The Sun. — London, England, 1858-09-06 00:00:00

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Accounts received from the manufacturing dis tricts state that a steady business has been done in most descriptions of goods suitable for the autumn and winter. At Manchester cloths adapted to the India markets were in good demand, and im proved rates are current, owing to the shortness of stocks. Printing cloths for home use have improved in value, the advance having been about lid. to 3d. per piece. At Leeds all kinds of good medium qualities of cloths were in brisk demand. Business in the various cloth halls and warehouses had been active; and stocks generally were bare. Most of the mills in the neighbourhood were working full time and the ,operatives were well employed. A more than average amount of business has been done at Bradford, and the demand has been brisk for both home use and for exporta tion ; stocks of goods are generally light, and spinners and manufacturers are busy *With con tract orders. The iron trade of South Staf fordshire has been rather inactive. Orders from the United States, however, have come in, and there is a prospect of a speedy improvement. In the various fancy trades at Birmingham there is a fair amount of business doing, and prices are in most instances remunerative. At Sheffield and Wolverhampton a slight improvement has taken place in the hard., ware trades of the districts. The hosiery trade of Leicester is in a very satisfactory condition, the operatives are well employed, and most of the mills are working overtime. At Nottingham the lace trade is steady. The prospects of an improvement, however, are satisfactory, and several large shipping orders of worsted hosiery have been given out. Yarns have an upward tendency, and wools con tinue at firm rates. The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed steadily, and about 7,000 to 8,000 bales were dis posed of at full' rates. In Railway shares a fair amount of business was transacted, and quotations of all the leading lines advanced. The engagements of the 6th of the month having now been met, there is less activity in the demand for money. Still the applications are numerous, showing a larger general inquiry than was experi enced a few weeks ago. Of course a change of this kind was to have been expected after the recent absorption of money for loan and other pur poses. Some millions have already been diverted from the channels rin which they previously circulated, and the public are pledged to the subscription of several more, during the next few months. Two or three heavy calls and instalments, it may be observed, will have to be provided within the next fortnight, chiefly in connection with the Brazilian, Indian, and Turkish Loans, but the pay ments for railway purposes are also important. These disbursements, together with the extra re quirements of trade, towards the end of the year, will, it may be safely concluded, cause increased activity in the discount market. A rise in the minimum, how ever, is scarcely considered probable for some time to come, but financial affairs, in the natural order of things, must now be expected to present a less tranquil and monotonous aspect than the public have been accustomed to sine ethe commencement of he year. v _ _ appears that the bills due on Saturday the 4th of the month were met with promptitude, few cases of default having been announced. Much regret, however, has been caused by the unsuccessful result of the negotiations lately in progress, by which, it was imagined, certain houses at Liverpool and Manchester would be extricated from embarrass ment. It is now reported that the affairs of Messrs. J. Carmichael and Co., and of Messrs. M'Nair, Greenhow, and Irving, will have to be submitted to the usual process of liquidation. Some anxiety is felt regarding other firms, who may be affected by these difficulties, but it is thought that further disasters will be obviated. On Saturday a further parcel of £34,000 in gold Was taken into the Bank of England. The English Market opened flatly this morning, and a decline of I per cent. occurred, when a sale of £lOO,OOO stock was effected. Still later, how ever, renewed firmness was apparent, and transac tions were recorded at former rates. Meanwhile the liquidation of the monthly account has been making steady progress, this being " option day," and the terms of continuation are very limited. Consols have been 961 I, but business has since been done at 961 a for transfer and the 7th inst. The October price is about 96 ; East Indian Debentures arc 981 ; and the Scrip, of the 2d issue, is 97;3- The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 971,- -7, ; the March Exchequer Bills, als. to 345. prem. ; the June ditto, 225. to 2os. prem.; Bank Stock is 2271 to 229; and India ditto, 214. . In the Foreign Market the Operations have been 011 a limited scale. Turkish 6 per Cents. are about 95 to 954; and the 4 per Cents., 1031 to 104 ; Venezuela 5 per Cents. have receded to 381 ; Sar dinian 5 per Cents. are 92 ; Spanish Deferred, 29 ; Peruvian 4 per Cents., 901 ; Mexican, 211, d ; Brazilian 5 per Cents., 1034. New Turkish Scrip rose to and I discount upon the allotment, but it has since been I to :„2, dis count. A moderate amount of business has been done in the Railway Share Market, and most of the prin cipal lines show an improvement of about 1, to per cent. Eastern Counties, Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western and Midland have advanced 5s ; Great Northern and North-Eastern (Berwick), lOs ; South-Western, 15s, and' North British, £1 ; South-Eastern have declined about ss. The Foreign and Colonial under.. takings have been very inactive, and show little variation from former quotations. Dutch Rhenish and Paris and Lyons are a shade firmer ; last Indian, Grand Trunk of Canada, and Great Western of Canada are steady. Joint-Stock Bank shares are inactive. Bank of Australasia improved 55., and London and West minster declined ss. In the Miscellaneous market, Peninsular and Oriental Steam have improved to 821 83. - • Atlantic Telegraph shares, owing to an interrup tion to the communication, have shown a consider able decline, being now quoted 300 to 500. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 971 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto Debentures, Ist issue. Ditto Scrip, Ist issue Ditto ditto, 2d issue 93 Consols for Account 961 March! June. 34 I -- 22 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Ditto Small, lid . Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent. Ditto, 1859 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian, 5 per Cent ' lO3l Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Permian, 41 per Cent. Ditto Account S ardinian 5 per Cent 92 j Spanish Sardinian, Cent _ • Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. . Ditto Account Turkish, 6 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Venezuela, 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money and Account - .... 96a I Ditto Account, (October) . 96/ PORTRAIT PAINTING. The President of the Scotch Academy, Sir John Waton Gordon, has been all lirarner closely confined to his studio engaged on portraits "mmissioned by corporations and public bodies in England. The necessary arrangements have been made b etween the Liverpool Steam Navigation Company and the tristol and Exeter Railway Company, for the purpose of ° P en ilY4 a communication between Burnham and Liverpool. ^-13rtstol Mercury. The Earl of Bandon has been elected a represen tative peer of Ireland, in the room of the late Earl of Glen- F a il- His lordship's father and grandfather enjoyed a seat the H ouse o f L or d s, as represen t a ti ve p eers ; an d h e i umself sat in the House of Commons as member of Parlia raent for Bandon from 1842 down to 1846.—aurtarcular. b The Empress is said to have presented the Spanish .fighter now taking the waters at Vichy foi the benefit ?. his health, with a splendid pair of shoulder knot, of sil ;r ribbons with' real gold tags, as an acknowledgment of 4 0 1 _ gallantry in having sent to the Prince Imperial the sh ort horn of the famous bull Oserio..killed .by;him in the Linz at Seville.—Court Journal. - SHARE MARKET.--(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Sharel Railways. FOREIGN Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. , . . Shard Railways. Paid. I Closing Business '" -- Price. Done. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all s}l 51 12.10 Milberg., Notting. Bost. 20 Ardennes al l2o Bali.&S.Fran.,Lint7p.c 3 lar 1 and Eastern Junction 10 6/ 61 5 Belgian East. Junction all 11 50 Belfast and Ballymena.. all 20 Beziers to Graissessac. all 7 8/ 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 74 8 5 C armeaux Mi ne & Rail. all 2. 21 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesil. 20 Dutch Rhenish s l5 4 4/d 104 J u nction lOO 64 66 6 E astern o f France ...... all 28 29 25 Blackburn 25 Myth and Tyne all 29 31 20 Great Central of France all Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Steck Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Lierre and Turnhout .. all 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage ' all 20 Lombardo Venetian.... 6 34 41 p 20 Cornwall all 4 5 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all 10 Do. A A roves. no div. all 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all 24 25 10 Do. B unti p. I le l c.per an. all 334 Maria Antonia all B hasbeen dtp . o . 20 Do. do. New 50 Dublin an d Belfas t June. all 20 Namur and Liege all 9 01 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 7 8 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 214 21/ Stock East Anglian lOO 15 151 15 4 16 Northern of France .... all 371 38 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 58 4 595 58 1 9 1 20 Do. New Shares Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 9 10 Stock Do. do. 13 Stock 100 29 31 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 5 3 1 d 2.5 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 20 Paris,Lyons, and Medit all 321 321 32} 25 East Kent all 90 92 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 53 55 Stock East Lancashire lOO 20 East Suffolk all 20 I Recife& S. Fran. (Perri.) 1 , par I p 10 Do 20 Riga and Dimaburg.... 4 Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 64 65 10 Rome and Frascati .... all Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 25 26 20 Royal Danish all 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all 5 Royal Swedish Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 91 93 20 Sambre and Meuse..... all 71 8 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 104 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref..., all 9/ Stock Great Northern lOO 98 99 991 20 Southern of France .... all 22 2.1 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 77 70 8/ West Flanders all 5i 5f Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 128 130 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference . all 9. 91 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 102 103 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 25 26 Stock Great Vl'esttiorn Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 54 56 20 Western of Switzerland all 12 Irish South Eastern all 6 Wiesbaden 50 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 88 92 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all 16/ Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 12 13 Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 03 031 93/ 1 16 Do. do. F 416 6 11 13 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 I Closing Business 3 Do. West Riding Union I— Shard Railways. Paid. P r i ce. Done. 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 54 64 6 -4 , - 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 44 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence all Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 1084 1094 Leased at 6 per cent.. Stock London & North Westn. 100 871 881 88 1 i 1 124 Do. Eighths gu. 5 percent al IP Stock London& South-Westn. 100 914 924 92 18 Do all 25 L'derry & Coleraine ... all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 i dis ip 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all ~,, .. 18 Do. Do. B 44 i dis ip 41 Stock Man., Sher, & Lincoln.. 100 32 4 33 4 41 1 ' v t 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron 'all 7 8 10 Metropolitan 3 —— d Stock Midland lOO 911 911 9 4 1 201 Do. New l6l 13 12 d 100 f Buffalo,Brant.&Godrich I 100 83 88 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby.. 100 66 , 68 (6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 ) 50 Slid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 100 D. do. 1 July, 1873 100 78 82 2.5 Do. I Shares all ' 100 Neystastle and Carlisle all 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 75 80 __ 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. p ssit ot o i l (072:.0::: Geelong Central caa a pppe ep p smeloote e roze44nc E rneogaE a npdiry nosait. Corporation su n . on : r e D( o 0 i lk . m ( Tme (Limited) Scrip . )) 2a 2 2 . 6dss 2s. 20 . . 1 7 _- 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. all 9 11 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Hos. all 22 2 : 0 Ceylon Eapote.ren G sß u he a an r r a gard n naors se t idr. : Guaranteed as : d st lapo. y5E 6 n. p. p x, c .5. . rt c . 6,.. . 5 2 p l a r 1 i l p p 5 Stock Norfolk lOO 614 634 50 North. Counties Union 3l 3 d Stock North British lOO 5 534 53 1 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 ; a a 1: 12 11 1 ....._ ... — °4 4 I L: tp I°ll Stock Do. B Stock lOO 20 Do. Jubbulpore Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 81 901 90 89 1 90 1 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 14 d 20 G eelong& Mel.g - ua.s p. c. all Stock Do. Leeds lOO 44 45 Stock Do. York lOO 70 71 71 1 701 Stock North London lOO 091 991 Stock Grand Trunk of Canadax optn. 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 ls. 100 1 20 G D Do. t o . 6 6 0 1) d p . j e c i t r . I D , cent. en ebe in 71 ,4 1" u r P e:f . Y 5 p : . 7 : 20 North Staffordshire 174 1 51 d 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 2 4 5. p p a a r r 21 4 1 i p p 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 84 20 Do. do 2 par ip Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 27 28 ( Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 a a 60 0 :1 1 1 21 7 35 01 3 4 5 7 3 d 5 7 36 74 10 Peebles all 20 i 20 Portsmouth 0 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 17f 171 10 Rhymney lO 201 Do. New Stock Scottish Central lOO 111 113 Do. Bonds pay. Stock Sooth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 28 100 opt. till '6O ' 76,with all 105 108 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 86 100 Do. do. '73 till 'GO all 105 103 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 4 4 46 100 Do. do. '73 without opt. all 104 105 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 3 2 d 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 99 100 Stock South Devon lOO 34 35 20 Madras, :guar., 44 p. c. all 18 4 19 Stock South-Eastern lOO 70 4 71 701 20 Do. do. 5 per cent. all 20 20 Stock South Wales 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 1 1 d 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun. all 13 14 20 Do. do 20 Do. Fourth do. 20 Staines, Wok., &IWok.. all 9 11 25 Stockton & Darlington. all 34 4 35 4 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 25 Do. do. 1854 2 24 —'— Newßrunsvfick&Canda. 25 Do. do. 1855 7 20 t Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 lid Stockton, & Hartlepool 16 1 --- Class'ACapitl.Share.. Stock Taff Vale lOO .. Do. do. Land do. . .. Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ,ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 .. Do. do. Land do. ` Stock Vale of Neath lOO 20 1 Northof India Tramroad 28. ; t-ck Waterford & Kilkenny 100 Limited, Scrip 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 Oude ( Limited) - 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all 20 Do. 5 Do. . c. 20 Do. New l.l Q._ 5 par Ip ' 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 3 31 20 Do. Punjaub a 5 Do. B all F 1 7 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. , 5 par p 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class all 10 Frinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 par Ip 20 Do. 2d Class Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock, Stock Stock) Stock Stock 25 i Stock St-ck Share' Railways. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 2C 2 12 20 1 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock 12 12 Stock 6 Stcck 121 121 Stock Stock Stork Stock 10t 10 Stock Stock Stczk Stock Stock) Stock Stock') Stock Stock Stock Stock ' Si Stock Stock Stock Stock 1.0. e. Stock Stock Stodt Stock Stock 25 Stock, Business Done. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. • Railways. I Paid. Leasing I Closing Business: Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E. Lincoln EUnion,Harn ichShs. Do. Woodbridge ... Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct., Ln& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby. & Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. et Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& lledcr, g.6p.c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Rovstn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf. Roth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrewsbry& Hereford Sonth Staffordshire W.A. Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn Caledonin Do. Gt. West Yk.N..kßr Yk.N.Md. Do. 98 100 10`1., 104 16 18 143 145 31 Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. .... D 0..... L&N w 1 & L.Yk. 5 Do. Gt. North Lan.& Yk T Brassey ],tlTlean Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. L.SzErgtn 109 111 Docks. 13 14 24 24-i 91 94 DOCKS. 2& 2 Stock' Commercial Stock iDo 4 perCeut . Pref. Min StocklEast and West India Stock'London Stock St. Katharine Stock Southampton [Stook Victoria POI Do New 95 97 ' iP 57 59 138 141 9 9 91 16; 90 92 8 9 I Paid I Closing I Business Price. Docks. MISCELLANEOUS. Man i Miscellaneous. I Paid. Closin g Busbies done Price.' 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 13 15 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 800 850 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 34 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 11 10 Berlin Water Works all 3 4 10 Do New, issued at £ES die 3 50 British American Land 40 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 41 43 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862 all 181 201 20 Do. C all 151 161 100 Canada 324 118 122 10 Chan. Islands Tel.(Lim ) all Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 26 30 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 25 27 5 Crystal Palace. 5 Do. l'reference all 4 20 Eastern Steam all 2 2 Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 107 110 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all 14 11 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel los. 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) all 213 20 GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim ) all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation l4 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d 4 Lon d.G en. Omnibus Co. all 21 2 a 21 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 71 71 25 National Discount Co 5 1 O d 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 1 2 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref. ,iss. at 1 dis all 11 14 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim ) all 20 North of Europe Steam all 2 3 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. s p 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 21 2 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 81 83 83 21 50 Do. New lO 71 8p 11 50 R hymn ey Iron 15 Do. New. all 6 7 100 Royal Mail Steam 1 Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ` all 11 14 25 South Australian Land. all 38 40 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all ; 1 Do. do Registered all / 1 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 5 100 )V= Diemen's Litnti 281 10 100 100 .- 100 100 100 100 100 99 101 16 id Ipar THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1858. THIS DA F'S MARKETS. LITERATURE. Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. Every Man his Own Trumpeter. By George Thorn bury, author of the " Songs of the Cavaliers and Roundheads," " Art and Nature at Home and Abroad," &c. 3 vols. Hurst and Blackett. It is seldom that the lovers of fiction meet with so brilliant and spirited a romance. It is through out replete with life and vivacity, but as it proceeds on its course the interest deepens, anct the attention of the reader is excited to the utmost, whether his feelings are those of admiration for the courage of the young warrior, or of sympathy for his sufferings and indignation at his wrongs. The career of Cmsar de Mirabel is one well calculated to attract. He was possessed of many great qualities ; the follies of youth did not obscure the brightness of his name, while the voice of renown early sounded the exploits of his daring spirit. There is some thing fascinating in the records of those days of the " Grand Monarquo," despite their drawbacks and imperfections ; they seem to glitter in the pages of history, made radiant with glory, beauty, and grace. The courtly cavaliers, who were alike the pride of camps and the ornament of palaces, are eminently fitted to be the heroes of fictitious legends or ima ginary chronicles. " Oh, never yet was theme so meet for roundel or romance, As the ancient aristocracy, the chivalry of France." The two cousins, Mirabel and Bellerose, who figure prominently in these pages, meet with some strange adventures, than which none arc so memorable as those they encountered in what might be termed the living tomb of the Bastille. Mirabel had the misfortune to offend the Lieutenant of Police, who watched his hour and wreaked his vengeance on his hasty and impetuous enenrr, by trans ferring him from. the society of his friends to the solitude of the house of terrors, of which he was a janissary. There is a great deal met with concerning the inhabitants of the Bastille, which is nevertheless entertaining, but it is in the account of the escape that the excitement is awak ened and the interest becomes most intense. The two cousins, for Bellerose had been also incarcerated, were surrounded by sleeping guards, beneath them there rose the sound of revelry from those in-dwellers of the prison who were not aware of the momentous drama enacting above. Courage and prudence alone could have enabled them to pass the sentinels at the outer gates with the bearing suitable to their disguise. 'When they thought themselves secure, all seemed lost for a moment by a dog recognising them, but they contrived to surmount that obstacle and stood outside the fearful stronghold. A more inspiriting page is before us when the war sounds the summons to the fight, and Mirabel hastens to encounter tangible enemies in the light of day—an exchange he willingly makes for the deadly foes who strike in the night and let not their deeds be known—not that he is then free from the shafts of malice ; in his regiment was a despicable man named Lazare, related to D'Argenson, the lieutenant of police. This man did not come so much in his way at first, but at a more critical period he nearly effected his ruin. Some of the martial characters are described in a powerful manner. The stern old colonel, who was nevertheless an enthusiast in all points connected with military honour, and who hailed with a stern joy any soldier worthy of th e name ; the demure Major Bondy, who, in peace, was an object of ridicule to the critical bserver for hie peculiarities, but in the field of battle seemed transformed into a conquering hero, the herald of victory, appear life-like portraits, so replete are they with fire and energy. The spirit of Mirabel early recommended him to these discriminating censors, and he was thus secured the post of honour able danger in many an engagement. He was at last appointed governor of a besieged city, and in the walls of the citadel had ample opportunities of learning the soldier's hardest lesson, that of endur ance. He whose spirit would have upheld him in any reverse, whose . daring could have led him through hosts of levelled spears, quailed not at the presence of guant famine, and did not yield up his charge till necessity compelled him to do so. Treachery had been at work, end more than the strength of the besiegers had undermined the forces of the gallant defenders of St. Damien. Caesar de Mirabel was not one of those who tread a royal road to fame, or become distinguished without themselves knowing why, he had to pass through many an ordeal before he could rest, his laurels won and his renown established. He met with a chilling repulse instead of an approving welcome, when he was presented before the authorities, and he found that with a frame worn with fatigue and famine, and a mind harassed by heavy cares, and overwhelming responsibilities, he must again urge war against a secret enemy, His was not the spirit that faints within, although then, if ever there seemed an excuse for such a feeling, he roused himself as for a dying effort and animated by the courage of despair he prepared as a forlorn hope to fight the battle of his own fair-fame, attacked and traduced by adepts in cunning, treachery, and deceit. He was at last successful, and amid the triumphant congratulations of his friends he was received with those honours which as truly belong to the constancy that bravely sustains reverses, as to the courage that boldly ensures success. Belle rose is not so conspicuous as his friend, but his character possesses a charm all its own in grace and kindliness. He seemed to appear in the most unexpected manner in the hour of emergency, ready to join in any danger, or assist at any hazardous endeavour, increasing pleasure by his lively sym pathy, or lightening the burden of care by his ready wit, and efficient assistance. The heroine, Aurora, does not appear much on the scene, but she is a delightful protraiture, attracting by her grace and vivacity, and singularly unfitted to become a denizen of the convent to which fate she had been condemned at an early age. Her old aunt is a most amusing sketch, her advent strikes terror to all the household, and peace and happiness fly fast before her footsteps. It is pleasing to find her at last outwitted by her emissaries, whom she believed so perfect. This work has a fair prospect of success ; its characters are striking, its plot skilful, and its style flowing. It contains some passages of excit ing interest, and some that arc sketched in a most masterly manner. The adjuncts of time and circum stance are not wanting to imr art additional attrac tions, but are so rendered as to increase its brilliancy and heighten its charm. It seems a page of The past unfolded before us in its chi valric splendour, and a record of stirring scenes whosemerit will long dwell in the memory of its readers. Ethel Beranger. By Caroline Gifford Phillipson, authoress of " Lonely Hours," &c. 2 vols. Newby. This is a story of the old romantic style, of which it is perhaps a favourable specimen, as it is unim peachable m its morality, and the plot is in some respects uncommon. The heroines are represented as beautiful and perfect in character, though suffer ing from the persecutions of evil-minded men and uncongenial destinies. The heroes are not quite so attractive, but as the worst of them awakes to a sense of his misconduct before his death the reader has no right to complain. It is a story very - well calculated to enlist the sympathies and awake the interest of a numerous class of novel readers, who might ttrtainly find many similar works of a less harmless character. This magazine contains its usual attractive variety. It opens with a paper on the recent emi gration statistics, and strongly upholds female emigration as most desirable for both countries. It is followed by the continuation of the interesting story of " Etoile." "An Afternoon on Ballarat" gives a graphic picture of Australian lifer. The papers on "Woman and Womankind" are continued with their usual sense and judgment. The school mistress is the subject of this number, and the author points out forcibly the serious responsibili ties of such a position—the widespread results for good or evil that follow from her conduct. Another series of papers, " Tangled Talk," generally repays perusal. A brief memoir of the brave but ill-fated Count de Lally will be read with interest. There are several other papers of varying merits. The Art Journal. No. XLV. The chief plates in this number represent the Marriage of St. Catherine, from Van Dyck ; the Farm at Laaken, a charming scene, from a p icture by Rubens ; and an engraving from the statue of the late Lord Fitzgibbon, as "The Young Hussar," by P. M‘Dowell, R.A. The remainder of the jour nal is full of attractions for the lovers of art. An interesting memoir of M. Le Jenne, among the papers on British artists, has several woodcuts of his graceful groups of little ones. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Hall's "Book of the Thames" continues with unabated interest, giving us views of those stately old mansions which used to stand, with their plea sant gardens sloping down to the water's edge, where the noise and turmoil of a commercial tho roughfare is now constantly sounding. An illus trated essay on the "Objects of Decorative Art in South Kensington Museum," will also'attraet the. reader. All topics of the month connected with art and the development of the public taste receive fair consideration. The Photographic Art trournal. Nos. IV., V., and . ..... King William-street. VI. William Lay, This elegant and beautiful addition to our artistic literature is one thtit is likely to become an imme diate favourite with all persons of refined and culti vated tastes. Each number contains two or three photographs ; one a portrait, the other, some familiar scene, such as Windsor Castle, the New Suspension Bridge, or the scene of Gray's " Elegy," the beautiful churchyardlpifitoke Fogle. Among eitEFEILENCE SHARES. Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Eris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Do. do. 5 p. ct. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun E.Ano,n. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class B 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 pc E. Coun. Ex. 5 pet. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. East Lane. 6 per ct E.& W. York. Jen. fifths Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Furness, 5 per cent (Has. &S West. craa. 5 pc Great Northern, 5 p. ct Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Do. 44 p. c. do. do. Docsp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. 1\ h. of Scotid, Ist pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 44 pet. Do. Redeemable, 4- p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do.Birminc; . . guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon. &Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 1 1 et. • • Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 Lon.& N. W.Cov.&Nun- eaton, 5 p. ct. ILon4S : W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, Ohs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent. Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.C,on.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & liit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p. c. shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. way.Val.Ex.Sk 1817 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, ama. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.ll ail. & Dck.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. wr. & Wol. pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db.stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pf Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua. 6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 44 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do. 44 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua ( Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c ' Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, l l 6 per cent all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all !Paid . I epg e i,u s I 1_ all 100 100 100 100 100 all all- BRITISH MINES. alines, I Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) , 2.11.10 910 20 British Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 45 55 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 455 465 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 95 100 Great South Tolg-us. G.WhealAlfd.(Phillak) 11.14.11 4 G. Wheal Vor(IIelston) 81 3 Lady Bertha lBs 6cl North Frances (Illogan) 85 61 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 9 10 N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 4 5 Par Consols (St.. Blaxy) 15 165 175 Porkellis Unit. (end.) 9 Sortridge Cons. 3lin.Co. Os 14 14 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 25 400 410 South C. Brea (Illogan). 2 3 35 S. Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 200 210 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining CO 45 4 10 Tin Croft 9 4 34 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 80 100 Vale of Towey (Carm.) 12s 6d 1 West Basset (Illogan).. 15 21 225 W. Caradon (Liskeard). 20 90 100 Wheal Basset (]Hogan). 54 175 190 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 180 200 Wheal Edward (Ca 11.).. 54 34 4 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 74 8 Wli'l Mary.ann (Willie) 8 44 46 Trelawaey (Lisk.) 45 23 25 FOREIGN MINES, 20 Australian I 4 1 Bon Accordeopper,Lim lOB 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £sp ) 27 1 1 20 Do.St.Johndelltey,Lim l5 11 12 12 5 Do. Land and MiningCo all 14 21 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 40 Cobre Copper all 39 41 C,opiapo l6 114 121 1 Dun3loun.Cop.Ming.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General all 19 20 3 Linares all 91 94 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 1 New Granada all 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 5 7 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 28.2.81,United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Closing Business Share Securities. Paid. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 113 114 114 14 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 111 113 Do. 6p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 111 113 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 1085 1094 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 995 1005 NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1095 1105 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 Vict•Gov.op.c.Jan&July 100 .109 111 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Closing Shardl Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. p r i m pone. Business Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. Of England Do. new 88 89 2:1112412cd 45 - 47 57 58 100 100 20.11 100 National Bank New South Wales Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New. Union of London .. 1461 6 Ini t t Unity Mutual • Western Bk of London 61 fd 30 31 20 21 10 17 xd 201 211 27 28A 31 32). 45 401 47 49 37 38 18 18i 63 64 55 57 48 50 24 25 19 17 d CORN EXCHANGE Only moderate supplies of wheat were on offer in the various provincial markets held on Saturday. Good and fine qualities moved off steadily, at full prices ; but low and damp parcels were a slow sale, and the turn cheaper. There was a full average business doing in barley, and all other kinds of spring corn, at previous currencies. In flour, however, very little was passing. Throughout the continent the fluctuations in the value of produce have been trifling, and the business done has not increased. In the United States prices generally have had an upward tendency. The arrivals of home-grown produce up to our market last week were very moderate. The imports from abroad were liberated, viz.-11,613 qrs. of wheat, 13,900 of barley, 26,049 of oats, 1,010 of rye, 115 of beans, 355 of linseed, 4,620 of rapeseed, 95 of mustard seed, 5,467 of sundry seeds, 563 sacks and 4,842 barrels of flour. Fresh up, to-day, from Essex, Kent, &c., the arrivals of home-grown wheat, coastwise, were very moderate, and the receipts by land carriage were limited ; hence, the show of samples was small for the time of year. The attendance of both town and country millers was far from numerous. Good and fine samples sold without difficulty at full prices ; but low and damp qualities moved off slowly. In the quo tations, however, no change took place compared with Monday last. We were again extensively supplied with foreign wheat. Although the transactions in all kinds were very moderate, last week's currency was supported. Floating cargoes of grain supported previous rates. The few samples of English barley on show were quietly disposed of at very full prices. Foreign barley was in moderate request on former terms. We had a good retail demand for malt, the prices of which had an upward tendency. There was an average supply of oats in the market. The demand was by no means active, nevertheless prices were well supported. Beans were in short supply and steady request, at ex treme rates. There was a fair inquiry for peas, at very full prices. The flour trade was in a sluggish state, yet we have no change to notice in the quotations. The supply of foreign continues very limited. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 3Bs to 47s Ditto, old Ditto, white, new ' 4ls 51s Ditto, old —s —8 Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 39s 46s Ditto, new 4os 47s Bye—Old —s —s New Barley—Grincitng .. , Malting • 378 --s Chevalier 3Bs 41s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s6s 59s Brown Kingston and Ware s6s 58s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 23s 28s Potato 27s to 35s Youghal and Cork, black .. 228 25s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding -s — 8 Beans —Tick Pigeons 37s 39s Peas—Grey Maple White 4os 45s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 3os 35s Stockton and N0rf01k...,..,, 3os 35s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week were 10,673 head. In the corresponding week in 1857 we received 14404; in 1856, 7,805; in 1855, 7,873; and in 1854, 10,105 ; in 1853, 10,787 ; in 1852, 10,612 ; and in 1851, head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. • Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Amsterdam .. 3 .. _ Harlingen. Hamburgh —.. 370 .. .... .. Bremen Dordt Bromershaven — • . 7 9 .. 40 .. Tonning .. Frederickstadt l5l .. 19 .. 20 .. Medemblik .. Antwerp Ostend — • • --- Corunna Total 2,134 6,742 _ _ _ • • -- • • 18 .. • • - .• - 19 .. - .-.^ • • The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1857 1,973 .. 8,111 .. 147 663 .. 610 1856 1,487 • • 5,205 .. 21 .. 670 .. 422 1855 1,668 4,878 .. 122 .. 434 .. 771 1851 1,616 .. 7, 165 • • 169 • • 487 .. 668 18.53 1,858 .. 7; 914 • • 2 7 • • 729 .. 214 1852 1,395 .. 7,91 6 .. 144 .. 600 .. 557 The bulk of the foreign stock, owing to tho extreme scarcity of food in the North of Europe, continues to reach us in very poor condition ; and there is now very little prospect of any improvement in it forlsome time. There was a very large supply of foreign stock in to-day's market, but its general quality was miserably deficient. On the average, the beasts were not worth more than £9 each. The trade Aled heavy, at drooping prices. From our own grazing districts a fair supply of beasts came fresh to hand ; bnt the condition of the stock was by no means first-rate. The primest Scots, short horns, &c., were in moderate request, at barely stationary prices—the highest quotation being 4s 10d per Blbs •, otherwise, the beef trade ruled heavy ' at a decline in value, compared with Monday last, of 2,lper 81bs. The arrivals of beasts from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire amounted to 2,000 short horns ; from other parts:of England, 400 of various breeds ; from Scotland, 50 Scots ; and from Ireland, 780 oxen, &c. The show of English sheep was moderate; , of foreign, extensive ; and nearly 1,500 head came to hand from Ire land. The condition of most breeds was inferior. Prime Downs and half-breds were in fair request, at full quota tions ; but the heavy sheep were 2d per 8 lbs. lower than on this day sen'night. There was scarcely any inquiry for lambs, and our quo tations must be considered almost nominal. The lamb season is now just closing. For calves, the supply of which was good, we had a heavy demand, at 4d per 8 lbs. less money compared with Thurs day last. Pigs were in fair request, at very full prices. The supply was good. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. a. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 4 Second qualitydo. 3 6 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 Second quality do. 3 6 3 10 s. d. s. a. Primecrs-wool do. 4 0 4 6 Pme. S'thdowndo. 4 8 4 10 Large crse. calves 3 84. 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 8 Large hogs 3 2 4 0 Small porkers id to 5s 2d. Lambs, 4s Suckling calves, 17s to 23s 18s to 258. and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 6,523 Sheep and lambs 26,900 Calves 2BO Pigs 740 A FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 1,755 Sheep and lambs 6,000 Calves 220 Pigs statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market, on Monday, Sept. 7, 1857, and this day, Monday, Sept. 6, 1858. Per Sibs, o sink the offals. Sept. 7, 1857.. Sept. 6, 1858 .s. d. s. d. 5... ,d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . 3 2to 3 4 3 oto 3 4 Second quality ditto Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 1 0 4 6 rrime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep . . Second quality ditto . Prime coarse-woolled ditto . Prime Southdown ditto Lambs Large coarse calves . . . Prime small ditto . . . . Large hogs . .... Neat small porkers . . .. Beasts Sheep and lambs . . Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Sept. 8, 1856.---Beasts, 4,650 ;; sheep and lambs, 23,050 ; calves, 230 ; pigs, 280. Sept. 10, 1855.—Beasts, 5,655; sheep and lambs, 29,760 calves, 256; pigs, 540. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. We continue to have a steady demand for prime beef, mutton, and veal, at very full prices. In other kinds of meat, only a moderate business is doing, at barely late rates Per 81bs. by the Carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Irferior Beef 3 oto 3 4 I Irfr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 4 Mid. d 0..... 3 6to 3 8 Mid. do 3 6to 3 10 Pm. large do. 3 10 to 4 0 Prime do. 4 oto 4 6 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 Veal 3 Bto 4 6 Large pork.. 3 oto , 3 8 Small pork 3 10 to 6 4 Lamb, 4s. to 55., BOROUGH HOP. Nearly 500 pockets of new hops have come to hand since picking was commenced, and a portion of the supply has changed hands at from £4 lOs to £6 per cwt. The samples are mostly in fine condition, and there is every prospect of a large growth. The duty is called £260,000. Old and and yearling hops are very dull, and lower to purchase. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELD S. These markets continue to be extensively supplied with potatoes, in excellent condition. Although a large business is doing in them, prices rule low. Regents are selling at 75s to 95s ; Shows, 55s to 75s ; and inferior qualities, 44s to 55s per stone. Last week's imports were only 10 bags from Rotterdam.. WOOL MARKET. Since our last report, so little business has been transacted in foreign and colonial wool, that prices rule next to nomi nal. English qua liti e s,. however, are in g oo d reques t, a t extreme rates, with a fair demand on continental account. Last week's imports were 121 bales from Smyrna, and 2,112 from Sydney. SEEDS There has been a decided improv emen t i n t h e d emand for linseed, and last week's prices have been firmly supported. Rapeseed continues dull, at barely previous quotations. Tares command extreme rates ; but mustard is very inac tive. Other seeds rule about stationary. Cakes have been in good request, at our quotations. Turnip,Wbite, p.bus.l2s to 14s Swede l6s 18s Mustard, Brown 14s 16s White, new 14s 15s Tares,Winter,new 12s0d 13s Od Old —s —s Canary, per quarter 04s 1008 Rye grass, new...,. 21s 22s Clover, lied Eng., ct. 50s 58s White Foreign Red 4Bs 5Gs White 68s . 1 5 8s Gs 24s TAL" Carraway 44s to 46s Coriander 2ls 24s Hempseed, Pqr „ „ 44s 46s Linseed,Eng.sowino• 68s 70s Crushing " 52s 61s Baltic —s —s Odessa Linseed Cake, p. ton — English ..... 10 lOs 11 Os Foreign, p. tonlo Os 11 os Rape Cakes,p. ton 510 s 6 5s Rapeseed, 64s 888 LOW. Trefoil, new. Since Monday last a full transacted in tallow, and prii dency. To-day the demand spot is selling at at 51s 6d per cash. Rough fat, 2s 9id per 1 average business has been Lees have had an upward ten is steady, and P.Y.C. on the r cwt. Town tallow, 50s nett Sibs. 1856. 1857. 18'58. Stock this day.... 30,826 134,153 I 8,831 I 11,266 65s 6d to 57s 6d to 52s Od to 63 s Oil to Price of Y.C. . • Od 58s Od —s Od —s Od Delivery last week 1,25 0 3, 19 2 1,798 1,775 Ditto from June 1 17,16 9 29,339 29,482. 21,415 Arrivals last week 173 1,778 3,958 1,342 Ditto from June 1 11,995 1 5 , 777 21 ,388 19,a07 Price of Town .... 668 3d 60s 3d 538 9d 64s Od 10,2.87 51s 6d to —s Od 2,311 22,275 1,081 20,427 53s 6d Share 49 51 94 96 1104 106 5 6 115 120 103 108 4141 1164 11124 114 i 1 1 129 131 80 82 66 68 119 121 111 113 104 106 63 65 11 114 91 93 82 84 &3 96 98 91 91 16 17 1 68 70 18 19 9 91 111 14i 139 140 1158 163 118 120 65 i 704 138 140 101 103 92 -i1) 111 111 Si 95 08 110 ofi 97 f dis i dis par 23 21 117 120 98 100 74 76 122 124 125 128 10 10 24 24i 100 102 99 101 28 29 321 331 40 45 Shard Do. . the portraits are those of Madame RiAori and Miss Geraldine Jewsbury, with brief and respectful memoirs of their lives. The remainder of the prose contents is full of elevation and intellectual superi ority. We fear, however, from its high character, it will only address itself to a very select circle. We trust it will receive the encouragement it merits from all lovers of art and artistic literature. Hughes's _Reading _Lessons: Fourth Book. Longman. The value of th ese pract i cal compendiums of knowledge having been readily acknowled.ged by a large class of instructors, the editor does not consider any further introduction necessary to this fourth volume than the assurance that no pains have been spared to render it equal to its prede cessors. Various branches of knowledge are treated of under different heads by different writers ; thus among others we have scientific biography, animal physiology, natural history, astronomy, arts and manufactures, fine arts, navigation, &c., all separately discussed and explained by authors of name and knowledge. The combination of the various departments of instruction in one book renders it especially attractive to the youthful scholar ; and many a student who has escaped the dominion of the teacher may find something to learn, as well as much to interest him in these well selected "Reading Lessons." The journal of the Royal_ Agricultural Society of England. No. XLI. John Murray. This valuable compendium of agricultural infor mation is published twice in the year. It contains articles on various subjects connected with farming in all its branches, and among them several which have obtained the distinction of prizes. Among those thus conspicuous we may mention a plain and sensibly written essay on the potato, its culture, production, and disease, by Jeffery Lang, M.D., which avoids the elaborate and complex stTle which theoretical agriculturists, like other scientific men, are so apt to indulge in. The essay in ques tion is clear and comprehensible, and arrives at a definite practical conclusion. In support of his method of treating this vegetable, he tells us that last year and the year before he grew rather more than 70 bags of potatoes in each year (of 7 seven each) and that in the two years he had not a sackful of diseased potatoes. He, therefore, trusts that others will be induced to make the same experiments. The conclusions he has drawn from his observations are summoned up as follows : " That the disease is of a funrid nature, increased in virulency , by atmospheric causes. That all manures are injurious, saving only lime and salt. That the earliest potatoes in ripening should be exclusively grown. That earthing up repeatedly with fine earth is the only effectual preventive to the ravages of the disease." Another paper on a subject of much importance to the farmer is discussed by J. L. Lawes, F.R.S., in his " Obs erva tions on the recently-introduced Manufactured Foods for Agricultural Stock." He arrives at the conclusion that the advantage of these foods is not commensurate with the expense. There are a variety of other papers on topics of interest and advantage to the farmer, and the work is one well calculated to be of service both to the theoretical and practical agriculturist. SPECULATION. In fairness to the great mass of debtors—that is to say to that half of society which lives upon the other half—it is necessary again to draw attention to certain provisions of the law which will enable them to escape their creditors without being subject even to those mild proceedings in our courts that are supposed to be indispensable before a discharge can be obtained. If any man after a career of reck lessness finds himself annoyed by expense and delay in getting purged so as again to be m a position to resume his vocation it is not the fault of the Legisla ture. Our laws are intended for the equal benefit of all, and if one person does not avail himself of them to the same extent as another he must blame his own iminrnnee er the stupHity of his attorney. There is a pleasant path through bankruptcy which seems at present to ,be known only to the most astute adventurers. These resort to it in swarms while the purely unfortunate trader, and, indeed, most of those who get into difficulties through thoughtlessness rather than design, still submit to all the disagreeable processes of examination in Basinghall-street and its concomitant publicity. This is wholly anomalous. Of course when benig nant provisions are enacted it is impossible to prevent rogues taking the benefit of them in common with better men, but it is alto gether unsound to see them enjoyed by the rogues alone. Henceforth, therefore, let no insol vent merchant, :manufacturer, or trader of any kind permit his affairs to be thrown into any English court. By a method which will require simply that he should take five weeks' quiet recrea tion, such as every - business mind must sigh for, he may wipe away his entire liabilities, place such small assets as he may have considered right to reveal to be administered through the hands of his own nominees, and be perhaps the first to announce to his astonished creditors the fact that he is a free man and owes them nothing. This is better even than winding-up under a committee of inspection and paying os. in the pound, although in that case you may elude all inquiry about past appropriations or private settlements, and enjoy, in conclusion, a vote of sympathy. The machinery has already been described in The Sun, but still seems to be imper fectly known, and the opportunity, therefore, may be taken to illustrate it by a case which has just occurred, premising that it has accidentally tran spired, and that it is only one of a multitude of which nothing is ever heard. Mr. Wm. Gill, a barris ter in London, of 7 years' standing, having contrived during his short career to incur debts for £17,000, finding last month that his assets were reduced to £662 55., considered that the period had come to remedy the inconveniences of this position. For the past year he had been obliged to live on the Continent, and as he was almost a professional con coctor of public companies, and the improving state of the money-market seemed to show that his ser vices in that line would soon again be wanted by a confiding community, he doubtless felt that no time should be lost. Accordingly he proceeded to the Western Islands of Scotland, and, having located himself at Tobermory, in Mull, which is not readily accessible from the mainland, he at the end of 40 days, the period required to constitute a domicile, made application to the Court of Session for sequestration of his estates. A meeting to elect a trustee was appointed with an expedition likely to keep the creditors in England from the slightest knowledge of what was going on ; a legal gentleman from Edinburgh, now employed by the bankrupt, acted as president ; a Mr. Fraser, of the Isle of Skye, about 10 miles northward of Mull, was named trustee ; and personal protection was granted against arrest or imprisonment for civil debt for 12 months. The next desirable thing was to hurry forward the public examination, so as to render it physically.im possible for any opposition to be offered. In eight days the whole affair was to have been got through, and as the distance from London was 600 miles, and the course of post a week, nothing but the most untoward fate could prevent success. Mr. Gill, however, was less fortunate than others. Through some mismanagement one or two of his creditors seem to have been made aware of the pro ceedings, and these persons at great expense em ployed agents specially to proceed to Tobermory and interrogate him. Mr. Gill being a man of mark, the examination has found its way into the Scotch papers, • and thus the complete immunity upon which he relied has not been obtained. This, however, need not operate as any discouragement to others, since it is not one time in a hundred that any difficulty occurs, or that creditors, even sup posing they get any information on the subject, are found willing, either by themselves or in the person of a paid agent, to travel 1,200 miles in urgent ha s te merely to expose the manner in which they have been made to suffer. The peculiar features of Mr. Gill's case, moreover, were such as to excit e curiosity and impair the prospect of his passin g quietly. He is a son of Mr. Thomas Gill, a mer chant of Plymouth, and formerly member for that borough, and the narrative extracted from him appears to have embraced the following facts. , Starting as a barrister in Lincoln's-inn in 1851, his professional practice brought him about £3OO per annum, and his father allowed him another £3OO. In the course of a year or two he commenced specu lating in stocks and shares. From time to time his father paid his losses--in one instance £1,000., in another £BOO, and so on; but, apparently, on none of these occasions was any warning given to the public, and the only result, therefore, was to enable him to continue his game —figuring as a great financial personage— until the total against him reached £16,750. He was a director of the Brighton Hotel Company, and chairman of the Garnet and Mosely American Gold Mining Company, and was under a contract to bring out before the Ist of May in the present year a sub marine telegraph company to America and India. The latter work has been interfered with by the difficulties which have temporarily deprived the world of his services ; otherwise he " would have realized £10,000"—a sum, it is to be presumed, was to have been extracted from the pockets of such eager shareholders as might have been allowed to participate in the benefit of the idea. He may yet, however, put it forward, as his passage through the Scotch courts will most likely be quick, notwith standink the unlooked-for interruption, and the pro tection he has already obtained is sufficient to enable him to return to the metropolis. For a little while, till his notoriety has subsided, he will, doubtless, have to work through third partiep ; but he is evidently one of those dashing spirits in whom I sharebrokers and shareholders love t o confide, and cannot long remain unfrosted. These details, how ever, are merely food for a momeait's gossip. The great fact to be recognised is ghat in this commercial country, at the present epooh, the legal functionaries of the Crown and the representatives of the people in Parliament . tacitly avow that the system is perfectly consonant with their ideas of justice and morality. The question was urged upon them months ago, and they thought it un worthy of notice. The daily fruits are consequently being experienced, and all that can be done is, for the sake of equal dealing, to point out to every one how the matter stands, so that all may have the same choice of the sanctuary which at present is turned to account only by persons with shrewd ad visers and of the talented stamp of Mr. Gill.— Times. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( This Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE BURGLAILY AND EXTENSIVE R OBBERY IN OXFORD STREET.—Thomas Hopkins and Jane Johnson were placed at the bar before Mr. Bingham, charged with being con cerned with others, not in custody, with stealing about 500 silk umbrellas, value 2201., the property of Mr. Paterson Boyle, wholesale umbrella manufacturer, of 338, Oxford street. Inspector Holder, of the C division, said—About 9 on Saturday night last, I went, in company with Sergeant Crocker, and Cole, 317 A, to 2, Bromley-place, and on going up stairs met the male prisoner, whom they knew as Turner coming down stairs. I said, "Is your name Turner ?" he said " Yes." The female then said, " Come into this back room." I said "No ; you occupy the second floor front, so open the door," and she did so, and on going into the room I told them to consider them selves in custody ; and I then told Cole antl Crocker to search the place, and they did so, Cole producing a silk umbrella, which I at once recognised as one of those stolen, from the description I had received from the prosecutor. I then asked him how he got possession of it, and he said it was given to him by a man at a public-house opposite, who was a stranger to. him. I said it was strange a stranger should give him an umbrella worth 15s. He then said the man only asked him to mind it for him. On a further search a number of keys—one a skeleton one—was found, and a quantity of duplicates (44) relating to all kinds of property. Mr. Patterson Boyle, the prosecutor, identified the um brella produced, owing to the make being different from that of other manufacturers. He did not believe it had been sold, though several like it had been. The place where the prosecutor's mark had been had been scraped. The value of the property stolen was £220. Inspector Holder said from inquiries he had made he had ascertained the prisoner had been drinking with a man, and after some conversation left him and crossed over to the house. The female was not known to the police. The female said she was out on the evening mentioned, but it was only to pledge something, and she did call in the public-house to have some beer, but she was quite innocent of the charge. Mr. Bingham gave her full credit. It might be she knew nothing about the umbrella, but if she had the misfortune to be connected with such a person as the male prisoner, she must take the consequences. lie should remand them both till Wednesday next. THAMES. DARING STREET ROBBERY.—Michaol Callaghan, a well • known associate of thieves, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a silver watch from the person of Alexander M'Ewen, a shipwright. The complainant stated that he was in Philpot-street, Commercial-road East, last night, at eight o'clock, and while standing on the kerbstone there was a rush of people from an infidel chapel where blasphemous lectures were delivered. He heard a snap and missed his watch from his right hand trousers pocket. He seized the prisoner, who was pushing against him, and at the same time the watch fell upon the ground, close to his feet. Mr. Selfe—llave you recovered the watch ? Witness—Yes, sir, it was picked up. The prosecutor's INT.tch was produced and identified. Mr. Selfe asked Mr. Ewen if he saw the prisoner snatch the watch from his pocket? _ _ _ Witness—l did not, but I have no doubt he took it, and that it dropped from his hand when I collared him. Mr. Selfe asked the prisoner what he had to say in answer to the charge. The prisoner—lt is no use my saying anything, because his evidence will be taken before mine. Mr. Selfe—That depends on circumstances. If you can make out he is unworthy of belief, perhaps yours will be taken. The prisoner—lt is no use my saying anything. Mr. Selfe—l think that you have been here before. The prisoner—l never had a lock and key turned upon me before in my life. Mr. Selfe—That is quite a professional phrase, where do you live, and what are you? The prisoner said he should not like to bring disgrace on his parents by divulging his place of residence. hir. Selfe—There is no disgrace in being brought here if you are not guilty of the offence charged against you. Where do you live ? The prisoner—l live anywhere. Mr. Selfe—l shall remand you until to-morrow week, and if you do not state your name and address then I shall remand you again. Police Sergeant Cleary, No. 8 H, said the prisoner was the constant associate of thieves, and he had seen him in the Commercial-road very often wider suspicious circum stances. Mr. Selfe then remanded the prisoner until Tuesday, the 4th instant. CONVICTION OF A BARMAN FOR ROBBERY.—George Gingell, a young man, was brought before Mr. Selfe charged with stealing money. Mr. Robert Rudd George, the landlord of the Bunch of Grapes public-house, in Ratcliff-highway, said the prisoner entered his service on Monday last as barman, and since that time he had repeatedly missed money—in fact, there Was a considerable deficiency. On Friday night he sought the advice of the police, and marked one half-crown, two shillings, a florin, and two sixpences. The marked coins were given to a man named Shaw to distribute about and make purchases of liquor and beer. On Saturday among tho money received he saw lying on the sideboard a half-crown and one of the sixpences which had been marked, but the two marked shillings, the florin, and one of the sixpences were not there. He sent for a policeman, and, on his arrival, said to the prisoner, "Will you allow the constable to search your pockets and boxes ?" The prisoner said " Yes." No , thing was found in the boxes, but a two-shilling piece, two shillings, and a sixpence, all marked, were found upon the prisoner, who said, " I am very sorry ; I hope you will no do anything." The persons who had paid in the marked money were I f exa ined, and said the prisoner receive d the coins of th em. e prisoner pleaded guilty, and ..N r. Sclfe said there could be no doubt of the prisoner's guilt, and sentenced him to four months' imprisonment and hard labour. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LoNnoN, Sept. 6.—Wind this day at noon, S.W.; moderate breeze, and fine. SouTHAmrTos, Sept. 4 . — Arrived—Benares (s.), from Vigo. FALMOUTH, Sept. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--Pride, from Havannah. PLYMOUTH, Sept. s.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Duncan Dunbar ' for Melbourne. OFF FALMOUTH, Sept. s.—Arrived—Equinox, from Akyab. COWES, Sept. s.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Shakespeare, from Callao. PORTSMOU'TH, Sept. s.—Wind W.—Arrived—lvor, from Akyab. DARTMOUTH, Sept. o s.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived-- Casilda, from Colombo. LITTLEHAMPTON, Sept. 3.—Arrived—Number Four, from Quebec. LONDONDERRY, Sept. 4.-.. Wind W.—Arrived—Neostin, from Quebec. (I3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind W. Arrived—Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Ondine, steamer, from Dublin. Sailed—Brisk, for Swanage; Ondine, steamer, for Lon don ; Atalanta, steamer, for Guernsey. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S.S.W. Arrived, Sept. s.—Ann Roxby, from Maceio ; Major Norton, from Picton. Oliviera, from Fay-al, at this port, with loss of anchor, after being ashore on the Skerries. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind W.S.W. ; tide half flood ; weather fine. Arrived, Sept. s —Lark, from Calais ; Pioneer, from Porto Rico. Arrived, Sept. 6—Fynenord, from Rotterdam. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind W. by N. moderate ; fine. Passed—Julia, from Trinidad for London; Octavio., from- London for Calcutta. Anchored—Pomona, from London for Calcutta ; her Majesty's gunboat Bifer, from the westward, for Scar borough. . ' REPRESENTATION OF NORTH ESSEX.—The "split" among the conservatives of North Essex, as to wheth er they shall accept the Right Hon. W. Beresford or Lieut.-Col. 8. B. Ruggles Brise as their second candidate at the next ge neral election, still continues. A number of voluminous letters have been published on the subject pro and con, it being contended by some parties that Mr. Beresford several months since gave a pledge to retire under certain circum stances. Mr. Du Cane, M.P., the other representative of the division, in a letter to Mr. J. Clayden, of LittlebtirY, writes It would, lam sure you will agree with me, be perfectly presumptuous to offer any opi n i on o f mine on the present unhappy difference in the conservative camp, the existence of which no one deplores more seriously than I do. I shall deem it my duty to act as I have hitherto done, as far as lays in my power, in maintaining those conservative principles I was returned to represent, and those relations of mutual honour and good faith towards my right hen. colleague which have existed between us since our first con• nection in political life." NE r . ;;;