The Sun. — London, England, 1865-12-04 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET 4kND COMMERCIAL ENTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. No change of importance has appeared in the market for loans and discounts, the terms being almost the same as they were on Saturday after noon. Nevertheless, the tone has been easier, and some three months' bills of a superior class havebeen negotiated * under the official rate of the Bank of England. The amount of £5,000 was taken from the Bank on Saturday. From the manufacturing districts the accounts for the past week state that business generally has been steady, although the approach of the close of the year, when balancing and stock-taking opera tions are in progress, has in some measure retarded operations. At Manchester both cloths and yarns have been dealt in at enhanced rates. The woollen trade of Leeds, Bradford, and Hudderfield has been seasonably active, while at Leicester and Nottingham there has been rather less activity in the hosiery and lace departments. At Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton a fai r business has been done in most departments, and manufacturers generally are well employed upon contract orders. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were quoted at 68f. 72c. Heavy. Quotations in the English Stock Market have continued at the low prices of Saturday. The settlement of the account on the 7th is engaging attention and causing some heaviness to prevail. Consols for money and the 7th 871 1, and for the January account 878 88. The new Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871 1 ; India Enfaced 5 per Cents., 101; ditto Bonds, 14s. to 18s. prem. Foreign Stocks show no important alteration. Turkish Consolides are 48 4 ; Mexican, 231 1; ditto, New, 244 25 ; Greek, 161 17 ; Spanish Pas sive, 28 4 ; ditto Certificates, 144 15 ; Italian, 64 ; Confederate Loan, 81 9 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 21 prem. American securities are steady. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are s64* 4 ; Erie, 591 ; and Illinois, 831 -8-. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been on a very limited scale, and prices have remained without any change of importance. Great Western and North Western have each improved and Metropolitan and North Eastern (Berwick) each 1. In the Foreign and Colonial lines the principal variation has been an advance of * in Dutchßhenish, and I in Grand Trunk of Canada. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain inactive, but generally sustain former prices. London and County are dealt in at 79i ; Metropolitan and Provincial at 181 184 ; Australian Agricultural at 31 ; London Financial, at 211 s ; and Overend, Gurney, and Company. at 211 1; Fred. Symons and Co. are quoted ,t 11 prem. ; Naples Public Works Co., 31 3 prem. ; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Consolidated Mort gage Bonds, 1 prem. ; Bank of Turkey, 2k 3 prem. ; the Credit Foncier and Mobilier of England (old) shares, 31 3* prem. ; ex all and the new issue, 31 4 / 1 prem. ; the St. Saviour's Wharf Company (Limited) shares, 1 1* prem. ; the London Steam Towing and Navigation Co., 1 11 prem. ; the Ame rican Oil Wells Trading Campany, 2 2i prem ; and the Anglo-Swedish Steel and Iron Company, 1 I prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Dec. 7 B7l i 8 per Cent. Reduced B7} i New 3 per Cent B7 -i i 1 New 31 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908—, -- _ - -.— March June Exchequer Bills, £1,000,3 & per Cent. die Do. £5OO die Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent — Do Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, IA per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5-1. per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO lB 14 Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS -ONB 'CLOUCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — Do. 1865 „ Do. Scrip, X 25 paid Queno s Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. Account r , Do 1 p er C en t. (D e f erre d 3 per C en t.) "hilian 6 per Cent Do. 3 p er C en t Colombian 6 per Cent. e rs 'eha l 6 per Cent. "anish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 Do. 5 anubianP LI er Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Principalities t , _Do Account — 4 Y, ll ador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — "0., Provisional Land Warrant "eptian 7 per Cent 934 Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds 93 1 , Do. 1861 — "0 £lOO Bonds Ur eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 13 „0. Accou n t — " 0 . Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent. — • Do .£B6 paid -Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account Do. Maremmana Railway 674 Do 1865 De Scrip, £674 paid ~ Do 5 per Cent., 1864 Alexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Dn 1864 24 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c New Granada l4l Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred ~,* Do L an d W arran t s (H ec t ares ) - " 0 • 6 per Cent, 1864 P Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent 171vian 44 per Cent — Dc.i ) Account D O Scrip, £45 paid, paid in Bonds — 1 , 3 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — -.::,'0 44 pe r Cent., 1862 1 , "0 Account V„ ti gu o ese 3 per Cent., 1853 - `',,Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, D0 •It 43 -cco t Do Account 1),, A - , 5 per Cent., 1822, X St 904 . r j , - ,f - Per Cent. 1850 .0 - ',4 per Cent., 1860 -r, ° 0 pez Cent. 1859 ..., 0 5 , 894 90 D° Per Gent. 1862 14 , 5 per Cent. 1864 — illi llia 5 C t h n per en Ofi l - ' Account 'filell 3 per Cent Ditto account — 1 ) 3 New Deferred — 3 Account D e Passive Doi ccou n t h Cert. of Coup not funded — ,wela Account l4l b e lls A h, 4 per Cent. Torii' -R i" Per Cent. 1864 , — 1 2 , eh per Cent. 1854 — 1) 3 Account L. 9l 901 Do 6 Per Cent. 1858 ~, Account 74 -2:0 £lOO Roads 77 14 . 2 4 per Cent — D o - Acco Pek eni:. 1862 tio u C nt 74— c, 100 Bonds D 0 6 Per Cent, 1863 — D o Per Cent. 1865 De Aeril;unt £35 paid - ceo I,reti? X1( 0 Band s 444 4 . b.7 o els, 3 per Cent. too.4:t„ccount De. u Per Ce nt. , 1862 Accou 4,lBtri Dividends on the above payable in London. ,telg.i4 l , 5 p3r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins _ u lltel l '.;,. 4 i Per cent., Ex. 25f. _ ~, De, 4 -2 'Cont., Ex. 12 Guil -; r(!n eh er Cent. Certificates — 4 4 14 41 :14311teS 4i per Cent. — D 0 ,` I Per Cent. ,1861, Ex. 25f. a•ceount Co,nso.ls tlz• money 641 TWO O'CLOCK. 871 4 x d ".? . ...t_i. count, ex div 874 1 x d -.Jo January A fri , ---,—_-_--. 4 ,,,, t gutful attack of neuralgia in the face and t tbi cured e u „ b y akw doses of M0R1:3024 . S PILLS, the vege ,-uston:r)nsa.l medicine of the British College of Health, ";' th e h _7u , London, after other means had failed. Sold Y4el an agents and all medicine venders. [ay. !s the in cess chness :ed in ad by from e and lliam, ?rince re one Lilway ess to their Ba- aptain nesses rthur, n, at- eneral and ;rovrn d took royal Lnesses lenry, loured ,raits. )AY. High- ove in Prince riding, Tood. rincess their Prince Les and oe this ; chap- ermon. PRlN o'clock, Prussia, e Prin return try will Herts, 1 county oin the I Chats- arrived 1 receive feting of Althorp rk, Lord nvited to incess of .inster the old :onsider e resto- Lisation. Le Dean ere Earl . F. W. ajesty's ~ Right n (Lord ;eth, the M.P., lairman y of the 3idence, erected erection s it was 1365 it liament, tutional fined the L of the ie Great Dffiee of ioval of Record ntleman se now, Record ic,al and 3cl; and meeting reby the Mr. G. aan, and t of the was not recorded t in 1845 re-erec- nfessor's king the n of the e of the nportant d by the ht years Lain Ma' ;o it ap ,pelle, at yle. He ) beauti °eked uP ;stibulesy the win." account iescribed e present suse, and ;enturieSl est of ill' r to look cfeet and --- resumed proposed Derienced of Anti oeen done tminster; interest• mded the Mr• 13' ng as th e , 1 he coul d .storatioo LIIS. jje n,<<That upon h er Rouses 01 ChaPte r , ; hitecturaL ed us with potieallY mono to eedy steps , king pms ner norial s cost ow the ►a nd e : n y tim es TUdg e t . b h e on wh ie d oo Igo W , a , as ag ro, additions, e upon th g was a ls° Chiehes" SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. I r a id . l Closing I Business Price. done. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian.. Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc &London, scrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 92 94 125 27 94 96 12 14 6 6 68 72 71 73 1(9 111 45 Ma 8 84 Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Da. A stock ...... .. „ Do. B stock 1 23 129 149 15 Do. New, Is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n D . S. Val. Rail gna. Do. South Wales 93 05 63 434 Do. W. Mid.—Oxford 60 62 41 13 34 37 +O4 105 123 1236 88 90 104 105 36 38 50 b 2 12,) 1266 94 97, 6 6 6 1161 173 3 14p 1 4 It , 102 104 Do. Newport I o. Hereford. Laneishire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and D3ver Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & orth Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shot., & Lincoln Metropolitan Do. New Do. Extension.. .., Metropolitan District Do do. do Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share 1257 126 lit 2 1 95 97 Do, Birmin.. & Derby Slid Kent North British 601 .114 Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchabt, Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle 8 - 30 1101 111 70 71 105 100 Po. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-til North London 36 37 10 11 p 124 127 Do. do. 1864 .. ...... 2 2:pi Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock 2 2 4p 74 76 11 116 148 154 6.3 70 112 114 60 64 55 67 79 80 7 9 148 152 1 o. Scot, kid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South E .stern . Staines, Wok., & Wok 'Taff Vale Do. C .. ... .. Vale of Neath . 3 t p 102 104 Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall _ - o 51 BRITISH Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,l3aroda.. Cen.ln.l gu. 5 per cent... Do. ke shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff., Bran t, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & 8. E., Um • ;ape Town & Dock, gu I Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi' East. Beneal, gu., 5 do East lodi!tn, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Eitenstori 11z and Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, t. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook . Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D 4 per cent.... Do Great W. a. of Canada..l Do. New Do. 6p. c. Bd4. pay 1873 Do. 56 do. pay. 1877-8..1 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Ands. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. itl. C'da, apolet Scinde Do. Delhi a. 5 Do. do Do. Puniaub a ll Do.lndus St. Flo COLONIAL GO VER. British Columbia, 8 perl cent., Dec. 31, 1372. - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 , 00.Ap1.&Oct 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9 Do. Jan. &July, 1890-9, Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do G p. d, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 no. 188?, Mayls, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. ttc at al ~ ov. a per cent N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.46.1u1) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1864 Do. 5 p. c. 183 to 187 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189. New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova. Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 186841 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct BRITI Cam. Consol. 6 old, Chiverton Clifford A malgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drake walls East Bassett allogan) East Caraoon East Cant Brea oust Grenville East Gunnislake East Lovell E. WI Russell (Tavistk G am. & StA übyn(G Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist .1) Grenville Herod's Foot' Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Niwyndy Iron Ore, 11w New Seton North Roskear N.W h'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr. , videnee Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clf gan, West I (assett (Mogan, W. Caradon (L(skeard West C hi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Treiawney (Lis ISIONS 69 61 102 i 1031 6 1 i6i d 101 10 11 73 80 99 101 69 71 101 103 102 103 104 105 IP 32 33 88 90 68 70 6 (5 5? 61 52 57 47 52 42 47 34 36 33 55 101 105 01 i it. 101 i 1024 17 171 3i 3 d 1,3 15 86 83 1 4d 10111 1021 93 95 SS 90 64 66 82 84 102 1011 1021 10 102 i T SECUR 97 99 96 18 96 98 62 84 81 S 3 104 106 IC4 106 1(4 108 105 147 91 93 10) 1(2 1( 6 luB 103 105 106 108 106 10 1( 6 107 10'J 1( 2 96 i 8 94 101 93 95 90 01 103 105 84 85 10) 102 102 103 106 108 105 106 9 10 21 25 580 690 1 If 2 25 9 10 51 61 31 4 it 1 15 16 3 6 8 , 20 2i • 1 lf 3} if 341 s} ' 41 35 37 51 6f 7 9 41 5 21 lid 40 50 15 17 lf 38 40 420 410 2 2 27f 324 1I 12 19 20 5 6 10 12 77 82 190 200 83 90 21 28 4 6 215 225 19 20 rKEFERENCE SHAKES. London and Brighton, 5 per cent. kua. stock, No. 1. 108 North eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 81} PREFERENCE B:IARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Eat. B, 6 per cent., 951 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London Tilbury, and Southend, 101 FORM (i.N RAIL WAYS. Bahia and San Francisco 1 11. n.) g Ilk 7 per cent., ..14k Dutch Rhenish. 25i Eastern of France, 201 i,rvat Luxembourg, ►5B Sambre and Meuse, 84 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 1( FOREIGN 11.11NELi, Anglo •Brazilian Gold, limited, par Don Pedro. North Del Rey, Frontino and Isolivia Gold, bro., 21 BANKS. Anglo Egyptian, lira., 141 - 113/ Australasia, 70 Bank of British Columbia, 23 2i Chartered Aer. of India. London, and China, 49i 9 Consolidated Bank, lim., 101 1 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 201 Hindustan. China, and Japan, ilm., Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto. new, 17 Imperial Ottoman, 1i / London Bank of mexi,..o and S. America, lim., 141 London and Brazilian tlim.), 49 Ditto, new, 8 London and River Plate, 601 Ditto, issued at I/ pin., 101 141 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 241 London and County, 79i trl etropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 1801 Midland Bank, lim., 18# Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 5 Union of Australia, 541 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 81i 2 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 2k Australian Agricultural, 30 31 Berlin Water Works, Um., 11 Canada Company, t 2 Ceylon Company, Ditto, A shares, 24} City of Milan Improvements, 11m., Ditto (all), 2 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 9 Ditto, new, 31 Financial Discount, lim., 8 Fore-street Warehouse, lim.,Rll} Gen. Credit and Finance 01 Lona". lim.. 61 1 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 7i international Financial z.ociety, Um., 6 Joint Stock Discount. lim., 91 1 London Financial Association, lim , 211 1 London General Omnibus Company. lien.. si I Mauritius Land, Credit. and Agency, 1im.,;12 Miliwall Freehold Land and Dock, 4 31 National Discount tompany. 171 North British Australasian, 50 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 211 1 Peninsula and Orieutal steam, 751 Ditto, new,; 53f o yal Mail Steam, 112 ,an Diemen's Land, 15i The " What Cheer House," an Hotel at San Francisco, offers its guests the use of a well-choseAlibrary of 5,000 volumes, 50 20 st st ICO 451 6 1481 8 92t 621 3 1221 1 4i 5 1251 6 961 136 k 6 i 7 103,1 1251 711 1051 79 8 OSSE, 1021 Si IC4i I 32 34 3i i IC4i 1021 1/ 21 11 91 ,ITLJ S. MEN ,EI MINES. MARKETS—This Day. - than on Monday last. The quotation for P.Y.C. is 493 per cwt. on the spot. Rough fat has fallen to 2s sid per 81bs. Town tallow, 49s per cwt. net cash. Particulars. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1865. Stock this day 56,909 70,764 62,184 30,257 Price of Y.C. 5452 6d to 41s Od 40s 9d 49s Od to —s Od Od —s Od —s Od Delivery last week 2,023 1,690 1,994 2,320 Ditto from June 1 43,563 35,852 45,090 59,472 Arrival last week 2,143 2,589 3,433 6,362 Pitto from June 1 62,160 68,769 62,253 77,246 Dries of Town MARK-LANE. There was rather more activity in the wheat trade in the country markets held on Saturday. The demand, however, was chiefly confined to good and fine dry sam ples, which in some instances changed hands at rather more money. The barley trade was very dull, and the quotations had a drooping tendency. Oats, beans, and peas ruled firm. In flour a fair business was transacted, at late rates. Advices from New York report increased shipments of wheat and flour from that port to Great Britain ; never theless, the leading transactions were at reduced rates. On the Continent the corn trade generally is steady. Fresh up to our markets to-day the arrivals of English wheat were moderate, but the condition of the produce was bad. The few dry samples on offer changed hands at fully last; Monday's currency, but damp parcels were very difficult of disposal. In their value, however, as com pared with. Monday last, no quotable change took place. At the close of business, a total clearance of the supply had not been effected. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. ~_______ MARLBORQUGH-STREET. CAPTURE OF A FENIAN PIKEMAKER ON THE CHARGE OF TREASON.—Timothy Hagarty, a black smith, residing at Moss-alley, Great Guildford street, Southwark, was brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt by Davidson, 301 A, by whom he was taken into custody on a warrant signed by Mr. Richard B. Tooker, one of the Justices of the Peace for the county of Kent, and backed by Mr. Knox, charging him with, while in th e coun t y o f C or k, for several months past being engaged in making pike-heads for an illegal society called " Fenians," and for treason able purposes, and for levying war against the Queen. There was a: moderate supply of continental wheat on the stands; but with American produce the market was scantily supplied. The amount of business transacted was somewhat restricted ; nevertheless, prices generally ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, at full currencies. It having been proved that the prisoner was the person named in the warrant, Mr. Tyrwhitt told him that he would be handed over to the proper officers and taken to Cork, whence no doubt he would be remitted to Dublin. The prisoner was subsequently taken away by two of the Irish constabulary. A SOLDIER CHARGED WITH ROBBERY AT ST. GEORGE'S BARRACKS.--James Williams, a private of the 3d battalion of Grenadier Guards, was charged before Mr. TyrWhitt with stealing a £5 Bank of England note and £9 in gold and silver, the moneys of Charles Allen, drill and colour sergeant, of the Grenadier Guards. CURRENCY PER IMP. MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new, per qr. 39s to 46s Do., old 46s 51s Do white, old • 545 59s . . Do., new Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s Do., now Talavera, new s2s Rye— Barley—Grinding Malting 33s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk Brown Kingstown and Ware Chevalier 66s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 20s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l9s Cork, white 2ls Scotch, Feeding 2os Beans—Tick Pigeons .. 43s Peas—Grey, new Maple White Boilers Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b 43s Suffolk 32s Stockton and Norfolk American, per barrel 26s Sergeant Allen said that on the 22d November he left his room in the barracks about three in the afternoon, locked up and everything safe, taking the key in his pocket. On returning from duty shortly after five he found the door unlocked. He then found that a box in the room had been broken open and his cash-box taken from it, the cash-box containing one £5 note—No. 79,603—a sovereign, and about £9 in silver, and 4s. in coppers. le gave information iu the barracks, and subsequently to the police. A key was found amongst some packing boxes, which would open the door. On making a further search the centre part of his cash box was found. The cash-box had been broken open, but he had since had it repaired. A little girl living with the wife of a pay sergeant at Chelsea Barracks said she was on the landing at St. George's Barracks on the 2dd ult., when she saw the prisoner trying to push open Sergeant Allen's door with a knife. She was called away by her mistress. Another soldier was near the prisoner at the time looking on. She afterwards pointed the prisoner out to the sergeant-major the next morning. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the witness said she was sure the prisoner was the man. Sergeant Druscovich said the battalion was at St. George's at the time, but had since been removed to Chelsea, and that was how the girl was there at the time. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the prosecutor said the money was partly Government money and partly his own. The keeper of the Inkerman beerhouse, Kensing ton, proved giving the prisoner a sovereign for silver, and at the same time noticing that he had a good deal more money. The prisoner afterwards left ss. 6d. with him to take care of, stating that he was going on furlough, and that he would call for it on the following Saturday, which he did, and then had something to drink and loft. Charles Chapman, a servant, said he was asked by the prisoner while at Mr. Payne's (the last wit ness) beerhouse, to get in a bottle, which he did, the prisoner giving him a £5 note to pay for it. He (witness) would know the note again as he put his name on it. Sergeant Druscovich, of the detective department, Scotland-yard, said the note was on Friday last paid into the bank, and he traced it from hand to hand till it got to last witness, and in consequence of what he stated he apprehended the prisoner. The name of Chapman was on the note. He took Chapman to the Chelsea Barracks, and the moment Chapman saw the prisoner he said he was the man he received the note from. He told the prisoner the charge, when he said he knew nothing about it. He took the prisoner to the station, and now wished for a remand for the production of the note. The prisoner was remanded. rHE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, lEEE. MONTHLY PERIODICALS, BLACKWOOD.--" Memoirs of the Confederate War for Independence" are continued, and afford as before a very minute account of that memorable struggle. All details that are furnished by an eye witness are immeasurably superior to any other species of information, and thus the reader may be glad to embrace this opportunity of improving his knowledge of these eventful scenes here recorded. In this portion we meet with an amusing and in teresting description of an expedition undertaken by the writer to the camp of General Jackson. Among other objects for his journey he had to pre sent " to old Stonewall, as a slight token of Stuart's high regard, a new and stunning uniform coat, which had just arrived from Richmond." Stone wall Jackson at first demurred to the gift, as too grand and gorgeous for his use ; but upon being persuaded he donned it, and great was the delight it caused to the army. The rumour of the change from the old weather-stained coat, from which the hands of patriotic ladies bad slipped the buttons to the grand new attire, ran like electricity through the camp, "and the first wearing of a guest robe by Louis the Fourteenth, at whose morning toilet all the world was accustomed to assemble, never created half the sensation at Versailles that was made in the woods of Virginia by the investment of Jackson in this new-regulated uniform." " Miss Marjoribanks" is continued at some length, and is very interesting in its descriptions. Lucilla has now passed the period to which she looked forward in bygone days, and has actually spent ten years at home as she said she would. In this instalment the clever leader of society in Carlingford gets into a difficulty, from which she extricates herself in her usual dashing and daring wanner. The reader will look forward with interest to the finale of the en counter between Mr.Cavendihy and Mr. Ashburton, once Lucilla's quondam admirer and the expected successor to the representation of the town, and the other the new man concerning whom Miss Marjoribanks had experienced such a spirit of divi nation, and who was resolved to go in for the re presentation of Carlingford, andto fight a l'outrance. " The Handy Horse-Book" is a readable sketch on this attractive subject, and it is well said that "of the things on which all people imagine they can talk, and yet of which the number who really know anything is very small, the horse is most conspicu ous." Some useful remarks are here met with, and many a self-sufficient individual may find his con ceit evaporate as he attentively peruses the details here presented to his notice. Valuable information is also imparted concerning divers matters con nected with horses, the text of the article being fur nished by a work recently published on the subject by a cavalry officer. " Sir Brook Foss brooke" is continued, and that erratic individual proceeds in his usual manner, and makes friends and enemies at every turn. Mrs. Sewell is, like her husband, a most dangerous character, and Lucy is likely to get into trouble through their agencies. A very interesting article is that entitled " Educators," which brings before us some considerations on a subject worthy of all attention, and in these days prominently before the public. We here meet with some of the great errors which are made, and have been made, by those who seek to be too precise and are so didactic that they forget the great effect of influence when they frame their stern rules. Miss Edgeworth and her father were at great pains to draw up a code, but their model child would have been quite unfit for the duties of life, and would have lost some of its best lessons. In concluding this excellent article the writer puts before us in plain terms the dangers and difficulties which menace those who are led away by their own theories instead of putting their precepts into practice that may benefit their charges. " Does the tutor modestly call himself a teacher, or does he adopt the ambitious tone of a former and master? The two views were once defined in a few words by Professor Wilson, as, after listening with a growing impatience to a lecture on education by Dr. Whately, he took a friend's arm as he hurried away, and muttered in his ear, " I always thought God Almighty made man, but he says it was the schoolmaster." " Cornelius O'Dowd" furnishes us with another series of reflections, among which we this month meet with some remarks on Lord Palmerston, which are distinguished for dis crimination. " A Brace of Travellers" transports the reader to the distant climes so well depicted by these able pioneers, and cannot fail to attract. " Our Invisible Capital" contains some striking re marks, which some wedded to old prejudices would do well to read and wisely consider. DUBLIN.—"Not Wisely, but too Well" is con tinued, and Kate's character is being more and more developed. Her frank nature and straightforward bearing exhibit themselves in striking contrast be side the triviality and littleness of her cousins, who figure prominently upon the scene in this instal ment. In Kate we find the elements of a kind dis position, and qualities that might have made their owner great and good had she been happily trained in early life and subjected to better influences. " The Discipline of Valerie Gore" is completed, and although very melancholy in some respects, the tale is interesting, and furnishes a striking warning to those who give way :to pride and vain glory. Poor Valerie had much to go through before she put down her besetting sin. It has been truly said that, like iron, some tempers can only be moulded by fire. A new tale is com menced, called "Number Five, Brooke Street," which promies well, so far as we can judge from the beginning. We meet with some brilliant descrip tions of society and some smart sketches of charac ter, such as can readily and effectively be delivered in the details of a large party in a country house. " The Relations of England with America" form the subject of an article which is well written, but in which the writer inclines too much to the side of the Americans. It is really quite out of character for such expressions as this to be used—" If a per manent good understanding between England and America be possible and desirable, by what means shall it be brought about ? An improved tone re garding America in our own Press ought surely to be expected ; there is no cause to produce irrita tion." It may certainly be suggested that the re verse of the picture is the correct one, and that it is the tone of the Press across the Atlantic that needs modification. Nothing can be more mis taken than the notion which prevails in some quarters that all freedom of speech and writing in this country is to be checked, in order that foreign nations may not be offended or excited. It is just the way to bring down the dreaded evil, and we have had quite enough of tame subserviency to those who pay no respect to our opinions. " Beatrice," a verse-drama, is continued, and is exciting in its descriptions. " Vestiges of the Picts and Gael" contain much interesting information concerning that early race, who, in their rude style and uncultivated ways, displayed bravery and en durance that have made their names famous through all time. Another interesting article is given on " Glastonbury Abbey, Past and Present. The Rise and Influence of English Monachism." It is well worthy of perusal, and presents us with a detailed account of the chief incidents that occurred during the eventful period referred to. " Early Celtic Stories" are peculiar, but may suit the taste of an tiquarians ; and also we meet with a continuation of " Scenes in the Transition Age, from Caesar to Christ." " Sir Thomas Wyse's Journal of Greek Travel" suggests some appropriate remarks on the subject, and there is truth in the tribute paid to him, that he was a man who served his country and his kind with earnestness and judgment. FRASER.—Fraser opens with an essay upon the " Politics and Prospects of Spain," which at the present crisis is especially worth attention. The grave and stately Spaniard seldom enough comes under the notice of his more active, quicker-witted, and more energetic European neighbours, his Government is currently believed to be passing through a perpetual crisis, his finance to have realised a hopeless dead-lock. Yet, to the amaze ment ment of both hemispheres, he has suddenly shown Go_ w that he possesses energy enough for mischief, s vernment enough to organise anaggression, 0 gresion, and resources enough to make himself more solvent people. The article political situation of rticl troublesome e before us takes a brief and graphic survey of Spain since the accession of the sabella the Second in 1833, passing through the troubled years of the Regency down to the very latest aspect of the political horizon. It is remarked that 44 a Spanish Cabinet may be compared to a Chili house, constructed on a calculation that an earthquake will occurs within the year ; and although other countries may have undergone some what similar trials for a period, a crisis lasting more than a quarter of a century without producing an actual revolution, is, we believe, unparalleled in the annals of constitutional government." • The readers of Fraser will rejoice to see the welcome initials "A. K. H. B." appended to an essay beginning with the familiar word " Concerning," and this time the pleasantly discursive essayist takes for his subject the topic of Roadside Stations " with some thoughts," we need scarcely be told, " on the ternzi nus ad quern." "Days of Derry" is a well-written tale of the dismal days of a siege many a long gene ration since. " Fiction and its Uses "is a pleasant essay, by no means without its moral, for in these busy, overworked, hurrying days, the value of rest and recreation is too often overlooked. Of mere excitement, in one form or another, we have more than enough; of pleasure-seeking and new work put on the overdriven brain and nerves, under a specious title, for of real healthy rest and diversion of the mind, something that takes us away from the weary every-day round into a fresh scene, and amid new actors, wo have far too little. " Innoceut en- METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of foreign beasts on offer here to-day was only moderate—of foreign sheep tolerably good. Some of the stock came to hand in prime condition, but most of it was of inferior quality. For the most part sales progressed slowly, at about stationary prices. The arrivals of English beasts fresh up this morning were moderate, and in improved condition. From Ireland and Scotland the receipts were about average ones for the time of year. Nearly all breeds moved off slowly, never theless the prices current on Monday last were supported. The best Scots and crosses sold at 5s to 5s 2d per 81bs. There were a few good boasts on show from Norfolk being the first of the season, which has commenced some what earlier than usual. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire we received about 2,000 short horn; &c., from Norfolk 200 Scots, from other parts of England 700 various breeds, from Scotland 271 Scots and crosses, and from Ireland 300 oxen, cows, and heifers. With home-fed sheep we were again but moderately sup plied, but there was an increased number of prime breeds in the pens. Most qualities of mutton moved of slowly, nevertheless the quotations were tolerably firm. The best Downs realised Gs 4d to 6s 8d per 81bs. Calves were in short supply and steady request, on rather higher terms. The quotations ranged from 4s to 5s per 81bs. _ Prime small pigs were in fair request, at full prices, but large hogs were very dull. The Great Christmas Market will be held on Monday next, the 11th inst. Per 81b to sink the offal. sdsds d s el Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 2 3 6 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 2 Second quality do ..3 8 4 4 Prime s'thdown uo 6 4 6 8 Prime large oxen ..4 6 4 10 Large coarse calves t 0 4 6 Prime Seta, .5r,c....5 0 5 2 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Crse. and int. sneep.4 0 4 8 Large hogs .4 4 6 Second quality do ..4 10 5 6 Small porkers ..4 8 5 2 Lamb....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 2)s to 235; and quarter-old store pigs, 30s to 33s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts 6,310 Beasts 2:60 Cows — COWS .. .. — sheep 24,63 Sheep 13 CO Calves 3l, ua ves SOO rigs 6lO Pigs The total imports of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 15,837 head. In the corresponding week in 1864, we received 12,148 ; in 1863, 9,752 ; in 1862, 5,033 ; in 1861, 4,951; in 1860, 6,103 ; and in 1859, 4,311 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Aalborg Amsterdam Antwerp — ... 1799 ... Boulogne 42 ... 277 Dordt. Bremen 193 ... 340 ... Calais. — ... 47 ... ... 8 ... 76 Dunkirk. 23 ... ... ... .. 167 Hamburg.. ...... Harlingen 205 ... 1976 ... ... Medemblik 4l ... 2013 ... ... Nieu Diep--- ... Ostend 2 ... 165 ... ... 43 ... Rotterdam 735 ... 2581 ... ... 507 ....324 Tonning - ••• -- ••• Vigo 100 ... 13 ... ... ... ,• - ~ 438 ••• '-'' 1 ... 97 - Total 1757 ...12,401 577 ...1102 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1864 1863 1862 A statement and comparison of , the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Dec. 5, 1864, and this day, Monday, Doc. 4, 1865. Per Bibs. to sink the offal. Dec. 5, 1864. Dec. 4, 1865. s d s d. 3 2to 3 6 38 4 4 4 6 410 50 5 2 40 4 8 4 10 5 6 58 6 2 64 6 8 000 0 0 0 sd s d Coarso and inferior beasts 3 6to 4 2 Second quality do. Prime large oxen 5 0 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime coarse-woolled do. Prime Southdown do 5 8 510 Lambs . 0 0 Large coarse calves 4 4 Prime small do. 4 10 5 4 4 0 4 8 4 6 5 0 Large hogs Neat small porkers 4 6 410 4 8 5 2 Beasts 4,270 5,310 Sheep 17,630 24,680 Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, Dec. 7, 1863.—Beasts, 4,860 — sheep, 16,790—calves, 123—pigs, 440. Dec. 8, 1862—Beasts, 4,B3o—sheep, 19,190—calves, 159 —pigs, 330. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale at theso markets. Most descriptions are in fair demand, at our quotations. d s d Inferior mutton 3 8 4. 4 Middling mutton 4 6 5 o Prime do 5 2 5 4 Veal 3lO 4 8 Small pork 8 2 5 8 to Os Od. Per 81b by the carcase. ad a d Inferior beef 9 10 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Large pork 3 10 5 0 Lamb, Os BOROUGH HOP. The demand for hops rules quiet, at last week's currency. As regards good and fine samples, however, the trade must be considered firm, at full prices. Last week's imports into London amounted to 101 bales from Boulogne, 45 Ostend, 43 Bremen, 40 Hamburg, 120 Antwerp, 36 Calais, 99 Dun kirk, and 90 bales from Rotterdam. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 190 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings 9ss to 135 s 77 BOROUGH AND SPITALPIELDS. Moderate supplies of potatoes are on sale at these markets. Nearly all descriptions move off slowly, at our quotations. The import into London last week was about 150 tons. Kent and Essex regents Scotch do. sos to 80s „ Yorkshire do 6ss to 90s „ 71 Flukes BCs to 1103 „ Rocks 50s to 70s 77 /I WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool have gone off with great animation since we last wrote, and a further advance has taken place in prices. Australian wool is now lid to 3d, and Cape wool id per lb dearer than at last series. The sales will be brought to a close this week. Up to Satur day last, about 53,000 bales had been disposed of. Pri vately, the trade for English wool is firm, at fall currencies. Last week's import was only about 2,000 bales. Current prices of English wool per lb. d Fleeces—South Down hogets 1 9 Half-bred do 1 11 Kent fleeces South Down ewes and wethers 1 8 Leicester do Sorts—Clothing Combing SEEDS. d 1 10 2 0 20 1 1 8* 2 0 1 11 2 0 Linseed and rapeseed moved off freely, and prices ruled firmer; otherwise, the seed trade was quiet, at about late rates. Cakes changed Jiands steadily at full currencies. TALLOW. The tallow trade is vary quiet, and prices are ratherlower WESTMINSTER. QUESTIONABLE STATE OF THE LAw.-A respect able looking man in the garb of an artisan solicited the magistrate's aid to recover the value of a watch under the following peculiar circumstances : Applicant said that about a fortnight ago he took a watch to a beer-shop in Rochester-row, West minster, to be raffled for. He left it at the house in order that the frequenters might have an oppor tunity of seeing it, and was now informed that it was lost or stolen, and all recompence for its value was denied him. Mr. Selfe—Who did you leave it with? Applicant—The landlord of the house in which the raffle was to take place, and I should think he was answerable to me for either the watch or the value. Mr. Selfe—l don't know about that. Applicant—He got another watch to substitute for mine for the raffle, but as the latter did not come off I asked him for the watch, which he refused to give me. If he felt he was not answerable for my watch, how came he to buy another in its place. Mr. Selfe.—lt might have been that a raffle in the house was too lucrative to abandon, and there fore he procured a second watch. Was he to have any interest in the disposal of the watch by raffle ? Applicant--None whatever. Mr. Selfe—ls he an innkeeper ? Applicant—No ; a beershop-keeper. Mr. Selfe—l cannot assist you : and it is very questionable whether anybody else can. There is no remedy at a police court for you, and if you have any remedy at all it is in the county court, to which I refer you. Applicant—lt is hard I should lose my watch. Alarming Fire. Late last night (Sunday) a very alarming and destructive fire, nearly attended with fatal conse quences to a woman and four children, took place on the premises belonging to Mr. Barnes, a blind maker, situate at No. 5, Belvidere-place, Cam bridge-road, Bethnal-green. The discovery was made by a female living in the house, by finding flames rushing up the staircase with such fury that neither she nor her four children could make their escape by the regular means. The whole of the endangered persons made their appearance at one of the front windows, and some of the neighbours having procured a table they got upon the top of it, and pulled the woman and chil dren out, and they thereby escaped a horrible death. Conductor Edinburgh arrived with the Royal Society's escape, and he entered the front and back rooms in search of other parties missing, but fortunately the whole had effected their escape. The engines of the parish and London brigade quickly attended, as well as Shand and Mason's land steamers, and plenty of the East London. Company's water having been procured, the fire men went to work under the directions of Mr. Gatehouse, the foreman of the district, and they happily succeeded in confining the flames to the building in which it originated, but the fire could not be extinguished until the house and contents were nearly destroyed. The origin of the fire is unknown. THE LIVERPOOL COTTON SALESMAN AND THE BALLET GlRL.—Francis Reginald Stathan, who was re cently committed by the local magistrates on the charge of embezzling £2,500, the money of his employers, Messrs. Rylands, cotton brokers, of Liverpool, appeared on Satur day before the recorder, at the Liverpool sessions, and pleaded guilty. The girl Hastings (the companion of his flight), who had been discharged by the magistrates, but since rearrested, pleaded not guilty to the charge of re ceiving and harbouring." The jury, however, brought in a verdict of guilty. Sentence on both prisoners was postponed until to-day. AMERICAN WORKS IN ENGLAND.—Among the new works advertised by Messrs. SAMPSON Low and Co., Ludgate hill, we notice " Transatlantic Sketches, or Sixty Days in America," "The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table," new illustrated edition with 24 engravings ; also a now popular edition of the same work, price one shilling ; "The Pro fessor at the Breakfast-Table," published at throe-and-six pence ; " A Walk from London to Land's End," by Elihu Burritt, published at twelve shillings ; and "Dr. Beecher's Life and Correspondence," edited by his son, two volumes, with illustrations, price twenty-one shillings. Messrs. BELL and DALBY have announced the following works : —y "Little Foxes," by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, published at three-and-sixpence, popular edition one shilling ; a new edition of " Webster's Dictionary ;" " Washington Irving's Life and Letters ;" "Longfellow's Prose Works," illus trated; Washington Irving's whole works in sixteen volumes ; Nathaniel Hawthorne's works, popular shilling edition ; " Agassiz and Gould's Comparative Physiology ;" Longfellow's complete works, in one volume, at three and-sixpence; Washington Irving's "Life of Washing ton," in four volumes ; and " Irving's Sketch-Book," and " Tales of a Traveller," published at one - and - sixpence each. Among the books announced to be ready shortyare Longfellow's " Song of Hiawatha" and the "G o ld en Legend," and Longfellow's "Spanish Student" and later poems. joyment," exclaims the writer, " how good a thing it is ! It keeps the temper sweet, and when it is mixed with love and thankfulness and sunny days, brings us some of that spirit of pure, gentle, peaceable wisdom which we might aptly name after Izaak Walton." The clever and interesting story of " Gilbert Rugge" is continued. The author of this tale and its predecessors abjures that sensa tional style which is the mischievous fashion of our own day, and although after, a novelists' indisput able custom, he brings the great catastrophes of life to figure on his scene, they make their appearance after the good old manner, and the interest of the narrative rests mainly on its characters, not on their crimes and disasters. The story of " The Beau clercs" is also continued, and there is a lengthened and appreciative, though somewhat severe, criticism on Mr. Carlyle. COLUMN'S NEW MONTIILY.—It is not very diffi cult for the readers of the New Monthly to guess the subject of the first article, " The Electric Girdle Round the Earth." It is remarked at the outset that when we consider the progress made in tele graphy during the last fifty years what may we not expect of the next quarter of a century ? " The creation of the electric wire in England only dates twenty-years ago, and the short line from Baltimore to Washington does not date back half a century. Yet the system has already assumed a colossal ex tension. Europe is intersected by a network of wires. In North America, the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans are brought together at points, and will soon be so in directions still more important to British interests, as from Newfoundland to British Columbia, and from Halifax to Victoria. In Europe and in Asia the electric telegraph extends from Gibraltar to Kiachta, on the frontiers of China ; and from Edinburgh to Constantinople ; and, again, from Constantinople to Rangun, in the kingdom of Pegu. India, the colonies of the Cape, Australia, and North Africa have adopted the system, and it is almost daily extending itself in South America." The submarine line to the great Continent of the West is the branch of the subject chiefly dwelt upon, and the merits of the various routes proposed are examined. Francis Jacox con siders " Toil as a Boon to Sorrow," and he does not find it difficult to collect passages in prose and verse to substantiate his case. It has been well and truly said, that labour was God's gift to Adam in his first great grief and desolation, and that the ex perience of all successive ages has found no better remedy. Cyrus Redding always deserves respectful attention, from his venerable rank as a contributor to the New Monthly, but he might really have found some more gracious subject than the demolition of Gray's beautiful old Elegy. After the fashion of Shakspere's would-be improvers, he examines it line by line, touching it up and making alterations and emendations of various kinds. But the fact is, that its faults, if faults it has, aro dear to all lovers of poetry, and whether or no Mr. Redding is to be included in such, it is certain that he is disposed very greatly to curtail the poet's privileges, and to keep him to the rigid matter of fact. The critic takes everything au pied de la lettre. He objects to a " living" lyre, to a yew tree with a shade, and an dm without it ; he is equally indignant with a pure ray being called " serene," because it must necessarily be so, and with a heart being " pregnant with fire," because it cannot possibly be so ! As an improvement on the line— i" Some frail memorial still erected nigh," our critic would have us believe that " still erect" was intended, a conclusion enough to bring metri cally correct and melodious Gray up from the grave ! We must do Mr. Redding the justice to add that he expresses the warmest admiration of Gray and his poems, the faulty elegy included, which makes it more surprising that he should examine them like the stop-watch critic at the theatre, who measured the declamation of genius by the number of minutes it took, or like the editors of our " improving" school reading book, who arrest you in the middle of the finest passages with a question about the case of a substantive or the relation of verb and pronoun. " Idalia" is continued, and the story approaches a crisis. " Lilian's Inheritance," a romance of Anglo- Mexican life, promises interest. THE UNITED SERVICE.—This number commences with a sensible paper on " Promotion by Choice," a subject of the utmost importance not only to the army, but to the country which depends on that army for its independence, perhaps its very safety. The author says that he proposes to examine the question in a spirit of impartiality, for, though him self an officer, his days of service belong to the past, so that he has nothing to hope or fear in the way of promotion, nor, indeed, to complain of. His testimony may, therefore, be taken as honest, and his opinion, if not altogether just or correct, is at least perfectly patriotic. The question of promo tion has long been a vexed one. It affects the sol dier in the ranks, but more espeCially the officer, who is seldom contented with his lot, for, however high his position, th ere i s s till an Al p above him, and his ambition is ever looking up. This is natu ral, but so too is one's forgetfulness of his own com petency, for it is one thing to be a fine swell on parade, but quite another to excel on the field of battle, or in the more trying difficulty of a retreat which tests a man's capacity to the very depths, for on his generalship may depend not only the safety of the army, but the ultimate safety of everything depending on that, so that promotion by choice may be good or bad, just as it " turns up." The " long stagers" on the forlorn hope of promotion, where the heart sickens but wears on, cannot look with complacency on the young upstart placed over their heads, not once or twice, but ever and anon, and that, too, often irrespective of qualification or ability. " Money makes the mare to go," or favour covers a multitude of sins, on the abrupt and rugged road to promotion. Sometimes it is luck, but luck generally favours the brave. Our author thinks routine--that is the ordinary service or time—may be confined to a certain rank, say a captaincy, and after that choice may select the proper man founded on a just discrimination. In fact, he is fortified in this opinion by the authority of Lord Stanley, who is as much the true friend of the soldier as he is the patriot statesman. The recent American war, like the war of the revolution in France, has served greatly to bring forth impromptu men of talent, whose original quality is daily improved by expe rience, to justify promotion by choice, while the old system of favour has been the ruin of nations, by giving the command to incompetency. This has been exemplified by Austria, who gives to princely incapacity what ought to be conferred on merit. In the late war of 1859 the French said, very cha racteristically, of that system, that while the Aus trians " make princes and counts generals, we make good generals dukes." the majority of instances it takes a long time before it can be made out what a man is fit for, and this is the root of all the evils appertaining to promotion by seniority—which would seem to justify that by choice when merit becomes conspicuous by accident or by some brilliant achievement. We commend this article to those in the proper quarter as the phrase runs, who should remember the line written by Johnson from his own experience.— "Slow rises worth by poverty depressed." " Tristram's Overhaul of Prince de Joinville's French and American Navies" is now concluded, and a pretty severe dressing the naval prince and critic has got, and that very deservedly. "On Re treats" is an interesting subject, well handled. So is the article on the " organisation of cavalry." The new gunpowder invented by Captain Edward Schultze, of the Royal Prussian Artillery, is a vast improvement on the present " villanous saltpetre," and promises soon to become a general favourite both for its efficacy and economy, being four times more powerful than that in use, and better in every respect for cleanness. " Sailors' Homes" and " Pro visions for Troops on Board Ships," with several other topics, are well discussed. 111ACMILLAN.—MiSS Yonge's interesting story of " The Dove in the Eagle's Nest," comes to a con clusion with whrill t i h s e trie l n as gar, t set m w, o eo u vrke th nis o w f fih t it h lle e y t y ch e oe a my r, a fact which p f l e e e t l e d t h . a t Her t h the r its o r r e d a d o e f r s c husband returns from his long captivity to die at peace in his old home, amid the wonderful changes which his little bride has wrought. One of her twins passes early to his rest, but the other lives to carry out her teaching, and become honoured and respected by a far wider circle than the grim Adler steins once ruled over. The story shows an inti mate acquaintance with German history of those troubled earlier centuries, and is interesting from the picture of that quaint social life, as well as from the life-like delineation of character, which is always Miss Yonge's forte. An additional " Letter from Egypt," by Lady Duff Gordon will be read with interest and pleasure by all who have already seen her attractive book. Those who have not will be tempted to turn to the volume where such animated descriptions and kindly sketches initiate the cold and reserved Englishman into the innermost circles of Arab domestic life. The next article is one that deserves attentive study by all our sanitary re formers. It narrates the wonderful story of the Broad-street visitation of cholera in 1854, when it was almost indisputably proved that the famous Broad-street pump was the origin of an attack which occasioned 700 deaths, in Broad-street alone, first decimating a population of less than 900. The gentleman who writes this account, the Rev. Mr. Whitehead, was a curate in the parish at the time, and was actively eng a g ed in visitin g the sick and dying patients. He afterwards formed one of the Committee of Inquiry, which was appointed by the vestry of St. James's to inquire into the pos sible origin of the catastrophe, and the information he gives respecting it may well startle the indiffe rent, and urge on committees and inspectors to re newed efforts in these days when we are threatened by a return of the dire epidemic. The wild and strangely told story of. Cradock Mowett proceeds vividly and chronicles many wonderful events. Among the best of the remaining articles is a brief tribute to the memory of Mrs. Gaskell, of whom it is truly said, that " she wrote 'as the birds sing, because she liked to write and ceased writing when the fancy left her ; and the result of this was that all her works have in their way a degree of per fection rare in these days." It is a singular fact that Mrs. Gaskell began her literary career late in life. " She was a mother with many children, a wife approaching middle age, when she became an authoress." It is a touching statement that she wrote her most popular work, " Mary Barton," to endeavour to divert her mind after a great sorrow, the loss of her only son. In concluding his estimate of Mrs. Gaskell's position as authoress, the critic justly says, " Other novelists have written books as clever, and many have written books as innocent ; but there are few, indeed, who have written works which grown-up men read with delight and children might read without injury." ------ Desperate Attempt to Murder. On Saturday evening last, at about five o'clock, a most determined attempt was made to murder Mr. henry Ifus, a moderator lamp manufacturer, carrying on business at 40, Princes-street, Stam ford-street, by William Shirley, a young man who had been in his employment. Shirley appears to be of a roving disposition, and had left Mr. Hus's employ to go to sea. Returned from seeing foreign countries, he called at his former master's workshops in Roupell-street, Lambeth, and asked for a character, as he was about to obtain a situation as guard on a railway. Mr. Hus agreed to fill up the usual paper, but this did not satisfy the man, who flew into a passion, and suddenly fired one of the barrels of a re volver at the left side of his former master's head. The ball entered the throat under the ear. The shock shook him much, but observing Shirley about to shoot at his head a second time, he put up his left hand to save his face, and a second ball passed through the palm of his hand. Mr. Hus then grappled with his assailant, and, being a powerful man, he managed to force him on one knee and dis armed him of the revolver. Determined to preserve his own life, he discharged one of the loaded barrels at Shirley's throat ; but, his aim being rather high, the ball merely entered the fleshy part of the neck on the left side and passed out obliquely on the right. The calls of Mr. Hus of "Murder," and the report of the three pistol shots, here brought assistance, and a man named German, when going into the place, met Shirley in the passage bleeding profusely from the wound in the neck. When asked by German what was the matter, he said his former master, Mr. Hus, had shot him. Both were then re moved in cabs to the Tower-street Station house, Waterloo-road, and were promptly attended to there by Mr. Blades, the divisional surgeon. He ultimately extracted a ball from the throat of Mr. Hus, and, singular to say, it was as flat as a sixpence. The doctor next attended to and dressed the wound on the left hand, as,well as that on the throat, and ultimately examined the wound on Shirley, which he found not to be of a dangerous character, the ball, as before stated, merely passing through the fleshy part of the neck. Mr. Hus was subsequently removed to the house of a friend. He is going on favourably. Shirley remained at the Tower-street Station, and he is going on well. He will be taken this morning to Southwark Police-court to be examined before the magistrate. EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER-THIS DAY. This morning the prisoner Shirley was placed before Mr. Woolrych, at the Southwark Police court, charged with shooting with intent to murder. He is a strong and active young man, about 28 years of age, and from appearance had been fol lowed a sea-faring life. The rough blue coat which he wore was in parts clotted with blood and bore evidence of a very violent struggle. The pistol with which the wounds were inflicted was one of the old-fashioned five-barrel revolver, about five or six inches long, of the cheap Birming ham manufacture, Witnesses were examined, whose evidence wag merely a repetition of the above facts. Dr. Corbett Blades, of 171, Kennington Park road, said he was called to attend Mr. Hus and the prisoner. He found both suffering from wounds, but those of Mr. Hus were very alarming. The principal wound on Mr. Hus was one near the left jaw. He was for some time unable to discover the exact position of it from the excessive hemorrage that had taken place. On removing the blood, he foimd that the injury was just under the left jaw, and on probing it he found it to be a very deep one. He was successful in extracting the bullet, which he now produced, four inches from the orifice of the wound. The bullet had struck against the jaw, and became flattened by the contact. He also found a ragged wound at the back of Mr. Hus's hand, which had also been produced by a pistol shot. Mr. Hus was unable to attend that day. Mr. Woolrych—Do you consider him to be in a dangerous state ? Mr. Blades—The wound in the throat is a very dangerous one, though not necessarily mortal. The great fear now arises from inflammation ensuing. Mr. Woolrych—He is wounded then in a very dangerous part. Mr. Blades—The wound is an inch and a quarter beyond the carotid artery on the left side, which, if it had been injured, death must have instantly en_ sued, as he must have bled to death. Mr. Hue is, however, now going on favourably, but he is quite unable to attend to-day. He is a foreigner, and when he is spoken to on the subject he becomes very excited, and thus the muscles become agitated and the wound reopens. m r . Woolrych--You examined the prisoners wound, did you not ? Witness—Yes, but it was merely a skin wound on the back of the neck ; it had, however, arisen from a gun or pistol shot. Mr. Woolrych—The wound is in a very dan gerous part, is it not? You don't think that a person would chose such a part to inflict only a trifling injury to himself. Witness—Decidedly not. He would choose the fleshy part of the arm in preference. Mr. Woolrych (to prisoner)—Do you wish to ask the witness any questions? Prisoner—No, sir, I've nothing to ask. Mr. Woolrych—As the prosecutor cannot attend the court and give evidence, I shall remand this case for a week. I suppose the prosecutor will be able to attend that day. If not, we can remand the prisoner again for a short time, in order to send him for trial at the next sessions of the Criminal Court, which commence 18thonretmheovedy b inst. The prisoner was then the gaoler. He walked from the court with the utmost uncon cern. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Cotton Market excited. mount to 30,000 bales. Sales will probably made ta : on a l 10 a 0 3 x aa WIVENHOE AND BRIGHTLINGSEA RAILWAY.—.. Colonel a Government inspector of rail ways, h l i n ation of this line. Particular att en ti on wa s s paid o swing bridge over Alresford C ree k . No date has blnfidxrn'ge d for the opening of the li ne . BUYING IN CANADA.--liarper's Weekly says It is becoming pretty generally known that the place to buy clothes and food is Canada. A coat, costing $75 in N e w York, can be got in Montreal or Turoato for $3O in gold, say $44 in currency ; a suit, worth $lOO here, can be got there for $45, say $67 in our money ; boots, worth $l6 hero, can be had there for $7, say $lO of our money ; and meat, poultry, and all kinds of produce can be had there at 25 to 33 per cent cheaper than here. The wild speculation in produce and merchandise which has so long prevailed here, and has carried everything to far higher relative figures than gold, has not yet penetrated Canada, and smart men are making their purchs:ses for the . winter in the coloni a l t owns. I n th e little village `Windsor, of dsor opposite Detroit, no less than eight large clothing stores , have lately been established, and ar e doing a large business. - THE CANADIAN RECIPROCITY TREATY. —A New York paper states that the near approach of the time for the termination of the Canadian Reciprocity Treaty has set the Canadians to work at looking around for sources whence to repay themselves for the loss of trade with the United States which they are about to suffer, an d a com mission to negotiate commercial treaties with Brazil and Mexico is soon to be appointed by the Cauadiez Govern , meut. at toi 10 100 1 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 f 100 2 100 100 190 100 100 F 0 100 100 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 31 2. t 4.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 581 9 171 i 1011 97 1