The Sun. — London, England, 1854-11-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND coamEßciAL INTELLICIENCZ CITY, TV' 0 o'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated at 7,000 bales, including 500 American and 500 Surat taken for export. The market closed steadily at former prices. The sales comprised 4,500 American, 340 Pernam and Maran ham at 6gd. to 70., 500 Egyptian at 6d. to 9d., 1,500 Surat at 3d. to 4a d., and 100 Sea Island at ls. to 16. Bd. per lb. Railway Shares were firmer. Colonial produce has been in rather limited re quest this week, but prices have undergone no material change. Sugar has been held for higher rates, especially foreign samples. Of coffee there has been very little offering. Tea has been duller. Spices have been brisk, and at fuller prices. Rice has been dull, owing to the decline in grain. In tallow there has been less doing, as also in hemp and flax. Cotton has been quiet. For rum the demand has been slightly checked by the higher rates asked. ------ The following remarks upon the silk trade are furnished by Mr. Henry W. Eaton : "There is little to add to the usual monthly statistics, by which, however, it ill be seen that the deliveries con tinue large. During the last week there has been still a large business doing, c o nsiderin g the extent of previous operations, the accounts from China tending to render prices more firm than otherwise. The settlements are stated to be about 8,000 bales, against 20.030 at the same period last season, with an advance in prices. In 3 engals there has, generally, been more inquiry, good B and C silks, from 12s. to 14s. 6d. being freely taken for home consumption, while the low quotations of the inferior sorts have, to a certain extent, attracted the notice of shippers, owing to the advance in Taysaams. For Italian silk there has been more demand at previous rates, though letters from France and Italy report higher prices. In Brutius and Persians there is no change. The stock of the former consists of 27 bales, and the latter about 1,200 bal lots." The monthly report of Messrs. M'Nair, Green how, and Irving upon the Manchester trade, states that— " The successful operations of the armies in the East had the effect of producing not only a very consi derable feeling of improvement in confidence, but were for the time encouraging and originating material hopes as to the future. " Following this immediately renewed distrust and ap prehension were occasioned by the fact of some very large failures, in London and Liverpool, having taken place, con stituting in themselves collectively a very large amount. It is needless to remark that these matters, ro fatal, so far as we are able to judge, to the continuance of substan tial and bona fide credit in all commercial transactions, have produced a feeling of elution, care, and circumspection, on the part of the merchants here generally, that no one can be found desirous of operating beyond his actual require ments. Large orders generally, it is believed, are in the hands of merchants, but they in many cases refrain from executing them until more peaceful and satisfactory sea sons arrive. Then in addition to other causes, the recently and rapidly advanced state of the corn market has gene rated additional uneasiness. The probability, however, now is generally that higher prices will not be realised, and that the highest point has been attained. We hope so. " The transactions of the month appear to us, under the circumstances, to exceed in amount that which might have been expected. " Considering the condition of the market throughout the month, and which at its close cannot be otherwise stated than as being marked by great dullness and inao tivity, as well as being accompanied by prevailing dis trust, its position cannot but be characterised by some de gree of improvement in these respects. There is greater confidence, and a slight ease in the money market. Cotton maintains its value, and in the absence of disturbing causes would appear to be likely to do so. Stocks of goods and yarns have not, so far as the latter are concerned, very materially increased, but in regard to the former they have become so. The former have declined in many cases from Id. to 3d. per piece, but in regard_ to yarns the re duction iu bundled qualities will not exceed an per lb., and that only applies to certain descriptions. In reference, however, to some descriptions of twist and piucops, there has been an advance established, whilst with reference to doubled yarns the decline is such as has been stated in the report. "The demand for the country trade has been somewhat impeded by the rise of the value in the corn market, which for a season has counteracted the benefits which were likely to accrue from the late abundant harvest." A very remarkable narrative has been drawn up at Constantinople, of an alleged conspiracy against the brother-in-law of the Sultan, and connected with this affair some other facts of interest are men tioned. It is stated that a mixed commission, com posed of three Turks,• one Frenchman, and one Englishman, named by their respective govern ments, was superintending the appropriation of the funds derived from the loan. This commission, it is asserted, was very distasteful to Redschid In order to arrest the growing influence of Mehemet Ali t the Sultan's brother-in-law, an intrigue against him has been got up with the object more especially, of destroying his moral character, and should he fall, French policy would lose a warm supporter. The story as told in Constantinople letters is to the effect that a notorious individual had his property and papers sequestrated owing Ito his frauds and bankruptcy, and was condemned to,banishment for Laving appropriated to his own use 4,500,000 piastres belonging to one of the Paellas, for whom he acted as banker, as well as for having attempted to embezzle three millions of piastres from Achmet Pacha. The Minister of Finance himself instituted the prosecution. Subsequently, how ever, there was a reversal of the banishment by court influence, succeeded anew by further defi ciencies and forfeiture of property, and with the view of carrying favour with the dominant party, 'the Sultan's brother-in-law was accused by the defaulter of having received douceurs. Au inves tigation being instantly demanded by the accused, the r esult has been his triumphant acquittal. The. "fourth" of the month, to-morrow, will be a very heavy day iu the Manchester trade, a large mass of paper falling due, and probably more than at any of the year, except the 4th of March. Yesterday afternoon, however, money was reported to be extremely easy, and it is most satisfactory to hear as the result of our inquiries, that great con fidence exists in the paper being duly honoured, and that there is at present no indication of weak ness. On the contrary, many have liquidated their bills by anticipation. We do not of course assert that a little pressure may not exist in some quar ters, or even that the payments will in every case be made, but we refer to the state of credit as being sound generally in this important branch of our commerce. The Stock Market is exceedingly quiet, and the quotations have undergone no change of impor tance. Consols have ben 9.4- to 942 for transfer, and 94i for account. The New 3 per Cents. have been done at 93i and Bank Stock is steady, at 211, and East India Stock at 231. Ex chequer-bills have been hrm at 6s. to 9s. prem. The Foreign Securities have been inactive, and prices are heavy. The only bargains reported are at 1i prem. in Turkish Scrip, which is now ex changeable for the Bonds, at 58 for Buenos Ayres, 78i for Danish Threes, 51i for Belgian 2i per Cents., 601, and 604 fur Dutch 2i per Cents., and goi. for the 4 per Cents. The following are the nominal prices of foreign s tocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 to 6 ; Mexi can, 22a to 221 ; Peruvian, 70 to 72 ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 50 to 52 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., .40 to 42 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 95 to 97 ; ditto, 4- per Cents., 84 to 86 ; Spanish New Deferred, 14 to l ; ditto, 3 per Cents., 371 to 381 ; ditto, Certificates, 54 to 5z ; ditto, Passive, 41 to 4- I g . The re is a buoyant tone in Railway Shares, and advanced prices have been obtained for several of the lines. Caledonian have risen about f, Brighton Lanicashjre and Yorkshire to and Midland I, the, others being at fully the previous rates, in clud'ing th e Great Northern, Gr eat Western, North- Ear,tern, and Eastern Counties. The French Shares ha ve been very quiet, and in the Foreign and Cana dian lines generally there is not much doing. The Foreign and Colonial Mines have been less dealt in, but the new Australian Banks have again been in request, London Chartered being about 1/. higher, and Scottish k better. The Shares of the Land t ompanies have been 'without change. The Shares of the Electric !Telegraph Company are quoted with another 1/. paid up. 13RITISH .11 )8 THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the Oficial List. Buiness dons. B a nk Stock .................................... 211 3 per Cent. Reduced ......... 93$ 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities ................ 94A New 3 per Cent. An .................. 931 if ,sB Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 ... 4 5-16 India Stock ....................................... 231 2 Ditto, under 1000 ........................ 14 r;ousol; for Account 14th Nov. ............ 94.1 Exchequer Bills, 24d. ;1000 25 0 0 ....................................... . 9 6 p 9 6 p Bnas.P. ........................................ ?I ) ,ICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS TH IS DAY. B uen os Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cen t .......••••:• 58 Danish .Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cen t ............ 7SL: mexicati ;-) per Cent. ........................... 22f Portuguese .Bonds, 5 per Cent. ...........••• Ditto ex. all over due Coupons ............ 42 :Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent........... 18$ InrkishSeiip 6 per cent ....................... P 4 Ditto for the Account ........................ f.! P ',widen& on the 51:-,,we rayabie n• Relg, ' an Bonds 2. per Cent. ex. 25 fr ...... D utch Exchange. `,4 per Cent. 12 Coil 6:):1 Oi tto 4 per Cent. Certificates ...„ ..... 9 0 i THREE O,CLOCK. Nis Cons. 941 Ditto tirrember APOOTIIIt ..... 94t 8128 20 20 10 10 20 St. St. 10 6il; St. 10 S. 25 20 20 50 20 10 5 2G 20 SHARE AIARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRJEVISH IaILWA TB RA lINTATO. itilosing Prices this day. 81141180 done this day. Nberd eon . .100 A mbg. Nottng. Bost -, and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena firming. Wolverh. & Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lanesh. & Cheshire Juliet Do. Chesh. & .£5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20... Myth & Tyne origina; £25 (issd. at £45. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian .. 'Carmarthen aid Car digan Chester & F 1 olyhead Cork and Bandon cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Crieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Perth &Aber • deep Junction Do. New ...... ..... East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A Stock Dc., B. Stock Do., New A East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles , Edin. PrLh & Dundee' & Clyde June. Glasgow &S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Sth. &West.(lre., Great Western D. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Easton Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. I' ew Thirds Lancash.andYorksh Do., Fifths D 3. , Wst. Riding Un Liv. Crshy.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & S;Cst. Lond. and N. Westn Do. Fifths !Do.lo/. Sh. Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do. £49 ! drry& Coleraine Lndudrry. & Ennisk, \lanch.Shef.& Lino In Do., Man. & Lin. Un Widland Birmn g. & Derb3 , qidld. G. West. (Ire ) 00, Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle Ne wmkt. Bury Exten Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor.. Norfolk .... Northn.Conuties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., 2 B Guarantee , N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N. E. Purch. Do. Leeds ......... Do. York North London Do. New £lO S.&S.Wstrn.,Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton ?ortsmouth Scottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsby. & Herefd. Shropshire Umon Do. A, B, C,& paid up at per coo , , South Devon oath Eastern south Wales S. Yrksh. & Riv. DAP Do itaines, Wok. &Wolr. tockton & Darliou Aockton & Hartlepl. rails Vale . Do. £lO shares. )o. Prof., No. 1.. Thames Haven Doel• and Itlilway Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeri ei West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace IWest London Viinbledn&Croydol. FOR Antwerp&Rotterdam Belgian Eastn. June , Beziers to Graissessae' Bombay, Baroda, and Central lndia,Scrip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon I /uteli Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do.. Extension Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do ad. Juliet. of France Tk of CanadaA.is. Do. do Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. Gt. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent. Gt. Western of Canada Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 !Do. do., '62, p. '56 I Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cfnt. Lako Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p. c pref Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. New Maria Antonia Do. do. New Melbourne Dk. di Ry Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of Franco. D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erqueliues guar. 33 p. c. & red. at 22y. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 Do. 20/. 3 p. c Bde _ . (fury. B. & Arms. Shs. ) No rwegianTrunkPrel Paris and Lyons 'Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ParisCaen & Cherbrg. 'Rouen and Havre royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse. Do. 5z p. cent. Pref. Southern of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 51 per c. Prof_ Western of France West. of Switzerland' Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-STO lAustralasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company 7lritish N. American Chart& Bank of Asia Chrtd. Buk. of India, Australia, & China Colonial Commercial of Loud English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. et Australia London and County.. London Joint Stock.. Loud. & Westminster National Provincial of England Do. New National of Ireland Now South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation. Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Australn.Bkg Mold trap Co ;with Australia Union of Australia Do. New Union cif Loudon 21 - 22 4i - 41 si 113 103 d 17 - 18 - 53 95 - 97 61} - 62 13i - 14 10 - 12 4 2c] 61 - 74 15 - 16 11 - 12 32 - 34 22 - 24 69 - 71 54 - 56 20 = sii 90 - 91 76 - 78 125 -126 90 - 92 71 7141 69 - 71 78 - 82 - 100 8 - 101) g 5 -73 i -73 g 5g 8 8i LO4 106 1011 1021 id— ip Ad - p 81 10 911 9 23 - 24 69 69 40 - 42 id i a 9 —8.: 24 2i 49 - 51 3 84 33i ... 34; 6 10 - 64 - 7664 - -77 i - 14 - 14 53i - 53 - 55 - 1p W 3p 41 4 q 7 id—ap 32 - 34 - 96 60 - 62 71 - 8 1 45 - 47 11 - 14 624 - 13 314 - 324, #d 35 - 37 • '''' •• 8 - : ) 4 8 19 41 - 22 - '4 6 - 7 - 7 ••• 6 6 1 - 6 g - 1 0 4 - 3 ~ id-ip - P 3 -2i 33i - sir ' id 7 - 6 7 - 64 8 6d 9 7d I sl , ip par j1:1 18i -- 19 I. - 3. ld • par d p 2 -- 413 dis 5 - 5i 2i - 30 1 - lip .. - ... i.d-ip 7i - 7i 3! - 341 12i -- 13 9 - 10 21i - 2;1 47 49 38 40 . . pm 22 23 par 1p 2 1d 81 •• • "-. pm 3} - 4 Gk 6iP ii -- 1i- IS BANKS. 1 d par 1- id io = 32 2 - li (I 25 - 26. all ,3, 8 2s. all 10 12t all all 16A 2 31i all 20 10 20 35 a , l all 2; 61 :i i a 731 I 81 1031 6 1011 2 23i 69iiiii 77' 7 i 144 81 80f 141 I* 26 51 5 40 - 42 43 - 45 70 =- 72 7A - 8A 71 704 23 i i THE StYN, LONDON FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 18641 LIN ES iu.tAod.l) AT FIXED RENTALS. Shr Paid. RAILWAY.. Leasing nosing Prices Business Compans yesterday. this day. 50 all Redford and Loudon & Bletehley N. West. St. 100 Buckglianish. L.&N.W. 95 100 98 St. 130 ClydesdaleJe. Caledon 99 101 St. 100 E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Gt.Nrthn. 136 138 25 all Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. Neils. Direct 25 all Do. New. Do • ••• 2.5 all Glstr•dt Dn. Fr Gt. Westn ..• 100 all Hrtlpl. Dk. & Yk. New. Railway 60 all [lull & Selby Y. &N Md 102 104 25 all Do. 6 Shares. Do 51 52 12), all Do. Shares. Do 25 254 12), all Lon.&Greenw S. Eastern 13 134 20 all Do.Preferonee Do 23 —24 10 all Lea., TH., &S. Pete &Co lll 111 ni St. 100 Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Norfolk — St. tut) Do. 6 per et. • ••• 54 all Manch. Bxtn. L.&N. W. and Matlock & Midid 2 -2/ 50 all Middlesbro' & Stekton & Redcar Darlingt. 10f all Midld.Bradfd Midland.. 93 95 50 all Northern an;; Easternsp.c. E. Count. 58 60 50 all Do. 6 per et. Do •• ••• 50 all Do. Fixedsp. Do — ••• 25 all Prest. & Wyre L. &N.W &Ln&Ylt 126 all Do. 6 Shares. Do — ••• St. 100 Roystn.&llit. GtNorthn 136 138 137/ 25 18i Shef•Roth.al;(l Lancash& Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. 12 94 S. Staffordsh. M.MClean 2 lid 50 all Wear Yalleygr Aockt. & • 6 per cent... Darlingt 25 all Do St. ,100 Wilts&Somrst GtWestn. 93 95 PREFERENCE SHARES. Aberdeen 'Do. No. 2, 7 p. c. Blyth and Tyne 1.0 per c. pref. (isscl. at 50/) Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork &Bandons p. c, 100 - 105 192 - 96 96 - ii !Dundee Perth &Aber• deen Junction _ _ EastAnglian (£3los) 6 per cent Do. (£5) 7 per cent Do. (£7l7s) 7 p. c Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. 1 Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 r . c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent... Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10 1. Delientr. Sh- Do. de. 4 per cent... East Lancash. 6 p. eta. East and West York shire June. Fifths Ediub Prth . &Dundee! •.. .-.• ..• lip - 1 I ) 13 -13 i 22 - 24 4 per cent. Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do, 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. pram... Do. 4i p. c Gt. N. of Scot. Ist Pref Gt. Southn.& Westm. (Ireland) Eighths) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St Gt. Westn. (Barks & Hants Ex. 5 p. c) Do. con. red. 4i p.c Do. con. red. 4 p. c 65 - 70 - •xtl ••• •• 115 - 117 108 - 110 100 - 101 - 6h 98 - 100 90 - 92 93 - 95 1O - 11 16 - 173 10 10 72 - 74 183 - 193 9,1 -9i 14 -11 Do. irrej. 4p.c. Do. Birm. Pref. Do. Chester 8p.0.r.5. Do. do. G p. c. do Do. Biros. Gua. Stk Do. Ches. Gua. Stk ,Do. do, do Do. do. de Lan. & York. F. 420 Do. 6 p. c. Stock Loudon and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. c Do. Pref., 5 p. c. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. c. Lon. &N. W., Cot. I,: Nuneaton IS p. ct. London & S. Western Con. Thirds Londonderry& Coler id 138 139 ••• N. 2i - 3 p Shares Londy. & Ennis. Sh Aan. Shef., & in Shares, No. 1. Do. New, £lO Do. £6 11 - 11} i - ip :tfarypt & Carl. 4 p c Du. 4,1 , per cent Consol.6 p.c.St. Do. Consol. Bristol Birm. 6 per cent Do. Pref. 41 per call: gorfolk Debenture Do. Prof. 4 p. c. Stock Do. sp • . c Eat 138 140 fd - 90 104 - 100 Do. 5i per ct. pref , Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British Y. E. Perw, 4 p.c. P. Do. do. de 92 - 94 ;1 - 21 Do. Leeds 6 p.e.Ncll De. do. Quarters '4BJ i)*.York fi & P.a North Staffordshire Jxford, Worcester, Wolverh.£ls, 6 p.c. '‘`cot. Cent. , New Pre! Do. 5 per cent iouth Devon 1 id 112 - 114 t)o. fixed, 44 per cent 3. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of ,E 1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent 3.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar 3 Wales Gill. 4p. c Do. do. 4i 12 14 ad par 221 —23 f 99 101 17 —l9 hitockton and Dar-1 I lington, 4 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle-1 pool, guar. 6 p. C. ! till Ist July, 1856 J ••• 11. 2 - 1 11 ,l' MINES. agua Fria Austrin. Gold Amglo Californian Xustralian 'Australian Cordillera, Australian Freehold i Ave Maria Baden (Gd. Duchy of Blamarvon Iron and Coal British Iron Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm..., Do. Cocaes Cuiaaa Do. St. John Del Rey , Carsons's Creek Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Colonial G01d... Copper Min. of. Eng. Do. Pref. 7 7p. cent. Copiapo English and. Austin. Copper Sm eltg flO Fortuna . General.... al Gt. Nugget Veinßeg. 4 Great Pol g ooth. ►ll Liberty.. al Linares. dl Aariquita 51exiCqin&S.Amerien New Granada New Linares Mining and Smelting C 0.... Nouveau Monde Poutgibaud Silver Lead MM. & Smelt Port Philip Quartz Rock Ilthymney Iron . Do. New Santiago de Cuba South Australian._..,, rin Croft ..... United Mexica — n . Waller 'West Mariposa—. "" :"" Worthing Minir4 01 Australia ....... Yuba.. 1 le • ••• ... • it • $ 1 1• .• -:: I ~ , --. .. i - i r - 8 2i - 8 li -14 28 - 30 if - i 48 - 48 - i 52 -65 2 - 4p 12 - 14 11 - it t - ir i - i i i i 8i ... 9 A -- i 61 - 7i i - i i - i 15 - 16 I -- 22 - L 6 - 3 i f 1i 5 4 - 1 - 3 3 - 3i I -= 1 40 I 42 ii = id ..• 4 - 103 10 - 111 3 - 31 16 - 17 I=ii ••• .' ••• i 4' i ii ---. 4 - 1 1( / 35 -- 37 - 1 -- 1 12k 7.7 13 LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) QUEEN'S BENCH. HARTLEY V. PONSONBY. Mr. Knowles moved for a rue to show cause why the verdict in this case should not be entered for the de fendant on the ground of misdirection. It was an action brought by a seaman to recover extra wages, and - at the trial in Liverpool, before Mr. Justice Erie, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 401' The facts of the case were shortly these. About . two years ago, the plaintiff entered on board the Mobile, bound from Liverpool to Port Philip, in Australia, undertaking for 31. a month, to assist in navigating the ship out and home, or at any port in the Pacific, the Indian or China Seas, or wherever freight might offer until the return of the ship to the final port of dis charge in the United Kingdom. Tne ship was manned by 36 hands ; but, on her arrival out in Port-Philip, the gold fever induced more than half the craw to desert, and the captain finding himself left with only 17 hands offered to increase their pay to Si. per month if they would work the ship to Bombay, where he expected to obtain the aid of additional seamen. The men refused this offer, but said they were ready to work the ship as required if the captain would give each of them a pro missory note for 601., payable on the return of the ship to Liverpool ; and, ultimately, it was agreed that notes should be given for 401. The seventeen men then navigated the ship to Bombay, where more hands were obtained, and in due course the vessel returned into port at Liverpool. The plaintiff then applied to the owners to cash his 401. note, but the courts having held that owners were not liable for the promises of their masters made under such circumstances they refused to honour the note, and this action against the captain was the result of that refusal. It was now contended that inasmuch as the plaintiff was bound by his articles to work the ship under all circumstances until her return home, the note must have been given without conside ration ; while, on the other hand, supposing that objec tion would not hold, it would be averse to public interest to allow such contracts to be made by seamen, and therefore the learned judge ought to have directed the jury to find for the defendant. Application granted. EXCHEQUER. HOPE AND ANOTHER V. LEEK. Mr. Knowles applied to the Court for a rule calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict in this case should not be entered for the defendant. The case, which involved a point of considerable interest to benefit societies and money clubs, arose in this way. The plain tiffs were assignees of a person named Dunbar, and they brought the action to recover 1601., the value of property belonging to the bankrupt, which the defendant had seized under a fi-fa, in satisfaction of a judgment, after he had received notice of the Act of Bankruptcy. The defendant contended, however, that the plain tiffs could not be treated as legal assignees, because the petitioning creditor's debt was not due in equity. It would appear, indeed, that the petitioning creditor was the president of a money club, of which the bankrupt was a member, and he had struck the docket upon the strength of two promissory notes for 501., which the defendant had given to the club as security for the repayment of 1001. which had been ad vanced to him under the rules of the society. One of his sureties had become insolvent, but as the instalments due had all been regularly paid, while the bankrupt stood in the position of a co-partner with the president and other members of the club, it was insisted on behalf of the defendant that there was no debt due in equity, however there might be in law, and, therefore, the bankruptcy was null and void. This oljection was over-ruled by the judge who tried the case at the last York Assizes, and the verdict passed for the plaintiff ; but there being some doubt as to whether a party could be made a bankrupt upon such a debt as that involved in this case, leave was given by the judge to move the Court above upon the point. The Court granted a rule nisi. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. The fresh arrivals of English wheat up to our market today were but moderate; nevertheless the show of sample■ was tolerably good. A few superior qualities changed hands at Monday's currency, but all other kinds moved off slowly, and, in some instances, the quotations had a down• ward tendency. The imports of foreign wheat coastwise are trifling. The amount of business doing in all kinds was small, at about Monday's currency. There were scarcely any floating cargoes on sale. Barley, the supply of which was only moderate, sold slowly on former terms. The malt trade was steady at full quotations. Good sound oats moved off freoly at full prices. In other kinds very little was doing. Beans, peas, and flour wore unaltered. ARRIVALS SHIS NI SEA. Wheat. English .. I 2,970 Irish •• •• Foreign .. Barley. I 1 , 4 alt. Oats. Flour. 3,490 1 1,310 2,620 940 - 7,070 3,040 1,950brs 603 30 il .-- SMITHFIELD. The supply of beasts on sale her, to-day was but, mode rate, yet the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, at a de cline in the prices of Monday of 2d per 81bs. With sheep we were rather scantily supplied. The mutton trade, however, was very ina c ti ve , a t b a re ly s tationary prices. Calves, the show of which was 1,3- no means extensive, moved off slowly, yet prices wem supported. In pigs very little was doing on former terms. Milch cows were very dull, at from 14/. to 191. each, including their small calf. Per 81bs to ail s. d. s. Inferior Beasts.... 3 oto 3 2 Second quality.... 3 4 3 8 Prime large oxen II 10 4 6 Prime Scots, dzo. 4 8 410 Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 6 Second quality ...3 8 3 10 1 Prime crse.-wlled.4 0 4 41 TOTAL SUPPLY. Ink tba offals. Besets .••••••.••.••••••• 1,114 sheep .•• •• •• ..... • •• .. • . 4,200 Calves . • • ••.• .. •• •• •• •• 320 Pigs •••••••••• • ..... •••• 480 s. d. s d. PrimoSouthdown 4 6 4 10 Large: crse. calves 3 4 4 0 Prime , small d 0... 4 2 , 4 8 Large - hogs ......... 3 2 4 4 Small porkers ...... 4 6 5 0 i Suckiii 'valves ..22 0 29 0 t Quart,o r old pigs 21 0 28 0 NEWGATE AND The supplies being large, 1 lows : - rotator( SUPPLY. Beaotd ••..•• • • •. ........ • 620 40 Calves ..•• ...• •• .• .. .. .. •• 240 Pigs... • ...... ...... ...... LEADENHALL. ;be tr ado ruled heavy, as fol- the ca reasa. Per 81b a b y s• d. s. d. 0 . d. s. d. Reef, interior ...... 2 10 3 2 Mitton, I n f er ior 3' 2 3 6 Do., middling... 3 4 3 6 Do., ..... 3 8 4 2 Do., prime larg e .3 8 4 0 D o D 0.,, do. small • 1 ...... 44 4 6 •3 0 4 6 •• .4 2 4 4 Veal... ......... Pork, large •••••...3 4 4 2 ~ P ork, ........ 4 4 5 2 BORUG H HC.P . This week's imports of O foreign hcrps amo unt to 13 bales from Brem en , 15 8 from New , 542 from Hamburg, 182 from Rotterdam, 185 fromAntwurp, 89 from Ghent, 29 from Dunkirk, and 84 from Ostend„ The business doing in English hops is but moderate. The following are the prices of new hops :—Mid and East Sent pockets, 16/ 16e to 211 Os ; Weald of Kent ditto, 151 150 to 161 108 ; Sussex ditto, 1510 s to 151 15s per cwt. LLOYD'S- SHIPPING--(T.EIIS DI Y.) LONDON, N ov. 3 .—Wind this day at N oon , N.W. ; light breez e , w i th fine clear weather. PORT SMOUTH. Nov. 2.—Wi n d, S.E. to 5. Arrived — Herd ; Al a j es t y ' s ships Neptune, St. George, Monarc h , P r i nce Regent, a ll f rom the Baltic. Saile 1) d—Haabet, for Messina ; -- PLYMOUT H, N ov. 3.—Wind, S . W . S a il e d—Abd a ll a h, for Au s t ra li a. o l e r rf v u e l st Silo.u3lth.Ba-mpStaolnani, i a n nd to e w r,. Coast of FALMOUTH, Nov. 2.—Wind, S.E. Arrived—Nancy, from Akyab, for Hamburgh •, Chinsur.a, Akyab ; Terpsichore, Rio Janeiro ; Pandia, Cherson. Sailed—Ayrshire Lass, Liverpool ; Duo ' do. RAMSGATE, Nov. 2.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Comet, from London, for Southampton, with topmasts carried away, and loss of anchor and chain, was run foul of by a brig while at anchor in the Down s. COWES, Nov. 2.—Wind, S. E. Arrived—Kohinoor, from Celia°. OFr HASTINGS, NOV. 1.-0133%71, from Bombay. OFF DUNGENESS, Nov. 2.--Uhristina from Hartle pool, for H ong K ong ; Amalia Maria, Monte Video, for Hull ; Johnny, Malaga, for Stockholm. BRISTOL, Nov. 2.—Wind, S. Arrived—Dahlia, from Quebec ; Victoria, Gijon. GRIMSBY, Nov. 2.—Wind, S.W. Arrived—Cairo, from Quebec; Stranton, Sharpsborg ; Bridges, Dantzic. HULL, Nov. 2.—Arrived—Ceres s, from Pugwash ; Clara and Herman, Taganrog ; Franklin., Hadderley ; Gebruder, Memel. SHIELDS, NOV. 2.—Wind, S.W.. Arrived—Elizabeth, from Quebee ; Castino, St. Val try. Sailed—Allen, for Antigua - Meggy, Gratitude, and .Hill man—all three frost Constanti Constantinople. GLOUCESTER, Nov. I . — Arrived --Strong, from Quebec; Odet, Aijullon ; Jenne Felix, Luca n. TORBAY, Nov. I.—off Port—Dottchesse de Brabant, for Bombay ; Viceroy, Moulmein, f:or Cowes ; Arabian, Bombay. QUEENSTOWN, Nov. I . — Arrived.—Earl of Derby, from Manilla. THE FRENCH ARMY.—Marshal Yaillant, the Secre tary of State for the War Departn3 ent, has recommended the incorporation of the twenty -live regiments of light infantry into the line, inasmuch ai the equipment of the light infantry differs in no essety tial point from that of the line. In the same report the :Marshal reoomrnended that the chasseurs a pied shall in :future receive the ap pellation of light infantry. The :Etnperor has adopted both these iggestions by a deertt 4 which appears in the official portion of the Moniteur of 3 'esterday. SUICIDE IN THE REGENT'S CA NAL. — Yesterday the body of a female, poorly clad, ai id between' fifty and sixty years of age, was discovere d floating in the 'Re gent's Canal, near Hawley-brik:a , Camden-town, and from the decomposed state of the 1 ody, it was evident it had been in the water many days,. SCOTTISH CE‘TRAL AND MIDLIkI ID RAlLWAY.—Traffic ' r c e o t r u r r e n sp f o o n r a t i h n e g w w ee e ending a O r . c t. 24 1 , 1854....R22,M8 2 6 11 11/ TEE MAGAZINES. T B u l a r k c k e t y c , o o d.B a and —i its Population." ekw ood opens observes a that, in spite of all that has been said about the Eastern Question, there is still something to say which has not been uttered with sufficient emphasis. This " something" is on the position of the great mass of the Mahornmedan population, to which, it is asserted, we have not recently paid much attention, owing to the interest 'excited by the present war. The article proceeds to give a sketch of the position of the people, their system of taxation, the evils of the administration, and the various defects and difficulties of the Government. It concludes, how ever, by taking a hopeful view of the future. The second paper on " Civilisation and the Census," expresses even greater indignation than the former one against the unfortunate Census Commis sion, angrily asserting that it has no right to spy into people's secrets, inquire into all their private affairs, and insist on knowing the exact date of a lady's age ! A very entertaining account of the plot of a German play follows. It is entitled the " Secret Agent," and displays much ingenuity in the construction and incidents. The sovereign of a German state dies, and during his . son's long minority and travels abroad the Dowager Duchess is regent. On the Duke's return he finds it impossible to obtain his proper authority without coming to an open defiance of his mother. The ministers, who have been long in their places, are devoted to her interest, and they thwart the Duke in all he undertakes, lest having a little power he should wish for more. At length the Duke contrives a plan, which, with the assistance of his cousin, he carries out successfully. He gives out that a person he has known abroad is coming to act as his secret agent. By the aid of his cousin Eugenie and some fortunate guesses, he contrives to appear acquainted with all the state secrets. After many amusing scenes and misunder standings the Duke succeeds in his object, and the reins of power remain in his own hand. Many of the scenes and incidents are very entertaining. A paper on " Colour, in Nature and Art," contains some interesting observations on the relations and harmony of the different colohrs. Some useful hints for portrait painters, and even for the toilet, and ar rangement of a house, may be obtained from it. "An Essay on Latin ersification," gives several examples of versions from English poetry. " Peace and War" is the title of a conversation between a Member of the Society of Friends and a partisan of War. There are also articles on " The influence of Gold," and " The War and the Ministry ;" but we regret to miss this month the continuation of the interesting papers on " Speculators among the Stars." .Fraser.—The first article in this number is a cri ticism on the new work by the talented author of " The Heir of Redclyffe " It is entitled "Hearts ease, or the Brother's Wife," and appears to dis play all the originality and interest of her former productions. It is followed by a notice of Lieut. Royer's "Narrative of the Adventures of the English Prisoners in Russia," from which it gives numerous extracts. A paper on " London Stout " has a curious account of the immense scale on which the chief brewers transact business. In the returns of 1853 the quantity of malt consumed by the two chief firms was stated as follows:—Truman, Hanbury, and C0.,140,090 qrs., Barclay, Perkins, and Co. 129,382 qrs. The house of Hanbury and Co. paid last year 400,0001. for the malt they con sumed, and 1,400,0001. for hops. I t is men tioned that the supposition that the great brewers get their supplies of water from the Thames is incorrect, as even those who live upon the stream obtain their water from Artesian wells, sunk to a considerable depth—one of the largest being 520 feet deep. "A Handful of Italian'Patois Books" gives an interesting account of the variations of the different Italian dialects. "General Bounce," by the author of " Digby Grand," is continued, and chronicles an attempt at housebreaking by the adventurous Tom Blacke. " Cousin Charlie" and Frank Hardingstone return safely from Africa, and the quartet at General Bounce's remain at hope less cross purposes. A notice of the " Memoirs of the late John Dalton" contains an account of his life and scientificsursuits. A paper on " Painting in England" prestuts the reader with a sketch of the chief British painters, and some sensible re marks on'the general improvement of taste. There is a criticism on the recent volume of Mr. Bell's "Edition of the English Poets," which contains the songs from the dramatists. The following tribute to the genius and beauty of the songs of Shakspere will be coincided in by most readers : " Shelley was wont to say that the poetry of Dante filled him with despair : and beside Shakspero s songs all others appear to disadvantage. The words of Mercury are harsh after the songs of Apollo.' In this kind of writ ing, as in every other, Shakspere had an instinctive knowledge of the great arcanum.' His was at once the art that adds to nature' and the art that nature makes.' With other song-writers some proper and personal charac teristic may be discerned; the individuality peeps through the sentiments or tho words ; it is the outward and visi ble sign of the inward and spiritual life of the writer. In Beaumont and Fletcher we find variety, grace, and sweetness ; in Jonson, a sturdy purpose and a learned taste, wringing, as it were, beauty and melody from book-lore; in Middleton, a luxuriant fancy ; in Web ster, uncontrolled ,passion and earnest eloquence. In Shak spere alone we 'meet with all these qualities combined —passion and tenderness, gaiety and grace, the subtlest wit, the most natural wood-notes, the most rare combina tions, and full-throated ease. Nor is the variety of his songs less admirable than their excellence, or their dra matic propriety less wonderful than their variety. He has married to music the grief and the joy, the aspirations and the circumstances of all sorts and conditions of men. In them find fitting utterance the lover, the student, the clown, the courtier, the high-born beauty, the country rnalkin, the warrior arming for the fight, the grave-digger e t o h e e e h house v t t r h i ti e k t e lasts i spirts of doomsday, the ai rt hroya ltytrain o of n t i h t e s of Olympus, the chant of wizards, and the dir g e of f fm a n e naki r e y rna ki l ng, the foul earth - worm C aliban, the ancient g o d s g death." The number concludes with an article on "Russian Defeats, and their Effects on Europe," which traces the general feelings and positions of the Continen tal Governments, and the recent events in Denmark and Sweden. University.—" The Expedition to the Crimea" is the first subject that is presented. After giving a detailed account of the battle, high praise is awarded to the French Marshal. It is said that he evinced true courage in struggling against the inroads of disease, and conducting the affairs of the army. " Never did a dying hero gather his robes around him more gracefully as he fell." "A Pilgrimage to the Land of Leix and Ossory" is continued, and gives its usual quota of " tradition, legend, tale, and song," concerning the places passed over, and the personages de scribed. "Mosses upon Grave Stones" is progres sing. In this portion of it the unfortu nate Morton finds himself face to face with the objects of his search. He first saw them in Rome. The narrator observes that that is the city for disappointed men. " Who amid the ruins of the Colosseum but forgets the jar and fret of his narrow, noisy days ? Not a footstep that falls upon a Roman pavement but echoes centuries back into the past." It was not till he reached Florence, however, that Morton had an interview with the Count de C. He is left entering the house of the latter for the purpose of gaining an explanation. Previous to the interview, Morton had heard a female singing at a window, whom he felt persuaded was Geraldine. The Count's house proved to be the same at which he had seen her. There are several biographical sketches in this month's number—Wolsey, Cardinal Ximenes, It is noticed that the only parallel associate in his tory to Wolsey is Thomas A'Beckett. Both were of simple origin, the sons of a butcher and mecha nic ; both succeeded by their own exertions indi vidually. After tracing their careers briefly, they are thus finally described :—" Of the two charac ters we consider A'Beckett's the finer ; of the two fortunes, Wolsey's the most enviable; of the two in dividuals A'Beckett the most splendid Christian; Wolsey the most splendid man." In a like manner a comparison is instituted between Ximenes and Richelieu. It is observed that the resemblance is somewhat forced in some cases, and that at their deaths a great difference was apparent. A tumult took place at Richelieu's interment in consequence of his being so disliked ; Ximenes was, on the contrary, interred amid general laments. It is thus remarked in conclusion : " We may safely conclude that Richelieu was the most accomplished and agreeable of the two great cardinal mi nisters ; Ximenes the safest and most honest. Both were to be feared, but one only could be trusted. In the former we are called on to admire transcendent ability ; in the latter we bow with more respect before the acme exalted genius, b eca use we find it linked with far superior integ rity 0 /purpose, and a much higher degree of constitutional virtue.' An interesting sketch is given of the " Earnest Student ; being Memorials of John Macintosh, by Macleod." " A Slingsby Wedding, and the Doings thereat," is a very amusing sketch. In the course of it is introduced " Professor Chubble's Tale, a Tragedy iuMarried Life," which contains some very ludicrous passages in the life of a singularly ner vous and jealous man. The crowning act of his suspicions was to shoot at some one whom he dis covered kneeling at his wife's feet one evening. After great confusion and dismay, a mutual friend went to inquire into the state of the case, and dis covered that the supposed lover in disguise was a shoemaker whom the lady had hastily sent for in his absence. More fortunate than he had a right to expect, the man was not injured by the shot fi re d by the jealous husband, and so all matters were satisfactorily adjusted. " The Islesmen of the West" is a spirited composition, containing some stanzas concerning the war. Colbltrn's United Service.—There is "A Narra tive of Two Months in Odessa as a Prisoner of War," by an officer cf the Tiger, which is very in teresting, and will most likely prove attractive to many, as it affords a detailed account of what took place. It is to be continued. A description is given of the funeral of the unfortunate captain of the Tiger, which was performed with military honours. This spectacle, it is said, answered two purposes—" honouring the captive, and honouring the captors, by displaying their prisoners to the people." Some remarks are made on the " French Alliance, Past and Present," in which it is said that a g reat mistake w as ma d e b y the Czar in s upposing that no such thing as a perfect or permanent good understanding, an entente cordiale could exist be ' tween France and England. It is u rged with truth that at no time was there ever such harmony exist ing as at present between them. The union is not only the agreement of the Governments, but the concord of the nations. On the battle-field the sons of England and France have learned to appre ciate each other. " The Expedition to the Crimea" gives an account of the battle of the Alma, being principally extracts from the descriptions given by eye-witnesses. One is from a French officer, who states that Menschikoff, believing the French troops to be dispirited, exclaimed to the officers of his staff—" Decidedly these French have had enough ; I shall be obliged to go and help them to re-embark a little quicker." Colbw 71'S New Monthly.—A paper on "The War in the Crimea" commences this number. The fourteenth number of Sir Nathaniel's " Criticisms on American Authorship" is devoted to Richard Grant White, the author of some commentaries on Shakspere. The account given of his change of opinion is curious. He was so much disgusted with Dr. Johnson's remarks on " Cymbeline" that he " flung the book aside, and mentally registered a solemn vow never to read again a criticism or com ment of auy kind upon Shakspere's works." He has since then changed his mind, and has become a critic and commentator himself. The writer, though differing from some of his opinions, consi ders his work on the whole to show taste and judg ment. He justly denies the accusation that Mr. White brings against " all Englishmen of the pre sent day." Mr. White asserts that every one says one thing is different to another, instead of from another—a most unjust accusation. " A Night of Horror" is the somewhat startling title of a very amusing sketch. A gentleman travelling by rail to meet the fair Emilie at a ball, discovers, on arriving at his friend's house, that he has taken a wrong carpet-bag. On opening it, previous to find ing his mistake, he takes out paint, powder, false hair, and similar articles. On arriving late at the ball he learns that the fair Emilie has not arrived. She enters, and accounts for her late appearance by saying that, returning from a visi tin the country that afternoon, she had taken a wrong carpet-bag ! The hero's feelings may be imagined when, on looking at her, he finds she is much paler than usual, with hair of a decidedly different colour. " The Descriptions of the Manners and Customs of the Eighteenth Century" is continued, and is very entertaining. It is curious to see that, in 1720, the owner of a place of amusement on the Hamp stead-road gave notice, that " for the security of the guests there are twelvestoutfellows, completely armed, to patrol between London and Belsize to prevent the insults of highwaymen and foot pads which may infest the road." Also, in 1746, the proprietor of Marylebone Gardens had a guard of soldiers to protect the visitors to and from London. So late as 1764 the proprietor of these gardens, which stood on the s it e o f th e Re gent's-park, offered ten guineas reward for the ap prehension of any highwayman on the way, as the perils of the road deterred many from going. A singular account is given of "The Fleet Marriage System." " A City's Desolation" is a continuation of " Mildred Arkell," by the author of the " Unholy Wish." It conveys a frightful picture of the misery inflicted on many rural manufacturing districts by the passing of Mr. Huskisson's Bill. " The Diary of a First -Winter at RDme" is continued, and sketches the wonderful sights to be seen in a day's ramble through the city of the seven hills. A notice of Mr. Hannay's recent work on " Satire and Sa tirists," and a lively description of " Paris in 1854," are among the contents. Bentley's Miscellany. —Bentley' s Miscellany opens with a subject which naturally appears in every magazine this month —" The Campaign in the Crimea." It is followed by a brief criticism on " Johnson's Lives of the Poets," of which a new edition has recently appeared. " Aspen Court " is continued, and narrates the contrivance by which Mr. Moleworth relieves Mrs. Wilmslow from the presence of her husband. By an ingenious allusion to the forgery he has committed, he banishes him to Boulogne. "Raps and Mishaps of a Tour in Europe " is continued, and gives some more of the writer's impressions of Rome. "Master Guy " is a slight sketch of the early days of the hero of the coining fifth of November. The account of " Te resa Bandettini, the Improvisatrice," is very in teresting. From being a dancer at a minor the atre she raised herself, by her talents and study, to be the first poetess and improvisatrice of her day. The strategem by which she saved the City of Lucca raised her reputation still higher. The lovers of the comic may be entertained by the "Adventures of Benjamin Bobbin, the Bagman," which has reached the ninth chapter. " The Effects of an Empty Parse " is scarcely an appro priate title for an amusing tale, relating the chap ter of accidents that befell its unfortunate hero. The concluding paper is on the " Memoirs of Lord Metcalfe," recently published. Ainsworth's.—The interesting tale of the " Rob ber's Wife" is finished this month in a very dis mal manner. All the chief characters meet with sudden deaths. Leopold Klieber was rescued by his comrades, and hastened to the castle of Falken berg. Agnes was at the point of death, when the robbers rushed into the castle. The confusion con sequent upon their attack agitated her so greatly that death was the immediate result. In the struggles that ensued both the Baron and his self constituted relative were killed. Although full of horrors, the story is well told, and may entertain many. " The Ruling Passion strong in Death" is a singular sketch of an old woman, who was pos sessed of an inordinate desire for gold. Her hus band had purchased her an annuity previous to his death ; but she was not content with this comfort able competency, and persisted on looking out for more gain on her own acco un t. Sh e t r i e d legacy hunting, and with great success. At last her efforts were directed towards the attainment of the wealth of an old rich farmer in her vicinity. He was taken away suddenly from the sphere of her medicine chest. Mrs. Antony Leech gained her point, however, for the farmer left her his fortune. Her triumph was short, for in running across the country in order to make arrangements about the goods, she fell down dead. The last moments of her ill-spent life are well described—" Gold, still gold, it haunted her yet." She saw her dearly prized treasure in everything around her. " Be fore the Play" is a pleasing paper, descriptive of the thousand little incidents that appertain to an evening's quest of amusement. " How Samuel Appleyard went to see the Boulogne Review" is a very entertaining sketch, representing the follies and absurdities committed by the vulgar who set out appearing to be grand, and the ignorant who assume to be learned, directly they leave our country. The Zoist.—This quarterly continues to advocate the cause of mesmerism, and gives many proofs of its beneficial effects. Several cases are cited in which the application of mesmeric powder produced the happiest results. Those who are interested in the progress of this sci ence , an d i n th e stu d y o f t h e various cures effected on different patients through its undoubted agency, will find the Zoist contribute a vast amount of information both entertaining and instructive. To the report of a case of con vulsions successfully cured by mesmerism, by Mr. Barton, of Woolwich, on a littl e b o y, aged one year and nine months, Dr. Elliotson appends the follow ing judicious note : " NOTE BY DR. BLLIOTSON. " I consider this a very important, though a small and modestly related, fact. In such cases mesmeric treatment is invaluable. The common routine is to put the child in a warm bath,—which is all very well ; to put leeches on the head or take blood in some other way,—a measure but too often unsatisfactory, useless, and sometimes injurious ; and to give purgatives, which may be more or less beneficial, but too often fail, and may be readily carried injuriously far the horrid application of blisters and other irritants, and heaps of filthy drugs generally given in addition, donpootsme possible in most cases than distress the p oor little thing, and pos ih sibly aggravate matters. A dose of a p erient wit hout taste, such as a few grains of calomel , en ou gh to operate of itself, mix ed with ter haneadd,haerea,p.eprlyicaptriounpeorf. Butcold if the child should be steadily mesm e rised by very Blow pass iced,wa t B o aga the r t head to foot, or by pointing at its eyes, or at if they are closed, or by keeping the bare hind ilpo p il e re,hoe their '"from region i head hour after hour, or by all. But indefatigable verauce may be required. If mesmerism were habitu a ll y use d b y p aren t s i n . a ll th e di seases o f children, acute and cannot refer ee c t , o ul l b l i t e he proofs of the repeat the chronic, the benefit would ie be ise in ases l of childhoiorde word, incalculable. I utility of mesmer s is u m ew i b n i 11 t gg l , sattdention to the very interesting Colb child by himself in No. XIX , in the Zoi‘st, but may cases of Mr. W. p. 252, and of Mr. " A retired XXXIV., p.. 6. medical gentleman, who a year or two ago ourne's child by himself in No. . saw clearly that mesmer ism was a reality, had a child seized with fev er . H e inquired whether I thought mes merism would be of service, Bud I assure 4 him it would. The child recovered, and this is his letter :-- " ' 7, Claremont, Ilastiogs, Sussex, Oct. 30, 1853. " 'Dear Sir,-1 write to Louder you my sincere thenkg:: for your kindness in recom mend i ug mesmeristn for Tittle' girl, who had fever at Flr iens , .-ad. 1 believe it was the only thing which saved 11 , 1. life Tinder the blessing of (loci. " Believe me , yt.ure very t ru ly, " Dr. Elliotson.' " JOHN W. WEBB. "If the profession did not, hourly and indefatigably exert itself to prevent mankind from possessing one of the greatest blessings ever bestowed upon our race, and man. kind would rise abo ve th e i nfluence of the profession, oh how greatly would the suffering s of innocent childh oo d b e lessened !" certain ga.-:ine and Ms' torte' al PfreeZeic Celebrated e Ch arac t ers, " b y Lamar tine,Gentleman's is considered here at some le ng th. A . amount of praise is awarded to it ; b u t, on the whole, it is to be questioned whether its merits have been sufficiently appreciateJ. It is said - that he should have styled them the Romance of Biography, inasmuch as he has altered . circumstances and per verted facts. In conclusion, however, it is ob served that M. de Laleartino has set up for himself a lofty standard, that of bringing literature within the reach of the peasant and artisan. To inspire the desire or wish for solid instruction is a most difficult and dilatory process. " Once effeoted, we will not fear fur the result, and if M. de Lamar tine can effect it, even though he effect nothing else, he will indeed be entitled to boast that he has deserved well of his country." "Master Guy" is a most amusing sketch, humorous and droll, while it co nve y s some information n o t w ithstanding. I t relates th e adventures and misadventures of a Northumbrian youth, whu was subsequently cre ated Earl of W arw i c k on the death of his father in-law, who possessed that title. The events are strange and exaggerated, but altogether they are pleasingly told, and form an interesting legend. He fought in severafpcesit. The said Master Guy performed tournaments,ul e d pro anddig i killede s o f valour. boars g r i a hn g o ws inhnsigelhtehhcaoetmb passed,at and c th am ro e u d , t 1 1 In ian th t the o F i A . b r s o t n h , e and o v hie e over came, - brother Mongadora. _ ?rands about our Lady Novelists" has for its s e of the "Heir of Redclyfre- and "Katharine the authoress Ash ton." It is said that genius is netl tic of Miss Sewell's mind... ~ ilers t e . characteris tic and logical mind of the :We o th most contemporary enlists our sympathies by ; but • her mixture of wit and tenderness rarely equalled." MISCELLANEOUS MAGAZINES. Tait's Magazine contains articles on the Pen s i on List' and Strikes. " Ilted Smith" is continued, and a pleasing story commenced, entitled " Retro spections of a Reverist." The papers in this maga. zine are written in a sensible and reasoning style. They generally take just and impartial views of public questions.—The National Miscellany con tinues to maintain its character. A paper on "The Poets and our Wooden Walls" gives some extracts from our best naval poems. Campbell's fine lyric, " The Mariners of England," is spoken of in de servedly high terms of praise ; but we do not agree with the writer in saying that Cowper should have sung "The British Navy" instead of "The Sofa." It is said that "if ever a landsman could have done justice to the theme in a poem of size, we think William Cowper was the man." It is observed at the conclusion that though most of the poets of the present day are rhyming about fleets, and ships, and sea fights, very few seem to have caught the fire of Campbell or Dibdiu. All will agree with this after turning from our modern poems to these spirit-stirring extracts. " Pinto Ribeiro" is con tinued, and a chapter on " Etiquette" will be found to contain some useful • hints.—Sharpe s London Magazine has a variety of tales and sketches suitable for general light reading. " A Talk about Newspapers" gives some curi ous details. " Mrs. Clarinda Singlehart" is con tinued. Silverpen is among the contributors this month. _Harry cloverdale's Courtship has commenced coming opt in monthly parts. The first number has now appeared.—Newta t es London Journal contains an account of 25 patents; among them some for improvements in gas-burners and locks. The usual illustrative diagrams are ap pended.--Le Follet has this month an additional plate of winter fashions, and an elegant sheet of embroidery patterns.—The Family Friend is cer tainly much superior to The Home Companion in the variety of its household information, though the latter treats of a higher class of subjects.— Orr's Circle of the Sciences continues with undimi nished merit. 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Gormeltin, " J. Housrar Pawns. "Messrs. Mullane, Marshall, and Co." THE "GUIDES" AT EXETER HALL. This celebrated band were permitted to delay their departure for the purpose of giving a grand performance last night at Exeter Hall, for the benefit of " the French Charitable Association," under the patronage of the French Ambassador and the Countess Walewski. They played a selection of overtures, marches, and other pieces, admirably arranged for their instruments by their able director, M. Mohr ; beginning with "God save the Queen," and "Partant pour h Syrie," which last was called for with loud acclamations from every part of the ball. In speaking of the 140 at the Crystal Palace, on Saturday last, we described pretty fully the composition of this magnificent band, and the circumstances towhich it owes the superiority, which it must be admitted to possess, over the best of our regimental bands—a supe riority which was rendered still more apparent by the performance of last evening. The principal pieces they played were the overtures to Guillaume Tell and lampa ; a fantasia from Le Prophele ; the " Benediction des P f ° a quadrille, consisti ng elw ar;anged by M. Moh r ; a Oo ig ld n a Frenchrds" fro m airs, r the cleverly ffgtrtB Tyrolese air, with variations, composed by him ; and a u very charming Spanish bolero. These and several othe r things were executed with the perfection we have en deavoured to describe, and received by a crowded audi once with demonstrations of enthusiastic admiration. FLOATING BATTERIES FOB THE BALTIC. SHOT-PROOF IRON PLATES. So urgent are the authorities to have the batteries ready for active operations against Russia in the spring, that the contract has been divided amongst the principal r makers in Glasgow, Newcastle, Lowmoor, and ()th e e . places in the north of England. At the I , ane!fi an il Forge here, several tons have been already finished sent off, aadC about 20 tons a-week will &brae completed.to be Report says that at least six aw., vessels b the spring of pre pared for the attack upon Croustadt the y description of 1855. Our readers will recollect ~I *T i e . e e when be de steamer that has been invented by ir The primary object Mr. Millsba introducing r something new signed this vessel was that of on the Clyde. On laying George Mills. in the way of steam navigation last winter, those gentlern. en architects, so far back as d.l to bring it before the no ticerequested Mr. Mills speedily d l e y sign not merely for a mer cantile of Government, as er, but for a gun-boat or floating it, however, before some emin n ent and experienced naval as that, during the month of cantile passage adopted, and b th o e rate drawings of a floating battery on result ° 3 anm O n I in ny' dr feet i ° l i e ' n t g h taht, gentlemanwith principle,se y Mr. Mills, and forwarded to the Admi portion, were drawn oat, at great trouble i p n e n , . April last, t, T; la is recommendation ac companied by full-written descriptions. They h e highest consideration on the part of Govern meatmett e ; and an eminent engineer in London, to whom a d n e d pt o h x thy were primarily sent, approved of them, and for- warded them to the Admiralty, with the weight of his name and recommendation. -The following is a short r h a is lty n , ew acco y :—Mr. Mills' account of this fl oa ti ng and steam polling gun-b a tt er ,manoeuvring and pro floating battery was proposed to be 300 feet long by about 100 broad, and to have three tiers of guns, presenting an armament of double the weight of the largest ship of the line. The propelling paddle worked in the space between the two hulls, where it could be rendered completely secure from shot. There was a propeller at each end to manoeuvre the vessel and turn her about. Either end could be made th e s t em, 80 that there would be no necessity for turning her. The lines upon which she was designed would give he r grea t speed in ion proport with such an enormous armament, all her stores, fuel, to power , and crew, &c., on b oar d, t hi s floating battery would only draw 15 f ee t wa t er, or about half the found draught of the built of iron and be Duke of W e lli ngton. I t was to most serviceable. wood, in any wa y th a t wou ld b e —Nolth, British Daily Mail. Sr. CROSS HOSPITAL.—By the death of the Rev. J. Ilaygarth, the living of Upham, Hants, is vacant. This is one of the many valuable advowsons left to the above hospital for its maintenance, for which the Bishops of Winchester are trustees, who f or many years have be stowed them on their friends, to the great injury of the charity. 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