The Sun. — London, England, 1855-11-27 00:00:00

.erian ice of ' now rhich neat Ty of ty, of been reply ;la ac reach - 55 9d 50 GO 90 - n 50 love and. eildi, t M. s, re- c, his ment ;neu~, aval ;. )1) of al of 1 Pa. rneur odes, Eat f the 6rras, e the book it Al - elates eft of Book a tiog shops sixth sage. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. .!I.I I Y, Two o'CLocA. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steady, without change in prices. The sales were 7,000 bales, 5,000 of which were American, 1,000 for export ; 100 Pernam and Maranham, 1.4 d. to 61d. ; 100 Bahia, 6d. to 61d. ; 300 Egyptian, 41. to Bid. ; and 1,500 Surat (500 for export), at 3V. to 4id. per lb. The Railway Share Market was steady, at a slight decline in prices. The mails of the White Star and Oliver Lang, Post-office packets from Australia, have not yet been delivered. Last night the Kent, Captain Coleman, belong. ing to Messrs. Wigram and Green, from Port Philip, landed her mails at Penzance, after an ex cellent voyage of 73 days, having left Melbourne on the 14th September. This is a fortnight later than news by the overland mail via Southampton. She is reported to have a quantity of gold on board, the amount of which is not yet ascertained. The commercial advices from New York state that during the week ending November the 10th the value of the imports exceeded that of the ex ports by 1,483,855 dollars. The exports were composed chiefly of breadstuffs to Europe, and the cause of the great increase in the imports was the limited quantity of specie shipped. The pro spects of the Money Market were exciting considerable attention, as they presented some very unfavourable indications. Still, however, a rather more confident feeling had been created by the large arrivals of specie from California. The last weekly return of the City Banks showed a fall- ing off in most departments. The bullion decreased $250,772, the discounts and loans $914,789, and the deposits $2,025,167. The great activity of the demand for money was, therefore, apparent. Cot ton was quiet but steady. On the Paris Bourse yesterday the French Rentes -experienced a fall in the 3 per Cents. of 10 centimes 'for the account and 20 c. for money. No varia tion however took place in the improved position of the 41 Stock. At one time the news that the English Funds had advanced & per cent. influ enced the market favourably, but subsequent in telligence of a less favourable character caused them to recede. In the Share mark©t there was little worthy of notice, excepting transactions in Mediteranean Railway shares upon which the spe culators concentrated all their energies to create a rise, and in which they succeeded, making an ad vance in one week of 35 francs. The grain and flour markets were firm at the average prices of last week, the latter ranging from 102 to 110 francs per hectalitre and a half according to quality. Latest commercial accounts from Germany re port that the celebrated fair at Leipsic had com menced and trade in all kinds of merchandise was unusually brisk. Sales of wheat to a large extent was also taking place on Prussian account which indicated a deficiency in the national stores, and a fear of dearth in the coming spring. Purchases of grain to a considerable extent were concluded also on Russian account, which showed that there was a sensible deficiency in the late harvest, most probably in consequence of the want of hands to cultivate the soil, from the continued levies of men for the war in the agricultural provinces. The most important feature of the general business done, was the large amount of manufactured goods purchased by Russian traders, for immediate use in the southern provinces. These consist of indis pensible articles of clothing for troops, and are at once conveyed by the post roads to Odessa, and the Crimea. The blockade of the Allied fleets fleets, having shut up the ordinary route by Water. From Russia, via Berlin, we learn that the re cent ukase prohibiting the exportation of grain into Prussia has not been again published, nor has the exportation of grain by Michaelowitch and Granica been forbidden ; so that these two states - are helping each other during the present dearth of provisions. Nothing has transpired concerning the conference on the Sound dues, which was announced to take place on the 20th inst. On this subject accounts from Copenhagen state that most beneficial results are likely to accrue from it, and it is not certain that there will be an adjourned meeting, because the Minister of the United States has not received instructions relative to his position in the matter. Prom Berlin we learn that the United States in tend to maintain their right of renewing the existing treaty upon the same basis, and which Will expire on the 26th April, 1856. A further improvement took place in the English Stock Market to-day, principally owing to the large specie arrivals from Australia, which, it is expected, will to some extent relieve the money market. The pacific tone of the advices from America, and the decided decline in the corn mar ket, have not yet lost their effect, and Stocks present rather a buoyant appearance. Consols have risen to 88i to 89 for money, and to 88i to 89 for account. The New 3 per Cents. have been 881 to 88k, and the Reduced 8711 to 88. Bank Stock is higher, viz., 2081 to 2091. Exchequer Bills are firmer, also being Bs. to 4s. discount. India Bonds are Bs. to ss. discount. East India Stock is heavy at 223. For the January account Consols are 89k I. The foreign market is rather quiet, but yester day's quotations have been in most cases firmly maintained. Turkish Bonds are 801 to sol, and the New Scrip is 31 to 31 discount. Belgian 51 per Cents. are 911 to 921 ; Spanish Passive Bonds, 6i ; Buenos Ayres Bonds, 541 j and Danish 3 per Cents., 81. Equador Bonds have risen to 5k and 51, and Grenada Deferred Bonds are 6i to 65. Dutch 21 per Cents. are 635 to 631, and the 4 per Cents. 93i to 93k. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks: Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 to 7 ; Mexican, 19i 5 ; Peruvian, 74 to 76 ; ditto Three per Cents., 51 to 53; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 46 ; Russian Five per Cents., 94 to 96 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 88; Spanish New Deferred, 20 to 20i ; ditto Three per Cents., 3 81 to 39 ; ditto Certificates, 41 to 45 ; ditto Pas sive 6 to 61. Railway Shares are further slightly advanced, and in one or two of the principal lines rather more business has been transacted. Great West ern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North-Western and South-Western have all slightly improved. Antwerp and Rotterdam are rather flat, but Royal Swedish have ruled firm, and Great Western of Canada, are to a higher. Scarcely any business has been officially recorded in Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous shares. Canada Land Shares, however, have advanced 1/. to 21. Barrisn FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Prom th 4 Ofscial List.) Bn,lnesh done Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... B7 8 3 Per Cent. Consols Annuities BBs 9 8$ 9 New 3 per Cent. Annuities . BBl 1 i Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 3 5-16 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 16/ India Stock India Bonds, £lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO 8 5 d Consols for Account .. 881 9 Exchequer Bills, 24d. £l5OO 000 £ Small . Exchequ er Bonds 1858 , 3} per Cent.... 97i Ditto 1859, „ ... 974- PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOf E . 13 11(311os Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent — Ditto for the Account 541 4 Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent Bl i ':(lnador Bonds G renada Bonds, Deferred S panish Bowls, 3 per Cent — Ditto Passive 6i Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto for the Account BOl Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cont. Ditto for the account 33 i d Dividends on the above Payable In London. Belgian Bonds, 2i per Cent. ex. 25 fr — Ditto 4i per Cent. Ex. 25 fr ..... 910 21 Dutch Exchange, 2. per Cent. 12 Q u it 631 Ditto for the account 631 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifieites ...... . HA LI-PA ‘'., 7' TWO Consols Ditto fox Account B Bi if 20.! 100 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 20 40 50 25 20 100 100 100 20 20 SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. TZ ILL WATS. trice. yesterday. 3 - i. "'• 74 - 7 16 - 15 13 - 9 -8, 80- 85 54 - bf 11 - 12 _ .... - 5 - 6 11 - 12 27 - 2J 17 - 19 - 63 49 - 51 16 - 17 ••• .... • 77 - 79 6 - GA - 71 - 72 117 - :19 101 - 103 49j •- 50 50 55 70 - 75 6 - 7 - 7 p 75 •-• 6 - - 6 93 - 95 93i - 944 - 1,11 841 -85 i 8 - 6i , 5j - d 63 i — 63 36 38 •N ~~ •.. 1 ii : 46 26 ... 27 67 - 63 8 8 5 4in 114 12 444 454 92 97 ii - i .. , 4t - 54 ... ••, tab 104 73 75 42 44 10. - ll 561 —57 i 30i 314 5 3d 2d pa: 33 - 7 - 35 .•• ...." ~ Th§ 19 -1 21 4 - 6 Ambg. Nfritng. tr.:l Easto. Junct ITIJ fast & Bally - men.% Fiirraing. Wolve Stour Vall,y fin Lanf:sl., Cheshire .Innct Cheek. & £5O and £25 Cons. Do., ...... Myth & Tyns origins' £25 (iced. at £45) Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cann. and Cardigan Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Biaok, &Pass. Cornwall Do. A Do. B Ciieff Junction Duolin&Belfasanne Dun. P. & Ab ,, r. jr k e Do. N , !w East Auglian Eastern Conntics East. Union, A Sti De., B, Do., New A ..... • East Kent East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgov: Edinb. and Peebles Edin. Prth & Dien l Fortli s & Clyde J 1.02 Furness Do. Extension Glasgow & S. 1 3/cabin Great N. of Scotlnd Groat Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock.. Gt. Sth. kWest.(lre ) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Gna. Stk Irish South-Eas4orn. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds • IDo New Thirds ILancash.a.nclif orksl 25 all 25 all St. 100 20 zll St. 100 St. 100 25 84, 25 72 St. 100 St. 100 10 all 10 9 50 all ,10 all 3t. 100 LO all 't. 100 it. 100 it. too t.• 130 !t. 100 !t. 100 L 2 all ;0 all .63 143 63 7 N. 100 3 14 all 100 1D,., ILiv.eraby.&Southpt Loudon Blackwar , Lend. Bright & S.Cst. 3t. 100 'Lead. and N. Weal... i 0 16 . IDe. Fifths .0 5i , C .2h 2A iDo. Eighths it. 100 London andS. Westr 47,1 De., LO 31 , 3 Do., 440..... 5 all L a dldrry4Cole.: - ai,, , 5 all Lndndrr'. & Enniah It. 100 Maneh.Slief.&Lineh , 5 . all Do. Shares, No. 2 82s. Do., Man. Fz. Lin. Ur, 0 1 Metropolitan t. 100 Midland t. 1.00 Do. Biroang. &Derl):, 0 all Mhlld. West. (Ire l / 4 . 5 all Do. Half Shares 0 all Newcastle & Carlisle r all Nwpt.Aborg. & Hrf,l 8 ; i- Newry & Enuiskillc t. D all Newry Warrenpein! and Rostrevor. . t 100 Norfolk ) 31 N orthn.Connties Un L. 100 North British all North Devon, No. I all 1)0., No. 2 all A Deferred all Do., B Guaranteed .00 N. Eastern—BerwieL 20 Do. do. Extension 13 D".do. G.N.E. ?arch all Eo. Leeds 100 I Do. York , 100 I North London 31 I r N.&S.Wstrn.,Flarar - stead, and City Jn,. 17i north Staffordshire all' North Western all N. &S. Wostrn. Juno Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Ox, Wore., & Wolv 8 Pots: - .louth 00 Si o.tish Central 00 "icettishbildland... .00 Hhropshire Un'on 3ontii Devon LIO Swath Eastern all South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun , 5 Do 14 iltwines, Wok. &Wok tockton & Darn', 13 itookton & Hartlepl 00 Taff Vale ~00 Do. Prof., No. 1 213, rhames Hay. D.& IL Ulverstone & Lanes all Vale of Neath all Waterfd. & Kilkenn7 all WaterfordecLimorici all West Cornwall 8 West End of London' and Crystal Palace all Do. A 3 Do. B all !West London..., all Wimbledn & Croydon FOR: Antwerp.sol.ntt , rdam Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. atpar till '64 Ardennes Belgian 6agtn. June. Beziere to Graissessa4 Bombay, Baroda, and Oantrallndia,Scri-, Do. Demerara batch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New • East Indian, g. 5 p. e Do. Eit,ension... Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence dt Atlantic d 0... Do. Cert. of Deben con. into Stk. till 'V Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. CeLtral of Franc , Gt. Indian Peninsnls guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 per cent Do. Extensions... Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Cauad Shwa Do. New Do. iris., payable's7, with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p. '56... Do. do., '76, p. '60... Dr,. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. Sr Basle Lierre and Turnhout Lyons and Genova Lyons & Mediterran. Siadras Do. New Iliaria Antonia 'Do. do. New Namur (It Lieg with interest) Do. (ex interest)._ Northern of France. D 0.201. Shs. Do. 201. 3 p. o Bds. (fmy.B. & Ams. She. NorweglanTrunkPre' Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen— ParisCaen Sz Cherbrg. Do Rome and Frascati Ronan and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations .... Sambre and Memo... Do. 5i p. cent. Pref Scinde Do Southern of Franco.. St. Andrew's and Qaebec (A). West Flanders Do 5i per c. Pref Western of France , D 0... Zealand JOINT-S 1 all Anstralaßia 50 Bank of London all i , ri. Col. lik.&llm. C. all , ritish N. American 5 'ihartd. Bank of Asia 4 Chrtd. Bnk. of India. & Chine 50 City ............ 25 Colon!al ......... . ..... 20 Commercial of Loud ati Eng.Seot.&Ame.Cht all Loud. Chart. Bk. 01 Australis 5 , )itto New 20 Tendon and County 50 Lnd.&E.Bnkg. Corp 10 London Joint Stock 20 Gond. & Weetminstoi 35 National Pro.of Eng. 10 Do. New ........... 22), National of Ireland. all New South Walez all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 Royal Australn.Bkg & Gold I m p C o. _ 50 Royal British... EI .i.)111. 1 1 Atutlaiir, 1 all Union of Austiza..... , i ' , Do. New 1 0 Unical 0: London in, LAW INTELLIGENCE—(Th ; Day.) rme.l Le Viirib Compan? C:csinq Vito yeat er lay. Br...linos this day, COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Crowder and a Cote] non Jury.) sil 3c ford Z. 211 131 otahley 100 rinekg,hanish. lt :0 Clyds:18.10 all Col. Stour Vy, DITCHAM V. HOWSE-FALSE immusGs MEET. e I Flt this day. 1 St This was an action brought by the pail stiff, a solici tor's clerk, residing at Haverstock-bill, ate :ainst the de fendant, a lieutenant in the King's Own L ;ht Infantry Militia, of Hackney, for false iruprisonmcgri It appeared frcm the evidence that on Zl .re 15th June last Mrs. Alexander and her daughter, twa. a " unprotected females," entered an empty first-class e'er nags at the Fenchurch-street station to proceed to 0 amden-town. Shortly after the plaintiff came in and beim- red in a rude manner towards them, and continued •tc do so after the train had started. lle was into xicated, and the " site, i vas awful." The defent la nt grit into the carriage at hackney, and from z: re plaintiff's conduct and the complaint of the ladies; he interfered and spoke to the guard of the train. At tl e Caledonian station the defendant was taken from thie carriage and conveyed to the Islington -green police-sr at ion at the re quest of, and followed by, the defendant, t sir en the liispec tor refused to take the charge, the ladie s r ,ot being pre sent, and the defendant declined to chi: rgt • the plaintiff for his gross conduct towards him. Ti e plaintiff, who described himself as a solicitor, then left., The evidence of the police and the defendant went to. prove that the p'aintiff was "drunk," " very drunk," a "offensively drunk." Sud. and lon E. f.r. re all E. Un. H. Sh. 100 Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct 1.00 Do. New a ll Ghtr.& Dn. Fr rfrtipl. DI:. & Railway .la Hail & Selby all Do. Shares. ali Do. Shares. all Lon.&Greenw ail Do. Preference 10'..) Lon., TU., &S. LOO Lowestoft gr. • 4 per cent. Lc)() Do. 6 per ct. all Manch. Bx.tn. and Matlock all Midi:lloshr°' & Redear. ICO Midld.Bradfd 54 Newmarket Bury Exten... all N.& Est.s p. c. all Do. 6 per et. all Do. Fixecls p all Prost. k y:e all Do. Wars. A Roys tn.& Hit. 18$ Shef.Roth.and Gooleg.s p.c. all Shrews.&Her 9A S. Staflordsh. all Wear Vali eygr 6 per cent all Do `Do The jury returned a verdict for plainti, f. Damages one farthing. CRIMINAL COURT.—gI tig Day.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Morris Nash, 17, a genteel-looking lady pleaded guilty to an indictment, charging him with for ;ery, and utter ing an order for 11. 17s. 6d. with intent to defraud. Mr. 'Bodkin appeared for the pro6ecu tit n, and stated the circumstances under which the prii os ter had com mitted tau offence. 100 I Wilts&l;ornrst A written statement was handed in bp the prisoner, urging, in mitigation of his offence, thala he gave the whole of his salary (1/. per week) to his mother. She confirmed the statement he had made, aa'ding that she allowed the prisoner is. 6d. per week for pocket money. Sentence postponed. Henry Simpson, 21, and Hairy Mit ch.fll, 28, were charged with a burglary in the dwelling , house of Thos. Roberts, Drunswick-terrape, Old Kent-ro ad, and stealing a quantity of silk, some plate, and other I 're perty, valued at 300/., his property. They were both found ,guilty. Simpson, who had b een before transpc abed, was again transported for 14 years, and Mitchell to four years' penal servitude: THE CHARGE AGAINST DR. J. VAUGHAN. The Grand Jury were this morning el ag aged for seve ral hours in investigating the charges 1 ira:!erred against this rev. gentleman, and shortly after ,;wo o'clock re turned three true bills for felony. b"ubsequeutly, upon the application of Mr. Ballantine in the New Court, before Mr. Russell G arney, the trial was postponed till next session, the sa ,me amount and same bail as that entered into before ;he police magi strate being put in for defendant's appe; mane% POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— <This Day, SOUTHWARK. BRUTAL ASSAULT UPON A FEMALE.— - Walter Scott, a short, thick-set, powerful-looking man, described in the charge-sheet as a cover, residing at 12, Star-court, Mint-street, was brought up in custody charged with committing a very brutal assault on Sazah Fabyer. The complainant, a meanly-clad female, about thirty years of age, who exhibited a lacerated. wound on the side of the left temple, which was bleeding very much, stated that she had lived with the prie 3ner upwards of seven years as his wife, and had always acted faithfully to him during that time, keeping him while out of work with her hard labour, and attending to, all his wants. Notwithqanding that be had latterly been in the con stiet habit of ill-asing her and neglecting his work. A short time ago he enlisted in the Medical Staff Corps and went to Chatham. He then sent to her, and she proceeded to that place and got him his liberty, on his promising on his return home to behave kind to her. However, he had not been home many days before he commenced knocking her about again. Yesterday after noon he came home just as she was going to her work and ejected her from the house. She endeavoured to get in again, and as she was about to open the shutters to gain admission, he rushed out and struck her a violent blow on the side of her head which nearly stunned her. He was about to repeat the blow, when a constable came and took him into custody. The blow that he inflicted on her tore the skin and hurt her very severely. In answer to the charge the prisoner said the com plainant was of a bad temper, and would not leave him. She was always abusing him, and to get out of her way he enlisted, but she came after him, and induced him to come back and live with her. Yesterday afternoon, when he went home to dinner, he found no fire in the place, and nothing prepared for dinner, when they had a few words, and ho certainly did strike her, but not so as to cause that wound. She must have fallen against something. The female denied his assertions. He might have had his dinner if he pleased, but he turned her into the streets. The neighbours could come forward to prove his brutality towards her. The magistrate said that a very brutal assault had been committed, and as other evidence was -forthcoming he should remand him for a week. The prisoner asked whether be could be admitted to bail. The magistrate said, certainly not ; he had nearly murdered the woman, and he must go to prison until the time. MARYLEBONE. DISPERA.TE ASSAULT BY A FEMALE ON TWO POLICE MEN.—This day a female named Sullivan, a powerfully made woman, was charged before Mr. Broughton with assaulting Policeman Campion, A division, and Milton, D 165. It appeared that about 6 o'clock last night as Police Constable Campion was on duty in Cato-street he was called to by the prisoner's husband, whose face was covered with blood, who requested him to take his wife into custody. Ho went to a house in a locality called Cato Bay, where the prisoner resided, when as be was ascending the stair he heard her smashing the crokery, turning over the tables, and upon entering the room he found the debris of cups, sau cers, plates, &c., scattered over the floor of the room, and the prisoner was in the midst of them. She was under the influence of liquor and appeared like a mad woman. As it was useless to think to take her into custody by himself he procured assistance, when she was with some diffi culty secured and conveyed to the station-house. There, while in the dock, and the charge was being taken, she gays Campion a violent blow upon his head, which nearly knocked him down, and as policeman Milton was pass ing with her clenched: fist she struck him upon his head and sent his hat to the further extremity of the station. The prisoner was sent for two months to the House of Correction for each assault on the officers. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). HAY MARKETS. SHITIIPIELD.—Meadow hay, 41 44 to 6/ 6s ; cloy er ditto, 4/ 15s to 7/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s Od to 1/ 93 Od per load. Trade steady. OIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 4/ Os to 6/ Gs ; clover do., 5 1 Os to 61 15s ; and straw, 1/ 53 to 1/ 103 per load. A fair average supply and a steady demand. WEITTE4OIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, 41 Os to 61 Gs; clover do., 4/ 10s to 71 Os; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 9s per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at late rates. - 11 S tj D 0 N' T Al. EVE - NOVE B I_4' 3 It 27, itsls b, London N. We=.t. L.SLN.W. E. Un. E. C E. Count Caldonian 1 Gt. lc est ?I. Nevi. & Berw. Do.. S. Eaetory I Peto keo. Norfolk Do L. & N. W. & Midld. Stek ton & Darliugt. En. Coun, E. Count Do L. &N.W. Do (fit Northn Lancask Yorksh. T. Brassoy M. Mclean :kook t. ,rlingt latWootn. 1)11:EFElti 90 - 93 95 - 100 128 - 132 ••• .... lu3 - 105 12i -- 13 xd 2128 —117 i 21 - 2] 83 - 91 id it 55 b 7 ]2B = iii 7 - Si 3 - 2i 29 80. 83 85 1100 Aberdeen 'lOO Do. N 0.2, 7p. 0 all i 7 .lyth and Tyne lOpfy c. prof. (issd.ztsOZ 100 Brio. & Ex. 4 p• c• St. 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares 100 jialedonian £lO all . Thestcr & Holyhca ,. Guar. 5i per cont , all Do. do, Pref. No. 2 , all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 all Cork &Bandortsip.o. all Dun.Prth .& A bor. J. 2 2. Anglian Cls. A Sh, 100 Do. do. Cls. B6p. c. 100 Do. do Cls. C7p. c. all !astern Counties E tension , 5 p. c. N 0.3 all Do. No. 2 . all Do. New 6 r. e. all 7.7a:A Liu., (1. 6p. e all Do. 51., 10 Der cent all Do. DZ. De&ntr.Sh. I an Do. do. 4 per cent._ 100 Tast Lancash. p. eta al) : 4 %&W. York. J. sthE 100 1)1‘1, Prth.BxDun.42.e. all Furnes.,s 100 )has. & G. 6 P.C. 100 great Northn. sp. c 100 )o. sp. c. Redeem Pt 10 p. c. prom 4! p. 7 . 6 Do. sp. c. Scrip, Red at 5 p. c. all N. of Scot. Ist Pre 100 t. s. W. (Ireland) 10 Do. 4per e. PrQf. 6 'lt. Weetn. (Borks A' Hants Ex. 5 p. c)., 100 Do. con. red. 4,-1 p.c. 100 con. red. 4 p. c 100 Do. irred. 4p. c. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all Do. Chester Bp. c.P.S all De. do. 5 p. c. do 101 Do. Birm. Gua. Stk all 00. Ches. Qua. Sh all Do. do. do al' Do. do. do 6 ian. &York. F. XV , 100 Do. 6p. o. Stock 100 Lon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c 100 Do. Pref., sp.c. St 100 Do. New Gnar.6 P.C 100 Do. do. 5 per cent 1100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. et 100 Lon. &S.W. 7 per et all Lowly. & Coler. Sh. 411 Loudy. & Ennis. Sh all Nfan., Shef., & Lin. New, £lO 4 Do. £6 all lilarypt .&Carl.4p o all 7)o. 4i per con+ 10.. Do 100 Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St 100 Do. Consol. Bristollk Birm. 6 per cent 100 Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St all ;Do. Pref. 43 per cen all IDo. 5/. Pref. 4 p. c.. 100 Ditto L. &I.l.Pref. St all Norfolk Debenture . 100 po.Pref. 4p. c. Stec 100 Do. 5 p.c. Est 100 'Do. 5i per ct.pref.... 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c, 100 North British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.o. P. 5 Do. do. do 13 Do Leeds 6 p.c tNo 1 9 Da. do. Quarters 4P -10 Do.Yorkll.& S. Fur. all North Staffordshire 100 Oxford, Worcester, X Wolverh .£15,6 i'Le 8 Do R. Prof. 10!. Sh. all Scot. Cent. ,New Pre' all South Devon. 11 Do. flaed , 4,4 per cent all S. Eastern (Readiup Ann.) of £l. Os. 6d. 1.1 Y) Do. 4 per cent all Do. Fixed 4i p c sh. all S. Wales Gua.4 p. c. all Do. do. 4i p. all S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar. all Stock. & Dar. ,5 p. c. 15 Do. do. do all Stock.kliartl, p. a. till July I,'sf 4 Waterfd.& Kilk.6pcl all Ig - an Ink% „..... all .nglo Austrin. Gold all , Anglo Californian 6 .ii.stra Han all A.ustralian Cordillera all Ave Maria. all Baden (Gd.Dachy of all Blrenarvon Iron and Coal ..,.. 14 :3ritish Iron 26 Brazilianlmp.(iseued at i:5 pm.) all Do. Cocaes & Culab , , 15 Do. St. John Del Rey i Clarendon Cons. Min. Co. of Jamaica all Cobre Copper 1 Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Eng all Do. Pref. 7i p. cent 1C Copiapo 1i Fortuna. all General • all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg. all Great Polgooth. all Gt Wheal Vor United all Liberty all Linares 14 Lusitanian all Aariquita ........ all Now Gra na d a all Nouveau Monde all Pontgibaud Silver Lead Min. & Smelt 1 Port Philip all quartz Rock all Rhymney Iron all Do. New 12 Santiago de Cuba..... all. South Australian..... all Do. Scrip„ 4 Do. 10 per cent Pref 9 fin Croft ...... ....... all United Mexican all Waller all West Mariposa 12s. Worthing Mining of Australia ail Tuba MISCELLA 1.7 i Australian Agricalt. all Australis. Royal Kai , Si Berlin Water Weill 40 Brit. American Lam. 324 Canada. 100 Canada Goy. 6 p. et Jan. and July Crystal Palace.. Do. Preference Crystal Pal. of Franc , Dnston Iron Ore Eastern Steam En. &Ana Cop Sm Co Electric Telegraph Electric Teleg. of Ir. Gen. Iron Sc Collier Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Mean Irish Beetroot Suga .iiiiagdalena St. Navin lediteran. Elec. Tel Nexican&S.Amerien Nat. Pat. 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RICE.—No sales to report, the market having been ex. tremely inactive. Rum.—The market has been quiet, and prices may be quoted the same as last week. TALLOW.—The market at the commencement yesterday exhibited considerable firmness, and a largo business was transacted ; it has since, however, experienced a reaction, and prices have declined fully 3s per cwt. Now Y.C. on the spot 67s to GSs 6d, old 68s Gd t) 68s 3d all the year, Os Gd per cwt sellers. PROVISIONS.—Owing to the,'excited advices from Ire land prices of butter have remained is to 2s per cwt on last Monday's quotations, which has checked business, the trade being unwilling to give the prices asked. Foreign in good [demand, and finer descriptions dearer. The market for,bacon is dull, and may be quoted fully is lower. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-- - (This Day.) LONDON, Nov. 27.—Wind Ws day at noon, N. ; light breeze and fine. PLYMOUTH, Nov. 25.—Wind E. and and George, from Maulmain, for Dundee; Marion and Glen Manna, Callao ; Challenger, from Callao for Dun dee ; Victoria, Trinidad, for B•emen ; Port -Glasgow, Quebec, for Poole. Sailed—Retriever (s.s.), for Africa. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. 25.--Wind E., strong.—Arrived— Macduff, from Callao, and sailed for Invergordon. Off the port—Glaucus, from Bahia. MARGATE, Nov. 2G.—Wind E.Y.E.—Sailed.--Fl ermanus Francescus, for New York. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 26.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived— Kaap Stoom, from Batavia, for .lotterdam. Sailed —Ja maica, for Antigua. DARTMOUTII, Nov. 26.—Wins E.—Arrived—Reward, from Callao, for Montrose. (PRE ELECTRIO TFAEGRA.PE.) SOUTTIAIWON, Tuesday 111 ornin g. Arrived.—Matthew Thompson and Clyde, from New port ; Leonora, Padstow ; Deepstch (s.), Jersey ; Empe ror, Leven ; Eleanor, Portland Duchess of Northumber land, Australia; Atalanta (s.), Havre. Sailed—Wonder (s.), for Jersey; Alliance (s.), Havre. (BY SUBMARINE ANI) BRICISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 9.54 a.m. Wind N.; tide, low water; weather fine. Arrived, Nov. 2G.—Triumph, from TJddewalla ; Ad miral, Antwerp ; Elizabeth, Nieuport ; Frow Marti, Goree. Arrived, Nov. 27.—William, from Stege; Major, Dan• zig. - Sailed— Aquilles, for Santander. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.21 a.m. Wind N.N.W., PaBsod, 26th—Julia►, from London, for Malaga; Sultana and Selina, Yarmouth, for Cork; Byron, London, for Malta. :ON. 7 i - 7i 21 --, 2id 4 2 d par i I 11 is 35 —35 a 9 10 p 201 21 11 - 14 - 15 60 65 80 85 3} 3 ip 5 51 id - iP 35 - 3 /1 2 - 3 21- 221 - liP 93 - 100 101 - 108 103 -- 111; 100 102 21 - 22 101 - 103 ..di 6Api fit 14 P 7 9 2 3 4 - 54 4A 5 35 35f 111 --. 121 ••• -- • 45 - 453 43 :: 45 ••• ..... ••• ... ..... pm 18i -19 i 2/ - 26 , 1 2$ - 21 72 -8/ • • • ..... •• i ..." i • P ... -- pm 3i - 4 .. - i 29i - 303 is ifl lii BANK& 90 - 92 54 - 56 W . d 1 . 5;3 --- ad ''.. ••• fat w 1 . 6; 194 2 1 d par 11" *so ".• .., . . 36 - 38 38 --; 40 52 - 54 .H WWI .4. ••• ...'" .. - 41 72 - 74 8 9 30 a 81 ~~.~ ~:~. V~ ~i~ 3~ .~i a I 14, I ali 22 119 a: all 10 10 10 . 9 4 i 87 72 I B' 119 50 494 50} I St. 20 Pm 9i 26 10 4 St. St. 7 5 1 i i 94 94 i 20 d u 12, 4 25 20 10 20 20 20 21 25 25 I 2 20 , 1 5 i 1 1 50 3i 2°35 22} 1 3O 6i 20 1 1011 I 25 10 St. 20 50 St 25 13A 20 16 st. st. St. St. 'Do.. Do.. d Arrival of General Simpson in London. General Sir James Simpson, late Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's Forces in the Crimea, arrived in London yesterday. The gallant general travelled via the South Eastern Railway, and on his arrival at the London ter minus ho was most enthusiastically received. Sir James as soon as possible left the station, Rua went direct to the War Department, in WhitAall, but Lord Parmure being absent he immediately left, and proceeded to his club, the United Service, in Pall-mall, where ho was most cordially welcomed by the different general officers who had the good fortune to be present. During the gallant general's short stay at Paril he had the honour of an interview with the Emperor Napoleon and his Majesty Victor Emmanuel, Ring of Sardinia. We have much pleasure in stating that in appearance the gallant General seems to have suffered little from the effects of the climate of the Crimea ; in fact he appeared to have actually improved both in health and appearance. On leaving the United Service Club the gallant sol dier was recognised by the few passers by, whose saln tations he most heartily returned. THE MISSION OF GENERAL CA NROBERT. We felt bound, a few days ago, to contradict an as sertion which appeared in the columns of the Times, that "a military convention" had been concluded with Swe den— of which " convention" even the details were sketched. We perceive, that the Paris correspondent of our contemp9rary " confines himself" now to the declara tion that "a most satisfactory arrangement with regard to the eventualities of the war has been concluded." This is a very different statement and of a vague charac ter. He backs it up, however, by quotations from those great circulators of canards—the Belgian papers—which .lo not hesitate to speak of "signatures affixed and docu ments signed." We repeat that these stories about signatures and treaties and alliances are all an invention. General Canrobert had no mission of the nature atti ibuted to him. The General's mission is of the most friendly and com plimentary character, and has had the important result expected from it—viz , that of obtaining the full weight of the moral support and sympathy of the Swedes, and their cordial verdict in our favour. Whether this most satisfactory state of affairs shall lead hereafter to more intimate relations, and to an alliance in war, is a matter for the Cabinets of London and Paris to decide. For on England and France would fall the cost and burden, whilst they would, justly, be obliged to guarantee to Sweden every advantage she could gain. Such a mea sure would open new and difficult questions in the war, and is not to be entered upon in any rash manner. Such an alliance may hereafter prove to be desirable, but, as yet, no alliance is in existence, nor is any engagement effected. The Swedes are a gallant and noble people. They are with ug iu heart. We shall see whether the requirements of war, and the force and obstinacy of Russia, will oblige us to invite the aid of their swords.—Morning Post. OFFICERS' WIDO WS. It is difficult to conceive a more painful position than that in which the relatives of officers serving in the Crimea are placed by the sudden removal of those near and dear to them by sickness or the sword. This is a truism and something more. It is unhappily only too true that there are now many widows and orphans of officers who have been deprived, at one blow, in a mo ment of time, of all that comfort, assistanc?, and support in life on which, in the ordinary course of nature, they might have reckoned for years to come. These are wounds which no surgeon can heal, no medicine assuage. The surviving 'wife or child is in this respect beyond hope of complete care. All we can do is to mitigate the pangs of a separation so sudden and so tragic. We are not now speaking of money ; the blood thus shed is beyond price to those who best know how to value it. What they desire is the recognition, by some graceful act of sympathy, of the services so well ren dered to the country by those whose loss they de plore. It is therefore with great satisfaction that we have been informed of her Majesty's gracious in tention to bestow some mark of favour on the widows of several distinguished officers who have fallen before Sebastopol or met their death in consequence of wounds received during the siege. Thus, two sets of apartments, which have recently become vacant, in Hampton Court Palace, have been assigned, the one to Mrs. Shadfortb, widow of Colonel Shadfortb, who was killed at the first unsuccessful attack on the Redan on the 18th of June ; the other to Lady Torrens, widow of Sir Arthur Torrent!, who died at Paris a short time ago from the effect of the wounds which he received at the battle of Inkerman. Again, we are informed that the only appointment in the Royal household which has been recently vacated has been given by her Majesty to Lady Chewton, whose husband died after receiving no less than seven wounds at Inkerman, having conducted himself with the utmost bravery during that eventful day. These are appointments which speak for themselves, and will carry the conviction of the kindliness of feeling and honesty of purpose which dictated them to every English heart. Let all Court appointmentsbe similarly bestowed and we shall hear no more of Court intrigue or Palace jobbery.—Times. TOBACCO FOB THE ARMY IN THE EAST. A public subscription having been opened in the department of the Gironde, the amount of which is to be laid out in tobacco to be sent to the Eng lish army in the East, Count de Persigny, the French ambassador in London, has just received the following letter from Lord Clarendon, in reply to the announcement of that fact : " Foreign office, Nov. 10. "Monsieur l'Ambassadeur—l have communicated to her Majesty's Secretary of State for the War Depart• ment the copy of a note which I had the honour to receive from your Excellency, dated the 12th inst., on the sub ject of the subscription opened in the department of the Gironde for the English army and navy in the East. I have now the honour of requesting your Excellency to express to the subscribers the sincere thanks of her Ma jesty's Government, and the lively satisfaction with which it has received this public testimony of sympathy and esteem on the part of the French people for the Eng lish army and navy in the East. I have the honour at the same time to request that this money may be sent to my department, to he transmitted to Lord Panmure, who will take on himself to see that the intentions of the subscribers aro completely carried out.—l have the honour, &e,, CLARUNDON." THE HOUSE OF SAVOY. The House of Savoy, of which King Victor Emmanuel is now the head, descends from the old Counts of Sar dinia. Although it is one of the most ancient and most illustrious in Europe, there are few reigning families in existence, on the origin of whom so many contradictory versions have been given. All authors agree in carrying back its genealogy to the 9th or 10th century, but while some of them, with much appearance of probability, de rive it from the ancient kings of Aries, the Princes of the House of Savoy themselves appear to accredit a state ment, according to which the famous Saxon chief, Witi kind, who is also mentioned as the head of the Capetian branch of France, is the founder of the Royal House of Sardinia. However this may be, Bertold and his son, Humbert, th e white-handed, were Counts of Savoy in the first half of the 11th century. One branch possessed the Principality of Piedmont. It became extinct in 1418, and that principality was reunited by Amedee VIII., chief of the second branch, whom the Emperor Sigismond created Duke of Savoy. In 1631 the House acquired the Duchy of Montferrat. Victor Amedee Duke of Savoy, was in 1713 made King of Sicily ; he exchanged that kingdom for that of Sardinia in 1720. Ills son Charles Emmanuel 111. acquired a considerable part of the Milanaise. In 1815 the territory of the ancient republic of Genoa was united to the Sardinian monarchy, which is now composed as follows :—The Island of Sardinia, 430 geographical miles in extent ; Duchy of Savoy, 176 ; Principality of Piedmont, 369 ; Duchy of Montferrat, 491 ; part of the Duchy of Milan, 147 ; Duchy of Genoa, 110. In all, 1,277 geographical miles, with a population, according to the last census,"of 4,300,000 inhabitants. The House of Savoy has con tracted several alliances with the Royal House of France; Louis XVIII. and Charles X. married the two daugh ters of Victor Amedee 111., King of Sardinia; but both these Princesses died before their husbands ascended the throne of France. King Victor Emmanuel is son of Charles Amedee, Albert of Savoy, Carignan, and the Princess Maria Theresa, daughter of Ferdinand, Grand Duke of Tuscany. He was born on the 14th March, 1820, and is consequently in his 36th year. DISCONTENT 1N RUSSIA. We find the following in the Moniteur FRANKFORT, Nov. 20.—The letters received here by Ruspian or Polish families from the interior of Russia all agree in affirming the existence in Poland and Russia of a profound discontent, provoked by the war, and the endless miseries which it has caused throughout the length and breadth of the empire. The militia were as sembled undo.- the promise that they should not quit their provinces ; nevertheless, they are sent away far from their firesides, and accordingly they appear re solved to avenge themselves for the extra fatigue and privation imposed upon them, by committing all sorts of disorders in the various places through which they parr. . _ The insurrectional movements which have taken place upon many points of the Ukraine are of a more serious character than has been generally supposed. It has bee❑ found necessary to despatch artillery and troops against the mal-contents. The Gazette de Koenigsberg of the 17th contains a letter in which it is said— The recruiting for the Russian army meets with great difficulties, the painliar maladies of the summer having carried off many young people and enfeebled others, and several having either taken refuge in Prussia or con cealed themselves in the interior. The proprietors and authorities of the cities, who are compelled to supply recruits, take much trouble to di cover the hiding places of the young men who have dis appeared. The men enrolled are sent off as speedily as possible to the places of muster, in order to avoid new dexertione. SPORTING INO.M'S. f HINTS ABOUT HARROW. An attempt will be made to-morrow to "resuscitate" L the Metropolit an S teeplechases at Harrow, and to im prove the character of the sport which has of late years been celebrated on the Uxendon Farm. To effect a consum mation so earnestly to be wished, the right man has been put in the right place, for the qualifications of Mr. Sam. Merry, for the office of Clerk of the Course and Handi capper, aro manifold and widely acknowledged. I cor dially wish him succes in his now ucdeitaking. He has commenced his work in earnest, and the fact of Lord Chesterfield and Capt. Little having consented to act as stewards, is alone sufficient to give the stamp of popularity and respectability to the meeting. The programme is certainly attrac tive, and promises ample if not very interesting sport. Should the weather, too, be propitious, there will doubtless be an immense gsthering of metropolitan and provincial Turfites. I always experience much hesitation in dealing with Steeplechases, and only on special occasions venture a hint relative to the probabi lities. Believing, however, that the squaring system will not be very extensively adopted at Harrow, I shall depart from the rule I have laid down. The Metropo litan Handicap seems, on paper, what is popularly called a "good thing" for either Odiham or Dieppe. The former was not " wanted" at Shrewsbury ; his turn therefore may be now come. I have not selected Old British Yeoman, because I am quite ignorant as to his present form. If his powers be not greatly impaired, he would, doubtless, be capable of galloping his oppo nents to a stand-still. The last opportunity, however, which I had of taking stock of him convinced me that he had not the "shade of a shadow" of his former abi lity. For the Hurdle Race I shall select Nonsuch nod Laura Selina. I intended to watch the proceedings at Waltham last week, but circumstances interfered with my design. I have, however, received many communications respecting them ; but really the doings seem to me to have been too contemptible and clumsy to require comment. The attempt to get up another gathering in that locality will not, I trust, b© repeated. From a letter which was for warded to me last week I make the following ,extract, which sets forth the modus operandi of the "gutters up" of the Waltham Steeplechases : "Massaroni was sold by auction, after winning the Selling Steeplechase, for 23 guineas, to Mr. Webb, who paid the auctioneer a deposit of one sovereign, agreeing to meet him at the New Inn in the evening and pay him the remainder. Early in the evening Mr. Webb was at the place appointed, and Mr. Brayley offered to give him 301. for his horse. This proposition was accepted, and Mr. Brayley paid over the stipulated sum to Mr. Webb, who wrote him a re ceipt. Mr. rrayley, accompanied by Mr. Stinton, then went to the stable, expecting to find the horse, but, to their surprise, they discovered that the changes had been rung, and that another animal called Firebrand had been substituted for Massaroni. On inquiry it was ascertained that the promoter of the meeting had induced the auc tioneer to deliver Massaroni to him, and he had caused the horse's removal. Ile was applied to, and it then ap peared that, to give a colour to his claim, although he had not bought the horse from the auctioneer, ho had paid twenty-three guineas in addition to the stakes to Yates, the jockey, under whose charge the horse was sent to Waltham. Mr. Stinton expostulated with the getter-up of the meeting, who coolly informed him that if he (Mr. Stinton) went to law about the matter he might be able to obtain possession of the horse. To arrange matters, however, Mr. Stinton was compelled to write a " termer" off an old account. Mr. Newcome Mason, who took some interest in the affair, and at whose instancellassaroni was sent to Waltham, expressed him self pretty warmly on the matter, and even made a threat of bringing the case before certain "turf authorities." Such is the round, unvarnished tale of my correspon. dent. I was much pained to hear of the death of Mr. Pell, the owner of Pole Star. He died suddenly about a week ago. A. FRESH MAN. Nov. 27. LORD STANLEY ON TILE E DUCATION OF THE RURAL POPULATION. Within the last few days Lord Stanley has addressed a letter to Sir Willoughby Jones, of Grammer, Hall, Nor. folk, in which ho propounds a schem e for facilitating rational recreation and self-culture among the humbler classes in the rural districts of the country, by meats of public libraries established at central or salient points of the county, and radiating from them a series of small local reaaing-rooms for every village. The letter has for its more immediate object the promotion of an edu cational project which the hon, baronet to whom it is addressed, aided by some of the nobility and gentry of Norfolk, have recently set on foot at Fakenham ; and, though having special reference to that county, his lord ship's scheme is not the less applicable to every other rural county or district in England, so far, at least, as the Machinery, apart from the necessity for carrying it into execution, is concerned. The document, the more material parts of which are given below, may be assumed to embody the sentiments to which the noble lord would have given viva voce expression, had not the late negotia tions for his joining the Government cf Lord Palmerston prevented his being present at the late educational meet. ing at Fakenham. Adverting to a request made to him to put on paper a few suggestions in reference to the Falsenh his lordship says :—" I do so with great pleasuarn plan, , feerel ine sure that you h ave go t h o ld of the right end of the education qurstion, whil e p o liti c i ans, both in and on of Parliament, are, for the most part, busying themselves with the wrong one. It is idle to expect that persons who have no access to books, and who therefore seldom or never read, will take pains to see that their children acqeire the power dreading. Public libraries, whether wholly free or open to subscribers at a low rate, are the most effective instruments to create a demand for more and better schools. That done, the supply will soon follow. The evil which friends of knowledge have now to fight against is not poverty, nor prejudice, nor the want of qualified teachers (though all these obstacles operated until lately), but sheer apathy and indifference on the part of parents in the labouring class. That apathy cannot, in the nature of things, be removed tine tit literary c u lt ure i s more diffused and more valued in the class immediately above them. Your undertaking is therefore calculated directly to benefit one set of per , sons, and indirectly to operate, by the force of example, - upon another. More than this—in regard to literary pro vision for the people, England is behind almost every European nation, and the rural districts of England are behind the great towns. A double obligation, there fore, lies on the inhabitants of Norfolk, as Englishmen - and as agriculturists, to regain their lost ground in the competition of intellect, both with foreign nations and with a rival class in their own country ; and it behoves -- 7 - eze -4 them, rather than any others, to take the lead in this t•rieveeee rnovetnent ; for Norfolk claims to be in agriculture what n • Lancashire is in manufacturing matters—the model county—the most active, intelligent, and enterprising of all. Nowere are landlo r d s more liberal ; nowhere d o farmers dis h play more science and skill ; nothing is want. ing to succees, except that educational reforms should be pushed with the same energy which has been shown in developing the material resources of the province. " Let us consider what agency and what amount of expenditure are requisite to establish throughout Nor folk a system of public libraries, independent of one another, but so distributed as to supply:every village and parish with the means of instruction and amusement. The county contains an area of 2,116 square miles, its form compact, without straggling or outlying districts, and with easy communication to and from every part. The population (increased within 20 years by 52,000) exceeds 442,000. In this number are included, accord. ing to the census returns, 413 landowners, 862 clergy of various denominations, 1,324 professional persons, exclusive of clergy, and nearly 6,500 farmers. Besides Norwich, with 70,000 inhabitants, Yarmouth 'with 30,000, and Lynn with something under 20,000, there aro eight towns, in each of which the residents exceed 2,000, according to the estimate of 1851. No requisi site for social progress seems absent. You have no great distances or natural obstacles to overcome. You have a population not too much dispersed; an abundance of educated and wealthy men, fit and willing to act as leaders, and you have central points from which to ope rate upon and influence the whole surrounding districts. "In order to take advantage of these facilities, I should suggest the establishment of five principal or central libraries, from which smaller institutions of a similar nature might be supplied with books. Beginning from the west, Lynn occurs as the first suitable point ; and here, in fact, the work has been done. Norwich and Yarmouth should be provided with depots of the same kind ; and there, at least, neither means nor will are likely to be wanting. Fakenham towards the north, and Thetford, on our southern boundary, might, with a proper organisation, supply the intervening districts. To pronounc e w h a t num b er o f volumes each such library ought to contain is difficult. I have often stated my belief that a collection of 5,000 volumes may be so chosen as to include nearly all that, for popular purposes, is valuable in English literature ; and that estimate I see no reason to alter. The cost of books may be taken roughly at 4s. per volume, or five to the pound, which, allowing fur expenses of furniture, would imply an out l ay of 1,2001. for eac h lib rary, or 6,000/. for the whole. When one considers that sums are recklessly wasted by the richer classes in this country on objects of mere selfish luxury or pleasure, it is difficult to imagine that such an amount would not be forthcoming, if only the importance of the end to be gained were once duly esti mated." The noble lord then proceeds, in some littl e detail, to pro ve th a t lib rar i es of this kind, once founded, would be self-supporting, by citing examples at Hatfield, in Hertfordshire, Lynn, and places in Lancashire. "Next, it may be demanded," he continues, "by what agency the benefit of libraries such as those I describe can be extended beyond the immediate vicinity of each ? I answer, by the establishment in every village of small local reading-roome, each of which may be supplied with books from the nearest central depot, paying for their use, and having also, if that be practicable, a limited stock of stand ar d wor k s i n its own possession. Such a reading-room may be easily established wherever a school exists. All that is required is that some one person should make himself responsible for the due payment of the annual subscription and for the safe custody of the volumes issued. In the district immediately surround. ing Lynn many parishes and villages are thus assisted, and there is no reason why the system should not be ex tended ever the entire county. Taking its area in I square miles (in round numbers, 2,100), it will be seen that 42 institutions such as I describe would give one to every 50 square miles, or, in other words, nearly ono to every square of seven miles each way. If the number were doubled, we should have one to every 25 square miles, or one to every square of 5 miles each way. The latter number might probably be considered as sufficient for all purposes. But with these branch or affiliated in stitutions wo need have no present concern ; local efforts will create them in every place, when once the central establishments are formed, on which their effie ciency must in a great degree depend "I regard, therefore, the work on w lh . ch you are enga ge d at Fakenham, not as an isolated enterprise (in that case it might be fitly left to those who aro to derive immediate benefit from it), but as falling into and forming part of a larger scheme, as does also the kindred institution al ready existing at Lynn." .• " As to raising the capital required, it is generally found advisable to invite contributions only on condition of success ; that is, to undertake that no d onat i on promised shall be called' for unless a certain minimum amount shall have been raised, sufficient to carry out the design in a satisfactory man ner. A manifold advantage is thus gained. First, the fear of entire failure, and of the consequent abandon ment of the project, acts as a stronger stimulus than the mere apprehension of an inadequate result. Next, in the unfortunate event of such failure, you have at least the ground clear fo r a f res h attempt, and not encumbere d _ more with the ruins of a n a b or ti ve enterprise. Thirdly (and this is most import an t) many persons are to assist in a go o d wor k th an sangu i ne oft theof fewilling d apa is t s h u y e : but because they thi n k success i mposs ible o - u Such persons are apt t o h o ld b ac k, no t • objec tions are met by a fo rm o f promise which, their fears prove After w e noticingl well-grounded, ro u n d severale d, bin d s other th t e r m tpoo t ni d lny n t s o t o h f n d g s .t ail his remains for m e t o " lord ship conclud es by s t a ti n g I e g f h e e r wealthy, with it express the pleasure I feel in being associated ate w d ok with e however slightly, in t d h you have taken in han That neither political rival ry, nor ry, nor sectarian amo ng , oo n r or c a u p s a s t , hy may i nor ignorance in the earnest wish of many. Obstacles to such an un dertaking vanish differheenc poor speedy success is t approach. Little i mores needed on confidence which a good cause ought to inspire." ---;- SIB ROBERT PEEL AND THE PRESS. The two members for Tamworth had an opportunity of meeting their constituents on Tuesday last at a public dinner given to the retiring Mayor of the town. The toast of " Tier Majesty's Ministers" was spoken to by Sir R. Peel, who said—This war was not a matter of cbeshotice to them ; it was a necessity—(hear) —and the way of co nc l u di ng it was by a hearty and deter nmairnryg mined prosecuti on of it, and an untiring p erseverance i n out the object we had in view. (Cheers.) But, however determined the Government and the people were to carry on the war with vigour, it would be perfectly udelcss unless they had fitting agents abroad to answer to the policy of Lord Palmerston. jyhat they wanted were men 3,00 G miles away w,iPt_ energy and vigou' to carry out the policy of the Administration at home. He could not help saying that the press had rendered the most incalculable own benefits to the country. Far from cryi ng the press, as some others were thought that the press had done great temper, judg. placing before the public, with s tances which had inclined infinite g o d o o j, b h y e went, and determination, the circumstances w h a o r t , h a n fr d om w h t i b c e h othe occurred in connection with the war, wise might have been concea led the cost of Parlia ment and the country,anbduwthfi_ocrh the e d led to adop tionmthigehtnot of measures which,d wßavindown tl g .o t 070%1107010001 Sir Robert thehav have been arwhich undertaken. h e set went on to say that during tne last year the fleet in the Baltic had cost the country between 8,000,0001. and 9,000,0001. sterling, and he thought be was expressing th e opinion of many in the country when he said that i ll - , 8, - 000,0001,, or 9,000,000/, spent in the Baltic had not answered the expectations of the people. The hon. baronet expressed a similar opinion as to the fleet in the Black Sea, and referred with high praise to Lord Palmerston's late speech at Guildhall. Capt. Town shend followed, controverting. Sir Robert's views as to the fleets, pointing out that all that could be done was done. Other toasts and speeches followed. The new range of huts for 1,000 men at Ilobb's Point, Chatham, have not yet been occupied, nor will they be for some little tine, as tip!, atingii are aO. ready. THE SPANISH TARIFF. The Madrid Gazette publishes the draught of M. Bruit's Bill on the reformation of the Customs Tariff. The number of articles of import, the rates of which it is proposed to reduce, is about 300. M. Bruil proposes to do away with the protection hitherto imposed on large classes of cotton goods, which are to be admitted at a duty which he estimates at from 45 to 50 per cent, ad valorem, the prohibition to import the remaining arti cles being continued till January, 1861, when all cottons are to be admitted on payment of a duty to be after wards fixed. The present measure proposes to admit all kinds of cotton twist from No. 40 inclusive at a nai -1 form duty of 3 60-100 rears under the Spanish, and 3 70-100 reals under a foreign flag. Plain cotton goods, which were prohibited before if not containing 26 threads to the quarter inch, are to be admitted from 20 threads inclusive, and the duties, which on the classes admitted are from 5 3 5 reals and 8 2-5 reals per pound weight under the Spanish flag, and from 6 7-10 reals to 10 1-10 reels under a foreign flag, according as they are classed as crude, white, dyed, printed, &c., are in future to be 4, 5, and 6 reals per pound weight under the Spanish flag, and 1-10 of a real more under a foreign flag. Muslins were prohibited up to 14 threads to the quarter inch, and those between 15 and 26 threads paid 14 reals and 16 4.5 reels per lb., according to the flag, and those from 26 threads and upwards 21 and 25 1-5 reels ; the prohibition on the coarser kinds is now to be taken off altogether, and those up to 25 threads to pay 10. reels per lb. weight under the Spanish, and 1-10 of a real more under a foreign fllg ; also those from 26 threads and upwards to pay 14 and 14 1-10 reals, according to the flag. Similar reductions are proposed to be made on a great number of other articles of cotton goods, in cluding lace velvets, piques, &c. ; and the differential duties for the protection of the Spanish flag are to be reduced from the present surcharge of 20 per cent. on the duties payable under the Spanish flag to a uniform surcharge of one-tenth of a real per lb. weight, which will not exceed from 2 to 3 per cent. All made-up clothes, as stockings, drawers, &c., are to be ad mitted at a duty of 30 and 40 per cent. ad valorem, according to the flag, and articles not specially included 35 per cent. ad valo9 e in, with one-tenth of a real more under a foreign flag. The minister calculates the duties to be imposed on woollen goods, as cloth, flannel, baize, &c., amounting to 30 per cent, ad valorem,, and those on silk goods of most gene ral use at 20 to 25 per cent. ad valorem,. Earthenware, instead of 40 and 48 reals, is to pay 25 and 27 reals per aroba; plain or coloured porcelain, instead of 65 and 78 reels ' is to pay 30 and 32 reals ; and superior porcelain, instead of 65 and 78 reals, is to pay 30 and 32 reals; and superior porcelain, gilt or plated with ornaments of dif ferent kinds, instead of 15 and 20 per cent, ad valorem, to pay 50 to 52 reals per aroba. The finer kinds of iron tools, which now pay 1 20.100 and 1 45-100 reals per pound weight, are to pay 85.100 and 95-100 reals. The duty on cast iron in bars is fixed at 6 and 10 reals per quintal, instead of 8 and 9 2-3 reals ; that on iron cables remains at 6 reals per quintal under the national flag, and is increased from 8 to 16 reels under a foreign flag ; and on iron chains from 184 and 25 reels to 20 aad 30 reals. The duty on coal imported in Spanish vessels is to be reduced from 11 reels to three-fifths of a real per quintal; and that imported under a foreign flag, on the other hand, to be increased from 2 to 2 10 reals per quintal. It is proposed to restore the duties on salt codfish to the rates prevailing before 1851, namely, 35 reals per quintal under the Spanish flag on importation direct, from the fisheries, and 56 reals from other foreign parts. The differential duties on those classes were, before the reduction of 1851, 49 reals and 74 reals ; they are now to be 43 reels and 64 reals, The other articles on which an increase is proposed are unworked steel, in bars and planks, which is to pay 46 and 58 reals per quintal, instead of 30 and 40 reals ; guano, from 2-5 and 1 1-5 reals, is to pay 1 real and 5 reals per quintal, according to the flag. Wood of diffe rent kinds will have to pay 30 per cent. higher than at present ; and the duties on tea, coffee, sugar, and cocoa, and other articles of colonial produce, are also to be in censed. DIATH OF COUNT MOLE. Count Mold, we regret toon s t a te, died at his resi dence Saturday, from an en T a h t e d f i o n l: - at Champlatreux, attack of apoplexy, which h is seizrsthhinlyewarh. ner. The Count was in lowing are some details of the Count's latter moments : "M. Mold took hi s place at table with hi s family at his customary hour, and rarely did his conversation dis play more elegan ce or lucidity. Towards the middle of the AL MOl6 became very pal e , and had twice a sor dinner, sort of convulsive hiccup, which was folio wed by a marked change in his features, noticed by every one at table. No one, however, ventured to make any remark to him on the subject, and all at once his head inclined slightly on his breast. Then all the persons present, seized with fears, arose ; but the Count, by a strong effort of the will, recovered his energy, and, in a very distinct voice, begged his guests to resume their places, and told them that there was no cause for alarm. He then left the room, leaning on the arm of his son-in-law, the Marquis do Lafert6. As soon as he had entered his own apart ment, M. Mold, who entertained no illusion as to the gravity of his state, requested that the cur 4 of his vii lage might be sent for, and summoned to his side Mme. de Lafertd, his daughter, and the Duchess d'Ayen, his granddaughter, to whom he gave his blessing in a per fectly clear v o i ce . M. Ni co l as , hi s phy s i c i an f or man?' years, who was by chance at the chat ea u, employed all the resources of science, and for a moment had hopes to of l preserving hi s lif e . Ile went into an adjacentroo m a write a p re s cr ipti on , a n d whilst there the Count after had slight convul s i on —it was the last, a he expir e d. Th e C oun t had a few daysn' h lt e before moment received the eacramout from the hands of the hop of Orleans.", ISA_ last PS. r the sister .0 at- ceded :mpe their r the inced on er, ;ty at ) the 1 was Cere oner, se to and mime incil, woad rid if plot yon i the A to I his in4* pre iVer. 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