The Sun. — London, England, 1869-11-19 00:00:00

GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. Proprietor, Mr. Sefton Parry. THIS EVENING, at 7, A HOUSEHOLD FAIRY. At 7..5, NOT SUCH A FOOL AS HE LOOKS: Sir Simon Simple, by Hr. H. J. Byron. Messrs. J. Clarke, Parselle, dm Mesdames Hughes, Berend, and Mrs. Stephens. To conclude with A BREACH OF PROMISE L 14,pazGe open Avila 19 till 5.. " T HE APPAREL OFT PROCLAIMS THE MAN." E. MOSES & SON (the ORTGINATORS of the READY-MADE CLOTHING SYS TEM) supply Ready-made Clothing equal to Clothing made to measure, and Clothing made to measure equal to the best that can be cbtained.' E. MOSES and SON possess unequalled -esonrces for the MANUFACTURE of JLOTTIING, and are consequently able to .supply the public at lower prices than any other house in the trade. E. MOSES and SON'S STOCK for the WINTER SEASON comprises an immense )ssortment of Overcoats, and every deserip ion of Clothing f all ages, all occasions, Ind all &asses, in all the newest designs and materials. E. MOSES and SON give particular at tention to CLOTHING for YOUNG GEN TLEMEN. For the convenience of Ladies arcompa , ying their Sons there is a separate department for this important branch of their businvs., and it, is furnished with a splendid a , sortment, of Snits, Overcoats. and Clothing for nil oensions, incindine7 all the favourite designs and the most fashionable materials. Orders by Post are attended to with care and punctuality, and the easy and accurate SYStP III of self-troll:sure introduced by E. MOSES n:1 , 1 SON enables them to guaruntee a faultless fit. Ord' rs from persons who are not known to the firm should accompanied by a remit tance, or a London reference. Any article not worn or injured will be theerfully exchanged, or, if desired, the money will be returned. All Goods are marked in Plain Figures, from which no abatement can be made. The Stock of Hosiery and Drapery, Hats and Caps, and Boots and Shoes, is un equalled for magnitude, variety, and cheap ness. Complete Outfits for all Climates, with every requisite for the voyage. Lists of Prices, with Rules for Self-mea sure, Patterns, and Fashion-sheet, gratis and post-free. E. MOSES and SON'S Establishments are closed every Friday evening at sunset till Saturday evening at sunset, when business is resumed until eleven o'clock. E. MOSES and SON, Ready-made and Be spoke Tailors, H abitmakers, Woollen drapers, Hatters, Hosiers, Boot and Shoe Manufac turors, and General Outfitters for an Classes. `Cho following are the only addresses of E. MOSES and SON:— LONDON. CITY ESTNBLISIIMENT, 1,55, MINORIES 156, MI NO R TES 157, MINOTUES tin, ALDGATE 84, ALDGAT E 85, ALDGATE Eli, ALDGAT] 57. ALDGAT ;47, 58. ALDGAT 59, ALDGATE •OX F 0 -STRE ET BRANCH. 506, NEW OXFORD-STREET 507, NEW OXFORD STREET , OS, NEW OXFORD-STREET 1, HART STREET 2, HART-STREET 3, HART-STREET TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD BRANCH. 137, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 138, TOTTENHAM-COURT-ROAD 283, EUSTON-ROAD. Country Branch: 19, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORK. 20, BRIDGE-STREET, BRADFORD, YORKS. REAT WESTERN RAILWAY. LEAMINGTON AND WARWICZSHIRE HUNT MEETING, November 23d, 24th, 25th, and 26th, 1869. On TUESDAY. November 23d, a FAST SPECIAL TRAIN (Ist and 2d class) will leave PADDINGTON at 9 n.m. for L EAMINGTON and WARWICK, calling at Reading and Oxford only; also a Return Special Train will leave Warwick on Friday, November 26th, at 5.30 p.m., and Leamington at 5.40 p.m., for Paddington, tilling at the same stations. Trains leave Paddington for Leamington and Warwick daily (except Sundays) at 6.0 a.m., 8.0 a.m. (3d class), 10.0 a.m., 10.55 a.m. (3d class), 12.30 p.m., 2.20 p.m. (3d class), 3.30 and 6.20 p.m. ; and Warwick for Paddington (calling at Leamington), at 7.10 a.m. (3d class), 7.45 a.m., 9.41 a.m. (3d class), 10.33 a.m., 12.44 p.m., 2.4 p.m. (3d class), 5.52 p.m., and 7.54 p.m. J. GRIERSON, General Manager. Paddington, November, 1869. HEATHER'S TRUS I' (under the Alanagemen of the Clothworkers' Company). At n. COURT, to be holden on the Ist December next, this Company will DISTRIBUTE to Six Poor Widows of decayed Housekeeper '4 the Amount divisible under the above Trust, teeing abort .£8 to each. Printed forms of appl cation piny he obtained et the Company's Offices, Clothworkers' llall, Mincing-lane, London. The applicant must insert therein particulars relative to her condition and cirrun.stances, and name references from whom information may be obtained for verifying the same. The application, wilh certificate of her marriage and a certificate or other proper proof of the death of her hus band, must he left at the Company's Hall previously to tho 23d November inst., addressed to OW EN ROBERTS, Clerk. Clothworkers' Hall, Nov., 1869. SHORT SUMMARY OF THE POSITION OF THM PRUDENTIAL ASSURANCE COMPANY, (2. Ludgate Hill, London, R.C. Branch Office-7, King-street, St. James's. The Annual Premium Income of the Company, at the close rf 1t468, was £220,978 Os. 10d., and the Total Amount Assured £1,832,197. The Business is divided under two heads:- Ist —The General or Ordinary Business, being the same as that transacted by other Companies. 2nd—The Industrial or Working Class Assurances. The Premium Income of the General Business was £52,432, and the sum Assured £1,562,960. The present value of the lia bility of this Branch by the Carlisle 3 per Cent. Tables, throwing off the entire load ing. wa , £139,322 15 8 The Premium Income of the Industrial Branch was 16R,546, the sum Assured £3,1C9,237, and the Estimated Reserve 50,000 0 0 £189,322 15 8 The Liability of the Industrial Branch does tot admit. of being estimated in the same way as that of the General Branch, on account of the very larg • proportion of Policies which corst ntly la, se, so that the bulk of the assurances are, in fact, risks for short terms only; the estimated re serve for the liabilities of this Branch of the business is shown by the result of 14 years' experience to be abundantly suffi cient. The Assurance Fund on 31st Decem ber, 1868, was £241,301 12 4 The average duration of the whole of ►he Industrial Policies was considerably under three years. The average age of the Assured in the Industrial Branch was 19 years. A detailed List of Assets can he had on application. fIAIMEN, Secretary. A GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE - to introduee eommodi ies valuable to every householder high and low. This offers a highly remunerative Commission to Tradesmen, Travellers. gentlemen's Servants, &e. 'Apply with two stamps to R. MARRISON, Great Orford-street,Norwich. JOHN GOSNF.I.L and CO.'S CHERRY TOOTH PASTE is greatly superior to any tooth powder; gives the teeth a pearl whiteness, protects the enamel from decay, and imparts a plenrant fragrance to the breath. Price ls. 6d.—Rod Bull Wharf, 93, Upper Thames -street. London. NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE. A GIIA AMARELLA restores the Human Hair ..rk to its pristine hue, no matter at what age. JNO. GOSNELL and CO. have at length, with the aid of ono of the most eminent Chemists, succeeded in perfect ing this wonc irful liquid. It is now offered to the public tt a more concentrated form, and at a lower price. Sold in bottles, 3s. each ; also 55., 7s. 6d., and 15s. each, including brush. Tied Bull Wharf, Angel passsage, 93, Upper Thames street London. E.C. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. F. 2. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, at 7, BELLEq OF TIIE KITCHEN. At 8, FORMOSA. new four-act Drama, by Dion Boucicault: Messrs. Parrett, H. Trying, David Fisher, Brittain Wright, loht. Rouse; IMrs Hillingdon, Misses 31. Brennan, Macdonald, and Katharine Rodgers. To conclude with the farce of BORROWED PLUMES. • ~fIEA'I'RE ROYAL, HAYAIAR KE T. Folr! THIS EVENING, at Seven, FAMILY JARS: Mr Compton Mrs E. Fitzwilliam. At a Quarter to Eight, the New Comedy, NEW MEN AND OLD ACRES: Mr Buelistone, Mr Chippendale. Mr Howe, Mr Rogers, Mr. Braid, Mrßuckstone, jun.; Miss Robertson, Mrs Chippendale, Mrs. E. Fitzwiiliam, Miss C. TTill, C..r'•'n,liecr with A DAUGHTER TO I.URRY: Mr Kendall, Mk.; P. C wynne, &e. Eox-office °run daily from Ten till Five. 10#())7A1 PRINCESS'S TI!FL and Marager.Mr. Benjamin Webster. OPEN FOR THE WINTER SEASON, THIS EVENING, at 7, TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING Messrs AsiCey. D.LeeP,on, and isses Naria and Nelly Harr!s. At 15 to . TIIE WILLOW COPSE: Mr Benjamin . Webster, Messrs R. Phillips, J. U. Taylor, t Alley. Stuart, W. Riau°ld, D. Leeson. C. J. Smith. R. Boner, W. H. Eburne, Miss Furtado, Mrs Alfred Mellon, Mrs Addle, 3li s M. Harris, &c. THEATRE ROYAL, ADELPHI. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. WEBSTER. THIS EVENING, at 7 o'clock, MY PR ECIO ,LT:Y: Mr Atkins, Mr C. J. Smith, and Miss Eliza Johnstone. At 15 to 8, LOST AT SEA: a London Story. Messrs A. Stir ling, G. Belmore, E. Atkins, J. D Beveridge, C. H. Stephenson, C. .T. Smith, R. Romer; Miss Rose Lecicrcq, Miss Eliza John stone, Miss Lennox Grey, Mrs Leigh Murray. To conclude with DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Mr G. Btlmore and Mrs. Leigh Murray. Box-office open daily, from 10 till 5. No fees for booking. Places can be secured a fortnight in advance. HOLBORN THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Lessee and Manager, BAn.rty SULLIVAN. THIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, STATE SECRETS: Mr George Honey. At 7.45. Moore's great Tragedy of THE GAMESTER: Barry Sullivan; Messrs J. C. Cowper, W. H. Stephens, Lin Rayne, Florsmart, Lunt, &c.; Mrs. Hermann Vezin, Miss J. Rignold, Miss Howard, &c. To conclude with THE LOfTERY TICKET. On Saturday Lord Lytton's celebrated Play of THE LADY OF LYONS will be repeated. Principal Scenic Artist—Mr Julian Hicks. Acting Manager—Amonv SULLIVAN. lOYAL STRAND THEATRE. 1. Sole lessee and Manageress, Mrs Swanborough. THIS EVENING, at 7.f'.0, AMONG THE BREAKERS: Mr Clarke. Followed by THE TOODLES: Mr Clarke. After which, INTO: Nfes,rs Thorne. .Ta mos, Fenton, Turner Mesdames Sheridan. Newton, Maitland. Ac. To conclude with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL DESLEY, Mayor.—A COMMON COUNCIL, holden in the Chamter of ihe Guildhall of the City of London, on Thursday the 18th day of November, 1869 Resolved unanimously, " That the best thanks of this Court be presented to the Right Hon. James Clarke Lawrence, M.P., late Lord Mayor of this City, for the valuable services so efficiently rendered during his year of office. This Court has wit nessed with the highest satisfaction the manner in which, in the discharge of the important duties of his office, his Lordship exercised those qualities by which the char acter and dignity of the position of Chief Magistrate of the City of London have been maintained. This Court especially recognises the judgment his lordship dis played when presiding over its deliberations, and is of opinion that, in combining firmness with consideration he greatly contributed to the successful conduct of business, and advanced the important interests con nected with the Corporation. 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Conclude with BORROWED PLUMES THEATRE-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. 'Curs EVENING. at 7 o'clock, FAMILY JARS. After which, 7 LW MEN AND OLD ACID. S: Mr Buckstone. Concl u di ng with A DAUGHTER TO MARRY. THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHT. Tars EVEIVING, at 7. MY PItECIOTH BETSY, Followed by LOST A T SFA : Mr A. Stirling, Air G. Pelmore, Mr E. Atkins, Mr Beveridge, Mr Stephenson, Mr Smith, Mr Romer ' • Miss Rose Leclereq, Miss Eliza Johnstone, Mi ss L ennox Grey Mrs Leigh Murray And DOMESTIC ECONOMY: Mr G. If.elmore and Mrs L Murray. GLOBE THEATRE-ROYAL. TATS EvEsING, st 7, A ITOUSF.FTOLD F kIRV. At NOT SUCH A FOOL AS TIE LOOKS: Mr H. J. Byron. And BREACH OF PROMISE. Mr J Clarke and Miss Hughes. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. THIS FVFNING, at 7. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING. Mr Ashley and the visses Hart is. With THE WILLOW COPSE Mr. Benjamin Webster. THEATRE-ROYAL, HOLBORN. THTS EVEvING. at 7 . STATE SECRETS. After which, THE. GAMESTER: Mr. Berry Sullivan, Mrs. 11 ermann Vezin, &c. And THE LOTTERY TICKET. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs.Swanhoronah. Tiffs EVENING. at 7.30. AMONG TILE BREAKERS: Mr Clarke. With THE TODDLES. and INO. Concluding with THE CHOPS OF THE CHANNEL. cn RTSTY MINSTRELS. St. James's Hall, Every Night, at 8 Wednesdays and Saturdays, at 3 and 8 all the year round. ZOOLOGICAL d kROENS, Regent's-pa/le, OPEN daily (ex cept Sundays). Admission. ls.; on Mondays, 6d. Children under twelve. gd. ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE. THREE BALLETS Promenade Concert. Band of 60. Begin at 8. ls. Box-office open from 11 to 4. cb v . " 0, kj tt 3 7 1; i'6 4W '6"k LONDON, FRIDAY, NO V. 19, 1869. Although the Suez Canal is one of the few great engineering works of the world in which England has taken little or no part, there were probably few English readers who did not learn with satisfaction that the long talked-of project was actually WI fa it accompli. The canal is open, and whatever its ulti mate fate, no shadow of doubt or disappointment marred the brilliant pageant of inauguration. A fleet of forty vessels, headed by the Imperial yacht bearing the adventurous lady, who had taken so warm an interest in the scheme passed safely along the whole length of the c tnal from Port Said to Ismailia, a distance of some fifty miles, the voyage being accomplished in eight hours. Four good sized steamers from Suez also arrived at Is.rnailia on the 17th, so that the maritime canal was on that day traversed throughout by sea going vessels. The entry of the flotilla into the Lake of Ismailia was achieved successfu.Uy ) the depth ofj Tin, SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1869. water being everywhere amply sufficient. Indeed we learn from to-day's telegrams that upwards of forty seagoing ships were in the harbour on the 18th, the largest being a Russian frigate, drawing 17 feet 2 inches of water. So far as the experiment has yet been tried, therefore, the great apprehensions felt on the score of insufficient depth are not realised ; and Ni. DE LESSEPS may safely re joice that his theories have been put to the test of practice, and borne that test. What man has done, man may do ; and the undertaking which has even temporarily succeeded shows what is possible for the future. The first Atlantic Cable served but to convey a fleeting message or two when its service was interrupted, and so brief had been the time during which it worked, that the cynics and sceptics doubted if telegraphic communication had ever passed at all under the depth of the broad Atlantic. Nevertheless the electricians knew better. Question and answer, salutation and greeting, had once passed between the British QUEEN and the American PRESIDENT, and that fact afforded abund ant proof that the time might come when transat lantic telegraphy would be as little thought of as penny postage. In the same way, what ever reverses or disappointments may he in store for the enterprising projector of the narrow water line uniting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, the recollection of the first day's triumph will serve to convince him and the world that the Suez Canal is no longer the scheme of a visionary, or the dream of an enthusiast. But, in truth, M. DE LESSEPS needs no such con solations. He is thoroughly convinced of the prac ticability of his great undertaking, and the in domitable energy he has shown in carrying it out in the face of difficulties and disap pointments, deserves the fame and success which it has won. Princes and Nobles, Ministers and Plenipotentiaries now throng the gay receptions and hold high festival at Suez; while at their head the modern Queen of Fashion lends the strange and varied scene on the African sands the grace and the spirituelle vivacity of Parisian salons. But this is the end of the work, and M. DE LESSEPS, at least, can remember days when the world looked very differently upon him ; when Monarchs and Ministers turned coldly away, when capitalists held back their funds, and the press of the several countries which are :now rivalling each other in doing homage to his perseverance, cavilled, criticised, and con demned. Nevertheless he kept on his way un• daunted by disappointment, uninfluenced by ridicule, undisheartened by failure. He was resolved to win, and he won. He had a great work to accom plish, and he knew it could be done, so he put every other consideration on one side, and lo ! the work is accomplished. M. de LEssEPs has given us another illustration of the truth of the old proverb by showing us that " where there is a will there is also a way," even though it be through the Egyptian sands from Port Said to Suez. The St. Pancras Workhouse Infirmary has sud denly acquired fame of a most unenviable kind, and the public are alternately shocked and indignant as they peruse the details of its horrors. It is true that isolated cases of suffering and premature death, arising from insufficient care, have occurred before now in the Workhouses and Unions, but it seems as if all these solitary and distinct evils were brought together and united in the wretched affair before us. On Wednesday, Dr. LANKESTER, Coroner for Cen tral Middlesex, empannelled a jury on the bodies of eight deceased persons, six of whom had died in either the St. Pancras Workhouse or Infirmary. These cases were entirely distinct from those which were opened last week, and stand adjourned. Prior to the jury viewing the bodies the Coroner briefly addressed them, and stated that he entertained an opinion that inquests ought to be held upon every pauper dying in a workhouse, as well as in prisons and lunatic asylums, and recent events bad justified him in com ing to that conclusion. Well might Dr. LANKESTER make these observations, for there is no doubt that if his suggestions had been carried out at an earlier period much that is now amiss would long ago have been remedied. There is no surer way of redressing an evil than by calling public attention to it, and when those errors which follow from ignorance and inattention are subjected to criticism and inves tigation, we have reason to hope that a change for the better will ensue. Three inquests were held on the occasion referred to, and the jury expressed their opinion on each case in very strong terms. It was, indeed, impossible that they should do otherwise under the circumstances of the affair, but it must be a satisfaction to those who are interested in the sad events to know that a protest has gone forth against the mismanagement which was the primary cause of the fatal result. It would have been quite out of character to expect that strong persons in health could remain in such places as those described in the evidence before the jury and not feel any serious effects from the want of air and the impure atmosphere which prevailed. How inconsistent, then, to immure in the dreary locality those unfortunate beings who were suffering from those diseases which seemed especially to call for air, and freedom from those ills which there abounded. had these unfor tunate persons died in their respective homes it would have been sad to reflect upon their sufferings, but a different feeling is experienced when we recollect that their last days were spent in an establishment that is supposed to be erected for the advantage of the sick poor, and where it is an agreeable illusion to imagine that they can receive those comforts which grinding poverty cannot compass in their own abodes. JANE HARvr.v was admitted to the Infirmary suffer ing from pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs. She was placed in a small ward, about half the size of a good-sized parlour. " The amount of atmo spheric space is by no means sufficient for the patients, and there is in that ward always a foul atmosphere and stench." It would be difficult to imagine a more unsuitable spot in which to place a patient suffering from the disease under which JANE HARVEY laboured. Dr. Ews, the medical officer of St. Pancras Work house Infirmary, stated that he had made a post mortem examination, and found that the cause of death was from inflammation of the lungs and pleura, "no doubt accelerated by the foul air, the steneb, and want of ventilation." At this stage of the proceed ings Dr. ELLIS read a report which he had made to the Board of Guardians. It was dated the 13th of November, and in alluding to the foul air which pre vailed, he says that he referred to his weekly report book, and found that on the 18th of September be reported the existence of had smells of a sewage-like nature in 2t ward, but no steps were taken to remedy the evil until that week. Thus we see that a period of nearly two months had elapsed, during which time the unfortunate inmates of the affected ward must have been enduring a martyrdom. In February of this year erysipelas prevailed, and this was believed to be owing to the crowded state of the wards. There was certainly no excuse for the indifference that was shown in the matter, and it seems almost unaccount able that no decisive steps were taken to remedy the evils, when we learn from the Report that in quests were held on fever cas, s, and the jury returned verdicts that death was accelerated by the bad state of the atmosphere of the wards. Li answer to the jury, Dr. Ews said that nothing had been done until last week to remedy the state of the ward. A patient in 25 ward said that JANE HARVEY com plained very much of the smell and closeness of the ward on the night she came in, Mr. ROBERTSON, the medical superintendent of the Sussex County Hospital, said he was well acquainted with wards of hospitals and public institutions. He visited St. Pancras Workhouse last Sunday, and found the whole of the wards frightfully overcrowded, with a most unpleasant smell, in spite of the large amount of window and door opening which existed, a proceed ing which he considered most improper at this season of the year on account of the draughts. He added that he should think it impossible to obtain medical success with patients in such wards. " Indeed, he looked upon it as absolutely consigning people to their graves thus to crowd them together. Should say that any attempt to improve such a place could neither be beneficial to the ratepayers nor to the sick poor." The jury returned a verdict to the effect that JANE HARVEY died from inflammation of the lungs, accelerated by the want of sufficient sanatory pre cautions; and appended the request that the Coroner should communicate with the Poor-law Board on the subject of the antagonistic feeling that existed be tween the Board of Guardians and their medical officers, and their repeated inattention to their re ports. The second inquest was on Jo lIN WATTS, who was found dead in bed on the morning of the Bth inst. He died from congestive apoplexy, acce lerated by the impure air of the ward in which he was placed. The third case was that of an infant, seven months old, who was reported to have been in good health till the 6th inst., when the drains were opened. This made several of the children ill, and caused the deceased's death. These three cases speak volumes as to the want of care which prevails in St. Pancras Workhouse Infirmary ; the young, the old, the middle-aged all follow in the same dreary track and meet the same sad end. It is not too much to say that such a state of things is a disgrace to our social condition and a scandal to the richest city in the world. Far better would it be to have no Infirmaries at all than those which are fashioned after this style, and conducted on these principles. There is some com pensation for every evil, and the consoling thought in this gloomy story is that these unfortunate per sons have not died in vain ; they have, so to speak, put the limits to the enduranc3 of workhouse in mates, and from this time a new state of things must arise. The Poor-Law Board must be aroused to a sense of the emergency that is before it, and if the powers that are intrusted to it are not sufficient to remedy the evil, let it apply to Parliament for assistance. It has been lamented for some time past that the attention of the Legislature has been so much diverted from the consideration of social questions, and here is a case in point. The whole conduct and management of workhouses must undergo a thorough revision, and the sooner and more effectually it can be done the better. Of course, there will be a mul- titude of different opinions, and a whole array of indignant time-servers and lovers of precedent. The public have no concern with the one or the other, no interest in the preservation of old routine, no de sire for the propagation of novel methods, but they have the righttodemand that a change shall be made. There is no want of proof as to the existence of the evil, and the claims of the poor and suffering, the re proach of the sick and dying, the fast-filling graves of infirmary patients, alike urge upon us the one thing needful—to set ourselves to the ta,k that is before us, and to effect a wholesale Reform in a spirit that will not fail, and that stops short at nothing but success. TIIE FUNEI?AL OF VISCOUNT CANIER BUItY.—(7his Day.) This morning the mortal remains of this noble man were removed from his town residence, No. 13, Chesterfield-street, May Fair, to the catacombs of Brompton Cemetery. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. T. and W. Banting, of St. James's-street, as precisely as possible accord ing to the wish of the late viscount. The coffin was covered with rich silk crimson Genoa velvet, silver gilt handles, nails, and inscription plate, beatiug the following :—" Manners Sutton, 2d Viscount Canterbury, born 17 April, 1812, aka 13 Nov., 1869. NAVAL AND MILITARY INIELLIGENCE. The troopship Orontes, Captain Phelps, from Port: mouth, arrived in Plymouth Sound at 10 o'clock on Wednesday night, with the 23d (Welsh Fusiliers), who were landed yesterday morning at Devonport, where the ship will be docked. The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty have directed the sale of another batch of war vessels, lying at Portsmouth, Sheerness, and Devonport. The list includes her Majesty's screw frigate Eme rald, 2,913 tons, built at Deptford in 1856 ; the screw sloop Miranda, 1,039 tons, b u ilt a t Sh eerness in 1851 ; the ti 5 w thesloopWasp, 974 t ons , b u ilt a t Deptford screw sloop Sharp s ho o t er , 503 tons, built at Blackwall in 1846 ; th e screw I s B cr o e ; sloop Niger, 1,002 tons, built at Woolwich in 1846 ; the paddlewheel steam vessel 'Thais, 302 tons, built at Messrs. Laird's yard, Birkenhead, in 1856 ; and the hulls of the steamers Coronation and Plym. The sale, which will be the third of war vessels since the recess, will be held at Lloyd's Captains' room, Royal Exchange, in the early part of the ensuing month. The Wasp and Sharpshooter are now lying at Portsmouth, the Emerald, Miranda, and Niger at Sheerness, and the Thais, Coronation, and Plym at Awonport. Since the announcement made by the Govern ment of the determination to dispose of the free hold of Woolwich Dockyard, the representatives of several wealthy firms have visited the yard for the purpose of ascertainir.g its capabilities for engineer ing and other purposes. It is stated that the yard will be disposed of early in the spring, and the amount of its sale (estimated at from three-quarters of a million to a million sterling) be carried to the credit of the Navy Estimates of 1870-1. Yesterday an officer of Royal Marines, Lieut. George Frederick Henry Rule, was put on his trial before a general court-martial in the officers' mess room at the Marine Barracks, at Chatham. The charge against Lieutenant Rule was that of having fraudulently appropriated to his own use the sum of £75, which had been entrusted to him on the 21st of July by Private Francis Rousell, 43d Company of Marines, to be deposited in the post-office savings-bank until the vessel on board which they were serving—the Octavia, 35, screw frigate, Captain J. H. L. Alexander, C.B. —was paid off, the accused having been in command of the detachment of Marines on board that ship. The prisoner pleaded "Not Guilty." At the commencement of the proceedings the Pre sident put the usual prohibition on the publica tion of the evidence until the trial was concluded. Private Francis Russell gave evidence, and was then cross-examined by the prisoner. Captain Morris, R.M., commanding the company to which Roussel belonged, a l so gave ev idence. At four o'clock in the Af ternoon t h e t r i a l was adjourned until to-day. A BALLOON VIEW OF THE FOG. On Wednesday afternoon, when London and_the suburbs were :enveloped in a dense fog, Mr. Coxwell made a balloon ascent from the Hornscy Gas Works. The ascent took place at 2.40, when the atmosphere was clear. Soon after three o'clock the fog extended exactly in the direction the balloon was travelling, and presented a strongly-defined line of vapour stretching for miles in an easterly direction. The formation of this fog, as witnessed by Mr. Coxwell from his balloon car, was, we hear one of the most interesting occurrences in the adventurous life of the experienced aeronaut, and will no doubt be fully described. Over the Forest, near Woodford, Mr. Coxwell and his companion were unable to see the earth at the height of only fifty feet, and it was only by the aid of a rope trailing on the ground that a level course could be regulated so as to select an open spot on which to alight. Whilst holding conver sation with some men who were following the balloon, and could only hear the rustling of a rope among the bushes and trees, the nronauts were supposed to be poachers. Keerors, who were in close pursuit, rushed upon the strangers when Mr. Coxwell cast his grapnel in a hedge, and great was their surprise when they discovered what kind of net and cordage it was trailing over the park. So dense was the fog that the balloon could not be seen, and the voyagers were supposed to be running along the ground, although Mr. Coxwell proclaimed his balloon, but this was thought to be a ruse to draw off the keepers' attention. Notwithstanding the difficult position Mr. Coxwell was placed in as to landing, still a safe descent was made near Woodford at 5.30. THE EXTINCTION OF A RAGE. It is impossible (says the Daily News) to conceive a more mournful and depressing story than that which is related by Mr. James Bonwick, F.R.G.S., formerly an inspector of schools at Victoria, in his interesting, though too senti mentally-written volume, "The Last of the Tasmanians, or the Black War of Van Diemen's Land." It is the story of a race not only subjugated, but demoralized—not only demoralized, but extinguished. The native popu lation of Tasmania, or Van Diemen's Land, is now a lost race ; and, though it did not exhibit many qualities capable of inspiring admiration, there is always something tragical in the utter extinction of a nation in its own hereditary dominions, especially when its dis appearance has been to a great extent brought about by the vices which its conquerors have introduced among an inferior people. The last male of the aboriginal popula tion of Tasmania died as recently as the 3rd of last March. He was only 32 years of age, and like, so many of his race, was addicted to drinking—a vice for which the natives have to thank their subjugators. This unhappy man's name was William Lanne, and he was popularly known by the designation of " King Billy." He gained his living by going to sea with whalers, though ho was very proud of his royal blood, and considered himself quite the equal of the Duke of Edinburgh, when, in Janu ary 1868 the Prince kindly took notice of him on the Hobart Town Regatta ground. Poor Lanne seems to have had but little intellectual power; but his spirits were gay and his habits festive. After his death, a disgraceful struggle for the possession of the body took place amongst the local scientific societies. The head was surreptitiously cut off in the dead-house of the hospital where the corpse lay, and the body was subsequently taken out of its grave by night, and carried away. The value of a complete skeleton of this peculiar race can, of course, be readily understood ; but the proceedings with reference to Lanne's body were characterised by that spirit of rapacity,violence, and disregard of right which have distinguished most of our dealings with these savages. Doubtless, it is a hard and difficult task to plant a new colony of civi lised men in the midst of a barbarian race. But that which is too often accomplished by reckless violence has sometimes been effected with a regard to justice and good feeling; and the success of William Penn in treating with the Indians is a proof that even in such transactions equity is a better law than spoliation. Mr. Bonwick gives a lamentable account of the cruelties com mitted on the blacks at various periods by the white settlers. As early as 1804 a collision occurred between the two races, in which, there is too much reason to believe, the whites were chiefly to blame, and which, it is certain, resulted in a terrible massacre of the aborigines. In sub sequent years the cruelties of the settlers became sys tematic and perpetual. Native boys were kidnapped and virtually enslaved; native women were forced to the most immoral purposes, and themselves and offspring abandoned; men used openly to beast of the number of "black crows "they had destroyed ; and it is stated that this destruction was often done in sheer wantonness, without any provocation, and for the sake of " sport," or in order to supply food for the stock-keepers' dogs. The editor of a Wellington paper, writing about the year 1830, said he had heard of the empie r mse+ of pnisonpd rum. Bad, however, as the conduct of the ordinary settlers often was, it was sur passed by that of the convicts who, in 1806 and some other years, were allowed to disperse themselves abroad in search of food during times of famine. These men were at first kindly treated by the natives of the forest ; but the liberated prisoners committed upon them such acts of atrocity that at length the blacks (who seem to have been naturally of a peaceful and harmless disposi tion) retaliated by attacking the whites. This went on for several years, and in 1831 the blacks were so much in the ascendant in the open parts of the country that there gas a perfect reign of terror. The aborigines, however, always showed themselves open to the influence of kindness; and in 182, a working bricklayer of Hobart Town—the late George Augustus Robinson—proposed to go on a mission of conciliation to the native tribes. He was employed in these admirable labours for some years, with the countenance, and to some extent the assist ance, of the Colonial Government; but, though he gained immense influence among the poor hunted savages, by whom he was regarded as a father and friend, he could not avert their ultimate fate. Slain by the rifles of the settlers, and decimated by drunkenness and the diseases of civilised life, the wretched natives ;rew fewer and fewer, and are now represented ny one woman, whose real name is Truganina, but who has long gone by the nickname of Lalla Rookh the is said to lileve been a great beauty in her youth, though the fact is difficult to believe when looking :it the portraits of her engraved by Mr. Bonwick, after photographs taken in 1866. This woman is now old, and at her death the Aboriginal race of Van Diemen's Land will be entirely extinct. A small number of half-castes ire to be found on the island ; but they have a tendency to die out. Great doubt exists as to whether the fecundity of the mixed race continues for long. Many of the women Follow an abandoned course of life, and the children are ~ften cruelly neglected, or even actually slaughtered. It is not likely that there will be many of these hybrids left twenty years hence. Mr. Gladstone has left town. It is particularly requested that all letters to be forwarded to him may be Addressed to 10, Downing-street, S.W. A FEMALE STUDENT AT THE MEDICAL SCHOOLS. —We understand that at Steeven's Hospital, Dublin, 9 lady is attending the lectures, and that she 'intends to Apply for admission to the preliminary examinations of the Royal College of Surgeons.—British Medical Journal. SHOCKING MURDER IN NEWCASTLE. - The 2Verthern Empress reports that between two and three o'clock on Thursday an " unfortunate " was stabbed by a man named George Weirs, fireman of the screw steamer Fusilier, one of the vessels belonging to the fleet of the Tyne Steam Shipping Company. The man, who says he was robbed, has been arrested. A SCION OF ROYALTY IN A WILD BEAST SHOW. —The North British Daily Mail states that on Wednes day the Rev. Mr. Stern, one of the Abyssinian captives, identified Prince Bouba Workey, who was exhibiting in Wombwell's Menagerie at Dundee as King Theodore's son. He had a short conversation with the prince in his native language. MEIJM AND Tuum IN RUSSIA.—A St. Petersburg paper tells the following singular story :—" A short time ago the chief magistrate in one of the principal towns of Southern Russia was robbed of a silver dinner service. A Du BARRY'S Delicious Health Restoring Revalouta few days after he was invited to supper at the house of Arabic's Food, which contains three times the nourishment of the best meat, saves fifty times its cost in other remedies, restores the Director of Polic e , an d saw , muc h t o hi s amazement, Perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, re- the missing plate on his host's table. Next day he re ported the circumstance to the Crown Prosecutor, who in freshing sleep, functional re larity, and energy to the most enfeebled, removing speedily and effectually indigestion (dys- Pepsis), habitual constipation, diarrheca, hEemorrhoids, liver his t urn COI:11111r nicated it to the Covernor of the town. complaints, flatulency, nery Listless, biliousness, fevers, sort throats, catarrh s , colds,' o influenza, noises in the head and ears, The latter then simply requested the Director of Police ir, rheum ttism, gout, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, neuralgia, a polite letter to-return the stolen plate. This was done, irritability, ache, debility, dropsy, cramps,%liasins, nausea, and sickness, and nothing morO was said about the matter." his WALES a l TO i ii g h T n l e l s l. s . sleeplessness, acidit • mipitation, heartburn, heasl bsientli.enegnfitthse, c s i h m o vs u l l i a s e , rs a:;: e lm . a l , v b e ronchitis, incipient consumption, serofala, tightness of the chest, pains at the pit of the stomach, PRINCE. —The Pope's health restored by Du Barry's Food, Cure No. 1 I oi,ll ` V ISIT onx I 8.-1". ' Rome, July 21. 1886. —The health of the Holy Father paid a privAte; visit to the Holborn Viaduct, accompanieC is excellent. especially since, abandoning all other remedies, he I Captain h(of 1 ' ' )3 , ) thaw Lie Fire Brigade), Mr. Haywood (the has confined himself entirely to Du Bar ' ry's Ileval uts, Arabica Food, of which he consumes a g j u d o a t t e ef a ul fe a w t e o v u e t ry of n: Bo' a ° l ° . ° ( I 't t ir h e a s s : engineer . of the Viaduct), and several gentlemen. The Produced a surpri s i ngly beneficial effect on his health , and his „ .. Holiness cannot p ra l se this e xcellent food too h i g hl y. "—F rom , since a rr iv e d soon a ft er noon, an d f irst closely inspected the Gazette du Midi, July2s. Cure No. 9,832: "Of Piny Year. the fra attired granite pillars supporting the Viaduct in indeseritubfe agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthmt cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness at the stomach Farring ,iron -street, and next went on to the Viaduct, pass and vomiting. Maria Jolly. Northam, Ling, near Diss, Norfolk ing NO thecwhole length o f it, f rom H o lb orn en d t o N ewga t e - Cure . 47,121: Mi ss E lizabeth Jacobs, of Nazing Vi carage Waltham Cross, Herta, of extreme nervousness, indigestion street,' Thence the Prince was conducted throughout the gatherings, low spirits • and nervous fancies. Important Caution uncle —Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imita- rground works of the iaduct, and inspected the , •• in.l a adopted in laying down the water and gas mains, . V lions to which, with out authority, Baron Liebig ' s name is most sYs audaciously attached t eleg raphic wires, tic Mr. Haywood explaining the whole In tins, at Is Lid; Ilb 2s 9d; 21b1; 4s 6d 5 lbs 11s; 12 lbs 22s ; ~ 25 lbs 40s. —Also Du BARRY'S REVALENTA. ARIBIE POWDER is packed in ti n can i sters: for 12 cups at is, for 24 cups A CrrocorAris dets ails in reference to the Viaduct, its building, cost, and at 3s 6d, for 48 cups at 6s, for 288 cups at 30s, for 576 cups at 555 of the —being about one penny per cup. The 30s and 55s tins are sent the , residence of Captain Shaw, at the headquarters free of carriage in England on receipt of Post-Office°, ler. where lun- BAR t, YDU BARRY and Co., l'i9,, 77 Ji egezat greet, f.douclOrli an d litan Fire Brikde in Watling-street, Its iropo . ~,,,.. . .. 2 ...... ._—---, - gen oral arrangement. His Royal Highness then went to all cfrecers and Chemists, luu )94ik4otti_ed,, PROTOPLASM. What is protoplasm? This question Professor William son essayed to answer at Manchester on Tuesday night : "It was a combination of oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen. It was the common foundation of organic life, both animal and vegetable, and was the same thing, whether taken from the highest or most humble organised forms. The eitylence and other animated particles which swarmed in stagnant water, and could be seen only under the microscope, as well as the cells of the beautiful rolvox, were masses of protoplasm. There were instances of protoplasm occurring in its simplest forms within the vege table kingdom. Such creatures as the ameba, amongst ani malcules, were likewise masses of protoplasm ; and more highly organised beings, even man himself, were aggrega tions of the same material. Its increase was beauti fully exhibited in the development of the ovum of the melicerta. Tho white corpuscles in human blood were simply protoplasm, and the blood, partly through the agency of those bodies, and partly through that of allied objects, rerformed all the phenomena which took place in the human frame. The force residing in pro toplasm was different from the force which we found associated with the phenomena of heat and electricity, for this reason—namely, that the force of heat and electricity was under human control. We could take anything that was not electric, and make it electric; we could take any body that was not hot, and make it hot. The creation of protoplasm was utterly beyond human power. It was a part and parcel of that life which had come down from the rcmotost ages of the past." THE EUROPEAN ASSURANCE SOCIETY. The adjourned meeting of this society was held on Thurs day at Willis's Rooms, to receive the report of the committee appointed last week on the motion of Mr. Child, of Man chester, to inquire into the position of this company. Sir Frederick Smith, the chairman, again presided, and there was a good attendance. The CHAIRMAN, who was receivedwith applause, said the committee had been most assiduous in the performance of their duties, and had conducted their investigations with very kind feelings towards everybody concerned amongst the officials. (Hear, hear.) They had, in fact, acted most fairly, uprightly and honestly; and the directors had endeavoured, so far as it lay in their power, to give them every information they could demand. The committee had expressed themselves satisfied with the reception they had met with, and he could only hope that the course they had resolved upon would be such as to give greater strength to an institution which hardiy required more strength. Ho would call upon the chairman of the com mittee to road his report. Mr. CHILD said the result of the committee's investiga tions had been, as he expected, unanimity. The report, which he then read, stated that it was duo to the chair man, Sir F. Smith, to say that he had treated the com mittee frankly, and had given them every facility that lay in his power to obtain information. The committee were unable to make such a full report as they desired within the week, but they were unanimously -if opinion from the investigation which they had made, that Vice-Chancellor James was fully justified in the judg nent he gave, dismissing the petitions to wind-up the -:ompaniy, and that it would have been most injurious, both to policy-holders and shareholders, if an order to wind up had been made. There was no doubt that the company possessed an extensive and valuable connection in the life lepartment, and that the guarantee business was both valuable and profitable ; and there seemed to the committee to be no reason why, with a considerable reduction in the working expenses and proper vigilance and atten tion, the shareholders and policy-holders should not yet reap those advantages and profits which were generally enjoyed by well-conducted life assurance societies. The committee could not, however, refrain from stating their opinion that there had been ;Toss mismanagement and recklessness in the numerous purchases of and amalgamations with other companies, as Ilse in the enormous and unjustifiable annual expenditure. These errors were due to the want of proper vigilance and upervision on the part of the directors, and to the great oower acquired by the general manager, which power, in the opinion of the committee, had fre luently been most improperly exercised. The lommittee could not concur in the correctness -)f the actuarial report, on the faith of which a bonus had been declared, and they considered that the auditors had by no means fulfilled their duties, for even a cursory investigation would have shown them that they were not justified in constantly passing the annual accounts. The lommittee felt that it was their first duty to test the pos sible correctness of the balance-sheet for 1868 printed in the -eport of the directors on the 16th instant, and the general result was that although the as sets, as there .+.ted, sniuht be correct as regarded nominal amount, yet, in the present active value, lonsiderable reduction ought to be made. It was alleged, perhaps fairly, that the items which seemed doubtful might be realised, and it was undoubtedly true that many assets were really good, although not immediately available. Tho most material item in the liabilities, namely, £312,486, was one purely within the province of an actuary, and the committee regretted to find that subsequently to the last full valuation, in 1868, there were no materials in the office to enable an actuary not already acquainted with the business of the office to give them advice under two or three months. Therefore they suggested that at the end of the year an eminent actuary be called in to make 1, perfect investigation and valuation, instead of at the end of 1870, as provided by deed of settlement. The committee saw no reason to doubt the general correct ness of the statements made by the company's actuary; but they had no hesitation in saying that the directors were not justified in declaring the last bonus, or paying dividends to shareholders. The committee unanimonsiy agreed in the following recommendations : First, that the general manager, actuary, and auditors should at once resign their positions--(much applause); second, that the directors as a body should place their resignations in the hands of the committee, leaving it to their discretion to nominate such as they think right to act with the new directors ; third, that the future board should not number less than seven, or more than ten; and that their remuneration should not exceed £l,OOO a year for the next three years; fourth, that an entire change be made in the system of paying agents, and the mode of transacting agency busi ness, whether at home or abroad ; (applause)—fifth, that although some reduction had been made in the chief office, a further economy would be secured by a reorganisation of the mode of conducting business. Sixth, that a call of 10s. per share should be at once made, not so much as a present necessity as a guarantee to the public that there are available assets to justify the confidence hitherto placed in the company. The call might be payable by instalments. Seventh, that the deed of settlement be altered in some material particulars so as to enable policy holders who are not shareholders to act as directors, and also to make the constitution of the company more suitable to the requirements of the public. Eighth, that in future the report, accounts, and balance-sheet should be sent to the shareholders fourteen days before the annual general meeting. (Applause.) Ninth, the committee would recommend the appointment of local boards in the provincial towns consisting of share holders and policy-holders, with powers agreed upon by the general board. If these suggestions were adopted, the committee believed that the company would be placed on a sound and satisfactory basis, and that with ordinary care and active and honest management the European might yet take rank amongst the first assurance societies. (Applause). Mr. Child concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Mr. BRISTOW, ono of the committee, seconded the motion. After some discussion, the report was adopted with only two dissentients. An announcement that the resignations of the whole of the Board of Directors, and of the general manager (Mr. Lake), had been placed in the hands of the committee, was received with much applause. It was resolved to establish a special fund to meet claims on the guarantee department. Mr. Lake's resignation and the resignation of eight of the directors were accepted. Resolutions were then adopted recommending the ap pointment to the board of Mr. Alfred Carter, M.P., of Leeds, Mr. A. Bristow, M. E. Henley, of Birmingham, Mr. J. P. B. Westhead, M.P., M. J. Field, and the Hon. A. Herbert. The board was alio requested to appoint Mr. Child to act until these vacancies were filled up. The proceedings concluded with a voto of thanks to the chairman. A meeting of the Grand Orange Lodge of the county Antrim has been held in reference to the fact of Mr. Dal way, M.P , having supported Sir Shafto Ad a i r, the Lib era l candidate at the late election. Mr. Dalway's total expulsion from the brotherhood was proposed. Eventually a resolution was carried that the hon. gentleman be SUS pended fur a year. Several men were engaged on Tuesday in the erection of an ice-house in Aberdeen, and when the work was supposed to be nearly completed, the whole of the brick work, scaffolding, and oth er mater i als resting on the beams and walls suddenly gave way, and seven men, who were employed on the works at the time, were precipitated with the falling mass, and severely injured. Grave doubts on Atiatetai to the-I•agegi.... 41,..... - _ 4•l* t 4 S - A1f .4. 9 7, 1ZV kr,trviet HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Nov. 1 8 . Her Majesty drove out this morning, attended I y the Duchess of Roxburghe. Ilis Majesty the King of the Belgians rode on horseback, accompanied by her Royal HighneE6 Princess Louise. LATEST INTELL IGENCS (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per French Atlantic Cable.) NEW YORK, NOT. 18 ' COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CLOSING PRICES. Gold closed at 1261; the highest quotation dor' ing the day was 1271; the lowest, 1261. Sterling Exchange on London 109• 5-20 U. S. Bonds, 1882 ll* it " 1885 113• 4t " 1867 l l sl' 10-40 ti Illinois 1391• Erie Cotton—Mid. upland 2SI C. Petroleum—Standard White Flour, extra state, $5.20c. to $5.80c. Corn, 01 mixed, sl.Be. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 19. The Hamburg and American Company's steaul er Cimbria, from York, has arrived here with 163 passengers, 48 sacks of mails, and $10,841 in spec ie ' She landed eight passengers, and proceeded f or Cherbourg and Hamburg. The mails were for warded by the 2.15 a.m. train. CROOKHAVEN, Nov. 19, 9.15 a• 01 ' The Cunard Royal Mail steamer Cuba, from N evi York on the 10th inst., is now passing Browheaa Signal Station en route for Queenstown. TURKEY AND EGYPT. VIENNA, NOV. 1 8 ' The evening edition of the New Free Press 'a rils (on what authority is not stated) that in co° sB ' quenee of the unsatisfactory nature of the aro vier of the Khedive, the Sultan has directed Aali Pas Wl to send a commissioner to Alexandria, after the conclusion of the Suez Canal opening ceren lol3leo with an ultimatum. In this document the Klied v( will be summoned unreservedly to accept the c ox ' ditions laid down by the Porte. OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL. IS3IAILA, Nov. 18 ' e The entry of the flotilla of vessels into the 1 ,3 k of Ismailia has been achieved most success/01 there being everywhere a good depth of wa ter. From 30 to 40 ships are actually moored in °I; lake. To-morrow morning the flotilla will proeeei to Suez. Abanquet was given here yesterday by de Lesseps to the members of the Commercial CO° gress, the Chambers of Commerce, and the direc tors of the Suez Canal Company. M. de Lessees delivered a speech, in which he said :—" rbe work of the Canal is completed, but it is 11°1/ necessary that the present administration of J 11° ; tice in Egypt, which paralyzes the resources t/ the company and obstructs commerce, 5 110°Ici be reformed. The Egyptian Government 15 willing to effect the necessary reforms in uniseu with the Great Powers, but I regret to O W that the French Government is the one vill i ` 4l opposes the greatest resistance to the P r°- jcets put forwarl fur that purpose, aim IV Welt so indispensable to the company, to the foreign r e ' sidents, and to the natives." M. de Lesseps eo lv eluded by stating that the board of directors of the Suez Canal Company have drawn up a petition t ° the French Government demanding the reforms r e ; ferred to, and he expressed hopes that all interests: would give their support to the petition. g• Lesseps' speech was well received, and the Pr° l ; dent of the Lloyd's Company promised to suPP °l the petition. Upwards of 40 seagoing ship s are now in the harbour, the largest being a Ru s° , l3 o -1 frigate drawing 17 feet 2 inches of water. ( ' 8 festivities continued to-day. The Empress Eug elli t rode out on a dromedary, and afterwards drove 011 0 in a carriage with the Emperor of Austria. Royal yacht Deerhound, with Sir Stafford North' cote and Sir George Starkey on board , has Ar rive' here. BOMBAY MAIL. MARSEILLES, NOV' 9' The Peninsular and Oriental steamer Ni a° 0 arrived here at 7.45 this morning. The mail leaves for London at 10.45. FRANCE. , BOURSE, Nov. 18.—Three O'clock—The ma' Ekt closed as follows : -...• Bank Shares 2770 so Ital;an Pives 53 ....- Austrian Fives "; :i ...• Ottoman Loan 3 ' 4 4 Do. Debt 4 43 Spanish Threes Dome Debt ' .., Deferred ...- Cash • Orleans ... Western Northern lO9l ... Strasburg • . 575 Lyons and Mediterranean Southern.... s B lk Sardinian Austrian 7731 Lombard 495 ; North of Spain 471 Saragossa Roman 4Bi per Cont. End of month — 3 por Cent End of month 7l 65 Credit Mobilier 193 75 Transatlantic 232 50 Credit Foncier 1650 Paris Gas 1565 - iIAILWA' STATE OF TRADE. -"••• au - BRADFORD, Nov. 18.—A quiet feeling Pe ro h oe, the wool-market this morning. Most spinners - ijea during the past ten days or a fortnight, B II P P t in themselves pretty freely with wool, and Are 13 ° jo a position to operate at present. The incl uir r a to consequently only small, and to supply irou leci „ice and pressing wants. Lustre and other 119 wools are chiefly in demand. Prices are gen era firmly maintained, and the stiff er ra tes of 019° : t ry o f dealers impose upon the stapl er th e neeees'ttdr de maintaining full prices. Th e worste d yarl i w i L6 is rather quieter. A few o ff ers are ma de in 6- Tho 30's, but the difference, though slight, betwee n to to spinner and the merchant forms an ebst ae ' ff - e ro business to any extent being done. Lo w i ,.°; ia, have also been made on single 40's for -1 % - i . J2I without much business being the result. SPi nii.- ;:e0. two-fold yarns hold out for an'advance in The business done is consequently only , i sill so ci Cheap lots in stocks have of late disappear e "; t he there is apparently the prospect at present A consumer having to yield the prices sougusteady business is d o i ng i n l u stre yarns " ;000 n i e ce' account. There is rather more inquiry in theloiog trade, and, on the w h o l e , a steady business 11. _.,d in fancy and pl a i n goo d s f or the Continent sj. America, at firm rates. , e tc°. The very ext e nsive Distillery now being c • ur o at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the roail ur ' tet oine a Irish whisky, by Messrs. DUNVILLE to lid a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisltY, '- called "The Royal Irish Distillery." ---- ,HIGH WATER WATER AT LONDON 13RIDG-6iNd . t 0 MORNING. 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