The Sun. — London, England, 1856-09-03 00:00:00

MONEY RKET AND CO ABIERCIAL nriT.T.T,TGENCEs. CITY, Two o'CLoox. L The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed and was well supplied. Prices of Americans 414 Surats are id. per lb. dearer than en Friday, k ild all other kinds are without change. The sales ekeestimated at 6,000 bales (1,000 of which were for export, and 1,000 on speculation), 63ta Prising 150 Perham and Maranham, 61d. to 1 .; 40 Bahia, nel. ; 400 Egyptian, 62d. ; and 11 8 15 ° Surat, 41d. to 51d. per lb. The Railway 0 11 . 4 re Mark e t c l o s e d quietly, an d p r i ces are a t a ght decline. advises from Singapore, by way of Suez, have tt ti fi /ed of the 19th July. The export trade con ii;litteci steady, without any important movement ka t tle markets. In coffee prices had improved to Paras per picul, and shippers wore waiting for : d tlee which would come into market in August. ; 3 augar market was likewise steady, and prices sustained. at 61 paras for No. 1 quality, and 2 0 ditto for Nos. 2 and 3. Other articles of ex jtift showed no ma t er i a l c h ange i n pr i ces . I n b e P4 sted merchandise the stocks on hand were p , t°l3 :ling heavy ; large arrivals and the rates of th e t t : i( lue month were fully maintained. Th e de tr;ll4 for English goods was limited ; and wines Prance were difficult of sale. Exchange on 1 ,19 ‘ 11 , at six months' sight, 4s. 11d., sovereigns P. Frei g hts t o E ng l an d were nom i na l a t 0 to 3 . h llec eunts from Hamburg, to the 30th ult., state t ther e h as b een a good dea l of specu l at i on i n t s ,, ec 'ffee market, in anticipation of a favourable 1, 1 ; 4 4 from the approaching public sales in Holland. k f e4 ttention of buyers has been chiefly given t o 4, 4 , 8 of superior quality, of which there h as b een kited supply in the market for some time past. Or a rath er p ro t rac t e d voyage , t h e s hi p K ent k i ltt rived from P or t Philip w ith 82,000 ounces o f A O 3 valued at 328,0001. She loft the colony Qt the 12th June. The letters and papers may 11Pected in town to-morrow. c kii a Market f or P u bli c S ecur ities has b een ex ih:lglY dull, and prices have remained in a t : 3 3 ' state. The decline occasioned yesterday by Speculative sales has not been recovered. 1 / 4 , 41 80 Ls have been 942- to 95 for money ; for lA fi u nt, the 10th inst., they are 94k, and for Oc t 95 1 g. The Now Three per Cents. are 95a h t. the Reduced 951- ..I Bank Stock is p er tr better, viz., 2191 to 220. Exchequer Bills 5 k bs pre m . I,;_e following are the nominal prices of For e i gn N, ) ": - -Grenada Deferred Bond s , 7 ; M ex i can , l' ot ga ; Peruvian, 80 2 ; ditt o 3 p er C en t s ., 58 60 ; e ll . li gilese 3 per Cents., 45i 6i ; Russian 5 per oi g d lo B 10 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa (ittr, Per Cents., 444 54 ; ditto Deferred, 25 ; certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 6 7. ih re °te igti Stocks are neglected, not more than f 4tk e i t c . ) r four bargains having b een recor d e d. bp Bll 6 per Cents. have declined to 103:ir. a 4 i , i Deferred are 25, and Russian 4i per Cents. ki t ki k w ay Shares have been rather active, but 19 6 , 4 8 are generally a fraction lower. Great ,gap e at, Midland, North-Western, and Brighton i l d t eeeded t o North British are steady. 1 2, - "ian, however, have improved, being marked lit "reign descriptions are inanimate. Rigas, W e4 t lll . Grand Trunk of Canada and the Great tt i er n of Canada rule flat. and Miscellaneous Shares rule dull. b a si n g and on th e s h ares o f th e R oya l B r iti s h B an k 813 e 4 ded. Th e y are ca ll e d 20 t o 22. N ew l 114e°11 1 I t Co.'s shares are prem. ~R lTias FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. ( Teem the Official Lid. ho c k ner,inftrf. done. 220 19i 19 Ir tj ttt • p .13duced A nnuities Ait L,11.3 eg „:_ Cent. hCensols jec 944 5 41 5 41 Annuities ti4'llrinities, expire sth Jan. 1860 "3 ' 3 - • sth Ap ril , 1885 18 9-10 7-16 9-16 t f, l „_ ears, expire ) 14 4:4 s ' e 'r Account 1 / 4 11, 0 1.1 P 3 i P wer %IDA, 24d. ‘1) :," Li • : I CES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Di s 43 per Cent hppAccount 224 Fonda 44 per Cant Bl x d 44' 11 c/ids 1 4 ;e1 St. , 5 per Cent lola d p leb Per Cent. , Ost „'colvls, 3 per Cent ‘ltk lti clew Deferred, 3 per Cent. N it : Pond s, 6 par cent At count lo3i Yretiti blvieende on the above payable in London. AtZlientes, per• Cent. E a Per Cool 7lf. ex 25f. 25c. • /kuitt,,,,lebange 2 , per Cent., 12 Guilders 65 n . Per ce4..Certiiicates 984 THREE O'CLOCK. ui tt - . 1 ) money 9t 0, Account, Sept.[lo 94i 0p ' 4- AGE OF THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.—(This Day.) ( 4 01 ,, `"3' before 11 o'clock this morning it became that the Royal British Bank had stopped ki t . ?ts) but the event did not excite much sur ttti; li nlee rumours of a very unfavourable charac *it44°° been circulated during the last few days d ent regard to the position of the establish 'teu The directors, it is well known, have d;~ aatt struggling for months past to avert this 14iptlet) but every e ffort having failed th e y a re a t le chnpelled to succumb. Yesterday the diffi tht-e4, of the Bank were very freely spoken of, 41b a shares sustained a material fall, and a large The money was withdrawn by its customers. 1 1 , t11 ,,°. Continued this morning between 10 and 4Oti""a the doors were closed, and the following °i was was posted outside :- 4 1g 11 4:110 business of this Bank is suspended, pend heg°tiations." ICs-bank, which was established on the Scotch 'P l e, commenced business in 1849, and up to ili g i l i lte lleat time it cannot be said to have held a tp tt Pogitio n among th e s i m il ar i ns tit u ti ons o f t h e f;tl)Pelis. It is believed" that its affairs have 11 43, 11li araanaged, and that during the last f ew iJi: t tle gotiations have been pending with another bqt 4tooli company for the purchase of its business; I ‘l, ll , ot hing definite has yet resulted. Th e capi ct 6 " ( the company, is 300,0001., but only ono-half, ch ar ' Per 1001., has been paid up; consequently the tOl eu ° l ders will have to provide the remaining ki Per share, or as much of that amount phi m ap be required. At the last meeting, Ite rA t4 took place on the 15th ult., the accounts '^-,4 1,1 11 °t approved of by all present, but a vole of then ° rice was ultimately passed. The Chairman "he did not think it right to state what los t t he amount of bad debts, or what had been lli a CY advances." If this information had been fur -114;4) there can be no doubt the failure would qit h e t 4 lbiost immediately ensued. Joint-stock in tlki-st4„Oria, it would appear, since the above event, i t)4 4 tllure of the Tipperary Bank and several small N 11 4 37 banks, are not more secure than private 41;_, RKET 4L ' i ablents. NEWS.—(This Day.) 14er ewas only a limited supply of English wheat on sale ; 4 4111: 43 's market ; yet the demand for all kinds, owing i i ve r ;', , o the favourable weather for harvest work, was in ° l / 4 "nactive state, at Monday's decline in the quota. " 1 5 li tt were well supplied with all kinds of f ore i gn w h ea t. 4 113, " 5 business was transacted that prices were nomi -14 tlaltred. ,tioating cargoes, very few sales were reported. t kL,e3' was steady, but not dearer. The supply continues 0:4 4 was a moderate inquiry for malt, on former terms. % e „,, beans, and peas commanded fully Monday's car- Tt e our trade was very dull. ARRIVALS THIS WRIT. ;tIV BII Wbeat. Barley. I Malt. Oats. Flow. ..:.• I 1,110 500 I 860 464% 5,440 I I ~, ° A 1 2 7 1,670 1,500 brls. Op, BOROUGH HOP. t ilkrket is very dull, and prices are almost nominal. o)The de WHITECHAPEL. `idl%4. _rnand is steady, and prices are well supported. ; 14 4 _ from 2s 10.1 to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 1 6 t° 4 s 6d per 45 0,1 t 81ba., by o 54 Od; the ve carcase . 3s 0d to 4s 8d; pork, N6t q l . AND SUICIDE AT DUDLEY.—The f this sa d occurrence a p peare d in yesterday's Wl, it arti AD it 4, ( ltle nun.st was held on Monday ev en i ng, and A verdict ary lellaPor insanity " returned. The poor wozoeu . pi a preariongfitato. 4114. SUAB MARKETS, (r-118 OAL, RAILtr A YS. RALILWA SB. A.mbg. Nottng. Best and Huta. Junet... • Belfast Ba 7 lymnn& Birming. Welverh. Stour Valley Birkead. Laurel L Cheshire Do. Mesh. 4 Birk. Do., do. ..... Blyth &Tyne origina £25 (icsd. at ..C4Z. Bristol and Exeter... Caledenis.n. Chester tts 11 , 3.1yhea, - 1. Cork and Bandon.... Cork, Black, &Pas, Cornwall • Do. A Do. B Dublin4BelfesOnne Dun. P. 4 Aber. Joe. East Auglian Eastern Counties.... llnion. A. Stt 5.., B. 5t0ck...... Do., Now East Kent all 100 1 all 100 Closing Prices this day. 41 - 100 all all all 100 100 100 100 DO 100 ,100 8i - 9 19 - 20 15i -- 17 13 - 14 100 i all all 100 100 20 I 1 St. at. 20 94 - 51i -52 i :7 -17 i 11. --13 ; ~. Ic:0 82e. 1 100 160 9, lOj 16 - 17 - 94 36 - 38 25 - 27 100 3i 100 1100 East L:ir,eashire EdinburFb 4 Giasgo ?idinb. and Peebles gdin.Prth k Dun& Forth & Clyde Jun. Furness 'lOO 100 100 7 - 5 82 - 84 53 - 55 Business done this day. 913 51i 24 j 24 1 17 Oi i 154 i 6j 38 7i 36 - 38 Do. Extenz,ion.. Glaaqow& 3. West: Tll Great N. of Scotind. Great Nortb.:rn Do., A. 5t0ck...... Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West. are Great Western...., , Do. Stour Val. Rs! Gnu. Stk 90 - £2 - - 9601 85 - 86 130 - 133 117 119 -64 i 60 • 65 961 83 ad 130 llrish ziouth-FAstern. Lancastor & Carlisle I , Mo. Thirds ....... , Do. Now Thirds Lvicash.z.ndYorkel; Da., ' , Vat. Riding Irn Do. Sontby or all I.€ l o 100 isl 17 all all 10C; 74 - 77 6 - 8 6 - s 974 k 100 Loudon & Blackwail !Load. ight Lond. and N. Woetn. IDo. nabs 64 - 7 [CC ICB I)3i 1044 be.101'.31).,U&8...( O. Eighths:....... Ir , i i d 106 106, Lcurh: ii ands. vV ,, .in. Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking Sh (Ludndrry 4Uoleraint Ludnfirry. & RuniaL. Niar.ch.She r. & Linclz 00., Mr.n. & tin. ITL. \letropolitan .. 34 - 35 f* POI - 81 51 - 53 ifijland ';f(ll(l.G.West.(l76 ) Shares gewer.btlf& Carl.6lo. Nwpt.Aberg.Llliti Newry l?'ee Wry , Warroapo'nt and Lostrovor ..... • . --". ~ • to .... .., i 3 - 15, NTorroll-~ liortlin.ConntiesUn North British Nth. Do on Rail & Dock Stock A Stock... B Stock N. taa tern—Dor val.:: Do. do. Extension Do. o. G. NJ?, 'lure!. Do. Lends Do. ...... North telmlcn . N.SL - S.VlEtrn., T. I am , • • stead, and City JD..., 'North Stafford.!hire North NVtlat crn 64 i I 3 x a 97 i i i 106 / 101 k ad St. Pt St. 10 St. St. all all all 100 10G4 i 52 - 54 3i - A T 411 41 PREFERENCE SHARES. N. H. We Wan. June. Wore., :z Purtsmonth 13.!,ottish Ceatra:,, IScottialt 'Milani .:11ropshire iJni x, 3outh Ds on `4olth ILastern y. Yrktsh. Staines, Wok. &Vro. Stockton & Darting. Do., do., 1854 Do., do., 5t0.41-..t«)n eY Hartlep Tan" Vale.. Do. Prof., No. I "Vlrtmes fh.v. D.& R Irak of Neath Watorfd. & Kilk.nm WaterforidtLimorle'i Wed. Cornwall Wc,;3t End of Londc and. Crystal Palace Do. A ......, Do. B ..... ...1 .... West London. Wimblodn&Croydon 81 - 82 j 5 - 4 24 - 2 i7A - 18 I 57i 581 94 - 96 4 - 4$ ni - 7 104 - 111 30 - 32 - 110 49 - bi 15 15 , 72i 73 SO 82 5 8 2 1 d 15 17 Y 6 - 37 In i soi x d ••• • •• 19} - 20 24 - 24 - 7i 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 5i -9 tot) all 11 401 li 1 i 82 li 1 i i A berdeen Deben. "3 c). 6 per cent. Do. N 0.2, 7 p- 0- 31yth d T yn. I Opo. e. pref. i s isF(l, 2t be? SriK.AGEx.4p.c.Si Da. 4 p. c. Shares 'ialedoui‘n £lO lhos.SzlTe.Grt. 5 pc Do. do„ Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Cork &Bandons p.c Dun.Prth .4f Al.or.J. 1. 1 1 Anglian Cl 6. ASh Do. do. Cis. I` . . 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7p. c. 4:ks. Co. F 7, spc No Do. No. 2 . .10. Now 6 p. e. 9 et ITn., G. 6 p. 51., 10 ner o -nt Delientr.S: Tlo. do. .4 per cent, Set 6 n. ct '. 4.W. York. f sth. Edin. & 01. 5 p.c. sb Prtb.)ooll 41,v S.W. G. p.t 'rent Nortl - r.. 5 p. )o. 5 p. c. P.cdc,:-)n 10 p. c. prom. ), p. 1 13, 5 p.c. Scrip, Red kt 5 p. c. . 100 - 102 16 - 17 5 7i i x a FOR, :ev„, ritVlOTp&Rat. rd.F.T , I Ardennes Atlan.& St.Lw. leased at6p. c. by Gd.Tnk. of Canada 4 - 5 bolgtari June BeLio: t a to Graisfy.Tae. r,onibay, Paroda, at CP:7 , :ad: a, g sp, c all all all all 2 3i .1 - 2 D 0... Bna. & Lk. Tlnr. RS, ICarraeaux Toulouse I Coal Mines and Ity. I Demerara i d i 5i 5i f)ntch Rhenish. I!lftetern of Franca [Do. New - 371 13 -14 amt g. 5 p. L ro A 1111:1 B, do Do. Ex. C, go. 5 p. c Do. do. 1), gu. 5 p. c (n.). rlo, do., '59, dn. tOrce'ong ti httAbou:n, n - 2 22i - 23 guar. 5 per c nt. . Otna:U.A i . Do. Cert. of Dcben, con. into Stk. tart Dc. Comp. dp. c., do. Gt. Coutzal (IL In. Pon. g. 5 p. c. Do IsTaw, ginr. 5 p. c. (roat I.nx ribo"l Conlititlttedbare fit. Western of Cana(' r Sisarz , s . Do. New 15a 72i 10 i ••• all all all all )t.N. of 9c0t.1.4Pr: It. S. 41W. (frolA 4per C. Prqf. t.W. f . Kai pc con. red. 4 r .r )r). con. rod. 4 p. :rreil. gip. C. Do. 5 p. C. rod. prof r)e. firm. Pre S )0, el , Fter R p. c. do. 5 p. C. do so. Wm. Gam. Stt Do. Ches. Qua. '3,li X lit )o. do. do .. Do. do. do • .an. &York. F 'lO. 6 p. e. Stock , %on. &Drigh.G.s p Do. Pref., 5 p. e. S• T.)o. Now ana1...3 p. Do. do. 5 por cent . AfN. W., CO7. Nuneaton 5 p. et_ on. fr, S. . 7 per et late 3d Shares ... e•ndy.l& (icier. 1 Si, Londy.&l7.nnig.Sl, A.,9..& L. 6 p. Cent Do. do. do. .f.:6 Do. do. 31 per con'. & Carl. 4 p Do. 4 per :In t..., . i)o. do. Consoi.3 Do, Coll.Br.P;±". ;!pf Do. 4i p. c. Pref. Ditto L. & 11. Pref. New., AlAr., &e., pr. 5 p. c. red. 5 p. c, ptri. Do. Portia. 6 p et. With optu. till '66 Norfolk DobcatuT Do.Prcf. 5 p. c. St. - c Do. 5 13. e. Est. Ef A lltTct.pre.f... Deg „Way.W.l. E r North British 7. F. Tizrw, I p.c. P Do. do, ei5G p.o "No.' Do. do. Qii.Frt(;r6 k ft r (North StaFerls..irr. 11)x,Vio, Do R. rmf. 101. Sh Snot.o „Yew P , e: ,Thevoz‘ 41 - 51 6 - GA 107 - 112 100 - 105 1 - 1 12/ - 134 fixotl,4A ern Entern Ant,) of £1 N. 6 , 1 Do. 4 per corit iDo. p c - 3 Wales Gun.. 4p. e. 'D.. ) . do, •4?., p. c.... 11.Yorks 1 1.4p.c..nu r. -Po .A. % !.z DV% Pc• ID% #3l). d Htect... trrtl. g. r r.c. 3r.ly 1, 's' I Wzterfcl.Bc . p .• 79 - CI ti 7 - 19 .10 112 le3 1(5 101 - 104 5 95 89 91 89 — 9l 99 • 101 - 10 i 19 - 174 to 10i. 73 —75 - A 38 140 .. -- ». .e .....• ..-- 159 - 161 124 - 127 A - 68 13G - 133 99 - 101 83 - U 1 - 05 -1(7 13 - 5 1 - i is ilOB - 110 15 - 16 - 25 101 - 103 10 -10 i 23k 3 Business this lay. i Pm pIEI 64 5 183 )4 as 9 Do. Rh., r:ty able N. do., '76', p. I D°. do., '73 do. iDo. do., '73, withou' option Lake Conkt. & Bast , Lit rre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian. Lucca & Pi st. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Gouova Lyons ModiterraT . Wadras, guar. 4 Do. New do., 5 p. c Do. 4i p. c. Eaten Do. Sd Ex., g. 5 p. e !bola .Antonia Do. do. New qamur Lim o 4t ( wit interest) )o. (ex intend)._ Do. do., C p. c. Pre: , - Yorthern of Franee , TorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bondi Paris and Orleans Retire & San. Fran , (Pernam.) g. 7 p. e. Riga & Dunaburg is. at 801. per share.,, Rome and Frascati 1 , 10y5.1 Danish ..... Royalawedish tanabro and. Meuse.. Do. 54 p. cent. Pref guar. 5 p. c Do lonthern of France, it. Andrewls an Quebec, (A) Veit Flanaers. Do 64 per c. Pref.,. V. & N. W. of Franc•. West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand 231 - 23: 14,k - :14 143 i 83 - 85 6 1 - 7# 21k - 221 1 13 - 111 4i - 4 24 2 1 1 7 2 4;1 - 4 99 - 101 12 , 1 PM . 120 - 125 rih 5 - 23 2 -- s p 9 3 i liCtirto ,S•:"..ittott 121 50 all, 24A 72 a A 71} 3 2 40 A 20 2 30i - 146 SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. WARWICK RACES.—(This: Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAP H.) INNKEEPERS' PLATE Wild Cherry Walked over. WARWICKSHIRE STAKES. Melissa ....... Goldhill nrce ran. Won by ten lengths. AVON STAKES. Gerama di Verer Walked over, BIEUBERS' PLATE. Octavia... Gi3clle f.. is .n n even ran. WAR WICK Cup. Si, ran. BETTING ON TETE COURSE. ST. Lin-Ea. 6to 4 agst Ellington (taken) 2to 1 agst Fazzuletto (offerel ARRIVED—Kertch Chief, Vault, r, Cropper, Niattle, Unexpected, Surgeon General, Blossom, Barbarity, Wild Huntsman, and Dipthong colt. APPALLING FATAL CATASTROPHE. FOUR LIVES LOST. Last night, about 12 o'clock, one of those appalling accidents that but too of-en hap: An in the metropolis, occurred in Little Sroan•alley, ono of the densely crowdod alleys of the City, iltu .te in Little Ecll•a',lcy, Moorgatc street, by the fall of a houFe, occasioning the loss cf four lives. It appears from the particulars we have been en abled to glean from a hasty visit to the spot, that about the hour above stated a tremendous crash WaS heard in the vicinity of the alley, and immediately a cloud of dust was observed, so dense as to prevent the light from the gas lamp, being visible, sceompanied with the most heart-rending and piercing shrieks. This extraordinary and unexpected circum stance aroused the inmates cf the surrounding houses, and drew Police-constable Hewett, 154, to the spot, who immediately gave an alarm, and a stror g body of reserve police, headed by Mr. Inspector Tedbunter, were speedily on the spot. By this time it was known that the house in question, 9, Little Sea! , -alley, inhabited by three families, containing in all 1.6 senla, had Fl:d. denly fallen down, burying in the ruins the whole of the occupants, who were in bed sound aideep at the time re posing in fancied security. Oa the arrival of 'he and a large number of persons who had been attracted to the spot, a scene of the most appalling description presented itself. The walls and rafters hal blocked up most of the narrow approaches to the alley, and the clouds of dust that continued to rise fa. s ono time p. e vented anything to he seen Nvlilst the fitful light of the policemen's lAnterns but partially revealed what l-id occurred and what was seen but increased the Lars of all around. To this was added the sh:til scream of women, the sterner ac-aunts of men crying fir help, intermingled with the pla'ntive wail of children (all , scarcely awake to the reality of their danger), and ac companied with the subdued and stifled moans cf those who were lying deep henca!h the mass cf ruins which was crushing them to death. A thrill of horror seized on every one, and the first feeling was na`urilly to saw life, and in the eagerness to accomplish that desir able 0hj,.c ,, , no doubt the sacrifice of life would have been greater, had it not been for the cool and ad mirable conduct of Mr. Inspector Todhunter, who, seeing the eager desire of the assembled persons to save their fellow creatures from such a horrible and untimely death, and fearing that thereby much and serious injury might unintentionally be inflicted, by their acting on the impulse of the ill:Alien+, caused them to be kept back, whilst he set his ewn men to work, and succeeded in securing the assistance of a number of laheurere, whom he brought to work in a systematic manner. liv the ekil'ul and careful manner in which the labourers and policemen went to work a% entrance was gained to the alley, and the dust having partially cleared oft a ghastly scone presented itself. Intermixed ruttish and toe scanty furniture of the unfor tunate sufferers, were to be seen the heads of some, their faces blackened with dirt and their eyes strained and !ladling with despair—others in crouching attitudes from the debris over than, and others struggling to get free, but all in a state of se•ni-nwlity. By great dili gence and persevcrante the men succeeded in taking many of the sufferers from the ruins, and Mr. Inspector Tudbunter having secured the ser vices of Mr. Meetli, surgeon, of Grange raw, Holton, who happened to be passing at the time, and also those of Mr. Chields, surgeon to the puree ford, saw to their i• juries at once, and had them clespt:: , hed to St.. Bar tholome'N's dloFpital, where they were immediately attended to by Mr. Daley, the house surgeon. The men succeeded by 3 o'clock in taking the whole of the person:; from the ruins, hut unfortunately four were (kw), having probably died from suffJcation, as no bones were broken, nor were there any In uises about the bodies of au extraordinary character. The others with the exo• pLion of Julie King, a girl I 4 years of age, whose head is much bruised, have fortunately e-caped more frightened that hurt, and from inquiries made this mnruing at the hospital there is every reason tee believe most of them will be able to leave the hospi tal Ma few dap. --•- MINES, I ell Aga,. - .•• 105 111 ‘iiglo Californi , n - -• 10 7 Nustrr.li an • - 1 ail 1 13aden (G(l..DucV $0 all ,131x.nar. Trot , roa ••• ••• 20 14 19ritish Iron ...... 5 - 3F 2f'4'l.3razil!anlrlp.(ie3 - 2c at I's pm,) ...... 21 - 3 30 all er.3eltes 6r Culab-j 3.1 -• 4 20 ! 5 Thz.. St. Jchr Del tto: 21 •- i 3 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica...-. - I 40 all i;Ebro Copper 5l - 57 55 l A 'Colonial Gold - St. .01 ;Copper Min. of Ent 30 - 35 25 all IN. Prof. np. Ger: 2 ' 3 -- '2B 1.( 3 . 1(3 -- 18 14 Fortuna - 1d all',Gene - 15 1 all Gt.Nugget - Veinßcg 1 - 4i all Great Polgooth 5 all .Gt Wheal Vor Unite , ' 21 lid 1 all Liberty . - ..• all Linares 7 - 8 5 11 ,Lusitanian id -- 1 all ,Mariquita. - I all jce-vi• Granada - 1 all ,Nottrean Monde 20 all Pontgi•Sil•&Le•Min. 9 - 11 5 1 iPert Philip - 1 all :Quartz Rock 30 all •I.l.liymnoy Iron 25 - 27 15 all .Do. I•Zew - 3 30 I 41, gantialo do Cuba... 21 - 24 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 2/ - 24 1 all (South Australian - / all Scrip 1 all Do. 10 per cent Prof 4.4 ;Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 4 - 11 10 all fin Croft... ..... 3' - 41 4 28i all United Mexican St _. 44 I all Waller . - ••• 3.11 West Mariposa.....,. •• - 1 1 12s Worthing Mining 0 1 Austral% tia..._ From the information we were enabled to glean tLis morning un the spot, ii appears there was no iudicAti , n of the house giving way when the inmates retired to rest, but it was stated that one of the inmates noticed on Sunday portions of the ceiling of her apartment falling, and that she experienced a difficulty in shutting and opening the doors and windows of Ler riom, which, she sass, she communicated to her landlord ; but Le any if it i had i dhee ' n d' miirewa-toiu9;llv;as given him, and Lave taken me sores d w e a n t i c e s s t t h h a a t t to pre - Tent the possibility of such a melancholy and un fortunate accident occurring. Mr. G. Barnes Mr, J. Amor The house is a very old one. It is three storeys high, and is let out in rooms to poor families. Fortunately three rooms only were occupied—the first and second floors back, and the attic—or probably there would have been a greater loss of life. The accident appears to have happened from decay of the beams and ratters, and by these giving way the floors fell one on the other, bursting out the walls on all sides; and a remarkable circumstance connected with this ancident is, that five of the bodies were taken from the cellar, although the ground floor was uneceupied. Tee house stands at the corner of the alley, which contains a number of other houses of the same dilapidated and dangerous description. The alley is surrounded with other houses of the same kind. All are densely mupied by the lower orders, and from the appearance of the outer walls, which present all kinds of fantastical shares, and stand anything but per pendicular, unless great care and caution be taken, we should not be surprised at learning in the same quarter of another of these lamentable calamities. Mr. Woodthorpe, the district surveyor, wac ear l y at , the ruins, and gave instructions for the immediate se curing of the house TTo. g, Little Obvan-alley, which adjoins the house which fell down last eight. 'th e et . cupants have been removed from it, but their little fur niture still remains in it, about which they natu rally feel ankioiA. 'rho following aro the names of the persons injured, and taken to th e h oe , pital :—James Frederick King, Ann King, w a -,. King, Agnes King, Julia King, Henry King; John Seibert, Harriet Seibert ; and Jane Hadwin. A middle-aged man named Palm , :r, and James Pullin, 16 years of age, , 'rbornai Pullin, 9 years, were dead when taken to the hospital ; and Elizabeth ged about 16 was quite dead when taken from the ruins, and was ie moved to the dead-house of St. Stephen's pariah, where the house is situate. _ _ MISCELLANEOUS. 25 19 Australian bgricult. 25i 264 25i 6 10 Al iurgraln. Royal Mail .. It , all Berlin Water Work 6i 6 50 40 irit. 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Invest. 14 1 Ditto Now I $ 2 7 .) Sc.uth 1 all Subraar. Tel. Ektrii. , „, A - 1 I all Do. Registered. ..... ‘ 11 Crust& L.Co.ll.Car 100 £8 Vaa Diem en's 1.11, 16 17 VO9 6P celtUl4l3 - 4 1 1 m • e Information has been given to Mr. Payne, ec , roner, o: the &rettlostances, and the bodies await a coroner's in. POLIOE INTELLIGENCE. — (This Day.) _ _ --- At the Bow-street Police-court the magistrate was ougupled the whole of the Morning in disposing cl cases of female drunkenness. 28 i At the Marlborough-btr.2et Police court Robert Britton, a suspected character, was remanded for being found loitering about the public streets for the purpose of com mitting a felony. At the Thames Police•court a boy namod John Roberts, aged 14, was remanded for a week for stabbing John Spillan, with intent to murder him. Blue. THE SUN S LONDON, WEDNESDA I EVEN I NG, SE - P T rMBER s, imnA: SPORTING NOTES. A LETTER FROM LEAMINGTON. Mr. Merry certainly "kept the word of promise to the car but broke it to the hope," if I understand that very trite and not over explicit quotation. With a programme presenting a long array of stakes, an average day's sport was anticipated ; but the fields dwindled into nothing, and the racing was scarcely good enough to excite inte rest or sustain curiosity. There was, however, the de feat of Quince by Lady Tattoo, and that incident put book-makers in a good humour, otherwise they would have been sadly chopfallen. After all, too, they didn't find speculation very profitable ; and to one genuine backer of horses there were twenty layers. Quince is unquestionably only a moderate bore. Lady Tatton was miler susp;cion until the morning of the race, but her owner having laid heavily against the favourite, and not b&n; to get out cf his money, he had no other alternative than to run the mare for his beck. Imogene cut up badly, and if I am not deceived she is in foal. Mr. Sykes was as r,tial third. He will get nearer one day, when opportunity serves. Teat game colt Gemma di Verg,y won the Castle park Stakes ea-ily enough at the finish, albeit M.D. seemed at one time about to make a close race with him. Olympus won twice, and although he was the favourite each time, the ring was not displeased at the good fortune of his plucky and po pular owner. By ti:o way, an accident occurred in the first race ; but it was cot, I am r(.j.icid to state, of an a!arming character. People are on the tiptoe of expectation about the weights Er the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire. They in all probability not be publ,hed until the end of the week. Now to redeem my promise to give a few brief notes on the " Doings at Derby." Mr. T. Marsba!l, jun., is endeavouring to render tbirgs pleasant, and to counteract as fir as possible the disadvantages which arise from the clashing of the first ,lay of tbe meeting with the last day of the Warwick fixture. Of course, until certain engagements are run out at Warwick, it is impossible to arrive at a satisfac tory conclusion as to the probable result of some of the events. Fcr the Nursery Handicap, M.D. and Mongrel attract my attention. According to Yorkshire Grey's running with Lady Tatton at Stockton, his chance for the Trades rnens' Plate certainly seems somewhat formidable. I shall therefore stand the Grey ; but should he be beaten, St. Clare may be the winner. Cannobie will win the Foal Stilres if he goes fit and vol to tlze post. In his absence Bay Hilton may pull through. For the Chatsworth Stakes I shall select Whitelock and Lucy L ickit. If Oakball were to oppose Gemma di Vergy f r the Chatsworth Stakes, the race would be peculiarly interesting. Und,r any circumstances, I shall stick to the game "Jemmy." Leamington, 'rue: day Night. A FRESH MAN. SDorting Intelligence. BETTING A.T MANCHESTER. The betting here contiLues dull. A few books are , pea upon the Cesarewitch and Cambridgeshire Stakes, but only upon a limited scale, the layers of the odds being anxious to see the weights btf)re they commence operati , ns in earne t. We may remark that, for the latt:r event, Good Friday has received considerable sup port in this market. To-day, the disposition to back Quince for the Leamington Stakes grew quite into a n , ,a,nia, any one atteior6ng to invest upon any h, rse, bar the favourite, was met with offert of neafy any Ads ; however it happened, as it frequently does in racing, that this great "pot" was doomed to be bowled over by Lady Tattoo, who woo by three lengths. The Doncaster St. Leger is sAdom meqoned, but less t' an 2 to 1 would not be taken about either of the fa vourites. WARWICK RACES—TUEgDAY. Racing Stakes. Desdeinora A. , imiral of the White Seven ran. Lqttning'.on Strtkep. Lady Talton . ' Quince Mr. Sykes Triton The following also ran :—Homily, Rede:nption, Imo gene, and Tame Defr. Queen's Plate. gelissa Goldhill Three ran. Tynwns o)tavia beads or Taili Three ran. Castle Park Sakes. Gemma di Vcrgy . ALD. Three ran. AQUATICS. LONDON UNITY ROWING CLUB. The members of this rani Hy advancing tradesmen's ,f!ut-, who -held their meetings at Mr. C. Morton's, the Cat terhury Hall, Lambeth, had a mrst Ppiiited contest to Merida-, over the usual aquatic course, from Putney hride to BArnes Pailway-bridg,-e, Citizen K had been chartered by Hubert Bains, mast, oar, and scull maker, f Larnbtli, to accompany the race, and was filed with a very reTectable party of, chit fly, the friends of the onpetitore. A pntion of the Hungarian band from the Cant(rhury Ball were on boar, , , and executed soave very fine pieces of music. The match was for Silver prizes for the first and second boats, and the bllowing was the result : Back Mr. G. Hurst Mr. R. J , :nes Mr. R. Ayet(l:.ourn I Mr. E. 'rattle Mr. E. Pye, coxswain. Yellow Mr. I'. Day Mr. C. Glenkter I Mr. J. Burrows Mr. R. Julian Mr. W. Morton, carisvidn. Wbit.3 Mr, G. Jones Mr. F. Knight Mr. Selby Mr. W. Mills, jun. Mr. R. Greed, coxswain. Ft,cl I Mr. F. Miller Mr. E. Whittaker Mc. T. Morton, COX3Waill. Mr. R. Palmer Mr. W. Mill, sen. • Mr. W. Globe I Mr. Woodbridge Mr. T. Squires, coxswain. Mr. C. Morton having kindly consented to act as um pire, -"rafted the men at about 4 o'clock. They went off at a rplendid pace, Yellow, Black, and Red taking the lead alternately in the first twenty strokes', when Red went in front, and held that position by about a yard for the next 100 yards. Black then went in front, and kept it tiroughout, the match resting among the other four for the second prize. Red, after being pressed by Black, kept the second place ; but Yellow 'came up, and the finest race that has been fur some time among tradesmen followed. _ Yellow and Red each exerted every nerve to gain the second place, White being about a length behind. In this position they got to Craven Cottage, where White came up between Yellow and Red, and all three were oar and oar to the Crab Tree. Here Yellow began to shoot in first, followed by White, when, owing to the proximty of the boats, a foul between Yellow and Red, and afterwards among all three, was inevitable. Blue, taking advantage of this, became level with them ; but when they were all clear again, fell astern. bite having disengaged themselves first ran two lengths in adve.•.ca of the others, pursued by Yellow, whore pluck was very great, and at Hammersmith-bridge they had shortened the distance between themselves and White to a length. A most exciting and gallant contest fol lowed, Yellow frequently drew up and half overlapped White, and in this way they rowed to Chiswick Eyot, where Yellow gradually went by them, White still hanging on their stern nearly all the way to Barnes, when Yellow gradually left them. B'ack won the first prize by tight, or ten boats' length, and Yellow the second, beating White by a length. Lord and Lady Ilelland eetertained at dinner at Hol and House, on Sunday, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Due de Calve, the Earl of Shelburne, Mr. Buckley, and Dr. Quin. TUE CHARGE OF MI:HIDER AT NEWCASTLE-Mir-TYNE. —An inquest wan held on the body of Ann Fleming on Monday, at the Gloucester Inn, Newcastle upon-Tyne, before Mr. J. T. Hoyle, deputy-coroner. The evidence diSdiCged ri dreedful amount of barbarity inflicted upon the unfortunate wettian by Wm. Fleming, the man with whom she had cohablf,o4 An outline of the case has already appeared in The &tut. Mr. L. W. Rayne, Wren to the police force, who made a post mortem examinatioe off' the body, found several marks of exter nal violence, sortie tettent„ and others of older date;. and accerding to the other witnesses Fleming had once Kicked her in the chest during the Newcastle Races, and about a year age he bad ' (Area her a c ut with a knife across her bowels. Mr. Rayne was o f o p inion that death was causedby infainmation of the right lung, accelerated by the injuries she lad received ; and the jury returned a verdict of "Wilful Murder" against Wm. Fleming. He is not yet in custody. ATTEDIPTED ESCAPE OF Two PRISONERS FROM THE CHESTER GAOL.--Two, ticket of eave men, named Pres.- ton and Mactaggart, who pleaded guilty to a tharge of housebreaking at the last criarter sessions, and wh o , being sentenced to six years' penal servitude, were awaiting their removal to k in Millban the Chester Gaol, endeavoured a few days ago to effect their escape by meking an opening in the wall of their cell. One of the same men has since made a second attempt to e'cape. A turnkey has been dismissed on account of the pert played by Lim on the farmer occasion. It has transpired that i tile man was cmtinually pestering the prisoner as to the Barrnouth this season has been thronged with f a mili e s w hereabouts of a large quantity of jewellery, ete., which of note and distinet , :en. The Car/town, Herald ear, at the time of sentence Preeten stated he was ac -ITher,-; is Cie fir.cst. isoicli for b it :i.itig Englar.(l (a - (painted with. Oa weeneeday last the turnkey was Wales. It is perfectly safe and free from pebbles. It seen with another person in a gig at Ea , tham, near ex' ends for miles, and, being sheltered from eas t er ly and w hi c h place it is believed that this property—the fruits cold winds by the projecting mountains, is also a place o f a robbery committed in L iver pool some time a g o—is of rood during the winter nionths." concenle4,—Motatafre Cit4ctrOion. 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Batu. and Matlof.l. & Hodcar Newraarket Bury E. G.sp, N.d;Ed..s Do. 6 per et. ' Do. Fireds p c Pre3t. & 14, Do. Shrs. A Roystu.& lilt. Shcf.Rotlizn , Gooleg.s p. c. Shrews. Mier S. Staffordtb. Wear Vallcy gi 6 per cent_ 'o7ilttfik.',orirst ' 1 .1.1 . "•. r -io' , ,s't . • ,:'l' ''''..;-,''' ; n;, :. -'.• }R. 4., h. ~ ~ i THE MAGAZINES. Blacktvood.—Last month, Blackwood's Magazine commenced with an article headed " Macaulay " this month, Blackwood's Magazine terminates with an article headed "Macaulay !" As with the trenchant sword of Cato placed invitingly upon his tent-table—the " bane and antidote " are both be fore us—encomium and depreciation! At any rate this reiterated analysis of the genius and writings of the great Whig Historian is an honourable tribute to, and at the same time a very conspicuous illustration, of his importance. An " afterthought" ou the part of the eccentric contributor of the inte resting series of papers about " The Scot Abroad," gossips to us pleasantly enough about "The Mau of Diplomacy." What is that glorious jeu d' esprit giving the antithesis of the national characters of the Europeans—reminding us that " The French man is never at peace unless he is at war," that "The Englishman is never happy unless he is miserable," and so on—does it not add ? "The Scotchman is never so much at home as when he is Abroad." Might it not be the appropriate motto of the series of papers here referred to—and to that motto might there not be added a foot-note quoting the comical sarcasm of Dr. Jeheson, where be ob serves (vide " Boswell") that the finest view in Scotland is the road out of it ! " Sketches on the way to Stockholm," by another Sketcher than the late Rev. John Eagles, the " Sketcher" of Black wood, is the title of a seasonable contribution re counting the experiences of a tourist by w a y o f Hanbury, Altona, Kiel, Copenhagen, Landscrona, the Cattegat, Gottenburg, and so onwards, to the traveller's destination. "The Athelings," Part IV. —what shall we say of " The Athelings ?" but that, as a story, it promises to equal, if not even to sur pass, " Zaidee," and that, like everything we have ever yet read from the baud of Margaret Oliphant, it is thoroughly delightful. The Genius of Agnes wins for her through her first work 1501. sterling ! The Beauty of Marian wing for her the admiration of a dashing Guardsman, Sir Longhorn Portland ! The Resolution or Determination of Charlie has large promise enough of an obstacle to overcome in the malignant hostility of that " ghastly grim and ancient raven" of a peer, my Lord Wiuterbourne. So much for " The Three Gifts" these same inte resting young "Athelings" are endowed with ! The tale gives promise of a romantic interest in connection with the OLD WOOD LODGE. Of this, however, in all good time, we shall hear more. At present we can only catch a glimmering of the in terest in store for us, through the clustering shrub beries about The Willows down at Richmond — whither the sister-heroines cf the story go on a fortnight's vhit to the Hon. Mrs. Eclgerley, the fashionable bas bleu, who is the daughter of the family-foe, Lord Winterbourne. A second part of " Sea Side Studies" follows the new instalment of the current tale of Maga in this charmingly read able number for September. A contribution suc ceeded in its turn by " A Chapter on Peninsular Dogs"—pleasant reading, we doubt not, for friend Tickler, meaning, of course, the little " Hirish Skye" the readers of Blackwood wet of, and not by any means the Ambrosial Philosopher who was wont once upon a time to play the fiddle (and some times very wisely also to play the fool), to chop logic and crack jokes with Wilson, "King Chris topher,* and Hogg, " The Ettrick Shepherd." A Brookside Dialogue, entitled " Oldtower," is followed by an esthetic criticism about " The Poetry of Christian Art ;" the entire number ending, as we have said, as its predecessor began, namely, with an article headed " Macaulay"—of itself sufficient attraction. The Dub/in University opens with a paper on " The United States Navy," in which "reasons for conviction" are given " why there is really no cause to apprehend that the United States' navy will ever rival our own, or contend with it for the mastery of the seas." Chief among these is the want of seamen in sufficient number to man g reat fleets. The writer makes little account of defec tions from the British navy, and calls attention to the fact that the United States mercantile marine —the nursery of a navy—is mainly manned by foreigners. The story of " Glencore' is continued. " The Irish in Spain" is full of battles and skir mishes, in which the sons of the Green Island played no unimportant part, and achieved signal military renown. "The Darraglelia continued. A new will is discovered, and all is consternation, regret, and speculation ! The disinherited hero quits the Darragh "never to return," and sets about discovering tie means of living. He reaches Liverpool, where the present instalment leaves him. " Sinai and Palestine" is the review of Mr. Stanley's work of that name, and will find many readers. A further instalment of " Cyprus" is given, and the reader is introduced to Nicosia, the capital, the peculiarities of which are pointed out - and deseiluett. "A Family illstuty, into which an abduction by a Turkish adventurer enters, is told by way of episode. Mr. Heywood's recent motion fur "A new translation of the Bible" meets with a certain degree of favour, the writer ad:nitting the want, but being of opinion it cannot yet be supplied. The circumstances under which the current translation was undertaken are passed in review. " Sea-side Occupation" is a pleasant paper, in which a good deal of useful information is given towards the formation of marine aquaris. " Old Church Bells," by Jonathan Freke Sliugsby, tintinabulate musically, but don't ring in the satis factory settlement of " The Italian question," with a consideration of which the number for tLe month is brought to a conclusion. Bentley's Miscellany.—An old friend with a new face meets us in the opi-ning paper of Bentley. The article is entitled, "A Month in the Crimea after the Fall of Sebastopol," and gives an animated description of the state of affairs in the Russian stronghold in January, 1856. It is immediately followed by the continuation of the story of the " Joint-stock Banker," by Dudley Costello, which this month reaches au important crisis. In evident allu6ion to a rezi,ent tragedy, the joint-stock hanker commits au imaginary suicide ; that is to say, ho substitutes a corpse, which bears au accidental re semblance to him, for himself, and, placing a bottle of poison near it, leaves it in one of the suburbs of London while he makes his escape from the legal punishment of bis crimes. A brief memoir of the late Madame Vestris gives a sketch of her life, the chief events of which are generally known. It is remarked that during the last few months several eminent members of the dramatic profession have departed. A paper on the Proposed Route through the Euphrates Valley will be interesting to the scientific. Mr. Harrison Ainsworth continues his story of " The Spendthrift," and leaves his hero in a desperate ease. His good resolutions are again overcome, and he is persuaded to gamble ; while the efforts made by his constant friend Clare Fairlie, the steward's daughter, are quite unavail ing. Those interested in his career had better prepare themselves for some catastrophe in the next instalment. Another tale, bearing the satis factory title of "Right at Last," happily settles all the difficulties that attended the steps of Mary Goring in the last number. Plain-spoken Miss Halliwell gives a serious reproof to the wealthy and obdurate parents, which has more effect than good advice generally produces, for they remove their interdiction, and all ends well. " Monks hood," in his " Prosing , ," gives us his opinions on a quartet of Quarterly Reviewers—Sir Walter Scott, Southey, Lord Stanhope, and John Wilson Croker. These critics criticised furnish the subject for an interesting article, which examines their dif ferent styles and weighs their several merits. Colburn's United Service.—The Parliamentary Paper devoted to the apotheosis of the non-com missioned officers and soldiers who distinguished themselves in the Crimea, and which will be found in full towards the conclusion of the number, ap pears to have given rise to the opening article, en titled "The Horse Guards, the Bath and the French War Medal." o.cl ladies in uniform are recom mended not to be alarmed at the above innova tion. Government couldn't help publishing the men's names, seeing the French Government set the example ; The Horse Guards are still the i la t en distributed Ase , and they niay be manageal called Guards, Sir Charles Yorke, umbra of Lord Hardinge, being still secretary," the Order of the cd th t e h se e Ordertß3hasofatthpereGe present things better in France, where merit such as the writer notices would not as in this country be overlooked. The publication of the names of the Crimean heroes in a Parliamentary paper, instead of in the Gazette, is the subject of indignant com ment. " The General's Hut in the Trenches," and " Reminiacences of War in the East" are continued, and " The Reconnaisance of Si listria" is pretty graphically described. " Night Signals at Sea,' " Remarks on Defects in our Military System," and "The Coast-guard as a Reserve for the War Fleets," are papers worthy of notice. "The Court of Russia," to which the approaching coronation has given addi tional interest, is the subject of a paper to be con cluded in a future number. The writer skips Pater and Catherine, and proceeds to take a glance at the Courts of the two last Sovereigns and the present Emperor. The manners of the Duke of Wellington, we are told, "were considered abrupt, cold, haughty, and repulsive in a Court where obse quious politeness was habitual." We don't wonder at it—the Duke, no great cou-tier at home, was out of his element in an atmosphere of adulation and insincerity. "The Suez Canal" is looked upon as " a fresh link in the social chain that ought to bind all the peoples of the earth," a nd as likel y to be of great profit to England. "The Editor's Portfolio" olio attention to "The Ruling liattho. rity at the Horse Guards,' who, alas for his vati eination, is not the Duke - , but Lord Hardinge's man Friday—Sir Charles Yorke ! Strange to tell, the arrangements both for the dinner to the Guards and for the amusements afterwards meet with his unqualified approbation ! Colincrn's Neu, Monthly.—" A. Glimpse of Uncle E . -am Managing Affairs" is sufficiently vivid and prolonged to leave the impression that Uncle Sam, on his own platform at Washington, is a vigorous and independent fellow, with rather more conceit than courtesy, not omitting "a spice of the devil ;" that when he grows older be will know a little more about himself, and be a little more polite to him self ; but that, go ahead as be may, he will never acquire the respectability of a gentleman, or the safeguard of principle, or the ease of a good con science, till he rids himself of the incubus of Amt.:- rican Slavery. " Information Relative to Mr. Joshua Tubbs, &c.," is continued, and that gentle man is shown to have attended a half-yearly rail way meeting as an anxious inquirer, in wbich capa city he elicits a "jolly row," the results of which are the resignation of the directors, and his appoint ment to the office of chairman to the new board. "The Sequel cf the Session" presents us with the notions of Mr. Cyrus Redding on affairs in general, which, ih the main, are of a hopeful character. The fifth, sigh, and seventh (!), let us add the concluding, volume of memoirs of James Montgo mery are reviewed ; as alEo are " Bacon's Essays, edited by Whately." The archiepiscopal annotator is charged with want of originality and over-repro duction of his own productions. " St. Ouest" is continued, and the reader has subsequently pre sented to him " Leipsic Book Fair, as we (an Old Traveller) Saw it." Among the remaining con tents will be found an instalment of " A Swedish Voyage Round the World in the Years 1851, 1852, 1853," translated by Mrs. Busby ;" a continuation of " The History of the Newspaper Press," "Tra vels in Bothnia, Peru, &c.," and " Pilgrimages to the French Palaces," the last of which is likely to prove interesting to the general reader. Lines on " Silence," by J. E. Carpenter, may also be noticed. The Monthly Review (John Mitchell) holds up its head among older serials, and gives promise of continued improvement. The opening article is devoted to a review of " Perversion," a religious novel, for the correction of heresy, he author of which, a clergyman, is recommended, by way of . conclusion, to " mind his flock, take care of his commentaries, give up novels, be charitable, and learn the rudiments of tiltology." Comprehensive enough, and, some will think, not too much so. "Burton's Fii st Footsteps in East Africa," and recent works, classed under the head of " Last Footsteps in South Africa," furnish the subjects of interesting papers. The latest productioes of Cbas. Reade and Mrs. Trollope pass under review, and by no means to the advantage of the latter, whose work is severely handled. Manfield's " Paraguay, Brazil, and the Plate," comes in for a fair share of notice, and, to all appearance, merited ap probation. "Irving's Life of Washington" is next in order, though higher in desert, and is succeeded by " Bothwell," which is described as a "readable, picturesque, historical poem, without an unintelli gible line." The " Proposed New Version of the Bible" elicits the opinion that a revision of the authorised version is wanted, and a consideration of the principles upon which it should be under taken, and by whom. The great difficulty in the way will be found under the latter head ; and for our part we cannot concur with the writer in think ing the work should be put into the hands of a com mittee of scholars of the Church of England under ecclesiastical supervision. Each sect, in our opi nion, should be called upon to contribute its quota to a consummation in which all are interested. The Eclectic Review , opens with the second num ber of the " Studies of Foreign Literature," and criticises the recent work of Victor Cousin on the illustrious women of the seventeenth century. Ir does not, however, accord him the unqualified praiso that he has met with from some recent critics, but while admitting his talents questions his phi losophy. A paper on "Bacon's Essays" is written with ability and interest, comparing his precept and practice with some severity. A subsequen:; article on Popular Religious Teaching evidences au earnest attention to soaie of the more prominent of the social evils of the day. Among the remain ing topics are Bunson's Signs of the Times, the life and writings of Mana, and the Oxford Essays. This number presents more subjects of interest to the general reader than usual. Tait's Edinburgh.—The facts of hardly more • than one-third ot,the representatives of the people taking their proper part in the business of legisla tion, and the work done by the one-third being' so ortblem in quality, are brought before the reader's attention in the opening article, and. the payment of members is forcibly urged, as the only way to get representatives who will do their duty. The position of " The Mogistracy of France" is shown to be such as to interpose no obstacle to the Impe rial will. Civil and commercial justice, however, is des.n . ibed as both expeditive and cheap in France, as long as politics do not interfere. Among the remaining article, " Green Spots in London" is worthy of notice, being at once practical and sug gestive, and dealing with a subject of the last im portance to between two and three millions of people. Knight's English Cyclopedia has reached the forty-second part, and continues to evidence the saints research and ability that has hitherto dis• tinguished it. The division now publishing is Biography, and the p•esent number finishes the letter E, in which department we have the lives of Erasmus, the Earls of Essex, Euclid, Lord Ex mouth, and many other celebrities less known to the general reader. 'rho letter F department is commenced and gives the memoirs, among others, of Fergusson and Fontenelle. It is a most valu able standard work : , a:id we trust will continue to meet the public encouragement it deserves. The Popular History of Evgland, by Charles Knight, is progressing satisfactorily, and brings us down to Richard 11. and the \Vat Tyler insurrec tion. It is a useful and popular work. MISCELL ANEOUS. The Train rattles along with as motley a lot of passengers as usual. "Marston Lynch," by Robt. B. Brough, has its nineteenth chapter devoted to "Saumarez made easy," or a popular analysis of the worthy bearing that name. The scene of the succeeding chapter is "The Great Metropolis." A paper on " Quevedo," the great Spanish satirist, w ill re pay perusal.-7 he .Educational Times, a. journal comprising " The Governess" and " Edu cational Review," appears to be doing good service towards the promotion of the objects for which it is designed.—The Mechanics' Magazine contains, as usual, a variety of information, and a number of useful suggestions for the benefit of mechanics and others who are interested in the progress of mechanical art. A paragraph on the application, on a large scale, of a wicker-work, supported by bundles of broom and ballast, for the protection of a Dutch dyke, induces the inquiry, " could not Goodwin Sands be managed by such a huge appa ratus ?—Newton's Journal opens with an article on " The Monster Gun of the Mersey Ironworks," in which sundry practical remarks are made on this important subjecr, the article concluding with a fairy story, showing " The origin of the present mode of rewarding igen of genius." As usual, the reader is presented with a description of the various inventions of importance in connection with the arts and sciences for which patents have recently been obtained.— IViiiis'‘s Price Current prefaces, as of old, a catalogue of valuable books, with several pages of arehtoological information of more or less general interest. SEVERE THUNDER STORM AT LOWE STOFT A,ND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD. (Front a Correspondent.) LOWESTOFT, SEPT. 2. This town and neighbourhood was visited on Monday evening with a severe thunder-storm. As early as five o'clock p.m. thunder was heard in the west, while heavy mass:es of dark clouds advanced slowly ; the lower cur rent of air moved bri,kly from the east. From 7to 8 p.m. the rain descended very heavily, the lightning being very vivid and of various colours, accompanied at times with heavy peals of thunder, like the explosion of artil lery. Much Leavy hail fell in the neighbourhood, doing great damage, The excursion train to Norwich was un able to proceed more than a few milts, the road being flco led and impassable for a time. The lightning on the sea was very brilliant. Some three or four miles distant 1 vessels could be distinctly seen. The lightning continued to play all round the c ompass until midnight, w hi c h made the air mush colder. The wind was light and variable during the storm, the moon being on the equa tor at the time, in Libra let and 2d days, and moving southward. Last month she was on the equator, 18th and 19th, blowing strong, with thunder and rain. The following arc the days during this year when she will be on the equator, and when stormy weather will most likely occur :—Sept. 15 and 10 in Aries, and in Lib' a 23th and 29th ; Oat. 12 and 13 in Aries ; again in Lit', a 25 and 26 ; Nov. 9 and 10 in Aries, again in Libra `., 2 and 23. 1n December she will be in Aries on the 6;11 and 7th, moving northward, and in Libra on the 111 1 th and 20th, moving southward ; on 1110 26th she will Le is the tropic of Capricorn, being her last greatest southern declination this year. P.S.—The evening planet Jupiter, in the eastern lierz m, in the constellation of Aries, very bright. The evening planet Venus, in the western horizon ; the is in , the COntitollation of Libra-14th vu the equator. 20: .co ,C 0 20 20 20 33A too 100 100 20 20 • « •