The Sun. — London, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

made by the garrison, eleven mortars and eight pieces of cannon in a French battery were spiked. The attack had not been renewed by the fleets. It is impossible to reconcile the despatch pub lished by the M oniteur with the above despatch from St. Petersburg. The Russian despatch is treated here with de rision. No one believes the spiking of the French guns, any more than they believe that " the damage caused by the enemy's fire is inconsiderable." The Americans resident in Paris are in a state of great excitement, on account of the order issued by the French Government to prevent Mr. Soule from pasting through France on his return to Madrid. 'e read in the Constitittionnel "The Duke de Clermont-Tonnerre, whose son was orderly officer to Marshal de St. Arnaud, received from the Marshal one of the last letters he ever wrote. `lt was the day after the battle of the Alma,' says the Moniteur de l'Oise, ' that the Marshal wrote to M. de Clermont-Tonnerre, to the effect that in the midst of the balls the young captain had shown a coolness worthy of his great name, and that he (the Marshal) was per fectly satisfied with his conduct. Count Ayaard de Clermont-Tonnerre, thus alluded to, came back to France in the Berthollet ill of fever, but he is now recovering '" The Thr ee p er C ents. c l ose d to -d ay a t 75f. 65c. for the end of the month ; and the Four-and a-Half per Cents. at 98f. 30c. ; Orleans Railway Shares, 1,208 f. 75c ; Rouen, 985 f. ; Havre, 562 f. 50c ; Great Northern, 880 f. ; Strasburg, 843 f. 75c. ; New Shares, 657 f. 50c. ; Paris and Lyons, 1,047 f. 50c. ; Lyons to the Mediterranean, 880 f. ; Western of France, 667 f. 50c. ; Bordeaux and Cette,,,622f. 50c. ; Great Central of France, 530 f.; Lyons and Geneva, 537 f. 500. ; Bank of Credit Mobilier, 785 f. SPAIN. We have received the Madrid journals of the 26th. The Epoca says :—" We are authorised by Lord Howden, Minister Plenipotentiary of her Britannic Majesty in this capital, to deny the statement made yesterday by one of •the Madrid journals that England and France have recently addressed diplomatic notes to the Spanish Go vernment, touching the political eventualities which may arise in Spain. He denies it as far as re gards England. Without being authorised, we believe that we can equally deny it so far as France is concerned." The Europa says that the English General Bristow had sent to it from Bayonne a protest against his expulsion from Spain, but that it refrained from publishing it from the fear of be ing prosecuted. The Madrid papers state that the cholera is raging with some violence in Corunna and Galicia. MISCELLANEOUS. A letter from Bucharest, in a Vienna journal, states that the command of that place has been given to Masha Pacha, and that Dervich Pacha is no longer the commissioner of the Porte. The Lithographic Correspondence of Berlin of the 27th says :—" The severe warning which the New Gazette of P russ i a h as this day received, for its attacks on the French Government, and which it published in its number of last evening, has produced here the greatest sensation. The King has recently received a letter from the Em peror Napoleon, inviting him to visit the Grand Ex hibition at Paris next year. We learn that the King has replied by a very cordial and very friendly letter, in which he promises to go to Paris, if cir cumstances should permit. The telegraphic communication between Berlin and St. Petersburg had hitherto taken place by Warsaw, and some delay was caused in consequence of the wires being interrupted at the frontier. Since the 24th inst., the line is opened by Koenigs berg, Gumbinnen, Mariupol, Kowno, &c., but at present only for Government despatches, as the line will not be open for some time for private ones. The vintage on the Moselle has commenced. The quality is declared excellent, but the quantity is extremely limited—not more than one-sixth of the average, The Austrian charge d'affaires at Athens (Baron de Leykam) will not return to that post. He will be replaced by Baron de Walter, who agreeably to advices from Athens of the 20th inst., has been already received at a private audience by his Ma jesty King Otho, to deliver his credentials. THE UNITED STATES. ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA. LrvEßrooL, Tuesday Morning.—This morning the royal mail steam-ship Canada, Captain J. Stone, arrived in the Mersey, with the usual mails from the United States and British North America. She sailed from New York on the 18th inst., and has brought, besides the mails, 80 passengers, and $BOO,OOO in specie on freight. At the departure of the steamer business matters were considered dull. Stocks unsteady,- and the money market re ported to be extremely tight. The victories and the news from Sebastopol ap pear to create no sensation in New York. The result of the elelions now going forward is likely to prove unfavourable to the present admi nistration. The following notification had been issued from the Treasury Department at Washington with refe rence to the reciprocity treaty and the fisheries " Sir,—ln consideration of the privilege now enjoyed by the citizens of the United States, as well as of the probable exemption of daty, at an early day, of fish of all kinds, the products of fish, and all other crea tures living in the water, and in pursuance of the stipulations of the reciprocity, treaty of the sth of June last, entered into between the United States and Great Britain, upon due compliance with the require. ments of said treaty, respectively by the Imperial Par liament and the Provincial Colonies affected by the treaty aforesaid, and in order to facilitate certain ar rangements and understandings dependent upon the actions of Congress, and between the Secretary of State of the United States and the British Minister, Mr. Crampton, it becomes necessary to issue the following instructions, to wit : " let. On entry at your port for consumption of the fish of the description mentioned, and due payment of the duties thereon, you will give the owners, importers, or agents a proper receipt thereof, with the Custom house seal attached, specifying the name and nation of the vessel, the date of her entry, the place whence ar riving, with the quantity and description of the fish. " ' 2d. Should the parties desire to warehouse under bonds, you will permit the same to be done in accordance with existing provisions of the law on the subject, taking care to give such particulars of the law on the transac tion in the bond as to show the true object of the obligation.' " Yours respectfully, your obedient servant, "J. G. WASHINGTON, Acting Secretary of the Treasury. "To H. Redfield, Esq., Collector, &c." A filibustering party at Louisville, numbering 15,000 persons, had been disbanded from lack of means. The failure of Messrs. Gibson, Stockwell, and Co., had been announced, and their liabilities were said to be very heavy. The Baltic arrived at New York on the 16th instant. A letter from Baffin's Bay, July, 1853, had been received from Mr. Hughes, surgeon of the brig Advance, of the Grinnell Exploring Expedition, which states that the health of th parties con tinued good. The cotton market was steady, and closed very firmly. In consequence of the badness of the crops, prices in the southern market were advanc ing. Owing to the light supplies from the interior and the deficiency of stock, every article in the bread-stuff market was steadily rising. Western Canal flour is quoted at Bdols. 121 e. to Bdols. 25c. per barrel ; Indian corn, flat yellow, 54c. per bushel ; Genesse prime wheat, 2 dols. Bc. to 2 dols. 10c. per 601bs ; Indian corn, round yellow, 82c. to 84c., st ea d y. Frei ghts. —Shipowners were asking increased prices of freight, the following being the quota tions : — Flour, to Li verpoo l , Is. per rrel ; grain, to Liverpool, from 41d. to sd. per bushel. Exchange on Landon, 1091. to 1091, firm ; ditto on Paris, 5 11i to 5 12i ; ditto on Hamburg, 371 to 37 ; ditto on Brennen, 7 . 9 to'9l-. THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. LIVERPOOL, MONDAY. This afternoon, at three o'clock, the Royal Mail screw steam-ship Lusitania, Captain Haram, from the Brazils, arrived off Holyhead. She is expected in the river about nine p.m., and her mails d e _ spatched for mid-day delivery in London to morrow. HARWICH, Oct. 28.—The Gremes (galliot) arrived here to-day, in charge of Lieutenant Dickens, a prize to one of her Majesty's cruisers, for breaking the blockade off Riga. A TOBACCO SAYINGS BANK.—About eerie three years ago a labouring man in this town was consuming two half-ounces of tobacco daily, and sometimes more, paying lid. for the half ounce. On going into the shop of Mr. T. P., draper and grocer. as was his usual prac tice, and learning that the price of tobacco bad been raised to 2d. the half-ounce, he laid down his pipe and tobacco -box on the counter, requesting that Mr. P. would take charge of them until be called for them. From that day forward he deposited a 4d. piece (being the sum that it usually cost him for him for tobacco) daily in a bo x , an d , on opening it last Saturday, he had the gratificati on o f b e h o ldi ng upwar d s o f 201. accumu ltedinfourpenny p i eces. H e t h en ver y judiciously counteda bank, out 201. wo r th an d p l ace d t h em in the savings _ leaving the re ma i n d er as nes t eggs t o invite fur her ge NN i ta! - -Cemartiten Anenal. MONEY MARKET L ND (VMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton. at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 8,000 bales, including 2,000 American and 500 Surat take' for export and on speculation. The market was steady, without change in prices. The sales comprised 5,700 American, 250 Pernam and Maranham at fild. to 60., 160 Bahia at 6 i ld. to 63d., 400 Egyptian at 52{1. to 11d., and 1,500 Surat at 3d. to 40., per lb. Railway Shares were firm, at higher prices. The letters from New York are not yet delivered. The San Jose Gaceta (Costa Rica) of the 17th September, in an article on the condition of Spanish America, thus sums up the history of the Central and Southern States : " The revolution of Mexico has ended in the tyranny of a Santa Anna, and the dismemberment and sale of its territory. The revolution in Venezuela has ended in the tyranny of a Monagas ; the third part of Colombia has become the patrimony of a single family, and the stand ard of rebellion is waved in every province. The revolu tion of New Granada has ended in the tyranny of a Melo, in a combat for the dictatorship between mobocracy and absolutism, while anarchy is Waiting to seize upon the spoils. The revolution in Peru has ended in a quarrel between covetousness and ambition for the Presidency, which has been a most lucrative business. The revolu tion in Bolivia has not only entailed civil strife, but has drawn the country into foreign warfare. The revolution in Ecuador has ended in permanent conspiracy, and in the Government being placed in outlawry. The revolu tion in Central America has ended in the law of retalia tion between Guatemala and Honduras, in reciprocal ag gressions on the part of both ; in a strife for two princi p'es—one that would place absolutism in the demociacy ' the other that would place ab solutism in authority. The revolution of Nicaragua has ended in a war like that of the Guelphs and Ghibelins—the Government unable to triumph over the faction, and the faction unable to triumph over the Government. The revolution which everywhere pervades our soil—now the diplomacy of Senor Squier, and now by the bombshells of Captain Hollin—has ended in our unfortunate nationality being confined between two mountains—between the violence and fratricide of the foreigner—between Lynch law and anarchy." The English Stock market has been very fairly maintained, considering the news of the little re verse to the French at Sebastopol, which gains, however, very little credit. It must be remem beed however, that we have no alternative but toreceive first Russian versions of news from the war now that the telegraph is completed from St. Peters burg to Hamburg. Money continues easy. Consols have been 90- to for Transfer, and On -T T for Account. Exchequer Bills have been 6s. to 95., and India Bonds 10s. pm. The New 3 per Cents. have realised 931 to ff. Bank Stock has been firm at 211 to 213. Its the New 2i- per Cents. there has been a bargain at..Bli. Foreign Securities have been exceedingly quiet. Portuguese 5 per Cents. have been marked 37. Danish Stock is at 781. Mexican Bonds have been worth 22k. The Turkish Scrip is at 2to 24 pm. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 6 ; Mexi can, 241 to 23 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 51 to 52 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 4i per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 18} to 18i; ditto, 3 per Cents., 371 to 38i ; ditto, Certificates, 58 to 5,1 ; ditto, Passive, 4i to 4L The Railway Share market has been firm crepe rally, but with the dealing chiefly restricted to b the settlement of the account. Lancashire and York shire, Great Northern, Caledonian, and North Western have been most dealt in. The Canadian lines are still in request. In the Mining - Shares there has been more activity, and prices are rather buoyant. The Banks are brisk and dearer. Crystal Palace are steady. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. ( From the Oficial List. ) Budness dons. Bank Stock 2ll 13 i per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93 3 per Cent Conso's Annuities 94i 4 i' New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2i per Cent. Annuities ong Annuit'es, Expiie sth .ian_., 1860 Dittc 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 4 1-16 Ditto '...;0 Years, Expire sth Jan.,1860 4i ndia Bonds, Xl1)0(i ....., ..... ............. ()Hoz) ' urOer 23000 lO p onsolsfor Account 14th Nov. Exchequer Bills, 24d. n000 Small 6 9 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Danish Bonds, 1325, 3 per Cent 7BA , exiean 3 per Cent Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto ex. all over due Coupons... 37 furkish Scrip 6 per cent — Ditto for Dividends n th Account oe above payable in London. p HALP•PAST TWO. Consol s 94 Ditto November Account ........ 941 ARRIVAL OF THE FRENCH ADMIRAL'S SHIP. DEAL, Monday Evening, half-past Eight.—Th e I n fl ex ib le, the French Admiral's ship, towed by the Darien, has arrived from the Baltic, and anchored. The Inflexible fired a Royal salute on her arrival. Wind, S. ; fi ne . The Queen of the South, Captain Sharp, under the direction of the mail agent, Lieutenant Griffiths, which left on Friday evening last, met with very heavy weather during the night when outside the back of the island. The wind came dead against them, and at three on Saturday morning it blew a gale. To alleviate the sufferings of the poor unfortunate sol diers' not one of whom had ever been on board ship before, the commander put into Portland, where the advantage of the breakwater was apparent, for they were in smooth water. Here the gallant red coats speedily recovered, and lent a hand to clean out the bar rack room. Their sufferings were very great, owing to the gale, which prevented the side scuttles being open. The poor fellows bore up patiently against it. The next morning put a new face on matters, and she proceeded on her voyage with a fine breeze from the N.E. BALL AND CONCERT AT THE GUILDHALL, IN AID OF THE PATRIOTIC FUND.-It will be remembered by our readers that, at a Court of Common Council held on Thursday last, it was, on the motion of Sir J. Duke, seconded by Mr. Carr, unanimously resolved that the use of the Guildhall, after the banquet on Lord Mayor's-day, should be granted for the purpose of a ball and concert in aid of the Patriotic Fund. A committee was thereupon formed with a view to car rying this benevolent object into effect, and they met yesterday, for the first time, to make their prelimi nary arrangements. Alderman Farncomb was unani mously called to the chair. It was decided that the price of a gentleman's ticket should be 15s. ; for that of a lady, 10s. 6d. ; and for a double ticket, 21s. The day fixed for the ball is Wednesday, the 15th Nov. A sub committee of seven was formed for the purpose of making the necessary arrangements, which, it is believed, will be executed on a scale of almost unexampled grandeur and magnificence. _ _ FATAL AC6CIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY.—On Saturday afternoon last a fatal accident occurred on the north branch of the above railway, by which a respect able farmer, named Edwin Hodg-kinson, of Breadsall, near Derby, lost his life. Deceased had been across the line at Breadsall, to look at some stock in an adjoining field, and on returning waited for a goods train to pass ; he then stepped on to the line, and was almost imme diately knocked down by a passenger train going the other way, from which he was so dreadfully injured as to result in death. An inquest on the body of the unfortu nate deceased was held yesterday, when the jury re turned a verdict of "accidental death." WORKING MEN'S COLLEGE.—PROFESSOR MAURICE'S INAUGURAL LECTURE.—Yesterday evening a crowded , and respectable audience assembled in St. Martin's-hall to bear Professor Maurice deliver his inaugural lecture, on the opening of the Working Men's College, Red Lien square. The proceedings appeared to excite considerable interest, and the lecture was listened to with marked attention. GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.—Captain Horatio T. Austin, C. 8., is appointed captain-superintendent of Deptford Dockyard. Mr. Charles J. Proby is appointed second-class clerk in the Admiralty, Whitehall. Mr. Edwin T. Burr is appointed third class clerk in the sur veyors' department of the Admiralty ; Mr. John Ro bertson is appointed first-class clerk, and Mr. John Easthope, secon,d class clerk. Mr. Nelson Girdlestone is appointed third-class clerk in t he storkeepers depart. ment of the Admiralty. Mr. Robert Foord, Mr. Charles J. Davies, and Mr. Thomas Mauley are appointed third-class clerks in tho Accountant-Gene ral's department. Mr. R. T. A. Grant is appointed third-class clerk in the Comptroller of Victualling's de partment of the Admiralty at Somerset-house. — Observer. The provincial newspapers of Saturday last show the prevalence of a truly national feeling in regard to the objects of th e Patriotic Fund. Besides the numerous meetings to arrange for giving effect to the public generosity, which we reported in the course of last week, others have been held, and local committees formed, in the following towns :—Basingstoke, Bedford, Brighton, Cardiff, Gravesend Haverfordwest, Hastings, Hartle pool, He re f or d , H al i fax, Kendal, Llandilo, Margate, Norwich, Newport, Newport Pwlheli, Walsall, Wis. beach, and York. THE CHOLER A IN EDINBURGH. —Four new cases and four deaths hav e occurre d i n the city parish since Tues day, and though it i s believed that p a r few have also occurred in the parish of St. Cuthbert's, none have been reported to the autho r iti es . There have been several fatal cases in Gilrnerton and neighbourhood during the week, and single cases are reported from Duddingeton Mills and Newhaven. The disease still lingers about Stirling, A berdeen, and s ome o th er plan in kotland. 10 5 20 20 17A 20 20 20 20 20 20 100 100 20 25 25 25 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1854. SHARE MARKETS. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. WORCESTER RACES. (THIS DAY.) rosins Prices yesterday. fluidness this day. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterday. Business done this day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SELLING STAKES. Minature Songster . HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES FOR TWO- YEAR-OLDS. Banbury c by Chanticleer TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,—In The Sun, of the 28th instant you published a letter from Mr. C. R. Weld about the boats of the America steamer. I have crossed the Atlantic in that and other vessels, and can testify to the accuracy of Mr. Weld's statements, about the small amount of boat accommodation in pro portion to the number of passengers carried by ocean steamers. I shall be obliged by your inserting in The Sun the enclosed letter which I sent to the editor of the Times, but th e autocrat of that journal, with his usual partiality, has not published it. I would only further remark, that iron steamers would be almost independent of boats, if the iron bulkheads were constructed with sufficient care and strength, for when so made, an iron steamer can float in perfect safety, although her bow or stern were destroyed. But steam-boat proprietors and builders will not pay sufficient attention to this important matter until they are compelled by act of Parliament.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, JAMES JOHNSTONE. Larchhill, Moffat, 30th Oct., 1854. (Copy.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Larchhill, Moffat, 25th Oct., 1854. Sir,—The serious loss of life that has recently oc curred to passengers by ocean steamers is a sufficient excuse fer my troubling you with a practical suggestion, which, if followed out, would save many lives hereafter. The iron steamer Vesta, which ran into the Arctic, was saved, owing to the iron compartments or bulk heads baying kept the water from penetrating into the vessel beyond the bow compartment, which was com pletely destroyed ; and thus we have an illustration of the fact that iron vessels, with properly constructed compartments, are safer than wooden vessels, for in them water-tight compartments cannot be permanently ob tained. In the loss of the iron screw steamer City of Phila delphia a lesson of a different kind is given, as appears from the following extract from the Newfoundland Ex press :—"The City of Philadelphia was built in com partments ; but the concussion when she struck was so violent that the bulk-heads were started and rendered useless." Now, had the Vesta's bulk-heads been built like those of the City of Philadelphia, all the passengers of the former oust have found a watery grave. The question naturally arises, How are we to make sure that the iroi bulk-heads of a ship are properly con structed ? The answer is very simple : Prove them in the same way that every iron water-tank and boiler is proven before it leaves the establishment of the eng ineer that makes it—that i s , fill th em with wa t er . Iron skips should be proven immediately after they are launched in the following manner : Begin at one end of the vessel by filling the first com partment with water. If the bulk-head is thus found to be water-tight, then pump the water out of the first compartment into the second compartment of the vessel, and so on from one compartment to another, until all the compartments have been tested. Some engineers, I know, will object to se severe a test of their work ; but the truth is, that no iron ship is worthy of being trusted across the ocean with passed gers unless she will stand the above test.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) JAMES JOHNSTONE. THE LONG RANGE PROBLEM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,---There is evidently some apprehension that in the attainment of immense ranges, of some six or five thousand yards, by guns recently experimented, with the shocks of continued explosions are too great for such guns to endure ; and that after they may have been dis charged, a greater or less number of times, they will burst—proving, perhaps, more destructive to those who serve them than to those whom they may be served against. In the experimental gun practice en the Sand-hills, near Deal, in the years 1839 and 40, two guns were burst—one a thirty-two pounder, the other a fifty-six ; in each case the gun was much elevated, and had so been fired many times. It was then thought that the bursting of the guns was due to the greater resistance offered by the shot to the propelling explosive force, by reason of the shot being forced up an inclined plane, as compared to the' leas resistance offered by the shot when being driven out of the gun in a horizontal position, or when the gun is elevated only a few degrees. Those of your readers who may be curious in this mat ter would do well to consult Mr. Wilkinson's book, " Engines of War." At page 258 they will find the re sult of an experiment, which shows how greatly the explosive force of gunpowder is increased when resist ance is offered to it. At page 54 is explained why, under a condition of great length of gun, an increase of windage is found advantageous. It has been suggested to strengthen cast-iron guns by hooping them with tought wrought-iron, the hoops to be so close as to form a perfect coat of wrought-iron. The gun should be cast cylin drical from the cascable to about half-way towards the muzzle ; the exact circumference of the gun being known, the hoops, of any thickness, may be of such size as to set as closely as may be desired to the inner gun, for they can be expanded by beat so as to admit of their encircling easily the gun, but upon cooling to set firmly to it. With regard to the trunnions, it is thought there would be no great difficulty to overcome. But the "long range" problem will, perhaps, never be solved while warriors, both young nnd old, are under the crushing dominion of a single idea—a gun. October 28th, 1854. 'Aberdeen.. 100 , Ambg. Nottng. Best. and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena. Binning. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. do Cheshire Junct , Do. Chesh. & Birk , £5O and £25 Cons Do., £20.. . 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BANKS. 78 --- 80 4 d par 1 1d 10 -- 32 8 —lid 23 —24 40 - ?.2 ••• -- ••• 43 - 45 6 8 - 70 7i - 8i IN = i^ 95 - 100 99 - 101 136 - 13$ 102 - 104 51 - 52 25 - 256 13 - 136 23 - 24 11i -11 i 2i - 21 6 - 6 58 - 60 ii‘ : 138 2i lie. 30 - 31 93 - 95 Nine ran. PROGRAMME OF TO-MORROW'S RACES. THE WORCESTERSHIRE GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLE CHASE, Handicap of 20 sous each, h ft, and 5 only if declared, with 100 added ; the owner of the second horse to re ceive back his stake ; five to start, or the public money will not be added ; certain winners extra ; about four miles. 19 subs. 10 of whom have declared. at lb Needwood lO 10 Thickleby (h b) Spring Diana lO 2 Cervus 9 4 Maurice Daley Little Charley . 9 7 st lb THE HURDLE RACE, handicap of 5 SOTS each, with 50 added. A. winner of 50 sovs clear after the weights were published, 51bs extra. (Two miles, over six flights of hurdles.) (15 subs.) Age et lb Gaylad Tcidesley Freedom 5 10 10 Alp a 10 7 Bullfinch a 10 2 Theodine Jemmy the Black 5 10 2 Age st lb Little Charley a 10 2 Old Misery a 9 10 Sailor Wideawake Black Bess... Ch fby Safeguard _ _ --Sarahßelecca 3 8 THE HUNT STEEPLECHASE SWEEPSTAKES of 5 sous eacb, with 50 added ; for horses certified to have been regu larly hunted in any established pack during the season 1853-4 ; 4-yr-olds, list 41b ; five, 12st ; six and aged, 12st 61b ; a winner of 100 soya at any time previous to the race, 91b extra ; maiden horses qualified in the county of Worcester allowed 51b ; gentlemen riders, professional jockeys 71b extra. Three miles. Closes this day (Monday). THE PLANS OF OMER PACHA. A letter from Vienna, of the 27th, contains the fol lowing What Omer Pacha intends to do no one seems to know ; but it is certain that he will not cross into Bessarabia. His generals are collecting a very re spectable force between Chernavoda and lrarna-Shumla, but they will hardly at present interfere with the Rus sians should the latter think proper again to occupy the north of the pestilential Dobrudscha. In a letter written some six weeks since it was said that if the Russians again crossed the Danube into the Dobrudscha they would meet with no opposition from the Austrians, whose object—the occupation of the two fertile Princi palities was already attained. The assertion was then pronounced to be incorrect, but positive in formation has this day been acquired that the high military authorities do not for the present intend to take any notice of the new aggression on the part of Russia. Austria is never tired of telling the world that her interests require the perfect freedom of the Danube, but she remains totally inactive, although the right bank of the Lower Danube is again in the hands of Russia. According to advices of the 18th from Braila, the Turks were constructing two pontoon-bridges across the Danube into the Dobrudscha, but,ashas will been be undertaken, said,itisnet as lik Omer thately Pasha is anything of importance re posing on the laurels which were won at Oltenitza, Citate, and Silistria. It is related that anoth er a tt empt is to t be o be d made e n t e and wh o ois t r e o r ganizetoh d e a ß i a t i s s hi B n not stated." ks e db.'"t how it is MARKET .NEWS-(THIS DAY.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHIPIELP.—Meadow hay, 2/ 12s to 4/ 108 ; clover ditto, 3/ Cs to 5115 s ; and straw, 1/ 43 to 1/ 10s per load. Supply tolerably gcod, and trade rather dull. OIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21 18s to 41 15s ; clover ditto, 31 Os to 51 15s; and straw, 1/ Gs to 11 12s per load. A fair average supply and a sluggish demand. WHITECIHAPAL.—Meadow hay, 2112 s to 41 10s; clover ditto, 31 Os to 61 Os ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/10s per load. Trade rather dull. COLONIAL.' SUGAR.--The lower descriptions of brown have been in good request, and again at rather higher prices. Manilla clayed, 4,000 bags, has been sold also, but the terms have not transpired. Refined has been more inquired for. Brown lumps are 433, and low to fine grocei y is 43s 6d to 48s per cwt. The quantity of British Plantation landed last week at the East and West India Docks was 750 hhds 127 tierces 204 barrels ' • there were taken for h ome con sumption 1,406 hhds 226 tierces 583 barrels. The stock in the same places is 20,128 hhds 2,832 tierces, 5,576 barrels. COFFEE was in moderate demand, and the sales of native Ceylon are 300 bags at 46s 3d, and a few small lots 46s 61, and 609 bags of common and good ord Rio at 44s to 45s 6d. RICE.—The market is dull. Good mid white Bengal to arrive has been at 14s 6d ex ship. Rum continues in good demand, but the high rates asked checked business. Proof Leewards, 3s 4d to 3s 5d per gallon. The quantity landed last week, at the East and West India Docks, was 1,347 puns 19 hhds. There were taken for home consumption 329 puns 116 hhds, and exported 172 puns 152 hhds, The stock in the same place is 13,100 puns 1,859 hhds. COTTON remains dull. SALTPETRE is quiet, without change in prices. TEA.—This article is quiet. Common sound Congon, 103 d to lOid per lb. TALLOW.—There has not been mach doing. P.Y.C. is 65s 6d to 65s 9d per cwt on the spot. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DI Y.) CAUTION TO MAItINERS. SUNKEN ROCK.—Thd captain of the Robert Dickson reports that during a voyage from Swartwick to London, the ship struck on a sunken rock, Soderams lighthouse bearing N.W. W. by compass. A few minutes after wards the lighthouse bore N. 43 deg. W., and Swenska Bjorn S. 52 deg. W. ; the ship at the time was drawing 18 feet of water. The rock seemed to be very small, probably not larger than a ship's long boat. LONDON, Oct. 31.—Wind this day at Noon, S. ; light and fine, clear weather, PORTSMOUTH, Oct. 30.—Wind, S.S.E. to E.S.E. Sailed —Egypt, for Cowes ; Grotto, Cardiff. PLYMOUTH, Oct. 30.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Baraguay d'Hilliers, from London, for Malta. Sailed—Persian, for the Clyde ; Sarah, Cork. FALMOUTH, Oet. 30.—Wind, S. Arrived—Geralamo, from Leghorn • Hermanns Franciscus, do. ; Oadine (s), Dublin, and left for London. Sailed—Rose of Sharon, for London. Off Port—Felix, from Havre, fer St. Do mingo. COWES, Oct. 30.—Wind, S.S.W. Sailed—Q. E. D., for Constantinople ; Dolphin, Antwerp ; Hazard, London. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 30.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived--Bril liant, from Smyrna ; Argyle (s), Carentan. RAMSGATE, Oct. 30 —Wind, S.W. Sailed—St. Louis, for Cherbourg; Agnes Smith, Troon. LYNN, Oct. 30.—Wind, SW. Arrived—John Gray, from St. John's. ~.."11,..4 AJII. W./ ../•• La .• MILFORD, Oct. 30.—wind, S. Arrived—Ellen Munro, from Cardiff, for Rio Janeiro, leaky, and with loss of sails ; Dahlia, Quebec, for Bristol ; Tasso, Cardiff, for London, with loss of bulwarks. HULL, Oct. 30.—Wind, S. Arrived—Susannah Eliza beth, from Rotterdam ; Haabet, do. ; America, Mira michi ; James Freeman, Richibucto; John Hunter, do. ; Hand of Providence, Fecamp ; Ocean Queen (s), Rot terdam. TORBAY, Oct. 30.—Wind, S. Arrived—Clara Maria, from Dantzic, for Nantes ; Allipore (No. 8 transport), London; Blake (No. 33 transport), tic,. SHEERNESS, Oct. 30.—Wind, S. Arrived—Austerlitz (French screw war-steamer), from the Baltic, for coals, &o. OFF MARGATE, Oct. 3C.—Koop Hoorn, from Rotter dam ; Thorwaldsen, Leith, for Alicante ; Aspira ad Astra, Hartlepool, for Hong Kong. BRISTOL, Oct 30.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Adolphe, from Buenos Ayres. Sailed—Superior, for Newfound land ; Mary Ann Peters, New York. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.50 a.m. Wind, S. ; gentle breeze, and drizzling rain. Arrived—Canada (s), from New York; Sumroo, Bom bay; Elizabeth Archer, Arica; Ariadne, Valparaiso ; Scotland, Mobile • John Davies, Quebec; lampshire and Intrinsic, Alexandria ; Mantira, Denia ; Crusader, Hon duras ; Auguste Louise (s), Bordeaux ; John Henrich, Stockhblm. _ BELFAST, Oct. 31. The Ida Elizabeth, from Liverpool, for Batavia, has been lost near the South Light. All hands saved. The vessel will be a total wreck. (HY SUBMARINE AND EHROPEAN TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.5 a.m. Wind, S. ; tide half ebb ; fine. Arrived Oct. 30. —Grange, from Shanghai ; Azores Packet, Malaga; Abeona Rouen; Ellen Rawson, C ey l on. Arrived Oct. 31.—Lightning, from Faro ; Astrea, Ran ders ; Selina, Caen ; Fraer, Bornholm ; Letta, Stockholm; Julie Caroline, Udderwalla. Sailed.—Nife, for Adelaide; Henry 'Warburton, for Smyrna; Emina, Cape and Batavia; Lelia, Grenada. DEAL, Tuesday, 9.25 aaa. Wind S.S.W. ; light ; fine. Passed.—Allan, from London, for New Orleans ; Alex andrina, Algoa Bay, London ; Chrysolite, China, London ; Equator, Rotterdam, Batavia; Paz, London, San Sebas tian. Sailed.—French ships, Inflexible and Darien, for Cher bourg. Baron von Hochschild, now S we di s h envoy to the Court of St. James's has been honoured by th e Ki ng o f Prussia with the i nsign ia of Grand Cross of the Red Eagle. On the proposition of the French Minister of Marine, the Emperor has decided that the names of Bomarsund and Alma shall be inscribed on the colours of the regiments of naval infantry that took part in those affairs. The King of Denmark and his consort have been received with unbounded enthusiasm in all the Schles- wig towns. The Court woe removed to Schleswig. The Weser Zeitunq, of the 26th October, has Ilea confiscated by the the police, who appear to exhibit great exactitude in executing the orders of the Frus. ii&n Minigta of the Interior. 25 St. 20 St. 19i 14 20 100 100 4, 100 100 812E1 20 20 10 10 20 St. St. 10 17t all all St. 10 St. 25 20 20 50 20 Ills. 61 603 90 i i 78 125 71i 1 13 74 3 1 1 1 - 64 5 1001 i RAILWAY& Leasing Compass 3cdford and Bletcbley .„ Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. E. Lincoln g'. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. 4S Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.ck Dn. Fi Hrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. 4 Shares. Lon.&Greenw Do. Preference Lox. , Til., & S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Batn. and Matlock Middlesbro' & Redcar Xidlcl.Bradfd Northern and Easternsp.c. Do. 6 per et. Dn. Fixeds p Prest. & Wyre Do. 2 Shares. Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth ayd Goole g. 5 p.c. S. Staffordsh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent._ Do Wilts&Somrst :iondon & N. West. aaledou... IGt.Nrthn. ,Caldonian. qrt. Westn Yk. New. & Borw Do Do S. 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Eat Do. 54 , per ct.prof Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c Nortk British NI. E. Rerw, 4 p.c. P 110. do. do Do. Leeds 6 r. c. No.l Do. do. Quarters '4S i)•. York 1-1. k P•r. North Staffordshire_ Oxford., Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls, 6 p.c. Scot. Cent., New P Do. 5 per cent 133 140 1 fd H . 57 90 1.0 -- 4 - 104 92 - N Si - Si 1 i.d 112 - 114 Southde' 47 ) per cent S. 0. Eastern (Reading fined, x Devon De, of £1 Os. 6d Do. 4A per cent 4. Yoricsb .4p. c.Guar S. WaleS GUI. 4 pv C Do. de. 4i p. c.... Stockton and Dar lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle. pool, guar. S p. c. till Ist July, 1856 Waterfd.&Kilk.6p.c. 12 14 id par 23 23} 99 101 17 —l9 •.. 2 1d MINES. 1 all /qua Fria .... ...... lli lf 1 all Anglo Austria. Gold' ••• SOO •.. 10s. all Anglo Californian i— j 1 20 6 Australian 1 —l4 1 all Australian Cordillera ~. - 1 all Austr a li an F ree h o ld . i•— a 1 all Ave Maria — .- 1 all Baden (Gd. Du c hy of i a 50 all Blmnarvon Iron and Coal • ••• 20 13.5 British Iron 7 8 35 244 Brazilianlmp.(issued at 25 pm 2. 8 30 all Do. Co caes & Cilia& li —I i 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 28 —3O 281 1 Carsons's C•efAr . ••• 1 D Clare& ~a Coa l s. min Co. of Jamaica • . ... 40 all Cobre Copp er 45 • • 42 47 i 5 1 Colonial Gold j ~. St. all C o pp er Mi n . o f E ug 62 —65 50 25 all Do. Pre% 7. p. cent 2 4 P ... 16 Copiapo. l2 14 5 all English and Austin. Copper Smeltg Co 1i —ll 2 i Fortuna . i —i)! 20 all General .. _ ... —. . i 1 all Crt.NuggetVein.Reg:. t t 3:, all Great Pol goo th ..... . . 1 all Liberty 1 - 1 3 all Linares . • Si... 9i 1 all Niariquita.. 10 9 nexiean&S.A.merica 7 .... 71 1 all New Granada i _ 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co ._.• -- 1 all Nouveau Monde a . 20 all Pontgibaud Silva! 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The public allusion which the Emperor Louis Napo leon has recently made, in his letter of coniolence to Madame de St. Arnaud, to the " timid counsels" which at one time threatened to suspend the great enterprise in which we are now engaged, removes in some degree that reserve which had hitherto been maintained on this delicate subject. We cannot doubt that, sooner or later, the 'facts will be entirely ascertained and generally known, and that every one concerned in these memo' , able events will go down to history with his appropriate badge of caution or of valour. But, since this taunt has been thrown out by no less a personage than the Emperor of the French, and it may for a time appear to reflect on the gallantry and well-de served honours of the leaders of this expedition, we hasten to add that no one acquainted with the facts can for an instant intend to insinuate that the slightest .. want of resolution was at any moment discernible in the conduct of Lord Raglan or of Admiral Lyons, of General Canrobert or of Admiral Brunt. Throughout the whole course of the campaign the conduct of these eminent commanders has been in every respect worthy of their position and of the flags under which they serve, and the progress of the enterprise is unquestionably due to their energy. If ethers faltered under the weight of respon sibility or the magnitude of the expedition, we believe that they acted up to the measure of their judgment and capacity. No one knows better than the Emperor of the French that it was in his own Cabinet, and among his ewn military advisers that the expedition to the Crimea had to encounter the largest amount of opposition and adverse criticism ; fn. it was mainly in consequence of the confident and unbending resolution of Louis Napo leon himself that these objections were overcome, and the proposal to operate against the stronghold of Russia at Sebastopol carried into effect. We think the firmness displayed by the Emperor on thi§ point does the highest honour to his judgment and his courage, and we have never ceased to give our strenuous support to the same opinion ; but it is not less important that the brave men who have most powerfully contributed to conduct this vast expedition to the walls of Sebastopol, and who will shortly, we trust, reap the glorious reward of their exer tions, should not be confounded with those whose "timid counsels" might have postponed the attack.—Times. THE VICISSITUDES OF TIME. Of all the vicissitudes which time has brought 1 about, none is more remarkable than that which was exemplified the day before yesterday on the Ter race at Windsor Castle. If there was a spot in the kingdom consecrated to the traditions, or, we may say, to the prejudices of a past generation, it was this. On this terrace King George 111. took his habitual walk during a period at which the affairs of the whole world took their colour from the antagonism of France and Eng land. There that venerable monarch listened to the music of militia band; or looked down into the park below upon musters of yeomanry and volunteers, all in flamed with an intense spirit of loyalty, and with what in those days was an identical sentiment a martial animosity against France, Frenchmen, French soldiers, and the name of Napoleon Bonaparte. What was the scene on Sunday afternoon ? There were the Castle, the Terrace, the Town, and the Slopes. There was the So vere i gn o f England,' with the Royal Family. There were the band and the music, and every other accompaniment of the traditional scene. There were soldiers i n th e gar d en and off i cers on the Brea d Wal k . But who were these soldiers ? They were the c •s o o s i t d o ier e s of the Emp eror N apo l eon , w h o , arraye d i i the costume of of the Empi re , h a d come w ith th e i r b a nd to play l a i y tish at Windsor Castle for- th e gr a tification of the Queen ! What would have been if any one had prophesied t he n o t oc ho o u rr g e h o t s co o ye ofs a u r o s ago h an event ? There is really scarcely any thing more extraor- d 3lrlin.r inareyin_the im le e g s. endary predictions of Mother Shipton or chAaliTogneeayncdoonutitnuoefsdoaobrus.ndan: both in the Stock E x - Wednesday, the Ist of November, being the period for the half-yearly balance at the Bank (24 England, th e transfer offices at that k establishment will be shut. The Steck Exchange also is usually closed o n th ese occasions but whether such isto be the case in the present instance will depend probably upon the cha rac t er o f the news to morrow and the expectations that may be entertained of subsequent arrivals. LIVERPOOL CHAMBER Or COMMERCE.—A special meeting of the Chamber if Commerce, under the presi dency of Mr. Thomas Bauch, was held yesterday after noon in the Exchange-buildings, to consider the ques tion of the proposed dock extension. The attendance was not numerous. The meeting came to a conclusion favourable to the extension of thedocks; but considered that before the commencement the opinion of the great engineers should he taken on the ogled! LITEItITURE. The Edinburgh Review. October. The m os t i nterest i ng article here met w i th i s that on " Macaulay's Speeches." Before discuss ing their merits, some observations are made on the manner in which they were brought before the public. It is generally known that two copies ap peared, one was an " authorised publication," by Mr. Vizetelly; the other was issued by Longman, containing the speeches corrected by Mr. Macaulay himself. After attentively considering the sub ject, no one can deny the superiority of the revised edition ; and, ,indeed, there is little doubt, as the author of this article observes, that " the volume will, in a little time, banish from the market its less attractive rival." It is here stated that many have said that Mr. Macaulay is too imaginative, &c., to attain the height of the true, oratorical style which was set by Aristotle and Demosthenes ; but that he never devoted his powers exclusively to to the development of oratory, and, therefore, it is mot his falling short of any requirements that surprises the observer, but his amazing adaptation to them. The "Essays," " History,” an d " Speeches," are all different in style, but each is excellent in its peculiar manner. Further on, the reviewer affirms that if these speeches are mea sured with due reference to the variable structure of different minds, they will sustain comparison with any in the whole range of British oratory. The similarity between Burke and Macaulay is thus considered : " The orator whom Mr. Macaulay most resembles —and it must strike everyreader—is Edmund Burke. Womay go a step further; we affirm that measured by the usnai pm, tical tests—some we will shortly mention—these speeches, merely as speeches, are superior to those of Burke. Glow ing with the characteristics of mind which distinguished Burke, Mr. Macaulay in the main has attained a far closer approximation to what the style of deliberative eloquence demands than Burke did ; has exerted a more successful control over the splendid powers which may so easily, in relation to eloquence, allure into " splendida vitia I and subordinated more rigorously the entire elements of his mind to the duties and functions of the public speaker. Informed, like Burke, with the spirit of political phil oso . phy, he more discreetly limits the ' circuit, of its mus ings,' and makes it the servant, not the master, of his elo quence; equally affluent in vivid and original imagery,_ imagery which, like that of Burke, is fed by sources almost boundless, and to which every realm of human knowledge is made tributary,—he has, in no case, fallen into the ex travagancies into which Burke's daring genius not sodden& hurried him. Possessed, like Burke, of an imperial com mand over all the treasures of the English language, Mr. Macaulay in the best passages of his speeches has attained, if not the ever various, flexile ease of his great prototype, yet greater point, condensation, and en erg y th an it wou ld be easy to parallel from Burke's most successful speeches. Whatever the resemblances, and they are very striking, between the speeches of Burke and those of Mr. Macaulay, nothing can more clearly show what we have said as to the greater adaptation of the latter to the conditions of effec tive deliberative eloquence than in the contrast between the impatience with which the house listened to Burke, at least in his latter years , and the hearty welcome which it has always accorded to Mr. Macaulay. If this be not the solution, then all that can be said is, that the House of Commons must be a very different assembly from what it was in the time of the elder orator. Burke often managed to empty the house ; Mr. Macaulay, if it be known that he is likely to speak, never fails to fill it. If the benches are empty when he begins, no sooner is it known that he is speaking than numbers flock in, and hang on his accents with breathless attention: Certainly he does not want the testimonies to signal eloquence enumerated by Cicero, " coronam multiplicem, judiciuna erectum, crebras amen. siones, niultas admiration's." Another, and perhaps more effective proof of the power of kis speeches is, that they have generally had an immediate effect in shaping the course of the debate ; sometimes an appreciable, and, in one or two cases, if we are correctly informed, a decisive effect on the instant judgment of the house." _ _ It is mentioned that one great merit displayed in these speeches is their being suited, in a remark able degree, both for the moment of delivery and subsequent perusals : " There is one praise to which we rather think every one will allow Mr. Macaulay to be entitled above almost every orator that ever lived—that of having managed in an emi nent degree to solve the difficult problem of uniting the qualities of a discourse adapted to the meridian of a popu lar assembly (the most fastidious of all such assemblies listens to him with the most marked attention) with those which will make it interesting as a speech to all readers and for all time. The things, in fact, are to a certain ex tent incompatible, and have generally been in no tolerable measure combined. The more perfect the orator's skill -the more exact his adaptation to the claims of his subject and the character of his audience, the more completely his speech is evolved ex visceribus causce, the feebler will be his hold on readers in general, especially when a few years have passed away, and made allusions obscure or robbed the topics themselves of all interest. On the other hand, the more adapted his discourse to excite universal interest and to appeal to the sympathies of after ages—the more rich in maxims of universal application, and the more adorned. with beauties which cannot fade by time—the less exact will be the adjustment to the occasion and the audience. Demosthenes would probably inspire a more general in terest, though leas admiration of his oratorical skill, if he had more freely expatiated on such topics as Burke loved to treat, and Burke would have less moved the impatience of the house,—which, with all his vast powers, be often fairly put to flight,— had he more severely excluded the topics which make him the delight of all posterity." " The Arab Tribes of the Great Desert" enters into the detail of the condition of the races, &c. A comparison is instituted between Christianity and Mahommedanisna. One fundamental difference is apparent in the spirit of religious persecution ; while in Christianity it has almost disappeared, in Mahommedanism it is the same as when first founded. There is no spirit of progress evinced in its existence. " Civilisation, after centuries of contact, cannot advance within its precincts." Other articles of interest are given ; among then we may mention " The Reform of the War De partments," and the " Memoirs of King Joseph," the eldest brother of Napoleon. Cambridge University Transactions. Collected by J. Heywood, M.P., F.R.S., &c., and T. Wright, M.A.; F.S.A., /vc. 2 vols. Bohn. Much interest . having been excited by the recent discussions on university reform and the general management of such institutions, these volumes will no doubt excite some attention. They contain the different statutes passed during the Puritan controversies of the sixteenth and seventeenth cen turies, when great excitement prevailed on reli gious differences. It is observed in the introduc tion that " the documents contained in the present volumes belong to a period of great importance in the history of the University of Cambridge ; and they relate to almost every - part of its internal go vernment and external privileges. They com mence with the University Statutes of 1570, in tended to check the rising power of Puritanism, and they terminate with the Act of Uniformity of 1662, and the diary of the Rev. Dr. Worthington, who was ejected from the Mastership of Jesus College, Ca m b r id ge ." Th e cur i ous s t a t e o f p u bl ic opinion in the sixteenth century is shown by some portions of the work. Archbishop Whitgift,. the Master of Trinity College, doubted, in 1584, the expediency of allowing printing to con tinue in the University, and recommended that no books should be printed there, unless previously allowed by lawful authorities. Much information respecting the academical proceedings of that trou bled period may be gathered from these pages, more especially from the letters and similar docu ments contained in them. The documents relating to the Chancellorship of Lord Burghley have been copied from the Burghley papers in the British Museum, and the Parliamentary Journals have bee' consulted for the illustration of academical history. A portrait of Sir Thomas Smyth, Princi pal Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth, is pre fixed to the first volume, and one of Lord Burgh ley, who was Chancellor of the University, from 1 . 558 to 1598, i s g i ven i n the second. A cop i ous index is added, which will be found useful for reference. Types of Mankind. By J. C. Nott, M.D., and Geo. R. Gliddon: Trubner and Co. To all who interest themselves in ethnological studies this work offers considerable attractions. It contains selections from the unedited ,papers of Samuel Morton, M.D., the late President of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. The work itself is of transatlantic origin, and has reached a second edition. It is a very complete and valuable work, and gives a thorough analysis of all the characteristics and peculiarities of the different races of makind. From its considerable size it is able to enter largely into the subject. It is illustrated with a great number of explanatory figures. Each different race is made the subject o f a different chapter, and a full account is given o f all the various speculations and discoveries. memoir of the late Samuel Morton, to whose me mory the work is dedicated, is contributed by Pro fessor Patterson, M.D., and a portrait is prefixed to it. Though not attractive to the general reader,.all who are occupied in the study of the science of ethnology will find this volume afford them a vast amount of information. Index to the Lives of the Queens of England' Colburn." All who possess the library edition of M iss Strickland' s ce l e b ra t e d wor k will find this little volume a most useful addition. It has been com piled with much care and t ro uble, and forms a valuable supplemebt to the work. It is arranged alphabetically, so that the required name may be immediately found. Under the names of the Queens the thief events of their lives are arranged, with the number of the page add volume in which they are mentioned. It is in a small compass, and will be found a mos tonvenient little volume. SIMEDITCH NEW ALMSHOUSE3.-7.-The. half yearly ge neral meeting of the su bscribers to 'fhpi charity was held yesterday, in HaggerStpD School-Tools,. adjoining the Almshouses, for the purpose nf,ripeiying the report of the letanagingCothreitteo thiipant year, to appoint the chairman, dePuty-ChOT*l))/4aPagi4B committee, and other - officers 44 the inaitntion, to elect an i nmate in mind-Of - one of the inmates of the houses,d ed And to tram* the Pi_eral Qt thspasututi • _ _ _ I 50 50 100 100 all all 11 all 16j 2 3li all si i 6i 17 5 4i 41 i