The Sun. — London, England, 1860-10-29 00:00:00

"P OPAL ENGLISH OPERA, C OVENT-' L ID GARDEN —under the Manag emen t of LOUISA DYNE and Mr. W. H ARRISON, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, THE ROS E IIarr IL Harriso OSE OF cAsrILLE. Mis Corr L o uisa Pyn e, Miss Thirlw all ; Messrs.W. n. U, , 'Durand, St. A.lbyn, and Wallworth. To conclude With the First Act of T ROVA TORE. Conductor —Mr. Alfred Mallon. Doors opOn at Seven. Commence at Half-past. TiIEATRg_II,OI/AL, iIAYMAIIKET. i,oetmee, Dir. J. B. Buctstone. THIS EVENI/i,c3- the per and anoes will commenee with THE LAD T OF LI'ONS. Mr. Miss Amy wick. the fter which. the reviyed comedy of THE IRISH AM BA.ASSADOR. Mr. John Brougham, Miss Florence Haydon, -ire. E. Fitzwilliara. THE WIND. By the Leolereqe. And THE SUN AND , Cenlmenoe at 7. aO YA L PRINCE S S'S THEATRE. — Lessee and MansafTer, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, an adaotation of Victor Himo's cele brated Play of RUY BIAS, by Edmund Falconer, Esq. when Mr. Fechter, the favourite actor of Parisian ren ow ed n, w ill make his 2d appearance on the En g lish stage, support by Messrs. W. Lacy, Meadows, ilard en, Graham, Raymond, Morland, Collett, Paulo, Daly, A. Harris ; Miss Rose Leclercq, Mre. Weston, and Miss ]death. To be preceded byISITSAN After which, THE FIRST NIGHT. Mr. A. H a rris and Miss Maria Harris. THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM.i Sole Lessee and Directress, Madattle CELESTE. THIS EVENING, the performances gill commence with Sheridan's comedy of THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Principal characters by Mr. T. Lyon. Mr. ilenry Neville, Mr. George Vining . , Mr. H. Butler, M r . Forrester. Mrs. Cam Keeleypbell, I. Mr. Villiers, Mr. J. Johnsto ne, Mr. John Rnuse, e and Annie Mrs. J. Rouse, Miss M. Te rnan, and Mis S s Gougenheina. After whioh, a BALLET DIVF.RTIEMNN'T, in which the celebrate(' Dancers the Misses Mari C son will appear. To conclude with THE ABBE VAITDREITYL. Madame Celeste. - A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. r -3 - Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Benj. Webster. Great Snocess of the new Drama, by Dion Boureloault, Esq., " The Colleen Bawn."—Miss Agnes Robertson every even ing. N Tilts EVETSG. TilE RIFLE CORPS. Messr s. W. S m ith. D. Fish er, C. Selby, Miss Woolgar, Miss Sate KeVy , and Mrs. Billington. After which, TUE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Bonrcicanit, D. Fisher, Billington. Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer. Mi ss Agnes Robertson, Miss oolgar, W Mrs. Billington and , Mrs. Chatterley. To conclude with MUSIC lIATH CHARMS. Mr. David Fisher. Doors open at half-past 6—Co m mence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 5. No charge for booking. Private boxes, £2 2e. ; Family Boxes,'ll. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle ts. • Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, ls. Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d. Acting Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- 'proprietor and Manager, Mr. WM. BATTY. Triumphant success and increasing popularity of the Grand Spectacle of ROBIN HooD. First appearance of Madame Newsome, Mr. James Newsome, and their Troupe of unequalled performers, Szc., including the incomparable Young. Charles Ducrow, the Greatest Wonder of the age. This Evening, the highly successful new Spectacle, in Three acts, by E. Fitzball, Esq., entitled ROBIN HOOD ; or. the Merry Outlaws of Sherwood ; introduStagcing the Stud of highly ained Horses, Herd of real Deer, tr Hounds, dze, a -Dale, Miss Rebecca Isaacs ; Robin Hood, Mr. John Prit chard. To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena—Star Riders of Europe. Doors open at half-past 6, 'performance commence at T. Box-ollice open daily from 11 till 4. Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson. CANTERBURY HALL CONCERTS.- EVERT EVENING, A Grand Selection from the opera of NORMA. Norma . ....... • • ........ Miss RUSSELL. Adakrisa ..... ••• • • .......... Madame MARIA, (Her first appearance in this country.) After which the ETHIOPIANS, oonsisting of Seventeen Per formers. organised expressly for this establishment, for the Performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music, Comic and Sentimental, with Negro Delineations, Anecdotes, &c. Prin cipal Negro Artistes, Messrs. Joe Brown, G. W. Pell, H. Drummond, and Charley Fox. Musical Director, Mr. F. JONQHMANS. Balcony, is, --Hall. 6d. THS WEATHER.-aux OFFICE, OCT. 28, 1860. THERMOMETER, IN THE SHADE. 69—this day at noon. 52—lowest this morning and during the night. 61—highest since noon yesterday. BAROMETER-30.09. WlND—South 'Westerly; light, with very fine mild weather. Slight fog in the morning ; heavy dew in the night. OCT. 29. THERMOMETER, IN TUN SHLDN. THE SUN. LONDON, MONDAY, OCT. 29, 1880. 63—this day at noon. 49—lowest this morning and during the night. 59—highest since noon yesterday. WI/in—Easterly since morning ; light and fine ; fog in the morning. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, lh. 28m.—Afternoon, lh. 431 n. Jo-monnow.-Morning, lh. 58m.—Afternoon, 2h. 14m. Another defeat of the King of GAETA'S troops, ' fresh assurances from Austria that she does not intend anything beyond self-defence in Italy, and the breaking up of the Warsaw meeting without making any proclamation to Europe, are the chief new facts which throw light on the position of things in Southern Europe. To these we may add the almost unanimous vote at Naples in favour of annexation ; the numbers being, according to the telegram, 185,468 against 1,609. About one fifth of those entitled to vote did not do so ; of course a large number never can vote at any elec tion. An almost unanimous vote, therefore, of more than four-fifths of the electors will be a most appropriate preliminary to the entrance of the KING, which was to have taken place yesterday. Of the victory we h a ve, as yet, the briefest account. It shows, however, that the KING can offer no effective resistance to the Piedmontese, and that the limits of his dominion will soon be the fortress of Gaeta, and very soon, we hope, the cabin assigned him by the commander of a Spanish frigate. In the interests of humanity it must be wished by all that the useless fight should not be prolonged. It may be a little more to his credit to quit his former kingdom fighting for it against B .... uPerior force, but we do not prize t he credit of a : . rituoll so highly as to think it worth t he lives I t hese who must die to maintain it. Sessa and Teen°, between which two places the battle was fought, ar e but six or seven miles apart, and the former lieson the direct road from Capua to Gaeta, about sixteen miles from the former and somewhat mor e from the latter. Unless, therefore, the garrison of Capua, and all the defenders of the line of the Volturno had left it before the battle, they must now be between GARIBALDI'S lines and the Piedmontese, and would seem to have no alternative but surrender, Brief as the telegram is, we notice the same circumstance as marked the battle of Isernia—the taking of many prisoners, apparently indicating a want of zeal, or at least of desperat e valour on the p ar t o f th e Royal troops. The result is that the KiNet's forces have r etired u p on the Gari g lia no , which en closes a sma ll district indeed around Gaeta, anl will hardly delay the march of the Piedmontese and Garibaldians on the fortress. We shall be glad to see the last act of this' drama played oat, —or the signing and sealing o f the transaction by the impending flight of the KlNG—because once completed it can never be interfered with again, not even by the Ruler whose selfish purposes we most of all suspect, and wh o, for no good assuredly, joined in refusing to acknowledge the blockade of Gaeta, while he keeps Rome and the district around it in his own hands. The sus picions of Europe in regard to Sardinia and Genoa are certainly not without good reason, and the more rapid and complete the success of the Kin g of p a l-21311 0NT the more di ffi cult will it be for him to fly in the face of Europe and appropriate what this time he 'will have no excuse for asking. He has done no more in this latter struggle than we have Orm—he has only let things alone. Indeed, Italy •fr- -44. ,CP 4 0 ow .1. • 4 4 0 .; •X .. - .',:"..C7' 41: , ,' • 1 1 t'. S . . 4 .. , :/). T ::tt..-* , -.... v.......asorairawregatais i - owes more to us than to him, for we have not w ithdrawn our representative from Turin, much less required the Piedmontese soldiers to evacuate the towns which they had entered amidst the acclamations of the inhabitants, We have not sent troops to any town with Papal officials at their heels compelling the inhabitants to flee by hundreds, not indeed through fear of the French, but of those whom the French brought with them—the impla re....0..............-........_ ...--..—""- lutely contemptible Treaty fabricated in 1815_ at Vienna. Happily, this time—in some measure at least — an European Treaty, whenever negotiated, must be declaratory of the will of the Peoples as well as of the will of the Sovereigns. In 1815, at Vienna, the popular will all over Europe was stifled and centemned. The Princes entered into their own arbitrary arrangements. Now—it will be other wise. The nations will have a voice in the stipu lations entered into. The Treaty to be negotiated at this projected Congress—of this, at any rate, we may be certain, over this, at any rate, we may re joice—will, in various instances, as in that of Italy, have only to record, and acknowledge, and recog nise the decisions previously arrived at by the peoples themselves. The nationalities here and there, in Enrope, will have authoritatively dictated what will then and there have to be written down 'aithfully at the Congress by their Secretaries — le Sovereigns. LATE 1 rl cable agents of papal secular rule. Hoping that the south of Italy is pretty secure to of it s liberties, we look back again to the north — Venetia especially. To make sure of his dominion there -must have been the chief object for which FRANCIS JOSEPH went on his knees to the King of PRUSSIA and the CZAR at Warsaw. Things look, however, ,as if nothing had been gained there; and we may hope it will turn out to be so. Austria is, in any case, doing her best to strengthen herself in Venetia, and at the same time to allay any suspicion that she mean s to take the offensive. The late r umours at Paris respecting her intentions have given her an opportunity distinctly to avow them, and it will be observed that she makes the explana tion serve a double object. She uses it to profess "sincerity" (Austrian sincerity!) in regard to the reforms announced in the diploma of the 20th of October, and to proclaim a purely defensive and non-intervention policy in Italy. She even says, specifically, that, " the present armaments and concentration of troops have no other object than that of repelling any attack." If both these assertions are believed, she would gain the double advantage of quieting Hungary in her rear, while collecting an immense army at NTerona, sufficient to overwhelm Lombardy again at an hour's notice, and perhaps to march to Turin itself. Probably no party will believe a word of any of these professions, beyond what the ELnperor of AuSTRIA can be com pelled to adhere to. Hungary would be mad to rely on such a miserable constitution as she has got, and Italy will certainly not trust the Power which spends an amount of money so utterly dis proportioned to its means, in making itself strong enough in Venetia for attack as well as defence. Hence the sooner VICTOR EMMANUEL com pletes his work in the South the better. Austria may think twice before she ventures an attack when Italy is de facto united from north to south, however she may have good reason to fear an attack on her. We hope something from Austria's fearing Congress unless she can first secure the agreement of the Great Powers to her own programme. It would seem to show that she cannot get them at present to back her, by guaranteeing Venetia. Perhaps both Russia and Prussia after all shrink from this, and however much our Court may wish it, and however much our Premier and Foreign Secretary might wish to please the Court, it would certainly cost our Ministers an ignominious expulsion from office were they to pledge this country even to the opinion that Austria ought to retain Venetia. All the better part of Toryism, as well as the united Liberalism of the kingdom would repudiate their acts. The fact of Austria's objecting to a Con gress, and an immediate one, is the more important, because no step could be so favourable to FRANCIS 11. If he could but hold Gaeta till a Congress met he might be certain that the monarchs would deal with him as the real King of the country, and ignore GARIBALDI and Universal Suffrage ; but, if Austria would save him by Congress, it is an affair almost of hours. It is possible that Austria may believe the story of his treacherous offer to Sardinia to join in an attack upon her, and may not care to save him, much as she would like to save despotism in Naples. Things are apparently fast approaching the crisis in which two questions will have to be seriously asked—Can Austria retain a part of Italy against the will of all Italy ? And can France be allowed to mar Italian Unity and retain disproportionate power there under pretence of protecting the POPE ? Lord STANLEY on Saturday evening at War- 1 rington hit the truth as surely and directly as even young Ross, the crack shot of Great Britain, could hit the bull-eye with an average rifle at a reasonable distance. His lordship hit the truth thus surely and directly, we mean, when he prefaced a speech anent education by observing that the chances are that nine out of ten of the readers of a newspaper, on opening a public journal and there observing a column headed " Lord SO-AND-So on Education," turned the sheet over, remarking perhaps " that the Editor must be badly off for news." While admitting the accuracy of all this, however—we still do continue (whenever occasion offers) publishing the remarks from time to time put forth by Lord So-and-So, or Mr. Such-a-One, or Sir Somebody Something in regard to the advantages of popular education and the blessings inevitable from the wider and wider diffusion of knowledge. Not from any dearth of better news, however, at any rate in the vast ma- jority of instances—but simply and solely because in these reiterated arguments addressed to the gene ral population, illustrative again, and yet again, of the benefits accruing from the development of the educational movement among the people them selves, we recognise incomparably the best substi tute for a really grand and comprehensively orga nised scheme of National Education, established and sustained, and perpetually expanding under the watchful care of the Government. It is because we have not failed during all these years past to appreciate the full value of Dr. BIRKBECK'S benign system of mechanics' institutions, those schools for the self-education of the great mass of the in dustrial adult population of the United Kingdom ; it is for this simple reason that we journalists are ever ready to give currency to the views of the still untiring champions of the cause of Popular Educa tion, upon the mere chance of their gaining an audience, however restricted in numbers because of of the fatigued attention of the majority of the reading multitude. The European Powers are quite plainly and re , cognisably loosening in various directions prepara tory to another re-arrangement. The Treaty of Vienna has long since been no better than waste paper. It was blurred originally by the bungling hands of the despots themselves. Let Cracow alone attest this—its name will be sufficient. It became a deed of the past, a docu ment entirely and irretrievably obsolete directly the BOURBON dynasty had been replaced by the BONAPARTE. The one object of the Holy Alliance (so called) was the displacement of NAPOLEON from the throne of France, and the dissipation of the hopes of his descendants. The attainment :of this object was signalised by the replacement there of the old race of the BOURBONS. That achieve ment ended as such when the third of the sons of the DAUPHIN, who was the heir of Louis XV,—when CHARLES X. succeeding his two elder brothers, Louis XVI. and Louis XVIII., alike in Kingship and in misfortunes—was driven into exile by the explosion of the July Revolution. Sixteen years afterwards, the wily chief of the younger branch of the ancient dynasty in his turn was driven forth from the palace of the CAPETS into exile " like CHARLES DIX," as he said, to pass the remainder of his days, " like CHARLES DIX" in the repose and seclusion of a disused palace of Great Britain, Louis PHILIPPE having only Claremont for his Holyrood. Afterwards came the trois tnois of the Provisional Government. After that the deadly battle of June in Paris, and out of that deadly battle CAVAIGNAeg honest, vigorous, republican dictatorship. Then from the urn of the ballot emerged—" a name"—another BONAPARTE was installed as chief of the democracy. It was the beginning of the end again—history once more repeated itself. Then came a new 18th Brumaire —plots and counterplots —closing, as in the first chapter of the history of the first BONAPARTE, with a fusillade and cannon shot sweeping through the streets of the French capital. There were oaths 1 broken—there was bloodshed—there were abun dant reasons for grief and indignation. But most lamentable of all, there was the ultimate result still, as of yore, to look upon at the close of all those beau tiful dreams of an emancipated dembcracy. The glorious illusion was at an end, and in place of a Free Republic, there was again at the head of France a rigorous military despotism, with another BONAPARTE as Imperator. The Treaty of Vienna —bloodstained now as well as blurred—was in the dust, an object of general scorn and derision. A year ago it was finally torn across and ripped into tatters by the sword of Solferino. For all practi cal purposes in Europe, at this time, it might have been signed, that wonderful Treaty of Vienna, two hundred and forty-five years ago, instead of forty five. It is as much a thing of the past as though it had—it is as wholly and entirely obsolete. In somuch is it at length recognised, on all hands, that it is so even among the great Powers of the North, even in the Councils of Berlin, Vienna, and St. Petersburg, that the chiefs of these great PoWers have been drawn together now very recently i n Pr eparatory to the arrangement of a new European eengress, preliminary to the negotiation of a Fresh Treaty to supersede that old blurred, bloodstained) torn, utterly obsolete, and abso- HIE SUN, = LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 29, 1860. E w Sh - The following telegrams have been received at Mr. Reuter's office : NAPLES, SUNDAY EVENING. The Offieitl return of the voting on the quostion of annexation in the city and province of Naples is as follows : Total number of votes registered 229,780 Ayes Noes In the other provinces the votes are equally avourable to annexation. NAPLES, OCT. 27. King Victor Emmanuel bas arrived at Teano. An engagement took place yesterday, half way between Teano and Sessa, between the troops of the 4th corps d'armee and the Neapolitan Royalists. After a combat of two hours the latter fell back by way of Sessa upon Garigliano, leaving a great number of prisoners in the hands of the Piedmon- :ese. To-morrow th e Court of Cassation will proclaim the result of the voting on the question of annexa- TURIN, OCT. 27. LITERATURE. According to despatches received here, an en gagement had taken place between the troops of the King of Naples and the Piedmontese, half way between Teano and Sessa. The enemy, leaving many prisoners, fell back upon Garigliano. The official Gazette maintains that the Pontifical prisoners are treated with generosity and solicitude. PARIS, OCT. 29 The lileniteur publishes the following decree concerning those articles of merchandise of British growth or manufacture, specified in the Treaty of Commerce, which are imported in France otherwise than in French or British vessels,:- 1. A surtax of 25c. per 100 kilogrammes will be levied upon articles of merchandise which are eider free from all entry dues or liable to a maximtm duty of 3f. per 100 kilogrammes. 2. The surtax decreed by the law of the 18th of April, 1816, will be applied when the duty exceels 3f. per 100 kilogrammes; PARIS, OCT. 28, According to instructions received from Count Rechberg, Prince Metternich has explained to IL Thouvenel the Austrian policy. This explanation contains four points :- 1. The interior policy of every State being inti mately coniected with its exterior policy, Austria will fulfil with sincerity the reforms announced by the Diplome of the 20th October. 2. Notwithstanding the complications in Italy Austria will maintain her line of defensive policy. The present armaments and concentration of troops in Venetia have no other object than that of re pelling any attack. 3. Austria will not abandon the system of non intervention. 4. Austria considers that the assembling of a congress would not bring about a practical solution of the Italian question unless the great Powers agree beforehand on a common programme, of which, however, there is little likelihood. WARSAW, OCT. 26, It is stated that the Warsaw interview main tained to the last a purely personal character as regards both the Princes and their Ministers. At the interview on Thursday last no stipulation was made, nor was even a protocol drawn up. WARSAW, OCT. 28 The Emperor Alexander has conferred upon Count Rechberg the Grand Cordon of the Order of St. Andrew. The Emperor of Austria has presented to Prince Gortschakoff a snuff-box richly set with diamonds. PARIS, OCT. 28 The Moniteur announces that on Tuesday next the Emperor will review the Imperial Guard in the Bois de Boulogne, on which occasion there will also be a sham bivouac and encampment. FRANKFORT, OCT. 28 In yesterday's sitting of the Federal Diet the notice given by Sardinia of the blockade of Ancona was discussed. The assembly resolved upon simply shelving this notice, declaring at the same time that they could net altogether agree with the policy of Sardinia in Italy. The Federal Diet resolved in the same sitting upon the expediency of equipping the federal for tresses with rifled guns, and declared that it grate fully accepted the offer of Prussia in reference to this new kind of armament. BERNE, OCT. 28 (Evening The elections for the new Federal Assembly commenced to-day. It is expected that the Liberals will obtain a majority everywhere except in the canton of Lausanne. The new assembly will meet in the first week of December to proceed to the election of the members of the new Federal Go vernment. The Marquis de Turgot is expected to return in a fortnight to his post as Ambassador of France. BERNE, OCT. 28 The Federal Council yesterday replied in a verbal note to the demands of the French Government concerning the affair of the flag at Sion. The Federal Council observes that before the annexation of Savoy and Nice to France, no vessels hoisting foreign colours ever landed on the Swiss shores, and maintains the theory expressed in a former despatch, in reference to international offences. too correct. It has always appeared to us that our Government have with that tact so peculiarly I our own, attempted to gain the object in view by beginning at the wrong cud. It is certainly not European policy when at war with any . neigh bouring nation to aid them in suppressing internal rebellion. The only excuse to be made for our commanders in China for adopting this line may may be, that as the Ckinese always do everything in exactly the opposite manner to other nations, acting contrary to European customs on our side might answer very well. Mr. Scarth raaintains that as it has been admitted on all sides that the land, to announce to my countrymen the paternal intentions of his Apostolic Majesty. I now publish the imperial resolutions. The wishes of the coun try are accomplished. His Apostolic Majesty has deigned to order the re-establishment of constitu tional and legal institutions. It is my firm convic tion that this paternal and magnanimous act of our most gracious master will be everywhere re ceived with gratitude, and my constant belief that fidelity and attachmolt to the dynasty and the throne are rooted in the historical character of this valiant nation, and will be maintained for the future, will be fully confirmed. I shall only remain at the head of the administration until the moment at which the legal authorities shall enter on their functions. I am proud that my countrymen have rendered the maintenance of order easy to me. Let me be permitted, in taking leave of my dear coun try, to carry with me the agreeable conviction that I am not deceived in affirming that this noble nation also loves order. I know that my countrymen pos sess this quality, and I place my confidence in it. This country will prove to the world that, on return ing to its constitutional state, it will know how to maintain order. I shall see the proof, very dear to my heart, that my intentions have been rightly judged when I can cry—' My countrymen have un derstood the paternal sentiments of our gracious master, and have listened to the voice of the military commander; they have spared him the necessity of maintaining order by the employment of force, and have reduced his task to that of being a witness of the calm and the satisfaction of the country. Long live the King ! Hurrah for the country ! " BENEDEK." present Government is corrupt beyond measure, that the mandarins purchase their situations and make rapid fortunes by extortion, and are always opposed to foreign intercourse, to suit their own ends. That when a formidable rebellion had broken out, professing a mongrel kind of Chris tianity, that the British Government ought at least to have observed neutrality. The rebels have invariably show a disposition to be on friendly terms with the English. They hold possessions of the most wealthy and f er til e provinces, and that it is in their power to facili tate or cut off entirely the valuable pro duct of those regions from the foreign trader. He dilates at some length on its being the duty of a Christian nation to support those who profess Christianity, however vague their tenets may be, that what is considered blasphe mous by our strict observers of the doctrines of Christ are nothing more among these ill-informed reformists than the result of ignorance which they would gladly correct on the matter being fully ex plained to them. Without going the length that Mr. Scarth, who is enthusiastic on this point, does, we certainly agree with him when he deplores that two gentlemen Of whom he speaks in the highest terms, viz., Mr. Wade and Mr. Lay, who had both held responsible situations in the service of the Chinese Emperor, should have been chosen as in terpreter for Lord Elgin. 'Without attributing any desire to make false statements to these gentlemen he considers it but natural that their opinions should be biassed by former associations, that de riving all their information from Government authority, the acts of the rebels were unfairly re ported, in proof of which he shows that notwith standing the continual defeats which they have been declared to have sustained for a very consider able time past, they are now in possession of the greater part of the Empire, and that their ultimate success will be only a matter of time. He has visited some of their encampments, and states that the discipline and morale of the insurgents is im mensely superior to that of the Imperialists ; that in place of matchlocks they are almost entirely provided with spears, and when Mr. Scarth inquired of one of their chiefs why they did not make use of firearms more generally, he replied that his men did not under stand how to use them, but with the spear they could rout treble their number. This is in fact nothing more than our own bayonet charge. Our c ommanders in the China waters have been very energetic in suppressingpiracy. This is avery profit able employment ; in fact, the pecuniary advan tages which it holds forth have rendered this sickly station a popular one in the navy, and as China crafts are all more or less piratical our captains and crews are never over particular. This may in some measure account for our zeal in favour of the Imperial authority. Many of the descriptions of the country are highly interesting, and the author, being an artist of considerable skill, had a great ad vantage among the Celestials in studying character and visiting the interior. He declares that a sketch book is a far more secure passport for the traveller than one of parchment with the signatures of the Emperor and half the Mandamus attached to it. His personal adventures, too, are amusing, and at times exciting. The work is embellished with many of his characteristic sketches, which are well executed, as is also a map of the empire. The Valley of a Hundred Fires. By the anther o. " Margaret and her Bridesmaids," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Bluckett. This is one of those domestic stories that are so pleasing when written in an earnest spirit. Its author has before been celebrated for the deep feel ing that pervades his compositions, and the pre sent story furnishes additional proof of depth of thought and refinement of sentiment. The chief character is Emily Leslie, a delightful heroine. We meet her in her youth, and follow her on for fifty years, during which long period she is still the same cheerful, contented, and inspiriting; ever intent on serving others to the utmost of her power, and always helping them on the rough road of life, as much by her presence as her actions. She is nine teen at the commencement of the story, when she arrives with her husband in Wales. He is a clergy man, and he possesses many sterling qualities, and admirable attributes in his disposition. He, however, is not for a moment to be compared to his wife, and had it not been for her influence he would not have been what he was. The arrival of the Leslies was a welcome boon to the neighbourhood. Their kind and. considerate ways always rendered them an isvaluable aid in the hour of trouble, and a cheer ing company in all minor doubts and difficulties. Some of the scenes in the home of the Leslies are very affectingly narrated. The beginning of a series of heavy trials that befell the family was the dangerous illness of Pearl, the most beautiful of them all, and the favourite of the family besides. After a fearful state of sus pense she was saved to them. " Oh, an gel of death ! pause but one moment on the threshold. Dost thou hear the prayer of the mother P G:acious Father, she saith, spare my child, spare me my pretty blossom, that thou gayest me for my garden on earth." From beneath the shadowing wings there breatheth a voice : " Thou hast many blossoms as fair, content thee with them. This one shallicome with me." " I know I have many blossoms as dear and promising, but this hath so gentle a spirit, spare my child. " I will take the little gentle spirit straight to her Saviour's bosom." " Nay, but let her win her way there through the trials and crosses of life. Let her carry with her the souls she will win through the sweet influence of her gentle spirit— `let her fight the battle of life, that she may hear the blessed words, Well done, good and faithful ser vant ; enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.'" " Oh, mother, good is thy wish ; keep thou the child of the gentle spirit. I will come for her when her work is done." This was but the prelude to fur ther grief; all the family had the fever, and, during its height, Mrs. Leslie's mother died. Afterwards the only son died from weakness occasioned by the attack, and from an injury received at school. This was a heavy trial to the father, who, much as he valued his little girls, particularly prized his son. This boy early displayed considerable talents, and a most affectionate disposition. It was long before the household recovered his loss. In con tradistinction to this family is that of the Robarts, who lived close by. There w e meet with a would be fine lady of a mother, who is peevishly selfish and complaining. She indulges her children to a sinful degree, and frail as they are to begin with, she so pampers them that more than half her nume rous family drop off before she dies herself. Her deathbed was a painful sight, and not even the presence of Mrs. Leslie could soothe her, nor the consoling words she uttered at all calm her dis tracted mind. The weak, vain woman was attached to her children, but in a sort of frenzied manner, and she seemed to defy the power of death to touch her while they required her care. In vain did Emily Leslie assure her that she left them in the care of a Heavenly Father who would protect them more than her fondest efforts could ever effect. After some very interesting episodes and various adven tures connected with the marriages of the daughters of the family, who numbered no less than ten, there is a grand scene for the finale. Emily , and John celebrated their gol sedden weddi he day, for for half a c entur y had pas since ty first appeared before us to take the journey iuto Wales which was their journey into life. Few more gracious and blessed lives could have been passed than was theirs. They had many trial to go through, but they had preserved through all the same trustful spirit that had nerved them in the outset. In the morning of life they dedi cated themselves to God, and he did not forget them in the evening of their age. A numerous rsoe of children and grandchildren were assembled on this bright day to surround the worthy couple. One son and two daughters had passed away to begin the family in heaven, but nine daughters and three sons were gathered together. As John observed, they could not hope that they could ever thus meet again, and, therefore,they must regard this day as alone in the annals of their lives ; a blessed memory, ansi a bright remembrance. It was as a crown of glory to their honoured lives, and as a holy symbol of another meeting above, which should be yet brighter and still more blessed. Emily might have observed in the words of the old song— " We clamb life's hill thegither ; And movie a canty day, John, We've had wi' ane anither : Now we maim totter down, John, But hand in hand we'll go, And sleep thegither at the foot." She was as cheerful the last day we see her as when on that rainy morning she delighted all the travellers of the coach by her joyousness and vi vacity. Her last speech was in accordance with her character all throughout. " Remember we have one greater boon still—we have eternity be fore us—we have shall have time then, John, to sing our praises, to utter our grateful prayers. Eter nity , alone can measure th e sum of the debt we owe. ' These were fitting last words to hear from one who had been for so many long years the hope of the neighbourhood, and whose whole life seemed an offering of thankfulness to heaven. " The Valley of a Hundred Fires" was indeed most for tunate to receive among its toils and troubles so bright a visitant as Emily Leslie. They passed their last pars at a place a few miles dis tant, where they could enjoy repose while still in the society of their early friends. Our first favourites monopolise our interest, and no children, however, promising, can rival in our minds the gentle and gracious Emily. This work is eminently calculated to engage the attention of all who like a domestic narrative. The joys and sorrows, the smiles and tears, the lights and shades of human life are reflected in its pages softened by the sympathy one feels for the individuals, and it is rarely that one meets with so bright a specimen of a heroine as the one that graces these pages. Some of the other persons who figure before us are noticeable; as Lord and Lady Bernard, and the brothers Saville, who are quite curiosities in their way. The old attached nurse of the Leslies is a character in her peculiar style, and yet is a deserving and trustworthy woman. The author of " M ar g aret and her Bridesmaids" has not fallen off from her first efforts in this last attempt, and many admirers will be found for this record of the life Fused in so singe a locality, yet passed in s uch.a way as to ga th praise of man and the bless in g of heaven. To all who desire au unaffected a ccount of real piety with out parade ;of true affectio n without over -anxiety y ; and of characters who a re as perfect as humanit can attain to, these volumes will present a welcome study. Money. By Colin Kennaquhom, Esq. 3 vols Hurst and Blackett. This story evidences a keen insight into men and manners, and is therefore to be recommended to those who wish to dwell on such topics. The chief person described is John Smith, who is a very estimable and admirable young man. He is rather too abrupt in his ways, which causes him to make some enemies, and which at first sets his rich uncle against him. John was not the sort of individual who would wait on any man's fancies, still less on those of a wealthy relative whom the world would say he was toadying. Thus the inter course between the two relatives was most unsatisfactory, and at last nearly dropped altogether. In the younger Smith, however, there was a latent strength of character and force of talent that difficulties developed and dangers dis played in strong colours and bold relief. Such characters are the gold dust of humanity, and shine out rare and splendid amid the clay and dross of which meaner humanity is formed. Of these may be said as they stand the refiner's fire, and pass through the sharp tests of adversity and perils— " Still more majestic shalt thou rise, More dreadful from each foreign stroke, As the loud blast that tears the skies Serves but to root thy native oak." Previously to the unexpected birth of his uncle's son, John had been regarded as the heir by all the town, notwithstanding all their temporary disagreements. But the birth of the young child in an instant degraded him in the social scale; from being a courted and cherished friend, he was hardlyreeognised as an acquaintance, but the sharpest sting was his rejection by Kate Macdonald. This beautiful and clever young lady really was attached to our hero. But prudence was stronger than feeling in her cold heart and her calculating mind. Her brother, too, aided and abetted her in all craft and cunning. He was as worldly and selfish as a man could be who was re spectable and honoured by society in general. John did not attempt to prevaricate before he was disinherited; he stated the terms on which he and his uncle were living, and bade Kate have confidence in his own abilities and energy, and not be hanging on to the skirts of the rich, and wait for dead mens shoes to walk in, but step out boldly in their own way, secure at last of his gaining for himself a place, and making for himself a name, honoured and respected by his country and his kind. This did not suit the creed of the Macdonalds, and, hence, in the hour of dis appointment, he was cast off. In the day of trouble came the crowning stroke and the finishing touch to his calamities. This was the decision on which the destiny of Kate depended, From henceforth the better part of her nature was to prevail or the worst was to predominate. Married to him es she really loved, and, what w as more, greatly pected, all would have worked to her welfare, as well as contri buted to her happiness, but she rejected the chance, and not again is the opportunity often offered to men. " Now is the accepted time" is often whis pered by the good angel to the wavering spirit; t i t aw is your hope to become better and wiser, if blinded by passion, pride, and prejudice; the appeal is unanswered —the conseqaences are often disas trous. It was so with Kate. Married to a fool with a title, she at once and for ever regretted her doom. In order to keep up appearances she had to flatter and humour her wretched husband ; and the tears shed in secret, the daily groaning of her spirit within her, would, if known, have changed the opinion of many as to the life led by the beautiful, elegant, and courted Lady Barnett. On the other hand, the dark day with John had a brighter morrow. Once freed from one who was not worthy of him, he went on his path free and unfettered. The wrench was severe, but it was a beneficial one, that up rooted his affections from an ungracious soil, and left them to be transplanted hereafter in one more genial to his nature. Mary Elliott is a maiden who interests one greatly, She had strugled on through many dark hours,many and gone through scenes of suffering ; but they were at last all gpt manner. She was through in a most satisfactory in every way suited to John Smith, who required some character in his wife as well as some feeling, They were matched in another way. There had been long years d u ring which the penni less orphan and the .edsipsiinsehde.rite.dßusttudthenet hour d r been neglected and d . when Mary Elliott came into possession. coafmaefortune, and when John made fer himself rank and the prospect of wealth in futurity, with his uncle's hoards added to his stores. Death had removed the infant heir of Joshua Smith, and in his sorrow he recognised the sincerity of the sympathy accorded by him who benefited so largely by the ceremony they had just assisted in of returning to the dust the child of his hopes, the idol of his heart. David Haig, for a secondary character, is very well drawn. She displays much of that vanity and pre tension that is so prevalent throughout all society, but which, in the more refined ranks, is better con cealed, or presented in disguise. Her schemes triumphed, and she became the wife of a county man. However, a little mortification was in store for her, when it became known that Mary Elliott whom she had insulted in her days of pride, when Mary was a governess in her friend's house in Edin burgh, was the lawful possessor of the fortune of Mr. Sneddin. His mother had held it after the disappearance of her brother who was Mary's fath er. From his having c h ange d his name abroad, before his marriage, all clue was lost to his widow and orphans, who struggled in misery while their rights were kept from them. Mrs. Haig, the mother of Davida, is amusingly sketched; and Mrs. Mac Vicar, her sieter, is an instance of hypocrisy and absurdity, with her saintly ways and her cun ning manoeuvres. It was a fitting retribution for Davida to become dependent on the bounty of Mrs. John Smith for her livelihood—she Twelve Yeare in China. By a British Resident. Second Thousand. Edinonston and Dou filet. Edinburgh...As we anticpated, Mr. Scarth's work hag met with a complete successdeservedly so, for he has combined a pleising narrative of personal adventures and observations on the .people, the rebels and the mandarins, With political opinions and strictures upon the policy of the British Go- Vernment, which events have proved to 1)0 only FRANCE. BOURSE, Oct. 27.—The market is very inani mate, as it has been for some days past. Threes opened at 68f 90e, being 10c is advance of the closing prices of yesterday, but afterwards declined to 68f 85c. Mobilier have been done at 700 f; Orleans, 1,365 f ; Northern, 970 f; Lyons, 913 f 75c ; Austrian, 482 f 50c; Lombard, 480 f. The follow ing are the last quotations :- 41 per per Cents 95 65 Credit Fonder 9OO Do. mad month.... 95 501 Belgian 4f 3 per Cents Do. end month 6B 801 Roman Bank Shares 2850 Austrian Credit Mobilier.... 700 , Spanish Threes .. Do. Account 7Ol 25: Home Debt RAILWAYS. Cash. ' Account. Orleans 1 365 .. 1365 Northern New ditto — • • -- Lyons and Mediterranean 912 50 .. 913 75 Geneva Southern 502 60 .. 502 50 Western Eastern Sardinian 387 50 Austrian .. 4Bl 25 .. 483 75 Lombard • HUNGARY. General Benedek published at Pesth, under date of the 21st, the following address to the populations of Hungary " At the moment of termina tin g m y ta sk, and gtving up th e provisional direction of the country, am haPPN to be able, before leaving my native RETURN OF THE ROYAL PRINCES, The Hero, 90, screw, Commodore Seymour, with the other ships of the Royal squadron, are daily expected at Plymouth from New York with the Prince of Wales and suite. Letters and despatches await the arrival of the Prince on board the Royal Albert, flag ship of the Channel squadron lying in Plymouth Sound, where also are the Conqueror, Donegal, and St. George. The other ships in the port belonging to the squadron are to be got into the Sound, if possible, to join in the welcome of the Prince to his native land. Orders were given on Saturday to keep a sharp look-out for the Hero, and signal-men were placed on the heights from whence an extended view down Channel is obtained, to give early notice of the approach of the Royal squadron. It is understood the Prince and suite will disem bark at Plymouth, and proceed to Windsor by rail. Garrison orders have been issued in anticipation of the landing of his Royal Highness. It is not im probable Prince Alfred will meet his brother at Plymouth, as the Euryalus from the Cape is also daily expected at that port. She left the colony three days before the mail packet Athens, which reached Plymouth on Saturday. The Euryalus touched at St. Helena on the Ist and Ascension on the 4th, all well. She was also to touch at Sierra Leone and the Cape de Verdes. The Athens brought home letters from the Prince for the Palace, and also the regalia used in the ceremonies in which the Prince took the principal parts at the Cape—among these are a gold trowel, and the gold trigger of the truck from which the first stone of the breakwater in Table Bay was canted—all of which were for warded to Windsor by the express of Saturday morning. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Mr. A. Harris commenced his winter season on Saturday with one of the most brilliant performances that has yet marked his managerial career ; of course we allude to the first appearance of Mr. Fechter, the Anglo-French actor. The entertainments commenced with a smart little farce, entitled " Susan Smith," in which Miss Murray and Mr. Frank Mathews acted capitally, but the great feature of the evening was the entrance of Mr. Fechter. Report with her hundred tongues had created the greatest curiosity as regarded him, his talents as an actor being heralded as extraordinary, and certainly in this instance never spoke with greater truth. The play selected was Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas," slightly altered, and decidedly not for the rest, by Mr. E. Falconer, and as the chief incidents in the story must be familiar to nearly every playgoer, we need not in this instance give even an outline of the plot. In personal appearance Mr. Fechter is of the middle height, with fine regular features, and a bear ing which shows him to be a perfect master of his art. From first to last his acting on Saturday was a long series of triumphs, accompanied by the most enthu siastic applause. At times he would curdle the blood by his intensity, and the next moment call forth floods of tears. The last scene of the drama was most artistically managed, and acted with extraordinary power. Ruy Bias, disdaining to kill his adversary, an unarmed man, throws away his sword and challenges him to mortal combat with daggers. A desperate encounter ensues, when Ruy kills his antagonist and hurls him over the parapet, but not be fore he has received a mortal wound himself, and he expires in the arms of the Queen. The audience were electrified at the intensity of his acting, and rose en masse to pay a tri bute to his genius. At the fall of the curtain, amidst the most tumultuous applause, Mr. Fechter had again to bow his acknowled ments to one of the most excited and delighted audiences that ever assembled within the four walls of a theatre. We beg to congratulate Mr. Harris on his good for tune in having secured so great an actor for the Prin cess's Theatre. The house was crowded to suffocation. LYCEUM THEATRE. Notwithstanding that the present is considered the dull time of year in the theatrical world, owing to the near ap proach of Christmas, Madame Celeste continues to cater for the amusement of the play-goers of the metropolis with untiring ability, and, we are glad to say, marked success. During the past week the performances at her elegant theatre have attracted crowded houses. The great novelty being Mrs. Keeley as Widow Green, and Miss Gougen heim as Constance, in Knowles's delightful play of the " Love Chase," and a more matchless performance cannot be imagined. To-night we are to have the "School for Scandal," and judging from the cast a fine representation of it may safely be depended on. Mr. Watkins's American drama, the "Pioneers," has been withdrawn for the pre sent, and, we think, wisely, for assuredly the bill of fare, without the nacre of the talented directress, leeks a great attraction. The ever pleasing drama, the "Abbe Vaudreuil," with Madame Celeste as the gay, fascinating, graceful gallant, is to be repeated this week—an arrangement, we cannot but think, that will be highly pleasing to her numerous patrons. Notwithstanding the tide of success that has set in, a long list of novelties are announced to be on the eve of production, the most prominent being a drama of extraordinary interest for the fair lessee—a romantic comediette, by Stirling Coyne, for Miss Lydia Thompson, entitled the " Pets of the Parterre ;" another, an operatic drama, for Miss Rose Howard, who has already made so favourable euchaeox a b n in i a m ti p on re o s f sio n n ov i e n ity "Gis to h ,ie rtwathopete Mill." W ill' goita as happily as a marriage bell. who had held her head so far above a governess, and had, moreover, so comported her self in her brief hour of giddy elevation as to draw down the contempt o those she tried to ape in =micro, and arouse the indignation of those she affected to ignore the existence of, being known in her early days of hardship. Some of the details are very ingeniously arranged in their com plication, as, for instance, the discovery of the box containinc;:the papers of the Elliott family. Through such trifles as the carelessness of a servant in mis- directing a box, or other trivial matters, how often are the hopes and happiness of a family destroyed. This is an exciting story in many of its passages, and fully illustrates the importance while it reveals the folly of making money the aim and object of life. This shining, shifting ore, here to-day and goneto morrow, is not to be only thought of by those who are the pilgrims to a land where buying and selling is over. If rightly used, and well employed it may benefit them here and bring them blessings here after, from being their happiness below it may be their crown above. But those who, like Joshua Smith, heap up gold and garner treasures to feel that they were his and his alone, of what avail could such an accumulated avalanche of shining stores be. He found them powerless to save his only child who was to inherit them, he found them failing him at last when distress overcame the mo netary world, and many of his speculations failed. He, who had worshipped money as his god found his divinity fail him at the last, and his death-bed was haunted by visions of the wealth of the coun try departing and the glory of the world laid low. This was a solemn warning to those who like him consider money above all, first and foremost before patriotism, honour and ambition, to say nothing of brighter and holier hopes, of greater and more glorious desires. Those who grasp gold as their idol may learn of old Joshua, who proved the im potence of his tutelary divinity when he laid his heir in the dust while a voice murmured in his ear, " We brought nothing into the world neither may we carry anything out," and may linger at his death-bed which was gloomy and terrible. Had he rightly used the ten talents entrusted to his care, might not far other visions have irra diated the Valley of the Shadow of Death ; might not hosts of those whom he laud relieved and bane fitted on earth have preceded him on the road, and sang his praises at the gates of heaven. Hs c o u ld. have turned in triumph from the momentary fail ure of the golden crop below, to rejoice in its har vest scene above, where spirits, freed from tempta tion, and souls as rescued from the bondage of sin, would have made him their benefactor and their known friend. This work contains many passages of interest, and the narrative is arranged with great skill in many divisions. Its author may be considered to have achieved a success in the arduous undertaking that he has endeavoured to accomplish ; and in an age when the worship of Mammon is so prevalent that its idolatry far super sedes all devotions paid in temples made with hands, its appearance is welcome and satisfactory. It shows in a decided manner the ills that result from over-zeal in the cause of riches, and the insufficiency of its attractions to prove' the sole stay of life and solace and support of death. Therefore these volumes are desirable subjects of perusal, inasmuch as they demonstrate an evil of the times, and reveal a mistake that is made by thousands of whom Joshua Smith, in his grasping life, may be the pro totpye, and, in his gloomy death, may be the pre cursor of their own last hours. WEST INDIAN, MEXICAN, AND PACIAIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, OCT. 28. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Seine, Capt. Revett, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 87 passengers, and treasure upwards of a million and a half of dollars—consisting of gold. bullion, 210,156 dols. ; gold coin, 42,422 dols. ; silver bullion, 638,283 dole.; silver coin, 622,81$ dols. ; pearls, £3,450; and platina, 717 dols. A private letter from the city of Mexico states , that the conducta which left Guanajuato on the Ist ult. with 1,200,000 dols., was taken by Santos Degollado, general in chief of the liberal forces: Her Britannic Majesty's consuls in Mexico, San Luis, and Guanajuato went to Santos Degollado, in Lagos, to obtain restitution of the money, but failed, the general stating that he intended to make use of it to take the town of Guadalajara, which city was defended by Severn Castillo, general of the Conservative or priest party. He states his inten tion to refund the money when he has taken Guadalajara, with the sales of the church property. The president of the Liberal Government had sent an order to Degollado to restore the money, which was not respected. Business in Mexico continues very, dull. No goods can be sent into the interior for the robbers who infest the roads. Travellers coming down from Mexico to Vera Cruz are generally stopped four or five times during the journey. The West India Islands are generally healthy. At Trinidad the weather has been very suitable and of surprising regularity. The crops were progress ing most favourably. From Barbadoes there is very little news to re cord. The British steamer Bogota had arrived at Panama from Callao, &c. From Lima dates are to the 29th of September. The new contracts for the guano had been closed. The house of Gibbs and Co. are entirely thrown out after the expiration of their contract in 1861. Meanwhile the new contractors have to give the government five millions of dollars, and they will then have to take the stock on hand and pay Gibbs and Co. all their charges against it, which it is presumed will require seven millions more, so that there is a probability that the old contractors may still retain it when the final award is given. The successful competitors are the house of Zaracondegui for England, the British colonies, and the United States ; Lachambre, for France ; Lescan, for Belgium ; \Vitt, far Germany; Cane varo, for Holland; and Patroni, for Italy. The contractors are to receive 21 per cent. commission on sales, insurance, and charter of vessels, and 4 per cent. interest on the advances made to govern ment, the contracts to last four years. A Ham burg house offered three millions advances for the contract of Germany at 4 per cent., and asked only for 11 per cent. commission. But this proposition arrived a few days after the term of 100 days in which the propositions were to be made had expired, and the Minister of Finance had refused it. The agent of the Hamburg house then applied to Congress, and reduced the interest on the advance to 31- per cent. Some people be lieve that the Government will not fare so well with the new contractors as it did with the house of Gibbs, in spite of the reduction of the commis sion. The shipments of guano are considerable : last month 40,000 tons were exported, and as the net profit of Government cannot be less than 37 dols. a ton, makes (says the correspondent of the Panama Star at Lima) a pretty income for the government of a small nation of one million and a half of inhabitants, which does not spend anything for public works or improvements of any kind. Nothing definite has yet been done with the American claims, nor is there any prospect of the Peruvian Government acceding to the demand of the United States. The United States vessels of war still remain in Callao ; it was expected that when they leave, the United States Minister, Mr. Clay, will leave with them. From Ecuador the news is highly i mportant. Flores had entered Guayaquil, and after a s h or t fight, completely routed Franco, w ho left th e coup try fel- Lima, Dates from Valparaiso are to the 16th : f rom Chile there is very little new s of i nterest. The country remains peaceable, and great preparations were making to celebrate the anniversary of inde pendence on a t i li pa e r l aio B s th : e C hilian brig Veloz had arrived 15 men, composing the a t v crew of the American ship Horsburgh, bound from Callao to the United States, loaded with guano. She sprung a leak on the 10th August, in lat. 41 deg. S. and 10 11 ; 9 Q W Valparai so , The master imme diately steered for but on the 16th of August, atabout 2S m iles from the island of Juan Fernandez, the s hi p nad already ten feet water in her hold, and tile c rew were obliged to abandon her, taking refuge in Juan Fernandez where they remained 25 (D l Y' s . 'Business ,t Valparaiso is reported dull, owing to the holidays' The British ship Louisa Barrington and brig Black Prince had arrived out from Liver pool. The following are the latest quotations of Chile produce :----Copper, in bar, per quintal, 20 dols, ; ores, 25 per cent., 3 dols. 374 c. ; regulus, 50 to 60 per cent, 8 dols. ; hides, hung dried, 16 dole.; tin, jo Arica, 30 dols. ,• saltpetre, in Iquique,l dol. 92c. Exchange on London, 60 days, 431 per dol lar on Paris, 60 to 90 days, 4.55 ; on United st.tes, 90 days, 13 to 15 per cent., par. _~ - a .4