The Sun. — London, England, 1855-09-18 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF TIIE POBLIC JOURNALS. ( From the Times of this day.) It is stated from Berlin, with an appearance of pwbability, if not of authority, that the Emperor o f Russia, in communicating the intelligence of the fall of Sebastopol to his uncle, the King of Prussia, in a telegraphic message, added emphati cally that " Russia would never make peace upon such a defeat." This declaration, if it be authen tic, is more consistent with the tone hitherto as sumed by the Russian Government than the ridi culous attempt of the principal Russian organ at Brussels to represent the evacuation of Sebastopol as a consummate stroke of military genius, highly favourable to the interests of the Russian army and creditable to the strategical judgment of Prince Gortschakoff. The evacuation of Sebasto pol and the manner in which it was accomplished, without considerable loss, were undoubtedly cre ditable to Prince Gortschakoff if he had no alter native left but the abandonment of the place or the total loss of his army. He chose, as it is the duty of every general to do, the least of two evils, and though he might have prolonged the resis tance of the garrison, every hour's delay would have rendered his position more perilous. We rejoice for the sake of humanity, and for the suc cess of our arms, that the Russians did not exe cute their frightful threat of not leaving one stone of Sebastopol upon another, and that from the moment the French flag floated on the Malak hoff Tower the contest for the possession of the town was at an end. But we utterly deny the extravagant conclusion of the partisans of Russia, that such a retreat can be held to strengthen the position of the enemy in any other part of the Crimea, or that any amount of sophistry can cause the evacuation to be regarded as anything but a signal defeat of Prince Gortschakoff's army. The moral blow of the loss of that fortress, which the army had undertaken to defend, must be felt even by Russian troops ; in losing Sebastopol they aban don the works of defence they had raised on so huge a scale, the resources still supplied by the town and arsenal, and all the advantages of that position. It is highly improbable, and we might say impossible, that any other position in the Cri mea can afford equal advantages to an army. On the contrary, the peculiar danger of the Russians in the Crimea arises from the fact that, instead of falling back on fresh resources and lines of defence, the further they are compelled to retire the worse their position must become. Admitting the lines still occupied by the Russian army from the northern forts along the Mackenzie ridge to be strong, how long can they remain there ? How long can they retain those heights, with the know ledge that winter is approaching, that the autumnal rains will soon destroy their communications, that their supplies are falling off, and that a few weeks more may place them between an impassable tract of steppes and a victorious enemy? The evacuation of Sebastopol, great and memorable as that event is in itself, is the least of the embarrassments and calamities of the Russian army, for it leaves that large body of men exposed to every kind of peril and privation, in a peninsula affording them nei ther the means of subsistence nor the possibility of escape. Under these circumstances it is not surprising that a rumour should have got abroad that Prince Gortschakoff has offered to evacuate the northern forts and the whole of the Crimea, provided he be allowed to retire with arms and baggage. We have not ascertained whether there be any truth in this report, and we are inclined to doubt the accuracy of it. If Prince Gortschakoff made such a proposition, he would at once disclose to his antagonists the hopeless nature of his position ; and they, on the other hand, would be the more bound to take advantage of the embarrassment of the enemy. Our own military history affords one conspicuous example as a warning to successful commanders not to throw away the results of their operations in the field by an imprudent concession to a defeated opponent. The Convention of Cintra, which set Junot's army free after the defeat it had sustained at Vimiera, called forth a stronger blast of popular indignation than the disasters of Walcheren ; and if there be anything more trying than to fail in the prosecu tion of a war, it is the disgrace and folly of t hrowing away the opportunities which success has placed within our reach. To allow the Russian army to withdraw from the Crimea with the honours of war at this crisis would literally be to repeat the Covention of Cintra, for we may be certain that no such proposition will ever be made unless the enemy is satisfied that he can command no other means of retreat. We do not for a moment sup pose that either Marshal Pelissier or the Com mander of the British forces, or the allied Cabi nets, which may be consulted in a few hours by the telegraph, would lend themselves to such an arrangement • and, indeed, it is not in the (loved character of the Russian army to seek such an indulgence. On one occasion only, when Peter the Great was surrounded by the Turkish army on the Pruth, has a Russian Czar purchased the safety of his army by submis sion, and even then Catharine succeeded in obtain ing, by negotiation, terms which the position of the two parties by no means justified. Our position at the present moment is widely different. The Russian army in the Crimea has not been beaten in a decisive engagement, nor is it at present sur rounded by the superior forces of the Allies. Its line of retreat is still open, though it may not long remain so. But the circumstance which is most unfavourable to its existence, and which, in deed, constitutes a peril of the highest order, is that this army has no proper base of operations, and that, if compelled to retreat, it must cross a vast extent of barren country, uninhabited, without water, and barely affording a scanty sustenance to the Tartar herdsmen of the Crimea. When Marshal Soult was executing his retreat after the battle of Orthez, in 1814, he chose the road to Toulouse, because, if he had attempted to cover Bordeaux, he ran the risk of being driven by the Duke of Wellington into the department of the Landes, where his army would have been unable to exist. What the Landes are to ono district of the south of France the Crimean steppes are to the whole northern part of that peninsula, and an army driven to retreat upon the Russian territory has no possibility of escaping from the necessity of crossing this desert. To fight a battle with a considerable river or the sea in the rear of a position is justly considered to be one of the most dangerous contingencies of war, and is by all means to be avoided. But to run the risk of being de feated in action with no lime of retreat but one which crosses near 1(X) miles of dry and unculti vated desert is a, danger to which European armies have seldom been exposed in modern warfare, though there are examples of the destruction of the Roman legions by similar calamities in the Parthian wars. The probability is that but a very small portion of an army defeated under such circum stances could escape, and if the Russian army under Prince Gortschakoff meets with that fate the re treat of Moscow will be avenged. From the moment that the Russians cease to hold Sebastopol and a commanding position in the Crimea they are exposed to two adverse contin ereecies ; they may be cut off altogether by a flank march of the enemy from some point on the coast, or, if driven back by a direct attack in front of their position, they may be compelled to retire on a country which offers no resources for the main tenance of an army. If the former of these opera tions be attempted by the Allied generals, Simphe ropol is evidently the strategical point on which the fate of the campaign would turn. Simpheropol is about equidistant from Alouchta, on the south coast of the Crimea, and from the mouth of the Alma, the distance in either case being within 30 miles. Alouchta has the advantage of being acces sible to the Allied forces by laud and by sea, and the passage of the hills into the valley of the Salghir is not likely to offer any serious obstacles to the light infantry of our armies. These speculations may be idle, for they can in no degree affect the result, and the plan of operations of the Allied Commanders is doubtless already formed and in operation ' • but in a crisis of so much importance every practicable movement invites consideration, and it is satisfactory to think that there are seve ral modes of accomplishing the same object. Yet the Emperor of Russia hardens his heart against the stern lessons of war, and, pursuing the fatal policy which led him to reject the too liberal terms offered him at Vienna, he threatens to resist until he will have to pay a larger penalty from dimi nished resources. Yet who but his own subjects are now the dupes of these pretensions ? We have seen the utmost Russia can do in defence of Sebas topol when her whole military and naval establish ments were in the highest state of perfection, and now that these establishments are annihilated we have no reason to entertain any apprehension of her future efforts. THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE AT LISMORE.—His Grace arrived at .Lismore on Wednesday afternoon, and met an enthusiastic reception from all classes of the inhabi. tauts. A correspondent of the Frthntan says—" Large cavalcades Of, the resident gentry, &c., with numerous pedestrians and others occupying land, either under his grace or adjacent.to his extensive states, heartily joined in the warmest demonstrations of welcome. There were several triumphal arches erected, and flans flying. The ' town was illuminated, bonfires were blr.zing, and by a judicious arrangement made by the inhabitants (wbo liberally subscribed for the purpose) a brilliant display of fireworks. The novelty and beauty of the designs were particularly remarkable, more especially the last one, a very handsome temple, displaying Cead Mill e F a il t h e —Devonchire, sun oundad by coloured stare, rockets, &Q., in they reateat profusion." THE SIJN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER, 18, 1855 MDLE. RACHEL'S DEBUT IN AMERICA. I FIRST NIGHT OF " HORACE" IN NEW YORK. (From the New York Daily Herald, Sept. 4.) The most interesting dramatic performance that ever took place in the United States, came tff last night at the Metropolitan Theatre. The spacious theatre was crowded at the rising of the curtain. The audience included all classes and all na tionalities in the community. There never has been, of late years, such a turn out of old theatre-goers. The parquette seemed almost like the old Park pit over again. Not even Jenny Lind attracted such a con course of habitues of the play-house. The delegates from Young New York were of course in the majority, but we rarely see so many old men in a theatre as were gathered in the Metropolitan theatre last night. The house was what is called a " black " one—that is, two thirds of the audience were men. Why the ladies staid a way we cannot say, but at any rate, the " lords of crea tion ' predominated. Perhaps the female part of the community were kept away by the wicked stories told about Rachel ; but they will come yet. The feeling of curiosity seemed to especially inspire the majority of the American audience. They seemed to think that they had merely come to see a very great show, and they desired to have the affair finished at once. They changed their minds, however, before it l was concluded, and wished there was more of it. Fa shionable society was not strongly represented. The audience was very much diversified and mixed up. The literary and art world sent its best people—and the occasion seemed to be a reunion of persons who knew everybody of any consequence, and were, consequently, very well known themselves. The house was very full. The gross receipts could not have been less than $5,000. The parquette, dress circle and private boxes were uncomfortably full. The "standing committee" was full, and a large number of extra seats were placed in the orchestra, aisles and lob bies. Full dress did not seem to have been much thought of, although a few people owning large quantities of jewellery (probably in the trade) did dash out a little. Our foreign population—French, Italians, and Germans —were strongly represented. The performances commenced with a two act comedy, " Les Droits de l'Homme," played by M'lles Sasah ; Lia and Felix (sisters of Rachel), MM. Bellevault, Beau vallet, and Dieudome. It is a neat comedy, although a great many people who didn't understand French went to sleep while it was being acted, and only waked un at the end, when M. Bellevault Fred a pistol out of the window. We have not time to criticise this piece, and will only say that M'lle Rachel's youngest sister, Dinah Felix, is a very pretty girl, and that M. Beauvallet is a clever comedian. After the comedy there was an interval of 20 minutes, and at half-past nine o'clock the tragedy commenced. Every one was awake then. "Horace" is the proper name of the play in which Mlle Rachel first carved her name on the temple of fame in such deep letters that a great many years will be required to wear out the im pression. It is' an old-fashioned tragedy, in five acts, only four of which are played, as Camille, the heroine, ' is killed in the fourth act, and it is wisely judged that the audience have no great interest in any one else. To speak plainly, " Horace" without Rachel, would be a great bore. But she is so wonderfiilly great as an artist, that we could endure even something more antique than this play for her sake. , The audience evidently thought the first part of the play rather heavy. Everybody had a book containing , the French words, with a literal English translation. • When they turned over a page, it sounded like the rust ling of the " leaves of Vallambrosa." They suffered under this difficulty—when endeavouring to follow the words they lost Mlle. Rachel's by-play, which is the most exquisite of her effects. • The late hour at which we write forbids us from enter ing into a detailed analysis of Mlle. Rachel's Camille. We may, however, present a few points for• a general deduction. She came on in the second scene from the upper en trance, and half a second before her "cue" was given. She almost glided into our notice, and seemed to be a little astonished at the impetous applause that greeted her appearance. Her readings were excellent, and her voice exquisitely modulated. She did not seem to en deavour to produce great effects, and yet they were pro duced. In the first three acts the other persons in the play are of more consequence than herself ; but she rises superior to the exigencies of the scene, and by her mag nificent by-play, fixes your attention upon her almost without your knowledge or consent. We cannot quote particular speeches or cite distinct scenes, because everything was so good that we would not know where to begin. We may instance, however, the scene wherein Sabine endeavours to dissuade Horatias and Curatius from the combat. The gleam of hope which passes over Rachel's face as she thinks that she sees they are moved from their purpose may be only a trick of a practised ac tress, but it seemed to us a flash of real genius. The expression which she gave the line "Courage ! they are softened," spoke a whole volume of itself. The fourth act was, however, her crowning triumph. Here she is informed of the death of her lover by the messenger sent to her i father to congratulate him upon the victory gained by his surviving son. When the story is commenced she seems indifferent. As it progresses she gradually rouses herself, and when the catastrophe is announced, the depth of her despair finds vent in one word—Alas !—and she falls into a deep. swoon, so well done that one accus tomed to the stage is, for the moment, carried away by its seeming reality. Following this her scene with her brother, her denunciation of her brother and of Rome, were so powerfully delineated that she seemed to break down the great barrier between herself and the audi ence—that is her foreign tongue, and to carry them with her, as it were, into the hollow of her hand. She acts down to her fingers' ends. Her thin and fragile figure • seems to shrink and quiver from the effect of the pas sions which seen to excite her, but which, in fact, only have that effect on the audience. She elaborates detail., Every effect is highly finished. She is triumphant over her audience. Without the slightest real emotion, she so enchants them with the cunning of the scene that they are carried away from the theatre—they stand in Rome—they hear the clash of resounding arms and the shouts that welcome the victorious Horatias to the Eter nal City—they go away sadly with the death shriek of poor Camille still ringing in their ears, and with the' blood of her lover before their eyes. Even those who were altogether ignorant of the French langoage were in raptures with the fourth act. Rachel's pantomime is more eloquent than the words of an ordinary actress. Her figure resembled, though it is somewhat thinner than that of Miss Julia Dean. She is an actress that once seen] can never be forgotten. The writer of this has seen a great many theatrical performances and a great deal of what is called good acting. The Camille of M'lle Rachel is the only piece of great acting that he has ever seen. The audience seemed astonished by it, hut at the fall of the curtain their applause, which had been shower ing, broke forth in a perfect storm, and there was a unanimous call for Rachel. The curtain rose, and she was discovered in the centre of the stage, very pale, very tremulous, and very much exhausted. She acknow ledged the applause three times, and seemed so much exhausted that M. Felix came from the wing and carried her off. Some uncharitable people said that this was affectation. We, on the contrary, think it remarkable that a person with such light physical timber should have succeeded in producing such extraordinary effects without being still more exhausted than she seemed to be. There were several peculiarities about the performance and the artists which we shall describe hereafter. In the meantime we may say that no description can give an adequate idea of Rachel's acting. It is a luxury which, to use a trite expression, must be seen to be ap preciated. RACHEL'S SECOND NIGHT—PHEDRE. Mlle Rachel last night sustained upon her own shoul ders the most wearisome performance that was ever wit nessed by an American audience. Think of over two hours of mere recitation, without an intermission, with out a change of scene, and without any of the stage ac cessories to which we are accustomed. It was purely an intellectual banquet, and as such it was enjoyed in the most complete silence, only broken by the rustling of the leaves of the play-books, or when the applause could no longer be res t ra i ned, and, broke out in a burst remark able for its spontaniety and heartiness. Her two great points were made when she declares her love for Hippo -1 te, and is rej ec t e d b y him. It is impossible to describe theexpressi he onw a h rt ; 't is there thyhegaveto the aild lines— Here ought Impatient al rea d y to expiate her h r o ff ence, feelaicmllt m e v t e h s at it e advances, unworthy is my to strike. hy o t rif thou bei thy blows, If thy hate envie s me a punish ment To t o r i mee t k e ; Or if of a blood too vil e thy hand so sw eet, world be steeped, In default of thy arm, lend me thy sword; Give ! Her exit here was followed by such a storm of ap plause that she came forward to ack now l e d ge it. Her scene with CEnone, where she casts off tile unworthy confidant, was still more magnificent. H er rage, scorn, and contempt were i nfernal ly splendid, and the flarnes of Acheron seemed to dart from her blazing eyes. Her death scene was painful from its intensity. Sh e was summoned before the curtain at the end of the play. As we said before, we do not think Phedre is equal to Camile, excepting in the points above cited, which are quite as effective, though more melodramatic, than the best points of Camille. It seems to us that M'lle Rachel represents rage, crime, hate, and jealousy much better than she depicts pathos, penitence, sorrow, love, and despair. Thus she was more effective in the last scenes of Camille and Phedre than the first. But the result of all analysis of her acting will always be the same— namely, that she is a very great actr ess, and that, from the neophyte to him who 13 blase o f plays and players, her triumphs are universal. THE ALEXANDER ESTATES.--The extensive London derry estates of Mr. Lesley Alexander, are s doomed to the hammer, and are to be set up for sale in the Encum bered Estates Court on Friday, the 15th of November next. The property is divided into 30 lots, in the whole upw ar d s o f 8,000 acres, and producing a gross profit rent of 4, 521 , a-year. cantaming i Tin: BALMORAL BONFIRE.—When it was reported in September last that Sebastopol had fallen a large quan tity of timber was collected on the summit of Craig gowan, the mountain which rises immediately to the south of Balmoral C as tl e , w ith th e i n t ent i on o f kindling a bonfire as soon as the news might be officially con firmed. The report having turned out to be false, the fire was, of cou rse , no t ki n dl e d ; b ut t h e f ue l hav i ng re fl mined in expectation that it would still be used for that purpose, it was kindled on Tuesday night, and illumined the country for miles around. Thus, within a few days of a year, -had - this pile remained, its dry and dead-like appearance being, Perhaps , one of the most suggestive lights which the Queen w , itnessed when on Saturday N, Oak, her Majesty stood beside it on the mountain. SPORTING NOTES. DONCASTER, LEICESTER, MANCHESTER. Mr. Tom Parr is a wonderful man. His judgment and experience in racing matters are extraordinary, and are applied to t the most practical purposes. To use a vulgar saying, " All's fish that comes to his net." Not a meeting of the most leather-flapping pretensions, but Tom Parr is ready to pounce upon its richest prizes. No gathering is too remote for him if it presents a chance of paying the travelling expenses of himself and horses. Why, not contented with winning the St. Leger on Wed nesday with Saucebox, he was off to Weymouth on the following day, and there secured the Queen's Plate, and for the former event riding his own horse. His success at Doncaster was astonishing. Everyone, however, re garded Saucebox's triumph for the St. Leger as one of those extraordinary "flukes" of frequent occurrence on the turf. This opinion was materially strengthened when Rifleman again so easily defeated Fandango on Friday. It was, however, soon weakened, for Saucebox evinced racing merit for the Don Stakes that he was not supposed to possess. After his second triumph, it is said,that Mr. Parr expressed his willingness to match Saucebox against Rifleman over the St. Leger course for either a thousand or two thousand guineas, Saucebox to concede 41b. Still the suspicions which were excited relative to Rifleman's running for the St. Leger will not be readily dispelled. When the horse was brought out and saddled on Wednesday he sweated considerably, and between his flanks was a thick white lather. He seemed, too, jaded and dispirited, and his eye lacked that fire and brilliancy which are sure indications of health and oon dition. After the race he pulled up so lame that it was generally believed that he had broken down, and if I am not misinformed, his owner announced publicly that the horse would scarcely be able to run again. Rifleman was, I believe, actually vanned to the railway station to be sent home, when it was discovered that his lame ness had entirely disappeared. When we remember the Derby, it seems that Rifleman "goes lame" at the most inconvenient seasons. Flatman was much chagrined and annoyed when he dismounted Rifleman after the race on Friday, and but ill-concealed his feelings from .the spectators. Although it is against his principles to resign " a cap and jacket," yet he would certainly be justified in refusing to sport the Squire's colours for the ' future. In certain quarters that ought to be well informed, it is asserted that Mr. Parr did not make up his mind to start Sancebox for the St. Leger until after breakfast on the morning of the race. Surely, however, so absurd a story is not seriously entertained. It is well known that Mr. Parr and party backed the horse, although perhaps for not a very large sum, and their expectations of his winning were formed on his running with Rifleman at York. On that occasion Saucebox's mouth was so sore that he would not " face the bit." Oulston figured more ingloriously than even his most violent opponents had anticipated. The Danebury party seemed not a little "shut up" to have their "six thousand-pounder" defeated by an animal which bad been sold out of their stable for 155 guineas. The long talked-of and much-boasted flyer, Grmculus Esuriens, was at length introduced to the public. He is an im postor of the Lightfoot stamp. So familiar must every incident connected with the meeting be to the reader that it would be useless to pur sue this subject further. The settling.which took place yesterday may on the whole be pronounced satisfactory. Still there were several persons reported " hit and miss ing." The meetings which take place during the current week are scarcely worthy of notice. The London divi sion, however, is likely to be fully represented at Leices ter to-morrow, and at Manchester on Thursday. The Leicester events I will briefly discuss. Should Imogene be sent for the Cup she can scarcely fail of defeating the moderate lot which will be opposed to her. Manganese will perhaps win the Two-years-old Stakes ; in her ab sence Stork will be the successful competitor. Should Rataplan do battle for the Leicester Handicap, I may, despite his weight, be inclined to trust him. The other noteworthy names•are Domino, Lucy Locket, and Harry of Hereford, my opinion of their respective chances being indicated by the order in which I have set down their names. For the Scurry Handicap I shall select Gossip. The other items do not require discussion. The Manchester Meeting will possess sufficient attrac tion to draw together a large number of turfites. The Chesterield Handicap stands first on the programme. Byrsa and Announcement appear to be favourably weighted. Neville has been so freely backed for the Cesarewitch that his party may be disinclined to jeo pardise his Newmarket chance by sending him to Man chester. For the Wilton Handicap I am, therefore, induced to select Rylstone, Prince Plausible, and Mary. Anniversary, Byrsa, and Prince Plausible have the " best of the weights" for the Trafford Plate. Bour geoise and Biron are my fancies for the Post-office Hotel Handicap. It is somewhat puzzling even to " guess'' the winners of Friday's races. No information can yet be obtained as to the probable starters. On paper the chances of Patience, Radcliffe Hero, and Atherstome seem worthy of consideration for the Metropolitan Plate. The running for the Grand Stand Plate will depend upon the issue of Thursday's races. September 18. A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY. The partial settling which took place at Doncaster on Thursday last was far from satisfactory. Nevertheless, hopes were entertained that, notwithstanding some ill omened rumours, the general settling to-day would be carried on with ample means to dive it smoothness. Fresh disappointments were, however, experienced, for money changed hands slowly, and it was soon evident that the supply was not adequate to the full demand. This was attributable in a great measure to a number of absentees, who, although they have abundant resources at command, neglected to send in their accounts to be settled by their agents or " commissioners." Such instances of neglect are both vexatiou4 and discreditable. By some of the "hit and missing" arrangements are proposed ; all things considered, therefore, there is good ground to believe that, when the business of settling is resumed on Monday next, much of the tightness now complained of will be relieved. Little attention was paid to coming events. The principal transactions were in reference to the Cesare witch, for which Robgiil was in increased force ; 10 to 1 was taken to a good deal of money. Scythian and Neville were firm—the former at 12 to 1, and the latter at 15 to 1 ;,600 to 100 taken about the two. Joe Miller and Veteran had an advancing tendency. Nothing else occurred worthy of particular notice. CESAREWITOE. 9 to 1 agst Robgill (10 to 1 taken freely) 12 to 1 agst Scythian (taken) 15 to 1 agst Neville (taken) 20 to 1 agst Veteran (taken) 20 to 1 agst Monarque (taken) 20 to 1 agst Joe Miller 20 to 1 agst Saucebox (taken) 25 to 1 agst Weathercock (taken) 25 to 1 agst Early Bird (taken) 35 to 1 agst Black Swan (taken) 35 to 1 agst Diana (taken) 40 to 1 aget Mortimer (taken) 40 to 1 aget Muscovite (taken) 600 to 100 agst Scythian and Neville coupled (t.) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 500 to 30 agst Ellington (taken) 35 to 1 agst Coroner (taken) 25 to 1 agst Polmoodie (taken) PONTEFRACT MEETING.-MONDAY, Trial Stakes. Bourgeois Filly by Freeman Five ran. Park-hill Stakes. Three-quarters of a mile Prestan Merlin Eight ran. West Riding Handicap. About two miles. Eulogist Atherstene Rajah Hy bla Four ran. Won in a canter by six lengths. Evangeline Corporation Plate. Goldfinch... Three ran. Stand Plate. One mile. Bourgeois ......... Medal 1 ..................... Haxby Lady of Lodg e 4 Seven ran. They came in as above ; the Judge put the wrong numbers up. LICHFIELD RACES. —MONDAY. Staffordshire Stakes. Two miles. Polestar Goorkah 2 Six ran. Cleveland fell, and, it is reported, broke his leg ; and Goorkah, reported, broke down. Champagne Stakes. Half a mile. Blueßell Outcry THE OFFERTORY SERVICE.—Within the last few days the Bishop of Rochester has been called on to interfere, with the view to restore peace among the parishioners of Hemel Hempstead, Herts, in his lordship's diocese, be tween whom and the clergy differences have lately arisen consequent upon the restoration and use of the offertory and the prayer for the church militant in the service of the church there by the present incumbent. Naval and Military Intelligence. A Board of Admiralty is expected at Portsmouth this day on the annual visit of inspection. Two of the Board landed at Portsmouth from the steam yacht Black Eagle on Sunday evening from their trip to the western ports, and proceeded to London. Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8., the Commander-in-Chief, also re turned to Portsmouth on Sunday evening from his tour of inspection along the coast as far as the Channel Islands. We reported a few days ago that the fine two-decker Prince Regent had been removed from the ordinary in Portsmouth Harbour to moorings off the dockyard, pre paratory to being docked and adapted to a screw after the manner of the Colossus, &c. It is now officially re ported that the estimates have been called for by the Admiralty, with the view of making her a hulk merely, in the room of an old frigate now doiag that service. The transport Colombo, No. 110, Capt. Franklin, arrived at Spithead last evening, at sunset, from the East, with about 125 invalids. The Mary Anne sailing transport, No. 42, left Spit heo,d last evening for Deptford. The Arabia steam transport, No. 95,. Captain Stone, loading ordnance stores in Portsmouth Harbour for the Crimea, is expected to leave about Saturday next, taking out troops and towing the Great Tasmania sailing hos pital ship, Capt. Crow, also with troops. The Jackal! screw transport, C. Fricham, master, went down to Woolwich on Saturday from Deptford, and is embarking huts and munitions of war for the Black Sea. The Omar Pasha and Cosmopolite arrived likewise at the Arsenal moorings for the like purpose and destination. The Marley Hill, which sailed thence on Saturday, had arrived at that point of the river called the " Bite," when flames were observed issuing from the hold of the vessel. An alarm was instantly given by the pilot, when buckets were forwarded from the shipping office, but before they had reached the ship the fire was ex tinguished, and after an hour's delay the Marley Hill was enabled to proceed on her voyage. The fire was fortunately confined to some wood, which had been in cautiously forgotten, and left on the heated boilers. Another batch of mortar-boats has reached Woolwich, namely, the Nos. 1,3, 15, and 18. They are to discharge their ordnance stores, to be stripped, and to be laid up at Deptford like the former ones ; and when all have arrived the total number there will be 26. The James Holmes transport-ship, Capt. Head, from Barbadoes, came into Woolwich on Sunday night, with a detachment of 41 non-commissioned officers and pri vates, belonging to the Royal corps, under the command of Lieut. Atchison, 67th Regiment, and staff assistant surgeon. The James Holmes left Barbadoes on the Ist of August, and was, consequently, 47 days at sea. She had one case of yellow fever during her voyage, and, with that exception, all were landed well. The vessel is to be laid up at the West India Docks. His Imperial Highness Prince Napoleon passed through Woolwich on Sunday, having arrived there by the 11 o'clock train, and embarked on board his yacht, the Oriel, which lay off the Dockard, awaiting his arri val. She immediately afterwards got up steam and steered for the Downs. The Vixen was taken out of Woolwich yesterday. _ In con,equence of Dr. Dartnell, the Deputy-Inspector. General of Hospitals, having obtained leave of absence from the General Hospital, Fort Pitt, the duty of Prin cipal Medical Officer devolves on First Class Staff-Sur geon R. Battersley ; and the under-named Acting Assis tant-Surgeons left Fort Pitt yesterday to embark for service at the following stations :—Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Short proceed to Liverpool, to embark for Canada ; Mr. Healley proceeds to Southampton, to embark for Jamaica ; and Mr. Le Febure and Mr. Kelly also go to Southampton, to embark for service at Barbadoes. A party of invalids, 87 in number, of different corps, sent home from the Crimea wounded, and otherwise being unfit for any further military duty, were dis charged from the invalid depot on Saturday. 28 dis charged men were embarked at Gravesend on board the Irish steamer for Dublin. At the camp at A IderShott 19 new wooden buildings are about being erected in a substantial manner. They are intended for officers and staff sergeants. Three iron buildings are also ordered for gun and forage sheds, and many other extensive additions to the camp will shortly be made. During the past few days a large quantity of the huts intended for the troops in the Crimea, to make up the number ordered by the Government, have been de spatched. The officers hut is of nearly the same descrip tion as that of the men, the only difference being in the size and internal arrangements. The first detachment of the Army Works Corps, des tined for the Crimea, consisting of 200 men, which have recently been organised by Sir J. Paxton, will in the course of this day or to-morrow proceed upon its desti nation. FRIGHTFUL SUICIDE BY A LADY AT BOOTLE. Seldom has it fallen to the lot of a journalist to record a more melancholy case of self-destruction, nor one under more painful circumstances, than that which we present to the public this day. No doubt it will be in the recollection of the public that in July Mr. Holds worth, a gentleman well known and respected, and who held an appointment in the Post-office, met his death by being accidentally drowned whilst bathing at New Brighton. He left a widow and five daughters—the oldest not fifteen, the youngest under three years of age. The shock to Mrs. Holdsworth was so sudden and se- vere that her reason became affected, and she has been quite idiotic since that time. With her children she went to reside in the house of her brother, Mr. Knowles (who holds an appointment in the General Post-office), at 7, Lower Mersey-view, Bootle ; and the utmost at tention was paid to her by her brother and his children, who cherished great affection for theepoor unhappy lady. Some time ago she bad an attack of paralys; ~ and, one side of her body was, in consequence, seriously affected, and became quite useless. Her mental affliction in creased until she seemed to have lost all traces of the world and everything about her. She remained in this lamentable state up to Saturday morning, when she was left alone for about two minutes, and during this brief period she destroyed herself by cutting her throat with a razor. It was a sad and afflicting sight to see the poor little children who, but a couple of months since were blessed with parents, now bereft of both, and left on the world with out, comparatively, any provision being made for them. It will be remembered that at the time of Mr. Holds worth's death a number of merchants and other gentle men entered into a subscription for the deceased lady and the children, as there was no provision made by the post-office. The matter was placed in the hands of Mr. Bales, superintendent of letter-carriers, and that gentle man, with a degree of zeal that reflects credit on him, prosecuted the affair, as far as his limited time would permit, but as he could not find leisure to call on all who were anxious to subscribe, perhaps the present me lancholy occasion will b e taken by such gentlemen as wish to assist the poor little orphans. We should be glad to receive any contributions for this laudable nur pose. The borough coroner having been apprised of the melancholy fact, summoned a highly respectable jury, of which Duncan Gibb, Eeq., was foreman, and pro ceeded to the house of Mr. Knowles, at Bootle, where the body lay. The deceased lady had just entered on her 40th year. The following evidence was given before the jury. Mr. Knowles said--I am brother of the ee ceased Elizabeth Holdsworth. She was in a very low desponding state since the death of her husband in July, and bad gradually become worse. Last night she ap peared quite unconscious of what she was doing. She had a paralytic stroke about five weeks since, and the use of all ono side wa r s quite gone. From the man ner she worked her anew last night I think she had another stroke. I Went into her bedroom at five o'clock in the morning to bid her good morning, as I invariably did before leaving for the office. She did not appear to know me. I went away at five minutes past five, and when in town I was sent for, and on my return saw her with her throat cat, and quite dead. Miss Agnes Knowles, daughter of the last witness, and niece of the deceased, was examined. She said the deceased did not go to bed at all during the night. I walked the room up to two o'clock with her, and my sister relieved me for the remainder of the night. The deceased was in a desponding state since July, and got worse every day. Since the paralytic attack she did not appear to know where she was, or who were about her. Since last Monday she was quite deranged, and fre quently Walked the bed-room all night. About a quar ter before seven I went to the door of her room again, and found it locked on the inside. I looked through the keyhole, and then went round and got into the room again through the window. Deceased was lying on the floor, quite dead. I saw two razors with blood on them —one on the floor beside her, and one on the table. Her throat was cut, and she was then dead. My sister had left her about a minute-and-a-half or two minutes, and in that time the deceased must have committed the rash act. The jury said they bad heard quite enough evidence, and at once found for their verdict that the unfortunate lady was out of her mind, and that whilst in that state she had put an end to her life. .Mr. Gibb, the foreman of the jury, asked Mr. Knowles if there was any provision made by the post-office for Mr. Holdsworth ? Mr. Knowles replied there was not. Mr. Gibb--Hoar much had he a-year ? 150/. ; but he had not that always. Mr. Gibb—Then his poor children must have been left quite destitute ; for he could not have saved anything, having to bring up his family, and at the same time support himself in his sphere of life; out'of 1501. a-year. I wish we could make a pre sentment or representation to the post-office on this point ; but I fear we cannot. The coroner said the people employed about the post-office were the worst paid men on the face of the earth. He instanced a case of a man in this neighbourhood, in Cheshire, who was out winter and summer at half-past four in the morning, and who did not return until 7 or 8 o'clock in the even ing, and he was rewarded for this with the munificent sum of Bs. a week. The jury said it was a downright disgrace to the authorities. Mr. Gibb suggested a sub scription, and said ho would be happy to promote it for the benefit of the poor little children. Mr. Bales, of the poet-office said, at the time of Mr. Holdsworth's death, a number of merchants and other gentlemen did sub scribe, but as he (Mr. Bales) bad not time to wait on many, no doubt more would have been collected for the poor orphans. He was sure, however, that the present melancholy state of the children would not be presented in vain to the ever benevolent people of Liverpool. Mr Gibb said he would at once commence by handing in his subscription. This he did liberally, and his example was followed in the earne-spirit by Mr. Hornby, Mr. IDuns ford, and Mr. Young (jurors). The proceedings then terminated, . 0 0111 Thllo. THE BRITISH - ASSOCIATION. GLASGOW, SEPT. 15. SECTION A.—MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE. The business in this section consisted in the reading of papers by JAMES THOMSON, Esq., "On Certain Curious Motions observable on the Surface of Wine and other Alcoholic Liquors." Sir DAVID BREWSTER, " On the Binocular Vision of Surfaces on Different Colours." Professor TYNDALL, F.R.S., "On Experimental De monstration of the Polarity of Diamagnetic Bodies." Captain W. S. JACOB, Astronomer R3yal, Madras, " On Certain Anomalies presented by the Binary Star, 70 Ophiuchi." Rear-Admiral Sir JOHN Ross, " On the Aurora Bore- Colonel SYKES, " On Hail Storms in India from 1851 to 1855 ; " and Mr. J. JOHNSTON, "On the Detection and Measure ment of Atmospheric Electricity by the Photo-barograph and Thermegraph." SECTION B.—CHEMIGAL SCIENCE. The papers read in this section were those of ' Professor 0-. WILSON, "On the Proofs of the Exist- ence of Haloid Salts in Solution." The Rev. A. FARRAR, " On the late Eruption of Ve. suvius." Dr. ROWNEY, "Oa the Composition of two Mineral Substances employed as Pigments." Dr. EDWARDS, of Liverpool, "On a kind of Titan iferous Iron which occurs on the western Shore of the Mersey." _ _ Mr. T. GRACE CALVERT, "On the Action of Sulphu retted Hydrogen on Solutions of Salts of Zinc." SECTION C..---GEOLOGY. Mr. ROBERT ALLEN read a paper "On the presen Condition of the Geysers of Iceland." Mr. EVAN Horiurs read a paper "On the Gold bearing Districts of the World ;" and Professor NICHOL a paper " On the Auriferous Quartz Districts of Australia," by Mr. J. A. Campbell, of Glas gow, formerly of Australia. Mr. Campbell was of opinion that the gold fields are inexhaustible, and the finding of gold only in its infancy. Boundless fields lie still untouched, which will employ the labour of ages yet to come, and when efficient machinery shall have been brought to operate upon the rocks, there may be then gold enough to liquidate the national debt. Sir R. J. MURCHISON said he had been in communi cation with the governor of Australia, and it was un doubted that though the population had of late largely increased the produce of gold had decreased. It was a virgin country ; the gold lay in great troughs, and the question was how long it would take to exhaust them. It might be a quarter of a century —more or less—he would not like to name it ; but it would be, sooner or later, exhausted. The riches were on the surface. When the Spaniards first visited South America, and found the palace of Montezuma and the other princes covered with gold, which had been collected by the poor people with their sticks out of thegravel of the earth, they said, " What will come when we go down to the bowels of the earth ;" and it must be remembered that the Spaniards were then the best miners in the world. What was the result ? They mined for gold—they were ruined ---and a proverb gradually came into use, which said, " he who wants to make a fortune will mine for copper; he who wants a moderate fortune will mine for silver ; and he who wants to ruin himselflA him mine for gold." (A laugh.) There might be exceptions to this rule, but it generally held true. In nineteen cases out of twenty, deep mining will cost 255. for every 1/. of gold. This was undoubtedly the case in South America. No doubt, however, Australia would produce gold for many years, and enable this country to found there a magnificent empire. (Applause.) Mr. PAGE read a paper, in continuation of his remarks at Liverpool, " On the Subdivisions of the Palmozoic and Metamorphic Rocks of Scotland ;" and another, " On the Stratigraphical Relations and Development of the Freshwater or Lower Carboniferous Limestone of Dr. Ilibbert." SECTIONS D. AND E. These sections did not meet to-day. SECTION F.—STATISTICS. Professor WALSH read a paper by J. W. Gilbart, Esq., Y.R.S., "On the Laws of the Currency in Scotland." Mr. NEWMARCH next submitted " An analysis of a pamphlet by Count Frolich, of some of the principles which regulate the effects of a Paper Currency." Dr. CAMPS read a paper by Dr. Guy, " On the Fluc tuations in the number of Births, Deaths, and Marriages, and in the number of Deaths from special causes, in the Metropolis, during the last 15 years-1840-55." Dr. COLDSTREAM read a paper "On some of the Re sults deducible from the Report on the Statistics of Dis ease in Ireland, published along with the Census of 1851." J. A. CAMPBELL, Esq., Glasgow, read a paper by MY. Valpy, " On the Effect of the War on the principal Ar ticles of Russian Produce." The paper showed that previous to the war Russia exported her principal pro ductions chiefly to England, and England imported such productions chiefly for Russia ; that since the outbreak of war the exports of produce from Russia have dimi nished to a greater proportionate extent than thelgene ral imports of such articles into England ; that the value of produce in Russia cannot compensate the producer fur the decrease of exports, whilst supplies from other countries than Russia will prevent the consumer in Eng land suffering from very high prices ; that the difficulties and consequent expense of transport by land from Rus sia render the injuries of a blockade as necessarily very severe. The Section adjourned till Monday. CONVERSAZIONE IN THE CITY HALL. The chief attraction of Saturday evening was the ex hibition of the electric light. Professor WILSON explained the generation of the light, and Messrs. Dubosq and Nachet projected the images of various natural objects upon a white screen : where they were seen magnified to the extent of 6,000 times. The experiments concluded with a series of panoramic views of Paris, of the Paris Exhibition, &c. CITY REGISTRATION. Yesterday morning Thomas Young McChristie, Esq., the barrister appointed to revise the " Parliamentary list of voters for the City of London," commenced his sittings for that purpose in the Court of Common Pleas, Guildhall. This being the first day the business was principally confined to the attendance of the clerks of the various livery companies, and also the wards and parishes throughout the City, handing in their several lists and returns, when the order in which they will be taken by the learned barrister will be determined on. Mr. Sidney Smith and Mr. Ledger appeared on the part of the Reform Registration Association, by wham the only claims and objections have been made. The claims and objections are : THE LIVERY. Claims 1 Objections HOUSEHOLDERS. Claims for insertion Claims to amend Objections 34 9 285 Total amount of claims 35 Objections In addition to which the association during the past years served 188 notices of claims to be rated, of which 138 have been placed on the list. The present register contains 20,432 voters, but that number, by omissions in the lists, is reduced by 450. THE IRISH BANK RETURNS. The bank returns for Ireland to the Ist of September show the feature usually witnessed at this season of a contraction of circulation and bullion. The reduction in the former is 69,4381. ; in the latter, 25,1011., which is not much larger than usual. This is likely to be the last return for months which will be unfavourable, as experience shows that for months to come a large expan• then occurs, consequent on the action of the harvest. The circulation and bullion are both now nearly the figure they were last year at this time. 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BANK RETURNS. in Account, pursuant to the Act seventh anti eighth Victoria, cap. 32, of the Average Amount of Bank Notes of the several Banks of Issue in England and Wales, in Cireelation during the Week ending Satur day, the Ist day of September, 1855 : Average PRIVATE BANKS. Amount. Andover Bank, Andover—Heath and Co. Ashford Bank, Ashford—Jemmitt and Pomfret 10,230 Aylsham Bank, Aylsham—G. and T. Copeman 5,012 Aylesbury Old Bank, Aylesbury—Z. D. Hunt 28,256 Baldock Bank and Baldock and Biggleswade Bank, Baldock—Wells, Hogge, and Co 28,185 Barnstaple Bank, Barnstaple—Marshall and Cc 9,972 Basingstoke and Odiham Bank, Basingstoke— , Seymour, Lamb, and Co. Bedford Bank, Bedford—T. Barnard and Sons 32,554 Bewdley Bank, Bewdley Nichols, Baker, and Co. 9,208 Bicester and Oxfordshire Bank and Oxford Bank, Bicester—H. M. and G. Tubb 13,184 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham —Attwoods, Spooner, and Co 22,060 Birmingham and Warwickshire Bank, Bir mingham—J. L. Moilliet and Sons 10,249 Blandford Bank, Blandford—Oak and Co. 6,538 Boston Bank, Boston—Garfit and Co 71,868 Boston Bank, Boston—H. and T. Gee and Co 14,426 Bridgwater Bank, Bridgwater—J. and J. L Sealey Bristol Bank, Bristol—Miles, Miles, and Co 31,727 Broseley and Bridgnorth and Bridgnorth and Broseley Bank, Broseley—Pritchards, Boy cott, and Co. Buckinghamßank, BUckingham—Bartlett, Par rott, and Co. Bury and Suffolk Bank, Sudbury Bank, and Stowmarket Bank, Bury St. Edmunds— Oakes, Bevan, and Co. _ Banbury Bank, Banbury - Gillet, Tawney, and Co. Banbury Old Bank, Banbury-Cobb and Son 22,176 Bath City Bank, Bath- -G. Moger and Son Bedfordshire Leighton Buzzard Bank, Leighton Buzzard-Bassett, Grant, and Co 36,381 Birmingham Bank, Birmingham-Taylor and Lloyds Bradford Old Bank, Bradford, Yorkshire -H A. and W. M. Harris and Co. Brecon Old Bank, Brecon-Wilkins and Co 61,453 Brighton Union Bank, Brighton-Hall, West, and Borrer Burlington and Driffield Bank, Burlington- Harding, Smith, and Co 12,399 Bury St. Edmunds Bank, Bury St. Edmunds- J. Worlledge Cambridge Bank, Cambridge-Mortlock &Co 12,114 Cambridge and Cambridgeshire Bank, Cam bridge-Messrs. Fosters 47,028 Canterbury Bank, Canterbury-Hammond and Co 31,198 Carmarthen Bank, Carmarthen-David Morris and Sons Chertsey Bank, Chertsey-La Coste and Son 2,667 Colchester Bank, Colchester-Round & Green 16,090 Colchester and Essex Bank, and Witham and Essex Bank, and Hadleigh, Suffolk, Bank, Colchester-Mills, Bawtree, and Co 32,932 Cornish Bank, Truro-Tweedy and Co 46;616 Coventry Bank, Coventry-Little & Woodcock 7,347 City Bank, Exeter-Milford and Co 19,613 Craven Bank, Settle-Alcocks, Birkbecks, and Co 68,536 Cardiff Bank, Cardiff-Towgood and Co 6,970 Chepstow Old Bank, Chepstow Bank, Mon mouth Old Bank, Monmouth Bank, Brecon Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Chepstow-Bromage, Snead, and Co 8,855 Derby Bank, Derby-W. and S. Evans &Co 9,659 Derby Bank, Derby-Samuel Smith and Co ! 32,213 Derby Old Bank and Scarsdale and High Peak Bank, Derby-Crompton, Newton, and Co Devizes and Wiltshire Bank, Devizes-Locke and Co 8,363 Dies Bank, Diss-Oakes, Fincham, and Co 10,290 Doncaster Bank and Retford Bank, Doncaster -Cooke and Co 71,199 Darlington Bank, Durham Bank, and Stockton on-Tees Bank, Darlington--Backhouse &Co 84,917 Devonport Bank, Devonport- Hodge and Co 7,302 Dorchester Old Bank and Dorsetshire Bank, Dorchester-R. and H. Williams 47,676 East Cornwall Bank, Liskeard-Robins, Fos ter, and Co 90,604 East Riding Bank, Beverley-Bower and Co 52,032 Essex Bank and Bishop's Stortford Bank Chelmsford-Sparrow, Round, and Co 45,854 Exeter Bank, Exeter-Sanders and Co 25,095 Fakenham Bank, Fakenham-Gurneys, Birk beck, and Co Farringdon Bank and Bank of Wantage, Far ringdon-Barnes, Medley, and Co 7,173 Farnham Bank, Farnham -- Messrs Knight Faversham Bank, Faversham-Hilton and Co 5,835 Godalming Bank, Godalming-Melleish and Keen Guildford Bank, Guildford-Messrs. Haydon 12,314 Grantham Bank, Grantham-Hardy and Co 26,182 Hastings Old Bank, Hastings-Smith, Hilder, and Co. Hereford City and County Bank, Hereford- Matthews and Co. Hertford and Ware Bank, Hertford-S. Adams and Co. Hull Bank and Kingston-upon-Hull Bank, Hull, Smith, Brothers, and Co. Huntingdon Town and County Bank, Hunting don-Rust and Veascys Harwich Bank, Harwich-Cox, Cobbold, and Co. Hemel Hempstead Bank, Hemel Hempstead -Smith and Whittingstall Hertfordshire, Hitchin Bank, Hitchin - Sharpies, and Co. Hereford, Ross and Archenfield Bank, and Ross and Archenfield Bank. Hereford- Morgan and Co Ipswich Bank, Ipswich-Bacon and Co. Ipswich and Needham Market Bank, Suffolk, Hadleigh Bank, Manningtree and Mistley Bank, and Woodbridge Bank, Ipswich- Alexanders and Co. Kentish Bank, Maidstone-Mercer, Randall, and Co. 13,175 Kington and Radnorshire Bank, Kington- Davies and Co. Knighton Bank, Knighton-Davies and Co 8,983 Knaresborough Old Bank and Ripon Old Bank, Knaresborough-Harrison and Co Kendal Bank, Kendal-Wakefield, Crewdson, and Co. 39,116 Kettering Bank, Kettering-J. C. Gotch and Sons 9,045 Lane End Staffordshire Bank, Lane End-C Harvey and Son 5,045 Leeds Bank, Leeds--Beckett and Co 53,470 Leeds Union Bank, Leeds-W. Williams, Brown and Co. Leicester Bank, Leicester-Pagets and Kirby, 25,709 Lewes Old Bank, Lewes-Molineux and Co 26,223 Lichfield Bank, Lichfield-Palmer and Greene 10,775 Lincoln Bank, Lincoln-Smith, Ellison, and Co. 74,103 Llandovery Bank, Lampeter Bank, and Llan dilo Bank, Llandovery-D. Jones and Co 22,602 Loughborough Bank, Loughborough--Middle ton and Cradock 7,466 Lymington Bank, Lymington-St. Barbe and Co. Lynn Regis and Lincolnshire Bank, Lynn Regis-Gurneys and Co Lynn Regis and Norfolk Bank, Lynn Regis- Jarvis and Co Macclesfield Bank, Macclesfield-Brocklehurst and Co. Manningtree Bank, Manningtree-Nunn and Co. Marlborough Bank, Marlborough and Wilts Old Bank, Marlborough Old Bank, Marl borough Old Bank and Hungerford Bank, and Hungerford Bank, Marlborough-Tan ner and Co - Merionethshire Bank, D'olgelly-Williams and Son 6,641 Miners' Bank, Truro-Willyams and Co 15,564 Monmouthshire Agricultural and Commercial Bank, Abergavenny-Bailey and Co 25,461 Monmouth Cld Bank, Monmouth Bank, Bre con Bank, Chepstow Bank, Chepstow Old Bank, and Ross and Herefordshire Bank, Monmouth-Bromage, Snead, and Co 14,271 Newark Bank, Newark-Godfrey and Riddell 18,795 Newark and Sleaford Bank, and Sleaford and Newark Bank, Sleaford-Handley, Peacock, and Co 41,340 Newbury Bank, Newbury-Bunny & Slocock 19,650 Newmarket Bank, Newmarket-Eaton, Ham mond, and Co Norwich Crown Bank and Norfolk and Suffolk Bank, Norwich-Harveys and Hudsons 45,504 Norwich and Norfolk Bank, Norwich-Gur neys and Birkbeck 84,655 Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Bank, Not tingham, Hart, Fellows, and Co 8,612 Nuneaton Bank, Nuneaton-Craddock and Co: 2,820 Naval Bank, Plymouth, Plymouth-Harris and Co. New Sarum Bank, Sarum-Everett and Co 12,458 Nottingham Bank, Nottingham-Samuel Smith and Co. .......................................... . Oswestry Bank and Oswestry Old Bank, Os westry-Croxon and Co . Oxford Old Bank, Oxford-Robinson, Parsons, and Co. Old Bank, Tonbridge, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells Old Bank, Tonbridge and Ton bridge Wells and Sevenoaks Bank, Ton bridge-T. H. and S. Beeching Oxfordshire Witney Bank, Witney-J. W Clinch and Co. Pease's Old Bank, Hull, the Hull Old Bank and Beirerl..lr Bank, Hull-Pease and Co 46,317 Penzance Bank, Penzance-Batten and Co 10,628 Peterborough Bank and Oundle Bank, Peter borough-D. Yorke and Co. Pembrokeshire Bank, Haverfordwest-J. and W. Walters Reading Bank, Reading-Simonds and Co 29,681 Reading Bank, Reading-Stephens, Blandy, and Co. Richmond Bank, Richmond-Roper and Co 5,908 Rochdale Bank, Rochdale-Clement, Royds, and Co. 4,941 Rochester, Chatham, and Strood Bank, Roches ter-Day and Nicholson 7,299 Royston Bank, Royston-Fordhain and Sons 12,095 Rugby Bank, Rugby-A. Butlin and Son 8,357 Rye Bank, Rye-R. C, Pomfret and C 0.., 13,142 Country Markets. CHELMSFORD—SEPT. 14. A liberal amply of wheat to-day. There was not a brill sale, but the greater portion found buyers at an advance is on last week's prices. Spring corn of all sorts firm, 6t late quotations. Wheat, white, old, per s. a. r qr.sl 84 I Oats, new 59 82 Peas old 58 77 new 58 77 Barley 9 9 36 Chevalier 9 9 37 Grinding 27 33 Malt 68 72 Chevalier 70 74 0. 14 per qr 26 34 ,, Partridge 39 4-4 9. White 39 , Boiling 42 Dun 37 40 Beans, Tick 4O 4,! Harrow ticks 45 41 Ditto, Mazag new ' 9 39 441 red, Official Statement of the Quantities of Corn, &a, in the port of London, from the following Pi the 10th to the 15th Sept., both inclusive. • 4 4 J r; 7 c d 230 1 -- 233 5101 1892) 34 Colchester . Harwich Leigh Maldou , recal l° ;AO, froin COLCHESTER— SEPT. 15. a lass A large supply of wheat, but the d eman d good, Saturday's prices well maintained. Barley comes o P s r no t ° f Y and must be noted is per qr. d earer . Th e same ! 6 applies to peas and beans. Prices to-da.ywere as follow :—Wheat, white, g - 0it0846; red, 68s to 76s ; barley, 36s to 40s ; oats, —s to ;s Mazagan, 42s to 44s ; middlo and small, 44s to 4m; r" white, 46s to 48s ; grey, 38e to 40s. KIRKCALDY—SEPT. 15. There was a small show of o ld an d a f ew parcels of 1 15 wheat; the former realised la to 2s per qr. advance e n t o re market. The condition of ne w was i n diff ere nt, W B E4O fine parcel of 6441b5. Barley a fair supply, which c 1 11 1, 4 4, sold at is abo7e last we e k' s p r i ces . O ne p arce l of old p e ke weighing 441 b, and two of a e w, 40 an d 43 4 1 b, mold 1 " subjoined quotations : m om , Wheat. Barley. Oats. I '°"„,; Od 1 First "' SecondOs 84a Od —a Od I—s Od ,Od Third Bos Oct I —s Od 1 —s Od I New wheat, Ist, 82s ; 2d, 73s ; 3d, 60s. NessW l Ist, 38s; 2d, 365; 3d, 31s. New oats, Ist, as 6 d; 30s ; 3d, —s. 1 2.—S Err. 17. be close of the marks& 8, Wallsend,-k°' 0 . 0 !North Hetton Lyme jßussell's Hetton..... ... 'South Hetton .............. ; Ste wart's.................. $ Whitwell ........... ........ . 0 6 Caradoe ....... ..•••••• ... ' Si .. Cassep ........................ ; artl epool .............. _ Heugh Hall ............... ; South Hartlepool ......•• • South Kelloe ................. 0 Tees ......... . . ......... 18 6 Whitworth ............... .18 ,Evenwood ............... Woodhouse Close ....... 6 Birchgrove Graigola ..... 2 3 0 Wayne's Merthyr .......• , 4 I Sold COAL MARK: Prioes of Coal per ton at t ' s. d. Bate's West Hartley 19 f Howard's West Hartley _ Netherton 19 91 LongTidge's Wst Hartley 20 31 North Percy Hartley _l9 t "Canfield Moor Butes 16 9 Grey's West Hartley l9 3 Wylam 2. Wallsend, &e Bell and Brown 21 0 Heaton Riddell 2l 3 Belmont 22 O' Braddyll 22 3 Haswell 23 0 Hetton 23 0 Lambton 22 9 Ships at market... 9, SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the malls are sent from the General f ' by the night—and M by the morning-4espatch.) d' Day when rano.. ir r , on4 wi,at 60 !a COUNTRIES in General Post- Port Eo', Office, London.* Dispatched. ~..•••••; America(byßrit.pack)N Every Friday .... Liverpool ... A.merice. fby United Sts. 2 6 packet) ..N America (by U. States •••••• •• • • 1 00l •• • "Live r eP. packet) ..........N ••" '• ••• •• i Southampton' kustralia (via South- f 14 ampton) '• • • • • • !Southampton /A —. Ditto (via Marseilles) Ni • • • Dover .• •• •• Ditto (via Cape of Goad, Hope) •• ....... t 6 • .. n . Af r i ca ( W es t C oas t) ..N 9,3 d of the month.. mymouth • • I ° ` l. Mexandria..........N 4 , 9, 24, & 30 of ni.iDover .. •.. Alexandria ..........M 4th & 20th of mon. Southampton! Bahamas ........... M 17th of the month , s au th ar apton,...„ Belgium .•••• • • • • • Dover ..... • .' 16 Brazil 9th of the month.. S ou thampton 16 Buenos Ayres 9th +DI the month,. Southampton 4.1"•,,ri59. Cape of Good Hope ..N Various ports IX"' Cape of Good Hope Ni - Cape de Verde • 9th of Um month Southampton Ceylon (eco India) Ceylon altd Channel Isles ~.. ~..N Mon.,Wed.,&Fri,l. l B o athampton ,rat „.„ & 17th of month southamptoi , Oct . 4 China . Once a month.... Constantinople 8,13,18,23,&28 01 m Dover .... • • Constantinople '4lll & 20th of mop. Southampton Cont. of Europe M & N ! Twice daily 1 •"" Egypt (see India) Franco •M & • NTwice .Dover Gibraltar 4,7, 17, 20, 27 of m.iSouthamptoo Greece (see India) i Greytown ..M 2nd & 17th of men., Southampton Etamburgh Tuesday & Friday London anvannah ----Ai 2nd of the month 'Southampton 00,:,„ Holland .. M DallY • • • • • • • • • • • •IDover ....... ;Da vi Honduras ..........m - ITth of the month.lSouthampton India (via.Southampt.)M 4th & 20th of mop. Plymouth .• 'SW India (via Marseilles) 31 91h& 25th of month iDover .• lonian Isles (see India) 7, 17, & 27 of mon _ _, 0 ,106/ Ireland & N Twice daily ......;Holyhead ...Ir . f6' Lisbon .............. M,7, 9, 17, Et 27 of tn. Southampton. VP' Madeira 9th of the month 'Southamptoe. Madeira ............ N 23d of month •• •. Liverpool ... Malta (sec India) Malta ..............N 8, 18, &28 of mon.'Dovor Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ..........N,l4th of the month 00 . 1 Mexico •••• •••••• •• 2nd of the month...Soatharepton Naples bthlsth2sth ofmon.'Dover New Granada ..Ail & 17th of month ;Southatiletv...... s eill' New Zealand 1!.7,r private ship ..jVariousport , , w• Papal StUtes .• .• N sthl2th2sthofmon. Dover ...• •• Peninsula ..........M ilthi7th27thofmon.'Southampto n l Peru ...... •....• & . 27th of mon. Southampton‘ineere" Pert Natal ..........N'By private ship... yarious ports Sicily ..............N sthlsth26thoftrion,Dover .... • • Tuscany thoftnon.!Dover ..... • pt. 16 Venezuela ...,, With of month ,Southarapter . Van Diemen's Land (se,l Australia) Walt Indies .... • • ..34 'SePt* l6 & 17th 0 month ' fionthaniPte r dr b' ff i° When any of these dates fall ol a Sunday, the mails wpt,i: .4,6 spatched on the following day, with the exception of th e be Southampton), and the Malta, both of which will bo dee preceding day. SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, SEPT. 17. boe li STOCK EXCHANGE. —The t one o f th e m arket e; ,. f• rather animated to-day, and transactions are to 7 1 1 tent at a slight d ec li ne on Saturday's m 111 ; 69 00 `gi Manchester, Sheffield, r and Lincolnshire, 231 , n tie! i t till July, '55, then 6),12t. 16s. 3d.—Eastern —Caledonian, 30A—Midland, 651 6s—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 768 v $ i — r c ...-0° North Western, 9 2 11—South Eastern, „ Rhenish, 1 p. • MANCHESTER, SEPT. 17. , 20 10 ; r ow ~e ra si• STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was rather an 4 - / Bsv - eds• ness to-day, bat prices closed at the rates 2..410 Dovere, 17 9-16—Leeds, 761—Midlands, 6 ., 6 e0 (11 41/ 233—London and North Westerns, 92i —Di" new), 1 d. BIRMINGHAM, SEPT. 17. 4 ' t witg STOCIS EXCHANGE.—Th e mar k e t has hese e — coolo' • et and shares generally the turn lower. Ea 9 8 81,40 closed 9i—L on d on an d N or th W es t ern s, 7rabstv ham and Stour Valleys, 7i—Manchester 23g. prof ,h 0 The Bishop of Oxford has instituted ths j , ' - ; ( 4 bert Wanklyn, M.A., of Trinity College, poP' rectory of Fleet Manton, Bucks, value, 22m , d,hod; tion, 38 ; patron, the Rev. S. Humphreys , 00e . "" ' The Bishop of Lincol n h as i ns tituted On t he 00e." " tion of the Gove rnors o f th e Ch ar t e r liell e y o pd I to the Rev. John Sansom, 8.A., of Quese'; 4 ea ' ford, late Perpetu a l C ura t e o f Summer°, 410 the rectory of Buslingthorpe, Lincolnshi re population, 50. BIRTHS. OP A SON. 0011 _44voit • . 31°1 On the 15th inst., at 20, Chester m..- ~...0 rk ipp .• place, Mrs. Henry Pasteur. West e ' ll " On the 15th iust., at the Parsonage, the wife of the Rev. Henry Seymour. OP A DAUGHTER. the wit. of O f ' On the 15th inst., at 50, Chancery - W S, , fie George Bedell Coneher. On the 16thinst Wilkinson. ,atB,ldßod-str•et, wife of Mr. Frederick jw.i o dco n .wir th oo e fm l tp s hs t ee h tiat i , n te s o t fj ., 3l .l a Bw t . A i S LE t it euid G Es ß g e a o g r te rg:_e b i ri;v ir. ec a r of th: t iti g illirei T i o r k.-- 11b1fli.: Embassy in London and Faris. el, ° ID On the 15th inst., at St. James's rio , &z ap; • mialf , J on pox second son of George Gurney, ' Beg. , °L mar ei •—• Farm, Bromley, Kent, to Ellen, fourth da/qhting.Mll. Benjamin Warwick, of 1, Aildison.terrace, l'ir D I E D. • ni l fltie l Stl On the 15th inst at Brighton, Gene— O f p eog V - i Osborne, H.E.1.C.5.,. ent/ Bombay establishm e• House, Cheshunt, Herts, aged 84. ree d ' r On the 17th inst., at Everton Lodge. ----Tinrofs. doe dington, Mr. Charles Brown , chief clerk ill, Queen's Remembrances , Exclequer, aged mod, Cloonburf P On the 17th inst., at 13, St. IffarY's -r° ,1 8 46. John Joseph White, Esq., of Lloyd's, 8 6 e On the 15th iust., at Lee, Sent, Baia° Esq., aged 62. .ir BOP iga in Cole', On the 15th inst., at Olney, Bucks, .3... r. aged 60. o r t a i rorth , . 1 * DOI On the 15th inst., at Crosby-house, "i, T. Crichtoth Marquise de Fulvy, aged 83. a Cast% PI T On the 13th inst., suddenly, aißrancepre ~ Corbett' ham, the seat of Viscount Boyne, Sir Andre%• r K. Bart , of Acton Reynald Hall, On the 15th inst., at Semley, near Shaft, 6. Rev. Ralph Ord, rector of Serrile--- Shropshire, eEetuuk, the _ LONDON Printed and Publishad by MITEDO "I/11C 7 ,T 11 2, of No. 112, Strana, Printer, at The sun Officio, ."°•ti Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy i n °WI Ifiddleilett 14954tqf septembtx 18, 184 SUN Poliies efl I r Oil R c -Jr IF T Toe to •e *'ll lower th, irefully prot( pay.si tti 'M • the Policy ,:tat vYroePectusi adon, or of G CIIAIRMA! 1/114'TY-Cue ro . 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