The Sun. — London, England, 1856-09-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGMTet. CITY, Two ceCtoux, The Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday closed quietly and firmly, but prices of all deF,crip tions were unchanged from the full rates of Fri day. The sales were 6,000 bales, 1,000 for ex port and on speculation, including, in addition to Americans,lso Pernam audMarnahare., 60. to Bd.; 60 Bahia, 6id. ; 100 Egyptian, 60. to 90. ; 300 Surat, W. to 5/d. ; and 20 Sea Island, 120. per lb. The Railway Share Market was dull, but quiet, and at the close of businflas much weakness was manifested. The commercial report of the French markets for last week states that the retail trade at Paris has been confined to the immediate wants of con sumers ; and that the manufacturers of winter goods are becoming busier. Purchases for expor tation have been limited, as well as provincial orders ; excepting in some special branches of trade, which require their commissions a month or two in advance. The speculations in silks, which has had the effect of raising the prices of the raw material, continue to command the attention of the Lyons manufacturers. A rumour having been spread that the Credit Mobilier Bank had entered into. it, the directors of that institution have denied the statement. Mean while the manufacturers have disposed of nearly all their stocks on hand, and have been obliged to refuse numerous orders in consequence of the high prices of our raw material. Some men tion is made of opening shortly at Lyons an im mense establishment, for the sale of silks chiefly, in one of the principal streets, which will rival the warehouses in the Louvre at Paris. The news from the other manufacturing departments contain no thing of importance. The manufacturers of cotton and woollen goods complain, likewise, of the dear ness of raw material, so that they are obliged to raise their prices as well as the silk manufacturers. The Russian , Government has suppressed the quarantine regulations recently established in Bess • arabia, and on the st%ores of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff. Thies measure has given much satisfaction, as it will give increased scope to com mercial operations. The reports from all the Southern parts of the empire, with respect to the harvest are very favourable, and a larger yield Was expected than in previous years. Advices from New York have been received to Sept. 2 per steamer Africa. These add very little commercial information to that previously received, but it is mentioned that the City banks continue to contract their loans and discounts, and the last official return, for the week ending the 30th ult., showed a decrease in that department of $814,694. An impression prevails in the City, especially among some of the subscribers to the Jerusalem Coffee-house, that all of the Australian mail brought by the Sardinian from Australia, which arrived last week, has not been delivered, and that one bag has been lost or mislaid. The tenor of come of the correspondence leads to this inference, Which is strengthened by the well-known general carelessness of those whose duty it is to forward these mails from Liverpool to London. Owing to the limited supplies of wheat from the country, and the small arrivals from foreign coun t tries, an advance of 3s. to ss. per quarter was announced in Mark-lane this morning. The English Funds are quieter, but although they were heavy at the commencement of business they are now comparatively firm. Some parties Contenting themselves with the profits within their reach are closing their Bear accounts, which has tended to strengthen the market, which, however, still exhibits an easier appearance. The demand for Money continues active, and full rates are still charged for accommodation. Consols for money have been 93i A and 93i while for the account they are 931 Consols Scrip is 1 prem. Exche quer Bills are 13s. to 16s. prem., and the Bonds 99k. SinCe the previous remarks were written, Con- . %Is have advanced to 93i for money, and to 93/ 94 for account. There are not many changes to report in the Foreign market, which rules dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 1001 I, and since, 1008 /, and th e 4 per Cents. are also depressed, being 104. Sardinian are 924 Spanish Deferred 25k, Peruvian 4i per Cents. 80i, and Equador New Consolidated 15. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks : Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7i to 8 ; Mexican, 221 to 22i ; Peruvian, 80 to 82 ; ditto 8 per Cents., 57 to 59 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45 to 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 to 110 ; ditto 41 per Cents., 97 to 99 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44 ; ditto Deferred, 25 1 ; ditto Cer- tificates, 516; ditto Passive, 6i 7. The arrangements connected with the settlement of the account in Railway shares, which is now in progress, are occupying the chief attention of the dealers. As the rates of " continuation " are high the market rules heavy, and most of the principal lines have slightly declined. South-Western, Midland, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and a few others have been 10s. to IZ. lower, but they are now firmer agai n . In the Foreign, the East Indian, and the Canadian shares there are but few dealings, which are effected at reduced quotations. Mining, Banking, and Miscellaneous descriptions are inactive. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES . ( From, the Official List. 810 m... dnn., 3 Per Cont. Consols Annaities (,3 iHiiiii Consols for Account . Con9ol Scrip li p Etch° 'tier Bills, cad. $.3000 . . Ditto Bonds, 1858, 31 per Cent. 9913 Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Tudor New Consolidated ... l5 i 'Peruvian Bonds 41 per Cent BO3 80 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent.... 108 9 x d Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. BniniFb Bowls, :3 per Cent 44 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. ... 254 1 Tnrkibh Bonds, 6 par cent lOl 4 1001 1 . Ditto Account ... loli $ 1 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Ditto Account 'Venezuela Bonds, 41 por Cent Ditto. Account Dtvleen , la on the above payable In London. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, money 93i Ditto for Account, Oct. 8 93i THE HUNDRED GUN SUBSCRIPTION. 312 e 50 at. St. 20,? ,00 .00 .00 100 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIB,—A rumour has been circulated that the subscrip- tion for presenting a hundred cannons to the fortress of Alexandria was prohibited by the French Government. This is a mistake. The subscription is still open at my house in Paris, Rue Blanche, No. 70.—Accept the as surance of my distinguished consideration. MANILA. Paris, Sept. 12. Her Majesty is expected to prolong ber residence in Scotland this year to seven weeks' sojourn. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester has been improving in health during the past week. The convalesence of the venerable princess may be expected within a very short period. Lord Palmerston will return to London on Thursday next, from St. Leonards-on-Sea. Lord Paumure has not yet left London for Balmoral, to replace Lord Clarendon in attendance upon the Queen. The Most Noble the Marquis of Sligo has arrived at the Kildare-street Club from Finn's Victoria Lake Hotel, Killarney. The Duchess of Wellington has left town en route for Balmoral, to take her turn as Lady in Waiting upon her Majesty. Major-General Sir Hugh Rose, who filled throughout the late war the delicate and important position of British Commissioner with the French army, ha 4 been ordered by the Duke of Cambridge to attend the great Austrian review, which will, we believe, take place this week. Major-General Sir Richard Airey has returned to town from the continent, where he has been passing Nne weeks. FIRE IN CLERKENWELL.—Last night, about a quarter Past nine, a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Dyer, No. 17, Exmouth street, Clerkenwell, and was not ex tinguished until half•past ten. The contents were en- tirely destroyed by fire and water. The premises next door, occupied by Mr. Dore, were materially damaged by fire and water—not insured. The conflagration was stayed by the timely arrival of the engines of Messrs. Mawr, the brewers. It is not known whether Mr. Dyer insured. 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"nsinem his isy pm Pm x a 2i i pm 67i 7 MARKET NEWS.—(This Dar.) CORN EXCHANGE. There was an improved feeling in the demand for home grown wheat in the leading country markets held on Saturday, and prices had an upward tendency. Barley, however, was dull in sale, and lower to purchase. Most other articles were tolerably firm. The Continental markets have been firm for wheat, and prices have had an upward tendency. The shipments of both wheat and flour from America have been only moderate of late. Limited supplies of home-grown produce were received up from market last week. The imports from abroad were 12,443 quarters of wheat, 4,239 barley, 14,547 oats, 80 beans, 403 peas, 1,230 linseed, 30 mustard seed, 70 sundry seeds, and 7,240 barrels of flour. Fresh up from Essex, the arrivals of wheat to-day, coast wise and by land carriage, were small ; and the receipts from Kent were only moderate, consequently, the show of samples of both red and white was limited for the time of year, and the condition of the supply was by no means first-rate. The market was well attended both by town and country millers, and the demand for all kinds of wheat of home produce ruled active, at an improvement in tho quotations realised on Monday last of from 33. to ss. per quarter. There was only a' moderate chow of foreign wheat. The demand for nearly all kinds was steady, and, in some instances, the currencies were is to 2s per quarter highs than on this day se'nnight. 'We had an improved inquiry for floating cargoes o : grain, at very full prices. The quantity of barley on offer was not extensive, yet the trade ruled heavy, and the quotations were 24 to 3s per quarter lower. Malt moved off slowly, but we have no change to notice in prices. The show of oats was very moderate, and the oat trade ruled steady, at full prices. Beans wore in short supply, and fair request, at. last week's currency. We had a fair inquiry for peas, at fully late rates. The lour trade was firm, and country markets advanced is to 2s per sack. Malt—Chevaller •• • • 76s to 77s Oats 7 - Yorkshire and CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. frheat—Essen L Rent, Red •• new 62a to 68a Ditt0..••.... old 633 7i, Ditto, White new 663 72s Ditt0........ old 70s 773 Norfolk and Lin coln, Red, old —s —a Ditto new ••.••• —s —a aye —old •• .• •• •• •• 42s 443 New . •• •• •• •• •• —8 Uarley—Grinding..... 40s 45s Malting ......... 42a 46s Chevalier..•• • • 453 48a Malt—linffolkandNor folk............ 693 74s Brown.••.•••..••.••• 633 643 Kingston and Ware 693 763 Lincoln/tit., Feed 24$ 26s Potato Toughal and Cork Black. .• ...• 215 28. _ _ Cork, White ..... 22s 26 8 800tch,Feed..... 263 29 8 Beans—Tiok ••••• .. 36s 39 8 Pigeon. ...... 42s 45, Peas—Grey 36$ 40 8 Maple..• •• •• •• •• 443 45 8 White........... 44 3 48 8 Boilers .......... 4143 48 3 Flour—Town-made... 583 60 8 Suffolk .. •• 463 49 8 Stooktn & Norfolk 463 49 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. About average supplies of foreign stock wero received in the port of London last week—the total arrival having amounted to 7,578 head. In the corresponding week in 1855 the imports were 10,370 ; in 1854, 10,038 ; in 1853, 10,517 ; in 1852, 12,167; in 1851, 7,853; and in 1850 7,000 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WERE. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pi gs Bremen 427 ... 4 Frederickatadt 61 Hamburgh . 87 ... 838 Rotterdam 570 1,61 2 • Harlingen Medemblik 7 1,244 _ Nieu Diep 2l 522 Amsterdam 25 ... 835 ••• 1 243 ... - 95 ... 233 Calais Dordt 42 ... Emden . ••• Schiedam Antwerp .•• .-... ••• ••-•.• ... 79 ••• ..-•• ... 97 ... - 17 ... - 4 ... - 41 ... _ - - - ... 91 ... _ ... 5,468 552 233 The yearly comparison of weekly imports Is as follows : B eas t s . Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pig"; 1855 1,833 7,052 208 527 .. 754 1854 1,711 7,218 248 313 516 1853 2,06 7,263 ... 783 422 The demand for stock on French account in most of the Dutch markets is still only moderate, yet prices in Holland continue high. Large numbers of stock, especially sheep, continue to be Imported into France from Spain. The turnip crop is progressing wcll in the w h o l e o f our grazing districts. There was about an average time-of-year supply of foreign stock on offer in to-day's market, but its general quality was inferior. We had an increased show of home-fed beasts on sale compared with Monday last. The condition of all kinds, however, was by no means first-rate. The primest Scots were in fair request, but other qualities of beef were a slow sale, and prices were 2d per 8 lbs. lower than on Monday last. The general top figure was 4s 8d per 8 lbs. From Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, and Northampton shire we received 2,500 shorthorns; from other parts of England, 500 of various breeds ; from Ireland, 400 oxen ; and from Scotland, only 20 Scots. We were fairly supplied with sheep, most of which were in low condition. The mutton trade was in a sluggish state, at Friday's decline in value of 2d per 8 lbs. The best old Downs sold at 5s 2d per 8 lbs. The few lambs in the market sold at mutton prices. Although the supply of calves was very moderate, the wool trade was rather heavy, and prices wore 2d per Bibs. lower than on this day se'nmght. Pigs—the supply of which was moderate—were steady, at full quotations. Per Bibs to sink the offs. s. 4. a. d. N. d. a. d Interior Beasts.... 2 10 to 3 2PrimeSouthdown 410 5 2 Second quality.... 3 4 3 BilArge tree. calves 3 8 4 2 Prime largo oxen 310 4 4(Prime small do 4 4 410 Primo Scots, ate. 4 6 4 8 1 Large hogs Inferior Sheep ...3 8 3 10 i Small porkers 4 2 4 8 Second quality ...4 0 4 4Suckling calvee 23 0 30 Prime erse.-wlled.4 6 4 81Quarter old pigs 22 0 28 0 TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. sheep .• .......• 25,780 Calves .• •• •• ......•• .. 254 Beasts— ---....•••••• • 1,769 Sheep ....... ..... ........ 4,300 Calves." •• •• •• •• •• •• •• 197 ..... A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market. on Monday, Sept. 17, 1865, and this day, Monday, Sept. 15, 1856. Per 81bs, to sink the offals. Sept. 17, 1855. Sept 15,1856 a. d. s. d. e. d. s. d. 3 6to 3 82 10 to 3 2 410 4 23 4 3 8 4 4 4 63 10 4 4 4 8 410 , 4 6 4 8 3 4 3 63, 8 310 3 8 4 014 0 4 4 4 2 4 614 6 4 8 4 8 5 o'4lo 5 2 0 0 0 0)0 0 0 0 4 0 4 613 8 4 2 4 8 5 04 4 410 3 6 310 3 6 310 4 0 4 64 2 4 8 Coarse and inferior boasts ... Second quality ditto Prime largo oxen ... Prime Scots, dic Coarse and inferior sheep „. Second quality ditto Primo coarse woolled ditto Prime Southdown ditto Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small ditto Large hogs ... Neat small porkers ~„ Beasts... ... ... ... ... 5,630 Sheep ... ... ... ... ... 27,620 1 Calves... ... ... ... ... ... 187 Pigs ... .:. ... ... ... ... 317 Surinam ON SALE, Sept. IR, 1854.—Beasts, 5,607; sheep and lambs, 56,970; calves, 362; pigs, 3 , 0. Sept. 19, 1853.—Beasts, 6,22 i ; sheep and lambs, 27,410; calves, 275 ; pigs, 440. 5,320 25,780 254 290 LITERATURE. Little Dorrit. No. X. By Charles Dickens. " Poverty" is over—the poverty of the Dorrits of the Marshalsea ! No. X. has duly brought us, as we anticipated, to the end of Book I.—half of the new story by Boz being thus already com pleted. Another instalment will, of course, begin the second moiety—" Riches "—the riches of the Dorrits—no longer the Dorrits of the Marshalsea ! For old Mr. Dorrit is " ont of it" at last, as en tirely as Tip, and Fanny, and Frederick. He Rot only comes out of a prison, but comes into a fortune —through the benign agency of Pancks the Tug, Pancks the Grubber, Pancks the Gipsy (in truth) " Fortune"-telling How all this comes to pass is told very excitingly by means of a chapter expres sively entitled—" What was behind Mr. Pancks on. Little Dorrit's hand." William Dorrit, the snivel ling, degraded, despicable Father of the Marshalsea, turning out to be heir-at-law to a great estate—an estate showering the glory of sudden wealth upon the receiver of dirty douceura of silver and halfpence under the title of " testimonials"—upon the vul gar prig of a son with a respectability some thing between that of a billiard-marker and that of a stable-hanger-on—upon the consequential little hoity-toity ballet-dancer at a low suburban theatre—upon the half-comatose clarionet-player, whose conversational powers are principally re stricted to the utterance of " Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes"—and, last of all, upon poor dear Little Amy Dorrit herself, the needle-plying Child of the Mar shalsea. The chief interest of the revelation made first of all by Pancks, and afterwards by Clennam, in this same wonder-working chapter, lies in the disclosure of the great news in turn to Little Dorrit and to her Father. Flora (relict of Mr. F.) shining forth incidentally in this portion of the narrative, more than ever good natured, and, be it said, also more than ever ridiculous. The subsequent chapter, with which the First Book terminates, places upon record the manner in which the Marshalsea becomes an Orphan. William Dorrit (how is it that he comes to be mentioned at page 315 as " Edward Dorrit, Esquire 1") and his Fa mily driving away from the Debtors' Prison, in which the head of the house has Eeen incarcerated for nearly a quarter of a century—driving away from it, not in a prison-van, or a hack cab, or a job-fly, or anything of that sordid kind, but in a grand carriage, the bran new carriage of a bran new gentleman The task now devolving upon Mr. Dickens in the sequel of his story appears to us one of extraordinary difficulty, one sufficient to tax to the uttermost the powers of our great no velist. He will have to define with the touch of a master-hand the change effected upon the various members of the Dorrit Family by this abrupt and astounding transition from Poverty to Riches. The influence of the change we anticipate, will render Amy more than ever loveable, and her relations more than ever disgust , ing, with the single exception, perhaps, of that orchestral Life-in-Death, the clarionet-player, Frederick. Besides the two chapters already here particularised, the two chapters having such extra ordinary influence upon the fortunes both of the Dorrits and of the Marshalsea, there are two other chapters affecting the minor personages of the tale, lending their charm to the present September in stalment. One defining " Mrs. Merdle's Coin plaint"—the other netting together a whole "Shoal of Barnacles." In the former we learn the par ticulars of a sort of a confidential interview be- tween Mrs. Gowan and Mrs. Merdle..-in reference to the relation between whom, as types of two contrasting classes, it is remarked--." True, the Hampton Court Bohemians, without exception, turned up their noses at Merdle as an upstart ; but they turned them down again by falling flat on their faces to worship his wealth"— whereunto is added " in which compensating ad justment of their noses they were pretty much like Treasury, Bar, and Bishop, and all the rest of them." Mrs. Gowan tapping her chin (" it was on the way to being a double chin," says Boz very ludicrously," might be called a chin and a-half at present") snbmits - her case to the judgment of Mrs. Merdle ; the latter in the name of Society vouch safing in return her opinion—an opinion bolstered up on either hand by the Bosom and the Parrot Mr. Merdle is capital t looking a little common, in spite of his enormous wealth—" rather as if, in the course of his vast transactions, he had accidentally made an interchange of heads with some inferior spirit." Mr. Sparkler, his step-son, is still more capital even than the capitalist—" anxiously feeling his shirt collar as if it were his pulse, and he were hypochondriacal." As to the "Shoal of Barnacles" described immediately afterwards, they are inimi tably hit off—every man Jack of them—a great many man-Jacks of them, of course, being Jacks-in-office! Barnacles they are of all kinds and species, but still to the last, though numerous and various, of their kind and species—representing only a frac tional portion of the gigantic aggregate of Barna cles—Barnacles scattered with their despatch boxes [Why will Mr. Dickens always spell Despatch with an d, after the stereotyped etymo logical blunder of the weekly newspaper so called 'l,l —all over the world—" despatch-boxing the compass ?" William Barnacle ; Tite Barnacle ; Barnacle Junior, with his eyeglass and his Tonnage, and his ever-lively dread about Arthur Clennam wanting to know you know; the engaging young Barnacle ; Lord Decimus Tite Barnacle, and the rest of them, the whole " shoal" here alluded to, being gathered together to cele brate the nuptials of Pet and Harry Gowan at Mr. Mleagles's pretty little villa-home down at Twick enham. An occasion like so many others where sundry aspiring individuals " buttered the Barna cles on all sorts of toasts." Barnacles, great and small, come in for the undiscriminating sarcasms of the arch-foe of the whole joint tribes of Bar nacles and Stiltstalkings. Air. Dickens, indulging in a cruel reference to the three expensive Miss Tite Barnacles, double 'loaded with accomplish ments and ready to go off, and yet not going off with the sharpness of flash and bang that might have been expected, but rather hanging fire I And holding up for :general contemplation, in the midst of inextinguishable laughter, th e oratorical powers of Decimus Tito Barnacle, thus ludicrously celebrated in one stupendous sentence. He (Lord Decimus) " trotting with the complacency of an idiotic elephant among howlin g labyrinths of sentences, which h e s eeme d to take for high roads, and never so much as wanted to get out of !" With which delicious morceauw of Irony we will close our comments upon this number of Little Dorrit, a number illustrated as usual by Phiz, with a pencil of slovenly ability-- but for once, thank Heaven, without one of his blotchy sketches of " Darkness visible." Miscellanies. Vol. 111. By W. M. Thackeray. Another volume of Mr. Thackoray's delightful " Miscellanies " reproduces for us, in a revised form, several of those earlier productions of his which won him so much praise from the discern ing, under the pseudonym of M. A. Titmarsh. In this manner we are enabled to peruse once more " The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon," by the light of a great literary fame, second only to the two most illustrious of living novelists. The names of Dickens and Lytton being followed in due order nowadays by that of Thackeray, the glorious writer of Vanity Fair and The Netvcornes—to say nothing of the ever-charming memorials of Colonel..Esmond, or of the altogether inimitable Lectures on English Humorists. In this great living author—the con temporary of Buiwer, and Boz, and Macaulay, and Tennyson—immortal amonc , our writers of fiction as the creator of Becky Sharp, and honest Dobbin, and noble-hearted Thomas NewcoMe, and delectable M. de Florae, and capital old tufthunt ing Major Pendennis, and loveable George War rington, and the infamous Marquis of Stevne, and the hardly less execrable Dowager Lady Kew, and beautiful Ethel, and handsome Clive, and that most charming of couples, Arthur and Laura Pen dennis—in the creation of these and other scarcely less real "ideal" characters, we recognise one rather more important than a pleasant contributor to Punch and Fraser. Somebody more welcome to be hold than the double of "Jeames," or the alter ego of " Plicernan X.," or Charles Yellowplush, or Michael Angelo Titmarsh, or Fitzboodle, or the Snob of " Snobs," or the Bashi-bazonk among " Bashi-bazouks," or the " Fat Con tributor" to the " London Charivari," or any other among those not easily numerable noms de plume, by which William Thackeray first won his way to an immense popularity and a splendid reputation. Here is a fictionist rather more notable than all this—a Great Author, and not merely a successful feuillotonist or a light and sparkling magazine-writer l The queer, comical, capital masks have dropped off one after another, and at last we have before the world, in his own proper person, a humorist and satirist whose name will henceforth rank with those of Richardson ; Fielding, Smollett, Swift, Lytton, Dickens, among the glories of our national literature ! As the earlier writ ings of W. M. Thackeray these facetious "Miscel lanies" are right welcome every one of them, even the most fugitive and ephenioral, even " Re becca and Rowena. " And bearing yet vividly in remembrance his noble masterpiece—" The New comes," we turn over with renewed zest the re cords penned by the same hand in a more negligent mood of the "Legend of the Rhine," of the " Little Dinner at Timmins s," and of " The Bed ford-row Conspiracy." As we have already turned over curiously and laughingly (in vols. i. and ii.) the " Ballads," the " Book of Snobs," the '• Fatal Boots," " Cox's Diary," the " Yellow-plush Memoirs," " Jeames's Diary," " Travels in Lon don," "Novels by Eminent Hands," "Character Sketches," and last, but not least w their oni travagant way, the " Tremens bus .Adventures of Major Gahagan." Besides all which, however, there bo pippins and elteese to come yet"—ballads, verses, tales, squibs;-, burl esque and satiric pasquinades, contributed du ring the last ten years with a lavish and industrio us hand to all kinds of period icAls. Let us hope t ;hat these may not fail to include among their nun nbeY together with what Mr. Thackeray has wi.t,t , .m. ior example in Punch, in the Times, in Fraser, an( I, in fl o use hold Words, such sparkling and, in theiz • way, alto gether matchless criticisms as that delicious tri bute of admiration (in the Quarterly) to John Leech's " Pictures of Life and Character-." Other wise the collection will remain after all signally incomplete. Otherwise there will be something still a-wanting even in Thac eray's "Miscellanies." Oxford and Cambridge...L. Among a number of meritorious contributions may be noticed a pleasing paper on that fine old poet " Robert Herrick," and a laudatory notico of " Alexander Smith," of whom, after a third perusal, it is said, "if his future . performance does not belie his youthful promise, he may look to stand in the first rank of English poets, or, at the least, below only the very greatest." BEARE MARKETS. 'THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. IL WA TO. Closing Price, this day. Notter,. l 3oto. 3111 Bastn. Junot.. 3olfast & Ballymena Birming. Wolvorh Stour Valley Birk eand. lianesh 4 Cheshire Jnnot.,... no. Chosh. di Birk., Do do Blyth &Tyne origins £25 (ird.. at .£4r, !Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. ....... Chester 4 Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, 4 Past Cornwall Do. A Do. B Dablin&BolfastJunc Dun. P. 4 Aber. Jnc. East Auglian Eastern Conntics.. East. Union. A 8t) De., B. Stock . 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The duty is about 275,0001. Old hops are unusually low in price. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Our markets continue to be extensively supplied with all kinds of potatoes, in excellent condition. The dem a nd is inactive, at prices ranging from 3110 s to 41 5s per ton.. WOOL. The imports of wool, last week, were 4 bales from Ja maica, 153 from Constantinople, 205 from Hambro', 501 from Port Philip, 20 from Ostend, 1,041 from Algoa Bay, and 1,931 from Sydney. Th atere is a moder a t e d eman d f or all kinds of English wool, full prizes ; bnt foreign and colonial parcels, as manufacturers are well in stock, are very dull. The following are the current rates of English wool : Down tegs, is 3d to is 4d ; Down ewes, is 2d to is 3id ; half-bred hogs, is 11 to is 3 ; Kent fleeces, is 2d to is 3d ; Leicester do., is ld to is 3d ; combing skin, is to is 41 4 1 ; blanket wool, 9d to is ld; and flannel wool, is to is 5d par lb. SEEDS. There has been a steady business doing in linseed. Bombay 60s to 61s, and Calcutta 54s to 57s per quarter. Linseed cakes are in brisk demand at our quotations. The demand for rape and oilseeds is very moderate, at late rates. Turntp,White,por bush. 221 to 241 13;lede .• •... •• Kustsrd, 8r0wn.... 183 24s White, new....., tos 133 tares,Winter,new....7s Gd 83 Od Canary, per quarter •. 56,1 6 5, Rye grass...... •• 30s 32s Clover,RedEng. (cwt.) --a White .........• —g —d Foreign Red.. •... —s 8 White.... s —s Trefoil, new.......... .—B —I Carraway Coriander •• •• •• —s -- P flempseed,per qaarter 41s 50 9 Linseed, Eng.owing.. 64s 65 9 Crashing Baltic •• • • —a Odessa .... „•• —4 —" Linseedeake, pr. ton— English .. lOl 5s 10/ lOs Yoreign, porton 10/ Os Ili 53 Rape Cakes, pr ton 5104 6! Os Rapeseed, pr qr. ...• 823 84, PAL . y flat, and prices are droop [ling to-day at 503 6d, and for r cwt. Town tallow, 51s 3d ad per Ms. 103. I 1654. ssf low. Oar market has become vol ing. P.Y.C. on the spot is se] the last three months, 493 psi nett cash. Rough fat, 2s 10 18b2. Stock this day ....... Price of Y. C .... Delivery last week .. Ditto from Jane I .... Arrivals last week.. Ditto from Janet.— price 0 f TQWI2 •...• •• 36,243 , 39s 6,:t to 40s Od 2,297 20,884 21,125 54s Od i tc 54s 6d 3,471 26,566 2,324 24,376 664 6d '377 16,499 410 9d 30,813 64s 01to 64s 6d 1,506 18,675 1,498 13,488 644 Oil 1855, 1856. 31,947 11,025 57s 61 to 508 6d --s Od to —c 02 3,311 1,580 32,680 31,067 1,135 3,724 16,912 25,112 603 3d 549 3d ntrbf Writtion SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.) Most of the members having left town for Doncaster the rooms were very thinly attended, and no transactions worthy of note took place. ADDITIONAL ARRIVALS AT DONCASTER. Bourgeois, Risebar, Scotchmao, Ireca, Merlin, Au gury, Breese, Lady Tatton, Yorkshire Grey, Byrsa, Lord Alfred, Saunterer, Medway, Plausible, Baresina, Notre Dame, Mr. Sykes, South-Wcstern, Lady Mal. coins, Walhalla, Bolton, Hospitality, Commoner, Game Pullet, Ellermere, Bashi-Basonk, Evelyn, Tasmania, Princess Eugenie, St. Leon colt, Red White and Blue, Glede Hawk, Corin, Artillery, General Bosquet, La Viotime, Matilda, Marchioness, Bel Esperanset, Bel Oiseau, Mona, Coup de Main, Rickledon, S;;orm.. sail, Groculus Esuriens, Warlock, Vandal, Beatrice, Imperieuse, Marguriette, Skycutter, Victoria, Laddio, Bonnie Scotland, Blink Bonny, Strathnaver, Physalis colt, Clarissa colt (2 years),- Clarissa colt (3 years), Ca therine Parr, Romeo, Treachery, New Brighton, and Brother to Grey Tommy. THE CHARTIST DEMONSTRATION. (This Day.) Since the memorable 10th JApril,lB4B, little or nothing has been heard of Chartism until to-day, when it was announced by the Executive Committee that a grand demonstration would be made to welcome John Frost to London. Great efforts had evidently been made by the committee to produce an effect, and large placards were posted in the neighbourhood of Holborn, Lincoln's-inn fields, and all round the metropolis, inviting the working classes to assemble in thousands in honour of " the champion of Chartism, " John Frost. The placard also announced that there would be a large attendance of flags, banners, and bands, and that the assembled thou sands would, at an appointed hour, march through the metropolis en route to Primrose-hill, where a mass meet ing would be held, over which Ernest Jones was to pre side, and John Frost was to deliver an address. The " democrats " of North London were to meet in Russell-square at 10 o'clock, and proceed from there, accompanied by their bands, to Lincoln's inn-fields. On their arrival at that spot they were to meet those of the central London and the " foreign demo cracy," and at 11 o'clock the assemblage was then to proceed to Finsbury-square, and there meet the "demo crats" of the east of London. The different bodies having met, a "grand procession" was to be formed ; and at 12 o'clock it was to pass through Cheapside, St. Paul's-churchyard, Ludgate-bill, Fleet-street, the Strand, Regent-street, Portland-place, Regent's-park, to Prim rose-hill, and there to commence "the business of the day" at two o'clock in the afternoon. Such were the arrangements of the committee. At the appointed hour the North London democrats had not arrived in Russell-square. At half•past 10 a few idlers took up their station at the different corners of the square, and began to speculate as to the time at which the "demonstration" would arrive. At half-past 11 the " democrats" were not fortheonaiog, and the sightseers, which by this time amounted to about two hundred, began to declare that "they had been sold." In Lincola'4-inn-fields the attendance at half-past 10 was very thin, and at eleven there might have been about 300 people assembled, the majority being of the lower orders. To while away the tedium of waiting the arriva of " the demonstration " there was a run upon the stock of the venders of walnuts, and to a nutcracking accompaniment a " heroic" ballad was sung by three stentorian voices, from which we extract the following stangls Cheer up, cheer up my gallant lads, And haste away my hearties, To welcome this day with loud hunk _... Old brave John Trost the Chartist. To London tow* of high renown He comes, then gladly greet him, For every man throughout the land So joyfully should meet him. cHoStis. So bold and brave he stem'd the wave, Cheer up this day all parties, And welcome with a loud huana, John Frost, the gallant Chartist. Come fill a bumper to the brim, And drink success to parties, In harmony let Britons sing, Now conies John Frost, the Chartist. For he was a man in Newport chair, When he was mayor and there sat, So let the world say what thoy will, Oh he is still a man for a' that. Frost has got foes we may be sure, Still he has friends, too, plenty, For though grey his hairs, advanced in years, And past the age of seventy, lie is halo and strong, may he live, So unto glory lead 'em— And cut away by night and day, For liberty and freedom. Shortly after eleven the Chelsea division arrived in Lincoln's-inn-fields, and consisted of about 300 persons, 100 of whom were foreigners, accompanied by drums and fifes, and a number of flags and banners. Amongst the most conspicuous of the latter was a large red ban ner with the inscription, "Hail to the Victim," another of the same colour inscribed "The Alliance of the Peo ples," and anothei—a green one, bearing the words, " The Archangel is here ; her name is Democracy." After being marched round the gardens, and it being now nearly 12 o'clock, the managers not thinking it judicious to wait for their Northern brethren, com menced their march to Finsbury-square, proceeding down Holborn. At twelve o'clock nothing was to be seen in Russell square of the St. Pancras, Marylebone, and Islington division, so that the supposition is that they went by another route to Primrose•hill, instead of proceeding to Finsbury-square. On the arrival of the different bodies at Finsbury. square they were in a short time joined by Mr. Frost in an open carriage-and-four ; and the signal being given, the procession began its march to Primrose-hill. The route traversed we have mentioned above. We should imagine that the entire procession com prised about 800 ; and the best order was kept through out the line as it traversed the most crowded thorough fares in the metropolis at the busiest hour of the day. As the procession moved up Regent street there were several bursts of cheering, and when the Regent's-park was reached the cheering was resumed. PRIMROSE-HILL. The procession arrived on Primrose Hill about three o'clock, previous to which between two and three thou sand persons had assembled. At one time it was an ticipated the proceedings would have been summarily brought to a close, for about half•past 2 o'clock a pelting shower of rain fell, which caused numbers to seek shelter in the houses of the neighbourhood and under trees. A ray of sunshine shortly after shone forth, which infused fresh vigour and enthusiasm into those assembled. The sky again overcast., and continued so for some time, but ulti mately it cleared off, and the weather was delightfully fine. Mr. Bligh, who acted as marshal of the proceedings, appeared on the ground before the procession arrived, and by his admirable arrangements a space was speedily cleared for the reception of the hero of the day, his friends, and the committee, and for the accommodation of the representatives of the press, but the overpowering number' and determination of the "sovereign people" set his good intentions and directions at defiance, and the utmost confusion prevailed for a con siderable period, and it was only by physical force exerted to its utmost that every man could maintain his own. As the procession arrived the crowd beca►ue more dense, and the conduct of those present was the most disgraceful imaginable. The rush became so great that pee Pie were in imminent peril 1i) ( 1 u 100 all 100 100 all all 100 100 St. u 61 Is . 50 I al 50 al 25 al 126 al St. It) 25 1. 93 51i 2 92 1j 2 of their lives, and ie was a miracle that many we not thrown down and trod len under foot. The screech ing of women, the shrill cries of children, and the belb terous exclatuatiens of the men baffles description, whilst amidst the general confusion men were to be seen flourishing sticks around them to Clear a space for the orators, and in close proximity to the heads of those around them. Ernest Jones, with a boaqict of flowers in his limed, mounted on the shoulders of two seurdy " points of the Charter," and begged the "sove reign people " to keep back, but all to no pu t . pose the " voice of the Syren " was heard in vain, and a tremendous rush from the op. posite side of the crown of the hill, sent the others to the bottom with a narrow escape of their lives. The huge mass continued to surge haakward and forward, side-ways, and in every conceivable direction, sled upwards of an hour elapsed before anything occesred, and when the various speakers a ldressed the meeting it was impossible to attempt to report their speeches, in fact the lives of the reporters were more than once in imminent peril. Seeing the utter impossibility of taking notes, and having a due regard to their safety, which on various occasions was threatened, the reporters with great difficulty forced their way through the dense mass of people, and left the place. Of all the meetings we have attended we never recollect witnessing such disgraceful conduct, which can only be accounted fin from the assemblage being composed of the lowest clan of "roughs " with which tJd a metropolis abounds. The following address, which had been previously printed, was presented to Mr. Frost : " Respected Sir and Fellow Chartist,--We are glad that we may take this opportunity to thank you for your ins,. timable services, and to congratulate you upon your re. turn to your native land after an exile as protracted as it was dishonourable to these by whom it was necessitated. We congratulate you, too, that you were able to sustain the trials and indignities of that exile with such exalted and dignified composure; such cones posare, indeed, which it is seldom tho lot of humanity to witness. The heroic vindication of your deeds, the expos sure of the misdeeds of the people's enemies, of those who became your enemies, because you championed the irate• rests of those whom they oppressed, are acts which still hold a prominent place within the memory of your countrymen, and we, the Chartists of Lou don and Its suburbs, in connection with the representatives of Continental Democracy, avail ourselves of this gracious occasion, this happy and auspicious hour of your return, this significant and eventful day, to declare our gratitude to you for those acts, and to make known our joy at your proclaimed disposition to work again for the removal of those wrongs which fifteen years sin* prompted you to the performance of such acts. "It is refreshing, sir, in this day of blasphemy and re proach, in this day of political apostasy and compromise, to know that while we have had men who publicly re cognised our cause, and who have since succumbed before the fiery blast of persecution, or forfeited the future greatness of being true for the present advantage of being rich, that we have you amongst the number who have bravely endured the cross, despised the shame, and still foster fealty to that faith which our doctrines, the doctrines of the poor have engen dered, and which, sir, the sufferings of all have sanctified. Permit us, then, to bid you welcome. We do so as strap. gets to you in person, although we are by our common cause familiar to each other. By the influence of the justice of that cause, are we now, and still hope to be united. From this day we take up new hope. We do so from the circumstance by which it shall be marked. Your name, associated as it is with the wor thiest of worldly objects, is, while it calls us to a sense of both a duty and a right, so suggestive of the highest aims and purposes of men, that we accept your presence amongst us this day as an earnest of future weal, as a guarantee, sir, that there shall yet be attendant upon the necessary efforts of the people, those fair and happy issues for which the philanthropic of the world have worked. And, guided as you are by your long experience, attached as you are to that cause, the suc cess of which will be equivalent to the manumission of your fellow men; accredited as the advocate ofjustice to all, gain ing vigour even from your sufferings, and love and sanction from the poor for whomyou have especially worked, thought, and suffered, we recognise in you those high and rare attri butes, those peerless parts which make the patriot, and render you, sir, as one fit and destined to rank amongst the deliverers of nations. " May our whole hope and partial prophecy be realised. May the evening of your life be soothed and solaced by the operation of that beneficence which will be the result of your country's liberation from the detrimental dominion of those sectaries, both political and theological, that have flourished for so long a period, and that to the material injury of your country's people.—Regard us, dear sir, to be your friends and admirers, " THII CILIJITIESSI or Loin:tom him ITC SUBURBS." After the delivery of several speeches, which were in audible beyond a yard of the speaker, and resolu tions agreed to, the mob dispersed. Mr. Frost, Mr. Ernest Jones and others then repaired to the Edin burgh Castle in the neighbourhood, and concluded the business of the day. As the Chartist mob was passing Pall-mall about 2 o'clock to-day, Miss Bella Copeland, of the Haymarket Theatre, who accidentally became mingled with the crowd, had her pocket picked of her purse and all the money it contained. MR. I. L. TOOLE, FAREWELL BESEFIT. (Frain the Edinburgh Daily Express of August 30, 1856.) The greatest assemblage that ever greeted a "benefit" in this city was collected together at the Theatre Royal last evening, to bid farewell to our popular comedian, Mr. J. L. Toole. But a few minutes elapsed from the doers being opened until every part of the houso was crowded by the admirers of the young and versatile per. former—the gallery and pit with the lovers of that broad farce of which Mr. Toole is a master—the boxes and stalls with the critical audience, which think him greater still in developing the higher forms of the drama. So great was the crush that Mr. Mackenzie and his band were compelled to beat an early retreat behind the scenes, and their places in the orchestra, although more closely crammed and filled with the critical elite which frequent the stalls, were not less harmonious than the unseen musicians. Heavy as the amusements of the night might be to Mr. Toole, they were light to a sympathising and en thusiastic audience. The programme was fresh, varied, and long. If Mr. Toole appeared in none of the come dies in connection with which we believe his name will be chiefly associated in this city, it was doubtless front a desire, on this the last night of his engagement in Edinburgh, to supply something new as well as mos t widely acceptable. Hence ho appeared for the first time as Paul Pry, with complete success, and likewise initiated a farce entitled " Your Life's in Danger." In addition to this, he appeared in "Domestic Economy," where, with Mrs. Wyndham's assistance, he vividly realised tee old ballad of " John Grumley ;" as Bottom, in the play-scene from "Midsummer Night's Dream ;" and as the Yankee Gal, in which character be rendered the quaint ditties of Mrs. Florence with singular felioity. Each separate appearance was a triumph ; and when he doffed the professional costume to say a few farewell words, the loud and long protracted chetrs, with the bouquets showered upon him by the fair occupants of the boxes, constituted quite an ovation. His address was as follows : LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.—May I ask you for a fel moments to forget the comedian who owes you so much gratitude, and to think ratber of ono who wishes to give expression to a strong and unaffected sense of the great kindnes•i extended to him during a period of three years' residence in Edinburgh—(applause) —and also to the deep regret he cannot fail to feel in mov ing from amongst you. (Renewed cheering.) You are all no doubt aware that I have received a very flat tering offer to become a member of a London com pany, at the Lyceum Theatre. I feel lam indebted for the position to the kind and generous appreciation of my efforts by my friends in Edinburgh—(applause)— and I owe much to the management of the theatre—l mean Mr. and Mrs. Wyndham—(applause)—from whom I have received great kindne's ; also to the ladies and gentlemen with whom I have had the pleasure of being assoc:ated ; not forgetting my friends in the orchestra, who, by-the-bye, are not in the orchestra, but for once behind with their services —(cheers and laughter)—whb have made me harmonious at times whether I would or not. (A laugh.) In taking farewell of you for the pre sent, I anticipate with great satisfaction the pleasure of meeting you all here again at no distant period— (loud and prolonged cheering) —assuring you4hat any leisure which I may be permitted to enjoy from my duties elsewhere can nowhere be more happily spent than amongst the many sincere and warm-hearted friends I have in Auld Reekie. (Cheers and laughter.) I wish you—my friends in the boxes, stalls, pit, and galleries —all the enjoyment of as great and as true a friend ship as you have shown to me, the remembrance of which no change of circumstances nor success can efface. (Applause.) lam also indebted to the press of this city--(cheers)—from whom I have received so much consideration and attention ; and, cordially thanking the members of that body, and you again, my good friends, most warmly—(applause)—l withdraw to pre pare for the discharge of the other duties I have under taken to-night, and bid you an earnest, but, I trust, not a last farewell. Miss Catherine Hayes will sing at the Philharmonic hall, Liverpool ; previous to her departure for Am er i ca. M. Thalberg is in town, but is preparing for another visit to the United States. In cmsequence of the death of the late Arthur, Henry, Lodge-park, county Kild are , we ere informedllead &state, in the c oun t y et An lnry , E thaw Lois t comes into the possession of his eldest son, Capt. Frederick H. Henry, of the Royal Antrim Artillery. M. Meyerbeer is now in Paris, waiting, it is said, the result of the debut of Madame 13orghi-Mamo, in " Le Prophete," ere he determines whether to give to the great. musical theatre, " L'Africainc ;" or, f3illhg this, the new comic opera, without chorus, and with only three vocalists, which lie has completed, to the Opera Comique. Male. Rachel's health is gradually improving, but a change of climate is deemed abolutely necessary for her completd restoration, nod her return to the theatre can not, it is stated, be counted upon until the autumn of 1857. THE GREAT WESTERN AND BEENTFORD RAILWAY AND DOCK.—The commencement of the new dock at Brentford, in connection with the railway from the Great Western at Southall to the Thames, was eelebiated at Brentford, on Saturday last, by a dinner, given by the directors and contractors to the "navviet," and other persona employed in the undertaking. 4 ... _, - '? ifs 14 Of e • E i • " ,~ 100 1100 1100 16i all 100 100, 31 is 174 all All 1K) all all all all :ON. 8i - 62 i 951 61 j 105 i 1011 103 2 321 2 761 7 381 9 78 7 17 54 5 69A I 81 I