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Aged .ajor ChaN• .dam lialf Fliscombe, :he Middl° Pattesorlf to Rev• 1" Ide-street? and Rev' ;e, Irina: qith, Age' , Esq., 'x .ii raes ii: flaelr ilend° l3 ' Ind-Place' -a almsd 12, Stra ti liddieees, - BONDS of the OTTOMAN EMPIRE, of 500 fr. each, withdrawable at par, is;inted at 312 fr. 50c., and bearing an annual interest of :30fr., Or 9i per cent. Ity a contract concluded the ,!9th , tct., 1860, between the Turkish Government and Messm J. Mires and Co., and ratified by an imperial finnan, a loan has been effected. The following is the explanP..fory statement which precedes this contract : " The Government of t his Majesty the Sultan, desirous of Co ntracting, a loan, has proposed to a company of bankers and pitalists to sell 'and cede to them by contract a sum of W ould lient'a a or Tursh in Bonds, the interest on which at 6 er cent. be payakible the different cities of' Europe, and chiefly at Paris and London. " The llmperial Government, desiring also to afford every Y,llarantcte for this loan, and to ensure the payment of the in lerest and the redemption of the nominal capital in 36 years, , en zages and undertakes to effect regular and equable monthly Ya nnelits to the contractors or their representatives. th " Zo this end and in order to fulfil the conditions of security ue Imperial Government assigns as guarantee for payment until the necessary annui ties fall due, the general revenues °Ce tithe Ottoman Empire, and especially the farmed revenues urnerated in Article 9." • GUARANTEES. BY a firman of his Majesty the Sultan, the farmed revenues ~ s r ai zned as grlarantee, and specified in Article 9 of the con tct are confirmed. These revenues, assigned for the payment of the interest and for the, redemption of the loan, amount To 141.081,543 Turkish piastres, Or £1,282,500 pounds sterling, Or 32,064,000 fr. in francs. rhe sum required for the payment of the annuities due for „ . 2e interest, and redemption of the loan, only amounting to Ft 000 tr the surplus w.ll be delivered to the Ministry of ' ot the Ottoman Empire (Art. 11). COLLECTION OF THE GUARANTEES. On the Ist (13th) March of every year, the farming of the revenues of the Ottoman Empire is publicly awarded by the Minister of Finance. In order to be admitted to compete for this farming the c andidates must be guaranteed by bankers resident at Con stantinople. It is on amount of this situation that the following clause Was inserted in the contract : Art. /2. The annual amount of each farmed revenue as- I t 3u 4neci as guarantee shall be divided into twelve parts ; each :! Ivelf - th par shall be represented by a bill t o or d er, signed 1,1 Paid at Constantinople by the farmers and their guaran- V;es. These bonds, guaranteed in every case to the total 11, print by the Imperial Government, will 'oe delivered in 4uVance against receipts to the contractors,, to their assigns, or for the latter to their agents. THE COMMISSION FOR THE LOAN. According to the' terms of Article.: 12 of the contract the con tractors of the loan have the right of deputing representatives Who will be abLe, to communicatf..: with the Government. The c ontractors can also rec.ive direct from the hands of the far ers' guarantees the consecrati ve p a y men t s o f th e revenues Pic." sally farmed for the pay went of the interest and the re "wlption of the loan. For the carrying out Of this arrangement the Government Of his Imperial Majesty has authbrised the constitution of a Pedal Commission / 0 1 twelve Inembers, resident at Con 6tantinople, Paris, and London, who will be empowered to supervise— i• The receipt cif - the farmed revenues assigned as guarantee. ofY ment of the interest and the redemption 2 the loan. This Commission is ' composed as follows : )SIE'..IP:Ena RESIDENT AT CONSTANTINOPLE. David rjlr,rany If. b S. anker. Ch. . Tiansen, one of the Directors of the Bank of Turkey Co Arlarja of the firm of Arland, G . C our t , an d C o., o f Con stant',nopie. Th MEMBERS RESIDENT IN LONDON. Ric' Board of Director s o f th e B ank of Turkey, compose d o f i-Vr,!' 'sell Ellice, E sq., of the firm of Roberts, Lubbock, and Co. 7 illiam Gladstone, Esq., of the firm of Thomson, Boner, and Co. 4 1. G. Gordon, Esq of the Oriental Bank. Af. nd L. R Co. odoca nachi, ' Esq., of the firm of Rodocanachi, Sons, a Count Simeon, Senato R rMEMBES RESIDENT AT PARIS. D mon, Consul General of Turk e y. Lichtlkn, Vice-I'resident of the Societe Generale de Credit Co rnm'ercial et Industrie'. adore Fould (de Saint Denis). REPAYMENT OF THE CAPITAL. • Art. (Extract f-year from the Contract.) 6. Every h and at le one month efore the ltd of each perio a d, l that is to say, i a n st June and De b cember, a 'wnmittee, composed of the Ambassador of the Sublime Porte ?,1' his delegate, the representatives of the Contractors, and a Public Notary, shall proceed, at Paris or London, to the draw 'lug by lottery of the bonds to be redeemed. ,-A-11 officio', statement of the numbers drawn shall be imme- Aately pr;blished and communicated to the Minister of h, n ance 'at Constantinople. Ihese bonds are redeemable at 500 frs. in 38 years by half- Zi'early drawings. The first drawing will take place in the pnt n of June, 1861, and the redemption of the bonds drawn , 11% the payment of th e i n t eres t w i ll b e effected from the Ist 11 . Y, 1861. IiABITLAR STATEMENT OF THE REDEMPTION OF THE BONDS IN THIRTY-SIX YEARS. ;ears. , Years. I Years. 24st ..... 6,716 I 13th • • 13,513 I 25th "'I •.. ... 7 119 ' 14th . 14,325 26th . ..... , ..-- .... 28 823 3rd . ....... 7,546 , 15th 4th . ........ 7,998 16th tth , ....... 8.479 17th la6th ......... 8,9 , 7 18th l • ..... •. • • 9,527 7 , 0 t h ,"1 • :... ..... 10,098 20th '''n h 10th . .... . ..... 10,701 21st 10th 43,340 ..... 1 1 •: ) A6 22nd 22,831 34th h ... ....... 11.,027 23rd 36th 0 201 ` 35th ........_:: : := 12,719 24th /SEG( Tb e Seirip of thi At Paris, London, TIAT lON OF THE SCRIP. Loan is negotiable in the following places At Brussels, I At Amsterdam, Antwerp, I Hamburg. PAYMENT OF INTEREST. ap t he Bonds are of 5001 r. eac h, b ear i ng an annua l i n t erest of n, — commencing from the Ist January, 1881, and payable on —4 r lst July and Ist January. I .t the Societe Generale du Credit-Industriel et Commercial ~, at /. -, aris. ' At the Ca • i#o3i Generale' des Chemins do Fer, Messrs. J. mires and C o. , a t I' ar i s. 4t the Bank of Turkey, London. ALLOTMENT OF THE BONDS. laccording to the arrangements which have been concluded— the Bankers of Constantinople represented at Paris by Messrs. G. Couturier and Co., and Rostand (the latter representing Messrs. ty, k3i-• Have Co.), have been assigned 0 Messrs. Arland, G. Court, and Co.. in their Itarne and in the names of their Constan tinople cormspondents 'odes the Shareholders of the Caisse Generale Chereans de Fer 25,000 bonds. addition to which there have been reserved 2 50,1)00 BONDS FOR PUBLIC SUBSCRIPTION. of Bonds are for 500 f. each, and bear an annual interest " vr . • payable on the Ist July and Ist January. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. 7hese Bonds are issued at 312 f. 500. l ieY are payable as follows :- 62f. 50c. at the time of subscription. 50f. within 10 days from the publication of the division. 50f. from the 20th to the 30th January. 50f. It 18th „ 28th February. 50f. „ 20th 3lst March. 50f. „ 20th „ 30th April. Total 312 f. 50c. tisThos'e subscribers who at the time of subscription may pay " t(,t a l amount of their bonds will enj)y an allowance of 51., Ontich they will receive credit on the allotment. 'he subscription was opened on the 11th inst. at the fol -"t-t, 11 2* offices :- -raris—J. Mires and Co., 99, Rue Richelieu. tondon— i'he Bank of Turkey. ntwerp—J. J. Legrelle. ,r ussels—Tilberghlen, Delloye, and Co. A msterdam - Aistorphins and Von Hemert. where eremberg, Gossler, and Co. b„2l.lownthe Bank of France has branches the instal .may be paid to the credit of Messrs. J. Mires and Co. tjaCAISSE GItNERALE DES CHEMINS DEFER. n dependently of the 250,000 Bonds open t o pu bli c su b scr i p - G, there have be en r ese rved for th e shareholders of the k sh % Gen ares.erale des Chemins de Fer 25,000 Bo n d s, or one b on d , yourrthese Bends are issued at 312 f. 50e., but the shareholders to h e Calisse Generale des Chemins de Fer, not being subject tine at theeduction time of su should pay thbscribing e integral amount of their subscrip ' 14t 'ley will receive in consequence an allowance of 5 per cent. e.rest and thus their subscription is reduced to 307 f. 50e. tht us shareholders who may desire to 'avail themselves of u,,48 advantage will be required to present their shares, w4ich - 11 be marked. pr o ll .exchange for tbe l payment of 307 f. 50c. they will receive 4vittional scrip, which will be afterwards exchanged for :tnitive scrip. Q r :he subscription i n f avour o f the shareholders of the Caisse 1 zkOrale des t.hemins de Fer was opened on Tuesday, the lt A h inst. AC" Pedal office is opened for that purpose at the establish ant of Messrs. J. Mires and Co., 99, Rue Richelieu. rEiETH-1860—Post .free, three stamps. A b.. TREATISE EXPLAINING Messrs. GABRIEL'S. ItPROVENIENTS in ARTIFICIAL TEETH and LEXIBLE CORALITE GUMS, whereby one set will wear longer than three ordinary ones, and being fitted without s prings, wires, or metals, and without any operation, prove 1 1 Valuable desideratum to all who have occasion for the den r!st's services. None but pure first class materials and Z v orkmanship employed, while the expense is even less than :;alf the ordinary cost. To be obtained only of Messrs. rkbriel dentists to the Prince Dottajana, est a blished 1815, %,;e diploma, Ne. 110, Regent-street, W., (next Meohi's) and and 34, Ludgate-hill, City. The advantages obtainable by Gabriel's system render it iite-eminently superior, and the nearest approach to perfec 'l,Yet attained."—Observer. ,kiabriel's treatise should be read by all who value health; aystem will save much money and more annoyance."— t i ling Herald. t i - r_or obvious reasons it is necessary particularly to note the and that the entrance to the city establishment i s up Arivate passage between Benson, the,silversmith's, and tr. B Jate Fire Insurance Office.— Liverpoo., 134, Duke -street ; --__ — " l ngham, 65, New-street. h►edi ,1 ". temporary relict obtained by means of purgative 14 14 s.'nes p e rpetuati ng at the high price of the aggravation " the the disease."—HENßY, 1 , r ,, 110 MORE PILLS OR ANY OTHER PHYSIC C ONSTIPATION, INDIGESTION (DYSPEPSIA), PALPI TATION, NERVOUS, BILIOUS, AND LI VER COMPLAINTS, DE BILITY, DROPSY, EPILEPSY, PARALYSIS,' COUGH, ....._ 4 - 8 1I1f A , - CONSUMPTION, k BRONCHITIS, SORE THROAT, ,R4Yatts. Jill BARRY'S delicious HEALTH RESTOR REVA.LENTA ARABICA FOOD. which, at a tru. P "ce per day, saves fifty times its cost in Medicine, and ral,' .s Without purging or any of the unce r t a inties, annoy 'S, and ruinous expenses incurred by medicine, cod liver Or visits to distant climates. lt, er tilicate N36,418.—We find it the safest remedy, An `"rlJre, M.D . F.R.S. ; Dr. Harvey; Dr. Wurzer ; Dr. Shor- V; Dr. Cam pbell. extract a few out of 56,000 cures : cly ßr lre No. 1,771. Lord Stuart de Decies of many years' 4 , o 'n,," e PNia. Cure No. 49,832. Of fifty years' indiscribable ito„ - Yirom dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipa -I,,,,,,stulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting, Maria Joly, Of ~,(t u n, Norfolk. (_'are No. 47.121. Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, andrerne nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, Ca ni aervons fancies. Cure No. 54,816. The Rev. James T. lad] Syderstone Rectory, near Fakenham, Norfolk. of `gesti^n and liver complaints. Cure No. 56,814. Mr. Samnel P a 10' .Leicester, of two years' diarrhcea. Cure 50. 180. Mr. nee, "yes, 181, Fleet-street, London, of 25 years' nervous nstipation, indigestion, and debility. Cure No. 4,028: lbas,„" ) ears' dyspepsia, nervousness, debility , with cramps, tor y "'„3, and nausea, Rev. John W. !Navel, Ridlington Rec- Rt'st; "rfolk. Cure No. 1,906. Thirteen years' cough, indi- Papti l °, and general debility, James Porter, Athol-street, bea r Cure No. 58,314. Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, er v . l7 eroool, of ten years' dyspepsia, and all the horrors of ilr fl b - " irritability. Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, lnn Merchant, of Frimley, Surrey, of 30 years' diseased 61'8'.8Pitting of blood, liver derangement, partial deafness. terrellicirtlar)r testimonials from 56.000 patients who can be re- T 22p 0 041 is sold in canisters, llb. `,es. 9d., 21b, 45. 6d., 121 b. ja i i3 Alb, 4. 1 super-refined quality , 51b. 225„ 101 b. 335. 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No Transfer can be made between the lath instant and the sth proximo, as the Books must be closed during that period. By order of the Court. C. APNAB, Secretary. No. 7, St. Helen's-place, London, Dec 4, 1860. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1860. BEN TL E Y'S MISCELLANY. In the January Number will be commenced THE CONSTABLE OF THE TOWER : An Historical Romance. By WILLIAM HARRISON AINSWORTII. Illustrated by John Gilbert. To be continued ➢lonthly until Completion. London : Richard Bentley, New Burlington-street. ONE ITUNDRED AND FORT Y-NINTII SALE. CUSTOM HOUSE, London, December, 1860. FOR SALE, by order of the Honourable the Commis sioners of her Majesty's Customs, at the COMMERCIAL SALE ROOMS, Mincing-lane, on WEDNESDAY, De cember 19, 1860, at Twelve o'clock at noon precisely, the following GOODS, for the benefit of the CrolVu, viz. : Just published, price is., new edition, by post 14 stamps, THE SCIENCE OF LIFE : or, H ow t o Li ve , and What to Live For ; Explanatory of the Mysteries of Man's Existence, and the various Phenomena of Life. With Instructions for Securing health and Strength ; and. Remarks on the Treatment of Disorders incidental to Seden tary Life. THE PRESENT DISTRESS IN TRADE fully explained in J. GROSSMITH'S A_ " GOVERNMENT UPON FIRST PRINCIPLES." The cause is there predicated of the monetary difficulties ex perienced in 1860. The Crisis is at hand. Anxiety in busi ness has now become the grim torture. Purity of motive, intelligently exercised, must animate all Governments, or all is lost, All denominations of Constitutions are carefully examined in J. Grossmith's "Government upon First Prin ciples." Kent and Co., late Piper and Co., Paternoster-row. PURSUANT to an Otdcr of the High Court of Chancery, made in the matter of -the Estate of John Milne, late of Prior-street, Greenwich, in the county of Kent, gentleman, deceased—Persons claiming Debts-or Liabilities affecting the Estate of the above-named John Milne, who was formerly a merchant's clerk in the city of. London, and died in or about the month of . 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LA'MERT on the Treatment and cure of NERVOUS and PHYSICA L DEBILITY, re sulting frompernicious habits contracted in Youth, excesses in Man hood, or residence in Tropical Climates. With Cases an d En gravings f rom Life, representin g the various Organs in Health and Disease. The extensive circulation of this work may be attri buted in great measure to the f a ct that the Author is the o n ly duly qualified and legally registered Practitioner who for 20 years has made the Diseases arising usually from Imprudenc e the peculiar objects of his attention. The im pediments which so often either prohibit wedlock, or embitter and render it a state of misery, by disappointing its fondest hopes and marrin g . form, dos, analogous in reality. The mischief may arise 'n its highest objects, are, though varied in in nocently. rom deleterious influences devolved from the necessities of position—from circumstances which occurred years before the sufferers were born from accident or the in fluence of tropical climates, but chiefly, f rom Self-incurred Afflictions. dating back, i n t oo numerous instances, to a period l on g preceding that at which reason could be matured by ex perience. though still s with no li obstinacy in A professional prejudice, w h ich happily is now fast disap psoemarenogf'the more it at ling antiqued meredical schools, tt le for a long time almost ignored the morbid affections comprised under the Y more destructive and widely pre eneral designation "Nervous and Physical Debility," though of so important a department of pathology e re th p e r r o s b . abl thanei q o au n ne s yn a c e being neglected is, that su ff erers from the infirmities in theseval The e n te aff e c t e ns question, virtually spelled from consultation with prac titioners of standing and character, are thus liable to fall into ' the hands of unqualified Empirics, sometimes assuming titles of Physicians'and Surgeons, whose name, are n o t t o b e f ou nd in the Medical Register (wh e re by they inc ur serious legal penalties), whose ignorant med dling With the treatment of these cases render these disorders a standing reproach to the medical profession. Those who may have a suspicion that any of the observations here made have Peculiar applica tion to themselves, may consider that cases are i n d ee d rare in which practised science cannot fully realise long-deferred hopes, remove all causes of mutual reproach, and replace chronic embitterment by permanent content. Dr. La'Mert, M.D., Honorary Member of the London Hos pita: Medical Society, thc., is the only legally qualified regis tered practitioner who, for 20 years, has devoted his attention to the treatment of these disorders. At home for consuita tation daily, from 10 till 2, and from 6 till 8. a 7, BEDFORD SQUARE, LONDON. AUSTRALIA. We have received files of papers from Melbourne to the 25th of October, and from Sydney to the 20th of October. We take the following from the Melbourne Argus of the 25th of October : " Since the. resumption of the Galle route the Peninsular and Oriental Company have delivered the English mails in Melbourne with a punctuality most commendable, and in strong contrast to the uncertainties and delays experienced in former years. The August mail from England was no exception to what we may now consider the rule, having been delivered lay the Salsette in HObson's Bay on the evening of the 11th inst., the day on which it was due ; but the news was anticipated by way of Adelaide, the new and fast steamer Bal clutha, chartered by the South Australian Govern ment for the conveyance of the mails between King George's Sound and Adelaide, having reached, the latter port on the 10tI4 in sufficient time to tele graph a summary of the news 'to Melbourne and Sydney. The Balclutha's passage from the Sound to Adelaide was made in 101 hours; that of the Salsette to Melbourne occupying only 118 hours. The success of the Balclutha's trip has induced the South Australian Government to engage her for the service for six months, at £1,447 per month. " Since the sailing of the Jeddo with the Septem- ber mails, little has occurred to disturb the calm of our political atmosphere. Parliament has been further prorogued to the 20th proximo, then to meet for the despatch of business. " During the month extraordinary rains have occurred all over the colony. The rivers and water. courses have been flooded to an extent never before remembered, and many lives have been lost at the various crossing-places from want of bridges. Some of the miners have suffered from the flooding of their claims, but the only instance of serious damage to works took place at Chines, where the water broke through the bottom of the creek into the workings of one of the smaller companies, and then made its way into the works of the Port Philip Company, flooding the lower levels, and doing con siderable mischief. To the farmer and squatter, however, the rains have been very valuable—grass for the squatters' cattle and sheep is everywhere most abundant, and the grain and root crops give promise of plenty. " The Volunteer movement is spreading th.rough out the colony, and there is scarcely a township of any importance which has not now its rifle corps. In the larger towns—such as Sandhurst, Ballarat, and Castlemaine—the Volunteering has gone on with the greatest success, and in a spirit of rivalry which speaks well for the future efficiency of the force. The first instalment-2,000 Lancasters—of the long promised supply of rifles has been received, and will speedily be placed in the hands of the Volunteers. " It is anticipated that the Murray River Rail way will be opened from Sunbury to Woodend, a distance of 28 miles, about the beginning of Feb ruary. The total length then opened for traffic will be close upon 50 miles. To-day the arches of the Coliban viaduct will be formally keyed up by Dr. Greeves, the Commissioner of Lands and Sur vey, and the foundation stone of the great viaduct, near Taradale, will be formally laid by the Hon. Mr. Pyke. The contractors are pushing the works forward vigorously. " A few of the river fish sent out by Mr. Wilson, per ship Lincolnshire, have arrived in safety, though in poor condition, and have been placed in the pre pared ponds in the Botanic Gardens. " Mr. Stuart, the well-known South Australian explorer, has returned to Adelaide with information that he had penetrated northward nearly to the 17th degree of latitude (the longitude is concealed for the present), and was then compelled to retreat, by the fierceness of the natives. He gives an ac count comparatively favourable of the country over which he passed, and the South Australian Parlia ment having voted £2,500 at the instance of the Government, for a larger armed and organised party, Mr. Stuart is about to return at its head to the scene of his discoveries, to force his way, if necessary, to the coast. A messenger has been despatched to overtake the Victorian exploring party, to communicate t..) Mr. Burke as much in formation respecting Mr. Stuart's success as the South Australian Government would give. " A new goldfield of some importance has been discovered by a prospecting party, beyond Ararat. It is named the Londonderry diggings, and already some 5,000 persons are on the ground. outlay has been incurred in clearing and timbering the drives. " The reduction in the charge for crushing quartz is becoming more general, and this has led to the taking up and reworking of claims and reefs not found to pay under the old tariff. With this reduc• tion, however, there is a vast quantity of stone which may be raised and crushed with profit'. In most of the quartz districts the reefing interest generally is in a prosperous condition, and about the usual proportion of large yields has been ob tained. We have had before now to chronicle the production of large cakes of amalgamated gold, but the last product of the sort is by far the greatest of all. This weighs no less than 2,247 oz,, or heavier by about 700 oz. than the largest cake of gold ever turned out before from any of our crush ing mills. It was the yield of 22 tons of stone raised from a claim on the Columbian Reef, at In glewood, and this and one or two claims on the same reef are said to contain stone equally rich. None, however, giving such a yield—upwards of 102 oz. to the ton—has yet been crushed, unless in very small quantities. The reefs on this district are generally rich, and as they are followed down ward the bulk of stone is found to increase ; the great drawback at first having been the smallness of the veins near the surface. More than average yields have been obtained in other districts, but none appears worthy of special mention after the monster cake described. Some large parcels of amalgamated gold are now coming into market from the works of the different companies which have commenced operations. " LABOUR. "As far as Melbourne is concerned, the demand for labour of all sorts has continued bad up to the present time; nor has the weather during the past month been fine enough to cause the services of shearers and their assistants to be in urgent request up the country. Most of the extra men required in the interior are to be had on the spot, and in many places the nnmber of the unemployed is pro portionally as great as in town. Some are men with means, who are disinclined just now to en gage for a period on terms to suit the conve nience of masters, with the harvest time near at hand; but too many are trusting to chance for the food they eat, and are obliged to take any employment that offers. In this class are seldom or never to be found men of known efficiency; but the fact of so many being willing to take anything they can get renders it difficult to quote any fixed rate of wages. Farming men, mechanics, and ordinary labourers are all alike in this respect, and although excep tions have to be made in special cases, the general tendency is downward, to an extent perhaps of about £5 a year on the annual wages of house ser vants, and of ss. a week in the rate at which farm ing men can be hired. Mechanics do not wish it to be generally known at what rates they under take work, but many of those not under permanent engagement are obliged to be content with a mode rate remuneration for their services when they can obtain employment. With regard to domestic ser vants there has been little change otherwise than has been mentioned. Useful married couples with out children most readily find situations, as such are always in demand for the country. Well recom mended single women can obtain good places, but they have sometimes to wait longer than they may wish for these. We have the same large number of rough country girls unprovided for ; and as their ranks seem to increase, and the demand for their services to diminish, many of those who are with out money or homes to go to have but a dreary prospect before them. For men-servants the demand is about the same as it has been for some time past, and this is not equal to the supply. phICE 41) STAMPED, sp. very greatly in excess of that required for the lines now in course of construction. At the same time the requirements of the more distant parts of the country, with their large and rapidly-increasing interests, would be comparatively unpro vided for even were railways completed to the points indi cated. The consideration of Parliament will be invited to a plan which will obviate the difficulties and meet the require ments in question. • " 8. Considerable progress has already been made in the continuation of telegraph lines, by which the facilities for communicating with those parts of this continent with which important relations exist will be greatly increased. The success which has attended this enterprise, and the great benefits found to arise wherever its advantages are enjoyed, has determined the Government to propose some further extensions for the sanction of Parliament. " 9. The systematic improvement of our harbours and rivers is continuing to engage the attention of the Govern ment. " 10. The necessary arrangements have been completed for immediately opening the public abattoirs at Glebe Island, and for terminating the dangerous nuisances so long:complained of within the city of Sydney. " Gentlemen of the Legislative Assembly, " 11. The Supplementary Estimates for the present year and the estimates for 1861 will be submitted without delay. " 12. Your attention will be invited to a consideration of the presen,t system of t axa ti on , w ith a v iew to introduce such . modifications as will more equ it a bly apportion the public burdens among the seve ra l d omes of the . community. "Hon. Gentlennei - of the tegislatlve Council, iria - °- Gentlemen of the Legislative Assemby. " 13. Bills for amending the constitution of the Legisla tive Council, for regulating the alienation and occupation of Crown lands, and others having for their object legal and social improvements, will be laid before you. " 14. In your deliberations on these and all other ques tions which may come under your consideration I trust that to Alprmiemgehtteyttodlastotinagdowpetlfarsuechafmthiea-s syurouesmaasy beshall g colony." As soon as his Excellency had concluded he left the Chamber, and the members adjourned. iid tend guided d by We take the following fromthe Sydney Morning Herald of the 20th of October : "The quantity of golddust imported into the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint during the quarter ending the 30th of September, 1860, for the purpose of coinage,has been 118,120 ounces; revenue, £5,958 Bs. 4d. During the corre sponding quarter of 1859 the amount received was 84,512 ; revenue, £4,134 6s. 3d. The increase on the receipts of the quarter is therefore 33,608 ounces. The coin issued during the third quarter of 1860 was 485,500 sovereigns, and during 1859 258,000 sovereigns. During the first nine months of the year 1859 the amount of golddust received for coinage was 227,696 ounces, and the coin issued 598,500 sovereigns and 341,000 half-sovereigns ; total value, £774,000. For the same period of 1860 the golddust received amounted to 378,568 ounces, and the coin issued, 1,246,000 sovereigns and 156,000 half-sovereigns; total value, £1,324,000. " AGRICULTURE. WAR 131 CRINA. (From the North China Herald, Oct. 20.) " As to the prospects of the farmer, we have only to repeat what was said last month. Never before did the crops promise better at this season ; and so favourable was the dry winter to the use of the plough, that a great additional breadth of land must have been brought under cultivation. " The Great Britain took her departure from Hobson's Bay yesterday forenoon on her voyage for Cork and Liverpool—a full ship. She carries 415 passengers and 119,000 oz. of gold—nearly half-a million sterling. The following letters were brought down by her Majesty's ships Pioneer and Furious : " The Argus Office, Oct. 24. " Camp of the British Army, one mile distant from the North Eastern Gate of Pekin, Oat. 9. " Export entries were passed at the Customs to day for 12,2890 z. 16dwt. of gold, of which quantity 11,6090 z. 16dwt. were for shipment in the Behar, mail steamer, for Galle ; and 680 oz. in the Fides, for Hongkong. " The Customs returns for the week ending the 20th inst. give the imports at the port of Melbourne at the declared value of £460,899, and the exports at £326,133, the balance being in favour of imports to the sum of £134,766. " Preparation of advices for the mail appears to have chiefly engrossed the attention of importers to-day, and but little general business has been transacted. A fair amount of up-country trade has been doing." "We encamped here on the 6th. On the same evening the Emperor's summer palace Yuen-min- Yuen was taken possession of, and yesterday Messrs. H. S. Parkes and Henry Loch were liberated and returned to the Embassy. " I sent a letter to you from the camp, six miles from Tung-chow, on the 4th, which will probably reach you with this. On the following day the allied forces were on the march in search of the Tartars, who were supposed to be in great numbers about four or five miles off. The front of the two armies stretched over a large extent of country, but the enemy was not seen, nor any sight of an abandoned camp visible. We halted at one o'clock p.m. Reconnoitering parties were sent out at night, and they fell in with the Tartar pickets, whp fired three shots at them. On the morning of the 6th we were again on the move at an early hour, but on reaching the ground where the pickets had been seen all was still. " Here are some very high brick-kilns, from which several gates and other structures within the walls of Pekin were distinctly seen about five miles dis tant. Still in pursuit of the retreating enemy, we marched cn through a thickly-wooded country until within half a mile of the earthwork which extends along the north side of, and distant one mile from, Pekin, where some Tartars were seen among the houses close by. The King's Dragoon Guards went in at them and they fled, leaving eight dead or disabled and one of the dragoons wounded in the skirmish. In a short time after the earth work was reached, and a gap of 60 or 80 yards opened upon a straight road of the same width leading to the north-east gate of Pekin. The troops entered by this gap, and, wheeling to the right, halted where we now are, within the earth work—an embankment of 40 to 80 feet high, which would be a strong defence in the hands of efficient troops. Here ihe greater part of the British army encamped. Why it did not proceed to the Summer Palace at once, as was planned, I do not know. The French, and most of our cavalry with some artil lery did so, but the former did not arrive on the spot until two hours after the latter, who were waiting for the remainder of our army. Oa the French coming up the brigadier offered to co-ope rate with them. They asked him to go round to cut off the Tartars, whilst they attacked the palace. This they did, and found 300 eunichs in charge of it, and 40 men who take care of the gardens, onl y2O of whom had guns. They mad a slight resistance ; two eunichs wore killed, and two French officers wounded, and they then took possession of the palace. " It is said that the reason our army did not ad ' vance was that a body of Tartars was seen to come out of the north-east gate, glad disappear in a southerly direction, and that we should follow them. I believe it was a false alarm. " In the evening a communication was made to the authorities demanding the release of the prisoners. A promise was given that those who were in the capital should be released next day. The surrender of the gate was also demanded, with an intimation that it would otherwise be taken. The first has, happily, been complied with, so far that we had the pleasure yesterday of welcoming Messrs. Parkes and Loch, with a French officer attached to the Societe Scientifique, and six or eight French, and privates of the Sikh cavalry. They were whilst with San-kolinsin's army treated in a most cruel manner; forced to kneel before every mandarin, however petty, their faces rubbed in the dust; they were bound with their hands behind them, and carried on horses to Tung-chow, and thence, in the same state, in one of the carts of the country, to Pekin, where they were placed in dungeons, and remained so until ten days ago. Mr. Parkes was beaten when he did not instantly reply to a question, and Mr. Loch because he could not speak Chinese. Within this last week these atrocities have been discontinued, and they have met with some consideration. It appears that. when the party was returning from Tung-chow, where you will remember that Mr. Parkes went to remonstrate against the Tartars encamping on the ground appropriated to the British army, they arrived at Chang-kia-wan, where the battle of the 18th was fought, and seeing preparations for an attack, they consulted together whether to charge through t h em , or to apply to San-kolinsin, who was a short distance behind, for a pass. They resolved on the latter course. He received them with insult and abuse, and made prisoners of them. They do not know where the rest of the captives are, but suppose them to be with San-kolinsin's army, whether in or out of Pekin is not known. "The Summer Palace is about five miles by a eireuitous road north-west of this camp, outside the earthwork. A description of it is given in Staun ton's account of Lord Macartney's embassy-, and other works on China, but no pen can describe correctly the scene that hss taken p l a ce there within the two last days. Indiscriminate loot has been allowed. The public reception hall, the state and private bedrooms, ante-rooms, boudoirs, and every other apartment has been ransacked ; articles € 4 vertu of native and foreign workmanship, taken • • ' t ut -4 7 r -4r - • . ( • EWSPAPER e K7‘ 7, _ _ : 0 . • • 4 7 1 : tzz i,4 * 4 •50§- 1 , ,„,,,,c1;a 7 22r7 •e•-•, . 41 , - 1 1 , „ ,• •,, . •4 , •• , • a- " ft , , , ry ! f t ,* . - (9 , ;'%') • < Uy , , • , • ', I VO , ' .1.71 ; Run , s‘s' ..... - a or broken if too large to be carl"i ed sway , ornam enitor lattice work, screens, jade stone °mat vents, jars,, c locks, watches, and pieces of mee:hani sim, curt ains escaped of from every ve„ _ art i cle of ; destruction. ' aTherend furniture—none we re extensive d have wa r rob fashion nd gold ; boots, . t d ia r read a s d ; , co a ts in t he richly lm p ezb al ro i D d e r r a e g d o n i n silk head-dresses, fans, &c., in fact , rooms all btnt filled with them. Store rooms of manufactured sulk in rolls, such as may be bought in Cant on at 20 4 ' ohl. to 30 dole. per piece. By a calculation made .in • the rooms, there must have been 7 0 , 000 or 80,0011 pieces, Hundreds were thrown down and tramp led. on, and the floor covered thickly with them, men were throwing them at each other, and all taking as many as they could carry. They were wed instead of rope to secure the loading of carts fillea with them. Throughout the French camp were' hundreds of pieces, some heaped up, others used to make tents or beds and coverlids. " Much dissatisfation has been expressed at the decision of the commander-in-chief that only those of the troops who marched froni the last halting place on the Gth are to participate in the prize money—all the rest, those at the depot at Tung chow and elsewhere, being excluded. " The commander-in -chief and general officers' have waived their right to share. A gold jug of great value was presented to the commander-in chief by the army. Nearly all the articles were sold at very high prices, large enamelled and in laid vases and ornaments realising full Shanghao prices for such articles, the fact of their having been the property of Hien Fung adding an imagi nary value to everything. The scene where the sale was held in the temple Lamasiri, occupied by head-quarters, was worthy of the pencil of an artist. Had his Imperial Majesty handed over tile whole of the contents of that palace, uninjured, it: would have been sold for an enormous amount, more than three-fourths having been destroyed or taken by the French. " All round the vicinity of the palace arc large enclosures, parks, or cemeteries, with trees of some magnitude ; and many stone bridges over nullahs, the country being very dry at present. Branching off from the palace are several paved roads, and just outside of it is the French camp, by the side of two large lotus ponds. It is reported that they are to leave that place to-day, and take up a position on our left. They wish to take the west gate of the city, which is the only one left open, but it is objected to, as the Emperor's brother, the Prince Hung, would not be able to enter the city should he be induced to return from the country, to which, it is said, he has fled. We propose to take one of the gates on the north side near to this camp, and shall do so as soon as the siege guns, which have been ordered up, arrive. I have not learnt what is then to be done. It is supposed the army will not enter Pekin in any case, but that the officers will be allowed to do so with a pass. Tho utter de struction of the interior of the Summer Palace, NN here, be it remembered, Lord Amherst, as ambas sador from England, was insulted, Is but small punishment for the Emperor's contun2acy and the treatment of the prisoners who were cavtured whilst on a peaceful mission ; yet the like visitat; on being inflicted on the palace of Pekin might be im politic, though deserved. That would not only detroy the present Government, but prevent the organisation of a new one under our protection, should it be desirable to do so. " The prompt release of the prisoners on our near approach to Pekin proves that only a firm policy can succeed with this Government. It is to be hoped. that the same will be persisted in, and that no terms short of our demand will be accepted. Whe ther we shall treat before the rest of the prisoners are released is not made known. If San-kolinsin remain obdurate, notwithstanding the defeat of his' army at all points, we may have to do so, or the end will never come. " At sunrise of the morning after we arrived here a salute of 21 guns was fired by the artillery to announce our positions to the prisoners, and to our cavalry and artillery, which had crossed our trail and gone on to the Summer Palace, expecting to find the army there. " The Emperor is reported to have gone to his palace, Zehol, in Tartary, where Lord Macartney was received. He has 13 wives with him. P.S. The siege guns have arrived, and I believe, the gate will be summoned to-morrow. There is a report that a part of the Summer Palace is on fire. The buildings are many and detached, yet I think it very probable they will be destroyed, the feeling being so strong against the Chinese on account of the barbarous treatment of the prisoners. The following is a separate account of the affair at the palace : " The French column, together with Col. Pattle's brigade of cavalry, advanced on Yuen-min-yu en , the English column rather nearer Pekin, a large body of the enemy having been observed near the village now occupied by us. The French entered with only two casualties, two officers being wounded by the eunuchs of the p alace . The foll ow i ng d ay , no signs of the F rench being visible, the English fired 21 guns to attract attention, t h e morning the commander-in -chief le a tu nd .ne l d ate in r where they were. Lord Elgin, 111 r, c \V i vae staffs, de,Sir Sir R. Napier, and their' mrt respective to the palace, and f oun d the French had I i b p e ll e o n eGe readnetd com fortably established there, and that a great portion of the principal valuables had been already taken away, leavi ng the heavy but less valua ble articles for the E ng li sh, or at least what thing s the French could not carry they left for us . No description can give an idea of the splendour of this residence. The entrance or reception hall is paved with marble, and pai n t e d w i t h go ld, a zure, and s carle t i n the most gorgeous s t y l e . The throne of the Emperor is of beautiful carved dark wood, and the cushions, embroidered with gold dragons, attracted general admiration ; every inner chamber and saloon was very handsomely fitted up, and the rolls of silk, satin, and crape, all of' splendid workmanship, fur nished cummerbu nds and puggarees for the French f we L re ou o is f soldiers, who a ppear to have adopted our custom in china this respect. and h d e Jade some Sevres d china o g rea t val ue, Quatorze would have delighted the eyes of many a curio fancier ; and a'presentation sword, with the English coat of arms, studded with gems, and evi dently of antiquity,. gave rise to some speculation. T h e last treaty of 'l'ien-tsin was also found, an d th e i m mense quantity of loot of all kinds made it a lmost impossible to know what to take away . Some idea of the quantity of silk may begiv en by t he fact that fowls, old pots, &c., were wrap pe d in the most costly silks and satins. All the ladies had disappeared, but their little Japanese dog s , thing resembling a King Charles span iel , some thing about in a distracted state. Mr. Wade secured some valuable books and pap believe for the British Museum. The E m p eror some we left the day before, but his destination is, we believe, unknown. It is said that a panic took place amongst the French, and that they e vacuated returning, however, when the thing is certain —our air alarm subsided. One the palace, ies took care of themselves." ~. I' • "In the afternoon yesterday, a party of French went through the apartments with sticks, breaking everything that remained mirrors, screens, panels, &c. It is said that they did so in revenge for the barbarous treatment the released prisoners, their countrymen, had received. "A treasury containing a large quantity of gold ingots and sycee silver is under charge of a guard, and is to be divided between the English and. French. "The total value of property destroyed would amount to a large instalment of the indemnity claimed, " In one of the ante-rooms of the state bed-room at the Summer Palace the treaty of Tien-tsin in. English and Chinese, signed by Lord Elgin, was found. It has been thrown on the ground by some one, and lay in the heap of broken articles, till the English paper evidently attracted the eye of the person who discovered it. " A general order from the British commander in-chief desired that all articles taken by officers and men were to be sent in for sale by public- auction for the benefit of the army, which was done. All were permitted to have the articles they had brought away for themselves valued, and have the option of taking or rejecting them. Many beauti ful curiosities and souvenirs were thus obtained at a nominal price. The sale realised 32,000 dollars, which, with the value of the treasure, estimated at 61,000 dollars, is to be divided as prize money on the spot. BRANDY, RUM, SPIRITS, and WINE, The above goods may be vie Wed by sample at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom house, Thames-street ; and at the Lon don, West India, and ictoria Docks ; on Tuesday, Decem ber 18, 1860, from ten o'clock in the morning until three o'clock in the afternoon, and on the day of S'ale, from ten o'clock in the morning until twelve o'clock at noon—the t as ti ng, as regards the Queen's warehouse, being restricted to the day of sale. Take notice, that goods sold at this sale will notbe de livereduntil after two clear days of the day on which they are sold, and that no lots can be paid liar at the office of the Re ceiver-General after two o'clock in the afternoon'. Catalogues may be had at the Queen's Warehouse, Custom House, Thames-street, price 3d. each. JOHN WHITE, ilanufacturar, 228, Piccadilly. TO THE RIFLE BRIGADE.-A GOOD - 1 - SIGHT WILL PROVE ADVANTAGEOUS IN SELF-DEFENCE. To render your sight and hearing per fect take GRIMSTONE'S EYE SNUFF, invented by him to give strength and vigour to the vision, &c. Sold in tinfoil pack ages, 6d. per oz. ; canisters, Bd., ls. 3d., or in jars 2 oz., 4 oz., 8 oz., lbs. upwards at Bs. per lb. for export, under the authority of the Lords of the Treasury, and Medical authority. Or should you be a smoker, leave it off, it renders your hand un steady. If you must smoke, smoke GRIMSTONE'S ARO MATIC HERB TOBACCO. This will strengthen your nerves ; by swallowing your spittle it increases the appetite. The smoke equal+ Oriental pastules. Sold in square, green packets with red label, at 3d. per oz., 3s. 6d. per lb. GRIM STONE'S HAIR REGENERATOR is the only article that will produce whiskers, moustaches, eye brows, or cause anew growth of human hair upon those pirts nature intends this ornament of the human figure. It is s )1d in triangular bottles, and inclosed in the 77th edition of the pamphlet full of testimonials from ladies and gentlemen. Real addresses, 45., 75., and lls., this size contains four of the 4s. size, Alt letters to William Grimstone, herbalist, London Depot, 52, High-street, Bloomsbury: and by Messrs. Barclay and. Sons, Farringdon-street. and all other respectablg,dealers "THE GOLDFIELDS. "At length we have some prospect of a return for the expenditure of public money in prospecting, although the results of this first attempt to promote the interest of our greatest producing class may not possibly be equal to anticipations. An official an nouncement has just been made of the discovery of a new tract of auriferous country to the north-west of Ararat, and still further westward than gold in quantity has been found before. This is merely a portion of the Ararat goldfield, but it promises to be of much extent and value, as the lead first struck is rich, and the indications around are most promis ing. The sinking at the spot now opened is shallow, and several of the mining parties who were the first to commence work after the prospectus are already getting gold in the proportion of between 2 oz. to 3 oz. to the load—a yield that, when known gene rally to hare been got at such a moderate depth, will speedily cause such a ' rush' as we have not had for some time. Indeed, this has commenced on a large scale, and will quite divert attention from the much dreaded Kiandra, the reports from which place are now very bad. The prospecting parties sent to the unexplored portion of our territory in the direction of the Snowy River have as yet made no discoveries of an auriferous nature which are likely to be of the least importance; but a party engaged in exploring the Dividing Ranges between the heads of the Yarra and Gipp's Land has added much to the known extent of the gold country in that direction. This is, however, so dense and scrubby and difficult of access that it can be ren dered available but slowly, although gold and water are both abundant. Other prospecting par ties receiving aid from the public funds have also somewhat extended the different fields for opera tions elsewhere ; but, with the exception of the places named, none of the new ground promises to be of much extent. Public attention was, of course, for a while more especially directed towards the movements of what we may call the public pro specting parties, but private enterprise in this direction has by mo means abated, and through such agency the mining district near the Indigo has been much enlarged. Deep leads have been found at Wahgunyah, within a few miles of the Murray, and as some five or six have been opened ap in less than as many weeks where gold was not before known to exist, this now field is likely to bo of considerable extent as well as that in the far west. But for the discovery of this last there would have been a monster rush to Wahgunyah ; but now, fortunately, attention is divided between the two extremities of the gold fields, and we shall par tially escape the evil of i too great concentration of miners, and their still more numerous followers on one point. Besides this new ground there have also been good spots opened up among the old workings in different parts of the , ountry ; so that the alluvial miners aro likely to be fully employed so long as the supply of water lasts, and thi s i s a t present abundant—in fact, has been often too much so of late, for heavy floods have caused serious da mage to low-lying claims, and interfered with much work at different times within the last few weeks. At Clune, the creek broke through thebed into the mines beneath, and before its course could be diverted rendered a large portion of them un workable for a long time to come, and until a large NEW SOUTH WALES. The Parliament of New South Wales was opened on the 25th of September by the following speech from Sir W. Denison : " Hon. Gentlemen of the Legislative Council and Gentle men of the Legislative Assembly, " 1. The protracted period to which the last session was extended has constrained me to call you together, after an unusually short interval, in order that the present session way be concluded in time to enable a return to a more con venient season of the year for the completion of the business of Parliament. " 2. I am happy to be able to assure you that, notwith standing the falling off in the revenue during the earlypart of the year, its present state is encouraging, and the gene ral condition of the colony is more satisfactory than when I last addressed you. " 3. In consequence of the disturbed state of political re lations in Europe, tho attention of the Government has been directed to the propriety of making provision for ade quate defence in case of war; the readiness, however, with which the colonists have, in considerable numbers, volun teered their military services, shows that this may be accomplished without an expenditure which would be bur densome to the revenue, and cannot fail to be most grati fying, as evincing the existence of the same patriotic and loyal spirit which has led to similar results in the mother country. The Government has anticipated the concurrence of the Legislature in ordering from England a further sup ply of heavy ordnance, as well as of the most approved description:of small arms, end the attention of Parliament will be directed to the general question at an early period of the session. " 4. Further correspondence has taken place between the Imperial Government and Mr. Edward Hamilton on behalf of the colony, respecting the change in the mode of con ducting the steam postal service by way of Galls, by which Melbourne was made the terminus of the line. This corre spondence will be laid before you, and I have much satis faction in informing you that upon a representation being made of the inequitable character of the plan as regarded New South Wales it was at once abandoned. A bill for guaranteeing a moiety of the cost of a steam postal service by way of Panama will be forthwith presented to Parlia ment. " 5. The time for taking the quinquennial census of the population will arrive in 1861, and a bill has been prepared for carrying out in this colony an arrangement which has been proposed for taking the census throughout all the British dominions upon the same day. " 6. The production of gold within the colony continues to increase. New goldfields have been discovered, and con siderable progress has been made in the construction of works for facilitating the means of communication with them, and otherwise providing for the requirements essen tial to their advancement. The rapid development of this interest will render necessary some amendment of the Gold fields Management Act. , " 7. The rapid extension of easy and certain means of in ternal communication becomes daily of more pressingim portance, and has engaged the earnest attention of the Go. vernment. The trial surveys have been completed suffi ciently for the purpose of preparing estimates of the pro bable cost of extending railways to Goulburn, Bathurst, and Muswellbrook, and the information obtained will be laid before Parliament at an early date. From this it win be seen that the natural difficulties to be overcome on the southern and western lines to allow of the effective applica tion of steam powerare such as to necessitate an expenditure By a PHYSICIAN of 20 years' practice. CONTENTS.—The Physical Education of Early Life—The Art of Prolongino• Life—The Theory of Digestion—The Stomach and its Difficulties—The Cultivation of the Affec tions and Regulation of the Passions—Nervous Disorders, &c. &c. London: Mann. 39, Cornhill, and all Booksellers. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. DOWNING-STREET, DEC. 14. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Young, Esq., to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Province of Nova Scotia. Her Majesty has also been pleased to ratify and confirm the appointments of Robert Hamilton, Esq., M.D., and Charles Clement Bravo, Esq., to be Members of the Legis lative Council of the Island of Jamaica. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Captain Archibald Edward Harbord Anson, R.A , to be Inspector- General, and Thomas Prince, Esq., to be Superintendent of Police, for the Island of Mauritius. ADMIRALTY, DEC. 12. Corps of Royal Marines—Captain Richard George Con nolly to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Hooker, deceased; First Lieutenant Richard John Hardy Douglas to be Captain, vice Connolly, promoted ; Second Lieutenant Sydney Vere Alston to be First Lieutenant, vice Douglas, promoted. BANKRUPTS. 3.0 LA.., • .L.a. ••-• • Owen Sturgis, builder, Upper Belsize-terrace, Hamp stead. Henry Saunders, cabinet maker, Brighton. Charles Bridger, builder, Haslemere, Surrey. James White, miller, Chiddingstone, Kent. John Hall, wharfinger, Purfleet-wharf, Camden-town. Henry .Rudd Knights, currier, Bermondsey-street; Surrey. John Coley, ironmonger, Tipton, Staffordshire. John Bartle, lace manufacturer, Lenton, Nottingham shire. Robert Mack, extractor of wool from rags, Cork-street, Camberwell. James Stannard, trader, Newport, Isle of Wight, Victor Pascal Billiet, importer of French clocks, King street, Cheapside, City. Matthew Somerville, joiner, Liverpool. John Wood, licensed victualler, Birkenhead. Joseph Cunard Morrow :and Robert Thomas Morrow, ship brokers, Liverpool. William Roe, grocer, Calverton, Notts. George Bowditch, nurseryman, Taunton. Alfred Foster, woolstapler, Bradford. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Patrick Maclean Kennedy, merchant, Glasgow. William Walton Swinden, commission merchant, Glas gow. James Nelson, grocer, Lanark. Donald Sutherland Mackay, merchant, Glasgow. • James Rae, boot and shoemaker, Dunse, Berwickshire. John Meighan, flasher, Glasgow. James Leckie, slater, Bellshill, Lanarkshire. BANK OF ENGLAND. --- - - - An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 12th day of Dec., 1860 : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ..—..£27,119,415 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 11,768,482' Silver Bullion .... 875,933 227,119;4151 £27,119,415 BANKING D . Proprietors' capi tal Rest £14.553,000 3,177,771 Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, COMMlts missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 7,029,111 Other Deposits 12,104,219 Seven nay and other Bills 863,525 , E PARTBUINT. 1 Government Seen- rities (including Dead WeightAn- nuity) Other Securities 19,987,188 Notes Gold and Silver Coin . 802,690 237,527,628 M. / £37,527,626 [AIiSHALL, Chief Cashier. Dated Dec. 13,1860.1 AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, corn puted from Returns made in the week:ending the 11th day of Dec., 1860, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : - - --- - Muscovado, the produce of the British pos. sessions in America Muscovado,. the p r oduce of the Mauritius Average price of the foregoing 27e 9id PUBLICATIONS. . MISS BREMER'S NEW WORK. Now ready at all the Libraries, in'2 vols., TWO YEARS in SWITZERLAND ana ITALY, By FREDRIKA BREMER. Translated by MART Howirr. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Gieat Marlborough-street. 91 oStl 10141