The Sun. — London, England, 1863-10-14 00:00:00

and much abused individual. One of the most Interesting of his miscellaneous misadventures oc curs in his second curacy, when he is entrusted With the charge of some very valuable jewels, heirlooms of a noble house, to be conveyed to name, on the auspicious occasion of the grand wed ding of some promieed patron. Here is an amusing Recount of the first part of this luckless journey. THE ONEROUS CHARGE. Young, full of hcpe, I relished this guardianship amaz ingly at a distance ; but it was not until the moment of de parture, when I took the casket by its stiff leathern strap into my hand todescend to the cab, that the serious respon sibility first flashed upon me ; it then occurring to me that peace of mind and tolerable assurance of its safety was only to be purchased by never relaxing my fingers fer an instant frotu the stiff strap. From that moment it should never leave my grasp. This notion took possession of my fancy, and worked itself into a hundred awful shapes, and before We had reached Dover a sort of nightmare conviction had taken possession of me, that in all human probability there was to be for the wretched guardian no sleeping, no eating, save under conditions of strictest inconvenience ; no walk ing, no lying dawn ; in short, he was to be chained lake a felon to this odious yet precious companion. Down to the town of Dover, where we embarked on board H.M. itoyal Mail steamer, a period of over two hours, the casket lay upon my knees, my fingers firmly clutched upon the strap ; and I could see, with uneasiness, that it excited the curiosity of the five other passengers, to whom I then im puted the most felonious designs, perhaps unjustly. Per haps they were simply mystified by its conspicuous posi tion, and the astonishing power of endurance in thekneee that bore it. How in the cabin of H.M. Royal Mail Packet I leant back in a seat with the casket still upon my knee, and how in that fatal position, conceded by all to be one of encourage ment to the fell enemy of those who go down to the sea in ships, I did battle with the gradual encroachments of sick ness, need not be told here ; how I at last, after the regniar period of suffering, dropped asleep for an instant, and awoke with a shriek, clutching at every object near at hand, need not either be let out. I carried the casket from the packet to the station at Calais. I carried the casket tenderly from the station in Paris to a cab, selecting a cabman with a look of primeval innocence. I carried it from the cab to that other station of the Lyons Railway. I ate a hasty portion of roll and butter upon it; I drank a hastier cup of coffee UPon. it; at times I sat upon it; at times I put my feet upon it; at times I laid it under the seat. Yet, having to go down every three minutes or so, to feel if it was safe, it seemed wiser to restore it to its old position. I knew how much depended on it, and could not be too cautious. At times I placed it in the network over my head, straining my neck every moment to see that it was safe, and, finally, at the Empereur Hotel at Marseilles, I actually took it to bed With me, and in the morning was conscious of acute suffer ing and severe abrasion in the left side from a sudden thrust of a sharp corner of the casket in the night. What did it signify ; was I not fulfilling my sacred trust ? We must confess that before the close of his career, or at least before the close of that portion of it which is here recorded, we almost weary of our revered interlocutor, so insufferable is his egotism, so blind, so utterly blind is his self-esteem. On the other hand, with a stern poetical justice, he details to us all the horrors, pains, and penalties which befell him, but which, numerous as they are, hardly fill up the measure of his deserts, or of our indignation. Praeterita. By William Lancaster. One vol., pp. 123. Macmillan and Co. 111 r. Lancaster has:the perceptive faculties of a poet. He observes keenly. He writes musically. `Praeterita," we are left to presume, is his first Work. If so, it is more than creditable. Within its narrow compass—extending only to 123 pages— are comprised, besides sixteen sonnets, as manly as thirty-eight fugitive pieces: every one of them brief, certainly, but some of them highly merito rious. 'The first is about the worst. Let not the reader, however, be discouraged on glancing through it. If he will but turn over a few leaves more he will be rewarded for his perseverance. A glance at the verses entitled "A Frosty Day" will jastify this assertion. Instance, through that loophole, whence we look forth upon the wintry landscape, such a stanza as-- When the waves are solid floor, And the clods are iron -bound, And the boughs are crystall'd hoar, And the red leaf nail'd a-ground. Or the opening of two other verses in the same Effusion : When the ice-crack flies and flaws, Shore to shore, with thunder shock, Deeper than the evening dawn, Clearer than the village clock, When the rusty blackbird strips, Bunch by bunch, the coral thorn, And the pale day -crescent dips New to heaven a slender horn. Very charmingly epigrammatic in its way is the following, entitled, by reason of its refrain, AT LAST. We toss and twist upon a restless bed; Sleep comes at last. Onr love denies, and yet denies again, But yields at last. The apple grows and ripens many days, But falls at last. And we are riped with joy, and mare(' with tears, But end at last I Sweeter still as a true touch of nature—one epi tomising the pathos of human life through a sort of stereoscopic picture, or duplicated vignette, of the same face when viewed from either side, in youth and in age, here the maiden, here the crone— THE POWER OF INTERVAL. A fair girl tripping out to meet her love Trimm'd in her best, fresh as a clover-bud. An old crone leaning at an emher'd fire, Short-breath'd in sighs and mumblings to herself— And all the interval of stealing years To make that this, and one by one detach Some excellent condition, till Despair. Faint at the Vision, sadly, fiercely blinds Aar burning eyes on her forgetful bands. We shall be happy, to meet with our hitherto unknown author later on, when he has more to sing of than a passing sigh or a budding primrose. GREEK BONDHOLDERS, MEETING THIS DAY. A public meeting of the Greek bondholders, con vened by the committee, was held to-day. Mr. liaslewood, who occupied the chair, opened the proceedings by stating that the meeting had been called together to consider the present condition of the holders of the loans of 1824 and 1825, He con gratulated them on the fact that their position had changed for the better since he last had the honour of addressing them in April, 1862. There were now many doubts in the minds of the bondholders which the committee were desirous to clear up, and which it would be far their benefit to be ex plained. The committee had abstained from seek ing an interview with Ring George, now sojourning in this country, because as a constitutional monarch he could not reply to their address without consult ing his responsible minister, even were he conver. Bent with the subject. Another reason for not Presenting themselves to the King was, that Count 'SPenneck was not his Finance Minister, and the seeking of the Count's opinion might place him in an inNidious position, and bring down upon him the adverse feeling of the parties in power at Greece. The committee had a right to expect that Nv hen the new Government was formed, after the arrival of his Majesty at Athens, that the settle ment of the debts should claim priority of attention ; and it that policy be followed, a Minister might full powers be despatched from Athens with II Powers to treat upon the matter. The bondholdersite had a right to believe in the g r ity of the new Government, and to have c. Co n o fi d d e t Iliteene t heirin . upright intentions. Mr. Hazle she wi ng ha:newed the various resources of Greece, enabled to disc by a judicious policy she would be the position whi c h her her debts, and place herself in cancelled red bo i n ch_ she was entitled to hold. The blue to L 50,0 ,,vin amounted to £250,000, and the aerie QZ ewoo Mr d concluded by moving , u° ' lug satisfaction th at 8 ' of resolutions, express the kingdom of Greece was about to enter upon a under King George, that the Constitutional Government . at the meeting perceived by this event a sure guarantee for the payment of the existing debts of the stat e , and that the Govern ment would direct its earliest attention to their liquidation, and that when the proper time arrived the committee would undertake to make a fair pro posal for the discharge of the debt in a manner that Should be consistent with the honou r of Greece, and With the just rights of the bondholders. M. Iticardo corrected an erroneous impression that portion of the pre - 'rail e d i n some quarters that only a mono contracted for had been received by the agents of the Greek Government. The loan amounted to £2,800,000,t he contracted price vas 55. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. No change is observable this morning in the situation of affairs in the discount market. A very fair demand for money continues to be made, and 4 per cent. is still charged for the best descrip tions of mercantile paper. Opinion, in quarters upon which some reliance ought to be placed, appears to fluctuate regarding the policy the direc tors will adopt at their weekly court to-morrow. Toe more general impression, however, exists that the advancement will be postponed for a short period, The prospectus of the Marine Investment Com pany has been issued. It appears that the company is established for the purpose of granting temporary loans on eligible ships and other marine property by the way of mortgage. The board of directors give more than common assurance that this com pany will be well managed from the commercial point of view. From inquiries instituted, we find that already this company may be pronounced a success, very few shares remaining undispoied of, and that what few remain will be allotted during this week. The directors are of opinion that from 10 to 15 per cent. will eventuate from the operations of the company, which, by the way, is the first in stitution of its kind, and will, therefore, there is little doubt, find ample field for its action. The evidence of the necessity for some such marine company is proven by the fact, that even before the company may be said to be fairly on its legs, we have already seen applications for loans on marine property for upwards of £90,000. To meet the convenience of the holders the Scrip of the 6 per Cent. Colmobian Government Loan can be paid up in full at the London and County Bank, under a discount of 3 per cent. The directors of the London and South Western Bank (Limited) have made a call of £5 per share. They have also announced that they will open a branch office at 69, Park -street, Camden-town, on the 21st instant. It is hnnounced that the subscription list of The Discount Corporation will close on Saturday next, the 17th instant. About £3,000 was taken into the B ank yesterday, but £B,OOO in gold and 30,000 sovereigns were withdrawn. The Seine has arrived from the West ladies with £239,933, and the City of Washington from New York with 188,416. At the public sales of indigo which commenced yesterday thete was a fair attendance of buyers, and the biddings were animated for the better qualities. The prices realised for ordinary sorts were fully equal to those of last sales, while superior descrip tions ranged from 2d. to 4d. per lb. higher. The quantity announced for these auctions is about 12,353 chests. At the Paris Bourse to-day, according to Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 550.67 f. 50e. Heavy, The English Stock Market is now more buoyant, an advance of i t having taken place upon the nego tiation of a few purchases. Daring the earlier hours business was somewhat sluggish, but a few transactions have imparted firmness. Consols for money are 93 I, and 931 for the account. The New Threes are 911 I, the Reduced 911 t; Exche quer Bills, par to 3s. prem.; India 5 per Cents., 108/ 109 ; and the 4 per Cents., 100/. There is more firmness in the Foreign Market, but business is rather quiet. Turkish 6 per Cents. 1854, are 911 924 ; do., 1862, 70/ 71/ ; do., Con solides, 54 544; Mexican, 424 4 ; Greek, 331 34k; do., Coupons, 161 ; Spanish Passive, 35 354; do., Certificates, 13/ ; Italian, in ; Portuguese, 49i ; Russian, 93i; the Confederate Loan, 63 65 ; and the Colombian Loan, par to I prem. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been limited. The li.iuidation of the account, however, has occupied the principal attention of the dealers and speculators, and prices have remained without material change. Brighton, Metropolitan, and South-Eastern havedeclined 55., and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10a. ; while Caledonian and North- Western have improved ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain inactive, without any change to record in value. Batik and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. Im perial Ottoman have receded to 18a ; Standard of British South Africa, to 231. Loudon Financial shares have improved to 13j 14 ; and International do., to 101. India Land Mortgage Bank shares are quoted 31 1 prem. ; Anglo-Austrian, -1 to prem. ; Imperial Privileged of Austria, dis. to par; East London,l 21 prem.; and Discount Cor poration, 41 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 235 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 31 per Cent. Annuities New 2i per Cent. Annuities .... •-" 5 per Cent. Annuities 30 yrs, expire bthJ an., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. --- Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 21 India Stock Ditto 5 pet Cent lO9 81 Ditto 4 per Cent ... 1004 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 Consols for Account, Oct. 8 931 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent.... Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 per Cent.... par Ditto £5OO .. :3 pm Ditto Small Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859............ Ditto 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto 3 per Cent., 1825. Dutch, 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders .. Ditto, Provisonal Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent lolk Ditto, Second Issue — .. Equador N©w Consolidated, 1 per Cent.. Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-s,:ex-Coupons„ 331 i 4 Ditto Account Ditto Coupons Ditto Account l6/ Guatemala 5 per Cent. Italian 5 per Cent.(Maremtnana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 42k 2 k Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent . New Granada............. 15/ Ditto 2 per Cent. Ditto Deferred — - ........ . ..... Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) ...... Peruvian 3 per Cent. ......... Ditto Account — Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62 49 Ditto Account — ,/ Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 4/ per Cent 1850 • —^ Ditto 1860 .. Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred .. Ditto Account — Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded l3l Ditto Account l3k Swedish, 4 per Cent .. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account .. - Ditto 6 per Cent. 1853 Ditto Account - Ditto, £lOO Bonds — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1863, £59 lOs Od pd — • Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account .................. Dividends on the above payable in London. per Cent., Ex. 25f. D Be uD l per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Rentes,_ 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f — tgilt.haton2l4pl per Cent. Certificates French Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs 72 k 724 Italian, Ditto A 5 e p c e o r ti u t TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Shan Railways Paid. Price. Business don, 100 Atlantic &St Lawreuu( all 62 L - dk J Bom.,Barodadz.Centlnd Gu. 5 per cent 100 1665 107 i 107 20 Do. New . ...... 8 1 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares. 205 Buffalo and Lam:Huron all 6 65 10 Do. Preferonoe all 8 5 94 1001 Bufralo,Brant&Godrich 100 6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 11;1 100 et Clcutta.& S.Eastn. (Lin ) 100 1665 1075 at Cape Town 4: Dock Scrii 100 114 106 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 100 108 109 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1075 1( 85 20 Do. do. G Ext lO 15 lip 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 225 23) 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds AI 1 76 18 761 6 100 Do. no. deferred all 62 6 E 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bongs all 69 71 100 Do. do. deferred all 56 58 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deferred all 42 41 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stock all 30 32 100 Do. do. deferred all 25 27 stock GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c lOO 108 109 1081 8 20 Do. New gua. 6p. o l2 15 lip 131 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 15 I:ip stock Gt. South.of India(Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 106 107 205 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 10a lOi 205 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 witlet opt all 96 98 100 Do. 55 p. o. do. '77-8.... all 88 90 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 6 I p stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 106 107 stock Do. 4$ p. o. Extension 100 101 102 stock Do. 4* d 0........ 100 18 100 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. 6p. o. Buds. 100 50 Melb. & Ilobson's Bay. all 58 L 9 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. alt 20 NTewßr unswickx Cando Class A and B all 3 5 N.Rl.C'da6 pc Ist )1 bel , 100 62 84 & stock hide ......... (100 1065 1075 107 at Do. Delhi 44,3 100 106 107 Do. do . T i 2 5 ip 20 Do. Punjaub c all ^l` at Do. Do. ........ , , 100 106 107 1061 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 000 102 104 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J 1877-S4 ' 100 103 105 101} Do. 6p. c. Feb. AG Aug 100 101 it 3 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 101 103 , Do. Ip. c. Jan.&July 100 42 04 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 92 94 (Cape G. Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 109 111 = I Do. 1891 100 110 112 ;Do. Jan. & July, 1891 1 00 113 115 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 113 116 Alautitius 6 per cent lOO 107 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 110 112 - N.B.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 [0 8 105 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 100 101 102 Du. sp. c.,18r1 to 1870 100 102 103 Do. d0.,1888 &upwdb 100 102 103 1024 It New Zealand 6p cent 100 110 112 111 k { Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 104 106 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c 100 1:1 113 5. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up 100 112 114 - :Vic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 108 110 Do. to 'Sp.°. An.S;Ont . 100 llO 1100114 lO BRITISH MINES. 2 (Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 I id SUlitlor6 Amalgamated i 364 384 Devon G. Con..,"ravist ) 1 545 655 East Bassett (Mogan) 3 0 74 77 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 53. fd par, East Caradon ...... 274 284 East Carn Brea... 3.4.0 7} 71 WlRussel(Tavistk.; 8 6.6 21 3 cla restae m r s S : t u . F A toh u o b : y o n i g ( G u w s e . n . ) 5 1 LI 5 13 5 15 4 G. Wheal Vor (Relator. 40 91 104 It . 6.16.t 54 6 8.12 36 38 - North - I ,l.oaow i aur n rt g khchh s eeoc t o aDnvai s n oralowa,lir D ldsleiao( o yisn w s 4. 8.0 224 N :N_ N i t.e a y a Nw d r vn g y di ; B y, r ei eel Bertha t o ( h n t n o y r e L I n n t. 2.&d 2 2 4 15 2 2 4 4 4 . 4.3.0 6 64 4 t ß ° t i t i s set t .( ( ( si l - zea a ee n nyr 1 2 8 . . 21 11 1 1 9 45 6 7 . . 1 ..0 9 4 1 2 6 0 : 150 9 4253256110 2orth Wheal Crotty 2.6 9 4 5 1 20 rrovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 13 45 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15.6 14 1/ ;Stray Park 5 ramarSilv.& Lead Alin 44 4 l'in Crott 9 19 20 West Basset (Mogan)._ 14 9 4 104 w C, radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5* 724 774 Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 25 30 Wheal Kitty (U.L elant) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott • Wheal Mary Ann (I.len ) 8 84 94 Wheal Cleton . 584 180 200 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 21 23 Wheal Union 3.17 21 34 FREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Anglian No 1, 5 per cent. stock, 1091 Mid. Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, - Ditto. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 139 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4i per cent. rd., 101 south Eastern (tteading Anne., £1.0.6), 23; PREFER,ENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 106 .5b London and Blackwall, 41 per cent. stk., 1021 London, Chatham, ac., Metrop. Ext., C, 6 per cent., 83i London and S.-Western 4i per cent., 1031 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 15t FOREIGN MniEß. Linares, ei United Mexican (lini;, 61 i JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 122 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool Ditto, new, 201 Bank of New Zealand, 13 Imperial Ottoman, 18f London and South American, lim., 3 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 18.. 18 Standard of British South Africa (11m0, 2311 DOCKS. London, 62 Bt. 'Catharine, 64 Bombay Gas MISCELLANEOUS. limited, 3 i Crystal Palace, 384 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 5} 5 London leinanoial Association, Jim., 131 Peninsula and 0, iental Steam, Ditto, new, 50i Quebrada Land, Rail„ and Mining, Um., 2} TILE MERSEY IRONCLADS.—A guard of Marine■ from her Majesty's ship Liverpool Was put on board the El Tousson on Monday. We hear that experiments are soon to take place with the Armstrong 600 -pounder in firing at a floating target representing a portion of the Warrior's side, and that the target built upon Mr. Reed's plan of very thick plates, slight backing, and a 2-inch skin, will also, ere long, be tired at.. We think, therefore, that our naval and military friends interested in these matters should hold themselves in readiness for a run to Shoeburyness in about a fortnight or three weeks from this time,--Army and Navy Gazette. The pensions for distinguished or meritorious service, rendered vacant by Major-General *Pher son's appointment to the colonelcy of the 13th Light In fantry, has been conferred on Colonel Jervis, of the Ist Depot Battalion at Chatham. Colonel Jervis has been nearly 52 years in the service, and was with the 72d Hi g h. landers in the Kaffir war of 1631-35,— . Army and Navy gazette. 13.14. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. all 8 si THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND. 25 Blythe and Tyne. -Al.__ 10 Rost,Sleat,andMid.k.to all Pi 8/ BALMORAL, Oct. 11 . at Bristol and Exeter 10 Do A A ;zeta no diN on _ The Queen,' accompanied by Princess Louis of st Caledonian l OO 118 1/ 19 1 50 Cork and Bandon all Hesse, went out yesterday morning. 20 2 0 Cornwall 10 Do. B all 7 71 ( The Queen, accompanied by the Crown Princess 1 ,till 6p e.p an.ita, ' Z a - 11 of Prussia, drove in the afternoon to the falls of t been paid to B. 3 50 Dublin t Belfast June. all 39 (0 Garrvhalt. The Crown Princess of Prussia lunched 25 , Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. all 16 17 st Edinburgh & Glasgow. 100 07 0) with her Majesty. et Giasg. and S. Western. 109 108 110 at GlreatEastern, Ord. stk 100 51 32 514 His Grand Ducal Highness Prince William of at Ditto A stock at Ditto East Anglian st 100 71 84 81 st GreatNorthof Scotland 100 Oct. 12. st Great Northern. at Do A stock st Do Bdo sr Gt. S. an.l W. of lrelan, lOO 100 162 at Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stock 100 --- et Lancashite & Yorkshire 1 60 110 1 111 4 service 3 esterday morning in the Castle. at London and Blackwali 100 71 73 The Rev. N. M`Leod, one of the Queen's chap st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast 100 1111 1121, 1121 at Lon., Chat., and Dover 100 431 446 lains, officiated. at Lon. & North, Western 100 1021 1021 1024 st Lon. & So•.th Western 100 1 0 1 162 Princess Helena, and the Crown Prince and st Sian., Shef., & Lincoln. 100 45 46 Princess of Prussia, attended Divine service in the 50 Maryport and Carlisle. all 121 Do i shares.. ...... at Metropolitan all 130 131 ÷ sr Midland 4.4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 100 96 98 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all The King of the Greeks, accompanied by his suite, 25 Do. 6 shares 25 Mid Kect 10 Do Cray Line at North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee 100 26 28 26 4 et Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 1011 102 to Paris. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales ae 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.13.4 d d at Do Leeds lOO 571 58 companied his Majesty to the station, and his Royal st Do York at Do Carlisle... lOO et North London Do New 5 1 2 19.1 10 5.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction all 111 111 secretary ; and Mr. Bishop, superintendent, wh o st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 44 46 proceeded in the train to D st Do Scot. Mid, stock lOO 100 102 10 Shrews. and Welohpoo: all A large deputation from the Greek Committee, St Shropshire Union at ;South. Devon lOO 321 334 st ;South Eastern st 'South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 100 98 100 The whole of the platform appropriated for the 20 Staince,Wok.,andWok all 01 10 departure of his Majesty was covered with 25 Stockton & Darlington all 361 374 25 Do l7 81 91 e crimson cloth, upon which the ladies of the members 25 Do New, 1860 8 71 74 p at Taff Vale.. .. ...... 10 Do B 8 41 51 I most beautiful flowers. 10 Do C 3 24 31 50 Ulster 25 Do 12.10 Do 5l - - voiceferons che ers were g iven for the P r i nce of at Vale of Neath at Victoria sta. and Pim lOO 165 175 at Waterford & Kilkenny 100 at West Cornwall lOO 28 28 The Prince and Princess of Wales. at W. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO at West Midland -Oxford 100 The King of the Greeks, the Prince of Wales, at Do Newport 100 -- st Do Hereford 100 Prince Christian of Denmark, and Prince F re d er i c k, -.- • . The King of the Greeks, the Prince of Wales, Prince Christian of Denmark, and Prince Frederick, attended by Baron Gulden crone, Lieutenant Funch, Captain Grey, Captain Lund, and Captain Casten schjold, left town at a quarter past ten o'clock yes terday morning for Newmarket. The Princess of Wales, the Princess Christian of Denmark, and Princess Dagmar, attended by the Hon. Mrs. W. Grey, honoured the Messrs. South well, in Baker -street, with a visit, and sat for their photographs. Their Royal Highnesses took a drive in an open carriage in the afternoon. The dinner party included the King of the Greeks, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Prince and Princess Christian of Denmark, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Frederick, and the Princess Dagmar of Denmark. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with the Royal family of Denmark, will visit the Haymarket Theatre this evening. The Prince and Princess of Joinville have passed some days at Amsterdam, at which place they arrived from the Hague in strict incognito. The Duke of Newcastle has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for his seat, Clumber, Notts, Maria Marchioness of Ailesbury has left Beau• desert, the seat of the Marquis of Abercorn, for London, whence her ladyship proceeds to Severnake Forest, Marl borough, on a visit to the Marquis and Marchioness of Ailesbury. The Earl and Countess of Zetland are entertain ing a select circle at Aske Hall, their seat in Yorkshire. The Earl and Countess of Seafield are still at Balmacaan, N. 8., with a select party, to conclude the shooting season in the Highlands. The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor and Lord Albert Leveson Gower are expected to return from Homburg the day after to-morrow. The Earl Grosvenor has improved in health by his visit to the Continent. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and Mr. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., are staying on a visit to Lord Clermont at Ravensdalo Park, Ireland. Viscount Palmerston arrived in town yesterday morning from his seat, Broadlants, Hants. Lord Lyttelton returns to town to-day from Brighton, on his way to Hagley Park, near Stourbridge, to celebrate the coming of age of his eldest son the week after next. The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in London yesterday morning from Scotland, The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., arrived in town on Monday night from Drayton Manor, near Tarnworth. Lady Emily Peel has left Geneva for Paris, on her way to meet the right hon, baronet in London before going to Ireland for the winter. Sir Augustus Clifford has arrived in town from Lord Llanover's, to attend the further prorogation of Par liament. The marriage of the Hon. and Rev. George Her bert, third son of the late, and brother of the present, Earl of Powis, and Miss Sykes, daughter of the late Sir Tatton Sykes, is appointed to take place to-morrow. Cruikshank's Sketches of The Elves ! The Nose ! and the Goose ! As REFLECTED FROM ~ s 6; rz ;A: A IN I f O E: ,, GRETHEL," BY THE What a picture is th a t o f the' elves dressing them selves ! When was the huma n pleasure in trousers and shirts ever befeloglo: feelified into emotion of such preternatural joy ? yo that the little crea tures must hive been na k ed a thousand years, and had never even conceived th e i dea o f dress for elves before the good cobbler made them these little gar ments. How the trousers sustained the angle of the 195 degrees (subtended by floor), at which the legs of one of the elves are inclined to each other, Mr. Cruikshank alone knows' and no one else could poss ibly have told us h ow an elf's hair is brushed. Again, what ludicrous fear and embarrassment sit, 'on that soldier's countenance whose nose lengthens awa y into the Infinite like an early anticipation of the Atlantic telegraph cable—in which capacity, indeed, it seems to have acted, for here are his two comrades staring at him aghast who have been fetched from a distance of many miles by the sudden appearance in their path of this extraordinary nasal development, and have traced it up to its source in his distressed counte nance. How naturally the victim himself presses with his left hand the morbid org an , evidently em powered by the difficulty of sneezing effectually down a tunnel of such enormous extent—and also, perhaps, wishing to shorten the length of the heavy catenary curve that his head has to support by bringing it as Boon as possible to the earth. His right hand is extended as if de monstrat i ng to his comrades the absolut e im p o ssibility of blow ing his nose, and expostulating with them for not having performed that operation for him at the other end of the organ be fore the y travelled up to its source. Again, just look at that picture of Dummling with the golde n g oos e which has the curious property of causing the indissoluble adhe sion of every one who touches it, or who touches any one else in a direct chain of communication with it, except its master. Dumtnlingis going down hill with the goose unde r his arm, with an air of resolutely ignoring the lengthening human chain behind him, and plants his staff firmly to resist the evident pressure on his back. The three giddy innkeeper's daughters are the first links in the chain which the golden goose draws after it,then follows the bouncing pi iest in surplice and wig, with the free hand lifted in declamation, while the attenuated clerk, obviously making responses under some vague hope that they will liberate him, rushes behind, closely followed by the two labourers with pickaxes, while a little street urchin, i n great de light, is evidently saying '6oh jiminy !" to himself as the train passes, or inquiring whether the par , son's mother knows of the excursion, and a vicious little cur is lifting up its voice to snap at the un wonted bustle. No wonder the melancholy Ki ng ' s daughter is holding her sides with her first burst of laughter at that upper window, while Dummling purses up his mouth with conceited, ill-concealed triumph. PAUPERISM IN LANCASHIRE 1H ball declining at the rate of £1,600 a week, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1863, SHARE MARKETS—This day. F",yAsa6 PVT Cirr i( • 4 ' 4 ' 1, 1 4 4- /110fitaro LAW INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOcKS. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) SPECULATING ON A HARD WINTERS-IN RE CULLEN. This bankrupt was described as of Vine•cottages, Shep herd's-Lush, and Shepherd's-bush Railway Station, coal merchant, and this was a minting for last examination and discharge. Mr. Sargood opposed, on the ground that the bankrupt had not answered the requisitions by the assignees to the satisfaction of Mr. Commissioner Fane, Mr. Gardiner, clerk to Mr. Stansfeld, the official assignee, reported that since then the bankrupt had given .fxplana tions, and there did nut appear to be any reason for further adjournment. Mr. E. Reed, for the bankrupt, attributed the failure to the bankrupt having taken up last year a large contract for coals and entered into sub-contracts with parties who were speculating on a "hard winter,'' but it proved very mild, and they did not complete their contracts, throwing the respon sicility on the bankrupt, but the opposing creditor refused to absolve him, and brought an action against his father, who had become his surety, and recovered the amount of the bond, leaving the bankrupt £2OO behind, and he offered to assign his property, but the application was rejected, and was be compelled to come to the court. His Honour granted an order of discharge. Share Railways. Pai d.' Cl os i ng B us iness 1 Price. ( done. TRADER DEBTOR'S SUMMONS-RULE OF COURT. _ _ - A trader debtor's summon was called, Mr. J. B. Sor rell, Mark-lane, appearing to oppose. His Honour said that the case was not in the list, and he could not take it in precedence to the cases of the day—it was a sad interruption to the public business that such cases should slip in at any moment. Mr. Sorrell expressed his regret that any inconvenience should arise, but he attended on behalf of his client, who was summoned for 11 o'clock, and as he was present with a perfect answer, ho would be satisfied with the summons b e ing dismissed. (Laughter.) His Honour—No, I don't dismiss the matter at all. I only defer the matter. I sha:l be very happy to hear you, but it must be at the rising of the Court. ANOTHER LITTLE WANT OF RULE. Mr. Chidley applied for the release of a bankrupt from custody. 'us Honour said he could not hear it; the case was not in the " list." Cdr. Chidley submitted that his client ought not to be the sufferer for that, for it had been entered in his presence by the Registrar in the book, and th e b an k rupt had been brought up on his Honour's warrant. His Honour said he could not understand it. It was not in his list. The Registrar's book was produced, verifying Mr. chidley's assertion, but after all it became a question whether it had not been struck out at the last moment, and as no one could be found to answer for the scratching the case proceeded, but was of no general interest. RE THORN. The bankrupt was a butcher at Kingsland. His debts were not large (£132), and he attributed his losses to spoilt moat during the past season. W. H.. Buchanan, Basinghall-street, appeared for the bankrupt, who obtained his discharge. (Before Mr. Registrar HazHit.) IN RE SIMON. . . This bankrupt had carried on a very extensive business is New Basinghall-street, as a cap manufacturer, but alkconded a few weeks since, and an adjudication was made on the application of Mr, A. Angerstein, of the Old Jewr y. Very lengthened private examinations have been taken with the view of obtaining a disclosure of the bank rupt's property. The amount of liab i l i ty, & c. , i s a mere conjecture at present, but are said to amount to at least Assignees w ere c h osen. £lO,OOO. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. M ANSION-HOUSE. FOUGEBN BY A WHOLESALE MANUFACTURER. — George Baskeville, dressed as a groom, but described as a fli n t grinder, was placed before Alderman Mechi upon a warrant signed by the Lord Mayor with forging and utter ing a bill of exchange for £276 13 5., w ith i n t en t t o de fraud the Birm ingham and South Staffordshire Bank, 110 , Cheapsid e. The Solicitor for the prosecution said the prisoner was a member of the film of P. an d G . B as k ev ill e , flint grinders, of Etruria, in St a ff ordshire, and t h e charge agams • t him was the forgin g and uttering a bill of ex change. dated May 21, 1863, with intent to defraud. The prisoner, it a ppeared, was th e act i ng partner to t h e fi rm, but he had been in some manner mixed up with a man named Smith, who was conv i cte d of f orgery at t h e last Staff or d s hire assizes. Aft er S mith had been remove d from the scene the prisoner becam e i nvo l ve d i n p e cuniary difficulties, and in order to meet the demands which were constantly forcing themselves upon him he had recourse to more forgeries to cover those he had previously sent into circulation. It was at one ti me b elieved that the firm o f Baskeville was in a flouri s hi ng condition, but from t h e forgeries com mitted by the p r i soner, who was the act i ve partner, i t was clear the a c t ua l state of affairs was qu i te unknown. The Birmingham an d S ou th S ta ff or d s hi re han k fortunately h e ld but one f orge d b ill of the prisoner ' s, but there was every reasonto believe the amount of the forgeries would not fall short of three thousand pounds. Of course the firm of Baskeville had become bankrupt, the corporation for which he a ppeared felt it th e i r d u t y to take the most active steps to prosecute the prison er . Th e prisoner he re said ho adm i t te d t h e whole of the case. He had never denied it, he forged the bill, and he pleaded guilty. The following witnesses were then examined : Mr. Richard Price, manager of the London. Birming ham, an d South Staffordshire Bank, said th e b an k carr i e d on b us iness in the three places last-mentioned. The pri soner wanted an account opened in th e name of P . and G. Baskeville, of Bell's Mills, Etruria, in Staffordshire. He was introduced as one of the partners, an d a f ter i nqu i ry an acc ount was opened. Bills were then sent up for discount through their agent, Mr. George Withey. On the 22d of May the bill for £276 13s. (produ ce d) was left at the bank in the usual way for discount. It was drawn by P. and G. Baskeville, an d purported to be accepted by a p erson name d Elijah Hughes. It was discounted, and the a moun t, l ass was it placed to the credit of th e d rawers . the money paid, They drew against immediately The present forged bill is the only one held by the b an k . The bill was pre sented at maturity , but it was not paid. F ish -street-hill, commission Mr. George W ithe y , of 15, agent, said he acted for the firm of Baakeville. The prisoner was a partner in the firm. He ( w i tness , j had acted as their agent for about twelve months. Th e b i ll pro d uce d h e belleved to be in the prisoner's handwriting He was in structed to discount it by letter. Mr. Elijah Hughes, earthware manufacturer, Cobridge, Staffordshire, said he had had some business transactions with the prisoner's firm. The a cceptance to the bill pro duced was not in his handwriti ng, neither was it written by his direction. It was a i forgery, There was no other person of the same n ame as his n Cobridge. He believed the acceptance to be in the prisoner' s ha n d wr iti ng . Robert Packman, of ithe Ci ty detective forc e , sa id he went down to Staffordshire to make inquiries about the prisoner, but he had every reason to believe he had fled to America. Eventually he was take n i nto custody at a small cottage in Lord Shrewsbury's park in Staffordshire. When the prisoner was told he was charged with forging several bills he said he was quite aware of it, and that when he got to London he should plead guilty to the whole of the charges. The prisoner, in answer to the ch arge sa id—l h ave n othing at all to say against it. I plead guilty to it all. Alderman Mechi then committed the prisoner for trial. MARLBOROUGH-S r T2REET. A MERCHANT CILARGED WITII ASSAULTING THE POLICE —Mr. Wm. Phelan, a tall powerful-looking man, described as a merchant, of Norwood, but staying in Mar garet-street, Cavendish•square, was charged before Mr. Knox with the following violent conduct : Police-constable Charles Walker, 62 E, said that on the previous night, at a late hour, the defendant was turned out of a public-house by the landlord, whom he assaulted. Seeing the defendant was drunk, and as he was creating a great disturbance and causing a large crowd of persons to assemble, he (Walker), with the assistance of Sergeant Outing, took him into custody, when he struck him (Walker) on the head and on the breast, causing him still to feel great pain, and also struck Sergeant Onting. While on the way to the station the defendant turned round and gave a female who was following him, and who he (Walker) believed was the defendant's wife, a tremendous blow on the head, knocking her down. At the station the defendant continued his violent behaviour, and struck Inspector Gar forth, who took the charge, but was unable to attend. Defendant, after stating that the female was not his wife, attacked her character in a very unmanly manner, and con cluded by saying that if he had hurt the constable ho was was very sorry, and hoped the constable would forgive him. Mr. Knox made some very severe remarks on the defen dant's conduct, and fined him £5, or a month. The defendant left the dock exclaiming-, " I have , got no money, and for God's sake don't sen d me to prison. ' WESTMINSTER. PLUNDERING A HOUSE OF PLATE AND OTHER ARTICLES TO BETWEEN £lOO AND £2oo.—Sarah Clarke and Bridget- Keardow, persons of creditable appearance, were this morn ing placed at the bar charged with stripping a house of plate, c hi n e, glass, bedding, house and oth er f urn i ture, to thealue of between £lOO and £2OO. Mr. Frederick Allen Longhurst said—l am clerk to Mr. Elless, house agent, of John-street, Brunswick-square. I know Clarke are ! we put her in cha rge o f the house, 45, prisonerThurlw-s (1u Brompton, a furnished house, w hich belongs to a customer of ours, M r. J o h n D . B arry. the o She was put in to show the house to any lady who might want to take it. I went there yesterday to look over the house, and, to my surprise, discovered that she had taken everything portable out of it. All the things that could be carried away were gone. I first missed the blankets and counterpanes from the beds up stairs, and on asking her about them she pretended that they were down stairs in the drawers, but she could not produce them, and I (Erectly found that other things were gone. I asked her for the keys of the glass cupboard, and ascertained that pro perty had been also taken from there. I went for a police man, and while I was gone I learned she had left the house with a milk woman, and in order to find her we went to Mr. Jones, where she was employed, and the milk woman was taken into custody. Mr. Arneld—The milk-woman had nothing to do with taking care of the home ? Witness—No, but she had pawned some of the things. Mr. Arnold—What evidence is there of that ? Witness—The prisoner Clarke says that the other pawned part of the things, and she herself admits it. She said when she was taken she hoped she should not be punished severely. Inspector Bentley—There is a quantity of plated go o d s and other property found pledged. Ambrose, 101 B—l was fetched yesterday afternoon to 45, Thurlow -square. I heard from a cabman that the pri soner Clarke had been seen to leave the house with Kear dow, and I traced the latter to a Mr. Dansack's, Uloster grove, Kensington. I told her I should take her for pledg ing some of the things. She said she had pledged them at the request of Clarke. She also told me that she had been lodging with Clarke for the last three months. When we got back to the house we found Clarke in the street, and she was taken into custody. t..-he then said she had taken the articles, and Reardon had pledged them for her. Inspector Butler, B division, said—At five o'clock yes terday evening I went to 45, Onslow-square, and found some duplicates, but Mr. Longhurst will inform you about the others. Mr. Longhurst produced two large bundles of duplicates received from the prisoner Clarke. Inspector Butler—They refer to china, glass, plated articles, &c. I received 160 duplicates from him; some are for ♦aluable property pledged for a small amount. ➢Sr. Arnold—And how many more duplicates have you ? Inspector—l have 26, making 186 in all. Mr. Arnold—And how many pawnbrokes ? Inspector—Two. 'With 90 pledges at one, and the re• mainder at the other, A great quantity of property was now produced. Prisoners said nothing. They were remanded. THAMES. "A LITTLE AFFILIATION CASE."—Mary Patten, a very pretty and ladylike young woman, appeared before Mr. Partridge to support an affiliation summons she had taken out against Mr. John Scickland, clerk in a brewery at Bridport, in Dorsetshire. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, stated the case for the pro secution. The complainant was a female of great respec tability, and her family belnnepd to Bridport. The dofon dant, who was clerk in a brewery in the same town, had paid his addresses to the complainant, won her affections, and seduced her. The result of this intercourse was the birth of a male child, and the complainant now asked for the usual order. Mr. Partridge—Where was the child born ? Mr. Young—ln the district of this court. The com plainant came to London for the purpose of being confined. There will be no trouble in this little affiliation case. (A lauglL) The defendant is not here, but he has sent a letter admitting the paternity. The complainant, on being sworn, said she had kept company with Mr. John Stickland, a clerk in a brewery at Bridport, and that her child was born on the 3d of August last. Mr. Stickland was the father of the little one. The letter produced was in the handwriting of her lover. Mr. Young read the letter as follows :—" Harbour-road, Bridport, October 3.—Mr. Daniel Smith.—Dear Sir,—l enclose a post-office order for the amount you claimed, for £3 175., and will consent to the order of half-a-crown per week for the little one. (A laugh.) I hope you will keep to your guarantee and not make the order for more than you mentioned. Please to say to whom I am to pay over the the money.—Yours, &C., JOHN STICYLAND." David Smith, police-constable, No. 415 K, and one of the summoning officers of the Thames Police-court, said that he served an affiliation summons on Mr. John Stickland, in Bridport, and he said, " I cannot say I ana not the father of the child." He received the letter just read by Mr. Chas. Young, with a Post-office order enclosed. Mr. Partridge ordered John Stickland to be called. He did not answer, and an order was made upon him to pay ss. per week for the first six weeks after the birth of the child, and 2s. GI. per week for the next 13 years. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The supply of English wheat received fresh up to this morning's market was small. Both red and white qualities, however, sold heavily at Monday's currency. With foreign wheat the market was extensively supplied. No quotable change took place in the value of any descrip tion, but the trade was in a sluggish state. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly on former terms. The supply of barley on offer was moderate, and the demand ruled heavy at previous quotations. There was a good supply of malt on sale, and the demand ruled inactive, at barely late rates. Oats of fine quality supported previous quotations, but inferior parcels sold heavily, at fully the late decline in prices. _ Beans and peas were dull at Monday's currency. The show of samples were but moderate. Both in English and foreign floor sales progressed slowly, at about stationary prices. ARRIVALS TIIIS WILK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 480 540 i 370 1 70 520 Irish - Forsign 21,970 6,520 I 27,510 330 eke . 10,890 brio. BOROUGH HOP. Now hops move off steadily at fully previous rates. Yearling, old, and foreign hops are firm in price. NVHITECIIAPEL. The supply of meat is moderately good, and the demand rules inactive, as follows : Beef, from 2s 6d to 38 10d; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; veal, 3s 6d to Is Od, and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. READING. The writ for the election of a member for the borough Reading, in the room of Mr. Pigott, was received in Reading yesterday morning, and at noon it was read in the ma r ket place. His wors hi p , the mayor, J. 0. Taylor, Esq., has fixed Satu rday next, at eleven o'clock, as the day of nomination. BARNSTAPLE. The writ for this election was received on Tues day morning, and the mayor has fixed the election for Monday and Tuesday next. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of Z 3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is about 3-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold i s 4 2 5 per mark and the short ex change on London is 13.61 per £1 sterling. titndard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 6-10tha per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg . The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 167 to 157 i per cent., and the premium on gold is 43 to 43} per cent. At these rates there is very little profit on the importation of gold from the United States. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Sales, about 20,000 bales. Still advancing Im- port, 4,713; previously, 4,918. MULREADY'S RECOLLECTIONS OF NELSON ! PITT! AND SHERIDAN !-NELSON, he often met at Charing cross, going to the Admiralty no doubt. Nelson always wore on these occasions a closely buttoned-up coat, and a h a t pressed down upon his face. He had a very striking e xpression of eye —a far-off -looking air, fixed, and seeming as if he scanned a distant horizon, It was impossible, said Mulready, to divest oneself of the idea that Nelson was for ever on the watch for something, and absorbed in thought about the contingencies of war. The painter described PITT as a tall, thin, slovenly-looking man, who was very untidy about the legs, his stockings being loose and too large for him. He carried a cocked hat under his arm, as if from habit, when other folks laid theirs aside. Mulready remembered to have met SHERIDAN in full-dress, having left a party at Holland House very shortly before daylight. Finding his carriage had not arrived, the wit set off on foot along the Kensington-road to meet it. Curious to see the man whom all talked about, Mulready followed him at a distance. It was a long while before the coach was des cried coming slowly up the road, and great was the inso lence of the coachman to his master when remonstrated with. Sheridan must have been pretty well used to this conduct, for he got into the vehicle without losing much of his temper. Probably the coachman's wages had been due for an unusually long period. CHOPIN'S PIANOFORTE, which had com e into possession of his sister, a lady of Warsaw, was among l many precious relics the other day destroyed by temboryll:lt7i Furies in the Russian force who pillaged th e 44 Palace. A line-of-battle ship's launch has begenfieettreodfwtihthe A twin screws by Mr. Murray, chiefedenin o f from 6 to 6i Royal Dockyard, Portsmouth. knots per hour is confidently anticipatedarr sP f r om the excellent e a of engine s, manner in which the whole arrangements c boilers, and crews have been carr i e d out. The engines and ace of 6 feet long by 4 f eet boilers and gear only occupy a 8 P the fittings of this boat eve great wide, and altogether credit to Mr. Murray Will Mr. Murray have to pay a royalty to Messrs. Rennie, Messrs. Dudgeon, or t o Com mander T. Symonds The Admiralty seem to b e a li ve to the importance of twin . s . crews, but they are re so l ve d to b e (v. s Cautious t h e ir prom SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.--4711is Day. NEWMARKET RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH, BEAUFORT STAKES. Water Kelpie Curacoa 2 SWEEPSTAKES OF 25 SOVS. Anonyma Donnybrook MAIDEN PLATE. Vedette colt Eleanor Ten ran. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, OCT, 13. The Royal Mail steamer Seine, with the above mails, has arrived here. She brings 66 passengers, £238,000 in specie, and 2,000 packages cargo. She left St. Thoma s on the 29th ult., and experienced fine weather till the 7th inst., and afterwards strong north-easterly gales. The trouble between Bolivia and Chili was likely to be settled. Amicable negotiations had been renewed between the two republics. The Chili Government proposes to issue new Treasury bonds for 600,000 dollars, payable in 30 months, and to be applied i n meeting the most urgent demands of deficit in the revenue. Business at Valparaiso was brisk. Exchange on London, 441 d to 44d. News from Central America and the West India Islands is unimportant. CALCUTTA, CHINA, AND AUSTR.AjdAN MAILS. The following telegram bas been received at fi r . Renter's office from the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, Oct. 13: — The Euxine, with the above mails, arrived at Marseilles at 11,30 a.m., this day. The mails were to leave for London, at two p.m. POLITICAL AMENITIES, A Coventry Elector, in a letter to the Times this morning, says :—" Your excellent leading article of Saturday on the Coventry election has been very generally read and appreciated by the respec table part of the inhabitants of this city, including large numbers of the more intelligent "freemen," but there is a general feeling that justice has not been done to the 2,129 honest electors, who, true to their principles, voted for Mr. Peel. There were also some hundreds of Liberal voters prevented by the intimidation of landlords and others from voting as they desired, so that there is really a decided majority of the electors against the return of Mr. Treherne ; and it is manifestly unjust to class these with the mass of ignorance and blackguardism which recorded 2,263 votes in his favour." A " Liberal" in the Herald says :—" lam in. formed that the fracas which took place at Tam worth arose from the Secretary endeavouring to poll an old man who had promised to vote for Mr. Peel. A town councillor said to the Secretary as he was taking the old man to the poll, " You have got one of our voters ;" whereupon Sir Robert knocked him down, and the gentleman, when he got up, struck him. To a respectable man Sir Robert is stated to have said, " You are not a respectable man." The voter replied that he was as good as Sir Robert. Sir Robert replied he would make a dunghill of his house. Can such things be ?'' LONDON GAZETTE—Yesterday. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Oar. 10. • Notice is hereby given that the State apartments of Windsor Castle will be closed to the public on and after Wednesday, the 14th instant, until further orders. FOREIGN-OFFICE, OCT. 10. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Edward van Cutsem as Consul at Calcutta for his Majesty the King; of the Netherlands. _ The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. A. Havenith as Consul at Bombay for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. CROWN-OFFICE, OcT. 13. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Tamworth—John Peel, of Middleton Hall, In the county of Warwick, Esq., in the room of John Viliiers Stuart Townshend, commonly called Viscount Raynham, now Marquis Townshend, summoned to the House of Peers. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 8. Royal Marine Artillery—First Lieutenant and Quarter master Francis Edward Halliday to be Captain, vice Wri. ford, to half-pay. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial ire" portance in the Gazette Henry Knight, cigar dealer, Oxford-street William Benne, miller, Woodbridge George Dawson, merchant, Huddersield David Shaw, hosier, Huddersfield Charles Mather, grocer, Manchester Woolf Moses, glass dealer, Brixton-road S. A. Pickard, watch dealer, Hatton-garden George Pearce, farmer, Romsey William Meredith, fishmonger, Wolverhampton William Veal, licensed victualler, Birmingham Henry Woodward, coal merchant, Kidderminster David T. Little, baker, Ware, Hertfordshire John Hobbs innkeeper, Longho, Gloucesterahire John Plant, 'beerhouse-keeper, Cheshire George Taylor, commission agent, Westbromwieh Alfred C. Wright, carpenter, Southampton David A. Hawking, cabinet maker, Truro, Cornwall James Cook, cab driver, Birmingham Edwin Day, butcher, Bristol John Rowland, carpenter, Cheater Joseph Roberts, business agent, Walworth James Southey, cheesemonger, N ort h ampton-roa d Thos. T. Bennett, plumb er , Broad-street, Golde n-sq uare BA NKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. J H ohn yMca Coney n o n e y , a l d k e e r r , RTuolittenhaam-court-road SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Sharp, jun., mate, Nairn John Park, innkeeper, Ayr Francis Sala, cabinetmaker, Glasgow Alex. Gilmour, sen., miller, Glasgow Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam .. 11 19t 11 191 Antwerp — 25 55 25 6'4 Brussels — 25 65 25 60 Hamburgh — 13 8 13 8f Paris .. Short. 25 22i 25 27-1 Ditto .. 3 Months, 25 52} 25 67} Marseilles __ 25 55 25 60 Frankfort on Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan .... Genoa Naples Palermo .. Messina Lisbon 119 k 119/ 11 45 11 60 11 45 11 50 364 36! 481 49 48f 49 25 65 25 70 25 65 '25 70 25 65 25 70 25 65 25 7 0 2:-,55 27 700 25 65 25 65 521 b3i Oporto — 524 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz ...... P 7 5 9 3 Mexican Dollars 0............••" 00 6 it Silver in Bars (Standard) .................... 0 0 0 South American Doublons .......... : A NEW CLASSICAL TRAGEDY, in t wo acts, on the difficult subject of IViebe, by M. Alp honse Schmit, a de ceased poet of some promise, has been rec ently produced a t, the Odeon Theatre. It is likely that the post of Assistant - Quarter... master-General in Ceylon, from which Colonel Ouvry h as j ci u n st ar r te et r ir m e n cl a , t w er i . ll G b e e neraiZb abolished, and a that poi a o De puty n Assistant instead. The Ceylon Staff is out of all proportion with the str engt h of e pappointed a nd the reduct i on in qu es ti on can the troops in the isla nd, not be considered otherwise than lair and reasonable. Mr. Parsons , of Blackheath, comp la ins that Cap tain Palliser has merely carried out the plans of strengthening guns which he had. previously proposed to the War-office, and hence the succ ess which the gallant o ffi c er has obtained in lining a cast-iron 68-pounder with a wrought-iron tube. Without entering into the question of priority of invention, it seems priori to us that Mr. Parsons pro posed to line the bree c h of cast: iron guns, first removing the breech, and then attaching it again by screwpower; at , least, such is what we gather from Mr. Parsons plates and description. We believe such a plan would only ren der the gun weaker than before. To Captain Palliser be longs the merit of having successfully carried out what he proposed, and thereby greatly increased the power of the cast-iron 68-pounder to stand a heavy charge, the gun tubed by him having withstood one-third more strain than any unstreogthened cast-iron piece previously tested. We do not ho wever, believe in wrought-iron tubes, and doubt whether our ptesant cast-i:on ordnance would be sufficiently im proved to pay for the cost of tubicg ; but We do think that Captain Palliser's plan might ba advantageously em ployed in inserting tubes of steel tempered in oil, in the numerous 70-pounders now lying use l ess at Elswick and in the Arsenal, and which, if converted into muzzle-loaders , would become efficient weapons for the upper decks of our i despatch-vessels and woolen cruisers ; but should these he suffered to remain rusting for another year or two, they, like most of the cast-iron guns, will be out of date, and the money already expended upon them lost to the country. I I