The Sun. — London, England, 1859-11-03 00:00:00

DIOX y .3 - 1111?1i ET AID CITY NEW R. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The George Marshall, from Australia, has been announced this morning with £119,252, and the City:of Washington from New York with £214,930 leaking a total of £334,182. The Ceylon, from Alexandria, has arrived with the remaining portion of the China and Calcutta Mails, and the letters will be delivered to-morrow. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed and prices remained without variation. The sales were estimated at 10,000 bales. In the rail way Share M ar k e t t h e transact i ons were limited, quotations, however, exhibited an advance. The amount of specie that will be taken for the East by the m a il s t eamer on Friday is £567,740 of W hich 11,900 is for Ceylon, £293,435 for India, and £272,405 for China and the Straits. £26,075 is gold, and £541,665 silver. The Government remit on this occasion £269,000 to Calcutta, and £104,833 to R ong , Kong. In the Mincing -lane markets business is rather restricted, but prices in most instances are well .maintain e d . , Th e public sales of sugar are of a limited character, and former rates are generally obtained. Coffee, tea, and rice are quiet and without alteration. Saltpetre and tallow are flat, and business is dull. _The prospectu s of the Great N or th er n Caffa I‘ , l ining Company o f S ou th A ustral i a i s affor di ng me attention from the valuable deposits of copper ,ao . id to be eas il y o b tained by the judicious applica tion of capital. The amount to be subscribed is £160,000 in £2 shares, with 10s. deposit, out of Which capital the sum of £70,000 will have to be given for the property. There was a meeting of a section of shareholders of the Waterford and Kilkenny Railway Com heY to-daq, a t w hi c h a reso l ut i on was passe d to effect that it was expedient that a local ma nagement in Ireland should be established with a view to a development of the prospects of the un 1-ertaking, and for the protection of the interests of the shareholders. LThe foll ow i ng particulars of the number and anage of vesse l s now on the berth in the Port of f ro l on,:loading for the Australian Colonies, is taken the usual monthly statement published by 'lo Miller the manager of the Jerusalem Coffee use Por Launceston 2 vessels ilobart Town 1 S Ylidey '' 'll 7, 22 „ » Adelaide 4 ~ ))S wan New Zealand ' 599 tons. •• • • 7,439 .... 19,827 ~ .... 2,202 „ 807 „ ~,. 5009 ~ 119 „ 36,532 If ne ° Win to th e increased d eman d f or money, and t he u Pward t en d ency i n the rates of d i scoun t, 4 e impression was entertained in some quarters dh at the minimum would be raised to 3 per cent. I t h t the meeting of the Bank directors to-day, but The e parated with ou t announc i ng any a lt era tion. il .t, re is very littl e an i ma ti on t o -d a y in t e market eav for p u bli c secur i t i es, b u t quo t a ti on s e been steadily maintained. Consols are 96 : t q?, 98 ,1 for m oney, and 96k .1 for the account. , 4g. a Market i s evidently very strong as or iere is nothing in the progress of monetary ZiPolitical affairs to create excitement, and not tiletanding the sales effected yesterday after -1,,11, the supplies of stock continue rather limited. 9, 1 1 : New Threes and the Reduced are steady a . t 14. 4 95 . The New 2,1 per Cents. at 791. India .h.u9 e , A L t o i t i i r n es St ( o l c B k sB i s) 1031,, and the Scrip, 1031 ; ditto are firm at 968; ditto (1859), at 4 % I j Bank Stock remains at 2251 to 227; and 44(14 ditto at 224. g eft ltit ,,,er more business is recorded in Foreign t ch; t t ies, and prices are without any important o P. Turkish 6 per Cents. arp 78 to 79 ; ditto , 6 7 to 68. Mexican are steady at 221 .I, ; a Pan* h r 18-.. 3 per Cents., at 44t ; Dutch 2i per Cents. 4 99 -e i urmer, a t 66i; ditto 4 per Cents. are flat at iiii 4 t i; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. are marked 80 ; e,e Chili 6 per Cents., 104. Russian 3 per L i ta. have receded to 651. to :Ole last week's railway receipts, ascertained up thus d ay, are in round figures as under : Ci r . 1859. 1858. iszoU L 'Western... £30,343 £28,956 brrth,-Western N ri kto n. ....... 16127 70,409 16070 Southall(' ........................... 37,219 34,895 Or — '''Ztatern ***************** 20,850 20,119 LaenactasN?rthern 1 1 ,.., aspir e and Yorkshire Ni:Zeoileand Exeter 6,891 6,474 Nort h Staff , Sheffield, and Lincoln 10,707 9,901 h otafford **** °x ford -aster n ........... bithiv, 'Worcester, and Wolverhampton 5,017 - 4 1: 5 9 9 1 8 7 .. 39 1 , 8 20 46 0 3 7 6, 0 75 0 9 2 Edi n b u and Wicklo w 1,871 kdianrght Perth, and Dundee 3,242 3,152 04„, a rgh and Glasgow 6,210 6,016 Du tch-Western great ~- "rash 3,012 3,210 L.Uxerabourg Thi s r e t increa se urn l show s a s t ea d y i mprovemen t ; the alh ease on the London and North-Western Z ell nie to tgasi tern, £8,238 ;on the Great Western, to ' 38 7 ; on the Midland, to £2,324 ; on the South to . 1 - 731 ; on the Great Northern, to 41 3 1, 1 , 1 ; eln the Lancashire and Yorkshire, to ri ,'" lo ; on the North-Eastern, to £2,441 ; on the ~..`misgow and South Western, to £392 ; and on the ur_eat Luxembourg., to £795. The transactions in the Railway Share Market _ _ r, there vy ha v e been very limited; in some instances, how- Western, 10s. is a slight improvement as regards E,._aosrttern, how prices, Caledonians have advanced ss; South ; North British, ss. ; and South 58 ; Great Westerns declined 10s. ; and Ziekll), Western, stern, Midland, and North Eastern (Ber- In th r: , e Foreign and Colonial markets no mate• ( _ai 'variation was apparent in prices. Bahia and 7:11 Francisco brought 41; Namur and Liege, 81 ; in n 4 t werP and Rotterdam, 449.; East Indian 1011 avt slightly "ut.; and Great Indian Peninsula, 98 to 981.', Xoint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are improved prices. Oriental Bank ad „ftineed 58 . ; Bank of Australasia, 10s. ; and Penin -'4 and Oriental Steam, ss. NtlTllll FD DS THIS DAY 4.T ONE O'CLOCK bank Stock N 94/ 1 5 41 5 Cent. Reduced Annuities 96k .1 i i 3, Per Cent. Consols Annuities 941 0 1 New 3 per Cent. Annuities 80 / 791 ri 2 1 per Cent. Annuities D itt o Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1880 —., a .unto for 30 Yea expire sth April, 1885 1 74 4 , India Steck l.B' 224 1031 _,lDitto, 1 859, 5 per Cent. n' t T O 103 k Ditto Dentures 5 per cent 96k Ate , 1858 'itrltB, Ditto, 1859 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO 0758 fdoelrr.4.£l,oo:l3loo t, (N0v. 2 8) ..... — 2 p c o 961 28 31 Dittoquer Bills £1 000 lid 31 28 9 Ditto .., ............. 31 28 9 u S al l, lid V t leßS OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ON IO E II O I CLOCK "Lziliarl 5 per Cent. 96 8 Ditto 41 per Cent. 1858 80 Ilen•us Ayres 6 p er Cent • emhilian, 6 per " Cet °° lO4 ex-juan per Cent. 11usAian, 18 22, £ St., 5 per Cent —6s/ 8 Ditto, 3 per Cent, 1859 _ P a raska 3 per Cent ... D itto Accou n t Ku rkiPh 6 per C 44 a N Cent. 7B f i Ditto ew Ditto Account Loan • D itto Ac count Dividends on the above payable in London. nliteh Ditt o xchange, E Certificat es 4 per Cent. I Guil. 2/ per C en t 66/ 96 C onsols, Mon e y TWO O'CLOCK • Ditto Account (N ov .) 9B k }} 1r - anis Exc e ll ency the British Minister at Mexico d Mrs. Ot way arrived last night at the Brunswick Hotel/ Jenny,.street. frO The b u k e of Hamilton arrived in town on Monday " Hamilton Palace, N. 8., and h as s i nce l e f t, v i a Par i s, `or rn Baden, to join the Duchess and family. T At a meeting of the Senatus Academicus held on ti c , 4 „ es daY, the degree of LL.D. was conferred by acclama e. 0 / 1 Lord Brougham, Chancellor of the University of dmburgh. z. TIERS, LE &C., FOR A MERICA, VIA CORK.—To lacilit the carrying into effect of the new arrangement 1 1 ,,1 4(1 0 for sending mails to the United States and British north America, via Cork, on Saturday, the sth inst., and that ev erY alternate Saturday subsequently, it is necessary all letters and newspaper, intended to be forwarded in Zte mails, and which may be posted after the latest time . ".Lien it has ' hitherto been possible to post them, should eifther be prepaid by means of postage-stamps (as in the case Ze b "kg) or be forwarded unpaid. No money, therefore, rbe received in payment of postage upon the letters and sPapers in question, and if not prepayed by means of 4111 1 3 5, such letters, &c must be dropped into the box as unpaid. —By command a the Postmaster-General, Row- LAND HILL, Secretary. —General Post-ffice, Nov. 3, 1859. l oot, ;01 11 ' . .,„ t* c, A. `" caP i " — ae gag e ' , aiesticy 01 ,1 ' 51 .6110 e o r ce, 11 f B an ter gatioo , opt : 1 :01 1111 ord er ' rde 0 111 Be 4 tpla , f lie l4 • L 0151 3% le h ge • `d o er, T le a, re' and 0, SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDTIA RY SIIAE nr.,llways. Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction • btelfa.a and 13alipnena ' liir., %vol., and itr. Val ' Bin, La., and Ch. June • Blackburn B!yth and Tyne tiost.Slefd.& Mid. Coun .ilristoi and Exeter (Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,SzPassap„;e Cornwall A A two% no div 9° ' untilap.c.per an Do. B hasbeen pd.toß Dublin andßellast June Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do:Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds): East Lancashire 'East Suffolk Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall 4/S.Coast Loud. Chat. and Dover London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan 3lidland Do. Birming. & Derby Aid. Gt. W est. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd -Newry & Armagh (let) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor. Dev. Rail. &Dk Stk. Do.A Stk.— Aree.no div. until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Waiver. Peebles ... n. Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Staines, Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington. Do. do. 1855 4 Do: do. 1858 Stockton & llartlepool Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 50 Ulster 25 Do. 12 10 Do. Stock Vale of Math 10 Victoria Station & Pim Stock Waterford Jr, Kilkenny, 50 Waterford & Limerick, 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. 6 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 5 Do: B 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class 20 Do. 2d Class all all all all all 'REFERENCE :MARES, Blythe and Tyne 1C per o. pref. (issued at £5O) Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 45 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun E.Ang,n. Class A 7& spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 pet. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Edin.&Glas. 5 po shares Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas. &S West. , r a. 5 pc. Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm pc Do. 45 p. c. do. do. Do.sv.c. 11edm.,5 pc. pm Gt. NI,. of Scotld, Ist pf J Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 p. ct. pref. Stock I Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct , Do. Redeemable, 45 p et Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. ct. prof Do, firming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.StZs 3slCdpc Lon.&Brig.spc. g,u. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. do. 41 per c. shares Lon.& N. W .Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p. ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs. Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh. Aan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. et. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. sTaryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent Do. Aid. Con. p. c. Stock Do.Con.l3ris.&Bir.6p.et. Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. NewportAber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c. n rn Do. Perpet; 6 p. c. with option till 1860 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.llail.& Dsk.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Ccnsol. Pref. 4 p. c. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. I Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Po. York, Ir.& S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox.Wr. & Wol. 6pc. Ist g Do. Redeem., 2d gua Do. Irredeem., 21 gua. Do. 45 p.c. Db. sk.in perp Illiymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 35 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 103. Do. Fixed 45 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .44 per cent Do. Fixed 45 p.c. Ist is South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gilf Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.c Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent.- 95 97 102 103 5i 6 [OO IG2 [l2 115 107 103 111 113 110 112 126 128 84 86 90 92 71 75 .13 115 [lB 120 [lO 112 [O5 107 84 86 97 99 88 90 89 91 [OO IG2 91 10 17 18 10 10i 73 75 19 20 9i 10 14 15} 139 141 • Clsinusess Railways. Paid. Pr o ice. g B Don e. Share, EtES AND STOCKS, Paid. 6 61 8 86 77 78 116 126 6 8 99 100 92 92k 61 7 7i 8 14 15 554 511 i 3? 89 26 28 79 79 27i 271 97 99 102 103 88 00 132 134 106 108 641 65} 55 60 195 200 151 161 p 15 164 p 96 1171 65 66 112 114 131 141 951 66 1 d 95 06 71 8. 36 854 1051 1061 84 86 10 101 all 100 31 100 100 56 58 31 d, 59. 60 891 90} 2 11 4( 161 74 74 101 108 4 1 4} dl 9i 33 35 NI 1 21 95/ I Q 54 35 106 Si 741 ni 1 Cloning I >~usine®e Price. P P DO ni d 13 15 112 114 26 t 7 80 82 46 47 n 2,d 95 47 761 97i 71 75 62 65 6 8 351 36 531 511 1 p d par 58 63 51 61 q 11 117 119 9 104 122 124 -- I - i 67 69 39 141 [O2 104 ..1 P gi 9 5 91 91 I 1 l 90 03 110 112 107 109 96 97 IP id jp 23 24 124 126 124 126 114 118 99 101 Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock I Stock Stock Stock 10s. Stock Stock Stook Stock Stock Stock 72 74 118 120 115 120 101 11 231 24], 103 104 102 104 28 29 32i 3 . .1 32 33 54 55 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. FOREIGN MINES Railways. riaid.l Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. 20 Australian 1 Bon A ccordCopper,Lim lss 4 d 4 p 1 3.5 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp ) 274 -- edford and Bletchley. all ,Ln & N.W .. .. 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 101 114 luckingliamshire .... 100 ILn & N.Wi 97 09 5 i Do. Lan d and Mini ngCo all liester & Itolyhead.. l 100 Do. I 481 494 1 Clarendon Consols Min- Do. do. 51 p. ct..... 1 100 ,Do. Do. do. sp. ct. lydesdale J unction .. , 100 Caledonin 103 105 Ceplapo l6 8 9 :olchester, Stour Val I all E.U.&E Cl 6 17 1 Dunliloun.Cop.Ming.Co all 4 1 l.Lincolnshire,g6p.c 100 Gt. North. 110 143 2 Fortuna _ all 21 31 !I Union,UarwicliShs all E.Counts. 20 General all 24 26 Do. Woodbridge ... 100 3 Linares all 104 111 lls.Barr.&'Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonin 5 Lusitanian Do. New lOO Do. — 1 'Mariquita all 4 i i lloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. _ 1 N.RhineCop.of S.A us.L 10 1 ~ p Tartlpool.Dck.&Ratl. all Yk.N.&lir 20 PontgibaudSilver, Lead lull and Selby Do. 1 Sh ares all Do. - 5 Port Philip Do. 1 Shares all Do. — 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 1 idit p London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Feb° &Co. 03 95 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Lowestoft, grta. 4p. ct lOO 'Norfolk • . - _______ Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. — - ' Closing Business Manc.,Buxtn.& Matk all LN W&M 24 211 Sparc Joint-Stock Banks. !Pal& p r ice. Done. Mid. Bradford Prefer- _ ence Stock Newmarkt.,SuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. E.Coun.ts 1 4 p 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 70 72 guaranteed sp. c. 40 Australasia all 81 83 811 2 Nortlin . 8... Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. 56 53 25 Bank of Egypt all 204 214 21 Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Do. — 100 Pank of London 5O 50 52 Do. Fired 5 per cent. all Do. North Western all Midland . 14 111 fso British North American ' all -- PrestonlA N W 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c' 16 par i p 184 i and Wyse. all k hy d 100 City 5O Do. 1 Shares A. all Do. — 100 Colonial 25 -- Roystn,llitch.,& Shcp 100 Gt. North. 138 140 20.11 I Corn' Lan k of Canada all Shrowsbry& Ileretord 100 T Brassey 100 105 100 Commercial of L indon 2O 10 21 South Staffordshire ..l all M'Cloan . 10% 101 20 Eng , Scot., & Aus. Ch all 16 161 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 92 94 20 Gen Ilk. of Switzerland all Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtnl 71 81 20 Lon Char.ilk.otAustral. all 21} 22 50 London and County . . 20 - -- 50 London Joint Stock DOCKS. lOO London & Westminster 2O el Business 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 36 I Paid Sharp Docks . Done. 20 Do. new lO 234 Price. in 50 National Bank 25 os g 20 New South Wales Stock Commercial lOO .... 25 Orient .Bk. Corporation all ---•-- a Stock Do 4 p tnCtiat . Frei . Min lOO 20 Ottoman Bank all 17 18 Stock• East and West India... 100 100 Provincial of Ireland Stock London lOO 10 Do. New - Stock St. Katharine lOO 25 South Australia Stoek Southampton lOO 25 Union of Australia all StoelliVietDo New _ k 100 Unity Mutual 6O -- Bedford and Bletchley all Ln & N.W Buckinghamshire ' 100 Ln & N.W Chester & Ifolyhead 1 100 Do. Do. do. 51 p. ct....- . 100 Do. Do. do. sp. ct. Clydesd ale J unction , 100 Caledonin Colchester, Stour Val I all C E.Lincolnshire,g. 6 p.c 100 Gt. North. E Union ,II arwie,liShs all I E.Counts. Do. Woodbridge lOO Gls.Barr.&'Neils,Drct lOO Caledonin Do. New lOO Do. Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Ilartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&llr ull and Selby Do. 1 Shares all Do. Do. Shares all Do. London&Greenwich . 100 S. East Do. Preference Lon..Tilby.&Soutend lOO Peto &Co. Lowestoft, grta. 4p. ct lOO Norfolk .. Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. Manc.,Buxtn.& Matk all LN W&M Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock Newmarkt.,BuryEx 5.6. guaranteed sp. c. ' Northn.e., Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. do. 6 per cent all Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all North Western all Preston and ITyit. I all Do. 1 Shares A. all Roystn,llitch.,& Shcpl 100 Shrowsbry& I ereford ! 100 South Staffordshire .. all %Villa and Somerset.. 100 Wimbledon& Croydn. all Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stod Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stockl Stock Stock Stook Stock Stool Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Sh are j 12.10 Stool: 60 Stock Stool Stool , Stock S toe; Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stocl4 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10{ Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' Stock 161 100 100 all 1 100 100 100 100 100 all 971 8s log BRITISH POS 3ESSIONS. POLICE INTELLIGENC.g.-(TIIIS DAY.) THE MAGAZINES. Railways. raid ' BDuldnonees.B Blackwood's Magazine. ;Atlantic & St Lawrencei 84 E 6 Leased at 6 per cent.. Bom.,Baroda& Cent.lnd gu..5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron 95 96 11 Id, 11 1 5 sid Do. N ew Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant. & Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Auu., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, ex. 5 p. c Do. Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do.4A p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 Do. 4} p. c. Debentrs. eelong& Mel. gu a. 5 p. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per cent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 ,Do. do. 1867 6 7 i d par 11 1 11 1 d 101 101 A d d :d d 88 81 19 20 38 40 92 94 73 75 82 84 73 75 97i 984 I t ( Gt.lndiarenin.pla.sp.e. Do. New, gua.s per cent. Do. do G t S.of Ind. Li m .—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with spt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Do. do. Melb. Corp. G p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&L and(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. Elo. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. New Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo ?pg. St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 11 lld 14} 141 6 i 6 1 -,1 98 102 98 102 98 102 94 97 S 6 k 8 94 96 SO 91 95 96 1I 1 d - -d • - - -d 191 191 1 1 d, FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 41 41 q 20 Arthnnes all —p 20 Bali.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.e 5 5 Belgian East. Junction all 20 Bcziers to Graissessae all 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail all 21 21 00 Copiabo [lO _ Ditto Extension 20 Dutch Rhenish 20 Eastern of France 20 Euphrates Valley 2s. p 20 Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c 6 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. she all 7 71 20 Italian Junction 20 Lake Constance & Bale all 20 Lierre and Turnhout all 20 Lombardo Venetian 8 —p 20 Ditto New 8 11 2 20 Lyons and Geneva 331 Maria Antonia all 10 Do. do. New 20 Namur and Liege all 81 81 81 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 191 201 16 Northern of France 20 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 361 361 20 Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Perm) 20 1 gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) 20 Riga and Dunaburg 8 10 Rome and Frascati 20 Royal Danish all 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 20 Sambre and Meuse all 6 0 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref all 81 91 20 Southern of France 8/ West Flanders all 51 6 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference .1 all 91 101 20 W. & N.W. of France-1 all 22 23 20 Western of Austria . 6 20 Western of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 20 Zealand all Fraser's Magazine. THE SUN, LONI)ON THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 3, 1859. "A Week in Florence" is an animated sketch of a residence in that fair city, and many descrip tions are ably given. The first day was rendered remarkable by a fog. A ludicrous picture is drawn of the contrast presented between the com forts of an English home, and the defective ap pliances that there exist to defend one from the outward atmosphere. The following days are fully occupied with various visits to the chef d'ceuvres of art, some of which are related in an impressive manner. The four chapters of the " Luck of Ladys mede" advance the story considerably, and are morc over full of adventure, and display many exciting , passages. The reader feels interested in the un fortunate old abbot, Martin, whose kindness of heart redeems in some degree his laxity of dis cipline in the government of his monastery. The clouds begin to gather darkly over his head, and his existence goes far to prove that the calm of the cloister consisted more in words than reality, since all the passions and prejudices of the outer world 'were sown broadcast in the retreat, and flourished the more vigorously as they had nothing from without to rival them in the thoughts of the brothers. The bold and unscrupulous temper of Sir Godfrey at last seems to burst through all restraints, and to be determined to give vent to all its fierce feelings whoever might stand in the way. In the next division of this tale it is most likely that many more important occurrences will be registered. There is an elaborate criticism on the "Idylls of the King," which is in its general tone distinguished for discrimination and taste, though of the two the writer is rather too favourably disposed towards Tennyson. It is a most interest ing paper to study, as the most important points of the books are described, and the characters of the poems subjected to a careful analysis. There is nothing to differ from in the general purport of the opinions expressed regard ing the superiority of the two last Idylls over the former ones. It is said that Tennyson is a poet who dwells more with contemplation than action ; his story seems often a trouble to him to tell, there fore it is better that it should be simple, concluding with these remarks— Even his best characters do not stand alone, and reveal themselves wholly to us by their own words and deeds — the rare prerogative of the creations of the greatest masters of song; he is forced to eke them out by much description, mediate or immediate; and therefore they rather resemble some of those works of early Italian art, where much dra pery conceals the defects of the figure, while the head looks forth on us with almost angelic beauty, than the men and women, instinct throughout with life, of Italian art in its perfection. He rises very high sometimes, but he has not strength of wing for very long flights. herefore he has done most wisely net to attempt an Epic, in which he must have failed (the names of those who, in any ago or country, have succeeded in that truly great attempt are soon counted), but to devote instead four short poems to the earliest tradi tions of his country. Of these, we wish we could say that all are worthy alike of their subject and of their author; but at least the two last will spread the renovated renown of Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot, far as the English language extends; and (far different from their ancient prose predecessors, the reading of which the unhappy Fran cesca remembers in the shades below to deplore as the in strument of her destruction), will by the pure and lofty sentiments which they tend to foster, as well as by the de light they cannot fail to give, make no inconsiderable addi tion to the great debt of gratitude which his country al ready owes to her worthy son, Alfred Tennyson. Captain Speke's discovery of the Victoria Nyanza Lake, the supposed source of the Nile, as recorded in his journal, is one of those publications all must feel a wish to become acquainted with. , There is always something attractive in the descrip tion of that river whose source has for so long been a mystery, and the mention of the problem being solved is sufficient to arouse curiosity and excite interest to the highest degree. It is, therefore, to be expected that few will leave this journal of Nilotic adventnre imperused. There is an article on the "Future of India," that contains some very wise remarks on the state'of affairs. It is said that " the whole question of Indian government has become a military question." Further on the writer adds that they' are sadder and wiser men than they were, feeling the burden of a terrible nightmare clinging to them. Hence arises the ardent desire so universally felt to get home, while most married men will consider that India is no longer a place for women and children, and therefore a life there will comprise more hardships than before. The paper concludes by observing that the " greatest danger that lies before us at present is the discontent which is convulsing not the native but the European mind." These are solemn facts to dwell upon, and it would be well if they were more generally regarded, as all are too prone to think when the victory is gained that all danger is over, and neglect needful preparations until a new difficulty arises and a new storm bursts forth. The papers on " The French on Queen Mary," and Vaughan's " Recollections in English History," are well written, and present a variety to the more heavy ones on political subjects of the Your. The former is the most noticeable, and claims attention. Dublin University. " Artist and Craftsman" is continued in a very long instalment. The story is well written, and presents us with many varied phases of character. Clara Jerningham is a strange yet attractive being, who, notwithstanding all her endeavours to keep herself as retired as possible, is continually be coming mixed up with momentous affairs, and at last is obliged to quit the country where she had earned so much applause. On the whole, this tale is a very exciting one. There is a paper on " The Marshals of Napoleon the Great," which is well worthy of perusal. It is only a short sketch, but replete with stirring records, as it tells of men who were suddenly called from a humble station to fill a place in history. They are here described as "Children of Mars, baptised in fire and blood—a con stellation of war-stars. What a halo, ruddy with the reflections of the battle fields, gleams around the grim warrior-heads of Napoleon and his mar shals ! What a. master, and what men !" There is an article on "W, M. Thackeray—Satirist and Humorist" which is most interesting and entertaining. This is the first part, which treats of his earlier miscellaneous writings. Few will hesi tate to accord the subject of this memoir a high place among the literati of his age, and it will be acknowledged by the readers who can appreciate his excellencies that ample justice has been ren dered in these pages to his brilliant talents and estimable qualities. One of Thackeray's most en thusiastic admirers was the late lamented Charlotte Bronte, and mention is here made of his portrait being installed as the most cherished of all her household gods, where it even now remains " upon the wall of a little old-fashioned sitting-room, on the ground floor of:a mourn ful-looking house upon the borders of a churchyard hid away among the wild moors of Yorkshire." One of the most noticeable incidents here recorded is that which chronicles the turning point in the career of this eminent man, when ho relinquished the day-dreams of his youth and turned his thoughts to letters—abandoning art. Mr. Thackeray himself gave an account of it when speaking at the National Gallery on the sub ject of Literature : " Had it not been," he said, " for the direct act of my friend who has just sat down, I should most likely have never been included in the toast which you have been pleased to drink ; and I should have tried to be, not a writer but a painter or designer of pictures. That was the object of my early ambition ; and I can remember when Mr. Dickens was a very young man, and had commenced de lighting the world with some charming humorous wor ks, of which I cannot mention the name, but which were coloured light green, and came out once a month ; that this young man wanted an artist to illustrate his writings ; and I recollect walking up to his chambers with two or three drawings in my hand, which, strange to say, he did not find suitable. But for that unfortunate blight which came over my artistical existence, it would have been my pride and my pleasure to have endeavoured one day , to find a place on these walls for ono of my perfor m a nces.' An eighth number of the " Season Ticket" fur nishes a fund of amusement by its spirited style and satirical comments. Its title this time is " Our Neighbours and Distant Relations." The sketches of Heinrich Heine and Jaques van Artevelde are at tractive in their different ways. The great German poet is sufficiently celebrated for his name to secure attention, and it is satisfactory to follow his career as it is hero traced before us. It is observed that till the appear ranee of Mr. Bowring's translations, of his works the productions of Heine were not familiar to Eng lish readers, but it is to be hoped they will now rank with English classics. In the eventful life of J. Artevelde there is enough to form material for an exciting article, and such is the one now before us. The Flemish patriot shared the fate of many of his race in his life of turmoil, his violent death, and 1 in the misrepresentations of his enemies which sur vived himself. The career of this man is—one among many of the mediaeval records that are en• compassed with perils and replete with strife. A very able paper on two of the great chiefs of modern Parliamentary warfare arrests the attention of the reader of Fraser. It is entitled " Pitt and Canning—Fifty Years of Parliamentary History," and is from the pen of the writer who signs him self" Shirley," and whose productions are generally distinguished by moderation and refinement. It is not difficult to discover in the present instance to which side his predilections incline him. The two great Tory leaders are the owners of his political allegiance, though his criticisms are often fair and unbiassed. The fifty years which terminated with the death of Canning are those which he passes in review—that eventful half century which saw the French Revolution and the European war, the :close of the life of the great Commoner, the political warfare of Pitt and Fox, and the career BIENT SECURITIES. COLONIAL GOVERD Sharel Securities. Can.Gov.6p.c Ja. dr July Do. 6p. 0.11 - b. &Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. N.B.Gov. G p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. N S• W• • Gov sp. c. Deb. • D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScol4aGov.6 p.c. 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ASSAULT ON A MEMBER OF THEJITNIOR UNITED SER VICE CLUB.-Mr. William Barnes ; a gentlemanly-looking person, and whose residence is in de country, was charged before Mr. Bingham with assaulting Captain Robert Gor don, of the Junior United Service Club, Charles-street, Haymarket. The defendant, who was labouring under great excite ment, said he wished for an opportunity to send for his counsel, Mre Mills. Mr. Bingham said he would hear what the nature of the case was, and, if necessary, he coud afterwards send for his legal adviser. Captain Gordon said he was leasing the Junior United Service Club on the previous night, about 12, to proceed home, and when he got to the botton of the steps he found the defendant, who was a total stringer to him, standing there. The defendant was obstructing his way, and looked at him in an insulting and menacing way. He asked what he meant by obstructing hin, when the defendant commenced abusing him, saying, " Tou -, I'll knock you down." Not wishing an altercation with him, he walked away, with the view of getting a caastable, when the de fendant followed him, and snealcin; behind him knocked off his hat and smashed it. He Lot a constable, and on taking him back to the club he fount the defendant in front of it, and he gave him into custody. Charles Lawrence, cab driver, badge 10,226, confirmed a portion of Captain Gordon's cvidefre, and said the defend ant, on his return from following tie captain, said to him that ho had knocked off the genthman's hat and kicked him. Inspector Holden, of the C divisbn, said that from the time the defendant was taken into ctstody he had continued in the same state of excitement as in then appeared. Mr. Bingham said now he had heard the case hs should not require the witnesses to again aitentl, but he should cer tainly require good security for hiF. future conduct, before ho should allow him to go, and he nust be detained. THAMEE. EJEOTING A BAD TENANT.-Mr. W. H. Cable, an ex tensive house proprietor, of 28, 011 Church.road, Stepney, applied for an ejectment warrant to expel from one of his houses a tenant named John Field, an attorney's clerk, who had not paid him any rent for 13 weeks, and had barri caded his house. The complainant was accompanied by Mr. H. Robins, a broker and appraiser, and it appeared that Field rented a house, 34, Old Church-road, Stepney, at a rental of 4s. 6d. per week, and that no rent had been paid for 13 weeks. All attempts to levy for the rent had bean fruitless, for the house was constantly closed, except on Sundays, when no distress could be levied. An attempt was made to serve a notice to quit on the tenant or some member of his family, and that had also failed. The notices to quit, and notices of ejectment were then affixed to the front of the house, and the period having expired when possession of the house ought to be given to the landlord, he applied for a warrant to enter into possession and eject the tenant. Mr. Cable added that ho had repeatedly ap plied for his rent and been treated with derision. Service of the notices having been proved, the Magistrate issued a warrant of ejectment, and intrusted it to Piller, an officer of the court, to execute. He returned shortly after wards and said that he found the house empty and all the furniture gone. The inmates were missing, and had fled after sunset yesterday. Tho magistrate said that Mr. Cable must put up with the loss of his rent, unless he could trace his tenant. The Police Act gives a very cheap and easy method of ejectment to the landlords of small tenements, and proceed ings which would have occupied several months at an enor • mous expense under the old law can now be determined in a few days at an expense of about ss. only. MIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 43s ld ; barley, 35s 6d ; oats, 20s Ild ; rye, 30s 4.d ; beans, 388 9d ; and peas, 38s 2d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 42s 6d ; barley, 35s 7d ; oats, 21s 2d; rye, 29s Ild ; beans, 39s 4d; peas, 385 sd. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 123,054; barley, 70,829 ; oats, 9,196 ; rye, 62 ; beans, 4,331; peas, 2,370 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supplies of beasts on offer here, to-day, were chiefly the refuse of Monday, and in very middling condition. All breeds met a dull sale, and the quotations were almost nominal. The show of sheep was only moderate; never theless, the mutton trade ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in value. The top figure for the best old Downs and half breeds was ss. 2d. per 81bs. Calves, the supply of which was moderate, were very dull, and inferior veal gave way 2d. per 81bs. In pigs and mulch cows very little business was transacted, on former terms. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crso. & inf. beasts 2 8 2 10 Second quality do. 3 0 3 4 Prime large oxen 8- 6 4 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 Second quality do. 3 6 4 0 s. d. s. Primers-wool do. 4 2 4 6 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 10 5 2 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 4 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Large hogs 3 6 3 10 Small porkers ; and quarter .old store pigs, Suckling calves, 18s to 22s 20s to 265. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 1,084 Sheep Calves Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 2lO Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. ---------- NEWOATE AND LEA.DENTIALL. - The supplies of meat are good, and the trade generally rules inactive, as fol lowsto4s T od ße p e e f r , fr B o ib. m s 2 b s y lO t d he to car 4s c 2 a d s ; e. mutton, 3s Od to 4 s 4 d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; vea l, 3 s 8d t o 4s 6d ; pork, 3 s 4 d - SOUTHALL, Nov. 2.—The supplies of stock here Were extensive, and the trade ruled heavy, at drooping cur rencies :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, as 6d to 5s 2d ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 8d ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s 8d per 81bs. to sink the offal. RoMFoRD, Nov. 2.—We had a doll trade, and quotations lower than last week :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 2d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; and pork, 3s 811 to 4s 8d per 81bs ; suckling calves. 14s to 19s ; quarter old store pigs, 19s to 24s each ; milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.--Meadow hay, £2 12s to £4 4s ; clover, £3 lOs to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 45 to £1 lOs per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 18s to £4 40 ; clover, £3 lOs to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 68 to £1 lOs per lead. A moderate supply and a fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2l2s to £4 45 ; Clover £3 108 to £5 5s ; and straw, 4s to £ 1 100 per load A slow trade. COAL MARI (Prices of Coal per• Ton at .ET—Nov. 2. - - the close of the market) Walla End. s. d. Whitworth ........... 16 0 Hatton... • . . ...... 20 0 Braddyll' s * He tt . on ..... 18 9 Thornley . . ..... 17 0 South Hartlepool. 18 6 Trimdon Hartlepool. .19 3 Belmont .......... 17 3 Harton ... 17 6 Heugh Hall .......... 18 6 Gosforth 17 6 South Hatton l9 9 Russell' s Hatton 9 Nixon's Duffryn . . 22 6 Powell's Duffryn Steam 22 6 Garway and Duffryn Malting 22 6 a. d. Bowers' West Hartley.ls 9 Byass's Bebsido West Hartley ....15 6 Bell's Primrose ......13 0 Eden Main 18 0 Hastings Hartley., 15 3 Buddle's West Hartley 15 9 Davison's West Hart- ley 15 9 Lambert's West Hart ley 15 3 Tanfield Moor 13 6 Tanfield Moor Butes-13 6 Clark's West Hartley l5 6 West Wylam l4 6 Walbs End. Acorn Close 18 6 Ships at mark, ;t, 71—Sold, 27. THE STRIKE.—The number of men who had re sumed work under the declaration up to Saturday last was 12,638. Under the shop rule about 2,700 were at work. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—The Judges yes terday morning appointed the following days for holding the sessions for the ensuing 12 months ; Monday, Roy. 28 ; Monday, Dec. 12; Mondays, Jan. 2 and 30 • Monday, Feb. 27 ; Monday, April 2 ; Monday, May 7 ; 'Monday, June 11; Monday, July 9 ; Monday, Aug. 13 ; Monday, Sept. 17 Monday, Oct. 22. SERIOUS SHELL EXPLOSION AT WOOLWICH ARSENAL. —Yesterday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, a very serious accident occurred at Woolwich Arsenal, by the unexpected explosion of an 8-inch shell, which had been returned with a number of similar shells as old stores from the Channel Islands. It appears that a gang of la bourers were employed on the wharf in breaking up these missiles, which had previously been tested to ascertain if they were empty, when, on applying the hammer, one of the shells exploded with a loud report, and the men stand ing near were thrown about in all directions. The utmost consternation prevailci, and hundreds rushed to the spot from all parts of the establishment, when it was found that three men, named Daniel Bremmer, Morris Caen, and Wm. Norgrove, had sustained extensive injuries, but fatal results were not anticipated. ARRIVAL OF WOODCOCKS.--The annual arrival of these birds has begun; a good many have been seen in Argyllshire, and six couple were killed th is week on the Kilninver shootings, near Oban. This early arrival may be attributed to the late severe weather. Now that the weather has changed, they will disperse over the interior of the country. FIRE FROM SMOKING IN BED.—Yesterday morn ing, between one and two, a fire broke out at Mr. H. Birt's, No. 19, Maze-place, Tooley-street, which was almost at tended with fatal consequences. The discovery was made by some of the inmates, who were aroused by the smell of smoke in the second floor, when, on entering they found the room in flames and a lodger lying in his bed. With difficulty he was extricated before he was seriously burnt. The engines were promptly on the spot, but the fire was not extinguished until the back part of the premises were destroyed—caused by smoking in bed. THE CURFEW BELL AT WEST HAM.—The tolling of the curfew bell, which has been at eight p.m. from time immemorial in this parish, and also the tolling of a bell between five and six in the morning, have ceased from the period church rates were disallowed. Mr. Golledge, the clerk at All Saints, intimated a few weeks since to Mr. George Deere, that many of the old inhabitants were de sirous that the curfew bell should toll again, when that gen tleman voluntarily offered to pay the expense ; conse quently the bell was tolled again for the first time on the 29th ult. • Share 100 t 100 Stock Sto. Stock! 100 100 Stock 1001 100 100 100 Stock Stock stock all all all 1100 11. 3 0. i2s. rd 1014 f 931 1 3 984 8 all a'l all 1100 all 100 116 116 ss, I al 5 15 1 2 - 290 303 125 430 155 160 9 94 i 57} f 2 13 13i le lf 17 ; i 184 54 57 12 134 6 6 10 11 64 74 104 114 45 48 I - i I -235 245 21 135 145 21 3 5 5j 20 1 2il 385 395 1421 1471 180 190 100 110 14 11 I'6 32 34 27 28 101 } t 131 of Canning. Commencing with a brief retro spect of the general features. of Lord Chatham's character, the ,writer, like most other critics, does not award him unqualified praise, but he maintains that Chatham did what no other statesman of his age could have done. He reconciled the divided and conflicting sympathies of the nation, he made them once more a combined and loyal people. " He found England divided and dispirited; he left it united and exultant." Passing on to the two great rivals who immediately succeeded Chatham on the political stage, the writer accords the pre-eminence in statesmanship to Pitt. Admitting all the force and fascination of Fox's genius, he remarks, that " he prolonged authority of the son of Chatham was not an accident. What is the explanation? The nation admired the lavish gifts of the one ; but it had confidence in the other. It is the triumph of character." The disparaging assertion that Pitt's success was only a succession of fortunate accidents is justly contradicted, since history will hardly deny him, whatever his errors in policy, a place among the foremost of our statesmen. Coming to the times of his brilliant pupil and successor, the writer con fines his eul og i um c hi e fl y t o hi s F ore i gn p o li cy , on which he asserts the fame of Mr. Canning must ul timately depend. Tracing the principles which ac tu at e I his po: icy, and its beneficial results, he laments his absence from t he Foreign Office during the ye .pi between 1810 and 1822. One of his grounds for re gret may be heartily joined in, when we reflect on the misery caused by the Treaty of Vienna. " Had Canning remained in office we may rest assured that he would not have sanctioned the settlement of 1815. Had he remained in office the Holy Al liance' would have been nipped in the bud, and the struggle we have lately witnessed—a struggle to readjust on a better defined, and more natural basis the distribution of power, in Europe—might have been averted." An extract is given from his famous vindication of his policy towards Spain and Portugal, in which he electrified the house by the assertion that he had " called a new world into existence to redress - the balance of the old." The summary of his later years is brief, but the general view taken ofithe different charac ters of the great statesmen of their time, and of the chief features of their polity, is full of interest. A paper on Indian Finance is written in a clear and lucid manner, and touches on the hardships of the Civil Service. " Holmby House" is continued, and apparently advances to its conclusion. The unfor tunate Humphrey is again in tho hauls of the rebels, and .the doom of the King is rapidly ap proaching. The other story which has divided the reader's interest with this historical narrative, the tale of " Sword and Gown," is brought to a conclu sion, which, like the preceding chapters, is written with force and ability. The stern and reckless hero meets a soldier's death in the charge at Balaklava, but the fair and stately heroine, Cecil Tresilyan t re appears by his death-bed in the form of a hospital nurse. Evangeline is no longer alone in her mourn ful re-union with her lover, for many heroines of romance of the present day have donned the grey dress and close cap of the Sisters of Mercy. Tile characters are sketched with vigour and indivi duality, and the style is often forcible. Occasionally, however, it is marred by a straining after effect. Sir Archibald Alison's " History of Europe" is the subject of a merciless attack. A memorial paper on the late Mr. Brunel renders fall justice to the genius of the eminent engineer. An article on Hallucina tions offers some curious facts for the attention of the psychologist. An essay, entitled, " Has Poli tical Freedom receded ?" replies to that question in a very unsatisfactory manner, but its logic is not unanswerable. Colburn's New Mon Oily Magazine. The recent progress of geographical discovery furnishes the subject of the introductory article, which takes a review of the achievements of science and the advance in knowledge which has been made by modern enterprise and perseverance. The curi ous story of " The Signal Lights" which is appa rently going to relate the marvellous fulfilment of a dream, is proceeded with. We fear some misfor tune is about to befal the fair dreamer, Mrs. Lake. Sir Nathaniel, in his Notes on Note Worthies of every age, avails himself of the wide limits allowed in his title by transporting us to the days of Plato, and discussing the somewhat melancholy career of Dion, the Syracusan patriot. Instrumental in releasing his countrymen from the rule of a tyrant failed to satisfy the popular wants and met a tyrant's end. The disciple of the schools and follower of Plato was greater in theory 'than practice, like many ' another philosopher before and since. Mrs. Bush by concludes her tale of " The Planter's Daughter," and narrates the insurrection of the negrocs and the escape of the heroine, Mrs. Evelyn, from them. It is scarcely fair, however, to allow her " the last word" in the long pending dispute with her hus band as to theirights of the rival races, as the arguments in favour of social order will not sup port the doctrine of slavery. Professor Ranke's new contribution to historical literature is discussed and several extracts from his History of England are given. " The long night in '37," is a very sin gular paper, of a new kind that has lately ap peared in several periodicals. In this class of papers the hero tells his own story, and relates - the fearful affliction that has befallen him in the possession of a supernatural power that isolates him from his fellow-creatures. Sometimes it is the power to foretel events, sometimes to read the thoughts of others. On this occasion it is a more mysterious quality, the victim's time glides with extraordinary rapidity, he lives years while others only exist hours. It is certainly curious, but such a style of writing is open to many objections, and is decidedly morbid in its tone. The episode of Agatha does not improve its sense or attraction. The " Auto biography of Hans Mitterkamp" is continued, and describes the battle-field of Jena. Edward Row sell contributes one of his reflective papers on Church Services, and Church Dissensions. The ninth number of Stereoscopic Glimpses shows us Young at Welwyn,' watching a thunderstorm, as we can fancy him standing meditating while some of the finer reflections in his immortal " Night Thoughts" flashed across his brain. It is a novel and striking idea to give, as it were, a momentary sight of each of our great poets in his home, and the contrast afforded by some of their circumstances must strike forcibly on the reader. " The Last Days of a Poet" record the mournful story of Heinrich Heine's su fferinn's and death, and expresses indignation at the indifference with which Ger many has regarded the loss of her greatest poet of the time. The United Service Magazine. A paper on "Manning. the Navy" attacks boldly the defects and deficiencies in our system of naval management. We have ourselves often called at tention to the evils arising from the changes in the controlling departments with every fluctuation in the strength of rival political factions; and the same arguments are adduced in this article with force and vigour. The following remarks are full of truth, and the facts speak for themselves to all unprejudiced persons : Manning the navy is a subject of such vast importance to this country that it should be elevated to the rank of a science. Every branch of the service has its established and distinct department. Paying, victualling, doctoring, steaming, and shipbuilding, constitute each a department under the Board of Admiralty; but the most important branch of the navy is left almost to chance. The First Sea Lord of the Admiralty is entrusted with the management and culture of this vital branch; but only as a component part of a voluminous whole. What makes this arrange ment still more objectionable is, that the same sea lord is, as it were, a bird of passage. The Surveyor of the Navy, the Medical Director-General, Comptroller of Victualling, &c., and the Accountant-General, hold permanent offices. These heads of departments, although nominally under the control of certain Lords of the Admiralty, are so much fix tures, that they, generally speaking, instruct instead of being instructed. But providing men for the navy is left very much to accident, or to the care of irresponsible officials. During the last ten years there have been six changes in this particular office. Some naval lords have taken one view, some another, and hardly two have been agreed upon the best method of securing a supply of men for the navy. One has favoured continuous service, another has thought so poorly of that plan as to allow the men entered under that engag-ement to be dispersed. The First Lord for the time being receives instructions from the Premier, and "cut down" or "fill up" becomes the order of the day. The senior Sea Lord, that is, the Manning Lord, must shut his mouth or resign ; the Premier is not to be dictated to by a Lord of the Admiralty. After taking a thorough and searching view of the subject, the writer concludes by an impressive lament over the inadequate rewards offered to un befriended merit : Let the noble duke who now holds the post of First Lord of the Admiralty look well to the present conaition' of the navy. The ambitious lad who takes the shilling of the re cruiting sergeant, and enters the army, may have his dreams of becoming an officer of rank realised, not so the naval apprentice. The one is cheered by the hope of one day gaining an honourable position in society ; the other knows full well that the summit of his glory is a boatswain's or gunner's warrant. Reform the navy, my lord duke. Now is the time—it may lte now or never. Your grace is lis ' temng week after week to various plans for improving the service. Now you are troubled with a growl from the old admirals—again, the claims of the commanders and neglected lieutenants aro pressed. The masters have sought to be emancipated, and other officers have had their grievances brought before you for redress. But while attending to these do not forget the claims of the active serving officers, who will have to oppose their shoulders to the enemy ; and more than all, open the gate of promotion to the highest rank to the humblest possessor of merit. When weighing the claims of the different aspirants for rank, turn not to tho peerage, nor to the list of illustrious commoners. Listen not to the suggestions of political supporters, but let rugged merit plead her honest cause, and have justice. Then, and then only, will schemes for manning the navy, and for the establishment of a naval reserve, gain the ear and heart of those whom we should encourage to serve in the British marine. The terrible losses at sea by the late disastrous gale prove the need and value of good harbours of re fuge. The continuation of the article on this sub ject will scarcely fail to secure attention, Papers on Chinese and Indian affairs, of coarse, occupy a place. In one of the latter the injustice of some of the sentences passed on the rebel chiefs is dwelt upon. The hanging of Tantia Topee, the Maheatta leader, who was not accused of the darker crimes of the other native chiefs, is contrasted with the provision and safety granted to the heartless bar barians who seem to have forgotten the common attributes of humanity in the tortures inflicted on our countrymen. There is certainly some serious error in such inconsistency. There are several articles on subjects of interest, and the naval and military intelligence of the month is as usual given in full. SURVIVORS OF FR 4NKLIN'S COM PANIONS. The Medical Times says :—" The news recently brought home as to the fate of Sir John Franklin shows very remarkably the fault committed by Go vernment in neglecting to follow the advice of a well-known member of our profession—Dr. King. It is now known that Franklin's ships were wrecked close to an island—King William's Island—lying off the western land of North Somerset ; and traces of the expedition have been found on the southern shore of this island, at Point Ogle on the continent of America, and at Montreal Island in the estuary of the Great Fish River. Now, in February, 1645, Dr. King proposed to Lord Grey, then Colonial Secretary, to go by the Great Fish River to the western land of North Somerset to aid the Frank lin Expedition in its survey. Two years afterwards, when anxiety was felt for the fate of the expedi tion, Dr. King made his second offer to Lord Grey to go by the same route to the same coast to search for and assist the expedition in its difficulty. The letter making this offer was dated June 10, 1847, and, curiously enough, it is now shown that Franklin died on the 11th of June, one day only after this letter was; written, near the very spot which Dr. King proposed to explore. After Franklin's death, it appears from the records found by Captain M'Clintock, 105 survivors were on the road to the Great Fish River, in April, 1848 ; so that had Dr. King's proposals of 1845 and 1847 been accepted he must have met the party and rescued them. Year after year Dr. King reiterated his warnings:and offers, and in 1856 memorialised tin Admiralty to arrange a combined effort by sea and land, again directed to the precise spot where the remains of the expedition have been found. Had his offers been accepted, not only would our g all , nt countrymen have been rescued, but no ne cessity would have arisen for the expeditions of Ross, Richardson, Collinson, Austin, Penny, Bel cher, or Kellett, at a Government expense of two millions ; nor for the private expeditions under Ross, .Kennedy, and M'Clintock, or the American efforts of De Haven and Kane. We do not mention this in any spirit of vain regret, but to point out that a summer land search up the Great Fish River would be devoid of d anger , wou ld b e i nexpens i ve , and might be successful in rescuing some of the 105 survivors, all of whom can scarcely have perished in a country where there is plenty of game." TVASIIINGTON'b FIRST LOVE. A correspondent of the Century, in giving some reminiscences of the old country seat called " The Cottage," in Hanover county, Virginia, relates the following account of Gen. Washington's proposal for the hand of Mary Cary, and his rejection by her father : " Her father wa3 Wilson Cary, Esq., of ' Celeys,' in the county of Elizabeth city, descended from the noble family of Hunsdon, in England. His relative, Colonel Archibald Cary, of Ampthith, in Chesterfield, was, at his death, the heir apparent to the earldom. The worthy old gentleman seems, from all we know of him, to have been as proud as the Coneys or the Somersets, and to have thought his family the noblest in the land. He lived in great state, with chariot and horses, plate and velvet and embroidery—a worthy of the old school, fully satis• fled with the' order of things,' and enjoying serenely the good gifts of Providence. His beautiful daugh ter was a great heiress, and had many suitors. The one here alluded to was a young man of very high character, a relative of George Wm. Fairfax, Esq., who lived in Belvoir, on the Potomac ; and here he met with Miss Cary, who came to visit Mrs. Fair fax, her eldest sister. He at once proceeded to fall in love, which he did with an ardour characteristic of his nature. " When Miss Cary went back home to Celeys; on James river, he followed her like a courageous gallant, and laid open siege to the fair fortress. In the good old times, however, something more was necessary than the consent of the young lady, and so the youth duly asked a private interview with the lord of thentanor, who listmed to him in silence throughout. When the lover had finished Mr. Cary rose, made him a low bow, and said that if this was young Mr. Washington's errand at Celeys,' his visit had better terminate—his daughter had been accustomed to ride in her own chariot.' And with this allusion to the poor condition of the younger sou, the interview terminated. Young Washington bowed and turned away, and in due time married the young widow, Martha Dandridge Curtis, who I resembled Miss Cary,' sa y s an au th or ity, as much as one sister ever did another.' " The old tradition does not end here. Many years fled away—Mary Cary ivas Mrs. Ambler, and her discarded suitor was the man who had just re ceived the sword of Cornwallis at Yorktown, whom the whole civilised world hailed as the greatest among the great, the foremost man,' not only in America, but of all the world.' He passed the old metropolis, Williamsburg, at the head of his victo rious troops, and the people were almost crazy with joy and admiration. The vast multitude nearly prevented his horse from proceeding; the calm statue on horseback passed on serenely. All at once he perceived at a window, or in a crowd, his old love, Mary Cary. He raised his sword and saluted her profoundly. She fainted. " But it does not seem that the lovely woman was to blame. She hid not ,been able to return the affection of the youth—that was all. She married him who won her heart, Edward Ambler: He was worthy of this noble lady in rank and character. He was descended through his mother from the great Huguenot house of La Roche Jaqueline, in Vendee, and inherited the honest instincts of his race. At 12 years of age he had been sent for his education to England. He graduated at Cambridge, and then made the grand tour of Europe, returning to Virginia when he was 21. He was married to Miss Cary soon afterwards, became collector of York ; and was so much respected that when Lord Bottetort came to Virginia as governor he brought a letter of introduction to the collector. He died at 35, and the Revolutionary war break ing out soon afterwards his beautiful widow moved away from the scene of her grief. and took refuge in the Cottage' far up in Hanover." Belvoir, the seat of the Fairfaxes, spoken of above, was on the bank of the Potomac, three, four, or five miles below Mount Vernon. The only re mains now of that fine residence is a low mound of broken mouldering bricks, covered over with wild vines. THIS DA I'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Nov. 3.—Wind this day at neon, South. Westerly; light, pleasant breoze, and very fine, clear weather. _ _ ,•••"1“.• • S 0 UTIIANIPTON . , Nov. 2.—Sailed—Parana, steamer, for the West Indies; New York, steamer, for New York. Dovan, Nov. 2.—Wind VT. N. W.—Arrived—Maria, from Drenthe I'm for Bilboa, with damage to sails and bulwarks, and mate and three men washed overboard ; her Majesty's steamer Locust, from Sheerness to Ports mouth. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 2.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Mer lin, from London for Terceira, towed in totally dismastel„ having been on her beam ends in a gale off the Needles; Ambrosine, from London for New Zealand. Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Perseverance, for Corfu. Put back—Her Majesty's ship Arrogant, for Ascension. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 2. Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Co lumbia, from Bristol for Quebec, with mainmast, head, and mainyard gone, and pumps choked ; bore up from 54 W. long., after having been 70 days out; Wm. Hammond, from Akyab. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind W. Sailed—Leon Seeking, New York steamer, for New York ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre ; Parana, steamer, for St. Thomas ; Courier, and South-Western, steamers, for Jersey; Charlotte, for Guernsey; Foyle, steamer, for Cicely; and Ally, for Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Arrived, Nov. 2—Parker, from Demerara; Colombo, from Charleston. Arrived, Nov. 3—Star of the East, from Manilla; York• shire, from New York ; Azof, from Ibrail ; Muscongus, from Charleston. _ . Off Holyhead at 10 a.m.—City of Washington, steamer, from New York. Olt SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind W. •, tido half ebb ; weather fine. Arrived, Nov. 2.—Fawn, from Rotterdam; Georgia, from Odessa. Arrived, Nov. 3.—Polina, from Altona ; Prine, from St. Malo ; George Marshall, from Melbourne : from Sydney. Sailed—Panther, for Boulogne ; Vere, for Jamaica Smyrna, steamer, for. Amsterdam. D EA L, Thursday Morning. Wind, W. by N., moderate. Passed—Amazon, screw steamer, from Lond on for Lis bon ; her Majesty's ship Rhadamanthus, from the West for the River ; Clyde, from Calcutta for Lisbon. Anchored—Julia, from China for London, was in con tact with the South Sand Head Light-ship. Both vessels have sustained damage, awl the Julia has been supplied with an anchor and 60 fathoms of chain hence. olls the WI 0101 an d an d es of X lO i s ont ►r 10 in o iiill' )f . 04 trios r of gi rniog )übli° orO lif Nt iell ,and 10 5 5 miee" . a PI bllt of e Pe"' 1)0 14 ‘ 3 - e gre et, 0 P °ll ld the . 3 0 04 00 oas 1° 0 to wool(' 1 1 0° i Ist 0 I il f° : 6 WO l ot be irr iOg PaS t itl2°ll he 1° t r a " a 0 061 I bc °ll )0 4° o Fer• J ilt fal