The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-29 00:00:00

NPR 3 TONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Ti ie Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed with more tone and confidence, and prices of every sort of cotton unchanged from Friday's quotations. The sales were 8,000 bales (500 for export and 1,0015 on speculation) including 130 Pernam and Mart tnham, 6d. to bid. ; 120 Bahia, 51d. to 6d. ; 400 3 Egyptian, Sid. to Bd., and 1,000 Surat, 3d. to 4i. d. per lb. 10,000 bales have been imported since Thursday. In the Railway Share Market the Tema nd for shares is exceedingly quiet, and prices were a shade lower than Friday. Ru mours were afloat on the Paris Bourse on Sattr rday that the Bank of France were going to sell 'their Rentes, the truth of which was not enter tain,ed, although some speculators had circulated that the sale had already commenced. The 3 per Cent. Rentes fell to 64fr., and remained so at the close of the day. Though there has been no agita tion in the market, the public funds have gradually declined towards the close of the week. The intelligence from Melbourne by the Balla r- it, which brings 120 oz. of gold, mentions that t 1 iere was a good demand for that article, at 31. 1 6s. 6d. per oz. She brings dates nearly a month 1 .ter than previous advices. Commercial affairs pnerally were still suffering from the recent crisis, and business continued extremely dull. Other causes likewise tended to maintain this depression amongst the Melbourne merchants. The winter months are al waysinactive, the bad state of the roads preventing the conveyance of supplies to the interior, and on the gold fields the traders had overspecu lated. • they had large stocks on hand, and hence few orders arrived in town. Also the fact of the banks purchasing gold themselves on the gold fields, instead of through the brokers, had ren dered it unnecessary for the diggers to come to town, whefe they invariably gave an impetus to trade by their lavish expenditure. It was calculated that 3 or 4 months must elapse before any decided improve- i ment t could be expected. However, as the spring advances, they look forward to better prospects, for then the settlers will be requiring their annual supplies for their stations. Provisions were rather dull, but flour was in demand at 441. per ton. In general merchandise the market was glutted with boots and shoes. Hardware, however, for building Purposes was in demand, spirits were not much in request, brandies had fallen slightly, and compara tively little rum was consumed, sugars were steady at good quotations, wine had improved, and to bacco was dull. The advices from Van Diemen's Land mention that considerable excitement had been occasioned by the proposed alterations in the tariff, and that, in consequence, large quantities of the articles which would be affected by them were being daily taken out of bond. Wheat, flour, and all kinds of grain had declined in Hobart Town, owing to the lower range of prices that prevailed in the other colonies. The accounts from New York state that the !market for public securities were buoyant, and there was no difficulty in obtaining discount accommodation. The last Banks' return showed a large decrease in the loans and discounts again, namely, 453,601 dollars, and there was a slight augmentation in the specie. During the week ending Friday the 12th, there was an excess of imports over exports to the amount of 2 ,839,602 dols. There had been a very large busi ness transacted in breadstuffs, but at the latest date the market had assumed rather a quieter ap pearance. Flour was in demand for shipment to France, and vessels were wanted for consignment to that country. Large orders were reported to have been given out for both wheat and flour, on account of the French Government. Consider able purchases were made by the Greek houses, and for Germany large quantities had been taken. , It was m en ti one d th a t the planters had grown ' more this year than last, and that cotton, to a smaller extent, had been cultivated. The crop of the latter, it was supposed by some, would reach 3 , 5 00,000 bales, but others estimated it at about 8 ,000,000 bales. There is an appearance of flatness in Eng lish Stocks, occasioned by further rumours re specting the possibility of differences between Eng land a n d America, and these have tended to coun teract the good effect which would have been pro duced by the arrival of gold from Australia. Con sols opened at 881 to 881 , and are now about 88 i to 88k. The Unfunded Debt is rather weak, being at 3s. discount to ls. premium. India Stock is 226. The New 3 per Cents. are 88k to 884, and the Reduced 87/ to 871. The Foreign Market rules quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 79i 11, and the New Scrip is 2i discount, being firm. Venezuela Bonds are 26. Sardinian 5 per Cents. 841, and Russian 5 per Cents. 954. Mexican Stock is 192, being flat. Peruvian Active Bonds have risen to 73. Brazilian Noun Bonds are 99 to 994. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks Grenada Deferred Bonds,. 18 to 20 ; Mexican ' 19i to ; Peruvian, 71 to 3 ; ditto Three per Cents., 51 to 3; Portuguese Four per Cents., 43 to 5 ; Russian Five per Cents., 95 to 8 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 85 to 8 ; Spanish New Deferred, 191 to ; ditto Three per Cents., 3 7i to 8 ; ditto Certificates, 4i to ; ditto Pas sive, 4i to 5. In Railway Shares there is not much alteration, and the business doing is eirtremely limited. As the settlement of the account takes place on the 31st instant, preparations are being made in con nection therewith. Still, however, in some cases, higher prices are obtained than on Saturday. Great Western are active. Foreign lines are dull. _ _ The Mining and Banking Shares rule firma. Union of Australia are 1/. higher. Canada Land are without any particular alteration. URITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.--CLOSING PRICES, r From the Official. Lin. Busines, clOn , 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities,,...,... 2 per Cont. Consols Annuities BB} 4 I New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock India Bonds, £l000 Consols ;or Account BS I i a Erchequer Bills, 24d. 21000 X5OO 4nntll Bzchequer Bonds 1858, 34 per Cent.... 98. i Ditto 1859, ~ ~. 08 113 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds 5 per Cent. . 99i Ditto Small Ditto New, 1843 lOO Milian Bonds, 6 per Cent 99k &lexicon 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 410 per Cent 73 21 Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St 9si Russian Bonds, li per Cent Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. B ?anish Bonds, 3 per Cent — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Spani-h Committee Cert. of Coup. rot fun 4I p 0 Turkicli Bonds, 6 per cent 79 I i _ Ditto New Scrip, 4 per Cent. Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Ceßt. 26 nividendsontr3e above payable in LontThr. Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Gull 64 THREE O'CLOCK. Console Ditto for th 3 kco cunt BBi 4 LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—{This Day.) LONDON, Oct. 29.—Wind this day at roan, ; light airs, and dull hazy weather. PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 28.—Wind N.E.—Arrived.—Den mark, from Shediac for Grimsby, towed in with damage to stem, and loss of rudder, &c.; H.H.Str. Rhadaman thus, Malta; Niagara (2. tpt.), Scntari ; H.M.S. Ariel, White Sea, and sailed for Plymouth. Memedin, London, for New Zealand. Sailed—Mary Ann, for Calcutta ; Ca tharioa Hermann, Havana. RAMSCAER, Oct. 27.—The Marie Emilie, from Sunder , land for Nantes, is aground in the Sluiceway, fill s w ith the tide, and is supposed to have brok en h er b ack. The -Josephine Anais, from London, for Brest, has p u t i n leaky, and is discharging. (PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived.—Wonder (s.) and A talanta (s.), Havre ; Con nor (s.) and Transit (s.), Jersey ; Navarino, London ; Ala bama, Alexandria ; Mary Ann, Memel ; Thomas and Mar ' garet, Flora, Brothers, and Prince, Sunderland. Sailed— Wild Dayrell, for Hong Kong ; Alarm, Lime rick Lass, Arbutus, and Clyde, Newport ; Baillie Charles, Greenock; Propontis (s.), London; Petit Charles, Bor deaux. ; City of Limerick (s ), London. LITERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind S.S.W. Arrived.—North American, from Mobile ; West Point, New York. Off.—Parker, from Demerara. Sailed —C a th er i ne for Havre ; Perignon, Goree ; Com merce, Jacm e l ; Fr ederick Prang, Maracaibo ; Taunton Packet, 11 ". en ; Perthshire, Savannah; Uncle Joe, Balti more ; Varna, Constantinople ; Nerio, Fayal. QUZENSTOWN, Oct. 27. Wind N. Arrived. Liddesdale, from Callao ; Maria, Rio Grande. FUNERAL OE TEE LATE SIR W. MOLISWORTIL—The remains of the lamented Sir W. Molesworth were on Sa turday morning interred in Kensall Green, in a grave . near that of the late Duke of Sussex. Six mourning coaches followed the hearse, in which were Sir H. Moles. • worth, Mr. P. Moleswortb, Lord Torrington, Mr. C. Villiers, Mr. Lowe, Mr. Delane, Sir E. Elton, Mr. Pauncefote, and other gentlemen. A deputation from Southwark attended to the grave the remains of their late distinguished representative , and the ca rr i ages o f L or d Palmerston, Lord Panmure, the Duke of Somers e t, Lo r d J. Russell, Sir C. Wood, and other political and private friends of the deceased, closed the mournfal procession. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS; 8;i Aberdeen......, Ambg. Nottng. Bost I and Eastn. Belfast Ballymena., Rirming. Wolverh 4 Stour Valley Birk e Aid. Lane el.. dr Cheshire Jttnct Do. Chesil. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., Myth Sz, Tyne lriginal l £25 (issd. at Bristol and Exeter 1 Caledonian Cairn. and Cardigan Chester Ix Holyhead. Cork and Bandon... Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall De. A Do. B Ciisff Junction Du olin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. di Jnc Do. N , 4IP East Anglian Eastern Counties.. East. Union, A 13th ' Do., B. Sto,o , Do., New A. East Kent East Lancashire Edinburgh dt Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles , Edin.Prth Duna.* Forth & Clyde Jun 3. Furness. Do. Extension.. Glasgow & S. west: --, Great N. of Seotind Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Dn. Stour Val.. Rail Gna. Stk .. Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlis: e 'Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds l.ancash.andYorks. , . - Da., Wet. Riding Un Liv.Creby.&Southpt London & Blackwal' Lon.i. Bright &S.Cst. Loud. and N. West., Du. Fifths .AC Do. Eighths,. London and& Wostu. Do., £5O Do., .£4O Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrr. & Ennisk. Manch.Shcf.&Linch , Do. Shares, No. I Do., Man. Rs Lin. Un Metropolitan Midland Do. Birmng. &Derby Midld. 0, West. (Ire. ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd. Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor. . Norfolk North n. Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick. Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. l'urch Do. Leeds Do. York North London N .&S.Wstrn.,Hami stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western N. & S. Westru. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Ox, Wore.. & Wolv Poilaraouth o ,Lisb Central SeottishMidland... ihropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dun 4,taines, Wok. &Wok Aockton & Darli Atuakton & Taff vale [)o. Pref., No. 'l'lmmes Hay. P.& R. taverstone & Lanes. Vale of heath..., Waterfil. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerek West Cornwall West End of London and. Crystal Palaoe Do. A Do. B West London. Wimbledn &Croydon !Closing Prices this day. 23 - 24 31 - 4 4.4 7/ - 7 16 - 15 14 - 15 9 - 8 85 - 87 58 - 59. 1211 5 - 4i 6 - 6 -- 64 g7i -68 i 49 - 51 91 - 9i 16 - 17 ••• "''' 71 -- 73 6i - 7 83 68 - 69 119 • - 121 0(30 - 102 -514 i 68 - 72 6 - 7 5 7 p 75 61 6A 94 96 92 —92 ii 2 --1/di id 1k 83 84 9 8 8 7(1 21i - 22 ... T ... id 64 644 36 38 1 1 ii 2 ii 25i ... 26i, 68 • 61 7id 44c1 114 124 444 454 92 —97 I .- 7i - 71 51 - 51- 23 - 23 [6O 104 72 74 41 - 43 11 - 12 564 574 304 316 5- 3d 2d par 33 - 35 ••• "'". ... •-''' ••• '''. 18 19 3 - 4 18 - 20 4 - 6 FOREIGN. A etwerp&Rott , rditm Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. con, in Sh. at par till '64 Ardennes Belgian Eastn. June Beziers to Graissossu Bombay, Baroda, Rua flrtntral India,Scri Do. Demerara ......... ►itch Rhenish l Eastern of France Do. New East Indian, g. 5 p. c Do. Eitension Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of Canada.A is. Do. St. Lawrence S.T Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till'62 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. .Gt. Central of Fran" Gt. Indian Peninsula guar. 5 per cent Do. New 5 per cent Do. Extensions.... Great Lnxembonn Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Can ad Shares Do. New Do. Bds., payabl e's 7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, P. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Conet. & Basle Lions and Turnhout Lyons and Genera Lyons dt Mediterran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur di Liege ( with interest) 'Do. (ox interest) Northern of France D0.20/.Shs. _ _ Do: 201. 3 p. c Bd, (fmy.B.6g Arno. Sim NorwegianTrankPre Paris and Lyons , Ditto Bondi . ...... Paris and Orleans.... Paris and Rouen... ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Do Rome and Frascati, Rouen and Havre Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. Obligations Sambre and litfenre... Do. 5 p. cent. Pref Scinde Do. Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5i per c. Pref Western of France, Do . Zealand JOINT-STOI IA i tl Bank of London tiri. Col. lik.& W. C British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City 5 0 Commercial of Load .11 Eng. eot. & Axis. Cht al Lon& Chart. Bk. 431 Australia . 5 Ditto New tendon and County Lila, &E. Bnk g. Corp I London Joint Stock Gond. & Westminster National Pro.of Eng. Do. New National of Ireland New South Walea Oriental Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg Pit ;lola Imp Co Royal British ;oath Australia Union of Australia Do. Now Union of_London - 71 24 -24 d 4 2 d i- i ! - 361 -- 36 9i - 104 22 - 224 - 1 f, 91 - 141 - 151 70 72 88 - 90 3 - 3i 5 - 51 par - 41) 4 - 41 21 - 3 221 -23 f - 99 - 101 112 - 116 1 113 - 110 103 105 22i - 23 110 - 115 5 6p - 164 P 7 2 •••• 3 4 - 5i 4 3 / 4 - 5 34 - 34 3 / 4 11f 1241 44 - 444 43 7 iis ... - pm 20 21 2 lid 21 3 8 8i 000 .'""' i -' p •oo ' a pm 3i - 4 30 - 31 p 19 - 20 BANKS. 85 -- 87 51 - 53 .. ..... .... ... i . d par 55 7 'al 15/ -- 161 114 -- 19 d d par -- 2p ON •••• ... •vi -- .. ••• -- ... 34 --- 36 40 - 42 52 - 54 ..• '.. ••• ij - 41 70 - 72 8 - 9 28 6 30 Business dons this day. 10 4 10 4i all all all all all ss. all all 15ot 1 1 8Q li 7545 96 5 911 21 2 14k 4i lk 832 k 64 3i 4 Ti i if 4k 2i 221 j 3 7 40 1 i 40 ig THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY IEvENI.NG., OCTOBER 29, 1855. HAJLwAYa. Bedford and Bletchley Buckghamsh ClydosdaloJc Col. Stour Vy Sud. and Hal E. Lin. e*. 6 Pc E. Un. H. Sh Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do.Preferen.T Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bxtn. and Matlock Middlesbro' Redcar. Midld.Bradfd Newmarket Bury Eaten N.& Est.s p.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p Prest. & V 4 y:P Do. Shre. A Roystn , & Hit. Shef.Roth and Gooleg.s p.c. Shrews. &H er S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do Wilts&'-omrst PREFE Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. c. BlythandTyni-lOpe; c. pref. (issd. at 5(10 1 Bris. k Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO 1 Chester k Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent.... 1)0. do, Prof. No. 2.. Do. do. Pref. No. 2.. Cork &Bandons Dun. Prth tk A bor. J. E. Anglian Cle. ASh Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No, • Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 p. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 101. Debentr.Sh o. do. 4 per cent l East Lancash. 6 p. , N.I.&W. York. J. sths lEd Prth.&Dun.4p.c Furness Glas. & S.W. G. 5 p. c. reat Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4,?, p. c. Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at 5 p. c. pm... Gt. N. of Scot. lat Pre Gt. S. &W. (Ireland) Do. 4per c. Prof. Si Gt. Westn. (Barks k Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4i p.c. D 9. eon. red. 4 p. c Do. irred. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester 8 p. c.P.S. Do. do. 5 P. c. do Do. Birm. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Sh Do. do. do Do. do. do ....... .. • ••I Lan. &York. F. EV' Do. 6 p. c. Stock Lon. &Brie]. 0.5 p.c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St Do. New Gnar.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Lon. &N. W., Coy. A Nnnes.t on 5 p. ct Lon.& S.W. 7 per et. Londy. & Color. i Sh. Londy. & Ennis. 4 SI., Man., Shef., k Lin. New, £lO Do. £6 l !garypt Carl. 4p • Do 4 per cent I Do. Aid. Consol.6 p.c.St Do. Consol. Bristol A. ; Birm. 6 per cent. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. Sr Do. Pref. 4 !., pea* eel, Do. 51. Pref. 4 p. c Ditto L. & H. Pref. St ( ,Norfolk Debenture I Do.Pref. 4 p. c. St.- Po. 5 p.c. Eat Do. 5i per ct. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. 0. North British N. B.l3erw, 4 p.c P o. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.c ~ .No.? Do. do. Quarters 4 H.Do.VorkA s. Poi . North Staffordshire. Oxford, Worcester, Wolverh.£ls, 6 1%, o R. Pref. 101. Sh. ,Scot. Cent. ,New Pre !South Devon Do. fixed, 44 per cell' S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4 . 4 per cent... Do. Fixed 41 p e sh. S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c.... S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar. Stock.& Dar. , 5 p• C. Do. do. de Stock. & Hartl. g. p. c. till July 1, '56 Waterfd. & Kilk. 6 p c Luaus. Conipans. London So N. West. L. &N. W. Caledon... E. Un. & Ot.Nrtlin. E. Count. Caldonian. t. Went Yk. New. & Berw. Y. &NM Do., Do . Easter? IPeto & Co. 'orfolk, 'L.& N. W. & Midld. Stckton &' Darlingt. Midland.. En. Coun. E. Count Do L.&N.W Do lotNorthn Lancash& Yorksb. T. Brassey M.litelean IStockt. & Darlingt fDo OtWestn lOrtthz. rnc' • this day. 93 - 95 95 - 100 lai ---136;d • •• ".. 26 - 28 1 6 : i 6.i 12i 13 . . ...xd 115 120 2i - 2i 83 = 41 id iP 56 58 130 : 134 ••• ••• S - 8j 3 - 30 - 31 83 - 85 BANKRUPTCY COURT. RENCE SHARES. IN RR C. VINES. 110 •- 115 107 - 110 91 93 94 -- 96 15 - 16 4 7-7. ii ••• ••• P r 12 -12 i POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) MANSION HOUSE. 57 - 59 --- 1106 - 108 100 102 par p 9i 10 6 - 64 93 - 95 80 - 85 64 - 86 9i -10 i 16 - 164 94 10 68 -70 17 - 18 84 - 9 - 124 - 134 14 130 - 135 ... ^' ow ••• •N ••• ..... ... - - -pi 12} -- 13 i -- i 130 - 132 94 - 96 11 - 1 4 - 4i 96 - 89 -91 3 - 34 i is 100 - 102 13i —14 a id -- par 21i —22 i 93 95 Of -- 16 = li* 14 - 2tpl 21 - LAW INTELLIGENCE,-(This Day.) This was an adjourned certificate meeting. The bank rupt was described as of Barge•yard, Bucklersbury, wholesale ironmonger. The balance-sheet commenced Jnne, 1854, and ended June, 1855. and ebowed debtor to creditor, 742/. 14s 10d.; liabilities, 1,1171. 10s. 4d. ; capital, 551. Is. 6d. ; profits, 9141. 16s. Bd. ; creditor by good and doubtful debts, 9721. 14s. 3d.; property, 2/. Os. 3d.; trade expenses, 1851. 17s. 6d. ; losses, 159/. ss. 3d. ; house and personal ex penses, 3841. The bankrupt obtained a certificate. ASSAULTING THE POLIOE.—John Hart, Elizabeth Hart, and John 111`Carthey, were charged with assault. ing the police in the execution of their duty. Police-constable 612 deposed that on Saturday night about a quarter to 12 o'clock he was on duty in Petti coat-lane when his attention was directed to Hutchin son-street, where he found a large number of people as sembled round John Hart, who was fighting. On his seeing the policeman he threatened to " knock his b- brains out if he touched him." Some of the prisoner's friends endeavoured to get him away, but he was obstinate, and struck witness, when Police-constable 649 came up, and he was taken into custody. . Police-constable 649 said that when about to take Hart into custody the female prisoner caught him by the hair of his head, and pulled his head back, and he was kicked several times by M'Carthey. Police-constable 672 said he assisted to take Hart into custody. In Houndsditch he became so violent as to require additional assistance, and at the station they were obliged to put the handcuffs on him. He threat ened he would do for witness. Ann Barrett, a married woman, stated that she went to the Palace Tavern, Petticoat-lane, on Saturday night, to look for her husband, when John Hart knocked her down and kicked her, and the female prisoner pulled a handful of hair from her head, which she produced in court. Her husband was also much injured by the vio lence of the prisoners, and was unable to attend in con sequence. That was the commencement of the row. She could only account for the two prisoners' conduct towards her and her husband from jealousy on the part of the female prisoner, with whom he formerly kept company. Joseph Bevis said he was in the above public•house about half•past 11 o'clock, when he saw the last witness and her husband. The prisoners came in afterwards. He said Ann Barratt and her husband began the row. Police-constable 612 said that Barratt complained to her previous to the row of being ill-used. Sir Wm. Carden asked the officer of this court to examine the hair produced with the hair on the woman's head, which he did, and pronounced it to be more like goat's hair than human hair. Sir Wm. Carden said whatever it was the woman's bands bore evidence of ill usage, and, after censuring their conduct Bald lecturing theta on the evils of drunkenness, sentenced the pri soners to 10 days' imprisonment each with hard labour. MINES. MARYLEBONE. CHARGI OF ANNOYING A TEADECSIAN.—This day Henrietta Wyld, a young woman of small stature, was charged before Mr. Lrng with annoying Mr. Philip Silcock, a tobacconist, carrying on an extensive business in the Edgcware-road. Mr. Herring, who was en g a ge d f or the complainant, said that his client was compelled to bring the present charge before his Worship in order to prevent the re peated annoyances of the prisoner. For some months past she came to his house, by her conduct and language collected a crowd before his shop, which was a great obstruction to his business. All this arose out of a false charge which had been made against the complainant by the prisoner, who alleged that he was the father of the child to which she gave birth about seven years ago. He, complainant, foolishly allowed her money to keep away, but she would not do so. The complainant deposed to various times as alleged by his solicitor when she came to his house. On the 7th of September last he was compelled to take out a sum mons against the prisoner, since which time she has not been heard of till Saturday, when she came to his house. She then assaulted him, and said that she would think no more of shooting him than she would a dog. Policeman 190, D Division, stated that he was called to take the prisoner into custody. She observed that if a policeman was given twopenny worth of gin and half an onnce of tobacco he would do anything. She was very violent, and resisted him. He was obliged to take her in his arms and carry her. The prisoner was fined 205., or in default 14 days, for the assault on the complainant, and 10s., or 7 days, for assaulting the police constable. The prisoner asked what she was to do with her child, which was starving a For the last seven years she had been allowed money by the complainant. Mr. Long said that he had nothing to do with that matter. ASSAULTING THE PORTER OF MARYLEBONE WORK HOUSE.—Thomas Riley, a ragged urchin about 17 years of age„ was charged with the following assault upon Green, porter at the Northumberland gate of the Mary. leboue Workhouse. The complainant said that about half-past 6 o'clock lon Saturday evening, he was at the door of the work house when be observed the prisoner on the road. He saw complainant, upon which he flung a stone at him, which nearly knocked off his hat. The prisoner seeing that it had not taken effect upon his person, threw an other stone, which came within a short distance of his eye. Mr. Tubbs, overseer of the parish, stated that the pri soner only on Friday last came out of prison, where he had been six months, for stealing clothes, .the property of the guardians. On that day he app for re . lief, which he had, and was again supplied with clothing, with a ticket to go to the stone-yard. He, however, left, and upon getting into the stre et took off his work house suit, which he left in the street. He was taken on the charge of robbing the clothes to the station house, but the inspector refused to take the charge when he came in the evening. He was fined 405., or, in default, a month's imprison ment. REPRESENTATION OF WELLS.-Mr. Serjeant Kinglake has become a candidate for the seat vacant by the death of Mr. Tadway, and on Saturday issued the following address to the electors :—"The melancholy death of your late member having caused a vacancy in the repro. sentation of your city I venture again to offer myself a candidate to supply it. I cannot address you without expressing my deep sympathy in the distress which this sad event must have awakened among you. The prin ciples which would influence and control my conduct as your representative in Parliament are not unknown to you. lam from conviction a supporter of that liberal policy which has of late years been successfully directed to the advantage and general welfare of all classes, and thereby secured that confidence which ought to exist between those in authority and the people at large. I feel that at this important crisis there is one subject on which there ought to be an explicit understanding be tween a candidate and those whose suffrages he solicits. I allude to the present war. That war is a just and righteous one. It is a mighty struggle between the principle of aggressive despotism and the principle of free, humane, and enlightened civilisation. I trust as it has commenced in justice so it will be carried on with vigour and untiring energy, and that no temporising policy will be allowed to interrupt its progress until a result be obtained which shall insure a durable, satisfac tory, and honourable peaCe, and justify the vast sacrifices which have been made in this great cause by the Allied nation' of Europe.". Li easiness this day 4 z birb SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S—(This Evening.) WORCESTER HANDICAP. 4to 1 agst Po!e3tar (taken) 11 to 2 agst Little Davie (taken)l DERBY. 17 to 2 agst Wentworth (taken) 11 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 33 to 1 agst Milton (taken) 35 to 1 agst West Langton (taken) 35 to 1 agst Mr. Verdant Green (taken) 2000 to 300 agst Yellow Jack and Coroner (taken) NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty this day : COMMANDERS. George E. Hore to the Vesuvius. E. H. K. Hallett to the Ceylon, vice Hore. LIEUTENANTS. T. N. Underwood to the Arachne. Hon. R. A. Capel to the Sampson. PAYMASTER. Sydney E. Wright to the Sphinx. ASSISTANT-PAYMASTER. John Wotten, in charge, to the Sphinx. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day). CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were but moderately supplied with wheat, and the demand ruled inactive. Inferior qualities wero lower to purchase. There was only little doing in barley, on former terms. Oats, beans, peas, and flour supported previous rates. Thelateskaccouuts from New York state that considerable excitement prevailed in the trade, owing to the large pur chases for shipment to England and France. The conti nental markets are devoid of animation. Up to our market last week the arrivals of produce were very limited. From abroad we received 5,744 quarters of wheat, 1,358 oats, 12 beans, 127 tares, 51 linseed, 78 rape. seed, 897 sundry seeds, and 4,997 barrels of flour. Coastwise and by land carriage a moderate supply of English wheat, in fair average condition, was received first up to our market this morning. Although the stands were by no means extensively supplied with samples of either red or white, the demand for all kinds, owing to the limited attendance of large millers, was in a very sluggish state. Selected samples were costly taken at is per quarter beneath the prices of Monday last; and the value of low qualities gave way 2s per quarter. The supply of foreign wheat was small, but there was some good American qualities on show. The business doing was wholly in retail, yet we have no change to notice in prices. There was less inquiry for floating cargoes. The quota tions, however, were firmly supported. The few samples of fine barley in the market found buyers at full quotations. Damp and inferior qualities were is per quarter lower than oa this day se'nnight. We had a moderate inquiry for malt, at full currencies. Old oats were scarce, and held at fully late rates ; but new qualities ruled dull, at 6d per quarter less money. There was a fair demand for beans, on former terms. Peas moved off steadily, at full quotations. The flour trade was far from active, yet last Monday's prices were well supported. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex & Kent, Red new 611 to 843 Ditt0........ old 72s 84a Ditto, White new 68s 83s Ditto ........ old 793 89s Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old 71s 793 Ditto new •• •• • • 63s 77a Rye—Old ........ —s —s New ............ 488 52s Barley—Grinding...• 34s 37a Malting ......... 35s 37s Chevalier.— . . 38s 41s Malt—BatrolkandNor folk.... •••• •••• 71s 765, Brown ........... •... 62s 6451 +Kingston and Ware 76s 78s Malt—Chevalier •• 78s to 79s Oats Yorkshire and Lineolnsh.,Feed 26s 30a Potato 2Bs 31s Yonghal and Cork Black. .. —.. 253 28s Cork, White ..• .. 26s 30s Sooteh,Feed... •• 27s 30s beans—Tick 41s 45s Pige0n5.......• •• 43s 478 Peas—Grey...• 42s 45s Map1e......... •• 42s 46s White. •..... •• .. 44s 493 Boilers .......... 48s 56s Flour—Town-made... 73s 758 Suffolk .• •....... 588 60s Stocktn & Norfolk 578 608 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The imports of foreign stock into London last week were on the decrease, the total supply amounting to 1,904 head. In the corresponding week in 1854 we received 7,182; in 1853, 8,577; in 1852, 9,147; in 1851, 8,666; in 1850, 3,972 ; and in 1849, 6,795 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Harlingen Amsterdam 1,094 Terming 203 375 Calves. Pigs. 27 ... 51 Total.— 220 ... 1,6i5 28 ... 51 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1854 2,433 4,359 205 ... 194 1853 2,013 5,814 253 ~. 259 1852 1,361 6,719 319 179 1851 1,411 7,039 402 297 1850 1,367 5,419 295 ... 885 1849 1,149 2,615 ... 107 ... The receipts of stook for our maiket, last week, direct front Ireland, were 82 beasts. Fresh up to-day, via Liver pool, we received 340 beasts and 800 sleep is full average coalition. Owing to the late gale the show of foreign stock this morning was comparatively small, and in miserable condi tion. The losses at sea last week were over 200 beasts and 600 sheep, most of which were thrown overboard on Thursday morning. From oar own districts the arrivals of beasts were very moderate, and we observed no improvement in their con dition. Tho beef trade was somewhat firmer than on Mon day last, and the primest beef realised 2d per 81bs. more money, the top figure being 5s per Blbs. The receipts from Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northamptonshire were 1,900 short horns, and from other parts of England 400 of various breeds. The show of sheep was very moderate, and very deficient is quality. From their great scarcity the primest Downs and half.breds were rather dearer than on this day se'nnight, with a good demand. The general top figure was ss, but, in some instances, 5s 2d per Sibs was realised. Inferior sheep moved off slowly, at last week's currency. We were rather scantily supplied with calves, and the veal trade ruled steady at last Monday's quotations, or 2d per 81bs. above Friday's prices. The top quotation was 5s per 81bs. Pigs were in moderate supply and ready requeat, At !ally late rates. .... .... . _ . .. _ _ Per 81bs to sink the offals. Is. d. s. d. s. d. s d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 PrimeSouthdown 410 5 0 Second quality.... 3 8 4 0 Large crse. calves 3 8 4 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 5 0 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Small porkers 4 6 5 Second quality ...3 8 4 2 i Suckling calves 23 0 30 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 4 4 B,Quarter old pigs 23 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .................. 4,801 Beasts•••••• •• ....•• •••• . 1,654 sheep .......•• Sheep •• ..•• •• 3.850 Calves ..... ............ 127 Calves.... •...•.......•• 106 Fta .• 420 Pig 5........... ..... •..• 60 A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in Smithfield Cattle Market, on Monday, Oct. 30, 1854, and in the Metropolitan Market this day, Monday, Oct. 29, 1855. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Oat. 30, 1854. 10et t 29,1855, s. d. s. dds. d. s. d Coarse and inferior beasts 3 2to 3 413 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto ... 3 6 3 103 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 B{4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c 4 10 5 0:4 8 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep 3 4 3 6{3 4 3 6 Second quality ditto 3 8 310 3 8 4 2 Prime coarse woolled ditto 4 0 4 4'4 4 4 8 Primo Southdown ditto 4 6 4 10,4 10 5 0 Lambs 0 0 0 0,0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves 3 4 4 0 3 8 4 4 Prime small ditto 4 2 4 B'4 6 5 0 Largo hogs ... 3 2 4 43 10 4 4 Neat small porkers 4 6 5 0 4 6 5 0 Beasts.., 5,361 4,801 Sheep 27,080 22,550 Calves._ ~„ 169 127 Pigs 490 420 SurPmEs ox SALE, Oct. 31, 1853.—Beasts, 5,387; sheep, 25,710; calves, 326; pigs, 290. November 1, 1852.—Beasts, 4,812; sheep, 25,050; calves, 185 ; pigs, 285. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Since Monday last the supplies of each kind of meat on sale hero have been seasonably extensive, but chiefly i❑ poor condition. To-day the pringest meat, from its scarcity, sold steadily, at full prices. Otherwise the demand was in a sluggish state. Per Slbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. s. d. 8. ct. Beef, inferior 3 2 3 6 Mutton Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 3 10 Do. middling 3 8 4 0 Do., prime large .4 0 4 2 D 0. ,, prime 4 2 4 6 De., do. small ....4 4 4 6 V ea l 3 6 4 6 Purk, largo 3104 4 J Pork, small 46 5 4 BOROUGH HOP. The supplies of now hops aro very largo, and, as the brewers are well in stock, the demand for all kinds is heavy, on lower terms. Some parties call the duty 350,000/. Sussex pockets, 3/. 15s to 4/. 14s ; Weald of Kents, 31.105. to 4/. 15s ; Mid and East Keats, 41. to 51. 1 `.lB ; Farnhams, 41. 4s to W. 12s. per cwt. Last week's imports of foreign hops was 31 bales from Rotterdam. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Since this day se'nnight, the arrivals of potatoes havo boon moderate, and in excellent condition. For most kinds we have a steady trade, as follows :—York Regents, 85s to 100 s; Middlings, 60s to 703 ; Blues, 70s to 85s; Lincolns, 75s to 85s ; Shaws, 65s to 80x; Bedford Regents, tOs to 95s ; Irish, 75s to 85s perZton. WOOL. The public sales of colonial wool are progressing slowly, and prices show a decline of from ld to 2d per lb. The following rates have been paid since our last :—Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is Gd to 2s; scoured, is 61(1 to 21 ; lamb's, is Gd to 2s ld ; locks, lld to is 4d ; grease, 101 to ls. Van Dieman's Land—Clean sheep's, is Gd to is 81d ; lamb's, is Gd to is 9d ; skin, is 3d to is 4d ; broken and grease, 8d to is 4d. Cape—Clean sheep's, lld to is 5d ; scoured, is ld to is handwashed, lr ld to is 4d ; grease, 6d to lid. Adelaide—Clean sheep's, is *I to is 51d; lamb's, is 3d is 8d; skins, lld to is 4d ; grease, 8d to is per lb. In the private market we have no business to report, and English qualities are offer ing at a decline of id per lb. Last week's imports were 1,800 bales from Sydney. The following are the current rates of English wool : South Down flocks is Oid to is 11d ; mixed togs and ewes, is lid to i s 34d ; half-bred hoggets, is 24d to is 3d ; do. ewes and wethers, is ld to is 2d ; Swinton fleeces, mixed, is ld to is lid ; Kent, fine, is ld to is 12d ; Lei cester fleeces, is Oid to is ld; flannel wool, is Od to is 3d; blanket wool, 81d to is 01d per lb. There is rather more doing somewhat uncertain. Linsee week, and the value of cakes 1 Turalp,White, per bash. 22s to 2521 in clover seed, bat prices aro od is quite as dear as last has an upward tendency. Carraway (new) 42s 44s Coriander.— 245 nempseed , per quarter 48s 52s Linseed, Eng.'iowing.. —e s Crushing • • • • • • • • 735 795 I Baltic ••••.. • • .. Odessa • • • • .• —s —2 Linseed Cake, pr. ton— s English ••. .. 131 Os 141 Os Boreign,per ton 12103 131 135 Rape Cakes, pr ton GI 5s 61 105 Rapeseed, New, pr qr., 90s 94s Swede .:.• •• •• •• — s --- s Mustard, Brown.-- —s .___, Vildte, now —.. lOs 15s rares,Wlnter, new.... 8s 6d 10s, -s --8 Canary, per quarter .. 58s 63s Rye grass..• •• 24s 30s Clover,RedEng. (cwt.) —s —s White .......... —s —s Foreign Red —s White.... —s Trefoil, new.......... .108 TALLOW. We continuo to have a steady demand for tallow, bo th on the spot and for arrival, Prices are firm, and P.X.C. " the spot is selling to-day at 63s 6d, and for the spring 64s Gd per cwt. Rough fat, 3s Gd per 81bs. 1851. 1852. 1855. ) 1 23,092 , 7 21. 0 6 7 1 t0 2 1 66 31 : 8 ;k 1 63s 6d 57s 6d 661 6d ,to --4 Od 3,025 2,393 3,177 45,870 30,316 51,958 2,064 2,386 1,401 44,167 24,388 27,335 611 04 611 d 651 6d Stock this day —• • • Price of Y. C .• • • Delivery last week Ditto from June 1.... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Junel,... Price of Town».... 65,409 1 3786 d tol Od 2,989 38,499 26,165 67,375 393 61 1 30,771 43s Od 'to 43s 6d 2,124 30,137 5,478 26,280 459 Od 1853. 1 all lAgua Fria . 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold .., ... 10s. all 4 Anglo Californian ... 4 20 6 Australian i 4 1 all Australian Cordillera ... - ... 1 all Ave Maria — 1 all Baden (Gd. Duchy of) 4 4 50 all BlEenarvon Iron and Coal . . 5 7 20 14 British Iron 44 51 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(issued at #'.4 pm.) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiab 3 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 28 —3O 1 3 / 4 Clarendon Cons. Min . Co. of Jamaica 3 / 4d ip 40 all Cobra Copper 65 69 5 1 t olonial Gold St. all opper Min. of Eng ... ...xd x d 25 all Do. Prof. 74 p. cent , ...x4 x d ... 1C Copiapo 2 1 Fortuna par —4 p 20 all eeneral. 1 all t.NuggetVeinßog. 4 4 44 all Groat Polgooth .... 2 2 3 / 4 6 all t Wheal Vor United 1 dis par 1 all Liberty 4 - 11 3 all ivares. 5 14 Lusitanian 4 1 p 1 all Mariquita _ 4 1 all Now Granada . 1 all Nouveau Monde 4 4 20 all • ontgibaud Silva) Load Min. & Smelt. 144 154 5 1 Port Philip 4 # 1 all Quartz Rock 4 i 50 all Rhymney Iron 2l 23 15 all Do. Now 6 8 30 12 Santiago de Cuba 34 4 1 all South Australian a 4 1 all Do. Scrip. .. 4 I 1 4 Do. 10 per care; Pref ... . 10 9 rin Croft a— 34 28 3 / 4 all United Mexican 4 51 441 1 all Waller I—I a I 1 all West Mariposa ...... 1 12a. Worthing Mining of Australia 1 all Yuba MISCELLANEOUS. 25 174 Australian A grivalt. 26 27 26 1 le all Aus:maln. Royal Mai. . . .. 41 lt.s 84 Berlin Water Works ii 8 xi 50 40 Brit. American lan , ... ... 100 324, , Canada i3s . 140 135 8 St. 1.00 - %Canada Gov. 6 p. et Jan. and July 1074 —108 i 8 5 all Crystal Palace 2— 2i 21 2 5 ' 5 i Do. Preference ...... 4 all Crystal Pal. of France ... ... 1 1 Duston Iron Oro ... .., 2 as Etern Steam .... . 5 all Eu.k.Aus Cop Sm ... 1. 1 3 / 4 25 24 Electric Telegraph 1.7 18 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. ~. .., S all Gen. Iron Se Collier ... ... 15 14 Gen. Stoma Navigat. ..„ ... 18 all General Screw Steam ..,, ... L ti i 20 10 Irish Beetroot Suga) .., _ ... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navi; ... ~ ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. g ...... 10 10 9 lexicau&S.Americn 51 64 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fuel 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 14 —1/ 1.0 all Do. Do. 5 1 Do. 8p c P iss at 1d 4 die— par 2 1 N. S. W. Coal dr Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. ..., _ ... 100 80 New B. &N. S. Laud . 4 _ . 1 all N. B. Australasian: „ 4 _ 20 15 Nrth.ofEuropeStaani _ .. 1 all Oriental Gas 4 ii 1 2s. Do. " New Shares " , . ... , S all Peel Rr. Ld. & MinrL 24 2g 50 all. Peninsular& Oriental ... ... 50 10 Do. New 2 all Portland Iron Co 1 14 1.00 60 Royal Mail Steam „, .„ _ ... xd x d 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 1 4 i$ 14 4 1 4 Ditto New — IP 2.1 all South Austrad.Land 34 35 1 all Submar. Tel. Scrip i 1 all Du. Registered I & 20 ' 5 4 Trust L. Co.U.Can. 1 . .. 1 90 2§4 V m Diemen'i Lanclll2 .i. 13 Di - x d 1161 17i pm 108 7 845 LITERATURE. The Isles of LTh Awe, and other Poems of my Youth. By Philip Gilbert Hamerton. Lon don : Painter. 1855. A graceful little volume of from 300 to 400 pages of verse, embellished with some sixteen charming woodcut illustrations—poetry and pictures from the same youthful hand, that of ono Philip Gilbert Hamerton. Thank Heaven, Mr. Hamerton is, at any rate, not one of your incomprehensibles. He writes melodiously, and, what is not a jot less de lightful, his writings are within the grasp of an or dinarily intelligent understanding. He, at least, is not another of your dreaming mystics in the ars poetica, another of your mooning metaphy s i c i ans in pindarics-run-mad, another of those bewildering rhapsodists dear to the heart of Mr. George Gil! fillan, disciples hailed with such ecstatic pceans of rapture by the organs of your Baillieists of the pur sang, your true, genuine, blue-blooded Brown ingites. Mr. Hamerton, if he speaks to us from a lesser elevation than a pythouic tripod, neither foams at the mouth nor roars forth the ranting sublimities of metrical nonsense and rhyming rho domentade. Ho thi n k s , an d f ee l s , and, bsides this, has somehow or other the nack of telling us with a certain terse lucidity of language what it is he thinks and feels, what are the precise shape and colour of his fancies, what the tendency and source of his sensibilities. In other words—he is sane—a declaration that cannot very confidently be pronounced upon every young poetic adventurer nowadays, one at any rate we should not dare to articulate indiscrimi nately as applied to the author of every maiden effort of versification in these later times without having first of all instituted a very searching criti cal commission de lunatico inquirendo. Judging from his predecessors in the path to Parnassus, it would really seem that Pegasus, honest steed, has recently got a spice of the devil in his nature, hav ing a tric of serving almost every experimentalist who ventures to bestride that Destrier of the Dead gods of Song, somewhat after the same fashion as the flying horse in the " Arabian Nights' Enter tainments." Insomuch that there are now stray ing about the fields of contemporary literature at this notable juncture, more, we fear a great many more, than merely three one-eyed Calendars—the victims of their temerity in aspiring to soar to the Clouds from their palace of Brass 1 Mr. Hamerton, happily for himself amid for us his readers, has fared better in his literary adventures, being at this pre sent, if we may judge of him so far from his book, nomore afflicted with the prevailing one-eye'd-ness, than with the horrid obliquity of judgment and taste consequent upon a sort of moral strabismus. His literary principles are intimated clearly enough through the four eminently suggestive and signifi cant mottoes emblazoned on the fair escutcheon of the fly-leaf almost immediately following the title page. Emerson leads the way with his reverent and notable dictum—" Tradition supplies a better fable than any invention can." Goothe follows with his kindred thought—" Let no one say that reality lacks poetical interest." Frond comes next with his epigrammatic and oracular utterance— "Men make Ideals—God makes Facts." Finally, there is the anonymous pronunciamento, which we may presume to be Mr. Hamorton's own, to wit, that " Lasting poetry is always co herent, and easily understood." The converse of which might not, of course, be quite so confidently predicated. For example, although the little book before us is for the most part, happily for us its readers, sufficiently coherent and readily enough understood, we should scarcely venture to encourage its writer in the belief of its being in any obvious way calculated to prove a permanent addition to our popular poetic litera ture. It is observable of this same volume as characteristic of its author both as to his sanguine temperament and his graceful accomplishments that his verses have found in himself their own genial illustrator. Sixteen embellishments attest the deftness of the writer's pencil, while as many as eighty separate poems indicate the glibness of his pen and the fluency of his ideas, if they do not in any remarkable manner demonstrate the depth of his sensibilities or the amplitude of his imagination. " I hope," says Mr. Hamerton, p. xiv., " I hope to illustrate this work thoroughly with etchings of a larger size than the present form of the volume would admit. It contains at least a hundred avail able subjects ; but to do any justice to them will be a work of time, and require long preparatory study. If I carry out the plan, the etchings will be issued separately from the verse and in parts." Obviously from all which Mr. Hamerton is im pressed with a high notion of the intrinsic value of his " Poems." Otherwise ho would never dream of " long preparatory study" with a view to their ultimate embellish al eat upon a scale commensurate with his own elevated estimate of their importance. We would earnestly recommend him, on mature reflection, to abandon any such day-dreams, for the cherishing of some other purpose better calculated to evidence his capacity both as an artist and as a versifier. We say this in no disparagement what ever of the engravings distributed through this his maiden performance—sketches for the most part as graceful in their way as the poems they aro designed to illustrate are coherent and comprehensible. We only question whether a project such as the one here foreshadowed—of larger etchings to be issued from the press in a serial form, the result of " long prepa ratory study," and extending possibly to the number of a hundred"—might not after all be somewhat disproportioned to the value of the original letter press. Several of the pieces introduced in that division of the book which might be classed under the head of the miscellaneous, are rather, it seems to us, unluckily suggestive of certain famous frag ments of verse not very easily forgotten—hinting at ever " odious" comparisons—as with the lines on "My Old Dog's Grave," reminding one of the gravelled paths of Newstead ; or the " Lancashire Bell-ringers," calling back to memory the weird " tinkle, tinkle, tinkle" of the " Bells" of Pee ; or the " Helmeted Skull" reminiscent of the "Ske leton in Armour" of Professor Longfellow. Not so that glimpse of a " London Studio" which Clive Newcome might have recognised as better than the old crib at Gandish's—or that celebration of "My Own Violin," which might have harmonised with the love of his old familiar by the father of Viola, that wonderful " wizard of the bow" in " Zanoni." It is in this little tribute to his violin that our writer happily speaks of the powdered resin on its breast as the "fallen rain of melody." Commending Mr. Hamerton's laudable love for simplicity, we nevertheless cannot but regret some times its rather distressful degeneracy into twaddle, as when, in the opening of " Skating before the Wind," he writes— "'Look down—the ice streams under us ; This is a frightful speed !' My friend looked down, but not for long, And said, It is, indeed.' " Twaddle, we repeat---nothing better. Such, however, by no means, are ingenious versos, like those epigrammatically addressed "TO A SARCASTIC BEAUTY. "Your breast is heaped like mountain snows ; Your cheek is like a blushing rose ; Your eyes are black as ripened sloes— Like diamonds do they glitter. I do not flatter like a fool : The diamond is a cutting tool ; The rose is thorny ; snow is cool ; And sloes are very bitter." A conceit in the vein almost we had said of Herrick, or of Suckling. Better than all tho rest of the volume together, however, aro some two or three of the " Poems on War." Not that we would class among the number, either in subject or in merit, the stanzas to the fair lady, who, with all her graceful womanly excellence, seems very mawkishly apostrophised here, as "Holy Florence Nightingale 1" The war - poems we especially allude to, as deserving to our mind of peculiar praise, and no small share of admiration, are those relating to " Marshal St. Arnaud" and "General Scarlott." Nobly is it sung of the heroic St. Arnaud, as he appeared (dying) upon his war horse at the battle of the Alma "And Death himself respected him, Though he would have him soon ; And on his right hand and his left There stood a brave dragoon, And held the Marshal on his horse, To hear the merry tune — The merry music of the guns, The shouting on the heigh t, The dull metallic clash of sto_el t When hand to han d they nrsgunet And the last voeys that 13 Th e vanquish e d in their p flight. d He died a nob le death -'he prove What be had suffered long He died a nobler doath than those Who go to battle strong, And rill without a pang, and have e pitaphs in song. 43ri f 4t And where the living in the camp, The dead upon the field, Slept s oundly—in the Marshal's tent His last despatch he sealed, Telling his army's fortitude His own he kept concealed. Brave Marshal ! to the shores of France A mournful vessel bears The soldier taking rest at last, And free from all his cares— And freshly green is the laurel wreath The dead man calmly wears." Scarcely less beautiful is the tribute to Brigadier Scarlett, in honour of the glorious Heavy Cavalry charge at Balaklava, saving the one flaw about the Russians : " They turn, well thrashed," ei:c. Here is one very admirable stanza : "They say it is a fiendish joy, Not human feelinkt bat they feel, Who rido 'like devils dressed i❑ red, With heads of bra's and stings of steel. I know not what you felt yourself, Beneath that plume of fiovving white I only know that you displayed The courage of an English knight." With words like these yet lingering in our me mory we c!ose this little volume--poetical and pictorial—from the hand of Philip Gilbert Flamer ton ; prepared to meet him rather as a friend than as a stranger, whenever ho may adventure once again upon the flowery paths of the fairy land of literature. Les Huguenots et la Ligue au Diocese de Boulogne. Esquisse Historique. Par F. Lefebvre. Bone logne-sur-Mer, 1855. Very recently an entirely new vein of historical research has been opened —one that gives promise to the world of the recovery of no small amount of the hitherto buried treasures of literature. Allu sionongeieveonf l w o r c i a t l t i e ty n is m a d e , o f course, to the concentration upon any one o a f n the d o fh traditionaryere t fore scattered lights at intelligence. An enterprise of this particular kind has always u i s n to re b g e a a r r d thtoat apnecuinlidairvirdeulaatliomnanto isa wed placesim appeared by a biography. I n li eu of the hero Lid his career, we have, however, here presented to us the scene and its associations. And the narra tive thus submitted to examination comes to us in consequence invested with all those manifold and alluring charms, which may have been previously. regarded as constituting the distinguishing fascina tion and especial prerogative of the records of the biographer. That such, howbeit, need in no way. be regarded as the exclusive possession of the me morialist of suffering or struggling humanity nay be appreciated readily enough upon one moment's reflection, bearing in mind, as every meditative observer cannot fail to do, how accurately it may be said of certain localities that they are invested no less remarkably than certain personages with the wondrous and bewitching glamour of very me morable vicissitudes. In this lies the secret attraction of Victor Hugo's noble archaeologi cal romance of "Notre Dame de Paris' as also might be declared in a lesser degree of Har rison Ainsworth's melo-dramatic chronicle of "The Tower of London." Here, too, is discoverable the source of the interest felt by intelligent readers in the recently published description of " Code Castle," as also yet more recently in Leigh Hunt's garrulous gossip about the "Old Court Suburb" of Kensington. M. Lefebvre ventures upon loftier regions, however, in his half -topographical, half historical treatise in reference to the League and the Huguenots—though the ground penetrated by his antiquarian mattock is, so to speak, of the same geological formation as that already particularised. Our author writes, nevertheless, of the time selected by him for investigation neither as a poet nor as a romancer, rather be it said as a historian and a hagiographer. His " Sketch" he himself has for mally designated historical upon its very title-page —while its religious character is sufficiently well indicated by the nature of the theme itself, that of the struggle long ago in the dim past between th e League and the Huguenots, those episodes of the struggle at least which are known to have trans pired within the limits of the Diocese of Boulogne. Although the researches made by the learned writer during the progress of his very curious investigations upon the subject of the Diocese of Boulogne (in as far, at least, as the records of that Diocese are illustrated by the me mory of the great contest between the League and the Huguenots) have manifestly been both very extensive and very voluminous, he has nevertheless contrived to compress his historical sketch of the contending religionists within the compass of ten chapters, chapters supported on either hand by a " Preface" and an " Appendix," in more than one respect eminently characteristic. That famous aphorism of Bossuot, which declared that whenever the authority of religion was set aside everything resolved itself into revolt and ideas of sedition, may be taken as the motto of M. Lefebvre, and as such may be considered clearly enough expressive of the bias of his convictions and the general ten dency of his arguments. It should not be over looked, however, that the author prepares his reader for an examination of this same argument by the explicit avowal that ho has entered upon the epoch of which his narration treats without preju dice or predilection—with the sole intention, in deed, of conducting his inquiries with the strictest regard to their impartiality. The preliminary outline given by him in the preamble to his initial chapter may be accepted as a not ungraceful ex ample of this prevailing and scrupulous impartiality, the outline that is of the memorablemovement which dated back to somewhere about the year 1517, to that notable pontificate of Leo 1., during which a moral earthqqake may be said to have moved to its very centre the whole body of Christendom. Upwards of three centuries may be described, there fore, as comprised within the limits of these ten terse, and lucid, and eminently comprehensive chapters in relation to the Diocese of Boulogne and to the contest between the League and Huguenots. The principal epochs of the narrative may be dis tinguished with sufficient distinctness through suc cessive events of no less marked importance than, the earlier extensions of Calvinism, and the origi nal establishment of the Boulogne Bishoprick, and the first organisation of the renowned League and that ultimate revocation of the edict of Nantes, by which the struggle, here portrayed, may be de scribed as having been signally terminated. From the date, however, of the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, the narrative of M. Lefebvre is brought down in an ancient record of personages and inci dents associated in some sort with the Diocese of Boulogne to the September of 1854, when the illegal hawking of unauthorised polemics in the camps at Honvault and Ambleteuse may be de scribed as having been *fought by the Imperial mandate of Napoleon 111. within the grasp of possible repression. Altogether, the little work under notice evinces much laudable erudition and acceptable scholarship on the part of its learned author, together with what is worthier than erudi tion and nobler than scholarship, a sedate and even severe allegiance to truth, and a deep religious earnestness. A MODEL COMMANDER. The chief and second cabin passengers of the ship Hope, from London, it would appear from the Melbourne Argus of July 16, presented compli mentary addresses, accompanied by a valuable col lection of books, to the commander, Capt. David Dewar, on their safe arrival at Melbourne. That from the former runs as follows : " Dear Sir,—We cannot bid you farewell without ex pressing how deeply we feel indebted to you, not only for having, under Divine Providence, brought us safely here through many and great perils, but for the great kindness and attention we have each individually re ceived from you. We can never think of our voyage i n the Hope without a feeling of muck gratitude too i o and earnest wishes for the health, happiness, and welfare of yourself and Mrs. Dewar. vo "We beg your acceptance of the accoundi lumes, hoping they may help to amuse yo rt slight of your future wanderings, and serve as remem brance of—Your sincere friends, ezo. in h passengers ex- P u a r n in Y g ing some The address of the secondca and respect : presses even stronger gratitude of London, for Port Ringers of the ship Hope. t o present you with the follow 4, w e, th e undersigned, being oot the second cabin p as . Philip, have the hondoouroanimously at a meeting of the ing resolution , faith of the sentiments therein said s doing, would wish to assure you of the passengers, held on board, on Saturday, 30th June, perfect sincerity of our most earnest wishes that yourself and expressed, 185; ; and, inoeod good . tie la d y may enjoy every happiness that this an d a miable world affords, and that you may long remain in the ser vice that now owns you as on OLUI e of its most able office r s. 'RESVIDN. iiß e solved,—That this meeting, consisting of the whole of the second cabin passengers aboard the ship Hop©,do tender their mos t h eartfelt thanks to the com mander of the vessel, Captain David Dewar, for the great kindness and consideration which they have experienced from him during the entire voyage ; and, in congratu lating him on the speedy termination of the run, beg to express their admiration of his professional ability, the reputation for which has so long distinguished him.— We have the honour to subscribe ourselves, &c." An event of this sort it is always pleasing to record, but the above presentation is especially worthy of notice Captain Dewar having in the previous year, while in command of the same ship, received, under similar circumstances, a ddr•sse . a equally complimentary, accompanied by a ha some gold cup, of Melbourne manufacture, from the to gratified passengers, who especially testifiedh hadr numberless acts of kindness which they ceived at his hands. It were well if farm hough of this stamp were snore numero t c ey nand rs times to their the brutality displayed in former tais • n cannot be prac passengers by some ship p impunity, there are many tised now a days with degrees between wha i t . e m_ apt. Dewar s. A little of duty and conduct o i n k u the part of a commander extra consideration 0 and when it is remembered may make all the difference between a pleasant and a disagreeable passal, u s nees a voyage to li a is often taken, and how long it lasts, the Austra • of the passengers to a kind-hearted as under what depres g circumstances mta a skilful commander, and the value of their obligation . well as acknowledgments of it may b e conce i ved honour both parties, th e a b ove test i mon i als are especiallyaabclinv so to Capt. 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