The Sun. — London, England, 1856-10-17 00:00:00

LITERATURE. Self and Self-Sacrifice. By Anna Lisle. Groom bridge and Son. A valuable contribution to our store of "moral" fiction, and if we are not mistaken a maiden effort. If so, we can congratulate the author on more than the average success, and prognosticate for her a useful, and it may be a distinguished career, pro vided she cultivates as she ought her unquestion able talent for this species of co mposition. " Self and Self-Sacrifice" i s a s t or y of woman's life, in he main truthfully conceived and naturally dove loped„by one evidently possessed both of taste and feeling, and able to produce impressive effects. Though by no means complex in plot or crowded with characters, " Nelly's Story," such is the second title of the book, is invested with sufficient variety and force of incident to carry the reader with growing interest to the conclusion. The purpose of the author is of a highly moral and practical nature. Primarily, it is "to portray the quiet virtue of self-sacrifice," to render the beauty of holiness more attractive than the false allurements of the world, and to show that there is but one strength that is able to nerve us against temptation. Secondarily, to illustrate the import ance of sound religious training in youth. Nelly —the narrator—is an orphan, who is brought up by a stepmother, a lady of cold exterior, but endowed with strong passions—along with her half-sister, little Edith. Her early days are clouded with an oppressive sense of injustice, being as much an object of quiet but u nconquerable aver sion to her stepmother as Edith is of demonstra tive fondness and pernicious indulgence. To add to her sorrow she is perpetually reminded of her sister's superior beauty by taunts of ugliness—by no means warranted as the remainder of the story will show. Fortunately for her future welfare in this school of adversity she is not without a friendly guide in the pesson of Aunt Mary, her deceased father's sister—a very pleasing and well drawn character. To this lady, the proud, sensitive child naturally repairs, and finds in her affectionate sympathies rescue from a state of isolation, as well as receives counsel characterised at once by piety, disaimination, and good sense, and admir ably calculated to sober her perturbed spirit and direct her future course. A bright morning dawns at last on Nelly. Having, in a successful attempt to rescue her little sister from the rage of a bull, she is tossed by the infuriated animal, and wakes to consciousness with the hitherto cold eyes of her step mo th er gaz i ng fondly upon her, having sacrifi ce d a bitt er sense o f injury by Nelly , s mother to a womanly recognition of the fine, gene rous qualities of her stepdaughter. Nelly's first great grief is over ; she finds what she has ever more longed for—a mother. The day, however, is soon o verc l ou d e d. Her new-found mother's brother, uncle Rob, appears on the scene, and, by his ill-advised speculations, reduces his sister to comparative poverty. Aunt Mary adds her memo to those 61 her sister-in-law, and they live toge ther for a brief period, when the latter dies of grief, leaving her daughter, the idolised Edith, to the charge of Nelly, to instil into her mind those religious principles which she had failed to implant herself when they were most likely to take firm and lasting root. Nelly battles bravely with the world, and fulfils, her promise. The great evevt of her life, her first love, pledged before the death of her stepmother,, proves to her a source of the bitterest trial. The impulsive and negligent lever, for whose sake she had made many sacrifices, becomes the false lover, and to her keen anguish ,she finds her successful rival in "little Edith," tie child of her adoption, who thus rewards hey - sister's kindness from her childhood upwards. Womanly vengeance is permitted a temporary sway, but principle triumphs—she gives up her reclaimed and rewon lover, and her sister is married. In the fate of that sister the tragedy of the story is centred, but we will not forestall the reader's curi osity further than by saying, the self-sacrificing spirit of Nelly meets at last with its reward, while over her unfortunate sister's name and fame there is cast a cloud her premature death can hardly re move. The above is scarcaly an outline of the story, but is enough for our purpose. Somo of the scenes rise to dramatic intensity, and the prin cipal characters are portrayed with graphic skill, and leave behind a corresponding impression. The work is not without defect, but these are such as might be expected from a novice. Taking it as a whole, we would commend " Nelly's Story" to the notice of those who can appreciate a tale of fiction written with a moral aim, and marred by no maudlin sentiment, but healthy and invigorating in tone, and demanding no sort of compulsion to insure its perusal. How a Penny became a Thousand Pounds. HOnlston and Stoneman. A good shilling's worth of " philosophy teaching by example" is here. A curious, interesting, in structive little volume, containing a great deal of sound common sense, quaintly conveyed, by a writer who appears to have happily caught a spark of the spirit of Sterne, without apeing the manner isms of that singular humorist. He professes himself to be a small tradesman, who, some years ago, in 1843, became impressed with the produc tiveness of a penny, if set apart from the general risks of business, turned to a profit, and allowed continually to grow by the augmentation of its own profits, which were not to be diverted under any circumstances, until a given sum had accumulated. By earnest determination and discreet manage ment, the Penny had grown in 1855 to the impor tant sum of One Thousand Pounds. For the modus operandi, we must refer to the shrewd and amus ing pages of the industrious autobiographer, who appears to have been gifted with a felicitous com bination of luck and judgment. It may not be within the scope of every man's capabilities to carry out to a practical issue the theory of our Penny-wise (but not Pound-foolish) philosopher ; but the details of his enterprise are well worth perusal, and, being "level to the meanest capa city,' may set many a thrifty soul in the right path to turn his or her copper piece to shining, solid gold. The Art- Journa',. principll illustratio.s for the month are Harding's " Hyde-park in 1851," engraved by J. B. Allen, " The Madonna," by Carlo Dolce, engraved by F. Thll—both pictures in the Royal collection—and " Titania," engraved by J. H. Baker from the bas-relief by F. M. Miller. The latter is a work of high promise, but to our thinking falls short of the conception of the artist, The British artist selected for illustra tion is tha renowned Turner—three of whose pic tures, displaying his " light" and " dark" styles, contribute to the value of the number. The literary portion of the journal is, as usual, rich in criticism, information, and :suggestion, on both high and every-day practical art. Ths Church of England Monthly Review.-- Has an article on " Physical Geography and National Development," in addition to a number of contributions interesting to Churchmen and biblical students. The " Church of England Quarterly Review" is, we perceive, to be amalga mated with it, and it is to appear in quarterly as well as monthly parts. Willis's Price Current.—The list of new publica tions and " Current Notes for the Month " are pre faced by original papers on literary and antiquarian subjects, the first of which presents us with new facts respecting " Robinson Crusoe." The paper is illustrated. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 16.—The Peninsular and Orien tal Company's screw steamship Sultan, sa iled this afternoon for Cadiz, Gibraltar, capainCook, Malta, a n d Alexandria. The Sultan conveys 50 first-class and 72 sec ond-class passengers, among whom are thePlnce de Salerno, Duke and Duchess d'Aurnale, Prin i eod s : C on de, .Countess de C ooffier, Monsieur de Contierie, secre t ar y to the Duke d'Aumale, and suite, who land at Cadiz. On freight the Sultan has about will tons of cargo. This vessel has been placed upon the Mediterranean line pas,t act as an extra ship for the purpose of conveying pengers rod cargo which i s left over by the regular mail steamers. The Alhambra, Captain Joy, the first of the additional packets, is ex pected to arrive at Snithampton from Alexandria, Malta, and Gibr altar about the 20th instant.' The `-''Anmbo, Captain Cooper, with the homeward India and Mediterranean mails, is expected about Saturday. The , Royal mail steamer O rinoco, with the West India and Pacific mails, and the United States' mail steam ship Washington, with the mails f rom New York, for Germany,t Prance, and England is exp ected to-morrow. T h e rat°, with the West India, and Pacific mails, and the Euxine, with the Peninsular mails, sails at mid-day to-morrow. FEMALE S —ZRVANTS FOR AUSTRALIA _ Female do mestic servants dviiihio Australia understand their bu,iness are in great denim ustralia, and are sure to obtain im mediate employment Emigration Oommissiat good wages. To all such the bllowing condition s 7'41: will grant passages on the under 18 nor over 35 ye ars of candidates must not be unexeeptional character They must be of ;airs g o o l f ?d ag h e e:alth, and free from bodily and mental defect: housemaids, n e hey must have lived in service as cooks, maids, or as servants of all vverk erY-m6l3 ' ; and they must pro or laundry duce satisractory certificates and testimo n i a l s on th e se points. —Emigration Record. RIFLE SHOOTING. —THE INDIAN PRINCE On Wed nesday the Na wab of Surat and ether In s cii; with their sui te, p aid a visit to Captain Jay, a t princee, hi s , sidence, near He ndon, and enjoyed the sport of rime and p i geon shooting. The Nawab has the reputationof being a first-rate shot. A large party had been incited : a o meet the illustrious g uests, and the whole sat down t detjeuner ; at the con clusion of which the princes T, entered their carriages and left for town. pelled to hoard in Eder the terms of its charter. I is obliged to keep • some eight or ten millions of bullion stored in i is vaults, of no greater utility than an equal wei, ?I] . t of paving stones, which, if properly sealed up, • would answer the purpose just as well. All perso s who have the power to do so, follow the exampl e thus set. Men who see an impending crisis loon sing in the future take ad vantage of every avai 'able opportunity to provide not merely for their probable, but also for their possible exigencies. It is true that with money at 7or 8 per cent. they "pay very dearly for their whistles," but still th e y regar d it as an assurance against poss ible ruin ; and are satis fied to make heavy sac rif.ces to provide against possible disastrous cone A q,ciences. On the Continent w e si3e the Russian and Aus trian Governments a• :or emulating large stores of the precious metals, b 3 r the formation of railway, steam-packet, and oth• S r companies, the shares of which must be paid for • in French and English gold or silver, while the cxi is nses are provided for by in convertible paper. The: French Government, which has not as yet suspende d cash payments, is making gigantic efforts to purcl lase specie at a heavy loss. Asystem that cannot ion .g be maintained, and which will only be continued a o long as the Bank of Eng land remains a species of " mulch cow" from which the ROTIISCHII I.s can draw the means of supplying the 5,600,1 )001. of bullion which they have contracted for with the Bank, or, rather, with the Government of France, and on which the myriads of minor speculators can pull until it is at last run dry, as. it must speedily be under such untoward cireumsl`,,a.nces. But on the Continery t there are other causes to lead to private hoardin J besides those that ope rate on the merchants, r manufacturers, and traders of Great Britain. It is not merely commercial demands that Frenehmo, a have to look to. There is always the possibility of a political convulsion, pos sibly a'revolution, under • which all classes of secu rities may be greatly de/ , reciated, and nothing but the precious metals pass ourrent. Every private person desires to have a ;stock in hand sufficient Ivo provide for an emergen e.;y, with which he may take refuge even in a foreign land. In his official report, recently publish ked, M. MAGNE calculates that since 1850 the importation of specie has exceeded the exportat it m thereof by no less than 800,000,000 francs (32,000,000/. sterling), while the balance .of trade in favour of France within the same period reached the enormous amount of 1,360,000,000 franks, (or 54,400,000/. sterling). Under such circum stances it is obvious t hat the people must be " hoarding." Nothing else can explain the phe nomena of a dearth of specie, and the further progress of the evil can only be averted by the speedy suspension of cash payments. This course has been eagerly anticipated for several days past. A rumour was yesterday cur rent on the Stock Exchange that the change had actually taken place, and the immediate result was an increased buoyancy and a consider able improvement in the quotations of our own funds. An advance off` one-half per cent. took place at the moment. If such was the effect of a very doubtful report, what would be the actual certainty of a matter that would at once stop the artificial drain on our own re sources be ? We may easiily see its vast importance from the movement amongst the Bulls and Bears of Capel Ccurt, consequent on the rumour. But, according to the old proverb, "If the mountain won't go to MATIONIET, MAHOMET must go to the mountain." If the Bank of France won't take th e necessary steps for its own protection, the English Government must prevent the Bank of England from being involved in one common ruin with it. For that purpose Parliament should be convened for the earliest possible day, and au• thority obtained to issue Exchequer bills for small amounts which should be a legal tender, and which might be paid by the Bank of England in liquidation of their notes, in place of gold and silver. It would be still better if Ministers, without waiting for Parlia mentary sanction, should take upon themselves the responsibility as in 1847, and trust to an indemnity, whic(l would be granted without hesi atien. By adopting such a course they would prove themselves worthy of the exalted position n which they are placed, and entitle themselves to the unceasing thanks and gratitude of the People. 114 ) f' 7l- 0" it..l (II ' 4, -`411,j,k, " The cat would catch fish, but is afraid •f wetting her feet." So runs the proverb—at least in effect. France and England would do some thing at Naples, but, to all appearance, are afraid of something else if they send their fleets into the Neapolitan Bay. Admiral DUNDAS has got his iustructions, and has sailed with his squadron from Ajaccio. The French Admiral, in all pro bability, has got his instructions also, and will shortly sail from Toulon. These instructions-- I for we presume both are alike —are, it is said, to I sail towards, but not to, Naples. This may be called explicit ; but we really c tu't quite compre bend it. Are the two fleets to go so far, and then practise the goose-step ; or arc they condemned, like the Flying Dutchman, to sail on without evcr making port ? Not to perplex the reader, we will assume the meaning to be, the Admirals will cruise off but not enter the Bay of Naples ; will give the population an opportunity of assuring themselves the fleet are at hand, but not of in- , dulging in a close inspection. There may be sound policy in this procedure. That will depend on the object contemplated. But we confess, after the Russian Circular, we should have liked the fleets, when they did appear, to enter on the scene in a manner more worthy of the great Powers they represent. There may be no febrile apprehension of con sequences, but it will look as if there were ; and if the Allies mean to frighten BOMBA. merely into submission, to seem afraid will be to insure pre cisely the opposite effect. This, however, is no ' great concern of ours ; the worst effect a failure can have is to occasion delay. The Neapolitans, however, are to be taken into account during, no less than after, the experiment. What will they do ? With an army of sixty or more thousand men, a giant fortress whose guns sweep the streets, and a bloodthirsty horde of lazzaroni whetting their knives for slaughter, are they likely to rise? That will depend on their courage, of which we know little, and on the fidelity of the troops, of which we know less. Calculation is baffled. Suppose the Neapolitans see good reason for not rising unless backed by the thunders of the fleets, what then ? Will England and France be content to be the laughing-stocks, not merely of EOMBA, but of Europe and America ? The tapering► spars of their fleets described as sign posts, and the hulks buoys for the naval way farer ? We should imagine not. We shall see, if we are not mistaken, the fleetsiturned to some purpose. It may be urged the presence of the fleets is intended for the protection of English and French subjects, and that only. The mis chief is nobody believes it, and incredulity is in creased by the fact of more ships being despatched than are necessary for the purpose. Of BoxnA's submission We have but little hops. The worn•out Bovaßox is cursed with r to l, LONDON, FRIDAY .4 ,V2 1 .:1‘11..NG- OCTOBER 17, ;856. judicial blindness. What faint traces of reason were left him have been obliterated by the Rus• sian Circular. He must " dree his wierd." That is the long and the short of it. Nothing less than his abdication will suffice, and it would be well if the people do not rise and win their own freedom at once, to hold that forth as a sine qua non without which there can be no departure of the fleets. The soldiery, if they have brains, would in all probability be paralysed; and between their wavering and the attitude of the citizens the coward fears of the tyrant might be so played on as to insure his abdication without bloodshed. Unfortunately the disturbing causes are so nume rous, and the information at hand so unreliable, that no man can say what a day may bring forth. A rising of the lazzaroni, for instance, may preci pitate matters ; for we can hardly believe the fleets would float idly by while such butchery as the lazzaroni are likely to indulge in, was going On. We must content ourselves for the present with indulging the hope that, " come what may," the constitutional liberties of the Neapoli tans will one way or other be restored to them, and before long established on an enduring basis. What between overseers, workhouse masters, and clerical magistrates, to say nothing of inat_ tentive doctors—the lot of the destitute poor is by no means enviable. Now we find some poor unfortunates dying outside the workhouse for want of parish aid, and now others within it neglected, or flagellated, or taken before the Bench and unmercifully sentenced. Instances of the kind, we a pprehend, are b u t t oo f am ili ar t o the reader's recollection. That miserable tragedy in Bethnal-green, where hunger held such mortal revel, that of six orphans three at a time lay dead before their widowed mother's gaze, cannot have been quite forgotten. It is only the tribe of officials" who forget these things. The poor themselves don't, and if they would are not suffered to do so. Week after week some new tale of inhuman neglect, or execrable tyranny reaches their ears, thickens the crass darkness too often interposing between them and their GOD, and widens the " vasty" gulf between them and their more fortunate brethren. This very week two cases have come before us, one so hor rible that our flesh creeps at it, and the other in volving such absurd tyranny, that one cannot refrain from a sardonic smile on perusing it. It may be well to notice the latter first. Some stupid chaplain, dear at forty pounds a year, preaches every Sunday to the inmates of St. Neot's Union, in so drowsy a fashion, that one of them, a young woman, probably, to keep herself awake, scribbled something in a Prayer book the other Sunday, and together with another inmate indulged in suppressed laughter. Nothing would serve the Master but to take her before a parson Justice, who, we suppose, having feel ingly lectured her on the high crime and misde meanour of which she had been guilty, mercifully sentenced her to 21 days' imprisonment. Twenty one days' imprisonment for trying to keep awake under a leaden divine ! Why she ought to have been rewarded at least with a new bonnet, handed over to her by a new chaplain for the work house. Seriously—if the Great • Judge whip paltry offenders after this fashion, what is to become of the parsons ? No subscriber to the Thirty-nine Articles—we must say—is in a state of mind to dispense justice from the thou sand and one statutes of our Criminal Law. Place him in the bench, and, presto ! the placid Christian is changed into an exaggeration of a Ebrew Jew. The other case is so horrible that we are lothe to refer to it. A poor wretch who had seen better days comes to London in a penniless condi tion, and not meeting with employment, takes up his residence in a low locality in Lambeth. Star vation before him—to the pangs of hunger he finds added a loathsome disease—glanders, got by infection from a horse. At last he obtains employ , went, but is compelled by his frightful complaint to give it up. His doom is sealed. The next thing we hear of him is his being discovered lying on the bare bricks of a stable to which he had crawled in the pangs of disease and hunger. For three mortal days no food had reached his lips, and probably no human voice nor pre sence had cheered for a moment his sinking heart. He is taken to a coffeehouse, and from thence to the workhouse, where his sufferings some to an end, so far as we can see, without any alleviation from the doctor. That official, however, does not appear to have been sent for—at all events, if sent for, it was when nothing could be done; and this much is to be said in his favour, his decision led to an inquiry by the coroner, when the awful circumstances of the case came out, for had he not described the death in the certificate as re •sulting purely from destitution no inquest would have been held. It will hardly be believed that for doing so he has been charged by the assistant overseer with conniving with the summoning officer to get up such inquiries, and otherwise insulted before the Board of Guardians. One c alld Wish the energies of the women-floggers expended on a fellow like this, if not on some of his masters, from whom he doubtless takes his cue. Were it not for coroner's inquests, what tragedies would escape detection ! The inquiry, at Swansea, touching the death of An thony Alder, the engineer who was killed in the cob lision on the South Wales Railway, terminated yester day. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against Mr. E. Hancorn, the station master, for telegraphing the road was clear, in consequence of which message the collision took place, and the deceased was killed. Daniel Clever, " a brick," upon a cab-rank, was fined 51. yesterday, at the Westminster Police-court, for res cuing a prisoner from the police, charged with felony. Excitement being caused by the removal of the tomb stones in Bunhill-fields burial-ground, by Mr. Jones, the superintendent, Mr. Tyrwhitt, issued a warrant for his attendance yesterday at Clerkenwell Police-court ; but he refused to appear. The magistrate said the conduct of Jones was highly improper, but he regretted he could not at present interfere. A ragged and emaciated young man was yesterday charged, before Mr. Henry, at Bow-street, with attempt ing to steal a bundle of umbrellas from a shop in Holborn. Want he said was the cause of the theft. He preferred a prison to the workhouse. He was sentenced to three months' imprisonment. At the meeting of the Camberwell vestry, last night, the offer of certain persons to inclose and improve Cam. berwell•green was accepted. Bland, the man w h o was rema nded for stealing four gold rings f rom th e shop o f M r . B ens on, Lud ga te-hill, was yesterd a y fully committed for trial by Sir Peter Laurie. COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL.—At the meeting of the corporation yesterday, it was resolved to place a marble bust, with a suitable inscription, in the council chamber to the memory of the late T. H. Hall. Alderman Cubitt was elected to fill the seat of the deceased gentleman at the Metropolitan Board of Works. Last night an inquest was held at the Brunswick Tavern, Hackney, on the body of a married woman, named Gaylor, who had taken a quantity of sulphate of potash to procure abortion, The husband, it appeared, during tue investigation, procured the stuff, but he alleged be did not know for what purpose his wife wanted it. The inquiry was adjourned in Order that a post portem examination might be made. The late election of incumbent of St. James's, Clerken well, not being considered legal by the party of the Rev. M. Roberts, a meeting of the vestry was held last night t consider what steps should be taken, in consequence of a caveat having been issued by the rev. gentleman and Mr. Jones. It was resolved to engage counsel to defend the eleotion of Mr. M'Guire. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales arrived in town last evening from Osborne, to meet her Majesty on the arrival of the Court from Scotland. The Duke of Devonshire left Lismore Castle yester day for Devonshire House. His Excellency the Ambassador of France and the Countess Persigny arrived at Albert-gate House, last evening, from Backenham Hal!, near Thetford, Norfolk. Excellencies Diller Bey, Kiazin Bey, and Kadri Effendi, have taken their departure from Cla,ri,ige's Hotel. Lady Chantrey and Mrs. Palmer and Miss Palmer have arrived at the same establishment. Viscountess Jocelyn and her youthful family arrived at Cambridge House, the residence of Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston, a few days since, from St. Leonards•on-Sea. Elt is proposed to erect a music hall in Aberdeen. There is a project on foot at Cheltenham to convert the Clarence Hotel into a new town hall. Mr. John B. Lee, of the Broad Sanctuary, has been appointed secretary to the Bishop of London. Madame Grisi and Signor Mario will sing at Brighton in the "Opera Recitals" twice nest week. M. Guizot, it is announced, is to reply to M. Blot on the reception of the latter by the French Academy. His Holiness the Pope has, says the Univers, signed an amnesty comprising about 30 persons, for the most part condemned for the affair of Nov. 16, 1849. The want of adequate steam tug accommodation is much complained of by the merchants and captains at Calcutta. The inquiry for silver has greatly subsided, and 30,000/. of Mexican dole., which were brought by the New York steamer, have not yet been sold. ARCHDEACON DENISON'S CASE.—Tuesday next is fixed by the Archbishop of Canterbury for the settle ment of the dispute arising out of this case. On Tuesday evening a man named Milnes was attacked and murdered near Bradford. The man committing the crime, Jowatt, is still at large. Yesterday afternoon a locomotive engine exploded at Bolbow and Vaughan's Iron Work; Middlesbro'. The engineer of the works and three men were killed. The Russian General Tolstoi and Count Gortschakoff, gentlemen of the chamber to the Emperor of Russia, have arrived in Paris. Tbo official publication of the betrothal of the second son of the King of Sweden, PriEce Oscar, with the Princess of Nassau, took place at Stockholm on the 7th. The Emperor Alexander 11. has conferred the order of St. Alexander Nowsky on Baron Alexander Hum boldt. The officers of the Royal Engineers lately engaged in the Crimea and the Baltic dined together last evening, at the Freemasons' Tavern. Sir J. Burgoyne presided. Mrs. Webb, the lady of colour, who lately appeared at tafford-house, has been giving her readings of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" and " Hiawatha" at Cheltenham, but the local papers say they were but thinly attended. The number of dogs not employed for useful purposes in Austria amounts to 11 millions ; it is the intention of government to impose on each a tax of two florins (about 4f.) The Irish sculptor Hogan lam just sent the model of his colossal statue of O'Connell to Paris to be cast in bronze. The statue is to be inaugurated at Dublin next month. Mr. C. Anstey finds that his office of Attorney-Genera at Hong Kong is no sinecure. He says he is insulted and degraded on all sides. His friends are trying to get him another appointment. Accounts from Rome, in the Augsburg Gazette, says "Three Catholic priests have arrived here from Wur temberg with the view of negotiating a concordat be tween that country and the Holy See." SYDNEY, July B.—Theatricals continue to be well patronised in Sydney. An English opera company is the last importation from London, the principal artists being Madame Cramer, Miss Julia Harland, Mr. Farqu harson, and Mr. Walter Sherwin. An Ovens paper mentions a new locality in which gold has been found, more than enough to " pay for the shot." A gentleman shot some wild ducks, and in their gizzards were found several very palpable pieces.of gra nular gold. PROGRESS OF EUIGRATION.—From the quarterly re turns'of emigration, it appears that the number of per sons who emigrated during the quarter ending the 30th of September was 50,228, against 44,698 for the same period of 1855.—Emigration Record. The Bank of Savoy, following the example of the Banks of Paris and of London, has raised its rate of interest to 6 per cent. In a circular which it has issued it expresses a hope this measure will be only temporary. REPRESENTATION OF GLASGOW. —The North British. Mail says : —A. requisition bas been pretty numerously signed, calling upon James 111‘Kenzie, Esq., National Bank Buildings, to offer himself as a candidate for the representation of the city in Parliament. Experiments have just been made on the Northern Railway of France with an apparatus for rapidly bring ing-up railway trains in motion. The invention is that of K. Cardot, and is in principle a brake. Its action is said to be nearly instantaneous. Yesterday Holford House, Regent's-park, was opened as a college for the education of Nonconformist ministers, This college is to take the place of the ancient establish ment at Stepney. There was a dinner to celebrate the occasion in the evening, over which Sir S. ➢i. Peto presided. MILITARY FUNERAL or THE LATE HON. C. GEMSTONE. —The mortal remains of this much respected officer, who was adjutant of the 4th Royal Middlesex Militia, and formerly attached to the Coldstream Guards, were in terred yesterday morning, in the churchyard at Houns low, with military honours. The Minister of Justice of the Netherlands has just adopted a measure which will be favourably received by travellers on the Dutch railways. The commissaries of police will not for the future have to register pass ports of foreigners, unless of such persons as may appear suspicious. THE LIVERPOOL FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.— At the meeting of this association a long letter was read from a gentleman, advocating the desirability of 40 or 50 nme►nbers of the House of Commons banding them pelves together to resist "count outs," and other cxpe dients for burlsing disagreeable discussions. A NEW POLITICAL CRY.—A correspondent of the T,iines this morning says :—" It is said - a popular poli tical cry is wanting. ' Reduce the Income Tax !' ought to be one of the strongest rallying cries during the next session. The Government are evidently tricky on the subject. Nothing could exceed the cool impudence of the pretence put forward last session for its continuance, at its present high rate, during two more dreary years. It was worthy of the diplomatic Premier, or of a ruse Russian plenipotentiary. It could be thought states. manlike only in a Cabinet of jugglers." LYCEUM THEATRE. —Last night was produced at this theatre an English version of " La Jeunesse illousque ta;re," a drama which has had in Paris more than ordi nary success. The English version goes by the name of " The King's Musketeers," and is intended to represent not only the deadly feuds of the /4lusqueteers of Louiz XIII. and of Richelieu's Guards, but also the intrigues and general characteristics of that celebrated epoch. The scenery and costumes are accurate and splendid, and as the acting is spirited there can be no rashness in predicting for the English version a success not much inferior to that which attended the original drama. FREEDOM OF THE CITY.—The following notice was this morning posted in front of the Guildhall, and the various corporate buildings in the neighbourhood. Li beral Registration—The recent abolition of all fice4, fees, and stamps on admission to the freedom of the city of London, the electors on the Parliamentary registry may now be admitted to the freedom of the City gratis, by attending on any lawful day at the Chamberlain's office, between the hours of ten and three o'clock. Electors desirous of being enrolled on the municipal list of voters for Aldermen and Common Councilmen, com ing into force on the let of November, are requested to make immediate application to the Chamberlain for ad mission to the freedom-4, Charlotte Row. THE NEAPOLITAN QUESTION.--The Paris correspon dent of the Morning Post (second edition), says :—" It is hard to tell a persecuted people to wait a little longer to be prudent, and let the day of battle be brought on by coming events; and yet it i s th e wisest advice, for France and England cannot do much more than they are doing. Some persons have said that we should have bombarded the town when the King sent his impertinent notes to England and France. But who would have suf fered ? The people of Naples, whom we wiQh to serve, not to injure. The King would have crept away to Ca serta, and rejoiced over the ruins of the citizens' houses. When we blockaded Greece the real offLoder escaped ; the people were the victims. All we can do with the King of Naples is to cut him,' and there will be au outcry about that in some quarters. The one or two British merchants who sell salt fish in Naples, and who are cavaliers, decorated by the King, they will address the Manchester people, and protest against the injury inflicted on commerce,' in the penny-come -and-kick-me papers of Cobden and Bright. The Neapolitans may rest assured that what can be done will be done to im ploys their position. Meanwhile let them assume a dignified and tranquil attitude like the inhabitants of Lombardy and Venice ; the future is full of promise for Italy, if not spoiled by premature isolated action." LATEST NEWS. SAILING 01' THE MEDITERRANEAN SQUADRON. MA RSEILLES, THURSDAY. We have intelligence from, Ajaccio to the 4th. Admiral Dandas, having received telegraphic in struction's from the Admiralty by way of France, has left Ajaccio with his squadron. At Toulon it is rumoured that the French squadron is about to set sail. DEFEAT OF THE RUSSIANS IN CIRCASSIA. . TRIESTE, THURSDAY. Advices from Constantinople, of the 9th inst., state that Sefer Pacha has gained two victories over the Russians in Circassia, and has taken from them about 800 prisoners and 21 guns. MADRID, Om. 16. The statement that the present Government considers the late Concordat with Rome as being in full force turns out to bo perfectly correct. A Royal decree has been issued, declaring it to continue in all its force, and annulling contrary dispositions. By another decree the fund-redemption pro cess, by the sale of Church lands, is suspended, and prices restricted in the meanwhile. The Governors of Toledo, Ciudad Real, Pon tevedra, Alicant, Cordova, and Corunna are recalled. Arquedles has been named Director of the Colonies. The railway from Madrid to Bayonne has been conceded to the Spanish Credit Mobilier Company Pereire, with a grant of 200,000,000 reals. M. Prost had deposited caution-money to the amount of 1,000,000, but not being present the adjudi cation was against him. Advices from Constantinople, received at Mar, seilles yesterday, announce that the Porte is send. ing troops to Trebizond. Austria refuses to pay the due levied for the maintenance of a lighthouse at the Sulina mouth of the Danube, on the plea that she was not con sulted respecting its establishment. The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition), in his letter of yesterday, says " The answer of the Neapolitan Government to the last note presented by Baron Brenier is ex pected here from one moment to another. It is not anticipated that it will be satisfactory. As soon as it is received the Moniteur will publish an article on the Neapolitan question, giving, it is said, full information—at least, as full infor mation as it is the practice of the Government to do. The recall of M. Brenier is certain, but as to the fleets I can say nothing more than I have already mentioned. I believe that the Government will be glad to get out of the affair as soon, and of course as well, as possible, and that a very mo derate concession would satisfy it. King Fer dinand, of course, knows his advantage, and the forbearance shown towards him will no doubt be interpreted to unwillingness to brave the conse quences of a revolutionary movement. " A diplomatic dinner was given yesterday at the hotel of the Foreign Minister. Among the guests was the Neapolitan Ambassador, M. Anto nini, who, to all appearance, was as tranquil and as much at his ease as if Naples and the Allies were the best friends in the world. Another Neapolitan of rank, the Prince of San Giacoma, was also present. " The journals in the Austrian interest re double their energy in decrying what they term the violence' exercised on the King of Naples. They denounce this interven tion in the internal affairs of a nation' as a scandalous violation of one of the essen tial principles of the international law of Europe. Every one must be struck with the gross inconsistency of Austria in this matter. Not to go farther back than 1815, it was Austria herself who has since, at all times and in all places, given the example of the violation of treaties, and of violence against the independence of the secondary States of Europe : in Cracow as in Ferrara, in Naples as in Piedmont ; in 1821, 1834, 1846, and 1848 ; on the banks of the Po as on the Danube and the Pruth ; at Piacenza, where she extends her fortifications with no right to do so; and in the Danubian Principalities, which, in utter disregard of her own solemn obligations, she at the moment occupies with her army. If Austria is sincere in her denunciation of our conduct at Naples, she can prove it by giving orders to Count Degenfeld to evacuate Bologna, and to her General at Parma . to withdraw his troops. Until Austria does this she has no right to proclaim herself the defender of a principle to which her own conduct is a permanent contradiction." The Vienna correspondent of the Times (second edition), in his letter dated Oct. 13, writes as follows "In financial circles it is related that the British and French missions have already been recalled from Naples, but the assurance has been giv en me that no official news to that effect has yet been re ceived here. According to private letters the Ring is assembling an army of 40,000 trustworthy' troops around him at Gaeta, and the Austro- Neapolitan correspondents express their conviction that his Majesty will not make the concessions demanded of him unless literally forced to do so. There is reason to believe that this Government will send a couple of vessels to the Bay of Naples ' for the protection of Austrian subjects and pro perty,' as soon as it has received official notice that the Anglo-French squadron is on its way to Naples. "In more than one of my recent letters it has been hinted that the relations between Austria a a n n d d iFtriaannceow inarenot so s a ti s f ac t ory as they were, ray p ower t o spea k more plainly on the s u bj ect. This Government strongly suspects that there is something passing between France and Russia, or rather between Count Walewslci and Prince Gortschakoff, which is kept from the knowledge of Austria and England. The foregoing intelligence is from an excellent source, but still undue importance must not be attached to it, as it is somewhat diffi cult to believe that the Emperor of the French can be such a short-sighted politician as to think of playing England false. That the French Govern. merit is getting somewhat tired of its allia nce w i th a Pow er w hi c h can never be induced to act with de cision appears probable enough, but my common sense t e ll s m e that the.rnaintenance of the alliance with England must be of the very highest import ance to Napoleon. While w r iti ng, it occurs to me that Austria is a Power which is not over scrupu lous in respect to the means which she employs to attain her ends, and it is just possible that she affects to distrust France in order to shako the confidence of England in that Power." A letter dated Naples, Oct. 13, says : cc His Majesty is still at Gaeta, and apparently still bent on resistance. Great quantities of ROYAL, DRITRY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING THE ADVEN [TREE. Followed by Burlesque of PIZSItRO. To conclude with A BALLET DIVERTI3iEIEST. ROYAL FRINCE2E'S THY:ATP:E. Cadet' the Nruagernent o! Cnuti.Es KEAri EVENING. A MIDSUMMER NIGIIT'S DREAM. To conclude with rizAnno. TIIF'ATRE ROYAL, lIYAIABXF:T. Under the Dfanagement of Mr. Burkstoill. TFIIS EVENING, TUE INCONSTANT. Followed by The Apanish Dancers. After which, PRESENTED AT COURT. To conclude with THE GALICIAN FETE. LYCEUM THEATRE ROYAL, Lessee, Mr. Charles Dillon. THIS EVENING, BELPIIEGOR. Belphegor, Mr. Chas. Dillon; Madeline, Mrs. Chas. Dillon. Followed by (for the first time) THE KING'S MUSKETEERS, D'Artagnon, Mr. Chas. Dillon ; Constance, Miss Woolgar. To conclude with The B iLLET from the Burlesque of the "Winter's Tale." stalls. 55. ; Dress Circle. 4s. ; Upper Boxes, 35. ; Pit. 25.; Gallery. a. Commence at 7. Half pricy to all parts at 9. Box office open daily from 11 till 4. ROYAL THEATRE ADELPHI Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Wet ster. Directress, 'Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING. IRELAND AS IT I. Followed by DOMESTIC ECONOMY. To conclude with LUCIFER MATCHES ; OR, THE YANKEE - ! R AND TrIEATRE. Manager, Mr. T. Payne. THIS EVENING, THE MILLER OF DEItWENT WATER. After which, A. Ballet Divertissement. Followed by an original Burlesque, entitled BELPILEGOR. Mesdames Thirlwall, Wooßidge, and Cuthbert; Messrs. 11. J. Turner, Herbert, Clarke, &c. To conclude with THE MARRIED BACHELOR. Commence at 7. Stalls, 3s.—Boxes, 2s.—Pit, la.—Gallery, Gd, ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Leasee and Manager. Mr. Alfred Wigan. TWIS EVENING, STILL WATERS RUN DEEP. To conclude with THE FIRST NIGHT. ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. Wm. Cooke. THIS EVENING, k 65th Night !) Shakspere's Tragedy of RICHARD THE THIRD. Richard, Mr. J. Holloway. Mr. W. Cooke's Equestrian Illustrations. A success unprecedented. After which, The attract ire SCENES in the CIRCLE, combining skill, daring and elegance. To conclude with a Mélange of Amusements. Commence at tleven. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. Stage Manager, 2fr W.. west. Equestrian Director, Mr. W. Cooke, Jun. -ma WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tais DAT—Morn. 42 min. aft. 3—Evening 3 min. aft. 4 T.l-Nfoi3Eow—Mortt. 27 min. aft. 4—Evening 47 min. aft. 4 TEE WEATITER—SUN OFFICE, OCTOBER 17. THERHOWETER, IN THE SHADE. 60 —highest sines ncon yesterday. 51 —lowest this morring and daring the night. 59 —this day at noon. BAROX/CTER, 30.43—an extraordinary rise. WIND, N. SP. by W.—Light, with fine weather, but hazy. STAMPED EDITION OF " THE SUN." The Latest Edition of The Sun, Stamped, in time for Post, may always be had from half past 5 till 7 o'clock every evening. Subscribers in the Country will please to observe that the heading " THIRD EDITION" is always to be seen on the papers containing the latest news. If any difficulty be experienced in obtaining that Edition, a communication to The Sun Office will remedy it. Sun Office, 112, Strand. r.,ONTON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1856. The Bank of England is steadily follewing up the restrictive course on which it has entered. It is true that for the time being the Directors are satisfied with the trifling minimum, rate of 7 per cent. on bills having more than 60 days to run, which they keep entirely to themselves, without having to account for or hand over any portion of the extra profits to the Government, as in 1847, when the charge was, for the first time since. the establiAanent of the Corporation, advanced to 8 per cent.—a rate utterly inconsistent with the interests of the nation, which are based on a sound and healthy system of credit, and a facility for obtaining pecuniary advances by houses of unquestionable character and solvency. But what is wanting in price is more than atoned for by increased stringency in the nature of the'securities that will be accepted. Consols aro now eschewed by the " Old Lady." The possessor of tens of thousands in the 3 per Cents. cannot obtain a temporary advance from the quasi National Bank ! The natural conse quence of this untoward state of affairs must necessarily be a great depreciation in the quota tions of all public and private securities, in which forced sales must take place, in consequence of the withdrawal of the usual accommodation inva riably accorded, with the exception of a short period during the commercial crisis of 1847, im mediately preceding the celebrated letter of the 25th October in that year. Nothing will now be touched with the exception of Exchequer Bills. They are still regarded as being " good as gold." And why ? Simply because Exchequer Bills possess the quality which we have suggested on behalf of the National Notes of small denomi nations—viz., that they are at all times receivable in payment of taxes. The large sums for which they are issued unquestionably create a certain amount of inconvenience, which would not exist in the National Notes for 11., 21., and 31., which we have so frequently and so urgently re commended. But the present action of the Bank proves, beyond the possibility of doubt or diffi culty, that, under certain circumstances, they are a more desirable security even than Consols, and that, therefore, there could not be any possibility of depreciation, or of their being repudiated by the butcher, baker, or any of the tradesmen with whom the pater familias is brought in daily con tact, as merely " worthless rags," possessing no " intrinsic value." That mania for " inf.rinsic value" is the cause of the greater portion, if not all, the mischief. P leads to hoarding, which is as injurious to the community at large as the destruction for the time being of the amount which is thus withdrawn f r om circulation. " The life-blood of industry becomes stagnant" in the national veins, and l eads to a monetary and commercial jsralysis highly injurious to the welfare and pfosperity of the people. Even the national establishments set the b a l e f u l exa mple. The Bank of England is oona. ammunition have been taken to St. Elmo, and not a day passes in which we do not wit ness signs of military I , , repai ation. The public works at Ischia have bet,:n suspended, and a few days since 200 prisoners were ► transferred from Procida to Portici as a nrecau tionary mea sure. Gaeta has been cleared of man., 7of its use loss hands ; among others of a battali 'on of mili tary cadets. While preparations are t. bus being made for resistance to imaginary dangers, his Ma jesty affects to laugh at the NV estern Powers, and to treat them with the utmost contempt. The Royalists adopt the same tone, and thus scarcely a day has passed this week in which printed bills of the same import as the written oneof which I spoke have not been posted on the walls. Lost, two Fleets, in the Mediterranean. Whoever shall bring any notice of them to the Palazzi Serra-Capriol i and Policastro (the French and British Legations) shall be rewarded.' Bon-bons, too, wrapped up in the same bills, have been thrown abou t the streets. To political agitation has been added considerable alarm, created by two violent shocks of earthquake early yesterday morning-- at 2 o'clock. The shocks were horizontal, and ex tended all along the coast. Bells rang, doors opened and shut, crockery rattled, and so great was the alarm that many persons, and among them his Royal Highness the Count of Syracuse, passed tile nig ht in their carriages or in the streets. So also did the inhabitants of Sorrento. In theafternoon there was a religious procession, in which the Madonna was carried in state along the Magellina, in order to secure her assistance against the dangers of all other shock. "The Sicilian Government has just concludod a commercial treaty with Russia on the same basic as that with other countries." FRANCE'. PARIS, TIIVESDAY E VENI NG. The Empress paid a v i s it yes t er d ay , a t th e Ii? te,f du Louvre, to the Infanta A ma li a ,, lately roarrie' - `, to Prince Ad a lb er t o f Bavaria, and whose state 01- health has o bli ge d h er t o prolong her ,Itay at Paris' A large crowd assembled before the hotel during the visit, and greeted her Majesty loud ac clamations. An Imperial d ecree nom i na t es G enera l l~ount de Goyon, aide-de-camp to the Emperor, to the coir i ; . mand of the arm y o f occupat i on at ROME', in t 7 room of General d e M on t rea l , who is adm itted '' the reserve. Other decrees make nine alberati° ll : iu the commands i n diff erent m i litary d. ; v ision" and subdivisions. A Paris letter, in the Independctnce of Br vose l t; says :—" The first list o f I mper i a l invitati. oils I, Compiegne will be comp ose d o f 70 names, ii whit' ing those of two ministers, Count Walewsla at gilt Fould ; also the Duchess d'lstrie, the Marquis i Ol e Marchioness de Cand orre , C oun t an d C oun t e s3 u d. Sclafani, Baron and Baroness de Hatzfeld, s'l l Baron de Hubner. This l a tt er was a t Vien 11a when the invitation reached him by telegraPP ic i He replied by the s a me manner , that he shoa l to Paris in time t o p resen t himself at 0(11 piegne on the 20th. A s p ec i a l express tra i n w. convey to the imperial residence the persons 111 ,1 vited. In the second li s t fi gure t h e names o f rat f Cowley, Prince _Poniatowski, and other persons (1 ' importance." BOURSE, Oct. 16,—The following were the la st quotations : Cash. ft. e. End ofMonth. 4i per Cents 9l 50 —f„ —o. 3 per Cents 67 10 67 5 New Loan 66 90 86 Bank Shares 3,909 Roman Credit Mobilier 1,495 Austrian 41 Belgian Fives — S pan i s h Th rees 38i Piedmontese(s) B9 Home Debt ........ RAILWAYS —nu CA.811• fr. c. fr. c ' Orleans ......,......„ 1,276 Western - Northern - fAyons ~... 1,290 New Ditto 50 Lyons Nlediterranean 1,670 G ran d C entra l _ --- Lyons Geneva — 2'este Cette 7OO Austrian Cern. 795 "-- THE PRINCIPALITIES. A telegraphic despatch lately received spoke is obscure terms of a firman relative to the national representation of the Danubian provinces. It was probably to the following article of the Journal de Constantinople that the despatch alluded :—" If we are well-informed, the firman for the convoca tion of the divans charged to express the wishes of the Moldo-Wallachian populations on the organisa tion of the Principalities has been handed over by the Sublime Porte to the representatives of the powers that signed the treaty of Paris, and it is said that conferences having for their object to come to an understanding on the enactments of the firman are about to be held at the residence of the grand vizier. In these conferences Turkey is to be re presented by Aali Pacha and Fuad Pach a , E ng l a nd by Lord Stratford de Redchtle, Austria by B ar on de Prokesch-Osten, France by M. Thouvenci, Prussia by M. de Wildenbruck, Russia by Baron de Boutemeff, and Sardinia by Commander do Rossi." A letter from Berlin in the German Journal of Frankfort says:—" It is probable that the evacua" tion of the Danubia n P r i ncipalities will give riot; i to grave debates. It i s asserted that a note 1:". Count Walewsk i h as b een received at Vienna, n which it is openly stated that the continued oee' l- pation by Au s t r i a i s in flagrant contradiction with the stipulations of the treaty of Paris. We learn that at Vienna no readiness is displayed to evactl ate the p rov i nces. This question will be decided : by the C ongress of Paris, and Austria will pr° bably be compelled to give way." GREECE. The Minerva, an Atheni an j ourna l, con t a i ns the following interesting paragraph : , "The re was a question between General Kalergis an d the Emperor of the Frdnch at Plombiers concerning the marriage of Prince Adalbert with the Infanta of Spain. The general observed that this marriage augmented the difa' cuiticm of the succession ; because, according to the cow,. sttution, the next occupi e r o f the th rone must b e o f the Greek religion. To this the Emperor replied- - ' The rights of the Greek nation will not be neglected. I will see that Bavaria expresses herself without delay, clearly and categorically, that she accepts the existing Greek Constitution, and the treaty concluded in LOU dog between the three contracting Powers which raw fled the same.' To this the general renlied—t When my fellow-citizens hear thrise benevolent words I aril certain, sire, that their gratitude will be doubled towards your Majesty for having thus explained yourself ou this important subject.' " AUSTRIA. The Augsburg Gazette gives some explanations 1 as to the causes which have retarded the corona tion of the Emperor of Austria. "It i s well known," says that journal, " that by an innovation which results from the fundamental reforms in tended to found the political unity of the Austrian monarchy, the present Emperor will be only crowned once as Emperor of Austria, instead of three times, according to the custom of the old monarchy, as King of Hungary, of Bohemia, and of Lombardy. At the present time, the period for the coronation is not yet fixed ; but the delay solely arises from the fact that the solemnity must be regulated according to the new provincial statutes which have not yet been promulgated." SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 12th have arrived in due course, but being published in the morning they do not give any account of the late change of ministry, which was effected in the course of that day. Upwards of 100 bakers of the capital bad waited on the constitutional alcades to represent that they would be obliged to raise the price of bread ; the civil governor, considering this act a coalition, caused seven of the more influential bakers to be arrested, and ordered for trial. The civil guard had discovered at Lorca a large manu factory of false money, seized on upwards of 30,000 implements and m a t er i als, and ar reals of imitations of gold and silv er co i n, as wel l as the coining restal four of the coiners. The Princess Maria Elizabeth of Saxony, widow of the late Duke of Genoa, b rot h er of King Victor Emmanuel, has just celebrated a morganatic mar riage with the Marquis Orapallo, ex-orderly officer of the late Duke. A letter from Baden states that the army of that duchy is to be completely organised after the Prus sian system, and th a t th e laudwehr service is to be declared obligatory for all the male subjects of the State. The Nouve//iste, of Marseilles, of the 13th, sa y s : The Etiglish gunboat Qsproy, which has been waiting here for some days, left last evening after the arrival of an English officer with despatches, and who was accompanied on board by the English consul. The moment the consul quitted the vessel she left at full speed for a destination not k nown to tui.7.