The Sun. — London, England, 1852-11-10 00:00:00

. . ...__. _ ... _ .;. T H E THE SHARE MARKETS. 1 BRITISH RAILWAYS. - , Business done Railways. c. this day. Business done Railways. Closing Prices. this day. _ I Closing Prices. ', ------ - dap ------ ----- ---- Cent. France (0.V.) all ... - ••• ken Aberdeen 1001. paid 28% to 29% 29 Chad. & Erquel. all pdl 1434 - 15% en" Amb., Not., Bost. &E. Demerara all pd ... - ••• MI Junc. B% pd 6 t - 6i• 6% Dijon & Besancon, 4 pd 4 % -5 % p 8% % % Bin , W olv., and Stourl Dutch Rhenish... Bl. pd 1% - %dis. Valley ... all pd. 10i - 10 34 101 Eavt. Indian all pd 8% - 9 28 7 /s ?red Birk., Lan., & Ch. Jct., Gt. Indian Penin. all p 2- 2% 714 Mr. late 33/. 65.8 d., 28/. pd. 6i -5% dis. Gnid.Junc. of Fra. 4pd 3% -3 1 7 5fa 7 I AI EV Ditto, Chest. & Birk., Great West. of Canada in 50/. & 25/. Cons., all pd. 21 % - 22 * S hares 5% p d p ar - 1 p 11 that Ditto, 201. ... 18% pd. 3 -2% di a . Louv. ala Sambre 7% „.. - ... . 10 of Brist. & Exet., 1001. pd. 105 - ICi 106 Luxembourg ...141. pd 7 -7} Caledonian ...100/. pd. 57i - 57% 581,1 8%8 7i Do. (Railway) 101. pd 434 - 5 4 7 /4 the Chest. & llolyh., all pd 23 -24 23 % % Do. 1% pd '34 -1% ea' Cork & Bandon, all pd 171- - 17 3 / 4 17% Do. (Canal) ...2'% pd 1 - 1 1 / /fe e Dub. & Belf. Jct. 45/ pd. 5 - 4 dis. 40% Lyons & Avignon, s pd 11 - 13 p 1° 6 Dundlk & Ennis., all pd. ... - ... Madra5......... 4% pd 2 3 / - 3 7 1 / 4 N For Dundee,Perth, & Aber - Maria Antonia 27% p d - - - deen Junc. ... all pd. 7% -8% Do. New - - - 1 6 Ditto, New ... all pd. ... - ... Namur & Liege all pd 8 -8 % , the East Anglian (25/.L. & Do. ex int .all pd 6% -7% 00' E. and L. & D.) all pd. 4% - 5 4T. North. of France, all pd 34 1 ,E - 35% 136 5% %6 4 1 Eir i ti Do (18/. E.& H.)all pd. 3% - 4 Do. 201.3 p. c. Bds, all p 143 4 -15 Vi I East. Counties ... all pd. 12 % - 12% 12% LA' AW Orleans & Bor 11/. pd ... and- ... I Eastern Union, dais A, Paris & Lyons 101. pd. 18% - 19 1 / s p 29 %8% tbe t late E. U. stirs., all pd. 9 % - 101% 10 Do. Bonds l2 pd. ... - ..• id ( 0 111 Do. do. do. 6/.pd. . . - ... Paris & Orleans all pdi 68 -70 if Do., do., B & C., all pd . 6•?,' i - 67,:, Paris & Rouen ...all pd !40 -42 40 , e iteet East Lancashire ...all p) 78 - 79, , Paris & Stras. ...all pd ; 34 3 / 4 - 35% '36v, 5% 4i lict l ' E. & W. India Docks Paris, Caen, and Cher- I and Bir. Junc., all pd 57 -59 bourg. 4pd I 6 -6% p 9 3 % 10 's f igiOl Edinb. & Glas.,loo/. pd 76 -78 751 Rouen & Havre...all pd ,20- 21 121 A / 2P-1 ) iecg s Fdin.,Per.& Dun. 100 /. 24 - 26 15 Sambre & Meuse all pd' 10 .-11 I 10 1 / 5 A late ° ' Gl' as. & S.-West.,looLp 56 -58 St. Andrew's & Qmebecl Great Northn.,loo/. pd 82 1 - 831 83 i (A) 4/. pd, ... - ..• roilell itle . Do. % s. A Stk., 100/. p4B - 5'.) 48 Tours & Nantes 171. pd , ... - ..• B A i Do. % B Stock,loo/. p 119 - 121 119 20 West Flanders all pd ' 4 3 / 4 - • 5 18 17 'et, - Gt. S. &W. held., all p 5O - 51 50 5 /it West. of France 91. pd, 8% - % 1 161 17i ,0 t ll Great Westn., 100/. pd 95 - 95% 95% % MINES. Jobe Lane. Lane. & Carlisle, all pd 85 - 87 A g na Fria all pd IA -% p vet: Do.Thirds,ll/:13.4 pd 11 -12 p p m Anglo-Calitornian, all p % - IA p of the Lane. & York., 100/. pd 86i - 87% 874 6% % Asturian 15/. p ... - ~. illie lr Do. Fifths l5 pd 3% -31 dia. 11% Do.,\ST. Rid. Un. 11%p 2% - 2 dis. Australasian 21. pd 2% - 3 p Australian 5/. pd 1 -1% le 17% % % Austr. Freehold all pd % - lA_ dia. tbe Leeds Northern, all pd 17% -18 Liv.Crsby& Sthpt. all p ... - ••• Ave Maria all pd i& - % iii Loud. & Blackw., all pd 8% - 9 stre Brit. Austr. Gold all pd lA / dis. par London, Tilbury, and British Iron 13/. ss. p 6% -7% qi 511 ,; Southend 3pd 1% - 2 1 ,4 p Braz. Im. (is. sp) 24% 5% -6% ht j 1 Lon.,Brig.& S. Ct 100 p 105% - 1061 106 51 Do. Coca. & Cui. all p - 2 % 2% tivu' l Lon. & N.West.,loo/. p 124 - 124 i 124% * 5 Do. St. Joh. del R. 151. . 30 v ane Do. Fifths 121. pd 3% -4% p 16 S •• - .•• n s Carson's Creek...all pd I %dis. - 1 /4 p , to e " Do. 10/.,M &B. (e) 1/p 1 3 / 4 -2% p Cobre Copper ...401. pdl 44 -45 ' Ile Lon.Sz S.-West. 100/. p,93 - 93% 93 % % Colonial Gold 1/ pd! 7 / 8 -1% p Do. New 50/., 42% poi V;i - 3 1 % dis. YviCopiapo 141 pd' 6% -7% s 0 Do. New 40/....34 1 . pd 3 % - 2 % die. Eng. &Aust. Cop. all p % - % dis. ,pi' to Lou. & Enniskil., all pd 20% - 21% General all pd ~. - ... 051 . Man. Shef. & Lin.,loo/p 3 1 1 - 32 1 3 1 1 Gold Mountain all pd % - 1 / dis. be P' Do. Manch. & Lincoln Grd. Duch. Baden, all p ~ . - ... Union 4/. 2s. pd 3% - 3 die. Great Polgeoth all pd 1% -1% p 4% for Midland 100/. p 79 - 79% 79 1 A % 9 Lake Bathurst...all pd % - 34 8 dis. .ate , Do. Bir. & Derby 100/. 45 -47 Liberty ... ...all pd 1A - 1 1 ,4 p 2% x b, b P Mid. Gt. Wt. (Ire.) 4 7 % . - ... Lou. & Cal. Gld Quartz I a. Do. % Shares , 17 % pd ... - ... Crushing Com..all pdl 3 / 4 - % dis. 0 0 ) Newcas. & Carl. all pd ... - ... Mariquita. all pdl %- % p , be Newmarket ...100/. pdl 49 -51 Mexi. &S. Amer. 9 /. p 4 1 % - 4 3 / 1) ~1 ese l ' • Newport, Abergaven., New Grenada all pd % dis- p !C .0 and Hereford ...141 pd 33 - 3 dia. Nouveau Monde, all pd 5 / 8 - 3 !, p 1% 13 h iP Newry & Ennisk. 71% p 3% -3% die. c te Port Philip all pd 1% - 5 / 8 p 13414 priC! Norfolk lOOl. pd 48 -50 48% Quartz Rock all pd % dis. par srll eS Do. No , / 201.... 20/. p 6% -7 % Santiago de Cuba 10% 18 - 13% 13 3 4 P 0 1 / North. Coun.Un. 3 %pd ... - ... die. South Australian, all pd par - IA p cal North British ...100/. p 56 -37 361 6 N Tin Croft 7/. pd 11 1 ,4 - 12% ylege rs. Nth. Devoe, N0.1,13/.p 6% - 6 %dis. United Mexican all pd, 71;, - 8 , t bel 73A 1 ,4 Al e Do., No. 2 6% pd ... ,- .. West Mariposa...all pd ,I % dis. - par • _1 -C ..1 i .-.A oli - .9 31- Ynha 1 naid! nar - MID i ~, w ~. North British lOOl. p Nth. Devon, No 1, 13/. p Do., No. 2 6 4, pd Do., A, def....a1l pd Do., % B, guar. 5/..pd North Stafford. 17 p North-Western...all pd N. & S.-W. June. 814 p Oxf.,Wor., &W.,100/. p Scottish Central 100/. pl Scottish Midld., 100/. p Shrews. & 8ir....100/. p I Do. do. Shrew. & Her Bl. p Shrewsbu. and Chester (Nor. W. Min.) all pd Do. Halves all pd Do. Oswestry all pd Shrop. Union _6 1 4 pd Do. A, B, C, & D fully pd. up at per cent. .' . South Devon all pd South-Eastern 100/. pd South Wales all pd S.York.& Ric. Dun 151. Do. Do. 51. pd Stirl. & Dunferm. all p Stock. & liar. 16/2s. 3d. Taff Vale 1261. pd Thames Haven Dock and Railway —l9/. pd Vale of Neath...l7/. pd Waterfd. & Kilk. all pd Waterfd. & Lim. all pi West Cornwall 131. pd West London ...all pd Yk., New. & Ber. 1001. p Do. & New. Ex. 20/. p Do. G.N.E.purc. 101. p York & N. Mid.looLpd l ittee 18 5. ! riOnOMilrop 10 , i p d , DJ° PREF. 2q— 2YB 5 / 8 % die. that i ; 30% t 0r 0 thel ge elig eC eg isl o '4 : I be dioPos whi c i ? 0 Ate F , O/ 0. , Coo ari 1 1 ) 1 ; 0 ° tTect,,ert 0 1 3° ,; . to cc ov r 0, 03 to pr eo b ' ee a , ,are ps , $ 4. 6015' ;0 0 beeo O the 3 t bu t ri d vete: Dog stocl i eo 3°' bei° 41, 0011 op el• t ,o, teil 0 r a 10 q o , ef er ' . 0 0' ter l33l ,fe t , lair y 0 0 8 Ole (1 011 e. neg, 6 3 / 1 31 ii 3 'l6 3 /P JO I9 72 6 ; 73 R 14 4 j ; I 3?# 5i 1. / b ‘*3 ;, - 3% - 4 %1)- 48 -49 90 -92 60 -62 68 -70 ..I%_ 34 dis. 20 —2l 10 —10 i 15 —l6 314 3 d. oa" ii -22 78 -79 4O -41% 14 -15 4% - 5 2 1 h 12% —13 i BTe B',i 25 —26 9i —lO 761 A 71% 7 1 ,4 7 die. 2 3 / 4 24 die. 55 56 :RENCE SHARE Th e ;• ---- tw e be ee o s gatcl ~( 3 0 1 fr;" Aberdeen all pdi Do. No. 2, 7 per ct. all Brie. & Ex., 4 p. ct. Stk Do. 4 p. c. Shares, 51. pd Caledonian, l 0/. 100/ p, Ches. & Holyhd. all pd Cork and Bandon, 5% per cent. 1 p Dundee, Per., & Aberd. Junction all pd Ang_ (g/ 10)6 p c. all Do. (5/.) 7 per ct. all p Do. (7/ 17e) 7 p. c. 2 p Eastern Counties Ex., 5 p. c., No. 1 pd Do. No. 2 all pd Do. New lip. c. Stk. all Eastern Union Scrip, Guar. 6 per ct....a1l p Do. 10/. Deb. Sh. all p East Lancashire, 6 per ct. Quar. Shrs. all pd East & West Yorkshire Junction, 5tb5...a1l pd Edin., Per. & Dun. 5% per cent. all pd Glas. & S.W. gua. 5 p.c. Gt. North. 5 p. c.lOO pd Do. 5 p c. red. sc. 100 p Greet, South. & West. (IrJland) Bths all pd Gt. West. (Berke & H. Ex. 5 per cent.)...6 pd Gt.W. fixed 4% 100/. p Lancashire and York shire, F. 20/. ...61. pd Do. 6 p. c. Stk. 1001. p Leeds Northern, 6 per cent. No. 1 131. pd Do. Qrs., 1848...91. pd London & Brig. guar 5 per cent. _lOO/. pd Do. Pr. 5 p c. Stk. 1001. Do. Con. 5 p c,1852 all Do. N.Gr. 6p c 100/. p Lon. & N.-W. (Coy. & Nunet.) 5 p. c. 100/. pd Ln. & S.W. Co 3ds. Si. p Lon. & En. % Sh. all p Man., & Lincn. Qr. Sh., No. 1...a1l pd Do. New, IC/....a1l pd Do. 6/. 3l. pd Maryport and Carlisle, 4 per cent all pd Do., 4 % per ct. 6 % p Mid. eon. 6 p c St. 1001. Do. Con. Bris. & Bir., 6 pei cent.... 100/. pd Do. Erewash Val. all p Do. Leic. &Swanning. 8 per c. Guar. 1001. p Do. Pref., 4i p.c. 5/. p Norfolk Exten all pd Do. Gr. 5 % pet. all p Do. W.Val. 5 p.c. all p North British 1001. pd North Stafford all pd Oxf. Wor. & Wol., 151. 6 per cent.... 100/. pd Ditto ditto ... 6/. pd Shrews. & Bir. N.G. all Shrews. & Ches. (N.W. Min.) 8 per c....a1l pd Do. 5 per cent. 101 pd South Devon all pd Do. New 1% pd St.-Est. (Reading An nuities)...l/. Os. 6d pd Do., 4% p c 100/. p Sth. York. 4p c gd. all Stock. & Hart. gd. 5 p c until July 1,1856, all p Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. ...... 3/. pd York, New. & Ber. all p Do. Do 5/• pd York & N. Midland H. and S. Purch. 101. pd 1157 - 109 101 - 104 18% - 19 1 4dis. %P 6 - 64 li.' - 3 % 3%- 3.Y4 13/, - 2 p 15g- 15 1 p 147 i - 15 17 -171 i • •• • •• 3 -3% 26 - 128 11 - 113 8%- 9 3- 1p 109 - 110 iidis. .iPm 152 155 ... -- ... pm ... ... ... ... -- ... ... ••• 4! 13% % 13 48 1 4 l id► 89 90 614 1 60% 68 - 4 p 13% - 13% • 10i • 1134 '. % P 9% 11% %dig. p Par — 4p 148 -150 S-iP 78% 41 par X P 22% 23% 5% 6 1 3, ,4 2 99 101 24% 25% Agna Fria all pd Anglo-Californian, all p Asturian 151. p Australasian 21. pd Australian 51. pd Austr. Freehold all pd Ave Maria all pd Brit. Austr. Gold all pd British Iron 131. ss. p Braz. Im. (is. 5 p) 24% Do. Coca. & Cui. all p Do. St. Joh. del R. 151. Carson's Creek all pd Cobre Copper 4Ol. pd Colonial Gold 11 pd Copiapo 141 pd Eng. & Aust. Cop. all p General all pd Gold Monntain all pd Grd. Duch. Baden, all p Great Polgeoth all pd Iy B 1 5 / 8 p Lake Batharst all pd % 3 t B dis. Liberty .. all pd 1A 1 1 / s p Lon. & Cal. Gld Quartz Crushing Com all pdl 34 % dis. Mariquita.... all pd I 24, —% p Mexi. &S. Amer. 91. p 4 1 % —4% New Grenada all pd die— p Nouveau Monde, all pd 5 / 8 34 p Port Philip all pd, p Quartz Rock all pd ' dis. par Santiago de Cuba 10 3 / 4 1 13 13% South Australian, all pd par p Tin Croft 7/. pd 11 1 / e 12% United Mexican all pd 71, 8 West Mariposa all pd ;3.4 di,. par Yuba 1 paid I par JOINT-STOCK BANKS, Australasia all pd 59 59% Brit. Nth. Amer. all pd 57 —5B Colonial 251. pd 15 16% COM. of London 201. pd 29 —3O London Chart. Bank of Australia Lon. & County 201. pd London Jt. Stk. 101. pd Lon. & \Vestm. 20/. pd Nat. Prov. Eng. 35/. pd, Do. New lO/. pcl Nat. of Ireland 22% p Orient. Bk. Corp. all pd Prov. of Ireland 25/ pd. Do. New all pd Roy. Aust. Bkg. & Gold' Importing Corn. Ipd Union of Austral. all pd Do. New 2% pd Union of London 101. p Union of Madrid all pd MU. Austral. Roy. Mail, 4 p Canada 32% pd Copper Miners of Eng land . . all pd De. Preference, 7% pd Crystal Palace ... 5 pd Eastern Steam...2s. pd Elect. Tel eg. Ireland 1p Gen. Stm. Nay. 141. pd Gen. Screw Steam Ship ping Company...so/. p Irish Beetroot Sug. 21 1 p Netherlands Land, 2 pd, Penin. & Or. St. all pd Do. Do. ...15/. pd Royal Mail Stm. 601. pd Universal Emigration and Colonization, 21. p 34 - ... 18% - 19% 32 - 33% 45 - 46% 18 3 % - 20 38 -39 4G - ... 16y 8 - 17% 2* -2% 11% - 11% 17% 18 '5 3 —l% p 16 16% 1 / a die. i pm 26 —26 i 2% 7% 8% ••• - ••• 19 -20 1 -1% 49% - 50% 6 -6% 17 -18 ICELLANEOUS. 3 - 4 50 -51 ••• -- ... 12 lit 86 - 37 14 29 -30 %dia. 101 [ 5 % 56 5 3 /4 VA 1,;( 50% x.d 2 2* 87 42 —4 2 14 79 46% 2% ~',`3 103 1 , ) " 3 2 18% 2% 1 Par 03 5% Pm. pm -15 I,i lA -- P D AT FIXED MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) 11% BOROUGH HOP. DEPOSIT AN!) GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Life assurance is daily mektog rapid strides in public estimation, but in the multiplicity of new societies that have been recently established, assurera aro often at a loss to make a selection. Desirous of availing them selves of the advantages which these noble institutions hold out, they are frequently precluded from doing so by the want of a guide to direct them in the selection of an office, and any information which can be collected upon the subject is always welcomed by the provident portion of the community. The following will most likely, therefore, be read with interest. It is a report of the proceedings that took place at a large and influen tial public meeting of the inhabitants of Rickmansworth, which was held on Thursday evening, for the purpose of hearing a deputation from London on the principles of life assurance generally, and especially in connexion with the deposit system recently established by the " Deposit and General Life Assurance Com pany," which appears to be conducted upon sound principles, both scientific and commercial, and has al ready begun to make great progress in its business operations. Amongst the gentlemen who were present, we observed G. Conde, :Esq. (a near relative to the Earl of Derby. the Premier), C. Poole, Lg., C. W. Bevan, Esq., W. Prinsepp, E , q., Dr. Codd, Messrs. H. Matthews, Tracy, Strasburg, &e. Mr. POOLE having taken the chair, observed that he had hitherto refrained from entering into any public company, but he was so convinced that the Deposit Assurance Company was capable of effecting a great amount of good, particularly among the middle and working classes, that be entered soul and heart into it. The object they had in view was to benefit these classes, and to benefit society at large, by combining all the advantages of assurance with a system calculated to be essentially useful to the working iclasses—viz., the de posit system, giving them not only the means of saving their earnings, but also adding to thorn a fair amount of interest. He would call on Mr. Kendall, who would detail the advantages held out by the present company. Mr. RENDALL stated that he was glad to have the op portunity of saying a few words, explanatory of the deposit system of life assurance. Savings banks, with all their imperfections, had long been considered the most convenient places for small savings ; but ho was able to show, from experience, that the plan he was about to bring before the meeting possessed still greater advantages. It was the plan of a company established to embrace that large and influential class who maintain themselves by their own labour, manual or mental, in cluding as well those who are professionally engaged, and possessed of a limited income, as those of every trade or occupation,whether mercantile or manufacturing. It was statistically true, that only 70 persons, out of a population of 1,000,000,000, the population of the world, live to the age of 110 years. Such being the case, it becomes the imperative duty of man to provide for the contingencies of the future. He would not now enlarge on that subject, but would at once proceed to explain the distinctive features of the deposit system. An objection frequently urged against the present system lay in the fact that the assured, by the contract of assurance, is bound to pay to the assurers a stated yearly sum during the remainder of his life ; and should it happen, fr om alteration in his circumstances or other causes, that he becomes unable to meet the annual premiums as they become due, or omits to pay them, the policy must either be abandoned in the hands of the assurers at a considerable and unnecessary sacrifice on the part of the assured, or otherwise declared as forfeited, along with all the payments made thereon ; but in de posit assurance the case is different. It combined the facilities and advutages of deposit and savings banks with the important benefits of ordinary life assurance. The speaker then explained the peculiar manner in which the Deposit and General Life Assurance Company con ducted its business, and the distinctive advantages which lit was therefore capable of conferring. He also showed that the Deposit Company was not intended to interfere with the general operation of savings banks, but that the one prepared the way for the other. Mr. R. concludes his observations amid much applause. Mr. C. W. BRYAN said that it had often struck him as a singular coincidence that any one endowed with common prudence should neglect the importance of life assurance. It was true that persons might say they have got no money to spare for the purpose. On the deposit system, a person assuring at the age of 20, and paying 71. 10s. annually, will at the expiry of 30 years have paid in the sum of 225/. His policy would be worth 5221.; and if he were then unable to continue his payments, he would be entitled to 287/., being 50/. more than ho had paid. Besides, if ho has lost his situation, and does not get one for years, his policy still remains the same; but with this distinctive privilege, that he may draw from the company to the amount of 2871. To exemplify this subject more particularly: by paying an nually any sum which at the end of 30 years will amount to 1001., the sum assured, and which would be payable in the event of death, would amount to 2471. 4s. 4d. If during that period the sum of 25/. had been drawn, there would be left a balance which the assurer might draw on of 754 Suppose ho wore to omit paying for one year or more, or to stop altogether, his claim would not be forfeited, be cause on the deposit system the depositor has entire con trol over his capital, and each payment effects a distinct policy. He was so convinced of the advantages which the middle and working classes derived from life assur ance, that he was anxious that they should participate in its benefits; and he was confident that they would not he slow to avail themselves when they once compre hended its practicability, and felt the great importance of providing against the contingencies of life, from which none were exempt. (Applause.) Mr. MATTHEWS, solicitor, next addressed the meeting, confining himself principally to the advantages held out to the working classes by effecting an assurance on the deposit principle. Mr. BARBER expressed his concurrence with all ho had listened to, and hoped that similar meetings would take place in other parts of the country, as he was con vinced that the plan of effecting insurances on the sys tem of deposit was calculated to extend the principle of those causes who have hitherto been unable to avail themselves of it. Mr. CODE moved a vote of thanks to the chairman, the secretary, and Mr. Bendel], which was seconded by Mr. CARTER, carried unanimously, and the meeting separated. 100 99i 26 % 'l O % i ,ENTALS. Our market continues very firm, and, in some instances, prices are the turn higher. WIIITECHAPEL. The general demand was a very sluggish state, at barely stationary prices. Beef, from 2s 01 to 3s 4d ; bilutton, 2s 8d to 4s Od; Veal, 2s 10d to 3s 10d; Pork, 2s 6d to 4s Od per Blbs by the carcase. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1852. LITERATURE. Lives of the Queens of Scotland. Vol. 111. By Agnes Strickland. Black wood and Sons. Although the present volume of this very charming and remarkable series contains merely the first por tion of the life of the illustrious rival of Elizabeth, it reveals on the part of the historian a minuteness of research, a subtelty of appreciation, and an exquisite delicacy of treatment, such as cannot but justify us, we conceive, in auguring confidently for the excel lence of its completion. If the subsequent volume, bringing the narrative to a close, be in any way com parable to the one just published,—the biography of Mary Stuart must undoubtedly be regarded as the masterpiece of Agnes Strickland. Enough has already been rendered apparent in the twelve chapters of this most romantic and enthralling memoir here submitted to our criticism—enough has already been rendered apparent of those eminent qualities which have hitherto distinguished the writings of our authoress, to assure tee judgment of the least san guine reviewer, that her celebration of Mary, will constitute a noble companion picture to her long famous celebration of Elizabeth. It cannot be ob jected that we are here deciding ex pede ilerculem. It is not as though we were praising the symmetry of the glass slipper, and surmising merely from its out lines the proportions of the yet undiscovered Cinde rella. Sufficient materials are before us in the com mencement of the composition to enable us to judge with considerable accuracy of the probable merits of its termination. Added to which, it must be remem bered, that, in commenting upon the latest of the literary productions of Agnes Strickland, we are pronouncing our opinions upon the effusion of one with whose extraordinary qualities as an annalist, the student of British History is by this time, we rejoice to think, tolerably well familiarized. Experience has told in her instance beyond the reach of hesitation, that she is invariably as painstaking in the accumu lation of her facts, as she is lucid in the manner of their arrangement—that her conscientious adherence to truth (however much that truth is occasionally opposed to her most cherished sympathies) may be re garded as altogether not less conspicuous among her more distinguishing characteristics than the eloquent picturesqueness of her descriptions, or the nervous energy of her style, or the attractive novelty of her re velations. As an historical writer, Miss Strickland pos sesses indeed two qualities, in regard to which she stands almost alone amongst her contemporaries. Her indefatigable industry, and her serene impartiality, have in this manner invested her volumes with the most enviable of all kinds of popularity : that which commands an almost implicit reliance, while it extorts a genuine and unaffected admiration. Her volumes having reference to the Queens of England, first secured to her that meed of approbation, which has been simultaneously confirmed and justified by the subsequent and companion serial relating to the Queens of Scotland. And as in the former work the crown of her labours became visible when she ar rived at length at the period enabling her to treat of the career and character of Elizabeth, the greatest of the Queens of England—so unquestionably, in the latter work, it has become manifest in a very surprising manner, at that juncture when she finds herself em powered to weigh in the balance of Clio, the crimes and the virtues, the glory and the shame, the resolution and the weakness, the happiness and the misfortunes of Mary, the greatest of the Queens of Scotland, of Mary, the beautiful and unfortunate, the bride suc cessively of Francis, of Darnley, and of Bothwell, the pride of Paris and the suspicion of Edinburgh —the loveliest woman who ever ascended the scaffold, with the heroism of martyrdom, and closed, by a death of sublime resignation, a life of startling and unpre cedented vicissitudes. As the biographer of Mary Stuart, known through out Christendom, as par excellence THE Queen of Scots—Miss Strickland must have found herself at the outset of her very difficult enterprize, embarrassed by a multiplicity of rather bewildering considerations. She must have remembered that there is perhaps no personage mentioned in the annals of the now United Kingdom whose character is regarded even now adays under aspects more astonishingly antagonistic. Considered by some as guilty, and by others as in nocent of the various charges of a sinister nature, directed against her by a considerable portion of her contemporaries, Mary is viewed indiscriminately by all with sentiments of profound and tender considera tion. Her calamities, her beauty, her genius, her courage—the imprisonment in which she displayed such noble endurance and the disastrous execution under the sorrows of which she revealed such gentle but lofty magnanimity—have been celebrated nearly three centuries after the close of her tragic existence, by the most resplendent intellects, not only of her native land but of France, of Italy, and of Germany. Has not Schiller portrayed with his pencil of light those features of haunting loveliness ? has he not enshrined in one of the grandest of his majestic dramas, the story of her loves and her disasters ? Alfieri has told that same pensive tale in the melodious language of Tuscany. Be ranger, the Tyrtaeus of France, has sung in his matchless num bers the " adieux" addressed to her adopted country by the widowed Dauphiness. Robert Burns, in one of his tenderest songs, sang for her the " Lament" of her incarceration—her temporary escape from which Walter Scott commemorated in one of the most be witching romances penned by his hand of magic fas cination. Historians, not less than poets and novelists, have seemed to rejoice in reverting to that strange narrative of misfortune : but to attempt anything libe an acurate enumeration of the novelists or of the bio graphers who have written upon this enthralling sub ject would, in all respects, be as tedious as it would be unnecessary. Besides the sedate Lingard, and the unimpassioned Hume, there have been latterly other distinguished authors who have endeavoured to throw light upon that chequered epoch, and to dissipate some of the many doubts by which the memory of it has been so long obscured. Connaeo has penned his " Vita di Maria Stuarta," given in Jebb's Collection. Dargaud has written his " Histoire de Marie Stuart." Brantome has treated upon the same theme in his " Vies des Dames Illustres," Then there are like wise the voluminous "Reoueil des Lettres de llarie Stuart," compiled under the editorship of Prince Labanoff, and the " Life of Mary Stuart," by Miss Benger, and the " Illustrations of the Reign of Queen Mary," by Stevenson, and the " History of Mary," by Lesley, and the reference to that unfortunate heroine in the " Female Sovereigns" of Mrs. Jamie son, and the " Life of Mary Stuart " by Bell, and by a multiplicity of other authors, some of eminent, and some of indifferent, reputation. Not satisfied with the abundant materials collected by her very numerous predecessors, Miss Strickland, it appears, has herself visited every locality associated with the more re markable incidents described in her biography, besides collecting an extraordinary variety of traditions relating to the period at which she has arrived, and collecting a marvellous store of original manuscripts hitherto overlooked altogether, or the value of which has re mained until now unappreciated. M. Mignet, in our own time, has tifilertaken to argue the case against Mary Stuart in a manner austerely logical, and with a spirit of cold antagonism, such as must have proved acceptable even to John Knox and the Lords of the Congregation. Happily the interests of justice seem to be now secured to the luckless rival of Elizabeth—now that the duty of recording her career has devolved upon a writer as calm, as intelligent, as lucid, as accurate, and as elcquent, as the laborious and gifted Agnes Strickland. Begin ing her narrative with the birth of Mary Stuart on the 11th of December, 1542, in Linlithgow Palace, Miss Strickland carries it down as far as the June of 1563, and we doubt not that the same impartial tone as is here observable will be recognised in the subsequent chapters of the memoir, conducting us at last to the mournful Bth of February, 1587, when the beautiful and ill-fated " lady of the land" was beheaded to appease the rivalry of her ruthless and implacable antagonist. Although sympathizing, as her generous and most womanly heart could not fail to do in the misfortunes of the " Queen of Scots," Miss Strickland, it must be especially remarked, mentions the circumstance of Mary's persecution of the Gordons in the severest language of reprehension. This persecution of an illustrious house is ment ioned, indeed, by our authoress as the most indelible blot upon the records of the reign she has chosen to COM - memorate thus luminously. Alluding,in general terms, to the celebrity of her heroine, she has penned the following noble observations : " Mary Stuart is exclusively the Queen of Scots— Queen not only of the realm, but of the people ; an d with all her faults, real or impute d, she re mains to this day the peculiar object of nation al enthusiasm in Scot. land. Her memory haunts the desolate palaces, where every peasant is eager to recount traditionary lore con nected with her personal history. Not a castellated mansion of the sixteenth century but boasts some i quaint-looking room, which s emp hatically hatically pointed out as Queen Mary's chamber. Every old family possesses a painting , for which the distisction of an original portrait of Queen Mary is claimed. Tresses of every shade of golden, auburn, and chestnut, are preserved, and fondly exhibited as well-attested portions ot her hair. Persons who de nounce the relic veneration of the Rornish Church us idolatrous, enshrine a glove, a fan, a s u p erannua t e l w atch, or any other tr i nket supposed to have belonged to Q Seen Mary , among their choicest treasures, to be handed down as heirlooms in their families. The variety of articles thus preserved and hall owe d f or h er sa ke is almost incredible. Queen Mary's mi rrors an d cabi nets appear interminable ; and as to the antique chairs of carved oak and ebony with which their possessors have endowed her, they are numerous enough to supply seats for all her descendants, who, be it remembered, are to be found on almost every throne throughout Europe- The name of Stuart, it is true, exists no longer in the regal line,--but the lineage of Mary Stuart, through thef posterity of her grand-daught er , Elizabeth, 4uoAen- Bohemia, still reigns in Great Britain, Prussia, and mark, Hanover, and other Protestant Stat es ; through that of Henrietta, Duchess of Orleans, t he youngest daugh ter of Chtules 1., in PP* lO, rortugtki, Austria, Naples, Sardinia, Modena ; and before the ex pulsion of the fleurs-da-lys—in France." While of Mary's character, generally, the latest and most accurate of her biographers speaks thus by way of appropriate introduction : "If the favourable opinions of her own sex could be allowed to decide the question, then may we say that a verdict of not guilty has been pronounced by an over powering majority of female readers of all nations, irrespective of creed or party. Is, then, the moral standard erected by women for ono another lower than that which is required of them by men? Are they less acute in their perceptions of right and wrong, or more disposed to tolerate frailties? The contrary has gene rally been asserted. Yet, with the notorious exceptions of Queen Elizabeth, Catherine de Medicis, and the Countess of Shrewsbury, Mary had no female enemies. No female witnesses from her household came forward to bear testimony against her, when it was out of her power 0 purchase secrecy if they had been cognisant of her guilt. None of the ladies of her court, whether f the reformed religion or the old faith—not even Lady Bothwell herself—lifted up her voice to impute blame to her. Mary was attended by nob!e Scotch gentlewomen in the days of her royal splendour; they slave to her in adversity, thr,ugh good report and evil report; they shared her prisons, they waited upon her on the scaffold, and forsook not her mangled remains till they had seen them consigned to a long denied tomb. Are such friendships usual among the wicked ? Is the companionship of virtuous women acceptable to the dissolute ?—or that of the dissolute to the virtuous ? Thu description of Mary Stuart's marriage with the Dauphin of France, when the bride and bride groom were respectively about 15 years of age, is accompanied in the volume before us with an enter taining account of the young Princess's lovely , appearance, of her gorgeous apparel, and of her sur prising combination of accomplishments. Although aware, while so doing, that we are only dallying as it were with the trappings of history, we linger with pleasure—we confess it—over the minute enumera tion of the jewels and the robes worn o❑ the bridal day by the dauphiness, according to Mits Strick land's picturesque and elaborate narrative. The mantle of "blueish grey cut velvet, richly embroidered with white silk and pearls," the " matchless jewel " suspended round the neck by a chain of precious stones, the diadem composed of the " finest gold," and fashioned by the most "exquisite workmanship," and covered with " diamonds, and pearls, and rubies, and emeralds," may appear matters of indifference to those who care little for the ornate particularities indulged in by the chronicler : but for all who regard with emotion the history of the noble, the beautiful, and the unfortunate, even these apparently frivolous minutia will prove fraught, as for ourselves, with a peculiar and graceful fascination. We are grateful for the opportunity of perusing even these lesser memorials presented to the world by the untiring industry and eclectic taste of Agnes Strickland. Still more are we grateful to our distinguished authoress for the evident caution with which she has collated upon loftier topics the contradictory evidence adduced by preceding, and most of them prejudiced, anno tators. We await with eager expectation the next volume, in which Agnes Strickland will bring to a conclusion the most attractive of her many brilliant biographies. We look forward with intense curiosity to her account of the tragedy glooming most darkly over the career of Mary Stuart—her marriage with the handsome but besotted Darnley; her passionate affection for him; her disappointment at his profli gacy ; their gradual estrangement ; Bothwell's appear ance on the scene at the close of his prolonged banish ment ;Mary's infatuation ; the murder of Darnley ; the abdication of his Royal widow, and her ultimate union with the assassin. We repose such implicit confi dence in the impartiality of Agnes Strickland, that we look to ,her next volume for the clearing up of whatever doubts still remain capable of being cleared up in reference to Mary's share in these foul and execrable proceedings. Her present volume justifies us to the full, we conceive, in these bold but unexag gerated anticipations; for the twelve chapters here given of the Life of Mary Stuart, are assuredly as honourable to the industry, as creditable to the judg ment, and as worthy of the reputation of Agnes Strickland, as they are eminently enthralling i❑ themselves, or as they constitute the augury of a splendid addition to the treasures of our national lite rature. By Rev Popular History of British Zoophytes: D. Landsborough, D.D. Reeve. We have repeatedly had occasion to notice Messrs. Reeve's very admirable illustrated volumes of natura history. A series of very interesting explanations, elucidated by most beautifully coloured engravings, have already brought before us in a most attractive manner many of the mysteries of the animal and vege table kingdoms. Of these was Moore's " History of British Ferns," Robert's " Woodlands," White's " History of the Mammalia," Reeve's " Concho logy," Gosse's " British Ornithology," and various other works on mineralogy, entymology,&c.,&c.,includ ing some admirable sermons in stones in the famous analysis of a pebble, and some curious matters for consideration in Catlow's " Drops of Water." These excellent works have been recalled to our notice by the appearance of a new number of the same col lection, Dr. Landsborough's " History of British Zoophytes, or Corallines"—one of the most curious subjects which engage the attention of the naturalist ; those "animal-plants" which form the connecting link between animate and inanimate nature. Dr. Landsborough was the author of the book on " British Seaweeds," which recently appeared in the same series ; but the present volume has been to him more attractive, he tells us, because, according to the definition of Linumus, " Stones grow, vege tables grow and live ; animals grow, live, and feel," and the weeds were only of the class that grow and live, while the zoophytes are also endued with a sentient power—a fact to many quite incre dible, but which will perhaps render this volume more interesting, as it will undoubtedly, to such sceptics, enhance its value. It is unnecessary to observe that the coloured engravings, and the various minutim of the publication, are all excellent—such being the characteristic of the whole of the above series. Short Short-hand. By Laming Warren Tear. Lon don : Whittaker and Co. This little work displays considerable ingenuity on the part of the author, and as it contains much that is both new and useful, it may be fairly treated as a valuable addition to our stenographic authorities. It simplifies and improves the characters of Gurney's system, and renders the " line" theory far more intel ligible and less difficult of acquisition than it has hitherto appeared. It furthermore gives a series of lucid instructions by which—paradoxical as it may seem short-hand may be made shorter, Mr. Tears plan, however, is more complicated in its detail and more encumbered with rule than that of Harding or Taylor, and the learner who de termines to adopt it must be prepared to make a corresponding sacrifice of both time and patience. But, under any circumstances, there is very little intellectual difficulty in the study of Short-hand, it is merely a trial of patience and determination ; and this we can promise to the student, that directly he becomes thoroughly master of Air. Tear's method, in theory as well as practice, he will be able to follow the quickest speaker with certainty, and afterwards to transcribe his " notes" with ease and rapidity. Neither Gurney's, nor the " line" system, is popular in the Reporters' Gellery; indeed, it is doubtful whether either is used there, but that fact ought not to detract from the merit of the present work which has been prepared with much care, and is evidently the result of long study and experience. Those, therefore, who wish to learn short-hand, and who can afford to bring to its study more assiduity and a greater sacrifice of time than the systems gene rally in use demand, would do well to make Mr. Tear's " Short Short land" their standard ; but at the same time that this advice is offered, it should be stated that, besides a thorough grammatical knowledge of the English language, the system requires some slight insight into.the principles of mu sical notation. Fortified with these auxiliaries, the student need have no apprehensions as to his future success; and again we recommend him to turn his attention to this little book, which is neatly got up, being printed in very handsome type, upon fine paper, and illustrated with numerous plates, showing the various changes and situations of the characters. Bleak House. No. IX. By Charles Dickens. Although a rather inelegant phrase, and one more applicable to a :cub than a story, we may observe, somewhat expressively, that the eight preceding in stalments of Bleak Rouse have been effectually " licked into shape" by the number just published for November. We begin at last to understand the connexion of the various groups of individuals in troduced; we comprehend a t length the " ideas of the tale in their concatination." We can conjecture how it is that there are entangled with each other so many ersonages of different grades in societ y how p the same webwork of the plot meshes t o g ether the crossing sweeper, and Lady Dedlock, the fine lady, and Mr. Tulkinghorne, the attorney of Lincoln's-inn- Fields, and Mrs. Chadband, the spouse of the reverend proprietor of the oil manufactory, together with W la i w th ., George the fen cin g -master, and Nem', h writer, and Brook the rag-merchant, and S uag j oi the law•stat ioner, and Guppy the clerk, and good, gentle, womanly, loveable Esther Suramerson. Much i that has been mysterious hitherto has been now ren dered clearly co mprehensible. It proves s uspected, t hat Esther is the daughter of Lady , as we had Dedlock, an d of the unfortunate N c haracter as Captai n H awdon. Ladym° in his true di sc overs the existence of her . Dedlock on ly ill-requited love of " the young child man ild through the and ename of Guppy." Anxious to serve Esther,of th in doing so to find access t been relry bauffseyctiniognsn,iniMselrf. Guppy, it appears, has in tracing out the identity of her father in the opium eater, r4l 5 at:l. 41 d ,, of,ltrrmother in the haughty lady of Sir " e I°l4/ g ° l2 PPtet of the uillAbg before LINES LEAS: --_ ___. Railw_ays. ---......---- ....----, CoLmea'plaillniges Nominal Price& B to n f o i . neel y. Bdf. & Bitch., all p Lon.&N.W ... ••• Bir.& Or., gua. all Gt. Westn. 29% -- 304 Do. without, all i Do. - 30 Bir.Wolv. & Dud.,i guar all pd' Do. Do. without, all 1:,! Do. Buckinghash. all pLon. &N.W 109 111 109 i 10 Clydsdale Jc., all pCaledonian 52 .-- 53 52i E. Lin., gua. 6 pert cent 100/.pd,Gt. Northn. 149 151 Iho Gloucest. & Dearo Forest all pd Gt. Wastrn. 32% 401 32% 3 1 A }lartlepl. Dk. & c Yk.New.l '" Railw....all pd 1 &Berw. "' Hull & Selby ; all p Yk. &N . 113 115 Do. Ilalves.,all p Do. Do. Quarts., all pl Do. Lon. & Grenw., all IS. Eastern l4 —14 M Do. Pref....all pill Do. Lowestoft., gua. 4 per cent...all pli Norfolk II9 19% 19 % Do. 6 p. et., all p Do. Manch. Bux.tn, ( L.& NW 1 ; 3 N & Matick,s 1 / 2 p 1 8 ' M. i Iliddlesbe & Red ear, 6p. c., all p Stktn &Dar —.——• Pdidlnd Brdt., all p Ilidland N. & E., sp. c., all E. Counties 64 —66 Prestn. &Wyre, i L.&N.WI all paid 1 &La. &Y I Ditto, Halves, A, 100/. pd Do. Roy. & llit.,11) It. p Gt.Northn. 149 151 149 Do. Shep. Stock Do. - 151 Slit'. Rth. & Goole, S P• c., 18.11.6 p Lan. & Yks .. S. Staffdsh., 9% p MrArClean % :NI dill' Wear Val. 6p;,. ' ali Stckt& Dar ... Ditto ditto, all 1) Do. ' Wilts &Swil. looi. , Gt.Wistrn. l ioli —106,6 106 % CORN EXCHANGE. To-day's market was very scantily supplied with Eng lish wheat, coastwise and by land carriage. For all kinds the demand ruled steady, and Monday's prices were well supported. A few parcels changed hands for forward delivery. The imports of foreign wheat have been only 1,060 quarters. Low and middling parcels moved off readily, at extreme rates. Fine qualities were quite as dear. Floating cargoes of wheat were steady; but Indian corn was much neglected. Barley, the supply of which was small, moved off steadily. In prices we have no change to notice. We had a moderate inquiry for malt, at fully the late advances. The oat trade was in a very inactive state. Beans, peas, and flour as last advised. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. I Flour Qrs, I Qrs. Qrs. 8 10 840 340 English •• •• •• Irish •• •• •• •• Foreign ...... 1,060 I 1,240 130 1,350 Sacks 523 400 14,000 bi LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Nov. 10.—Wind at noon, N.E. Light brerze, and dull, cloudy weather. PORTSMOUTH, NOV. 9.—Wind, W.N.W. Sailed, Dudtirook, Freemantle, Australia; Northumberland, New York. The Elbe makes five inches water per hour. SournesrProri, Nov. 9.—The Franklin (s), for New York, has put in to repair. Tay (s), Brazils; Brilliant, Ms dras. _ _ QUEENSTOWN, Nov. B.—Wind, S.W. Arrived, Ru thena, Bird laland; Iris, Havana; Luisa y Jesusa, do.; has. Harber Grace. ALDBOROUGH. Nov. 9.—The Ceres of London has been wrecked here. BREMEN, Nov. 4.—Tbo Thomas Maine of Tun bridge (?), waterlogged and abandoned, was passed 31st Oct., lat. 55, long. 56. The Annette, Stockholm to Leeon, has but in leaky. ELSINORE, Nov. 4,—The Maurice, off and from New castle, has been assisted off shore, and will proceed. STATANGEE, OCT. 22.—The Magneter of this port, from Rigs. is supposed to have capsized in thejate gale, LONDONDERRY —Sailed, Merry Ann, New Orleans. PICTON, OCT. 26.—1 t blew a heavy gale here last night. A brig from Charlotte Four for London is on shore, and a vessel from Bermuda is wrecked. DEAL, Nov. 9.—Wind. W. Arrived, Poictiers, Bownee, Bombay ; Cockermouth Castle, Hayman, Granada ; Emigrant, Price, Quebec ; Royal Albert, Norris. Arrived from the river for New Zealand, Lord Delaval and Hope, Port Philip ; Alexander Merry, Mauritius ; Eweretha, Livingston, Tobago; Dolphin, Murray, V alparaiso; Sarah Symons, Berbice ; Panock Hall, St. Kitt's; James Burrows, Bermuda; Sea Queen and Ann, Malta. Sailed, Alert, Cape of Good Hope ; Christina, New York. PLYMOUTH, INov. 9.—Wind, S.W. Sailed, Resolute, New South Wales; Koh-l-noor, Melbourne; Sir Trowel' Buxton, Port Philip. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 9.—Wind, light and variable. Ar rived, Earl of Londsdale, Hughes, Alexandria. Sailed, Athline, Port Philip ; Braganzs, Valparaiso ; Com modore, Buenos Ayres ; Penuingham, Bahia; Swanhoe, Havannah ; Charles Saunders, New Orleans. LITTLE FERRY, by GGLSPIB, Nov.—The Albion of Inverness, from Newcastle to this place, in running for the t Eb h a rbo u r a;Bhßly reNov. yesterday,and 7._ filled; Ty crewhe ashoreent saved. princess p on the south aide of he Royal of Youghal, f ro m Queenstown to Cardiff supposedwen t to o n b s e h s o a r v e e d t o . -day on the Cent Shidan Sands, Carmarth en B ay , an d i s lik e l y to become a wreck ;crew BANK OF BELGIUM.—The National Bank of at the end of October last, d 45,279,449 f in specie, reduction of 947,144 f. on the previous month T s till 16,000, 000 f, above the amount held last January. is y. The diicouuts at the end of October, amouutd - to 59,098,32 4 f ., a n increase of 17,410 f. The eircalat. increased 8 1 760 F. A g ood deal of money found em ployment last mon th, and the current accounts decline 4,000,000 f. Still the sum unemployed was large, being 47,769,415 f. Less was advanced upon Belgian securities. Tte total reduction iu the business of the bank during the month was 3,679,426 f. [ADVERTISEMENT.] --AN EFFECTUAL CURE OF A SEVERE COUGH AN]) ASTHMA BY HOLLOWAY'S Pru,s,-_. Mr. John Davies, of Lion-street, Milford, was afflicted fur more than seven years with a most inveterate asthmatical cough, which several eminent surgeons, under whose care he had been at various times, could not eradicate; ho then resolved upon trying Holloway's pills, and fortunately ho did, for this superior medicine has effected a perfect cure. Tho cough has ceased, the asthma is removed, and his respiration is as free as that of the healthiest person. Old coughs, recent colds, wheezings on the chest, and shortness of breath, may also be cored by Holloway's pills.--Sold by all druggists, and at Professor Holloway's eatsblishuient, 244, 6:randt Lowlork, MEE TING OF GERMAN REFUGEES. At one of the late John Murray's anthers' dinners the poet Campbell, being called upon for a toast, gave '' Napoleon," explaining as his reason for proffering a "sentiment," at the time so utterly unpatriotic, that the Emperor had fully atoned for all his political sins by his social discrimination in shooting a bookseller. But in Germany, where the " publicists" are not Pariahs, a dif ferent view is taken of such a crime; and it is remark able that two of the most stirring watchwords made use of by the combatants for " German unity," or " Vater land independence," have consisted of the names of two booksellers—Palm and Blum. " Palm " was the shout of the student battalions in the Prussian struggle of 1812 against Napoleon, as it again was the rally. ling cry of Blucher's dragoons at Waterloo; and it is in the name of Robert Blum that the more ultra politicians of Germany now renew their vows of hatred against Austrian despotism. In Lon don the German refugees meet every 91 November in an anniversary commemoration of the martyrdom of the boldest and honestest of the democrats of the Frank fort Parliament, and on these occasions opportunities are afforded and eagerly seized for protesting in all the immunity of an English platform against the reactionary state of things continued on the continent. These fes tivals are warmly welcomed by the German political exiles resident among us, and they present some interest even for English p o liticians; and the com memoration took place yesterday evening at the Freemasons' Tavern. Shilling tickets admitted to the meeting; and at the close of the meeting there was a supper—participation in which required the additional expenditure of half-a crown per head. The large hall engaged for the meet ing was densely crowded, principally with Germans; the mass of Teuton physiognomies being varied with the darker traits of Italians, Poles, and Ifungarians. There were a few Englishmen, of the class and cast of face only met with at Reform meetings; and there wore some ladies, these being for the most part German Jewesses, which is explained by the fact th at a great number of the German refugees are Jews. At the head of the hall, behind the chairman, was hung a large sized and well-painted portrait of the heavy but intel lectual face of the gladiatorial bookseller; and over the picture drooped the dull flag of the abstract German republic—the tricolor, "acwartz, roth, and gold." Again, on each side of the picture was hung that equivocal " red" banner, which has unhappily been made the emblem of spoliage and murder in modern politics. The chair was taken by Professor Arnold huge, a gen tlemen of extensive political celebrity in his own coun try, and of considerable political power. The meeting was addressed in German by Mr. Oscar Falk, of Vienna, and M. Johannes Rouge, the celebrated religious re former and founder of the " Free Coegregations," while Dr. Jansonao, and a Mr. Lockhart. announced as an English gentleman, but who rapidly developed him self as an Irishman, spoke in English. THE TRADE OF SOUTHAMPTON.—When the Her. mann leaves Southampton this afternoon for New York, there will have arrived in or have left the Southampton docks, during the last eight days, 10 large mail packets, with p as _ sengers, cargo, and mails, viz„ the Magdalena, from the West Indies ; the llerman from Bremen ; the Sultan from Constantinople; the Euxine, from Alexandra; the Madrid, from the Peninsula; the Franklin, from the United States ; the Orinoco, for Jamaica; the Hermann for America; the Tagus for Portugal ; and the Tay, for the Brazils. Taking into consideration the number of passengers, the quantity of cargo, and the amount of correspondence conveyed by these packets, such a circumstance as that of 10 immense steamers arriving or leaving a port in a week, has never happenea before at any docks or port in the world. The Sultan steanu r alone brought home above 10,00 letters. itccur.sTErt, Nov. 9.—This day our excel l ent and respected Mayor, R o bert Clements, Esq., ceased to pie- asride p a r g t a i s n t t r a office,te . This tew being have t s h o e g t e h n i e r I d a time lly t and filling this chieifin ulo so deservedly secured the esteem and good opinion of all parties, ari s i ng f rom a w illi ngness an d energetic spirit o to n all occasions to aid in any project that appealed likely advance the interests of his lellow•citizens, at the satno limo keeping a strict surveillance, and defending the rights when questioned that belong to this ancient city. brt. PALM—When Dr. Paley dined out, for the first time, atter being promoted in the Church, he was in a state of good-humoured jocularity on his accession of dignity, and called out during dinner to one of the servants—" Shut down the window behind toy chair, and open another behind one of th 9 etuateo." 4, 4 birb _.. ,ibittonf LIVERPOOL RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The Scurry Stakes. Jupiter Henrietta Mire Hill The Selling Stakes. Needle Tru© Girl The Autumn Steeplechase. Carrig No other placed. The Aintree Stakes. Truth 2 Fuze Eleven ran. NEWCASTLE BOAT_RACE. CANDLISH WON BY FOUR BOATS' LENGTHS. FRANCE. We have received the Psris journals of yesterday. The Moniteur contains the official acceptance by the Prince President of the act by which the Empire is re-established, and Louis Napoleon Bonaparte declared Emperor of the French, by the name of Napoleon 111. The Act is signed as follow : Mesnard, First Vice-President. Drouyn de L'Huys, Troplong, Vice-Presidents. Baraguy d'Hilliers, Count d'Hautpoul, Grand Referendaire. Cambaceres, Lacrosse, Secretary of the Senate. d'Angely, Secretaries. B Baron egna de s t. Jean ult Their Eminences Cardinal de Bonald. Cardinal du Pont. Cardinal Mathieu. Cardinal Gousset. Cardinal Donnet. Marshal Reille. Marshal Vaillant. Admiral de Mackau. t ßi 3 , ie G na eu e a n r au e r n a j t l dr Prince r io ß nu c a l r ea , yd M,e Count o r e u q a nu u t i v s dea u d Bm ß r ea a tr e r q ü b u Then follow,—Gen. Achard, Cou n t d'Argout, Mar quisdn e e B i s e d , b A o e u u u d f n :t de il, Count de Casabianca, Count de Castellane, Vice Ad miral Casy, Count de Caum o nt L a f orce, C oun t Cl ar y, Marquis de Croix, Baron de Crousheilles, Count Curial, M. Dumas, Baron C. Dupin, M. Elie de Beaumont, M. Fould, Baron de Fourment, M. J. E. Gautier, Ernest de Girardin, M. de Goulliot de St. Germain, Marquis de la Grange, Baron de Heeckeren, Vice Admiral Hugon, General Husson, Baron do La doucette, Gen. Viscount de la liitte,Marquis de Lawces tine, Louis Lebouf, Lefebvre, Durufle, Count C. Ma rois, Count Lemercier, Gen. St. Arnaud, M. J. Lever rier, Gen. Magnan , M. M an uel, , Due de Pad oue , Pelet, Baron P e tit, M. Marchand, M. de Roubaix , D ue de Mortemart, L ucien Murat , Poinset, M arqu i s Preval, Due de r G dGe e ie c n npe e e ror Admiralaar l ltep O r r ac d t, e o n pu e po r uta , r G psde e e f rar e t a r , aa o Gur r oce i n nen a , e n Lr o a St. Simon, C. Safey , General cbramm, Count Segur d'Aguesseau, Archb isho p Sibour, A. Thayer, A. Thibaudeau, Due de Vice nce, N. Vieillard, Berthier, Prince de Wagram. Seen and sealed, rn (Signed) Baron DE LACROS SE , and Th se e a p le r d es w en it t h s t e h n e atr eal co o f 1 Done at the Palace of St. Cl oud, 1852. 7suthielm Sta the 7th November, will be promulgated (Signed) (Countersigned) LOUIS NAPOLEON. A uIiILLE FouLD, Minister of State. The Prince-President on 'Tuesday passed in review, at Neuilly, the Ist and 7th Lancers, the 22d and 53d Regiments of the line, sndAt the lst battalion even, of the gendarmerie mobiles. half-past el Generals Carrelet and Courant arrived, and shortly after General Magnan, followed by a brilliant staff. A few minutes after Prince Louis Napoleon appeared, and was received with loud cries of " Vive l'Em pereur I" His Highness was in the uniform of a general officer, had the ex-King Jerome by his side, and was followed by General Rogu et and the other military officers of his household. The troops, as the Prince passed down the liner, saluted him with cries of " Vive l'Empereur !" The troops afterwards filed off before him, and returned to their barracks at one o'clock. The Prince, at the same titre, proceeded to the Elysee. Abd-el-Kader was to have left Paris on Tuesday, but his departure was postponed, as the Prince Pre sident had expressed a desire to see him again at St. Cloud. The ex-Emir went there on Tuesday, and was most kindly received by the Prince, who pre seated him with a sword of honour, observing that he was happy in thinking that he would only use it in the !service of France. Abd-el-Kader expressed his gratitude for this present, and for the confidence re posed in him, asked permission to witness the coro nation, and repeated his protestations of fidelity. After leaving St. Cloud, the ex-Emir went to take leave of the Minister of War, who informed him that during the time that he shall remain at Amboise, horses will be placed at his disposal, so that he may be able to take exercise when he pleases. On Sunday Abd-el-Kader, after visiting the Prefect of Police, went to pay a visit to the Prefect of the Seine, M. Berger, not having been apprised of the Emir's inten tion, was absent, but the visitor was received by M. e rda Amedee Berger, who s h owe d hi m ever y mar k o f con sideration, and conducted hi m over th e ma g nific en t thein st course of Speculators at th e B ourse were se i zed w i t h a speciesapartm a partments, now in yesterday, y, in consequence of the stock-brokers having adopted a resolution to require additional security from their clients in all time bar gains. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. opened at 1081., and closed at 107 f. 60c. for the end of the month ; the Three per Cents. closed at 851. 25c.; Orleans Railway shares, 1,750 f. Rouen, 1 • • °3sf. , Havre, r 060 f. ; Basle, 39 , 51.; Paris and Strasburg, 900 f.; Paris and Lyons, I,ooof. • Great Western, 750 f. ; Ly ons an d Avignon, 840 f. ; St. Dizier and Gray, 605 f. ; Caen and Cherbourg, 680 f.; Dijon and Besancon, 640 f, ; Bordeaux and Cette, 660 f. BUSINESS DOVE 1N FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Nov. 9, 1852. Dijon and I.lsancon 91,4—Dutch Rhenish , 77 i — East Indian, 28 78—Grand Junction of France, Great Western of Canada , sha res , 11—N amur an d Li eg e (with interest), 8% — Northern of Prance , 37%—P aris and Lyons, 31 7 / B —Paris and Rouen, 424—Paris and Strasbourg, 37—Paris, Caen, and Cherbou rg , 11 1 4—Sambre and Meuse , 10711—Upper Indian Scrip, ;•=i p.m.—Western of France, 18%. THE CONTINENT. SPAIN. Madrid journals of the 4th have arrived. A corres pondent say s :___.,, Spain has her eyes open with respect to what is passing in France, and there is no question that she 'will not be the last among the powers to re cognize the Government which will be given to the French people." Accotints had been received from the Havannah to the 4th u lt. F acc i o l a , the editor of the inc en di a ry journal th e V o i ce o f the People, had been ex e cuted for the p ar t h e t oo k in the insurrection. The exami nation int o th e a ff a ir of the other persons compromised, to the number of 70, was being carried on with great activity. Among them are two brothers-in-law of Narciso Lopez. Madrid Bourse, Nov. 4.—Three per Cents., 471 paper ; Exchange on London, 50 45. GERMANY. that the ex- Eta p p i e s r p o a r te F he e s rd f i r n o a m nd, P u ra n g c u announce le e ofhismniesty the Em peror of Austria, has had a fit of apoplexy, and had received the sacraments. N eve rtheless, the Journal (I. Francfort states from Vienna that the account Thes ed m t i h n e isrs Duchyof the States of published m ueh of the exaggerated.i llnes Hofthis illness, eex-Emperor Ferdinand v it says, is not at all of a serious character. of Brunswick The New Prussian Gaze tte sta tes that the Customs hastreatyb e ebne concluded.tw een Prussia Thuringia will assemble on the Bth at Weimar, to deliberate on the treaty presented by the Prussian Government. The Cologne Gazette, under date of Berlin, 6th inst., says :—" The A ustrian Cabinet has given official notice to our Government of the opening of the Cus toms conferences at Vienna. This communication is accompanied by the documents connected with it. In consequence of this information, the Ministers as sembled in Council to deliberate on the projects of Austria on the question of the Zollverein. The Weekly Journal, of Berlin, has been again seized." RUSSIA. The Governor-General of Moscow, Count Sake• rewsky, gave a sumptuous banquet at his palace on the 23d, to which 60 generals, 238 superior officers, and 719 sub-officers end Bathers were invited ; among this number were many who had fought at Borodino, Malvi, Jaroslawitz,Lutzen, and Bautzen, a nd at the conclusion of t he h.rasynois Berezino, Leipsic , war, entered the Erato of PAM., us (being chapter the twenty-ninth) recounts the in • terview between the lover and the mother of Esther Summerson. There is a gush of pathetic a n d agonized feeling at the last, where the maternal ten derness breathes out in the cry of anguish, " 0 my child, my child ! Not dead in the first hours of her life, as my cruel sister told me ; but sternly nurtured by her, after she had renounced me and my name ! 0 my child !0 my child!' And our heart melts at last towards the cold and proud Lady Dedl o ck—for we unexpectedly recognize the parental sensibility through that exquisite but repel ling, veil of haughtiness. Among our especial favour ites in " Bleak House," foremost amongst them is Mr. George, a fine, manly, noble-hearted fellow, whose very toilet becomes to us matter of interest, and whose kind ness to Phil Squod is conspicuous as an illustration of his generous temperament. Phil himself is a genuine original—dubious even as to his age. "I'm some thing with a eight in it," says Phil. "It can't be eighty. Nor yet eighteen. It's betwixt 'em, some how." That h orr ibl e o ld G uy F awkes of a grand father, Smallweed, p a y s M r . G eorge a visit in the shooting gallery, attended by the pinched-up Judy. Neither grandfather Smallweed, however, nor vet Mr. TulkinAorne, talking c unn i ng l y as he does (-v watchful behind th e c l ose• d rawn curtain—can' suc ceed in extracting any p ar ti cu l ars f rom Mr. George in regard to his former offi cer , t h e i ll-fated Captain Hawdon. Delightful i 3 the description of Chesney \Vold, where " the cousins" ara the guests of Sir Leicester—and where Miss Volumnia is there with her rouge and her antiquated coquetries— au d where Mr.Rounce well, the ironmaster, !hocks the aristocratic convictions and predilections of the lord of all the high, mighty, and puissant house of the Dedlock s . D e li g h tful too, yet more, is the description given elsewhere of Mr. George's friends, the Bagnets, with the three capital little children, called (after the places of their birth) respectively, Quebec, Malta, and Young Woolwich. Altogether the number is about the most eminently successful that has yet appeared—containing passag es worthy in pathos, in humour, and in magical powers of delineation, of the incomparable and unapproach able author of David Copperfield. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SPORTING NOTES.—No. CCCXLV. A very fair day's sport came off yesterday over the Aintree, commencing with the Hurdle Race, which, as I anticipated, was won, and easily too, by Mr. Saxon's Caurire. Nothing of any note started against him, with the exception of the Little Queen, who settled her chance by making a bolt of it. It was expected by many that Warwick and Sir Robert would not run ; had they done so it would have been an interesting race ; bat, as I remarked in No. CCCXLIII. of these Notes, I could not for an instant entertain the notion, that, with other and much better flat races in perspective, their owners would run them for such a race. The Sefton Autumn Handicap was won, after a good race with three, by Little Fawn ; my particular fancy, Doubt, running second ; Warwick finished a good third. I fancy Doubt's defeat is owing principally to her being somewhat stale, while the winner came to the post look ing as fresh as could be. Warwick is a useful horse, and by his conceding 101 b to Doubt, and 131 b to the winner, and finishing forward in the race, must be watched for his future races, as he seems to be entered for pretty nearly every second and third rate stake. Truth found the distance rather too far for her. Black Doctor ran very stale. All the stuff had been taken out of Candlewick by her race at Epson. Sir Robert found the course too long for him; and Kiteflyer and Little Davie discovered the weight was too much; as did Woolwich and Retail. St. Michael and Fuze are bad ones, and finished where I expected they would do—in the ruck. Colsterdale's running I cannot make out; for, after winning the great race at the Summer Meeting at Liverpool very cleverly, he now, leniently treated by the handicapper, cuts a very bad figure. The winner of this race is in the Great Warwick Handicap at the same weight as he carried yesterday; but the penalty she will have to carry may. perchance, capsize her chance. The Tyro Handicap was won in very clever style by that in-and-out runner, Game Tommy; Lord Fauconberg finishing second, Pastry Cook third. The crack was soon out of the race, and the remaining six were beaten half way up the distance. A match between a couple of ponies brought the day's racing to a conclusion. To-morrow and Friday is devoted, among the North country members of the sporting world, to the celebra tion of Northallerton races. This year, for the first time, they are under the management of the new Clerk of the Course, Mr. John H. Peart, the fruit of whose exertions will no doubt be seen and appreciated in the ensuing meeting. The entries for the smaller Stakes and Plates must be made this evening at the Black Bull Inn, Northallerton. There are only two Stakes that require any notice from mo—the North Riding Handicap, run to-morrow, and the Northallerton Handicap, run on Friday. The former (twice round and a distance, the exact length of which I have been unable to ascertain, but which I fancy is rather over two miles) will, in all probability, be con tested by one each from Hesseltine's, Osborne's, Daw- son's and Taylor's stables ; and perhaps by another or two. THE FARMER'S BOY probably being the destined winner, Little Davie or Conmore, whichever may start, occupying the second place. The Northallerion Handicap will not improbably be carried cff by THE CHILD CF TUE MIST, who 15 let loose at sst 12ib Dismay or Miss Singers will have the next places, Rachetee being well up. THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING. TUESDAY. The Champion (ilurdle itice) Handicap of 5 sovs, each, and 50 arlded. Two miles, over six hurdles. 15 subs. Mr. Saxon's Casrire, 6 yrs, 103 t 101b...(Hopwood) 1 Mr. Jackson's Labyrinth, 4 yrs, 9st 71t) 2 Mr. Kimberley's Little Queen, 6 yrs, list 21b Mr. Grimer's The Sluggard, 3 yrs, Bst 41b Betting-2 to 1 each agst Caurire and Labyrinth Won in a cantor by four lengths. The Selling Stakes of 3 soya. each, and 25 added, for two-year-olds and upwards, winner to be sold for 1001., &c., One mile. 7 subs. Mr. G. White's Snowdrop, 3 yrs (301.), 7st 9lb (J. Osborne) 1 Mr. Walker's True Girl, 4 yrs (201.), 9st Blb 2 Mr. Wilkins's May Blossom, S yrs (201.), Bst 61b 3 Mr. Grimer's Jupiter, 4 yrs (201.), Est 61b Mr. Heap's Mary Nobbler, aged (20/.), 9st 81b 0 Mr. Jackson's Augean, 5 yrs, (201.), 9st 81b... 0 Witting-2 to Cagst Snowdrop, sto 2 agst True Girl, and 4 to 1 agst May Blossom. ._, . The Sefton Autumn Handicap of 10 soya. each, h ft, with 100 soya. added. The winner pays 20 soya. for expenses, the second receives 20 sovs., and the third saves his stake. One mile and three-quarters. 33 subs. Mr. Barton's Little Fawn, 4 yrs, 6st 91b...(J. Veale) 1 Mr. Palmer's Doubt, 6 yrs, 6 t 121 b 2 Mr. W. IL Scott's Warwick, 5 yrs, 7st 81b 3 Mr. White's Colsterdale, 4 yrs, 6st 121 b Mr. Barber's Woolwich, 6 yrs, Bst 41b Sir W. Booth's Retail, 6 yrs, Bst Clb Mr. Phillips's Truth, 4 yrs, 7st 10lb Mr. Saxon's Black Doctor, 4 yrs, 7st Blb LainttdlelDavie, 0 t o 1 Mr. Copeland's Candlewick , 5 yr s, 7st 6l b Mr. Road's Sir Robert, 5 yr s, 7st 21b 0 B o 7 t 3t i t i a n g g . — t L s it t t o le 2 r s a g w e n t agst Sir Robert. , D 7 ou t ob Doubt, 1 , agst ' s o t R 1 e agst taii, The Little Fawn held a strong lead throughout, and won easy by a length; Wa rwick a bad third . The Tyro Handicap of 5 sovs. each, a n d 40 added, for two-year-olds ; the second receives 10 soya., and the third saves his stake. One mile. 15 subs. Mr. B. Walker's Game Tommy, Bst (G. Oates) 1 Mr. Walter's Lord Fauconberg, Bst 21b 2 Mr. Shepherdson's Pastrycook, 7st 121 b Mr. Kimberley's Snowdon Dunhill (Daughter of Toscar colt), Bit 41 , 0 Mr. J. Shepherd's Augusta, Bst 41b Mr. Holmes's bc by Pompey, dam by Colwick, Sst 21b 0 Mr. Nolan's b c by Mickey Free, dam by Rainbow, Bst 21b Mr. Murphy's T w i g , 7st . 121 b Mr. Condron's Co gnac , 7 s t 81b Mr. Cowell's Effie Deans Betting-7 to 4 a g st Augusta, sto 1 each eget Snow don Dunhill and Twig and Effie Deans. FUNERAL OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON. OFFICIAL NOTICE BY TH OLICEE COMMISSIONERS OF P. CEREMONY OF THE REMAINS OF FIELD-21ARSHAL ARTHUR D UKE OF WELLINGTON, LG., LYING IN STATE. REGULATIONS To be obs erved b y all persons going to wit ness t h e Ceremony. An persons are to come to the Rail along the Queen's road from the east, or side to war d s London, and enter by the covered way in the Queen's -road. CARRIAGES SETTING DOWN. Carriages aro to set down at the covered entrance in the Queen's-road, with the horses' heads towards the West, and draw off into Smith -street. The Carriages coming to the entrance will be formed in line along the Queen's-road to the Eastward, and Grosvenor-row. Carriages may also come along Sloane street and the Asylum-row; these will be formed in order and admitted into the line on the Queen's-road at Franklin's-row. AING UP. Carriages are to Take up at the Exit Door in the Queen's-road, with the horses heads towards the West, awl go away akng the Queen's-road, West. WAITING. Carriages are to wait in Smith-street, Green's TM, and St. Leonard's-place, u 3 directed by the Police. No person can be allowed to remain near the Entrance or Exit Doors by which Obstructions may be caused. Places for the Servants of Visitors to wait will be pointed out by the Police. On Friday the 12th, no one will be admitted but with a Card of Admission from the be necessary to prevent disorder emorfifsprsooi po l ic e I c i e e p r r a e s o l f m s pressure of Police e too great he m otrop oli numbers. s i Lord Chamberlain. On Saturday the 13th, and Mon day, Tuesday, and Virednesday following, th e Public will be admitted from 9 to 4 o'clock each day, subject to RICRAUD MAINE, s d u a c u ll ge r r eg or ui d a i t c s i Metropolitan litAiGe 'OfEee) Nov. 9, 1652. M