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NOVEMBER 4, 1854. The Rev. Richard Vance, 8.A., to the Curacy of Ravenfleld, near Rotherham. The Rev. John Gorton Bar ale, 8.A., to the Curacy of Thri bergh, near Rotherham. The Rev. G. Bennett, 8.A., to the Curacy of St.. Mark's Church, Megaton-upon-Hull. The Rev. Ilugh G. Robinson, MA., to be Principal of the York and Ripon Diocesan Training School. The Rev. G. C. Hodgkinson to the Head Mastership of Louth Granusar School. Toe Rev. Horatio Samuel Fletcher, MA., to be a Surrogate for the diocese of Lichfield. The Rev. John Blake Honnywill, 8.A., to the Curacy of Bow. don The Rev. J. Triphook, 8.A., to the Curacy of Nenagh. The Rev. S. Ram, BA., to the Incumbency of Christ Church, Stratford Marsh, Essex. The Hon. and Rev. Delard Loftus Astley, MA., to the Rec tory of Foulsham, Norfolk. The Rev. L. R. Cogan, 8.A., to be a Surrogate for the diocese of Salisbury. CUMBERLAND REFORMATORY FOR MALE JUVENILE OFFENDERS. THIS Institution ( says the Carlisle Patriot), which has been established by the unaided munificence of George Head Head, Esq., is now open for the reception of Juvenile Offenders from the county of Cumberland. All the internal arrangements having been completed, Mr. Head invited several gentlemen of the neighbourhood to meet him at the reformatory on the 24th ult., for the purpose of intro• diming to them the governor, and to discuss the principles on which the institution could be most advantageously conducted. Mr. Head stated that from personal observation, as one of the visiting justices of the county gaol, he had long been convinced that incarceration in a prison, and conse quent admixture with older and more practised criminals, altogether failed to deter the juvenile offender from the commission of future crimes ; and he had anxiously waited to see the result of some of those establishments which had been founded, during the last three years, for the refor mation of juvenile offenders, preparatory to his entering upon an institution of a similar character. The gratifying results attendant upon each of those establishments satis fied Mr. Head that the time had now arrived when he could commence the work in this county, and a few months since he purchased the land and spacious premises in which the meeting was assembled, intending to receive all such male juvenile offenders as desired. on their discharge from gaol, voluntarily to enter upon that course of moral and industrial training which the reformatoryjwould afford them, with a view to the redeeming of that character which had been lost by their foregone crimes, and fitting them for ob taining their livelihopd by honest industry. During the last session of Parliament a bill received the sanction of the legislature which not only recognised reformatories for juvenile offenders, but put them on a broader basis than had before been the case ; inasmuch as it placed them, when so desired, under Government supervision, and gave to the magistracy the power of committing to them, for a lengthened period after discharge from gaol—thus adding to that class who had voluntarily entered them—another elan who would be detained in them by force of law. This bill also made the very important provision of ren dering the parents of criminal children liable to a certain weekly charge for their maintenance, thereby doing away with that inducement to bring up their children in a course of crime with a view to their being thereby provided for, which had been found to render the reformatory system of France altogether futile. After some discussion Mr. Head agreed to unite in the institution the voluntary and the Government systems, and at once to put himself in communication with the Home office, with a view to having the establishment placed under Government supervision, immediately after which it will be in the power of the magistracy of this county to commit to it under the provisions of the new act. Mi. Head fur ther stated that he had fully determined that the estab lishment should in no way become a premium upon crime, and that it would be simply endeavoured to educate and train the boys to agricultural labour—a position which it is in the power of the poorest honestly to attain. It is intended that each boy shall receive a certain weekly sum, which will accumulate until the time of his discharge, and which will be forfeited in the event of his absconding from the institution. The amount may be varied according to the conduct of the boy—thus giving him a direct interest in his own industry, and proving a very potent check in restraining any desire he may have to leave before the appointed time. IN the early days of South Australia the land put up for sale was sold at 12s. the acre ; and by the then rules the purchaser of a town acre was entitled to an acre in some suburban allotment. One of the purchasers of such a brace of acres held his land for a year or two, when he sold it for 4001. At the end of a few years this purchaser sold his country section for 3001., and within a few more years the town acre for 2,0001. This last was resold, after a lapse of three or four years, for 8,0001. Not long since, three-fourths of this acre have been disposed of for 18,0001., and the remaining one-fourth is now about to change hands at the rate of 32,0001. the acre. This land, though in the best situation in Adelaide, has not yet been built on. . . A PUBLIC CHARACTER, known as the " Welshman Jones," who has been for thirty years exhibited as a dwarf throughout Great Britain and Ireland, died last week in Kilkenny workhouse. He had come to that town in a show, but was taken ill a fortnight previously, and died in the infirmary. When the " show " moved away the poor dwarf complained bitterly of the hearthss conduct of his w'fe—also a diminutive specimen of humanity atta 'bed to the same exhibition—in abandoning him to his fate with out as much as calling to take leave of him. Jones has left several young children, who promise to afford a plen tiful crop of pigmy wonders for the curiosity of the rising generation. Lllong glade anb ditg FRIDAY EVENING. NOTWITHSTANDING the war in which we are engaged, the extreme range of Consols during the month that has just closed amounted only to resulting in a fall of 1 per cent. Consols on Monday opened firmly at a rise of Ito on Saturday's prices, and this is attributable, amongst other causes, to a slight decline in the price of corn—about 2s. per quarter—the continued arrivals of gold, and the low terms on which money can be obtained. But in the middle or the week a fall of full one half per cent. occurred, owing to the strange silence of our Govern ment, who were believed to be in the receipt of un favourable intelligence from the Crimea, and the arrival of more than one telegraphic despatch from Russian sources announcing positively•that the allies had sustained reverses. These Russian accounts would produce little or no effect if our own Government were a little more communicative; and much die- satisfaction is expressed, in consequence of this taciturnity, both against the Premier and the Duke of Newcastle. The funds quickly recovered from this depression, and have closed to-day with little difference from the opening prices of the week. Consols, which on Monday were at 941 to 95, and on Wednesday fell to 94f, to-day are quoted 941 for money, and C4l for the 14th instant. _ _ Exchequer Bills, which, in common with the funds, had also declined, have recovered again, and are at Os. to 9s. premium. India Bonds, 10s. to 12s. premium. The total arrivals of gold during the week has been 614,9661., and the Golden Era is reported from Pernambuco, on her way to England, with 200,0001. on freight. Money being thus abundant, it can he had on the Stock Exchange at from 2 to 21 and 3 per cent.; whilst in Lombard-street good commercial bills are discounted at 4 to 4i per cent. Some large failures in the United States have been announced, the principal of which is that of Messrs. Gibson, Stockwell, and Co., New York. This firm was engaged in the western provision trade. An official report of the loss occasioned by the late fire at Liverpool gives the total as 102,0001., the goods destroyed being valued at 96,0001., and the buildings at 6,0001. The insurances amount altoge ther to 87,3331., of which more than 49,000/. will fall upon four offices—the Liverpool and London, Royal, Lancashire, and North British. The salvage will not exceed 10 or 15 per cent. FOREIGN FUNDS. In Buenos Ayres Bondi, early in the week, a con siderable rise occurred, amounting in the whole to 4 per cent. in two days; but, owing to certain proposi tions which have been made to the English creditors, they have subsequently fallen 10 per cent. On Mon day the Bonds were quoted 08 to 70, today they are called 58 to 80. 1053 In Belgian there was a fall of about 2 per cent., and French Rentes were slightly lower; but this is attributed entirely to speculative causes. Turkish Scrip is flat at from l i to 2 pm. SHARES. Shares and miscellaneous stocks have been buoyant, with the exception of mining shares ; these, however, show no depression, but continue at former prices. The railway calls for the month of November, so far as they have yet been advertised, amount to 831,6371., against 1,239,9761. in the corresponding month of last year. The total called during this eleven months of 1854 bas been 12,903,7021., against 10,263,7771. in the like period of 1883. The traffic returns of last week are all of a favoura ble character, and show a marked progression on the returns at the same period last year. The lines showing the principal increases are as follows :—Lon don and Brighton, 2,8891. increase ; London and North-Western, 3,1591.; Great Northern, 3,2761. ; North-Eastern, 2,747/. ; Eastern Counties, 2,7151, ; Great Western, 2,0481. ; Caledonian, 1,8651.; Mid land, 1,4911.; Manchester and Sheffield, 1,3271.; South Wales, 1,1681.; South Eastern, 1,0181.; Ox ford and Worcester, 8291.; East Lancashire, 7821.; Lancaster and Carlisle, 6591.; Chester and Holy head, 6281. There has been a considerable rise in railways generally, particularly in the preference shares, during the past week. BRITISH FUNDS. Closing Prices. OFFICIAL QUOTATION. ond. Tuesd. Wed. rs ?Map. II per Cent. Consols 1 9 (41 91 M 741 Ditto for Account $ per Cents Reduced 1 93 193 t: 931 93 8 per Cents 91$ 4 931 ti2k 4 03 Long Annuities Bonk Stock, 7 per Cent 2lll 3 211 3 211 511 ladle Stock, 101 per Cnt. 331 931 Exch. Bills, sd, per diem 9 GM 3p 8 6p 9 Op India Bouds, (1,0001.) lO I BANE OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, a sp. 30, for the week ending on Saturday, the 28th day of 001,1804. MUIR DlPkarlliNT. Notes issued 127,022,310 Government Debt 511,015,100 Other Securities .. 2,984,900 Gold Cotn et BuUlwt 11,022,310 Silver Bullion £27,032,310 ) •97,029,1 W NANKING D AAAAA NEST. Proprietomeoapitel 314,553,000 Government Seen. Rest Public Deposits* 1,003,513 Dead Weight An.) 110,060.71$ Other Deposits Seven Day a other Notes 6,086,4115 Bills -- ---.--..- 132,163,215 133,1611,1115 0 Including Exchmquer, Savings Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Dividend Accounts. The foregoing return, when compared with that of the preceding week, ending Oct. 21, exhibits the following uhanges. In the Public Deposits Other Deposits Notes Issued Do. Reserved INCRILASS of Seven-day Bills lncitittsa of Coin and Bullion Government Securities . . DILCIZASIL of 154,511 Other Securities Dscagtas of 186,661 The Rest The amount of active circulation in Notes 120,935,885 Do, in Seven-day and other Bills 1,130,644 Coin and Bullion in both £ntw. & Rttrdm. Ftezrs.to °raise. Belgian East. J. Eberle. & Erque. Dijon & Besanq Dutch Rhenish East Indian.... Do. Extension.. Ot. Indian Pen. Grand J. of Fri. G. W. of Can.,Sh. „ B. (2d is.) 1e731 La.& Pis. 5 pepf. Luxembourg .. Lyons & - Madras 91,068,539 Departments 15,581.466 Mond. MAYS. IWedus. 11 —.. 8e 'i - - 3 - 21111 P Maria Antonia.. Na. & Lge.(w. in) N rthro. of Frac'. korw. Trak. Pd. Paris It Lyons.. Paris * Paris & Rouen.. Paris & Strsabg. P., Caen & Cher. Qbec.& Rehmnd. Rouen & Havre Royal Swedish Sombre& Meuse) S. E. of France Stio-t. of Lipper I nd.elerip Wet. Flanders.. 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The Lords of the Admiralty have arranged that these expeditions should be left wholly in the hands of the Hudson's Bay Company. A letter from Mr. Hughes, surgeon of the brig Advance, belonging to the Grinnell expedition, and commanded by the intrepid Kane, written in Baffin's Bay in July 1853, had been received at New York. The health of the persons composing the expedition continued good, and an enthusiastic determination to persevere in endeavouring to ascertain the fate of the long-lost Franklin animated each and all of the gal lant party. According to the plan agreed upon when the Advance left New York, her arrival there may be looked for during the present month or early in No vember. Should she fail to reach port within that time, it will doubtless be because Captain Kane had determined to continue his researches in the Arctic regions for another season. On Monday a dinner was given to the hero of the Arctic regions, at the Swan Hotel, Hastings, by the inhabitants of Hastings, among whom the gallant captain has for some years taken up his residence. The chair was takon by the Mayor, Charles Clift, Esq. ....OciT kl