The Sun. — London, England, 1863-11-05 00:00:00

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The F renc h Chambers were opene d at one o'clock to-day by th e E m p e ror, who delivered the followi ng Speech : - MESSIEURS THE SENATORS AND MESSIEURS THE DEPUTIES, The annual re-union of the great bodies of the State is always a happy occasion, which brings together all men devoted to the public good, and Permits them to manifest the truth of their patriotism to their country. The freedom of our mutual intercommunications calms disquietude and strengthens my resolutions. The legislative corps has been just now renewed for the third time since the foundation of the Em pire, and for the third time, in spite of certain local contentions, I have had no reason to do otherwise than congratulate myself upon the result of the elections. You have each of you taken the same oath of allegiance. I rely implicitly upon your concurrence. Our duty is to conduct promptly and well the affairs of the country, remaining faithful to the constitution which has given us eleven years of prosperity, and that you have sworn to maintain. The exposition of the interior situation will show you that, in spite of the compulsory stagnation of work in certain branches, the general progress has not been relaxed. Our industry has contended with success against foreign competition, and before indisputable facts; the fears excited by the Treaty of Commerce with England have vanished. Our exportations in the eight first months of the year 1863, compared with those of the corresponding months of the year 1862, have increased to the extent of 233,000,000 f. During the same period the development of maritime navigation has surpassed that of the preceding epoch to the extent of 175,000 tons, of which 136,000 are under the banners of France. The abundant harvest of this year is a benefaction of Divine Providence, which ought to give assurance of cheaper sustenance to the population at large. It evidences also the pros perity of our agriculture. Public Works, meanwhile, have been followed up with activity. About 1,000 new kilometres of railway have opened up communication between our outports and interior. Our rivers, our canals, .our highways continued to be improved. The session now taking place a little later than ordinary, the report of tie Ministers of Finance has not yet been published, it will be so, however, almost immediately. You will there see that if our hopes have not been completely realised, the re venues of the country have steadily continued to ad vance and increase, and that without our extraordi nary resources we have met the expenses occasioned by the war in Mexico and in Cochin China. I ought to notify several reforms deemed to be opportune, amongst others the de crees relative to the freedom of bread making (de la Boulangerie) one which renders maritime inscription less onerous to the coast population. The project which modifies the law upon coalitions and that which suppress exclusive privileges of the theatres. I direct your attention to a law destined to augment the pre rogatives of the general and communal councils, and to modify somewhat the excessive application of the principle of centralisation. In effect to simplify administrative formalities, to soften the legis lation applicable to the crisis worthy of all our solicitude. That such will be a Congress with you will surely rejoice to associate yourselves. You will have also t.o occupy yourselves with the sugar question now requiring to be finally solved by more stable legislation. The projects submitted to the Council of State, tends to accord to unworthy produce that facility of exportation wl Eh the sugars of better quality possess. A law will cause the double decline to disappear and to replace this overcharge by a more just arrange ment. In Algeria, in spite of the anomaly which places the same population, the one under the civil power, the other under the military power, the Arabs have understood how well the French domination was the equitable protector and repairer, witho u t the Europeans having less confidence in the pro tection of the Government. Our ancient colonies have seen gigantic barriers disappear which formerly impeded their progress, but circumstances have not been favourable to the development of commerce. The recent establishment of the institution of credit will tend, I hope, to ameliorate the general condition. In the midst of these natural cares, nothing that touches or relates to religion, to the spirit, to morality, has been neglected. The religious works of benevolence, the arts, the sciences, and public instruction have received numerous encouragements. Since 1848 the multitude of young students have increased by one-fourth. To-day nearly 5,000,000 children (a third of them gratuitously) have been received into the primary schools, but our efforts should not be relaxed, seeing that 600,000 yet re main deprived of i nstruction. The higher studies have been reani mated in the secondary school to the end of a more especial re -organisation. Such measures is an outline of what we have already done, and of what we still wish to do. Certainly, the prosperity of our country will take a still more rapid flight of political Preoccupations should trouble them less. But in life of nations unforeseen and inevitable events arise that one ought to look in the face without fear, and to sustain with "t yielding. Of this number are the war in Atoerica, the unavoidable occupation of Mexico and Cochin China, the Polish insurrection, and neigh uouring expeditions which have been the object °! So much cr iti c i sm h ave no t b een th e execu tl"er of a pre-meditated plan—the force of areevent 8 'l aving necessitated them and, so far they sot tobe neglected. LThe conclusion of the Speech will be given, as 'Web . tits the translation, in our next edition.] ...1Z1.1:1:,% ST ATT:O - I ,— N — APO - LEON I.—A letter from d eloon I . ~_ yesterday, says :—The Emperor iolded, in Napo ev ~ 4ekended to-day, at one p.m., from his " i d . angerous ati°u,'' and, as I write this, is standing, with arms im prove the Place Vendome, apparently staring at the ~,ruvenatnts of Paris. The figure is about 13 feet high. "-1•0 descent from the column attracted a large crowd of ' 1, 9 and was very easily effected. I suppose the raising the crowned and robed successor will be the occasion of so me demonstration, and may, perhaps, be taken by his Im perial heir as the text on which to preach one of those lay sermons which Napoleon 111. sometimes addresses to his faithful people of Paris. THE CATUOLIC CHAPLAIN QUESTION.—A fter considerable discussion and opposition a Catho lic chaplain has at length been appointed to Walton gaol, near Liverpool, at a salary of £3OO a year. The ground upon which the appointment was made was that the number of Catholic prisoners was so large that it necessi tated the exclusive services of a Catholic priest, The ma jority in favour of the appointment was 13 to 3, The ltev. James Nugent is the gentleman who has been voted to the j office. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sdc;dit is 163 to 101 per cent., and the premium o n gold is 491 per cent. At these rates there is very little profit on the importation of gold from the United States. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. THORN, Nov. 5. It is stated on reliable authority that the Grand Duke Constantine will be relieved from his func tions as Governor of Poland, and will travel abroad. Gen. Berg is to be definitively appointed his successor. LEMBERG, Nov. 4. The insurgent corps, numbering it is said 600 infantry and 230 cavalry, which advanced on Sun day into Volhynia, having been pressed by the Russians, laid down their arms yesterday in the district of Z)lkieu, in Galicia. 400 men, with arms and munitions, and upwards of 100 horses, surrendered to the Austrians. SWEDEN. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 5. The official Gazette, in a leading article upon the Dano-German conflict, says :—" It is now by no means the fault of Denmark if peace should be disturbed." SPAIN. MADRID, Nov. 4. The opening of the Spanish Cortes took place ,o-day. The Queen's speech states that friendly relations continue with foreign nations, and that the project of constitutional reform is definitively resolved upon. The position of Senators will, in future, be hereditary. The speech announces that no diminution will be made in the budget. Her M&jescy deplores the insurrection which has broken out at St. Domingo, and hopes for the assistance of the Spanish nation in its repression. FRANCE. BOURSE ' Nov. 4.—The arrival of the English funds with lower quotations has had rather a de• pressing effect on this market, and Threes for the Account have receded to 67f. 15c. Mobilier is now quoted at 1,097 f. 50c. Railway shares heavy The market closed as follows : ti per Cents 95 25 Do. cad month 3 per Cents 67 20 Do. end month 67 30 Credit Mobilier 1115 Do. end month 1116 50 Bank Shares 3360 Credit Fonder ...,1300 Roman Italian Loan 73 20 Do. end month 73 20 New ditto 72 90 Do. end mouth.... -- Russian Austrian .. — Spanish Threes. „ Rome Debt Deferred VAIN. RA IL Orleans Northern New ditto Lyons and Mediterranean New ditto Geneva.. Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa.. .. Ditto to Barcelona Cash. Account. 9 78 7.5 .. 987 50 986 25 :: - -- - - - 956 25 .. 960 - 910 - .. - 497 50 .. - - 695 - 697 60 516 25 .. 513 75 510 - MO - 410 - 415 - 411 25 .. 413 75 560 - .. 562 50 541 25 640 - 632 50 633 75 336 25 .. 337 50 THE HURRICANE IN FRANCE, The late hurricane has caused several fatal acci dents both in Paris and the provinces. Between 6 and 7on Saturday evening, while slates and tiles were flying from the roofs of houses, Baron de 75 years of age, Colonel on half-pay, was walking on the flag way of the Qaai de Louvre, on his return to his residence in the Rue de Bac. As he passed the baths on the river one of the large poplar trees in front of them was blown down by the violence of the wind, and knocked him down, inflicting a severe wound on his head. In falling the Baron unfortunately fractured one of his legs, and it became necessary to carry him to the nearest apothecary, and thence to his residence. From his great age it is feared that he may not recover. A letter from Nimes gives the details of another fatal accident during the late storm. On Thursday after noon last two farmers who were returning home were overtaken by the rain, which was falling in torrents, and sought shelter at a neighbour's house. They were hospitably entertained by the mistress, who pressed them strongly to remain the night. They obstinately refused, and their neighbour placed at their disposal a cart and the bast mule in the farm to convey them home. Two of the farm ser vants offered to accompany them and to assist them in case of accident, as the roads were completely flooded. Five persons set out in the cart—the two farmers, the son of one of them, and the two farm servants. When they arrived at the high road from Nimes to Montpellier they were met by a rush of water which upset the cart. The driver held by the seat, but the others were carried away by the tor rent. At this moment the farmer Roux thought only of his son, who sank in the waters. He made desperate efforts to recover him, but in vain, and, having become exhausted, he was drowned. The other farmer and the farm servants were so fortunate as to lay hold of the branches of a tree. After hav ing remained for four hours in this perilous position their cries were heard by some persons in the neigh bourhood, and they were saved, The body of the son was found the following day, but the search for that of the father, who leaves a widow and four children, was ineffectual. THE LOCAL TAXATION OF ENGLAND.—According to the annual summary, published this week, the total amount thus raised appears to be £3,462,685, of which the principal items are—church rates, £232,907—t0115, £los,ll6—drainage and embankment, £l42,os3—district and highway rates, &c., £ 436 , ooo —improvement, £290,779 —burial rates, £9B,4os—harbour dues, £1,042,967. The ratepayers awe no less than 11 millions. The amount raised for church rates is increased by £50,000 a year derived from property, and the whole sum expended, £129,245, was for public worship, the rest for repairs. FRIENDLY SOCIETY FEASTING.—The Registrar of Friendly Societies announces that he shall feel it to be his duty to compel the restoration of any funds ap plied in payment for feasting, whether charged openly or as " incidentals." His report just issued shows how ex tensively this misapplication of the funds still prevails. The secretary of one soc i e t y wr i tes— " The £lB 16s lld put down society a wase management in driDk expenses, music, o &0., and r sick and h oasned whobu burial t not eh come dihhe t r o th t h e e ; Wdo not hi M h o a n v d e y thoughdinner theyare gmadeiveto noticepap t h f o o y r shall no t come. " An Odd Fellow writes—" W e s p en d i n liqu o r b erw ar the box, an d on the feast l ayod or liquor f or each mem - i g s o f m night ; this conies out euaprweabdos of 3 ve2oollB),ethe band 3s, Singers, 6s—spent at public houses in walking round the taws in procession, 12e, and when at cannot average man and his and many other expenses besides, as many of our members are out of e work, which is chiefly handloom urean've n l k this is too much, I:).tocuarnnsot.do with s t s o ; wn l withlove obdodthfeiveloowrkshinipg, average little spendthrifts," A secretary writes -- m wife ore i n th o a u n r established in 1837, and we have spent in drink o si e n le c t e y th was £568." Another says—" Each me m b er may receive froen two to four pints of beer at our meeti ngs every month, and order or good behaviour is quite an exception." One ac count runs thus :—" These two last Easters £6 have been taken out of our funds for feasting and drink —a few oppose it, but one or two of the officers, with one trustee, have gone with the majority, and the laws have b een se t at nought. This day week feast they would have 25s out for drink; the chairman opposed it with all his might. They demanded his key of the box, and threatened to turn him out of the room. Charles Buawell, a trustee, taken pos session of the key, and with two more taken the money out of the box, and before the day was over they got drunk, and fighting took place, and some of the landlord's furniture was broken, and all was confusion and uproar." Careful and prudent men will rejoice if every one is made to pay out of his own pocket for what he drinks, and not out of the funds subscribed for making some provision for members and their families in sickness, misfortune, and age. _ _ WHO WAS THE INVENTOR OF LUCIFER MATCHES ? —A Question for Notes and Queries.—The man who invented lucifer matches was doubtless one of the greatest benefactors to humanity. What labour was lost, what tempers were tried, what nuckles were made sore in the hundred thousand households of England, every morn ing, as Betty the h usemaid, with flint and steel, endea voured to strike a light on the damp tender I—what a minor misery of life was abolished by the immortal genius who schemed, and made, and struck a light with, the first Con- Breve I The invention might have been a very small one, but how stupendous its results appear, multiplied by the daily c onven i ence i t a ff or d s t o th e ent i re population I Pro metheus stole fire from heaven only t o an i mate one man. The i nven t or o f t h e l uc i fer match calls into life one of the tour elem en t s t o d o our biddi ng i n our domestic and Indus trial homes every day, and yet even his name is unknown to the Public,—Once a Week. Tlih SON. LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 5, 1863. BRITISH. POSSESSIONS. • Closing than aailways Paid. Price. Business don 100 o t 1 a nti c a d S a t &c I : a e w n r t e i n n e u t all 63 G 5 62 rn. tk B 1061 1071 1061 ( Gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Sh ares.. 40 i Buffalo and Laxelluroi) all 6* 61 10 Do. Preference Bullalo,BrantaGodriell 100 10v 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:: 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 187 , 1 100 et , lcutta.aB.liastn. (Lin 100 lt 5 107 st Cape Town &Dock Seri] 100 114 106 104 Stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 108 109 stock East Indian. gu. sp. C. 100 108 100 1 0 4 8a 71 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 1 20 Do. do. H d o . .. 10 1* 101, stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 22 121 100 Do. Ist I'ref. Bonds all 76 78 76 100 Do. co. deferred— all 62 64 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. all 70 72 71 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 54 57 100 Do. 3d fief. stock ... all 52 54 51* 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 41 43 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 31 33 301 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 25 27 stook Gt. IndliaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 1081 1003 109 * 2 0 Do. New gua. 5p.0. •. 12 1* lip 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 1.1 stook Gt. South.of India (Lim; guaranteed 5 per cent 100 106 107 201 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 101 101 201 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 wfth't opt all 96 98 100 Do. 51 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 87 89 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 fi ip stock Madras. guar., sp. o. 100 1061 1071 106 51 6* stock Do. 4i p. 0. Extension 100 101 102 stock De. 4#, do —.. 100 18 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stook llelb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 58* 100 Do. 7p. c. 61or tg,. Bds. all 20 iewßr unsmok a Candi, Class A. and B all 3 5 • N. Itl.C'das pc Is., pi bds 100 52 84 stook Soinde (100 1061 1071 107 tat Do. Delhi 10) 106 107 Do. do • i r 2 ti) 20 Do. Punjaub .... all ——p st Do. Do. , , 100 106 107 took Do. lndns.St. Flo.) ! k10) 102 104 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ‘,ac.tiov. 6p.c.J &Jl.ll . 1877•54 i Do. p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 11(2 104 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 ilO2 104 ' Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 !93 94 I Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 ,Cape G.Flopc, 6p c,187Z. 100 108 110 ; Do.Ap &Oct. 188 t 100 ilO9 111 Do. 189( 100 1109 111 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 1113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 1 113 116 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 1107 108 108 'Natal Gov. 6 per cont. 100 'O7 1 00 IN.B.Gov.6p.o.da.&Jul) 100 (04 1(6 - Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 1 00 I N. S.W. Gov. p c., 18ot 100 1016 1026 - I Du. sp. c.,181t to LI( 100 102 103 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 1025 103 1021 New Zealand 6 p cent 100 109 111 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875. . . ..... 100 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 111 113 - S. Aus Citip.c.lB7&& up.. 100 112 114 Vto.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110 'Do. to 6 n.c. An.&Oot. 100 1105 1116 1 1101 BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 f fd (Afford Amalgamated.. 375 384 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist., 1 545 055 550 East Bassett (Mogan).. 30 65 ;0 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 63. scl par East Caradon ...... 264 275 264 East Cam Brea.. . . 3.4.0 775 W'l Russel (Tavistk., 8.6.6 445 44 Gam.&St.Autlyn(Gwen.: t 8 I 13 15 Great South Tolgus..., 17 8 41 65 G. Wheal Vor (Holston 40 10 11 'Grenville ... . ......... 6.16.4 55 8 ilercd's-Foot •• 8.12 13 85 Li ingston D0wn5....., 4.'8.0 11 25 Lady Bertha .... Margaret (lJny Lelant tft, 20 22 Marke Valley.. .. ... 4.3.0 65 61 4 llyndy Iron Oro (Lim.! 25 15 1 d New Setun l9l 95 105 • North Downs 4 15 2 --•Wh '1 Basset (Mogan 3 1.0 26 3 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 54 61 far Consols (51. Blazey, 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 'South Caradon(St.Cleer 15 415 425 S. Cara Brea (Mogan)._ ... , .Wheal Fran. (Illogan, la.l a.g 60 65 Stray Park ...... 5 Pin ranaar Sil & Lead lin Crott y .. .. . • .... . West Basset (Illogan). 159 1 09 5 1 2 0 191 W 5 C: radon (Liskeard; 5 19 21 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan; 6i 774 826 Wheal Buller(itedruth) 5 225 275 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant; 2.0.6 - - "T ' i e alL m u a d r c y o A tt nn .. , m ..... :2 en.) 8 .10.8 11 25 1 Wheal 1 115 125 Wheal &ton ....... .. . 585 175 185 - , Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)i 7 20 22 Wheal Uni0n.......... 1 3.17 26 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. West Midland, Oxford, Ist guaranteed stock, 129 Midland 41 per cent. pf. stk. rd., 103 i Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per ct., 95 PREFEttENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kcnt Coast, 6 per cent. pref. B, 71 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 97 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 101 1001 Nottingham and Grantham R. & G, 96 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Recife and San Francisco (lim), gua. 7 per cent., 171 Sambre and Meuse, 91 ban Paulo (Rm.), gua. 7 per cent., 9 Ditto (all), 22i 2 _ FOREIGN MINES. United Mexican (lim;, 61 JOINT-STOCK RANIcs, Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (linen.) , 441 I Ditto, new, 24i English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 71. Imperial Bank (Rm.), 231 3i Imperial Ottoman, 17) London Chartered Bank of Australia, 30 , 1 London and County, 54} London Joint Stock, 304 London and Northern (lim.), 10 National Provincial of England. Ditto, new, 274 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (11m,), 5i Union of London, 304 DOCKS. PUNCH. (From the Temple Bar 31aga:ine) Comic Literature, if we may judge trom the abundance of the supply, is at the present time in great demand. In deed, comic publications have become almost as great a nuisance as the organs. They stare you in the face from every stationer's window ; they are fluttered about you at every street-corner : they are pushed under your nose in every public vehicle; and even when you take train, and leave London hundreds of miles behind you, their names are bawled at you through the carriage window at every stoppage on the way. They are everywhere; plentiful as blackberries, and cheap as--dirt. This was not wont to be. There were happier times a very few years ago. Until the lively sixties came in, re peated trials proved the fact that there was no room for more than one comic publication. Rivals to Punch sprang up one after another, but only to sink into an early grave after a few,weeks or months of feeble existence. Some of them were not so clover but that they might have lived; but in their swaddling-days the nourishment of public support was denied to them, and so they pined and died before they got a grasp of life. It was said that they were not wanted ; that there were not readers for them ; that one comic paper was enough fur the public requirement; and there seemed to be valid evidence in support of this conclusion. Of every other kind of publication there was a variety of the comic, but one single permanent example. This certainly seemed to argue that the public which sup ported the purely comic was a very limited one. But, presto I we have changed all this in a twinkling. It i s only two or three years since comic literature was at a discount, and now it is at a high premium. Punch has now two rivals, Fun and the Comic News ; and there seems to be ample room for all three. As the price of the two latter is "only a penny," they must, if they pay expenses, count their purchasers by tens of thousands. How comes this I' The distinguished theologian Barrow, who discoursed of wit and humour in his sermons, laid it down as a dictum that witty and humorous writing could only flourish in a refined and highly educated community. Are we to con clude then that the march of intellect has done it—that three comic papers are the natural results of education-grants, the repeat of the taxes on knowledge, and middle-class exami nations ? From a weekly acquaintance with these publications— which I have been unable to avoid—l am compelled to answer this question in the negative. Indeed I should be inclined to say quite the contrary. I can conscientiously l a y my hand on my heart and declare that, for many weeks past, I have not met with anything in Punch, Fun, or the Comic News which could in any way be supposed to appeal either to education or refinement. The wit, humour, and pointed sarcasm of former years—that golden age of comic literature when Hood, Jerrold, and Thackeray contributed to it —have degenerated into nonsense—sheer, wilful non sense. This sort of nonsense which consists of wild exag geration, vulgar anti-climax, and outrageous punning, or rather word- twisting, is now the prevailing form of comic literature. It is utterly without idea or purpose ; it has no subtlety of meaning —often no meaning at all; is has no foundation in thought or reflection ; and it appeals only to the sense of humour which takes delight in upsetting an old barrow-woman, or sending a poor dog scudding Meng with a tin-kettle tied to its tail. To a man of thought, intellect, and refinement, it is an insult and an offence. Before I proceed to make good these words by an exami nation of the publications in question, I must charge the degradation into which this species of literature has fallen mainly upon the head of the conductors of Punch. For man y years that publication enjoyed a well-deserved repu tation for humorous and witty writing of the highest class. m an y of the pieces contributed to its pages by the three writers above named are now enrolled among the English class i cs . Mr. Hood is known by nothing so widely as by his "Song of the Shirt," which he contributed to p unc h. Mr. Jerrold and Mr. Thackeray might well be content to rest their reputation solely on their con tributions to the same periodical. In the whole range of humorous writing there is, perhaps, nothing equal to tha latter gentleman's " Jearnes's Diary," " Imitations of Eng lish Authors," and "Irish Ballads." The " Battle of Limerick" is as familiar in every memory as the " Needy K n if e -grinder." But a time came when Punch, bereft of and deserted by these brilliant contributors, became insuf ferably dull and stupid, and elected to remain so. It lived upon its past reputation, and the attraction of Mr. Leech and Mr. Doyle's incomparable sketches. But destitute as -r, ho resol u t e l y s h u t hi s d oor against now the found wea thof ilim witseifthat was rising around him. He shut his door, and the ponderous weight of dullness that was left hi m firmly set his back against it. "No smart young man wanted here" was the notice permanently posted over the office in Fleet -street. The joke-loving public might starve first. So the smart young men, who m ight have recovered and sustained the reputation of the paper, were driven to start organs for themselves. Readers of this class of literature will remember the Alan in the Moon, Diogenes, and the Comic limes. In everything but the pictorial department these publications were superior to Punch. Had the young wits, whose lively fancy sparkled in their columns, been associated with Mr. Leech, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Tenniel, comic literature might have been saved from sinking into the slough of degradation in which it now wallows. Punch, however, held his citadel of dulness against all corners, and the smart young men—they ought to be thankful now—found a healthier outlet for their talent in the cheap magazines and newspapers which sprang up on the repeal of the paper duty. Comic literature had now become so contempttiblelentthcaart ietdz ensurnoilvherismaalleylfdiensptihseed.No g man ranks of any a o f writers who inspired no feeli ng save that of young a n set pity and contempt. The very name of the comic writer had become synonymous with weakness and imbecility. Thus comic writing drivelled on in a narrow channel unt il a great revival took place —a revival originated and fostered by the degradation of the public taste. The two great agents that had been , at work in this direc tion were the theatres and the music -halls. The theatres popularised burlesques, and the music halls comic songs. These new agents of civilisation had hard work at first ; but they succeeded in the end. Puns and parodies and the "Cure's dance" awoke a dull and sluggish generation to the appreciation of true wit and humour. Wi t h th e assistance of gin and pipes and saucy female legs, the leaven worked, until even grave and solemn judges on the bench began to talk of the fascinating Nancy who resided in a second floor in the Strand. The author of " Nancy " achieved a popularity exceeding even that of the Laureate; and it is sa id that " Nanc y T " broughtThep p t üblic him thu a s horse miu ca educated, and d g e i gm, demanded d that he rode while the author of the " Idyll s o f t h e King " walked ied. on to foot. itsot. co mic literature, and th e d emand was sup plied. Apprec i a t io n was so widely awa k ened, that one a ddition was not enoug h—there w as room for two ; and poor addition l old Funch, to keep pace with the progress of the age, was obliged to unbolt his door, and take a smart young man of the time into partnership to save the firm from bankruptcy. That must have been a bitter day for the remnant of the old crew—the poor battered veterans with one eye and one arm and one leg—the Von Joels, who, on account of their long services, were a l w ays to be retained on the establishment so long as they could give farmyard imitations and play tunes upon a walking-stick. Punch's en vy and covetousness were excited by a new and highly successful kind of wit, which was first intro duced in the columns of Fun. It was downright nonsense; but lively nonsense is better than dull nonsense. and Punch was glad to take a leaf out of the new book. This was the style of thing which Punch was driven to substitute for the rich humour of Hood, the keen wit of Jerrold, and the brilliant sarcasm of Thackeray " A FACT NOT GENERALLY KNOWN.—Many people wonder why the sun sets. Nothing, however, is more easy of explanation; when tired with its day's journey, what more natural than it should set ?" DIARY :—First Sunday in the month ; teetotalers may therefore feel firsty it inclined." . _G ra nd race for the champi ons hip o f light and o in the e y H A a r t c o h h b i s(t no ho p o w f Oi F o h r r t k i s d . a T t wneeen course Com Coill mmissioner o b n e e r Fno c from a private residence of C. rounds will by be fought special trainn n o t to e M sciro ; or n e a sley Hurst, where a few roud after which the brave fellows will each eat fifteen slack bakedev ever a te a r y w a t o r d " If your garden is limited good ia crease it is as follows :—Place the four fingers of your right apple-dumplings, alldl in ve ex h t a e p n p t i l y e t home fschool is cr u,s rom p (by this means you can't go wrong) hand into the crack of a door , get some one — a boy j haps best—to shut the door violentl y . You will then at once have four achers ; and what more is wanted ?" " How TO PREPARE A FARM-YARD FOR THE RECE ekes thi "shmsome m ilk of human kindne ss, if y ou can g et it, thoug g. TION OF CATTLE ,— F irst strew well with broken g lass and rus ty nails, after which chop p le n t y of logic ( exce llent dry food for digestion) , and garnish wit h elle. a ~ the utter- The wit of this is supppose d to lie in its l ikeness to ofan ra lly it is very scarce ; finall y , be che e rful, and sing 11 11- A • idiot ? ,t Mad Wriggle: an ces of a lunatic. Is it not more like the utterance .___ " ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS.—* - We don't know in what oratorios there is *horns begin ning Whack row-de- dow fol-de 7 iddle-i-do ; but we are quite sure that the song For he's a Jolly Good f ellow is not in Judas liaccabeus." " ' A Lover of Order , ' ar ks, ' Can I knock down and trample on my wife without fear o f legal p but to afford unidament ?' Certainly--what else is the Stamp Act for facility tor amusements of this nature ?" " ' Mixed Pickles' wantw how to keep his hair bright. Get some plate powder,, hich place carefully on the required spot, and tlaen—now, attend to this—there's the rub." Lest any one should conceive it impossible that the above could ever have been deliberately printed and offered to the public for wit, I beg to refer the reader to Fun, N o . 104, 1 3 . fun, 259. This sort of th in g is now the staple of Punch's f The mo d us operandi is to be trace d i n every depart ment of the publication, so that either the young hand writes the whole of the pap er, or the old hands have learnt to i mitate him. But the re seems to be a mslignantinfluence in the and the dash ingnot keep in that qu arter. It grows rapidly flat. brain atmos ph e re of that corner n e a r St. Brides church; an i t f lue n o c f e treetendi spirits.ng t o t hßresi Brisk t eynoiuu young o ft he b wit does The peculiar manner im ported from a region a few door more to the west has lost s of f U t c he much of choiceitsvi e t paliiatryaiminathaeti i c iew - soil. morsels found which are to be y pa L r e t t o ll f s T e u x n a c m h i : a l " ANTIQUARIAN,—The monks of old were famous for baking. Among the " LADA'ssE vast celebrated of their productions is the roll of Battle Abbey; ,—Atneng t ' her fashionable announcements, we read that Count M. G. do Wezle has left Eaton-square for Norfolk. Pop goes de Wezele." One might have hoped that the weasel had gone to sleep lorg ago. The Comic News, the youngest of the three jokers, jokes on a principle entirely its own, The e di tor, Mr. Henry Byron, may congratulate himself —and p er h aps pride him self—upon having created his own public. Before the era of perennial burlesques not one in a thousand would have seen the fun of the jokes in the Comic _News. That they see it now is entirely owing to Mr. Byron's successful teaching at the Strand and the Adelphi. The wit of the Comic _New consists almost exclusively in the twisting and distorting of words from their ordinary and proper meaning to mean nothing at all. This is carried to such an extent in ail de partments of the paper, that you are not sure whether the imprint, the advertisements, and the announcements of the publisher es to the monthly parts and the cases for binding, are intended for jokes or not. The design is to copy the features of a newspaper, and to give a comic aspect to all the affairs of life—to politics, science, literature, art, com merce, law, mac:crime, scarcely stopping short of comic births and deaths. One would imagine Mr. Byron to be the happiest man alive. He views all things through the same inedimn. Tho politics that involves the lives of millions are to him but the occasion for a pun; the science which is destined to inaugurate a new era of civilisation, the theme for a jest; the literature: i designed to elevate and !instruct the age, the subject for a parody; the crime which makes all men else shudder, the matter for a right merry conceit. As you read, you wonder if this unsparing and non-inter mittent joker makes puns in his prayers, if he discovers jokes in the Bible, and sees fun in the Burial Service. The writers in the Comic News are not ecllectics. It never occurs to them that there are certain affairs of life which are serious and do not admit of being joked about. To adopt one of their pet phrases, they " go the whole hog." As an earnest that they will stick at nothing, the heading of the paper exhibits a comic pictorial parody of the royal arms, the motto of the most honourable Order of the Garter being facetiously r en d ered, " On His Walk he Madly Puns ;" and the legend, " Dieu et mon Droit," finds its comic equivalent in " Due a Monday," referring, as it appears, to the day on which the Comic News is published. Visit of M, Alexandre Dumas to Sanson, thQ French Executioner, In the Indipendente of Naples M. Alexandre Dumas has just published, under the title of " Me moires de Monsieur de Paris,' a curious recital, which we subjoin :—" I had read," says that writer, " in many narratives of the deati:‘ of Louis XVI. that he refused to ascend the scaffold, that it was necessary to use force, and that a struggle took place between him and the executiour's assistants. The incident seemed to me so contrary to the cha racter of th e Ki ng t h at I was anx i ous to ascerta i n e truth, if possib!e, and, for that purpo:3ll, resolved to apply to Monsieur de Paris, who was the son of Sanson, who guillotined Louis XVI.; he 'was only twelve or fourteen years old at the time, and, as lie was Present on the scaffold he must certainly remember a ll that took place on that memorable occasion. But I wanted some excuse for call einvgeninogn I went to Sansosil o l ' l s ci s h o OZO t o him, W hi ch found pur c ; h a s s o e a po o n e t of the ointment W hi ch he pains, and which, a 7 as a cure for rheumati c o : as lingto popular rep or t, was made of human fat. introduced to M. S anson ' s business room, and fou n d him engaged in l oo ki ng ove r accounts, and in an adjoin piano played with considerabl e sb room I heard a skill. rose on my entrance, and haliveidn wanted, he told his servant to fetch t h e - r I asked the price, and he rep on circumstances, as he gave it g rgathtiah a te t ai o :rid t Od h e e :Vtentn:trdl. poor, and sold it for 10 f. to th ose who co uld afford t o p a y for it. I gave him the mo ne y , an d Was hesitatin g a how to introduce the subject which was the real cause of my visit, when Sanson, perceiving that I had something more to say, remarked : hardly dare ask you to take a seat.' To W hi ch I replied that I would willingly do so, and at once sat down, and said, M. Sanson, I see that you suspect the pot of ointment to be only a pre text, and that you Wish me to explain what more I have to say.' You want to ask me something, I suppose, sir. If so, speak ; for the happiest days cf my life are those in which men of the world do me the honour to converse with me.' I then told him who I was, and, after an exclamation of surprise, he eagerly requested to know what he could do to oblige me. ' You can &ear up,' I said, an histori cal doubt. You were present a' the execution of Louis XVI. ?" I was.' And you remember it perfectly ?" I do.' Well, sir, some historians say that, at the foot of the scaffold, Louis XVI. shrank from death; that he struggled with the executioners, and was in a manner lifted on to the scaffold. For my part, I do not believe the statement, as it was contrary to his character and temperament.' 'There is, nevertheless, some truth in it. ;' re plied the other, Louis XVI. did struggle violently for a moment with my father's assistants, and for the reason lam about to explain. You are aware that Louis XVI. was conveyed to the place of execution in his own carriage, and without being pinioned. Before he ascended the steps the execu tioner's assistants, fearing he might struggle at the last moment, wished to bind his hands with a cord ; but this indignity roused all the pride still remain ing in the unhappy monarch, and he resisted, ex. claiming " No, no, I will never submit to that The men were about to use force, when my father stepped forward, and taking from his pocket a handkerchief, said in a tremulous voice and with tearful eyes, With this handkerchief, Sire P" Louis XVI. had not heard himself called Sire for six months before. He looked at my father, saw his tears, and at once held out his hands, which my father tied with the handkerchief. The rest passed as re- lated by the historians.' Having obtained Sanson's permission to ask a few other questions, 1 requested to know whether it was true that the office he held was hereditary and obligatory in his family. 'No, sir,' he replied, but in the absence of a positive law, there is the law of proprieties. What profession but his father's can the son of an executioner follow ? I await your other questions.' My next inquiry was whether it was true that he could not have a carriage, except on condition that his name should be inscribed on the doors. aerie is no obligation,' replied he; but such is the cus tom. Should you like to see how we elude it in practice ?' Having answered in the affirmative, he said that ho would take me down to see the car riaze, and accordingly ordered the servant to bring a lantern. While the man was gone, Sanson said that his daughter would never forgive him if he allowed me to leave without her seeing me, and was about to fetch her when I remarked that I would rather go to her in the drawing-room. He seemed pleased with my proposal, and we went there. On entering the room we found her seated at the piano. She was a fair girl of about 19, with blue eyes, and a rather melancholy expression of countenance. My dear,' said Sanson, ' here is a gentleman whom you think much of ; knowing all your admiration for him, could not let him leave without doing you the honour to embrace him.' She looked embarrassed and blushed quite red. First of all, father,' sa id she with some confusion,' I wish to know the gen tleman'sHo replied, You shall kn ow i t afte,rwardsn,amfoe: for I told you first, it is you that would embrace him.' 010. father r she exclaimed in a tone of reproach. I then embraced her, after which she looked inquiringly at her father, who said, Well, he i s 111. Alexandre Dumas.' She then dropped on a chair, and sat looking at me as if amazed. Look at him well, girl,' said the father with that melancholy accent which was habitual to him, fur it is probably the first and the last time you will ever behold him !' This little scene made such an impression on me that fifteen years l a t er I attempted _toreproduce it in the novel of Margot.' V La Reine coach-house, in whi c h were twlooer went thre e do c w ar n ri t e o g t e h s e . Sanson took me to the handsomest, and showed me the escutcheon on the door; it presented a broken bell argent on a red ground, and under it es a motto were the two words SANS SON, being pun on the a family name. Havin g learned all I wished to know, I now expressed my thanks to M. Sanson, and took , my leave.'' MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. ANOTHER ALTERATION IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. The directors of the Bank of England have just advanced their rate of discount 1 per cent., viz., from 5 to 6 per cent. This movement has not created very much surprise, but its vast importance has naturally had the effect of creating much disturbance in almost al: de partments of business. An upward movement of 2 per cent. in the value of money in one week is of course an unusual event, and one that must necessarily exercise a very potent influence upon the current of monetary, mercantile, and Stock Exchange operations. Tne measure from its highly restrictive character may be regarded with some satisfaction, inasmuch as it will remove much uncer tainty that would otherwise prevail. It is always as well in cases like this that the worst should be known, and, unless affairs are in a more anomalous position than present appearances indicate, the policy adopted will probably prove instrumental in checking the outflow of gold, in alleviating the pressure for discounts resulting from the expectation of higher rates, and also restraining the impetuosity of joint-stock company promoters. The intimation that the rate of discount had been put up to 6 per cent, caused an unusual degree of commotion, especially on the Stock Exchange, where affairs for a few minutes were very much ex cited. A quieter feeling, however, has succeeded, and less depression is manifested in the quotations of many of the principal securities. There continues to be great scarcity of silver in this market, and the quotations are consequently very buoyant. The Mexican dollars brought by the West India packet were sold yesternoon for China at an advance of ss. 3:f (1 upon the price realised by the previous sale. _ _ _ Although there were no withdrawals of gold from the Bank of Eogiand yesterday, the totai quantity sent away during the week has approached £400,000. The last week's (railway receipts ascertained up to this day are in round figures as under : ..,_ 1863. 1862. Great Western £39,254 £60,527 A orth- Western ,outh- Western Brighton Midland south-Eastern Great Northern .. Lancashire and Yorkshire 33,668 32,800 Bristol and Exeter North Eastern Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 15,663 14,922 Great Southern and Western, Ireland B,llO 8,094 Midland and Great Western 4,470 4,303 These returns are in most instances of an un satisfactory character. Oa the Great Western there is a decrease of £1,273; on the South Western-of £1,053; on the Brighton of £2,330; on the South Eastern of £1,555; and on the Great Northern of £2,852. Tne North Western, how ever, shows an increase of £4,026; the Midland of £3,252 ; the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £B6B ; the North Eastern of 13,849; and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of 1741. Two O'CLOCK. Much confusion has prevailed in the market for the English Funds, the effect of the general dis turbance having been aggravated by the settlement of the account now in active progress. Consols are 925 a for money, and 92Z- I- for the December set tlement, being per cent. worse than they wer e yesterday afternoon. Since Saturday last the total fall has represented about t per sent. In the ether Securities the transactions have been moderate ; the New Threes and Reduced Annuities are about 901 being much lower, and Exchequer Bills have fallen to 7s. and ss. dis. Indian Stacks are, in some instances, a little flitter, the 5 per Cents. being 1081 s ; the 4 per Cents., 1005 ; the 5 per Cents. Eufaced 1061 ; and the Bonds 15s. 20s. Considerable excitement prevailed in the Foreign Market upon the announcement of the alteration in the Bank rate, but there is a more settled ap pearance at the present moment,and affairs are much quieter. Numerous variations have occurred, but Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are now 70i 71; do., Consolides, 485 a ; Mexican, 404 5 ; Greek, 28k y ; do., Coupons, 13 k ; Spanish Passive, 335 345 ; do., Certificates, 125 13; Portuguese, 49k ; Italian, 711 72; Egyptian, 99 1005; and the Confederate Loar., 63 64. In the It2ilway Share Market the dealings have been very limited, and prices have in most instances shown increased depression. Caledonian, Midland, and North-Eastern (Berwick), have declined 55., Great Western and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s., and Great Northern , £l. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have con tinued inactive, but show no material variation in values. Bank Shares have been depressed. Imperial Ottoman realise 171- ; Alliance of London and Liver pool, 441, 4 ; London and Middlesax, 1O ; and Union of London , 39k. In the Miscellanaous Market, International Financial shares are dealt in at 9,1; London Finan cial at 154; and National Discount Company at 9-1 ~. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 236 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Ceiat. Annuities annuities, 30 yrs, expire pith Jan., 1880 — Ditto (Red dm Telegraph), Aug. 1903 2l India Stock, 1874 Ditto 5 pet Ceut. 1870 Ditto 4 per Cent. 1888 lOO2 • Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Centlo6/ D , to, Bonds 1:4,000 l5 20 Ditto under £1,000...... Consols for Account, Dec, 3 9ll ex div Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent 5 7 dis Ditto £500 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent ....... looi Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Egyptian 7 per Cent 991 1001 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — . Ditto Account l3l Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Granada l5 Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto 4/ per Cent., 1862 .. Ditte Account B6 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 491 1 Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive . iDitto Account 341 3/ 4 rarkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 7l 701 1 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .. 57 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. iiitto Account 72 11 .......... Console, 92/ Money Ditto TWO O'CLOCK. Account .. ............ SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Nov. 6.--Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy; weather much milder. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) but T RAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Te for New York at 4 thie atternoon. She has experienced very heavy weather on the passage from Hamburg. ut °nia, steamer, from Hamburg, and sails Sailed—Thoraaa and Mary, tor Sunaerland ; Augustine, for Cowes. Or MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) Arrived, Oct. S—ChaGaRE.AZ, o f r E o N r : , s Thursday ; La o d r y n Ming.oreyt from Alexandria; Mystery, from Bombay. DEAL Thursday Morning. Anchored—The Velocity, frum London for Falkland I s l an d s; Partisan, from Salina tor orders; Josephine,from Shields for Naples. Passed-11e British Empire, from Callao; the Italia, from the West, both for London; her Majesty's ship Gey ser, from the west for the river. BARELY CREDIBLE !—(" Why can't you leave it alone P")—lt is said the Government will make another effort next session to induce Parliament to agree to the purchase of the International Exhibition Building for the natiot; SHARE MARKETS,--This day, iharel Railways. I Paid. 13.14, 25 10 Bt Bt 50 20 I • I. Btr., WoL, and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian .. . Cork and Bandon Jornwal I A (A gets no di l Do. B D° title c 'll' an• has ben aid to B. Dublin & e Belf p ast June. Dun., Perth,& Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow., lasg. and S. We s t ern. ' Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an it W. of Irelano Great Western ..... . Do Ste Val gua. stool, Lancashl,N & Yorkshire. London and Blackwal , Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat,, awl Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shell., & Lincoln. Maryport and. Carlisle Do Metropolitan Midland Do New .......... Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland MidDoK.ent shares Do Cray Line North British Edin,Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwiot. Do, G.N.E. purchase, Do Leed5......., Do 1 ork Do North London Do New INorth StatTordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoct, Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpooi Shropshire Union 'South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do ............... Do New, 18(SG Taff Vale. Do . B Do C ............... . Ulster ................ Do ...... 'Vale .. .... of Neath ............ Victoria sta. and Pim.. Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool liar.&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 4.4.0 A. 16.4 (2.10 8 Si - - 81 81 82 8* 120 121 7 7i 39 10 )6 17 07 99 108 110 50 61 47 48 7 9 128 123 133 134 134 136 100 102 tsj C 6 11103 111 k 73 111 112 4 1031 104 101 IG2 49 59 128 130 129 k i3O If 1; 98 54 65 25 17 101! 102; ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOF.S, Closing Business price. done. 491 50 1271 1313 30 1 65 i i 110,E 7 , 1114 451 4 1034 / 10,4 49i 1 9 128 8 891 81 58 59 88 69 119 121 1 2 r 79 SO 111 lif 124 128 44 48 100 102 N 62 324 334 961 d7i 98 WO Of 104 364 37 84 94 ( p 155 160 4f 54 2i 34 p 86 90 170 180 St. Katharine, 691 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb. 117 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lira,, 4 a Electric Telegraph, 1056 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London, International Financial Society, lira., 96 London Financial Association, lira., 15L National Dicount Comp tny,ilim., Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 836 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 271 Ditto (114), 5 Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 51 Tilt ExTEN SION OF THE SOUTH-WESTERN line from Nine Elms to the Waterloo -road--a distance of one tulle -cost £1,000,000. It is estimated that the new lines in London will cost on an average about £600,000 per mile TUE CHURCH AS A PROFESSTON.—To a man entering OW Church at the present time he sees ion with, say, 15,000 men for two arch himself in compet:` £15 , 000 and d., 10,0 nl OO a year and the best posi bishoprics,(),,oolooo canto £4,200 s a ytel w 0 t ar-2: tions in rank-25 bishopriCsl ,_ deaneries, L 2,000 to £l,OO O a ye t, ear °ll l e soo livings £5OO a year-150 livings over £l,OOO y, the rest livings between £l,OOO and £5OO a year—nearly ai- " 4 to receive of £3OO a year and a house by the time he is nhysio. one. Compare this with the law, the army, or Ver, sat, sap Royal Institute of British Architects. The session of the above institute was opened on , b Mond a y evening, th e 2d instant an address from the President, Mr. T. L. Doena mo y soer i; n when there was a large attendance of memb ers associates. The learned Professor remark e d that within the met, events months that had elapsed since th ey l ast events had occurred which were interesti ng to them et, as a body and as individuals, and he should pass t brief review some of the more important topics l con nected with their profession. It was due to the great man who had recently passed away from them (the late Mr. C. R. Cockerel!), the first professional President of the Institute, and to whom the first gold medal was a ;yarded, to notice some of his (the President's) own impressions during an intimacy and personal friendship of 40 years. He then gave a graphic sketch of the professional career of Mr. Cockerell, from the early days of his travels in Greece, Italy, and Turkey, to the close of a long life of ardent devotion to his profession, and referred to the principal works with which the name of that gentleman was associated. It might truly be said that architecture was his delight. In him the young architect always found an encouraging monitor, ever ready to assist and develop latent talent. A more complete biography of their late friend was in course of preparation, and would be brought before the members at an early period of the session. With the gracious concurrence of the Dean of St. Paul's their esteemed friend was buried with the great and noble of the land ; and whatever might be the little jealousies of practical life, as architects they must feel proud that they had a Barry in Westminster Abbey, and a Cockerell in St. Paul's. Tho president then proceeded to pay a tribute of respect to the late Mr. Joseph G wilt, though not a member of the institute at the time of his decease, and mentioned that he was consulted by the Government in the re-modelling of the Building Act of 1853-54. He then went on to re mark that one of the most important proceedings of the institute during the recess had been the steps taken by them in opposition to the proposed pur chase of the Exhibition building of 1862 by the nation. As soon as notice was given that it was the intention of the Government to apply to Parlia ment for a grant of money for the purchase of the building, and for a still larger sum for the purpose of converting it into a national museum, the council of the institute 'convened a special meeting of the members and fellows, at which a committee was appointed to report upon the subject'. That com mittee made a thurough examination of the building and drew up a well-digested and important report, and pronounced their opinion that whilst the struc ture might have satisfactorily fulfilled the specific objects for which it was designed, it would be most unwise to attempt to convert it into a permanent structure, for which it was not designed. This judg ment of the highest professional body in the country was irresistible, and was endorsed by the House of Commons, who rejected the proposal by an over whelming majority. The learned president then touched upon the subject of architectural education, and remarked upon the absence in this country of any recognised system of education applicable to that profession. The student in architecture was for the most part left to his unguided experience, gleaned in the office of his employer, where he only became familiar with the works that were there carried out. They had not in this country as yet the atelier of the professor, as was the case in France, where also there were periodical competitions in the schools of architecture. Tho disadvantages under which students laboured were sought to be in some degree obviated by this institute in the establishment of the voluntary architectural exa mination in which the branches of study were pre scribed, as also the steps to be attained to gain dis tinction. These examinations, he said, afforded to young men the true idea of their power of weak nesses—if they failed, they must work to obtain the know edge in which they were deficient ; for it was better they should be taught their weaknesses in early life than deserve them in later years H by disastrous failure in their professional objects, e t r usted next January to see students come to the examinations with as much zeal as was the case upon the last occasion, and in undiminished numbers. flaying passed a warm eulogium upon the talents of Brunel, St e phenson, and Barry in their respective spheres , the president proceeded to take a general review of the progress of profes sional publications in this country, particularly illustrated works on architecture, during the last few years. Ho next referred to the scale of profes sional charges which had been drawn up by the institute, remarking that this had been dune as much for the protection of the employer as the em ployed, and for the honour of their profession any question with respect to these charges ought to be liberally interpreted in favour of the employer ; and as they had founded that scale, on no other ground should it be regarded as authoritative or conclusive on such a question. The president then referred w ith satisfaction to the fact that the Metropolitan Board of Works had acceptedatender of over half Thames a million of money for the Embankment from Westminster to Waterloo -bridge, and were taking steps for the sam e wort,. from the Temple to 131ackfritirs. It was presumed hat the same would be done with the south side ; and when that great work was carried ou t , it would present an aspect of magnificence worthy of the metropolis of this great empire. Ref err i ng to the railway bridges across the streets, he regretted that artistic taste had been so much sacrificed to the convenience of the public, and these bridges might be characterised as hideous masses of utilitarian skill. Alluding to street im provements, it was to be regretted that a parsimo nious spirit in too many cases, both in London and other l arge c i t i es, prevented these improveme nts being carried out upon a commensurate scale, and it had com e t o b e a quest i on o f a pounds whether a new street sho uld he i 0 or fow tho usands s o o f feet in width. After referring to the subject of the dwellings of the poor in the metropolis, the . learned professor concluded with a glowing peroration upon architecture. A vote of thanks wasp assed, on the p r oposal of Mr. Gilbert Scott, by Mr. Rigby Wyatt. THE VINTATES OF GERMANY AND THE PENIN orts from Spain and Portu- SULA.—The vintage rep gal ate the Inofit favourable that have beneny c received for man ears—the best pro b a bly easeyth© since about thttttiaheset Caineeoriio this s l di i itne a s the potat o crop gaye th e price s yy the o idiura, attacked way. the grape, Yet the f o f wine is stea dil y rising. This year's po r t i s like the v i n tages that us ed to be iu days of old—rich and u abun dant; but it will be long before it can affect the price of wha t we set upon ou r table. The Ger man vintage is a failure in quality—no better than that of 1.860, STATE OP TRADE. DUNDEE, Nov. 3.—Holders of flax have agate advanced advanced their prices, which keeps back bug ere e ts rB or of restricts sales to the supply of pressing ;;: e an bugia t ' s small parcels to keep up assortments. . not on the reported is at very full rates, but it t s :i prices tip in_ whole of great extent, At last week's sellers were ners would have operated largely, but o r tow and firm and would not yield. The demandis ac tive, bat the codilla, especially the finer marks, is extreme prices now asked forxesiien Jute, of all qualities, is in reasonable t requbeussti,Paenssd. pr i s n t e op is readily anything effered at a reaso n moh i n proportion as spirit put at tpf full l o t taken, but the value is no! `t is in London. and s old with descriptions and auction here here to-day, a u i l L y • 100 bales g woeorde prices. to-day, but spinners, The demand allfaoertirn Waa l foreto ld, in many cases asked El° ties of yarn being almost a:0 ma k e manufacturers pause, and; The inquiry for great a rise as of next market day. wait the rc li s n u ens, coarse andfine,brown and bleached, all sorts of . . as , before, and prices are now con siderablyis " eXCesSlVe ihr than at market on Friday last hgsthlehyg already are, makers anticipate a fur •• big a dvance, and many refuse they to quote, as their o ff ers are generally accepted, whatever they may be. LEICESTER, 4th.—There is still a good demand for fancy and regular hosiery, and business at the warehouses is active. In the rural districts there is a fair amount of business doing, and the opera tives are generally Well employed. The yarn market is firm and high prices are made, spinners being well engaged. Wools are soiling at high rates, with a firm market. NOTTINGRAM, 4th.—There has been rather a better demand for lace goods during the past few days, bat still business generally is quiet. A few shipping orders are in the market. There has been ._ a shade more doing in foundation goods. Th 0 1 6 .111 ' 1 ! lace trade is still quiet, there being little provement in the demand fur any class o e r f . :;: d n s t i Edgings and laces are still a dull sale. T s l i , er tl y a rn f l ir for quillings is without alteration. In homeila market demand both for shipping and for the of goods... is reported, considering the high price Yarns have still an upward tendency. ay,