The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET; AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCIZ. CITY, - Two o'CLoc The cotton market at Liverpool on Saturday closed with much animation at generally extreme prices, and in many instances an advance of 1-15 d. per lb. was paid for Americans, ranging from sd. to 51d. per lb. The sales amounted from 10,000 to 12,000 bales, of which 1,000 were taken for ex port, and 2,500 on speculation. Railway Shares generally advanced. Mercantile advices from the Continent this morning present no new feature in commercial tran sactions. There are no arrivals from the Austra lian colonies, although several vessels are due. Accounts from Paris indicate a probable reaction in the state of affairs on the Bourse. Purchasers were acting with caution, which had the effect of checking speculation. The intelligence received from . New York this morning by the steamer Baltic, contains the latest weekly returns of the City Banks, and these, as compared with previous statements, present some remarkable changes. The loans and discounts decreased 1,196,509 dollars, the specie 1,736,267 dollars, and the deposits 3,287,039 dollars. These important alterations had generally the effect of intimidating the speculators for a rise in the public securities; but up to the latest date the market did not appear to have been .much affected. For railway bonds, however, which were freely offered, there was scarcely any inquiry. Large shipments of bread-stuffs were taking place, and the weekly report showed thatlarge qeantities of flour had been forwarded to nearly every continental port. As regards the wool market an active business was doing in domestic fleece, while the operations in foreign were moderate, as the prices hail rather advanced. Of the latter the imports were mode rate, and the stocks in the hands of the manufac turers were limited. Some complaint was being made of the high duty which is imposed on this article and which it is remarked is highly prejudi cial to the interests of the manufacturers. The imports of merchanchse generally, during the week to September 30, were of the value of 3,164,499 dollars, against 3,438,795 dollars in 1854. The steam-ship Star of the West arrived at New York on the 2d inst. from California, with news to the sth September. She brought 551 passengers, and treasure to the amount of 1,033,427 dollar 4. The Sacramento Valley Railway was finished, and a trial trip made on the 18th August. The new custom-house and post-office were approaching completion, and met with general admiration. The monthly return of the Bank of France pre sents some important changes as compared with the previous statement. The metallic reserve de creased 25,428,865 francs in Paris, and 30,869,486 in the branch banks, but the discounts increased 26,236,735 in the former, and 22,114,146 francs in the latter. Advances on Public Secu rities were made to the extent of 2,103,10 Q in Paris,and 401,500 iu the departnientp. The notes in circulation were larger by 5,149,90;) francs in Paris, and by 3,124,750 in the provinces ; but there was a diminution in the Treasury account of 29,577,187 francs, while that of private persons increased 26,476,014 in Paris, and 1,939,939 in the departments. In consequence of the very favourable character of the news from the Crimea, the market for the English funds was expected to open this morning with some unusual degree of ex citement, but the feeling has been very partial. Consols were first quoted at 88l to 881, being a rise of I per cent., but they soon went to 88i to for the account, and 881 to for money. There would probably have been more movement, but for the jobbers being all still busily occupied in settling the past month's account, which is ex tremely heavy. It is as yet too early to learn how much the market will be influenced by the payment of the dividend; but, as to morrow a payment of 10 per cent. on the English Loan, and next week a payment of 20 per cent. falls due, making together two and a half millions sterling, it is thought that there will not be very much support afforded the market. There is also much uncertainty as to what the Bank Directors may do next Thursday, opinions being still divided as to whether the rate of discount will not go up. Exchequer Billsare 2s. to Gs. dis., and the Bonds 98i to /. India Bonds 3s. dis count, 3s. premium. In the foreign market there is rather a large amount of business doing, and the prices are in most instances buoyant. Turkish 6 per cents, had risen about per cent., namely, to 81 to 82, and afterwards to 82±, though at the present moment marked 81±. The rise is attributable to the defeat of the Russians at Kars. The New Scrip, however, has been rather heavy at 3 to 2a discount, owing to the settlement. Spanish Deferred bad advanced to 19±. Sardinian are at 84k. Peruvian are 721, Equador and Buenos Ayres 55, being full rates. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 641, and Four per Cents. 931 to 931. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Mexican, 21± to i 3 ; Peruvian, 72 to 74 ; ditto Three per Cents., 53 to 55; Portuguese Four per Cents., 43 to 45 ; Russian Five per Cents., 95 to 98 ; ditto Four-and-a- Half per Cents., 85 to 88 ; Spanish New Deferred, 19± to ; ditto Certifi cates, 4i to The arrangement of the account in the Railway Share Market is attracting chief attention, and the general business is consequently restricted. Still the buoyancy of the Fu.ncis has favourably affected prices, which are in some cases per cent. higher. Foreign lines are dull but firm. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRIG f From the Oficial List. I Tlngines don. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Anuuiti as__ . 3 per Cent. Consols Annl-iitieu BBA 71 S7i New 3 per Cent. Annuities ........... 83 Long Annuities, Expire sth Sam., . 3 7-13 4 Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth April, 1885 10 5-16 India Bonds, .C.lOOO Ditto, under £lOOO Consols .or Account, Bth November _ .881 871 _ Etchequer Bills, Gd. £lOOO £5OO 1 d small Etchequer Bonds 1858, 3i per Cent 984 Ditto 1559, PP 9B/ PRICE OF FOREIGI-1/ FUNDS TUTS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent '54 Ditto for the account Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent... lOO Equador Bonds Al.:xican 3 per Cent. eeruvian Bonds, 41 ecOupentr C . a ..... 7=' 7 2 3 3 Ditto for th e Portuguese Bonds, 5 p er Cc Con. 1811 — 2 Ditto Small 5 per Celli Sardinian Bonds, 45 Ditto for the Account • Spanish Bowls, 3 per Cent .7. 841 Ditto New Deferred, 3 po i Cent............ 19. T ark it,b. Bonds, 6 per cent ~ ............ Ditto for the account . .................. : 8 2 . " 1 1 2 80 ? 13 1 Ditto New scrip, 4 per ...................... Ditto for the Account, 311 ;t 0ct........., : : 3 3 Venezuela Bonds, 4 1 per Co et. ..... ......... 2 i 3 d Ditto for the account 26 0 , ; 0 01 e ra7,..thie In London, Belgian Bonds, 2i per Cent, ex. 25 fr Ditto 4. per Cent . Ex. 25 fr 93a Ditch Exchange, 2i per Cep t. 12 Gull 644 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certifies tos THREE O' CLOCK. Consols Ditto for Of , Hunt, lth Nov S7i 8 A. grand ball is to be gi yen at the AldershottClub Club rooms to-morrow, to inaugurate the club. Some hun dreds of invitations have been issued, and amongst the i officers of rank and distin etion whose presence is anti • pated, we may mention Lt trd Panmure, Lord Hardinge, and his Royal Highness tile, Duke of Cambridge. The Lord Mayor of Loudon paid a visit to Hull dur ing last week. The object of his lordship's journey was to visit the Holderness estates of the corporation of London ; and he was acemrtpanied by Sir James Duke, Sir Chapman Marshall, San nuel Voysey, Esq. ; Samuel Voysey, Esq., jun., and hi.s secretary, Mr. W. Barber. Two SOLDIERS DRUM M) OUT OF THE TOWER.—On Saturday morning the ceremony of drumming two sol diers out of the regiment stationed at the Tower was performed, in the presence of a vast concourse of spec tators. The men had been, guilty of disgraceful co n d uc t, but of what charact er did not transpire. They were marched between files of soldiers to the Tower gates, and then, having been ordered to strip themselves of their re d cnats and ears, the drums and fifes struck up the rt li 70:.,:5..:11," and tißy wero ord,red he ground, and took their departure amidst the loud exe- Populace. orations of the soldiery and the SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. NA Ll,w ATI. Nottrg. Lad Eastu. Junt% Wolin rh •Atortr Vail y ..... o Lfaneei Cheshire Junet....,. Cho4h. 61 Birk., £54) and £25 C,,n?.! Do., £29... oyth &Tyro! orlginat £25 (ssd. at .24f r , >list& and Exeter... . • Carni. digar Chester Cork and Bandon cork, Black, u Paa: Do. A Do. B Cale Jnuctiou lin.,iin&BelfasWrine Dun. F. & Ab.•• . Jne, Do. N KARt ~„ Eastern Mast. ''.nion, A. SO: 13, Sloe - Do., New A East Kent East T.,a.ncfksi tire . o'.ldinborgh& (11a8; ,, . edinb. zncl Peebio3 Ediu. Prili Forth & Clyde J n Furness Do. Extension. InlaßgOW& S Great N. of Scotlnd, IGireat Nortliern. Do. A. Stock. Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &Nest. (In ()Teat Western 1.) , ). Stour Val, Ra Qua. Stk trith Fsouth-Fuler, , . Lattor,ster '1) o. New Thirds L:.n;ash.andYorks Tat. aiding Ur I Liv. Crs'oy &South. p ;London As 131ack Iva] Lo id. Bright S.C5t. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. rim,. Do.iez. 'Do' Eighths London and S. Westn I Do., £SC) Do., £4O L ado drry& Col cram Ludnarr: - . & Eird.sk f. k Li neli Do. Shares, No. k Lin. Uri Metropolitan 3tuilawi , o. i3irinng. &Dub Nittild. G. West. (Ire. i)o. Half Shares . 'ieweastle Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrt ' , Jewry & Awry WarrenpoilV .11(1 - Roatrevor; NTorfoll; vortiin.Connties Prt North British '4orth Dev9n, No. 00., No. so., A Deferred Do., B C-iarnten ' Eastern—Berwio ►o. do. Extension Do.do. ?arch co. Leeds Do. York INorth London .&S.Wstrn.,llara , - stead, and City Jn,. Yortl Staffordshirt worth Western .„ .... W .14z S. Westrn. Jun , Inneat en, stud Leicester.. )x, Wore., Az Wolv. -ss,rts:..iouth 4 o ,41sh Central ieottisli Midland ihropshire Union lenth Devon 'oatb Eastern Youth Wales Yrksli. 4; Ri v. Dm Do iitaines, Wok. &Wok tocktou & Darli , Bt,e2kton ds 'raff Vale ..... ,„. Do. Pref., No. TllP,mes Hay. P.& 73. Illverstone & Lanes Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Nilkonny WaterfordiStLimor' West Cornwall ',Vest End. of London and Crystal Palaeo Do. A Do. B West LO I ICIMI Wimbledn&C.ire.rl,l; FOR Antwero ,, tt,rtipa., Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con. in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes iie:hianEmtn. June Beziers to Ora iFfSC ssac Bombay, Baroda, an: i Oontral Do. nenazara rlutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. Now East Indian, g. 5 p.c Do. E 7 ;,ensi on no. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA is Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben con. into Stk. till no. Comp. 6 p. c., do Gt. CeLtral of Fran. Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent. Do. New F per cent no. Extensions.... Great Lnxembour. Constituted Share , Do. Obligations.... . Gt. Western of Canad ri R,T,S Do. New Do. Ms., 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 por cent. Lake Con At. Sy Baal , Lime and Turnhout Lyons and Genova Lyons 4 Mediterran, Aadras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. Now (Namur & Liege twitl Interest) Do. (ex interest)._ Northern of France, Do.2lli.She. Do. CO?. 3 p. c Bdr (fmy. B. dx Am s. Shs Norweg ianTrunkPro 'Paris and Lyons , Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans , Paris and Ronan... Pari sew' & Cherbry Do. Homo and Frascati 'Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swafish Do. Obligations Sambre and Meneo... D 6. 5 p. cent. Prof Scindo Do onthern of Frtence.. St. Andrew's and Quebec (A), West Flanders Do 5 per c. Prof„, Western of Franco., D 0... 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Brat. of India, 100 :I Colonial & China i i die 100 50 City ' :L e a r: l :al ................ 19 ...: 1 5 : 4 19i ;.&.Zus.Cht l6 —16 i fond. Chart, Bk. of London Co rp ' 2 50 0 1 5 0 i D io it n : 50 20 , ,on don and6c;:n.n..t 4 i d 100 50 Lud.&E.B n k g. co Y-- 3 8 0 par 2p 100 20 Loud. & Wonminater ... ." 1 00 35 'National Pro.of E ng . "' ••• 20 10 Do. New,. ......... . •M _ ... 50 22 , , Nrationa , of Irelaud. . • ... 20 all New South Wales 35 3 6 25 all Oriental Bank of Corporatlon . 40 -- 42 401 100 25 14 r ovincial of Ireland 52 -- 54 . 10 all Do. New m ..... .. 5 1 Royal Australn.Bkg A z 4,1 , 1 Imp Co ... ..... ..., 100 50 Royal British ....., 25 -, , ~,,t1,11,,, .., .40 - 41 69 70 694 9 i Du. New 7i 8 (50 10 UniQn Of Lad= ~,, . ft El IN - - Witirieds canna this day. 5 5 10 20 20 100 25 25 20 100 20 20 10 16 20 z 0 all al l all all 96 93 21 3} 61 5i THE SUNS, LONDON, MON RA Y EVEN i Nt3r OCTOBER 15t1855 1,1NE3 I,,ASI±.D s 1X NA) F,NTAL,. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) jumped over into the compartment, and handled him very roughly. Witness and Richards got over and pre- ! vented them from committing any fuither injury, an d I on the arrival at the London-bridge Terminus he took them into custody. The prisoners were extremely vio lent, and were with difficulty restrained. In answer to the charge, *the prisoners said they bad drank a little beer before they left Sydenham among their fellow-labourers, several of whom were about to leave for the Crimea, but they did net intend to insult or injure any one. RAILWAYS. f.3ornpan , .l to , onft this day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.) IN RE ROBERT NICOL. This was an adjourned examination meeting. The bankrupt was described as of Liol-lane, Tower-street, and now a prisoner in White Cross-street prison, mer chant. The bankrnpt passed. IN RE MILLER AND HOOK. This was a meeting for adjourned examination. The bankrupts were described as of Newport, Ilia of Wight, hard waretnen. The bankrupts passed. Mr. A'Beckett said that their conduct was very dis graceful, and he should fine each of them 305., or twenty one days' imprisonment, with hard labour. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—(This Day.) (Before the Assistant-Judge.) These sessions commenced this day at the Guildhall, Westminster. A young man named Steed, a ticket-of-leave man, was this morning placed at the bar, charged with stealing a gold watch from the person of Mr. Jenkins, a piano forte maker, living in the neighbourhood of Tottenham court-road. From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that about three weeks ago he was proceeding toward his residence at about half-past six o'clock in the evening, when he was accosted by the prisoner and another person. The prisoner seiz3d his gold watch, of the value of 201., and made off with it. He bad not the slightest doubt but that the prisoner at the bar was the man. William Sawyer stated that he saw the prisoner ask ing the prosecutor some questions, on the evening in question, near London-street. He distinctly saw the prisoner take the watch from the pocket of the pro secutor. Mr. Sleigh, who Rppezred for the prisoner, said he thought it would be needlessly occupying the time of the court if he were to make any observations. He could not struggle against the facts that had just been stated in evidence. The Assistant-Judge said he found that there were no less than nine former convictions against the prisoner. The first was in 1850, when he was then 13 years of age, and now he was again before him at the age of 18. He thought the present system of treating convicted pri soners was utterly wrong. Under all the circumstances he should sentence the prisoner to four years' penal servitude. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) MANSION.HOUSE. A STBANGS CASE.—STEALIN4 A PUBLICAN'S SIGN BC/AD.—Two men, named Payne and Porter, the former dressed as a gentleman's servant, were charged with stealing a sign-board, the property of Mr. Goodson, licensed victualler, the Burton Coffee-house, Freemasons' court, Cheapside. . _ Police-constable 473 . stated that last night, about half past nine o'clock, he saw Payne in Laurence-lane with a dog cart and horse, and shortly after both the prisoners lift a large sign-board into the cart. He went at once and charged Pa) ne with stealing it. On searcbing the cart he found a quart pot in it belonging to Mr. Adams, of the Shakespeare Head, Wych-street, Strand. He took the prisoners into custody, with the assistance of Police-constable 452. Police-constable 452 stated that when he took Payne into custody, he was very drunk, and assaulted him and another policeman. Porter was a respectable man, whom he had kno,vn for five years ; he believed he worked at Mr. Clay's, the printer. Mr. Goodson stated that the sign board in question was his property, and stood against the wall in the court which communicated with Laurence-lane. The policeman stated that the dog cart belonged to a gentleman named Hurst, of Leadenhall-street, wko, with a friend and the prisoner, had used the deg-cart that night. Mr. Hurst was called, but was oblivious as to how the dog-cart got into Laurence-lane. He could only ao• count for the circumstance occurring from " stupid folly." They were all the worse for liquor, and he had no knowledge of their having called at the Shakespeare, in Wy-ch-street. Porter said he was returning tohis home, when he was asked to assist the prisoner Payne, and he had but just put his hand to the board when he was taken into cus tody. He was afraid he should lose his situation. The Lord Mayor in discharging Porter said he left the court without any imputation on his character, and regretted what had occurred to him through the folly of the other prisoner, his master and his friend. Payne he fined 10s. for the assault on the police, and ordered the sign board and post to be given up to the owners. The fine was paid by Mr. Hurst, and the parties left the court. linswess this day. Belford Ind zthley Brickgharacla. Clydesdale Cu]. Stour Vy. Sad. and Hal. •,. t .• .-e E. Un. H. Sh. !'.tas. Barr. 6i. ricilN. Direct re. New Glstr.& Dv Fr Hrtl - pl. Bk. & Railway Bull & Selby Do. dj Shares. Do. i Sharee. Loc.&Breenw Do. Pre fere!' Lon., Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. Lonrion & I L. &N.W. E. Un. E. C... , E. Count. 93 -- 96 100 - 102 Do qt. West! , irk. New. Sr Berw. Y.SzNM Do Do S. - East-3 - 90 26 - 28 la = 103 32 -13 - 94 115 - 120 Peto k Co 4 per cent. Do. 6 poi. 4.-n. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middle.b;•o' cz Norfolk Do L.& N. - 0; • & Midid. Stckton & Darlingt. 21 - 2i at - 1111W Newmarket Bury Exton., \ - 1.& Sst.s p.c. 1 Do. 6 ne!' et. ' Po. Fixeds p Prost. iSt "VN Do. :1 Shrs. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth and Goole g. 5 P.C. Shrews. &ller, S. Stafford:zh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent... Do Wilt.Forarst, § - 6 - S 2 En. Coun. Counc. Do Do L. &N.W GtNorthr Lancash Yorksh. T. Brassey NiCie.aL Btoektr. Darlingt .. par iP k,6 58 .•• ••• 130 - 131 ..• 7/ - 8 1 - 214' 85 - 11;0 P E FERFNCIi , A_E, Abordoei. Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c.., Myth and Tyno 10p , •7 e. pref. (issd. at 5 'iris. & Ex. 4 p. e.'f" Do. p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & 4nar. 53 per Do. do. Pref. No. Do. do. Pref. No. Cork tltilandons Dun. Prth Aber. J. Anglian Cls. A Sh. Do. do. Cis. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C,7 p• c• Eastern Counties Ea. tension, 5 p. c. Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 ner cent. Do. 101. Del;entr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent... East Lancask. 6 p. et, 1&&.1V. York. J. sths Ed Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness 41as. & S. W. G. 5 p c. Great Northn. 5 p. Do, 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem. .. no. 41 p. Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, Red A 5 p. c. 112 -- 116 108 - 112 - 93 95 - 97 15 - 15 5i ------ F V - 12i - 1211 53 - GO 111 - 113 107 -109 99 101 ar 1p 9i --- 10 it.N. of - - . `eot. 1 cit. S.'; W. (Trelaudl Do. 4per C. Przf. r4t. Westo. (Barks :Tants Ex. 5 p. Do. eon. red. , q p.c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c Do. 4p.C. ,„ Do. Birin. Pref Do. Chester 8 p. c.P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. Do. Birm. Gna. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sb Do. do. do Do. do. do ....... ..••• ban. &York. F. £2" no. 6 p. c. St.,ok I".,on.&Brigli. 4.5 p.c. no. Pref., 5 p. c. St. no. Now Gnar.6 P.C. Do. do. 5 per cont Lon. &, N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ct Lort.& S.W. 7 per ct T.ondy. k Sh Lowly. & Ennis. Shef., & Lin. Now, I:10 no. .C 6 !tarypt .& Carl. 4 p c )o. 4. per cent Do 6 -' SA 94 -- 96 80 -- 85 64 $6 91 - 101 16 -16 t 10 1 0 6 68 70 18 19 9 -- 9A 12} -- 13. (21 134 - 136 ••• .....' ow 12i -- 13 Aid. Consol.6 p.e.St Do. Cousol. Bristol Birm. 6 per Do. 4'5 p. e. Pref. St per Do. 51. P-of. 4p. C. D:tto L. R. 11. Pr St Norfolk Debenture I Do.Proaf. 4 p. c. Sto:1 1 - .)o. 5 p.c. Ext Do. 5 per et. pref Du." Way. Val. 5 p. North British 1: 2 3 135 94 96 1 id 4 Perw, 4 p.c. P. po. do. do (Do . Leeds 6 p.e 0.1 Dc. do. Quarters 4 • Do. Yorkl - 1, & S..P r. North Staffordshire., Oxford, Worcester, Wraverh,,Cl,s, p.c Do R. Pre. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,New Pro' !South Devon 94 -96 9u -92 3 - 34 id 101 - 103 13i -14 i - Do. fixed, 4k per cm . S. Eastern (Readips , Ann.) of Li Os. 6 d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4l p c sh. S. Wales Gna. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4 p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock. & Dar. , 5 p. c. Do. do. do Stock. & Hard. g. 5 p. c. till July 1,'56 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 p c 1 21 -22 i 93 - 95 91 - 9i 16 = 18. 1.4 - - ii :: liA MINES. 1 all 1 k.gua Fria . ...... I ••• 1 all inglo Austrin. Gold 10s. all • A.nglo Californian - 20 6 %.nstralian 1 1 all knstralian Cordillen 1 all kve Maria 1 , all Baden (Gd. Duchy of 4 50 all Blienarvon Iron and Coal - 7 20 14 ;iritish Iron 4l 5i 35 26 Brazilianlrap.(issued at pm.) 30 all no. Cocaos k Cniab 2/ 3 20 15 Do. St. Johr Del Re , 28 —3O 1 Clar.mdon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica iP 40 all Cobre Copper 65 69 5 1 Colonial Gold — St. all Copper Min. of Eng ••• 26 all Do. Prof. 7i p. cent ... 1C Cqpiapo 2 1 Fortuna * $ p 20 all 'leneral l3 —l5 1 all It.NulrgatVainßog I 41 all great Pole-noth .... 2 2i 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 dis— par 1. all Liberty 3 all fAinares 7 7 t 5 14 Lusitanian 6 - 1 p 1 all Itariquita. — $ 1 all New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde 4 - 20 all Pontgibaud Silve; Lead Min. & Smelt 15 16 5 1 Port Philip — $ 1 all 4nartz Rock — 50 all ithymney Iron 2t —23 15 all Do. New 6 8 30 12 Santiago de Cuba..., 3i 4 1 all 4outh Australian $ $ 1 all Do. Scrip. • - 1 4 Do. 10 per cent Pre f 10 9 Croft 2i 3 28 all United Mexican 4 44 31 4 1 all ‘Valler 1 all West Mariposa 1. 12s. Worthing Mining o' Australia 1 all Yuba ess . . MISCELLA.gBOUB. 25 17A Australian Agricult. 27i 28 27/ le. Ell - Au strain, Royal Mai) • 10 8 Berlin Water Works 2 4 k 40 P.rit. American Lan , 100 32;' Canada '4B 153 143 52 Bt, :.00 Canada Gov. 6p. Cl Ja it. and Jaly ..... „. 107 108 10'4 5 all Crystal Palace.., 2i 21 2.j 5 5 Do. Preference - 511 4 all Crystal Pal. of FraneA 1 $ Duston Tron Ore ••• 20 11 Eastern Steam. 5 all En. drAns Cop Sm Co 1 25 24 Electric Telegraph l7 18 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir ••• 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ... ••• 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 18 all General Screw Steam ... 144 10 Irish Beetroot Suga. ••• 20 10 Magdalena St. Navie ..• 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 10 10 9 Mezican&S.Americn 5/ 6 1 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuei ..• 10 5 Netherlands Land ll —1/ 10 all Do. Do. 5 1 Do. 8p c P iss at 1d 1 dis— par 2 1 N. S. W. Coal dr Inter. Steam Navigat. Co 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land ••••••• I all N. B. Australasian — 20 15 Vrth. of Europe StJan 1 all Oriental Gas.... 1 14 1 2s. Doi " New Shares " ••• all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 2i 21 2i 50 all Peninsular& Orienta; 50 10 Do. NOW ... 13 2 all Portland Iron Co 1 too 60 'loyal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 1 Ditto New, — er all annth Austri.l.74,:n l 4 35 S 11,mr,t, FleT , • • , 4; • • , t 20 5 Trust& L.Co.U.Can. „.„ 104 28# Van Diemelel Uwe 1,8 a i 4 GUILDHALL. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CITY CONTRACTOR.— Frederick Oollingwood, butcher, of High-street, Isling ton, was summoned before Mr. Alderman Sidney for supplying unwholesome meat to Newgate prison. Mr. Cope, the governor of the prison, deposed that the defendant had the contract for supplying the city prisons up to March next. On Saturday last the de fendant's man delivered a quantity of meat at Newgate prison, consisting of different pieces of beef. The cook directed his attention to two of the pieces of beef, and he saw that in each piece a hole had been cut, into which had been placed three pieces of mutton ; two of the pieces of mutton stunk, and the other piece had maggots in it. By Mr. Alderman Sidney—Complaint had bee n ma d e to the defendant for sending bad meat on a former occa sion. Meat could be bougut now at the price defendant contracted for. By Mr. Collingwood—The beef was very good. Mr. Collingwood—The bad meat was put in by men without my knowledge or consent. Benjamin Sidman, cook at Newgate, deposed to his directing the governor's attention to the meat. The beef was very good, and the bad meat could only be seen on turning the beef over. Mr. Alderman Sidney said there had been c omp l a i nts made by the governor for the last soc weeks of th e b ad meat sent into the prison. It was impossible for hi m t o say what the contractor's motives were for sending in such meat. Mr. Robert Pocklington, inspector of Newgate market, described the meat, and the state it was in. The defendant is a great low by the contract. He received but es. a stone for the meat. Mr. Cope said there was on an average 500 prisoners in the city prisons, and as they are allowed 3lbs, of meat a week, 1,5001b5. of meat would be required to supply them. Mr. Collingwood said he cut the meat sent into New gate prison on Saturday himself, but the men who took it had suddenly left him this morning, and he was un able to say how the bad meat got into the beef. It was true he was losing by the contract, but he intended to fulfil it honestly. It was not worth his while to attempt such a fraud as this. Alderman Sidney said, if it was not the defendant's motive to send meat to disgust the magistrates, and induce them to break the contract, he must satisfy him he was not cognizant of the state of this meat when it left his house, or it would be his duty to commit him. The case was ultimately adjourned on the defendant entering into recognizances to give him an opportunity of producing his men to show the bad meat was not put into the beef before it left his premises, SOUTHWARK. ASSAULT AND MISCONDUCT IN A CRYSTAL PALACE RAILWAY CAuBIAOE•`-Two labourers, in the employ of the contractors of the Crystal Palace West-end Railway, named Sullivan and Mahoney, were brought before Mr. A'Beckett by Inspector Carpenter and Richards, detec tive officers, charged with committing an assault on John Hayward, and grossly misconducting themselves in a railway carriage. The complainant, a quiet and inoffensive-looking elderly man, said he was an engineer employed in the Crystal Palace, and on Saturday evening lie came up by the usual train for the working men, and in the next compartment to which he sat in the two prisoners were making use of disgusting and obscene language. Wit ness merely turned round and requested them to desist, and both of them abused him in a dreadful manner. Perceiving this violent conduct he avoided them, but before the train arrived at the terminus they jumped over the railway into the compartment where he sat, and threatened to throw him out. They knocked him about, and had not the inspector and the other officer been in the adjoining compartment be believed they would have seriously injured him. As it was he was much frightened at their outrageous conduct. Mr. A'Beckett asked whether they were sober ! Complainant replied that he believed they had been drinking, but they well knew what they were about. Their conduct caused considerable confusion in the train. Inspector Carpenter said he came up by the same train from the Crystal Palace, and after the train left the building he observed the prisoners' disgraceful con duct in the same carriage. The complainant, who was kitting near him, requested them to deist, who they THAMES. A BAD LOT.—SAVAGE ASSAULT .BY A Wo3rAN.— Mary Sullivan, an Irish prostitute, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting Margaret Lace: ,- . Both women, the most desperate and infamous thieves in the district, live in the same house in Hair-brain court, Rosemary-lane, Whitechspel. On Saturday even ing they quarrelled because the prisoner refused to divide some money she had stolen from a drunken sailor who was inveigbled into their house. From words they came to blows, and the prisoner first struck the complainant with her fist and then inflicted a wound on her head with a pair of tongs. The complainant began crying, and the prisoner said, "I'll give you something to cry for," and then took up a large shell and hit her on the eye with it. The woman received a severe gash and her left eyo was closEd up. She also appeared to have lost a good deal of blood. Ellen Sweeney, a woman of the town, confirmed the statement of the complainant. A boy named Sullivan, the brother of the prisoner, who said he had lately arrived in Ensland from Cork, swore that the complainant received the injuries on her head and face at gybe hands of a'policemau, No. 138 who beat her and threw her down several times. The magistrate investigated the truth of this statement very fully. The boy's evidence turned out to be quite false. Mr. Yardley asked if the woman were known. Roche, the gaoler—l know all of them, your worship. All three are very bad characters. The prisoner was here last week, charged with stripping a German of his clothes. She has robbed and assaulted many persons. The complainant is also a thief, and very disorderly. Mr. Yardley said it was quite shocking that a boy should come forward and perjure himself as the brother f the prisoner bad done. He fined the prisoner 3/. for he assault, and in default of payment one month's im prisonment. STEALING PEARS FROM A GARDEN.—James Lovett, aged 12, and George Smith, 13, were brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing 14 pears from a garden in the occupation of Mary Runt. Police-constable Nc. 452 K said the owner of tine pears, a poor woman who was very deaf, came to him this morning in the Iron-bridge-road, near the East India-road, and said there were two boys in her garden stealing pears. He went to the garden and there saw the prisoners busily engaged stealing pears. He found 14 large and ripe pears upon them. The prisoners were called upon for their defence. They had none to make ; and their parents and friends not being present they were remanded for inquiries to be made about them. ATARYLEBONE. VIOLENT ASSAULTS. -J ohn Black, a carter, residing at No. 53, George--treet, Hampstead-road, was charged before Mr. Long with assaulting Robert Gardner, a cab proprietor, and police-constable Hull, S 264. The complainant, Gardner, stated that about five o'clock on Saturday night the prisoner hired his cab in Drummond-street, Euston-square, and directed him to drive to the Hampstead-road. When complainant reached there, the prisoner got out, and said be would return in a few minutes. He came back in about an hour, when he was very drunk. Complainant asked him to let him know where he lived, and observed that ho would take him home. The prisoner said he did not wish to go home, and insisted upon being taken back to Euston•square. Complainant drove him to Melton street, near the railway station, where he asked the prisoner for his fare. Ho refused to pay it, and com menced kicking and knocking him about. Mr. Long--What caused him to assault you ? Complainant said he was going to run away without paying him. I then laid hold of him, upon which he kicked and struck him (complainant). I then gave him into custody. The fare was The policeman stated that the prisoner was given into custody for refusing to pay the cabman his fare. The prisoner remarked that he had not been in any cab at all. Complainant observed that he did not wish to lock the prisoner up if he would pay him his fare. He then took the prisoner in charge, and placed him in the cab. As soon as the prisoner got into the cab he strug gled and kicked him violently. He called the cabman to stop, who did so, upon which witness was compelled to have a person in the cab for his protection. Mr. A. Fullager, No. 12, Carter-street, Doctors' Commons, corroborated the evidence. The prisoner was fined 20 , ., or in default of payment 14 days' imprisonment, fcr the assault on the constable, a similar fine for the assault on the cabman, and he was directed to pay the fare with is. 6d. for the cabman's loss of time. VIOLENT ASSAULT UPON FEMALES. —Bruce Perrin, No. 10, Park-road, Regent-park, a person of respect able appearance, was charged with violently assaulting Anne Mahoney, No. 5, Exeter-street, Portman Market (a laundress), Win. West and Catherine West, his wife, and a man of the name of Ward. Mr. Cooper attended for the prisoner. It appeared that about II o'clock on Saturday night the complainants were in the William the Fourth, Exeter-street, where were also the prisoner, his brother, and father. The prisoner made a remark about the nose of Mr. Mahoney, which was rather of unusual proportions. Mr. Mahoney remarked, " Never mind about his nose, it is an honour to his face." He was requested to leave the complainant's company, upon which it was alleged he had intruded. Mrs. Mahoney opened the door. He was laid hold of by the prisoner's brother, when they both fell while on the ground. She was struck by the prisoner. When she got up the assault upon her (Mrs. Mahoney) was renewed, and who stated that she had several bruises about her person, and that she then felt the effects of the attack upon her. The complainant (West) and his wife also deposed to a series of assaults upon them. The latter said that her gown was completely destroyed, and that her petticoat was also torn. The prisoner was drunk, and expressed him self in very unbecoming language. Mr. Cooper said in behalf of his client that the dis turbance arose in consequence of some chafing " that arose between the prisoner and Mahoney, who, to the remark he made about his nose observed, but you have a moustache." Mr. Long asked Mr. Cooper if he had any witnesses. In reply he said he had not. The prisoner was fined 405., or in default of payment a month's imprisonment for the assault on Mrs. West, 20s. or 14 days for the assault on Mr. Mahoney, and 10s. or 7 seven days for the assault on Mr. West. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Oct. 15.—Wind this day at noon, W. ; light breeze and fine clear weather. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 14.—Wind N.W.--Arrived—Ori nooo (s. tpt.), from Balaklava, left Malta 4th Oct. Sailed Joshua, for Sydney; Imperatriz (s.s. tpt.), Crimea • Lord of the Isles, Hong Bong ; Bellona and Claremont, Cal cutta ; Caroline Coventry, Cape and Bombay; Brothers, Demerara; Time, Punta Arenas; Hollander, Havana; Ocean Queen and North Star, New York ; H.M.S. Power ful, Lisbon. RAMSGATE, Oct. 14.—Wind N.E.—Arrived --Three French gun-boats, from the Baltic ; Ceasar, Newcastle, for Rouen, with slight damage from collision with the brig Suffren, of St. Valery. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived.—Atalanta (s.) and Alliance (s.) from Havre ; Devonshire (s.), Dublin ; Sylph (s.), London ; Alma (s.), Portsmouth; South-Western (s.), Jersey. Sailed.—Naratram, for Newcastle ; Hinton, Newport ; Devonshire (s.), London; Sylph (s.), Dublin ; Argyll (s.), Carentan ; Daniel, Carnarvon ; Star, Alderney ; Cale douis, Sunderland. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S. SAlled—Enoch Train and Coronet, for New Orleans Pelican, Valparaiso. KINGSTOWN, Oct. 13. Arrived—Derwent, from Antigua ; Endeavour, Caen. (BY SUBMARINR AND BRITISH TRLR(3RAPg. ) GRAVESEND, Monday, 1 0.6 a. nl. Wind calm ; tide, five hours' ebb ; weather, foggY• Arrived, Oct. 14.—Henry Wood, from Swartwig ; Wil liam Third, Memel ; Evangelist, Mauritius ester Eliza Hun. ter, Girgenti ; Paladin, Memel ; Thetis, Risoer ; New Orleans. Boston ; Leo, Guern9ey; Alice, Alexan dria ; Azor, Quebec ; Amalia, Gijon ; Nordenker, Ystad ; Courier, Guernsey ; Rodport,Oporto ; William C. Daw son, Mogador. introduced into Chili. They On them are printed the and about the size words, " Corr Ports Franco Colon Chile 5 centenos. Lord Braybrooke has erected a mural monument in are of P t hooefs Postage cle g u l f i at s rahempflisrsultha 7 g v e oef s b t a a e r m een p d . c o 1 0 0 the chancel of Saffron Walden church, to the memory of his two gallant sons who fell, one ,t, Inkerman, and the other in the c avalry charge at Balaklava. A touching inscription records that they were of the ages of 24 and 0, the third and riftA 00314 of their mute. ___ ;t. 20 St. 15 100 all lift 100 100 0 St. - 20 50 lOtt 100 1.00 UR! all 11 St. 10 10() all all all 23i / 7i 4 5 .4 i Prt , pm 12a 1111 12 108 991 1001 100 tt 3. *0 P., SUN OFFICE, Seven, o' Clock. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening). WARWICK HANDICAP. 5 to 4 agst Mr Sykes (taken) 10 to 3 agst Poodle (taken) 9 to 2 agst Pole Star (to some money) 12 0 1 bar three CAMBRIDGESHIRE. 3to 1 agst Crown Pigeon (offered) 14 to 1 agst Flatterer (taken) 15 to 1 agst Calamus (16 to 1 taken to some money) 15 to 1 agst Vandyke 15 to 1 agst Veteran (taken) 100 to 6 agst Robgill (t ken mil offered) 20 to 1 agst Eivaston (taken) 20 to 1 agst Flacrow (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lord Alfred (taken) 33 to 1 agst Nabob (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 15 agst Bucolic (taken) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) The following appointment has been made at the Admiralty this day : Lieutenant Fras. A. Hume, to the Calcutta. GOOD SERVICE PENSIONS. Good service pensions have bern conferred upon the following officers : Captain James Hone, C.B. Captain Lord Clarence Paget, Captain Thomas Henderson. Captain Lewis T. Jones, C.B. SPORTING NOTES. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. The incidents connected with the Cesarewitch Lase been so talked about and discussed in all their bearings on past and future events that it is impossible to dis cover anything new to say about them, or to add a single interesting item to the stock of information which has already been placed before the public in the daily and weekly papers. Mr. Sykes at length fulfilled the expec tations which his owner ever entertained of him, but the frequent disappointments which the horse occasioned him, doubtless prevented Mr. Clark from carrying out his oft•repeated determination of giving the ring "Jack up the Orchard." I don't exactly know what dreadful threat those words convey, but should Vander mulin win the Derby I shall perhaps be better informed. It was really quits pleasant to see how warmly Mr. Clark was congratulated after the race, and winners and loser. lent their voices to swell and prolong the loud huzzas. He, however, did not "stand" Mr. Sykes for a very large amount, and it is said that his winnings in bets do not exceed 8001. The gentleman who " leased" Mr. Sykes is the principal gainer, having tried the horse to do a " great thing." The Ring generally lose on the race, albeit some of the " smaller fry" "saved" the horse, whilst others kept him harmless. Mr. Adkins and party, to whom Mr. Sykes was let last year, were heavy losers, having faith in nothing but what they erroneously supposed to be the hor6e's utter badness. Their prejudice, however, was perhaps well founded, for I believe that the horse wou:d not have won the Cesarewitch if he had not run at Egharn and accidentally discovered how improved he was. Fortunately, too, his performance there was after the weights were declared. When a two-yrs-old Mr. Sykes was most highly tried, but not until the past week did he display the racing ability which his owner always as serted he possessed. Indeed he was popularly deemed a "our," and incapable of staying. Great credit is due to J. Dawson for the blooming condition in which the horse was sent to the post. So frequently do the Newmarket people make mis takes that an instance of the correctness of their judg ment must be recorded. Through good and through evil report they adhered to Crown Pigeon, and always expressed their opinion that he would beat all the three yr-olds. He is deservedly the first favourite for the Cambridgeshire, and according to Mr. Sykes's running on Thursday he seems likely to win the last great handicap of the season. Poor little Plumb, however, was severely censured by his master for the use which he made of the horse, and was blamed for persevering to the end. The lad, however, said he didn't know he was beaten, and thought, when he entered the cords, that he should win easily. Down to the very hour of starting, Mr. T. Parr ex pressed his confidence in Robgill's chance. His judg ment was, however, at fault, and people are suspicions and ill-natured ;Lough to assert that this error was inten tional. Robgill certainly seemed incapable of staying, and was in difficulties on going over the "choke jade." If Saucebox's running at Doncaster was not a mistake altogether, the forward position which Lady Tattin ob tained strengthens the opinion which was widely enter tained that Saucebox would have been a very formidable opponent to Mr. Sykes. Siding proved the impostor I always believed him to be, and Aaron's "chaff" about his being trained on potato peelings is likely to be a stand ing joke among the Manchester men. King Tom's rac ing career is brought to a conclusion ; he broke down at the brushes hill when, as Charlton asserted, he was going as well and as "comfortably" as any horse in the race. Both Monarque and Sultan are good horses, and although they were defeated they were not disgraced. The particulars of the race have, however, already been published in The Sun, and, as I heard an experienced jockey remark on perusing them, they could not have been more accurate if the reporter had ridden in the race. The last scene of all connected with the Cesarewitch will be played out at the corner this afternoon. It will be devoted to the settling, and it may be suggestive of Who is the Dupe ? The steeplechase season will be inaugurated at War wick on Wedneslay, but the " event " is at present re garded with indifference. Some little attention has been directed to the handicap which will be run for to morrow, but Mr. Sykes has stopped speculation. Should he be "wanted," he will, I fancy, follow up his successes. Ido not know whether Pole Star will be allowed to shine. The other noteworthy names are Poodle and Jack Leeming. The running of the latter will, of course, depend materially on the intentions of the Mr. Sykes' party. Either Speed the Plough or Man of War may carry off the Welter Cup. For the Handi cap Plate of 50/. I shall select Master Slender and Lady Alicia. La Victime looks a "good thing" for the Two- Years-Old Handicap. It is too early in the season to express an opinion on the steeplechases. The Richmond Meeting will be patronised only by " North countrymen." Should Saraband start I shall expect him to win the Handicap. The other items con tained in the programme do not require comment. October 15. A FRESH MAN. ARRIVALS AT WARWICK (THIS DAY). Poodle and Banstead. The ground is in good oon• dition. NEWMARKET (THIS DAY). The following have le ft for Warwick : T PI'S Boy, Census, and Black Swan. INTERESTING SCENE AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE. ---.4.-- -- On last Saturday morning Mr. Anderson, the Wizard, gave what was termed in the bills a " Special Scottish Performance," many of the Scottish nobility being pr o . sent. The Wizard himself appeared in full Highland we nt through his performance in tlug'; i iyna. costume, and that at tire. That the representation might be tlio!. tional, the orphan c hildren of the C aledonian Asylum had been invited, and were present in the upper boxes, g, All plaided and plumed in their tartan array." At the concl usion of the p erform ance they were marched down upon the stage, there to have each a flag, a bun, an d a glas s o f wine . Fourteen of them stood promi neatly forth from the rest, and were specially introduced by Professor Anderson as the children of Highland sol diers who had diedi n n_upholdi ng th e f am e of E ng la n d in We h the Crimea. understand that eight more children similarly circumstanced, are to be admitted to the asylum next Wednesday. When Mr. Anderson alluded to the story of their orphanhood, tears stole into the eyes of the youn ges t, but the elder boys, when called upon to give their cheer for the Queen, gave it in a manner which Proved that they wer p e ar ready ents to li e l m r emulate the bravery and patriotism of their An derson's morning entertainment on Saturdays is on e . of the m ost interest ing sights in London, while his evenin g pe rformances are, if possible, more attractive than ever. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.—The renown which this house formerly enjoyed for pantomimic representation will probably be again sustained at Christmas nest. Mr. Anderson, the Wizard of the North, has become the lessee, and is about to produce a spectacle and magic pantomime, which are to include th e talent of the best available ar tistes, ' and every mechanical resource which the theatre possesses. CRYSTAL PALACE..---FIVE SHILLING DAT, Oct. 13. A•lmissions on payment, 237 ; ditto by season tickets, 2,072 ; total visitors, 2,07 Z Corresponding day last year, LITERATVIk;E. The Zoist. "Reichenbach and his Researalies" is centinuA& the present instalment concluding a lucid abstract of the first section and first volume of his remark able work on the "Laws of Sensitiveness." "Ex, tatics of Genius."—Under this head we have au able and interesting pap , :r, the fifth of a series, by J. W. Jackson, Esq., Edinburgh, the s u bj ec t b e i n s z that celebrated historical personage "Joan of Arc,' whose character has been so little understood. From certain autobiographical notices furnished from MSS. in the Royal Library at Paris, the writer has derived convincing proof that Joan was a seeress from her youth. The quotation in sup. port of this is sufficiently remarkable, and on a, perusal of Mr. Jackson's paper many will be dig,. posed to concur with him in thinking that, "co - n. templated as a lucide, her every thought And achievement is perfectly and easily explicable, and her whole life constitutes but a beautiful episode in. the history of interior illumination, while without it she seems but like an unaccountable and meteoric manifestation sent to dazzle and bli n d, no t en lighten." A mong a num b er o f i n t erest i ng contri butions may be noticed those in which cures by the agtoticy of mesmerism are recorded. These are of an extraordinary na t ure , t h e d i seases for which the parties were mesmerised b e i ng genera ll y ex ceedingly difficult to tr ea t success f u ll y b y ordinary methods—del i r i um tremens, for example, the cure by mesmerism, after opium had failed, of a severe case of this frightful disease being communicated. by Dr. Elliotson, under whose superintendence it was effected. The remainder of the number is de voted to the vindication and exposition of cerebral physiology and mesmerism—an elaborate "Phreno logical Examination of Marshal Radetzky," byDL, Castle, contributing to the former. Journal of Public Health. Samuel Highley. A well-timed editorial note, deserving of careful perusal, on "Sanitary Legislation," points out the ,jrections of the labours of the true sanitary re former, the fourth and last of which is, "in giving free scope and euc ,- mragement to thwe mechanical irts which tend to improve the beauty and conve nience of towns and cities, to lesson muscular la bour and to increase the comforts of the poor man's home, and in instituting such an elevated. class of amusements and occupation fur leisure moments as shall make the heart more happy and the mind less animal." Another editorial note points out the main physical and moral errors in our workhouse system; while a third treats on " Burials iu Charcoal," and declares that the use of that destroyer of animal matter is absolutely indis pensable in the common graveyard. In another paper the manufacture and cost of charcoal for sanitary purposes is the subject of inquiry by a contributor. A useful "Dictionary of Foods and. Drinks" is continued, and " The Sanitary Regula tions of Ancient Rome " are presented to the reader's attention. In addition to the above will be found a large amount of information respecting epidemics, including the transactions of the Epi demiological Society of London. The Journal of Physiological Medicine. John Churchill. The October number will be found inferior to none of its predecessors in variety of informati on respecting cerebral disease and its various develop ments, accompanied by philosophical remarks thereon, and indications of the most eligible modes of treatment. Among the numerous papers may he noticed a very interesting one on the " Stat e o f Lunatic Asylums and the Insane in Ireland,' from which we gather that the inspectors speak hi g hly of the benefits which have resulted to the insane from bringing them within the sphere of religious instruction, " and that since the Report of 1851 there has been a decrease in the number of insane to the extent of 1605," a decrease " attributable to the decrease of insane in poor-houses and gaols !" The subject of in sanity in connection with religion and education, &c., and more especially the former, is treated iu several papers with much ability and fairness. Not the least important contributions, however, are those respectively headed, "On the Policy of Main taining the Limits at present imposed by Law on the Criminal Responsibility of the Insane," and "Claim of Priority in the Reformation of the Treat ment of the Insane," the drift of which may readily be surmised. The first contains some hard has and shrewd reflections in connection with well known circumstances. An article on the mind and " Researches into the Functions of the Brain,' an elaborate and important paper, reprinted from the last number of the " British and Foreign Medico- Chirurgical Review," may also he noticed. The Tribes of the Caucasus. By Baron August You Haxthausen. Chapman and Hall. . . A philosophical and able work, by means of which the reader will be enabled to form a pretty accurate estimate of the vast political, religious, and commercial importance of the Caucasian coun tries, and to speculate with greater confidence on the probable issues, in the East, of the present war. The work is translated from the manuscript of the author, by Mr. J. E. Taylor, and may be regarded as a continuation of a larger work on Trans-Caucasia. In it will be found a narrative of the past history and present condition of the Cau casian tribes, including the career of Schamyl and. the Murids, together with a key to the policy of Russia, and the hindrance offered to her ambitious aims and aggressive progress by these countries. To all who wish to have a thorough comprehension of what is at stake in the present war, what is to be won or lust, we would recommend a perusal of this book. The Friendly Society's Manual. By George C. Oke. Butterworths. A work for which we doubt not thousands of the more thrifty and industrious of our artisans will be grateful. The manual comprises the new Consoli dation Act, and other statutes affecting old and now societies, as well as industrial societies, metho dically arranged, with a variety of information in dispensable to the satisfactory working of these societies. The Journal of A griculture. Blackwood and Sons. Among a number of valuable contributions three may be especially noticed, viz., a paper on " Liquid Manuring and Irrigation," " Notes on the Preser vation an►l Drying of Grain," and an article on the " General Principles of Reclaiming Land," in the latter of which the general rules to be observed in the primary work of fertilisation are clearly and forcibly laid down. The number contains a reFord of the transactions of the Highland and Agricul tural Society of Scotland. Macphail's Edinburgh Ecclesiastical Journal. A noticeable paper on the " Characteristics of Modern Literature," in which well-merited ridicule is poured on the heads of modern biographers, f or their intolerable prolixity, together with s ome pleasing " Reminiscences of Eastern Travel," and the continuation of a description of " A Month in Arran," commend the present number to th© favour of the public. Crimean Army Fund. A report of the committee of thia well-known f un d, with two illustrations, a fac-simile of the late Lord R a glan's letter to th e h onorary agents, and other letters of thanks, together with the names an d amounts of subscription of those who contri buted to the fund. The Assurance Magazine. Charles and Edward Lay. The prospectuses o f the ton Indian Life Assurance Offices are the subject of a valuable paper, in addi tion to which there Is much useful information con nected with the working of assurance offices. Baker's Laws relating to_Burials in England and W W. Maxwell. The powers conferred by old and recent statutes are embodied in these pages, and so consolidated and arranged as to present the precise state of the law relating to burials. A useful manual. The Old Commodore. By the author of "Rattlin the Reefer." G. Routledge and Co. A cheap reprint of a popular n aval story, well calculated to excite the sympathies and fascivate the attention of both young and old. No one is likely to fall asleep over " The Old Coninied...)re." On the Reformation of Young Offenders. Edited by Jellinger Symons, Esq. G• Routledge and Co. A collection of papers, pamphlets, and .speeches on Reformatories, and the various views held on and its treatment, e t&tbe careful perusal w th h e ic s h ub w e ec w t o o u f ld ju r v e e c n o i m le in c e ri n m d o f a ll who are interested in this important subject. The libraries, autograph collections, and objects o art, left by Dr. J. P. Eckermanu, of Weimar, and Herr F. Thling, of Leipsic, will be sold, at Leipsic, on the 15th, and following days. A great deal of literary in terest attaches to this sale. Many rare and curious books referring to the classical period of German poesy are in the catalogue. From the 20th October fast trains will run between Vienna and Paris, and naturally vice versa. The jo ur ' im ney between the two capitals will be accompl i she d about 51 hours. uteri 3,000 lir The Piedmontese Government has fir" successfully re oyal nt Trzi annually for the three best Italian P?! .. Y" F , presented on tha boards of the " e it t e i cond 1,000, anti t The first prize is to be 1,40 0 , third 600 lirw rero In ;in 850, 270 , er .ef 3 VO ir as e re ire, ind 'ere ) tit It ) el: L )u .127 IRO 341 110 DP, ops, and nts, 15g ek's oe 6 :eel :ent tch Tis• ree, do. !vs, .ei -3cl; 100 1:61 100 WO WO 100 1)0 21:1 53i 4 7$ a 823 3 57.} i =d