The Sun. — London, England, 1855-10-25 00:00:00

PROJRcTED CANAL ACROSS THE ISTHMUS OP SUEZ. ALEXANDRIA, Oct. 10.—M. de Lesseps' English re port of the Suez canal question has been distributed in alexandria, but it has failed to remove the existing im pression of the impracticability of the scheme. His state ments are partial, the difficulties of the undertaking are not fairly represented, and there are physieal obstacles which create great doubts as to the means of overcoming them. He publishes a letter from the Grand Vizier at Constantinople to the Viceroy of Egypt, in which it is said that the scheme was under the consideration of the Ministers ; but M. de Lesseps does not give to the pub lic a private letter which was, at the same time addressed to Said Pasha by Kamil Pasha, his brother-in-law, who, at the instance of the Sultan and council of Ministers, urged upon him to abandon the project. M. de Lesseps has already found it necessary to mo dify some of his statistics which appear in his original letter to Said Pasha of November 15, 1854, for, whereas in the latter he asserts the yearly traffic by the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn to be 10,000,000 tons, and , that by bis canal the world's commerce would realise a yearly benefit of 500,000,000 f, ; in his present transla tion of that letter, he reduces these two numbers to 6,000,000 and 150,000,000 respectively, which *thews how loosely and unadvisedly he is apt to bring forward figures. The estimate of 6,400,0001. sterling for the execution of a canal in a barren country, without inhabitants, wood, water, or any means of subsistence, is, in the opinion of all, much two low ; three times that sum would be below the mark, as it includes harbours, lighthouses, locks, canals, jetties several miles long, moles, sluices, quay-wally,reservoirs, &c. Some of the calculations are based on the cost of works which are either not completed or not in existence. The barrage of the Nile, unserviceable) and incomplete as it is, is put down as having cost 18,000,000 f., but it has been frequently asserted by the Egyptian Government, and it has been officially transmitted to England, that the works of the barrage in their present state have cost the country 40,000,0001'., or 1,600,0001. sterling, and the result, instead of being of service, has proved a great hindrance to the safe navigation of the river. M. Mougel, the engineer of the barrage, who, with another, was in structed by al. de Lsseps to survey the isthmus, venters to define the breadth and depth of the three canals dug to receive the waters of the Nile arising from the reflux of the barrage, and says they are all dug in clay, which is very stiff in some points. These three canals do not exist, and it is on their presumed cost that the estimates of the canal across the isthmus are founded. The excavations for the canal, it is said, will be mode in very light ground, but the borings or soundings have been taken, and the survey held on the line was merely superficial. In some parts the cuttings are to be 66 feet deep, and it is not improbable that after the removal of the light soil on the surface the under strata will be found to consist of limestone or hard sandstone, removable only by blasting, yet the estimates of the excavations are made as if they took place in the Delta of Egypt, where all is soil or clay, and the expense on the isthmus would therefore exceed beyond all proportion the expense of cutting a canal in Egypt. There was ample time for the soundings to be taken between Nov. 1854, the date of M. de Lesseps' memorial, and April, 1855, the date of his report, but it is not unlikely that it did not answer the purposes of the projectors to do so. No account is taken of the cost of the conveyance of fond and water for the maintenance of the workmen, wieich would be found to be no small item of daily ex penditure, considering the nature of the country and the distance the materials will have to be conveyed, the nearest cultivated and inhabited land being about 80 miles off, across a desert. It is stated that where the canal of Suez is to be made 30,000 or 40,000 workmen may easily be obtained, but no inhabitants at all are to be found in that part of the country. Egypt cannot afford to send out 30,000 or 40,000 men, for the country is too thinly populated al ready, and what would be the sufferings of these people from the well-known mismanagement of the Egyptian Commissariat Department ? The principal cause of the delay in the completion of the railway between Alexan dria and Cairo is the scarcity of workmen, for it is a ith extreme difficulty that 2,000 to 3,000 men can be col lected and kept together, and the line crosses the most populated and best cultivated parts of Egypt. The con-- etruction in 1819 of the Mahmoudieh Canal, which con nects Alexandria with the Nile, and passes through cul tivated lands, was superintended by Mehemet Ali him self, and 18,000 men perished on the occasion, princi pally from insufficiency of foo I. The difficulties of making jetties several miles long into the sea are passed over by M. de Lesseps with re markable facility, and in his pamphlet he makes them as short as possible. He states the jetties requisite at the Suez end to be 21 miles long, and on the Mediterranean side 31 miles long, while any one at all c mversant with these two points well knows that to insure a safe depth of 24 feet the jetties must he run out at least 3.3 miles in length on the Red Sea and 7 miles on the Mediterranean. The allowance of 15 per cent. of the profits to the Egyptian Government is unreasonable, as the canal is eventually to become its sole property ; and it is very objectionable that the founding members should receive annually and for ever 10 per cent, on the profits, or 155,0001. sterling. The director of the Suez Canal Company being ap pointed by the Egyptian Government, he will always be under the control of the latter, and those who might per chance be inclined to become shareholders must be fully prepared to meet the disappointments, delays, and au noyances which invariably arise from the utter lack of system in all Egyptian administration, and the Pasha is always beset by a number of courtiers, any one of whom ho would name director according is his whim or fancy, without the slightest regard to his qualifications. An apposite instance of Ean-ptian mismanagement may be quoted in the canal connecting Alexandria with the Nile, by which all the produce of the country is brought to this port for shipment. Yet the cleaning of the canal and races , ary repairs are never attended to, the deposit of !nal is yearly allowed to increase, and the water is never let into it in proper time or in proper quantities. It is an incontestable fact that the sea to the distance of 12 to 15 miles from the coast, extending from Rosetta eastward to Pelusium, is much too shallow for the navi gation of vessels of large tonnage. The constant ten dency of this part of the Mediterranean is to form banks and shallows from the precipitation of the alluvium in suspension in the immen-e volume of water discharged fom the two branches of the Nile. The wind generally blows from the westward ; there is always a strong cur rent in the Fame direction, so that the corner where the proposed canal is to join the Mediterranean will be always becoming more shallow, and in bad weather vessels will be in danger from the effects of the shalleav ness of the water, the extreme lowness of the coast, and the lee shore. The late Capt. Glasscock, who frequented this part. of the Mediterranean for a protracted period in her Ma jesty's frigate Tyne, has reported of the coast extending between Rosetta and Pelusium, that— " It is low, treacherous, generally inaccessible, and for nine months out of the twelve truly unsafe. The prevailing winds render the coast a dangerous lee shore—no shelter can be sought by running for a port of refuge, and the water at a consid era bl e di s t ance f rom t h e lend rsatremel shallow. No prudent mariner would close with the coast even by day, were th e weather not extremely moderate, , and it would be the height of rashnes s t o a tt em pt it s ap roach after dark." - With regard to distances, M. de Lesseps merely looks to the number of lea gues t o he traversed, and he aside all the difficulties of the navigation and the delays of contrary winds in the M e dit erranean and Red Se Sean. In 1854 the number of vessels that ca me t o Alexandria, direct from various ports in England was 191 , and their a verage length of passage was 47 days, as may b e seen f r om the printed reports. Without allowing for any delay w hatever, even for the waiting for the high tide of "the e Red Sea, it would take a vessel at least three days more to reach Pelusium (which is 200 miles further down the coast), and to be towed through the canal 90 miles to the Red Sea, so that a vessel would require 50 days to reach Suez from England, and she then would ba only half way to Bombay, and would still have to encounter all the dangers and delays of a passage up the Red Sea. Th e England, from Alexandria to Enand, owing to contrary winds, oceupies a sailing vessel on an average 65 days,. so that it may he taken as a fair average, founded on uri doubted facts that vessels to and from Suez and England ` , "would occupy by the canal 55 days. At Suez, with 55 days' passage, vessels ate only half-way betwee n En g land and Bombay and 115 days are now considered above the average passage by the Cape between 'England and Bom bay or Calcutta, and the latter-named port is 1,785 mike further front Suez than Bombay. The Black Ball line of British and Australian mail packets bind themselves under penalty to make the pas sage between England and Australia in 65 days, and, with the preceding facts before them, would any of these facts or any vessel bound f or China ake use of the Suez canal! M. de Lesseps loosely states that vessels from Mar seilles make the passage to Alexandn • a in 10 days. In 1854'48 vessels came to Alexand r it direct from Mar • aeiltee, arid their average passage, is proved by the printed reports, was j us t double—eat is, 20 days—and • the average passage from Alexandria to Marseilles is, on account of the prevateeee of contrary winds It thus appears that'. ao advantage-its,gainedsdays. It d i nt s i . m e by sa ili n g vessels taking th e cana l roil% to B 3 ombey, or Calcutta, much less to China or Anstrdlie. The returns of thaEaetlndia and Ca'iens Association show that the yearly aggreg a t e tonnee ao and front England and India amounts to 1,500,000 tons, J, de' Lesseps, in his revenue returns, reckons upon 3,000;000 tons passing through the canal: oteSnez. , Tl:e freights between England and India rarely -exceed 60s. per ton ; for a long period they were as berg ! ti per quotations eae 21'. 15e. f*Lia, ton;: bythis mail t he bay to Liverpool, notwithstandin4bieh dean a „, p4 :• allergia . Be. per ton, and 101 pef l eon for anClibrage '` *a(alties, sd that a vessel of 1,000 tons *burden would; : have t° fin no less than 441/. nx 44....,Iteriiip to r . p ass throegh the canal. . **tee Suez Canal, drawing only 24 feet of water, would beaiailable only for the small, screw steamers ; none of the steamers of the Peninsular and Oriental Company at present h frequentieg Alexandria and Suez ,could avail " ely " of ; and, as shown above, it would b e too costly for sailing . vessels, and would not shorten their voyages between England and India. The -amount of tonnage, consequently, passing through the canal, supposi ng limited lecke a tt. were ever completed, w ould be very a , and shareholders would regret ever having embark e d J ae lr money in the enterprise.—Tirece. 1 - BIDEFORD EXTZNSION RA ILWAY.-Thig line is-an nounced to be opened fur traffic on the 25th inst , l'n hen there will be great rejoizin g 5 i 4 131 4e*ci to celebrate the event . , , i , ~,I ~it nia hi , ~ ~, ~ , 1 ,~s,air~ Lls~,~ cr tco vi 4....Lr&00.41 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1855 SPIRIT RAPPING AND ITS HISTORY AS EX PLAINgD BY PROFESSOR ANDERSON. his belief, namely, that the raps are produced mechanically I am aware that in some instances electricity or electro magnetism is use d, and that in other cases it is merely a skilful adjustment of levers and cleverly-arranged horse hairs; but a physical cause in every instance produces the physical effect. Nor are the Spiritualists at all backward in availing themselves of the latest discoveries in physical science. In the Morning Advertiser of last Wednesday there is a lengthy account of how the spirits have been de veloping themselves musically, and how magnetised harps have been played upon by mysterious fingers, and piano fartee giving forth harmonyat the touch of invisible ghostly young ladies. Do you ask how it was done ? i Go to the Polytechnic, and you will learn. The whole mystery of musical spirits you will find to be contained in the con ducting power of a piece of dry wood, and Dr. Bachoffner will prove to be a more communicative and truthful me dium than any you will meet at a spirit-rapping soiree. The second position I have taken up is, that the protes fessional rappers are wilful impostors. That opinion I reiterate. Let those who deny my assertion state that which they know of them, who they are, and what is their position in society. Will any one have the goodness to introduce me to a medium whose honour is unquestionable and whose name is a guarantee for security? and will any medium be good enough to produce raps on my table at the Lyceum ? The third position I take is, that many of the most strenuous suppertersof Spiritualism are absolute believers in it, and really have faith is what they affirm. These are not the media, but the dupes of the media, the people of acceptive intellect—if I may use such a phrase—who take all promises for granted, and argue on bases of belief which they have never examined. How often do we meet with mathematicians of the most acute logic power, who can reason with the utmost precisionand subtlety, but who accept the axioms on which they argue without investi gating, in the first instance, whether those axioms are really deserving of being ranked as axiomatic? It has been the enlistment of this class, of minds which has reinforced most powerfully the ranks of the Spiritualists, and pro duced the worst results in causing the ignorant to be de luded through the influence of their names. My fourth position is, that many of the phenomena of spirit-rapping ara purely subjective, that they are esoteric, not exoteric; but which I mean that the belieter fancies the existence of that which has no existence, ave in his eownver every -day . saying, H "Youmuchm ay real make yourself b lieve any philosophy is t ere in the thing !" Only excite the brain sufficiently—only concen trate the imagination to one point, and your mipd becomes the unconscious slave of your ideality. In this lies the whole secret of what has been termed electro-biology, and and in this is the explanation of how, without knowing it, you may cause a table to turn round, and believe all the while that it is turning of its own accord, or tilt it so that it may rap the floor with one leg, and be induced to think that the table is performing to you, while you are actually performing to the table. The fifth and last position I assume is, that spirit-rap ping is detrimental to the well-being of society, ,dangerous to the community as a whole, cud productive of the worst results to its individual members. Accerdiug to reliable statements, which I saw before I left America, it was esti mated that 7,500 persons were immured in the lunatic asylums of the United States, whose lunacy bad wholly resulted from their belief in the spirit-rapping imposture. It was also stated that from the same cause 30 had com mitted suicide. There have been many such cases in this country already ; there was one at Sheffield recently ; and I have no doubt that the physicians of our asylums for the insane could adduce many more. Let any person paint to themselves the condition of an individual who has been led Sporting Intelligence, NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING. WEDNESDAY. In the columns of a morning contemporary we find a letter from Professor Anderson, the Wizard of the North, on this interesting subject, We extract it, making a few Sweepstakes of 10 sevs each, for 2-yr•olds; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b. The winner to be sold for 70 says, if demanded, &c. First half of Ab. M. 3 curtailments. - li:37Jaelast four years " spirit-rapping" has en gaged my especial attention. It was a new ism, in America, when I landed there about four years since. Regardful of every novelty, be it in physics or psycho. logy, I hastened to inform myself of its true cha racter and fundamental principles. The statements which first attracted my attention by no means prepos sessed me in its favour. Common sense was so outraged in every recital, and the acquired philosophy of ages was so utterly tabooed by the reciters, that I suspected the ex istence of some gross piece of charlatanry, and believing that I was treading on dangerous ground, I watched my footsteps as I went, fooling for quicksands ere I planted my feet. Though a professed conjuror, and who has " known a trick or two," for the last twenty years, , I was not egotistic enough to think that I was proof against being deceived. I heard that tables had been made to talk, and that spirits had been summoned from "the world beyond," to communicate their hidden secrets and mysterious lore to the mortals of this earth of ours. Intricate questions had been put to the ghostly visi tants, and miraculous answers, in a tabulated form, were said to have been returned. I was not altogether sceptical enough to laugh at that which I heard, simply because I did not understand it; although, as I have already said, the information reached me in so questionable a shape, that I regarded it with suspicion. Remembering that which I had read of the belief of the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans in the revisitation to earth of disembodied spirits, and not forgetting that the Pythia of Delphi uttered ora cles under the professed influence of spirits, which, if history can be believed, certainly proved true, I deter rained to investigate before I decided, and to subject to experiment before I pronounced an opinion. There was the poetic faith of Milton to assure us that— " Millions of spiritual beings walk this earth, Unseen, both when we sleep and when we wake." furlongs 215 yards. Mr. Greville's Ceres, by Planet, Bat 41b (Flatman) 1 Mr. Morris's Lady Go-Lightly, Bst 41b (Basharn) 2 Mr. Sworder'e Persia, Bst 41b (Collins) 3 The following also ran :—King Chat and Crabstock. Bating--6 to 4 agst Ceres, sto 2 agst Lady Go- Lightly, 4 to 1 agst Persia, sto 1 agst King Chat. Won easily by half a length ; three lengths between second and third. The winner was claimed by Mr. Morris. Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft, for 2-yr olds. First half of Al:. M. 3 fur. 215 yds. (12 subs.) Mr. Leach's Prince's Mixture, 6st 12th (G. Fordba,m) 1 Lord Anglesey's c by Slane—Raillery, 7st Bth (J. Goater) 2 Lord Chesterfield's Thames Ditton, Bst 71b (Flatman) -- Mr. Adkin's Curious, 7st (Clement) -- The following also ran :—Redan, Byrsa, Lawn, and Cleopatra. Bel:Ling-5 to 4 agst Lawn, sto 1 agst any other. A very fine race. Won by a head ;• the second being only a head in advance of Thames Ditton and Curious, who ran a dead heat for the third place. The others were well up. The Selliing Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft, for three-yr-olds and upwards. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs, if demanded, &c. D.M. 7 fur. 201 yds. (4 subs.) Duke of Bedford's Triton, by Weatherbit, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Charlton) 1 Mr. Stevens's Incubus, 4 yrs, Bst (Prior) 2 Capt. Christie's Sine-qua-non, 4 yrs, 7st 12Ib (T.Cliff) 3 Mr. Elwes's William Rufus, 5 yes, Bst 71b (A. Day) 4 Betting—Even on Triton, 3 to 1 agst Sine-qua-non, 4to 1 each agst William Rufus and Incubus. Wnn by three-quarters of a length. Same distance between the second and third. There was the fact, stated as historic by Pausanias, that four hundred years after the battle of Marathon the spirits of its heroes were seen and heard upon that glorious battle plain ; there was the story of Plutarch fresh in my recollec tion, of the ghosts of the murdered citizens of his native town revisiting Cheronnea, and uttering their imprecations against its inhabitants ; there were all the stories of ap paritions, including those of William Lil]y and Dr. Donne, not forgetting the famous Mr. Booty ; and there were all the legends of spiritual communications, as detailed in Wanley's Wonders, to cause me to pause, think, examine, and scrutinise, before I came to a decision. Subscription Plate of 50/., for 2-yr-olds fist 71b, and three, Bst 10ib. The winner to be sold for 350 sovs., if de manded, &c. T.Y.C. 5 fur. 140 yds. Mr. J. M. Stanley's Glen Lee, by The Flyiig Dutch man, 2 yrs (carried Est 91b) ('r. Cliff) 1 Mr. Armstrong's Imposture, 2 yrs (Bearpark) 2 Lord Wiiton's f by BirdcatCher—Sacrifice, 2 yrs (Bullock) 3 The following also ran :—b f by Flatcatcher—Skilful, Calcutta, c by Surplice—Cieraentina, and 'Gamester. Plumb weighed for Little Fairy filly, and the number was put up, but whilst cantering up the course she was found to be lame, and was consequently drawn. The betting opened at 5 to 2 aost Little Fairy filly, and 6 to 1 ag , t Glen Lee, but when b the number of the former was taken down, 13 to 8, was taken about Gitn Lee, 4to 1 Sacrifice filly, and sto 1 Imposture. Won by a length, two lengths between the second and third. The winner was claimed. Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each ; for 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, Bst 21b ; five and upwards, Bst 71b. The winner to be sold for 150 soya if demanded, &O. T.Y.C. 5 fur longs 140 yards. (6 subs.) Sir J. Hawley's Bocksfoot, 3 yrs (T. Cliff) 1 Mr. W. Brooks's Anglo Saxon, 5 yrs (Kendal) 2 Mr. G. Hobson's Pharos, 5 yrs (Sly) 3 Sextus and Treachery also ran. , I am not one who believes that we have travelled to the boundaries of human knowledge, or that we have fathomed the profoundest depths of that ocean of truth, from the bottom of which the dredgers of after ages shall dredge up jewels of which we have never dreamed, and discover ex istencies which we have never imagined. At the same time I suspect a new ism, if not founded on a scientific basis, and I still more suspect it if I find that it assumes the form of a creed, or a religion. Now, spirit-rapping assumes both these forms. For that reason, my first impressions con cerning it were not favourable. I will frankly own that I thought at one time it might possibly turn out to be a good conjuring trick; and if so, that I would add it to my pro gramme. If I, as well as other people, could make tables rap, well and good; and if I could cause people to think that invisible beings were the rappers, so much the better —provided, that causing them to think so, would be pro ductive of no moral mischief, nor be injurious to the hap. piness of individuals, or society. Let me anticipate, how ever, that which I have to say, and at once declare that. I discovered spirit-rapping to be nothing more than a con juring trick, and I perceived that it was made use of for the most blasphemous purposes, and to the production of the direst results. I found its propagandists to be either designing impostors, or credulous mystics, and I saw the result of its propagation to be mental imbecility, fatalism, lunacy, mind-torture, despondency and suicide. Having studied the subject carefully, I think that I am able to throw light upon some of its more obscure parts. That it is my duty to do so, I believe and feel when I see that the imposture is making headway in my native land, and when I find such names as those of Lord Brougham, Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, and Sir David Brewster associated with that which I know to be a juggle, and a mischievous delusion. So strange have been the statements, so romantic some of the narra tives put forth by the Spiritualists, and so seemingly philo sophic some of the theories they have adduced, that I do not wonder at the imaginative intellect of the graceful and accomplished author of Rienzi and The Caxtons being se duced to waste time upon its study. He who could study Rosicrusianism and write Zanoni may, possibly, from his researches on Spiritualism, build up another story quite as strangely beautiful and fascinatingly mysterious. Idu not wonder that when tens of thousands of Americans declare that they have made a discovery whichoverthrows all our ac cepted philosophic dogmas, and sets at nought all our re cognised laws of science, the subtle mind of so profound a philosopher and so acute a logician as Lord Brougham, should devote a brief time to the investigation of the so-called facts of those who promulgate the new doctrine. Nor am I surprised that one whose attainments in ex perimental science are so high as those of Sir David Brew ster, and the tendency of whose analytic mind is to accept nothing without the test of experiment, should give a mo mentary share of attention tothat which, arrogating to itself the dignity of science, requires to be tested that it may be deprived of its disguise, and laid bare as a sham and a deceit. to believe in the iiO;ibility of being able to bold converse tion with the departed souls of those whom they loved on earth; who believes, too, that those sacred shades will come at his bidding, will ans erer to his questions, will open up to him the secrets of futurity, will lift the veil from Isis, and give him the prevision of a Cassandra ; that when he pleases be may quit the society of his fellowmen, to hold commune with those who have crossed the bridge which Mirza saw in the dream, and who have become denizens of the better land. Would it not be likely—would it not be highly probable—would it not be certain—that an in dividual so believing would become an ecstatic, a superstitious enthusiaet, a hopeless, irredeemable lunatic? Yet such is neither more nor less than the Spiritualists profess, neither more nor less than they declare in the Sew York. Spiritual Telegraph, neither more nor less than some of them have openly pro fessed in this country. Surely they deserve to be dealt with vigorously. If we subject those who insult the ma • jesty of the sovereign to punishment, to what should they be subjected who offer insult to the dignity of Heaven by declaring that they can summon spirits from thence to play fantastic tricks upon pieces of old furniture ? I am sorry to see that in this England of ours there are clergymen who believe in spirit-rapping. The following account I met with in a little pamphlet, entitled, " Table moving Tested, and Proved to be the Result of Satanic Agency," by the Rev. N. S. Godfrey, S.C.L., of St. Ca therine Hall, Cambridge, and Incumbent of Wortley, Leeds. To my mind it contains the grossest blasphemy, and affords one of the most lamentable examples of that which even an educated mind may be led to believe : " On Thursday evening, 16th June, my wife, my curate, and myself, sat down at a quarter past 9 p.m., and placed our hands upon a small round mahogany table. The top was about 12 inches in diameter, and it stood upon a tri pod stand without castors, I was exceedingly sceptical as to the fact of electricity being the moving power, and therefore was prepared, should we succeed, to test that fact. I should also say we had tried several times and failed. At 10 o'clock the table began to move. I immedi ately summoned our female servants (two in number), and also our national schoolmaster, in order that they might witness whatever should take place. It was agreed that I should direct the movements of the table. I first com manded it to move round to the right, to the left, to go to the door, to the window, to move forward without turn ing, to turn slower er faster in order to make sure that I really had power to cause the table to obey me. Every one in the room being satisfied that I had, I then commanded it to stand on one leg, to move forward on one leg, to move forward on its three legs successively, to rock quickly from side to side, to turn to me, to turn from me, to throw a hat off in a given direction—all which commands it im plicitly obeyed ! I then told it to move toward each ser vant in succession, to lift up the log opposite each person named, which it did. I then said, If F— (a female servant) is in the room, knock three times on the floor with this leg,' naming the leg. It slowly rose and did as it was commanded. `lf Mr. M— (the schoolmas ter) is in the room, knock three times quicker.' It knocked twice quicker. I was watching it, and ob served it did not knock the third time. I said, " It's wrong now,'—when I found that Mr. M— to test it, had slipped out of the room. I now felt con vinced that electricity had nothing to do with the matter, and resolved upon a different course of experiment. I spoke to the table, and said, If you move by electricity, stop.' It stopped instantly ! I commanded it to go on again, and said, while it was moving, "If an evil spirit cause you to move , stop.' It mov ed round without stopping ! I again said, If there be any evil agency in this, stop.' It went as before. I was now prepared for a further experi ment of a far more solemn character. I whispered to the schoolmaster to bring a small Bible to lay it on the table when I should tell him. I then caused the table to re volve rapidly, and give the signal. The Bible was gently laid on the table, and it instantly stopped! We were hor ror-struck. However, I determined to persevere. I had ether books in succession laid on the table to see whether the fact of a book lying upon it altered any of the condi tions under which it revolved—it went round with them without making any difference ! I then tried with the Bible four different times, and each time with the same result : it would not move so long as that precious volume lay upon it. " We then discontinued for ati me our connexion with the table ; and three others in the room laid their hands upon it. It immediately began to move. I then presented fine needle points to it, to ascertain if there were electricity. I placed a small piece of raw silk upon it; not a fibre was disturbed. I then placed the Bible on myself; it again stopped, and went round on its removal, as before. " As it was now past eleven o'clock, we left off; and had supper. During supper, other tests suggested themselves, and about twenty minutes before twelve we three laid our hands on again. I commanded the tabl e to move, and it i mme diately began as before. I now said, If there be a hell, I command you to (the one next m e) twice :' knock on the fl oor w ith thi s l eg it was motionless. If there be not hell, knock twice :" no answer. `lf there be a devil, knock twice no motion. If there be not a devil, knock twice : to our horror, the leg slowly rose and knocked twice! I then said, In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, if there be no devil, knock twice : it was motionless. This I tried four several times, and each time with the same result. I then asked other questions—' If there be a heaven knock twice.' If there be not a heaven, If there be not an eternity,' `lf the soul live after death.' To not one of those questions could I get an answer. I then asked it to tell me the hour—the leg knocked eleven times. I then said, Tell me what time Mr. came home to-day.' It began—l said, 'No, not that leg, the next.' It changed that leg, and struck four, the exact hour. I then said, Tell me the day of the month ;' it commenced —I said, Quicker ;' it quickened, and at lfifteen, sixteen, and after a slight p and fell the seventeenth time. I said, It is wreng now, Ido think you (my wife) must have been uncon sciousl y p ress ing it ;' bu t Mr. e a n u g s t e h , it it m every fourteen, (the curate) looked at hi s watch a nd said, `No , it's right ; it is roseca, sl owl y about three minutes past twelve.'" With such a statement as this before me, and with fifty others which I have not space to allude to here, I think it is time that every man—be he priest, philosopher, legisla tor, author, or even conjuror —should raise his voice against the promulgation of so dangerous a delusion, and I sin cerely hope that Lord Brougham, Sir Bulwer Lytton, and Sir David Brewster will not only disclaim their belief in it in the most public manner, but use the influence of their names to deal it a death-blow stronger than that which can be dealt by, Sir • , your obedient servant, JOHN HENRY ANDERSON, Wizard of the North. Royal Lyceum Theatre, Oct. 19, 1855. • Betting-6 to 4 agstßuckstone, 7to 2 agst Sextus, sto 1 each agst Anglo-Saxon and Pharos. Won by a length and a balf. Bad third. The winner was claimed by Mr. S. Darling. Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, for 2-yr-olds Est 91b, three Bst 71b, four Bst 121 b, five and upwards 9st 11b. The winner to be sold for 250 sovs if demanded, &c. Last half of Ab. M. 3 furlongs 217 yards. (3 subs.) Mr. Howard's Overreach, 2 yrs, 6st 9lb (Porter) 1 Mr. Stevens's Unexpected, 2 yr- , , Est 91b (Prior) 2 B,tting-6 to 4 on Unexpected. Overreach made all the running, and won by a neck. Handicap Plate of 501. for 3.yr-olds and upwards. A.F. 1 mile 2 fur. 73 yds. Mr. Palmer's The Chicken, 3 yrs, 7st 51b...(Ashmall) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Lord Alfred, 3 yrs, 7st ...(Bearpark) 2 Mr. E. Gill's Bourgeois, 5 yrs, flit (J. Marson) 3 The followit , also ran :—Speed the Plough, Indian Warrior, Sir Rowland Trenchard, Newbold, Cuurtenay, Kimburn, Rambling Katie, Noisette, Veteran, Kafir, Crown Pigeon, Biron, Gambler's Daughter, Georgium Sidus. Betting-2 to 1 agst Lord Alfred, 6to 1 agst Crown Pigeon, 7 to 1 each agst Veteran and the Chicken, 10 to 1 each agst Speed the Plough, Bourgeois, Noisette, and Kafir. Won by two lengths ; a length and a-half be tween the second and third ; Crown Pigeon fourth, Ve teran fifth ; Speed the Plough and Kafir the next two. Sweepstakes of 10 sous each ; for 3-yr-olds, 7st 71b ; four, Set 41b ; five and upwards, 9st 11b. • The winner to be sold for 40 sove, if demanded, &c. T.Y.C. 5 fur. 140 yds. (6 subs.) Captain Lane's John o'Bruges, by John o'Gaunt, 4 yrs Mr. Samwell's Usurer, 3 yrs (Kendall) 2 Mr. Garrett's Little Brownie, 3 yrs (Charlton) 3 The following also ran :—Sine-qua-non, Lady Alicia, and St. Julian. Betting-6 to 5 agst Usurer, sto 1 agst any other. Won by three quarters of a length ; halt a length be tween the second and third. Tue winner was claimed by Mr. Samwell. A fine bright day, but very cold. Sport only of pass ing interest ; attendance moderate. The principal feature of business before the races com menced was the settling on the Cambridgeshire. Al though two or three are reported " gone," yet it is likely to have a pretty favourable termination. BETTING UP TO SIX O'CLOCK. DEBBY. 9to 1 agst Wentworth (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 10 to 1 agst Fly by Night (taken) 14 to 1 aget Ellington (taken) 20 to 1 agst Artillery (taken) 20 to 1 agst Coroner (take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Porto Rico (offered) 1000 to 25 agst Mr. Verdant Green (taken) 1000 to 30 aget Sugar Plum (taken) lop to 15 agst Aleppo (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Bucolic (taken) 1000 to 10 agst The Prince (taken) I am, I repeat, by no means surprised that men whose names are written so distinctly on the roll-call of Fame should have given Spiritualism the honour of their atten tion ; but I am surprised that, having examined it, having probed the wound it has inflicted on society, and having ascertained that it is nothing but a piece of char latantry, that they have not exposed it more fully and denounced it more energetically. The multitude, unfortu nately, sexing such distinguished names associated with the subject, are apt to regard it as worthy of being so as sociated, while it appears to be the aim of the Spiritu alists themselves to trade upon the names, and to de clare, with unblushing effrontery, that Lord Brougham, Sir Bulwer Lytton, and Sir David Brewster are actual believers in the absurdities of table-rapping—although Sir David ' Brewster has declared in a letter that he regards the so called " spiritual communications" as nothing but feats in conjuring, and publicly disowns any belief in the vagaries of the spiritualists. Iperceive that some of your correspond ents openly assert that Sir David is contradicting himself, and stating his non-belief in that which he believes. Among toy nightly visitors to the Lyceum Theatre, I find many who regard me as being too bold in denouncing that which, iu some way or other, they have been led to think that Sir David Brewster and Lord Brougham credit. My table is laden with letters on the subject, and every pest brings an accession to the stock. Some of my correspondents thank me ler my exposure of the imposition, but not a few of them reprehend me because that I, a conjuror, have trespassed on the domains of the philosopher. Shades of Aristotle and Bacon, where is the philosophy? I have sought for it, but found it not. I have asked for it, and been answered with absurdities. Conjuror or philosopher, whichever I may be, I will, with your permission, declare what I think and know of Spiritualism, and having declared it, my declaration may be taken for what it is worth —vacant quantum vatere possunt.. Spirit-rapping originated iu the year 1848, or, to speak with more propriety, it was resuscitated in America about that time; for in an old book which I have in my possession, I find that table-tapping is by no means a modern juggle. Indeed, there is reason to believe that it was practised by the Chinese many centuries ago. Its resuscitators in America were the Misses Fox, of Ito chester, New York, and their rappings became known through the Union as the " Rochester knockings." I really believe that at the commencement the idea was merely a matter of amusement with these young ladies ; but, being clever enough to discover that money was to be made with it, they opened up business accordingly, and speedily ac quired a fortune. Everywhere, from one end of the United States to the other, the Misses Fox became famous. They were received as the media through whom dis3mbodied spirits deigned to make their communication". They were able to cause raps to be heard, where no machinery to create them seemed to exist—they told people that these raps were made by ghostly knuckles, and that they were the replies of spirits to the interrogatories addressed to them through the medium. They did not care to explain how it was that immaterial knuckles produced sound on coming in contact with material oak and mahogany, nor did they venture to elucidate the question of why ghosts prefer to talk with their knuckles rather than with their lips. It sufficed for them that when people were told that the rappings were spiritual the people believed it and paid for their faith. The Misses Fox made so much money that many-other young ladies speedily discovered themselves to be qualified media, and commenced their practice in the pro fession. The first raps were made on the wall of the house, or on any available article. Time elapsed before tables be came the proper piece of apparatus, and then three-legged ones were generally preferred. It has struck me as being singular that the spirit-rapper should require a three-legged table, and that it was a tripod which the sibyl of Delphi sat upon in old time. It is a curious subject for speculation, whether the spirits prefer three legs to four, or whether the Delphian tripod did not suggest the modern rapping table? But leaving that point open to discussion, I will go on with my narrative. By the time I landed in America in 1851, I found spiritualism to have extended its sphere of operations most alarmingly. Tables were rapping in every direction ; every tenth or eleventh young lady had heard them rap, and been told mysterious secrets relative to her future fortune, by the ghost of her great grandfather, or that of some musty maternal ancestor. That which had been a curiosity for tea-table discussion a few months be fore had risen in importance, till it had become an ac credited faith and an accepted form of religion. People were being openly told, that the proper medium through which toobtainknowledge in celestial matters, was not the Holy Scriptures, but the lady at the rapping -table • and hundreds there were who put faith in that which they were told, and gave themselves up to be gulled by the greedy spirit-monger. I mixed with these people ; I at tended spirit-rapping seances innumerable ; I watched the manoeuvres of, the rappers, and studied the effects pro duced on those whom they deluded. By so doing 1 satis fied myself on the following paints :—Firstly, that the the faithuaoonnffadoctyuht reppings were mechanically produced ; secondly, that they were impostors who produced them, and wilfully asserted falsehoods as to the mode of their production ; thirdly, , that there were many persons of an imaginative turn of mind, and strongly nervous teat perament, who really, and without wishing to deceive, believed in the new doc trine, simply because it was new, and had something mys terious about it; fourthly, that many of the phenomena were what psychologists term subjective ; that is, than an excited brain made for itself its own raps, just as the fever rhhe Pa effectt len t o c f () a nd u t r h e i e s i w p a his i t s o o d w e n r spectres;aogo society—to and, pervert fifthly, that be. lief in all that ages have taught us to regard as holy and intellects mw au yoot fy i rooa;wordrefathers has consecrated—to craze the weaker and mostmo r e lamentable susceptible r o o f s t the s n c otmh the on all these points iLest•uction.Having_assured to place my lance in rest, and have position ; determined . an a tilt with Spiritualism, • if the combatants would but enter the lists. They wished tournament should beopen and sthkaepfieelodf O t f h er c te ha a l t fen all ge d w l h th ie r h eNV l me to combat with them priVately. I preferred that the public. I chose Metropo hicleOrlwietnatritahHneas elgl:a:uonet:wl_e_trYoinrkihaes w o id f ° W v"l or a ce n s d ter a , r H ph e a r n e s for e d f ; and nally made up, an d s h ow a THE L ATE HEREFORD FESTIVAL OF THE THREE CHOIRS.—The accounts of the late Hereford music meet. the j G ng clergy l o e f o eg r toef t r h th e hae b v e et n hj e ru fi e stet dioceseso been e t e h n t e fi " result highly gratifying. The collection on behalf of the charitylas been. increased by subsequent donatiOns . to "the Onieunt . of 9141. Os. ld., being the largest receipt on record at Hereford, except in the year 1840, when extra ordinary exertions were made. HAIR DRESSING A LA RACHEL—The New York hair dressers have just introduced a new style of dressing hair under the above title. It is thus described ; " The back hair is plaited in the wide Circassian braid, and arranged . so ,as to form a star ; a Grecian braid, through which pearls are interwoven, is brought round, forining a border er trimming to the wider braid, and in the centre a diamond star shines forth from a con- trasting background of black' velvet. Between each of the four points of the star are placed bunches of small flowers, violets, myrtle blossoms, or resebuds, with pendant sprays falling on each side of the neck ; tlie two upper clusters meet the front hair, which is looped up in two thick curls, brought down. rather long on t h e see [ADVERTISEMENT.)—HoIIoways Ointment and; Pills Wonderful• Remedies for Bad Legs.—Thomas Cooper, residing at Tx anruere, was afflicted for four years with an inveterate bad leg ; he tried every remedy likely to benefit him, both by the advice of private friends. and -medical assistance, but without avail ; at length he tried Holloway's Ointment and Pills, by the use of which his ,leggery s'ou wonderfully improved, and ultimately a perfbct cure was effected, since which he has enjoyed most excellent health. Mr. Johnston, chemist, of Tran ' mere, can verify this statement.—Sold by all Medicine Vendors throughout the world, at Professor Holloway's Establishments, 244, Strand, London, and 80, Maiden ls.ne, New York;, by A. Starnpa, donstantinople ; A, p{Adie,y. a .§p q r g aan4 IL Hoods galta• • ) PRICES OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM PANIES' STOCK. From the Official Lzst. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING. LONDON, TUESDAY, OCT. 23, 1855. PRESENTATION OF THE CITY ADDRESS TO THE QUEEN. Her Majesty having fixed yesterday, at one o'clock, as the time she would receive the congratulatory address of the Corporation of London "on the glorious success of the British army and fleet in connection with those of her Majesty's faithful allies," the various members of the Court of Aldermen, the Court of Common Council, the Remembrancer, and other City officers forming the deputation, assembled at the Guildhall this morning at 10 o'clock, from whence they proceeded to the Padding. ton Station, where they were joined by the Lord Mayor, the Town Clerk, Sheriffs, &c. (who had to be in attendance on the Judges at the Old Bailey, and proceeded by special train to Windsor. The civic functionaries arrived at Windsor about 12 o'clock, and formed into procession (the state carriages having been forwarded to Windsor the previous day), proceeding along High-street, Castle-hill and green, entering the quadrangle of the Castle by St. George's gate. . - The deputation was received by her Majesty (who appeared in the enjoyment of excellent health, enhanced no doubt by her recent sojourn in the Highlands), in the Throne Room, which, with the Armoury, St. George's Hall, and the suite of reception-rooms, had been appropriately fitted up for the occasion. Her Majesty was conducted to the throne in St. George's Hall, Prince Albert being on the Queen's left, and the Duchess of Wellington (officiating for the Duchess of Sutherland as Mistress of the Robes) and the Duchess of Atholl, Ladies in Waiting, standing on her Majesty's right. Sir George Grey, the Queen's Principal Secretary of State for the Some Department, was on the Queen's right ; Earl Spencer, Lord Steward of the Househoki, also stood on the right ; and Lord Ernest Bruce, Vice Chamberlain, on her Majesty's left. The other Gentle man-in-Waiting occupied their usual stations near the throne. The corporation was received at the door of St. George's Hall by the Vice-Chamberlain, who conducted the Lord MAyor and deputation to the Sovereign. The Town Clerk (in the absence of the Recorder) read the following address : "Most gracious Sovereign,—We, your Majesty's loyal and dutiful subjects, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London in Common Council as.. sembled, desire humbly to approach your Majesty, to offer our earnest and sincere congratulations upon the successes which it has pleased Divine Providence to grant to the fleets and armies of your Majesty, and of your Majesty's illustrious allies, during the conduct of the present war. " We feel most grateful to the Almighty Disposer of events that, under peculiarly trying and difficult circum stances, your Majesty's fleets and armies have been en dowed with such enduring patience and such heroic cou rage as to uphold the honour and sustain the reputation of our beloved country, and to chastise and humble the arrogant pretensions of the Emperor of Russia, who seeks to control the destinies of Europe, to impede the progress of civilisation, and to diminish the independ ence of nations. " We rejoice in the firm and steadfast alliance which your Majesty has made with your illustrious ally the Emperor of the French, and in the valour of those brave men sent by him to the Crimea, who, side by side with your Majesty's subjects, have so nobly withstood the advance of the enemy, and, amidst unexampled difficul ties and privations, have advanced from one conquest to another, until the proud fleet of the enemy has been de stroyed and his stronghold has fallen before the victo rious arms of your Majesty and of your Majesty's illus trious allies. " Engaged as your Majesty is in conducting a just and necessary war, we pledge ourselves to maintain your Majesty in its vigorous prosecution until, by the vallur of those engaged in it, shall be brought to an end, and by the wisdom of your Majesty's councils a lasting and honourable peace shall be concluded. " Deign, therefore, most gracious Sovereign, to accept our dutiful and hearty congratulations on the successes which have continued to crown your Majesty's armies and fleets, and those of your allies. We offer up our humble prayer that your Majesty's life may long be spared to guide us In w ar , t o govern us i n peace, and to reign over a people distinguished for its love of freedom, its enterprising commerce, its ardent pursuit of science, and its possession of a pure Christianity, giving it an unexampled power which we know your Majesty will only wield to advance whatever is good and great amongst your subjects, and to further the liberty, the happiness, and the prosperity of nations." The Town Clerk, kneeling, presented the address, which was delivered by her Majesty to Sir George Grey. The Queen returned the following most gracious answer : " I have received with great satisfaction your loyal and dutiful address. " I rejoice to know that while you share my conviction of the justice and necessity of the war in which we are en gaged, you also fully participate in my admiration for the enduring patience and heroic courage of my brave soldiers and sailors, and of those of my allies, and in my thank fulness to the Almighty Disposer of events for the suc cesses which have attended the distinguished gallantry and devotion of the combined forces in the Crimea. "I sincerely thank you for your assurance of a deter mination, in which I am confident the great body of toy people concur, to support me in the vigorous prosecution of the war until, by the blessing of God on our own efforts, and on those of our brave allies, it can be con cluded by a lasting and honourable peace.'' Sir F. G. Moon, Thrt, the Lord Mayor, Mr. Alder man Wire, the mover 'of the address, and Mr. Deputy Dakin, the seconder of the address, had severally the honour of being presented to her Majesty and kissing hands. The corporation then retired from the presence of the Queen. The Court was attended by Viscount Sydney, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard ; the Earl of Lietowel, Lord in Waiting ; Viscount Torrington, Lord in Waiting to Prince Albert ; Sir Eiward Bowater ; Groom in WaitiN:g ; General Wylde, Groom in Waiting to his Royal Highness ; Sir George Lee, Lieutenant of tie Yeomen of the Guard ; General Buckley, Equerry in Waiting ; Colonel Seymour, Equerry in Waiting to his Royal Highness ; Colonel Howard Yea (Royal Horse Guards), Silver St.ck in Waiting ; Colonel Ridley (Schts Fusilier Guards), Field Officer in Brigade Waiting ; Mr. Heneage, Gentleman Usher in Waiting ; and Colonel Fitzmaurice, Adjutant of the Yeomen of the Guard. A party of the Yeomen of the Guard was on duty, and lined the approaches to St. George's Hall, under the command of Major Phibhs, the Exon in Waiting. A guard of honour of the 36th Regiment was on duty in the quadrangle of the Castle: After the reception of the address, the members of the Corporation were ushered to the Music Gallery, where luncheon was served. DEATH OF MR. FREDERICK LUCAS, M.P. We have to announce the death of Mr. Frederick Lucas, M.P. for the county of Meath, an event which has long been expected, and which took place yesterday afternoon, at the residence of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Ashby, at Staines. Frederick Lucas was the elder son of Mr. Samuel Lucas, a worthy member of the Society of Friends, formerly of Crohan, near Croydon, who has now for many years resided in Brighton. He was called to the Bar of the Middle Temple in Easter Term, 1838, and in the following year became a member of the Roman Catholic Church ; the grounds of his con version he gave to the world at the time, in the shape of a pamphlet, called " Reasons for becoming a Roman Catholic," especially addressed to the Society of Friends. As a Roman Catholic barrister he took an active part in the proceedings of the Catholic Insti tute, and started the Tablet newspaper in London, in 1840, for the purpose of disseminating the most ultra montane doctrines of his Church. He also was a frequent contributor to the pages of the Dublin Review. In 1849 he removed the Tablet newspaper to Dublin, and has continued to conduct it there since that time. He was also one of the secretaries of the Irish Tenant League dining th e b r i e f per i od of its existence. In 1852 . 1 2* eras• elected, 'through the influence of the Ro man Catitolic priesthood, as member for the county _of Meath, in the place of Mr. Henry Grattan, .who had represented it for many ' years. He political th e Tablet right strife has ; a a n l d wa h y a l v l in iv g ed ad a vo li c f a e ted ot in of the Irish priesthood to interfere in politic s , and being by the Irish Roman Catholic bishops, he went to Rome, as our readers may remember, early in the present year,. to prosecute his appeal against Dr. Cullen's decision. The appeal was decided against him, and the result ,was the entire prostration of Mr. Lucas's physi cal system, and his premature death at the early age of 43. Mr. Lucas was the brother-in-law of Mr. J. Bright, the M.P. for Manc hester. Catholic metropoli s f or d .ahim a 11,cIbahspsewlsasofofftheeredthis morning. Lucas's soul. In private life he was& i t n he al r l ep th o e se ß o ( f nl r. Nvi ow, Mr. m. Ashby, of Stai nes , the daughter of the late e ll m e leaves behin most worthy character la . and an only daughter. 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East ; 132, fib; Oxford-street,7 comb-street • 13, King Willian' i-street, City ; 30 , Conduit street, 21, aoekspurlstreet ; 95, Farringdon- s t ree t ; 67 ,5 t. 1 a n!Aturchraid ;6, Edw . arl4 rest , Portaxan-rquare.: 1 ....zuliol I L.,; , ;.-iail-+ o• "-,-./ t - - " CHALLENGE. 64-Tinderstood, , that not my presence, which I, cannot accon .o n r tl il any , ," I challenge the whole spirit-rappin g loag ;fr. - kr ; to California, for 5,000 dollars or 10,000 dollars , —a'ne one of them can produce a. knock on. my t a bl e , censistent with - the w lai r va b o y f n ot a h tu er r , al in causeq, natural philosophy.L ,T. I ANDERSON, Wizard of the North." • I asked them to mak e the s p irits ra p on , m y table, in 'the presence of ray audience. Net ono' of them offered to do. it ; though at my bidding the table rapped to perfection . The mechanism was under my cont ro l— not under theirs. In that lay the whole secret. 1 d em o n . stratei that which Sir David . 0 5e*It e r 43 doelisq to be NATIONAL BANK OF IRELAND. Yesterday a special general meeting of the proprietors in this hank was held at the offices, Old Broad-street, City, for the purpose of considering the propriety of changing the present name of the company to that of " The National Bank," under the power for that purpose reserved in the deed of settlement, an .l for the purpose of passing such resolution or resolutions as might be deemed advisable in reference thereto. Mr. Fowler Newsam presided as chairman, and ex plained that at the last annual general meeting of the company a resolution was passed, recommending a change in the name of the bank to meet the present and pros pective extension of its business beyond the limits of Ireland. The board had eince, in compliance with this recommendation, given their best consideration to the subject, and had taken the opinion of three eminent coumel, one of whom was Sir Fitzroy Kelly, as to whether they could make the change without forfeiting the rights and privileges they enjoyed under their char ter. The effect of that opinion was, that any change or modification of the sort had been clearly anticipated and fully provided for by the deed of settlement, and that it might be made by the vote of "a special general meeting of the proprietors. In conclusion he moved that, on and after and inclusive of the Ist clay of January next, 1856 (or such subsequent day, if any, not later than the 26th day of March next, as the court of directors shall at any time before the said Ist day of January next think fit to order), the name of this society be changed to and be "The National Bank." Mr. Wheeler seconded the resolution, which was car ried unanimously; as was also another resolution, moved by Dr. Beattie, and seconded by Mr. J. L. Wheeler, authorising the directors to carry out the object. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman and directors, and the, meeting separated. JOINT-STOCK B INKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. I Share. £ s. d. £ s. kustralasia........... 20/. pet' cent. 40 0 0 all 84% British North American 61. per cent. 50 0 0 PP 65 Commercial of London. 10/.per oent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 C010nia1.............. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 lonian 61. per cent. j 25 0 0 25 0 0 Lend. Char. Bk. of Aus. 20 0 0 all 0 London and County • . 10!. per cent.! 50 0 0 20 0 0 Londn mad Westminstr 141. per cent. ;100 0 0 20 0 0 4 % London Joint. Stock .• . 12?. per cent., 50 0 U 10 0 0 Frovincial of Ireland.. 81• per cent. ;100 0 0 25 0 0 Ditto, N ew... ...... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 all Nationt..l of Ireland.... i 61. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 Nat. Provincial of Eng. Si. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 Ditto, New .... •.• . f 8/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 Oriental Bank Corpora. 8/. p. ct.&bs . 25 0 0 all 3outh Australia • • .... 1141 p.ct.& bs. 25 0 0 PO 391 2 Union of Australia.. •. 30!. percent. 25 0 0 69% Ditto Union of L0nd0n...... 20'. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 29 Union of Madrid ... • • , 40 0 0 all CANALS. .„ . Names of E Dividend Price Names of r; Dividend Companies. A , per ce Companies. ~-4 Annum. Price. .o m Annum..' w ' 1 41 1 X A shtn &Oldh 98 71. p. ct. 139 Macclesfield. 100 21. 10s. 51% Barnsb.y• • .•,160 Neath •• •• • • 100 16/. BrknkeicAbrg,lso l 41. Oxford.. •• • • 100 Birmingham 1 40) 41. 92 Peak Forest. 78 W. Os. 86 Coventry.... 100' 251. Regent's •• • . 30 ii 14% Derby • • ... 100' 61. 15s. 84 Rochdale.... 88 11. 10s. 60 Elismre&Chs 69 2% p. ct. Somrset Coal 140 ; GrandJunctn 100 31. pr.ct. 373 q Do. Lk Fdszt 12; Do., 6 pr.Ct.l 10 61. pr. et. 11% Stfird &Worc 1 40 281. 425 Grand Furrey 1001 4/. Shrewsbury.. 125 Grand Union' 100; 1/. Os. Stoerbridge.. 145 121. 290 Kennt .Iz. Avn' 39 6s. Od. Severn and 1 2/. 28 Lancaster .. 'lOO, Wye Rail. 326 Leeds &Livrp 1001 251. Warwick & 1 Leicester.... 100 ' dl. 49% Binning. 3 1001 21 . 23 % Leicstr /I.:Nth 83 Warwick & 1 Lought,orogh 142 701. Napton.. lOO 21 ' 11 Monmouthsh 100 1 Worcstr & t 78 , 21. 19 Jntgmerysh 100 Birming. 3 MeltnMwbry 100 Wilts & Brks —I 10s. Od. 4% INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per I of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ a. d. £ a. d. Albion .... •.••• . • • .. 31. tos. 500 0 0 50 o 0 83 Alliance Brit. and For. 71. 145. 6d. bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine ....... 61. p.c.& bs. 100 0 0 25 0 0 42 Anchor .............. 6 per cent 5 0 1 0 0 - Atlas . Argus Life . ........... 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Nritish Commercial .. 7/. lOs. 50 0 0 5 0 0 6% ClericLided.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 21 County ..... ........ 4/. 100 0 0 110 0 0 - Crown .............. 175. Cd 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Eagle ls. 50 0 0 5 0 0 - Equity and Law...... 4% per cent 100 0 0 5 0 0 5% European Life ll. 20 0 0 au 18% General.... - - Globe .......... 51. per cent. Stock. 105 guardian ............ 5/. per cent. 1(0 0 0 47 5 0 50% Imperial Fire... • • .... 12/. per cent, 500 0 0 50 0 0 - Imperial Life Indemnity Marine.... 1 1 .33 do 3/. 100 0 0 20 0 0 - Latv Fire ............ 2s. & 2s. bs. 100 0 0 210 0 - Law Lite. •••.. . . . - - - 100 0 • 10 0 0 - Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5% London London Ship.... - Marine............... 18s.per share 100 0 0 28 0 0 3'14 Med. Irrilid & Gen. Life 4% i per ct. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3% Minerva ............ sp. et. & bs. 20 0 0 2 0 0 6 Monarch .. ••-• • • - - fi 0 0 1 0 0 - National Loan Fund.. 51. per cent. 20 0 ' 210 il - Palladium Life... Pelican . .•• ..•• - - - 454 Phoenix - - - 180 Professional Life • ..... 5L per cent. 5 0 010 0 - Provident Life .... .... 11. 55. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 38 m Rock Life ........ -.. 7s. 5 3 0 010 0 8% Royal Exchange ...... 101. per cent. Stock. all 230 Sun Fire ...... 61 10s. - OP .- Ditto /Me ..... 1/ 145. - - United Kingdom .. -4/. p. et. & bs. 20 0 0 4 0 0 5% Universal Life ... ..... 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 - Victoria Life ........ 51. per cent. - 412 6 5% MISCELLANEOUS. - Div Name of Company. p Amain fea - Auction Mart •• -.. %er cent. 50 0 0 I - Dividend Amount Name i Paid. Price. _ Annum. Share. £ s. di £ a. d. - Australian Agriculturl 11. Is. 100 0 0 175 0 10 0 0 _26% A us tralian Trust .... Si. pet cent. - 2 A us tralian Royal Mail Si. 10 0 0 all 4 i/ A ng l o -Mexican Mint.. 11. 105. 10 0 0 all British American Land 155. - 40 0 0 - Canada ... •......... 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 143 Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. per cent. - - - Ditto, 6 per cent. .. Si. per cent. - - 106% City Navigation Bonds - - - - Electric Telegraph .. 6 per cent. 25 0 0 24 0 0 17% Ditto .. •...., .., .. - - - - Equitable Reversionry 71 pr. cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Ditto New ........ - 50 0 0 17 10 0 - 'Gen. R evers. & Invest. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 100 0 0 - Gen .S team Navigation 10 p. et 15 00i14 0 0 - Hudson's 8ay........ -- Stock. - - Flungerford .......... 21. ss. 100 0 0 100 0 0 - London Institution ... - - - - London Reversionary Si per sent. 15 0 0 all - Russell Institution•. •• - - 12 10 0 - Price's Patent Cand. Co 10/. per cant. 20 0 0 17 10 27 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 - Royal Mail Steam.... 41. p. share. 100 0 0 60 0 I 69% South Australian Land 61. per cent. 25 0 0 all - Trust and Loan Comp. Upper Canada .... - 20 0 0 ) 5 0 0 - LIST OF SCOTTISII COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £s.d. e. d. Rank of Scotland .... 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 181110 British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 223/ 0 Caledonian Bank U. per cent. 10 0 0 210 OV. 18s City of Glasgow Bank 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 111 12s Clydesdale Bank p cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12' 58 C• mmercial Bank .. 71. per cent 5 , 0 0 0 100 0 0 215/ Ps Eastern Bank fil. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 11/ 28 Edinb. & Glasgow.... 3341. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 4/. ISs Exchange Bilk of Scot.. National Bank 6% per cent. 100 0 0 109 0 0 172/10 North ef Scotland Bank 5/.percent 20 0 0 210 0 41. 14s Royal Bank of Scotl. Al. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 132110 Union Rank of Scot. •. 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 941 Os Western Bank •• 71• per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 76' 7s >Mance Fire and Life.. 8 /. pr cent. 100 Q 0 11 0 0 18/ Is British Guarantee .. 4/. per cent. 10 0 0 2 0 0 11. 88 Caledonian Fire Incur 10c.per cent. ISO 0 0 10 0 0 251. Os City of Glasgow. Life • al. per cent. 0 0 2 0 OV. 108 Co'onial Life ......... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 1 0 05' 5s Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. ver cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 26' ISs Eng. & Scot, Lay, Life 51,,ser cent. 50 0 0 .1 5 0 141. 8s Life .tss , ..c. of Scevand fiLper cent. 10 0 0 110 0 5... Os National Fire and Life 61. per cent. 10 0 0 I 0 0 2/. 58 North British :nsur... 71 per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 33/ Os icottish Union Insrnc. 7%1. prcent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. lit , tandart , Life .. ••.. •. 5/. per cent. , O 0 0 7 0 0 201 s United Dep. Assurance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 WIND AND WEATHER REPORT. WEDNESDAY, October 24. Stations. Course of Wind. State of Weather. Greenwich N.W Partially cloudy. Lothbury. Amsterdam Manchester W Cloudy. Sheffield N. Stoke-on-Treut.... W Very fine. Holyhead Dublin. W Fine—Very windy. Liverpool Southampton S.W Unsettled. Poole S.W Cloudy. Cowes W Cloudy. Portsmouth N. W Unsettled. Brighton ....... ....• S• W Fine. Boston W.N. W .... Fi ne . Gainsborough Great Grimsby S. Leeds W Cold Derby S.W. .. ...... Fine. Nottingham Leicester S.W Fine. Leatuington W Fine. Shrewsbury Harwich W. Cold. Ipswich W Cloudy. Bristol W ••• ........ Very fine. Plymouth Exeter... , ..... ~ N.W .. Unsettled. Gloucester Cardiff . W. S. W Fine. Swansea Haverford west ... N. W Fine. Yartneuth Cambridge W Fin,,. Lowestoft York • N.E Unsettled. Whitby Hull W. Fine. Perth Newcastle Darlington S Fine. Scarborough Aberdeen N.W Frosty. Sunderland S.W Fine—Foggy. Edinburgh S.W. Fine. Dundee Glasgow S. W . Fine—Cold. Maryport.. S.W. Windy. Whiteha.ven Carlisle N.W Cloudy—Very windy. Tonbridge L strood . S.W. Partially cloudy. GAS-LIGHT AND COKE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. X s. d. £ s. d. ' British • • • • •• • • •• • • •• - - - - Ditto Frovincial .... 71. 20 0 0 20 0 0 20 Brighton City of London •• •• 41. Os. 100 0 0 150 0 0 - Continental (4th Cap.) . - 60 0 0 20 0 0 - Equitable.. •••••• • • • • 2/. 10s. 50 0 0 all 34 Great Central ....... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 all 11% Imperial .. • • ........ 101.& bonus. 50 0 0 all - Independent ....... • • 51. 40 0 0 99 - L0nd0n•........... • . - 50 0 0 91 Do., Parl. Preference 61. per cent. 125 0 0 19 --. ri103,1X.............. 41. per cent.; 60 0 0 52 0 0 31 Ratcliff .... ..„- - • 51. 1 100 0 0 16 0 0 16 I United General ...... 21. 10s. 50 0 0 all 20% Westminster Chartered 41. per cent. 50 0 0 91 52 Ditto, New ........ - 50 0 0 10 u 0 9 WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. I per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - . - X s. d. X s. d. East London - Brand Junction .... • • 4'. per ent. 50 0 0 all 8 Kent.... • • - 78 '# Lambeth ••-.. • • • • - 100 0 0 - - New River Company 2l. 10s. _ - 1 Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cnt. 100 0 0 - 89% West Middlesex - • 5l. per cent. 61 0 0 - 91% BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. . - X s. d. X a• d. liungerf6rd - .. • ....• - - - 12 Southwark ...... •• .. - 110 0 0 - - Ditto New of 7% p.c. 11. per cent. 5.) 0 0 - - Waterloo ..... .... •. • • - 100 0 0 - - Ditto Old Ann. of 81. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - - 1 Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - - Vauxhall .. .... .... • • 969. . 70 10 3 -21 U DOCKS. 7 - I Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. , -- --. ) £ s. d. £ s. d. , Commercial .• - ...... 5/. pr cent. Stock. Stock. - ' East and West India.. 6'. pr cent. Stock. - - 1 East Country • • - - _ London .••...•• • • • • 5/. pr cent. Stock. - 99% Ditto Bonds 4l. per cent. - - it. Katharine - 85 ; outhampton - - ) Victoria .. ••.- - . - • - RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. —Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 14, 1855 £26,0 i 3 6 7 Corresponding meek last year 22,1;•5 3 S LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY. —Traffic re turn for the week ending Oct. 'l, 1855 £20,136 5 6 Corresponding week last year 19,126 8 5 CHESITR AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic return for the week ending Oct. 21, 1855 £5,423 12 10 Corresponding week last year 4,931 10 4 ' Increase in 1855 ... ..........£492................ 2 6 The magnificent silks which have been lately produced by Messrs. Frainais and Gramagnae, of 82, Rue Riche lieu, Paris, are of a kind peculiarly their own ; and their patterns, whether for stuffs of the richest or the plainest material, aro not to be met with at any other house. We have found in the warehouses of this firm a large and varied selection of goods of every description, of excellent quality, and at extremely low prices. We were pleased to hear that the first specimens of these very beautiful fabrics were purchased by her Majesty Queen Victoria, • • Day when metn :.11 From what What: COVNTRIES. in General Post- Port due ;n Office, London.* Dispatches. A I, glfuld America(bylirit.pack)N Every Friday .. • • Liverpool . iEfu F•lur America (by United Ste. packet) ..........N •••• Liverpool.. 'Oct. 24 America (by U. Statts packet) .........N .. •• ••• •• Soiithampton Australia (via South ampton) ..........MI ••••• —•• • • Southamptort ug. 7 4 Ditto (via Marseilles) Ni Ditto (via Cape of Good• Hope) . 'llneet /air. Africa (West Coast) ..N 23d of the month .. Nov. St ..N q, 24,& 30 of u -Dover Alexandria.. .......•M 411, Pe. ?nth of me , .•iSouthampt,..:_ Bahamas ...........N 1 7th of the mont!'Southamptm:i Belgium ............N ,l laq . . !Dover ...... Daily Brazil 9th of the month .. , Southatnp to , Nov. 16 Buenos Ayres of the month.. Sulith.linotoi Nov. is Cape of Good Hope ..N Various port Cape of Good Hope .. N Cape de Verds ......N 9th of tb2 month Southamptm, Nov. 15 Ceylon (see India) Ceylon ...... • . • Chanael Isles ........N,Mon.,Wesi.,&FrLY• Southampton at. •• • • ,2•1 &17 th niont, , Plouthamp China . Once a month.... 'Nov. 4 Constantinople .8,13,18,23042 s of m Pover ...... Constantinople 4th & 20th of mon. S )uth rimp to n cont. (of Europe M & N iTwice daily ...... D ove r ...... crwic, daily Egypt see India) France ........ M & Nl`wice daily..:... Dower , . kli braltar ....M 4,7, 17, 20, 27 f Sous hamptoP .oct. 15 %recce (see India) 3reytown 2nd & 17th of mon.,senthimptun Ilamburgh Tuesday & Friday ;Lond(4l Einvannah .2nd of the month Southat Iptot, Nov. 1 Holland .. • . HondurasAi 1 17th of the month !Southerni. tor' 16thofrnea India (7ieSouthampt.)M , 4th & 20th of ttion.lPlymouth •• Oct. 20 India (via Marseilles)2l. 9th& 25th of month , Dover .... • • I lonian Wes (see India)7, 17, & 27 of mon D0ver....... Ireland 9, 17, & 27 of m.Southamptor'Oct. 26 Madeira • •.....bli9th of the month Southamptoo 'Nov. 15 Madeira ............N i23d of month . • ...ILiverpool ...1 Malta (see India) Malta 18, &28 of mon. Dover ........ Oct. 20 Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ..........Nll4th of the month Mex i co " of tha.raorith.. Eiciethampter, ' Nov. 1 Naples ..............N ls thlsth2sthd . fdlon.Dover New Granada N ,21 & 17th of m onth ;S ou th am pt on New Zea1and.......... Sy private slip ;Various ports Uncertain Papal States ........N lithl s th2 s .tholinon.iDover Posinsula ..........M Ithl 7 th27thofinon.lSouthempton Peru & 27th of mon. 'Southampton Port Natal ..........N,By private ship... Various ports Uncertain Sicily ..............N l :ithlSth2htholinon,;Dover ....'••• Tuscany ............NlSthl s th2sthofmon.lDover Venezuela M j2d lie 17th of month Southampton 1 8016 mOll Van Diemen'sLi ad (see' Australia) .......... West Indies 2d& 17th of month Southampton !1 & 16 mon 2d& 17th of month Etoutlitunpton 1& 16 mot When any or these dates fall on a Sunday, the mails will de- de spatched on the following day, with the exception of the In,ll, (via Southampton), and the Malta, both of which'will be despatched ta • preceding dal,. SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, OCT, 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market has been considerably improved to-day, and prices closed firm. IST%nchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 21} i—Midland, 634 —Caledonian, 294—Eastern Counties, 94—Blaek burn, C. 16s. 3d.—East Lancashire, 17—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 743 3 i—London and North-Western, 91i — South Eastern, 178—South Staffordshire, 28 q. MANCHESTER, 00T. 24. STOOK EXCHANGE.—The market has been MOTO active to-day, with a slight advance in prices, and closed steady.. Leeds, 74$ $ 4—Midlands, 63$ # i—Dovers, 17/ 3-16— Sheffields, 21 i i—Eastern Counties, 94—North Union A, 235—Great Southern and Western, Six per cent. Pref.. 72 2 —Manches. and Bir. C Qrs., / (I.—Preston and Wyre Halves, 214—Union Bank, par. Country Markets. EDINBURGH MEAL MARKET-00r. 23. There were in the market to-day 16 sacks oatmeal, each weighing 280 lbs imperial, which sold at 535. • EDINBURGH HAY AND STRAW MARKET— OCT. 22. Oat straw, from 9s On to 13s 6d per kemple of 16 stones tron; wheat do., 7s Od to lOs Ott; barley do., fis to 9s 6d. Hay from 10d to I,d. DALKEITH MEAL ARKET—OoT. 22. Oatmeal, per sack of 2801bs First. Second. I Third. imperial - 9d —g Od Barleymeal, per ditto Peasemeal, per ditto Flour, per ditto —s Od —s Od -s 0(1 Pot-barley, per ditto COAL MARK) Prizes of Coal per ton at tl T.—OCT. 24. le close of Vie -market. B. d. Bate's West Hartley 18 0 Byass's West Hartley lB 9 Rasting's Hartley 19 Holywell . .. .. . . l9 6 Howard's West . Hartley Walken d, Ito. s. d. Lambton . 21 3 Lumley 20 6 Russell's Hettoz 2l. 0 South Hetton.,., 21 3 Stewart's 2l 6 Cassop 20 9 Kelloe South Hartlepool 2l • South Kelloe Tees Heaton Hilda l9 6 Northumberland l9 6 Heugh Hall Evenwood Nixon's Merthyrit Cardiff 21 0 Netherton 19 0 New Tanfield 19 0 North Percy Hartley _lB 6 Redheugh Main 16 6 Tanfield Moor Butes 17 9 Walker Primrose .. l6 9 West Riding Hartley l7 9, Longridge's Wst Hartley 18 9 Willington Hartley 18 U Wallsend, Hetton 2l 6 Kepler Grange 20 9 Ships at market ..12( I Sold SEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the mails are sent from the Genet Si FOet-offiee by the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) BIRMINGHAM, OCT. 24. STOCK EXCHANGE.—There was a firm buQines. to-day. Great Western, Birmingham Guaranteed stock, was don• at 694—London and North-Westerns closed at 91 911-- -Midlands, at 63i 4—Crystal Palace Pref., at 5. DUBLIN, OCT. 23. STOCK EXCHANGE.—Three per Cent. Console, 86i Ditto, for Account, November 15, 864—New Three per Cent. Stock, 87$ 4—Ditto, for Account, Nov. 15, 88f 4 —Royal Bank of Ireland (101. pd.), 19—Dublin and Bel. fast Junct., (451. paid), 44 —Mining Co. of Ireland (T I. paid), for Acct., 134—Dundalk and Enniskillen, 13— Bank Stock, 224—Bitlarney Junct., 64—Great Southern and Western, (ZO/. paid), 501—Ditto, Four per Cent. (pd. in full, 201.), 14—Midland Gt. Western and El. Canal (-m. p.m), 48I—Waterford and Limerick Five per Cent. Pref., 40. OLD ALMANACS AS GOOD AS NEW.—By a strange co incidence, which will not occur again for a long time, the new year of 1855 commenced on the same day as in 1849, and, conse inently, an through the year the date will he on the same day. But what is mole singular is, thlt all the moveable holidays, from SeptuageAma to Advent, fall on the same dates and the same days. The almanacs of 1849 might, therefore, serve for the present year.—New York Journal of Commerce. [ADVERTISEMENT.j— THE WAR IN THE EtST.—POWERFUL PATENT RECONNOITRING GLASSES.— Messrs. S, and B. Solo mons, opticians, 39, Albemarle-street, Pit,eadilly. Observe opposite the York Hotel. By ker Majesty's Royal Letters Patent for valuable and extraordinary improvements in the most powerful and brilliant Telescopes, Camp, Race course, Opera, and Perspective Glasses, to know the distances of objects viewed through them—of great importance to the army, navy, and others. These telescopes possess such extra• ordinary powers that some 3i inches, with an extra eye• piece, Ain show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's ring, and the i.ouble stars ; with the same telescope can be seen a person's countenance three miles and a half distant, and an object from 16 to 20 miles. They are of larger and all sizes, with increasing ewers accordingly ; while their vary in.. from 4 to 6 inches enable us to discover more than the above, and the Georgian, with his 6 satellites, &c.—The Royal Exhibition, 1 8.51.—Valuable, newly-invented, very small, powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,the size of a walnut, by which a person can be seen and known 1a miles distant; they answer every purpose on the race-course, and at the opera houseb, country scenery, and ships aro clearly seen at 8 to 10 miles. They are invaluable for shooting, deer-stalking, yachting, to sportsmen, gentlemen, gamekeepers, and tourists. Opera, race-course, camp, and perspective glasses, with wonderful power.—Newly-constructed Spectacle Lenses of the great est transparent power. The valuable advantage derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged persons aro enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occi. pation—can see with these lenses of a much less magnify.. ing power—and they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deaf ness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an extraordi nary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, entirely different from all others, to surpassinot a p n e y re th ep in t g ib o le f ; th i e t kind that has been, or probably ever can b e , p ro d uce d. eßneaibnlgesoaf deaf f e p sa e m rs e on e s olo t i o ir h a e s ar di thes s k ti i n n e , i distinctly at church and at public assemblies ; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed ; and it affords all the assist. ante that possibly could be desired. 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly. Observe—opposite the York Hotel. BIRTHS. OF A SOIL On the 22d inst., at Bath, the lady of Arthur W. Coape, Esq., late 12th Royal Lancers. On the 23d inst., at Surbiton-hill, Surrey, the wife of Charles Sumner, Esq. On the 24th inst., at 14, Craven-hill, Bayswater, the wife of Richard Brandt, Esq. OF A nAUGHTER. On the 23d inst., at Skeffington Hall, L e i ces t er, th e w if e of Richard Sutton, Esq. On the 22 d in st., at' Richmond-road, Hackney, the wife of Mr. Henry Temple. MARRIED. On the 23d inst., at St. Luke's, Chelsea, Henry Bartlett, Esq., Assist. Corn. General tl H.M.'s Forces, to Jane It. sne Parnell, of Cho Walk, youn ges t d aug ht er of the late W m . Parnell, Esq., solicitor, London. On the 23d inst., at St. Stephen's, Coleman-street, Win. Barker, jun.,EN, of HuYton, Lancashire, to Julia Ann, third daughter of J. G. Sparkes, Esq., M.D. DIED. On the 22d inst., at Wortley Hill, near Sheffield, John Stuart, Lord W harncliffe aged 54. On the 22(1 inst., at Staines, Frederick Lucas, Esq., M.P. for the county of M ea th , aged 44. On the 21tt inst., at 105, Princes-street, Edinburgh, Lieut.-Colonel Bruce Boswell ILE 1.C.5., of Crawley Grange, Buckinghamshire. Ou the 20th inst., at Ashville House, Battersea, Mr. D. Murray, late of 179, Sloane -street, aged 52. On the 22d inst., at 1, Marylebone-street, Regent's-qua- Mr. Joh n Brant, onrad Kohler, aged 72. LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNC4, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, No. in, Strand, in th e P rec i nct of t h e S avoy , i n the eounty o f Middlesex, Thursday October 25,18b5. Evc undo. Priso strcot. Alice. smoki ton, Dinin tal lan C' J. L of MA Sold I I • week and Wizat of inc effects A; Tocl sieven 7minc out( Tor in bl piaci blo. ding rnati in tt whic and tho itsel: lock of 0 Spit toc: the pha tn.] lan, Nu atu of in $ll Ro rid of I err 'Pri Bo