The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-03 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is not the slightest change to report in the general condition of monetary affairs, the demand for accommodation being well supported by the preparations for the liquidation of monthly ac counts, to-morrow being the 4th. There is no relaxation in the rates, the official minimum of 4 per cent. being enforced without an exception. This state of things will no doubt continue until after the Bth, when the India Debentures then due are paid off, but no permanent relief is anticipated before the release of the dividends. About £97,000 in goll was taken into the Bank yesterday, but £B,OOO in bar gold and 75,000 sove reigns were withdrawn. There was no alteration of importance in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £878,300, and the exports to £744,300, showing a balance in favour of the country of £134,020. We are informed that the letters of allotment of the Imperial Privileged Bank of Austria will be issued to-day. The Scrip Certificates of the Columbian Loan may be had in exchange for the banker's receipts on Tuesday next. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's tele gram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were at 67f. 95c. 67f. 90 0.--Inanimate and heavy. The English Stock Market to-day has presented a very d all appearance, but no further movement has occurred in the value of Console, which are 921 for money, and 931- 1 for the account. The New Threes are 911 921; the Reduced, 911 . 92; Exche quer Bills, ls. to 3s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 10 81 K ; and the 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper, 1081. The operations in the Foreign Market have been conducted on a rather limited scale, and prices con tinue to droop. The Confederate Loan, however, has been 22 to 20 die., and is now 24 to 22 die. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, are 70 701; do., 1862, 701 711; do., Consolides, 541 a ; Mexican have dropped to 451 461 ; Greek, to 371 4 ; do., Coupons, to 171 184 ; Spanish Passive, to 351 e ; do., Certi ficates, to 131 14; Portuguese, 49 1 ; Egyptian, 1004 1011 ; Granada, 17 ; Italian, 726; and the Colombian Loan,l to 1 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been dull, and several of the principal undertakings exhibit a dec'ine. Great Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, Metropolitan, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern have each declined 459., and North Western 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines generally remain inactive. Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced 1, and Great Western of Canada I. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in good demand, and fully maintain previous rates. --- BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities - 2 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per C en t. A nnu i t i es 92f 11 2k New 3f per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 pet Cent IOBEI Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5i per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Ditto under £l,OOO Bank Stock for Account - 7 Consols for Account, Oct. 8.. India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent 3 2 pm Ditto £SOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. 1001 Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 1843 Ditto 41 per Cent. 'CenlBs2-58-60 Buenos Ayres 6 per t Ditto Account Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825.. Dutch, 2} per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders Egyptian 7 per Cent 1 1 Ditto, Second Issue— -100 1 100 11 Equador New Consolidated. 1 per Cent — Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account 3B 71 Ditto Coupons Ditto Account lB Guatemala 5 per Cent. Italian. 5 per Cent.(Maremmana Railway) 811 Mexican 3 per Cent . ......... Ditto Account.... Mcorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l7 Ditto 2 per Cent. .. Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Bl Peruvian 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto PortugueseCent 3 Ditto Account.... Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 — Ditto Account 49/ 9 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 41 per Cent 1 .. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 850 '— Ditto 5 per C ent , 186 2 • Sardinian 5 per Cent ...... D itto Account .... 89/ Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account.... Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Acco unt Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent........... Turkish 6 per Cent. 18,54 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account.... £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account 701 Ditto 6 per C ent. 1863, £l9 16s 86 pd.l dis Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent "Venezuela 3 ... 6 per Cant. Di tto Account ••.. 2 Ditt o 6 per Cent., 1 .862 unt Dit to Acco Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian per Cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 Cent., E. 12 Guil • French Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates • 1011 Renter, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f Italian, 5 per Cent., 1 861, Ex. 25 francs -- Ditto Account. Cmsols t Money TWO O'CLOCK .. 1 Ditto 93 Account Liverpool Cotton Market----This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) Strong. Sales, about 8,000 bales. Import, 1,196. Arrival of the Channel Fleet at Plymouth. About ni ne o'cIockPLYMOUTH, Saturday, 10 a.m. this morning the screw steam ahiP Ed gar, 71, Capt. Ilornby, flag of Rear-Admi ra l of the White Sidney C. Dacres, C. 8., entered the 31111(1 fr om the w es t ward, and dropped her anchor insidethe the Breakw ater, b etween the Lighthouse and ritef anaber She was foll owe d b y the screw steam by ~toe E merald, 35, C apt. Arthur Cumming, and Jaro ~ ats l , ' ncluds, viz. —the Black Prince, 41, Capt. Fred lion. Art ‘ l3 . r Wainwri g ht ; W arrior, 40, Capt. the erieitbk,A. 4 Cochran e ; R oyal Oak, 35, Capt. tus Phii iii n u Canapbell ; Defence, 16, Capt. Augas liam C. C 11441 .1 3; and the Resistance, 16, Capt. Wil eastward °ti the ; l ain- All six are anchored to the It is repritted flagship. will be trau hk , rre l pre that the crew of the Edgar Prince Consort , 3, t . 0 the iron clad screw steamship ~,,,,v i n the firti‘t..d.4BMuter John P. C. Clements, ne.mcaze. ................I°f the steam. reserve in Mn. ADANts'snl,7l"----.-........• benefit of Mr. Adams, 'rth° CREMORNE.—The esteemed Secretary of th e R oy e al 411081 Ea:dent and fixed for Monday next, October Oth, w.4rdells' Crer"rne' is a one shilling itielteu the double attrac tions of its being and the last day of t he season, will be added to the claims of the beneficiaire. The amusements on personalthis a singularly comprehensive and varied kinedeasion will be of of the re,ources of the grounds and the tale ,ntasnd the whole th 0! the com pany will be linked together to give eclat to ast grand Ate of the season. nether Adams has him: I been so assiduous in administering to the comfort of theeflrfequenters th at every visitor to Cremorne will be glad to fot4? acknowledP 4e at call be m 0 ,3 in return, hear II"' BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing , Shari Railways Paul. Price. Rosiness don( 100 A.tlantic &St Lawren(,) all 63 (5 65 it& Rom.,Baroda&.Cent Inc 100 107 118 Gu. 5 per Cent. . 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares. 75 1 ; p 205 Buffalo and Lane Huron all 6# 6t 10 Do. Preference .... ail 84 95 too S Bullalo,Brant&Godricl, 10u 1 4 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 187 . ., 100 Do. do. July 1, 1875 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 1844 100 st Cleutta,t S.Eastn. (Lir. , 100 107 108 107 st Cape Town A,- Dock Scril 100 114 106 stock lilastn. Bengal gu. sp. 1 100 109 110 109 stock Last Indian. go. sp. c. 100 118 109 1085 I 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 10 1 lip 20 Do. do. H do. 10 11 sl' stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 22 I'3 23 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 75 07 77 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 62 61 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. all 69 71 71 705 100 Do. do. deferred— all 54 57 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock ... all 50 52 53 100 Do. do. deferred._ all 40 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock... all 30 32 325 15 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 25 27 stock Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c 100 1085 1095 109 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0... 12 11 111 20 Do. January, 1862.. 8 I.t 11; stock Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 107 108 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10; 115 115 111 1 20i Do. New 10 0 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 96 98 100 Do. si p. c. do. '77-8. ... all 88 90 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 tip stock Madras. guar., sp.c. .. 100 107 108 stock Do. 44 p. o. Extensior. 100 1015 102. stock De. 4s d 0........ 100 18 100 2 0 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. Bp. c. Brads 100 50 Helb. & Hobson's Bay. all 57 58 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg,. Bds. all 10 Newßrunswieka Cands Class A and B. all 3 5 N.ltl.C'da6 pc lst t bds 100 82 84 stock Soinde (100 107 108 1074 st Do. Delhi 4..: ' 100 107 108 Do. do ' E 2 ip 20 Do. Punjaub t all ——p st Do. Do. ...... . , len 107 108 stock Do. Indus. St. , 000 102 104 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J dz,J ut.) I 1877-S4 Do. Bp. c. Feb. (t Atipt.g. 100 1(2 t( 4 D 0.41 p c.Se 100 C 2 1 Do. Ip. c. Jan.(tJuly. 100 ( I( V 3 24 934 435 Do. S inscribed stock 100 91 93 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c. 1871 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 18 100 0 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 11 100 113 115 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 11S Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 107 108 - Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 110 112 N.B.Gov. p. 0..) a...t.July 100 103 105 Do. 6p. c.Ap. dr Oct. 100 - N. S. W. G ov. 6 p 18o) 100 1005 1015 1014 • Do. sp. c.,18r1 10187( 100 1015 1021 - Do. d0.,1888 &upwde 100 102 103 1025 .New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 111 113 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. e. ' sterling, 1875 lOO IC4 106 1015 Queensland Gev. 6p. C lOO Cl 113 Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 112 114 - Vio.Gov. ep.c. Ja.&...1u1) 100 108 110 Do. lo 60.0. An.scOot. 100 111 1115 1111 1— BRITISH MINES. 2 I Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 Id uliflord Amalgamated 33 35 Devcn G. Con.. (Tavist 1 545 655 550 East Bassett (Illozanh 30 77 79 1 lEast Clogau Gold Ltd 53. id par - East Caradon ...... 114.6 29 50 East Cant Brea 3.4.0 75 71 E. W'i Russel (Tavistk 8.6.6 3 31 Gam.ttSt.AuGyn(Gwen ; tB/ 13 15 Great South Tolgus 17s 4 41 G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 91 105 Grenville Her;:d's-Foot 8.12 97 :: 1 9 Llingston Downs 4.18.0 2 24 Lady Bertha Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim 25 15 5 d New Setun —• North Downs 24 lf 2 Baseet(lllo4an •>..17.t 24 35 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (st. Blazey. 15 4 5 20 Providenee(Uny Lelnt., 10.6.7 1 2 44 'South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 415 425 —3. Carty Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 16 2 - Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1..9 60 65 Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv..t Lead Aiiu 45 fin Crott 9 195 205 205 I West Basset (Illogan) l5 04 104 W CI radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Seto: Wheal Basset (Mogan) 55 725 775 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 5 25 90 Wheal Kitty(ls.Lelant)l 2.0.6 WhealLudeott • Wheal MaryAnnt,Men )1 8 9 11 —' Wheal Acton I 585 /195 205 215 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.); 7 17 19 Wheal Union 3.17 2 3 SHARE MARKETS--This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. I I Pa id . Closing Business pare Railway s. Price. I done. 13.14.! 1 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 84 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co all 8} 81 at Bristol and Exeter at Caledonian lOO 119 120 50 Cork and Bandon all 20 Cornwall f 10 Do A A 10 Do. B ill] 61 ' e •P an•ha , i all -- -- seta no di, )a.lili 74 8 been paid to 8., 50 Dublin & Belfast June.' all n to 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc.l all 1 6 17 at Edinburgh & Glasgow.; 100 99 100 at Glasg. and S. Western., 100 110 112 st Great Eastern, Ord. stk ' 100 514 621 52} li at Ditto A stock et Ditto EastAnglian at 100 261 171 st GreatNorthof Scotland 100 et Great Northern... at Do A stock st Do Bdo et Gt. S. ant W. of Ireland 100 100 112 at Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 at Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 112} 1121 1121 et London and Blackwall 100 73 74 at Lon., Bright.at S. Coast 100 112/ 1131 113 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 10 0 43 4 + 43 i at Lon. & North Western 100 1021 103} 103 121 st Lon. & So'.th Western 100 101 112 102} at Man., Slid., & Lincoln. 100 46 161 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 121 Do } shares all at Metropolitan all 133 135 133 121 4 of Midland 6.4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do. 1 shares 26 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 26 18 at !Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1011 1021 1(2 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 --- 0 d et Do Leeds lOO 58 581 st Do York at Do Carlisle lOO at North London 10 Do New 5 1 2 p 19.16.4 North Staffordshire 10. N. and S. W. Junction all 11} 1 1 4 at 'Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 44 16 at Do Scot. , Mid. stock lOO 100 102 10 Shrews. and Welchpool all st !Shropshire Union at 'South Devon lOO 32 33 321 at !South Eastern st South Wales at !S. York. and River Dun 100 99 101 20 IStaines, Wok., and Wok all 91 10} 10 25 Stockton a Darlington all 364 374 25 Do l7 81 94 e 25 Do New, 1866 8 7} 74 p at Taff Vale. 10 Do B 8 41 5} 1 , 10 Do C 3 21 35 p 60 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do 54 at Vale of Neath at ,Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 16) 170 at !Waterford & Kilkenny 100 et West Cornwall lOO 26 28 at W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO at West Midland —Oxford 100 at Do Newport 100 —-- st Do Hereford 100 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, Luton purch4se, 92 West Midland, Oxford, •zd guaranteed stock. 124 London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 99 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, - - Ditto, Bristol and Ann 6 per cent., 133 South Eastern (Reading Anns., £1.0.6), 21 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 991 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. sßa.Bait and San nlaa.anyeirseeso, ( g li u m a: ) 7 g p u e a l:ce 7 oe_nt., 201 Ditto (2i), 3 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 12 San Paulo (Jim.), gua. 7 per cent., Vi South Austrian and Lombardo V enetian, 22 Turin and Savona, 3i i JOINT-STOCK RA,Ngs , Agra and United Service (lira.), 117 Alliance Bank of Loudon and .Liverpool aim), 424 " Ditto, new, 216 Bank of London, 142 Bank of eitag;o, lim., 10J 114 Bank of Wales, lim., 86 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 95 8i Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 126 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, ana Chins, 39 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10: Continental, 1im.,:10,;:a English, Belgian, and Netherlands, lim., 31 3 English and Irish (lim.), 1(4 English, Scorch, and Australian Chartered, 246 / I Hindustan, China, and Japan (n.), 30 Imperial Bank (lim.), 244 Imperial Ottoman, 195 5 London and Brazilian (lim.), 501 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 52 6 Loudon, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lira., 111 London and County, 55 31 46 London and Middlesex, lim., 91 10 London and Northern (lim.), 12 London and South American. lim., 14 London and Westminster, 79 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 19 4 Ditto, Reserved iss. at X 2 pm., 184 Oriental Bank Corporation, 591 Provincial of Ireland. 92s Scinde, Punjaub. and Delhi aim.), 64 7 Standard of British South Africa (lim), 26 Ditto, new, 204 1 Union ot England and France (lira.), 11 i f Union ot London, 391 DOCKS. East and West India, 144 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 21} Australian Agricultural, 20 Berlin Water Works, lim., 92 Crystal Palace, 39 40 Crystal Palace, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb. 116 Egyptian Commtrcial and Trading, Um., Electric 'Telegraph, 106 5 Gem Credit and r'inanco of London, lim., 54 a Zi tuition' a Bay, 9,!-, International Financial Society, Bin., toi Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds rd. ,870 issued 90, 89i Joint •stock Discount, o London Financial Association, lim., 141 13} National Discount Company, lim., 9,1 ' Peel River Land and Mineral, 49 Trust and Loan Co, of 'Upper Canada, 54 TIM SUN. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, ocroßEa 3, 1833. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BOW-STREET. Avery fashionably-dressed young woman, named Theresa Lovett, was placed at the bar charged with being drunk and disorderly. Police-constable F 165, said that last evening, about 6 o'clock, he was on duty in the Strand, when he saw the prisoner go up to a gentleman who was looking at some pictures in one of the shop windows. He appeared to re pulse her, and in a short time afterwards he saw her accost another gentleman, and as he evidently appeared annoyed by the conduct of the woman he took her into custody. She resisted very much, but eventually she was taken to the station-house, but not before she had Lit him in the thigh rind tore his trousers in such a manner as to render them useless. She was very drank. Mr. Corrie—What have you to say to the charge ? Prisoner—l am a respectable married woman, and I totally deny the assertion of the constable. Mr. Corrie—l must say I don't think you have conducted yourself much like one. Where is your husband ? Prisoner—l can send for him. Mr. Corrie—Very well, do so; I will delay the case until he is in attendance. In about an hour a ♦ery respectable young man, about 25 years of age, attended, and, in answer to the magistrate's questions, slid he was a clerk, and that the prisoner was his wife. Mr. Corrie—The constable says she was very drunk in the Strand, and as she was conducting herself improperly he took her into custody. Had she been drinking last night The Husband—No, your worship. We had been on a visit to some friends in the City, and after wo left them we had some bread and cheese and a glass of stout each. Mr. Corrie—What, only one glass of stout ? The Husband—At that time; before, however, I left her, we had another, and that certainly was the extent of the drink we had taken. She was returning, with the inten tion of meeting me, whou the circumstance occurred. Mr. Corrie—She has acted in a very improper manner. Prisoner—l resisted the constable because he took away my reticule, which contained a valuable card case, with nearly a pound's worth of silver in it, and an umbrella that cost a guinea. The Constable—l never touched her property, your wor ship. If she has lost it, it must have been during the time she was struggling with me. Mr. Corrie—Did she hurt you much when she kicked or bit you? Constable—Yes, your worship, I can feel the effects of it now. The Husband—l don't believe for one moment my wife was drunk ; she is, however, a very excitable woman. Mr. Corrie—Then, you should not allow her to drink so much stout. Two glasses of it will sometimes make a man drunk. The inspector who took the charge says she was very drunk. I fine her 20s. for assaulting the constable, and also 20s. for the damage done to his trousers. Prisoner—How am I to recover my property ? Mr. Currie—That I cannot tell, The fine was paid. LITERATURE. Good Society ; or, Contrasts of Character. By Mrs. Grey author of "The Gambler's Wife." Three Vols. Hurst and Blackett. The second title of this navel is perhaps more appropriate than the first. It certainly does present to us many striking "contrasts" in the various " characters" introduced, but we cannot say that it affords us any very satisfactory specimens of "good" society, deservedly so called, Occasionally we meet with some clever sketch or some sarcastic touch possessing more or less of truthfolness in its appli cation, but as a whole these pictures of London society in the present day bear no closer resem blance to the actual world we live in than does the shifting phantasmagoria which presents itself to the dreamer's distorted vision. Some of the scenes and incidents indeed remind us of those French pic tures of English manners which have recently ex cited so much amusement, as a few examples will serve to testify. Among other interest ing contrasts of character Mrs. Grey introduces us to Lady Augusta Leigh, the youthful daughter of the Marquis of Mount Trevor, who, at the age of thirteen, emulating the example of her noble brothers, freely indulges in the language of the stable-yard and the betting-ring. Here, for ex ample is a scene that occurs between the Lady Augusta and her brothers Viscount Cassington and Lord Clarence Leigh : ference to the exact position of the fatal wounds I have inflicted." Lord Mount Trevor slightly opened his mouth, and very much opened his eyes. " I always imagined that the relative position of the liver and gizzard wings of birds dressed for the table, was deter mined by the cook." " My dear Mr. Drelincourt I" said the Marquis, impres sively, " surely you must be sufficiently acquainted with anatomy to know that the liver is always on the right side, consequently that the right wing is always the liver-wing, and birds having but ono other wing-, my dear sir, that must be the gizzard-wing as a matter of course." The instances we have quoted are assuredly suffi cient to justify our assertion that Mrs. Grey has given us many striking "contrasts of character," but we cannot regard her as being peculiarly felici tous in her pictures of " good" society. Among her happier definitions of character is that which in troduces Dr. Crumpe, a reverend bishop, "who had pubiished a book on Hebrew points, and had mar ried the daughter of en Ear), but whether Dr. Crumpo owed his bishopric to his book or to his wife nobody could decide. Public opinion, how ever, was more in favour of the latter, because every one had seen the bishop's wife, and no one had seen the bishop's book !'"rhe opening chapter of the first volume gives a very spirited sketch of Hyde Park during the season, which Mrs. Grey asserts is the true place to which to send a foreigner in order rightly to impress him with a sense of England's prosperity. Our extracts have, however, extended too far to admit of our quoting this very animated description. While doing justice to Mrs. Grey's well-known ahilites as a novelist, we cannot, in re gard to this, her new work, award a very largo sbare of commendation to her powers of discernment or discrimination. The Principles and Practice of Vegetarian Cookery. By John Smith, of Ma.lton, Yorkshire. One vol. pp. 272. F. Pitman. There is something sturdily plain and simple, as sturdily plain and simple, so to speak, as the honest English name be bears, alike in the manner and the matter of the argument put forth by the author of this little volume. Reading him, we are at moments almost persuaded to turn over a new leaf—by our selves, fairly and frapkly, becoming Vegetarians. Though the truth must oat—(now that the writer's ar gument has been scanned by ns, in its entirety, a nd examined too, we can, in very truth, assure Mr. Smith, of Malton, Yorkshire, quite dispassionately) though the truth must out !—we his readers and re viewers are not in the least Vegetarians, or likely to b e Vegetarians. It will be best, perhaps, all things considered, to premise that at once. When we speak o f the little work, here under notice, therefore, we speak of it, in no way as what the politicians call partizans. We are not sticklers for the carrying out of the crochet here propounded so very enthu siastically. We have a predilection—may we not co nfess it ?—for something else, besides cakes and ale! We have a sort of a notion (like many others of our countrymen we conjecture) that quite as dis tinctly among our national melodies as either the l o yal anthem of " God Save the Queen" or as the glorious tea chorus of " Rule Britannia" there is yet an other, tolerabl y f amiliar to all of us, ever p l easant to the ears of the British Lion at Feeding Time, calved " 0 ! the Roast Beef of Old England"—with a c horal chant, ad libitum, appended to it of "O, the Old English Roast Beef!" Even in the very name applied to that symbolical personage repre senting: net in appropriately, by his stalwart form our w hole nation a li ty, even in the very name of bluff John B'lll, we can't help having a shrewd suspicion that th e humorous creator of that Big Representative Man," hinted at one of the two ma i n sources. of his remarkable bulk, and most cer tainly of his goodly corporation—v i z , that roast b ee f aforesaid, which, with his amber humming ale, home-brewed, must be regarded as the nutriment yiel di ng him SO fair a share of physical strength. Nevertheless, reverting to our candid acknowledge ment, s very brief w hil e since, at the outset of these re marks of ou rs upon this appetizing little book, ex planatory of th o P rinciples and Practice of Vegetarian Cookery— Reading the arguments of the as here put forth—at moments we have vegetarian s, almost been tempted ourselves to turn Vegetarians. At mo ments, remember ! M oments lik e t h ose i n which Dick , wiveller—pushing his plate away— quoted Oliver Goldsmith's proverbial verse, with a twinkling ey . e , "Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long" —adding (Dick, not Oliver), "Avery good sentim ent after dinner!" Precisely at such moments as th ose , we presume, it musi have been that our author's argument ever seemed then but momentarily, so very p ersu a s iv e . to us, and Our genial recognition of the force of his argument being always capabl e o f ready dissipation, however, some five or six hours afterwards : supposing our senses to be saluted, let us say, on crossing the thres• hold after a good smart walk int o th e caun t r y, by roasting goose j us t: a ll b ut d one to a the flavour o f a turn I Yet, even then, we must perforce admit, however re luctantly, that th ere i s a very great d eal to be said . en the side of th e V egetarians. Their dietary i s wonderfully cleanly, and wholesome, and even Arcadian, of its kind. It gets rid of a world of cruelty. It does all th at, i t is all this, we are con strained to allow—and yet there is much also to be said, conscientiously even, on the side opposed to the Vegetarians. In a word, if th e y, th e Vegeta te our First Par en t s fe e di ng , among tarians, point verdure of P arad i se, upon fruit—we the floweis and the Non- V eg etarians, wh o are unhappily, like the rest of the world, out of Paradise, may point in our turn to St. Peter's Vision of th e Sheet let down from Heaven, with all its motley contents! Putting aside, however, the pros and cons of the whole ques tion, here i nge niously ar gued in this little work, but more thoroughly entered into, as a distinct thesis, by its writer in an earlier work of his,' entitled " Fruits and Farinacea the Proper Food of Man," it must be said, in fairness to the author, that the little book hero imme diately settin g forth the Principles and Practice of Vegetarian Cookery addresses itself to anyone and everyone, alike to Vegetarians and Non-Vegetarians. And it does so in a manner so flavorous and gusta tive from first to last, that we might, any of us with pleasure, even when at our hungriest, mike one at such well-spread boards as those, doubtless, any day to be f oun d in the ho use of John Smith, of Melton, Yorkshire ! S oups , and omlettes, and fritters, savoury pies, mush rooms an d b uttere d E eggs, French panc akes an d nglish c h eeseca kes, puddings and tarts unnumbered, with fruits, ripe, dried, and preserved —to say nothing of all imagin able kinds of succulent .vegetabl es, b o i led and fr i e d or otherwise prepared in some wonderful way by i the magic art practised n the kitchen. Although the little treatise here commented upon is at times, but, more particularly in the earlier portions of it, rather recondite in its character, being founded upon chemical analysis, and going into all sorts of abstruse matters, scientifically to the bewilderment of the unlearned—the general reader will find his " taste " very carefully consulted throughout. Here he may learn, as the title-page hints, all about " the most approved methods of the art," of the art that is of Vegetarian Cookery—mean in g all about Boiling, Stewing, s team i ng , Baking, Frying, Mashing, Serving, and (the two great sup plementary results aimed at in all) E a ting and Drinking. THE SILVER COINAGE OF FRANCE.—The Council of State has a project for calling in all the pieces of two francs, ono franc fifty centimes, and twenty centimes. A fresh emission of silver money, d ec i ma lly divisionable, and amounting to 250 millions of francs, is to be made, and the standard of value is to bo lowered to 835 per mille, the remaining 165 to be alloy. The French plead that sil ver in England and copper money in France pass current at a nominal rate sensibly superior to their intrinsic metallic value, and that the object of the projected debasement of their coinage is to prevent foreign and native speculators from draining France of her precious metals. SIR WARWICK TONKIN, Vice-Admiral of the coast of Devon, who was buried with all the hon ours due to his rank and position, on Saturday last, was for many years Vice-Consul in France and Russia, and had been a Page of honour to George IV. At the commence ment of the French war he was a captain in the Royal Devon Miners ; at a later period he entered the army, and served in Ireland. In 1826, Charles X. of France presented him with a gold medal of the first class, for aid rendered by him iu a case of shipwreck ; and in 1831 he was nominated a Chevalier of the Legion of honour for a similar service. On his return to England he resided, up to tho time of his death, at Teignmouth, and established the Royal Devon Yeomanry Cavalry, iu which regiment he held the rank of Major. On two occasions he had the honour of conducting her Majesty and the late Duchess of Kent in their passage through Teignmouth, and, in consequence of the courtesy lj evinced ell the occasions, he was created a knight. SECOND EDITION. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLERS.—Mrs. Mary Matthews, licensed victualler, of the Cock, Market-street, Haymarket, appeared before Mr. Knox to answer the com plaint of Inspector John Wilson, of the C division, of unlawfully and knowingly permitting drunkenness and other disorderly conduct in the house. Mr. Child, solicitor to the Licensed Victuallers Protec tion Society, appeared for Mrs. Matthews. Sergeant Collings, 16 C, proved going to the defendant's house at a quarter past three on the morning of the 23d of September, and finding 17 men and six prostitutes present, one of the men being drank. Some of the persons then left, including five of the women and the drunken man. He (the sergeant) visited the home at a later hour and found six men and two prostitutes, two of the men being drunk. He spoke to the defendant, and she cleared the house, and it was closed a little after four o'clock. Mr. Child addressed the magistrate on the defendant's behalf, stating that as his client was doing all she could to leave the house, he hoped his worship would not impose a fine but let the matter stand over for a time. Mr. Kisos fined defendant 10s. and costs. WESTMINSTER. James Copplestone and Joseph Williams were charged with burglary. The house entered was that occupied by the brother-in-law of the first-named prisoner. Nothing of any importance was stolen, and on being conveyed to the station Copplestone said he wanted to get four ) ears' penal servitude. Remanded for a week. THAMES. Mary Samuel, a domestic servant, was brought before the magistrate charged with attempting to destroy herself. The girl having taken a quantity of laudanum, afterwards jumped into the river Lea. A youth fortunately plunged in atter her and prevented her accomplishing her purpose. A love affair was supposed to be the cause. Remanded for a week. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT The supply of fruit and vel The trade ruled steady, as fol GARDEN. getables was seasonably large. llows : FRU: s. d. S. d. Pine apples 6 Oto 8 0 Colonial do., each 1 0 to 3 0 Grapes,per lb 2 6 to 5 0 Foreign Melons .. 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 2 0 to 5 0 Apples, per bf-sv. 1 3 to 3 6 Pears, per do .... 1 3 to 3 6 Oranges, per 100 10 o to 12 0 Lemons, per 100.. 4 0 to 8 0 Gooseberries hf sve3 6 to 4 6 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 B. d. a d Raspberries,prpt 0 4to 0 6 Cherries, per lb. 0 3to 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 0 9to 1 0 Waluats, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 5 oto 6 0 Peaches.... 5 0 to 10 0 Currants, per h.sv 1 6to 6 0 Plums, per do. 4oto 5 0 Greengages, pr do. 6 oto 7 0 VEGETABLEs. Greens, dz bunch 2 6to 3 01 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 6 Horseradish, p do 1 oto 2 0 Bed ditto 1 oto 2 0 1 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Savoy do., pr dz 0 oto 0 01 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 9 Cauliflowers, pdz 0 9to 2 0 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 oto 0 0; Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 70 oto 110 01 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr lb ..0 2to 0 41 Mushrooms,p ptl. 1 oto 1 6 Turnips, dz bunch 2 6to 3 0! Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cos lett, score .. 0 10 to 1 3 Cucumbers 0 3to 1 61 Mint and savory..o 3to 0 4 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 01 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv. 1 3to 2 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 oto 2 01 Capsicums, per do 0 oto J New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 ; Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 4 Spinach 0 6to 0 8 I Asparagus, pr do. 2 oto 4 6 Turnip radishes 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per bun. 0 oto 0 0 POULTRY. - - - - - Turkey poults, 48 to 6s 0d; geese, 5s Od to 8s each ; goslings, 48 Od to Os Od; ducks, 2s Od to 3s 6d; ducklings, 3s Od to 3s 6d; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each; wild do., 9d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 5d to Os 8d each; Surrey fowls, 7s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, Os Od to 8s Od ; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 6s 6d ; capons, Os 00 ; hares, 3s 6d to 4 s Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to O s eac h ; p h easants, O s Od to Os Od ; partridges, is 3d to 2s 3d ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od; snipes, is to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Gd to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, 6s Od to 7s Od; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lid to is Od ; English, is to is 2d per lb ; English eggs, 8a 6d to 9s Od ; French do., Os Od to 7s 6d per 100; leverets, 2s 6d to 3s Od ; grouse, 48 03 to 4s 6d each. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os 8d to is Od ; trout, Od to Os : eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os ; skate, 4d to 6d ; sturgeon, and halibut, 6d. per lb. ; turbots, 8s Od to 18s ; cod, 4s Od to 6s Od ; brills, 2s Od to 6s Od ; doreys, 58 Od to 6s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, is to 4s Od; crabs, 6d to 3s Od ; plaice and gumets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 3d to 2s Od per pair ; common oysters, 10s to 15s ; natives, 60s to 63s per bushel ; whitings, 4s Od to 6s; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 40s per 100 ; fresh herrings, 8s to 00s per 100; bloaters, Os to Os per 100; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s Od; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; veal, 3s Gd to 48 2d , and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81b8 by the carcase. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 2d; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 2d ; pork, 3s 10d to 4s 10d ; and lamb, Oa Od to Os Od per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 7d to 71d, of household do., bd to 61d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 41d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to sd; 961 b to 1041 b, 41d to 51d ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, lOs Od to 12s Od ; calf skins, light, 38 Od to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 6s Od to 8s Od ; half•brods, 5s 3d to 6s Od ; Downs, 4s Od to 5s Od; lambs, 38 Od to 6s Od; sheatlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SHITTIPIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s; clover, £4 Os to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 168 per load. Trade firm. eumsEa r. , AND.--/ilea , low hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover, £4 Os to XS ; 14)4 straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load. Supply moderato. WIIITECHAPEL --Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 15s ; clover, Li Os to £6 Os; and straw, XL 8s to £1 16s per load. A steady demand. INCREASE OF CATTIOLICITY IN AMERICA.—Searee five-and-twenty years ago, on the 2tlth November, 1838, the first Catholic mission was establi,hed at Fort Vancouver, then the principal post in the Oregon territory. During that comparatively short space of time the glad t,cliFigs of salyation have been preached in one way or ano ther throughout the length and breadth of that vast region, now an ecclesiastical province comprising three dioceses, Oregon, Nesqualy, and Vancouver's Island. These facts may give an idea of the wonderful increase of Catholicity in those countries. Catholicity is already diffused in a greater or less degree over all the great vast region stretch iug between the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains and the valley of the Missis6ippi. The foundations of a mag nificent chuteh are laid there, broad and deep on the rock of ages, and judging by the progress made in the first 25 years of its existence, is it too much to expect that ano ther quarter of a century will see it flourishing as any other portion of the American church ?--Nett' Yoa Talc; I.9th September. A YOUNG LADY OF GOOD SOCIETY. One end of the skipping rope had been made fast to an old• fashioned fire screen at a considerable height from the ground, the other was held by Lord Clarence, his hand some but still youthful face beaming with good humour. The Viscount, at a little distance, with a gold pencil case, was, with a more serious air, writing in a morocco pocket book. Their sister kept walking backwards slowly, and with a clear calculating glance was eyeing the rope. "Now look alive, Cass I" she cried, without removing her gaze. " Repeat the conditions of the bet." "Eleven to five that you don't clear that rope," he replied. " A. running leap, Cass ?" - "Yes, a running leap." "You'd better not attempt it, Pussy," said Lord Clarence. "It's a good deal too high for you." "Shut up, old fellow." "You may have a severe fall and hurt yourself, my pet." " Shut up." " I really think you'd better give it up." Lord Clarence's solicitude only elicited a louder and more peremptory order for silence from the young lady, who continued to eye the barrier with knitted brows, as though doubtful her powers were equal to the anticipated strain upon them. " And what will you bet, Clarry, that I don't do it ?'' she asked. " Will you bet a pony l'" " No, I don't like to tempt you into breaking your pretty neck." " Shut up I" was shouted in a voice that made both the young men laugh heartily. "I don't mind standing half a sovereign to a shilling," he added. " Don©. Book the bet, Cass," she cried. " Why, that's ten to one," she added. "Ter Jupiter !as you used to say whorl you came from Westminster, I'll do it." " Now, my dear child," said her elder brother, taking his cigar from his mouth to knock off the ash, " don't be desperate ; I should be inconsolable if anything terrible occurred." " Old fellow," you're afraid of losing your tin," she answered fearlessly, then clapping her hands with an exult • ing cry, she ran out of the room. The young lady soon returns, takes the leap, and wins the bet. The interesting trio are shortly after wards joined by the new tutor of Lord Clarence, who, venturing upon some complimentary remark to the young lady, is replied to in the following style : "0, nonsense," answered the young lady, to the im mense gratification of her brothers. " I'm not quite such a fool as I look. The verdure in my organs of vision is not, by a good deal, so conspicuous as you seem to suppose. So you need not display your fine set of teeth in that way, as if you wanted to sell them at a profit." The rcirth was louder than before, the loudest laugher being the object of the satirical remark. "I dare say you had them cheap enough," she added. The tutor above mentioned, the Rev. Emanuel Mordecate,M.A., is another startling specimen of the habitues of Good Society. This gentleman, having been a very distinguished member of the Univer sity of Oxford, had joined the Tractarian party, and ultimately become a Catholic priest and a Jesuit. He is described as singularly graceful, ac complished, and fascinating, the friend and com panion of country curates and London marchionesses. Three times in the course of the narrative we are induced to accompany the reverend gentleman to his chamber, when about to retire for the night, and we become the astonished witnesses of his very surprising devotions. This fellow of Oxford, and member of the Society of Jesuits, prays, we are told, neither in English nor in Latin, neither ac cording to his present nor to his former belief, but, with his hat on, his devotions are uttered in Hebrew, and then appears before him the home of his childhood in the Kalver Straat of Amster dam, and his Jewish mother Esther. So much is Mrs. Grey impressed with this idea that, as we have said, no less than three times she repeats the same incident, with almost the same reflections. The conclusion of the career of this accomplished gentleman—this reve rend Sidonia—is as surprising as any part of it. The English curate, the Rev. Septimus Fairholme, also amezes us by his marriage with a lady of very anomalous antecedents, the supposed wife of a very notorious nobleman, Lord Valiance. This noble lord affords us another strange specimen of the manners of the day. He is ill and alone, under the care of two ancient sisters, Dorcas and Charity, and he addresses them after the following amiable fashion : LANGUAGE OF A NOBLE LORD IN GOOD SOCIETY. 6, You hag 1" he criod, as the first entered, "is a fellow to be frozen to death for want of a fire, and to be starved to death for want of a meal ? You horrible old Witch of Endor, you Sycorax—you_____), If y o u please, sir," said the elder, gravely, while put ting down her tray, "my name is Dorcas, and my sister's name is Charity," "Your name is Hell-cat, and your sister's Mother Beel zebub I" replied Lord Valiance. fiercely. The younger of the two women looked at her sister to see how she would take the affront, but finding that she looked over her spectacles at th e o ff en d er w i t h far more curiousity than indignation, she did not venture on a reply. " Look here, you pair of Ilecates. I'm not going to put up with this treatment. It don't suit my book at all. I feel, dreadfully ill. Never felt so dreadfully see dy i n a ll my life. I almost feel as if regularly used up—by Jove I do I I've been used to live among Christians, not among such antediluvian hippopotamuses as you. Let me have a good fire, a good dinner, and oceans of devilish good brandy and water—hot and strong. Do You hear, you untame able hyenas P'' Miss Lucrtzia Stickler, the American Governess, who proves to be the real Lady Valiance, is another exaggerated caricature ; while, on the other hand, among the happier sketches is th e r i c h se lf- ma d e Mr, Dreliceourt, who, having Purchased a country estate, aspires to emulate Sir Roger de Coverley. Although at times somewhat ridiculous, the would be "Squire" is on the wh ole a very original and agreeable companion, and we can hardly believe even the Marquis of Mount Trevor would venture to befool him to the following extent : QITIS IN GOOD SOCIETY. HUMOROUS CONDUCT OF A MAIL A pheasant rose whirring from the Underwood ahnont at their feet. Mr. Drelincourt raised hi s gun, and fired both barrels rapidly. The bird continued his course. The Mar quis fired, and the pheasant dropped, " That was a capital shot of yours, toy d ear s i r, " o b serve d his lordship, with his pleasa ntest smi le, as they stopped to reload, and one of the dogs picked up th e game. " Mine, my lord !" exclaimed Mr. Drelincourt, in un feigned surprise. " You see you hit him in the liver_ w i n _ g Now when a h bird is hit in the liver-wing, he never d rops di rect l y; h e i s able to fly with the gizzard-wing as if unhurt; but he soon finds he has come to grief, and down he goes to earth as dead as a nail." " I never knew that. I assure Your lordship I thought I had missed him." The Marquis's friend felt flattered and fluttered, and was inexpressibly gratified as he observed Tomkinson placing the five partridges in the game-bag with the pheasant. " Does your lordship think all of them were hit in the liver-wing ?" asked Mr. Drelincourt. " lam not certain," replied the Marquis deliberately, and with a peculiar solemnity of manner. "you see they dropped very soon after your fire, therefore I should not line to take on myself the r esponsibility of saying where they were hit without examination. But you hit them, my dear Mr. Drelincourt, beyond all doubt." " But will your lordship kindly excuse me if I venture to say that I do not quite understand the application of the sporting tutus yow lo r dship is good enough to use in re- SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. CITY BETTING—SATURDAY, CESAREWITCII STAKES. 9to 1 agst Lioness (taken) 15 to 1 agst Jack of Hearts (taken) 16 to 1 agst Limosina (taken) 20 to 1 agst Umpire (taken) 22 to 1 agst Blackdown (taken) 22 to 1 agst Drummer Boy (taken) 25 to 1 agst Romanoff (taken) 25 to 1 agst Fantail (taken) 30 to 1 agst Anfield (taken) 30 to 1 agst Hurricane (taken) 30 to 1 agst Chere Amie (taken) 40 to 1 agst Thalestris (taken) CAMBRIDGESHIRE• 10 to 1 agat Catch'••em-alive (taken) 16 to 1 agst Birdhill (taken) 18 to 1 agst Borealis (taken) 25 to 1 agst Exchequer (taken) 30 to 1 agst Summerside (taken) 33 to 1 agst Romanoff (taken) 33 to 1 agat Despair (taken) 40 to 1 agst Fantail (taken) THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. SPAIN, MADRID, Oct. 2.—The Democrats have published a manifesto, of which the principal points are— abstention during the elections, universal suffrage, liberty of the press, and administrative decen tralisation. The Ministry awaits the result of the elections with confidence. The King of Greece. The Greek merchants in the city of London are making preparations for testifying their fidelity to the Young King of Greece on the forthcoming visit of his Majesty to the Queen. They are of them selves a comparatively small community, being only about 200 in number, but among them are some of the most wealthy and eminent merchants in the city, and they are a remarkably intelligent class of men. As a body they are equally conspicuous for their general probity and decorum. Many of them have spent the greater part of their lives in this country, and speak our mother tongue with ease and grace. On this occasion the principal men among them have formed themselves into a com mittee to make the necessary arrangements, under the direction of Mr. Pandia Ralli, and permission has been accorded them to present an address to their SoNereign on his arrival in the metropolis. His Majesty is expected here in the beginning of next week, and it is understood that on the first Sunday after his arrival he will attend Divine ser vice at the Greek Church in London-wall, when a grand 7e Dann will be sung on the occasion. The church, which is a small but stately edifice, is being decorated with becoming splendour. A throne has been erected for his Majesty, and a temporary gal lery for the better accommodation of the congrega tion. The loyal address to King George I. has been engrossed on vellum,magnificently illuminated, and it will be presented to his Majesty by a small deputation of the community. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Oct. 3.—Wind this day at noon—South; fresh breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, October 3.—Star, of Hope, from Taganrog ; Courier, from Odessa; Iris, from Guernsey; Varunigung, from Buenos Ayres. Sailed —Panther (steamer), for Boulogne ; Hanover (steamer), for Callao. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—H.M.S. Lucifer, from Portsmouth, for the river ; Douglas, screw steamer, from London, for Bordeaux;; Ham burg, screw steamer, from the west, for London. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.—An ordinary general meeting of this society, for the election of Fellows, was held yesterday in the Council-room at South Kensington —his grace the Duke of Buccleuch, K.G., vice-president, in the chair. Tho minutes of the last meeting having been read, and the candidates for ordinary fellowship having been proposed and duly elected, the chairman announced that his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia had been recommended by the council for election as a member of the society. This announce ment was rectived with applause, and his Imperial High ness was unanimously elected an honorary member. ROMAN RUINS NEAR CHELTENHAM.—A discovery made in a field named Wickham, near Andoversford, has recently been the source of considerable interest and speculation to antiquarians and such of the public as have been made acquainted with the particulars connected with the remarkable Roman site now in the course of excavation a short distance beyond the Andoversford Inn. For many years coins and various other relics of bygone ages have been discovered, which, submitted to accomplished numis matists and others skilled in a knowledge of the manners and customs of the Romans during their stay in this coun try, tended to confirm the belief that a station or village had existed in the locality. With a view to test the truth of the belief so generally entertained, works have been going on during the past fortnight, the excavations being under the personal superintendence of Mr. Laurence, the owner of the field, and a few gentlemen interested in the matter. Several acres have been found to be covered over with the substantial foundations of houses, some of which must have been of groat size. The ground already opened has furnished abundantly the usual refuse of Roman sites, the so-called Samian ware, with black, red, or brown pot tery, bones, teeth, and horns of oxen and deer, teeth of sheep and horses, the large oyster shells, ornaments, and implements in bronze and iron, querns, window glass, &c, Tesselated pavements such as were found on the Sudely estate are also no doubt to be found here. Among the most curious and instructive of the discoveries yet made in this field is a piece of sculpture cut in the oolitic stone of our hills, showing three full length figures in high relief, the style of whose array may assist in the precise determination of the age. This, however, is a point hardly doubtful, for during the past week coins have been found and carefully described which range over the period between Domitian and Arcadius inclusive. These latter would imply that the remains belong to the very close of the Roman period in Britain. —Cheltenham Times. • TRANSMISSION OF PATTERNS By POST.—Patterns of merchandise similar to these already transmis sible by post between England and France at reduced rates, may now be transmitted by post between any places in the United Kingdom at the following rates of postage, which must in all cases be prepaid by means of postage stamps, viz.z—For a packet of patterns weighing not more than 4cz, 3d; more than 4uz, but not more than Boz, 6d ; more than, Boz, but not more than 16oz, Is. ; more than 16oz, but not more than 240 z, is 6d. Special attention is directed to the following rules and regula tions, which will be strictly enforced, viz.:-1. No packet of patterns must exceed 240 z in weight; exceeding that weight it will be treated and charged as a letter. 2. The patterns must not be of intrinsic value. This rule excludes all articles of a saleable nature ; and indeed, what ever may have a value of its own, apart from its mere use as a pattern; and the quantity of any material, sent osten sibly as a pattern, must not be so great that it can fairly be considered as having, on this ground, an intrinsic value. Packets containing patterns of intrinsic value will be treated and charged as letters. 3. There must be no writing or printing other than the address of the person for whom the packet is intended, the address of the sender, a trade mark and numbers, and the prices of the articles, otherwise the packet will be treated as a letter. 4. The patterns must be sent in covers open at the ends, so as to be easy of examination. Samples, h mover, of seeds, drugs, and so forth, which cannot be sent in open covers, may be inclosed in bags of linen, or other material, tied at the neck; bags so closed that they cannot be readily opened, even although they be transparent, must not be used for this purpose. Non-compliance to this rule will also subject the packet to be treated as a letter. 5. In all other respects the regulations of the inland book poet will apply to the inlan d . pattern post. Under these regulations, in order to preve n t any interruption to the regular transmission of letterPfb, bac k ket of patterns may, when it is necessary, be kep t it 24 hours beyond the time when, in the ordinaryfocrobrds the would be forwarded. N.B. The rule whi c h , el , to injure transmission through the post ref any article 0 1 flaanJy officer of the contents of the mail bags or the person s pattern post the Post-office is, of course, a pplica l b t l u e , bind will be stopptd and a packet containing anything Articles such as the fol. and not sent to its destination. ikr lowing have been occasionally postfivitiz s ,,metal b ux ,, r patter ns,vegeta and h ave been detained as unfit for the po st ; es, bunches of 11( )W celain and china, fruit, ors eta s needl Qs, pins, pieces tings of plants, spurs , kniv iner y, shat •poi h nt d of machinery, watch ra s e ore, p e samples of metals , same samples in instruments, g lass bottles, pieces of glass, acids of variou skinds, currvcombq P lates, and confectionery • copper and steel engravingp , g of various kinds. By com mand of the P os t master -General, Row- LAND II mi., Secretary. General Post-office, Oct 1. THE c u oin i 9 the, Immo of a riow zuubical we kly• Horrors of Speech-making at a Civic Din tier. While I was thus amiably occupied in criticising • my fellow-guests, the mayor had cot up to propose ano Cher toast, and listening rather inattentively to the first sent once or two, I soon became sensible of a drift in his worship's remarks that made me glance apprehensively towards Ser geant Wilkins. " Yes," grumbled that gruff petsonaga shoving a decanter of port towards me, " it is your turn; next ;" and seeing in my face, I suppose, the consternation of a wholly unpractised orator, he kindly added—" It , is nothing. A mere acknowledgment will answer the purpose., The less you say, the better they will like it." That being the case, 1 suggested that perhaps they would like it best if I said nothing at all. But the sergeant shook his heart Now, on first receiving the mayor's invitation to diune r, it had occurred to me that I might possibly be brought into my present predicament; but I had dismissed the idea from my mind as too disagreeable to he entertained, and, moreover, as no alien from ray dis position an d c h aracter that Fate surely could not keep such. resarorti h sfortu ne i n store for me. If nothing else prevented, an, befor:rnkeeeocirrtishee to c speak. ra y crack of doom hemwre wasould thecertaminal3yoringteetrtfiengre on inexorably and, indeed, I heartily wished that he might get on and on for ever, and of his wordy wanderings find gentl et de e r i e r a e d i e t r , I m e y a k indest impart f friend n h d i man my closest n c o o n e fi n d d an t fthe deign sn o experience as a public speaker quite as indifferently as if it concerned another person. Indeed, it does concern another, or a mere spectral phenomenon, for it was not I, in my pro , per and natural self, that sat there at table or subsequently rose to speak. At the moment. then, if the choice had been offered me whether the mayor should let off a speech at my head or a pistol, I should unhesitatingly have taken the latter alternative. I had really nothing nor, which was Q a . to say, not an idea in my head, great deal worse, any flowing word s or embroidered Nothin g , an d gives nte i n t ce a s ciunnnwihnigehastpoecdtroesfsout intelligence, empty such as mi g ht l ast a the poor vactity the little time it ha d to live. B ut t i me peurelosgseisdti;ctohfethmeauyonritebarosutgahtets,his and igrehmahrikys, affectionately corapliznentary to their distinguished representative at the table, to a close, amid a vast deal of cheering; and the band atruck up. "Hail Columbia," I believe, though it might have beeq " Old Hundred," or " God Save the Queen" over agaiv, for anything that I should have known or cared. -Who, the music ceased, there was an intensely disagreeal2l, 3 instant, during which I seemed to rend away and fling o f i r the habit of a lifetime, and rose, still void of ideas, but with preternatural composure,e to make a speech. Tb guests rattled on the table, mid cried " Hear ' most vet ferously, as if now, at length, in this foolish and idly gar rulous world, had come the long-expected moment when one gold word was to be spoken ; and in that imminer crisis I caught a glimpse of a little bit of an effusion of it t ternational sentiment, which it might, and must, and shou ld do to utter. Well; it was nothing, as the aargeant hod said. What surprised me most was the sound of my oa voice, which I had never before heard at a declamatory pitch, and which impressed me as belonging to some otb.er person, who, and not myself, would be responsible for . the speech : a prodigious consolation and encouragement under the circumstances ! I went on without the slightest embarrassment, and sat down amid great ap plause, wholly undeserved by anything that I had spoken, but well won from Englishmen, methought, by the new development of pluck that alone had enabled me to speak at all.—Nathaniel Hawthorne's " Our Old Home." Royal National Lifeboat Institution, Yesterday a meeting of this institute was held at its house, John-street, Adelphi, Captain Sir Edward Perrott, Rut., vice-president, in the chair, There were also present Ad miral Sir George Sartorius, W. H. Harton, Esq., Colonel Palmer ; High Sheriff of Essex, John Gr,ffith, Esq., Adn si ral Bullock, Captain De St. Croix, and Richard Lewis, Esq., secretary of the institution. A payment of £7 10s. 6d. was ordered to be made to de fray the expenses of the Southport lifeboat, belonging to a e society, in rescuing the master's wife and child and twelv e of the crew of the barque St. Lawrence, of Liverpool, whicl 1, during a gale of wind and heavy surf, had stranded on the Salthouse Sandbank, on the Lancashire coast, on the 201 h ult. The captain and three of the crew refused to leave tt to vessel, and the Lytham lifeboat, which also belongs to tine institution, afterwards put off with the view of saving the( 02, but they remained firm in their determination not to Tait the ship, and the lifeboat returned to the shore. In t. he course of the night they left the ship in their own boat, ; ind had a narrow escape of their lives. The institution ilso voted ato pay the expenses of the lifeboat. The Lytl lam lifeboat went off again, and ultimately succeeded in bring ing the vessel into port, much to the satisfaction of the owner, who witnessed the persevering and gallant exertions of the lifeboat's crew, to whom he made a very hand; some present. Both lifeboats behaved admirably on theie c cca sions. The cost of the Southport lifeboat was the gift tc the society of James Knowles, Esq., of Eagley Bank, and t hat of the Lytham lifeboat, of Thomas Clayton, Esq , of Wal te field. Rewards amounting to VI were also granted to the crew 7.1; of the Walmer and Holyhead lifeboats of the institutioz I, for putting of in reply to signals of distress from vessels but when their services were not ultimately required. A reward of £2 was also granted to two fishermen fo r putting off and saving the lives of four men, who, whilst re - cently making for the shore off Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, were capsized from their boat during blowing weather. A reward was also voted to a boat's crew of four men for putting off and rescuing three out of six persons who had been capsized from their boat off Kiloven, in Cartingfozd Lough. Two ladies and one gentleman had unfortunately perished on the occasion before assistance could reach them from the shore. A reward was likewise voted to a boat's crew for going off and saving the lives of two sailors belonging to a Nor wegian vessel lying in the Downs. The men who had been on shore, were returning to their ship in a small boat, when they were overtaken by a sudden squall, which capsized her. Some Deal boatmen observing the accident immediately launched their boat and succeeded in saving the drowning men. Various other rewards were also voted to the crews of shoro boats for saving life from different wrecks. A resolution was passed expressive of the institution's deep sympathy with the widow of the late Admiral Wash ington, F.R.S., hydrographer to the Admiralty. The gallant admiral had, during a long series of years. rendered impor tant services to the liteboat cause, and had materially assisted, in conjunction with the Duke of Northumberland, in resuscitating the National Lifeboat Institution in 1851. It was also stated that the institution had lifeboats ready .o be sent to Eastbourne, Swansea, Arklow, and Teignmouth (Devon). It was reported that the late Milborne Williams, Esq., of Whitechurch, Somerset, had left the society a legacy of £5O. The Rev. it. S. Sutton, rector of Hype, near Hurst Green, had sent the society £3 8s 6c1., as a thank offering from his congregation for the abuncle.nt harvest of the present year. Michael Steel, Esq. of Begbroke House, had likewise for warded to the institution a liberal donation of £lOO. Payments amounting to £5OO having been made on vari ous lifeboat establishments, the proceedings closed. SCANDALOUS OUTRAGE ON A LADY. (From a Correspondent of the Morning Tost.) BIARRITZ, Sept. 28.—A disgraceful scene has taken place at this fashionable watering place, where the Court at present resides. Among the numerous foreign visitors there are a great many o Russians and Poles, who naturally look upoo ,. _:, lanother with great hostility. As the synal 3 B . r h p e , , of the French visitors are all for the Pole . s . , __ i s ; "' y . too, are not regarded with very friendly fre ch i l° -' lady, the Russians. Among them was a Frewe eere she who, having just arrived from Lembergse,rv.ng 1 the had had opportunities of closely b ° , o particularly Polish character under great trials,o7a ttachment to who on determinedth e enthu.. demonstrative in her expressions . Bu ffering nati on. and admiration for that loenrgy u npalatable to it These demonstrations w ere !, r v anic, certain Russian lady of high rangy' a puni s h ment by; ; :pe r r: l a a l n e d 'irri a g e , which to put a stop to them worthy of her countrywebr i f e cting her i n t h e open of this brutal act was w i th that mastic Frenchwomoeo:B;it f the -- article her in the face street, and in . view heck th e name of the Russian lady n l a , st, r was driving Russians out of her visiting list. her parasol. the Empress s tr Were extremely dissatisfied at this, The Russia" ° th e e Countess Przezdieeka, who, especi al , ll „, gle, is a su b' reta;ne d o n the list. and several other pet of Alexander 11., was althoug h - • A. fresh revenge was dete - w i n ed "P°l3* As the countess was returning from au o ffi c ial soiree, a man accosted her with a letter, „ q uesting her to read it immediately. Thecountess took the letter to her room and broke the seal. I mmedia tely some detonating powder, which was in the s ea l , b urst with a loud explosion, and the countess's head-d ress was on fi re . L uc kily her c hambermaid w as Dear, and extinguished the flames, which had already burnt her eyebrows and part of her hair. '1 he letter contained the fc.llowirig words: "Wretched little Polish woman, do you think we do not know that it is by your intrignes and your de gradation that you have succeeded in being admitted to the intimacy of that m:serable little French court ? We care very little either far it or yen. Do not be. too proud of those miserable distinctions which we know how to stop your barefooted compatriots imagine tha n t rned, "L and triumph through you. You aro 13:::sed great and when we like.theyet‘r! they will be also." This affair.hass.. that it ,Niti be universal indignation, and it i s si a brought foriyud in a court of justic e . I