely be the sufferer and lose the number of their
mess. Ido not think that it ever occurred to me,
that ' Every bullet has its billet,' and that I might
be the one. But all this was transient. My thoughts
became absorbed in the idea that the firing
of the three after-guns on the larboard side of the
quarter-deck was to be a pattern to the rest of the
ship.
"We never ascertained with any certainty
whether Rama, who had volunteered to act with
us, and as our pilot, played false, or if it were
through ignorance that he did not take us round a
sand bank that lay between us and the enemy; but,
as all communications had to be made through an
Arab interpreter, it was difficult, even with the best
intentions, to come to a mutual good understanding.
"After this escape, and seeing the terror which
his very name inspired, he became even more fero-
cious and cruel than before, sailing about from
place to place, in the largest and best•manned dow
in that sea, levying blackmail from the peaceable
inhabitants of its shores, taking, burning, and
destroying every vessel afloat that now ventured to
sea, till at last all the tribes, who had never been
known before to agree upon any subject, agreed
upon this point, that another expedition should be
collected together and sent against him, if possible,
to exterminate the nuisance, root and branch.

" This second expedition was better arranged.
An old reformed pirate, now much respected, in
whom they had some confidence, was placed at its
head, being known to have previously engaged in
many a scene of strife and bloodshed. The vessels
were larger and better manned than before ; more-
over, they caught him in a calm, in the open sea,
by daylight. They could not well, either individu-
ally or collectively, run away, and were thus enabled,
by the use of their sweep or oars, to attack him in
their own usual method of fighting, which is by
boarding.
" The rig of a dow, and its description, is very
simple. Size, from ten to six hundred ; one mast,
one yard, and one sail, each, in the expressive word
of Dominie Sampson, being 'prodigious!' The bow
is long, narrow, and, projecting, but remarkably
strong. The stem is at an angle of about 45 de-
grees, exactly the same as a class of large merchant
ships then built, and known in India by the name
of grab-ships, from the peculiar raking of their
stem. These are now quite extinct; but the stern
of one of the ,largest dows is as high out of the
water as one of the old East Indiamen.
"The whole fleet, using their long sweeps,
boarded simultaneously, and were in hopes of cap-
turing the great object of their expedition alive ;
for there, on the poop, he sat, calmly smoking his
caleon, and counting his beads ; but the calm was
only apparent; for, seeing all now over, he, like a
true believer, prepared to meet his fate with apathy
and resignation, his hour being come, and his last
pipe smoked.
" The only redeeming point in this old man was
his parental love for an only son, a good-looking
boy about 11, of -whom he was very:fond, but at
the same time had taught him implicit obedience ;
he called him, put a lighted match into his hand,
whispering something in the boy's ear, gave him a
last parental blessing, and sent him away.
" While this quiet domestic scene went on abaft,
the battle was raging furiously forward. The crew,
after defending themselves with great vigour,
neither taking nor offering quarter, and knowing
that it was a struggle for life or death, were nearly
all killed by the overwhelming numbers pouring
on board, who swarmed upon the deck. The boy,
with a lighted match, had now reached the maga-
zine. A dull, heavy, unusual sound attracted the
attention of the combatants, the fierce struggle
ceased, a moment after a tremendous explosion took
place, blowing captors and pirates into eternity.
Thus perished Rama Ben Java, his san, and all his
accumulated treasures."

The Bishop of London has appointed the Rev. J.
H. Hamilton, incumbent of St. Michael's, Chester-square
to the Honorary Prebendal Stall in St. Paul's Cathedral'
which has been left vacant by the death of the Rev,
Smith, of Acton.

LIVERPOOL,
The Asia has arrived with the New Yo.
to the 16th, and 919,586 dols. on freight.
The America and India had arrived out.
The Cuban question was still under discussion in
Congress.
President Buchanan was called on to the window
of the White House on the night of the 13th to
speak on the• subject of the admission of Oregon.
into the Union, -which was being celebrated. He
said he sincerely congratulated them upon the ad-
vent of another sovereign state into the glorious
confederacy of the Republic. Extension was in
future the policy of their country, and cowards alone
feared and opposed it. Thanking them for the
honour they had paid him, the President con-
cluded by calling for " Yankee Doodle," which
was performed by the band. Vice-President Breck-
enridge, in another part of the city, having been
called upon to say something about Cuba, remarked
that they talked much and did too little. When
England wished to do a thing she did it, and
talked afterwards. If the island of Cuba, instead
of being placed at the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico,
lay at the opening of the British Channel, England
would have had it in ten days. He was in favour
of the acquisition of Cuba. He would not rob for
it, but would act with any portion of his fellow-
citizens in using all honourable means to no.

quire it.
A resolution from the House of Representatives
to the President had elicited a message, enclosing a
report from the Attorney-General to the effect that
the local officers of the Government at Savannah
had been specially and strictly enjoined to perform
the duties imposed on them by the several Acts of
Congress for the suppression of the slave trade;
thai; the sysk-ial councils had been employed to aid
the district attorney in proseenthg the offrnders ;
that the advices received satitzletorily showed the
'diligence an.kwitkeity of the persons engaged in
public service to'"finctti negroeS, who wspA4?laii..
destinely imported, to identify the parties miked;
iu the crime, and certain other important facts con-
' nected with the transaction, of which it would not
be
,judicious to give further information.
. , Via New Orleans we have telegraphic advises
from Vera Cruz to the 9th inst. as follows:—Zulo-
aga abdicated in favour of Miramon'on the 2d inst.,
when the latter was installed as President. Mira-
mon. had re-arrested. the political prisoners liberated
by Robles, and dismissed all the officers engaged in
ehhdalsboy sßuopbplreess. s e the
forced cedl deposingoa
1,000,000nZuolfoaga: 11
ordered
Mira-
men was about to march on Vera Cruz with a force
of 5,000 men, Zuloaga acting as President ad interim.
The brother of -Miramon had been defeated at
Zacatecas.

Degallado was threatening the capital with a
force of 4,000 reorganised troops. The capture of
Mazatlan by the Liberals is confirmed. The com-
manders of the French and English fleets had
succeeded in enforcing their demand at Vera Cruz.
The high system of duties was to be restored forth-
with, and two-thirds of the revenue secured to
England and France. The American Consul had
promptly acted against this interference, and Juarez
was greatly embarrassed by it. The merchants
had protested against the decree, and begged Juarez
to annul it. Juarez threw the responsibility of it
on the Anglo-French Governments. •
. - The Closing rate for sterling exchange was 9a.
Money was easy at sto 6 per cent. The Bank re-
turns exhibited. the following result :—Loan in-
crease; 1.,335,858 dols.; specie increase, 572,344 dols.;
circulation increase, 78,414 dols. ; 'net deposit in-
crease; 2;578;438, The following were the latest
quotations on the Stock Exchange :—United States
Five 5,1873.4, 1021 ; Virginia Sixes, 96;3-; Misouri
Sixes, 841 ;.- .Nevar York Central Share's, .78Z- ; New
York and Erie Shares, '.13,?; ; Reading Railroad
-Shares, 49; Michigan Central Shares, 491 ; Michigan
Southern Shares, 18-1-; Cleveland and Toledo Shares
301 ; Panama Railroad Shares, 114 ; Illinois Cen-
tral Shares, 66Z- ; Illinois Central Bonds, 88 ; Chi-
cago and Rock Island Shares, 6014; Millwaukie
and Mississippi, 14 ; Galena and Chicago 68/ ;
La Crosse,.l-; Delaware and-Hudson,;L. Cum-
berland, 23:r Pennsylvania Coal, 80J ; Pacific Mail
Steam Shipping Company, 751. = _
Cotton was devoid of animation; middling up-
lands, 11;-1. _ _

The flour market has assumed a more buoyant
tone, and prices have advanced on most descriptions
from 10c. to 20c. per barrel, the market closing with
considerable firmness and with a very fair demand.
The market for wheat rued very quiet, but holders
remain firm, and sales had been restricted in conse
quence. Red Western winter brought 1 dol. 40c. ;
Southern, 1 dol. 40c. to 1 dol. 45c.: and white
Southern, 1 dol. 65c. The pork market ruled ex-
tremely dull, and holders had been compelled to
accept a decline of 25c. to 50c. Beef continued in
steady fair request at 11 dols. 50c. to 12 dols. for
extra mess ; other kinds unchanged; potashes,
5 dold. 62 e. to 5 dols. 681 e. ; pearl, 5 dols. 871 e. to
6 dols. ; Scotch pig iron at 28 do's. to 30 dols., less
31 per cent. for cash ; English refined bars, 57 dols.
to 57 dols. 50c. ; Crude turpentine a shade higher ;
spirits inactive at 49e., owing to large supplies ;
sugar depressed, the quotation for New Orleans
being 4-e. lower ; for Porto Rico, new crop 7.1-n. ;
Cuba, 71c.; molasses dull, and in favour of buyers ;
tobacco unchanged. Freights to Liverpool, for
cotton, 5-32 d. ; beef, 35.; to London measurement
goods, 17s. 6d.

THE REV: a H. SPURGEON AND THE

NEW TABERNACLE.

Yesterday morning the Rev. C. IL Spurgeon
preached for the first time in the Surrey-gardens
Music-hall since his recent visit to Scotland. The
attendance was quite as large as on any previous
occasion, and the interest excited seemed in no way
to be diminished. He selected for his text Psalm
cxvi., v. 1 and 2, " I love the Lord, because he has
heard my voice and my supplications, because he
has inclined his car unto me ; therefore will I call
upon him as long as I live." Prior to the commence.
ment of his discourse, which lasted nearly an hour
in delivery, he said that during the past two weeks
he had been absent from that hall, reaching the
Gospel in Scotland, and he truste that durinc,
s
that period, and the various occasion b
which he had addressed large assemblies, the spirit
of OA had been present with him. In visiting the
North, the main object he had in view was the
assistance of the fund for the new buildint, which
they purposed erecting for the accommodation of
the crowds who flocked to hear him Sabbath after
Sabbath. It always was, and always would be, his
constant care to obtain the requisite sum,
and he thought he might faithfully appeal to their
sympathies to help forward the project. The build-
ing would have been erected long ago if every
one who attended his ministry had acted as they
ought to have done . If each of them would give
the smallest sum, it would not be long before a
building was raised where God's truth would bo
proclaimed for ages to come. He stated that ho
should not be absent again for a long period on th.
Sabbath-day, but when he was so, he always endea-
voured to obtain the best substitute that could be
got. His discourse consisted of a review:of the
assistance which God's people received on their pil-
grimage. He alluded, as an instance, to the Surrey-
gardens catastrophe, when he said he saw the flocks
scattered without a shepherd—trodden under foot
and hurt, and others killed; it was then his reason
tottered and reeled, but God helped him, and he
was brought back once more into their midst, and
many of those present, who were injured then, were
members of the Park-street Church, and thanked
God that they had ever entered the hall. He
alluded again to his illness some months back, and
to the weary nights and weary days which he then
spent—to his burning brow and roaming thoughts
—to the spectres which haunted him, and
and
tdo II
nor
rest which was no rest;still
but yet there he was
to praise the Lord.
There were present Lady Burgoynetroundin
vehiclesg
daughter, together with Mr. Joynson, the well-
known papermaker, while carriages and
of all sorts, as usual, thronged the surrounding
n
thoroughfares.

Letters from Genoa state the suspension of
Nessrs. Gutterman Brothers and Co. The liabilities are
supposed to be rather large, as the firm were previously in
d credit.
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