The Sun. — London, England, 1856-09-04 00:00:00

i y nr nail ; Pariiit ia ngo id a* a vio is wit's Tyiug Ava i ; u, 6 " s " for a non laltal L-half MONEY MARKET AND CODENTERCIAL INTELLIGENCI'L CITY, Two :'CLU The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed firmly, at an advance of id. per lb. on Americans and Surats above Friday's rates. The sales were 12,000 to 14,000 bales (1,000 for export, and 3,000 on speculation), comprising 600 Pernam and Maranham, std. to 71d. ; 1,200 Bahia, Gid. to 61d. ; 250 Egyptian, 6id. to Bd. ; 2,500 Surat, 4W. to ; and 50 Sea Islands, at 11d. to 120. per lb. The Railway Share Market continued quiet, and prices tended downwards. _ Commercial advices from Milan mention that the fair held at Brescia had proceeded with anima tion, with an important rise in the price of several articles of merchandise. From Naples we learn that in the neighbourhood of that city the yield of silk from the cacoons had been small, but in the neighbourhood of Caiabries, on the contrary, the crop was more favourable. It is, nevertheless, Stated that not more than half an average produc tion has been obtained in Naples, Calabre, and Sicily ; consequently the spinners, in most instances, refused to sell except at exorbitant prices. A. large number of French and Ita lian purchasers were present. From Lyons th e letters state that silks and silk manufactures Were advancing in price, but buyers were not re strained in consequence, as the advices from most parts led to the inference that a further advance Would ensue. Although there is very little specu lation in France in this article still the require inents of the manufacturers are sufficient to absorb every parcel offered for sale. .. - The high prices of silk on the continent are likely to occasion increased remittances of silver to China, in order that supplies may be obtained from that quarter, as the profits on consignments at the present time are very large. The amount of the precious metals taken out by the steamer Indus, which leaves Southampton to-day, as will be seen by the following table, is ♦ery large : Alexandria (gold) Bornhay (silver) 115,705 Madras (gold) Do. (silver) Calcutta (silver) 161,299 Penang (silver) Singapore (silver) Do. (gold) Hong• Kong (gold) Do. (silver) Canton (silver) Shanghai (silver) Total With regard to the affairs of tho Royal British Bank, nothing official has yet transpired ; but It is confidently asserted that the depositors . receive 20s. in the pound, the assets being sufficient for that purpose without any call being made on the shareholders. It is said that the Bank had 70,0001. in bills, which, at the last moment, it could not get discounted ; and this accelerated the stoppage. The losses are esti mated at 60,0001. to 70,0001. The excitement having abated, there is now no longer any apprehension of any further difficulties of a similar description, although throughout yes terday several rumours, not possessing the slightest foundation iu fact, were circulated affecting the credit of other establishments. Thia being the " fourth" of the month there is a good demand for money at full rates. The Directors of the Bank of England at their board meeting to-day made no alteration in the minimum rate of discount. A rumour has just been circulated that payment will be resumed to-morrow by the Royal British Bank. The Funds have been further slightly depressed, ?wing to the arrangements in progress for the 10th inst., when the account will be settled. Many are induced to close their transactions, rather than "carry over," as there seems little pro spect of an advance in prices at present. Consols have been 94i for money, 941 for the 10th inst., and 95k ± for October. The New 3 per Cents. are 951 and the Reduced 95 to 954. xchequer Bills have been dealt in at 12.3. to 153. Premium, the Bonds at 1001, and the India Bonds at 15s. to 168. premium. The Foreign Market continues dull. Turkish 6 per Cents. are not better than 103 i, and the 4 . per Cents. are nominal. Spanish 3 per Cents. have been 25, Russian 5 per Cents. 109, Mexican 221. Peruvian 4is per Cents. 81k, and Dutch 2/ per Cents., 65f. i The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 7 # ; Mexican, 22{ ; Peruvian, 80 2 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 58 60 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i 6i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 108 10 ; ditto 4,i per Cents., 98 100 ; Spa tish 3 per Cents., 44i 5f ; ditto Deferred, 25 I ; ditto Passive, q 7. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1856. 1855. Great Western . . £30,398 £28,152 North-Western South-Western Brighton Midland South-Eastarrn Caledonian G: eat Northern Lincashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 6,814 6,909 East Lancashire Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 9,834 9,069 North Stafford North London Ulster Railway Waterford and Limerick Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South-Western Scottish North-Eeastern Dutch Rhenish Great Western of Canada 8,972 6,747 Norwegian Trunk 967 781 Railway Shares are depressed, the average de cline in prices being Ito 1 per cent. North-West ern, Great Western, Midland, Eastern Counties, North-Eastern, Berwick, and North British are most affected, French Shares rule dull, and there is very little inquiry for the Colonial. Mining Shares are without alteration, but Bank Shares are heavy, in consequence of the failure yesterday. Western of London have been down to 46. Miscellaneous Shares remain steady. The price of Consols for money at 2 o'clock yes terday was 94! and not 951 as erroneously quoted. The error, however, was self evident, as the prices were differently given in the preceding remarks and in the official list. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.-CLOSING PRICES ( From th, Official List. etre... , done. aik Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced ........ 96. 5 3 per Cent Consols Annuities New 3 per rent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire s th Jan. 1860... Ditto 30 Years, expire s th April, 1885 lB 7-16 Iniix Bonds, A:10 11 0 Ditto, under £lOOO l7 p 03nsols for Account Etchequer 81110, 23d. £IOOO 2.51/0 Small Ditto Bonds, 1858, 33 per Cent. lOOl PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY Grenada New Active, 24 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds 43 per Cent • — Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1E22, E St., 5 per Cent 10) Ditto 43 per Cent. Sp anis), Bonds, 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Terkihh Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Account . . lo3i Dividends on the above payable In London. French Iterates, 43 per Cent. Ditto 3 per Cent . 7lf. ex 25f. 25c Dutch Exchange, 23 per Cont., 12 Guilders 65,E THREE O'CLOCK. Consolp, money 94i- 5 Ditto, Account, Sept. 10 94i 5 22i i THE AUSTRALIAN MAILS.—LIVERPOOL, Sept. 3.--The Royal Mail ship Marco Polo, belonging to the Black, Ball line, is advertised to sail on Friday, the s th , for Melbourne. She has or. board a large cargo and about 400 passengers. This afternoon, owing to the announce ment that the Kent is off Dover, with dates from Mel bourne to the 10th of June, the owners of the Marco Polo have telegraphed to the Postmaster-General, asking for permission to detain their ship until Sunday, to give merchants and others an opportunity of answering letters they may receive by the Kent. THE ISUN 1 LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING m 7 S'EPTrEMB'ETV 44 , tfts6.l RMAIMETB. HIS DA Y.) itAILWAYS. raid.; c6aR,WAYB. Cicalas Prices this day. 94 kmbg. Nottng."Bost and Ba.stn. all Belfast & Ballymena ‘ll Binning. Wolve rb Stour Valley all Birke.ihd. LancsL. Cheshire Junct.... all Do. Chosh. ex Birk all Do., do. ............. all Blyth &Tyne origin:. 425 (issd. at £4' 100 Bristol and Exeter... WO Caledonian. all Chester Holyhead all Cork and Bandon.. all Cork, Black, & Pas , 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 45 Dublin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. & Ahtr. Jne. 100 East Anglian all Eastern Counties 100 East. Union, & St , 100 Pc, B. Stock 8i Do., New A......... 10 East Kent -00 I East Lancashire) tOG Edinburgh & Glasgo all !Minh. and Peebles 100 Edin.Prth &Dun& all Forth & Clyde Jan.: all Furness all Do. Extension. 100 Glasgow &S. Westert all Great N. of Scotlnd 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 Do., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West.(lre 100 Great Western 100 Do. Stour Val. Rai' Gina. Stk all Irish South-Eastern 1 all Lancaster & Carlisle 14f Do., Thirds 12 Do. New Thirds 100 Lamcash.andYorksh Da., Wst. Riding Ur. all Do. Southl or t all London & Blackw all 100 Loud. Bright & S.Cst. 100 Lond. and N. Westn 16 Do. Fifths 41 - 4i - "• 81 - 9 19 20 lsi - 176 13 - 14 94 - 95 - 5.2 16t - 17 • ea "'' •.• -10 i 16 - 17 9i 36 - 38 25 - 27 7 - 5 80 - 82 55 - 60 36 - 37~ ••, '.... 90 - 521 8 - 8j: 195 j - 96,11 85 - 86' 130 -133, 117 119 641 - 65 i 60 65 Business done this day sti 2 164 17 911 it isi, 82 1 95 85 ad 1501 80 64j it. 100 It. 100 it. 100 5i D0.101,5h. t 1i&8...( 2i bo. Big%the .. 100 LondonndS. W.A.tn.. li Lon. Tilby. & South. Barking Sh.. . ...... all Lndndrry&Colorain , all Lndndrry. & Ennisk ,100 Hanch.Shef.&Lineb. 182 a. Do., Man 7& Lin. Un 1 Nietiopolitan .00 Slidland [OO lio.Birmng.tzDerb all Aidld. G. West. (Ira ) all Do. Half Shares all Newcastle It Carliel, all Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd 8i Newry & Enniskille all Newry, Warronpo:nt and ii:ostrevor , 100 Norfolk 3t. 50 St. 3i Northn.Cotuaties 100 North British ;100 Nth. Dovon Rail & Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock... 100 Do., B Stock 10 , N. astern—Berwie 23i Do. do. Extension . 16i Do.do. G./CB. 'rural; all Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London 31 la N.&S.Wstrn.,than - stead, and City Jr,.. £74 North Staffordshirc., all North Western all N. &S. West rn. Jun,- I,Ki Ox., Wore., k Wolv 14 Portsmouth 100 Fieottish Central... 100 Soottishlididlaud_ 100 =hropshire Union all South Devon 110 South Eastern 100 South Wales 15 9. Yrksh. t Riv. Duo 5 Do all SI a;nes,Wok. kWok a.l Stockton ti Dar;ing. 10 Do., do., 1854 1 Do., do., 1855 16 , Stockton d► Hartley' 110 Taff Vale 1.00 Do. Prof., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D.& R. all Vale of Neath all Waterid. & Kilkenny all Waterford&Limeriel all West Cornwall all West End of Londo and Crystal Palace. all Do. A 3 Do. B all West London. 74 - 77 6 - 8 6 - 8 97i 97 6f 7 105 107 1031 —• 104 - ir - 3 r - d 106 1063 20 20 50 20 all iWimbledn&Croydob all Antvierpl-RJtt , rdars 10 Ardennes &I 1 Atlan.Sr, St.Llr. leassdl at 6 p. e. by Gd.Tnk. 33 - 35 —lid SO —80 i 51 53 •H ~ •• 4 . 0 . -- 4 . = 52 - 54 3A - At 41 ~. 41i 80 - 81 5} 4ict 3 24 '7l —17 i 57 58 94 5 - 41 6i - 7 104 - 11* $0 - 32 110 of Canada all Belgian Eadn. Jnn( 14 Beziere to Grasse Rsa 9 Bombay, Baroda, an Cen.lndia, g. 5 p. c all Do. 5i Buff. & Lk. Hur. Ry. l all l earmeaux & Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry , all Demerara 12 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of Franco 19 Do. New all gad Indian, g. sp. all Do A and B, do , 5 Do. Ex. C, gu. sp. c all Do. do. D, gu. sp. c. all Do .4 p.c.Bnda. ,'s' all Do. do. do., '59, de-. all Gee'ong St Melbourne 49 - 51 15 - 15. 72i -23 i 81 - 83 5 - 2 - 1(1 15 - 17 .36 -- 37 5/ 191 20 - 61 24 - 26 6i - 6 - 8 2 - 4 5 - 54 guar. 5 per c , ..nt. . all Gd. Tk of Caned aA i . 90 Do. Cert. of Deben. con. into Stk. till'a all Do. Comp. 6p.c. , do. 14 Gt. Central of Fran all Gt. To. Pen. g. sp. c. 2 Do New, guar. sp. e. 15 Great Luxembour Constituted Share all Gt. Western of Canae Shares .......... 5 i Do. New............ all Do. Ms., payable '6' all Do. do., '76, p. '60.. all Do, do., '73 do. an Dr,. do., '73, withou 71 - 7i 4- 5 97z 7 it 6 1 106 54 1.03 i 314xd li 2 1061 51 83 33 1 [79 3 / 4 80i 80 80i 79i 80 x d 11 - 2 2i - 3i - 2 d 40i 40 i Sll EO 1 18i 2# 173 57 z d 51 - 5i ... - 2 - 21 36i -36 i 13 -14 121 - 231 2i -2: 22i -22 i 50 15i 72i i i 231 - 23, 1.3 i -14 i - fr; 61 -6?, 21i - 22 14 - lip 4/ - 54 241 - /4i 2 - 24 99 - 101 118 I 'l3 ILB - 123 20 20 20 5 option all Lake Const. all Lierre and Turnhout 6 Lombardo Venetian. all Lucca & Fist. sp. c.p. 10 Lyons and Geneva ... all Lyons & Mediterran all Iladrae, gear. 4 p.c all Do. New do., SP. c all no. 4/ p. c. Eaten 10 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c all laria Antonia all Do. do. New all sTamur & Liege ( Interest) all 1 )o. (ox interest)... all Do. do., Cp. e. Pref I all iorthern of France all iorwegianTrunkPre all Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all 'aris and Orleans 5 Recife & San. Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 P. c. all Riga & Dunaburg is. at 80/. per share... 5 Rome and Frascati. all loyal Danish ..... all Boyalivredish all iambre and Meuse.. all Jo. 54 p. cent. Pre+ 5 leinde, guar. sp. c all D 0... 18 southern of France 18 it. Andrew's an Quebec (A) el Vest Flanders all Do 54 per o. Pref , all V. &N.W. of Franc ' all +Vest. of Switzerlanc all Wiesbaden all 7..taland 110 112 ... - ,;7"I 6 - Of t 111 ••• 12i 20... .i. i - 2 - 2 4 p li i f li - 1 1 r 20 20 20 ?3!., ~ . •m•• a • it. 100 . 5 all [0 3 it. 100 all It. 10k) It. LOO It. 'OO It. I IN, It. I $:)o It 1.00 It 100 It. i.OO It. 1.00 8 all I 0 all I 0 all St WC t 3 all 21) all I 6 St 1.00 St. 100 St. 100 St 100 St. 100 St. 100 it too 1.2 all 12 , all St. 10 h 4; it. WO' .2: all .2 to It. i , OO It. I:00 St. t. 100 dl 0 4 LO It. 00 It. GO st. 4 00 tt. LOG It. 00 It. 00 17 Si !O li 12 9 15 10 0 all IL 00 .0 all all I: I all .0 I all 23 1 Si I 2( 14 a 84 5 2 , 4 21/ 9a 9 9 - 94 20 —20 t 41 414 84 9? 54* —54 a 53 7 55 a lir 19i - 20! - - 13 9i - 10 2 - 2i ... - pm 4 - xi 94 - 10 37 - 38 ... - 5 i 7,1 31 241 i i 7 1 i 31 6, ... -0. , •.. 19 - 20 ,TOINT.E.VPOaI 81; NICK 7 0 , 11 A.uAraiz.L, a - 105 104 k 25 14 Bank of Egypt i d - f p 100 50 Bank of London - 71 40 all Rri. Col. iik.&Ln. e .. - - 50 al: 3ritish N. Americas . . - ... CBi 25 5 Chartd. Bank of Asi. .4 • 1 p 20 6 ahrtd. Bnk. of Indi -.. Australis, & Chin: 14 - i 1 WO 50 City 7l - 73 100 25 Colonial - •• 100 20 'Commercial of Load .. •- 20 all Falg.goot&ltus.Cht. 16i 171 16i 17 20 all Lon& Chart. Bk. o Australia 2l - 22 20 15 Ditto New 1 - 2 p 50 20 1.4 D don and County„ _ ... 100 50 Lnd.&E.Enkg•C'orp. 1 - 3p 50 10 London Joint Stock. - 321 2 100 10 London and Par i s lO - 5 d 100 20 Loud. & Westminster ... - ... 49 100 3f. lational Pre.ei Eng .. _ .. 20 10 Co. New _ , f'2oo 2 au 2 ~ Nleatiosnotul t o h f Iv Ea a n ie k r. ... l. .. . 4 . 7 . -.... 49 25 all Oriental Bank. , I rlorpontion. 39. - 40! 40i I 20 10 Ottoman Bank I i 9i 100 2i , L•rcvincial cf Irelar: ... - .. 10 all Do. New ... - ........ . - -- 5 1 , t ins 13 kilo 1m C -.- 100 50 Royal British • •. • 25 al 4a-nth At straiia .. 25 all OniGn of Austr2llx 6B - 70 2 . , Do. NIW ..., ....., 51 10 Union of London . ... ... 28 71j 8 100 50 Western Bk of Lend 3 Et: 1 d 46 25 15 16 4 1 10 20 5 LINES LEASED AT FIXED ItENTALS. I LOatri Cioxtn *r-e••. ,tZli nom Ranwsis. Corapal , . this d ky. this , tai 5 - ' ?A:tiro:3 s Londot Bletehley Wt 't. 81 luo Buckghamsh, L&N.W. 97 - 100 St li Clydesdal.-E , Celt - Kiwi— 100 105 2b all Col. Stour Vy. E. Un. & Sud. and Hal. E. C l2 14 St. 100 E. Lin. R. 6 pc. Gt.Nrtitn 139 141 139 5 all E. Un. H. Sii. E. Count 4 ... 4a 5..'100 Glam. Barr. & Caldonis.n Neils. Direct St 100 Do. New. Do •• ••• 2 , all Glstr.& Dn./ I 'r Gt. Westu 27 29 03 all Dk. & Yk. Now. Railway & Berw. 50 all Hull & Selby Y. & N 106 107 25 ILL Do. a Shares. Do 1.?.' al , Do. Shares. Do •• ••• 12i all Lon.&Greenw S.Eastert 1.21 13/ r Do.Preferenu Do `'3a 24.1 St 101 Lon., Til., & Peto &Co ll3 116 St 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cont. Norfolk._ St WO D. 6 por ct. Do 5 all Mauch. Bxtn. LAN.W and Matlock & Midld. 2a `0 all Middleebro' & Stckton & Redcar Darlingt. St 110 Midld.Bradll Midland.. 96 95 61 51 Newmarket Bury E. G.spc En. Conn. / p pm 60 all N.& Est.s p. c. C. Count. 57 Sti ".0 all Do. 6 per et. D 0... 50 all Do. Fixeds pc D 0......... 25 all Prost. &TV yte L. &N. W. 12. all Do.. Shrs. A Do — St. 100 Roystn.& Hit. GtNorthu 135 140 25 18$ Shot RothJand Lancaah& Goole g. 5 p.c . Yorksh. 10 all Shrews.&Her. T. Brassey Sa 12 10i S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 3 21•21 50 all WearValleygr Stockt. 6 per cent... Darlingt. ?5 all Do Do 32 —33 a St 100 Wilts&oomrst GtWeetn 9l 93 PREFERENCE SHARE 3. Aberdeen Deben. Do. 6 per cent. Do. No. 2, 7 p. o. Myth andTyno lOpet 0. pref. (issd.2.t 501. Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO .11os. &Ho. On. 5i pc Do. do. Pref. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork dtßandonsip.c ' lun.Prth .&Aber.J. Anglian Cls. A Sh . Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. Ras. Co.Ex, spcNo. ' Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. o. St /last Un., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per cent Do. 151. Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent. gnat Lancach.6p.ct, , E. kW. York. J. sth , Ndin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh. Rd. Prth.&Dun.4p.e Furness 'llas. &5.W.G.5 p.c 'Treat Northn. 5 p. c /o. 5 p. o. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem. Do. 4 p. c Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red %t 5 p. c. pm... it.N. of Scot. let Pre it. R. &W. (Ireland) Do. 4per 0. Pref. S It. W.(B.kll.Xxspc )0. con. red. 4. p.c. )0. con. red. 4 p. c )o. irred. 4p. o. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref )o. Birm. Prof. Si 1 )o. Chester 8 p. )o. do. 5 p. c. do )o. Birm. Qua. Stk )o. Ches. Qua. Sh.. Do, do. do Do. do. do ratn. &York. F..£2 Do. 6 p. c. Stock (Jon. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c. I t)o. Pref., 5 p. o. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Do. do. 5 per cent . Lon. &N. W., Coy. 6 Nuneaton 5 p. et on.& S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares 1 .cndy. & Color. Sh . Londy. & Ennis. Sh 41.,8.,& L. 6 p. Cent , Do. do. do. Do. do. 31 per cent. W.arypt .&Carl.4 p 0. Do. 4.. per cent Do. do. Conaol.6 p.c.St )o. Con.Br.Bir. 6pc Di. 4i p. c. Pref. S Ditto L. &H.Pref. St New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p. c. rod. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Perpet. 6 p ct. with optn. till '63 Norfolk Debenture . Do. Pref. 5 p. c. Stocl Do. 5 p.c. Bat Do. 5i por ct. prof._ Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British Y. E. Berw, 4 p.o. P ,Do. do. do Do Leeds 6 p.o :No.l Do. do. Quarters Do. York H.& S. Put. North Staffordshire. lx,Wo,kW.lsl6pc Do R. Pref. 101. Sh. Scot. Cent. ,New Prof south Devon Do. fixed, 4i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. WO Do. 4i per cent ell Do. Fixed 4} p c sh 100 S . Wales Gus. 4p. c 100 Dl. do. 4i p. c all I.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar all 3tock.St Dar., sp. c 15 Do. do. do all stock. & Harti. g. 5 p. e. till July 1, '56 44 Wsktprfd.& Rpc 100 - 102 16 -• 17 b.. ''''' N. 4/ - 5 6 - 6i 107 - 112 100 - 105 1 1 121 -- )3i 5 - 81 ••• 117 - 119 110 - 112 103 - 105 ~63 - 65 101 -10 i 6 - 64 95 - 97 89 - 91 89 - 91 99 • 101 - 101 16 - 17} 10 -- 104 73 -75 A 38 - 140 ••• .. m. 06. •.• ...... •••• ... ''" .... .59 - 161 124 - 127 a - 68 ••• ..... .• 138 -138 99 - 101 89 - 91 J.; - lip 105 —l(7 n 94 1 ici - ii 2 - ii 24i - 25 100 - 103 10 - 101 27 - 28 2 - 3p I li lid ••• - 1 sLi Ds all .A.gxn Fria tnglo Californian kustralian Baden (Gd. Duchy of Bleenar. Iron & Coal British Iron Brazilianlmp.(lesned at £5 pm.) Do. Cocaes bi Cniab , Do. St. John Del Re 3 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica 4) all Cobre Copper 5 1A Colonial Gold all Copper Min. of Eng. 15 all Do. Prof. 7i p. cent Copiapo. gI Fortuna ......... ZO all Genc:al 1 all Ot.NuggetVeinßeg 44 all Great Polvtooth 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 all Liberty 3 all Linares.. 5 11 Lusitanian 1 all IMaricinita 1 all ,New Granada 1 all Nouveau Monde.., 6 = 'I 24 - 3 31 - 4 21 - 23 54 - 57 10 all 10 1.5 1 i 30 - 35 26 - `zB 16 - 18 - 14 - 15 2i lid pm Inn 994 xd 22; 22 55 a 7 - 8 4(1 7 - all 5 1 1 all i 0 all ~ .5 all Poutgi.Sil.l4 IPort Philip Quartz Rock ißhymney Iron Do. Now 9 ---- 25 - `2.7 - 2 1 - 2 21 - 2i 6s: 1 all 1 all 1 all ~. 4i 10 sil 2gi all 1E ill - 11 - 4i 3i - 41 1 all 1 12R ••• - .•• i - i MISCELLANEOTJB. l 6 19 L L all )- 3 ~(' 1. 100 , >t,, 100 6 b all 4 a 1 io 15 It. 100 1 all 5 al; Australian Agri=lt. kustraln. Royal Mail (erlin Water Works American lend Canada.. i'..Go.6p.c. Jan&july Do 6 p.c. Feb & Aug DO. 6p c. Mar & Sept errtal Pa1ace........ Do. Preference...,.. 25i —26 t, I 5a 6 126 - 128 13! - 114 2 - 5 - Irystal Pal. of Franc,- Duston Iron 0re..... Eastern 5team........ Electric Telegraph... gilectric Teleg. of Ir. En.lzilus Cop Sm Co Gen. Iron Sc Collier Gen. Steam Navigat. General Screw Steam Loud. Gen. Omnibus Magdalena St. Navig lediteran. Elec. Tel. lexican&S.Amerion. Nat. Discount C 0.... 53A - 95, .•• 13i -13 i 3i - 8 - if? 41 - 41 IAP Nat. Pat. Steam Fue Netherlands Land , Do. Do. 11 - lf 3i - 41 - $1) 21 - 26 121 110 1 13i f Do.BpcPissatld New It & N.S. Land N.S.W. Gov. sp.e.D. N. B. Australasian_ Nrth. of EuropeSt eani Oriental Gas Do. "New Shares" Peel Rr. Ld. & Minr). Peninsular & Oriental Do. N0w..,,,, Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest Ditto New South Austral Land 3ubmar. Tel. Scrip,,. Do. Registered 14.1180 L. Co.U. Can $ 13i -13 i 1 - P - iP i 2i 65 - 67 4 - 5p 71 - 73 14 $ si) - I-1 i Vai Dieraan's t.v.," (V.O ).6p.c.Janb July 16 - 17 .., "" NO 6 6 i G iitt . . , = -17fIltttott SUN OFFICE, Sig oTiock. WARWICK RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SELLING STAKES. Desdemona Profile Six ran. COUNTY STAKES. Llrd Alfred Early Bird Boer Ten ran. HANDICAP PLATE. Pope Joan Kertci Chief WELTER CUP. Early Bird Seven ran. GoMill broke down. TWO-YEAR OLD HANDICAP. Cara Fatima Eight ran. Gemma di Vergy bas gone to Derby. DERBY RACES--(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FOAL STAKES. Druid Bay Hilton Four ran. NURSERY STAKES. Master Bagot Barbarity . Bight ran. TRADESMAN'S PLATE. Vulcan Yorkshire Grey Preston Seven ran. .~ .4 2 DONCA.STER — RACES: Acceptances for the Great Yorkshire Handicap of 25 Boys each,ls ft, with 100 added. St. Leger course. Age et lb Mr. Sykes 6 9 0 Ty pee 6 8 12 Hungerford Saraband Lady Tatton 4 7 9 Alembic Courtenay 4 7 6 Yorkshire Grey 4 7 3 Stork 3 7 2 Vandal Age at lb Mishap Pantomime Go rtschakoff 3 6 8 Termagant 3 6 6 Prince of Orange 3 6 2 Gaudy Preston Kestrel Colt by Orlando BAton - Imogene .. 4 7 0 Luodyfoot 3 7 0 Marchioness out of Clarissa. 3 5 10 Houghton 3 5 7 Pant !lure Miss Harkaway 3 5 5 THE FATAL CATASTROPHE IN LITTLE SWAN ALLEY. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. We have paid a second visit to the scene of this dis aster, and on a further inspection of the neighbourhood we are impressed with the truth of our hastily-formed opinion of the dilapidated state of the houses, which are a eisgraoe to the City of London and unfit for the habi tation of human beings. Visitors to this great metro polis, as well as its inhabitants, as they crowd the lead ing thoroughfares and admire and extol the capacious buildings and gorgeous architecture which embellish our streets, little dream of the close confined avenues and dilapidated and filthy houses which lie hidden behind, veiled from the sight by a fringe 'of elegance—where squalor and wretchedness are to be found, and from whence pestilence and fever walks forth upon the breath of heaven, carrying death and desolation to all around, The state of our metropolis, with regard to the dwellings of the industrious poor, is a disgrace to humanity and the age. Compelled from the imperious necessity of labour to locate themselves near where they earn their daily bread, these unfortunate individuals are obliged to accept any accommodation offered to them, and the grasping middleman, in the Lopes of getting as much as possible out of his lease, turns a deaf ear to their entreaties for cleanliness, decency, security, and comfort; and then we are sometimes startled, as in this instance, with the announcement of the fall of a house, burying the wretched beings alive, and in many instances, as now, attended with loss of life. It is high time that some stringent powers were enacted to insure safety in dense and over-crowded localities, fur the mere appointment of a district surveyor under the present act, to examine and keep secure the outside, is but providing half a re medy instead of a whole one. He tniy examine the outer walls of a house, and find them secure ; but, having no power to enter and examine the interior, he is unable to say if that leo secure, and if not to order it to be made so. In this instance we find the danger was within, and bad the house, internally and externally, been examined by an official responsible for his acts, in all probability we should not have to announce and deplore so lamentable and fatal an accident. On interrogating Mrs. Palmer, whose husband was killed, and who had herself a miraculous escape, she furnished us with the following details :—We occupied the back room on the first floor of the house, for which I paid Mr. Crane 2s. a-week rent. There were my hue band and myself, the baby in my arms, my boy, who was out its a situation, and my other children, Eliza beth, James, and Thomas Pullen, by a former marriage. We lived in the one room. My husband is a dock la bourer, and I am in the habit of going out washing. On Tuesday my poor boy was kept later at work at his situation than usual, and so his life was caved. About 9 I was preparing my husband's supper, when I heard a noise as if the walls were cracking, and Paw dust falling from the ceiling. I said to my husband, " Oh, I am sure the house is falling." He replied that I was always thinking so ; it was the man in the next room sharpen. ing his knife. I said there was a noise of the man sharpening his knife, but it did not cause the walls to crack or the dust to fall, at.d I was sure the house must be falling. Nothing further was said, however ; we had our supper, and shortly after 10 o'clock we went to bed. In consequence of the baby crying I got up about 5 minutes to 12 o'clock, and gave him some milk. He fell asleep in my arms, when I felt tee board of the floor shaking under me. This was a few minutes after 12. I felt the shaking of the floor more, and I called out to my poor husband, "Oh ! Good God ! The house is falling ; save my poor children !" Ile got up, and said, "My God, the place is falling." The walls and floors were shaking; he was trying to put on his trousers, and going to the corner of the room where my three children laid on the floor, to save them, no doubt. That is the last I saw of them. I ran to the stairs screaming for Mrs. King to escape with her family. As I got towards the bottom of the stairs, they gave way under me, and as the house fell, I was thrown out with my boy in my arms on to the pavement in the court. I can recollect little more than that I and my baby were saved, and that we were nearly suffocated by the clouds of dust and mortar. My child was hurt by the fall, I have lately had strong doubts about the security of the house, and - had talked to my husband about leaving, Laet Satur day night week Mr. Crane called upon me for the 2e. week rent. I said, "Mi - . Crane, you had better have something done to the fire p'ace, for it's not safe for me or my children ; we shall fall into the cellar some of these days." There was a large crack by the side of the fire place. He said that he would call in a few days and look to it. He went away, b u t nothing had been done to the place. My husband wa i 31 years o f age , Elizabeth Pullen 14, James 12, and Thomas 9, all of whom are dead. Last evening a meeting was held in the Ward School Room, London-wall, to consider what steps should be taken in reference to the accident ; Mr. Deputy hale presided, A subscription was at once made for the sufferer!, A resolution was alto carried, that Messrs. 'Perkins, Saunders, and Wadd should be ap pointelle a sub-committee, and that they, with the sub scrir,tions received, should purchase such furniture as w'as requisite for the poor persons whose goods had been destroyed, and otherwise minister to the necessi- I ties of the survivors. The coroner's inquest will be opened by Mr. Payne on Friday next. On the news of the accident reaching the Mansion House, the Lord Mayor immediately repaired to the n spot, and gave instructions that every possible attention Ishould be paid to the injured persons. In the course of the morning several members of the Court of Common Cemncil commenced a subscription for the sufferers, the list' being headed by the Lord Mayor with a donation of 51 ., an d w hi c h i n a very short period amounted to up ward-, of 701. This mousing Mr. Waddington, Mr. Perkins, Mr, Clarke, Mr. Saunders, and Mr. Elliott, assisted by Mr, Jones the ward clerk, met at the same place, and 4 case, claimed. narawateed a laqulry tutu the state 4nd outlaittan of tha survivors, with a view to their temporary relief. At the same meetirg reports were received from Mr. Woodthorpe, the district survey, r, stating that mea sures had been taken to secure tine adj )ining houses which the inmates fi.Kl from in alarm the previous night leaving their little property behird them, in order that they might enter in safety and remove their fur niture. It was further stated that the walls of the ad. joining houses, from the defective state of the founda- lions and the heavy stacks of chimneys in many instances resting on the outer walls were in a very insecure state. It is to be heped that prompt measures will be taken to guard against another similar calamity. On inquiry at St. Bartholomew's Hoi-pital this morn ing, we were gratified at hearing that the injuries of many of the unfortunate individuals were not of so serious a character as might have been expected Irian the nature of the accident. The only inmates of the hospital at present are John Seibert and his wife, who are much bruised, particularly the wife, Jane Hod win, Julia King, and Henry King. The deceased George Palmer was the husband of MrP. Palmer above referred to, and the three children, Elizabeth Pullen, 14, James Pullen, 12, and Thomas Pullen, 9, also dead, were her children by a former husband. The inquest on the bodies of the above unfortunate persons will take place to-morrow (Friday). LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd was the Commissioner of he day, but the cases were simply for audits on small 3statea. CITY SHERIFF COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) NICHOLSON, 01FICIAL ASSIGNEE, &C., V. JONES. The plaintiffs in this action aro the acisigness of Messrs. Williams, formerly bankers in Smithfield, to recover the sum of 11., the balance of an account. Mr. Hudson appeared for the plaintiff, and called one of the bankrupts, who proved that they had an account open against the defendant, and there was a balance due on the present bill, which had been made payable at the banking-house, and be had only paid in 211., but the bill was taken up and consequently the balance claimed was now due. The defendant persisted that he had paid the whole amount, and complained that the bankers had charged Ss. 6d. for making out the bill and ls. for taking it up. His Honour said they had nothing to do with the charges, and as he could not doubt the evidence ha should make an order for the amount. Judgment accordingly. BIRD V. DIGGER V. ELDER.-EXPRNSES OF WITNIKSBS UNDER SUBNENA TO THE SUPERIOR COURT. The plaintiff in this case is a performer at the Britannia Theatre, Hoxton, and the defendant is a dramatic author, and the claim was for 10s. for attending as a witness at the Queen's Bench in an action brought by defendant against Mr. Lane, the proprietor of the Britannia, for performing a piece belonging to the defendant without having obtained licence so to do. Hi; Honour said be did not like t) encourage such cases, as he considered that whnesses ought to get their money from the parties at the time, and asked what was the result. Plaintiff said it was settled out of court, and de fendant received 101. for damages. His Honour said the law was by no means clear on the point, but he thought that it was the duty of the attorney to pay the costs ; not doing so caused a great deal of mischief, and left these courts to investigate the Mr. V. Field, a solicitor, said he always paid the wit nesses. Mr. Hudson said it was not the uneral practice ; it would be unreasonable to aik an attorney to pay wit Lessee, perhaps from 200 miles. Hie Honour ultimately gave a verdict for the amount FOREIGN. 0441'ily if tilt ! waktisti voiS ntr thclo4;l4iitt tbia timy (thtißk day), but , - .therwise he would ooramit the prisoner for Ou the pr.sener being put to the bar, Mr. Selfe asked the watch had been restored to the prosecutor ? The prisoner--I have not got it; I never had it, eir. Mr. Belfe—Yea you had, Two vritneteea law you eel the watch h rtatoliff highway. Where it the pro. seoutor ? A poltoeman said the prosecutor was not present, and that the pr:s' nEr's friends had settled the matter. Mr. Selfe would not allow justice to be defeated. He directed a summons t) be issued fcr the attendance of the F ailu r, and remanded the prisoner till Saturday. , LITERATURE. The ,Sketch ,?.r. By the Rev. J. Eagles, A.M. 1 Vol. Blackwood. This voluin consists of a series of papers origin ally published in &ackunod's Magazine, full of art criticisms, and offering the greatest attractions to the amateur painter. The author, the late Rev. J. E tgles, was himself an accomplish, d artist, as well as an enthusiastic lover of nature. His papers are full of suggestions of great practi cal value to the student, and the criticisms on the different styles of some of the old painters are evi dently the opinions of one who has deeply studied the subjects lie discusses. His descriptions of scenery, and his directions for the selection of a spot for a sketch, will be very interesting to the landscape painter. The first half of the volume is occupied with the author's own meditations and remarks ; but in the latter part he introduces a companion under the name of Pictor, with whom ha has many pleasant conversations. The reader gains by this addition, for numerous graceful and musical scraps of verse are introduced as the production of Pictor. The following is a sample : " THE PAINTER'S GRAVE. Where shall the sunbeams play Where shall the moonbeams light ? For him who bade them stay, With hand of power and might— Upon the Painter's grave. Where the stormy pageants rice, The harmless lightning fly Where the magician lies That fixed them in the sky— Before the Painter's grave. Where shall the flow'rets shed Sweet odours ! O'er his earth Who from their lowly bed Gave them immortal birth— Upon the Painter's grave. Where shall the aged rest, And own one friend he found, That thought grey hairs were best, And age like holy ground! Upon the Painter's grave. Where shall the maiden meek, Whose beauty would not die, Go lean her pen-ive check, Or look with gentle eye ! Upon the Painter's grave ?" Together the two painters wander among some of the beautiful scenery of rural England, wisely dis coursing ou the various landscapes that present themselves to their view, and mingling imagina tion and criticism, fact and fancy, in a very fasci nating manner. One point, however, in which both of them agree, is open to dispute. They de cry any attempt at scientific knowledge, which the author appears to regard with a mixture of con tempt and indignation, as though it destroyed all taste for the picturesque, and offered nothing in its place but a string of hard names. He shares, in fact, tho same idea that Campbell expresses in his beautiful lines on the rainbow, when he says— " When Science from Creation's face Enchantment's veil withdraws ; What lovely visions yield their place To cold material laws." However eloquently this feeling may be expressed it is one that the philosopher will be hardly dis posed to tolerate. He who devotes himself to a laborious research into the hidden laws that govern the world around us is probably as great au enthu siast in his own particular study as the painter or poet in his. Their superficial knowledge of botani cal or geologicial terms may indeed produce an un imaginative pedant, but it is to be questioned if one who would rest satisfied with such limited in formation would at any time have proved a very ardent worshipper of Nature—the harmony and beauty of the governing laws of natural science, the wonderful completeness of the minutest parts of that marvellous governance without which not even a sparrow falls. The author himself proves indirectly how little an acquaintance with funda mental principles need mar the imaginative enjoy ment of a cultivated mind, for he enters into the minutest principles of his favourite art; he tries experiments ill mixing his colours, he studies the effects of light and shade—nay, he houses in the most beautiful localities, to select which would be the most suitable and effective position for taking a sketch what hills or trees would be better omitted or retained, and how a careful ar rangement of the object will best preserve the spirit of the scene—yet few appreciate so highly all the charms of a beautful view, or could feel so quickly all its imaginative associations. The fol lowing passage from the earlier pages of the work shows what au elevated view he takes of his favou rite pursuit, and how well he expresses the feeling of all true artists : " If in any way I pretend to instruct, it is that I may learn ; for that is but a poor art or science which is soon mastered. The advantage of a true pursuit is, that it never ends; sue this is thoroughly the case with the sketcher. o fields of beauty open to him at every step he advances ; he lays up new acquirements, and all of them come to him with delight. It should be our happiness, net our la.rnentation, that Art is long, Life is short'—' Arc longs, - Vita brevis '—forsurely we would not wish the pursuit to end bo f or e life, nor with it; we might be pardoned rather for the belief that whatever is good will never end. Why did Cato in extreme age learn Greek, but that he looked to converse with Homer and Hesiol, and Pindar, in the meadows of asphodel beyond the Styx ? It is the instinct of taste to believe itself immortal. It is, if not a positive virtue, akin to all the virtues, and they die not. It is showered down to us as the fruit of that plant ' which Milton asserts grows not on mortal soil,'— ' But lives and spreads aloft by those purl eyes, And perfect witness of all judging Joys.' Where is the fountain head of all Harmony I—what is Art ?—what is Music ;—what Poetry ? Are they only seen, heard, and felt here ? What are they, and the genius that interprets them, but gifts falling on earth unperceived as the dews of heaven—as from a divine and infinite storehouse ? It is some such belief that gives perpetuity to study ; it sanctifies innocent and im proving, because virtuous, amusement. He who has it, walks the hills and valleys with an elastic step, elated with the dignity of duty, and happy in his thankfulness. "It is important that every one who has a pursuit which is justified to his conscience, should have a per. suasion of this its perpetuity, and of its progression to wards a better excellence. There was a hopeful signifi cance in the fabulous heathen invention of the golden chain connecting heaven and earth. It is abhorrent to our instincts to believe that any of the links that make together the chain of human perfection (and Taste, which is the perception of beauty, truth, and every virtue, is a link), will be suddenly snapped, and all con nection broken, and for ever. It cannot be. The notion would take from life its energy, its charm, and every object fur which life is worth anything. It would make the biography of the brightest genius but an elon gated tombstone. I am persuaded that there never was a sketcher who at some time or other—nay, many times, when his sense of the beauty of the scene before him and his work were growing together—has not had such thoughts pass through his mind. They naturally, there fore, and fitly, belong to the preface of the following attempt." The author is described, in an introductory me moir, as having been au artist of great ability as well as a connoisseur. He was for many years a contributor to the pages of Blackwood's Magazine. The papers bearing the title of " The Sketcher" appeared many years ago, but he remained among its most esteemed contributors to the last. His latest article was the review of " Once upon a Time," by Charles Knight. As well as these pa pers on Art, he was in the habit of writing on clas sical subjects, and on the topics of the day. Ho lived a retired life, though his abilities were highly prized among his immediate circle of friends. At one time he was curate to the Rev. Sydney Smith. All interested in the study of the beautiful, and of which he was such a devoted admirer, will find pleasure and profit in this volume, while those with a lesser share of the taste and talents of its author will derive much gratification from its perusal, if the claims of nature and art are not wholly indifferent to them. On the Treatment Jo hn he Insane without lifechanica Restraints. By Conolly, M.D. Smith, Elder, and Co. A deeply interesting work on a subject which , naturally enough has long engaged the attention of the humane and benevolent. The reader for has presented before him a pict ure of the Asylum the Insane as they flourished in their brutality and iniquity in times past, of the difficulties with which the advocates of the principle of mechanical restraints have had to contend, of the • progress they have made, \ and the improved mode o f treatment, genera ll y speaking, adopted in most of the asylums of they resent day. The contrast is sufficiently striking, d must be contemplated by the author, who has done so much to promote this improved treatment, with the deepest satisfaction. Indeed, Dr. Conolly confesses as much, and in MINES. gantingo de Cuba.. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. South Australian Do. Scrip IDo. 10 per cent Prof ;Tam. S. & L. Min. Co, rin Croft... United Mexican Waller_ Vest Mariposa Xorthing Mining o 1 kustralis THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. It was stated in the Court of Bankruptcy this morning that a petition bad been brought in in this case, but as it had not yet been balloted, any further reference to it would be premature. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.; BOW-STREET. BIIIIGLLICT WITH VIOLENCIL—Two young men, named Ford and M‘Dougall, were placed at the bar, charged with burglariously entering the house of No. 5, Great Queen-street, and also with stabbing a policeman. Police constable 154 F stated that this morning shortly before two o'clock, he was on duty in Great Queen-street, and saw Ford walking about the street, and in about ten minutes after he saw M'Dougall. He watched them far a short time, but lost sight of them, and immediately after he heard a deep dull sound, as if a door had been forced open. He made hi . 4 way to the area of No. 5, Great Queen-street, and looked down, and saw the pantry and coal-cellar door open. Oa look ing down a second time, the doors were closed, but he did not see who had done it. The sergeant then came up, and he told him that be thought the doots in the area had been forced open. He was ordered to watch the spot. Shortly afterwards be saw Ford in the pan try, and 11/933ugalIllying clown in the area. He then sprang his rattle for assistance, as both prisoners began to climb up the area. A brother constable came up, and he told him to take charge of Ford, and be would secure M'Dougall. Just as M'Dougall was coming over the area rails he drew a knife and cut his scarp, which he threw into the area, after which he appeared to return. When he again ascended the area he made a stab at him, which he warted off, and the knife for tunately only made a small wound on his band. He threw the prisoner on the ground and kept him there some time. Finding Ford was overpowering his brother constable he left M`Dougall and went to his assistance. 51‘Dougall then got up and ran away, with the knife still in his possession. Police constable 29 F stated that a little after two o'clock this morning he was passing down Great Queen street, and from what was told him he went and got a 'anthem. He looked down the area of No. 5 and saw Ford in the pantry, the door of it leading to the area be ing open ; he also saw M`Dougall lying down in another part of the area. He immediately sprang his rattle and both prisoners began to ascend to the street. Just as 111‘Dougall got to the top be appeared to fall back again, aril when he ascended a se cond time he saw he bad a knife in his possession. While M‘Dougall was at the rails he was strugjziing with last witness, and fearing he would do the constable some serious injury he (witness) pushed him back, and late then made a stab at him likewise. While they were en, aged in a struggle with Ford M'Dougall got up and ran away, but he was eventually apprehended by anotfamr constable in Wild-court. After the prisoners had been securely confined in the station-house, he (witness) went back to Wild-court, as he saw him drop a knife down the area of one of the houses in the court. Ho found the knife produoed in the area of No. 10. It was op , n when he found it. Police-constable 344 A. said he heard the noise of a rattle this morning shortly after 2, and saw 111‘Dougall running towards Witd-court, and a constable following him, calling out, " Stop, thief," and saying be had a knife in his possession. As he was passing 111‘Dougall made a stab at him, but he caught hold of his collar and threw him down. He heard the knifo fall down the area. Inspector Mitchell, having taken the charge at the station, proceeded to examine the premises, No. 5, Great Queen street, and found the door that led from the area to the pantry forced open, and on a B.fe near the spot he found a "jemmy," which corresponded with the marks in the pantry door. Both the kitchen v7indows bad been prized open. Mary Stapleton said the premises entered by the men, No. 5, Great Queen-street, were i❑ the occupation of Mr. W. H. Cox. At . half-past 11 o'clock last night she securely fastened the premises. The " jemmy" did not belong to Mr. Cox, and was not in the safe when she went to bed. Nothing had been taken from the pre- 'Rises. Inspector Mitchell asked for a remand. The magistrate then remanded the prisonm till Thurs- by next. THAMES. DARING ROBBERY BY ♦ TICKET-OF-LEAVE MAN. Michael Cocklin, remanded from last Saturday, was broug,l t up this day, at half-past twelve o'clock, before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a watch value 4/. from the person of John Clifford, a seaman hyting in Rat cliff-street, St. George-in-ti-e -East. The case was clearly made out against the prisoner 1 on the first examination. The prisoner snatched the watch from the prosecutor's waistcoat pocket on the morning of the 28th ult., and banded it to a confederate. He was pursued and overtaken. It was proved that he was a ticket-of-leave man, and although only 25 years of age had been repeatedly in custody for s erious offences. Cochlin admitted his guilt, and said he wished the magistrate to dispose of the case summarily. The magistrate said hew ould dispose of the case sum. pfout of bI o . i4ttiwt34 404toty ba If4to tto work furthered we find him offering a number .1 suggestions whereby the management of public* asylums may be improved. Th., various objections made to the principle with which lie is identidad, wemay add, are ably combatted and illustrations drawn from the experience of medical man both al home and abroad contribute largely to the iSatits blishinont of his views as embracing the true prin• ciples of successful treatment. The following ex tract will show how asylums were conducted in the " good old days :" Secresy had long been the protection of the officers. The physicians administered medicines of which the na ture was concealed. Visitors were, as much as possible, excluded. The committee of managers were equally at , r Tant arri ignorant. Every abuse reigned uncontrolled. The poorer patients were half starved. There was no classification within doors or without. Cleanliness and ventilation were di3regarded. Numbers of patients were huddled together in ma, l day room.. Some slept three in a bed. The use of chains seems to have been very general. The actual disappearance of many patients was never accounted for ; and some were supposed to have been killed. In reportinc the number of deaths, several —sometimes 100 out of 300 _were taken from the list of dead, and placed in the list of cured. A general system of dishonesty and peculation prevailed. The physician was dishonest; the steward falsified his accounts and burnt his books; and the matron, a worthy coadjutor, made a profit on the articles purchased by her for the use of the house." Having shown the progress made in the practice of non-restraint in public asylums, Dr. Coi2olly re marks : "But the example set in them has forced some degree of reform into every institution for insane persons, how ever private. Even in workhouses, although still defi cient in the proper means of treating the many recent cases almost unavoidably sent to them, the principles of treatment are better understood than formerly, so that the number of furious cases brought into the county asylums is probably less than it used to be. The old method of at once, and indiscriminately, fastening down every troublesome patient, made many frantic who are now preserved from that dreadful aggravation of their malady, and preserved by the kindness and judgment of the medical officers of parish unions. The very great improvement in private asylums has been mainly pro moted by the indefatigable industry of the Commis sioners in Lunacy during the last ten years ; but some of the improvement, it is but just to say, has been spon taneous on the part of the proprietors of the most re spectable 'f such establishments, men of high character and education, and not without a considerable sacrifice of money. It is yet to be regretted that licences cannot in all cases be restricted to persons so qualified and die. posed ; and that the most specious appearances, includ ing prompt and wonderful unfastenings and dressings of the astonished patients, are too successfully emp'oyed to make the inspection of the Commissioners futile. As too many of the private asylums are still deficient in the means of non-restraint, and either superintended or visited by medical men who have taken no pains to ac quaint themselves with the practice of large asylums, I have never ventured to say that mechanical restraints can be wholly abolished in them. It occasions, there. fore, no great surprise to find that the managers of only thirty-seven private asylums, out of eighty-four from which returns were made to the Commissioners, had contrived to conduct their houses without mechanical restraints when the Eighth Report was published. There is too much reason to fear that, in the fourty-four other private asylums from which no returns were made, the discreet silence proves the preservation of most of the old abuses." There is, it will be seen, need for closer inspection, as well as for more discretion, in granting licences to insure proper treatment for such of our unfortunate fellow-creatures as, by the violation of natural laws, or a mysterious Providence, are deprival of the blessed gift of reason. Prelatic° Presbyterianism. By the Rev. Richard Dill, A.M. Dublin : I\l‘Glashan and Gill. The author of this work would appear to be one of those right-minded men who will not wink nor connive at abuses in the Church, however great the hazard of "impracticability"—that, we believe, is the modern word for straightforwardness—and who accordingly have to suffer for it. Left exe cutor to the bequest of a Mrs. Magee, for a Pres byterian College, Mr. Dill, it is his state ment not ours, was plied with all sorts of cajollery and appliances of coercion to abandon his trust, but plied in vain. Now, having contended suc cessfully for the proper application of the trust, we find him defending himself against certain alleged calumnies embodied in the minutes of the Presbyterian Assembly. Into the particulars of these it is not necessary we should enter. Those who feel interested in the case will buy the book, in which they will further find an exposure and denunciation of the prelatic tendencies of certain dominant members of the Presbyterian Church in Iceland. A. Descriptive Dictionary of the Indian Islands and Adjacent Countries. By John Crawfurd, F.R.S. Bradbury and Evans. In the compass of a crown octavo volume those who are desiroto to become acquainted with the history, products, drc., of these interesting islands and the countries adjacent, will find an ample and well-arranged store of useful information. Some years ago the author published a descriptive ac count, which, instead of re-publishing, he has thrown into the present form, adding thereto all the information he has acquired since that period. The wisdom of this measure is apparent at a glance, for the reader has but to turn to a particular letter to obtain what otherwise would occasion him some degree of research, and perhaps, in addition, a feeling of apprehension at the apparent magnitude of his task to discover. An excellent map accom panies the work, and contributes to its sterling value. The Military Organisation and Administration of France. By Thomas James Thackeray. Thos. Cantley Newby. The second, and we suppose, concluding volume of a work on the above subject, the materials for which have been drawn, we are told, from official and other authentic sources of information. The generally recognised necessity for reform in our military system renders a reliable description of the way in which military affairs are administered by our warlike heighbours desirable, and so far as we can judge the volume before us may be de pended upon for furnishing the required informa tion in a lucid and methodical manner. GUARDS' DINNAR ABSENTEES. (From Punch.) Various significant absences were observed at th• dinner to the Guards in the Surrey•gardens. Some of these might have been less sarcastically remarked upon, had the committee thought proper to read the notes of aplogy which were transmitted front certain distin guished quarters. We have:been favoured with copies of some of the documents in question, and print them as a mere matter of justice : " Lord Cardigan presents his compliments to Mr. Same, and very much regrets that a round of public din ners, given to himself by his dependents, will prevent his dining with the Guards on Monday, and exhibiting to them the coat and inexpressibles in which he had the pleasure of winning the battle of Balaklaysh. But his Lordship sends the spurs which he used during his re turn from that exploit, and not even one of the carper' at his laurels will be able to deny that those articles have undergone hard service. " P.S.—He wonders that Mr. Sams's good taste will allow him to keep in his window the picture of such person as Lord Lucan." " The Earl of Lucan has received Mr. Sams's circular, and begs to intimate that he shall not attend the dinner to the Gn'srds. The practice of making an undue fuss about the private soldier, who, in doing his beet, merely does that which he is hired to do, appears to Lord Lucan to be highly detrimental to the interests of the service. Besides, the Earl has ro confidence in the committee, who appear to be chiefly members of an inferior class of society, and he has no guarantee that discespectfel toasts, reflecting on those who are supposed to hare caused the unavoidable misfortunes of the late war, may not be introduced. The Lord Mayor may be a respect able man, but real lords ought not to be asked to asso ciate with annuals. " P.S.—He is surprised that Mr. Sams should deco• rate (?) the corner of St. James's•street with a likeness of such an individual as Lord Cardigan." "Mr. Filder's compliments to Mr Sams, and certainly will not come to the dinner which it is proposed to give to the Guards. He believes that the affair will end disas trously, as it is most preposterous to believe that provi tion can be made for supplying 2,000 men with meat, chink, and tobacco for a whole evening at so short a notice as one month. He would suggest the postpone ment of the dinner until the summer of 1858, by which time the committ ee might, if they availed themselves of o i i f n n Br itish c o r m Mr. Filder's assistance, be able to make the necess ar y party iti p sh et e to n soldiers cya in c o mpetency." arrangements.be attempt, r ß s u k t e h c he must tthh ee decl ine tim? hands comfort ot b f e j o l u i gh no not co n sideredto DARTMOUTH, Wednesday Morning.—The mail screw steam-ship Tynemouth has arrived, after a rapid run down Channel. This is the second ship of the new monthly line of mail steamers to the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius, Point de Galle, and Calcutta. She leaves this port on Saturday morning, the 6th, after receiving the mails. She has a full cargo and 60 Pas sengers. S M IN G.—WOOLITICEL BATHS.—A grand swimming gala took place at these baths yesterday, for the benefit of W. Woodbridge, under the patronage of the military schools. After several races had been well contested, Mr. Woodbridge illustrated this useful art by a vaaiety of scientific swimming, floating, diving, smoking, drink ing, and undressing under water, assisted by Mr. W. Smith, &c., to the great delight and satisfaction of a very 1111132010 US company. J --- Pitted, Clog: emi• I was If the Karl' 6niged arms/ r , for k in" expel l ouses which Rion, Free = pose n and One nded. , men ►nd of :ed a gtoot ill be Lough 1131 is are Ins Is ry. noon, 1, the Pro' .ocia- ;11, as iately ind 11 quott. boat. Japt • 123 have long• with : poo l, e are rhich sonie Ira of e pri i con' Pre' h the read. ng ti? in b' 33S t° lights To. , .any 11 :ndist dates ; and aitik ivecl' i , wit' r the froo l ins. 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